Chapter 96

A shockwave no weaker than the one produced by Ace's earlier collision with Ulfheim erupted from the point of impact, sweeping outward in every direction.

What followed was the rolling thunder of Gerald's terrifying speed.

"Interesting."

"This world is far more interesting than I imagined."

Gerald watched Aizen Sosuke deflect his attack with effortless ease, and laughed in fury: "One after another, one after another, they all leap out to block my path and hinder me."

"Celestial Magic: Nine-Pointed Star!"

Celestial Magic: Meteor — it looked incredibly powerful, but it was merely a foundational, compulsory spell within the Celestial Magic series; the augmentation Meteor provided was not limited to speed alone.

It was speed in every dimension.

All spells within Celestial Magic required a certain charge time, but after casting Celestial Magic: Meteor, Gerald's casting speed received an enormous boost as well.

He could now cast nearly every Celestial Magic spell instantaneously.

As Gerald's words fell, nine stellar bodies radiating terrifying auras materialized in an instant, hurtling toward Aizen Sosuke at a speed comparable to Gerald's own.

Binding Path No. 73: Inverse Mountain Crystal!

Facing Gerald's attack, Aizen Sosuke tapped a finger lightly; spiritual energy surged within him, and centered on himself, a translucent inverted-triangle conical defensive array appeared.

The next second, the nine stellar bodies Gerald had summoned came swarming in.