The Alchemist in Bleach

"Yenra Kyōden? If you think you can beat him with your Zanpakutō, you'll never win, because his abilities will only be more numerous and stronger than yours! Don't forget, he invented the mimicry Zanpakutō. In Shinigami battles, it's never about special abilities, but about spiritual pressure! You're far inferior to him, and Yanra Kyōden deducts from your lifespan, you haven't forgotten that, have you?"

"Isn't there a saying about returning to the path of ninety-nine and seizing the heavens?"

The monk glanced helplessly at the stall. Just how long had this person been cut off from the outside world?

"From the 95th Return Path upwards, throughout the entire Soul Society, only Tenshin Ichiro has the ability to use it. You expect him to use it for you?"

Upon hearing this, Tsunayoshi Toki's expression turned somewhat unpleasant: "Kirinji Tenjiro isn't acceptable either? Isn't he the inventor of the return path?"

"Who told you that inventors are necessarily better than improvers?"

As they spoke, the two had already crossed the street and arrived at the inner palace. After finishing speaking, the monk stopped looking at the Tsunayoshi stall and quickly walked inside. He saw Kirinji, Wang Yuexianghe, and the other two standing together looking at a screen monitoring the Seireitei, and he frowned.

"Didn't you find Tenshin Ichiro?"

"Tenshin Ichiro? Wasn't he always by Captain Unohana's side? He arrived with the Director of the Technology Development Bureau, Urahara Kisuke. Didn't you guys notice?" Wang Yue looked at the monk with suspicion. It was one thing for Kirinji to ask, but why was the monk asking too?

The monk's pupils contracted, and he asked in a deep voice, "Are you sure?"

"Yes, and you can see for yourself."

As she spoke, Wang Yue waved her right hand, and the screen began to rotate, clearly showing that Ichiro had indeed come with Urahara, and that they had arrived openly and legitimately!

They even had a conversation with Captain Unohana, and you could even see some shock in his eyes. So the question is, why didn't they see it?

Even if it's a clone, a double, or even an illusion, with their strength, it's impossible that they wouldn't leave a trace... Terrifying guys...

The monk and Qilin Temple simultaneously thought to themselves...

"I think what you should be concerned about is this... Tenshin Ichiro's progress in Kido is too fast!" As he spoke, the scene changed again, and Ichiro's smile was directed at them!

This angle, this smile, is definitely not a coincidence!

The monk looked at Ichiro's smile and remained silent for a moment. After a while, he said, "Inspect and reorganize all the demonic barriers within the Spirit King Palace. I want to replace them all! This time, you will also participate in the layout of the demonic barriers!"

"Understood!" X3

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Chapter 196 You Can't See Me

"Ichiro, was what just happened related to you?"

In the conference room, the first thing the captain did after sitting down was to ask Ichiro this question. This was his doubt. Based on his understanding of the monk, the other party had retreated too easily and too hastily.

Upon hearing this, everyone in the conference room turned their attention to Ichiro.

In fact, they were also curious about this, because the monk had left inexplicably, leaving behind a sentence that was quite intriguing.

Ichiro smiled slightly, took off a necklace from his neck, and showed it to everyone.

"You can't see me. It's a concealment item that can eliminate the sense of presence to the maximum extent, achieving the effect of invisibility. Unless the spiritual pressure reaches an absolutely overwhelming level, it is impossible to detect. They will even subconsciously ignore the existence of the holder. If the spiritual pressure difference is not too great, although they cannot sense it, there will be a strange feeling, like this."

As he spoke, Ichiro activated the necklace, and a flash of light appeared, causing everyone's expressions to change drastically!

It's because, in their perception, after the faint light flickers, Ichiro is clearly standing right in front of them, but they always subconsciously ignore Ichiro's presence.

This feeling is strange. Ichiro is in their line of sight, but their brains automatically filter out Ichiro when processing information, and they are slowly becoming clear about the concept that Ichiro is not here!

However, because of Ichiro's reminder, they did not really "ignore" Ichiro. They just had a strange feeling in their hearts, as if they had forgotten something, but they couldn't remember it when they tried to think about it.

And this was the second thing that shocked them: spiritual pressure...

According to Ichiro, only when spiritual pressure is absolutely overwhelming can this effect be ignored. If the difference in spiritual pressure is not significant, there will be an unusual feeling. Doesn't that mean...?

Ichiro's spiritual pressure is about the same as theirs?!

How long has it been?

It's only been a few decades since he enrolled, right? And this is already equivalent to their hundreds of years of cultivation? Has this guy been eating some kind of superfood...?

