Soul Supreme Starting from Death

"Urahara is right, Tenpo, your jealousy is a little unreasonable."

Tianpeng rolled his eyes, glared at Erlang fiercely, grabbed a stone and threw it at him.

"Why would I be jealous? Thousands of years later, I will be the ancestor who passed down the alchemy tradition of Hueco Mundo. What do I have to be jealous of?"

"Oh! That's right! Why should we envy those who inherit the legacy of our ancestors? If we are to envy, we should envy those who leave behind the legacy. Thousands of years later, I will be the ancestor who leaves behind the martial arts of Hueco Mundo!"

Erlang turned his head to avoid the flying stones, and gave Tianpeng a thumbs up with a bright smile.

Glancing at Jiro's smiling face, Urahara Kisuke shook his head disapprovingly, but did not pour cold water on him at this time.

In Urahara Kisuke's opinion, Jiro and Tenpeng might really create something like martial arts elixir. After all, no matter whether it is the God of Death or the Hollow, their lifespan is not ordinary long. As long as they live long enough and persist long enough, it is not impossible for them to create something.

But it is simply impossible for them to pass on what they created in Hueco Mundo, because there is no soil for inheritance in Hueco Mundo.

The Great Voids like Gu Shi who can communicate normally are the outliers among the Great Voids. When other Great Voids see their own kind weaker than themselves, they will only think of devouring the other party. How can they patiently teach the other party anything? Aren’t they afraid that their apprentices will become stronger after learning and eat them in return?

“…Huh? So Zanpakuto and Kidō were created by the God of Death? I thought they were bestowed upon us by the Soul King!”

At this time, Asido seemed to wake up from a dream. He widened his eyes belatedly, looking as if his worldview was shocked.

"...It seems that the death gods only leave the contents of the inheritance, but will not tell the descendants who the inheritance comes from. Are they afraid that the reputation of some death gods who leave behind the inheritance is too high, which will affect the nobles' control over the lower classes?"

Tenpeng narrowed his eyes and teased Urahara Kisuke a few times. It was not difficult to guess the reason why this clever Shinigami shook his head just now. He probably thought that Hueco Mundo was not suitable for inheritance. But now it seems that Soul Society is not very suitable for creation?

Later generations believe that everything is given by "God". How many young people are willing to spend time to create? I am afraid that the more we pass on, the fewer people are willing to create.

After all, if you want something, you can just ask Lord Spiritual King to grant it to you. Why bother yourself to research and create something?

Urahara Kisuke froze in the middle of shaking his head and couldn't help feeling embarrassed. Looking back at the history of Soul Society, it is not difficult to find that the growth in the number of Death God inheritances follows an obvious pattern.

Generally speaking, if a Grim Reaper who has an interest in research and is strong enough becomes the captain, a large number of new technologies will emerge in the next hundred years. Once the captain dies, his name and legend will quickly disappear. The new Grim Reaper will use the technology he developed, but they will not know that such a person exists, let alone want to inherit his research.

There is undoubtedly the shadow of nobility in this, and Urahara Kisuke has been angry about this more than once.

Fortunately, in the last hundred years, with the emergence of a large number of civilian Shinigami, the number of civilian captains has increased, and the influence of the nobles has been declining. Urahara Kisuke has already thought of a solution.

Just like the great demon priest three hundred years ago who relied on his own influence to separate the Demonic Sect from the Barrier Squad, Urahara Kisuke plans to establish a research institute within the squad he leads after becoming the captain. After the public has accepted the existence of this research institute, he will then bring Yoruichi to support him and make this research institute completely independent.

The Soul Society, especially the nobles, like to maintain stability and reject change. As long as the research institute can be independent and continue to operate for decades and become part of the "stability and overall situation", even if he dies in the future, there is no need to worry about the nobles shutting it down, and new technologies will continue to be developed.

By then, Soul Society will be fertile ground for both inheritance and creation.

Urahara Kisuke had this ambition and this confidence, so even though Tenpo's truth was embarrassing, he didn't find it that difficult to accept. Anyway, it wouldn't be long before he would change this disgusting status quo.

