As Captain-Commander unleashed his Bankai, the temperature across the entire Seireitei began to soar rapidly.
What had been the biting chill of late autumn moments ago had turned into the scorching heat of midsummer.
The surging heat baked the clouds away completely. Captain-Commander clearly knew how devastating his Bankai was to the Soul Society, so he wasted no words and charged straight at Yhwach.
Feeling that power, Yhwach's expression turned grave. Just before the scorched katana descended, he abandoned any thought of meeting it head-on and shifted slightly to the side. The terrifying ravine stretching nearly hundreds of meters before him proved just how correct that decision had been.
There was no explosion, no sound, and not even any flame.
Under Head Captain Yamamoto's slash, the ground touched by the blade simply vanished, replaced by a bottomless chasm.
That power was completely different from a thousand years ago!
But in the next instant, drawing on his years of combat experience, he immediately analyzed the secret behind Captain-Commander's attack.
It was the blade's edge!
Sure enough, that old man's Zanpakuto had changed!
Yet its immense destructive power against the entire Soul Society remained unchanged. Moreover, the unfamiliar man beside him clearly possessed tremendous strength as well. A direct clash would bring him no benefit, so...
Without any hesitation, Yhwach activated Hirenkyaku at full power and swiftly widened the distance between himself and Captain-Commander. He intended to stall for time. He only needed Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni to withdraw his Bankai on his own. After all, his goal was to protect the Soul Society. If he maintained his Bankai like this, the Soul Society would ultimately be destroyed by his own hand.
Captain-Commander immediately saw through Yhwach's intentions. He promptly increased the frequency and speed of his attacks. Though he had only one