Above the throne in Hueco Mundo, the dark golden Reiatsu pillar of light still existed.
"Crack, crack!"
At this critical moment of advancement, the sound of bones constantly cracking could be heard from within, as Yekawa was reconstructing his body.
This process lasted for about an hour, and as time passed, the dark golden pillar of light that soared into the sky gradually thinned until it finally dissipated.
A burly figure slowly walked out from the pillar of light.
He was about two meters tall, with a robust build, covered entirely in a black keratin layer, and a pale centipede-like armor on his back extended to his chest.
The pale chest armor was covered with dark golden patterns, looking extremely domineering.
The mask that originally enveloped Yekawa's head like a helmet now exposed his head after this advancement, with a head of short black hair fluttering in the wind, complementing his re-darkened pupils.
Yekawa casually shook his hands and kicked his legs, causing strong winds to howl, stirring up a flurry of sand and stones.
Yekawa felt that his body had become more proportionate and his limbs more flexible than before his advancement.
When Yekawa was still a Gillian, his true height was nearly a hundred meters.
The reason he could maintain a human size was because he had been continuously using his ability to shrink his body.
Now, after advancing, he no longer needed to use that ability; his true height was just over two meters, and although Yekawa's body had shrunk, his Reiatsu had surged again.
If his Reiatsu level before advancing was at the peak of Third Class Reiatsu, slightly stronger in terms of Reiatsu quantity than Komamura Sajin and Tosen when they first appeared in the original plotline.
Then, after his advancement, in terms of Reiatsu alone, he could almost rival centuries-old veteran top captains like Kyōraku Shunsui and Jūshirō Ukitake, truly a Second Class Reiatsu!
However, at this time, Yekawa was only an Adjuchas, yet he possessed such formidable Reiatsu even before becoming an Arrancar; it was unimaginable how powerful Yekawa would become after becoming a Vasto Lorde and then an Arrancar.
After briefly familiarizing himself with his new body after the advancement, Yekawa immediately transformed into a bolt of lightning and disappeared into the sky; if he was not mistaken, Aizen and his two companions were currently heading to Hueco Mundo, and he did not want to run into them.
As expected, not long after Yekawa left, Aizen and his two companions arrived at Hueco Mundo using Shunpo.
Looking at the ruins of Hueco Mundo, devastated by the sea of lightning, Ichimaru Gin asked, puzzled:
"The King of Hueco Mundo lives in a place like this?"
At the same time, Baraggan also returned to Hueco Mundo with a large group of Adjuchas, and seeing the main hall of Hueco Mundo, which was perfectly fine before he left, now turned into a dilapidated ruin, Baraggan roared at the three people in front of him:
"You are Shinigami?"
"You despicable invaders, how dare you destroy my palace! You deserve to die a thousand deaths!"
Seeing Baraggan's exasperated look, Ichimaru Gin, as always, smiled with narrowed eyes:
"Oh my, Aizen."
"It seems we're taking the blame for someone who did something bad!"
Aizen calmly drew the Zanpakuto from his waist and slowly walked closer to Baraggan:
"Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Aizen, Aizen Sōsuke, and you… you must be Baraggan, the King of Hueco Mundo!"
"I want to invite you to look at my blade… this Kyōka Suigetsu!"
...
"That was close, that was close!"
Not long after leaving Hueco Mundo, Yekawa sensed three Reiatsu rising from the direction of Hueco Mundo; although these three Reiatsu were well hidden, Yekawa possessed Camo and was therefore very sensitive to Reiatsu.
Moreover, these three Reiatsu were distinctly different from those of Hollow, belonging to Shinigami!
"Did I just pass by Aizen and his two companions?"
Yekawa was quite apprehensive about this.
...
Strange Grand Fisher and Red Mountain Goat, Perke were staring blankly at the dim sky of Hueco Mundo.
"The King said he'd be right back, but it's been three days, are we still waiting, Puck?"
The strange fish, bored, used its ability to sway in the void, swimming and complaining to the red goat.
"The King said to wait, so I'll wait!"
Red Mountain Goat, Perke replied in a muffled voice.
"Forget it, it's useless talking to you."
Strange Grand Fisher said exasperatedly to the simple-minded Red Mountain Goat, Perke.
Suddenly, the two Hollow, who were lost in thought, felt an extremely massive Reiatsu approaching.
"This kind of… Reiatsu is…"
The two Adjuchas were so startled by this terrifying Reiatsu that cold sweat streamed down their faces; they even felt that this level of Reiatsu had far surpassed that of their King.
Immediately, a golden light flashed, and before them appeared a Strange Grand Fisher, entirely black, with a body covered in bone armor that shimmered with dark golden luster, and black eyes and black hair, carrying a long blade at its waist identical to that of their King.
"King, are you… my King?"
Strange Grand Fisher tentatively asked, somewhat uncertain.
"It's me!"
"Ah, are you really the King?"
Red Mountain Goat, Perke on the side sounded somewhat incredulous.
"You two good-for-nothings, can't you even recognize my Reiatsu?"
"Snap!"
Yekawa finally couldn't hold back anymore and snapped his fingers directly.
"Zzzzt!"
The lightning spheres contained within the two Menos Grande began to act up, and wisps of lightning power started to spread throughout their bodies.
"Ah, this domineering and familiar lightning strike, it's indeed our King!"
As the familiar sensation spread throughout their bodies, the two Menos Grande finally confirmed that this extremely human-like Menos Grande in front of them was indeed their King.
After Yekawa stopped the lightning strikes, Strange Grand Fisher immediately put on a fawning expression:
"My King, congratulations on evolving again!"
Clearly, the strange fish had already realized that Yekawa had undergone another evolution, thus greatly increasing his strength.
As for why the King, who was already a high-level Menos Grande 'Vasto Lorde', would evolve again, Barnes could only think of one phrase: My King is awesome!
"Alright, stop flattering me…"
Yekawa was too lazy to waste more words with these two fools; instead, he directly found a secluded cave and began to familiarize himself with his own power. Previously, because he had to leave Hueco Mundo immediately, he hadn't had a chance to properly acquaint himself with his advanced abilities.
The two Adjuchas remained outside to guard him.
Thus, Yekawa sat cross-legged in the cave, his Zanpakuto resting on his lap, and began to open his mind to enter his inner world, where he intended to verify his abilities.
"Aside from the strengthening of all existing abilities, this advancement doesn't seem to have added any new special combat abilities."
After Yekawa tested each ability, he found that his Flash Lightning, Camo, and other abilities had been strengthened to some extent. He now had even greater control over lightning power, but the biggest change was in his Camo ability.
Now, Camo could not only conceal Reiatsu but even hide his physical form; perhaps calling it invisibility would be more accurate now.
Moreover, it completely concealed Reiatsu, physical form, and all other auras, and during invisibility, he could not be detected by any level of Reiatsu.
However, this invisibility also had significant limitations.
For example, it could only be used once within three hours, and each use could only last for about half an hour at most. If he were to activate Reiatsu to attack, or if he were attacked by someone else, he would become visible.
"This… this is simply the ultimate divine skill for assassination and sneak attacks!"
"If I were to face an enemy, I could first activate invisibility, walk up close to him, and then suddenly hit him with a Thunderclap Slash—wouldn't that be an invincible first strike?!"
And that wasn't all; what surprised Yekawa the most was...
-------------------------------
I've already uploaded 30 chapters of this story on Patreon!
If you enjoy it, come check out the latest chapters in advance.
Here's the link:
[pat*eon*com/DaoistRoeoNQ]
Thank you so much for your support!!!
"And If you're enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!"