Dimensional Invasion: I Can Fish for All Heavens

In Chapter 502, "The Adventures of the Little Carp," the world level of the "Hogyoku" possesses the ability to grow.

"Buzz!"

The moment Shen Mo uttered the words "the strongest CJB of the ice and snow type," Hyōrinmaru, which was suspended in the air, suddenly emitted a sharp and persistent buzzing sound.

The blade trembled violently, and the surrounding cold air suddenly burst out of control, instantly freezing a thick layer of ice on the walls of the training room!

The buzzing sound was filled with humiliated anger and intense resentment!
Is being influenced by the "Trident of Poseidon" what it wants?!

It had no idea why that trident from another world, with its inherent power of certain rules, could interfere with the power of its strongest ice-type Zanpakuto!
This is a complete clash of rules, a situation it has never encountered before! Can it be entirely blamed?!

Previously, it was the only one that could suppress and influence other Zanpakuto!

Moreover, it was clearly Shen Mo who failed to keep his promise and became the first among them to break through to the fourth level.

Shen Mo sensed the surging emotions emanating from Hyōrinmaru, but instead of restraining himself, he continued with a tone of disappointment and frustration:

"Forget about any agreements, brother! If we keep arguing about who goes first, the gap in strength between us and them will only widen! Let's be realistic!"

"Think about it, if you had cooperated with me fully last time, even if it was just a brief activation of your Bankai! Not to mention that monster Gu Che, I would have been at least 80% confident in taking down Lu Jing and Lin Ruoxi! Even Gu Che and Shen Xuan might not have been without a fighting chance!"

"The third place on the list of extraordinary individuals was practically within my grasp at the time!"

"But it was because of your hesitation and lack of coordination that we missed the opportunity! We watched it slip through our fingers!"

Shen Mo's voice lowered, carrying a hint of undisguised regret and heaviness.

"Once you miss an opportunity, it's very difficult to catch up; the gap in strength often widens at these crucial junctures."

"Li Yunshu, did you see that? The holder of that tornado template, her telekinetic power is ridiculously strong, even I feel threatened! Once she fully adapts to the power, breaks through to the fourth tier, and increases the template compatibility, her troublesomeness will increase exponentially!"

"I wonder when the next ranking will be updated, how many new prodigies will emerge in the meantime? And how much will Gu Che and Lu Jing improve?"

"This time, it might be the closest we've ever come to third place; it's our only chance in this lifetime."

Will we have such opportunities again in the future?

A long silence fell over the training room. Even Hyōrinmaru fell silent, its buzzing ceasing, and the chill emanating from its blade leveled off, as if it were truly pondering that possibility in response to Shen Mo's words.

Could it really be that it's wrong?

If it hadn't been so fixated on the so-called "timing" and instead had put aside all its concerns and fully cooperated with him to forcibly activate Bankai, would the outcome have been completely different?
From an angle that Hyōrinmaru didn't notice, Shen Mo glanced at it briefly and quickly before immediately looking away, his face still bearing that heavy, regretful, and even slightly painful expression, as if he had swallowed all the bitterness back into his heart.

He took a deep, slow breath, as if to suppress his surging emotions, and then, in a tone that was a mixture of last hope and desperation, he spoke to Hyōrinmaru, almost as if talking to himself:
"So, Hyōrinmaru."

"If you still want to prove yourself, to prove that your title of 'Strongest Ice-Type Zanpakuto' isn't just a joke in other people's eyes..."

"If you're not willing to just watch yourself be overtaken by newcomers, to be left further and further behind by your once equally matched rivals, and ultimately become just a background figure..."

"Then, cast aside all distractions, let go of pointless insistence, completely trust me, and cooperate with me without reservation."

"Let us truly become one! Together, let us break free from those damned Bankai shackles!"

Shen Mo's gaze was fixed on Hyōrinmaru, and then, without hesitation, he grasped the hilt of Hyōrinmaru's sword.

This time, Hyōrinmaru did not tremble or resist.

The moment Shen Mo's fingertips touched the extremely cold hilt of the sword, the vast and ancient chill contained within the blade of the Hyōrinmaru seemed to finally break through the last barrier, surging towards Shen Mo like a glacial torrent bursting its banks!

"boom!"

A much deeper roar than before rang out, and the temperature in the training room plummeted instantly. Countless tiny ice crystals condensed in the air, floating and shimmering like stars.

Hyōrinmaru's form seemed to have undergone subtle changes. The cold air was no longer scattered and diffused, but highly concentrated, wrapped around the blade, like an ancient ice armor about to awaken.

Shen Mo gripped the hilt of the knife tightly, feeling the chill that almost froze his soul and the immense power, yet a smile curved his lips.

Become!

In the courtyard of a villa in Hangzhou.

