The Power of a Single Clap

"It seems Mr. Hawking is very confident in his abilities."

Kisuke Urahara stiffened for a moment, then laughed and said.

Hawking nodded indifferently:

"That's right, I feel incredibly strong in your world right now."

"In that case, I wonder if Mr. Hawking would be willing to have a friendly spar with me and let me witness your power?"

Kisuke Urahara slowly stood up.

He currently knows nothing about Hawking and has no way of judging whether what Hawking said is true or false, so he wants to use this exchange to confirm some things and collect some relevant information.

"Of course, no problem. I happen to have enough time."

Hawking activated his Nine Tomoe Rinne Sharingan his eyebrows, directly bringing Kisuke Urahara into the Ancestor Space.

"This is my Ancestor Space. The battle will not affect the outside, so you can unleash your full power to fight me without worry."

Despite his appearance as a scientist in Soul Society, Kisuke Urahara's true strength ranks among the top ten in the entire Bleach World.

Designated by Yhwach as one of the Five Special War Powers, he possesses the ability to defeat enemies using various means and is the brains and intellectual backbone of the Bleach World.

Even the defeat of Aizen, while ostensibly due to Ichigo Kurosaki, was actually largely Kisuke Urahara.

It was precisely because Kisuke Urahara understood all of Aizen's circumstances, devised a countermeasure, invented a new Kido, and was finally able to seal Aizen away.

Ichigo Kurosaki's main role was to weaken Aizen's power, because Aizen was unkillable, and only by weakening him to a certain extent could Kisuke Urahara seal him away.

His current goal is to gain Kisuke Urahara's trust and then have this most intelligent person in the Bleach World help him successfully research a method to fuse the four powers.

"Is it an ability similar to that Fullbringer from before? But I was transferred in without even noticing."

Kisuke Urahara glanced around, his expression turning serious.

He saw through the Fullbringer's ability at a glance and directly increased his Spiritual Pressure to break it.

But this time, he was completely unaware.

It can only be said that, given the same abilities, Hawking was far superior to that Fullbringer, and the powers he used were also different.

However, he was not alarmed; in fact, it was a good thing, because he had gathered important intelligence from the very beginning.

Moreover, with spatial abilities like this, he has plenty of ways to open spatial doors and leave, so he doesn't have to worry about being trapped.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Kisuke Urahara flashed and instantly Shunpo behind Hawking using Shunpo.

"Bakudō #61: The Six-Staff Light Prison!"

Six Paths beams of yellow energy light instantly appeared and locked onto Hawking's body.

"Bakudō Sixty-Three: Chains and Binding!"

"Bakudō Seventy-Nine: Nine Luminaries Binding!"

Immediately afterwards, a large, serpentine Reishi chain wrapped around Hawking, and nine black Spiritual Pressure spheres sealed Hawking off from all sides.

Given that Hawking had previously restored Ichigo Kurosaki's power using his personal Spiritual Pressure, he dared not underestimate him either, and immediately used the three Kido techniques that had sealed Aizen back then.

"This kind of Kido magic seems quite interesting. I can learn it when I have time."

Upon seeing the Kido magic that sealed his body, Hawking showed a hint of interest.

Ichigo Kurosaki, that brute, had never learned Kido and only knew how to slash, so Hawking naturally didn't know Kido techniques either.

He didn't really care at first, because he could use magic and Ninjutsu to replace the abilities of Kido arts, since the effects were about the same anyway.

But after experiencing it this time, he found it was different.

Compared to magic and Ninjutsu, the techniques of the Kido seem to be particularly effective against the soul. When combined with Sealing Technique in the future, they should be able to achieve very good results.

So he plans to create a Shadow Clone to learn on his own in the future.

"Unfortunately, this level is useless to me."

Hawking gave a slight jolt, and the three superimposed Bakudō collapsed instantly.

You can catch a mosquito with a spider web the size of your palm, but it's impossible to catch a bison unless your spider web is the kind Spider-Man made.

Those three Bakudō were as fragile to him as a mosquito net.

"They broke free so easily."

Seeing that the Bakudō were ineffective, Kisuke Urahara began to use the more aggressive Hadō.

"Destructive Art #63: Thunder Roar Cannon!"

"Destructive Art #91: Thousand-Handed Bright Sky Cannon!"

"Destructive Art #99: Five Dragons Destruction!"

With three consecutive uses of his Hadō, a giant red dragon formed from lightning, light, and spiritual energy attacked Hawking simultaneously.

The combined power of these three Hadō, if unleashed outside, would be enough to destroy half a city.

However, faced with such a powerful Hadō, Hawking did not dodge. He simply smiled, raised his hands, and then slapped them hard against the attacks.

In an instant, a powerful shockwave erupted from Hawking's hands, sweeping away the combined attack of the three Hadō and obliterating it completely.

"The gap between us is too great. This kind of magical attack is useless against me. You'd better use your Shikai and Bankai. That might be able to make a difference."

Seeing that Hawking had broken the combined attack of his three Hadō with just a clapping motion, Kisuke Urahara was stunned for a moment.

Even Commander Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, without dodging or using his Zanpakuto, couldn't possibly catch the combined attack of these three Hadō with his bare hands.

So even if what King Kong said was a bit exaggerated, he was still at least on par with Aizen and the Captain Commander.

"No need. Mr. Hawking's expertise is indeed formidable, and I am humbled by his abilities. I also believe what you have said, Mr. Hawking."

Now that we've determined we're no match for them, there's no need to keep testing them.

Because in the end, he might not have gleaned any other useful information, and instead, all his own intelligence might have been exposed.

As for whether what Hawking said was true or not, he decided to investigate it later.

However, given the strength of Hawking that has just been tested, the subsequent investigation must not offend him.

Otherwise, it would be a huge problem for both the Human World and the Soul Society.

"I see. That's a pity."

Upon hearing this, Hawking didn't make things difficult for the other person. He waved and led him back to the rooftop in the Human World, then sat down again and said:

"If Shopkeeper Urahara has no further questions, then I wonder if you would be interested in making a deal with me?"

"What deal?"

Urahara chuckled and sat down as well.

Hawking conjured up tea again and slowly began to speak:

"I know that soon, Soul Society, the real world, and Hueco Mundo will all face a huge disaster."

Countless Reaper may occur in this disaster.

If you agree to cooperate with me, then I can help you get through this disaster smoothly.