The Kirin forged from lightning, surrounded by countless petals and treading on the cold silver-white moonlight, melded into that breathtaking Night Scenery.
As Asano Kiyoshi made his move, everyone froze. This time, even the Captain-Commander and Aizen felt a trace of shock.
This was... a dual fusion of Variant Kido and self-created Reverse Kido?! And a fusion of such extraordinarily compatible attributes at that?!
A dual fusion of Reverse Kido—since the founding of the Soul Society, it seemed no one had ever used something like this.
It was not that no one possessed the ability to use dual-fused Reverse Kido. Rather, it was simply too taxing for too little reward.
For a Shinigami, using the abilities of a Zanpakuto compatible with their own soul required an effort of one hundred, yet could yield power worth two hundred.
But using dual Kido required an effort of two hundred while producing only power worth one hundred. For any Shinigami with even a little sense, this was hardly a difficult choice.
Moreover, the sacrifices required for dual-fused Reverse Kido were simply too great for anyone to bear. An existence like Asano Kiyoshi, who could actually use Reverse Kido without any cost, could be said to be unique in the history of the Soul Society.
And fusing two kinds of Reverse Kido was no less difficult than mastering Bankai. There were simply far too many factors to consider.
The power contained in each kind of Reverse Kido, as well as its complicated procedures, were beyond imagination. For some Shinigami, being able to use even one kind of Reverse Kido was already their limit. Using dual Reverse Kido involved immensely complex operations, including the ability to harmonize Reishi and control the output—every aspect was a problem.
Yet as he looked at "When the Lanterns First