Ulquiorra immediately noticed Ichigo's unusual behavior. Ulquiorra's composure was his greatest weapon; no matter the situation, he could make the safest choice. This was also why Aizen trusted him. For example, in the original work, he used all his strength to cut off the horn on the Hollow Hollowfication Mask, destroying the Hollowfication Mask and saving everyone.
He noticed that Ichigo's Reiatsu was off, but confident in his own strength, Ulquiorra still approached Ichigo and slashed down with his sword.
Ichigo was still being tossed around like a ball, unable to perform a proper recovery maneuver. Unable to deflect the force, he could only barely defend himself. But this time, Ulquiorra wasn't facing that weak Ichigo anymore.
Suddenly, Ichigo's blood exploded all over his body. This was an injury caused by the excessive Spiritual Power impact. However, because of this violent release of Spiritual Power, Ichigo managed to absorb the force and then fiercely clashed his sword with Ulquiorra.
With this slash, Ichigo's arm burst open, bleeding profusely. This was a desperate fighting style, exactly the same as Ulquiorra's previous method of using his arm as a bomb. However, Ulquiorra's regenerative abilities were unmatched, and he didn't quite understand what this strange Ichigo was trying to do.
However, a miraculous scene unfolded: Ichigo's blood was automatically absorbed into his wound, and his injury healed instantly.
"High-Speed Regeneration?" Ulquiorra didn't have much time to the Visionary, because Ichigo arrived again, and the two swords clashed, engaging in a fierce battle.
Rukia escaped back to the trio, saying, "I've told you everything I can, it's impossible to get across there now! Orihime, don't worry about her! Just leave it to Ichigo."
"But"
"No buts, we can't get past this!"
Uryū and Sado watched the two girls arguing, unable to speak. The four of them retreated while still talking, as the battlefield between Ulquiorra and Ichigo rapidly expanded, and Ulquiorra was pushing Ichigo further away from Las Noches.
But their running speed was clearly not as fast as the battlefield spreading, and they were extremely uncomfortable from the huge impact of Spiritual Power. Just then, the childish voice appeared again.
"Oh my, it's so nice to see you again so soon!"
The four looked over and saw six or seven Arrancar: Starrk, Lilynette, Natasha, Dolfen, Nnoitra, Ge Ze Li, and Yammy being dragged along.
In that instant, the four felt like they were about to die, but Starrk smiled slightly, and suddenly, the Spiritual Power fluctuations disappeared.
But the impact of Spiritual Power outside was still there; they could see the surrounding sea of sand trembling constantly—this was the result of the Spiritual Power impact. However, there was nothing there.
"You're Ichigo Kurosaki's friends, right?" Starrk asked with a chuckle.
"Hey!" At this time, Uryū is still the most reliable person.
Starrk extended his hand, Uryū shook it without hesitation; the two shook hands in a very friendly manner.
"I am Starrk, the eldest of the Arrancar. You have already Dolfen. This is our eldest sister Lilynette, our third sister Natasha, our tenth brother Nnoitra, and our sixteenth sister Ge Ze Li. As you can see, Lilynette and I are twins."
"Uh, hello everyone."
"Our tenth brother offended you all some time ago, and as his eldest brother, I apologize on his behalf."
"No, no, it's not that serious."
Starrk wants an apology, but someone has to dare accept it. None of the people present dare; they're now at his mercy, like fish on a chopping board. These four have no objections; they'll do whatever Starrk says.
"Haha, don't be so nervous. Don't you know our father, Jun Shimizu? You can treat us as friends too. Our stance is on the same side as our father's."
"Hey~ Big brother, why do you call Chun 'father' just like second brother? Chun is Chun~"
Starrk gently tapped Dolfen on the head, "Don't you dare undermine me."
"Hehe~"
Dolfen didn't care about anything else. She ran to Orihime's side and pulled Orihime over, "We came to find you! Quickly heal my stupid tenth brother! He'll die without a hand, he really will die!"
"Waaaaah! Waaaah!!"
Nnoitra was about to speak when Dolfen instantly sealed her language abilities. Dolfen's power was sound waves; she could directly impact the brain with ultrasound, modulate frequencies to garble speech, and use infrasound to kill silently. Dolfen's direct combat ability was mediocre, but her abilities were formidable.
And don't let her loli appearance and cute demeanor fool you into thinking she's naive. Her symbol, the Dolfen, ranks among the top three in intelligence among the Arrancar; she knows everything. She makes the most of her looks, and with such an adorable loli coming to you asking for a favor, how could you refuse?
Nnoitra was still resisting when his other sister, Natasha, intervened. Natasha grabbed Nnoitra by the neck, bared her fangs, and bit Nnoitra on the neck. Nnoitra immediately began to convulse.
After Natasha revealed her venomous fangs, Uryū and the others realized that this beautiful woman was indeed Arrancar, because Natasha's Hollowfication Mask completely obscured her head; she had no Hollowfication Mask at all.
