I'm really not the number one slacker in Soul Society.

"Is this another situation where we can only take it one step at a time..."

Mizhen shrugged and said, "But it's not realistic to throw up what's already been eaten."

"That makes sense..."

Sighing, Shigure said bluntly, "Since you've already successfully used Bankai once, there's no point in me increasing the 'distance' further. It's better to guide than to block. Telling you some of the usage methods might be a better choice."

"Oh?"

Mi Zhen raised an eyebrow: "That's great, I've been waiting for eighteen years."

Seeing this, Liu Yue immediately protested: "You two shouldn't make me sound like I'm completely useless! Even I have..."

“My abilities are very similar to hers.”

Without even glancing at her, Nizuki Shigure said directly, "But her ability can only affect you, while mine can directly influence the outside world—let's start with the part you just used, that's an expansion of 'Misalignment,' called 'Time Flow Reversal.'"

At this point, she casually produced a blue cube as a "teaching tool," holding the cube by the top and bottom with her hands, and then snapped it open with force.

The cube was silently broken in two, the cut as smooth as a mirror—but the upper part looked brand new, as if it had just come from the factory, while the lower part had faded to almost white and looked incredibly old.

“Using the trajectory of the slash as a ‘dividing line,’ time reversal can place the upper and lower parts of an object in different timelines, thus causing it to break apart on its own—in other words, this ability can almost ignore any defense, and can deal true damage as long as it hits.”

She explained in rather concise terms, “But this ability not only consumes a huge amount of energy, but it is also very dangerous to the user. If you fail to suppress the range of the ability on me, the one who will suffer will inevitably be the one closest to me. Just like just now, if you had woken up two seconds later, it wouldn’t have been just your lungs that were shattered.”

"...That's really awesome."

Mi Zhen touched her chest with lingering fear, as if a trace of phantom pain still remained there.

“There are several other abilities, which are no less dangerous than this one.”

Nizuki Shigure continued, "But since you've used the Time Reversal technique without any major problems, perhaps I'm just worrying unnecessarily. With more practice, you might be able to become completely proficient within a few decades."

"Decades..."

Mima sighed, not bothering to ask what the other abilities were.

Eat only what you can handle. If you can't master a skill, it will only cause you more trouble—just like tonight. If it weren't for the divine sword, he would have been dried up and died.

In terms of usage conditions, the Reverse Moon Rain is probably even more demanding than the White Cloud Punishment...

"I understand."

Mima sighed helplessly and helped the body in Seireitei stand up.

I slowly walked to the center of the newly built courtyard and looked up at the crescent moon hanging high in the sky.

With this disturbance, I can no longer sleep, and I suddenly have some urgent responsibilities to deal with.

To practice time reversal to the point of not self-harming, and... what I just saw in my dream is something I can't help but care about...

I'm destined to be a workaholic... When will I finally be able to relax and take a break?

Inside the cave in the present world, Mi Zhen looked at the fragments of the ancient void on the stone table with a complicated expression, and fell into deep thought.

There's half a piece left. If we absorb this part as well, will we still be able to see anything else?

But this is an ancient artifact that is millions of years old, so its safety is definitely not guaranteed.

So...would you like to give it a try?

As usual, Mizhen took out a coin from her pocket, tossed it aside without even looking at it, and let fate decide her next move.

We'll keep trying with the human heads, but we'll talk about the flowers later.

The coin fell, and the human head side landed face up.

Then there's nothing to hesitate about.

And so, Mima tried to summon a surge of anger and cover the ancient fragments with it.

no response.

The fragments of the ancient void and the raging torrent each went their own way, without any merging or repulsion.

Could it be... that I'm 'full'? So I can't swallow any more Ancient Void fragments?

He frowned, removed the torrent of anger covering it, and planned to repackage the ancient fragments.

But the next instant, before he could release the barrier, he suddenly felt a throbbing pain in his head.

The scene before her eyes gradually became distorted, and a strange picture entered Mi Zhen's field of vision.

There are three colors in the world.

The radiance of spiritual particles operates over all things, and all intelligent beings are born from them.

The void of nothingness is scattered in a corner of the Three Realms, like inanimate objects, yet it is slowly gathering together.

