Chapter 683: The Lone Brave Man, Lu Li
Going back a little in time, inside the Soul Society, the soldiers of the Gotei 13 were busy reinforcing the barrier and maintaining order in Rukongai.

There was worry on everyone’s face, but there was nothing more they could do.

Kisuke Urahara of the Technology Development Bureau rushed to create a portal leading to the Soul King Palace, but when Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro led the team up, they found that the Soul King Palace was shrouded by a pitch-black sphere, and they were unable to interfere.

After sending the message to the Soul Society, everyone knew that they probably could not do anything about the outcome of the battle with Yhwach, and could only wait for the result.

“Now we can only trust those two guys.”

The captain-general sat in the Seireitei, his tone melancholy.

With the help of Unohana and the new products of the Technology Development Bureau, he has recovered a lot of his spiritual pressure. He is waiting for his own spiritual pressure to recover completely.

If the dark prison still hasn’t been broken into by then, he will have to find a way to enter and join the battle.

However, this idea was strongly opposed by the elders of several major nobles. They believed that Lu Li and Aizen might have tried their best to create this situation.

If we forcibly destroy this dark prison from outside, perhaps releasing Yhwach would be a disaster.

“Captain!”

At this time, Chojiro Sukebu came running in from the periphery with a look of surprise on his face.

The captain, who was recovering, looked up and saw Chojiro’s happy expression. He felt relieved, knowing that it was a good thing. “What’s wrong?”

“Captain, the tremors in the Three Realms have stopped since they began. Captain Urahara’s orders have taken effect. The new Soul King has been placed in the Soul King Palace. The Three Realms have been settled!”

Chojiro reported that this was what the Gotei 13 were most worried about, namely whether the Three Realms would collapse.

Now that the three realms are no longer shaking, it is of course a great joy.

“I see… Urahara Kisuke doesn’t usually mess around.”

The captain said with satisfaction, but his expression was still a little complicated when he thought that the new Spirit King was Hyoshubu Ichibei.

As the founder of the Gotei 13, he certainly knew what the Soul King was, so he was not surprised by his nature.

“only……”

Vice Captain Suzube said hesitantly, “The black prison still exists. Urahara Kisuke’s Technology Development Department has already investigated its composition. According to Vice Captain Kurotsuchi Mayuri who contacted me, I’m afraid…”

“Afraid of what?”

The captain asked urgently, and the other captains who were recuperating here also looked at the Sparrow Department nervously, especially those captains who had a good relationship with Lu Li.

“Deputy Captain of the Sparrow Department, please speak frankly.”

Seeing that Suzuki was hesitant, Byakuya Kuchiki also asked, “What happened to my teacher?”

“I am afraid……”

As Suzu Chojiro spoke, he sighed, “I’m afraid that’s what Lu Li has been preparing for all these years since he left Soul Society. It’s an eternal prison that can pull the enemy in and trap them forever!”

“What!?”

“Then this guy Lu Li will never be able to get out, and will be buried with Youhabach!?”

“Teacher…has he already come to this realization?”

“Captain Lu…why did he carry so much and never tell us?”

“Damn it… Yhwach, is this really the only way to seal him? Is there really no way to defeat him?”

“Lu Li… I was born too late and never saw the turbulent times you lived in. I thought you were a thief before, but I never thought that it was you who saved Soul Society in the end…”

“Yhwach is already omniscient and omnipotent, and he has absorbed the Soul King. I’m afraid he is invincible within the Three Realms. If he can be sealed in this way, it may be the best solution. It’s a pity for the two geniuses, Lu Jun and Captain Aizen.”

“…”

The captains sighed one after another, deeply moved by Lu Li’s foresight and spirit of self-sacrifice.

“This kid…”

The captain’s eyes were complicated. “So everything was within his calculations.”

As he said that, he slapped the table next to him. The table could not withstand his power and turned into powder in an instant.

“How can you not trust me? Why, why couldn’t you tell us about the plan in advance? “

The captain seemed to be angry, but there was a look of sadness in his eyes.

It was heard that Lu Li had attacked the Spirit King Palace ahead of time and turned the palace upside down. Even a soldier from the Military Chief’s Department died at Lu Li’s hands.

Not to mention the captain-general, even the other captains were shocked and slightly doubted Lu Li’s position.

But now that the curtain has been lifted, everything has come to light. At the end, everyone can see who created the current situation.

