In the blink of an eye, nine months have passed. It has been eleven months since Xia Yan received the temporary loan of his Zanpakutō. He has been infusing souls every day, but he still has not received the Zanpakutō's approval.
Xia Yan was not in a hurry. He knew that his Zanpakutō was not weak, so he just improved himself step by step.
And because Xia Yan is only at the fifth level of spiritual pressure, he is temporarily unable to learn advanced ghost ways, nor can he master the two high-level broken paths: the Sixty-three Thunder Roar Cannon and the Eighty-eight Flying Dragon Strike Thief Thunder Cannon. .
These two breakthroughs are the most critical breakthroughs in the study of lightning attribute instant coax. Due to Xia Yan's inability to learn, the study of instant coax has slowly entered a bottleneck.
So at this stage, Xia Yan's main purpose is to increase his spiritual pressure. Only by raising his spiritual pressure to the sixth level can he improve himself in other aspects.
Xia Yan is still some distance away from the sixth level of spiritual pressure, but during this period of time, his shunpo, kendo, and white combat power have improved rapidly.
Broken Bee's special training helped Xia Yan grow up extremely quickly.
At this time, in Team 11, Xia Yan entered the training ground again. As soon as he stepped in, a voice sounded, "Hello, Adjutant Xia."
I saw many members of the 11th Division on both sides, saying hello to Xia Yan.
This kind of respect does not come from Natsuhiko's duties, but from Natsuhiko's challenge to the 11th Squadron when he came to visit Kusuka Yachiru.
He was not taken seriously at first and challenged the ordinary God of Death, but he won easily.
In the end, he fought against the God of Death who was ranked five seats away. He lost the battle at the beginning, but in the end he was able to defeat the God of Death who was five seats away.
Then he proposed to challenge Yumichika, but Yumichika refused, so he challenged Madarame Ikkaku, but he has been losing the competition until now.
Natsuhiko came here this time just to challenge Madarame again.
"Xia Yan, you're finally here. This time you haven't been here for a month. I thought you were scared."
As soon as Natsuhiko walked in, in the middle of the room, Madarame Ikkaku, who was training with his Zanpakutō, stopped and looked at Natsuhiko.
Xia Yan smiled and said: "Senior Ikkaku, I hope you can still say this after the competition is over."
"Boy, you are very confident." Madarame stood on the ring with an arrogant look on his face.
Natsuhiko came to Madarame Ikkaku and said, "Of course, my training this month is just to defeat Ikkaku-senpai."
"Then come on."
Madarame drew out his Zanpakutō and held it in front of him, his eyes full of fanaticism.
At this time, Yumichika not far away said: "Everyone, please stay away, be careful not to get hurt by them."
The surrounding members of Team 11 quickly backed away, leaving the entire room to Natsuhiko and Madarame.
"bring it on."
Madarame looked at Natsuhiko and tightened his grip on the Zanpakutō.
"Captain Ikkaku, be careful."
As soon as Natsuhiko finished speaking, his body suddenly disappeared. The next moment, a long knife stabbed Madarame Ikkaku in the back.
"snort."
Madarame Ikkaku pivoted on his right foot and twisted his body. Natsuhiko's sword passed through Madarame Ikkaku's armpit and stabbed him in the air.
However, Madarame Ikkaku was at this angle, swinging his right hand horizontally and slashing towards Xia Yan's neck with his long knife.
What a quick response.
Natsuhiko's instant step speed is much faster than Madarame Ikkaku's, but Madarame Ikkaku's reaction is very fast. With his extremely fast reaction, he can avoid Natsuhiko's counterattack and still be able to wait for opportunities to respond.
When Madarame Ikkaku's sword was about to touch Natsuhiko's neck, Natsuhiko disappeared again and appeared next to Madarame Ikkaku, and the Zanpakuto stabbed Madarame Ikkaku's armpit again.
