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: Ichigo desperately claims that defeating Ulquiorra will effectively end the war, assuming Ulquiorra must be the strongest Espada because of his overwhelming power. Ulquiorra calmly pulls aside his jacket to reveal the number 4 tattooed on his chest.

: Just as Medazeppi corners Renji in a pit of broken floor tiles, a massive spiritual arrow pierces the monster from above. Uryū Ishida makes his entrance, noting that Szayelaporro's failure to build his palace walls out of spiritual-suppressing Sekkiseki stone allowed Uryū to sense their location from three layers of walls away. ⚡ The Gut-Wrenching Truth: Ulquiorra's Rank 162 : Szayel Aporro Laughs, The Net Trapping Re...

: Having already disabled Renji's Bankai in previous episodes by mapping his spiritual energy, Szayelaporro treats the battle as a controlled laboratory experiment. Renji attempts to use the physical unpredictability of Zabimaru's whip-like Shikai to outmaneuver the scientist, but Szayelaporro easily dodges using Sonído . : Ichigo desperately claims that defeating Ulquiorra will

: To Ichigo's absolute horror, Ulquiorra walks out of the debris with only light scratches, admitting he was surprised he couldn't stop the blast with both hands. Uryū Ishida makes his entrance, noting that Szayelaporro's

While Renji fights for survival, the most iconic and devastating sequence of the episode happens elsewhere in Las Noches between and Ulquiorra Cifer .

: Szayelaporro dismisses Zabimaru as a simple, power-type weapon with no unique properties. He effortlessly catches a segment of the blade and breaks it off just to prove a point.