Chapter 66
Extracting Horse Bones
The Swiss system is based on a random draw from the very beginning.
His opponent in the first round was not very good.
Although the opponent was also an adjutant, and an adjutant who was confident of vying for the Star Cross position, his strength was not particularly strong.
Beltz closed in with a flying kick, and before his opponent could even manufacture his spirit weapon, he placed a spirit blade against his neck.
The other side was still a bit confused, seemingly not expecting that their newly promoted adjutant, Beltz, would be so capable.
After winning, Beltz listened to the cheers of those around him, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
He's become much stronger now.
Previously, I had only sparred with Da Xiong and trained in the training ground, so I couldn't really see anything special.
All he knows is that he has become stronger, but just how strong is he?
He himself couldn't say for sure.
Now that he had transformed from a lowly soldier into a Quincy capable of easily defeating a lieutenant, he truly realized his own strength.
If I were to unleash my full power now, I might reach the level of a captain.
The Azure Dragon Fruit is quite valuable; it truly transformed me.
Even disregarding the Azure Dragon Fruit's ability to manipulate elements and fly, the enhancement it provides to one's physical body is considerable.
Moreover, he felt that his learning ability had improved after eating the Azure Dragon Fruit.
After all, it's a legendary mythical beast; even a useless person could defy fate and change their destiny by eating it.
Not to mention that he's not exactly a good-for-nothing; he's just an ordinary person.
Under normal circumstances, even if one cannot become a top-tier Yonko like Kaido through the Azure Dragon Fruit, becoming a Yonko's right-hand man, a Shichibukai, or even an Admiral is entirely possible!
"sure."
The selection of the Sternritter was a major event, and even many Sternritter knights came.
Even Hasward was watching from the top!
After Beltz returned to the bench, she saw five more girl group members.
Are these five conjoined twins?
Beltz really wanted to complain; it seemed like every time they appeared, it was always the five of them together.
Jadis patted Beltz on the shoulder with obvious admiration and said, "I didn't realize you were so talented!"
"I am far from being as good as you gentlemen," Beltz replied modestly.
"That's right," Bambi said, arms crossed, a look of pride on his face.
"Even if you become a Sternritter, there's still a class difference between us!"
"Don't listen to her. This guy's basic skills are the worst among us." Jadi mercilessly exposed Bambi's weaknesses.
"Gatiss, what did you say?! Do you want to die?!" Bambi, somewhat embarrassed and angry at Gatiss's words, said:
"You two, stop arguing," Lily said, looking like she couldn't stand them anymore. "Look, those five old men aren't simple either."
"Huh?" The two, who were about to start arguing, looked over and found that the Five Elders had also finished their battle.
"These five people..."
Lily fell into deep thought, as if recalling something. She frowned slightly and said, "Something's strange."
"What's wrong?" Gigi tilted her head, deliberately making a cute face.
"Their... fighting style is more similar to ours."
Lily thought for a moment before saying, "It seems more like it already possesses sacred writing."
"How is that possible?" Bambi waved his hand, looking at him as if to say, "Are you dreaming?" "Without His Majesty's blessing, how could they possibly awaken the sacred script?"
Although the Holy Script is the power within each Quincy's own soul, it cannot be activated without Yhwach.
Just like the Grim Reaper outside.
The release of a Shinigami's Zanpakuto is also a power of their soul, but it cannot be activated without a Zanpakuto.
Compared to them, those Hollows are the most perverted.
The abilities of Shinigami and Quincy are mostly learned through training or guided by certain tools or mediums.
However, most of the abilities of the Void are innate.
But perhaps this is what is meant by balance.
It is precisely because the innate power of the Void is too great that they generally lack wisdom and the ability to learn later in life.
Because Shinigami and Quincy are inherently weaker, they can develop their civilization through intelligence.
When civilization develops to a certain level, it can surpass barbaric biological groups.
What can transcend a civilization must be another civilization.
For example, the Quincy civilization.
The development of the Death Gods has almost stagnated over the past thousand years. After all, they are the dominant force in the Three Realms, and no one can threaten their position.
The Quincy, however, worked hard and developed in the shadows for another thousand years, so it is quite normal for them to gain power that surpasses that of the Shinigami.
If it weren't for Aizen and Ichigo Kurosaki's intervention and Uryu Ishida's betrayal, the Shinigami would have been easily crushed by the Wandenreich during the Thousand-Year Blood War.
"That's precisely why it's strange..."
Litoto narrowed her eyes slightly.
Beltz glanced at Litoto's expression and couldn't help but admire the woman's keen observation skills.
No wonder I was able to detect my own abnormality.
This is certainly related to Litoto's own abilities, but her keen observation skills also play a significant role.
"Never mind, they were arranged by Hasward after all." Bambi didn't want to dwell on the five old men, so he shrugged and said:
"It might be some secret army of the empire, who knows? We'll find out sooner or later anyway."
"Beltz, are you confident against them?"
"That's hard to say," Beltz said with a wry smile. "I think those five people are quite strong. Although they came up from the bottom rounds, they get stronger with each battle."
"You'll run into each other sooner or later," Litoto said calmly.
In the Swiss system, if you keep winning, the best players will eventually meet each other.
Therefore, Beltz knew that he would definitely encounter one of the Five Elders next, and even encounter clones of the Five Elders in the next two rounds!
At the end of this day, eight people will be assigned 1-0, and eight people will be assigned 0-1.
The internal battle between these two groups will begin tomorrow.
Beltz observed the progress of the match.
His battle with the Five Elders was relatively quick, but the battles of the others were quite intense.
It took eight battles to finish in one morning.
The draw after the battle ended, unsurprisingly, drew one of the Five Elders in group 1-0, specifically Magu!
"Looks like you're not having much luck."
Litoto, who had also been watching the match, said, "I drew one of the strongest ones."
"Yes..." Beltz sighed.
The clones of the Five Elders are all very powerful, but their strength is also related to the strength of their original bodies, and they vary in strength.
The most powerful is naturally Topman Saint, who possesses the power of sealing the boar, and the second most powerful is Nasujuro Saint, who possesses the power of horse bones!
This horse bone is now the second most powerful among the Five Elders' clones!