Time

"Hahaha... This is the next time you defy God!" Baraggan watched as the power of decay enveloped Ye Yang and finally turned him into dust, then muttered to himself, "For an ant, you have something to be proud of. But I also have to thank you for giving me some motivation when I'm so bored. It's been a long time since I felt this good."

"Oh? Is that so? But aren't you getting ahead of yourself? Let's continue this unfinished battle." Ye Yang suddenly appeared behind Baraggan, a smile playing on his lips. It seemed his Spatial Jump was complete.

Baraggan turned around and stared at Ye Yang in astonishment. "How is this possible? How could you still be alive? There's absolutely no way to break through the power of decay, how did you get out?"

Ye Yang smiled, seemingly in a good mood. "What's wrong? Are you surprised I got out? If you want to know how I got out, just try again."

"You're provoking me!" Baraggan swung his axe, and the black mist, following Baraggan's command, once again enveloped Ye Yang. This time, just like before, the black mist left no gaps, and Ye Yang emerged from within.

Baraggan tried several more times, unwilling to give up, but to no avail; he simply couldn't catch Ye Yang. "How could this be! I am Hueco Mundo, the God of Baraggan Mundo! No one can escape the judgment of a god! You are no exception!" He then launched a fierce attack.

Ye Yang, on the other hand, calmly dodged, looking like he was determined to wear you down to the end. Although Spatial Jumps require a considerable amount of Spiritual Power, Ye Yang firmly believed that Baraggan's decaying power could not be used for a long time, and that such heaven-defying power must have its drawbacks.

Soon Baraggan stopped using this power extensively. He realized that Ye Yang's purpose was to wear him down, but Ye Yang wouldn't let him have his way. He continued with ordinary attacks, but without using a large amount of decaying power, he couldn't even touch a trace of Ye Yang's clothes. He could easily dodge with just a few Shunpo.

At this moment, Ye Yang was already thinking about his escape route. By now, the Expeditionary Force should have reached a safe zone, and all he needed to do was escape safely.

As Ye Yang was pondering, Baraggan suddenly unleashed an astonishing aura, recklessly radiating decaying power. It seemed he was preparing for a life-or-death struggle, as a large amount of decaying power surged towards Ye Yang, directly blocking his retreat.

"Damn Death, this time I'll make sure you turn to dust!" Baraggan's words were laced with rage.

Ye Yang used the same method as before to perform Spatial Jumps, but this time he felt a sense of unease and a feeling of danger rising in his heart for some reason.

In a flash, Ye Yang had completed his Spatial Jump, but what he found upon emerging left Ye Yang bewildered. He was still within the black mist, and now he was directly in its center. The corrupting power quickly enveloped Ye Yang, first rotting his fingers into bone. Ye Yang couldn't help but scream, "Ah!"

"Hahaha..." Baraggan laughed maniacally, "Where do you think you're going to run this time! You're dead this time!"

"How could this happen?" Ye Yang couldn't help but ask.

"Hmph! Although I don't know how you escaped, it wasn't the Shinigami's Shunpo or the Hollow's Sonído, and you managed to escape the encirclement without touching the power of decay—it's undeniably a powerful skill. However, I also noticed a fatal flaw: it can only move a maximum of ten meters. Although I discovered this, I pretended not to know, just to lure you in. My final attack caused the black aura of decay to expand to over ten meters in diameter; you couldn't escape no matter what! This time, let's see if you don't die!" Baraggan explained while enjoying watching his enemy decay.

As he spoke, Ye Yang's limbs had already decayed, leaving only white bones. Ye Yang endured the pain without crying out; this kind of pain was unbearable for most people.

The power of decay is unsolvable, at least for now. Ye Yang is now facing a desperate situation and doesn't know what to do.

A month ago, when Ye Yang was healing Ulquiorra, he had already come into contact with this power, but now, experiencing it firsthand, the feeling was incomparable. Only by experiencing it firsthand could one understand this helplessness. No one in this world can resist aging. Shinigami, Hollows, and humans all have lifespans, and when their lifespan ends, they die.

At this moment, Ye Yang realized how insignificant he was in the face of death. In that instant, Ye Yang thought of many things: his childhood memories with Yoruichi, his friendship with Urahara during his time at the Shin'ō, and his parents and friends. Shunsui, Ukitake, Unohana, Hirako, and many other people appeared in Ye Yang's mind. Finally, he thought of the person he deeply loved— Soi Fon.

"If I die, she will be very sad," Ye Yang thought to himself.

I still remember the letter I left when I left, in which I vowed to meet again in fifty years. I'm afraid I'll have to break my promise. But every time Soi Fon's innocent smile appears in my mind, there's always a hint of resentment in my heart.

Is this how it ends? No! I promised her I would go back! How could I, Ye Yang Shihoin, die in a place like this? I'm not reconciled!

