The Alchemist in Bleach

"Hado No. 99: Five Dragons' Annihilation!"

Before anyone could react, Ichiro calmly raised his hand, and five dragon-shaped spiritual pressures surged out instantly. In just a moment, all the void in front of them vanished!

"Holy crap!" Xn

Most people stopped in shock, their eyes filled with horror as they stared at Ichiro. What had they just witnessed? Instantly unleashing the 99th Hado?! And he didn't even break a sweat afterward. What kind of monster was this?

How can someone like this only hold three seats?

Are the Fourth Division so powerful now that even someone like him can only be the third seat?

"What are you doing? Hurry up and keep up!" Ichiro frowned and turned around to reply before continuing on his way. Although the Five Dragons Annihilation had a powerful momentum, its actual consumption was not great. This was because the Five Dragons Annihilation had been weakened using special Kido techniques. By abandoning the incantation and using the spirit summoning spell, the consumption of the Five Dragons Annihilation was reduced to a minimum, with the consumption being only about 80th level of the Breaking Dao, but the power reaching the level of 90th level.

It's slightly unprofitable when you calculate it, but it's still okay. It's powerful enough and intimidating enough, so that's enough!

Sure enough, Ichiro and his companions encountered no more Hollows on their journey and had a smooth trip. Of course, the way others looked at Ichiro inevitably changed...

A person who can break the chanting of the Ninety-Nine Kido is someone you can count on one hand in the Soul Society today, and now, they have the honor of having one standing before them.

After this incident, most people's impression of Ichiro changed dramatically. Although they had already witnessed Ichiro's terrifying talent in enhancing incantations, to be honest, apart from a few captains and vice-captains, no one paid much attention to Ichiro.

Even if the Ghost Path is powerful, it still needs to be unleashed. With such a long wind-up, I would have killed you long before you finished unleashing it. Do you think you're some great Ghost Path Master who can just unleash the Ghost Path number ninety at will?

And now...

It really seems like it was just placed anywhere...

Of course, not everyone was afraid. There were a few people whose eyes were filled with the flames of war, such as the bald Madarame Ikkaku, the handsome Ayasegawa Yumichika, and the current Kenpachi, whose face was being slapped by Yachiru.

Overall, however, everything is going smoothly.

A moment later, the group rushed out of the black cavity and stood in a neat line in the air, standing behind Ichiro and several captains, looking solemnly at the endless Hollows opposite them.

At the forefront of the Hollow army, Vasto Lorde, his body entwined with bones, narrowed his eyes upon seeing Ichiro, instinctively muttering, "The Poison Star of the Twin Stars..."

His intelligence report didn't mention that this guy would also participate in the war!

Although Ichiro's spiritual pressure wasn't particularly strong, he hadn't forgotten that this was the guy who caused a huge disturbance at Hueco Mundo's Las Noches, forcibly killing Barragan's general Szayelaporro right in front of him, and then escaping unscathed!

If he knew this guy was there, he wouldn't have come even if I killed him... well, even if I really killed him, he would still have come...

On the other side, Ichiro glanced at the illusory army and raised his right hand.

"world."

"Understood, Ichiro-sama."

Then, to everyone's astonishment, the world transformed into Ichiro's Zanpakuto.

This scene instantly broke the hearts of many Grim Reapers behind them. The goddess they had just met had turned into a sword... a beautiful girl's Zanpakuto... Why isn't mine one?

At that moment, heartbroken sounds rang out behind Ichiro.

However, Ichiro knew nothing about this, nor was he interested in knowing. He simply flipped his wrist, holding his Zanpakuto vertically in front of him, and then, like Byakuya Kuchiki's Bankai, gently released it while softly chanting, "Bankai: Universal World!"

As Ichiro spoke, a ripple spread out from the tip of the world's blade in the void. In a flash, everyone was surprised to find that the environment around them had changed!

"This is my Bankai, the Universal World, a virtual real world. Slaying Hollows here will be just like in the real world, without increasing the burden on the spiritual balance! Everyone, the stage is set, let's fight to our hearts' content! Fourth Division, follow me!"

After saying that, he led the medical personnel of the Fourth Division towards a secluded space, which was a temporary medical room and absolutely safe!

At the same time, the wounded will be sent directly in from around the world.

Outside, a slightly overweight Grim Reaper was wielding two swords while subtly observing the myriad phenomena of the world.

'The Bankai is exactly the same as in the intelligence reports? A real, illusory world... So, Tenshin Ichiro and Urahara Kisuke didn't actually have a way to block the Great Spiritual Book Corridor? No, with their intelligence, how could they only have this much information after all these years? Or perhaps, the intelligence wasn't fully revealed?'

The slightly overweight Grim Reaper, having been "forced" to kill the Hollow, turned sideways and continued to ponder.

