Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

Upon hearing his subordinate's words, Barragán was so angry that he stood up abruptly from his throne.

"Just as you said, that intermediate Hollow who dared to challenge your glory is simply foolish!"

Upon hearing this, Barragán's men immediately echoed his sentiments.

"Fools! I'm not referring to 'it' by foolishness! I'm referring to you bunch of reckless fools! Even if you can't sense the difference in power (spiritual pressure), can't you at least use your eyes to judge the difference in size? From the difference in size between you and that guy, you should be able to sense just how powerful 'it' is!"

Barragán pointed at his subordinate's nose and gave him a good scolding.

"Forehead……"

After hearing Barragan's words, all the Hollows were stunned and stood there, looking at each other, unsure how to respond.

"This is infuriating! Apart from me, there isn't a single brainless person in the entire Las Noches Palace!"

"Fine! I'll go myself then. Let me see what progress he's made after a thousand years..."

Barragán rose from his throne as he spoke.

The Great Void Forest.

"Crack, click..."

Even Kiba himself had long forgotten how long it had been since he had eaten so heartily. Back then, he was one of the strongest Hollows in Hueco Mundo, the entire city was his buffet restaurant, he could eat whatever he wanted! Until his Hollow powers reached saturation, preventing him from growing stronger, he single-handedly stormed into Soul Society and stormed the Soul King's Palace! He was incredibly glorious back then…

Unfortunately, his good fortune didn't last long. Before he could even feast, he was defeated by the "Sword God" and the "Monk," and ultimately turned into a Zanpakuto by Wang Yue. Because he was a "peerless evil spirit," any Shinigami who made a contract with him would eventually be devoured by him. Therefore, Wang Yue couldn't find a suitable master for "Kiba" and could only throw him into the seawater used for forging swords. He's been soaking there ever since, until he met Araki and finally saw the light of day again. To be honest, "Kiba" feels like he's covered in seawater now; that bastard Wang Yue has practically pickled him up!

"Gudong~"

'Kiba' continued to devour them, not knowing how many Kilian he had consumed. He only stopped when he felt the power he had lost gradually returning.

"Lower-level Hollows are no longer enough for me! I need more, much more power..."

'Kiba' tossed aside the Killian it was about to devour. The pitch-black Killian howled in pain, as if it were a toy, allowing 'Kiba' to smash it into a puddle of mud...

'Kiba' slowly rose from the ground, his orange-yellow eyes, like those of a lighthouse, constantly searching. He knew he had to move forward; he needed to go deeper into Hueco Mundo, where there were 'Hollows' even more powerful than the Killian.

"You scoundrel! Weren't you the one who insulted my king just now?!"

Just as 'Kiba' was dragging its massive body, which resembled 'Mount Everest', and was about to continue moving forward, a hoarse voice entered 'Kiba's ears.

"Um?!"

Upon hearing this, 'Kiba' bent down and looked over, only to see a group of mid-level Hollows appear in front of him without him noticing. This made 'Kiba' slightly drooling...

Among them, the leader of the group of intermediate Hollows is a powerful being who has gone far in the intermediate Hollow level and is even close to touching the edge of the upper Hollow (Vastod)!

The 'intermediate Hollow' that had already touched the edge of 'Vastow' had its upper body transformed into human form, but its lower body still had a long string of dense abdominal legs like a centipede, and it was he who had just roared at 'Kiba'.

"Do we know each other that well?!"

'Kiba' looked at the Hollow in front of him and asked 'politely'.

"Fool! So you're finally scared? Still trying to get close to me? Too late! Your fate was sealed the moment you insulted His Majesty Barragan! Let me tell you, I am Suez Dean, the First General under Barragan, here to punish you, you 'arrogant,' 'bold' scum who dared to insult His Majesty Barragan in Hueco Mundo..."

Suez Dean, holding a long fork, angrily berated 'Jiba'.

"Kill! Kill! Kill..."

Behind Suez Dean were a group of Adjuchas who echoed him; these mid-level Hollows were all Suez Dean's subordinates.

"boom!"

Just as Suez Dean and his Adjuchas roared at 'Kiba', 'Kiba' suddenly moved! Contrary to what the Hollows had expected, 'Kiba's' speed did not decrease because of its size. On the contrary, 'Kiba's' attack speed was as fast as a blur in the eyes of the Hollows.

With a sudden gust of wind, before the Adjuchas could react, their leader, a mid-level Hollow who had touched the edge of Hueco Mundo and was also a powerful general under Hueco Mundo Emperor Barragan, was captured by Kiba.

"Someone as trash as you is actually the top general under 'Bailergan'?"

"Jiba," Suez Dean asked coldly, clutching the sword in his hand.

"How can you be so strong?!"

Suez Dean was no longer as arrogant as before. The moment 'Kiba' made his move, he felt the enormous difference in strength between them...

When he faced 'Kiba's' immense power, enough to easily lift a mountain, he felt as if he were facing Hueco Mundo's Emperor Barragan, and his heart was filled with a sense of powerlessness.

"Since you are Barragan's underlings, did Barragan never tell you who I really am?!"

'Kiba' asked the Hollow in his hand.

"..."

Suez Dean and his henchmen fell silent after hearing 'Jiba's' words. They truly did not know 'Jiba's' identity, nor had they ever heard 'Jiba's' story from their master 'Bailgang'.

"never mind……"

'Jiba' looked at the silent Suez Dean as if he already knew everything. He gave up trying to get information out of Suez and bit off the other man's head.

