"Finally… I'm here!!!"
Not long after,
as the Senkaimon opened,
Bai Chen's figure leapt lightly through it, coming to a halt in midair.
"So this is Karakura Town…"
"The architectural style and overall scale are clearly different from Soul Society…"
He lowered his gaze, taking in the entire scene below.
After a brief moment of appreciation, Bai Chen withdrew his focus.
His attention shifted to the two tasks at hand—
First!
To complete the Soul Burial practicum,
Bai Chen had to purify at least five wandering souls within the allotted time.
So-called wandering souls referred to spirits with no spiritual power, drifting aimlessly.
They were born when humans died and their souls left their bodies.
Their eventual fate had only two outcomes:
Either they were purified by a Zanpakutō and guided to Soul Society by a Shinigami—
Or they were devoured by Hollows, or slowly corrupted by hatred and resentment until they themselves degenerated into Hollows.
As for how to purify a wandering soul—
The method was simple.
You just needed to locate the Chain of Fate . and press the pommel of your Zanpakutō against the spirit's forehead.
Because this process didn't require releasing a Zanpakutō,
it was designated as a mandatory assessment for academy students before graduation.
"Later…"
"I'll leave the purification of wandering souls to my Wood Release clones."
"As for my main body, I need to find Urahara Shop as soon as possible."
After a brief consideration,
Bai Chen quickly made his decision.
At present,
he only had a rough idea that Urahara Shop was located in the outskirts.
And Karakura Town was a large city.
Trying to locate an unremarkable little shop among countless buildings—
would definitely take time.
Not long after.
In a street corner somewhere within Karakura Town.
"Thank you! Kind-hearted stranger!"
"Thank you for guiding me to the legendary paradise!!!"
As a pale-white halo appeared,
a hunched old woman expressed her gratitude with overwhelming joy.
At the same time, her figure gradually became blurry and faded away.
"Leave the World of the Living in peace…"
"Once you arrive in Soul Society, you'll begin a new life…"
Standing before the elderly wandering soul—
the one who had just completed the purification ritual—
was none other than Bai Chen's Wood Release clone.
And this was merely one of many such purifications.
With the help of his clones,
Bai Chen completed the practicum requirements with ease.
Meanwhile, his main body had already reached the outskirts of Karakura Town.
"Hmm? Something's off!"
"The concentration of reishi in that area ahead is unstable!"
"For a phenomenon like this to occur, it has to be caused by some kind of barrier…"
Bai Chen's figure moved swiftly through the air.
He had crossed nearly half of Karakura Town in one go.
However—
upon reaching a desolate district with very little human activity,
his finely tuned perception of reishi allowed him to immediately detect something unusual!
"If I'm not mistaken…"
"Urahara Shop should be hidden somewhere around here…"
He stopped moving.
No longer using Shunpo to travel,
Bai Chen scanned the surroundings below, a faintly amused curve forming at the corner of his lips.
The more he sensed it,
the clearer the hidden fluctuations of a barrier in the air became.
At this point,
Bai Chen was almost one hundred percent certain—
after all this searching, he had finally found the right place.
Sure enough—
a few minutes later,
just as Bai Chen was about to approach a rather old-looking courtyard—
"Ding!"
"Host detected within the sign-in location range. Proceed with sign-in?"
The system notification sounded.
"Tch…"
"First time signing in within the World of the Living."
"The system-enhanced Four Red Yang Formation better not disappoint…"
With eager anticipation, Bai Chen immediately chose to sign in.
The next instant—
"Ding!"
"Beginning sign-in!"
"Sign-in duration: five seconds. Exiting midway will be considered a failure!"
Everything proceeded exactly as before.
Soon, as the countdown ended, the prompt rang out again!
And that meant—
with practically no effort at all—
Bai Chen had unlocked another ultimate-tier sealing technique!
"Ding!"
"Congratulations, host. Sign-in successful!"
"Sign-in reward: Four Red Yang Formation (Flame-Enhanced Version)!"
In that instant—
Bai Chen clearly felt it.
A stream of inherited memories related to Four Red Yang Formation
suddenly manifested within his mind.
"Not bad, not bad…"
"Another sign-in reward, acquired just like that…"
Bai Chen grinned, a calm, satisfied smile spreading across his face.
However—
just as he finished sorting through his thoughts and was about to leave—
suddenly—
without the slightest warning—
from the patch of air behind him that had been completely empty—
a hostile shout rang out:
"Rude brat from Soul Society…"
"This place doesn't welcome strangers!"
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