Dimensional Invasion: I Can Fish for All Heavens

Chapter 428 The World's Favored Blessing, Nearly "Omniscient and Omnipotent" in the Context of Rule-Based Authority

It's a happy thing to see someone ahead of you on the road.

This means you are not blazing a trail alone; there are pioneers ahead who have proven the feasibility of the path, and someone has shown you the scenery ahead.

All you need to do is focus on the path ahead and keep chasing it.

But if one day you find that there is no one in front of you, that would be truly regrettable.

Because you have already reached the current end of this path and become the strongest in everyone's eyes, what you need to do is to take over what the original "strongest" did and pave a new path for those who come after.

The road ahead is shrouded in chaos, with no clear direction.

In contrast, having a clear goal to catch up with and surpass makes everyone's path forward clearer and more hopeful.

Ye Xuan is the most dazzling beacon of this era.

His very existence is the greatest inspiration to all those who come after him.

Without Ye Xuan's existence, even if everyone knew from theory and from the potential of the descending "dimensional life" that the spiritual energy system had an extremely high and limitless upper limit,

But before a living, breathing being from the real world truly reaches that level, how many people will genuinely believe that humans in the real world, through their own efforts and talents, can also reach that point?

"Dimensional life" is ultimately an "outsider".

It's perfectly normal for them to possess terrifying talents and abilities, because that's how the creators define them.

You can't expect real-world people to have more talent than created characters; in fact, the two should be worlds apart in every way!
Therefore, the level that "dimensional beings" reach by cultivating the spiritual energy system in the real world cannot directly prove that humans born on Earth and raised under the existing world rules also possess the same potential and possibilities.

Ye Xuan's appearance broke down this cognitive barrier before it even took shape.

Yes, he was indeed blessed by the world, with talent and luck far exceeding those of ordinary people, even to an unreasonable degree.

But there is no denying that he is still a person of the real world!

They are people who live under the same sky and breathe the same air as people in the real world!
His roots are here.

that's enough.

His existence tells everyone in the real world that they are no worse than the fantastical beings they create, and in fact, they can be stronger!
He is not an unreachable "god," but a "human" who walks at the forefront and can be seen and touched; this sense of identity and pride derived from his own kind is something that no powerful "dimensional being" can bring.

Therefore, people look up to him and pursue him not only because of his power, but also because he is the embodiment of hope and the proof of possibility.

He instilled in all those who followed him a firm belief!
If Ye Xuan can do it, then as long as they persevere, perhaps one day they too can touch the light of that star.

The country of cherry blossoms, Kyoto.

In a traditional study, Aizen Sousuke sat quietly in a chair, the screen in front of him displaying the "Standards for Classifying the Strength Levels of Ability Users (Updated)" recently released by the Great Xia Heavenly Bureau.

His gaze swept over the newly added level definitions: ninth rank, tenth rank, eleventh rank, especially the last one, which described it as "destroying a star system the size of our solar system."
Even the usually composed man couldn't help but let a very complex, slightly helpless smile appear on his lips.

"The eleventh level, what awe-inspiring power."

"Even the Spirit King, judging solely by the scale of this pure 'destructive power,' would probably be far from reaching such a terrifying level."

He whispered to himself.

The Soul King is the supreme being in the world of Bleach and the cornerstone that maintains the balance of multiple worlds, including Soul Society, the Human World, and Hueco Mundo. Its existence is more like a rule-based concept.

He does not rule from a throne, but rather sacrifices himself to become the "wedge" that supports the world's operation. Without the Spirit King, the three realms will return to chaos, time and space will be disordered, and all things will be annihilated.

Unmatched power, omniscience and omnipotence surpassing Yhwach, the ability to reject reality and alter the past, and the power of infinite evolution.
Compared to the power He possesses, everyone else in the world of Death, except for a very few like Yhwach, is no different from an ant.

Of course, it is also possible that this applies to everyone, including Yhwach.

The deeper one delves into the plot of "Bleach" and the more one examines its setting, the more abstract and rule-based the Soul King's power becomes.

However, if we set aside the unique nature of the "Soul King" and measure it solely by the "destructive power" that other characters in the actual work can demonstrate in a way that is intuitively understandable, then the Soul King's strength becomes extremely subtle.

Its significance far exceeds its actual strength.

The Spirit King is undoubtedly above the eighth rank, because his will permeates the very foundation of the existence of the Three Realms. He does not "possess" power, but rather he "is" power itself.

However, in terms of pure power output and whether it has the power to destroy an entire star system in one blow, the answer is undoubtedly no.

