However, at the very instant that edge was about to touch Aizen's body, something unbelievable happened—the blade of Sayafushi shattered beneath Aizen's Spiritual Pressure like fragile glass, its break smooth, as though cut by some invisible force.
Nimaiya Oetsu's face instantly turned pale. He stared at the broken sword in his hand in disbelief, as if witnessing the destruction of his years of painstaking effort and dreams.
He had never imagined that there could be anything in this world capable of resisting Sayafushi's edge. At that moment, it was as if all strength had been drained from him, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.
Aizen, meanwhile, remained calm and composed. His gaze never left Nimaiya Oetsu, yet there was now a trace of pity and helplessness in his eyes.
"Nimaiya Oetsu, though your blade is sharp, it is ultimately only a mortal object. Above this world, there are greater powers beyond your reach."
As soon as he spoke, the half of the blade that had flown away seemed to be endowed with a will of its own. It traced a strange arc through the air before lightly sweeping across Nimaiya Oetsu's neck.
Blood instantly gushed out, staining his collar and the air around him red.
Nimaiya Oetsu's body froze in place, his eyes filled with disbelief and despair. In the end, he collapsed powerlessly to the ground. A generation's Sword God had fallen.
This scene left every member of Zero Division present utterly shocked.
They were shaken and terrified by Aizen's unimaginable power.
Within the silent, oppressive atmosphere, Shuhtara Senjumaru and Hikifune Kirio—two powerful figures who perhaps had rarely had the chance to fight side by side in the past—were now tightly bound together by their common enemy.
Their gazes met in the air. No words were needed; their