Chapter 649 Subordinates Mobilize, Unify Hueco Mundo

Yammy, whose body was as enormous as a small Ten-Tails, lay on the white desert of Hueco Mundo, snoring loudly.

With each snore, his breath would kick up a small sandstorm on the ground.

Suddenly, Ulquiorra's voice broke the silence, calm but carrying an unprecedented seriousness: "Yammy, get up."

Yammy's eyes snapped open immediately.

He also sensed it... a rare hint of gravity in Ulquiorra's tone.

This was the first time since he had known Ulquiorra that he had caught such obvious emotional fluctuation in his voice.

The next moment, Yammy felt it too.

An overwhelmingly suffocating Reiatsu was rapidly approaching their location.

"Vasto Lorde."

Yammy judged the opponent's level in just one second.

This quality of Reiatsu, this spine-tingling pressure... only a Vasto Lorde could produce it.

'Who was it?'

There were only a few well-known Vasto Lorde in Hueco Mundo.

Nelliel, who believed in a no-kill policy.

Harribel, who trained to grow stronger and disliked senseless killing.

Starrk, who lived in seclusion all year round and no one dared to approach.

And Makoto's group, who had just trampled the King of Hueco Mundo underfoot and devoured him.

Who had come?

Finally, a figure walked over the top of a dune and into Ulquiorra and Yammy's view.

The moonlight outlined his silhouette... his face above the bridge of his nose was covered by a white Hollow bone mask, with large gun barrels protruding from his forehead and both arms. His body was almost identical to a normal human in size, meaning this visitor was on the same level as Ulquiorra.

Upon seeing Ulquiorra and Yammy, especially Ulquiorra, Yu's pace slowed slightly.

"There really is one... an Arrancarized Hollow, just as Senpai said."

Although both had human-like figures, Ulquiorra looked much more like a true human than Yu.

And the Zanpakuto at his waist was the symbol of successful Arrancarization.

A Hollow's power sealed within a sword, its appearance completely transformed into human form... this was the state that all Hollows dreamed of achieving.

"An Arrancarized Hollow, right?"

Yu spoke first, his gaze locked directly on Ulquiorra, only glancing briefly at the hill-sized Yammy beside him before ignoring him.

"I am a subordinate of the new King of Hueco Mundo... no, the future King of the Three Worlds, Nishikawa Makoto-sama. My name is Ishigami Yu. Commander is very interested in you. Come with me."

As soon as Yu said this, Ulquiorra's brows furrowed slightly.

Nishikawa Makoto.

That was the name of the one who had defeated Baraggan.

'King of the Three Worlds... meaning he didn't just want Hueco Mundo, but also had ambitions to rule the Living World and the Soul Society?'

Ulquiorra's brows furrowed a little deeper.

To be honest, he wasn't interested in such things.

"Ishigami Yu, was it?"

Ulquiorra said calmly, "I cannot understand your actions. I will not go with you."

Upon hearing this, Yu's expression darkened.

A few seconds later, he suddenly smiled faintly, his tone carrying a hint of casual threat: "That's fine. The main purpose was to study your bodies anyway. Bringing you back half-dead works just as well."

As soon as he said this, Ulquiorra showed no reaction, but Yammy took offense.

He extended a finger as thick as a pillar, pointing directly at Yu's face. "Hey! Who do you think you are? Do you know who you're standing in front of? You haven't even achieved Arrancarization, yet you—"

Bang!

Before Yammy could finish, Yu raised the gun barrel on his arm. Without any warning or wind-up, he fired a Cero.

A dark red energy ball, trailing a dazzling tail of light, shot straight at Yammy's head.

'Too fast!'

As an Adjuchas, Yammy couldn't react in time. The speed of that Cero far exceeded any attack from any Menos Grande he had ever encountered.

He could only watch helplessly as that dark red light expanded rapidly in his pupils.

At that instant, Ulquiorra suddenly appeared directly in front of Yammy.

His figure had vanished from its original spot and reappeared in front of Yammy without any transition.

His right hand was already gripping the hilt of his Zanpakuto. The speed of his draw was so fast it made even the Cero's trajectory seem slow.

He slashed down, splitting Yu's Cero in two.

The split Cero grazed past either side of Yammy's massive body, landing in the desert behind him and triggering two symmetrical massive explosions.

Towering flames lit up behind Yammy.

Almost simultaneously, two bursts of Vasto Lorde-level Reiatsu erupted at once.

Ulquiorra's dark green Reiatsu and Yu's black Reiatsu clashed like two invisible beasts, fiercely wrestling in the space between them.

For a moment, the two pressures were evenly matched, neither able to overpower the other.

Without warning, the two moved simultaneously.

As if they had coordinated it.

Their figures vanished from their spots at the same moment, leaving only shattered ground and towering clouds of white dust.

Then, in an instant, their figures appeared in mid-air. Blade and gun collided, producing a deafening metallic screech.

Reishi surged violently, creating chaotic turbulence. The shockwave exploded outward in a ring, peeling the white desert for miles around like a carpet.

White sand filled the sky. The entire region trembled under the clash of the two combatants.

Yammy, whose body was as large as a small Ten-Tails, was forced back step by step by this impact.

He had to raise his arm to shield himself from the sandstorm, squinting to barely make out the two intertwined figures in mid-air.

This was a battle between Vasto Lorde, and even more, the kind of commotion only top-tier Vasto Lorde could create!

Yu's gun-arm and Ulquiorra's Zanpakuto were locked together in mid-air, sparks flying like shooting stars between the blade and barrel.

Neither spoke, but both pairs of eyes conveyed the same message... you are dangerous.