Death God: Sunny and Cheerful Boy

Although the "God of Death" is their biggest enemy, after the changes in Hueco Mundo and the emergence of a large number of "Arrancar" who can think normally, Yhwach still planned to incorporate Hueco Mundo into his sphere of influence by then. However... this can hardly conceal the "Quincy"'s instinctive aversion to "Hollows".

This is determined by the nature of its existence...

Indeed, with Yilong's transformation, as long as Yilong himself does not transform into a hollow, they can't feel anything at all. But since Youhabach said that Yilong is the "Star Emperor", then... it can be imagined that he must have transformed from a "hollow" into this!

It's just a "Xuan", but His Majesty treats him with such courtesy - based on this idea, most members of the Stern Cross Knights don't want to bother with Yilong.

Bazby was the bravest among them. Not only did he ignore it, he even dared to step forward and provoke it. It seemed that he was sure that Yilong would be too embarrassed to turn around and go back to complain...

At the same time, he was really curious about what Yilong was missing.

The members of the Stern Cross Knights are most aware of your Majesty's abilities.

When His Majesty was just born, he was still a living dead who could not speak or see. However, everyone discovered his abilities at that time - no matter if he was sick, had a missing limb, or was born with a disability, as long as he fell into "despair of his own condition", he could be "completed" by touching this living dead baby!

Regeneration of severed limbs and instant healing of chronic diseases are nothing new...

It was also at that time that His Majesty was called "Youhabach" - which means God - by countless people who had emerged from despair, as well as those who were still in despair and regarded him as hope.

In fact, Yhwach's ability has another effect...

That is, when the person who was "completed" by him comes to the end of his life, all his knowledge, experience, strength... will be absorbed by Youhabach.

So, that living dead baby gradually really possessed the power of a god, and then Youhabach also developed a way to actively share the power with other people, so that the power would return to themselves after their death - the one created in this way was the "Quincy".

Except for the pure-blooded Quincy, the souls of other Quincy will not appear in Soul Society after death. Instead, their souls will be directly scattered and they will "give" everything to Yhwach.

Thousands of years later, Youhabach even had the ability to share other greater powers with others, which also created the Stern Cross Knights.

but……

"Absorption" after "completion" can be said to be the basic and iconic ability that allows Youhabach to become a "God".

This was the first time that the members of the Knights had heard that there was something missing that His Majesty could not make up for...

If it had been completed thousands of years ago, there would be no Ichiryuu today - those who have been completed will be completely absorbed by Yhwach after death, and there will be no possibility of them becoming a "Hollow".

Everyone was very curious, so when Buzby asked, many people pricked up their ears...

Of course, Bazby was just a little arrogant. Intimidated by the majesty of Yhwach, he absolutely did not dare to attack Yilong.

And after Yaskin interrupted, Buzby left directly.

There were also some other members of the Knights who secretly felt sorry and blamed Yaskin for being too nosy - after all, they were also very curious, and at the same time, they were not as brave as Buzby.

"Hey, hey, what exactly is it that you are missing? Why can't His Majesty replenish it for you?"

Just then, the second "brave man" appeared.

However, unlike the reckless Buzby, this guy was stammering as soon as he opened his mouth, with a malicious and cute air, as if he was trying to get people to talk by being "cute".

The guy in front of Yilong looked really cute, with long hair and two tufts sticking out like a "beard"...

The uniforms of the Stern Cross Knights were not as rigid as those of the ordinary Quincy. They had a variety of styles, but they were generally white with dark double-breasted buttons. However, this man was wearing a white long fleece sweater with double-breasted fake buttons, while the tights on his lower body were black, which was rare in the Knights.

It was Giselle Juelle, who had long been associated with the Order of the Knights!

There is no official "Female Knights" organization in the Invisible Empire, but it is true that the few female Quincies in the Stern Cross Knights often go out together, so they are called that.

but……

"What's this gentleman's name?" Yilong asked politely.

