From the Wandenreich's escape to One Piece

Chapter 102 Grimmjow and Aronino

Because he was determined not to return until he found Aaroniero, Beltz spent more than two months in Hueco Mundo in the blink of an eye.

As for the things Shiki told him to do before he left, he didn't do any of them.

Kozuki Oden was imprisoned after all, and he was the only one in the entire Wano Country who could fight.

Even if Shiki takes away the most powerful members of the Golden Lion Pirates, Kozuki Sukiyaki will not summon the daimyo to launch an attack until he understands the situation.

Besides, even if we launched an attack, it wouldn't make a difference.

Beltz created a space in the shadow of Ghost Island; there was a laboratory on the island and another laboratory in the shadow.

Vegapunk usually conducts his research in the shadows, while Beltz only needs to go back for a few minutes occasionally to handle some matters.

The rest of the time was spent searching for Aronilo.

Persistence pays off, and today he finally found traces of Arroniello.

No, it should be said that the traces of Hueco Mundo were discovered first!

Aaroniero Erurueri was one of the first Espada recruited by Aizen after he arrived in Hueco Mundo.

The Espada were not originally named after "blade" but rather the Seven Deadly Sins. However, Aizen later felt that the organization of seven Arrancars was insufficient to deal with the Gotei 13, so he expanded it to ten Arrancars.

Aaroniero originally represented one of the seven deadly sins, "gluttony," so at this time, he had already joined Aizen's Las Noches.

Of course, since Aizen had not yet truly completed the Hogyoku at this time, his Arrancar experiments, which only had half of the Hogyoku, were incomplete, they did bring incredible evolution to life in Hueco Mundo.

Because it is still the early stage of the construction of Las Noches, these Arrancar still need to go out and help Aizen find more powerful Hollows.

These Hollows were brought back to Las Noches and then created Arrancar by Aizen.

This cycle repeated itself until shortly before the start of the Karakura Town battle, when the ten Espada finally emerged for the entire war!

After discovering Hueco Mundo, Beltz had been waiting for Aaroniero, and today he finally got to see him.

But Aaroniero didn't come out alone; he had another Arrancar by his side.

Although Hollows are generally solitary beings, Arrancars do operate in groups, which is perhaps one of the major changes brought about by Aizen for Hollows.

But that's not important. We can leave Aaroniero to Rukia; he can handle the other Arrancar.

So he brought Rukia from Onigashima.

Rukia was initially unaware of what had happened.

But Beltz then explained to him the relationship between Shiba Kaien and Aronello.

"You mean—Lord Haiyan was swallowed up by this void?"

Rukia was utterly shocked when she heard Beltz's words.

After all, she never expected that Shiba Kaien, whom she had already killed, would still not be able to rest in peace, and would eventually be devoured by the Void.

"Yes, I know about your relationship with him, so I've decided to leave him to you to handle."

Beltz had Lucia sit on his dragon body, then looked ahead and said, "Don't worry about the people around him, leave them to me."

Lucia clenched her fist: "Thank you, Beltz."

"There's no need to thank me. I'll create an environment for you to fight him one-on-one. Go down."

After Beltz finished speaking, he instantly accelerated forward and charged towards the two Arrancar ahead!

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At this moment, Arronello is acting together with Grimmjow.

Grimmjow's face was full of impatience.

Honestly, why would he go looking for those nonsensical voids and then bring them back to Las Noches?

If you encounter a powerful Hollow, wouldn't it be better to just tear it apart?

Aaroniero wore a cloak, completely covering his body. He was afraid of sunlight. Although Hueco Mundo was filled with endless night, Las Noches had a false canopy and sun created by Aizen.

He had to wear a cloak in the Hueco Mundo to hide himself in the darkness and avoid being exposed to direct sunlight, so he naturally wore the same clothes when he came out.

He could understand Grimmjow's feelings.

After all, in his view, Hollows are meant to devour each other. Even if he becomes an Arrancar, wouldn't it be a waste if he didn't devour other Hollows, given his Hollow-eating abilities?

As the two were aimlessly searching for the Great Hollow, they saw a huge black shadow appear in the distant sky.

Grimmjow immediately perked up: "Hey, it looks like prey has come knocking on our door. Don't make a move."

That's my prey!

"Whatever you say." Aaroniero himself was just a low-ranking Gillian Hollow and couldn't really go against Grimmjow's opinion.

Moreover, judging from its spiritual pressure, it is an extremely powerful Hollow, and I might not even be a match for it. It is safest to leave it to Grimmjow.

