Dimensional Invasion: I Can Fish for All Heavens

Chapter 366 The gods will not create anything above me; this stems from an inner arrogance regarding one's own abilities.
Gojo Satoru shrugged and followed Tobirama Senju into a high-tech laboratory.

The silver-white metal walls were covered with various data charts, and the metal lab benches were neatly arranged with various precision instruments placed on them. The air was filled with a faint smell of metal mixed with disinfectant.

"Wow~"

Gojo Satoru was like a curious child, touching and exploring everything.

"These devices are far more advanced than those at the Spellcasting Academy!"

Tobirama Senju frowned slightly.

"What did you come in for?"

"Come in and have a look."

"Don't let my appearance fool you, I'm actually quite curious about scientific research."

Gojo Satoru approached a running machine with a grin. This was true; with his six eyes, he could do well in anything he was interested in.

He's just a sorcerer, so he reached the top among sorcerers.

If he had chosen a different path, he could have reached the summit just as easily.

Tobirama Senju shook his head and walked straight to the deepest part of the laboratory.

Gojo Satoru followed, and after passing through several automatically opening doors, they arrived at a hemispherical core research lab.

Aizen Sousuke stood on the central platform, with a strange gem emitting a ghostly blue light floating in front of him. The light flowed like water, pulsating slightly as if it were alive.

This is the Hogyoku, or more precisely, a semi-finished Hogyoku made from tens of thousands of souls in Rukongai that possessed the potential to become Shinigami.

Although it is not yet complete, it has already shown some characteristics of the full version of the Hogyoku.

Upon seeing Tobirama Senju and Satoru Gojo, Aizen smiled and said, "Aren't Satoru-kun and Tobirama-kun going to continue their sparring?"

"no need."

"Just maintain your fighting habits as they are."

"Compared to him, the research on the Hogyoku is more important."

Tobirama Senju said calmly, walked to the experimental table, and fixed his gaze on the real-time monitoring screen.

"Energy fluctuations have stabilized by 12% compared to last week, but the core structure remains unstable."

Aizen nodded slightly, his fingertips tracing the data charts.

"The rate of spiritual energy absorption has increased by 15%, but the conversion efficiency is only 68%."

"The key lies in the internal structure. If you only look at these energy nodes, their uneven distribution will obstruct the flow of spiritual energy."

Gojo Satoru peered closer, his six eyes detecting subtle fluctuations imperceptible to ordinary people:

"Wow, this energy is like a knotted ball of yarn."

"The metaphor is very vivid."

Aizen nodded with a light laugh.

“That’s exactly the problem.”

"The Hogyoku can automatically absorb spiritual energy to replenish itself, but this process takes time, and it is estimated to take at least three more years."

Three years is not a long time.

In the world of Bleach, Aizen spent hundreds of years trying to find a way to repair the Hogyoku, but now, relying solely on the spiritual energy of the real world, he can naturally complete it within three years.

Three years is but a blink of an eye in the Soul Society.

But this is the real world.

A world where spiritual energy has been revived for less than a year, yet a sixth-tier powerhouse has emerged.

A world where the rate of evolution is growing exponentially.

Based on the current rate of spiritual energy growth and the proportion of dimensional life forms, even if no one other than Ye Xuan and Elder Zhong reaches the sixth rank, there will still be at least a dozen or more sixth-rank powerhouses in three years.

These sixth-tier powerhouses are all dimensional beings that will descend upon us in the future.

Moreover, among the dimensional beings that have descended now, there are also powerful individuals who have reached the sixth rank due to their cultivation of the spiritual energy system.

Double-digit numbers of sixth-tier powerhouses, as well as seventh, eighth, and even ninth-tier powerhouses, are possible.

They don't have the time to wait.

Tobirama Senju shook his head at the thought of three years:

"too slow."

Knowing the function of the Hogyoku, even though he knew that the creation of the Hogyoku would cause a great deal of trouble, they still needed the power of the Hogyoku.

"To bring to life what people desire, according to their own thoughts"—if it were him, he might be able to turn many of the ideas in his mind into reality.

Because those were things that his talents were capable of achieving, but they just required a long time to research; while the Hogyoku could help him save that time directly.

It's even possible that he might awaken Wood Release.

However, he knew in his heart that without his brother's unique Sage Body constitution, even if he obtained Wood Release, he would find it difficult to unleash its true power.

Aizen's voice rang out at the opportune moment:

“We can start from two aspects.”

"First, we will modify the internal structure of the Hogyoku to improve the efficiency of spiritual energy absorption; second, we will construct a special sealing technique to accelerate the gathering of spiritual energy."

Tobirama Senju immediately understood his intention: "Two-way time compression."

Since the Hogyoku needs spiritual energy, they try their best to make the Hogyoku absorb enough spiritual energy to replenish itself in a short period of time.

It improves absorption efficiency and maintains the supply of spiritual energy, compressing the time in both directions so that it can be fully replenished in the shortest possible time.

“That’s right.” Aizen nodded and brought up a set of 3D models.

