The Alchemist in Bleach

Moreover, although the sound of the spinning top was loud, its landing point was indeed difficult to perceive, which was also a problem. It seemed we'd run into a tough opponent.

Hirako flicked the Zanpakuto in his hand, a bloodthirsty smile creeping onto his lips. This was for the best. The stronger Ulquiorra was, the greater the losses would be for Aizen's side after he was killed!

At the same time, it also allows you to vent your anger at being bullied, achieving two goals at once, or rather, repaying Urahara's favor—killing three birds with one stone!

Thinking this, Hirako raised his sword again and slashed forward. This time, Ulquiorra put aside his contempt for Hirako. He realized that the reason he was easily defeated by Aizen and the others was because Aizen was too strong, not because Hirako and the others were too weak!

The swords flashed in the sky, and the battle was so fierce that only the two of them could be seen within a ten-mile radius!

All the approaching Hollows were crushed to pieces by their powerful spiritual pressure!

This is the cruelty of the world of Bleach.

In a battle between the strong, the weak don't even have the right to get close, let alone try to take advantage of the situation...

Of course, the main reason Hirako could fight so freely was that the residents below had been driven away. Otherwise, if too many humans died, the Seireitei would not have left them to fend for themselves.

Hirako was aware of this. If the Seireitei really wanted to pursue them, they wouldn't be alive now. So, although they were single-mindedly focused on revenge, they kept a low profile and acted discreetly.

........

"Pfft!"

On the other side, Rukia, who had just killed another Hollow, frowned. She realized something was wrong. So much time had passed, and the Adjuchas above still hadn't been dealt with!

So, they really came for Ichigo?

Rukia waved her sleeve, White Snow, instantly freezing hundreds of lower-level Hollows. She immediately rushed to the next area. She had just activated the distress signal device Byakuya had given her. All she had to do now was hold on and wait for reinforcements.

At this point, the teacher might ignore her plea for help, but her older brother certainly wouldn't, so stalling would be enough.

"Ichigo, you must stay calm! Don't do anything rash!"

However, while Rukia was waiting for help, she was unaware that in the world of Seireitei, someone was smiling as they turned off the constantly flashing alarm.

Rukia overlooked one thing: currently, 80% of the advanced instruments in the entire Soul Society are the work of the Alchemy Department, and even though Ichiro has been gone for so many years, his inventions still account for about 30% of the Alchemy Department's total!

Moreover, most of them are high-end!

The alarm that Byakuya gave to Rukia was made by Ichiro himself...

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Chapter 329 Account Substitution!

After Ichigo unleashed another Crescent Moon Strike to clear the area, he stood still, silently gazing at the dark crack in the sky and the crimson eye within it.

Although he was being schemed against, Ichigo wasn't stupid. He just lacked intelligence and experience. Most importantly, there were still many unknowns. In this situation, even if you were Zhuge Liang, it wouldn't help.

So, from the moment the dark crack appeared in the sky until now, the shopkeeper and the others haven't made a single move. Ichigo realized that this battle, especially that huge thing up there, was prepared for him by the mastermind behind it all. In fact, the shopkeeper and the others probably wanted him to go there...

This feeling of being controlled is unpleasant, but Ichigo has no choice; he's just... too weak...

Taking a deep breath, Ichigo looked up at the sky, then slowly closed his eyes and focused his mind.

'I know you're watching. Do you still stand by what you said before?'

"Of course, I'll help you three times. After that, you must fight me to decide who will be the king and who will be the mount. But have you thought this through? The first time is your decision, but the next two... are mine!"

'I knew you'd win, right?'

'Who do you think I am?!' The sinister voice in Yixin's heart sounded somewhat arrogant at this moment.

However, as someone who has never lost a battle against foreign enemies, Ichigo certainly has the right to be arrogant.

"boom!"

Outside, as soon as Ichigo uttered these words, a blood-black spiritual pressure surged from Ichigo's body, soaring straight into the sky!

At the same time, a large amount of white, unidentified liquid mixed with blood streaks flowed continuously from Ichigo's mouth, nose, eyes, and ears, quickly condensing into a hideous demon face on his face!

"Hahahaha~~~~ I'm free!!!"

White Ichigo's eerie electronic voice echoed throughout Karakura Town, causing many people's expressions to change. Had things gotten out of control?

"Just kidding~ Don't be nervous, Ichigo~" White Ichigo chuckled, his sinister words once again making everyone's hearts tighten.

It was because of the pure evil in Haku Ichigo's voice, and also because of the content of his words...

From his two brief sentences, it's clear that the appearance of White Ichigo was largely Ichigo's idea. Whether Ichigo was deceived or it was a well-considered choice, a deal with a demon never ends well...

But what's done is done, there's nothing more to say, I can only give Ichigo more advice in the future...

However, Bai Yihu's next move surprised everyone once again!

Including Nicholas and Yhwach!

White Ichigo looked up at the pair of scarlet eyes in the sky, held Zangetsu out with one hand, pointing at it from afar, his left hand resting on his right forearm, his arrogant and unrestrained voice resounding throughout Karakura Town!

"Swastika! Solution!"

As Ichigo roared wildly, a white spiritual pressure surged from his body, mixed with black spiritual pressure, enveloping Ichigo completely.

As the spiritual pressure dissipated, Ichigo, dressed in a black trench coat and wielding a normal-sized black Zanpakuto, stood in the sky wearing a Hollow mask.

At this moment, Ichigo's aura was even more evil, and his overall power seemed much lower than before. However, everyone knew that this was just an illusion; the current state was simply because Ichigo's power had been completely restrained.

