XX-level Hokage

"Useless trash! You dare to stop me?!" Nnoitra roared, his eyes filled with contempt and hatred for Neliel. His spiritual pressure, like that of a bloodthirsty beast, relentlessly pressed down on Neliel.

Neliel's eyes were icy cold as she nimbly dodged Nnoitra's every attack. The Antelope Knight danced in her hands like the wind, its emerald blade flashing.

Precisely parrying or deflecting deadly attacks.

Neutra's attack pattern, with each collision, carries the weight of settling scores with past humiliations.

“Nnoitra, is all you can do is use brute force?” Nelielu sneered coldly. With a twist of her body, the Antelope Knight suddenly thrust at Nnoitra’s side from a tricky angle.

Neutra reacted quickly, leaning back sharply to avoid the stab, but the Antelope Knight's blade still tore through his coat, leaving a shallow mark.

"Die!" Nnoitra roared, slashing down with "Holy Cry Mantis" with immense spiritual pressure, aiming straight for Nelliel. Just then, Toshiro Hitsugaya appeared between them like lightning, his Hyōrinmaru instantly drawn, emitting a piercing whistling sound. "Release! Daiguren Hyōrinmaru!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Hitsugaya Toshiro immediately released his Release.

A massive phantom of an ice dragon roared up behind him, and a chilling aura instantly spread out, freezing Nnoitra's immense spiritual pressure in an instant!

"Ice!" Toshiro Hitsugaya shouted, and the phantom ice dragon charged towards Nnoitra, attempting to freeze him in ice. "Get in my way!" Nnoitra roared, his Holy Crying Mantis swung upwards, colliding head-on with the phantom ice dragon.

The massive shockwave shattered the ice dragon, but the frost instantly spread to Nnoitra's Soul Reaper, causing his arm to stiffen slightly.

"Lord Nnoitra!" Tesla Richter rushed in right behind Nnoitra. Sensing Toshiro Hitsugaya's power of release, he immediately rushed forward, trying to restrain Toshiro Hitsugaya and buy space for Nnoitra.

"Step back!" Neutra roared at Tesla, his beam of light locked on Neliel, allowing no disturbance whatsoever.

Matsumoto Rangiku and Hinamori Momo also launched attacks from both sides. Rangiku wielded "Gray Cat," transforming the sand-like spiritual pressure emanating from her Zanpakuto into sharp blades, and attacked from Nnoitra's side.

Hinamori Momo then fired her Kido "Hado No. 31: Red Fire Cannon" from another direction, attempting to distract Nnoitra.

However, Nnoitra's reaction speed and defense were extraordinary. With a turn of her head, she dodged Rangiku's attack and at the same time wielded "Holy Cry Mantis" to easily shatter Hinamori Momo's Red Fire Cannon.

His gaze remained fervent and bloodthirsty, as if nothing around him could hinder his destined battle with Neliel.

"You scum, get out of my way!" Nnoitra roared, unleashing a powerful burst of spiritual pressure that sent Matsumoto Rangiku and Mori Momo flying. His spiritual pressure spread outwards like blades, forming an invisible barrier.

"Nnoitra, your opponent is me!" Nelielu charged forward again, her Antelope Knight transforming into a streak of emerald green light, colliding with the Holy Crying Mantis once more.

"Hmph! A piece of trash I crippled dares to swagger in front of me?" Neutra laughed defiantly. "You think regaining your power changes the fact that you'll always be weak?!"

His words were like sharp knives, piercing Nereel's heart. They were her most painful memories: being betrayed by Nnoitra and Szayelaporro, which led to the sealing of her powers and even her regression to a child form.

A flicker of pain and anger flashed in Nelliel's eyes, but she quickly suppressed her emotions. She knew that Nnoitra was trying to provoke her and make her lose her temper.

"I won't make the same mistake again!" Nelielu roared, and the Antelope Knight in her hand suddenly burst forth with a bright green light. She concentrated her spiritual pressure on the tip of the blade and thrust it fiercely towards Nnoitra.

