Everything was ready; all preparations were complete.
Now, what Yamabuki had to consider was how to perfect Vollständig.
This was a life-saving ability for crucial moments, and he absolutely couldn't use it unless necessary.
What's more, his Vollständig was still incomplete; using it once would leave him completely drained. How could he bear that?
It was precisely to continuously perfect Vollständig that he had shamelessly gone to Tenjirō Kirinji's place and stolen the Blood Pool Hell and White Bone Hell.
Yamabuki took off his clothes, gently closed his eyes, and began to absorb the surrounding Reishi. The Reishi density in Soul Society was not as high as in Hueco Mundo, but it was much stronger than in the Human World. Before long, he felt he had reached his absorption limit.
Any more would exceed what he could control, causing a qualitative change and inflicting immense damage to his body.
"Little by little! Don't rush, little by little!" Yamabuki slowed his Reishi absorption, but soon, a tearing pain came from his back, blood gushed out, and a pair of light wings extended from his back, entering the Vollständig stage once more.
That power, surpassing mortals, descended again.
This time, he paid more attention to the changes within his body. Every cell was filled with power, but when this power reached its limit, the cells were damaged. He could withstand it for a short time. Previously, in Hueco Mundo, he had chased Baraggan and fought him for an hour, and his body was on the verge of collapse. Now, it was only just beginning to break down.
He hastily released Vollständig, and immediately, blood flowed from his seven orifices. His body swayed, and he fell to the ground. Without a word, he jumped into the White Bone Hell and began repairing his injuries.
This time, the injury was not serious, and he fully recovered in a few minutes.
It seemed the burden was closely related to the duration of Vollständig.
If he underwent long-term training, perhaps he could strengthen his cells, allowing them to contain more power!
Just like a person who trains continuously, their muscles gradually strengthen.
However, the human body cannot be strengthened indefinitely. Once a limit is reached, no matter the effort, there is no further improvement; this is the biological limit.
Shinigami, Quincy, and Hollows—all have their upper limits.
Yamabuki used this method to train, and as a result, his cells quickly reached their strength limit.
Activating Vollständig could only be maintained for thirty seconds; exceeding that, the cells inside his body would collapse from overload!
"Am I destined to be a thirty-second man my entire life?" Yamabuki looked at the two hot springs, unwilling to accept this. If he only had thirty seconds, it was almost meaningless.
"Is this the so-called limit?" Yamabuki began to understand why Aizen chose to use the Hōgyoku to break his limits. The path was long, but his body couldn't keep up—this feeling was unbearable.
It was like a table full of delicacies. You've eaten less than a thousandth, but you're already full. Your eyes tell you to keep eating, but your stomach warns you to stop.
This was simply torture!
...
The next day, Yamabuki came to the Gotei 13 mess hall for a meal, sporting large dark circles under his eyes and staring at the cup in front of him.
After a night of contemplation, he had found a solution: increasing his Reiryoku by any means necessary.
A Shinigami's body is composed of Reishi; theoretically, with strong enough Reiryoku, a Shinigami's physical strength is infinite.
If he now had Aizen's Reiryoku, combined with Vollständig, he'd dare to flick Yhwach's forehead if he showed up.
But as his Reiryoku reached Captain-level, he noticed its growth rate gradually slowing.
"Brother Yamabuki, what are you thinking about? Is the food not to your liking? If you don't want it, can I have it?" Chōjirō Sasakibe quietly extended his chopsticks, but Yamabuki pressed his hand down and flicked his forehead hard.
"You dare to snatch food from me! You're getting more presumptuous, kid!" Yamabuki laughed. "Let me ask you a question: see this cup? How do you pour this whole pot of tea into it?"
One pot could fill three cups. Yamabuki thought this would be a difficult problem, but Chōjirō Sasakibe solved it simply.
He brought over three cups.
Then he filled them one by one.
"Is this a brain-teaser? Trying to test me again?" Chōjirō Sasakibe laughed.
Yamabuki couldn't laugh. He stared intently at the three cups, his expression turning serious.
Holy crap!
So that's how you solve it!
No need to struggle with smashing the cup or buying a bigger one!
Couldn't he just prepare a few more identical cups?
Yamabuki reached out and heavily patted Chōjirō Sasakibe's shoulder. "You really are a little genius! Later, ask the Captain-Commander for a leave of absence for me. Say I have something to deal with and I'll be back in the afternoon."
Yamabuki turned and returned to his basement.
Chōjirō Sasakibe's actions had reminded him of an old problem.
Years ago, old mobile phones had very little memory, only a few KB. But some people liked listening to music and reading novels, and a few KB weren't enough. So, they invented memory cards.
Memory cards ranged from a few hundred MB to over ten GB; for that time, it was completely sufficient.
Why didn't he install a "memory card" for his body?
Since his body's performance was insufficient to withstand Vollständig's side effects, why not use a "memory card" to bear the burden? Wouldn't that solve the problem perfectly?
Yamabuki pondered for a moment, then drew his Zanpakutō.
A Zanpakutō's true function is as a guide, drawing out the Shinigami's inherent abilities. In other words, Yamabuki's inherent ability was to control space, and Vollständig greatly enhanced his own abilities.
Yamabuki grinned. He had a way.
He drew his Zanpakutō and tried to create two miniature spaces. He succeeded.
He concentrated all the Reishi he absorbed into these two miniature spaces. Because these spaces were created by his ability, the Reishi within them was part of his body. When a certain concentration was reached, Yamabuki activated Vollständig again.
It was exactly as he had predicted!
This time, after activating Vollständig, the two miniature spaces bore the burden, not his own body. As long as he allocated a small portion of his Reiryoku to maintain the spaces, his Vollständig could continue indefinitely!
"Hahahahaha! I'm invincible! Hahahahaha!"
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