Logically, Yhwach's Auswählen of the World of the Living should have taken place ten years later.
At that time, apart from a few special personnel, Masaki and Katagiri will not escape the fate of being 'Auswählen'.
However, due to the disruption of spacetime, Yhwach woke up prematurely, and within their bodies were two special souls.
Those two little souls directly helped their mother overcome a life-threatening crisis.
The Wandenreich.
In the central square of Silbern, Ryūsaki had just received a mission and was about to lead more than twenty Holy Soldiers to the edge of Hueco Mundo to capture Hollows.
However, the 'Sun Gate' connecting to the World of the Living suddenly opened, and a beam of white Holy Light flew out from the Ice Palace, rushing straight into the gate and disappearing.
Less than ten seconds later, the Holy Light emerged from the door again and returned to the Ice Palace.
Ryūsaki watched the Holy Light gather once more, a cold glint flashed in his eyes: Yhwach's remaining World of the Living Mixed-Blood Quincy in the Auswählen.
Previously, it was understandable that he would use the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled members of the Auswählen Wandenreich to enhance the combat strength of the Sternritter.
Ryūsaki knew the World of the Living state of Quincy: pure-blooded Quincy were so rare that only the Ishida Family remained, and very few other mixed-bloods chose to become Quincy.
Many more people are reduced to ordinary people with only a little Reiryoku; let alone a bow, they might not even be able to see a soul at first.
Yhwach, who claims to Quincy and the Emperor, is so cruel that he doesn't even spare these remaining bloodlines, wanting to drain them all.
To Ryūsaki's surprise, this kind of leader actually had countless people worshipping him, and they were quite fanatical about it.
"Perhaps Sōken saw through the emperor's true nature, which is why he was unwilling to continue serving him!"
Ryūsaki murmured something and then fell silent. These things were none of his concern; his anger stemmed from the possibility that Masaki had been subjected to 'Auswählen'.
After all, she had been weakened and was no longer considered a pureblood.
"My lord, everything is ready; it's time to depart."
"Um."
As her subordinates reported, Ryūsaki snapped out of her daze and led her men directly into the special formation. The shadows within the formation expanded, swallowing all twenty-odd of them until they disappeared.
In the Hueco Mundo, on the rugged edge of the rocky outcrops, a dark shadow swept past, and twenty-one figures instantly appeared there.
Rustling sounds.
Several voices came, leaving only a faint dust, without any illusory figures.
A burly, carrot-headed Holy Soldier took a deep breath and then complained, "The concentration of Reishi in this air is even lower than that of the Wandenreich."
Another bespectacled Holy Soldier explained, "Pulangdi, this is the outer area. The core area has the highest concentration of Reishi, even higher than the Wandenreich, and similar to the Soul Reaper Seireitei, but the Menos Grande there are very powerful."
Radish Head Pulangdi laughed, "Ryūsaki, then hurry up and take us to the core area! We should be able to complete the mission soon."
Ryūsaki was a rather easy-going person and had never indiscriminately killed his subordinates, so these Holy Soldiers respected him and did not show any fear.
"The core area contains the Espada left over from that former power. Even in a one-on-one fight, I might not be able to win. Taking you there would be nothing but suicide. You might as well just go into the Menos Grande Forest!"
Upon hearing that Ryūsaki was unwilling to go and that he couldn't beat her, Pulangdi could only chuckle awkwardly and scratch his head, no longer daring to boast.
Ryūsaki walked ahead, searching for the path into the Menos Grande Forest, while the bespectacled man behind her began explaining some basic facts again:
"Although the ruling power in Hueco Mundo has collapsed, it is said that it almost overthrew the rule of the Soul Reaper."
"The Sternritter had advised us to fight the heavily wounded Soul Reaper to the death, but Lord Jugram Haschwalth refused, saying the odds of victory were not high enough."
A white-haired youth chimed in, "I've also heard my father say that about a hundred years ago, Lord Jugram Haschwalth wanted to negotiate with the leader of that Hueco Mundo faction to rescue a member of the Knights Order, but it eventually escalated into war, with both sides suffering losses."
"What's the leader's name?"
"It seems to be called Nan... Nangong Menos Grande, yes, that's the name."
"I heard he's called Nangong the Arrancar; he was the first Arrancar to evolve into human form."
Listening to his subordinates' increasingly absurd talk, Ryūsaki, exasperated, shouted, "Stop talking nonsense! Quickly find a passage into the Menos Grande Forest. If you don't complete the mission targets within a week, I'll throw you all into the core area to feed the Menos Grande!"
Aside from their ruthlessness in battle, these Holy Soldiers are generally quite normal in ordinary times, unlike the members of the Knights, who rarely even team up with each other.
The only ones who like to stick together are probably those few girls and a few cross-dressers mixed in.
Half a day later, they finally found the entrance to the Menos Grande Forest, and the group began to get busy.
The five people were divided into four groups: three groups were responsible for the capture, and one group was responsible for the imprisonment and transportation to the Wandenreich.
They only target large Hollows over ten meters in size for capture; of course, they also target Giant Hollows and Gillian.
With each person possessing a 'miniature Reishi cell prison space,' once a cage is full, it is first sent back, and then transported back to a designated location.
