Infinite: Start as a ghost

"Sigh..." Coral Island sighed, "Let me put it simply, I won't go into details."

"That's wonderful!" Jiang Jiu felt as if she had been granted a pardon.

"Let me explain the concept of the mother nucleus to you," Coral Island said. "Both are mother and daughter nuclei, but the one you release is called the daughter nucleus, and the one inside your own body is called the mother nucleus."

"Although they are called 'son' and 'mother' respectively, the elements are exactly the same, and there is no distinction between them."

"The principle behind your ability to control others is that the daughter nucleus is damaged and someone else's genes are grafted onto it; to put it simply, you replace someone else's genes."

"After the replacement, the daughter cores are all under the control of the parent core."

"This is the principle behind how your blood can control others."

Jiang Jiu nodded slightly, seemingly lost in thought.

“Right now, Apollo and I are researching how the mother nucleus connects with and controls the daughter nuclei,” Coral Island blurted out abruptly.

"Eh...do we even need to study this?" Jiang Jiu was embarrassed; even as the master, he had never thought of learning about this level of knowledge.

“Yes,” Coral Island said with great interest. “You can control other people’s actions with your voice, and you can even make the controlled person commit suicide remotely.”

"What is the essence of this violation of biological instinct?"

"Why can it be controlled through voice or thought?"

"Why can the body of a controlled person change shape without the intervention of spiritual particles?"

"What is the principle behind it, and where does the energy for deformation come from?"

"Holy...holy...holy shit." Jiang Jiu was getting a headache: "Stop, stop, stop. If you want to continue your research, then continue, but please don't say anything more, okay?"

The nearly invincible Jiang Jiu now had a hint of pleading in his tone.

After being stopped, Coral Island realized its mistake: "Sorry, I got too excited."

"Coral Island, come back quickly!" In the distance, Szayelaporro, who was also neurotic, lost his patience and hurriedly summoned Coral Island back.

"Wonderful, ah, so wonderful." Apollo seemed to be immersed in an eerie atmosphere: "How can there be such a perfect creature in the world?"

"I'm sorry, I'm going back now." Coral Island bowed to the group and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute, where are you going?" Jiang Jiu called out to Coral Island, rubbing his forehead helplessly. "We're moving now, moving to Hueco Mundo."

"Ah?" Coral Island lowered its head in shame: "I forgot..."

Seeing this, Yanlong quietly approached Zhicheng Shuangye and said, "We should avoid offending Senjumaru in the future. Technicians' minds are not comparable to those of ordinary people. Who knows what crazy things that madwoman might do in the future?"

Upon hearing this, Mochishiro Souya broke out in a cold sweat. It was truly remarkable that Senjumaru had managed to remain calm throughout yesterday.

I originally wanted to discuss many details with Jiang Jiu.

For example, how should power be divided?

For example, what should be done with the subordinates that Jiang Jiu brought with him?

Wait a minute, subordinates?

Shiro looked at Szayelaporro in astonishment: "Sheen?"

When Zhicheng Shuang called out, Yanlong finally noticed him: "Hey, what are you doing here?"

“What, Sheen?” Szayelaporro waved his hand impatiently. “Get out of my way and don’t disturb my experiments.”

"What Sheen?" Jiang Jiu asked, puzzled. "His name is Szayelaporro. Who is this Sheen you're talking about?"

“It’s the new Espada, No. 3,” Souya Azashiro replied. “He looks exactly like your subordinate.”

"I see." Jiang Jiu said thoughtfully, recalling some of the plot details.

Then he looked at Szayelaporro with great interest.

What interesting things will happen when he meets his backup?

Coral Island stopped Apollo, who was still conducting research, and began packing up the experimental equipment.

Jiang Jiu controlled the sealing formation, allowing Hei Dao and the others to follow Yan Long first.

Suddenly, something occurred to him, and he immediately asked Souya Azashiro, "Wait a minute, you said the Zero Squad disbanded?"

"Yes, is there a problem?" Mochi City Shuang also asked.

"They all went back to Seireitei?"

"Probably."

Jiang Jiu's eyes were burning, and a smile appeared on her lips.

Chapter 251 The New Espada

A few days later, Szayelaporro and Sheen stared at each other, wide-eyed.

