Dimensional Invasion: I Can Fish for All Heavens

Chapter 65 In the realm of human imagination, there is no such thing as an upper limit.
"Because I know in my mind that even if my heart is pierced, I won't die, so even if I do this, I won't feel any fear?"

The purplish-black flames repaired Ye Xuan's heart. Ye Xuan ignored his physical injuries and instead analyzed the battle he had just fought.

Perhaps in other people's eyes, the battle just now was a life-or-death struggle for both of them, but neither he nor Unohana Retsu used their full strength.

Retsu Unohana did not use Bankai, nor did he unleash the full potential of the Royal Sword Intent; the two fought primarily with swordsmanship.

However, without the healing power of the Three Thousand Burning Flames, he would indeed die from the injuries he suffered.

But it was precisely because he knew the power of the Three Thousand Burning Flames that he was unable to experience the fear of walking on the edge of death.

If Unohana Retsu had severed his head, perhaps... no, if Unohana Retsu had attacked his head, he wouldn't have given her the chance to sever his own.

In fact, this was not the first time the two had fought like this. After fishing for the spatial ring, he often fought against a group of powerful people in the Kunlun Mountains. However, Unohana Retsu was the one he manifested the most.

He admires Retsu Unohana's swords, the endless stream of sword styles, the unpredictable hidden attacks, and her personality of ignoring everything in battle and being completely immersed in the fight.

Of course, most importantly, she is proficient in healing techniques and can help him heal after he reaches his limit.

Ye Xuan's strength is no weaker than Unohana Retsu's. If both sides go all out, with the Royal Sword Intent and the Three Thousand Burning Flames fully unleashed, even if Unohana Retsu uses her Bankai, Ye Xuan might still be able to kill her.

However, if we only consider swordsmanship, Ye Xuan is no match for Unohana Retsu.

As the first Shinigami to possess the title "Kenpachi," and an unprecedented villain in the history of Soul Society, Retsu Unohana is proficient in various sword styles and is praised as the "Yachiru." She is a genius in swordsmanship.

A thousand years has allowed her to reach a level of mastery and understanding of the sword that is difficult for ordinary people to comprehend.

Even though Ye Xuan, after merging with the template of Wang Quan Ba ​​Ye, was already a prodigy in swordsmanship, and even further advanced in swordsmanship under the guidance of the Hogyoku due to exchanging ideas with swordsmen from various worlds, surpassing Wang Quan Ba ​​Ye himself, he still could not compare with Unohana Retsu.

Therefore, Ye Xuan often lost in the initial battles, and in the first few times, he was completely crushed.

It felt as if the other person had read all my thoughts.

Now, even though he has won, Ye Xuan still cannot be sure whether Unohana Retsu intentionally wanted to die.

After Unohana Retsu learned that she was a figurine and that even after death, she could retain the memories of this time when she materialized again, Ye Xuan could no longer fathom Unohana Retsu's thoughts.

At least in his view, in the battle just now, Retsu Unohana could have blocked his sword in another way and continued to fight, but she didn't. Instead, she pierced his heart with her sword, resulting in mutual destruction.

Knowing full well that he possessed the Three Thousand Burning Flames that could heal himself, he still used this method, as if he had fallen in love with the feeling of dying in battle.

He simply couldn't understand the thoughts of a woman who was over a thousand years old.

Ye Xuan put the figure of Unohana Retsu into his storage ring. After a moment's hesitation, he took out a new figure.

With short brown hair, gentle eyebrows and eyes, and a faint smile on his lips, he exudes an elegant and composed demeanor.

"You were absolutely right, Aizen."

“Last time was certainly not our last meeting.” Ye Xuan stared at the figurine in front of him. The power of the Rat Talisman seeped into the figurine like flowing water, and the texture of the resin gradually softened and became more vibrant in the light.

The first thing to awaken was those eyes. Upon noticing the unfamiliar scene before them, the pupils contracted slightly before relaxing, revealing a deep and gentle smile.

Her brown hair fluttered gently in the cold wind atop the Kunlun Mountains as she looked at the man before her with refined elegance.

"We meet again, Ye Xuanjun."

“Last time you were wary of me and unwilling to accept my advice.”

"Now that you have manifested me once again, you should have realized that although the Hogyoku belongs to me, under the power of the Rat Talisman, you are its true master."

This was not the first time the two had met. Previously, when he reached the limits of his body and was unable to cross new boundaries, he had manifested Aizen once, and Aizen's answer to him was that he needed to experience death.

Ye Xuan's strength is far too great compared to this point in time.

Although there was a god above him, Ye Xuan never regarded that god as a goal to be pursued.

The effort in cultivation is not to surpass the opponent, but simply to make oneself stronger.

He pursued power, but not hastily; perhaps his training was disciplined enough, even too arduous, in the eyes of ordinary people, but in his heart, he did not have an overly eager pursuit of power.

Actions can deceive others, and even deceive oneself, but they cannot conceal one's own "heart".

The Hogyoku can guide the host's potential, break through bottlenecks, and allow him to reach the level he could have reached in the future ahead of time; however, if Ye Xuan wants to break through the limits, he first needs to clarify one thing: what does his heart really want?

"The power of the Hogyoku is to make people's inner desires develop according to their own wishes, but Ye Xuan, what exactly is beyond your so-called limit?"

These were the words Aizen said to Ye Xuan at the time, but Ye Xuan could not give any answer.

Immortal? God? Saint?
He doesn't have a clear understanding of what kind of being he wants to become in the future; if he had to say, he would be like Aizen, wanting to evolve to a higher dimension.

However, Aizen was limited by the world, and his evolution, even excluding potential, still had an end; Ye Xuan was different. Under the imagination of humans, the so-called upper limit had long become an "unknown", or rather, evolution had no upper limit.

The so-called "upper limit" is only limited by potential, system, and world.

Of course, the Hogyoku cannot truly allow one to evolve indefinitely, even if you possess that potential; its own level also determines its upper limit.

Ye Xuan seemed to have a clear vision for his future, but he was not firm in his belief in it. In his heart, he didn't really care what path he would take or how he would walk down it; as long as he could become stronger, that was enough.

Others naturally have no other choice, but Ye Xuan, with his All-Heavens Fishing System, has far too many options.

He doesn't have to do anything; he just needs to wait.

He awaits the next fishing trip, and the appearance of a higher-level catch; naturally, his strength will soar.

(End of this chapter)