The Alchemist in Bleach

The rapid spread of Ichiro's spirit virus was aided by Urahara's inventions, and various gadgets were quickly expanded throughout Hueco Mundo through Yoruichi and the others.

Various items that can enhance spiritual pressure and strength are being fought over by numerous Hollows, significantly increasing the frequency of battles. At the same time, some spiritual toxins are spreading along with spiritual viruses, causing a large number of Hollow deaths and completely disrupting Hueco Mundo.

However, these were just tricks designed by Urahara to cover up his real trump card. Having known Ichiro for so long, he was no less skilled in underhanded tactics.

It's not that no one noticed Urahara's idea, but noticing it and cracking it are two different things. Unlike Ichiro, who has now shifted to suppressing firepower, Urahara's current strength still lies in tactics.

Therefore, he was well-versed in the art of nesting dolls!

Often, even if you manage to break through one layer of cover, there are two, three, four, five, or even six more layers waiting for you, and in the process, you might even advance his real plan.

And so, the vast world of Hueco Mundo was thrown into complete chaos because of the two of them, and four months passed in the blink of an eye...

After these months of devastation, Hueco Mundo has suffered considerable losses, with its lower-level Hollows reduced by a full 20%!

The Great Hollow Giriyan is also down by half a percent!

And this trend continues, because while some spirit viruses have adapted and become immune, at the same time, some spirit viruses have evolved and begun to stir up a new wave of death.

This matter even reached the Seireitei, and Ichiro and Urahara were directly wanted by the authorities!

Well, that's not entirely accurate. It's two fictitious individuals who are wanted, but these two people actually refer to Ichiro and Urahara. It's just that because of their relationship in the Seireitei, they don't dare to issue an open warrant for their arrest.

They were not surprised by this outcome; they had known all along that this would happen.

Why were the Quincy wiped out?

Besides their own desire to rebel against Soul Society, the biggest contradiction lies in the fact that they directly eliminate Hollows. Hollows killed by them do not reincarnate in Soul Society.

While newborns are indeed born in Soul Society, the number is far less than that of those reborn from Hollows killed by Shinigami in the human world. Therefore, the Quincy's actions are tantamount to eroding the very foundation of Soul Society's existence.

Although Ichiro believes that's not the case, because the most important thing about life is that wisp of spirit. No matter how one dies, as long as one is not devoured by a Hollow, that wisp of spirit will return to the world to await reincarnation. This is the balance of spiritual particles between the Soul Society and the human world.

When people die in the mortal world, they become spirits and go to the Soul Society. When spirits die in the Soul Society, they are reincarnated into the mortal world. Of course, some of them go to Hell, but that's not discussed here; that's also part of the normal process.

Ichiro and his group are doing just like Quincy, and these dead Hollows have not been reincarnated into Soul Society.

They should have been targeted like the Quincy, but Ichiro had Captain Unohana and the Commander-in-Chief backing him, and Yoruichi Urahara had the Shihouin family backing her, so they weren't directly targeted. That's just how it is—connections matter! (Tactical lean back)

At Ichiro's base, Ichiro and the World had already left, and Ichiro had taken away many experimental materials and equipment. Kamui stared blankly at the empty scene in front of him.

Eva walked up behind him, patted his shoulder, and said nothing, but seemed to convey everything she wanted to say: they and Ichiro were never meant to be together...

.......

"Lord Ichiro, aren't you going to say goodbye to Kamui?"

"No need. That child is very mature and strong-willed. A pointless farewell will only soften his resolve. Besides, we were never meant to be with them. We've just arrived earlier than expected."

"Weren't we...just fellow travelers...sigh~" With a sigh, the world transformed into spiritual particles, returning to Ichiro's waist as his Zanpakuto. She was also reluctant to part with Kamui, after all, she had taught him for so long...

.......

A dozen minutes later, Ichiro arrived at Urahara's underground base. As soon as he entered, he was stunned by the dense array of dolls in front of him.

"What... is this?"

"The Hollow Transformation Body, once activated, will automatically collect the spiritual pressure of Hollows and become exactly the same as them. After defeating them, there is a 0.00001% chance that the Hollow will become a spawned Arrancar. How about that, not bad, right?" Urahara, wearing a white coat, walked out from the group of puppets with his hands in his pockets and a big smile on his face.

"Just asking, what happens if you don't encounter that low probability event after winning?"

"Two, there's a 0.00001 percent chance that nothing will happen, and the remaining probability is death."

"All of them are 0.00001?"

