The Alchemist in Bleach

He did become a high-level Quincy quite early, but when he was as old as Uryu, he was still a bit lacking in experience. However, there was no need to tell Uryu about that.

And what about Ishida?

Deep down, he didn't want to admit it; otherwise, what would all his years of hard work have amounted to?

One of the most frustrating things in the world is when someone else gets the results of your hard work with ease...

But looking at the vast spiritual space, Ishida had to admit that his father was indeed a powerful Quincy!

And he is far stronger than those uncles, elders, and even grandfathers in the clan!

At least among them, very few could construct a spiritual space, and only his grandfather, Ishida Sogen, had constructed one of such a large size.

"So what are you trying to say now? To stop me?"

“Stop? No, I don’t care what you want to do, but hand over the gloves and don’t embarrass the Ishida family. I will train you for the next nine and a half days.” Ryugen extended his right hand and looked quietly at Yu Ryu.

Ishida was somewhat shocked. His father, who had always opposed his becoming a Quincy, was now actually going to help him train and cultivate...

The impact of this on Ishida was so profound that he overlooked one crucial point...

That is, how did Longxian know about the special time of Nine and a Half Days?

Ishida paused for a moment, then handed the box containing the Spirit Dispersing Gloves to Ryuken. Ryuken flipped his hand and put the box away.

"Alright, let's begin training. Hmm, run away as much as you want."

"Escape?" Before Ishida could react, Ryuken had already pulled out a small spirit bow with his left hand, and a barrage of spirit arrows rained down on him!

"Flying Kick!"

Ishida's expression tightened, and he hurriedly used the Flying Leap to dodge the attack. Just as he appeared, Lingya arrived. He had no choice but to keep running away, without even a chance to explain or fight back!

Of course, what he didn't realize was that every time he used the Flying Kick to dodge the Dragon String's arrows, his Flying Kick would improve, and its shortcomings were being slowly corrected.

And so, Ishida's hellish training began!

........

"Kurosaki-kun, are you really sure? If you want to grow to the point where you can rescue Rukia in nine days, you'll die." Urahara said with a smile, unfolding his small fan.

"I know."

"Even if you complete the training, you will likely die in Seireitei."

"I know."

"You probably can't save Rukia. She'll come back to life after she dies, but you won't, you know that?"

"I know."

Urahara and Ichigo stared at each other silently for a while. After a long time, Urahara smiled, turned around, and walked into the shop.

"Come with me, Chad-kun, you can stay outside."

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Chapter 340 Their Special Training

"Chad is going too. Can you guide his training together?" Ichigo glanced at Chad and asked Urahara.

“He’s a Fullbringer, you’re a Shinigami. Your training methods are different. Don’t worry, I’ve arranged everything.” Urahara said without turning his head.

Ichigo stared blankly, then followed Urahara. Could it be that he had already guessed they were coming?

"Young man, come with me."

"A cat?" Chad looked in the direction of the sound but didn't see the middle-aged man. Instead, he saw a black cat. Chad tilted his head in confusion.

"No need to look anymore, it's me. Let's go, I'll take you to training. Although I'm not very proficient in Fullbring, it should be enough to guide you." After saying that, she turned around and walked away with cat-like steps.

Chad glanced in Ichigo's direction, hesitated for a moment, and finally followed the black cat. On the way here, Ichigo had already told him some information about the shopkeeper. With the shopkeeper's strength, if he really wanted to do something to them, he wouldn't need to resort to such petty schemes.

Inside Urahara's shop, Ichigo followed Urahara to the underground training room where they had spent training a few days earlier.

Honestly, Ichigo still doesn't understand how such a large underground training room was built. It's so close to the ground, yet there isn't a single pillar. That doesn't make sense!

But the question of whether it's scientific or not isn't the point right now. Ichigo looked at the doll that Urahara had taken out and placed beside him, and asked curiously, "What's this?"

"Transformation Body, your next training will depend on it. At present, although your power has not yet reached a bottleneck, no matter how much you train, it can only be slightly faster. So at this time, what you need is Bankai!"

"Swastika?"

"Yes, Bankai. Bankai is the second stage of a Zanpakuto's release. It not only greatly increases the sword's power, but also suddenly increases the spiritual pressure from three to five times that of Shikai to five to ten times!"

"!!!" Ichigo's eyes widened. Is it that powerful?

"But in contrast, Bankai is very difficult. Shikai only requires you to hear the voice of the Zanpakuto and know its name, but Bankai requires the complete recognition and submission of the Zanpakuto."

"This places extremely high demands on Shinigami. Those with exceptional talent can achieve Bankai within a few years, while those lacking talent may not be able to reach it for hundreds of years."

"So, this puppet can help me learn Bankai?" Ichigo asked, looking at the Tenjin body beside Urahara.