In response to everyone's shock, Ichiro simply smiled faintly after dispelling his powers. "Just kidding," he said. "If the R&D Bureau, which has assembled the strongest research team in Seireitei, can't even make this much progress, then they might as well go back to retirement."

"That's it. The strange feeling caused by the pendant made Ichibei-senpai notice that I wasn't there. So, while you, Captain-Commander, were distracting everyone, where would I, the strongest Kido, go?"

"So that's how it is. Seeing that you weren't there, he thought it was a ploy to lure the tiger away from the mountain (after translation)?"

"That must be it, and I can't think of any other reason."

"Well, how much did you see?" Suddenly, the captain asked out of the blue, which startled everyone. The captain's strange behavior must be related to this matter.

"Not many, maybe seven or eight floors. The time was still too short." Ichiro subconsciously wanted to push up his glasses and strike a pose, but he realized halfway through that he had just taken off his glasses. So he touched his chin and said with some regret.

"Is it possible to break through?"

A confident expression appeared on Ichiro's face. He raised his head slightly and said, "It's simple. The barriers of the Spirit King Palace are basically set up by Ichibei-senpai using the power of his Zanpakuto. Individually, the barriers are not strong, but there are many of them. A large number of homogeneous barriers are superimposed together to form an extremely strong barrier. However, this is also its weakness."

While a large number of barriers piled together can certainly be made stronger through certain coordinated techniques, they are still not the same barrier and are quite different. For an ordinary Grim Reaper, this might be difficult to find; however, I am no ordinary one.

The Captain-Commander smiled. He agreed with this point. In terms of Kido, no one in Soul Society could currently surpass Ichiro, even himself!

"My thoughts can't be hidden from him. After we go back this time, he will definitely replace all the barriers and have everyone in the Zero Squad work together to design them. So, are you still confident?"

"It doesn't matter. I've figured out his thinking. And no matter how he changes, there are only a few ways to stack barriers. It's not that it's easy, but it's just breaking them. It's not like copying them. It's just a matter of taking a look."

"...Okay, as long as you're confident. Was that also a Fullbring?"

"You can't see me?" After the Captain-Commander nodded, Ichiro replied, "No, it's a failed attempt at Mimicry Fullbring, a pretty good toy."

“Not bad toy…” Chunshui’s lips twitched. “Can this kind of ‘toy’ be mass-produced? If it’s not a Fullbring technique.”

"Sure, I'll send you a batch later, but don't get your hopes up too high. It won't help if the spiritual pressure difference is too great."

Shunsui nodded; his Eighth Division did indeed need this.

After saying that, the two fell silent and turned to look at the Captain-Commander. They were told that the reason they were asked to stay was definitely not just to ask Ichiro a question.

"The main reason I called you here is to tell you something. I think you've probably noticed that our relationship with Squad Zero hasn't been very good lately."

Shunsui and Ukitake nodded solemnly. They could see that whether it was Kuchiki Hibiki's special recruitment or Tsunayoshiro's tokiba event, they had both bypassed the Thirteenth Division, and their abilities were mostly aimed at Shinigami. Their intentions were not hard to guess.

“Although the possibility is slim, we must take precautions!” With that, the Captain-Commander took out a silver necklace adorned with blue gemstones from somewhere and handed it to Shunsui. “This is a Fullbring technique made by Ichiro—Stillness Domain. Once activated, everyone within a certain range except you will slow down. Combined with your Katen Kyokotsu, it should have a good effect. Make good use of it.”

"Yes, teacher." Chunshui took the necklace, glanced at Ichiro, and secretly marveled. As expected of someone who practices alchemy, he really can turn the rotten into the miraculous.

"Jushiro, you don't need to make any arrangements. Once Ichiro has finished treating your body, I estimate there won't be many people in Soul Society stronger than you."

Fuzhu nodded. Although his Transcendental Transformation was not yet complete in the past ten years, it was undoubtedly much better than before. At least now the Spirit King's right arm could no longer put pressure on his body, and his lung disease had been cured. The remaining parts that he had not yet dealt with were the Transcendental Transformation of the head and the transformation of the Spirit King's arm into his organs.

These two are the most difficult, and even Ichiro, the God of Medicine of Soul Society, faces great risks when he does them personally. However, high risks are often accompanied by high rewards.

According to Ichiro, each subsequent stage of modification will cause a significant change in his strength!

This is incredible. At his current level of strength, every bit of progress is extremely difficult. Sometimes, even after decades of training, his spiritual pressure might not change.

Not everyone is Ichiro.

After giving instructions to Ukitake, the Captain-Commander thought for a moment and then took out another red gem. Ichiro was stunned. This thing looked like the Heart of Flame Devourer, right? It was specifically designed to counter Ryujin Jakka.

