The Alchemist in Bleach

Do you remember what your mother looked like?

Shenwei shook his head again.

Ichiro and Sekai exchanged a glance. This was a difficult situation. Hueco Mundo was so vast, and they knew nothing about it. It would be hard to find them. There was only one last hope left. Hopefully, they hadn't guessed wrong.

Ichiro and Sekai stood up, their expressions somewhat solemn, and said, "Kamui, come with me."

Kamui jumped off the stool with some confusion and obediently followed Ichiro, moving a little away from the world. For some reason, he seemed to be somewhat averse to it.

Soon, Ichiro led Kamui to the outside of the storage room where the three dead Hollows were kept. Looking at the Hollows inside through the glass, Kamui curiously looked up at Ichiro, wondering what Ichiro meant by showing him this.

"Hiss~"

With a flash of the Kido mark, the glass floor-to-ceiling window slowly opened, fully exposing the aura of the Hollow Remnant inside. Just as Ichiro had predicted, Kamui immediately knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face, murmuring "Mother" repeatedly.

Of course, this "mother" is definitely not the Hollow that was called dead. Although this Hollow is special, Ichiro has three of them. What caused Kamui's reaction was the spiritual pressure within their bodies.

This is good news for Ichiro; at least, the mother body is very likely still alive!

This is not without basis, because there are three remains of this Hollow with special spiritual pressure here: one that self-destructed, one that was turned into a fragment of the Spirit King, making a total of five. These five are located in very different places, and they obtained this spiritual pressure at different times.

Therefore, there is still a high probability that the mother is still alive, but her fate may not be good.

Soon, Shenwei calmed down. As the first illusory god, he could tell from this that the mother body did indeed have something, quite mysterious. Shenwei was clearly just a newborn, but he inexplicably knew a lot of common sense.

Kamui stood up, wiped away his tears, looked up at Ichiro with his red eyes, and said, "Father, Mother is not dead yet. Please teach me how to become stronger!"

Ichiro and Sekai exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with melancholy. They noticed Kamui's changed form of address and, instead of asking Ichiro to save the Mother as before, asked Ichiro to train him.

Ichiro gently patted Kamui's head and said with a hint of affection, "I've already arranged the training, no rush. Do you remember anything about Mom?"

Just when Ichiro thought he would get nothing again, Kamui spoke up and said, "I remembered something. Mom... Mother said that after Father evolves me into a Void God, once my strength increases, I will be able to sense her location."

"Wait, what did you say? Are you sure it's the 'Virtual God' your mother was talking about?" Ichiro's expression was somewhat serious. Currently, only he and the world knew about the title "Virtual God," so it couldn't be a coincidence. The name itself was chosen by Ichiro to save trouble and didn't have any special meaning.

But now, Shenwei actually told him that the so-called Mother Entity had already told him the name "Virtual God" a long time ago!

This was an idea that slowly began to emerge in him after he found Kamui...

He's becoming increasingly interested in that so-called "Matrix"...

"Hmm, Mother also said that Father, you named the character 'Xu Shen' (虚神). Is there a problem with that, Father?"

"It's alright. You can learn combat skills from Aunt World first. I'll keep an eye on your mother's information as well. It won't interfere with either."

Kamui hesitated for a moment, but still slowly walked up to World, bowed, and said, "Aunt World, thank you for your help."

Seeing Kamui's hesitation, Sekai sighed softly, not dwelling on the "auntie" title. Being a stepmother isn't easy these days...

"Don't rush into cultivation. What other people do you know? For example, brothers and sisters? If so, I'll look for them too."

Kamui's expression turned slightly forlorn: "I had a younger brother and an older sister, but they're both dead..."

"...Really?...Then go practice with your Aunt World first. I'll train with you this afternoon after I finish what I'm doing."

"Mm." Kamui responded and obediently walked behind the world.

Ichiro stared at Kamui's retreating figure for a moment, then shook his head and turned back to continue his research on Hollow Crow's Fullbring experiment.

While Ichiro wasn't quite ready to become a father to Kamui, he acknowledged that Kamui's existence was partly due to Ichiro's efforts, making him almost like a father in that respect. Furthermore, Kamui was behaving very obediently, so Ichiro naturally developed a liking for him.

