I'm in Bleach, starting with Unlimited Blade Works.

"found it."

This time, in addition to the Hollows on the surface, Erin finally detected many spiritual pressures underground that were far more powerful than those on the surface.

Moreover, their numbers are extremely dense.

In the entire Hueco Mundo, only in the Forest of Menos Grande are there so many Gillian Menos Grande.

Drawing his Zanpakuto from his waist, Erin leaped high into the air and then unleashed a slash at the desert ground below.

"boom!"

A slash hundreds of meters long descended from the sky and crashed into the desert ground, cleaving the desert into a huge chasm.

Following the slash, Erin flew down into the ground from the cleaved desert.

"Boom, boom——"

Soon, Erin's hundred-meter-long slash pierced the ground and crashed into the deepest part of the Great Void Forest.

Such a commotion quickly attracted the attention of the surrounding Gillian Hollows. However, the moment these Gillian Hollows saw Erin, they all opened their mouths wide, and a large amount of spiritual pressure gathered into a red sphere in their mouths.

This is the Hollows' strongest technique—Cero Flash!

However, their phantom flash was not successfully released.

Because, in their eyes, Erin suddenly held his Zanpakuto horizontally in front of his chest and uttered the release incantation for the Zanpakuto.

"Shatter, you illusion, you mirage!"

In order to analyze the reverse membrane and create "Avalon" in advance, Erin took out all the Zanpakuto that existed in the Bleach world for the first time.

If Yhwach, who possesses "omniscience and omnipotence," were to witness this scene, Erin would likely become a "special combatant" in the Thousand-Year Blood War.

Upon witnessing the release of Erin's Zanpakuto, the Hollows' talk of Cero immediately vanished.

Because, just now, the Grim Reaper who was so delicious in their eyes had turned into a Gillian Hollow just like them.

Next, Erin cast Mirror Image several more times in the vicinity, hypnotizing all the hundreds of Kylian nearby.

Lin controlled the hundreds of Kylian, ensuring they always kept their eyes on him.

Then, a Hollow opened a black cavity leading to the mortal realm. After Arryn entered the mortal realm through the black cavity, the black cavity did not close. Through the black cavity, these Gillians could still see Arryn.

Suddenly, in the eyes of the Kylians, the Kylian that Erin had transformed into was besieged by dozens of Deaths and was in imminent danger.

Under these circumstances, several Gillian Hollows suddenly extended their enormous masks from the black cavity, and the spatial power within the cavity transformed into a yellow light curtain, enveloping Erin within it.

"Here it is, this is it!"

Looking at the yellow light screen around him, Erin reached out and pressed his hand on the screen, and blue light appeared in his palm.

"The constituent materials—discovered!"

The blue light in Erin's hand transformed into blue patterns that spread outwards from Erin's palm to the surrounding transparent light screen.

"Elementary particles - explained!"

Not only within the light screen where Erin was located, but also on the light screen facing outwards, the patterns in Erin's hands began to spread.

"Spatial Structure - Deciphered!"

As these Hollows repeatedly released "anti-membrane" abilities, the mysteries of anti-membrane were gradually and completely deciphered by Erin.

……

Inside Kisuke Urahara's underground base in Soul Society, the portal suddenly lit up with a blue light.

The next instant, Erin's figure emerged from the blue spatial vortex.

"Huh? Urahara isn't here?"

After completely dissecting the anti-membrane, Erin killed all the Gillian Hollows who had been completely hypnotized by him before returning to Soul Society through the portal of his underground base in Sakura Village in the human world.

"Since Urahara isn't here, I'll just build Avalon here while I'm at it."

With this in mind, Erin set up a high-level defensive barrier around himself—the Mirror Gate—and then sat cross-legged on the ground, immersing his mind in his own mental world.

Standing at the highest point of Sword Hill, Erin closed his eyes and stretched out his right hand toward the void in front of him.

"Identifying and creating concepts..."

Avalon, also known as the secluded paradise, is a fairy kingdom that exists only in fantasy, separate from the rest of the world.

"Imagine the basic framework..."

The main body of the sword is golden yellow, with blue stripes crossing in the shape of an "X" on the scabbard, making Avalon look gorgeous and noble.

"Replicating the materials used, imitating the manufacturing techniques..."

It has the ability to anchor itself to its master's body, keeping them in a state of immortality, as well as a powerful ability to heal its master's injuries. It also has the ability to form a powerful protective ability to shield its master in other worlds, absorb enemy attacks, and then return them doubled.

"Shared experiences of growth, revisiting the accumulated years..."

