XX-level Hokage

The entire laboratory seemed to have been instantly frozen into a base for an ice sculpture.

Szayelaporro's face darkened completely. He hadn't expected Toshiro Hitsugaya to arrive so quickly and immediately unleash his ultimate ability. This completely disrupted his "research" plan.

"Damn it... to get in the way at this time!" Szayelaporro cursed under his breath, his gaze sweeping back and forth between Neriel and Toshiro Hitsugaya. He knew that facing two captain-level enemies at the same time was no easy task, even within his domain.

Nellyel glanced at Toshiro Hitsugaya who had arrived, a complex look flashing in her eyes.

The arrival of new reinforcements undoubtedly relieved her pressure, but it also cast a shadow of uncertainty over her revenge.

"Toshiro Hitsugaya! How could you...?" Szayelaporro's voice was filled with disbelief. He hadn't expected that these Shinigami would find this place so quickly, and that they would bring along captain-level combatants.

"Hmph! I will end your crimes!" Hitsugaya Toshiro said without any words, and with a wave of his Hyōrinmaru, countless ice crystals condensed in the air, turning into a huge ice chain that rushed straight towards Szayelaporro with a whistling sound!

"Captain!" Nellyel felt the long-awaited rescue. She stopped passively defending and suddenly unleashed her spiritual pressure, shattering all the tentacles around her. Then, she transformed into a streak of emerald green and rushed straight towards Szayelaporro!

Orihime also sensed a glimmer of hope, and she continued to do her best to maintain the "Three-Day Shield" to buy Chad and Ishigami more time to heal.

Hitsugaya Toshiro and Nelliel, two powerful figures from different power systems, launched a fierce pincer attack on Szayelaporro at this moment! The icy cold air and emerald energy intertwined, turning the entire laboratory upside down.

Szayelaporro's face turned ashen. He hadn't expected Nelliel to recover so completely, nor had he expected Toshiro Hitsugaya to arrive so quickly. He was forced to abandon his absolute control over space and instead concentrate his spiritual pressure for defense.

"What an annoying guest!" Szayelaporro roared, his fleshy tentacles proliferating wildly around him in an attempt to block the attacks from Toshiro Hitsugaya and Nelliel.

Chapter 199: Final Form

In the laboratory of Szayelaporro Granz, the Eighth Espada of Las Noches, ice and emerald green spiritual pressure intertwined to form a violent storm, turning the entire space upside down.

Hitsugaya Toshiro's "Daiguren Hyōrinmaru" and Nelielu du Odshwank's "Antelope Knight" joined forces to launch a fierce pincer attack on Szayelaporro.

Hitsugaya Toshiro wielded Hyōrinmaru, and a gigantic phantom of an ice dragon roared forth, instantly freezing the fleshy tentacles that had multiplied around Szayelaporro into hard ice sculptures.

The ice and snow spread extremely quickly, carrying a biting chill, attempting to completely seal off Szayelaporro.

"Hmph! This level of freezing can't stop me!" Szayelaporro laughed, purple spiritual pressure surging from his body, the frozen tentacles on his...

Under spiritual pressure, it began to move, making "crackling" sounds, trying to break free from the ice's restraints.

His "conceived announcement" is not simply about proliferation, but rather about absolute control and modification of biological tissues.

However, the moment he broke free from the ice, Nellyel's figure appeared like a phantom. The emerald green light in her hand was no longer the domineering force that swept away everything, but transformed into an extremely precise arc, slicing straight at Szayelaporro's neck!

"Don't even think about escaping!" Nelielu's voice was cold and full of killing intent. She knew Szayelaporro was cunning and wouldn't give him any chance to fight back.

Szayelaporro's pupils contracted sharply. He hadn't expected Neliel to be so fast and to attack so decisively. He was forced to give up control of the tentacles and leaned back sharply, narrowly avoiding Neliel's fatal blow.

However, the tip of the "Antelope Knight's" blade still grazed his mask, leaving a shallow scratch and even tugging at a few strands of his long green hair.

