Chapter 161 Only by becoming the God of Death can you have the ability to protect the things you cherish!
At present, Kidō weapons have been popularized throughout the entire Gotei 13, greatly enhancing the combat effectiveness of the Shinigami.

It seems like a good thing.

But it has great limitations. First of all, this kind of weapon can only be used by the god of death who possesses spiritual power.

Secondly, the Kido bullets among the Kido weapons are currently still dependent on manual manufacturing by the Kido people, and have not yet been wholesaled or mass-produced.

After all, Soul Society's technological foundation is too weak.

Most of the research is biological.

Researching Shinigami, Hollows, and souls, these are the things that have been studied in the past, and occasionally some props were developed to serve these experiments. However, Natsuki firmly believes that there is still time for the Soul Society to develop.

In the modern world, over a hundred years, technology can be updated and iterated countless times.

The same is true in Soul Society.

In particular, Captain-General Yamamoto seemed to have undergone some changes. He prevented the establishment of the new Central 46th Office and temporarily took charge of the power.

Obviously, so many things that happened before have caused some changes in this stubborn and pedantic old man.

"I hope this world will develop in a good direction."

Walking through Rukongai, Xia Mu was like a tourist, looking at Rukongai from another perspective.

In the past, he had actually been to Rukongai many times.

But every time he came and left in a hurry.

They all came to Rukongai to carry out missions.

This vast land also left him with some bad memories.

The only time he was defeated in his life was in Rukongai.

At that time, Kenpachi Zaraki dealt a heavy blow to him who had just mastered the Shikai not long ago and had not yet grown to his peak.

Even Natsuki did not expect that one day, Kenpachi Zaraki, who was once his enemy, would become his teammate. Kenpachi Zaraki, who was in Wuhen, gave him a lot of help.

After speaking to the squad's vice-captain, Lisa, through the spirit communicator, Xia Mu quietly wandered around Rukongai.

From the prosperous and wealthy areas at the beginning, to the impoverished areas later on.

Xia Mu also has a clearer understanding of Rukongai.

"This world is so unfair!"

There is no need to say much about the strict hierarchy in Soul Society.

Even if the soul comes to Soul Society or Rukongai, it still enjoys this unfair treatment. Those who are lucky can be assigned to the front area, where they will have no worries about food and clothing.

Those who are unlucky are directly assigned to the back area, where even drinking water is a problem.

Although ordinary souls can survive on clean water, they are different from souls with spiritual power. Souls with spiritual power have a higher demand for the intake of spiritual particles. If they have not learned to master spiritual power, they will have very high dietary requirements.

But the key point is that in the back area of ​​Rukongai, you have to fight and grab drinking water on your own.

When he arrived at the back area of ​​Rukongai, Xia Mu witnessed several fights over drinking water.

At the same time, the environment in the back area is also different from that in the front area.

The area ahead is lush with vegetation and looks full of vitality.

As for the area behind, the ground is barren and there is no grass. Occasionally, some trees can be seen, but they are bare and devoid of any life.

It can be seen that even in Soul Society, the living area is limited.

There is no doubt that Seireitei is the center of these areas and the place with the best environment.

"Kenpachi Zaraki seems to have lived in the 80th district of Kitaru-Kyoukai. Later, he rescued Yachiru Kusaka in the 79th district, Kusaka. The two of them started their wandering life. I don't know if they will run into each other."

Xia Mu couldn't help but think of one thing.

There is no need to think about how Kusaka Yachiru appeared in front of Kenpachi Zaraki.

But Natsuki is still very interested in Kenpachi Zaraki.

If you want to fight against the Quincy of the Invisible Empire, in addition to improving the combat effectiveness of the grassroots Death Gods at the technological level, high-end combat power is also very necessary.

Aizen's departure means that the current Gotei 13 will most likely not suffer the captain's hollowing incident and suffer that disaster again, but on the other hand, this has also weakened the strength of those captains and vice-captains in disguise.

The Hollowification incident was certainly not a good thing. It left many captain positions vacant in the Gotei 13, and they did not recover for a long time.

But as the parties involved in the virtualization, it is true that their strength has been enhanced after mastering the power of virtualization.

Therefore, in order to make up for this shortcoming, the best way is to make up for it from other places, such as cultivating more high-end combat forces, creating more powerful props, and increasing the strength of the god of death.

In the anime, Kenpachi Zaraki is an extremely special existence. He became the captain of the Gotei 13 without having mastered Bankai.

