Chapter 654: The Virtual Guardian

Chapter 654: The Virtual Guardian

Chapter 654: Ichigo's Hollow Formation

"Master!"

Ichigo Kurosaki was surprised when he saw Lu Li.

Although the others had expected this, they were still shocked to see these powerful Arrancars being so respectful to Lu Li.

Lu Li raised his hand, motioning for Grimmjow to stand up, then walked over to Kurosaki Ichigo and his group.

"So, didn't I tell you to go practice with your father? What are you doing here?"

Lu Li looked at Ichigo Kurosaki's team and thought that this group of young people were really daring. It was because he ruled the Hueco Mundo. Under other circumstances, Ichigo Kurosaki would have been finished.

The battle in Soul Society did not improve Ichigo's strength much, but the others, except Uryu, had been basically trained to the limit by Lu Li when they first met.

Chad Taisho is, after all, just a human being. Even if he has the innate Fullbring technique and develops it to the extreme, his own talent in spiritual pressure will determine his upper limit.

His current strength has reached the stimulation effect of Lu Li’s Broken Jade. If he wants to make another breakthrough, he can only rely on the tempering of his long life.

"Master... please guide me again, I want to master stronger power!"

Ichigo Kurosaki pleaded, and his words made his teammates hesitate to speak, because before coming, Ichigo said he would ask his master for help.

But they didn't expect that the help Ichigo mentioned did not mean asking the master to save people personally, but to help him practice.

"Oh? Why is it so urgent?"

Lu Li asked even though he knew the answer. He had actually heard from Aizen about Orihime being taken away by Squad Zero, and he also knew a lot about her situation in the Soul King Palace.

Because when he brought a few little guys into Soul Society, he left a hidden black lightning on each of them, in order to save their lives at the critical moment.

It's just that the people in Soul Society were more restrained in their actions, so the weapon was not used, and Lu Li did not retrieve it in time. As a result, he found out that Squad Zero also took Orihime away, which was an unexpected piece of intelligence.

Through the black thunder connected to his ability, after receiving the electromagnetic waves, Lu Li could know the general situation over there. However, because the Soul King Palace was in Soul Society and too far away, the signal was extremely poor, so Lu Li only understood part of the situation intermittently.

Orihime's life is indeed safe now, because Squad Zero wants to use her abilities to do some restorative work, and at least for now they have no intention of attacking Orihime.

"Inoue was taken away by Squad Zero. I don't know how to get to the Soul King Palace. I don't dare to shamelessly ask Master to help me save people again. I just hope Master can teach me how to get to the Soul King Palace."

Ichigo Kurosaki explained simply, his expression showing anxiety. He had always felt that Inoue was his important partner, and it also implied the naive feelings between the boy and the girl.

Now that Inoue has been taken away and has not returned after the expected time, considering the lesson learned from his master's previous experience, how can he not be anxious?
"I see. So you want me to train you a little more and teach you how to get to the Soul King Palace?"

Lu Li looked thoughtful.

"You are such a shameless fellow! Your Majesty is so busy with all kinds of things. How can he waste such precious time on training a piece of trash like you!?"

Grimmjow on the side couldn't help himself and looked at Kurosaki Ichigo with contempt.

It has now been proven that Ichigo Kurosaki is Lu Li's apprentice, but he still will not take back his original opinion, which is that Ichigo Kurosaki is terribly weak.

If he were to tell others that he was the disciple of the King of Hueco Mundo, it would be laughable, and would lower the status of their Majesty, and would also affect the grade of him as an Espada. So Grimmjow was quite unhappy with Kurosaki Ichigo.

"Grimmjow."

Lu Li called Grimmjow's name softly, and Grimmjow immediately responded with sweat on his forehead.

"Well... I wanted to teach you a lesson about interrupting, but you have done a great job in bringing people here today, so let it go."

Lu Li stroked his chin, "Besides, what you said makes sense. Ichigo is indeed very weak now."

Ichigo was blushing when he heard that. Although he was not convinced, he had to admit that he could not beat Grimmjow now. Such a powerful man could only serve in fear in front of his master, which showed that he and his master were not in the same dimension at all.

However, it was precisely because of this that he became more certain of the master's power and believed that the master must have a way to go to the Spirit King Palace.

