"I have no interest in becoming stronger!" Uehara Shiroha said seriously. "Actually, I envy you guys. After graduating from the Shin'ō Academy, I haven't felt the feeling of working hard to become stronger for a long time. Because there is no need. I really envy you guys for being able to become stronger through hard work. I can no longer feel this feeling of struggle."
"???" Yoruichi Shihōin had a face full of question marks.
Are you being polite?
Is this human language?
Uehara Shiroha wasn't bragging.
He had various abilities and skills, and he had a shadow clone to level up.
As for the Reiatsu on the panel, he could master it through daily tasks.
The task system was the road to heaven.
As long as he didn't deviate from this path, he would win without doing anything.
Besides, who would practice hard as a serious Shinigami!
In the world of Shinigami, hard training is useless.
If you really believe in what you get for your hard work, you will be hammered into the ground by the bosses.
Ichigo Kurosaki, Aizen, and Yhwach, these three bosses—one relied on bloodline, one on external objects, and one on innate ability.
Other Fullbringers or Soul King fragment carriers were slapped in the face by the power of the Soul King.
Facing these cheaters, what's the point of working hard?
Even if you put in two hundred times the effort of an ordinary person, can you block the three-in-one Zangetsu or crack the omniscience and omnipotence? Do you really think everyone is a "deserter king"?
Yoruichi Shihōin, who knew the inside story, also sighed:
"Although I am also called a genius, compared to you and Aizen, I really don't deserve it. With your talent, you can easily surpass anyone. I really don't know why Aizen wants to do this?"
Only by personally feeling the Reiatsu of Aizen and Uehara Shiroha could you understand how terrible the strong people at the top of the Shinigami world are.
For example, with Uehara Shiroha, even in a simple sparring, she still felt like walking on thin ice.
That kind of dragon-like Reiatsu was shining and full of oppression.
As long as you experienced it once, you would never forget it, and it wasn't even Uehara Shiroha's full strength.
The gap in strength between the two was like a natural chasm.
Ordinary Shinigami think that the captain of the Shinigami is like a monster, not the same species as them.
In the eyes of these captains, wasn't a monster like Uehara Shiroha the same?
Other Shinigami looked at her just like she looked at Uehara Shiroha.
The talent gap was even greater.
Generally speaking, when you're so strong, what's the point of pursuing more power?
"Because there is no way forward!" Uehara Shiroha knew this dilemma of the Shinigami very well:
"Why do you think Urahara Kisuke took the risk of creating the Hōgyoku? Because the Shinigami has a limit. Unless the soul evolves, it cannot break this limit. If the road is uneven and someone steps on it, and there is no road ahead, then naturally a new road must be dug out. Even if it costs one's life, a new road must be made. If more people die, a road will naturally form."
The path of evolution is so cruel.
The path of evolution of the Shinigami is particularly cruel.
As early as a hundred years ago, Urahara Kisuke and Aizen began to look for ways to break the limits of the Shinigami.
Maybe the two were taught by the same master.
Silently, the two tacitly chose the same method to evolve—that is, to use the Hōgyoku for Hollowfication.
Both of them created the Hōgyoku and also started research on Hollowfication.
Urahara Kisuke created the Hōgyoku earlier than Aizen, and then gave up this research.
Because he realized the dangers of Hollowfication.
The Hollowfication of the Shinigami is actually a road of no return, and it is very unstable. Once it gets out of control, one will lose their mind and completely become a monster.
In other words, the technology of Hollowfication can shake the foundation of the existence of the world.
In contrast, Aizen's moral bottom line was more flexible, or it could be said that there was no bottom line.
Aizen went to the end on the road of Hollowfication, and finally obtained the complete Hōgyoku and created the Espada.
Yoruichi Shihōin said firmly: "This road is too dangerous. Aizen will definitely suffer the consequences."
She firmly believed in this.
She also knew something about the power of the Transcendent.
She knew that the Hollow could indeed break the limit of the Shinigami.
However, she was more aware of the danger.
If the limit of the Shinigami was so easily broken, then the former head of the Shihōin family would not be an ordinary Shinigami.
The four noble houses, with so many years of accumulation and deep foundation, could not have failed to create a Transcendent.
The fact is that the limit of the Shinigami is not so easy to break, and it is not easy to become a Transcendent.
Uehara Shiroha did not care:
"Of course, it is dangerous to Hollowfy. But if Aizen had a choice, he would definitely not go this way. There is no free lunch in the world. You can't want power without paying a price. With your brain and knowledge, it is impossible not to think of this. What are you hinting at?"