Although there is a special captain succession ceremony for the 11th Squadron, his existence itself is extremely special.

Afterwards, in the Thousand Year Blood War arc, Unohana Retsu helped Zaraki Kenpachi successfully awaken his Zanpakutō at the cost of his own life. Zaraki Kenpachi also shined in that war.

However, the price was the sacrifice of Unohana Retsu.

To be honest, Xia Mu still found it a little hard to accept.

So, is it possible to introduce Kenpachi Zaraki to the Gotei 13 in advance, and train him from now on to help him awaken his Zanpakutō? Instead of waiting until the war breaks out, and then using such an extreme method to make Kenpachi Zaraki awaken his Zanpakutō?

The Xiamu refugees came up with some ideas.

Although the idea is good, it is difficult to implement it because Rukongai is too big.

Although Kenpachi Zaraki has stayed in the Zaraki District for a long time, it does not mean that he will stay in this area forever. It is too difficult to find his whereabouts in the vast Rukongai.

Unless Natsuki seeks help from Urahara Kisuke, and lets Urahara Kisuke use the Reiwa Tower and those special monitoring instruments to find the whereabouts of Kenpachi Zaraki.

At the beginning, Urahara Kisuke used these instruments to discover that the souls with the qualifications of Shinigami were murdered in Rukongai.

Continue to travel in the back area of ​​Rukongai.

Xia Mu sensed a familiar breath and raised his brows slightly.

"There are still Hollows who dare to invade Soul Society before me. They really don't take me, Kenpachi, seriously."

Between the wilderness.

A few bare trees are scattered among them.

The black cavity opened.

A six-legged creature that looked very similar to a spider jumped out from it.

The body shape of Xu is different from that of ordinary people. Even the most ordinary Xu is much larger than that of a human, let alone a big Xu.

When this virtual appeared.

Following its instinct, it immediately set its sights on a somewhat simple wooden house not far away.

There is a persimmon tree behind the wooden house.

Due to the shortage of water here, the persimmons on the persimmon trees are shriveled and not very big.

……

"Run, Rangiku, run away quickly."

In the wilderness, two young figures were running away frantically.

A young boy with short lavender hair was running away frantically, pulling a girl with orange hair.

Although he doesn't look very old, he has his merits as he was able to survive in such a harsh environment in the back area of ​​Rukongai. He is agile and has good endurance, but the girl whose hand he was holding is not so good.

At the beginning, I could barely keep up with the boy's pace.

But as time went on, she gradually couldn't bear it anymore.

Breathing also became extremely rapid.

"Hoohoo... Yin, let go of my hand and run away by yourself..."

"At this rate, neither of us can escape."

"Whoosh..."

Although he only said one or two sentences, it was extremely difficult for the girl. While speaking, she used force with her hands to try to break free from the boy.

"No, I can't leave you and run away alone."

The young man is extremely persistent and has his own principles.

At this moment, the sound of breaking air was heard. It was the virtual creature that came to their side, waving its ferocious claws and grabbing the boy and girl.

"Be careful."

The boy finally let go, but instead of abandoning the girl, he pushed her aside.

Because the girl was pushed to the side, the hollow's sharp claws only hit one person.

Chi!

The boy's clothes were torn, blood splattered, and his body flew out.

"silver!"

The girl's screams were heard and she collapsed on the ground with a look of despair on her face.

After seriously injuring the boy, Xu quickly came to his side, ready to devour the boy who had lost his ability to move.

Just at this time.

A golden knife light flew out.

Xu's movements came to an abrupt halt, and then his body split apart. In an instant, he turned into a spirit and disappeared completely.

"Are you resenting your own weakness?"

A deep voice sounded beside the girl's ear, causing her to listen attentively.

"If you want to protect the people around you, then apply to the Shinō Academy of Spiritual Arts. Once you become a god of death, you will have the ability to protect the things you cherish."

Xia Mu's figure appeared in the girl's eyes. Then, Xia Mu came to the boy who was seriously injured by Xu. He withdrew his eyes from the girl and fell on the boy, revealing a hint of playfulness.

He held his Zanpakutō in one hand and squatted down. In the other hand, the light of Kaido emerged. As the light of Kaido enveloped the boy's body, in a short moment, the injuries left by the Hollow began to improve and heal.

Although he has not fully recovered, his injury has been reduced from serious to minor.

(End of this chapter)