Later, Aizen obtained the Hōgyoku and created more powerful Arrancar. These first-generation Arrancar were eliminated from the Espada and placed after the 100th Arrancar.
The reason is that these Arrancar have not been completely transformed by the Hōgyoku. They are actually failures.
The two Arrancar also proved this point with their own strength.
The two three-digit Arrancar fought desperately. In addition to providing information to the three people and letting Uryū Ishida and Yasutora Sado show their skills, they had no other purpose.
At this time, Uehara Shiroha, who quietly came to Hueco Mundo, also saw this battle.
In the process, Uryū and Chad also performed a classic "side switch." At the beginning, the speed-type shooter Uryū faced the power-type Arrancar, and the power-type Chad faced the speed-type shooter Arrancar, and then both of them fought very hard.
So, the two decisively changed sides, and then the Brazo Derecha de Gigante and the Ryūken Glove began to exert their strength.
Although the operation of these two people seems very exciting, they are very timely in responding to emergencies.
But the question is why can other people's speed-type suppress your power-type, and the power-type can suppress your speed-type, but they can't beat it once they change sides?
Isn't it because of the strong strength that they can suppress everything?
It seems very reasonable, but in fact, there are many loopholes.
Uehara Shiroha saw it and was speechless.
It can only be said that the battle with the Quincy and the Fullbringer is still different from the battle of the Shinigami.
But in the end, they still won.
It was just that the Arrancar who lost the battle also triggered the mechanism, and the hall and the passageway began to collapse.
Hueco Mundo does not keep useless people. Since you lose, you must die.
Ichigo, Chad, and Uryū did not want to be buried with them.
They rushed to the only passage and finally ran to the ground.
After rushing out of the ground, the three came to a desert.
They looked around.
What they saw was a desert without vitality, and a cold crescent moon hung in the sky.
Barren, desolate, vast...
Uryū nodded and thought to himself: "This fits the stereotype of Hueco Mundo, it's right!"
He found that the concentration of Reishi here is very high, even more suitable for fighting than in Soul Society!
Here, his Quincy power can be better exerted.
This time, the Quincy's sacred arrow of destruction will illuminate the entire Hueco Mundo!
Looking at the desert in front of him, Ichigo, holding Zangetsu, exclaimed:
"Is this Hueco Mundo? It's really lifeless!"
As he spoke, he suppressed the throbbing in his heart.
After arriving in Hueco Mundo, the power of Hollow that he had been suppressing began to stir.
But he didn't have the time and energy to think about the problem of Hollows now.
His eyes were on the huge shadow in the distance.
Under the cold moonlight, a huge palace stood quietly in the desert.
The style of the palace was very strange. The main body was round, and there were huge stone pillars around it whose function was unknown.
On the top of the circular building was a huge arched cover, like a canopy.
Recalling the Hueco Mundo mentioned by the two Arrancar just now, Ichigo's eyes became sharp.
"Is that Las Noches?" Chad, who was sturdy, brown-skinned and wearing a floral shirt, also looked at the huge palace in the distance with a serious face.
His "Brazo Derecha de Gigante" was trembling slightly.
Its power became more active.
He thought secretly in his heart:
"That's good! This way I can help and fight alongside Ichigo!"
Ichigo clenched his Zanpakutō: "Let's get going! Otherwise, we may run into some strange troubles!"
The three of them ran for a while, and were surprised to find that the distance between them and Las Noches was not shortened.
The huge palace standing in the distance did not change in size or distance.
The three of them stopped involuntarily.
Chad said in a low voice: "The distance has not changed at all."
Uryū pushed his glasses and said:
"This means that we are very far from Las Noches, and that palace is terribly large. Therefore, the sense of distance is confusing. Its structure is not a conventional building. There is no palace of this style in Karakura Town and Soul Society. I can't imagine how such a huge palace can be built in the desert, and I don't know what such a huge palace is used for."
In addition, they also noticed that after a while, the moon was still hanging high in the sky without any change.
As the legend said, there is only night here, no day, and only the moon in the sky, no stars or sun.
What a desperate world.
Only in such a desolate world could monsters like Hollows be born.
Ichigo looked around again, and all he could see was endless deserts, stone mountains, and some things that looked like trees.
He walked over and took a closer look, only to find that those trees were made of quartz.
