The Alchemist in Bleach

Meanwhile, sitting in the middle of the warehouse, covered in scarlet blood, Ichiro, frowning and fiddling with his fair arm, looked like a demon from hell!

"Tsk~" The evil spirit snorted in dissatisfaction, casually tossing the fair jade arm in its hand aside, and then recalculated the data.

"Pfft~ Pfft~"

However, before Ichiro could even start taking notes, he heard the sound of his arm slipping down. Turning his head, he saw that his arm was full and the box couldn't hold any more, so it fell down.

"Tsk~ It's full again~ Where did things go wrong?" Looking around, Ichiro said something very alarming with dissatisfaction.

But it was just as well. He had been up all night and hadn't eaten yet, so he could replenish his energy. He casually closed his laptop and got up to head to breakfast.

As he passed a knife stuck in the ground, he stroked it with his right hand and whispered, "Destroy everything! Demon Dragon!"

"Hiss~!"

As Ichiro chanted the incantation, a hazy light enveloped the blade. In the next instant, several enormous dragon heads struggled out of the blade, opening their blood-red maws and rushing towards the severed limbs scattered throughout the warehouse!

Sitting cross-legged by the door, Ichiro, as usual, ate his breakfast heartily amidst the sounds of flesh chewing behind him. At first, this made him feel nauseous, but he got used to it...

"Wow, it actually sounds good?"

This twisted idea then arose spontaneously...

While eating breakfast, Ichiro didn't rest. He compared the data of his body's training to see where the error was.

It turns out that these limbs were all made by Ichiro using alchemy. The limbs piled up everywhere were all failed attempts at alchemy. Actually, they weren't really failures, as they had all the normal bodily functions, but they just didn't meet Ichiro's requirements.

It's obvious that these couldn't have been removed from human bodies. Even if he wanted to do that, the captain wouldn't agree. Two death row inmates' corpses were already the limit of what the captain could tolerate. How could he possibly let him continue doing that?

So, where did the bloodstains come from?

That's right, it was created by the Zanpakuto Demon Dragon.

The Mimicry Zanpakuto Demon Dragon is a biological Zanpakuto newly created by Ichiro based on the data from the captain, Minazuki. It has three forms, including a dragon head form specifically for feeding and strengthening, which is its current form. It can grow multiple dragon heads for efficient feeding, and the blood it swallows will strengthen Demon Dragon to the maximum extent.

The second form is the dragon-human form, specializing in combat. Ideally, it would possess superior combat skills, but that ideal state means, not currently...

It has the appearance, but since the mimicry Zanpakuto itself is just an inanimate object, it's currently just a silly thing that can only eat. How can it be expected to fight?

Forget it...

The third form is a giant dragon with wings on its back, which is responsible for transportation. What man wouldn't want to be a dragon knight? Although it can't compare to the dragon knight of Quanzhen, riding a real dragon is still very cool.

Unfortunately, it's still just an ideal form. The dragon can't fly right now... because of its structure, it can't fly. Ichiro plans to wait until he solves its intelligence problem before considering the Kido aspect.

However, the above ideas were only secondary when it came to creating this biological Zanpakuto. Ichiro's main reason for doing so was to take this opportunity to understand the mutual transformation between Zanpakuto and living beings, which would greatly help his current research.

Having only the data on Nijizuku isn't enough, especially since that data was compiled by the captain, and much of the information he wanted to know wasn't included.

Soon, Ichiro and the Demon Dragon finished eating at almost the same time. Ichiro casually released the Demon Dragon's Shikai and returned to the spot where he had been sitting to analyze the data. After a while, he wiped away the blood on the ground, revealing the transmutation circle underneath, and began a new round of transmutation.

.......

On the other hand, Urahara's two studies are progressing smoothly. The current mimicry initial solution has been calculated to the most perfect state in terms of data. Only a few production technologies need to be overcome before it will be officially completed.

This progress is not surprising. Firstly, Ichiro has already solved the most important part, and secondly, Urahara is a genius after all, so this speed is actually a bit slow.

