Chapter 259

Wang Xun closed his eyes and soaked in the blood pool, feeling relaxed and comfortable all over, with a warm feeling in his bones and a sense of ease from the inside out.

The only slight pity is that the fragments are becoming increasingly scarce.

[Gained 1 Advanced Kaidō Fragment, Kidō Experience +100]

[Gained 1 High-Level Reiryoku Fragment, +100 Spiritual Might Experience]

As the last few prompts finished playing, a thought flashed through his mind.

[Kidō Level Increased↑]

[Kidō: 1v8 (Experience: 100/50000)]

And then another one followed.

[Spiritual Might Level Increased↑]

[Spiritual Might: Second Tier (Experience: 200/80000)]

The fragments finally stopped coming out.

The pool water was so clear that you could see the patterns on the rocks at the bottom, and the surface was as smooth as a mirror.

Wang Xun felt the Reiryoku Fragment surging into his body plummeting, from a raging torrent to a trickle, until finally...

Then even the trickle of water stopped flowing.

The originally thick, deep red Blood Pond Hell should have been bubbling and steaming.

But now, it has become completely transparent, not even a single bubble is rising, and it looks no different from ordinary pool water.

At this moment, Wang Xun felt completely different.

The Reiatsu within his body became increasingly solid, no longer in its previous loosely distributed state.

Every single Reishi seemed to have been recompressed, its density increasing immeasurably compared to before it entered the pool.

At this moment, the scar on his chest was no longer visible, and the new skin shone with a healthy glow.

But that's not all.

Besides the increase in Reiatsu, a whole host of other things appeared in his mind.

That's how the White Bone Hell and Blood Pond Hell were made.

The adjustment ratio of Reiatsu circulation, the blood and Reishi replacement technique...

This knowledge was infused along with the Kaidō Fragment, and was automatically analyzed and assimilated by the system into knowledge that Wang Xun could understand.

Wang Xun closed his eyes and pondered for a while, finally confirming that he could now make this thing himself.

Although it may be smaller in scale than Kirinji, he can still make it in a real way.

In this way, his ability to Kaidō the source has improved significantly. Now, in terms of Kaidō alone, he should be stronger than Unohana.

This bath was so refreshing!

Wang Xun exhaled a long breath, and the steam drew a white mist above the pool surface, scattering across it.

He turned his head and saw Unohana standing at the edge of the woods.

"Captain Unohana."

Unohana nodded slightly, without saying a word.

Then Unohana's gaze shifted from Wang Xun's face to the completely disappeared scar on his chest, and she noticed the Reiatsu around Wang Xun slowly receding.

A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

Wang Xun's Reiatsu was more solid and heavier, on a completely different level than before he entered the pool.

She had witnessed the Blood Pond Hell of Kirinji before, but after hundreds of years, had it improved again, perhaps even to the point of helping others raise their Reiatsu?

At that scale?

That's really amazing...

Wang Xun was unaware of the strange misunderstanding in Unohana's mind. He looked down at the pool water beneath him, which had stopped bubbling, and reached out to splash around in the water.

There's nothing left in the pool now; he's absorbed all the Reishi.

He frowned and turned to look at Kirinji was still squatting by the pond in a daze.

"The water's all cold. Is your pool even okay?"

Kirinji's eye twitched.

"You were so full of bragging before, but you couldn't even last that long. I wasn't even fully soaked yet."

You call this not soaked enough?!

Kirinji's voice was sharp and somewhat distorted. He stood up angrily and pointed at the crystal-clear hot spring.

"Do you know how much effort I put into making these two pools? How long did you soak them? Just a short while, and you ruined them, do you even know that?!"

Before Wang Xun could retort, Kirinji grabbed his arm, pulled him out of the pool, and threw him onto the open space beside it.

Wang Xun did a somersault in the air and landed steadily.

I glanced down and thankfully, the loincloth was still on; I wouldn't be walking around like this in front of Unohana.

Then, Wang Xun picked up the Death Knight's Armor from the ground and put it on.

"Your service is terrible."

"Serve?"

Kirinji's forehead veins bulged.

"Alright, I've healed your wounds. Now that they're healed, get out of here. I don't want to see you right now."

Wang Xun on his Death Knight outfit and, while fastening the belt, moved towards the pool.

"But then again, your pool is really nice, it's just a bit small, not very comfortable to soak in. Do you have any larger ones?"

Kirinji's forehead veins bulged.

He was already heartbroken enough that Wang Xun had drained this small pool; if he were to actually go to his large pool in the Soul King Palace...

Kirinji shook his head, completely ruling out that possibility.