With a nonchalant smile, Urahara Kisuke dug out a small piece of debris from the rubble and waved it at Tenpeng.

"Good news. This attempt was not a complete failure. This should be the remnant of the elixir."

In Urahara Kisuke's hands, the charcoal-like fragments were dotted with scattered blue crystals the size of millet grains, which looked quite tempting.

ps: It’s a rare holiday, and my parents dragged me back to my hometown to visit my elders. There is no computer there, so I’m really sorry for not updating for two days!

Chapter 96: Degraded and Reduced Material Rough Edition

Gu Shi held the tiny fragment of the elixir in his hand, staring at the tiny blue crystals that seemed to be shining on it. His eyes narrowed into a thin line, and his expression became more and more serious as time passed.

"Master, did I do something wrong?"

The thirty-meter-tall Tianpeng twisted his two paws together nervously, like an elementary school student who had done something wrong and was dragged in front of the homeroom teacher. He actually looked a little pitiful. Urahara Kisuke, who was standing next to him, did not show it so obviously, but he was also a little nervous.

Through this period of time together, Urahara Kisuke has fully realized Gu Shi's erudition. Although he has secretly felt puzzled more than once, he has wondered where Gu Shi's knowledge, which is far ahead of his time, came from.

But no matter how doubtful it is, knowledge is knowledge. In Urahara Kisuke's heart, Gu Shi now has a certain authority. This authority is different from that of the nobles. It is not granted by status, nor is it accompanied by any real power. But in the hearts of people like Urahara Kisuke, this authority derived from knowledge is more worthy of respect than the four great nobles or the position of captain.

Therefore, when Gu Shi expressed doubt and disapproval, Urahara Kisuke unconsciously became nervous.

“…No, Tianpeng, you did nothing wrong. I just thought of something else.”

Gu Shi was silent for a while before he smiled and shook his head. He had no intention of returning the fragments of the elixir in his hand to Tianpeng. He gently patted Tianpeng's shoulder with his other hand.

"I still need to study this thing further, you go and do your own thing."

Tianpeng still felt a little uneasy, but since Gu Shi said so, she could only nod and turn away.

Tianpeng left, but Urahara Kisuke, who came with her, did not leave with her. Instead, he stayed and looked at the fragments of the elixir in Gu Shi's hand with a bit of inquiry. "Gu Shi, is this crystal very special?"

...Special? Gu Shi repeated Urahara Kisuke's question in his mind and couldn't help shaking his head. If this blue crystal was really as he guessed, it would be extraordinary.

Looking at the entire "Bleach" series, if one were to make an outrageous ranking list, in Gu Shi's mind, the first would naturally be the Soul King, who is set to be "all-powerful", the second would be Aizen, who is close to "all-powerful" with his wisdom, and the third would be the Hogyoku, which is almost "all-powerful" when used by Aizen.

As for Yhwach, who is said to see through the future, and the lucky protagonist Ichigo Kurosaki, they have to rank behind these three.

There is no explanation as to why the Soul King was almost a god when he was born, or why Aizen's brain was so outrageous. It seems that they were supposed to be like this, but the introduction of the Hogyoku in "Bleach" is very detailed, and even the process of its birth is clearly recorded.

If we put aside those complicated explanations and use simple and easy-to-understand words to describe the birth of Collapsing Jade, it would be "formed by the accumulation of thousands of souls."

Urahara Kisuke used a large number of Hollow souls to create a semi-finished Hogyoku. Aizen used a large number of Shinigami and the souls of Shinigami with talents to create another semi-finished Hogyoku. The two semi-finished products merged, and finally the complete Hogyoku was born, which could almost fulfill all wishes.

The appearance of the collapsed jade is a mysterious crystal that emits blue and white light.

...are quite similar to the tiny blue crystals on this piece of elixir fragment.

Gu Shi certainly understood that the birth of Broken Jade could never be a simple, crude, mindless compression. Compressing a large number of souls into crystals would inevitably involve a complex preparation process.

But, if we trace back to its essence, isn't the Hogyoku made up of a large number of Hollows and Death God souls?

