The genius of Naruto is a bit ordinary.

"you are?"

When the two saw each other, they couldn't help but ask in unison.

Xia Li looked at the other person in surprise. There was no mask on his face. He had short, slightly curly dark brown hair, gray-blue eyes, and a little beard on his chin. He looked like a handsome uncle.

But the fluctuations coming from his body were indeed the spiritual pressure of Xu.

Looking carefully at the 'Xuan' in front of him, Xia Li noticed that the necklace around his neck was actually made of bones, which should be the same material as Xu's mask.

So, the opponent is an Arrancar?

But how is that possible? Didn't Aizen still not get Urahara Kisuke's Hogyoku?

Of course, Xia Li believed that Aizen must have been to Hueco Mundo, but he should not have developed the Arrancar yet.

While Xia Li was observing the other person, the other person was also observing Xia Li.

It can be seen that he was also surprised when he saw Xia Li, and then a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.

He felt that Xia Li seemed a little different from the other Hollows he had met before, but since he had never seen humans or the God of Death, he thought Xia Li was in the same situation as him.

"Aizen Sosuke?"

At this time, Xia Li suddenly spoke and directly said a name.

Then, Xia Li saw a trace of confusion in the other party's eyes, and he obviously didn't react to what Xia Li suddenly said.

This reaction made Xia Li nod secretly. Combined with his previous judgment, he was still willing to believe that the other party was not acting for him on purpose.

"What do you mean by this name?" Finally, the handsome uncle spoke.

"Well, just confirm whether you know each other." Xia Li also spoke.

"I don't know the name you mentioned. You can say that you are the first companion I know who can get close to me." said the handsome uncle.

"Companion?" Xia Li was a little stunned. Did the other party treat him as Xu?

Xia Li felt that the difference between the Grim Reaper and the Hollow was very obvious. Didn’t the other party notice it?

What Xia Li didn't know was that the handsome uncle in front of him actually felt the difference, but didn't know what that difference meant.

The handsome uncle has been very powerful since his birth. If a weak virtual person gets close to him, his soul will be automatically consumed and he will die.

Therefore, the handsome uncle has never had any companions, and can only travel alone in the Hueco Mundo, looking for a strong companion who can stay with him and will not be weakened and die.

Now, the handsome uncle looked at Xia Li. Although he felt that the other party seemed a little different from himself, he subconsciously thought that this was normal. After all, Xia Li was the first person he met who could approach him.

"I'm not your companion." Although Xia Li didn't understand, there was no need to deceive him. He laughed and said, "You are a hollow, and I am the god of death."

"Hollow? God of Death? Is there any difference?" the handsome uncle asked a little confused.

Xia Li wanted to complain, is the other party serious?

But the handsome uncle was the first Hollow of the Vastod level he discovered, and he still didn’t know why he succeeded in breaking his mask.

Therefore, Xia Li also patiently explained to the handsome uncle the difference between the Hollow and the Grim Reaper.

After listening to this, the handsome uncle nodded and said, "I think there is no difference between the Death God and the Hollow. In essence, they are just different products evolved from the human soul."

"What you said is true." Xia Li nodded. If any other god of death heard this, he would probably think it was extremely treasonous, but Xia Li actually felt the same way.

"Why did you come here?" asked the handsome uncle.

"In order to go further." Xia Li also replied. He found that the other party did not seem to have any hostility towards him, so he spoke directly.

"Go one step further?" The handsome uncle was a little confused.

"Yes, my strength has reached a bottleneck, and I can no longer break through it by relying on ordinary methods, so I came here to find an unusual method." Xia Li replied.

"Have you found it?" the handsome uncle was a little curious. "If you haven't found it, maybe I can go with you to look for it. After all, I am more familiar with this place than you."

"Hmm?" Xia Li didn't know what to say at this moment. Was the other party expressing goodwill to him? But why?

"Why do you want to help me?"

