Bleach: The Captain of the Fifth Division Becomes Stronger Through Training.

Chapter 202: Three Ways to Advance
A milky white mask.

The entire body is of the same color, without the slightest bit of other color, as if it were made of some horrifying white bones.

It was as if the facial bones were slightly enlarged, and the protruding teeth under the empty eye sockets looked extremely hideous and terrifying.

However, near the temple, two horns could be seen flying upwards, winding like ribbons...

Rather than being a deterrent image, it looks more like some other type of decoration.

This image made the two onlookers recall the image of Arima Shizuya's clone at the first moment - the long beard of the dragon.

That's how it feels.

Perhaps it was because both parties had the same origin, that even though they looked so similar, no one present felt the slightest bit strange.

After all, the focus is still on the present.

Mask.

The three people present were completely familiar with this thing.

After all, the Hollowization incident was also planned by several people, and the fate of Mako Hirako and others was also seen by them.

As for these former captains who "dedicated" themselves to research, not only Tosen Yaoi, but even the prison master was impressed by them.

but……

The so-called impression is just a part of the 'experimental content'.

Aizen looked at the "completely unrecognizable" Arima Shizuya in front of him with great interest, and spoke at this moment as if he was whispering.

"The power of the void has a strong coverage."

"The moment it appears, various obvious features will appear on the human body surface."

"This phenomenon includes, but is not limited to, partial weakness of the body, confusion, and loss of control..."

It is not a one-sided inference or speculation, but a conclusion drawn based on definite experimental evidence.

This is true.

During the virtualization incident, both the deputy captain and the captain who were affected eventually fell into uncontrollable chaos.

However, all this is not meaningless.

Because as part of the reference content, the prison master did obtain more accurate intelligence information.

"At the same time, through the means of virtualization, the God of Death can also obtain more powerful power."

"The spiritual pressure that was originally tending to be stable will increase significantly after it becomes hollow."

"They are extremely aggressive, and their intuition is strengthened... causing them to do things that would have seemed inconceivable before."

From an outside perspective, it seems like these are two completely different people behaving like this.

But in essence, both parties are exactly the same individuals and are not different in any meaningful sense.

after all……

This is the splitting of the soul.

Arima Shizuka also knew exactly what the other party wanted to say.

At this moment, he just replied calmly.

"I understand what you mean, Mr. Aizen, but I am now... very clear-headed."

After so many years of management and research, Aizen already knew everything that happened that day.

The essence of Hollowization is to transform the soul of the god of death into a new form of Hollow.

It is not enough to just talk about it. It would be easier to understand if it could be proved through examples.

So at this moment, Aizen Sosuke shifted his gaze to the side.

He looked at the surveillance screen, and saw the Yaksha clone still in a dormant state.

"Before, I found it a little difficult to understand the situation of Hirako Mako and others."

"After all, from my perspective, I simply cannot understand what they mean by the other self."

"But now... Shizuya-kun's existence has also made me understand more things."

Aizen Sosuke's expression became very interesting.

"Back then, Hirako Mako and others were not unable to control themselves, but simply... they did not choose to accept another self."

When Xu was first born, he was also a soul.

However, unlike the gods of death, the so-called Hollows are evil souls themselves...so in all aspects, they will behave more evilly and tend to be instinctive.

This can be made clear by taking a simple example.

When Strawberry saw Xu Bai in his consciousness space, his first reaction was "This guy can't be trusted"...

So much so that later on, when you see Yhwach shouting "Zangetsu Zangetsu" with eager eyes, his face is full of disgust when he sees Kyobashi.

The reason is that this guy's attitude and image are hard to believe.

After all, who would look exactly like you?

After the job was done, he kept talking about mounts and kings that no one could understand, and hacked at people with a voice that was as loud as if it was fully charged...

In comparison, the image of Yhwach thousands of years ago seems more trustworthy.

Uncle Cangsang is such a person who can easily deceive people!