He had now realized that Yoruichi Shihōin was reminding him that the path of Hollowfication is unreliable.
Uehara Shiroha was naturally aware of this.
Not to mention that this way of evolution is too uncontrollable, he would also dislike the appearance after Hollowfication.
And except for Ichigo Kurosaki, the "innate mask," the record of other Hollowfied Shinigami is too poor.
Not to mention the Visored—in several major battles, they either played minor roles throughout or served as punching bags.
Iron-Fist Muguruma Kensei even created the famous meme "I won't waste too much of your time."
As for other Visored, they almost didn't have their highlights.
A group of captain-level and vice-captain-level Visored have been defeated from the beginning to the end, and have never been impressive, which can be considered their legacy. If the strength of the Visored is not good, it is because they cannot be completely Hollowfied.
Unlike Tōsen , after the Hollowfication, he was able to perform both Bankai and Resurrección, which could be considered a complete Hollowfication.
As a result, he was killed by Hisagi Shuhei's Shikai, completely defeated.
As for Hōgyoku Aizen, who had achieved the pinnacle of Hollowfication, he was directly defeated by Ichigo Kurosaki and never Hollowfied again.
His looks were gone, he lost the fight, and his heart was shattered on the spot.
In the end, he attained enlightenment in Muken and realized the unity of man and sword. He became impressive again in the Thousand-Year Blood War.
Hollowfication is ultimately a dream, which looks good but is not practical.
The real power is still beyond reach.
In fact, Ichigo Kurosaki's performance also proves that this path of evolution is wrong.
The most obvious example is that after the Visored's well-intentioned teaching and analysis, Ichigo Kurosaki put on a mask, and then no one could beat him.
In the end, without the mask, Ichigo Kurosaki found himself again and his strength was restored, back to the top.
Uehara Shiroha knew very well that the power of the Shinigami could be compared to the famous and upright sects in fairy tales, with a stable lower limit and a good upper limit.
For ordinary people, this is already a very good supernatural method—what else do they want?
Although on the surface, Quincy, Hollows, and Fullbringers may have characteristics that exceed those of the Shinigami in some aspects.
However, the Shinigami has a complete power system, and even if there are innate deficiencies in ability, they can slowly recover and improve their upper limit.
Just like Kyōraku Shunsui only used his Shikai to kill Lille Barro, because of the comprehensiveness of the power of the Shinigami.
Urahara Kisuke is a smart man.
The other party is unwilling to Hollowfy, not only because he is worried that he will be affected and completely out of control and become a villain, but also because there is a problem with this path.
You know, the source of the Shinigami, the Soul King, does not have Hollow power.
In fact, the orthodox Transcendents only need the support of the King's Key or other Soul King powers.
Because of this, Ichigo Kurosaki is the protagonist—because to some extent, this kid is more special than the Soul King.
Yoruichi Shihōin has witnessed with her own eyes the adverse effects of Hollow power on Shinigami.
Therefore, she naturally does not want Uehara Shiroha to go down that wrong path.
Not to mention anything else, if this handsome face is affected, it will be a great loss.
It's just that for the strong who are close to the limit, the temptation to break through the limit is too great.
Therefore, Yoruichi is worried that Uehara Shiroha can't control himself.
But now, she is sure that he is still sober and still very disdainful of Hollowfication.
Therefore, Yoruichi relaxed and pretended to be angry and said:
"Damn it, I was discovered!"
"How old are you, and you're still pretending to be cute?" Uehara Shiroha said mercilessly. "Give up, you are not suitable to act cute at your age."
"What are you talking about!" Yoruichi hit his chest with a small fist.
A woman's age is a taboo, and saying that a woman is old is the biggest taboo.
After playing around for a while, Yoruichi thought of something and pointed to the ceiling and asked seriously:
"What do you think those guys up there are thinking? How come they have no reaction to such a big thing?"
In her opinion, since Aizen has ideas about the King's Key and the Soul King Palace, Squad Zero should have taken action long ago.
After all, these guys who are high up don't care about anyone except the Soul King.
However, let alone showing up, Squad Zero didn't even say anything—they just asked Urahara Kisuke to go to the Soul King Palace once.
The intention behind this is very intriguing.
"Because the waters of this world are deeper than you think, even Squad Zero can't cover the sky with one hand," Uehara Shiroha said calmly.
Members of the great noble houses like Yoruichi Shihōin can know some secrets.
Among them are the sacrifice of the Soul King and the composition of the Three Realms.
This is an absolute taboo.
To the Shinigami, the Soul King is everything, the supreme existence.
But in fact, for Yhwach and Ichibē, the Soul King can also be replaced.
