Chapter 422: May The Hogyoku Fool You

"Holy Sh*t... Starrk!?"

Fang Mo looked up and was instantly shocked in place.

Yes, the person in the black void in mid-air was none other than the true No.1 among the Espada, one of the very few who did not utilize the power of the Hogyoku and ascended from a Vasto Lorde-level Hollow to an Arrancar on his own, Coyote Starrk.

"An enemy named Starrk?"

Upon hearing Fang Mo's statement, Urahara Kisuke looked at him a bit strangely: "You know him?"

"Yes."

Fang Mo nodded: "In another world, we were good friends who constantly backstabbed each other, but now... it's uncertain whether he can recognize me."

"Another world?"

Urahara Kisuke also felt puzzled after hearing this.

"To put it simply, just like how I know you, I'm aware that you've researched the Hogyoku, know that you've used the Substitute Shinigami Badge to achieve Bankai in three days, and also know your Bankai's ability and name, even knowing that when you first became the captain of Squad Twelve, most people looked down on you."

Fang Mo spread his hands towards Urahara Kisuke: "But the question is... do you know me?"

"This point of yours is what creeps me out the most."

Urahara Kisuke looked deeply at Fang Mo.

"Alright, let's not think too much about it for now, let's focus on the enemy." Fang Mo waved his hand nonchalantly: "I'll take this Starrk, everyone else is up to you."

"Let's go over there first."

Urahara Kisuke slightly covered his hat, as he had already sensed several Reiatsus rushing towards that direction, presumably those of Hitsugaya Toshiro and others who were left in the World of the Living, but the problem was that the difference in strength between the two sides was simply too great, the combined Reiatsu of everyone on their side was not even close to that of the opponent, so they must hurry over to keep an eye on it.

Although Urahara Kisuke had already rushed over.

But honestly, he still had a strange feeling in his heart, especially at this critical moment... Aizen's sudden attack was indeed strange.

Even if he had not witnessed the scene of Fang Mo defeating the Captain-Commander, leading to misinformation, the fact that Fang Mo consecutively defeated Yammy and Grimmjow was something Aizen could not possibly be unaware of, right? Yet, the fact was that the opponent had sent another Espada, so what exactly was the intention? To test Fang Mo's true strength?

Despite his thoughts, Urahara Kisuke's actions were not slow.

In the blink of an eye, he had arrived in the mid-air where the enemy descended.

The combatants in the sky have already commenced their battle. However, the defense on this side of the world is not only upheld by a group of Soul Reapers but also joined by Kurosaki Ichigo and Yasutora Sado.

However, it's worth mentioning that the Espada are not merely fighting alone.

Fang Mo looked up and noticed that there were four individuals from the Espada side, including the Primera Espada, Coyote Starrk, and his subordinate, Lilynette Gingerbuck, as well as a diminutive, effeminate Espada who looks like a woman, and a seemingly simple-minded young boy.

Fang Mo thought for a moment, the Espada resembling a woman must be the newly appointed Sexta Espada, named Loly Aivirrne, replacing the previously defeated Sexta Espada, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez.

As for the blonde child with a seemingly deficient intellect, he is unrelated to the Espada but was specifically created to counteract Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, known as the "Fire Extinguishing Prince," named Wonderweiss Margela. His ability is to seal flames. Due to his specialized ability, his intelligence is somewhat lacking, making him appear foolish.

The current situation is as follows...

Loly is engaging in combat with the defending Soul Reapers.

Yasutora Sado and Kurosaki Ichigo, along with Yoruichi, are facing off against Coyote Starrk. However, Starrk is disinterested in fighting and seems to have no desire to engage with them.

Seeing this, Fang Mo somewhat understands Aizen's intent.

The individuals originally planned to appear here were Yammy Llargo and Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, but since both are out of commission, Aizen has deployed his strongest Espada, Coyote Starrk, presumably to stall Fang Mo for a while.

The opponents' original plan was to abduct Orihime Inoue.

Ulquiorra Cifer, the most capable among the Espada, is not present, likely attending to that matter. Hence, the individuals here are merely to delay, especially since the spiritual pressure of the Primera Espada is immense and indeed capable of drawing everyone's attention.

"Oh, isn't this Starrk?" Fang Mo's attention was indeed caught by the opponent. He cheerfully greeted Coyote Starrk, "Didn't expect us to have such fate, to meet here."

"This young man..."

Starrk, who was slacking off, lazily raised an eyebrow upon hearing Fang Mo's words, "We shouldn't know each other, right?"

