Santen Kesshun

Volume 1, Chapter 175: Santen Kesshun

P. S.: I'm so sorry, my computer malfunctioned yesterday and I couldn't log in to my account. I'll fix it today.

After agreeing to help Chad with his training, Urahara took them to the underground training grounds. Meanwhile, Ichigo began their training to control their Inner Hollows. Everything was proceeding smoothly.

Urahara Yoruichi and Ye Yang were watching Renji and Chad train in the underground training ground when Ye Yang sensed someone enter. It was a human.

Urahara greeted him with a smile, saying, "It's been a long time, Miss Inoue."

"Ah, Mr. Urahara."

"It definitely gets more lively when there's a woman around at work," Urahara said with a grin.

Yoruichi, however, spoke softly from the side, "You mean I'm not a woman anymore, Kisuke?" Although she spoke casually, Urahara could sense a faint killing intent in her voice.

"Oh, you're too kind, Miss Yoruichi. I was just saying that the shop upstairs is so lively because of you, Yoruichi. Please, Miss Inoue, have a seat." With that, Urahara took out a seat and handed it to Inoue.

By this time, Renji had ended, Chad was knocked to the ground once again. However, he bravely got up. How could he fight alongside Ichigo if he couldn't even withstand this?

Inoue asked, "Um, Mr. Urahara, what is it that you said you needed to talk about?"

"Captain Tōshirō and Vice-Captain Rangiku of the Tenth Division have already come by. You already know about King's Key's situation, right? Things have changed too quickly. In short, we and Soul Society are already preparing for the final battle in winter. We and Soul Society both need more fighting power," Urahara said calmly.

Inoue hesitated for a moment before saying, "Um, I also want to become stronger," though her tone wasn't very firm, because she currently had no fighting ability whatsoever.

Urahara thought for a moment and then said to her, "There's no other way, so I'll tell you, Miss Inoue. This time, you'll have to withdraw from the front lines early. As far as I know, Tsubaki was damaged in the last battle against the Arrancars and can't be repaired, right?"

"Yes, it was shattered to the point that not even fragments could be found. And I don't know how to cure it," Inoue said softly.

Urahara said, "Tsubaki is your only means of attack; you have no combat ability right now. Therefore, I cannot let you continue fighting on the front lines. A warrior who has lost his fighting ability will only be a hindrance!"

Urahara's words were merciless, and perhaps only in this way could he dissuade her from that idea. Although it hurt her feelings, wasn't it also a way of protecting her?

While Inoue's recovery and defense are decent, a defensive technique like the Santen Kesshun would be too ineffective in this great battle. Moreover, with the Fourth Division providing medical support, there would be no shortage of medical resources. If Inoue, who lacks combat abilities, were to go to the battlefield, his chances of survival would be extremely low.

Inoue bowed to Urahara and said, "Thank you, Mr. Urahara, for telling me all this directly. I'll be going now." He then ran out of the basement.

Chad wanted to chase after her but Renji stopped him. "Let it go. This is for Inoue's own good. Although she has abilities, she's still human. And she's lost her fighting power. Plus, with her personality, she's never been suited for fighting."

Chad remained silent for a while, then said nothing more. Renji's words made sense; this was the only way to protect Inoue. They then resumed their practice.

Urahara then turned to Ye Yang and asked, "Um, what do you think about Aizen's purpose?"

"Creating the King's Key? What a crazy idea. To sacrifice all the souls of Karakura to create the King's Key, as expected of Aizen. So the final battle is in Karakura, right?"

"You could say that. This will affect both the ordinary residents and the souls of the Karakura. This is a very tricky problem, and we need to find a solution as soon as possible," Urahara said in a low voice.

"Let's leave that to the Soul Society. Our task is to focus on preparing for the final battle. How's Kisuke's research on that technique Kisuke?" Ye Yang asked.

Urahara became unusually serious when this topic came up. "We've almost finished researching the techniques, but the problem now is how to inject them into his body. Given Aizen's character and the Hōgyoku, defeating him will be really difficult."

Ye Yang nodded. "That's true, but there's still some time. You can study it some more. This technique can only seal him, not kill him. It can't be used until the very last moment. By the way, did you notice Inoue's ability?"

"Miss Inoue? Is there something wrong with her ability?" However, Urahara's face showed no surprise; he simply smiled as always, clearly having noticed it long ago.

