Bankai: Phantom Moon Blooming Flowers

"Glacier · Ice Age!"

In an instant, unprecedented, terrifying cold erupted from Kuzan, freezing the air, the ground, and even the sky!

"Don't let the ice touch you!"

"Not good, run..."

"Stay away from Admiral Kuzan!"

At that moment, as the ice spread, the Marine Soldiers in every direction rapidly fled from Kuzan, avoiding being frozen by this indiscriminate attack.

Even Marineford's climate briefly transformed into that of a winter island, as extreme cold descended across a vast area!

Meanwhile, Yaen was wrapped in the "Setting Sun Prison Robe." The clash between the extreme cold and scorching heat caused vast clouds of mist to rise around him without end.

"Kuzan, are you planning to stand in my way as well?" Yaen's tone remained utterly calm, as though Kuzan's exaggerated power had not stirred even the slightest ripple in him.

"Yaen, I told you before that justice may change depending on one's position. I don't understand exactly what caused this change, but... no matter what, I must stop you. Whether as a friend or as a Marine, my justice demands that I stop you!"

Kuzan's voice held none of its former laziness. Instead, it carried unprecedented resolve. That powerful voice of justice spread across the entire sea, giving a sliver of hope to the hearts that had been shaken and plunged into despair after Admiral Sakazuki was instantly killed.

Perhaps... Admiral Kuzan could hold Yaen back after all!

After all, Admiral Sakazuki had been defeated mainly because his Devil Fruit's temperature was suppressed.

But as an Ice-Ice Fruit user, Admiral Kuzan theoretically countered all heat-based ability users. Moreover, his Devil Fruit had already been developed to the point where he could transform a hundred-mile region into a frozen wasteland in the blink of an eye.

And just as countless eyes