The Alchemist in Bleach

In the vast underground space, the clanging of swords clashing echoed. It must be said that although the accuracy of the divine spear was not as good as that of the silver spear, in other aspects, such as strength, speed, reaction and even spiritual pressure, it was far superior to the silver spear!

It was precisely this difference that firmly suppressed Silver, preventing him from finding the best opportunity to unleash his Shikai!

After all, at this moment, the Blade Spirit Spear was, in a sense, another Silver, and he knew Silver's fighting habits inside and out.

It's no exaggeration to say that the moment Silver raises his hand, Sharpshooter knows what Silver is going to do next.

Conversely, Silver was unaware of the sharpshooter's fighting habits; they were similar to his, but not exactly the same, with significant differences in details.

In this situation, how could silver possibly gain the upper hand?

This is one of the reasons why the Divine Transformation Body is not well-known; only geniuses are suitable to use it.

Because ordinary Grim Reapers cannot break through their own limits in a short period of time, they can only be defeated by the Blade Spirits.

However, on the other hand, geniuses generally don't need this thing. Bankai is just a matter of time. For example, Gin wouldn't need to use the Transcendental Body if it weren't for gaining an advantage in the upcoming turmoil. Another example is Isji. With his talent, even without the Transcendental Body, he could have Bankai in no time. The Transcendental Body is just about acquiring this power in advance. If you don't have that talent, then you can't perform Bankai.

After watching for a while, Ichiro sat on a boulder, resting his chin on one hand, quietly watching the battle between Gin and Shinsho.

Unlike Ichiro, who is clearly only good at one thing, Gin's talent is almost all-around. He is proficient in all four major techniques: slashing, punching, and walking. Of course, influenced by his teacher, he is relatively more outstanding in swordsmanship.

The Captain-Commander and the Captains are two of the best swordsmen in Soul Society, one being number one and the other number two.

While Ichiro's swordsmanship talent wasn't great, he had an excellent memory, and theoretically, he was also a swordsmanship master.

Therefore, Silver, who was trained by the three in turn, naturally became quite skilled in swordsmanship.

On the field, silver light flashed frequently, and the silver body danced wildly along with the sword, with killing intent rushing towards the divine spear!

But the sharpshooter was equally formidable, his wrists moving nimbly, wielding the longsword with the ease of a limb, deflecting Yin's deadly attacks one by one.

At the same time, sword energies slashed out, cutting into the weak points of Yin's defenses one by one, leaving one tear after another on his clothes.

The battle between the two men with their swords did not lessen in intensity over time; on the contrary, it became increasingly fierce!

They are all improving themselves through each other, both Silver and Sharpshooter.

Ultimately, the winner will be who improves faster.

Of course, there's another scenario where you don't necessarily have to win. As long as you can convince your Zanpakuto, you can achieve Bankai. The most obvious example is Ichiro...

He was never even hit by a Bankai card!

Having a bad stomach is actually a good thing!

As the swords clashed, time slowly passed, and in the blink of an eye, a day had gone by. Compared to a day ago, although Silver had made great progress, he was still at a disadvantage, after all, he was not the only one who had improved.

However, Ichiro perked up, thinking it should be soon. In the original story, Urahara took three days to defeat the Transcendental Body, but in reality, he defeated it in two days. After all, compared to Ichiro, Benihime was much easier to deal with, as Benihime's fighting methods were not as "dirty" as Ichiro's.

Silver's talent is similar to or even slightly surpasses theirs. Now, he has received personal guidance from several big shots, making him much stronger than in the original work, and his learning ability has also made a significant breakthrough.

Therefore, Ichiro estimated that Gin would be around one and a half days old...

As for one day...

That's a speed only someone with superhuman abilities could achieve; it's impossible for a normal person. If someone could surpass you in about a day, there would be no need for the Divine Transformation Body. (Ichigo's spiritual pressure is inherently very strong.)

Just as Ichiro had predicted, Gin was about to decide the winner!

