First Division Barracks, the captain's private dojo.
"The use of Coercive Sleep primarily lies in those above exerting pressure on those below."
A faint reddish glow bloomed from Yamamoto Genryusai's right hand, carrying a subtle aura of danger.
"This is a method of using spiritual pressure. It requires meticulous control over one's own spiritual pressure."
Su Feng listened attentively, observing the changes in Coercive Sleep and combining them with the theoretical knowledge Yamamoto Genryusai had explained earlier as he made attempt after attempt.
Unlike Kido, Coercive Sleep was a technique independent of Zankensoki.
As such, it carried a certain degree of difficulty to learn.
"I have already gained a general understanding of your situation."
He dispersed the Coercive Sleep in his palm, letting his hands fall naturally to his sides. Looking Su Feng in the eye, he said frankly, "Though I had been mentally prepared beforehand, your performance has still exceeded my expectations."
"In just three years since graduating from the Soul Reaper Academy, you have risen from Sixth-Class Spiritual Power all the way to Second-Class Spiritual Might. Your rate of improvement can only be described as astonishing."
"The last Soul Reaper as gifted as you was Shiba Kaien."
Su Feng nodded thoughtfully.
Strictly speaking, he and Shiba Kaien were vastly different.
Members of the Shiba Family possessed greater Spiritual Power talent than ordinary souls. Shiba Kaien had already reached Sixth-Class Spiritual Power when he enrolled in the Soul Reaper Academy.
And Isshin Shiba, the Branch Family Head, was an even more outstanding example.
Though Su Feng had never seriously fought him, he estimated that guy was at least a powerhouse at the limit of Second-Class Spiritual Might.
To put it more exaggeratedly, First-Class Spiritual Power was not impossible either.
Just look at that guy's record.
He had faced Aizen's