Crack, crack, crack...
The ice power contained in Hyorinmaru suddenly erupted, instantly freezing half of Aizen's body.
Boom!
Before Toshiro could feel triumphant, powerful Reiatsu instantly erupted from Aizen's body, directly shattering the ice on his body, and even sending Toshiro flying.
Aizen did not hesitate, decisively seized the opportunity. With a Shunpo, he directly appeared beside the airborne Toshiro and raised his sword to slash at him.
"Ha!"
At the critical moment, Toshiro, airborne in mid-air, forcefully flapped the frost wings behind him, forcibly changing his direction in mid-air.
Squelch!
In the end, Aizen's Zanpakuto directly cut off the huge frost wings on Toshiro's back, and even left a long wound on Toshiro's back.
Fortunately, because Toshiro changed direction in time to evade, the wound was not deep.
"Hah, hah, hah... At this rate, let alone defeating Aizen within three minutes, I'm afraid I'll be the one defeated instead."
After landing safely, Toshiro distanced himself from Aizen, sweating profusely and breathing heavily.
"Oh my? You still have time to rest, Captain Hitsugaya? You know, there are only thirty seconds left..."
Mayuri's voice sounded in Toshiro's ears again like a death knell.
"Twenty-nine, twenty-eight, twenty-seven..."
Amidst Mayuri's countdown, Toshiro had no choice but to grit his teeth and charge at Aizen again.
"Ice Dragon Tail!"
While striding towards Aizen, Toshiro simultaneously began to build up power. By the time he reached Aizen, he directly greeted him with an Ice Dragon Tail strike.
And although it was also Ice Dragon Tail, its power was worlds apart. At the very least, this one was much stronger than the previous one.
Because the power of Ice Dragon Tail depends on the amount of Reiatsu. Toshiro's charging time for this strike was obviously much longer than before, so its power was far from comparable to the previous one.
"Danku!"
With a wave of his hand, Aizen formed another transparent Reiatsu Shield in front of him.
Bang!
Without a doubt, Toshiro's Ice Dragon Tail directly shattered Aizen's transparent shield.
However, the moment the transparent Reiatsu Shield was shattered, Aizen took the opportunity to set up another Reiatsu Shield.
"Hyakumandanku!"
[Hyakumandanku] was a skill Aizen developed using his own Hogyoku. It consisted of one million layers of Reiatsu, and its defensive power was extremely powerful. However, it couldn't be used at any time; it needed to be prepared in advance before it could be used in battle.
Aizen generally wouldn't easily use this move. After all, using it meant that next time he wanted to use it again, he would need to prepare it in advance, which was too troublesome. But Toshiro's attack this time was not to be underestimated, so Aizen had no choice but to use it.
Boom!
This time, Toshiro's Ice Dragon Tail slash struck Aizen's Reiatsu Shield, but it didn't directly shatter it. Instead, it deadlocked with it.
Crack, crack, crack...
After deadlocking for a moment, cracks began to appear in Aizen's Reiatsu Shield.
Boom!
Aizen's Reiatsu Shield completely shattered, but Toshiro's Ice Dragon Tail slash had also exhausted its power and dissipated.
Then Aizen slashed again, and Toshiro met him without showing any weakness.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!!
For a time, sword lights and shadows continuously flashed, dazzling the eyes.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!!
Sword against sword, blade against blade, Reiatsu against Reiatsu, they constantly collided.
For a time, the earth shook, the mountains moved, the heavens overturned, and the earth was turned upside down, a scene of doomsday...
After a fierce battle, Toshiro kicked Aizen, and Aizen also struck Toshiro on the shoulder with his palm.
Bang!
Bang!
Both of them simultaneously flew backwards and then fell to the ground.
"Cough, cough..."
Toshiro coughed violently, and a trickle of crimson blood dripped from the corner of his mouth.
Toshiro looked up and saw Aizen spitting blood, not much better off than Toshiro.
After forcibly fusing with the Hogyoku, Aizen's Reiatsu was a notch stronger than Toshiro's. Toshiro's Zanpakuto was the Strongest Ice-type, with very powerful techniques and skills, far better at direct combat than Aizen's Zanpakuto.
So at this moment, the battle between the two was roughly evenly matched, likely ending in mutual destruction.
Moreover, Aizen's Reiatsu fluctuated, looking very unstable. It seemed that the state of forced fusion with the Hogyoku couldn't last much longer.
Unfortunately, the time left for Toshiro was even shorter!
Crack, crack, crack...
A sound of something breaking rang out. Toshiro followed the sound and saw cracks appearing on the barrier of the Space Stabilizing Pillars!
"What!"
At the same time, Mayuri's countdown, which Toshiro didn't want to hear, sounded again.
"Last ten seconds left, Captain Hitsugaya. Ten, nine..."
'Damn it! Is it too late?'
"Eight..."
'Calm down, calm down. In times like this, I need to be even calmer...'
"Seven..."
'Unfortunately, there are several trump cards I can't use, otherwise I wouldn't be so passive right now.'
Because the barrier of the Space Stabilizing Pillars completely severed contact with the outside world, it could almost be considered a completely independent small space. So Toshiro's powerful skills like 'Hyoten Hyakkaso' and 'Daiguren Jigoku' were not very suitable to use.
If he forced to use them, it wasn't impossible. However, one of these two moves controlled the weather, using falling snowflakes to attack, and the other needed to communicate with the Guren Jigoku in another space.
Regardless of which move, to hit Aizen, it would first have to pass through the barrier of the Space Stabilizing Pillars. If Aizen used this momentary gap to break the barrier, then all efforts would be in vain.
As Toshiro's mind raced, time continued to flow.
'I'll bet everything on this one move!'
"Five..."
Whoosh!
Toshiro's figure flashed and vanished, instantly appearing before Aizen.
"Ice Dragon Flash!"
Toshiro frantically poured all his Reiatsu into his Zanpakuto. Then, with a flash of ice-blue light, Toshiro's blade touched, and earth, water, fire, wind, everything, was instantly frozen.
Crack!
Even Aizen, who was just about to swing his sword to counterattack, suddenly felt his body stiffen. Then, before he could react, a thin layer of ice froze his legs and began to spread throughout his body.
"Hmph!"
The Reiatsu within Aizen's body instantly erupted, trying to shatter the ice on his body.
Toshiro also overloaded himself, frantically outputting his power. For a time, the ice-blue light flourished.
Finally, after a period of deadlock, Toshiro gained the upper hand.
Crack!
Aizen completely turned into an ice sculpture, frozen in place.
"It's over, Aizen!!"
Toshiro slashed his sword towards Aizen, who was frozen and unable to move.
Aizen, due to forcibly fusing with the Hogyoku, possessed immense Reiatsu within his body, so he hadn't lost consciousness; only the surface of his body was frozen.
Seeing Toshiro's attack approaching and the crisis of death descending, Aizen's pupils contracted, and his heart beat violently.
'Am I going to die like this? I'm not willing!!'
A strong sense of unwillingness surged in his heart.
Suddenly…
The Hogyoku embedded in Aizen's chest suddenly emitted a dazzling light!
Then Aizen only felt a power, powerful enough to approach the level of a true god, suddenly surge into his body!
Boom!
Reiatsu like a vast ocean suddenly erupted, directly shattering the ice on his body.
Squelch!
As Aizen shattered the ice on his body, Toshiro also slashed across Aizen's chest.
"Ugh!!"
Aizen, enduring the pain, suddenly kicked Toshiro.
Bang!
Toshiro's body flew backwards.
"One, zero!"
Mayuri's countdown sounded simultaneously.
Bang!!
The barrier completely shattered!!