The Alchemist in Bleach

"It's simple, just send this thing back."

“Oh, huh?” Yushiro looked at Urahara with a puzzled expression. “Didn’t we say we wouldn’t stop his plan, but just put ourselves in an advantageous position? But now…”

"You think his plan failed when we sent these Zeros back? Based on my deduction, Ichiro probably wants to use the enormous energy generated by the Zeros to transform the Three Realms. In such matters, that guy rarely has any selfish motives, so we need to artificially influence the energy flow to make this transformation more favorable to us."

Urahara gently pressed down on the brim of his hat, revealing a confident smile.

"Uh... I understand." Although he still didn't understand what Urahara meant, Yushiro felt that there was no point in listening any longer. One has to accept one's fate.

Anyway, just follow along and watch the show, but...

Yushiro's intuition told him that this matter was not so simple...

"Begin the operation!"

With Urahara's command, the black cat on his shoulder instantly transformed into a human form and darted out. Its agile figure moved freely among the endless mechs. At the same time, red marks were left on the mechs, which then slowly disappeared and merged with the purple glow.

At the same time, red lines slowly appeared on the blueprint in his hand, gradually outlining a circular pattern.

"Huh? Isn't this...?"

"Hmm, a transmutation circle, the pattern on Ichiro's Perfect Manifestation Technique. It seems that this is the node of Soul Society."

"node?"

“Yes, the key to Ichiro’s plan is the nodes scattered throughout the three realms. Only by finding the right nodes can we disrupt his plan. Luckily, we found the right place on the first one.” Urahara’s face showed a faint smile.

"But one thing is strange, it's too quiet. Normally, Ichiro's defenses should have been activated by now, but so far there hasn't been a single sign."

Yoruichi, having swum around, landed beside Urahara, her brows slightly furrowed.

“That’s normal. It means that Ichiro knows about our actions, and as we suspected before, he has other plans. What we did will not affect his plans in any way.”

"Then isn't what we're doing now a waste of time?" Yoruichi frowned even more deeply.

“I hope it’s all for nothing…” Urahara said helplessly to Yoruichi. “If we’re tricked by that guy and everything we’re doing becomes an asset to him, that would be truly frustrating!”

Yoruichi: "......."

Indeed, losing is normal. The three of them often compete against each other, and they win and lose every time. Losing once or twice is normal, but if they are so strictly accounted for, that would be too embarrassing...

"Never mind, let's just take it one step at a time!"

"Snapped!"

After saying that, Urahara clapped his hands, and Zero, which was hanging in the sky, was immediately connected by red threads, outlining a huge spirit particle transmutation array.

Then, the red light faded, and a faint purple light began to fill the entire space. The next moment, the zeros that filled the sky disappeared without a trace, as if they had never existed.

"Is this... okay?"

"Hmm, hmm?!" Urahara nodded, then turned around with a serious expression.

"What's wrong?" Yoruichi asked.

"The plan failed; all the Sternritter members are dead!"

"How is this possible?!" Yushiro looked at Urahara in shock. "Every member of the Sternritter possessed at least captain-level strength. How could they have been wiped out so quickly? Could it be that Brother Ichiro has returned?"

No wonder Yushiro was so surprised; it was simply too unbelievable. The strength of the Sternritter was no secret in the Seireitei. Each member possessed spiritual pressure comparable to a captain, and their Holy Script abilities were faster and more powerful.

In the entire Seireitei, only a few captains can suppress them, but most captains are currently not taking action because of the Star Badge incident, and the Captain-Commander is also worried about his own destructive power and has not chosen to take action yet.

Therefore, Yushiro could not imagine how the Sternritter were wiped out, even though the item that could counter the Star Signet and the Holy Script was still under development.

"It's Fei Yun. Her strength is far greater than you think."

"Vice Captain Feiyun? Ichiro's girlfriend?"

“…” Urahara glanced at Yushiro and patted him on the shoulder, “You absolutely mustn’t say this in front of Ichiro and Sekai, or Sekai and Hiun will definitely kill you! Even if you are the head of the Shihouin family!”

"???"

Yushiro was completely bewildered. Was there something wrong with what he said? Besides, while Vice Captain Feiyun was strong, he wasn't that terrifying, was he?

