"Gurgle, gurgle..."
At this moment, countless streams of blazing red magma flowed and churned across the ground, as though the earth's veins hidden deep underground had been exposed beneath the sunlight.
The violent explosion had left the battlefield's ground in utter ruin.
Scorching air currents rolled above the magma. Within the several-thousand-meter area affected by Itto Kaso, everything had become a horrifying scene akin to hell.
Far from that apocalyptic zone of destruction, Gin, Ulquiorra, and the others watched from a distance.
Gin narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at Aizen, who stood tall amid the ruined ground with a calm smile on his face, and murmured softly.
"What a surprise..."
"For the sake of that brat, Captain Aizen actually didn't hesitate to put on such a terrifying show."
"Itto Kaso... tsk, tsk... Even old man Yamamoto probably wouldn't find it easy to unleash that..."
Hearing Gin's murmur, Sasori gave him an expressionless glance.
Seemingly sensing Sasori's gaze, Gin turned to look at him as well. A foxlike smile appeared on his face as he chuckled softly.
"I forgot to mention it—Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni is a leader among the Death Gods who has survived for over a thousand years. Even Captain Aizen had to deal with him carefully back then; he was quite a troublesome fellow."
Sasori remained expressionless as he watched Gin's smile and listened to his words. As for what he was thinking, no one could know.
At that moment, Ulquiorra spoke calmly from beside them.
"A decayed relic."
Gin's smiling expression froze slightly at Ulquiorra's sudden words. He repeated them with some confusion.
"A decayed relic?"
Hearing him, Ulquiorra slowly turned to look at him. His emerald eyes were utterly indifferent as he replied calmly.
"That was Lord Aizen's assessment of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni."
After hearing