Previously, although Ichigo's spiritual pressure was strong, his control over it was weak, and his spiritual power was almost always in a state of leakage. This was the reason why he could not retract his Shikai, not because Zangetsu was a permanent Shikai.

But it's Ichigo who has poor self-control, so what does that have to do with White Ichigo?

Why is he undefeated in international battles? Isn't it because he has strong control and can better utilize the power of his body?

This is also why Ichigo sent White Ichigo out, because he knew very well that he absolutely couldn't defeat that huge guy on his own...

"Hahaha~ You piece of trash! Watch closely as I kill that reptile!"

Amidst the laughter, the blood-black spiritual pressure surged forth once more, enveloping the pitch-black Tensho Zangetsu, and charged forward with a series of black crescent moons!

A moment later, a scream came from the dark crack, accompanied by Ichigo's maniacal laughter.

However, despite having the upper hand, Rukia did not show any joy on her face, because Ichigo's body simply could not withstand such strong spiritual pressure.

She understood the Hollow's plan: to use her immense power, even at the risk of suffering a backlash, to annihilate the Hollow in one fell swoop!

But that's impossible. That's Adjuchas. Even now, only some of the captains of Team Thirteen dare to say they can beat it for sure!

Although Ichigo's spiritual pressure had reached the captain level, his body simply couldn't withstand it. In fact, his spiritual power was constantly leaking out, which was a kind of self-protection mechanism of his body. This certainly affected Ichigo's power, but it protected his body.

The Hollow's actions now are tantamount to directly breaking this self-protection mechanism, causing all the spiritual pressure stored within Ichigo's body to erupt at once!

This would put an enormous strain on the body. If the battle could be resolved quickly, that would be fine, but clearly, that's impossible...

The gap is there...

Rukia took out the unresponsive alarm, looked at it, and sighed. She roughly understood...

As agreed upon by his elder brother and Rukia, once he receives Rukia's distress message, if he can set off immediately, he will send her a message through the communication function of the alarm.

There has been no response so far, clearly the signal has been intercepted...

Rukia pressed the alarm again, then put it away and took out a silver-white glass bottle with wisps of white air swirling inside.

Rukia stared at the glass bottle in her hand for a moment, seemingly hesitant. But hearing Ichigo's maniacal laughter echoing in the air, Rukia made her decision, opened the bottle, and quickly put it to her lips, inhaling all the white gas inside!

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle~~~"

In an instant, Rukia turned into an ice sculpture!

At the same time, a white wave spread outwards from Rukia's center!

Wherever they went, ice covered everything!

Whether it's a person, an object, or something intangible!

Without exception!

Only a handful of powerful Death Gods managed to withstand the chilling force, but judging from their grave expressions, it was clearly no simple matter...

.......

"What... what happened?" On the other side, on the school rooftop, Inoue stared blankly at Karakura Town, which had instantly turned into an ice and snow world, and murmured softly. At this moment, for some reason, she seemed to be able to "see" the situation in the school. Whether it was the teacher writing furiously on the blackboard, or the teacher sitting in the office drinking tea, or the students doing various things, they had all turned into ice sculptures!

The only exception.......

It could be her, Ichigo, and this mysterious middle-aged man...

"This is absolute freezing air, a cold current that is infinitely close to absolute zero. Its temperature is even lower than Rukia Sode Shirayuki's absolute zero. Well, you're a high school student, so you should understand that the concept of absolute zero itself does not exist. It can only be infinitely close to it. And absolute freezing air is the closest thing to absolute zero right now."

"Did Rukia do this...? What is she trying to do...?"

"Help Ichigo Kurosaki. He's only looking impressive right now. He hasn't trained long enough and hasn't experienced enough battles. His body simply can't withstand such intense spiritual pressure. It's just a life-burning technique. If he continues fighting like this, even if he wins, he'll be crippled. Rukia probably thought of this, which is why she risked swallowing Absolute Zero. But I'm afraid Ichigo won't be able to withstand it until she adapts to Absolute Zero."

Inoue frowned. She didn't quite understand much of what Nicholas was saying because there was too much to cover at once, but she knew two things clearly: first, Kurosaki was in danger; second, Rukia risked her life to save Ichigo.

In the end, she was the only one who couldn't do anything...

As Inoue's emotions fluctuated, Nicholas's smile deepened, and the spiritual light deep within Inoue's soul intensified...

So, is Shunpō Rikka not a power created by the Hogyoku, but rather a power that is guided out?

However, it's too early to draw conclusions now. We'll have to wait until Inoue's abilities are fully awakened to know the specifics.

Inoue didn't remain depressed for long. Soon, she recovered from her gloomy mood, stared intently at the middle-aged man in front of her, and asked seriously, "Why are you telling me all this?"

"Because I want to ignite your thirst for power~" Nicholas chuckled mischievously. "See, aren't you craving power right now? I can give it to you, if you want it~"

"Why?" Inoue may be a bit naive and innocent on ordinary days, but she is quite clear-headed at times like this.

"Why what?"

"Why do you ignite my thirst for power? And why give me power? What is your purpose?"

"Purpose? Hmm, being happy? Anyway, pretty much. By the way, an angel investor driven by interest, what do you think? Pretty cool name, right?"

"Is it out of interest? I had no choice, right?"

This time, it was Nicholas who was taken aback. Was she really that self-aware? Wasn't she supposed to be a naive and innocent girl?

She's very fair-skinned, I don't know if she's sweet or not, but where did that silliness go?

Eiichiro Kishimoto misled me!

"Hmm, there wasn't originally, but since you're so self-aware, I'll give you a chance to refuse. So, are you going to refuse?"

"......"