These trees looked dead, just like the Hueco Mundo in front of him, lifeless and full of wildness.
Las Noches standing in the distance was incompatible with this dead and desolate atmosphere, but it was not abrupt.
The three knew that the enemy was in that palace.
At this moment, in the Fifth Tower of Las Noches, the Espada began to gather.
"What happened?" asked the Segunda Espada Baraggan Louisenbairn casually.
"I heard that there was an enemy invasion and that passage 22 had collapsed!" Noveno Espada Aaroniero Arruruerie replied.
"No. 22? I remember that was where Dordoni was in charge." Baraggan sighed. "They actually invaded from such a far place!"
He didn't care about Dordoni's death at all.
A piece of trash like an ant, it's dead.
Aaroniero also nodded and agreed:
"That is to say! If the invaders can rush into the throne where we are in one breath, it will be quite interesting..."
"If that's the case, it's really interesting!" Quinto Espada Nnoitra Gilga said excitedly.
"Really, it's keeping me awake." The leader of the Espada, the Primera Espada, Coyote Starrk, looked bored and decadent.
The other Espada—Tercera Espada Tier Harribel, who represented sacrifice, the Cuatro Espada, Ulquiorra Cifer, who represented emptiness, the Sexta Espada, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, who represented destruction, the Séptima Espada, Zommari Rureaux, who represented intoxication, the Octava Espada, Szayelaporro Granz, who represented madness, and the Décima Espada, Yammy Llargo, who represented rage—all sat down calmly.
All the Espada have been assembled!
In the cold moonlight falling on the palace, three Shinigami slowly appeared in front of the Espada.
They were Aizen, Ichimaru Gin, and Tōsen Kaname.
Aizen looked calm and wise.
Ichimaru Gin squinted his eyes with a weird smile, like a cold snake.
Tōsen Kaname covered his eyes with a white cloth, and his face was stern.
"Are you all here?" Aizen said gently as he came to the main seat. "Well, let's have something to drink first! Black tea, please?"
After a while of busy work, each of the ten Arrancar had a cup of black tea in front of them.
"As you may know, an intruder has appeared." Aizen said as he slowly picked up the teacup. "You will see the details soon."
As he finished speaking, Tōsen activated the surveillance device in the room.
Soon, it projected Ichigo, Uryū, and Chad running towards Las Noches in the desert.
Looking at Ichigo and others in the video, Baraggan said disdainfully:
"What? They were just three little brats. It was so embarrassing that Dordoni lost to these little brats."
"Good riddance!" Nnoitra echoed.
In his opinion, the fate of the weak is death. It is also a kind of luck and relief for the weak to be killed by the strong.
However, being killed by these three brats is not luck, but a disgrace.
Grimmjow's pupils shrank.
He was in a very uneasy mood.
Of course, he was not unfamiliar with the orange-haired Shinigami in the image, and he could even say that he would know him even if he turned into ashes.
Because after several battles, he had regarded Ichigo as prey that could not be given up.
Now that his arm had been restored, Grimmjow couldn't wait to find him for a real fight.
This was both to prove himself and to restore his dignity.
Aizen said slowly:
"Don't underestimate the three of them. Not long ago, the four of them broke into the Soul Society and defeated several captains of the Gotei 13."
"Four people?" The dark-skinned Zommari found the discrepancy. "Why are there only three now? Where is the other one?"
"You also know the other one, that is Inoue Orihime who came to Hueco Mundo not long ago," Aizen gave the answer.
Nnoitra nodded and said:
"So they want to rescue their companion? In that case, even if they are weak, it still makes sense."
"Lord Aizen has already said that we should not be careless." Harribel, with short blond hair and a collar covering her mouth, was somewhat disgusted with Nnoitra's unreliable look.
She had a hot body but a very calm and even strict temperament.
In addition, Nnoitra's attitude towards women was also a bit distorted.
The relatively normal Harribel naturally looked down on such a pervert.
Nnoitra frowned:
"That's not what I meant, or are you scared? A dignified Tercera, are you scared by these little human?"
"What did you say?" Harribel also got angry.
The other Espada did not join in the quarrel between the two.
One of the Espada almost fell on the table, and the word "slacking off" was practically written on his face.
Ulquiorra had dealt with Ichigo before.
Looking at the figure in the image, his expression was very calm.
