Bleach: The Invincible Slacker from Rukongai

Uehara Shiroha shook his head. "This greeting is not very polite!"

After saying that, he activated Tenjin Shunpo and passed by these Arrancar. When he landed, the Arrancar's figures shook and all fell to the ground.

At that moment, his Reiatsu had already chopped the bodies of these Arrancar into pieces. The strong and tough bodies of the Arrancar were like tofu under the impact of his powerful Reiatsu, breaking at the slightest touch.

Seeing this horrifying scene, Nelliel trembled even more. This man was really too cruel!

"Swish, swish, swish"—these Arrancars died, easier than crushing bugs. So terrifying!

She decided to take good care of the gate and become the "Gatekeeper."

"Hmm! Really good Reiatsu!" Aizen praised from his throne in Las Noches. Kaname Tōsen next to him frowned and asked:

"That Shiroha unexpectedly came to Hueco Mundo! Lord Aizen, is everything alright?"

To be honest, he had very complicated feelings about Shiroha.

On the one hand, the other party was disorganized and undisciplined, completely disregarding the law and acting arbitrarily, even more "hollow" than the Hollows. If everyone acted as recklessly as Uehara Shiroha, then where was justice, order, and righteousness?

Yes, although Tōsen slaughtered civilians, killed innocent people indiscriminately, conducted countless human experiments, cooperated with Hollows, and betrayed his companions... but deep in his heart, he insisted that he was still the good boy with justice, principles, and morality.

Therefore, he could not allow people like Shiroha who destroyed order and justice to exist. This was a matter of principle.

But on the other hand, Shiroha was extremely powerful, and he killed nobles cleanly and neatly, more cruelly than they did. Especially the Tsunayashiro family—it was a complete annihilation.

Although Tōsen talked about righteousness, he was secretly happy in his heart when he saw his enemy's tragic death. Of course, vigilance was also indispensable.

The Tsunayashiro family had been rampant in Soul Society for so many years and had always stood firm. Everyone had to look up to them, thinking that this family had a very powerful trump card.

As a result, a great noble family was silently wiped out by Shiroha. A powerful force that could call the wind and rain in Soul Society was destroyed like a bubble. Tōsen was ashamed of his means and strength of "turning his hand to make clouds and turning his hand to make rain." He feared that only Lord Aizen could do this.

With such courage and ability, it was not surprising that Shiroha could do anything. Therefore, Tōsen had always been very wary of him.

Aizen, however, looked unconcerned. "Don't worry, we have already greeted each other. The tacit understanding before was also a test. The result is obvious. No matter what purpose Uehara Shiroha has, he will not affect our plan."

In fact, Aizen was also very curious about what Uehara Shiroha's plan and purpose were. Before, he had made many guesses and prepared sufficiently. Then, very rarely, all his predictions were wrong.

Even Aizen had to admit that Shiroha was truly a mystery, and he could not see through him at all.

"It seems that my old classmate is very confident in his own strength!" Gin Ichimaru calmly put some "eye drops" on Uehara Shiroha.

Of course, it was just a superficial comment. He seemed to be emphasizing the threat of Uehara Shiroha, but in fact he was confident. Because he knew how confident Aizen was, and Aizen even longed for the emergence of an opponent who could fight him.

Therefore, the stronger Shiroha was, the more excited and expectant Aizen became.

Gin was deliberately hiding his weakness and acting for Aizen. Aizen would definitely see through Gin's first intention, but in this way, he might ignore his true intention.

However, Aizen had seen through Gin's second intention as well, and was just playing along.

The few old foxes in the world of Shinigami were all thousand-layer cakes, with all kinds of nesting dolls and ten thousand eyes.

For Shiroha, no matter what conspiracy the enemy had, it didn't matter. Without the support of power, a plan was just a bubble. With his strength, knowledge, and intelligence, no one could outplan him—he could only outplan them.

However, Ichigo Kurosaki and the others were not so lucky.

After a fierce battle, they left the Forest of Menos through the underground passage and came to Las Noches. Because Runuganga had been dealt with by Uehara Shiroha, they came to the rock passage in front of Las Noches smoothly.

