When the group was only a short distance from the core area of ​​the Spirit King's Palace, the high concentration of spiritual particles in the air suddenly became active.

The occurrence of this phenomenon indicates that there is a death god of at least the first level of spiritual power waiting ahead, which is why it can attract the spiritual particles in the air to resonate instinctively.

Otherwise, death gods below the vice-captain level would have no way of affecting the spiritual environment within the Spirit King's Palace.

Sure enough, the moment Harry stepped onto the central steps of the Spirit Forest, five sharp spiritual pressures suddenly emanated from the depths of the forest, like unsheathed blades, instantly locking onto his figure.

The next second, five figures leaped out from the shadow of the spirit tree and landed steadily on both sides of the steps.

The five figures stood not far from Harry, the zero badges embroidered on their clothes gleaming with a dark gold luster in the light.

They are the exclusive guard of the Spirit King Palace, the Zero Squad!

Legend has it that the Zero Division even possesses the power to suppress the Gotei 13!
Kiryu, the leader of Squad Zero, crossed her arms. Beneath her long, fluffy pink hair, her eyes were sharp as an eagle's. She said coldly:
"Outsiders, halt! This is a forbidden area of ​​the Spirit King's Palace. No one other than the holder of the King's Key may enter."

Her voice wasn't loud, but it instantly quieted the surrounding atmosphere.

Kyoraku Shunsui casually twirled the sash of her haori with her fingertips, a faint smile playing at the corners of her half-closed eyes:

"Miss Kiryu, please don't be anxious. We're not here to storm the Spirit King's Palace."

His gaze returned to Harry, and his smile deepened:

"Captain Potter wants to become the new Spirit King. We are just accompanying him to the Spirit King's Palace."

Upon hearing Kyoraku Shunsui's words, the Zero Division members not only did not relax, but became even more vigilant.

Shutara Senjumaru's fingertips were wrapped with silk threads that shimmered with a pale purple spiritual light, weaving into a fine net in the air, subtly blocking Harry's escape route.

She demanded, "What is your purpose in coming to the Spirit King's Palace?"

Harry made no attempt to hide anything, and he responded calmly:
"I will completely seize the power of the Spirit King, thereby taking control of this world and preventing its destruction due to the Spirit King's death."

Hyosube Ichibei stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Although I don't know how you obtained this information, our Zero Squad will absolutely not let you advance any further. The Spirit King Palace's defenses are not so easy to break through. As for the Spirit King's problem, we will handle it ourselves!"

Harry scoffed, "But I've already come this far."

Shutara Senjumaru said coldly:
"Your abilities are indeed special, capable of dismantling seventy-two barriers and the Soul-Shielding Membrane, but the protection of the Spirit King Palace cannot be broken through by brute force alone."

"You must understand, the last line of defense is our Zero Squad!"

Harry stopped and glanced at the five people.

Besides Kiryu and Shutara Senjumaru, there is also Oetsu Nimaiya wielding a giant axe, Tenjiro Kirinji carrying a medicine chest, and Ichibei Hyonshube wrapped in bandages.

Harry's voice remained calm even when facing the members of Squad Zero:
“I have no intention of making enemies of you all, but if you intend to prevent me from going to the Spirit King’s Palace, then I can only forgive my rudeness.”

But it was clear that the Zero Division members wouldn't back down. As soon as Harry finished speaking, Oetsu Nimaiya made the first move.

He gripped the giant axe with both hands and brought it down on Harry with a mighty chop. The axe blade brought with it a torrent of scorching spiritual energy, instantly splitting the spiritual trees along the way in half, and even cracks began to appear on the steps beneath his feet.

But Harry simply raised his hand, and the light in his palm transformed into a barrier. The moment the torrent of scorching spiritual particles collided with the barrier, it was disintegrated layer by layer, turning into countless tiny specks of light that dissipated into the air.

"What?" Ermei House King Yue's pupils shrank sharply. He had never seen anyone so easily deflect his axe attack.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Shutara Senjumaru quickly waved his hands.

The threads from her fingertips shot out instantly, coiling around Harry's limbs like venomous snakes. The spiritual energy contained within the threads could instantly bind the spiritual pressure of a captain-level officer.

Just as the threads were about to touch Harry, a silvery-white stream of spiritual light erupted from his body, enveloping the threads layer by layer. The seemingly tough threads rapidly decomposed within the stream of light, turning into pale white spiritual particles that were then swallowed up.

Kiryu's eyes darkened, and he formed hand seals. The spiritual particles around him began to surge wildly, and countless spiritual vines suddenly sprouted from the ground. These vines, covered with sharp barbs, wrapped around Harry from all directions.

These vines possess immense vitality; even if severed, they can regenerate instantly.

