Chapter 431: 2 Module, not bad.

"Shut up! I'll kill you right now!"

Nnoitra clearly lost his composure, yet his aura was still quite formidable. He picked up his broken scythe and charged directly.

However, Fang Mo no longer wanted to play along. In the original story, he was not very likable. Although he was ranked No. 5 among the Espada, his actual achievements were mostly based on surprise attacks, like ambushing Nel and Grimmjow. Fang Mo really wasn't interested in such a person.

So, taking advantage of the time Nnoitra charged at him, Fang Mo made his move.

He slowly raised his sword, Laevatein, and then the Ring of Arcana suddenly emitted a red light.

Laevatein vibrated slightly, and then an intimidating aura rose from it. Nnoitra, although unaware of what Eternal Flame was, his combat instincts from being a Hollow made him realize the danger. The sword enveloped in a power that made him shudder.

But the more he feared, the more frenzied he became.

Under this nearly desperate aura, Nnoitra's spiritual pressure surged as if he had unleashed all his potential, rapidly thrusting the scythe blade towards Fang Mo's neck.

He almost foresaw the scene of Fang Mo's head being chopped off by him.

However, at that moment.

Fang Mo moved.

"Remnant Flame Greatsword - North, Ashes of Heaven and Earth."

With these words, Fang Mo swung his greatsword downward, and a temperature exceeding fifteen million degrees erupted instantly, vaporizing Nnoitra in a blink. The invisible thermal radiation expanded forward, splitting everything in front of Fang Mo in two.

Whether it was the white desert at the base of Las Noches, the tower not far ahead, the massive building complexes, or even the sky dome of Las Noches above, everything was sublimated into gas in an instant, leaving behind a crack that looked like a chasm with no end in sight. Beyond this false sky dome was the true dark sky of Hueco Mundo, and Fang Mo's strike seemed to have split the heavens and the earth, leaving only dust in the path of the sword's edge.

"I feel like the power has increased again."

Fang Mo looked at the scene in front of him, feeling somewhat surprised. "Could it be that my strength has increased again... At this rate, I'll become a one-sword superhero. When can I go play in the world of One Punch Man?"

While saying this, Fang Mo walked back to the side of Szayelaporro Granz.

He had just been slashed by Nnoitra, nearly dying, so Fang Mo also pulled out the Divine Healing Sword to treat him with a couple of strikes.

"Don't worry, I won't let you die."

Fang Mo smiled at Szayelaporro Granz and said, "Get ready to team up with the Scarred Man and Santa Claus..."

"What exactly do you want to do?" Szayelaporro Granz couldn't hold back any longer, "Can you let me go? I'm willing to betray Lord Aizen to serve you. My technology is one of the best in Hueco Mundo."

"Can you make anything like the Hogyoku, other than the Hogyoku itself?"

"Uh..."

"Alright, you're useless to me."

Seeing Szayelaporro Granz fall silent, Fang Mo directly took out the Ender Greatsword. Without waiting for him to try to argue further, he stabbed him directly, sealing him away.

"Hmm, it feels like I'm about to break through Las Noches."

After sealing Szayelaporro Granz, Fang Mo subconsciously touched his chin.

If one were to follow the original story, Las Noches was actually just a trap set by Aizen, aimed at drawing the attention of the Soul Reapers and attracting high-level fighters to Hueco Mundo. Then, he would lead the elites to the World of the Living, using the human souls of Karakura Town to create the Ōken.

The Espada stationed in Las Noches, strictly speaking, were all pawns of Aizen.

This included all the Espada from number four to ten, like Yammy, Aaroniero, Zommari, Szayelaporro, Grimmjow, Nnoitra, and Ulquiorra. Aizen had originally planned to use them to buy time.

Fang Mo thought the same, to use these guys to pass some time along with Aizen.

But the problem was...

Fang Mo's efficiency was just too high.

Yammy was already dead, Grimmjow had already been dealt with in the World of the Living, and just now, he had dealt with several more Arrancars. So, Fang Mo looked around and suddenly realized that aside from Ulquiorra... there was no one else left in Las Noches.

Considering the time, Kurosaki Ichigo might still be out running around.

"Should I feel around a bit first?"

After thinking for a moment, Fang Mo decided to wander around first, since he couldn't find Ulquiorra anyway. It might as well be worth it to explore and maybe unlock some modules in the process.

With that thought, Fang Mo directly released Szayelaporro Granz to lead the way.

After several rounds of torment, Szayelaporro Granz finally came to terms with the situation and stopped resisting. Instead, he obediently took on the role of a guide.

