The first step was to separate the Fullbringer; the second step was to target the Undead. This didn't take much effort on Chun; he simply summoned eight Fusion Warriors —one more Fusion Warrior had appeared in the last ten years or so.
The Fusion Warriors have already reached Captain-level strength. Among the eight Fusion Warriors, the strongest is Yamichi Shinma, and Kariya Jin is only third. As mentioned before, Kariya Jin's talent isn't actually that strong; he's just lucky.
This Yamichi Shinma's strength allowed him to last eight minutes against Tier Harribel, while Jun and Old Man Yamamoto only fought for less than ten minutes, not even counting the time he initially bought off with the Destruction King.
Moreover, to have withstood Tier Harribel's Resurrección form for so long is truly impressive. This level of combat power is comparable to Tōshirō's during the Karakura Town battle in the original work, and even stronger, because he maintained this level of combat power for such a long time.
So, the weakest of the new recruits is probably at the level of Makoto Kibune, roughly equivalent to Sajin Komamura from the Soul Society Rescue Arc in the original work—the lowest possible captain level.
But that's enough for them to participate in later wars. As for the other Undead, those who can't even achieve Dolls fusion are no longer of much use.
As for the Undead Office various cities in the World of the Living, from the moment they chose to go to the Offices, they already had the idea of integrating into the World of the Living. Most of these people also have established social circles in the World of the Living and are no longer just warriors.
So this is purely targeting the Undead. In other words, if anyone wants to get involved, that's fine too. After all, some Vice-Captains from Soul Society will be involved eventually, and it's possible for the Undead and Vice-Captains to fight amongst themselves.
The eight Fusion Warriors could also choose to leave, and in the end, one of them did indeed leave—the seventh-ranked one, the original last-ranked Fusion Warrior, and the mother of Ichigo's childhood friend, Shinoka.
Jun agreed, saying there was absolutely no problem. He called all of Japan the Offices in Japan to inquire about their intentions, and only three people returned from over fifty Offices – this was beyond Jun's expectations. Jun thought it would be normal if none of them returned.
As a result, these three violent individuals, unwanted by any of the Offices, were readily accepted by Chun. In the end, the Undead side consisted of seven Fusion Warriors and twenty-one violent individuals.
"Should this research institute be shut down?"
"Really?" Aijima, somewhat reluctant.
This research institute is located in Karakura Town. If it's not shut down, it will inevitably be discovered during the future Karakura Town war, which would be even worse.
"The entire Karakura Town area needs to be evacuated. Also, inform the Fullbringers, because in the next few months, Aizen will definitely use this place as his battleground, and Soul Society will inevitably take control of it. That would create unnecessary trouble."
"Sigh... we've worked here for over ten years, we've grown attached to it," Aijima and the other Undead researchers felt a great sense of regret, but there was nothing they could do.
Chun looked on with some emotion, "Do you really like this place that much?"
"Hmm~ a bit, because how should I put it? I've done research in Soul Society for over a hundred years, and I still don't have as much progress as I've made in just over a decade of research here. Jun, you know a bit about this too."
"I see, so it's a blessed land."
"Yes, yes!"
Doing research is a bit like buying lottery tickets. Sometimes you can't just put a project in the ground and expect to get results. Many research stories appear in books and magazines; some are inspiring tales of hard work, while others are amusing stories of luck.
Many research findings are simply the result of researchers' impromptu, haphazard, or even hopeless attempts, and there are quite a few of them. Therefore, there really is such a thing as a lucky field or a lucky general in scientific research.
Don't worry, we'll be back soon.
"Oh~?"
"By simply opening the Space-Breaking World, Aizen's plan has reached its final stage, unlike mine, which is only in its middle stages. Our ultimate goals are different, leading to a huge difference in our initiative."
"Based on my estimation, Aizen will launch his final plan in a few months, not even until the New Year, so let's wait a bit."
Aijima and the researchers were all smiles when they suddenly noticed someone entering. After waiting a while, they discovered it was Mizube and a dozen or so Fullbringers.
"You"
Mizube respectfully said, "Lord Shimizu! We, a dozen or so, wish to follow you and experience those great moments. We care not for danger or our lives; we are ready to die for you."
"Yes! None of us want a life that's too peaceful!"
"World of the Living is meaningless! And fighting needs to be stopped! We need to fight!"
Meow~
Chun also saw a cat and a dog. The cat was sitting on the dog's head. When it saw Chun looking over, it raised its little paw at her, and a large, Spiritual Power- like paw appeared, waving it at Chun.
"Oh, that works then, but your bodies won't be able to," Chun turned to Aijima and asked, "Do we have any conversion devices for body Reishi?"
Yes, come with me.
The Research Institute conducted its final activation of the day, with a total of sixteen people, plus a cat and a dog, joining Chun's team. This trip to the World of the Living brought back a total of 84 people from Hueco Mundo.
28 Undead combat personnel, 18 Fullbring combat personnel, 18 people from the Visored from Hirako's side, and 20 researchers from Aijima and others.
That cat was named Coco, a British Shorthair, pure blue, and the strongest of all the Fullbring Animals. She was also one of the stray companions who had always guarded Ichigo's house back then.
The dog is a golden retriever named Dolu, Coco's little brother and mount. His abilities are among the best of Fullbring animals, and their combined combat skills are quite impressive.
