Who are you calling a stable boy?!

More accurately, it requires bloodshed.

—This was, of course, the captain's arrangement.

He applied for graduation assessment after only one month.

If Zheng Jing truly has the ability, that would be good.

But if Zheng Jing is merely arrogant and conceited, then this assessment will teach him a harsh lesson.

Don't blame me, little genius, you chose this yourself.

Seeing Zheng Jing still standing motionless, Pingzi swung his sword down—

"when!"

Zheng Jing turned his head and grinned at Pingzi, his Ruyi Jingu Bang (a magical staff) now resting on his shoulder, blocking Pingzi's reverse stroke.

Immediately afterwards, Zheng Jing twisted his waist!

"when!!"

Chapter 81: That piece of iron, scraped and knocked dead!

A moment of surprise caused Pingzi to lose the initiative. Zheng Jing twisted his waist, swayed his arms, and with a flick of his Ruyi Jingu Bang, turned resistance into pressure, causing Pingzi to take a step forward.

This step exposed his face to Zheng Jing's fists!

Seeing the fist coming, Hirako, who had already regained his balance, turned his head to avoid it and turned to leave.

Zheng Jing seemed to have anticipated this. As soon as Pingzi stepped back, he suddenly took a step forward, and with the Ruyi Jingu Bang in his hand, he swung it like a dragon turning over, flicking the end of the staff towards Pingzi's ribs!

"when!!"

The knife and stick collided again, producing an even clearer buzzing sound.

Hirako landed on his feet after being swept several meters away and losing the force of the blow.

"hiss!"

They didn't chase after him. Zheng Jing stood there, wincing and taking a deep breath.

"Captain-level spiritual pressure, impressive! Truly impressive!"

Hearing Zheng Jing's strange cry, Pingzi did not respond, but simply lowered his head and glanced at his right arm, which was holding the reverse hand.

The captain didn't set many rules for him in this assessment; at most, there were only two.

You are not allowed to use the 卍解 (bankai), and you cannot actually kill or maim Zheng Jing.

In other words, this assessment didn't have many strict requirements for him, the examiner, in terms of spiritual pressure.

He can unleash captain-level spiritual pressure.

And when he received Zheng Jing's blow, he did indeed use his captain-level spiritual pressure.

But this was not something he did intentionally...

Correct.

Just now, it was Zheng Jing's blow that forced Hirako Shinji to use his captain-level spiritual pressure!

If you don't do this, you might not be able to withstand that blow.

Hirako's instincts acted before his reason could elicit a response.

Even so, he still couldn't catch that blow.

"What kind of superhuman strength..."

Hirako wiggled his numb fingers slightly, muttered something under his breath, and looked up at Zheng Jing.

"Kid, how did you do that?"

"Ok?"

Zheng Jing blinked, as if he didn't understand what Pingzi was asking.

"I'm asking you, how did you break free from the effects of the reverse healing?"

"Oh? Hehe, Captain Hirako, you can't even guess that? Or... you guessed it, but you refuse to believe it?"

Zheng Jing smiled and pointed at Ping Zi.

"Nothing more, just too weak, too weak!"

This is the truth.

If Pingzi's initial release and reverse touch can have a legendary impact, then Zheng Jing really doesn't have many ways to deal with it now.

"You little brat..."

But this truth was too harsh for Hirako to hear.

Holding the reverse-hand charm, he stared at Zheng Jing, the smile that always graced his face fading away.

"Don't get too excited, you brat, you haven't even hit me once yet."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Jing burst out laughing.

"Captain Pingzi, I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush. I, Old Zheng, am taking a break for your own good, okay?"

"For my own good?"

Hirako frowned.

"If you don't believe me, look at the reverse-handed brush in your hand."

Upon hearing this, he carefully examined the reverse-stamped object in his hand.

Upon seeing this, Hirako's eyes widened in surprise.

Cracks appeared on the reverse-shaped blade!

Although the crack is so small that it is almost invisible unless you look closely at the blade, it is indeed there.

"--you?!"

He suddenly looked up and saw the Ruyi Jingu Bang in Zheng Jing's hand.

Hirako admitted that his Gakufu was not a Zanpakuto that excelled in close combat.

—But that doesn’t mean his resistance is so fragile that it will crack after being bumped a couple of times!

A Zanpakuto is not such a fragile thing!

The only plausible explanation he could think of was that it was related to Zheng Jingna's ability to interpret.

"What? Captain Hirako, haven't you seen the academy's report?"

As if to show Pingzi the full extent of the Ruyi Jingu Bang (the magic staff), Zheng Jing twirled the staff.

