XX-level Hokage

"Hahahaha! Interesting! You woman, I've got my eye on you!" Kenpachi Zaraki let out a wild laugh. He ignored everyone else, and his massive, beast-like spiritual pressure was now completely locked onto Barragan!

"Hey! Skeleton! Your opponent is me!"

Kenpachi Zaraki slammed his foot into the ground, instantly cracking the rooftop of the building beneath him! His body, like a cannonball, shot forward...

With unstoppable momentum, it charged forward towards Bailergang in the air!

At the same time, the burly figure of the village chief also moved, locking his aim on another Espada, Tia Harribel. "Heavens!"

With a roar, a massive black-armored warrior appeared out of thin air, his Zanpakuto, as large as a mountain, slashing down at Harribel with immense force!

Chapter 238: The Final Battle in Karakura Town (Part 4)

Within purgatory, a cage of flames.

Aizen Sousuke still wore that calm smile as he walked slowly through the flames that could melt steel, his pure white robe untouched by a single spark.

Yamamoto Genryu Shigekuni's "Burning the Castle" was indeed incredibly powerful, but for Aizen, who had completely integrated the Hogyoku into himself, it didn't seem to pose a fatal threat.

"Captain-Commander Yamamoto's determination is truly admirable," Aizen said softly, as if admiring a magnificent painting. "It's just a pity that this determination is protecting nothing more than a corrupt and false god."

His gaze seemed to pierce through the raging flames and see into the very essence of the Seireitei.

“Captain Aizen,” Gin Ichimaru’s squinting smile appeared even more pronounced in the firelight, “you don’t seem worried at all?”

Why worry? Aizen countered, “The stage is set, and the actors are in place. All we have to do now is quietly enjoy this final tragedy... staged to welcome the new world.”

He looked beyond the flames at the battlefield, which was divided into several pieces, and in his eyes was an absolute confidence, like that of a god looking down upon all living beings.

The central battlefield. "Divine retribution!"

With a thunderous roar from the left flank of the village, the enormous black-armored warrior—"Black Rope Heavenly Punishment King"—wielding a giant blade capable of cleaving mountains, brought down with immense force the thirtieth blade in the sky, Tia Harribel!

However, facing this devastating attack, Harribel's icy blue eyes remained completely unmoved. Her figure blurred into a streak the instant the giant blade struck, easily dodging the powerful attack. "Boom—!"

The giant blade missed its target and crashed heavily onto the buildings below.

The entire block was razed to the ground by this attack, sending up clouds of dust.

"Just brute force? Captain of the Grim Reaper." Harribel's voice rang out coldly in mid-air as she slowly drew the Zanpakuto from her waist—"Sameko"—which resembled a shark's spine.

Paimura Sajin ignored her words and controlled the Black Rope Heavenly Punishment King, swinging his sword again! However, his invincible attack seemed clumsy in front of Heribel, who was known for her speed. Every attack was easily dodged by her by the slightest margin.

Just then, three figures attacked the massive body of the Black Rope Heavenly Punishment King from different directions at high speed!

It was none other than Harribel's three subordinates—Apache, Mira Rhodes, and Sun Sun! "Lady Harribel! We're here to help you!"

"It's just a tin clumsy thing! Watch us take it apart!"

The three female Arrancar launched their attack simultaneously. Their Cero and claws, like a swarm of annoying bees, constantly harassed and attacked the joints of the Black Rope Heavenly Punishment King.

Patsumura Sajin was suddenly in a predicament, facing four opponents alone. "Oh dear, this won't do!"

A gentle voice, tinged with a hint of helplessness, rang out.

The captain of the 13th Division, Jushiro Ukitake, had appeared on one side of the battlefield without anyone noticing. "Your opponents are us," he said with a smile, his dual-wielding swords, "Pisces Logic," already unleashed. "Waves become my shield, lightning becomes my blade!"

With a light flick of his twin blades, the Cero shots that Apache and the others fired at Black Rope Heavenly Punishment King were completely absorbed by the blade in his left hand! Then, with another flick of his right blade, the absorbed Cero shots were reflected back at an even faster speed!

"What?!" The three subordinates were shocked and quickly dodged.

Ukitake Jushiro's intervention instantly reversed the tide for Sakura Sajin.

The pillar is located on the east side.

