Harry doesn't want to be a wizard, he wants to be a superhero

Chapter 364 Entering the Spirit King's Palace!
Harry's words fell on the sandy ground of Twinfall Hill like a bowl of water poured into a boiling oil pan.

The first half of the sentence had just eased the tension slightly when the second half instantly brought the tense atmosphere back to its extreme.

The captains' reactions seemed to be paused, and then they each revealed complex and inscrutable expressions, with excitement and fear intertwined on their faces.

Jushiro Ukitake's fingers tightened slightly around Sogyo Riku's hand, a barely perceptible wavering appearing on his pale face.

He coughed twice unconsciously, his gaze sweeping over the many captains around him, wanting to see their reactions.

Over the years, the balance maintained by the Soul King has indeed been riddled with holes. Aizen's rebellion, the turmoil in Hueco Mundo, and the abnormal number of Hollows in the present world all prove the fragility of the old order.

"Devouring the Spirit King..." he repeated the words in a low voice, a hint of anticipation flashing in his eyes.

If a more stable order could be established, perhaps the Three Realms could escape their destined destruction.

But this initial spark of attraction was quickly suppressed by a deeper sense of apprehension.

He looked up at Harry, whose spiritual pressure, though calm, exuded an undeniable intimidation.

Replacing the Spirit King means Harry will have power that surpasses all existence, and if this power gets out of control, the consequences will be far more terrible than the Spirit King's fragility.

He opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end it only turned into a heavy sigh. The Zanpakuto at his fingertips trembled slightly, as if echoing the unease in his heart.

With Harry's power, it seems they would have a hard time stopping him, even with the addition of the mysterious Zero Squad.

Apart from Kenpachi Zaraki, all the captains were hesitant.

They were indeed tempted, but that temptation was quickly shattered by their vigilance.

Harry is a traveler from another world, and his feelings for Soul Society are already weak. Once he devours the Soul King and gains absolute power, who can guarantee that he won't become a second Aizen?

Even more terrifying than Aizen?
Harry's power is unmatched, and if he changes his mind, the Guardians of the Court will have no chance to resist.

Kyoraku Shunsui looked up at Harry, a complicated smile playing on his lips: "A win-win situation? Harry, do you know that what we old folks fear most is the price of winning? We can't afford it."

Just as Kyoraku Shunsui said, they hoped for a win-win outcome, but dared not gamble that Harry's power would not be corrupted.

Sunlight streamed through the distorted space, casting interplay of light and shadow on everyone's faces, much like their conflicted state of mind at that moment.

The old order has been broken, the new future is unknown, and they can only wait for Harry's next move, torn between excitement and apprehension.

While the captains were still arguing, Harry had no intention of lingering. He strode towards the Spirit King's Palace.

The Soul King Palace is not located on the ground map of Soul Society, but rather suspended above the clouds at the very top of Soul Society.

Looking up from the Central Forty-Six Chambers of Soul Society or the Hill of Twin Extinction, one can only see clouds with a pale golden halo on the horizon. The Soul King Palace is hidden at the top of those clouds, as if it has merged with the sky.

Its distance from the Soul Society's ground far exceeds the range of vision; even if an ordinary Shinigami uses their fastest Shunpo, they cannot break through the spiritual particle barrier beneath the clouds.

This barrier, formed from the Spirit King's primordial power, has tiny golden spiritual particles flowing across its surface. It serves as both protection and the boundary between the mortal and the sacred.

Only those who possess a pass to the Spirit King's Palace, or who have enough power to shake the Spirit King, can penetrate the barrier and reach the space where the Spirit King's Palace is located.

Harry certainly didn't have a pass to the Spirit King's Palace, nor did he have the Zero Division's key. All he possessed was ultimate power, enough to suppress the dying Spirit King!
After Harry took action, Hitsugaya, Hinamori Momo, and Matsumoto Rangiku followed behind him, ascending the spirit staircase Harry had constructed towards the Soul Society.

The captain of the Gotei 13 watched their retreating figures with a complex expression.

After a moment, Soi Fon was the first to lose her temper and questioned:

"Are we just going to stand by and watch? Watch this ambitious Harry Potter devour the Spirit King and seize control of the Three Realms?"

Kyoraku Shunsui adjusted his straw hat and said helplessly:

"What else can we do? We are no match for the three of them."

Jushiro Ukitake took a deep breath and actually stepped onto the spirit staircase constructed by Harry. He turned to the captains behind him and said:
“I think we should also do something, whether it’s witnessing Harry become the next Spirit King and thus control the three realms, or helping the Zero Division defeat Harry and the others in battle. We shouldn’t do nothing.”

