Jun had previously speculated about Ichigo's situation in various ways, but he never expected it to be Ichigo case of Heart Demons —a true Heart Demon, different from the one he experienced with the Hollowfication.
Because Soul Reaper have very low desires, after receiving Hollow powers, their instincts begin to resurface, and various desires are replenished. For example, Kuruyashiki Kenpachi, while he was also a heavy drinker in Soul Society, it was only out of boredom. But now? He is truly deeply and irrevocably addicted to his culinary desires.
Having these instinctive desires has both advantages and disadvantages. It increases the number of needs, Soul Society can hardly satisfy the needs of most Hollowfication Soul Reaper the Soul Society lacks everything.
What would happen to Soul Society if they created a Soul Reaper who was addicted to games? Throw him into the Twelfth Division to play games? Of course not. So, after a while, this Soul Reaper would definitely not want to stay in Soul Society anymore and would rebel!
When receiving the power of the Visored, the Soul Reaper will undergo a trial, not the kind of combat trial Kenpachi Zaraki's. In fact, Kenpachi Zaraki's trial was truly bizarre. War Demon who is so pure and simple, whose only desire is fighting, is no ordinary person.
Speaking from Jun's own experience with the Visored, Jun chose Zegrod's blood to become Hollowfication. The stronger the Hollow, the stronger the power. The desire Jun encountered during this stage was a longing for love, because Jun was too rational and truly lacked in this aspect.
But the solution wasn't actually that difficult. Jun accepted the desire, and nothing changed afterward. However, things changed after Jun brought Isuzu back. Jun discovered that he was truly attached to his wife, and he would foolishly accompany her in doing things that he used to think were boring and meaningless.
This might be love. Jun doesn't understand it, but she doesn't feel any discomfort. Being silly occasionally is good for her mental and physical health. Being too reserved and brooding will eventually turn her into someone like Aizen, and Jun doesn't want to end up as a lonely person like Aizen.
However, Ichigo's condition is clearly not a fulfillment of this desire, but a true Heart Demon. Heart Demons aren't necessarily all bad things, nor are they always negative emotions like killing or hatred. As the saying goes, "What you think about during the day, you dream about at night," and being overly concerned with anything can become Heart Demon.
Ichigo has quite a few Heart Demons, and he's been trying to eliminate them in his Inner World for over ten days, but it hasn't been completely cleared out. However, I personally feel that these so-called Heart Demons don't need to be completely eliminated. Everyone has emotions and desires; as long as he doesn't go berserk, it's fine.
"There's no need to continue. Haven't you noticed you've become increasingly laid-back lately? You're almost catching up to me."
Ichigo looked completely bewildered, scratching his head. "Really?"
"I think it's about right. Why don't you give it a try? Hollowfication Mask and actively try to merge with it."
"What should I do?" Ichigo was completely baffled after putting on the Hollowfication Mask.
Chun, of course, didn't know how to do it either. "What do you think Hollowfication Mask really is?"
"Hollowfication Mask is just Hollowfication Mask, what else could it be?"
"From a psychological perspective, we all wear Hollowfication Masks; it's a necessary means of concealing our inner selves. No one would expose their naked self to others, so Hollowfication Mask is a form of concealment."
Ichigo was completely bewildered. "Is it really that profound? Does it have to be this professional?"
Chun continued her the Visionary, "Hollowfication Masks are a means of concealment, so what is your Visored concealing? I also have Visored; when do we wear Hollowfication Mask?"
"During the battle!" Ichigo knew it very well, and Jun knew it very well too.
"That's right, during battle, this Visored is our combat tool. It represents our fighting instinct. When we wear it, it conceals many things about us, such as mercy and friendliness. What we want is to kill the enemy, or rather, defeat the enemy."
Jun also pulled down his Hollowfication Mask. This was the first time Ichigo had seen Jun's Hollowfication Mask. The Hollowfication Mask was shaped like a skull, specifically the upper part of the skull of Basilosaurus, including the upper jaw, shrunk down and worn on Jun's face.
Jun took off his Hollowfication Mask, and Ichigo, seeing this, also removed his Hollowfication Mask, looking at Hollowfication Mask with curiosity.
Is this the first time you've taken off your Hollowfication Mask?
"Ah~, it really is. I've never seen what my own Hollowfication Mask looks like." Ichigo genuinely hadn't seen it; he only wore it during battles, and once the fight was over, he didn't wear Hollowfication Mask again in his daily life.
"How does it feel? Seeing your own Hollowfication Mask."
The bull-head Hollowfication Mask had a very wild design. Ichigo looked at it closely, touched the red fur, and finally concluded, "It's cool!"
"That's your fighting style, cool, and ferocious!"
"Is that so?" Ichigo suddenly felt a surge of joy, and his approval of the Hollowfication Mask's design deepened.
"The Hollowfication Mask represents what the system needs to express. So what about the fusion Hollowfication Mask? It means you have to completely accept the style that the Hollowfication Mask represents, because the battle has reached a point where you have to abandon everything and only focus on the battle itself. That's the reason for the fusion Hollowfication Mask. What do you think?"
