The genius of Naruto is a bit ordinary.

"Are you going to try an Arrancar now?"

Xia Li looked at Ulquiorra with some anticipation.

"Okay." Ulquiorra replied seriously.

Then, under the gazes of Xia Li and Stark, Ulquiorra actually reached out to his mask and ripped it off.

After the mask fell off, Ulquiorra revealed his black hair, pale skin, and dark green tear marks on his face.

"Is it that simple?" Stark couldn't help but be a little surprised and stunned when he saw this scene. If it was that simple, then his split soul would seem so clownish...

"No, it's not that simple. This cannot be called an Arrancar because this mask will regenerate later. Am I right?" Xia Li said, feeling Ulquiorra's power and realizing that nothing had actually changed.

"Yes, I don't know how to stop it from regenerating." Ulquiorra replied.

Xia Li set his sights on Stark, as Stark was the only one who had completed an Arrancar before.

Stark also said a little helplessly, "I don't know either. My Arrancar just wanted another companion, so he split his soul into two halves and injected it into that gun, and then it seemed to complete itself."

"Yeah." Xia Li also nodded, thinking of the Arrancar's 'Bankai', which is the return to the sword.

Return to the Blade, what blade is being returned? The blade represents the weapon, so Ulquiorra should have used his body to condense a Zanpakutō that belongs to him when he was an Arrancar.

Xia Li also told this guess to Stark and Ulquiorra.

After thinking about it, Ulquiorra nodded, thinking that this should be the case.

"Then I'll try again." Ulquiorra said so, and then the mask on his face that had been torn off regenerated at an extremely fast speed under his active control.

Then, Ulquiorra started to act again, but this time he was a little confused.

That is, he didn't know what kind of weapon he should condense. After thinking for a long time, Ulquiorra's eyes fell on Stark's double guns and Xia Li's Mirror and Water.

In the end, Ulquiorra decided to condense a weapon similar to Xia Li's, as his fighting style was not suitable for those two guns.

Soon, in the eyes of Stark and Xia Li, the mask on Ulquiorra's face seemed to disappear, and at the same time, a samurai sword seemed to appear in Ulquiorra's hand.

Xia Li had already maximized his perception at this time. In his perception, Ulquiorra's spiritual power was constantly fluctuating, containing a huge amount of hollow power.

At the same time, this void power seemed to also contain the power of death that Xia Li was familiar with.

Xia Li's eyes were also a little excited. As expected, the power of the God of Death and the Hollow could be completely integrated together.

Moreover, they don’t all need to be like Kurosaki Ichigo.

After all, Ichigo Kurosaki's power is a combination of several major powers formed by so many "coincidences", and it is basically impossible to replicate.

But since Ulquiorra and Stark can break the boundary between Hollows and Shinigami by themselves, then Shinigami should also have this ability.

At this time, Xia Li suddenly realized something...

The path he takes may be very similar to that of the protagonist Ichigo Kurosaki, because when Meikyo Shisui truly completes his hollowization, he will possess the same power as the Gyuto in Ichigo Kurosaki's body.

However, Xia Li remembered that Ichigo Kurosaki only used the full strength of the Gyuto once when he went berserk, and he basically never used the Gyuto's full power afterwards.

Xia Li obviously wanted to go a step further and completely absorb the power of Mingjing Zhishui into himself.

"I'm really looking forward to it." Xia Li's eyes lit up. Perhaps he could really break his limit.

However, at this time, some situations occurred on Ulquiorra's side.

The 'Zanpakuto' in his hand was very unstable and eventually broke into pieces, and his mask that was about to disappear appeared on his face again.

"Failed?" Stark frowned.

"It's not a failure, it's just that Ulquiorra has not yet fully mastered this power. Once he becomes more proficient, he should be able to complete it." Xia Li also saw it and said directly.

"Yes, I can't control the new power that has emerged." Ulquiorra responded at this time.

