The Alchemist in Bleach

A thick aura of death enveloped Ichiro, and time seemed to stand still. Memories gradually surfaced in Ichiro's mind...

That was when he was learning swordsmanship with the captain...

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During a break at the Fourth Division's training ground, Ichiro asked curiously, "Captain, with my talent, why do I still need to learn swordsmanship? Look, even with your guidance, the greatest swordsman in Soul Society, my swordsmanship is still not up to par. In this situation, shouldn't I specialize in Kido?"

The captain smiled gently, took out the sword that Ichiro had been practicing with, and performed a second maintenance on it. At the same time, she asked, "So, what should you do if one day you encounter an opponent who is immune to Kido?"

"It's simple. Immunity to Ghost Path is nothing more than immunity to energy attacks. Aren't there also Space and Time Ghost Paths? The Ghost Path system is quite comprehensive. For example, there are many ways to use Time Stop. I've roughly looked at the classics. In the past, the use of the forbidden technique Time Stop was mostly on a large scale, rarely involving precise operation."

In fact, the potential of this forbidden technique goes far beyond this. For example, if you stop time in a specific area, such as stopping the time of the right hand, then his right hand would be essentially severed! Because everything is constantly in motion, this is why stopping time is listed as a forbidden technique—the destructive range is too great.

Therefore, I believe that, theoretically speaking, mastering the two major Kido skills of time and space should make one invincible!

"Hmm, that's right. But what if the power of time doesn't work either? Shinigami and Hollows have all sorts of amazing abilities, so that can't be ruled out, right? How would you deal with such an opponent?"

"Hiss~" Ichiro took a slight breath. He really hadn't thought of this. Time and space were almost equivalent to the highest level of Kido. If these two didn't work, he really wouldn't be able to find a solution, at least not at the moment.

"But what does this have to do with swordsmanship?"

“Somewhat.” The captain smiled, sheathed his well-maintained sword, then stood up and faced the direction of the First Division, saying, “You are very similar to me in the past.”

"Um...does it look like it?"

The captain smiled and said, "It's not about swordsmanship talent, I mean fighting style."

"Ok?"

"You have mastered a great deal of demonic arts, enough to handle all kinds of situations. I have learned all kinds of swordsmanship, enough to handle all kinds of situations as well. I even once called myself the Eight Thousand Streams, claiming to have mastered all swordsmanship in the world! At that time, I was proud!"

As he spoke, a nostalgic look appeared on the captain's face, "Until, I met that person..."

"Commander-in-Chief?"

The captain sighed: "Yes, that was my first defeat after I mastered the art of swordsmanship. I had mastered most of the sword techniques in the world, and I called myself the Eight Thousand Style. I believed that I would not lose to anyone in the art of swordsmanship! However, I lost to him, Yamamoto Genshigekuni, the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society!"

"Ryujin Jakka?"

"No, it's swordsmanship. No matter how my swordsmanship changes, he only needs one strike! This was my first defeat. The second defeat was after the formation of the Thirteenth Division. I met a boy in Rukongai. He was a very strong boy. He didn't even know swordsmanship, but I still lost... The price was the scar below my collarbone. I was only one step away from death!"

Ichiro remained silent. He knew who the captain was talking about: Kenpachi Zaraki, a monster with abnormally strong spiritual pressure. He had no Shikai or Bankai, but became a captain based on his terrifying spiritual pressure. He was one of the most powerful ones among them!

The monster who could defeat Captain Unohana hundreds of years ago was defeated by him. Not long after, the captain stepped down from the position of the first Kenpachi and took over the Fourth Division.

At the same time, Ichiro also knew what the captain meant. Don't be fooled by Ichiro's many tricks up his sleeve. He is no different from the former captain. His strength lies in his versatility, not in overwhelming power!

However, he still didn't understand what this had to do with teaching him swordsmanship. Wouldn't this just distract him even more?

Faced with Ichiro's question, the captain smiled, turned to look at Ichiro, and instead of answering directly, said, "After losing to them, I spent a long time researching new sword techniques, but no matter how much I thought about it, I always found that extreme changes could not overcome their extreme strength! So, I followed their path and created my own ultimate strength!"

"Ultimate power?"

"Yes, this is just my own opinion, don't worry about it. Focus on variation while bringing each sword technique to its peak! Make it transcend variation and possess unparalleled destructive power!"

"..." Ichiro was silent for a moment, then sighed, "This is impossible..."

