Dimensional Invasion: I Can Fish for All Heavens

Chapter 534 Gojo Satoru's Deepest "Desire": Confronting His Truest Self

A terrifying aura emanated from Gojo Satoru, like a tangible tide, exuding a heavy, oppressive feeling that made one's heart tremble!

Everyone could sense that Gojo Satoru had been completely transformed and had entered a completely new realm.

Tenyu Sora was slightly surprised.

Although she already knew about the "Hogyoku's" abilities, she was still somewhat surprised to witness how easily it allowed Gojo Satoru to cross the barrier between the fourth and fifth ranks.

In her original plan, although Gojo Satoru would be improved by the power of the Hogyoku, it would be impossible for him to directly reach the fifth rank.

"Is it because this guy was already very close to the bottleneck of the fifth tier?"

If Gojo Satoru wasn't far from the fifth rank, then using the power of the Hogyoku to cross that threshold would be normal. But is that really the case?
Amamiya Mio herself was a fourth-order rank, so she was well aware of the vast difference between the fourth and fifth orders!
She acknowledged Gojo Satoru's strength, but she absolutely refused to believe that he had already approached, or even had one foot on the threshold of the fifth rank.

"So, is it because his own 'potential' is too great?"

The power of the Hogyoku is based on the user's "potential" to realize that power. If Gojo Satoru himself does not have this "potential", then no matter how powerful the Hogyoku is, it will not be able to play its role.

Furthermore, the potential guided by the Hogyoku is only a part of his total potential.

Even so, Gojo Satoru still broke through to the fifth rank so easily, which can only mean that the potential hidden in this guy's body is far greater than all of them had previously estimated.

"Ah."

Having figured this out, the amused smile on Tenyu Sora's lips not only didn't disappear, but became even more intense, even carrying a hint of heat.

Amane Sora is not the kind of person who thinks her potential is inferior to others.

Even if Gojo Satoru is the person with the highest potential in his world, so what? In the end, it's just a world with a low combat power system.

How could her potential be any less than that of Gojo Satoru?
Although there weren't many, there were still quite a few, at the beginning of the "spiritual energy revival".

However, only three people were able to break through to the fourth rank first.

She was one of the three.

Even though her fourth-tier strength at that time was more reflected in her pure strength, rather than the requirement for total spiritual power after the Great Xia Dynasty, she was still one of the earliest ability users in the real world to step into the fourth tier.

In terms of talent and potential, there are very few people in the real world who are better than her.

She has the qualifications and confidence to believe that her potential is no less than anyone else's.

"If Gojo Satoru can reach the fifth rank with the Hogyoku, then so can I!"

This is what she really thinks.

At the same time, Tobirama Senju, standing on the other side, narrowed his red eyes slightly, his heart also stirred with considerable turmoil.

He and Aizen worked together on the research and improvement of the Hogyoku, so he had a deeper understanding of its abilities than others.

He knew clearly that the power of the Hogyoku lay in "guiding evolution"; and the direction and form of "evolution" were not determined by the Hogyoku itself, but depended on the user's deepest and most essential "desire".

This "desire" is the key to driving the power of the Hogyoku.

Unless what the user desires and is most attached to is "evolution" itself, or the enhancement of "power", the "guidance" effect of the Hogyoku will not be so directly reflected in pure strength.

Therefore, in Tobirama Senju's vision, after Gojo Satoru used the Hogyoku, a certain latent, undeveloped potential within him was greatly stimulated.
The "No Limit Technique" and "Six Eyes" have been optimized and improved like never before, and may even awaken some new derivative abilities, which will enable his future growth speed to achieve a qualitative leap and lay a solid foundation for breaking through to the fifth tier.

Instead of directly entering the fifth-order realm as we are doing now.

"Did I underestimate the boost to 'power' that the Hogyoku provides when fulfilling the user's inner 'desire,' or...?"

"What Gojo Satoru truly desires deepest in his heart is precisely 'power' itself?"

Tobirama Senju fell into a brief moment of contemplation.

His understanding of Gojo Satoru mainly comes from the works of "Jujutsu Kaisen" and his brief working and observation with him after he descended into the real world.

In his mind, Gojo Satoru is a complex and contradictory figure.

He was confident to the point of arrogance, yet he always maintained a calm mind and rational judgment; he seemed cynical, but in reality, he had a strong sense of responsibility.

Rather than being "obsessed" or "desire" for strength, it's more accurate to see it as a manifestation of one's own talent.

Based on this understanding, Tobirama Senju previously believed that the Hogyoku's guidance of Satoru Gojo would be more inclined to stimulate some untapped potential in his body or soul.

But it is a fact that Gojo Satoru has broken through to the fifth rank, and it is indeed a manifestation of the Hogyoku responding to his "inner self"; therefore, the answer is obvious.

