During his years in the Soul Society, Yamamoto Genryusai had never once used Bankai.
The power of his Bankai was simply too immense. The entire Soul Society would be unable to withstand the force of its release; all moisture would gradually evaporate until the world was completely destroyed.
What was more, within the Soul Society, there simply was no strong opponent worthy of making him use Bankai. (Aizen was still concealing himself well and had shown no abnormalities, so Yamamoto Genryusai did not know his true strength.)
"Great Fire Sword!"
As he released his Bankai, Yamamoto Genryusai swung his sword fiercely. Amid the scorching flames, everything was dyed crimson.
Recoome, unable to evade, was struck directly by the blade.
Boom!
A terrifying sound erupted in the sky, and Recoome's figure vanished completely...
Beep beep~~
The numbers on the Scouter rapidly dropped. Cold sweat appeared on Jeice and Burter's foreheads as they murmured, "His battle power, just now..."
"Ah, the Scouter must be malfunctioning!" Jeice laughed awkwardly, though his tone was filled with uncertainty.
At the instant Yamamoto Genryusai swung his sword, his battle power had soared to fifty thousand. Now, it rapidly fell back and stabilized at around forty thousand.
Though it was still terrifying, it had not yet exceeded what Jeice and Burter could handle.
"Huff... huff... One down!"
Yamamoto Genryusai stood in midair and lightly exhaled. Before him, not even scraps remained of Recoome—he had been utterly reduced to ashes.
Krillin and Gohan looked as though they had seen a ghost. Even Vegeta stood with his mouth agape, his eyes full of disbelief.
This old man who had suddenly appeared was actually this strong.
Just who was he?
Yamamoto Genryusai landed on the ground. There was no relief on his face; instead, he looked solemnly toward Burter and