In the vast desert of Hueco Mundo, Uehara Byakuya stood nonchalantly facing four Hollows.
Meanwhile, the four-armed Hollow stared at Uehara Byakuya with icy eyes.
This Shinigami was off!
He had felt a deadly threat from the other's slash and flames.
Therefore, this Vasto Lorde had activated his Sonido to escape in time.
It was hard to imagine that such a low-level Reiatsu could pose a threat to him.
After all, he was at the pinnacle of Hollows, possessing top-tier steel skin and super-regenerative abilities.
At this moment, the three confident-looking Arrancar behind the four-armed Hollow were struck with terror, exclaiming:
"Lord Baraggan, your arm…"
"Just a simple slash, yet it has such power, this is impossible…"
"Why did Lord's super-regeneration not activate?"
It was only then that the four-armed Vasto Lorde belatedly looked down, his pupils contracting.
An arm on his lower abdomen had turned to ashes at some point, and surprisingly, it hadn't recovered yet.
The four-armed Vasto Lorde immediately checked his own condition.
He found that not only was his super-regenerative ability suppressed, but even his own abilities were affected to some extent.
His pupils contracted again: "Just one slash, yet with such power, if I had been a little slower in reacting…"
Thinking about this, the four-armed Vasto Lorde's gaze towards Uehara Byakuya became even more vigilant, he coldly said:
"Shinigami, I am Baraggan, the vanguard of the Hueco Mundo, the Lord of the Hueco Mundo, and the leader of the Espada.
By the Emperor's order, I am here to exterminate you Shinigami.
Now, reveal your name and speak your last words!"
"First Division, Seventh Seat, Uehara Byakuya!" Uehara Byakuya looked around calmly, saying:
"Is this your confidence to ambush a Shinigami captain?
The sound-isolating and Reiatsu-sealing barrier, as well as your own strange abilities.
Where is Szayelaporro? Why doesn't he dare to come out?"
He saw through the barrier surrounding them, knowing it was different from a Shinigami's Kido barrier.
This wasn't some ability or spell, but a technological means.
Combining his knowledge of several Vasto Lorde-level Hollows, he immediately thought of that perverted pink-haired scientist.
This was the advantage of foresight, in terms of information, he always had an absolute advantage.
On the side, Yoruichi Shihōin also remembered something and exclaimed: "Baraggan? Szayelaporro? You are the remnants of the invasion of Soul Society a hundred years ago."
She had stumbled upon this record by chance.
A hundred years ago, Vasto Lorde claiming to be under Baraggan's command invaded Rukongai and were then slain by the Seventh Kenpachi, Kūkaku Shiba, of that era.
After that, the Vasto Lorde Szayelaporro led a group of Hollows to invade Rukongai again and were also repelled by the Seventh Kenpachi, Kūkaku Shiba.
After that battle, the powerful Seventh Kenpachi, Kūkaku Shiba, was killed by Jushiro Ukitake.
Jushiro Ukitake then became the Eighth Kenpachi.
Thinking about fighting these old monsters who were already famous a hundred years ago, Yoruichi Shihōin became even more anxious to recover her Reiatsu and stamina.
…
At this moment, in a secret base deep within the desert, a petite figure with black hair, seemingly harmless, spoke softly:
"Lord Szayelaporro, are we really going to cooperate with that Shinigami?
He seems to be plotting against the Emperor."
Although the Shinigami had provided information about the invasion of Soul Society, he was too mysterious, making Loli scared.
"For me, it doesn't matter who rules Hueco Mundo, I just want to continue my research." Szayelaporro looked at the images on the monitor with excitement:
"Moreover, thanks to that guy's information, I was able to obtain two excellent experimental subjects at once.
With these two Shinigami captains as samples, my anti-reishi technology will surely be perfected."
Thinking about the defeat a hundred years ago, Szayelaporro's face turned extremely ugly.
He could tolerate the lack of strength, but he absolutely had to improve the flaws in his technology.
Therefore, even though Szayelaporro knew that the Shinigami who was playing coy had no good intentions, he was still not averse to cooperating with him.
While thinking, Szayelaporro once again suppressed the instinctive urge to personally participate in the battle, he roared: "Goyol, don't cause any trouble!"
He and his brother, Goyol, were both notorious killers in their past lives, one was obsessed with research, while the other roamed the battlefields.
They accidentally created a powerful Hollow and were then devoured by it.
Their souls combined, retaliated against the Hollow's soul, and became a super Vasto Lorde.
However, their pursuit of different paths made things troublesome at times.
This was a problem that had troubled Szayelaporro for a long time, preventing him from fully immersing himself in his beloved technological research.
…
Over there, hearing Uehara Byakuya's words, Baraggan's face changed: "You actually know about Lord Szayelaporro's reputation, but who allowed you to address the Lord directly?"
At this time, Szayelaporro had not yet separated his soul from his brother's, he was still that super Vasto Lorde, who was qualified to become a "Zero Blade".
Therefore, even Arrancar held the powerful Szayelaporro in high regard.
"Your arm has already recovered, can we begin?" Uehara Byakuya pointed out the Vasto Lorde's intention to delay.
He didn't mind.
He just wanted to see the effect of "Hinokami Kagura" against the Vasto Lorde.
As he spoke, Uehara Byakuya slowly walked towards the other side.
At this time, Baraggan, whose arm had slowly regenerated, let out a sinister laugh:
"Do you think I was waiting for my arm to recover?
No! I was waiting for you to step into the death trap!
My ability is not just to seal, but also to unleash!"
With that, he slammed his right hand, a thunderous sound emanated from his hand, a strange white cocoon-silk cylinder suddenly appeared, and then it spewed terrifying flames toward Uehara Byakuya.
In an instant, a large number of flames formed five lifelike fire dragons that rushed towards Uehara Byakuya.
The flames soared, the fire was fierce, burning everything, incinerating everything.
For a moment, the five fire dragons surrounded Uehara Byakuya, it seemed as though he was about to be burned to ashes.
Baraggan was overjoyed, he clapped his hands and laughed: "Shinigami, how does it feel to be burned to ashes?"
At this moment, Baraggan was confident of victory.
He was confident in his own strength, and also in the terrifying trap set by Szayelaporro.
These two Shinigami were bound to die.
Seeing this, Yoruichi Shihōin's face changed drastically, she exclaimed: "Uehara Byakuya, get out of the way!"
She was experienced, and immediately saw that this fire technique was actually the top-level Kido, "Hado #99, Gokirou Jūmetsu".
In this critical moment, Yoruichi Shihōin didn't even have time to think about why a Vasto Lorde could master the top-level Kido that even ordinary Shinigami captains couldn't use.
She moved her body and was about to provide support.
However, from within the flames, Uehara Byakuya's energetic voice rang out:
"The feeling of being burned to ashes? You're the one who has the most to say about that.
This little fire, it's just a warm bath, a sauna."