Chapter 301: Pioneer Mission, Strange Baixu

Chapter 301: Pioneer Mission, Strange Baixu

Chapter 301: Pioneer Mission, Strange Baixu
Facing Lu Li who was approaching with a knife in his hand, the white humanoid Yachukas remained silent. There was no fear of death in his eyes, no desire for life, and no desire to fight.

Lu Li, who had just raised his hand, suddenly took back the prisoner and said, "Forget it, it's boring."

Having said that, he turned and left. Even though the opponent might be very strong, he had no interest in an opponent who had no intention of fighting and whose eyes were full of emptiness.

After walking away for a distance, Lu Li continued to check his tasks. In addition to the Bankai main line and time branch line he initially received, he also obtained two pioneer tasks, an upgrade task, and a branch task that had just been triggered and he had not had time to check it.

[Advanced Mission: Counterattack]

Mission content: Kill 10 fourth-level creatures with comprehensive attribute values ​​above 71 points.

Mission Difficulty: Easy

Mission Reward: Pioneer Mark upgraded to level 4

Failure penalty: obliteration
Well, too simple.

It was the first time for Lu Li to do an upgrade task. After all, the first time his attributes directly broke the limit and were exempted. The second time was because of the world battle, and the upgrade task was implied in the war. As a result, the opponent surrendered without a fight.

Before entering this world, he thought that the upgrade mission would be very difficult for him, but in the end, he only had to kill 10 fourth-level creatures...

Oh, it may indeed be a bit difficult for a third-level explorer who is about to break through.

After reading the advanced tasks, Lu Li scanned down again.

[Pioneer Mission: Fairy Seed]

Mission content: During the stay in this world, kill the spirit seed holder in the Heavenly Dao Space and seize the fairy spirit seed.

Mission difficulty: Difficult ~ Must die
Mission Reward: Fairy Seed, Diamond Pioneer Medal*1
Failure penalty: -3 point for all attributes

This mission made Lu Li certain that the soul singer in the Heavenly Dao Space had entered the world of the God of Death. However, unlike the last soul seed mission, there was a penalty for failure in the End Space this time. Presumably, the soul singer on the opposite side was in a similar situation.

This means that even if they don't want to conflict, the two major spaces will force them to fight.

But it doesn’t matter to the two of them, because they will not give up the spiritual seeds anyway.

In addition to this pioneer mission, Lu Li also received a hunting mission exclusive to pioneers.

[Pioneer Mission: Hunting]

Mission content: During the stay in this world, kill violators No. 697123 and No. 2136129 in the chaotic space.

Mission difficulty: Normal to difficult
Mission Reward: Platinum Pioneer Medal*1~2
Failure penalty: None ~ All attributes -2
There is a special note in this task, which states that there are other people chasing these two violators, so the failure penalty is fluctuating. After confirming that these two violators are dead, even if he has not killed the violators, the failure penalty is zero. This is to prevent being punished after being "robbed of heads".

On the other hand, if both offenders are still alive at the end of the mission world, he will receive the highest penalty, which is -2 points in all attributes.

From the content of this mission, Lu Li guessed that there should be other pioneers or judges in this world. If by chance, the other person in charge of hunting is likely to be the Soul Singer...

Although the two of them have not met yet, they have already developed a cooperative and hostile relationship, which is very strange.

Because the map of the world of Death is relatively large and involves divisions, the End Space has thoughtfully provided a radar function this time. As long as he is in the same large map as the violator, he will receive a prompt.

And when the distance between them is within 500 kilometers, he will be able to obtain the opponent's exact location and lock on to hunt him down.

After confirming the mission he received at the beginning, Lu Li wondered whether he should find a way to return to Soul Society first, or explore the Hueco Mundo.

It is not difficult to return to Soul Society, but the trouble is that he has to figure out how to explain his disappearance for seventy years. He will inevitably be interrogated by then. After all, the Central 46th Chamber is very sensitive to the Shinigami who disappear and then return.

As for exploring in Hueco Mundo, Lu Li didn't have any ideas for the time being. He just saw that there was a target marked on the map in the Pioneer Hunting Mission, and thought of dealing with the violator before leaving Hueco Mundo.

He didn't have much experience in hunting down violators, except for that one time in the Kengan world. To be honest, he didn't know what strange abilities violators had, but in order to prevent violators from causing unexpected situations, it was better to give priority to dealing with them.

In addition to these two pioneer missions, Lu Li also triggered a repeatable side quest after killing the two Yachukas-level Hollows.

[Side Quest: Void Hunter]

Mission content: When the Pioneer possesses the identity of a Death God, this side mission can be triggered. When killing a Hollow or Arrancar of the Achucas level or above, different rewards can be obtained depending on the target's strength.