"You underestimate Fei Yun's strength. The Shinigami's talents are poor, which is both her weakness and her strength. Her poor talents allow her to concentrate her energy on a certain ability, such as spiritual pressure. In terms of spiritual pressure alone, I estimate that there are few in the entire Soul Society whose spiritual pressure is higher than hers."

"This..." Yu Shiro was full of surprise. Is it that strong?

"Let's go. Now that the Sternritter has been destroyed, the final battle should be starting soon. If we go out now, we should still be able to make it in time."

Everyone nodded, suppressing their surprise, and followed Urahara on their return journey.

........

"Hmm?" In the Seireitei, the extra friend, having pulled the Zanpakuto from Gremy Tomour's brain, frowned slightly and looked at the corner of the street behind her. She felt that someone had been watching her.

Unfortunately, she found nothing when she turned around, but she was quite certain that someone had been watching her. With her spiritual pressure fully unleashed, very few abilities could affect her now, and at the same time, all her senses were heightened to their peak.

'Aizen Sousuke?' Although she didn't see the person, Mob's best friend had already guessed who it was. At this point in time, only he had the ability to evade her senses.

However, Mob's best friend didn't delve into it. Instead, she sheathed her Zanpakuto and headed towards the First Division. She could sense that Yhwach had already arrived at the First Division.

She wasn't sure if the Captain-Commander could win the battle, but she had to ensure that Yhwach couldn't enter the Soul King's Palace before Ichiro arrived, or rather, that the Captain-Commander couldn't kill Yhwach...

In the corner, sensing his friend, who was just a minor character, gradually disappearing into the distance, Aizen pushed up his glasses to hide the excitement in his eyes. It was actually true!

The extra's best friend has actually reached this level!

Moreover, it's not about fusing with a Zanpakuto. If his friend, who's just a background character, can do it, he doesn't think he can't. If he reaches that level first and then fuses with a Zanpakuto, what level will his spiritual pressure rise to?

Aizen couldn't imagine it, but he knew that now was not the time for him to take action.

Indeed, the more one knows, the more one realizes one's own ignorance. Aizen looked up at the sky quietly, and he began to understand Ichiro's actions. Knowledge, what a tormenting little devil...

Aizen smiled faintly, turned, and walked towards the Research and Development Bureau. At the same time, his clone remaining in Hueco Mundo issued a ceasefire order. He no longer wanted to fight Soul Society; he wanted to explore more knowledge…

Of course, the most important thing is that right now it seems they can't win...

---Aside---

Here's a problem: Aizen's name is Aizen Sousuke, not Ishi... I've been confused about this for a long time, and I only recently saw a reader point it out... You guys are so lame! Over 300 chapters in, and only one person noticed. You are the most useless readers I've ever had!

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Chapter 385 Fullbring Fruit

"Tap~ Tap~"

In the silent Spirit King Palace, the sound of light footsteps echoed softly. The Spirit King, located in the center of the palace, slowly opened his eyes, looked at Yue Ling walking slowly towards him, and revealed a smile.

"Long time no see, little sister. What can I do for you?"

"That's what I should be asking you. What is your purpose?"

"Huh?" The Spirit King tilted his head and asked in confusion, "I don't quite understand what you're talking about. What do you mean by my purpose? I'm already like this, what bad intentions could I possibly have?"

"If it weren't for your intervention, Yhwach wouldn't have woken up so early. If it weren't for your intervention, how could Ichigo Kurosaki have grown up so quickly? If it weren't for your intervention, how could Ichibei Hyosube have gone to the First Division to fight Yhwach at this time?"

"Hey, even if you're my sister, you can't make false accusations. Yhwach's awakening has nothing to do with me. It's entirely your own doing. The cooperation between the Shinigami and the Quincy allowed many Quincy to survive, which is why that child was able to absorb enough power at once during the Sanctuary a few years ago."

"So, you're not denying other things?"

"Huh? Were you scammed? But it really was me."

"Why? Didn't you say before that you wouldn't pay attention to our plans?"

"I did say that before, but unfortunately, your plan did not satisfy me."

"Dissatisfied? Is something wrong? With the Three Realms perfected and the spiritual particle balance mechanism completed, the Three Realms will no longer be destroyed due to spiritual particle imbalance. Isn't that right?"

