"Your Majesty, that kid is too arrogant. He doesn't put you in his eyes at all. How is he hitting my butt? He's clearly hitting your face!" The two humanoid Hollows returned to Baraggan and began to wail, while on the throne sat a sturdy skeleton, exuding an ominous reishi throughout its body, none other than the Skeleton Emperor Baraggan.
"You still have the nerve to come back!" Baraggan waved his hand, and immediately "guards" took the two humanoid Hollows away for execution.
Baraggan gazed at the empire he had built. The biggest difference between him and ordinary Hollows was that Baraggan possessed immense ambition.
This ambition was not only reflected in his desire for strength but also in his desire for power! This was very rare among Hollows.
Actually, Baraggan discovered Yamabuki and the others the moment they arrived at Las Noches. However, to display his power, he did not directly go to see Yamabuki, but instead wanted Yamabuki, the Shinigami, to come and pay homage to him, to satisfy his vanity. But Yamabuki did not fall for it.
"Hmph! Daring to defy my orders, you seek death."
Yamabuki's disregard made him lose face. Baraggan decided that after he caught this Shinigami, he would humiliate him thoroughly.
I heard this Shinigami has two companions? Let him and his companions fight each other, and only one person can leave alive!
Let me, the King of Hueco Mundo, personally take action. This should be giving you face, right?
As Baraggan stood up, a large crowd followed behind him. He greatly enjoyed the feeling of being above everyone.
On the other side, Yamabuki was already preparing to change positions. Although he was arrogant just now, he knew in his heart that truly alarming Baraggan would lead to another bitter battle.
"Brother Yamabuki, is that King of Hueco Mundo really that powerful? Even you have to run?" Chōjirō Sasakibe asked.
"What do kids know? This is called strategic retreat, understand? Anyway, in two more hours, victory will be ours."
Chōjirō Sasakibe had never seen anyone describe running away so righteously, and he couldn't help but admire Yamabuki's thick skin.
However, the Shinigami's reishi was truly too obvious in Hueco Mundo, like a bright lamp in the darkness. Unless the opponent was blind, it would be impossible not to sense it.
The three ran around Las Noches, but before they had run far, two Menos Grande blocked their path.
"Stop, His Majesty wants to see you!"
"See your head!" Yamabuki drew his sword and pierced the Menos Grande's head, then used Raikōhō to kill the other Menos Grande, and continued to run.
Just as the three were about to continue forward, a decaying, violent reishi descended from the sky. All three stopped simultaneously. Chōjirō Sasakibe and Feng Yuan could barely stand normally under this reishi, almost fainting. Yamabuki's expression was also very solemn. In Las Noches, there was probably only one person with this reishi, the Skeleton Emperor Baraggan.
This guy actually came to catch him personally!
"Brother Yamabuki, this reishi... it's so uncomfortable!" Chōjirō Sasakibe said with great difficulty.
Yamabuki didn't speak, but his forehead was covered in cold sweat. Something was wrong! When he watched the anime before, Aizen easily broke through Hueco Mundo with two people, without any effort.
Why is it so difficult for me here?
Suddenly, that reishi with a decaying aura became even more violent. Chōjirō Sasakibe and Feng Yuan, who only had Vice Captain-level strength, almost collapsed to the ground, unable to move.
A crown-wearing Skeleton Emperor appeared overhead, followed by countless Hollows of bizarre shapes, a chaotic dance of demons.
This time, it was a big mess.
The reason Yamabuki chose to stay at Las Noches was to gamble that Baraggan wouldn't care about a mere Vice Captain like him, but he never expected that the King of Hueco Mundo himself would come.
Fight? He probably couldn't win!
Escape? In this situation... he probably couldn't escape either?
"Shinigami, why do you not kneel before me?" Baraggan, seated on a throne in mid-air, demanded sharply.
"Will you let me live if I kneel?"
"Of course not!" Baraggan looked at Yamabuki as if he were an insect. This Shinigami did have some strength; ordinary Adjuchas probably weren't his match. However, as the pinnacle of the entire Hueco Mundo, he didn't need to pay attention to such strength. All he wanted was to toy with the Shinigami before him, to play with him enough, then slowly torture him to death. This should help pass some time.
"Then that's it. You weren't planning to let us go anyway." Yamabuki smiled helplessly, then drew his Zanpakutō and pointed it at Baraggan: "Come on, more talk is useless, let's fight!"
Baraggan was stunned for a moment. Didn't this kid know what fear was? Couldn't he sense the difference between them? He actually wanted to fight him?
"Hahahaha!" Baraggan burst into laughter: "You're not worthy! Any of my subordinates could easily slaughter you."
Yamabuki ignored the mockery and said calmly: "I heard that the position of King of Hueco Mundo must be earned through formidable strength. How about this: let's fight. If I lose, the three of us will naturally stay here with you. If you lose, why don't you give up the King of Hueco Mundo's position for me to sit on!"
"Arrogant!!!" Baraggan roared furiously. Someone dared to seize his power!
"In front of so many Hollows, just tell me, do you dare to accept my challenge? Of course, if you don't dare, then just pretend I didn't say anything!" Yamabuki laughed.
Baraggan stared at the brat before him. He didn't look like a strong person at all. Moreover, if he refused his challenge, he would lose too much face.
Dealing with such a brat would only take a second.
"Hehehehehe! Good, since you insist on seeking death, then come at me!" Baraggan descended from his throne and landed about ten meters in front of Yamabuki.
He took the bait.
He would be able to leave Hueco Mundo in two hours. Baraggan, of course, didn't know about this. He only needed to stall for two hours to win.
"I'll try my best to stall for time. There's one more thing: later, I'll use some strange powers. Just pretend you didn't see anything. After we return to Soul Society, you're not allowed to mention a single word about it, understood?" Yamabuki whispered.
Chōjirō Sasakibe wanted to ask, but Feng Yuan pressed his head down: "Chief of Staff, we understand. No matter where we go, we won't ask a single word. You can just treat us as blind."
As expected of someone who mingles in noble circles, he understands quickly.
"Come on! Shinigami brat!" Baraggan took out his large axe, ready to begin the fight.
"Wait a minute!" Yamabuki said: "Give me twenty minutes to warm up. You don't want people to say you won unfairly, do you! I'll do a set of calisthenics! One, two, three, four, two, two, three, four..."
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