Watching Ulquiorra's figure disappear in the wind, Kurosaki Ichigo remained silent.
He himself didn't know why he said those words just now.
But for some reason, he had a feeling in the dark that they would have a chance to meet again in the future.
In short...it seems that from the moment he accepted the fact that he was destined to become the 'king', something changed.
This feeling even made Ichigo Kurosaki feel that the answer he wanted to ask all the way here seemed to be unimportant... or in other words - this was the answer that man gave him.
He will be the 'King,' the 'King of the World,' and will be crowned by that man.
‘The king should watch everything in this world, watch his people, respond to their calls, and guide them in the direction... Of course, this includes Ulquiorra who is confused and looking for something.
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"..."
After sensing that the weak spiritual pressure he was familiar with completely disappeared, Yami was slightly stunned.
Opposite him, Kuchiki Rukia and others breathed a sigh of relief.
"Ichigo's reiatsu has returned to normal...and the terrifying reiatsu that caused him to compete has disappeared...did he win?"
boom--
Listening to the three people in front of him telling him the most unpleasant result, Yami seemed to reach out and smash the high wall beside him.
"Ah~ah~ I also said that I would help you after crushing these bugs! You died first... let's forget it... it's really useless... Ulquiorra."
As he spoke, Yami curled his lips slightly and clasped his fists violently. The bulging muscles broke the uniform he was holding out, revealing the number imprinted on his shoulder, '10.
"Then...what should I do now? I don't need you to help me make a decision. I'm really worried...is it enough to just crush these bugs? Of course not! I'll eat all the souls I saved from sleeping.
Even if you take care of them, there will still be a lot left over!!"
"Why does he seem to be getting bigger again..."
Teatori Taihu looked at Yami's body that had swelled again, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
"It doesn't matter, thanks to him getting bigger, we can see that..." Renji Abarai raised his head and pouted at the two people beside him, "Look, on that guy's shoulder, there is a number '10'
.Before coming here, have you ever fought against the Ten Blades?"
"Of course, I lost miserably..." Rukia Kuchiki recalled the painful memories of being brutally tortured by Shiba Haiyan, with helplessness on her face.
"Yeah, I can't beat him..." Sadatora Taihu also nodded, but there seemed to be some hesitation in his tone, "But... the 'Ten Blades' I met seems to be ranked quite high."
"That's right, according to rankings... this guy is the weakest one." Abarai Renji said expressionlessly, "Don't be fooled by the size, right? Maybe we have a chance if we join forces?"
"Let's try it..."
After hearing this, Taihu Sadatora and Rukia Kuchiki seemed to agree.
"Ah?"
The content of the conversation between the three seemed to make Yami opposite him feel a little displeased, "What are you talking about? Is there any chance you can beat me? Just with your scraps? How ridiculous!!"
…
As he spoke, Yami's face suddenly became extremely angry.
He roared and pulled out the short sword from his waist, and used the 'Returning Blade' without giving the three of them any chance to react.
"Get angry—angry beast!"
boom--
A violent roar sounded, the sound of the ground being crushed by a terrifying weight.
Yami's figure suddenly began to expand, a mountain-like shadow enveloped the three of them, and the terrifying spiritual pressure they had never seen before came like an overwhelming force.
In the horrified gazes of the three people, the numbers engraved on his swollen shoulders began to change. The number '10' and '1' began to disappear, leaving only the ominous '0', which was the beginning and the end.
"Hey Hey hey…
…”
Abarai Renji's calm expression just now became twitching, "Isn't it? What is this?"
"Who told you... that the number of 'Ten Blades' is only '1' to '10'?"
A majestic voice came from above.
Yami, who was as huge as an ancient behemoth, was looking down at the three people below who were like ants.
"Let me tell you... I am the most special one among the Ten Blades. I am the only one among the Ten Blades who can accumulate spiritual pressure without limit and become stronger. My true identity is the 0th Ten Blades.
Yami Rialgo! When my spiritual pressure accumulates to a certain level - then I will be the strongest Ten Blades!!"
The terrifying sound waves hit the three people below, followed closely by a huge fist that seemed to be able to cover the sky.
boom--
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The present world, the false Karakura Town.
