Dimensional Invasion: I Can Fish for All Heavens

Chapter 533 Heaven and Earth, I Alone Am Supreme! Surpassing all, I will become the strongest, Gojo Satoru!
When the visual image is a sharp blade slashing towards you, the tactile feedback is the dull pain of being hit hard on the back.
While hearing Aizen's voice came from the left, the sense of smell clearly indicated that the other's presence was approaching from the right rear.

When your taste buds inexplicably evoke the earthy, astringent taste, your sense of balance stubbornly insists that you are floating upside down in mid-air.

When all the sensory signals that constitute the basis of a person's understanding of the world no longer coordinate and corroborate each other, but instead become completely fragmented, contradictory, and even frantically deny each other.
What will this world become?
At this moment, Gojo Satoru is personally experiencing a scene that transcends the limits of ordinary people's understanding and is enough to drive any rational being mad in an instant!
The eyes "see" the bluestone path underfoot undulating and wriggling like waves, while the ears "hear" the crisp sound of glass shattering underfoot; the skin "feels" the scorching flames licking the arms, while the nose "smells" the biting cold and the scent of frost.
He tried to take a step, the force from his muscles felt light as if he were walking on clouds, but the inertia of his body felt heavy as if he were nailed to the spot!
The most basic concepts of direction—front, back, left, right, up, down, and so on—become meaningless.

The sense of time is also completely disordered; a second is stretched into a century, and the next moment seems to be compressed into a snap of the fingers.

He couldn't even be sure whether the excruciating pain of being cut in half had occurred in the previous second, in the distant past, or in the future.

This confusion of the five senses brings about an indescribable sense of disorientation.

It is more terrifying than mere darkness or silence because it does not destroy a single sense, but rather turns all the information provided by the senses into unbelievable "noise".

You can't believe your eyes, you can't believe your ears, you can't believe your skin, and you can't even believe what the results will be when your brain issues commands to your limbs!
In this state, let alone fighting, even maintaining the integrity of one's "self" becomes a desperate struggle.

Although Gojo Satoru's "six eyes" were still operating subconsciously, trying to sort out the patterns, the data that was flooding in was too complex, contradictory, and self-contradictory.

It's like trying to solve a mathematical paradox that keeps contradicting itself with a computer; the only result will be that the system overheats and is on the verge of crashing!
And at that very moment, when his mind went blank and his senses were completely in chaos.

"Pfft!"

That familiar, cold, slashing sensation struck his waist and abdomen once again!

This time, he couldn't even be sure if the blow came from "reality" or another "illusion" produced by this boundless chaos, but the excruciating pain of his body being torn apart and the icy chill of his life force rapidly draining away were a real reminder that his body had been severed once again.

But even if this attack is real, so what?

With all five senses completely disordered and all sensory feedback contradicting each other, can he still "control" his limbs to make an effective response?
Or perhaps it's about surrendering everything to one's "instinct"?
But doesn't the drive of "instinct" also rely on sensory feedback?
When all of a life’s sources of information become unreliable “false”, even the simplest instruction, such as “throwing a punch forward,” can become “walking backward” due to tactile confusion or “falling down on the spot” due to loss of balance. How much of a role can so-called “instinct” play?
No one knows what level Aizen Sousuke has raised in strength during his time in the real world, or to what extent he has developed "Kyoka Suigetsu".

Just like no one knows the true form of its "Bankai".

At least for now, Gojo Satoru has not found any way to break the "Mirror Flower Water Moon" ability.

But, in the end, the fundamental purpose of this "experiment" was not to break Aizen's "mirror image, water moon" illusion, was it?

What he needed was simply to realize what he truly desired under the pressure of battle and even on the verge of death.

So, what is it that he truly desires deep down?

Having discarded the incredibly chaotic information coming from his body, Gojo Satoru's consciousness became exceptionally clear, and countless memories from the past flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern.

In his youth, as the holder of the "Six Eyes" and the "No Limit Technique" who was born to stand at the top, Gojo Satoru was arrogant and self-centered.

His world is simple—power is everything.

"We are the strongest" was not only an affirmation of his close friend Xia Youjie, but also his understanding of the world at that time.

The Stardust Incident, Riko's death in the sky, and the near-death experience brought about by Fushiguro Jinji made him realize that being the strongest is not omnipotent.

The biggest shock came from Xia Youjie's betrayal.

Witnessing his best friend's grand ideals crumble in the face of harsh reality, ultimately leading him to extremes, was a devastating blow to him.

