Declaration of War

This scene also dispelled the doubts in Nnajakupp and Bersi's hearts when they saw that the Star Marks had not immediately stolen the Bankai.

Perhaps it was simply because two Star Marks were trying to steal the same Bankai at once, causing a slight delay through their mutual interference?

However, for Nnajakupp and Bersi, what mattered most right now was the Bankai that had already begun to be stolen.

Bersi in particular had uncontrollable ecstasy written all over his bearded, rugged face.

"Ha ha ha, this Bankai... is mine!"

Bersi shouted excitedly, raising the Star Mark in his hand high as it frantically absorbed the spirit particles formed from the Wooden Giant Buddha.

As the Wooden Giant Buddha rapidly disintegrated, Chiba Makoto's face was filled with gloom, while he secretly analyzed the principles behind the Star Mark's theft of Bankai.

Especially since this was fundamentally a transformation of spirit particles, every movement within the microscopic world of spirit particles was reflected in Chiba Makoto's eyes.

Everything formed by the Bankai was disintegrating, being stolen... absorbed into the Star Mark at the spirit-particle level!

This differed from the ability of Zanpakuto Muramasa. Muramasa's essence was to directly implant suggestions into the Zanpakuto itself and grant its sword spirit physical form, thereby triggering betrayal.

Yet given enough time, Soul Reapers still had the possibility of restoring their own Bankai.

The Star Mark's ability was far more domineering, forcibly stealing the Bankai itself from a Zanpakuto!

And...

Chiba Makoto sensed the Tree Realm Birth in his hand and unexpectedly discovered that only the Bankai had been stolen; the Shikai had not been affected in the slightest.

At that moment, the torrent of spirit particles created by the Tree Realm Birth's collapse was completely absorbed by the Star Mark.

As Bersi's face split into