Even though the Mimicry Initial Release is important, Urahara's research focus is still on the Transcendental Body. Moreover, because Ichiro has a detailed discussion of several difficult points in Ichiro's Mimicry Initial Release, Urahara's research progress has suddenly increased dramatically!

The research on the transformation into a divine body is expected to be completed within half a month!

And further optimization of the mimicry initial solution!

Just so confident!

Compared to the successful Urahara, Yoruichi had a tougher time. She was good at hand-to-hand combat and Shunpo, with Kido being secondary. Her research interests happened to be different from Urahara's, so Urahara and Ichiro had always worked together.

If you make a breakthrough, I can use the results; if I make a breakthrough, you can use them too. The progress is incredibly fast.

Only Yoruichi always studied on her own...

Therefore, even though she sought help from her family this time, due to the huge gap she had fallen behind before, her research progress in instant opening was still not significant. In fact, many people began to advise her to give up the idea and focus on practicing white-hat fighting.

Then we should try to find a way to forge a Zanpakuto from the Soul King Palace that is more suitable for Hakuda and Yoruichi's fighting style, and stop focusing our efforts on this.

However, is Yoruichi the kind of person who gives up easily?

So despite everyone else's objections, she plunged headlong into the research on instant opening!

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Chapter 43 Urahara VS Yoruichi!

Two weeks later, at the training ground of Shifeng Academy.

"boom!"

Ye Yi, his body crackling with white lightning, slammed his fist into the ground, shattering the entire training ground into pieces. Amidst the billowing dust, numerous fist-sized pebbles were scattered.

Urahara's figure flickered repeatedly, dodging each attack. Holding his Zanpakuto, which hadn't yet been released, he wore a nonchalant smile and said, "Yay, yay~ that was close. Is this Instant Release? The power is a bit overpowered, isn't it?"

"Heh~ Don't give me that crap. Do you think you'd even consider something like this? It's just a half-finished product." Yoruichi, his body crackling with white electricity, smirked as he looked at Urahara and clenched his fist.

"Again!"

No sooner had she finished speaking than Yoruichi shattered the ground beneath her feet and charged toward Urahara!

"Tsk tsk~ Really... Bind him up! Red Princess!"

Several black and red ribbons flew out from the point where Urahara's Zanpakuto intersected with the ground, swiftly heading towards Yoruichi who was rushing towards him!

'Ha~ The same trick won't work anymore!'

"call out!"

Just as the black and red ribbon was about to touch Yoruichi, her figure vanished instantly, and when she reappeared, she was already behind Urahara!

"The same trick won't work... That's what you think, isn't it! Wake up, Red Princess!"

"when!"

"call!"

Urahara instantly switched the form of his Zanpakuto, and at the same time, turned around and slashed!

The moment the two clashed, gusts of wind were stirred up!

'Completely unharmed? Not only did you complete the initial stages of Shunkai, but you also added Ichiro's idea—Spirit Armor? Yoruichi, you've finally started to act...' Urahara's lips curled slightly, and with a flash, his figure disappeared from the spot, while at the same time, he switched the form of his Zanpakuto once again.

"Sing out, Red Princess!"

"Razor Red Princess!"

Several crimson blades flew towards Yoruichi, blocking off all directions!

Urahara knew Yoruichi well, so he was well aware of how powerful her Shunpo was. Therefore, he simply blocked her from using Shunpo to leave!

After all, Shunpo is just a high-speed movement technique, not spatial movement.

However, it is clear that Urahara underestimated Yoruichi's proficiency with Shunpo. Moreover, slashes are unidirectional, and even if Benihime's excellent performance allowed a slash to miraculously fly behind Yoruichi, it would be difficult to predict.

But it was just a single slash...

Yoruichi turned around and punched the red slash. On one side was Yoruichi's all-out white light, and on the other side was Urahara's red light that had split into multiple parts. The outcome was a foregone conclusion.

The red slash was shattered by Yoruichi, tearing a gap in the near-perfect encirclement. In an instant, Yoruichi's figure vanished without a trace.

