Entering Las Noches

Ye Yang and his group ran towards the exit, but encountered trouble on the way: an Adjuchas- class Menos Grande blocked their path.

"Ashido, where are you going?" it asked, looking at Ashido. It seemed they had known Ashido other for a long time.

"Everyone be careful. He's different from the other Adjuchas. He's probably a Hollow sent by Aizen to manage this Forest of Menos. I fought him before and didn't kill him!" Ashido warned.

Ye Yang frowned slightly. If they weren't here, Ye Yang would have been happy to watch Ichigo and the others fight. But now, Ye Yang didn't want to get entangled with them. Orihime was still in Aizen's hands. If Aizen had already achieved his goal, then this trip to Hueco Mundo would have been completely meaningless. So Ye Yang stepped forward directly.

Without saying a word, Ye Yang drew his Zanpakuto forward. Although the Adjuchas- class Menos Grande was surprised by Ye Yang's direct attack, it was prepared and blocked Ye Yang's slash with its tail.

"Who are you?" the Menos Grande asked.

Ye Yang had already appeared behind him in an instant. "Who I am is not important. You only need to remember that I am the one who will send you to hell!" He then slashed down without hesitation. The Menos Grande had no way to dodge and could only stretch out his hands to block, but how could Ye Yang's blade be blocked by a pair of arms? With one slash, he directly severed both of the Menos Grande's arms.

"Ah!" Menos Grande cried out in pain. With both arms broken, his evolution had come to an end. He glared at Ye Yang with hatred, his mouth agape, and a crimson Cero began to condense.

Ye Yang sneered, and instead of retreating, he advanced, gripping his Zanpakuto to meet the attack. As the Cero reached Ye Yang his right hand, slicing the Cero in two, the blade grazing past him. Then, with a Shunpo above the Menos Grande's head. "It's over," Ye Yang said softly. A white blade flashed, and the Menos Grande was split in two!

His movements were as smooth as Flowing Water, without the slightest hesitation. The entire battle lasted less than ten seconds, and the Menos Grande hadn't even had a chance to unleash his full power before being instantly killed by Ye Yang!

Ichigo stared in astonishment at the scene, muttering involuntarily, "So, so strong..." Ichigo was certain that he could not defeat this Menos Grande in such a short time, not even with Bankai. Yet Ye Yang hadn't even used Shikai, and had annihilated the Menos Grande in just ten seconds. This strength was far greater than his own!

Perhaps with the power of Hollowfication, Ichigo could also do it. Ichigo believed that his Hollowfication strength was among the top of the captains, but Ye Yang did it with ease.

Ichigo is actually mistaken. Ichigo Bankai with Hollowfication power is only considered average among the captains. Many captains are far more complex than they appear on the surface.

Ye Yang Zanpakuto and said, "Let's go." He then headed towards the exit, but was immediately attacked by Menos Grande. Among them were three or four Adjuchas- level Menos Grande, and dozens or even hundreds of Gillian.

One of the Adjuchas stepped forward and said, "Ashido, do you still want to leave? Don't dream about it! Stay here! Today we'll settle all our old scores and new ones!"

"Why all the nonsense? One for each of us, take down the Adjuchas as quickly as possible, and then wipe out these Gillian!" Ye Yang drew his Zanpakuto and charged forward.

"Boy! Die!" Adjuchas lashed out with its tail and charged at Ye Yang. This time, Ye Yang showed no mercy, chanting, "Break free— Silver Rend!"

In an instant, the Zanpakuto transformed into a sword, and a flash of white light appeared as Ye Yang appeared behind the Menos Grande. The Menos Grande's eyes were filled with disbelief, because a trickle of blood flowed from its waist. The next instant, its upper and lower body separated, and it was decapitated without even knowing what had happened.

Ichigo and his group had just started their battle, while Ye Yang's side had already finished. However, their side shouldn't be having any problems either, so Ye Yang charged directly into the Gillian group.

Ye Yang charged in like a tiger among sheep. Every time Ye Yang's figure flashed by, a Gillian would fall. The Gillian horde was harvested like wheat. Soon, Ashido also finished off the Hollow he was fighting and came to support Ye Yang.

In less than ten minutes, all the Menos Grande who came to stop Ye Yang and his group were killed! This was not a battle, but a one-sided massacre.

"Let's go, that's the exit," Ye Yang said, pointing to the exit. "Follow the quicksand there to reach the surface; that's how I got out back then."

The group nodded, and as the quicksand carried them to the ground, the so-called Las Noches was right before their eyes. They only needed to walk a hundred meters forward to reach it. Unexpectedly, falling into the Forest of Menos had actually helped them a lot, not only rescuing Ashido but also bringing them to the entrance of Las Noches.

