Starting with Naruto, I'll become stronger through my own efforts.

Chapter 460 Yhwach Cannot Accept Reality

As time went by, Yhwach, a newcomer, was completely bewildered.

He intervened based on his instincts, and the future did indeed change, but none of these changes were right.

The biggest problem is that whenever he wants the future to move in the direction he desires, he is pulled back by an even stronger force.

After three times, Yhwach realized that someone was fighting against him, and that their influence on the future far exceeded his own.

As for who this person is, there's no need to ask.

Xia Zuo!

It could only be the Grim Reaper, Shazo, who forced himself to take the final step prematurely, ruining his perfect plan to reclaim the world.

Now Yhwach is just one person. Even if he kills all the Shinigami, destroys the Zero Division, frees his father, and becomes the second Soul King, he can no longer directly control the world.

He must cultivate Quincy, or something else entirely, from scratch, as an extension of his will, to take control of the new world he has reshaped.

Therefore, it can only be Xia Zuo!

Yhwach snorted and turned his gaze away from the river of time.

If he can't solve a problem over time, he can still solve it in the real world!

As long as Xia Zuo is killed, the world will still be his!

Well, Yhwach is unfortunate. As a god who has just entered the river of time in the world of Shinigami, he has not yet evolved the ability to hear and speak beyond time.

So he didn't hear Xia Zuo's mocking words: "Foolish fellow, your interference power is indeed considerable, but now that I've come to this world and grown to this point, how could I possibly be easily influenced by you?"

Xia Zuo is no novice who has just entered the River of Time in the world of Bleach. After sharing the power of the God of Wealth Xia Zuo and the experience of the Hokage Xia Zuo in traveling through time, he has already struggled in this river more than a dozen times.

If he weren't afraid of the immense impact on the future, leading to the collapse and annihilation of the world, he would have already attacked Yhwach.

But it's okay, I can still beat him up in real life.

And just like how Aizen was only able to see the difference between himself and Shazam after he completed his evolution.

After Yhwach became a god, he hasn't even had a proper "look" at Shazor yet. Will Shazor be scared to death?

As the son of the Spirit King, Yhwach was born a divine being, and his life rank was naturally higher than that of others, thus developing a habit of looking down upon all things.

Therefore, although Yhwach's strength and rank are above Aizen's, he has yet to realize that Shazam is far superior to him, even far superior to the "god" rank that he pursues.

Why did Aizen mock Yhwach?

It was because at first glance that Aizen noticed Yhwach's habitual downward gaze that he would never have realized how terrifying Shaza was, and would have insisted on fighting Shaza to the very end, only to be crushed into dust.

Aizen judged that Yhwach had no good end, or even that he was destined to have no future, so naturally he wouldn't say another word to this dead man.

That's why he ran away after saying just a few words, trying to earn his own merits and make Lord Xia Zuo recognize his obedience even more.

Aizen sat on the high-backed chair he had made, admiring the three heads placed before him: Gnar Lee with pink hair and a wrinkled face, Lloyd Lloyd with a third eye on his forehead, and Shaz Domino with leopard-print markings on his right side.

He said with satisfaction, "With the heads of these three Sternritter members, my treatment while I'm in custody should be a bit better."

"At least, I should have a chair to sit on, right?"

Suddenly, Aizen sensed the spiritual pressure fluctuations from the damaged royal palace. He suppressed a laugh and said, "Haha, Yhwach, that idiot, seems to still not realize what kind of monster Shaza is."

"Shazo—Lord, he is a being beyond this world—"

"How can we, mere insects struggling in this world, possibly contend with such a magnificent being?"

Yhwach withdrew his all-seeing eyes and turned to look at Shazo, whose eyes were full of mockery.

He conjured a spirit-elemental longsword in his hand, took a step forward, and with a backhand flick, thrust the spirit-elemental longsword upwards, aiming straight for Xia Zuo's face.

Faced with the approaching longsword, Xia Zuo remained calm and unhurried. He swung the Measuring Ruler to unleash sword energy, and a bright red Vermilion Bird emerged, flapping its wings to counterattack Yhwach.

Xia Zuo's Vermilion Bird has no scorching flames, only a sharp edge that can annihilate all life. The Vermilion Bird carries endless sword energy and blades, enveloping Yhwach within its wings.

Swish!

