The Alchemist in Bleach

Although Ichiro seems very confident this time, when has he ever lacked confidence before?

Looking at Ichiro, the captain opened her mouth as if to speak, but hesitated several times. In the end, she gave up trying to persuade Ichiro. Oh well, as long as he's happy. Anyway, after all these years, she had long since given up any hope for Ichiro's swordsmanship.

In the end, all those words were reduced to a somewhat pale "Keep going"...

"Yeah, don't worry, Captain, this time it'll definitely work!" Ichiro didn't seem to notice his captain's helpless expression, still focused on Kenpachi in the battle, constantly refining the idea that had just flashed into his mind.

After this, the captain lost interest in watching the game and turned to help the other team members with their medical work, while also giving them some guidance, leaving Ichiro to continue watching.

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In the arena, facing the increasingly powerful Kenpachi, Maurice gradually became nervous, and his weapon changed more and more frequently, even some extremely bizarre weapons appeared. For example, one of them was a set of thorn armor that rapidly proliferated on the surface of his body, making him look like a hedgehog. When it spun, its power was even more astonishing.

For example, several bone spikes that automatically attack appear behind him, just like Doctor Octopus. I don't know where this guy got the inspiration from.

Ichiro even saw several bone spurs sprout from his back, then detach from his body and fly into the air, occasionally unleashing a Cero before collapsing, like a mayfly cannon.

This broadened Ichiro's horizons, and his inspiration exploded once again. He wasn't so ruthless as to pull out his own bones, but he could imitate other things, which would greatly enrich his tactical methods. At the same time, some of them could also be used by future Gundams, achieving the best of both worlds.

Furthermore, Morris's items were not just for show; they were quite practical in combat, creating many opportunities for him to attack, and adding several more wounds to Kenpachi's body!

The most severe one can even expose the internal organs!

Its power is unimaginable!

However, that's all...

The manifestation of Kenpachi's worsening injuries was that the power he had sealed away surged out again, and this time, the final straw broke the camel's back... He, Maurice, the mighty third-stage Hollow Vasto Lorde, could no longer defeat Kenpachi!

Can you believe that a single slash wouldn't break through his defenses?

Can you believe that a single, all-out strike can pierce the skin?

He wouldn't believe it if the facts weren't right in front of him...

But unfortunately, that's reality...

As Kenpachi's strength reached its peak, the battle entered a heated phase. When his attacks proved ineffective, Maurice had no choice but to switch from defense to offense, growing a large number of bones to strengthen his defense and engaging in a tug-of-war with Kenpachi.

But who is Kenpachi?

The number one brute in Soul Society!

Will he pull on you?

I want to eat fart!

Let's just go for it!

Like a mad dog!

Moreover, Maurice's mindset doomed him to defeat in this battle. The reason is simple: Kenpachi's fighting style is unlike Ichiro's. Kenpachi uses his spiritual pressure more to enhance his physical body, consuming relatively little energy. His fighting style relies mainly on physical strength. On the other hand, Maurice's skeletal abilities and super-fast regeneration both require spiritual pressure support. Trying to outlast his opponent? That would be suicide.

At this point, the outcome of the battle was no longer in doubt. Although Kenpachi was acting like a madman, he was not truly insane. Noticing Morris's tactics, he subconsciously began to restrain his power and start to enjoy the battle. However, his hidden power also began to calm down and become dormant again. Seeing this, Ichiro shook his head and shifted his attention away from the battle.

It seems these hidden powers are ultimately reserved for the captain. A few fatal wounds won't unleash this power. In the original story, Kenpachi hovered on the brink of death countless times before perfectly guiding that power out. This level isn't enough...

With his attention diverted, Ichiro began to work with the world to write the rules of the Myriad Worlds. As mentioned before, Ichiro's role in this battle was to provide support, and it was his responsibility to facilitate their combat.

They need to pay attention to everything, whether it's buffs on teammates, debuffs on enemies, or immediate healing or teleporting them over for treatment.

Support is never about mindlessly playing passively; in fact, mindless support is what makes someone a passive player. The key to being a passive player lies in being mindless, not in being a support.

