Death: Starting as the Guardian of Avici Hell

Ulquiorra's spiritual pressure surged at an incredible speed, and the desert beneath his feet began to tremble and rumble.

The sound of countless spirit particles falling was like the tide, even forming small lakes in low-lying areas.

The profound and vast spiritual pressure transformed into ripples, raging wildly in the torrential rain.

Ulquiorra, located at the center of the pillar of light, also underwent a change in form.

His upper body clothes were torn and disappeared, and black liquid flowed from his eyes, as if branded onto his skin.

Dark green flames formed on both sides of its head, and huge wings like those of a fallen angel spread out from its back. At the same time, a white tail grew out, and even its long hair that reached its shoulders turned snow-white.

Upon seeing this, Naraku Sora's eyes widened, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Ulquiorra's second Resurrección form is not exactly the same as what he remembered; it's more like it's 90% different.

The original void disappeared, replaced by a bead emitting a faint green light.

After observing for a while, Naraku looked at Mayuri Kurotsuchi beside him:

"You call this 'Second Stage Release'?"

Upon hearing this, Mayuri Kurotsuchi smiled confidently:

“Lord Naraku, Lord Ulquiorra’s second release jutsu is not just about activating the original Soul King fragment within him.”

“I referenced Aizen’s Hogyoku creation plan and used all the useful technologies from it on Ulquiorra, personally modifying him.”

"And appropriately inject a small amount of remaining fragments of the Spirit King."

"In addition, with the ingenuity I learned from you, Lord Naraku, I have finally perfected the Second Release Technique."

Naraku stroked his chin, looking Ulquiorra up and down.

It has to be said that this form is indeed much better looking than the previous Resurrección form, and it also has a much greater sense of oppression.

As for its specific performance, we'll have to test it to find out.

"Little Wu, unleash your full power to attack me."

"Yes!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the moment the words fell, Ulquiorra unleashed astonishing speed, tearing the air in front of him apart instantly.

A dark shadow streaked across the sky, heading straight for Naraku.

Ulquiorra has this one good quality: he never questions the correctness of orders, and he will carry them out without hesitation once he receives instructions.

Swift as lightning.

In an instant, they traversed the distance between them, and the Moonlight Sword, formed from countless spiritual particles, came right in front of them.

Raise it high, then chop it vertically.

The Moonlight Sword, imbued with the spiritual pressure of flames, struck Naraku Sora's shoulder without warning.

Then came a resounding clang of metal striking metal.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi and Szayelaporro, who were watching, stared wide-eyed, and even Ulquiorra seemed somewhat incredulous.

Although they had long known that their king was powerful, had amazing defense, and could even fight hand-to-hand with the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

But without releasing spiritual pressure, is it a bit too much to withstand a full-force attack after the second stage of Resurrection?

"The attack power is indeed much stronger than before."

After carefully examining it, Naraku Sora gave a sincere evaluation.

If he hadn't unleashed a major buff earlier, the defenses would have been breached by now.

Overall, the project developed by Mayuri Kurotsuchi and Szayelaporro is significantly stronger than the original second-stage Resurrección in the original timeline.

Yes, he deserves the most credit.

He's much better than Urahara Palu, who's only good at slacking off.

When we get back to Soul Society, I'll definitely give Kisuke a good beating so he can shine again and come up with something new.

Meanwhile, far away in Soul Society, Kisuke Urahara shivered, his hair standing on end.

What happened?

He instinctively looked behind him, but did not see that terrifying face that looked like a demon.

But the more this happened, the more flustered Kisuke became.

Based on his years of experience of being exploited and oppressed, the appearance of such signs must mean that someone is eyeing his weak and helpless body.

Damn it, is it too late to run away now?

The thought of Naraku Sora's unparalleled power in Hueco Mundo filled Kisuke Urahara with despair.

The night was as dark as ink, beneath the crescent moon.

A ferocious figure darted across the desert, leaving behind a series of chaotic afterimages.