He experienced the meaning of "loneliness" for the first time.

He lost a companion who truly understood him; he also saw the “root” of everything: the corrupt, rigid, and oppressive world of sorcery.

They drove geniuses like Jay, who possessed both ideals and talent, mad.

It was from Xia Youjie's tragedy that Gojo Satoru established his life goals for the second half of his life.

He realized that it was impossible to rely solely on himself, the "strongest" pillar, to support the crumbling system, because once the pillar collapsed, everything would fall apart.

His dream thus became to create a better world where the younger generation could grow up healthily and freely without having to experience the tragedy of his generation.

And in this long process, he found his "kindred spirits" who could understand him and stand shoulder to shoulder with him. But now things are different!

He left that world and came to a completely different "real world"!
Here, there are no outdated rules, no responsibilities to bear, and no "new sprouts" to cultivate!
The restraints are gone! The shackles are broken!
So, after stripping away all the rational, responsible, and considerate layers of emotion, what is the most essential desire of his five realizations about existence itself?

The answer is simple: power!
It's stronger! Stronger! Strong enough to crush all rules, strong enough to render any existence meaningless in its presence—an absolute power!

"In heaven and on earth, I alone am supreme" is his understanding of the meaning and power of his own existence after being severely injured by Fuheishener and having an epiphany on the verge of death.

At that moment, the world held no secrets for him; he entered a completely new realm and became the "strongest" in the truest sense.

He "became a Buddha," not in the Buddhist sense of universal salvation, but because "my" very existence is the only one in this world, the center of all things!

Unlike the words spoken by Shakyamuni at the time of his birth, which implied the equality of all beings and the inherent Buddha-nature of all beings, "Above and below heaven, I alone am the honored one," Gojo's thoughts at that moment were pure and ultimate.

He became the strongest, surpassing all others; he was "Law," he was "Reason"! His will was the will of the world!

At this moment, when facing Aizen, what was awakened in his heart was the same desire!
It's no longer about protecting any specific person, nor is it about changing that corrupt system.

Just for "me," for the existence of Gojo Satoru itself, so that it can exist freely, unrestrained, and without any constraints!

Being able to decide one's own and others' fate by one's own will, instead of being bound and driven by fate, rules, or so-called "responsibility"!
“Hehehehahahahahaha!!!”

Gojo Satoru laughed, a laugh that went from low to high and finally became unrestrained!

That laughter was filled with the ecstatic joy of liberation and a near-mad enlightenment!

"I see."

"What I've always wanted has always been something this simple."

This was accompanied by a soft whisper that seemed to pierce through past and present lives and to fully comprehend the essence of one's own existence.

The Hogyoku in Aizen's palm finally sensed that pure, intense desire that could shake reality, and burst forth with an unprecedented dark blue light!

"boom!!!"

In the deep blue light, the rules of time and space seemed to be briefly rewritten.

Gojo Satoru's body also evolved within this light.

His body was undergoing a transformation; his flesh, bones, and meridians were being reshaped, and his soul was becoming more solid and transparent.
During this leap in life level, Gojo Satoru's body naturally broke free from the earth's gravity, his legs crossed, and he slowly floated in the void half a foot above the ground.

He held his right hand upright in front of his chest, pointing to the sky; his left hand hung naturally, pointing to the ground.

It was as if he was announcing his rebirth to the world!

The black eye mask that covered his eyes also quietly dissipated in this sublime light.

He slowly opened his eyes.
What eyes they were!

Like a cloudless, clear blue sky, it presents an extreme clarity that cannot be described in words; as the eyes open and close, a faint blue halo flows naturally, breathtakingly beautiful.

Gojo Satoru smiled faintly and addressed Aizen and the others before him:
"I am the only one in heaven and under heaven."

After nearly dying and gaining enlightenment from Fuheshel years ago, several years later, he uttered those eight words again in the real world!
"boom!"

The moment he finished speaking, an indescribable, boundless spiritual power erupted from his body, transforming into a dazzling pillar of light with a diameter of over ten meters that connected heaven and earth, tearing through the clouds and soaring straight into the heavens!
The aura emanating from him also increased rapidly at a visible speed!
Level five!

Without stagnation or bottlenecks, with the help of the Hogyoku and his own enlightenment, Gojo Satoru easily reached that boundary that once seemed unattainable.

He crossed the barrier between the fourth and fifth tiers with such ease and decisiveness!

(End of this chapter)