[Your understanding of Hakuda is heaven-defying—self-created Forbidden Technique: Eight Inner Gates.]
[Shunkō? Your Hakuda is scornful. My painstaking efforts and self-created Hakuda Forbidden Technique · Eight Inner Gates can surpass everything.]
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Faced with the long-lost Hakuda bubble and the gift of the Hakuda Forbidden Technique · Eight Inner Gates, Aiyan was also a little surprised.
How long has it been?
The last time he had signed for the Taijutsu sent by Hakuda was at the Shin'ō Shin'ō Spiritual Arts Academy.
Compared to Kidō, whose production capacity is astonishing and claims to be able to create a Hadō Bijūdama in ten minutes, Hakuda's production capacity is slightly more than Shunpo's.
So far, only two sets of physical techniques have been produced:
Shinigami Six Styles, and Shinigami Six Styles 1.0.
The former can be fought with only a Shinigami's body, while the latter can be used with Reiatsu.
Unexpectedly, after diving for nearly a year with Hakuda, without any new bubbles, he suddenly received a set of Hakuda Forbidden Technique · Eight Inner Gates.
"My Hakuda took me a year to create my own Shinigami version of the Eight Inner Gates."
Aiyan understood.
No wonder the production capacity of Hakuda was low — it turned out that was dedicated to creating a Hakuda Forbidden Technique.
Although it only produces one move a year, what his Hakuda said was indeed true.
Hakuda Forbidden Technique · Eight Inner Gates alone can surpass them all.
Don't even mention anything else — if the Eighth Gate is fully opened, all the Hadō and Bakudō produced by his own Kidō combined may not be able to withstand that kick.
"Aiyan, are you so stunned by my Shunkō that you're speechless?"
"Don't be surprised, don't be envious, just call me Teacher Yoruichi and I will teach you Shunkō immediately.
If you want to learn, you have to call me quickly, otherwise I don't know when I'll change my mind."
When Shihōin Yoruichi saw Aiyan suddenly become quiet, she thought he was surprised by her Shunkō.
It made sense.
Because her Zanpakutō was not powerful, and all her talents were focused on Hakuda and Shunpo, she had to find another way — to create Kidō-Hakuda that was unprecedented in Seireitei.
When you see it for the first time, being shocked and speechless is normal.
"Shunkō?"
"It's good."
Seeing Shihōin Yoruichi's triumphant look, Aiyan's lips curved.
"But unfortunately, for Hakuda, this is the era of Eight Inner Gates."
He shook his head, and spiral airflow visible to the naked eye erupted from his body, the pressure causing the dust under his feet to fly.
"Did you also develop a new Hakuda combat technique?"
"Eight Inner Gates! I can pretend I didn't hear anything else, but I can't pretend nothing happened after your words."
"Only Shunkō is Soul Society's strongest Hakuda."
Shihōin Yoruichi's face grew a little serious.
As the captain of the Second Division and the leader of the Shihōin clan, she also had her own pride — especially in Hakuda.
Not to mention, she was full of confidence in her Shunkō.
"Attack here."
"Rest assured."
"I won't take advantage of you. I will only use Eight Inner Gates to fight you, and I will only use the same amount of Reiatsu as you."
The blood vessels on Aiyan's forehead bulged slightly, and Reiatsu surged crazily in his body.
"The First Gate · Gate of Opening!"
The moment the Opening Gate was released, the arm that was fist-fighting with Shihōin Yoruichi suddenly exerted force.
Feeling the surging power from his fist, she seemed to be ignited to competitiveness. She did not give in — she increased her strength and returned the blow.
Boom!
A dull loud noise like muffled thunder followed, along with fluctuations visible to the naked eye.
"That's it?"
Shihōin Yoruichi remained motionless, her wheat-toned face showing a trace of provocation.
The hidden pride of belonging to the four noble families was clearly evident.
"Second Gate · Gate of healing, open!"
Aiyan's knees sank slightly, his strength rising from the ground. His spine swayed like a dragon, and the Reiatsu in his body boiled and rolled like the River. The power of his limbs fully mobilized, finally gathering in his arms before bursting out.