I can only say that image is still a very important part.

Even though Ichigo Kurosaki is the one who is destined to end everything in the Three Realms, he has no preconceived notion of being a god of death in the conventional sense.

You will also suffer in this regard.

By comparison……

"Shizuya-kun doesn't have any flaws in this regard."

Aizen stared at the surveillance screen beside him, his face full of emotion.

"After all, for Shizuya-kun, the clone that was placed out through Bankai directly replaced the original body... and underwent a complete Hollow transformation."

There cannot be two souls in one body.

Naturally, there will be no trouble of fighting for power.

At the same time, because of the special nature of Zanpakuto's abilities, even if it has been transformed into a Hollow, the clone is still a derivative of Arima Shizuya's consciousness.

Both parties are actually one consciousness and two bodies, indistinguishable from you and me, so how can there be any conflict?

Even because she has two bodies, Arima Shizuka can also carefully study the differences between them through "personal" experience.

Thanks to this.

Arima Shizuka also made use of Aizen's research over the years, as if standing on the shoulders of a giant and looking at the more distant scenery.

It symbolizes the complete advancement of the virtualization.

It is to master the ability to control oneself at any time, so that one can appear and disappear at any time by relying on one's own willpower.

And at this moment, Arima Shizuya has completely achieved this.

Dongxian, who was watching this, had to speak at the right time.

"Do you feel anything strange in your body?"

"No, I can feel that the control over my body has not changed."

Quite the opposite, even.

Arima Shizuka also lowered her right hand, and at this moment she repeated the movements of clenching her fist and relaxing it.

"The bonus brought by becoming a virtual being allows me to clearly feel... my strength has increased significantly."

It's not a change in spiritual pressure.

Instead, it improves strength, speed, and reaction ability.

This is a bit regrettable for Arima Shizuya.

After all, according to the description in the original book, someone like Strawberry, when he enters the full-strength burst stage after entering the virtualization, can completely crush his normal self. (Of course, that is also because the person himself has not adjusted his mentality)
However, this thought is fleeting, after all, everyone's virtuality has different characteristics.

Not only is there a difference in the length of time, but the ability bonuses they bring also have more obvious differences.

Now I just don't act so exaggerated, so it is more or less acceptable.

"I see. Does the growth in strength also vary from person to person?"

Aizen added another note to his notes, and now he added thoughtfully.

"Will the ability increase brought about by adjusting the degree of virtualization also change accordingly?"

——This theory is somewhat similar to the content in the original book.

With the help of the Masked Corps, Ichigo Kurosaki took the initiative to enter the Hollow battle for the first time. Before he was about to lose consciousness... his body also showed signs of being highly hollow.

"It's a pity that this approach cannot lead to more strength growth."

"It can even be said that the situation is completely the opposite... The deepening of the hollowness will increase the violent emotions in the heart, leading to errors in judgment in various aspects."

"In my opinion, finding the perfect proportion and maintaining it at a level that is neither too much nor too little is the best approach."

Therefore.

The most perfect state is to just cover it with a layer of mask.

Therefore, the masked army in the original work is not just for showing off. They just use masks to cover themselves up. It is essentially a deployment of power.

"..."

Aizen Sosuke remained silent for a moment without comment. He picked up the pen in his hand and hovered it in his palm for a while.

The words that were whispered out loud, at this moment, sounded more like a soliloquy.

"If that's the case... Hollowing out shouldn't be the end."

Arima Shizuka didn't respond.

But after hearing these words, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

There is no need to praise the prison master's talent, it is already at the highest level - this quality is reflected in all aspects, including his current comprehension ability.

Even without anyone else's prompting, he would be able to grasp the more essential things just through the content in front of him.

It is just as Master Lao said.

Blurring is indeed not the so-called end.

After all, this behavior is just a way of "identification" to borrow back part of the power that originally belonged to you.

It sounds a bit weird, but the fact is that whether it is the Masked Corps or Ichigo Kurosaki.