Pesche and Dondochakka also followed. The two Arrancar thought that Nel had been captured and brought to Las Noches. The two were originally subordinates of Nelliel.

Back then, Nnoitra and Szayelaporro had plotted against Nelliel and severely injured her. Since then, the former Tres Espada Nelliel had lost most of her power and memory, becoming the child she was now.

Pesche and Dondochakka, as her subordinates, never left Nel, but they never dared to get close to Las Noches. However, now that Nel had been captured and taken to Las Noches, the situation was serious. Pesche and Dondochakka were worried that Nnoitra would continue to harm Nel.

Therefore, the two followed Ichigo and the others to Las Noches, intending to save Nel at all costs.

It was not until they entered Las Noches that Ichigo Kurosaki, Yasutora Sado, Uryū Ishida, and Rukia understood its structure.

From the outside, Las Noches was a huge city with a simple style, composed of massive rock walls. There was a huge dome on top, and around it were columnar white towers with windows.

Only when they came inside did they discover that the dome and the surrounding walls were actually an enclosure. Under the huge dome was where the city was located.

Here, the sky was blocked. The columnar towers outside the dome, and the various tower-shaped buildings inside Las Noches were the main body of the city and where everyone resided.

This was in sharp contrast to Soul Society. The architectural style of Soul Society was antique and in line with the living world. However, the tower-like structures and various arc lines of Las Noches couldn't be found in the living world or Soul Society at all, giving it a magical sense of alienation.

In the huge city under the dome, there were five massive columnar towers. This was the administrative center of Las Noches. Among them, Aizen's throne palace was in the "Fifth Tower."

Faced with this magnificent and huge building complex full of futuristic, sci-fi style, Ichigo Kurosaki and the others were shocked. As a civilized building complex like a desert island, its existence itself and its huge scale were shocking enough. Not to mention, Las Noches was full of exotic styles that made people feel bewildered.

Following the rock passage, they came to a hall with five doors. Behind each door was a passage, and no one knew where they led, nor did they know what enemies awaited them ahead. But there was an astonishing Reiatsu in each passage.

This showed that the enemies ahead were extremely powerful, and there was no telling how many such enemies existed in the entirety of Las Noches. This battle was indeed extremely dangerous and difficult.

After some debate, they decided to split up. Although in traditional suspense horror movies, their actions would be suicidal, Las Noches was so vast. They had no intelligence support, and the efficiency of group action was too low. Therefore, they could only act separately.

All of this was within Aizen's calculations. Aizen was very considerate and arranged a person who matched their strength behind each passage—a "BOSS."

Aizen really took great pains to ensure the healthy growth of his "godson." Whether it was Ichigo Kurosaki who came to rescue, Orihime Inoue in Las Noches, or the Gotei 13 who were actively carrying out defense operations, all were clearly arranged by Aizen.

Without strength and awareness, people would be treated as chess pieces and placed on the chessboard at will, unable to even control their own life and death.

In Las Noches, Ulquiorra walked out of Orihime Inoue's room at a leisurely pace.

He thought to himself very calmly: "Being in the enemy's base camp, facing heavy pressure and the news that her companions were coming to rescue her, the woman's mood was only shaken for a moment. Facing my temptation, she didn't even move her eyebrows, and said what we wanted to hear without hesitation. What a strong woman!"

Of course, her little thoughts couldn't be hidden from his eyes. But he didn't expect that a seemingly weak human woman could persist to this extent. This surprised him very much and left him a little confused.

What kind of thing was supporting her? What kind of power could make this insect-like weak human so strong?

At this time, Nnoitra, who was hiding in the dark, suddenly spoke. "How is your woman? Has she adapted to life here? If she's not used to it, I don't mind helping you."

He had no interest in that weak woman. Although the ability to reject everything sounded intimidating, he was confident that he would not be injured, so he did not need treatment at all. This was the confidence of having the strongest hierro among the Espada.

However, he was very interested in the reason why Aizen valued Orihime Inoue. In his opinion, the Hōgyoku was a good thing. Moreover, he was a little bored.

Since dealing with that stupid woman Nelliel, Nnoitra had not had a decent battle for a long time. He longed for fighting and killing.

