You are very strong, but my painting style is better than yours!

"That's absolutely not the case!"

Helibel said sincerely, "Your Majesty has changed everything in Hueco Mundo and established an unprecedented order. We are the ones who have received such a great favor."

"His Majesty Aizen's kindness... I could never repay it even in three lifetimes!"

"You're quite popular, aren't you?" Yuuki looked at Iori with surprise.

"Brother" smiled modestly but actually smugly, then instructed Helibel: "Make a big commotion when the battle starts, but don't actually fight to the death. As for those Adjuchas who are willing to take a chance, don't stop them."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Helibel bowed in response, his demeanor and tone remaining calm.

This Hueco Mundo campaign was merely a grand spectacle orchestrated by Iori. All three sides involved in the conflict were under his command, so it was impossible for him to actually engage in a life-or-death struggle, as that would only weaken Iori's power.

The so-called operational plan of a feint attack by the main force and a decapitation strike by an elite squad was also formulated under the premise of minimizing casualties, using the captains' arduous struggle to cover up the fact that "the casualties of ordinary soldiers were minimal".

As for the fabricated "Time Beach" faction, the Killian there need no further explanation; they were all gathered from the vast Hueco Mundo, and there are countless such beings in the Great Hollow Forest.

The Zodiac is a set of hypothetical enemies specially arranged by Iori. The three Vastodes are fictional and will be played by Iori's clones, while the remaining Adjuchas are all "losers".

Of the three classes of Hollows, the evolution from Adjuchas to Vasto Lorde is the most difficult, with only a few out of thousands succeeding.

Those who voluntarily signed up for the Zodiac were all Adjuchas who were deemed to have no hope of advancing. They were willing to risk their lives to join this war in order to gain merit and a chance to be appreciated by Iori, so that they might be able to evolve again in the future.

—No one doubted that Iori could do such a thing.

In reality, with Adjuchas-level strength, even an Arrancar would have a hard time defeating a genuine captain, let alone a group that had been temporarily strengthened... If anyone survives, Iori wouldn't mind bestowing a blessing upon them.

Of course, Iori isn't omniscient and omnipotent, and can't control all the variables, so she specially invited her older sister to use the power of [Mirror Flower Water Moon] to exaggerate the brutality of the war.

For this, Iori paid a considerable price:

First, to share the Hollowfication technology with Yuuki; second, to designate a territory in Hueco Mundo for her to govern.

Yuuki has secret bases in both Seireitei and Rukongai, a fact that Iori knew long ago but never investigated in depth, just as Yuuki would never specifically investigate Iori's background.

Now she's clearly not content with the Soul Society anymore; she wants to expand her reach to Hueco Mundo and the Human World. With her abilities, recruiting subordinates in these two places shouldn't be too difficult for her.

Furthermore, she spearheaded the formation of an organization called the "Women's Shinigami Association" within the Thirteen Teams, expanding her influence in a rather peculiar way.

This association, well, although it seems unassuming, has a rather impressive membership list, including almost all female captains and chairpersons, and many female members have also eagerly joined.

Aizen Yuuki, Kusajishi Yachiru, Unohana Retsu, Hikifune Kiryu, Shihouin Yoruichi, Yashimaru Lisa... even Esdeath, who only stayed in Seireitei for a few days, is in there, it's outrageous!

However, upon closer reflection, it makes sense. Firstly, women are naturally more prone to forming cliques, and secondly, the unique environment of Seireitei subtly facilitated this.

Although the concept of "gender equality" has only recently emerged in the modern world, in reality it is a completely different story, especially in the Far East where male chauvinism is deeply rooted.

However, the history of Soul Society is much longer than that of the human world, and the Gotei 13 is a violent organization. In theory, male and female members are of equal value as soldiers (tools).

However, female Shinigami have different requirements for their quality of life than their male counterparts. They need the authority to tailor their Shinigami uniforms appropriately, they need shampoo as a supply, they need two extra days of special leave per month compared to their male counterparts, and so on...

In short, these demands were not excessive, but they were deeply troubled and had always wanted a channel to report to their superiors. When Aizen Yuuki made a suggestion, it was naturally met with unanimous approval.

Even Captain Unohana felt that the girls' good mood was conducive to the stability of the team, so she served as a permanent director of the association.

Not to mention Kiryu:

A large portion of her 12th Division's research funding came from doing business with these girls!

Hairspray, perfume, skincare products—they have no trouble selling!

