Twin Ice Coordination

At the palace where Halibel was located, Sunsun and her two subordinates were naturally unhappy about the arrival of Rukia and Isane, especially since Rukia gave them a hard time right away.

But Halibel's evacuation order had already been issued, and they could not ignore it.

"We'll use the Hybrid Beast God Yao for support!" Mila, with her forthright personality, shouted as she retreated. She noticed that Halibel hadn't explicitly objected, so she understood that they were allowed to proceed.

Sunsun and the other two exchanged glances and together severed their left arms. The three different spiritual pressures merged together, and a humanoid monster with deer antlers and feet, long black hair, a muscular body, and a white snake tail appeared.

This is the combined power of the three subordinates, the Hybrid Beast God, Yao.

Yao immediately rushed into the palace, passing by Halibel in an instant. Halibel also wanted to see what kind of power these two Bleach, who had come up to provoke her, possessed.

Rukia noticed Yao's approach. This monster was also mentioned in the intelligence, and if it suddenly unleashed its power, it might not be much weaker than those lower-ranking Espada.

In that case, simply using Sode no Shirayuki is not enough; a stronger force is needed.

Just as Yao's fist was about to strike Rukia, she coldly uttered two words, "Bankai."

In the next instant, extreme low temperature spread outwards from Rukia's center. A white disc of light, formed from spiritual pressure, rose from the ground, pierced through the palace, and shot straight into the sky. The low temperature surged outwards like waves, freezing everything in sight.

The moment Rukia shouted out her Bankai, Halibel had already sprung back. Not only that, she grabbed one of her subordinates with one hand and the other with her arm, quickly escaping from the range of Rukia's Bankai.

Her deepest instincts told her that if she were even a fraction slower, her fate would be exactly the same as the palace's.

A pure white light slowly descended, covering the entire palace with a layer of transparent ice, making it look like a palace sculpted from ice.

If that were all, it wouldn't have been enough for Halibel to escape. When the moonlight of Hueco Mundo shone on the palace, the entire Ice Palace began to wither and crumble, turning into crystal-clear ice sand.

The lingering spiritual pressure from afar swept by, and the entire palace vanished like a mirage, as if it had never existed.

Inside the palace, Rukia slowly appeared. Her skin was pale from the cold, and she had short, snow-white hair adorned with an ice flower hair ornament. She wore a pure white, high-necked, ice-flower long dress, with several ribbons fluttering behind her.

Rukia the Zanpakuto diagonally with both hands, the tip of the blade gently striking the ground. Rukia a chilling breath and uttered the name of her Bankai, "Hakkaa no Togame."

The moment the Hakkaa no Togame struck the ground, the palace Rukia was standing on also turned into dust, and Yao, who had stopped in front of Rukia, disappeared along with the palace beneath his feet.

"How could this be?" Mila and the other two were so surprised they couldn't even speak. If they insisted on fighting, their fate would be no different from Yao's.

They had never heard of Bleach unleashing such a massive commotion when using Bankai. Their gazes turned to Halibel; could Halibel Bankai?

Halibel, however, wasn't as flustered as Mila and the others had imagined. She calmly asked, "You haven't fully mastered that Bankai yet, have you?"

Halibel was right. The destruction caused by Rukia Bankai actually the spiritual pressure leaked out during the Bankai, which meant that Rukia had not fully mastered the power of Bankai.

"And look at you, you look like you'd break at the slightest touch! Azure Sword Cannon!" Halibel unleashed a yellow slash, hurtling towards Rukia like a cannonball.

"Go, Frozen Clouds!"

A tall figure blocked Rukia's path. Kotetsu Isane unleashed his Zanpakuto to deflect Halibel's attack. It was a Zanpakuto starting from the tsuba.

"I see, so that's why we need to fight together?" Halibel saw Isane as someone who would protect Rukia. "A stationary target has no chance of defeating me. Conquer him, Tiburón!"

Halibel unleashed her Resurrección, a massive wave enveloping her in a heart-shaped formation. As the wave receded, her white armor, now only covering her vital parts, revealed that her right-hand weapon had transformed into a greatsword with shark gill patterns.

Halibel pointed her greatsword at Rukia and Isane, and a large amount of water vapor gushed out. Although she didn't know where these people got her information from, they thought it was too simplistic to use Ice Style abilities to directly counter her water-type moves.

The Scorching Sea Flow, with its the Heat steam, can instantly melt ice into water. The immobile ice sculpture, Bleach, had no choice but to withstand the attack head-on.

Just as Halibel had expected, even Isane, wielding the trident Zanpakuto, couldn't completely block the impact of the Scorching Sea Flow. Rukia had no choice but to move, and the Hakkaa no Togame emerged from beside Isane's head, unleashing a fierce burst of cold air from the sword.

The collision of high and low temperatures caused a large amount of white gas to diffuse out, while the high-temperature water vapor condensed into water droplets. The large amount of water vapor formed the most comfortable area for Halibel in front of Isane.

"Cascada!"

Halibel didn't waste the opportunity. She appeared in front of Isane and, using the surrounding environment combined with the spiritual pressure surging from the greatsword, unleashed a massive jet of water that pulverized Isane and Rukia.

