The scream was deafening. A monster that stood upright, several meters tall, and had a bone mask on its face pounced forward. The moment it bit the prey's neck, it turned its body and directly hit the virtual creature in front of it that was similar to its appearance.
Shake it up.
"Ouch~~"
Painful screams continued to come from the bitten mouth, and the huge body rolled crazily, stirring up white sand all over the sky.
But no matter how hard it struggled, the upright body and mouth remained motionless like iron pliers.
As time passed, Xu, who was attacked by surprise, gradually stopped struggling, and finally even the spiritual pressure around his body gradually disappeared.
wrong……
Strictly speaking, it is not disappearing, but gradually being swallowed up.
The humanoid Xu looked at the prey in front of him, opened the mouth of the bone surface, and bit the prey's bone surface in one bite, a hint of emotional fluctuation appeared in the emotionless pupils.
But the next second...
The world in its eyes suddenly turned upside down, causing a flash of confusion in its eyes. It wasn't until it saw the headless corpse on the ground that it realized what had happened.
Behind the headless corpse, a humanoid figure appeared at some point, but with a pair of front claws like a mantis' sickle.
Before it could take a closer look, its head fell into the bloody maw of the sickle's front claws.
Mantis Xu let out a somewhat joyful laugh, but before the laughter could stop, a larger figure appeared behind it and swallowed Mantis Xu's upper body in one bite.
The void that appeared this time was an upright... sheep!
The upright figure looks like a humanoid, but its physical features are more animal-like than the previous ones, and it looks extremely weird.
Moreover, the expression on that bone face is more humane than the first three virtual ones.
"That's right, three at a time."
While chewing, he uttered some vague words in his mouth, as if he had just learned to speak.
Although it looked like a herbivore in appearance, this sheep devoured all the three corpses in just a few mouthfuls, and the spiritual pressure around its body suddenly surged at the moment the devouring was completed.
"Tsk, this way of becoming stronger is really a vivid interpretation of 'the law of the jungle'..."
Light laughter came from behind Yang Xu, causing the mask on Yang Xu's face to tighten. It looked like a hard bone surface and felt the same, but the mask revealed something similar to human horror.
mood.
"Does it mean that as long as you keep swallowing it, you will keep getting stronger?"
Yangxu, who was standing upright, realized what he should do after saying this. He suddenly turned around and smashed his front hooves behind him like a fist.
Bang!
Amidst the loud noise, the front hooves stopped in mid-air, motionless.
"No~possible~!"
Intermittent and unclear words came from Yangxu's mouth.
Looking around, I saw that its front hooves were blocked in mid-air, and what was blocking its front hooves was a left hand. Compared with the huge front hooves, the hand was not even one-fifth of the sheep's hoof, but
But he easily received its full blow.
And most importantly...
Can’t smoke!!
No matter how hard it exerts its force, its front hooves seem to be attracted by the palm and remain motionless. They can only passively move with the movement of the palm.
Fortunately, the opponent did not continue to attack for some reason, but moved his front hooves away and observed himself, especially the lower half of his body.
After losing the cover of his front hooves, Yangxu also saw the creature attacking him, and his pupils shrank when he saw its appearance clearly.
Human~!?
This is a young man with short black hair, wearing black work clothes and long boots.
The creature in front of me, no matter how you look at it, is a human being.
But humans...
How come it appears in Hueco Mundo?
Death?
Although he was carrying a long cloth bag that seemed to contain a knife, there was no spiritual pressure fluctuation on his body, just like an ordinary human being in this world.
This young man is none other than Duan Mu.
Duan Mu looked at it for a long time, and finally gave up trying to tell the gender of the Xu in front of him based on his appearance, and asked directly: "I would like to ask, are you a male? Or a female?"
"???" Yangxu.
Male? Female?
The incomprehensible question made Yangxu's eyes look confused and he fell into a sluggish state.
However, the next second, it woke up from this sluggish state.
Because, in front of this human creature with no spiritual pressure fluctuations, an extremely violent pressure suddenly emerged, making it feel as if the entire world was being swallowed by darkness, and the figure of the young man in its eyes was expanding rapidly.
"Male...male...male..."
The young man's questions suddenly appeared in Yangxu's mind. His words, which he was not good at, became intermittent due to anxiety, but he managed to convey the meaning, hoping to exchange for his own peace.
However……
Bang~~
With a twist of spiritual pressure in his hand, the void that looked like a mixture of sheep and human exploded before his eyes, turning into spiritual particles and gradually dissipating.
Damn it, then there’s no need to continue talking nonsense!!
Duan Mu clapped his hands and looked at the place where Yangxu disappeared, with a hint of exploration in his eyes.
Nearly four or five hours have passed since he arrived in Hueco Mundo. During this time, while Duan Mu was looking for the Fujiwara brothers and sisters, he was also trying to find the female Hollow, but maybe it was because of the female status in Hueco Mundo.
