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Chapter 221 Wastodd's Concern!

“Bailgang’s spiritual pressure has disappeared.”

At the moment of Barragan's death, in Las Noches, the King couldn't hide his admiration in his eyes. He tilted his head and looked at Aizen, saying, "Kanji is indeed very capable. He even managed to kill Barragan, and he's also controlled those naughty children. Aren't you panicking, Aizen?"

Seated on his throne, Aizen simply smiled slightly: "No, this is a better ending than him being killed by Barragan."

"Hiss, he's really stubborn." The king muttered, then suddenly turned his head: "This is..."

“Grimmjow’s spiritual pressure, so that’s how it is. He wasn’t killed, but just controlled?” Aizen said. “Not only him, but it seems that two other old friends of yours have also infiltrated Hueco Mundo. Things are getting more and more interesting.”

……

boom!
When the candy, formed from the purest energy of Barragan, was put into Grimmjow's body, it was like a spark being thrown into boiling oil.

Grimmjow's previously steady spiritual pressure suddenly boiled and went berserk! His illusory leopard-like silhouette flashed and expanded violently on his body, emitting a silent yet soul-shaking roar!

The seemingly insurmountable chasm between Adjuchas and Vastod is essentially an ultimate tempering and breakthrough of one's own soul form, will strength, and energy level.

Countless powerful Adjuchas, throughout their lives, were unable to cross that boundary, ultimately perishing or degenerating in despair.

Grimmjow originally possessed the talent to evolve into a Vasto Lorde Hollow, but he was still young and his experience was far from sufficient.

However, Guan Yi has forcibly fed all these deficiencies with the Six Treasures Immortal Thief, and the tightly locked door to evolution has now been forcibly opened by Guan Yi!

This is actually very dangerous.

The power of Barragan, imbued with a sense of annihilation, clashes fiercely with Grimmjow's instinct for destruction and evolution; they are irreconcilable. One wrong move, and Grimmjow's soul will disintegrate!
Neither Guan Yi nor Grimmjow ever discussed this point. Grimmjow had maxed-out confidence, while Guan Yi was indifferent.

If you've already fed yourself everything, and you still can't get past this hurdle, then it's not your fault.

"Roar~!" Inside his body, Grimmjow roared repeatedly. He felt his soul being torn apart and reassembled. Every spiritual particle was wailing, yet being reborn in the midst of its wailing.

This is evolution.

Guan Yi stood quietly, his spiritual pressure fluctuating unstablely as he experienced the details of this evolution.

The roar grew stronger and stronger.

The spiritual pressure fluctuations grew increasingly violent!

"Just a force of that old bastard who was killed! Quiet down...!"

When Grimmjow let out such a roar, the violent, conflicting spiritual pressure seemed to reach a critical point, suddenly collapsing and condensing inward, replaced by a deep, restrained, yet even more oppressive calm.

"Huh...huh..."

Grimmjow was panting, but his breathing sounded less hurried and violent than before, and more deep and dignified.

It was a natural aura that arose after a leap in the level of life. Grimmjow's spiritual pressure increased fivefold in an instant, making him a more perfect and higher-level life form than before!
Grimmjow, promoted to Vastod!
"Congratulations." Guan Yi silently congratulated him, her gaze fixed on the swirling sand ahead.

From the desolate sands, two figures draped in cloaks concealing their spiritual pressure slowly emerged.

"Kan-yi-san, it's been a long time." Kisuke Urahara greeted Kan-yi with a smile, raising his right hand.

"That feeling just now...did you seal an Arrancar inside your body?" Yoruichi scoffed, "You brat, after two years together, how many things are you still hiding from us!"

"Manager, Sister Yoruichi."

Guan Yi smiled and greeted her, "It hasn't been that long, has it? Less than three months. There are just too many things I want to do, and it's not convenient for me to stay at the shop, so I had to leave without saying goodbye."

"What you want to do?" Urahara Kisuke paused for a moment upon hearing this, then chuckled lightly. "You mean reporting Aizen? I don't recall ever telling you about our feud with Aizen. Can you tell me... how did you find out about this?"

"If you can tell me, I won't leave."

“I see.” Urahara Kisuke shook his head in distress, his gaze slightly narrowed. “Then… can I come back? Kane-san. The past two years have been very pleasant. Let’s not dwell on the past, and from now on, let’s be honest with each other, okay?” “Hmm… wait for me a moment. If you still want to invite me back in half a minute, I’ll seriously consider it.” As soon as he finished speaking, Kane’s spiritual pressure suddenly surged skyward!

"Ok?"

Although they were wary of Guan Yi at this moment, Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi did not think that Guan Yi would fight them. So, under their puzzled gazes, Guan Yi sheathed his sword, raised his hands, his left hand glowing with a deep blue light, and his right hand flashing with a blazing red light!
Double-handed.