"It can't go any lower. If we don't break through, we'll die. Isn't that how cruel the evolutionary path of the Void is?"

"Okay, you're kidding. So, this thing can't be used by Adjuchas and Vastod?"

"Well, Adjuchas might actually become an Arrancar if he goes up from there. It's not like I'm here to offer them comfort. But I do have some preparations for Adjuchas. You'll see when the time comes. How are your preparations going?"

As Ichiro followed Urahara inside, he replied, "If I wasn't prepared, I wouldn't have come. How's it going on your end?"

"It's almost done, but it will take some time to activate the black cavity. The technology optimization in this area is not quite there yet."

Ichiro nodded. He knew a little about it too. He had also studied the opening and closing of Hueco Mundo, but it was difficult because he was a Shinigami, not a Hollow, and it wasn't so easy for him to utilize the power of Hueco Mundo.

They wouldn't act rashly until the Black Hole was stably activated, as it was too dangerous. Even if it was for revenge, protecting themselves was their priority.

A while later, after passing through numerous phantom God bodies, Ichiro saw Yoruichi. His eyes lit up. Although Yoruichi was still wearing the same black clothes, these black clothes were not the same as before. Her entire body was covered with exquisite divine weapons!

"You went back to Soul Society?"

"Yeah, I went to get some things. Oh, right, Captain Unohana asked me to bring this to you. She said she was going to give it to you when you got back." Yoruichi took out a katana from her spatial storage and handed it to Ichiro, teasing him as she looked at the four swords at his waist, "You've got more swords now, five in total. Can you manage them all?"

"No, not five, still four." Ichiro took the Asaka and examined it carefully, a smile appearing on his lips.

"Um... how should I put it?"

"Now there are only three left." With that, Ichiro disassembled the Tang sword at his waist into spiritual particles. This was originally prepared by Ichiro for the Yachiru no Tsurugi, intending to try nurturing it with spiritual pressure at all times, as he had seen in the past, to see if it would become stronger.

But now that I have this one that the captain gave me, I don't need it anymore.

This sword has only one characteristic: its exceptional hardness and perfect compatibility with the power of the demonic path. This indicates that it was forged by the same master craftsman as the standard asabu, meaning it was crafted by the sword god, Wang Yue.

He wasn't surprised at all that the Sword God Wang Yue could forge a sword of this caliber. Even though he had the aid of alchemy, which would make his research in materials science much faster, it didn't mean he could easily surpass the Sword God Wang Yue's hundreds or thousands of years of accumulation.

Especially in the study of knives, the Knife God Wang Yue is definitely much better than him, that's beyond doubt.

According to the information Ichiro has gathered, what he can do now, the Sword God Wang Yue can basically do as well, including the mimicry Zanpakuto, which he also possesses.

The only one who surpasses the Sword God Ohetsu is probably the World. The World is not simply a personification of a Zanpakuto; she is now a true Shinigami, which is a change in the essence of life. This is something that the Sword God Ohetsu could not achieve, but that's all there is to it.

In other aspects of forging knives, he was far inferior.

With this sword, the research on the Tang sword could be temporarily put on hold. However, he was somewhat surprised that the captain had prepared a sword for him, because even he himself did not know that the Tang sword could not withstand his full power of the Eight Thousand Flow Sword.

Smiling and shaking his head, Ichiro cast aside his thoughts, pinned the Asagi sword to the bottom of the world, and turned to look at the Black Cavity Technique that was slowly operating beside him.

Although he couldn't activate it quickly, extending its activation time was not difficult. Ichiro glanced at it twice, narrowed his eyes slightly, activated his Heavenly Intelligence Field, and his mind raced, constantly optimizing the Black Cavity Technique to make the activated Black Cavity more stable and its duration longer.

Watching Ichiro constantly modifying the operating Black Cavity Technique, Urahara was somewhat surprised: "How do you do that? You're operating the technique while making modifications at the same time."

"Heh~ Isn't this something anyone with hands can do?"

Urahara smiled and shook his head, no longer asking. It was probably related to the simulated Spirit King. He had detected the fluctuation of this force field once when he was studying the simulated Spirit King. He didn't expect Ichiro to use it to accelerate his learning. This thing could actually be used like this, which broadened his horizons.

After all, he had always learned things quite quickly and had rarely encountered any difficulties. Therefore, the force field he had mastered was from a different aspect. This discovery delighted him. It seemed that it was indeed the right decision for the two of them to conduct separate research.

Soon after, the black cavity opened and stabilized, and one could even sense the spiritual pressure of the captain and the head of the Shihōin family on the other side of the black cavity.

