Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 518 Yamamoto Genryusai's Admonitions.

When they first heard that the Central 46th Bureau had lifted the ban on the Hollowfication research of the Shinigami, which had been completely sealed off ten thousand years ago, they demanded that the Technology Development Bureau devote all its efforts to developing this technology.

People from all walks of life in Seireitei felt that this was a desperate attempt to find a cure.

Even if the relevant technologies are unbanned now and research is conducted, it seems impossible to achieve results in a short period of time.

This is far from enough to address the pressure that Seireitei is currently facing from Las Noches. The development of this technology will inevitably be very slow, and by the time the results are available, the war may already be over.

At that point, whether we win or lose, this technology will seem to have little significance.

As it turned out, the Technology Development Bureau quickly surprised these people.

The speed at which the Grim Reaper's Hollowfication technology was produced was like having a cheat code activated; it was completely unreasonable.

Just two days after the Central 46th Bureau approved the lifting of the ban, Orochimaru, the director of the Technology Development Bureau, published a series of related academic research reports in the research weekly "Frontiers," claiming that virtualization technology had made phased progress.

Before everyone could even fully understand this academic journal...

Within a week, the Technology Development Bureau had already rushed into the "final practice," selecting several "experimental subjects" from the underground prison guarded by the Ninth Division and publicly conducting holographic experiments.

The success rate reached 100%.

This has made those who initially thought the Central Bureau of 46 had taken the wrong medicine start to question their very existence.

No, wasn't this bokeh technology banned back then because it was too difficult, extremely risky, and had a very low success rate?

How did it become such a 100% successful technology once it was in the hands of the Technology Development Bureau?

Is this reasonable?

Or is it that our Soul Society's technology has made such a big breakthrough in the past ten thousand years?

Are Orochimaru, Kisuke Urahara, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, and others truly geniuses that are one in a million?

Afterwards, various rumors began to circulate within Seireitei, saying that the four noble families had actually mastered this technology back then, but it was later stopped for various reasons.

Orochimaru and the others were able to achieve results so quickly simply by inheriting the wisdom of these sages and standing on the shoulders of giants.

Some people may believe this claim, but many more remain skeptical.

Generally speaking, people still feel that Orochimaru and his insane scientists are taking advantage of this critical moment to stop pretending and just find an excuse to start going all out.

They would never believe it if you told them they hadn't been secretly conducting these illegal virtualization studies!

But now that things have come to this, there's no need to take these unfounded rumors seriously, especially since the Central 46 Bureau has been deactivated. Why are you still thinking about these things?

Even if we could find Orochimaru and his group's weakness and say that they had secretly conducted these illegal researches in the past, so what?

Do you still want to use the sword of the previous dynasty to behead the officials of this dynasty?

When the time comes, Orochimaru and the others won't even need to say a word; the Central 46, which approved the research, will deal with them severely.

Today the sky is clear and cloudless, with an occasional autumn breeze that is cool and refreshing.

On the top floor of the Guanshan Pavilion opposite the Twelfth Division, Bann and Yamamoto Genryusai sat facing each other, with a tea tray in front of them, on which tea was being brewed.

Looking down from here, you can see the Twelfth Division's barracks bustling with activity.

Since the 12th Division announced yesterday that it would provide free Hollowfication for seated officers, vice-captains, captains, and registered Bankai-level wielders within the Seireitei, this place has become quite lively.

Honestly, although the Technology Development Bureau claims their phasing success rate is 100% and has publicly demonstrated related experiments, which seems very convincing...

But at first, many people were still hesitant.

Some people feel that this power is taboo, and there is always a potential threat. After all, the Shinigami and Hollows have been enemies for tens of thousands of years. Suddenly starting to borrow the power of Hollows will definitely cause a psychological gap.

Some people, however, are truly aloof and unwilling to rely on such power.

These people were prevalent among the aristocratic class.

Just like Byakuya Kuchiki, he clearly stated at the previous conference that although he supported the implementation of Hollowfication technology, he would not accept this power.

