Crossover: A Different Inuyasha.

Chapter 144 Awe-inspiring Power Over the Universe, All Things Resist

Having learned only a few words from the Spirit King, Hyōsuke Ichibei's gaze sank into the distant sky, deep as a pool, and he spoke softly.

"The Lord of the Eastern Kingdom has been eyeing this world for quite some time, perhaps hundreds or thousands of times. Recently, he has quietly abducted several Grim Reapers from the mortal realm, and now he is openly displaying his power in the Seireitei. Such actions are probably not intended to test us, but rather to make a public announcement."

The words that reached everyone's ears carried a heavy, impending storm.

"Hey, Minister of War, this isn't like you. Things aren't even settled yet, how come you're already boosting others' morale while diminishing your own?"

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Upon hearing this, Oetsu Nimaiya casually plucked the blade of grass from the corner of his mouth, letting it twirl between his fingers before raising an eyebrow and saying, "Our Zero Squad, who are we afraid of?"

Hyōsuke Ichibei glanced at the nonchalant Nimaiya Oetsu and suggested, "Why don't you go and meet him first?"

"I'll fight Inuyasha?"

Wang Yue from Ermei House hung the grass stem in his mouth again, waving his finger, and said with a look of polite refusal, "NO, NO, I, Wang Yue, am just a craftsman who can snatch a hammer, I can't fight."

"If you won't go, I will!"

Kirinji Tenjiro rolled up his sleeves, swung his arm around, and strode out.

He'd only taken five or six steps when he turned back, glaring at the group, his tone a mix of displeasure and bluff. "Hey, you guys, we've been partners for years—at least one of you should talk some sense into me!" "Talk some sense into what?"

Shutara Senjumaru calmly watched Kirinji Tenjiro, who was trying to find a way to back down.

A golden skeletal arm waved at him from behind, as if shooing away mosquitoes, "Since you've spoken up yourself, then you might as well test the strength of the Eastern Kingdom's ruler for me."

Why aren't you going?

Kirinji Tenjiro, who had been speaking earlier, immediately turned around and walked to Hikifune Kiryu's side. "Hikifune, what's your opinion?"

"If you don't want to get beaten up, my advice is to sit and watch."

Kiryu watched Inuyasha and Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni below as they were about to make their move.

In a few instant steps, he returned to his Zero Palace, carrying a small table and a whole basket of steaming food. "Come on, everyone, let's eat and watch at the same time."

"I really can't do anything with you." Seeing this, Shutara Senjumaru lifted his robe and sat down, casually taking a string of dumplings.

"You've thought things through."

Hyobu Ichibei laughed heartily, slapped his knee, and sat down cross-legged, his round face showing no sign of tension.

Wang Yue from Nimei House shrugged and didn't say anything, but he also picked an empty seat and sat down.

Kirinji Tenjiro looked around, his lips twitching for a long time, before finally sitting down, still saying something.

"So I'm the only one who's worried; they've come knocking on our door."

The group settled down.

The dishes and bowls were laid out, and the aroma of food wafted through the air.

Shutara Senjumaru picked up a pastry, his tone as light as the wind, "Hyōshube, you're closest to Lord Rei-ō, so you should at least give us a heads-up if you have any news."

Hyōsukebe Ichibei took a bite of the dumpling in his hand, chewed it slowly, and then slowly spoke, "The affairs of the world depend on the Spirit King and the balance of the Three Realms. I am merely a dog guarding the status quo; let's see what the future holds."

At this moment, the air pressure above the Seireitei was as heavy as the deep sea ten thousand meters below.

"Grandpa, you can't really unleash your full potential here. Let me take you flying."

Inuyasha's figure vanished from the spot.

The next instant, he appeared in front of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, his sword flashing upwards at an angle, its invincible momentum seemingly capable of splitting the sky in two.

"Young people are just full of vigor."

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni lowered his wrist, leaning his cane against the blade.

The instant the staffs clashed, a tremendous spiritual pressure exploded outwards from the point of impact, the shockwave sweeping in all directions and tearing a huge ring-shaped hole in the clouds above.

The cane that had been with the captain for many years shattered under this blow, revealing the ancient-style katana inside.

The deep purple hilt, the oval guard, and the snow-white, clear blade hummed at that moment.

"If young people aren't spirited, what kind of young people are they!"

Inuyasha flipped his wrist and unleashed a second, heavier, and faster horizontal slash, causing the air to hiss sharply.

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni parried with his sword, his body flying backward in the impact, leaving a long trail of air in the void.

In the Seireitei below, countless eyes followed the figures rushing into the sky one after the other.

Let's go see it together.

Toga watched as Sesshomaru took off without warning, and then, with a smile, he greeted Retsu Unohana beside him, before the two of them soared into the sky.

"That was a really exciting battle!"