Let alone the eleventh rank, even the ninth rank, capable of destroying a planet the size of Jupiter, is an act of pure crushing power that Aizen believes even the "Soul King" could not accomplish.

At least the "Spirit King" of his world couldn't do that.

The power of death is rooted in the soul, rules, and realm, rather than simply the accumulation of energy.

“Although they are different systems with different focuses, there are still differences within the systems themselves.” Aizen Sousuke chuckled with a hint of mockery and helplessness.

As a Grim Reaper himself, he naturally understands the essence of the "Grim Reaper" system better than others. It is a power based on the soul, and even if one goes to the end of this path, there is absolutely no possibility of being able to rival the Soul King.

Even if one wanted to be on par with Ichigo Kurosaki and Yhwach, it wouldn't be possible.

Such existences are exceptions to the rules.

The "Spirit King" is the pinnacle of exceptions, the "constant" that maintains all exceptions.

Even though the "Soul King" is so special, Aizen has a clear understanding of him.

In his view, the power of the Spirit King is more like a "world power". He may be judged as a ninth-order in reality because the "three realms" he governs are far larger than ordinary planets, but this power cannot be simply converted into the explosive equivalent of destroying a planet.

However, Ye Xuan, who was born in the real world, entered the realm that only one person in the world of death had reached in just one year after the spiritual energy revival.

Absolute talent, the favor of the entire world's fortune, and the blessing of heavenly treasures ultimately created a miracle that is almost impossible to replicate.

Moreover, Ye Xuan's power, while not merely the "omniscient and omnipotent" power of a Spirit King that is close to the authority of rules, is by no means a simple and crude accumulation of energy.

Although Aizen did not fully understand the extent of Ye Xuan's power, the power Ye Xuan wielded, based solely on the "treasures of the heavens" originating from different worlds, was already beyond the limitations of a single system.

There's also that image of a sacred giant, radiating a soft light, that circulates online.

Although it was just a picture, before that, he, like everyone else, clearly felt that light and warmth that transcended words.

It wasn't some kind of power, but rather something more like a sacredness and majesty originating from life itself.

Many people in the Great Xia believed that Ye Xuan in his silver-white giant form was "Ninth Rank".

But is that really only the ninth rank?

Aizen shook his head slightly, not continuing to ponder the matter.

The gap in strength is too huge. Right now, he is only at the sixth level, and there is still a long way to go before reaching the seventh level.

The complete form of the Hōgyoku still needs time to develop, and even after it is completed, breaking through to the seventh rank is not an easy task, requiring stimulation from extreme external environments or even the threat of death.

The path from the seventh to the eighth level is even longer, like an insurmountable chasm.

Therefore, at this moment, he could not truly understand what kind of great power "ninth rank" represented, nor could he imagine what kind of power Ye Xuan possessed now. Naturally, he could not know whether he was at the ninth rank in his silver giant form or had already surpassed the ninth rank.

When the gap becomes too large, it loses its meaning for specific comparison.

However, in a sense, he was actually quite pleased deep down, pleased that individuals like Ye Xuan existed in this real world.

Like humans on Earth, he is also a cultivator on the path of the "spiritual energy system".

Ye Xuan's existence illuminates the future of the "spiritual energy system" for them.

But this does not mean he will be content to merely watch the other person's back from afar, nor does it mean he is willing to always remain in the background.

Even though there is an indescribable gap between him and Ye Xuan, including the favor of the world, he will never "stop" or "accept his fate" because of it.

He will do anything to move forward!

He never believed in the so-called "end point of talent," but only in the "limits of current cognition"; and limits are born to be broken.

Ye Xuan walked ahead, that's good.

That means this road does indeed lead to higher places.

What Aizen needs to do is to stand shoulder to shoulder with him, and even surpass him, in his own way.

At the same time, an unusual energy fluctuation suddenly seized his senses. Aizen's gaze abruptly turned to the distance, where he "saw" the spiritual energy between heaven and earth converging madly in a certain direction like a tide, forming an invisible vortex.

The immense spiritual energy was rapidly absorbed and refined, ultimately transforming into a profound yet exceptionally pure purple energy that billowed and emitted an undeniable presence.

At the center of this energy, a powerful aura is rising at an astonishing speed, constantly breaking through invisible barriers.

"Oh?"

Aizen's lips curled slightly, and a faint hint of interest flashed in his eyes.

"Kagura Shimizu has broken through? That's much faster than expected."

(End of this chapter)