Starrk's abilities are too powerful, especially in cover and hunting. The Spirit Wolves he releases can strike enemies from several kilometers away, each capable of taking down an Adjuchas. After his Segunda Etapa, only seven or eight wolves are needed to take down Vasto Lorde.
That way, no matter how strange the area is, or how violent those Menos Grande are, it's useless if they can't get through. Besides, violence doesn't equal increased strength; they'll still get blown up if they're going to.
Oka and Dolfen were calculating and fine-tuning their route. From the outside, this area appeared as a sphere. Whatever energy caused these Menos Grande to act so strangely, it had to have a source, and the way it was released was outward from that source.
Then Oka and Dolfen can use the surface of this sphere to pinpoint the source, that is, the location of the center of the sphere, which is not difficult for them, as it symbolizes the dolphin genus.
So it was a very difficult task, and possibly very dangerous, but actually quite safe. It took them about an hour to reach the source.
"This is"
"My goodness!"
"That's a bit scary."
What appeared before them was a hole about three meters high. All the Arrancar of this hole could be clearly identified; this was a spatial connection point, and on the other side lay a new world.
The problem now is that this cave entrance exudes an eerie aura, and even Soul Reaper himself felt uneasy upon approaching it, though not to the point of going mad.
"This is definitely the cause of this area. We're just feeling unwell right now. But as this thing appeared and gradually expanded, it infected the Void here, turning them into irritable old men, and that's how it turned out the way it is now."
That should be it.
The group exchanged glances, Junichi, saying, "Let's go in and see what kind of Yōma they are!"
"I'll go first!" Nel jumped out and stopped Jun. "With me here, you won't be allowed to explore."
Jun smiled slightly, stroking Nel's little face, "Nel, look, both of your brothers have Second Resurrección, and you've also found what you want to do. For my sake, grow your power!"
"I," Nel felt her own power, but she still couldn't do it. In her desperation, she felt somewhat at a loss.
Chun suddenly said, "My knight, kneel!"
"Hi! My master!" Nel knelt on one knee.
"You are my sharpest spear, but protection cannot be limited to just a spear," Chun stretched out her hand, gathering Spiritual Power to create a shield. "This shield is called Undying Unbroken. I used this shield in my first battle against Yamamoto Genryūsai, and it sacrificed itself to protect my life in the end."
"That's why I didn't copy him again, but now, my knight, I'm willing to give you the shield that saved my life, hoping you can inherit this will, is that alright?"
Nel was incredibly excited, trembling as she accepted the enormous shield. The instant Nel held the shield firmly, a powerful burst of Spiritual Power erupted, and Nel completed her Second Resurrección.
Nel's Second Resurrección is still a centaur, but this time she wields a massive, Undying Unbroken shield in her left hand, her body is encased in steel armor, and her face bears a huge, imposing Bone Mask. She has become a steel knight exuding an aura of absolute authority.
"I'm off!"
"Hmm~ Please, my knight."
Nel, gun at the ready and shield raised, leaped into the cave entrance. Time ticked by, and soon five minutes had passed before Ulquiorra, Biersen, and Pandele stepped forward.
"Let's go too, Nel doesn't know anything about it."
However, before Ulquiorra could finish speaking, Nel returned from the cave entrance, removing her Hollowfication Mask with a strange expression.
"What did you see?"
"Uh, one is a phantom, the other Arrancar."
"Arrancar!?" Everyone was shocked.
Nel nodded. "Yeah, it's an Arrancar I've never seen before, and it seems very ancient. I feel like it's a lot like Zegrod."
Is it dangerous?
"No," Nel shook her head, "This aura wasn't released by that Arrancar senior, but by something else. The Arrancar senior was guarding that thing, but wouldn't let me see it. I didn't dare to make a move; I reckon I'm no match for him."
"Is that so? Then let's go see this senior scholar together, let's go."
The group followed Nel into a new world, but this new world was unexpectedly small. No wonder Nel was out in just over five minutes; this world was probably smaller than Las Noches.
The group easily found the man with the Arrancar face, as they were immediately drawn to his aura upon entering the small space.
"There are so many people, and so many of our own kind," the Arrancar leader spoke first.
Chun walked at the front and asked, "Excuse me, senior, could you please tell us your name?"
"My name?" The Arrancar boss thought for a moment. "I haven't used this thing in a long time. I remember it was Arturo Platido, or something like that."
Chun led his group closer and saw what this big shot looked like: blue hair, similar in length to Ulquiorra's. His Hollowfication Mask was distinctive, located on his right cheek, with teeth on the lower half, a long horn protruding from his face, Hollow Hole in his chest.
