In the New Territory, Yekawa remained completely unaware of the chaos unfolding at the Land of Hundred Hollows' Mutual Devourment.
He continued tirelessly hunting a group of Freshman Hollows. His spiritual pressure and body size steadily increased with each kill.
A snake-shaped Hollow, roughly four meters long, had coiled tightly around a pig-shaped Hollow. Its body twisted violently, then tightened with sudden force.
Crack!
Bones shattered, and the pig-shaped Hollow died instantly.
Just as the snake-shaped Hollow moved to feed, the sand beneath it trembled. From the ground behind, a massive white centipede tail erupted, dark golden lightning crackling along its segments.
Boom!
The strike slammed the snake-shaped Hollow several meters into the sand.
Hiss hiss!
The snake-shaped Hollow writhed in pain, struggling to rise.
"Oh, surviving a tail whip from me and still standing? You can be proud," Yekawa said, his upper body emerging slowly from the sand. Admiration mingled with cruelty as he unleashed another strike.
Golden lightning arcs danced along the centipede tail, pressing down with lethal force.
Zzzzt!
The smell of roasting meat wafted as the snake-shaped Hollow charred under the assault.
"Seems I overdid it a little," Yekawa muttered, unfazed. He devoured the entire snake-shaped Hollow like a snack, cheeks puffing, then moved to consume the nearby pig-shaped Hollow.
"Long snake catches pig; Yekawa follows behind!"
Patting his belly, he savored the feast.
Two months had passed since Yekawa arrived in Hueco Mundo. He had fully adapted, though occasional memories of games, anime, and the ladies from his previous life occasionally crossed his mind.
"This world also has a Human World. If I become a high-level Menos Grande and then an Arrancar, I might still return," he thought, shaking his head.
"Thinking won't help. Without knowing the timeline, only strength matters!"
Yekawa refocused and, sensing movement ahead, activated Camo. He submerged under the shallow sand, advancing stealthily toward the disturbance.
Woof, woof woof!
A scarred Little Yellow Dog darted across the sand, chased by an unseen assailant. It leaped desperately, narrowly dodging an invisible whip, before a giant force flung it seven or eight zhang away.
Dahuang?
Memories surged. A Little Yellow Dog from his childhood, once a cherished companion, had disappeared three years after he found it, leaving only a bloody leash behind. Now, a similar Hollow appeared, masked faintly and with a Hollow hole on its belly.
"It's just a weak Freshman dog Hollow, not… my Dahuang," Yekawa muttered.
The unseen predator toyed with the dog-shaped Hollow, displaying intelligence far above Yekawa's current level. Yet he knew that with the first strike, victory was possible.
"First, hit him with a blast!"
His right index finger emerged from the sand, black-red spiritual pressure gathering at the tip.
Whoosh!
A high-temperature black-red beam grazed the dog's tail, burning it away to a black scar.
Woof!
The dog yelped, rolling aside.
Roar!!!
A dark green giant lizard appeared—a Chameleon Hollow, five meters tall and thirty meters long. Its two massive bone spikes gleamed as it spat its mangled red tongue, eyes coldly fixed on Yekawa.
Judging by size and spiritual pressure, it was a Giant Hollow, one rank above Yekawa.
Confident in the target's partial injury, Yekawa pressed forward.
"Damn it! Who dares harm me! I'll tear you apart!"
The Chameleon Hollow spoke clearly, revealing intelligence. Yekawa, unmoved, continued moving beneath the sand. He struck behind the creature's tail with Flash Lightning, sending it flying.
"Damn! I'll kill you!!"
The Hollow screamed, but Yekawa ignored it. He surged forward, upper body erupting from the sand. Golden lightning arcs wrapped around his fists.
Ora, ora!
He rained furious punches on the Chameleon Hollow's soft belly. His Flash Lightning, now enveloping his entire body, amplified the blows.
Each strike created bloody holes, dark green blood splattering everywhere.
Zzzzt!
The Hollow's corrosive blood burned Yekawa's fists, slowing his punches.