This is by no means a trivial matter, but a powerful act of malice capable of overthrowing the empire and even affecting other worlds.

Upon realizing this, Askin sought help from others, but looking around, he found that he was the only one in the vast empire who had seen through Hashirama Senju's true nature.

This gave him the illusion that he was at odds with the world.

In order to find enough evidence, he risked his life and sneaked into the Technology Development Bureau when there were few people around.

Trying to avoid surveillance, Yaskin went to the deepest data storage room.

Using the skills he had learned at the Technology Development Bureau, he began to access core information that he couldn't access on a regular basis.

The first half is not particularly noteworthy.

Most of them are spiritual technique improvement plans, shadow realm modification projects, the creation of new spiritual techniques, and geographical distribution maps of Soul Society...

But when Yaskin saw a file that started with the letter "V", his heart skipped a beat.

"Could it be that……"

He excitedly opened the file and carefully read its contents.

As Jaskin looked at the face, his expression grew increasingly grim, and he became more and more alarmed.

The contents of it can be described as taboo.

Not only did he mention Yhwach's name multiple times, but he also listed him as a hypothetical enemy.

Even Haschward was caught in the crossfire.

Askin attempted to memorize all of this, intending to reveal it to the public at a suitable opportunity, so that the Quincy of the Empire could see the ugly face of Hashirama Senju.

However, while he was completely focused, he did not notice that the shadow beneath his feet began to wriggle as if it were alive.

By the time Yaskin discovered it, the shadow had completely covered the area beneath his feet.

Before he could activate his ability, a powerful pressure crashed down, and Askin immediately went black, losing all awareness of his surroundings.

Oh no, I'm doomed!

After a period of intense dizziness, the scene changed.

Askin opened his eyes, a lush, green tropical rainforest came into view.

Towering trees reaching into the clouds, with gnarled and thick vines intertwined.

The air was filled with an unimaginably high density of spiritual particles, which was like heaven for Quincy who relied on external spiritual particles to fight.

Seeing that no one was around, Yaskin immediately prepared to flee the place.

However, after he passed through the forest, what appeared before him was a huge city comparable to an invisible empire.

"Heh heh heh, little Jaskin, you've finally arrived!"

The familiar laughter came from the direction of the city, which immediately made Askin's heart tighten.

Before he could escape, a figure descended from the sky with arms wrapped around himself, landing in front of him.

"Welcome to—"

"Hollow Sphere!"

As the moon shone down at the person below, it uttered words that made his heart and lungs stop.

"Is this Hueco Mundo?!"

Yaskin's eyes widened, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

Not long ago, Hueco Mundo was a desolate wasteland, covered in silver sand.

How long has it been since?

A few months, or even less?

Jaskin preferred to believe that this was just a rhetoric from the man in front of him rather than believe that he was in Hueco Mundo.

But when several white figures exuding violent and chaotic spiritual pressure lined up in two rows behind Asuka, Askin had no choice but to believe it.

Among those people were many familiar faces.

The expeditionary force would engage in fierce battles with them every now and then, where the forces were evenly matched.

The two sides became friends after a fight.

The reason why the casualty figures have been kept within a certain range has also been found: it turns out that the outcome of the war from beginning to end was controlled by Hashirama Senju.

"Hmph, I know what you're thinking."

Ru Yueming, with an expression of complete control, grinned and said:

"You guessed right. As someone with extraordinary wisdom, everything was within my calculations!"

Yaskin: "..."

Seeing that the person still looked familiar, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

There is definitely a mastermind behind this.

"Senju-sama."

Yaskin sighed, a helpless expression on his face: "I'm very curious, what exactly is your purpose in doing all this?"

"Could it be that they are plotting to overthrow the Empire and completely exterminate us Quincy?"

Upon hearing this, Ru Yueming came to his side, revealing a look of disappointment and frustration:

"Narrow-minded, how narrow-minded!"

"Yaskin, I thought that after learning from me for so long, even if you couldn't learn my foresight, you would at least have absorbed some of my wisdom."

"I didn't expect him to be so stupid after all."

Yaskin remained silent.

He wanted to say that since joining the Technology Development Bureau, he had not only failed to become smarter, but had become increasingly less adept at thinking.

In the past, he would never have sneaked in alone in the middle of the night.

He jumped into such an obvious trap; his mind has been assimilated by someone.

"Absolutely idiotic!"

As Yueming said disappointedly, "Use your brain. As the emperor of the empire, what has Yhwach done?"

"For his own selfish reasons, he launched a war against the Soul Society's Shinigami, nearly causing the extermination of the Quincy clan."

"He was clearly no match for Yamamoto, but he still insisted on going at him. As a result, he was cut down to the point of losing his mind and slept for hundreds of years."

"Before going to sleep, he didn't forget to leave behind some bullshit Holy Emperor Hymn, just so that you bunch of idiots would hold out for hundreds of years."

"If it weren't for Hugo's constant efforts to maintain it, the empire would have fallen apart long ago."

"Tell me, what makes someone like that worthy of your loyalty?"

Jaskin remained silent.

Although the angle of the debate was somewhat wrong, strictly speaking, he really couldn't find anything wrong with what he said.

In terms of contributions, His Majesty the Emperor Yhwach was less than a single hair on Hasward's head.

The Quincy's loyalty to him stemmed more from his overwhelming power and the terrifying control they couldn't escape.

"Look at me again."

Ru Yueming spread his hands and said, "Putting everything else aside, haven't the soldiers been smiling more often since I came to the Invisible Empire?"

"Isn't it better for people to live in happiness than to live in fear?"

"If we're talking about contributions alone, even if I'm not as good as Hugo, I'm still better than Yhwach, right?"

Yaskin remained silent, but a subtle change had occurred in his expression.

To be fair, the period during which Hashirama Senju joined the Empire was the time of greatest change he had ever witnessed.

It's like a stagnant pool of water being infused with a new spring.

At this point, Ruyue Ming revealed a serious expression and said earnestly:

"Compared to Yhwach, I am the real one."

Yaskin seemed to be deep in thought.

To be honest, based on someone's description, he actually looked forward to life after the emperor changed.

Perhaps at that time, Quincy will no longer need to live in the Shadow Realm and will be able to walk openly in the outside world.

In this way, it might not be such a bad thing.

"I understand."

Jaskin sighed, temporarily convincing himself.

"But before you surrender, could you tell me your true identity?"

Ru Yueming grinned:

"It's easy to talk about."

"The current captain of the 11th Division, the next captain-commander, the future emperor of the Empire, the king of Hueco Mundo—"

"As bright as the moon!"

Askin's pupils trembled, and without a second thought, he unleashed his spiritual pressure, sending a massive pillar of light soaring into the sky, condensing at its peak into a magnificent Quincy Cross.

Complete Holy Body - Divine Poisonous Insight, activated!

The next moment, a huge purple sphere of light, large enough to cover the town, descended from the sky, accompanied by a series of booming sounds, leveling everything in sight.

The surrounding area was dyed a deep, rich purple, and the atmosphere was filled with lethal amounts of substances.

"Old Bai, it's up to you now."

To Jaskin's bewilderment, Ru Yueming not only did not seize the opportunity to take him down, but instead stepped back and gave his position to an elderly man with white hair.

"What a hassle. I finally managed to get the draft from the band leader of the Peking Opera."

Barragan stretched his shoulders, making a dull popping sound, and looked at the astonished and puzzled Yaskin with a pair of wise, aged eyes.

"Kid, I heard..."

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