Infinite: Start as a ghost

Jiang Jiu observed carefully from the shadows and discovered that the two of them had not yet fought, and the previous explosion was probably caused by the two falling.

Considering their combined strength, Jiang Jiu became even more certain that Hunting God was on the third level.

Szayelaporro said calmly to Aroniro, "Stop for now. Although I really want to smash the jar with your head in it and see what the liquid inside is, let's work together to find out where we are first."

Arronello said, "There's no need for that. Killing you first and then investigating will be just as effective!"

As he spoke, he was about to make a move.

But at that moment, four people suddenly launched a sneak attack on the two of them.

"Who?" Szayelaporro asked in a deep voice as he dodged the attack.

"Let's find out where this place is first, right? That's what you said before," said the leader of the group of four. "This is hell, and you are all dead."

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Honglian." Then he paused and said, "If you want to survive here, you must listen to me."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Jiu's eyes lit up, and he stepped out from the shadows.

"Your name is Guren, right?" He tried his best to control his inner joy and asked indifferently, "Do you know someone named Kariyagami?"

"Die, or take me to him."

"You choose one."

Chapter 223 The Method to Kill the Blame

"A living person?" The four members of Honglian's group all looked at him in surprise: "How did you get in?"

Without saying a word, Jiang Jiu instantly appeared behind him, killing the three people next to him instantly.

"Should we just take action?" Honglian's relaxed expression remained unchanged: "No wonder, you're a living person, you don't know the rules of hell."

"The people here cannot be killed; they will only endlessly cycle between resurrection and death."

"You want to kill us?" Honglian mocked. "Come on, death would be a relief for me. Please, do it."

Jiang Jiu's face twitched because she was too excited and forgot about this.

Before long, the three of them ran back from a distance, as if they had slapped Jiang Jiusan hard.

Suddenly, Jiang Jiu thought of a possibility.

He struck again, slashing all three of them before they could react.

Then, stretching out one hand, he said, "God Devourer..."

The spiritual energy of the three people immediately flowed out of the wound and entered Jiang Jiu's body.

Before long, the three bodies withered and shriveled amidst their groans.

"What did you do to them?" Honglian asked.

“Isn’t it obvious? I’m absorbing the energy from their bodies,” Jiang Jiu laughed. “You say you souls in hell are immortal, I want to try it out.”

"I think it's probably because the interior of Hell is sealed off, which allows the spiritual particles to circulate continuously, thus creating your immortality."

"But what if I absorb the spirit particles and make them a part of my body?"

"So...can they still be resurrected?"

"Absorbing spiritual particles?" Honglian's expression changed; he hadn't considered this question before.

Since ancient times, nothing like this has ever happened in Hell. Although there are many people with various abilities, very few possess the ability of spirit particles.

Moreover, everyone is restricted by hell; there are almost no souls like them who can move freely.

The two Arrancars, Szayelaporro and Aronino, were summoned here by them through some manipulation.

Otherwise, how do you explain the two Arrancar appearing in the same place at the same time, and how do you explain the fact that Crimson Lotus just happened to be here?

That's why their two broken masks can move freely.

Honglian didn't make a move, quietly watching Jiang Jiu absorb his subordinates.

He wasn't too concerned about these three subordinates, who were only at the vice-captain level.

As long as he can subdue those two broken-faced beings, these three are dispensable. He's even already considering subduing Jiang Jiu.

Moreover, he also wanted to know if Jiang Jiu's methods would be effective.

If it's useful, he'll try to create a similar force.

Aronello suddenly realized something: "It's you?!"

"Oh, you only remember me now?" Jiang Jiu withdrew his hand: "Should I call you Plum Needle now, or the 9th Blade?"

Jiang still doesn't know his name.

"Of course it's Arronello!" he laughed wildly. "Hahaha, hahahaha."

"Those three people didn't come back to life, hahaha."

"In other words, my Ghoul will be unmatched in this hellish world!"

"Thank you for telling me this valuable news, Mr. Ghost, hahaha."

Crimson Lotus and Szayelaporro's expressions changed; they had completely overlooked this point.

