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Chapter 211 Grimmjow
"A spiritual pressure reaction has occurred in the western part of the dunes. The spiritual power level is five, with no abnormal fluctuations. It has been determined to be an ordinary Adjuchas, not an Arrancar!"

"A spiritual pressure reaction has appeared in the northern region of the dunes, with a spiritual power level of... third grade! Wait, it's gone!"

Seireitei, Technology Development Bureau.

After the Captain-Commander assembled the captains and issued the order to capture Aizen, the operation began in response to the large number of Arrancar appearing in Hueco Mundo.

The first to be entrusted with this important task was the 12th Division's Technology Development Bureau. Whether it was to complete the journey between Hueco Mundo and Seireitei or to monitor the movements of Hueco Mundo, the Technology Development Bureau's technology was needed to assist them.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi possesses exceptional scientific research skills; in just half a month, he developed a targeted 'spiritual pressure tracking system'.

The Grim Reapers have deployed probes across the dimensional sphere to monitor several locations around Las Noches that are prone to attracting large numbers of Hollows. Whenever a Hollow of Rank 6 or higher passes by, it leaves a trace.

The sixth-rank Spirit Might is the level that meets the basic requirements for serving as a vice-captain in Soul Society. Hollows of this rank and above need to be marked.

In just half a month, they marked more than a hundred Hollows with spiritual power of level six or above, and even suffered some damage in order to maintain monitoring, which made the Soul Society repeatedly emphasize the seriousness of the situation.

Fortunately, the number of Hollows at the third rank, or captain level and above, is still relatively small. Only seven have been captured so far, and they have been marked with special numbers by the Soul Society for special purposes.

"A third-tier Spirit Might from the Northern Sand Dunes?"

Upon hearing such a sound, the 3rd Seat of the 12th Division, Akin, immediately stepped forward to investigate: "Hunting-type spiritual pressure, it really is it, it will appear again later."

He quickly took out his notebook and wrote down the movement trajectory of this Arrancar, which was highlighted by the Technology Development Bureau—unlike the other six Captain-level Spirit Arrancar that were captured, this Arrancar seemed to be particularly solitary.

It has never encountered any spiritual power comparable to its own. It only wanders around in places far from the Hollows and often kills other Hollows that appear in its territory.

'Hunter'—that's the code name Soul Society gave him, and also the target Soul Society wants to hunt!
Being far from the Hollows means that when dealing with him, there's no need to worry about reinforcements from other Arrancar in the short term. His strength is also considerable, indicating that he knows a great deal about the secrets of Hueco Mundo.

Once his movements are fully documented, Soul Society may dispatch two or three captains to capture him, thus initiating Soul Society's first formal war against the Arrancar.

"Are spiritual pressure fluctuations more frequent between 14 PM and 16 PM? Why?"

Just as Ajin finished drawing today's fluctuation curve, the instrument in front of him suddenly sounded an urgent alarm. He looked up sharply, and his teammates beside him exclaimed in surprise.

"Third-class Spiritual Might!"

"A new spiritual pressure that has never been detected before?!"

"The eighth one? Appearing next to the 'Hunter,' is it his companion?"

"No, that's not right. The fluctuations of the 'Hunter's' spiritual power are becoming more intense, and it's... it's climbing towards the level of a second-grade spiritual power!"

"Wait, something's wrong with this third-tier spiritual power near him. Why... why doesn't it resemble a void spiritual power, but rather a death god's power?!"

Ajin tiptoed closer to look, his expression thoughtful: "Could it be... Quickly notify the captain, someone who needs to be specially marked has appeared!"

……

In Hueco Mundo, as the solitary King of the Panthers, Grimmjow preferred solitude, both before and after his Arrancar transformation. He looked down on every other Hollow, even those who were fellow Espada and ranked higher than him, seeing them merely as people who had lived longer and would eventually be surpassed by him.