"Damn it!" Szayelaporro felt a chill run down his spine. He looked at Neriel, a flash of annoyance in his eyes. "Such tenacious vitality!" Toshiro Hitsugaya's voice came from the other side.

Toshiro gave Szayelaporro no chance to breathe, swinging his Hyōrinmaru once more, unleashing a barrage of icy blades at him like a sudden storm.

Apollo blocked his escape route.

Caught between two attacks, Szayelaporro knew he couldn't continue the fight. He suddenly unleashed his spiritual pressure, and the fleshy tentacles around his body contracted wildly, enveloping him and forming a huge ball of flesh in an attempt to withstand Toshiro Hitsugaya's ice blades and Nelliel's pursuit.

"Trying to run? Not so easy!" Neliel sneered, and the "Antelope Knight" in her hand burst forth with a dazzling emerald green light. She suddenly thrust forward with a "Cero!"

A condensed, emerald-green Cero shot out from the tip of the "Antelope Knight's" blade, carrying the power to pierce through everything, and slammed into the flesh ball that Szayelaporro had transformed into!

"Boom!"

The impact of the Cero was immense; it instantly blasted a huge hole in the fleshy mass, and Szayelaporro's screams echoed from within. The emerald green Cero was unstoppable, piercing straight through the fleshy mass and leaving a charred hole in the laboratory wall.

The ball of flesh then crumbled, and Szayelaporro tumbled out, his white cloak charred black, his mask cracked.

He was panting, his eyes filled with disbelief and fear as he looked at Nelieel.

"You...you can actually use this level of Cero!?" Szayelaporro felt a chill run down his spine.

The power of Nellyel's Cero had far exceeded his expectations, and he even felt threatened with death.

However, Toshiro Hitsugaya did not give Szayelaporro a chance to catch his breath. He seized the moment when Szayelaporro was weak and swung Hyōrinmaru in his hand!

"A Burial of a Hundred Flowers in an Icy Sky!"

In an instant, countless enormous ice flowers bloomed in the laboratory, each radiating a chilling aura. As if they possessed life, they instantly coiled around Szayelaporro, completely enveloping him! The ice flowers rapidly contracted, freezing Szayelaporro within them, forming a colossal ice sculpture.

Szayelaporro was completely frozen inside the ice flowers. He struggled desperately, but the ice was far harder than he had imagined. The powerful cold eroded his spiritual pressure, making it impossible for him to even proliferate fleshy tentacles.

"It's over." Hitsugaya Toshiro put away Hyōrinmaru, his eyes cold.

Neriel walked to the ice sculpture, looking at Szayelaporro frozen inside, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes. Her past hatred seemed to find some release with the arrival of the snow.

"Thank you," Nelielu said softly. She knew that if Toshiro Hitsugaya hadn't arrived in time, even if she could defeat Szayelaporro, she would have paid a much higher price.

Hitsugaya Toshiro nodded without saying anything more. He looked at Renji and Rukia, who were being protected by Inoue Orihime, as well as Ichigo, Chad, and Ishida, who were unconscious.

"Renji, Rukia, are you alright?" Toshiro Hitsugaya asked.

"We're alright, Captain!" Renji replied with difficulty. He could no longer sense Szayelaporro's spiritual pressure and knew that the crisis had passed.

Orihime Inoue breathed a sigh of relief. She released the "Three-Day Shield" and immediately focused her spiritual pressure on Chad and Ishida to speed up their recovery.

Ichigo Kurosaki's condition remained worrying; his spiritual pressure was almost depleted, and his breath was weak. "Captain Hitsugaya, Ichigo..." Rukia looked at Ichigo anxiously.

Toshiro Hitsugaya walked over to Ichigo, checked his condition, and his expression turned serious.

"His injuries are severe... his spiritual pressure is almost depleted. Now, heal him as soon as possible!" Toshiro Hitsugaya said in a deep voice.

Orihime nodded, focusing all her attention on Ichigo. Gentle spiritual pressure began to cover Ichigo's body, attempting to heal his injuries and replenish the spiritual pressure he had exhausted.

Just then, Szayelaporro, who was frozen in the ice flowers, suddenly let out a strange laugh.