"My stick is not only the perfect size, but it's also heavy and hard!"

"..."

To Pingzi, Zheng Jing's words were undoubtedly an affirmation of his conjecture.

"That's enough! If I'd known it would be this troublesome, I would have refused even if I got yelled at..."

Muttering to himself, Hirako raised the reverse-hand stroke in his hand.

"You brat, you're really unlucky. You just happen to be the examiner, someone who hates trouble."

"Oh? Captain Pingzi, don't say I, Old Zheng, didn't warn you?"

"It's just to make sure you can't even hit my Reverse Strike."

Hirako laughed again.

Is there any difference?

He has already decided.

Next, I'm going to beat this brat in front of me until he cries!

The power of a Zanpakuto is indeed crucial to a Shinigami.

But a powerful Zanpakuto alone is not enough to become the captain of the Gotei 13.

Pingzi decided to teach Zheng Jing a good lesson!

"That's more like it..."

Knowing that Pingzi was finally going to get serious, Zheng Jing's smile grew even warmer as he raised his hand and pulled away the Ruyi Jingu Bang—

"Hey! Take this!"

With a shout, Zheng Jing used his Instant Step to rush to Pingzi's side.

With a sweltering heatwave stirred by his staff and a thunderous roar from his fist, Zheng Jing unleashed the full power of his Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill, using this complete power to overwhelm the tall and imposing Pingzi Zhenzi!

This was the first time Zheng Jing had used his full strength after spending a month at the True Central Spiritual Arts Academy.

When sparring with Aizen or fighting Yoruichi, safety must always be taken into consideration. It goes without saying that fighting Yoruichi in a free-for-all is a different story. When sparring with Aizen, both of them have to pick up a wooden stick and a wooden sword, so how can that be considered as using their full strength?

Only at this point, with Hirako Shinji, one of the thirteen captains of the Gotei 13 and his examiner, as his opponent, could Zheng Jing unleash his full power without any reservations!

Hirako lived up to his captaincy. Facing Zheng Jing's fierce attacks, which were like rolling waves of heat and thunder, he actually dragged a reverse-handed sword and moved nimbly, preventing Zheng Jing's interlaced fists and sticks from touching his body in the slightest.

Not only that, he's also adept at seizing every opportunity!

"Clang!"

The strange sound and the strange feel made Pingzi pause slightly, and he was almost hit on the bridge of his nose by the stick that Zheng Jing swung back.

Without stopping, like a small boat swaying in the storm raging around Zheng Jing, Pingzi took a closer look at Zheng Jing's shoulder.

He was 70% serious when he made that last cut.

To put it bluntly, if that stab had landed on a squad leader, Hirako dared to say that no matter who it was, that stab would have sent them to the Fourth Division for emergency treatment.

He took such drastic measures not only because of the personal grudge he had developed with Zheng Jing in a short period of time and the captain's instructions, but also because he had heard about Zheng Jing's strong physique.

However, after that last slash, Hirako felt as if he wasn't actually cutting anyone.

Rather, it's more like they're chopping up some kind of human figure made of a new alloy developed by the Technology Development Bureau...

No, no!

There must be a limit to physical strength, right?

This is far beyond what can be described simply as "physically strong"!

Thinking this, Hirako Shinji took a step, preparing to circle back into Zheng Jing's blind spot, but his eyes swept over the scene and his expression changed in surprise.

Zheng Jing suddenly vanished before his eyes!

Chapter 82: Unexpectedly, I lost because of my mindset.

No! That's not right—

It's up there!

Hirako suddenly looked up!

--No?!

"Long——"

The sound of wind and thunder came from behind Hirako.

—And even faster than the sound of wind and thunder was the Ruyi Jingu Bang, which was as thick and hard as a pagoda!

In the blink of an eye, Hirako was unable to dodge and his figure blurred under the sweep, crashing into the distant rock formation.

"Hey."

Without giving chase, Zheng Jing tossed his four arms, transforming the Ruyi Jingu Bang back to its original twelve-foot length, and rested it on his shoulder. He then tilted his head and looked at Hirako Shinji, who was embedded in the rock.

"cough!"

Coughing up a mouthful of hot blood, Hirako, whose body was aching and numb in many places, raised his intact right hand, exerted force with his palm, and pulled himself out of the rock.

He took a deep breath, straightened up, and looked down at his left hand.

In that instant, facing Zheng Jing's sweeping Ruyi Jingu Bang, knowing that he wouldn't be able to dodge it with Shunpo, he subconsciously tried to raise Nifu to block.

Before he could even move the hand holding Ni Fu, an image of Ni Fu with cracks flashed through his mind.