Chapter 198 : The God King has arrived, and Yamamoto Shigekuni persists!
Li Yu hadn't expected that during his absence from the Bleach World, the World's progression had already reached the Present World Arc.
The so-called Battle of Karakura Town was instigated by Aizen Sōsuke to achieve his grand ambition: to transcend the limits of the God of Death, ascend to godhood, and reshape the World.
He led his formidable Arrancar army, the Espada, along with his capable lieutenants Gin Ichimaru and Kaname Tōsen, and other Gods of Death, in a brazen invasion of Karakura Town in the Bleach World's Present World, which was also the birthplace of the fated child, Ichigo Kurosaki.
Aizen's target was the Reishi-rich Heavy Reishi Ground located in Karakura Town, as well as the hundred thousand humans living there.
This was the key to forging the Ōken and accessing the Soul King Palace.
To prevent Aizen from destroying the real Karakura Town, the Soul Society's Gotei 13's elites were fully deployed, personally led by Captain Commander Yamamoto-Genryūsai Shigekuni.
Above Karakura Town in the Present World, a colossal Reishi cube created by the Department of Research and Development replicated Karakura Town to serve as a virtual battlefield.
At this moment, inside the replicated Karakura Town, the fierce battle was in full swing.
The intense fighting between the Gods of Death and the Arrancars was raging, with the Captains of the Gotei 13 each releasing their zanpakutō.
Pink cherry blossom blades, fiery flame blades, and ice lotuses bloomed in the air.
The Espada were equally formidable, their Resurrección forms grotesque and terrifying, Ceros and Bala raining down like a storm, the roar of colliding spiritual pressure causing architectural glass shards to fall, and the light of released zanpakutō slashing through the gray sky like sharp swords; the entire battlefield was like a boiling furnace, every inch of space trembling slightly under the impact of spiritual pressure.
Right in the center of this maelstrom of battle, space violently twisted and tore without warning!
A dark vortex, not opened by a Senkaimon nor formed by a Garganta, appeared out of thin air, with a profound power fluctuation circulating within it that even Aizen found terrifying.
Immediately after, a figure stepped out from it!
Golden Cloth shone brightly against the pale blue Reishi, the patterns on the armor flowing autonomously like stars.
The White cloak on the man's back billowed without wind, flapping loudly.
The newcomer's face was stern, his brows slightly raised, his dark eyes scanning the battlefield, and an ancient and profound aura of power emanated from him.
That aura contained the vastness of stellar birth and death and the sharpness of thunderous creation, entirely different from the energy of the Gods of Death and Arrancars; upon his appearance, the frantically flowing Reishi on the battlefield suddenly paused for an instant.
It was Li Yu, who had just escaped the divine war in the Saint Seiya World!
Li Yu's appearance was like ice water thrown into a boiling oil pot, instantly igniting the entire battlefield!
All the Gods of Death Captains and Espada, who were fiercely clashing, paused their combat actions for a moment.
Countless gazes, filled with doubt, simultaneously focused on this uninvited guest who had suddenly appeared.
"What... what is that? A new Arrancar? No... this aura is completely different, it's not the feeling of a Hollow at all!"
Rangiku Matsumoto couldn't help but exclaim in shock.
"Such terrifying pressure... It's not spiritual pressure, yet it's even more suffocating than the Captain Commander's spiritual pressure, making my whole body unable to move!"
Renji Abarai gripped his Zabimaru, large beads of cold sweat trickling down his forehead.
"Space was forcibly torn apart by an unknown method! There's no record of such spatial fluctuations in the Department of Research and Development's database; his body structure and energy source are well worth studying!"
Mayuri Kurotsuchi's eyes beneath his mask were filled with fervent research desire, his hoarse voice carrying an irrepressible curiosity.
"Hmm? What is this?!"
Aizen Sōsuke, who had been standing calmly at the front of the Arrancar army, fully in control of the situation, finally shed his usual indifference, his narrow eyes suddenly sharpening.
He shed his languid expression, revealing a serious look for the first time.
The way this person appeared, his golden armor, and his unfamiliar energy signature completely exceeded his cognitive framework.
