Grimmjow circled around Lin Huang, who was currently using the body of the Octopus Hollow, his face filled with curiosity as he continuously walked around him.
He truly could not understand why his boss, who had originally been a mighty and handsome Serpentine Hollow, had suddenly become such an ugly and bizarre humanoid Menos Grande with writhing tentacles growing all over his face.
“Alright, stop circling around.” Lin Huang, who was currently controlling Rhine Stone’s body through Demonic Fetus Parasitism, spoke calmly.
“You’ve already reached the limit of a Giant Hollow as well, haven’t you?
Try evolving into a Gillian here.
I’ll stand guard for you.” “Meowrr!” Hearing those words, Grimmjow immediately let out an excited roar.
He quickly found a relatively flat and clean area, lowered his body into a crouch, and began gathering his Spiritual Pressure.
Before long, an enormous torrent of azure reishi erupted from his body as a dazzling pillar of blue Spiritual Pressure shot straight toward the sky.
Grimmjow had officially begun his evolution into a Gillian.
Although the scale of his evolution was nowhere near as terrifying as Lin Huang’s advancement inside the Inner World, it still far surpassed that of an ordinary Giant Hollow advancing into a Gillian.
“Roar!” Accompanied by Grimmjow’s powerful roar, the brilliant pillar of Spiritual Pressure gradually compressed before condensing into an enormous azure Cocoon of Metamorphosis more than a hundred meters tall and over thirty meters in diameter.
The Cocoon of Metamorphosis had completely formed, signifying the official beginning of Grimmjow’s evolution into a Gillian.
Clearly, the density of reishi and the special aura of evolution emitted by Grimmjow’s cocoon were much stronger than when he had previously advanced into a Giant Hollow.
Coupled with the deep foundation he had accumulated over this period of time, the Spiritual Pressure radiating from the cocoon already far exceeded that of an ordinary Gillian.
As a result, the wandering Mindless Gillians in the surrounding area did not even dare approach it.
Just as before, Lin Huang concealed Rhine Stone’s Spiritual Pressure and quietly hid in the shadows, planning to fish once again and see whether any unlucky Adjuchas would take the bait and become nourishment.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Not long afterward, several sounds of breaking air echoed through the forest as six figures of different shapes suddenly landed beside Grimmjow’s giant cocoon, each staring greedily and viciously at the light cocoon before them.
The Spiritual Pressure emitted by these Menos Grande was clearly much stronger than ordinary Gillians yet still weaker than genuine Lower Adjuchas.
They were obviously Special Gillians, Menos that had once reached the Adjuchas stage before suffering severe damage to their masks or bodies and, lacking High-Speed Regeneration, had fallen back into the Gillian class.
Just as the six Special Gillians prepared to approach the giant cocoon, a cold voice suddenly sounded from behind them.
“The six of you have already lost your qualifications to evolve any further.
Why are you coveting this Cocoon of Metamorphosis?” Lin Huang slowly emerged from the shadows, his gaze calmly sweeping across them.
Among the six Special Gillians, the leader was a skinny and rather ugly Gillian about seven or eight meters tall.
It immediately let out an eerie laugh.
“Heh…
heh…
heh…
What could possibly be more enjoyable than personally destroying the future of a genius?” The moment those words fell, all six suddenly realized someone had appeared behind them.
When they turned around and clearly saw the Octopus Hollow standing there, their expressions changed drastically.
Lin Huang deliberately restrained his aura, releasing only the High Adjuchas Spiritual Pressure that Rhine Stone normally possessed.
Feeling that overwhelming Spiritual Pressure while recognizing Rhine Stone’s distinctive appearance, the six Special Gillians immediately trembled all over before dropping to their knees.
“L…
Lord Rhine Stone!” “Oh?” Lin Huang looked at them with interest.
“So you know me?” The leading Special Gillian pressed its head firmly against the ground as it answered in a trembling voice.
“Reporting to Lord Rhine Stone!
This humble subordinate serves under Lord Bailavel.
