At this moment, after seeing these scenes, the Shinigami analyzed and decided not to hold much hope for Kurosaki Ichigo. They were only trying to encourage him because they were in the same camp.
[Kuchiki Byakuya]: Don't worry! Kurosaki Ichigo, maybe we Shinigami will come to save you soon.
[Unohana Retsu]: Yes, we Shinigami have defeated Arrancar one after another, so it's normal for us to come save him.
[Hitsugaya Toshiro]: The two captains, Byakuya Kuchiki and Kenpachi Zaraki, can definitely pin Ulquiorra to the ground and crush him.
[Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez]: Okay! Ulquiorra, I admit you're indeed a little stronger than me. But I won't give up. I'll break through to Vasto Lorde and become a true Hollow King.
[Baraggan Louisenbairn]: I find it very funny to hear you guys trying to steal my title. The Hollow King should obviously be me. I am the King of Hueco Mundo! If I were to fight him, I would have left nothing but ashes.
[Hachigen Ushoda]: Hey, isn't this the skeleton whose bones I beat until nothing was left?
[Baraggan Louisenbairn]: Hmph... Failure cannot deny the fact that I am the king. The king isn't necessarily the strongest... Besides, if I were serious, you'd be finished before you even got close to me.
[Hachigen Ushoda]: Forget it, I don't want to bother with a guy like you.
At this moment, after seeing Ichigo being brutally beaten, the Quincy who had originally stayed out of the fight and didn't care about the Shinigami and Hollows could no longer remain silent.
[Gerard Valkyrie]: Seeing you guys brag about how powerful Ulquiorra is, I really think he is that strong. It took him so long to beat such a weak Kurosaki Ichigo. He's not that impressive.
[Lille Barro]: Gerard, don't you see that he's clearly toying with his opponent? He must be doing this to get some sadistic pleasure.
[Askin Nakk Le Vaar]: As expected of a Hollow with killing instincts. Even though he could kill Ichigo right now, he didn't do it immediately. Is he waiting for something?
[Jugram Haschwalth]: He really seems to want Ichigo to lose all confidence. Could it be that he wants Ichigo to become even stronger, hoping that Ichigo will become more resilient after more setbacks?
Indeed, everyone saw it. At this time, Ulquiorra's behavior seemed very abnormal. If it were any other brutal warrior, this would be understandable - it might be like a predator abusing its prey.
But Ulquiorra, who looks heartless with a cold face, would actually do such a thing? This was a bit unbelievable.
Yhwach was also paying attention to Ulquiorra at the moment. After watching Ulquiorra continue to beat Ichigo, Yhwach was thoughtful.
[Yhwach]: This Ulquiorra doesn't seem simple. I feel that from the time he appeared until now, under Ichigo's influence, he seems to be starting to become more like a human.
[Ulquiorra Cifer]: Oh, the Quincy King, you actually said I'm becoming more and more like a human?
[Yhwach]: You, who have come into contact with humans for so long, must be aware of this.
At this moment, Aizen and Yhwach were actually in sync. Aizen, who was very familiar with the evolution of different species, naturally gradually understood the ins and outs of the battle between the two sides.
He began slowly speaking to his subordinates:
"Yes, just as Ichigo said in the broadcast - while Ichigo is becoming more and more like a Hollow, Ulquiorra is becoming more and more like a human. This can be said to be mutual influence! In this state, both parties can gain completely different strengths, but they'll also gradually lose their original intentions. It depends on whether you can grasp it."
"It seems this battle isn't only an evolution for Ichigo - for Ulquiorra, it was also an evolution."
Aizen's words hit the nail on the head! This battle was indeed very dramatic! The identities of Ulquiorra and Kurosaki Ichigo were quietly swapping!
Ulquiorra couldn't help but mutter to himself: "It seems what Aizen-sama said is indeed correct! During the battle, I kept asking them what the human heart is... It seems I'll continue to be influenced by Ichigo!"
Grimmjow sneered: "Ulquiorra, you're so boring that you want to be assimilated. Don't forget your Arrancar nature."
Ulquiorra retorted: "You, too, were inexplicably attracted to him, and in the end you had to fight him on equal terms."
Grimmjow pouted, still maintaining his arrogant persona: "I just did it for pure enjoyment. I even taught Kurosaki Ichigo many things! If you're defeated by Kurosaki Ichigo, whom I taught, then you're really terrible."
Looking at the quarrel between these two subordinates he was quite fond of, Aizen just smiled faintly. He would only value these two subordinates who taught his son Kurosaki Ichigo more, and would never punish them.
Originally, Aizen just wanted to see how Ichigo could grow with the blessing of his subordinates' experience. Now there were two more unexpected surprises. Maybe Ulquiorra and Grimmjow will also evolve under Ichigo's influence! The future is promising!
You know, Kurosaki Ichigo is a very unreasonable cheat. In addition to being able to make himself stronger, it seems to affect the people around him to become stronger. This is also an important reason why Ichigo is valued by him.
Just like when Kurosaki Ichigo came to Soul Society before - originally just to save his friends, but it subtly affected the entire Soul Society! Ichigo made the aloof Byakuya Kuchiki change his mind. It made Kenpachi Zaraki, whose power wasn't yet fully awakened, further awaken. It also made the stubborn Captain-Commander Yamamoto accept Ichigo, an outsider who challenged Soul Society's rules.
It's no exaggeration to say it's another level of Hogyoku! The essence of the Hogyoku is that it can affect a person's external environment and constantly change. Even make your wishes come true!
