Chapter 201 : Teach Aizen and break through the Soul King Palace!
Aizen's proud Kyōka Suigetsu, the Hōgyoku he considered his hope, and his century-long plan in Hueco Mundo, all appeared so pale, childish, and vulnerable before Li Yu.
This was the first time he had felt so clearly, so despairingly, the insurmountable chasm—the chasm between a Mortal and a Lord God.
"Could it be that I... have been wrong all along?"
Aizen gasped violently, bravely looking up at Li Yu, but the vast divine power, like the Universe itself, pressed down on him, stiffening his neck and making it incredibly difficult to even raise his head.
Li Yu watched the changes in his eyes, a flicker of an imperceptible, profound meaning in the depths of his own.
He didn't intend to utterly destroy Aizen, but rather to shatter the arrogant heart that had been twisted and inflated by the Hōgyoku.
If his plan to save Ade didn't work, then he would have to find a replacement for Ade as the wedge from the Bleach World.
As far as he knew, in this World, currently only Aizen, Ichigo Kurosaki, and Yhwach had the potential to become new wedges.
Aizen and Ichigo Kurosaki's current strength was slightly weaker and needed further improvement to qualify as the Soul King.
"Remember this feeling of powerlessness, Aizen!"
Li Yu straightened up, his voice calm, yet carrying an even deeper sense of oppression.
The surrounding reishi flowed anew, but dared not approach within three feet of him.
"Remember that feeling just now; that is the power you truly need to pursue. With this reverence, ponder the meaning of your existence and understand the origin of power."
"Perhaps one day, when you truly understand what power is, and what its origin is, you will then be worthy of standing before me again."
The expressions of everyone present varied.
Rangiku Matsumoto's mouth hung open, her eyes filled with disbelief.
Renji Abarai gripped Zabimaru tightly, his face etched with confusion.
Mayuri Kurotsuchi's eyes, beneath his mask, gleamed with even more fanaticism. So this was the power in the eyes of the Lord God...
Everyone couldn't help but wonder inwardly.
Lord God knew that Aizen was the root cause of the Bleach World's turmoil, so why did he still guide him?
Li Yu no longer paid attention to Aizen, nor did he look at Barragan, who was prostrate on the ground, trembling all over. His gaze once again turned to Yamamoto-Genryūsai Shigekuni, whose face was grim to the extreme.
It was as if his battle with Aizen just now was merely a casual flick to brush away a speck of dust.
"Now."
His voice returned to its initial calmness, yet carried an unquestionable majesty.
"Release the barrier, or I will do it myself."
Yamamoto-Genryūsai Shigekuni gripped the hilt of Ryūjin Jakka, his knuckles white from the effort, his aged face filled with alarm and reverence.
He had lived for a thousand years and had never seen power that could transcend rules.
The Soul King's enlightener, the true Lord God—the impact of this identity far surpassed any formidable enemy.
The scene of him casually suppressing Aizen just now completely shattered any thought of resistance in his heart.
This man before him had long transcended the realm of friend or foe; he was an existence that controlled the rules of the Three Realms.
Continuing to oppose him would only drag Seireitei, the Human World, and Hueco Mundo together into an abyss of eternal damnation.
Only a fool would continue to resist. As for Aizen, with the Lord God present, it was not his place to decide Aizen's life or death.
Yamamoto struggled to open his mouth, his old, deep voice piercing the frozen air.
"The Lord God is here! No one is to obstruct him! Open the barrier access!"
"Captain Commander!"
Shunsui Kyōraku, Tōshirō Hitsugaya, and several other Captains instinctively wanted to speak.
The planning for this battle in Karakura Town had incurred huge costs. If Aizen escaped back to Hueco Mundo, capturing him again would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
But Yamamoto's icy gaze, cast upon them, instantly silenced their words.
The warning in his eyes was crystal clear: You fools, do you want the entire Gotei 13 to be buried with him?
A trace of unwillingness flashed in Mayuri Kurotsuchi's eyes. What a pity, was he leaving already?
He really wanted to slice and study the Lord God!
But this thought, he could only entertain it in his mind. If he truly dared to act, he was certain he would not see the Sun the next day.
