Grinding Yoruichi into the Ground

As a teacher, of course he did not like anyone sleeping in his class. But this troubled girl's talent for Hakuda was simply monstrous; there was truly nothing left for him to teach her.

He knew that during the morning kendo class, Lu Li had defeated Teacher Fujimoto. He just did not know how skilled Lu Li was at Hakuda.

It was not that he disliked this transfer student or looked down on him enough to refrain from teaching him personally. Rather, he had to admit in his heart that this child of the Shihōin Clan had attained a higher level of Hakuda than he had.

"Oh? A new student..."

Following everyone's gaze, Yoruichi turned around and looked at Lu Li. After wiping away the traces of her afternoon nap from the corner of her mouth, she revealed an impish expression that made several nearby students instinctively retreat.

All the first-year students knew that this young lady from a noble family was practically a little demon who ran wild. There was nothing she would not dare to do, and everyone present in Hakuda class, including Aizen, had been beaten by her.

"Lu-kun, she's from the Shihōin Clan. Calling her the strongest Hakuda practitioner among the students wouldn't be an exaggeration. Be careful."

Aizen warned him, but the smile at the corner of his mouth revealed some of his thoughts. He found the situation before him rather interesting.

Yes, he had been beaten by Yoruichi too. And he had to admit that without relying on Reiatsu to overpower others, in a pure Hakuda match, even if he went all out, he was still no match for Yoruichi.

So, Lu-kun, could you bring me even more surprises?

"The strongest?"

As Lu Li met Yoruichi's gaze, he tilted his head slightly and grinned, revealing a mouthful of stark white teeth. "Can I understand Hakuda as unrestricted combat without weapons?"

"You're not wrong."

The one who answered was the teacher of this class.

Seeing that Lu Li showed no fear, Yoruichi found him rather interesting as well. She stepped closer to him. "What, are you good with your fists and feet?"

It was as if sparks collided in the air. The students who had originally stood between Yoruichi and Lu Li all retreated to either side, most of them watching with excited anticipation.

Lu Li loosened up his body, his bones crackling loudly. "I wouldn't dare say I'm very skilled. I only know a little."

Of course, he had practiced unarmed combat. Or rather, he had studied every kind of fighting technique in the ancient books his Master had collected. Unfortunately, too much martial knowledge had been lost in his world. So from a broader perspective, considering the martial arts history buried in his world, he truly could only be said to know a little.

"Haha, you're really interesting. Just from the way you stand and hold yourself, I can tell you're a Hakuda expert, yet you say you only know a little?"

Yoruichi laughed. As she laughed, her eyes narrowed. "Being so modest makes big sis want to bully you a little."

"You look younger than me."

Lu Li smiled. It was the truth. Yoruichi and Aizen should both have been born in the Soul Society, where they naturally grew up. At this time, Aizen looked close to adulthood, while Yoruichi looked like a sixteen-year-old girl.

With that face, even if her chest was quite spectacular, calling herself big sis still felt strange. Perhaps this little demon who ran wild through the academy had been born with the heart of an older sister.

"Hmph. I'll beat you until you call me big sis."

Yoruichi sneered as she rolled her wrists. Unlike the other students, she was not wearing a loose dojo uniform. Instead, she wore a tailored white bodysuit similar in color and style to the school uniform, with strips of cloth wrapped above her wrists, giving her a crisp and capable appearance.

A belt cinched her slender waist, while the form-fitting clothing faintly revealed her toned abdomen as she moved. She displayed her figure without the slightest concern, displaying the explosive power of her spirit body.

"Student Shihouin, remember to control your Reiwei. Keep it at the same level as Student Lu—seventeenth grade."

The teacher reminded her. It was not because he wanted to see a fair duel, but because he was afraid that Yoruichi, this little demon, might accidentally beat Lu Li to death...

"Oh, seventeenth grade. Not bad."

Yoruichi said it as if she were praising him, but her tone was rather subtle.