It's understandable that Szayelaporro didn't know, but Guren really miscalculated.

Jiang Jiu looked at Hong Lian: "Now, can you tell me?"

"Or do you really want me to... deliver you from this?"

Honglian hesitated.

He would never have hesitated to reply before, but now that he has a chance to be resurrected, how could he be willing to be killed like this?

Those words he said earlier were just for fun; he certainly didn't really want to die.

“Never heard of it,” Honglian said. “Hell is too vast for me to know everything.”

"Really?" Jiang Jiu pondered whether the other person was telling the truth or lying.

Szayelaporro asked, "Is the underworld very large? How large is it?"

Honglian said, "It's huge. I've been dead for who knows how long, and I still haven't seen the whole picture of Hell."

"This is the third zone of Hell. I haven't even finished exploring the third level, let alone the first and second levels."

Szayelaporro then asked, "I ask you, why did Aronino and I go straight to the third level?"

Upon hearing this, Aronillo's murderous intent vanished; he too wanted to know the answer.

“The third level requires at least the strength of a captain to enter,” Honglian answered honestly. “As for whether there is a fourth or fifth level, I don’t know. At least I haven’t found an entrance deeper than the third level.”

Jiang Jiu nodded and asked Aaroniro, "Where did the plum needle go?"

Aroniro felt nothing for Honglian, nor for Szayelaporro, but he was somewhat afraid of Jiang Jiu.

He had personally experienced Jiang Jiu's strength, and when he fought Jiang Jiu, it was Mei Zhen, who was stronger than himself, who controlled his body.

"I don't know." He answered honestly, "After you killed me, I woke up here, and it's my original consciousness."

"You were killed by him?" Szayelaporro asked in surprise. "Given your personality, if you were killed by him, it's impossible for you to be so obedient after seeing him."

Aaroniero said, "You can give it a try; his strength is no less than that of the top three blades."

Chapter 224 Subjugation

When the first thirty Espada were mentioned, Szayelaporro's expression changed.

With strength comparable to the top thirty Espada, the three of them combined might not be a match for them.

Although he had never seen Crimson Lotus make a move, Szayelaporro could judge his approximate strength.

Why only summon two people?

Why didn't Zommari Lulu, the 7th Espada, summon them together?

Isn't it because they weren't confident they could handle three Espada?

In short, there are only two possibilities: either he is not confident in dealing with the three Espada ranked last, or he cannot summon three Espada at the same time.

Either way, it represents his limited strength.

Moreover, he previously had three subordinates.

In other words, he was only confident he could deal with himself, while his three subordinates were definitely after Aaroniero.

Therefore, Guren's strength is at most that of the 7th Espada.

The three weakest Espada, even combined, have no chance of defeating any of the top three Espada.

Moreover, the three of them each had their own ideas and were not of one mind.

Moreover, judging from the current situation, Arronelo has become cowardly and probably dares not make a move against him.

After much deliberation, he decided to temporarily side with Jiang Jiu and focus on saving his own life first.

"Since the minimum requirement to reach the third level is to reach the captain level, and not many people can achieve that, you should know that."

Honglian's expression kept changing: "I really don't know, but there is one person who might know."

"Who?" Jiang Jiu asked.

“This person has been opposing me in Hell, and his name is Black Knife,” Honglian said. “He is very troublesome, and I don’t know why he keeps targeting us.”

"Black Knife?" Jiang Jiu remembered. He was the main villain in the movie "Bleach: Hell Chapter".

"Where is he?" Jiang Jiu asked.

"I don't know," Honglian said. "We've never taken him seriously; he's always the one who initiates trouble for us."

Szayelaporro immediately said, "You... intend to use this gentleman as a weapon to eliminate your rival, don't you?"

"No, no, no, I don't have that kind of courage. I really don't know." Honglian immediately shook her head and denied it: "I just have a small wish."

After learning of Jiang Jiu's strength and witnessing firsthand his ability to kill the culprit, Hong Lian became extremely timid.

Jiang Jiu said calmly, "You want me to break down the gates of hell and set you free, is that it?"

“Yes, yes, yes.” Honglian immediately admitted, “That is indeed my idea.”