The only pity is that Kamui is a boy. If it were a girl, wouldn't it be like becoming a father by accident?

I got it!

Don't ask, I'm just a white-haired fetishist!

Unfortunately, Kamui is male, which requires some mental preparation.

Shaking his head, Ichiro walked to the experimental area with regret and began to experiment with the various ideas of the Void Crow one by one. During this process, fragments of the Spirit King disappeared one by one, and his understanding of the power of the Spirit King was also improving rapidly.

Just like the illusion that arises when using the Soul King's Hand, the power of the Soul King seems to be truly omnipotent, the only difference being the amount. It can only be said that it is indeed the power that created the world!

Of course, that was the fully-fledged Spirit King. With the current power of a Spirit King, it would be difficult to even create a stone out of thin air. The main operations are still gestation and assimilation.

That's what Ichiro is doing now. He puts the Spirit King's Glove on his left hand and slowly controls the power of the Spirit King to transform the Void Crow.

.......

"Crack~"

Around noon, Ichiro crushed the Void Crow in his hand, failing again.

The problem with the failure is that the blank soul and the soul of Fullbring seem to be in conflict. Therefore, the final result of this direction will make the power of Fullbring uncontrollable, just like Devil Fruits. It can only be roughly judged, but not absolutely.

Moreover, there are only so many Devil Fruits, so we can make an encyclopedia to summarize them. But who knows how many Fullbring techniques there are? What's the point of making an encyclopedia for them?

Theoretically speaking, this step is already a success. Unfortunately, Ichiro has little interest in things that are uncontrollable. He can play around with them occasionally, but he tends to mess things up at crucial moments.

As Ichiro was recording the data and preparing to continue the experiment, the aroma of food wafted over, which startled him. Wasn't it normal not to cook during experiments?

"Slap~" Suddenly, Ichiro slapped his forehead and smiled helplessly. Now that Kamui was around, he had forgotten about it.

Ichiro immediately put down his experiment and walked towards the living room. The food was nothing special, just everyday dishes such as roast duck, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, and roast whole lamb, all of which were reconstructed by the world based on the memories in its mind using its abilities.

The only unusual thing was probably the portion size...

Watching Kamui wolf down his food, Ichiro and Sekai were somewhat stunned. It had been a long time since they had seen such a way of eating. Since they were able to sustain themselves with spiritual particles from the air, eating had become more like a ritual.

Therefore, even though Ichiro and Sekai stopped eating after only a few bites, they still pretended to eat, because given Kamui's current level of maturity, he might very well stop eating along with them.

Soon, lunch was over. Ichiro told Kamui to go aside and do basic training, while he and Sekai looked at the information they had collected about Kamui that morning in the living room and made arrangements for his subsequent training.

Spiritual pressure: The level of a candidate for the seat of the minister, but unable to fully utilize it.

constitution:.......

speed:.......

.......

Ichiro glanced at it and found the statistics to be quite comprehensive. He didn't know if all illusory gods were like this, but Kamui's talent was still quite good, and his overall qualities were comparable to those of an ordinary seated official.

Poor combat skills are not a big deal, since we rely entirely on instinct now and there is still a lot of room for improvement. However, there is one thing: after the overall test, it seems that there are no outstanding points.

For example, the Zanpakuto of a Shinigami, the Fullbring of a Fullbringer, the spirit particle manipulation ability of a Quincy, etc. The only outstanding thing is that he has the steel skin that only Arrancars have, which makes his defense relatively outstanding, but it is not particularly outrageous.

"Lord Ichiro, should we give them the Fullbring technique? Wouldn't that make them too weak?" After hesitating for a moment, Sekai finally spoke up; she had been holding this question in all morning.

She could tell that Ichiro was indeed quite interested in the Void God race, and so far, apart from his defense and slightly higher starting point, she didn't see any other advantages in Kamui.

Ichiro shook his head; on this point, his stance remained firm.

"No, no matter what, don't forget that he is a virtual god, and we are death gods. Let them develop freely. We only need to guide them through the most difficult early stages. As for how to create a power system that can rival the death god's sword-wielding and demon-walking, that's their business. Don't interfere too much!"

