Death God: Unrivaled in sharpness, the greatest captain of all time!

Chiya Kuchiki and the other continued on their way, encountering many Hollows of different realms along the way.

"I didn't expect to encounter such a strange combination. That one looks like an Arrancar, right? But what's the other one?"

"A regular Hollow? Why would he be next to an Arrancar?"

"Could it be... portable rations?"

The desolate region is filled with voids, and they are all different kinds of voids, each with vastly different abilities.

Moreover, some of them were Hollows with special abilities, which caused considerable trouble for Chiya Kuchiki and her companion.

For example, there was a Hollow that looked very similar to the previous Hollow with the bull's head. Its ability was destruction, which even put Lavini in a tough fight.

Of course, it was a tough fight before Lavigne released his Zanpakuto, but after that, it was an instant kill.

"How are you feeling?" Chiyo Kuchiki asked Lavigne.

“It’s not good. The side effects of Resurrection are still too great,” Lavini said, shaking his head.

She is well aware of her own abilities, and what she needs to do now is to maximize her Resurrection Time.

The two continued their journey, during which Chiya Kuchiki continued to train Lavini, while also instructing her on how to control her spiritual pressure.

"Give it a try. Hide your spiritual pressure as much as possible and do the most with the least amount of spiritual pressure," Chiya Kuchiki said to Lavini.

Lavini looked at the enemy in front of him and finally charged straight at him.

Her evolution during this period has exceeded Chiyo Kuchiki's imagination, but Chiyo Kuchiki knows very well that it is not enough. He wants more than just a subordinate assistant; he wants an assistant who can fight the captain to a draw.

Lavigne is indeed very strong now, but if he were to face the captain of Death, he would still be no match.

Kensei Muguruma is jokingly referred to as a power level indicator, and Lavigne is currently only half the strength of Kensei Muguruma.

More than ten minutes later, Lavigne returned covered in injuries.

"I did it..." Lavini was a little weak, but she was quite excited.

Chiyo Kuchiki smiled slightly and then said, "Well done, now we can go to the place where we were smuggled in."

After saying that, Chiyo Kuchiki called Lavini to come over, and the two of them set off quickly.

This time, the two did not linger and quickly arrived at the entrance.

This is a wasteland, and it's clear that the people of Hueco Mundo have taken precautions. At the very least, it's unlikely that a direct raid would be possible to enter this place.

They would be discovered as soon as they were exposed, which meant that if they wanted to go in, they would only have a minute or even half a minute of that empty space.

Just as Chiyo Kuchiki was making his plans, he discovered that there were other voids around him.

"Lavini, come back!" Chiyo Kuchiki sensed other ethereal beings nearby and quickly called Lavini back.

But when Lavini returned, the other side had already spotted them. There were two of them, their faces covered, and each carrying a large creature wrapped in bandages on their backs.

"They've spotted us!" The two men were now completely flustered.

They immediately headed towards Chiyo Kuchiki and attacked her directly.

Chiyo Kuchiki frowned and quickly blurred into nothingness to block him.

"The thirty-third of the broken path, the blue fire falls!"

Immediately afterwards, a streak of fire rushed towards Kuchiki Chiya.

At first, Chiyo Kuchiki didn't react. By the time he realized it was Kido, he had already taken a direct hit from the opponent.

"Boom!" Smoke billowed up, and Lavini rushed over to look for Chiyo Kuchiki.

In the smoke, Chiya Kuchiki lifted him up by the waist and quickly escaped.

"The heavens shatter all phenomena, darkness shrouds all things, appear!" Kuchiki Chiya summoned his Zanpakuto, which then completely enveloped the four of them.

From the outside, they appeared to have vanished from their original spot, and the smoke had disappeared as well.

Chiya Kuchiki did this because he was worried that the guards at the smuggling port would discover them, and his method was a way to isolate them from the outside world.

"This, this is the power of a Zanpakuto?" The two were also shocked.

"Isn't he supposed to be ethereal? He's become ethereal!" The other person was equally shocked.

The one who was truly shocked was Chiyo Kuchiki, who never expected to encounter a Shinigami in this place!

"Who are you? Why are you here?" Chiyo Kuchiki appeared in front of the two, carrying Lavigne.

He hasn't deactivated his Hollowfication yet. Once he does, his Shinigami powers will be exposed, and if Hollowflow discovers them, they'll all be doomed.

"You, you are the Grim Reaper?" The other person looked at Chiya Kuchiki in shock.

“That’s right.” Chiya Kuchiki nodded.

"But the power of emptiness on your body..." The other party was still puzzled.

