Chapter 16

This idea is a bit strange, Ichigo seems to be in another world, an inverted space, where heaven is earth and earth is heaven. The rough, long-haired man in black robes was hanging low in the air, watching Ichigo continue to fall, he flew after him: "Amazing, you can make a sound in a place like this, very good."

The space above and below seems to be infinite. Ichigo looks at him as he falls and says "Who are you, are you a Shinigami? Where is this place?"

The gruff man didn't answer him directly, but said, "Don't worry, Shinigami control death and most of the souls."

Ichigo says "No, I'm not a Shinigami yet"

The rude man seemed to have known this for a long time. He spread his palms and gathered a ball of faint blue light in his palm: "By the way, let me tell you, as long as you can gather the spirits scattered in the air to your feet, you can stand here. Can you understand me?"

Anyway, Ichigo thought about it, weren't Quincy like Ishida Uryu fighting Reishi in the atmosphere? A Quincy uses Reishi in the atmosphere, and combines it with his own Reiryoku to create weapons.

Ichigo was in thought when the brusque man said again: "Remember? To some extent, the fighting methods of Shinigami and Quincy are completely opposite. In order to understand soul power, Kuchiki Byakuya destroys your Shinigami power, Only what is destroyed is the power that Kuchiki Rukia gave you, he thought it would be fine as long as he destroys it, but he was negligent. He did not destroy the Shinigami powers himself."

Hearing this, Ichigo couldn't help but be surprised: "My own Shinigami power?"

The brusque man continued: "That's right. Your own power is starting to awaken because of Rukia's power, and before Kuchiki Byakuya attacked you, it was already hidden in the depths of your soul. Come on, now find out, even if you can find the hidden power, only when this world begins to fall apart ."

Not long after he finished speaking, the entire space began to shake and collapse, and then gradually gathered into a head-sized square box.

The rough man floated in the air and said, "Among these countless falling boxes, there is only one that hides your true strength, Find it."

'There are so many boxes I can't even count them,' and a downed Ichigo can't help but moan "What are you talking nonsense there? How is this possible?!"

The rough man said earnestly: "Don't make excuses, there is no time, if you haven't found this space before it is completely destroyed, you will become a Hollow!"

Finding the right one out of the billions of boxes is like looking for a needle in a haystack, not only difficult, but nearly impossible.

"What should I do?" For a moment, Ichigo is a little overwhelmed, am I really going to become a Hollow?

Wait

Didn't that guy Ishida tell me?

There is a right way to know the strength of a Shinigami.

Spirit Thread!

Suddenly, as soon as Ichigo's mind moved, countless white ribbons fluttered in the wind over the box.

These were Spirit threads, but not all of the spirit threads were white, only one was red.

When Ichigo sees him, he acts decisively and reaches for the boxes connected by a red ribbon.

A knife hilt appeared on the box, and under the rude man's instructions, when the world was about to collapse, he took out the knife.

Just as Ichigo drew his sword in his mind, a blinding beam of light shot into the sky at the entrance of the great courtyard.

It didn't take long for the ray of light to disappear in an instant. At this time, everyone rushes to the cave entrance to check, but notices that Ichigo's face has completely changed to that of a Hollow.

Tessai was worried, and said quickly: "Time is up Manager, I will turn him into a destroyer form"

Speaking of this, Mori couldn't help but look at him, as if feeling a little curious.

"Bakudo#99: #2: Bankin! First song, Shiryuu! Second song, Hyakurensan!"

Tessai chanted an incantation, great energy bursting from the body.

Jinta was a little surprised: "Hey, Tessai, what are you doing? If you use that trick, isn't the kid done already?!"

Mori couldn't help but exclaim: "What?!"

Tessai's face was grave, and he said, "This is already a last resort, and I must suppress it now! If it really turns him into a Hollow, the consequences will be unimaginable! The final song, Bankin Taihou!"

After he finished speaking, a huge pillar descended from the sky and fell on Ichigo's body.

