" Ulquiorra is dead..."
"It seems this victory is mine again, Sōsuke."
Sōgo Shihoin looked at the defeated Ulquiorra and smiled slightly.
"That's incorrect, Sōgo-kun."
Sōsuke Aizen retorted after hearing Sōgo Shihoin's words.
"Oh?!"
" Sōsuke... you don't cheat on me sometimes, do you?"
Sōgo Shihoin frowned and asked.
"I never cheat, Sōgo."
Soul Reaper never lies to Soul Reaper...
Sōsuke Aizen wore a warm, spring-like smile, his eyes filled with sincerity.
"Oh!?"
"I believe you, Sōsuke."
Sōgo Shihoin just watched Sōsuke Aizen, listening to his ramblings, and then more ramblings...
"If Ichigo Kurosaki had killed Ulquiorra under normal circumstances, I would have remained completely silent... but clearly, Ichigo Kurosaki did not kill Ulquiorra under normal circumstances..."
Before Sōsuke Aizen Sōgo Shihoin began his analysis.
"Um?!"
"How is this abnormal?"
" Sōsuke, right? That power is Ichigo Kurosaki's true power... Since Ichigo Kurosaki is using his own power, why is he acting abnormally?"
Sōgo Shihoin refuted Sōsuke Aizen, arguing his point forcefully.
"No..."
"While that power does indeed belong to Ichigo Kurosaki, there's a fatal problem with it."
" Ichigo Kurosaki 'Ichigo Kurosaki power wasn't generated by him; it entered through external forces."
"Therefore, I conclude that although this power belongs to Ichigo Kurosaki, it is not under Ichigo Kurosaki control..."
Sōsuke Aizen looked at Ichigo Kurosaki and began to speak eloquently.
"Oh... After hearing Sōgo Shihoin Sōsuke Aizen's words, Shihouin Sougo nodded slightly. Indeed... The reason why Ichigo Kurosaki was able to enter that berserk state ultimately required two factors: one was that he entered a state of near death or feigned death, and the other was that he needed a factor to induce this power."
Ichigo Kurosaki's feigned death was created by Lilynette, and the power within Ichigo Kurosaki's body was lured out by Orihime Inoue. Neither of these methods has anything to do with Ichigo Kurosaki.
"All right!"
"In that case, Sōsuke Aizen."
After thinking for a while, Sōgo Shihoin smiled slightly. It was just a victory in a competition; he would let Sōsuke Aizen.
"So the results of our three matches are one draw, one win, and one loss... In other words, we are still tied."
Sōsuke Aizen smiled as he looked at Sōgo Shihoin. Even though Ulquiorra had sacrificed everything for him, Sōsuke Aizen, fighting desperately and recklessly, he could still smile, his eyes showing no sadness.
However, Sōsuke Aizen did feel somewhat regretful...
It's a pity that such a useful tool as Ulquiorra was so badly damaged by the White power within Ichigo Kurosaki's body...
In the very end, not even a trace remained...
It's such a pity...
"Let's begin our fourth battle!"
"This time, our player is..."
Sōsuke Aizen smiled and began his fourth battle game with Sōgo Shihoin.
"I'll take the fourth round!"
"I can't wait for the battle."
"Whether you're a Hollow, Soul Reaper Menos Grande, or Quincy, it doesn't matter, come and fight me!"
Kenpachi Zaraki, who had been eagerly anticipating the event, didn't give anyone a chance to react. He jumped onto the ring and shouted to the crowd.
"You're out of your mind..."
Lilynette looked at Kenpachi Zaraki, nodded slightly, and gave her impressions of Kenpachi Zaraki.
Come on! Come on!
"Fight me!"
"Ha ha ha ha..."
Kenpachi Zaraki laughed maniacally, like a raging beast.
Who will go?
Sōsuke Aizen frowned as they looked at Kenpachi Zaraki; even they could sense the exaggerated power Kenpachi Zaraki.
