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Chapter 608: Qualitative Transformation
Chapter 608: Qualitative Transformation
Deep within the Seireitei, at the very pinnacle of the Royal Palace, a massive white sphere of light hovered. Vaguely, one could make out Feng Ye's silhouette within, but as time passed, the figure gradually faded, merging with the surrounding brilliance.
The power of the Soul King was immense. Even after creating the Soul Society and splitting off a portion of its strength, what remained was still stronger than Feng Ye's entire being. Consequently, it possessed an extremely strong assimilative characteristic.
It was like water and salt.
A cup of water could easily absorb a grain of salt, but a billion grains would overwhelm the water. And if the amount of salt were even greater, forming a mountain, it wouldn't be a matter of absorption—the salt would instead assimilate and consume the water!
This was a simple matter of quantitative comparison. Just as a man could satisfy one woman but could never satisfy a billion, not even if he were to disintegrate his entire being.
"...It seems there are still some challenges," Feng Ye muttered, his consciousness floating within the white energy, perceiving his state.
The reason he hadn't rushed to the Soul King Palace as soon as he arrived a million years later was that he anticipated this very situation.
If he didn't first familiarize himself with the Reishi and adapt to it, it wouldn't be him consuming the Soul King's power; it would be the other way around.
Swoosh!!!
As he sensed his body gradually dissolving and transforming into Reishi, Feng Ye's will stirred, and the white sphere stabilized. Then, with a swoosh, it decomposed once more.
He had utilized the power of time regression.
Feng Ye's figure reappeared at the center of the white sphere, which then expanded outward before contracting and surging toward him once more.
Feng Ye remained calm, once again absorbing the white light, allowing it to envelop and intimately intertwine with every cell of his body.
At his current level, while one couldn't say that each cell was a world unto itself, the vitality contained within each was unbelievably vast. If separated, each cell could become a life of its own.
The Soul King's power was similar.
Even the tiniest speck of Reishi was incredibly dense with spiritual energy, purified to the extreme. Likewise, each particle of Reishi could form a life of its own.
This was why Yhwach could easily absorb the Soul King's power—because he was inherently a part of it, both stemming from the same source.
It was like Feng Ye lying still and offering no resistance while allowing Lilith to absorb and merge with him, making it effortless for her to assimilate his power.
But...
It was different when it came to him and the Soul King.
Feng Ye's power and that of the Soul King were entirely different in nature. His power focused more on the physical and evolution, while the Soul King's power leaned toward the spiritual and eternal.
It was like yin and yang, two opposing qualities. Even with the power of the God-Eye as a medium, they didn't easily blend. This was why Feng Ye had become a Shinigami, mastered Zanpakuto, and cultivated his Reiryoku—to better adapt to these differences.
It was like two puzzle pieces.
If the protruding and indented parts didn't match in shape, they obviously wouldn't fit together. Hence, he needed to become more familiar and adapted, altering his constitution to more easily absorb the Soul King's power and merge with that vast strength.
Buzz!!!
The second attempt after using time regression was noticeably better than the first. Feng Ye's body didn't dissolve quickly, maintaining its human form.
As the Soul King's power continued to pour in, fusing on a deeper level, the white sphere eventually disappeared, leaving only Feng Ye's original body, eyes closed, floating in the air.
Suddenly, his eyes snapped open, and his entire body swelled up as if a giant balloon had been stuffed inside him.
As time passed, Feng Ye's body continued to expand, eventually becoming a massive sphere, as if it would burst at any moment, an unnerving aura pulsating from it.
However...
Even with the transformation of his body, Feng Ye's gaze remained calm. His eyes shifted downward, observing his bloated, spherical form.
"Regression," Feng Ye said flatly.
The swollen body rapidly contracted, returning to its original state in the blink of an eye. Once again, he decomposed, expelling the white sphere from his body.
Feng Ye had expected that he wouldn't succeed immediately, but with his ability to turn back time, he didn't need to fear failure. As long as he had a certain level of confidence, he could attempt it repeatedly.
If it didn't work the first time, he could always try again.
After all, it wasn't a fixed-shape puzzle piece but malleable energy. With enough attempts, it would eventually conform to the most compatible shape, fitting together perfectly.
Buzz!!!
The white light surged toward Feng Ye once more, only to be absorbed and merged with him.
