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However, each of them focused on different things.
Jiro was obviously more concerned with physical ninjas. When Gu Shi talked about Hyuga Neji's battle, he subconsciously swung his claws, trying to control his spiritual power to imitate moves such as Kaiten. When talking about the Eight Gates, he couldn't help but feel around on himself, trying to find out whether there was such a "gate" on the Hollow that could instantly increase the output of spiritual power.
Ulquiorra is more concerned about Uchiha Sasuke. He has no special feelings for this character itself, neither like nor dislike. What he really cares about is the Sharingan that Uchiha Sasuke possesses, which is said to be able to replicate any ninjutsu and taijutsu.
Since becoming Varstrode, Ulquiorra has gained a lot of new abilities, one of which is that he can remove his eyes, crush them, and then reproduce what he "sees" and share it with others.
When Ulquiorra first heard Gu Shi talk about the Sharingan, he thought that his eyes themselves had the function of "recording", and as a Hollow, this record was undoubtedly preserved in the form of spiritual power.
So, if we can extract the records of specific objects, specific actions, and specific energy flows from this spiritual power and import them into our own body, can we achieve an effect similar to the Sharingan?
If he could do that, then for him, the difficulty of learning the ways of the ghost would drop drastically. He would just have to find a few gods of death and ask them to demonstrate various ways of the ghost to him.
Only Neutra, although he also likes to listen to stories, but due to his lack of accumulation, in the end he just listens to a story and it is difficult for him to gain anything from the story.
However, according to Gu Shi's observation, when talking about Orochimaru killing his master, the little mantis clearly showed some disgust. This proves that the ideological and moral lessons during this period were not in vain, which is more or less a good thing.
For the energetic Hollow, the rest time was destined not to be too long. Soon, today's story time was over. Those who had gained something seized the time and started researching while the inspiration was still there. Nnoitra, who had not gained much, took this opportunity to go hunting.
Gu Shi also dived into his inner world and tried to communicate his feelings with his Zanpakutō again.
Surprisingly, after just a short while, Nnoitra hurried back.
"Master Gu Shi, I sensed a terrifying spiritual pressure in the east. It must be the Yachukas you asked me to pay attention to!"
Hearing this, Gu Shi and Erlang opened their eyes at the same time.
Chapter 187 Virtual Flash Modulation
Compared to the Killian period, Gu Shi and Erlang, who have become Yachukas, have an additional burden that they did not have in the past, that is, the "fear of degeneration."
A Hollow at this stage must feed on another Achukas at regular intervals. If it does not feed on a Hollow of the same level for a long time, it will degenerate back into a Killian and completely lose its self-awareness, becoming a mindless walking corpse.
You know, apart from the rare Vastod, Achukas can be regarded as the top combat force in Hueco Mundo. Hunting prey of this level can be imagined how dangerous it is.
Theoretically speaking, for the Yachukas, rather than hunting old monsters that may have hundreds of years of combat experience, the most "safe" way is to cultivate the self-aware Killian and kill the monster at the moment when it has completed its evolution and has not yet adapted to its new body.
After all, people are always diverse, and Xu is no exception.
Among the group of Achucas, there are certainly lunatics like Grimmjow who are so proud that they disdain to hunt the weak, and even more disdain to "breed", pursuing continued evolution and strength. There is certainly no shortage of cowards who have no ambition, do not even think about continuing to evolve, and just want to survive, thus actively engaging in the "breeding" business.
Therefore, before meeting Stark, Gu Shi was actually a little worried in his heart, worried that he and Erlang and the others were all "sheep" targeted in advance by a cowardly Yachukas.
Fortunately, after five years of traveling with Stark, Gu Shi had already dispelled his concerns in this regard. After successfully evolving, the question he needed to think about was very simple -
How to find prey?
After all, Hueco Mundo is very vast. In such a vast area, even if you are willing to hunt, it is possible that you will be unlucky and never encounter another Achucas until you degenerate.
Although Stark's big move in the Great Void Forest five years ago scared most of the Achukas and made them run to the surface desert, which to a certain extent compressed the Achukas' activity space and reduced the difficulty of finding prey, but who can tell about luck?
Therefore, when Gu Shi set out from the camp, he deliberately brought a few blue crystals produced by Stark as a retreat plan for the worst case scenario.
Once the degeneration time limit for himself and Jiro is up, and they are still unlucky enough to not find any prey, he will break his mask before degenerating. Although he may lose some potential, at least he can keep his self-awareness, right?
However, Gu Shi's luck was obviously not as bad as he imagined. Now, Neutra brought him good news.
All of a sudden, Gu Shi and Erlang both became energetic. They looked at each other, and Gu Shi, in a good mood, couldn't help but chuckle.
