Death: Starting as the Guardian of Avici Hell

After thinking for a few seconds, Lilynette decisively hid behind Naraku.

Yes, it's safe now.

Stark: "?"

Chapter 227 So-called Value

Lilynette, you really betrayed me!

A pang of heartache flashed in Stark's eyes as he felt a pitiful, thick barrier separating him from Lilynette.

Although, under Aizen's scrutinizing gaze, he really wanted to hide behind Naraku Sora.

Although I don't know the identity of this Shinigami who just appeared in Las Noches, I can judge based on my Hollow instincts.

The opponent is absolutely ridiculously strong.

The pressure he had never felt before was no less than that of Naraku Sora standing next to him.

"Like Arturo, Vastod completed the Arrancar transformation on his own, and judging from his soul aura, he seems to have belonged to the same entity before."

Aizen remained calm and said indifferently:

"I see."

“Your research is of great value because you forcibly split your soul and still maintain the Vasto Lorde state, or even make the Arrancar state more perfect.”

"I'm a little curious, how exactly did you do that?"

Stark turned his pleading gaze toward Naraku and Lilynette behind him.

But then he discovered that the green-haired girl had hidden her head behind someone, so he decisively chose to run away.

Left with no other choice, Stark had to recount the origins of the two men.

There was no way to fight them, and there was no way to run away.

It's best to obey before the other party shows any strong malice.

"Unlike most Hollows in Hueco Mundo, we were Vastods from the moment we were born, and we were just one person at the beginning."

Stark frowned; those memories of the past were hardly pleasant.

Extreme loneliness can drive a person almost insane.

"Because of the overwhelming spiritual pressure, some weak Hollows will have their souls consumed and die once they get close to the range of the spiritual pressure."

“Those who were slightly stronger chose to stay away out of fear.”

"Over the long years, we have experienced an unprecedented loneliness, and in order to get rid of this pain, we finally chose to split our souls."

"And so, Lilynette and I came into being."

"Although this has led to a significant decrease in our strength, we do not regret it. After all, loneliness is not a pleasant experience."

Aizen pondered, "A strong emotional need?

“It is indeed of great research value, and Szayelaporro would also be very interested.”

As an expert in Hueco Mundo, despite not lacking relevant data, he was still able to analyze the true reason for the split of Stark and Lilynette's souls in the first instance.

When Aizen was conducting research at Las Noches a while ago, he had a lot of dealings with this only scientist in Hueco Mundo.

Stark and Lilynette's condition almost perfectly matches Szayelaporro's long-held pursuit.

"Do you want an autopsy?"

Someone nearby chimed in, "I can help you hold this guy's head down."

Stark: "?"

Lord Naraku, how could things have come to this!

Aren't we on the same side?

He suddenly felt that the place was extremely cold, as if the biting cold was drilling into his internal organs through his pores, and his body couldn't help but tremble.

"No need."

Aizen shook his head. "The body structures are all pretty much the same. We've already collected enough samples, so there's no point in dissecting them anymore."

Upon hearing this, Stark finally breathed a sigh of relief, but before he could even catch his breath...

Aizen's voice rang out again:

"What's truly important is the soul."

"We could try to extract their souls completely and then put them in a spirit centrifuge to stir them, to see if we can recombine and fuse them in this way."

"The final data obtained is very important for the research."

Stark and Lilynette's pupils dilated in shock.

The way they looked at Aizen was as if they were looking at some kind of demon.

Compared to Naraku's threat of force, this guy in front of me is more like a demon that has walked out of hell, embodying the utmost evil in the world.

They can even say things like extracting a soul.

This can no longer be called human.

Subconsciously, the two moved even closer to Naraku Sora.

In this dangerous and cold Hueco Mundo, only by being with this person can one feel a trace of warmth.

Naraku Sora shook his head, looking disappointed and exasperated, and sighed:

"Sousuke, you seem to be going a bit too far."

“There is only one soul. Forcibly extracting it will only cause them to die on the spot.”

"If we don't get any results from the research right away, wouldn't it be a waste of two valuable materials?"

Aizen frowned: "Then what do you suggest we do?"

"Of course, it's cutting."

Naraku Sora grinned and said confidently:

As the saying goes, "Everything is difficult at the beginning."

"Having had the experience of the first soul split, I can definitely do it a second and a third time."

"Once the soul has completed its regeneration, it can continue to split and cut, thus providing an inexhaustible source of experimental material."

"Sōyūsuke, draining the pond to catch all the fish is not a good idea."

After listening, Aizen fell silent.

Does this guy have some kind of misunderstanding about the word "extreme"?

As for Lilynette, who was clinging to someone's leg, tears were welling up in her eyes, and her little face was filled with despair.

According to Naraku Sora, wouldn't she have to spend her whole life with a split soul?

I don't want that kind of thing!

……

……

Out of a sense of sympathy, Aizen ultimately did not adopt the conservatives' radical plan.

Compared to their research value, Stark and Lilynette's combat prowess is what Las Noches truly needs.

Don't be fooled by the fact that he was beaten to a pulp and had no chance to fight back.

However, if they were to face other Hollows, the outcome would be a foregone conclusion.

Even Barragan, the former King of Hueco Mundo, was no match for Stark.

The King's Flash, capable of unleashing a thousand consecutive hits in an instant, could completely annihilate Barragan's aging power.

In addition, there is a significant difference in their spiritual pressure, so Stark is the strongest in Las Noches besides him and Naraku.

As for Szayelaporro.

He was just a researcher, a scientist in Hueco Mundo, and didn't have the same power as the others.

The rest haven't even achieved the "Breaking the Face" achievement.

Facing a Vasto Lorde like Stark, who is an autonomous Arrancar, they have even less power to resist.

Even a single outburst of spiritual pressure might not be enough to withstand.

Whether or not a character is broken is still very important to a Hollow.

The difference in strength is at least several times.

Aizen returned to Hueco Mundo this time not only to prevent someone from causing trouble, but also for another very important reason.

The project I had been researching for a long time finally made new progress by chance.

Inside the laboratory, two figures huddled in front of a giant container, intently watching the magnificent changes unfolding inside.

Dozens of souls gathered there, fluttering up and down like butterflies, scattering countless tiny specks of dust.

Then, under the influence of a speck of light resembling dust, they were forcibly brought together, and countless changes were born.

Burning, rising, annihilating, evolving, decomposing...

Finally, it formed an irregularly shaped, shimmering gemstone.

Seeing this, a barely perceptible fervor flashed in Aizen's eyes, and his anxious heart finally settled down.

The direction of the research is correct.

Although it is not yet fully successful, the current stage of the experiment can be considered complete.

Envelop the gem in spiritual pressure, release the Kido to seal it, and a series of complex incantations are scattered across it, completely sealing the gem's power.

After doing all this, Aizen looked at the head that had come closer to him:

"Do you understand?"

Naraku shook his head: "I don't understand at all."