At this moment, Ulquiorra's spiritual pressure has dropped a lot, and it seems that this attempt to break the calamity has consumed him a lot.

However, Ulquiorra seemed to want to try again, but was stopped by Xia Li.

"Wait until you've fully recovered before trying again. There's no rush." ​​Xia Li said.

"Okay." Ulquiorra nodded.

Xia Li looked at Ulquiorra and felt that the other party... seemed a little obedient?

Is it his imagination?

"So, Xia Li, where should we go next?" Stark asked at this time. He had already found Xia Li and Ulquiorra, and it could be said that he was content.

It doesn’t matter if Stark can’t find a new companion later.

"Next, let's just take a walk." Xia Li was not sure either. His goal in Hueco Mundo had actually been achieved, so it was okay to leave now.

"Are you looking for powerful companions?" Ulquiorra asked at this time.

"This was our previous goal, but after finding you, this goal has basically been accomplished." Stark yawned and said lazily, his previous enthusiasm seeming to have disappeared at this moment.

"Does that mean we don't need to find new companions?" Ulquiorra looked a little confused.

"Do you know that there are powerful Hollows nearby?" Xia Li was stunned at this moment. He understood the meaning of Ulquiorra's words.

"Yeah, I heard that from those guys who excluded me before." This time, Ulquiorra did not call those Hollows his companions.

"Really? Where?" Stark was also a little surprised.

"In the center of the sand sea over there, there is a Hueco Mundo Palace. It seems that the king of Hueco Mundo lives there, ruling over Hueco Mundo." Ulquiorra replied.

"The King of Hueco Mundo?"

Stark and Xia Li were both a little surprised. Was this true? And a sea of ​​sand?

Stark and Xia Li looked at each other. They had been wandering in the desert for so long but hadn't seen any forces?

However, they did not suspect that Ulquiorra would lie. Although they had not had much contact with him, they all felt that Ulquiorra was... quite honest.

"Xia Li, shall we go over and take a look?" Stark asked.

"It doesn't matter anyway, let's go and take a look at this so-called 'king' of Hueco Mundo." Xia Li also became interested at this time and said.

"Okay." Stark nodded. He was also a little interested in the 'King' of Hueco Mundo.

The opponent is the king of Hueco Mundo, which means he is the king of all Hollows. Stark himself doesn't know when a king appeared above his head.

"Also, how is your control of power after I left?" Xia Li suddenly asked.

"Forehead……"

Suddenly, Stark felt something was wrong. He scratched his head and wanted to change the subject. However, Xia Li did not give Stark a chance and directly pulled out the Mingjing Shisui.

Soon, under the pressure of countless pure white swords, Stark was easily defeated again.

"It seems that there has been no progress." Xia Li took back Mingjing Zhishui and said.

"No, it's obvious that you have become stronger again..." Stark wanted to complain.

Xia Li actually learned this way of using sword pressure from Kenpachi Zaraki. Although it lacks sophistication, it is simple and direct, relying on the powerful spiritual pressure of Kenpachi Zaraki and Xia Li.

They simply swung their swords, but the power of the sword pressure they carried was ridiculously great.

Xia Li didn't need to use the sword form to fight Stark, so he just used this simplest method to test it. The result...

Stark probably spent the past month or so searching for Ulquiorra.

Ulquiorra was also watching the fight between Xia Li and Stark from the side. His eyes were fixed on the sword pressure generated by Xia Li's sword swings, as well as the absolute oppressive feeling of spiritual pressure coming from Xia Li every time he swung his sword.

From the very beginning, Ulquiorra felt that Xia Li should be very strong, and now he sees that it is indeed the case.

"Ulquiorra, I'll leave the battle test with Stark to you. Your strength should be similar, and you can promote each other." Xia Li said at this time.

"Okay." Ulquiorra nodded without refusing.

At this time, Stark also noticed that something was wrong and couldn't help asking, "Ulquiorra, why do you listen to Xia Li so much?"

