Chapter 151: Right Wing Guardian of Holy Kesa: Angel Zhi Xin

"A Shinigami's battle is a battle of reiatsu; the zanpakuto is merely a tool."

Ye Xuan did not describe the relative strengths of zanpakuto; reiatsu was the foundation of a Shinigami, and the zanpakuto was merely their means of converting reiatsu into ability.

This held true in reality as well: because Ye Xuan’s own spiritual power was sufficiently vast, even though he had only just obtained Ryūjin Jakka, he could already use Shikai and Bankai, whereas Shen Mo could only properly activate Hyōrinmaru’s Shikai after reaching the third stage.

Even so, he still needed to carefully control the release of his spiritual power to avoid excessive depletion.

"You didn’t come here just to tell me this, did you?"

Ye Xuan looked at Su Mengyao before him, and at the egg she held—clearly a multiverse treasure—and his eyelid twitched slightly.

He didn’t understand why Su Mengyao was holding such a large egg, clearly intending it as her goal, yet speaking only of zanpakuto.

Must one always guide the topic, never cut straight to the essence?

"Hmm, but how to put it—we’re not certain what’s inside this egg."

Su Mengyao glanced down at the egg in her arms, organized her thoughts, then continued.

"This morning, a man brought this egg to the Tian Shu Bureau, but he wasn’t trying to sell it to us—he wanted to exchange it for a multiverse treasure that could be used directly."

"According to his guess, this egg likely originated from Pokémon, Divine Weapon Kids, or a world similar to Rock Kingdom."

"Our speculation aligns with his, but we lean more toward Pokémon."

"Though there are no reference points for Divine Weapon Beasts’ eggs, considering that Tianjing Beast could speak even as an egg, it’s not impossible for others to do the same."

"We just don’t know exactly which one."

Ye Xuan’s gaze settled on the egg in Su Mengyao’s arms.

It was an oval egg, streaked with orange and red, its shell covered in flame-like crimson patterns, glowing with a warm luster; a ring of golden, serrated patterns encircled its top, resembling a crown of burning flame.

It did resemble a Pokémon egg, but in his memory, no Pokémon egg looked like this.

Yet it was certainly a Fire-type Pokémon egg.

Ye Xuan reached out and lightly touched the shell; his fingertips felt a faint tremor, and from within, a faint “thump-thump” heartbeat could be heard.

"The devil fruits we currently have, he rejected them all—so I thought of your Nika Fruit."

"Will you trade it?"

"Though we’re unsure which Pokémon egg it is, and worried about harming the egg itself, we haven’t used any equipment to probe it—but in the Pokémon world, I believe only Divine Beasts and Mythical Beasts’ eggs hold value comparable to the Nika Fruit."

"If you have other multiverse treasures of lower value, those could be used for exchange."

Though the Pokémon world’s lore was vast, judging solely by its portrayal in anime, Su Mengyao felt that no Pokémon egg—neither even quasi-divine ones like Dragonite, Bisharp, or Flygon—could match the Nika Fruit’s value, except those of Divine or Mythical Beasts.

She brought this egg here primarily because she suspected Ye Xuan might possess other multiverse treasures of lower rank, unknown to her, that could be traded.

"The Nika Fruit is the lowest-value multiverse treasure I currently possess."

Ye Xuan’s calm words made Su Mengyao’s eyes widen instantly.

"Wait, are you speaking human?"

"What do you mean the Nika Fruit is your lowest-value multiverse treasure? Isn’t Little Kirin—"

"Huh?"

As she spoke, Little Kirin had somehow drifted over, sniffing curiously at the egg in Su Mengyao’s arms, tilting its head with a puzzled expression.

"The world of Hongmao isn’t low in rank."

Ye Xuan glanced at her, then turned and walked into the inner room, retrieving the Nika Fruit.

But what shocked Su Mengyao even more was the figure following Ye Xuan out.

It was an angel with hair like a waterfall of gold, her white wings glowing with a holy halo; clad in silver armor, her eyes held the depth of stars.

Su Mengyao’s gaze flickered between Ye Xuan and the angel, her expression shifting from shock to bewilderment.

"Who is this?"

"Right Wing Guardian under the Holy Kesa of the Angel Civilization: Angel Zhi Xin."

Angel Zhi Xin gave Su Mengyao a slight nod; her gaze was calm and focused, bearing the precise demeanor of a scholar, her voice steady and devoid of inflection.

"You may address me directly as Zhi Xin, Ms. Su Mengyao."

Su Mengyao blinked. Angel Civilization? Holy Kesa? Right Wing Guardian? Angel Zhi Xin?

Huh? Huh?!

Wait, the Super God Academy world has appeared? And it’s an angel?

This doesn’t make sense—nothing about this adds up!

Though the gods in Xiongbinglian weren’t particularly powerful, they were still cosmic-level warriors; their resources for divine-body advancement were measured in planets and star systems—how could they possibly be this weak?

Even if they were weak, planetary destruction should be trivial for them.

How could such a being possibly appear in the real world at this time?

Angel Zhi Xin sensed none of Su Mengyao’s complex thoughts; though her angelic insight could easily read her mental waves, out of respect for individual life, she did not.

Well, normally she wouldn’t.

But now, her attention was entirely drawn to the egg in Su Mengyao’s arms; her star-filled eyes flickered slightly.

"Based on comparative analysis of the database from the god's home planet, this egg's characteristics match those of a Cottonee egg in the Pokémon world with 98.7% accuracy."

Zhi Xin spoke, a rare hint of fondness crossing her face; she gently extended her hand, then halted just before touching the shell, turning to look at Ye Xuan and Su Mengyao with a questioning gaze.

She looked exactly like a scholar who wanted to pet a pet but dared not ask—creating a curious contrast with her earlier cold demeanor.

It was no wonder Zhi Xin reacted this way; Pokémon’s design perfectly aligned with the angels’ tastes.

Pure, kind, loyal, intelligent, and undeniably adorable.

Not just angels—even among humans, few could resist Pokémon.

Su Mengyao paid no attention to Zhi Xin’s actions or the fact that the egg was a Cottonee egg—she focused on the word “god” in her speech.

There were only two people here; she was female—so who else could “god” refer to?

She stared at Ye Xuan in disbelief.

"Did you steal Zhao Xin’s crush?"

(End of Chapter)