The Shinigami in the Unforgiven, Chapter 114: Hollow-Eater North Rukongai, the Thirty-Sixth Ward.
Following the coordinates provided by the Research and Development Institute, Soi Fon arrived at a hill.
The lush lawn looked exceptionally green under the sunlight, and the grass swayed like waves when the warm summer breeze blew by.
What should have been a tranquil scene was ruined by a giant embryo standing at the foot of the hill.
The embryo resembles an enlarged egg, about ten meters tall, with a blood-red surface and blood vessels hidden beneath a thin, blood-red outer layer.
Thump, thump, the faint sound of a heartbeat coming from inside the embryo could be heard.
What's this?
Soi Fon's delicate, palm-sized face was full of doubt; he'd never heard of a void laying eggs.
Could it be a recently appeared Hollow?
With this question in mind, she circled the embryo, but couldn't find the Hollow's unique Hollow Hole or mask. She could barely detect its Reiatsu, as if it were blocked by something.
Strange, this was the first time she had encountered such a situation. After a brief moment of contemplation, she drew her Zanpakuto and chanted, " Sting All Enemies to Death -Suzumebachi!"
No matter what it is, it won't cause any harm if it dies.
That's what she thought.
The Zanpakuto emitted a soft light, its slender, bee-like blade resting on the middle finger of the right hand, seemingly foreshadowing something.
The armlet is placed around the right elbow and connected to the bee blade by a thin, long gold chain.
With a leap, she swooped down the hill and rushed to the embryo, tapping its surface with her bee-blade.
A black butterfly pattern quietly appeared. The embryo seemed to sense the danger and, without giving her a second chance, the blood vessels hidden beneath the blood skin suddenly bulged out like spears.
Soi Fon hurriedly moved to the side, where the blood vessels were also bulging, spurting out extremely hot blood in such large quantities that she had to step back a distance.
With a hissing sound, the grass burned the blood to ashes, and veins pounded wildly around, forming an area that no one could approach.
A sickeningly loud scream emanated from inside the embryo.
Soi Fon's beautiful, cat-like eyes were filled with indifference as he silently stared at the embryo, waiting for the right moment to make his move.
The thumping of the blood vessels paused, and a voice came from inside the embryo, "Thank you, Shinigami."
"You can talk?" Soi Fon asked in surprise, his eyes widening.
"Hehe, of course. I could be considered a member of Soul Society before, but now, thanks to you, I've merged with Hollow-Eater."
The sounds inside the embryo were calm and steady.
Soi Fon frowned slightly and asked, "Thanks to me?"
"Yes, evolution requires fear. The fear of being wiped out if the status quo is maintained will force creatures to evolve. Your power makes me, Aaroniero, aware of the danger."
"We can't continue like this. With this thought in mind, we successfully merged."
"You are Genjirō," said Suifeng, Soi Fon understanding.
"Um."
"Ridiculous, you went to all that trouble just to become this ugly?"
Soi Fon's tone was full of sarcasm. She had read this man's file. Before the Seireitei was established, Genjirō and Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto were like-minded friends who made a promise to change Soul Society together.
Such a wish vanished one day when a Menos Grande from Hueco Mundo defeated Genjirō and Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, broke through the seventy-two barriers, and stormed the Soul King Palace.
The Hollow's formidable strength changed Genjirō's mindset; he no longer sought to change Soul Society, but instead wanted to change himself.
He began conducting Hollowfication Experiment, and for a long time, no one could detect his actions.
Until the Lichtreich attacked the World of the Living, Genjirō, frustrated by the slow progress of his research, decided to change his stance and join the Lichtreich in order to find a breakthrough in the Hollowfication Experiment.
Whether or not it has been found is unclear. With Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto forming the Gotei 13, the Empire's offensive was crushed in one fell swoop.
Genjirō was also defeated by the First Kenpachi and imprisoned in the Muken until recently when he was released by Oda Nobunaga.
Judging from this, it seems to have been a success.
"Every living thing appears ugly during the process of evolution; only when evolution is complete will it display breathtaking beauty."
The Genjirō inside the embryo wasn't angered by her tone; instead, he confidently declared, " Shinigami, I'll show you my true form."
Click click.
The top of the embryo split open, and a hairy claw emerged from it. It was enormous, hundreds of meters high, completely unimaginable that it was coming from a crack in the embryo that was over ten meters high.
The two look extremely incongruous.
However, this is not the end.
Another furry paw squeezed out and landed on the lawn with a thud, creating a surge of Reishi.
At this moment, the Hollow's Reiatsu became very obvious, so great that it almost swallowed up all the Reiatsu released by the Soi Fon.
A gust of wind whipped up the Soi Fon on Suifeng's forehead, and her two braids flew wildly. She didn't blink, continuing to stare at Genjirō in front of her.
A bear head encased in white bones emerged from between its furry paws, and like a balloon being inflated with air, it rapidly expanded, forming a massive body as large as a mountain.
Bloodstains remained on the white fur, and a huge shadow covered the area where the Soi Fon stood.
Genjirō's eyes were two large orbs of blue-white light. His gaze swept across the surroundings, and everyone and everything seemed so insignificant.
This is the view from the summit.
It opened its mouth, and azure light condensed within. The next second, Cero was unleashed towards the distant horizon.
The head spun around once, and the Cero drew a circle on the ground.
Rumble!
A deafening roar, a tremor, and a mushroom cloud of flames rising up—everything came so late.
Hundreds of thousands of souls perished in a breathtaking spectacle.
"Hahaha." Genjirō let out a hearty laugh, the inexhaustible Reiatsu and power compelling him to release it through some kind of action.
The enormous body emerged completely from the embryo, exposing the Hollow Hole in its abdomen.
Its current height exceeds one thousand meters, without compression, making it closer to the ancient Menos Grande it saw in its early years.
The surrounding Reishi were disturbed, forming a large storm that surrounded its surface, and dark clouds gathered in the sky, obscuring the entire North Thirty-Sixth District.
Lightning flashed and thunder roared.
A scene resembling the end of the world unfolded before Soi Fon's eyes. She remained expressionless; such a large body was merely a target.
Even without considering Bankai, the power of Shikai alone is enough to take down this behemoth.
"First, destroy the Seireitei and defeat Shigekuni Yamamoto, then turn to the Soul King Palace and tear the Soul King off his throne."
Genjirō muttered his plan, forgetting his current size; any whisper he thought he made would turn into a thunderous roar.
"Dream on." Soi Fon Shunpo moved forward, intending to stab it twice at the feet, its snow-white fur bristling as if it were alive.
She was startled and Shunpo dodged, landing on the mountaintop. Her expression turned serious; this was really troublesome.
"Aww!!"
Genjirō roared and, using his status Menos Grande, began to gather the Hollows of Hueco Mundo to conquer Seireitei in one fell swoop.