"..."
"Is it just me?"
"Why does it feel like Bai Chen isn't a first-day academy student at all?"
"He's more like a veteran who's fought countless battles—someone with terrifyingly rich combat experience!"
"Especially the moment he assumes an offensive stance… there isn't a single flaw or opening to be found on his body!"
Mid-dive—
The instant the Hakuda instructor saw Bai Chen compress all of his reiatsu into his fist—
His face turned pale.
His eyelids twitched violently.
For a split second, he even felt the urge to retreat on the spot.
And in truth—
That instinct was completely correct.
Although Bai Chen had never participated in real combat before,
Through repeated sign-in rewards and inherited memories,
He had perfectly absorbed Senju Hashirama's lifetime of battle experience.
The God of Shinobi—
A man who once stood alone at the summit of the ninja world,
Earning the reverence of an entire era.
Without exaggeration—
Hashirama's combat experience was more comprehensive and refined than that of some current Soul Reaper captains.
That was exactly why—
When facing Bai Chen,
The Hakuda instructor subconsciously placed himself in the weaker position.
Because at this very moment—
He was panicking. Completely.
If not for the burden of being a teacher—
No sane person would willingly charge in to get themselves killed.
Yet—
As his opponent,
Bai Chen remained calm from start to finish.
He didn't grow arrogant because of the instructor's hesitation.
Instead—
The corners of his lips curled upward slightly.
A look of genuine enjoyment appeared on his handsome face.
Clearly—
Bai Chen was savoring the exhilarating sensation brought by overwhelming power.
Of course—
That didn't mean he would hold back.
Out of respect for the Hakuda instructor—
Bai Chen intended to go all out.
"Everyone, fall back!"
"Get as far away as you can!"
Seeing that the fists were about to collide,
The surrounding students scrambled backward in panic—
Desperate to avoid being caught in the aftermath again.
Only after retreating all the way to the edges, with nowhere left to go,
Did they finally dare to stop.
Then—
Under Hinamori Momo's anxious gaze,
And the wary stares of Kira Izuru and Abarai Renji—
The Hakuda instructor landed heavily.
His reiatsu-wrapped fist expanded rapidly within Bai Chen's field of vision—
Closing in at terrifying speed.
Bai Chen's expression didn't change.
He simply raised his fist.
No shout.
No roar.
Just a plain, unadorned punch—
Thrown straight into the air before him.
The next instant—
BOOM!!!!
A deafening explosion, like a nuclear detonation.
It shook not only the training field—
But the entire Shinō Academy.
Immediately afterward—
Amid the ear-splitting roar,
The students watched in horror as the point of impact before Bai Chen's fist—
Exploded the air itself.
The ground collapsed.
A vast, violent shockwave erupted out of nothing—
Sweeping across the entire training ground in an instant.
And the first victim—
Was, of course, the unfortunate Hakuda instructor.
Bang!!!
Unable to withstand the overwhelming force contained in that punch—
His body was blasted away violently.
As he was sent flying backward,
His fist, his arm—
Even the bones throughout his entire body—
Collapsed in the same instant.
The pain was so intense—
He didn't even have time to scream.
His consciousness snapped—
And he passed out on the spot.
After being hurled hundreds of meters through the air,
His body finally crashed into shattered earth like a corpse—
Barely clinging to life.
And it wasn't just him.
Even though the students had already retreated into the corners—
They had still severely underestimated the power of Bai Chen's Hakuda.
"Oh no—!!!"
By the time they realized it, it was already too late.
In utter despair—
Their figures vanished from where they stood,
Swept away by the massive shockwave of dust and air—
Flung hundreds of meters through the sky.
One by one, they fell back down—
Crashing into the ruins in complete disarray,
No better off than the Hakuda instructor himself.
"This is terrifying!!!"
"That punch was worse than any disaster I've ever witnessed back in Rukongai!"
"If he hadn't restricted his reiatsu from the very beginning…"
"We probably would've died from that single blow!"
Covered head to toe in dust,
His face smeared with grime,
Abarai Renji lay in the ruins—
Forcing himself to endure the pain of bones that felt like they were falling apart.
His voice trembled uncontrollably as he spoke.
It was obvious—
He had been completely traumatized by what just happened.
Not far away—
In another cracked section of rubble,
Kira Izuru, his blond bangs in complete disarray,
Stared at Bai Chen with a deathly pale face, trembling from head to toe.
"This isn't Hakuda at all!!!"
"This is a nuclear-powered punch!!!"
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