Urahara Kisuke shook his head. "If an ordinary Death God rashly approaches the Hōgyoku, they can easily be affected by the energy it emits and ultimately undergo Hollowfication! But Rukia is different. Her Zanpakuto, Sode no Shirayuki, is an ice-type Zanpakuto with extremely low temperatures! She can use her Zanpakuto's low temperature to restrain the energy emitted by the Hōgyoku! I've already tested it. Under extremely low temperatures, any energy becomes less active and may even enter a dormant state!
The Hōgyoku's energy is the same. Once it is frozen by low temperatures, the energy it emits will become less active, making it difficult to use that energy to trigger a Death God's Hollowfication! Moreover, when the Hōgyoku wants to cause a Death God to undergo Hollowfication, the first thing it affects is that Death God's Zanpakuto!
Rukia's Zanpakuto is an ice-type Zanpakuto and naturally possesses a chill! It is also a Zanpakuto capable of releasing extreme low temperatures! Although Rukia's Zanpakuto has not achieved Bankai, Ichibē Hyōsube of Zero Division revealed that Rukia's Zanpakuto's Bankai is called 'Hakka no Togame,' a Zanpakuto capable of lowering temperatures without limit!
Therefore, if the Hōgyoku is sealed inside Rukia's body, she will not be affected by Hollowfication at all! However, Rukia's Zanpakuto must constantly resist the energy emitted by the Hōgyoku! Thus, in this state, the Spiritual Pressure within Rukia's body must continuously support her Zanpakuto! Perhaps Rukia will fall into a weakened state during this process! But once she recovers from that weakened state, Rukia will undoubtedly grow stronger!"
Chapter 1,137: Shameless Methods
"Stronger? She'll constantly be in conflict, constantly at her limit. Once she recovers, she'll naturally erupt!" Shinji Hirako said slowly, his gaze profound.
Urahara Kisuke nodded. "That's right... The constant struggle between the Zanpakuto and the Hōgyoku