Harry moved lightly, avoiding the vines, while the light at his fingertips transformed into several thin lines, precisely piercing the roots of the vines and completely dismantling their spiritual structure.

The vines lost their strength, withered instantly, and dissipated into spiritual particles.

The three members of the Zero Division made their moves in succession, but Harry easily stopped them all.

Upon seeing this, Kirinji Tenjiro's expression darkened slightly. He snorted coldly and took out a needle from his medicine box, the tip of which glowed with green spiritual energy.

This is the "Soul-Suppressing Needle," which can instantly paralyze the soul, and is also one of his secret weapons.

He raised his hand and shot the needle, the tip whistling as it went straight for Harry's forehead.

Harry dodged to the side, and at the same time raised his hand to grab it. The silvery-white light instantly enveloped the Soul-Suppressing Needle, and the green spiritual particles on the needle were quickly decomposed, leaving only an ordinary metal needle, which landed on the steps with a crisp sound.

While Harry was dodging, Hyobu Ichibei seized an opening and finally made his move.

His brush swept across the air, and black spiritual particles wrote the character "封" (seal) in the air.

As soon as the word took shape, it transformed into a massive black barrier, completely enveloping Harry.

The spiritual patterns on the barrier, like chains, bound Harry, attempting to completely seal off his spiritual pressure.

"This is the seal of the Word of Power; what I write with my pen is the rule." Hyosube Ichibei's voice was heavy and authoritative.

"Your spiritual pressure has been completely sealed, making it impossible for you to continue using your Zanpakuto abilities. Spiritual particle decomposition is useless against my Zanpakuto!"

Harry stared at the black barrier before him. His spiritual pressure ignored Ichibei Hyosube's spiritual pressure blockade, and the spiritual light in his palms continued to surge.

Under the astonished gaze of Hyosube Ichibei, he slowly raised his hand and pressed the stream of light onto the barrier. The silvery-white light and the black spiritual patterns began to collide violently, causing the barrier to tremble violently.

"Your world is special; even its rules are made of spiritual particles." Harry's voice came through the barrier:

“Since it is composed of spiritual particles, it can be decomposed. The battle between Shinigami is essentially a battle of spiritual pressure, but the foundation of spiritual pressure is the rules of the world. As long as my rules are above yours, your abilities are completely useless against me.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of silvery-white light suddenly erupted, surging into the patterns of the black barrier like a tidal wave.

The black spiritual patterns began to fade layer by layer, and the strokes of the character "封" gradually became blurred.

Finally, with a soft cracking sound, the black barrier completely disintegrated, turning into countless black spiritual particles that merged into Harry's stream of light.

The five members of Squad Zero stood on either side of the steps, their expressions grave. They had never imagined that, even with all five of them working together, they couldn't hold Harry back for even a moment.

Harry withdrew his hand, and the spiritual light around him slowly subsided. He took another step and walked towards the Spirit King's Palace, his steps still steady.

Seeing that the young man in front of them was ignoring them, the members of the Zero Squad all looked very ugly.

The next moment, the spiritual pressure of the five members of the Zero Division suddenly surged, like five mountains that suddenly rose from the ground, causing the surrounding spiritual particles to crack.

"Boy, you're too arrogant. It seems I need to teach you how to respect your seniors!" Kiryuu was the first to move. The life barrier she had conjured in her palm burst forth from the ground, and pale green vines with sharp thorns wrapped around Harry.

Before the vines could even touch Harry's clothes, a flash of silver light suddenly slashed through the air.

The blade flashed so fast that its trajectory was almost invisible; only a soft hissing sound was heard. The vines that were wrapping around Harry snapped cleanly at the base. At the same time, blood gushed from Kiryu's chest, and a huge knife wound appeared on her chest.

Harry gripped the Zanpakuto, its blade gleaming with a dazzling spiritual light. He didn't look back at the damage caused by his previous attack; he merely shifted his stance slightly to avoid the Zanpakuto that was slashing down from Nimaiya Oetsu.

Immediately afterwards, Harry swung his Zanpakuto again, and Dankai Reito, as if it had eyes, precisely locked onto the spine of Nimaiya Oetsu's Zanpakuto.

With a crisp clang, Oetsu Nimaiya felt a numbness in his palm as his Zanpakuto was jolted out of his hand, while Harry's sword had already pierced through his chest.

Before anyone else could react, Harry touched the ground with his toes and moved like a ghost toward Shudora Senjumaru.

Just as Shutara Senjumaru finished weaving the Heavenly Veil Feather Robe that could trap spirits, the Severing Boundary Spirit Crossing had already torn through the barrier of the robe and severed the limbs behind her.