Ichigo thought about it and realized it made sense. The Fusion Hollowfication Mask was only needed when all he wanted to do was fight, in the most critical moments. "That's absolutely right, Shimizu-san!"
"Now Hollowfication Mask and try to merge with it. My opponent is me," Chun said, donning a set of Sanctification. "Come on, don't worry, you can't hurt me."
Ichigo was speechless, but this was indeed the best way to train. After Hollowfication Mask Ichigo confirming that he needed to fight with all his might, the Hollowfication Mask began to merge with him, and all those messy thoughts disappeared.
However, the instant he merged with the Hollowfication Mask, Ichigo felt an emptiness, an Endless emptiness, or rather, a hunger. He knelt down with a thud, tilted his head back, opened his mouth, and Siphon the surrounding Reishi.
Ichigo absorbed all the Reishi from the entire Training Ground before he finally stood up, swaying unsteadily.
"What's wrong with you? Can you speak?"
"Yes!" The catchy electronic music is back. "Shimizu-san, I'm so hungry! I'm so hungry right now! I'm starving!"
"Hungry?"
"Yes!! I'm so hungry~!"
"Have you taken off your Hollowfication Mask?"
Ichigo was now weak and powerless. He finally managed to put his hand on the Hollowfication Mask and remove Hollowfication Mask, but Ichigo condition did not improve. He suddenly realized he was even hungrier.
Chun threw over a Spiritual Power storage device, Ichigo almost swallowed it whole. But Kongbu was that the Spiritual Power storage device was completely drained by Ichigo in just a few seconds.
This won't do; at this rate, we won't have enough. Jun dragged Ichigo outside, and then they saw Nel.
"Nel, come and feed him."
"???", Nel looked completely bewildered.
"This guy is currently in an evolutionary phase and needs a lot of Spiritual Power. Try to see if you can feed him."
"Oh, okay."
Nel also arrived at the Training Ground, releasing Spiritual Power from her fingers. Ichigo immediately began to inhale it, clinging to Nel's finger and closing his eyes like a baby. Nel had never seen anything like this before and suddenly laughed. Then she unleashed her full Spiritual Power, wanting to see just how much Ichigo could absorb.
Nel is a Hollow, Spiritual Pool is as deep as the sea. At the Arrancar level, it's equivalent to the capacity of four oceans. This level of Spiritual Pool satisfied Ichigo. Perhaps he had absorbed it to his heart's content, or perhaps he felt something inside him, Ichigo finally opened his eyes and then abruptly released Nel's fingers.
"Go on, stop talking nonsense," I'm just really curious about Ichigo's potential.
Nel didn't care that her Spiritual Power was still being released. Ichigo absorbed it from a distance, and Jun pressed Ichigo's head onto Nel's fingers. "Suck it! Hurry up! What are you dawdling for!? Can't you be a little more efficient?"
"Nel, increase the release; if this thing can't absorb it all, reduce it again."
"Understood~", Nel Cero directly into Ichigo's mouth, but Ichigo was completely unaffected and thoroughly enjoyed it.
This process lasted for nearly half an hour before Ichigo finally said he was full, while Nel was drenched in sweat, clearly exhausted.
How are you feeling?
"This is the first time I've released so much Spiritual Power; it's probably about 40% of my total power."
"Forty percent?" I had absolutely no idea what forty percent meant for Arrancar. I really didn't know. Arrancars rarely had the chance to use up all their Spiritual Power; that Spiritual Power was truly immense.
"Come here!" Jun called to Ichigo, and they came over to the Spiritual Power Tester. "Let's test it."
Spiritual Pool 35132, Reiatsu 1077, Spiritual Reach 565, Spiritual Flow 1120, Spiritual Sensitivity 321
Let's look at Ichigo's data from two months ago.
Spiritual Pool 1497, Reiatsu 893, Spiritual Reach 324, Spiritual Flow 739, Spiritual Sensitivity 273
Enough said. All the other increases are consistent with his miraculous growth, but the increase in his Spiritual Pool from four digits to five digits, more than 23 times, is truly Kongbu.
Wow! Why has the Spiritual Pool increased so much?
"Perhaps it's because the soul has become more substantial, more like an illusion."
Ichigo was startled. "No way! I don't want to be a Hollow!"
"Why do you think Hollows are bad? Nel is here too; she's a Hollow, and a Hollow at an advanced stage isn't inferior to Soul Reaper. So you don't need to worry about anything. Your tolerance is extremely high. You are, after all, the child of Hollows, Soul Reaper, Quincy, so this kind of change probably won't have any side effects for you."
Ichigo scratched his head, completely clueless, and could only manage a curt "Oh~"
Chun was filled with immense curiosity. So there were even higher levels beyond the Visored? Was this just a test subject, or did she have an even better one?
"Go home. Once your body recovers tonight, celebrate, then go home. Your problem is solved."
"OK"
Jun returned to her body, took out her phone, and called Zennosuke Kuruyashiki. "Hey~ where are you?"
"I'm in Nagano. What's up?"
"I've made some new discoveries about the Visored. Come to Karakura Town, and we can talk face-to-face."
"Okay, okay! Kanō Miyabi and I will fly there this afternoon and arrive tonight."
"Okay~, see you tonight."
"Sure, see you tonight."