With Szayelaporro Granz as a guide, Fang Mo found it much easier to move around Las Noches. Although Apollo's laboratory had been destroyed, as one of the Espada, he still had his own palace, so he led Fang Mo there.

The other party's palace contained many odd and peculiar things.

Fang Mo glanced over them briefly; most were some sort of culture dishes, cultivating entities he had modified.

Besides, there was a large array of instruments. Honestly, Fang Mo could not understand their purpose. After Szayelaporro Granz explained for a long time, Fang Mo ended up with an even bigger headache.

"I hate you tech enthusiasts the most..."

Fang Mo couldn't help but punch Szayelaporro Granz and then added in a low voice after a thought: "Well, women are excluded."

After fumbling around a bit.

Fang Mo actually accidentally unlocked a module.

[System Prompt: 'Structural Transformation,' 'Same Species Different Kind,' 'Erroneous Modification' concepts researched. You have gained download access to a new module.]

[System Prompt: NoMoreRecipeConflict Module download initiated.]

[System Prompt: NoMoreRecipeConflict Module download complete. Load now?]

"Huh?"

Hearing this system prompt, Fang Mo was slightly stunned: "Is it actually this module?"

NoMoreRecipeConflict, as the name suggests.

It is to eliminate some synthesis-related flaws in the game.

This is a lightweight functional module, adding no substantial items.

However, it adds an option at the bottom right of the crafting table, allowing players to select the items they wish to craft.

Normally, this module serves those large integration packs. For example, placing three stones together forms a stone stair. But if a module adds the same recipe, setting three stones together to make a stone slab, then a conflict occurs, meaning... only one of the items can be crafted, either a stone stair or a stone slab.

But after using this module, there will be a page-flipping option in the product column, allowing players to choose the outcome of the synthesis.

This way, players won't face the situation where they want to craft a stone slab but can only craft stone stairs.

Thinking this, Fang Mo silently commanded it to load.

[System Prompt: Module loaded successfully.]

[System Prompt: Since you have downloaded and run a new module, you have been awarded a lucky block, which will randomly draw an item from any known module.]

"Is this everything already?"

After unlocking the module, Fang Mo also turned to glance at Szayelaporro Granz.

"Sir, all my research is here."

Szayelaporro Granz said cautiously, fearing that Fang Mo would punch him again: "Above this is Lord Aizen's laboratory. It's a place we Espada cannot tread."

"Take me there."

Fang Mo said directly.

"But..." Szayelaporro Granz was obviously still a bit nervous: "Regarding Lord Aizen..."

"I'll give you three seconds to think about it."

Fang Mo couldn't be bothered with further talk: "Offending Aizen might at most lead to death, but offending me, I will first shove a batch of nutrient soil into your body, then stuff in a Senzu bean. You claim to be the former Espada Number Zero, right? Then I'll let your entire body be filled with a huge stalk. By then, not to mention an entire monk, even Nautilus wouldn't be able to help you clear your intestines. I wonder how you'll explain that at the proctology department... Did you accidentally fall and sit on it?"

Here, Fang Mo was actually referencing a joke from Twilight Forest.

In the skies above the highlands outside the Castle of the End, live the Sky Giants. If players don't want to take the stairs, they just need to right-click the nutrient soil with a magic bean, and soon a beanstalk reaching to the sky will grow.

However, this block is named "Giant Stalk," and it can even be used as fuel... which is really burning indeed.

"..."

Szayelaporro Granz fell silent upon hearing this.

To tell the truth, he didn't understand what Fang Mo was saying at all.

But for some reason, he felt an indescribable chill all over his body. Imagining the way Fang Mo had just tormented him, Szayelaporro Granz chose to submit and led Fang Mo to a place, resigned to his fate.

In fact, Aizen's laboratory wasn't very big.

After all, the opponent had always been researching the Hogyoku.

Fang Mo wandered around inside for a bit and, after touching the body of a cyclops Hollow, unlocked a cyclops giant module.

Fang Mo had played with this module before; it's a very lightweight module that only added a mini-boss called Cyclops Giant, with very poor loot. It's one of those modules that are not very useful and don't take up much game memory, but at least it also offered an extra lucky block, so it wasn't a loss.

And just as Fang Mo finished wandering around Aizen's laboratory, not knowing where to go next.

The surrounding Reiatsu suddenly started to agitate for no apparent reason, accompanied by a series of explosions, a figure directly broke through the wall from the outside.

"Hmm?"

Fang Mo looked down and found that the one smashed on the ground was actually Ulquiorra.

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