Through a day and a night of fighting, he finally understood that his Zanpakuto, Shinso, was one with him. If he became stronger, Shinso would also become stronger, but conversely, if Shinso became stronger, he would not…

Because this is the power of Bankai, he cannot unleash it yet.

Therefore, Gin believes that Ichiro's view is inaccurate. It is not about breaking through one's own limits in a short period of time and then surpassing the sword spirit, but about discovering the power of Bankai during the battle with the sword spirit!

Discover, don't acquire!

Bankai is his power; how could he obtain it?

If his Zanpakuto doesn't submit to him, he won't even hear its name, so how can he be expected to submit?

Therefore, what Bankai requires is not defeating the sword spirit, but finding one's own powerful strength, namely Bankai!

So-called submission is not about defeating the sword spirit and oppressing it with power. It may submit to you today because it is weak, but it may betray you tomorrow because it is stronger than you.

Therefore, what is called submission should be called submission!

Find the power of Bankai, draw it out, and use this to prove your bond with the sword spirit and make it submit. This is Bankai!

After figuring it out, Silver's eyes brightened, though he couldn't see anything by squinting.

He retreated swiftly, the tip of his sword slightly raised.

Upon seeing this, Ichiro and Shinsou were slightly taken aback. This was one of the starting stances for Gin's Shikai. Generally speaking, when Gin adopted this stance, it indicated that he had great confidence in this battle!

But this is also what puzzles them: neither Ichiro nor Shinsuke has seen any decisive moment yet, so Gin has adopted this stance...

While his thoughts raced through his mind, Shenqiang's body didn't stop either; he put his strength into his feet, ready to move at any moment.

This is a weakness of the Divine Spear. Just like other firearms, it attacks in a straight line. Ichiro's firearms also have technology like the Magic Bullet that changes the trajectory of the bullet, but the Divine Spear really is a straight line.

So as long as you are familiar with Silver's attack habits and prepare in advance, it is not difficult to dodge!

Shenqiang knew this, and Yin himself naturally knew it too, so why would he use this move now?

Suppressing this question in his heart, Shenqiang stared intently at the tip of the silver blade and his wrist. The moment the silver blade tip moved slightly forward, Shenqiang shifted his feet and instantly moved away.

However, the expected Yin Lian did not arrive. Just as Shen Qiang stood still, the tip of Yin's blade also turned slightly, and the trajectory matched once again!

"Shoot him... Sharpshooter!"

"call out!!!"

With a soft whisper from Yin, a silver ripple instantly drifted to the front of the divine spear!

This is... a feint and a prediction!

Ichiro, standing to the side, was slightly surprised, then smiled with satisfaction. He hadn't expected that Gin would actually learn it.

This is not referring to ordinary feints and predictive abilities, which Ichiro doesn't need to teach.

The feints and predictions here are the kind that involve psychological suggestion, and only this kind will work.

Because the Grim Reaper has very high basic abilities and excellent reaction speed, feints are generally ineffective because they are easily seen through. They are usually used in tactical maneuvers, which is called "nesting dolls".

The feints here are more sophisticated. They use specific movements to give you hints, making you ignore my feints and think that I am really going to do it, so you will dodge.

The anticipation, in conjunction with the previous hints, involves launching an attack towards the side where there is no one.

When the two work together, the situation becomes what it is now: actively running into an attack!

This requirement is very demanding. Even Ichiro wouldn't dare to guarantee success every time. Unexpectedly, Gin actually learned it. Unfortunately, defeating the sword spirit with such a trick means, even if he obtains Bankai, it is not a complete Bankai.

Besides, sharpshooters aren't so easy to deal with...

At this critical moment, the sword in the sharpshooter's hand instantly shortened to the size of a dagger. Then, with a flick of his wrist, he instantly reversed his grip with the speed of a hand that had been spun for at least a hundred years. In an instant, he extended the sword, using the side of the blade to block the flying silver ripple!