For example, when it comes to healing, don't move someone over to treat minor injuries or superficial wounds. It's a waste of time and increases the pressure on others. Just give them a buff that restores their injuries and spiritual pressure.

For example, right now, Ichiro sees a slightly overweight Shinigami wielding two swords struggling against the Hollows around him. If it were someone else, they might have moved him to an area where the density and strength of the Hollows were relatively low.

But this is the thinking of a typical support player. Is Ichiro a typical support player?

He is not.

So he saw through the phenomenon to the essence: this Shinigami was very strong, although it seemed that killing Hollows was very difficult and he spent most of his time dodging.

But is that escaping?

No, it was looking for an opportunity, a chance to strike and kill!

What is this called?

That's called being thrifty!

It's obvious that he gained his initial release too early, making his attack power very strong, but his mana is insufficient, so he can only roam around, looking for opportunities to deal the maximum damage with the least amount of mana!

So, what Ichiro should do at this point?

Give him a mana regeneration buff, and then slowly guide him to an area where the Void is more densely packed and the average strength is relatively high.

With the mana regeneration buff, high-damage skills, and high-merit lower-level Void, it's a game where you can gain mana.

What is this called?

Human relationships!

On the other side, the hair gel hand, suddenly buffed, was startled, thinking that his disguise had been exposed. Fortunately, he was calm enough to realize that it was a mana regeneration buff. Then he realized that he was slowly moving towards the core battlefield. With his intelligence, he roughly analyzed the information and it was not difficult to conclude that Ichiro must have accidentally discovered his high combat power without discovering his identity.

However, he dared not slack off at this point. He glanced around and saw that there weren't many Shinigami with powerful buffs; they were mostly Ichiro's main targets. If he continued to slack off, he might expose himself.

So, he picked up his twin swords and began to slaughter his lower-level Hollows, just as Ichiro had expected!

What is this called?

ACCIDENT!

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Chapter 161 A Feint

With Ichiro's help, there were almost no slackers on the battlefield. Most of them made up for their weaknesses with various buffs and then challenged stronger enemies.

A small number of Shinigami who were not strong enough but accidentally entered areas of high-intensity combat were also guided by Ichiro back to the battlefields of lower intensity.

In conclusion, under Ichiro's leadership, almost everyone did their best and maximized their potential.

Ichiro didn't just assign tasks based on ability indiscriminately. Some Shinigami were stronger but lacked the will to fight. Ichiro didn't force these Shinigami to fight; instead, he guided them away from the front lines and let them "cut grass" elsewhere.

However, such cases are rare. Most of the Shinigami who came this time were warmongers from the Eleventh Division, who were eager to face even stronger opponents!

In short, with Ichiro's help as the regent, everyone fought to a great extent, except for that one hairspray user...

With Ichiro's help, the battle ended quickly.

Although the Hollows had a numerical advantage, they were hampered by the opponent's numerous buffs and their own numerous debuffs. Not only could their spiritual pressure not be restored, but their super-speed regeneration was also severely suppressed. Among the Hollows present, only Vasto Lorde and a few Adjuchas could not suppress their regeneration speed. As for the others, well, they were easy to deal with!

With the balance of power shifting, victory was inevitable.

At this moment, only the exhausted Morris and the "extremely depleted" Kenpachi remained on the battlefield, hacking and slashing at each other.

However, after all the other Hollows were wiped out, Kenpachi lost interest in continuing the game. With a swift stroke, the exhausted Morris was cut in two from head to toe before he could even react!

The battle is now over.

About half an hour later, the group, who had finished assembling, looked up at the sky with some confusion. It had been so long, and they still hadn't released their Bankai. Had something unexpected happened outside?

Just as everyone was wondering what was going on, a pitch-black rift suddenly opened up in front of them, startling everyone into pressing down on their Zanpakuto.

Black cavity, a way of crossing boundaries in the void.

However, they didn't expect that this thing could even connect to Bankai.

This is natural. The Universal World is a virtual real world. During the Bankai period, it is essentially the same as many other worlds such as Soul Society, Human World, and Dankai. The only difference is its size.

Therefore, the black cavity can naturally connect to this place.

