Sister Hua, She's All Yours

"Bakudō Number Thirty-Seven: Tsuriboshi!"

Momo Hinamori realized what was happening and quickly used her Bakudō to catch the falling Rangiku Matsumoto, preventing her from suffering further injury from the fall.

Just as she was about to treat Rangiku's wounds, Ong appeared in front of her without her noticing.

Its speed was too fast; although it wasn't invisible or imperceptible, it was still faster than Momo Hinamori's reaction speed.

By the time Momo Hinamori realized what was happening, Ono's punch, carrying the force of wind and thunder, had already come crashing down, less than a foot away from Momo Hinamori's face.

Tōshirō Hitsugaya, who was engaged in a fierce battle with Tier Harribel, was startled and turned around to see this scene, and was immediately shocked.

But the next moment, Tōshirō let out a long sigh of relief.

Momo Hinamori did not suffer any broken bones or internal organ damage.

Because Shazo appeared in front of her and took Weng's huge fist with his own face.

There was no vibration, no popping sound, and not even any recoil. The enormous impact force from Weng's fist made no sound at all, as if it had completely disappeared upon contact with Shazo's face.

There is a technique among Death God called "Demon-Reversing Collision," which involves using the exact same Kido, with absolutely equal power and Spiritual Pressure, to neutralize the Kido used by the enemy.

Shazo took Weng's fist with his face, using a method similar to [Demon-Reversing Collision], but more complex and refined.

Because a fist is a mass attack propelled by matter, if the same force is applied, it can not only completely neutralize the opponent's force, but also turn both the user's and the opponent's arm into dust.

The techniques Shazo used largely referenced the [Star Shift] technique that Smiling, Proud Wanderer Shazo had recently mastered, using soft force to neutralize the opponent's power.

In other words, it completely absorbs the opponent's momentum, gathers all the force into its own body, circulates it through the meridians once, and then pours it all back onto the enemy.

It looked like Weng had landed a punch, but it also felt like it had missed. This contradictory feeling left Weng dumbfounded and confused.

But it immediately sensed Shazo's terrifying power upon contact, and instinctively began to probe. However, the more it probed, the more terrifying the power it sensed became, as if it had no limit.

The mad stag's instincts kicked in, frantically warning it to run away immediately.

But the excessive instinct destroyed Weng's body; it could only numbly watch as Shazo raised his right hand and flicked his finger on its own arm.

Using his middle finger, Shazo sent the force of Ya Oen's full-force punch back into its body.

Because of Shazo's meridian processing, this pure violence became much gentler, and was able to be transmitted along Weng's arm to its torso, instead of simply blowing off its arm.

BOOM!!

With a muffled thud, Weng's right arm and right half of its torso disappeared, shattered by its own force.

Having lost half of its lungs, the chimera monster collapsed without even being able to scream.

The three Apache girls' jaws nearly dropped. The combined attack of the three of them, Om, was a monster that even Tier Harribel had to take seriously.

While Oom's speed was fast, it was nothing to Tier Harribel. What she needed to be wary of was Ya Oen's unreasonable and powerful strength, as well as his even more terrifying Self-Healing abilities.

"Stand up, Ya Oen!" Apache shouted, "Tear that Death God to pieces!"

"Huff, huff----"

As a monster created from the fusion of the flesh and blood of three women, Chimeraon appears to be an independent life form, but in reality, it is a product of the combination of Hollow and Death God abilities.

In a sense, it is closer to a life form that Zanpakuto in its physical form, and is naturally able to Mind Stone with the three creators and sense the anger and panic of the heroines.

The old man is even less Zanpakuto; he has no sense of self or self-interest.

Sensing its owners' urging, it began to gasp for air even more frantically, its Shattering lungs making a whirring sound as it struggled to draw air into its lungs.

Its wound writhed, growing and healing at an alarming rate. After a few rapid breaths, it stood up again, opened its mouth, and let out a frenzied roar.

"Ooooh--!"

The roar shook the heavens and the earth. Weng's wounds healed almost instantly, and its already enormous size grew even larger. Because of the rapid growth, its bones even made a cracking noise.

The murderous aura of Beast spread out, and Weng stared wide-eyed, bloodshot at Rangiku Matsumoto and Momo Hinamori, who were walking away behind Shazo.

Shazo Zuo laughed, "This bullying and cowardly behavior truly befits Beast that prioritizes instinct."