"What about the others? Do you want to practice too?"

Lu Li's eyes flicked back to Ichigo's companions.

"If I could become stronger."

Ishida Uryu said without hesitation, he had only trained under Lu Li for three days, but he had become much stronger. If he could train for a few more months, wouldn't he be able to reach the sky?
"In order to save Inoue-san, I can endure any training."

Chad said firmly.

"Although I also feel that killing all of the 46th Chamber is inappropriate, I still want to thank you for your help."

Rukia was very polite and formally introduced herself: "I am Rukia Kuchiki."

"You are a Shinigami in Soul Society, right? Are you going to the Soul King Palace with Ichigo?"

Lu Li smiled and said, "To be honest, breaking into the Spirit King's Palace is a more serious crime than killing all 46 people. It is a first-class taboo."

"Orihime is in this situation because of me. I will save her no matter what."

Rukia said firmly, but even so, she didn't think things would develop to the point where they would have to force their way into the Soul King Palace.

It's only been a few days since the scheduled time, and there's no telling whether Inoue will be back in two days.

"Even if it would bring shame to the Kuchiki family and your eldest brother?"

Lu Li asked again.

"This……"

This time Rukia hesitated, as if she was in a dilemma.

The Kuchiki family is one of the four great noble families, and they have a close connection with Squad Zero, both a restraining relationship and a symbiotic relationship. As nobles, they broke the rules and broke into the Soul King Palace. I'm afraid that the Kuchiki family's noble status will also be in jeopardy.

"Rukia, you don't have to go. Leave this matter to me. I will definitely bring Inoue back."

Ichigo immediately realized Rukia's difficulty and spoke quickly.

"Kurosaki, what are you talking about? It should be 'we'."

Ishida pushed his glasses, dissatisfied with Kurosaki's personal heroism.

"Yes, we will bring Inoue back."

Ichigo Kurosaki corrected himself and said with a smile.

Rukia's expression was complicated. "I want to stay too. Even if I don't go to the Soul King Palace with you in the end, I want to practice here and become stronger. I don't want to be the one who is rescued every time."

Lu Li didn't think anything of it yet, he was just sighing at the innocent friendship between the boy and girl, but Grimmjow on the side was feeling very uncomfortable.

Grimmjow just felt that these naive kids were wasting his and his majesty's time. Could such weak guys become stronger just by relying on friendship and bonds?

Lu Li glanced at Grimmjow and found him interesting. "How about this, Grimmjow, the task of training Ichigo is now left to you. If you perform well, I can help you evolve again."

Grimmjow was still unhappy when he heard the first half of the sentence, but Lu Li's second half piqued his interest.

Because he also saw the second stage of the Blade Return ability of the four Ten Blades awakened a few days ago. That kind of powerful strength is what a "king" should have.

He has always been on the road of evolution, and he despises those who give up on themselves and give up trying to move forward. He once carried the lives of his companions and was expected to become the "king", but he ultimately failed to become Vastod, which is also a pity.

If he could go further, he would certainly be eager.

In fact, although he submitted to Lu Li, the King of Hueco Mundo, and was respectful to Lu Li on the surface, it was only because of the huge gap in power that forced him to face the reality.

But he has not given up his ambition to reach the top. If he can become stronger, he will never let go of this opportunity. "Then let me do it."

Grimmjow looked at Ichigo and the others, "Boy, be prepared to die."

Although he said so, he has not yet figured out how to train Ichigo. After all, he is a hollow, and in the past, to become stronger he only needed to devour his own kind, but this does not seem to apply to Ichigo.

"Grimmjow, will you teach us?"

Ishida was a little surprised. He didn't expect this result.

"what?"

Grimmjow looked unhappy, "What's wrong with you, kid?!"

Ishida fell silent immediately. It wasn't because he was scared, but he just didn't want to argue with such a stubborn person.

Besides, the other party is indeed very strong. It would be too arrogant for him to say that he cannot teach him.

"Mr. Lu, how about I do it?"

Xiao Wu spoke up from the side. He felt that Lu Li seemed to attach great importance to Ichigo and his group. He always felt that it was not reliable to leave things like training to the hot-tempered Grimmjow.

After all, Grimmjow was very ruthless in his attacks, and if you were not careful, you might kill someone.

"Don't worry so much."

