"Shunsui..." Jushiro Ukitake said weakly, then stepped forward and stood beside Shunsui Kyoraku, looking toward Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto.
Kenpachi Zaraki glanced sideways at the situation here, looking utterly uninterested. His eyes were fixed on the central Meeting Room, where the battle apparently had not yet stopped.
After some time, the enormous fiery red cloud gradually faded away. The traces left behind by the powerful Sokyoku's transformation into a Vermilion Bird had completely vanished from this space.
Only the massive, broadsword-like Sokyoku still stood atop the protruding rock. The Vermilion Bird's disappearance seemed to have had no effect on it whatsoever.
"Over there..." Kenpachi Zaraki's eyes remained fixed on the distant central Meeting Room.
Because of the distance, all he could see of the central Meeting Room were intermittent clouds of smoke. They looked remarkably like the smoke kicked up by a fight.
Before Kenpachi Zaraki could get a clearer look, a terrifying spiritual pressure suddenly descended from the sky.
This spiritual pressure was different from the unusually powerful pressure before, the kind that felt like an exalted king standing above all others.
The sudden spiritual pressure was mixed with all sorts of negative emotions—fear, brutality, slaughter...
The abrupt arrival of the spiritual pressure made everyone's hearts skip a beat.
Uchiha Hiko lay on the ground with a grim expression.
"Aizen Sosuke actually managed to undergo the first stage of fusion enhancement without any information on using the Hogyoku!!!"
"This could be difficult now, sigh!!! I just wonder whether Yamamoto can kill first-stage Aizen Sosuke. If he can, that would save us a major headache later."
"This..." Shunsui Kyoraku and Jushiro Ukitake exchanged glances, disbelief visible in both their eyes. "Who could possess such terrifying spiritual pressure???"
Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto was also startled by the terrifying spiritual pressure. His eyelids snapped