To be honest, Kirito was not a Grim Reaper at all. It was just a coincidence that he had the Soul Cutter. Bankai might be possible for Kirito, but it was impossible for him to do so now.
Kirito's Soul Cutter was still too far away from awakening. Even now, Kirito's Soul Cutter did not have much of a connection with Kirito, so it was unknown when he would be able to unlock Bankai.
"You're too weak. You don't even know Bankai. All the Grim Reapers I've fought before didn't know Bankai. Fighting you is an insult to my cultivation!" The Hollow grinned at Kirito.
In fact, Kirito didn't have much of a choice. His body was very strange to begin with. He didn't know much about the Grim Reaper's abilities. Sometimes, there would be some movements of Hollows in his body. Moreover, there was a power that Kirito didn't know about. Kirito's undeveloped body had a lot of potential.
The Hollow seemed to have discovered something on the Douren's body, then propped up its chin with one hand and said: "Not only does your body have an extremely unstable Reiatsu, I can also sense the presence of my own kind. This is very complicated, just what are you?"
The Hollow actually began to study Kirito. This also angered Kirito. He swung his sword again and hit the Hollow's body. The Hollow took two steps back but was not injured. It continued to taunt, "Seeing that you still have a chance to develop, I'll let you develop. When your cultivation reaches a certain level, I'll eat you!"
Kirito used his sword to push against the ground and stood up with difficulty, "So what if I don't know Bankai? I'll definitely save my people. Don't be too arrogant!"
Hollow said, "Before you want to kill me, you should take a look at your own situation. It's not that I'm looking down on you, but look around you!"
At this time, the surrounding Voids had also arrived not far from Kirito. They looked at Kirito with fierce expressions as if he was a delicious cake. However, because the Void was there, these Voids instinctively did not dare to approach Kirito. There was also a level restriction in Hueco Munch, so the Voids who wanted to devour Voids could only watch from the side. None of them dared to go forward.
The Hollow seemed to have thought of an idea as it chuckled. Then it said to Kirito, "How about this, I'll see if you can withstand the attacks of the Voids. I can't come out empty-handed today. I'll take this little girl."
Before Kirito could say anything, the surrounding Voids became restless. They looked like they were about to tear Kirito to shreds.
The Hollow seemed to have suddenly given an order to the Voids outside. They all rushed towards Kirito like madmen. The Hollow lifted Lucia and prepared to continue absorbing her spiritual energy. Then it continued to say to Kirito, "If you can endure this, I'll acknowledge you. Only then will you be worthy of being eaten by me."
Kirito roared and said something about letting go of Lucia. However, the Voids behind Kirito were not just for show. They pounced on him one by one. At first, Kirito still had the ability to resist. He swung his sword and killed a few Voids. However, no matter how strong he was, he could not fight against so many Voids. Soon, the Voids drowned Kirito and pinned him to the ground. On the other side, Kirito also saw that the Void had begun to absorb Lucia's remaining spiritual energy. If Lucia's spiritual energy was completely absorbed by it, Lucia would really die.
At this time, the Voids also felt their backs and legs being bitten. A strong sense of helplessness welled up in their hearts. Kirito's heart was also filled with despair. The pressure in his heart seemed to be too much. Kirito reached out his hand towards Lucia and said with a trembling voice, "No … No …"
Kirito's heart became more and more depressed. Just as the Voids were feeling proud, Kirito suddenly roared. A red light spread from Kirito's body to the entire area. Some of the Voids around him were directly shattered and died. Some of their masks were also shattered and they fainted. Even the strongest Void's mask cracked and his body exploded with blood.
Kirito's eyes were now like a killing god who had just walked out of hell. The surrounding air seemed to have turned red. Kirito grabbed the Soul Cutter and swung it horizontally. A blood-red Sword Energy rushed out and half of the Voids around him were directly killed by him.
Yes, at this most critical moment, and also because of Lucia's danger, Kirito successfully broke through the bottleneck and awakened Haoshoku Haki.
Kirito's body was wrapped in a beautiful red light at the moment, but Kirito did not want to observe these details now. He also found that he had awakened a strange power. A Void woke up from its coma and attacked Kirito again. Kirito did not move much. He just looked back and the Void's mask directly broke. Kirito casually slashed the Void and the Void disappeared into the air.
The Voids next to him also began to fear Kirito and no longer dared to attack. They all looked at Kirito timidly. At this time, the Voids turned to the powerful Void and said, "I told you, don't touch her."
"How … How …"
Before the Void could finish speaking, Kirito had already raised the Soul Cutter right above him. The speed was so fast that the Void could not react. He only knew that Kirito suddenly disappeared. Suddenly, the Void felt that his head was grabbed by a powerful big hand. The Void trembled and looked up. He saw that Kirito's eyes were bloodshot. He grabbed his head vigorously and said, "I told you not to touch her!" The moment he spoke, Haoshoku Haki was activated again.
The Void's mask directly burst, revealing a human appearance. He had a tall nose, blue eyes, and eyes like arrows. His eyes were full of disbelief. As the mask broke, before the Void could react, Kirito had already thrown out a black sword energy. The sword energy cut through the air and directly hit the Void into the ground.
The Void coughed violently. Suddenly, his eyes widened and a strange green light appeared around him. He looked at Kirito with a sneer and did not say anything. It seemed that he recognized Kirito's strength. Gradually, a strange demon sword condensed in his hand. He also used spiritual power to form a mask-like material to cover his whole body. Suddenly, he wrapped his hands behind his back and a pair of wings spread out.
His wings whistled in the wind, and the moment he took off, he stirred up a gust of wind, and a pile of small stones flew out. He looked at Kirito with sharp eyes, and the corner of his mouth curved into a cold smile.
His sword gathered spiritual power, wrapped in lightning, and rushed toward Kirito from top to bottom.
Kirito's eyes were red again. He used Haoshoku Haki on the Void again and wrapped the skin of his whole body with Armament Haki. He looked ready to attack, as if he could take the opponent's head at any time.