The Battle Draws to a Close
The space in front of Las Noches rippled, and Shiba, along with the Arrancar, was freed from his Bankai. It was too difficult for one person to deal with all the Arrancar, and the battered Shiba could no longer maintain his Bankai.
The other Arrancar weren't faring much better; some were dead, others wounded, and almost none were unscathed. Seeing the unconscious Shiba on the ground, those who were still able to move rushed to finish Arrancar off.
"It's time to make a move, Inoue -nii."
With the Kyokkō removed, Tsuna and Sora Inoue walked out together. Tsuna didn't even glance at the Arrancar who Arrancar, gave Nel a word of advice, and headed straight for the Shiba.
"Nel, keep an eye on which Arrancar can be spared. Don't let Inoue kill too many."
Upon hearing Tsuna's words, Nel quickly chased after him. Managing Hueco Mundo required a lot of manpower. Having spent time in Las Noches, she roughly knew which Arrancar were not so violent and were willing to live normal lives.
Sora Inoue, however, didn't care about anything else and directly released the spiritual pressure of his 70th Espada. Anyone who dared to make a fuss would have their legs cut off first, then their hands, and if that didn't work, they would be wiped out. He no longer had to be an undercover agent and finally didn't have to serve a bunch of Arrancar.
Under the combined effect of the yellow, Sun Attribute flames and the green return path, Shiba slowly awoke. Upon seeing Tsuna, she immediately apologized.
"I'm sorry, Tsuna, I've let you down."
Shiba plan was to break through the Arrancar one by one, but his negligence led to their encirclement; otherwise, they wouldn't have suffered such serious injuries.
"You did a good job," Tsuna said, offering a word of comfort, before abruptly changing the subject, "But you're probably the one who was injured the most this time."
Tsuna's spiritual senses revealed the condition of everyone. Every Bleach who participated in the battle had some injuries, and even Shūhei Hisagi, who was playing a game of mutual destruction, was in better condition than Shiba.
Shiba closed his eyes in frustration. He knew he would have to spend a lot of money to stop their Ikkaku this time back in Soul Society.
"You rest first, I'll check the other battlefields." Tsuna left these words and disappeared.
"Tsuna, what do you think we should do with Barragan?" Yumichika asked hurriedly upon seeing Tsuna's appearance.
After Yumichika's relentless bombardment, both Barragan and Shūhei Hisagi lay dead on the ground, with only the Kazeshini Rope still firmly attached to their bodies, sustaining their lives.
Tsuna walked slowly to Barragan. Upon seeing Tsuna, Barragan was taken aback for a moment, then curled his lip, "If I had known you were leading the team, I wouldn't have made a move."
Barragan only caught a glimpse of the battle Ikkaku Tsuna and Aizen; if he had known Tsuna was there, he definitely wouldn't have gotten involved.
"It wasn't me who beat you up like this!"
Tsuna's words left Barragan speechless. Being defeated by these two unknown Bleach, Shūhei Hisagi and Yumichika, was a disgrace to Barragan.
"I won't waste any more words with you. From now on, Hueco Mundo will be under Nel's management..."
Before Tsuna could finish speaking, Barragan started yelling, his voice incredibly loud even though he was lying down, "Nel! That naive good-for-nothing! I won't allow it! Hueco Mundo is a world where the strong prey on the weak; letting her manage it will only ruin it..."
Tsuna had no interest in Barragan's nagging. After throwing a Bakudo at Barragan, he shouted to Shūhei Hisagi, "Shūhei Hisagi, release your Bankai!"
"Yes, Tsuna," Shūhei Hisagi said weakly. Shūhei Hisagi looked to be in a terrible state, but thanks to the Kazeshini Rope, he was still far from being on the verge of death.
Barragan's Chains were released, and he immediately began to rampage. Having been restrained by Tsuna, he could easily guess what Tsuna wanted to do.
Despite being unable to move his body, the black mist of Respira still spewed towards Tsuna immediately.
Faced with the terrifying black mist of aging, Tsuna remained completely unmoved. Even the Monk's black magic couldn't defeat him. However, Barragan's power was utterly ineffective against the Sky's harmonizing power.
The Soft Flame was released from Tsuna's palm, easily dissolving the black mist. Then, a Burning Supernova sent Barragan into the sky.
With a deafening boom, the Espada Barragan, was completely engulfed by the Sky Flame. Now, Barragan has been weakened by Shūhei Hisagi and Yumichika, and his physical abilities are not even comparable to those of Gillians. It would be too much for Tsuna to Burning Supernova for him.
Yumichika had no complaints about Tsuna stealing his life. He slumped to the ground, panting heavily without any regard for his image. The power of the Hundred-Eyed Ruri'iro Kujaku was not easy to control.
Fortunately, Shūhei Hisagi forcibly controlled the situation; otherwise, in a one-on-one fight, Yumichika would not have been able to defeat Barragan.
After being bound by the Kazeshini Rope, Yumichika could no longer hit Barragan's attacks, but could instead directly hit Shūhei Hisagi. Since the two of them were the ones taking the damage anyway, it didn't matter who he attacked.
Tsuna threw a Sun Attribute Fireball at each of them. "You two rest first, I'll go check on the others."
The place where the Yammy is located.
"Hey, why don't we just cut him off? That way, we can have another impressive achievement in our professional careers!" Hiyori said, squatting down next to Yammy with a grumpy face.
Yammy has now reverted to human form, lying on the ground without any semblance of his former appearance. A massive stone tablet is pressing down on him, rendering him immobile. One of his arms and one of his legs are broken; only the Gillian allows him to remain alive.
Hiyori's side fought as a trio, and the battle ended quickly. After Ōmaeda's painful gamble of pouring all his funds into the fight, the outcome was basically decided.
