The Alchemist in Bleach

So after taking a couple of glances, Ichiro looked away, disappointed. He had thought he could steal some technology.

Hueco Mundo is quite an important place. Looking at the major events in Bleach, they are basically all related to Hueco Mundo. Aizen's main base was in Hueco Mundo, and Yhwach was the first to be captured and used as a stronghold after he came out. It has become a strategic location that is fought over by all sides!

So, under these circumstances, Ichiro also wanted to go in and do his part, to give those guys a surprise...

Disappointment aside, as one of the current reliable methods to reach Hueco Mundo, it's still quite dependable. Before long, the Black Hole opened, and Ichiro and Urahara curiously examined its structure, preparing to analyze it.

However, the two ran into a wall right from the start, unable to figure it out at all...

The two looked at each other, then sighed in unison and followed the others into the dark chamber.

After passing through a long, dark space, the group reappeared on a vast expanse of yellow sand. According to intelligence, this was the ground of Hueco Mundo, mainly the area where high-level Hollows and scattered smaller Hollows were active.

The "virtual" here has a unique characteristic: the truly awesome are genuinely awesome, and the truly lousy are genuinely lousy, presenting two completely extremes.

Therefore, Ichiro and his group's activity area is not on the surface, but more underground, where there are Hollows of various levels, and their strength is not too far beyond the norm.

After confirming the direction, the group immediately headed towards the nearest underground entrance.

.......

A moment later, the group paused briefly at the entrance. Without being told, several Deaths immediately went ahead to scout the way. Once a signal indicating safety was received, the rest of the group set off.

It has to be said that this covert mobile team is really impressive. They are indeed people who do this kind of work. It wasn't until they arrived at their destination that they encountered a wave of traps, which were already marked in the intelligence.

Their destination was a valley, which, judging from its terrain, was not a good place and could easily be surrounded.

but!

Backed by a rock wall resembling a small hill, a vast underground space can be created. At the same time, the thick mountain itself provides excellent insulation, making it an ideal place for experiments with top-notch secrecy!

As for the poor strategic location, that doesn't matter, since they're not really on an expedition anyway.

Soon, the intelligence from the leader of the team came through, and just as the intelligence indicated, there were only six Hollows in the valley, and they were safe.

"Urahara, Ichiro, and Soi Fon, we're going. Keep it low-key. The rest of you, stay put." With the order given, Yoruichi's figure disappeared from the spot.

Following closely behind was Soi Fon, who suppressed her joy. Ichiro and Urahara exchanged a glance, shrugged, and then used Shunpo to disappear from the spot.

Although Ichiro really wanted to lie down, he had to admit that it was the most appropriate way. Although the Shinigami who came this time were quite strong, they were not strong enough to cut down the Hollows as if they were nothing, even the lowest-level Hollow—Girion.

This situation is obviously best resolved quietly by their strongest fighters; making too much noise could easily cause unnecessary trouble.

Upon reaching the valley, the four of them leaned against different cover, observing the Gillian swimming around in the center of the valley. At this moment, Yoruichi gestured with her hands, roughly meaning that Soi Fon would take charge of one of them, Yoruichi, who was the fastest, would take charge of both of them, and Ichiro and Urahara would each take charge of one of them. After the two of them finished off their respective opponents, they would quickly work together to kill the remaining one.

Ichiro and Urahara naturally had no objections to Yoruichi's arrangements. In terms of assassination skills, the two of them combined couldn't compare to Yoruichi. Although Soi Fon didn't think she was inferior to Ichiro and the others, she still obediently followed Yoruichi's orders.

'Let's do it!'

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Chapter Ninety-Six: Alchemy Reappears!

Three blades flashed by, and in an instant, the heads of three Hollows were severed from their bodies!

Then, the moment Ichiro and Urahara landed, they crossed paths and swiftly swept past the last remaining Hollow, along with the two Hollows that Yoruichi had instantly killed. The valley was now completely cleared.

Soi Fon, who witnessed this scene, gripped her Zanpakuto tightly with slight resentment. She had to admit that Urahara Kazuichiro was indeed far stronger than her.

The opponent she had to fight with all her might was just a piece of trash in the eyes of the two men. At this moment, Soi Fon felt immense pressure!

On the other side, after straightening up, Ichiro stared blankly at the Zanpakuto in his hand. He had been in Soul Society for so long, and this was the first time he had faced a Hollow.