"I'll do it~"
Among the Espada, a man named Yylfordt, with dazzling long golden hair and a resemblance to Szayelaporro, stepped out from the crowd and jumped onto the arena.
" Szayelaporro..."
After stepping onto the arena, the man with dazzling blond hair did not immediately engage in combat with Kenpachi Zaraki. Instead, he smiled and waved to Szayelaporro in the distance.
"Long time no see, brother."
Szayelaporro smiled slightly at the blond man and greeted him.
"You won't get in my way today, will you?"
The man with long golden hair, named Yylfordt, was none other than Szayelaporro's older brother.
Of course not.
Szayelaporro shook his head. Of course, he wouldn't stop his brother, since his brother was no longer of any use to him.
"Ha ha ha ha..."
"Great! Great! Szayelaporro!"
"In that case, I can finally fight with all my might."
Yylfordt burst into maniacal laughter. He was a warrior, a warlord in his previous life, who loved fighting, fighting the strong, and fighting all kinds of monsters.
But he has a brother named Szayelaporro, whom he loves deeply. So he could suppress his true nature for his brother's sake. Now... he can finally free himself.
"Boom!"
A violent Spiritual Pressure was released from Yylfordt's body, and the extremely powerful Spiritual Pressure put enormous pressure on the broken arena beneath his feet.
The roaring sounds, the rushing sounds, and the violent shockwaves from the Spiritual Pressure pounded against the eardrums of everyone watching the battle between him and Kenpachi Zaraki.
"This Spiritual Pressure... Yylfordt, you're actually a Vasto Lorde- level Menos Grande?!"
Grimmjow felt the despair-filled Spiritual Pressure in the air, his eyes widening in disbelief. He couldn't believe that Yylfordt had always been ranked below him, was actually far stronger than him! Powerful and terrifying!
"Roar!!!"
Yylfordt roared, and the endless sound waves shook the small lizard-like phantoms moving in the white desert in front of him into azure Reishi.
"Ha?"
Kenpachi Zaraki, who was hit by Yylfordt's sonic boom, calmly picked at his ear.
"Hello!"
"Can we begin?"
Kenpachi Zaraki wasn't interested in Yylfordt's fancy moves; he just wanted to know when the fighting could begin.
"Ha ha ha ha..."
"I can see it! Soul Reaper, I can see it!"
You and I are actually the same kind of people!
"We are all warriors born to fight."
Yylfordt laughed wildly, lightly licking the corner of his lips. He was ready to fight the raging monster before him.
"Ha ha ha ha..."
"I've been waiting impatiently for ages..."
Kenpachi Zaraki burst into laughter upon hearing Yylfordt's words, and strode forward towards Yylfordt.
"Hahaha! Come on!"
Yylfordt drew his sword and swung it to meet Kenpachi Zaraki's slash.
"Ding~"
There were no elaborate Kidō, no eye-catching slashes; the two simply gripped the most primal swords and fought each other to the death.
With each strike, the arena beneath their feet seemed to teeter on the brink of collapse; every swing of their blades embodied their individual understanding of combat.
"Fighting is life..."
"Fighting is like eating and drinking; it's an indispensable part of our lives."
"The clash of swords!"
"Blood was spilled!"
This is life! This is battle!
Each strike from Yylfordt and Kenpachi Zaraki leaves a scar on the other's body, each cut severing the skin and causing hot blood to flow.
"Come on! Kenpachi Zaraki, kill me! I will never be reborn."
Yylfordt tore his shirt, revealing his muscular chest and alluring abs. His chest was covered in bloody wounds from being slashed by Kenpachi's Kenpachi, but he never used High-Speed Regeneration.
The battle... needs to be fair. If he can regenerate while Kenpachi Zaraki cannot, then the game will become very boring and uninteresting...
Hahaha... Hahahaha...
Kenpachi Zaraki laughed loudly, looking at Yylfordt with the eyes of someone who had found a kindred spirit.
Yylfordt Yylfordt is Menos Grande, and even though he is Soul Reaper specializes in killing Hollows, at this moment, there is a sense of destiny connecting him and Yylfordt; they are beings of the same kind.