That’s right, Yilong could clearly feel that the yandere-looking “beautiful girl Nanaguai” in front of him was a man!

Ordinary people may not be able to tell the difference, but there are certain differences in the leptons that slowly scatter outward from living organisms, and males and females also have their own characteristics. This is obvious to Yilong, who is very good at "micro-manipulation of leptons."

When Giselle heard Yilong's name, her expression suddenly became depressed, giving people a dangerous sense of collapse: "You can't call me that... To show friendship, I can allow you to call me Gigi."

"Okay, Mr. Gigi." Yilong felt that this guy was not normal.

Although Yilong did plan to observe who in the Stern Cross Knights had the potential to be a traitor and get close to them, he did not want to get close to this cross-dressing guy...

"Death is not the end. When you die, you must inform me. No matter what is missing, I will not dislike it!" Giselle sensed Yilong's rejection and her tone became dangerous.

"Okay Gigi, be careful or he'll take you away as a gift." Bambietta spoke up to stop him...or rather, to add fuel to the fire!

Yilong looked over at the direction of the voice. This person was a genuine female knight. Her outfit looked the least strange, even a bit "retro" - white shirt, short skirt, stockings, long black straight hair... If it weren't for the white top, which combined elements of a military uniform and a military cap, she would look like an "old-fashioned beautiful girl"!

For some reason, Bumby felt that this guy looked at him carefully, so he asked, "What are you looking at?"

"Nothing." Yilong smiled slightly, and for some reason, it made Bumby feel a little uneasy.

And because of His Majesty's order, she couldn't solve the source of the unrest violently, which made her irritated, so she just made a "tsk" sound and left.

The reason why Yilong paid more attention to her was because of her dissatisfaction - her words just now seemed to be dissatisfaction with Yilong and adding fuel to the fire with Mr. Gigi, but the hidden logic inside included dissatisfaction with what Youhabach said at that time!

It can be seen that she has hidden resentment towards Yhwach's attitude towards the Stern Cross Knights.

Combined with the Mohawk that had just directly disobeyed Yhwach and tried to intimidate him, Yilong had already discovered two "potential" members of the Knights...

Unfortunately, Yilong cannot stay in this invisible empire for a long time, and he cannot come in on his own initiative. When Youhabach wants to come in, he calls out to Litoto in the shadow of the Soul Society...

(End of this chapter)

142. Chapter 142 Leave it to me!

142.

2023-09-15

Because he went to the "Invisible Empire" on the way, Yilong returned to the 9th Squad's dormitory a little later.

But no one found it strange...

After all, if the commute time is so long, it won’t be noticeable to do something else during the journey!

Yilong not only did not feel any regret, but was relieved instead, as Yhwach was still unable to make up for his "shortcomings".

He had a gambling element before...

Because Yhwach obviously seemed to care about him a lot, but he didn't even suggest giving him any power to serve as a shackle, so Yilong vaguely guessed that his ability should still be helpless against him.

Thousands of years ago, in his early years, the Star Sky Emperor was muddle-headed and suspected of being mentally retarded, but he made a name for himself in his youth.

Even now there are historians who seriously analyze that Emperor Xingtian was a fool from beginning to end, and was used by his powerful subordinates. The reason is the record about his "idiocy in childhood", and they don't even read the later records... His main purpose is to gain attention with shocking words.

But Yilong himself certainly knew that when he finally regained his consciousness, he discovered his own shortcomings. This "deficiency" made Emperor Xingtian confused at first, and also made the current Yilong unable to reach the "ultimate"...

This "missing" part is of great significance, and it can be said to be the fundamental reason why Youhabach would cooperate with a modern emperor thousands of years ago.

If Yhwach could even accomplish this, then he might have truly reached the realm of the Soul King.

Yilong was not too disappointed with Yhwach's helplessness, because... he already knew how to "complete" it, but there was no chance now.

On the contrary, since Yhwach cannot make up for this "missing part", he cannot use the method of "granting power" to control Yilong...

