Crossover: A Different Inuyasha.

Chapter 141 Hogyoku, Tessaiga

Inuyasha waved his hand, and the Mirror of Time transformed into a stream of light, disappearing into the void and returning to the body of the Sacred Tree in Gensokyo.

He lowered his eyes and slowly stroked the slightly stiff back of the black cat in his arms.

It feels really good; it's supple and smooth, with the lingering warmth of being sun-dried.

No wonder Kaguya always loves to hold and play with the jade rabbit that Kaguya Otsutsuki transformed into; the feel of it is indeed addictive.

"Want to try petting a cat?"

Er Gouzi glanced at Urahara Kisuke, who was nervous about Shihouin Yoruichi's appearance, and slightly curved the corners of his mouth, speaking in a nonchalant tone.

"One, two, three, four, five, everyone's here. I have something to tell you."

A wisp of divine consciousness flicked from his fingertips, transforming into invisible light that entered the brows of Urahara Kisuke, Katsuhiko Tessai, and the black cat in his arms.

Information flooded in like a tidal wave, and within moments, the outline of the Eastern Kingdom, its power structure, their current situation, and what they needed to do were laid out in their minds.

"Crisis, crisis."

"It's a danger, but also an opportunity!"

Kisuke Urahara's expression shifted rapidly, a brief tremor surging in his eyes before settling into calm.

He looked at the black cat in the silver-haired red master's arms, and the latter happened to raise its cat eyes to look at him.

The two, who had perfect chemistry, had already understood each other's thoughts just by looking into each other's eyes.

Kisuke Urahara lowered his head and said without hesitation, "Lord God, I am willing to serve you like a dog."

"very good."

Without further ado, Inuyasha waved his hand again, and the four kneeling members of Urahara Kisuke were sent to Tia Harribel's headquarters in the Eastern Kingdom of the Underworld Hell, along with a message.

The courtyard quieted down, with only the setting sun and the soft rustling of the wind through the eaves remaining.

"Now it's just us left."

Inuyasha lowered his head, his gaze falling on the black cat in his arms.

Yoruichi Shihouin was nestled in his arms, her amber eyes slightly moist, her tail gently brushing against his arm, revealing a pitiful expression.

What does this domineering bastard want to do? Is he planning to eat me up?

Legends of monsters have existed since ancient times.

This was the first time Yoruichi Shihouin had met the person in front of her, and even though she was fearless, she was a little scared at this moment.

Having tasted the beauty of a brown-skinned woman, Er Gouzi wasn't so eager for sex.

He raised his hand and stroked the black cat's back, his fingertips sliding down the direction of the fur, his palm stopping at the back of the cat's neck, where he gently pinched it.

"Yoruichi Shihouin, you and Kisuke Urahara seem to get along quite well. Are you a couple?"

"What's going on? You specifically kept me here just to ask this stupid question?"

The black cat's ears twitched suddenly, its eyes widened, and it meowed in surprise.

Inuyasha raised an eyebrow and barked once.

A dog and a cat.

Eyes wide open.

"If you can't understand demon language, what are you 'meowing' at me for?" Inuyasha slapped the other person's butt.

The black cat, startled, raised its tail, its eyes swirling with a mixture of shame, anger, and shock, and opened its mouth to protest.

Then, under Er Gouzi's golden eyes, the tip of its tail twitched twice before finally drooping limply down.

The cat, under the eaves, had no choice but to bow its head.

She said, feeling wronged, "We're just like-minded friends and childhood sweethearts."

"Oh~" Inuyasha's eyes lit up, and he chuckled in front of Yoruichi, who sensed something was wrong. "Yoruichi, you don't want your friend to suffer, do you?"

"Meow!"

The sky above the Netherworld Hell is forever shrouded in a thin, grayish-blue veil, where the sun never rises or sets, only a perpetual, eerie light remains.

When Kisuke Urahara and the others landed, their vision was filled with a magnificent fortress that seemed almost unreal.

The city wall rises abruptly from the ground, over a hundred feet high, like an iron curtain stretching across the sky and earth, extending to the horizon on both sides, with no end in sight.

The walls were built entirely of stacked bricks without any gaps, and their surfaces were covered with magical patterns that shimmered with a faint silver-blue glow in the dim light.

The ground in front of the city gate was flat and solid, and on both sides of the passageway, which was dozens of feet wide, demons and ghosts, some tens of meters or even hundreds of meters tall, were marching in formation.

The arrogant Hanakari Jinta, watching one of the bull-headed giant demons passing overhead, felt as if the ground pebbles jumped with every step the creature took.

He involuntarily swallowed, shrinking closer to Kisuke Urahara, and asked nervously, "Manager—are we going to get eaten by them?"

Hoshino Ame had already hidden behind Tetsuzai, her little hands clutching his wide robe, only half her face showing. Her cute big eyes couldn't help but peek in the direction of those enormous creatures, both afraid and curious.

