In a Shunpo, Yama-jii moved from Sōkyoku to the Monk's side, looking expressionlessly at the bound Nangong Ling. He walked over and pulled out the Kidō steel bar from the monk's throat.
Yama-jii said in a deep voice, "How pathetic! You never expected things to turn out this way, did you?"
"Kate, indeed quite pathetic, so pathetic that even the big shots of the Zero Division don't recognize me. Interesting." Zero spat out a mouthful of bloody phlegm and continued to mock the Monk.
"What's the meaning?"
The Monk and the Yama-jii were both puzzled, but then they saw Zero's 'Blood Drink', which had been left aside, gradually disappear, and then the smiling face began to melt away.
"I'm aware of Soul Society's actions, including predicting that someone from the Zero Division would appear, although the person who appeared was different from what I expected... Captain-Commander, you should have used Bankai; that would have made it easier to identify us..."
As the sealed Zero turned into a pool of blood, his voice gradually faded. The Monk saw a pale red fragment shoot into the sky, and he immediately used Shunpo to reach out and restrain it.
After successfully obtaining it and sensing it, he said to Yama-jii, "I see. The fake body you fought was just created by the Zanpakuto's ability, a simple mass of Reiatsu. I discerned that its soul wasn't called 'Nangong Ling,' but Yanis."
"This guy I fought was also created using Zanpakuto abilities, but Nangong Ling left a fragment of his soul inside him, meaning the fake body also has a soul, making it easier to control."
The Monk's ability was his name, and the clone was merely a product of Reiatsu, without a soul or a name. That was his assessment... but he never expected that Zero would split off a fragment of his soul and place it in a clone.
Yanis's power is completely integrated with Blood Drink. His self-awareness can help Zero control one body, while the other body is controlled by Zero himself.
Just as the Monk said, that small fragment of the soul was for easy control.
On the dome of Las Noches, this is Zero's training room.
Zero's true form was sitting in a chair, her eyes closed as if she were asleep. Starrk and Lilynette sat quietly on the balcony, admiring the Moonlight and gazing at the desert... while also guarding Zero.
Zero has mastered the ability to Homologous Reconstruction, to the point where he can create two of himself, or use the blood of an enemy to create two enemies. He has named this technique 'Blood-Drop Shadow Clone,' which has a bit of a Hokage feel to it.
Under normal circumstances, the first clone is still controlled by Yanis's consciousness. After merging with Blood Drink, everything it sees and hears can be instantly shared with Zero.
Zero can only control his second clone on his own; if he doesn't use his full consciousness to control it, then the power he can unleash will not be strong enough.
Having already determined that he would be fighting someone beyond the Captain-level, Zero simply left his main body in Las Noches and used his full consciousness to control his clone in the battle.
When the two clones were destroyed, Zero and Yanis's consciousnesses returned to normal...
Lilynette, bored, struck up a conversation with her soulmate Starrk: "Starrk, what do you think Hueco Mundo would be like if it had a sun? Would it be very sunny?"
Starrk replied blankly, "Didn't you use the Cloak of Concealment to go to the World of the Living? It wasn't that sunny there! There were sunrises and sunsets too."
"But I'd rather see the sun and moon taking turns in the sky above the Hueco Mundo."
"What's the point of telling me this? You might as well just wash up and go to sleep. Nangong is powerful enough, but I haven't seen him create the sun!"
Starrk thought for a moment and immediately felt that Lilynette's idea was completely wishful thinking. Even though they had enhanced their power with the Hōgyoku, they still felt that it was impossible to accomplish.
Starrk couldn't imagine how much power it would take to accomplish such a feat.
Yanis, who regained consciousness first, heard their conversation, but instead of interrupting, he preserved it and shared it with Zero.
When Zero's consciousness returned, she continued the conversation, "The creation of the World of the Living, Hueco Mundo, and Soul Society was merely the work of the ancestors of the Five Great Noble Clans. They Reishi Condensation into Soul Society, where they created all things."
"The remaining Reishi created this so-called 'desert paradise' for you to inhabit... In reality, this world was rather hasty; they were too lazy to create it."
"One thing is certain: the power to create a sun truly exists. As for how to create it... the method is currently in Maki's hands!"
Zero slowly got up and stretched his limbs a little. Because his consciousness had gone to the Soul Society to control his clone, when the clone was injured, his consciousness was also injured and in pain.
It's like being stabbed in a magic world; your body is actually fine, but your nerves feel the pain.
Let's go! Let's explore some of the answers.
Zero invited the two of them to go down and reunite with the returning Espada. He then instructed the technical team to shut down the Garganta throughout Hueco Mundo, prohibiting the Ragged Hollows freely entering or leaving the World of the Living or Soul Society.
This is because they're afraid the Soul Society might become desperate and launch a sudden attack.
If faced with two top experts at the same time, Zero wouldn't be confident of victory. He would most likely transform into the treacherous Sixth Brother, leading the Espada to hide in the Garganta...
Among the Espada, Grimmjow, Nnoitra, Szayelaporro, and Dordoni were taken for emergency treatment... The three who suffered physical injuries were alright; with Lojia's Negación Threads and various medical supplies he had already researched, their lives were not in danger.