"Yes, it's impossible. No one can do that. There are countless sword techniques in the world. Mastering or becoming proficient in them is already the limit. To advance further in all of them is impossible, but..."

"but?"

"But it's theoretically feasible!"

"Theoretically speaking... Captain, what do you mean?"

"Okay, you do it!"

"May I?"

"Believe in yourself. You can do it, and only you can do it! The ultimate swordsmanship is still the ultimate in variation. I spent fifty years thinking, fifty years trying, and a hundred years practicing almost self-torturing, and finally realized this. The variation in swordsmanship has its limits! So I summarized all the swordsmanship I know and all the Kido techniques I've encountered, and finally created a completely new swordsmanship! A swordsmanship that can rival the Captain-Commander's Zanpakuto!"

"...But?" Ichiro asked softly, noticing the hint of sorrow in his captain's eyes.

The captain sighed and continued, "But I couldn't learn it, or rather, this swordsmanship could never reach its peak in my hands, until you came along, Ichiro..."

"Me? No way? But my swordsmanship talent, Captain... wait, you don't mean you don't want your swordsmanship talent, do you?" Ichiro asked, somewhat taken aback.

The captain smiled and nodded approvingly: "That's right, didn't expect that, did you? The strongest swordsmanship created by Unohana Yachiru doesn't actually require much talent in swordsmanship."

"I really didn't expect that would require talent in the Demonic Path? Wait, that's not right... the Demonic Path..."

"Don't rush. You'll know how it works once you learn it. It doesn't require swordsmanship talent, but it does require a certain foundation in swordsmanship. Do you remember the question I asked you before? What is swordsmanship?"

"Yes, I remember. The captain meant that what you created is swordsmanship, not the way of the sword?"

"That's right. If there are eight thousand sword techniques in the world, then seven thousand of them lead to the Way of the Sword, and the remaining thousand will also involve the Way of the Sword, all of which have a tempering effect on one's character. But my sword technique is only about killing! From beginning to end, it is for killing and destruction!"

"So, I can learn now?" Ichiro was a little excited. He wasn't so pretentious. The idea that your own skills are the strongest was all bullshit. Who the hell would be stupid enough to create something if they could learn something?

It's like how nine years of compulsory education can teach you a bunch of formulas, but if you don't learn them and insist on deriving them yourself, isn't that stupid?

Creation is something you do only when you have reached the pinnacle of your learning and there is nothing left to learn. Otherwise, you should just stay and learn.

"Okay, but remember, don't use it recklessly if you're not sure you can handle it, or you'll die!"

"I see!"

.......

A faint memory washed over him, and Ichiro's lips curled into a smile. He had thought that the captain's special skill would be unveiled on a more significant occasion, shocking the world. But it turned out its debut would be here...

However, using a Vastode as a sacrifice to the sword shouldn't be considered a disgrace to the captain's title...

"Mokotitemo!"

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Chapter 116 Profound Technique: The Sword of Eight Thousand Streams!

Mokhotemo, the rudimentary manipulation of the rules of time in the myriad worlds, can stop the time of the entire world, and can only stop the time of the entire world!

Similar to the Time-Stopping Ghost Path, after using it, the user's body is covered with a layer of time energy, allowing them to move within the time-stopped area and preventing them from being fixed in the air. (When time stops, the fluidity of air molecules disappears; theoretically, they would solidify.)

This move seems powerful, but it is actually a derivative technique of the Universal World. In other words, it cannot be used on the Great Ape alone; it can only freeze time in the entire world, and the time limit is also limited.

Generally speaking, this move can only be used to create distance and has little practical significance. Moreover, if it weren't for the Grim Reaper's special perspective, which doesn't rely on light to create the image, the practical significance of the time-stopping move would be even lower.

However, it's more suitable for Ichiro now.

After quickly creating distance, while the time-stop effect was still active, I took the opportunity to observe the battle situation on the other two sides. Finding nothing unexpected, my heart eased slightly. I put my hands together, and the power of time fluctuated slightly, dispelling the time-stop effect around me and activating alchemy!

With his hands slowly drawn apart, a Tang sword (note) slowly materialized. The captain's sword technique was too demanding. Of Ichiro's three Zanpakuto, only The World could withstand it. Neither the Demon Dragon nor the Southern Bird Sparrow could. The Demon Dragon was alright, able to withstand one attack, but the Southern Bird Sparrow was really fragile and couldn't withstand even one attack.

After all, its positioning has always been that of the Demonic Path.

