User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 675 - Blood for My Bone/@comment-26912075-20160526152113/@comment-3230060-20160527162609

I've been thinking about this, and I've heard others say the same thing. I agree that it seems out of place if you consider that he was fine-tuning his hollow powers during the arrancar arc. But...was he? I mean sure, up until the point of the dangai training MAYBE. But that training specifically seemed more geared toward his Quincy powers yea? Not that he knew that. It was the final form of his "zanpakto" right? Which at the time, was the old man. So perhaps then, that was his volstandig or whatever it's called.

Up to this chapter, as from what I can remember, he hasn't even used his asuchi properly yet. Considering it from this angle, it feels right that he may have to work out some issues before he can fully use it.