togophonebook #234 - A slave of three surnames, Yamamoto's awakening! The mystery hidden in the Collapse Jade
#234 - A slave of three surnames, Yamamoto's awakening! The mystery hidden in the Collapse Jade
Though Jushiro Ukitake was filled with doubts about the appearance of Rukia Kuchiki and Ichigo Kurosaki.
Right now, the urgent matter was to figure out how well these Soul Reapers who went to the human world had completed their mission.
And why, after they returned, was Gin Ichimaru, who was supposed to redeem himself, not with them? It couldn't be that a powerful Captain-level figure encountered an accident during the mission and couldn't return, while these ordinary Soul Reapers all came back safe and sound, could it?
When the Captains learned from these Soul Reapers that Gin Ichimaru had once again betrayed the Soul Society, despite being given a chance to redeem himself.
The First Division's barracks became silent in an instant, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
After a long while, Shunsui Kyoraku, the Captain of the Eighth Division, wearing a flashy pink haori, said in a strange tone: "Gin Ichimaru… wouldn't you call him a turncoat? First, the Seireitei, then Aizen, then he was accepted back into the Seireitei, but quickly chose to betray it again?"
"Gin Ichimaru… it's understandable."
Because Retsu Unohana had taken on the mission to Hueco Mundo, and the news of her betrayal hadn't spread yet.
This time, representing the Fourth Division was none other than Vice-Captain Isane Kotetsu.
"Before, when Captain Ichimaru… when Ichimaru said that Vice-Captain Matsumoto's soul had been plundered by Aizen, we conducted a detailed examination of Vice-Captain Matsumoto, and Captains Unohana and Mayuri Kurotsuchi worked together, but we didn't find anything wrong with Vice-Captain Rangiku Matsumoto."
Isane Kotetsu explained.
Mayuri Kurotsuchi couldn't help but look at Rangiku Matsumoto with a strange expression, saying: "If Vice-Captain Matsumoto is worried, I think you can stay at our Research and Development Institute for a while, I will definitely examine your body carefully, no matter what's wrong with you, it definitely won't escape the examination of our Research and Development Institute."
If it was going to the Fourth Division, Rangiku Matsumoto wouldn't mind, after all, they were all members of the Female Soul Reaper Association.
But going to the Research and Development Institute to be examined by Mayuri Kurotsuchi was out of the question.
The so-called Female Soul Reaper Association was an organization recognized by the Soul Society as being established for the status of female Soul Reapers.
The president of this association was the Vice-Captain of the Eleventh Division, Yachiru Kusajishi.
Almost all of the named female Soul Reapers in the Gotei 13 were in this organization.
"Thank you for Captain Kurotsuchi's concern, but I don't think there's anything wrong with me, and besides, if there really was a problem, when Captain Unohana and Captain Kurotsuchi examined me together last time, didn't they find anything either?"
Rangiku Matsumoto said expressionlessly.
In Rangiku Matsumoto's heart, she really didn't want Gin Ichimaru to pay such a high price for her sake.
But unfortunately, whether it was joining Aizen before, or returning to the Soul Society later, or betraying the Soul Society again this time, Rangiku Matsumoto simply didn't have the chance to dissuade him.
After all, who could have imagined that Gin Ichimaru would be so insane as to become a three-surname slave?
Betraying the Soul Society, then returning, and then betraying again, this kind of operation was simply jaw-dropping and speechless.
Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto gave Rangiku Matsumoto a meaningful look.
It seemed that Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto knew some secrets about Rangiku Matsumoto's situation.
Snorting coldly, Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto said: "The matter of the traitor Gin Ichimaru ends here, if the Soul Reapers of the Gotei 13 encounter him in the future, they can kill him, we must now discuss another important matter."
After a slight pause, giving the Soul Reapers in front of him time to sort out their feelings, Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto said in a deep voice: "I have received news that Yhwach of the Wandenreich has betrayed the agreement with the Seireitei, he has chosen to be two-faced and cooperate with Luo Fu."
"Is this Yhwach crazy?"
Shunsui Kyoraku said in surprise.
"I can guarantee that this news is absolutely true and there will be no mistake."
Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto's gaze swept over the Soul Reapers below, saying: "Now our Seireitei is about to face a joint siege from Hueco Mundo and the Wandenreich, tell me, what should we do?"
