The Target Appears / The Spider Lilies Bloom ...

As a young master with absolutely no cooking skills, asking him to handle wild game was a huge test of his abilities.

Kuchiki Ginrei chose the simplest method: burning it directly.

Without plucking its feathers or removing its internal organs, the gun was simply thrown directly into the fire. In the end, facing that pitch-black object, Kuchiki Ginrei broke through its defenses.

What is this? Can you eat it?

Even if something tastes terrible, you have to finish it if you make it yourself!

Kuchiki Ginrei forced herself to take a bite, suppressing her nausea.

"Rue!"

I couldn't hold it in, and I threw it all up!

"This bird is so awful!" Kuchiki Ginrei ultimately didn't have the courage to eat a second one.

Do you think it's possible that this isn't a bird problem at all?

By the time the rain stopped, it was already dark.

Kuchiki Ginrei was cold, hungry, and exhausted. She hugged her sword to conserve her energy when suddenly, a Reiatsu emanated from afar.

Kuchiki Ginrei suddenly opened her eyes, utterly bewildered!

And it's Menos Grande!

"Finally found it!" Kuchiki Ginrei was so excited he almost cried. The journey had been so arduous, and he really wanted to find someone to share his experience with, but right now, his assessment was the most important thing!

Kuchiki Ginrei leaped to the treetop and stared at the distant hills. There she saw a gigantic, pure white spider sprinting down the hillside on its eight enormous legs.

Kuchiki Ginrei was extremely excited. Menos Grande of Adjuchas level should not be underestimated. Even Captain-level powerhouse could be defeated if he was not careful. He did not think he was stronger than Saitō Fubōfu.

"Oh right, he also kidnapped three children!" Kuchiki Ginrei unleashed his Flash Step, advancing at an extremely fast speed. It must be said, his strength was indeed formidable.

Soon he saw a huge cave, from which came a putrid stench. Kuchiki Ginrei couldn't help Hand Muff. He quickly took out a tinderbox to check the situation inside the cave, and found that everywhere he looked there were all kinds of corpses, not only human corpses, but also the carcasses of all kinds of animals.

Deep inside the cave, he saw two little boys with their eyes closed.

"Found you, wake up?" Kuchiki Ginrei reached out to pat the two little boys' faces, but as soon as her fingers touched them, their cheeks sank in. Kuchiki Ginrei felt a chill run down her spine. She picked up a small wooden stick and gently poked at them, discovering that the two little boys had been sucked into empty shells, leaving only their skins.

"Damn it!" Kuchiki Ginrei realized there was no hope of saving them, so she hurriedly chased after the giant Spider Hollow. By this time, the distance between them had widened considerably. In order to conserve her Reiatsu, Kuchiki Ginrei dared not use Flash Step to catch up, and could only keep leaping and turning in the mountains, closing the distance between them.

"Why does this road seem familiar? Wait, isn't this the road to the village?" Kuchiki Ginrei chill ran down her spine.

This spider is going to the village to eat people!

The Spider Hollow, while running, suddenly turned around. "Death?"

Kuchiki Ginrei Zanpakuto tightly with both hands and Flash Step.

They had only gone halfway when they suddenly crashed into an invisible net.

Startled, Kuchiki Ginrei struggled frantically, only to find herself slammed into a giant spider web.

"Before you devour those women and children, have your appetizer first!" The Spider Hollow strode over with its eight long legs and a ferocious expression.

But Kuchiki Ginrei calmed down, extending her only still-functioning left hand and rapidly chanting. "Beast bones scattered everywhere! Spires? Crimson crystals? Wheels of steel. The moving is the wind, the still is the sky. The sound of spears clashing echoes throughout the Void City! Hadō #63, Roaring Cannon."

A massive yellow bolt of lightning the Roar toward the Spider Hollow. Caught off guard, the Spider Hollow was struck head-on by the Roaring Cannon, its enormous body tumbling several times in mid-air before finally falling to the ground.

When I looked up again, a piece of the mask on my face was broken.

"Tch, not easy to deal with! You just stay here and eat all the women and children in that village first!" Spider Hollow realized that the Grim Reaper in front of him was not someone to be trifled with, and immediately decided to retreat, quickly leaving with his long legs.

"You come back here! You bastard! If you've got the guts, fight me! Come back here!" Kuchiki Ginrei was frantic with worry when she remembered that Natsuki was still in the village.

But the more he struggled, the tighter the spider silk tightened. After struggling for a while, his entire body, except for his left hand, was covered in spider silk.

"Calm down! Calm down! There must be a way!" Kuchiki Ginrei forced herself to calm down.

"That's right, fire! These spider silks must be afraid of fire. Hadō #54, Hōen!"

The disc-shaped flame landed on the spider web, and the web immediately caught fire upon contact with the flame. Finally, the Kuchiki Ginrei broke free from the spider web.

