"The Quincy from a thousand years ago were seriously insane…" Cole couldn't help but sigh.
Even from a few simple lines, he could already picture how brutal that ancient blood war must have been.
As the invaders, once the Quincy ran into a powerful enemy, they would unleash their strongest state.
It was an extreme technique: if you didn't kill the enemy, the enemy would kill you.
And as the side being invaded, the Soul Reapers naturally couldn't hold back either. They would go all out to kill the Quincy.
So the two races slaughtered each other like that.
Death and blood followed them like shadows.
But at the start, the Quincy probably held the advantage.
Otherwise, there wouldn't have been the legend of Yamamoto erupting in divine fury and crushing the Quincy by himself.
After Cole shared his guess, Unohana gave a small nod.
"You're not wrong. Because we didn't understand Quincy power—and because they could dominate reishi—Soul Society did fall into a disadvantage at the beginning…"
"But once we understood their abilities, we gained a way to strike back…"
"That was Bankai. We fought the Quincy with Bankai and took the upper hand. But Quincy King Yhwach truly was strong. Even with Bankai, it was difficult to defeat him head-on…"
Unohana explained the thousand-year-old blood war in detail.
Hearing that, Yoruichi couldn't hold it in anymore and quickly asked, "Yhwach—just how strong was he? What was his Schrift ability? How did the Captain-Commander defeat him?"
As for Quincy King Yhwach, she heard his name almost every day in the Invisible Empire.
It was as if, once that Quincy King awakened and took control of the entire Invisible Empire, wiping out the Seireitei would be effortless.
But from start to finish, they didn't know what Yhwach's ability actually was.
And if he could become a Soul King candidate, then his ability had to be closely tied to the Soul King—maybe even related to the Soul King himself.
Cole knew about Yhwach's "omniscience and omnipotence," but he really didn't know what Yhwach's strength had been like a thousand years ago.
Unohana, however, looked confused.
"What ability? That guy was just like an ordinary Quincy. His attacks were just much stronger than a normal one's."
Cole raised an eyebrow. "How so?"
Had Yhwach not possessed "omniscience and omnipotence" back then?
Unohana seemed a little thrown off by the question. This gentle, mature woman frowned slightly as she tried to recall the battle from a thousand years ago.
"Just normal Quincy methods, really. It's just that his Heilig Pfeil (Holy Arrow) could appear in midair, and it could even turn into a blade…"
"Other than that, his spiritual pressure was ridiculously strong—he crushed multiple captains back then…"
"Because he existed, the Seireitei was on the brink, like it could be breached at any time. Then Yamamoto stepped in…"
"He used Zanka no Tachi (Longsword of the Remnant Flame), and all the gathered Quincy were swallowed in a sea of fire…"
Cole nodded thoughtfully.
It looked like the Quincy from a thousand years ago—including Yhwach—hadn't perfectly mastered the power of the Schrift yet.
Even their Complete Holy Form must have been something they developed over the span of this thousand years.
As for being swallowed by Yamamoto's flames, Yhwach probably used some kind of ability to escape the fire.
But he must have paid a heavy price—ending up gravely wounded, to the point he didn't awaken for a thousand years.
Thinking it through, Cole rubbed his chin and muttered, "That damn old man Yamamoto… after all these years, he should've been wondering whether he really wiped out the Quincy…"
After all, Cole knew this: anyone slain by Yamamoto would have their ashes fused into Ryūjin Jakka (Flowing Blade Like Flame). When the flames burned to the extreme, those ashes would manifest as skeletal soldiers.
And there was someone missing among those skeletal soldiers.
Yamamoto should've been aware of that.
Yet from beginning to end, he never said a word.
His head starting to ache, Cole simply shook it off and exhaled.
"Hana-nee, I understand all that now. But there's something worth mentioning—today's Quincy are stronger than they were a thousand years ago. If you fight them again, don't underestimate them."
Unohana showed no fear at all. Instead, she smiled warmly.
"Cole-kun, are you worried about me?"
Cole coughed awkwardly. "Yeah. But not just you—I'm worried about every one of you."
Only then did Rukia look satisfied, though she still huffed lightly and turned to Unohana with a serious expression.
"Captain Unohana, since you lived through the blood war a thousand years ago, you should know what the Quincy's real goal is, right?"
Yoruichi and Soi fong also looked over.
They knew the Invisible Empire existed, but they still didn't have a clear grasp of its objective.
Why did they want to invade Soul Society?
Even if Quincy possessed power beyond ordinary humans, at their core, they were still human.
So under normal circumstances, there was no need for Quincy to clash with Soul Reapers at all.
After all, they lived in two different worlds.
Unohana said lazily, "What else could it be? They just want to help their Majesty become a supreme existence and rule the entire world."
Everyone fell silent for a moment.
That level of ambition?
As Soul Reapers who lived long lives, it was hard to understand Quincy thinking.
Even if you conquer the world, then what?
You still have to maintain peace in the world, maintain the world's existence, and deal with birth, aging, sickness, and death.
Quincy lifespans were so short.
They might as well hand those responsibilities over to the Soul Reapers.
Cole stretched lazily and said with a smile, "Maybe Yhwach doesn't want to conquer the world… maybe he wants to become the Soul King."
Even if the Soul King—close to a god—would have an end someday, the Soul King's lifespan still surpassed Soul Reapers by tens of millions of times. It was practically living as long as heaven and earth.
If you became the Soul King, you wouldn't just gain boundless life—you'd gain the power to control the entire world.
That was the true supreme king.
And that…
Was probably Yhwach's goal.