Now he urgently needed a battle to prove himself.

"Boring!" Ulquiorra's face turned cold and he warned, "First of all, she is not my woman; secondly, it has nothing to do with you. Thirdly, the existence of that woman is related to Lord Aizen's plan. I will not allow you to mess with it."

He couldn't understand why these people were so keen on provoking him. This would only consume their meaningless lives faster. How stupid!

Nnoitra shrugged, as if he had thought of something. He said with a weird smile, "Why did the couple quarrel? How did they do this? Why did the girl willingly help us? Was it because of the illusion?"

In fact, most of the Espada didn't understand Aizen's previous actions. According to their style, if they liked something, they would just take it, and if they couldn't get it, they would destroy it.

However, Aizen's behavior was a bit confusing. Not only did he let the enemy enter his base, but he also told the other party the most core secrets. Was it really okay to trust a human woman so much?

And Nnoitra was a little dissatisfied that Ulquiorra was given the sole responsibility of guarding the woman. He thought he was good at dealing with women.

"There is no need to use Kyōka Suigetsu to deal with that woman, she is not qualified." Ulquiorra said disdainfully. "Lord Aizen had only set a trap that she would definitely fall into, nothing more. First, he threatened Orihime Inoue with the lives of her companions; second, he gave her time to say goodbye, and she could only say goodbye to one person. By doing this, she would think that she came to Hueco Mundo of her own will. In addition, the people in the Gotei 13 would also think so, so they refused to rescue Orihime Inoue and distanced themselves from her. This was Lord Aizen's plan."

"So that's it!" Nnoitra exclaimed. "I didn't expect that they had planned so far ahead and prepared so perfectly. They really put a lot of effort into it!"

Ulquiorra corrected him, "Don't get me wrong. For Aizen-sama, this is just a pastime. At this level, Aizen-sama can do it easily, without any special arrangements. And no matter what Inoue Orihime chooses, it will not affect our plan in the slightest."

Nnoitra felt that there was no point in talking about this, so he forcefully changed the subject. "I heard that Uehara Shiroha appeared. Is he really that strong? I have also heard those rumors about him—it's just like a myth. You have fought with him, how do you feel?"

Because of Aizen's arrangement, Nnoitra didn't know that Ulquiorra and Yammy were beaten badly by Uehara Shiroha last time. In his opinion, the two of them just had a face-to-face encounter with Uehara Shiroha. It seemed that the guy was nothing special.

However, in Hueco Mundo, the legend of the "White Devil" had never died out, and even several of the original Espada were killed by this man. In his home court, as an Arrancar, he even lost his life, which was really quite embarrassing.

This seemed to suggest that Uehara Shiroha's strength was extremely formidable. However, in Nnoitra's opinion, it might also be because the strength of those failed ones was too weak. The Arrancar that had not been strengthened by the Hōgyoku had not even mastered Resurrección, which could not be regarded as a real Arrancar at all.

Of course, if Uehara Shiroha was really as powerful as the legend said, then Nnoitra wouldn't mind seeing it for himself. His "strongest hierro" wasn't for nothing. He hoped that by then, his opponent would not be too desperate.

"Of course that man is strong!" Ulquiorra looked at Nnoitra as if he was looking at a dead man.

He saw the other party's carelessness and the arrogance engraved in his bones. That supposedly invulnerable hierro did give him strong confidence.

Ulquiorra admitted that even among the Espada, Nnoitra's hierro had reached the level of special talent. So when facing Uehara Shiroha, this guy would die particularly miserably!

Facing that man, any arrogance or self-confidence was suicide!

In fact, there were many among the Espada who had similar ideas to Nnoitra. After all, they had not been cut down by Uehara Shiroha, and they didn't know the true power of the space-time Zanpakutō.

Moreover, each of them had unique skills and had come this far by stepping on the corpses of millions of Hollows. Each of them had experienced a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, and they were all geniuses among ten thousand.

Furthermore, the Hōgyoku and becoming Arrancar had further strengthened their potential and talents. Therefore, they had the capital for confidence and the confidence for arrogance.

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