After Ichiro finished speaking, he immediately gave this to the Captain-Commander. Firstly, he couldn't bind too many Fullbring techniques, as it would have some side effects. Secondly, as he said before, the battle between Shinigami is a battle of spiritual pressure. If the spiritual pressure is strong enough, everything else is irrelevant.

Moreover, the Heart of Flame can only counter Ryujin Jakka, and has absolutely no way to counter the Zanka Katana!

Ichiro couldn't think of any ability that could counter the Zankaku Tachi. This thing was too overpowered. It was like a sun, or the core of a sun, suddenly appearing in front of you, and you were trying to block it with a hammer!

Even if you have truly extraordinary and powerful abilities, and you're still alive, this "sun" can move and explode...

There is only one kind of restraint: the strong restrain the weak. Whoever is weak will be restrained!

So from the very beginning, the Heart of Flame was just a practice piece for Ichiro, not something to bind to himself; it didn't deserve it!

Even the Hollow Crow, which can only be used in Hueco Mundo, is stronger than it!

Therefore, Ichiro casually gave it to the Captain-Commander along with the other Fullbring techniques, but he didn't expect the Captain-Commander to actually take it out...

It's important to know that while the Heart of Flame cannot counter the Blazing Blade, the Captain-Commander doesn't use the Blazing Blade in most situations. To be precise, he won't use the Blazing Blade unless absolutely necessary.

Because that would cause too much damage to Soul Society, unless Ichiro assists, since Ichiro's Bankai Banshou Sekai can create a virtual world for him to support him in going all out!

Therefore, the Heart of Flame still had some restraint over him, and now the Captain-Commander was actually going to hand it over to someone else...

I have to say, he truly deserves to be called the strongest Grim Reaper!

This kind of spirit is something most people can't match.

"Chojiro, this is the Heart of Flame Devouring. It can devour flames and can restrain the Mirror of the Enchanting Luo to a certain extent. I'll entrust it to you to use."

"This..." Chojiro hesitated for a moment. After all, strictly speaking, this Fullbring technique only counters the copy of Ryujin Jakka's Enra Mirror Technique. Its main function is to counter Ryujin Jakka. As a subordinate, having such an ability would indeed have some negative implications.

After hesitating for a moment, he finally stepped forward and caught the Heart of Flame, after all, being entrusted with such an ability was a sign of trust.

In the following time, the Captain-Commander made some detailed arrangements for the Zero Division, then dismissed everyone else, leaving only Ichiro behind for a long, hour-long private talk. No one knows what they talked about that day.

All that was known was that after Ichiro returned, he suddenly became very busy, which aroused speculation and investigation among some interested parties. It wasn't until six months later that their doubts were cleared up. However, what they didn't know was that the task assigned to Ichiro by the Captain-Commander had only just begun...

.......

After returning to the Technical Development Bureau from the First Division, Ichiro sat at his desk, pondering the content of his private conversation with the Commander-in-Chief. At the same time, he kept twirling a pen in his hand, indicating that Ichiro was in a state of inner turmoil.

Whenever Ichiro begins to hesitate, his hands unconsciously make some small movements.

After thinking for a long time without coming up with any ideas, Ichiro shook his head in frustration. He didn't bother to activate the intelligent life form to complete the final transformation, and got up to walk towards a training ground of the Technology Development Bureau. In his current state, he was not suitable to undergo life transformation, even if it was the last step.

.......

"Bang Bang Bang!!!"

Outside a training ground of the Technology Development Bureau, a large number of technicians gathered together, watching with concern as gunshots continued to ring out. They knew this was one of Ichiro's training methods, which was said to be similar to sword Zen. Although it did not allow communication with the Zanpakuto, it was very useful for regulating one's state of mind.

At least that's what Ichiro said, and that's what he did. For the past ten years, unless he was extremely busy and couldn't get away at all, he would come here to shoot for a period of time almost every day.

Sometimes when I encounter some difficulties, I will come here and shoot like crazy to relieve my stress.

However, they had never seen Ichiro shoot for such a long time...

Two hours have passed...

The gunfire inside continued unabated, showing no signs of stopping. Gradually, the unusual situation attracted the attention of members from other departments.

Tensei Shiro and Suzuran Tsuki walked over with furrowed brows.

"Has Lord Ichiro still not come out?"

"No, I've been inside ever since I came back from the First Division."

Upon hearing this, and recalling the terrifying, intense spiritual pressure, Suzuran and Tensei exchanged a worried glance. It must be related to this matter…