Yhwach took a step forward, and without anyone noticing, Suzaku instantly disintegrated and vanished, his own figure disappearing from Shazo's sight under Suzaku's cover.

Just because the eyes cannot see doesn't mean the heart cannot perceive.

Xia Zuo had a precise grasp of Yhwach's high-speed movement, and before the spirit sword could slash down from behind, he had already turned sideways and drawn his sword to counterattack.

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While perfectly dodging the spirit longsword behind him, he also launched a counterattack on Yhwach's neck.

Faced with Xia Zuo's sudden counterattack, Yhwach stopped his attack in time. He dropped the Spirit Longsword and then turned his feet to avoid the sharp edge of the Measuring Ruler.

After avoiding the decapitation, a new spirit longsword reappeared in his hand, which he aimed diagonally at Xia Zuo's sword-wielding arm and slashed upwards.

clang!!

Xia Zuo blocked Ling Zi's longsword with his horizontal sword, and then launched another counterattack.

Unbeknownst to him, the experience gained from the Nine Swords of Dugu began to take effect. Xia Zuo predicted Yhwach's attack and then made changes in advance based on the prediction, trying to control the rhythm of the battle.

Surprisingly, Yhwach was even better than Shazor at anticipating the enemy's moves.

He seemed to be the kind of superhuman who could see the future three seconds in advance, always making more accurate predictions and successfully thwarting Xia Zuo's predictions.

This is the terror of omniscience and omnipotence!

Even with Aizen's intelligence and wisdom, he couldn't have repeatedly defeated Xia Zuo, who wielded the Dugu Nine Swords, in close combat, but Yhwach did.

Shazor's swordsmanship is about anticipating the enemy's moves, while Yhwach's is about foreseeing the future; naturally, there is a significant difference in the level of precision between the two.

Of course, a 3-second prediction is definitely not enough.

If Shazor were willing, he could devise a series of plans and guide the enemy step by step, ultimately leading Yhwach into a situation where he would inevitably lose in 5 seconds.

But why bother?

Shazo could easily crush Yhwach with just a little more effort, so why bother using his brain?

People tend to prefer physical labor over mental work, because the brain is more useless.

Just as Xia Zuo was lost in thought, Yhwach spoke up: "Don't waste your energy! Your future holds no secrets in my eyes!"

"Huh? That's not necessarily true!" A playful glint flashed in Xia Zuo's eyes.

Yhwach laughed heartily: "I am omniscient and omnipotent. It is easy for me to foresee your future actions, let alone your destiny!"

Xia Zuo nodded, understanding that this guy was exaggerating. If an omniscient and omnipotent being could see through his own destiny, he would have to see Xia Zuo in more than a dozen worlds, something that ordinary gods could do.

But if you can't see more than a dozen worlds, what kind of omniscience and omnipotence is that?

But isn't it too cruel to test Yhwach with your own fate? Who knows, he might see something he shouldn't have, and be crushed into mincemeat on the spot by some big shot.

Xia Zuo thought for a moment and decided to use his measuring rod to ask: "After my measuring rod was released, it prematurely revealed its Bankai ability because my power was too strong, which made it unable to release Bankai again."

"O omniscient and omnipotent Yhwach, can you foresee the future of my Zanpakuto? Will it still be able to achieve Bankai?"

"Um!?"

Yhwach was stunned; his eyes once again looked beyond time into the future.

As a result, he not only failed to see Xia Zuo's Zanpakuto Bankai, but he also couldn't see the Zanpakuto itself, let alone Xia Zuo.

"That's impossible!"

Why can't I see you!?

Xia Zuo laughed: "It's good that you can't see me. If you could see me, you'd be in real trouble."

"When you encounter something beyond your comprehension, you can no longer see it. So-called omniscience and omnipotence may be based on deduction from existing information, or what could be called insight!"

"Or perhaps, omniscience and omnipotence must be limited to a specific scope. Within the world of Bleach, you are omniscience and omnipotence."

"And I—"

Xia Zuo pointed to himself and continued, "Since I am an existence that transcends the world, you will never be able to see me."

Yhwach frowned. He was omniscient and omnipotent but could not see Shaza's future or the future of Shaza's Zanpakuto. However, he could see Shaza's actions three seconds from now.

From this perspective, Xia Zuo's claim that his omniscience and omnipotence are based on deductive insights does indeed have some similarities.

But Yhwach quickly dismissed this idea.

