The Alchemist in Bleach

Several screams jolted everyone out of their shock, and they began to focus on the enemy. Sekai frowned, switched the faintly glowing Zanpakuto to his left hand, and drew his Zanpakuto, Demon Dragon, with his free right hand, softly chanting, "Tear everything apart, Demon Dragon!"

"Roar!!!"

A terrifying dragon roar erupted from the Zanpakuto in the World's hand. With this roar, the Zanpakuto turned into smoke, which quickly condensed into a crimson dragon-man, and then charged towards the Hollow, buying time for the World's rescue.

However, the real purpose of the attack was to buy time and eliminate the enemy. In the first exchange, the dragon tore off the arm of a Gillian and became locked in a stalemate with it. Seeing this, Gosuke breathed a slight sigh of relief and began to focus his energy on dealing with the enemy in front of him.

"Hiss~ Huff~" Taking a deep breath, Gosuke's eyes were filled with determination. He subconsciously glanced at Sekai, who was healing the wounded, and softly shouted, "Bankai: Guillotine!"

A blazing red light, accompanied by an extremely oppressive aura, emanated from Gosuke!

As the red light faded, Gosuke was seen holding a huge... machete, coldly staring at the snake-man type Adjuchas not far ahead. Although the machete looked crude, the bloody aura emanating from it was enough to intimidate anyone!

'A slashing Zanpakuto? This is troublesome...' The snake-man form of Adjuchas narrowed his eyes, his heart slowly rising. He knew that this time, the odds were against him...

His strength is not considered great in Adjuchas, and he has not even fully developed his own abilities. If he can control them freely, his chances of winning will be very high, because his abilities are a natural counter to slashing Zanpakuto.

Unfortunately, it's only an ability that works intermittently, and given the world's strange regenerative abilities just now, leaving might be difficult.

This is getting difficult...

On the other side, after Gosuke released his Zanpakuto, he glanced at Sekai again, seeing that she was still focused on healing her teammates, her gaze not drawn to his Bankai. A faint sense of disappointment flashed through his mind, and at the same time, a slight envy arose for his dying teammates lying on the ground. If only it were him lying there...

A dying teammate: Are you being polite?

Soon, Gosuke regained his composure and charged towards Adjuchas, wielding a wood-chopping axe wreath imbued with crimson energy!

The snake-man type Adjuchas's eyes flickered. Instead of charging towards Gosuke who had activated his Bankai, he attacked Sekai.

Even if Gosuke's Bankai looks weak, it's still a Bankai. It's unwise to act rashly before figuring out its specific abilities. On the contrary, The World's abilities are very practical. Who knows how many more times that move that could revive someone with full health and mana can be used?

Therefore, his strategy was clear: kill the support first!

However, do you think Wu Zhu doesn't understand this principle?

With a quick shift of his feet, he instantly moved in front of Adjuchas and brought his wood-chopping axe down on Adjuchas's head!

Adjuchas gathered his spiritual pressure, and the scales on his hands shimmered slightly. With a clang, he blocked Gosuke's woodcutter's knife. However, Gosuke's subsequent barrage of attacks inevitably thwarted his plan.

Although none of his attacks broke through his defenses, the relentless barrage of strikes left him unable to concentrate.

"Chirp~"

His hands moved swiftly, withstanding Gosuke's slashes. Finally, a flash of red light appeared, and in Gosuke's panicked eyes, a holographic flash was formed, its direction pointing towards the location of Sekai and the others...

Although they had the No. 73 Bound Spell, Touyama Crystal, as a medical room, ordinary attacks couldn't hurt them. However, this was Adjuchas's Cero, and he wasn't sure if Touyama Crystal could block it.

Therefore, after only a second of hesitation, he made his decision—to take the hit head-on!

Because he couldn't just stand by and watch his teammates die, he should be able to withstand it after his Bankai.

"Drink it!!"

Amid Adjuchas's cruel smile, Gosuke swung his Zanpakuto and slashed fiercely at the crimson Cero!

The moment the Zanpakuto made contact with the Cero, Gosuke's expression changed instantly. He knew he had fallen into a trap, because this Cero had all the aura but no power, and was instantly shattered by him.

However, he had unleashed his full power with this strike, which not only consumed more spiritual pressure but, more importantly, caused him to lose control and lean forward involuntarily. Adjuchas seized this opportunity to charge towards the Mountain-Tilting Crystal...

His original intention remains unchanged; his desire to kill the world has never disappeared.

Lacking experience in fighting against a highly intelligent Void creature like Adjuchas, Gosuke fell into the trap...

This is also a common mistake that most Shinigami make when they first encounter a Hollow of Adjuchas' level, always assuming that the opponent is still one of those mindless beasts.

Left with no other choice, Gosuke could only sigh and prematurely activate his Bankai, that insidious ability...

Gosuke's lips moved slightly, and he whispered, "Sever him, guillotine!"

"Puff puff puff~~~"

In an instant, countless slashes fell from the void onto Adjuchas, who was rushing towards the Mountain-Shattering Crystal. Blood splattered wildly in the air, adding a touch of desolation to Adjuchas's bewildered eyes below.