"Hahaha..."
Yylfordt and Kenpachi Zaraki understand each other, hurt each other, and laugh together.
"Foolish brother."
"It's so ugly, it makes me want to vomit..."
"But as the younger brother, seeing you smile so happily, I also feel a little joy in my heart."
Szayelaporro gazed intently at Yylfordt, his own brother, with eyes full of love, the man who would sacrifice himself and everything for him.
"Hey! False!"
"If I win, I'll spare your life, on the condition that you continue to grow stronger and then do everything in your power to defeat me!"
Kenpachi Zaraki's eyes glowed with a faint red light. At this moment, Kenpachi Zaraki like a human and more like a wild beast that had smelled blood. He... could not stop. He was completely immersed in this violence, endless and unable to stop.
"Yeah?"
"Although I really want to thank you, I'm sorry..."
"What a pity, Soul Reaper!"
"Because the victor in this battle will not be you, but me!"
"But you can rest assured, after my victory, I will spare your life and urge you to become stronger so that you can eventually seek revenge! Hahahaha..."
Yylfordt grinned broadly; Kenpachi Zaraki, this Soul Reaper, was just exactly to his liking.
You can't beat me.
Kenpachi Zaraki laughed loudly, gripping his sharp blade, and slashed at Szayelaporro.
No! I will win.
Yylfordt gripped Kenpachi Zaraki's blade with one hand, and with the other hand holding the sword, left a deep, bone-revealing wound on Kenpachi Zaraki's chest.
" Kenpachi Zaraki... he won't lose, will he?"
Below the arena, the Soul Reaper frowned as they watched Kenpachi Zaraki being suppressed.
"No! Ken-chan will definitely win."
A little girl with short pink hair appeared among the crowd at some unknown time and spoke confidently.
" Yachiru Kusajishi?!"
Ichigo Kurosaki was startled when he saw Yachiru Kusajishi suddenly appear; Yachiru was always unpredictable and frightening.
"Yo~"
"Long time no see, Little Ichigo."
Yachiru Kusajishi greeted Ichigo Kurosaki with great enthusiasm after hearing his words.
"Oh!"
Where were you just now? Why didn't I see you at all?
Ichigo Kurosaki scratched the back of his head and looked at Yachiru Kusajishi, asking her a question.
Hehehe~
"I was hiding on Ken-chan's back the whole time~"
" Ichigo, you didn't notice~"
Yachiru Kusajishi explained the secret behind her sudden appearance.
"Really? I see!"
Ichigo Kurosaki slightly. What Yachiru Kusajishi said was reasonable and convincing, and he could trust it.
Of course!
Yachiru Kusajishi has an adorable appearance.
"Oh! That must be it."
After a brief moment of thought, Ichigo Kurosaki gave up and agreed with Yachiru Kusajishi's words.
"No, that's not true..."
Uryū Ishida's eyes were fixed firmly on Yachiru Kusajishi. He had seen it clearly just now; this girl... wasn't hiding on Kenpachi Zaraki as she had claimed. The girl had clearly appeared out of thin air...
"What's wrong, Little Uryū...?"
Yachiru Kusajishi seemed to have noticed Uryū Ishida's secret observation. She turned around, smiled at Uryū Ishida, and asked.
"Uh... no, it's nothing."
Uryū Ishida's expression suddenly changed, and his eyes twitched slightly.
"Really? I don't like kids who love to dig too deep~"
Yachiru Kusajishi smiled slightly at Uryū Ishida.
Hehehe... hehehe...
Uryū Ishida gave an awkward laugh; he couldn't utter a single word.
"Boom!"
Just as Uryū Ishida was laughing awkwardly, something else happened on the ring.
Yylfordt's sword accidentally slashed through Kenpachi Zaraki's eyepatch over his right eye.
The next second, an astonishing Spiritual Pressure shook the heavens and the earth.
