In the blink of an eye, more than a year has passed. Natsuhiko is now 15 years old, and he has been in the second division for a year. Renji Asanai, Lucia, and others also entered the fourth grade not long ago and received Zanpakuto. But unfortunately, Isao Kondō was ordered to drop out because he didn't reach the fourth level of Spiritual Pressure.
This is a pity. Natsuhiko and other friends sent him away together, and it will be even more difficult to see him again.
At the same time, Natsuhiko has received Zanpakuto for two years, and he has been pouring his soul into it every day, but he still hasn't received Zanpakuto's approval.
Natsuhiko is not in a hurry. He knows that his Zanpakuto is not weak, so he just needs to improve himself step by step.
And because Natsuhiko is only at the fifth level of Spiritual Pressure, he can't learn Advanced Ghost Road for the time being, nor can he master Hado's 63 Thunder Roar Cannon and Hado's 88 Flying Dragon Sky Shaking Thunder Cannon.
These two Hado are the most crucial Hado to study Thunder Attribute Instant Roar. Limited by Natsuhiko's inability to learn it, the study of Instant Roar slowly reached a bottleneck.
So at this stage, Natsuhiko's main purpose is to improve his Spiritual Pressure. Only by increasing his Spiritual Pressure to the sixth level can he improve himself in other aspects.
Natsuhiko is still a distance away from the sixth level of Spiritual Pressure, but during this time, his Shunpo, Kendo, and White Strike combat power have improved rapidly.
Sui Feng's special training has helped Natsuhiko grow rapidly.
At this time, Natsuhiko was slowly walking into the Eleven Regiments's team house. As soon as he stepped in, a voice sounded in unison. "Hello, Adjutant Xia."
Many members of the Eleven Regiments on both sides greeted Natsuhiko in unison.
This respect did not come from Natsuhiko's duties, nor did it come from his relationship with Kusanagi Hachiryu. It came from Natsuhiko challenging the Eleven Regiments.
When he first came to the Eleven Regiments, he was not taken seriously and was thought to be a brat. Later on, he challenged a normal Grim Reaper and was looked down upon as well. In the end, he won easily.
After that, he fought against the Grim Reaper who was ranked in the Seat. He lost at the beginning, but in the end, he was able to win against the members of the Eleven Regiments who were ranked below the Seat Five.
After that, he challenged Gong Qin, but was rejected by Gong Qin. The reason was that Gong Qin was not interested.
As a result, Natsuhiko challenged Ban Mu, who was in the third seat. As a result, he kept losing. He couldn't even force Ban Mu to use his Shikai, which made him frustrated.
Natsuhiko had come this time to challenge Ban Ye's corner again.
"Natsuhiko, you are finally here. This time, you haven't come for a month. I thought you were afraid."
As soon as Natsuhiko walked in, Ban Mu, who was training with his Zanpakuto in the center of the room, stopped and looked at Natsuhiko.
Natsuhiko said with a smile: "Senpai, I hope you can still say this after the competition."
"Boy, you're very confident." The bank-eyed man stood in the ring with an arrogant look on his face.
Natsuhiko came in front of Ban Mu and said: "Of course, I have been training for this month just to defeat Senpai."
"Then let's do it."
Ban Mu pulled out his Zanpakuto and held it in front of him. His eyes were full of fanaticism.
At this time, Gong Qin, who was not far away, said: "Everyone, step back. Be careful not to be hurt by them."
The surrounding members of the Eleven Regiments quickly stepped back and gave the entire room to Natsuhiko and Ban Mu.
"Come on."
Ban Mu looked at Natsuhiko and clenched his Zanpakuto.
"Captain, be careful."
Natsuhiko's words fell, and his body suddenly disappeared. The next moment, a long Zanpakuto stabbed Ban Mu's back.
"Humph."
Ban Mu twisted his body with his right foot as the axis, and Natsuhiko's Zanpakuto passed through Ban Mu's armpit and stabbed the air.
Ban Mu waved his right hand and slashed his Zanpakuto at Natsuhiko's neck.
What a fast reaction speed.