Cultivate both body and mind; destiny is determined by the heart.

Immediately afterwards, Guan Yi clasped his hands together!
The azure and crimson light merged instantly, transforming into a chaotic and mysterious hue that enveloped Guan Yi. This was not an external transformation, but a thorough surgery launched from within, on the very foundation of his own existence!
The first thing that is stripped away by Guan Yi is the natural protective and balanced layer in the human soul!

Under Guan Yi's control, the power of his two hands was like the most precise scalpel, accurately cutting into the essence of his own soul, simulating the lack and emptiness at the beginning of his birth.

A violent, soul-deep pain surged forth, a thousand times greater than any physical injury; it was a feeling of being torn apart, of being ripped from its core, an emptiness. Guan Yi's face instantly turned ashen, his body trembling violently, but his eyes grew ever clearer and sharper, igniting a fire within his soul.

Only then did he vaguely sense something, and Kisuke Urahara turned pale with horror: "Stop!"

boom--

A powerful surge of spiritual pressure whipped up the desert sands, obscuring the view of Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi.

Guan Yi accelerated the surgical process!
He used the Reverse Rebirth Triple Technique to disperse himself into a spiritual particle state, and then, drawing on the Vastod-level spiritual particle arrangement he had sensed during Grimmjow's breakthrough, he reorganized his spiritual particles!
Chi Chi Chi -!
The Six Treasures Immortal Thief devoured souls, helping Grimmjow, an Adjuchas-level being, to gradually perfect himself. This process of helping him advance to become a Vasto Lorde gave Guan Yi a more detailed understanding of Hollows and beings like the Great Hollows than anyone else!

Spiritual particles began to seep from his body surface, a sign of the collapse of the old structure.

The spiritual energy channels beneath his skin flickered, their shapes twisting and contorting, sometimes expanding like ethereal tentacles, sometimes contracting like human veins. A violent clash of spiritual pressure erupted within him, causing the surrounding space to tremble slightly.

His appearance began to change visibly; his hair danced wildly without wind, faintly tinged with a pale hue. Faint spiritual pressure patterns, like Hollow steel skin, appeared on his body surface, but were more restrained and complex than ordinary Hollow steel skin.

His fingernails sharpened, and deep within his pupils, a crimson light gradually condensed and spread, eventually turning those eyes, which originally belonged to humans, into a dark red that was both wild and empty, like those of a top-tier Hollow!

He is transforming himself into nothingness!

"you you……"

Inside his body, Grimmjow, who had just been promoted to Vasto Lorde, was speechless with shock. "The move you said you could learn from my evolution, is this it?!"
How could such a thing happen?!
When Kisuke Urahara's Benihime tore through the smoke and dust, the figure that appeared before him and Yoruichi had completely transformed. Her pale hair, sharp claws, dark eyes, and the traces of a mask remaining on her right cheek...

Especially the striking and unique spiritual pressure, and the huge hole in his chest, all told Urahara Kisuke and Yoruichi an unbelievable fact—right before their eyes, in just a dozen seconds, Kaneki had transformed from a powerful human Shinigami into an extremely dangerous Vasto Lorde-class Arrancar!

"H-How is this possible...?!"

Kisuke Urahara's Hogyoku can only break the boundary between Shinigami and Hollows.

However, this boundary refers to granting Shinigami Hollow Masks on top of their existing abilities, allowing them to acquire Hollow powers! Even the Hogyoku could not achieve what Kaneki has accomplished!

Did humanity actively transform into the unreal?
This is a level higher than simply mastering.

It is to acquire, it is to possess!
This is a higher level of evolution and a more perfect transformation of life than what he and Aizen pursued!
"You... this is also Chinese magic?"

After a long silence, Kisuke Urahara finally asked in a hoarse voice.

Guan Yi raised his hand, looked at his pale palm and sharp claws, and laughed, "Of course. So, Manager, Yoruichi, are you still going to invite me back?"

Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi remained silent.

They understood Guan Yi's subtext—the secrets I hold are unacceptable to you, you cannot erase your curiosity and fear, and forcing compatibility will only push each other to the brink of a life-or-death struggle!
The situation developed in a way that exceeded their expectations. For a moment, they were speechless and did not know what to do!
"So, do you want me to stay?... If you don't want me to stay, kids, let's go!"

With a wave of his arm, Guan Yi sent over six hundred Pikachu following the Vasto Lorde-level Arrancar into the depths of Hueco Mundo.

Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi hesitated, then looked at each other in silence, finally letting out two long sighs.

　It is with great regret that we inform you that the 2025 update for this book will end here. Si Yang plans to take a year off, and we'll see you in 26.

　　
　
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