Natasha smiled and patted Orihime's little face. "Little sister~, now go and heal Nnoitra. Once you heal him, you'll gain our friendship. And please rest assured, we guarantee that that silly little brother won't threaten your safety again. We can also guarantee your safety in Hueco Mundo, and the safety of that kid in the sky."
It was this last sentence that Orihime agree to heal Nnoitra. Of course, even without a guarantee, Orihime would have healed him anyway; she can't bear to see anyone hurt, whether friend or foe.
Healing Nnoitra was quick; repairing the severed arm was a piece of cake for Orihime. Non-fatal injuries made no difference to her; a minor cut and a severed leg healed at roughly the same speed.
Because Orihime's ability is to Event Rejection, a fatal wound requires resistance to death. Ordinary wounds only resist the repair of the skin and flesh, the outer packaging, which is not related to the essence of life and is not difficult at all.
So, the repair of all six arms took less than five minutes; this ability is truly amazing.
"Although my father had told me about her wonders, seeing it with my own eyes is still different," Natasha didn't know what she was feeling; it was more like shock, or rather, she was terrified.
"Indeed, this ability surpasses that of Arrancar, Soul Reaper, Undead, and Quincy."
Uryū wanted to argue, but found he had nothing to say. His Silver Blood was actually created with Orihime's help; without Orihime abilities, he would have been dead long ago.
At that moment, Ichigo's transformed state appeared in the sky. Starrk, Natasha, and Dolfen were also the first to notice Ichigo's transformation. Ge Ze Li, however, lacked experience.
"That kid has completely turned into a void?"
"That's how it feels from Reiatsu perspective."
"Wow! High-Speed Regeneration! I can't even do that fast!" Dolfen exclaimed in surprise.
"That's not super regeneration," Starrk asserted.
Natasha glanced at Orihime, "That's more like this little sister's ability."
"Indeed," Starrk glanced at Orihime, "The power of resistance... in that case, let's call this characteristic Death Resistance."
"Big brother is right, Death Resistance is a very good name."
"It has been recorded that one of Ichigo Kurosaki's Hollowfication abilities is Death Resistance, which may be a special characteristic."
"What does his Hollowfication symbolize?"
"Don't you all care why Father was able to predict with absolute certainty that Ichigo and his second brother would both achieve Hollowfication during their fight?" Dolfen exclaimed.
"Sigh~", Starrk flicked Dolfen's head again, "Next time you'd better read the documents Father sent me carefully. This kid's complete Hollowfication was a backup plan left by Father! Father cleared away all of this kid's inner Heart Demons except for anger, leaving only the Heart Demon of anger. Once this kid gets angry while the Hollowfication Mask Fusion, he'll go berserk sooner or later."
"What did you say?!" Orihime and Rukia shouted in unison.
"This is none of your business, and Father's considerations are far beyond the comprehension of you brats. It's a plan that started five hundred years ago, before your ancestors for seven or eight generations have even been born. If you could also see five hundred years into the future, then you can question our Father."
Well-reasoned and irrefutable, this forward-thinking approach is always scorned by short-sighted people. For example, many highways built in my country more than 20 years ago were criticized at the time as vanity projects because there weren't enough cars. But today, everyone complains, "Why weren't the roads wider when they were built?"
Ulquiorra in the sky was now at a disadvantage. The fighting style of Ichigo opposite him was unimaginably Kongbu. After realizing that his Reiatsu could not completely suppress Ulquiorra, Ichigo chose to explode his blood with every attack, completely disregarding his body's ability to withstand the Explosion Spiritual Power output.
But what's even more Kongbu is that this fighting style, under the regeneration ability that Starrk just named Death Resistance, can essentially become completely unscathed. Ulquiorra also realized that it wasn't High-Speed Regeneration; he himself was a master of High-Speed Regeneration, so how could he be mistaken?
So Ulquiorra was completely overwhelmed at this point. The battle had shifted from him beating Ichigo pulp to Ichigo beating him into a pulp. Ultimately, Ulquiorra had no other choice.
"Seal it off, Black-Winged Demon!"
Black, fleshy wings sprouted from Ulquiorra's back, and Hollowfication Mask covered his entire head, from which two small horns also emerged. Ulquiorra's overall color scheme and appearance were inspired by Demons Bats from the World of the Living.
"Moonlight Sword"
After his Resurrección, Ulquiorra's speed has increased even further. His wings are no longer just for show; he also possesses a unique method of Spiritual Power gathering—a rare fighting style where he directly conjures weapons from Spiritual Power. The Moonlight Sword is a Resurrección Spiritual Power weapon, approximately 1.2 meters long, spindle-shaped, pointed at both ends and thick in the middle, capable of being projectiles.
"Go!"
Ulquiorra didn't want to Ichigo in close combat right now; that reckless guy was such a headache. He unleashed his Moonlight Sword.
A terrifying scene unfolded: Ichigo crashed headfirst into the Moonlight Sword, his left hand catching the Spiritual Power attack. Blood gushed from his entire arm, yet he simultaneously regenerated, managing to crush the Moonlight Sword in his bare hands.