If Lu Li had not appointed Ichibei of the Hyoshubu as the new Spirit King in advance, the Three Realms would have collapsed by now, and all living things would no longer exist.

If Lu Li had not sacrificed himself and dragged Yhwach into the eternal prison, even with the backup Spirit King, he would still be killed by Yhwach and the Three Realms would still collapse.

Lu Li has been bearing all the infamy and misunderstandings, walking alone in the shadows, yet he has protected the Soul Society and even the Three Realms!
Thinking of this, the eyes of the young captains and soldiers became moist.

“impossible!”

At this time, a voice came from outside, “I don’t believe it, Li won’t die!?”

The people who rushed in were several Arrancars from Hueco Mundo. Nel had tears in her eyes, “Li wouldn’t lie to us. He said he would win, but he never said he would die with Yhwach!!”

Her voice was hysterical and her eyes scanned all the Grim Reapers, as if she wanted to ask them for an answer.

However, everyone lowered their heads, unable to tell these powerful people in Hueco Mundo who had put aside the source of their prejudice the answers they didn’t want to hear.

“Ni Lu, Mr. Lu won’t die. I believe he will come back.”

Xiao Wu was relatively calm and said it expressionlessly, but there was a hint of worry in his eyes.

“It’s not uncommon for him to disappear. He will definitely come back. He will just disappear for a while.”

Harribel comforted Nel, but there was pessimism in her eyes. She had heard the words of the god of death and had also witnessed how powerful Yhwach was.

Facing an omniscient and omnipotent opponent, it is impossible to kill him. Being able to seal him may be the best outcome.

“Really… after this, how can I sleep well when I go back home?”

Stark placed his hand on the side of his head, shook his head and sighed.

Lu Li’s actions protected the three realms, but Stark now felt that it might be more satisfying to die with Lu Li in the Soul King Palace, and he would not feel sad about living. When Lu Li and Yhwach were fighting, they cooperated with the Gotei 13 to carry out a mopping-up battle and suppressed all the remnants of the Quincy.

In fact, it doesn’t take much effort. After all, after the separation of Yhwach, even if they survived, they would be too weak to move.

As for maintaining stability in the three realms, this kind of technical work is not something they can do.

They don’t have to worry about the Hueco Mundo. With Aizen’s advance instructions, the project has been prepared in Sal Apollo’s laboratory. It is similar to the device from two hundred years ago, only more powerful.

Now that the Three Realms are stable, Lu Li has not come out of the Eternal Prison. It seems that it is just as the Death Gods analyzed. I am afraid that Lu Li has already made up his mind to die together with Youhabach in order to seek peace in the Three Realms.

Master Yamamoto stood up from the ground, leaning on his cane, and straightened his back after his spiritual pressure was restored, “Let’s go to the Spirit King Palace.”

“Captain-General!?”

The others looked at the captain in doubt, fearing that the old man would do something irrational.

Although they also wanted to save Lu Li, if they broke the Eternal Prison from the outside, perhaps only Yhwach would be released, and Lu Li would have already become a corpse.

By then, not only would he fail to rescue Lu Li, but he would also have wasted Lu Li’s two hundred years of planning and hard work. He would be the real sinner.

“Ugh……”

The captain sighed, “I know that they won’t use Ryujin Jakka to attack the cage. I just want to… take another look…”

Seeing that the captain was hesitant to speak, everyone probably understood what the captain was thinking, which was that he was just waiting for a miracle to happen.

Everyone knows that miracles are unlikely to happen because Yhwach is too strong. According to their analysis of Yhwach’s omniscience and omnipotence during the review, even if it is death, Yhwach can reverse it. How can they defeat such an opponent?

If that eternal prison were to be broken, it might not be a good thing, because the people who would walk out of it would most likely not be Lu Li and Aizen, but more likely the powerful Yhwach.

And if Yhwach escapes, it means that Lu Li’s ultimate backup plan will become ineffective, and the Three Realms will be completely destroyed.

Therefore, from a probabilistic point of view, it is better not to open the Eternal Prison from the inside.

But people always have selfish desires and always fantasize about miracles. They all hope that the Eternal Prison can be opened from the inside, and those who walk out are Lu Li, Aizen and others.

The captain led everyone forward and came to the portal created by Urahara Kisuke, and after passing through it, they entered the Soul King Palace.