At that moment, he made a silent decision in his heart: he would never let Wang Xun go, no matter what.

No, disappear now.

Wang Xun curled his lip.

He then put on his haori and walked over to Unohana.

With the Zanpakuto hanging at his waist, the feeling of Reiatsu flowing through his body was exceptionally smooth, as if his entire meridian system had been completely cleared, leaving him feeling somewhat bloated.

This pent-up energy inside my body feels uncomfortable if I don't release it.

What a coincidence, the Unohana is right here.

"Captain Unohana, shall we practice?"

Unohana looked into Wang Xun's eyes.

After soaking in the hot springs at Kirinji, the kid spoke with much more confidence.

She could sense the changes in his Reiatsu; it had visibly increased significantly.

At this moment, the texture of the Reiatsu within Wang Xun's body even made her faintly feel a sense of threat.

Her thumb unconsciously rubbed against the knife handle.

"Just soaking in a hot spring, why are you so confident?"

"Indeed, the soaking was a bit too rapid."

Wang Xun stretched his shoulders, and his joints cracked a few times.

I'd like to get some exercise.

A slight smile appeared on Unohana's lips.

She turned around and vanished in Shunpo, and Wang Xun followed Shunpo.

The direction is precisely towards the Sōkyoku Hill.

After the two left, Kirinji stood there blankly in the White Bone Hell, turning his head to look at the Blood Pond Hell, which had now turned into clear water.

It was made with his Reiatsu, and now all the Reiryoku within it had been drained away, leaving him momentarily disoriented.

He has lived for countless years, and it's not like no Soul Reaper with extremely strong Reiatsu has ever bathed in his hot springs.

Although the color of the pool water would change after soaking, this was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

Wang Xun, you're a bit scary.

I leaned back at Kirinji, feeling the temperature of the hot spring.

This White Bone Hell has just expelled all of Wang Xun's blood and Reiatsu, and now it has what Kirinji wanted.

He raised his hand and reached into the pool of water in the White Bone Hell, scooping up a handful.

The Reiatsu that Wang Xun released was gradually refined and condensed together as he manipulated it.

He gathered those Reiatsu together and compressed them into a semi-transparent sphere the size of a thumb.

Inside the sphere, three different colored Reiryoku are slowly rotating.

The power of Soul Reaper accounts for the majority of this.

However, interspersed within it was a thin wisp of red, ethereal Reiatsu.

And a faint, silvery-white, Quincy's Reiatsu.

Kirinji held the sphere up to his eyes and watched the flow of the three-colored Reishi inside through its translucent surface.

Soul Reaper, Hollows, Quincy.

Three forces that should have been unrelated coexist within the same soul, and can even be precisely controlled and invoked by each other.

If he hadn't drained Wang Xun's Reiatsu earlier, he would have had a real difficulty in discovering this secret hidden deep within the soul.

Kirinji put the sphere into a sealing tube in his sleeve.

The task assigned by the monk is now complete.

To explore the source of Wang Xun's power and determine whether he possesses the potential to become a candidate for Soul King.

The answer is clear: Wang Xun is qualified.

The only missing piece is the power of Fullbring, and with the monk's abilities, making up for that shouldn't be difficult.

Such a special individual may only appear once every few thousand years.

Kirinji sighed.

Yhwach, Aizen.

Each one is a tough nut to crack.

It seems the monk has already begun planning his next move.

Did the monk foresee something by conducting advance research on Soul King candidates...?

Kirinji raised his head, his gaze passing through the branches and leaves of the trees, looking towards the direction of the Soul King Palace.

Soul King, what are you thinking about at this very moment?

Beneath the Sōkyoku Hill.

The two figures collided, blades grazed each other, and sparks flew.

Neither of them used the Kidō, nor did they even use their Shikai.

This was pure hand-to-hand combat.

Unohana's sword was still as heavy as ever, and the sound of each strike cutting through the air was extremely piercing.

At this moment, she held nothing back and went all out, and Wang Xun deserved to be treated this way.

When Wang Xun caught it head-on, the pebbles beneath his feet were shaken and bounced up.

But Wang Xun was much more composed than before. If Unohana relaxed even slightly, Wang Xun would have a chance to hurt her.

Unohana noticed the change in Wang Xun's strength.

When she sparred with Wang Xun before, when she pressed her blade down, Wang Xun would usually deflect the force first and then find an angle to counterattack.

But Wang Xun unusually tough today.

Wang Xun forcefully absorbed all the attacks, then countered them.

Wang Xun grew stronger with each strike, gradually showing a tendency to suppress Unohana.

She changed her tactics and began to accelerate.