"Yes, this is called the Transcendental Body. It can materialize your Zanpakuto's spirit, allowing you to cross a long period of time and face the spirit directly, undergoing its trial. If you pass, you can master Bankai. So, in essence, it still depends on yourself; the Transcendental Body is just an aid."

"I understand." Ichigo nodded solemnly.

"Are you ready?"

"Ready!" Ichigo held his Zanpakuto upright in front of him, assuming a defensive stance.

"Then... let's begin!" As soon as he finished speaking, Urahara activated his Divine Transformation Body and flashed away from his original spot to watch the battle from afar.

……

……

Slowly, a minute passed... Ichigo remained in the position of holding the swords with both hands.

Ichigo: "???"

Did he do something wrong? Or is his talent so bad that even a divine transformation couldn't save him? But that doesn't make sense. Judging from Rukia's heartbroken expression earlier, his talent is definitely very strong!

Feeling the questioning look in Ichigo's eyes, Urahara felt a little embarrassed. How could this be? Could it not have been activated?

However, just as Urahara was about to go check, his Transcendental Body suddenly activated, transforming him into a middle-aged man wearing a black trench coat. This appearance made Urahara's heart skip a beat. He knew Ichigo possessed Quincy powers, but he didn't know that these powers belonged to Yhwach...

'No wonder the Transcendental Body didn't activate. But if this isn't Ichigo's Zanpakuto, then what is his real Zanpakuto? Should I prepare an Asauchi for him?' Urahara pondered carefully as he watched Ichigo officially begin his challenge against the Transcendental Body not far away, unaffected by Yhwach's power.

"Ichigo, find Zangetsu in here, then defeat me, and you will obtain Bankai."

As soon as he finished speaking, all sorts of knives fell and stuck firmly into the ground.

Ichigo was stunned when he heard this.

"Huh? I found Zangetsu? Zangetsu is right here in my hands... wait, where's Zangetsu?" Ichigo looked at his empty hands in surprise; it had just been there a moment ago.

"The real Zanpakuto is inside. Find it, and then defeat me."

"So many, how... um?"

As they were talking, Ichigo suddenly felt a gust of wind and instinctively dodged Zangetsu's sudden attack. Although he missed, Zangetsu did not give up and drew his sword to attack again.

Seeing this, Ichigo said no more, casually pulled out a Zanpakuto from the ground, and began to clash with Zangetsu!

This made Zangetsu's lips curl up slightly. Not bad, he wasn't misled. It seems that Ichigo is much stronger now.

However, just as Uncle Zangetsu was thinking this...

"Crack!"

Ichigo's Zanpakuto was suddenly cut in half, and then he was kicked away!

And this is like a key that unlocks Pandora's box...

This time, Ichigo didn't just pick up a sword from the ground. Instead, he dodged Zangetsu's attacks while carefully searching for the "correct" Zanpakuto.

However, this time, none of the carefully selected Zanpakuto could withstand two attacks!

They were all cut down one by one by Zhan Yue!

"Snap~ Puff~"

"Snap~ Puff~"

"Snap~ Puff~"

"Snap~ Puff~"

........

Ichigo fell down again and again, then got up again and again, only to fall down once more. Zangetsu's mood also sank with each fall of Ichigo.

Perhaps I shouldn't have had such high expectations...

After defeating Ichigo once again, Uncle Zangetsu stood quietly in place, waiting for him to get back up.

This time, Ichigo didn't get up immediately like before after falling, but remained lying on the ground.

Of course, he didn't just lie there and wait it out; he had been beaten for almost a day, and he had figured out some things by then.

He might have been misled by Uncle Zhan Yue!

He remembered Rukia saying that Zanpakuto are the manifestations of a Shinigami's soul, and that they belong entirely to the Shinigami and are absolutely loyal to them!

There is no such thing as a Zanpakuto betraying a Shinigami. Even Shikai and Bankai are essentially the process by which a Shinigami accepts the Zanpakuto and acknowledges itself.

So Uncle Zangetsu's search for the real Zanpakuto might not be here, or rather, every one of these swords could be Zangetsu!

As long as he firmly believes that the sword in his hand is Zangetsu, then every sword here is Zangetsu!

His intuition told him that this must be the true essence of Bankai!

He understood the principle, but after more than a day of hard work, his energy was almost depleted, and he needed to take a break...

Okay, I'll just lie down wherever I can for a while...

Ichigo didn't lie on the ground for long. After catching his breath, he got up. This time, he didn't carefully choose his sword as before, but instead grabbed the sword next to him and pointed the blade at Zangetsu!

Seeing this, Zangetsu smiled slightly, and casually picked up a sword, pointing the blade at Ichigo.

In the next instant, the two rushed towards each other almost simultaneously!

In the instant the blades clashed, Uncle Zangetsu dissipated into a burst of spiritual particles and then merged into Ichigo's body.

"Congratulations, you passed! Ichigo~"