Chapter 420: Come here, I'll cover you with red stone

Fang Mo spread his palm, revealing the lush green Shun Shun Rikka inside: "Hurry over and give it a try."

"Uh... Okay."

Upon seeing the green on the Shun Shun Rikka, Inoue Orihime was subconsciously stunned for a moment but quickly walked over: "Thank you, Mr. Fang Mo."

After saying that, she carefully took the Shun Shun Rikka back with both hands.

Inoue Orihime carefully observed the Shun Shun Rikka and noticed that the missing petals had been restored. She could feel the corresponding petal's 'Tsubaki' responding to her.

But the problem was...

Why had the petal turned green?

And this green was not the translucent green of green crystal or emerald, but a murky, blurry green, like it was covered with a thick layer of algae.

Inoue Orihime tried to scrape it off with her fingernail, but it didn't come off, feeling as if it was firmly covered.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing her reaction, Fang Mo also said: "Quick, try it if it's fixed."

"Uh... Oh, okay." Hearing this, Inoue Orihime hurriedly nodded and then aimed at a stone not far away: "Tsubaki! Solitary Sky Slash Shield, I refuse!"

As soon as her words fell, a beam of light suddenly flew out from the petal of the Shun Shun Rikka.

The arc of light swiftly flew towards the stone, and with a crack, the stone was split into two from the middle. Then, the light flew back into the Shun Shun Rikka.

"It's fixed."

Seeing this, Fang Mo nodded in satisfaction: "Hmm, it seems I truly am an old soul craftsman, my craftsmanship is undeniable."

"I think you're just an old scoundrel." Hearing this, Yoruichi couldn't help but retort: "If you're going to fix it, why change its color?"

"Because I wanted to dye this thing green!"

Fang Mo declared righteously.

"You..."

"That's... Miss Yoruichi, it's okay." Inoue Orihime spoke gently: "I'm very thankful to Mr. Fang Mo for healing Mr. Tsubaki for me. As for the color... I don't mind it."

"What a good kid."

After hearing what Inoue Orihime had to say, Fang Mo couldn't help but compliment her. He then raised his hand to pat her head, of course, without any other implications, merely as a pure compliment: "Such a good child, initially, I thought you were a liability, my mistake."

"Eh?"

Inoue Orihime was also taken aback upon hearing this, somewhat confused about the meaning of Fang Mo's words: "Mr. Fang Mo, what do you mean by initially...?"

"Probably during the high-dimensional observation period, don't worry about it."

Fang Mo waved his hand: "Bring your flower over again, I'll change its color for you."

"Eh? Can you?"

Inoue Orihime asked somewhat surprised, and then handed over the Shun Shun Rikka again.

After a bit of thought, Fang Mo figured that for a healer, the most important aspect must be the efficiency of healing. So, he placed the Shun Shun Rikka on the tool assembly table and then directly slapped a redstone onto it.

It has to be said, this thing, self-proclaimed as the power of rejection, indeed has a pretty high limit.

Normally, an item could at most be enhanced two or three times.

However, this Shun Shun Rikka directly maxed out the efficiency enhancement of the redstone, and then Fang Mo stuffed a diamond into it, reaching its limit.

"Done."

After finishing, Fang Mo handed the Shun Shun Rikka back again.

Of course, this time it was no longer green, but a beautiful crimson color, shimmering with a brilliance like that of diamonds, indeed quite beautiful.

"Tha...Thank you, Mr. Fang Mo!"

It was clear that Inoue Orihime liked the current style very much, expressing her surprise happily.

"Mhm, no problem."

Fang Mo rubbed her head again: "Consider it a compensation for later."

"Compensation?"

Inoue Orihime was momentarily stunned.

"Don't mind the details." Fang Mo waved his hand to change the subject: "Alright, the rest is almost over, let's continue with the practical training next..."

In fact, what Fang Mo referred to as compensation was his plan to take Inoue Orihime to Hueco Mundo to work for Aizen, since his goal was the Hōgyoku. Obviously, he needed to work towards this direction, and upgrading the Shun Shun Rikka was also for this purpose. Having maxed out the redstone, he guessed that it would also significantly speed up the process of synthesizing the Hōgyoku.

Regarding this matter, Fang Mo had previously discussed it with Kaname Tosen.

Actually, at that time, Kurosaki Ichigo was also at the scene, but he was thrown into a distant crater, too far away and severely injured, so he really didn't hear clearly what Fang Mo and Kaname Tosen were talking about.

"Another practical training?"

Upon hearing Fang Mo's words, Kurosaki Ichigo didn't think much and slowly stood up with the support of his sword: "I feel like... it will turn into meditation again soon?"

"Please count me in!"

Upon hearing this, Tatsuki Arisawa immediately shouted.

"Are you sure?"

Fang Mo looked at Tatsuki Arisawa: "You can't back out once you've agreed, today one of us three must die here, I'm not just talking tough. If you're not prepared to risk your life, don't come."

"I have thought it through, I must become stronger."

