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Sure enough, after a moment, the soul of the best friend slowly floated out of the deformed corpse with a confused look in his eyes.
Ryouta, who was crying, put on a faint smile and slowly opened his mouth.
"you……"
"You're finally dead! Don't think this is the end! Kill you! I must kill you!"
A roar filled with hatred was heard, and the soul that had been following the two men all the way suddenly rushed out from the darkness and punched the boy in the face, who had not yet figured out what was going on. Then, there was a series of beatings.
"Stop it! Yuuki, you bastard, stop it!"
Ryouta shouted anxiously, sliding down the tree as fast as he could, trying to pull away from the demon that was beating up his friend.
However, as before, he could only "see" but not "touch" the soul. He could only watch his best friend being pinned to the ground and beaten but could not do anything to help.
Anxious eyes swept past him, Ryota gritted his teeth and rushed towards a broken branch next to him. The next moment, blood gushed out and strength quickly disappeared from his body. Ignoring the pain from his body, Ryota just stared at his increasingly miserable friend.
Faster! Faster! Why am I not dead yet? Let me die quickly!
With a deliberate and violent struggle, the red-stained branches stirred in his internal organs, and Ryota's soul finally broke out of his dead body.
But at the same time, the evil ghost with a face full of hatred and bloody fists, under the catalysis of hatred and jealousy, the small section of chain left on his chest finally disappeared completely. The chaotic and crazy spiritual power swept like a gale, and the beastly roar that craved for souls followed.
The monster appeared.
He needs to eat.
Chapter 183 Really, so beautiful
Surge of despair filled Ryota's heart almost instantly. He recognized this monster, he knew how terrifying it was, he knew that this monster fed on souls, and he knew how powerless mortals were in front of this monster.
Can't win!
Absolutely no way to win!
but!
Can not give up!
Clenching his fists tightly, Ryota gritted his teeth and rushed forward.
Ryota's actions successfully saved his friend, but also put himself in danger.
The monster that had just been transformed into a hollow form was in urgent need of spiritual energy to stabilize its body. Compared with the weak soul under its feet, Ryouta, who was born with a soul so strong that he could "see ghosts", had the spiritual energy surging in his body, which was simply the most wonderful tonic for him.
The monster decisively abandoned the garbage under its feet and turned to rush towards Ryota.
"Lyota...run away..."
The boy, whose left eyeball had been shattered and who was spitting blood, tried his best to grab the monster's tail, but he was too weak and powerless to delay the monster even for a moment. In the blink of an eye, the monster had grabbed Ryouta and couldn't wait to stuff him into its mouth.
【Finally, is it going to end? 】
Looking at the bloody mouth that was about to cover him, Ryota's heart surprisingly calmed down. He looked at his best friend hanging on the monster's tail with regret, and calmly waited for his own end.
At this moment, a sharp sound, as if cloth was violently torn, suddenly rang out, and a dark crack opened out of thin air in the air.
Then, a terrifying spiritual pressure as if the sky and the earth were collapsing descended from the sky. In just a moment, the monster that was invincible a moment ago was crushed to the ground without any resistance.
"Wow, you are worthy of being called Vastod. The black chamber you opened, Ur, is so stable that I can pass through it safely even without restraining my spiritual pressure. Well, now that we have verified its stability, let's go back. It would be bad if the exit is above a residential area."
A brisk voice came out from the pitch-black crack, and the little bit of spiritual power that spread along with the voice made Ryouta and the monster fall into deep fear at the same time. In a trance, they seemed to see through the terrible spiritual power, as if they saw a monster that covered the sky and the sun, roaring and swallowing the entire world.
The soul with a keen sense of spiritual power felt fear, but the dying boy was unaware of it because of his mediocrity. He only felt that the air became extremely oppressive, as if he would die in the next moment.
But it doesn’t matter. Death is not scary. I must, must save Ryouta.
"Save us... please... save Ryouta..."
The boy felt that he had used up all his strength to roar, but the sound he could make as he was dying was actually as weak as the buzz of a mosquito.
