Hueco Mundo.
A Hollow was searching for food when, suddenly, he felt a spiritual pressure that was on a completely different dimension from his own; even getting close would cause him to dissipate.
The Hollow wanted to escape from this place with all his might, but there was no longer any chance. His body was rapidly disintegrating due to the influence of this spiritual pressure, and after a short while, it turned into reishi and vanished into the world.
Just after this Hollow completely disappeared, a lonely figure appeared in the desert not far away. Hueco Mundo only had Hollows, no humans, but this figure looked exactly like a human. Aside from the hole in his chest, according to Shinigami legends, the more human-like a Hollow appeared, the higher his rank. And this Hollow, who was almost indistinguishable from a human, was a Vasto Lorde, a being that had only appeared in legends.
His name was Coyote Starrk.
Ever since he gained consciousness, loneliness had always accompanied him. His dream was to one day meet companions who were not afraid of his power.
Ordinary Hollows, let alone being afraid, would be crushed to death by the spiritual pressure unconsciously emitted from his body just by getting close.
Therefore, he had always wandered alone in Hueco Mundo, always accompanied by loneliness.
Starrk casually sat on the ground, gazing at the moon in the sky that had never changed, lost in thought.
Suddenly, a Garganta appeared in mid-air, and several extremely powerful spiritual pressures emerged from it. The surrounding Hollows, sensing this spiritual pressure, scattered and hid.
Starrk's heart was slightly startled, and he looked up at the sky. He saw four people emerge from the Garganta: one male, two females, and one who could not be described as human at all, as it was merely a skeleton. But it also emitted an extremely powerful spiritual pressure, only slightly inferior to his own.
"That's... Baraggan? He prides himself as the King of Hueco Mundo, how did he become a prisoner?" Starrk noticed that Baraggan's arm had iron chains. That kind of iron chain could suppress spiritual pressure, controlling a creature's spiritual pressure within a certain range, similar in principle to the chair that would control Aizen's spiritual pressure in the future. However, this technology was far from mature at present and could not control overly powerful spiritual pressure.
"Baraggan, this is your territory. Go and call out your subordinates! If you dare to play tricks with me, don't blame me for being impolite." Yamabuki coldly looked at Baraggan. Although he didn't believe Baraggan would obediently follow his orders, using Baraggan to search Hueco Mundo was the fastest way.
Baraggan appeared submissive on the surface, but in reality, he was constantly thinking about how to escape. However, in the current situation, it was better to temporarily listen to the other party.
He learned about the Quincy from Yamabuki. These people regarded Hollows as mortal enemies and would mercilessly slay any Hollow they encountered, leaving no room for negotiation.
Baraggan did not want to encounter such enemies, so their goals temporarily aligned: first, kill these Quincy, and then, after all the Quincy were dead, resolve the issues between Shinigami and Hollows.
Their first stop was Las Noches, but when they returned to Las Noches, they found that it was already completely unrecognizable.
All intelligent beings cannot avoid vying for power, and Hollows are no different. After Baraggan was captured, his Adjuchas subordinates fought fiercely among themselves, leading their own factions to contend for the throne of King of Hueco Mundo. They fought tooth and nail, resulting in heavy casualties after a month of struggle, with only a few stronger Adjuchas remaining.
Baraggan was heartbroken. He had only been away for a short time, and his empire had collapsed like this. He thought back to when he was still here; how could these petty Adjuchas dare to covet his throne? Now, I want to tell everyone, Hueco Mundo, your Emperor is back!
"Everyone, stop!!!" Baraggan unleashed his spiritual pressure. Although his spiritual pressure was restricted to a certain range, it was still incredibly astonishing to ordinary Hollows.
"Emperor Baraggan is back?" When these Hollows saw Baraggan return, expressions of extreme terror appeared on their faces.
But not all Hollows were brainless; on the contrary, these cunning Hollows were by no means dumber than humans and immediately saw the handcuffs on Baraggan's hands.
We finally have a chance to establish a new empire. How can we be willing to surrender the power we've gained when this Old Man returns?
"Everyone, don't be afraid! Look at his hands; he's still a prisoner! He must have betrayed Hollows and become a Shinigami's dog! How can such a Hollow be our King? Everyone, let's go! Tear these people to shreds!" a relatively strong Adjuchas shouted.
With someone taking the lead, there were naturally those who blindly supported him. A group of Hollows clamored for Baraggan to get out of Hueco Mundo. Baraggan looked helplessly at Yamabuki: "See? I told you before to take off these handcuffs on my hands. Now it's backfired, hasn't it?"
Yamabuki suddenly asked, "How did you become the King of Hueco Mundo back then?"
Baraggan showed a proud expression: "Of course, by strength! In Hueco Mundo, the strongest Hollow is the King. If you can defeat all the Hollows here, from then on, you will be the King of Hueco Mundo..."
Baraggan suddenly realized something was wrong as he spoke. He looked back and, sure enough, Yamabuki's face showed an eager expression.
Unohana and Batsu'unsai Katori behind him sighed and shook their heads. Men, why are they all such competitive creatures?
Yamabuki walked over with a cold sneer, pointing his finger at these arrogant Hollows: "I'm not targeting anyone, but all of you present here are trash! If you have the guts, come and fight me one-on-one!"
An Adjuchas lunged from the side, attempting a sneak attack? Are you looking down on me, an eighteen-year-old Old Comrade?
Yamabuki directly cut off the Adjuchas's head with a single slash, shocking everyone. Indeed, most Hollows showed fear when they saw the Adjuchas killed.
But many Hollows were simply unreasonable and fearless of death, continuing to charge forward. What Yamabuki wanted were a large number of scouts; their strength was irrelevant. He killed them one by one, and no one could withstand even a single blow. In a short while, he created a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
Yamabuki stood on the corpses of these Hollows, coldly looking at these monsters: "I am now the King of Hueco Mundo! Is there anyone else who dares to challenge me?!"
Baraggan blinked. "I was clearly the King of Hueco Mundo; when did it become you?" Never mind, I can't beat you anyway. I'll find a way to escape later, then I'll find a place to hide.
Just as Yamabuki thought no one dared to challenge him, a lazy voice came from not far away: "You're so strong! Can you fight me?"
Yamabuki quickly turned his head and saw Starrk standing alone in the distance, looking at him.
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