'That's possible, but it's also possible that they do have the ability to block the Great Spiritual Book Corridor. It seems I really need to find an opportunity to go to the Great Spiritual Book Corridor. Also, I need to confirm with Tenshin Ichiro whether he knows me or just knows of my existence...' The slightly chubby Shinigami was once again "forced" to kill a Hollow, and couldn't help but take a deep look in the direction where Ichiro had left.

Then I focused and started paddling!

On the other side, after Ichiro left, Kenpachi slightly shrugged his shoulders, and Yachiru flew out in the air, standing to the side and smiling as she looked at the excited Kenpachi.

Just then, an Adjuchas flew over and blocked her view. Frowning, Yachiru raised her small hand, instantly gripping her Zanpakuto with her left hand and drawing it out with her right, shouting, "Come out! Three-Step Sword Beast!"

In an instant, two invisible little demons appeared beside Yachiru, one in front of the other. One was a hairy monster, and the other was a phantom-like demon. They each wielded different weapons: one held a large cleaver, and the other held a large, hollowed-out cleaver. The two demons stood one in front of the other beside Yachiru and imitated her movements.

One of them reacts faster and can predict Yachiru's movements in advance, while the other reacts slower, usually only reacting after Yachiru has already drawn her sword. This is the principle behind Yachiru's Three-Step Sword Beast's Inevitable Hit.

It wasn't complicated; it was just two other undetectable swords attacking simultaneously. Simple, yet also utterly unsolvable... At least, this bird-like Adjuchas was relentlessly attacked by the enraged Yachiru, completely powerless to retaliate...

On the other hand, Kenpachi didn't pay too much attention to Yachiru. He had confidence in her strength, and he had just noticed that some of the more seriously injured Shinigami had vanished into thin air, which showed that Ichiro had an extraordinary control over this world.

This allowed Kenpachi to let go of his last bit of concern. He laughed wildly and released all his spiritual pressure restrictions, pouncing on Vasto Lorde, who was preparing to fight Ichiro, like a wild beast!

"kill!!!"

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Chapter 160 High-Quality Assistance: Human Favors

"boom!"

Kenpachi's berserk spiritual pressure drew the attention of both humans and Hollows on the battlefield. His aura was as vast as the ocean, while his wild, beast-like presence was another aspect, giving the impression that he was born for battle!

Especially when you see the excited expression on his face!

The same was true for the other bystanders, but it shocked the humanoid skeleton Vastod the Hollow Morris even more, who felt that he might die!

"Roar!"

With a roar to bolster his courage, Morris grabbed the back of his head with his right hand, slowly pulling out a spine and quickly twisting it into a bone blade!

Skeletal manipulation is his ability, allowing him to freely grow, strengthen, and control his skeleton. It is also one of the keys to his becoming a Vasto Lorde. After all, while most Hollows were still fighting with their teeth and claws, he already knew how to use weapons, and weapons that grew stronger with his own power.

After all, the battles of Adjuchas are very risky. If you are not careful, you may have a part of your soul bitten off by other Hollows, thus losing the ability to evolve further.

In this situation, Maurice, with his weaponry, was a generation ahead of his contemporaries!

"when!"

The Zanpakuto blades collided with the bone sword blades with a loud clang. Despite the dents and bumps on Kenpachi's Zanpakuto, under the powerful spiritual pressure, it could still cut through iron like mud! Indestructible!

Therefore, even though Morris's bone blade was specially reinforced, it still couldn't do any damage to Kenpachi's sword.

It wasn't just their blades that clashed, but also the spiritual pressure and aura they carried on them!

The moment the two clashed, a powerful shockwave erupted, and the lower-level Void beings caught in the shockwave exploded and died!

This scene frightened the Shinigami and Hollows who were fortunate enough to escape the blast, causing them to move away and giving the two of them ample space to fight.

Behind the blade, the black-and-yellow eyes stared intently at the white-and-black eyes. Feeling the slight numbness in his right hand, Kenpachi gradually became excited, his expression began to spiral out of control, and a maniacal smile appeared.

"Hahahaha~ Kill!"

"Ta-da!"

The figures of a human and a phantom flickered in the air, the sound of metal clashing was deafening, and sword energy flew wildly. The Grim Reapers and Hollows around them watched the two in horror, and driven by instinct, they moved away from the area again. Then the two sides clashed again, and the fight was quite a spectacle!

Even a certain hair gel-wielding hoodlum wielding dual swords was forced to "actively" join the battle. Unfortunately, although he genuinely wanted to stay out of trouble, one after another, the bloodthirsty Hollows came to their deaths. In the past, he would have used Kyoka Suigetsu to escape the battlefield long ago.