But this mosquito-like sound seemed to have plunged the whole world into silence.
The monster and Ryota even stopped breathing, looking nervously at the crack in the air that seemed to connect to the abyss of hell, praying that the horror inside would not hear the cry for help.
However, it is counterproductive.
"Gu Shi, I think I heard someone calling for help."
"Hmm? Jiro, your hearing and sense of smell have improved after your evolution. I didn't hear anything. Forget it, since someone asked for help, I'll go check it out."
Then, as if foreshadowing destruction, footsteps were heard. After a few breaths, a huge and terrifying head stretched out from the crack. Its blood-red eyes swept across the land shrouded in the night and immediately locked onto Ryota and the others.
"Yes, Jiro, you heard it right. There are two unlucky guys that Xiaoxu has targeted."
As if to indicate terror itself, the huge head nodded slightly, and then walked out of the crack slowly. The huge figure shaped like a praying mantis looked even more terrifying under the pale moonlight. He just stepped on the air, walked down from the sky step by step, and came to Ryota.
The pair of sickles that flashed with terrifying cold light, as if they could cut off everything in the world, gently swept past, and the monster that had put Ryota in a desperate situation turned into two pieces of fresh meat and fell to the ground.
The dying boy looked at Gu Shi in disbelief and immediately understood how powerful this person was.
[If, if I could be this strong...]
Gu Shi looked at Liang Tai, whose brain seemed to be blank, then looked at the boy next to him whose body was broken but who was staring at him fanatically, and shook his head regretfully.
"Little guy, can you still stand up? Just walk in this direction. You will find the Grim Reaper stationed in this area in about half a day. Just ask him to help you bury your soul. As for your friend, I guess he can't be saved even if you bury his soul right away. You should make the most of the last time to accompany him."
After giving a casual reminder, Gu Shi planned to turn around and leave. After all, he was a Hollow, and he had just evolved not long ago. His spiritual pressure could not be completely restrained. If he came into contact with ordinary souls for too long, he would definitely cause some unnecessary harm to the other party.
As soon as he turned around, Gu Shi was stunned. He felt a rough little hand grabbing his foot, although this weak force would not cause any hindrance to him.
but.
How dare an ordinary person grab Yachukas’ feet?
What's the difference between this and a mortal swinging on a dragon's whiskers?
Gu Shi looked back in surprise and saw Liang Tai, who had grabbed him, staring at his hand that had moved on its own in the same disbelief.
The moment he looked into Gu Shi's eyes, Ryota's mouth seemed to be out of control.
"Please save him! Do you want to eat people? It doesn't matter if you eat me, please save him!"
"I'm sorry, but I don't have the ability to save people."
Gu Shi shook his head, not intending to say anything more, and turned to walk towards the black cavity in the air.
Daxu's spiritual power is as poisonous as poison to mortals. If he continues to stay there, the dying little ghost will probably be transformed into a virtual being by his spiritual power.
Looking up at Gu Shi's receding back, the pain and despair in Liang Tai's eyes became deeper and deeper. At this moment, a weak whisper came from beside him.
"……What a nice view……"
Liangtai turned around in surprise, only to see the thin boy also looking up at Gu Shi's back. His only remaining eye was already filled with longing and yearning. His gaze moved downward, and Liangtai's pupils suddenly contracted.
The chains on the boy's chest had completely disappeared at some point.
Fortunately, the hole representing the monster did not appear.
As soon as this thought came to his mind, a frenzy of spiritual power suddenly rose up beside him. The boy's left eye, which was smashed by a fist, had disappeared at some point. An ominous black hole replaced the eyeball that should have been there, and turbid white liquid gushed out of the hole.
In a flash, the form of life had been reversed. The mantis monster, with its body covered with pale bone armor and its left eye replaced by a hole, flew into the air and chased after the even larger mantis in the sky.
"Wait for me! Take me with you!"
