"Huh?"
Hearing this familiar voice, the figure of Kaname Tosen seemed to pause for a moment in the distance.
And it was in this brief instant.
A flash of black light, and Fang Mo had already teleported in front of him.
"Captain Tosen, long time no see."
Having just teleported over, Fang Mo cheerfully greeted Kaname Tosen: "How have you been lately? I heard that there's nothing but sand in the Hueco Mundo. Can you still grow watermelons there?"
"Huh!?"
Before Kaname Tosen could react, the blue-haired man beside him suddenly responded: "Wait! You... the one who killed Yammy in the Dangai is you, right? That guy called... what was it, Ryoka!?"
Hearing the other's words, Fang Mo also turned to look at him.
Fang Mo did recognize this character, with his trademark arrogant expression and blue hair, clearly the sixth-ranked member of the Espada, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, known for being extremely proud and always eager to challenge strong opponents.
"That's right, Yammy was killed by my little Sun."
With this thought, Fang Mo straightforwardly admitted with a smile on his face: "I didn't just kill Yammy, I also blew up the Dangai... Speaking of which, how did you guys manage to come here seeking death? Wasn't the Dangai blown up?"
"The Dangai was reconstituted ten days ago."
Kaname Tosen simply stated.
"What the heck?" Fang Mo was completely stunned after hearing this: "Ten days ago? Damn, I haven't even been here for a full day, is there some serious issue with the flow of time..."
"Hahaha, so it was indeed you."
Grimmjow paid no mind to Fang Mo's words, suddenly excited: "Great, I came to the World of the Living specifically to fight you. I thought I would return empty-handed, but you actually showed up!"
"Looking for me to fight?"
Fang Mo first paused, then looked at him strangely: "Isn't it... good to be alive?"
"You dare to look down on me?"
Grimmjow frowned and said: "You don't think I'm like Yammy or Ulquiorra, do you? They are cowards and weaklings, but I am not!"
After saying this, Grimmjow instantly launched an attack on Fang Mo.
Grimmjow's five fingers opened, clawing towards Fang Mo's chest at a truly fast speed. However, Fang Mo was even faster, directly swinging a big backhand slap. With a bang, a pale white wave of air swept across the entire street, and Grimmjow flew out straight like a cannonball.
"Is that all?"
After drawing Grimmjow's ire, Fang Mo once again began to ridicule, "A brain is a wonderful thing; I truly wish you had one."
"Cough...ugh..."
Fang Mo's slap was indeed forceful, causing Grimmjow to spit blood while attempting to grit his teeth and stand up. However, everything around him was spinning, and he struggled in vain to get up, only managing to look at Fang Mo with hatred.
"It seems you've gotten stronger again, haven't you?"
Kaname Tosen couldn't help but ask after witnessing this scene.
"Yes," Fang Mo nodded, not denying it: "After all, it's been a long time since last time, and I have been swallowing Jin Kela by package... It's quite normal to be invincible."
"Can you give me some Jin Kela too?"
Kaname Tosen said, "I have been practicing unarmed combat recently, just like you said, I found that when I no longer rely on the Zanpakuto, I indeed made significant progress..."
"You're doing the right thing."
Hearing this, Fang Mo smiled and nodded, then magically produced a large bag of Essence Berries: "Becoming stronger requires taking it step by step. First, you have to train your Hakuda to the extreme, then hone your spiritual pressure, and finally undergo Hollowfication to break through the limits. Otherwise, your weaknesses will always remain weaknesses."
"I have indeed benefited greatly."
Kaname Tosen said, taking the bag.
"Tosen, you..."
Grimmjow, lying not far away, showed a surprised expression upon seeing this scene.
Fang Mo was an enemy even Aizen would be wary of, yet Kaname Tosen was able to converse back and forth with him and even received something, which surely meant betrayal. Thinking this, a mocking expression appeared on his face: "Kaname Tosen, I didn't expect you would do such a thing for power..."
Hearing this, Kaname Tosen didn't say much, just silently drew his Zanpakuto: "Charge, cǎo ní mǎ..."
His intention in drawing the sword was clear; he had no intention of letting Grimmjow go back alive.
With Fang Mo, the monster, currently in the living world, where even Yammy was instantly killed, they could simply report that Grimmjow had invaded the world of the living on his own and was killed by an arrow from Fang Mo, which would solve everything. After all, Grimmjow wasn't exactly the peaceful type; killing him was actually more trouble-free.
"Damn, I completely forgot about changing your sword's name."
However, Fang Mo wasn't thinking about any of this. At the moment he saw Kaname Tosen release his Zanpakuto, he couldn't help but laugh, then turned to Grimmjow not far away: "Young man, tremble, for standing before you is the foremost of the ten great mythical beasts of the Gobi Desert..."
"Your strength is indeed surprising, but you don't think it ends here, do you?"
Grimmjow clenched his teeth, swaying as he stood up from the ground: "Anyone who looks down on me must die... including you! Let the Panther King screech!"