Xia Li was a little confused so he asked directly.

"Because it's really lonely to be alone, it's a very good thing to have someone as a companion." said the handsome uncle.

Xia Li was silent for a while, looking at the handsome uncle in front of him, feeling the other party's spiritual pressure, who was still unconsciously releasing that extremely strong spiritual pressure.

So, is this another Kenpachi Zaraki-type character?

Being born so powerful resulted in a total lack of control over his strength, as you can imagine.

The opponent has been maintaining this level of spiritual pressure. Unless it is a Hollow at the level of Achukas, anyone else who comes into contact with it will be crushed by this spiritual pressure as soon as they get close.

So, this handsome guy in front of me feels so lonely, right?

After all, in this world without daylight and with only endless deserts and dead trees as the scenery, it is indeed a torture to not have a companion to chat with.

At least Xia Li could still rub the Moon Elf and occasionally talk to Ming Jing Zhi Shui to relieve his boredom, but the person in front of him might not even have that.

The opponent is not Kenpachi Zaraki, who can suppress his spiritual pressure with the help of an eye mask. Perhaps he has also become accustomed to the setting that any Hollows around him will die if they get close to him?

"Shintogawa Xia Li, my name." Xia Li said at this time.

"Xia Li? Koyate Stark, you can just call me Stark." Stark also smiled and stretched out his hand, but he did not hold his weapons, which were two musket-like weapons.

Xia Li also stretched out his hand and shook hands with Stark.

"So, where are we going next?" Stark asked casually with his hands in his pockets. He had no destination anyway.

So just follow Xia Li's destination.

"I've found the target." Xia Li looked at Stark and replied.

"Oh?" Stark was a little surprised, then looked around and saw nothing else. Soon Stark reacted and saw Xia Li pointing at himself.

Xia Li nodded and said, "After I came to Hueco Mundo, I have been looking for Hollows above Killian. I want to break their masks and see if they can master the power of the god of death. Unfortunately, my research was not successful and I had given up."

As he spoke, Xia Li looked at Stark again, as if he wanted to see what was different about Stark that he could actually break his mask on his own.

"Is that so? So I am the result you want to see?" Stark was also a little surprised, and then said.

"I can't tell you too much about this. I only know that I have been traveling alone in Hueco Mundo, looking for strong companions who can be with me without being weakened and dying. Then I took off the mask and became what I am now." Stark replied.

"Is that so?" Xia Li nodded. There must be something special about this. It's a pity that he couldn't see the whole process. Otherwise, he should be able to discover something from it.

At this time, Xia Li looked at the two muskets on Stark's waist and asked, "Can you show me your weapons?"

Xia Li remembered that those Arrancars also had Zanpakuto, and even their ability was to return to the Blade. Xia Li still remembered this, after all...

There are some amazing scenes that are hard to completely forget. For example, Xia Li couldn't even remember which blade it was. The opponent's Second Blade and the battle with Ichigo Kurosaki were definitely the best of the best, so Xia Li also remembered it very clearly.

The opponent's Return to Heaven might be very similar to the Shinigami's Bankai, except that the Shinigami's Bankai is mainly to release the power of the Zanpakutō, while the Arrancar's Return to Heaven is more like returning the power to oneself.

To be honest, compared to the Shinigami's ability to use their Zanpakutō, Xia Li is actually more interested in the Arrancar's ability to concentrate power on themselves.

Unfortunately, Xia Li was not sure whether he could still break the mask after he became a hollow, and whether his thoughts would change after breaking the mask. These uncertain factors made Xia Li not make that choice easily.

"Uh..." Stark's eyes narrowed when he heard that. He didn't refuse, but he didn't agree either.

Xia Li was not surprised. After all, the opponent's weapon was as important to Stark as the Zanpakuto was to the god of death. How could he give it to others easily?

"If you're worried, you can use my Zanpakuto as a temporary exchange." Xia Li said as he grasped the sword of Mingjing Shisui and handed it to Stark.