Soon, a Tang sword materialized. At the same time, the time-stop effect ended. The gorilla-like Hollow, who had just missed with his punch, squinted at Ichiro, who was standing in the air with his sword in the distance, and wondered how he had gotten there.

He also became highly vigilant. In just a few short encounters, he had already gotten a general idea of ​​Ichiro's habits. In short, Ichiro was a similar master of concealment to himself!

Although still somewhat inexperienced, he knows how to conceal his weaknesses, so his fighting style has changed again, there must be something fishy going on!

"boom!"

While the Great Ape was still speculating, Ichiro's lips trembled wildly on the other side, and chanting echoed throughout the world. With this action, a crazy Kido power burst out from Ichiro's body!

The dense, explosive Kido power first condensed into a towering pillar of light, then rapidly contracted onto Ichiro—or more precisely, onto the sword in his hand! The spiritual pressure emanating from him was merely an overflow!

The overflowing fire-attribute demonic power draped over Ichiro like a coat, and the sword in his hand radiated a cold yet burning killing intent! This earth-shattering power made even the Great Horror tremble!

He had only ever felt this way with His Majesty...

"...What kind of move is that?"

"Secret Technique: The Sword of Eight Thousand Streams - Flame!"

"Heh~ the way of the demons..."

"Pfft!!"

"boom!"

"when......!"

Shocked, the Great Gorilla turned to look beside him and saw Ichiro suddenly appear in front of him, severing his right arm with a single strike. The flames that erupted in that instant engulfed him, and the explosive flames even pierced through the earth!

It plunged straight into the earth's core, spewing out massive amounts of magma and transforming the devastated plains into a molten lava kingdom!

The Eight Thousand Streams Sword, Captain Unohana's signature technique, originally did not have such a terrifying effect. Its original purpose was to mobilize the power of the whole body, so that any sword technique could have super strong attack power. In this way, Captain Unohana, who was proficient in all sword techniques in the world, possessed both skill and power.

But this doesn't actually improve the captain much. She already possesses both skill and strength, only lacking in a few aspects of swordsmanship. That's a limitation of swordsmanship itself. So, the Eight Thousand Streams Sword is just icing on the cake in her hands, not particularly important.

The sword that Ichiro uses is the Yachiru no Utsuru, originally conceived by the Captain. It condenses countless Kido techniques onto the sword, giving it immense offensive power! The idea came from the Captain-Commander; simply put, it's about wielding a Kido sword!

This is no simple matter, so even the captain spent hundreds of years perfecting it, but unfortunately, she couldn't use it because she wasn't proficient in the Ghost Path.

Until Ichiro appeared, the captain initially only appreciated his talent in Kido and wanted to train him so that he could take over the Fourth Division in the future. However, after discovering Ichiro's Kido talent, the captain had this idea: if her disciple could do what she couldn't, that would be something to be proud of.

To distinguish it from his own Eight Thousand Streams Sword, the captain added the prefix "Secret Technique" to it. Its core essence is to continuously stack Kido on top of it, and then change its nature through specific techniques to make it more freely controllable. This is the most important part of the Secret Technique: Eight Thousand Streams Sword!

By continuously stacking Ghost Path, its power can increase almost without limit. As long as you are strong enough and not afraid of death, then stack it!

The second question, which is also the one Captain Xiang Yilang mentioned, is: what if we encounter an opponent who is immune to Kido?

Answer: Simply transform the power of the Kido into pure spiritual pressure for a slash!

It was imbued with the power of the Demonic Path, but when it was unleashed, it wasn't even considered energy anymore. Okay, that's just hype. In reality, it was still the power of the Demonic Path, only more violent. Before it could be absorbed, the attack had already destroyed his body. And if it were the kind that was immune to Demonic Path attacks...

Just detonate this power; turn an energy attack into an explosive attack.

Changing the nature of energy is the direction Ichiro will perfect in the future. Although it feels like it will be very difficult, in general, the ultimate technique, the Eight Thousand Streams Sword, is undoubtedly the strongest single-target combat skill in Ichiro's hands!

Furthermore, it's expected to continue like this, because Ichiro simply can't see where the upper limit of this move lies...

Ichiro is currently unleashing his full power, and his explosive power in a single moment is comparable to the Captain-Commander's Bankai!

Of course, this is just a basic attack in Bankai state; we'll have to wait a while longer for skills to be added.

Even so, it's still very powerful, but his accuracy is a bit lacking and he needs more practice. Like this sword strike, he was originally going to hit the target, but it's okay, he can just strike again...

The chanting between heaven and earth continues, but the path of ghosts has changed to another.