The Power of Hadō #90

The male student's punch seemed to have struck something soft and frozen; the Spiritual Pressure on his fist vanished instantly.

The balance was broken, and the student stumbled and fell flat on his face in front of Dōsan.

What happened?

As the saying goes, "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down," and it was perfectly normal for this student to be taught a lesson by Dōsan Hanyū.

Even if, in their eyes, the position of vice-captain Dōsan Hanyū, was truly questionable.

But teaching those students, who hadn't even graduated yet, a lesson was still a piece of cake.

However, Dōsan Hanyū's counterattack was puzzling.

Is this the power of Zanpakuto?

Still...

"Oh, that's quite an interesting technique." Kaien Shiba peeked out from the creation of "Kaien Says".

"Such keen insight and control over Spiritual Pressure, but is this level of ability even possible?"

The sunglasses on the Iba slipped down to the bridge of his nose, and he sounded somewhat surprised.

"It's normal for someone who's been valued by so many captains to have achieved this level," Kaien waved her hand. "However, this kid is quite interesting."

The Mirror Reversal the attack, and just as everyone was still marveling at it...

A blade of light slashed horizontally towards Dōsan's lower right abdomen.

'Very perceptive and decisive.'

Dōsan nodded to himself, his mind quickly scanning the roster, remembering that the man's surname Yukimura.

When the three vice-captains first tested the trainees, Yukimura's Spiritual Pressure was not up to par in Dōsan's opinion.

Later, its performance against Kaien's area-of-effect attacks was also unremarkable.

But the decisiveness and timing of this attack impressed the three vice-captains.

He can be included in the early admission roster.

However, that's too naive.

When the knife sliced Yukimura next to Dōsan, Yukimura's bangs fluttered to the side, and only then did he truly feel the presence of a "senior."

The Spiritual Pressure that had just been released seemed to be instantly drained.

Yukimura's Zanpakuto slipped from his hand instantly, and he knelt down in front of Dōsan with a thud.

Instead of getting up or picking up his Zanpakuto, Yukimura remained kneeling in front of Dōsan, looking completely bewildered, his head twisting left and right.

"Haha!" The trainees burst into laughter.

The student's posture was equally indecent, but at that time, the students were even more shocked by Dōsan Hanyū's unknown methods.

This time, Yukimura's overconfident "sneak attack" and the scene of him kneeling down are truly hilarious.

Yukimura straightened up, feeling somewhat aggrieved, picked up his Zanpakuto, and couldn't lift his head in the face of his peers' ridicule.

Yukimura was frustrated, even though he felt that the strike would have been effective.

How infuriating!

Facing Vice-Captain-level, or rather, an acting captain level, my current level is still far too inadequate.

Amidst the mocking laughter around him, Yukimura eye. A slight smile played on his lips as he secretly sneered. He remembered what Dōsan Hanyū had said about not having Vice-Captain-level and that the Second Division was the weakest division at the moment.

Soon, you will realize how terrifying this young acting captain is.

The representative of Rukongai introduced by the Thirteenth Division is not as simple as it seems.

Yukimura couldn't help but turn around again, only to meet Dōsan's gaze.

"Where do you want to go, Yukimura- kun?"

Yukimura paused in his tracks, feeling somewhat flattered that the Acting Captain Hanyū, could actually call him by name.

Immediately afterward, he heard the voice of Acting Captain Hanyū, and he was overwhelmed with immense joy.

"You passed. You can join the Soul Reaper's team early."

The students who had previously mocked Yukimura now felt as if they had been choked.

It wasn't just what he just did; we've known each other for six years.

No, Yukimura didn't graduate last year; some of his classmates had known him for as long as seven years.

Who doesn't know whom?

Yukimura's Spiritual Pressure is not outstanding, and he is not proficient in any of the techniques Zankensōki.

On what grounds?

The students generally felt envious and jealous, especially many of the senior students.

