The Alchemist in Bleach

"Yes, after he gave me this power, he left immediately, just as the ice and snow had begun to cover the area."

"Did you think of something?" Ichigo asked curiously, looking at Rukia who was biting her lower lip.

"He seems to be..." Rukia said hesitantly, "...my teacher."

"Your teacher? That Tenshin Ichiro? But isn't he a Shinigami?" Ichigo asked, his face full of confusion.

"Your teacher is Tenshin Ichiro?!" Ishida stared at Rukia in shock, asking incredulously, "That legendary Tenshin Ichiro?!"

Inoue blinked and asked curiously, "Is Rukia's teacher, Tenshin Ichiro, very strong?"

"Strong... He's a legend! A living legend! Words can hardly describe his power. That guy ushered in several new eras for the Shinigami! Right now, he's most likely the strongest being in Soul Society... no, in this world!"

Inoue was somewhat bewildered. Although Ishida spoke with great enthusiasm, unfortunately, it didn't seem to have any substantial content...

It still doesn't clearly state where the cow is...

Rukia smiled and said, "If you include the word 'legend,' then he is indeed my teacher. But that's not important. What's important is that if that person left at that exact time, he is very likely to be my teacher."

As she spoke, Rukia turned to Ichigo and explained, "As for the Hollow hole in his chest, that's not important. Disguise is a very simple thing for Sensei. Those humanoid Hollows are called Arrancars, I'll tell you about them later. And most importantly, I've seen Inoue's abilities! In Sensei's notes!"

Ichigo and the other two exchanged glances, all noticing the curiosity in each other's eyes.

"What's the description inside?" Ishida asked curiously. He was also a little curious about that legendary ability.

"The rejection of all things! It is a force that transcends time and space!"

The three of them: "..."

Rukia: "......."

"and then?"

"It's gone."

That's it?

“Yes.” Rukia nodded again. “Because that ability teacher’s experiment failed, and then he had more important research to do, so there hasn’t been much progress. There’s only this one sentence in the notebook.”

"Wanxiang's rejection? That's...!"

“I think now might not be the time to think about this,” Ishida said, adjusting his glasses and interrupting the group’s discussion. He pointed to the snowy world outside. “Shouldn’t we be thinking about how to solve this?”

"Sorry, sorry, I forgot." Amidst everyone's surprised gazes, Rukia apologized as she drew her Zanpakuto from her waist and chanted, "Ryoubu~ Sode no Shirayuki!"

The snow-white blade lightly touched the ice surface, and in an instant, the ice and snow of the entire city melted away!

Completely absorbed by Shirayuki!

.......

Ichigo's spiritual world

"Looks like you got the short end of the stick?" Uncle Zhan Yue was still standing on the rooftop, on the railing, a faint smile on his lips, watching Bai Yi Hu return in a fit of rage.

"That damn woman! Just a hair's breadth away! Just a hair's breadth away! One more word and that guy would have fully adapted to your power and mastered the fake Bankai ahead of time! That wretched woman! She doesn't know anything! What a nuisance!"

"You're too reckless. With your crazy fighting style right now, Ichigo is more likely to have his body break down and die prematurely."

"Tch~ Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. That guy has been plotting against Ichigo for a long time. If we keep waiting, are you sure you're still yourself?"

Faced with Ichigo's question, Uncle Zangetsu fell silent; he truly couldn't guarantee that...

As Ichigo's Quincy powers grow stronger, his power becomes increasingly complete. Although there are no signs yet, as time goes on, if Ichigo doesn't become stronger enough, it's hard to guarantee that the Quincy powers will remain as stable as they are now...

In other words, as Hakuichigo said, he is no longer Zangetsu...

"You could have used a more tactful approach, or simply helped Ichigo. Why play the villain?"

"Tch~ Pressure is what motivates him! It gives him a clear goal! Haven't you noticed that the environment has improved a lot lately?"

“I think this is all thanks to Garukia, it has nothing to do with you. Besides, he's already under a lot of pressure, you don't need to…” He paused mid-sentence, looking at Ichigo with a strange expression. He was thinking about the works Ichigo had read before…

One of these situations is very similar to what Haku Ichigo is going through...

"You wouldn't... be a tsundere, would you?"

"Huh?? Are you an idiot! You're the tsundere! Your whole family are tsunderes! Besides, that stinky woman will only hinder Ichigo's growth! What good is she?"

"She can beat you."

"That's because I didn't use my full strength!"

Even if you use it, you still can't beat them.

"..." White Ichigo glared angrily at Zangetsu, panting heavily, "Yakamashi!"

After saying that, he merged into the tall building beneath his feet, leaving Zhan Yue alone to quietly watch over this silent world.

"Is the power of the Grim Reaper gaining the upper hand now? Not enough, Ichigo. You need to become stronger. Only when you become the King will it be time for the Grim Reaper and the Hollows to truly determine the victor. Don't drag this out any longer, do you hear me?"

"It's Death now... Can you hear me?"

......

Zangetsu's voice traveled upwards at an eerie frequency, attempting to reach Ichigo, but unfortunately, all of this power was intercepted by a mysterious force.

At the same time, a strange smile appeared on the face of Ichigo, who had merged into the building, appearing somewhat eerie...

.......

In Hueco Mundo, a black cavity suddenly appeared. Nicholas, who was holding Ulquiorra with one arm around his waist, slowly walked out of the cavity. However, the situation was different from when they entered the cavity.

Uruciola, who was on the verge of death, has almost fully recovered. Apart from still being unconscious, everything seems normal.

This wasn't Nicholas's doing; he does need Uruchiora's power and can't let him leave the stage yet.