The slashes changed from a frontal strike to a multi-angle combo, with the blade cutting into Wang Xun's defense from different directions.

But Wang Xun's parries were equally sharp.

After his Spiritual Might level increased, Wang Xun's various attributes improved significantly, and he no longer found it difficult to face Unohana's swift blades.

Unohana's expression remained unchanged, but her surprise was building up inside.

Wang Xun's improvement is tremendous.

It was so big that she had to be careful not to get hurt by him.

Neither of them unleashed their Zanpakuto; it was merely Zanjutsu of Zanjutsu.

In this pure duel, she found it difficult even to suppress Wang Xun.

If Wang Xun's Reiatsu were a little stronger, if Wang Xun's Zanjutsu were a little more refined...

Could she still defeat Wang Xun?

Thinking of this, Unohana a tremor in her heart.

At that moment, she suddenly realized that Wang Xun was already showing signs of being able to defeat her.

Once the thought appeared, it was impossible to erase; like a tiny crack, it silently appeared in her heart.

Unohana felt a slight burning sensation in her chest.

Unlike the child she met in the Zaraki District hundreds of years ago, Wang Xun was someone she had personally raised from the ground up.

Now, Wang Xun is about to cross that threshold and become the person she can once again give her all.

Unohana was a little distracted.

Her sword strike also paused.

Wang Xun seized upon this extremely brief opening.

Wang Xun the opportunity, taking advantage of the moment when Unohana was distracted, and slid the blade along Unohana's blade, then flicked it upwards at a very small angle.

Unohana couldn't parry in time; she used her Shunpo to retreat, the blade grazing her collar.

Wang Xun pressed forward, and finally, the tip of the knife stopped at her throat.

"What's wrong, Captain Unohana?"

Wang Xun gazed intently at Unohana's face.

What's making you laugh so happily?

Upon hearing this, Unohana paused for a moment.

laugh?

She raised her left hand and touched the corner of her mouth with her fingertips.

The muscles at the corners of the lips are indeed pulling upwards.

She was really smiling.

Unohana calmly withdrew her hand, her expression returning to its usual composure, and then sheathed the sword.

That's all for today.

She turned and walked out, her steps quickening slightly compared to usual.

Wang Xun sheathed his sword and watched as Unohana's figure disappeared at the end of the passage.

What he didn't say was that, for a brief moment just now, besides the smile, Unohana's face also had a faint blush.

Captain Unohana, I hope you're not harboring any ill intentions towards me...

Wang Xun scratched his head, stopped thinking about it, and Shunpo left.

A few days later.

The Tenchūren descended from the sky and crashed once again into the open space outside the west gate of Seireitei.

The gate opened, but the room was empty.

This time, I'm here to pick someone up.

The three members of Zero Division have completed their tasks and are now returning to the Soul King Palace.

Senjumaru Shutara stood at the entrance of the Twelfth Division's workshop, handing over the final calibration data for the monitoring array to Mayuri Kurotsuchi.

Yhwach's location has been successfully pinpointed; it is in the World of the Living.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi took the data panel, not even bothering to say goodbye, and turned to disappear into his laboratory.

Shutara didn't expect him to be polite and walked towards the west gate.

Kirio Hikifune followed her and left as well.

Aizen's movements in Hueco Mundo have also been ascertained.

Tenjirō Kirinji appeared Shunpo, carrying the naginata that had been re-wrapped in wooden planks.

As he passed by the 11th Division, he glanced inside and saw Wang Xun squatting by the training ground, directing the team members' training.

Kirinji stood at a distance for a moment.

After noticing Wang Xun's gaze, the toothpick at the corner of his mouth curled up slightly.

Kirinji turned and left.

This departure doesn't require a grand send-off.

At the Shiba Clan, after the colossal pillar propelled by the Kūkaku Cannon was launched into the sky, the shadow of the Tenchūren disappeared into the horizon.

The members of Zero Division left.

However, the monitoring system they deployed has already begun operating.

The rest is up to the Gotei 13 to handle.

Zero Division must return to their original duty: guarding the Soul King Palace.

One evening.

After reviewing the day's reports in the captain's office, Wang Xun was about to put down his pen when the Denreishinki on the table suddenly vibrated.

The screen lights up, showing that a message has been received.

Wang Xun picked it up and examined it; it wasn't a document issued by the official Seireitei.

Someone hacked into the Seireitei's communication channels and sent me a private message.

Wang Xun could only identify one person who could do this much and had the leisure to do it.

As expected, the message was short, consisting of only one line.

"The Hollowfication captains are recovering well, faster than expected. If it's convenient for you, could you come to the World of the Living for a visit? I might need your help."