The Alchemist in Bleach

Also disappearing was Tosen Kaname's Bankai... Enma Cricket!

When Ichiro reappeared, he was behind Tosen Kaname, who had changed positions, and was slowly sheathing the Yachiryu Sword.

"Swift Wind Style: Mad Song!"

"Click~"

"Pfft!!!"

As Asagi was fully sheathed, rampant sword marks covered Tosen Kaname's chest, and a large amount of blood spurted out, weaving a beautiful yet terrifying crimson flower in the air!

"Pfft~"

With just one strike, Tosen Kaname was severely injured, falling backward to the ground. He looked at Ichiro with difficulty, and said in bewilderment, "Why..."

"Are you wondering why I was able to find your location? Don't doubt it, all my senses except touch have been sealed, your Bankai really worked."

With that, Ichiro chuckled softly and continued, "But who told you that you can't fight if you only have touch? My captain once said that when swordsmanship reaches a certain level, the sword in your hand becomes part of your body, an extension of your senses. I was thinking then, if a sword can become an extension of the senses, then why can't air or spiritual particles? They all come into contact with the body, and a sword isn't anything special... So..."

"Touch is all I need~"

Tosen Kaname's pupils contracted as he perceived air and spiritual particles as extensions of his senses.

Is this really possible? Do you think it is?

"This isn't me, and I'm not Sister Wang. In the end, facing a Grim Reaper who's an expert in teleportation techniques, you tried to buy time to recover from your injuries. Do you think you could have succeeded?"

Kaname Tosen wasn't surprised that his purpose had been exposed; such a strategy was easy to detect. Just as he was about to activate his secret technique to completely transform himself into a Hollow, he was surprised to hear...

I think you can do it!

'Um? '

Ichiro's inexplicable words caused Tosen Kaname to pause, his mind momentarily halting as he prepared to unleash his secret technique. And it was this pause...

It put one foot in the door of hell!

“So…” Ichiro said with a smile, half-squatting on the ground and pointing his index finger at Tosen Kaname, who was lying on his back, “I think you need to sleep for a while so you can recover better.”

"Pfft~"

As soon as he finished speaking, a force followed Ichiro's index finger and landed on Tosen Kaname's forehead. His eyes rolled back, and he fell into a sweet "sleep".

"The fourth of the binding methods: This rope."

After giving Tosen a basic treatment to bring him out of danger, Ichiro bound him with a binding rope and sealed his spiritual pressure to prevent him from waking up prematurely, which would be quite troublesome.

After that, Ichiro grabbed him by the back of his collar and dragged him into the depths of Hueco Mundo, leaving behind intermittent bloodstains along the way, which, combined with the dark environment of Hueco Mundo, made it seem somewhat eerie.

Amidst the deafening explosions, Ichiro strolled forward leisurely, his destination clear: Aizen's laboratory!

It's such a waste to come all this way just to kill a few weaklings and capture one person. Suzuran's injuries were just too much of a loss.

Along the way, Ichiro encountered many Arrancar, but unfortunately, he was not strong enough to maintain his complete human form. They were clearly products of the Hogyoku. At first, Ichiro even studied them to see if he could discover any of the Hogyoku's characteristics.

However, after breaking down five or six heads, Ichiro gave up completely. He realized he was wrong; these broken masks were not products of the Hogyoku, or at least not all of them.

Only a few of the highest anthropomorphic forms were the result of the Hogyoku, but unfortunately, there was nothing of value gained.

As for the others, they are all products of the same technology, and their process of breaking through the Hollows does not involve the power of the Hogyoku. Obviously, this is the result of Aizen or his subordinates' research into creating Hollows with independent breaking through the Hollows.

Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to have been very successful.

Of course, in Ichiro's opinion, although the technology failed, at least the idea was right. Hollows should be able to break through on their own. Otherwise, if this race lost the Hogyoku, wouldn't they be completely doomed?

However, all of this is irrelevant to Ichiro. He had long since stopped his research on Hollows and Hollowfication. Although Kamui and the others are also Arrancar, they are on a completely different path from the Arrancar on Aizen's side.