As the heir of the Shihōin Clan, she had naturally possessed the best resources since childhood. When she entered the academy, she had already possessed ninth-grade Reiwei. That was only because she did not particularly enjoy cultivation related to Reiatsu and preferred practicing Hakuda.

Having seventeenth-grade Reiwei at enrollment was nothing remarkable. She was only interested in Lu Li's Hakuda level.

After controlling her Reiwei, she crooked a finger at Lu Li. "Come on."

Lu Li was not angered by her provocation. He merely clasped his fists and bowed. "Please instruct me."

Under the strange gazes of Yoruichi and the other students, Lu Li moved, swift as thunder!

The distance of several meters vanished beneath his feet as a straight punch shot directly at Yoruichi's face—fast, fierce, and precise!

In an instant, Yoruichi cast aside her contempt and hurriedly raised both arms before her face to block.

After the punch landed, she used the force to retreat. But Lu Li lunged after her like a vicious wolf biting down on its prey's throat, his second punch driving toward her abdomen.

Yoruichi truly deserved to be the Shihōin Clan's once-in-a-millennium Hakuda genius. She made her judgment in an instant, using the flexibility of her body to bend her upper body sharply backward. Lu Li's punch merely grazed her bodysuit and did not harm her.

Immediately afterward, she braced herself against the floor with one hand and swept out a leg, intending to seize the chance to knock Lu Li down while his lower body was unstable after his attack.

But Lu Li seemed to have predicted her move and jumped beforehand. What surprised Yoruichi even more was that he did not jump high, only barely high enough to avoid her leg. As he passed over Yoruichi's long leg, his right foot, which had already been raised when he jumped, swiftly chopped down toward her groin.

Yoruichi rolled away rather awkwardly. Embarrassed and angry, she also felt lingering fear. She wanted to counterattack, but having been suppressed at the start of the fight, Lu Li gave her no chance to get back on her feet.

The surrounding students watching the fight were already dumbfounded. It sounded like a long time, but it happened in a flash. In the blink of an eye, Lu Li and Yoruichi had exchanged many moves, and Yoruichi, whom they considered invincible in Hakuda, was actually being ground into the floor by this transfer student!

Lu Li did not think there was anything wrong with attacking below the belt in battle. Martial arts were killing techniques; showing mercy to an enemy in battle was cruelty toward oneself.

Though this was only a spar, he had no intention of holding back against an expert like Yoruichi. Besides, Fujimoto Hashira was proof enough: when he truly managed to hurt Yoruichi, she probably would not be able to suppress her Reiwei any longer. In truth, he could not break through Yoruichi's defense at all.

Yoruichi was the heir of the Shihōin Clan, one of the Five Great Noble Clans. Her current Reiwei grade was probably above tenth grade. Simply put, even if she did not use Reiatsu to attack him, her own "soul density" far surpassed his.

Converted into attribute points, Yoruichi's body could take far more punishment than his. If he did not attack Yoruichi's vital points, how could he possibly win?

Yes, Lu Li liked fighting, but he hated losing.

Even if her true overall strength far exceeded his, he still did not want to be defeated in the realm of martial arts.

Boom—

Another powerful downward chop came crashing down, his right leg falling like a battle axe between Yoruichi's legs.

It had to be said that Yoruichi truly was a Hakuda genius. Though she had started poorly and fallen into a disadvantage, she had evaded every one of Lu Li's "fatal attacks."

But Yoruichi also understood that a prolonged defense would eventually fail. Especially against a Hakuda expert like Lu Li, if she could not find an opportunity to turn things around, then being struck in a vital spot and losing was only a matter of time.

Intense exertion covered her forehead with fine beads of sweat, while her mind rapidly searched for a way to break the deadlock.

For the first time in a long while, the Shihōin Clan's Hakuda genius became serious. Even time seemed to slow in Yoruichi's eyes.

Finally, she caught a sliver of an opening. After Lu Li's kick missed, she suddenly twisted at the waist, her long legs coiling around him like water snakes.

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