That terrifying Spiritual Pressure had materialized to the point of being visible to the naked eye, like a golden beam shooting straight into the sky.
"Hahaha..."
In his explosive state, Kenpachi Zaraki laughed loudly and slashed Yylfordt in the chest with his sword.
"Whoosh!"
Crimson blood splattered on the ground; a single cut had nearly severed Yylfordt in two...
"What are you doing...?"
Yylfordt stared at Kenpachi Zaraki in shock; he hadn't expected Kenpachi Zaraki's power to be so unreasonable.
"Ah?!"
Kenpachi Zaraki looked at his own slash, which had nearly severed Yylfordt in half, and opened his mouth slightly. Only then did he realize that his strength was not quite right; it was much greater than he had expected.
"Ah?"
Kenpachi Zaraki touched his right eye patch as he thought this, only to realize that he wasn't wearing one at all.
"Hello?!"
Why did you cut off my eye patch?
"If you do that, I'll lose control of my strength..."
Kenpachi Zaraki looked somewhat displeased. Battles are only interesting when the opponents are evenly matched; otherwise, they're just too boring.
"Hahahaha... You've been hiding this level of power?!"
Yylfordt's face turned deathly pale. He collapsed to his knees, panting heavily. This time, he admitted he had been careless. He hadn't expected Kenpachi Zaraki... Kenpachi had been hiding such immense power...
"Hello!"
"Quickly use your High-Speed Regeneration to recover."
Our battle must continue.
Kenpachi Zaraki clearly wasn't having a good time. The fight hasn't even started yet, how could you give up already? This is so boring.
"Ha ha ha ha..."
I like you! I like you so much, bro!
Yylfordt shouted, and the wound on his abdomen vanished instantly.
"Smash yourself, Príncipe de los Cuernos Azules!"
Yylfordt shouted loudly, and a terrifying aura erupted from his body. Intense Spiritual Pressure soared into the sky. The next second, Yylfordt transformed from a blond boy into a giant minotaur with huge golden horns.
"Another minotaur?!"
Sōgo Shihoin in the stands, gasped. It seemed the Menos Grande had been taken over by the Minotaur! How terrifying...
"Huff~ Huff~"
A robust breath billowed from Yylfordt's large nostrils, puffs of smoke swirling and swirling around Yylfordt.
"Watch out! Kenpachi Zaraki!"
"In this state, I can't stop. Please don't let me accidentally kill you!"
Ilford watched Kenpachi Zaraki preach with genuine sincerity.
He truly considered Kenpachi Zaraki his brother and friend, and didn't want his good friend to die at his hands...
Although Yylfordt was not a good person and frequently caused bloodshed, killing was merely a byproduct of battle for Yylfordt. He never killed for the sake of killing; he was simply warlike. Tragically, by the time his battles ended, irreparable bloodshed had often already occurred...
This was true when he was still human...
This was especially true after he became a Hollow...
"Bring it on!"
Kenpachi Zaraki spread his arms wide and roared at Yylfordt.
"Roar!!"
Yylfordt landed on all fours, like a real bull, roaring as he charged towards Kenpachi Zaraki.
"Boom!"
Kenpachi Zaraki removed his haori, his upper body bulging with veins, and used all his strength to stand against the giant bull.
"Null!"
With a series of sonic booms... Kenpachi Zaraki, his hands braced against the bull's horns, continued to ram his body backward.
Kenpachi Zaraki's legs carved a series of sparks across the ground, plowing out two deep furrows. His feet, embedded in the stone slabs, gradually became a bloody mess, and bright red blood slowly seeped from the cracks in the rocks...
However, Kenpachi Zaraki did successfully block Yylfordt's attack!
"Call..."
Kenpachi Zaraki was breathing heavily, his forehead covered in beads of sweat, and his face was bulging with veins, making him look like a ferocious monster.
Hahaha... Hahahaha...
Kenpachi Zaraki showed no pain from his injuries; on the contrary, he was overjoyed after taking the blow.
Continue with 5,000~
(End of this chapter)