Each pill refined by Tianpeng condenses all the spiritual power and soul of an entire Killian. When she tries to fuse multiple pills together, is it equivalent to fusing and stacking the souls of multiple Daxu?

During this process, she also asked the two Shinigami, Asido and Urahara Kisuke, for help, using the ghost way containing the spiritual power of the Shinigami to ignite and seal the alchemy furnace. Was this an accident, secretly in line with part of the manufacturing process of the Hougyoku?

Gu Shi did not desire the complete Hogyoku. Even if the complete Hogyoku was handed to Gu Shi, he would definitely find a way to throw it away quickly. After all, that thing was too dangerous and ordinary people could not control it at all. Even Aizen could not be said to have complete control over the Hogyoku.

However, the magic of Collapsed Jade lies in the fact that the complete Collapsed Jade is almost omnipotent, and the semi-finished Collapsed Jade also has many magical aspects.

Judging from the performance in the plot alone, the semi-finished products made by Aizen can be used to make Arrancar, and the semi-finished products made by Urahara Kisuke can activate Fullbring. The common point between the two is that they can realize the wishes of the holder in a "reasonable" way based on reality.

[If Tianpeng can really make a semi-finished product of Collapse Jade, no, even if it is just a semi-finished product of a semi-finished product, it will probably be of great help.]

[Perhaps, it will allow us to "reasonably" acquire the ability to move freely in outer space, solving the biggest hidden danger for us to set foot in the universe in the future? ]

Thinking of this, Gu Shi's heart couldn't help but feel a little hot, but he didn't intend to explain in detail to Urahara Kisuke. It's true that Urahara Kisuke is a good person, but at the same time, Urahara Kisuke is also a person with a very firm stance.

Even though everyone is getting along well now, if one day Urahara Kisuke thinks that the existence of Gu Shi and others will bring danger to Soul Society and become a hidden danger to the Seireitei, he will definitely break with Gu Shi without hesitation and stab him in the back.

Therefore, Gu Shi just shook his head seriously and said, "Well, I'm not too sure. Maybe I need to study it further to confirm whether it is really special." and ignored Urahara Kisuke.

Seeing that Gu Shi's attitude was a bit perfunctory, Urahara Kisuke laughed it off and didn't bother to argue any further. Anyway, as long as Tianpeng continued to study the fusion of pills, he would definitely continue to refine this kind of blue crystal. When the time comes, he would secretly get some and study them slowly by himself, and he would still be able to figure out the special feature of this thing.

"Okay, okay, then Gu Shi, you take your time to study, I'll go help Tian Peng~"

Waving his hand, Urahara Kisuke quickly left using the flash step.

The surroundings finally quieted down. Gu Shi carefully looked at the elixir fragment. Compared with his thirty-meter height, this elixir fragment, which was only as big as an ordinary person's fist, was too tiny. And the blue crystals attached to the elixir fragment, which were only the size of millet grains, were even smaller.

Even so, Gu Shi, with the perseverance of Zhang Fei embroidering, carefully used his claws to accurately pick a tiny "degraded, reduced-material, crudely made, semi-finished broken jade (questionable)" from the remaining pieces of the elixir.

Holding this blue crystal that looked no different from dust, Gu Shi frowned and thought for a long time. Finally, he decided to treat it as a "pill" for the time being and carefully put it into his mouth.

Chapter 97: Boundaries

The real Hogyoku, even if it is only a semi-finished product, is almost indestructible. In the plot, Urahara Kisuke spent more than a hundred years and failed to destroy the semi-finished Hogyoku he made.

Therefore, when Gu Shi bit down, he was prepared for his teeth to be hurt. However, unexpectedly, he easily broke the dust-like blue crystal into pieces.

The blue crystal shattered, and a spiritual power that could only be described as bland flowed smoothly into Gu Shi's body. However, the amount was pitifully small, less than one percent of the standard spiritual power of a Killian.

However, perhaps it was a psychological effect, after this weak spiritual power surged into his body, Gu Shi felt that he seemed to be "relaxed", as if a burden that he had not even noticed was lifted.

But after carefully examining his body, Gu Shi did not find any obvious changes. He only felt that his height seemed to have shrunk slightly... a few centimeters?

