Aizen was pondering how much stronger he would become if he sacrificed himself to the heavens of the Bleach world and obtained the world's primal power.
It's likely that stepping onto the throne of heaven in the world of death would be effortless... and one could even transcend their own world to reach an even more incredible realm.
"Divine aura... to become a god?" Aizen's mind flickered, wondering how different a god created from this kind of primal power would be from a Shinigami.
Conan pushed up his glasses and suddenly sighed, "Strength... my strength is ultimately too weak. The most basic Armament Haki! It's practically useless?"
Sighing, Conan added the evil god power he had gained from the previous sacrifice to his Armament Haki. His body crackled and popped, and the Armament Haki on his palms became even more intense.
"It's starting to look a little more like it now!" Conan said in a low voice, "Although it still feels very weak."
Whitebeard stared at Conan speechlessly. Before Conan went to the Qin's Time world, he thought his strength was quite good. However, after returning from the Qin's Time world, he fell to the other extreme, feeling that his strength was very weak.
Actually, in Whitebeard's opinion, Conan is pretty good now. At least he's a decent fighter at the beginning of the Grand Line.
"We'll have to find a way to talk to him later." The white-bearded man narrowed his eyes.
Being too arrogant is bad, but being too insecure is also bad. Too much arrogance can blind you to your own limitations and lead to an early death. On the other hand, being too insecure completely eliminates the possibility of becoming a true strong person, since the mindset of a strong person is also a crucial element.
"Chairman of the Council," Madara Uchiha raised his head and stared at Su Han, who was shrouded in mist, and asked in a serious voice, "I have a question... What exactly is this so-called world consciousness, or heaven?"
"Qin Shi Huang said he communicated with Heaven and accepted tests. What were these tests and communications?"
Su Han stared at him quietly for a long time before speaking, "You can ask Ying Zheng himself about this kind of thing."
"What?" Madara Uchiha was stunned for a moment. He noticed something and looked at Ying Zheng's bronze chair. Mist continued to rise from the chair and finally condensed into the shape of Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng glanced at Uchiha Madara, but did not reply immediately. Instead, he opened his palm, and a dazzling light gathered in his hand, condensing into a crystal-clear gem.
He tossed the gem toward Su Han, saying, "Chairman, this is what we agreed on before! Half of the world's origin power obtained from the successful sacrifice."
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Chapter 188 Speaker of the Council: Heaven's Fall? It's certainly possible (Third Update)
Su Han accepted the gemstone, his heart filled with turmoil. However, he tried his best to suppress his excitement, and after sensing it briefly, he realized that he indeed could not digest this kind of energy. He sighed inwardly and then casually tossed it aside.
He wasn't surprised, because he had expected this.
The gem clattered to the ground, then gradually melted, transforming into pure, ultimate power that merged into the earth.
Then, a vast and magnificent scene appeared. They were a series of realistic illusions.
Images of primitive people smelting the first fire, farming, weaving, and raising wild animals for food... They gradually progressed from the most primitive hunting to the most primitive slave civilization, and then to feudal civilization...
There were so many images, and they flowed by so quickly. Together, they formed a tragic and magnificent song belonging to human history.
After a few breaths, all the images vanished... and the misty space returned to its original solemn silence.
No one spoke in the misty space. Madara Uchiha stood ramrod straight, his expression solemn. Even with his proud nature, he was still shaken by the scene before him.
"The development process of human civilization?" the white-bearded man murmured.
He glanced at Ying Zheng and suddenly realized that it must be everything that the ancient people of the Qin Dynasty experienced.
After all, he seemed to see the scene of the First Emperor's ascension to the throne at the very end of that picture... but the scene was too fast and only flashed by.
Ying Zheng was deeply shaken. He had just witnessed the struggles of the Qin Dynasty's predecessors. And the history of his Qin Dynasty, in the scene that had just shifted, comprised only a tiny fraction of it…
Ying Zheng's gaze was deep as he murmured to himself, "The history of humankind... how magnificent it is."
“However!” Ying Zheng looked up and gave Su Han a deep look before looking away. “So the power of the world's origin really has no effect on the council speaker?”
If it were useful, would it be so easily discarded?
Ying Zheng sighed inwardly. For him, the world's origin was a foundation of merit for achieving godhood; for the Council Speaker, however, the power of the world's origin was perhaps merely a toy… It was precisely because he had just fully experienced the power of merit that Ying Zheng was now even more awestruck…
Su Han frowned. He realized that the misty space hadn't yet developed its functions and was still in the process of transformation, which immediately made him uneasy. However, upon closer reflection, he felt that this was perfectly normal.
"Well... after all, it's my first time absorbing merit. Waiting a little longer won't hurt!"
“By the way,” Madara Uchiha spoke up, his voice as calm as ever despite his agitated state of mind, “Ying Zheng, could you answer a few questions for me?”
Madara Uchiha then explained all his previous doubts.
“If it is Heaven, then it should have no will.” Ying Zheng’s words were very certain. “His communication with me is very rigid. This includes the tests as well… As for the specific tests, it is difficult to describe because they vary greatly. Moreover, according to the information I have received, the tests for each person should be different to a large extent.”
"All I can say is that these tests are designed to assess your willpower, talent, and awareness."
"I see!" Madara Uchiha nodded in understanding.
He felt relieved. If it was a contest of willpower, talent, and resolve, he didn't believe he was weaker than the others in the council. Besides, he had already convinced the inhabitants of the ninja world that he was the strongest; all that was left was for him to gather the necessary ritual items before he could begin the sacrifice to the heavens.
"A world will without self-awareness?" Aizen suddenly asked after a brief silence. "Chairman, may I ask a question?"
Is it possible that world consciousness is like a real life?
Aizen's question was just a casual remark, something he, as a clever man, had already considered. However, he hadn't expected Su Han's gaze to shift to him.
“That is indeed possible!” Su Han said succinctly. “Moreover, this world will is very likely the enemy of mankind! It has been completely corrupted.”
Su Han thought of the Heavenly Dao in the world of Tomb of the Gods, and the Heavenly Dao was definitely in line with the concept of Heaven that he had mentioned before.
But He had already developed his own selfish desires, regarding all living beings as his own sheep, constantly destroying one era after another, absorbing the power of all living beings to grow himself.
Aizen fell completely silent, his mind reeling. He never expected that his casual question would elicit such an answer.