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With all these unfavorable circumstances combined, Yamamoto was even less likely to agree to go deep into Hueco Mundo.
Some of the Grim Reapers even thought it was a good thing.
After all, the superficial aspects are being genuinely reduced.
Chu Yang was just a newly appointed captain of the Death God team, and his words carried the least weight among all the captains, so his opinions were definitely not taken seriously.
As a second-best option, Chu Yang suggested going to the mortal world to find out the reason for the decrease in the void.
The request was granted.
That very night, Chu Yang returned to the modern world. He asked Ichigo to handle the house he used to live in, expecting Ichigo to sell it, but to his surprise, it was kept.
There wasn't much dust inside, so it looks like someone comes to clean it regularly.
It's either Ichigo or Rukia.
Chu Yang had only been sitting for half an hour when the lights in the entryway suddenly came on, followed by the sound of a door opening.
"I ate too much for dinner tonight, which is not good for fighting. What if I discover a Hollow?"
"It's been so long since I've seen a Hollow. Most of the souls I encounter are ordinary ones. I don't even break a sweat. I just casually use my Zanpakuto to help them pass on."
"Don't be careless. As a Shinigami, you must always be vigilant. Hollows are more cunning than you think."
Two figures walked toward the living room while arguing. When they saw Chu Yang on the sofa, their eyes immediately went blank.
"Positive?!"
"How will you be here?"
Ichigo smiled with delight and rushed over; it had been a long time since he last saw Chu Yang.
"I have a mission, and I just happened to come and see you all. I might stay here for a while."
Chu Yang explained with a smile.
"A mission? What kind of mission requires Captain Death to personally come to the mortal realm?"
Rukia was very perceptive in this regard, and her eyes suddenly sharpened.
"Come, sit down and talk."
Chu Yang gestured for the two to sit down.
Ichigo obediently sat down, while Rukia went to the kitchen to brew a pot of tea. She seemed very familiar with everything in the house, as if she had lived there for quite some time.
Chu Yang asked, "Did Rukia clean all the rooms?"
Rukia handed him a cup of tea. "It's not just me; Ichigo and the others will also help with the cleaning."
Ichigo continued, "Inoue-kun, Chad, Ishida, they come here occasionally, as well as those guys from Urahara Store."
Chu Yang laughed and said, "Did you consider my home your base?"
Ichigo scratched his head sheepishly.
Rukia nodded and said, "Having a base is good. If something happens, we can all sit down and discuss it without disturbing Ichigo's family."
"But if you want to move back in, we'll find another place and won't bother you."
Chu Yang shook his head and said, "There's no need for that. We'll be dealing with many places in the future. As I just told you, I came back with a mission."
The two of them immediately stared at Chu Yang with curiosity.
"It's related to the Void." Chu Yang sighed and said, "You should have noticed that there are far fewer Voids in the mortal world."
"In fact, not only in the present world, but also in the places we can observe, the number of virtual things is decreasing rapidly."
"The Soul Society believes the problem lies with Hueco Mundo, but Captain-Commander Yamamoto disagrees with going to Hueco Mundo to find out the reason."
Rukia frowned upon hearing this. "Why?"
Chu Yang shrugged and said, "Because the old man felt the risk was too great, and also thought it might be Aizen's conspiracy to deliberately lure the Shinigami to Hueco Mundo."
Rukia fell into deep thought.
Ichigo said, "So you came because you think there might be some clues in the human world?"
"You could say that." Chu Yang shook his head inwardly. It wasn't a certainty, but a certainty: Aizen would definitely take action against the human world.
His goal was to create the King's Key and then enter the Spirit King's Palace to kill the Spirit King.
The key to creating Wang Jian requires 100,000 souls and a spiritual land with a radius of one spiritual mile.
The term "spiritual land" refers to "a special place in the present world that possesses spirituality." The location changes with the times and is the land in the present world that is most likely to gather spiritual things and possesses spirituality.
Karakura Town is a place of spiritual rebirth.
Is there anything we can do to help you?
"I don't have any ideas yet, so I don't need it for now."
"So, you're saying you're very free right now?"
"Although I don't want to admit it, that's really the case."
Ichigo's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he excitedly said, "Then let's have a fight! I want to know how strong you are now."
Chu Yang thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "It's possible, but you might be disappointed with the result."
Ichigo laughed and said, "It's okay, I can't."
Chu Yang sighed and said, "Then let's do it."
The two went outside to the main street and put on their Shinigami uniforms.
Ichigo decided to strike first, raising Zangetsu and charging forward in his usual reckless style.
Chu Yang did not summon his Zanpakuto; he simply enveloped his fist with spiritual pressure and then threw a punch—simple and unadorned.
Before Ichigo could even get close, he was swept into the sky by the immense spiritual pressure, and after landing, he was punched and completely passed out.
The battle ended abruptly, and even Rukia, who was watching, didn't have time to react.
When she got to Ichigo's side, she found that he had already passed out.
Rukia suddenly looked up, staring at Chu Yang in shock.
Even Byakuya Kuchiki, who is also a captain of the Shinigami, might not be able to defeat Ichigo so easily.
Ichigo hasn't been idle since returning from Soul Society; she's witnessed his increased strength.
"I told you the result would be disappointing."
Chu Yang was helpless. The gap between him and Ichigo was too big. Apart from Captain-Commander Yamamoto, the other Shinigami captains were no match for him at all, let alone Ichigo.
Having experienced the battle in Karakura Town, Ichigo might be able to keep up with him, albeit with some difficulty.
"Are you planning to carry him back, or wait for him to wake up naturally?"
Chu Yang glanced at the entrance hall, intending to go home and sleep.
"I choose the third one, I'll put it at your house."
Rukia said irritably.
Then she really abandoned Ichigo and disappeared into the night without looking back.
Chu Yang's eyelids twitched, and he snapped his fingers. Ichigo's spirit flew up and followed him home.
The next morning.
Ichigo woke up with a start from the sofa, looking around blankly. "Am I already in Soul Society?"
"Not yet." Chu Yang sat at the dining table drinking coffee, kindly reminding him, "But if you don't get up for school soon, then things might change."
Ichigo's eyes widened suddenly. "I remember we had a fight yesterday."
Chu Yang's assessment was, "Not bad, at least his brain wasn't damaged."
Ichigo gasped. "Why does my memory end here? What happened after that?"
Chu Yang paused in his coffee-drinking motion and sighed, "I take back what I said earlier; it should be that half of it is broken."
"Why don't you go to school and let Rukia help you with the recollection? You have three minutes..."
Upon hearing this, Ichigo sprang up from the sofa and rushed to the entrance, put on his shoes, opened the door, only to turn back and greet Chu Yang with a grin, "Welcome back."
Chu Yang was stunned for a moment, and just as he was about to say something, Ichigo's figure was no longer visible in the entrance hall.
He could only lower his head, look at his reflection in the cup, and smile.
"Thank you."
……
school.
"You're saying I passed out after just one punch?"
"impossible!"
"Absolutely impossible!"
Ichigo vehemently denied it. Although he had lost his memories briefly, he absolutely did not believe that he was so weak that he could not even withstand a single punch from Chu Yang.
"Perhaps we were careless. We haven't seen each other for a long time, and no one expected him to become so strong."