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"The first Hueco Mundo Martial Arts Tournament officially begins!!!"
Following the deafening clang of gongs and Loly's clear, resonant announcement, the numerous Arrancar consciously retreated, clearing a vast, open space.
On the empty ground, a refreshing breeze gently swept across the soft, white sand, seemingly bringing a touch of coolness to the tense and intense atmosphere.
Aozaki Reiji, Ulquiorra, and Harribel stood about a dozen meters apart, confronting each other from a distance.
Harribel asked in a low, serious tone, "Lord Reiji, are you truly decided on facing both of us at once?"
Aozaki Reiji smiled faintly and replied calmly, "Whether it's one person or two, to me, it makes no difference."
"You must understand, this is a test of your strength, not a test of mine."
The young Shinigami's tone was unusually steady when he spoke, even seeming somewhat indifferent, as if he didn't consider the two powerful Vasto Lorde Arrancar before him to be a threat at all.
Hearing this, Ulquiorra's expression remained calm.
Harribel also did not get angry.
She knew in her heart that the young Shinigami spoke the truth.
Her respectful address of him as "Lord" was not merely because he had saved her life.
More crucially, it was due to his extraordinary, astonishingly powerful strength.
Furthermore, this benefactor possessed exceptionally handsome looks, and following such an outstanding person was by no means a bad thing...
"Then, please be careful, Lord Reiji!!!"
Before her words had even finished, her originally gentle gaze instantly sharpened.
Immediately after, she swiftly drew the Zanpakuto belonging to an Arrancar from her back.
In an instant, her aura suddenly changed dramatically.
A clearly visible, brilliant golden Reiatsu emanated from her entire body, like a dazzling golden sun descending upon the mortal world.
At the same time, she lifted a delicate, beautiful foot and stomped it fiercely onto the ground.
With a loud bang, the incredibly hard ground beneath her was forcefully shattered into pieces, disintegrating.
A shallow golden glow quickly appeared on her healthy, bronze skin, as if she had donned a mysterious and noble battle attire.
And the Zanpakuto she held tightly in her hand was a uniquely shaped hollow broad-bladed short sword, its blade glinting with a chilling light.
This was the crystallization of Harribel's power, her spiritual core, the Zanpakuto, Tiburón!
At this very moment, an unparalleled sharp aura and a wild, charming presence continuously surged forth from Harribel's body, like a volcanic eruption.
"This wildness... a Hollow that gained Shinigami power, is essentially still a Hollow!"
Aozaki murmured softly.
"But even so, I still like it."
Harribel, who heard the first half of the sentence, instantly saw her bright eyes dim, revealing traces of disappointment.
However, upon hearing the latter part, her cheeks flushed crimson like a sunset, and the blush quickly spread to her ear tips.
At this moment, Sung-Sun and the others nearby were watching Harribel with playful gazes, causing her to let out a coquettish, angry shout:
"Please stop saying such things, Lord Reiji! It affects my state of mind!"
"But these are truly my honest thoughts!"
Aozaki sighed, responding with a hint of helplessness, completely unaware of his mistake in putting the girl in an awkward situation with a single sentence.
Before Aozaki's words could finish, As if worried he might say something even more difficult to deal with, Harribel had already taken action.
Ulquiorra, seeing this, merely gave her a faint glance, then moved along with her.
The two of them bent their knees slightly, and then the ground beneath their feet suddenly sank, forming a shallow depression.
Puff, puff, puff!!!
Accompanied by a series of sharp sounds, as if breaking the sound barrier, countless tiny fragments of rock were blasted in all directions.
Harribel and Ulquiorra's figures, like a pair of agile and swift leopards, suddenly shot out from their original positions with astonishing speed.
Sonído!
The advanced footwork unique to Arrancar, its effect is similar to the Shinigami's Shunpo and the Quincy's Hirenkyaku, allowing Arrancar to achieve extraordinary high-speed movement.
In terms of speed alone, it is almost comparable to the Shinigami's Shunpo.
However, unlike Shunpo, Sonído possesses a unique advantage—it can bypass detection nerves.
Detection nerves are the Hollow's term for spiritual perception.
Ordinary Arrancar often require long years of arduous training to master the Sonído technique.
But Harribel and Ulquiorra, having once been Vasto Lorde, When they completed their Arrancar transformation, they had naturally grasped this Beyonder power!
At this moment, their speed had reached an incredibly astonishing level.
Even Adjuchas-class Arrancar like Sung-Sun and Apacci could only see an empty space before them, completely unable to catch any trace of the two!
"So fast! It's simply beyond imagination!"
"As expected of Lady Harribel! Such astonishing speed is truly breathtaking!"
"Lord Ulquiorra is also not inferior! He seems to be on par with Lady Harribel!"
The women, witnessing this scene, couldn't help but light up, spontaneously cheering and applauding.
Undoubtedly, Ulquiorra was indeed a strange person.
Because of his peculiar personality, no one had ever regarded him as a lofty "Lord."
But his formidable strength had earned everyone's recognition.
In an instant, Harribel and Ulquiorra darted forward like lightning, reaching Aozaki's front in the blink of an eye.
The cold, gleaming blades were raised overhead, tearing through the void, and with an incredibly sharp momentum, they fiercely slashed towards the young Shinigami's chest!
Screech!!!
The anticipated scene of blood splattering and flesh tearing did not occur; instead, there was a sharp, grating sound of metal friction.
"Hierro!?"
Harribel exclaimed, her pupils suddenly constricting to pinprick size, her face filled with shock.
Even the usually cold and composed Ulquiorra showed a hint of surprise in his expression at this moment.
The white trench coat instantly split open with two rents, as if forcibly torn apart by two incredibly powerful forces!
The terrifying slashes, capable of tearing the earth and severing mountains and rivers, now seemed to strike against steel, only sparking a series of dazzling sparks on Aozaki's chest!
Not just Harribel, but the Arrancar present were also stunned, their mouths agape.
"Lord Reiji... is he still a Shinigami?"
Sung-Sun murmured, her voice filled with doubt and astonishment.
Everything happening before them had far exceeded their understanding.
A Shinigami actually blocked such a powerful slash with his bare body, and he seemed completely unharmed!
Such a thing was unheard of!
How could a Shinigami have such a body!?
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