Death: Captain Millennium

The scene switches to Urahara's shop, where Ichigo's spiritual power recovery plan has begun to be implemented.

In the underground training ground, Ichigo couldn't help but marvel at the fact that Urahara's shop had a space underground that was almost the size of a football field. He began to complain about whether the place would collapse due to an earthquake.

"Kurosaki-san, are you ready?" Urahara asked, looking at Ichigo's surprised expression.

"Geta Hat, how are you going to help me regain my Shinigami power?" Ichigo was eager to know the answer.

Urahara didn't say much, and stabbed Ichigo's head with the cane in his hand. Ichigo's spirit was stabbed out by this blow.

After Ichigo returned to his spirit form, unlike the relaxed state he had in his previous Shinigami form, he half-knelt on the ground, as if being suppressed by an invisible force. Every movement required a huge effort, and breathing became extremely difficult.

He looked down and saw a chain appear on his chest, just like Orihime after being attacked by a Hollow. He gasped for breath. "Clog Hat, what on earth is going on?"

Urahara Kisuke smiled and explained, "Kurosaki-san, your 'Pokémon' and 'Locked Bonds' have been destroyed. They are the key to generating spiritual pressure. You are just an ordinary soul now, so it is normal for you to have such a reaction."

Ichigo nodded in understanding. At this moment, Urahara Kisuke announced, "Well, let's begin our first training. Are you ready, Xiaoyu?"

Wu Yu didn't answer, but walked forward silently. She wore a forehead protector and boxing gloves, and looked like a professional boxer.

Urahara also threw out a set of equipment, motioning for Ichigo to put it on. "Kurosaki-san, the first training is a fight with me, Kouyu. Are you ready?"

Ichigo stared at Urahara, thinking he was joking. "Geta, you're kidding me, right? You want me to fight a little girl? Are you kidding me?"

Before he could finish his words, Xiaoyu had already rushed towards him, and the sharp wind from his fist blew on his face, making him feel painful.

"boom"

Xiaoyu's punch caused smoke and dust to fly all over the venue.

Jinta, who was watching the scene from the side, said, "Hey! Manager, that guy wasn't beaten to death by Xiaoyu, was he?"

Smoke and dust scattered, and a big hole appeared on the ground. Ichigo, who was supposed to be lying in the hole, disappeared. He had just moved his body at the critical moment and avoided the powerful punch, but he was also affected by the wind from the punch and flew out.

"Are you kidding? You'll die if you get hit by this punch." Ichigo looked at the big hole made by Xiaoyu's punch and put away his contempt.

Ichigo turned around and rushed towards Xiaoyu. While Urahara and the others were still admiring his courage, he saw him jogging past Xiaoyu and heading straight for the place where Urahara had just dropped his equipment.

"Shit! I'd better put this thing on quickly, otherwise I'm going to get beaten to death. Geta hat, how do I use this thing?" Ichigo asked Urahara Kisuke how to use his equipment while running away.

The sinister Urahara Kisuke immediately had evil intentions and said something extremely shameful to Ichigo about his equipment. "Behold the power of justice, the Armored Hood of Justice!"

Ichigo nearly dropped his preparations. Wasn't this a joke? How could they wear it this way?

Before he could finish complaining, Xiaoyu got closer and closer to him.

Ichigo didn't care about all that anymore and started to flee frantically. Every blow from Xiaoyu behind him raised a lot of smoke and dust.

He looked back at Xiaoyu's huge destructive power, and without caring whether to be ashamed or not, he quickly put the equipment on his head and shouted: Look at my power of justice, the armored turban of justice!

The expected scene did not happen. The forehead protector and gloves were not put on. Ichigo was so angry that he cursed. "Clog hat! You idiot, you lied to me."

Maybe it was a delay or something, but the forehead protector automatically wrapped around his forehead, and the boxing gloves were smoothly put on his hands.

"Since she is not as fast as me, I should be able to dodge her attack." Ichigo, who was running all the way, suddenly found a problem, that is, Xiaoyu seemed unable to keep up with his speed. He hurriedly braked and prepared to fight with Xiaoyu.

Ichigo turned to face Koyame, but before he could get into position, Koyame's fist was already in front of him.

Ichigo was startled and quickly dodged to the side, but Xiaoyu's attacks fell like raindrops, making him overwhelmed.

"Damn it!" Ichigo cursed inwardly. He kept backing away, trying to find Xiaoyu's weakness.

At that moment, Ichigo keenly sensed a slight sluggishness in Xiaoyu's movements. This split second of opportunity gave him an unwavering rush forward, unleashing a punch. However, Xiaoyu easily dodged his attack and counterattacked with astonishing speed.

Ichigo dodged in a panic, and couldn't help but wonder: "Why did her speed suddenly become so fast?" As the battle progressed, he realized that Xiaoyu's strength was far beyond his imagination.

Ichigo fought and retreated, gradually stabilizing the situation. Although he was at a disadvantage, he did not give up, but tried his best to find Xiaoyu's weakness.

Finally, his efforts paid off, and his counterattack finally achieved some results. He punched Xiaoyu in the face, leaving a scar on her face, and blood oozed out.

The injured Xiaoyu was also stunned, then jumped up and kicked Ichigo fiercely. Ichigo was caught off guard and was kicked away, flying far away.

Seeing this, Wuling Tessai, who was watching the fight on the side, blocked Ichigo with a flash step. The two of them were deeply embedded in a slope of earth by Xiaoyu's attack.

Ichigo struggled to climb out of the mound, coughing a few times, with a trace of blood oozing from the corner of his mouth. He looked towards the distant Xiaoyu, his eyes full of indomitable spirit.

"I won't lose..." he whispered.

At this time, Xiaoyu walked slowly over. The wound on her face had healed and there was no sign of injury.

However, Xiaoyu did not continue to attack, but stood quietly in front of him, with a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

Urahara Kisuke, who was in the distance, also walked over with a faint smile on his face. "Kurosaki-san, congratulations on passing the first level."

"Eh? Didn't I lose the fight against her?" Ichigo asked confusedly.

"Who said you have to beat Xiaoyu? Xiaoyu has the strength to fight against ordinary Shinigami. It would be a miracle if you can beat her." Urahara Kisuke explained with a smile.

"Is that so?" Ichigo nodded thoughtfully.

"Haven't you noticed that you're fast enough to dodge Xiaoyu's attacks? This shows that your spiritual power has begun to recover. After all, ordinary souls can't dodge Xiaoyu's fists. Your breathing is much smoother now, right?" Urahara Kisuke continued.

Ichigo jumped a few times, carefully feeling the changes in his body. Sure enough, the feeling of weakness he had felt when he first became a spirit was gone, replaced by a sense of lightness and vitality. He exclaimed in surprise, "Really? Geta Hat, I feel much more comfortable now, and my spirit body is full of strength."

Urahara Kisuke smiled and nodded, a hint of relief in his eyes. He knew that Ichigo had gradually adapted to his spiritual form, and the next training would be smoother, but if he was not careful, he would still become a Hollow.