"Understood, Lord Ichiro."

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Chapter 103: A Sudden Unfolding Family Drama!

In the afternoon, in the small training ground of the underground base, Ichiro and Kamui stood face to face. Although he had seen the data, he still wanted to know Kamui's current situation in person.

"Kamui, attack me with all your might, don't hold back. Hmm, if you have a conceptual-type power that can instantly kill me, just say so, don't use it. You know what conceptual-type power is, right?"

"I know Father, Kamui doesn't have that ability."

"Alright, then let's launch a full-scale attack."

"Yes!" After replying, Shenwei placed his left hand on his face in a familiar gesture, then suddenly pulled his left hand down!

Then a black spiritual pressure formed a phantom pure white mask on his face!

"Wait!" Seeing Kamui preparing to attack, Ichiro quickly called out to him, then looked at the world in confusion. This was different from what the data said.

To everyone's surprise, the world looked at Kamui with a puzzled expression. Then, Ichiro understood...

With a hint of helplessness, he asked, "Kamui, why didn't you tell your World Auntie about this ability?"

Kamui first turned to look at the world, hesitated for a moment, and then made up a story in a slightly electronic voice: "I forgot."

Ichiro, Sekai: "......"

"Next time, remember to tell your Aunt World in full that I have a lot of work to do, and your training is mainly the responsibility of your Aunt World. If she doesn't know your strength, it will be difficult for her to make a plan."

"..." Kamui paused for a moment, then nodded and replied, "Yes, Father."

Behind the mask, Ichiro didn't know if she had listened. He could only give the world a helpless look. Ichiro thought he understood her thoughts quite well. When he was young, he was forced to watch a lot of Korean dramas, Thai dramas, palace dramas, and stepmother dramas with his mother while helping with chores at home. That was an inseparable part of his childhood!

How could it not leave a deep impression?

However, he won't interfere in these matters, because he does genuinely like Kamui, and it would be best if the two could maintain a good relationship.

......

"boom!"

Ichiro could clearly feel that Kamui's power was enhanced in all aspects after wearing the mask, completely surpassing the data by about one level!

Just like the Hollowfication of the Grim Reaper, it reached a new dimension.

The only downside is that, apart from that, Kamui didn't show any other interesting changes. Well, maybe the heavier spiritual pressure counts?

Using spiritual pressure of the same level to amplify punches and kicks, Ichiro could clearly feel that Kamui's attack power was stronger. His defense was variable due to the steel skin, so it was impossible to compare, but he figured it should also be strengthened.

But this, just like Quincy's skill in manipulating spirit particles, shouldn't be considered an individual difference.

The fight between the two lasted for a full hour, which is also a point worth noting. Wearing the mask didn't seem to take any toll on Kamui; it was like an instinct, which is different from the Hollowfication of Shinigami.

After an hour of training, Ichiro roughly determined Kamui's training plan, which focused on hand-to-hand combat. Apart from spiritual pressure, he also had good talent in this area, and his fighting skills improved significantly in just one hour.

Of course, swordsmanship will definitely be taught, who knows, maybe he has a talent for it?

However, for now, that's all I can teach them. I can't teach them Shunpo or Kido Ichiro. At most, I'll teach them some spiritual energy manipulation techniques later, to be their seed. How far they can go depends on their own destiny.

During this training, Ichiro also discovered something interesting: the hole in Kamui's chest had disappeared!

The hole representing inner emptiness has disappeared!

Yesterday, when the treatment ended, Ichiro was certain that the hole was still there, but it disappeared overnight. Ichiro guessed that this might be because they no longer had the desire to devour souls.

That's good news, though it means that progress for a Void God can only be achieved through training, not through devouring.

A little while later, as Ichiro was teaching Kamui, the World suddenly came over and handed him a slip of paper with a string of numbers on it. Hmm, a spiritual telegram, their encrypted communication with Urahara. After all, it's impossible to use the Sky Piercer for everything; that thing makes a lot of noise and has a rather limited range.

Ichiro looked at it carefully, a smile appearing on his face. There wasn't much information, but it was roughly that Urahara had found a new use for the Soul King's power, which was related to his Fullbring technique, and he was asked to go there.