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Chapter 329, Section 326: Cero x2

A sudden change.

This seemed to have been unexpected by Matsushita Hikari herself.

Before the girl could even mount a proper counterattack, she was already subdued by Ichigo Kurosaki's outstretched right hand.

After the spiritual pressure erupted, it showed no sign of dissipating, but instead continued to entwine, eventually forming visible black rings around Ichigo Kurosaki's body.

His strength seemed to have become extremely exaggerated.

He subdued Matsushita Higashika with just one hand, knocking away the short sword while simultaneously grabbing down and seizing her neck.

"Haha, hahahahaha————"

His laughter bordered on mania, his voice distorted, as if layered together to form an interwoven electronic sound effect.

Rukia Kuchiki watched in stunned silence, clearly overwhelmed by the shock of reality and unable to make any judgments. However, this state didn't last long, as she quickly recovered.

"You—let go of Rinka!"

I moved closer instinctively.

However, he was squeezed by a jet-black spiritual pressure mixed with red electric current, and his whole body was thrown into the air as if he were being pushed away.

She landed awkwardly, then struggled to her feet. Though she was still looking into the distance, the apprehension in her eyes was no longer concealed.

What was that just now?

Is it just power generated by using spiritual energy? That's enough to send someone flying? How did you do that?!

People need time to accept things beyond their comprehension, and this is certainly true for Rukia Kuchiki at this moment.

She stood there stunned for a long time before getting up as if she had come to her senses.

"Let her go!!!"

Of course, such insignificant struggles are not taken seriously, especially for Ichigo Kurosaki in his current state.

He didn't even glance at Rukia; instead, he looked at Rinka, who was displaying a pained expression, with a half-smile, and spoke in a loud, arrogant tone.

"What's wrong?! Weren't you so arrogant just now? I'm really out here! Let me see your skills, don't just use your words to show off!!!"

Like a raging fire.

The spiritual energy emanating from Ichigo Kurosaki's body surged out like boiling water!

Kurosaki Isshin, who was watching from a short distance away, couldn't help but slightly open his mouth.

He seemed to want to say something.

But he couldn't find any suitable words, and could only stare blankly at the center of the room for a long while before finally managing to utter half a sentence.

"Is this... the thing hidden inside Ichigo's body?"

In response to Kurosaki Isshin's question, Urahara Kisuke, who was also observing the situation in the distance, echoed his words.

"Hmm, it seems pretty close. This should be the power that Captain Kurosaki had to personally intervene to suppress back then."

As one of the participants back then, Kisuke Urahara was fully aware of the ins and outs, and was able to make the most intuitive and simple judgment at this moment.

"That Hollow had been hidden inside Masaki's body for a long time, requiring Captain Kurosaki's power to suppress it. And after giving birth to offspring—these three powers were also passed on to the offspring, which is truly an amazing result."

Of course, Kisuke Urahara quickly realized that he might have been a little too rude.

He chuckled, then turned his gaze back to the person beside him, and said apologetically.

"Sorry, sorry—I didn't mean any harm by saying that, it's just a habitual sentiment among researchers."

Fortunately, Kurosaki Isshin was an old acquaintance of his and knew all about these things, so he naturally wouldn't say anything excessive.

Researchers are usually not in a very normal mental state.

After all, these people's job is to break common sense. If they are bound by rules and regulations from the beginning, how can they possibly make any breakthroughs?

He was only concerned about the two sides confronting each other not far away, and said with a worried expression.

"Won't things get dangerous if we keep fighting like this?"

It's normal to have this kind of worry.

By observing and analyzing the power emanating from Ichigo Kurosaki, he could easily discover that this thing was many times more powerful than the Hollow he had encountered before.

Even though it had lost its physical body, it had taken up residence in Masaki's body.

However, this guy seems to be able to continuously enhance his physical fitness and strength through some special means, and even his spiritual pressure can reach an extraordinary level.

Is it because of Masaki or Ichigo? Kurosaki Isshin couldn't tell at that moment.

Out of concern for his son, he pursed his lips and subconsciously gripped the hilt of the knife hanging at his waist.

No father would stand by and watch his son turn out like this.

However, Kisuke Urahara stepped forward and forced Isshin Kurosaki back to his original position.

His tone was flippant, with a hint of playful mockery.

"Don't be so anxious—Mr. Kurosaki, although the current situation is indeed somewhat unexpected, it's not out of control yet."

As he spoke, Kisuke Urahara also turned his gaze to the figure in the distance.

To be honest, he was quite surprised.

Because the level of power that Kurosaki Ichigo was unleashing at this moment clearly exceeded Urahara Kisuke's specific expectations for him.

There shouldn't be so many.

Or rather—

As for the void, which is a component of the body, why is it able to so easily occupy the body and use this level of power?

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After a brief moment of thought, his gaze settled on half of Kurosaki Ichigo's face.

He seemed to finally realize what was happening, and he leaned back slightly.

I see----

Because Ichigo himself has no experience using power, and now, under external coercion, he's having a stress reaction—so he just lets this guy come at him, right?

If Yusuke Matsushita were watching from the sidelines, he would most likely have made a similar remark at this moment.

This is truly something I've never seen before!

After all, according to the original work, Ichigo Kurosaki's Hollow power is actually the same as the Shinigami power, both of which have been suppressed by the Quincy power for a long time.

However, in desperate situations, compared to the other two sources of power, Xu's desire to survive is stronger, so he always lets this guy step in to control the situation.

And that is the current situation.

It can only be said that Xu Bai did indeed get to eat a good meal in this timeline.

After all, Ichigo himself doesn't know what fighting is or how to use his power, so naturally he wouldn't know how to fight against Hollow White.

To seize control.

Having a blast playing a max-level character!!!

Kisuke Urahara kept observing, judging, and coming up with ideas.

