The reason why Hollows killed by Quincys are completely annihilated and cannot reincarnate in Soul Society is that those supposedly 'completely killed' souls are actually consumed by Yhwach, serving as sustenance to maintain his power.
As the Son of the Soul King, abandoned by the Soul King Adonai, Yhwach's power rapidly diminished, even regressing to an infant form.
He barely recovered his strength by consuming the power of Quincys who had once drunk his blood, and then completely devoured the souls of all Hollows killed by Quincy descendants to nourish himself.
Once Yhwach stops this consumption process, his power will be like a bucket with a hole in it, sooner or later it will be completely lost.
Although Kurosaki Hiro himself would not absorb Yhwach's blood, he would certainly study it, so this hunting process still had to be carried out.
Human World, Tenkai Town.
This was an area Kurosaki Hiro specifically chose, far from the heavy spiritual ground of Karakura Town, and where the spiritual particle concentration was relatively low even within the Human World. Its presence was relatively low in the eyes of Soul Society, making it perfect for causing trouble.
Kurosaki Hiro, who had just left Star Brilliance Fortress, looked at the coin-shaped bait Ishida Mist had given him, specifically designed to attract Hollows. It was clear that using this method was very risky and could easily be detected by Soul Society, so he naturally wouldn't use such a primitive method.
After confirming that no one else was following him, he used Hirenkyaku to arrive at a deserted construction site. Suddenly, a purple light flashed, and a small, purple-haired boy in a white robe emerged from a small barrier. The moment he saw Kurosaki Hiro, a fawning smile immediately appeared on his face.
"My King, you've arrived!"
This figure was Barnes, the strange fish.
"Less talk, have you prepared what I asked you to?"
"It's ready, this way, please."
Barnes chuckled as he led Kurosaki Hiro, and the two quickly stepped into the small purple barrier.
Inside the barrier, one hundred mindless Freshman Hollows had been subdued by Barnes with his spiritual pressure and then herded here.
Looking at the one hundred Freshman Hollows inside the barrier, resembling clay figures and wooden puppets, Kurosaki Hiro nodded with satisfaction.
"Hmm, you did well this time. I'll give you credit."
Upon hearing Kurosaki Hiro's praise, the fawning expression on Barnes's face grew even stronger.
"Serving my King is my duty, I seek no reward!"
Ignoring the strange fish's flattery, he took out a disc-like object resembling a film reel, then manipulated spiritual particles to create a spiritual particle longbow based on the disc.
Then, he drew the bow and nocked an arrow, picking off these Freshman Hollows one by one.
After killing one hundred Freshman Hollows, the disc, which resembled a film reel, was now filled with blue light.
"All done!"
Since he was offering nourishment to Yhwach, Kurosaki Hiro naturally wouldn't offer him powerful Hollows. Instead, he simply ordered Barnes to find him one hundred of the weakest, most mindless Freshman Hollows.
After all, the hunting requirement was one hundred Hollows; it didn't specify what level of Hollows.
As a result, Kurosaki Hiro completed this hunting mission after only a short while, with a week still remaining until the deadline Ishida Mist had given him.
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Over the next few days, Kurosaki Hiro did not rush back to Star Brilliance Fortress, but instead indulged in various entertainment venues in the Human World.
Inside a bar, Kurosaki Hiro sat in a booth, bored, drinking beer, and listening to the noisy music without much interest.
"Why are bars in every world like this...?"
Watching the men and women in front of him, constantly swaying their bodies and leaning against each other in the noisy environment, Kurosaki Hiro felt utterly bored.
Suddenly, amidst the cacophony of music, he heard a special singing voice. The song was at times mournful, at times melodious and meandering, truly unpredictable, but it could slightly stir the spiritual pressure within him.
"This is..."
The next moment, Kurosaki Hiro opened his spiritual perception, following this special singing voice through the back door of the bar, then through several alleys, finally discovering the source in a dead-end street.
"Give me..."
A middle-aged man in a suit and tie looked at the woman before him with a longing expression, his eyes filled with infatuation, and he lunged at her.
Unexpectedly, he didn't even touch the woman. With just a slight inhale through her nostrils, the middle-aged man's soul was absorbed by the woman through her mouth and nose like a tide.
Kurosaki Hiro, hidden in the shadows, looked closely and saw that the woman was dressed in exquisite leather top and pants, had long hair with a side fringe, a delicate face, and a slender figure.
"This is... Soma Yoshino? A Bount!"
Just as Soma Yoshino finished absorbing the soul of the middle-aged man in the suit, she looked towards Kurosaki Hiro's hiding place. Then, her voice was faint as she said,
"Come out. Anyone who hears my song will be sensed by me. There's no point in hiding!"
Hearing this, Kurosaki Hiro could only shake his head helplessly and emerged from the shadows.
The moment she saw Kurosaki Hiro, Soma Yoshino's eyes flickered with a strange light, and she even licked her lips.
"Oh, it's a handsome little brother! I wish I had known, I would have eaten you first! But unfortunately, big sister has already filled her belly!"
Kurosaki Hiro chuckled at Soma Yoshino's words.
"You want to eat me? Aren't you afraid of bursting your stomach?"
As Kurosaki Hiro chuckled, a recurve bow made of spiritual particles instantly formed, and a Holy Arrow shot towards Soma Yoshino's face.
Seeing this, Soma Yoshino was greatly alarmed.
"Hellfire, Getter!"
Just as she was about to be hit by the arrow, a flame puppet suddenly formed in front of her, raising waves of fierce flames to block the light blue arrow.
"Little brother, you're a Quincy?"
Seeing Kurosaki Hiro shoot a Holy Arrow, Soma Yoshino's expression immediately turned to great delight. She hadn't expected that the Quincy they, the Bounts, had searched for for so many years would appear alive right before her.
"Getter, capture him!"
"Roar!"
Facing Soma Yoshino's command, the flame puppet Getter roared angrily and charged forward, intending to capture Kurosaki Hiro alive.
Kurosaki Hiro, too, was eager for the hunt. He directly pulled out a Soul Cutter from his 懷, and after injecting spiritual particles, the Soul Cutter instantly transformed into a sharp blade glowing with blue light.
Thus, Kurosaki Hiro, holding the Soul Cutter, engaged in close combat with Getter. Compared to secretly shooting arrows from afar, he still preferred this kind of hand-to-hand combat where every punch landed.
Kurosaki Hiro's body glowed with blue patterns. After fully activating his Blut Vene ability for defense, he used the Soul Cutter as a long sword, freely displaying his exquisite Zanjutsu skills.
"Quincys, don't they use bows and arrows?"
Soma Yoshino, watching Kurosaki Hiro violently beat down Getter, the puppet he was suppressing in close combat, asked in confusion. After all, in her understanding, Quincys were a group that used bows and arrows.
Kurosaki Hiro merely grinned in response, and with a casual kick, sent Getter flying dozens of meters away.
"That only means you know too little. How could Quincys be so inconvenient!"
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