Terrifying Absolute Reason!

Everyone focused their gaze, only to see a Soul Reaper appear out of thin air within the crater, his violent spiritual pressure blowing away all the smoke and dust!

The newcomer looked at Yoruichi and the young lady, then grinned: "What luck, both targets gathered in one go..."

"Bang! Bang!"

Ichiro raised his hands and fired two shots. To him, while this level of spiritual pressure was strong, it was far inferior to Kirinji Tenjiro, and recovering from it wouldn't be difficult.

Ichiro's gunfire seemed to act as a signal; the moment the shots rang out, Yoruichi, Urahara, and the Kuchiki family guard charged forward instantly!

However, Ichiro's greatest fear was realized. With a flash of a blade, the bullets from the front and sides were knocked away. The opponent's spiritual pressure was only at the lieutenant level, yet he could already ignore Ichiro's bullets. Moreover, Ichiro highly doubted whether his strongest bullets would have any effect even if they landed directly on him...

Nevertheless, Ichiro did not stop shooting. Since the opponent had to parry the bullets, it at least meant he couldn't ignore them entirely, even if he could take them without injury.

Therefore, he kept firing, creating opportunities for Urahara and the others to attack.

Unfortunately, this plan was far too simple and was seen through instantly—no, "seen through" was an understatement. The opponent blocked Yoruichi and the others' attacks with a few quick movements and then charged forward!

"Whoosh!"

Seeing the face suddenly appear before him, Ichiro's pupils shrank!

"Ichiro!" x 2

At this critical juncture, a crimson fireball instantly manifested and exploded in front of Ichiro!

"Boom!"

Taking this opportunity, Ichiro retreated instantly. When he reappeared, a red band of light composed of intricate characters was wrapped around his body.

This sudden attack left the opponent standing frozen in place. He was certain that was a Hado: Red Fire Cannon, and a fully chanted one at that! It wasn't an Incantation Abandonment reaching the same level of power; there was a significant difference between the two.

But why hadn't he heard the incantation?

He was very confident in his own strength; if someone had truly chanted, it would have been impossible for him not to hear it. And even if he took a step back and assumed he hadn't heard it, where was the trajectory?

At this moment, he began to suspect a master was helping from the shadows, and he scanned his surroundings intently.

However, just then, he saw Ichiro in the distance begin to chant.

"Lord! Mask of flesh and bone, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man! Inferno and pandemonium, the sea barrier surges, march on! Hado #31, Red Fire Cannon!"

"..."

"..."

"???"

Everyone stared at Ichiro, faces full of confusion. The chant was finished, so where was the Hado?

"Tch~ Bluffing? Let's see how long you can hold out!" With a low spit, the man immediately lunged toward Yoruichi. He still believed a Kido master was hiding in the dark, and he intended to force them out.

However, what he didn't notice was that the band of light on Ichiro's body had quietly changed its appearance. Urahara, however, did notice. Looking at the altered red band of light on Ichiro, he instantly understood Ichiro's intent and immediately charged at the man. Along the way, he even released his Zanpakuto, pretending to rely on someone's protection by using wide, sweeping attacks to reinforce the opponent's assumption.

Delayed Incantation, another Kido technique developed by Ichiro. Unlike the standard post-chanting used in Seireitei, Delayed Incantation didn't strengthen an abandoned chant but instead consumed twice the spiritual power of a full chant to defer the incantation, allowing for instantaneous Kido casting. It was similar to a loan, and the band of light previously circling Ichiro was something akin to a Vow Binding.

While the double spiritual power consumption was high, it was worth it because it compressed the casting time to an instant!

Even High-Speed Incantation required at least 0.8 seconds, so the difference was massive. The only drawback was that the Vow Binding was a bit conspicuous, so Ichiro had worked with Urahara to research several Kido with similar effects for tactical arrangements.

The results were excellent, successfully diverting a portion of the opponent's attention to a non-existent expert.

However, this alone wouldn't be enough to win...

Ichiro took off his glasses and stared at the enemy fighting Urahara and the others, the emotions in his eyes slowly fading away...

Condition 1: Do not harm classmates, do not maim or kill them.

Condition 2: Do not endanger one's own life.

With these two conditions as the premise, kill the enemy!

Absolute Reason, activated!

"Crack!"

With 100% of his muscles released, Ichiro stomped a crater into the ground and shot toward the enemy like an arrow, trailing a mist of blood!

"Zzzzt!"

Mid-flight, lightning flickered as Ichiro's right forearm underwent Reishi Iron Transformation.

"Pfft! Snap!"

"Wah~"

"Squish!!"

Three consecutive sounds shocked everyone. The first was the sound of the enemy's left forearm bone and sternum being shattered by Ichiro's fist; the second was the sound of the enemy vomiting blood!

But what shocked everyone the most was the third sound...

The third was the sound of Ichiro's own body tearing!

Yes, tearing!

In the state of Absolute Reason, the brain's subconscious control over the muscles was directly lifted, allowing all muscle power to be fully unleashed!

According to scientific calculations, a person's ordinary muscle power, when fully unleashed, is roughly 25 tons! In other words, a single punch could take down five or six elephants!

Of course, this is only in theory; in practice, it is impossible to mobilize every muscle in your body at once. Even so, the numerical value remains high, and now that Ichiro has become a Soul Reaper, his muscular strength is even more terrifying!

Naturally, the side effects are equally terrifying: eighty percent of his muscles were torn, and thirty percent of his bones were shattered! Blood sprayed everywhere like a fountain!

This was nothing short of a suicide attack!

If not for alchemy...

With a flicker of electric light, Ichiro's body was mostly restored. This is a feat only possible through Reishi Alchemy, as the composition of the human body is far too complex in reality, requiring a Philosopher's Stone as a substitute; otherwise, one could not perform Body Transmutation more than a few times.

But the Soul Society is different. Everything here is composed of Reishi, and Ichiro, in his state of Absolute Reason, possesses the ability to perform such precise transmutation!

Thus, after only a momentary pause, Ichiro charged forward once again!

Urahara and the other two recovered from their brief shock, exchanged glances, and charged in as well!

This time, the enemy dared not arrogantly tank Ichiro's attacks, and facing the four-man assault, he appeared somewhat overwhelmed.

"Bastard!" A fierce glint flashed in the enemy's eyes. He could no longer worry about the person lurking in the shadows; if things continued like this, he would lose even without that person intervening!

Holding his sword in one hand, he swung it with great force and shouted:

"Howl! Howling Gale!"

"Whoosh!"

In an instant, a Howling Gale struck, blowing Ichiro and the others away and slamming them hard against the academy wall, causing the already battered surface to tremble once more.

"Ha~ haha~ I must admit, I underestimated you lot. However, this is where it ends!"

With that, a blade of wind flew toward Ichiro and the guards!

"Splat!"

A quick note: there will be a fan-made setting in the next chapter where the Shikai of a Zanpakuto increases spiritual pressure. I remember seeing this before, but I couldn't find any similar official setting after searching. Since it's core to the plot, I'm mentioning it. I don't know if you recall it, but it left a deep impression on me—it might have been the translation team's fault, since I bought pirated discs back then, haha.

Ahem~ that's all. Starting today, I'll be posting two chapters a day.

Finally, thank you to Luan Yunwu and Drifting Sail for the monthly tickets!