Amid the deep blue Reishi fluctuations, a terrifying force suddenly erupted from behind Asano Kiyoshi and the others.
That spiritual pressure was exceedingly strange. Even under the detection of Asano Kiyoshi and the other Captain-level fighters, they had failed to notice the man's sudden move at first.
Only when the man pulled a strangely shaped Zanpakuto from his chest did Asano Kiyoshi realize that the bizarre ability concealing their spiritual pressure came from the Baku Katana embedded in their hearts!
However, realizing it now was already too late. Asano Kiyoshi had reached the final step of breaking the barrier and could not spare a hand for the moment. Because the man had hidden his spiritual pressure, he was not discovered until he was only a few meters from the barrier!
At that distance, Nel, who had not activated her Resurrección, and Aizen, who had not taken it seriously at all, had no chance of catching him in time.
The only one who could possibly catch him was Soi Fon!
And Captain Soi Fon did not disappoint. From the moment the man sprang into action to the moment he was subdued, not even half a breath had passed.
But that was far from the end!
After being subdued, the man suddenly revealed an utterly horrifying smile. He stared at Soi Fon without saying a word, then clenched his mouth shut—and a cloud of smoke with an intensely pungent odor burst from his mouth!
The man's movements were decisive and clean. He did not hesitate in the slightest or waste a single word. There was only a death wish in his eyes!
As the choking smoke spread, everyone present felt the spiritual pressure around them become wildly chaotic. At the same time, anyone who inhaled even a little of the gas found