Chapter 461 Final Preparations

As for the purpose of becoming stronger, Xia Li didn't need to say it, Urahara Kisuke and the others all knew it.

After all, Xia Li had never concealed his desire to become stronger, and that pure obsession with power was something that everyone could clearly feel.

"I see." Urahara Kisuke also nodded.

Indeed, his Hongji has been with him for many years, and if it were him, he would not be willing to let Hongji fall into a hollow.

If it was really necessary to let Hongji become a hollow, then he would probably make the same choice as Xia Li.

But...

"If that's the case, wouldn't you have explained the situation to me before? Why wait so long to get it yourself?" Urahara Kisuke looked at Xia Li a little strangely and asked.

"Hmm? If I asked you directly, would you give it to me?" Xia Li looked at Urahara Kisuke in surprise at this moment.

"This piece of broken jade has been used by the people of the masked army. Although I used it for them, the results were similar, so why do you think I would be reluctant to lend it to you for a few days?" Urahara Kisuke asked back.

Suddenly, Xia Li was silent, so why did he wait so long?

After a long time, Xia Li suddenly smiled and waved his hand in a casual manner.

"It's too late to say these now. No one knows what will happen if I say it from the beginning. Maybe you will become more wary of me and move the location of the broken jade."

"That's true." Urahara Kisuke also smiled when he heard it. This is also one of the possibilities.

"Let's not talk about these. Come and have a drink. Let's go with the big ghost Taoist and Yoruichi." Xia Li said and sat at the familiar table.

At this time, Xia Li looked at Hanakari Jinta and Sodeya Yu who were a little curious, and said, "Children can't drink."

"Tsk, who wants to drink!" Hanakari Jinta hugged his upper arm and tilted his head and said disdainfully.

"Well, wait a minute, I'll go get some snacks." Shifengyuan Yoruichi also turned back to human form at this time, and disappeared in Urahara's store after speaking.

Wuling Tesai also did not refuse Xia Li's invitation.

After all, they have been together for several years and have been getting along quite well.

So, this is also the last farewell and naturally cannot be missed.

Soon, everything was ready, and the four people also gathered around a table and kept toasting and laughing.

However, among them, Urahara Kisuke, Shifengyuan Yoruichi and Wuling Tesai, the three more familiar and rich in history, spoke more freely.

As for Xia Li, in addition to the things in the Naruto world, his experience with the God of Death... It seems that a few words can summarize it.

So, after speaking, Xia Li could only be a listener.

After a long time, the table was filled with wine bottles. Shifengyuan Yoruichi even turned into a cat again, lying on the table drunkenly, holding an empty bottle in his arms.

It seems that he is really drunk.

Wuling Tesai's originally serious face also showed a drunken blush.

However, Urahara Kisuke and Xia Li did not seem to have any big things.

"Well, Kisuke, I'll leave first." Xia Li also spoke at this time.

"Well, I won't see you off. It's not easy for me to appear in Soul Society now." Urahara Kisuke nodded.

Xia Li also smiled, and a gate appeared behind him.

Then, Xia Li's figure disappeared in Urahara's shop.

Urahara Kisuke looked at Xia Li's disappearing figure and sighed. There will be one less person in his Urahara shop in the future.

Although he was a little wary before, he was still a little uncomfortable after determining the other party's purpose.

At this time, Urahara Kisuke took out the piece of Collapsing Jade that had most of its power used up.

Urahara Kisuke was also a little curious. How did this Collapsing Jade consume so much power in such a short time? At that time, he had used Collapsing Jade for so long and it didn't consume so much.

However, Urahara Kisuke didn't care about the consumption of Collapsing Jade. It could recover by itself, and Urahara Kisuke usually didn't use Collapsing Jade to do anything.

In fact, he was also thinking about something at this time.

That is, if he asked Xia Li to help, could he completely destroy this piece of Hougyoku?

However, if he wanted to destroy it, Xia Li had to take it to Hueco Mundo. If the remaining spiritual power in this small Hougyoku exploded, it would cause a big stir both in the real world and in Soul Society.

