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The next moment, Halibel witnessed a scene he would never forget.

Countless Cero flashes suddenly appeared in front of Lilynette's body, engulfing her completely.

Chapter 169 Heading to the Real World

Xuye Palace.

Lilynet attacked without restraint, unleashing an endless barrage of Cero, leaving Halibel with no will to fight back. He could only barely defend himself by using the bone sword, which was even larger than himself, to block the attacks.

Just a few minutes later, Helibel reached his limit, and obvious cracks appeared on the bone sword.

Just as Halibel was filled with despair, the overwhelming Cero finally stopped.

Halibel looked at Lilynette with confusion, and when he saw that she was writing something down, he slowly stood up and came to Lilynette's side, only then did he hear what she was saying.

"Didn't even withstand 360 rounds, let alone a skeleton." After recording, Lilynet shouted, "Who's next?"

As expected, Grimmjow made a high-profile entrance, looking at Lilynette with a smile and saying, "I'm not going to stand here and let you hit me!"

Without a word, Lilynet unleashed her familiar infinite Cero, sending Grimmjow back for repairs.

"Eighty-five shots, you weakling."

The same method was used to rank the remaining participants.

The fifth Espada, Halibel; the sixth Espada, Grimmjow; the seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth Espada. They are all the same as in the original work, with no difference.

During his battle with Lilyneto, Yammy's spiritual pressure surpassed Halibel's at one point by amplifying his anger. However, this outburst was not permanent; once his anger subsided, his power would begin to decline until it returned to normal.

Overall, it's pretty useless.

Therefore, Zhang Shan ranked him last. As for whether Yammy would be dissatisfied, that was not something Zhang Shan and his team needed to consider.

You disagree? Come here, I'll give you a buff!

After the rankings of the Ten Blades were finalized, Zhang Shan did not show up for the next few days. If it weren't for the occasional noises coming from his room, everyone would have suspected that his family had gone out to play again.

Several days later, Zhang Shan reappeared before everyone, greeted the newly arrived Espada, and then went to find Aizen.

He also wanted to obtain the power of the Shinigami through the Hogyoku, and if possible, he was also very interested in the power of the Quincy.

They arrived at the monitoring room where Aizen was without any obstacles.

At this moment, Aizen was monitoring Ichigo, and he did not show much surprise at Zhang Shan's arrival.

He turned around, took out the Hogyoku, and laughed, "Ready to undergo Shinigami transformation?"

Zhang Shan nodded and said, "It's not just about becoming a Shinigami. If I had the means, I'd also like to acquire some Quincy power!"

Upon hearing the words "Queensman," Aizen looked at Zhang Shan with surprise.

Clearly, they didn't expect Zhang Shan to mention the Quincy, since the Quincy and Hollows are natural enemies.

Hollow power is extremely poisonous to Quincy; if a Quincy gets even a little bit of it, they won't live more than a few days.

The Quincy's attacks can completely annihilate a Hollow, leaving only a drop of dust as proof that a Hollow once existed there.

The desert of Hueco Mundo was formed by the Hollows killed by the Soul King. After their deaths, their bodies turned into dust and sand, and with such a large number of them, the desert of Hueco Mundo was thus formed.

It sounds outrageous, but it really happened.

However, Aizen did not have any Quincy spirit particles here, and Aizen himself looked down on Quincy. Even if he had thought of it, he did not collect Quincy power.

Although he felt a little regretful, Zhang Shan didn't dwell on it too much. Now that he possessed a different energy system, the power of the Quincy was no longer as attractive.

A purple light enveloped Zhang Shan, and after a few seconds, the light dissipated, and Zhang Shan carefully sensed the changes in his body.

But after waiting for a long time, Zhang Shan didn't feel any change in himself.

His spiritual pressure did not increase, and he did not possess any characteristics of a Shinigami.

"emmm~"

After thinking about it carefully, Zhang Shan understood the reason.

Since his strength far surpasses that of the strongest in this world, the Hogyoku has no effect on him.

However, Aizen was unaware of Zhang Shan's situation. In Aizen's eyes, Zhang Shan's strength was at most similar to his own at the moment. Even if he was strengthened by the Hogyoku, he would only be one dimension higher than him and was not worth worrying about.

Aizen asked, "How are you feeling?"

Zhang Shan smiled and said, "Yes, your strength has increased a little."

Without displaying any power, Zhang Shan bid farewell to Aizen and returned to his room. Seeing Lilyne and Nel still sleeping, he thought to himself, "Once I've dealt with Aizen, I'll organize Hueco Mundo to develop entertainment. I'll bring an internet connection from the real world to Hueco Mundo and live a happy otaku life from now on!"

That day, Aizen found Zhang Shan and asked him to send someone to capture Inoue Orihime and bring her to Hueco Mundo.

Zhang Shan knew that Aizen was about to take action, so he didn't ask any more questions and personally went to the human world to capture Orihime.

Empty Town.

Boom!

With a loud bang, space shattered, and Zhang Shan swaggered into the sky above Karakura Town.

A terrifying spiritual pressure swept through the entire city, and the ordinary people almost instantly lost consciousness, while Ichigo and his team remained conscious.