Angel Yan sat leisurely in a wicker chair, holding a glass of juice in her hand. Her gaze fell on Ye Xuan, and her tone carried a hint of wistful reminiscence:
"I never expected that the 'Evolution Trustee' you provided would cause such a huge sensation." "The selection plan for the suitable individuals, the emergency update of the list of extraordinary individuals, and the new rule of judging people based on actual combat have all changed in just a few days, which is more exciting than in the past few months."

Of course, that's a bit of an exaggeration. After all, in the past, not just for a few months, there were exciting things happening almost every month, and most of them were related to Ye Xuan.

The Kirieloid incident from not long ago is still fresh in our minds.

However, Angel Yan really didn't expect that "Evolution Trustee" would trigger a linkage with the update of the "Superhuman Ranking".

As a creation with the potential to reach the eighth tier, it was expected that the "Evolution Trustee" would cause a stir in the Tian Shu Bureau. It was also reasonable for the Tian Shu Bureau to establish a special system of suitable candidates to ensure that this power could be properly guided and utilized.

However, the fact that this indirectly led to the ranking of "superhumans" based on strength, and even caused such a huge sensation, was something she had not anticipated.

"After they successively broke through to the fourth rank, it was inevitable that the list of extraordinary individuals would be updated."

Ye Xuan didn't seem to care much about this.

For him, giving the "Evolution Trustee" to the Tian Shu Bureau was just a thought, without much complicated implications.

He simply watched the series of controversies that followed without paying any attention.

However, he did have "Silly Girl" materialize and watch the ranking battles between the "Superhumans List".

The final rankings were largely in line with his expectations, even though Fang Yuan's suppression of Lin Xiu and Shen Mo was within his expectations.

However, there was only one thing that deviated slightly from his original expectations.

That was the result of the battle between Gu Che and Shen Xuan.

Ye Xuan originally did not think that Gu Che could defeat Shen Xuan, who had transformed into Kamen Rider Steel.

At the speed of "Time Rise," unless one possesses an equivalent level of speed, or abilities related to time and space, or has some means to maintain a domain around oneself for an extended period to suppress Kamen Rider Gantto in his "Time Rise" state, it is difficult to retaliate.

But "Sapphire Blue Scales" did it.

When Shen Xuan's figure suddenly blurred and entered the "Time Ascension" state, his speed instantly soared to several times the factor of time, and even the instant he entered the time domain, the "Sapphire Blue Scale" in Gu Che's body detached from his body on its own and turned into a stream of light!
In a way that almost "defined time," it instantly enveloped the area around Shen Xuan that was about to be covered by the accelerated flow of time.

The next moment, Shen Xuan's figure, which should have been blurred to the point of disappearing, was forcibly "nailed" to the spot, maintaining the posture before his sprint, as if time itself had been forcibly "paused" for him.

Shen Xuan was not unable to move, but rather the "time" he was in was forcibly pulled back to the baseline of synchronization with the outside world, rendering the "time-upgrade" effect instantly invalid.

This was indeed beyond Ye Xuan's expectations.

His understanding of "Sapphire Blue Scales" was mostly based on what Bubble showed in "The Adventures of Little Carp." Even in the world of "The Adventures of Little Carp," in his view, the overall power level wasn't very high.

Although they possess life forms like "dragons," their strength is extremely limited. Even a disaster caused by magma requires enormous sacrifices and even lives to quell.

Therefore, he never regarded the "Sapphire Blue Scale" as a powerful "treasure of the heavens", but reality gave him an unexpected answer.

Perhaps because "Kamen Rider Steel" is an "external object," and Shen Xuan, as the "user," is relatively weak, the power of "Sapphire Blue Scale" directly affected Shen Xuan himself, causing him to withdraw from "Time Rising."

Or perhaps the "Sapphire Blue Scale" itself is of a very high level, with a level of "magic" that surpasses that of everyone else; the reason it was not shown in the world of "The Adventures of Little Carp" may be due to limitations of the "world's" level or the needs of the plot.

Its true potential was only unleashed when it came into the real world and was activated by Gu Che's abilities.

Regardless of the reason, the result is undeniable.

With the blessing of "Sapphire Blue Scales", Gu Che successfully seized the fleeting opportunity, cracked Shen Xuan's greatest reliance "Time Ascension", thus laying the foundation for victory and winning the third place on the list of extraordinary individuals.

It can only be said that no matter which world a "treasure from the heavens" originates from, its potential limit cannot be simply defined by the energy level of its original world.

When these "treasures of the heavens" combine with a suitable host and appear in a higher-level world, they may very well unleash a brilliance far beyond expectations.

Just like the "Hōgyoku".
Ye Xuan lowered his gaze slightly, as if he could see through his chest and into the crystal that beat in sync with his heart and emitted a faint blue light.

Unlike most of the "treasures of the heavens", the "Hōgyoku" is not an inanimate object, but a "living" entity with its own consciousness!
Therefore, it possesses the ability to grow.

(End of this chapter)