Wait, Aizen's pupils suddenly contracted, and a long-forgotten memory flashed through his mind.
When he was still a teacher at the Central Great Spiritual Arts Academy, he had once read a few lines of a legend in a forbidden ancient book.
"Before the Soul King opened the Three Worlds, a God descended, clad in golden armor, disdainful of the flow of time, his divine power shaking heaven and earth; with a single thought, time stood still. He assisted the Soul King in creating the Gods of Death and Hollows, establishing the division of the Three Worlds, creating the cycle of the sun and moon, and sustaining the universe's operation. His name was the Divine King."
"Divine King?"
Aizen murmured to himself, his fingertip gently tapping his sword hilt, then the corner of his mouth curved slightly, revealing a self-mocking smile, and he slowly shook his head.
"Highly unlikely... That's merely an ancient myth; how could it truly exist?"
Aizen's lieutenants, sensing Li Yu's powerful aura, were also trembling internally.
Gin Ichimaru's signature fox-like smile froze for an instant.
Kaname Tōsen gripped his zanpakutō hilt, as if facing a formidable enemy.
The Arrancars, especially the keenly perceptive Ulquiorra and Stark, also felt an unprecedented threat from the bottom of their hearts, as if they were facing their natural enemy.
Li Yu surveyed his surroundings, his dark eyes scanning the fake streets and buildings, instantly seeing through that this was not the real Karakura Town.
A large amount of Reishi was firmly sealed by a barrier, and beyond the barrier, he could see many figures in the uniforms of the God of Death Technical Bureau, fully maintaining the seal, with spiritual pressure continuously flowing into the barrier.
Li Yu frowned slightly; he had just escaped the quagmire of the war of the Gods in the Saint Seiya World and now only wanted to reach the Soul King Palace as quickly as possible to rescue Ade.
He had no interest in getting involved in another battle.
Moreover, if Aizen successfully created the Ōken, it might even help him rescue Ade.
Li Yu tried to sense space, preparing to tear through the spatial barrier directly to leave, but found that this replicated Karakura Town was enveloped by an extremely powerful, multi-layered barrier containing complex rules, its strength even comparable to some of the law barriers of the Underworld; forcibly breaking through would cause severe upheaval.
It could even expose the real Karakura Town outside the barrier, and if the God of Death Captains and Espada fought, the residual effects of the battle alone would be enough to kill all humans in Karakura Town.
Scanning the battlefield, Li Yu's gaze finally landed on a bald old man.
The old man wore a White cloak, with the words 'Captain Commander' on his back particularly striking, and leaned on a dark tachi, standing quietly at the edge of the battlefield, his White hair moving without wind, his aura majestic and ancient, as if he had merged with this battlefield.
He was none other than the Captain Commander of the Gotei 13, Yamamoto-Genryūsai Shigekuni.
Li Yu's voice was calm and unruffled, carrying a penetrating power that cut through all spiritual pressure and clamor, clearly reaching Yamamoto-Genryūsai Shigekuni's ears.
"Undo the spatial barrier."
Yamamoto-Genryūsai Shigekuni had lived for a thousand years, and as the oldest God of Death, he had naturally heard of the Soul King's legendary teacher.
But in his view, that was merely a myth concocted by ancient people; time freezing, establishing the Three Worlds, dividing the sun and moon—even he, the strongest God of Death, couldn't do such things, so how could such an existence be real?
He slightly narrowed his old eyes, a hint of determination flashing in his cloudy pupils, his hand gripping the tachi unmoving.
"I apologize, esteemed guest, it is absolutely impossible to undo the barrier at this moment."
He paused, his tone as steady as a mountain.
"If you have no intention of participating in this battle, then stand behind this old man, and I can guarantee your safety."
"Heh..."
Li Yu let out a low chuckle, his voice carrying an unspeakable sense of emotion.
From the games of the Gods in the Saint Seiya World to the current conflict between races in the Bleach World, human strife never ceased, and all of it, in the long river of time, was merely fleeting dust.
Thousands of years passed in the blink of an eye, and his legend in this World had already been forgotten by all beings.
It seemed it was time for the World to know just how terrifying an existence the former teacher of the Soul King truly was!
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