Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 515 Kyoraku Shunsui: Are you kidding me?

In the vast and boundless virtual desert.

At this moment, hordes of death are walking here.

The Second Division, Eighth Division, Twelfth Division, Eleventh Division, and Fourth Division all participated in this Hueco Mundo exploration mission.

This was the result of a previous council meeting of the 13th Gotei 13.

Their purpose was to locate the so-called "Lexusion" organization in Hueco Mundo and to roughly assess its strength.

Even the usually carefree and unrestrained Yoruichi Shihouin had a somewhat solemn and serious expression at this moment.

She also donned the captain's haori of the Second Division after a long absence, and carried her Zanpakuto at her waist.

However, although everyone knows that the 22nd head of the Shihouin family has long since reached the level of Bankai, it seems that no one in the entire Seireitei knows what kind of ability her Zanpakuto is.

From the time she was the third seat of the Second Division until now, despite carrying out so many missions, we have never seen her use the power of her Zanpakuto.

It all comes down to Hakuda, Kido, and Shunpo!

This undoubtedly proves her strength.

The original vice-captain of the Second Division was Daimae Kami's father, but that guy had taken a break from the division a couple of years ago to focus on his family business. Now he's a wealthy tycoon in Soul Society, having contracted many construction projects in Tenju Castle.

His son, Daimae Kami, has now joined the Second Division and is currently serving as the Third Seat of the Second Division.

Originally the third seat, Aya Beesho is now the vice-captain.

Soi Fon was standing next to Yoruichi, her expression slightly excited and thrilled, because it had been a long time since she had gone on a mission with Yoruichi, and she was thinking that she must perform well this time.

On the Eighth Division side, Shunsui Kyoraku, as the captain, went out, but Lisa Yadomaru, as the vice-captain, did not leave Soul Society and continued to be stationed in Seireitei. Sosuke Aizen, as the third seat, came to Hueco Mundo with Shunsui Kyoraku this time.

He remained as gentle and composed as ever, standing beside Kyoraku Shunsui like an excellent assistant.

The team's formation was spread out, surrounded by the Fourth Division, which was being protected by Hana-chan herself.

The fourth division's vice-captain, Seinosuke Yamada, did not come; he remained in Soul Society. However, the third seat, Isane Kotetsu, did come along, along with many other members of the fourth division, to provide timely medical support should any problems arise.

As a veteran captain, someone like Kyoraku Shunsui, whenever he thinks of Unohana-senpai following behind him, he feels that there is no danger in this vast Hueco Mundo.

What was that saying again?

When there is danger, Unohana-senpai is the strongest support for their group, while when there is no danger, Unohana-senpai is the most dangerous person!

On the 12th Division's side, Captain Orochimaru and Vice-Captain Hiyori Sarugaki both arrived.

Because they weren't a squad specializing in combat, only the two of them from the Twelfth Division came.

Finally, there's the Eleventh Division. They had the most people; Kenpachi Kuruyashiki brought the entire Eleventh Division with him.

Sasuke Uchiha and Roronoa Zoro were both present.

As a squad that frequently conquers Hueco Mundo, they walk through Hueco Mundo as if they were returning home, without the tension that other squad members feel.

Although they weren't nervous, it was clear that the Eleventh Division was very vigilant; almost everyone kept their swords close to their hilts, ready to draw them at any moment.

"When I last came to Hueco Mundo, you hadn't even joined the Gotei 13 yet," Hana said with a smile to Kotetsu Isane, who seemed quite nervous beside her.

"Wouldn't that be at least 170 years ago?" Kotetsu Isane replied after thinking for a moment.

She became a member of the Gotei 13 170 years ago. She spent nearly 50 years in the Third Division, then more than 10 years in the Fifth Division, before finally transferring to the Fourth Division. She has been in the Fourth Division for almost 100 years and is now the Third Seat.

Kotetsu Isane's development trajectory is the growth trajectory of the vast majority of people in the Gotei 13.

The various squads rotate through the ranks, and if you seize the opportunity, you can become a seat officer. In the future, you might even become a vice-captain. If your strength makes a breakthrough, you can then try to get the captain's position, and so on.

"Yes, but I didn't make it in time for anything. By the time I arrived, it was already over," Sister Hua said, as if reminiscing.

Not far away, Kenpachi Kuruyashiki seemed to remember something and couldn't help but sigh, "I remember, that was the closest I ever came to death. If it weren't for the Spirit Lord, I would probably be dead already. How terrifying, Saito is immortal."

Just as they were reminiscing about the glorious past,

Suddenly, Orochimaru stopped in his tracks. As soon as he stopped, the entire team quickly halted, each focusing on their own perimeter. The seriousness of their actions demonstrated the well-trained nature of the Gotei 13.

"What's wrong?" Yoruichi Shihouin asked, turning around.

Orochimaru held a dotted-out instrument in his hand, which looked like a virtual projection. It displayed the spiritual pressure detection within a range of eighty li, and several red dots had already appeared at the edge of this detection area.

Judging from the concentration of the red dots, it undoubtedly possesses the spiritual pressure of an Adjuchas-level Hollow.

"We should have found it," Orochimaru said softly.

They knew exactly where Hueco Mundo was, of course, but they still had to pretend. Aizen, as the person in charge of this intelligence, accurately provided a general direction, and then everyone just had to explore in that direction.

"One, two, three, four, seven?" Kyoraku Shunsui looked at the red dots on the screen and said, "Not bad, I can manage with a little effort."

"This is just edge detection. If we go deeper, the number might be different, since we haven't detected anything further away yet," Orochimaru reminded him.

"Then let our Second Division go take a look first, Soi Fon!" Yoruichi Shihouin immediately shouted.