Shazo's laughter Ya Oen, who instinctively took a step back.

Then, urged on by an even louder voice, it overcame its instinctive fear and pounced on Shazo with its arms outstretched.

From the moment the Beast was injured, Shazo kept a close eye on Weng, not missing a single reaction.

His deep eyes saw directly to the cellular level, and even deeper, revealing the source of this terrifying Self-Healing ability.

When Weng roared and pounced, everything was under Shazo's control.

Shazo drew his Zanpakuto and slashed it down with a "whoosh".

With such a simple and unassuming strike, without anyone sensing any Spiritual Pressure or creating any dazzling Sword Qi, Weng, whose defenses were astonishing, was cleaved in two.

The three Apache girls' jaws dropped, and Tier Harribel, who had regained the upper hand while Tōshirō was distracted, was also taken aback.

She had fought Weng more than once and was well aware of the monster's strong defenses. How could she have been cut open so easily?

Taking advantage of Tier Harribel's momentary distraction, Tōshirō Hitsugaya launched a new attack, turning the tide of the battle once again.

But an even more astonishing change occurred: the old man, who Self-Healing at a rapid pace, suddenly stopped Self-Healing, and his body was covered with dense blisters.

When the blisters rupture, the chimera not only loses its ability to Self-Healing, but also completely loses its most basic vital signs.

Its body even began to rot rapidly, quickly turning into a pool of thick mucus, leaving no bones behind.

The three Apache women were struck dumb, standing there stunned.

Shazo flicked his sword and asked, "The three of you, are you considering surrendering?"

"Don't even think about it!" Apache shouted, startled awake, firmly expressing his refusal.

With the help of her sisters, she stood up, gritted her teeth, broke off her last remaining antler, and regained her balance and fighting ability.

The three Apache women shouted in unison, "We are Lord Tier Harribel's subordinates, and we will never surrender to you!"

They simultaneously let out a low shout, raising their Spiritual Pressure to its peak, and then drew their Zanpakuto, surrounding Shazo from the left, center, and right.

Shazo praised softly, "Knowing you were no match, you still had the courage to draw your sword; that's commendable courage."

He raised his Zanpakuto: "To your courage! I will fight you with all my might without using my Shikai!"

"Life and death are predestined, success and failure are determined by fate!"

Swish!

Shazo used his limited Spiritual Pressure as a base, circulating it within his body. After being honed by Sword Intent, it transformed into the sharpest Sword Qi, which he then unleashed with a horizontal Zanpakuto in its Asauchi state.

[Azure Phoenix Hundred Splendors]

The Zanpakuto drew a beautiful arc in front of Shazo, scattering sword Sword Qi along its path, which transformed into the shape of feathers.

The Sword Qi energy spread out in a fan shape, forming a pair of huge cyan wings.

The most intense Sword Qi gathered between these two wings, extending forward at top speed and transforming into the head of a blue phoenix.

The phoenix, composed entirely of Sword Qi, emitted a clear and melodious sword cry. With lightning speed, it covered the three Apache women and flashed past their waists.

A cyan Sword Qi aura shot into the sky, tearing the simulated clouds in the sky into two parts.

One sword cleaves the heavens!

Accompanied by cyan Sword Qi, bright red blood splattered across the sky. The three Apache women's eyes rolled back, blood gushed from their waists and abdomens, and they fell from the sky.

The enormous, chilling wounds had almost severed their waists horizontally.

Fortunately, because they didn't have their Shikai Zanpakuto, the three women's lumbar vertebrae weren't severed, preventing them from suffering the same fate Kaname Tōsen.

Even more Luck, without Shikai, they didn't use the power of their Zanpakuto, and the residual power of Aoyama wouldn't hinder their Self-Healing, so they still had hope of surviving.

But with such massive wounds, especially with so many internal organs severed, whether the three Apache women can survive depends on fate.

With a deafening roar, golden Cero, like Sword Qi, streaked across the distance.

Faced with the powerful attack from the Menos Grande, Shazo dared not be negligent and began to chant. "The sun and moon traverse the sky, cold comes and heat goes, following the rules, forming its own Fang Yuan!"

"The Heaven-Measuring Ruler!"

As he Shikai his Zanpakuto, Shazo gently twisted his wrist, deftly and swiftly drawing three Sword Qi in the air, outlining an equilateral triangle directly opposite the Cero.