Shutara Senjumaru cried out in alarm, staggering backward and temporarily losing his ability to resist.

Seeing this, Hyōsuke Ichibei dared not be careless and attacked with all his might.

The brush in his hand finally fell, the ink turning into a sealing seal in the air, pressing down on Harry's forehead.

But Harry suddenly turned around, and the Boundary Crossing technique drew an arc in the air. The moment the golden light collided with the Ink Curse, the Ink Curse melted away like ice and snow.

He leaned forward, the back of his blade lightly tapping the handle of Hyosube Ichibei's brush. The brush clattered to the ground, while the blade pierced his heart.

Just as Kirinji Tenjiro, the last remaining Zanpakuto, raised his sword, intending to launch a sneak attack, Harry flicked his wrist, and the Dangai-Ringdu shot out a golden blade of light, directly knocking his Zanpakuto away. The blade grazed his limbs, severing them.

In the blink of an eye, all five members of the Zero Squad were subdued.

Harry stood in the middle, holding the silver knife, the golden light on the blade slowly fading.

The wind from the Spirit King's Palace ruffled the stray hairs on his forehead. His eyes remained as calm as a black lake, as if he had never experienced a battle.

Harry simply said, "I don't want to fight, but don't force me."

The Zero Squad members turned pale; their pride and joy were utterly shattered in front of Harry.

At this point, they had no power to stop Harry and could only watch helplessly as he ventured into the very heart of the Spirit King's Palace.

The deepest part of the Spirit King Palace has no physical walls, only an endless sea of ​​spiritual light.

Pale golden specks of light floated like shattered stars, and beneath one's feet flowed a river of light, each step creating delicate ripples.

In the center of the sea of ​​light, a throne carved from pure white spirit crystal floats in the air, upon which the Spirit King sits.

He had no specific face; his body was wrapped in a semi-transparent light membrane, beneath which countless tiny spiritual threads could be vaguely seen, intertwining like veins to form the outline of a human.

Without breathing or making a sound, one can clearly perceive its immense presence as the anchor of the world.

The flow of the spiritual ocean of light, the direction of the river of light, and even the tremors of the surrounding air all gently rise and fall according to His will.

Harry walked step by step toward the Holy Throne. The Severance of Spirit Crossing in his palm had long since dissipated, replaced by the crimson power of chaotic origin wrapped around his fingertips.

At this point, Harry had focused all his power on the world of Death.

Without hesitation, Harry raised his hand and pressed it against the Spirit King.

The moment the crimson light from their fingertips touched the Spirit King's pale blue aura, the sea of ​​light suddenly surged violently, and golden light points frantically converged towards the two of them, forming a swirling vortex of light.

The Soul King's body rapidly decomposed, slowly seeping into Harry's body through his palm.

There was no pain during the process, only a burning sensation of being filled.

The spiritual energy flowed through his blood vessels, intertwining with the chaotic primordial power within him, and the energy within his body dyed Harry's pupils a color of interwoven gold and red.

The outline of the Spirit King began to dissipate, and the light membrane transformed into countless threads that wrapped around Harry's arm, burrowing into his skin like vines and leaving pale blue lines.

The Holy See collapsed within the vortex of light, and the flow of the spiritual light ocean gradually slowed down, eventually rising and falling gently with Harry's breath.

His body began to emanate a powerful aura similar to that of the Spirit King, with rivers of light flowing around his ankles and star-like specks of light resting on the tips of his hair, as if he had become the new Holy Throne.

As the last wisp of the Spirit King's light membrane merged into Harry's chest, he slowly closed his eyes. When he opened them again, the flow of the Spirit Particle Sea was reflected in his eyes.

At this moment, when Harry raised his hand, the river of light turned with his movement, and when he clenched his fist, the surrounding spiritual particles also materialized, forming different entities.

After an unknown amount of time, the sea of ​​light deep within the Spirit King's Palace gradually calmed down, leaving Harry standing alone in the center.

At this moment, he had successfully absorbed the Spirit King and inherited the Spirit King's authority!

Harry exhaled softly, his breath carrying a faint glow that blended azure and scarlet.

At this moment, he is both Harry Potter's soul avatar and the new world anchor point of the Death God's world, which carries the authority of the Soul King.

After doing all that, Harry snapped his fingers, and his clone's body began to turn transparent.

Azure spiritual particles and scarlet glimmers, like threads being pulled away, shot out from his body, forming the core of a world where azure and scarlet intertwined in front of him.

Harry looked down at his gradually fading hand, sensing his current state.

At this moment, he wanted to extract the soul of his clone from this body and merge it with his original body.

The process was seamless, as if it were merely removing a thin outer garment—as smooth as could be. (End of Chapter)

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