Chapter 157

"Heaven-Severing Myriad Forms, extinguish!" Kuchiki Senya snorted coldly.

Then his Zanpakutō began to swing through the air, every single speck of light forming a new Zanpakutō.

Besides the yellow sand filling the sky, there were also his Zanpakutōs dancing through the air.

After this, Lunukan made no further moves; this time Kuchiki Senya had even reduced the yellow sand to dust-sized particles.

But Kuchiki Senya was well aware that Lunukan could not have died so easily.

He had only used brute force to make him behave a little, and with this thing's temperament, it wouldn't be long before he came back in force.

Sure enough, before Kuchiki Senya could even rest a moment, Lunukan emerged from the ground.

"¨ Your strength really is strong, it hurts me so much, so much!" Lunukan glared at Kuchiki Senya in fury, but then immediately burst out laughing, and quite pervertedly at that.

"But it's useless, I can't be killed—as long as there's sand, I'm immortal!" Lunukan stared at Kuchiki Senya with a savage grin.

Kuchiki Senya's brow furrowed; if things kept going on like this, he had no idea what to do either.

His Zanpakutō's power only possessed fierce destructive ability (Li's is good), but no ability to alter the nature of objects, and in Hueco Mundo he also had no ability to change the weather.

In Hueco Mundo, water basically does not exist, which is why Lunukan is so difficult to deal with.

"If you don't want to die, then obediently tell me—what was that move you just used? Can you teach it to me?" Lunukan continued to ask Kuchiki Senya.

Hearing this, Kuchiki Senya was also taken aback for a moment. What did this guy mean?

"No, your power is too weak. You can only use it in a place as small as Hueco Mundo; anywhere else, you're trash." Kuchiki Senya said flatly.

What he said was correct—whether Soul Society or the Human World, water is everywhere; Lunukan's bit of sand isn't even enough to fill half an ocean.

"What did you say?" Lunukan got angry again.

Kuchiki Senya simply watched him calmly, and then his heart stirred.

112. Defeat Lunukan, awaken Resurrección!

Kuchiki Senya looked at Lunukan and asked: "Haven't you noticed that someone's been missing this whole time?"

Hearing this, Lunukan was also taken aback.

"So what? That person is probably already a dead man by now!" Lunukan sneered at Kuchiki Senya.

Kuchiki Senya's expression remained calm as he watched him, then said: "She isn't dead—in fact, she'll have you dead very soon!"

Lunukan was stunned; he absolutely did not believe what Kuchiki Senya had said.

"I see your momentum gradually weakening—you should only be able to maintain the mask for so long, right?" Lunukan sneered at Kuchiki Senya, and then his enormous body also began to twist.

Finally, he transformed into a sand-man-sized being, looking no different from a human, except that his hands were still far too long.

"Next you'll learn what pain means!" Lunukan stared at Kuchiki Senya, then raised both his hands.

"Bloom, Desert Hammer!"

His hands turned into two hammers; the hammers looked immensely powerful, and every swing generated a massive ring of wind around them.

"Is this your Resurrección?" Kuchiki Senya asked.

"That's right—concentration is the essence. To deal with someone like you, of course I have to go all out!" Saying this, Lunukan charged straight at Kuchiki Senya.

His strength had indeed been greatly enhanced; when the two hammers slammed into Heaven-Severing Myriad Forms, even Kuchiki Senya's wrists ached.

"Boom!" The hammers finally smashed directly into Kuchiki Senya's body.

Moreover, the hammers' force continued to spread across Kuchiki Senya's body, and finally nearly shattered his mask.

Kuchiki Senya narrowed his eyes. He had been holding back his power for two reasons: first, he couldn't use too much force—after all, he was a Hollow Mask, not a true Arrancar; revealing too much strength would be noticed by the Hollows.

The second reason was that he wanted Lavini to take a closer look and see exactly what this Resurrección was.

If Lavini could understand it, that would be a good thing—and perhaps Lavini would have a way to deal with this guy?

Just as Lunukan's other hammer was about to smash into Kuchiki Senya, Lavini finally made her move.

"Get lost!" Lavini roared angrily.

She burst up from the deepest layer of sand, directly breaking through the thick sand armor, and slammed a fist into Lunukan's chest.

"Bang!" This punch directly smashed Lunukan apart.

Lunukan exploded once again, turning back into a skyful of yellow sand.

But Lunukan quickly coalesced again, staring at Lavini in shock and fury—how could this guy have instantly killed him?

If not for his immortal body, he would have died hundreds of times over already!

"You two are really asking for death!" Lunukan glared furiously at the two of them.