"Don't worry or be afraid."

Kisuke Urahara, however, remained composed, his gaze, hidden beneath the brim of his fisherman's hat, sweeping over the outline of the fortress ahead and the figures moving about.

Curiosity arose in his eyes about this ghostly city guarded by demons and monsters.

Especially the four Arrancar from Hueco Mundo: Tia Harribel.

It wasn't hard for him to guess that Inuyasha's influence had already extended into Soul Society and Hueco Mundo.

Even if nothing unexpected happens, the existence of the Spirit King cannot be hidden from the other party.

The only thing that intrigued Kisuke Urahara was why a god with such power didn't just storm the Soul Society's Spirit King Palace.

"Is it because of caution?"

Also, does he know anything about the Hogyoku? Should I hand it over?

Let's wait and see. If the Hogyoku falls into the hands of a tyrant, it will bring irreparable and catastrophic consequences.

As he pondered, Kisuke Urahara put his hands into his sleeves. "The Lord has already instilled knowledge into your minds."

"From now on, we will simply follow Commander Tia Helibel's orders."

Just as Hanakari Jinta was about to ask a few more questions, a figure emerged from the city gate and landed in front of them.

The newcomer was tall and slender with a sharp, angular face. His long, black hair was casually tied back, and his smile was as bright as if he were there to welcome an old friend who had come from afar.

"I am Hashirama Senju, and I have been ordered by Lord Halibel to bring a few people into the city."

The Netherworld of the Divine Tree was explored by Inuyasha, and some were imprisoned and others surrendered.

Hashirama Senju, who wanted to give the people of the Divine Tree World more autonomy, led a group of people to join the Eastern Kingdom of Moshiro.

Earth Release ninjutsu played a significant role in the establishment of the Netherworld Giant City.

His gaze swept over the group, then he turned slightly toward the city gate and gestured for them to enter. "Lord Helibel is overseeing the battle at the front. Please come with me to register your information, and then we will assign you tasks."

"Lord Senju, please lead the way."

Kisuke Urahara took a step forward, and the remaining three naturally followed closely behind the manager.

"Oh, right, I almost forgot to mention that Hashirama Senju turned his head and smiled at Kisuke Urahara. "Welcome to the Netherworld Hell. There aren't many rules here, but there's one you have to remember first—don't cause trouble in the city."

"Neither Lord Helibel nor the God Lord likes people who are unruly and act recklessly."

Kisuke Urahara pushed up his hat brim, a smile in his eyes. "Thank you for the reminder, Lord Senju. I love following the rules the most."

Inuyasha puts down Yoruichi Shihōin, who has been petted to the point of despair and confusion.

The black cat staggered as soon as its four paws touched the ground, and the tip of its tail was still trembling slightly.

She shook her head, her eyes still shimmering with a hazy light, as if they had been repeatedly rubbed and rubbed for too long, making her thoughts sluggish.

"What a small fry."

Inuyasha didn't look at her again. He raised his hand and reached into the void, whereupon he retrieved a fake body from Urahara's shop.

A "Ghost Body" is a body that a Shinigami (death god) who has lost his powers uses in an emergency, or a vessel that a Shinigami temporarily uses to act in the mortal world.

"Kisuke Urahara is a smart man."

"Unfortunately, intelligent people have a common flaw: they overthink things and miss the best opportunity to pledge their loyalty to me."

Source energy surged from Inuyasha's palm and spread rapidly along the surface of his artificial body.

The exquisite body turned into fine powder and fell away, revealing a gem that shimmered with a bluish-black light—the Hōgyoku.

He held the Hōgyoku in his palm, and his source energy surged from his body, flowing along his arm to his fingertips, completely enveloping the Hōgyoku.

The dark gray energy, a blend of demonic power, magical power, and chakra, seeped into the interior of the Hogyoku like a layer of warm glaze.

A moment later.

In Inuyasha's perception, a new power—spiritual pressure—has appeared in his source energy.

The power was clear and sharp, unlike any of the other powers he already possessed.

It is quickly accepted by the source force, like a tributary flowing into the main river, and is integrated into the body's energy cycle.

"My father is a spirit, and he gained spiritual pressure after wielding a Zanpakuto. Sesshomaru is a living person and hasn't touched this thing yet."

Inuyasha retracted the Hōgyoku and felt the source energy flowing through his meridians, thinking to himself.

"Afterwards, we can have him try the Hogyoku, or find a Shinigami and, in the original work, have Rukia Kuchiki activate Ichigo Kurosaki's Shinigami power by stabbing her Zanpakuto into his chest to transfer the Shinigami power to him."

"In addition, Kisuke Urahara is also a professionally trained actor with a very solid theoretical foundation."