Of course, this also makes Yhwach not very confident about Ichiryu - why would Aizen, who is more shrewd than Yhwach, have some trust in Ichiryu?

It was because Yilong was really affected by his [Mirror Flower and Water Moon], he could activate the influence on Yilong at any time, and he didn't worry about Yilong turning the tables...

But Aizen also knew that Ichiryu's so-called [Bankai], or his true ability, had a strong recognition of [Mirror Flower and Water Moon]. Even if he could confuse Ichiryu, he would have to give it his all. In this regard, they were wary of each other.

……

After returning to the squadron barracks of the 9th Division, Ichiryu met with Randao at night and told her the news that Tamamo Su had come to Soul Society.

"What? Why is she also..." Lan Dao became anxious when she heard this - according to what Yilong had told her before, Tamamo Su and the others should be another group of "Soul Hunters".

"Because someone suggested that they come to Soul Society and assist the Shinigami in eliminating the rebellious Kariya and others. It seems... they were also promised that if they succeed, they would be allowed to settle in Soul Society. Tsk tsk..." Yilong looked sarcastic.

"You..." Lan Dao glared at Yilong angrily after hearing that.

"Don't look at me like that. This is not my suggestion." Yilong spread his hands as a matter of course.

"Who is it?" Lan Dao asked, and then realized that no matter who it was, he probably didn't know it.

"It's... a lower-level noble." Yilong was very considerate and worried that she didn't know Fuzhu, so he simply labeled her.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Lan Dao excitedly slammed the table - scoring twice, right? Are you trying to cheat again?

Well, in Lan Dao’s opinion, since it was proposed by the “nobles”, then this must be a plan to kill someone with a borrowed knife and then abandon the donkey after it has done its job!

"I think Ukitake is still very sincere. You should expect Tamamo Su and the others to win all the battles... Hey, there are only a dozen soul hunters left. I wonder how many will be left after this infighting and have the opportunity to settle in the Soul Society..." Yilong said with emotion, then looked at Lan Dao and said, "Oh, Ms. Lan Dao, I won't disturb your rest."

After putting some pressure on Lan Dao, Yilong left without mentioning the [Purification Chapter] this time...

It was also because Ran Dao had no idea about the true relationship between Yilong and Tamamo Su, otherwise he wouldn't have worried at all whether she was deceived by Seireitei again, and that there would be someone more anxious than himself.

……

At the same time, in a certain area of ​​Nishi-Rukoundai, at the Shiba family.

Ichigo and his companions, who had had a brief battle with Kariya Gami and his companions, also learned the news of "Land Island" at this time - because the operation was in West Rukongai, everyone came to the Shiba family at night to meet and rest.

During the day, Ichigo and his companions split up and found three of the other side's "Soul Hunters", Ichigo, Uryu and Tamamo Su, and fought with them...

The opponent's injuries recovered much faster than expected!

In this regard, after witnessing the abilities of Soul Hunter teammates such as Tamamo Su, Ichigo and others can also understand that under the density of spirit particles in Soul Society, the transformed Soul Hunters can directly absorb spirit particles and repair their bodies. The injuries caused by Masaki have long been healed.

Although in terms of direct strength, he seems to be a bit behind the captains, but his recovery ability is so strong that it is comparable to the [Super Speed ​​Regeneration] of the Hollow.

Because Ichigo and the others also searched separately, and when they found the lone Soul Hunter, they fought one-on-one, so no one was left behind if the opponent was not stubborn.

And Ichigo and his companions also realized that... they were acting separately to look for each other's traces, and these Soul Hunters were also acting separately, and they were probably looking for something!

At the same time, Kyoraku Shunsui, who had gone to the Seireitei library with Ukitake after the meeting and found some information, appeared at the Shiba family.

Although Shiba Ganju seemed quite resentful about the coming of the Grim Reaper, because Kyōraku was still under the banner of "Captain Ukitake", he did not refuse him entry.