Kurosaki Ichigo, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly stepped forward and followed behind Ukitake Jushiro.

He smiled and said, "I think Captain Ukitake is right. We should follow them."

Soi Fon was enraged by Ichigo Kurosaki's attitude, and she angrily rebuked him:
"Shut up, you're just a prisoner now, an arrogant scourge."

Kurosaki Ichigo scratched his head sheepishly, offering no rebuttal.

Finally, it was Kyoraku Shunsui, the most prestigious among the many captains, who made the final decision. He sighed helplessly:

“Let’s go, let’s follow them. Just like Ukitake said, we can’t do nothing.”

………………

Hinamori Momo glanced back and noticed that the captains, vice-captains, and even some of the traveling monsters had followed. She couldn't help but ask Harry:

"Shouldn't Harry worry about them? If they come to the Spirit King's Palace with him, it will be a considerable problem."

Harry shook his head and said calmly, "It's alright, don't worry about them. Even if they get to the Spirit King's Palace, they won't be of any help."

The spiritual environment there is different from that of Soul Society. Without a long period of adaptation, even a vice-captain cannot move, and a captain cannot unleash their full power.

Even Hinamori Momo and the other two didn't know about the news Harry just mentioned.

Matsumoto Rangiku exclaimed in surprise, then asked:

"Ah! The three of us are only captains now. Apart from having stronger spiritual pressure, our Demon-Slaying Fist is even weaker than that of a captain. So, we can't be of much help, can we?"

Harry smiled at Rangiku Matsumoto:

"Don't worry, the spiritual modifications I performed on you will allow you to quickly adapt to the environment inside the Ningwang Palace."

And even if you can't help much, it's okay, I can handle the zero-point team all by myself.

Hitsugaya shook his head and said firmly:
"We will definitely help; we can't let you face all the problems alone."

We also want to see you take us to see that incredible multiverse world after you devour the Spirit King!

“That’s right, that’s right!” Hinamori Momo nodded in agreement. “Don’t worry, you’ll see soon,” Harry assured her.

The group simply continued upwards at their usual pace, but after a few steps, they realized that they were already quite far from the ground.

This was because it would probably take a long time for everyone to walk alone, so while everyone was walking, Harry manipulated the spirit stairs to quickly climb upwards.

Thus, with the extremely fast flight speed of the Spirit Steps, the group arrived at the outer perimeter of the Spirit King's Palace in less than twenty minutes.

Upon reaching the outer perimeter of the Spirit King's Palace, a barrier blocked their way.

These are the protective measures of the Spirit King Palace, with a total of seventy-two barriers separating the Spirit King Palace from the Serenity Garden.

These barriers can automatically regenerate after being damaged. Only by wearing the clothes made by the Zero Division members using their own hair and bones, namely the Royal Key, can one forcibly break through the barriers and resist the strong friction during the breakthrough.

Kyoraku Shunsui appeared beside Harry at some point and asked:

"This is the defense leading to the Spirit King's Palace. There are seventy-two barriers in total, and then there's the Soul-Shielding Membrane. How are you going to break through it?"

As soon as the sound of Kyoraku Shunsui faded, Harry looked up at the sky.

The seventy-two barriers, barely visible to the naked eye, were hidden behind the clouds. Pale golden spiritual patterns flickered in the air, like an interwoven spider web, completely isolating the Spirit King Palace from the world below.

He didn't turn around, but simply gripped his right Zanpakuto lightly. Then, he slowly raised his left hand, palm down, and silver-white spiritual particles condensed at his fingertips, gradually forming a thin stream of light. Countless tiny points of light danced within the stream, like spiritual particles disassembled to their most fundamental form.

“The essence of the barrier is a high-density aggregation of spiritual particles,” Harry said calmly. “Since it is an aggregation of spiritual particles, it is possible for it to decompose.”

Before he finished speaking, a stream of light shot out from his fingertips, transforming into a thin, silvery-white line that crashed directly into the first barrier.

Kyoraku Shunsui stood to the side, his pupils slightly contracting.

He had witnessed the Zero Division members breaking through the barrier using the King Key: it required a huge amount of spiritual pressure, and the barrier would erupt with scorching spiritual particle impacts, which even captain-level Shinigami had to resist with all their might.

But at that moment, the instant Harry's light touched the barrier, the pale golden spiritual patterns began to melt away at a visible speed, like ice and snow meeting the warm sun.

There was no explosion, no impact, not even a sound.

The spiritual particles of the first barrier, enveloped by the silvery-white light stream, gradually disintegrated into the smallest particles. These particles did not dissipate; instead, they were drawn by the light stream and transformed into a spiritual particle halo surrounding Harry, making his radiance even more dazzling.