Along with a violent roar, the entire earth seemed to tremble. The strong shock wave caused the surrounding buildings to begin to collapse, and swaying wires danced wildly in the air.
"Is that all there is to it?"
In mid-air, Harribel looked down at the downed Toshiro Hitsugaya expressionlessly, "It turns out that the captain's strength is only this..."
Seemingly disappointed, she raised her hand again and raised the blade in her hand.
"Huh...huh..."
Below, Hitsugaya Toshiro stood up in embarrassment, raised his head and looked at Harribel's figure, his expression extremely solemn.
He raised the Zanpakuto in his hand and tried to use Hyōrinmaru's ability to freeze the opponent's spiritual pressure.
But at the same time that he raised his sword, Harribel on the opposite side also raised his sword.
"Blue Sword Cannon."
Terrifying spiritual pressure gathered in the middle of her hollow blade, and her spiritual power was instantly filled.
A shadow like a cross envelops the entire blade.
The terrifying low temperature spread in the direction pointed by Hitsugaya Toshiro's blade, and the water vapor in the air was instantly frozen and condensed into frost. However, facing the thick ice layer, the cross that burst out from Harribel's blade
, with overwhelming momentum, it penetrated the ice at extremely fast speed and arrived in front of Hitsugaya Toshiro.
"!!"
Facing the oncoming reiatsu attack, Hitsugaya Toshirodo shrank, his expression solemn as never before.
Not just him, it seems that except for the chief captain, all the captains on the battlefield in this world are trapped in a bitter battle at this moment.
puff.
With a crisp tearing sound, a gap was cut out of the bamboo hat on Kyoryu Shunsui's head.
…
He raised his eyes to look at his hat in surprise, and quickly distanced himself from Stark in front of him.
"Oh, what a surprise... I didn't expect you to be so powerful."
"Is it?"
Such praise sounded more like ridicule to Stark's ears, "You can actually dodge my continuous attacks with a hat and a coat... I'm the one who should be surprised, right?"
"Oops...coincidence, coincidence..."
Scarlet liquid flowed down Jingraku Shunsui's forehead. The knife just now not only hit the bamboo hat on his head, but also almost broke his head in half. His compliment was really sincere, but I don't know why, no one
letter.
【In view of the general environment,
"It's really difficult to handle..."
"Huh...huh...huh..."
Severe gasps came from the mouths of Zuihou who was kneeling on one knee and Omaeda Kichiyo.
As if surrendering to Balegang, the two of them knelt down in front of the bone chair where the other was sitting, in a state of embarrassment.
"snort."
A disdainful snort came from Bailegang's mouth.
He sat leisurely on the chair suspended in mid-air in the posture of an old man, looking at the two people who tried to challenge him with a bored expression, "What a useless guy, you can't even get me to leave this chair.
Then... make
As punishment for your offense, who wants to go to hell first?"
"..."
Faced with the questioning of the terrifying old man in front of them, Suihou and Ohmaeda Kichiyo fell into a brief silence.
"team leader……"
After a while, Ōmaeda Kichiyo spoke first.
"Say!" Broken Bee responded angrily.
"Is it almost... ready?" Kichiyo Ohmaeda asked.
"Okay? What can it be?" Broken Bee asked back without looking back.
"Do I need to say this!? Of course the restrictions have been lifted!!"
Kichiyo Ohmaeda roared as if he was about to go crazy, "The spiritual pressure has almost accumulated! Lift the limit quickly! Otherwise, if you continue like this, you will really die!"
"oh?"
Listening to the conversation between the two, Bailegang on the opposite side was a little confused, "So you still retain your strength until now? You are really... a stupid guy who doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth."
"You have to try it to know whether you are stupid or not! Stinky old man!"
Ohmaeda Kichiyo's tone was extremely arrogant, "As long as the restrictions are lifted, you can wait to be killed instantly by me and the captain!"
"Is it?"
Balegang's tone was still calm after hearing this. He stretched out his hand to support his chin, leaned sideways on the seat, and said lazily, "Then let's give it a try? I want to see how you can kill me instantly."
