They traveled through time at the same time, but the villainous scientist

Chapter 296 Beyond Time and Space and a New World
Crimson and pure gold, two completely different energies, collided violently in the sky above the dilapidated city center of Kyoto.

There was no earth-shattering roar; the initial collision was met with an eerie silence.

What Impet released was a torrent of violent energy that combined the characteristics of four Ultramen.

Tartarus' Absolut Destruction, on the other hand, is a pure and highly refined "ending" power.

At the point where the two streams of light converged, space itself began to groan under the strain.

The light no longer travels in a straight line, but is distorted by that terrifying energy density, forming a constantly rotating vortex.

At the center of the spiral, a pitch-black point was born.

It reflects no light, and even the concept itself is swallowed up.

That point rapidly expanded, transforming into an irregular crack with edges shimmering with fragmented remnants of spacetime.

An indescribable suction force erupted from the crack, pulling everything around it in—the ruins of buildings, the billowing smoke and dust, and even the light itself.

Inside the bridge of the Atlas, alarms were blaring, but everyone felt as if they were being choked by an invisible hand.

"Is this... a black hole?"

Horii's voice was hoarse; this manifestation had once again refreshed his understanding of Ultraman's power.

The mere collision of energy distorted spacetime...

If these giants are the enemy...

Zongfang gripped the armrest of the commander's chair tightly, his knuckles turning white from the force.

He hadn't forgotten the giants who were their adversaries...

In the ruins of R'lyeh in the deep sea, Camilla and her two companions watched the final collision unfold.

"This kind of power..."

"They actually managed to do that!"

Hitram's tone was filled with shock and greed.

Dharam remained silent, but his massive body involuntarily tensed up.

Only Camilla had a complicated expression on her face.

Just then, the situation changed again.

The black hole seemed to have reached its peak, and in the next instant, it suddenly collapsed inward.

The whole world seemed to be muted.

Then, there was a silent explosion.

A white halo spread outwards from the crack with overwhelming force.

Wherever the halo passed, the earth was stripped away layer by layer, the ruins of skyscrapers turned to dust in an instant, and solid rock layers evaporated like foam.

The shockwave pushed the Atedis far away, and the ship trembled violently, as if it would fall apart at any moment.

When everything settled down, the members of the winning team regained their footing and looked at the screen, and everyone was stunned.

The original battlefield, that corner of Kyoto that bore witness to countless histories and cultures, is now nothing more than a bottomless, gigantic sinkhole. The edges of the sinkhole are as smooth as a mirror, as if some deity had used a spoon to scoop a piece out of thin air.

The sky was clear, but the ruins remained.

But those two towering giants, Impaler and Tartarus, had vanished without a trace.

……

Masaki Keigo felt like a drowning man, swept up in a cold and violent ocean current.

There is no up, down, left, or right here, no concept of the passage of time, only a deep darkness, and occasionally, fragmented bands of light that flash through the darkness like dying stars.

This is beyond the universe, in the dimensional rift, in a realm yet to be explored by human technology.

He never expected to arrive at this place in this way. Fortunately, Ultraman is a high-latitude creature, so he can survive even in such an extreme environment.

The bad news is that, due to the side effects of his transcendent form, he will soon become human again.

In this chaotic sea where even the basic laws of physics are incomplete, if one were to expose themselves with flesh and blood, they would be instantly broken down into the most basic particles.

However, Masaki Keigo's heart was eerily calm.

In this situation, panic and fear are useless emotions; they cannot solve any problems.

He forced himself to calm down, his brain working at an unprecedented speed, reviewing every detail that led to all of this.

The release of energy alone cannot cause this situation...

The only explanation is that the giant Tartarus possesses a unique energy that allows him to influence spacetime.

This also explains why that guy was here...

If that's the case, the solution is quite simple...

Thinking of this, Masaki Keigo took out a badge, which was a light particle collection device he had designed.

It can record Ultraman's energy information, which can be read by the transformation device, thereby changing Ultraman Impet's characteristics.

And within this badge lies the energy information of Tartarus that he recorded during the battle…

Since Tartarus' energy characteristics caused this effect, if a similar energy fluctuation could be simulated, he might also be able to open a door to a stable universe.

Now, another question is, where to go?
This is a dimension beyond all universes; without a coordinate positioning system, it's completely useless.

He doesn't have much time left...

Just as he was about to take a gamble and randomly choose a direction to jump through space, a faint but incredibly pure light came from the depths of endless darkness.

Warmth and peace seemed to be guiding him...

Masaki Keigo's heart skipped a beat.

This is... Ultraman's light!

Without the slightest hesitation.

Using this light as a beacon, Masaki Keigo mobilized the last remaining power of Inpat and, using the Tartarus energy data recorded by PDI as a template, simulated a similar fluctuation. He then leaped towards the direction from which the light came.

His figure completely disappeared into the light particles, like a drop of water thrown into the ocean, instantly swept into an invisible torrent, falling towards that unknown world.

……

Somewhere in an unnamed forest. Dense foliage blocks out the sun, with sunlight filtering through the gaps and casting dappled patterns.

The space distorted slightly, and Masaki Keigo's figure appeared, staggering, before crashing heavily onto the soft, decaying leaves.

He coughed violently, each breath causing excruciating pain throughout his body.

