An inexplicable sense of fear spread through people's hearts.
The information Aizen had revealed, and everything it implied, made people tremble.
At that moment, many felt that reality had become incomparably illusory and false, sending them into an existential crisis.
It was like how many people, after watching The Matrix for the first time, began to question the reality of the world they lived in—a shock that made life itself feel unreal and false.
Of course, not everyone thought that way. Many were surprised, but did not feel too strongly about it. They were the kind who felt their lives and experiences were very real, and believed they could simply keep living on.
Simply put, they were the sort who thought, "As long as I can live my life normally and make it through my days, then after I die, who cares if the floodwaters rise to the heavens?"
Billions of people had different reactions to this truth.
In fact, even the Mysteries were briefly stunned by this astonishing revelation. They began to wonder whether the world they inhabited was the so-called sacred worldline, while also considering just who this supreme being was—the one who separated parallel worlds, eliminated interference between them, and could select the correct worldline for a world.
Was it some great existence, or had some special organization done it?
Although Aizen had mentioned some "great existence," what kind of being it actually was remained unknown. Moreover, judging by Aizen's tone, even he did not know who that existence truly was.
Under such circumstances, it was not impossible that this so-called existence was some mysterious organization hiding behind the scenes.
After all, mysterious entities such as Destiny and the Light of Humanity had already appeared. It would not be strange for something even more mysterious and powerful