Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

After the members of the Eleventh Division gradually adapted to the spiritual particle concentration in Hueco Mundo, someone raised a question.

"Isn't that obvious? Didn't you feel those two chilling spiritual pressures just now?"

Upon hearing this, one of the team members countered the question by asking a question in return.

"If this is Hueco Mundo, why haven't we encountered any Hollows since we arrived here, aside from sensing the spiritual pressure of the Hollows?!"

At this moment, the 11th Division member, who was full of questions, continued to raise his own questions.

"Uh, this is because..." The 11th Division member who had answered the question suddenly froze. After thinking for a moment, he nodded vigorously: "You know what! Since we came to Hueco Mundo, it seems we haven't encountered a single Hollow. Why is that? Could it be that those 'Hollows' are too scared to approach after sensing our captain's spiritual pressure and aura?"

"That's strange. Ordinary Hollows shouldn't be very sensitive to spiritual pressure..."

Upon hearing this, the Eleventh Division member, who had been constantly asking questions since arriving in Hueco Mundo, showed a hint of doubt.

"Gentlemen! Let me explain..."

Just as everyone was wondering, Araki, the captain of the Hueco Mundo extermination team, brought in a huge rock and used it as a podium for his speeches.

"Oh, the captain is summoning us!"

When the members of the Eleventh Division saw that Araki had something to say, they all gathered around. Among them, the squad leader, Executive Taketsuna, Zenjouji Yubin, Gakuto Saizo, Hisami Ente, and Shijima Chigiri also came over.

"Let me briefly explain. You've probably all noticed that even though we've been in Hueco Mundo for a while now, not a single Hollow has appeared before us, right?"

Araki first kept everyone in suspense, then asked the question.

"That's true..."

Everyone nodded in agreement, as this was exactly what had been puzzling them.

"Actually, the answer is quite simple..." Araki smiled as he looked at the reactions of the people in front of him, and began to introduce the dark forest not far from them: "You have probably seen the forest not far behind us. The name of that forest is 'The Forest of the Great Hollow'!"

"The Forest of Great Emptiness?! That's not a very auspicious name..."

Upon hearing the words "Forest of Hollows," the Grim Reapers' expressions changed drastically. Although they didn't know what "Forest of Hollows" was, being associated with such terrifying creatures as "Hollows" was clearly an ominous sign.

"Just as you suspected, this forest behind us is where the Hollows live! Because Hollows have the habit of cannibalism, this forest is dangerous not only for us Shinigami, but also for some of the weaker Hollows!"

"Of course, danger is often accompanied by opportunity! Therefore, Hollows that seek evolution will actively enter the forest, while Hollows that merely seek survival will stay away from it! That's why we haven't seen any Hollows since we arrived in Hueco Mundo..."

"In other words, the Hollows in this forest behind us are all powerful Hollows. Every Hollow in it has the potential to evolve into a Killian, or even a higher-level Hollow! Some might even be Hollows themselves..."

Araki explained to everyone why they couldn't see any Hollows for so long. Of course, there was another half-sentence that Araki didn't tell everyone: the Hollows within a radius of twenty spirit miles had long been eaten up by 'Kiba' who had arrived in Hueco Mundo beforehand, so of course they couldn't see any Hollows.

"This……"

When the Shinigami members heard what Araki said, they were all shocked. It was the first time they had ever heard of such a dangerous place in Hueco Mundo.

The place where a group of powerful Hollows reside, the so-called 'Great Hollow Forest' in Hueco Mundo, is almost like the 'Seireitei' in Soul Society, except that one is a place where powerful Shinigami reside, and the other is a place where powerful Hollows reside.

"And our destination this time is the forest behind me, inhabited by powerful beings within the Hollow Realm! That's right, we've come specifically to subdue the Great Hollows..."

"You all need to prepare yourselves mentally. What you are going to face are not ordinary Hollows, but monsters from the Killian and even beyond."