"Home Assistant. Bow your head."

Accompanied by Kira Izuru's slightly gloomy, sentence-like voice, the uniquely shaped Zanpakuto in his hand delivered its final blow.

Abiramar Leda, who was already unable to fly due to her own weight and the drag from the severed and equally heavy pillar, was now kneeling on the ground.

His head, forced by the irresistible weight, was bowed deeply until his forehead touched the cold ground. That was... the posture of kowtowing in apology.

"It's over." In Kira Izuru's eyes, there was no joy of victory, only an unyielding sorrow belonging to war.

Silently, the "Tuozuke" in his hand severed Abiramar's head, which could no longer be raised. The Central Battlefield.

"Hahaha! Interesting! This is really interesting!"

Kenpachi Zaraki's maniacal laughter echoed across the entire battlefield. The moment his Zanpakuto came into contact with Barragan's invisible "aging" domain, it began to rust and decay at a speed visible to the naked eye!

"You skeleton! What did you do to my sword?!" Kenpachi roared, but what he saw in his eyes was not anger, but extreme excitement, like finding a new toy!

"Everything that comes near me will grow old and return to dust." Barragan's hoarse voice carried the arrogance of King's Landing. "Whether it is your sword, your body, or your soul, this is the absolute law. Death, you cannot touch me."

"Is that so?!" Kenpachi Zaraki grinned, revealing his beast-like fangs. "Then I'll see if your laws are harder, or my fists are!"

He actually abandoned the decaying Zanpakuto in his hand and charged towards Barragan again with his bare hands! He concentrated his immense spiritual pressure, which was large enough to materialize, into his fists, attempting to use the purest and most savage power to shatter the invisible "aging"!

"Truly... a fighting style utterly devoid of any aesthetic appeal," Byakuya Kuchiki remarked coldly from a distance.

At an even higher vantage point, on a recliner that appeared out of nowhere, Mashiro watched Kenpachi Zaraki charging like a bull below, a playful smile curving his lips.

"Oh dear, trying to fight against time itself with a rusty kitchen knife?" she muttered to herself, her voice not loud, but clearly reaching the ears of the captains beside her. "I must say, as expected of the Eleventh Division, they are... so cute it makes me want to laugh."

Her words, seemingly sarcastic, also seemed to reveal the essence of this battle.

On the other side, as Harribel watched her three subordinates being easily held back by Jushiro Ukitake, and as the massive black-armored warrior of the Left Army once again locked his target on her, a hint of impatience finally flashed in her icy blue eyes.

She knew that this level of probing was pointless. Slowly, she raised the "Empress Mermaid" in her hand.

A spiritual pressure far greater and more unfathomable than before, like a colossal sea monster awakening, erupted from her petite body with a deafening roar! "Ute-"

"Tiburon, the Queen Mermaid!"

As her cool, liberating Word of Power resounded, a dazzling aquamarine light instantly engulfed her figure!

As the light faded, Halibel's appearance had undergone a complete transformation! The illusory face on her lips had vanished entirely, replaced by...

A white armor, resembling a shark skeleton, covered her mouth, nose, chest, and limbs. Her right hand's Zanpakuto power also transformed into a massive blade, like a shark's tooth!

After her release, Harribel's spiritual pressure was several times stronger than before. A powerful current of water began to spin wildly around her, forming a huge vortex that seemed to drag the entire battlefield into the endless deep sea!

"Come on, Grim Reapers." Harribel's voice, now lower and more menacing after her Resurrección, continued, "I'll show you..."

What is true sacrifice?

As they gazed upon this sight, which resembled the descent of a sea god, both of them wore unprecedentedly solemn expressions.

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Chapter 235: The Final Battle in Karakura Town (Part 5)

Water, endless water.

The moment Harribel completed her Resurrection, the entire central battlefield seemed to be dragged into a raging deep sea, a "Cascada (waterfall)!"

Heribel raised her enormous shark-tooth blade high, and a massive column of water, powerful enough to shatter mountains, descended from the sky, crashing down with unparalleled force towards the giant black rope Heavenly Punishment King of the Left Army!

“!” Patsumura Sajin let out a groan. He could sense that it was not an ordinary stream of water, but a high-pressure water cannon infused with extremely high-density spiritual pressure, powerful enough to shatter steel!