Ultimately, the mad scientist Mayuri Kurotsuchi nodded to the members of the Department of Research and Development.
The Gods of Death operating the instruments dared not delay, swiftly manipulating them. The massive reishi barrier enveloping Karakura Town rippled like water, opening a circular exit in front of Li Yu.
The sights of the real World outside came into view.
Traffic flowed on the streets lined with tall buildings, pedestrians hurried along, children laughed at the street corner, completely unaware that a momentous event, capable of rewriting the fate of the Bleach World, was unfolding above their heads.
Li Yu did not look at Yamamoto, nor did he heed Aizen, whose expression was twisted as he stared fixedly at his retreating figure. He simply stepped forward.
His figure did not pass through the barrier exit, but rather dissolved directly into space as if merging with a current of Water, without leaving even a trace of spiritual pressure fluctuation.
"Where did he go?"
Tōshirō Hitsugaya's expression was complex; he always felt that the Lord God's power had similarities to his own.
Shunsui Kyōraku pulled down his hat brim, his voice heavy, almost hoarse.
"His spiritual pressure... no, his power fluctuation, points directly to Seireitei, the Seireitei!"
... The sky of Seireitei was a pale purple, clear without a single wisp of cloud.
Above Seireitei, the calm space began to fluctuate violently.
Ripples spread outwards in layers, with visible distortions. The next moment, Li Yu's figure appeared without warning ten thousand meters above Seireitei.
He wore a golden Cloth and a White cloak, which flapped in the high-altitude air currents. Li Yu's face was as stern as ice.
Below, within Seireitei, piercing alarm bells suddenly shattered the solemnity. Within the Gotei 13, the intruder warning lights flashed wildly.
The Gods of Death remaining in Seireitei emerged from their buildings and looked up at Li Yu, their faces filled with alarm, their hands gripping their zanpakutō unconsciously tightening.
But Li Yu completely ignored this. His gaze penetrated layers of spatial barriers, directly locking onto the special dimension directly above Seireitei.
There were no physical manifestations there, yet a faint, sacred spiritual pressure emanated from it.
If he wasn't mistaken, that was the location of the Soul King Palace.
The wondrous connection between him and Ade, originating from the depths of their souls, was now as clear as if it were right beside his ear.
He could precisely capture that faint, suppressed spiritual pressure fluctuation, flickering like a candle in the Wind.
Ade's body and soul were trapped deep within cold reishi crystals, imbued with endless stillness and confinement.
An indescribable anger surged in Li Yu's heart, causing the golden Cloth on him to glow faintly, and the reishi in the air to violently churn due to this emotion.
To enter the Soul King Palace, one first needed the Ōken? And also to break through seventy-two seals?
These insurmountable barriers, considered by the Squad Zero, were merely insignificant obstacles in Li Yu's eyes.
What he wanted was never to follow rules, but precise coordinates.
Li Yu slowly raised his right hand. Without any flashy moves, he pressed his palm against the Soul King Palace area, which was folded by multiple spaces and wrapped in countless rules, with an ethereal press.
Crack!
A piercing cracking sound was heard first, followed by a deafening roar.
The entire sky of Seireitei seemed to be violently torn apart by an invisible giant hand. The pale purple sky split open with a huge fissure, revealing the deep spatial turbulence within.
The seventy-two layers of seals on the periphery of the Soul King Palace, reinforced by generations of Squad Zero members with great effort and imbued with complex rules, disintegrated inch by inch amidst the roar, like glass struck by a heavy hammer. Golden seal fragments fell like a meteor shower, dissipating into the air.
Violent spatial turbulence surged out, but upon touching Li Yu's body, it was forcibly smoothed out by an even more powerful force.
Li Yu snorted coldly. He took a light step forward, and a passage made entirely of ice crystals extended continuously in the air beneath his feet.
It eventually formed an ice and Snow staircase leading directly to the Soul King Palace.
The passage was as pure as White Snow, leading directly to the core area of the Soul King Palace, without the slightest sign of being forcibly created, as if this path had always existed.
Within Seireitei, all the Gods of Death looked up in horror at the sky, at the terrifying scene that resembled the end of the World.
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