Shazo spoke up, "I said: This love triangle rule is in effect!"

Shazo's Zanpakuto is called Heaven-Measuring Ruler. After its Shikai, its ability is to define geometric shapes and replace the original physical rules with rules unique to those geometric shapes.

The rule for an equilateral triangle is— Wormhole!

In an instant, the Cero rushed into the triangle formed by the Sword Qi, and then the fierce attack disappeared.

It didn't disappear; rather, it passed through a triangular Wormhole, arrived somewhere in the void of the Universe, and vanished into the vast starry sky. The triangular Wormhole only existed for a brief half-second because the natural expansiveness of space closed the Wormhole, and the abnormally designated regular area of the triangle also collapsed.

At that moment, a voice filled with rage rang out. "Cero!"

Shazo looked in the direction of the sound and found that it was Tier Harribel who had fired the Cero at him.

This is quite normal. Tier Harribel's subordinate was hit by Shazo's magnificent sword move. The overwhelming power of that sword strike made it obvious that the subordinate was killed.

It's only natural for Tier Harribel to attack Shazo; it's not surprising at all.

Strangely, Tier Harribel's opponent was Tōshirō Hitsugaya, and he was being overwhelmed. How could she possibly have a free hand to attack herself?

Is Captain Tōshirō asleep?

Following the familiar Spiritual Pressure, Shazo saw Tōshirō panting as he got up. His ice armor Shattering, he was covered in dust, and he looked quite disheveled.

The cause of all this was a little Golden-Haired lying on the ground.

This Golden-Haired Arrancar, purple eyes, and prominent freckles, but its most distinctive feature is its two prominent front teeth.

Wonderweiss, a monster created by Aizen specifically to deal with the Captain-Commander.

To counter the flames of the Zanka no Tachi, Aizen sacrificed Wonderweiss's language, consciousness, knowledge, reason, intelligence, and even his robust physique.

He was so stupid that he had lost the sense of fear, and he didn't even really obey Aizen's orders.

Because Shazo Zuo killed Kaname Tōsen in advance, this monster lost its only channel of communication and became even more difficult to command. As a result, when it would participate in the battle and who it would attack became a matter of mystery.

As it turned out, this time it wasn't Jūshirō Ukitake was Bad Luck, but Tōshirō Hitsugaya.

Luck, after Tōshirō Shikai Hyōrinmaru, he naturally donned an ice armor, and all his power was specialized to deal with Captain-Commander Yamamoto's Wonderweiss, and he was not good at dealing with the power of ice and snow.

So Tōshirō was only disheveled, but not injured.

Suddenly, Wonderweiss opened his mouth wide and let out a loud shout, "Waaaaaah!" Just as Tōshirō was fully on guard, preparing to receive a new attack, Wonderweiss skipped away, completely unaffected by the atmosphere of the battlefield.

The bewildered Captain Hitsugaya stood frozen for several seconds before realizing he needed to stop Tier Harribel.

Meanwhile, the No. 3 female Arrancar had arrived at her subordinates' side and confirmed that none of them were dead.

He injected some Spiritual Pressure to keep his subordinates alive, Tier Harribel said softly, "Apache, Mila, Sun-Sun, you all get some rest. Leave the rest to me!"

After she finished speaking, a chilling killing intent emanated from her entire body.

Immediately afterwards, the Zanpakuto in his hand merged into his body, and then transformed into a strange weapon in his right hand. A massive Spiritual Pressure surged forth, so intense that it compressed the air and produced a loud explosion.

Tier Harribel was extremely aloof and rarely cared about anything, and among her three long-time subordinates was one of them.

At this moment, the usually indifferent Tier Harribel had completely turned into a rage, abandoning all thoughts of fighting Tōshirō Hitsugaya and setting his sights on Shazo, as if he had no choice but to kill him.

Tōshirō rushed over and apologized, "I'm sorry, Fourth Seat Shazo, the rest is up to—"

Shazo stopped him, pointing to Rangiku Matsumoto and Momo Hinamori, who were making a difficult retreat. "Go save them first! Don't leave with any regrets."

"Oh, okay!" Tōshirō readily agreed and handed the battlefield over to Shazo.

But Shazo had no intention of fighting. He looked at Tier Harribel and smiled, "Don't be nervous, I won't fight you."

Shazo turned to his side, his smile widening, "Sister Hua, she's in your care now."