Ryota raised his hand to try to keep his friend, but the words to keep him came to his lips but he couldn't utter them.
In fact, he could understand that kind of enthusiasm.
The enemy who had put him in danger of death twice was even more fragile than a dry leaf in front of him. The power and strength that could break all despair was so straightforwardly displayed in front of him. How could a person in despair not yearn for it? How could he not desire to become as strong as the enemy?
[Yes, such a powerful figure is really... so beautiful. ]
A sigh sounded in his heart, and Ryota slowly lowered his eyes and put down his raised arm weakly.
Whatever, they were just two deviant people banding together for warmth. It’s no big deal to say goodbye forever.
"Ryouta! I'm here to say goodbye to you!"
A familiar voice suddenly sounded in my ears.
Chapter 184: Extreme Cruelty
Under Ryota's surprised gaze, the pale mantis monster appeared in front of him again at some point, staring at him and swallowing hard.
"Hehe, Ryouta, you look so delicious. I really want to eat you like this."
The familiar voice was filled with a hunger that was being suppressed desperately, and the voracious appetite in the single scarlet eye made Ryota feel cold all over and his limbs stiff.
"Hey, don't be afraid, I won't hurt Ryota! Baji, Baji, Master Gu Shi said that only by controlling desires can one become strong. Delicious! I will control myself, and I will definitely not eat Ryota."
The pale mantis spoke as he bit his left arm hard and swallowed his own flesh and blood. The appetite in his scarlet eye was gradually suppressed by an extreme cruelty. He stretched out his right arm, and the sharp sickle trembled and gently stroked Ryota's face. The blade was flashing with a cold light, but it did not leave even the slightest scar on the soft flesh.
"Look, Ryouta, I did a great job! I didn't hurt you, I controlled myself, I did it! I will definitely become very strong, so strong that no one can hurt me, right!"
Feeling the touch on his cheek, Ryouta smiled softly, raised his hand to gently stroke the sharp sickle, and nodded firmly.
"Well, you did really well. You will definitely become stronger."
The pale mantis became happier and happier. He even gave Ryota a small hug. When Ryota was in his arms, the sweet smell of the soul made his appetite surge again. He just laughed wildly and broke his teeth with his backhand, then hugged Ryota's body carefully.
"Master Gu Shi asked me to say goodbye to Ryouta. He asked me to tell you not to feel sad. Go find the god of death to bury your soul. Once you reach Soul Society, you can become strong. The world is vast to the weak, but small to the strong. As long as we all become strong, we will definitely meet again one day."
After saying this, the already somewhat weak Mantis suddenly let go of Ryouta and ran towards the black cavity in the sky with wild laughter.
"Ryouta, I'll be waiting for you in the future!"
In the sky, Gu Shi looked at the mantis with a broken left arm and a mouth full of blood, feeling a little complicated.
When he asked the other party to say goodbye to his friends, he was actually prepared to kill the little virtual being, but what he didn't expect was that the other party actually controlled his appetite.
You know, when the soul has just completed its transformation, due to the drastic change in life form, it is in urgent need of replenishing spiritual power to stabilize the body's state, and the appetite will naturally be greatly amplified.
It can be said that in Xu's life, except for a few evolutions, this is the stage when his appetite is the strongest. At this time, he can suppress his desire to eat people even in close contact, which can be described as incredible.
You know, even a simple-minded dog like Erlang, when he just completed the virtualization, his consciousness was lost in the surging appetite for a while, and he regarded Gu Shi as prey. He regained his sanity only after swallowing enough spiritual power.
But this mantis Xiaoxu...
This guy must be the future 50th Espada, Nnoitra Gilgeam, right?
In fact, when Gu Shi saw that the opponent was square-shaped like a mantis with a hollow hole at the position of his left eye, he began to suspect that he had met an "acquaintance" again.
However, just like his form after evolving into Achukas was completely different from that in the Hollow stage, he could not be sure that the Achukas form was Nnoitra the Mantis, and that he was also a Mantis in the Hollow stage.