Boom!
Another fist clash.
Shihōin Yoruichi's expression remained unchanged, but her delicate body trembled slightly. The ground beneath her collapsed and her feet sank deep into it.
"Third Gate · Gate of Life, open!"
Aiyan's eyes flashed with a smile. He clenched his fist and tightened his fingers slightly, striking out again.
There was a crisp sound in the air like a mirror shattering, heavy air waves being pushed aside. His tyrannical punch was like a dragon out of the sea, biting Yoruichi's fist and forcing her to stagger back.
She took seven or eight steps before stabilizing her body.
"Is it okay?"
Aiyan did not take advantage of the situation to pursue, but instead asked.
"Shunkō: Thunder God Battle Form!"
After Shihōin Yoruichi stabilized her body, she took a slight breath, and golden light burst out all over her body. The lightning that had originally wrapped around her shoulders, hands, feet, and torso faded from blue into golden Kidō lightning.
Lightning-shaped horns grew from her head, and six golden magatama floated behind her like a thunder god descending from the sky, exuding powerful oppression.
Boom!
As the higher-level Shunkō Raijin form appeared, Yoruichi didn't even seem to move. The flashing golden lightning and the golden magatama behind her remained suspended in place, yet she had already blurred into afterimages and appeared in front of Aiyan.
Her whip kick, enveloped in golden lightning, became Kidō-powered strike force, tearing through the airflow as it swept in.
Faced with the Thunder God's whip kick, Aiyan did not dodge — he raised his arms to block.
Boom!
As their limbs clashed, dust surged up and twisted into a spiral column, only to be torn apart by the impact of their intertwined strength.
The force of Yoruichi's whip leg grew stronger and stronger, like a raging torrent, with the added heat, paralysis, and penetration of Kidō lightning seeping into his arms.
Aiyan couldn't help but secretly praise her.
It was no wonder that in the future, she could only be forced back little by little even by using Hakuda and the Hōgyoku.
After learning his own Shinigami Six Styles and merging them with Shunkō, Yoruichi had reached a strength beyond her original self from a hundred years ago.
The powerful Reiatsu control of Life Return allowed her to compress and amplify high-concentration Kidō within Shunkō without harming her body, maintaining constant Iron Body state and vastly increasing her tolerance to Kidō lightning — pushing Shunkō to an even higher level.
At this time, after deploying Shunkō, Yoruichi was no different from her future self.
"Fourth Gate · Gate of Pain, open!"
After experiencing the strength of the Flash Goddess, Aiyan was eager to test himself. After all, if he didn't try the Hakuda Forbidden Technique · Eight Inner Gates here, it would be meaningless.
And in Soul Society, there was no one more suitable to test it against than Shihōin Yoruichi.
As the Fourth Gate opened, cyan light surrounded him. Aiyan simply waved his arms, releasing overwhelming force that blasted Yoruichi into the air.
Boom!
In mid-air, Yoruichi had no time to be surprised. She caught Aiyan's movement and immediately thrust both hands downward.
With a thunderous roar, the six golden magatama behind her released dozens of golden lightning bolts, like a nest of serpents striking at Aiyan from all directions.
Whoosh!
Aiyan's Shunpo exceeded even the incoming golden lightning. With incredible speed, he rushed into the sky, ducked, and stopped in front of Yoruichi, his right fist ready.
"Rirenka!"
There were no unnecessary movements — just pure, unadorned power that tore through the air, striking with a violent impact that engulfed Yoruichi's entire body.
Boom!
With just one punch, even with equal Reiatsu and her Shunkō Raijin form active, Yoruichi was knocked flying like a meteor, crashing hundreds of meters away toward the execution grounds and landing at the foot of the mountain.
Boom!
A hundred-meter dust pillar shot into the sky. The ground within a hundred-meter radius of her landing cracked like a dried riverbed.
"Hakuda is the path to invincibility — why rely on Kidō techniques?"
"Understand… Yoruichi."
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