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After all, the thing about Xu is that it requires quick success, which is somewhat similar to the "magic path" in traditional fairy tales.
If the God of Death wants to discover his talent, he needs a long period of training and practice, but this is not necessary for the Void. As long as you have talent, the talent will emerge on its own after you become Void, and the violent spiritual power will instantly fill your body.
As for the fact that your soul was not strong enough and could not withstand the detonation of your own talent, and you were killed suddenly by the violent spiritual power?
You can only blame yourself for your bad luck.
[I hope this little guy won't be too unlucky. ]
Gu Shi glanced at the boy's chest and confirmed that his causal chain was almost completely gone. He secretly prepared himself to escape in the chaos.
The scent of this boy's soul can make Gu Shi's appetite almost out of control many times, which is enough to prove how excellent his talent is. The Grim Reaper girl also said that with his talent, as long as he becomes the Grim Reaper, he can at least become a chief officer, and it is not impossible for him to become a deputy captain if he works hard.
In other words, he has at least the talent of a vice-captain of the Grim Reaper. This way, as long as he completes his transformation into a virtual being, he will immediately possess the combat power of a vice-captain of the Grim Reaper.
Although they have no combat experience and it is hard to say how much strength they can exert, the impact is actually not that big. After all, most of the Hollows have no combat awareness, their brains are messed up by appetite, and they rely entirely on the killing instinct of wild beasts to fight.
Gu Shi remembered very clearly that the Grim Reaper girl had mentioned more than once that she was the Grim Reaper stationed in this area of the world. If she had the strength of a deputy captain, how could the captain-in-chief agree to let her do such insignificant and time-wasting work.
[If I suddenly fight with a vice-captain-level virtual, it is possible that I will be eaten directly with that guy's strength. By then, even the worries about her chasing me can be solved. ]
Thinking of this, Gu Shi suddenly realized that his thoughts were becoming optimistic again. The fear and caution in his heart about the rare opportunity to go home had slipped away without him noticing.
No, no, if I am too optimistic when running away and suddenly want to run back to watch the fun, I will be finished. I need to use the Chain of Karma to suppress him.
He exerted force with his mouth and bit off the chain of cause and effect that was almost worn off. Then he quickly stuffed the chain into the empty hole in his chest, forcing back the fear and caution of running away from home and sitting down. Only then did Gu Shi feel relieved and confirmed the condition of the boy beside him again.
At this time, a small hole has appeared in the boy's chest, which is rapidly expanding, and his face has been completely covered by pure white mucus. He only needs to wait for the mucus to harden into a mask, and then he can completely become virtual.
[It should be about time. ]
Taking a deep breath, Gu Shi raised his voice and shouted.
"Hey! I absorbed another chain, and it seems like something has changed. Don't you want to come over and take a look?"
In a wooden house in the distance, the Shinigami girl pushed the door open and leaned her upper body out. She smiled and raised her arm holding her Zanpakutō high up, then swung it left and right at him vigorously a few times.
"Well done, I'll come over after I kill this one, wait for me~~"
The blood on the blade spilled onto the ground and walls as she swung the blade. In the evening breeze, words indicating that the killing had not yet stopped came with the wind and floated into the ears of the boy who had begun to fade away.
The next moment, a beast-like roar filled with hatred suddenly sounded, and the violent spiritual pressure created an air wave that actually knocked Gu Shi out.
Amid the roar, the hideous monster stretched out its strong body covered with spikes, and its blood-red eyes no longer had the former clarity, leaving only endless rage, hatred, and a horrifying appetite.
In the monster's sharp claws, there was a soul that was stiff and unable to move. It was one of the two souls that the Death Girl originally threw to Gu Shi. Gu Shi only bit off the causal chain of the other person. This person was still thrown to the ground, and the chain on his chest was still intact.
Under Gu Shi's gaze, the new monster rescued his neighbor. He seemed to still have some of his former humanity left, and tried to gently put down the familiar person in his hands, but the action was only halfway done when the tempting aroma entered his nose.
Suddenly, an extremely strong impulse emerged, suppressing his humanity and reversing his actions.
Under the pure white moonlight, the pale monster suddenly raised its sharp claws and impatiently stuffed the delicacy in its hand into its big mouth. Bright red juice overflowed from between its pale teeth. Compared with it, the human body was so thin that it was eaten up in just two bites.
