Tier Harribel vs. Retsu Unohana (Conclusion)

Retsu Unohana cut out a Manta Ray because she was most familiar with this type of fish.

After all, her Shikai Zanpakuto can transform into this kind of magical fish.

Moreover, it's a fish that can fly, making it perfect for dealing with Tier Harribel in the air.

Well, as a manifestation of a sword technique, it doesn't really matter what form it takes. Even if it's a Brick, as long as Retsu Unohana believes it can fly, it can fly.

Unfortunately, Retsu Unohana's will wasn't strong enough to be certain that the Brick could fly. She could only use an animal she recognized as capable of flight to launch an attack on Tier Harribel.

When the manta ray takes flight, it carries away all the moisture on the ground. Its size is terrifying; it can be described as blotting out the sky.

Faced with such terrifying sword skills, Tier Harribel had no way to dodge.

Retsu Unohana watched her with a smile, wondering with interest how she would respond—would she grit her teeth and fight back, or simply run away?

Actually, neither of these are true. Tier Harribel used the Shark Greatsword as a vessel to transform into a giant Great White Shark, which then entered the manta ray's body.

Then, she swam freely inside the manta ray, as if she were a fish in water, not only unharmed but also quite happy.

Retsu Unohana was amused by Tier Harribel's decision, and her fierce killing intent and even more terrifying gloomy aura dissipated considerably as a result.

"Alright, as expected of the third Espada, he's not someone you can take down so easily."

Retsu Unohana brandished her Zanpakuto and used [Shunpo] to rush into the sky.

The giant manta ray collapsed with a crash, and the strongest female Death God and the strongest Arrancar faced off head-on, engaging in a brutal close-quarters Swordsmanship.

Their battle was so fierce that they quickly dominated the skies above Karakura Town.

The two figures clashed fiercely. Although they were moving too fast to see their faces clearly, their tall and slender figures still stirred the imagination.

Yes, it's Shazo Zuo!

While faking a fight with Gin Ichimaru, he diligently watched the battle in the sky.

Shazo wasn't nervous at all. He had absolute confidence in Retsu Unohana's strength and wasn't worried about her getting hurt.

He simply admired the powerful and beautiful swordswoman, whose astonishingly well-proportioned and slender figure.

Nice!

"Hey! You've gone too far!" Gin Ichimaru snapped angrily. "I'm the former Third Division Captain, you should at least give me some respect!"

Shazo curled his lip. "So what if Third Division Captain? I can take that position anytime I want."

Gin Ichimaru retorted defiantly, "I also possess the power of Hollows!"

Shazo scoffed even more. "You don't even have the Hōgyoku. As Death God forcibly grafting Hollow power onto yourself, you have absolutely no future."

Gin Ichimaru didn't care at all. "I don't care. As long as I can get stronger now, that's enough for me to beat you up!"

Shazo sneered and brandished his Zanpakuto: "You think you can beat me?"

Gin Ichimaru drew his Zanpakuto: "How will we know the outcome if we don't try?"

"Aren't you afraid to try dying?"

"Shazo, the Fourth Seat, I'm not that fragile."

"Ridiculous! Watch how I strike at your fatal weakness!"

Come on!

Shazo pointed his finger at Gin Ichimaru's heart. "Rangiku Matsumoto has never loved you. She only sees you as a good friend, and at most, she cares about you!"

"?!" Gin Ichimaru was stunned, his eyes almost widening in disbelief. "You, you bastard—I, I don't like her, whether she loves me or not is none of my business—"

Shazo squinted at Gin Ichimaru's pained expression as he clutched his heart, and let out a terrifying sneer, "You have no idea what the most terrifying attack is?"

"A heavy sword cannot pierce the heart armor, but a whispered word in the ear is most effective at winning hearts!"

Gin Ichimaru panicked: "No—"

Shazo didn't give him a chance, and said in rapid-fire, "Once you're dead, Rangiku will be pursued by other men!"

"Twenty years from now, she won't even remember your name!"

Thirty years later, she's nestled in someone else's arms, acting all cute!

Forty years from now, your existence will be a joke!

Shazo looked at Gin Ichimaru lying on the ground crying and said disdainfully, "Hmph! The outcome is decided!"

The battle between Jūshirō Ukitake and Ulquiorra was reaching its climax. They were highly focused and oblivious to everything around them.

But Stark and Shunsui Kyōraku, those two lazy bums, had long since stopped and were focused on listening to the gossip, only to hear nothing but hurtful words.

