Bleach: The Path to Transcendence

As Ye Chuan had foreseen, Aaroniero's challenge for a position among the Espada ended in failure.

However, the battle allowed Ye Chuan to clearly witness Aaroniero's considerable potential.

He truly lived up to being a Gluttonous Hollow akin to Szayelaporro Granz. As a Gillian, to be able to fiercely contend with Zommari Rureaux, whose strength had reached the pinnacle of an Adjuchas, was truly commendable. No wonder Aizen took a liking to him in the original story, listing him as the Ninth Espada. It was just a pity that he made a hasty exit in the end, losing his life to Rukia Kuchiki.

With the end of this ranking battle, Hueco Mundo returned to its usual tranquility.

At this moment, Ye Chuan waved his hand, and a miniature cubic thunder domain appeared in his palm. Upon closer inspection, the thunder domain contained a pure white figure, tightly wrapped in a layer of white bone, this person was the new Soul King that Tsunayashiro Tokinada had concocted.

Ye Chuan stared at the pure white figure in his palm, which was only the size of a grasshopper, and fell into deep thought.

"Should I absorb this thing using the Soul-Eating Technique?"

The thought flashed through his mind. After all, the pure white figure in his palm, although weak, was still a Soul King candidate. If he were to devour it, he could achieve the state of Four Source Unification.

However, the next second, Ye Chuan gently shook his head and chuckled.

"This is just a crude, low-quality product made by Tsunayashiro Tokinada. If I want to achieve Four Source Unification, the four forces I merge must be the best choices. Only in this way is it possible to find a chance for transcendence. Otherwise, even if I collect all four forces, I will only be included in Ichibei Hyosube's list of candidates, which is meaningless."

Thinking of this, Ye Chuan clenched his hand and put away the pure white figure again. Then, he slowly stood up from the throne and stretched lazily.

"Halibel, Nelliel, it has been a long time since I have guided your training. Today, I happen to be free, come, let us sit down and discuss the Dao together!"

Ye Chuan directly mobilized the wandering spiritual particles in Hueco Mundo, using the method of transmitting sound through the air, so that the words were accurately transmitted into the ears of the two women.

At the same time, Halibel and Nelliel, who were in their respective palaces, showed knowing smiles on their faces after hearing Ye Chuan's transmission. They understood each other and immediately rushed towards Las Noches.

Before long, two graceful figures arrived one after the other.

"Lord Ye Chuan..."

The two women parted their red lips slightly, their voices melodious.

Ye Chuan looked at the two women's delicate and moving faces, as well as their striking and proud figures, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly, revealing a gentle smile.

"Snap!"

Then, he snapped his fingers gently. In an instant, a dark golden cubic thunder domain suddenly rose, covering the entire Las Noches tightly. After all, he didn't want to be disturbed by anyone during this "discussion of the Dao", which was expected to last for half a month.

......

In the Seireitei's Soul Reaper Academy, inside the faculty room, Ito Makoto slowly opened the envelope in his hand.

This letter was sent by Iwasaki Eri. As a resident of the Rukongai, she neither had the qualifications to enter the Seireitei, where the Soul Reapers and nobles resided, nor did she have a convenient Transmission Device. Helpless, she could only use the rather primitive method of writing letters to contact Ito Makoto.

"Grandma is sick?"

Seeing the contents of the letter, Ito Makoto couldn't help but look puzzled.

He thought to himself:

"That shouldn't be. I just used Kaido to nourish Grandma's soul last month. How could she get sick so quickly?"

In the afternoon, Ito Makoto finished his teaching for the day and hurriedly left the Seireitei, heading straight for the Black Snake District of the Rukongai.

Before he even reached his residence, Ito Makoto keenly sensed an unusual spiritual pressure from a distance.

"Creak."

As soon as she arrived in front of the residence and pushed open the door, a bone-chilling cold air rushed towards her. Ito Makoto instantly understood the reason why Grandma Mitsuhana was sick.

"Shunpo!"

She immediately used Shunpo, rushing into the house like a gust of wind. She saw Grandma Mitsuhana lying on the tatami, covered in thick cotton quilts, but still shivering uncontrollably. Serving her was Iwasaki Eri, as well as a white-haired little boy who looked no more than seven or eight years old.

Seeing this scene, Ito Makoto already understood. She strode forward, using the power of Kaido to gently nourish Grandma Mitsuhana's soul, slowly expelling the cold and biting spiritual pressure that was entrenched in her body.

In an instant, Grandma Mitsuhana, who was still trembling, immediately returned to normal.

"Grandma, you're better!"

"Grandma, you're better!"

Iwasaki Eri and the white-haired little boy said with joy on their faces.

Ito Makoto turned to look at Iwasaki Eri, who was wearing thick cotton clothes, but her face was still pale.

So, a gentle Kaido power also quietly poured into Iwasaki Eri's body, dispelling the cold air that had invaded her body.

Ito Makoto knew that if he had returned half a day later, Iwasaki Eri would have fallen ill like Grandma Mitsuhana.

After doing all this, Ito Makoto looked with interest at the white-haired little boy who was looking at him timidly from behind, without saying a word.

"Hey, kid, what's your name?"

"His name is Toshiro, Hitsugaya Toshiro. Grandma picked him up last month," Iwasaki Eri replied for the little boy.

Ito Makoto looked at Hitsugaya Toshiro in front of him and said calmly:

"Boy, if you don't know how to control your spiritual pressure, you will harm them sooner or later. They are sick because of your unconsciously spreading spiritual pressure."

"Grandma is sick because of me?"

After a brief silence, Toshiro repeated this sentence with disbelief on his face.

Hitsugaya Toshiro raised his head, his eyes falling on the mysterious man in front of him. He knew that this was Brother Ito, whom Grandma Mitsuhana and Sister Eri often mentioned.

"Then... is there any way to solve it?"

Toshiro's eyes were full of worry and anticipation, looking eagerly at Ito Makoto.

At the same time, Ito Makoto was also looking up and down at Hitsugaya Toshiro. He was the famous prodigy in the original story, the wielder of the strongest ice-type Zanpakuto. Ito Makoto felt the spiritual pressure that Toshiro unconsciously exuded and couldn't help but sigh in his heart:

"With fourth-level spiritual power, this is simply a god-tier start!"

"Bakudo #3 - Binding Light!"

Ito Makoto thought for a moment and decided to simply cast a Binding Spell that could isolate spiritual pressure on Hitsugaya Toshiro. However, because Toshiro's own spiritual pressure was too high, this Binding Spell with a serial number of only three could only last for a month or so.

"If you want to solve this problem, the method is actually very simple."

Ito Makoto looked at Toshiro and said seriously:

"Just follow me to the Soul Reaper Academy to practice. When you can skillfully control your own spiritual pressure, this situation will no longer occur."