Therefore, in the latter half of the journey, Ichiro no longer wasted time analyzing the data, but killed them all. In the end, Ichiro even unleashed half of his spiritual pressure and directly overwhelmed them!

"boom!"

After a while, Ichiro arrived in front of a large hall with its doors tightly closed. Looking at the towering doors, Ichiro kicked them open and dragged Tosen Kaname inside.

Entering the room, Ichiro raised an eyebrow, a hint of delight on his face. He'd found it—Aizen's laboratory!

Looking at the various instruments displayed in the main hall, Ichiro clicked his tongue in envy, threw the Tosen Kaname in his hand to the ground, and slowly swam in it, touching and feeling it with great envy.

I wish his lab could be this luxurious!

It's a pity...it can't compare to this rich dog.

Although Ichiro possesses spirit particle alchemy, which minimizes his need for funds, unfortunately, the crucial factor of space is still holding him back. He dares not use the underground space that Urahara and his team dug, in case some experiment explodes...

That's no joke!

Therefore, Ichiro could only touch it with envy. Of course, to prevent Aizen from accidentally making a mistake in recording, Ichiro thoughtfully made a backup for him to use for comparison.

"Tsk tsk~ The Hogyoku can be used like this? Should I take this seriously? Hmm? I've never tried this method before. I'll bookmark it and give it a try when I get back~"

And so, while the fighting raged fiercely outside, the onlookers inside watched with great interest.

Time passed by, minute by minute.

......

"Tap~tap~tap~tap~~"

Hearing footsteps outside the door, Ichiro put down the document he was holding, which was covered in highlighted points, and leaned on the lab table behind him with both hands, saying with a smile, "You're finally here. I've looked at it several times already."

'A clone? What a cautious fellow~'

“Something came up and I was held up. You know, the Seireitei is under martial law right now, so it’s not easy to get here. After all, I’m not like you. You’re the Captain-Commander’s right-hand man and the current captain of the Fifth Division. It’s quite a coincidence, isn’t it? This was the position I was planning to fight for, isn’t it?” Aizen pushed up his glasses as he walked in, letting the reflection obscure his eyes, and said meaningfully.

"Let me correct you. I am the acting captain, not the captain. And I did take your position, but that was not what I wanted. It was decided for me by the people above. I had no say in the matter, as you know."

"Really? I wasn't in the meeting. After all, there are too many powerful people in there, which is very dangerous."

'Inside? That means it could be nearby? Or maybe it's just a deliberate ploy to mislead me?'

'Did he really steal it? So, he really does have the ability to foresee the future, or at least know part of it. However, this future should be unchanging; otherwise, he wouldn't have been completely unaware of this lantern festival incident.'

With a thousand thoughts swirling in their minds, the two looked at each other and smiled simultaneously. Ichiro didn't mention Suzuran's injury, and Aizen ignored Tosen Kaname standing to the side. The two of them began to discuss and exchange their research on the Hogyoku, just like old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.

“I think you’ve gone astray in your understanding of Arrancar creation. Look, the Hogyoku’s true power is the ability to grant wishes, not to break the boundary between Shinigami and Hollows. It’s just that the user’s wish is to break the boundary, so it breaks the boundary for you. But don’t you think the process of becoming an Arrancar or Hollow is also extremely important?”

"You mean we should use the power of the Hogyoku to guide them to undergo autonomous Arrancarring, rather than directly doing so? Indeed, that would be better. Not only would it allow us to further test the power of the Hogyoku, but it would also prevent the Arrancar from excessively depleting their potential. Interesting."

“Right?” Ichiro said smugly.

"Perhaps we could try the other way around."

"in turn?"

"Using the power of the Hogyoku, the Hollows of the Arrancar will be reshaped back to their pre-Arrancar form, allowing them to repeatedly experience the Arrancar process, thus truly and entirely completing the Arrancar process through their own power!"

"Interesting~ Remodeling, huh? What if we could improve upon it during the remodeling process? Make up for its original shortcomings and make it stronger."