The two were so frightened that they engaged in a "fierce" battle and quickly moved away from Shazo and Gin Ichimaru.

At this moment, the battle between the two women on the battlefield was the most intense, with sparks from clashing Blade flashing across the sky from time to time.

Bite!

Retsu Unohana deflected Tier Harribel's Claymore with a single strike, then pointed a finger at her snow-white flower mud [Byakurai].

With the Spiritual Pressure of the Fourth Division Captain, this lowest-ranking Kido unleashed a lightning bolt as thick as a bucket, aimed directly at his heart.

Unfortunately, Death God's Byakurai is not true Leiting and does not possess the speed of light.

Retsu Unohana abandoned her incantation and used Hadō, aiming to catch Halibel off guard, but she still missed by a little, and the Hado grazed Tier Harribel's cheek and flew away.

Tier Harribel suffered minor abrasions on her cheek, but half of her golden hair was charred by the Byakurai. Still shaken, she immediately responded with Cero and took the opportunity to retreat quickly, putting distance between herself and Retsu Unohana.

She had really suffered a great loss in the previous Swordsmanship fight.

Retsu Unohana is well-versed in all Swordsmanship. No matter how Tier Harribel strikes, she can anticipate his moves and strike first despite being the one who attacks last.

However, Tier Harribel's resilience was also unexpected; no matter how hard Retsu Otome exerted herself, she was able to persevere and continue fighting.

Retsu Unohana praised, "Very good Swordsmanship. Where did you learn it?"

Tier Harribel replied warily, "Hmph, I am Menos Grande, and I have never learned any Swordsmanship!"

Retsu Unohana praised again, "So it all started with Beast Instinct and eventually developed into something unique—truly remarkable."

She glanced at the Claymore with shark gill patterns; like Nnoitra, this sword was likely part of the original form that Arrancar Tier Harribel's defenses.

Based on shape and function, the most likely possibility is a fish head containing gills, followed by a dorsal fin for cutting through waves, and only a very small possibility is a shark tooth.

After all, this sword's attack power is only average, but its sturdiness is extremely strong, and it can also manipulate water flow.

Sharks have very sharp teeth, but they are also very fragile.

Having read and speculated, Unohana did not receive a reply from Tier Harribel.

Tier Harribel watched Retsu Unohana's every move with caution. In just a few exchanges, she realized the obvious difference in strength between the two.

She was well aware that there was a significant gap between her and her opponent in terms of raw strength, and an even greater gap in combat experience; her defeat was already a foregone conclusion.

Retsu Unohana spoke to Tier Harribel with the intention of easing the pace of the battle and giving her a chance to surrender.

But Tier Harribel didn't respond, Retsu Unohana also stopped talking, unleashing her full Spiritual Pressure, which surged forth from her body, stirring up a terrifying storm.

Moreover, she deliberately exuded a suffocating aura, which, mixed with terrifying Spiritual Pressure, gave everyone on the battlefield the illusion of being in Hell.

Even Stark, who was contemplating suicide, couldn't help but feel his eyes twitching. If dying meant going to such a horrible place, he would rather be hanging there, half-dead, like he was now.

Immediately, a strong wind arose, and Retsu Unohana's figure faded and disappeared; she was fighting seriously.

[Afterimage]

Suddenly losing sight of the enemy, Tier Harribel was naturally shocked. Without thinking twice, she swept her Shark Claymore around, creating countless splashes of water as she prepared for battle.

The surging water clung tightly to her exquisite body, spinning at an extremely high speed, while constantly generating sharp water blades that splashed outwards like arrows.

Tier Harribel didn't expect to be able to resist powerful enemies, but she hoped that the water blades she unleashed would hit them, giving her some advance warning.

In addition, Tier Harribel stirred up Mr. Popo of Spiritual Pressure, which spread out like Dragon Radar, and we focused intently on sensing the feedback from the Spiritual Pressure.

Having done everything she could, she stood there, quietly waiting for the attack to come.

Suddenly, a sharp killing intent appeared out of nowhere and pierced through her body before Tier Harribel could react.

This faint killing intent is illusory and unreal; it can only give people a fright but cannot cause any real impact.

But the bloody, malevolent energy that clings to killing intent and invades the body is different.

Tier Harribel was horrified to discover that he could no longer move his body.

Immediately afterwards, the rotating water curtain around him went out of control, not only ceasing to generate water blades but also attacking itself.

The sharp water blade pierced through the water curtain, and the surging Sword Qi condensed into a chilling killing intent. The water curtain instantly disintegrated and dissipated, transforming into a ring of blue light.

