[Daily disciplinary tasks completed.]
[Reiatsu has increased, currently at Rank 2! Spiritual affinity increased!]
[Zanjutsu proficiency has improved, mastering the Extreme Sword style, currently at Level 11!]
[Hakuda proficiency has improved, mastering the Hakuda technique - Rankyaku, currently at the Level 9!]
[Bakudo proficiency has improved, mastering Bakudo #81 - Danku!]
As one of the future major antagonists, Tokinada provided quite a lot of rewards to Tokikaze upon his death.
Considering his strength and despicable actions, that much reward only made sense.
However, what surprised Tokikaze was the somewhat peculiar content of this reward.
A vast amount of knowledge flooded his mind, and numerous related skills filled the gaps.
Zanjutsu's max level was not at Level 10; there was still significant room for improvement beyond that.
Thanks to the spar with Unohana Retsu, the sword schools Tokikaze previously mastered gradually merged, approaching the pinnacle of the Level 10.
Now, with the mastery of the swordsmanship style called Extreme Sword, he instantly broke through to Level 11.
"Perhaps in the next spar I can..."
Tokikaze pondered, instinctively recalling the graceful figure in the white Kendo attire.
The most unexpected aspect of this reward was the improvement on his Hakuda.
Hakuda technique - Rankyaku.
One of the Six Powers in One Piece Universe where the user manipulated their leg muscles to contract and extend rapidly, generating a slash wave surpassing the speed of sound through a kick, similar to a compressed air blade.
Of course, Tokikaze could effortlessly achieve such attacks by swinging his sword.
The greatest value of Rankyaku lied in the ability to manipulate the user's body.
At present, he had started developing Shunko, and mastering Rankyaku would undoubtedly make it an even more versatile technique.
It wouldn't be long before Tokikaze could develop other types of Shunko like Mukyu Shunko, Shunko: Bakuen Muso, and Shunko: Raijin Senkel.
As for the mastering Bakudo #81, there was not much to say. It was basically a stronger Enkosen, which could stop all Hado #89 or lower.
In terms of defense alone, there weren't many techniques that could surpass Danku.
He'd need to tweak more with Danku in order to utilize it differently, such as full incantation or incantation-less.
What surprised him the most was the improvement in Reiatsu.
Spiritual affinity.
As the most crucial ability of a Soul Reaper, an increase in spiritual affinity implied enhancements in Reiatsu recovery speed, capacity, and transformation of spiritual particles, among other aspects.
Even attacks involving Reiatsu would be enhanced.
As he checked what he had got, the one-fifth Reiatsu that he consumed during battle earlier had already recovered.
"I suddenly feel a bit bad about Tokinada."
Tokikaze sensed the increasingly active Reishi around him and shook his head regretfully. "There are barely anyone who can be so dedicated to their goals these days."
He surveyed the battlefield, and noticed faint Reiatsu came from beneath the rocks.
When Tokikaze approached it, he surprisingly found that Tokinada, who had attacked him earlier, had survived the aftermath of the battle.
So, he impaled him with Byakurai.
A thunder was fired from his fingertips, accurately striking the pile of rocks, reducing the enormous rock pile to smithereens.
Not a single speck of debris was left behind.
Tokikaze wouldn't show sympathy to anyone who tried to kill him. It was better to return resilient fighters like Tokinada to the earth sooner.
The remaining Reishi in the mountain forest slowly dissipated, and the dust settled, revealing terrifying craters on the ground, resembling an abyss.
Extensive carbonization and blackening covered the area, with faintly visible flowing red color, where nearly half of the substances had evaporated due to the high temperature produced by the explosion.
The collision of the two powerful moves almost destroyed half of the forest.
The residual pressure in the air made both the rebels and the noble choose an impromptu ceasefire.
Because they knew that the final outcome of the battle just now would significantly influence the course of the war.
Wind shrouded Tokikaze's whole body, concealing all the trace of his Reiatsu.
It was one of Arashigane's special ability. In a sense, it was similar to Hado #26 Kyokko.
Tokinada also fell victim to this.
Tokikaze headed towards the area where the rebels were located using Shunpo, preparing to eliminate the last remaining rebels.
As the battle resumed, the atmosphere on the mountain became heavy once again due to various Reiatsu clashing with each other.
The rebels were much more tenacious than Tokikaze had imagined.
"We won't yield!"
With a desperate roar, one of the rebels blew themselves up again.
A bright white light immediately illuminated the battlefield like a sun.
Boom!
"Bakudo #81: Danku."
Reiatsu surged, and a transparent light wall materialized in front of Tokikaze, turning into an indestructible shield.
The explosive blew everything in the vicinity away and incinerated trees and rocks in all directions.
Danku stood firm despite the explosion as the explosion's power didn't exceed Hado #89's power.
When the heat waves dissipated, the battlefield here once again returned to clarity.
"Why are these rebels even crazier than Tokinada?"
Tokikaze frowned in confusion. "Are they the Onmitsukido sent by the Shihoin Clan?"
The Shihoin Clan, as one of the Five Noble Houses, were the caretakers of Treasured Tools and Armaments from Spirit King." At the same time, their Clan head has been the Captain of the Second Division and the commander of Onmitsukido for generations.
Due to their different styles, this Clan appeared particularly low-key in daily life.
But being part of the Five Noble Clans, Tokikaze was well aware of Shihoin Clan's influence.
If it weren't for the personality issues of Shihoin Yushiro, Soi-Fon wouldn't be able to assume the role of the Second Division captain.
This indicated the significant influence of the Shihoin Clan in the Soul Society.
After witnessing those rebels willing to die for their cause, Tokikaze subconsciously suspected a connection between the rebels and the Shihoin Clan.
Tokikaze shook his head and tried to brush off this bad feeling.
"There's no way..."