This kind of thing was really unexpected, after all, before this, everyone thought that Yhwach could only choose to cooperate with the Seireitei, who would have thought that this guy would go the other way?
"What's there to say?"
Kenpachi Zaraki grinned, saying: "Whether it's Hueco Mundo or the Wandenreich, as long as they dare to come, we'll kill, kill until they're afraid."
The answer given by Kenpachi Zaraki was definitely the standard answer in the minds of many Soul Reapers.
It was just that this standard answer was specifically for Kenpachi Zaraki himself.
Only Kenpachi Zaraki himself would think that his suggestion was absolutely correct.
After Jushiro Ukitake coughed twice, he suddenly said: "Captain Commander, is it possible for us to disrupt the cooperation between Luo Fu and Yhwach? Facing a siege from both sides at the same time is definitely not a good thing for us!"
How could Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto not know this, but now, what really worried him was not whether he could disrupt the cooperation between Luo Fu and Yhwach, but what level Luo Fu and Yhwach had reached.
Strength was the key.
"Since they can cooperate, it also means that they have the confidence to defeat the other after defeating us!"
Shunsui Kyoraku's eyes suddenly lit up, saying: "Captain Commander, since Yhwach can find Luo Fu to cooperate, why can't we? In short, we can't fall into a besieged situation."
"Luo Fu is a traitor to the Seireitei, how can we cooperate with a traitor?"
Byakuya Kuchiki said without hesitation.
Byakuya Kuchiki's words seemed to remind Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto, the old man suddenly said: "That's right, I have another bad news to tell everyone, I have received accurate intelligence that the former Captain of the Fourth Division, Retsu Unohana, has betrayed the Soul Society and joined the traitor Luo Fu, becoming a member of Las Noches."
Don't think that the Seireitei is really a corrupt organization.
On the contrary, the Seireitei is a top-notch organization in terms of its operating mechanism and information acquisition.
The existence of Las Noches was known to the Seireitei not long after Luo Fu's betrayal.
Even the news that the establishment of Las Noches was by Aizen, but was usurped by Luo Fu, was known to the Seireitei.
"Impossible."
Isane Kotetsu exclaimed.
With a look of disbelief, she said: "Captain… how could Captain join Luo Fu? This is impossible, Captain Commander, you must have made a mistake."
"I won't make a mistake about this."
Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto said: "The news that the former Captain of the Fourth Division, Retsu Unohana, has joined Luo Fu, has even been known by those Soul Reapers who went to the human world, because they witnessed everything with their own eyes."
For Isane Kotetsu, Unohana Retsu's betrayal was like a collapse of faith, making it difficult for her to accept.
It was just that Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto obviously wouldn't give a Vice-Captain like Isane Kotetsu too much time to accept reality.
In a very short period of time, Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto directly said: "In view of the betrayal of the former Captain of the Fourth Division, Retsu Unohana, I now announce that Vice-Captain of the Fourth Division, Isane Kotetsu, will temporarily take over the position of Captain of the Fourth Division."
Snapping back to her senses, Isane Kotetsu quickly waved her hand and said: "Captain Commander, I… I can't do it."
"Now, apart from you, no one else can take over."
Shunsui Kyoraku sighed faintly.
In Shunsui Kyoraku's heart, he had always regarded Unohana Retsu as a respectable senior.
But he didn't expect that this senior would choose the path of no return by betraying the Soul Society.
With the successive persuasion of the crowd, coupled with the arbitrary decision of the Captain Commander Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto.
No matter how uneasy Isane Kotetsu was in her heart, she finally chose to bite the bullet and accept Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto's arrangement and became the acting Captain of the Fourth Division.
Soon, the conversation returned to the topic.
After learning that even Unohana Retsu had betrayed the Soul Society and chose to join Luo Fu.
Ukitake Jushiro coughed and said, "Although Unohana-senpai chose to betray Soul Society, I believe that if we use her as a link, we should be able to contact Luo Fu, and even cooperate with Luo Fu. This way, we can avoid fighting on two fronts and simultaneously face the attacks of Hueco Mundo and the Wandenreich."
The meeting of the Gotei 13 soon resulted in several proposals.
The first was to abandon the plan to cooperate with Yhwach and instead choose to contact Luo Fu, trying as much as possible to reach a cooperation with Luo Fu, or at least to disrupt the cooperation between Luo Fu and Yhwach, to avoid the Seireitei from being attacked from both sides.