The monster, who was eating for the first time, not only did the hunger in his eyes not disappear, but the food that failed to fill his stomach completely stimulated his appetite. He stared at the other soul that fell beside Gu Shi, his bloodshot eyes filled with primitive desire.
At this moment, a more tempting and mellow fragrance entered the monster's nostrils. He turned his head suddenly and saw the girl in black clothes and holding a long knife not far away.
Delicious!
Big portion!
In an instant, instinct made the decision for the hungry monster. He got on all fours and ran towards the delicious meal that could fill his stomach with the momentum of crushing everything.
On the other side, a trace of anger was burning in the uncomfortable gray eyes of the Death Girl. She stared at the monster, her pale face full of murderous intent.
The soul that was eaten was picked by her herself for that interesting Xu. It was the result of her labor!
This Xu who suddenly appeared actually dared to steal her things!
Never!
no one!
Dare to grab!
mine!
thing!
Unforgivable!
Chapter 9: Disgusting Zanpakutō
The monster, whose only concern was for food, collided fiercely with the nobles who treated human lives as toys. The situation developed as expected, but Gu Shi did not flee immediately. Instead, he pretended to be injured when he was blown away by the spiritual pressure. He still lay on the ground, staring at the two warring parties.
It is true that you have to escape, but you cannot escape blindly.
After all, one of the required courses of the god of death, "Ghost Way", includes not only the "Bind Way" for defense and confinement, the "Return Way" for treatment, but also the "Break Way" specifically for attack. If he runs away rashly now, the god of death might raise his hand and use the Break Way move to kill him directly from a distance.
From the fact that the girl of the god of death was able to release the sixty-one "Six-Staff Light Prison" of the Way of Binding without chanting any spells but only by saying a name, it can be seen that her attainments in the Way of Binding have surpassed most ordinary god of death, and it is believed that her level in the Way of Breaking will not be too bad either.
Therefore, you have to wait until the fight becomes fierce and both sides have no time to care about other things, then you can get up and run away, so as to avoid being shot in the back and killed before you can run a few steps.
Sure enough, before the battle had even started for a few moves, the Death Girl had already thrown out several ghost moves in succession, including the "Red Fire Cannon", "Yellow Fire Flash", and "Mouth Three Flashes". For a moment, fireballs and light cones were flying everywhere, which looked quite spectacular.
Unfortunately, no matter whether it is a Shinigami or a Hollow, the essence of their battles is a clash of spiritual pressure. When the spiritual power levels are not much different, combat skills and means will become the key factors in determining victory. However, once the spiritual pressure of both sides is sufficiently different, all skills and means will become insignificant tricks.
Let's take the lowest level No. 1 Hado "Charge" as an example. The effect is to shoot out a small shock wave from the fingertips. If an ordinary Shinigami uses it, even if it is used to attack ordinary people, it can only make the opponent fall. But if a captain-level Shinigami uses it, it can easily penetrate the heads of ordinary Shinigami and Hollows.
The spiritual power level of the Death Girl was obviously far from that of a vice-captain, just as Gu Shi had expected. Facing a Hollow with the spiritual pressure of a vice-captain, she used a bunch of Ghost Techniques. Although the sound and light effects were at their best and looked very intimidating, the Breaking Techniques could only create a few sparks on the Hollow, and even if the Binding Techniques hit, the Hollow would be easily broken free and could only slightly hinder the opponent's actions.
Seeing this scene, Gu Shi felt a little more at ease. At this moment, it seemed that this cruel god of death would most likely not win.
However, Gu Shi still did not move and continued to wait patiently.
Although all of the Death Girl's ghost techniques were ineffective and it seemed that she had no other options, Gu Shi knew that the Death God's greatest reliance would always be his own Zanpakutō.
Whether it is the conventional "Shikai" or the more advanced "Bankai", as long as the Zanpakutō is released, it will definitely greatly enhance the combat capability of the god of death. It can not only enhance the god of death's spiritual pressure, but also give the god of death all kinds of strange special abilities.
The Death Girl has not released her Zanpakutō until now, but her superiors can safely arrange her to go to the human world without worrying that she will be eaten by any passing Hollow. Relying on Kidō alone is definitely not enough. She must have mastered Shikai so that the captain can arrange her work with confidence.
Gu Shi waited patiently. Only after he saw the other party's Shikai and knew the ability of this god of death's Zanpakuto would he get up and run away.