"I have designed several energy node arrangement methods, which can theoretically increase absorption efficiency by 300%."

Tobirama Senju quickly scanned the data.

“300% is not enough. I will try to improve the sealing technique in my memory and add the effect of gathering spiritual energy.”

The two men's discussion became increasingly in-depth, with various technical terms echoing in the laboratory.

Gojo Satoru stood listlessly to the side, tapping his fingers lightly on the lab table.

The obscure technical terms used by Aizen and Tobirama Senju floated past his ears, but they did nothing to arouse his interest. His gaze remained fixed on the floating Hogyoku, its six eyes reflecting a ghostly blue light beneath the black bandages.

"If I used the Hogyoku, how far would it evolve?"

Gojo Satoru tilted his head, pondering the question, one that even he himself couldn't answer.

Because he has never truly reached his limit.

Even in the future of the original world, before the great battle with Sukuna, his strength continued to increase.

He has never experienced what can be described as "arduous" training, nor has he ever felt any bottlenecks or obstacles.

The statement "Gods will not create anything above Him" ​​may be arrogant, but it is an undeniable fact when applied to him.

He is the embodiment of "talent," the most perfect masterpiece of the Creator.

Why did he tell Itajō that he would win against Sukuna, who had twenty fingers?

Because after seeing the power of one of Sukuna's fingers with his six eyes, he had already calculated the power of Sukuna with twenty fingers. He was certain that he was stronger, so he said he would win.

Even if you let him speak now, he still thinks he will win.

In theory, he could indeed win, after all, the top-tier character in this version is the cautious Wujiao Wutou.

An unprepared sorcerer and a fully prepared sorcerer have completely different strengths.

But a loss is a loss, and he won't make excuses.

But he only admitted that it was his original, future self who lost, and that it had nothing to do with his present self.

After a long while, Aizen and Tobirama Senju ended their discussion about the Hogyoku and finalized a preliminary plan.

"That's how the preliminary plan was decided."

"I will complete the improvement of the sealing technique within seven days."

Tobirama Senju spoke.

Although it seems difficult, it's no problem for him because he is Tobirama Senju.

Aizen nodded slightly, his slender fingers gently pushing up his glasses:
"I will also complete the modification of the internal structure of the Hogyoku within seven days."

As he spoke, his gaze fell on Gojo Satoru.

"Wu Jun, according to the standards of the spiritual energy system in the real world, you have already reached the fifth level, right?"

Although it is a question, the tone is unequivocal.

"Huh, we've been spotted?"

Gojo Satoru tilted his head, a playful smile curving his lips beneath the bandages.

He has indeed reached the fifth level, and not in terms of "threat level," but in terms of spiritual power.

In fact, even according to the original setting of Jujutsu Kaisen, a Grand Master Jujutsu Master possesses the power to overthrow a country.

This country isn't even a country like the "Japan of Cherry Blossoms," but any country in the world.

Xia Youjie once commented that he "possesses the ability to kill all of humanity in the world."

Therefore, in terms of threat level, he can actually be considered a fifth-tier strategist; however, in terms of destructive power alone, he can only be considered a fourth-tier strategist.

Furthermore, the real world is different from the Jujutsu Kaisen world.

In the world of Jujutsu Kaisen, apart from Sakura, other countries' cursed spirits exist, but their numbers are very small. There may not even be any special-grade cursed spirits, let alone special-grade cursed masters.

However, in the real world, there are quite a few people with powerful superpowers and who possess treasures from all over the world.

Therefore, even if he had the ability to overthrow a country in the original world, in the real world, his initial strength was only at the fourth level.

A faint smile appeared on Aizen's lips.

"What a powerful talent."

He sighed softly.

The path of spiritual power cultivation, though not long for those with exceptional talent, is still an unimaginable feat for ordinary people to accumulate fifth-level spiritual power in such a short period of time.

Even those beings who reached the sixth level of the spiritual energy system's judgment standard before their arrival might not be able to complete such energy conversion in a short period of time.

Gojo Satoru, despite being less than a fifth-tier expert at the time of his arrival, still managed to achieve this in such a short period of time.

Such talent is worthy of his title as "the strongest sorcerer in modern times," worthy of the strongest opponent he has ever faced, as he said, the "strongest sorcerer in history," and worthy of his "arrogance."

Yes, in Aizen's eyes, Gojo Satoru's most distinctive trait was his deep-seated arrogance.

Even after arriving in the real world of "spiritual energy revival" and "dimensional invasion," and witnessing countless powerful and exceptionally talented beings, and even seeing dimensional life forms with settings far exceeding his own, he still maintained unwavering confidence.

That attitude of never backing down in the face of anyone, that composure that allowed him to remain at ease even when facing Aizen Sousuke—it was exactly the same as him.

Gojo Satoru is arrogant, but isn't Aizen Sousuke also arrogant?
Beneath that gentle exterior lies an absolute confidence in one's own abilities; a steadfast belief that even when faced with beings of a higher level, one will ultimately surpass them.

His arrogance is second to none.

(End of this chapter)