The process of Feng Ye consuming the Soul King's power was also clearly revealed to the outside world, profoundly impacting the Soul King Palace, the Soul Society, and even Hueco Mundo.
"It would seem the battle at the Royal Palace is quite intense," Kenpachi Zaraki remarked.
Adjusting his glasses, Sosuke Aizen turned to Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto and inquired in a subdued tone, "Given these circumstances, are we truly to remain uninvolved?"
Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto's voice carried a grave undertone as he replied, "Without explicit orders, we cannot provide support at the Royal Palace, and even if we could, we might not be able to enter. Moreover..."
As he spoke, he lifted his gaze skyward and continued in a measured tone, "...The Zero Squad resides there, and their collective combat strength surpasses that of all of us in the Gotei 13 combined!"
Aizen's expression betrayed a hint of surprise before he murmured in response, "I see. So, with the Zero Squad guarding the Royal Palace, we need not worry. Our focus should be on preparing for any unforeseen circumstances that may arise."
"...Indeed," Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto acknowledged, his eyes closed as he leaned on his cane.
Just as they were conversing, the world's trembling gradually ceased, only to be abruptly replaced by another violent shaking of the spiritual particles throughout Soul Society, less than a minute later.
"Here it comes again," Mayuri remarked, his gaze fixed upward.
...
Within the Royal Palace, Feng Ye continued his assimilation of the Soul King's power—this was his sixth attempt.
Compared to his previous endeavors, this attempt at guiding the Soul King's power into his body was far smoother, effortlessly absorbing and merging it with his own being under the control of the God-Eye.
However, similar to the fifth attempt, a problem arose post-assimilation: the Soul King's power was still marginally greater than what Feng Ye could perfectly accommodate, leaving a small portion that he struggled to seamlessly integrate, akin to an extraneous tail with no place to hide.
"I require more time..." Feng Ye muttered, sensing his state.
While this surplus of the Soul King's power wasn't inherently unmanageable, it would necessitate a significant amount of time to meticulously refine and perfect the fusion. For Feng Ye, however, the significance of assimilating this additional increment was minimal. The existing portion he had merged with was already sufficient to catalyze a qualitative transformation in his strength.
After a brief moment of contemplation, Feng Ye exhaled softly and raised his left hand. His arm writhed slightly, and a white sphere of light materialized, swirling around his arm.
After revolving around his arm several times, the sphere shot out from his hand, slamming into the ground within the palace of the Soul King's domain, creating a deep crater.
This sphere of white light, once separated from Feng Ye, hovered quietly in the air, ignored by him as he retracted his gaze and focused on sensing the condition of his body.
Buzz!!!
Upon expelling the excess energy, Feng Ye's power finally achieved a perfect fusion with the Soul King's power within him.
This amalgamation constituted roughly two solar-level energies, and their union did not immediately result in tranquility. Instead, it sparked an even more intense transformation.
The fusion of two stars wouldn't merely double their combined might.
The reason for this was simple: the energy and mass of a star were intrinsically linked to its future evolution, and a star of sufficient size could metamorphose into an even more formidable celestial body.
A black hole!
This was a qualitative transformation! As Feng Ye simultaneously possessed two opposing energies and achieved a perfect fusion, a gradual metamorphosis began within him.
When energies of equal magnitude but differing densities interact, the outcomes can be vastly dissimilar. Take, for example, the captain-commander, Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto, who could generate temperatures akin to the core of a sun. His total energy fell far short of an actual sun, but due to his ability to manipulate his spiritual pressure with extremely high density, he could unleash power capable of annihilating Soul Society!
In the vast universe, there were countless stars and galaxies. To transcend from possessing stellar-level energy to attaining the ability to influence an entire galaxy or even a galactic cluster was an astronomical leap.
Just the Milky Way alone boasted hundreds of billions of stars.
While Feng Ye's previous strength was considerable, it would still rank outside the top billion within a galaxy, a gulf as wide as the heavens when compared to the higher-tier power capable of obliterating entire galaxies.
To bridge this gap, merely augmenting energy wasn't sufficient. Consuming the energy of hundreds or even thousands of stars wouldn't be enough. Only through a qualitative transformation could one hope to narrow this immense disparity.
And now, with the perfect fusion of the spiritual and eternal nature of the Soul King's power and Feng Ye's own physical and evolutionary power, a metamorphosis toward a higher level was underway!
(End of Chapter)
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