Chapter 295 - 149 Surging Dark Tides, Wait For Me, Ade! (Part 1)

Chapter 295: Chapter 149 Surging Dark Tides, Wait For Me, Ade! (Part 1)

With a raise of his hand, Alex’s pale golden Cosmo condensed into a semi-transparent barrier around him, completely isolating him and Ichibe from the outside world.

That once ignorant-eyed youth could now pierce through the future with his eyes, and the power of laws lingering around him made even the Reishi tremble.

This conversation could absolutely not be heard by Ade. He knew Ade’s character too well; once he learned of the possibility of that step, he would definitely take it prematurely under the urging of the world consciousness and the expectations of the crowd.

And the convergence with the Bleach world, due to the world’s inherent flaws, would reduce Ade to a Soul King devoid of humanity, neither dead nor alive, nailed to the core of the world like a mere object, becoming a puppet of the rules.

"What else do you know?"

Alex’s voice was as cold as a glacier that hadn’t melted in years, every word wrapped in a bone-piercing chill. His gaze fell upon Ichibe’s trembling shoulders, clouds of suspicion already rising in his heart.

’Could it be that this damn man was secretly pushing Ade toward his fate as the Soul King?’

Alex never denied his own ruthlessness. To break free from Athena’s True Spirit brand, he would do whatever it takes. But using his student’s fate as a stepping stone was a bottom line he would never cross.

Large beads of cold sweat seeped from Ichibe’s forehead, sliding down his cheeks and smashing onto the cold floor, splashing with tiny sounds. He kept his head firmly lowered, not even daring to breathe too heavily.

"Lord Alex, Lord Ade has rarely taken action lately. Yet, those of us Shinigami whose strength has reached a certain level can feel it every day: Reishi and laws are circling around him. The entire world is waiting for him to take that step."

He paused, his voice growing even more terrified. "It’s not just me. Shiba, Kuchiki, and the others... they all have the same sensation."

At this point, he quietly raised his eyes, glancing briefly at Alex before hurriedly lowering his head again, his voice dropping even lower. "In fact, we have been privately guessing whether your descent this time... was specifically to help Lord Ade complete this matter."

Alex’s brows furrowed slightly. His aura sank, pressing Ichibe prostrate onto the ground.

Ichibe was not lying. Ever since he descended into the Bleach world, that expectation from the world consciousness had enveloped him like a tide, even carrying a hint of impatient anxiety.

’Was Ade becoming the Soul King truly an irreversible destiny?’

He recalled the proposals put forward by the Shinigami during the day. Those ideas regarding sealing, transferring, and refining indeed revealed a unique wisdom. It was just that their spiritual pressure ultimately could not match a Saint’s Eighth Sense Cosmo, making them appear helpless. But if it were replaced by power at the Soul King’s level... those methods might truly be able to unlock the brand deep within his soul.

But on second thought, if he couldn’t even save his own student, what was the point even if he unlocked the brand?

"This matter is not to be mentioned again." Alex’s cold snort echoed within the barrier, carrying an unquestionable majesty. "Otherwise, you should know the consequences."

Ichibe’s body suddenly stiffened, his back instantly soaked in cold sweat. He knew too well the power of the god before him. Even exhausting all the combat power in the Bleach world wouldn’t harm him in the slightest. The fate of disobeying such an existence would only be having one’s soul crushed to dust.

"Yes! This lowly one will absolutely never mention it again!"

His voice trembled. Only after Alex dispelled the barrier did he dare to slowly raise his head, watching that white figure disappear at the hall’s entrance.

When Alex walked out of the assembly hall, the night sky of the Seireitei was drifting with fine Reishi specks of light, like stardust blown by the wind. He looked toward the faintly lit courtyard in the center of the city.

That was Ade’s residence. The silhouette of Ade pacing back and forth could be seen through the window lattice, looking exceptionally fragile in the pitch-black night. Presumably, at this moment, his student was still agonizing over a way to break the True Spirit brand.

Although the soul techniques of the Bleach world were exquisite, the chasm in power levels was ultimately insurmountable. But to say there was no harvest at all wouldn’t be entirely true either. Those ideas regarding vessels, sealing, and refining had already planted new clues in his heart.

He needed to go to a world where the power level was sufficiently high and could touch the origin of the soul. If his guess was correct, the Marvel Universe would be his next destination.

Just as Alex was about to call upon the Reincarnation Space to travel to the Marvel Universe in search of the Soul Stone, countless fragmentary sounds suddenly flooded his ears like a tide. Inadvertently, the super hearing of his Kryptonian bloodline had been activated.

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