So, Hueco Mundo was the only choice.

"That's it."

Urahara Kisuke shook his head and sent Hougyoku back to the sealed place again.

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Soul Society, the Fourth Division's barracks.

Xia Li appeared in his small yard, looking at the well-cultivated flowers and plants in the yard, and on a whim, he took the kettle and scissors next to him and started trimming them.

Although he didn't do these things often, he often saw Unohana doing these things, so it was simple to just cut off the dead branches and leaves.

Just as Xia Li was walking among the flowers and plants, the gate of his yard was opened, and the figure walking out from there was indeed Unohana.

Generally, only Unohana would come directly to his yard to grow flowers and plants.

"Hmm?"

Unohana didn't know that Xia Li had returned today. She just came to continue her pruning work, but she didn't expect to see Xia Li among the flowers and plants.

"Why did you think of pruning flowers and plants when you came back this time?" Unohana asked a little strangely.

"If I don't prune it, I may not have the chance." Xia Li replied.

"What are you going to do?" Unohana frowned, and she had a bad feeling in her heart.

"Nothing, just need to practice in seclusion, it will probably take a long time." Xia Li replied.

"So, are you going to break through again?" Unohana was startled and asked.

"Maybe." Xia Li nodded. He didn't know if this could be considered a breakthrough. To be precise, it should be the breakthrough of his Zanpakuto Myoki Shisui, right?

However, for the god of death, the breakthrough of the Zanpakuto actually means that the combat power of the god of death itself has been broken through.

Unohana looked at Xia Li, and didn't know what to say for a while.

Xia Li really surprised her. He was so strong, but he could still break through in such a short time?

Although for Xia Li, he has been in the world of the God of Death for decades, which is a very long time.

But for Unohana, who has lived for thousands of years, these decades are just a short time that has passed in the blink of an eye.

However, after living for so long, she can no longer see any hope of breakthrough. Whether it is spiritual pressure, sword skills or Kaido, she seems to have reached the limit of what she can achieve.

"Is this the difference in talent?" Unohana couldn't help but say, it's really annoying to compare people.

"Your talent is not bad, but it has been restricted for so many years." Xia Li also said after hearing this, the biggest restriction on Unohana... is probably Kenpachi Zaraki.

Unohana neither admitted nor denied this, changed the subject, and asked, "So where do you plan to retreat next? Soul Society? Or Hueco Mundo?"

Unohana didn't think it was the present world, because even if it was a heavy spiritual land, the concentration of spiritual power was still too low for a God of Death with Xia Li's strength, and it was not suitable as a place for retreat and breakthrough.

"Hueco Mundo, the noise after my breakthrough might be a bit loud." Xia Li said directly.

Of course, the noise was just an excuse for Xia Li. The real reason was that when he broke through, it was probably impossible to hide the aura of Mingjing Shisui Hollow...

"Okay." Unohana looked at Xia Li deeply and did not refuse.

"I will tell the captain about the retreat later, so the captain just needs to help me make sure no one approaches my retreat's 'location'." Xia Li said with a smile.

"Yeah." Unohana nodded gently.

"There is one more thing." Xia Li looked at Unohana.

"What?"

"About Kenpachi Zaraki, this time, you, the captain, will probably go to the Infernal Realm with me, but this time you don't have to come out until the end." Xia Li said.

Although Kenpachi Zaraki is still a good experience pack for Xia Li, now that he has not been used for a long time, let's complete the last step now.

"Yeah?" Unohana was completely surprised at this time, looking at Xia Li, with a hint of inquiry in her eyes.

Xia Li also nodded to Unohana's question.

Suddenly, Unohana smiled from the bottom of her heart for the first time in a long time. It was a very strange smile, different from the warm smile of the captain of the medical team in the past.

Then, Unohana said softly, "I know, I will inform Yongyin that I will be away for a while."

Xia Li looked at Unohana a little strangely and said, "It seems that you often use Yongyin like this?"

