Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-26912075-20180124183645/@comment-5398287-20180124203849

Bleach never really got into Marvel/DC levels of power - that is to say, characters being able to move near, at, or multiple times faster than the speed of light/being able to push planets around with their physical strength alone/surviving a star exploding at point-blank range relatively unscathed, etc. I think a more accurate level would be the speed of sound, which is implied to be the base level of Sonído and thus is a rough approximation for Shunpo and Hirenkyaku as well. Now, I think Ichigo and Yhwach could move at several times the speed of sound at their highest levels of power - Ichigo in particular could create visual afterimages with his first Bankai - but I think the speed of light was out of the question even for them. As for the Liltotto thing, I think she and the other Quincy could feel the Auswählen coming rather than just seeing it and reacting, and on top of that the beams of light didn't seem to move as fast as actual light, so that's not a great standard to use. Hope that helps.