Bleach: No cheat codes, he joined Aizen's side.

Chapter 314, Section 312: The Death of Yhwach
The only way to defeat this Grim Reaper is to reclaim your own power.

This is how Yhwach felt in less than ten seconds.

Therefore, the poor Hasward, who was completely outmaneuvered by Higashino Shuichi, was forced to undergo sanctification on his way back to the Ice Palace.

When the power of omniscience and omnipotence returned to Yhwach, Yhwach opened his eyes.

He wanted to foresee the future.

However, the future he saw was a wasteland.

He stood at one end of the ruins, while at the other end, the mountain of corpses was a patch of black dripping crimson.

Death God, Shuichi Higashino.

He's still alive; I haven't killed him yet.

But what about the middle scene?

Yhwach suddenly realized that he seemed to have missed a lot of things.

Normally, when he uses his omniscient and omnipotent power to see the future, he can watch everything that happens, just like watching a movie.

However, now he only sees an ending that doesn't seem like the final result.

This is not a normal phenomenon, and logically speaking, such a thing should not happen.

Yhwach knew that there was only one possible reason why things had turned out this way.

What did you do to me?

If Yhwach had said this just a few minutes ago, he probably would never have dreamed that he, who was omniscient and omnipotent, would one day say such a thing.

On the mountain of corpses, Higashino Shuichi, who had been facing away from Yhwach, turned around upon hearing this.

His face was covered in blood, and his Zanpakuto was chipped.

This was originally a part of the Shinigami's soul. It's a Zanpakuto that can only be destroyed in its Bankai state. I wonder how many enemies it has cut down to become what it is now.

The blood on it could even connect the downward-hanging tip of the knife with the corpse at Higashino Shuichi's feet, forming a line.

"Oh? I thought that you, the omniscient and omnipotent King of the Quincy, Lord Yhwach, would never ask such a question in your entire life~"

Higashino Shuichi grinned.

The bright red of fresh blood stained his teeth.

"You... tampered with my abilities?"

Yhwach ignored the sarcasm in Higashino Shuichi's words and instead asked tentatively.

"Yes, as expected of Lord Yhwach, you found out so quickly?"

Shuichi Higashino readily admitted it.

Yhwach snorted coldly.
"Heh. Higashino Shuichi, do you think I'm stupid?"

"If you could truly alter my abilities, given your style, you would ensure I never discover it, not leave such an obvious flaw!"

Higashino Shuichi also responded with a cold snort.
"Ha, since you know that, then Yhwach, why do you ask the question when you already know the answer?"

"Because verification takes time!"

As Yhwach spoke, he reached out and grabbed to his left.

As he clenched his left hand, the world on the left vanished instantly.

"The fact that I can still exert influence over this world and freely shut it down shows that this is still the future I should see."

And you, Higashino Shuichi, are definitely not the one who confronted me in the Ice Palace before. You are the one I should see in the future!
You can't fool me!

"Hahahaha. Interesting, this is really interesting!"

Higashino Shuichi, atop the mountain of corpses, laughed loudly.
"You know what, Yhwach? I always thought that because you were an omniscient and omnipotent being, you would be an absolute idiot and a brute."

But now it seems you did possess some wisdom to become the Quincy King.

"This is not a compliment."

Yhwach responded coldly.

"Of course, I just habitually use respectful titles for others, but in this world, there are not many people I can truly respect from the bottom of my heart."

Even fewer people praised it.

At least, you, Yhbach, are definitely not included!

Higashino Shuichi slowly walked down from the mountain of corpses.

"You've said too much."

Yhwach suddenly said something that seemed completely irrelevant.

Covered in blood, Higashino Shuichi seemed to remember something at that moment, slowly raising his head and gazing at the blood-stained sky.

"Yes, it is a bit too much, but you're the same, aren't you?"

"What do you mean?"

Yhwach frowned deeply. He didn't know if Higashino Shuichi in front of him truly knew about the abnormality happening to him, or if he was just setting a trap for him.

"Isn't it obvious, Yhwach?"

Higashino Shuichi lowered his head and looked at Yhwach across from him.

He noticed a hint of confusion in the latter's eyes.

As expected, Yhwach, Aizen, and Kisuke Urahara were still somewhat inferior.

He's nothing more than a guy who acts recklessly because he has great power.

"My knife is dull!"
Your abilities are lacking!
I shouldn't be the same person who confronted you in the Ice Palace, but if that's the case, then you wouldn't be the same person who confronted me in the Ice Palace either.

