Heading to the Soul King Palace

Under Yhwach's control, the Soul King's power surging from Ukitake Jushiro was blasted toward the sky.

The seventy-two tightly shut defensive gates hanging in midair were easily knocked open by this original version of the Soul King's power.

It was amusing to think about: this time, and last time with Aizen as well, these gates had all been opened through proper means, without unleashing even the slightest bit of the purpose they had been created for.

Ring after ring, the Soul King's power spiraled upward, quickly forming a black stairway to heaven.

Now, even an ordinary person, as long as they walked around this stairway to heaven, as long as they could...