The sea of jet-black clouds was not entirely the same as described in the original work. It was not merely a transitional scene glossed over in passing. Rather, deep within this sea of clouds, Asano Kiyoshi sensed a profound heaviness.
The massive shadows within the clouds were already startling from afar, but upon drawing closer, Asano Kiyoshi found them even more exaggerated.
To be honest, a Gillian would probably be only one-fiftieth the size of these monsters. Moreover, unlike the eggshell-thin spiritual pressure surrounding a Gillian, the spiritual pressure emanating from those shadows was at least at Vice-Captain level in density.
If they had to be measured in terms of combat power, every shadow here was probably comparable to Captain Komamura's Black Rope Heavenly Punishment Ming King. Naturally, they were certainly not as powerful as Black Rope Heavenly Punishment Ming King, but the black figures within this sea of clouds stretched as far as the eye could see. It could be said that the entire sea of clouds was actually formed by those black shadows.
To see those black shadows clearly, Asano Kiyoshi took a deep breath, layered several Reishi shields around himself, then slowly walked toward the enormous black figures.
Throughout the process, every muscle in Asano Kiyoshi's body was taut. Though his spiritual pressure burned as fiercely as flame, it was strangely silent. Even right beside him, not a single tremor of Reishi could be sensed.
Even so, Asano Kiyoshi did not dare relax in the slightest before those massive black shadows.
As the distance between himself and the monster steadily closed, Asano Kiyoshi suddenly stopped. Looking at the creature before him, an odd feeling abruptly rose in his heart.
Asano Kiyoshi could not fully observe the giant black figure, but within the area he could see, every