Chapter 206 You are the fifth blade, your name is Nnoitra!
Xia Mu had been to the Great Void Forest before. At that time, the Great Void Forest was extremely dark.

After all, it is an underground space, and darkness is the eternal norm.

But the current Great Void Forest is different.

When they stepped into the core area of ​​the Great Void Forest, they found that bright lights were embedded on the towering trees of the Great Void Forest. Although they were quite far apart, they did bring light to this dark forest.

“Is this… a street light?”

Matsumoto Rangiku looked at the bright lights ahead and couldn't help but think of the street lights standing in the Soul Society.

The street lights in Soul Society have actually only been around for a few years, but they have indeed brought convenience to their lives. Unexpectedly, similar things can be seen in Hueco Mundo, in this Great Hollow Forest.

“It does look a bit like a street lamp.”

Xia Mu came back to his senses and said in agreement.

"It seems that Aizen has made great changes to this Great Hollow Forest."

Is it necessary to install street lights? Xia Mu is not sure.

But if he was Aizen, it would be normal for him to value the Hollow Forest.

After all, this is the forest of Great Voids. Basically every moment, Great Voids will die here and new Great Voids will be born from it. This place is like a barracks for the younger generation. As long as you control this place well, you will have a steady supply of Great Voids to provide talent support for Xu Ye Palace.

"Hide yourself carefully and explore the Great Void Forest."

Xia Mu gave instructions to the people around him again.

For the time being, he had no intention of letting everyone explore separately.

After all, the Great Void Forest is not the Xuye Palace. The Xuye Palace is similar to a maze with roads extending in all directions, so it is inevitable to explore them separately. The Great Void Forest may seem large, but the real core area will always be its center.

If you want to figure out the truth, you just need to keep moving towards the middle.

Of course, there's nothing wrong with being cautious.

The closer you are to the central area, the more difficult it becomes to escape from the Great Void Forest easily.

If he accidentally revealed his whereabouts, it would take a lot of time to fight his way out of the siege of so many Hollows. If he attracted the attention of Aizen in the Karate Palace at that time, and the Karate Palace came to help, it would be even worse.

Led by Xia Mu, everyone continued to move towards the depths of the Great Void Forest.

Even though Zaraki wanted to fight the Hollow, at this moment, he had to suppress his fighting instinct because of Natsuki.

Of course, in order to make Gengmu quieter, Xia Mu promised a lot.

If he reaches the center of the Great Void Forest, he will have a good fight.

The closer they got to the depths of the Great Void Forest, the more new scenes appeared before their eyes.

Overall, the Great Hollow Forest is still a forest for the Great Hollows to kill and fight, but many artificial settings have been added to it.

One example is the street light on the tree.

In some places, some houses still exist.

In the house, there live some virtual people wearing uniform clothes.

I don't know what they exist or what they do.

"You guys stay put for now, I'll be back soon."

In order to understand the changes in the Great Hollow Forest, Xia Mu decided to find Zhixu and ask him.

"team leader!"

Matsumoto Rangiku was a little worried about Natsuki.

At a time like this, is it really okay to act alone instead of in a group?
"Don't worry about me. If something unexpected happens, we can just fight our way out of here. As for you, you have to come and meet me as soon as possible."

Xia Mu spoke in an extremely free and easy manner.

The next moment, he used instant steps and left here easily.

With the central area of ​​the Great Void Forest as the center point, there are many strongholds in all directions.

In the stronghold, in addition to some extremely powerful virtuals serving as guards to stabilize the situation in the Great Void Forest, there are also some virtuals wearing white coats, similar to scientific researchers. They stay in the Great Void Forest all day, sitting in front of computer-like instruments, operating the instruments to monitor the changes in the Great Void Forest.

The biggest change brought about by Aizen's entry into Hueco Mundo is not the improvement of Hueco Mundo's overall strength.

Instead, some virtual creatures began to evolve from wild beasts to humans.

The original Hueco Mundo was an extremely barbaric world without any order. After the human souls fell into Hueco Mundo, their instincts were completely released. They gave up everything and followed their instincts to fight and devour like wild beasts. Even though Bylergan, the king of Hueco Mundo, was born later, the so-called Bylergan was just a slightly larger beast. The entire Hueco Mundo remained unchanged.

Until Aizen entered Hueco Mundo.

The fire of civilization appeared in Hueco Mundo for the first time.

Under Aizen's rule, he imitated the Soul Society and began to rule the Hueco Mundo in an orderly manner.

