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The Grim Reaper girl suddenly appeared on the treetop like a ghost, and waved and greeted Gu Shi below with a smile. Without waiting for Gu Shi to respond, she flashed and sat on Gu Shi's shoulder again.
"You're really greedy. When I came back, I took a look and saw that you had already eaten three bowls of food in the short time I was away."
Gu Shi rolled his eyes and didn't say anything more. He continued to follow the smell and look for his next target.
God knows if he was cursed by this world. During the time when this madman was away, he took advantage of the time to find seven Hollows, fought with each of them, and even killed three of them. In the end, he didn't even encounter a Hollow that could emit a black cavity when escaping.
...?
Just when he was about to find a random excuse to change the subject, Gu Shi suddenly felt something was wrong. He sniffed the scent of the Death Girl again and raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"That bearded guy has faded away?"
It was obvious that this madman went to deal with the bearded man's matter, but after he came back, there was no smell of the bearded man on his body, but instead a strong smell of emptiness. Gu Shi couldn't help but wonder if this madman had a sudden idea and used the bearded man to do a emptiness experiment.
Given her style, it wouldn't be strange if she did something like this.
"No, when I rushed over, that guy had already been eaten by Xu. I killed the Xu that ate him."
The Death Girl answered easily, but Gu Shi was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but confirm it again.
"died?"
"Yes, he is dead. So, get ready, big guy. Let's go pick up the little genius and then we will go back to my jurisdiction."
Gu Shi was silent for a moment. He didn't expect that he would have to go back to face Aizen less than a day after leaving the broken shrine. The thought of it made him feel depressed.
However, this may not be a bad thing. If this madman suddenly asks Aizen to move, it might annoy Aizen. Then Aizen can just dig a hole and kill this madman, and he will be free.
Thinking from a different perspective, Gu Shi became happy again. He called out to Erlang and turned around and ran towards the shrine.
I have to say that the growth of the Xu is indeed rapid. It has been less than a day since the last time I left the shrine, but because Gu Shi ate five Xu during this period of time, his spiritual power level has been greatly improved. The time he spent returning to the shrine was much shorter than when he left. It didn't take long for him to return to the foot of the mountain of the shrine.
"Go up and call him. I'll be waiting for you at the foot of the mountain."
Stopping decisively at the foot of the mountain, Gu Shiyi said sternly:
"If I suddenly ask him to move, who knows if he will be angry. I don't want to be implicated."
Gu Shi’s excuse was reasonable, and the Death Girl was also worried that the genius would get angry and accidentally kill such an important material, so she nodded considerately.
"That's right, big guy, just wait for me. I'll bring him down soon."
After saying that, the Grim Reaper girl took a quick step and disappeared in front of Gu Shi in a few flashes.
Gu Shi, who had nothing to do while waiting, simply played a reaction game with Erlang. He repeatedly touched Erlang's dog head to see if Erlang could bite his paw before being touched.
After the boring little game went on for a while, Gu Shi sighed in disappointment. According to the smell feedback from the shrine above, the two men had not fought, and there was not even a minor conflict. Now they had walked through the torii together and started moving down the mountain.
【Pity. 】
As Gu Shi was thinking this, he suddenly smelled another scent and looked up at the sky.
Sure enough, at some point, a bat-like object was hovering quietly in the air, seemingly observing something silently.
The general Xu always exudes a strong killing intent and appetite. Once you become familiar with them, it is easy to sense the approach of a Xu.
But the virtual being in the sky was very strange. Gu Shi could not sense any murderous intent or appetite from him. Not to mention being virtual, he didn't even seem like a "life". He was just as empty as a ball of air with a physical form.
If he hadn't smelled some scent, Gu Shi suspected that even if this virtual creature had been following him all the time, he would have found it difficult to detect its presence.
[When did he catch up? What was his purpose? ]
Gu Shi muttered to himself, suspecting that this was a special Hollow sent by Aizen to monitor himself and the Death Girl. Maybe it had been following him for a while, but he just didn't notice.
Even if Aizen is still alive, theoretically he wouldn't have too many magical methods, but when faced with such a suspicious situation, Gu Shi immediately suspected this super boss.
[…Oh no, when I discovered this Bat Hollow just now, I stared at him for a few seconds, which exposed the fact that I discovered him. This is a bit troublesome. When Aizen finds out that I discovered the camera he installed, God knows what he will do to me! ]
[Damn it, I still have too little experience. Now I can't pretend I didn't notice it. ]
After hesitating for a while, Gu Shi simply raised his claws and waved at the bats in the sky as a greeting to express his friendliness. Even if he couldn't make the other party conceal the truth when reporting to Aizen, as long as he could prevent the other party from reporting on him, this greeting would not be in vain.