"Then shall we teach you Arturo?"
"Alright," Arturo nodded, "But first, explain who you are? Why are you wearing Hollowfication Masks, yet you're not my people?"
Jun removed his Hollowfication Mask. "I am Soul Reaper. Have you ever seen Soul Reaper?"
"Soul Reaper?" Arturo frowned. "Who gave you the audacity to name yourselves after a god?! A mere bunch of dead people!"
"Dead people? Haha, that's not wrong. Then we won't teach about Soul Reaper; dead people are fine too."
Chun's words eased Arturo's furrowed brows somewhat, but caused some restlessness among the Soul Reapers in the group. Chun continued...
Did you know that there's a unit of time called a year?
"Year? What's that?"
This question and answer is amazing! What kind of person wouldn't know what a year is? But why did Chun ask that? Because Zegrod didn't know the unit of year either. Chun really wanted to whistle; this was an ancient thing indeed!
Do you know Zegrod? His full name is Zegurodo Basiroruzu.
"This name..." Arturo actually started thinking, which greatly excited Chun. After nearly ten minutes of contemplation, Arturo asked, "Is it about a person this tall?"
Arturo created a Spiritual Power model, and this model astonished everyone present who overheard the conversation, because it was a life-size model, a towering figure of about 2.5 meters, exactly the size of Zegrod.
Yes, it's him.
"I know him; back then he was called Sea King."
"Sea King?"
"Yes, my name is the Silver Demons! That's what the dead call me."
I've just sorted through the information, but this isn't the time to analyze it. "Arturo, I'd like to ask what you're guarding here?"
No comment!
Arturo's voice was stern, and his Spiritual Power surged; it was clear he was about to attack if she asked any more questions. Chun and Nel exchanged a glance, and Nel. It seemed Nel had already asked, and it had the desired effect.
The group exchanged glances. While it wasn't impossible for so many of them to eliminate this man, it wasn't the proper way to conduct themselves. He had been polite and hadn't made a move, so they shouldn't be the first to strike.
"Can we take a look around here?"
"Random"
So everyone dispersed. Although this world was small, it was still about the size of Las Noches. As soon as they scattered, they began using techniques like Shunpo, Sonído, and Hirenkyaku. Suddenly, Arturo spoke up.
"You! Stop right there!"
All eyes turned to look at Uryū, Uryū looked completely bewildered, pointing at himself, "Are you calling me?"
"Yes! You are a descendant of the Son of Heaven?"
"Huh?" Uryū was completely bewildered. "What? Who's the Son of Heaven? The China emperor? My Ishida Family has blood from the China emperor!?"
However, at this moment, a thought struck Chun, and he went to Uryū's side and said, "Yes, he is the descendant of the Son of Heaven. Uryū, let this senior witness your power."
"What power do I have?" Uryū was even more confused. There were so many incredibly powerful people here, why did they only call out to him? And his power was nothing to worry about, right?
"Draw the bow and shoot two arrows"
"Oh"
Uryū drew his bow and fired a few arrows, but Arturo frowned, sensing something was amiss. "Absorb some Spiritual Power and use your newly learned Blut."
Uryū didn't care how Chun knew he had learned the Blut technique, because Junichi been mysterious and seemed to know everything, so he used both Blut Arterie and Blut Vene.
The power of Blut lies in permeating the blood with Reishi, transforming the blood into Reishi themselves. This greatly increases attack power and defense. Furthermore, when Blut is activated, it absorbs Reishi within a certain range, rendering any Reishi perception ineffective.
But Arturo remained frowning, and asked in a low voice, "Can you expel your Silver Blood using your Blut ability?"
"Yes, Shimizu-san, you want me to..."
"Give it a try! Go! I'm telling you, we might have stumbled upon a huge secret, let's go!"
Upon hearing that there was a secret, a big secret, and a purely verbal one at that, Uryū's curiosity was piqued. Since it was a complete revelation, and smart people are always curious, Uryū, without hesitation, unleashed his erasure ability on an empty space.
A large area of Spiritual Power was wiped out. Then, Uryū immediately cut open his arm, activated his Blut ability to its fullest extent, and rapidly channeled blood from the wound, spraying out silver blood clots.
However, this ability delighted Arturo, who rushed over and hugged Uryū's shoulder.
"You! You are a descendant of the Son of Heaven! You are his son!? Or his grandson!? Why aren't you alive!?"
Chun felt like her breath was about to stop; it seemed she had finally found the last piece of the puzzle she had been working on.