The Great Hollow Forest, as the backup base for the members of the Kyonya Palace, must naturally be strictly guarded.

Aizen uses scientific means to closely monitor the Hollows in the Great Hollow Forest.

If the number of virtual ones is too many or too few, human intervention will be carried out.

Too many of them means they can be harvested, so that they can fight and give birth to more powerful voids.

If the number is too small, the fighting should be limited.

We can't allow the number of virtual beings to continue to decrease so sharply.

Although he wanted to subvert the order of this world and destroy the existing structure of this world, the concept of balance has always existed in Aizen's heart.

Xia Mu sneaked into a stronghold easily.

Using unique techniques and a device created by Urahara Kisuke that could block spiritual channels, no Hollow could detect his presence. Even some of the detection devices in the base were unable to detect him.

Xia Mu first carefully observed the situation here, and finally, he sneaked into the observation room which was obviously the core area.

Inside the observation room.

Xu, who has four arms and is constantly typing on the keyboard and wearing a white coat, no one knows what he is doing.

"It's rubbish that four arms can type so slowly!"

After a quick glance, a low voice came out of Xia Mu's mouth.

Xu, who was typing and chatting with his companions online, was stunned when he heard this.

Although the observation mission in the Great Void Forest is easy, it is underground and this kind of mission is very boring. He cannot leave his post without permission, so he can only kill time in this way.

The guards here usually wouldn't come to him.

Unexpectedly, someone came to his side.

This Xu who did not have strong fighting ability could not help but turn his head to look, and after taking a look, he was even more shocked.

"Death, Death, why is the Death here?"

He was startled and horrified.

Although they had never come into contact with the gods of death, after Aizen entered the Hueco Mundo, he taught them a lot of knowledge about the Soul Society.

Although many big figures in the Kyūya Palace have Zanpakuto after becoming Arrancar, they look similar to humans.

But on their faces, there were remnants of masks, and one could tell at a glance whether they were fake or not.

At this moment, the guy who appeared in front of him, no matter how he looked at it, was not an Arrancar.

He is not an Arrancar, and considering his appearance, he must be a Shinigami.

"Did you recognize my identity?"

A hint of surprise flashed across Xia Mu's eyes.

"That's easy." Xia Mu showed a ferocious smile on his face. "Since you know the God of Death, you must also know the relationship between the God of Death and the Void. I am the God of Death, and I see you, a Void, here. What do you think I will do to you?"

Hearing this, the four-armed Xu immediately thought of the popular science knowledge of Xuye Palace.

Among the knowledge spread by indigo dyeing.

The Soul Society, or the Shinigami of the Gotei 13, are extremely despicable beings.

They are despicable.

It was precisely because of the despicable behavior of these guys that he had to leave Soul Society and come to Hueco Mundo.

And when these guys met Xu, they never asked whether Xu was good or bad, but chose to kill him directly.

This caused a lot of false fear.

Not all Voids are warlike and bloodthirsty.

In the Hueco Mundo, there are also some Hollows who do not like fighting.

Maybe it's rare, but there are indeed many of them.

"No, don't kill me!"

This virtual being begged Xia Mu for mercy.

Xia Mu still looked at the other person coldly, "If you want me not to kill you, that's a bit difficult to do."

He also felt a little sad in his heart.

It's really rare to see someone like this begging for mercy without saying anything.

All the Hollows he encountered in the past, after seeing him and discovering his identity as the God of Death, would choose to fight him a bit.

However, he did not feel any sympathy because of this.

Instead, he continued to say to the other party: "I want to know the information about Hueco Mundo."

He did not make any extra promises to the other party.

But when these words fell into Zhixu's ears, he thought he had grasped the hope of survival.

"I-I can tell you everything I know."

Soon, with the help of this Void, Xia Mu knew the situation of the Void Palace with almost no effort.

Today's Kyonakyu Palace is divided into eleven legions. Except for the Zero Legion which is the king's guard legion, the remaining ten legions correspond to the ten big figures in Kyonakyu Palace, the Ten Blades.

Each legion has a large number of people.

And this is the Great Void Forest, which is managed by the Fifth Legion, the "Legion of Despair".

The leader of the Legion of Despair is the Fifth Blade of the Kyūnyā Palace.

……

"Its name is Nnoitra Gilga, a very powerful Arrancar with a violent personality and a hobby of killing. After it took control of the Great Hollow Forest, it built a grand arena in the center of the Great Hollow Forest. Through some means, it constantly lured powerful Hollows into the arena to fight and kill."

