"Omniscient and omnipotent…"
The people present repeated the term, and an indescribable fear rose in their hearts.
Among the many Schrift abilities, there were plenty that had already stunned them—but compared to "omniscient and omnipotent," every other power seemed dull and insignificant.
Omniscience and omnipotence was something humans only ever "believed" in—an existence so absolute it shouldn't even be able to appear within human consciousness.
And an existence that possessed such power…
Was often crowned with the name of "god."
Even in Soul Society there were many powerhouses—like the Head Captain Yamamoto, and those beings in Squad Zero.
Every one of them carried terrifying strength.
But in front of "omniscient and omnipotent," all of it felt as tiny as dust.
How were they supposed to defeat an opponent who was omniscient and omnipotent?
With that thought in their minds, the girls couldn't help looking toward Cole, their eyes filled with unease and tension.
Cole chuckled.
"This is the first time I've seen you make expressions like that. It also helps me understand just how terrifying the Soul King's existence truly is."
He hadn't met the founding ancestors of the Five Great Noble Houses, but at this moment, he felt a trace of respect for them.
Even for the Tsunayashiro ancestor who stabbed the Soul King in the back—
Putting morality aside, the sheer courage to do something like that was enough to command awe.
Rukia's heart pounded wildly. Seeing Cole still wearing that lazy expression, she snapped in irritation:
"How can you still be this calm!? That's omniscient and omnipotent! Do you even understand what that ability represents!!"
Of course I do. I've even seen it… Cole silently joked in his heart.
Unohana's expression was grave.
"This is a power I never imagined. If the Quincy King truly has this ability, then we must eliminate him before he awakens."
The other girls nodded instinctively.
That was omniscient and omnipotent.
If they let him wake up, who in the entire world could oppose him?
At the end of the day, if the Quincy King possessed power close to a god's, then how did Seireitei win a thousand years ago?
Did the Head Captain have power that surpassed omniscience and omnipotence!?
Seeing them grow even more uneasy, Cole finally explained, smiling:
"Alright, don't be so nervous. Even if his ability is 'omniscient and omnipotent,' it's only a half-finished version."
"And even if it were truly omniscient and omnipotent, it would still have limits."
"Otherwise the Soul King would never have needed to be sealed away. The problem of Hueco Mundo would've been solved long ago. And Hell wouldn't even exist."
"So-called omniscience and omnipotence is only omniscience and omnipotence within a certain scope."
Hearing Cole's explanation, the girls finally let out quiet breaths, the stone in their hearts lightening a little.
But they still didn't dare relax completely.
Soi fong's face wasn't even red anymore. She stared at Cole seriously.
"A certain scope—how big of a scope are you talking about?"
If it was only "omniscient and omnipotent" within the Wandenreich's range, she could barely accept it.
But if it reached the level of Soul Society itself, that would be horrifying—equivalent to a god of an entire realm.
An existence impossible to defeat.
"Well…" Cole rubbed his chin and thought for a moment. "Roughly speaking, it's omniscience and omnipotence across the Three Realms. But it's not what you're imagining—his omniscience and omnipotence is closer to changing the future…"
Without waiting for them to ask, Cole continued on his own:
"He can see fragments of the future. And based on those fragments, he can change himself—he can even alter those future fragments…"
"In other words, if he sees a future where he dies, he can change it…"
"The same applies to other people. If he sees in the future that someone doesn't die, he can also change that person's life or death…"
"But his omniscience and omnipotence is limited to that. He can't reshape the Three Realms on a massive scale. It isn't true omniscience and omnipotence…"
"And I'm certain that even true omniscience and omnipotence can't rewrite the world's overall structure and existence on a massive scale…"
After hearing Cole's explanation, Unohana frowned, then relaxed her brows.
"That level of omniscience and omnipotence…?"
But the other girls sucked in sharp breaths again, their tension spiking, the stone in their hearts turning heavy once more.
"Seeing the future and changing the future—how is that any different from true omniscience and omnipotence!?"
"If he can keep changing the future again and again, then who can kill him? Isn't that basically invincible!?"
"Is what he sees random fragments, or can he control it?"