After all, even if the Death Girl will most likely lose tonight, it doesn't mean that she will definitely die. As a noble, she will most likely have some means to save her life or escape, so we must take advantage of this rare opportunity to collect as much information about her as possible and prepare for the possibility that she may come again in the future.
The Death Girl did not let Gu Shi wait too long. She soon became annoyed after failing to defeat her opponent for a long time. After exerting force to force her opponent back slightly, she took the opportunity to retreat quickly, held her Zanpakuto across her chest, and chanted the release words of the Zanpakuto in her hand, "Deprive me, Aojaku."
All of a sudden, the spiritual pressure on her body surged a lot, and at the same time, the Zanpakuto in her hand also changed. Not only did the blade turn into pure green, but the blade also became thinner and narrower.
After releasing her Zanpakutō, the Death Girl pursed her lips and rushed towards her enemy again without hesitation. The blade in her hand quickly slashed the enemy's right claw three times, but it seemed that she still failed to cause any damage and could not even cut through the opponent's tough skin.
However, Gu Shi, who was hiding nearby and watching, keenly noticed that after being hit, the hole created by Xu's right claw when it hit the ground was obviously much smaller, as if his strength had weakened a little. At the same time, the strength of the Death Girl's sword swinging also increased significantly, and the whistling sound of the blade cutting through the air became even more piercing.
[So that's how it is. As long as the blade touches the opponent, it can deprive the opponent of his power for your own use? Well, the effect should only be temporary. Otherwise, as a noble, she would have accumulated her strength to the limit of her body by killing many people, so there is no need to slowly plunder it in battle. ]
[In addition to strength, the knife may also be able to deprive it of spiritual power? But the spiritual power of that Void is too much, so I can't tell if it was deprived of a little bit? ]
[Tsk, an ability that works as long as it touches the body. For a Hollow who doesn't have a weapon like a Zanpakutō and can only fight in close combat, this is simply the worst enemy to be compatible with. If I meet it again in the future, I must be more careful.]
Quickly summarizing the information he had collected in his mind, Gu Shi slowly and quietly moved to the shadow behind a wooden house. Then he stood up and ran away from the battlefield. While running, he did not forget to keep an eye on the battle situation behind him, guarding against the possibility that the Grim Reaper girl would suddenly chase him, and at the same time he couldn't help but complain in his heart.
[It is said that the Zanpakutō is a reflection of the soul of the god of death, and reflects the truest thoughts of the god of death. This ability to forcibly seize other people's "items" is really in line with the style of the nobles. Could it be that most of the nobles' Zanpakutō have similar abilities? Tsk, it's really disgusting.]
[But isn't a bird a sparrow? And a bluebird is a bluebird? But doesn't the image of the word bluebird refer to happiness and loyal love? A broken sword that specializes in plundering is also named bluebird? Could it be that it means that you can make yourself happy by plundering others? It feels more in line with the characteristics of the nobility and more disgusting.]
Gu Shi ran wildly while complaining in his mind, and soon left the small village far behind. When he looked back, the small village had been submerged in the night and could no longer be seen. However, he was still worried, so he changed direction and continued running at full speed, intending to run at least until dawn before considering resting.
Because of this, Gu Shi, who could no longer see the small village, naturally could not see that shortly after he escaped, the monster that had been suppressing the Death Girl had its limbs chopped off and was lying in a pool of its own blood like a flesh worm, emitting low growls of fear.
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Chapter 10 Betrayal
"Queyu, this time it's really thanks to you, otherwise I would definitely get hurt if I had to face this Void alone."
Saito Yomei had a slightly uncomfortable smile on her face, which was as pale as a corpse. She said words of thanks, but no gratitude could be seen from her.
Que Yu, dressed in black, stood in a pool of blood, with Xu lying at his feet without any resistance, his limbs being chopped off by him. Although he was obviously very strong, there was no arrogance on his face. He bowed respectfully to Saito Yami-kun and saluted.
"Thank you for the praise, Lord Ye Ming. The Que family has served the Saito family for generations. Que Yu only did what he should do. He does not deserve such praise from Lord Ye Ming."
In Soul Society, although there are many nobles, they are also divided into different levels. The great nobles are naturally the "gods" who are high above and in control of everything. They only need to seize and do not need to make any sacrifices. But it is different for the lower nobles. If they want to maintain their noble status and life, they have to make more sacrifices.