"Quicksand Burial!" This time he planned to use his sand to pin both of them down, then slowly finish them off with his Resurrección hammers.

However, what he didn't expect was that Lavini had now begun to gather energy.

"Reverse everything, Lucky Cross Light Blade!"

Lavini murmured softly, her eyes lowered.

Kuchiki Senya raised an eyebrow—Lavini truly had not disappointed him, nor failed his expectations; she really had grasped the essence of Resurrección!

"Th-this is Resurrección? No! What is your ability?" Lunukan stared at Lavini in shock.

He had no idea what Lavini's ability was, but he felt an unprecedented sense of impact.

Lavini did not answer him, and directly began to unleash her ability.

She placed both hands side by side; a beam of light appeared in front of her arms, then directly enveloped Lunukan.

"Invert!" Lavini shouted in a low voice.

Lunukan's eyes instantly went blank; his whole body froze in place without moving.

"Shatter." Lavini called out again.

In just an instant, Lunukan directly shattered apart, like a mirror.

Kuchiki Senya was somewhat surprised—what kind of ability was that?

And as the mirror surface shattered, Lunukan had vanished without a trace; he had disappeared completely.

"Are you alright?" Lavini looked at Kuchiki Senya with concern.

Kuchiki Senya shook his head; he was still quite surprised by Lavini's ability.

"What did you just do?" Kuchiki Senya asked Lavini.

Lavini thought it over carefully, then finally said to Kuchiki Senya: "My ability seems to be that I can use the mirror surface on my left hand to reflect objects, and then transmit them to the enemy shrouded by the mirror surface on my right hand, letting them feel everything my left hand has grasped."

"Just now I imagined a lake or an ocean, and then applied it to Runugangka shrouded by my right hand, which is why he just stood there stupidly without moving." Lavini explained.

Kuchiki Senya looked at Lavini with some surprise and asked: "So this counts as a kind of genjutsu attack?"

"It's not entirely genjutsu — they can truly feel that sensation. For example, just now I used seawater to flood Runugangka's body, and he froze solid; then after over-diluting, I could turn him into a mirror surface, and then shatter him into the void."

Lavini's explanation made Kuchiki Senya realize that, with this, his earlier doubts were much clearer.

He had noticed before that Lavini might have a crystallization ability, and now it seemed that was indeed the case.

Mirror-surfacing is the final stage of crystallization.

"This power is quite good — you must master it well." Kuchiki Senya said, looking at Lavini.

"I know. In my Resurrección state I can use it twice; any more than that and I can't handle it." Lavini explained.

Kuchiki Senya nodded; he didn't need Lavini to do any more right now.

After dealing with Runugangka, Kuchiki Senya and the other continued on their way. Crossing the canyon took them more than three days in total, during which they neither rested nor ate.

Although many Hollows attacked them along the way, not a single one escaped being dealt with by Kuchiki Senya and the other.

"We're almost there — just ahead is the inner city district. If we want to get in, we can only create chaos; otherwise they have dedicated personnel conducting inspections." Lavini explained.

Kuchiki Senya frowned slightly. Dedicated personnel for inspections? That would be a bit tricky.

"Can't we find a way to just go straight in?" Kuchiki Senya asked.

"There's no way. The whole place is covered by a Hollow membrane, and it's the guard corps that decides which areas of the membrane to open. Forcing our way in will trigger the alarm." Lavini said helplessly, looking at Kuchiki Senya.

She knew what Kuchiki Senya was thinking, but this was clearly not very possible.

113. Hollows with Memories — Friend or Foe?

Kuchiki Senya narrowed his eyes. The Forest of Hollows was at the city's outermost edge; getting into the outer city alone had already cost him enormous effort.

Getting into the inner city that followed would also be a difficult matter. Kuchiki Senya decided not to go in just yet, and to gather information around the area first.

The surrounding area was called the Wastes; the canyon at least had supply stations, and if they were regular troops, they wouldn't be stopped.

But here in the Wastes, there were basically no friends at all — every single one was an enemy.

"When I was exiled before, I passed through here too. Back then a lot of the guard corps died — it seemed to be because some Hollows cooperated with Shinigami, and in the end both sides perished together." Lavini briefed Kuchiki Senya.

Kuchiki Senya's brow also rose. Shinigami had actually come here?

"Didn't you say that once a Shinigami enters, they'll be discovered?" Kuchiki Senya asked.

"Right, but that Shinigami wasn't simple — it seemed he came along with my lord Aizen, but in the end he betrayed them." Lavini said.

Kuchiki Senya frowned slightly. What other followers did Aizen have?