"If it's random, maybe we still have a chance. But if he can control it, we're finished…"
"No—if it's controllable omniscience and omnipotence, then if we know the scope, we could also set traps…"
"So is it controllable or random!?"
Ladies, your questions are a little too brutal… Cole complained silently.
His understanding of Yhwach's "omniscience and omnipotence" came from what he'd seen in his previous life's anime, and there hadn't been a detailed explanation there either.
Thinking carefully, Cole said:
"I think Yhwach's omniscience and omnipotence is probably the controllable kind."
If he only saw random future fragments, he wouldn't have been that terrifying.
But using such an ability should consume a lot.
Even Yhwach likely couldn't use it constantly, Cole thought.
"Then we still have to kill him. We can't let him awaken…"
A sharp cold light flashed through Soi fong's eyes. She stood up abruptly, and her zanpakuto shifted into the form of Suzumebachi (Hornet).
If they let a monster like that awaken, she had no idea how they were supposed to win.
The best solution was to kill him now.
Yhwach had already slept for a thousand years—so they might as well make him sleep forever.
Seeing this, Cole shook his head helplessly. Then he suddenly clapped his hands with a loud smack, drawing everyone's attention.
He looked at Yoruichi and said with a smile:
"Yoruichi, I don't think we've talked about the Soul King's situation yet. Since that's the case, explain it for them."
Yoruichi exhaled. She didn't refuse, and she spoke with a serious expression:
"According to Cole's explanation, the Soul King—who is currently acting as the keystone of the Three Realms—has reached the end of his life. He will die before long, and before that happens, we must find a replacement…"
"And Yhwach is one of the candidates. When he regains all of his power, he'll be the best possible choice as the Soul King's replacement…"
"And besides him, there are other people who could become the Soul King, but they're people we already know—and it would require all kinds of preparations. The process would be extremely dangerous and full of uncertainty…"
After hearing Yoruichi's words, the girls felt headaches splitting their skulls.
Just like Yoruichi's reaction when she first heard it, they felt their scalps go numb, disbelief flooding them.
The Soul King was going to die?
They needed a replacement?
Yhwach was the replacement?
Were they dreaming!?
Yoruichi sighed.
"And I think it's true—because decades ago, by coincidence, I heard something about the Soul King from Kisuke…"
It was something she only remembered recently.
It had been an afternoon many decades ago. Kisuke had been helping Jinta and Ururu stabilize the power inside their bodies.
Later, when no one was around, Kisuke had murmured to himself that the two of them were still incomplete—far, far from being able to replace the Soul King.
Then he talked about something like the Hōgyoku…
Linking that to what Cole had said—and considering Kisuke's position as former head of the Technology Development Bureau—
It was obvious that over a hundred years ago, or even several hundred years ago, people in Soul Society had already begun researching a replacement for the Soul King.
It was just that, up to now, no one had been able to become a perfect replacement.
At this point, the girls couldn't say anything anymore.
One Cole, one Yoruichi—both stated the truth about the Soul King.
There was no room left to refute it.
Rukia clenched her fists and gritted her teeth.
"So… that means we have to wait for Yhwach to awaken, defeat him at his strongest, and then turn him into the new Soul King!?"
Even though she was the one saying it, Rukia still felt it was impossibly heavy the moment the words left her mouth.
How were they supposed to deal with an existence that had omniscience and omnipotence!?
Yes, long ago, there was a precedent of sealing the Soul King—but that couldn't serve as a reference.
First, it was far too ancient.
Second, back then, the Soul King seemed to not resist at all.
Could they revive the current Soul King?
That was also extremely dangerous—maybe even more dangerous than Yhwach.
Seeing their anxious expressions, Cole smiled.
"You're overthinking it. Maybe we don't need to be that tense."
Under the girls' eager gazes, Cole waved his hand. A golden staff appeared in his grip.
He said with a smile:
"Given the current situation, anyone protected by my zanpakuto—Yhwach can't see their future."
The girls immediately showed delighted expressions—and they also understood why Cole didn't want them to inform Yamamoto.
Because Cole's zanpakuto couldn't shelter that many people.
And once others learned the Wandenreich existed, they would inevitably prepare in advance—and that would let Yhwach notice.