This device was originally unusable, as the Soul King Palace’s defenses were not so sloppy that any ability could be teleported at will. It was only because Lu Li and Yhwach fought their way up and broke down all the barriers that Urahara Kisuke was able to create this portal for everyone to pass through.

After reaching the Soul King Palace, everyone saw a young girl kneeling in front of the Eternal Prison crying, with Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro trying to comfort her.

“Kurosaki-san…are you really not coming back?”

There was sadness and despair in Inoue’s eyes. She didn’t expect that the person she loved, who was only a high school student, would die here.

She also imagined that after this battle, everyone could return to their peaceful daily lives, go to school happily together, and maintain the peace of Karakura Town after school.

“Don’t be so pessimistic. Lu Jun is very strong, and Captain Aizen is also very strong. Maybe they have already won the battle in there.”

Kyoraku Shunsui hated to see girls cry, but his methods of comforting people were really average. Moreover, he was sighing in his heart at this time, thinking that Lu Li had probably decided to sacrifice himself to save the three realms a long time ago.

It was probably not Lu Li’s intention to drag Ichigo Kurosaki and Ishida into this, but in such a major event concerning the survival of the three realms, facing the omniscience and omnipotence of Yhwach, Kyoraku Shunsui felt that Lu Li would not hesitate after seizing the opportunity, so he had to seal everyone in.

Kyoraku Shunsui could understand this point very well. After all, he would do the same if he were in their shoes.

It’s just a pity that the ‘human’ Kurosaki Ichigo was involved. When the time comes, he will have to go to the human world and explain things to Kurosaki Isshin.

“Still no movement?”

The captain came closer, looked at the huge black space, and asked Kyōraku and the other man.

“Old Shan, you have also seen that the rules of this space cannot be forcibly broken from the inside, and can only be destroyed from the outside. If it really breaks by itself, I am afraid it will be a big problem.”

Kyoraku said with a sigh.

“Teacher, it seems that we will have to reorganize the Zero Squad to guard the Soul King and this dark space to prevent it from being destroyed by those with ulterior motives.”

Ukitake Jushiro’s face was filled with sorrow, but he also gave rational advice.

After investigation by Urahara Kisuke and Kurotsuchi Mayuri, they found that this thing can be broken from the outside, but the rules on the inside are indestructible. Not only can they not release Lu Li who may still be alive, but they also have to protect this place and prevent outsiders from destroying it.

“Kisuke, you usually have so many weird ideas, where are your inventions!?”

Yoruichi grabbed Urahara Kisuke by the collar, “Can’t you use your brain to develop something, can you just take Lu Li and the others out, and leave Yhwach inside?”

Urahara Kisuke looked helpless, and raised his hands to surrender. “This is a substance I have never seen before. Not to mention that it is impossible to invent what you said, even if I open a hole, Youhabach is omniscient and omnipotent. He will definitely seize the opportunity. Then, won’t Lu Jun’s arrangement be in vain?”

“It’s impossible, Urahara Kisuke. As a scientist, I really despise you for saying such things.”

Mayuri Kurotsuchi said that although he was the vice-captain, he had always been at odds with Kisuke Urahara.

“Then Captain Nie has a solution?”

Yoruichi looked at Mayuri in surprise and addressed him as “Captain”.

Kurotsuchi Mayuri was speechless for a moment. He just wanted to provoke Urahara Kisuke, and he was proud of his unparalleled research field and there was nothing he could not study thoroughly.

But he couldn’t come up with a plan immediately.

“Let me move the research institute to the Spirit King Palace. Give me fifty years, and I will definitely be able to come up with a reasonable way to conquer this prison.”

Kuroshio Mayuri thought for a moment and said, leaving himself ample time.

“Fifty years, even if you can really research a passage that can be traveled through, Lu Jun would have been dead long ago.”

Urahara Kisuke said in a provocative tone.

“You…Urahara Kisuke you bastard!”

Kuroshio Mayuri was a little annoyed. If everyone wasn’t there, he would have started cursing.

“That’s enough, stop arguing!”

The captain shouted angrily, feeling annoyed by the noise of the two scientists.

Not to mention fifty years, if Lu Li was still alive, then every five seconds that passed in there would increase the probability of his death.

“Captain!”

At this time, Chojiro Suzu suddenly exclaimed, pointing his finger at the Eternal Prison, “Look, is there a crack above it?”

(End of this chapter)