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

Chapter 462 is not about Yhwach's advancement, but about the Spirit King's resurrection through a body.

Omotesando, the Royal Palace Street, the Zero-Ban Riden, and — the Osato Inner Palace where the King Rei rests.

These enormous buildings, when combined, form the magnificent, floating palace of the Spirit King.

From another perspective, this is the Dragon Ball world, a replica of Kami's Lookout on Earth.

However, the Spirit King Palace, suspended in the void, clearly exudes a higher level of prestige.

This is like Sun Wukong's golden cudgel. Back then, Wu Dada lacked knowledge and imagined the limit to be 108,000 jin, but he didn't know that Mount Tai weighed 200 billion tons.

If he knew, the Monkey King's staff would probably weigh 1.08 billion tons.

In short, the Spirit King Palace is still very powerful.

At this moment, booming sounds continued within the Spirit King Palace as five powerful Zero Squad members desperately bombarded the barrier of the main hall within the Great Rift.

Yhwach's presence is felt within the main hall of the Great Rift.

Xia Zuo couldn't figure out why this was happening.

In the original storyline, Yhwach defeated the Zero Division one by one, leaving only the Great Monk as the last survivor before opening the barrier to enter the main hall of the Great Palace and meet his half-dead father.

Today, Yhwach only entered the Spirit King's palace for a few minutes, yet he has already entered the Spirit King's slumbering place.

Actually, this was all Xia Zuo's doing.

It was he who made Yhwach experience despair and powerlessness; it was he who cut Yhwach into a bust, making him even more miserable than the final Frieza.

Faced with this helpless and utterly hopeless situation, Yhwach began to consider giving up.

His previous plan was to become a god, to stand before his father in full glory, to receive his power, and to become the second generation of the Spirit King with independent consciousness, as the true ruler of the Three Realms.

Yhwach wanted to bring his own team and his own power system, accept the position and authority of the Spirit Lord, but not accept his power, so as not to pollute his purity.

Just like when Li Shimin, the Grand General of the Heavenly Strategy, Grand Commandant, Minister of the Imperial Secretariat, Minister of the Imperial Secretariat of Shaanxi East Circuit, Minister of the Imperial Secretariat of Yizhou Circuit, Governor of Yongzhou, Governor of Puzhou, General of the Twelve Guards, Chancellor, Pillar of State, and Prince of Qin, stepped in front of Emperor Gaozu and took away the Imperial Seal of the State.

His Majesty the Second Emperor will not accept the Emperor Gaozu's team; he looks down on these scumbags.

But now the situation is completely different.

Yhwach had lost his self-confidence and independence, and had lost most of his body and strength. He was no longer able to take the Imperial Seal from his father, King Soul Reaper.

All he can do now is open his mind and wholeheartedly accept the power of the Spirit King.

This means that Yhwach's father's will will also enter along with the power, and the final result will be that he will be forced to give up most of his self and merge with the Soul King's consciousness.

In the most dangerous situation, the Soul King will completely destroy Yhwach's consciousness, take over his body, and resurrect him on the spot!

It's not impossible.

The Spirit King was a figure from millions of years ago, and even after being reduced to this state, he remains immortal and alive.

Would such a powerful monster not have left itself a way to resurrect?

Xia Zuo didn't believe it.

After all, even someone as naive as Kaguya Otsutsuki knew to leave behind a way to escape the seal, let alone the Soul King?

What? You're saying the Soul King might be an even more naive and innocent saint than Kaguya Otsutsuki?

Xia Zuo firmly stated that he did not believe it.

Like begets like, and even a rat's son knows how to dig holes!

Could Yhwach, such a ruthless and vicious guy, have a saintly, good-natured father?

Xia Zuo sighed, "Oh well, the Spirit King's resurrection isn't such a big deal. We might as well just kill him with one strike!"

"By slaying the complete Spirit King, I should be able to destroy this absurd Three Realms and rebuild the world!"

"Hehe, now that you mention it, I'm starting to feel like I'm a bad guy too?"

"Haha, whatever, whatever, I'm destined to be the winner, and winners aren't blamed!"

Inside the main hall of the Great Ridge where King Soul Reaper lies in eternal rest, Yhwach, with only one hand remaining, crawled to his father's feet.

Upon seeing the Spirit King, the breath he had been holding in suddenly dissipated, and he collapsed limply onto the ground.