The so-called Grand Council is an internal meeting of the Gotei 13. Unlike the Court Council, which is only open to captains and vice-captains, the Grand Council convenes all officers, vice-captains, and captains of all squads to participate. It can be considered a broader meeting.

Clearly, Byakuya Kuchiki was worried that this Hollowfication power would affect the continuation of the Kuchiki family's noble bloodline.

After all, the bloodlines of these noble families are not just nominally noble, but are actually different from those of commoners. For example, only one in ten thousand commoners can produce a Bankai, while almost every generation of their long-standing noble families can produce a Bankai. This is the difference in bloodlines.

After millions of years of development, the longer a bloodline has been passed down, the more adapted it is to the environment of Soul Society, and the more likely it is to give birth to life forms with high spiritual pressure talents. This is based on scientific evidence!

Don't let me make myself too ethereal, and then the bloodline of our Kuchiki family will become impure, and if any problems arise, wouldn't we be in a bind?

However, the awkwardness and complexity of the nobles were also revealed at this moment. Although Kuchiki Byakuya did not intend to Hollowfy, Kuchiki Ginrin and Kuchiki Sojun both indicated that they would Hollowfy.

Kuchiki Ginrin truly had no intention of having any more children, while Kuchiki Sojun was a pure love type. Although his father had created many brothers and sisters for him, giving him quite a few "second and third wives," by the time of his generation, he only had one wife and only one child, Byakuya.

And he doesn't plan to have any more, leaving all his hopes to Byakuya.

His physical condition wasn't very good to begin with, so this time he considered using the illusion to see if he could improve his condition.

At the same time, their statement also represents support for the current situation of the Seireitei.

The Tenshouin and Shihouin families are the same; those who are considering having more children and continuing to produce bloodlines in the future have clearly stated that they will not undergo Hollowfication.

As for the older generation, there were still a few who stood up and expressed their willingness to accept the power of intangibility.

Seireitei clearly has no intention of implementing full Hollowfication, as that would be too outrageous, nor does it intend to force Hollowfication.

After all, intangibility also consumes resources; even with the Hogyoku technology, it's not something that can be created out of thin air.

Many low-ranking Shinigami who are frustrated and unsuccessful are actually the ones who most desire the power of Hollowfication, wishing they could sign up during the day and Hollowfication at night!

But clearly, even if they wanted to become ethereal, they weren't qualified.

After considering various factors, the Twelfth Division finally decided on the plan mentioned earlier: to grant free Hollowfication to all members of the Gotei 13 and above. Registered Bankai-level wielders within the Seireitei can also enjoy this treatment first.

The rest of the people do not need to be virtualized for the time being.

This would also prevent the "purity" of the Shinigami from being truly affected, thus sowing the seeds of conflict for the future of Soul Society.

"The Central 46 clearly explained to us that once the crisis at Hueco Mundo is resolved, they will continue to completely seal off the Hollowfication technology. They cannot allow this dangerous power to circulate in Soul Society for a long time, otherwise it will cause a major disaster sooner or later." Yamamoto Genryusai took a sip of tea and looked at Bane as he spoke slowly.

Bane nodded in understanding and said, "Excellent. The Forty-Six Sages truly have a far-sighted view of how things are developing."

Looking at it now, whether or not it's blurred or not doesn't seem to have caused any particular problem.

However, if this technology is allowed to continue to be used, then the Soul Society will inevitably run into problems.

Because once the number of Hollowfied Shinigami becomes too large, a new class, or rather a natural group, will definitely emerge in the Soul Society: the Hollowfied Shinigami force!

As time goes by, various disputes and conflicts will inevitably arise between them and the traditional Grim Reaper forces.

One wrong move could become the trigger for a complete breakdown of the current social structure of Soul Society, unleashing unpredictable and terrifying disasters.

After all, there's a saying that goes, heretics are more hateful than heretics!

Hollows can be seen as heretics, and Hollowfied Shinigami and traditional Shinigami are heretics to each other. Bane won't believe that they won't fight each other to the death.