The Visored initially consisted of Jūshirō members. Two or three years later, two more defected to Jun's side, bringing the total to sixteen. Then, three years ago, for reasons unknown, Mashiro Kuna came on his own. Two months later, another member arrived, making it eighteen.
The group traversed the Forest of Menos and arrived at the Endless Sea. Apart from Aijima and the Kariya Jin couple, everyone from the World of the Living, including the Undead Fusion Warriors, was seeing the Endless Sea for the first time.
Wow!
Then the Arrancars appeared, and the Basilosaurus Zegrod came out to greet them, and immediately...
Wow!
Perhaps due to the large number of people present, a bluish-green Reiatsu suddenly spread from the Hatching Area. This was the Reiatsu of Arrancar. Oka and the others quickly sheltered their newly arrived companions from the wind and rain. The Arrancar all wore expressions of joy, for another member of their race had been born.
Chun selected a few people, "Dolfen, Nelliel, Oka, Lingling, let's go take a look together."
Too many people wouldn't be good either. The five of them braved the Reiatsu. This Reiatsu wasn't the strongest one; it was just that he/she couldn't control his/her power yet. This was an Arrancar were naturally created, because they were created through a process. But the Hōgyoku seemed to have given them enough humanity right from the creation stage, which was quite miraculous.
Upon entering, I saw this new Arrancar, another woman, currently lying face down on all fours, then switching to knees and elbows, looking bewildered as she compared the lengths of her front and back legs.
"These are our companions on the grassland; I remember their symbol is the antelope," Oka said, flipping through his notebook. "Yes, it's the antelope."
At this moment, the other party also noticed Chun and the others' arrival, looked up warily at Chun and the others, and then, as if preparing to run, first turned its body to the side, a habit common to herbivores.
Is it always this troublesome when you all show up?
Oka scratched his head awkwardly, "It was like this for the past few days. I even did somersaults on the floor for days, and for several months I liked to do those things in my sleep."
"Me too! Me too! I still like it now~", Dolfen said with a grin, casually bumping Chun's waist. She just can't seem to shake this habit.
"Yes, yes, my Dolfen is the best! She's so cute when she's being affectionate," he said, stroking the little girl's hair with pure doting affection. Dolfen especially loved this because she was the smallest of all the Arrancars, excluding Lilynette, making Dolfen the most pampered.
At the same time, Chun glanced at Nel, Nel blushed and scratched her face awkwardly, "I also wanted to eat grass for a while."
At this moment, the female Arrancar opposite her jumped twice as if startled, then fell to the ground with a thud. She had used the leaping motion of an antelope, a posture that the human body simply cannot replicate. The structure of human hands, feet, arms, and legs is insufficient to produce the explosive power of an antelope's hooves and legs.
This fall made things even more complicated. She was clearly startled and tried to run away in a panic, but the more she tried, the more flustered she became, and the slower she could run.
Chun covered her face, unable to bear the sight, "Let's be a little rougher, this is too embarrassing, it'll definitely be a black mark on my history."
"Haha, we all have that kind of dark history," Oka laughed, then suddenly vanished. Just as he was about to grab the female Arrancar the neck, she also disappeared; the Arrancar 'Arrancar fighting instincts were still there.
However, she had only recently been catalyzed and was not used to this body at all. Halfway through her leap, she was grabbed by Oka large hand could easily hold her entire neck and the back of her head.
"Stop struggling, I know you can understand me."
But Oka's words had no effect. Understanding was one thing, whether she struggled or not was another. So Oka slammed the woman to the ground.
Oka was serious. He used his Spiritual Power to create a cushion underneath, then slammed the female Arrancar onto it. Like the Hulk incident, Oka's move was far more forceful than simply slamming her to the ground.
The innocent girl covered her face, unable to bear to look; this was too horrible. "You guys don't all have to go through this when you first come out, do you?"
"Yes," Dolfen chuckled, "Oka and I were taught to understand things by the Starrk, and then I taught Tier Harribel to understand things."
"Haha, no wonder Tier Harribel is so afraid of you."
On Oka's side, Oka's Arrancar stunned the female Arrancar. Oka shouted, "If you resist again, I'll keep hitting you!"
The female Arrancar stopped moving, so Oka Arrancar her in Spiritual Power to prevent her from being completely naked. Oka then began to speak to Arrancar, teaching Arrancar how to control her power.
"Oh~ that's pretty easy," Chun exclaimed in admiration.
"No way!" Dolfen retorted, "That's easy because it's a herbivore. Nelliel is about the same; you have to fight carnivores many times. Oka and I were alright, but it took us days to beat up Natasha and Pandele. Especially that good-for-nothing Biersen; it took us almost a month to get him to understand."
Jun wiped his sweat, exchanged a smile with Isuzu, and said, "You guys have really had a hard time."
"Hehehe, this isn't fun. Biersen is much more interesting. That bastard has a unique talent. When we beat him up back then, we didn't dare to use too much force, so it was like we didn't beat him at all. Later, when we beat him up, we went all out. Unlike this, it's no fun."
Jun, Isuzu, and Nel were immediately speechless. Jun looked at Nel, Nel was also Biersen's senior, Nel awkwardly scratched her face again, "That was really satisfying to beat them up~"