"Cero!"

This time, the Cero is no longer a simple energy wave.

It was like a green spiral drill bit, with extremely strong penetrating power, piercing straight into Neutra's chest!

Nnoitra's pupils contracted sharply. He sensed the threat posed by Neliel's Cero. It was no longer just pure power, but carried a special penetrating quality. He dared not take it head-on and leaped backward, simultaneously wielding the Holy Cry Mantis to block.

"boom!"

The emerald green Cero collided violently with the Holy Cry Mantis, producing a deafening roar.

Although Nnoitra barely managed to block the attack, the aftershock of the Cero blast created a huge crater in the ground beneath his feet, and the powerful impact sent him sliding backward several times, his arm trembling slightly.

"Damn it!" A hint of annoyance flashed in Nnoitra's eyes. He hadn't expected Nelielu's strength after her recovery to reach such a level. This made him feel excited, but also filled with jealousy and resentment.

Toshiro Hitsugaya seized the opportunity and unleashed Hyōrinmaru once more. Countless enormous ice blades condensed in the air, transforming into a torrent of ice and snow that poured towards Nnoitra!

"Hyōrinmaru, break!"

Caught between two attacks, Nnoitra knew he couldn't continue the fight. He suddenly unleashed his spiritual pressure, and the white energy on his body expanded instantly, like giant wings, enveloping his entire body in an attempt to block Toshiro Hitsugaya's ice blades.

Just then, Renji and Rukia joined the battle. Renji wielded "Zabi-maru," extending the blade of his Zanpakuto in an attempt to entangle Nnoitra from the side.

Rukia then aimed at Nnoitra with the Kido technique "Binding Path No. 61: Six Staff Light Prison," attempting to bind him.

However, Nnoitra's reaction speed far exceeded their expectations. Just before being hit by the ice blade, he twisted his body sharply, avoiding the direct impact of the ice and snow. At the same time, the white giant on his body spun at high speed, easily severing Renji's extended snake tail and shattering Rukia's Kido.

"A bunch of annoying flies!" Nnoitra roared, slamming his soul sword into the ground. A massive spiritual pressure erupted from him, repelling all the Shinigami who approached him!

Hitsugaya Toshiro and Nereil were forced to retreat. They clearly felt Nnoitra's despairing resilience and violent spiritual pressure. Nnoitra's light fell on Nereil again, and that morbid obsession seemed to want to tear Nereil apart alive.

"Nelliel, today, I will make you disappear from this world completely!" Nnoitra's hoarse voice carried a hint of almost manic pleasure.

"I'll show you with your own eyes how I'll utterly crush you! Just like back then!"

His spiritual pressure surged once more. He knew that this battle had to be ended with his most powerful strength!

Chapter 204: Awakening

Inside a room in the abandoned area of ​​Hueco Mundo, the battle escalated instantly.

Nnoitra Gilga's spiritual pressure suddenly erupted, his morbid obsession reaching its peak at this moment, and his immense killing intent almost materialized.

“I won’t give you any more chances, Nelieel!” Nnoitra roared, pulling the “Holy Crying Mantis” from the ground, its massive Zanpakuto...

It glowed with a bloodthirsty red light, then suddenly lunged forward at an extraordinary speed, arriving in front of Nelielu in the blink of an eye!

"Rev. Blade! Pray, Holy Cry Mantis!"

With a low growl, Nnoitra's body underwent a terrifying transformation! His arms multiplied from two to four—no, six! Each arm wielded a massive mantis scythe, sharp and gleaming with a cold light.

In an instant, his body grew even taller, the crown-like mask on his head became more contorted, the tongue that was originally wrapped around his waist became longer, more like some kind of sharp blade, and his spiritual pressure surged, creating an overwhelming sense of oppression.

"This is the Release: Zanpakuto state!" Hitsugaya Toshiro's pupils shrank sharply.

Nnoitra's Resurrección form was more powerful and bizarre than he had imagined.