Chiya Kuchiki then said, "This is called a mask. It is created by fusing the power of a Shinigami and a Hollow. I know it's difficult to explain to you, but the truth is, I am indeed a Shinigami, and I was sent here by orders."

"Whose orders?" the tall man on the other end asked.

Chiyo Kuchiki looked at him calmly and said, "Now I should be asking you questions: Who are you? Why are you here?"

“We are from the 13th Division. Captain Ukitake sent us to wipe out the monsters that Hueco Mundo had missed. After we went to the Dangai, we lost our way and eventually ended up here,” the tall man said.

Chiya Kuchiki frowned. If that were the case, it was very likely that Aizen was behind it.

"If I'm not mistaken, you were probably tricked into coming here by Aizen, right?" Chiyo Kuchiki asked.

"What? You know Aizen?" The tall man was shocked again.

"Do you think he'll come with you after he tricked you into coming here? He just wants to use you for experiments. In reality, Aizen has already caused a huge uproar in Soul Society," Chiyo Kuchiki said calmly.

The tall man paused for a moment before finally saying to Chiya Kuchiki, "Let's put away our Zanpakuto first, or it'll be bad if we get caught."

Chiyo Kuchiki glanced at him indifferently, then sheathed her Zanpakuto.

His mask disappeared, and the other party was only slightly relieved after seeing that he truly had the face of Death.

"Where is Aizen at now?" the tall man asked.

"How about we exchange names and identities before we chat?" Chiyo Kuchiki countered.

The two paused for a moment, then nodded.

“My name is Sumura Sasaki, and his name is Meimon Tanjiro,” the tall man said.

Tanjiro is short in stature, but his eyes are very determined.

Chiyo Kuchiki nodded and then introduced herself.

"Her name is Lavigne? Why?" Tanjiro asked curiously.

“Because she is an Arrancar,” Chiyo Kuchiki said calmly.

116. Plans change, the meaning of survival

"What?" Tanjiro's expression changed.

Sasaki instantly became alert. He had just begun to trust Kuchiki Chiyo a little, but now that he learned that the person beside Kuchiki Chiyo was an Arrancar, it would be strange if he wasn't nervous.

"Don't be nervous, she's someone I personally trained," said Chiya Kuchiki.

“But she’s an Arrancar!” Sasaki gritted his teeth.

Chiyo Kuchiki narrowed her eyes and then said, "You can make a move here, but the two of you combined won't be a match for her, and you'll also expose your whereabouts."

"If you want to die, then do it," Chiyo Kuchiki said coldly, looking at the two of them.

Upon hearing these words, Sasaki gradually calmed down. He gritted his teeth and stared at Lavigne.

"Since you've come to Hueco Mundo, how did you manage to survive?" Chiyo Kuchiki continued to ask.

The group was now hiding behind a sand dune, and the surrounding area was perfectly safe.

“We started as a ten-man team, led by the third seat. We’ve been here for decades, and in the first year alone, we lost five of our comrades.”

At this point, Sasaki's expression turned quite grim.

"Over the next few decades, we figured out who brought us here, and we began to lie low and search for Aizen's whereabouts. Eventually, we heard that he was hiding in the inner city, so the remaining five of us began to try to get closer to him."

"But as you see now, of the remaining five, only the two of us are left. The Third Seat sacrificed himself to protect us, and the other two, seeing no hope of revenge, chose to end their own lives..."

Sasaki looked pained; he was on the verge of collapse whenever he thought about these things.

Chiya Kuchiki frowned. He knew Sasaki's thoughts very well. The team of ten had ended up with only the two of them left.

Furthermore, they still live in Hueco Mundo and have never been able to return to Soul Society.

"How have you two survived until now? Could it be that the power of death within you hasn't been detected by the Hollow Stream?" Chiyo Kuchiki asked curiously.

“We have this.” Tanjiro put down the large thing on his back, which contained the remains of a dead Hollow.

"Our abilities (bccb's) can seal Hollow skeletons. Once placed on us, they can suppress our Shinigami power. Simple Kido battles won't be detected, as long as the opponent doesn't recognize our Kido skills," Sasaki explained from the side.

Chiya Kuchiki stroked his chin, thinking to himself that they hadn't come away empty-handed over the past few decades.

"It seems your strength has improved as well, but now I have something to tell you, and I hope you are mentally prepared." Chiyo Kuchiki looked at the two of them seriously.

Sasaki and Tanjiro's expressions both changed; they didn't understand why Kuchiki Chiyo was taking it so seriously.

"Go ahead and say it. We can accept whatever it is now!" The two nodded and looked at Chiya Kuchiki.

After thinking for a moment, Chiyo Kuchiki finally said, "Aizen is no longer in Hueco Mundo, and I have already thwarted his actions in Soul Society."