Necessary Materials to Replace a God

As for what kind of material it was, the conclusion undoubtedly pointed to—a god!

Could it be... that Kurosaki Ichigo was an experimental subject deliberately created by Hyōsube Ichibē?

Based on the secret connection Urahara Kisuke maintained with Zero Division, Chiba Makoto had almost instinctively reached that conclusion.

Then, he felt that something was not quite right.

Among the Four Great Noble Clans, the Shiba Clan had the worst and most irreconcilable relationship with Hyōsube Ichibē!

It stemmed from an ancient grudge. When Hyōsube Ichibē joined forces with the class led by the Four Great Noble Clans to assassinate the Soul King, the Shiba Clan had tried to stop Hyōsube Ichibē and the other nobles at the very last moment.

Therefore, if Hyōsube Ichibē wanted to create an obedient experimental puppet, he should not have chosen to involve the Shiba Clan, lest that ancient history sway Kurosaki Ichigo's stance.

"Interesting."

Chiba Makoto narrowed his eyes slightly.

Although there were still secrets surrounding Kurosaki Ichigo that had yet to be fully uncovered, the significance and role of his existence were gradually becoming clear.

From the moment of his birth, Kurosaki Ichigo—who possessed the four major traits of a Soul Reaper, Hollow, Quincy, and human—had been meant to replace a god, or perhaps become one.

Of course, becoming a god completely was not as simple as gathering all four traits.

In fact, Chiba Makoto could now use his control over spirit particles and Matter Particles to manifest the traits of a Soul Reaper, Hollow, Quincy, and human upon himself.

Or rather, possessing extremely high concentrations of both spirit particles and Matter Particles was the essential trait that ordinary beings simply could not achieve!

Simply put, gods were special existences that possessed both spirit particles and Matter Particles. Other than gods, ordinary Soul