The Alchemist in Bleach

'Illusory image, huh? As expected, the sword in his hand is indeed not illusory image... Troublesome guy~' Ignoring the continuous flow of blood from his left shoulder, Gin still looked at Aizen and the others with that foxy smile, perfectly concealing his inner thoughts.

'He even got his hands on the blade and reactivated Mirror Flower Water Moon, yet he didn't reveal a single trace. Do they even know the secret of Mirror Flower Water Moon...? What a troublesome fellow!'

Aizen and Gin stared at each other silently, one with his eyes narrowed and the other wearing glasses, neither knowing what the other was thinking.

"You don't actually think you're going to be our opponent, do you?"

"Heh~ Of course I'm no match for you. I'm not so arrogant as to dare to confront three captain-level beings. However, since you know I can chant the All-Encompassing Song..."

With that, Gin bowed slightly and sheathed his Zanpakuto.

"Since you know I can chant the 'All Things Chant,' why did you make me speak? Are you really that confident in that demonic barrier?"

Upon hearing this, Aizen's expression changed slightly, and the black-robed Shinigami beside him immediately twitched his fingers and began to check the Kido barrier. However, at this moment!

"Shoot him! Sharpshooter!"

"Pfft!"

Taking advantage of the moment when the three were wavering, Gin, who was slightly crouching, unleashed a lightning-fast sword draw slash combined with the super-fast Shikai Shinso!

They executed a beautiful team play!

A flash of cold light appeared in the moonlight, and suddenly, a sharp blade pierced through the area below Tosen Kaname's collarbone!

Then, without diminishing its momentum, it swiftly severed the rows of houses behind him that had survived the thunderous cannon fire in two!

At the same time, the enormous potential energy also carried it to the wall, slamming it hard and causing secondary damage!

It brought him to the brink of death!

This was only because Tosen reacted quickly; otherwise, his head and body would be split in two by now...

Holding the now-normal-sized spear in one hand, Gin shook the blood off his left hand and still smiled as he looked at Aizen, whose face had darkened.

Of course, Aizen wasn't angry because Tosen was on the verge of death; he was angry because he had been tricked by Gin!

What Gin just said wasn't a spell to break the demonic barrier at all!

It's not even the Ghost Path!

It's just a few normal sentences!

The sole purpose of saying those things was to get them to inspect the demonic barrier that blocked their senses...

This is just the first step!

The second step is to pretend—no, to really attack Tosen—to attack him to the death!

This gives them the illusion that he did all this to cover up this attack, but what is the reality?

In fact, all of this is misleading!

His goal is the Ghost Path Barrier!

While the black-robed Grim Reaper and he were inspecting the Ghost Path barrier, Gin, while attacking Tosen, also quietly spread his senses, carefully following the faint traces of spiritual energy left by the two, found the Ghost Path barrier, and broke it!

Under these circumstances, how could Aizen and the black-robed Shinigami possibly focus their attention entirely on the Kido barrier?

Even if you don't really care about your teammate, you should at least see what methods Silver used. What if they come in handy in the future?

And so, he fell right into the trap...

"Hahaha~ Good, good, good!" Aizen laughed in anger, saying "good" three times in a row. Then, he instantly composed himself, restoring a calm and confident smile. "Gintoki, I look forward to our next encounter. I'm sure it will be enjoyable. Of course, if you manage to survive this time..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the black-robed Grim Reaper tossed out a talisman.

"Hado No. 95: One-Sword Cremation!"

"Binding Spell Number Eighty-One: Severing the Void!"

"boom!!!!"

A pillar of fire shot into the sky, immediately alarming the entire Seireitei!

Several captain-level auras rushed towards this direction!

.......

"Click~"

"Wow~ Block~ Huff~ Huff~ Chosen one of heaven, iron-built... city wall, dragon's flight, lion's roar, tiger's howl, wolf's run, before... Huff~ collapse, sever heaven and earth, bind the Dao, eighty-one, Severing the Void, ah ha~ huff~ huff~"

Amidst the ruins, Gin lifted a massive boulder, spitting out a mouthful of blood. He knelt on the ground, leaning on his Zanpakuto, revealing Suzuran, Shinji Hirako, Lisa Yadomaru, Hiyori Sarugaki, and others behind him, all unharmed.

It turned out that the moment the talisman thrown by the black-robed Grim Reaper was activated, layers upon layers of broken air surrounded them.

At the moment the talisman exploded, in addition to Aizen and the others using the "Danku" technique to block the impact and escape, Gin also used "Danku," and several times at that, which is why Suzuran and the others were not injured.

Of course, with Gin's current strength, he definitely couldn't perform several Dangaku in that instant. Currently, only Ichiro and Gekyou in Soul Society have this ability; no other Shinigami can do it. This isn't a difference in skill.

So, how did silver manage to do that?

The answer is the Ode to All Things!

His previous words weren't entirely without action; he did indeed secretly use the Ghost Path, but instead of breaking the Ghost Path barrier, he secretly used the Binding Path to Sever the Void.

It wasn't that he had anticipated the One-Sword Cremation; in fact, it was unexpected, otherwise he wouldn't have been so badly injured. His original plan was to immediately use a level 90 Breaking Dao to attract attention after removing the Ghost Dao barrier that shielded his aura, and this Breaking Void was prepared for that purpose.

The combination of the All-Encompassing Chant and delayed casting is a double-layered demonic technique.

Of course, this is not enough. The only thing that can be completely defended against is the Ghost Path below number 89. Although number 90 can also be defended against, it will be broken. Moreover, the power of the Ghost Path changes dramatically with each subsequent number in the ranking.

