Lisa was puzzled and said:
"Didn't this kid see that Shinji was holding back? What on earth was he afraid of?"
"It turns out that he is only good at talking," Love looked disappointed.
Even Kensei shook his head repeatedly: "That's not the way to fight! That's too unmanly!"
Rōjūrō frowned with a melancholy face, and was also a little puzzled.
Looking at the two "cowardly" people, Hiyori, who was watching, became more and more angry.
After a while, her anger bar was finally full.
Then, she hit the unhelpful Shinji with a slipper and yelled:
"You vlondy, you have little ability but a big mouth, let me see what you are capable of! If you keep shrinking like this, there is no way you can join us. Hachi, please set up five more barriers!"
As she spoke, she rushed towards the confused Ichigo. Hiyori had been very angry recently. She was beaten for no reason, and was absolutely crushed.
She was angry but couldn't vent.
As a "hot-tempered delinquent," she felt very uncomfortable.
It happened that Ichigo came to their door, and she was going to practice on him and vent her frustration.
At the beginning, it was pretty good.
Hiyori, who used her Hollow mask, suppressed Ichigo.
In fact, in terms of raw power and strength, Ichigo had the advantage.
It's just that he cared too much about the Hollow in his body, and he couldn't let all of his power out during the battle. He couldn't even exert 50% of his strength. It would be strange if he could win.
As they fought, the two of them grew excited. The blows became heavier and heavier.
Ichigo swore in his heart that he would never give his soul to a Hollow, so he became weaker and weaker as the battle went on. He was beaten back again and again, and even became a little dizzy.
Hiyori was too heavy handed.
Coupled with the stimulation of the power of the Hollow, White also wanted to kill, and instantly eroded Ichigo's consciousness.
So Ichigo put on the mask of the Hollow, and the "Epic Hybrid" was online again. A heavy Reiatsu enveloped the surroundings, shocking everyone!
At this time, Hiyori, who was in the heat of the fight, did not realize the seriousness of the matter.
She thought this kid was just so-so.
Then with just one move, White pressed Hiyori's throat against the wall, and then pinned her against it, choking her so hard that she was about to lose consciousness.
Fortunately, several Visored nearby saw that things were not going well, and immediately came over and subdued the mad Hollow together.
After this "friendly exchange," several Visored also recognized Ichigo's potential.
They first made Ichigo use up all his Reiatsu and reach his limit.
After that, they took him to a huge underground base and set up many protective barriers.
Here, Ichigo, who was exhausted and at his limit, began to learn how to control the Hollow in his body.
In the underground base of the Visored in Karakura Town, Ichigo began to lose control.
He was covered with white bone armor, and his right hand turned into a white claw.
Shinji and several other Visored treated it as a serious threat and started to take turns fighting him in order to delay the time for him to completely Hollowify.
However, this was all they could do.
The battle in the outside world was irrelevant to the overall situation. The battle in Ichigo's inner world was the key.
Only by defeating the monster deep in his heart could he control the Hollowification and become a true Visored.
At this time, in his inner world, Ichigo and White were fighting.
In the battle, Ichigo had no advantage and was suppressed by White.
The opponent spun Zangetsu into the air, leaving him overwhelmed.
With the help of his Observation Haki and the power of the Mind Gem, Shiroha invaded Ichigo's inner world and began to watch the battle.
He heard those classic dialogues:
"Ichigo, what is the key to deciding the king and the horse?"
"It's instinct!"
"How can a sword in its sheath kill people?"
Shiroha knew that the last sentence was crucial.
To some extent, the final boss Yhwach died because of this sentence.
But now Ichigo didn't understand the deep meaning of it at all.
It was not easy for him to hear what White said. After all, he was "deaf and blind" and could neither recognize other people's faces nor hear other people's voices.
He didn't even think that White was on his side.
White's performance was like "flirting with a blind man," and it was all in vain.
The only thing Ichigo remembered was White's last warning:
"I will always keep an eye on you, and if you are not careful, I will take over your body. So try your best to stay alive!"