And the ones responsible for this mission, going to Hueco Mundo to contact Luo Fu, were Fourth Division Acting Captain, Kotetsu Isane, and Eighth Division Captain, Kyoraku Shunsui.
The reason for choosing the two of them was entirely because Kotetsu Isane was once the vice-captain of Unohana Retsu, and also a former superior of Luo Fu.
As for Kyoraku Shunsui, it was because of his own identity.
The Eighth Division in the Gotei 13 is responsible for intelligence work. Not only do they understand a lot of information, but Kyoraku Shunsui himself also has a good personal relationship with Unohana Retsu.
After receiving this mission, Kyoraku Shunsui and Kotetsu Isane, after leaving the Gotei 13 headquarters, quickly went to Hueco Mundo through the passage for the Soul Society expeditionary force.
With professional intelligence support, after entering Hueco Mundo, the two quickly found the direction of Las Noches.
Hueco Mundo.
When Luo Fu returned, he learned from Aizen that Eighth Division Captain Kyoraku Shunsui and Fourth Division Acting Captain Kotetsu Isane had been waiting for a long time.
It's not strange at all that Luo Fu would return later than Kyoraku Shunsui and Kotetsu Isane.
Don't forget that the Dangai itself is a place where the flow of time has no rules at all.
The time density of two thousand times in the space of the Dangai is not fixed, because it is made up of numerous space fragments stacked on top of each other without any rules, which results in the effect that the flow of time in each space is different.
More importantly, Luo Fu, after sending those Soul Reapers to Soul Society, also personally sent Inoue Orihime and Arisawa Tatsuki back to the World of the Living.
This caused the situation where the Soul Society held meetings and discussions one after another, and Kotetsu Isane and Kyoraku Shunsui waited in Las Noches for a while before Luo Fu returned.
After informing Luo Fu of the news of Kyoraku Shunsui and Kotetsu Isane, Aizen looked with interest at Gin Ichimaru, who was standing beside Luo Fu, a few steps behind.
"Gin, I didn't expect that we would be working together again so soon."
"Captain Aizen is right, isn't he? I didn't expect that we would be working together again so soon, but this time I am no longer Lord Aizen's subordinate, but Lord Luo Fu's subordinate," Gin Ichimaru said with a smile, like a sly fox.
From the outside, compared to Aizen, Gin Ichimaru undoubtedly lacked too much deceptiveness.
That face that looked like a sly fox at first glance didn't give people as amiable and trustworthy of a first impression as Aizen.
Aizen said nonchalantly, "By Lord Luo Fu's side, Gin, you must be loyal to your duties, and don't let the previous situation happen again."
"There's no need for Lord Aizen to worry about that," Gin Ichimaru still maintained his signature smile, and said, "The reason why I defected to Lord Luo Fu is because Lord Luo Fu promised me that he would help me take Matsumoto's soul out of the Hogyoku."
His eyes narrowed, and Aizen said meaningfully, "Gin, then I wish you good luck in realizing your dream."
"Thank you, Captain Aizen!" Gin Ichimaru agreed with a smile.
You must know that Matsumoto Rangiku's soul was lost because of Aizen.
It's completely impossible for Gin Ichimaru to not have any resentment towards Aizen in his heart.
After all, the price Gin Ichimaru paid to save Matsumoto Rangiku's soul was indeed a bit too high.
Gin Ichimaru came from the poorest part of Rukongai.
Because he personally witnessed how Aizen took Matsumoto Rangiku's soul from Matsumoto Rangiku, he resolutely chose to become a Soul Reaper. For this reason, Gin Ichimaru graduated from the Shin'o Academy in just one year. At the beginning, he was a child prodigy praised throughout Soul Society.
It can be said that if he didn't have other purposes from the beginning, just with Gin Ichimaru's efforts and achievements, his future would have been limitless.
It can be said that the reason why Gin Ichimaru has fallen to the point where he is now called a three-surname slave in Soul Society is all because of Aizen's inducement.
How could Gin Ichimaru not have any grudges against Aizen?
It's just that, accustomed to disguise and concealment, even if the two sides are almost openly confronting each other, Gin Ichimaru can still maintain his disguise in front of Aizen.
Luo Fu didn't pay any attention to the problem between Aizen and Gin Ichimaru.
Instead, he went straight towards the direction where Kyoraku Shunsui and Kotetsu Isane were.