However, unlike Gin's desperate attempt to block, Shinsou knew Ginta's abilities. Therefore, not only did he block the attack at the last moment, but he also tilted his blade slightly, and the Zanpakuto Shinsou flew backward, leaving a long trail of sparks near the sword spirit Shinsou's ear!

Not only that, the Blade Spirit Spear pointed his longsword at Yin and whispered, "Shoot him! Spear!"

Yin Tou tilted his head to avoid Yin Lian, and then his arm holding the Zanpakuto Shinsho was slightly pulled back before he quickly made a stabbing motion!

"Divine Sniper - Sudden Rain!"

"Divine Sniper - Sudden Rain!"

"Tear~"

"Tear~"

"Clang clang clang~~~~"

The long sword retracted and expanded with the movements of the two men, spreading out towards the opposite side like a torrential rain!

There were numerous sounds of swords clashing, occasionally interspersed with the sound of clothes being torn. With such a high density of attacks, even if they were very familiar with each other, they could not completely dodge them; they could only try their best to minimize their injuries.

The battle has reached a fever pitch!

Also caught in the heat of battle was Ichiro, who was now desperately dodging attacks... from the Blade Spirit Spear and Silver...

Because Silver and Sharpshooter don't just stand still and fight each other, but rather move around and unleash a barrage of attacks.

Therefore, Ichiro, who was watching from the sidelines, inevitably got caught up in the situation... because the attack range of the divine spear was simply too long; the long sword, dozens of meters long, shot towards him like a machine gun...

This isn't "shooting him," it's clearly shooting Ichiro!

Ichiro retreated several hundred meters before he was completely out of the battle zone.

After standing still, they were amazed by the spectacular scene before them. Streaks of silver sword light shot out in all directions like shooting stars, and two figures danced gracefully among them. The scene was dazzling, but it was also filled with a strong killing intent!

Chilling!

This was the first time Gin had ever seen his "Divine Spear - Sudden Rain Ichiro" move. In the past, when they fought each other, either Gin would use his Shikai and lose, or Gin would not have time to use his Shikai and win.

There have been virtually no instances where the battle continued even after the initial release.

Ichiro was initially worried that under his interference, Gin's fighting methods might become too limited, relying on a single trick to succeed, which would eventually backfire.

The most obvious example is the Captain-Commander; with his Bankai in hand, no one dares to show their face.

With Bankai gone, all sorts of monsters and demons dare to come out and cause trouble. Of course, this is also partly due to the Captain-Commander's advanced age and declining physical abilities.

But this is enough to illustrate the importance of tactical diversity.

However, it seems unnecessary now. Judging from the name "Silver Starter," it's clearly a series of moves, but combined with chanting...

Ichiro carefully observed Gin's movements and noticed some clues. It seemed that there was a hint of the Ghostly Secret Sword in this.

'Hmm? Why would the captain teach him the Kido Secret Sword Technique? Wait, that's not right... this is... the Ryujin Jakka style? Did the Captain-Commander teach him? No wonder~'

A look of understanding flashed in Ichiro's eyes. If it was taught by the Captain-Commander, then it was understandable, because the Captain would not teach other people the Kido Secret Sword unless he formally accepted a disciple to inherit the sword technique.

After all, the Ghostly Secret Sword was something the Captain had spent many years researching, so how could he easily pass it on to others? In fact, the Captain-Commander was already quite surprised that the Captain was able to teach Gin so much.

Because Gin usually has a villainous face, and after more than ten years, he rarely shows his own emotions, the Captain-Commander and the others are only willing to put in the effort to teach him because of Ichiro's sake, otherwise they would definitely let him grow up on his own.

Just as Ichiro was about to sit down and watch the battle, the situation on the field changed again. The silver light that filled the sky disappeared, and the two of them were fighting each other again with their normal-sized Zanpakuto.

You think you've returned to the starting point?

Do not!

This is another beginning...

"Divine Sniper - Deceptive Sword!"

"Divine Sniper - Deceptive Sword!"