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Chapter 210 A Pathetic Person

Unfortunately, Neutra's final prayer did not work.

Halibel successfully completed the face-breaking.

After breaking free of her mask, Halibel shed her white outer shell, revealing wheat-colored skin and a white, tooth-shaped mask running from her nose beneath her long, yellow hair.

The mask extended downwards, covering Halibel's neck and abdomen like clothing.

A Zanpakuto has also appeared at Haolibel's waist.

Judging from the scabbard, it appears to be a thick-backed knife.

But when Haribel pulled it out, Nnoitra discovered that the Zanpakuto only had the outline of the blade; the inside of the blade was completely hollow.

After becoming an Arrancar, Halibel realized just how vast the difference was between an ordinary Hollow and an Arrancar.

No matter how strong the illusion is, it is still just an illusion.

Even Vastod, who stands at the very top, uses spirit particles in a very crude way.

Their most powerful trump card is only Cero.

Besides that, Hollow's greatest weapon is his own ability.

However, there is absolutely no pattern to ability.

Some weak Hollows possess incredibly powerful abilities, while others, despite being of high rank, lack any outstanding capabilities.

However, after becoming an Arrancar, due to his transformation into a Shinigami, his control over spirit particles increased significantly, allowing him to develop many powerful techniques.

Furthermore, their heightened sensitivity to space allowed them to utilize spatial power for high-speed movement, a technique known as "Sound Reversal."

"call out!"

With a mere thought, Halibel appeared before Nnoitra, brandishing her Zanpakuto and slashing down at him.

"boom!"

Neutra used his four arms to stack the scythe, blocking Halibel's attack.

However, the immense force blasted Neutra, carving two deep trenches into the desert.

Don't assume that Halibel's strength is weak just because her knife is hollow.

It's important to know that Halibel's true form is a "shark" known for its strength.

Although Haribel's future moves will primarily rely on her water control abilities, now that she has just completed her Arrancar transformation, close combat is still the best way for her to utilize her power.

And so it is.

It wasn't just the difference in spiritual pressure; the difference in power also allowed Haribel, even in her normal state after being an Arrancar, to easily defeat Nnoitra at this moment.

They ignored the battle between Halibel and Nnoitra.

The gap between the two is simply too great.

Although Haribel has just become an Arrancar, her control over her own power is not yet as good as Nnoitra's, and she has not had time to develop her own techniques.

However, the increased spiritual pressure she gained after becoming an Arrancar, along with her significantly enhanced control over spiritual particles, was enough for Haribel to defeat Nnoitra.

If Haribel had released her Zanpakuto directly, Nnoitra might have been instantly killed.

However, having just achieved a breakthrough, Halibel is precisely lacking an opponent like Neutra to adapt to her increased strength.

Of course, this is also because Halibel had already seen Erin heading to the place where Apache, Mira Rhodes, and Sun Sun were, using that bead to help the three of them become Arrancar.

……

There are not many top-tier Hollows in Hueco Mundo to begin with.

Women's great emptiness is even rarer.

In Hueco Mundo's more than one million-year history, as far as Erin knows, only two Vasto Lorde-class Hollows have ever appeared.

One of them is Neneel, the former 30th Espada.

The other one is Tina Halibel, who is currently fighting Nnoitra!

Unfortunately, Nnoitra, Neneel, and Halibel all have very poor compatibility.

Seeing Neutra getting beaten up, Erin couldn't help but chuckle.

The Fiftieth Espada, Nnoitra, represents the emotion of "despair".

This is not simply "despair," but rather the "despair" of knowing everything yet being powerless to change the external world or oneself.

Nnoitra is the person in Hueco Mundo who understands the concept of "survival of the fittest" the most.

The strong live, the weak die; this has been the unchanging "rule" of Hueco Mundo for millions of years.

From the moment he gained self-awareness and began to evolve, Nnoitra knew that if he could not become the "strongest," he would one day die at the hands of the stronger.

But Neutra knew that he was not capable of reaching the top as the "strongest".

He wasn't destined to be the "strongest," but one day in the future, he will inevitably become someone else's stepping stone to becoming the "strongest."

Having glimpsed the despair of his future, Nnoitra consciously strengthened his "steel skin" during his evolution. In the end, even though Nnoitra was only at the Adjuchas level, the hardness of his steel skin surpassed that of all Hollows.

After becoming an Arrancar, Nnoitra became the Espada with the strongest defense among all the Arrancar.

However, this only plunged Neutra into even deeper despair.

