Chapter 178 The carved jade!

Hitsugaya Toshiro is a rough diamond.

He is young, but possesses extremely strong qualifications.

In the original work, after Shiba Isshin disappeared in the world, Hitsugaya Toshiro began to practice Bankai in order to take over the responsibility of the Tenth Division. In the end, he learned Bankai in just a few years, passed the captain's assessment, and became the captain of the Tenth Division.

He was also the youngest captain among the Gotei 13 at the time.

It seems that this is another manifestation of Hitsugaya Toushirou's talent.

But in fact, behind the scenes, it was Captain-General Yamamoto who had to do it, and the Gotei 13 were forced to do so.

Because the Soul Society in the original work experienced the incident of the captain becoming a Hollow.

After that incident, in addition to the four captains who were hollowed out, plus Urahara Kisuke and Yoruichi who were implicated and had to leave Soul Society, there were a total of six captain positions of the Gotei 13 vacant.

This is because the deputy captains and the chief and deputy ghost masters of the Ghost Dao Clan are not included.

Although this happened a hundred years before the original story began.

But for the god of death whose life is long.

A hundred years seems like a blink of an eye, it is really not long.

Moreover, because the world of Death Gods is too dangerous, under many dangers, many qualified Death Gods never have the chance to grow up and die at the hands of Hollows. This makes the conditions for the birth of captain-level Death Gods even more stringent.

At this time, in order to fill the vacancy of the captain of the Gotei 13, Captain-General Yamamoto believed that it was better to have someone who was not qualified than to have no one. As long as the opponent had the strength of a captain and had learned Bankai, he could be given the position of captain.

This is also the reason why the strength of the captains of the Gotei 13 in the original work is too different.

The strong are really strong.

The weak are really weak.

Hitsugaya Toshiro was appointed as the captain even though he hadn't even fully mastered his Bankai.

That in itself says a lot.

In the original novel, he was able to become the captain purely because he was forced to do so because there was no suitable candidate, and the captain's position could not remain vacant for a long time.

Today is different.

Because there was no incident of captains becoming hollows, those captains are still in the Gotei 13, and many new generation geniuses have emerged. In the current Soul Society, there are indeed quite a few people who master Bankai, although not countless.

Hitsugaya Toushirou doesn't seem to have this sense of urgency.

But this did not affect Natsuki's motivation to Hitsugaya Toushirou and urge him to practice hard and become stronger.

in the following time.

Hitsugaya Toushirou followed Natsuki and began to practice hard.

Hitsugaya Toshiro has a strong innate talent and is the destined owner of Hyourinmaru. After being admitted to the Shinō Academy of Spiritual Arts and holding Hyourinmaru, he easily resonated with his Zanpakutō and then mastered the Shikai.

But Hyorinmaru's power is too strong.

He simply couldn't fully perform.

This is also the reason why in the original work he needs a long period of warm-up after using Bankai. Another character who also needs to warm up is Madarame, because he is not proficient in Bankai.

By the way, at the beginning, when Hitsugaya Toshiro performed Bankai, the ice flowers withered, and it looked like he couldn't maintain Bankai for a long time. The anime has always been misleading like this.

It was not until the Thousand Year Blood War arc that the truth was revealed. The withering of the ice flowers was not a weakening, but a revelation of its true Bankai form.

This is quite reasonable.

After all, at that time, Captain Yamamoto had revealed his Bankai, the strongest Zanpakuto of the heat type, Ryujin Jakka.

It would be hard to justify if the corresponding ice-type Zanpakuto, Hyorinmaru, was not strengthened.

In addition to the true form of Hyorinmaru's Bankai, Hitsugaya Toshiro's regular Bankai is also one of the Bankai that appears frequently in the original work.

Bankai, the trump card of the God of Death, is something that Hitsugaya Toshiro uses frequently.

Why is this so?
Or maybe it’s because Hitsugaya Toshiro is too young.