By the way, the current president of the association is Yachiru, and Yuuki is actually only the vice president, but she handles almost all the daily work. Her image as a caring older sister has countless fans.

If this continues, and the older generation of captains retires, Yuuki will have no more scruples after taking power, and the Women's Shinigami Association might just be turned into a yuri paradise...

However, this also brings a side effect: some girls who are taking a risky approach feel that there is no future with Yuuki, so they shift their attention to Iori—in a sense, this can also make them "family" with Yuuki!

...In conclusion, although the development path is different from the original work, Yuuki has done a lot of things in secret. If she were to run for one or two hundred years, perhaps every division would have a lot of "Hinamori Momo".

Right now, her only problem should be recruiting top-tier fighters. After all, there are only so many Bankai masters in the Thirteenth Division, and they are basically all "taken" and have someone to serve.

However, given Yuuki's talent, selecting and training some people would not be difficult, especially since she has already begun research on the "Hogyoku".

—Yes, Iori noticed that.

Because he himself is an expert in spiritual technology, his theoretical knowledge is in no way inferior to that of Szayelaporro or Mayuri Kurotsuchi, he just doesn't focus his energy on that.

When sharing technology with Yuuki, Iori could roughly guess her progress just by observing her focus and the occasional moments of contemplation!

And thus, Iori finally solved a question that had been with her since her previous life:

The Hogyoku is indeed a product with a certain degree of randomness.

Judging from Yuuki's research direction, it is not heading towards a "universal anal-bursting machine" or a wish-granting machine like "Dragon Ball". Right now, she is just trying to create a gem that can "break the boundaries".

I just wonder if Kisuke Urahara has started researching his Hogyoku yet...

To be honest, Iori is quite interested in this thing.

In the original work, after Aizen fused with the Hogyoku, even though he was sealed in the Mugen and unable to move, falling behind by a whole major version, he was still able to catch up to the combat power of a TOP5 without any upgrades and even with his own restraints... His achievement is undeniable!

……

After returning to Las Noches, Halibel informed Nereil of the news, and the Antelope Knight nodded seriously.

Among the Hollows, only these two knew about Iori's plan. The rest, including Barragan and Szayelaporro, believed that a "Tsunayoshi Tokisada" had actually come to Hueco Mundo and established a fortress.

Their emperor is ostensibly the captain of the Death God team, so it's inconvenient for him to show up, but he still instructed them to join forces with the Thirteenth Division to annihilate Tsunayoshi Tokinada!

As for Helibel and the other two, they were extremely concerned about this matter because Iori's explanation to them was different from that of the others.

This is an opportunity!

After becoming Arrancars, the Hollows have become more like humans and Shinigami. If this war can establish a tacit understanding between Soul Society and Hueco Mundo to jointly maintain the balance of the three worlds, that would be ideal.

Because Halibel and Nereil do not like war!

As for the balance of souls, it is easy to adjust. Every year, the number of Hollows that cannot suppress their instincts and fight and devour each other is an extremely large number. The [Lexusion Palace] only needs to manage it and adjust it as needed.

In their view, Iori had lofty ambitions and from the beginning wanted to mediate the conflict between Soul Society and Hueco Mundo, which is why he moved into Las Noches and began to study Arrancar and Visoreds.

After all, Hollows and Shinigami can theoretically coexist—the Quincy are the ones who are truly irreconcilable.

At that time, Hollow and Shinigami will be like the two ends of Yin and Yang, each undertaking different duties, and in a sense, they can be considered guardians of the three realms!

Just as the two women were discussing their next move, a lieutenant from Halibel rushed in and interrupted their conversation.

"Lord Harribel, enemy activity has been detected!"

"Ok?"

The Queen Mermaid and the Antelope Knight exchanged a glance, both showing a hint of surprise.

Enemy situation?

But they haven't given any orders yet, so where did this enemy come from?!

"Could it be that someone has infiltrated the [Lost Palace]?"

"No, it was our people who discovered a powerful humanoid Hollow in our territory, suspected to be one of Tsunayoshi Tokinada's subordinates!"

"This……"

Nellyel pondered for a moment: "Why do you say he's Tsunayoshi's subordinate?"

“Within the vast area centered on Las Noches, almost all Hollows of Adjuchas rank and above are registered. Even in more distant areas, the formidable reputation of Las Noches has been heard of… But this Hollow suddenly appeared, so it can only be from the Toki Beach area.”

"That might be a bit arbitrary,"

Halibel frowned. "They've already exchanged blows?"

