Soul Supreme Starting from Death

As Saito Yami pondered, she felt more and more that the interesting Hollow was different from the others. In order to verify her guess, she cut off the chains on the chest of another soul and waited patiently for a moment. As expected, this soul with fear and hatred in its heart began to degenerate into a Hollow because it had no protection from the Chain of Cause and Effect, and eventually turned into an ordinary little Hollow.

Before this Hollow was controlled by its appetite and started eating people, Saito Yami-kun had already prepared a binding method to nail it to the spot. Then, a chain of causality that had just been cut off was roughly stuffed into its Hollow hole, and then immediately fell out from the other end of the Hollow hole.

"It seems that it has nothing to do with whether or not you've eaten humans. This is a bit troublesome."

Saito Yami frowned slightly after casually killing the boring and unpromising little Hollow. It was difficult to find a Hollow that could control its appetite or one that thought it was a human being. Her other two guesses might not be verified in a short time.

[Forget it, let’s deal with the matter at hand first. ]

Shaking his head slightly, Saito Yami was not impatient and signaled Queyu to come over with his eyes.

As a professional guard, Queyu was always paying attention to his master's actions. He immediately received this look, and instantly came to Saito Yami's side, bowed respectfully, and prepared to listen to the next order.

The next moment, a piercing pain came from his chest. Queyu, who was bending over, saw a familiar emerald green blade with blood emerging from his chest.

Chapter 11 Did you break the rules?

There's a bird singing over there~

Happy!

This flower smells so good~

happy!

Get rid of the madman's entanglement~

Super excited!

Gu Shi happily shuttled through the dense forest. Everything around him made him happy. Part of the reason was that he had successfully escaped from the madman, but more importantly, after a night of running, the causal lock that he had stuffed into the void last night seemed to have been completely digested? Or consumed?

In short, as emotions such as fear and despair ran away from home again, Gu Shi now became the big monster who didn't know what fear and worry were and was very happy all the time. Even ants moving could make him laugh for a long time.

Just when Gu Shi was taking a happy walk, a howling sound suddenly rang out not far from him. Looking in the direction of the sound, a group of wild dogs that came from nowhere appeared in his sight.

There were more than a dozen dogs in the shade of the trees. Most of the adult dogs were dozing lazily, while the younger puppies were chasing and playing with each other.

Gu Shi also saw that an unlucky little guy rushed too fast and failed to brake, and bumped into the belly of an adult dog. The dog, who was awakened from his doze, raised its paw impatiently and pressed the unlucky little guy to the ground, then continued to close its eyes and sleep.

Such a vibrant and lively scene made Gu Shi even happier, and he laughed out loud unconsciously. But as soon as Gu Shi laughed, another burst of dog barking sounded, and the sound was full of vigilance and hostility.

If there was an individual in the pack responsible for keeping watch, and alerting the pack by barking after discovering danger, all the dogs should have been immediately alert. However, in Gu Shi's vision, the dozen or so wild dogs were still dozing off or running wildly, with no intention of being alert at all.

【……I see. 】

Having roughly guessed what was going on, Gu Shi temporarily put aside the joy brought by the vitality of life and began to search among the dogs seriously. After a while, he still couldn't find the expected target, as if his guess was wrong.

However, Gu Shi was extremely optimistic and would not doubt his own judgment. He still did not give up. Instead, he expanded the search range and scanned the grass and low trees near the dogs.

Hard work pays off. Finally, when the dog barking sounded for the third time, Gu Shi finally captured the direction from which the sound came. He looked up suddenly and saw the soul of a black dog baring its teeth at him on a high branch of an old tree.

...What the hell, how did a dog like you end up in a tree? Even if you're a soul, you shouldn't do that, right?

The corner of Gu Shi's mouth twitched, but he immediately became happy. Although he had long known that animals also had souls, and even some animals' souls could become virtual, he still felt inexplicably happy when he saw an animal's soul appear in front of him with his own eyes.

"Come here, little puppy, come here. I'm not a bad person. Come here and let me pet you."

A huge monster with a bone armor all over its body squatted under the tree, making strange noises from its mouth, just like the wolf in the fairy tale, trying to attract the poor and innocent little animals on the tree. The extremely discordant picture looked extremely weird.

Gu Shi tried various tricks for a long time, trying all the onomatopeia for dogs that he could think of, but he failed to lure the black dog's soul down. Instead, it made the dog even more nervous. The big black dog squatted on the tree branch, arched its back, with its ears pressed against the back of its head, and its strong body trembled slightly.

"Well, at least I've proved that contrast doesn't necessarily lead to cuteness, it may even become more terrifying."