"Hahahaha! Neliel! Feel this despair!" Nnoitra laughed maniacally, wielding six mantis scythes in unison, creating a piercing whistling sound as they formed an impenetrable storm of blades that instantly enveloped Neliel.

"Damn it!" Nelieel's expression was unusually grave.

Nnoitra's attack speed and range were increased exponentially in her Resurrection state. Each slash contained terrifying power capable of tearing space apart. The Antelope Knight in her hand desperately blocked, and the emerald green spiritual pressure formed a thin layer of light on the blade, barely resisting the storm of attacks.

"Nelieel!" Seeing this, Toshiro Hitsugaya immediately rushed forward to provide support. He wielded Hyōrinmaru, and a giant ice dragon roared out from behind him, heading towards...

It circled around Neutra's six arms, attempting to freeze him!

However, Nnoitra's reaction was equally swift. He swung all six arms simultaneously, instantly shattering the entangling ice dragon into countless ice crystals. At the same time, two of his scythes slashed upwards, aiming directly for Hitsugaya Toshiro's vitals!

"Captain Toshiro, watch out!" Hinamori Momo exclaimed. She and Matsumoto Rangiku tried to launch a Kido support from the side, but Nnoitra's attack speed was too fast, making it almost impossible for them to intervene.

Hitsugaya Toshiro dodged Nnoitra's slash with a quick movement, but the sleeve of his left arm was still torn, revealing the skin below frozen by the cold air.

Nnoitra's blade possessed an exceptionally sharp spiritual pressure, which even the chilling aura of "Daiguren Hyōrinmaru" could not completely withstand.

"Get out of my way, you jerk!" Nnoitra roared, ignoring everyone else; his target had always been Neliel. "Nnoitra, do you think you can beat me with Resurrección?!" Neliel's eyes burned with rage. She no longer backed down, choosing instead to confront him head-on.

The Antelope Knight in her hand burst forth with an unprecedented emerald green light, and she took a step forward, launching a counterattack against Neutra with a selfless and fearless attitude!

"Dual Blade Style!" Nelielu shouted, her Antelope Knight splitting in two in her hands into two emerald green blades, one in each hand. This was a fighting stance she had never shown before Nnoitra!

"What?!" Nnoitra's eyes narrowed; he hadn't expected Neliel to possess such an ability. Neliel wielded her swords in both hands, instantly doubling her speed and attack frequency.

The two Antelope Knights transformed into two streaks of emerald light, engaging in dazzling clashes with Nnoitra's six scythes at incredible speed! Each exchange was accompanied by sparks flying and spiritual pressure surging.

"Is this... the power after Resurrección?!" Renji watched Nelieel's battle in shock. He knew Nelieel was powerful, but he didn't expect her to be able to fight on par with Nnoitra after Resurrección.

Rukia gripped her Zanpakuto tightly, knowing that her current strength was insufficient to intervene in a battle of this level; she could only do her utmost to protect Orihime Inoue and Ichigo, who was in charge of the fight.

Meanwhile, Orihime was completely absorbed in healing Ichigo and the others, seemingly oblivious to the intense battle outside. She could feel Ichigo's body slowly absorbing the spiritual pressure she was channeling, but it would take a long time for him to fully recover.

Nnoitra was stunned by Nelielu's sudden burst of power and dual-wielding skills. The strained smile on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by a hint of annoyance and surprise.

"Damn it! You piece of trash, how could you..." Nnoitra couldn't accept that the opponent he had once easily defeated could now stand against him head-on in his Resurrección state.

“Because I am no longer the Neliel I used to be!” Neliel’s eyes were resolute. She suddenly leaped back a step, and the two Antelope Knight swords crossed in the air. The emerald green spiritual pressure instantly condensed into a huge energy ball!

"Virtual Flash Reprise!"

The enormous energy sphere, carrying a terrifying sense of oppression, hurtled towards Nnoitra!