This boss was incredibly powerful in the early stages of the original story...

Only now did he realize that he might, perhaps, possibly, truly have become a powerful figure...

After a moment of hesitation, he smiled faintly, sheathed his Zanpakuto, looked at Urahara and Yoruichi who were clearing the valley, called out to them, and said, "Well then, according to the plan, I should leave. You probably don't need my help here anymore, right?"

Soi Fon looked at Ichiro in surprise. This was Hueco Mundo! Was he going to act alone?

"So fast?" Urahara wasn't too surprised; the two of them really weren't suited to act together.

It's very simple. It's because the two of them have different values. Doing research together occasionally is fine, but if they do it together for a long time, it will eventually break down.

The simplest example is the experiment of creating a Spirit King. If necessary, he would not hesitate to use human souls!

But for Ichiro, this is an absolute taboo. He would refrain from harming humans out of consideration for Ichiro's feelings, but if it were absolutely necessary, Urahara would definitely do it behind Ichiro's back.

Similarly, Ichiro was well aware of this, which is why he brought up this idea when he was formulating the plan. It was impossible to stop it; Shinigami and humans were two different kinds of beings, and Shinigami were superior to humans.

It's like having a Hui friend. You'll avoid eating pork when you're with him, but you won't stop eating pork forever because of him, unless you have feelings for him.

The principle is similar.

It might sound strange for someone who's been reincarnated as a human to say this, but in the eyes of the Grim Reaper, humans are indeed no better than pigs in the eyes of humans...

Furthermore, some of Ichiro's research is actually challenging their bottom line, such as his Mimicry Shikai and Mimicry Zanpakuto. Don't forget, they are both nobles with impeccable lineage!

They were all aware of these things, but Urahara and the others didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

"Yes, as you know, I have a lot of things to do."

"Okay, send me a message when we're done, and I'll let you know when we're heading back."

"Okay, goodbye. Remember to contact me if anything happens, I'll be there anytime."

"Ah, you too."

After saying that, Ichiro's figure disappeared from the spot, leaving only a faint spatial ripple.

Spatial Control is an accessory invented during the research of Spatial Ghost Path. Within a certain range, it can move back and forth in front of a marked point. The disadvantage is that it needs to be marked in advance and the spiritual energy activity is normal. In other words, it cannot be used in the environment during battle.

It won't work whether you send it to the other side or send it back.

Looking at the spot where Ichiro had disappeared, Urahara and Yoruichi smiled at each other and began to tidy up the valley. They thought that they would both have changed a lot by the time they met next time. They were looking forward to Ichiro's transformation!

......

On the other side, Ichiro's figure suddenly appeared hundreds of meters away and then suddenly disappeared.

This is the second drawback: the movable distance is not long, only a few hundred meters. Therefore, if it is to be used for traveling, you can only set up a large number of markers to win by sheer quantity!

Although it's a bit troublesome, it's almost costless, so it's not too bad.

A moment later, Ichiro arrived at his destination, a small basin in which dozens of small Hollows roamed. Most of them wandered peacefully, and battles only broke out when they encountered each other.

Ichiro arrived and raised his right hand. Instantly, a masked puppet bird radiating a hollow spiritual pressure landed on his forearm and spat out a chip-like object containing information it had gathered along the way.

The Hollow Crow is a bird-shaped puppet that resembles a crow. It wears a Hollow-like mask and exudes a Hollow-like spiritual pressure. It is responsible for collecting intelligence and distributing spatial control markers to Ichiro. It was specially developed by Ichiro for this expedition.

In addition, there is also a Puppet Butterfly that simulates the Hell Butterfly in the same series.

After resetting the intelligence-gathering route for the Void Crow, Ichiro released it, then slowly pulled the World out of the sky, walking towards the basin while softly chanting, "Reconstruct, World!"

You shouldn't always maintain the habits of a sinister person, because you never know where there might be a pair of eyes watching you.

As Ichiro spoke, a white light appeared on the blade, and with a slight shift in his steps, his figure vanished instantly!

When it reappeared, it was already in front of a Void. Before the Void could react, the World waved its hand, and a wisp of spirituality returned to the World. The Void itself began to collapse, turning into a small fragment of the Spirit King!

"Roar!!!"

At this moment, the other Hollows also reacted and roared greedily. To them, the spiritual pressure emanating from Ichiro was constantly emitting a sweet fragrance!