Gu Shi was not disappointed even though his attempt failed. He smiled and patted the old tree in front of him. He looked up and reminded the black dog on the tree, not caring whether the dog's soul could understand human language.

"Little guy, I'm coming up."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Shi's sharp bone claws easily pierced into the tree trunk. With a few movements of his limbs, he easily climbed up the tree trunk. It seemed that he was better at climbing trees than wild monkeys.

In the blink of an eye, Gu Shi had climbed a long way and was about to reach the branch where the black dog was squatting. Just as he was about to praise himself in his heart, he saw the black dog also climb up the tree trunk to a higher branch. If it hadn't looked like a dog, Gu Shi would have almost thought that he was chasing a leopard that was good at climbing trees.

However, no matter how much the black dog's soul broke through the limits of its race and learned the skill of climbing trees on its own, it was still just an ordinary soul. Although Gu Shi, who was a virtual being, spent more effort, he finally succeeded in catching the big black dog in his arms.

After jumping off the tree, Gu Shi held the black dog's soul in his arms and started patting its head frantically.

Although the poor big black dog was strong, it did not give up struggling even when held in Gu Shi's arms. It bit Gu Shi's paws and scratched Gu Shi's body with its sharp claws. However, Gu Shi was covered with bone armor, so its struggle not only failed to hurt Gu Shi, but it was exhausted and gasping for breath in a short while.

After the little guy calmed down, Gu Shi's petting of the dog became much gentler, and he even rubbed the little guy's head with his big head.

It should be said that Gu Shi loved dogs when he was alive, but his life was busy and he really didn't have the confidence to take care of a little life. He wanted to raise a dog several times, but after calming down, he felt that he couldn't take on the responsibility and had to give up with regret. Although he could pet other people's dogs to satisfy his craving on weekdays, he couldn't help but worry about hygiene issues, and he didn't want to be covered in the dog's hair.

But now, Gu Shi no longer had those worries. He found that the dog in the soul state not only did not have the stench of wild animal hair, but because of the spiritual power in the soul, it became fragrant in his sense of smell, and -

It doesn’t shed!

Even if you rub your head against it or kiss it with your mouth, you don’t have to worry about getting annoying dog hair on your face and mouth!

Gu Shi became more and more happy. He hugged the big black dog and started kissing, hugging and lifting it up high.

At first, the big black dog thought it was going to be eaten and struggled desperately. But after a while, it found that Gu Shi didn't seem to have any intention of eating it and its resistance was futile, so it simply gave up struggling. Even though the big monster buried its head in its belly and rubbed it back and forth, it was too lazy to react.

After all, dogs are animals that are extremely dependent on groups and companions. They are naturally deeply afraid of loneliness. Once they are alone, they will unconsciously fall into anxiety.

This big black dog has been dead for some time. Since its death, its once close companions can no longer see it, play with it, or respond to its calls. Even though it stubbornly follows the pack of dogs, no matter what it does, it gets no response. The strong sense of loneliness drills into its heart.

Now, although this big monster looks scary, it has no intention of eating it. It even rubs its head and gently scratches the hair on its chest, seeming to be very friendly. The big black dog, who was born with a strong soul and smarter than most of his kind, suddenly feels that this is not bad. At least the loneliness in his heart that scares him seems to be gradually fading away?

Chapter 12: Picking up heads?

Birds in the sky are flying~

Cheers!

Mice mating in the grass

blessing!

I have my own dog~

happy!

"Come on, Erlang, let's go check out the forest over there. I have a feeling there must be something good there!"

Erlang is the name of the big black dog. Yesterday, Gu Shi was petting the dog and was ready to continue wandering on the road when the big black dog, which was originally very afraid of him, actually followed him on its own initiative. Gu Shi was overjoyed and immediately decided to give the big black dog a name.

Based on the evil taste in his heart, Gu Shi initially wanted to name the big black dog "Yang Jian", but then he thought that he had traveled through time and the gods in the legend might really exist, so it would be better not to be too offensive. So he settled for the second best and took the word "Erlang" from the name "Erlang Shen" as the new name for the big black dog.

Anyway, Erlang is such a rustic name that you can find a lot of them in the countryside. Even if you really meet Erlang Shen in the future, you don't have to worry about being considered to have ulterior motives. If that hot-tempered old man is unhappy, you can just change the big black dog's name to "Cilang". The meaning is no different anyway.

When the black dog Erlang heard Gu Shi's call, he howled excitedly and rushed into the dense forest in the east. He soon found the good stuff that Gu Shi mentioned -

The soul of a rabbit that had just died was beginning to dissipate.