"Heh heh heh... You think... you've won just like that?" Szayelaporro's voice came from within the ice flowers, tinged with a morbid smugness. "My conception announcement... isn't just about proliferation."

Hitsugaya Toshiro and Nelliel's expressions changed. They sensed that the spiritual pressure inside the ice flower was beginning to fluctuate, as if something was quietly changing.

“His spiritual pressure…is wrong!” Nelieel said in a deep voice.

"This is... he turned himself into a sample too!" Toshiro Hitsugaya suddenly realized that Szayelaporro's body inside the ice flower was beginning to swell and twist, seemingly undergoing some kind of terrifying transformation!

"Hehehe... Perfect analysis... Perfect evolution! I have transformed myself... into the most perfect life form!" Szayelaporro's voice became distorted and hoarse. "Come! Death! Arrancar! Prepare to receive my... final form!"

The ice flower began to tremble violently, and cracks spread rapidly. Szayelaporro's spiritual pressure suddenly surged, carrying a nauseating bloody smell and an even deeper, more morbid madness, as if it wanted to completely devour the entire Las Noches!

Chapter 200: Slaying!

In the laboratory of Szayelaporro Granz, the Eighth Espada of Las Noches, the cracks in the ice sculpture are widening, and Szayelaporro's spiritual pressure seems about to erupt.

It erupted violently like a volcano, carrying a suffocatingly bloody smell.

Hitsugaya Toshiro and Nelielu du Odeschvank stared warily, clearly sensing that Szayelaporro was undergoing some kind of terrifying, illogical evolution.

"Heh heh heh... Can you feel the tremor? Death! Arrancar!" Szayelaporro's distorted and hoarse voice echoed from within the ice sculpture. "This is not a simple liberation! This is a leap in the level of life! I have analyzed your power and perfectly integrated it into my body! I am... the most perfect life form!"

"Be careful! He seems to be performing some kind of forced Resurrection, or even... a modification beyond the scope of Resurrection!" Nelielu warned in a deep voice, gripping the "Antelope Knight" tightly in her hand, her emerald green spiritual pressure flowing across the blade, ready to fight at any moment.

Toshiro Hitsugaya's gaze became more solemn than ever before. He sensed the almost out-of-control spiritual pressure emanating from Szayelaporro, a distorted product of the fusion of twisted science and Hollow power, carrying an unsettling and malevolent aura.

"I won't let you get an A!" Hitsugaya Toshiro roared, and he swung out his Hyōrinmaru. Countless huge ice blades instantly formed, carrying a chilling aura, and slashed at the violently trembling ice sculpture, trying to stop Szayelaporro's transformation!

"Foolish!" Szayelaporro laughed wildly, and the spiritual pressure inside the ice sculpture suddenly erupted. A purple beam of light shot out from the crack in the ice sculpture, instantly shattering the incoming ice and snow blades!

"Boom!"

The enormous ice sculpture could no longer withstand the internal pressure and exploded with a deafening roar!

As the smoke cleared, a nauseatingly terrifying figure appeared in the center of the laboratory.

Szayelaporro's body underwent a complete transformation, becoming like a gigantic tumor, his limbs twisted and deformed, his body covered in eyeballs and mouths, his skin writhing with blood vessels, emanating a suffocating stench and immense spiritual pressure. His once-refined facade crumbled completely, revealing an even more monstrous true form.

This is my final form! The Espada! Lord of Hueco Mundo! "Szayelaporro's voice emanated simultaneously from countless mouths on his body, echoing with piercing, overlapping sounds, filled with a morbid smugness and madness, 'Your spiritual pressure, your lives, will all become nourishment for my evolution!!'"

"Disgusting!" Matsumoto Rangiku and Hinamori Momo couldn't help but exclaim in disgust upon seeing this scene. They had never seen such a twisted and ugly life form.

Renji and Rukia also turned pale. Szayelaporro's current form had completely surpassed their understanding of Arrancars; it was pure evil and deformity.

