"Lord Rosse, don't worry," This time, Aizen talked with Rosse for quite a long time.
The main reason for this visit was to find out just how far Rosse intended to go.
At present, the Central 46 was still being hypnotized by him, but this time the matter concerned the trial of Sui Feng, so he needed to know Rosse's true intentions in order to cooperate with his next actions.
Now that he understood Rosse's intentions and also knew of Kirinji Tenjiro's existence, he felt even more at ease.
Watching Aizen leave, Rosse simply smiled.
The goal he wanted to achieve was very simple. Lock Sui Feng's suspicion in place, force her to make contact with the Hueco Mundo royal palace, yet at the same time make everyone helpless against her and allow her to remain in Soul Society.
Or else, Captain-Commander Yamamoto would lose his patience, draw his blade, and reduce Sui Feng to ashes with a single strike.
Where there are people, there is conflict.
As long as Captain-Commander Yamamoto did not draw his blade, he could easily control the entire Soul Society.
He was very curious to see just how far Captain-Commander Yamamoto would go.
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[Ninth Division, Temporary Prison]
The air here was dead still, like frozen ice.
Sui Feng sat cross legged, like a lifeless stone statue.
There were no shackles in this cell, only the Kido barrier on the four walls, flickering like breathing.
If she were to force her way out, the entire Ninth Division, and even the neighboring Eighth and Tenth Divisions, would receive an alarm.
In less than one minute, three captains would arrive here.
Given her relationship with those three captains, there was absolutely no way she would gain any advantage.
And with her current strength after being stripped of her Zanpakuto, wanting to break a captain level holding cell within one minute was nothing but a fool's dream.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
A faint sound, as if something were being dragged along the ground, broke the dead silence.
"Who?", Sui Feng's eyes snapped open, her sharp, blade like gaze instantly locking onto the deepest shadows of the cell.
The darkness there was wrong.
It was no longer static light and shadow, but was writhing.
Like a living thing, the edge of that darkness began to seep outward, like a drop of thick ink falling into clear water, slowly and silently spreading.
In the end, that writhing mass of darkness gathered and stretched in the center of the prison, gradually outlining a slender human figure.
The face could not be seen, nor the clothing, but from the graceful figure and the curves of the outline, Sui Feng could tell the newcomer was a woman.
"Who are you?", Sui Feng slowly stood up, frowning as she looked at the other party.
Even without her Zanpakuto, the fundamentals of Hakuda, Kido, and Shunpo were still there. She would not be afraid of some woman hiding in the shadows.
"Candice. Candice Catnipp. You may also address me as Ninth Espada."
Candice's slightly arrogant voice came from the shadow.
"The Ninth Espada... you're from the Hueco Mundo royal palace?"
Sui Feng reacted instantly, sharply taking up a guarded stance, her gaze fixed firmly on the other party.
She had also been a member of the Hueco Mundo expeditionary force.
She still remembered vividly that crushing defeat that had been resolved with ease.
Even if the woman in front of her was only ranked ninth within the royal palace, it was still enough to make her extremely wary.
"Looks like you know quite a bit. Oh, right, I heard you fought Harribel and got cut down in just a few moves. If she hadn't held back, you'd already be dead."
Candice was still in the form of a shadow, but Sui Feng could still seem to feel that playful, mocking gaze, making her fists clench unconsciously.
That humiliation was not something she wanted to recall again.
"So what? She should be one of the strongest in your Hueco Mundo royal palace. At the very least, she's not someone a sneaky thing like you can compare to!", Sui Feng snorted coldly.
"Hah? You don't seriously think you can beat me, do you? Even if I'm only the Ninth Espada, I'm still not someone trash like you can compare to."
Candice was an arrogant woman to begin with, and before coming here, she had already received Rosse's permission.
Since that was the case, there was no need for her to hide anything anymore.
"Dare to fight me?", Candice said mockingly, and at the same time threw a clump of something at Sui Feng from the shadows.
Sui Feng sensed the familiar spiritual particle aura from it and instantly knew what it was. Without any hesitation, she grabbed it and strapped it to her lower back.
That object was unmistakably her Zanpakuto.
"Heh! I'd like to see what you're capable of."
Sui Feng no longer cared about the current environment at all. Ever since Yoruichi Shihoin left, she had stopped caring about so called rules.
What's more, after the punishment from the Central 46, she would either be executed outright or imprisoned for life.
If that was the case, what was there left for her to worry about?
If the other party could get her out, maybe she could even take the opportunity to go to the World of the Living.
No matter what, she had to see that woman one more time.
"Then let's go. I've already prepared the location for you."
Candice chuckled lightly and snapped her fingers. A Garganta opened in front of her.
After obtaining Hollow power, opening a Garganta was nothing more than instinct to her.
"Heh! As expected, your essence is nothing more than a Hollow."
Sui Feng snorted softly. After seeing Candice walk into the Garganta, she did not hesitate at all and rushed straight in.
Even if there was an ambush waiting on the Hueco Mundo side, she did not think it would be a problem.
And if it was only Candice alone, then there was even less reason to be afraid.
———
Hueco Mundo was as desolate as ever.
One hour later, Sui Feng lay powerless on the ground, her body covered in marks burned by lightning, her eyes filled with self doubt.
She did not understand.
'How could a mere No. 9 be this strong?'
The other party had not even released a Resurreccion, only used something called a Hollow Holy Body, sprouted a pair of lightning wings from her back, and then Sui Feng had completely lost the ability to fight back, being easily crushed and defeated.
Now she had no strength left at all, like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
"Tsk! You look like a dead dog."
Candice slowly walked up to Sui Feng, looking down at her with amusement.
"Kill me. Isn't this the result you wanted?"
Sui Feng snorted coldly and turned her head away indifferently.
She was not afraid of death, only somewhat regretful that she could not see that woman again.
"If I just wanted to kill you, I could have done it anywhere. There was no need to wait until now."
With a malicious grin at the corner of her mouth, Candice took out a vial and a syringe from her pack.
Even after a captain level battle, she had not suffered a single injury. Even the waist pack she carried was completely undamaged.
Having fused the powers of Hollows, Quincy, and Devil Fruits, her strength was even greater than Ulquiorra's. Sui Feng was no match for her at all.
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