"No! This is impossible!" Omega Shenron let out a roar of shock and anger. "What God of Destruction? I've never heard of it! This is a lie you made up! Don't try to disturb my mind!"
However, no sooner had he roared than he felt the power within him annihilating.
"What's happening? My power is disappearing? No, it's annihilation! What is this?"
Omega Shenron truly felt panic. He desperately urged his power, trying to resist, but discovered that this force of annihilation did not come from an external attack, but originated from the foundation of his own existence.
Like the load-bearing beam of a building being removed, the entire structure began to collapse on itself.
"Damn it!" Omega Shenron's eyes were about to burst. His crimson dragon eyes fixed deadly on Setsuna.
"It's you! You schemed against me! You knew all along that I was secretly unsealing the seal. Did you deliberately release me in this world?"
Setsuna smiled. "Who told you to be so stupid, actively tying yourself to this doomed, sinking ship?"
"I don't believe it!" Omega Shenron let out a hysterical roar. "I can even destroy a universe! How could the symbiotic rules of a mere single world kill me?"
He completely erupted all his remaining power.
Boom!
This explosion was hundreds of millions of times more terrifying than the self-destruction of his clone earlier.
It was the final swan song of an ultimate existence that had merged most of Hell's origin and possessed the potential to destroy a universe.
An indescribable storm of destruction ran rampant in all directions.
This power was indeed powerful, so powerful that even the rules of the universe could not completely erase it.
After all, Omega Shenron was not yet truly Hell.
But even so, Omega Shenron still paid an incredibly heavy price.
His main body suffered unimaginable damage, most of his body shattered, his aura extremely weak, his soul like a candle flickering in the wind, already on the verge of destruction.
Having survived the eradication, Omega Shenron was not particularly happy.
Not far in front of him, Setsuna was quietly watching him.
Because of the clone's return, Setsuna's main body was still constantly transforming, his aura constantly sublimating.
But he had weakened to the extreme. The outcome of this battle was already self-evident.
"I... am not willing..." Omega Shenron let out an unwilling roar.
But all this could no longer be changed.
Setsuna calmly spread his arms. "Become my power."
...
The chaos in the deepest part of Hell returned to silence.
Setsuna stood still in the center of the void, feeling the surging power within him, already surpassing any previously known dimension of power.
After devouring Omega Shenron, he felt that he could shatter space at will and pulverize stars with a flick of his finger.
'My current power should be equivalent to a beginner-level God of Destruction. However, in terms of realm, there may still be a slight gap.' Setsuna evaluated his own strength in his heart.
But he had never seen a God of Destruction with his own eyes, so whether it was as he expected remained unknown.
Just as Setsuna was sorting out what he had gained, a strange 'foreign object' deep in his consciousness caught his attention.
It was not a residual will of Omega Shenron, but a 'seed'.
A seed emitting a weak yet extremely pure light, as if it had the embryo of a 'universe' gestating inside it.
Setsuna's consciousness gently touched this seed, and countless information flowed into his mind like a gentle stream.
'Seed of the Universe? This is the seed gestated by the universe that Omega Shenron destroyed?'
Even with Setsuna's temperament, he felt pleasantly surprised at this moment.
He remembered that in the previous life's [Dragon Ball Heroes], it was mentioned that a man named Hearts possessed such a [Seed of the Universe].
Hearts tried to collect energy to gestate a brand new universe, and thereby defeat Grand Zeno.
Setsuna secretly guessed, 'Could the Seed of the Universe that Hearts obtained have originated from the six universes destroyed by Grand Zeno?'
'Perhaps, Hearts might even be a survivor of those six universes, which is why he wanted to defeat Grand Zeno and free humanity.'
Setsuna stopped thinking about such distant matters, his consciousness returning to the Seed of the Universe.
As for why Omega Shenron did not utilize the Seed of the Universe, Setsuna guessed that with Omega Shenron's mind, which only knew destruction, and his shallow realm, he was simply unable to use the Seed of the Universe.
This seed inside his body was probably only regarded as a slightly more special 'energy crystal' or 'trophy', stored away… It's like a pearl cast before swine.
'To truly control this great power of 'creating the universe'...' Setsuna calculated in his mind, 'One must at least reach the realm of Hades and Poseidon, the third level of the Eighth Sense.'
'Perhaps, even beyond that, there exists a realm transcending the Eighth Sense, such as the King God Zeus and the Supreme God Chronos.'
Although Setsuna's realm was not yet that of these major gods, he was not afraid.
Just like the comparison with Omega Shenron, his power was slightly insufficient, but his realm far exceeded.
Compared to these major gods, his realm was slightly insufficient, but his power far exceeded.
Thoughts flashed through his mind like lightning, Setsuna's will had already begun to act on the collapsing old Three Worlds.
"Stop."
A silent wave of will spread to every collapsing spatial node, every disordered flow of time.
The process of collapse, as if the pause button had been pressed, suddenly stopped.
Setsuna thought to himself, "The previous structure of the Three Worlds was too crude and fragile, relying on the personal sacrifice of the Soul King and the passive endurance of Hell to maintain balance. It was like a castle built on sand, tottering at the slightest external force."
"The new Three Worlds should be more stable, each in its proper place, circulating in order."
Under Setsuna's will, the remnants of the old Three Worlds began to reorganize according to a brand new framework.
The lowest level was Hell, orderly processing the spiritual impurities and negative energy from the upper levels.
The middle level was the Living World, the core area for the growth of all things, the flourishing of civilization, and the experience of souls.
The highest level was Heaven, the former Soul Society, now a place for soul purification, rest, and sublimation.
The new Three Worlds were not a pyramid structure, but three equal layers.
As for Hueco Mundo, that deformed product born from the twisted rules of the world, it should not exist in the new world system.
Setsuna shattered it, integrating it into the circulation system of the new Three Worlds.
From then on, [Hollows], as an erroneous form of soul, would become history.
After completing this macro-structural setting and preliminary stabilization, Setsuna's figure once again appeared in Soul Society… or rather, in the central square of [Heaven Mountain].
His appearance instantly quelled all the noise and panic.
"Everyone." Setsuna's voice sounded calmly. "The old Three Worlds have ended. A new order is descending."
"Before the new world laws begin to operate on their own..." Setsuna's gaze swept over the faces below, some familiar, some unfamiliar. "I can make a few exceptions for you."
"As a 'reward for your merits' in protecting this world and welcoming the new era."
Setsuna paused, then gave the specific content of the 'exception': "I can resurrect your deceased loved ones for you. Only once."
At these words, the entire venue instantly boiled over.
Rukia couldn't wait to request, "Setsuna-sama, I want to resurrect my sister, Kuchiki Hisana, and also Kaien-senpai, Shiba Kaien..."
Ishida Uryu, the Quincy in Soul Society, also shouted loudly, "Setsuna-sama, I want to resurrect my grandfather..."
Requests rose and fell, not only for close relatives, but also for comrades, benefactors, or those for whom they felt guilt.
Kyoraku thought of his deceased elder brother and sister-in-law. Zaraki tilted his head, as if recalling if there was anyone worth pulling back to cut down again. Unohana smiled gently, thinking about whether she could see some old friends again.
Looking at the crowd's eager and anticipating gazes, the corners of Setsuna's mouth slightly upturned. "Granted!"
A shower of light scattered, and countless vanished lives reappeared in the square.
The entire square was plunged into a state of ecstasy and chaos.
Crying, laughter, shouting, hugging... intertwined into a movement of rebirth.