"Her Sōten Kisshun healing doesn't actually heal the wound; it just restores the injured area to its original state. You should know that, right?"

Urahara said in a low voice, "I already knew that. The reason I had her leave the battlefield early was precisely because of this. Miss Inoue's ability is too special; it easily attracts attention."

"Kisuke, what exactly are her abilities?" Ye Yang countered.

Urahara lowered his head and thought for a moment, "How should I put it? Her ability is probably similar to time reversal or something; only the power of time could achieve something like that."

Ye Yang shook his head. "You're wrong this time, Kisuke."

Yoruichi, on the other hand, was incredibly curious. In her memory Urahara rarely made mistakes. "Hey, bro, what do you think Inoue's real ability is?"

"Have you noticed that every time they activate their ability, it's followed by 'I refuse'?"

Yoruichi asked instinctively, "So what?"

"That's the problem. Her ability is just like time reversal; it's a rejection of what has already happened. In other words, she rejects what has already occurred, so they go back to before things happened."

Urahara murmured, "The ability to reject things? That seems to be a more advanced ability than time reversal."

"You could say that, but you can't say it that way either. The power of rejection sounds more advanced than time reversal, but the most fundamental components of this world are time and space. Without these two things, the world could not have formed. Rejection can only reject things to a certain extent, but it is not enough to reject the entire time and space of the world."

Ye Yang slowly let out a sigh of relief and continued, "Inoue, Inoue's abilities aren't strong enough to pose a threat to powerful individuals. If the target is much stronger than her and doesn't want to be rejected, she can't refuse. However, if her abilities are powerful enough, then she can directly reject the existence of others!"

Even Yoruichi was dumbfounded. "This ability is too overpowered! It directly rejects someone's existence? Doesn't that mean the other person just disappears?"

Ye Yang replied, "Indeed, it's incredibly powerful. How could a human possess such an ability? It's a pity that Inoue's abilities are ultimately limited."

Urahara remained silent, head bowed. Yoruichi patted his shoulder. "Kisuke, what's wrong? What are you thinking about? Are you too surprised to speak?"

Urahara then resumed his usual smile. "How could that be? I'm not surprised by Inoue's ability, but I'm surprised that you, Ye Yang, discovered it. Even I didn't notice, so how did you know?"

"You don't need to worry about that," Ye Yang scoffed.

Urahara said softly, "Because you possess the power of time, you know that Inoue's ability isn't time reversal, am I right?"

Ye Yang's face immediately showed shock. Only he and Baraggan, who had fought him, knew about this. Ye Yang hadn't told anyone else. How could Urahara know?

At that moment, a bright smile appeared on Urahara's face. Ye Yang was startled and realized that he had been tricked. Urahara was just trying to get information out of him.

"Hehe, Ye Yang, I had no idea you had any power over time. I was just guessing. But your expression just now betrayed you~ You didn't tell us you had such a powerful ability. I'm so sad, Yoruichi, don't you think?" Urahara turned his gaze to Yoruichi.

Yoruichi slapped Ye Yang on the shoulder. "Well, you didn't tell Kisuke, fine, but you didn't even tell me, your older sister? Tell me, when did this happen?"

Ye Yang asked, "Kisuke, if you don't know, why did you make that guess?"

"You just said it yourself, right? Space and time are the most fundamental laws that constitute this world. Since your Zanpakuto possesses the power of space, it's not surprising that it also possesses the power of time. Moreover, you accurately described Miss Inoue's ability and insisted that it wasn't time reversal. You wouldn't be so certain if you didn't possess this power. So I just mentioned it casually, and who knew you would admit it?" Urahara said calmly.

Ye Yang smiled faintly, "You tricked me again. I discovered the power of time back in Hueco Mundo. My Zanpakuto also has another Shikai, which possesses the power of time. However, the power of time is too difficult to control. I've only mastered a portion of it, and I still haven't mastered the Bankai that belongs to the power of time. After all, the power of time is too heaven-defying and not so easy to control."

Urahara and Yoruichi nodded. This power of time was too incredible. "There must be a price to pay. The power of time isn't so easy to control."

Ye Yang nodded in agreement. "Yes, simple time slowing is fine, but pausing time in a certain area requires a lot of Spiritual Power. This won't affect the normal order of spacetime. However, if it's Time Reversal, then you'll need to pay a corresponding price in time. For example, if I reverse your time, then that time will be lost to me. Only in this way can spacetime be balanced..."