"Natsuki, please don't let anything happen to you!"

Natsuki was getting ready to sleep when, as soon as she closed her eyes, the image of that boy involuntarily appeared in her mind.

"What am I thinking... They're nobles, after all," Natsuki said quietly.

Just as she was about to fall asleep, there was a sudden knock on the door. Natsuki was slightly startled, got up from the bed, grabbed an outer garment and put it on, and cautiously leaned over to peek through the crack in the door to see who was outside.

It turned out that the person knocking on the door was a small child, and she recognized him—one of the three lost children from the village.

Natsuki hurriedly opened the door. "It's Xiao Li! Where have you been these past few days? Why are you only just coming back?"

Xiao Li's expression was somewhat strange and stiff. Like a puppet, she waved her hand and said, "Sister Natsuki, come out quickly, I have something to tell you!"

Natsuki had a vague feeling that something was wrong, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. She could only muster her courage and walk out. Under the very faint starlight, she saw something shiny on Xiao Li's head.

She reached out to touch it and found it was an extremely strong silk thread. One end of the thread was connected to Xiao Li's head, and the other end led all the way to the sky. Natsuki couldn't help but look up and saw a strange, large face wearing a white mask.

In an instant, Natsuki felt as if all the blood in her body was freezing.

Then, a giant spider, the size of a house, slowly revealed its full form.

Natsuki trembled all over, trying to hide back in the house, but her body was bound by a large ball of spider silk, hanging in mid-air.

"What a beautiful girl! If I eat you, my skin will definitely become very beautiful!" The Spider Hollow grinned maliciously and opened its huge mouth. Natsuki had no choice but to close her eyes and wait for death.

The Spider Hollow revealed its dagger-like teeth and bit down mercilessly.

A scream rang out in the night sky!

Chapter 63: The Blooming of the Higanbana

Fresh blood dripped onto Natsuki's body. Natsuki kept her eyes tightly closed, but after a long while, she realized that she was not injured, and only then did she dare to open her eyes.

Suddenly, Kuchiki Ginrei appeared between the human and the Hollow, her Zanpakuto between the Spider Hollow's teeth. With a sudden burst of strength, she snapped two of the Spider Hollow's teeth, blood dripping from its gaping maw.

"Damn it! They arrived so quickly!" Spider Hollow moved swiftly with its eight legs, while Kuchiki Ginrei pulled Natsuki back with her arms behind her.

"You..." Natsuki's face flushed slightly. She never expected that this man would save her.

"Find a safe place to hide right now, I'll handle the rest," said Kuchiki Ginrei calmly.

He probably doesn't understand what social etiquette is.

He may not be familiar with the living environment of ordinary people.

But there's one thing he excels at.

I, Kuchiki Ginrei, am an incredibly skilled fighter.

"Pfft!" The Spider Hollow spat out a large amount of white spider silk from its mouth. This spider silk was extremely tough and had a very strong viscosity, so much so that even Zanpakuto might not be able to cut it.

Kuchiki Ginrei's body moved swiftly through the night sky, arriving before Spider Hollow in the blink of an eye. She swung her sword again, the blade flashing like a silver rainbow in the night sky, instantly severing Spider Hollow's two spider legs.

The Spider Hollow's remaining six legs stabbed down like sharp blades, but Kuchiki Ginrei dodged them all.

"It seems I was too cautious." Kuchiki Ginrei looked calmly at the Menos Grande before her. "Your strength is considered weak even in Adjuchas; you can't possibly be my match."

The Spider Hollow seemed to have been hit where it hurt, and its attacks became even more ferocious; moreover, its two severed legs were healing rapidly.

With a flash of light, Kuchiki Ginrei effortlessly severed all the legs from the Spider Hollow's body.

"I told you, you can't beat me with your strength." Kuchiki Ginrei pointed his sword at the Spider Hollow, looking down at him. The wild wind blew, and his cloak fluttered. Natsuki was not far away, was stunned.

But at that moment, the Spider Hollow let out a sharp laugh.

"Kid, I know you're strong, but beating me won't be easy. A Shinigami's body is still far inferior to ours." The Spider Hollow, possessing Super Regeneration, was visibly regenerating its severed leg. "I remember your Shinigami's Zanpakuto can change shape, right? Unleash your sword!"

Kuchiki Ginrei coldly stared at the void before her.

"Fine, I'll give you a quick death!" Kuchiki Ginrei raised her Zanpakuto, and instantly, a chilling wind swept through the surroundings, making people feel cold to the bone.

Yamabuki Chidori held a handful of melon seeds, watching the show while munching on them. She wondered what Kuchiki Ginrei's Zanpakuto ability was, but her grandson Kuchiki Byakuya's Zanpakuto was truly beautiful; after its release, it was a sky full of cherry blossoms.

