Chapter 1483: Shadow

After leaving the Sixth Division headquarters, Su Xiao arrived at a street with few people. After confirming that there was no one around, he jumped into a courtyard.

Weeds were growing in the courtyard, and it hadn't been inhabited for a long time. A skull the size of a fist appeared in Su Xiao's hand. This skull was carved like crystal, very exquisite.

【Spirit Remains】

Quality: Legendary

Type: Special Consumable

Effect: After use, can summon a captain-level combat Shinigami to assist in battle, duration until the Hunter leaves the Shinigami world.

Hint: This item can only be used in this world.

Su Xiao tried to activate 【Spirit Remains】 in his hand. 【Spirit Remains】 slowly floated into mid-air.

【Spirit Remains has been used.】

【Shinigami is being constructed...】

【Gender random, appearance random, age random, ability random, combat power: Gotei 13 captain-level.】

【Constructing 1%, 2%, 3%...】

That skull like crystal was slowly enlarged, and the surrounding spiritual power was gradually adsorbed.

Judging from the current construction speed, it would take about 40 minutes to construct a Shinigami. Su Xiao jumped to a high place and closely observed the wind and grass around.

After about half an hour, an energy body composed of spirit particles had appeared in the courtyard. Now was the most important transformation time.

Just at this time, Su Xiao vaguely heard footsteps coming from not far away.

"Right in this vicinity, spirit particles are being rapidly absorbed here."

"Very close."

"Search the surroundings carefully."

Hearing this short conversation, Su Xiao knew trouble was coming. He couldn't leave the Seireitei now. This place was already a very remote place, located in the Eighth Division headquarters.

"Found it."

A shout came from outside the courtyard. Just at this time, Su Xiao jumped to the courtyard wall, and the outside was a remote street.

Outside the wall were several lower-level Shinigami. They were wearing Shihakusho, with Zanpakuto inserted in their waists.

"You are..."

Several Shinigami looked up at Su Xiao.

"Who I am is not important, what is important is... leave here now."

Su Xiao squatted on the wall, and the spiritual fluctuation in the courtyard was rapidly decreasing.

A rush of footsteps came, and a female Shinigami wearing female Shihakusho and rimless glasses was walking quickly with people.

"Lieutenant."

"It is here, but this person is blocking us from entering. Should we..."

Before the lower-level Shinig

This female Soul Reaper has a significant background; her name is Nanao Ise, Lieutenant of the Eighth Division. She is an intellectual, sensible, and gentle woman, or perhaps one could say she is the most beautiful female Soul Reaper in the Soul Society.

Nanao Ise's charm does not lie entirely in her appearance, but in her temperament. An apt comparison would be an office lady-style beauty wearing a Soul Reaper uniform.

"Bai Ye."

Nanao Ise recognized Su Xiao, which made her frown.

"Lieutenant Nanao, although this is the Eighth Division's station, I am currently conducting a very important experiment."

Su Xiao certainly would not let these Soul Reapers enter the courtyard. If someone saw the Soul Reaper currently taking form, while not impossible to explain, it would still be very troublesome.

"An experiment?"

Nanao Ise pushed up the glasses on the bridge of her nose, her eyes showing confusion. She could not fathom why Su Xiao would be conducting an experiment inside the Eighth Division's station.

"That's right, this area is blessed with outstanding people and good feng shui."

"What?"

Nanao Ise was a bit stunned; she could not understand a word of what Su Xiao was saying.

"If you force your way into this courtyard now, it will cause my experiment to be interrupted. Someone will need to take responsibility for that result."

"I will take responsibility. No matter what the result is, I will take responsibility."

Nanao Ise's tone was very firm; she keenly sensed that the situation inside the courtyard was not right.

"Is that so? You will take responsibility for all results."

A smile appeared on Su Xiao's face. As he looked around, he flexed his fingers, checking whether there were any other Soul Reapers present in the vicinity.

"That's right, I will take responsibility..."

"Little Nanao-chan."

A slightly playful voice came from around the corner. A man wearing a pink floral haori and a straw hat walked over from the distance.

The newcomer's attire was quite flamboyant, yet he possessed the charm of a middle-aged man. It was Eighth Division Captain Shunsui Kyoraku who had arrived. This guy's strength could definitely rank among the top in the Gotei 13.

Hearing that playful "Little Nanao-chan," Nanao Ise's expression did not change, as she was already used to it.

"Bai Ye, what are you planning to do to my cute little Nanao?"

Shunsui Kyoraku stopped under the wall, his straw hat covering his sleepy-looking eyes.

"I am merely a researcher; what could I possibly do to Lieutenant Nanao?"

Su Xiao relaxed his hand. What Nanao Ise did not know was that she had just walked through the gates of hell.

"Is that so?" Shunsui Kyoraku yawned and turned to walk aside. "Let's go back, Little Nanao."

"But Captain..."

"Let's go back."

"..."

Nanao Ise looked at Su Xiao with quite a bit of reluctance before following Shunsui Kyoraku away.

Watching Shunsui Kyoraku and Nanao Ise walk away, Su Xiao's determination to join Aizen's faction grew firmer. Joining the Seireitei was indeed a way to lean on a powerful backer, but it was also restrictive. For instance, right now, he needed to summon that Soul Reaper as soon as possible, and he could not leave the Seireitei, so he had to choose a secluded place. Even so, he was still detected by the Eighth Division.

As for how to handle the aftermath of this incident, the answer was that there was no need to handle it at all. Su Xiao could completely use the excuse of manufacturing Reishi spheres to brush it off; Reishi spheres would not appear out of thin air, and absorbing Reishi was perfectly normal.

As long as the people from the Eighth Division did not enter the courtyard, everything was easy to explain. If exposed, it would be a "new research achievement," but doing so would mean losing a combat asset.

The Reishi fluctuations within the courtyard had ceased. A man wearing tattered Soul Reaper robes with long, messy black hair stood in the courtyard; he was the Soul Reaper Su Xiao had summoned.

This Soul Reaper's hair was somewhat fluffy, looking as if it hadn't been groomed for a long time. His eyes were dull and lifeless, and the Zanpakuto at his waist was also in a dilapidated state.

Su Xiao jumped down from the wall to examine this Soul Reaper he had summoned.

"What number is this?"

Su Xiao held up three fingers; he was testing the other's level of intelligence.

"Three. Although I must answer, please do not ask such stupid questions again."

Puchi!

Blood splattered as Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan pierced through the Soul Reaper's chest.

"Cough, cough..."

The Soul Reaper summoned by Su Xiao coughed up drops of blood. His expression did not change much; it seemed that even if Su Xiao were to cut off his head, he would remain the same.

"Has intelligence, but is restricted by the summoning contract. Not bad."

Su Xiao pulled out Zhan Checking Zhan Long Shan and flicked the blood off the blade.

Clearly, in Su Xiao's eyes, this summoned Soul Reaper was just a relatively strong piece of cannon fodder that could be sacrificed at a critical moment.

"Name."

"Unclear."

"Is that so? Then you shall be called Shadow."

Shadow's expression didn't change. Or rather, he had individual consciousness, but this consciousness was restricted by the contract. With Su Xiao's 92 points of real intelligence attribute, Shadow could not break free from his control.

According to Su Xiao's judgment, Shadow's loyalty was not high; this was due to the charm attribute. Fortunately, he could forcibly control Shadow. Ignoring loyalty, Shadow was a very good thug and cannon fodder. Moreover, when Su Xiao left the Soul Reaper world, Shadow would disappear, and the summoning contract would automatically dissolve.