Chapter 154

Xiao Longkufang's face darkened, and he then pointed at Kuchiki Senya and said, "I don't care who you are, but if you dare to joke about Lord Aizen's affairs, I will make you regret it!"

He was the first Arrancar Aizen created using the Hōgyoku, so he held a special affection for Aizen.

"Heh, you can't possibly be my opponent, so don't bother saying these threatening words to me — they're meaningless." Kuchiki Senya said calmly as he looked at him.

Xiao Longkufang said nothing more, but exchanged a few words with the other subordinate officers, and only after that did they finally made a decision.

"We can trust you. Next we'll take you 500 to see Lord Grimmjow!" Xiao Longkufang said as he looked at Kuchiki Senya.

At this moment Kuchiki Senya's brows also rose, and he said directly, "Sorry, but I can't go with you to see him right now, and I'd advise you not to tell him any news about Aizen either."

The other subordinate officers all froze for a moment, not understanding what Kuchiki Senya meant.

"If you're even a little smart, you should know that Grimmjow has a big problem with Aizen, right?" Kuchiki Senya asked as he glanced at the subordinate officers.

Grimmjow being displeased with Aizen wasn't something new — it wasn't because of Aizen's strength either. One could say that even when Aizen was at his peak, Grimmjow still dared to disrespect him, let alone the weakened Aizen of this world.

He absolutely didn't take Aizen seriously, and in Kuchiki Senya's view, this emotion of his would only grow stronger, reaching its peak after Aizen's disappearance.

"He's probably happy right now that Aizen is gone. If you suddenly say you can find Aizen, what do you think he'll do to you?" Kuchiki Senya asked calmly.

The faces of the subordinate officers all changed, but one of them still refused to believe it and said, "What if Lord Grimmjow also wants to do his part?"

"Then go ask him yourself — don't drag me into it. I came here for a secret investigation, and I suspect it's connected to those Quincy. If you tell Grimmjow now and ruin my plan, and Aizen ends up not being rescued, you'll bear the consequences."

Kuchiki Senya said calmly as he looked at the subordinate officers.

Since he'd said that much, the remaining subordinate officers could only exchange glances, not daring to waste any more words with him.

"Tell us whatever you need. As long as you mention Lord Aizen's name, we'll help you unconditionally!" Xiao Longkufang said to Kuchiki Senya at this point.

Kuchiki Senya smiled slightly — this was exactly the effect he wanted.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, step aside. Don't let the others notice me." Kuchiki Senya continued.

The subordinate officers all nodded at this point, hurriedly stepping aside to make way for Kuchiki Senya.

Seeing Kuchiki Senya bluff his way through so easily, Lavini was utterly shocked.

"Why is that? Why would they all stop asking questions?" Lavini was utterly shocked.

Kuchiki Senya's brows rose, and he continued, "As long as you understand them a little and play some mind games, it's very easy to handle them."

Hearing this, Lavini tilted her head — what mind games?

Seeing her like this, Kuchiki Senya realized she probably didn't understand his meaning at all, but he couldn't explain too much to Lavini right now.

"Let's go first and see how we can get out." Kuchiki Senya then headed outside.

Down here they weren't sneaking around like before; their bold, brazen manner actually made no one dare step forward to check them.

Sure enough, the old trick of assuming a tiger's might to intimidate others works in any era.

The two had gradually approached the edge of the Thirteenth District. The number of Hollows around them grew fewer and fewer, and buildings became increasingly rare — this place looked more like the Outer Void.

"Suddenly coming out from such a bustling place really is a bit disorienting." Kuchiki Senya said with a shrug.

"Indeed." Lavini chimed in from the side.

As the two walked on, they had now moved far away from the Thirteenth District and arrived at a canyon.

"Beyond the canyon is the wasteland of the Inner District. The wasteland is usually an area where merchants and assassin groups operate, and the rest are either large Hollows, or extremely vicious large Hollows that would devour other Hollows the moment they enter the district."

"Although these large Hollows are very brutal, their strength is beyond doubt, which is why they're placed here — to serve as guards." Lavini continued to Kuchiki Senya.

Hearing this, Kuchiki Senya's brows rose — he hadn't expected such a place to exist here.

It seemed the current Hueco Mundo was completely different from the one he knew.

"Alright, let's go over and take a look first." Kuchiki Senya said, narrowing his eyes slightly.

To pass through the canyon, they could only go through the area below, and this area was commonly called the Dead Hollow Realm.

"The Dead Hollow Realm means that unless you're a high-ranking figure from the Inner District, passing through here is basically impossible. But many Hollows still try to sneak through, and those who come basically all die." Lavini explained to Kuchiki Senya.

Kuchiki Senya frowned slightly, then asked, "Can't we pass through from above?"

"We can, but above has its own problems — basically all of them are Pikaro, and there are Hollow currents drifting through, working with a barrier to perform identity checks." Lavini said helplessly as she looked at Kuchiki Senya.

"My ability can only guarantee that you won't be detected for an instant while passing through the barrier, but if you're in the air, you'll definitely be caught." Lavini continued.

