Showdown Between Thousand-Year Archenemies

"Bankai: Zanka no Tachi!"

Extreme heat condensed entirely within the tiny blade!

It was the temperature of the sun's core—fifteen million degrees Celsius...

Almost the instant Zanka no Tachi appeared, the surrounding air visibly distorted!

The moisture in the atmosphere evaporated. Within a radius of ten miles, flowers, grass, and trees rapidly withered and yellowed, while the ground closer to Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni cracked apart.

Magma had even begun to appear beneath Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's feet.

Bambietta, bearer of Schrift "E" and the ability known as The Explode, watched the scene with shining eyes.

"Wow! So this is the legendary Strongest Shinigami? What incredible power."

Then, without hesitation, Bambietta pulled out a Star Mark from her chest and aimed it at Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, saying excitedly,

"If I could apply this kind of heat to my The Explode, that would be perfect!"

Yet Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, targeted by the Star Mark, showed no reaction whatsoever. Instead, with a sweep of Zanka no Tachi, he sent a terrifying torrent of flames surging toward Yhwach, Haschwalth, and Bambietta.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Haschwalth and Bambietta instinctively leaped into the air, evading the dreadful flames that incinerated everything in their path.

"What's going on? Why isn't the Star Mark working?" Bambietta asked in disbelief.

At that, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni slightly opened his narrow eyes and glanced at Bambietta in the sky!

That awe-inspiring presence frightened Bambietta into instinctively avoiding his gaze.

"Hmph. A mere petty trick."

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni snorted and turned his gaze back to Yhwach, who held a Blut Vene.

As early as two days ago, after developing the Shadow Invading Medicine, Chiba Makoto had secretly visited Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni and handed him a dose of it. He had also roughly explained the plan for dealing with the Wandenreich, telling Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni