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Chapter 213: Void!

"The hunter's spiritual pressure... has disappeared?"

"The 'Special Target's' spiritual pressure had just briefly surged, approaching second-level spiritual power, seemingly indicating Shikai, but... why did the battle end in an instant? Why was it the second-level spiritual power 'Hunter' who was defeated? What happened?!"

Inside the Technology Development Bureau, a host of doubts swirled in Akin's mind, leaving him completely perplexed.

But soon, he began to worry about something else: "Captain..."

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Hueco Mundo.

Grimmjow's spiritual pressure has completely dissipated in the desolate sand pits created by the battle.

Guan Yi sheathed his Zanpakuto and made a preliminary assessment of his combat abilities.

The time spent cultivating is ultimately too short. Even though it has made up for much of the shortness through absorbing spiritual energy and continuously improving one's life cultivation in the world of one person, it is still not an advantage compared to the genius Hollows and Shinigami of the Shinigami world who have cultivated for hundreds or thousands of years.

His peak performance is only comparable to Grimmjow's; he still has a long way to go.

However, Guan Yi has strong practical combat skills and has mastered a lot of knowledge. Even if he only uses half of it, he can easily defeat Grimmjow.

The next goal is still to further increase spiritual pressure. The essence of a Shinigami's battle is still a battle of spiritual pressure. Even if he can defeat an opponent with spiritual pressure that is twice his own through skill, if the opponent's spiritual pressure is three or five times his own, then he will probably be helpless.

Not to mention Aizen.

He let out a soft breath, feeling a sense of exhaustion, an indescribable weariness washing over him. The road to victory seemed endless, and the goal of defeating Death remained a distant dream.

Guan Yi looked at the white guiding rune that the secret realm had given him after he defeated Grimmjow.

The complete guide to the Bleach world probably only gives you the Golden Secret Rune, so Guan Yi sometimes wonders if it's necessary to take such a risk. If he's not careful and gets caught by Aizen, he can't survive as long as Meow Meow and the Great King.

Or... why not just join Aizen's ranks like the Great King did, and try to get a purple or red secret rune?

For some reason, this idea gradually took root in Guan Yi's heart, and the feeling of weariness grew stronger and stronger, so Guan Yi sat cross-legged on the ground.

"The battle just now must have alerted quite a few Hollows; at least five spiritual pressures are approaching me. I'll wait here and then go see Aizen."

He slowly closed his eyes, as if he were dozing.

A figure slowly appeared in the distance.

Observing Guan Yi's appearance, Mayuri Kurotsuchi let out a soft snort: "Stop pretending. I have a lot of confidence in my medicine, but it's not so powerful that it can completely break down your resistance just by being absorbed from a distance... Are you trying to ambush me?"

Guan Yi opened her eyes, her weariness fading, and smiled, saying, "We meet again. What kind of medicine is this? It works really well. Tell me the formula."

I'll register a company in the real world, reduce the dosage, and use it as a sleeping pill. I estimate it won't be long before it's on the market, and I'll give you 10% of the profits.

"Huh?" Mayuri Kurotsuchi chuckled. "This kind of pretense is even more pointless. That dose may not break your will, but it's impossible for you to be completely unaffected either. You don't want to move, you want to sleep, you only have two choices in front of you."

One option is to resist until more Arrancar arrive, capture you, or eliminate you. The other is to obediently submit to me and return to Soul Society with me.

"Don't worry, you are a precious experimental subject, and I will treat you well. As long as you obey my orders, you can become my subordinate."

Guan Yi shook his head and stood up again. His unwavering body caused the brows under the mask of Mayuri Kurotsuchi to furrow slightly, and he let out a soft exclamation.

Then Guan Yi said, "You used a colorless and odorless nerve-related drug mist that dissolves upon contact with blood. After use, the drug will evaporate into the air. When someone is injured and heals in battle, this drug will enter the body through the flowing blood, affecting the target's thoughts and will."

It was made specifically for me, right? Because a year ago, you stabbed me in the back, but my injury healed instantly. This medicine was made to break the Triple Reversal of Life.

Just as I was being wounded by Grimmjow and my injuries were healing, the drug you secretly released dissolved into my body. Of course, this drug also worked on Grimmjow, rendering him almost powerless to resist after I stabbed him.”

"Not bad, you're quite right, your analysis is completely correct." Mayuri Kurotsuchi drew his Zanpakuto, his tone surprised. "But can you tell me why my medicine didn't work for you?"

"Because I have good digestion," Guan Yi said with a smile. "I can even enjoy eating highly toxic food."

"Furthermore," Guan Yi also drew his Zanpakuto, his expression slightly solemn, "Things don't happen more than three times. This is the last time, Mayuri Kurotsuchi. If I discover you've plotted against me again, I will risk infiltrating the Soul Society and utterly annihilate you!"

"Oh, is it so?"

Mayuri Kurotsuchi was unfazed. If one drug didn't work, he had an even more powerful invention. "You don't think I'm only at the level I was at last time in the human world, when my spiritual pressure was sealed, do you?!"
But in the next instant, the change in Guan Yi caused Mayuri Kurotsuchi's body to tremble slightly.

Guan Yi's spiritual pressure, which was originally as calm as a deep pool and carried mysterious fluctuations, suddenly turned into a cold, azure blue.

A smooth, pale, slightly metallic Hollow Mask quickly covered the left half of his face, from his forehead to his jaw. This mask wasn't the rugged style of Grimmjow's bone armor helmet, but rather had sharp lines and an elegant shape!

Its edges were adorned with subtle, circuit-like or talisman-like silver light that flowed slowly. The mask concealed his left eye, where the eyehole should have been, a deep darkness, occasionally punctuated by fleeting glimpses of pale blue starlight, as if concealing a restrained rage!

"A mask? A blurring effect?!"

If it were just a hollow transformation, it wouldn't be enough to shock Mayuri Kurotsuchi. But no matter how he sensed it, the Hollow power that Guan Yi was displaying at this moment belonged to the 'Hunter' who had just fought Guan Yi!

Why did the power of the broken mask become the power of his Hollowfication? Why could his spiritual pressure increase so dramatically in this way?!
After the initial shock came an even greater frenzy.

This ability is so mysterious!
It makes me really want to find out more!

"Solution—"

puff--

Just as Mayuri Kurotsuchi was about to use his Bankai, a figure flashed past him! The speed of that blade strike far exceeded the ability of Mayuri Kurotsuchi, a Shinigami captain with mediocre combat skills, to catch it, and it slashed across his neck!

The mask shattered, and the head flew off.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi's headless corpse and head rapidly transformed into spiritual particles and vanished into Hueco Mundo!

"I dare not eat this stuff; there might be something that even the Six Treasures Immortal Thief cannot digest."

The appearance of a fully furnished apartment is the essence of a bare-bones apartment.

Guan Yi sheathed his sword, dispelled the illusion, and calmed the raging will within him.

"Don't rush, don't rush. Look, our teamwork is pretty good, right? We took down one of the Death Captains in one go. Well, we didn't completely take him down."

"Bastard! What have you done?! Kill me, or get me out of your body!"

"No, no, if I erase your consciousness, your power won't be as smooth. It will take me a long, long time to fully digest it." Guan Yi thought to himself, "How about we make a deal? You help me fully master the power of the Void, and I'll give you a new body and set you free."

"Damn it—" Grimmjow's curses kept echoing in Guan Yi's mind.

Guan Yi ignored him and quickly retreated away from the area, heading in a direction far away from the Void Palace.

(End of this chapter)