The Alchemist in Bleach

"boom!"

However, just as Tenjiro was secretly amazed by Yoruichi's Shunpo and was preparing to go to her aid, a wave of heat suddenly came from behind him. He turned around abruptly and saw that Ichiro was slowly standing up from the flames!

The left arm that was previously severed is now completely intact!

“Saint Venerable Nanli… Vermilion Bird… Indeed, your blade has the ability to resurrect, just like that Fullbringer from a few years ago. But… so what? To kill you, it still only takes one strike!”

"die!"

As soon as Wang Yue finished speaking, she appeared in front of Ichiro, who was not yet fully revived. With a flash of her sheath, a head flew high into the air, and Ichiro died once again!

The flames returned, this time with a large amount of blazing fire surrounding Ichiro, but all of this was useless against Oetsu's Sheathed Blade, which still extinguished him with a single strike!

However, although killing Ichiro was easy, Wang Yue frowned because Ichiro was not really dead; he was still reviving!

His sword has a restraining effect on resurrection-type abilities!

"One swing and you're dead"—this isn't just for bragging.

However, this ability is now ineffective against Ichiro...

After trying twice more and still failing to completely kill Ichiro, Wang Yue changed his approach. Instead of forcibly killing Ichiro, he allowed him to revive and fought him again.

However, this one blow made Wang Yue frown even more.

Because Ichiro's sword techniques are being perfected!

If the previous sword techniques were merely a series of linked moves designed to counter his sharp sheath, a style reminiscent of tailoring swordsmanship, then now, the transitions between these moves have become much smoother. Furthermore, many techniques designed to counter his swordsmanship habits have been incorporated. In the ensuing exchange, Wang Yue is raising his sword less and less frequently...

This gave Wang Yue a bad feeling, so she quickened her attack and tried her best to deplete Ichiro's spiritual pressure. Only in this way could she end the battle as quickly as possible and prevent Ichiro from reviving!

However, it was precisely this mindset that made him overlook one thing: the unease he intuitively sensed wasn't actually due to Ichiro's swordsmanship...

It's something else entirely...

.......

On the other side, Kirinji turned his attention away from Ichiro and the others. Although he was very worried about Ichiro's fleeting appearance as the Flame Pillar, the enemy in front of him was not to be underestimated. Now was not the time to be distracted.

"As expected of the head of the Shihōin family, the name of the God of Instantaneous Movement is indeed well-deserved."

"Kirinji-senpai is right, your Shunpo is not bad either."

The two exchanged pleasantries for a second before their figures vanished from the spot. After they disappeared, Lingwang Street began to explode inexplicably!

It turns out that the two didn't disappear; they were simply moving too fast to be detected!

Simply put, Shunpo is a short-distance, high-speed movement technique. The two people in the present moment are moving using Shunpo without stopping!

Punch! Kick! Elbow!

In an unseen realm, the two are fiercely clashing using their physical skills!

The fight was exceptionally intense.

Unfortunately, this situation is destined to be short-lived.

It's very simple. Yoruichi is able to fight Kirinji now only because of the effect of Shunko II. Once Shunko II ends, she will no longer be Kirinji's opponent. This is a difference in time. Their training time is ultimately too short.

At their current pace, give her another hundred years, or even just fifty! She will surely surpass Qilin Temple completely!

Unfortunately, it's not possible right now...

In contrast, Kirinji not only had the advantage in strength, but his attack was also very powerful. In his battle with Yoruichi, he was able to trade his injuries for an advantage and win the fight.

Therefore, the key to this battle lies in whether Yoruichi can maintain her offensive momentum before Shunko's second stage ends, while finding an opportunity to strike the enemy decisively!

Otherwise, failure awaits her...

......

On the other side, the monk who had sheathed his Zanpakuto glanced at Ichiro and Oetsu, who had fallen into a state of calm not far away, and then turned his gaze back to Urahara.

"I never imagined you could go this far by taking the Black Sword and the Sword of Slash."