At this point, Grimmjow drew his sword and activated his Resurrección.
Accompanied by soaring spiritual pressure, Grimmjow transformed into another form, looking like a white panther, with his palms turning into claws and sharp fangs protruding from his mouth. A powerful aura burst forth from him.
Before Fang Mo could continue to speak, Grimmjow had already vanished on the spot.
The next second, he suddenly appeared behind Fang Mo, aiming a lightning-fast claw strike at his heart, intending to gouge it out directly.
Fang Mo didn't bother to respond, letting Grimmjow's claw strike hit his back.
However, Grimmjow, upon landing the hit, showed no excitement because he felt a sharp pain in his fingers and couldn't even breach the defense.
"What!?"
Seeing this unbelievable scene, an incredulous look appeared on Grimmjow's face, unable to accept that he couldn't even injure his opponent.
And in that moment of astonishment, Fang Mo had already turned to glance at him.
Just that glance.
Grimmjow immediately panicked.
As expected, Fang Mo's attack came the next second. There was nothing extravagant about it, just a simple palm strike towards Grimmjow. But the speed was incredibly fast, so fast that even the Panther King, known for his speed after Resurrección, couldn't react in time and could only instinctively raise his hand to block.
The result was a splurch sound, Grimmjow's arm was directly severed, followed by a diagonal gash across his body, from the shoulder blade to the left side of his waist, instantly spraying blood.
"Argh!!!"
Grimmjow screamed in pain, and after being seriously injured, his beastly instincts were fully unleashed. Without thinking, he raised his hand towards Fang Mo, as a red energy ball gradually gathered.
However, Fang Mo didn't indulge him, simply lifting his foot and kicking him into the air.
Then, Fang Mo aimed his fingertip at Grimmjow, and a white light flashed.
"Bang!"
Accompanying Fang Mo's gesture of a gunshot, the white light instantly engulfed Grimmjow in mid-air. Soon after the white light faded, a charred body fell down, landing right in the pit where Kurosaki Ichigo was, still emitting white smoke.
"This is the scent of the weak."
Fang Mo gave a middle finger towards the large pit, and upon seeing this, Kurosaki Ichigo, who was lying in the pit, darkened in face.
After dealing with Grimmjow, Fang Mo did not pay attention to Kurosaki Ichigo. Instead, he cheerfully turned his head to Kaname Tosen and started talking: "See, Captain Tosen, this is how you use a hand blade..."
"Do you think I can see it?"
Kaname Tosen retorted while chewing on something.
"Oh, sorry, I forgot you're a star player," Fang Mo said, holding his forehead. But then, he noticed Kaname Tosen's actions: "Hmm? You've started eating already?"
Yes, Kaname Tosen had already begun eating these essence berries.
Of course, the expression was very painful, tremblingly grabbing the essence berries and stuffing them into his mouth, feeling his eyebrows already twisted into a knot.
"The Hueco Mundo has many of Aizen's spies, it's impossible for me to bring this thing back."
While eating, Kaname Tosen said, "But the taste of this thing... it's hard to imagine there could be something so disgusting in the world."
"That's because you have seen too little."
Fang Mo shrugged and said: "There are things in this world that are even more disgusting than it, like the water your grandfather uses to soak his dentures..."
"Stop talking, I'm eating."
After hearing this, Kaname Tosen frowned even deeper.
"Hahaha." Fang Mo showed a schadenfreude expression, then steered the conversation back on track: "By the way, how is Aizen's research on the Hogyoku going, has it merged yet?"
"Are you starting to get impatient?"
Kaname Tosen said, "But you'd better wait, Aizen hasn't merged with the Hogyoku yet, but he already has a rough plan, and it should be implemented soon."
"This is too dawdling..."
Upon hearing this, Fang Mo immediately frowned: "What is his plan?"
"Previously, Ulquiorra and Yammy came to the World of the Living, and although you killed Yammy, Ulquiorra returned to Hueco Mundo with intelligence. Because of this, Aizen noticed a woman named Orihime Inoue."
While eating, Kaname Tosen said, "That woman's ability is very special, not an ordinary healing method, but a kind of rejection of all things. Aizen calls it a power that could infringe upon the domain of gods, and he plans to use this woman's power to help himself merge with the Hogyoku."
"Oh right, I remember now."
Upon hearing this, Fang Mo also nodded and said, "It seems like there indeed was such a plot."
Yes, reminded by Kaname Tosen, Fang Mo also recalled parts of the "Hueco Mundo" arc. If he remembered correctly, it indeed seemed that Aizen had kidnapped Orihime Inoue, partly to use her abilities to merge with the Hōgyoku and also to lure Kurosaki Ichigo into invading Hueco Mundo to save her.
As for Aizen himself, he planned to take advantage of this time to invade Karakura Town and absorb souls to create the Ōken.
"Or maybe... I should just kidnap Orihime Inoue and send her to you guys."
Fang Mo said, stroking his chin.