As these Menos Grande were slain, they all dissipated into spirit particles within the Great Hollow Forest.
However, no one noticed a small, dark-golden vortex rising in the shadows, absorbing all the spirit particles from the Gillians and Adjuchas that had been killed by the Shinigami.
Although after Yekawa's promotion to Adjuchas, the dozens of unintelligent Gillians and six Adjuchas contributed very little to his spiritual pressure increase, Yekawa still absorbed these Menos Grande with Soul Eater, adhering to the principle of not wasting anything.
"Roar!"
Just as the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force Squad Members were preparing to rest on the spot, a spiritual pressure that Yekawa found extremely familiar suddenly appeared.
A leopard-shaped Adjuchas suddenly appeared in the sight of the Gotei 13, and behind him were five special Gillians of various forms, which had devolved from Adjuchas.
At this moment, they followed closely behind the leopard-shaped Adjuchas, like his most loyal subordinates.
That leopard-shaped Hollow was Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, and the five devolved Gillians behind him were likely his five Fracción from the original story.
"Another Adjuchas group?"
Osaki Masahiro looked warily at the six Menos Grande that were attacking again, finally sensing a hint of danger from Grimmjow, but it was only a hint!
Seeing Grimmjow about to lead his subordinates into battle without a word, Yekawa felt somewhat speechless.
Although from the perspective of spiritual pressure, Grimmjow's strength had grown considerably since their separation, and he had even subjugated his own subordinates.
However, not yet Arrancar, they were clearly no match for the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force.
Among them, there was a genuine Squad Captain level existence.
Originally, Yekawa planned to observe from the shadows before acting, but seeing his own Hagi-leopard about to rush in and get himself killed.
Yekawa stopped pretending, directly withdrawing the fifty percent of his spiritual pressure he had shared with his clone, causing his entire aura to surge.
The terrifying spiritual pressure, without any reservation, swept outwards for several kilometers around him; the lone Menos Grande that had been hiding in the vicinity scattered like birds and beasts upon feeling Yekawa's immense and indescribable spiritual pressure, fleeing far from the area!
"This... spiritual pressure is!"
A look of horror suddenly appeared on Osaki Masahiro's weather-beaten old face, while the Gotei 13 around him felt their breathing become difficult under the shroud of this spiritual pressure.
"This spiritual pressure... what is going on? Is it the legendary Vasto Lorde?"
Amagai Shūsuke spoke with difficulty.
"Whoosh!"
The Shinigami only saw a humanoid Menos Grande with black eyes and black hair, covered in a black bone layer and centipede armor, appear in front of the leopard-shaped Hollow.
"You are...!"
The moment Grimmjow saw Yekawa, he recognized him as the mysterious Vasto Lorde who had once planted a lightning orb inside him. Although he didn't understand why the other party's form had changed, and he seemed to have become even stronger than before.
"You, what do you mean by 'you'? Remember to call me King!"
Yekawa waved his hand casually, and Grimmjow felt his body being uncontrollably lifted up.
Indeed, in the next instant, Grimmjow was grabbed by the neck and lifted up by Yekawa.
Then, he flung Grimmjow backward, sending him flying a long distance.
"Hey, you five idiots, get lost with him. I'll handle this here!"
Yekawa spoke very impolitely to Grimmjow's subordinates.
Shawlong Koufang, one of Grimmjow's subordinates, looked at Yekawa with a shocked expression.
"This is... the King's King!"
"Get lost, now!"
With Yekawa's impatient urging, Grimmjow's subordinates finally reacted, dragging their King and hastily leaving the area.
At the same time, Osaki Masahiro also spoke solemnly to the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force Squad Members:
"Everyone, split up!"
Immediately, many Gotei 13 scattered and began to flee in various directions.
"What about you, Captain Osaki?"
Amagai Shūsuke asked with an anxious expression.
"I'll stay behind and deal with this Vasto Lorde. You all go!"
Seeing his Captain's resolute gaze, Amagai Shūsuke no longer hesitated and immediately left the area using Shunpo.
Yekawa remained calm and did not stop them.
However, no one noticed a tiny centipede, the size of an ant, clinging to Amagai Shūsuke's soul reaper uniform on his shoulder.
Once both groups had departed, only Osaki Masahiro and Yekawa remained in the field.
Yekawa suddenly noticed that Osaki Masahiro was trembling all over.
"Are you scared?"
Yekawa scoffed.
"Scared? If this old man were afraid of a Hollow like you, why would I have bothered joining the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force!"
"I'm excited! Excited to finally kill a Vasto Lorde with my own hands!"
"My entire family died at the hands of Hollows, which is why I gave up my high position in the Soul Society and specifically joined the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force!"
"What could make me happier than personally killing a Vasto Lorde?"
As he spoke, a flush actually rose on Osaki Masahiro's sallow old face.
Seeing the old man getting more and more excited, Yekawa was too lazy to listen anymore, merely saying blandly:
"Idiot!"
Yekawa, annoyed by the incessant talking, directly unleashed a Cero.
"So fast!"
Osaki Masahiro narrowly dodged the incredibly fast Cero.
Looking at Yekawa standing on the tree trunk before him, Osaki Masahiro knew that this Menos Grande was probably an extremely powerful one even among Vasto Lorde, and his gaze froze when he noticed the Zanpakuto in a simple wooden sheath at Yekawa's waist.
Immediately, he held nothing back, drew his Asauchi, and swung it forward, muttering:
"Bankai — Senkan Hisou!"
The Asauchi began to shatter piece by piece, and after a flash of colorful light, it transformed into a thousand shattered mirror fragments. Each fragment carried Osaki Masahiro's spiritual pressure.
As Osaki Masahiro clenched his fist, the densely packed, glittering, colorful mirror fragments surged towards Yekawa.
"Oh, so this is Bankai?"
Speaking of which, this was the first time Yekawa had fought a Shinigami who had mastered Bankai.
Seeing the mirror fragments approaching him like a torrential storm, Yekawa's expression did not change in the slightest; he merely extended a finger and pointed it forward.
A black-red Cero instantly formed, directly colliding with the myriad mirror fragments.
"Boom!"
The countless mirror fragments were blasted away by the Cero, and the scattered pieces pulverized all the surrounding giant trees in the forest where the two were located.
The aftermath of Yekawa's Cero directly caused blood to spill from Osaki Masahiro's mouth and nose.
"Cough, cough, why does this Hollow have such strong spiritual pressure?"
However, it was not a time for lamentation; as Osaki Masahiro gestured with his hand, the mirror fragments scattered far and wide reassembled, forming a hexagonal prism emitting colorful light, which projected streams of colorful light towards Yekawa!
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