Kenpachi Zaraki grinned, shattering the roof ridge beneath his feet with a single step, and then used Shunpo to chase after him.

Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro exchanged a glance and followed suit.

The sky receded beneath their feet, layers of clouds were pierced through, the air grew thinner and thinner, gradually sinking from deep blue to inky black, and starlight began to emerge at the edge of their vision.

The three main cycles of the Bleach world are essentially still located inside the planet.

It's somewhat like a world from traditional Western fantasy novels—within which lies the Soul Society, a godlike realm; Hell and Hueco Mundo, where souls return; and the present world, akin to the Material World.

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni steadied himself, standing firmly in the thin atmosphere that was almost at the edge of outer space, his robes fluttering in the gale.

He slowly raised the katana to his front, blade facing upwards, his voice deep and aged, yet like a bell striking the very spine of heaven and earth.

"All things return to ashes."

"Ryujin Jakka!"

Flames of 6,000 degrees Celsius erupted from the blade, as red as molten gold, instantly turning the sky for miles around into a raging sea of ​​fire.

The flames gathered and converged along the edge of the blade, then transformed into a gigantic fiery hand, carrying the force to crush everything.

The head of the demon closed in on Inuyasha.

"Chengguo Yanshang!"

Instead of retreating, Inuyasha advanced, swinging his sword backhand amidst the overwhelming wave of fire.

Where the blade flashed.

The fiery palm was cleanly split open along the center line, and scorching air swirled away from both sides, without even a corner of his clothes getting burned.

"Grandpa, this temperature isn't even enough to warm you up." Inuyasha hovered between the cracks in the sea of ​​fire, his golden eyes blazing, his smile undiminished. With a flick of his wrist, he raised his sword and slashed again.

"Seven major landslides!"

As the blade fell, its force was as heavy and powerful as an inverted mountain range, its strength boundless and fierce. Fine cracks appeared in the void following the trajectory of the blade.

It's as if it can't bear the weight of extreme tyranny, and it's collapsing completely from the inside.

"Respecting the elderly and caring for the young is a virtue!"

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's pupils contracted slightly, and he gripped the hilt of his sword tightly with both hands. The flames on the blade of Ryujin Jakka suddenly surged.

It transformed into dozens of towering fire pillars, converging and exploding from all directions toward the center!

"Blazing Hell!"

A burst of fire erupted, and a miniature sun seemed to take shape between the two of them.

The scorching waves surged like the sea, even turning the clouds tens of thousands of meters away into a crimson hue.

But the explosion, powerful enough to turn a hundred miles of land into scorched earth, struck Inuyasha's sword energy as if it had hit an impenetrable wall.

As the blade flashed, the pillars of fire crumbled into pieces, the flames crushed and scattered in all directions, becoming a sky full of flowing fire.

In the distance, the spectators stopped at the edge of the clouds.

Chojiro Sasakibe placed his hand on the hilt of his sword at his waist, his gaze fixed on the slowly dissipating flames.

He could sense Inuyasha's ease and also perceive the faint spiritual pressure emanating from him. Even though the Lord of the Eastern Country had not yet released his Shikai, his invincible Captain-Commander had actually fallen into a disadvantageous position!

"Sparrow Squad Leader, don't rush."

Aizen Sousuke stood not far from him, adjusting his glasses, a gentle smile on his lips, his voice neither hurried nor slow.

"The battle has only just begun."

The surging sword energy, like a torrent, tore the upper half of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's robes to shreds.

The tattered cloth was crushed into ashes by the surging spiritual pressure, revealing the body covered with old scars underneath.

The crisscrossing marks, varying in depth, each one seem to have been repeatedly forged by time, etched into the very bones and blood.

His white beard billowed backward in the wind pressure as he stood in the sky, with the sun burning quietly in outer space behind him. Its radiance fell from his shoulders, gilding his thin yet upright figure with a molten gold-like outline.

He gazed at the crimson figure opposite him, the young man waiting for him to show his true abilities, his eyes calm and deep, like an ancient well.

"Bankai! He raised his sword, his voice low and rumbling like the earth, 'Zanka no Tachi!'"

The moment the words fell, spiritual pressure poured out from the blade.

Flames of 15 million degrees Celsius erupted from his body, the crimson light scorching and distorting the void upon touching it, like another sun slowly rising from the void, shining brightly alongside the stars and sun behind him.

The sky was torn apart into a giant curtain of light and shadow by two great suns, one large and one small. The light spread across the sky and evaporated all the clouds within a thousand miles. Even the captains of the Seireitei couldn't help but raise their spiritual pressure and retreat under this scorching pressure that reached their bones.

"This is—the invincible power of the Captain-Commander!" Chojiro Sasakibe's voice rose uncontrollably, his gaze burning with intensity.