After using Shunpo to dash away, Yoruichi quickly moved closer to Urahara, taking advantage of the dust kicked up by the other red slashes.

Urahara's Zanpakuto is versatile, which is both an advantage and a disadvantage. Crying Benihime excels in various combat styles at mid-to-long range, so she will inevitably be weak in close-range combat.

Of course, Urahara understood this, so he mastered the ability to switch quickly, switching the state of his Zanpakuto in an instant, almost eliminating this weakness.

But it was only close...

Frequent transformations would greatly deplete spiritual pressure, so Yoruichi's tactics were clear: use Shunpo to constantly close in on Urahara, forcing him to frequently switch Zanpakuto.

Although her Half-Instant Activation consumes a lot of energy, it is currently only a training battle. High-intensity use of Half-Instant Activation can easily expose some problems, allowing for timely adjustments.

Therefore, the two figures on the training ground almost disappeared, and only two large rats could be vaguely seen scurrying around on it. After a stalemate of nearly thirty seconds, Yoruichi's Shunpo technique proved superior, and she successfully closed in on Urahara!

However, when Yoruichi approached, Urahara switched not to awaken Benihime, but to bind Benihime!

"Bind him! Hong Ji!"

Urahara raised the corner of his mouth and quickly read it out!

As soon as Yoruichi landed after his instant step, several black and red ribbons emerged and wrapped upwards!

'Oh no! A trap!'

That was my first thought.

'Mimicry begins, open!'

This is the second idea and the action!

A violent spiritual pressure suddenly erupted from Yoruichi's body, and the large amount of spiritual pressure even dispersed the newly formed black and red spiritual pressure band, while also blowing Urahara far away!

This is another powerful aspect of mimicry initialization.

No preparation is needed; as long as you can still mobilize your spiritual pressure, you can activate it instantly. In gaming terms, there is no pre-cast animation.

This is perfect for Yoruichi, a Shinigami who excels at fighting with her bare hands!

Before the fight even starts, you draw your sword for a spiritual pressure buff, and then sheathe it again. By the time you finish, the opportunity will have already passed. Moreover, since you generate your own spiritual energy source, as long as you have the money, you can keep using this buff, which is even better than a normal Shikai!

The only downside is that it requires a lot of money.

But, will Shihōin lack money?

Therefore, the moment Urahara completed his experiment, she immediately had him make her one and conceived several combat methods. However, after her first real-world experience, Yoruichi realized she had been too hasty...

The technique of mimicry Shikai is ultimately not particularly perfect. In terms of spiritual power control, it is not as free as the Shikai of Zanpakuto. It is fine in normal times, but when used in battle, the slightly clumsy spiritual power control directly caused Yoruichi's Half-Instant Release to go out of control and dissipate.

And so, the battle ended...

Not far away, Urahara, who was preparing to counterattack, could only put away his Zanpakuto with a regretful expression. There was no point in continuing the fight. He could collect and perfect the data for the Mimicry Shikai himself. The main purpose of this battle was to help Yoruichi develop Half-Instant Opening.

Even so, Urahara still went up to Yoruichi to collect the few data he had. He still had some ideas about Mimicry Shikai. As a genius, how could he be content with just perfecting Ichiro's invention?

Currently, besides the fact that the Mimicry Shikai has been released from spiritual power control, there is another problem: it cannot coexist with the Shikai of the Zanpakuto. This makes the value of this thing much lower. Therefore, for Urahara, the ideal state of the Mimicry Shikai is that the amplified spiritual power is no different from the Shikai of the Zanpakuto, and they can coexist at the same time!

This mimicry initial release is not only useful to him, but also greatly enhances its strategic significance!

At the same time, there will be less resistance to its popularization in the future. After all, once it can coexist, the Mimicry Shikai will change from being able to replace the Zanpakuto to simply being an invention that can greatly enhance the Shinigami's combat power and growth speed.

Urahara knew Ichiro well; he understood that for Ichiro, inventions that weren't widely adopted were meaningless, unless they were extremely dangerous "weapons."