Erlang opened his mouth excitedly and tore the stupid rabbit into two halves. He generously gave one half to Gu Shi and swallowed the other half in big mouthfuls.

Gu Shi was somewhat happy to see that Erlang could eat. In this world, it was very simple to tell whether a soul had talent or not. All he had to do was to see whether he ate or not.

Untalented souls never feel hungry and can sustain their activities by drinking water; only talented souls need to eat.

If he could study systematically, Erlang might be able to become a dog god of death? Or a god of death dog?

By the way, could this be how the dog-headed captain Kashiwamura Satsujin in the comics came about?

While laughing at his own thoughts, Gu Shi stuffed the half rabbit that was thrown in front of him back to Erlang.

The souls of animals are inherently weaker than those of humans. This rabbit is not a genius like Erlang who is born with a strong soul. It is no different from other ordinary rabbits. The spiritual power in its soul is pitifully thin. For Gu Shi, eating such a soul is no different from chewing air. It is better to throw it all to Erlang to satisfy his craving.

Although Erlang was much smarter than ordinary dogs, he was not a monster. It was difficult for him to understand why his companion didn't eat. But since Gu Shi didn't eat, he was no longer polite and ate up the remaining half of the rabbit's soul in a few bites.

Watching Erlang finish his meal with a smile on his face, Gu Shi pointed in a random direction and started running wildly with Erlang.

Gu Shi's luck seemed to be unusually good today. Not long after he discovered the rabbit's soul, Erlang, who was following him, seemed to smell the scent of prey again. He barked a few times, then sped up and ran wildly towards the front.

At this time, Gu Shi also saw the "harvest" brought by his good luck.

It was a girl wearing a black kimono and her skin was as pale as a corpse. She was now in an extremely miserable state. Not only did her death suit have many damages, but there were also several hideous wounds on her body and face, especially the wound on her left cheek, which almost completely cut open her left face. Through the wound, one could even vaguely see her bloody teeth on the left side.

In addition to the injuries on her body, she was still tightly grasping a Zanpakutō in her hand. However, the blade, which carried most of the god of death's strength, had been violently broken. Most of the blade had disappeared, and only about a finger's length of blade remained at the handle, which looked quite miserable.

The Grim Reaper who once posed a serious threat to Gu Shi suddenly appeared in Gu Shi's path, looking seriously injured and unconscious. If Gu Shi wanted to take revenge, it seemed that he could completely end her life by just pressing her forehead lightly with his claws.

Whether you want revenge or simply to prevent future troubles, this is an opportunity not to be missed!

Sure enough, after seeing the appearance of the Death Girl clearly, Gu Shi did not hesitate at all. He instantly burst out with all his speed and rushed towards the Death Girl.

then.

He caught up with his Erlang, picked him up, turned around and ran back in the direction he came from.

[Are you kidding? Go pick up the corpse and take revenge!? ]

[Do you really think I'm a fool!? ]

[How could the kind of things like picking up a human head on the roadside in fantasy novels happen in this world? 】

[The Shinigami who are on missions in the world, as long as they are not in combat, can open the gate to Soul Society at any time, whether using the Hell Butterfly or the Zanpakutō. If they are injured, they can return directly to the Shinigami's base camp to receive full protection and treatment. How could they lie on the side of the road and wait for others to pick up their heads!? ]

【trap!】

[It must be a trap! ]

In the blink of an eye, Gu Shi had already run a long distance away carrying the big black dog. At this time, the unconscious Death Girl under the tree still did not move, as if she was laughing at his cowardice and suspicion.

However, instead of slowing down, Gu Shi forced himself to burst out at an even faster speed.

[It's bad, it's bad, it's really bad! ]

[I had originally hoped that the vice-captain-level Hollow could at least hurt her, but now it seems that this guy is probably not hurt at all! ]

It's a very simple logic. If the prey escapes and the Death Girl chases it immediately, it at least shows that she is worried about letting the prey run away.

But even though the target had run so far, she was still able to pretend to be dead and was not giving up, wanting to trick him again. This shows that she was confident that she could easily catch up with the target no matter how far he ran.

At this moment, Gu Shi wished he could grow two more legs so that he could run faster.

Can't stop!

Keep running!

Absolutely can't stop!

Gu Shi was trying hard to cheer himself up in his heart, and suddenly, he realized that Erlang on his back seemed to have become heavier. The slight weight was not noticeable and could not even slow down his speed, but Gu Shi broke out in a cold sweat. He braked suddenly and turned, trying to get rid of the extra thing.

however……