However, this is Ichiro's Bankai, and it's the first time he's faced this kind of Bankai. So he can't be sure if Kyoka Suigetsu can still fool Ichiro in this situation. Therefore, he can only try to be as cautious as possible. Anyway, it's just a few Hollows. He can kill them and treat it as a warm-up.

As the battle progressed, Kenpachi gradually regained his form, able to easily handle Maurice's attacks with one hand, and his wrist no longer felt numb. This was Kenpachi's way; for him, battle was the best way to train!

Like Saiyans, after a battle, as long as they don't die, their strength will definitely reach a new level. Ichiro felt this deeply, because through the Universal World, Ichiro could clearly feel that as Kenpachi's sealed power was gradually induced out, his hidden power also increased accordingly...

Don't underestimate this slight strength. Keep in mind that Kenpachi's strength when he fully unleashes his fighting power is slightly greater than the captain's. At this level, it's harder than climbing to the heavens to advance further. But for Kenpachi, this is just a battle...

Now Ichiro understands why Kenpachi, who was just a boy hundreds of years ago, was able to defeat the captain. If Ichiro is a monster of Kido, then Kenpachi is a monster of battle!

Ichiro, who was watching the battle, could sense Kenpachi's change, and Morris, who was fighting him, naturally understood it even better. With a thought, the moment the bone blade clashed with the Zanpakuto, the joint between the bones loosened instantly, and in an instant, the bone blade lashed out like a whip toward Kenpachi's head!

Even with Kenpachi's excellent combat instincts and quick reflexes, his face was still slashed by the bone blade, leaving shallow cuts.

However, this minor injury only excited Kenpachi more. He wiped the blood off his face, and his spiritual pressure rose again under Morris's solemn expression. Then, he charged forward once more like a wild beast!

A Grim Reaper and a Hollow intertwined once more, weaving a dense storm of sword energy!

Unlike the previous encounter, this time, beneath the massive commotion, the battle was far more dangerous. Maurice's weapons began to change frequently, sometimes a knife, sometimes a spear, sometimes a mace, sometimes a halberd...

A single bone can be assembled into a variety of weapons, making the battles exceptionally dangerous.

The increasing damage on Kenpachi's body is proof of this. Of course, as the injuries increase, Kenpachi's spiritual pressure also increases and becomes stronger with each attack!

He even began to leave shallow wounds on Maurice's body. Although they were fleeting and had negligible impact on spiritual pressure, they represented one thing: Kenpachi, who had been suppressed by Maurice, was slowly turning the tide.

The beast that had been dormant within him was slowly awakening...

……

In another spatial interface, Captain Kazuo, having finished treating the seriously wounded, was watching Kenpachi as his aura slowly rose. Captain Kazuo's eyes were filled with barely suppressed excitement, while Ichiro's eyes were full of hesitation.

Although he had planned to do this for a long time, he still hesitated when the time came, mainly because he was worried that the captain wouldn't accept his explanation. After all, the matter did have a bit of a sophistry aspect to it...

But he couldn't accept watching the captain die like that, so even when the captain chased after him and slashed at him afterwards, he accepted it!

In short, we must prevent the captain from dying!

"Hmm?" Watching Kenpachi's movements, Ichiro had a flash of inspiration. He seemed to have found a way to solve his terrible swordsmanship talent!

"What's wrong? Why are you so easily startled?"

"Captain, I think I know how to save my terrible talent." Looking at Kenpachi in the arena, Ichiro stroked his chin and said thoughtfully, with a hint of excitement in his tone.

The captain gave him a helpless look and said, "How many times has this happened? You still haven't given up?"

As Ichiro's de facto master, the captain had considered solving Ichiro's swordsmanship talent problem. He had taught him basically every swordsmanship style in Soul Society and tried all kinds of training methods from all styles, but Ichiro was like a stubborn rock. Apart from those particularly brute swordsmanship techniques, he didn't know anything else. At most, he could only learn the basic stance.

Even those brute sword techniques, he couldn't grasp their essence; the only one he truly excelled at was the Eight Thousand Streams Sword Technique.

However, Ichiro's technique was so bad that she was embarrassed to call it swordsmanship. You could use a good quality fire poker and the effect would be almost the same. What kind of swordsmanship is this?

That's why she specially prepared a special shallow weapon for Ichiro, just in case Ichiro had a wild idea and abandoned the sword for a staff. Where would she put her face then?

Ichiro is also working on finding an efficient way to learn swordsmanship. He has tried many methods before, including studying ancient texts and even children's jokes. As for the results, you can see from Ichiro's current swordsmanship...

This is what frustrates the captain the most. He's interested, willing to learn, and hardworking, but he just lacks talent. There's nothing more tragic than this...

It's better not to try at all; at least you can comfort yourself and deceive yourself into thinking that you're not that bad at it, you just don't want to learn.

Not wanting to learn leads to poor performance, as does not being able to learn.

The latter is often more heartbreaking...