"As long as the soul itself does not reject it, teaching Raimu and Hashirama Senju to control spiritual pressure should not be a problem."

Inuyasha couldn't help but ponder the Zanpakuto, the Shinigami's greatest reliance on power. "The Zanpakuto aspect is... a bit troublesome."

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Zanpakuto are the primary weapons of Shinigami (death gods). Their form and abilities are constructed from the soul of the wielder, and their power is unleashed by knowing the true name of the user.

All Zanpakuto prototypes, "Asauchi," were crafted by Oetsu Nimaiya of the Zero Division, and their raw materials were the fusion of numerous Shinigami souls.

Meanwhile, Ichibei Hyosube of the Zero Division knew the true names of all Zanpakuto when Asauchi was handed over to the Shinigami.

Only Ichigo Kurosaki's Zangetsu is an exception, as it was not forged by Oetsu Nimaiya.

The source of a Zanpakuto's power is its "name." Knowing its true name means mastering the core of its power. Furthermore, Hyosube Ichibei's Zanpakuto, "Ichimonji," has the ability to "cut the name but not the flesh."

After the initial release, the "black" things touched by the blade will "lose their names".

For a Zanpakuto, having its name erased means that the source of its power has been completely stripped away and rendered ineffective.

"Although with my current strength, it wouldn't be impossible for me to directly storm the Spirit King's Palace and kill Hyosube Ichibei—"

Inuyasha stroked his chin. "But the thought that the first person to know the true name of my Zanpakuto, which I've been with for so long, is someone else—tsk, it's disgusting no matter how I think about it."

This is one of the reasons why he has not yet taken an Asauchi sword to create his own Zanpakuto.

Moreover, Inuyasha had tried having the Shinigami transfer his spiritual pressure to him, thereby awakening his Zanpakuto on his own.

The power of ordinary Shinigami is merely a drop in the ocean; without the self-sacrifice of several captain-level Shinigami, this would not have been possible.

"Now that I have the Hogyoku, I can try to emulate Ichigo Kurosaki and create my own Zanpakuto using my own power."

Inuyasha retracted the Hōgyoku into the void.

He then turned his head and glanced at the black cat that was still lying on the ground, seemingly in a trance. He raised his hand and sent out a burst of energy to prevent it from being accidentally purified by the priestess of the house. Then he turned and went to the temple where the Tessaiga was enshrined.

The light inside the hall was dim, and the air was filled with the lingering scent of sandalwood mixed with the aroma of incense.

The Tessaiga lay across the dark red wooden frame in the center of the altar, its blade concealed, gleaming with a warm, matte sheen in the candlelight.

Tongzi, who was praying inside the hall, heard footsteps, turned around and saw the red figure. She quickly stood up, put her hands together in front of her, and bowed respectfully.

"Lord God, greetings."

"It's Hitomi."

Inuyasha approached, naturally raised his hand, ruffled the little priestess's hair, and said with a smile, "How have you been lately?"

Pupil, after being pressed, blushed slightly, like a kitten whose fur had been stroked comfortably, and answered earnestly.

"He's doing well both academically and in his personal life. These past few days he's been learning practical barrier techniques from Senior Yue Huangquan, and he can already independently set up intermediate-level spiritual energy arrays."

The three levels—junior, intermediate, and senior—correspond to the apprentice shrine maiden, the official shrine maiden, and the great shrine maiden, respectively.

Even though she still has a chubby little head, she has already joined the ranks of formal priestesses. Coupled with her innate powerful spiritual energy, in terms of the strength of her barrier alone, she has the strength of a great priestess.

While the shrine certainly provides a systematic knowledge and teaching, Hitomi's talent is also undeniably strong.

Given time, Hitomi will surely become another temple priestess, deeply loved by Midori.

When she said this, her tone was serious and she was trying hard to appear composed, but her bright eyes betrayed the barely suppressed joy in her heart.

"Not bad, keep it up!"

Inuyasha listened, a smile playing on his lips, and then ruffled her hair. "I have something to do with the Tessaiga now, you go and rest."

Hitomi nodded obediently and bowed respectfully to Inuyasha again. "Then I won't disturb Lord God any longer."

Inuyasha grunted in response, and Hitomi quietly slipped out of the palace.

As the door closed, she peeked through the last crack and saw that Inuyasha was already facing away from her and looking at the altar. She pursed her lips and quietly closed the door.

The hall fell silent again.

Inuyasha extended his right hand and made a half-clenching motion towards the direction of the Tessaiga.

The blade of the Tessaiga trembled slightly and emitted a clear, melodious hum before detaching itself from the wooden frame and flying into Inuyasha's palm.

He gazed at the humming Tessaiga, gently stroking its blade. "Old friend, let's be reborn together!"

Having said that, Inuyasha shattered the void.

The next instant, a scorching wave of air, carrying the scent of sulfur and lava, rushed towards us.