Araki explained their Hueco Mundo subjugation team's plans to the Eleventh Division members present.

"Gudong~"

When the Shinigami soldiers heard that their target was indeed a Hollow, they all swallowed hard.

Hollows... those are absolutely forbidden existences for Shinigami!

Even the lowest-ranking Hollow, Killian, possesses spiritual pressure comparable to high-ranking officers or even vice-captains of Shinigami. In particular, Killian also possesses the powerful universal technique Cero. Faced with that crimson light symbolizing destruction, ordinary Shinigami can only feel despair! Although the members of the Eleventh Division all boast that they will go and fight Killian one-on-one, in reality, ordinary members will only be crushed to dust when they encounter Killian.

This is still the lowest-ranking Hollow. The mid-ranking Hollows, with their higher evolutionary sequence, are beings that only Captain-level Shinigami can deal with. Their strength surpasses that of the Seats. As for the legendary highest-ranking Hollows, it is rumored that they are extremely rare in Hueco Mundo, and their combat abilities are even above those of Captain-level Shinigami. However, judging from the spiritual pressure emanating from the depths of the forest just now, this rumor is still an overstatement…

And now their captain was telling them that their hunting target in Hueco Mundo was this group of beings at the pinnacle of the Hollows. How could this not make the Shinigami soldiers' blood boil?! Their fighting instincts seemed to be awakened at this moment…

"Oh!!"

One by one, the battle maniacs roared to the sky. If they weren't all wearing Shinigami armor, they would have looked like a bunch of warlike 'evil spirits'.

"Swastika..."

Araki looked at the excited faces of his squad members, and with a slight smile, he unleashed his Bankai. Instantly, the entire sky of Hueco Mundo seemed to be illuminated by Araki's Zanpakuto, and the azure light descended from the sky, calming the pounding hearts of everyone present.

"The Crystal Pool!"

Immediately afterwards, Araki gently touched the ground with his Zanpakuto after its Bankai.

The next second, a huge bath made entirely of glass appeared before everyone's eyes...

After the bath appeared, it continuously absorbed spiritual particles from the Hueco Mundo atmosphere, and then continuously produced spring water within the bath.

"This pool water~"

Uo narrowed her eyes slightly as she looked at the bathtub in front of her, staring at Araki with a somewhat suspicious expression.

"Ahem, it was modified from your 'Bankai' and the hot springs with the airplane head..."

Araki sensed Uno's suspicion. He first wiped the sweat from his forehead and then spoke softly.

"The 'hot spring' on the airplane head was also invented after I taught him a lesson with my 'Bankai'."

"Before I beat him up, that guy was a notorious biker gangster in Soul Society! He often used his lightning-fast speed to cause trouble in Seireitei."

Upon hearing this, Mao gently explained to Araki.

"Forehead……"

Araki sensed an endless chill from Uno's calm tone, realizing that Uno must have done a terrible job cutting Kirinji back then.

"In short, as you can see, this pool can provide you with a continuous supply of healing water! As long as you don't die immediately after being injured, even fatal wounds can be healed through this pool..."

"Of course, this is on the premise that the spiritual pressure in the pool is sufficient! In other words, if you want the pool to continuously provide water for healing, then go hunt Hollows! The more Hollow corpses you throw into the pool, the faster your injuries will heal..."

Araki explained the power of the pool he had created to the Shinigami soldiers.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing..."

Immediately afterward, Araki seemed to realize something. He gently waved the glass light in his hand in the sky, and the next second, a line of transparent subtitles appeared in the sky above the pool. The subtitles contained the names of the Eleventh Division of the Gotei 11 and a group of squad leaders, with the word "zero" written after each name.

"What's this!?"

The Shinigami soldiers looked at the transparent subtitles and asked in confusion.

"Oh, you mean this thing that looks like subtitles?"

"Well, please wait here for a moment!"

Araki didn't know how to explain this to the Shinigami soldiers. After thinking for a moment, his body suddenly disappeared from the spot.

