But thinking of Wang Zongchao, Chu An still chose to advance! Because, he had this!
"Come forth, Fried!"
Chu An threw out a golden pocket watch.
The watch fell to the ground. The watch chain seemed to come alive, instantly transforming into a giant rock snake.
This was precisely his Bount Doll… the one with the ability to manipulate inorganic matter!
After the event, basically every Player had obtained a Doll. The one Chu An chose was this snake.
With the giant snake, Chu An could achieve rapid movement across Hueco Mundo's desert terrain.
Looking at this Doll, Chu An murmured, "Thanks, Ichigo. I hope we can rescue Wang Zongchao!"
With that, he jumped onto the giant snake and entered the depths of the cavern!
And as he entered the cavern depths, the complex Reiatsu of Hollows, the ever-present corpses, blood, and signs of struggle and dragging shocked him.
Here, the Hollows captured were far from just Wang Zongchao!
Seeing this, Chu An understood.
"No wonder team reports said Hollows have been getting fewer lately. So they were being captured and brought here!"
"But who is capturing Hollows, and what do they want?"
Chu An was utterly puzzled. But now, the only way to find out was to go further in.
A long journey awaited within the deep cavern.
However, Chu An didn't know that in his live stream, the chats had already exploded.
"Damn! Bros, high-energy warning!"
"High-energy ahead! Weak bullet comments on the left! Please reinforce immediately!"
"Warning! Viewers under 18, please watch accompanied by family!!!"
Amidst numerous high-energy warnings, with the Doll's rapid movement, Chu An finally emerged from the cavern.
Instantly, an expanse similar to the upper Hueco Mundo appeared before him!
But Chu An had no time to dwell on that now!
Looking at everything before him, Chu An's expression was one of utter shock, his hand unconsciously covering his mouth:
"My... God!"
"Heavens, what on earth are these?"
It wasn't surprising Chu An was so shocked.
Because laid out before him was the Menos Grande evolution ritual!
Hundreds of Hollows that had reached their evolutionary peak, yearning to evolve further, gathered together to fight and devour each other.
Finally, if one Hollow… whether in combat power, will, or strength, far surpassed the others, that Hollow would replace the main body, becoming the consciousness of this Gillian!
But Gillian evolution rituals only occurred occasionally.
Hollows meeting the requirements were few.
Most Hollows couldn't grow to that stage.
Yet here, as far as the eye could see, there were tens of thousands of fodder Hollows, continuously devouring each other!
Chu An had come to find Wang Zongchao, but in this ocean of Hollows, he couldn't find him at all!
Thus, Chu An could only watch as group after group of Hollows fought and died, and one Gillian Menos Grande after another appeared!
Simultaneously, all these Gillian Menos Grande had the sharp-nosed masks… the appearance most familiar to ordinary Shinigami!
Chu An didn't know that a Gillian's mask could indicate whether it possessed intelligence.
If Ichigo were here, he would have realized this was a mass-production base for cannon-fodder Gillian!
Only Hollows that had evolved every aspect to their peak could merge to become Gillian capable of further evolution.
But using ordinary Hollows, ones not yet meeting the requirements, as raw material could only produce trash that could never evolve further… only 'virtually fat.'
Yet, the mastermind behind this needed precisely this trash!
After observing for a while, calming the shock in his heart, Chu An also chose to leave.
He couldn't focus on Wang Zongchao anymore.
He knew this intelligence had to be relayed to the Soul Society immediately!
Another day later, an urgent report from Hueco Mundo appeared on Yamamoto's desk!
Looking at this report, Yamamoto's expression was grave.
"Aizen, mass-producing cannon-fodder Gillian... what exactly does he want?"
"But no matter what, the Soul Society must respond!"
"Order! Recall the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force temporarily!"
"All Captains, assemble for a meeting!"
Hearing the command, Sasakibe beside him asked, "Genryusai-sama, should we notify Kurosaki Ichigo?"
Yamamoto thought for a moment. "No, not for now."
"Yes!" Sasakibe departed.
As an equivalent countermeasure against Hueco Mundo's movements,
The Soul Society sprang into action!
"Focus! Focus!"
"How many times have I said it? Throwing a hundred ineffective punches is worse than landing one true KO punch!"
"Chad, you like boxing too. You know what a KO is, right?"
Ichigo lectured.
"I know!" Chad lowered his head, being lectured. "A KO is knocking someone out with one punch. That's a KO."
"Correct!" Ichigo's eyes held praise. "I don't understand boxing, but I understand the sword. I know how to swing a sword, so naturally, I know how to throw a punch."
"Breathing, footwork, Reiatsu… all three aligned. Pay attention to the pulse of your soul. It's a feeling."
"Now, find the punch that feels the most comfortable!"
Hearing Ichigo's words, Chad's gaze sharpened.
Lieutenant-level Reiatsu infused his right arm. Under the weaving effect of Reishi, Chad's right arm gradually enlarged from its original human form.
Finally, as if wearing a heavy armored gauntlet, a giant right arm appeared before everyone!
This was the true Brazo Derecha del Gigante!
Finally achieving this state, Chad took a deep breath and threw a punch forward: "El Directo!"
And as the punch was thrown, the back of the giant arm erupted with Reishi Flames, like a jet engine igniting!
Secondary propulsion multiplied the force of Chad's punch geometrically!
The heavy punch tore through the air, only to be intercepted by Ichigo raising his Zangetsu blade!
Boom-
The dark fist and the snow-white blade met. A massive sound propagated outwards.
Channeling Chad's force into his feet, the ground beneath Ichigo's feet instantly cratered!
Both their stances lowered slightly.
However, looking at the depressed ground beneath their feet, both Chad and Ichigo revealed happy smiles.
"Not bad!" Ichigo patted Chad's shoulder. "You've grasped this punch. You finally have a true finishing move!"