Waiting in Las Noches for who knows how long, when they finally saw Luo Fu again, both Kyoraku Shunsui and Kotetsu Isane showed complicated expressions.
Especially Kotetsu Isane. At the beginning, Luo Fu joined the Fourth Division because of his Zanpakuto, which had powerful healing abilities in its Shikai state.
Although Luo Fu climbed all the way to the position of sixth seat, in the Fourth Division, Luo Fu was often belittled and ostracized by others.
After all, although the Fourth Division is a medical division, how can Soul Reapers not be good at fighting?
And Luo Fu's four skills of a Soul Reaper, Zanjutsu, Hakuda, Hado, and Hoho, were still half-baked, so naturally he would be looked down upon.
At that time, Kotetsu Isane, as his superior, cared a lot about Luo Fu.
Who knew that now, times have changed, Luo Fu not only betrayed Soul Society, but even Captain Unohana Retsu chose to defect to Luo Fu.
"Luo Fu, you…" Kotetsu Isane looked at Luo Fu with a complicated expression. Just as she wanted to say something,
Kyoraku Shunsui interrupted first, "Luo Fu, congratulations, you are now the King of Las Noches, and even Unohana-senpai has chosen to defect to you."
Kyoraku Shunsui didn't even mention Gin Ichimaru.
No matter what the reason or intention.
In Kyoraku Shunsui's eyes, Gin Ichimaru's hat as a three-surname slave cannot be taken off.
For this kind of guy who betrays, surrenders, and betrays again, Kyoraku Shunsui is too lazy to communicate with him at all.
Of course, the main reason is that the person Gin Ichimaru is now defecting to is Luo Fu.
Otherwise, if it were someone else, Kyoraku Shunsui might have drawn his Zanpakuto directly.
"Captain Kyoraku Shunsui, you praise me too much," Luo Fu smiled slightly, waved his hand, and motioned to sit down and chat.
After everyone sat down, Luo Fu went straight to the point, "If I'm not mistaken, Captain Kyoraku Shunsui and Vice-Captain Kotetsu Isane are here this time not to pursue Gin Ichimaru's problem, but to represent the Seireitei and cooperate with me, right?"
Kyoraku Shunsui was stunned, and glanced at Luo Fu meaningfully.
Although their intentions were not difficult to guess, being able to react in such a short period of time was still enough to prove Luo Fu's extraordinaryness in Kyoraku Shunsui's eyes.
With a slight smile, Kyoraku Shunsui said, "You guessed right, we are indeed here this time representing Soul Society, hoping to cooperate with you to deal with the Wandenreich and Yhwach together."
Luo Fu smiled playfully, and didn't rush to respond to Kyoraku Shunsui, but instead fell silent, not speaking for a long time.
"Luo Fu," Kotetsu Isane couldn't help but said, "Don't forget, you were also a Soul Reaper of Soul Society."
"Vice-Captain Kotetsu Isane means that I should obey all the requests of Soul Society?" Luo Fu looked at Kotetsu Isane with a smile that wasn't a smile.
Although he was grateful for Kotetsu Isane's help at the beginning, it didn't mean that Kotetsu Isane could boss him around now.
"Mr. Luo Fu, don't misunderstand," Kyoraku Shunsui deliberately emphasized his address to Luo Fu, reminding Kotetsu Isane that Luo Fu's status was no longer what it used to be.
Then, Kyoraku Shunsui said, "By the way, there's one thing I forgot to remind you, Captain Unohana was abducted by you. Now Kotetsu Isane has temporarily taken over the position of Captain of the Fourth Division, but I believe that when she goes back this time, she can remove the acting title and become the real captain."
Kyoraku Shunsui's words seemed to stimulate Kotetsu Isane.
Kotetsu Isane looked at Unohana Retsu eagerly and said, "Captain, can you come back?"
Unohana Retsu smiled slightly and reminded, "Isane, you have now become the acting captain, and you will soon be able to remove the acting title and become the real captain. As your former captain, I want to remind you, don't be too emotional. You must be clear about your identity!"
"Captain Kotetsu Isane, thank you for Captain Unohana's reminder. You must know that this is her experience," Kyoraku Shunsui frowned and reminded.
Even knowing Kotetsu Isane's feelings for Unohana Retsu.
However, in Shunsui Kyōraku's eyes, Yachiru Isane was still acting somewhat emotionally.
