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Rumble!
One after another, shattered rocks collapsed, kicking up dust into the sky.
Aozaki Reiji, with lightning wrapped around his feet, lightly pushed off the ground, dodging a lightning hand-blade, and chuckled, "The more powerful move you mentioned, it's not just these, is it?"
Yoruichi, standing before him, immediately lowered her head.
Seeing Yoruichi's shoulders tremble slightly, Aozaki Reiji thought to himself, "Uh, she didn't actually get angry, did she?"
Just as Aozaki Reiji was about to beat around the bush to comfort Yoruichi, Yoruichi suddenly looked up, grinning sinisterly, and said, "You've improved quite fast, kid, but I won't give up. Today, I must let you know how powerful this Captain is!"
"As expected, I overthought it…" Aozaki Reiji muttered to himself, then said, "I've already learned that hand-blade. Do you have any other moves?"
Yoruichi immediately clenched her fists.
"Don't get cocky, kid. Thunder Fang is just a minor trick I usually use to trim flowers and plants. I still have a trump card I haven't used yet."
This young lady would specially develop a technique for gardening? Where did the Shihōin Family's servants go?
Aozaki Reiji clearly didn't believe her.
Even if you're being stubborn, there has to be a bottom line.
He shook his head and disdainfully said, "A trump card? Then show it to me so I can learn."
After a slight hesitation, Yoruichi shook her head.
"Are you holding back on me? That'll break my heart, you know." Aozaki Reiji feigned a pose, shamelessly teasing her.
This girl wouldn't act timid during a fight.
He was certain that Yoruichi had no hidden moves; she was just being stubborn now.
Yoruichi crossed her arms and said crossly, "That move isn't fully mastered yet. I'm afraid of hurting you. Don't be ungrateful. If I were you, I'd just surrender obediently!"
Looking at Yoruichi's serious expression, Aozaki Reiji became somewhat uncertain and asked suspiciously, "If you really have a trump card, then hurry up and let me see it."
"Or are you saying you don't believe in my strength?"
"Don't worry, as long as you don't cheat and release your Reiatsu, I'm confident I can block any move."
He said the last sentence with full confidence.
If Yoruichi really had a powerful move, he truly wanted to see it.
"I fell for it…" Yoruichi's eyes flickered, and a sly smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, though she still spoke with some hesitation, "But… but this move is really powerful, and I haven't fully mastered it yet."
Aozaki Reiji took a step forward, full of imposing presence: "I've even defeated Captain-class opponents, what is there to be afraid of?"
"Then let's make a bet," Yoruichi said impatiently.
"One day, I will be invincible in the Soul Society… Hmm?"
Aozaki Reiji was still trying to boast about his strength when Yoruichi's words stunned him, "What bet?"
"Naturally, it's a bet for our training. The time will be extended until the end of the holiday."
"This… ten days, that's my bottom line."
Aozaki Reiji hesitated for a moment, thought it over carefully, and felt that he didn't seem to be at a disadvantage in this matter.
"And my demands if I win… they should be increased to two."
"No problem," Yoruichi agreed readily without any hesitation.
Aozaki Reiji was stunned.
He seemed to have fallen into a trap.
Yoruichi continued, "Let's agree first, once you agree, you can't go back on your word."
"Naturally," Aozaki Reiji nodded, "A gentleman's word, once spoken, cannot be retracted."
Although he wasn't a gentleman, he didn't want to go back on this condition either.
Yoruichi showed a smug smile: "Before we start, let me remind you, when I fully unleashed this move, I leveled a small hill."
Aozaki Reiji was astonished.
In an instant, Aozaki Reiji sensed that Yoruichi's aura had changed.
This was an aura that was determined to take him down!
Aozaki Reiji licked his lips and thought, "She's been luring me step by step, so this is where she was waiting for me. Should I just surrender then? It's not like I'd lose anything."
"Forget it, if there's a powerful move, I should watch it carefully."
Just as Aozaki Reiji was muttering, Yoruichi's aura suddenly surged.
"Get ready to take the hit!"
Lightning surged around Yoruichi.
"Heavenly Might: Thunder God Sword!"
The lightning grew more violent, and even scattered currents could shatter rocks.
Yoruichi lightly clenched her hand, and the currents converged into her palm, gradually forming a long sword shimmering with white electric light, reaching straight into the sky.
Reiatsu, as if substantial, emanated from Yoruichi.
Aozaki Reiji's face opposite her remained relaxed and comfortable, but he was startled in his heart: "Yoruichi, with such immense power, are you trying to kill me?"
Yoruichi naturally couldn't hear Aozaki Reiji's thoughts, and even if she did, she wouldn't care.
She had completely mastered this move.
Even if Aozaki Reiji couldn't block it, she was confident it wouldn't cause too much damage.
Thinking this, the thunder sword in her hand became even more dazzling, illuminating the entire training ground.
The scattered Reiatsu made the air dense, and a thick wave of heat rose.
"Accept your defeat, Aozaki Reiji."
Yoruichi let out a wild laugh, and the thunder sword in her hand slashed down fiercely.
The enormous beam of light rapidly expanded in Aozaki Reiji's eyes.
His pupils constricted slightly.
Clearly, he couldn't learn this move for now.
But he wouldn't just sit there and wait for death. Though he hadn't learned many Shunko techniques, he was still Genryūsai's disciple!
He spread his legs, took a stable horse stance, placed one hand in front of him as a palm, and clenched the other into a fist at his waist.
The lightning behind him instantly vanished, and instead, the air warmed, emitting a scorching sensation.
"Ikkotsu: Flame Emperor!"
Aozaki Reiji let out a low roar and threw a punch.
The name was just thought of; it was actually just a punch from Ikkotsu combined with a fire-attribute Shunko.
His right arm ignited with white flames, and his shoulders spewed long pillars of fire like rocket thrusters.
Boom!
The fire punch and thunder sword collided, seemingly creating a sonic boom. The entire training ground trembled, and the ground let out a timely groan.
"This…" Yoruichi saw the flame-like Reiatsu and immediately felt uneasy, reacting instinctively.
The lightning light sword instantly became even more condensed and massive.
"What the hell!?"
Feeling the light sword grow even stronger, Aozaki Reiji exclaimed, but without any fear.
Boom!
As expected, Aozaki Reiji was sent flying like a cannonball, landing far away in a rocky mountain, smashing several huge boulders.
As the dust cleared, Yoruichi's figure reappeared before Aozaki Reiji.
Aozaki Reiji lay on the ground and asked helplessly, "You released your Reiatsu limit just now, didn't you?"
It wasn't that he was a sore loser, but in that instant, his spiritual sense indeed felt Yoruichi's Reiatsu surge by a large margin, completely beyond the level a Vice-Captain should have.
Hearing this, Yoruichi said nothing, somewhat embarrassed, and stuck out her tongue.
Seeing this, Aozaki Reiji knew he had guessed correctly.
"This can't count as my loss, you didn't follow the rules!"
"How can that be!?" Yoruichi panicked, pondered for a moment, and quickly said, "How about we call it a draw, and all the bets still count, how about that?"
Aozaki Reiji glanced at her and nodded slightly.
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