Clearly, the Forty-Six Sages are indeed capable, able to see through this problem. The current situation is merely a matter of expediency; once the Void Palace is resolved, the Voidification technology will be sealed again, which is to be expected.

"Having spent your whole life slashing Hollows, Captain-Commander, haven't you ever considered becoming a Hollow yourself? Or experiencing a brand new version?" Bane joked with a smile.

Yamamoto Genryusai also laughed and shook his head, saying, "Just like what the young people like Shunsui said, I am still quite stubborn. To be honest, when Mayuri Kurotsuchi and Kisuke Urahara came to me that day and told me about this, I almost lost my temper and burned them both to ashes."

Yamamoto Genryusai is clearly a conservative, a very traditional Shinigami. If Aizen hadn't played such a ruthless move and pushed him to the brink, he would never have accepted the lifting of the Hollowfication technology.

"Haha, that's true. Most of those who are willing to accept Hollowfication are younger Shinigami," Bane said with a laugh.

The first captain in the Gotei 13 to undergo Hollowfication was Shinji Hirako!

Conversely, veteran Shinigami such as Shutara Senjumaru, Hana, Kyoraku Shunsui, and Ukitake Jushiro are almost all unwilling to become Hollowfied.

Even Kyoraku Shunsui was considered a 'young man' by Yamamoto Genryusai.

Aizen Sousuke didn't care about this situation at all. After all, the reason he pushed for the lifting of the Hollowfication technology was not to deal with Las Noches. Las Noches was something he created, okay?

It's not about providing a completely new version for these stubborn, veteran Grim Reapers.

Rather, it was to allow these new-style Shinigami to undergo Hollowfication in a legitimate and aboveboard manner.

People like Kisuke Urahara, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, Orochimaru, Sosuke Aizen, Sasuke Uchiha, and Roronoa Zoro are all preparing to become Hollowfied!

This is just the most basic goal. At a deeper level, Orochimaru, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, Kisuke Urahara, and others wanted to use Hollowfication to cover up their true intentions and further promote the evolution of Aizen Sousuke, a genius who is rare in all of history.

The process of becoming ethereal is just the beginning. Their ultimate goal is to merge with the Hogyoku, continue to evolve, and catch up with the height and status of the Spirit King and the Spirit Venerable.

Creating gods artificially sounds like a wonderful thing, doesn't it?

"These past two days, I've been rethinking what's happened. I'm no longer focusing on the Captain-Commander's perspective, but looking at it from a holistic viewpoint. The more I ponder it, the more suspicious it seems. Was the matter of the Void Palace something you, Lord Spirit Lord, orchestrated?" Yamamoto Genryusai suddenly asked.

This was the first time he had discussed the topic of "chessboard moves" so frankly with Bane.

Bane was clearly surprised by Yamamoto Genryusai's sudden straight shot, a look of astonishment flashing in his eyes, but he quickly composed himself.

After a moment of silence, he sighed softly and said, "Yes."

Damn it, Aizen, that rebellious disciple, in the end, even his teacher has to take the blame!

At this point, claiming ignorance would be treating Yamamoto Genryusai like a fool. However, Bane had no intention of pushing Aizen and the others out, so he had no choice but to take the blame.

Upon receiving this answer, Yamamoto Genryusai's expression changed slightly, and his eyes sharpened somewhat. He then asked, "What is the purpose of this move by Your Excellency Spirit Lord?"

"Since the Captain has already seen through this move, why ask any more questions?" Bane clicked his tongue.

"I'm afraid you'll make your move too hastily and accidentally knock over the chessboard. If that happens, I won't be able to stand by and watch," Yamamoto Genryusai whispered in his ear.

"I can handle this much of the heat, so please rest assured, Captain, the game will be over soon." Bane picked up his teacup again, took a sip of tea, and said.

Although Yamamoto Genryusai still had some doubts, seeing Bane's composed demeanor, he finally decided not to ask any further questions after a moment's thought.

(End of this chapter)