"What?"
"A Kido barrier?!"
The watching captains were instantly stunned, then immediately understood, their gazes fixed on Aizen within the barrier.
Clearly, this barrier had been set up by Aizen in the training ground well in advance—long before the Captain seat battle even began, Aizen had already prepared.
He would never allow himself to fall into a disadvantageous position.
"A Kido barrier of extremely high intensity..."
Byakuya Kuchiki's expression turned grave.
Even a single strike from Head Captain Yamamoto couldn't break the barrier, which meant the barrier Aizen had set up in advance was of extremely high strength.
Head Captain Yamamoto furrowed his brow and swung Ryūjin Jakka again, slashing at the barrier.
But the barrier only trembled, showing no signs of collapsing.
"I put a great deal of care into preparing this barrier."
Aizen regained his composure at the center of the barrier, clearly confident in its strength.
"Not even Head Captain Yamamoto can breach my barrier in a short time."
"Unless Head Captain Yamamoto uses Bankai."
Aizen smiled faintly as he looked at Nara Dan.
The implication was obvious: Head Captain Yamamoto would not casually unleash Bankai for the sake of a newly appointed captain.
Because Head Captain Yamamoto's Bankai, as the Zanpakutō with the widest attack range, would inevitably cause the deaths of fragile spirits in the Rukongai of Soul Society, and even have a massive impact on all of Soul Society itself.
For Head Captain Yamamoto, unless absolutely necessary, he would not easily resort to such a devastating weapon.
"So..."
"Now, choose..."
Aizen faced Nara Dan, his threat plain on the surface.
"Either surrender without a fight..."
"Or try to resist..."
"And be crushed by me with overwhelming force."
Looking into Aizen's deep, dark eyes, Nara Dan understood clearly.
Aizen's true goal was not to capture