However, Szayelaporro, Lojia's master, was different. He beat Mayuri Kurotsuchi into a puddle, but then injected himself with Superhuman Drug, making him incredibly slow and unable to hear what others were saying.
Lojia was very anxious, not knowing how to save Szayelaporro, and could only leave it to the Laboratory staff for research...
Because Szayelaporro has become a slow-moving, mentally challenged creature, the plan to break through the Shadow Domain has temporarily failed, and the plan on Maki's side must be the primary focus.
At the Royal Palace, Espada who were interested in the Soul King Palace had come. The Fracción were not allowed to view these secrets, simply because their strength and rank were insufficient, and they were afraid that the secrets would be leaked.
An invasion is necessary just to obtain this intelligence; otherwise, it's pointless...
The ten Containers that Maki prepared this time only copied less than one percent of the contents of the Great Spirit Book Gallery; the data inside was too massive.
The archives he chose to record included those of the Soul King, as well as nearly ten thousand years of history. Zero was honored to discover that he also appeared in the records of modern history.
Zero learned of the synonyms for things like the Ōken and the King’s Seal... The Ōken is an essential object that cannot be intercepted by the Seventy-Two Heavens. It requires Reishi Arts to create and requires the Sacrifice of 100,000 souls from the Spirit-Dense Area.
The King’s Seal, on the other hand, possesses spatial power and even some temporal power.
Zero estimated that his technical team failed to observe the Tenchūren descending to earth because he was using the King’s Seal for spatial transfer.
While researching the intelligence gathered in Hueco Mundo, the corpses of several of Grimmjow's Fracción were also taken to the Research and Development Institute. However, Mayuri Kurotsuchi had not yet completed his body reconstruction at this time...
"How about we take this opportunity to attack Hueco Mundo? The two of us will come with you."
In Yama-jii eyes, it was as if a picture of mountains of corpses and seas of blood appeared. He felt that if he could fight in Hueco Mundo, he could fight without restraint.
Once Bankai unleashed, and with the help of the Monk, suppressing the forces in Hueco Mundo will be a piece of cake.
"Attack Hueco Mundo? I know what you're thinking, but that would definitely disrupt the balance, and the Garganta technology isn't mature enough! You might get trapped inside the Garganta."
"We could also use the King’s Seal, but I'm afraid Nangong Ling will avoid battle... We can just wait for Nangong Ling to make a move against the Soul King Palace. I see his ambition."
The Monk considered many things, even thinking that Zero, in his guise as the sixth brother, would keep running away, then accumulate power and return, just like the Quincy.
After Yama-jii's suggestion failed, he didn't think much of it. With the two of them around, even if Nangong Ling, who came from the Soul Reaper family, was strong, he couldn't possibly surpass them at the same time.
Of course, this is because they do not yet know the power of the Hōgyoku, and no one else knows the power of the Hōgyoku.
After this battle, the most tragic group was the Ninth Division. Kaname Tōsen ultimately died, and Komamura, grieving the loss of his close friend, was in tears...
Amagai held on; the medical team saved him. Nel wasn't as ruthless as Nnoitra.
The next day, the Captain's Funeral Ceremony for Tōsen began on time.
Nemu stood respectfully before a pool and asked, "Lord Mayuri Kurotsuchi, would you like to attend Captain Tōsen's team funeral?"
With a normal expression, Mayuri Kurotsuchi coldly replied, "Hmph, I'm not going. He's just a dead man. Unless I can dissect his body, but given the stubbornness of Central 46, that's clearly impossible."
"Lord Aizen wants to buy Flesh Supplement. We have enough funds recently, should we sell them to him?"
"Hmph, sell him! But add a little something extra, keep an eye on that guy... I always had a feeling he wasn't a good person."
Nemu couldn't help but retort, "Mayuri Kurotsuchi, you talk as if you're a good person."
Mayuri Kurotsuchi said, "Hmph, all the experiments I conduct are licensed and legally conducted. At most, I might get slightly reprimanded for skirting the rules, but I won't make the kind of basic mistakes that Kisuke Urahara."
Mayuri Kurotsuchi had also thought things through before making this decision. Why did Nangong Ling, who never ambushes anyone, choose to ambush this guy? And when Kisuke Urahara was on trial, he shouted that Aizen had framed him.
Urahara Mayuri Kurotsuchi, but that didn't mean Mayuri Kurotsuchi didn't admire Urahara... In the original timeline's Thousand-Year Blood War, Mayuri Kurotsuchi was overjoyed that his science and technology surpassed Urahara's...
Once dressed, Mayuri Kurotsuchi immediately returned to the Laboratory because he had found the corpses of several fully-formed Arrancar there— Grimmjow's Fracción...
The funeral for Tōsen and his adjutant proceeded as scheduled. Countless people from the Ninth Division wailed, and people from other Squad also came to pay their respects, but most were in a hurry, as each Squad had many things to do.
Aizen also arrived, and he even offered some words of comfort to Sajin Komamura, who was guarding the place. However, as he left, a hint of disdain appeared on his face... The real Tōsen had already been switched by Gin Ichimaru on his orders!
Using the corpse of Captain-level as material is quite meaningful.
The critically ill Kuchiki Ginrei keeps sending people out to search for Byakuya, who is the most perfect successor in hundreds of years. If he really dies in Rukongai, the Kuchiki Clan will probably decline...