Why Didn't It Work?

Upon hearing this, Kisuke Urahara's expression also turned serious.

He nodded, his gaze falling on Adjuchas, who lay on the ground, barely breathing.

Adjuchas, lying on the ground, struggled to raise his head, a flicker of fear flashing in his crimson eyes.

Its voice was hoarse and weak, and after a few murmurs, its massive body gradually turned into wisps of black smoke and dissipated into the air.

The two exchanged a glance, both seeing seriousness in each other's eyes.

This matter is not simple.

Afterwards, Wang Xun tidied up the gathered fragments around him.

[Gained 6 Reiryoku Fragment, +3300 Spiritual Might Experience]

[Spiritual Might: Rank 6 (Experience: 3780/17000)]

[Gained gathering of Hollow's Reiatsu Fragment, Hollowfication experience +1450]

[Hollowfication level increased ↑]

[Hollowfication: Iv2 (Experience: 1230/2000)]

Looking at the prompt in front of him, Wang Xun pursed his lips.

Is this correct?

You're pushing me down a dark path...

The next moment, a strange sensation arose.

In Wang Xun's line of sight, many scattered points of light appeared around him.

These points of light converged around Wang Xun and merged into his body.

[Gained 350 Tiny Hollowfication Fragment, Hollowfication Experience Points +350]

Wang Xun was taken aback.

This is the first time I've seen fragments in this form.

Where did it come from?

As Wang Xun tilted his head in thought upon discovering the new type of fragment, Kisuke Urahara beside him was watching his reaction closely.

Then, he frowned slightly.

What's wrong? It seems like nothing has changed.

Could it be that the concentration of the medicine is too low?

Wang Xun around curiously, then followed the direction in which the light spots disappeared and looked at the sleeve of Kisuke Urahara's clothes.

A question mark slowly formed in Wang Xun's mind.

What's going on...?

Kisuke Urahara then stepped forward and stood beside Wang Xun, watching together as the Adjuchas- class Menos Grande gradually dissipated.

The next moment, several team members rushed in from outside.

Soi Fon and several team members were already extremely anxious upon hearing the violent explosion inside the house, but they dared not rush in due to Kisuke Urahara's orders.

Once the explosion subsided, Soi Fon could no longer contain herself and rushed to the door.

Pushing open the door and seeing the scene inside, and Wang Xun and Kisuke Urahara safe and sound, a weight was finally lifted from my heart.

But when she saw the bloodstains and broken scales on the ground, and the solemn expressions on the two people's faces, her brows furrowed instantly, and she quickly stepped forward.

"How are you all? Are you alright? That wisp..."

Wang Xun turned around, looked at Soi Fon, and gently shook his head.

"We're fine. This Hollow was already severely injured before we even had a chance to attack, and it died."

He paused, his tone becoming serious.

"I don't know if this Hollow was attacked by another of its kind, or if it was injured by someone else; in any case, something's not right."

"And what it said before, that person really didn't lie to me." Could it be that someone instructed it to come here?

Kisuke Urahara slightly. This Adjuchas shouldn't have collapsed so easily.

It's as if a self-destruct mechanism has been planted inside my body long ago.

Something's not right.

Kisuke Urahara spoke in a low voice, his gaze sweeping over the empty ground, his brows furrowing slightly.

"This phantom, after enduring Wang Xun's Dual Incantation, even if it was severely injured and on the verge of death, shouldn't have simply died and dissipated."

Kisuke Urahara crouched down, his fingertips gently touching the lingering Hollow Reiatsu on the ground, his expression gradually becoming solemn.

He didn't continue speaking, but silently took out a specially made Reiatsu collector from his sleeve and collected the thin but unusual Reiatsu fluctuations in the air.

He then sat down and analyzed the possible reasons.

A moment later, Kisuke Urahara stood up.

He already had some answers.

"Someone has tampered with this illusory body. Whenever it is attacked, it will trigger some kind of magic within it, causing it to perish from the inside out. The method is sophisticated and extremely difficult to detect."

"This is yet another meticulously planned scheme. Although everything points to the disappearance of the Soul Reaper here as the work of this phantom, the more so, the more deliberate it seems."

Everything at the scene pointed to Menos Grande's machinations, a perfect and flawless act.

The more perfect it is, the more terrifying the conspiracy behind it must be.

But who could that person be?

A sense of unease arose in Urahara's heart, but there were no clues pointing to any specific person.

Why is this person so obsessed with attacking Soul Reaper?

After thinking for a moment without any ideas, Kisuke Urahara looked at everyone.

"There are too few clues here; apart from spurious traces, there's nothing."

Then, Kisuke Urahara slowly stood up.

His gaze once again quietly fell on Wang Xun, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.

"Alright, let's clean up this mess first, and then report back to Lady Yoruichi when we get back."

"As for the secret behind it, we'll find the answer sooner or later."

As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, only the pungent smell of blood and lingering Reiatsu remained inside the room.

Adjuchas's massive body had long since vanished in a wisp of black smoke, leaving only shattered Shinigami armor, dried blood, and a few charred scales scattered on the ground.

Wang Xun slowly exhaled a breath of stale air from his chest.

That Dual Incantation he just used had drained a lot of his Reiatsu.

His gaze swept across the room, where several team members were already methodically tidying up the scene as instructed by Kisuke Urahara.

Some carefully collected the tattered shiha armor, while others searched the surrounding area, trying to find more overlooked clues.

However, Wang Xun's attention was not on the tidying up work, but still on those tiny specks of light from before.

But by now, those points of light had vanished without a trace.

He subconsciously turned his gaze, looking in the direction where those points of light in his memory had last disappeared.

The gaze landed precisely on Kisuke Urahara, or more precisely, on the cuffs of his sleeves hanging at his sides.

The last moment the light disappeared was clearly near Kisuke Urahara's sleeve.

Doubts welled up in my mind again.

What exactly are those points of light?

And why did it dissipate in the direction of Kisuke Urahara?

With all these questions intertwined, Wang Xun's gaze toward Kisuke Urahara became more inquisitive.

Wang Xun's gaze was too focused and too direct; even though he tried to conceal his expression, he couldn't escape Kisuke Urahara's notice.

Kisuke Urahara slowly raised his head and followed that gaze, which met Wang Xun's eyes.

Their eyes met, and the air seemed to freeze for a moment.

Without words or dramatic changes in expression, the two simply exchanged a silent glance.

Urahara's thoughts raced through his mind, and his knuckles tightened slightly.

He neither dodged nor concealed his gaze, but met Wang Xun's eyes with a hint of curiosity.

Wang Xun away, but Urahara noticed that the direction Wang Xun had been looking was precisely at his cuff.

Kisuke Urahara a slight tightness in his chest. For some reason, he sensed that Wang Xun seemed to have noticed something about this.

Could it be...?

Soi Fon tidied up a piece of her shattered shihaka uniform. As she looked up, she happened to see Urahara and Wang Xun, and her brows furrowed slightly.

The atmosphere between the two was somewhat strange, making it difficult to understand.

She instinctively took a step forward and spoke softly, breaking the eerie silence.

"Urahara, Wang Xun, what's wrong? Is there anything else unusual?"

Kisuke Urahara was the first to revert to his usual languid demeanor, raising his hand to scratch his head.

"Nothing, just thinking about the strange things about that Void creature from earlier."

As he spoke, he pulled his sleeves down a little.

The medicine bottle in his hand had already been discreetly hidden deep inside his sleeve.