Natsuhiko's fighting style is to use his Zanpakutō to thrust, and he rarely uses slashing. One reason is that thrusting is more in line with his fighting style. After all, he is short in stature and is good at Shunpo.
The second is because Natsuhiko is not as good as Madarame Ikkaku if he only uses kendo.
Just as he was about to be stabbed, Madarame raised his Zanpakutō upwards and opened Natsuhiko's Zanpakutō.
The target of Xia Yan's thrust was his armpit, from bottom to top. He couldn't raise his arm to block it, so he could only lift it upward.
With this move, the body's neutral position was opened. Natsuhiko curled up the five fingers of his left hand into one joint and hit Madarame Ikkaku's lower abdomen with his palm.
Soaring Palm.
boom.
Madarame's left hand made a fist to block his abdomen in time, and Natsuhiko's palm hit the back of his hand, but it was in vain.
At this time, Madarame Ikkaku's right hand pushed Natsuhiko's Zanpakutō away, then directly held the Zanpakutō and struck it at Natsuhiko's shoulder.
Facing this blow, Natsuhiko rolled forward to the left, withdrew his Zanpakuto at the same time, followed the rolling footsteps, and hit Madarame Ikkaku's calf.
Madarame Ikkaku could only jump back, but while he was still in mid-air, Natsuhiko flew out three hidden weapons with his left hand, attacking Madarame Ikkaku's head, chest and abdomen respectively.
These three hidden weapons were made by Xia Yan himself. The handles are two inches long and the blades are three inches long. The blades are similar to military thorns, with sharp protrusions and deep blood grooves.
Although the souls in Soul Society are composed of souls, they also contain blood, and losing two liters will result in death, even for Team Zero's Nikaiya Oue.
Xia Yan created this kind of hidden weapon to kill his opponents as much as possible.
"What a sinister boy."
Madarame saw the hidden weapon coming. He waved the long knife in the air twice, splitting the hidden weapon that hit his head and chest. He landed on the ground, kicked his feet, slid sideways, and dodged the hidden weapon that hit his abdomen.
But just as he stood firm, a figure appeared in front of him, and his Zanpakutō stabbed Madarame Ikkaku in the chest again.
Madarame snorted coldly, and slashed his Zanpakutō diagonally, splitting Natsuhiko's Zanpakutō open.
But the next moment, a short thorn appeared in Natsuhiko's left hand and stabbed Madarame Ikkaku's chest.
Madarame Ikkaku pushed forward with his Zanpakutō, and the moment he pushed Natsuhiko's Zanpakutō away, he quickly retreated, trying to avoid Natsuhiko's thrust.
puff.
Natsuhiko's short thorn scratched Madarame Ikkaku's chest, leaving a trail of blood.
Natsuhiko did not take advantage of the victory and pursue it, but looked at Madarame Ikkaku and said with a smile: "Ikkaku-senpai, let's start."
Natsuhiko's fighting method draws on the assassination method of the covert mobile unit, and also draws on the fighting skills of Unohana Rehiniko and Zaraki Kenpachi, using the dagger hidden in his left hand to attack the enemy.
This month, Xia Yan was studying the combination of hidden weapons and Zanpakutō to improve his melee strength.
"Okay, then I will fight you with Shijie."
Madarame's eyes narrowed, knowing that he couldn't defeat Natsuhiko with his fighting skills alone.
Although he felt a little unwilling, Madarame Ikkaku still said in a low voice: "Stretch it, Kitomaru."
As Madarame Ikkaku's voice shouted, the Zanpakuto in his hand changed, from the shape of a sword to a long spear, with a long blade at the top of the spear.
This is the first form of Madarame's Ikkaku Zanpakuto, the spear form.
Madarame Ikkaku turned the spear with his right hand, and the spear rotated around his arm, and was carried behind his back, with the tip pointed directly at the ground.
Then Madarame Ikkaku stepped out with his left leg, bent his knees, and appeared in front of Natsuhiko in a lunge posture. He stretched out his left hand and waved towards Natsuhiko, saying, "Come here."