A sea of flowers covered the entire raised platform. Crimson blood and white hair mingled together, like dry bones streaked with blood.
Hearing Tsunayashiro Kojiro's words, Asano Kiyoshi said nothing. He simply answered with his actions.
"Hado #57—Daichi Tenyō!"
As Asano Kiyoshi's words fell, the entire platform began to tremble slightly. The ground shattered into stones of varying sizes, which rose into the air along with Kojiro.
As Kojiro was lifted into the air atop the stone fragments, his expression shifted uncertainly. He hurriedly used Shunpo, intending to return to the ground as quickly as possible.
But at that moment, a wave of heat rolled toward him from directly ahead!
At the same time, Asano Kiyoshi's cool voice rang out:
"Lord, mask of flesh and blood, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bear the name of man! Truth and temperance, upon this sinless wall of dreams, unleash but slightly the claws of your wrath!"
"Hado #33—Sōkatsui!"
A wave of flames woven from blue and black surged like a giant serpent sweeping across the world, coiling toward Tsunayashiro Kojiro. Even the surrounding space warped beneath its scorching heat!
Watching Tsunayashiro Kojiro, who was about to be swallowed by the flames, Asano Kiyoshi spoke with a complicated expression.
"If I'm not mistaken, your Shikai ability turns your blade into dispersed Reishi. Through that dispersed Reishi, you can freely infiltrate any object. Whether it's solid matter like the ground or bricks, or the chains and light panels created by Bakudo, they can all be cut apart and controlled by your dispersed Reishi."
"It resembles your blade's release command quite well. It truly is the key that opens everything..."
"However, for your blade to create a massive earth wall like that, it needs two conditions. First, the object you control must have sufficient