"If he likes the winner, he will give him the opportunity to join the Fifth Legion. On the contrary, if he doesn't like him, even if he wins, he will personally kill him brutally."

After returning from Xu's base, Xia Mu met with his teammates again and shared the information he had obtained with them.

Xia Mu did not say how to deal with the virtual person who leaked the information.

No one asked.

Compared to that trivial matter, the information brought back by the captain is more important.

"Eleven legions, these correspond to the Gotei 13!" someone exclaimed.

The Gotei 13, if divided by legions, can also be regarded as thirteen legions.

And since Aizen created eleven legions in the Hueco Mundo, it is inevitable that people will think of these things.

"How terrible!"

According to the information provided by Xia Mu, each legion has a large number of virtual beings, and they are all composed of powerful virtual beings.

I just don't know which legion the Hollow that appeared in Soul Society before came from.

"If you want to find out the strength of Aizen's army, there happens to be an opportunity right now."

"The cruel and murderous Hollow I mentioned earlier, the leader of the Fifth Army, is also the fifth of the Ten Espada under Aizen. He is in the Great Hollow Forest right now. We can go meet him!"

Everyone's eyes were stern.

Geng Mu even directly expressed everyone's thoughts.

"The fifth of the ten Espada, a high-ranking figure in Hueco Mundo. He should be a very good opponent!"

He grinned, revealing his white teeth, and looked full of fighting spirit.

……

In the central area of ​​the Great Void Forest.

It is an extremely huge arena.

The Colosseum looks somewhat similar to the ancient Roman Colosseum, but is open-air.

It is surrounded by towering stands.

However, there were not too many people in the stands at this moment.

There was only a slender figure sitting on it. It had long medium-length hair, wore an eye patch, and had a feminine appearance.

At this moment, he was watching the battle between two virtual beings in the arena with great interest.

The Xu were all in shackles, and because of the shackles, their strength was restricted. This made it impossible for them to use their virtual bullets or some of their own special abilities. They could only fight there like wild beasts.

The smell of blood filled the air, which was not pleasant, but the person sitting on the stands looked like he was enjoying it.

He seemed to like this unique taste very much.

In addition, he occasionally looked at the battle in the arena with a teasing and amusing look, as if he was watching two insects biting each other, and the lives of the insects were consumed in the biting.

They clearly didn't have to fight, but they had to fight.

Just because the fate of these insects is in his hands.

It was such a wonderful feeling to watch the insects fall into despair.

This figure is none other than Nnoitra, the fifth of the Ten Espada of Kyūyaku and the leader of the Fifth Legion.

After Aizen took over the Palace of Kyonaya.

Some of the famous great virtual beings in the original work have joined the Xuye Palace one after another.

Aizen followed the example of the Gotei 13 and formed eleven legions.

He commands the Zero Corps, which corresponds to the Zero Squad.

The remaining Ten Espada each commanded a legion.

Because of this, Nnoitra became a superior person and had a prominent status in the Xuye Palace.

However, he did not stay in Xuye Palace all the time.

The ten legions each have their own responsibilities.

Now, as the Fifth Legion is in charge of the Great Hollow Forest, Nnoitra built the arena here based on his own hobby. Before joining the Kyonyaku, he himself was a Hollow who walked out of the Great Hollow Forest.

In the past, he liked to fight with the enemies in the Great Void Forest and watch the enemies feel despair.

After becoming a high-ranking official in Xuye Palace, his hobbies changed again.

He no longer fought with others personally, but instead manipulated the fate of the weak. He looked helpless as he watched them fall into despair but had to move forward according to the fate he had arranged.

Since the construction of the arena, he would leave Xuye Palace and live here for a while every once in a while.

He did not bring his subordinates along on purpose.

For Neutra, enjoying despair alone is enough.

With too many people, the atmosphere is not very good.

Soon, the battle between the two Voids was decided.

One virtual being tore the other virtual being apart.

As the winner, he was also covered with wounds, but he still stood stubbornly in the center of the arena. Then, he looked at Lord Nnoitra who was watching the fight on the podium.

"My lord, I win."

"You have indeed won." Nnoitra stood up and used the Ring Spin. In the next moment, he quickly moved from the high platform to the arena. "According to the rules, you will be eligible to join the Fifth Legion under my command."