The enhancement of Hollows by Arrancar transformation is enormous. After Adjuchas became an Arrancar, his strength increased by no less than that of evolving from Adjuchas to Vasto Lorde.

Although he is a Gillian and was promoted to the Espada by Aizen solely because of his Hollow-Eating ability, his strength is actually not that weak.

Although he can't compare to the other Espada, other Hollows are also unlikely to threaten his position.

But when that behemoth appeared, he realized that he had underestimated it.

What they saw was a gigantic azure dragon!

The azure dragon was estimated to be a hundred meters long. As soon as it appeared, it crashed into Grimmjow without saying a word!

Grimmjow immediately drew his sword and clashed with the monster!

boom!

Beltz slammed his massive dragon body into Grimmjow, sending him flying and propelling him forward, carving a deep trench hundreds of meters long through the vast spiritual desert of Hueco Mundo!

Although Grimmjow was repelled, a sinister smile appeared on his face: "Such power, but this level alone is not enough to satisfy me!"

He gripped the sword with both hands, bracing himself against Beltz's dragon body, and then—

Swing it forward!

Beltz did not confront him directly. When Grimmjow swung his sword, he retreated backward and upward, and in an instant, he was flying into the air again.

Flying is an absolute god-tier skill in the One Piece world, but it's quite ordinary in the Bleach world.

In the world of Bleach, spirits can basically all fly!

Grimmjow, an Arrancar, was no exception. He flew straight upwards, his slash relentlessly pursuing him.

The Eye of the Wind King!

Beltz's eyes lit up, and in the next moment he created a terrible hurricane, which disrupted the surrounding air and turned into a gale that rushed towards Grimmjow.

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Grimmjow had not anticipated Beltz's tactics, and the slash he had unleashed could only be used against the surging wind.

The thick air was cleaved apart by Grimmjow's sword, and the turbulent air currents surged wildly around him, squeezing the sand below and instantly creating a huge crater with a diameter of 500 meters!

It's too difficult to fight Arrancar in Dragon form, since it's a passive form that doesn't have much power except for large-scale destruction.

But Beltz never intended to actually fight Grimmjow; he simply wanted to take Grimmjow away from Aronello.

He's just stalling for time.

At this moment, Arronello looked at the deep ravine beside him and couldn't help but feel fortunate.

Fortunately, that guy didn't target me. Let him and Grimmjow fight like dogs.

He was about to go watch the game when he saw another petite figure walking out from the front.

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Aroniro found the figure somewhat familiar, and then he sensed that familiar spiritual pressure.

His lips curled up slightly, and the next moment his body changed, transforming into the appearance of a male Grim Reaper!

It was Shiba Kaien!

As a ghoul, he gains the abilities and memories of others after consuming their souls.

Through Shiba Kaien's memories, he naturally recognized that this spiritual pressure belonged to Kuchiki Rukia!

Although I don't know how she got to Hueco Mundo, this is really great.

He's always wanted to devour another Grim Reaper!

Then, Rukia came into his view. It was indeed her. Aaroniero was secretly delighted and said, "Kuchiki, it's been a long time—"

"You monster!"

Rukia finally saw Shiba Kaien's face. A crimson glint appeared in her purple eyes as she gripped her Zanpakuto tightly and roared, "How dare you desecrate Lord Kaien's soul! I will never forgive you!"

Rukia immediately slashed at Aaroniero!

"Hey! What are you doing, Kuchiki? It's me, Shiba Kaien!"

Aaroniero was surprised that Rukia would attack so suddenly, so he quickly raised his sword and blocked Rukia's blow.

He exclaimed in shock, "You haven't forgotten who I am, have you?"

"How could I forget?" Rukia's eyes were almost brimming with tears as she gritted her teeth and said, "It's precisely because I know who you are that I can't forgive you!"

"I won't allow you to resemble Lord Haiyan!"

"What nonsense are you talking about?! I am Shiba Kaien! If you doubt my identity, you can ask me anything, and I will answer you! That way, you'll believe I am Shiba Kaien, right?"

Aroniro quickly replied, "I don't know who told you what, but I am who I am!"

Bang bang bang!

As they spoke, the two clashed several times, their knives making crisp sounds as they struck each other.

Despite her petite stature, Rukia's strength has improved rapidly after two and a half years of training in the world of One Piece.

"Damn it!" Aaroniero roared, seeing Lucia's unyielding attitude. "Looks like you really want to kill me, Kuchiki! Then don't blame me! I'm going to—eat you!"

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