Hearing this, Kuchiki Senya also frowned slightly — now he understood the situation.

"It seems deceiving the laws of this world really is difficult enough…" Kuchiki Senya said helplessly.

"Yes, there weren't this many rules before — they were all set after Lord Haschwalth arrived." Lavini explained.

Kuchiki Senya nodded, then led Lavini down toward the bottom of the canyon.

And he knew that what they were about to go through would be a major challenge.

108. Hollow's Night Pillar, Resurrección Attack!

Before long, Kuchiki Senya and Lavini had reached the bottom of the canyon.

"Ice river on one side, sea of fire on the other — how is this any different from hell?" Kuchiki Senya pouted.

Hueco Mundo wasn't hell, but this place was far more terrifying than hell.

Lavini was walking ahead when she suddenly became alert all over.

"What's wrong?" Kuchiki Senya noticed her abnormality.

"Something is approaching rapidly!" Lavini's face was very grim; she was even a little nervous now.

Kuchiki Senya hadn't sensed anything, but if Lavini could sense it, that meant the opponent's strength wouldn't be weak.

"Don't worry, let's just keep going our way." Kuchiki Senya said calmly.

Kuchiki Senya prepared to pass directly, but the other party still noticed them.

"Shhh shhh shhh!" Soon several Hollows stopped in front of Kuchiki Senya and the other.

"You two look unfamiliar — you don't seem like anyone's retinue?" the bull-headed Hollow at the front asked as he looked at Kuchiki Senya.

Kuchiki Senya looked at him calmly and said, "Is that any of your business?"

"Heh, if you're not from the Inner District, you're not qualified to enter — unless you can prove you came out from inside, or prove you were summoned to enter." the bull-headed Hollow said as he looked at Kuchiki Senya.

Kuchiki Senya narrowed his eyes, then said, "I've never heard of you lot. Either produce proof that you're real Watchers, or die!"

Hearing this, the Ox-Head Hollow was stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage: "You're the first person who's ever dared to question me!"

As the Ox-Head Hollow spoke, he charged at Kuchiki Senya. His whole body turned white, and his skin all over became extremely hard.

"What the hell is this thing?" Kuchiki Senya frowned. He didn't know what this thing was either, he just felt like he'd seen it somewhere before.

"Heh, didn't expect this — you actually have abilities like this?" Kuchiki Senya narrowed his eyes, then had Lavini go test them out.

If he made a move, his Shinigami powers would definitely be discovered, especially in a place like this, filled with Hollow reiatsu and the barrier everywhere.

"Go to hell!" The Ox-Head Hollow charged at Kuchiki Senya.

Lavini, meanwhile, charged straight at them, her eyes filled with determination.

She had been nervous before because she knew these people's strength was no simple matter, but now she wasn't nervous anymore, because Kuchiki Senya was right behind her.

What she wanted to do now was help Kuchiki Senya; as for anything else, she wouldn't bother with it.

"Boom boom!" At this moment, the battle between them also spread to the surroundings.

Kuchiki Senya, standing off to the side, also felt the aftershock of their battle. Lavini was extremely powerful now — her strength was even greater than before.

"Not bad, her strength has gotten a bit more ferocious, and her power has improved far faster than I expected." Kuchiki Senya's eyes narrowed as well.

Lavini's hands transformed once again into cross blades. Although the Ox-Head Hollow's strength was extremely ferocious, facing Lavini now, he couldn't even block her cross blades.

"Boom!" Lavini kicked the Ox-Head Hollow square in the face, then chased after him, her hands unleashing a cross slash.

"Thud!" A muffled sound rang out. The cross slash didn't directly slice through the Ox-Head Hollow's defense — it was blocked outright.

At this moment, the Ox-Head Hollow's outer mask had been shattered, revealing the mask inside.

"Your strength is enough to make me take you seriously." The Ox-Head Hollow looked at Lavini as he spoke.

Lavini clenched her teeth, raising the cross blades on her hands horizontally in front of her chest.

"Crash!" At this moment, the Ox-Head Hollow's mask vanished outright. His face actually looked rather handsome, but his green eyes revealed a wild madness.

Kuchiki Senya's brow furrowed. This thing had deliberately covered its face, because this way, its strength would be held back.

But once the mask was shattered, its strength also received an enormous boost.

"Come here." Kuchiki Senya called Lavini over.

He channeled his reiatsu into Lavini's body, then said, "Use it freely. This is reiatsu created from the 'Hollow Membrane' you gave me — they won't notice."

"Also, you can watch his movements. If he's able to return to blade, you must learn to do the same as him." Kuchiki Senya looked at Lavini as he spoke.

Hearing this, Lavini nodded, then turned her gaze to the Ox-Head Hollow.

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"A respectable opponent — I'll give you a quick end." The Ox-Head Hollow looked at Lavini, then his figure flashed.

His speed was terrifyingly fast — so fast that Lavini didn't even have a chance to react.

Originally, Lavini's speed was already terrifyingly fast, even comparable to Kirinji's, so one could imagine just how ferocious this Ox-Head Hollow was now.