"Ice Heaven Hundred Flower Burial!"
A thunderous shout.
Tōshirō Hitsugaya swung his Zanpakutō with ferocity.
Incandescent light burst from the blade, surging into the clouds.
In that instant, the sky split open, billions of frost flowers filling the heavens, their shadows blanketing all of Karakura Town's city center!
The sheer aura.
This apocalyptic scene of destruction.
Anyone witnessing it would feel their scalp tingle with dread!
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10th Division Barracks
"No way! The future me is that strong?!"
Before the transparent screen, Hitsugaya trembled with excitement.
Initially, seeing himself overpowered by Tier Harribel, slashed from the sky, he'd feared his end.
But then—
A reversal!
Just when he thought all was lost, he unleashed a hidden trump card!
"Incredible! Manipulating the heavens to harness nature's power—it's breathtaking!" Rangiku Matsumoto's eyes sparkled, reflecting the torrential frost, her hand covering her mouth in awe.
Unimaginable.
When so much frost descended at once, Harribel's life force would surely wither instantly, wouldn't it?
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1st Division, Captain-Commander's Office
In the antique office, the sight of the sky's upheaval and tons of frost flowers falling stirred a rare glint of surprise in Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's aged eyes. "Is this Hyōrinmaru's true power? It truly lives up to its 'strongest' title!"
Even the Captain-Commander, the Soul Society's mightiest Shinigami over the past millennium, was stunned, giving high praise.
"Captain-Commander, it looks like the Arrancar's been driven to a corner! Controlling the climate is flawless!" Chōjirō Sasakibe's voice buzzed with fervor, eyes glued to the screen.
His Zanpakutō, Gonryōmaru, was one of the few besides Hyōrinmaru capable of weather manipulation.
Thus, seeing the sky turn pure white, Chōjirō felt a visceral connection, his blood igniting.
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11th Division Barracks
"Unbelievable!"
"Captain Hitsugaya, so young, yet wielding such immense power—truly impressive!"
Like others, the battle team was floored by the screen's cascading frost flowers.
Ikkaku Madarame's throat tightened, his hand instinctively touching his Zanpakutō, Hōzukimaru.
Though outwardly a mere officer, he'd secretly mastered Bankai.
To stay by Kenpachi Zaraki's side, he'd hidden it.
But now, infected by the scene's intensity, Ikkaku began to dream:
"One day… my Bankai will reach this level too!"
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Meanwhile, as shock rippled across factions, the video showed Harribel's figure shrouded in shadow.
As endless cold descended, the scorching ocean currents around her faltered, unable to maintain their liquid form!
"Damn… my ability's completely suppressed!" Glancing at her frost-covered shark-patterned blade, Harribel's composure cracked.
Her emerald eyes, once brimming with confidence, now flickered with anxiety and unease.
Before she could adjust, Hitsugaya's chilling voice echoed from the icy canopy above: "Espada… it's too late to realize now!"
"Anything touched by this frost will freeze instantly!"
With his words came accelerating snowfall.
Every frost flower locked onto Harribel, ready to bloom!
"Freeze me? Delusional!"
Frowning in defiance, Harribel swung her blade, unleashing a tsunami-like slash toward the sky!
But—
Nothing changed.
Despair deepened.
Her scorching currents, rising, didn't even reach Hitsugaya before being assimilated by speckled frost.
Frozen, solidified.
They formed hundreds of towering ice pillars!
"How… how is this possible?!"
Her pupils dilated like an earthquake.
Watching this, Harribel's mindset shattered.
A shark soaring through the deep sea, stripped of its currents, faced only sacrifice!
Indeed, as her death aspect symbolized, the 3rd Espada would fall for the Arrancar's glory!
"It's over…"
"You'll be trapped in ice, watching your comrades die one by one…"
Hitsugaya's cold voice pronounced her death sentence.
As his words landed, the speckled frost bloomed into radiant ice flowers.
Enveloped in cold, Harribel had no escape, frost piling onto her body.
Finally…
Her form sprouted ice flowers, stacking into a towering ice crystal in the sky—a grand funeral for the Shark Empress!
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5th Division, Underground Base
"Harribel… defeated?!"
Staring at the screen, frozen on the Ice Heaven Hundred Flower Burial, Gin Ichimaru scanned it repeatedly.
Only after confirming Harribel's lifeless eyes did he gasp in shock.
Unbelievable!
The 3rd Espada!
A rare Vasto Lorde in centuries!
Defeated so easily!
The atmosphere grew heavy, suffocating.
Though just a video, it cast a dark shadow over Aizen's trio.
Not just Gin.
After watching, Aizen Sōsuke panicked!
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