"With this next move, I'll finish you off completely," Toshiro said, pointing his sword at Aizen.
"Oh, interesting. It seems you still hadn't used your full strength in the fight against Baraggan," Aizen said, somewhat surprised.
"Come, let me see what other hidden abilities you have," Aizen said with interest.
"Four Elements Freeze!"
Toshiro shouted solemnly.
As Toshiro's voice fell, a powerful burst of freezing energy erupted from his Zanpakuto pointed at Aizen. Within forty steps from Toshiro's blade, everything, in an instant, was completely frozen.
Naturally, even Aizen himself was frozen into a lifelike ice sculpture, unable to immediately break free like before.
Seeing Aizen frozen into an ice sculpture and unable to break out, Toshiro couldn't help but sigh in relief: "Finally dealt with!"
[Four Elements Freeze] was a new move Toshiro comprehended after breaking through to beyond-Captain-level and mastering full Bankai.
After fully releasing Daiguren Hyorinmaru, using this move could freeze all earth, water, fire, and wind within a forty-step radius.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
At that moment, cracks suddenly appeared on the ice layer freezing Aizen.
Seeing this, Toshiro's expression changed: "What?!"
'Can't even kill him with Four Elements Freeze? Seems I can only run. But before running, I need to collect some interest,' Toshiro said, glancing at the wound Aizen had inflicted.
"Ice Dragon Flash!"
Toshiro channeled all his remaining Reiatsu, compressing and gathering it into his Zanpakuto.
As more and more Reiatsu gathered, the ice-blue light on Hyorinmaru grew brighter. But Toshiro didn't immediately attack Aizen.
The power of Ice Dragon Flash had no specific limit. The more Reiatsu concentrated, the stronger it became… the longer the charge time, the more powerful the attack.
Crack! Crack! Crack...
The cracks on the ice freezing Aizen multiplied.
Boom!
The ice layer trapping Aizen completely shattered.
"Now!" Toshiro suddenly shouted.
Then, Toshiro unleashed the Ice Dragon Flash, which he had charged for a long time and concentrated most of his Reiatsu into, slashing at Aizen.
Swish!
The slash of Ice Dragon Flash shot towards Aizen like a meteor.
Aizen, having just broken free, had no time to react and was directly hit by Toshiro's Ice Dragon Flash.
Boom!
Upon hitting Aizen, the power of Ice Dragon Flash fully erupted.
Powerful shockwaves recklessly swept out in all directions, ruthlessly destroying everything in their path.
But Toshiro didn't bother checking how Aizen fared after being directly hit. Instead, using the shockwave's force, he flapped the massive ice wings on his back, his figure rapidly disappearing from the battlefield, flying into the distance, vanishing over the horizon in an instant.
Toshiro ran away!
That last Ice Dragon Flash nearly drained all Toshiro's Reiryoku. In terms of power, it was undoubtedly the strongest Ice Dragon Flash Toshiro had ever unleashed.
But regardless of whether Aizen lived or died from that attack, staying there was pointless for Toshiro.
If Aizen died from that Ice Dragon Flash, then all's well that ends well.
If Aizen was fine, then staying there was useless. That last Ice Dragon Flash almost exhausted all Toshiro's Reiatsu, and he effectively had no combat power left. If Aizen wasn't dead, staying would be a death sentence.
Of course, Toshiro knew killing Aizen with that move was probably impossible.
Although that last Ice Dragon Flash concentrated almost all Toshiro's power and was unimaginably strong, killing Aizen was likely still beyond its capability.
The strength gap between Toshiro and Aizen was ultimately still somewhat large.
So after attacking, Toshiro ran without a second thought. Otherwise, once Aizen recovered, Toshiro wouldn't be able to escape.
On the battlefield where Toshiro and Aizen fought.
When the shockwaves subsided and everything calmed down.
Aizen, directly hit by Toshiro's Ice Dragon Flash, indeed wasn't dead, but he looked unprecedentedly disheveled.
The black cloak used to conceal his appearance was completely torn, revealing Aizen's true form. A massive wound from left to right, deep enough to see bone, looked as if it had nearly cleaved Aizen in two.
Aizen looked down at the massive wound on his body, showing an incredulous expression.
How long had it been? How long since he'd been injured? Or had he ever been injured? In Aizen's memory, he hadn't been injured since awakening his Zanpakuto.
With Kyoka Suigetsu's overpowered ability, even when his strength was lower, no one could harm him.
But now he was injured! Injured by Hitsugaya Toshiro! Although he hadn't used Kyoka Suigetsu's hypnosis ability, confident his own strength could easily defeat Toshiro Hitsugaya...
At this moment, Aizen felt somewhat confused, unsure whether to feel anger or joy.
Anger at Toshiro injuring him, or joy that someone could finally injure him.
Aizen had always been a lonely person, longing for an opponent.
"Aizen-sama."
"Captain Aizen."
At this moment, Gin and Tosen also arrived.
Earlier, when Toshiro used Heaven Hundred Flower Funeral and included Aizen in the attack range, Gin and Tosen, being with Aizen, were naturally affected. If not for Aizen's intervention, even with their Captain-level strength, they likely wouldn't have survived.
Later, when Aizen and Toshiro fought, Gin and Tosen kept their distance from the battlefield.
"Gin, Tosen, you're here," Aizen said.
After they arrived, Aizen stopped pondering.
"Aizen-sama, are you alright?" Tosen asked with concern.
Although Tosen was blind, he could still sense Aizen was injured, and not lightly.
"Ara ara, Captain Aizen, you're injured? Is it serious?" Gin said, his always-narrowed eyes seeming to flash with a sharp light.
Simultaneously, Gin carefully observed how severe Aizen's injuries were.
If Aizen's injuries were truly serious, Gin wouldn't mind launching a surprise attack now to avenge Rangiku.