The three exchanged a glance, then all revealed cold smiles: "Let's go. This war has been dragging on for half a year; it's time to begin..."

The revenge has officially begun!

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Chapter 130 This is a trial!

On the desert surface, Ichiro, Urahara Yoruichi, and the other two looked at the map and assigned tasks.

"According to my intelligence, the Vasto Lorde who attacked Yoruichi last time was named Alers. There should be a Shinigami behind him, but that guy is hiding himself very well. Although the Hollows found some traces of the Seireitei's creation, they could not determine his specific identity or trace the Shinigami behind him."

Then there's the power structure. After repeated confirmation, it's the same as before: seven Adjuchas, several hundred Gillian, and none lower-level Hollows. This guy is probably someone's experimental subject in the Seireitei; the experimental traces are too heavy. You need to be careful.”

"Don't worry, we understand. But you, are you really going? That guy is the king of Hueco Mundo! To get to this point, he's much stronger than an ordinary Vasto Lorde!" Urahara said with some concern.

Ichiro smiled confidently and said, "Don't worry, I'm confident. If this guy hadn't covered for Ales, how could Ales have possibly kept it from Yoruichi? Don't worry, I've been preparing for this for a full six months!"

"Alright then, come back safely!"

"Yes, you all need to come back safely too!"

After they finished speaking, the three of them split up. Urahara and Yoruichi went to deal with Alers, who was suspected to be Aizen's subordinate, while Ichiro and Sekai went to deal with Hueco Mundo!

Yes, Hueco Mundo in Barragán is also within the scope of Ichiro and his group's revenge this time, and if it weren't for dealing with him, how could Ichiro have made so many preparations?

As he just said, as the current king of Hueco Mundo, how could Alers and his army have so easily evaded Yoruichi and the others' detection without his authorization?

Of course, Ichiro also had a little personal motive in choosing Barragan as his opponent. He wanted to see if technology combined with spirit particle technology was really useless against high-level combat forces.

No, to be precise, it's about whether Ichiro's individually developed technology is capable of facing high-end combat forces.

True technology can undoubtedly contend with the strength of powerful individuals; it's simply a matter of the level of development. The simplest example is Academy City in the fantasy work, A Certain Magical Index, the safest place.

They even managed to create something like artificial angels. Although there were many inconsistencies in the technology involved, many science books from my previous life also pointed to a bright future for technological civilization.

but!

That was the result of many experts working together to advance it, but Ichiro was all alone. Under these circumstances, Ichiro wasn't very confident in the technology he had developed, so he needed a battle, a high-level battle, to prove himself!

This proves that even technology developed for personal use can still play a powerful role in high-end combat if the right direction is found. Only in this way can Ichiro have the confidence to devote more energy to research, instead of gradually degenerating into a mere hobby as he is now.

A man's dreams are not something fragile!

"Reign supreme, Demon Dragon!"

"Aww~~"

"Whoo~"

Stepping onto the dragon's broad back, Ichiro flew towards Hueco Mundo, while simultaneously conducting final checks.

In this battle, the biggest threat to Ichiro was not Barragan. His ability to destroy everything was indeed unsolvable, but it was precisely because it was so unsolvable that it was easy to deal with.

Because of his overpowered ability, he could even destroy himself...

This is just hilarious.

So Ichiro wasn't particularly afraid of Barragan; on the contrary, the more troublesome ones for him were Barragan's men, those Vastodes who might be multiple!

Of course, this is the worst-case scenario. Barragan shouldn't have that much power. According to the information that Hueco Mundo has, besides Barragan, there are two other Vastodes in Las Noches. One of them is injured, and judging from its injuries, it was probably cut by a Shinigami, and it was caused by the current Kenpachi Kuchiyashiki Kenpachi.

Ichiro didn't know exactly how the injury occurred, but he knew it was an opportunity!

Before long, Hueco Mundo appeared on the distant horizon. Ichiro gently stomped on the demon dragon, signaling it to stop in the air. Then, he clasped his hands together and slowly opened them. As he moved, various demonic arts unfolded behind him, and missile warheads slowly emerged.

"Spirit Core Bomb~ Please accept this, Your Majesty!"

"Crack~"

"Bang Bang Bang!!!"

As Ichiro clasped his hands together again, the five or six spirit cores behind him instantly flew toward Hueco Mundo with white tails. Ichiro put his right hand on his hip and lightly stomped on the demon dragon.

"Let's go see that 'His Majesty'..."