"First Dance - Moonlight".

Counteracting the water column were ice pillars rising from the ground. The two spiraled and intertwined in the air, forming a bowl-shaped concave ice layer centered on Rukia. Rukia and Isane were just a hair's breadth away from being hit by this Cascada.

"How many more times can you withstand this Rukia Kuchiki!"

Halibel keenly noticed that after blocking her two attacks, several ice cracks appeared on Rukia's body. Rukia was like an ice sculpture that could shatter at any moment, unable to withstand Hakkaa no Togame's continued battle spirit.

Seeing Halibel raise her greatsword again, Rukia said softly, "We have to try, don't we? Please, Isane!"

"I understand, Bankai!"

Halibel swung her greatsword repeatedly, unleashing a barrage of massive water projectiles at high speed—one of her ranged attacks, War Tears.

However, before the water bullet could hit Rukia and Isane, it entered a mist that vaguely revealed a crystal-clear color like ice crystals.

Crack! Crack! Crack! Every War Tears that entered the mist was frozen into a large ice block and fell to the ground.

Halibel realized it too; it was another Ice Style Zanpakuto. Did these Bleach really think they could freeze all her water streams just by using ice?

The greatsword was charging, and a bright yellow spiritual pressure filled the entire gill-like structure. Halibel suddenly swung it forward, and a large area of yellow flashes swept towards the mist—this was her Cero.

The mist was rippled apart by the Cero, and the aftershocks continued to travel. Someone had to withstand this attack. Rukia? Or Isane, Bankai?

"Second Dance - Hakuren!" It was Rukia again; she unleashed a white shockwave that canceled out the Cero.

After the attack dissipated, Halibel was surprised to see that the ice sculpture-like beauty attacking her. Her body did not feel mechanical at all, and her movements were actually very agile.

Before she could think, Rukia had already drawn her sword and engaged Halibel in battle.

Amidst the whirlwind of swords, Halibel noticed once again that cracks were beginning to appear on Rukia's body, indicating that Rukia was still not used to the power of the Hakkaa no Togame.

But the next moment, the cracks on Rukia's body disappeared, as if they had never appeared.

The cracking sounds of ice grew more frequent as Rukia's movements became more intense, but no matter how many times Rukia cracked, her body always managed to return to normal the next moment.

This is not Rukia Kuchiki's power!

Halibel made a quick judgment and noticed that on Rukia's waist, there was a thin bandage that extended all the way to where Rukia had been standing. The other end of the bandage was held by Kotetsu Isane, who had just used Bankai.

At this moment, Kotetsu Isane was wearing silk and satin made of bandages. Each inch of these bandages was a product of condensed frost energy. These bandages had only two functions: to protect the frost sky and to rotate.

Frost's ability is to turn the bandaged area into ice, while Rotation is closely combined with the life ability of Isane Returns, using intact ice to replace the injured ice, thereby achieving the purpose of rapid healing.

This is Kotetsu Isane's Bankai, Frozen Clouds - Frosty Heaven Revolves.

The reason she was chosen to be Halibel's opponent alongside Rukia, besides the fact that her Zanpakuto has ice attributes, is primarily due to her regenerative abilities.

Because of the power of the Hakkaa no Togame, Rukia was already almost frozen into an ice block. Therefore, when Isane's power was applied to Rukia, the process of Frost Heaven was skipped, and she directly entered the cycle of reincarnation. The recovery speed was much faster, and Rukia could use the power of the Hakkaa no Togame without any damage.

The power of the Hakkaa no Togame is indeed formidable; prolonged use can even injure Rukia herself. However, with the support of Isane's Bankai, Rukia's power is forcibly elevated to a level suitable for a prolonged battle with Halibel.

Under Hakkaa no Togame's ultra-low temperature attack, Halibel's greatsword also began to be covered with a thin layer of ice.

This fight couldn't go on. Halibel was once again tied up by Rukia alone. Mila and the other two noticed Kotetsu Isane, who had been providing Rukia with support.

Without further ado, the three of them simultaneously unleashed their Resurrección and charged towards Kotetsu Isane. If they could interrupt Kotetsu Isane's support, Halibel would be able to turn the tide instantly.

Mila and the other two's actions caused Halibel to pause, but it was too late to stop them. She also heard Rukia's cold voice.

"They're so naive."

While Isane did not demonstrate any combat ability, it does not mean that Isane's Bankai is unusable in combat.

While keeping Rukia's bandages intact, Isane deliberately released the spiritual pressure from the bandages on his sleeves, and a mist of frost reappeared. Frozen Clouds were the most basic power of Isane's Zanpakuto.

Mila and her two companions, who had suddenly burst in, immediately lost Isane positions. Three cold bandages quietly wrapped around their bodies, froze, and then shattered. With ease, Isane crippled the three of them.

A scream came from the mist, and Halibel's heart tightened. She was about to rush towards Mila and the others when Rukia stopped her. Before she could get angry, she heard Rukia say something.

"Don't worry, Isane won't kill them. Let's keep fighting!"