Reborn with Steve Stand

Chapter 435: Chapter 432: Alright Ulquiorra join my side

"Yo, isn't that Ulquiorra?"

Upon seeing the person who barged in, Fang Mo suddenly laughed as well: "Haven't seen you in a few days, and you still have that aggrieved expression."

"Is it you?"

Ulquiorra heavily fell to the ground, initially wanting to get up immediately, but after seeing Fang Mo, he paused, even his usually expressionless face suddenly changed.

However, in the next second.

A terrifying roar suddenly came from outside.

Fang Mo instinctively turned his head to look outside, only to see another figure rushing in like lightning, unhesitatingly stabbing towards Ulquiorra on the ground with a knife. The speed was extremely fast, even creating a series of afterimages.

Ulquiorra saw this and immediately did a somersault, avoiding the opponent's blade, then quickly got up, clasped his hands together to pull out a green energy spear, preparing to stab at the opponent. However, the opponent caught it single-handedly, the nearly boiling high-density spirit particles firmly grasped in their hand, leaving even Ulquiorra stunned.

"...What?"

But that was only a moment of shock.

The opponent already drew the sword single-handedly, directly slashing down, chopping off Ulquiorra's wings and left arm.

Ulquiorra, feeling the pain, immediately reacted, trying to twist away, but the opponent's reaction speed was really too fast. They moved even quicker than Ulquiorra to his back, then grabbed his head with one hand and swung the sword fiercely with the other.

This slash was very deep, Ulquiorra's spine was almost split into two, not only was the other half of his wings cut off, but he also fell directly to the ground.

"It's really... unbelievable..."

However, Ulquiorra, who had fallen, did not seem to fear anything but rather started speaking: "I actually got killed by a human who imitates Hollows. I thought I would die at the hands of that monster, it seems I have disappointed Lord Aizen."

"Roar!!!"

Hearing this, the monster also suddenly roared, and then suddenly stepped on Ulquiorra's head, gathering a crimson Cero.

But at that moment.

Suddenly a hand blocked above this Cero.

The red Cero that could penetrate the heavens was forcibly crushed by this hand, completely dissipating in mid-air.

"?"

Seeing their attack interrupted, the monster seemed slightly stunned as well.

"Substitute Soul Reaper, right?"

Just then, Fang Mo, who had shattered the illusion, finally spoke: "I don't care if you call yourself Shiro or Zangetzu, in any case, this person is mine. Give me the redhead... Give me, Fang Mo, some face."

Yes, the monster on the other side was actually Kurosaki Ichigo.

Although he had been diligently training recently, mere training... was obviously not as powerful as cheating. Thus, he lost to Ulquiorra Cifer's second-stage Resurrección. After all, he is the protagonist, which is akin to being a top-tier VIP member or something of that sort. He cannot lose; losing would automatically trigger some kind of cheat, as if to protect him, the hollow power within him... the power of the void took over to fight on his behalf.

Currently, Kurosaki Ichigo's chest sported a huge hollow hole, his hair had grown longer, and a strange, bull-horn-shaped mask appeared on his face. His pale skin bore some strange patterns, clearly indicating he had become closer to being hollow than a Soul Reaper. Of course, his primary consciousness had also vanished, leaving only his instincts to act.

However, although only his instincts remained, Kurosaki Ichigo's spiritual pressure was frighteningly strong at this moment.

"..."

Upon hearing Fang Mo's words, Shiro did not continue to rage but immediately focused on Fang Mo.

"I know you can understand human speech."

Seeing this, Fang Mo spoke directly: "Don't pretend to be dumb with me."

As mentioned before, after Kurosaki Ichigo's complete hollowfication, his consciousness was essentially dominated by Shiro, who clearly possesses self-awareness. Although it's derived from his instincts, it is not merely that of a pure beast.

However, Shiro's perspective is completely different from Kurosaki Ichigo's.

What Kurosaki Ichigo cares about, friendship, bonds, he does not care about at all. He only wants Kurosaki Ichigo to survive.

Therefore, in the original story, there was an incident where Bullhead Ichigo almost harmed his teammates. Perhaps in Shiro's view, these damn teammates were the cause of the death of Kurosaki Ichigo. So, wouldn't killing all these teammates solve the problem?

Besides, Shiro is very vengeful.

In the original story, Ulquiorra Cifer once grabbed Kurosaki Ichigo's head and flew in the sky, then fed him a close-range black Cero. Hence, Bullhead Ichigo was very vengeful, grabbing Ulquiorra Cifer's head and flying in the sky, delivering a close-range Cero back to him.

In short, the reality was pretty much as Fang Mo thought.

After hearing his own words, Shiro seemed to be stunned for a moment.

He first glanced at Ulquiorra Cifer on the ground, then looked at Fang Mo, seemingly weighing his options.

"It's useless; he has already lost his sanity."

Before Shiro could make any judgment, Ulquiorra Cifer on the ground spoke first, his face calm as if he wasn't afraid of death at all: "The way of the hollow is to be merciless, to annihilate completely; this is our instinct."

However, as if intentionally opposing Ulquiorra Cifer.

After pondering for a moment, Shiro slowly put down the Tensa Zangetsu in his hand.

"Hm?"

Ulquiorra Cifer, seeing this, seemed a bit surprised and looked at Shiro in astonishment: "What's going on?"

