Both start in hell: but their talents are multiplied a hundredfold.

The trainee Grim Reapers in the auditorium were buzzing with discussion, but under the guidance of many teachers from the True Central Spiritual Arts Academy, they headed to the academy's training grounds.

All the team captains present noticed Shen Jue, who was dressed in an elegant haori.

Aizen had quietly followed the main group to the training grounds, leaving Shen Jue alone to endure the interrogation of numerous captains and the captain-commander.

Seeing that the die was cast, Shen Jue could only laugh and loudly proclaim, "I hold the sun and moon in my hands and pluck the stars from the sky; there is no one like me in this world."

"Those who have never known Shen Jue are unworthy of being called heroes!"

"Captain-Commander! For the future of Soul Society! I will do my utmost!"

Captain-General Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni stroked his beard, quite satisfied with Shen Jue's performance.

After all, geniuses are always arrogant, but since he is willing to contribute to Soul Society, he is a good kid.

"The captains are setting up a defensive barrier."

At the captain's command, the many captains present eagerly began to perform.

When the mature and elegant Unohana Retsu passed by Shen Jue, she gave him a meaningful look.

This secretly pleased Shen Jue.

Kyoraku Shunsui patted Shen Jue on the shoulder with a smug look on his face before heading off to set up a barrier to quell the aftershocks and suppress the spiritual pressure.

The training grounds were protected by a barrier erected by several captains of the Gotei 13, which was strong enough to suppress the spiritual pressure of captains.

Captain-Commander Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni removed the haori that symbolized his identity as Captain-Commander, revealing a pair of well-honed arms. He gripped the strongest fire-type Zanpakuto, Ryujin Jakka, and quietly looked at Shen Jue, who was holding the sword with one hand and acting nonchalant.

The captains of the Gotei 13 waited curiously for the situation to unfold.

Meanwhile, Aizen, standing among the crowd outside the battle arena, silently began recording the spiritual pressure fluctuations of Shen Jue and the Captain-Commander.

A vibrant, dark-skinned, hot girl was shouting and cheering for Shen Jue from the crowd outside the venue.

That was Yoruichi Shihouin, one of Shen Jue's little fans.

As for why Yoruichi became Shen Jue's little fangirl, it was naturally related to the talent Shen Jue had shown in his daily life.

The Grim Reaper's four skills: Slashing Technique, Hakuda (Hard Fighting), Shunpo (Flash Step), and Kido (Demon Path).

Shen Jue had already mastered it.

"Shen Jue, give it your all, or don't blame me for not giving you a chance." The captain narrowed his eyes. Seeing the lazy Shen Jue, he decided to give Shen Jue an unforgettable memory.

"Captain-General," Shen Jue said lazily, "then please be careful."

"Hado No. 4: White Lightning Thousand Turns".

At Shen Jue's fingertips, thousands of surging lightning bolts danced like mad snakes! That was a brand-new ghost path incantation that transformed the basic techniques of the ghost path into something comparable to a high-level ghost path!

More importantly, Shen Jue could unleash it instantly without chanting any incantations!

"Ridiculous!" The captain sneered and casually smashed the surging lightning serpent into its most basic spiritual particles!

"How can someone like this bear the title of genius?" the captain asked seriously, frowning.

"Hey! Shen Jue! This isn't a friendly sparring match with your classmate!" Seeing the Captain-Commander frown, Kyoraku Shunsui immediately mouthed to Shen Jue without uttering a sound, "That's the Captain-Commander himself! Don't hide!"

"If this continues, the Captain-Commander will get angry!"

Shen Jue took a breath. He admitted that he had become somewhat complacent. After all, in his opinion, this so-called test was just a show put on for the many captains and students of the True Central Spiritual Arts Academy.

"In that case..."

Shen Jue's talent has increased by 500 times.

"Hado No. 90: Black Coffin".

A violent surge of spiritual energy erupted! The black coffin of sighs bound the Captain-Commander within! Countless black spikes burst forth from the coffin! Carrying a blood-red spiritual pressure, they threatened to pierce the Captain-Commander completely!

The faint incantations appearing on the surface of the black coffin left the teachers and students of the True Spiritual Arts Academy at the scene breathless!

The violent spiritual pressure made them tremble even through the barrier.

Several captains immediately stood up and began to reinforce the barrier that was strong enough to withstand the spiritual pressure of a captain-level Shinigami!

"It's over." Kyoraku Shunsui saw that Shen Jue had completely enveloped the Captain-Commander with his Hado No. 90, Black Coffin, which abandoned incantation. He slapped his forehead and sighed, "You're not going to get away unscathed, kid."

"If the old man wants to fight, no one can stop him!"

Shen Jue abandoned his usual laziness, transforming his powerful spiritual pressure into a more advanced Kido. He loudly chanted the new Kido he had learned from Aizen over the years.

That's an extremely difficult Kido technique capable of instantly defeating a Captain-level Shinigami!

"Demanding flesh and blood, hiding in dungeons, abandoned steel, self-mutilation, fear, the cold deep sea—erupt, surge, raging waves!"

"Hado: Soul Crush!"

The suffocatingly powerful spiritual pressure shattered the black coffin that Shen Jue had released without chanting! The Captain-Commander punched Shen Jue's Kido, revealing an appreciative smile and an eager fighting spirit!

A surge! All the Shinigami present heard the sea of ​​spiritual pressure surging from all directions, even from their own spiritual pressure!

The spiritual pressure composed of countless runes surged from Shen Jue's fingertips toward the Captain-Commander like a raging torrent!

That surging tide can crush all tangible and intangible spiritual particles into the most basic particles, even at the most fundamental level of spiritual particles!

"It's terrifying how young people are these days." From the sidelines, Hirako Shinji stared at the new kind of demonic path that Shen Jue had chanted, and felt a chill run down his spine.

If this demonic path were to erupt in the Seireitei, it could very likely plunge the Seireitei into chaos.

"Not bad," the captain nodded approvingly, and then wielded Ryujin Jakka for the first time.

"Fire flames."

Intense flames erupted from the Flowing Blade, the heat comparable to the surface of the sun, almost making Shen Jue's hair curl.

The flames and the crushed soul collided, and like intimate lovers, they began to dissipate in silence, embracing each other.

"Quick! Strengthen the barrier!" Kyoraku Shunsui shouted from outside the arena.

Several captains snapped to attention and joined forces with Kyoraku Shunsui, unleashing their spiritual pressure to reinforce the barrier between Shen Jue and the Captain-Commander's battleground with their Kido techniques.

Seconds later, the flames and the crushed souls vanished simultaneously. Shen Jue and the Captain-Commander's spiritual pressure blocked the aftershocks of the clash, allowing the crumbling barrier to hold on.

"It's terrifying how young people are these days," Kyoraku Shunsui said, wiping a non-existent cold sweat from his forehead.

The teachers and students of the True Central Spiritual Arts Academy outside the arena were already completely silenced by the spiritual pressure emanating from Shen Jue and the Captain-Commander.

"Your swordsmanship is passable." The captain commented again, raising Ryujin Jakka and supporting the blade with his fingertips, saying, "Come, let this old man judge your swordsmanship."

"Release your Zanpakuto, unleash your spiritual pressure, if you don't want to lose your Zanpakuto."

"As you wish, old man," Shen Jue said slowly, drawing his ordinary-looking Zanpakuto.

"Laugh, revel, Shikai, the human game."