The bat that was silently circling in the sky was stunned for a moment. When the other party discovered him, he was already ready for a fight. Unexpectedly, the big bear was not only not hostile, but also seemed very friendly.
After thinking about it for a while, although he didn't think this behavior made any sense, Bat Xu still circled in the air for a few weeks as a response to the other party's goodwill.
After receiving the other party's response, Gu Shi breathed a sigh of relief with satisfaction, lowered his head and continued to tease Erlang, pretending that he had not noticed anything.
After a few jokes, the Death Girl came down the mountain path with a young man who called himself Yusuke but looked like Aizen.
"Sorry for the long wait, big guy. We..."
Before the Death Girl could finish her words, Gu Shi saw a blinding green flash before his eyes, silently piercing through the Death Girl's chest, leaving a deep hole on the ground.
Gu Shi looked up suddenly and saw that there were still some green spirit particles lingering around Bat Xu's mouth, and a second ball of light had already condensed in his mouth.
The next moment, a corner of the light ball facing the ground suddenly broke open, and the spirit particles that were compressed to the extreme in the light ball burst out through this small hole, forming another dazzling flash of light.
[…Is this, a flash? ]
Chapter 32 Lock
The Hollow Flash can basically be regarded as one of the most iconic moves of the Arrancar in the later part of the plot, besides the Return to Blade. Gu Shi is certainly familiar with it.
but……
[So ordinary Hollows can also use Hollow Flash? Isn't it at least possible for Killian (lower-level Hollow) to use it? ]
While Gu Shi was puzzled, he did not forget to stare at the Death Girl nervously. Once this lunatic showed any sign of weakness, he would attack without hesitation.
Unfortunately, the next moment after being hit by the first virtual flash, the Death Girl was already covered with layers of Huidao and Fudao, focusing on both healing and defense.
When the second flash of light came, although the injury on the Death Girl's chest had not yet recovered, the bleeding had stopped and she successfully blocked the attack. She looked up at the bats in the sky without hesitation, and it seemed that the hole in her chest was not a problem at all for her.
[The power of the Void Flash is just this? Or is it that although ordinary Hollows can use Void Flash, their power is actually far less powerful than that of Great Hollows? ]
"Oh, this is really unexpected."
The Grim Reaper girl, who was protected by layers of bondage, looked at the bat in the sky. There was no anger on her face, but instead a look of interest.
"A strange spiritual structure, huh? And it seems that there is more than one lock knot. Not bad, not bad. The precious materials are delivered to my door. After a whole day of bad luck, finally something good happened."
[Lock knot? What is that?]
Gu Shi frowned unconsciously and carefully reviewed his memory, only to finally remember that there seemed to be such a setting in the early stage of the plot. It seemed that it was the absolute weak point of the spirit body. Once the lock was broken, it would lose all its spiritual power?
[What the hell? Isn't the soul made up of spiritual power? What's the difference between losing all spiritual power and losing all bones and flesh? No wonder I never saw this crappy setting again. ]
[But, it turns out that there are really chains on the soul? In that case, if I can break the chains of this lunatic, can I easily kill her? ]
Perhaps she saw Gu Shi's confusion, or maybe she was just in a good mood and wanted to share it with others. While putting more restraints on herself, the Death Girl took the initiative to explain to Gu Shi beside her.
"Big guy, do you know what a lock knot is? In fact, it is not difficult to guess from the name, right? It is actually the place where the soul's chest is connected to the lock of cause and effect. It is absolutely vital to the spirit body. Once it is destroyed, it will cause a hole in the soul, causing almost all the spiritual power to leak out.
“However, this is only the weak spot of an ordinary soul. Once the god of death completes the communication with the zanpakutō, when the initial release is performed, the lock knot will be integrated into the zanpakutō, which can not only eliminate the weak spot, but also consolidate the connection between the god of death and the zanpakutō, allowing the subsequent release to be at will.
"As for the Hollow's knot, after the Hollow is completed, it will undergo some strange changes and merge into the Hollow's mask. This is why once the Hollow's mask is destroyed, it will lose the ability to continue evolving. But!"
As she spoke, the Death Girl seemed quite excited and raised her finger to the sky, pointing at the Bat Void that was preparing to fire the third Void Flash, her excitement was beyond words.
"Look at him! He obviously already has a mask! But a little below the void, there is actually a lock knot! How amazing! So lucky! His form of existence actually coincides with my research direction!"
After listening to the excited narration of the Death Girl, Gu Shi also realized the peculiarity of this bat, but compared with these, he cared more about the fact that just when he thought he had found the enemy's weakness, he was told that the weakness was gone.