They all have their own considerations.
Especially the appearance of Ichigo Kurosaki, which made them see a better opportunity.
In fact, compared to the nearly omnipotent Soul King, the monk must hope to change someone to be the linchpin.
Not to mention the possible personal feelings, just talk about the initiative. If the Soul King is the linchpin, Hyōsube Ichibē still has to give face.
If someone else is the linchpin, then the Soul King is really just a puppet.
The Soul King Palace and the "Soul King" are all decided by Hyōsube Ichibē.
Therefore, during the Thousand-Year Blood War, this black-bellied monk said that it didn't matter who won or lost between Ichigo Kurosaki and Yhwach, because the loser would replace the Soul King as a linchpin.
No matter what, there must be a "Soul King."
Uehara Shiroha suspected that the reason why Hyōsube Ichibē allowed Yhwach to quietly develop in the Invisible Empire was because he had his eyes on his body.
Ichigo Kurosaki is both a trump card and a spare tire.
If it is really impossible, use Ichigo Kurosaki first.
The opponent now chooses to stay put in order to give Ichigo Kurosaki the opportunity to gain experience and grow.
This is exactly the same as Aizen.
Sure enough, they are all old foxes.
Yoruichi, of course, didn't know the twists and turns, and asked curiously:
"Is there any meaning behind this? It turns out that even those big shots are afraid!"
She did know some secrets about the ancestors of the five noble houses and the Soul King that ordinary people didn't know.
However, it was just the tip of the iceberg.
After all, so much time had passed.
The records on this aspect were vague, as if they had been deliberately sealed.
Uehara Shiroha shook his head:
"Is this something you should consider? I can only say that this world is bigger and more complex than you think, and even the Soul King is not invincible. You should get through Aizen first."
Although Uehara Shiroha has not yet reached the realm of Pseudo Soul King, he has begun to look at problems from this level.
After all, there are not many people in this world who can threaten him.
He is now qualified to consider some deeper issues.
For example, what kind of abilities do the existences in Hell that even the Soul King cannot see through have?
What kind of will does the ancient Hollow that almost swallowed the world represent?
These questions are meaningless to ordinary Shinigami.
Even the captains of the Gotei 13 are like ants or dust in the face of the Soul King, the Lord of Hell, and the world-devouring Hollow.
Just like in Naruto, even the Kage-level ninja only regards the Six Paths Sage as a myth.
For other Shinigami, they only know to be absolutely loyal to the Soul King, and the Soul King is very powerful, like a god.
But why should they be loyal to the Soul King, and how strong the Soul King is, they actually have no specific concept.
On the one hand, it is because the power level is too far apart; on the other hand, it is because they have too little experience and their understanding of the world and themselves is too shallow.
Uehara Shiroha does not have such a problem.
Now he has begun to study the power of rules and the power of Shinigami.
This is also an ability that only Transcendents can have.
In the underground building of Las Noches, three dull noises rang out, and three strange humans arrived in Hueco Mundo.
One was a Substitute Shinigami, one was a Quincy, and one was a Fullbringer.
Uryū Ishida, dressed in white, landed more smoothly than the other two, and looked around cautiously.
He is ready for battle.
Now he has regained the power of the Quincy and equipped with a new spiritual outfit, the Ryūken Glove, which has increased his combat power.
However, he should be vigilant.
Fortunately, there are no enemies around.
At this time, the three of them are in a long rock passage.
There are rock walls on both sides and no windows.
"We seem to have come to a huge rock building," Ichigo looked around the rock passage curiously and asked in confusion. "Is this what Hueco Mundo is like? It's totally different from what I imagined. I thought it was going to be a little worse."
Uryū analyzed:
"We should be deep underground, so we don't need any windows. However, this place is definitely not what I expected."
He was also a little confused. Those Hollows didn't look so smart.
It was impossible to build such a building underground without some technology. With this level, they would not starve to death in the living world, and they might even get rich by building.
In his opinion, those Hollows were all brainless idiots.
They only knew how to destroy and kill. Do such monsters know how to build?
Chad also nodded.
He couldn't imagine how those monsters worked.
The three of them soon paid the price for their carelessness.
Because they found that the level of these Hollows was higher than they thought.
They even knew how to set traps.
Although it was an old-fashioned mechanism, the three of them still fell into it.
Faced with the collapsing ground, they could only run away.
After running all the way, the three came to a hall and met two enemies.
After talking, they learned that the two were three-digit Arrancars, that is, Arrancars after number 100.
These Arrancars were once members of the Espada.
For example, the No. 102 Arrancar Dordoni in front of them was the first generation of the second Espada.
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