Nnoitra's expression changed. He sensed the power of the Cero and dared not take it head-on. He crossed his six arms, blocking all the scythes in front of him, and at the same time...

His spiritual pressure erupted, attempting to withstand this unstoppable attack!

"Boom!"

The Cero collided violently with Nnoitra's defenses, producing a deafening roar.

A violent shockwave of spiritual pressure instantly swept through the entire room, shattering the walls and causing the ceiling to collapse! Debris and dust instantly engulfed everything!

Hitsugaya Toshiro, Matsumoto Rangiku, Hinamori Momo, Renji, and Rukia were all forced to retreat by the shockwave. They had to raise their Zanpakuto and release their spiritual pressure to protect themselves from this destructive power.

As the dust settled slightly, Neutra's figure came into view. He was still standing in the same spot, but his white turban was now tattered and torn.

His lower body, protected by the power of the approaching night, was revealed. His six arms trembled slightly, a trickle of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, and his face showed disbelief and devastation.

"You...you actually managed to hurt me like this?!" Nnoitra stared at Neliel in disbelief, his eyes filled with anger and shame. This was something Nnoitra had never experienced since his Resurrección!

Nellyel was also slightly out of breath, maintaining her dual-wielding stance. She knew that the Cero she had just used was a strike she had given with all her might, but it still hadn't been able to completely defeat Nnoitra.

This guy's hardness is indeed the highest among the Arrancar.

“It’s not over yet, Nnoitra!” Nelieel charged forward again, her eyes gleaming with vengeance. “Enough! Nero!” Just then, a hoarse, weary voice suddenly came from behind. Hitsugaya Toshiro and the others were startled and looked in the direction of the voice.

Behind Orihime Inoue, Ichigo Kurosaki actually stood up unsteadily! His face was still pale, and his body was swaying precariously, but his eyes, which had been tightly closed for a long time, slowly opened, revealing sharp pupils with a hint of Hollowfication! Although his spiritual pressure was still weak, it was slowly recovering at an astonishing speed, like a withered tree coming back to life!

"Ichigo?!" Rukia and Renji exclaimed in shock.

Even Orihime was incredulous. She knew perfectly well how badly Ichigo was injured and that it was impossible for him to wake up so quickly. Nereil was also stunned, looking at Ichigo with a complex mix of emotions in her eyes.

Kurosaki Ichigo slowly raised his head, and his beam of light passed through Hitsugaya Toshiro and Nelliel, landing directly on Nnoitra's Resurrección form.

Although his spiritual pressure was weak, an indomitable fighting spirit burned in his eyes.

"What... happened here?" Kurosaki Ichigo's voice was a little hoarse, but his tone was unusually firm. Although he had not fully recovered, he had obviously sensed everything in front of him.

Nnoitra's eyes narrowed sharply as he saw that Kurosaki Ichigo had actually regained consciousness despite his severe injuries, and a strange sense of irritation welled up inside him. "Kurosaki Ichigo, you fly from Aizen Town, are you still alive?!" Nnoitra sneered.

Ichigo Kurosaki did not respond to Nnoitra's provocation. He simply raised Zangetsu slowly, the blade pointing at Nnoitra. Although the movement was slow, his determination was as unbreakable as a rock.

A complex look flashed in Toshiro Hitsugaya's eyes. He knew that Ichigo Kurosaki's awakening was undoubtedly a huge turning point for them, but Ichigo's current physical condition simply did not allow him to engage in high-intensity battles.

Chapter 205: Outbreak!

Inside a room in the abandoned area of ​​Las Noches, the battle reached a delicate stalemate once again as Ichigo Kurosaki awoke.

Nnoitra Gilga's self-light shifted from Nelielu and turned towards the unsteady yet sharp-eyed Death Agent.

"Oh? I didn't expect you, a fly, to have such a tenacious will to live." Neutra's lips curled into a cruel smile. "However, judging by your current..."

"Looking like he's half-dead, does he still want to fight me?" The scythes on his six arms rubbed together lightly, making a teeth-grinding sound.