Kyoraku Shunsui paused, his hand holding the folding fan stilled, his eyes under the brim of his hat filled with shock.

He could clearly sense that Harry was not destroying the barrier, but rather deconstructing the rules governing the aggregation of spiritual particles, transforming the originally solid defense into his own power.

"This... is this the ability that directly affects the essence of spirit particles?" Kyoraku Shunsui murmured to himself, his gaze following the silvery-white stream of light.

Although he knew Harry's true abilities, this was the first time he had seen Harry use them in person, and it was a completely different experience.

Witnessing it firsthand was far more shocking than when he first heard about it.

The light stream seemed to have a life of its own, continuously extending forward. The second, third... seventy-second barrier began to disintegrate one after another upon being touched by the light stream.

The pale golden spiritual patterns faded away layer by layer, revealing the barrier that had been hidden behind the clouds. In an instant, the barrier transformed into countless points of light, merging into Harry's spiritual aura.

In just a few breaths, the seventy-two barriers that had deterred countless powerful figures had vanished without a trace, leaving only a passage paved with silver-white spiritual particles that led directly to the Spirit King's Palace above the clouds.

Before Kyoraku Shunsui could recover from his shock, Harry had already stepped forward and walked toward the Soul-Sealing Membrane at the top of the clouds.

That protective membrane had a faint blue hue, and its surface flowed with fluctuations that blocked spiritual pressure; it was the last line of defense protecting the Spirit King's Palace.

Harry raised his hand, and the spiritual light in his palm surged again. This time, the light was no longer a thin thread, but transformed into a huge spiritual net that completely enveloped the Soul-Binding Membrane.

The Soul-Shielding Membrane trembled violently, and blue fluctuations surged wildly, attempting to resist the decomposition of the Spirit Network.

But Harry's spiritual net, like the most precise instrument, accurately captured the spiritual structure of the Soul-Sealing Membrane, dismantling it layer by layer.

The blue fluctuations gradually weakened, and the edges of the Soul-Sealing Membrane began to become transparent. Finally, with a soft hum, the Soul-Sealing Membrane completely disintegrated, turning into countless blue spiritual particles that intertwined with the silvery-white aura surrounding Harry, forming a dazzling band of light.

At this moment, the Spirit King's Palace above the clouds was fully revealed before our eyes.

The pure white palace gleamed in the sunlight, and the white dome of the Spirit King's Palace could be seen in the distance.

Harry withdrew his hand, and the aura of spiritual energy around him slowly receded, yet it still exuded absolute power.

He turned to look at Kyoraku Shunsui, who was still in a daze, and said calmly, "Let's go, Kyoraku Captain, it's the final step."

Kyoraku Shunsui snapped out of his daze, looking at the unobstructed passage before him and Harry's calm yet powerful figure, a complex smile playing on his lips.

He closed his folding fan and sighed softly: "Harry's abilities have indeed exceeded all of our expectations. It seems that the gates of the Spirit King's Palace are truly opening for you today."

Harry didn't respond, but simply took another step and walked towards the direction of the Spirit King's Palace.

The spiritual staircase extends beneath your feet, each crystal step shimmering with a pale blue light.

Soon, the group stepped onto the ground of the Spirit King Palace and arrived at the Spirit Particle Forest on the outer side.

The moment they stepped inside, everyone except Harry and his three companions had a slight change in expression.

First, the vice-captain and several others below him collapsed to the ground, unable to get up due to the pressure of the high-intensity spiritual energy permeating the air.

Rukia Kuchiki asked in panic, "What's going on? Why do I feel like I'm being suppressed by a captain-level spiritual pressure all the time?"

Jushiro Ukitake helped Rukia up and comforted her:

"Don't worry, nothing will happen. This is because the concentration of spiritual particles in the Spirit King's Palace is far greater than that in the Seireitei. As long as a Shinigami is in the vice-captain level or below, they will be unable to move. Only Shinigami at the captain level can move normally, but their strength will be weakened to a certain extent."

"Don't worry, as long as you stay here for a while, you'll adapt to the spiritual particle concentration in the Spirit King's Palace, and your own spiritual pressure might even increase to some extent."

At this point, Jushiro Ukitake stared intently at Momo Hinamori and the other two.

Inside the Spirit King's Palace, even the captain felt a pressure, while the three of them seemed completely unaffected.

Is this the result of spirit body modification?

How terrifying!
However, if Harry could become the Soul King, could he promote the transformation of spirits? That would greatly enhance the strength of the entire Soul Society!
(End of this chapter)