Infinite: Start as a ghost

Kisuke Urahara chuckled, "Why don't you tell me the details of your deal first, and then I'll tell you where she is?"

Chapter 15 Combat Skill Exchange

"Let's have a fight," Jiang Jiu suddenly said.

"What?" Urahara was slightly surprised; he hadn't expected Jiang Jiu to make such a request.

"No need for spiritual pressure, just a pure swordsmanship contest," Jiang Jiu said with a smile.

“Guest, you’re as strange as ever,” Kisuke Urahara chuckled. “I’m just a small-time merchant; I have no idea how to fight.”

“Sigh, Mr. Urahara, do you think it’s any use hiding these things from me?” Jiang Jiu sighed. “Why not have a match with me? You might discover something that interests you.”

Urahara pulled down his hat brim: "So, the guest is determined to have a fight with me?"

Jiang Jiu nodded: "Yes, I also want to test my strength."

Urahara said helplessly, "Oh dear, I just want to be an ordinary businessman, why is it so difficult?"

At Jiang Jiu's repeated insistence, Urahara had no choice but to take him to the underground location.

“This is where I usually train, so let’s fight here,” Urahara said to Jiang Jiu.

"Okay." Jiang Jiu nodded: "Such a large place is indeed suitable for fighting."

“This knife is quite nice,” Urahara said. “Fullbringing, huh? Looks like the customer has achieved his goal.”

Jiang Jiu knew that Urahara could predict many things, so he didn't answer that question: "Draw your sword..."

Urahara reluctantly raised his cane and removed the staff.

A sharp glint of light flashed, forming a stark contrast with the darkness surrounding Jiang Jiu.

Jiang Jiu's lips curled slightly: "Thunder Breathing, First Form, Thunderclap Flash..."

"Huh?" Although Urahara was prepared, Jiang Jiu's sudden burst of speed still caught him off guard.

He barely managed to block Jiang Jiu's attack with a swift horizontal strike of his sword.

But this was already Jiang Jiu holding back; otherwise, Urahara would definitely have fallen for it.

“Guest, you…” Urahara became somewhat serious. Apart from that strange knife, he hadn’t sensed any spiritual power used by Jiang Jiu.

Without spiritual power, it's impossible to use fast movement techniques like Instant Step.

"Don't rush, let's talk after we're done fighting." Jiang Jiu chuckled softly: "Flame Breathing, Seventh Form, Netherflame..."

Urahara was shocked, truly shocked this time.

Because without sensing any spiritual pressure, he felt a scorching heat rushing towards him.

And the sand beneath Jiang Jiu's feet actually began to emit a faint smell of burning.

"What's going on?" he wondered as he dodged Jiang Jiu's attacks.

“And there’s more,” Jiang Jiu laughed, “The sixth form of Moon Breathing, the long night and the lonely moon, the endless…”

Multiple wind blades erupted from Jiang Jiu's sword, rapidly slashing at Urahara's position.

“Moon…” Urahara was shocked again and quickly dodged.

Without using his spiritual pressure, he had no way to defend against such an attack.

"Guest, you..."

Jiang Jiu stopped in her tracks and ceased her attack: "So, are you interested?"

Urahara asked, "How did you do that?"

"It's very simple," Jiang Jiu said with a smile. "You just need to learn how to breathe."

"Breathing?" Urahara asked, puzzled.

"You Shinigami, Hollows, Fullbringers, Quincy, and so on, all your battles rely entirely on so-called spiritual pressure."

"You have completely ignored human physical capabilities."

"You must know that since a person has a physical body, it must have a purpose."

"The body has great potential, so why do you think the soul is stronger than the body?"

Urahara had never heard such remarks before and was deeply shocked.

"You mean, you use a special breathing method to unleash the body's potential and achieve this level of combat power?"

“That’s right,” Jiang Jiu said. “Although it’s not as good as Bankai, it’s far better than Shikai.”

"If used with a special Zanpakuto, the Breathing Technique can also enhance the power of Bankai."

"Isn't this fighting style very suitable for Yoruichi-san?"

"I call this combat technique the Breathing Technique."

Urahara was still in shock and hadn't come to his senses.

"Well, Mr. Urahara," Jiang Jiu said with a smile.

After a long while, Urahara couldn't help but exclaim, "What powerful swordsmanship! I... am very interested."

