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Not long after, another bone cocoon was shattered from the inside, revealing a man who looked extremely gloomy. His long bangs covered the upper half of his face, while the tooth-shaped mask fragments covered the lower half of his face like a mask. His entire face was completely hidden, with only a lifeless left eye that could barely be seen through the gap in the bangs.
As for the Zanpakutō on the waist of the Arrancar, it was indeed the Asahi that Gu Shi had put in. However, at this time, the shape of the Asahi had changed slightly. The blade had become about two palms longer, and the guard had become a grid-like cage.
This change means that the soul of this shallow sword has been specialized and has become a "shape" that better matches its owner. As long as you know the name of the sword, you can complete the first Shikai.
This change made Gu Shi extremely happy. He pulled the Arrancar and wanted him to release his Zanpakutō for him to see.
What’s interesting is that this Arrancar’s personality is even easier to talk to than the previous one. He is a complete taciturn person and doesn’t seem to know how to refuse others at all. No matter what Gu Shi says, he will just nod in agreement.
Even if Gu Shi got closer to him, he would become panicked, his eyes flickering wildly, and he would subconsciously look for a place to hide. No matter how you look at it, he has a social phobia that is extremely rare among the virtual class.
Unfortunately, although Asauchi has completed his specialization, this Arrancar has not yet heard the name of his own Zanpakutō and is not yet able to complete his Shikai.
This kind of thing cannot be forced, so Gu Shi could only give up temporarily. He found a big rock and dug a hole in it with his claws, and gave it to the hollow as a gift.
Just like cats are naturally fond of boxes, socially phobic people are also naturally fond of small spaces that can block the sight of others. After receiving Gu Shi's gift, this socially phobic Arrancar immediately couldn't wait to get into the stone box, breathed a sigh of relief, secretly revealed half of his eye, and stared at Gu Shi and the others curiously.
Although he felt a little disappointed that he couldn't see the scene of "the Arrancar releasing the Death God's Zanpakutō", overall, Gu Shi was still very satisfied. He was thinking about whether he should continue to try it, and whether he should be more radical if he did.
For example: release some of your own blood, or cut off one of your own claws, and after the small Hollow in the bone cocoon melts, put these body parts in, and see if the final Arrancar will inherit some of your own characteristics and thoughts, and naturally have similar goals as you.
Just as Gu Shi was thinking about this, he heard Erlang's surprised cheers from the side.
"I absorbed it! I really absorbed it!"
Gu Shi turned his head and saw that Killian, who was smeared with liquid by Erlang, had greatly improved in size and spiritual pressure compared to a moment ago, and most importantly, there was no disorderly evolution.
It seems that external application is indeed a feasible idea.
That being the case...
"I'll go get it. Lord Tianpeng, can you take me with you? With an extra pair of hands, I can also bring back two more Xiaoxu, right?"
The bespectacled Arrancar stood up and volunteered to help hunt down Hollow. Gu Shi glanced at him and nodded without comment. Tianpeng had no objection either. He left with a word "Follow me" and used Hibiki to leave.
Gu Shi didn't have to wait too long. After a while, Tianpeng came back carrying two small hollows. He threw the body of the eyed hollow into his own alchemy material warehouse, and then handed two slightly damaged Zanpakutō to Gu Shi.
"This guy tried to sneak attack me, but I killed him."
Neither Gu Shi nor Erlang had any doubts about Tianpeng's seemingly perfunctory explanation.
This is nothing new. During the past five years, Gu Shi had created quite a few small hollow shells for research purposes. However, the only one who survived and joined their group was the Son of God who was currently guarding the black cavity on the seabed.
The reason is very simple, it is just an old problem of virtuality.
Every life form like Xu is basically arrogant, especially the little Xu who has not passed the test of "Evolved Killian". His mentality is extremely bad. As long as he gains a little power, he will start to swell and become arrogant, thinking that he is invincible and that everyone else is just a chicken and a dog who can be vulnerable to a blow.
During the five years, there were a few guys who were more suicidal and even mocked Stark as a lazy man. The most suicidal one was even bold enough to spit at Stark, and finally ended up being wiped out.
All I can say is that seeking death seems to be a common problem ingrained in all virtual beings.
As for this man with glasses, although he did not jump out immediately to fight and kill due to his sinister nature, he pretended to be friendly and peaceful on the surface, secretly planning to defeat them one by one and wanted to kill Gu Shi and the others. But in the final analysis, this set of actions was not that surprising.
After all, the Son of God had actually played this trick before, and he chose Lilinette as his first assassination target. Fortunately, she was lucky. When she was almost killed by Lilinette, she was very tactful and decisive to get down from her seat, and begged for mercy loudly and sincerely.
Considering that the Holy Child was Gu Shi’s first batch of creations and had a certain added value in terms of identity, Lilinette let her go and gave her a chance to “reform.”
Gu Shi and the others were not surprised, but the socially phobic Hanmas hiding in the stone box were so frightened that they didn't even dare to stick their heads out to observe Gu Shi and the others. They just huddled in the box, hugged their knees, and trembled.