Stark was silent for a moment before saying, "I still need to ask her opinion."

Xia Li was stunned. Does the Arrancar's weapon also have its own independent consciousness like the Zanpakuto?

Soon, Stark's expression eased and he handed the double guns to Xia Li. At the same time, he also took Xia Li's Mingjing Shisui.

Then Stark observed the sword of Mingjing Zhishui. The unique shape and the cold light on the blade made Stark sigh that it was really a very powerful weapon.

However, Stark also discovered that he was unable to use this sword at all, as the soul consciousness in it seemed to be rejecting him.

In fact, Stark was also a little surprised. Could the Zanpakutō of the God of Death have consciousness? He thought that only he had this kind of consciousness. After all, even in Hollow, Stark was a very unique one.

result……

After Xia Li took the double guns, he felt the soul in them and showed an expression of "as expected". As expected, does the Arrancar's Zanpakuto also have its own consciousness?

In this case, what is the difference between the Zanpakutō of the Shinigami and the Zanpakutō of the Arrancar?

If the Arrancar can return to the Blade, then why can't the Shinigami?

At this time, all kinds of doubts flooded into Xia Li's mind. What he didn't know was that Stark was also the most unique among the Arrancars.

After all, there is a difference between the Hollow that breaks itself and the Hollow that breaks with the help of the Hogyoku by Aizen.

After observing for a while, Xia Li returned the double guns to Stark, and he also took Ming Jing Shisui back, and then he felt the dissatisfaction coming from Ming Jing Shisui.

However, it was just dissatisfaction. Ming Jing Shisui had already decided from the beginning that he would not go against his will.

"Did you find anything?" Stark asked.

Xia Li shook his head and said, "Your dual guns feel no different from my Zanpakuto."

"I see." Stark nodded, then suddenly thought of something and said, "Maybe I know what's different."

"Huh?" Xia Li was stunned and looked at Stark.

Stark stroked his pistols and said, "My pistols are actually part of my body, but your Zanpakutō shouldn't be, right?"

Xia Li was also a little surprised when he heard this, but Stark's words also made Xia Li understand that the Arrancar could return to the Blade, and that weapon was just a part of the opponent, and perhaps it only sealed a part of the Arrancar's power...

However, Xia Li was startled suddenly, and found something wrong. He frowned and said, "Since it is a part of you, why do your two guns have independent consciousness?"

Suddenly, Stark smiled bitterly, and then said, "This is actually my problem. I am probably the only one like this."

"Huh?" Xia Li looked at Stark a little puzzled.

Stark sighed and said, "Didn't I say before that I wanted a companion who could accompany me?"

Xia Li nodded.

"Unfortunately, I searched for a long time but couldn't find a companion who could get close to me without being weakened to death, so I finally took a move, which was to split my soul into two individuals." Stark said.

Xia Li was startled. If the Stark in front of him was a soul, then the other soul was...

Xia Li's eyes fell on the double guns in Stark's hands.

Stark also nodded and said, "Because I sensed danger before, for safety's sake, I merged the two into one before approaching you."

"That's understandable."

Xia Li nodded. In fact, if it were him, he would not tell this secret casually even now.

but……

After they exchanged weapons, Stark seemed to have confirmed that Xia Li had no ill intentions, so he treated him as a real companion. Perhaps he was still a little hesitant, but he still chose to help him as much as possible.

Xia Li also felt that the middle-aged Arrancar in front of him was a little bit cute in his innocence.

Fortunately, Xia Li really had no ill will towards Stark. In order to better conduct research, he would even ensure that the other party did not die in an accident.

"Come out, Lilinette." Stark said to his double guns at this time.

Suddenly, the double guns turned into a little girl wearing very little clothes.

The other person's head and the left half of his face were covered by a mask. He had short light green hair and a purple flame pattern next to his left eye. He was only wearing an open-chested vest and shorts.