"Shunsui..." Jushiro Ukitake said weakly as he stepped forward and stood beside Kyoraku Shunsui, looking toward Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.
Zaraki Kenpachi cast a sidelong glance at the situation here, looking utterly uninterested. His eyes remained fixed on the central conference chamber; the battle there seemed not to have stopped yet.
After some time, the enormous crimson cloud gradually vanished. The Vermilion Bird formed from the powerful Sokyoku had completely disappeared from this space, leaving no trace behind.
Only the enormous, 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..." Zaraki Kenpachi stared intently at the distant central conference chamber.
Because of the distance, all he could see were occasional clouds of smoke rising from the central conference chamber. They looked very much like the smoke stirred up by a battle.
Before Zaraki Kenpachi could get a closer look, a terrifying spiritual pressure suddenly descended from the sky.
This spiritual pressure differed from the previously extraordinarily powerful pressure that had felt like a king standing high above all others.
The sudden spiritual pressure was mixed with all kinds of negative emotions—fear, brutality, slaughter...
The abrupt arrival of that spiritual pressure made everyone's hearts skip a beat.
Uchiha Hikaru lay on the ground with a dark expression.
"Aizen Sosuke actually managed a first-stage fusion enhancement without any data on Hogyoku fusion and usage!!!"
"This might be difficult now. Sigh!!! I just don't know whether Yamamoto can kill first-stage Aizen Sosuke. If he can, it'll save us a major problem later."
"This..." Kyoraku Shunsui and Jushiro Ukitake exchanged a look, both of them revealing disbelief in their eyes. "Who could possess such terrifying spiritual pressure???"
Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was also startled by the terrifying spiritual pressure. He abruptly opened