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"Yes."

Gu Shi nodded, agreeing with Erlang's answer, and continued.

"For a Shinigami who is used to fighting in a group, being attacked from behind means that the companion behind him has fallen. At this time, he immediately turns around and forces the enemy behind him to retreat. Although he may be injured, the fallen companion may not be dead yet. There is still a chance to save him if he is handed over to a companion who is good at healing.

"Two hundred years of fighting experience is enough to turn some habits into instincts. When he was suddenly attacked from behind just now, I'm afraid that before Asido's brain could react, his body had already subconsciously turned around to rescue his companions."

When Jilang looked at Asido, there was a hint of admiration and recognition in his eyes. He felt that this god of death didn't seem so annoying anymore.

"That is to say, in the past two hundred years, whenever his companions were in danger, Asido chose to rescue them without hesitation, taking the risk of injury or even death, and thus developed such an instinct, right? No wonder the True Lord said that you are an upright person."

Tianpeng also understood what Gu Shi meant. He gently stretched out his big paws and lightly touched Asido's hair.

"You are amazing, Asido, for taking your companions so seriously."

Because of Gu Shi's words, Asido was reminded of his companions who could no longer fight side by side with him. He was feeling melancholy, but suddenly Tianpeng touched his head like a child to encourage him. He was so embarrassed that he quickly moved away.

Not to mention whether it is more terrifying or embarrassing for the God of Death to be touched on the head by the Hollow, the age issue alone is enough to make Asido explode with shame.

Unlike the generally long-lived Death Gods, the Lesser Hollows, as the bottom of the Hollow group, generally do not live long. They are too fragile. Attacks from their own kind, crusades from Death Gods, the aftermath of battles with Greater Hollows, or even just the footsteps of Greater Hollows passing by can kill them. Therefore, the elimination rate is extremely high, and those who can survive will basically evolve into Killians within ten to twenty years.

As for Tianpeng, it was obviously not long since she evolved into Killian. It was probably no more than 30 years since she became a hollow, which was a little younger than a fraction of Asido's age.

Being patted on the head and comforted by someone who is more than 200 years younger than you is as embarrassing as being pitied by a three-year-old child.

Tian Peng was a little hurt that her well-intentioned comfort was rejected. Gu Shi looked at her with amusement but had no intention of comforting her.

Are you kidding? If I go up to comfort him at this time, what if Tianpeng really develops the habit of patting his head? Gu Shi doesn't want Tianpeng to pat his head in the future.

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Chapter 79: Rebirth from Nirvana

Ignoring the grievance in Tianpeng's big eyes, Gu Shi looked at Asido seriously.

"Ashido, the fighting habits you have developed over the past two hundred years are proof of your excellent character, but I must say that since you have chosen to stay in Hueco Mundo, you must understand that you no longer have any fellow Shinigami who can fight alongside you. It is better to correct such fighting habits as soon as possible."

Talking about serious topics, Asido suppressed the shame of being touched on the head by a "three-year-old child" and nodded solemnly.

Asido has actually noticed the problem with his habits, and has been actively trying to change them recently. However, the habits formed over two hundred years are really stubborn. Changing them in a short period of time is undoubtedly as difficult as "quitting breathing".

Sometimes, even though I’m thinking about controlling my habits, my body just goes ahead and moves, bypassing my brain.

Seeing Asido's embarrassment, Gu Shi thought about it and felt that this was a good opportunity, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Ashido, it seems that your efforts to change your habits are not going very well. In this case, I have a suggestion. Would you like to listen to it?"

If it was the first few days when he decided to stay in Hueco Mundo, Asido would have definitely refused without even thinking about it. How could the God of Death listen to the advice of the Hollow? But now he was a little hesitant.

During the time they have been together, Gu Shi has fully demonstrated his kindness, and although Asido does not want to admit it, it must be said that this great virtual really understands him.

For example, the problem of the "turning around" combat habit. He had exposed this problem during previous team practice. The deputy captain gave him a severe reprimand and accused him of making such a simple mistake. He did not feel wronged at the time and did not even defend himself.

Because in Asido's opinion, this is indeed his own problem. If he works harder and trains his fighting instinct to be stronger, he can switch between the two fighting habits at will. Wouldn't the problem be solved?

But now, a hollow who should have been on the opposite side of the God of Death understood and recognized him. Asido originally thought that he did not care about other people's praise and recognition, as long as he did his best, but why did the heart in his chest beat so fast when he was recognized?

Is it because the belief has been shattered, so there is a hole in the heart, and you need to rely on the recognition of others to identify yourself?

[…Forget it, haven’t you already decided to give up on the whole “Death God is righteous, Great Hollow is evil” argument? It would be too embarrassing to continue being hypocritical at this time.]

For the first time, Asido showed a relieved smile in front of Gu Shi and bowed to him solemnly.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Master Gu Shi."

"Don't be so polite. Then I'll just say it straight."

Zhao Hun smiled even more contentedly, as if he had seen his first friend the god of death, and continued speaking happily.