Kurosaki Isshin, standing to the side, paused slightly, glancing at Urahara Kisuke and then at his son in the distance—

Clearly, he wasn't on the same wavelength as Kisuke Urahara at that moment.

"but----"

"Don't worry, Captain Kurosaki. That girl who's being suppressed right now is far from giving up."

As soon as he finished speaking...

Bang! ! !

The figure who had been grabbed by the neck and lifted up like a chick by Kurosaki Ichigo suddenly unleashed an extremely terrifying aura.

Both are spiritual particle turbulences born from spiritual pressure, but after Matsushita Hisako's "secondary processing," they now appear significantly more restrained and terrifying.

Kurosaki Ichigo raised an eyebrow slightly, a hint of surprise showing on the half of his face that wasn't covered by the mask.

His eyebrows twitched slightly, and he couldn't help but whisper a question in confusion.

"What is this?"

He soon received the answer.

Matsushita Hikari's face contorted slightly, and in an instant, a milky-white mask appeared on it.

Just like Ichigo Kurosaki's transformation—only, compared to her opponent, Matsushita Hisako's form was more complete and faster.

In the blink of an eye, as she transformed, her head, which was no longer clearly visible, suddenly straightened up and stared intently at Kurosaki Ichigo.

"Who do you think you're arresting?"

Ryouka also possesses Hollow powers. And in terms of pure proficiency—she far surpasses Ichigo Kurosaki!

Raise your leg and deliver a flying kick.

It was just an extremely light movement.

It unleashed a jet-black stream of light, seemingly enveloped in lightning, which roared down and struck Ichigo in the chest.

Bang! ! !

Amidst the violent explosion, the latter's face contorted in pain, and he almost instinctively released his right hand.

Having regained her mobility, Matsushita Hikaru threw away her Zanpakuto and let out a series of sharp, long laughs.

"Hahaha, no wonder Dad always said I'm just like you, turns out we have similar abilities! Hey, let's have a competition! Whose instincts are more intense?"

As she spoke, she pounced forward, throwing two consecutive left and right hooks that landed squarely on Ichigo Kurosaki's face.

The latter was beaten until he was dizzy and unsteady on his feet, but he did not give up the fight.

He clenched his fist, twisted his body—dodged a whip kick, and at the same time swung a heavy punch that slammed into Matsushita Higashika's head.

Bang!

The collision of bodies produced an effect akin to the sound barrier.

Rukia Kuchiki, who was watching from the sidelines, was completely stunned. Through her spiritual pressure, she could tell that this was not a battle she could get involved in.

but.

Why did the water chestnut flower turn out like this?

Wasn't she perfectly normal before? Why is the spiritual energy she's releasing now completely different? It's almost like—it's like—

Did you become a different person?

Bang! ! !

The two collided like two wild beasts tearing at each other, but after separating again, they did not collide again as before.

The two gazed at each other from a distance, sizing each other up, remaining silent.

Ichigo Kurosaki's clothes were noticeably disheveled, showing signs of tearing and bruising—and many bruises were visible on his exposed skin.

In comparison, Matsushita Hikari was clearly much more at ease.

During their exchange, it was clear that the girl's movements were more methodical and controlled.

Although they were exchanging injuries during the confrontation, Matsushita Ryuka's injuries seemed to have been somewhat alleviated by the Death Knight set.

The most obvious sign was that the mask on his face was slightly damaged; apart from that, there were no other signs.

A brief silence.

The exchange just now gave both sides a clear understanding of each other's skill levels.

It's the kind of situation where it's impossible to determine a winner or loser in a short period of time.

In that case, there's no point in continuing to tear each other apart like wild beasts—after all, this way of fighting is far too "inefficient".

Both require more drastic measures to deliver a decisive blow.

So————

It seems like that's the only answer, isn't it?

A moment later, it seemed as if Ping and I had reached a tacit understanding, a consensus that was reached silently.

Both sides reacted differently.

Kurosaki Ichigo raised his right hand, opened his palm, and reached out to grab Matsushita Hisaka.

The latter raised both hands, joined them together, and silently raised his index and middle fingers, forming a hand seal, and pointed them towards the other person.

Silently, the power of both began to boil.

The pitch-black spiritual energy surged and churned back into the air.

Two jet-black, luminous lights silently converged and twisted in front of them, taking shape. Now, from a distance, these two things look like striking black holes shaped by hand, a sight to behold.

Kurosaki Isshin's expression changed drastically, because he sensed an extremely obvious sense of threat from him.

I'm not afraid of being laughed at if I tell you.

He almost instinctively assumed a defensive stance.

It wasn't until his brain started to process what he had done that he realized his behavior seemed rather ridiculous.

His expression was awkward, and he clicked his tongue, seemingly speechless with embarrassment. After all, Urahara Kisuke was standing right next to him.

The other party just confidently said things like "Don't worry," "Everything is under control," and "There's absolutely no need to worry."

Considering the other party's previous identity and his research level, Kurosaki Isshin had absolutely no reason to doubt the other party's judgment!

"Manager Urahara, so this was within your expectations? Such a massive impact, I don't think anyone else could have withstood it—"

--Um?

and many more.

Why are you wiping your sweat?

Kisuke Urahara took off his fisherman's hat and used it as a towel to wipe his forehead, his tone becoming somewhat subtle.

"No, no, no—I didn't expect this at all."

What is this?

Two Cero flashes?

Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any problem, except—

So far, there are no records or explanations to refer to, which allowed Kisuke Urahara to make this prediction. The extent to which these two have accumulated and compressed their power has far exceeded his expectations!

Almost immediately, without hesitation, he took out something that looked like a walkie-talkie and shouted loudly.

"Everyone be careful, prepare for a violent impact—they're about to attack!!!"