So, it’s really just psychological?

Or is it that Daxu's spiritual power is too great, and the spiritual power of this blue crystal is too little, so it is difficult to play a role?

After thinking for a while with a frown, Gu Shi stood up, looked around, and soon locked onto a group of Killian not far away. He strode over with the fragments of the elixir.

Urahara Kisuke looked at Gu Shi's back curiously, thought for a moment, gave up the urge to follow him, lowered his head and continued to add seals to Tianpeng's alchemy furnace.

Soon, Gu Shi walked into the group of Killian, but this time, his target was not these big hollows. He just stood in the group of hollows and released some of his own spiritual pressure.

This level of spiritual pressure was just a breeze on the face of the Hollow. The Killian around him was still in a daze and wandering around, not paying any attention to Gu Shi at all.

But those little Xus who lived under the feet of the big Xu and hoped that the big Xu would drop a piece or two of flesh in the fight were frightened.

The stronger Xiao Xu turned around and ran away without a second thought, but the weaker Xiao Xu didn't even have a chance to escape. He was deprived of the ability to move by the spiritual pressure. He was like a frog crushed by a wheel, and was pressed to the ground and unable to move.

Gu Shi observed for a while and soon found the weakest and the one with the lowest spiritual power among the remaining Xiaoxu, and grabbed him.

At the camp, due to Asido's regular cleaning, there is no trace of Xiaoxu's activities. Normally, this can ensure that everyone's information and privacy are not leaked, but now when Xiaoxu is needed, he must make a special trip. It can be said that there are pros and cons.

Muttering something in his mind, Gu Shi took out another blue crystal from the remaining pieces of the elixir, carefully put it into Xiaoxu's mouth, pinched his chin, and helped him bite the crystal into pieces.

As the blue crystal shattered, a spiritual power about three to five times that of an ordinary Xiaoxu was released and poured into the body of this Xiaoxu. Suddenly, the body of this Xiaoxu swelled up like a balloon and soon reached the edge of "exploding".

However, just when Gu Shi thought the experiment had failed, new changes occurred. The mask on Xiaoxu's face began to dissolve rapidly, turning into a pale, sticky liquid, which completely wrapped up Xiaoxu's body, which had swelled into a ball, like a living thing. It then quickly hardened and turned into a large cocoon of bones.

Gu Shi certainly did not feel unfamiliar with this kind of scene. This was the process when an ordinary soul became virtual. White liquid gushed out from the newly formed virtual hole, wrapped around the entire body, and hardened into a bone cocoon. Once the bone cocoon broke, a new virtual was born.

But can it be further virtual? What is it called after virtualization? Virtual? This name doesn't sound serious.

Gu Shi was complaining in his heart when he suddenly discovered that the spiritual pressure response of the bone cocoon, which was originally full of vitality and was steadily increasing, began to decline rapidly. After hesitating for a brief moment, he immediately made a decision. He knocked hard with his claws, knocking a big hole in the surface of the bone cocoon, exposing the contents inside.

In the shattered bone cocoon, a twisted, almost human-shaped individual was seen melting as fast as a snowman placed on the heater. On the contrary, next to him, a long, hard block was rapidly taking shape, with more and more delicate patterns appearing on its surface.

Gu Shi remembered very clearly that what he had chosen was a small Xu that looked like an ostrich, and definitely not a human-like individual like an ape. In other words, the human figure in the bone cocoon was the product of the small Xu's transformation under the influence of the blue crystal?

But, for some reason, this transformation failed? So it couldn't continue halfway through and could only collapse and dissolve itself?

Could this... be a failed "Arrancarization"?

Can a small hollow also become an Arrancar?

No, no, no, no!

That’s not the point!

Shouldn't the essence of the Arrancar be the change in form that occurs when a Hollow breaks the boundary between a Shinigami and a Hollow, and while retaining its own essence as a Hollow, it masters the power of a Shinigami?

How can a little bit of blue crystal help Xiaoxu break the limit?

If this is really "Arrancarization", then isn't the boundary between Shinigami and Hollows too fragile?

……and many more.