Countless enormous, blazing-white beams of light flashed across the sky one after another, illuminating the entire night sky!
This allowed everyone on the ground to clearly see what was happening high above.
"Jieluoshiya!"
As Aizen's magnetic voice slowly fell over the battlefield—
A scene that shocked everyone unfolded!
The massive twisted branches that had originally been surging madly toward Aizen suddenly stopped, hanging motionless in the sky!
This bizarre sight set everyone's nerves on edge.
"W-what happened!?"
"Did the Divine Tree stop punishing Aizen!?"
The Emperor muttered in shock and fear. No one answered his question. The surrounding warriors were utterly dispirited, their faces filled with panic and helplessness.
No one had likely ever witnessed something so terrifying!
The Divine Tree they worshipped could actually be this dreadful. That majestic power, like that of a god, had stunned everyone present.
Even Kaguya below could not help widening her pale eyes in astonishment.
Yet she was not marveling at the Divine Tree's majesty. Rather, she could scarcely believe that Aizen had truly managed to withstand the Divine Tree's power, and she murmured, "He actually... blocked the Divine Tree..."
"With this power alone... he is no less formidable than my clansmen..."
At this point, her fair face darkened slightly, and her brows drew together as though something had occurred to her and filled her with unease.
While the people below remained immersed in shock and amazement, high in the frigid, howling winds—
Aizen gripped Kyoka Suigetsu with both hands, cold light flickering along its blade. He looked at the countless towering twisted trees before him, only a few steps away yet completely frozen in place.
A faint smile curled at his lips, and a sharp gleam flashed through his deep eyes.
With this endless power flowing through my body, how many rounds