Hui was surprised by Lille Barro's courage. This guy seemed fearless of death, or perhaps he simply couldn't assess the situation.
Hui thought for a moment and guessed the reason.
Lille Barro had an ability similar to Spiritualization.
This ability could only be used by Lille Barro in his Vollständig form. In this state, he could transform into spiritual particles.
After transforming into spiritual particles, Lille Barro could even possess the power of space, allowing him to teleport instantly to other locations.
Moreover, he could turn his body into spiritual particles, gaining abilities similar to the Logia-type Devil Fruit users in the One Piece world, becoming immune to physical attacks.
In the original story, after Kyōraku Shunsui used his Bankai to slit Lille Barro's throat and blow his head off, Lille used the ability to reconstruct his head with spiritual particles, completely overwhelming Kyōraku Shunsui.
Having such an ability undoubtedly gave Lille Barro confidence, making him believe that even if he couldn't defeat Hui, he wouldn't die.
"Since that's the idea, then I'll leave you with a...deep impression."
Hui muttered to himself, a slight smile on his lips.
Afterward, he waited in the villa for Lille Barro's arrival.
In Lille Barro's hiding place, he was making his final adjustments.
Even though he was confident in surviving, for some reason, Lille Barro felt uneasy.
He ultimately attributed this unease to Hui's mysterious nature.
Hui's mysterious and boundless methods were genuinely unnerving.
"One last time, one more try, and then I'll retreat."
Lille Barro looked seriously at himself in the mirror and spoke. After finishing, he once again used the power of the Shadow, and his body disappeared from the spot.
When his body reappeared, he had already entered Hui's villa.
This time, however, Lille Barro didn't hide; he revealed himself directly.
This made Hui raise an eyebrow slightly.
"Your courage is growing with every encounter, it seems."
Hui spoke, looking at Lille Barro, his tone slightly cold.
"What do you take my villa for? A place to come and go as you please?"
Lille Barro looked at Hui's indifferent expression, feeling uneasy as always, but he remained relatively calm, simply saying, "I'm just here to confirm something."
He didn't reveal his purpose, but Lille Barro had no intention of provoking Hui. He was genuinely afraid that Hui might use some terrifying power again, instantly killing him.
"Hmph, I don't care what your purpose is; I only know that you've trespassed in my villa repeatedly, which makes me very unhappy. So this time, I won't let you escape again."
Hui spoke, a smile forming on his lips as he extended his left hand, putting Lille Barro on full alert.
"Seal!"
As the word came out of Hui's mouth, a giant pattern appeared on the ground where Lille Barro was standing, emanating a golden light.
"This is?"
Lille Barro subconsciously spoke, his body tensing up, ready to meet any possible attacks.
However, several seconds passed, and the attack he imagined didn't occur.
This made him somewhat puzzled.
"You won't be running away this time."
Hui spoke, causing Lille Barro to freeze before his expression changed.
He immediately used the power of the Shadow, wanting to disappear from the spot and return.
Then, Lille Barro's heart sank.
He discovered that his body had not been teleported away, but somehow, he remained where he was.
"This is the ability to seal space."
Hui took the initiative to explain, causing Lille Barro's heart to sink as he also felt a chill.
He had discovered Hui's new ability, but this ability was one he would rather not have learned.
The ability to seal space.
"Alright pay up for trespassing in my villa time and time again."
Hui spoke, and Zhi yi appeared in his hand.
Seeing this, Lille Barro knew he probably wouldn't be able to leave easily.
He could only hope that his "false death" could deceive Hui.
Thinking this, Lille Barro said to Hui, "What a terrifying ability. This time, I'm afraid I really can't go back. Hui, I've always had a question in my mind. You're so powerful, so why has no one discovered your existence in the long history, and there's no record of you?"
Lille Barro pretended to be unwilling before his inevitable death, still trying to learn about Hui.
Hui smiled at this, then said, "This world is too big; there are too many things you don't know. There's more than just me who has disappeared into history, back then... But never mind, there's no use in saying so much. You should just die in peace."
Hui's Deliberately ambiguous words shook Lille Barro greatly.
It wasn't just Hui who had disappeared into history; there might be other powerful figures unknown to people, not revealed.
And "back then"...
Lille Barro's mind raced, but he quickly put these thoughts aside and focused on preparing to meet Hui's attack, to face his impending calamity.
"Die!"
As Hui's voice fell, he disappeared from the spot. In an instant, he was already behind Lille Barro, and the sword in his hand had pierced Lille Barro's body.
Even though he also possessed the ability to teleport instantly, Lille Barro's reaction speed was simply too slow. Compared to Hui, they were not even on the same level.
However, at the moment his body was pierced, Lille Barro spoke in his heart and suddenly opened his always closed left eye.
At this moment, Hui's Zhi Yi pierced through Lille Barro's body.
To put it another way, Hui's sword's edge was nullified by Lille Barro's body.
Hui quickly moved away, looking at Lille Barro who had opened his eyes, suddenly interested. He said, "You nullified my attack? It seems you have some decent abilities."
Hearing this, Lille Barro also said, "You'll soon know that I have even greater power."
After speaking, Lille Barro no longer hesitated and directly entered Vollständig mode.
Golden holy light emanated from Lille Barro's eyes, and then a powerful Reiryoku burst out from his body, this Reiryoku condensing into a dazzling golden Quincy pentacle.
When the halo gradually dissipated, Lille Barro had completely transformed.
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