I…
I once had the honor of seeing Your Excellency from afar outside the Great Hollow Royal Court…” Its gaze secretly drifted toward Grimmjow’s enormous cocoon before it hurriedly continued.
“So…
so the one evolving here is actually your subordinate.
This is all just a misunderstanding among our own people.
In…
in that case, we’ll take our leave immediately and won’t disturb you any longer…” As it spoke, the six Special Gillians slowly stood up while carefully lowering their heads, preparing to retreat quietly.
At that moment, they heard Lin Huang let out a cold laugh.
“Since you already knew the one evolving here was my subordinate, yet still dared to covet him, do you really think I’ll simply let you leave?” The six Special Gillians instantly froze in terror.
The leading one hurriedly reminded him in a shaking voice.
“Lord Rhine Stone!
His Majesty Derek personally ordered that members of the Great Hollow Royal Court are forbidden from killing one another!
Besides…
besides…
we belong to Lord Bailavel, who stands alongside you as one of the Three Great Generals…” “Heh…” Lin Huang’s laughter became even colder.
“Since when did insignificant insects like you become qualified to lecture me about the Royal Court’s rules?” The moment the six Special Gillians realized negotiations had completely failed, they simultaneously activated Sonído, attempting to flee in six different directions.
However, six pale spirit particle tentacles suddenly shot out from Rhine Stone’s face.
Puchi!
Puchi!
Puchi!
In only an instant, all six Special Gillians had their heads pierced clean through by the tentacles.
The tentacles immediately wrapped around their shattered masks before carrying them back into Rhine Stone’s mouth.
Crunch…
crunch…
After chewing a few times and swallowing them all, Lin Huang frowned with dissatisfaction.
“As expected from Hollows that have fallen from Adjuchas.
The reishi contained in these masks isn’t even half that of a true Lower Adjuchas.” That overwhelming display of power instantly frightened away several Lower and Mid Adjuchas lurking in the distance who had also been attracted by Grimmjow’s Cocoon of Metamorphosis.
Without the slightest hesitation, they immediately turned around and fled.
After all, Menos Grande possessing intelligence understood how to judge a situation.
Had these six Special Gillians not delivered themselves straight to his doorstep, Lin Huang’s fishing plan this time would probably have failed completely.
Afterward, no other foolish Hollows dared approach.
Nearly an entire day later, Grimmjow’s evolution gradually reached its final stage.
From inside the giant cocoon, repeated cracking sounds echoed continuously.
“Crack…
crack…” Those sounds clearly came from Grimmjow’s body being completely reconstructed by dense reishi.
At the same time, the Spiritual Pressure radiating from inside the cocoon had already surpassed that of the six fallen Special Gillians and was steadily approaching the level of weaker Lower Adjuchas.
Another half day passed.
Crash!
The towering azure Cocoon of Metamorphosis finally shattered with a loud explosion.
A majestic Leopard Hollow proudly stepped out from within.
Its body measured more than thirty meters in length.
Snow-white fur covered its streamlined body while mysterious azure markings spread across its limbs, making it appear both elegant and overwhelmingly powerful.
Normally, the Gillian stage possessed the largest body among the Menos evolution stages.
Yet Grimmjow’s body after evolving measured only around thirty meters long, appearing more like an unusually large Giant Hollow than a typical Gillian.
However, Grimmjow’s greatest strength had always been his speed.
His relatively compact body would instead allow him to move with even greater agility.
Feeling Grimmjow’s Spiritual Pressure, which had already approached the level of a Lower Adjuchas, Lin Huang nodded with satisfaction.
“Not bad.” “At last, you’ve gained enough strength to protect yourself.” He paused briefly before continuing calmly.
“With your current strength, surviving independently within the Forest of Menos shouldn’t be difficult anymore.” The joy on Grimmjow’s face instantly froze.
He abruptly raised his head and stared at Lin Huang with disbelief, panic clearly appearing in his voice.
“Boss…” “A…
are you…
driving me away?”