"Actually, your biggest problem, Asido, is not those little habits, but that the entire combat system is no longer applicable. All your combat skills in the past were developed based on group combat, right? Although you are not incapable of fighting alone, how much of your strength can you exert without the cooperation of your teammates?

"So if you ask me, instead of trying so hard to correct those little habits that have become like instincts, it would be better for you to completely overturn your combat system and develop a set of combat skills that are more suitable for fighting alone."

[…Completely overthrow the original battle system? ]

Asido admitted that what Gu Shi said made sense, but rebuilding the combat system was easier said than done. If the old system was torn down and the new one was not established, wouldn't he be useless? The strength he could exert would probably be even worse than it is now.

"If you don't break, you won't stand!"

As Asido was hesitating, there was a sudden excited roar from the side. He turned his head in surprise and saw that Erlang, who had been somewhat hostile to him, suddenly became excited for some reason and looked at him with eyes so passionate that it seemed as if fire could burst out.

Before Asido could figure out what was going on, he saw that when Jiro made eye contact with him, the enthusiasm in his eyes became even more intense, and he clenched his two big paws into fists and let out an excited roar.

“Without destruction, there is no construction! Without life, there is death! This is too classic! Dispersing the power and starting over! Rebirth in the fire of nirvana! I never thought I could witness such a plot with my own eyes!”

...?

A question mark slowly appeared on Asido's head. He didn't understand what Jiro was saying at all, but...

[No destruction, no construction, rebirth from the fire of nirvana, right? ]

It must be said that when Asido heard Jilang shout out these words with passion, a sense of pride seemed to rise up in his heart.

[That's right! If I valued my life, why would I stay in Hueco Mundo! Rather than being weak and having difficulty even hunting small hollows, it's better to fight to the death. Failure is nothing more than death! ]

Suddenly, Asido seemed to have returned to two hundred years ago, when he had just graduated and joined the 11th Squadron, his heart was filled with inextinguishable passion.

This passion, which had been gradually eroded by the frustration of being unable to move forward after becoming the ninth seat more than a hundred years ago, had returned to his heart at this moment.

"Okay! I'll listen to you! I'll rebuild my own combat system!"

Asido clenched his fists, and a youthful vigor and vitality seemed to emerge from him out of nowhere, and the smile on his face was confident and unrestrained.

"Mr. Gu Shi, could you please..."

Asido looked towards Gu Shi, hoping to get help from this smart Great Hollow in the process of rebuilding his combat system. However, just as he started to speak, Erlang next to him roared again, and seemed to be even more excited than him. His claws, as big as two people, fell excitedly towards his crown, or shoulder.

"That's right! That's the kind of momentum we need! Asido, you are indeed a good person. Just focus on your training and let me know if you need any help during this time. If I, Erlang, frown, I will be unworthy of the name 'Erlang the Madman'!"

Asido quickly used instant step and ran out of the coverage of Erlang's big claws. He had no idea what was going on in the mind of this big virtual person named Erlang, and what was going on with that "Erlang Crazy Guest".

Although Asido rejected his chivalrous "pat on the shoulder", Erlang's enthusiasm remained unabated. He stared at Asido excitedly, as if he saw the "jianghu" reflected in reality.

The arc of Gu Shi's mouth corners under the mask widened a little bit, and he was extremely satisfied with the development of the situation.

Since Asido has decided to rebuild the combat system, he must start from the most basic part. In this process, whether Erlang and Gu Shi participate in it in the name of "help" or "advisory", they will definitely hear a lot of combat knowledge and skills that are only passed down among the gods of death in the discussion with Asido.

This will be of great help to Erlang and Gu Shi in perfecting their fighting skills and developing their "martial arts".

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Chapter 80 Battlefield

"We're here, we're there!"

The big rabbit was so excited that his voice became a little shrill. He stood on Tianpeng's palm, pointed at the ground not far away and shouted happily.

“That extra hard rock is buried over there!”

Looking in the direction pointed by the big rabbit, what caught my eye was a disturbing black color. Nearly two hundred Killians gathered in a towering stone forest, swaying their bodies and wandering around in a daze.

"...Okay, about two hundred, not a lot, let's get started and finish it as soon as possible."

Gu Shi was silent for a moment, with a feeling that was unexpected but reasonable. In this damn place called the Great Void Forest, finding a place that was not occupied by the Killians was probably harder than asking a person with obsessive-compulsive disorder to spill a bowl of beans on the ground with his own hands.

Twisting his neck left and right, Gu Shi strode towards the Killian group. Erlang smacked his lips indifferently and followed.

Tianpeng put down the big rabbit in his hand and told her to find a place to hide. He then looked at Asido, who seemed to be planning to follow him, and quickly put his fingertips lightly on his shoulders to stop him.

"Wait a minute, Asido. Hunting big and small hollows is different. Don't rush to do it. See how we operate. It won't be too late to do it when you are sure."

Asido was a man who listened to advice, and although he was a little confused, he still let go of his Zanpakutō and planned to watch quietly for a while.

After this delay, when Tianpeng hurried to catch up, Gu Shi and Erlang had already started to fight.