“From the perspective of the Grim Reaper, it is correct, but…” The smile on the Spirit King’s face disappeared, “What about from the perspective of humanity? The reason I divided the three realms in the first place was to protect humanity from being devoured by Hollows. After discovering that humans could also become Hollows after death, I left behind a spirit particle balancing mechanism to protect humanity in a roundabout way.”

I initially thought that since your father wanted to completely resolve the balance of spiritual particles, he would have a suitable solution. But I was wrong. Your father is indeed very capable, but he is too obsessed with knowledge and doesn't care about many things. He even dared to try to protect humanity with a system—how ridiculous!

After listening, Yue Ling fell silent, because she knew that the Spirit King was right.

Didn't humans take this into consideration?

No, he did consider that, but as the Spirit King said, what Ichiro cares more about is the knowledge he gains in the process of perfecting the Three Realms and the subsequent explosion of his thinking.

Therefore, for humans, Ichiro simply chose to use the Seireitei system to ensure that the functions of the Thirteen Divisions would continue.

but……

Once the mechanism of spiritual balance disappears, the Seireitei no longer needs to kill Hollows; it only needs to guide the souls of the dead to replenish the population of Soul Society.

The prosperity of the world is for profit; the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit.

No one knows how long the killing of Hollows, a pursuit that yields no benefit, can continue. And when that time comes, humanity will be utterly powerless against the thirsty Hollows…

"So, if we solve this problem, then you won't get involved?"

"If the result satisfies me, I'll ignore it. But what are you going to do?"

"It's not about what I want to do, but about assisting my father. The reason I'm consulting you is simply because you are the creator of the Three Realms and are also my brother. But if you continue to sow discord between me and my father, then don't blame me for being impolite. I think you don't want humanity to be affected by the conflict between us, do you?"

After listening, the Spirit King's face was filled with a strange expression. "How exactly have you managed to mend your emotions these past few years? This is a bit...unpleasant."

However, the Spirit King quickly dismissed the unnecessary thoughts in his mind, a smile returned to his face, and he asked with a hint of anticipation, "I understand. Can you tell me your thoughts?"

"It's very simple. Just enhance the power of humanity. Once they have enough power, they will form their own teams to hunt down Hollows and take their destiny completely into their own hands."

"It's easy to say. Humans generally have low spiritual pressure. In the present world, we mainly use artifacts and lack spiritual particles, so it's difficult to increase spiritual pressure. Even humans in spiritually rich lands can only see the illusion at their limit and cannot deal with it. Become stronger? It's easier said than done."

"What if we flooded the present world with a large amount of technology and made it automatically generate in the present world?"

Lingwang Tong Kong shrank back. This was indeed somewhat feasible, but not enough!

"What about spirit particles? The training of Fullbring also requires enough spirit particles, not to mention that Fullbring needs to automatically appear in the present world. The spirit particles in the present world are simply not enough, and who will teach them how to use it?"

"It's very simple. The artifact and the spirit can be transformed into each other. As long as the transformation technology is imprinted into the Mimicry Fullbringing, there's no need to worry about cultivation. They only need to develop the Fullbringing ability. The higher the level of development, the stronger their spiritual pressure will become. In other words, they only need to think about how to use the Fullbringing ability. Of course, in the process of using the ability, their spiritual pressure will also increase. The generation of the Mimicry Fullbringing can also be inscribed into the laws of the mortal world in this ritual."

The Spirit King stared blankly at Yue Ling, and for some reason, she had a strong sense of déjà vu about what Yue Ling was talking about...

"Um, I have a question. Does your Mimicry Fullbring technique have different types: Paramecia Fullbring, Zoan Fullbring, and Logia Fullbring?"

"How did you know?" Yue Ling looked at the Spirit King with some doubt.

"Because I watch One Piece!"

Of course, these were just the thoughts in the Spirit King's mind; she did not express them aloud. Although this was something she had gathered incidentally while collecting information about the Three Realms, she still did not want to reveal it to Yue Ling, as it concerned the dignity of an elder brother!

"I know a lot about this world." After saying this mysteriously, the Spirit King suddenly realized something and stared blankly at Yue Ling. "Wait, if I remember correctly, this so-called Mimicry Fullbringing Technique requires fragments of my body, right...?"

Yue Ling silently turned her head to the side, not daring to look directly at the Spirit King: "It's just a fake made by alchemy."