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Chapter 188: Flash Step

Even if Rukia wasn't in Class 1, she couldn't have been unaware of what was happening with Aize.

Rather, it is strange that no one knows about Aize's existence, at least in the Soul Society.

Who would dare to believe that a freshman who had just enrolled in the Zhenyang Spiritual Arts Academy was actually a second-class spiritual power?

Rukia had heard that in the Gotei 13, even those captains who were as strong as monsters might not have spiritual power that could reach the second level.

It is said that the third-class spiritual power is already the spiritual power of the captain level, and the second-class spiritual power is only possessed by a few of the best people among the captains.

And what about Aize?

He had just enrolled in the Shinō Academy of Spiritual Arts and hadn't even joined the Gotei 13 yet, and there were still six years before graduation, but he already possessed spiritual power comparable to that of an elite captain. This was simply incredible.

Rukia didn't know how many people she had heard say that Aize was the strongest genius since the establishment of the Maou Academy of Spiritual Arts. Not only did his entrance examination results break the record of a thousand years, but his graduation results record was also expected to be broken, because no one had ever reached the second-class spiritual power upon graduation.

Even if we look at the entire history of Soul Society, leaving aside the years a thousand years ago, at least in the past thousand years, Aize is definitely the most dazzling genius, no one can match him.

Rukia had no real sense of these things before, but since entering the Maou Spiritual Academy, everyone around her has been discussing this matter, and gradually she began to understand how extraordinary the other person was.

But the level of spiritual power is the level of spiritual power, and strength is strength. Rukia originally thought that Aize just had high spiritual power, strong spiritual pressure, outstanding talent, and a promising future. She didn't expect that the other party's strength was not bad either.

The gap must be really huge to make Renci so unwilling, right?
Rukia knew a little about Abarai Renji's strength in swordsmanship, so when she saw him so unwilling to give in, she could probably imagine how strong he was.

"So, you are hiding here swinging the wooden sword just to train yourself, and then challenge him after you become stronger?"

Rukia began to understand Abarai Renji's thoughts.

"...I don't know." Abarai Renji didn't nod his head directly to admit it. Instead, he continued to swing his sword and said attentively: "But I am indeed unwilling to lose so easily to others, and to that guy at that time."

"I heard he was from Rukongai, too, or somewhere like the 80th district."

"You should know what that kind of place is like, right? Rukia."

Rukia was silent again.

The 80th district of every Rukongai is the farthest from the Seireitei and has the worst security.

She and Abarai Renji were from the 78th District of Minami-Rukoundai, which was not far from the 80th District. The conditions there were very harsh, and it was extremely difficult to survive there.

In order to have enough food to eat, she and Abarai Renji had no idea how much they had gone through, and how much hardship they had endured, to have managed to survive until today. And this was only the 78th District; the living conditions in the 80th District must have been even more difficult.

"People who have had a harder time than us have now become so successful. How can I be content with the status quo?"

Abarai Renji did not turn around to look at Rukia. He just concentrated on practicing swinging the sword and spoke word by word.

"Before, I chose to come to Seireitei and enroll in the Shinō Spiritual Academy in order to get a better living environment."

"But now, I want to get stronger."

"At least, we can't be too far away from guys like that."

In the final analysis, although Abarai Renji felt unwilling, he did not feel unconvinced.

Aize defeated him head-on, and his victory was impeccable. Although Abarai Renji didn't say it, he actually accepted the defeat wholeheartedly.

But when he thought about how he wanted to be in the limelight, but was easily solved by the other party, and that the other party won so easily and calmly, Abarai Renji felt very angry.

He was angry not because of anything else but because of his own weakness.

“Snap!” “Snap!” “Snap!” “Snap!”…

Abarai Renji stopped talking and began to swing the sword more attentively and practice with concentration.

Rukia also stopped talking and just looked at Abarai Renji. She felt a little sad when she thought that he had joined the team that she herself could not join.

The two of them had their own thoughts, one was obsessed with exercise, and the other was lost in thought.

Soon, evening fell and the sky was gradually replaced by darkness, announcing the coming of night.

That night, many people fell asleep with heavy hearts.

But the learning career at the Shinō Spiritual Arts Academy has just begun.

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Time passes day by day.

As the turmoil surrounding the admission of new students gradually calmed down, although Aize was still a prominent figure in the Maou Academy of Spiritual Arts, he was no longer able to cause a sensation with just a casual appearance like he did at the beginning.

His college life began to become stable. Every day he was either in class or on the way to class. His days were quite fulfilling. Kidō class, Kendo class, Hakuto class, Shunpo class... all the courses that taught the four basic skills of the god of death, Aize reported on time every day, constantly learning various skills and mastering various knowledge.