"It's difficult, but not impossible. After all, the true power of the Hogyoku is to materialize what people desire in their hearts, so that you have the ability to make it happen. So if you make the necessary preparations, it's not impossible, but it's not very meaningful. After you break through, these shortcomings will be basically made up."

"That makes sense... Hmm? The true power of the Hogyoku is to materialize what people desire according to their own wishes?"

Aizen picked up his teacup, took a small sip, and asked curiously, "Is there something strange? Didn't you just say that?"

Ichiro narrowed his eyes. Yes, he had just said that, and he knew it from the beginning. But why didn't he think of using that?

The true power of the Hogyoku is to make people's inner desires develop according to their own wishes!

Develop according to your own wishes!

Isn't this the solution?

"Phew~" Ichiro breathed a long sigh of relief and said to Aizen with a relaxed expression, "Thank you for solving another problem for me. It's a pity that you weren't on the opposite side of the Seireitei."

"I don't know how I helped you, but you're welcome. There's nothing I can do about it. Who told me I couldn't stand the rule of those idiots?"

“It’s almost time, I should go back.” With that, Ichiro finished his tea in one gulp, jumped off the lab table, grabbed Tosen Kaname by the back of his collar, and started walking outside.

"Crack~"

Ichiro stopped in his tracks, his gaze lingering briefly on Aizen's right hand that was gripping his wrist, before calmly looking at him.

"The Kylian army was almost completely wiped out, and more than 70% of Las Noches was destroyed. That should be enough to vent your anger, right? That girl didn't die."

"so what?"

"Let Tosen live."

"Do you think that's possible?" Ichiro's eyes gradually turned cold. "Aizen, I don't care what your plans are, whether you want to rule this world or destroy it, don't point your sword at anyone in the Fourth Division, or it might break!"

"Canopy!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Aizen's clone's right arm suddenly exploded into spirit particles, and Ichiro dragged Tosen outside.

"Tenshin Ichiro? That power..."

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Chapter 270 As everyone knows, Ichiro doesn't understand swordsmanship.

As Ichiro carried Tosen out of Hueco Mundo, the four outside were still engaged in a fierce battle. It was clear that Barragan had indeed made great progress over the years. Even though his death power was countered by Moon Spirit, he was still able to fight Moon Spirit to a standstill through close combat.

Of course, compared to Zhi and Stark, who were engaged in a gunfight on the other side, their movements were much quieter. This was also related to the two 20-centimeter "pistols" in Zhi's hands.

Ichiro watched with interest the shooting duel between Tomo and Stark, then shook his head. It was so disappointing; there was no skill involved at all. The two were simply competing in firing rate, with whoever was faster having the advantage. There was no strategy whatsoever.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that both of them use energy shooting. Although energy shooting is easier to improve in terms of power and rate of fire, and the increase in recoil is also smaller, it is relatively more cost-effective.

However, it has a fatal flaw: its ballistic trajectory is extremely singular!

It can shoot wherever it's pointed at. Unless it's combined with spatial abilities, it's actually quite easy for the Grim Reaper to react quickly.

Unlike live-fire shooting, which allows for tactical applications through bullet modification, shooting weapons, regardless of their power, are all about hitting the target. This is why the White Dragon Emperor in Ichiro's Extinction Star uses live ammunition.

Of course, if you fire enough bullets at the same time, you don't need to worry about this problem. This is a common tactic used by Quincy, and firing hundreds of bullets per second has even become one of their standards for measuring the quality of a Spirit Bow.

The current situation between the Zhi and Stark factions is very low-tech. It's a simple game of shooting and dodging, with the fighting going back and forth. It looks impressive, but the score is zero to zero. What's the point?

"Zhi, Yueling, let's go."

Therefore, Ichiro tore open a black cavity, greeted the two, and then carried Tosen inside. Yue Ling and Zhi Ze immediately set up their defenses and moved closer to Ichiro.

Barragan and Stark would not allow Ichiro and his men to retreat so easily, to come and go as they pleased, as if they didn't exist.

"Let them go!"

Unfortunately, before the two could make a move, Aizen's voice came from Las Noches below. Stark immediately stopped in his tracks, released his Resurrección, turned around, and walked towards Las Noches while yawning.