I'm tired.
You're tired too.

After listening, Yhwach seemed to understand something, yet also seemed to understand nothing at all.

To be honest, Yhwach's understanding of omniscience and omnipotence is probably not as good as that of Shuichi Higashino.

"what are you talking about?"

Ultimately, Yhwach still asked Higashino Shuichi the question.

The truth is, even after Higashino Shuichi's guidance, he still only understood six out of seven things.

Higashino Shuichi had guessed that this would be the outcome.

He then planted his Zanpakuto into the ground, placing his hands on the hilt.
"Aren't you curious why we're living in such peace right now?"

Yes, after Higashino Shuichi said that, Yhwach now realized what exactly that sense of disharmony that had been lingering in his heart from the very beginning was.

This is the way he and Shuichi Higashino are getting along right now!
These two people, who should be locked in a life-or-death struggle, suddenly stopped to chat at this crucial moment in their battle!
This is not the personality of Shuichi Higashino, much less the personality of Yhwach!

"Praise to the Holy Land!"

Yhwach was an action-oriented person; he would put his ideas into action as soon as they were formed.

For example, right now, he wants to launch an attack on Higashino Shuichi across from him. He wants to prove that he and Higashino Shuichi don't chat like this.

But you don't know until you try, and once you try, Yhwach finally discovered the problem.

That was his body, and all the spiritual particles he commanded trembled uncontrollably and were filled with fear when facing Higashino Shuichi.

Let alone a powerful skill like Sanctuary Praise, Yhwach estimated that in his current physical condition, he wouldn't even be able to conjure up a single Holy Arrow in front of Higashino Shuichi.

What exactly happened to my body?

Yhwach realized that the problem lay with his own body. "If I'm not mistaken, this shouldn't be the first time we've met in this, so-called 'future'."

I know your abilities; you're omniscient and omnipotent!
You can see the future and then change it at will according to your own ideas. Under your control, everything can develop in the direction you expect.

Normally, the best solution to get rid of someone like you is...

First, they'll set a trap for your abilities, then use illusions to deceive your eyes, and finally use a super-powerful move that can kill you instantly, seizing that fleeting opportunity to finish you off.

Unfortunately, there are too many prerequisites for this method to be implemented, which I cannot meet.

Therefore, I can only use that silly method that I can think of~

Higashino explained to Yhwach.

The best solution he mentioned was actually the way Yhwach died in the original storyline.

"any solution?"

In fact, since Higashino Shuichi had already said so much, Yhwach probably guessed it in his heart, but such an answer was still a bit too unbelievable.

So Yhwach still wanted Higashino Shuichi to say it himself.

Higashino Shuichi did not disappoint Yhwach's expectations, and truly gave the answer he had in mind.
"It's simple. Since you can try to achieve your desired result by constantly observing and changing the future, I'll just defeat countless versions of you who have changed the future within those countless futures."

Higashino Shuichi spoke very softly, as if he were recounting a trivial matter, but at the end, he still let out a soft sigh.

"Now you know why I said my knife is dull, and I'm tired too?"

Yhwach gasped.

It was indeed an outcome he could never have imagined.

Despite changing the future countless times, Higashino Shuichi actually managed to defeat himself again and again, forcing himself to try to rewrite the future once more.

And then they repeat the same mistakes over and over again!

This battle between him and Higashino Shuichi was never a contest of raw strength between the two men from the very beginning.

It was a battle that tested the will and endurance of both him and Higashino Shuichi!
Yhwach was not afraid of such a challenge because he himself was not a real person from the beginning.

He is different from those Quincy who are human.

At the beginning of his existence, he was, in essence, merely an unconscious, chaotic entity.

His existence in this world is almost as long as that of heaven and earth.

But what about Higashino Shuichi?
Just an ordinary Grim Reaper!

From the time that Shuichi Higashino was born in Soul Society until now, only a little over three hundred years have passed. The gap between him and Shuichi Higashino is even greater than the gap between a Shinigami and a human.

Even under such circumstances, did Higashino Shuichi still manage to fight to a standstill with himself?

Do not!
Yhwach looked down at his own body. This body, which was trembling with fear even when facing Higashino Shuichi, told Yhwach a fact that he was unwilling to accept but had to.

That is to say, Higashino Shuichi truly did manage to defeat him in every small segment of the future that he altered.

So much so that his body, in these thousands, perhaps hundreds of millions, or even more endless futures, has developed a sense of invincible fear of Higashino Shuichi.