Hearing Lord Nnoitra say these words at close range, the victorious Hollow was immediately excited.

But his excitement did not last long.

What followed was a sentence that made him burst into tears.

“But I don’t want to follow the rules.”

"So, you can't join the Fifth Legion."

"Why?" Hearing this, the virtual creature instinctively asked Noitra. He could not accept such an outcome.

"If you want to blame someone, you can only blame yourself for being too ugly."

"My Fifth Legion doesn't accept ugly people!"

Nnoitra spoke to the Hollow with contempt.

Then, under the other party's angry and unwilling gaze, he drew out his Zanpakutō.

Cut it out with one knife!

Blood splattered, and Noitra didn't even dodge, letting the smelly blood spill on his body. He even took the initiative to stretch out his hand, picked up some of the blood on his body, and licked it with his mouth.

He enjoyed the taste of blood and looked intoxicated.

The victorious Xu fell to the ground, but his life did not die immediately. Despair filled his body. He could feel that he was about to die, but he could do nothing about it.

What puzzled him even more was that he had clearly defeated his opponent, so why didn't Nnoitra follow the rules?
"Nnoitra, you will die!"

As death approached, he no longer addressed Nnoitra as "Sir", but cursed him instead.

Nnoitra listened to the other party's curse, but he was not angry. Instead, he enjoyed it more and more.

"That's right, that's it. Die unwillingly in despair!"

The low words that came out of his mouth made Xu beside him even angrier.

But there is nothing I can do about my anger.

In the end, he died completely in unwillingness and despair.

As the winner, he suffered the same fate as the loser.

A fight ended in this way.

Noitra decided to do it again and repeat the same thing.

If the winner can make him feel happy at that time.

He didn't mind recruiting the opponent into the Fifth Legion, but it was hard to say who the winner would be.

Just as Nnoitra was about to call the manager of the arena.

Suddenly, a tall corpse was thrown over from not far away and landed in front of Noitra.

"Your name is Nnoitra?"

Noitra saw the body, then suddenly raised his head and looked in the direction where the body was thrown.

I saw that on the high platform where I was watching the battle, several figures had appeared. The leader was wearing a white haori and had a contemptuous look, while the people beside him were all wearing black clothes and had long swords on their waists.

There is only one group of people in the world who dress like this.

grim Reaper!

It's not surprising that the Grim Reaper appears somewhere else.

But appearing here inevitably seems a bit weird.

This is the Great Void Forest, and it is deep in the Great Void Forest.

However, even so, Nnoitra did not feel any fear, because he was one of the Ten Espada and the commander of the Fifth Legion.

"It's really interesting that the God of Death actually appeared here."

A low voice came out of his mouth.

"You are really calm. I hope you will find it interesting next time."

Xia Mu looked at Nnoitra with an indifferent expression, and a low voice came out of his mouth.

Then he looked in one direction.

"Zaraki, I'll leave this guy to you. Don't you always like fighting? I hope you can give us a wonderful battle, so that we can see what level the so-called Ten Espada are at."

After these words were spoken, Nnoitra couldn't help but turn his head and look towards the other side of the arena. In the other passage that was originally used by the warring parties to pretend to enter the arena, a burly figure wearing a black Death Tyrant outfit walked slowly towards them.

A powerful spiritual pressure burst out from his body, forming an extremely strong fighting spirit.

"You guys!"

Noitra gnashed his teeth, he understood very well that these gods of death actually regarded him as one of the prey to be killed in the arena.

Of course, this was not what made him most angry.

What made him most angry was that with so many Death Gods appearing here, why didn’t the other Hollows notice anything?
Indeed, for the pleasure of despair.

He did not bring people from the Fifth Legion here, but came to the Great Void Forest alone.

But in the Great Hollow Forest, in addition to the Fifth Legion stationed in the Xuye Palace, there are many management personnel who monitor the Great Hollow Forest at all times. But now, these guys did not issue any warning.

You must know that this place is the absolute center of the Great Void Forest.

"Captain, is this really okay? Do we have to hide it?"

Matsumoto Rangiku stood beside Natsuki and asked Natsuki with some trepidation.

She thought that after arriving at this central area, they would first hide carefully, figure out the situation here, and then attack this Espada. Unexpectedly, Xia Mu showed up openly.

"Don't worry, no one will know what happened here."

The knife in Xia Mu's hand was unsheathed, and an invisible force enveloped the entire arena, making it impossible to notice the changes here.

(End of this chapter)