In order to take over the position of captain, he put all his energy into practicing Bankai. It took him a lot of effort to learn Bankai, so naturally he didn't have enough time to hone his other skills.

This is also an old problem of many captains in the original work.

Too much emphasis on Bankai.

Once the Bankai is taken away by the Quincy, there is nothing they can do.

In comparison, the performance of those veteran captains is much better.

They all treat Bankai as their trump card and never use it, never giving the Quincy any chance to take away their Bankai.

"Slow, too slow!"

"Didn't you eat?"

"Swinging the knife is so slow!"

In the training ground, Natsuki was training Hitsugaya Toushirou in the art of slashing.

His severity made Hitsugaya Toushirou feel extremely pressured.

Although Kenpachi Natsuki looks like a very gentle person, when he really starts to receive training from him, Hitsugaya Toshiro finds that Kenpachi Natsuki seems to be particularly violent and his training methods are extremely barbaric.

It is through actual combat training that he is made to feel danger time and time again, so as to temper him.

Previously, as the third seat of the 10th Division, Hitsugaya Toshiro had also been taught by the captain, Shiba Isshin, and often heard praises from others. Over time, he couldn't help but feel complacent in his heart.

Especially after he started learning Bankai, he was able to step into the threshold easily.

He firmly believed that he was not far away from fully mastering Bankai and becoming a captain-level Shinigami.

But his pride was forcibly shattered and disappeared completely after the fight with Xia Mu.

The weight of the name Kenpachi.

Hitsugaya Toushirou has already seen this.

In the battle of killing techniques, he was no match for Xia Mu.

Natsuki's slashing attacks and his instant steps left Hitsugaya Toushirou helpless.

A feeling of frustration surged into Hitsugaya Toushirou's heart.

He couldn't help but shout to Xia Mu: "Is this kind of training really useful?"

"In a battle between Shinigami, the Zanpakuto is the key, right? Can simple slashing techniques really be enough to deal with a strong enemy?"

Even though he is the owner of Hyorinmaru, the strongest ice and snow Zanpakuto, he is forced to choose this kind of hand-to-hand combat where he cannot unleash his Zanpakuto. This makes Hitsugaya Toshiro very frustrated. You know, he really wants to complete his Bankai and take over the position of captain.

Kenpachi Natsuki taught him, but did not teach him the practice of Bankai. What is this?
"Since you think that Zanpakutō is useless, then just release your Zanpakutō."

Natsuki spoke calmly, giving Hitsugaya Toushirou a chance.

Hitsugaya Toushirou was stunned for a moment, then he didn't hesitate to let Natsuki see his strength.

"Sitting on the frost sky! Hyorinmaru!"

Reiatsu burst out from Hitsugaya Toshiro's body, and a cold aura spread around.

As the Zanpakutō was released, its appearance also changed.

There is an iron chain at the tail of Hyorinmaru, and at the end of the chain there is a crescent-shaped blade, which looks like the tail of an ice dragon.

"Birds of icicles!"

Hitsugaya Toshiro leaped out, swung the sword in his hand, and a large number of ice bullets covered Xia Mu.

Xia Mu looked at the covering attack with an indifferent expression and swung the knife in his hand lightly.

Golden sword pressure burst out.

The densely packed ice bombs were destroyed in an instant and were completely wiped out.

"!!!"

Hitsugaya Toushirou felt a chill in his heart.

He used the instant step and came to Xia Mu's side, and swung out another knife.

Wherever the blade passed, frost attacked Xia Mu. At the same time, the area it cut was all frozen. Extreme cold air filled the surroundings, intending to affect Xia Mu's movements.

Xia Mu's response was exceptionally simple.

Still just swinging the knife.

With one blow, even the thickest frost was broken.

At the same time, a deep voice sounded beside Hitsugaya Toushirou's ear, "Do you think your instant step is very advanced?"

"what?!"

Hitsugaya Toushirou was startled.

He quickly swung the knife in his hand, forming an ice wall to block himself.

Click!