He felt threatened.
Therefore, he wanted to completely control the Hollow, and suppress the Hollow in his body.
Fortunately, after completing this Hollow control training, he was finally able to Hollowify in a sober state, and he had initially mastered the power of the Hollow.
But his Hollow time was limited.
Next, Shinji and others began to take turns fighting Ichigo to help him train in Hollow control.
After a battle, they understood Ichigo's current limit of Hollowification.
"It's really hard to improve!" Shinji scratched his head:
"It can only last for four seconds, which is too short. It seems that this Hollowification control training cannot stop!"
"So, why does Berry-tan need to undergo such training?" Mashiro, who was lying on the ground, asked innocently.
Kensei said casually, "It's just a training to control the Hollow. We have all done it. How could you not know?"
Shinji explained:
"Mashiro really didn't know! Because she could maintain the Hollowified state for fifteen hours from the beginning, no one could match her. Therefore, she didn't need to practice this at all."
"Stupid Kensei, you don't even know this!" Mashiro looked very proud.
Kensei said as a matter of course: "How could I remember such a thing? It's not important at all! What did you just say, you wild girl?"
"It's really not easy." Rōjūrō looked at Ichigo who was fighting with Hiyori with a serious expression:
"Except for the first attack after the transformation, which was slow, his transformation was impeccable. It took such a short time to gain such strength. The Hollow in his body is more powerful than we thought."
"Well, it was that guy who did it!" The seemingly harmless face of Aizen flashed before Shinji's eyes.
They had also known about the strange Hollow in Naruki City.
They knew that the strange Hollow was the product of Aizen's experiment.
It was just that they did not intervene in order to hide themselves.
They also knew that the Hollow was very unusual.
Therefore, they knew that Ichigo had great potential.
Kensei looked solemn: "This kid is really unusual. He has some amazing qualities in his normal state."
During the battle, Ichigo showed amazing speed, strength, Reiatsu, and defensive capabilities.
Even if other aspects were not very mature, as long as the speed was fast enough and the Reiatsu was strong enough, everything would not be a problem.
Therefore, even for them, the captain-level Shinigami, it was not so easy to deal with him.
In this regard, Mashiro, who seemed to understand, wondered: "Could it be that in the future, Berry-tan will be able to defeat that Shiroha?"
She fights just for fun. She is not so clear about the strength of others, and she doesn't care much. She is considered "carefree and clueless."
"Well..." After a moment of silence, Shinji spoke up: "The two cannot be compared."
Is Ichigo strong?
Very strong!
Whether it is strength or talent, he is impressive.
But even so, he can't easily surpass Shiroha.
"I also think that even a genius cannot be compared with that person," Love said carelessly.
"Such a monster should not be included in the discussion. How can a normal person defeat such a monster?"
He felt that Shiroha might be stronger than Aizen.
After all, if they deal with it carefully, they can attack together after activating their Hollow masks, and they would have a chance to take down Aizen.
But if it is Shiroha, the outcome is uncertain.
Rōjūrō seemed to have thought of something, and said to Lisa:
"By the way, won't you be upset about this? After all, you are acquaintances. But now, our identities are not secret anymore, and we are not in the same camp as him."
"Don't worry!" Lisa didn't even raise her head, focusing on the magazine she was reading:
"To him, it doesn't matter whether someone is a Shinigami or not. Shiroha doesn't care about boring existences. In his eyes, there are probably only two concepts: interesting or boring. He will look down on everyone equally, including the Visored!"
She even felt that even if it was Aizen and the Soul King, this person didn't care.
Although it sounds incredible, this is Shiroha.
Whether it is character or strength, he is equally unfathomable, unpredictable, and mysterious to the extreme.
"That's true..." Rōjūrō was also quite speechless.
In other words, Shiroha beat them up for no reason because he thought they were interesting?
But is this a good thing or a bad thing?
It feels weird.
Shinji nodded in agreement and said:
"If it weren't for this, we might have already started to flee. After all, our position has not been exposed until now. So, he really didn't take us seriously."
