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Stark's remark was devoid of any mockery.
This "protesting too much" attitude is practically an open admission of having ulterior motives, isn't it?
However, "Then let's take him with us. Ulquiorra, keep an eye on this guy and let him witness the destruction of Las Noches."
Numaseka's usually serious eyes now held a mischievous glint and the glee of victory.
Without Prince Seka even realizing it, in the process of transforming himself from a prince into a general, he learned a great deal from a certain hysterical queen who brought him despair, to the point that even his mentality became somewhat similar.
Within that lies absolute confidence! (This refers to the Hueco Mundo Palace.)
Blood and ruins were everywhere.
Apart from a handful of powerful figures who lived independently in the vast palace, there was no other presence...
Staring blankly at the scene before him, the former "King of Hueco Mundo"
Barragán was like a salted fish that had lost all hope.
No, that's impossible.
"Nothing is impossible. Besides you, what other worthwhile figures are there in the so-called Las Noches?"
Numaseka countered with a playful tone.
The people around him silently distanced themselves from him; this scoundrel wanted more than just shrimp.
This statement is a blatant satire of the Great Void Dynasty established by Barragán, which is essentially a castle in the air except for itself; who could possibly accept that?
"No, that's not right! There's also Szayelaporro! That's right, there's also Szayelaporro!!!"
"Where is Szayelaporro!"
Driven to the brink of madness by the stimulation, Barragán roared and screamed.
It was as if this Szayelaporro was his only remaining hope.
His original plan was perfectly reasonable: after returning to Las Noches, he would join forces with Szayelaporro to fight the enemy, and even if they were defeated, they could cover the retreat of their forces.
Unfortunately, Szayelaporro, on whom he had placed such high hopes, seemed to have vanished.
He didn't care about the deaths of his subordinates, but he feared the destruction of his power. During the massacre by Nnoitra and others, he tried to resist and stop them several times, but he was suppressed by Stark and Ulquiorra in the first place.
Just then, a faint voice instantly ignited Barragan's anger: "I'm just a researcher. I only joined you for protection. If it weren't for wanting to conduct my research in peace, I would have overthrown you long ago."
Now that you have been defeated, isn't it perfectly normal for me to pledge allegiance to a truly powerful figure?
"Szayelaporro, you despicable traitor!!!"
"Hmph, the lament of a defeated dog."
"Do you require me to offer this worthless piece of trash's head as a pledge of allegiance, Lord Aizen?"
Chapter 289 The Espada's Initial Formation 3/3
Barragan's pupils contracted as he looked up at the arrogant, pink-haired man before him, his eyes filled with resentment.
"Just because of you?"
Boom! A terrifying spiritual pressure suddenly pressed down on Barragan, whose body, already defeated, jolted violently, his bones creaking unpleasantly.
Szayelaporro, adjusting his glasses, said with an utterly indifferent expression, "Yes, me, of course."
Apart from Barragan, everyone else also showed wary expressions; this pink-haired guy was very strong.
Aizen, standing behind Szayelaporro alongside Halibel, looked on with great interest.
Szayelaporro Granz Strength: + Talent: + Abilities: Kendo Basics, King's Flash+, Cero, Cryo-Shrine Insect, Cloning, Body Regeneration, Sonic Spin, Anti-Membrane A very good template.
Ignoring ability, his three-item rating in a single round is completely equivalent to Stark's, making him arguably the most talented Voidling in Vasto Lorde.
But only someone like that would qualify to become Stark after his self-destructive actions.
It's a pity that this guy ended up ruining himself.
This also illustrates that having the same level of talent does not necessarily mean they are equal.
Even among masters of the same level, there are obvious differences in strength and ability. Who can say there isn't one in terms of talent and skill? There is a significant gap between Szayelaporro and Stark, but from another perspective, he is able to suppress other Vastodes.
In the original work, his Zanpakuto's resurrection ability is rather mysterious, and there's no definitive answer to that.
Looking at his unique abilities now, it becomes clear that this guy's abilities can be copied and cloned. He uses copying and cloning to create artificial virtual beings, which can serve as both assistants and temporary tonics. Their level is not much lower than that of super-fast regeneration; the only drawback is that it's not very convenient.
Even after being released from its wield, its main combat ability still relies on replication and cloning.
Overall, this is a typical example of abandoning ultra-fast regeneration, but it doesn't necessarily need to be.
Despite Aizen's somewhat eccentric and arrogant nature, he is actually a fairly pragmatic and intelligent person.
He had sensed the obvious fighting atmosphere in Las Noches long ago, and even when Barragan and Ulquiorra started their battle, he had already noticed that something was wrong.
Upon discovering that four 44-watt Stowes had appeared, this guy had already prepared his gear and was about to run away, only to be ambushed by Aizen, who was with Halibel.
Without saying a word, he revealed the Mirror Flower Water Moon technique, explained its initial meaning, and then briefly described its abilities. The guy surrendered without any scruples.
Well, they didn't even try to resist.
Szayelaporro coughed up blood: "Given the spiritual pressure fluctuations of Shikai and the Vasto Lorde following behind, to attack would be suicide."
After all, someone like Szayelaporro could rely on a "clever" person weaker than himself.
They know how to avoid misfortune and seek good fortune.
"No need, it's still a Vastod, it has some value after all."
Szayelaporro immediately withdrew his spiritual pressure, smiling as he stepped back: "I will follow Lord Aizen's orders."
See, Szayelaporro had no intention of killing Barragán at all.
