At the same time as the war between Las Noches and the Gotei 13 began, Ichigo and Rukia were fighting in a deserted palace in Las Noches. Du
At the same time as the war between Las Noches and the Gotei 13 began, Ichigo and Rukia were fighting in a deserted palace in Las Noches.
Due to the influence of the Hōgyoku in her soul, Rukia's spiritual pressure and the power of her moves far exceeded those of ordinary Shinigami. Sode no Shirayuki, which was not particularly outstanding among ice-type Zanpakutō in terms of power, displayed extraordinary power in Rukia's hands.
At this time, in this frozen, empty palace, Rukia was like a fairy with snowflakes flying around her, wielding the artistic Sode no Shirayuki in her hand in a dazzling manner.
However, hidden beneath this dance-like swordsmanship was unimaginable power.
As long as any tiny snowflake around Rukia touched someone, these snowflakes would immediately spread out into crystals with powerful freezing power, turning the person who touched them into an ice sculpture.
Ichigo, who had already activated Bankai, was now completely at a disadvantage, and could only dodge with extraordinary speed. He didn't even dare to use his weapon to touch Rukia's Zanpakutō, lest he be entangled by the snowflakes on Rukia's Zanpakutō.
If it were a normal battle, Ichigo wouldn't be so embarrassed. After activating Bankai, his black Getsuga Tenshō was very outstanding in terms of both speed and power, and opponents of the same level would generally find it difficult to resist this move.
But now his opponent was Rukia, and Ichigo couldn't use Getsuga Tenshō to deal with her, and could only think of other moves to deal with her.
However, after racking his brains, Ichigo found that the only move he had mastered was Getsuga Tenshō. He really didn't have any other skills.
Helpless, Ichigo decided not to deal with Rukia anymore, but instead break through and leave directly, and leave Hueco Mundo directly after finding Uryū Ishida.
"Getsuga Tenshō!"
Ichigo concentrated his power and unleashed a black Getsuga Tenshō at the frozen palace wall.
However, what shocked him was that his Getsuga Tenshō only left a small gap in this frozen wall, and the gap was quickly frozen and restored to normal.
"Ichigo, it's useless. The ice crystals that freeze this palace are spiritual power ice crystals formed at temperatures close to absolute zero. Their hardness far exceeds that of ordinary ice, and they can be continuously restored with my spiritual power. From the moment you stepped into this palace, you were destined to be frozen by me and sent back to the human world!"
Rukia's voice rang in Ichigo's ears, and her words made Ichigo realize how unfavorable the current situation was for him.
"Rukia, why are you stopping me when you have such power? Why don't you rescue Uryū with me!" Ichigo shouted unwillingly.
A trace of intolerance flashed in Rukia's eyes, but it quickly turned into firmness: "You don't know how deep the water is in Las Noches. No matter how strong you are, you can't take Ishida-kun away from Las Noches. It will only put yourself in a desperate situation. I promise you with my life that Ishida-kun will be able to return to the human world safely in at most three years!"
Ichigo said in a deep voice: "If that's your answer, then I can only say that I'm very disappointed! But I won't blame you. I will defeat you and rescue Uryū with my own strength!"
Pressing a hand on his face, Ichigo prepared to unleash his strongest power - Hollowfication.
After Kisuke Urahara's special training a while ago, Ichigo was able to control the power of Hollowfication very well. Even if he didn't hand over control of his body to Hollow Ichigo, he could still fight in a Hollowfied state for a relatively long time.
It was for this reason that he was so confident in coming to Hueco Mundo to rescue Uryū Ishida.
As Ichigo's hand wiped across his face, a hideous Hollow mask with black markings appeared on his face.
At this moment, Ichigo's speed instantly increased again by a lot, making it almost impossible for Rukia to keep up with his movements.
"Rukia, this palace is frozen by relying on your spiritual power. That means that as long as I can knock you out, without your spiritual power supply, this frozen palace will return to its original normal state!"
Ichigo's voice came out from the Hollow mask, and his voice had a bit of an electronic feel because of the mask.
"Ichigo, don't you understand yet? From the moment you stepped into this palace, you no longer had any chance!" Rukia said calmly.
Although she could no longer keep up with Ichigo in terms of speed, she, who controlled a wide range of freezing abilities, didn't need to keep up with the other party's speed at all.
As long as he was within her domain, Ichigo would have no way to escape!
"Bankai - Hakka no Togame!"
In Ichigo's astonished gaze, an incomparably dazzling white light erupted from Rukia's body.
Like the hazy mist in a fairyland, the white frost and snow quickly spread out from Rukia's body to the surroundings.
At this time, Rukia's hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes had all turned snow-white, and a beautiful ice crystal headpiece had appeared on her head.
The white Las Noches uniform she was originally wearing had also disappeared, turning into an exquisite and simple white palace dress, surrounded by fluttering white ribbons, just like a Moon Palace fairy.
Although Rukia now looked as beautiful as a fairy, in reality, this beauty hid a deadly danger.
After Rukia activated Bankai, the temperature in the already very cold palace dropped even more.
Even if she didn't use any moves, Ichigo felt that his body was gradually becoming numb.
"Ichigo, at this temperature, you have no way to approach me at all. Even your Getsuga Tenshō will be frozen by 'Absolute Zero' before it gets close to me," Rukia said slowly.
As Rukia's words fell, she turned into a white mist and quickly moved towards Ichigo's direction.
As Rukia got closer, Ichigo felt that the surrounding air and temperature became more and more stagnant.
Although he wanted to retreat, he found that his legs had already lost control and could not move at all.
Suddenly, Ichigo felt a cold yet warm sensation. Rukia was already close at hand, hugging him tightly.
The coldness was the ice and snow spiritual power produced by Sode no Shirayuki, and the warmth was Rukia's embrace, and the heart that still regarded him as a friend.
"Ichigo, forgive me. I also know that no one wants to hear words like 'I'm doing this for you', but only in this way will everyone be truly safe."
"Tsugi no mai, Hakuren!"
Rukia looked at Ichigo's eyes in front of her with an apologetic look, and the snowflakes around her gradually froze Ichigo's body completely.
At this time, Ichigo could not react in any way, and could only look at Rukia in front of him, and then feel his limbs, body, heart, brain, and even consciousness gradually losing sensation, until he finally lost consciousness completely.
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