Chapter 289 - 146: The Gift of Fate, the Way to Break the Deadlock! (Part 1)

Chapter 289: Chapter 146: The Gift of Fate, the Way to Break the Deadlock! (Part 1)

Alex nodded slightly. Ade’s talent was indeed outstanding; he could already perceive the existence of the natural laws.

However, he knew clearly in his heart that the stronger Ade became, the closer the day came for him to become the Soul King.

He even had a premonition: as long as he said that title, Ade would be chosen by the world’s consciousness to shoulder the heavy burden of maintaining the world.

But Alex did not want this to happen.

Ade was so similar to him. Both were people driven by fate, embarking on a path of no return from the moment they were born.

The burden Ade carried was even heavier than his own.

He was merely granted power by Athena, while Ade was chosen by the entire world, destined to be sacrificed for it.

There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world; if there seems to be, it is merely a hook cast by a hidden hand.

Everything in the unseen world has already been marked with a price. When the day comes to pay it, everything will be irretrievable.

The wind across the wilderness, carrying fine grains of sand, swept past Ade’s white robe, broadcasting his voice far across the wasteland.

The aura of Hollows’ remnant souls was scattered across this land, and Reishi flowed slowly through the air.

"Master, we created the Shinigami and purified the Hollows... but instead of moving towards peace and order, the entire world is getting further and further away from the way you described it."

Ade lowered his eyes to look at the cracked earth beneath his feet. Reishi cheered and danced around him; the whole world was pulsating around him.

Ade looked up, gazing fixedly at Alex.

"Hollows need to devour souls to survive and evolve. This is an instinct carved into their bones, and it is also an innate curse that no one can change."

The four pupils in his eyes reflected countless chaotic fragments of the future.

There were tragic scenes of Hollows devouring humans, the unwavering resolve of Shinigami swinging their blades at Hollows, and the radiant light of Reishi when Quincies unleashed their power.

"The Shinigami take it as their duty to slay Hollows, purify them, and guide souls to reincarnation. They are the natural antithesis of the Hollows."

"And the Quincy power... the power that my two children possess. The Quincy power aims to completely eradicate Hollows. They view Hollows as a cancer to the world, allowing not even the slightest compromise."

His voice gradually lowered, and Ade’s shoulders slumped slightly. The burden of a century was fully revealed on him. As the strongest in the world, Ade had long been without anyone to confide in.

Seeing Alex, he couldn’t help but pour out all his doubts in one breath.

"Conflicts between the three factions are constant. Hatred breeds in the slaughter and deepens in the cycle of reincarnation. I have tried to mediate and establish rules to restrain the Shinigami and Quincies, but the instincts of Hollows, the duties of Shinigami, and the convictions of Quincies are like three surging torrents. Any balance is so fragile that it cannot withstand a single blow, ultimately destined to be completely washed away."

He let out a long breath, a white mist dissipating in the cold wind. He turned to look at Alex, his eyes full of earnest pleading.

"Master, what exactly should I do to make this world... just like you said, possess an endless stars where all things coexist in harmony?"

Alex stood silently, his gaze as profound as the abyss.

His eyes pierced through Ade’s figure, looking straight into the origin of the world.

The earth beneath their feet throbbed faintly, breathing naturally like a living organism.

The Reishi in the sky flowed silently, converging into faint bands of light.

A grand, ancient, yet urgent will was transmitting vague messages to him through these worldly phenomena.

It was the world consciousness of the Bleach universe. It was like an anxious mother, watching her children hurt each other within her body, yet powerless to intervene.

Although the answer from the world’s consciousness was not clear, Alex already understood everything in his heart.

Having a god’s-eye view, he knew clearly that this world needed a linchpin.

A core, absolute existence capable of governing and reshaping all natural laws.

This linchpin would use supreme power to divide earth into three realms: Hueco Mundo, the World of the Living, and the Soul Society, establishing a stable cycle so that the three factions would no longer trample each other.

And the only and most perfect vessel for this linchpin was exactly the person before him, the one he had taught single-handedly, who possessed the powers of a Shinigami, a Hollow, and a Quincy: Ade.

But the price of becoming this linchpin was so heavy it was suffocating.

Ade would have to discard his personal ego and physical form, fusing his soul and power into the core of the world to become the Soul King who supported the operation of the three realms, forever sealed within the rift of space and time, neither dead nor alive.

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