Yoru Machi had grown too lazy to correct what Aizen was thinking. When they emerged from the Muken, they discovered that in the battle between the Thirteen Court Guard Squads and the Wandenreich, the Soul Reapers had been completely suppressed.
The Sternritter possessed abilities such as Blut Vene, Blut Vene, and Schrift. Their strength was no weaker than that of the Soul Reaper captains.
Meanwhile, the Soul Reapers had known from the start that their enemies could absorb Bankai, so they had been fighting with their hands tied.
Other than battle maniacs like Kenpachi Zaraki, who never used sword releases to begin with, most captains had fallen into difficult battles.
Among them, Toshiro Hitsugaya and Captain Dog had been unable to withstand the pressure and had no choice but to use their Bankai, only for them to be absorbed.
Kuchiki Byakuya had originally been capable of tangling with Eszot of Schrift F using his Shikai. However, because of Eszot's Schrift F ability, Fear, he saw the scene he feared most deeply within his heart.
It was his beloved Kuchiki Hisana being eroded away and ultimately dying before his eyes.
Faced with such spiritual terror, Byakuya finally broke down and instinctively used his Bankai, wanting to protect Hisana.
Unfortunately, the moment Byakuya unleashed his Bankai, Eszot stole it.
And Byakuya, who had spent his entire life giving others baths with Senbonzakura, soon got to experience what it felt like to be bathed by Senbonzakura himself.
As countless cherry blossom petals formed a pillar and blasted him away, Kuchiki Byakuya's body slammed viciously into a nearby wall.
Just as Eszot was about to deliver the final blow to Byakuya, a handsome man in a black Soul Reaper uniform appeared, holding a slender Bankai in his hand.
Tensa Zangetsu whipped about wildly like