Chapter 156

He struggled to pry himself out of the ground fissure, then fled in panic; he still retained consciousness after his loss of control just now, and he knew that no matter how hard he tried, he could not be a match for Lavini.

At this moment, Lavini 12 chased straight after him; the cross-shaped light blades in her hands changed, becoming sharper, and combined with Lavini's speed, this thing became an invincible great weapon.

"Whoosh!" Lavini appeared in front of the Bull-headed Hollow.

At this time, the Bull-headed Hollow collapsed directly to the ground and could not rise, then vanished into specks of starlight.

His two underlings had already been dealt with by Kuchiki Qianye.

Although Kuchiki Qianye could not use Soul Reaper power, he could rely on his own physical constitution and these things to exchange a few blows, especially since they had already been terrified out of their wits by Lavini.

"How about it? Am I impressive?" Lavini asked Kuchiki Qianye excitedly.

"Mm, impressive, impressive, very impressive." Kuchiki Qianye smiled helplessly.

But this was for the best; at the very least, it proved that Lavini remained controllable, so she would not suddenly turn traitor in the end, or something else would happen to her without Kuchiki Qianye knowing.

Finally, after dealing with these Hollows, the two of Kuchiki Qianye could at last resume their journey.

"This place usually has many people camping here, but this time I see only that Bull-headed Hollow; why can't anyone else be seen?" Lavini asked curiously.

Kuchiki Qianye said nothing; he actually hoped fewer Hollows would come.

However, things were not as simple as he thought, especially after Lavini had spoken; this was precisely the kind of situation where whatever you feared would come to pass.

"Do you feel it? The sand around us is moving," Kuchiki Qianye asked Lavini.

Hearing this, Lavini was stunned for a moment.

She then looked around.

"This... is indeed true," she said hesitantly.

Kuchiki Qianye narrowed his eyes and gazed at the surroundings; his eyes had been scanning the area the whole time; he had felt something was wrong just now but had not spoken up.

"It seems someone has already set their sights on us," Kuchiki Qianye said.

This feeling made him very uncomfortable, but he did not know whether Lavini felt it too, and he did not know what the opponent was.

If it were a Hollow, it would be fine to say; if it were a Quincy, he might have no way to hide his strength.

Finally, in the short time after Kuchiki Qianye and the other finished talking, the sand around them surged rapidly.

"Not good!" Kuchiki Qianye's expression changed; he quickly grabbed Lavini and tried to leave.

But by then they were already too late; Lavini's speed was already very fast, yet she was still blinded by the sky-filling yellow sand.

"Is this yellow sand?" Lavini's expression changed.

She quickly dragged Kuchiki Qianye and ran outward; unfortunately, the speed of this sand was far faster than she had imagined, and especially at this moment, the sand wrapped them up directly.

"It's Nnoitra!" Lavini did not expect to encounter a Grand Hollow of this level.

Nnoitra was originally a colossal Arrancar wandering outside the Las Noches; sand was a component of his body, but because the sand beneath the canyon was green, his yellow sand was especially conspicuous.

"Nnoitra?" Kuchiki Qianye was somewhat surprised upon hearing this.

He had not forgotten this guy; especially when he watched the anime back then, he wished Rukia would one-shot this fellow.

"He is not afraid of blade impacts, but we have neither water nor ice now..." Kuchiki Qianye frowned.

Truly unexpected to meet Nnoitra in this place; he thought he would at least see him outside Las Noches; who would have thought this guy would appear here?

"What should we do? It seems we cannot escape; this entire place is Nnoitra's territory; we cannot get out!" Lavini said, looking at Kuchiki Qianye somewhat nervously.

Kuchiki Qianye's expression was also somewhat ugly; he did not want to expose himself like this, yet he had no good plan.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!" At this moment, a group of sand men rushed in from outside.

These sand men were about the size of ordinary humans, except their arms were very long, dragging to the ground.

Lavini stepped forward and smashed one with a punch, but the opponent quickly healed directly.

"As expected, they are made of sand; we cannot even break through their defense! Now, as soon as we smash them, they can recover!" Lavini said.

"Use water; do you have a way?" Kuchiki Qianye glanced at Lavini.

Lavini shook her head; water was not included in her abilities.

Kuchiki Qianye frowned; if there was no way, he could only use Kidō, but whether Kidō could be used in this place was another matter entirely, since this was the Hueco Mundo, and the reishi composition here was very different from that of Soul Society and the real world.

The sand men around grew more numerous, Lavini fought with increasing difficulty, and soon they would be swallowed.

"If I use Soul Reaper power inside the sand, it should not be discovered, right?" Kuchiki Qianye's eyes suddenly brightened.

He then summoned his Zanpakutō from the void.

"Heaven Severing Myriad Phenomena, long time no see." Kuchiki Qianye smiled slightly, then wiped Heaven Severing Myriad Phenomena, and controlled it to begin slaughtering the surrounding sand men.

