Chapter 150 : Ade's awakening, the three realms are opened!
Li Yu's words were like a bedrock at the bottom of his heart, steadily supporting Ade's tottering belief, attempting to build a dam for him against fate.
"Before that, never act impulsively. Protect yourself, and protect Lei Yu and Zhi Tong."
Ade looked at his master, complex emotions swirling in his eyes.
There was unconditional dependence and trust in his master, the heavy burden of the world's mission, and a faint hope for an unknown solution.
He nodded heavily, his voice filled with an unprecedented resolve.
"Disciple understands. I will surely wait for Master's return!"
Li Yu took one last deep look at Ade, his gaze sweeping over his handsome yet weary face, as if to engrave this image deep into his soul.
The space around him began to distort, pale golden cracks spreading like a spiderweb, about to tear through the barrier and open a passage to the Marvel Universe.
Just as Li Yu was about to leave, a flood of images suddenly appeared before Ade's eyes.
His master, Li Yu, lay silently in the void, surrounded by four colossal, heaven-piercing phantom figures watching him coldly.
His Gold Cloth was utterly shattered, and he was completely devoid of life.
His son, Lei Yu, was ambushed by dozens of Shinigami and died an untimely death.
His daughter, Zhi Tong, had several Zanpakuto pierce her chest from behind... The four founding Shinigami ancestors, and his companions who grew up with him, died under the endless attacks of the Hollows.
These images flashed by in an instant.
Ade couldn't distinguish whether this was an illusion or the true future, but he couldn't afford to gamble... Just as Li Yu was about to step into the rift, the space before him was suddenly smoothed by a familiar power, the cracks vanishing instantly like sand marks washed away by the tide.
Li Yu looked back in astonishment; in this world, only Ade could achieve this.
Ade, before him, revealed a relieved smile.
"Master, I know the solution you spoke of. In fact, I guessed it from the very beginning. I just wanted to see you one last time..."
Ade took a deep breath, his chest rising and falling slightly, and a magnificent will, capable of shaking the foundations of the world, suddenly erupted from within him!
His four eyes, which could perceive the past and future, now emitted a light more dazzling than stars, more profound than the universe, even the surrounding Reishi trembled violently in this light.
"Master... it's too late... and I can't let you risk yourself for me again..."
His voice was unusually calm, yet it carried an undeniable determination.
"I have seen my future. I am the child born of the World Will. The suffering of this world was meant to be ended by me."
"Stop, Ade!" Li Yu's pupils suddenly contracted. He reached out to stop him, but his fingertips only touched a scorching wave of Reishi. At this moment, Ade was so strong that Li Yu felt a hint of apprehension.
Ade smiled and shook his head, his smile filled with relief.
"It's too late, Master!"
He slowly ascended into mid-air, and the Reishi of the entire Bleach World danced wildly between heaven and earth like awakened spirits.
The earth let out a painful groan, mixed with the roar of new birth. Black fissures spread from the surface, only to be instantly sealed by an invisible force.
The sky was torn apart by immense power, chaotic clouds dispersed, revealing an unprecedentedly clear structure.
Continental plates were forcibly separated and reorganized under Ade's will, towering mountains rose from the ground, deep oceans formed, and violent Reishi storms swept over everything.
The world's rules were violently pulled between collapse and reconstruction.
All Shinigami, humans, and Hollows had their sense of existence temporarily erased by this immense power.
At this moment, only Ade and Li Yu remained in the world, witnessing this act of creation.
The form of the Bleach World began to undergo a fundamental transformation.
Rumble!
The First Realm, the Human World, slowly took shape. The sun and moon hung in the sky, and the galaxy spread out as a brilliant band of light. This realm carried the living and mortal lives, with the lowest concentration of Reishi, emanating a peaceful vitality.
The Second Realm, Soul Society, followed closely. Composed of pure Reishi, the souls of the deceased rested here, with the Seireitei floating above it like a heart, emitting stable energy.