So Hiyori was bored and started thinking about whether she should get rid of her Yammy.
Yammy was indifferent to life and death; if he lost, he lost. He accepted his defeat and death, but the huge stone tablet on his body was making it hard for him to breathe.
"Not bad, no major losses." Tsuna said after arriving and briefly looking at the group.
"It can't be said that there was no loss at all." Izuru Kira pointed to Ōmaeda, who was hugging his knees and sobbing under the sand dune. The biggest loss was Ōmaeda's finances.
Tsuna, who was familiar with Ōmaeda's Bankai, waved his hand dismissively, "It's alright, their family won't be so easily defeated."
Tsuna walked up to Yammy and asked, "Submit or die, the future leader is Nel."
"It's you?" Yammy was taken aback. Like Barragan, knowing it was Tsuna, he didn't even bother to resist. "The loser is at the mercy of the winner."
"Alright, Izuru Kira, relax him a bit. The three of you take him to the largest palace in the center to meet up." Tsuna left these words and then disappeared again.
Tsuna followed Ikkaku's spiritual pressure and found Ikkaku and Grimmjow drinking casually, though Grimmjow looked a bit disheveled.
"Not bad, Grimmjow, you're pretty good at this." Tsuna said, patting Grimmjow on the shoulder.
Grimmjow looked like he'd swallowed a fly. He glanced at Ikkaku and said, "If you'd known this guy was coming, you should have said so earlier. What was the point of my resistance?"
For Grimmjow, having already surrendered once, what difference would a second time make? They were all enemies he couldn't fight anyway.
When Ikkaku captured Grimmjow, he had already told him the Soul Society's purpose. For Grimmjow, it didn't matter who ruled Hueco Mundo; could things get any worse than they were now?
Besides, he didn't dislike that guy named Nel; it's just that he couldn't beat Nel.
Ikkaku chuckled, "Of course I can't tell you. If I did, would you still go all out against me?"
From Ikkaku, finding a fight is the most important thing, and in the meantime, it would be best to complete the Seireitei's mission.
"Don't worry, wouldn't a warmonger like you like to visit the Squad 11, which is all about fighting?" With that, Tsuna disappeared.
Grimmjow paused for a moment. If all these guys were just using battle as an excuse, and they were all like Ikkaku Madarame, then perhaps the future wouldn't be so bad. He simply lay down on the ground, pursed his lips, and said, "Whatever."
When Tsuna arrived at the battlefield between Renji and Ulquiorra, it was a scene of utter carnage. Renji had several holes in his body, and the Baboon King on his left arm was reduced to a skeleton. The Orochi king had also broken off several sections.
Ulquiorra appears to be in better condition than Renji. While Misaki seems unharmed, Tsuna knows from the stability of his spiritual pressure that Ulquiorra's situation is also not good; he's barely holding on thanks to his High-Speed Regeneration.
"Alright, alright, that's enough for now, let's take a break." Tsuna clapped his hands to attract their attention. "If you still want to fight, you can challenge Nel when Nel's in charge later."
After speaking, Tsuna fired a Sun Attribute fireball at both of them. Upon seeing Tsuna, Ulquiorra relaxed completely.
"It's you. I give up." With no chance of victory, Ulquiorra stopped struggling.
"Well, if you admit defeat, then you should help Nel from now on and make Hueco Mundo a better place. Maybe in the process of helping others, you'll really find the true heart you've been longing for," Tsuna said, patting Ulquiorra on the shoulder.
"A heart, huh?" Ulquiorra touched a place that wasn't there, and remained silent for a long time.
Seeing that Ulquiorra had no intention of fighting, Renji lay down on the ground without any regard for appearances, panting heavily. There was still a gap between him and Ulquiorra; if they continued fighting like this, he might be the first to be worn down and killed. Of course, Ulquiorra wouldn't fare any better either.
Meanwhile, Halibel was in a much worse situation. Half of her body was frozen, and she was managing to fight Rukia and Isane with only the other half of her body intact.
Because of her self-sacrificing mentality, she also had to protect the other three subordinates from time to time, which gave Rukia an opportunity to freeze part of her body.
It can be said that the other three were purely a burden to Halibel on the battlefield. Another reason is that the combination of Rukia and Isane is too effective against Halibel. The power unleashed by the unscathed Hakkaa no Togame is no less than that of the complete Daiguren Hyōrinmaru.
"Let's stop here, Rukia."
"Yes!" Upon hearing Tsuna's voice, Rukia immediately sheathed her sword and retreated to Isane's side. She wiped the chill from her forehead caused by the pressure. This was the first time she had encountered such a high-intensity Hakkaa no Togame match.
"It's you! What do you want?" Halibel recognized Tsuna.
"It's not a bad thing. You live well, and together with Nel, you can make Hueco Mundo a better place in the future."
Tsuna had no intention of killing Halibel. This King of Hueco Mundo, who was not particularly powerful, was willing to sacrifice herself for the entire Hueco Mundo when the Hueco Mundo Quincy. Her character and deeds were worthy of respect.
"Nel?" Halibel still looked confused.
"You'll find out later, Isane. Heal her injuries," Tsunayoshi said to Isane.
A bandage quietly wrapped around half of Halibel's frozen body. After being frozen, Halibel's perception and mobility were greatly reduced, and even Isane could quietly detect Halibel.
This time, Halibel truly felt Rukia's pleasure. With the activation of the Frost Wheel, her frozen body instantly returned to normal, having no impact on the battle whatsoever.
Tsuna looked towards the edge of Las Noches, where Stark's spiritual pressure was pressing down. He hoped the young couple would take it easy and not kill the lone wolf.