Avalon is the scabbard of Excalibur, the sword wielded by King Arthur's Artoria. It accompanied King Arthur in his many campaigns and, after King Arthur became a Heroic Spirit, participated in the Holy Grail War, helping him defeat Gilgamesh, the oldest king.

"Surpassing and completing numerous projects..."

Within the bounded field, a large amount of "sword" elements gathered in Erin's palm, coalescing into a golden scabbard with blue cross-shaped patterns.

"Om-"

The moment the scabbard appeared, the Zanpakuto within Erin's Realm Barrier trembled uncontrollably—a tribute to a weapon of a higher level.

Soon after completing Avalon, Erin also received the gift of Unlimited Blade Works, and his spiritual pressure surged dramatically.

As the light faded, Avalon returned to its normal Zanpakuto sheath form, which Erin held in his hand.

"That's right, from now on, I, Erin, can be considered 'invincible'!"

Because Erin never saw Kirinji Tenjiro's Zanpakuto Kinbiga, nor did he obtain Kirinji Tenjiro's ability to transform spiritual pressure into healing hot springs, the "Avalon" created by Erin did not have the ability to quickly recover from injuries simply by wearing the scabbard.

However, in terms of healing weaponry, Erin already possessed a very powerful Zanpakuto.

Void Bandage's ability to restore everything to its original state perfectly complements Avalon's ability to "anchor to the body's state and remain immortal."

In this way, the moment the scabbard is released, Erin will regain the physical state that was "anchored" by Avalon, and he will recover instantly as long as Erin has a breath left.

He dispersed the barrier around himself, left Kisuke Urahara's underground base, and headed towards the Shinigami Academy.

……

"Ok?"

After returning to the Kuchiki family home, Byakuya Kuchiki suddenly heard his aunt Haruko Kuchiki humming softly.

It was a cheerful little tune.

This greatly surprised Byakuya Kuchiki.

"Auntie, did something happy happen to you?"

However, Byakuya Kuchiki quickly realized what was going on.

The only person who could make my aunt so happy is probably that man.

"Hey, Byakuya, you're back."

Haruko Kuchiki smiled.

"Well, it's rare to see Auntie so happy, so I'm a little curious."

Since his aunt and uncle returned to Seireitei, Byakuya Kuchiki has clearly sensed that his aunt is in a very bad mood. She spends all her time cultivating, as if only cultivation can bring her a little peace of mind.

As for why this is the case, Byakuya Kuchiki has some understanding of it.

I'm afraid it's still related to Erin's uncle.

After returning to Seireitei, Uncle Erin and Aunt Haruko acted as if they didn't recognize each other and never appeared together again.

The reason for this situation is that Uncle Erin's spiritual pressure is too strong, and Aunt Haruko's soul cannot withstand it.

In Soul Society, without the protection of her body and the slow recovery effect, prolonged contact with Uncle Erin would cause Aunt Haruko's soul to gradually weaken, just like it did more than ten years ago, eventually leading to her death.

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"What's so curious about that?"

Haruko smiled and shook her head, but she also knew that this was Byakuya's way of showing concern for her.

"Don't worry, Byakuya, it's a good thing."

"From now on, I can see your uncle more often."

"Ok?"

Upon hearing Haruko Kuchiki's words, Byakuya Kuchiki was startled, then overjoyed: "Aunt, did Uncle solve your problem?"

"Ah, your uncle said that my condition will not worsen in the future."

"Congratulations, Auntie."

Byakuya was genuinely happy for his aunt and uncle. Then, looking around and not sensing Erin's spiritual pressure, he asked in confusion, "Then Aunt, why didn't Uncle Erin come back with you?"

"I didn't let him come back."

"Because your uncle said that after using his method, my strength would no longer be able to improve, so I temporarily refused him."

“I want to study at the Shinigami Academy for a few more years. If I still haven’t reached the standard of a Shinigami by then, I’ll use your uncle’s method.”

"After all, even I really want to become stronger."

……

Back with the Eleventh Division, Erin felt much better.

Although Haruko refused to accept Avalon now, she was still very happy to learn that Erin had successfully resolved her soul's problems.

Moreover, Haruko even had the mood to make a bet with him.

If Haruko can successfully graduate from the Central Spiritual Arts Academy and become a true Shinigami, then Erin will have no choice but to accept Haruko into the Eleventh Division.

If Haruko fails to become a Shinigami, she will never leave the Kuchiki family and will dedicate herself to being a wife and mother there.

For Erin, winning or losing this bet was irrelevant.

Since Haruko had won, he kept her by his side, confident that no one could get past his protection and hurt her.