Yhwach raised his hand, looking at his trembling fingers, and murmured, "It's not that I'm incapable, Father! It's just that that monster was too terrifying, his power was too great, I simply cannot comprehend his existence—"

"—Okay, I admit it, I'm really scared."

"Father, that monster named Xia Zuo is a monster that devours the world. I... I no longer have the confidence to fight him. I can only rely on your will and strength to gain the courage to continue fighting."

Rumble! ...

Before Yhwach could finish speaking, the main hall of the Great Palace was suddenly attacked fiercely, and the violent tremors produced a terrifying effect—

roar.

Yhwach dared not hesitate any longer. He reached into the wound, scooped up a handful of fresh blood, and then placed his hand on his father's seal.

The blood, imbued with starlight, was smeared onto the seal and instantly seeped deep inside, transforming into thin, blood-red lines that extended visibly into the depths of the seal.

In the blink of an eye, the thin thread was connected to the Spirit King's body.

boom!

A magnificent power he had never felt before flowed into Yhwach's body through the thin threads of his blood, along with an incomparably strong will.

Yhwach's physical condition was terrible, and his willpower was on the verge of collapse. He was powerless to resist the surging power and will.

He didn't even have time to stop or resist before he was crushed into dust and dissipated into his body.

When Shazor cleaved through the barrier of the main hall of the Great Rift, kicked over the heavy door, and entered the hall, Yhwach was no longer there.

Xia Zuo saw that the barrier crystal enveloping the Spirit King's body had cracked, and countless black streams gushed out from inside the crystal, liquefying into black turbid streams that rushed towards Yhwach's fully restored body.

The thick, black liquid seemed to be some kind of hidden life form, radiating endless malice towards Xia Zuo and the Zero Squad members who rushed in.

Resentment, anger, murderous intent, hatred—all negative emotions converge here, forming an indescribable despair.

Soon, the dark beings let Xia Zuo go and turned their attention to the bald monk, as if they had found an irreconcilable mortal enemy.

Xia Zuo said with a grin, "Ichibei Hyōju, it seems that His Majesty the King of Rei's hatred for you is like a surging river, never-ending."

Hyosube Ichibei ignored Natsume, took a deep breath, and ordered, "Kirinji Tenjiro, Hikifune Kiryu, Nimaiya Oetsu, Shutara Senjumaru! Let's go!"

"The Spirit King must be sealed away!"

But they were wrong. The current Spirit King is no longer a mindless object, but a true Spirit King who has been resurrected.

By using the souls of his own children, he replenished the damage caused by his million-year seal and fully contained the power of his own body.

Furthermore, by taking over his son's body and absorbing the souls and power of tens of thousands of Quincy, he also rebuilt his limbs.

Although it is not as powerful as it was originally, it is sufficient for my needs.

Once he kills the jailers who betrayed him, sealed him away, and guarded him, he can regain his limbs and further enhance his power.

The Spirit King opened his eyes. His multiple pupils had been reconnected into a double-ringed pupil, just like the legendary Overlord Xiang Yu.

With just one glance, the Zero Squad, led by Hyosube Ichibei, lost all their strength without resistance, collapsed to the ground, and could never stand up again.

King Ling spoke up: "Ichibei of the Ministry of War, how dare you come to see me?"

"Did you really think that by using my power to generate the so-called King's Key and thereby gain immortality, you could do so without paying a price?"

"That's true. When I'm completely sealed away and have no consciousness, no one can truly kill you."

"But I've woken up. You guys who used my power to reconstruct life are my natural servants."

"If I want you to live, you will never die!"

Hyosube Ichibei, Kirinji Tenjiro, Denshu Kiryu, Nimaiya Oetsu, and Shutara Senjumaru are all among the best Shinigami (death gods) over the past tens of thousands of years.

Now, however, they all screamed in agony, their eyes revealing an indescribable despair, yet their bodies involuntarily rose to their feet, step by step walking towards the Spirit King.

Hyosube Ichibei, the strongest among them, was still able to turn his head with difficulty. He shouted at Natsusa and Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, who had just walked in, "Kill me! Kill us!"

Captain-Commander Yamamoto had met Hyosube Ichibei, and out of trust in the Zero Division, he was about to draw his sword, but was stopped by Natsu.

"It's no use, they can't be killed."