Therefore, one Broken Void was not enough, so he added two more Broken Voids, one that broke the incantation and the other that used the delayed incantation technique, for a total of two complete incantations and one broken incantation to resist this One-Sword Cremation!

It can be said that at that moment, Yin truly gave it his all!

Even so, he was still injured by the "One-Sword Cremation" technique...

"Gin? Captain Hirako? Vice-Captain Yadomaru? Vice-Captain Sarugaki? This is... Hollowfication? How is this possible? Gin, what happened!" The first to arrive was Vice-Captain Sasakibe of the First Division.

This time he didn't slack off, mainly because the matter was too serious!

The detonation of the 95th Hado in Rukongai, right in the middle of a lantern festival in the city center, could very well affect the balance of spiritual energy!

So, without even bothering to slack off, they rushed over immediately.

Unfortunately, the moment they heard the explosion, it was already over. So even though he was the first to arrive at the scene, all he saw was ruins, and Yin Yi and his group were already lying among the rubble...

Fortunately, the surrounding spirits were consciously dispersed. Although a quick glance suggested there were still far fewer, it wasn't enough to disrupt the balance of spiritual energy. This was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune...

"The matter is complicated and difficult to explain in a short time. Take them... to Senior Ichiro; he has..."

"It's too late, the people from Central Bureau 46 have arrived..."

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Chapter 249 The Mysterious Third Person

"boom!"

At the Fourth Division barracks, the moment the explosion rang out, Ichiro, who was nestled against Sekai, jumped up from the ground and stared solemnly at the place where the flames were rising!

"This is... One-Sword Cremation? Silver? Hirako? Suzuran? And Hollow!" Ichiro's pupils shrank.

With so many factors coming together, it's quite obvious what this is all about...

Therefore, with a wave of his right hand, the three Zanpakuto at the door instantly flew into his hand.

He tossed the demonic dragon to the world, tucked the Eight Thousand Flows Sword and the scabbard of the Southern Saint Venerable into his waistband, and, holding the Southern Saint Venerable in one hand, said.

"World, go and gather manpower. First, assemble a first aid team, then use the magic dragon to rush over and provide support as quickly as possible. I'll go and take a look first!"

"Yes, Ichiro-sama!"

"Give me your presence, Holy Venerable Nanli!"

"Chirp!!"

With a loud cry, the blazing flames carried Ichiro at breakneck speed toward the direction where the One-Sword Cremation Ritual had risen!

……

"Pong!"

With a sudden stop, Ichiro abruptly halted in mid-air, the blazing flames spreading out like waves.

High in the air, Ichiro frowned and glanced around, but did not see Hirako Shinji and the others, nor Suzuran. He frowned again and landed next to Gin.

"Where are the others?" After saying that, green light appeared on his hands as he prepared to heal Yin.

Unexpectedly, Ichiro's move was stopped by Gin.

"Don't treat the wound for now. I did it on purpose. There were three of them. One of them is Aizen, whom you mentioned, Ichiro-senpai. The other two covered their faces and concealed their spiritual pressure, so we can't discern their specific information. However," Gin smirked, "I deliberately created an opening, letting him leave a wound on me. If we combine this with some information I analyzed during the battle, we can be quite confident in locating him. As for the others, they were taken away by the members of the 46th Chamber of Shinigami because they possessed Hollow spiritual pressure."

Upon hearing this, the green light in Ichiro's hand faded, and he raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

To be able to gain a slight advantage against three opponents alone—this guy's thinking is truly meticulous!

"Lily of the valley too?"

"Hmm, Lily of the Valley showed signs of being ethereal, but it seems to have been removed."

"Has it been cleared? I understand. What is the extent of the injuries caused by the ghostly path within you?"

"I tried to use the Eight Thousand Flow Sword technique that Captain Unohana taught me before, but I failed. I was backfired." Gin rarely showed a bitter smile.

Since he didn't split his soul to Rangiku like in the original story, his talent allowed him to progress smoothly. He could learn almost anything quickly, except for Bankai, which Ichiro tricked him into doing, taking a little longer, but overall it didn't take too long.

Therefore, he thought he should be able to use the Eight Thousand Streams Sword technique, even if it didn't last long, he shouldn't fail. Unfortunately, he underestimated the difficulty of the Eight Thousand Streams Sword technique...

"The Eight Thousand Streams Sword? Your spiritual pressure isn't enough, is it?" Ichiro frowned. This was too reckless. Even he wouldn't dare use the Eight Thousand Streams Sword in a state other than Bankai.

That move may seem like a mindless stacking of demonic power, but in reality, if it were just mindless stacking, there would only be two outcomes: either you would blow yourself up or the power would dissipate meaninglessly, without any effect.

Only by making the flow of demonic power form a closed loop can its power be multiplied!

The spiritual pressure required to form a closed loop is very high; only the infinite spiritual pressure in Bankai state can provide such a massive amount of spiritual pressure.

Therefore, it's no wonder Ichiro frowned. At the same time, he felt a little resentful towards the captain for teaching such a dangerous move. It was too reckless!

However, he may have forgotten one thing...

"Not enough spiritual pressure? Why wouldn't it be enough?" Gin looked at Ichiro with a puzzled expression. Doesn't the Yachiryu no Ken (Eight Thousand Streams Sword) emphasize the coordination between the power of the Kido and the body? What does it have to do with spiritual pressure?

"Insufficient spiritual pressure prevents the formation of a closed loop, leading to an explosion! How did you learn this? You dare to use something you only half-baked at? So arrogant..."