However, no the Miracle occurred. The decaying power continued to corrode Ye Yang. He unleashed all his Spiritual Power and shouted, "Spatial Seal —Freeze!" As Ye Yang shouted, a layer of silver substance appeared on his body, beginning to resist the erosion of the decaying power. The effect was obvious. At this moment, the black decaying power was corroding the silver substance, which relieved Ye Yang.

However, this is not a long-term solution. Once one's Spiritual Pressure is exhausted, death is inevitable!

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Ye Yang. He used his right hand, now just a skeleton, to cleave a Spatial Rift, and then stepped into it without hesitation.

In that life-or-death moment, Ye Yang remembered that time stood still in the spatial turbulence. Could he use this to halt the corrosive power of decay? So Ye Yang boldly gave it a try.

Ye Yang, amidst the spatial turbulence, breathed a sigh of relief. His guess was indeed correct; the black energy had stopped its erosion, but it hadn't disappeared either. It would definitely start eroding again when he got out.

Moreover, Ye Yang cannot stay in the spatial turbulence for too long. Given his current condition, it would be quite good if he could last for half an hour. Now he must find a way to deal with the erosion of the black energy immediately.

However, Ye Yang tried various methods during this time, but he was still unable to eliminate the black energy. At this time, Ye Yang thought of Kisuke Urahara. Maybe he could find a way.

Wait a minute! Kisuke Urahara? Hahaha... I've got it! I'm a genius!

Mentioning Kisuke, Ye Yang couldn't help but think of the Hōgyoku. Perhaps the Hōgyoku could save him, but then another problem arose: how could he possibly find him now? A distant source of water couldn't quench a nearby fire.

Ye Yang recalled the moment he possessed the Hōgyoku, as if the world was under his control. How could he obtain such power? While he was pondering, half an hour had passed, Ye Yang clearly felt that he had reached his limit. If he stayed any longer, he would definitely get lost in the spatial turbulence.

He swiftly broke through the spatial barrier and emerged outside. Ye Yang's disappearance and reappearance were instantaneous; Baraggan only saw Ye Yang vanish briefly before reappearing, the decaying power still lingering on his body. He couldn't help but laugh loudly, "Hahaha... No matter how you struggle, the result is the same. No one can escape aging! You are no exception!"

Ye Yang ignored him and focused on his own problem. Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration. "I've got it!" Since there was no Hōgyoku, he could just create one himself. Although he didn't need to create Hōgyoku, he had clearly felt the Hōgyoku's actions when Hōgyoku was inside him.

That is to condense one's Spiritual Pressure into a core. In this way, the Spiritual Pressure of the whole body will gather at this core, which is equivalent to infinitely compressing the Spiritual Pressure, thereby forming an inner core in the dantian. Ye Yang originally placed his Spiritual Pressure in his dantian. Ye Yang believed that he could definitely create a method to generate an inner core. In this way, wouldn't all the physical limitations be gone? The limits of the Shinigami would also be broken!

At this moment, Ye Yang was truly experiencing a mixture of joy and worry. He was joyful because he had finally found a way to break through the limitations, but worried because there was still no solution to the current situation.

In a daze, Ye Yang heard a voice, "You've finally found your path. Only now are you qualified to truly control me and call out my name!"

Ye Yang asked curiously, "Who is it?"

"Say my name, and I'll take care of it for you!"

"Who are you? Are you Silver Rend?"

The voice grew even more ethereal and distant. "My name resides within your heart, boldly proclaim it!"

Sensing something, Ye Yang shouted, "Time and space appear, break free from constraints— Galaxy Rift!" Instantly, a bright silver light shone from Ye Yang, forcing the black energy to stop its advance and retreat considerably.

The sword in Ye Yang was still the same as when it Shikai, but it was no longer called Silver Rend, but Galaxy Rift! And its power had changed from space to spacetime! Spacetime is time and space! In other words, Ye Yang now also possessed the power of time!

Ye Yang gripped the Galactic Sky Rend Sword and swept it towards the black energy, saying, "Galaxy Rift, Time Reversal!" Instantly, silver light enveloped the black energy and began to drive it away. The black energy initially struggled against the silver light, but it was useless. Once the black energy came into contact with the silver light, it would disappear, as if it were its natural nemesis. Subsequently, the black energy retreated step by step and finally disappeared.

After the black light disappeared, Ye Yang was bathed in silver light. His limbs, which had turned into bones, began to gradually repair themselves. Instead of flesh growing on the bones, they simply returned to their original appearance, as if nothing had happened. Soon, Ye Yang returned to his former appearance, and even his torn clothes were restored.

This is the true power of Ye Yang's Zanpakuto —space-time! The power of time and space!

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P. S.: I might not be able to update tomorrow because school starts. I'll update every other day for the rest of the month, but I won't be able to update daily next month. Please understand.