Surge!
A torrent of gravity burst recklessly from Duan Mu's body. Centered on him, it warped even space and time, blocking the terrifying suction coming from all around him.
At the same time, Duan Mu abruptly raised his left hand and pressed it toward Aizen in the distance. With that press from afar, the space around him twisted even more violently, and streaks of black gravity ripples appeared in the sky above Karakura Town, like raindrops.
The scene looked utterly terrifying.
Yet Aizen stood firm at the center of the torrent, as immovable as a mountain. No matter how violently the current warped space and time, it had no effect on him.
Meanwhile, Duan Mu's raised left hand remained aloft as he rapidly chanted:
"At the edge of a thousand hands, the hand of darkness beyond reach, the archer of the heavens beyond reflection, the path upon which light falls, the wind that fans the kindling, gather together without hesitation, obey my command..."
As the chant continued, black spheres appeared around Duan Mu. With each sphere that took shape, the torrent of gravity within him surged into it alongside his Spiritual Power, making the energy within each sphere grow ever more terrifying.
"Light bullets, eight bodies, nine bars, heavenly paths, swift treasures, great wheels; gray towers of artillery, draw your bows toward the distance and vanish in a brilliant flash!"
A fusion of Kidō?
A flicker of surprise crossed Aizen's eyes. Fusing Kidō was not difficult, especially when combining spells of the same attribute; that was extremely common.
But it was exceedingly rare to fuse two spells with completely different, unrelated attributes—especially top-tier Kidō numbered in the nineties—as Duan Mu was doing now.
Duan Mu could do this because he had first used Flash Cry to fuse Black Coffin into