The Shin'ō Academy of Spiritual Arts, a place where Soul Reaper come and go as they please, is not a place where just anyone can come and go as they please.

Therefore, Yukimura, who had already failed a year ago, was now excited with tears welling up in his eyes.

Conversely, several returning students who had applied to join the team for five consecutive years were filled with dissatisfaction and a sense of urgency.

"Hadō #4: Byakurai!"

A student in the crowd gathered lightning at his fingertips, and only after the Byakurai was launched from his hand did the student's triumphant voice reach Dōsan's ears.

"Acting Captain Hanyū, you didn't say the assessment was suspended, did you?"

The lightning bolt veered directly at Dōsan's brow, disappearing less than a centimeter from Dōsan forehead as if an electric shock had been cut off.

There was another brief silence, followed by an uproar.

Hakuda, slashing attacks, Kidō.

It has now been confirmed that the attack was ineffective.

But this level of resistance was clearly not enough to make the trainees give up immediately.

"Let's attack together!"

"Don't hold back. At our level, we can't possibly injure a vice-captain."

"Using Kidō, I've already seen through Acting Captain Hanyū's method of neutralizing our Spiritual Pressure!"

There are Hakuda, slashing techniques, Kidō.

However, the attack was chaotic and disorganized.

The students in the back row who unleashed their Kidō even managed to hit their teammates with a few of them.

Dōsan's expression was calm and undisturbed. He was surrounded by a 360-degree, all-around attack with no blind spots.

Instantly, the space in the square distorted, and dazzling red, blue, and white lights intertwined around Dōsan, causing the ground to tremble like an earthquake.

"With an attack like that, even Captain-level probably wouldn't be able to escape unscathed!"

"Is there anything wrong with Acting Captain Hanyū?" a student asked worriedly.

"What a show of force! Such an attack must be quite troublesome for us to handle." Kaien became even more interested; interesting things always inspired his creativity.

The two could keenly sense that at the center of the explosion, Dōsan Hanyū's Spiritual Pressure was completely different, so they could communicate freely there.

"Captain Kaien is joking. Although it made a great show of force, with the Spiritual Pressure canceling each other out, this attack is at most at the level of a level seventy or so in Hadō."

Nevertheless, Number 70's Hadō is enough to give Vice-Captain-level a run for their money.

The Iba analyzed how he would ensure his own survival in such an attack.

It seems that the only way is to unleash the Zanpakuto.

But...

The Iba looked solemnly at the field below.

All the Spiritual Pressure vanished without a trace, as if a stone had sunk into the sea. Right at the center was Dōsan Hanyū, who remained completely unchanged, not even his clothes were dirty.

Only at this moment did these guys truly realize what Acting Captain-level was.

Even those students who were initially full of confidence couldn't help but feel despair now. How did Yukimura manage to gain the approval of such a monster?

Could it be because she's good-looking?

"Everyone, don't panic. Captain Hanyū's ability is likely the analysis and resonance of Spiritual Pressure. Everyone, follow my command and unleash the Shakkahō together!"

At that moment, a student stepped forward.

Breaking the Mirror Reversal, disregarding special abilities, involves two conventional methods.

The overwhelming Spiritual Pressure made it impossible for Dōsan to imitate his Spiritual Pressure output; even Captain-level could achieve it.

The overwhelming skill required for Dao 85 and above Hadō that Dōsan's Mirror Reversal cannot imitate for the time being.

For a student of the Shin'ō Academy of Spiritual Arts to react so quickly and come up with a solution is remarkable.

This student has passed!

However, now is not the time for Dōsan to fulfill his duties.

The Thirty-First Hadō is not something all of them can unleash, but at this moment, more than thirty people had gathered fireballs in their palms.

The same Kidō, the same energy fluctuations, the same direction— the Spiritual Pressure won't cancel each other out.

This attack already possessed power approaching that of Hadō.

Target: Dōsan Hanyū, fire!