Chapter 126 - Ruler of the Shinigami Multiverse, The Uruk Multiversal Empire!

Chapter 126 - Ruler of the Shinigami Multiverse, The Uruk Multiversal Empire!

Gwenhael Lee was dead.

With his death, his ability to erase his existence vanished, and everyone present finally remembered him. They were shocked, as they had not expected someone with the power to erase his own existence to die so easily.

At this moment, Urahara suddenly recalled something. He quickly flipped through his notebook, and found the information he was looking for, and a drop of cold sweat slid down his face as he shouted, "Everyone, be careful! The real Schrift V, Gremmy Thoumeaux, has appeared."

"His ability is 'The Visionary,' which allows him to instantly manifest anything he imagines into reality, including creating life."

"The Gwenhael Lee we just saw was a lifeform he created."

Urahara's words sent waves of shock through everyone.

They didn't doubt his words, but Gremmy's ability was simply too outrageous. The power to turn imagination into reality, even creating life, was beyond their comprehension.

And not just ordinary life, but beings with abilities as broken as erasing their existence from reality.

Gremmy seemed unbothered that Urahara had revealed his ability. He looked at Urahara with interest and asked, "What else do you know?"

Urahara ignored him and continued, "The Visionary's power is strong, but it has four weaknesses."

"First, Gremmy cannot destroy or alter objects unless they are created by his imagination. To destroy or alter real objects, he must make physical contact to inject his imagination into them."

"Second, his power can be undone if he loses focus. If his attention shifts away from his target, they can revert to their previous state."

"Third, Gremmy's imagination is limited. If he doesn't imagine his body as durable enough, a strong enough opponent can still harm him."

"Fourth, his imagination can backfire. If he isn't careful, he could accidentally imagine his own death."

After hearing this, Gremmy slowly clapped, an amused expression on his face. "Impressive. You've identified weaknesses that even I wasn't fully aware of."

He then smiled playfully and said, "But aren't you just reminding me of them by saying them aloud?"

Urahara knew this but decided that sharing the information would still give his side an advantage.

Yamamoto had already removed his captain's cloak, and the cane he carried was now engulfed in flames, revealing the true form of his zanpakuto, Ryūjin Jakka. He spoke with a grave tone, "Allow this old man to test these supposed abilities of yours."

As he spoke, Yamamoto's terrifyingly hot reiatsu surged toward Gremmy.

However, Gremmy merely waved his hand dismissively, "I didn't come here to fight today. And, truth be told, you aren't the one His Majesty has prepared for me to face."

He then turned his gaze to Gilgamesh and smiled, "His Majesty said that if you refused our invitation, I was to test your strength."

As he spoke, three more Gremmy clones appeared by his side.

Through the illumination of the Sha Nagba Imuru, Gilgamesh knew that these were lifeforms Gremmy had created—essentially extensions of himself.

And since Gremmy's power is based on his imagination, having three clones meant that his imagination had tripled in strength.

This was the pinnacle of Gremmy's power.

Suddenly, before anyone could react, the sky darkened. Looking up, they saw an enormous meteor, hundreds of meters in diameter, descending from the heavens.

The sight was terrifying. Just witnessing it filled them with a sense of powerlessness and despair.

Even the captains present looked pale as they saw the gigantic meteor, their bodies instinctively trembling under its immense pressure.

Orihime's eyes widened in disbelief, "A meteor? But we're in an underground secret base! How can there be a meteor?"

Sado remained silent, his clothes already soaked with cold sweat.

Ishida adjusted his glasses with a trembling hand, murmuring, "So this is the power of imagination? It's terrifying."

"Ichigo, can you destroy that meteor?"

Ichigo wanted to say that he could, but his trembling body told him otherwise.

Even White Ichigo's normally confident expression turned grim.

He knew that even with his power, he couldn't shatter that meteor—unless he unleashed the full strength of the Vasto Lorde within him.

Among everyone present, there was one exception.

Zaraki stared at the falling meteor with a maniacal grin, his hand gripping his zanpakuto as it trembled with excitement. "I've never cut a meteor before. I wonder what it'll feel like."

Without hesitation, Zaraki leapt into the air, charging straight at the massive meteor.

Everyone knew Zaraki's personality, so no one tried to stop him.

While they weren't sure if Zaraki could destroy the meteor, they knew that it wouldn't be the end for them—Yamamoto hadn't made his move yet.

Meanwhile, Gremmy's real target was always Gilgamesh.

He had created the meteor to ensure no one would interfere with his test of Gilgamesh's strength.

As the others were distracted by the meteor, Gremmy and his three clones launched their imagination-based attacks at Gilgamesh.

Boom!

Molten lava surged toward Gilgamesh.

Rat-a-tat-tat!

Countless machine guns appeared out of nowhere, firing a barrage of bullets at him.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Missiles materialized and shot toward him like falling stars.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Thunder roared as lightning bolts struck precisely at Gilgamesh.

As all these attacks formed from Gremmy's imagination became reality, Gremmy grinned wickedly and added, "Now, for the final touch—enjoy a free trip to outer space."

Suddenly, the space around Gilgamesh morphed into a cosmic void.

At that moment, a calm, authoritative voice echoed through the space, "Achilles Cosmos."