And it was at this moment, Fang Mo also smiled and spoke, "Do you think there's a possibility that... fear is actually a natural instinct of living beings?"

"You mean he's afraid of you?"

Ulquiorra reacted, "How is that possible, he..."

"He's not afraid of death, but that doesn't mean he's not afraid of Ichigo dying." Fang Mo didn't wait for Ulquiorra to finish speaking and directly said, "If he really wasn't afraid of Ichigo dying, he wouldn't have suddenly jumped out to save the day, right?"

"You mean to say..."

Hearing Fang Mo say this, Ulquiorra seemed to have also realized something.

And at that moment, suddenly, a "crack" sound was heard, and the horned mask on Kurosaki Ichigo's face suddenly shattered.

After losing the mask, Kurosaki Ichigo also suddenly fell to the ground, and a strange white substance sprayed out from his body, then slowly swirled and gathered at his chest, filling his hollow hole.

"I think I understand why Lord Aizen values him."

Ulquiorra slowly got up from the ground, the cut he received was deep, but it hadn't reached his organs, so he managed to hold on with his high-speed regeneration: "This spiritual pressure inside him is indeed very dangerous."

After saying this, Ulquiorra once again put his hands together and pulled out a thunderbolt spear from within.

"Come on."

Ulquiorra looked at Fang Mo seriously.

"?"

To be honest, this move also left Fang Mo bewildered, "Come on what?"

"Fight, of course." Ulquiorra said, "I know I'm not your match, but Lord Aizen's orders to me were to hold you back, and I will do my utmost."

"So, you think I saved you just to kill you with my own hands?"

Fang Mo supported his forehead.

"Lord Aizen has been kind to me," Ulquiorra said. "Moreover, he has entrusted me with the management of the Hueco Mundo. Do you think I would betray him as easily as the others?"

"Ah, right, right."

Fang Mo laughed upon hearing this: "Once Aizen succeeds, he will directly take the royal key to the Soul King Palace. Then, the three realms will become one, the World of the Living, the Soul Society, and Hueco Mundo will all be destroyed and rebuilt... Why do you think Aizen didn't take you to the World of the Living?"

"Nnoitra's personality and strength are not suited to manage Hueco Mundo, but someone must be responsible for luring you all to Hueco Mundo."

Ulquiorra remained unmoved: "Lord Aizen has entrusted me with such an important task. I must fulfill my duty, even if it means sacrificing myself."

"Aizen should have already started attacking the World of the Living, right?"

Fang Mo looked at Ulquiorra: "His original plan should have been to take the top three Espadas to the World of the Living, but Starrk had already fled beforehand, so he probably only took Baraggan and Harribel with him. Well, then let me speak to you in Aizen's tone, when... did you get the illusion that I cannot go to the World of the Living?"

"The passage between the World of the Living and Hueco Mundo has been sealed."

Ulquiorra said: "Moreover, you used that kind of energy to attack, now the space inside the black cavity has completely collapsed, not just you, even as a Hollow, I cannot leave."

"Come, come, let me show you a magic trick."

Upon hearing this, Fang Mo immediately laughed, first casually throwing an ender handle onto the ground, then stepped forward and placed his hand on Ulquiorra's shoulder, activating the Brown Magic.

A brief feeling of weightlessness swept through their bodies, followed by a change of heaven and earth.

When the two regained their senses, they found themselves in another space.

"This is..."

Ulquiorra was stunned, although he did not know where this was, the concentration of spiritual particles around him did not lie, so he immediately became surprised: "The World of the Living? How is that possible?"

"As for me, I have a skill called Flying Thunder God."

Fang Mo explained with a smile, "As long as we've anchored the coordinates, we can teleport even to different spaces. This place is in the suburbs outside of Karakura Town. Do you feel the spiritual pressure over there? Have they already started fighting?"

"You..."

Ulquiorra clearly didn't know what to do.

"With your high efficiency in handling tasks, and since you're a Hollow, you can work overtime like crazy. Why don't you just join me?" Fang Mo took the opportunity to persuade him. "Whatever Aizen has offered you, I'll double it, how about that?"

"It was Lord Aizen who led me out of my confusion..."

"Nonsense. Are you saying you're not confused now?" Fang Mo waved his hand and said, "Do you even know what a heart is?"

...

This indeed stumped Ulquiorra.

"Of course, I won't make it hard for you." Seeing Ulquiorra silent, Fang Mo smiled again: "I know you want to be loyal to Aizen, it's just that you've encountered a calamity like me. So, just be loyal, and then I'll kill you. That way, you would have fulfilled your loyalty, right?"

"By 'kill', you mean..."

Ulquiorra seemed not to understand.

"Here, take this first." Fang Mo didn't say much, just handed him a Totem of Undying.

Despite some doubts, Ulquiorra still took the Totem, and in the next second, Fang Mo punched directly at him, activating the light power of Clausolas. A vast column of light diagonally shot into the sky, piercing through the atmosphere, and Ulquiorra's upper body evaporated in an instant.

But in the next second, the Totem of Undying shattered.

Ulquiorra reappeared, unharmed, in his original spot.

"That was..."

At this moment, he was clearly feeling a bit shocked and uncertain, subconsciously touching his chest.

"Alright, that Ulquiorra who was loyal to Aizen just now has died," Fang Mo said directly. "You don't need to worry about anything now. After I've dealt with your boss, we'll come back to the issue of you switching sides."

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