Chapter 330 Captain: Let Me Try This Guy

"What!?"

The captain stood up suddenly, holding the report in his hand, "This kid is not dead?"

"The report of the secret operation should not be nonsense. This is an unexpected gain during the search for the missing team members."

Chojiro explained, "At present, Lu Li has completed the process of the secret operation. From the report, there is no problem. It is indeed him."

He was also surprised when he received the report today. Seventy years is a long time for mortals, and it is also a long time for many young death gods, but for death gods like him and the captain who have lived for more than a thousand years, it is not a long time.

With their insensitivity to time, seventy years and a few years ago seem to be no different to them, and they are not long ago.

So Chojiro still remembers Lu Li's affairs. After all, Lu Li is the only one who can graduate from the Maou Spiritual Academy within three months since the establishment of the school.

And the captain was also very fond of Lu Li at that time, and even went to the Spiritual Academy many times to educate him personally, which was a rare honor for students in Chojiro's view.

After receiving the report of the secret maneuver, he thought the captain would be interested, so he sent the news as soon as possible.

"He is really lucky. I wanted to use him as a negative example... but this kid can actually come back alive."

Captain Yamamoto stroked his beard. Although he was dissatisfied in his words, he had a smile on his face.

He really wanted to use Lu Li as a negative example. After all, Lu Li did not listen to his advice and insisted on graduating early. As a result, he met a Kyrian-level Hollow and killed him. If this is not a negative example, what is it?

But after knowing that Lu Li is still alive, he is in a good mood at this time.

If nothing else, at least the Gotei 13 will have another member with great potential, which is good for maintaining the Soul Society and defending the order of the Three Realms.

"The report says that he has been exiled in Hueco Mundo for 70 years, fighting in the Great Hollow Forest?"

The captain stroked his beard, feeling that something was wrong, "He couldn't even beat the lowest-level Killian at that time, right? How did he survive?"

He thought that the report of the Secret Operation was too hasty, and Lu Li's confession was obviously abnormal, and it was obvious that some key information was hidden.

"Do you want the Secret Operation to interrogate him again?"

Chojiro asked.

The captain shook his head, "These small details are not important. I will confirm it myself and I will know if there is any problem with that kid."

Chojiro understood. In fact, how Lu Li survived in Hueco Mundo was not important to them at all. What they needed to confirm was Lu Li's strength and position. As long as he did not violate the taboos of the God of Death and was still willing to be loyal to the Soul Society, then the small details in Hueco Mundo did not matter.

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“Hey, Mr. Lu, you look very energetic, do you remember me?”

The man with straight golden hair waved to Lu Li, his smile showed a mouthful of straight teeth, and when he opened his mouth, he could see a tongue ring pierced in the middle of his tongue.

Lu Li looked at the man in front of him who looked careless, pretending to be confused, “Five seats of Pingzi?”

Ye Yi found an opportunity to ridicule Lu Li behind him, raised his hand and knocked on Lu Li’s head, “It’s Captain Pingzi, do you think it’s still seventy years ago? He can also get promoted.”

“Ah? Where is our former Captain Akimoto?”

Lu Li looked shocked.

"Captain Akimoto died in the line of duty."

When mentioning the old captain, Hirako's face also flashed a trace of barely perceptible sadness, but soon returned to that nonchalant look, "Lu Jun, Aizen often talks about you. If he knows you are still alive, he must be very happy."

Yueyi was a little confused when she heard this, because Aizen came to her directly. She thought that as the captain of the fifth division, Hirako would know that Lu Li was still alive before her.

But now it seems that Hirako doesn't know this series of things at all, and even thinks that Aizen doesn't know that Lu Li is still alive.

But from the order, it is obvious that Aizen first confirmed the information that Lu Li was not dead, so he came to her for help.

The captain and vice-captain of the fifth division, don't they have a bad relationship?

"Things have really changed. I have heard from Yeyi that Sosuke is currently the vice-captain. You climbed up really fast when I was away."

Lu Li said with a smile.

"Because your name has been crossed off the roster of the Fifth Division, theoretically you are no longer a member of the Fifth Division. If you want to rejoin the team, you have to go through the registration procedures, so I asked Captain Hirako to come and pick you up."