Toga and Sesshomaru stood at the front of the spectator line, their faces expressionless, but their eyes held a turbulent undercurrent.

Both of them had retreated voluntarily under the Bankai of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni—that was not out of cowardice, but out of a sense of the situation.

But looking at that figure, shrouded in the blazing sun like the sun itself, the heavy sense of oppression still sends chills down one's spine.

Such power—it is inhuman.

What surprised them even more was that Inuyasha and his son thought to themselves, "What on earth did this kid eat to become so strong so quickly?"

Inuyasha gripped the hilt of his sword, facing the approaching blazing sun. His golden eyes shone brightly in the firelight, and his voice boomed through the heat.

"That's more like it, sir!"

He swung his sword horizontally, the blade swirling like a tornado sweeping across the land, tearing the surrounding air into visible vortexes.

"Seven Major Limitations!"

The tornado-like blade tore through the sky, carrying a shrill wind pressure that ripped through space, heading straight for Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni. Wherever it passed, even the trajectory of light was twisted into a spiral.

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni remained unmoved as he extended the tip of the Zankatachi forward.

All the heat of the flames was compressed into that single point of sharpness, silent, flameless, and lightless, yet incredibly powerful: "Broken Flame Katana - East - Rising Sun Blade".

The moment the blade touched the storm, the tornado's trajectory was erased cleanly from the center, as if wiped away by an eraser.

The sword energy was dissipated into nothingness, and Inuyasha's smile deepened. Instead of retreating, he advanced and delivered a second strike.

"Seven Major Hailstorms!"

The blade's force shifted from hard to cold, and a chilling aura exploded from the edge, condensing into countless ice crystals.

The chill came swiftly and forcefully, even the air beneath their feet, scorched to boiling hot by the blazing katana, condensed into tiny ice crystals.

It fell in a flurry, like snow falling against the summer sun. In an instant, under the scorching sun, snow was falling from the sky.

Watching from afar, Toshiro Hitsugaya's eyes widened in surprise. He knew that even his Bankai couldn't withstand the Captain-Commander's Shikai, let alone freeze the world under the Captain-Commander's Jikai!

This strength filled him with both fear and endless longing.

"young people."

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's voice was as deep and resonant as an anvil amidst the flames: "In the face of fire, ice and snow are ultimately no match."

He swung his sword, seemingly ordinary, yet it carried a chilling aura that could wipe out even the sky.

"The Blazing Blade - North - Heaven and Earth Ashes".

Where the blade flashed, the countless ice crystals scattered like a thin mist illuminated by sunlight.

The remaining flames, wind pressure, and shattered spiritual energy all melted away before that blade of light.

Heaven and earth were clear and pure.

The clouds were split open, leaving a straight and clean crack that ran across the sky.

The edges of the crack glowed with a dark red residual heat, as if it had taken the shape of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, and slowly healed to both sides.

Inuyasha hovered at one end of the crack, his robes billowing, his silver hair swaying in the scorching air, and a smile playing on his lips.

"That old man's got some serious skills. I'll have to show him what I'm made of!"

He held the knife horizontally in front of him.

His golden eyes reflected the imposing figure of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, like the sun in the world, as he chanted a long poem.

"In my hands, I will melt the ashes of all realms; I will tread upon the skulls of the faiths of a hundred races, forging them into a sharp blade! I will devour the sea of ​​stars and cleave through the cycle of reincarnation."

"His might overwhelms the world, and even the most powerful beings tremble in fear!"

"Myriad Realms, Radiant Heaven!!"

As the release command of Inuyasha's Shikai was uttered, the heavens and earth trembled, and an immeasurable, overwhelming pressure exploded outwards from Inuyasha's center.

Like an invisible mountain pressing down from the sky, it squeezed the air within a thousand miles into solidity, expelling all alien energies!

The raging flames of the katana that enveloped Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni were like a meteorite thrown out of the air, crashing back into the cold desolation of outer space under the pressure.

The remaining Shinigami, including Toga, were all forced to the ground and fell like rain.

Even Seireitei, hundreds of thousands of kilometers away, was affected by the aftershocks at the same time.

The eaves hung low, the ground cracked, and countless figures fell to the ground in the impact.

At the edge of outer space, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni finally regained his footing, his expression deeply moved.

Inuyasha stood suspended in the sky, his golden eyes now a deep gold, and a pair of jet-black curved horns growing from his forehead.

The blade in his hand was enveloped in pitch-black flames that could devour everything.

Under the gazes of the crowd, who looked upon him as if he were a god, the ruler of the Eastern Kingdom laughed loudly.

"Where the vastness ends, the blade cleaves the heavens; the rise and fall of all realms hang in the palm of one's hand."

"They don't believe in immortality, but believe in me; alone, I am the pinnacle of eternity!"

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