My Lord please come this way
Jiwa Barnes ugly bone spiked fish face actually twisted into something that barely resembled a flattering human smile
Passing through a patch of withered yellow trees and circling a bizarre swamp Yekawa had spent these past few days doing nothing but traveling
Not there yet If I find out you are lying to me you know the consequences right
Yekawa looked at the strange fish before him his expression slightly cold
My Lord rest assured your most loyal Jiwa Barnes will never disappoint you
Yekawa had followed this strange fish for several days already but along the way let alone Adjuchas he had not even met many Gillian
He had encountered quite a few Giant Hollow but for the current Yekawa hunting these low spiritual pressure Hollows was a complete waste of time
The continuous travel made Yekawa irritated more than once he had thought about simply eating the strange fish
But there was nothing he could do Adjuchas level Menos Grande were already as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns in Hueco Mundo Moreover Hueco Mundo was unimaginably vast clearly larger than Soul Society and the Human World combined among the Three Realms
Since transmigrating Yekawa had only explored a tiny portion of Hueco Mundo
Therefore even though Yekawa now possessed Squad Captain level strength he showed no arrogance at all Not to mention according to the original storyline Aizen Sōsuke and his companions would soon enter Hueco Mundo to subdue Baraggan and other Vasto Lorde to begin the Arrancar experiments
Even within Hueco Mundo itself there were hidden experts and no one knew where an unseen Vasto Lorde level Menos Grande might be lurking
After several more days of travel following Jiwa Barnes Yekawa finally sensed a powerful spiritual pressure
My Lord the Adjuchas ahead is called Taan Verik He is a lone wolf and his strength is considered top tier among all Adjuchas
Yekawa looked toward where the strange fish tail pointed In the dense forest ahead lay a pond and that powerful spiritual pressure was coming from it
You stay here and do not move If you try to run I will immediately detonate the thunderball inside you
Yekawa glanced at the strange fish coldly
The strange fish shivered and obediently hid to the side
Yekawa did not approach the pond Instead he raised his right index finger Black red spiritual pressure gathered at the tip forming a sphere which then turned into a beam of light that shot straight toward the pond
First a greeting
Bang
A Cero slammed directly into the pond Yekawa did not use Gran Rey Cero only a normal Cero
Even so the pond more than three zhang wide erupted into a massive water column The entire pond was blasted skyward and the terrifying heat evaporated much of the water raising thick white mist
Roar
A miserable roar rose from within the mist
A figure slowly emerged It was a hippopotamus shaped Adjuchas Its size was similar to hippos Yekawa had seen in his previous life The only differences were the white mask on its face and the pitch black Hollow hole beneath its neck
Its body was covered in wounds without a single intact patch of skin Its eyes burned with rage as it stared at Yekawa If eyes could kill Yekawa would already be minced into stew
He could not understand why while he had been sleeping peacefully a shameless so called Vasto Lorde would suddenly attack him
When he turned and saw the strange fish hiding nearby everything became clear
Jiwa Barnes you despicable ugly fish Did you bring this Vasto Lorde here
Unexpectedly the strange fish did not answer Instead it made a face at the hippo Hollow named Taan Verik and retreated several tens of zhang farther away
Damn it
The hippo Hollow opened its mouth and black red spiritual pressure condensed forming a Cero that blasted toward Yekawa
Yekawa did not move at all as if he did not even see it
When the Cero was less than a foot away Yekawa casually extended his left hand caught it and crushed it The Cero scattered into nothing
Seeing his full power Cero fail to even harm the so called Vasto Lorde Taan Verik felt despair creeping into his heart
Is this all a top tier Adjuchas can do
Yekawa sensed the power of the Cero and shook his head in disappointment
His spiritual pressure is indeed higher than the Adjuchas I met before but it is only about three or four tenths of mine Even his Cero is weak
After catching the attack Yekawa spoke calmly
Taan Verik I took your Cero Your anger should be gone Now I give you a chance Swallow this thunderball swear loyalty to me and I will let you live
Although this hippo Hollow was far weaker than Yekawa its strength was still the best among the Adjuchas he had seen so far That was why he chose to recruit him
To gain influence in the Shinigami world and face the coming Aizen Sōsuke and Yhwach who would shake the Three Realms he needed his own subordinates
Before his strength had been too weak Now he finally had confidence to build a team
The strength of the masses could never be ignored In the original story a major reason those two great villains failed was because they ignored this very truth
The hippo Hollow stared at the dark golden thunderball in Yekawa hand Once he swallowed it his life and death would belong to another He roared toward the sky then spoke in human language
Never Taan Verik will always fight for freedom and submit to no one
He exhaled murky air which rapidly expanded into a violent tornado sweeping bushes soil and stones as it surged toward Yekawa
Yekawa sighed
What a waste
He used Sonido dodging the hurricane and appeared before Taan Verik swinging his blade
Boom
A crisp thunderclap echoed from the sword
Thunderclap Slash
For such a stubborn warrior he offered proper respect
Pfft
Taan Verik tough hide was split like tofu cleanly into two
Soul Eater
Yekawa devoured him completely leaving not even a trace This too was respect
Watching from afar Jiwa Barnes swallowed hard
Vasto Lorde are truly terrifying
He never imagined the being mistaken as a Vasto Lorde was actually just a Gillian
Yekawa felt power flooding into his body and sighed in satisfaction
This is the feeling
When absorption ended his spiritual pressure had increased by nearly thirty percent
He turned to the strange fish trembling in the corner
My Lord you ate Taan Verik so you cannot eat me now right
Yekawa face darkened and he kicked it flying eight zhang away
Hurry Take me to the next Adjuchas