"Shinigami are life forms with extremely high concentrations of spirit particles."
"All Shinigami live and sleep with their 'Asauchi'. Through accumulated training, they write the essence of their souls into the 'Asauchi' to create a Zanpakuto."
"An Asauchi is a nameless Zanpakuto. A Zanpakuto can allow a Shinigami to unleash a power no less than that of a Quincy's Schrift, through Shikai, Bankai, and step-by-step liberation."
Hearing Lucian's words, Orochimaru was moved.
Life forms with extremely high concentrations of spirit particles?
Killing them must be invigorating.
"Hollows are the souls of the living world. After a period of time, the desires in their hearts will corrode their bodies, causing them to transform into 'Hollows', which are evil spirits."
"They can evolve by continuously devouring souls and other Hollows."
"The higher their level, the closer they are to a human form and reason, and they possess extremely strong abilities and power."
Orochimaru's eyes lit up. Shinigami were a bit difficult to deal with.
But Hollows... when he was slaughtering the Iwagakure ninja, he had discovered that he could see their souls.
At that time, a single soul was not strong. What if he could fuse them together?
But he hadn't thought that such creatures really existed in another world.
Although the words 'another world' had also given Orochimaru a great shock, he was more inclined to the present.
"A Zanpakuto..."
Lucian told Orochimaru these things to enrich his life and power.
After all, the Quincy cross sword had no special properties other than damaging the soul.
If it was really researched, Orochimaru could understand its power and then use his imagination to create things like Asauchi.
It would also give the Quincy a sense of urgency.
Otherwise, when a race has no natural enemies or competition, they will become lax, unmotivated, and begin to decline.
"Come with me. Accompany me to record an experiment."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
...
In a building, the Academy of Sciences that Lucian had prepared for Orochimaru.
The full name was the Academy of Scientific and Technological Research and Exploration.
However, the empire currently only had Orochimaru as a scientist. The rest would have to be cultivated or found.
"Your Majesty..."
Upon entering, Orochimaru saw several hundred Iwagakure ninja... souls.
"An experiment needs test subjects. Start recording. All states and changes..."
Lucian walked over, ignoring the roars of the souls.
"A certain old man might come looking for a fight with me, but in such an old state, he's more likely to be killed by me. Then there's almost no possibility of resurrection."
"But I don't want him to die, yet I can't hold back. So I can only give him another way to live after he dies or is on the verge of death."
"If he knew, he would probably say things like 'Don't expect me to do things for you', 'You have no idea how strong I was at my peak', 'Come, let's dance again'."
"But I have patience. The ninja world would be too boring without him."
"..."
Hearing Lucian's words, Orochimaru was bewildered.
Which old man was so fierce?
Hiruzen Sarutobi? No, the Third Raikage?
Please forgive Orochimaru's lack of knowledge.
After all, in everyone's mind, that old man had been dead for years.
Even though Lucian had mentioned him before, Orochimaru had subconsciously ignored it.
"Begin!"
Under Orochimaru's serious gaze, Lucian directly released the souls of the several hundred Iwagakure ninja.
He imprisoned them in a spirit particle space and raised his hand, which bloomed with a blue-black light.
"That energy?"
Looking at the light in Lucian's hand, Orochimaru had an extreme urge to swallow it.
That fatal temptation almost made him lose his reason. Fortunately, he gritted his teeth and stopped.
"Hōgyoku, come on!"
The energy in Lucian's hand was the Hōgyoku's energy, which he used to promote and guide evolution.
"Hiss, roar, roar, ah, ah!"
Under the influence of the Hōgyoku, the souls lost their reason, exuding an extremely evil aura, and their bodies rapidly grew larger.
They all turned into ugly monsters!
"Hollows? They've become much stronger. Ordinary humans really can't see them..."
Orochimaru's eyes were opened.
Logically, a creature from another world shouldn't appear so easily.
But Orochimaru also guessed that the mutation was because of the unknown energy in Lucian's hand.
"Hiss, roar, roar!!"
The several hundred Hollows roared at each other, constantly attacking and biting other Hollows.
They had turned into completely mindless monsters and had begun a slaughter evolution.
Orochimaru could sense that every time a Hollow devoured another, its aura would grow a bit stronger, and its evolution speed would increase.
"Ordinary Hollows won't do. At least a Gillian-level Menos Grande is required..."
Lucian watched quietly.
There were three levels of Menos Grande: lower-class: Gillian, middle-class: Adjuchas, and upper-class: Vasto Lorde.
But now there wasn't a single Menos Grande.
Who knows how long it had been!
One Hollow was the first to regain a trace of reason, and then it began a massacre.
Quickly, all the remaining Hollows were devoured.
"ROAR!"
A Hollow with a black outer body and a white, long-nosed mask.
It was huge, but its movements were slow, and its intelligence was about the same as a wild beast.
A Gillian-level Menos Grande!
"It devoured several hundred Hollows to become the weakest, lower-class Menos Grande? But that's enough."
What Lucian wanted was the 'Shinigamification of Hollows', i.e., an Arrancar. The minimum requirement for an Arrancar was a Gillian-level Menos Grande.
For example, No. 9 among the Espada.
If an Arrancar could appear, then the ability of a Shinigami, Lucian was very likely to develop it.
After all, an Arrancar was a Menos Grande that had comprehended the ability of a Shinigami!
To create one directly through imagination would not be able to create a Shinigami or an Arrancar in the true sense, as Lucian did not understand their specific structure.
The Hōgyoku was Lucian's greatest cheat.
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