But this injury was definitely not treated by him. If he had intervened, whether it was a simple treatment or a time-stopping potion, Uruchiora should be near his peak condition now, instead of being unconscious and without any physical abnormalities.

It's surprising, but not unacceptable, that Ulquiorra's injuries were healed by the Kido techniques Hirako left in his body. After being schemed against so badly, it's impossible that he didn't make any progress.

What he couldn't understand was what kind of plan Hirako and the others could have.

After thinking for a while, Nicholas, lacking information, couldn't figure it out no matter what. So he simply carried Ulquiorra back to Las Noches. What was the point of thinking? As long as you wanted to fight and take revenge, it would advance his plan. So the more exciting the fight, the better!

They should beat the dog's brains out too!

In Las Noches, Nicholas tossed the still-sleeping Ulquiorra in front of Aizen, who had not yet left.

"What happened?" Aizen asked curiously. They had only been gone a short while, hadn't they? Could it be that Nicholas couldn't resist attacking Ulquiorra?

"The battle in the real world is over, and then we were preparing to come back. No, when he was preparing to come back, he ran into a group of Grim Reapers, the Masked Legion. Luckily, I arrived in time, or he would have been dead. Of course, he's probably not in much better shape now. He must have been outmaneuvered. You can check on him later."

Aizen glanced at Ulquiorra on the ground, nodded, and then asked Nicholas curiously, "Wait? Is there something you want to say?"

“Yes, here it is. Take a look.” As he spoke, Nicholas handed Aizen a small bottle containing the Absolute Freeze that Rukia had absorbed.

"This is... frozen air? But the temperature is very low, it doesn't seem to have formed naturally. Where did you get it?"

"It came from Karakura Town. The appearance of this thing instantly reversed the situation in the real world. This thing instantly froze the entire Karakura Town! Including the Hollows that went to attack! In that instant, they were all frozen, and then the remaining Shinigami who could still move were killed one by one. Then, the Shinigami named Rukia suddenly burst out with some interesting power and went up to kill the half-dead Adjuchas, completely ending the battle."

"Just a moment?" Aizen squinted, carefully examining the bottle in his hand.

Where did this bottle come from?

"???" Nicholas looked at Aizen in confusion. "I think I was asking about the contents inside, right? What does it have to do with the bottle?"

"The contents don't need much explanation. This is an extremely pure freezing energy, likely refined through some method, very close to absolute zero. Considering what you just said, this is probably a gift Tenshin Ichiro prepared for his disciple Rukia. Rukia's Sode no Shirayuki isn't complete, so that's not important. What's important is this bottle; it can actually contain this freezing energy. Interesting." Aizen examined the bottle in his hand repeatedly, looking very interested, without even looking up.

"Tch~ So you're saying I'm useless? A waste of time." With that, Nicholas walked out in utter disappointment. But as he reached the door, he suddenly turned back and said, "Oh, by the way, I discovered a really interesting ability in the real world, something like... the Double Heaven Regeneration Healing Manifestation Technique. It has very strong healing abilities. I'm going to go to the real world to check it out."

"Healing jutsu? Go ahead, just don't cause too much trouble." Aizen waved his hand dismissively. He was indeed quite interested in Fullbring, but as for healing, forget it. In this world, is there anything more miraculous than Ichiro's healing jutsu?

Reviving the dead is as easy as drinking water, oh no, it's even easier than drinking water!

At least you'll feel full after drinking water!

Therefore, Aizen did not take Nicholas's claim about ability seriously and casually waved him away.

With a smirk, Nicholas tore through space and returned to the present world.

However, what Nicholas didn't know was that the moment he walked out, Aizen casually tossed the bottle aside and stared intently at Ulquiorra lying on the ground!

"really......."

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Chapter 333 The Truth Is Exposed!

"I am back."

"Onii-chan, welcome back."

"...Yuuki, is the chair broken again?" Ichigo glanced around the house and found that the chair he bought yesterday was gone again, and said speechlessly.

"Ah~ Daddy broke it again by accident. Onii-chan, you can go back to your room to eat today, hehe~" Yuko said, wearing an apron, holding a spatula in one hand and gently tapping her head with the other.

“…Alright then.” Ichigo sighed and walked towards his room. He wasn’t stupid; he now knew to some extent that Rukia had probably been exposed, but Yuuko and the others hadn’t brought it up, so Ichigo didn’t bother to say anything.

Because the situation is really chaotic right now, it's best for them not to get involved.

"I'll go up first."

"Okay, don't come down unless you need to. We'll call you when the food is ready."

"..." "Does it have to be so obvious?" Ichigo sighed heavily, nodded, and walked towards his room.

"Clap clap click click~ La click click click~"

Arriving at the door, hearing the clattering of buttons inside, Ichigo sighed and pushed the door open.

"You're playing video games again, Rukia."

"Speedy! Almost done!"

"...Your teacher is right."

"What is right?"

"Regarding the fact that I don't let you play games." Ichigo threw his schoolbag onto the bed and stared blankly at Rukia, who was engrossed in her game.

"Even you... Ah, I'm going to die! Don't distract me!" Just as Rukia was about to complain about Ichigo, she almost lost the game due to distraction and started frantically trying to play.

Seeing this, Ichigo smiled knowingly and said, "Don't you have any worries? You always seem so carefree."

"No, not really. I used to think about surpassing my older brother, and then my teacher. But I found that each of those was more difficult than the last. So I set my sights on proving myself, proving that I could succeed without relying on my teacher and older brother. Then I discovered that their influence spread throughout the entire Soul Society, from nobles to Rukongai. There was no place they couldn't influence."