Death's Hidden Mobile

The boy leaped up and arrived outside the void, kneeling on one knee. "Greetings, Your Excellency."

He knew the strength of the young man in front of him; not to mention him, even the woman standing next to him was far superior to him.

Living in Hueco Mundo, he had long known that the strong prey on the weak, and therefore chose to submit.

Xia Yan smiled and said, "Get up."

The boy stood up without saying a word. Nellyel asked curiously, "What's your name?"

Many Hollows develop consciousness before they are unleashed, but are driven by instinct. After being unleashed, they develop rationality and restrain their actions.

The boy said softly, "My name is Peresleca."

"Then I'll call you Perez from now on. Come with me."

Xia Yan led Perez away from the Hollow Cave and back to his palace. He drew a mysterious pattern on the side and said, "Grimmjow, come to me."

A moment later, Grimmjow appeared beside Xia Yan and asked, "What's the matter?"

Xia Yan pointed at Perez and said, "This Broken Face is yours to be your subordinate."

Grimmjow looked at Perez and said arrogantly, "I don't just hire anyone."

"Perez, show us your strength."

Xia Yan tilted his head, and Perez instantly disappeared, appearing beside Grimmjow and slashing out with his sword.

"So fast."

Grimmjow was somewhat surprised and took a step back to dodge, trying to draw his sword, but Perez slashed at him again, aiming for the hand that Grimmjow had touched.

"Damn it."

Grimmjow could only dodge, but Perez was relentless, his knife whirling as he slashed at Grimmjow again and again.

Whenever Grimmjow tried to draw his sword, he was forced back by Perez.

In terms of speed, Perez is fast, but not as fast as Grimmjow.

However, this reaction speed and timing were too crucial. First, he used his Zanpakuto to seal Grimmjow's sword.

Without his sword, Grimmjow could only dodge, and for a time the two were evenly matched.

"Kid, don't get cocky."

Grimmjow snorted and, after Perez slashed, reached out and grabbed Perez's longsword.

puff.

Grimmjow's left hand was cut open, but he gripped Perez's knife tightly, then drew his own knife with his right hand and slashed backhand.

clang.

Perez's body suddenly changed; his back arched, his nose protruded, and mane appeared on his cheeks.

His knife vanished without a trace, but black finger knives appeared in his hands, covering his five fingers.

Return the blade to its original position.

Perez decisively chose to return to his original stance, blocking Grimmjow's long sword with his left hand and swinging his right.

Grimmjow instinctively stepped back, but black light spread out, and five sharp, diamond-shaped projectiles formed. With a flick of his wrist, they shot towards Grimmjow, enveloping him.

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.

Grimmjow instantly retracted his longsword and slashed five times. All five slashes struck the black rhombus-shaped projectiles, causing them to explode. The explosion radius was not large, but the energy was extremely powerful.

After the five explosions, Grimmjow's hand, which was holding the knife, was cracked and bleeding profusely.

The pain caused Grimmjow to freeze for a moment, and in that instant, Perez appeared behind Grimmjow, his fingers reaching out.

puff.

Just as Perez's claws were about to touch Grimmjow's vest, a hand pressed down on Perez's face.

boom.

Perez's body crashed into the ground, creating a huge crater.

At this point, Grimmjow's right cheek mask had become a forehead mask, his short blue hair had grown longer, his body was covered in white armor, and two blades extended from his arms.

Leopard King form.

"Compared to me, you are still very weak."

Grimmjow snorted and thrust his right hand toward Perez, who was trying to get up.

clang.

Grimmjow's hand was blocked by a transparent barrier, and Xia Yan's voice came through, "Enough."

Grimmjow glanced at Xia Yan with apprehension, then slowly withdrew from his Resurrección state, returning to his normal appearance.

Perez stood up, but was unharmed; it seemed his steel armor was not weak.

Of course, if they were to actually fight, Perez would be no match for Grimmjow; the gap in skill is quite significant.

"Grimmjow, how strong is he? He should be more powerful than your subordinates, right?"

Xia Yan looked at Grimmjow and asked.

Grimmjow snorted and said, "He is much more capable than my incompetent subordinates."

Xia Yan said, "Nurture him well and make him a useful fighting force."

Grimmjow nodded and said, "I will train him well."

"Perez, you must obey Grimmjow's orders."

Xia Yan looked at Perez and gave him instructions.