"The Zero Division used the power of the Soul King to gain immortality and indestructibility, essentially entrusting their life essence to the Soul King's body."

"The five members of the Zero Division that we see are merely manifestations of power; in a sense, they are like phantoms with physical form."

"No matter how they try to kill, they can't kill them directly."

Xia Zuo sneered, "How could stealing the power of those in power for one's own use not come at a price?"

Captain-Commander Yamamoto, Retsu Unohana, and Shunsui Kyoraku all gasped in shock.

Retsu Unohana asked, "Natsuzo, what are we going to do?"

Xia Zuo replied, "Leave now, return to the Soul Society, strengthen its barrier, and await the world's collapse and reopening."

"Don't worry, I will deal with the Spirit King, and I will also solve the problem of the world collapsing after the Spirit King's death."

"Believe me."

Unohana Retsu suddenly smiled: "Yes, I believe you."

"If—you fail, I will probably die with Soul Reign. Then I will go to hell to find you and won't let you be alone."

Xia Zuo laughed heartily and waved for the Grim Reapers to leave quickly.

As they spoke, the five members of the Zero Division had completely merged into the Soul King's body, leaving only five heads shrunken to the size of a thumb, howling incessantly on the Soul King's shoulder.

Hearing his enemy's cries, the Spirit King narrowed his eyes, a look of enjoyment on his face.

At the same time, an endless stream of darkness flowed from his original body into his new body, requiring no time to transform and becoming his power without any waste.

An unknown black substance covered the Spirit King's body, as if draping him in a large black cloak, with wisps of black mist swirling around him.

The air inside the Spirit King's main hall grew increasingly thick and heavy, and a terrifying aura emanated from the Spirit King, his brutal power quickly filling the entire space of the hall.

Xia Zuo's expression gradually became serious. Originally, the Soul King had reached the pinnacle of the Bleach world by gathering the power of countless Quincy. Now that the Soul King has been resurrected, he has combined the power of both. Although the height may have only increased slightly, the density and terrifying power are completely different.

What was once loose, porous sand is now a much more solid granite.

If the Spirit King were to fight the previous Spirit King, he would probably have an easier time than Xia Zuo, and would be able to kill him instantly.

As the last drop of black liquid flowed into Yhwach's body, the Soul King raised his hands and laughed: "Hahaha—"

The Spirit King has finally been successfully resurrected.

As the Spirit King laughed wildly, his palace began to shake violently. The sturdy palace, made of some unknown material, creaked and groaned as it shook, and finally collapsed into ruins.

At this moment, Soul Society, Hueco Mundo, and the Human World all experienced varying degrees of collapse due to the freedom of the Soul King as a wedge.

It wasn't a massive earthquake that caused the houses to collapse, but rather the collapse of the world's isolation, with the edges of the three worlds beginning to collide and space transforming into nothingness.

According to the knowledge passed down by the Grim Reaper, without the wedge, the three worlds will be pulled apart by the forces of nature and eventually merge into one. If the three worlds can be re-integrated, a new world will be born.

If not, the three worlds will collide violently, and everything will return to chaos!

The Spirit King stood proudly on the ruins of the Spirit King's inner palace, his head covered in black, with what looked like eyes staring directly at Xia Zuo.

After listening to Xia Zuo's explanation of the Shinigami's worldview, he exclaimed, "So this is Hyosube Ichibei's explanation of the world. Do you believe it?"

Under the Spirit King's gaze, Xia Zuo shook his head: "Of course I don't believe it."

The Spirit King asked in surprise, "Oh, why?"

Xia Zuo replied, "Because there is also Hell. Whether it's a Hollow or a Shinigami, they all go to Hell after they die."

"How could such a tightly interconnected hell not be within the system of world cycles?"

King Ling laughed loudly, "Hahaha, you're right! How could we possibly exclude Hell?"

"I see! I see!"

He laughed so hard that tears streamed down his face: "I was so badly fooled by Hyosube Ichibei!"

"I actually believed him back then, that hell is ominous, dirty, and garbage that should be excluded from the world."

"However, after I used all my strength to push away hell, the mortal world and the spirit world could not reach a balance, and the two worlds kept getting closer."

"No, you can't say that."

"The present world is the foundation of the three realms, an indestructible core. It is not that two worlds are approaching each other, but that the spirit world I was born in is falling into the present world."

"I had no choice but to step in and stop the spirit world from falling."

"But I was scammed."