Unohana laughed. She would occasionally climb mountains to collect herbs, so the affairs of the Fourth Division were usually handled by Toche Yongyin at this time.

Well, poor Toche Yongyin was only a third seat, but she had to bear the affairs of the vice captain, and occasionally had to help with the battle. It was really hard for her.

"If you retire later, let Toche Yongyin be the captain of the Fourth Division. This child is not easy." Xia Li couldn't help but say.

Unohana nodded, "Of course, I can't give you the position of captain, right?"

As he said that, Unohana rolled his eyes at Xia Li. The other party couldn't sit properly in the position of vice-captain, let alone the position of captain.

In response, Xia Li just laughed and didn't answer. He would be the captain if he wanted to be one... Forget it, even if it was the position of the captain, his status was not very high, and there were a group of junks above him.

If Xia Li really became the captain, he would probably think about how to kill those things every few days.

Moreover, he came to this world just to become stronger, and he had no intention of managing this world.

"Then, I will go to find Kenpachi Zaraki first, and you can go directly to Mujian after notifying Yuin." Xia Li also said.

Unohana nodded, and then walked out with a hint of joy.

Xia Li was not in a hurry. He slowly finished the work of cutting flowers and plants in his hands, then put down the scissors and walked towards the 11th Division.

The people in the 11th Division were already very familiar with Xia Li. When Xia Li arrived, they let him in without even stopping him.

"Xiao Li, you're here again!"

As soon as Xia Li walked into the gate of the 11th Division, Kusaka Hachiru saw Xia Li and waved to him cheerfully while shouting.

"Yachiryu, where is Kenpachi Zaraki?" Xia Li asked.

"Kenpachi is fighting with Kaku in the field!" Kusaka Yachiryu replied.

Xia Li nodded. Is he fighting with Ikkaku Madarame? He is indeed Kenpachi Zaraki.

Then, Xia Li looked at Kusaka Yachiryu. By now, he had confirmed Kusaka Yachiryu's identity.

"Hey? Xiaoli, why are you looking at me? Is there anything on my face?" Kusaka Yachiryu was a little strange, and then touched his cheek, but there was nothing.

"After this time, Kenpachi Zaraki will probably get all his power back." Xia Li said.

"Huh?" Kusaka Yachiryu was startled, then smiled and said, "Wow! That's a good thing, so Kenpachi can enjoy fighting with you better!"

"Is that okay with you?" Xia Li asked.

"Well, it seems that you have already figured it out, Xiaoli, you are really Xiaoli!" Kusaka Yachiru showed a surprised look, then laughed again and said.

"I'm fine, and I didn't really disappear, I just returned to where I should have been." Kusaka Yachiru said, "Then I can always watch Ajian, and if I want, I should still be able to use Ajian's power to see everyone!"

Xia Li nodded after hearing this, and didn't say anything more. Since Kusaka Yachiru has already had such an awareness, he, as an outsider, can't say much.

To be honest, an individual like Kusaka Yachiru is probably a very strange thing. Zanpakutō has independently formed an individual, and so on. Generally, no Zanpakutō can do it, right?

At this time, Xia Li and Kusaka Yachiru have come to the dojo, watching the battle between Zaraki Kenpachi and Madarame Ikkaku.

At this moment, the battle between Zaraki Kenpachi and Madarame Ikkaku has entered a white-hot stage.

That's right, it was white-hot, as if no one could do anything to the other and it was impossible to tell who was the winner.

The reason was not that Ikkaku Madarame suddenly became so strong, but that Kenpachi Zaraki was not using his full strength, and was even still inside the special artificial body that the 12th Division helped him build.

In other words, Kenpachi Zaraki had to control his strength without destroying the artificial body while fighting Ikkaku Madarame.

This was a huge restriction for Kenpachi Zaraki.

However, from the beginning when he couldn't control his strength even when walking and destroyed the artificial body, to now being able to use the artificial body to fight Ikkaku Madarame, Kenpachi Zaraki's progress was also very significant! (End of this chapter)