Bleach: Watch Closely, This Is How You Use a Zanpakutō novel Chapter 328

Chapter 328: Chapter 328: Fleeing with My Wife

Moving at high speed in his light form, Masatsuki Aozaki quickly arrived at the Shinigami Research and Development Institute.

He stepped into the deputy director’s private underground laboratory, a space protected by multiple layers of barriers—much like the Aozaki family’s underground research facility.

As soon as he entered, Masatsuki was met with the dazzling sight of Mayuri Kurotsuchi.

The man was clad in an oversized, glowing suit.

The brightness was almost blinding!

It only took Masatsuki a moment to understand why.

This was likely Mayuri’s countermeasure against the Wandenreich’s Schatten Bereich.

Narrowing his eyes, Masatsuki strode forward into the lab.

"Oh my, if it isn’t Captain Masatsuki!"

Mayuri looked up, cast a glance at Masatsuki, and let out his signature eerie laugh.

Then, without missing a beat, he returned to rummaging through his workstation, muttering to himself.

"You’ve come at just the right time."

"I’ve successfully developed the technology to counteract Medalize from stealing Bankai."

With that, Mayuri picked up a pill-like object from the lab bench and casually tossed it onto the table.

"As long as you keep this on you and let any part of your body come into contact with it, a Shinigami will be able to absorb a small amount of Hollow power."

"Since a Shinigami’s Zanpakutō resonates with their soul, once they take in Hollow power, their Bankai will also undergo slight Hollowfication."

"In other words, if a Quincy tries to use Medalize, it’s like consuming a poisoned Bankai—the stolen ability may become ineffective."

Masatsuki nodded, saying nothing as he pocketed the pill.

At this point, he no longer wielded a traditional Zanpakutō—its abilities were fully integrated into his being, manifesting at will.

He had little reason to worry about a Quincy stealing his Bankai.

As the saying goes—if there’s no target, there’s nothing to take.

Besides, leaving Zanpakutō aside, his evolution had long surpassed conventional limits.

He had once relied on the Hōgyoku’s power to achieve self-evolution.

With each new stage of growth, his fusion with the Hōgyoku had deepened until the two had nearly become one.

The Hōgyoku still retained its form, but its essence had shifted—it had become something akin to a part of his body.

In a sense, it was now more like an organ than an external object.

And considering that the Hōgyoku had been created using Hollow souls, it naturally possessed Hollow power.

Masatsuki hadn’t turned into a monster.

But this Hollow power had undoubtedly become a fundamental part of his strength.

With Hollow energy already within him, he had no concerns about Medalize stealing his Bankai.

That said, even if he didn’t need the pill, others could certainly benefit from it.

For instance—someone like old man Yamamoto, who would never accept Hollowfication no matter the circumstances.

If he even mentioned the concept to him, he’d probably get an earful of "beautifully crafted" reprimands.

So why not just hand him a pill and spare himself the trouble?

"Does this thing have a name?"

"No," Mayuri Kurotsuchi shook his head.

"Then let’s call it the Shin’eiyaku."

"Suit yourself," Mayuri scoffed before cutting straight to the point. "Did you bring what I asked for?"

Masatsuki Aozaki reached into his coat and pulled out several slender glass tubes, each about the thickness of a pinky finger.

Inside, a red liquid sloshed gently, carrying a faint metallic scent.

He gave one of the tubes a light flick with his finger, causing the liquid to ripple before saying,

"This one’s from Candice, and this one’s from Bambietta."

With that, he extended both hands, offering the two test tubes.

Mayuri’s expression shifted instantly. His eyes gleamed with greed and excitement as he carefully took the tubes, handling them as if they were the most precious treasures in the world.

After all, this was still-active, pure Quincy blood!

Compared to the corpse of Cang Du lying on the laboratory bench, these fresh samples were infinitely more valuable.

Mayuri had yet to develop a perfect method for preserving the spirits of the dead.

Back when he was researching Auswählen, he had prematurely killed Cang Du before completing the live experiment.

As a captain-class Quincy, Cang Du’s spirit body didn’t dissipate naturally, but it had long since lost its vitality.

To Mayuri, a corpse in such a state was far less valuable for research. A regrettable waste.

Next to Cang Du’s lifeless body sat a transparent glass container.

Inside, a glowing mass of blue-white energy thrashed violently against the walls of its confinement.

The essence of life—the soul.

Due to Mayuri’s deliberate interference, Cang Du’s soul had been prevented from returning to Yhwach.

As a human, Cang Du had technically died centuries ago.

It was only through Yhwach’s power that he had remained a spirit all this time.

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