Chapter 203 : Ichibei's plea almost returned to chaos!
Li Yu slowly advanced, his fingers finally touching the cold, spiritual crystal surface.
He did not immediately shatter it; instead, a golden light from his fingertip carefully probed into it, attempting to awaken the sleeping soul within.
Inside the crystal, Ad's fingertip seemed to tremble ever so slightly... "Ad, if you can still feel me, respond..."
Li Yu gently called out to Ad with his divine sense.
Just then, two figures silently appeared behind Li Yu.
It was Hyosube Ichibei and Ōetsu Nimaiya.
The two knew that if they didn't appear soon, there was no telling what earth-shattering act this My Lord God of Death might commit. They deeply understood that even the entire World, in Ad's master's heart, probably couldn't compare to Ad alone.
The monk's massive body was slightly hunched, the unique brush-shaped zanpakutō, Ichimonji, in his hand, was not raised.
His face, which always carried a hint of playfulness, now only showed deep shame and helplessness.
Ōetsu stood beside him, his expression extremely solemn, having shed his usual cynicism.
The two did not take the opportunity to ambush Li Yu; instead, they slowly knelt down together a few steps away from him!
"My Lord God of Death Li Yu..."
The monk's voice was hoarse and low, filled with unprecedented earnestness and despair, as his forehead heavily struck the cold ground.
"Please calm your anger! We beg you, please give us a little more time!"
Ōetsu also prostrated himself deeply, his voice equally full of pleading.
"My Lord God of Death! We know you have come for My Lord Ad! But My Lord Soul King, My Lord Ad's current state, is the last pillar maintaining the balance of the three realms! He is the keystone of this World's existence!"
"If you forcibly take him away now, the Soul King's power supporting the three realms will instantly collapse, and the Soul Society, the Human World, Hueco Mundo—this entire World created by My Lord Soul King—will immediately fall into ruin! Billions of lives will vanish in an instant!"
Li Yu did not turn his head, his cold voice reaching their ears.
"I gave you time, but thousands of years have passed, and all I've seen is you who stole the Soul King's power, and fools who constantly wage war for selfish desires!"
"If I had known this, back then, I should have let the World be swallowed by the void of chaos."
"Tell me, what have you done all these years to save this World?"
Facing Li Yu's rebuke, Ichibei's body trembled violently.
After Ad created heaven and earth, he found Ad's Mouth Power, possessing the rule-based ability to name everything, and was also known as the True Name Monk.
But even so, in front of Li Yu, he couldn't even conceive of any thought of resistance.
"My Lord God of Death, we did steal this power, but only to maintain the World's balance. I am deeply aware that My Lord Ad's current state is extremely fragile."
Ōetsu simultaneously pleaded with Li Yu.
"We beg you! Give us a little more time! We will definitely find an alternative way to free My Lord Ad and prevent the three realms from collapsing! We beg you!"
The two high-ranking members of Squad Zero were utterly humble, their voices filled with fear and despair.
If Li Yu truly intended to forcibly take Ad away, they had no means to stop him.
Possessing the World's rule power, they could clearly sense just how terrifying an existence My Lord Li Yu, the Soul King's master, was.
Li Yu's fingers, stroking the crystal, paused slightly.
He turned around, a cold glint flashing in his dark, deep eyes.
His gaze was as cold as ten thousand years of ice, containing anger and a will powerful enough to freeze time and space.
"Time? You have stolen his power to maintain this precarious cage for over a millennium."
Li Yu's voice was devoid of any warmth; each word was like an ice pick, striking at the hearts of Ichibei and Ōetsu.
"This balance is inherently built upon his Eternity of suffering. The time you seek is merely to prolong your compromises, to maintain this deformed World."
"It's too late to regret now!"
Li Yu's mind was made up. He pressed his palm against the crystal, and a vast, boundless energy, far surpassing the Soul King's power, gathered in his palm.
Although the light was faint, it carried the primordial power to tear apart rules and reshape all phenomena.
Li Yu intended to implant the true spirit that Athena had buried in his body into the spiritual crystal, replacing Ad and supporting the three realms of the Bleach World!
"No! My Lord God of Death! Please reconsider!"
Ichibei raised his head in terror, trying to make a final struggle.
"Forcibly stripping the Soul King's body, the three realms really will..."
"Collapse?"
Li Yu coldly interrupted him, a chilling curve on his lips.
"What does that have to do with me?"
The moment his words fell, the powerful energy in his palm gently erupted, not to destroy or strip away, but to transform into a golden human figure, slowly merging into Ad's body.
If successful, Ad's remnant body would be replaced by the true spirit. As long as Ad still had a breath, Li Yu, who possessed the treasure trove of the reincarnation World, was confident he could save him.
As for the authorities Ad had been stripped of, Li Yu would retrieve them one by one.
Rumble!
A terrifying roar, even greater than when the seventy-two seals were broken, erupted!
The sky above the Soul King Palace was torn open like paper, revealing a massivegap, exposing the chaotic and violent temporal currents outside.
An even more vast and ancient aura, not belonging to this World, surged into the Soul Society from the rift!
At this moment, Ad's remnant body suddenly opened his eyes. Although he had no eyeballs, he seemed to be able to see everything before him.
Ad's clear, weak voice entered Li Yu's mind.
"Master, you've come..."
"I know you want to save me, but now is not the time..."
"The power you used to replace me is very powerful, it is the true power of a God, but it is not suitable for this World..."
"Please, please give this World a little more time. Perhaps now is not the best moment."
As Ad spoke, the golden true spirit was rejected by him, separating from his body and returning to Li Yu's palm.
A realization dawned within Li Yu. He knew that the true spirit, after all, came from the Saint Seiya World and belonged to Athena, and could not entirely follow his will.
Since Ad was unwilling to see the World he had created with his own hands destroyed in an instant.
Then Li Yu would not force him.
Li Yu withdrew the true spirit, and the massive rift in the sky slowly closed. The Soul Society returned to normal, as if everything that had just happened was merely an illusion for everyone.
But Ichibei and Ōetsu were already drenched in sweat, their clothes soaked with cold perspiration.
It was too terrifying. If My Lord Soul King hadn't awakened and stopped the God of Death just now, the World would have already returned to chaos... Li Yu turned around and let out a cold snort. He thought carefully for a moment.
If things developed normally, when Yhwach invaded the Soul King Palace, a new Soul King should be born, and at that time, Ad should be able to find release.
Since that was the case, it wouldn't hurt to wait a little longer.
Li Yu said coldly.
"Ichibei, I know you already have a candidate for the Soul King in mind. Then implement your plan as soon as possible. Moreover, I have a demand: Ad cannot die. If he dies, then this World of yours will have no reason to continue existing!"
"Yes!"
Ichibei was trembling with fear, prostrating himself completely, not even daring to raise his head.
Fortunately, My Lord Ad didn't die, otherwise, by now, it's likely the entire World would have been buried with My Lord Ad.
He deeply suspected that My Lord God of Death had always been watching this World, otherwise, why would he know even his innermost plans, which he had never told anyone else, so clearly?
"You all take care of yourselves. When that moment comes, call my name! I will appear!"
Li Yu's figure slowly blurred and vanished before Ichibei and Ōetsu's eyes... The two knelt on the ground, not daring to look up for a long time.
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