A mysterious black energy, akin to a black tide, surged under Ryujiro's feet, shrouding the entire mountain village.
The souls lingering there underwent a transformation, just as Kimimaro and his companions' souls did in Ryujiro's eyes.
Kimimaro and the four shinobi's souls wailed incessantly, their terrifying cries echoing throughout the village, giving off an eerie sensation akin to being in hell.
The souls enveloped by the power of Hollowfication struggled in agony. Countless chains pierced through their chests, revealing a hollow void.
Among the mountain bandits, there were hundreds of people. Yet, as they transformed into Hollows, their terrifying roars reverberated throughout the mountain peak.
Kimimaro and the remaining Sound Ninjas also turned into fearsome Hollows. However, post-transformation, Kimimaro seemed somewhat different from other Hollows.
His spiritual pressure was much stronger than that of ordinary Hollows, surpassing even the other four ninjas spiritual pressure by just a bit.
As expected, these four weren't worth placing too much hope in.
Now, Ryujiro's only hope was for Kimimaro to successfully evolve into a Menos Grande. Only by becoming a Menos Grande would there be hope of becoming an Arrancar.
The process of Hollow evolution was simple: kill each other, devour the power of one's kind. Hollows without reason were like wild beasts gone mad.
Even if Kimimaro transformed into a Hollow, he, like other Hollows, possessed no rationality.
Ryujiro's figure vanished in an instant, reappearing in the sky.
In truth, Ryujiro seemed to be floating in the air, but he merely used gathered spirit particles as footholds, a sensation only he could perceive.
Accompanied by spine-chilling roars, Hollows began to fight and devour each other, searching for traces of their kind.
When alive, Kimimaro could easily defeat these shinobis. Therefore, post-Hollowfication, Kimimaro was no exception.
Ryujiro, standing in the sky, silently watched as the Hollows slaughtered and devoured each other.
The first to be killed by the Hollowfied Kimimaro was Tayuya. After Kimimaro devoured him, Ryujiro could clearly feel a significant increase in Kimimaro's spiritual pressure.
Good, good.
It seemed that even across different worlds, the process of Hollow evolution remained unchanged. Now, it was up to Kimimaro's performance.
Evolution into a Menos Grande wasn't as simple as it seemed.
Even if hundreds of hollows devoured each other, Ryujiro would be satisfied if one Menos Grande emerged here.
As the Hollows devoured each other, the overwhelming spiritual pressure on Kimimaro and the remaining Sound Ninja Four increased even more.
Yet, despite this, they still hadn't reached the threshold of becoming a Menos Grande. Kimimaro, outside, heard the cries of his kind ahead.
With a mad rush, his massive body charged forward, leaving behind giant footprints where nothing grew.
Ryujiro strolled through the air toward the scene.
The Hollows fought and killed each other, their methods as simple as brutal beasts attacking each other.
Apart from Menos Grande Adjuchas and Vasto Lorde having some intelligence, only a few Menos Grande Gillians possessed limited wisdom, which wasn't much better than having none.
After a short while, only about ten Hollows remained on the mountain village. Although Kimimaro's spiritual pressure had multiplied several times, he still wasn't at the Menos Grande level.
"This won't do. If the remaining ten Hollows aren't enough to make him evolve into a Menos Grande, it'll be troublesome."
Ryujiro furrowed his brows, staring intently at the Hollowfied Kimimaro.
Gradually, as the last Hollow remained, the Hollowfied Kimimaro finally showed signs of change. He roared wildly, shaking the entire mountaintop with his cries.
The next moment, Kimimaro's figure rapidly expanded, transforming into a Menos Grande the size of a small mountain.
Sensing the astonishing spiritual pressure emanating from Kimimaro, a smile finally crept onto Ryujiro's face.
"He has finally evolved into a Menos Grande."
The remaining Hollow was mercilessly devoured by Kimimaro.
After becoming a Hollow, Kimimaro couldn't help but look up at the sky, his empty eyes staring at Ryujiro above.
Those empty eyes...
Were they filled with longing?
Since he had become a Menos Grande, the next step was to experiment and see if Kimimaro could further evolve and successfully become an Arrancar.
If he couldn't, he would remain nothing more than a Menos Grande at level of Adjuchas.
The power of the Hogyoku itself existed to break the boundaries between Shinigami and Hollows; Shinigami could possess Hollow powers, and Hollows could gain Shinigami powers.
A Hollow with Shinigami powers gave birth to an Arrancar.
A surge of spiritual pressure erupted like a flood, causing the entire mountain to rumble. The surrounding rocks instantly turned to dust under the immense pressure.
Cracks resembling spiderwebs appeared around the mountain, spreading continuously.
"Roar!"
The transformed Kimimaro roared furiously, his spiritual pressure gradually fluctuating, and the hollow, empty eyes beneath his fierce mask began to change.
"Why, why did you kill me?"
"Lord Orochimaru..., I want to go see Lord Orochimaru."
The transformed Kimimaro murmured with a deep voice.
Seeing this, Ryujiro's heart filled with joy.
Kimimaro was gradually regaining his consciousness.
Boom!
The next moment, the restless spiritual pressure on Kimimaro finally stabilized, bursting forth with a terrifying pressure several times stronger than before.
A terrifying storm swept through the surroundings.
Simultaneously, Kimimaro also began to change. Wrapped in a silver light.
Kimimaro's body gradually shrank, and after the silver light dissipated.
Kimimaro returned to his original form, with the only difference being an extra long sword in his waist sheath and a half-skull mask on his right ear.
At this moment, Kimimaro's eyes still revealed confusion.
"Where am I..."
Kimimaro looked around, bewildered.
Ryujiro after seeing the successful Arrancar couldn't contain his excitement.
With the power of Hogyoku Kimimaro was transformed into an Arrancar.
The idea of becoming an Arrancar was indeed feasible with the use of Hogyoku.
"Kimimaro, do you remember me?"
Ryujiro looked calmly at Kimimaro before him.
Upon hearing his name, Kimimaro trembled, memories flooding back, even those from after his Hollowfication resurfacing in his mind.
"Am I... Have you brought me back to life?"
Ryujiro looked at him with a smile. "In a way, you've been given a new life."
"Feel your own power."
Power?
Kimimaro's eyes contracted, his mouth gaping in astonishment.
What kind of power was this!
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