Bright red fluid instantly gushed from Suez's headless body...

"Suck~"

With a series of sucking sounds, Suez's body quickly turned into a thin membrane, which was then stuffed into 'Kiba's' mouth, leaving 'Kiba' wanting more. Yes, 'Kiba' loved eating these mid-level Hollows that were about to evolve; the taste was simply divine!

"what……"

After Suez disappeared into the mouth of 'Kiba', the group of mid-level Hollows that Suez had brought were completely dumbfounded. They stared blankly at the giant beast in front of them, so much so that they forgot to run away.

"run……"

By the time the group of mid-level Hollows realized they needed to escape, it was already too late...

A rustling sound came from the sky, and the cold white light shining on their heads suddenly dimmed. The moon, which always radiated a cold and piercing light, had disappeared from the sky at some point, no longer illuminating these intermediate-level Void beings.

"what happened?!"

As he sensed the changes around him, Da Xu subconsciously looked up and was immediately stunned by the sight in the sky.

A snow-white face obscured the entire sky above them, and the constant rustling sound was not the sound of dust being stirred up by a gale, but rather the grinding sound of the Great Void's teeth, which were as large as mountains, constantly rubbing together...

"what!!"

The Hollows roared as they looked up at the sky, crimson flashes gathering in their mouths as they prepared to make a desperate attempt using Cero.

"Roar!!"

Unfortunately, with a cloud of dust, the enormous face that had been obscuring the sky finally opened its gaping maw. The maw was so large that it blotted out the sun, and the throat was as deep as an endless abyss, so deep that one could not see the bottom at a glance!

"Long live His Majesty Barragán!!"

At this moment, the Hollows, seeing the giant maw rushing towards them, had given up struggling. They shouted for their king and then disappeared into the giant maw amidst endless roars.

After stuffing the entire Hollow into its mouth, 'Kiba' slowly raised its head, revealing that the once flat sand had been gnawed into a bottomless abyss.

"Click, click~"

"Gudong~"

Then, amidst a series of chewing sounds, the several mid-level Void beings transformed into spirit particles and were swallowed into the abdomen of 'Jiba'.

"It's still not enough..."

'Kiba' gently stroked his abdomen. The spiritual particles of just a few mid-level Hollows were still not enough to fill 'Kiba's' bottomless stomach.

"We must continue forward!"

A moment later, after 'Kiba' had completely digested everything in his stomach and transformed it into his spiritual pressure, his gaze turned to the deepest part of Hueco Mundo.

"You bastard! What did you do to my men?"

Just as 'Kiba' was about to continue forward, a 'humanoid skeleton' dressed in a jet-black robe and wearing a crown blocked 'Kiba's' path, accompanied by a cold shout...

Compared to the size of a 'Hollow,' this humanoid Hollow is far too small. However, the overwhelming spiritual pressure released by the humanoid Hollow proves the principle that what is concentrated is the essence! The newcomer is naturally the highest-ranking Hollow (Vastow) at the top of Hueco Mundo.

Behind the 'Valkyrie-level Hollow' who exuded the aura of a sovereign, were a group of Adjuchas-level Hollows. These Hollows had their heads slightly bowed, clearly their followers.

"Long time no see, Barragan. You've become the king of Hueco Mundo while I was away?!"

'Jiba' smiled as he looked at the ferocious face of the newcomer.

"What do you mean I became the king of Hueco Mundo while you were away?! 'Beast,' watch your words! This is disrespectful to me!"

“Even when you are here, I am still the king of Hueco Mundo! That is the only thing that has never changed because of your presence or absence…”

Barragan coldly watched as 'Jiba' corrected the errors in 'Jiba's' words.

“Ridiculous, ridiculous…”

"I never expected that you, Barragan, would not only be dressed in such a black outfit like the Grim Reaper, but you've even started imitating their refined, scholarly manner of speaking! It's absolutely hilarious! Hahaha..."

After hearing Barragan's words, 'Jiba' laughed loudly, mocking Barragan for calling himself the 'Virtual King' while imitating the 'Grim Reapers'.

"That's nonsense!"

It seemed that 'Jiba's' words had touched 'Bailgang's' sore spot. He let out a roar, and a dark aura was instantly released from his body, engulfing 'Jiba'.

"You know your abilities have never worked on me!"

'Jiba' sneered at Barragan's attack, his body instantly transforming into countless tentacles that blocked the dark aura of death.

The moment 'Jiba's' tentacles touched the deathly aura of Barragan, his countless tentacles showed signs of aging, then turned into countless fragments and finally disappeared into the air.

"You've become weaker, 'Beast'!"

Upon seeing the scene before him, a glint seemed to flash in Barragán's dark eyes.

"Humph……"

After hearing Barragan's words, 'Jiba' snorted coldly and increased the frequency of releasing its tentacles.

When the number of tentacles exceeded the number of death auras released by Barragan, even Barragan, who had become the king of Hueco Mundo, had to temporarily avoid the 'Kiba's' sharp edge.

"boom!"

After retreating several steps, 'Jiba's' tentacles slammed heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"You too, Barragán!"

In response, 'Jiba' looked at Bailergang and spoke coldly.

"Humph!"

This time it was Barragán's turn to let out a cold snort.

'Jiba' and 'Bailgang'...

One of them was the original 'Ghoul' who had been imprisoned in the Spirit King Palace for countless years and whose strength had declined drastically!