With reddened eyes, Isane Kotetsu stood up and bowed to Retsu Unohana, saying, "Thank you, Senior Unohana."
This address of 'Senior' also signified that, in Isane Kotetsu's heart, she was beginning to gradually let go of her various feelings towards Retsu Unohana, the former captain.
Retsu Unohana smiled faintly, nodded, but did not offer any response.
Seeing Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu gradually severing their past ties, Luo Fu said, "Captain Commander Kyōraku, to what extent do you think our cooperation should go?"
Kyōraku Shunsui's eyes flashed, as if he hadn't expected Luo Fu to agree to cooperate with Seireitei so easily.
For a moment, Kyōraku Shunsui couldn't tell whether Luo Fu was being serious or joking.
After a moment of silence, Kyōraku Shunsui said, "Mr. Luo Fu, I hope that the minimum requirement for cooperation between Seireitei and Hueco Mundo is that we do not attack each other."
To Kyōraku Shunsui's surprise, Luo Fu nodded directly and said, "Of course, since it's cooperation, how could we attack each other? Wouldn't that be attacking our comrades?"
Relieved, Kyōraku Shunsui continued, "In addition to that, I hope Hueco Mundo can join forces with Seireitei to target the Wandenreich and Yhwach."
"Of course, that's also possible!" Luo Fu readily agreed.
Despite the quick agreement, the truth was that the master of Hueco Mundo was still Aizen Sōsuke, because Aizen had chosen to submit to Luo Fu, so whether it was in Hueco Mundo or in Seireitei's eyes, Luo Fu seemed to be the true master of Hueco Mundo.
However, in the organizational structure of Hueco Mundo, the one above the Espadas was Aizen. Aizen was the true master of Hueco Mundo in name. But Aizen had submitted to Luo Fu.
Theoretically speaking, Luo Fu, the so-called master of Hueco Mundo, should accurately be called the master of the master of Hueco Mundo!
No matter what Luo Fu agreed to now, he could always pass it on to Aizen later.
Doing so might seem a bit like cheating, but Luo Fu was sure that this so-called cooperation was harboring malicious intentions from the very beginning.
Otherwise, with Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's arrogance.
How could he possibly agree to cooperate with Luo Fu, a traitor to Seireitei?
Unaware that Luo Fu was already prepared to cheat.
Kyōraku Shunsui quickly began to show Seireitei's sincerity. Seireitei, representing Soul Society, and Hueco Mundo, representing the world of Hollows, would each govern their own territory and not interfere with each other.
To put it simply, in this so-called cooperation, Seireitei, apart from acknowledging Luo Fu's control over Hueco Mundo, didn't pay much of a substantial price.
After agreeing on the seemingly pleasant cooperative terms, Kyōraku Shunsui and Isane Kotetsu quickly left Hueco Mundo together.
On the way to the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force's base, Isane Kotetsu keenly noticed that Kyōraku Shunsui seemed to be preoccupied.
She asked in confusion, "Captain Commander Kyōraku, wasn't our cooperation with Luo Fu discussed very pleasantly? Why do you seem so worried?"
With a wry smile, Kyōraku Shunsui looked at Isane Kotetsu and said, "Do you think our cooperation with Luo Fu was discussed very pleasantly?"
"Didn't it?" Isane Kotetsu looked surprised.
Kyōraku Shunsui sighed and said, "Yes, but it was a little too pleasant, so smooth that it makes one… makes one suspect everything!"
"Why? Everything is going smoothly, why suspect it?" Isane Kotetsu asked in surprise.
"It's precisely because it's too smooth that I suspect Luo Fu has no sincerity at all," Kyōraku Shunsui frowned.
"But… but Luo Fu has already agreed," Isane Kotetsu was somewhat surprised.
"Captain Commander Kyōraku, you… you don't suspect Luo Fu is deceiving us, do you?"
Kyōraku Shunsui nodded affirmatively.
"Yes, I suspect Luo Fu is deceiving us."
"But… but he already agreed," Isane Kotetsu found it hard to accept.
Knowing that he couldn't get any results from discussing this with someone as simple-minded as Isane Kotetsu, Kyōraku Shunsui shook his head and said, "Forget it, let the Old Man make the decision on this matter! In any case, at least on the surface, this time our cooperation with Hueco Mundo was discussed very smoothly."
Inside Hueco Mundo, after seeing Kyōraku Shunsui off.
