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Ichigo stood tall and unmoving, his entire body sheathed in white armor-like hide. A grotesque bull-headed Hollow mask covered his face, making him look utterly monstrous.
Orihime, tears streaming down her face, lifted her head. "Kurosaki-kun!!!"
Ulquiorra's expression twisted in disbelief. "Impossible… you're still alive? What… what is that form? Who are you?"
The bull-headed Ichigo raised one clawed hand, and Zangetsu flew back into his grasp as if called. With a careless sweep, the ground split apart in an instant, the raw destructive force terrifying to behold.
Ulquiorra demanded, "Are you deaf? I asked who you are!"
Ichigo only roared in reply. The beastly bellow rattled the battlefield as his body radiated crushing spiritual pressure. Blood-red reiatsu surged skyward, and hurricane-force winds blasted outward from his body.
Ulquiorra raised a finger, dark energy pooling at the tip. "Cero Oscuras!"
At once, a seething black beam gathered on his fingertip.
The bull-headed Ichigo responded instantly. Crimson energy condensed at his mask's mouth, forming a sphere of devastating power.
The two blasts collided midair. To Ulquiorra's shock, Ichigo's crimson Cero began to overwhelm his own, swallowing the darkness whole. A thunderous explosion ripped through the battlefield, fire and smoke blotting out the sky.
Ulquiorra retreated through the smoke, his eyes wide. "No… it couldn't be. That was a Cero… and it completely overpowered mine? How can that be?! A human releasing a Cero? Impossible!"
Before he could think further, Ichigo appeared behind him in an instant, charging another monstrous blast at his bull-like mask.
Ulquiorra spun, shouting, "Don't underestimate me!" Another sphere of black energy formed at his finger. "Cero Oscuras!"
The clashing beams lit the battlefield once more, followed by another deafening explosion. A mushroom cloud rose, shrouding the world in black smoke. Pillars crumbled under the shockwave. Ulquiorra managed to sonido out of the blast radius, but disbelief clouded his face. "He canceled out my Cero Oscuras… again?!"
Ichigo's monstrous form appeared behind him yet again, too fast to follow. Ulquiorra turned to counter, but Ichigo was faster—far faster. A clawed hand seized his left wrist, and with one brutal swing, Ichigo's blade cut clean through.
Ulquiorra stared in shock as his left arm fell away. Ichigo's roar split the heavens, primal and wild.
Snapping his wings open, Ulquiorra retreated, his face shadowed and grim. Blood poured from his severed limb.
Orihime gasped from below. "That… is that really Kurosaki-kun?"
Ulquiorra panted, his gaze fixed on the bloody stump. Then, with a fierce shout, something unbelievable happened—his arm began to regenerate, growing back like a lizard's tail.
Flexing his restored limb, Ulquiorra sneered. "My greatest power isn't attack—it's regeneration. Most Espada sacrifice regeneration for strength, but not me. I alone can regenerate everything but my brain and internal organs… instantly. I don't know how you've taken on this form, but… cutting off one arm and then hesitating? That won't be enough… to defeat me."
Green energy suddenly crackled between his hands. He pulled it apart, shaping a massive glowing spear.
"Lanza del Relámpago!"
His voice boomed across the battlefield. "Stay right there. Don't come closer—I won't hesitate to throw this if you do."
He hurled the spear. It shot forward at impossible speed, brushing past Ichigo before detonating in a cataclysmic blast. Another mushroom cloud rose, shockwaves flattening everything around them, pillars shattering like glass.
Ulquiorra scowled. "A miss? As I thought… it's too difficult to control." He formed another spear in his hands.
But Ichigo was already upon him. His bull-headed form blurred forward at blinding speed, almost like teleportation.
Ulquiorra's eyes went wide. "He completely slipped past my detection…!"
Soul Society, Reality
In the Seireitei, the captains watched in stunned silence. Sweat beaded on their foreheads.
Hitsugaya whispered, "That speed… that power… even I wouldn't stand a chance against it. Just what has Kurosaki Ichigo become?"
Byakuya's normally stoic face betrayed shock. "This is the same boy who once fought me? His strength and speed now are beyond anything I imagined."
Even Kenpachi had fallen silent. Only Head Captain Yamamoto sat with unshaken composure.
Naruto's World
The Third Hokage's eyes bulged like temple bells. "That Cero… it's even stronger than a Tailed Beast Bomb! And that speed—comparable to the Flying Thunder God Technique itself!"
Naruto pumped his fists, shouting, "You got this, Ichigo! Take that guy down!"
Sasuke scowled. "Tch. Idiot. That monster's power is absurd. I've never seen anyone with such speed and destruction… not even him."
Fairy Tail's World
Flames roared around Natsu as he clenched his fists. "Ichigo! You've fired me up! I recognize your strength. Someday, I'll challenge you with my Dragon Slayer magic!"
Across countless worlds, powerful figures watched in stunned silence. Who could have guessed that orange-haired boy was hiding such terrifying power?
On the Battlefield
Someone watching the broadcast exclaimed, "That wasn't Shunpo—it was Sonído!"
Ichigo casually swung his blade, unleashing force that shattered buildings around him.
Ulquiorra braced with his Lanza del Relámpago, straining to block the monstrous blow. The sheer power drove him back hundreds of meters before he finally stopped, panting.
Flapping his bat-like wings, he tried to gain distance, soaring toward the pillars beneath the moon.
But terror struck his heart as Ichigo appeared at his side again, faster than sight. A brutal punch crashed into him, hurling Ulquiorra through a massive pillar. Debris rained down as smoke blanketed the sky.
He tumbled through stone for dozens of meters before finally halting, wings beating desperately to keep him aloft.
Ichigo charged again. Ulquiorra tightened his grip on the spear and met the attack head-on. His weapon spun furiously, clashing against Ichigo's blade in midair.
Ishida, battered and watching from below, forced his head up. "That speed… the human eye can't even follow it. How are they moving like that?"
High above, Ichigo and Ulquiorra exchanged blows at lightning pace, colliding dozens of times in mere seconds.
"Don't think you can escape me!" Ulquiorra roared.
Dark ceros erupted in every direction, blasting the surrounding pillars to dust.
And yet, as the rubble fell, Ichigo hefted one of the massive broken columns with terrifying ease—and hurled it straight at him.
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