“Achukas and Kylian have already been killed. We have mobilized our elite forces, but we still need the orders of the two lords to deploy the ‘Arrancar’.”

The adjutant, as robust as a lioness, raised his head and said, "But the Grim Reaper has also noticed the commotion and seems to have clashed with this Hollow!"

"Death itself..."

Halibel realized there might be some misunderstanding, perhaps just a wild Hollow straying into this area... but he was puzzled as to why such a large-scale commotion had broken out.

She remained calm and asked, "Is the other party Adjuchas?"

"Do not……"

The adjutant looked shaken, even somewhat incredulous, and said, "I couldn't sense it... but if it was Adjuchas... that's just too illogical!"

This reaction immediately drew the attention of the two:

The lieutenant was also Adjuchas, and had successfully become an Arrancar, yet she was so afraid of him...

"Could it be Vastod?"

Helibel exclaimed in surprise, "A wild Vastod... appearing at this time?"

What a terrible coincidence!

Could this be... His Majesty's arrangement?

……

The sky above the cosmos is always a desolate and empty expanse of darkness, with only a crescent moon hanging high, casting its cold light upon the barren desert.

Since Hueco Mundo changed hands and established its ironclad order, while killing is not entirely prohibited, rampant Void creatures have almost disappeared. Here, even devouring one's own kind must be done according to the rules set by some supreme being, or one will be mercilessly punished.

Often, before even the enforcers of the Las Noches are present, the more powerful Void beings will automatically eliminate those who dare to mess with them.

Therefore, it has been a long time since we have seen a scene like this here:

On the dry, pale desert, illusory corpses fell like dominoes. The weak could hardly even preserve their bodies, and in an instant, only a mask remained.

Even Death himself has fallen to the ground, with no obvious injuries visible, leaving his fate uncertain.

Interestingly, although the scene before them was gruesome, like a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, there were not many signs of fighting. These Hollows seemed to have committed suicide, and even their bodies were very "clean".

And all of this was caused by a humanoid Hollow who was idly sitting on the sand dunes, seemingly doing nothing!

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Clad in a silver-gray fur cloak and wearing a long, narrow wolf-head mask that vaguely revealed the lower half of a human face, the slender Great Void ignored the surrounding scenery and strolled through the desert.

He had experienced similar things more than once. Although he hadn't seen Death much, it wasn't surprising.

He stopped in surprise when a powerful spiritual pressure descended upon him.

"Who are you?"

Zhu Sibo Zhengyuan led the elite squad to the scene. He calmly surveyed the battlefield and his eyes gradually turned cold when he saw the uninjured corpses. When he looked at the humanoid Void again, his heart sank.

Another Wastodd!

Generally speaking, the stronger a Hollow is, the closer its appearance is to that of a human. The reason why the Arrancar have a special status in Hueco Mundo is that they have evolved into a form indistinguishable from humans by sealing their "Hollow power" into swords.

The Hollow before them wasn't even an Arrancar, but it looked exactly like a human who liked to wear strange clothes, with no beastly features whatsoever...

Furthermore, the spiritual pressure fluctuations emanating from it made even a captain-level powerhouse like Zheng Yuan feel uneasy, almost as if he were facing Captain-Commander Yamamoto!

All things considered, this is definitely an individual standing at the pinnacle of Hueco Mundo!

In terms of strength, it is probably no less than the Vasto Lorde that wreaked havoc in Seireitei!

“The Grim Reaper… I don’t see any reason to tell you his name.”

Lone Wolf glanced at Zheng Yuan indifferently: "I'm just passing through here, and I don't want to get into any conflicts with anyone if I can."

"Just passing by?"

Zheng Yuan raised his hand, signaling his men to keep their distance, while he himself focused intently, ready to draw his sword at any moment.

"So, did all these Grim Reapers and Hollows commit suicide?"

"...That makes sense."

"What did you say?!"

Zheng Yuan's eyes widened in fury, his hair moving even without wind, and he drew his sword: "What a joke! How dare you say such a thing... What do you take your life for!"

"I did not do anything."

Even when Zheng Yuan adopted an attack stance, Lone Wolf didn't seem to care much.

"They attacked me on their own initiative, and then they just died."

"nonsense!"

Zheng Yuan, a person with a fiery personality, was already unable to restrain himself. He then unleashed his Zanpakuto without hesitation. The powerful spiritual pressure swept across the desert, but dissipated automatically ten meters in front of Lone Wolf.