"My lord, can I kill him?" Apollo asked. "I really don't like him."

"Now that my original self has returned, there's no point in keeping the backup, right?"

Sheen retorted sharply, "My king, I agree that one of us should disappear."

"I am superior to my original self and more useful to you."

Mole City Shuangye: "..."

Jiang Jiu has already come to Hueco Mundo with him, so what right does he have to speak?

Sheen was unaware of the specifics and assumed that Jiang Jiu was at most an "assistant" on par with Zhicheng Shuangye.

Having experienced the spiritual pressure of both Sōya Azajo and Shūtarō Senjumaru, he couldn't imagine that there could be even stronger spiritual pressure.

Jiang Jiu sat with his legs crossed next to the throne and said with a smile, "Why don't you two have a match?"

"Since neither of you acknowledges the other's existence, let's have a contest and see who is more suited to survival."

"Nature's survival of the fittest is very strict."

Sheen glanced at Shiro Souya in surprise. He had actually let someone else make the decision, thus losing his sovereignty.

However, he quickly calmed down.

Come to think of it, the other party is a savior, and Shi Cheng Shuang also needs his help, so it's only right to be polite to him.

"I agree..."

With that in mind, he bypassed Mochi City Shuangye and directly expressed his intentions to Jiang Jiu.

Jiang Jiu looked at Szayelaporro with a smile: "And what about you?"

Szayelaporro did not answer immediately, but instead asked, "My lord, may I ask what method you proposed for the contest?"

Upon hearing this, Sheen immediately sensed something was wrong.

When it comes to competition, the first thing that comes to his mind is battle, which is his instinct as a "Void".

But for a moment he forgot that he and the real person also had another identity: scientist.

"Is this a personality flaw in the backup?" Sheen thought through gritted teeth. "Don't let me get the chance, or I will devour you completely to make up for my flaw, my original self, Szayelaporro."

Jiang Jiu and Zhi Cheng Shuang exchanged a glance and immediately noticed the differences between the two Apollo statues.

It's not that the backup is inferior to the original, but rather that he... is more belligerent.

"It's up to you to choose."

"Combat, or something else."

Before Sheen could even speak, Szayelaporro preemptively declared, "In that case, let's have a technology contest."

He chuckled as he spoke, "You don't have any objections, do you? My backup... Sheen."

Sheen gritted his teeth and glared hatefully at Szayelaporro: "I have no objections!"

Jiang Jiu asked, "How do you plan to compete?"

Szayelaporro struck various poses, finally stroking his hair: "One year from now, present your proudest research findings. What do you think, my lord?"

A year is a very short time in the context of the abstract concept of age, which often involves hundreds or thousands of years.

"A year?" Jiang Jiu considered for a moment. "It's a bit long for a competition, but it's fine."

Sheen gritted his teeth and said, "Your subordinate agrees."

Then he immediately said, "Given that the outcome will not be decided for another year, I suggest that during this year, no one should inquire about or spy on the other party's research progress, and no one should enter the other party's laboratory by any means or for any reason."

"Approved." Jiang Jiu finalized the conditions.

After saying that, Sheen and Szayelapo locked eyes again, their gazes blazing with intense tension.

After settling things with the two men, Szayelaporro was moved to a new room where everything needed to be rearranged.

Next, we will proceed with the new Espada ranking.

After discussing it, Jiang Jiu agreed to lend his men to Mochishiro Shuangye so that they could join the Ten Blades.

Thus, Yanlong became the Elite Ten Commander, or No. 0.

The positions of the Ten Espada were also rearranged.

Aside from Yanlong, the strongest is Tenbei Shusuke, who rightfully became No. 1.

NO.2 is Nelliel.

Black Knife is number 3.

Grimmjow became No. 4.

Then there's Honglian, who is number 5.

Next up are Szayelaporro and Sheen, both ranked No. 6.

Since only one of the two will remain eventually, they currently have the same permissions.

Unexpectedly, Kifune was assigned to No. 7;

Because of his long-term training of spiritual pressure using sealing formations, coupled with his obsession with becoming stronger, he is now slightly stronger than Ichinose.

Plum needle is No. 8.

Mei-zhen, Kifune, and Ichinose are roughly equal in strength. If Mei-zhen hadn't absorbed Guren's subordinates, he would definitely be the weakest.