Fierce Fighting Concludes? Towards a New Battle!

 is the two-hundred-twenty-sixth episode of the Bleach anime.

Yamamoto effortlessly finishes Ayon and Harribel's Fraccíon and Starrk reveals himself to be the Primera. Rukia fights Rudbornn as Ichigo struggles against Ulquiorra.

Summary
Ichigo Kurosaki recounts how he used to be a normal high schooler, barring that he could see ghosts, until the day he met Rukia Kuchiki and gained the powers to become a Substitute Shinigami and protect other people. After that fateful day, the Substitute became more involved with the Shinigami's battles over time. In the midst of all this, Orihime Inoue was kidnapped by Sōsuke Aizen, and was followed by Yasutora Sado, Uryū Ishida, and Ichigo. What followed was the start of their series of battles against the mighty Arrancar Army. Later, Aizen put his plan to attack the Human World into action, and was met by the Gotei 13, who were there to stop him. The war between the Shinigami and the Arrancar is now in full swing.

To stop Aizen from destroying the reishi-rich Karakura Town, the Gotei 13 placed it in Soul Society and replaced it with a duplicate. Several scenes quickly flash by, showing the events that have transpired and battles that have taken place in the fake city. Shinigami and Arrancar clash and clash again with no holds barred in the fake town. Rangiku Matsumoto and Momo Hinamori battled against Tier Harribel's three Fraccion: Franceska Mila Rose, Cyan Sung-Sun , and Emilou Apacci. Hinamori's Kido allowed the two to gain an edge in the battle, but the tables turned immediately as the three Arrancar unleashed their Resurrección. Mila Rose, Sung-Sun, and Apacci perform their Quimera Parca technique, unleashing red beams on a single point to create a giant fireball, which expands rapidly. Rangiku, shocked, wonders what's going on, as the two Lieutenants see someone-or something-appear inside the flames. At that moment, the flames explode away, revealing the terrible beast Ayon.

Apacci smirks and explains that Quimera Parca creates Ayon, which she introduces as their pet, using the left arms of the three Fraccion in their Resurreccion. Rangiku thinks to herself that she feels as though she is looking into a bottomless pit when looking at the creature's eyes. At this moment, Ayon begins to attack and slashes through Rangiku's abdomen, causing the 10th Division Lieutenant to faint immediately. Smirking again, Apacci tells the Lieutenants that Ayon is "ungodly strong," and they'd better watch their step. Hinamori barely even has time to look up and is sent flying many blocks away by a single punch. As she sails through the air, her vision blurring, Hinamori despairs, believing they can't win against a beast which managed to defeat both of them, not to mention crack all her bones in one hit.

The Lieutenant's fall is interrupted as Izuru Kira arrives on scene and uses Way of Binding #37: Tsuriboshi to catch her. He and Shuhei Hisagi leap into action, ready to battle Ayon. Hisagi's Kazeshini wraps its long chain several times around Ayon's neck, and its wielder gives a tug, pulling Ayon away from the two fallen Lieutenants. Izuru grabs Rangiku and takes her to the net he just recently created to heal her, realizing quickly that she's in even worse shape. Meanwhile, Hisagi gives a mighty tug on his chain and even manages to yank the beast into the air, then slam him down into the ground. Aiming to finish him off, Hisagi charges at Ayon, but the beast turns his head around, and Hisagi realizes his plan failed as Ayon reaches up and grasps the 9th Division Lieutenant in his hand before smashing him into the side of a building. Hisagi groans in pain, and then Ayon lifts him to finish him off.

At that moment, Tetsuzaemon Iba charges in from behind, believing he can defeat the beast while it's distracted. Ayon slowly turns his head, and then an eye springs out of the side of his head before focusing on Iba. The 7th Division Lieutenent is blown away a split second later with a mighty crimson Cero. Now with nothing left in his way, Ayon begins to walk towards Kira, who is completely helpless against the beast, as he cannot fight and heal at the same time. Kira thinks he needs just a little longer before Rangiku is fully healed, but the beast advances faster than he can heal, and is upon the Lieutenants immediately. Kira stares up in terror at Ayon...and at the hole that has suddenly appeared in his chest.

Elsewhere, a massive reiatsu crashes through the air, causing Marechiyo Omaeda to cower in shock at this great pressure. His adversary, Baraggan Louisenbairn, and his captain, Sui-Feng, on the other hand, remain perfectly calm. Omaeda straightens and begins to ask Sui-Feng about what it was, and she answers before he can even finish the question, stating it was the work of Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto and telling him not to worry.

Ayon goes into a rage upon seeing the wound inflicted, and immediately regenerates it. He enlarges his right arm into a gigantic size and tries to punch Yamamoto, demolishing several buildings in the process. But Yamamoto blocks the attack easily, releases Ryūjin Jakka, and cuts Ayon in half. When it seems over, one half of Ayon attacks once again and Yamamoto finishes him off by incinerating him. Mila Rose, Sung-Sun, and Apacci attack Yamamoto in unison but are burnt to crisp before the might of Ryūjin Jakka. Meanwhile, Tōshirō Hitsugaya continues his heated battle with Tier Harribel. Harribel releases a torrent of energy from her weapon and reveals herself as Tres Espada. Shunsui Kyōraku and Coyote Starrk watch the pair's battle. Shunsui guesses Baraggan must be the Primera Espada, but Starrk corrects him and reveals his "1" tattooed to the back of his left hand. The three most powerful Espada unleash pillars of energy, readying themselves to fight at top strength.

Meanwhile, back at Hueco Mundo, Rukia Kuchiki, Renji Abarai and Yasutora Sado dispatch the last of the Exequias and Rukia faces down Rudbornn Chelute, the Exequias' leader. Ulquiorra Cifer tells Ichigo Kurosaki that it is useless to resist but Ichigo swears to keep fighting for the sake of everyone. Ulquiorra then fires off a Cero and Ichigo slams his blade against it, destroying parts of the surrounding area.

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Ulquiorra and Nel inform Ichigo that their fight will have to resume on a later date because of studio executive decisions. Ulquiorra leaves asking to be let known when he is needed on the set, while Uryū and Chad drag the reluctant Ichigo away.

Fights

 * Battle of the Chimera: Gotei 13 vs. Ayon (concluded)
 * Tōshirō Hitsugaya vs. Tier Harribel
 * Shunsui Kyōraku & Jūshirō Ukitake vs. Coyote Starrk
 * Rukia Kuchiki vs. Rudbornn Chelute
 * Ichigo Kurosaki & Uryū Ishida vs. Ulquiorra Cifer: Final Fight

Powers and Techniques used
Kidō used Hollow techniques Zanpakutō released
 * Bakudō #37,
 * Healing Kidō
 * Bakudō #73,

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