Leaving Hueco Mundo

Time flies like an arrow, and before they knew it, Ye Yang and Nelliel had been traveling through Hueco Mundo for ten years. In these ten years, although Ye Yang and Nelliel had not traveled to every corner of Hueco Mundo, they had experienced many places. After all, Hueco Mundo is too big, and ten years is simply not enough time.

Over the course of ten years, the two became friends. Nelliel continued to uphold her knightly vows, and whenever a battle between Menos Grande turned out to be one-sided, she would always intervene. Moreover, she would help any Hollow that did not ask her for help, which left Ye Yang quite helpless and also affected the progress of their journey.

During this period, Ye Yang did not hunt down Menos Grande because he had promised Nelliel. Instead, he focused on improving his own strength. After ten years of accumulation, the Golden Core in Ye Yang's body had grown from the size of a little fingernail to the size of a thumb. Even if his strength had not surpassed Yamamoto, it was not far off. Now he was confident that he could fight Yamamoto and remain undefeated.

Nelliel also learned a lot from Ye Yang. To put it simply, she can now definitely defeat Ulquiorra.

The reason he stopped his travels now is because he received a message from Ulquiorra yesterday: Aizen has finally arrived in Hueco Mundo and found Ulquiorra, who invited him to his side.

Aizen promised to allow Ulquiorra to evolve further, enabling him to transform the Menos Grande into Shinigamification, breaking down the barrier between Shinigami and Hollows, thereby significantly increasing the Menos Grande's combat power.

It's still in the experimental stage. He needs a lot of low-level virtual beings to experiment on him. As long as they submit to him, they can evolve.

Ye Yang immediately realized that he could no longer stay in Hueco Mundo. Battles were inevitable in Hueco Mundo, which would cause his Spiritual Pressure to leak out. With Aizen's strength, he would definitely be able to sense Ye Yang's Spiritual Pressure. Ye Yang did not want Aizen to know his whereabouts so soon, even though Aizen might know that he was not dead and Aizen did not know Ye Yang's location. If Ye Yang did not show up, it would undoubtedly be a deterrent.

Ye Yang recruited Ulquiorra into Aizen's ranks and tried his best to gain his trust.

According to Ulquiorra's information, Aizen has defeated Baraggan, replaced Las Noches. Las Noches is now a castle filled with Hollows. Even Baraggan, the original owner of Las Noches, has submitted to Aizen, making him the most Menos Grande in Aizen Hueco Mundo.

Furthermore, he had already begun experiments with the Shinigamification of Hollows. He called these Shinigamification "Arrancars" because their masks would fall off, leaving only a trace. In fact, before Aizen arrived, there were already Menos Grande who had evolved into Shinigamification forms; they were called Imitation Arrancar. Their abilities didn't change much; they were essentially incomplete Arrancar transformations, with some becoming more like Arrancars. However, their abilities didn't improve significantly, so this Shinigamification was abandoned by the Menos Grande.

However, Aizen is now researching the complete Arrancar, and it has been confirmed that their strength will increase significantly after complete Arrancar transformation. The characteristics of Arrancar are that their Hollow masks are broken, revealing human faces. They also carry swords, and these swords are the "core" of their power. They usually seal themselves in these swords, just like the Zanpakuto of Shinigami.

After their Zanpakuto is released, their attack and defense capabilities are significantly enhanced, and their appearance changes drastically, which is different from Shinigami. Releasing Zanpakuto is actually breaking the seal on its core and restoring its original power.

Furthermore, Aizen established the term "Espada" within Arrancar Las Noches. These were the ten strongest Arrancar, who held absolute dominance over the Menos Grande below them.

However, the Espada positions are still vacant. Although several experiments have been successful so far, their strength has not yet surpassed that of Vasto Lorde- level Menos Grande. The gap between these ranks is not so easy to bridge. Menos Grande of Baraggan's level need to wait until the experiments stabilize before undergoing Arrancar transformation.

I just wonder where he'll rank after Ulquiorra arrives. I imagine he'll be quite high up, considering he's Vasto-class Menos Grande. Even if he's slightly weaker than Baraggan, he'll definitely not be overshadowed by Adjuchas.

However, Ye Yang could no longer observe from here; he had to leave. But since fifty years had not yet passed, Ye Yang did not plan to return to Soul Society.

Speaking of Soul Society, Ye Yang thought of Soi Fon, who was still there. He wondered how she was doing now. Whenever he thought of her, a tenderness would always flash in Ye Yang's eyes, and the corners of his mouth would involuntarily turn up slightly.

"What's wrong with you?" Nelliel noticed Ye Yang's inexplicable smile, but his eyes were unfocused, as if he was lost in thought.

Ye Yang snapped out of his reverie, "It's nothing, I'm just feeling nostalgic since I'm about to leave." Although Ye Yang said this, Nelliel didn't believe him at all; Ye Yang's eyes definitely didn't look nostalgic.