Under the impact of this torrent, even the indestructible armor of the Black Rope Heavenly King let out a mournful cry, unable to bear the weight, and his huge body was pushed back repeatedly.

"LaGota (water droplet)!"

Without pausing, Halibel aimed the tip of her Shark Tooth Blade at Jushiro Ukitake, unleashing a barrage of water bullets that, like the most precise bullets, blocked all his escape routes.

Jushiro Ukitake immediately brandished "Shuangyu Li" in an attempt to absorb the energy of the water bullets, but he soon discovered that the water bullets contained more of a pure physical impact than an energy that could be absorbed. He could only rely on his superb footwork to dodge the water bullets through the gaps.

"Lady Harribel!" Apache, Mira Rhodes, and Sun Sun joined the battle once again upon seeing this.

They launched Cero from three different directions simultaneously, coordinating with Halibel's water flow to unleash a relentless, saturation attack on the two captains!

In an instant, the two battle-hardened captains, Sajin and Jushiro Ukitake, were completely suppressed and forced into a defensive posture by the combined attack of a Espada and his three subordinates!

A pillar is located on the west side.

"Hahahaha! Death God! I am now a genuine Captain-level!" Fendor Kyrias laughed arrogantly after smashing the last piece of his mask. His spiritual pressure had indeed surged to a terrifying level, enough to rival that of a Captain.

Hisagi Shuhei knelt on the ground, panting heavily. His shihaka armor was tattered, and several deep wounds that exposed bone were constantly oozing blood.

“Truly tenacious.” Fendor looked down at him, his eyes filled with a cat-and-mouse game. “But this is the end.” He raised his weapon, powerful water pressure gathering at the tip, preparing to deliver the final, fatal blow to Xiubing.

As Xiubing looked at the invincible enemy before him, the image of his former captain, Tosen Kaname, surfaced in his mind.

"Those who are not afraid of death are the true warriors." No... Captain, I was wrong.

What I fear has never been death.

What I fear is this Zanpakuto in my hand... named "Wind Death".

I fear its reaping of lives, its uncontrollable killing intent. But now...

Shuhei slowly stood up. He looked at the two Zanpakuto in his hands, which were like the Grim Reaper's scythes and connected by chains. His eyes became more determined than ever before.

"I finally understand... what we call fear is not weakness, but rather a means to better control this power that reaps lives." "Untie... the Wind-Slaying Rope!"

A dark, ominous spiritual pressure erupted from Xiu Bing's body! Countless black chains, like living venomous snakes, surged out from all directions, instantly sealing off Fendor and the space around him!

"What?!" For the first time, a look of horror appeared on Fendor's face. (South side pillar.)

"Seriously, why am I wasting my time here with this stuff!" Matsumoto Rangiku said impatiently, dodging Charlotte Kufon's pink Cero, which was full of "love".

She remembered what Mashiro had whispered in her ear last night.

Follow your own heart, whether it's wielding a knife or... embracing. My heart...

Rangiku's eyes sharpened instantly. She knew she couldn't waste any more time here. She had to find the answer, to witness... Gin's fate.

"Whisper, gray cat!"

Rangiku's spiritual pressure erupted without reservation! The Zanpakuto in her hand instantly turned into a cloud of gray smoke.

This time, however, the gray mist did not disperse but instead condensed into a huge, opaque gray fog with an extremely high density, instantly enveloping Charlotte completely!

What? What is this?! So...so beautiful...but...I can't...breathe...Ah. From within the thick fog came Charlotte's intermittent voice, filled with terror and suffocation.

Moments later, as the thick fog dissipated, Charlotte lay silently on the ground, completely unconscious. The central battlefield.

"Hahahaha! Useless! Useless! Useless!" Kenpachi Zaraki's maniacal laughter carried a hint of madness. He charged at Barragan again and again with his bare hands, only to be mercilessly repelled time and time again by the invisible domain of "aging".

His fists showed signs of aging; the skin had become dry and wrinkled.

“What a… stupid beast.” Soi Fon watched from the side, her left arm, crippled by Barragan, still hanging limply, but a resolute light flashed in her sharp eyes.

She knew that ordinary attacks would be meaningless to Barragán.

The inability to reach the target with a simple strike, and the prerequisite for the "two-hit kill" technique, is also "touching." Therefore...