At that moment, the world, which had been continuously collapsing, suddenly began to stabilize.
The Zero Division and Thirteen Divisions, locked in fierce battle within the Soul King Palace, immediately noticed the change as well.
Among them, Unohana Retsu, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, and Zaraki Kenpachi sensed something at once.
No, rather, it was something they should have sensed long ago, yet it seemed to have been cut off by something invisible, preventing Soul Reapers like Unohana Retsu from sensing it in the past.
Now that the thing blocking it had vanished, Unohana Retsu, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, and Zaraki Kenpachi immediately sensed what they should have sensed.
Names!
That was the direction beyond Bankai!
In an instant, the movements of Soul Reapers like Unohana Retsu paused, and the aura they exuded underwent a heaven-shaking transformation.
Nimaiya Ōetsu's expression abruptly turned utterly vile and ugly.
At this moment, among those present, only Nimaiya Ōetsu truly understood what had happened!
"Names!"
Though he did not know why, Hyōsube Ichibē had failed to take control of the new "Soul King." As a result, Hyōsube Ichibē had lost his lock on the "World of Names," allowing those who had long reached the limits of Soul Reapers to immediately sense something vaguely profound.
Even if there was still an immense distance between sensing the direction and truly mastering the corresponding "Names" for Soul Reapers like Unohana Retsu, it would undoubtedly grant their strength an enormous boost in an instant.
The next moment, as Unohana Retsu, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, and Zaraki Kenpachi simultaneously showed looks of realization, the spiritual pressure erupting from their bodies completely broke through the limits of Soul Reapers.
The situation, which had nearly been overwhelmingly against them, was instantly reversed as a result.
It was also at that moment that Sōya Azashiro finally