Soul Society's monitoring of Hueco Mundo did not escape Hueco Mundo's notice. He knew that acting alone at this time would be risky, but he had no intention of changing his habits, and even his subordinates were not allowed to follow him.

The reason is simple: he was fishing.

Who cares if he's a captain of the Soul Society or something? If he dares to mess with me, then bring it on!

He wandered around like this for more than half a month, even deliberately releasing spiritual pressure to challenge others from time to time, but those cowardly Grim Reapers never showed up.

Grimmjow felt his patience was nearing its limit, and he was even considering picking a fight with one of the Espada he didn't like. Just then, a figure appeared before Grimmjow.

He did not sense the other party's spiritual pressure, but the other party did not launch a sneak attack on him either.

The figure walked over calmly and stood in front of him. The movement was so ordinary that he even vaguely felt that the other person was his "old acquaintance" coming to greet him.

The other person did look very familiar.

Grimmjow thought for a moment before remembering where he had seen the other person before: "You...aren't you the bastard who manipulated Geo Weig and gave me the wrong directions?!"

After seeing Guan Yi's face from Aizen, Grimmjow wanted to find her but couldn't find her. Then, she suddenly appeared in front of him!

He curled his lips into a ferocious expression, and a violent and fierce spiritual pressure surged into the sky, pressing down on Guan Yi opposite him. However, it was like water flowing onto rocks, naturally scattering to both sides.

“The way I pointed you in is correct. You didn’t find me because you weren’t persistent enough. If you keep going in that direction for five hours, you’ll probably meet me,” Guan Yi replied.

Grimmjow's forehead veins bulged as he swiftly drew his sword and turned around.

Five hours? Are you kidding me?!

clang! !

The blades clashed, and the violent force stirred up the sand. Guan Yi calmly received the attack, but he was not at ease inside.

Grimmjow was not the best choice.

According to Guan Yi's assessment, the Hueco Mundo Espada can be roughly divided into three tiers: the seventh, eighth, and ninth Espada are in one tier; the fifth and sixth Espada are in another tier; and the first, second, third, and fourth Espada are in an even stronger tier.

As for the 10th Yami, that's in a different category; his skill level is inconsistent, so we won't consider him.

For their first match, the Seventh Espada, Zomma Lulu, was the opponent Guan Yi desired. However, it seemed that the guy revered Aizen too much, and Guan Yi investigated for two days but still couldn't find an opportunity for Zomma Lulu to leave Las Noches.

The Eighth Espada scientist was too strange, and the Ninth Espada was too weak, so they had no choice but to try Grimmjow.

It might be a bit stressful.

"Hey—you caught it! You've got some skill. Let's try this one!"

Seeing that Guan Yi had withstood the attack, Grimmjow let out a fierce laugh and brought his blade down with renewed force, clashing violently with Guan Yi's sword. The sound of metal on metal tore apart the eternal silence of Hueco Mundo.

The sand and dust were swept up by the torrent of spiritual pressure, forming a raging tornado. Then, Grimmjow laughed maniacally, unleashing slashes that grew heavier with each strike, the piercing shriek of the leopard king's claws tearing through the air incessantly.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
One attacked, the other defended; the battle between the human and the illusory seemed to have reached a fever pitch from the very beginning, with their blades clashing dozens of times in just one minute! The turbulent flow of spiritual pressure made Guan Yi's clothes a little disheveled, but the slight furrow in his brow quietly relaxed.

"It seems... just average?"

Without using Kido or Fullbring, relying solely on basic spiritual pressure and Zanpakuto in combat, Grimmjow, before his release, seems... not very strong?

But I don't have a Shikai either.

Guan Yi clicked his tongue inwardly. It had been too long since he had faced someone head-on, and it seemed that his assessment of his own combat strength was a little off.

　Sorry, I only finished the draft late at night... I just bought a house, and before I know it, something comes up that requires me to spend half a day on it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)