Chapter 557
Chen Fan looked at the sign in his hand, hesitated slightly, and said, "I need to talk to Yoruichi and the others."
"It's up to you. You decide when to leave. That sign is in your hands; the six stars represent worlds similar to those in your blood. Where you go is up to you. The energy bar is full now; you can open it anytime. If you need your blood, just drip it into that small hole," Mayuri Kurotsuchi said.
After listening, Chen Fan turned and left. Before leaving, Chen Fan suddenly turned back to Kisuke Urahara and Mayuri Kurotsuchi and said, "By the way, there's something wrong with the Seireitei's shadows. Keep an eye on them." Then he left.
Urahara Kisuke and Mayuri Kurotsuchi were taken aback, but they took Chen Fan's words to heart; Chen Fan wasn't the kind of person who spoke meaningless words.
Over the next few days, Chen Fan told his women everything, and they all agreed. They wanted to see Chen Fan happy. Some things, if left unresolved, will always remain a knot in their hearts. Although they don't usually show it, you can still sense it if you observe them closely.
After explaining everything, Chen Fan breathed a sigh of relief. Anyway, he could come back; it wasn't like he was gone forever. He could just treat it as a vacation.
Chen Fan dripped a drop of his blood onto the sign, then casually tapped one of the stars on it;
"Buzz..."
A pitch-black tunnel appeared before Chen Fan, Chen Fan leaped inside and vanished from the Soul Society...
Chapter 117 First Encounter with Pirates
(Chapter 107 First Encounter with Pirates)
(With 17 months to go before the Thousand-Year Blood War, Chen Fan arrived in the world of Pirate King, only to find that his trip wasn't in vain. To return, he needed energy, and the only thing available was a 'Devil Fruit.' To get back, he decided to steal one!)
The azure sky and the boundless sea, the colors of the water and sky echoing each other, make the scenery even more beautiful. Seagulls soar above the horizon, occasionally skimming the surface to snatch a small fish that has just mustered the courage to surface, only to die instantly. The fish is filled with regret, wondering why it mustered the courage to surface for air. Its mother had told it not to surface so easily, that the air above the sea was dangerous. Perhaps it could have enjoyed a delicious life as a fish. Tears involuntarily streamed down its face. This shows that having the courage to do something always comes at a price, just like Chen Fan's situation now.
"Whoosh..." A Garganta suddenly opened in the sky above the azure sea, and a man covered in blood and dressed in tattered clothes fell out of the Garganta. Oh, and as an aside, he was now thousands of meters above the sea level.
Seeing this, Chen Fan's face turned extremely ugly. He shouted angrily, "Kisuke Urahara! Mayuri Kurotsuchi! You two bastards, you're using me for experiments, aren't you? I won't let you get away with this!" His voice echoed over the sea, startling the seagull that was just about to swallow the fish. The seagull opened its mouth wide, and the small fish fell into its mouth and into the sea. With a flick of its tail, it swam back into the sea and came back to life.
At this moment in Soul Society, Nemu Kurotsuchi said to Kisuke Urahara and Mayuri Kurotsuchi, "Lord Kisuke Urahara, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, is this really a good idea? Will Captain Chen Fan be in any danger? It was just completed, and we've experimented with it dozens of times on death row inmates from Soul Society, and not a single one has survived."
"Shut up! Nemu! Don't blame my failure on them. Their spiritual pressure was too low, and their strength wasn't enough. My invention can't be wrong, and even if it is, it's only a tiny deviation," said Mayuri Kurotsuchi.
Kisuke Urahara smiled and said, "No problem. Captain Chen Fan's strength is unfathomable. In fact, he is the best test subject."
"I wonder what new and interesting materials Captain Chen Fan will bring back for us. I'm really looking forward to it!" Mayuri Kurotsuchi said with a terrifying smile. Her face, already painted with various designs, was scary enough, but her smile made it even scarier.
"..." Nemu Kurotsuchi fell silent, silently praying that Chen Fan wouldn't accidentally die, otherwise the materials wouldn't be able to be transported back;
No one is truly worried about Chen Fan. I wonder if Chen Fan will cry when he finds out.
"Thump!!!"
A huge splash erupted on the sea surface, suggesting that Chen Fan's swimming skills weren't very good. No matter how perfect the jump and the thousands of degrees of rotation and flips in the air, if the water pressure upon landing isn't executed properly, a high score won't be achieved.
"Glug glug...!" A string of bubbles escaped from Chen Fan's mouth in the seawater;
No, it would be a huge joke if a Level 5 man drowned in the sea. Even if no one knew, he couldn't bear it.
"Whoosh..." Whirlpools appeared behind Chen Fan, propelling Chen Fan towards the surface. Chen Fan face flushed red, and finally, just as he was about to run out of oxygen, he broke through the surface.
"Ha... ha... ha..." Chen Fan gasped for breath, inwardly cursing Kisuke Urahara and Mayuri Kurotsuchi. They were used to Human World between the Human World and Soul Society or Hueco Mundo, and had never encountered anything like this before. Chen Fan had once again been attacked by unknown substances. He had never imagined that other creatures could survive in the crevices between different dimensions. He barely escaped, almost dying there again. If he died again, Chen Fan believed he would definitely be the protagonist of some novel—a man who dies a hundred times over!
Chen Fan lay on the sea, panting. He didn't know how long Chen Fan had been in that tunnel; it was just endless darkness with a tiny glimmer of light at the end. Chen Fan had been desperately trying to escape, but that glimmer of light never seemed to grow bigger. Although Chen Fan hadn't calculated it precisely, it had probably been about half a month. His hunger told him that he could eat a whole cow—no, nine cows—right now.
But where am I? I close my eyes and try to feel around. There's no trace of magical elements in the air, nor Reishi energy. It seems I've arrived in a completely unfamiliar place.
Suddenly, the once calm sea began to churn;