Natsuhiko's Shunpo is far faster than Ban Mu, but Ban Mu's reaction is very fast. Relying on his extremely fast reaction, he avoided Natsuhiko's counterattack and waited for an opportunity to respond.
When Ban Mu's Zanpakuto was about to touch Natsuhiko's neck, Natsuhiko disappeared again and appeared beside Ban Mu, and his Zanpakuto stabbed Ban Mu's armpit again.
Natsuhiko's fighting style is to use Zanpakuto to stab, and he rarely uses slashing. One is because stabbing is more suitable for his fighting style. After all, he is short and good at Shunpo.
The second is because Natsuhiko is not as good as Ban Mu if he only uses Kendo.
Seeing that he was about to be stabbed, Ban Mu's Zanpakuto lifted up and blocked Natsuhiko's Zanpakuto.
Natsuhiko's target was his armpit. He couldn't raise his arm to block it, so he could only lift it up.
With this lift, the gap in his body was opened. Natsuhiko curled the five fingers of his left hand and hit Ban Mu's lower abdomen with his palm.
Soaring Palm.
Boom.
Ban Mu's left hand clenched into a fist and blocked his abdomen in time. Natsuhiko's palm hit the back of his hand and returned without any effect.
At this time, Ban Mu's right hand flicked Natsuhiko's Zanpakuto away and directly held the Zanpakuto and hit Natsuhiko's shoulder.
Facing this blow, Natsuhiko rolled to the left and at the same time pulled back his Zanpakuto and hit Ban Mu's calf.
Ban Mu could only jump back, but when he was still in mid-air, Natsuhiko's left hand flew out three hidden weapons, respectively attacking Ban Mu's head, chest, and abdomen.
These three hidden weapons were made by Natsuhiko himself. The hilt was two inches long, and the blade was three inches long. The blade was similar to a bayonet, with sharp protrusions and deep blood grooves.
Although the souls of Soul Society are composed of Lingzi, they also have blood, and losing two liters of blood will cause death. Even Wang Yue of Team Zero was no exception.
Natsuhiko made these hidden weapons to kill the opponent as much as possible.
"What a sinister kid."
Seeing the hidden weapons coming at him from the corner of his eye, Ban Yan waved his long saber twice in the air, splitting the hidden weapons that were aimed at his head and chest. He landed on the ground, kicked his feet, and slid sideways, avoiding the hidden weapons that were aimed at his abdomen.
But just as he stood still, a figure appeared in front of him, and the Zanpakuto stabbed Ban Mu's chest again.
Ban Mu snorted and slashed his Zanpakuto diagonally, splitting Natsuhiko's Zanpakuto.
But in the next moment, a short thorn appeared in Natsuhiko's left hand and stabbed Ban Mu's chest.
Ban Mu pushed Natsuhiko's Zanpakuto forward, and the moment he pushed away Natsuhiko's Zanpakuto, he quickly retreated, trying to avoid Natsuhiko's stab.
Puff.
Natsuhiko's short thorn slashed Ban Mu's chest, leaving a bloody mark.
Natsuhiko didn't chase after him, but looked at Ban Mu and said with a smile: "Senpai, Shikai."
Natsuhiko's fighting method was based on the Covert mobile force's assassination method, and also the fighting skills of Unohana Scorching Sun Empress and Kenpachi Motegi. He used the short sword hidden in his left hand to attack the enemy.
Natsuhiko has been studying the combination of hidden weapons and Zanpakuto this month to improve his close combat strength.
"Okay, then I will use Shikai to fight with you."
Ban Mu's eyes narrowed, knowing that he couldn't beat Natsuhiko with fighting skills alone.
Although he was a little unwilling, Ban Mu still said in a low voice: "Stretch, Onigumaru."
As Ban Mu's voice came out, the Zanpakuto in his hand changed from the shape of a sword to a long spear, and the tip of the spear was the blade of a long sword.
This was the first form of Ban Mu's Zanpakuto, the long spear form.
Ban Mu's right hand rotated the long spear, and the long spear rotated around his arm, and the tip of the sword pointed to the ground.
Then Ban Mu's left leg stepped out, bent his knee, and appeared in front of Natsuhiko in a bow posture. He stretched out his left hand and waved at Natsuhiko, saying: "Come on."