Gu Shi walked to the side of a Killian. The Killian, who had no self-awareness, instinctively judged through the perception of spiritual power that the person in front of him was his own kind, not food like the god of death. He didn't bother to pay attention to Gu Shi and continued to sway by himself, not realizing the danger was coming.

Gu Shi didn't waste any time. He raised his claws to cover the Killian's mouth, then swept his feet across the opponent's chassis. He used the hand that was pressing on the opponent's mouth to exert force and easily knocked the 30-meter-tall guy to the ground.

Killian, who had fallen to the ground, realized at this moment that he was attacked. He instinctively opened his mouth and fired a virtual flash to counterattack. However, Gu Shi's hand was always pressed firmly on his mouth. No matter how hard he tried, he could not open his mouth, let alone condense a virtual flash.

Many of the nearby Hollows looked over because of the noise of Killian falling to the ground. However, there were only people of the same kind around them, there were no enemies, and no one tried to attack them. They just looked over, turned their heads away, and began to wander around on their own.

At this time, after several attempts, Killian, who was lying on the ground, finally realized that he could not launch a virtual flash, so he gave up this strongest means of attack and raised his claws to fight back with brute force. However, just as he was about to move, Gu Shi's other hand had already clenched into a fist and smashed it hard on his head.

With such tremendous force, Killian's head was slightly embedded in the ground. However, the seemingly powerful attack did not achieve any real effect. With the defensive ability of the Hollow, a "blunt weapon" like a fist would hardly cause any effective damage even if it hit the head.

Gu Shi didn't care about all this. He still covered his mouth with one hand and punched repeatedly with the other hand. Finally, when he knocked most of Killian's head into the ground, a "crack" sound was heard, and the long nose on Killian's iconic clown mask was broken at the root.

Normally, the word "nose" would not be too long or too big unless it is used on elephants or tapirs. But considering Killian's height of over 30 meters, this pointed nose that still looks long when placed on their heads is actually very long.

The length of most Killians' noses is over four meters. The nose of this Killian, which was specially selected by Gu Shi, is even more prominent than others of its kind, and is over five meters long.

After successfully knocking the nose off, Gu Shi grabbed the sharp long nose, held it in his hand like a dagger, and poked it into the hole where the eyes should be on Killian's mask.

There is nothing much to say about what happened next. Gu Shi, who obtained the weapon, easily dealt with the Killian and stood up to look for the next target.

Asido watched from the side and vaguely grasped what Tianpeng meant by "the difference between hunting large and small hollows."

Compared with Xiaoxu, Daxu's vitality and defense have obviously been terribly improved. Unless he has an overwhelming advantage, it would be difficult to kill the opponent with one blow even if he completely suppresses the opponent like Gu Shi.

If the attack fails to kill the target with one strike, the attacked Hollow will use Void Flash without hesitation. With the power of Void Flash, the explosion will surely affect the surrounding Hollows. Those Hollows will also choose to spray Void Flash. I'm afraid that by then the entire Kylian group will be detonated.

The sight of nearly two hundred big virtual creatures spraying virtual flashes at the same time is enough to make one's scalp tingle just by thinking about it, so Gu Shi covered the prey's mouth tightly the whole time to prevent it from having the opportunity to condense virtual flashes.

After summarizing what he had seen, Asido was somewhat frustrated to find that he might not be able to help in this battle. Without the size and brute strength of Gu Shi and the others, he could not cover the mouth of his prey, and naturally he could not stop the opponent from spraying out virtual flashes. A rash attack might directly detonate the entire group of virtual flashes.

Even more determined to rebuild the combat system and improve his combat capabilities, Asido looked at Jiro again.

Erlang was obviously trying out the "martial arts" he had recently developed, and was practicing with a Killian, alternating between punches and palm strikes. Whenever the opponent tried to condense a virtual flash, he would quickly hit the opponent's mouth to break up the virtual flash that had not yet condensed, and then continue to try out his own moves on the opponent.

It seems that Erlang will not be able to kill his prey in a short time, and his moves are so simple and crude that they are unbearable to watch. Asido shook his head and turned to look at the battlefield of Tianpeng. Unlike Gu Shi and Erlang's fighting style that focuses on moves and techniques, the battlefield of Tianpeng is obviously more in line with Asido's impression of Xu.

Tianpeng bit a Killian's neck directly. Although she failed to break the prey's neck due to the thick skin and flesh of the Daxu, the terrifying bite force still squeezed the Killian's neck into a thin piece.

Of course, Tianpeng's prey did not die easily. Its strong vitality allowed it to still have the strength to fight back. However, its neck was bitten tightly, so it could hardly condense a virtual flash, bite, or stab with its long nose. The only means of counterattack it could use was to grab with its claws.

But Tianpeng is also a genuine Daxu, and has the basic qualities of thick skin and flesh. The claws of his prey cannot even scratch the black robe on his body.

Finally, Tianpeng made another effort and bit hard a few more times, finally taking the head off his prey.

Asido stared in amazement at the violent battlefield where Tianpeng was standing, not understanding why the Hollow, who usually looked the gentlest, had the most barbaric and violent fighting style.