The ice wall shattered in an instant, and the fragments of ice crystals hit Hitsugaya Toshiro's body, blowing his small body away and smashing it heavily on the ground.

"Wow……"

Scarlet blood gushed out of his mouth.

However, after just one encounter, he suffered serious injuries and his internal organs were shaken.

“It’s really vulnerable!”

Xia Mu landed on the ground, holding his Zanpakutō which was still in a shallow attack state.

He looked at Hitsugaya Toushirou who was lying on the ground, "Is this the Zanpakutō you relied on? It is said to be the most powerful Zanpakutō of the ice and snow type, but its power seems to be just like this."

"Damn it!" Hearing Xia Mu's ridicule, Hitsugaya Toushirou felt very uncomfortable in his heart. Being a proud man, he could not accept this fact. "This is just Shikai. If I learn Bankai, it will never be like this."

"After all, you are a captain-level Death God, and I am only a third-rank officer. It is not surprising that I lost to you now."

"But as long as I master Bankai, this will never happen."

"You are really good at making excuses." Xia Mu showed a sarcastic smile, "Yes, your road to becoming a god of death has been too smooth, and you have such a powerful sword. It's not surprising that you would pin your hopes on the sword."

"In that case, I will help you learn Bankai."

"I would like to see if your Bankai is really that powerful and whether it can help you defeat me?"

Xia Mu's original teaching plan was to hone Hitsugaya Toushirou's abilities such as Zanken Zouki in actual combat. As the future captain-general, he cannot become a useless person who only relies on his Zanpakutō.

Although developing a Zanpakuto can give Hitsugaya Toshiro powerful power.

But this thing is too easy to control.

Take the original work for example. Captain Yamamoto was repeatedly restrained because he possessed the most powerful Zanpakuto of the heat type.

Amagai Shusuke used a special tapir sword to seal Ryujin Jakka.

Aizen also created special Arrancar to counter Ryujin Jakka.

Not to mention the Quincies, the Star Chapter can allow them to take away the Bankai of the God of Death.

This does not even take into account Muramasa's ability to cause his Zanpakutō to rebel.

It can be seen that if you rely too much on your Zanpakuto, you won't go far.

Once a Zanpakutō is restrained, without any other abilities, it will be like a lamb to be slaughtered.

Is Aizen’s Zanpakutō powerful?

Mirror images are naturally powerful.

But even Aizen never thought of relying on Kyoka Suigetsu. Kyoka Suigetsu was just a bonus for Aizen. Even without the sword, it would not change the fact that Aizen was strong. Hitsugaya Toushirou is the future captain.

It is hard to imagine how his secret enemies would target him if he really reached that position in the future.

Therefore, Xia Mu really wanted to train the other party into an almighty god of death.

But now it seems that Hitsugaya Toshiro is a little too dependent on his own Zanpakuto.

Natsuki had no choice but to change his mind and help Hitsugaya Toshiro learn Bankai first. After all, helping Hitsugaya Toshiro learn Bankai is itself a part of teaching.

In today's battle.

Hitsugaya Toushirou has been injured.

There is no need to proceed further.

It’s not that Natsuki sympathizes with Hitsugaya Toushirou.

It’s because it’s really not suitable to use that thing before it’s in good condition.

And so, two more days passed.

In a special training ground.

Natsuki threw a doll to Hitsugaya Toushirou.

"This is?"

Hitsugaya Toshiro looked at the doll without facial features and showed a hint of thought.

"This is the Tensei," Xia Mu replied. "From your looks, you should know what this thing is. This is a tool specially developed by Urahara Kisuke in order to learn Bankai. With this tool, the process of learning Bankai can be accelerated. Over the years, many vice-captain-level Shinigami have learned Bankai with the help of this tool."

"You have great talent, and your compatibility with your Zanpakutō is high enough. Even if you don't have a divine body, as long as you work hard, you will be able to learn Bankai in a few years."

"But now it seems that you can't wait that long."

"Let this thing help you."