The ferocious pace of the attack was so intense that even onlookers struggled to keep up, requiring the use of special equipment for observation and capture.

Ulquiorra spread his arms in front of him, his dark green spiritual pressure condensing into a lightning spear crackling with brilliant lightning.

The next second, a violent bolt of lightning streaked across the sky.

In an instant, thunder roared, its booming sound echoing across the sky.

The bursts of lightning surged under the moonlight, forming countless rays of light, as if to divide the night sky into countless parts.

But when the impact subsided, Naraku Sora reappeared unharmed.

Seeing this, Ulquiorra couldn't help but feel somewhat discouraged.

Even though he had used all his strength, Naraku was like a towering mountain that reached into the clouds, and no matter how he attacked, he could not shake it.

"Don't be disappointed, you did a great job."

Naraku Sora casually offered a few words of comfort, "Once you get used to the surge in power, your combat skills will definitely improve again."

"Dominating Hueco Mundo is just around the corner!"

Ulquiorra took a deep breath and nodded solemnly.

In order to one day become Naraku's right-hand man and do something for him, I must become stronger!

After comforting Ulquiorra, Naraku turned to look in the other direction.

Then they saw Mayuri Kurotsuchi and Szayelaporro huddled together, discussing something intensely.

This scene left Naraku stunned for a moment.

In the original timeline, Szayelaporro and Mayuri Kurotsuchi were absolute mortal enemies.

It's rather strange that we can now sit together and calmly discuss issues.

Just as he was pondering, Mayuri Kurotsuchi walked over, his expression seemingly conflicted.

"Lord Naraku, this is what happened."

"After discussing with Szayelaporro, we believe that if we want all the Espada to complete their second release, our stockpile of Soul King fragments might not be enough..."

Chapter 358 It's time to unleash some extraordinary wisdom.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi was in a good mood.

His scientific exploration career was actually very bumpy, and the hardships he endured were beyond what outsiders could understand.

Even during his time as an intern, he displayed astonishing scientific talent, but at that time, the Soul Society clearly lacked this concept.

So I had to figure it out on my own.

After joining the team, in order to save up sufficient research funds, he often worked for nobles in exchange for generous rewards.

Those idiots with empty heads often make completely unrealistic and outrageous demands, and sometimes even dozens of revisions cannot meet their standards.

Even more outrageous is that, despite having optimized the solution dozens of times, they ultimately chose the initial version again.

I finally managed to save up some funds, and I originally planned to research things that interested me.

However, he was then targeted by Shutara Senjumaru, who forcibly recruited him into a research group.

Fortunately, although this woman had a terrible personality, she was much smarter than those fools among the nobles, at least she could understand human speech.

Moreover, the research team receives grants from time to time, which can alleviate some of the financial pressure.

Life continued like this until he met Naraku Sora.

Although there was a slight unpleasantness at the beginning, Mayuri Kurotsuchi quickly discovered the strength of his superior.

The funding that had always been a major headache for him became a trivial problem for Naraku Sora.

No matter how much funding you need, just ask, and this guy can get it for you, sometimes even doubling the amount.

What's even more exciting is that Naraku also provides a variety of high-tech equipment and rare materials that are unimaginable.

In the past, he would never have imagined that an entire Hollow from Hueco Mundo would cooperate in the research.

Right now, Narakuku readily agreed and provided enough Spirit King fragments for him to use.

Is there anything more joyful in the world than this?

Seeing Naraku patting his chest in assurance, Mayuri Kurotsuchi's lips curled into a very eerie smile:

"Lord Naraku, we respectfully respect your mouth and teeth!"

Naraku Sora didn't care much about Mayuri Kurotsuchi's respect and affection.

All he wants to know now is where he can get some fragments of the Spirit King.

When they wiped out the Tsunayo family, they looted quite a lot, but unfortunately, Aizen has used it all up over the years.

A large portion of it was used to improve the Hogyoku.

Naraku Sora stroked his chin.

Now that things have come to this, it's time to unleash his extraordinary wisdom.

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