Bleach: From the moment I was invited by Squad Zero.

Chapter 82 Gods and Demons

That was neither the spiritual pressure of the Grim Reaper, nor the divine spiritual power of the Quincy, nor the aura of the void.

It was pitch black, yet it seemed to contain the faint light of countless stars rising and falling, quietly spreading along the texture of Liu Chuan's skin.

It transformed into streaks of ominous yet powerfully beautiful black magical runes, instantly covering his body.

"Magic" means liberation.

"What... kind of power is this?"

For the first time, Lijie Barona's perpetually indifferent voice showed a noticeable fluctuation, not from fear, but from astonishment and intense curiosity in the face of the unknown.

His "eye of God" rapidly analyzed the dark energy fluctuations around Liu Chuan, but the data that returned was chaotic and contradictory.

The nature of this force, and any form of energy known in his database—

Shinigami, Hollows, Quincy, and even the natural spirits of Hueco Mundo and the human world—

They're completely different! It seems... to have transcended the conventional power system of this world!

"Whatever it is!" Li Jie Barrow instantly suppressed his surprise, and his cold killing intent regained control.

The unknown means variables, and variables must be eliminated! The eight hole-shaped wings on his back lit up simultaneously! More than twenty holes locked onto Liu Chuan, and pure white light condensed to its limit within the holes!

"Before the 'divine retribution,' any heresy has no choice but to persevere!"

In the next instant, more than twenty condensed, pure white beams of "All Things Connected" shot towards Liuchuan like a rain of divine punishment!

Wherever the beam of light passed, the space seemed to be plowed with pale white lines.

Faced with this terrifying barrage that could instantly "evaporate" any captain-level Grim Reaper, Yanagawa neither dodged nor avoided it.

He simply raised his left hand and uttered clear, calm syllables:

"Binding Spell Number Eighty-One—"

"Broken Void".

A massive defensive wall of spiritual runes instantly materialized in front of Liu Chuan.

However, unlike the semi-transparent "Danku" cast by ordinary Grim Reapers, the Danku cast by Yanagawa was a deep, pitch-black color that seemed to absorb all light!

On the surface of the wall, the original light blue or gold spirit runes have transformed into strange patterns that are equally black, yet faintly glow with a dark red light, and slowly writhe like living things.

"Hmph, a mere binding spell number eighty-one thinks it can stop 'All Things Connected'?"

Lijer Barrow let out an undisguised sneer.

In his understanding, even the defensive ghost path of number ninety-nine was useless in the face of "all things interconnected", let alone the low-level number eighty-one.

However, the next instant, something happened that almost shattered Lizzie Barrow's understanding—

More than twenty pure white beams of "All Things Connected" struck the pitch-black "Broken Void" wall almost simultaneously!

There was no sound of a beam of light being "pierced" through the barrier.

All the pure white beams of light that struck the pitch-black wall were completely swallowed up by the deep black without even causing a ripple!

No, it wasn't just engulfment! The instant the beams were swallowed, a blinding black light suddenly shone on the pitch-black wall at the point of impact of each beam!

Immediately afterwards—

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh—!

More than twenty beams of light, with the exact same trajectory as when they were shot, but now a deep, dark black.

It shot out in reverse from the dark "broken space" wall at an even faster speed than when it came.

With unparalleled precision, it shot back along its original trajectory, heading straight for its master—Lijie Barrow!

"What?! Impossible!!"

For the first time, Lizzie Barona's usually calm voice trembled violently, even carrying an air of disbelief and horror!

His "eye of God" was operating wildly, but he was completely unable to understand what was happening before his eyes!

"All things are interconnected"...it's being reflected?! What exactly is this black wall?!

In a hurry, the light wings on his back quickly adjusted, attempting to fire beams to intercept again, or to mobilize power for defense.

But the reflected black beam was too fast and its trajectory was completely unexpected!

Puff puff puff puff—!

More than half of the jet-black beams struck Lijie Barona's body, which was enveloped in a cocoon-like substance, and the hole-like light wings on his back!

"Ughh ...

Lijie Barrow let out a agonizing scream!

Those dark beams of light, upon striking him, did not "penetrate" him, but rather, like a malignant tumor, frantically eroded and assimilated his sacred spiritual body and the power essence of "all things interconnected"!

His flawless, pure white wings were quickly stained with a murky black where they were struck, and the light of his holy halo flickered violently and dimmed!

He could even sense that his connection with the power of "all things interconnected" had reached a terrifying standstill!

"Nothing in the world is absolute."

Liu Chuan's calm voice rang out clearly through Li Jie Barrow's screams.

He stepped through the slowly dissipating, pitch-black "Broken Void," and the "Heavenly Tremor" in his hand had now completely transformed into a strange color, half silver and half black.

