“Roar!” “Roar!” “Roar!” As Lin Huang concealed his Spiritual Pressure, the unique reishi fluctuations released by the Leopard Hollow’s Cocoon of Metamorphosis quickly attracted a large number of Mindless Gillians.
In an instant, more than thirty Gillians frantically charged toward the glowing cocoon!
Hidden within the shadows, Lin Huang immediately made his move.
With a single sweep of the Sword Scales at the end of his tail, he instantly cut down every Gillian attempting to devour the cocoon.
After removing and swallowing their Hollow masks, he concealed himself once again.
Before long, another wave of Gillians was drawn toward the cocoon.
Lin Huang repeated the exact same process.
Another flash of his Sword Scales.
Another massacre.
The special reishi continuously emitted by the Leopard Hollow’s Cocoon of Metamorphosis while advancing into a Giant Hollow truly possessed an irresistible attraction for nearby Mindless Gillians.
Thus, Lin Huang remained hidden within the darkness, appearing and disappearing like a ghost.
Relying solely upon Sonído and the overwhelming sharpness of his Sword Scales, he slaughtered one wave of Gillians after another before devouring every Hollow mask they left behind.
As soon as those Mindless Gillians sensed the extraordinary reishi radiating from the pale blue cocoon, instinct told them that consuming it could improve their evolution.
One after another, they charged forward without the slightest fear of death.
Lin Huang’s Sword Scales swept across the battlefield while Bala burst from his fingertips, accurately piercing vital points.
Another seven or eight Gillians collapsed in succession.
Although Lin Huang had already reached the level of a Mid Adjuchas in terms of Spiritual Pressure, the increase provided by ordinary Mindless Gillians had become very limited.
Still…
Even tiny gains were better than none.
If the quality wasn’t enough…
He would simply make up for it with quantity.
Half a day quickly passed.
By then, Lin Huang had already slain nearly eight hundred Mindless Gillians.
Originally, every time he killed a group of Gillians, he immediately concealed himself again, hoping an Adjuchas attracted by the commotion would eventually take the bait.
Unfortunately…
Only Gillians continued to appear.
Clearly, only these creatures whose intelligence had almost completely vanished would fall into such an obvious trap.
Meanwhile…
The Adjuchas commanding Gillian armies throughout the surrounding territories quietly observed everything from hidden locations.
After sensing Lin Huang’s Spiritual Pressure, they quickly judged him to possess the strength of a Mid Adjuchas.
Most Adjuchas living in this region had already reached the limits of their own potential and remained at the Lower Adjuchas stage with no hope of further evolution.
One Cocoon of Metamorphosis created by a Giant Hollow simply wasn’t enough to alter their aptitude, much less elevate them toward becoming a Vasto Lorde.
As a result…
Almost all of them chose to continue observing from the shadows.
At most…
They merely dispatched several Mindless Gillians under their command to investigate.
Once they realized the cocoon was being guarded by a powerful serpent-like Adjuchas…
They immediately abandoned any further thoughts.
In the end…
Every creature that fell into Lin Huang’s trap was still nothing more than the countless lower Menos known as Gillians.
“As expected…” “Adjuchas possess intelligence no less than humans.” “None of them are foolish enough to fall for such an obvious scheme.” Lin Huang sighed inwardly.
Although no Adjuchas had taken the bait…
The enormous number of Gillians still proved to be an unexpected harvest.
The Leopard Hollow’s evolution lasted nearly an entire day.
During that time…
Lin Huang personally killed well over one thousand Mindless Gillians.
A small portion had been sent by nearby Adjuchas as expendable scouts.
The overwhelming majority, however, were wandering Gillians instinctively drawn toward the cocoon by its unique reishi.
Without hesitation…
They all rushed toward what they believed to be an opportunity for evolution.
Lin Huang patiently remained beside the cocoon, using it as bait while continuously harvesting every Gillian foolish enough to approach.
Centered around the Cocoon of Metamorphosis…
The corpses of Gillians eventually formed towering mountains extending for nearly a kilometer in every direction.
Their gigantic bodies piled upon one another until they resembled overlapping mountain ranges.
As the corpses accumulated in overwhelming numbers…
They gradually dissolved into reishi, slowly returning to Hueco Mundo itself.
Ordinarily…
After a Hollow died within Hueco Mundo, its corpse would remain for several days, sometimes even half a month.
The greater its Spiritual Pressure…
The longer the remains would persist.
However…
The sheer number of Gillian corpses gathered here had pushed the local concentration of reishi far beyond normal limits.
Hueco Mundo’s natural balance immediately responded.
The decomposition of every corpse into reishi accelerated dramatically.
Fortunately…
Lin Huang had already removed and devoured every Hollow mask immediately after each kill.
Within a single day…
He swallowed more than one thousand Gillian Hollow masks.
His originally streamlined serpent body had become so swollen it resembled an enormous white egg.
Nearby…
Dozens of additional Hollow masks still lay scattered across the ground, waiting for him to digest them.
The reishi contained within more than one thousand Gillian Hollow masks was roughly equivalent to the Hollow mask of a single Adjuchas.
As a result…
Lin Huang’s Spiritual Pressure increased by more than another twenty percent.
However…
After devouring the one thousand two hundredth Hollow mask…
He finally noticed something.
The reishi contained within ordinary Gillian Hollow masks could no longer increase his Spiritual Pressure.
Crack!
Accompanied by a crisp cracking sound…
The Cocoon of Metamorphosis slowly shattered.
A majestic Leopard Hollow measuring over ten meters in length proudly stepped from within the cocoon.
Its lithe body radiated explosive strength.
The Leopard Hollow had officially advanced into a Giant Hollow.
The moment the evolution concluded…
The countless Gillians that had continuously gathered around the cocoon immediately lost interest.
Without the unique reishi attracting them…
They gradually dispersed and resumed their endless wandering throughout the Forest of Menos.
As for the Adjuchas who had secretly observed everything…
They had already withdrawn long ago.
After witnessing Lin Huang effortlessly slaughter wave after wave of Gillians while displaying Spiritual Pressure that had already reached the Mid Adjuchas level, they all reached the same conclusion.
They were no match for him.
No one wished to provoke such an opponent.
Instead…
Every one of them quietly retreated.
Some even shrank their territories by dozens of kilometers.
In their eyes…
Lin Huang had simply arrived to establish a new territory.
The newly evolved Giant Leopard Hollow naturally became his subordinate.
The overwhelming strength Lin Huang displayed served as both a warning and a declaration of authority.
Their retreat itself became a silent acknowledgment of his status.
“Meow…” “B…
Boss…” Having just completed its evolution into a Giant Hollow, the Leopard Hollow hurried over to Lin Huang before awkwardly calling out to him.
Clearly…
After advancing…
It had finally regained the ability to speak.
“Burp…” Lin Huang let out a satisfied burp before looking at the extraordinary Leopard Hollow standing before him.
“So…” “You can finally talk.” “Tell me.” “What is your name?” The Leopard Hollow froze briefly before answering in a slow, unfamiliar voice.
“Na…
me…” “I…
don’t…
have…
one…” Its speech was still extremely awkward, as though it had only just learned how to form words.
“No name?” Looking at the honest and somewhat simple expression beneath the Hollow mask, the corners of Lin Huang’s mouth slowly curved upward.
“Very well.” “If you don’t have one…” “I’ll give you one.” “From today onward…” “Your name is Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez.” “`