However, at this critical moment, a huge explosion sounded from the bottom of the cave, and something shot into the air.

Mori is a little worried, because even if only for a moment, he feels the power of the Hollow that is in Ichigo's body.

Jinta pointed at the sky and said, "What is it, that kid? What's going on? Hey! Boy, is that you? Orange Chief, if you are still alive, answer quickly!"

In the air, dust and fog filled the air.

As the dust mist dissipated quickly, everyone saw a human figure in a Shihakusho suit fall to the ground, with a Zanpakutō on his back.

But his face still has the Hollow mask on.

Jinta looked at him and couldn't help but swallow his saliva and said, "Hollow Mask and Shihakusho, is this person a Hollow or a Shinigami?"

Ururu clenched her two small fists tightly, and looked ready to fight.

At this critical moment, when everyone was confused, I don't know if it was a Hollow or a Shinigami, Ichigo grabbed his mask and tore it off.

Mori took a deep breath, showing a happy expression.

Ururu also lowered her guard: "So he didn't become a Hollow."

Urahara Kisuke first clapped his hands, then shook the paper fan and said: "Congratulations, you have returned to being a Shinigami, that's great, congratulations you have passed the second round of exams."

"You really beat around the bush!" Ichigo went up and immediately poked the bridge of Urahara Kisuke's nose with his hilt.

"Ouch, what are you doing!" Urahara Kisuke crouched down in pain and said.

Ichigo looked at him with an evil smile and said "Hey, since I came back alive, your doom is coming! I swear as long as I make it out of that pit alive, I will kill you!"

Urahara Kisuke rubbed his nose and smiled again: "Very good, I'm relieved to see you look so energetic, then let's go straight to the third round of testing, as long as you can cut my hat with your Zanpakuto in hand. even if you pass the level-"

Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Ichigo immediately drew his sword, and made a tear on the brim of Urahara Kisuke's hat.

Soul Society, Seireitei Prison.

After listening to the captain's words, Renji was very surprised: "What? Captain Kuchiki, are you kidding me?"

Rukia in prison also shows fear on her face.

But Kuchiki Byakuya outside the prison had a cold face: "As you heard, I don't want to say it a second time. The first-rate criminal Rukia Kuchiki will be executed in twenty-two days, this is Soul Society. This is the final decision. This should be that will be the last time I will speak to you, Rukia, and the next time we meet, it should be at the execution ground."

Neither Renji nor Rukia thought that after saying such a big thing Kuchiki Byakuya would still be indifferent, and when Byakuya finished speaking, he left.

After he left, Renji calmed down a bit, then smiled and said to Rukia in the prison: "Hey, don't be too pressured, there may be a misunderstanding"

Rukia turned her back on him and sighed: "It's okay, I'm not depressed."

Renji kicked open the prison door jokingly: "Liar, you are obviously scared to death, you are so weak, look back at me!"

Rukia: "That is the decision of Cental 46. There is no way to change it. You don't have to worry about it. I knew from the start that it would end like this."

"Rukia..."

"Haha, it's okay!" At this time, Rukia suddenly turned her head and said to Renji with such a smile.

"Hah?!" The sudden change in Rukia's face made Renji a little confused.

Rukia stood up from her seat, still smiling: "Death penalty? Do you think this kind of punishment will frustrate me? Stop joking, it will only make me want to run away."

At this time, Renji said, "Hey, what do you mean by that expression?"

Rukia smiled evilly and said "Seems like you're worried about me. Rather than that, you better worry about your eyebrows, the guy with the weird tattoo on your eyebrows."

"Who cares about you, I am too lazy to care about you, you better be executed quickly!"

After Renji finished speaking, he turned and left. Of course he was joking. In fact, he was the one who didn't want Rukia to be executed. Walking on the street, he had many thoughts: 'he still thinks of escaping from prison, stop joking around, you are sentenced to death, is this really alright? Captain Kuchiki?'