"There are many things you haven't thought of yet." After saying that, Urahara took out a bamboo tube, put it to his lips, and blew gently. Several strangely shaped dolls expanded out of the other end of the bamboo tube like balloons, and then rushed towards Wang Yue's beautiful girls not far away to prevent them from interfering with the battle. What he was about to use was very dangerous for them.

"Do you think you can win? You acted so decisively."

Urahara shrugged and said helplessly, "To be honest, there's no chance at all. The gap is too big."

"Then why do you resist?"

Urahara laughed: "Is there anything wrong with resisting?"

"That's right, but the premise is that it shouldn't be futile resistance."

"A futile resistance?" Urahara's lips curled into a slight smile. "How do you know this is a futile resistance? Do you really think we came here unprepared? If we don't return within a day, I guarantee a sun will rise over the Spirit King's Palace!"

After saying that, before the monk could make a move, Urahara smiled strangely, and a Zanpakuto slid down, then instantly turned into points of light and was released!

An invisible field froze the monk, rendering him unable to move!

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Chapter 201 When did you develop the illusion that you had broken the illusion?

“This is…” The monk glanced at the invisible force field binding him and frowned.

"The disposable mimicry Zanpakuto, 123 Wooden Man, renders any living being within a certain area immobile for a certain period of time after use. If the spiritual pressure is strong enough, the effect can be ignored, but obviously, Ichibei-senpai's spiritual pressure is not enough to achieve this."

Sensing the familiar power fluctuations around him, a shadow flashed in the monk's eyes. The spiritual pressure was immense.

That's utter nonsense!

"I never expected you to step into this forbidden territory... What a daring fellow."

Urahara lowered his eyes and smiled, a mysterious smile appearing on his lips: "A forbidden domain? Don't wrong me, I simply amplified my spiritual pressure, there's no forbidden technique involved."

"Whether it worked or not, you know in your heart." After a pause, the monk stopped dwelling on the matter, considering Urahara was a nobleman. "Do you think you can win by dragging this out?"

"No, we have that much self-awareness, so we never intended to fight in the first place and have been trying our best to avoid battle. It was you who caused this battle."

"He's too dangerous."

"This has nothing to do with me. You should think about how to handle this matter. That guy must be very angry now. After all, he never considered you as enemies, but he was seriously injured by you because of it... Congratulations, Senior Ichibei. You have gained an enemy. I guess your Spirit King Palace will not be peaceful from now on."

"That would only work if he could get down there! I know his 'Ninety-Eight Paths' resurrection technique is very powerful, but he's the only one in the entire Soul Society who knows that move. If he dies, who will revive him? Besides, whether those killed by Wang Yue can be resurrected is another matter entirely."

Looking at the confident monk, Urahara was taken aback, then burst out laughing: "Haha~ Hahaha, you guys, I don't know what to say."

After laughing for a while, Urahara stopped laughing, looked at the monk, narrowed his eyes, and said softly, "Why do you all think that Ichiro's resurrection technique can only be used on other people? That guy is already an immortal monster. I advise you not to waste your time. He has studied resurrection too thoroughly. Even I can't guarantee that I can completely kill Ichiro, let alone you?"

The monk frowned slightly at Urahara's disdainful words, but he did not refute them, because Urahara was indeed very strong.

"I know that the Sword God's sword is very strong, but can he really kill Ichiro completely? Neither his Fullbring nor his simulated Zanpakuto has the ability to revive. Do you think he's stupid? Besides, what's the use of a strong sword? Can it hit? Can it even be swung?"

The monk fell into deep thought, his face looking rather grim. If what Urahara said was true, then this was a serious problem!

The question of resurrection remains unanswered, and Wang Yue doesn't kill everyone he slays. The crucial question now is whether Ichiro possesses an ability similar to Urahara's forbidden slash. If he does, then things are in serious trouble…

Although Ichiro is a disciple of the renowned Unohana Yachiru, it is well known that his swordsmanship is poor, so this ability has absolutely no effect on him...

……

"Pfft!"

Wang Yue once again expressionlessly cleaved Ichiro in two, then quietly watched the flames on the ground engulf him, before regenerating from the flames.