Like some Shinigami, Gosuke is not satisfied with the power of his Zanpakuto's Bankai. As a member of the 11th Division, he longs for fair and square battles, while his Bankai, Guillotine, is too insidious.

Despite its name being Guillotine, its abilities have absolutely nothing to do with beheading or a platform. Its Bankai ability is a double attack under its control, meaning that at the point of impact, in addition to the direct attack from the blade, an additional slash of equal power will be generated, and the timing of its activation is entirely under its control. This effect lasts forever!

In other words, it will exist indefinitely as long as it is not activated!

This is part of the insidious aspect, but he can accept it. It's a fight, after all, and it's not shameful. Insidious abilities can also be used openly and honestly; it all depends on how they are used.

The truly insidious aspect lies in the names. The names of most Zanpakuto are related to their abilities. For example, Ichiro's Bansho Sekai, the Captain-Commander's Zanka Tachi, Byakuya's Senbonzakura Kageyoshi, Shiro's Daiguren Hyorinmaru, and Renji's Souou Zabimaru, etc. The abilities of these swords are all related to their names.

Only a few Bankai have little to do with their names, such as Captain's Minamoto no Kami, his Guillotine, and Urahara's Kannon Kai Benihime Kai.

As the vice-captain of the 11th Division's combat squad, he regretfully discovered that his Zanpakuto was of the rather insidious type, and what made it even more unpleasant was that he had actually fallen for it...

They specifically developed numerous tactics to complement this ability, such as aiming a blow at the neck during an attack, then detonating the accumulated slash in full view of everyone to decapitate the opponent, making others believe that their Zanpakuto ability truly delivers a decapitation...

He hates this version of himself...

Despite his dislike for it, Gosuke couldn't help but feel a sense of pleasure when he saw Adjuchas's mangled body. This ability was damn useful!

The previous slashes were useless against the scales enhanced by spiritual pressure. However, now that Adjuchas had withdrawn most of his spiritual pressure in order to launch a sneak attack, his defenses had dropped significantly. After all, he was not an Arrancar and did not have a complete steel skin. Without any defenses, how could he possibly withstand so many slashes?

Take advantage of his illness to kill him!

Knowing how terrifying Adjuchas's super-fast regeneration was, Gosuke stopped his momentum the instant he exerted force with his feet, instantly shattering the ground as he charged towards Adjuchas, leaving a faint trail of blood in his scarlet machete!

Left with no other choice, Adjuchas could only accelerate the healing of his injuries while enhancing his speed, and begin to engage in a tug-of-war with Gosuke. He dared not withstand Gosuke's attacks head-on as before, and could only try to dodge while launching counterattacks.

In an instant, Gosuke wielded his machete with ferocious speed, and streaks of dazzling yet deadly blood-red light flashed continuously in the space within a few inches around him, creating a strange beauty. Coupled with the occasional clanging sounds of metal against metal from his hands, tail, and machete, the scene was even more awe-inspiring.

The two seemed to be dancing together, not engaged in a life-or-death battle.

This dazzling scene drew the attention of the entire world; the flashing swords and the magnificent battle—this was something Ichiro had always dreamed of...

It's easy to draw a sword flash, just make the Zanpakuto glow, but to draw it beautifully is another matter entirely. Anyway, Ichiro didn't master many of the fancy sword techniques the captain taught him. Well, to be precise, he didn't learn any of them. What he mainly learned were simple, brutal, and extremely insidious sword techniques.

The captain who was teaching him was particularly speechless at this result. He could perform such precise operations in the Kido (Demon Path), so why couldn't he do it in swordsmanship?

As time passed, the scales of victory gradually tipped in Gosuke's favor. The additional slashes that were struck by him would not erupt immediately, but would accumulate.

Taking advantage of this characteristic, Gosuke mainly employs two combat styles. One is to frantically stack passive abilities before revealing them, and then detonate them when the opponent relaxes. The other is the one he is currently using.

Whenever the Snake Man tries to dodge Gosuke's attack, a hidden slash will be detonated somewhere on his body, disrupting the Snake Man's balance and giving Gosuke an advantage. At the same time, a new attack will fall on the Snake Man, stacking a new passive effect.

Although the snake-man possesses super-fast regeneration, allowing him to recover from injuries quickly, his spiritual pressure does not. His spiritual pressure must simultaneously power his super-fast regeneration, physical defense, melee attacks, and even occasionally use Sokon to create distance, resulting in extremely high energy consumption.

While Gosuke also suffered heavy losses, don't forget that they had already engaged in a tug-of-war before the world arrived. At that time, Gosuke's numerous wounds were not without any gains.

Gradually, streaks of blood began to appear on the snake-man's body, which made Gosuke happy. His initially aggressive swordplay began to stabilize. The snake-man's spiritual pressure was no longer enough, and he only needed to proceed steadily. Meanwhile, the other team members also gradually stabilized the situation with the help of the demonic dragon released by the world.

A desperate gamble?

That's something only snakes need to worry about. He's running low on spiritual pressure right now, so he needs to use it sparingly.