Because of the extremely low level, he searched around and never encountered a female void at all.
He couldn't remember how many times he had similar conversations.
"How is it possible to tell the gender with the naked eye?"
Duan Mu sighed slightly, and instead of continuing to dwell on this point, he revealed a hint of deep thought.
Although the main purpose was not achieved, he had a certain grasp of the information about the Hollows, and even dissected many Hollows alive to study the differences between them and the bodies of the gods of death.
From several hours of observation, Duan Mu found that Xu's evolution was like reincarnation.
As far as Duan Mu knows, Xu is the undead human beings who are unable to ascend to heaven due to their nostalgia for the present world or other obstacles, so they linger in places that attract them. Eventually, after years of sorrow and torture, or being disturbed by external factors, they eventually degenerate into
Virtual.
The original Hollows had different skin colors and were several meters tall, but they all basically had humanoid shapes. The two Hollows who initially fought each other were the Hollows who had just transformed from the undead.
This kind of Hollow acts completely on instinct, has no wisdom at all, and is not very strong. It is probably equivalent to the eighth stage when Duan Mu first arrived in Soul Society, that is, the level of a student of Zhenyang Spiritual Arts Academy.
However, if ordinary students are allowed to fight against this kind of virtual, the winner will basically be the virtual.
Because at the same level, compared to the Shinigami, Hollow not only has an advantage in size, strength, but also defense, and his spiritual pressure is even higher than that of a Shinigami at the same level.
After the initial Hollow evolution, although he still maintains a humanoid shape and walks upright, his body will gradually show the characteristics of a wild beast, such as the Hollow with only the front claws of a mantis, or the one at the back that is upright but closer in appearance.
Due to the weakness of sheep.
Both of them have the strength of the seventh stage and have good IQs. Although the stage is equivalent to the members of the Gotei 13 team, their strength is much stronger than the members of the Gotei 13 team. That sheep is weak
Even comparable to low-level officers.
"Although it is still the seventh stage, can it be infinitely close to the strength of the sixth stage?"
Duan Mu muttered, not knowing why...
He always felt that compared to the God of Death, the Hollow was more like the darling of the world. He didn't need to practice, he could become stronger as long as he kept devouring him, and he was far better than the God of Death at the same level.
Compared to them, the only advantage the Shinigami has is his Zanpakutō.
The void after the sixth stage is called the Great void. Although Duan Mu has never seen it, he can faintly feel the dense aura under the white sand, constantly wandering.
——Killian.
When a seventh-stage Hollow devours hundreds of Hollows, it will show signs of degeneration and lose its consciousness. Then it will follow its instinct and go to the Great Hollow Forest to continue devouring without consciousness.
By the sixth stage, Killian's Hollow's strength can be said to be the stage with the greatest gap between him and the Shinigami of the same level.
His body is comparable to a building, and he can also emit false flashes from his mouth. Not to mention the low-level officers who are also in the sixth stage, even many high-level officers in the fifth stage may die in his hands if they are not careful.
It can be said that Kylian's strength spans two stages. Depending on the number of swallows, the weaker one is equivalent to the sixth stage of a low-level chief officer, and the stronger one is equivalent to the fifth stage of a high-level chief officer.
When Killian evolves again, he will become the corresponding beast showing the characteristics of the seventh stage.
At this stage, Killian is like a cocoon. When he breaks out of the cocoon, he will completely bid farewell to his human form and completely transform into a beast, but his intelligence is comparable to that of humans.
This is what is called...
——Yachukas.
Duan Mu had seen one from a distance before, but did not contact it rashly.
I don’t know if it’s because of Kyon’s qualifications, but the lower limit of Achiukas’ level is extremely low, and the upper limit is extremely high.
Since Killian has no consciousness and can only rely on instinct to devour, those with strong qualifications may not survive, and those with poor qualifications may not die. The evolution process is full of various uncertainties.
This also causes the strength of the Hollow who can become Achiukas to fluctuate greatly.
The strength of some Yachukas is only equivalent to the low-ranking officers of the ‘Sixth Stage’ to ‘Fifth Stage’;
Some Yachukas have strength that far exceeds the 'fourth stage' vice-captain level, and is infinitely close to the 'third stage' captains.
It cannot be completely divided by the level of the Gotei 13 or the system.
And going one step further is...
——Washtod.
Although Duan Mu has not encountered him yet, according to his memory, Vastod's strength rating is probably in the fourth stage, but even the weakest among them is far stronger than the deputy who is also in the 'fourth stage'.
The captain-level Shinigami is equivalent to the general 'third stage' captain-level.
And those who are stronger can easily crush the captain level in the third stage.
As for the stronger ones...
Duan Mu couldn't speculate, as strength determines vision. With his current strength, he could only barely figure out the approximate strength of the captain in the third stage. Furthermore, he was far from having that kind of vision.