"Erlang, who among us will go first?"
Although Jilang had a strong desire to fight and wanted to have a life-and-death battle with a hollow of the same level, after hesitating for a moment, he put away the eagerness in his eyes and shook his head.
"I haven't developed martial arts suitable for the Yachukas level yet. I'll leave the first battle to you."
This is a lie.
After his evolution, Jilang quickly awakened the talent of "super-speed regeneration". When he tried the martial arts he had created and transformed his body structure into steel, he also awakened the extremely strong "steel skin" talent due to this stimulation.
These two talents can be said to be Daxu's strongest talents in close combat. Even without martial arts, relying on these two talents, Erlang's combat effectiveness is definitely not weak.
The only reason he made such a choice was that he intended to give the prey to Gu Shi, so that Gu Shi could complete his first same-level feeding as soon as possible and eliminate the crisis of degeneration.
Of course Gu Shi could see what Erlang was thinking, and he laughed and patted Erlang on the head.
"Okay! You said it yourself, Erlang. Since you are so generous, I will give you half of it after I kill that guy!"
……! ??
Jiro's eyes widened suddenly as he realized what was happening.
"Wait! Wait a minute! To eliminate the degeneration crisis, don't I need to eat a whole Yachukas? Can we share the food? Then let me fight the first battle! Gu Shi, please, let me go!"
"Haha, no way. How can I return something that was given to me? Just stand by and watch me fight!"
Gu Shi laughed and rubbed Erlang's head. While adjusting his own state, he quickly walked in the direction where Noitra was running back.
Achukas isn't a devil fruit, so why is it that it can't be shared?
Grimmjow's five subordinates have been cooperating in hunting since the Achukas period. If the prey cannot be shared, how could five Achukas be able to get together?
Could it be that these violent Hollows could negotiate in a friendly manner, hold small meetings from time to time, and discuss in a harmonious and friendly manner who should get the next prey? Are they still Hollows?
Of course, this possibility is not completely impossible. If the prey really cannot be shared, it is actually not a big problem. After all, Ulquiorra is already Vastod.
If they really can't find their next prey until Jiro is about to degenerate, Ulquiorra will definitely not stand idly by. How difficult would it be for the great Vastrod to take action personally and capture the leader Achukas to bring back for emergency?
Therefore, Gu Shi took on the task of the first battle without any psychological burden. No matter how Erlang shouted in regret behind him, he had no intention of giving the battle to Erlang.
He really needs a battle now to verify the results of his evolution.
With a clear search direction, Gu Shi soon noticed that there was a little more of Yachuka's unique spiritual energy in the air.
Got you!
Gu Shi laughed even more happily. He instantly accelerated and shook off Erlang who was following him and chattering, and rushed towards the direction where the breath came from at full speed.
After a few breaths, Gu Shi saw his target——
A giant eight-legged starfish?
The moment he saw the target clearly, Gu Shi couldn't help but frown slightly. Beside the Yachukas, there were three Killians who clearly had self-awareness. They were respectfully kneeling at his feet like slaves, listening to his teachings.
...A farming Yachukas? Maybe he's not very good at fighting?
It seems that I need to devote more energy to prevent him from escaping after being defeated.
The moment Gu Shi saw his opponent clearly, the starfish obviously also discovered Gu Shi. The bone mask that was located where the starfish's mouth should have been naturally looked towards Gu Shi.
Gu Shi didn't waste any words and gave the other person a brilliant smile. He raised the right sickle to condense a virtual flash, then turned his arm and shot the scarlet virtual flash directly into his mouth.
The next moment, red flames, pale thunder, brilliant golden light, and bloody smoke burst out of Gu Shi's mouth at the same time.
Virtual flash modulation!
One of the new abilities that Gu Shi gained after evolution!
Chapter 188: Chattering
If we talk about the most iconic ability of the Hollow, it is definitely not super-speed regeneration or steel skin, but the "Hollow Flash" that is naturally awakened from the Kylian stage. Basically all Hollows will develop this innate ability during the process of evolution, the only difference is the degree of development.
Some large hollows only change the color of the hollow flash, such as Nnoitra's yellow hollow flash and Sar Apollo's purple hollow flash;
Some of the Hollows went a step further and changed the shape of their Hollows. For example, Harribel's Hollows changed from column to fan, expanding the attack range. For example, Stark's Hollows became wolves that could move independently. Another example is Ulquiorra's Hollows, which were compressed to be more solid and slender, increasing the penetration ability while almost completely eliminating the spread damage outside the attack point, fully satisfying his hobby of making a hole in the center of other people's collarbones.
There are also some big Hollows that are more versatile, such as Nilu's "Hollow Flash Duet", which allows her to swallow other people's Hollow Flashes, and then add her own Hollow Flashes to counterattack the opponent.