And Kyōraku brought important news...

"Purification Chapter? Is there such a dangerous thing hidden in the Soul Society?" Ichigo asked in surprise.

"That's right. Kariya Shin should be doing this for that... He's currently in Rukongai just to gather intelligence. His ultimate goal must still be the [Purification Chapter]. With his strength, only by getting that can he take revenge on the God of Death." Kyoraku said with a little seriousness.

"That [Purification Seal]... you should have kept it properly, right?" Yu Long asked with a frown - he didn't understand, if that was the case, what the Gods of Death were worried about.

Moreover, Uryuu felt uncomfortable with the fact that as a Quincy, he still had to worry about the God of Death.

"It's a pity. Lan Dao, who led the experiment back then, was indeed a very outstanding researcher. She also secretly recorded information about the [Purification Chapter] in different books. Ukitake and I had a lot of trouble to find out a little bit. The exact location of the seal should be known only to Lan Dao herself." Kyoraku said regretfully.

"Landao... Wasn't she exiled by you? Then go find her." Yulong said as a matter of course.

"We didn't exile them either..." Kyoraku muttered quietly, indicating that he had drawn a line between himself and other nobles. He also tried to get close to Ichigo and the others, and then his face became even more serious.

"That's what I want to say! The situation is very urgent now. Captain Shifengyuan of the 9th Squad has taken Randao away from the place of exile first, and has placed him under house arrest under surveillance on the pretext of a sentence reduction observation period...

"I sent someone to ask for an audience before, but the people from the 9th squad really refused. No one has ever understood Captain Shifengyuan's mind. It is very likely..."

Kyoraku Shunsui's face was full of gloom and he described vividly to Ichigo and others the image of "Aizen No. 2" who had ulterior motives.

It also made Ichigo and the others understand that what they need to do next is to find Randao and ask about the matters related to the [Purification Chapter] while looking for Kariya Gami and the others!

"Well, we don't have any evidence right now, so it's not easy for us to turn our swords against our colleagues..." Kyoraku's face was full of confusion, as if he had forgotten what happened to Ichiryu last time.

When Ichigo learned of Kyoraku's concerns, he took charge and said, "It doesn't matter! If Miss Yoruichi's relatives really don't want to let the person go, just leave it to me!" As he said this, he slapped his Zanpakutō.

(End of this chapter)

143. Chapter 143: Hitsugaya's Break-In

143.

2023-09-15

At Shiba's house, Ichigo and Tamamo Su and others agreed that Tamamo Su and other "Soul Hunters" would continue to cooperate with the "transformed souls" to search for Kariya Gami and others in Rukongai, while Ichigo and the other four would go to the 9th Squad Barracks to meet Ranjima!

If everything goes well, that would be great. If that "Captain Shifengyuan" really has evil intentions, then there is no need to be polite to him...

"Speaking of which, Captain Shifengyuan doesn't look like a bad guy. Oh... and he's also Miss Yoruichi's relative?" Inoue said hesitantly.

After all, "Captain Shifengyuan" had saved her and Uryuu before.

However, Uryu said unscrupulously: "No, come to think of it... it's true that he blocked other captains for us before, but if it's true as Captain Kyoraku said, it's very likely that he didn't do it to save us, but to support Aizen!"

"That's right, Miss Yoruichi also said that she is not familiar with Captain Shihouin..." Ichigo had actually asked Yoruichi before, and Yoruichi became extremely rude on the spot.

Tamamo Su looked at him and said nothing.

Even if some Shinigami guessed that Ichiryu was not from the Shihouin clan and had a son with a Quincy in the human world, it would not matter. Since they could not confirm it anyway, their guesses would always be shaken. Or, like Kyōraku, they would not care about this aspect...

However, the fact that Yilong is the Star Sky Emperor must still be kept secret for now - after all, as long as it is proven that he is the Star Sky Emperor, it basically confirms indirectly that he must be "fake"!