Aizen couldn't help but imagine! What Aizen himself has is like a large Hogyoku! If he fights with Ichigo, who is a small Hogyoku, who will win in the end!?
Aizen looked forward to it more and more...
As the audience discussed this classic battle, the video continued playing.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
[After horrible torture of Ichigo, Ulquiorra couldn't help but wonder about his fighting spirit. He grabbed Ichigo, lifted him up high, and asked with very rare anger:]
"Why do you still hold onto your sword? Do you think you can defeat me even facing such a huge gap?"
Ichigo, being choked by the neck, still panted and said:
"Even if you're stronger than me, so what? I already knew that... but I'll still defeat you."
At this moment, Ichigo's mentality was indeed much firmer than before! Even if it was a battle bound to be lost, he would continue!
Of course, the comments were full of complaints:
Translation: Ichigo is about to cheat.
Ichigo: I'm still charging up, just waiting for Orihime's verification code.
Only Aizen and Yhwach made Ichigo truly desperate.
Don't let Ichigo anger you, Ulquiorra!
Back to the projection
Seeing that his ability still couldn't make Ichigo completely lose the idea of resistance, Ulquiorra frowned.
Sure enough, was it because of his ignorance that he didn't lose courage? Stupid and weak humans!
As one of the Arrancar who dealt with humans the most in the world, Ulquiorra didn't understand human vocabulary at all. What exactly are bonds, hearts, efforts, etc.? Why do humans put these invisible things on their lips? Such weak humans - can they rely on these things to become stronger?
However, after capturing Orihime Inoue to Hueco Mundo, Ulquiorra did change a lot because of this. Constantly understanding the human mind, constantly getting closer to humans, constantly having human emotions...
Seeing Orihime's mysterious belief in her friends, he didn't understand it at first. But in battle with Ichigo, he was indeed constantly influenced by humans.
Ichigo was abused by himself from the beginning with Bankai + Hollowfication. Later, he could only rely on Resurrección to defeat Ichigo. The speed of progress was really too fast!
Especially after seeing that no matter how many times Ichigo was defeated or how seriously injured, he still held Tensa Zangetsu in his hand... Ulquiorra couldn't help but be deeply touched!
Is this Ichigo's instinct to protect his friends and fight to the death? It sounds a bit ridiculous... but it does seem to be effective!
What can I learn from these humans? My own Resurrección power was obtained from Aizen-sama's Hogyoku. Is this all my power?
Past experiences, like a passing glance, kept flashing in Ulquiorra's mind. It seems he... had finally officially broken through the realm again...
Just like Ichigo became stronger with Bankai, then became stronger through Hollowfication. I can also use this wonderful "heart" of humans to evolve, right?
What should this power be called? Humanization? Forget it... Let's use Aizen-sama's naming method! This new upgraded state - let's call it Segunda Etapa!
With all kinds of complicated emotions, Ulquiorra was ready to show Ichigo the new state he had realized in battle with him.
In his cold tone, there was a subtle hint of anger:
"What a joke! Kurosaki Ichigo! The reason you don't give up is because you don't know what true despair is! Let me tell you what a truly desperate situation is!"
Even though Ichigo was already breathing weakly at this time... Ulquiorra didn't know why he was so persistent. Perhaps it was because of his fearless anger towards Ichigo...
[Ulquiorra threw Ichigo to the ground. He spread his wings and frantically mobilized the spiritual pressure in his body again.]
WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!
His powerful spiritual pressure, which had already made Ichigo extremely desperate, became even more magnificent! Originally, Ichigo was like bathing in rain of spiritual pressure... and at this time, it was like being completely overwhelmed by an ocean of spiritual pressure!
And this ocean of spiritual pressure was as lonely and deep as the deep night, making people completely desperate! There was no light in sight!
Ulquiorra wanted to bypass the reason given to him by the Hogyoku and Aizen. Like Ichigo, learn to fight with instinct.
BUZZ!
Segunda Etapa! Officially activated!
The enormous power even spread to the bottom of Las Noches through the sky hole, letting Ishida Uryu, Inoue Orihime and others feel this terrifying, instinctive fear from the heart!
At this time, the army of comments attacked again in a mighty manner:
Orange-hair really had a health lock - no matter how hard you hit, he couldn't be killed.
It's over! The one who used the ultimate move first loses!
Ulquiorra, don't show off your Segunda Etapa, run!
Ulquiorra made a mistake, using ultimate moves continuously... There's no trump card at all!
Ichigo: You were the first to cheat! Don't blame me!
You can hit him if you want, but you must hit him in the head!Although hitting the head may be useful, cheating Ichigo cannot be judged by common sense.
Come on! Big brother with wings!
[After the huge spiritual pressure exploded to the extreme, Ulquiorra's true form suddenly appeared!]
Bigger demon wings like a bat. Deeper tear marks. Hollow mask transformed into double horns. The huge Hollow hole on his chest, black liquid flowing out, seemed to flow all over his body.
And even the number "4" of the Espada given to him by the Hogyoku disappeared from his body.
It's a pity that his hair doesn't seem to have grown much longer... It's a bit contrary to the so-called long hair theory. But in terms of appearance, it was still far better than first-stage Resurrección!
Ulquiorra felt the unprecedented huge spiritual pressure on his body, his heart filled with mixed feelings. He said to Kurosaki Ichigo coldly:
"Among the Espada, only I can perform Segunda Etapa. Even Aizen-sama has never seen it before!"
Ulquiorra's words were like thunder, echoing under the sky! Every word was like a heavy hammer, hitting everyone's mind fiercely!
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