For example - offering one's loyalty to the nobles above them.
There are actually quite a few such lower-ranking nobles, and their survival wisdom is different, but they just serve different nobles.
For example, the lower-class noble family of the Bee family sold themselves to a good master family, the Shifengyuan family, one of the four great noble families. The outstanding children of the Bee family from generation to generation were trained to become guards of the heir of the Shifengyuan family, responsible for protecting the safety of the heir of the master family at all costs.
Although the Shifengyuan family has been in charge of the criminal army for generations, the heirs have to often perform dangerous missions during their training, and the death rate of the guards is extremely high. Every time a generation of Shifengyuan heirs grows up, there will be a dozen or even more children of the Feng family who die in order to protect their master.
However, the Shifengyuan family did take care of the Bee family, so that although the Bee family was only a lower-level noble, their status was as solid as a rock. Even if the upper-level nobles had the possibility of decline, they never declined.
The Que and Feng families, both lower-ranking nobles, were not so lucky as to sell their families to the four great nobles. They could only pledge allegiance to the Saito family, a higher-ranking noble. Although the protection they received was slightly worse than that of the Feng family, it was not without benefits.
After all, the heir of the Saito family does not need to take on any dangerous responsibilities. Although the children of the Que family also need to protect the heir of the main family, the number of children who sacrifice in each generation is far less than that of the children of the Feng family.
Que Yu is a guard specially trained by the Que family to protect Saito Yami-kun, the heir of the Saito family. Even when Saito Yami-kun came to the world to perform garrison missions, he followed as always and secretly protected Saito Yami-kun's safety.
The nobles have their own gates, and they do not need to pass through the gate guarded by the 13th Division to travel between the human world and the Soul Society. Therefore, in the 13th Division's resume, Saito Yami still goes out on missions alone, without worrying about leaving a stain of "bringing servants with him on missions".
And the Xu lying in a pool of blood was Queyu's masterpiece.
Although he didn't know why his master had specifically instructed him when he entered the house to kill the two untouchables, "Wait, unless I'm in mortal danger, even if I'm injured, you must never show up in front of that interesting Hollow." He still loyally carried out the order.
Even though Queyu felt anxious from the bottom of his heart when he saw the uninteresting Xu yelling and spitting saliva everywhere at the adult he admired, he still waited patiently until the interesting Xu ran away, then he immediately showed up and helped his adult chop the enemy to the ground.
But even though he was loyally carrying out Lord Ye Ming's orders, when he saw the sweat on Lord Ye Ming's forehead, the dust on his face, and the torn holes on his clothes, Que Yu still felt that he had seriously failed in his duty as a guard. He felt extremely guilty. How could he dare to accept Lord Ye Ming's praise so calmly?
Que Yu and Saito Yamei grew up together. They were master and servant as well as childhood sweethearts. Saito Yamei knew exactly what kind of person he was. He knew that this guy must be looking for reasons to blame himself again, so he was too lazy to say any more nonsense to comfort him and gave the order directly.
"Queyu, go get me those souls. I want to try some things."
After hearing the order, Que Yu no longer cared to blame himself. After saluting respectfully, he took a flash step and quickly entered the wooden houses. He dragged out more than a dozen fresh souls with the chains of cause and effect hanging on their chests, and placed them respectfully in front of Saito Yamei.
After counting the number and making sure that none of his "fruits of labor" were missing, Saito Yami nodded with satisfaction, casually cut off the chain on the chest of an old woman's soul, and then roughly pulled over the Hollow that had lost its limbs but was not dead yet, and tried to stuff the Chain of Karma into his Hollow.
The attempt was successful, and the chain entered the void without any hindrance.
The attempt also failed. The chain was not swallowed by the void and fell out directly from the other end of the void.
Saito Yami was not disappointed, and nodded slowly with an expression that said, "As expected." It was obvious that if it was so easy to succeed, the documents of Soul Society would have already recorded it, and it would not be her turn to discover it. Therefore, before trying, she had already prepared herself for failure.
[Sure enough, that interesting big guy is special. But what is the difference between him and these ordinary Hollows? Is it because he has not eaten humans since he became a Hollow? Or is it because he is determined and restrains his appetite? Or is it because he still maintains his self-awareness as a human after he became a Hollow? ]