Gremmy paused, momentarily taken aback. "Achilles Cosmos... The World Encompassing the Sky?"

He felt like he'd heard that name before, but he couldn't recall where.

Meanwhile, Gilgamesh remained seated on his golden throne, showing no signs of evasion. In front of him, countless particles of light began to coalesce, forming a simple, ancient-looking, silver shield.

As Gilgamesh chanted, Gremmy watched in awe as projections of countless small worlds appeared on the surface of the shield.

One of the worlds caught Gremmy's eye, and he muttered, "The Trojan War?"

Now it clicked—he finally realized why "Achilles Cosmos" sounded so familiar.

This was the legendary shield of Achilles, the famed hero from Greek mythology.

Gremmy, being well-versed in mythology due to his vast imagination, had always been fascinated by mythological tales—whether it was the Sumerian mythology that Gilgamesh hailed from, or the Greek myths of heroes like Achilles.

This was why he had been the first to step forward when Yhwach ordered someone to test Gilgamesh. His curiosity about the world's oldest hero king knew no bounds.

But he never expected that Gilgamesh, a figure from Sumerian mythology, would possess the shield of Achilles, a Greek hero.

Could it be that mythology was interconnected?

As these thoughts swirled in Gremmy's mind, information about Achilles and his shield, The World Encompassing the Sky, flashed before him.

Achilles was the son of the sea goddess Thetis and the mortal hero Peleus, renowned in the Trojan War for his invincibility and immortality—save for his fatal weakness, his heel.

As for the shield, it was forged by Hephaestus, the god of blacksmiths.

Gremmy didn't doubt the authenticity of the shield, especially since the worlds it projected perfectly aligned with the stories he knew of Achilles.

After his initial shock subsided, Gremmy calmed himself.

There was no denying the power of Achilles' shield—it easily blocked the lava, machine gun fire, missiles, and lightning strikes he had conjured.

However, Gremmy's true ace was the vacuum of space.

In space, a human cannot survive.

First, bodily fluids would forcibly evaporate from the eyes and mouth.

Next, any exposed wounds would cause the blood to boil.

If one tried to breathe, their lungs would collapse, and their body would slowly disintegrate as they succumbed to a painful death.

This process wasn't instantaneous; it would last long enough to cause immense suffering.

Though the shield was formidable, Gremmy couldn't believe that it would allow Gilgamesh to survive in outer space.

In his mind, Gremmy had already envisioned the tragic fate awaiting Gilgamesh.

Just imagining the great hero king from myth dying at his hands brought an uncontrollable smile to Gremmy's face.

He had even begun planning how to take Gilgamesh's golden throne and shield back as trophies.

However, just as Gremmy was lost in his fantasies, a golden ripple appeared before Gilgamesh.

In the next moment, Gilgamesh retrieved a golden, key-shaped short sword from the ripple.

Before Gremmy could react, Gilgamesh had already inserted the key-sword into the fabric of space itself.

Immediately, countless golden ripples appeared throughout the cosmic void.

It was as if an ancient godly gate had been unlocked within the vastness of space.

In Gremmy's wide-eyed horror, a multitude of noble phantasms poured out from the golden ripples.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

An endless rain of weapons pierced through time and space, hurtling toward Gremmy with unstoppable force.

Eyes wide with panic, Gremmy tried to evade using Hirenkyaku while simultaneously summoning stone pillars, water prisons, and iron spheres to block the incoming weapons.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The commotion was so intense that it drew the attention of everyone present, including those who had been focused on Kenpachi and the meteor.

When they looked over, their eyes widened in shock.

In their view, Gilgamesh sat regally upon his golden throne, surrounded by the vastness of space, while small worlds projected around him and a divine gate stood open behind him.

The sight was reminiscent of a deity from ancient mythology, filling everyone with awe and reverence.

Under the relentless assault of the noble phantasms, Gremmy's imagined cosmic space shattered, and the shield, The World Encompassing the Sky, dissolved into particles of light.

From the beginning, Gilgamesh had seen through Gremmy's tricks, which was why he had summoned Yoruichi (Past), Renji (Past), and Rukia (Past) to his side.

Only near him could they be safe.

As for Achilles' shield, The World Encompassing the Sky, it was a one-time-use noble phantasm that Gilgamesh had acquired through his Collector (EX) skill, and it wasn't part of his Gate of Babylon.

No matter what, Gremmy could never have imagined that The World Encompassing the Sky was a true barrier-type noble phantasm, projecting worlds that Achilles had seen and surrounded by the currents of Poseidon himself.

It could block even cosmic forces, standing against everything from men to gods.

To destroy it would require a divine-level weapon, such as Gilgamesh's Ea.

Through the light of Sha Nagba Imuru, Gilgamesh had received some good news.

The Yhwach from the Thousand-Year Blood War Arc hadn't returned to his original world but had instead hidden in this world.

He planned to wait until this world's Yhwach awakened and regained his powers, at which point the two would merge their strengths and launch a full-scale attack on both this world and his original one.

It would take around 18 months for this world's Yhwach to awaken and reclaim his power.

That was more than enough time for Gilgamesh to return to his own world.

It was time to return.

After this brief journey through a parallel world, Gilgamesh had formed a grand and audacious idea—he would create an Uruk Multiversal Empire, ruling over the entire Shinigami multiverse.

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