There is another color that lies hidden beneath all things; it is the foundation upon which all things exist in this world.

"This is……"

Despite her headache, Mima's mind raced.

What is the last "color"?

Also, who is the "second person" in the dream?

The other two colors clearly point to the existence of the two beings—the Spirit King and the primordial nothingness.

So what about the other one?

What was born with the Spirit King and the primordial nothingness, and has survived to this day?

"Could it be that……"

In that instant, Mizhen suddenly realized a terrifying flaw in her cognitive system.

Essentially, this is a world of "creationism," where things that evolve naturally are very rare, and ultimately, everything has its original creator.

The Spirit King represents the Spirit Particle System, and the initial nothingness represents the end of all things... So, what else is there?

Who is the creator of the vessel—that is, matter?

This creator must be like the Spirit King, or even older, because the vessel is the foundation of everything.

This creator may lack thought and wisdom, because wisdom itself is the creation of the Spirit King.

Who exactly is the being or thing that meets this standard?

The answer was obvious—or rather, it was the only one he could think of.

Mizhen lowered her eyes and muttered the answer to herself.

"hell!"

How did this ridiculous thing get dragged into this again...?

Although it's just a guess, and its accuracy is another matter, just knowing that "there is a great god like a spirit king in the world" is enough to put a lot of pressure on people.

Although this great god seems like a lazy bum with no intention of destroying the world for fun, Watanabe isn't the Spirit King, so how could he know so much?

"I'm tired, let's destroy it..."

Mizhen has lost count of how many times she has sighed lately.

He just wanted to find a quiet place to relax and enjoy himself, so why did he have to face such a cruel world...?

He lay down, glancing out of the corner of his eye at the divine sword leaning against the wall, and his wristwatch began to stir restlessly.

Chapter 153: Aizen is also not asleep

Or perhaps we should ask the Spirit King for help...

Never mind, I was just kidding.

It's not a matter of life and death, so why would the people of Soul Society have the face to beg the Soul King for salvation?

I should try harder myself...

Mi Zhen rubbed her temples vigorously, kicking all those miscellaneous and discouraging thoughts out of her mind, and replacing them with tons of inspirational quotes.

If you silently recite a success motto a dozen times, you'll probably find confidence... right?

Hmm…wait a minute.

It feels like something's gotten into my head.

He blinked, and after a few moments of thought, he pulled a… map from his memories?

"what?"

Mi Zhen scratched his head and looked at it carefully.

These are three world maps stacked together... Soul Society, the Human World, and Hueco Mundo, with a few small bubbles stuck in the middle... presumably some kind of gap world like the Dangai or the Black Hole. Seven large points of light and countless small points of light flicker on them, further attracting Yama's attention.

There are three large points of light and a bunch of small points of light in Soul Society, which are marked as "left hand", "right hand" and "heart" respectively. There is one in Dangai, which is marked as "right leg". Hueco Mundo is marked as "left leg" and "Soul Sleep". In the human world, there is a "locked knot" and countless small points of light.

This distribution and the name are just so damn familiar...

Mima's lips twitched a few times as he began to call out names one by one: "Left hand is Penida Pakaja, right hand is Ukitake, heart is Gerard Valkyrie... right leg and left leg are unknown, and the lock is Michiha Ne Aura, who is in some unknown basement..."

They're all parts of the Soul King...

Add to that the human skeletons in the Spirit King's Palace, and you can assemble a complete set of Dark Archmage gear...

"What's the meaning……"

This map doesn't look like it was taken from fragments of the ancient void... Could it be the raging torrent?

What strange reaction will occur when these two things come together?

Mi Zhen made a conjecture, and then boldly covered the ancient fragments with a torrent of anger, but after waiting for a long time, there was no reaction.

Looks like they're really out of stock.

However, knowing too much can also be a problem—like now, he doesn't even know how to make good use of his newly acquired knowledge.

A map marking the location of the Spirit King fragments... what can it be used for?

After much deliberation, Mima finally realized that besides fooling Aizen... it really didn't seem to be of much use.

Go get it in person? He didn't think it was necessary.

All three in Soul Society are under a master. Ukitake is relying on his right hand to stay alive, and Yhwach's personal guard, hidden in the shadows, is too strong; they simply can't defeat them...