"I'm sure Miss Yoruichi would be very interested as well," Jiang Jiu said with a smile.

Urahara felt a slight sense of defeat: "It seems I'm going to suffer a loss in this deal. How long has it been since I've suffered a loss?"

“Who says you’ll be at a disadvantage?” Jiang Jiu said. “You haven’t even heard the details of my deal yet.”

Urahara abandoned his playful demeanor and adopted a serious expression: "Distinguished guest, please speak."

They were strange guests before, but now they are honored guests.

"Slay the Fist, Walk the Ghost." Jiang Jiu slowly uttered these four words. I want to learn your fighting style.

“If that’s all there is to it, then you, esteemed guest, will be the one who suffers the loss,” Urahara said. “Your fighting style is limited to one set, and there are many aspects of the ‘Slaying Fist and Ghostly Walk’ technique that you can learn from.”

Then he shook his head regretfully: "However, although I would very much like to make a deal with you, I cannot agree to it at the moment."

"Why?" Jiang Jiu asked, puzzled. "Is there something wrong?"

Urahara straightened his posture: "There's nothing wrong with us, the problem is with you."

"What's wrong with me?" Jiang Jiu asked curiously.

“Since you are now a distinguished guest, I will not deceive you,” Urahara said. “The spiritual particles within you are not suitable for learning the fighting style of Shinigami.”

“Each type of spirit has a unique fighting style. Shinigami use Shinigami skills, Hollows use Hollow skills, and the spirit in your body can only support you to use Fullbring.”

Chapter 16 The Abnormal Rukia

"I see," Jiang Jiu said after a moment of silence.

He hadn't thought about this kind of question before, which also shows that his understanding of the anime Bleach wasn't deep enough.

“So, although I am very tempted, I cannot deceive my esteemed guest,” Urahara said. “Of course, you can use your breathing techniques to make other deals with me.”

After hearing this, Jiang Jiu shook his head: "I don't have any other ideas for the time being."

Urahara looked disappointed: "Then there's nothing we can do."

Transaction failed...

Jiang Jiu asked somewhat unwillingly, "Isn't there any other way?"

"Is the method you mentioned forcibly cultivating the Death God Technique using the spiritual power of a Perfect Master, or perhaps the power of the Death God?" Urahara asked.

"Any method is fine," Jiang Jiu said.

Urahara considered the problem carefully: "I can't do anything about the first one, but I need to think about the second one."

Jiang Jiu's eyes lit up immediately: "So, you still have a way?"

“Hmm…” Urahara considered the question carefully: “I can’t say it exists, nor can I say it doesn’t exist.”

"What do you mean?" Jiang Jiu asked.

“There are actually quite a few methods for the second scenario, but none of them are very practical at the moment,” Urahara said.

Jiang said urgently, "Tell me first."

"First, you commit suicide now and start your spiritual practice anew in a righteous state."

"Second, we need to rely on some external objects to absorb the power of death."

Urahara said, "Just like last time when I used the spirit sword to inject spiritual power into your body."

Jiang Jiu said, "Can't we do it one more time?"

Urahara shook his head: "No, the spirit sword is a disposable item. It was damaged after I used it on you last time, and I need time to make a new one."

Jiang Jiu considered a possibility: "What if... I had the ability to absorb the spiritual power of others?"

Urahara was taken aback: "What do you mean?"

After thinking about it, Jiang Jiu still felt it was best not to reveal her characteristics: "Never mind, it's nothing."

Urahara gave Jiang Jiu a deep look: "Distinguished guest, I advise you not to do anything dangerous."

Jiang Jiu chuckled: "Don't worry, Mr. Urahara is overthinking it."

“I hope so,” Urahara said. “I’ll discuss this with Yoruichi and see if she has any other ideas.”

The two couldn't reach an agreement, and Jiang Jiu decided to leave.

There are actually ways, but other methods are all blatant violations of the Soul Society's laws, which Urahara didn't mention.

Even the second method mentioned earlier is "illegal".

Since there are no other good methods, there's no point in staying here. It's better to give Urahara some time to think of some other solutions.

By the time he left, it was already getting dark.

After thinking about it, he decided to go back to the place he had been to and see if Ichigo Kurosaki had gone there.

Upon arriving at the original spot, they found it deserted.

"Ha, so it turns out I was just being delusional?" Jiang Jiu chuckled self-deprecatingly.