Soi Fon immediately replied, "I'm here, Yoruichi-sama!"

"Lead your team here and observe the situation. Be careful and do not reveal your location easily," Yoruichi Shihouin instructed.

At the same time, Orochimaru called out, "Hiyori, give them the equipment."

Sarugaki Hiyori immediately began chanting incantations while simultaneously forming hand seals, clearly a technique from the new school of Kido.

After she finished imprinting the seal, a spatial ripple opened, and she took out ten black cloaks from it.

"What's this?" Yoruichi Shihouin looked at the cloaks with some curiosity.

"I told you I'd provide you with technical support," Orochimaru said with a smirk, revealing the sinister smile of the Snake Clan.

Hiyori Sarugaki explained, "This is a black cloak that can completely conceal the user's spiritual pressure. It is very suitable for infiltration, ambush, and other operations. It is the result of our 12th Division's recent research."

"Completely concealing spiritual pressure?" Yoruichi Shihouin grabbed a piece of clothing, draped it over her shoulders, and exclaimed excitedly.

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Sure enough, her spiritual pressure vanished from everyone's perception. They could see her, but they couldn't sense her spiritual pressure.

"Wow, this is amazing! It can even hide the spiritual pressure of a captain-level spirit pressure?" Kyoraku Shunsui said with great interest.

In the original story, this thing was developed by Kisuke Urahara alone, but now it was created by the Twelfth Division together. Not to mention captain-level, it can even hide the terrifying spiritual pressure of Aizen. In the original story, Aizen hid his spiritual pressure and launched a sneak attack, severely injuring Isshin Shiba.

"These are perfect for our Second Division! Bring us two hundred more!" Yoruichi Shihouin exclaimed happily.

"Are you dreaming? Do you think this thing is cheap? It can completely hide spiritual pressure and is even suitable for captains. It's very expensive to make, and the materials are very scarce. Our 12th Division has only made a few so far. You can take it and use it for now," Orochimaru immediately retorted to Yoruichi.

"Who do you take me for? I'm the 22nd head of the Shihōin family! You're talking to me about money?" Yoruichi Shihōin said disdainfully. "Give me a price quote later, and make a list of any materials you need. In Soul Society, there's no material that my Heavenly Armored Squad, the Shihōin family, can't find!"

Orochimaru, who had just been aloof and disdainful, immediately put on a fawning smile, saying, "I was blind to your greatness. The Heavenly Armored Squad truly lives up to its name!"

Scientific research is always short of money, so it's great that the big spender is willing to support it. Besides, they can add some personal items to the list later and even take advantage of the Shihouin family. How wonderful!

This little incident passed quickly. Soi Fon, along with some of the elite members of the Second Division, donned the black cloaks that could completely conceal their spiritual pressure and disappeared from everyone's sight at an extremely fast speed.

The others did not wait in place. They all restrained their spiritual pressure and continued to approach the locked direction with extreme caution.

As he watched the red dots constantly light up on the testing device in Orochimaru's hand, Kyoraku Shunsui's expression gradually became solemn, serious, surprised, and ugly.

If Orochimaru's instrument is not malfunctioning, the spiritual pressure detected on it alone has already reached more than thirty Adjuchas-level Hollows!

What does this mean? It means that at least thirty Hollows with captain-level strength are right in front of us!

"How is this possible!?" Kyoraku Shunsui finally couldn't hold back any longer and looked at Orochimaru, saying, "Are you sure this device is working properly?"

"Captain Shunsui, you may doubt the strength of our Twelfth Division, but please don't doubt our skills," Orochimaru said with a slightly displeased expression.

However, among the Gotei 13, no one doubted the strength of the 12th Division. Just kidding, Orochimaru, Hiyori Sarugaki, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, and Kisuke Urahara—one division with four Bankai—who wouldn't take them seriously?

"But this is too outrageous. All the Adjuchas in Hueco Mundo are gathered here? Thirty-six Adjuchas-class Hollows are right in front of us. Is this reasonable?" Kyoraku Shunsui said, his voice trembling as he spoke.

Kenpachi Kuruyashiki remained silent. He had been conquering Hueco Mundo for so many years, what kind of scene hadn't he seen?

But he had to admit that he had never seen more than thirty Adjuchas-class Hollows gathered together before.

"It's really unreasonable. I agree," Kenpachi Kuruyashiki couldn't help but say.

However, before he could finish speaking, Soi Fon, cloaked in black, reappeared beside Yoruichi Shihouin, kneeling on one knee. Her voice was urgent and terrified as she said, "Yoruichi, the situation is very serious! According to our observation, there are at least eighty Adjuchas-class Hollows and five Vasto Lorde-class Hollows gathered ahead!"

"What!?" Kyoraku Shunsui was even more dumbfounded.

He was already shocked by the number of more than thirty, but the covert mobile unit that was scouting ahead said there were eighty?

"How is this possible?" Yoruichi Shihouin was also stunned.

"Not only that, they were all dressed in uniform clothing, like pure white formal wear," Soi Fon added.

"No, I have to see it with my own eyes, Yoruichi!" Kyoraku Shunsui shouted, then vanished in a flash.

Immediately after, Yoruichi also disappeared.

After waiting for a few minutes, everyone saw Kyoraku Shunsui and Yoruichi return to the scene with gloomy expressions.

Before anyone could even ask, Kyoraku Shunsui said in a low voice, "Let's stop here. Open the portal and return to Seireitei first. The situation here is completely beyond our capabilities!"

Yoruichi added, "Hurry up, move quietly, and don't get noticed, or we'll all be buried in Hueco Mundo."

Holy crap, when did Hueco Mundo become such a terrifying place?

(End of this chapter)