The battle began, and after Grimmjow put away his belongings, he began hunting down the enemies lurking in the darkness.
Zero was also running quickly toward that Reiatsu, and along the way, he took off an Adjuchas mask.
A light appeared ahead in the dark Menos Grande Forest, growing brighter the further one went. A few wisps of sand blowing in indicated that it was an exit from the Menos Grande Forest.
Once Zero reached the edge of the light, he realized just how big the so-called Great Rift Valley was. Looking ahead from Zero, the distance to the other side was at least one kilometer, and that was only the width.
The length is different; the starting and ending points of the Great Rift Valley are located to the left and right of zero, and are conservatively estimated to be over ten kilometers.
"Death Canyon? I've been here a long time ago. It's not far from Las Noches, but... it shouldn't have been this big before!"
After looking around, Yanis said that he had been to this place before, but he couldn't be sure when Dordoni first mentioned it.
"You know this place? Do you know that insect-like Adjuchas?"
Zero said that Adjuchas was to their left, radiating an astonishing Reiatsu. They were at least four kilometers away, but Zero could still see the guy clearly, which showed how big he was.
This giant Adjuchas has a worm-like lower body with many legs, while its upper body is humanoid and incredibly robust.
"Back then, the lord here was Wonderweiss. This Adjuchas must have taken over after he left. I wonder if it's under Baraggan's command. Its Reiatsu is indeed comparable to Vasto Lorde's."
After sensing the other person's Reiatsu, Yanis realized he didn't recognize them.
"His Reiatsu is strong enough, which proves he's strong to begin with, so... his nutrition must also be very rich!"
Zero arrived beside the Adjuchas's head in a single Shunpo, gathering Reishi at the soles of his feet to allow himself to levitate or fly, regardless of Hueco Mundo, the World of the Living, or the Soul Society.
Meanwhile, the giant Adjuchas was still lying on the ground sleeping, snoring loudly, seemingly oblivious to everything.
"Sleeping? It's unbelievable that such an idiot, Adjuchas, has survived this long!"
Yanis's tone was filled with disbelief. Zero hadn't hidden his Reiatsu, and he hadn't woken up under these circumstances; his alertness was quite poor.
Keep in mind that if the mask is bitten by Adjuchas of the same level, it will be completely destroyed!
"Perfect, I'll finish him off with one strike..."
Before Zero could even break the seal on his wrist, he suddenly swung his sword at the sleeping behemoth. Several barks rang out, followed by a clang as his strike was blocked.
The giant Adjuchas blocked Zero with a black bone club extending from its elbow. He had been woken up by his pet dog; just because he hadn't noticed didn't mean the dog hadn't.
"Woof woof, woof woof!"
"What are you howling about, you idiot? It's just a fly."
The barking continued. The giant Adjuchas cursed twice, swung its elbow to force Zero back, and then slowly got up, glaring at the little bug that had disturbed its rest.
Oh? I didn't notice there was a puppy here.
Zero also stared directly at this giant Adjuchas, which was at least 150 meters tall, while Gillian only 100 meters tall. Moreover, Gillian looked slender, while this Hollow was robust and powerful.
His mask was entirely white, with symmetrical red patterns on both sides of his cheeks. The mask extended from his chin to the back of his head, and there were four peculiar protrusions on the top of his head.
If Zero had watched Soul Reaper carefully back then, he would have known his name— Yammy Rialgo!
"A humanoid figure wielding a sword... the Soul Reaper? But that's alright, the main thing is you disturbed my nap, which is making me a little angry!"
Yammy's voice was like thunder. Zero was about to reply when Yammy opened his mouth wide and began to gather Reiatsu. A sphere of Cero, more than a meter in diameter, quickly formed and then poured towards Zero.
The Cero, hitting a nearby rock wall that instantly collapsed, sending pebbles and debris flying everywhere. Tens of thousands of square meters of the Menos Grande Forest also collapsed.
Seeing the astonishing destructive power of this Cero, Yanis finally understood why 'Death Canyon' had become so large; it was very likely that this guy had blasted it into such a huge size.
"He attacked right off the bat, and with astonishing destructive power. This guy definitely seems to have a short temper!"
Zero didn't block directly, but instead used Shunpo to move behind Yammy and then slashed down with his sword.
The imagined gushing blood did indeed occur, but compared to Yammy's size, this injury was like an ordinary person accidentally getting a scratch from a tree branch.
Yammy's current Reiatsu is at least twice that of a standard Captain, or 2.0. If Zero doesn't release the seal on his wrist, he probably really can't defeat Yammy.
"You wretched bedbug, your bite hurts so much!"
Slightly in pain, Yammy swung his fist, his entire forearm encased in a layer of grayish-black Hierro, much harder than the rest of his arm.
As Yammy swung his fist, Zero swung his sword back, but couldn't cut through the Hierro. Yammy then punched Zero, sending him crashing from mid-air into the canyon floor.
"Let's see how you hide this time!"
Yammy's Giant Hollow condensed again and shot towards Zero, who had fallen to the ground due to weightlessness.
Boom!
Centered on the point of the Cero bombardment, scattered rocks and dust were blown away by the Gale generated by the explosion; things that were originally non-flammable were ignited by the intense Reishi Reiatsu, causing smoke to rise in the air.
"Pah, so dead it's not even ashes left? This kind of trash dares to bother people's sleep, what a nuisance!"
Yammy, a gesture of disdain, contained several cubic meters of water, soaking a large area of the ground.
"This Pesquisa is comparable to his brain."
"I think he lacks intelligence, which is why he can't use the Pesquisa."
Zero's voice came first from the thick smoke of Reishi particles, and Yanis echoed it. At this moment, Zero was not even injured, and the Zanpakuto in his hand had turned into the red Blood Drink Sword.