In disappointment, Gu Shi could only secretly hope that the person standing next to him who looked like Aizen would be more powerful and quickly come up with some backup plan to kill this dangerous guy who looked unstable.
However, to Gu Shi's disappointment, the Bat Hollow did not seem to be Aizen's subordinate. The young man who called himself Yusuke was still gentle and calm, and did not feel that the screaming Death Girl was dangerous at all.
At this moment, the third virtual flash that had been brewing for a long time finally fell, and the aura of the bat virtual in the air quickly weakened. Obviously, for him who was not a big virtual, even if he could use virtual flash, continuous use was still a considerable burden and consumption.
Seeing this, Gu Shi no longer had any hope that Bat Xu could kill this madman. He only hoped that he could be smart and retreat quickly, and then launch a sneak attack again when he was stronger.
However, the Bat Hollow had just completed its transformation into a hollow, and its mind was not yet clear. It was just following its obsession and instinct to hunt down its enemies. Seeing that the Hollow Flash was useless, it swooped down rapidly, intending to kill the Death Girl with its sharp teeth and claws.
He turned his eyes away speechlessly. Gu Shi knew what was going to happen next without even looking.
As expected, after giving up the advantage of high altitude and high speed and actively landing, Bat Xu's only possibility of escape was also gone. After a few moves, he was tied up tightly by the Binding Dao and smashed heavily to the ground.
"Haha, I'm really lucky today, big guy. This is a precious specimen, I can't let you eat it~"
With a happy smile on her face, the Death Girl picked up the bat that was tied up like a dumpling, and threw it onto Gu Shi's back with a light flick.
"Come on, take him and let's go home!"
As she said that, the Death Girl grabbed the collar of the young man who called himself Yusuke, stepped on the flash step, and ran towards her jurisdiction first. Just from her back, you can tell how happy she is now.
Gu Shi rolled his eyes helplessly, shook the bat off his back, and followed with it holding it in his claws.
The Bat Xu held in Gu Shi's hand still looked calm and indifferent, and there was no trace of anger or hatred in his emerald green eyes.
When he turned into a virtual being, he had already lost a lot of emotions. At this moment, there was only a void in his heart. He chased after the Goddess of Death girl only because of his obsession before turning into a virtual being. He did not feel disappointed when he failed, nor did he feel angry when he was captured by his enemy.
Seeing that this guy had not lost his mind, Gu Shi simply started chatting with him.
"How can you be so inflexible? If you had escaped earlier, you wouldn't have to suffer this. By the way, what's your name?"
[Run away, why? Name? What's the meaning? ]
His heart was empty and his eyes revealed a clear confusion. Although he did not answer Gu Shi's words, he did react to him to some extent.
It's good to have a response. After all, he is a rare chat partner. Gu Shi didn't care whether the other party felt annoyed with him or not. He immediately started to chat in a long-winded and nagging manner.
Gu Shi talked about things that were miscellaneous and chaotic. He complained that he liked spicy food, but he couldn't find any peppers in this crappy place, which shabbyed his imagination of eating virtual meat with peppers. Then he said that Erlang was not talented and had not been able to become virtual for such a long time, which was a waste of the mask he fed him. He had just complained a few words when the topic jumped to whether the virtual had bone armor on his body and ran around without clothes, which counted as liberating himself and embracing nature.
After chatting about a lot of things, Gu Shi guessed that the Death Girl in front of him was tired of listening and her attention was no longer on him, so he took the opportunity of Erlang's excited barking and lowered his voice to ask the question that concerned him most.
"Can you open a black cavity? It's a passage to other places."
The bat stared in confusion, and a small black crack appeared on the tip of its claws.
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Thirty-three Nonsense
Seeing the tiny black crack, Gu Shi felt so overjoyed that he almost laughed out loud. Fortunately, his mentality was still stable and he did not really lose his mind.
He took a deep breath, and before Erlang's shouting stopped, Gu Shi continued talking about irrelevant topics, so as to avoid sudden silence and let the Death Girl in front of him notice something unusual.
However, the nonsense in his mind came out of his mouth, and Gu Shi was thinking quickly about the current situation.
"Do you think the God of Death will fart? I don't think so. Normally, humans fart because food ferments in the intestines and produces gas. The food the God of Death eats is made of spiritual energy. Once it enters the stomach, it will turn into spiritual particles and be absorbed. There is no fermentation process, so the God of Death will definitely not fart. Then will the God of Death use the phrase 'you fart' to insult people?"
[Don't be careless. The Black Chamber is not a space teleportation. You can't enter the Black Chamber one second and reach Hueco Mundo the next. You have to move in the passage inside the Black Chamber for a while. With the speed of that madman, if she finds out that I have entered the Black Chamber, I'm afraid she will catch me back before I reach Hueco Mundo.]