However, this won't work under normal circumstances because there are no coordinates. This is a virtual part of the Universal World, and coordinates themselves don't exist. Because when the Bankai is released, the Universal World disappears.

The methods of crossing worlds, such as the Black Hole and the Gate of Transcendence, essentially borrow the abilities inherent in Hueco Mundo and Soul Society, rather than the power of Hollows or Shinigami themselves.

Take, for example, the anti-membrane that the Hollow can summon. Theoretically, that thing can withstand all attacks. However, such an amazing ability can be used by any Gillian. Is it in this river?

So why is the black box being opened now?

Because this is not the normal situation; on the other side of the dark cavity lies the former site of Las Noches...

That's right, this secret room was set up by Ichiro. He was planning to fish out the big fish, Barragan. With so little time, the opponent couldn't possibly have solved his own weaknesses, so his chances of winning were very high.

With the original Kenpachi, the strongest Kenpachi in history as a reserve, and the support of Ichiro Fuou, let alone Barragan, even with Stark added, it would be like a dragon charging in. How could they possibly lose?

He, Tenshin Ichiro, is arrogant!

However, Ichiro miscalculated one thing: the layout of the new Las Noches had changed slightly. This slight change caused Ichiro's black mouth to be directly in front of Barragan...

Sensing Ichiro's faint breath in the murmur, Barragan felt his intelligence had been insulted...

He is, after all, the King of Hueco Mundo, a king of Hueco Mundo with a resounding reputation. Even if it's a trap, couldn't it be made a little more sophisticated?

Even a complete idiot like him knows he can't go in!

"Your Majesty! It's the aura of the Poison Star! I'll go avenge Lord Apollo right now!"

Barragán: "..."

Why wasn't it you who was killed back then?

Waving his hand to stop his men who were about to rush in, Barragan said impatiently, "Alright, if you know it's a trap, why go in? You don't need to pretend to be loyal to me. Anyway, there are only a few of you left in Vastod."

"What?! It was a trap!" Vastod, one of the survivors, stared at Barragán in shock, seemingly unable to accept the fact...

"..." Barragan stared speechlessly at his undisguised shock. So you really didn't know it was a trap? Then why weren't you the one who died back then? And with your IQ, how did you become Vastod?

Suddenly, Barragán felt as if he didn't understand his men at all. For some reason, he missed Szayelaporro. Perhaps he could give that a try…

Meanwhile, on the other side of the black cavity, Hair Gel Hand, who had slightly sensed Barragan's aura, secretly marveled in his heart, "As expected of Ichiro, he actually dares to provoke the King of Hueco Mundo!"

You have to understand that although he was confident he could defeat or even kill that brute Barragán, the price he would have to pay for it would be considerable.

Therefore, he still admires Ichiro's provocative actions. After all, Ichiro always prioritizes stability and never acts recklessly. He knows his own limitations and understands that if he were to act recklessly, he would lose everything.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the arrogant and reckless Ichiro sighed as he looked at the black chamber that hadn't reacted for a long time. He hadn't fallen for it after all. He was clearly stuck in a corner he had seen before, a position that was well hidden. At the same time, he had deliberately concealed half of the fluctuations when the black chamber was activated, intentionally creating the illusion of a sneak attack. Unexpectedly, all of this had failed. It seemed that Barragan was more cautious than he had thought.

As expected of the King of Hueco Mundo, the battle to subdue him is a long and arduous one.

Barragan didn't take the bait, and Ichiro had no choice but to change the location of the Black Hole so that it overlapped with the Black Hole they had come from. In this way, they could go directly back to Soul Society through this Black Hole without having to risk going through Hueco Mundo. This was another guarantee for Urahara and Kiryu Hikifune to stay in Soul Society.

Overall, the battle was very fruitful. The only regret was that Stark didn't come; otherwise, Aizen would have lost another great general.

Under Ichiro's command, many Shinigami passed through the black cavity in surprise. Originally, the big shots of the Eleventh Division were not familiar with these Kido common sense. However, there were some Kido practitioners mixed in. With their introduction, the people of the Eleventh Division realized that Ichiro was even more awesome.