The blade trembled slightly, emitting a deep, pleasant hum, as if celebrating the release of true power.

"The reason your 'All-Encompassing' technique seems unsolvable is not because it is truly invincible,"

Liu Chuan's gaze fell on Li Jie Barrow, who was temporarily frozen in pain and shock, as if looking at a child who had just begun to understand a corner of the world.

"It's because the opponents you've encountered before just couldn't reach its 'boundaries.' It's not that there isn't something that can restrain it, it's just that you... haven't encountered it yet."

"Could it be... that black power?!"

Despite the excruciating pain of his soul being eroded and the chaos of his collapsing cognition, Lijie Barrow stared intently at the dark demonic runes flowing over Liu Chuan's body with his golden eyes and asked in a hissing voice.

“Not bad.” Liu Chuan nodded slightly, neither hiding anything nor explaining further. “This power is called—magic.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Chuan moved. He gave Li Jie Barrow no chance to catch his breath or regroup.

His figure appeared instantly in front of Lijie Barrow, like a shadow blending into space. The half-silver, half-black "Heavenly Tremor" in his hand carried immense magical power and surging vibrational force. Without any fancy moves, he slashed horizontally!

This strike wasn't at Liu Chuan's absolute limit in terms of speed, but wherever the blade passed, the space seemed to turn into fragile glass, emitting a series of fine, continuous cracking sounds!

Dark spatial rifts appeared out of thin air and spread along the trajectory of the blade.

But the terrifying shockwave of that destructive energy shattering the most basic structure had already completely enveloped Lijer Barrow!

"The air was shaken."

puff--!!!

The blade did not directly strike Lijer Barrow's body, but the terrifying, all-pervasive vibration that accompanied the blade was immense.

But like millions of high-frequency vibrating steel needles, they pierced through the sacred defensive aura and cocoon-like shell on his body surface and directly acted on the inside of his spiritual body!

"Whoa—!!!"

Lijie Barrow was struck as if by lightning. His entire body was thrown backward like a kite with a broken string, and he spat out a large amount of blood mixed with pale golden divine spirit and pitch-black polluted energy!

The light from the eight hole-shaped wings on his back dimmed rapidly, and two of them even developed tiny cracks!

The sacred halo above his head flickered violently, almost dissipating!

The yellow stripes on his face flickered, indicating the severe injury he had suffered and the violent fluctuations in his strength.

“No…it…is…impossible…” Lijie Barrow crashed heavily into a quartz grove in the distance.

He stared intently at Liu Chuan, who was slowly sheathing his sword, his body covered in dark demonic runes. His usual indifference and arrogance were completely shattered.

All that remained was boundless shock, and... a trace of fear of that unknown "magic" that even he himself was unwilling to admit.

“The power of God… how could it… be defeated…” he murmured hoarsely, unable to accept this fact.

He is Ridge Barrow!

Yhwach, the founder of the Quincy, was the first to bestow the Holy Script upon the being who claimed it as His Majesty's most perfect creation and the man closest to the realm of God!

His power, "All Things Connected," is the purest and most absolute law of pervasiveness, and should rightfully surpass all other power systems in the world!

How could it be... how could it be defeated by a death god of unknown origin, emanating a filthy, dark power, using a mere variant of the Kido and a strange vibration ability?!

"Unforgivable... Unforgivable... Heretic... Blasphemer..."

A deep, guttural roar, as if squeezed from the depths of his soul, escaped from Lijer Barrow's throat.

In that roar, the last trace of "reason" was completely annihilated, replaced by a kind of purity.

A mad will to completely "penetrate" and "purify" the blasphemers before him, along with this filthy space!

"The true form bestowed upon us by His Majesty... how dare you ants defile it!!!"

With this shrill roar, Lizzie Barrow's body suddenly erupted with a blazing divine light!

The light was so strong that it even temporarily suppressed the corrosive dark magic power around him, making him look like a white sun about to burst forth!

The enormous, already precarious halo above their heads suddenly contracted and condensed during this final burst.

It transformed into a golden halo, hovering above his head like a true crown of a god.

Chapter 83 Divine Sword: Eight Mirrors Sword

And the changes in his body reached a chilling extreme at this moment!

The streamlined collar material covering the head deforms and stretches as if it were alive!

In an instant, his head transformed into an extremely long and thin neck, resembling that of some strange bird.

Its neck is long and elegant, yet covered with a metallic and biological-textured carapace, topped with a miniature, abstract bird head!

The body, which was originally covered by a pupal-like substance, suddenly expanded and deformed, transforming into an even larger four-legged beast-like body.

It exudes an oppressive aura, as solid as a mountain, yet capable of unleashing destructive power at any moment.

But what's most unsettling is still his back.