"Is this what you call perfection, Szayelaporro!" Nellylu's eyes were filled with contempt as her antelope knight pointed directly at the twisted monster. "You have become utterly repulsive trash!"

"Trash? Hehehe. Soon, you'll find out who the real trash is!" Szayelaporro laughed maniacally, his massive fleshy body began to writhe, and countless fleshy tentacles, covered in nauseating slime, stretched out from his body and pounced towards Toshiro Hitsugaya and Nelliel!

These tentacles were thicker and more resilient than before, and covered with sharp teeth and eyeballs, making them look extremely terrifying. They were also several times faster than before, making a whooshing sound as they cut through the air.

"Heavenly Ice Lightning!" Hitsugaya Toshiro shouted, waving Hyōrinmaru in the air. Countless giant ice lightning bolts materialized from the ceiling, carrying tremendous impact as they slammed into Szayelaporro like cannonballs, attempting to block his attack.

However, the moment Szayelaporro's tentacles touched the ice capsule, they instantly expanded, engulfing the ice, and then continued to attack the two.

"Useless! My body can devour and analyze all attacks!" Szayelaporro roared. "Your spiritual pressure will only become my energy! This guy...!" Neriel frowned. She knew that Szayelaporro's abilities had reached an unprecedented level; ordinary attacks...

The blows were no longer effective in harming him.

She took a sudden step forward, her emerald green spiritual pressure gathering around her, and the Antelope Knight in her hand burst forth with dazzling light. She took a deep breath, concentrating all her spiritual pressure into one point.

"Cero!"

A more concentrated, thicker, and destructive emerald-green Cero shot out from the tip of the Antelope Knight's blade! Wherever the Cero passed...

The very space trembled, and with unparalleled power, it hurtled straight toward Szayelaporro!

"Hahahaha! Come on! Let me see your limit!" Szayelaporro laughed wildly, his huge body suddenly opening a huge, blood-red maw, filled with purple spiritual pressure, attempting to devour Neliel's Cero!

However, Nellyel's Cero is not just about pure power.

Just as Szayelaporro was about to devour him, Cero suddenly contracted and then, like an arrow piercing through space, shot straight into his body from his open maw!

"Wh-what?!" Szayelaporro's maniacal laughter abruptly stopped, his body stiffened abruptly, and his pupils dilated sharply! "Boom!"

A deafening roar erupted from within Szayelaporro's body! Nellylu's Cero exploded from within him, releasing a powerful burst of energy.

The explosive force instantly blasted his massive body into pieces, sending blood and flesh flying everywhere!

"How...how is this possible?!" Szayelaporro's voice was twisted with disbelief and pain. His body disintegrated in the explosion, every piece of flesh trembling, yet it still did not completely dissipate.

Toshiro Hitsugaya seized the opportunity and unleashed Hyōrinmaru once more! "Thousand-Year Ice Prison!"

Massive amounts of ice and snow coalesced from the ground and the air, instantly forming a colossal ice cage that contained all of Szayelaporro's shattered flesh and blood.

Trapped within! The ice and snow rapidly contracted, freezing all the fragments completely, forming a massive iceberg that utterly extinguished all life in Szayelaporro!

The icy Gary stood in the center of the laboratory, radiating a chilling aura, completely sealing away the remains of Szayelaporro.

Nellyel gasped for breath, her gaze fixed on the iceberg, her eyes filled with complex emotions. Although Szayelaporro was completely frozen, she knew that this madman possessed an exceptionally tenacious will to live, and that his abilities were extraordinary; she could not afford to be careless in the slightest.

Hitsugaya Toshiro also put away his understanding. He walked to the iceberg and carefully examined it, confirming that Szayelaporro's aura had completely disappeared. "It seems... he's really finished this time," Hitsugaya Toshiro said in a deep voice.

Matsumoto Rangiku and Hinamori Momo breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at the huge iceberg in front of them, the disgust and fear in their hearts subsided slightly.

Renji and Rukia also broke free from Szayelaporro's spiritual energy bindings. They walked to Orihime Inoue's side and saw her doing her best to heal Ichigo and Chad. They were filled with worry.