However......

The roars quickly ceased, and in the blink of an eye, they all turned into fragments of the Spirit King.

This is why Ichiro dares not reveal his World Powers. The power to reconstruct spiritual particles is terrifying, and it's also why he hides in Hueco Mundo.

The Tsunayo family has a large spiritual library corridor. He was unsure whether the Tsunayo family would target him after the Fullbring technique, which could reconstitute matter and spiritual particles, appeared, and whether the captain and the others could protect themselves. Therefore, he could only leave Soul Society before the Fullbring technique was successfully completed.

This is also one of the reasons why the captain specifically took time to give him special training.

After picking up these tiny fragments of the Soul King, Ichiro didn't put them away. Instead, he took out his Fullbring glove, mixed it with his spiritual pressure, and injected it into the fragments to accelerate the growth of the souls within.

This is the most needed and most important thing for him after entering Hueco Mundo—to truly reclaim alchemy!

His research abilities are on a completely different level compared to his lack of alchemy skills!

Unfortunately, precisely because this ability is so abnormal, it seems that more Spirit King power is required. Of course, it's also possible that he wanted to achieve it quickly.

In short, even with these dozens of Soul King fragments, Fullbring's soul only grew a little bit. But it's okay, Ichiro isn't in a hurry, since Hueco Mundo has no shortage of Hollows.

After feeding the Fullbringer, Ichiro began to use his continued spatial control to head towards the next location discovered by the Hollow Crow. For Ichiro, the faster the Fullbringer's soul was nurtured, the better, because given enough time, the Fullbringer might develop an independent consciousness.

Although Ichiro knows that other people’s Fullbring does not exhibit this characteristic, his method of training Fullbring is also different from others, so it cannot be taken as a complete basis.

According to Ichiro's theory, this is entirely possible!

Therefore, to avoid this situation, Ichiro could only catalyze it as quickly as possible, denying the conditions for the birth of spirituality. He didn't need a second weapon that possessed self-awareness!

Moreover, these are completely different from the world. The world, as his Zanpakuto, could never betray him under any circumstances. At most, as an independent life form, it might have some grievances, but if it is not influenced by other forces, it is impossible for it to betray the Shinigami.

Moreover, even if they are affected, such as Muramasa, only weak Zanpakuto can be fully controlled. Most of the powerful ones just come out to complain, throw a little tantrum, or train their masters. They are trustworthy by nature.

But he couldn't guarantee anything else... including the demonic dragon at his waist, which, theoretically speaking, could betray him at any time!

So Ichiro's figure kept moving between the various Hollows' gathering places. Finally, after feeding on hundreds of Spirit King fragments, the Fullbring technique was completed!

Looking at the black gloves in his hands that had lost their shine, Ichiro smiled faintly. Just then, a Hollow walked over, looked up, met his gaze, roared, and charged!

Ichiro casually put on the gloves, shifted his feet, and instantly moved to the top of Hollow's head. He pressed down with his right hand, touching Hollow's mask. The white Command Seal-like pattern on the gloves lit up, and in the next instant!

"Canopy!"

The void's entire body instantly disintegrated into spiritual particles!

A wisp of spirituality slowly drifted away, returning to the world!

Spirit Particle Fighting Technique, a style of hand-to-hand combat that Ichiro once built around Spirit Particle Alchemy, instantly disintegrates spirit particles upon contact, truly delivering a one-hit kill!

Unfortunately, this idea had been dormant since it was used to exchange alchemy for the rebirth of the world, and it has only now been able to see the light of day again.

Ichiro rubbed his wrist, a faint look of joy on his face: "It's alright, I'm not too rusty yet."

Ichiro was referring to the ability to decompose spirit particles. He had lost it for so many years, and although he had regained it now, he was still quite worried that he would be rusty. After all, he hadn't used it for so many years, and the principles were completely different.

But now it seems alright. In terms of sheer wonder, Fullbring is indeed no less powerful than a Zanpakuto.

Next, just like when he first learned alchemy, Ichiro began to decompose everything around him—stones, grass, wood—and then reconstruct them. He even went so far as to, with a twisted sense of humor, reconstruct a pile of excrement, despite the world's disapproving gaze…

They were having a blast; all I can say is that a man is a boy until the very end...

Ichiro stopped what he was doing only when a message came from a Hollow Crow. It had found a large Hollow settlement, and there were even several Great Hollows inside!