Chapter 597: Ascending to the Palace of Nothingness!
Chapter 597: Ascending to the Palace of Nothingness!
"Is that so..."
Stark looked up at the sky of Hueco Mundo and then lowered his gaze, crouching down and kneeling on one knee.
Lilyanne, taken aback by Stark's action, blurted out, "Hey, what are you doing, Stark...?"
Bang! Stark raised his hand and knocked her to the ground.
Fengye smiled gently, lowered his hand, and said, "Then follow me."
Stark was intelligent, very intelligent.
He was one of the rare hollows who had self-induced Hollowification, even rarer than Vastoldo, and thus, he was closer to a human and possessed higher intellect.
With only brief contact and without even sensing Fengye's power, he had already vaguely guessed Fengye's identity and so he didn't resist being subdued.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch... you jerk, Stark..."
Lilyanne, knocked down by Stark, went crazy and tried to fight with him, but Stark, with a calm demeanor, held her back and said, "Stop it, Lilyanne."
Seeing Stark's solemn expression, Lilyanne stopped struggling and asked, "What's going on?"
Stark looked ahead at Fengye, who had already turned and was walking in another direction, and said slowly, "He should be... the master of this world."
"Let's go, Lilyanne."
After saying this, Stark took a step forward and caught up with Fengye.
Lilis followed closely behind Fengye, with Nel a couple of paces behind, and Stark and Lilyanne bringing up the rear. The group of five continued on their way.
Nel, having overheard Stark and Lilyanne's conversation, glanced at them with the corner of her eye and slowed down slightly to walk alongside Stark. In a low voice, she said, "Your guess is correct, so don't try to resist Master."
Although Stark didn't seem like the wild beast type of Hollow, she didn't want him to end up like Grimmjow had.
"Mhm, thanks."
Stark nodded slightly to Nel.
Fengye looked sideways at Stark and Nel and slowed his pace a little. In a relaxed tone, he said, "No need to be so tense. I'm an easygoing person. This time, I'm just here to retrieve what's mine and expel those who possess what they shouldn't."
"Possess what they shouldn't..."
Stark chewed on those words and looked into the distance, asking, "Are you referring to—Las Noches?"
Fengye smiled casually and said, "Not exactly."
Stark asked in a low voice, "So the direction you're heading in now is toward Las Noches?"
"Not exactly."
Fengye looked into the distance, a faint golden gleam in his eyes, and said peacefully, "On the way to Las Noches, there's also a companion of yours that I can recruit."
As his words trailed off, Fengye quickened his pace, taking a single step that covered an enormous distance, reaching the limit of their vision.
Swish! Swish!!!
Lilis quickly caught up, followed swiftly by Nel and Stark.
The group traversed the white desert, covering an incredibly vast distance in a short time, and arrived at a hilly area.
Although the ground here was also a white desert, there were numerous protruding stone hills, larger hills, and caverns in the vicinity.
Fengye walked a few steps forward and stopped in an open space.
He looked up at the side of a hill and said calmly, "Ulquiorra Cifer... for the time being, heed my orders."
After a brief silence...
A figure emerged from behind the hill and looked at Fengye, asking in a low voice, "How do you know my name?"
Fengye looked at Ulquiorra and said calmly, "Because I saw it in the future."
Ulquiorra Cifer!
One of the top ten Espada in Hueco Mundo, and like Stark, one of the only two Hollows who had self-induced Hollowification. After Hollowification, he possessed the ability to release two Resurreciones, and if he revealed his true strength, his ranking would be even higher!
Ulquiorra was not of the same type as Stark, and so after Fengye spoke, he looked at him calmly, a faint golden gleam in his eyes.
In this cosmic space, he saw a figure with outstretched arms, releasing endless spiritual particles and spiritual pressure, creating two vast spaces that gradually transformed into two worlds.
He also witnessed another figure, exuding infinite power like a sun hanging in the sky, illuminating and shaping these two worlds.
That figure...
...resembled Feng Ye.
Shatter!!!
These visions didn't last long before they fragmented like mirrors in front of Ulquiorra. Even though it was just a fleeting illusion, the mere glimpse of Feng Ye and the Soul King creating the Soul Society and Hueco Mundo left Ulquiorra overwhelmed with immense pressure.
As the illusion shattered, Ulquiorra couldn't maintain his stance. His body trembled, and he took a step forward before kneeling on the ground.
Drenched in cold sweat, he struggled to catch his breath.
Feng Ye, on the other hand, remained standing in his original spot, completely still, as if nothing had happened, calmly gazing forward.
Lilis, standing behind him, maintained a composed demeanor, while Nel couldn't help but glance at Feng Ye. Stark, on the other hand, sensed Ulquiorra's condition.
"Huff... huff..."
Ulquiorra's body trembled as he struggled to catch his breath for nearly half a minute before finally regaining some composure. Supporting his body, he looked up at Feng Ye.
Instead of standing up, he lowered his head towards Feng Ye. After understanding the true nature of Feng Ye's existence, he naturally submitted to him without hesitation.
Feng Ye observed this with a faint smile. He raised his finger, and a burst of white light shot out, striking Ulquiorra's head and instantly merging with him.
"I grant you—evolution."
Woosh!!!
Ulquiorra's body floated upward involuntarily, and a low roar escaped his lips. The flesh on his back tore as black wings unfurled, and his spiritual pressure and aura surged wildly, quickly reaching overwhelming proportions.
Witnessing Ulquiorra's transformation, a hint of light flashed in Feng Ye's eyes. "Hmm, the transformation is even more intense than I expected."
Ulquiorra was already a self-induced Hollow, though not as powerful as Stark or Nel, who had received Stark's power. However, after being granted evolution by Feng Ye, his metamorphosis was still quite dramatic. In terms of spiritual pressure, he now slightly surpassed both Nel and Stark.
Moments later...
Ulquiorra's spiritual pressure stabilized.
He flapped his black wings, hovering in the air before slowly descending and folding his wings back. Lowering his head towards Feng Ye, he said, "Thank you for this gift."
"Make good use of that power." Feng Ye glanced at Ulquiorra before turning away and continuing towards the distance.
There were countless lower-level Grand Hollows like Gillians and an abundance of Adjuchas-class Hollows in Hueco Mundo. Even among the Vasto Lorde, there were many, but Feng Ye wasn't particularly interested in the other Hollows, including the Vasto Lorde, as they didn't stand out compared to Stark and Ulquiorra.
Ulquiorra was now close to Las Noches, the location of the Palace of Nothingness. From their current position, atop the hills, they could see a tall, white structure in the distance.
That was the center of Hueco Mundo.
The Palace of Nothingness!
Feng Ye stood at the top of the hill, gazing in the direction of the palace.
Lilis stood calmly by his side, while Stark, Nel, and Ulquiorra stood a little further back, side by side.
"Let's go."
Feng Ye looked up at the sky above the Palace of Nothingness once more before calmly taking a step forward and disappearing from his original spot.
Lilis maintained her serene expression as she followed closely behind Feng Ye. Stark and the others quickly fell into step, keeping pace with them.
Moments later...
Feng Ye arrived at the Palace of Nothingness.
As the Hollow King, who had created this world alongside the Soul King, Feng Ye traversed time, traveling through millions of years to reach this moment—
Ascending to the Palace of Nothingness!
(End of Chapter)
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