First were the people within the Gotei 13!
Lan Da is an ambitious person.
And since there were players single-mindedly wanting to harm others, of course, there were also players who had already begun to unite.
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Leaderboard fourth and fifth places.
Hueco Mundo, Outer District, a desolate wilderness.
Chu An was hunting down a Hollow.
As the captain of a certain secret unit in Dongguo, him choosing the Hollow Expeditionary Force, a combat unit, was a perfect fit.
In the intense battles, he quickly mastered all the Shinigami skills of his new body and could even preliminarily use his Shikai.
Moreover, the Hollow Expeditionary Force's 'all together' combat style in Hueco Mundo was very suitable for a player like him to farm kills.
So, after a day, Chu An had a very satisfying farming session, not even wanting to return at night.
And Wang Zongchao, who was being chased by him, was also very frustrated.
As the instructor of the eight hundred thousand imperial guards of Dongguo, Wang Zongchao possessed powerful combat skills and personal survival abilities.
Therefore, when choosing a character, he didn't think twice before coming to Hueco Mundo, the land of devour and evolution.
Relying on his strong personal abilities, Wang Zongchao also had a field day killing.
But he didn't expect that having such a good time killing would lead him a bit too far.
He ran out of monsters and encountered a person.
Because he couldn't gauge the exact situation here, Wang Zongchao didn't want to kill the person behind him.
But now, being chased was getting annoying, so he had no choice but to take action.
Beneath the wolf-head mask, Wang Zongchao's eyes seemed to burn with flame!
While passing a hill, Wang Zongchao decisively turned around, threw sand, and then followed with a whip kick that sent the pursuing Shinigami's Zanpakuto flying.
However, the next moment, something shocking happened.
Having his Zanpakuto knocked away, the Shinigami wasn't flustered at all. Instead, he calmly assumed a Dongguo military combat stance.
For a moment, it was like looking in a mirror, their stances reflecting each other.
"Ah, this..." Wang Zongchao was stunned.
So was Chu An.
Seeing the Hollow opposite him not attacking, Chu An didn't speak. Instead, he took two steps back and made special forces communication hand signals.
Then he discovered that the Hollow opposite him responded with fluent hand signals and even performed a set of fist techniques.
Looking at this familiar set of fist techniques, Chu An was shocked, "Instructor?"
The two from the military began to communicate.
When a Shinigami and a Hollow start to unite, nothing can stop them. The Hueco Mundo group grew rapidly.
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Meanwhile, at the Shin'o Academy, the holder of the 6th place on the leaderboard, Xin Na, was also not sleeping.
However, unlike the person she was often mentioned alongside, Xin Na had no particular opinion about the leaderboard, nor any thoughts on whether Xiguo or Dongguo was stronger. Xin Na only wanted to study and improve herself.
"Yako, first-year students can apply for early graduation, right?" Xin Na asked her roommate.
"Yes!" Her roommate Yako nodded, teasing her, "What, Nana, you want to graduate early? Are you serious?"
"Of course!" Xin Na's small face was calm, showing no expression.
But her roommate clearly didn't believe her, "Come on, Nana, with our aptitude, just being able to join the 4th Division in the future is enough. Early graduation is for geniuses!"
But this time, Xin Na didn't respond.
Strictly speaking, she should graduate in half a year, because only half a year remained for the first year!
As for being a genius, who wasn't?
The first day passed.
The Shin'o Academy, Seireitei, Hueco Mundo, the Living World, and even the still lurking Wandenreich…
All the players who had entered began planning for the days to come!
The butterfly effect had silently begun!
And in places unknown to Ichigo, players of all kinds were showcasing their abilities.
But this had nothing to do with Ichigo.
After eliminating the mask-wearing Hollow, early next morning, a fully rested Ichigo got out of bed.
Knock knock knock!
Ichigo raised his hand and knocked on the closet, "Hey, Rukia, awake?"
"Ah, I'm awake!" Rukia's somewhat weak voice came from inside the closet, and then she slid it open with a whoosh.
Injured and having lost blood, a slightly dazed Rukia, still sleepy-eyed, jumped down from the closet.
Her height of 144 cm, paired with the little bunny pajamas Ichigo had had Sora help change her into last night, made Rukia look just like a real little bunny, incredibly cute.
Ichigo scratched his cheek.
How to put it?
Although he was now Kurosaki Ichigo, the feeling of having a beautiful girl like Rukia sleeping in his closet was still quite wonderful, after all, he wasn't a blockhead like the original Ichigo.
And at this time, because of last night's event of becoming a Shinigami, Ichigo's popularity outside had exploded. Many people had crowded into his live stream early in the morning.