"Because he is much stronger than me, isn't it wrong to listen to the strong?" Ulquiorra asked back.

At this time, Stark was a little speechless. How to say this? In Hueco Mundo, the law of the jungle is still a very normal law of survival.

However, it seems that this rule does not really apply to them now?

Xia Li also looked at Ulquiorra and said, "Generally speaking, it's best for you to have your own opinions and ideas. Your companions cannot completely dominate everything you do..."

Ulquiorra nodded, indicating that he understood.

"Then can I ask why the aura on you is different from ours?" Ulquiorra finally asked.

He had been very curious before. The aura of Xia Li was different from both him and Stark, but since Xia Li was much stronger than him before, he did not ask this question.

And now, according to what Stark and Xia Li said, it should be okay for him to ask this question.

"Because I am the God of Death." Xia Li also replied.

"Death? What is that?" Ulquiorra was a little confused. It was also the first time he heard of so many new things.

At this moment, he was very interested in these things he didn't understand.

Xia Li had explained this issue to Stark before, so Stark took over and explained to Ulquiorra the relationship between Death Gods, humans and Hollows.

"Then, Xia Li should be our enemy?" Ulquiorra asked after listening to Stark's words.

"Of course not. There is no inherent hostility between the Hollows and the Shinigami." Stark replied, "After all, according to Xia Li, if the balance of the three realms is lost, the Hueco Mundo will also be destroyed."

"So, the God of Death is the maintainer of this balance?" Ulquiorra frowned.

"That's right." Xia Li nodded at this time, "Because the Death God is more powerful."

"So that's how it is." Ulquiorra nodded. As expected, in the end, it all comes down to strength.

Then, the three of them headed towards the center of the sand sea. With Ulquiorra's guidance, it shouldn't take long this time.

Along the way, Stark and Ulquiorra fought several times, and Stark basically won the final victory.

Xia Li nodded as he watched from the side. As expected, before Ulquiorra completed the Second Stage of Blade Recovery, it was basically impossible for him to be a match for Stark.

As for Ulquiorra's Arrancar progress, he has been able to hold on for a long time, but he still cannot complete the final step.

In this way, the three people found a palace.

"Is this Xuye Palace?" Xia Li sighed as he looked at the Xuye Palace in front of him. If there were no directions, it would be really hard to find.

"It should be, but there seem to be too few Hollows here. Is this really the palace of the King of Hueco Mundo?" Stark looked around curiously. At this moment, his spiritual pressure was finally able to be suppressed so that ordinary Hollows would not collapse as soon as he got close.

"I've only heard of it, but I've never seen what the real Kyonakyuu looks like." Ulquiorra said from the side.

"It should be here. There is a large hollow of at least the level of Vastod inside." Xia Li, who had already sensed the figure with huge spiritual pressure inside the Xuye Palace, said.

"Then let's go in and take a look first." Stark said. He felt a little dreamy at this moment.

He had been searching for so long before but hadn't found anyone who could be his companion. However, during this period of time, he actually found Xia Li, Ulquiorra, and this guy in the Kyon Palace one after another.

Of course, there is no certainty that the other party will become their companion.

The three of them walked into the Hollow Night Palace. As for the obstructions around them, after Stark released his spiritual pressure a little, those Hollows no longer dared to approach, let alone obstruct them.

Inside the Xuye Palace.

Xia Li looked at the surrounding scenery. How should he put it? Compared with the sea of ​​sand, it was only slightly better, but still very desolate.

Calling this place a palace is really an exaggeration. In Xia Li's opinion, it can only be regarded as the most primitive stone house, but it is a little bigger and has a few simple pillars on the side.

Most of the place is made of unpolished stone, and there are those stone walls...

Not to mention the comparison with modern buildings, even the buildings in primitive society are probably inferior to them.

However, they did not come here for these buildings. Soon, the three of them saw the King of Hueco Mundo sitting on the throne, staring at them angrily.

A skeleton wearing a crown and covered in black flames!