It’s true that some of these courses are quite interesting, at least Aize thinks so.

Being able to properly acquire some kind of supernatural power is something that Aize has never experienced before, so he is very interested in it.

The kendo class is okay. This course has basically no effect on Aize. After all, he doesn't need to learn kendo and swordsmanship. As long as he has a weapon, he can naturally use the skills that can unleash the power of the weapon to 100%. He doesn't need to study hard at all.

Others, especially Abarai Renji, studied very hard. Ever since he was defeated by him, he had been training seriously. During every free practice time in the kendo class, he would challenge himself and was very determined to improve himself.

Unfortunately, he has not been able to defeat Aize even once so far. Even if Aize only has a wooden sword in his hand, even if he can exert its power to 100%, the skills required will not be too strong. But his own physical strength is there, even without superb skills, it is more than enough to crush Abarai Renci.

When you use authority to transform the power system, only the strength of your body will not be transformed. It remains as strong as it should be.

As for Aize's physical strength, everyone who knows knows it.

The physical strength of the Star Vein Generation is far beyond that of ordinary humans. In addition, Aize has absorbed so much power from the All-purpose Ore and All-purpose Crystal, and has redeveloped his physical potential under the baptism of the dragon power brought by the two God-Destroying Tools. In this case, even relying solely on physical strength, Aize can easily crush the upper-level demons, let alone suppress a group of freshmen who have not yet graduated.

If Aize hadn't deliberately held back the sword, with his physical strength, the sword would have broken even if he had just swung it with all his strength.

Only by putting away most of his strength could Aize fight with others without breaking his wooden sword.

If Abarai Renji wants to defeat him in this state, it may not be possible, let alone now, even if he becomes the vice-captain in the future.

In view of this, Aize made basically no progress in the kendo class, and even the teacher could not teach him anything.

The same goes for the white fighting class. Although it teaches physical skills for unarmed combat, physical skills are of little help to Aize.

Because he will never be short of weapons, let alone without weapons to use. There are not many occasions for fighting with bare hands. What good will it do even if he learns well?
It’s just the icing on the cake.

On the contrary, the Kidō class and Shunpo class were of great help to Aize.

Needless to say, in the ghost way class, even if there was no return way and only the way of breaking and the way of binding were taught, Aize still gained a lot and there was no telling how many kinds of techniques he learned.

He was also often given special lessons by the teacher of the Ghost Dao course and other teachers in the academy. These teachers who were optimistic about Aize's talent attached great importance to him. Even the dean came to see him several times and taught him a lot of good things in private.

The ghost arts taught in the ghost arts class of the Shinō Spiritual Arts Academy basically do not include high-level ghost arts, but these teachers and the dean know high-level ghost arts.

Aize dug up a lot of good things from them and learned a lot of powerful ghost techniques, which enriched his combat methods and auxiliary combat methods.

Then there is the instant step class...

"Shh!"

On the roof of a building in the Shinō Spiritual Arts Academy, a figure passed by at an astonishing speed.

"Swish!" "Swish!" "Swish!" "Swish!"...

The figure was running on the roof, and suddenly disappeared while running, appearing on the roof of another building, then continued to run forward, and suddenly disappeared again, appearing on the roof of a building farther away, leaving a series of blurry afterimages on the tops of the buildings.

The figure was not only fast, but also seemed to be teleporting. Sometimes it disappeared, sometimes it appeared, sometimes it was on the left, sometimes it was on the right, appearing and disappearing unpredictably, and was extremely ghostly.

While running like this, the figure suddenly flashed out of the Maou Spiritual Academy and came outside.

At this time, the figure stopped, fell to the ground, and revealed its full appearance.

It was Aize himself.

"After practicing for so long, I finally mastered this instant step."

Aize let out a breath and smiled.

"It was really not easy. I didn't expect that the Kendo class didn't stump me, nor did the Kidō class. Instead, the progress of the Shunpo class stumped me for a while."

As for kendo and hand-to-hand combat, Aize either didn't need to learn them or learning them would only be icing on the cake, so he didn't take them too seriously.

The same goes for the way of the ghost. Because of his strong spiritual power and excellent control over it, Aize learned the way of the ghost very quickly and smoothly, and was basically not stumped.

The only thing that Aize was confused about at the beginning was the instant step, and he was unable to get started.

This kind of footwork that can move at high speed or even instantly really tests flexibility and ability. Aize doesn't have any tricks up his sleeve in this regard, so he wasted a lot of time.

Now, he finally learned how to use flash step.

"Cut the fist and drive away the ghost. Now I understand everything."

(End of this chapter)