On the one hand, he felt that his previous judgment was correct.
There was no need to kill such a reckless and impulsive ignorant person.
Even if he spared his life at that time, the other party still came to Hueco Mundo to die.
All struggles are in vain and will eventually return to emptiness.
On the other hand, he felt that these people were meaningless.
In his opinion, life and the world have no meaning, except that what the eyes see is emptiness.
In other words, there is no such thing as the heart.
However, Ichigo's act of dying in vain for others is undoubtedly a denial of everything he believes in.
This made Ulquiorra, who firmly believed that emptiness was the answer, a little unhappy.
There was a ripple in his heart.
Yammy made a "tsk" sound and touched his arm.
Seeing this bastard, he thought of his broken arm.
What an infuriating kid.
However, because of Aizen's presence, he did not act rashly.
Grimmjow could not bear it.
He slapped the table and stood up, walking out with big strides.
Now he only wanted to defeat the orange-haired Shinigami.
Before becoming an Arrancar, Grimmjow fought only to devour the enemy and evolve.
As long as he could win and become the "king," he would do whatever it took, even sacrificing his companions.
The reason was that he had no choice.
If they did not move forward, they would die. This was the law of evolution in Hueco Mundo and the fate of the Hollows.
So, he devoured the power of his companions without hesitation.
But now, for the first time in his life, he wanted to win in an upright manner, to defeat the guy named Ichigo Kurosaki head-on, and to prove himself.
This thought was extremely pure, extremely strong, instinctive, and could not be suppressed.
In fact, even after becoming an Arrancar, the Hollow still existed, and the insatiable sense of emptiness and hunger still existed.
The greed and pursuit of higher souls have been engraved in the soul of the Hollow.
However, with the power of the Shinigami, this hunger has new possibilities.
In addition to death and sacrifice, there are new possibilities on the road to evolution.
However, Grimmjow is not aware of this now.
He is just acting according to his nature.
The instinct of a predator!
Looking at Grimmjow who acted on his own, Tōsen Kaname's face darkened:
"Grimmjow, what do you want? Do you want to disobey Lord Aizen's order again?"
Filthy things like Hollows are really stubborn.
They don't know what's good for them!
It seems that the last lesson was not enough.
Grimmjow, who had forgotten the pain after the wound healed, was not afraid at all and answered very firmly:
"Of course, I have to go and destroy the enemy for Lord Aizen. Am I going to sit here and watch these scum invade us?"
This time, he was well prepared. It was impossible for them to sneak attack and cut off his arm.
The "unspeakable" Tōsen tightly grasped Suzumushi.
This time it was not about the arm.
At this time, Aizen spoke up and gave Grimmjow a way out.
"Grimmjow, I'm glad you're thinking of me. But I haven't finished my words yet. So, could you please go back to your seat?"
His tone was very gentle, like a spring breeze, and full of affinity.
This affinity and ability to control the situation were indeed powerful.
However, Grimmjow stood still.
He neither returned to his seat nor spoke.
He just stood there with his neck stiff.
His meaning was very clear:
"Ichigo Kurosaki, I'm determined to fight you! Even the Soul King can't save you now,"
As for the way out given by Aizen, the stubborn Sexta didn't see it at all.
He decided to fight to the end.
After a long time without getting a response, Aizen slightly emphasized his tone:
"What's wrong? I didn't hear your answer, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez?"
The invisible pressure instantly enveloped the entire hall.
An extremely powerful Reiatsu locked onto Grimmjow.
This Reiatsu was like a volcanic eruption, majestic and heavy, and like a biting cold wind, freezing the soul.
Faced with the impact of Reiatsu beyond comprehension, Grimmjow, who was very brave just now, softened his knees and knelt on the ground, his brain trembling, tears streaming, and a look of pure terror on his face.
I can't stand it, I really can't stand it!
At this time, his brain was blank, sweating profusely, and his face was covered with cold sweat, just like a middle-aged man who had overdrawn his potential, and he almost collapsed.
Who can stand this?
The other Espada present were also shocked.
Although Aizen, who gave them power, is like a parent.
But most of the Hollows present, "fatherly love and filial piety" are not even a consideration.
Their moral bottom line is no longer a question of flexibility, but a question of whether they have it or not.
It's just that in the face of this Reiatsu, they all became "honest people.
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