Even though Nnoitra became the Arrancar with the strongest defense, he was still not the "strongest".

The strongest defense, when faced with a stronger attack, can only become a more resilient target.

Nnoitra became the fiftieth Espada.

The five Espada behind him were no match for him at all, as if they were not even on the same level.

However, Nnoitra is significantly weaker than the four Espada mentioned earlier.

It was as if Nnoitra alone had divided the Espada into two distinct classes.

So Nnoitra accepted his fate and became a battle-obsessed madman.

Even if he were to die, he hoped to die at the hands of someone stronger than himself.

Just after Neutra accepted his "despair," the appearance of two people shattered Neutra's "despair."

The first woman was Tia Harribel.

Once, Neutra and Tia Heribel met and Neutra was defeated.

However, Halibel did not kill or devour Nnoitra, marking the first time Nnoitra questioned her own existence.

The second is Neneel du Odshwank, the former 30th Espada.

Neneel was a Vasto Lorde Hollow with a human "compassionate heart." After Aizen used the Hogyoku to turn her into an Arrancar, she immediately became the 30th Espada.

For Neneel, the strong should protect the weak.

This way of being runs counter to Neutra's "despair" at seeing through his own fate.

This destined the two to be irreconcilable enemies.

In particular, Nnoitra had once been defeated by another female Hollow and had her life spared, which instilled in Nnoitra an extreme hatred for female Hollows.

Nnoitra challenged Neneel multiple times, and based on Nnoitra's "despair," he should have been killed by Neneel, becoming the cornerstone for Neneel's path to greater strength.

However, despite being defeated by Neneel every time, Neneel always managed to spare him in the end.

Furthermore, Neneel referred to her as a "pathetic person."

The phrase "pathetic man" immediately broke Neutra's defenses.

So Nnoitra, together with Szayelaporro, ambushed Neneel and broke her mask.

However, as Nnoitra raised the crescent-shaped sword in his hand, the image of Neneel having spared him so many times flashed through his mind.

In the end, Nnoitra, who believed in the law of the jungle, broke his own rules for the first time. Instead of killing Neneel, he threw the powerless Neneel out of Las Noches.

Unfortunately, despite Nnoitra's successful ambush on Neneel and his throwing out of Las Noches, he did not succeed in being promoted to the Espada, a rank with a smaller number of members.

Under Erin's influence, Nnoitra was forced to embark on a journey to find a replacement for the Espada.

Now, with Erin's help, Tia Holibel has completed her Arrancar transformation, and the power levels of Nnoitra and Holibel have undergone a complete reversal compared to just now.

Tia Heribel, the name she represents, symbolizes "sacrifice" in death.

She is also a powerful female Hollow, just like Neneel, who is willing to give her life for the weak.

Whether it's "protecting the weak" or "sacrificing" to protect the vulnerable, the symbolism of their deaths stands in stark contrast to the "despair" of Neutra's survival-of-the-fittest mentality.

Ultimately, the "despair" of the survival of the fittest prevailed before Halibel.

However, Nnoitra still failed to achieve his wish and died at the hands of the "strongest".

Although she was almost killed by Nnoitra, since Halibel had already agreed to pledge allegiance to Aizen of Las Noches, she naturally wouldn't kill Nnoitra, who was also under Las Noches' command.

Although the timing and location of Aizen's appearance made Halibel suspect that she might have been set up by him.

However, regardless of what happened before, I am now indeed under that person's command.

Thinking about these things again won't help.

Moreover, the person who could so easily grant me such great strength must be far more powerful than me.

In such a situation, resisting would only result in meaningless sacrifices.

So, after defeating Nnoitra, Halibel, along with Apache (who had already become an Arrancar), Mira Rhodes, and Sun Sun, went to Las Noches and became the new Espada.

Upon seeing the three Arrancar, Nnoitra realized that Aizen had likely arrived long ago, and that these four Arrancar were inextricably linked to Aizen.

But even if he knew, there was nothing he could do.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, I'm unlikely to advance any further in my fiftieth rank.

Lying on the ground, Neutra once again began to doubt his own existence.

The law of the jungle, where the strong prey on the weak, has been an unchanging rule of survival in Hueco Mundo for millions of years.

However, since joining Captain Aizen's crew, Nnoitra's "despair" has suffered a series of major blows.

The existence of these two individuals gave Neutra a glimmer of "hope"...

Am I being controlled by Aizen-sama's Kyoka Suigetsu?