The Third Realm, Hueco Mundo, appeared. Deserts and white bones covered the land, filled with the primal desires of consumption and evolution, becoming the exclusive habitat of the Hollows.
Finally, the Fourth Realm, Hell, formed at the lowest level of the three realms. Here, the ancient chaotic remnants of the world's power were suppressed, emanating a chilling aura.
Using himself as a wedge, Ade accomplished the feat of creation, and the embryonic form of the three realms and one hell was thoroughly solidified.
The world's upheaval briefly subsided, and Ade's gaze pierced through the spatial barrier, landing on Li Yu, who was suspended in the spatiotemporal rift.
"Master!"
His voice traversed the distance, directly resounding deep within Li Yu's soul.
"Thank you for your guidance all this time. Your disciple will lend you a hand with the power of this newborn world! Although it cannot be completely eradicated, I hope it can buy you some time!"
Before his voice faded, Ade extended his right hand, chanting profound incantations containing the world's fundamental rules.
"Kidō: Immutable Spirit Nexus Lock Divine Ring!"
Chains of spiritual pressure, sparkling with starlight, appeared out of thin air, ignoring spatial obstruction, and instantly wrapped around the true spirit imprint deep within Li Yu's soul. They were not an attack, but formed a strong buffer layer, greatly hindering Athena's will from influencing Li Yu through the true spirit.
Immediately after, Ade's eyes snapped open.
"Barrier Art: Formless Return to Void!"
In the void, a miniature black hole imprint, constructed by the power of his four eyes, silently branded itself onto the core of the true spirit, frantically devouring the energy interfering with Li Yu and directing it into the core.
The power of the true spirit was absorbed into a single point by this immense force, no longer retaining a human form.
Li Yu instantly felt the sense of restraint deep within his soul largely dissipate. The threat, like a maggot in his bones, was temporarily confined. Though not eradicated, it bought him a moment to breathe and freedom of action.
Having completed all this, Ade's body began to emit a soft yet irresistible golden divine light.
"Master, farewell... until a thousand years later!"
A relieved smile appeared on his face, and the last flicker of human light in his eyes was firmly fixed on Li Yu's direction.
Deep within his soul, a crystal-shaped entity slowly expanded, enveloping his body.
His body began to decompose on its own... The power of stillness contained in his right hand transformed into white light, merging into the deepest part of Soul Society, becoming the cornerstone that maintained the world.
The power of advancement in his left hand transformed into red light, integrating into the land of Hueco Mundo, promoting the evolution and reincarnation of Hollows.
His four eyes separated like stars; one merged into the Human World's sky, becoming the Eye of Law that perceived all worldly affairs.
The other sank into the abyss of Hell, transforming into the Eye of Karma that judged sins.
His mouth, capable of naming all things, transformed into formless incantations, merging into the world's foundation.
His healing liver transformed into a spring of life-giving Reishi, flowing into the soil and rivers of Soul Society.
His heart, which revived vitality, transformed into the world's pulse, sinking into the earth's core, becoming the driving force for the circulation of the three realms.
Ade's figure completely vanished, his will and power transforming into rules, integrating into the newborn world.
Only a crystal and an empty shell of a body remained.
Above the Seireitei, under the clear sky, the thin figure of the ancestor who carried everything could no longer be found.
Li Yu stood in the spatial rift, the last warmth of Ade's spiritual pressure still lingering before him, the sensation gradually fading away.
Deep within his soul, the bound true spirit imprint was temporarily dormant. He looked at the three realms and one hell, divided and reshaped before his eyes, feeling the power of order flowing within them.
That was the balance his disciple had achieved through his own sacrifice.
Li Yu clenched his fists. Ade's sacrifice also made him see clearly.
Before gods and world consciousness, how small and helpless humans were!
Li Yu knew that Ade was not dead, but in a state of limbo between life and death, supporting the entire world with his soul.
He clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white from the effort.
Li Yu looked in the direction of the Marvel Universe, his eyes becoming more resolute and cold than ever before.
"Ade... bear with it a little longer. I... will definitely find the answer!"
"Then, I will take you away from this world!"