No one wanted to find out what would happen if an existence with omniscience and omnipotence chose to hide.
That was more dangerous than ten Aizen put together.
Realizing this, Rukia exhaled and smiled again.
"Then what should we do next? Quietly wait for Yhwach to awaken, or keep investigating the others' abilities here?"
Cole thought for a moment, then shrugged and smiled at them.
"Up to you. Just don't stray too far from me—otherwise I won't be able to protect you."
"Other than that, you can treat this like an exotic vacation."
"As for me…"
Cole's lips curled into a slight smile.
"I'm actually pretty interested in Quincy abilities. For example, Schrift, and the Complete Holy Form."
After that, a few more days passed.
The Military Police had been completely rebuilt—an all-white structure, solemn and sacred, yet also radiating severity and danger.
Quincy soldiers patrolled throughout, giving off the feeling of a holy temple legion.
And deep inside the white grand hall—
Bazz-B, Cang Du, Giselle, Meninas, Liltotto, Candice…
All of them watched the black-haired youth seated at the highest throne with reverent awe.
He looked young, but the pressure he carried was like an ocean of authority.
Sitting there, behind him a pair of violet-gold wings appeared—still somewhat illusory, yet slowly growing more solid.
Bazz-B couldn't help whispering:
"Lord Commander is incredible… he actually learned the Complete Holy Form this fast…"
After all, the Complete Holy Form was the Quincy's ultimate ability.
Yet Lord Commander only needed a few days to grasp the entry point—he had even manifested wings in the Complete Holy Form state.
Give it a few years—
No, maybe even just about a year—and he'd fully master it.
Haschwalth, that idiot, actually thought Lord Commander was a Shinigami.
If this is what a Shinigami looks like, then I, Bazz-B, will write my name backwards.
Bazz-B grumbled internally, not doubting Cole's identity in the slightest.
Cang Du withdrew his gaze from Cole, turned to Bazz-B, and said coldly:
"What a stupid question. The Complete Holy Form we currently command may be comparable to the Final Form in raw strength, but the difficulty of the Final Form far exceeds it."
The Final Form was only abandoned by modern Quincies because the side effects were too severe.
No one ever said the Final Form was weaker than the Complete Holy Form.
Since Cole could learn and improve something even harder like the Final Form, then the Complete Holy Form would obviously be easier for him.
"Cang Du, you bastard—of course I know that…"
Bazz-B cursed, then looked at the youth on the throne with full anticipation, sighing from the heart:
"I really hope Lord Commander teaches me the Final Form soon…"
Candice glanced at Bambietta, who was squatting beside Cole like a puppy, and said with some envy:
"Bambietta's status is low now, but she's utterly loyal to Lord Commander. He's probably already taught her the Final Form, right?"
The other girls couldn't help feeling complicated as well.
But to be that lowly—to become Lord Commander's pet puppy—
They were a hundred times unwilling.
Except Giselle.
This boyish "pretty girl" stared at Cole with sparkling eyes.
"Lord Commander… I wonder if you'd like someone like me…"
In this atmosphere, Cole slowly opened his eyes. He looked down at the group and said calmly:
"The Quincy Complete Holy Form is indeed difficult. For the next few days, I'll stay in my room and focus on researching this ability."
"If anything happens, don't come to me. Liltotto will act as proxy."
"If you handle things well during this time and show me your loyalty, I'll consider teaching you the Final Form."
Hearing this, everyone except Liltotto—who froze—became wildly excited.
"Yes, Lord Commander! Leave it to me, Bazz-B. I absolutely won't let anyone disturb you!"
Flames burst in Bazz-B's hand as he shouted with excitement:
"Even if Haschwalth comes, I'll teach him a lesson and make him understand Lord Commander's authority cannot be offended!"
Cole smiled faintly and asked:
"Good determination."
"Then what if it's our Majesty—Yhwach—who comes to disturb me?"
The moment those words fell—
The white grand hall went dead silent.
Every Quincy present widened their eyes, sucking in cold air as they stared at the black-haired youth in disbelief.
One thought appeared in all their minds at the same time:
Lord Commander…
Actually dares to be this disrespectful to His Majesty!!!
(End of Chapter)
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