A purple torrent of viscous syrup shot toward Aokiji's back like an arrow released from its bow.
Although the attack had come suddenly, its angle was exceptionally tricky.
Aokiji sensed the attack coming from behind without needing to turn around.
Without adjusting his stance, he casually slapped backward. The cold-air shockwave he released directly froze the incoming syrup into ice.
After neutralizing the attack from behind, Aokiji still did not turn around, seemingly unconcerned about the identity of the person who had ambushed him.
"Ice Age!"
His gaze fell on the armed forces arrayed below. Aokiji unleashed his full power, controlling a massive mass of cold air and hurling it toward the ground.
The mass of cold air, carrying bone-chilling frost, was like an enormous cloud plunging from high in the sky. It fell straight to the ground and then exploded outward.
In the blink of an eye, the cold air sweeping in every direction was like a biting wind scouring the entire open ground.
All the soldiers on the ground who had been staring up at Aokiji were swept by the cold before they could react, turning into ice sculptures that gave off wisps of white vapor.
It had happened in an instant. Tens of thousands of soldiers on the ground had been wiped out by Aokiji's Ice Age.
Although most of those soldiers had been created through Devil Fruit construct abilities, their numbers had been very real.
This showed just how terrifying Logia-types were when it came to large-scale destructive power.
Or rather, it showed how terrifying Aokiji was as a former Admiral.
Atop Cake Castle.
Perospero looked at the tens of thousands of soldiers Aokiji had dealt with in an instant on the plaza, and his pupils suddenly contracted.
"As expected of a Logia-type... Its destructive power