While using the power of the mask, he has a background of disgust towards his other "self" in his heart.

The sense of rejection brought by distrust yet being forced to pursue strength.

Finally, we could only develop this "awkward" method.

As for the so-called orthodoxy, it seems that there are only two possible paths now.

First, by fusing the Hougyoku like Master Lao did, he could forcibly merge the power of the Hollow and the God of Death into one, thus skipping the process of splitting.

Through this method, one can directly enter a higher level, a class called "Transcendents".

The second is to follow the example of Ichigo Kurosaki and find the truth that truly belongs to him after going through many kinds of hardships and tortures.

Accept the self that is arrogant, complacent, and at the same time doesn’t like to speak the truth.

Acknowledge your inner self and overcome your shortcomings.

Achieve true perfection and thus become one.

Of course, there are some special cases among them - that is Tosen Yaoi in the original storyline.

Different from a group of people who use part of the power of the Hollow and then appear with masks.

Tosen Kaname should be a special individual who has completely accepted his other self and thus achieved the transformation between a Shinigami and a Hollow.

After all, this guy is the only Grim Reaper who can use the Return Blade.

Although the subsequent performance was somewhat unsatisfactory, there is nothing we can do...the upper limit is like this, and we are stuck here.

However, the individual characteristics shown in it are worthy of attention.

——After returning to the blade, one’s vision can be restored, and it seems that becoming virtual will bring about a reshaping of the body.

——At the same time, based on the return to the blade, the ability of the Zanpakuto will not be covered. As long as you use it skillfully, you can completely achieve the level of taking both into account.

This approach seems quite clever to Shizuya Arima today, but there are too few examples and the content that can be used as a reference is really limited.

Considering safety and other issues, this approach will have to be shelved temporarily.

Therefore...from the perspective of procedure, the second approach must be more orthodox.

But in fact, the opportunities and demands required to achieve this level are quite scarce.

"After all, Ichigo Kurosaki himself doesn't have the values ​​of a Shinigami, and after the truth is revealed, Kyūshiro's status is on the same level as Yhwach..."

You are all my wings!
By comparison.

Let these members of the Masked Corps, who have received the orthodox education system of the God of Death and have developed spirits with a strong sense of good and evil, accept their evil and imperfect selves.

This just sounds a bit difficult...

Although Arima Shizuka does not have this problem, he now has to face an even more puzzling difficulty.

That is, he does not have anyone to accept.

There is no such thing as a split soul. After all, what has transformed is only one's own clone.

Now even if You Ma Jing wants to go further, he still can't find the right reason.

and so……

"Does this mean that if I want to improve, I have to find a way on my own?"

It seems a little helpless, but this is the reality that we have to face at the moment.

Arima Shizuya also quickly accepted the current situation.

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Now that we have gained something, let's not be picky..."

After simply comforting herself in her heart, Arima Jing also adjusted her mentality.

Organize expressions.

Arima Shizuka also raised her right hand again and wiped her face lightly at this moment.

The pitch-black lightning twisted and appeared in the air, flashing for a moment with a chilling aura that was enough to make one's heart palpitate.

Then, along with the disappeared mask, it turned into thin gray smoke and drifted away in all directions.

Arima Shizuka, who had returned to normal, pondered for a moment, then turned to Tosen who was standing beside him and spoke.

"My ability to become a virtual being can last for about ten minutes, and then it will gradually get out of control."

"My consciousness will become blurred, and my body will become somewhat out of control..."

"If this continues, the combat effectiveness will fluctuate or even decline."

at the same time.

"If you can continue to move and attack during this state, increasing the output of spiritual pressure... this process will be further shortened."

It is a literal 'explosion state'.

that's all.

This is Arima Shizuya’s entire understanding of masks.

Dongxian wants to record all of them and bind them into a book.

At this point... the events related to the virtualization seem to have come to a temporary end.

(End of this chapter)