Yoichi explained on the side, "Anyway, you were always hanging out with Aizen when you were in school, so you're probably going back to the Fifth Division, right?"

"Thank you very much."

Lu Li thanked him casually and looked at Hirako again, "Captain Hirako, let's go back to the squad first. It's been a long time since we last met, and I miss you very much."

Theoretically, as a person without a squad, he doesn't have to go to the Fifth Division if he rejoins the team, but he thinks it would be more convenient to act with Sosuke.

If you only consider safety, of course it is safest to join the First Division. After all, at this point in time in this world, there are almost no people who can beat Captain-General Yamamoto at this stage.

Whether it is an explorer or a pioneer, no matter how strong they are, there is a limit to their strength at this level. If they meet the Captain-General, they will definitely be killed with one sword, no room for negotiation.

But the captain is a straight-forward person, and Lu Li has some private matters that are not convenient to be done under his nose, so it is better to be in the same team with Sosuke. If he cannot act in front of everyone when the time comes, Sosuke can help him cover up with a mirror flower and water moon.

"Then follow me..."

Pingzi was about to ask Lu Li to go back to the team house with him to meet Aizen, and he himself had many questions to ask Lu Li.

In addition to Lu Li's own experience, he also wanted to understand Aizen's inner world through Lu Li, who was familiar with Aizen in the past, because he always felt that his vice-captain's behavior was a little strange.

But he stopped halfway through his words because he saw Captain Yamamoto and Vice-Captain Suzube coming from the street on the left.

Pingzi keenly felt that things seemed to be not simple. The captain actually passed by here at this time, which was definitely not accidental, and it was very likely that he came for Lu Li.

"Captain."

Pingzi and Yoruichi both saluted the captain politely.

Lu Li seemed to be a little slow in reaction, and then he followed the salute, "Captain."

"Wow, you are very energetic, it seems that you didn't suffer much in Hueco Mundo."

The captain looked at Lu Li from head to toe, his eyes narrowed slightly, and carefully explored Lu Li's spiritual pressure.

In his perception, Lu Li's spiritual pressure level was between the vice-captain and the captain, which did not surprise him. After all, Yoruichi, who was at the same time as Lu Li, had already become a captain-level figure.

"Thanks to your iron fist education, students can survive in Hueco Mundo with difficulty."

Lu Li said modestly.

"I saw in the report of the secret maneuver that you killed a Yachukas in the black cavity?"

The captain's words surprised Hirako who was standing by, because Yoruichi's report to him only said that Lu Li was taken back to Soul Society, and did not describe too many specific details.

"After so many years, if I haven't even grown this much, wouldn't I be ashamed of the teachings of you and other teachers?"

Lu Li readily admitted that he was not going to hide too much of his strength like Sosuke, otherwise he couldn't explain how he survived in Hueco Mundo.

If he didn't even have the strength of a vice-captain, it would be nonsense to have lived in Hueco Mundo for more than 70 years.

"Well, your training hasn't fallen behind much, but your combat ability still needs to be observed."

The captain seemed to be in a good mood today. In the surprised eyes of Yoruichi and Heizi, he continued, "Come, let me see how much you have grown."

Lu Li raised his head when he heard it, and the fighting spirit in his eyes was obvious, "Baidao? Or kendo?"

"Do you still think you are in the Maou Spiritual Art Academy? I came here to test you in person, so of course I will teach you everything from slashing to punching and running away."

The captain took off the large haori on his body and put it in Chojiro's hand, "Yuroichi, why don't you lead the way."

Yuroichi couldn't hide the smile on his lips, "Captain, please follow me."

She liked to watch fun, especially after being abused by Lu Li, and now she wanted to see Lu Li being abused by the captain.

Of course, she was more curious about what Lu Li's current upper limit was. She did see the scene of Lu Li killing Yachukas before, but she was not sure whether that was the peak of Lu Li's strength.

Before, she had only sparred with Lu Li in a white fight, and she didn't know what Lu Li's other powers were.

"Captain... Mr. Lu just..."

Pingzi wanted to persuade him carefully, thinking that Lu Li had been in exile in Hueco Mundo for many years and was already very mentally exhausted. Now that he finally returned home, he should rest. How could he endure your violent baptism after repeated interrogations?