Hitsugaya Toushirou's eyes were fixed.

He came to the puppet and asked, "How do I use it?"

"Just stick your knife into it."

"It will forcibly materialize your Zanpakutō into reality. Then, you only need to defeat your own sword in a head-on battle to subdue it and thus master Bankai. How about that? Isn't it simple?"

Natsuki explained to Hitsugaya Toushirou how to use the divine body.

Hitsugaya Toshiro learned how to use this item, and what he thought about in his mind was what Natsuki said, that over the years, many vice-captain-level Shinigami have successfully learned Bankai with the help of this item.

This means that the people who possess Bankai in the Gotei 13 are definitely not just captains of the various divisions.

There are many other people who are also qualified to be captain.

Now, the position of captain of the 10th Division is vacant. If the vacancy lasts too long, no one can say whether Captain-General Yamamoto will transfer a suitable Shinigami from another division to serve as captain.

This is something that Hitsugaya Toushirou cannot accept.

He wanted to carry on his captain's last wish and take over the responsibility of captain of the 10th squad.

So, I need to work harder.

You must learn Bankai!
He strengthened his belief and then stabbed the Ice Wheel Pill into the body of the God.

……

Hitsugaya Toshiro's speed in learning Bankai is neither fast nor slow.

The reason why I'm unhappy.

It was because he was too young, and he was simply unable to tap into the powerful strength in his body. His fighting ability was even more appalling. In this case, even if he had enough spiritual power and used the divine body to forcibly materialize Hyorinmaru into reality, it would be extremely difficult for him to defeat Hyorinmaru and learn Bankai in one go.

The experience of transforming into a divine body for the first time was certainly not a pleasant one and ended in failure.

But the effect of transforming into a divine body is also extremely obvious.

Hitsugaya Toshiro and Hyourinmaru have a very high compatibility.

He was the master chosen by the sword Hyorinmaru long ago.

Before he obtained the Asauchi, Hitsugaya Toshiro often dreamed of a frost dragon. This meant that this power had long been lodged in his soul, waiting for him to obtain the Asauchi and use it to unleash this power.

From then on, both his Shikai and the process of learning Bankai went smoothly.

Just like Ichigo Kurosaki, Toshiro Hitsugaya possesses powerful strength in his body. It is better to say that he is tapping into his own strength rather than improving it through training.

By using the Tensei form repeatedly to materialize Hyourinmaru into reality, this accelerated the connection between Hitsugaya Toushirou and Hyourinmaru.

Finally on this day.

After using the Tensei form again, Hitsugaya Toshiro successfully subdued Hyourinmaru and learned Bankai.

This kind of admiration did not come from defeating Hyorinmaru in battle.

Instead, Hyorinmaru took the initiative to submit to Hitsugaya Toushirou.

"It's really annoying to compare people to each other."

Seeing how Hitsugaya Toshiro learned Bankai, Natsuki felt more and more that this world was unfair.

There are always some Zanpakuto whose owners find it easier to tap into the power of the sword than ordinary people.

Although Hyorinmaru is not the easiest one.

But it is not difficult.

In comparison, it was quite difficult for me to learn Bankai.

Just as Xia Mu was thinking this.

He felt the throbbing of his Zanpakutō.

In the soul space, Xia Mu looked at the somewhat unhappy "Feiyuan" and said with a smile: "Don't be angry, I'm not saying you're bad. I also know that you didn't want me to learn Bankai so easily because I didn't have the ability to control that power at that time."

In the soul space, Xia Mu comforted Feiyuan.

Returning to reality, I looked at Hitsugaya Toshiro who had already mastered Bankai.

Hitsugaya Toushirou also felt the extra knowledge in his mind, and tried to digest the new power, then looked at Natsuki, "I have mastered Bankai, now, we can continue."

"Won't you take a break?"

Natsuki asked Hitsugaya Toushirou.

"No need!" Hitsugaya Toushirou's eyes were firm, "I will definitely defeat you as I am now."

