As an immense force that nearly burst his entire body surged from his heart, Asano Kiyoshi's vision first darkened, then his whole body seemed to undergo some kind of evolution.
He did not know whether it had been a second or several years before the restless Reishi within him gradually settled down.
Asano Kiyoshi slowly exhaled. As his eyes opened, an invisible force instantly erupted from his body, and the high-density Reishi vaporized every object within several meters of him in that instant.
This was not something Asano Kiyoshi had done deliberately, but the result of his spiritual pressure naturally leaking from his body.
Like Aizen in his Hogyoku state, Asano Kiyoshi did not possess the same terrifying strength as Hogyoku Aizen, but he had nevertheless stepped into the ranks of the absolute strongest.
When he opened his eyes, the Scroll displayed his current stats:
``` "Host: Asano Kiyoshi
Zanjutsu: 86 (To you, a blade is as easy to wield as an arm. No style holds any secrets before you. Standing here, you are the embodiment of swordsmanship.)
Hakuda: 88 (Even the sharpest blade cannot leave a mark on your body, and even the sturdiest shield cannot stop a casual punch from you.)
Kido: 89 (Reishi gathers around you like planets orbiting the sun, like ministers kneeling before their king, like fervent believers beneath a church.)
Shunpo: 87 (With every Shunpo movement, the arrangement of Reishi, where you will appear, and your enemy's next movement—Sonído, Shunpo, Hirenkyaku—none can escape your perception. At this moment, with the alternating use of these three footwork techniques, I believe the title of Flash Goddess is beginning to waver.)
Spiritual Pressure: Ninth-grade Spiritual Pressure (You have now surpassed the very concept of Captain-level combat power. Perhaps calling you a half-step Transcendent would be more appropriate.