"Um?!"

The Shinigami soldiers looked at the vanished Araki with puzzled expressions.

About five minutes later, Araki returned to the group of Shinigami soldiers once again.

"Captain, where have you been?!"

The Shinigami soldiers looked at Araki, who had returned, and asked him in confusion.

"Shh! Look at the sky..."

Upon hearing this, Araki calmly pointed to the top of everyone's heads.

"In the sky?!"

The Shinigami soldiers followed Araki's finger, and their pupils dilated in shock. Something was falling from the sky...

The things falling from the sky had enormous, jet-black bodies and skeletal faces with pointed noses, resembling clowns! One after another, they fell from the sky and into the pool of water…

"Killian?! So many Killian?! Were they all killed by the captain in just five minutes?!"

When everyone saw the creature's face clearly, they were all stunned. The Hollows, who seemed like 'Demon Kings' to them, were nothing more than cannon fodder in their captain's hands! Of course, it wasn't that Araki could only kill thirty-two Killian in five minutes; it was just that Araki only found thirty-two Killian within those five minutes…

"Congratulations, Captain Araki, for defeating 32 Killian! You've accumulated 320 points!"

However, what shocked everyone even more was what happened next. Suddenly, the azure pool water emitted a sound, announcing Araki's achievement to everyone. At the same time, the data on the void panel floating above the pool water suddenly changed. Araki's name moved directly to the first position on the panel, and the score after Araki's name was written in large letters: 320.

"As you can see, that's exactly what happened!"

Araki has prematurely introduced the points-based trial system, which is expected to appear in various online novels, comics, and mobile games more than a thousand years from now.

"This is so damn cool!"

After a brief silence, the members of the Eleventh Division, including the squad leaders, all looked at the pool in front of them and shouted.

"I'm going to make a good laugh at the guy who got the lowest score today!"

It's unclear who was the first to realize the use of the points leaderboard, but after a loud shout, they ran towards the Great Void Forest behind them.

"We can't let him get there first!"

The other members of the Eleventh Division changed their expressions and followed closely behind that person. At this moment, the Great Hollow Forest was no longer a symbol of 'terror' in everyone's eyes, but a series of walking points.

Even the squad leaders, including the one who was in charge of execution, were looking at the Great Hollow Forest behind them with eyes like hungry wolves.

"Lie, these guys are yours to handle. Don't let them die!"

Araki looked at the Gotei 11, which had finally rolled up, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"Okay! I'll take care of this."

Upon hearing this, Uno no Retsu nodded. She wouldn't ask Araki what he was going to do; she trusted him.

"So, what's next?"

Araki stretched his limbs, preparing to capture a wild 'Hollow King' Barragan.

Chapter 66 Barragán: When did I begin to think he didn't exist?

As the battle between Barragan and 'Kiba', two top-tier Hollows, intensified, the two fought their way through the entire 'Hollow Forest'. At this moment, these two beings, exuding 'ominous' spiritual pressure, have already fought their way into the interior of Hueco Mundo!

Located behind the 'Ghost Forest', Hueco Mundo is a place that only the chosen 'Killion' can reach after devouring their companions. It is a far more dangerous and 'cruel' place than the environment inhabited by lower-ranking Hollows!

This is the hunting ground for intermediate Hollows to hunt Hollows of the same level, and also their paradise for evolution! In order to avoid degenerating into lower-level Hollows, intermediate Hollows can only continue hunting endlessly until the best among them successfully evolves into a higher-level Hollow by stepping on the corpses of countless companions, and only then will this struggle stop!

In other words, the rules of Hueco Mundo were already set by the 'power holders' the moment the three realms separated. This is a world of killers, a world where only the strong can survive!

Meanwhile, the place where the two fought was also very close to Barragán's palace...

"Click! Click! Click~"

Amidst billowing dust, 'Jiba' used his rough, large hands to grab all of Bailergan's men hiding in the desert, then stuffed them into his mouth.