Mission difficulty: Easy ~ Must die
Mission Reward: 10000 End Coins ~ Heritage Crystal*?

Failure penalty: None
This side quest is very flexible. The moment Lu Li kills the first Void, even if the side quest is triggered, the settlement will begin when the second Void dies.

When the second Achucas was judged dead, the side quest was settled once, giving him a heritage crystal. This was a very surprising gain.

Although the minimum reward for this side quest seems low and is completely inconsistent with the reward that Achukas deserves given his strength, this quest can be completed repeatedly, and his current strength is sufficient. There are actually quite a few Achukas-level Hollows in Hueco Mundo. If a large-scale hunt is launched, the benefits will be considerable.

As Lu Li was walking in thought, he noticed someone slowly approaching from behind. He turned around in confusion and looked at the white humanoid Yachukas, "Why are you following me?"

He did not sense any hostility or other emotions from the other party. The other party just followed him, which made him feel very strange.

Thinking about the side quest he just received, Lu Li was wondering whether he should just kill this guy in exchange for inheritance crystals. Who knows, there might be several.

"I want to know why you didn't kill me."

As soon as the humanoid Yachukas opened his mouth, Lu Li felt that this Void was seriously ill.

Lu Lixin said, "I haven't tried to kill you yet, but you're not running away and are following me. So you'll be uncomfortable if I don't kill you, right?"

"The death gods I've seen won't let Hollow go. I want to know why you don't kill me."

Seeing that Lu Li frowned and didn't say anything, the white humanoid added, this time his eyes had a little more spirit, revealing an emotion called curiosity.

"There's no reason, I just think it's boring."

Lu Li was speechless. Although he wanted to do side quests to earn End Coins and Heritage Crystals, he really had no interest in fighting against this kind of opponent.

"Not interesting?"

Bai Xu seemed a little confused. He raised his hand and touched the hollow in his chest. "What is meaningless?"

Lu Li suddenly felt that the pure white humanoid's speech and behavior patterns were somewhat familiar. He thought about it and said, "I'm just bored. Killing you won't make me feel happy. Do you understand?" Bai Xu seemed even more confused. He shook his head, "Pleasure... What kind of emotion is this?"

"Don't just ask me. I want to ask you, why didn't you eat those two Hollows? You should be much stronger than them, right?"

Lu Li asked back. Through observing several virtual beings fighting before, he had already discovered that this humanoid white virtual being was the strongest, but he seemed to be very unmotivated and was just slacking off in the battle with an indifferent look.

"If you eat them, will you understand the emotions you are talking about?"

Bai Xu touched the empty hole in his chest and said, "I don't know. I'm just confused about the eternal devouring of each other. I don't know the meaning of it."

Lu Li looked at the humanoid Bai Xu in front of him with some confusion, wondering if this could be one of the future Espadrilles, Ulquiorra, who has an extremely fashionable value?

But Lu Li felt that the other party's tone of voice was completely different from the Ulquiorra he saw in the anime. He didn't sound like a cold and domineering boss at all, but rather a bit silly.

Could it be that because it is still early in the timeline, Ulquiorra has just left the tribe and lacks experience in the world, which is why he does not conform to his inherent impression?
And now he's discussing philosophy with me? Come on, he's just a warrior, how can he understand such profound questions?

"You are just tired of hunting and devouring, which means you find it boring and uninteresting."

Lu Li thought for a moment and said, then turned and walked towards the center of Hueco Mundo. He didn't want to discuss philosophy with Xiao Wu at the moment. He wanted to try to see if the radar area could cover the place where the violator was.

"Boring... So this is what boredom is..."

Bai Xu touched the empty space in his chest, and ripples appeared in his eyes. "Then I won't continue to hunt and devour."

Lu Li turned his head and glanced at Bai Xu's appearance. Judging from the fact that he had already evolved into a human form, he was probably not far from becoming a Vastrod-level Great Hollow. If he waited for his facial features to form naturally, he would probably become a Vastrod-level Great Hollow, with a qualitative change in strength.

But such a powerful Achukas, who is rare in Hueco Mundo, now looks unmotivated and is about to give up the path of evolution because of two casual words from me.

If other unqualified Hollows knew about this, they would definitely be very indignant. After all, whether or not they could evolve into a Vastold-level Hollow was decided long ago, even when they were still human.

Looking at the entire Bleach comic, there are not many Vastod-level Hollows that appear. If the Hollow in front of him is really the future Ulquiorra, Lu Li feels that it is not unfair that the other party cannot evolve into Vastod.

He thought about it carefully, and in Ulquiorra's memories in the book, it was indeed what he saw before his eyes.