In the air, Zhang Shan looked at the enormous Karakura Town with some difficulty.

"Aizen didn't tell me where Orihime is either..." Shaking his head helplessly, Zhang Shan could only use the brute force method to search for her little by little.

Unfortunately, before he could make a move, two figures appeared in front of him.

Suddenly, the mysterious green-hatted man appeared with his black kitten, their wary eyes fixed on Zhang Shan. They would attack immediately if he made any move!

"It's you guys! Long time no see!" Zhang Shan greeted them with a smile.

Yoruichi and Urazono Kisuke, who were standing in front of him, showed no joy. Urazono Kisuke lowered his hat with his hand and said in a deep voice, "I never expected that the person I randomly grabbed back then would actually be the leader of the Espada."

Yoruichi was even more direct, angrily shouting at Zhang Shan, "What are you doing in Karakura Town? Did Aizen send you?"

Zhang Shan waved his hand and laughed, "Don't be so nervous, I'm here to see Ichigo!"

Unexpectedly, after hearing that Zhang Shan had come to find Ichigo, the two became even more cautious than before!

Keep in mind that Ichigo is currently training in Hollowfication with the Visoreds, which is highly inappropriate for him to meet with Zhang Shan, one of Aizen's subordinates!

Just as the group was talking, another figure attacked.

Suddenly, Ichigo, wielding a large cleaver, appeared behind Zhang Shan, looking at him with a complicated expression.

After Zhang Shan turned around, Ichigo finally spoke, "What are you doing here? Hollows aren't welcome here."

Zhang Shan laughed nonchalantly, "Hahaha! Don't be so cold, kid. I was just bored in Hueco Mundo, so I came to hang out with you."

As he spoke, Zhang Shan put his arm around Ichigo's shoulder and asked, "You've awakened the power of Hollows?"

Ichigo was taken aback. He hadn't expected Zhang Shan's senses to be so sharp. Even without using his Hollowfication power, Zhang Shan was able to detect the Hollow power on his body.

Moreover, judging from Zhang Shan's calm demeanor, he seemed completely unsurprised by Zhang Shan's awakening of Hollow powers! Ichigo immediately asked anxiously, "What exactly do you know?! Can you tell me everything at once?!"

Chapter 170 This is what a true friend is!

In response to Ichigo's question, Zhang Shan smiled mysteriously and said, "Didn't I tell you that if there's anything you're unsure about, you should ask Zangetsu? What? Didn't you ask him?"

"Zangetsu..." Ichigo murmured, as if he had something difficult to say, and he couldn't utter a sound for a long time.

This really worried Zhang Shan!

During the few days he spent with Ichigo, he kept reminding Ichigo that his Zanpakuto was absolutely reliable.

Judging from Ichigo's current reaction, this kid definitely didn't listen to what he said!

Turning to look at Urazane Kisuke and Yoruichi, who were still standing there, Zhang Shan smiled and said, "Ichigo and I are leaving now. Call us if you need anything!"

Whoosh!

Their bodies turned into phantoms and vanished into the sky in an instant.

Kurosaki Clinic.

Ichigo led Zhang Shan to his room.

After the tea was served, Ichigo finally poured out all his recent troubles.

"During my battle with Byakuya, I suddenly began to show signs of Hollowfication, and I was terrified..."

Over the next hour, Ichigo told Zhang Shan everything that had happened to him recently.

After telling me everything, Ichigo felt much more relaxed. Lying on the bed, he laughed and said, "I asked Zangetsu, but he kept saying that the power of Hollows is the power of Shinigami, and there is no essential difference between the two. He told me not to worry about it."

"Please, how could I not care? I don't want to become a ghost!"

After saying that, Ichigo seemed to realize he had made a slip of the tongue and apologized, "Um, I didn't mean that Hollows are bad..."

Zhang Shan waved his hand casually: "It's nothing. Being weak is bad anyway, there's nothing to be afraid of."

Then, regarding Ichigo's current situation, Zhang Shan also gave a corresponding answer.

"To put it bluntly, you just don't understand where this illusory power in your body comes from, so you feel very apprehensive. Once you understand the source of this power, you will be able to use it with confidence."

Ichigo nodded repeatedly; he knew Zhang Shan understood his predicament! This was true friendship!

However, regarding the source of this Hollow power, Ichigo could only recall his experience of almost becoming a Hollow when he first became a Shinigami, and he had no recollection of anything after that.

"Could it really be that time when the power of the Hollows and my Shinigami powers merged, creating who I am today?" Ichigo said uncertainly.

Zhang Shan was also deep in thought.

He was considering whether or not to tell Ichigo about his past. As a transmigrator, Zhang Shan wanted to spoil the story, since it would be enjoyable.

But there's not much to say about Ichigo's background; he's just a mixed-race person. Even if you told him, it wouldn't be very fulfilling.

Just as the two were deep in thought, there was a knock on the door.

Is Kurosaki-san home?

Orihime's voice came, pulling the two back to reality.

Before long, Orihime, Chad, and Ishida Uryu returned to their positions.

In Ichigo's room.

"Why did you all come together?" Ichigo asked, looking at the group with a helpless expression.