At first, Wang Yue planned to deplete Ichiro's spiritual pressure, but he later discovered that no matter how he fought, Ichiro's spiritual pressure seemed inexhaustible.

Therefore, he later abandoned his plan to exhaust himself, because he thought of the terrifying amount of Kido that Ichiro released when he unleashed Kido...

He felt that he was probably drained dry, and even Ichiro had only a few drops left.

Therefore, he believes that breaking is more suitable than wearing down!

He already has ways to counter powers like resurrection, so now he just needs to find a weakness to win!

Then, three days passed... just like before...

and many more!

Three days!?

Wang Yue was stunned, stopped swinging her sword, looked at Ichiro with a grim expression, and asked in a deep voice, "Illusion?!"

Ichiro, who was being reborn in the flames, paused for a moment, then turned into smoke and disappeared. At the same time, Ichiro, dressed in a black Shinigami outfit, clapped his hands and solidified from the void, smiling as he looked at Wang Yue.

"As expected of Senior Wang Yue, I thought you would take a while to realize it, but I didn't expect you to react so quickly. I wonder where my illusion technique went wrong?"

"First, while the Shihouin family head's Shunpo is good, it's a burst of speed and can't last long, so it's impossible that three days have passed without reinforcements arriving. Second, Yamamoto must have known you were coming to the Spirit King Palace. If you hadn't come down in three days, he would have definitely attacked, but he didn't. Third, think back carefully to the previous battle. From the Spirit King Palace to the Seireitei Street, to the Fourth Division, and back to the Spirit King Palace, I didn't react to anything at all. I can't think of any other possibility besides genjutsu."

"Clap clap clap~" Ichiro clapped his hands lightly and exclaimed, "As expected of Senior Wang Yue. But would you like to guess again why I am talking to you?"

Wang Yue looked at Ichiro with a puzzled expression, then realized what was happening. Her face changed, and she was about to stop him when, with a snap of her fingers, Wang Yue regained her senses and stood in front of "Ichiro's corpse" again, waiting for him to revive...

I have absolutely no recollection of what just happened... I've even forgotten that we've been "fighting" for three days!

This is what makes mental illusions even more perverse than illusions of the five senses!

While a mental defense is difficult to breach, once the opponent falls for it, it becomes extremely difficult for them to escape!

They might even temporarily forget about illusions, just like now, and then fall back into them!

The five senses illusion doesn't have this effect; at most, the other party won't be able to tell whether they're still in an illusion.

And so, Ichiro began his cheerful sword-testing illusion technique once again.

The Sword Testing Illusion Technique, simply put, is to construct a mental illusion to pull a master swordsman into it, then fight against him using swordsmanship, and analyze the weaknesses of one's own swordsmanship in the process.

Because it's an illusion, it certainly won't be very accurate, but it's still quite good for testing sword combos. Just like now, the sword technique specifically designed to counter Wang Yue's sheathed technique—the Pulse Pressure Belt—is slowly taking shape.

The Pulse-Suppressing Sword Technique, as its name suggests, focuses on suppression. It aims to suppress the opponent's sword and meridians, preventing their swordsmanship from unfolding smoothly, thereby gradually accumulating one's own advantage and ultimately achieving victory.

This is a sword technique specifically designed to counter the sheathed sword technique, and it's what Urahara referred to as being unable to hit. When facing the sword technique of pressing the pulse belt, all sword moves will be deformed and deviate from the original sword technique trajectory, thus making it impossible to hit.

The inability to wield a sword naturally refers to the illusionary magic of dreams, which is another difference from the illusionary magic of the five senses. All of the opponent's actions are basically carried out in the mental world. In the real world, you are completely still. At a higher level, the opponent can even remove your instinctive defenses and directly attack you when you are completely unprepared.

Of course, this is very difficult, even with overwhelming strength, it is hard to achieve, and it is far less effective than directly destroying the opponent's mind with mental illusions.

Well, neither of these two points can be used on Wang Yue, so at this moment, the nightmare is more about stalling for time.

What time?

It's naturally time for the captain and his men to come to the rescue!