According to Ulquiorra's memories in the comics, he was born deep in a cave in Hueco Mundo and was ostracized because his appearance and habits were different from those of his own kind (all of his kind were pitch black, with glowing eyes and mouths similar to black bats).

After that, Ulquiorra left the cave alone and wandered in Hueco Mundo. While wandering, he saw a strange white bush and decided to bury himself in nothingness. As he walked into the object, the mask that originally covered his face automatically shattered, and he turned into a look similar to the later Arrancar.

The humanoid White Hollow in front of Lu Li at this moment should be the appearance of Ulquiorra before he broke his mask on his own, which means that Ulquiorra still has the potential to continue evolving at this moment.

Thinking of this, Lu Li suddenly became interested. After all, he knew that a pure Shinigami had its limits, but by combining the power of a Shinigami and a Hollow, it could be further improved. If it was a four-blooded hybrid like Kurosaki Ichigo, the potential would be ridiculously high.

Before he entered the world of Death, he had considered whether he should try to get some power from the Hollows. At the moment, Ulquiorra would be a good subject for observation. If he reunites with Sosuke later, he can also discuss it with him. I believe that with Sosuke's intelligence, he will definitely be able to come up with a perfect 'evolution route'.

Well... of course, forget about the ones that are too ugly. He must remind Sosuke not to evolve into a big fluttering moth during his research. Once the fashion value is lost, it can be fatal in this world.

"You want to know the meaning, don't you? You need to feel it with your heart. If you stop here, you won't get the answer."

Lu Kai spoke up. He was not good at teaching others, but after several worlds, he had accumulated rich communication experience and felt that he could coax Ulquiorra now.

An Achucas-class Hollow that is evolving into Vastrode is a very rare subject to observe. At the same time, he also feels that if he can get some help in the Hueco Mundo, it will be more convenient for his future actions.

After all, this place is very big, and if the violator hides well, he won’t be able to find him alone.

In addition to the violators, he also has to consider the issue of the Soul Singer. Analyzing from the opponent's title, Lu Li feels that the opponent's ability may be related to the soul. So the Soul Singer will either fall into Soul Society or Hueco Mundo at the beginning.

Making a few friends in Hueco Mundo and asking them to help him search would allow him to collect intelligence faster and also make it easier for him to complete the hunting for side quests.

With this in mind, Lu Li decided to bring Ulquiorra with him.

"If I evolve to Vastod, will I understand what the heart is?"

The humanoid Bai Xu looked at Lu Li, his eyes filled with a desire that he himself was not even aware of.

"I don't know, but you will gain nothing by maintaining the status quo. You can judge for yourself."

Although Lu Li intended to recruit Ulquiorra to work with him, he had no intention of fooling the other party. He could not answer such philosophical questions. What's more, Ulquiorra's brain circuit was not that of a normal person. No one could be sure that he would become enlightened after evolving.

In fact, judging from the styles of each of the Ten Espada, Lu Li felt that if there was no one to guide Xiao Wu or an external event to make him "enlightened", even if he evolved into Vastod, he would still be a vain and aloof man.

"I'm the judge for myself... You're a god of death... very strange. Can I follow you?"

The humanoid Bai Xu groaned. It was the first time he saw a god of death willing to chat with Xu. He became even more curious about what the "heart" was.

Lu Li could only sigh that Ulquiorra was not an ordinary Hollow. A normal Hollow should be like the two he had killed before, and would pounce on him and fight as soon as they saw him.

What is there to talk about with the God of Death? Not to mention following him to observe and understand what the heart is.

"I'll be in Hueco Mundo for a while. If you can help me with something while I'm at it, come along."

Although Lu Li wanted to hunt down violators and possible soul singers in Hueco Mundo, he did not plan to stay in Hueco Mundo for long.

Honestly speaking, there aren't many profitable points in this place, and although side quests can be fun to complete, he didn't come to the world of Bleach to do any work. If the Soul Singer is not in Hueco Mundo, or if he encounters resistance in his plan, he still has to find a way to return to Soul Society first.

After all, he still has some old acquaintances in Soul Society who can help each other, and in terms of overall strength, Soul Society is definitely stronger.

"What can I do for you?"

The humanoid Bai Xu followed Lu Li's footsteps, curious about the behavior pattern of this god of death. It's not like he hasn't seen gods of death who strayed into the Hueco Mundo before, but none of them were as powerful as Lu Li, and their behavior was weird.

He wondered if it was the influence of the heart that made the god of death in front of him behave differently from ordinary gods of death. It would be great if he could understand what the heart was.

"Let me think about it..."

Lu Li paused, turned around and grinned, "Tell me your name first."

(End of this chapter)