Yhwach then looked at Higashino Shuichi, his gaze lingering on the chipped Zanpakuto in Higashino Shuichi's hand.

Ordinary attacks would indeed not leave such an irreparable gap in a Zanpakuto.

But what if Higashino Shuichi, in his Bankai state, were to engage in countless battles with himself across countless futures?
It wasn't just Higashino Shuichi's body that was exhausted, but also his soul and his Zanpakuto.

Yhwach realized that the reason he hadn't attacked Higashino Shuichi in this world was because of his body.

The reason why Higashino Shuichi didn't attack him was because Higashino Shuichi was really tired, so tired that even picking up a sword was a strenuous task for him.

"So, is this the final future?"

Finally, Yhwach looked at Higashino Shuichi and said with a hint of questioning.

Higashino Shuichi also returned a faint smile.
"Right? If not, that's okay too. In the next future you see, it will still be me~"

When the scene returns to the Ice Palace of the Wandenreich, Yhwach is still on the throne, while Shuichi Higashino is kneeling on one knee below the palace steps, his Zanpakuto stuck upside down in the stone slab of the ground.

Originally, Shuichi Higashino had already closed in on Yhwach.

However, just as Yhwach used Saint-Berg to retract his power, the powerful burst sent Higashino Shuichi flying.

"Father, your knife!"

While still in the Ice Palace, Nemura noticed that as Higashino Shuichi was thrown backward, his Zanpakuto was gradually turning into fragments and flying away.

In the end, when Higashino Shuichi landed and came to a stop, the Zanpakuto was only less than a third of its original length, and the blade was broken and unrecognizable.

"As expected, it was a stupid idea."

Higashino Shuichi naturally noticed the changes in his Zanpakuto.

It's hard for him not to notice.

The constant mental pressure had already been placed on him during his backward flight.

But Yhwach wasn't much better off. His already weakened body was now reduced to a flickering candle in the wind during his endless battle with Higashino Shuichi.

"Cough cough."

Yhwach collapsed from his throne and rolled down the steps to Higashino Shuichi's feet.

His face aged instantly, and his strength weakened considerably.

Yhwach knew that his empire, which had not even begun, might end once again.

If he were given another chance, he might not choose to wake up prematurely.

However, in this final moment, Yhwach lay on the ground, his eyes fixed on the broken Zanpakuto in Higashino Shuichi's hand, and asked,

"Is it worth it for you to do this?"

When the Zanpakuto is destroyed by Bankai, it's gone, and that's it.

Even if Shuichi Higashino could use that power like Aizen after losing his Zanpakuto, it would inevitably be greatly diminished.

After all, Shuichi Higashino didn't have the Hogyoku.

But what Yhwach didn't know was that Higashino Shuichi possessed a broken Hōgyoku.

And even without the flawless Hogyoku, Higashino Shuichi would still have done it.

"Of course it's worth it, because your Quincy abilities are so useful, but if you live, you will become an obstacle for me to use them."

Therefore, in my opinion, a dead Quincy is a good Quincy!

Higashino Shuichi crouched down and whispered in Yhwach's ear.

Then, Higashino Shuichi had Nemu leave the room temporarily to stand guard outside, and then used his broken Zanpakuto to stab Yhwach's heart.

Immediately afterwards, Higashino Shuichi controlled the spirits, making them use the fiery blood within Yhwach to envelop him, bathing him in this blood.

For Shuichi Higashino, personally killing Yhwach to eliminate future threats was only one of the reasons.

What he really wanted was to use Yhwach's heart's blood to completely strengthen the Quincy power within him that belonged only to him.

For this purpose, not only did he cripple his Zanpakuto, but before coming here, Higashino Shuichi had even mentally prepared himself for Nemuro's sacrifice.

What Higashino Shuichi didn't expect was that the final price was merely that his Zanpakuto was damaged; he hadn't even been able to use his trump card, Nemu, who combined the powers of a Shinigami and a Hollow.

Ultimately, it's because Yhwach was in a hurry and woke up too early. His current power is still far from his peak in the original storyline.

To be honest, Shuichi Higashino felt a little regretful that he hadn't been able to fight Yhwach in his prime, but he didn't regret it.

After all, only in this way can his value as a time traveler be demonstrated.

If he has already traveled through time, and in the end he still has to face Yhwach at his peak, then what is the point of him traveling through time so early?
(End of this chapter)