"Nonsense, how could I not recognize Starrk?" Fang Mo directly said, "As far as I know, this guy often has women around him but is very lonely, with a round hole opened in his chest. Of course, the most important point... his name is Starrk."

"So, Starrk," Fang Mo asked with a smile, "do you still dare to say you're not Starrk?"

"What nonsense."

Upon hearing this, Starrk involuntarily frowned, "Look, young man, if you don't want to fight me, you can just say so. There's no need to beat around the bush..."

"Oh, is that so?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Mo suddenly raised his fingertip towards Wonderweiss Margela, not far away.

At this moment, Kurosaki Ichigo was confronting him with a sword. However, Wonderweiss Margela was originally a fool, the kind with a few screws loose, actually catching a ladybug and playing with it by licking it with his tongue, leaving Kurosaki Ichigo unsure of what to do. If they really started fighting... wouldn't he be criticized for bullying a fool?

"Wait, Starrk, he is..."

Just then, Starrk's subordinate, Lilynette, suddenly realized something.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

Because in the next second, Fang Mo's fingertip suddenly shot out an extremely thin white thread, and Wonderweiss Margela subconsciously lowered his head, while Fang Mo lightly hooked his fingertip.

A super-dense beam of light entered from the top of his head, instantly splitting him in half.

Wonderweiss Margela was a bit stunned, but in the next second, blood sprayed out from his body, and he fell to the sides, quickly turning into a pile of dust-like substance, slowly disappearing.

"This..."

Upon seeing this, Kurosaki Ichigo couldn't help but widen his eyes, he hadn't even clearly seen when that light had appeared.

"Alright, that was a quick one."

After dealing with Wonderweiss Margela, Fang Mo also slowly said, "Does this prove my strength? Or should I take out another one for you to see?"

Saying this, Fang Mo slowly aimed his finger at Luppi, not far away.

"Yikes!?"

As soon as Luppi was pointed at by Fang Mo, a sense of impending death immediately enveloped him.

Starrk, because of his laziness, had not watched the replay footage shown by Ulquiorra and was unaware that Fang Mo had killed Yammy, but what he did know made him panic instantly upon being targeted, quickly drawing his sword for self-defense: "Strangle, Clematis!"

Accompanied by the burst of a pale pink spiritual pressure, Luppi instantly returned to his sword form.

On his body appeared a bone chestplate, though calling it a chestplate, it actually resembled a back support, and then eight huge white tentacles appeared behind him.

For self-defense, Luppi unleashed all his strength from the start.

The tips of these eight tentacles suddenly sprouted a bunch of spikes, then smashed towards Fang Mo from all angles.

"Don't underestimate me!"

Upon seeing this, Madarame Ikkaku also got a bit angry: "Bankai, Ryūmon Hōzukimaru..."

However, before he could finish speaking, suddenly a hand was placed on his shoulder. Ikkaku instinctively turned his head to look, only to find it was Hitsugaya Tōshirō, the captain of Squad Ten.

"No need for Bankai."

Toshiro looked with pity towards Luppi not far away: "He brought this upon himself; we just need to watch."

As he spoke, Luppi's tentacles flew towards Fang Mo.

But at that moment.

Fang Mo moved.

Without any warning, not even any movement, but in the next second, Luppi's attack suddenly disappeared.

The onlookers found this strange, instinctively looking up at Luppi, only to realize that he had already died without them knowing.

Of course, the manner of his death was very terrifying and bizarre. It was said before that he could create eight spiked tentacles, but now all eight tentacles had been cut off and then forcibly stuffed into his mouth. Luppi's tentacles, each thick as a thigh and spiked.

Having all eight stuffed in... It was clear that his body had been torn apart, with his eyes rolled back, blood flowing from all orifices, leading to an instant death.

"What?"

Starrk was stunned by this horrifying scene.

His own strength was unquestionable, but the fact that he hadn't seen the attack coming at all was baffling. Was it an ability to manipulate senses like Aizen?

And at that moment, Fang Mo spoke again: "Now you see, don't you?"

"You..."

Starrk couldn't help but frown.

"If I wanted to deal with you, you would have been gone long ago." Fang Mo said with a smile, spreading his hands: "But considering our past, I decided to let you go, after all, I have saved you a few times before..."

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Starrk felt confused: "When did you..."

However, at this moment, his subordinate, Lilynette, suddenly tugged at his arm: "Starrk, what he's saying... Could it be from before we became Hollows?"

"Hm?"

Starrk was also somewhat skeptical: "Could it be possible?"

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