Gu Shi comforted him a few words, but seeing that there was no effect, he simply stopped talking and let him hide in the box and pull himself apart. He grabbed the two fresh Hollows, took out the blue crystal, and started the process of becoming a Hollow again.
Soon, two more bone calluses appeared. Gu Shi handed one to Erlang and asked him to get liquid and try to apply it externally. Then he cut a piece of flesh from his body and stuffed it into the other bone callus.
Chapter 175 Evolution of Yachukas
Staring at the bone cocoon with a hole in it, watching his flesh and blood slowly melt inside and mix with the melted liquid of the little Hollow, Gu Shi's heart was full of anticipation. He had no intention of becoming an Arrancar before becoming a Vastod, but this did not prevent him from being curious about his own Arrancar ability.
Right now, this little Hollow is fusing with his flesh and blood and acquiring his characteristics. Once it successfully breaks its body and possesses two Zanpakutō after breaking its body, Gu Shi will be able to use the ability of the opponent's second sword to get a glimpse of his own future abilities as a Hollow in advance.
Gu Shi was just waiting expectantly when suddenly a violent spiritual pressure rose up from not far to him, and at the same time, Erlang's long sigh of relief was heard.
Gu Shi looked in surprise, and saw Erlang standing in a spiritual flame that was like a pillar of light reaching the sky. The spiritual pressure around him was rising crazily, but his body size was shrinking rapidly. His originally upright body was also starting to slowly lower itself, with a tendency to land on all fours.
Flattening! ?
So fast! ?
Is the effect of external application so strong?
Gu Shi didn't have time to think deeply, so he quickly ran to Erlang and shouted at the top of his voice across the surging spiritual light.
"Ji Lang! How are you doing now?"
"I'm fine, better than I've ever been."
In the light, Erlang's voice sounded comfortable and relaxed, even a little cozy.
Hearing this answer, Gu Shi breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to give a few more instructions, Erlang's voice suddenly became anxious.
"No! My hunting instinct is rising! Gu Shi, please stay away from me!"
At the same time, in the dazzling light, a sharp claw suddenly stretched out and grabbed Gu Shi fiercely. Even though Gu Shi immediately dodged, half of Gu Shi's arm was easily torn off.
There was a clear disconnect between words and actions. Jilang's instinct had clearly overriden his consciousness and began to directly affect the activities of this body.
Tianpeng's eyes suddenly became sharp, and she turned to Gu Shi and was about to suppress Jilang. Although her Zanpakutō had been swallowed by Gu Shi's Hollow in order to successfully sneak into Soul Society to silence him, and she could no longer release her Zanpakutō, her foundation as a Great Hollow Arrancar was there, so it was no problem for her to take down Jilang.
But Gu Shi stopped her immediately.
"Tian Peng, take out the pills!"
Tianpeng was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood what Gu Shi meant. He used the ringing power to the maximum and ran back and forth in just two seconds, returning with a box full of Tianpeng pills. Without Gu Shi's further instructions, he grabbed a handful of blue pills and threw them directly into the flames where Erlang was.
The elixir containing tremendous spiritual power immediately aroused Erlang's already high instincts. Erlang's body leaped up suddenly and he swallowed all the elixirs immediately. The next moment, tremendous spiritual power equivalent to that of more than a dozen Kilian spirits was released from his stomach.
Such a large amount of spiritual power is enough to burst an ordinary Killian, but for Erlang, who has begun to evolve and whose body's demand for spiritual power has skyrocketed, it is not enough. The spiritual power in his stomach is all absorbed by his body in the blink of an eye, and his eyes are also fixed on the box in Tianpeng's hand.
Before Erlang could make any move, another handful of pills were thrown out by Tianpeng, and Erlang used his mouth to catch them without hesitation.
In this way, Tianpeng threw more than ten times. After swallowing the spiritual power of at least hundreds of Killians, Erlang finally stopped chasing the pills thrown by Tianpeng. A loud burp was heard in the increasingly powerful flames.
Erlang didn't plan to eat it, but Tianpeng didn't plan to stop there. He flashed into the flames, used his right hand to force open Erlang's big mouth, and with his left hand, he stuffed a handful of pills directly into Erlang's throat.
Suddenly, Erlang's stomach swelled up like a blown-up balloon, and the burps at the corner of his mouth turned into painful dry heaves, sounding like he was about to vomit because he had eaten too much.
Of course, Erlang was about to vomit. The overly strong feeling of fullness had turned into a constant pain. In this situation, his hunting instinct and devouring instinct had no room to play out.
Seeing Tianpeng calm down, Tianpeng breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced at Gu Shi, whose arm had not yet fully regenerated, and the blood spilled on the ground. His face, which had become increasingly gentle in recent years, revealed a sinister look that had not been seen for a long time. He kicked Erlang on his bulging belly.