Perez looked at Xia Yan and said, "Lord Xia Yan, can't I stay by your side to protect you?"

Perez admired Xia Yan. He remembered attacking him a month ago and being let go, but more importantly, he admired Xia Yan's strength.

He could see the gap between himself and Grimmjow, knew what he lacked, and saw hope in catching up.

However, Perez could not see the difference between Xia Yan and the other man; the latter's strength had exceeded his expectations.

Perez admires the strong and therefore wants to stay by Xia Yan's side.

Xia Yan said with a smile, "I already have a guard. Although he often slacks off, he's quite capable."

"Hoohoo."

The only response to Xia Yan was Nelliel's snoring; she had already fallen asleep on the stone steps not far away.

"I will work hard."

Perez nodded, his eyes revealing determination.

"Let's go, kid."

Grimmjow put his hands in his pockets and left Xia Yan's palace with Perez.

After they left, Nellyel suddenly opened her eyes and said, "Your experiment was a success. Now Las Noches can be lively."

"I don't plan to make too many Broken Faces; low-level Broken Faces are useless."

Xia Yan rubbed his temples. Perez was a tool for Xia Yan to test his Shinigami transformation. His strength was only a dividing line. After his Resurrección, he was roughly equivalent to Tristan and Tazé after their Hollowfication, which is the peak of the vice-captain level, or the level of a lower-class captain.

After developing the perfect Hogyoku, these people all had the potential to improve further, but even if they improved, they would only be the lowest-ranking Quincy in the Thousand-Year Blood War.

After all, even Kensei Rokusha and Rojuro Otsutsuki could be instantly killed by Quincy who hadn't fully activated their Saint Body.

Therefore, the main fighting force still lies with the five members: Harribel, Nelieel, Ulquiorra, Ginjo, and Tsukishima.

Therefore, if he cannot encounter a Vasto Lorde-level Hollow, Xia Yan will not conduct any more Hollowfication experiments.

Chapter 170: Success

In the laboratory, Xia Yan looked at the Hogyoku in his hand, his expression full of anticipation.

It has been a full six months since I started debugging the Hogyoku, which is two months longer than the data left by Aizen.

Only now has Xia Yan truly fused the two Hōgyoku perfectly, obtaining the Perfect Hōgyoku.

Xia Yan held the perfect Hōgyoku in his hand, not in a hurry to use it. He still needed to verify the effects of the Hōgyoku.

Next, Xia Yan's task is to fully transform Halibel, Nellyel, Grimmjow, and Perez into Shinigami, that is, to completely revive them.

The term "Hollow" refers to the act of removing one's mask, and also refers to Hollows who possess the power of Shinigami (death gods).

However, they possess very little of the power of the Grim Reaper; they are only partially transformed into Grim Reapers.

Like the Shinigami who possess Hollow powers, they are partially Hollowfied, only with a mask appearing on their faces, borrowing a portion of the Hollow's power.

However, there are exceptions, such as Kaname Tosen, who, despite being a Shinigami, can achieve Resurrection, which means he can completely Hollowen.

Therefore, Arrancars can also undergo complete Shinigami transformation, which is to say, complete Arrancar transformation.

Even among the Espada, those who have been Arrancar will still have some armor remaining on their faces, and this armor will not be removed after their Resurrection.

For example, Stark, the first-generation Espada, has his mask on his left eye after his release. Grimmjow, the sixth-generation Espada, has his mask on his forehead instead of his right cheek after his release.

Regardless of who it is, after releasing their Zanpakuto, they still retain part of their faceplate.

What Xia Yan needs to do is remove this part of the mask as well, and the only one that cannot be removed is Ulquiorra.

Because he has achieved complete transformation into a death god.

Ulquiorra's second Resurrección is the only one among all Arrancars who doesn't have a mask on his head.

In his unreleased form, he has half a mask on his head.

After a release of his blade, the half of his mask on his head became the entire mask.

However, after the second release, the mask completely disappeared, and there was no armor on his body at all.

Xia Yan believes that Ulquiorra's second Resurrección is actually a complete transformation into a Shinigami.

Why was he able to achieve a second-stage release?

Because Ulquiorra and Stark are among the few Hollows who can independently undergo Awakening, and with the influence of the Hogyoku, they can achieve a second Awakening, becoming completely Shinigami.

What Xia Yan needs to do is help Haribel, Nelielu, and Grimjoperes completely become Arrancar.