"Merge!" Yamabuki, holding Spirit Form's hand, slowly absorbed her, and the Hollow's power returned to his body once again.
All the Captains watched the changes in Yamabuki with vigilance. Unohana was filled with worry; even with the Captain Commander here, she couldn't guarantee that Hollowfication would be foolproof. No one had ever attempted such a thing before.
As soon as he absorbed Spirit Form, Yamabuki's body began to change. White turbid liquid flowed from his seven orifices, rapidly solidifying into a mask and continuously spreading around his body. Yet, Yamabuki remained unusually calm, even as his body underwent rapid transformation.
Although his appearance was barely human, his skin became exceptionally pale, and his back split open, two white wings stretching out.
"It looks like he's managed to control himself! At least he didn't go berserk after Hollowfication!" Uhin Zenjōji said.
As he spoke, he recorded the data. This was extremely rare experimental data, the first of its kind in history.
"Yamabuki, can you hear my voice?" Unohana asked. She tried to take a few steps forward, but Saitō Furōfushi stopped her.
"It's very dangerous to approach him like that. It's better to observe from the side!" Saitō Furōfushi said.
Suddenly, Yamabuki's body began to tremble, as if he was experiencing something extremely painful. He opened his mouth wide and roared furiously. Shinigami of lower strength couldn't withstand this violent spiritual pressure.
Unohana drew her sword and stepped forward, wanting to stop the experiment.
Yamabuki suddenly raised his left arm, seemingly blocking an attack, yet in reality, no one was attacking him.
He blocked with his hand while roaring madly.
"Something's not right. Yamabuki's emotions are rapidly spiraling out of control!" Uhin Zenjōji whispered.
Everyone hesitated whether to stop the experiment.
Suddenly, Chika Shihōin said, "Look, he's writing on the ground. Can any of you understand what he's writing?"
Uhin Zenjōji didn't dare to get closer, but he strained his neck and saw Yamabuki continuously carving characters on the ground with his sharp claws. However, what he carved looked like cockroaches crawling on paper after stepping in ink, completely unreadable.
"He can carve words, which means he hasn't completely lost his sanity! Let's wait a bit longer," the Captain Commander said.
But then, Yamabuki became increasingly violent, starting to destroy the surrounding buildings. Shihōin Chika had already set up a barrier nearby. As for the buildings inside the barrier, let them be destroyed; he would just pay for the damages.
Just when everyone thought Yamabuki had completely lost control, he suddenly stopped, ceasing all movement, as if a time-stop button had been pressed.
"Is he in control?" the Captain Commander asked.
Uhin Zenjōji, however, shook his head bitterly: "No, it's not that he's in control. To put it more accurately, it's… his mentality exploded."
Huh???
Before everyone could understand what this meant, Yamabuki suddenly looked up at the sun and let out a heart-wrenching roar. Two lines of bloody tears seeped from the corners of his eyes, staining his pale mask with a hint of red.
"Awooooh! Awooooh! Awooooh!"
I'm tired, let's destroy!
Yamabuki opened his mouth wide towards the sun, gathering all the reishi in his body and unleashing a Cero!
The pale Cero instantly pierced through Shihōin Chika's barrier.
This time, he was truly and completely out of control!
Unohana tightly gripped her sword, ready to step forward and help Yamabuki recover. But the next second, Yamabuki's wings moved, instantly breaking through the barrier, and his body reached a thousand meters in the sky!
He roared up at the sky!
Shinigami below the Seated Officer level were directly knocked unconscious by Yamabuki's spiritual pressure.
This roar almost echoed throughout the entire Soul Society.
Ōban Danjirō, who was on his way to report, felt the immense pressure from the sky and quickly looked up.
"What happened?" Ōban Danjirō muttered to himself.
After the Hollows in Soul Society heard Yamabuki's roar, they quickly gathered in his direction. In just a few minutes, thousands of Hollows had gathered.
And after these Hollows arrived, they actually began to worship Yamabuki.
The last one with such prestige was Baraggan Louisenbairn, the King of Hueco Mundo, who is now eating prison food in Soul Society's penitentiary.
"Yamabuki wouldn't have directly transformed into the highest-level Menos Grande, would he?" Shihōin Chika's forehead seeped cold sweat. If they were to fight, could they win?
"Are you talking about Vasto Lorde? Do you think a Vasto Lorde can defeat Yamabuki?" Katori asked.
Starrk, being a Vasto Lorde, was indeed formidable, but he might not necessarily be stronger than Yamabuki is now.
Almost simultaneously, at the Soul King Palace.
Ichibē Hyōsube also felt this powerful reishi. The Sword God Ōetsu Nimaiya said with a solemn expression, "Aren't you going to do something about it? If this kid makes it to the Soul King Palace, he might be difficult to deal with!"
"Let him come up first. If he truly dares to harm His Majesty the Soul King, I will naturally make a move," the monk said confidently.
As for why he was so confident?
He had stood at the zenith for millions of years, and he had yet to encounter an opponent.
Yamabuki silently looked at the sun in the sky.
Who am I?
What am I doing?
Ah! That's right, I remember now. I seem to have killed a very important person, but who was it? Why can't I remember?
Slowly lowering his head, he found many small ants on the ground.
Some were like him, while others had human faces.
No, Hollows have no kin.
In the Hollow worldview, either you are food for me, or I am food for you.
It's that simple.
In that case, those Hollows below are all his food!
Yamabuki instantly descended. At this time, a large number of Shinigami had already gathered below. What were these Shinigami shouting? He couldn't understand! So annoying!
He was so hungry, he wanted to eat something.
Yamabuki's wings suddenly transformed into many tentacles, each as thick as a pinky finger, shooting out in all directions, almost 360 degrees without blind spots. Thousands of Hollows who were worshipping him were directly pierced by these tentacles, and the reishi within their bodies was swallowed like juice.
At the same time, many tentacles flew towards the Shinigami below. Yamamoto fiercely swung Ryūjin Jakka, forming a huge wall of fire. The tentacles turned to ash before they even touched the flames.
But it didn't matter; these tentacles regenerated faster than they burned away.
In an instant, thousands of Hollows were devoured, and Yamabuki's spiritual pressure sharply increased.
Yamabuki extended his sharp claws towards the sky. A Garganta opened, and Yamabuki flapped his wings and flew into the void.
Yamamoto's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
"What are you all staring at like idiots? Hurry up and chase him! Bring him back at all costs, bring him back alive! I refuse to believe he can't change back!" Yamamoto roared.
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