"You don't need to tell me! It's coming! Right? Captain!?"
Omaeda Kichiyo asked Zambia eagerly to the side.
"no."
However, faced with such a suggestion, Broken Bee rejected it without hesitation.
"Why?" Omaeda Kichiyo's face was full of confusion.
"When captain-level people come to the real world through the world-transmitting gate, they will generate limited spiritual seals on their bodies due to the spell of the world-transmitting gate. This is to prevent overly powerful spiritual pressure from affecting the stability of the real world...
"Zihou explained, "But... the place we came to this time is not the real 'present world', but the false 'Kukura Town.'"
…
"Ah?" Ohmaeda Kichiyo still didn't seem to understand.
"That is to say... there is no need to limit the spiritual pressure at all, so this time the world-traveling gate does not have such a spell - we have... no limiting spiritual seal on us at the moment."
"How...is that possible?" Omaeda Kichiyo was stunned when he heard this, "Does that mean...we have already lifted the restrictions at this moment?"
"Unfortunately, this is indeed the case..."
Broken Bee covered his injured arm and said regretfully.
"Hahahahaha——"
As if he had heard a big joke, Bailegang held his stomach and laughed wildly on his seat.
"What an interesting group of ants, not bad as a sideshow..."
As he spoke, he slowly stood up.
"But I'm almost tired of watching it... Next, answer the question I just asked?"
Card--
Balegang's arm was suddenly inserted into the bone seat, and as the bones continued to crack, a huge battle ax was held in his hand.
"Which of you wants to go to hell first?"
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"Is the captain also so vulnerable?"
Seeing Hitsugaya Toshiro hit the ground again by his own spiritual pressure, Harribel's tone was full of disappointment.
She hasn't even used the Return Blade yet.
"Apache and the others...were they defeated by people like this?"
As she spoke, she raised the blade in her hand as if she was feeling emotional, as if she was planning to end this boring battle.
"Let me end it... Conquer him - the Imperial Queen!"
As he spoke, spiritual pressure like ocean waves rose from behind Harribel, as if it could overturn the entire world.
The surging waves enveloped her whole body, and the sharp blade slowly stretched out from the water and cut it down. When the water surface was covered
After the incision, the figure of Harribel finally emerged after returning to the sword.
Her appearance doesn't seem to have changed much compared to usual, except for the addition of fish fin-like decorations on her back and the change in the shape of the blade.
However, in the face of this spiritual pressure that was indeed rising like a leap, Hitsugaya Toshiro did not dare to show any signs of neglect.
He focused his attention on the opponent, ready to attack at any time.
But the next moment, a slash that was so fast that no one could detect it landed on his shoulder.
puff--
Hitsugaya Toshiro's figure was cut in half instantly and shattered like a broken piece of ice.
"Did you see it? It's just an ice dragon...one strike from my shark can make it fall into the sea."
Harribel asked calmly, seemingly already winning.
But the next moment, a responding voice came from behind her.
"Is it?"
"!!"
Feeling the chill coming from behind, Harribel shrank.
When she took a clear look at the figure that had been chopped apart by herself, she realized that it was just ice shards all over the sky.
A blade with cold murderous intent came from behind.
Harribel suddenly lowered his head and dodged the knife.
Then she fought back with a knife.
But Hitsugaya Toshiro dodged him with a speed she had never seen before.
"What's going on? You..."
"Are you confused? It's just a deception."
Toshiro Hitsugaya didn't explain too much, he just responded calmly, "I know you guys know how to use the so-called 'Returning Blade,' so why do you think... I will use all my strength before you use the Returning Blade?"
What? It’s not good to judge a captain’s strength just by relying on the appearance of ‘Swastika’.”
"I see……"
Helibel nodded slightly when he heard this, but the expression on his face did not change much.
"I just said that Apache and the others should not lose to such a weak 'Captain.'"
"No...I think you misunderstood."
Hitsugaya Toshiro couldn't help but look at the 'Apache and the others' he said, the old man who was standing silently at the place where they were defeated.
"Compared to the captain...we are indeed 'so weak.'"