By the sixth day, they had already met their quota, and even captured three weaker Adjuchas.
Just as Ryūsaki gave the order to retreat, a powerful Reiatsu emanated from the location of the third group not far away, engulfing all five of them.
Next, at the second group, which was even closer, the area was also covered by the Reiatsu unique to the four Arrancar, and even screams could be heard over there.
A moment later, the Reiatsu dissipated, and the ten people showed no further Reiatsu or aura.
"We're in trouble," Ryūsaki said helplessly.
Boom, boom, boom.
As soon as he finished speaking, the distinctive Sonído of the Menos Grande rang out continuously, and in the blink of an eye, more than a dozen Adjuchas of various shapes appeared here.
There were even four Arrancar in human form, with blood still dripping from their mouths.
It's not hard to imagine the kind of violent slaughter those ten Holy Soldiers had just endured.
The ten Holy Soldiers still standing beside Ryūsaki were also extremely tense, each holding Bow and Arrow, aiming at the enemy.
A figure walked slowly in, arrogantly declaring, "This is Hueco Mundo. How dare you humans set foot here? You truly don't know what's good for you."
The Reiatsu and voice that Ryūsaki found familiar clearly belonged to Zero's former subordinate, whose name seemed to be... Yanis!
When Zero sent him to stay in Hueco Mundo, this guy was already Arrancar, and his appearance has changed slightly since then; his mask is now more completely shattered.
Only the corner of his left eye and chin still bear traces of the mask; there is a green vertical stripe under his right eye; his long, messy green hair reaches his back; and two swords are slung at his waist.
'Isn't that Yanis? He seems to have improved quite a bit since I left him to guard Hueco Mundo.' Zero's voice echoed in Ryūsaki's mind.
"So? Should we contact him?" Ryūsaki asked.
'Hmm, let's send these Holy Soldiers away first and see if we can contact our former subordinates. It's better to have some help than nothing.' Zero thought casually to Inner World.
"You all go back first, I'll cover your retreat, quick."
With a wave of his hand, Ryūsaki threw out two balls of Reishi that instantly exploded, forming pillars of Reishi fire that temporarily separated the two sides.
Yanis coldly shouted, "Kill them."
The Menos Grande bypassed the pillar of fire and attacked the Holy Soldier.
But as they reached the Holy Soldier, shadowy figures appeared one by one, and the Holy Soldier vanished instantly.
Even when seasoned Menos Grande scanned their spiritual senses a kilometer away, they still couldn't detect any Reiatsu.
"Disappeared?"
"And this one, kill him."
Seeing ten people vanish in an instant, leaving only Ryūsaki standing alone in the same spot, the Menos Grande rushed over.
"Tsk tsk."
Ryūsaki chuckled, and more than a dozen Chains instantly extended from around his body, attacking the charging Adjuchas and Arrancar.
Those with quick reflexes can dodge and retreat, while those with slow reflexes are directly hit and sent flying backward, crashing into the surrounding stone pillars or Quartz Trees.
Several who didn't step forward were still hesitant.
"Hmph, a bunch of trash, step back, I'll be his opponent."
Yanis couldn't hold back any longer. He drew one of his swords and began to Sonído repeatedly to dodge the Chains, attempting to get closer to Ryūsaki.
Ryūsaki stood there with a smile, neither running away nor stopping him from approaching. The Chains simply contracted rapidly, transforming into a giant sphere.
"Go to hell."
Seeing that this damned Quincy was still grinning smugly, as if looking down on him, Yanis roared and raised his sword to strike.
"Stillness!"
Just as the sword was about to touch Ryūsaki, he uttered two words softly, but Yanis froze on the spot, unable to move his hands or feet.
Just then, the guy in front of Yanis suddenly switched to a voice that sounded somewhat familiar, and greeted him with a smile, "Long time no see, Yanis, it's me!"
Yanis paused for a moment, unable to recall who it was, then suddenly grinned mischievously, "You? Ah, it's you! Let me go, we're old friends who haven't seen each other for years!"
Now in Zero's dominant body, a slight smile played on her lips as she asked with a hint of amusement, "Are you sure you remember who I am?"
Zero knew that Yanis couldn't figure out who he was, and wouldn't even think about it; he simply wanted to break free from 'Stillness' and cut himself down.
I don't know who they learned this shameless tactic from.
"Of course not... I've forgotten who you are, my old brother. I didn't expect you to have been reincarnated. Even your voice is the same as before." Yanis said happily as he tried to break free.
"All right!"
Zero reluctantly removed 'Stillness' and instantly activated the Blut Vene defense.
As expected, Yanis, realizing that his body could suddenly move, instantly revealed a cruel smile and thrust his sword straight at Yannis.
With a 'clang', the sword struck Ryūsaki's neck, but left him unharmed, and Yanis's smile vanished abruptly.
"I am Nangong Ling, the one you've called 'boss' for nearly two hundred years, and the one who turned you into Arrancar. You actually turned your sword against me; it breaks my heart."
As the words uttered by the person in front of him came out, Yanis took two steps back, his face full of suspicion.
After trying it several times, Yanis said seriously, "I don't believe you for a second."