This was deliberately provoked by Tier Harribel. Taking advantage of this collapse as cover, she regained control of her body and recklessly wielded the Shark Greatsword, launching attacks blindly around herself.

The wildly swung giant sword created powerful Sword Qi, clearing away the surrounding environment inch by inch.

In just a few seconds, a Zanpakuto appeared out of Zanpakuto. Its curved blade blocked the nearly two-meter-long shark-shaped sword and suppressed it completely.

Upon seeing the Zanpakuto appear, Tier Harribel's expression changed drastically, because the timing of its appearance was too perfect, striking precisely at the critical moment when her old strength was exhausted and her new strength had not yet arisen.

A faint, almost imperceptible force traveled through the Shark Claymore, forcefully suppressing her entire body, locking her limbs and bones, rendering her completely immobile.

It seemed as if the blood-red blade slid rapidly along the spine of the Shark Claymore, leaping and twitching eagerly along the ridge, clearly aimed at Tier Harribel's neck.

The feeling of death enveloped Arrancar No. 3, causing her to involuntarily unleash her last bit of power.

[Gran Rey Cero]

Tier Harribel opened her red lips and unleashed a golden Cero.

Because her entire body was suppressed, she couldn't turn her head and couldn't see Retsu Unohana's figure, so [Gran Rey Cero]

It also cannot aim at the enemy.

Therefore, Tier Harribel deliberately controlled the Cero, making it out of focus, so that it spread out in a fan-shaped arc.

The Cero energy of the Cero unleashed a raging Hurricane, finally affecting the unseen enemy, who then fled from her with that terrifying Zanpakuto.

Then, Tier Harribel regained control of her body, and she couldn't help but gasp for breath, which triggered a violent cough.

"Cough cough cough----"

Tier Harribel stood awkwardly in mid-air, bent over and coughing violently.

Accompanied by rapid coughing, bright red blood was coughed up from his body.

It turned out that her throat had been injured by Retsu's Zanpakuto, which almost severed her cervical vertebrae and neck.

Blood was coughed up not only from his mouth, but also from the side of his neck, dripping down his body into the sea where the manta rays had regrouped after their collapse.

The more she coughed, the more frightened Tier Harribel became. Her wounds didn't look horrifying, but the residual spiritual energy on them was extremely troublesome, forcing her to fight with her Spiritual Pressure in order to avoid being beheaded bit by bit.

In fact, the outcome was already decided at this point. Tier Harribel was no longer able to unleash his Spiritual Pressure and was completely unable to resist Retsu Unohana's attack.

But Tier Harribel looked at the suddenly appearing Retsu Unohana with a stubborn gaze; she had no intention of surrendering.

If she were fighting a male Death God, he would definitely be moved by her gentle yet strong demeanor, and would hold back somewhat.

For example, Shazo would feel affection and pity for him.

Of course, Shazo won't stop fighting. His opponent's unwavering spirit deserves respect, but it's not commendable at all.

After all, Death God and Hollowborn are mortal enemies. Their fundamental positions of friend and foe are different, and there is no reason for them to let the enemy go.

So-called respect means leaving Tier Harribel with a complete corpse.

However, Tier Harribel's stubbornness only fueled Retsu's anger.

"You shameless slut, you're asking for it!"

Sister Hua snorted coldly, raised her knife, and was about to step forward to finish off this damned, vicious woman, tearing her to pieces.

He's even older than her! Unforgivable!

Retsu Unohana used [Shunpo] and suddenly appeared beside Tier Harribel, raising her hands high in a decapitation pose.

Just as she was preparing to deliver the final blow to Tier Harribel, alarm bells went off in her head.

Subconsciously, Retsu Unohana raised her head and looked at the Spatial Rift that had suddenly torn open in the air.

An ominous Spiritual Pressure erupted from that crack, instilling a strange hatred in all the Death God.

After a burst of Spiritual Pressure erupted from the Spatial Rift, black Spiritual Pressure that had completely solidified flowed out.

Then a pair of enormous bone hands emerged from the Spatial Rift, tearing at it with all their might. Accompanied by the dull sound of fingernails scraping against glass, the Spatial Rift was forcibly opened.

An unusually large phantom emerged with its head, followed by shoulders and two arms.

Even with only the upper part of its body exposed, it was as massive as a mountain, and its two bloated arms supporting its upper body were like giant pillars supporting the sky.

The giant Hollow's single eye stared intently at the Fireball in the sky, black Spiritual Pressure beginning to gather in its pupil.