Rukia Kuchiki had a guess in her heart and immediately turned her head to Kurosaki Ichigo, asking, "Hey! You know this Hollow, right?"
"Hollow?" Kurosaki Ichigo didn't understand what Rukia Kuchiki was saying, but he saw her pointing at Yosuke Honkawa, so he nodded and said, "You mean Uncle Yosuke? Yes, we know him."
Then Kurosaki Ichigo explained everything about Yosuke Honkawa, from his cause of death and his wish, all the way to Chu Yang helping him reclaim the compensation.
"I didn't realize that guy was so kind-hearted," Rukia Kuchiki muttered to herself, glancing at Chu Yang, who looked like a humanoid monster.
"Is this state called a Hollow?" Kurosaki Ichigo anxiously asked, "Why did Uncle Yosuke turn into this, and is there any way to turn him back?"
"The best way to deal with him is to send him to the Soul Society. Since his last wish has been fulfilled, he shouldn't linger, otherwise he will gradually lose his sanity and become a monster."
Rukia Kuchiki briefly explained the meaning of souls and Hollows, contemplating how to perform a Soul Burial for Yosuke Honkawa.
Chu Yang had already severely injured him, so Yosuke Honkawa had no ability to resist whatever Rukia Kuchiki did to him.
However, the Soul Burial of a Hollow is much more complex than that of an ordinary soul, requiring a lot of preparatory work.
If Rukia Kuchiki wanted to complete Yosuke Honkawa's Soul Burial, she had to ensure the surrounding environment was stable and free from external interference.
She had to deal with the Hollow that was about to evolve first.
"Damn it, how can I, a Shinigami, just stand by and watch? This should be my duty!"
The close-quarters combat between Chu Yang and the Hollow was extremely intense, and Rukia's Zanpakuto had no space to intervene for a while, so she could only watch them fight.
If it weren't for the sparse population and few buildings nearby, it would probably have been another huge disaster.
It was difficult to find an intact patch of ground nearby; the surroundings were full of pitted ravines.
If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, Rukia would never have believed what she was seeing.
If someone in the Soul Society told her that a human could suppress a Hollow with just their physical abilities without a Zanpakuto, she would definitely think that person was crazy.
After a long entanglement, Chu Yang leaped high and shattered the Hollow's mask with a single punch.
Boom!
The giant Hollow fell, its broken mask scattered by the wind, revealing a human face.
"It's up to you!" Chu Yang massaged his neck, looking exhausted as he jumped down from the Hollow.
In terms of pure combat power, the Soul Society is undoubtedly much higher than Hokage and Haki. No matter how exaggerated the latter two are, most of them still remain at the human level.
Of course, Six Paths Sage is an exception.
In the Soul Society, where the combat power level is quite high, even an ordinary Hollow is actually not easy to deal with, not to mention this Hollow that Rukia attracted, which had already begun to evolve towards a Menos Grande.
Without using Wood Release and other means, Chu Yang truly spent a lot of effort to defeat this Hollow.
Even so, such a result was enough to leave Rukia speechless.
She had been a Shinigami for some years, and this was the first time she had seen such a spectacle.
At the request of Chu Yang and Kurosaki Ichigo, Rukia first performed the Soul Burial for Yosuke Honkawa, although she should have dealt with the more dangerous other Hollow first.
At the last moment of the Soul Burial, Yosuke Honkawa regained his original consciousness. After hearing that Tozawa had already given the compensation to his family, he completely let go of his last attachment to the living world.
Before leaving, this honest and diligent worker sincerely thanked Chu Yang and Kurosaki Ichigo for their efforts on his behalf.
After sending Yosuke Honkawa off, Rukia began to purify the other Hollow, inserting her Zanpakuto into the empty hole in its chest.
From the sweat dripping down her temples, Chu Yang could tell that this was not an easy task, at least much more troublesome than dealing with Yosuke Honkawa.
"You're really amazing!"
Kurosaki Ichigo silently walked up to Chu Yang and exclaimed, "You can actually fight back and forth with that kind of monster."
"What do you mean 'fight back and forth'?" Chu Yang said displeasedly, "Didn't you see how badly it was beaten by me? My clothes aren't even dirty."
Kurosaki Ichigo turned to look at Chu Yang.
He found that the other party's school uniform was indeed spotless, let alone damaged.
Chu Yang's school uniform was fine, of course; his whole body was wrapped in Haki. To break his Haki, it would at least have to be Menos Grande level.
Kurosaki Ichigo scratched his head and said, "That girl just said she's a Shinigami. Are you also a Shinigami?"
Chu Yang rolled his eyes at him and said, "I am Lord Yama!"
Neon's Buddhist culture originated from China, so naturally, there is also the concept of Lord Yama, but it is not as widely spread as Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
Kurosaki Ichigo was stunned for a moment after hearing Chu Yang's answer, then immediately realized that the other party was teasing him, so he scratched his head and gave an awkward chuckle.
"Unfortunately, there is no Lord Yama in Hell, only soul bodies who have committed grave sins, like this Hollow!"
As Rukia's voice sounded, a strange and terrifying gate slowly appeared in the void.
Ancient incantations were carved on the gate, and in the middle, there was a pair of ferocious white bones, their fingertips tightly gripping the crack of the door, as if struggling to open the gate.
At the moment they saw the Gate of Hell, both Chu Yang and Kurosaki Ichigo felt a chill down their spines.
