The gruesome, tumor-covered tentacle slammed against the Zanpakutō, the powerful force knocking Katori Sora back. He retreated several meters before regaining his footing, his legs digging two grooves into the grassy ground.
"Professor!" Kana Azashiro's expression turned grave as she drew her Asauchi and shielded Little Lisa behind her. She could feel that the Spiritual Pressure from this Hollow was very strong. Kensei Muguruma and Shinji Hirako at her side also drew their Asauchi.
"Stay back, I can handle this!" Sora said, his eyes fixed on the now-visible Hollow. This one was powerful, not something his disciples could handle at their current stage. If they rushed in, it could lead to unnecessary casualties.
The Hollow had a horned, bony mask on its face, four spider-like legs on its lower body, and three gruesome, tumor-covered tentacles on its upper body. It should have had four, but one had already been severed by Sora. This Hollow clearly did not possess high-speed regeneration, as the severed tentacle had not grown back.
Sora condensed his Spiritual Pressure onto the edge of his blade, swiftly twisting his wrist and turning the sword, the blade instantly cutting into the tentacle pressing against his Zanpakutō. Squelch— With a flash of the blade, the tentacle was instantly sliced into several pieces.
"ROAR!!!" The Hollow roared in fury, raising its other two tentacles high and thrusting them violently towards Sora.
Just as the tentacles were about to strike, Sora vanished. BOOM! The two tentacles pierced the ground, sending countless bits of sand and soil flying.
The vanished Sora suddenly appeared behind the Hollow via Shunpo. In mid-air, he assumed a lunging stance, his left hand pressing on the back of his blade, infusing it with Spiritual Pressure. Then, his body shot forward like a released bowstring, thrusting his sword with immense force!
Katori Style: Shungeki!
Squelch— The tip of the Zanpakutō emerged from the horned, bony mask on the Hollow's face. SCREEECH— An empty, piercing shriek came from the Hollow's mouth.
Sora gave it no chance. He swiftly swung his Zanpakutō, following the wound on its head, and sliced it directly in half. THUD— The bisected corpse crashed to the ground and slowly dissipated into spiritual particles.
"The professor is amazing, defeating that Hollow so quickly!" Kana said. "Was that last technique 'Shungeki'? I really want to learn it soon."
"At your pace, you should be able to learn it quickly," Sora said, shaking the residual Hollow blood from his blade and sheathing it.
"To think a Hollow would appear here. This is the first time I've ever seen one," Shinji said.
"Same here. And its Spiritual Pressure was stronger than mine," Kensei added.
"This is my first time encountering a Hollow in Fugai as well. I'll have to report this to Squad 10 when we get back," Sora said. Sometimes, spatial rifts could remain for a longer period, requiring someone to handle them. Currently, Squad 12 had not yet established a system to monitor the entire Soul Society, so Shinigami had to report any abnormalities themselves.
The five of them set off again, and the rest of the journey was uneventful.
...
At the location where Sora had slain the Hollow. After the group had left, three cloaked Shinigami suddenly appeared in the forest. They were holding a detection device and scanning the area. A moment later, they compared their readings.
"11th-grade Spiritual Power."
"11th-grade Spiritual Power."
"Then there's no mistake. Same here. Let's go back."
The three Shinigami put on their hoods again, and their figures vanished, leaving no trace.
...
The next day, Sora received feedback from Squad 10: there were no longer any spatial rifts in the back mountain forest.
In the courtyard, Kana thrust her sword. With a thud, she successfully pierced the wooden sword into the human-shaped target. "Professor, I did it!" she exclaimed, nearly jumping for joy.
Sora went to inspect the target. The sword had only penetrated about a fifth of the way. "There might be a problem with how you're exerting force. Show me again," he said. Kana demonstrated again, with a similar result.
"There is a problem. Assume the stance," Sora said. "Pressing your left hand on the sword isn't for show; it's to help you build up power," he instructed, pressing on her left hand. "And you need to use the power of your waist. If you only use your arms, you won't even be able to penetrate the target, let alone a Hollow's body," he added, noticing her waist was too relaxed.
Kana tensed her waist.
"Yes, just like that. And finally, push off with the power of your legs. Your whole body should be like a bowstring, shooting the sword out," Sora said, patting her back to signal her to strike.
Kana let out a low shout, took a sharp step forward, and with incredible speed, thrust the wooden sword.
Katori Style: Shungeki!
THUD! This time, the wooden sword instantly pierced through the head of the target. "Professor, I pierced it!" Kana said, waving her sword.
"Very good. Remember this feeling. Train it until it becomes muscle memory," Sora said with a smile. As Kana successfully executed the technique, her training mission showed a notification.
[Disciple Kana Azashiro has learned the sword technique "Shungeki."]
[Guide Kana Azashiro to complete a sword technique training (Completed).]
Sora focused on the "Completed" training mission.
[Disciple Kana Azashiro has completed a sword technique training. Reward settlement.]
[Reward obtained: 5000 general experience points.]
[Reward obtained: Sword Technique: Haran (Beginner level).]
Sora glanced at his panel. A Beginner-level "Haran" had been added to the sword techniques section. He focused his attention on it and immediately saw more information.
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