Because in his eyes, he could also see other Grim Reapers. Even though he hadn't investigated much information, he could still see their future deaths at a glance.

He saw Yamamoto Shigekuni killed by himself, he saw Unohana Retsu at the door being killed by another Grim Reaper, and he saw more deaths.

But when that straight, bladeless Zanpakuto was placed in front of them, the Shinigami's future of death suddenly vanished and could no longer be seen.

Xia Zuo held up the measuring ruler, blocking Yhwach's view of the palace gate. He didn't want the guy to keep looking at Unohana Retsu, because she was his woman.

And as expected, when Shazor stood in front of Yhwach, his eyes went blank, clearly indicating that his omniscience and omnipotence had failed.

Shazor's blocking confirmed Yhwach's belief that he was indeed an omniscient and omnipotent god, only that Shazor's existence was even more abnormal, not being covered by omniscience and omnipotence.

This uncontrollable situation made Yhwach feel inexplicably irritated.

No, it should be called a nameless fear, but Yhwach just refuses to admit it. Otherwise, Shazo's existence wouldn't be considered abnormal, but great.

For Yhwach, who regards identity and origin as right or wrong, if a being greater than himself is his enemy, then isn't he wrong?

So he still refuses to raise his head and take a closer look at Xia Zuo.

Yhwach was afraid. He was afraid that after seeing it, he would lose the courage to fight to the last minute. Now, at least he could still fight desperately, couldn't he?

But no matter how much Yhwach tried to comfort himself, his fear and unease still caused his attitude to change.

After all, the future was no longer under his control. With his mind buzzing and his heart in turmoil, how could he possibly be so assertive and bossy?

"I am the son of the Spirit King, I am the resurrected God, I am Yhwach!"

Yhwach, muttering to himself, tried to bolster his confidence. His omniscience and omnipotence had partially failed him, but he still believed he was the strongest: "I can still see three seconds into his future. If I kill him, everything will return to normal. I will still be the strongest, and the world will be mine!"

As he spoke, Yhwach regained his confidence; a thousand years of accumulation gave him ample assurance!

The spirit sword hummed slightly in his hand, and Yhwach stared intently at Shazo with his unsettling multi-pupiled eyes.

The next moment he lunged forward. There was no fancy swordsmanship; Yhwach simply thrust his sword forward in a plain and unremarkable manner, the most basic straight thrust in swordsmanship.

What appears to be an ordinary sword strike carries an immense momentum and possesses the power to alter the terrain.

Although Yhwach refused to acknowledge reality, he wasn't a fool. He knew he was already close to the limits of what the world could contain, so Shazor was definitely at the same level.

Kido, swordsmanship, Zanpakuto, and sacred symbols are all techniques that enhance one's strength. However, when one's power approaches the limits of the world, these techniques not only fail to provide an boost but also become a burden in battle.

This is similar to human architectural knowledge and various construction techniques, which enable the construction of skyscrapers up to 1000 meters in height.

But to reach a height of 1 meters, you have to build it up with solid materials, just like a mountain.

At such extreme heights, any structural design that leaves space open poses a potential risk.

"Well done!"

Seeing Yhwach return to the right path and return to simplicity, Xia Zuo also shook the measuring ruler with great interest and stabbed back from a strange angle, with no dodging whatsoever.

Yhwach's spiritual longsword suddenly changed trajectory, deflecting the Measuring Ruler halfway through its flight.

As the swords clashed fiercely, terrifying power was unleashed, erupting with a piercing roar that shook even the space itself, distorting into silvery-white folds.

Yhwach's lips curled into a smile, and Shazak smiled knowingly when he saw it.

Then Yhwach unleashed a continuous wave of attacks with his Spirit Sword, while Shazor wielded his Measuring Scale, standing firm and building a solid dam.

The booming sounds of clashing swords continued endlessly. The two stood firmly on their feet, fiercely clashing in a small space. The silvery-white space folded more and more, becoming increasingly distorted.

Whenever the spatial folds and twists reach their limit, they will break apart with a roar, unleashing a terrifying spatial blade.

The spatial blades that flew out displayed an indestructible and absolute attack power, easily cutting through the extremely sturdy walls and barriers of the royal palace.

Having pierced through the barrier of the royal palace, the spatial blade continued its relentless advance, piercing through walls, cutting through pillars, and chiseling through countless barrier nodes.

The Ice Palace suffered structural damage, causing violent tremors.