"You are really confident!" Xia Mu exclaimed.

His expression also became serious.

"In that case, let's do it!"

Hitsugaya Toshiro held Hyourinmaru and followed the knowledge taught by Hyourinmaru in his mind while speaking extremely seriously.

"Swastika!"

A powerful spiritual pressure burst out, and the air around it became extremely cold in an instant.

Above the sky, a dark cloud appeared, and the sky and the earth lost their color in an instant.

"It is worthy of being the strongest Zanpakuto of the ice and snow system. This kind of celestial phenomenon that affects the surrounding environment is truly magnificent." Xia Mu thought in his heart.

Celestial Phenomenon is an ability that comes with swords like Hyorinmaru and Ryujin Jakka. As the strongest swords in a certain system, they can affect the changes in the surrounding environment. For example, Ryujin Jakka can evaporate all the moisture in the air and turn it into a hot world, while Hyorinmaru, on the contrary, can control all the water vapor in the air and condense it into ice.

Hyorinmaru possessed this ability when it was first released.

The coverage of the Daiguren Hyorinmaru after Bankai is even more powerful.

As expected, after Hitsugaya Toushirou's Bankai, some celestial phenomena within the Soul Society changed, which was bound to attract some people's attention.

Therefore, we must act quickly and decisively.

Let Hitsugaya Toshiro realize that his Bankai does not mean he is invincible.

Xia Mu looked at Hitsugaya Toshiro in front of him again. After Bankai, an ice dragon appeared behind Hitsugaya Toshiro and climbed on his body. The frost dragon had a pair of frost wings, which gave Hitsugaya Toshiro the ability to fly.

In addition, there are three frost flowers behind it, each with four petals.

As the battle progresses, the petals will gradually dissipate.

But this is not the duration of Daiguren Hyorinmaru, on the contrary, it is the countdown to its true form.

"It's still not perfect after all!"

Xia Mu thought.

If it is a perfect Bankai, these ice flowers will definitely not appear.

It can be seen that Hitsugaya Toshiro is the same as himself back then.

In fact, he does not have the ability to fully control Bankai, but due to various reasons, his Zanpakutō gave him the power of Bankai first.

"Thousand-year Ice Prison!"

Hitsugaya Toshiro knew how powerful Natsuki was, so he did not let Natsuki take the lead. Instead, he seized the initiative and struck first.

With one move, countless icicles extended from the ground around Xia Mu.

Then, he quickly moved towards the center, intending to seal Xia Mu in it.

He knew that Xia Mu's attainment in instant movement was extraordinary.

We must first restrict Xia Mu's actions.

Xia Mu did not resist either.

Allow the icicle to move towards you, freezing you inside.

Seeing this, Hitsugaya Toshiro's eyes immediately showed a look of joy.

But the next moment.

boom! !

The huge thousand-year-old ice prison exploded with a loud bang, and countless pieces of ice spread everywhere.

Hitsugaya Toshiro's expression changed slightly. With the help of the frost wings behind him, he quickly flew out and swooped down towards where Xia Mu was, swinging the knife in his hand towards Xia Mu.

Xia Mu broke through the ice cage and saw Hitsugaya Toushirou attacking with a sword, so he also slashed with the sword.

The two swords clashed against each other, seemingly a duel of killing techniques.

But there was a cunning look in Hitsugaya Toushirou's eyes.

"Dragon shot rack!"

Countless ice surged out from his sword, instantly wrapping Xia Mu up and turning him into an enormous block of ice.

This is an extremely brutal move.

As long as he launches an attack at that time, the enemies frozen in it can be turned into powder.

Of course, Hitsugaya Toshiro couldn't kill Natsuki, but he also wanted to let Natsuki see the power of his Bankai.

His pride didn't last a moment.

The huge block of ice exploded first.

His expression changed drastically.

In the ice, Xia Mu's body was completely unharmed. As he swung his sword, the golden sword swept towards him who was close at hand.

(End of this chapter)