Lavini looked at Kuchiki Qianye with almost a face full of admiration; she knew Kuchiki Qianye definitely had a way.

"Don't think about it; I can only stop these sand men from approaching us; the one who truly needs to deal with him is you." Kuchiki Qianye glanced at Lavini and said.

He knew Lavini thought they could escape this time, but Kuchiki Qianye directly poured a basin of cold water on her.

The reason was that Kuchiki Qianye felt that if he released even a tiny bit more Soul Reaper power, it would be detected by the Hollow flow.

111, Void Face, begin battle!

Lavini was stunned; she looked at Kuchiki Qianye in confusion, but Kuchiki Qianye gave her no explanation.

With no other choice, Lavini could only figure it out herself.

She thought left and right, and finally decided to study her Resurrección.

Now she was trapped in this place; she could do nothing else; if she could figure out Resurrección, perhaps she could exchange blows with Nnoitra.

"Wait for me!" Lavini sat directly on the ground.

Her thoughts began to recall the scene when she fought the Bull-headed Hollow.

When the Bull-headed Hollow released Resurrección, that feeling, that impact, was absolutely shocking to Lavini.

To be honest, the Bull-headed Hollow's strength was truly not weak; after all, he could release Resurrección, so he was basically on the same level as the Espada's adjutants.

But he lost to Lavini because he had used a reckless move beforehand, leaving him without the ability to resist after Lavini's outburst.

And as for the current Nnoitra, it went without saying; this was an existence that defied heaven; he was almost immortal and indestructible, but his weakness was also obvious: he feared water.

As long as there is water, he can be trapped forever; for him, this is itself a very fatal weakness.

"Boom! Boom!" Kuchiki Senya was clearing away those sand men, and his spiritual pressure was also being consumed at a rapid pace.

Especially since Nnoitra Gilga was no longer relying solely on sand men to fight Kuchiki Senya; he was gradually abandoning this method because he felt his sand men seemed to have no effect on Kuchiki Senya.

The surrounding sky suddenly brightened as Nnoitra Gilga withdrew his yellow sand directly, revealing his true form.

Nnoitra Gilga's somewhat abstract face appeared right before Kuchiki Senya; he actually possessed some intellect and knew that his weakness was fear of water.

"Are you a Shinigami?" Nnoitra Gilga glared at Kuchiki Senya.

Kuchiki Senya looked at the Arrancar standing dozens of meters tall before him and couldn't help but feel somewhat insignificant; no wonder Rukia had wasted so much time dealing with this big guy back then.

"Answer my question!" Nnoitra Gilga, appearing somewhat angry, roared directly at Kuchiki Senya.

Kuchiki Senya narrowed his eyes and then immediately moved away from that side, but the opponent did not stop.

Yellow sand filled the sky, constantly enveloping Kuchiki Senya. Nnoitra Gilga's power was extremely terrifying; wherever there was sand, that was his home ground, and he could even resurrect infinitely!

"Die!"

"Quicksand Pit!" Nnoitra Gilga roared in anger, and then countless quicksands appeared, surging toward Kuchiki Senya to swallow him.

Soon, Kuchiki Senya was buried, and his entire figure vanished without a trace.

"Die in my quicksand; I will mourn for you!" Nnoitra Gilga laughed heartily.

However, immediately after, he heard a voice that shocked him.

"Heaven Severing Myriad Things; I must end this battle quickly." Kuchiki Senya burst out from the sand.

He held his Zanpakuto in one hand and placed the other on his face.

"Hollow Mask!" he shouted loudly, and a mask appeared on his face; it was a demon mask with white fangs, looking extremely ferocious overall.

Nnoitra Gilga stared blankly at Kuchiki Senya; with his mind, he simply could not tell whether the Kuchiki Senya before him was a Shinigami or a Hollow.

Although an Arrancar is a Hollow possessing Shinigami power, it is completely different from Kuchiki Senya.

An Arrancar's power level may vary, but once Kuchiki Senya puts on the mask, his power directly surges to the highest tier, impossible to weaken.

"What exactly are you?" Nnoitra Gilga looked at Kuchiki Senya in shock.

Kuchiki Senya merely looked at him coldly and then moved swiftly.

If this were in Soul Society or the Human World, Kuchiki Senya's Heaven Severing Myriad Things could cause changes in the weather, but Hueco Mundo has no such thing as rain.

"You cannot kill me!" Nnoitra Gilga glared at Kuchiki Senya and then assumed a defensive stance.

"As long as there is sand, I can be reborn; I cannot die!" he shouted twice more, as if encouraging himself.

Kuchiki Senya looked at him coldly; at this moment, his Zanpakuto was already filled with black flames.

The next second, he suddenly vanished from his original spot.

"Boom!" Kuchiki Senya suddenly appeared from the void, and his Zanpakuto struck Nnoitra Gilga directly.

It might have looked like he merely tapped Nnoitra Gilga lightly, but Nnoitra Gilga's entire body instantly crumbled, and even the yellow sand filling the sky began to swirl.