Lu Li smiled and said, "Ichigo is not as fragile as he looks. Practicing with the Hollow is just one part of stimulating his potential."

As he said that, he walked over to Ichigo and placed his hand on top of his head while Ichigo was still a little dazed.

There was a gleam of light on his hand, which then swept down across Ichigo's face.

The next moment, something happened that shocked everyone and the Hollows. A dark and ominous spiritual pressure burst out from Ichigo Kurosaki, and a mask that only Hollows can wear appeared on his face.

Roar--

Ichigo first roared towards the sky, and then his violent spiritual pressure instinctively attacked the person in front of him.

Amidst the roar, a big pit appeared in the garden of Xuye Palace, and Ishida and his companions were all blown away by the strong wind.

"Kurosaki!?"

"Ichigo!"

Ishida and others exclaimed, not understanding how Ichigo could have turned into a Hollow?

However, Ichigo seemed unable to hear their voices, and just continued to attack Lu Li in front of him, but every move was easily blocked.

Lu Li grabbed Ichigo Kurosaki's wrist, turned him around and threw him towards Grimmjow, "I leave it to you, take him outside and fight him."

He swung with such force that Ichigo was thrown out of the Kyonya Palace, and Grimmjow was also knocked out.

By the time the two men had stood firm, they had already arrived in the desert outside.

Grimmjow calmed down a little after being shocked, but he still looked at Ichigo with confusion. He didn't understand why a human suddenly became a Hollow.

"No, you just started to become a Hollow. You have a certain amount of Hollow power, but you are still a human being."

Grimmjow spoke in a deep voice, grinning ferociously, and charged forward.

Inside Xuye Palace, everyone listened to the roar of fighting outside, all feeling worried.

"Master Kurosaki, is this really okay? It seems to me that he has lost his mind."

Ishida asked boldly.

"The power of the Hollow is also part of his strength. I need him to fully develop it. There is no better way to train than to fight the powerful Espada."

Lu Li explained, "Ichigo can learn the habits and footwork of the Hollows during the battle and further master this power."

"Ichigo has... the power of a Hollow?"

This time it was Rukia's turn to be shocked. She thought that it was Lu Li's trick just now, but from what he said, it seemed that Lu Li only stimulated the power of Hollow in Ichigo's body.

"It's a long story..."

Lu Li sensed the battle situation outside, and after confirming that there was no problem for the time being, he glanced at Rukia and the others, "As for you, aren't you here to practice?"

The other people came back to their senses after hearing this. Because of the previous rescue of Rukia, they felt that Kurosaki's master would not harm him, so they were no longer overly worried.

"Should we... join the battle with Grimmjow as well?"

Ishida inquired.

However, Lu Li shook his head and said, "Your teacher is someone else."

With that, he turned and walked towards the palace of Xuye Palace, asking everyone to follow him.

Not long after, he arrived at the reception room where the first few Espada had gathered following Xiao Wu's message.

"Ishida."

Lu Li called out Ishida’s name.

"exist."

Ishida stood up with a serious expression, because he found that his spiritual pressure detection ability was not enough to sense the power of these Hollows. They could only be said to be unfathomable.

"Your teacher is Stark. You need to learn from him how to be accurate in shooting and how to use your spiritual pressure in a refined way, so as to release the greatest power with the least amount of spiritual pressure."

Lu Li assigned a teacher to Shi Tian, ​​hoping that this rough diamond of Shi Tian could be polished more, and then he could try to discover his deeper strength.

"What a hassle... I really want to go back to sleep."

Stark yawned, looked at Ishida, and pointed at his head. "This guy is going to die."

"Be careful. If he really dies, it only means that he is nothing special."

Lu Li said with a smile, causing Ishida to feel a palpitation in his heart.

"Rukia..."

Lu Li pondered for a moment, "Go find the 70th Blade, Aronilo Eluluyeli, and come see me after you defeat him."

"The seventieth blade?"

Rukia was a little confused, as she didn't see the Espada in the hall.

"Aronillo is not in the Xuye Palace. I will take you to see him."

Xiao Wu explained on the side.

"Chadu's words..."

Lu Li thought for a moment and said, "Let's go find Sal Apollo. Maybe he can help you perfect the use of Fullbring."

(End of this chapter)