But she didn't say it aloud; she simply asked, "Do you really have to leave?"

"Yes, I've been in Hueco Mundo long enough. I've been away from my family for so long, it's time to go back and visit. Besides, now that he's here, I have no choice but to leave."

"Is it the Aizen you mentioned? Is he really that terrifying? Even you're wary of him?" Nelliel, puzzled. Over the past ten years, she had come to understand Ye Yang's strength, and she was certain that Ye Yang's true strength was far greater than what she had imagined. She really couldn't understand why someone as powerful as Ye Yang would be wary of this so-called Aizen.

Ye Yang chuckled, "It's not so much fear, it's just that I don't want him to know anything about me. You're also Vasto-class Menos Grande, so perhaps he'll invite you in the future. Perhaps you'll understand when you meet him. I can't see through that man."

Nelliel said with certainty, "I will go if I see him in the future."

"Why?"

She didn't explain, but simply asked, "When are you leaving?"

"It will be soon, perhaps even today," Ye Yang sighed softly, unsure how to continue. He wasn't sure what his feelings were for Nelliel; there was a strange attraction to her that made him want to get closer. He had also thoroughly enjoyed the ten years she spent traveling through Hueco Mundo with him; perhaps it was the happiest time he had ever had in Hueco Mundo.

For a moment, the two fell silent, speechless.

Finally Nelliel broke the silence. "Will you come back?"

"I don't know, maybe I will if I have the chance in the future." Ye Yang looked at the sky, seemingly lost in thought. Perhaps he didn't want to leave, but he had no choice but to go.

"Is that so? Then I'll see you off, as a farewell." Nelliel arm, and a Garganta opened in the sky. "You can't use your Spiritual Power right now, can you? This is the path to the World of the Living. I believe it will be easy to return to Soul Society once you're World of the Living."

The reason she didn't directly open the Garganta leading to Soul Society was because it would cause trouble if Ye Yang entered Soul Society through the Garganta. However, she didn't expect that Ye Yang's destination was the World of the Living, which saved Ye Yang a lot of trouble.

Nelliel followed Ye Yang to the edge of the Garganta, watching Ye Yang slowly step Garganta. "Take care!" Nelliel goodbye in a heavy tone.

Ye Yang looked at her quietly. "Take care of yourself too. And if you go to Aizen's side in the future, be careful. He's not someone you can handle. Don't mention me, understand?"

"Um"

"Take care of yourself," Ye Yang said, then turned and walked away without looking back. He was afraid that if he looked back, he wouldn't have the courage to continue, afraid that he wouldn't be able to bear leaving.

Nelliel watched Ye Yang leave silently, a strange emotion welling up inside her. She just felt inexplicably sad, a feeling she had never experienced before. She didn't know what this emotion was, only that it was very painful.

Why? Joining Aizen isn't to help you fight him; it's just that joining him will increase my strength. And won't I be able to protect you only after I'm strong enough? Won't joining him mean I'll have a chance to see you again in the future?

As the Garganta slowly closed and the figure gradually disappeared, a tear silently rolled down her cheek. Finally, she sighed softly, and Xi Shi stood there...

At the same time, a black door appeared in a corner of the World of the Living, and a Garganta -haired youth slowly emerged from the Garganta, saying, "World of the Living realm, it's been a long time..."

This young man was none other than Ye Yang, who had just arrived in the World of the Living. Now that he was in the World of the Living, Ye Yang immediately adjusted his emotions, knowing that the road ahead was still long.

I remember Yoruichi saying before she left that if I wanted to find them, I should go to Karakura Town in the World of the Living world. So, I should go find them in the World of the Living. Ye Yang had told Yoruichi that he usually wouldn't go, but unexpectedly, forty years later, he himself had come to this place.

Although Ye Yang didn't know where he was, Karakura Town was easy to find. It was Jūreichi, and Ye Yang could find the location simply by sensing the Spiritual Pressure of the World of the Living.

Since Ye Yang is now in the form of a Shinigami, he can directly use Shunpo to move. Anyway, no one in the World of the Living can see him. Ye Yang is quite fond of the World of the Living. Other Shinigami or high-level Menos Grande are unwilling to come to the World of the Living, after all, the Spiritual Power in the World of the Living is thin, which would make them, who are used to high concentrations of Reishi, feel uncomfortable.

But Ye Yang is different. In his previous life, Ye Yang was a person of this World of the Living. Although this World of the Living is not the same as the World of the Living, he still has a connection to World of the Living. Some things are not so easy to forget.

Ye Yang soon arrived in Karakura Town. As expected, the Spiritual Power here was more concentrated than in other places. Although it couldn't compare to Soul Society and Hueco Mundo, it was still quite good compared to other places.

In an inconspicuous corner, Ye Yang looked at the building in front of him and smiled bitterly. It was a general store that clearly had no business value, but it had four big characters written on it: Urahara Shop!