Reihikariha

"Is that... really reiryoku? Could it be some form of Kidō? No... It is the very force of his tremendous reiatsu, taking a physical form at his palms. Almost like that of the Bankai that he mastered, but I never thought the concept could be applied in this way."

- Saori Sumeragi commenting on the technique's formation.

Reihikari (魂の光, literally "Light of the Soul") is a powerful energy technique that derives its power from reiatsu that has mixed together with reiryoku, into a pure energy form, instead of being projected as spiritual pressure. It was invented by Seireitou Kawahiru.

Overview
After mastering his Bankai, Seireitou had applied the concepts of utilizing his reiatsu as a source of energy instead of merely projecting it as a spiritual pressure. By cupping his hands down at his waist, in which the hands are at least very close or touching one another, the latent reiatsu is converted from spiritual pressure into a mass of pure energy, typically taking the form of a uniform sphere, to which Saori Sumeragi had commented on the aura that the energy was emitting, questioning if it was "really reiryoku", subsequently noting that it was not even a form of Kidō eventually reaching the conclusion that it was the "very force of his tremendous reiatsu, taking a physical form at his palms." The hands are then thrust forward to shoot out a streaming, powerful beam of energy. The attack can also be used, generally under extenuating circumstances, with just one arm or even with the legs.

While the strength and effectiveness of the technique is dependent on the amount of spiritual energy the user puts into the attack, it is typically a very powerful attack, capable of literally disintegrating an opponent if enough strength is put into the technique.

In most cases, the user of the attack will chant the words "Rei-Hi-Ka-Ri" while charging the technique, and then shout "Hah!" when firing the technique.

Notable Users

 * Seireitou Kawahiru

Behind the Scenes
This technique was inspired by the Kamehameha Wave from Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z series. Even the chant was integrated into the technique, changing it from "Ka-Me-Ha-Me" to "Rei-Hi-Ka-Ri", which seems to also have a nice ring to it.