The Alchemist in Bleach

This is a tool that Ichiro developed over the past six months to better train the Yachiru no Ken. It can forcibly suppress the spiritual pressure in the vicinity, and when combined with spatial control, it is surprisingly effective for escaping!

There was no other way. In a place like the Great Forest of Hollows, making a big commotion would only attract more Gillian, or even Adjuchas. And, to make matters worse, Ichiro's mind would be in a state of exhaustion after using the Eight Thousand Streams Sword. If this went on for too long, it would be very dangerous. Therefore, an emergency escape method was very necessary at this time.

After six months of intermittent practice, Ichiro can now maintain the Eight Thousand Streams Sword for six seconds!

And this is the sword's limit; if the sword can withstand it, it should be able to last nine seconds!

The mental strain of this move far exceeded his expectations, because theoretically, its power is limitless, depending entirely on how much Kido energy he can control. At his current limit, he can only sustain it for nine seconds, which is already quite good for Ichiro.

After all, that's equivalent to the old man's nine-second Bankai!

Although it doesn't come with any skills.

It's worth mentioning that the Yachiru no Tsurugi can currently only be used in Bankai mode because Ichiro's spiritual pressure is insufficient, which is one of the problems that Ichiro is currently preparing to solve.

Putting aside the Wandenreich's methods for seizing Bankai, which might be ineffective against worlds with unique forms, the Zanpakuto alone is worth being wary of.

Zanpakuto have all sorts of strange abilities, and some even copy other people's Zanpakuto (like Tsuna and Yashiro, who copied others' Zanpakuto at the cost of his lifespan, but it was really powerful). So it's not surprising that some strange abilities appear.

But to be honest, it is indeed very difficult.

Because the Eight Thousand Streams Sword is a skill that relies on massive energy to deal damage, it is destined that the energy source can only be external, not his own spiritual pressure. If he had that spiritual pressure, what would he need the Eight Thousand Streams Sword for? He could just draw his sword and slash, and the power would be stronger than that!

Even basic attacks are invincible!

However, as the old saying goes, "The road ahead is long and arduous, but take it slow. You'll have bread, you'll have a house, you'll have milk... you'll have a car, you'll have everything."

After returning to the base through spatial control, Ichiro breathed a sigh of relief, finally putting his mind at ease. A stream of light shot out from his body, transforming into the shape of the world.

Endless Spiritual Power (Yao Mei) Mode: Invisibility state, the phantom that originally appeared above the head completely disappears, and Ichiro's spiritual pressure traces are also completely erased, but there is a slight problem with the spiritual pressure power supply.

Because that phantom is essentially a connection channel between the spiritual world and Ichiro's own spiritual pressure system, specifically responsible for transporting spiritual pressure, not just a joke; otherwise, the world would have been canceled long ago.

Ichiro rubbed his shoulder, which felt sore but was actually perfectly fine, glanced in the direction of Eva's laboratory, and sighed when he saw that the spiritual pressure inside remained unchanged.

Three months ago, Eva, having accumulated enough spiritual pressure, began her pregnancy. At first, Ichiro went to see her with great anticipation, after all, a loli giving birth... cough~ those who know, know~

However, Ichiro, who witnessed the whole thing, was completely dumbfounded...

The situation was like this: in the spacious new laboratory, the petite Eva stood in a corner, tidied her silver hair, which was tied in a ponytail, and put it behind her back, then...

"Ptooey!"

He spat into his hand, clasped his hands together, and rubbed them together until a white fleshy ball appeared. Then he placed it on the ground, and that was it!

Yes, it's that childish!

This made Ichiro, who had expected to see some exciting 18+ content, sigh with regret. Of course, his sighs were mostly for the little Arrancar who was still in the womb.

At this point, we can only say that Eva's mission is temporarily complete. They haven't truly been born yet. After all, although it's a bit fantastical, this is about giving birth, not about making dumplings, one after another, although the process is similar.

Eva made a total of eleven buns... no, eleven embryos. These embryos will absorb spiritual particles from the air and slowly grow before they are actually born. Eva doesn't know exactly how long it will take, since this is her first time doing this kind of "bun-making" birth and she has no experience.

However, based on Ichiro's profound knowledge, it is definitely not three months, because the baby has not been born yet!