"The Soul King…" the girls couldn't help but sigh.
Again with the Soul King.
It seemed every villain's target was that lofty spiritual power.
But thinking about it, it was normal. After learning what kind of power the Soul King possessed, even they were shaken.
A godly power that could create and destroy.
Who wouldn't be tempted?
"So we can't waste time," Yoruichi said quickly, grabbing Cole's arm and dragging him outward. "We have to get back to the Invisible Empire, or those guys will start getting suspicious."
Unohana also refused to let go. Using Cole like the rope, the two women immediately turned it into a tug-of-war.
Cole was being yanked so hard his whole body went numb.
Helplessly, he pulled both hands back, dragging both women closer, and said, "You two, stop messing around. I already have a plan for the Invisible Empire—now we just wait for that guy to wake up."
The girls blinked, surprised.
"A plan? What plan? Kill him? Seal him?" Unohana asked curiously.
Unohana knew Cole was strong, but a thousand years ago, even Yamamoto hadn't managed to kill Yhwach.
And you, a high schooler, are talking like this?
What if that guy just hides in the Human World for another thousand years?
Cole only smiled and didn't explain. Instead, he looked at them and asked softly, "Do you want to come with me for a walk around the Invisible Empire?"
At those words, the girls froze for a moment—then excitement burst across their faces.
They nodded eagerly.
"I want to go!"
"I want to see it too."
"The Invisible Empire… I wonder how it compares to the Seireitei."
The scene shifted.
A hidden, intangible black rift opened inside the military police of the Invisible Empire.
Cole stepped out first, followed by Yoruichi, Soi fong, Unohana, Rukia, and Sode no Shirayuki…
The girls followed, staring around in amazement at the buildings.
"So this is the Invisible Empire?"
"These buildings are so grand… and everything is pure white. That really is just like the Quincy."
"And it's not just that—this looks like a barracks. There are so many Quincy training here."
"I can also sense a few especially strong spiritual pressures. They're not weaker than Kensei and Komamura…"
As the girls talked—excited, but with a hint of vigilance—Cole cleared his throat and pointed at the surrounding structures with a smile.
"This is the Invisible Empire, yes. But everything you're seeing here? It's all territory I carved out here."
Soi fong and Rukia's eyes widened in shock as they stared at the vast white buildings.
Only Yoruichi—who knew the inside story—and the mature, steady Unohana managed to stay calm.
Rukia pointed around at the buildings, then looked back at Cole in disbelief.
"These pure white buildings, the white walls, the white stone tiles… don't tell me all of this is your domain?"
Cole nodded with a grin. "Yup. Surprised? But this is my turf."
If he didn't have this territory, he wouldn't dare bring them into the military police area.
Aside from Yoruichi, all the girls felt stunned—so stunned their hearts pounded hard.
If they remembered right, Cole had been missing for less than a month.
How could he carve out territory in the Invisible Empire—a place this dangerous—in that amount of time?
Cole didn't explain. He simply handed them several sets of Quincy clothing as he walked forward.
"Hurry up and change. I'll take you out for a stroll."
The girls had already switched into Faux Bodies. As long as they didn't fight seriously, outsiders wouldn't be able to tell from their appearance whether they were Soul Reapers or Quincy.
Hearing that, they obediently changed clothes and followed Cole, still full of amazement.
Cole couldn't help praising them. "Seriously, you look great. Wearing this, you look sharp and heroic."
The girls rolled their eyes.
This was not the time for flirty jokes.
As they followed him out, they saw many Quincy repairing buildings, which only shocked them more.
So many Quincy—just a rough glance suggested at least several hundred.
And this was only the tip of the iceberg. Across the entire Invisible Empire, the number of Quincy had to be far greater.
At the same time, the way these Quincy controlled reishi far surpassed what the girls had imagined.
So the Quincy really were the world's favored children, huh?
A huge building—several Quincy working together—could finish it in less than half an hour.
That speed was absurd. It left Soul Reapers of the same level in the dust.
And when those Quincy saw Cole approaching, every one of them showed reverence and saluted him respectfully.
That only made the girls understand even more clearly what kind of status Cole held in the Invisible Empire.
Cole took a moment to tell them, "If anyone asks about your identity, just say you're my direct subordinates."
He already had hundreds of subordinates, pulled from different units.
No one would suspect their identities.
The girls nodded.
Soi fong couldn't help asking, "Then Cole, why did you bring us here? To help you split the Invisible Empire even better?"
"Why would you think that?" Cole looked a little strange. "I brought you here to travel—just to see some foreign scenery."
Help him split the Invisible Empire?
What kind of joke was that?
They couldn't even fight properly like this.
The moment their identities were exposed, they would instantly become enemies of the Quincy.
The girls' faces darkened.
Cole chuckled and kept walking. "So don't overthink it. Just treat it like a trip."
"Oh, right. Some day I should bring Uryu over too, and his old man."
"They're classical Quincy, right? If they come, it'll save us a lot of trouble."
As Cole spoke, he arrived before the grandest building here.
It was pure white, about a hundred meters tall, and radiated a sacred aura—more like a cathedral from his previous life.
Seeing Cole approach, Cang Du—busy at work here—immediately straightened up and saluted respectfully.
"Legion Commander, the military police will be fully repaired soon. The training grounds have also been built. When will you have time to teach us?"
Faced with the question, Cole felt a bit of a headache—but he had already prepared for this. He said in a deep voice, "In that case, call the others over. I'll teach you the true combat methods of the Quincy."
Cang Du's excitement surged. He clenched his fist and answered loudly, "Yes, Legion Commander!"
(End of Chapter)
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