He had just unleashed his full Reiatsu and used the Bakudō 81 Dankū to Cero the Yammy; his Reiatsu was already higher than Yammy's current level.
"Good that you're not dead! My temper hasn't completely died yet! Hah!"
If Yammy weren't wearing his mask, you'd see him sporting a cruel smile.
"Let's start round two, you big bug!"
"You little bug, stop talking nonsense! Watch me crush you!"
To Zero, this was merely a slightly stronger prey; to Yammy, Zero was just a slightly stronger little insect.
Both believed there was no need to reveal their names to a sure-kill enemy, or rather, they disdained to do so, and so they began to fight.
The giant fist was too slow; Zero could easily dodge it with a single Shunpo. A 'Blood-Coagulating Slash' struck Yammy's left neck, and blood spurted out briefly before stopping due to the immense Reiatsu.
As Yammy turned to throw a right hook, Zero appeared on the other side, about to slash at the right back of his neck with his sword, when a super-fast Bala hit Zero.
The Bala was launched from Yammy's left hand, which was placed under his right armpit. After the first hit, three more shots followed, and then the left and right hands attacked together.
"Hahaha, hahaha, why aren't those stinky flies flying anymore?"
Yammy's arrogant laughter rang out. Seeing that Zero was suppressed by the Bala and could no longer use Shunpo to escape, Yammy closed in while fighting, and suddenly his fist followed a Bala and struck.
Suddenly, a terrifying sense of oppression came, and in mid-air where Zero was standing, it seemed as if a roaring red demon head appeared, biting down on Yammy's fist.
Thud! Thud! In an instant, Zero swung his sword twice, and three enormous fingers slammed to the ground, scaring the little dog away.
Zero's health bar was full, and his Reiatsu had increased several times over. His slashes, strength, and speed had all reached their peak. Even Zero himself found it difficult to adapt to this power and control his strength.
"Oh no! Damn it, my fingers, my hand! You bastard, I'll kill you!"
Yammy's right hand recoiled instantly as if it had touched something, his pinky, ring, and middle fingers all severed. The back of his hand, protected by a gray-black Hierro, was also slashed, and blood gushed out.
"Huh? If talking big is enough, what's the point of having power?"
That wasn't all. Zero, a cruel smile on his lips, used a Shunpo to appear on Yammy's head, who was Yammy in agony while clutching his right wrist, and slashed his sword down towards the top of his head.
"Awooo! You bastard!"
Yammy let out a scream that no normal human could make. He thrust upwards with his left elbow, but Zero dodged again with Shunpo and slashed at his wide-open armpit with his sword.
Zero would strike with his sword after each Shunpo, and the clumsy Yammy couldn't catch a glimpse of him at all, not even being able to touch him. Yammy grew increasingly furious.
Slow speed, strong defense and attack power – that's Zero's assessment of Yammy. He then adopted this high-speed combat method to quickly defeat Yammy.
After taking more than a dozen sword blows, Yammy's blood had stained the rocky ground where he was standing. He finally anticipated Zero's next attack and struck Zero with an elbow.
However, the difference in Reiatsu meant that Zero only managed to slide back more than ten meters in mid-air, enduring his attack, without actually flying away...
"Tch, is it over already?"
"To be able to easily defeat such a behemoth, coupled with such powerful Reiatsu, Nangong is truly amazing."
"What's so great about him? I'll surpass him sooner or later."
Grimmjow and Dordoni were already watching from the edge of the canyon, convinced they couldn't defeat Yammy.
That guy has probably taken twenty hits already, yet he's still holding on. His defensive capabilities are truly astonishing.
Speed is indeed Yammy's weakness, but his defense and attack power completely make up for it. His defense alone made it difficult for Zero to attack him for a long time.
"I admit, you are indeed very strong, but this ends here, Blood-Coagulating Slash!"
With a loud shout from Zero, a crescent-shaped red sword beam, seventy or eighty meters high, could be seen striking the left side of the giant beast from Grimmjow's position.
Blood splattered, and the wound stretched from Yammy's left shoulder to his left hip. It was clear that the wound was deep, and Yammy collapsed.
Zero deliberately avoided striking Yammy's mask and Hollow Hole area, fearing that killing Yammy would allow Yammy to be purified into Reishi by the Zanpakuto.
But that last, restrained strike caused trouble... Yammy, who had been lying down, slowly arched half his body back up, using his right hand for support...
"Hmm? Can you still move?"
Zero had already summoned two people to deliver the fatal blow, and to devour the behemoth along with them.
"Hmph, haha, you bastard, you bastard, you bastard! You've really angered me! You unforgivable jerk, hehe, hahaha..."
Yammy suddenly burst into maniacal laughter, and with his laughter, the Reiatsu around his body suddenly surged without limit, leaving Zero and Yanis stunned.
Its surging Reiatsu formed a massive pillar of light that shot into the sky, its oppressive force irritating Grimmjow and Dordoni.
The Reiatsu transformed Yammy's body, and four white horns grew from the four protrusions on his head, resembling a slicked-back hairstyle.
The white mask was broken in the middle, revealing symmetrical patterns on the eyes and cheeks, and the teeth were enlarged.
Yammy's height increased to about 300 meters, two rows of white bony pillars appeared on his back, and his many legs turned into a thick tail like a dinosaur.
His body did not become a large fat man as in the original timeline, but remained robust; the skin on his lower body was not red, but a grayish-black Hierro, like that of his arms, and his lower body, including his arms, was covered by this grayish-black substance.
Yammy's appearance and Reiatsu have completely changed, making him comparable to Zero in his current state, and even slightly surpassing him. One can imagine how strong Yammy is now.
This level is far beyond what Adjuchas could achieve, yet Yammy himself is Adjuchas.