It is worth mentioning that when Xu reaches the level of Vastod, his body will change again, losing the appearance of a beast and becoming closer to a human form.
But unlike the original human form that had just transformed from the undead, Vastod's human form is a real human form, and it is very similar to humans in terms of height, hands and feet.
The best among them even have a part of their body showing human-like skin, but it just looks like it. This kind of human-like skin is much more defensive than the weak skin.
Combined with further Arrancar...
The whole process is like reincarnation.
From a humanoid without consciousness like a baby, to a humanoid with certain consciousness and beast characteristics;
Then he loses all external perception and consciousness, and is like Jillian turning into a cocoon;
The moment he breaks out of the cocoon, he completely changes his life form and turns into a beast, until the end...
Back in human form!!
If the present world and Soul Society are a reincarnation, then Hueco Mundo itself is a more perfect reincarnation.
If the world has levels, then this world called ‘Hueco Mundo’ may be of a higher level than ‘Soul Society’.
The concentration of spiritual particles that is far higher than that of Soul Society, as well as the innate ability to travel through space and various special abilities, all seem to indicate that the life form of Hollow is higher than the god of death.
From this point of view, it seems to be a normal thing that a Hollow of the same level is stronger than a Shinigami of the same level.
But unlike Xu, who still relies on instinct after having wisdom that is not weaker than that of Death; Death has been progressing along the best route from beginning to end, constantly chasing Xu.
In the Seireitei's records from countless years ago, it was mentioned that the Soul Society had to use royal agents to deal with Kilian.
And now...
Not to mention royal agents, many high-ranking officials are capable of killing Kilian independently.
A Death Battle armor with certain defensive properties, and a Zanpakutō with abilities similar to those of Hollow.
There are also skills such as Kidō, White Fighting, Shunpo, Cutting Technique... etc.
Even the virtual ability to travel through space is also controlled by the God of Death.
The combination of various external conditions and skills allowed the Shinigami to catch up, and those at the top had already hit the same extreme barrier as the top Hollows in Hueco Mundo.
It can also be said that the birth of these things and techniques allowed the God of Death to evolve to the point where he is on par with Hollow!
but……
The original God of Death was an existence in the same life form as Hollow.
Rather than saying that the Shinigami evolved, it is better to say that the Shinigami that were transformed from humans and were born afterward have evolved to the same level.
It can be seen from this that as Quincies who were the same as the original Death Gods and Hollows, their life forms may also be higher than the Death Gods that evolved from humans.
Of course, these are just the conclusions Duan Mu came to after several hours of research and analysis.
It's entirely his own opinion.
but……
"It would be nice if I could stay here longer."
Duan Mu's eyes lit up.
He did not have the idea of merging into Kyon's power and becoming a mask, because Duan Mu did not have the confidence to be able to restrain himself after integrating into Kyon, who relied on instinct to act.
But by studying virtual life forms, he generated a lot of inspiration.
If his conclusion is correct and the Shinigami evolved from a life form that was far weaker than Kyon, can Kyon's abilities be realized through ghost ways?
Not only the ability to travel through space, but also many virtual innate abilities, even regular abilities; if I use these as a basis and then improve the system to create a similar ghost path, is it also a kind of life?
Evolution of form?
Originally, Duan Mu came to Hueco Mundo just to test whether Xu's favorability could gain experience points, and to look for the two noble members.
But now Duan Mu has a new goal.
Although two days are short, the number of Hollows in Hueco Mundo is countless, and Duan Mu doesn't need to study secretly like in Soul Society.
Didi didi~~
"Um?"
But just when Duan Mu was about to implement his idea, the command machine in his arms suddenly rang.
"This is?"
Duan Mu took out his command machine and clicked on the prompt. A dark map appeared, but two signal sources appeared on the edge of the map.
This is a function that the Technology Development Bureau added to his command machine before he came to Hueco Mundo. Within a certain range, the signal source of the Fujiwara brother and sister's command machine can be detected.
"Are you still alive?"
There was a flash of hesitation in Duan Mu's eyes, and he was a little hesitant to find the two of them and take them with him. After all, he still had a lot to do next.
But if you command the divine machine to receive the signal source, the Technology Development Bureau will also get the same information.
It would be okay if he tried his best but failed to save the two people; but after accepting the request, he was completely unmoved when he found the two people. After returning, it would be easy to suspect that he had an ulterior motive in Hueco Mundo.
And the most important thing...
After Duan Mu came to Hueco Mundo, he could always feel an inexplicable sense of voyeurism.
After hesitating for a moment, Duan Mu finally headed in the direction of the signal source.
No matter how advanced Xu's life form is, he has no intention of staying in Hueco Mundo, let alone becoming the same type of Xu.
Eventually, he will return to Soul Society.
There……
This is the world in which he exists, and it is also the world that belongs to him!