Ye Yang said to Ichigo, "The gates of Las Noches are just ahead. Let's go, we'll be there soon."

"What? We're going through the main entrance?" Ichigo asked.

Ye Yang turned his head in surprise and asked, "Otherwise what?"

Ichigo: "This isn't a friend's house, how could we possibly go in through the front door? Besides, it's much faster this way." Ichigo acted as if it were perfectly reasonable; since they were intruding, they naturally couldn't just walk in openly.

"In that case, let's split up here. We'll go in two groups. I'll go through the main gate, and you guys will go through here," Ye Yang suggested. Going with them would be too restrictive, and going alone would allow for faster progress.

"This..." Ichigo hesitated, after all, splitting up now wasn't a wise decision, but Ye Yang continued, "It's decided then, I'll go one way, and the rest of you will go another way. We'll meet up Las Noches."

At this moment Nel ran to Ye Yang's side, "Can you take Nel with you? If Nel stays here, she'll definitely be considered a traitor. Lord Aizen won't allow traitors to exist. Even if Lord Aizen is willing to let me go, the Espada won't let me go."

Ye Yang squatted down and patted Nel's head. "I never said I was going to abandon Nel, it's just that it would be dangerous for you to stay with me. Why don't you stay with Ichigo and the others?"

Ichigo looked at Nel in surprise and asked, "Bringing her here? Nel, thank you for bringing us here, but it's very dangerous in here, so you should stay here."

"No, Nel must have found out about Aizen. Nel, you'll have to come with me, but you'll have to find a place to hide when we encounter enemies," Ye Yang said helplessly.

Nel immediately beamed with joy. Ye Yang crouched down and hoisted Nel onto his shoulder. "Ichigo, you guys go this way. I'll take Nel through the main entrance. We'll meet again inside Las Noches."

"Alright, see you at Las Noches." Ichigo didn't say much when Ye Yang insisted, since Ye Yang's strength meant nothing unexpected would happen; it was actually more dangerous for him.

Ashido warned, "Ye Yang, be careful!"

"Okay, you all need to be careful too. Make sure you all gather alive at the Las Noches, understand?" Ye Yang said softly.

"Come back alive!"

Ye Yang turned to look at Nel on his shoulder and said, "Let's go."

Ye Yang arrived at the main gate in no time, without encountering any obstacles along the way. In fact, Ye Yang had a reason for choosing the main gate, because it was the safest way to go.

Based on Ye Yang's understanding of Aizen, Ichigo's path would be dangerous, while the main gate would be the safest.

As expected, Ye Yang's guess was correct. After entering the gate, he only symbolically dealt with a few Menos Grande, and the rest of the way was smooth sailing. However, the scene inside stunned Ye Yang.

It wasn't that it was particularly bloody inside, but rather that it was like paradise, with blue skies, white clouds, and a golden sun—everything seemed like something out of Soul Society, a stark contrast to the desolate desert outside Hueco Mundo!

From the outside, there is still a barrier, but inside it is a completely different world. It must be Aizen's doing again. This blue sky is created by Aizen.

Ye Yang had heard that the Espada each had their own palace in Las Noches, and none of them would interfere with each other. He didn't know the exact location, and he didn't know which Espada he would encounter first.

As Ye Yang walked along the road, a thought suddenly struck him. He drew his Zanpakuto at the void. Instantly, an Arrancar, hidden in the shadows, revealed itself. It was dressed in white and wore a mask with holes.

"You managed to find me, so you must be the Ye Yang Shihoin that Lord Aizen mentioned. Come with me." With that, he appeared at the door of a room and slowly walked in.

A slight smile appeared on Ye Yang's lips as he softly murmured, "I'd like to see what tricks you, the Ninth Espada, can pull." He then quickly followed after them...

Upon entering, Ye Yang found himself in a closed room. Lights came on as he entered, and the Arrancar from before stood above, saying, "Sorry, I'm sensitive to light; no sunlight comes in here."

"So what? You called me in, you should at least tell me who you are," Ye Yang added in his mind, "You should at least let me know the name of the Arrancar I'm going to kill."

He placed his hands on his mask and said, "Now, please allow me to remove my mask and speak to you. My name is Aaroniero, the Ninth Espada!"

But Ye Yang's expression froze instantly, because the face of the Ninth Espada was extremely familiar; it was clearly Kaien's face, without the slightest difference! But wasn't Kaien perfectly fine in the World of the Living? How could she have come here for no reason?

However, after observing for a while, Ye Yang felt relieved. It only had the same face as Kaien, but its aura was completely different. If Ye Yang was not mistaken, it should be the Hollow that had merged with Kaien before. After it died, it was sent to Hueco Mundo and was then devoured by the Ninth Espada. The Ninth Espada's ability is to devour infinitely!

That makes sense...