"A Zanpakuto can purify the Hollow's sins, but the sins it committed during its life will still be accounted for one by one by Hell. The reason Yosuke Honkawa was not dragged into Hell is because he had only just become a Hollow, and he himself had no sins on him."
Rukia explained with a calm expression.
She had seen this scene many times; there was nothing to be surprised about.
The Gate of Hell fully opened, slowly dragging the Hollow inside. It was a chaotic void, and Chu Yang couldn't see the world within the gate clearly.
But.
He could feel something inside peering at him.
This made Chu Yang wary.
A moment later, the Gate of Hell closed again, gradually becoming transparent and disappearing, the entire process like a dream bubble, as if it had never appeared.
After sending the Hollow to Hell, Rukia had completed her mission. She did not leave but walked directly in front of Chu Yang and asked, "Are you a Fullbringer?"
Rukia could find no other explanation for an ordinary person possessing such exaggerated abilities besides being a Fullbringer.
Fullbringers can extract the soul from matter and strengthen it with their spiritual power. In addition to enhancing their mobility, they can also change the shape of their accustomed items.
There are many types of Fullbringers, and among them are those who strengthen themselves, such as Kurosaki Ichigo's good friend, Yasutora Sado.
"What does Fullbringer mean?" Kurosaki Ichigo was again full of question marks; too many incomprehensible words had appeared today.
Rukia sighed and then began to explain.
"So that's what it means!"
After Kurosaki Ichigo understood, he turned and stared at Chu Yang curiously, seemingly wanting to hear a definite answer from him.
To avoid making things complicated, Chu Yang remained silent in response to Rukia's question, adopting an attitude of acquiescence.
Rukia looked deeply at Chu Yang.
She had originally intended to use a memory-altering device to change their memories of tonight, but she was somewhat wary of Chu Yang's strength; if she used force, it might not go smoothly.
Moreover, Shinigami cannot casually harm ordinary humans; if the Seireitei found out, she would also face severe punishment.
So, Rukia secretly made some adjustments, leaving special marks on Chu Yang and Kurosaki Ichigo to make it easier to find them in the future. After warning the two, she left directly.
"I hope I won't see this girl again..."
Kurosaki Ichigo clasped his hands behind his head and exclaimed, "Tonight was the most exciting night of my fifteen years of life."
Chu Yang smiled and said, "Maybe it will be even more exciting in the future."
Kurosaki Ichigo quickly waved his hands and shook his head, saying, "Please no, I just want to live a peaceful life, study like an ordinary person, go to college, graduate, and work."
"Then I wish you good luck. I'm going home to sleep now." Chu Yang yawned and walked home under the Gekko.
"I always feel like this guy talks in a strange way." Kurosaki Ichigo stroked his chin and mumbled a few words, then suddenly gasped and ran wildly.
"It's over! If I don't go back this late, my dad and the others will be worried!"
Demon Slayer Corps World.
Kanae and the others were eating ramen at a ramen shop, and the owner of the shop was none other than Iguro Obanai and Mitsuri Kanroji.
"Yang is still cultivating. Muzan Kibutsuji is dead, so why is he still so obsessed with surpassing the limits of Sun Breathing?"
Originally, Chu Yang had promised Kanae and the others to come here to eat today, but he canceled at the last minute, which also led to Shinobu Kocho's dissatisfaction, as she complained about Chu Yang to the people of Butterfly Mansion.
Makomo and Kanao looked at each other, then buried their heads in their noodles, not daring to speak ill of Chu Yang with Shinobu Kocho.
For any Demon Slayer Corps member, Chu Yang was an undeniable hero; he was the one who ended this thousand-year-long war.
Kanae stroked Shinobu Kocho's hair and gently comforted her, "It is precisely because he is so persistent that he was able to defeat Muzan Kibutsuji at this age, allowing us to live like ordinary people."
"I know!" Shinobu Kocho pouted, "He's endured all the hardships and suffered all the exhaustion. Why does he still have to be so hard on himself? Can't he just stop and enjoy himself, reward himself?"
Kanae soothed her sister's emotions, smiling as she put delicious food into her mouth.
In fact, not only Shinobu Kocho didn't understand, but Kanae also didn't understand Chu Yang's current mindset.
Muzan Kibutsuji was dead, and he was already the strongest human in the world. What was the point of continuing to become stronger?
Butterfly Mansion.
Golden flames surrounded Chu Yang. He had completed another round of breathing, but the improvement was not significant.
Chu Yang clearly felt that Sun Breathing had entered a bottleneck.
"How can I achieve a breakthrough?"
Demon Slayer Mark and Transparent World, he had already mastered them. Whether it was refining them or strengthening his physique day after day, Breathing Style seemed to have difficulty generating anything new.
This couldn't help but make Chu Yang feel frustrated, so he decided to go out for a walk and end this secluded life.
When Kanae and the others returned to Butterfly Mansion from the ramen shop and found that Chu Yang was not there, the usually good-tempered Kanae stood at the door and flew into a rage.
"If he comes again next time, close the door on him! That scoundrel!"
Unfortunately, Chu Yang had already gone far and couldn't hear Kanae's angry roar.
For his first stop, Chu Yang hadn't decided where to go. After thinking for a long time, he finally decided to just wander around wherever his mood took him.
He would open mountains if he encountered them and cross waters if he encountered them.
The chirping of insects and birds in the mountains and forests, and the unchanging sound of waves by the rivers, all became good medicine to soothe Chu Yang's inner anxiety.
During this process, Chu Yang gradually relaxed, and the number of times Sun Breathing appeared in his mind became fewer and fewer.