Tatsuki Arisawa, without any hesitation, said with an exceptionally firm expression.

He truly longed to become stronger. During yesterday's battle, and the encounter with those two enemies in the park, he hadn't been of any help at all, and if it weren't for Kurosaki Ichigo's assistance, he would have been killed immediately, an outcome he absolutely couldn't tolerate.

Of course, it wasn't because he was weak, but because his dear friend Kurosaki Ichigo had always been fighting, risking his life to protect everyone, yet he couldn't even stand by his side, which made him extremely sad. Thus, Tatsuki Arisawa didn't care about the cost; he just wanted to become helpful.

"Oh, I see."

After listening to Tatsuki Arisawa, Fang Mo nodded: "By the way, let me ask you something, your ancestry is...?"

"I have Native American ancestry."

Tatsuki Arisawa didn't think much, just stated the truth.

"OK, correct password." Fang Mo snapped his fingers upon hearing this: "Congratulations on unlocking the main quests 'Arch-enemy' and 'Stormy Seas'. From now on, I'll teach you how to make a hole in the head of the president of the United States..."

"But why should I make a hole in the head of the president of the United States?" Tatsuki Arisawa asked, somewhat puzzled.

"The president of the United States wants to kill Ichigo."

"I'll learn..."

"Me too."

Inoue Orihime also raised her hand: "Mr. Fang Mo, please take me with you for the training. I want to help everyone as well."

"You... fine, one more person won't make a difference."

After pondering for a moment, Fang Mo finally nodded and agreed to Inoue Orihime's request: "Anyway, from now on, the real battle begins!"

As soon as these words were spoken, a terrifying aura overwhelmed everyone present.

Before the group could react, Fang Mo had already instantaneously appeared in front of Kurosaki Ichigo, delivering his usual punch from above, which Kurosaki Ichigo, learning from his past, did not dare to take head-on and quickly dodged using flash steps.

However, just as Ichigo took a step back, Fang Mo immediately raised his hand: "Wind Release, Great Vacuum Sphere."

A flash of yellow light from the magic ring, and a ball of compressed air, solid as reality, shot out like lightning. Seeing this, Kurosaki Ichigo immediately raised his sword to counter: "Getsuga Tensho…"

Before he could finish speaking, suddenly a voice sounded behind him.

"Trying to outpace me with instant movement?"

"Wha…"

Ichigo's expression changed, but it was too late to turn around. He saw a fist wrapped in black light rapidly enlarging: "An ordinary punch."

With a squelch, Ichigo's abdomen was pierced through, nearly splitting him in two, with only the skin at the sides of his waist barely holding his body together, spinning as it crashed to the ground.

And it was at this moment, Yasutora Sado also charged forward.

"The Giant's Punch!"

With no holding back, his arm turned into a bizarre red and black color, a visible fierce spiritual pressure directly charged towards Fang Mo.

"Shinra Tensei!"

With a spread of his arms, Fang Mo instantly repelled the opponent's spiritual pressure, followed by the sound of bones cracking, as Yasutora Sado's body burst with blood and fell back to the ground.

"Chad! Ichigo!"

Inoue Orihime cried out upon seeing this, but before she could use her power, Fang Mo appeared in front of her like a ghost, their faces almost touching, and a tremendous fear rose from the bottom of Inoue Orihime's heart: "Santen Kesshun! I reject!"

However, a finger, carrying an unmatched and vast momentum, pointed over.

The Shun Shun Rikka shattered in an instant.

Just when Inoue Orihime thought she was about to be poked to death, instinctively closing her eyes, she suddenly felt a slight pain on her forehead, as if a friend had jokingly flicked her on the head.

Confused, she opened her eyes to find Fang Mo had already turned and left.

"Alright, you're dead, the battle is over."

"This..."

Inoue Orihime instinctively touched her forehead.

But while she was puzzled, Fang Mo had already picked up Yasutora Sado with one hand and then flung him into a nearby hot spring pool, while also kicking Kurosaki Ichigo on the ground: "Teammate? Where's your teammate? Come save him, won't you?"

"Oh..."

Hearing this, Inoue Orihime hurriedly reacted, rushing forward to activate her power: "Twin Heaven Returning Shield, I reject!"

Under the enveloping pale yellow light, the pierced abdomen of Kurosaki Ichigo began to heal rapidly, taking no more than ten seconds for his abdomen to be restored to its original state.

"Is it really much faster after being coated with the Red Stone?"

Seeing this, Fang Mo also thoughtfully nodded: "What if the whole person sat on the craftsman's forging table and I coated him with Red Stone? Would it..."

Just as he was thinking, a voice suddenly came from beside Fang Mo: "Want to try it?"

"No way, Inoue is a good child..."

Lost in thought, Fang Mo shook his head instinctively upon hearing the voice, and the next second, he suddenly realized and directly looked at the little pink-haired one beside him: "When the hell did you come over?"

"I'm a bad child."

The little pink-haired one blinked their heart-shaped eyes, tilting their head to look at Fang Mo: "Want to try using me?"