To be honest, Ichiro's expectations for these little guys are not much less than Eva's. He has already thoroughly studied the data on the embryos, and he is looking forward to seeing what kind of surprises these naturally born Arrancars will bring him!

After a short rest, Ichiro returned to the research table. The material of the Tang sword still had a lot of room for improvement. As things stand, this thing was related to his highest combat power, so he couldn't afford to be careless. If he could last for nine seconds, the improvement would be a full third!

But to be honest, having upgrade potential is one thing, but whether you can actually upgrade is another matter entirely. Regardless of the world, improving materials is always the most difficult aspect...

This is very much a matter of luck. With artificial formulation, the final result is basically a matter of trial and error. If you're lucky, it might work in dozens of tries. If you're unlucky? Hah~ it might not even work in tens of thousands of tries...

However, on the other hand, while artificial formulation is somewhat reliant on luck, its accumulation is visible, a step-by-step process. Searching in nature, on the other hand, is truly a matter of luck, time-consuming and laborious, and may yield little result in the end. Therefore, Ichiro entrusts this kind of task to Yoruichi and the others, as more people make things easier.

He skillfully input the data of the entire process of the Tang sword being destroyed into the computer, then skillfully derived a new material ratio, then skillfully created it using alchemy, and finally skillfully destroyed it to begin a new ratio calculation.

With the aid of alchemy, this process proceeded quite quickly, eliminating many intermediate steps. Unfortunately, the difficulty was never in the steps or the time involved...

It's the right direction...

In fact, Ichiro had a bold idea: to use the Soul King's body to make a sword!

This way, there's no need to worry about the material not being able to withstand the load, and it might even come with some incredibly magical abilities!

Unfortunately...

We don't have enough energy, let's focus on creating the simulated Spirit King first...

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Chapter 125 Night Raid!

"Sigh~"

"Crack~"

Next to the computer, Ichiro irritably threw a piece of metal on the table. This was the third day since he returned, and he had been conducting experiments on metal for three days straight without sleep. Unfortunately, he hadn't made any progress so far.

I did find a few good metal formulas, which are quite practical, but unfortunately, they are not suitable for making weapons.

Actually, the Eight Thousand Streams Sword doesn't necessarily require a weapon. You can condense a demonic blade without a weapon. However, this requires a high level of control and consumes a lot of mental energy, so the cost-effectiveness is not very high.

However, he can't keep testing like this. He does enjoy research, but any hobby can easily cease to be a hobby once it becomes a job, especially since he has already been working on it for three days straight.

Of course, he was still not sleepy. He scratched his head with both hands, got up irritably, made a strong cup of tea with his right hand, and walked towards the Spirit King's laboratory while drinking it.

The creation of the simulated Spirit King has now reached a new turning point; it's time to make a decision...

Ichiro gazed silently into thought as he looked at the simulated Spirit King's torso floating in the green solution.

Ichiro's deduction of the Soul King fragments began with the internal organ fragments in his hands, so the first parts he made were the abdomen and chest. Now, the remaining parts are the limbs, head, clothes, and the unidentified cursor behind him.

The clothes and cursor will definitely be done last, that goes without saying. The question now is whether to do the limbs first or the head first!

First and foremost, it is now fairly certain that the simulated Spirit King has definitely developed self-awareness!

Even though He has no physical body, even though only Ichiro and the world know of His existence.

Choosing between building the limbs or the head was a difficult decision for Ichiro. Choosing the limbs had obvious advantages: firstly, it was simpler, because no matter how you looked at it, the construction of the brain was much more difficult. Secondly, it would give Ichiro more time to think about how to control the simulated Soul King.

but......

Ichiro was very curious...

Why did the simulated Spirit King develop self-awareness after only being designed? What exactly is a Spirit King? Is the uniqueness of the Spirit King real? Why did such a powerful Spirit King become so fragmented? What exactly is the Shinigami maintaining in terms of balance? Are the Zero Division there to protect or monitor the Spirit King? Why do all members of the Zero Division have to have the King Key implanted?

The more Ichiro studied it, the more questions he had. Of course, Ichiro knew that the simulated Spirit King he created could not possibly know everything, but at least it should be able to answer many of his questions, right?