Deep down, those so-called "responsibility," "protection," and "change" are perhaps not what he cares about, or rather, not what he cares about most!

What he truly desires, and what comes first and foremost, is always "power" itself!
Aizen naturally considered the ideas that Tobirama Senju had.

However, unlike Tobirama Senju, Aizen spent more time with Satoru Gojo, and thus saw through Satoru Gojo's true nature much earlier.

Why is Gojo Satoru considered the "strongest"?
Because he was born with "six eyes" and "no-limit techniques", power is an innate talent for him, as natural as breathing.

Why was he so confident that he could win?
Because apart from him, no one else in that world dared to claim they could handle all crises; only he had that ability.

Why was he able to accept death so calmly?
For him, it was better to fight to the death against the strong than to die an ordinary, mediocre life on his sickbed. Why did he choose to become a teacher?

Because he felt he should do something to change the world of sorcery.

In Aizen's view, Gojo Satoru's attitude towards "power" in the original world was less one of "desire" and more one of "taking it for granted" to possess and use it.

So why, at this moment, in the real world, guided by the Hogyoku, does Gojo Satoru's deepest and most essential desire so nakedly point to "power" itself?

Because in this "real world" stripped of all the emotions and responsibilities of the original world, Gojo Satoru's subconscious concern about "loss" has been magnified and surfaced infinitely!

Friends, close friends, teachers, students, juniors—all these external things that constituted his "responsibility" and "meaning" in his original world became distant and uncertain after he crossed over to the real world.

So, what else does he own?

strength!

In the experience of being on the verge of death, in the abyss of cognitive confusion, this desire, which stems from the instinct for life, overwhelms all acquired sense of responsibility and moral constraints, and becomes the inner desire!
Therefore, the Hogyoku granted his wish.

"Stripped of all external adornments, even you, deep down, still trust power itself the most."

Aizen murmured silently to himself, a smile playing on his lips.

The pillar of light slowly dissipated, and the surging spiritual energy fluctuations in the courtyard gradually subsided.

But Gojo Satoru's "aura" became even more distinct and flamboyant.

He slowly descended from his suspended state, his feet lightly touching the bluestone slabs, a radiant smile of extreme joy on his face.

His gaze swept over the people on the sidelines, finally settling on Tobirama Senju, and he said with a grin:

"Hey, isn't this our Second Generation Lord? How come you're still at the fourth rank even though we haven't seen each other for a while?"

"Have you been too busy with official duties lately, neglecting your cultivation?"

"Would you like me, a fifth-tier cultivator, to give you some pointers when I have a spare moment?"

Upon hearing this, Tobirama Senju didn't even bother to lift his eyelids, simply uttering a single word:

"roll."

"That's really hurtful, Second Hokage!"

"I was just trying to help you, Second Hokage, improve your strength. How can you be so cold-hearted?"

Gojo Satoru immediately clutched his chest, making an exaggerated heartbroken expression, but his face showed no sadness whatsoever; instead, he smiled even more brightly.

Just then, Tenyu Kuro stepped forward, her eyes fixed intently on Aizen, and said decisively:
"Next, it's my turn."

Since you believe in your own potential, there's no need to wait until the very end to use it.

Moreover, she also wanted to know what she longed for most in her heart.

Gojo Satoru raised an eyebrow and looked at Ame no Sora with great interest.

He could tell what Amane Mio was thinking just from her expression, but he was also looking forward to seeing how far Amane Mio could go under the influence of the Hogyoku.

As for whether she can break through to the fifth rank, that depends on Tenyu Kōmiō herself.

A glint flashed in Tobirama Senju's eyes, but he did not speak up to stop him; he needed more data on the actual effects of the Hogyoku, and he did not intend to use it now.

Needless to say, Kagura Shimizu.

The reason I came here was simply out of curiosity about what level Gojo Satoru could reach under the influence of the Hogyoku; I didn't really feel anything for myself.

Aizen wasn't surprised to hear what Amayuu Kuroko said.

He adjusted his glasses, his gaze behind the lenses calm and unwavering, and said in a gentle tone:
"Then please prepare yourselves, Tenyu-kun."

"I also look forward to seeing what kind of light will shine from the depths of your soul when you shed all pretenses and disguises and face your most authentic self."

The moment the words were spoken, Aizen did not even make any obvious movement.

Tenyu Kureha's pupils suddenly contracted!

In that instant, the world before her eyes underwent a dramatic and earth-shattering change.

The familiar courtyard, the onlookers, and even the surrounding space were all forcibly distorted by some invisible force; she felt as if she had been thrown into a completely empty cage.

No one knows exactly what Amamiya Sora experienced in that illusion made of reflections in water, nor does anyone know what Amamiya Sora was thinking.

Even Aizen didn't know.

He merely offered her an opportunity to "face her true self," but he couldn't glimpse what she truly thought.

(End of this chapter)