All his actions were simply to demonstrate his loyalty to Aizen. He had thoroughly offended Barragan, but was he afraid of Barragan? "Submit to me, and what will you do?"
"wishful thinking."
"How disobedient you are, Tongtian! A mirage, a fleeting illusion."
Clang
The Zanpakuto was drawn, instantly hypnotizing everyone.
A bewitching light flashed across the blade.
What did you do?
Barragán, now a prisoner, roared with remarkable sharpness.
Aizen didn't explain anything to him, but his smile turned much colder as he said, "You have no other choice. Submit to me now, or die here with your laughable Hueco Mundo king in your arms."
Explaining to Barragán that complete hypnosis is unnecessary.
While other traitors might have a chance to completely submit to him, there's absolutely no way that old man Barragán, who can't see the truth.
He doesn't dislike ambitious people, but he despises fools who lack even basic shrewdness.
Therefore, Aizen would at most treat someone like this as a high-level pawn, the kind that can be discarded when necessary...
If he doesn't agree, Aizen won't have any regrets even if he dies here.
He's only willing to give Barragan a chance now because he's a character in the story; otherwise, he wouldn't need another Espada in the future.
Sure enough, upon hearing his threat, Barragan's body trembled and he froze.
Even without seeing the skull's expression, everyone could feel Barragán's fear.
Fear of death! Suddenly, several people looked down on him.
1, 2, 2, 3 "I surrender."
The answer, filled with resentment and bitterness, was spat out by Barragán through gritted teeth.
While he hesitated, he even considered ambush Aizen, the person in charge, but he valued his life.
He knew that even if he could kill Aizen, he couldn't escape from so many Vasto Lordes surrounding him; he didn't have the courage to die with them.
"very good."
Nodding, Aizen smiled unabashedly, revealing his ambition: "From now on, Hueco Mundo will be ruled by me."
In the future, you will all become my sharpest swords in the final battle against Soul Society, so please don't let me eliminate you."
The expressions on everyone's faces varied, but what they all shared was absolute self-confidence.
Aizen neither confirmed nor denied this.
Everything must be judged by facts.
"There are still some of you who haven't completed the fifth stage of the transformation. I'll give you a hand now."
With a smirk playing on his lips as he held the Hogyoku in his fingers, Aizen began the first step of his Hueco Mundo base plan.
Acquiring Las Noches as a base marks the official start of the campaign to dominate Hueco Mundo.
Stark and Ulquiorra have already independently broken through to the fifth level, achieved perfect breakthrough to the fifth level, and the Hogyoku has yet to achieve perfect breakthrough to the fifth level. Nellyel, Nnoitra, Ludburn, and others have also achieved breakthrough to the fifth level, not to mention Numasekhar, who has perfect breakthrough to the fifth level and achieved perfect breakthrough to the fifth level innately. Under these circumstances, only a few newcomers need to undergo a baptism.
There's not much to say about the transformation of Halibel's three female admirers from animals to humans; Adjuchas, lacking human characteristics, naturally underwent a more significant change.
Heliber himself changed very little from Szayelaporro.
Their form and posture after release are not much different, except that they have more bone structure and strange features, but overall they are still humanoid. After completing the fifth stage, the changes in their facial features are not significant.
The last Barragan also came from "Overlord".
He transformed into a strong old man with a fierce expression.
Feeling their own power, the three who had undergone transformation were all pleasantly surprised.
However, because they are Vastodes, and have partially broken through to the fifth level and become more complex, their strength increase is slightly lower than that of Adjuchas.
Nevertheless, their strength has ultimately increased significantly.
With everyone reaching level five and their transformations complete, Aizen announced that the Espada plan was taking shape.
"I once said that I would create the Ten Espada, so today I will conduct the initial ranking, and it will be changed every ten years unless there are special circumstances."
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Koyat Stark.
Ugh, this is so upsetting! My aunt is in the hospital and says she needs surgery again. I don't want to say anything bad about the doctors, nor do I want to curse them for saving lives, but it's really hard to see patients suffer like this.
It's only been a short time since he had two surgeries, and he's almost sixty years old. How could he possibly handle that?
I thought I could resume updates normally, but recently it feels like a series of unexpected disasters have struck my home.
If I count carefully, my grandmother was sick and hospitalized, my aunt was sick and had surgery, my cousin was pregnant and had no salary, my uncle was unemployed, and I was sick and hospitalized for more than two days.
This isn't meant to be a sob story, because most issues, including financial ones, were resolved by the end of last month. I'm just saying that I haven't been able to update recently; even when I have free time, it's hard to concentrate on writing.
To avoid affecting everyone's reading experience, I'll try to adjust the time schedule. I'm 78 chapters behind, a number that even scares me when I see it.
Chapter 290 Initial Espada Ranking 1/6
When Aizen announced the "ranking of the Espada"
At that moment, everyone present became focused.
No, the key point is the ranking! This ranking determines one's future status.
Of course, those who can be included in the Espada are at least high-ranking members, and cannot be compared with ordinary extras.
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Koyat Stark.
When Aizen announced the first ranking, everyone else showed a hint of disappointment, but it was mostly out of understanding and comprehension.
Aside from "I, I'm not number one?"
Barragán looked utterly astonished, as if he were questioning the meaning of life.
"Heh, are you a match for Stark?"
Neutra, equally annoyed, directly retorted.
"you!"
Barragán glared at Neutra with his wrinkled old face, but ultimately gritted his teeth and didn't question anything.
Because he did indeed lose to the Starks, and he lost cleanly and decisively.
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