Being forcibly stripped from the form of a giant of light in a super-high dimension and compressed back into a three-dimensional human body feels no less like being disassembled and reassembled.

He opened his palm, and Impat's transformation device was now dull and covered with spiderweb-like cracks, clearly damaged by energy overload.

He struggled to sit up, leaned against a thick tree trunk, and turned on PDI.

After a few simple steps, the PDI probes began searching and scanning all surrounding radio frequency bands.

Because of his research on Lightning Man, communication technology in the Tiga world has made a breakthrough. Although it has not yet been put into large-scale application, who can blame him when he is the technical director of TPC?
From the most primitive radio broadcasts to complex satellite communication signals, a vast amount of information began to be retrieved.

History, science and technology, culture, international situation...

The more he learned about it, the more solemn his expression became.

The course of history in this world is completely different from that of the Ultraman Tiga universe. There was no sinking of ancient civilizations, no destruction of the world by Gijera, and no continuous war against monsters that has spanned human history.

On the contrary, the history here bears a striking resemblance to his "hometown" before his time travel—the Earth in the early 21st century.

He searched for all the keywords he was familiar with, such as "monster," "giant," and "defense force," but the results were all "0."

This world seems to have no monsters, nor any defense forces to protect the Earth.

Masaki Keigo's brows furrowed tightly.

What guided him here was the light of Ultraman.

Ultraman and monsters exist, but they haven't been revealed online.

This is very unusual...

In other words, is it possible for someone to block the news?
If that's the case, the technology possessed by the governments of this world may not be as simple as it appears on the surface...

Masaki Keigo took a deep breath. If that was the case, then he would have to be more careful with his next move.

There are several urgent tasks that must be completed.

First, repair the transformation device. This requires sophisticated equipment and a large amount of energy.

Second, studying the energy patterns of Tartarus preserved in the badge and returning to the Ultraman Tiga universe also requires instruments and laboratories.

Third, investigate the source of that light and the hidden secrets of this world.

With that in mind, Masaki Keigo once again operated PDI, using the newly established network connection to hack into the local government's population information database.

He skillfully bypassed several firewalls, creating a completely new and seamless identity for himself.

Name, resume, social connections... everything is perfect and impeccable.

After doing all this, he put away the PDI, stood up, and dusted himself off.

He needs to leave the forest first, find a place to settle down, and then make further plans.

……

Meanwhile, in the world of Bleach

Hueco Mundo.

Eternal night shrouds the boundless white desert, and enormous quartz trees pierce the sky like stark white bones.

This is a virtual realm, a testing ground for death and evolution.

A bizarre building stands deep in the desert. It possesses the sophisticated style of the Seireitei Technology Development Bureau, yet it blends strangely into the surrounding Hueco Mundo environment. The building's walls seem alive, with a vein-like structure that pulsates slowly.

This is Mayuri Kurotsuchi's laboratory.

More than a year has passed since he "defected" from Soul Society and followed Aizen Sousuke to Hueco Mundo.

During that year, Mayuri Kurotsuchi almost completely locked herself in this laboratory.

His research mainly focuses on two directions.

Firstly, there's the Hogyoku that Aizen gave him. Just as the setting suggests, this thing has the ability to fulfill the inner desires of the things around it.

This cannot be explained simply by spiritual particle technology...

Therefore, he spends a lot of time every day recording and analyzing the subtle fluctuations of the Hogyoku with various instruments, trying to crack its underlying operating principle.

His second, and more important, research topic was the basic unit that constitutes this world—the virtual.

Behind him, rows of petri dishes contained various forms of phagocytosis.

From the lowest-ranking minions to the Kyrians with rudimentary intelligence, and even a few Adjuchas that he captured.

"It's amazing..."

Mayuri Kurotsuchi stroked his chin and said, "Because of the characteristics of spirit particles, people in this world can easily retain their soul state after death."

Simply put, it can be understood that spiritual particles have the ability to record and preserve human mental information.

As they grow, these spiritual particles will also be imprinted with that person's indelible spiritual mark, which is why powerful death gods undergo soul burial after death.

The void, on the other hand, is the product of the spiritual particles after they have lost their sense of self, retaining only the most basic biological instinct of feeding.

Because they lack a sense of self, they seek to complete themselves, which is why they attack other souls or the Grim Reaper.

The final result is that it becomes a massive Hollow, and only after becoming a higher-level Hollow will it possess a certain degree of thinking ability.

This is a qualitative change caused by quantitative change...

The birth of the Arrancar was to awaken these Hollows to their own selves, thereby enabling them to compress their enormous spiritual power and obtain even stronger spiritual pressure.

In this world, there are two quantifiable indicators that determine strength: spiritual power and spiritual pressure.

This is similar to water flow; for the same mass of water, the higher the water pressure, the greater the power.

Aside from anomalies like Kenpachi Zaraki, Shinigami possess high spiritual pressure, but their spiritual power is relatively weak compared to Hollows that can devour and evolve.

The Void, on the other hand, possesses immense spiritual power but lacks a sense of self, making it unable to generate high-intensity spiritual pressure.

Based on this theory, the Zanpakuto might be even more powerful than he thought...

The ability to draw out the Grim Reaper's spiritual power and gain abilities is quite similar to the arrows in the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure world that awaken Stands...

(End of this chapter)