For example, Gu Shi at this time.
Perhaps it was because he had analyzed a large number of Ghost Paths and was familiar with the spiritual power structure of Ghost Paths, after evolving into Yachukas, he discovered that he could swallow Void Flash and then change the spiritual power distribution within it, making the Void Flash, which originally simply relied on huge spiritual power to create "impact and explosion", simulate additional characteristics similar to Ghost Path. If necessary, he could even simulate the Hui Dao structure and turn his Void Flash into healing light.
Based on the characteristics of his ability, Gu Shi named this ability "virtual flash modulation".
After spitting out a modulated virtual flash with fire, thunder, light and smoke, Gu Shi couldn't help but spit out a few mouthfuls of saliva. Releasing the virtual flash from the mouth already made the throat dry, and swallowing the modulated virtual flash and then spitting it out felt even worse.
Like deep, blah, blah, like smoking a whole pack of cigarettes in one breath!
Spitting, Gu Shi chased his own virtual flash and suddenly rushed towards the starfish virtual opposite.
However, the starfish, which should have been slow, showed an extremely fast speed that was inconsistent with its image at this moment. At the moment when the virtual flash was about to hit its body, it dodged it very easily.
So fast!
Gu Shi's pupils shrank and his steps accelerated again. At the same time, he swallowed another mouthful of Xu Shan, modulated it into the property of Waste Flame, and spit it onto his sickle. Suddenly, the surface of the two sickles that were flashing with cold light was covered with a layer of flame that rotated as fast as a chainsaw and cut towards the tentacle on the left side of the starfish.
Unlike Gu Shi who had no habit of talking nonsense during battle, Hai Xing seemed to be a chatterbox. While dodging sideways again, he took the opportunity to start talking nonsense.
"If this speed is your full strength, then why not retreat now? I can still improve my speed further."
"I still have at least seventy-three years to degenerate. I don't want to waste my time on meaningless fights before then. If you are willing to turn back, I can promise not to pursue you."
I have to say that this starfish not only moves fast, but also has excellent talking speed. In the brief moment when it dodged sideways, it spoke a long paragraph, and its words were clear and without any ambiguity.
[You are probably a rapper! ]
Gu Shi complained in his heart, suddenly lowered his body to avoid the sharp claws attacking from behind, and cut Killian behind him into two pieces with a knife. He gave the sea star a mocking smile and continued to kill.
In battle, especially in the battle with the Hollow, it is best to treat everything the opponent says as bullshit and not believe a single word of it. This sea star said that he had no intention of fighting, but in fact he was attracting Gu Shi's attention and creating an opportunity for a sneak attack for the three Killians under his command.
Although with Yachukas' physical strength, he is unlikely to get hurt even if he stands still and lets Killian hit him, but if Killian hugs him desperately, he can still delay Gu Shi for a moment.
With the speed of this sea star, if Gu Shi showed a flaw for a moment, he would probably be able to pierce Gu Shi's head directly.
Fortunately, Gu Shi never relaxed his attention on these three Killians from the very beginning.
It is rude not to reciprocate, so Gu Shi continued to chop at the sea star with one hand, and quickly swung his other hand, releasing dozens of spiritual "sword auras", cutting the remaining two slow-moving Kili Security Department units into pieces.
The sneak attack was discovered and his subordinates were killed, but Dahaixing remained calm and composed, his tone did not fluctuate at all, and his words were still eloquent.
"They are not my subordinates. They are just innocent people who believe in my ideas and voluntarily gather around me. Would it satisfy you to kill such weak and innocent people?"
"I don't blame you. I can see that you already have evil thoughts in your heart. It is the evil thoughts that have blinded your mind. You might as well calm down and listen to what I have to say. Then you can see the real world and recognize your true self."
"The world is a chaotic and disorderly abyss. We must formulate appropriate rules for it so that we can..."
The corners of Gu Shi's eyes twitched a few times. He didn't expect that this sea star would actually start preaching to him like this. He simply swallowed another mouthful of Xu Shan and then spit out a fiery red spider web.
The speed of the big starfish really increased again as he said. He moved freely among the grids of the spider web, still chattering incessantly, trying to convince Gu Shi.
[Hmm? This guy is trying to get close to me? ]
Gu Shi's pupils shrank slightly as he noticed something unusual. The flaming spider web spread outward with him as the center, becoming sparser as the web got farther away and denser as the web got closer. However, the sea star, while constantly talking nonsense in an attempt to distract his attention, not only did it not move towards the distance where the web was sparse, but it was constantly approaching him.
[Is he confident in close combat? Is his tentacles poisonous? Or is his "arm strength" so strong that if he grabs me, I will never be able to break free? ]