Gin Ichimaru looked at Luo Fu with some surprise and said, "Lord Luo Fu, you don't really intend to cooperate with Seireitei, do you?"
"What? Am I being too obvious?" Luo Fu looked at Gin Ichimaru with a smile.
Shaking his head, Gin Ichimaru said, "That's not it. It's just…"
Hesitating for a moment, Gin Ichimaru said, "Everything you discussed with Captain Commander Kyōraku, you agreed too quickly, it's like… it's like you have no sincerity at all."
Luo Fu laughed and said, "I think Kyōraku Shunsui must have the same suspicion now."
"You really don't plan to cooperate with Seireitei?" Gin Ichimaru asked in surprise, "You chose the Wandenreich and Yhwach?"
Glancing at Gin Ichimaru, Luo Fu said, "Captain Gin Ichimaru, some things, don't pry too deeply."
The moment his words fell, Luo Fu reached out and patted Gin Ichimaru on the shoulder.
His actions almost startled Gin Ichimaru into a cold sweat.
Although Luo Fu seemed to be smiling, Gin Ichimaru felt a strong sense of crisis within Luo Fu's smile.
It's no wonder Gin Ichimaru was so sensitive, because in his heart, Luo Fu was the only one who could save Matsumoto Rangiku and return her soul to him.
First he experienced being abandoned by Aizen Sōsuke, and then he had no choice but to choose to atone for his sins in Seireitei. During this process, Gin Ichimaru was treated like a guinea pig and thrown into the Wandenreich.
The pressure in his heart forced Gin Ichimaru to become sensitive. After all, in his heart, his own death was insignificant, as long as he could help Matsumoto Rangiku retrieve her soul, then Gin Ichimaru's struggle would not be in vain.
Luo Fu didn't know that his little reminder would cause Gin Ichimaru to feel a crisis as if he was facing a great enemy.
After returning to Hueco Mundo.
While continuing to find ways to accelerate the sharing of abilities and complete localization as soon as possible, Luo Fu spent the rest of his time researching the Hōgyoku.
Unlike when he discussed the cooperation between Hueco Mundo and Seireitei with Kyōraku Shunsui, when he had no sincerity at all.
When it came to Gin Ichimaru, since Luo Fu had promised to help him retrieve Matsumoto Rangiku's soul, then Luo Fu would do his best to fulfill his promise.
And if he wanted to take Matsumoto Rangiku's soul out of the Hōgyoku, Luo Fu first had to have a sufficient understanding of the Hōgyoku.
However, in the subsequent research on the Hōgyoku, Luo Fu discovered a scene that made him unbelievable.
Perhaps due to the continuous improvement of his own life essence, when Luo Fu activated his pupils and observed the Hōgyoku, he vaguely saw a pair of hands through the Hōgyoku.
Yes.
Within the Hōgyoku, Luo Fu actually saw a pair of fingers that seemed to contain endless mysteries.
At this moment, Luo Fu finally understood that the birth of the Hōgyoku was never about combining the souls of Hollows and the souls of Soul Reapers to create two half-finished Hōgyoku, and then combining the two half-finished products to form a Hōgyoku with the ability to materialize desires according to one's heart!
Whether it was the combination of Hollow souls or the combination of Soul Reaper souls, what would be obtained, although even Luo Fu didn't know what it would be, but when he saw this pair of fingers, he dared to be sure that it would definitely not be the Hōgyoku.
Because the true power of the Hōgyoku was not a product of the combination of the powers of Soul Reapers and Hollows.
Its essence was the fingers of that pair of unknown hands.
Examining the Hōgyoku in his hand, the first thing that Luo Fu began to suspect in his mind was whether the Hōgyoku had anything to do with the Soul King.
You must know that the Soul King was a human being who had lost his limbs and even had his internal organs hollowed out, and was completely sealed up.
Although he was still alive, he was in a state that, from the perspective of a person with normal emotions, was completely worse than death.
The Soul King lost his limbs, but the core of the Hōgyoku, even the essence of its power, came from the fingers of a pair of hands.
Such an astonishing coincidence, coupled with the special power and effect of the Hōgyoku, wasn't that enough to make Luo Fu connect everything?
Gently stroking the Hōgyoku that flickered with spiritual particle light, Luo Fu said softly, as if murmuring, "Soul King, Hōgyoku, fingers, it seems that the Soul King is not that simple."