This is why, despite Gosuke's incredibly powerful Bankai, most of the captains don't really respect him; they prioritize swordsmanship. While this allows him to maximize the potential of his Bankai, it also...

The battles between Shinigami are battles of spiritual pressure; if the spiritual pressure isn't high enough, everything else is meaningless.

It's like you're asking Gosuke to fight Kenpachi. If they both go all out, and Gosuke unleashes a barrage of attacks, so what if the number of attacks doubles?

With Kenpachi's spiritual pressure, at full power, he could at most break the skin, something that would heal itself in less than a minute. But conversely, if Kenpachi were to slash him, he could kill him instantly!

High attack, high defense, high speed; when spiritual pressure is strong, it's simply unbeatable.

However, while he wanted stability, others did not.

"Return to the Dao, Chapter Fifty-Nine: The Reversal of Life!"

Within the crystal of the overturned mountain, the lush green finger pointed towards Gosuke not far away. A beam of green light flew out, merging into his body and quickly transforming into spiritual pressure to replenish his energy.

This gave Wu Zhu a jolt of energy, and their offensive quickened even further!

This scene further convinced the supporting character's best friend of the abnormal relationship between the world and Ichiro. The number 59 was currently considered a high-level chant, as the current limit was only around 60. Even the most skilled chanters in their unit, like Suzuran Tsuki, had only just mastered the number 60 chant.

The Fifty-Nine Paths, which abandon chanting, is also recognized as an extremely difficult Life Reversal. As far as she knows, neither Vice-Captain Seinosuke nor Captain Unohana has been able to master the technique of breaking the chanting.

You should know that this is an extremely practical way of returning to the Dao, and it is one of the few ways of returning to the Dao that is required for those who follow the Ghost Path.

The Life Reversal technique involves first converting the caster's own spiritual pressure into life force, then transferring this life force to a teammate, and then reversing this process to convert the life force back into spiritual pressure, thereby restoring the opponent's spiritual pressure.

This seems simple, but it is actually very difficult. The first steps are simple, but the last step is a counterintuitive action that reverses two instincts at the same time.

First of all, they have become so skilled at converting spiritual pressure into life force that it has become an instinctive action. Suddenly having to do the opposite is very difficult, not to mention that they also have to convert it into the spiritual pressure within the other person's body, which is another counterintuitive behavior.

Most importantly, there is no teammate mechanism in reality. If you accidentally land this on an enemy, you have to suppress your instincts and convert it into other types of spiritual pressure or poisonous life force. Generally speaking, people choose to convert it into other types of spiritual pressure rather than poison. They basically ignore this option.

These numerous difficulties constitute the extremely high level of difficulty required for the practical reversal of life, yet the world has now used them so casually, even abandoning the chanting. Does the relationship need further explanation?

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Chapter 156 Folding a Dou is a Sigh!

The others also noticed World's actions. After all, the words "Return to the Dao, Chapter Fifty-Nine" were quite impressive. Upon seeing World's actions, they all sighed at the same time, just like the supporting characters' best friends.

However, unlike the fleeting, budding girlish romance of their supporting actress best friend, their sighs were sighs of despair over their professional careers...

It's common knowledge within the team that the three members of Tianxin only want to remain as the third seat and will not seek promotion. They will basically stay in the team indefinitely. Meanwhile, the captain and vice-captain have been in their positions for many years. Whether the captain or the vice-captain is transferred, it represents an opportunity for them!

But given the current state of the world's understanding of things, what's the point of arguing about anything...?

It's impossible for the captain and vice-captain to be transferred together, right?

While the members of the Fourth Division sighed and carried out the rescue, Gosuke on the other side quickly ended the battle, beheading his opponent with a single strike. Although there was no point in hiding it anymore, he was used to it.

After cutting off the snake-man's head and completely destroying its mask, Gosuke wanted to strike a pose and look cool, but just as he was about to strike a pose, he found that his teammates were struggling to deal with two Hollows in two groups, while the other one was being handled by the demonic dragon released by the world.

With a sigh, Gosuke gave up posing, shifted his feet, and charged towards the Hollow with his machete in hand.

"Crack!"

"Crack!"

With a swift and decisive strike, and with Gillian's main attention diverted, Gosuke, having activated his Bankai, killed them more easily than chopping vegetables. Just as Gosuke was preparing to help the world's dragon deal with its opponent, he was perhaps provoked by Gosuke.

Like a daredevil, the dragon risked its left claw and bit off half of Gillian's head, much to Gosuke's astonishment!

Then, just when Gosuke thought the dragon was about to turn back, it suddenly opened its ferocious maw and began to tear at the Hollow's corpse on the ground. As the dragon tore at the corpse, its body slowly recovered, and beams of light flew out from Gillian's corpse.

This scene also made the surrounding Grim Reapers relax a little. Although they didn't know the principle behind it, at least the soul burial ritual was not disrupted.

So they stopped caring. Gosuke glanced at the demon dragon one last time, wondering if this was the legendary mimicry Zanpakuto.

He knew a bit about mimicry Zanpakuto. After all, when he first learned about them, he even considered getting one. While he was strong, he felt that his Zanpakuto was a bit sinister. He wished he had a more honorable Zanpakuto.