Once the head is sculpted, we can communicate beforehand, and perhaps many of these questions will be answered...

However, in that case, it might be impossible to prepare measures to counterbalance the simulated Spirit King.

But then again, does such a method really exist?

Thoughts surged like a tide. Ichiro slowly sipped his tea, his eyes deep and unfathomable, as if some demon was brewing within them.

After thinking for a while, Ichiro suddenly laughed self-deprecatingly: "When did I become so indecisive?"

After saying that, he drank the tea in his cup in one gulp!

His eyes immediately hardened with unwavering determination! Since he had decided to take the risk in the first place, he would continue to take the risk. If he was going to be wrong, he would be wrong to the very end! What kind of behavior was this, hesitating and indecisive!

It's decided, I'll get my hair done first!

Ichiro's determination seemed to be sensed by the simulated Spirit King, whose body, immersed in the green solution, emitted a faint ripple, as if it were pleased by it.

Ichiro is always the kind of person who acts on his impulses. Unless the conditions are not met, he will take action as soon as he thinks of something. Although sometimes this makes him act like a fool and court death, it must be said that most of the time, this is an excellent quality.

The deduction of the simulated Spirit King's head is very difficult because it involves many very intricate organs, such as the eyeballs and brain, requiring a great deal of effort.

However, to Ichiro's utter surprise, as time went by and his research on the eyeball, brain, skull, teeth, and other areas was gradually broken through, he was faced with the most challenging research—hair!

The calculation itself isn't too difficult, but the problem is the sheer number of them!

First of all, the position of each piece is different, and the data of each piece is also different. The data here is not the length or other dimensions, but rather the composition!

Yes, the simulated Spirit King is so insane that he has more than 100,000 hairs, and his spiritual particle structure is completely different!

Although it's simple, it's precisely because it's simple that the process becomes extremely painful...

Doing the same thing mechanically and repeatedly is what Ichiro finds most painful these days...

For research purposes, he can go a whole month without sleep!

Because he can feel a deep sense of joy in this process, discovering, thinking about, and solving problems, which makes his month incredibly fulfilling.

But if it's doing something repetitive and mechanically...

Let alone working without sleep, let alone a month, he couldn't even stand three days of normal rest!

Unfortunately, the hardest thing for adults is saying no...

Who told him to want to do it?

And so, two months later, Ichiro slumped back in his chair, eyes lifeless, finally... finished...

For the first month and a half of these two months, I was thinking about and refining the data for each part of the head; only the last half month was spent entirely thinking about and refining the simulated Spirit King's beautiful hair...

The past two weeks of working non-stop, day and night like a corporate slave, have really exhausted him.

Fortunately, it's finally finished now, and there shouldn't be such a large workload afterward. However, Ichiro didn't have time to be happy at the moment; he just wanted to sleep!

I don't want to think about anything!

After leaving the lab and giving a perfunctory greeting to Eva and Sekai, Ichiro groggily walked into his bedroom and fell asleep immediately.

Upon seeing this, Sekai's lips curled up slightly, because she was surprised to find that Ichiro was so tired that he forgot to set up a seal for the room!

This filled her with tears of joy; after so many years, she had finally waited for this opportunity!

However, she maintained a calm expression on the surface, because she knew very well that the little vixen beside her had never given up on seducing Ichiro!

Whether she wants to bring Ichiro to Hueco Mundo's side or simply likes Ichiro, it's something she can't accept, so she has to be on guard!

Hehe~ Hehe~ Hehehe~~~

In the middle of the night, Sekai quietly sneaked into Ichiro's room. Looking at the unsuspecting Ichiro on the bed, he raised his hands as if to grab him, and his smile gradually became wicked. After waiting for so long, he could finally do (don't get the wrong idea) the things he loved with Ichiro-sama!

Wiping away her drool, Sekai blushed and quietly slipped into Ichiro's bed, then carefully nestled in his arms and fell asleep peacefully.

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A week later, after checking on the embryos as usual, Eva looked in the direction of Ichiro's room with a puzzled expression. Even though Ichiro was working so hard, it was very rare for him to rest for a whole week like this, especially since the world had also disappeared.

However, Eva didn't think much of it, nor did she dare to.