Erlang's eyes widened instantly, and he opened his mouth and let out a low, hoarse scream. Like a fish that had come ashore, he held his stomach and twisted in pain on the ground.
"Okay, Tianpeng, don't get excited yet. Erlang is still evolving. If we attack him now and something goes wrong with his evolution, it will be troublesome."
Gu Shi persuaded Tian Peng while picking up his torn arm with a smile and stuffing it into Erlang's mouth with a tough attitude.
"It's not good to waste food. Come on, eat it quickly."
As a result, Erlang's retching sounds became louder and louder, and Tianpeng gave Gu Shi a thumbs up with admiration on his face.
After a long while, Erlang's evolution was finally completed. He shrunk from a Killian of more than 30 meters to a big dog with a shoulder height of over 4 meters.
The sharp teeth flashing with cold light and the huge and strong claws make Erlang's new image look quite majestic. However, all the majesty becomes funny against the backdrop of his big belly that is bulging like he is about to give birth.
"Shh, it hurts, it hurts, Tianpeng, you almost kicked my stomach to pieces!"
The evolution was complete, and Erlang suppressed his instincts again. He covered his stomach, which had begun to shrink, and glared at Tianpeng, loudly accusing her of evil deeds. After getting a sneer from Tianpeng in response, he stopped with a guilty conscience and looked guiltily at Gu Shi, whose arm had already regenerated.
"Um, I'm sorry, Gu Shi, my body suddenly lost control, I really didn't mean to hurt you."
"Well, I received your apology, so this matter is over."
When traveling with Xu, one must be mentally prepared for the other's instincts to lose control and for him to attack and devour him. Gu Shi himself was not seriously injured. Since he had already taken a small revenge on Erlang and Erlang had apologized sincerely, there was no need to pursue the matter.
He pinched Erlang's new body, rubbed the dog's head which felt as good as ever, and nodded with satisfaction.
"It seems that the liquid produced when the Arrancar is transformed does help evolution, and apart from greatly stimulating instincts, it doesn't seem to have any drawbacks. Then I will complete the evolution today as well."
A moment later, another new bone cocoon appeared. Gu Shi grabbed the liquid inside and applied it evenly on his body like body lotion. The next moment, surging flames burst out from his body.
Chapter 176 Evolutionary Tiankeng
"..."
"Dont look at me!"
"..."
"Please, stop looking at me!"
"Ah."
“Ahhh! I admit it, I admit that I’m embarrassed, okay?”
Erlang held his head, shouted in despair and slammed his head into the sand, thus giving himself a physical sense of out of sight, out of mind.
Tianpeng, who had been staring at Erlang, let out another sarcastic sneer, let go of the big dog pretending to be an ostrich, and turned around to continue observing Gu Shi's new posture.
Yes, Gu Shi has completed his evolution and possessed a new posture, becoming an intermediate-level virtual being called Yachukas. The whole process went smoothly without any setbacks.
And this was exactly the reason why Tianpeng cast a mocking look at Erlang. Evolving in the same way, although Gu Shi's instincts were also induced and his aura became dangerous, but throughout the whole process, he showed no signs of losing control and going crazy. Even when taking pills, he felt the body's absorption speed and ate them slowly, one by one.
It is in stark contrast to Jilang.
Before, Erlang could still comfort himself by saying that going crazy and losing control was an inevitable process of evolution or evolution stimulated by external forces, and that his own loss of control was also a normal reaction. But compared with Gu Shiyi, his reasons were completely invalid, and he could only admit with embarrassment that his self-control ability was indeed a bit shameful.
"Master, are you still having trouble adapting to your new body?"
Tianpeng, who had a sarcastic look on his face just now, changed his expression skillfully after approaching Gu Shi. He grabbed one of Gu Shi's legs and shook it with a worried look on his face.
"It's true that I'm a little uncomfortable. After all, the changes this time are a bit too big."
Gu Shi sighed, figured out which leg of his was being grabbed by Tianpeng, and then pulled it back.
Before Jiro evolved into Killian, his form was a dog, and after he evolved into Achucus, it was still a dog. But why is it different for him? The form of the small hollow stage is a bear, but the form of Achucus is a mantis? Six legs and all, it always feels weird to control.
...No, Gu Shi actually knew the reason clearly.
Just like the Zanpakutō of the God of Death, its ability and form will automatically adapt to the mind of the eater. In fact, the posture of the Hollow will also adapt to its own mental state to a certain extent. For example, the savage and violent ones will turn into beasts, the cunning and sinister ones will turn into snakes, rats and octopuses, and those who yearn for freedom will grow wings.
In Jiro's self-perception, he has always been a dog, so his Yachukas posture is naturally canine.
In Gu Shi's self-analysis, when he first traveled through time, he should still have the standard thinking of the peaceful environment of the 21st century. He was free and longed for more powerful strength to obtain a better life. So his small and weak posture naturally turned into that of a strong and wild bear.
But as I lived in this world for a longer time and felt various threats, my heart became less free.