"So, we should thank him for looking down on us!" Love curled his lips and wanted to refute, but he was not confident enough.
Defeat is the original sin; there is nothing to say!
"That's right, that's it!" Kensei nodded in agreement.
At this time, the kind-hearted Hachi frowned: "It seems that someone has touched my barrier!"
"Is it that guy?" Mashiro raised her head excitedly and shouted to the air:
"I didn't say anything bad about you, they said it all."
The others were speechless, and at the same time, they felt a chill on their backs.
They all suspected that Shiroha was spying on them.
Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence? As soon as they were discussing him, someone showed up.
In their opinion, the person who came could only be Shiroha.
After all, with Hachi's barrier, it's impossible for just anyone to discover it, right?
After a while, the group of single Visored looked at the two high school students who were chatting happily as they approached, and they were speechless.
Shiroha was fine—he was a monster.
But how could an "ordinary high school girl" now discover and break through the hidden barriers?
Had their underground base become a public place?
Could anyone come in?
Although the "pure-hearted" "Princess" Orihime looked happy, the content of the topic was not actually lighthearted.
She brought news from the Gotei 13.
In about four months, Aizen would launch a massive attack, with the goal of wiping out Karakura Town and its residents to turn them into the key to enter the Soul King Palace, also known as the Ōken.
This timeline was calculated by the captain of the 12th Division, Mayuri Kurotsuchi.
The Hōgyoku extracted from the soul needed time to fully awaken.
This time was about four months.
And after that, Aizen would attack Karakura Town.
"Is this what Aizen wants?" Ichigo said with a firm face:
"Don't worry, Karakura Town and everyone will be fine. Because I will defeat Aizen!"
He must participate in this battle.
Because his family and friends were here.
He would never lose!
Several Visored next to him were comforting Hachi:
"Hachi, don't be discouraged, there is no problem with your barrier!"
"You just picked the wrong opponent!"
"We believe in you!"
Hachi was not discouraged, but said seriously:
"I was not shocked, but I felt that the power of this girl was very similar to my barrier. That is why she could sense my barrier."
He had no ill will towards the sudden appearance of Orihime, and even felt kindness toward her.
Because the two had similar soul traits.
"Is this also the case with Shiroha?" Love looked curious.
Hachi shook his head and explained:
"Mr. Uehara is completely different. I can understand and analyze the way this girl entered the barrier. If there are enough Reiatsu samples, I can probably counter it. But Mr. Uehara is different. The way he invaded and the composition of his power are a mystery. Until now, I still can't understand it and can't perceive it. This is definitely not something that ordinary space-time abilities can do. I can't think of any way to do this, let alone counterattack."
To put it simply, he would still lose to Aizen or other masters.
But, at least, he knew where he lost.
Facing Shiroha, he didn't even know how he lost.
This is the difference.
"he is a monster indeed!" Shinji, Love, and others all nodded in agreement.
Although they also didn't know how Shiroha did all this, it didn't prevent them from being shocked.
"Are you talking about me?" At this moment, Shiroha's figure suddenly emerged from thin air.
"Ghost!" Love couldn't help but howl.
Rōjūrō and others were all shocked.
This person could really appear silently, like a ghost.
If this was a sneak attack, who could defend against it?
Orihime and Ichigo next to them also looked at Shiroha with curiosity.
Both of them were thick-skinned and had not yet realized the seriousness of the matter.
They still thought that Shiroha and the Visored were in the same group.
Hiyori continued to act normally, grinning:
"What do you want? Do you want to take our Lisa away?"
"Children should not interfere in adult matters!" After saying this, Shiroha turned around and walked towards Ichigo step by step:
"What can you learn from this group of people? Hide-and-seek techniques or the ability to take a beating?"
The skills that Ichigo learned from the Visored cannot be said to be useless, but it can be said that it makes little difference whether he has them or not.
Although Shinji and others regard Ichigo as a companion and want to pull him into their team, in fact, he is completely different from them.
The two sides are not in the same world, not in the same dimension.
What can an ant teach a dragon?
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