"On your journey home, Oblivion River!" murmured the Kuchiki Ginrei.

To the astonishment of Spider Hollow, countless white Higanbana bloomed from beneath his feet!

The area within a radius of about one kilometer is covered with these white Higanbana.

Spider Hollow looked at the white Higanbana covering the mountains with curiosity. What exactly were these things?

"After my Zanpakuto was released, it didn't increase my attack power or defense! But... don't get hurt!" Kuchiki Ginrei whispered.

The Spider Hollow couldn't understand what was going on with this Zanpakuto, and looked extremely cautious.

Kuchiki Ginrei activated Flash Step, appearing before the Spider Hollow like lightning, and Zanpakuto Spider Hollow down at it.

The Spider Hollow retreated continuously, using its spider silk to weave large webs, trying to block Kuchiki Ginrei's attacks.

"It's useless, I already know the weakness of these spider silks." Kuchiki Ginrei said expressionlessly, while extending her finger. "Hadō #54, Hōen."

Spider silk burns to ashes instantly upon contact with fire.

The Spider Hollow stumbled backward in a disheveled state.

Hidden in the shadows Saitō Fubōfu, his face full of curiosity, reached out and plucked a cluster of white Higanbana, whispering, "What's the use of these things? They're not just for looks, are they?"

After Kuchiki Ginrei released her Zanpakuto, her Reiatsu didn't increase, and apart from the Higanbana covering the ground, her Zanpakuto remained unchanged—it's simply absurd.

"Just watch!" Yamabuki Chidori squinted.

Spider Hollow watched helplessly as his spider silk burned away, his face filled with terror as he retreated. This Grim Reaper was far more powerful than he had imagined, and the sight of the white Higanbana covering the ground was enough to make one's scalp tingle.

"I'll teach you to plant flowers, Cero!"

A white Cero shot out from the Spider Hollow's mouth, blasting apart the sea of Higanbana. However, Kuchiki Ginrei remained unmoved, her Zanpakuto instantly piercing through the Spider Hollow's chin.

"It's over!" Kuchiki Ginrei withdrew her sword and landed in the distant sea of white flowers.

Spider Hollow rubbed his chin, looking puzzled. "It's over? Over what? I have Super Regeneration; this little injury will heal in half a minute at most."

Meanwhile, Kuchiki Ginrei had already Zanpakuto her Zanpakuto.

"Boy, what do you mean by this?" Spider Hollow was confused. Did they really look down on him that much?

Kuchiki Ginrei said indifferently, "I already said the battle is over. Your abilities are relatively weak among the Adjuchas; you didn't even realize you were hit."

Spider Hollow still didn't understand and wanted to rush up to continue fighting Kuchiki Ginrei, but he discovered... that his body couldn't move.

"Huh? What... what did you do to my body?" Spider Hollow asked in horror.

At that moment, he discovered something wriggling inside his body. Suddenly, a white Higanbana burst forth from beneath his flesh.

Spider Hollow was even more frightened and tried to pluck the white Higanbana off his body. However, the white Higanbana seemed to have taken root in his flesh. With a gentle pull, it caused excruciating pain, tearing through his flesh and bones!

"You... you..."

More and more white Higanbana bloomed from the Spider Hollow's body, and these white Higanbana were rapidly absorbing the Spider Hollow's Reishi, making his body weaker and weaker.

"What have you done...?" the Spider Hollow roared.

"It's just that the spores of the Higanbana enter through your wound and then take root and sprout. How ironic that such a beautiful flower can bloom on such an ugly thing as you!" said Kuchiki Ginrei.

"Puff puff puff puff puff!"

One by one, white Higanbana were selected from the flesh of the Spider Hollow, more and more, until finally, the Spider Hollow was completely swallowed by the white Higanbana, and its own Reishi returned to Soul Society.

Kuchiki Ginrei took a deep breath; the assessment was finally over.

Just as he relaxed, a Cero shot over from a distance.

Chapter 64: The Mirror of Torment Hell

In an instant, the sea of flowers in front of Kuchiki Ginrei turned into a Sea of Flames. Kuchiki Ginrei was completely unprepared and was engulfed in the range of the Cero explosion.

Natsuki looked panicked, but was powerless to do anything.

"Little girl, is that man your man? You seem very worried about him." A shrill voice appeared behind Natsuki. Natsuki turned around stiffly, and Menos Grande with the lower half of a snake and the upper half of a human appeared behind her at some point.

Natsuki was so frightened that she trembled all over and had no idea what to do.

"Look at you, with your delicate skin and tender flesh, you must taste delicious, right? Don't worry, I won't let you feel any pain. I'll kill you in an instant." The Serpent Hollow let out a piercing laugh.