But he couldn't finish his words this time, because Vice Captain Quebu put one hand on his shoulder, causing him to look at Quebu when he was interrupted.

From the other party's eyes, Pingzi understood what the rules of today's matter were.

To put it bluntly, what kind of person Ye Yi is, both she and the captain know, facing Lu Li, an old classmate, although she is the commander-in-chief of the secret mobile, she will never be ruthless in handling this matter.

In other words, the captain may have doubts about Lu Li's identity, position, and ability, and can only reposition Lu Li after personally testing and teaching.

On the bad side, if Lu Li really had something fishy in Hueco Mundo and was "contaminated", then Lu Li would most likely be killed on the spot today.

On the good side, as long as he passed the captain's test, Lu Li would have unimpeded access to the Soul Society in the future, and no one would doubt his identity anymore.

Following Yoruichi's footsteps, Lu Li returned to the secret underground martial arts arena.

The captain glanced at the wall that was being repaired in the martial arts arena, and his eyes swept to Yoruichi again, "Did you just have a sparring match?"

"In order to confirm Lu Li's current strength, I sparred with him once in the white fighting field."

Yueyi replied. Although she was lawless, she still seemed to be more obedient in front of the captain.

"There's no need to ask you the result..."

The captain could probably infer the outcome of the battle from the traces of spiritual pressure left at the scene, combined with his understanding of Yoruichi's combat style. At least from the human-shaped mark on the wall, it can be seen that the person who was knocked to the wall was Yoruichi.

This made him more interested. After walking to the martial arts arena, he took off the Death Tyrant suit on his upper body and dropped it to his waist, revealing his strong and scarred muscles. "Boy, attack with all your strength."

"Captain, aren't you going to draw your sword?"

Lu Li walked into the arena and looked at the majestic old man.

Compared to the past, he has become much stronger, but the sense of oppression has not decreased much. The opponent's short figure still looks as majestic as a mountain under the momentum accumulated by thousands of years of bloody battles.

"Draw the sword?"

The captain's tone gradually became serious when he spoke, "Boy, you can try to make me draw the sword."

Under the light of the underground martial arts field, the captain's eyebrows were stained with a shadow. The momentum spread like a tide. When it pressed towards Lu Li, it was like an invisible shadow hand, grasping Lu Li's heart.

Faced with that sense of oppression, Lu Li's blood boiled in his body, and his fighting spirit burst out uncontrollably.

He knew that this was no longer the master-disciple teaching in his student days. The captain did not say that he would suppress the spiritual pressure to the same level as him. This was just a review of the captain's former student, who was in doubt today.

Because of this, the captain could adjust the control of power at any time.

It was like a mountain that would grow infinitely higher. For the climber, it was both despair and the excitement brought by the boundless challenge.

"Break the chains, Prisoner."

Faced with the pressure from the captain, Lu Li did not dare to slowly test it, and performed the Shikai right away. "Captain, you should not know the Shikai ability of my Zanpakuto, right?"

Lu Li's question made Hirako and Yoruichi curious. In the Gotei 13, unless the Shinigami were very close, they did not know the ability of the other's Zanpakuto.

Even for the public figures like the captain, most of them did not know the ability of the other's Zanpakuto. Even if some Shikai abilities were made public, the ability of Bankai was relatively vague.

This was mainly to protect the information from being leaked. Generally speaking, it was not a big problem if the other Gotei knew it, but if more people knew it, the information might leak to the Hollows, Quincies, rebels and other hostile camps.

Lu Li was secretly assessed at the Shinō Academy of Spiritual Arts. He disappeared right after graduation and joining the Gotei 13. Therefore, no one except Captain Unohana knew the detailed capabilities of his Zanpakutō.

The captain-general only learned about it from Unohana's assessment report. Lu Li's Zanpakutō can increase spiritual pressure to a certain extent, and is sharper and tougher. Apart from that, it has no other functions.

However, with the development of Zanpakutō, it is not uncommon for Shinigami to discover other abilities in Shikai later in Soul Society.

"After my Zanpakutō Shikai, as long as it can break the opponent's defense, no matter how small the injury is, it will cause greater absolute damage, and this damage cannot be offset by spiritual pressure suppression."

Lu Li explained seriously.