Seireitei is a "city" built for the Shinigami and nobles to live in. Although it is full of schemes and intrigues, it is rare for people to witness bloody violence firsthand.
However,
The Eleventh Division barracks,
The Eleventh Division, wearing the clover armbands, often used by parents to scare disobedient children—is the most warlike existence among the Gotei 13.
Although this situation has never changed, over hundreds of years, there have still been slight differences between the Eleventh Divisions of different eras.
There used to be many female members in the Eleventh Division. But from Ghost Rock Castle Kenpachi onwards, this unit became a gathering place for crude people like mountain bandits.
In the spacious dojo, more than twenty fierce-looking members were drawing their swords and hacking at each other.
When the two girls, Hinamori Momo and Rukia, dressed in Shinigami robes and petite in stature, came to report, they immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Originally, Rukia had a smile on her face, thinking that after coming to the Eleventh Division, she wouldn't have to train in swordsmanship.
But ideals are full, and reality is cruel. Looking at a group of muscular men, sweating profusely as they hacked at the blades in their hands, each one fighting desperately as if injected with stimulants.
Rukia's eyes widened, and she suddenly felt like she had joined the wrong division. This style was completely different from what she had imagined!
"Oh, where did these little girls come from? Look at their thin arms and legs, they can't even swing a sword!"
"Don't underestimate our combat unit, you bastards!"
These members all glared fiercely at the two petite girls,
Especially Rukia, with a strand of hair falling over her forehead, her height of 1.4 meters was simply useless.
After all, in the eyes of these muscle-bound men, only strong, burly men were worthy of the saw-grass emblem, and they had no pity for young girls.
"Sorry… sorry…"
The two girls were so scared that they hugged each other. They were so terrified, they really wanted to run away.
No one could command the fierce members of the Eleventh Division except for Lin Feng and the Captain Commander.
"Shut up, all of you stand still!"
Lin Feng's crimson eyes swept across them, and the unruly members all obediently stood in a line, not daring to breathe.
"Let me introduce you to Hinamori Momo and Rukia, high-achieving students who just graduated from the Spiritual Arts Academy, unlike you idiots whose brains are only filled with muscles."
Following Lin Feng's introduction, the members immediately applauded enthusiastically, afraid of clapping too slowly and being punished by the Captain.
After a brief explanation of the division's rules, it was difficult for the two new girls to get familiar with the environment without someone accompanying them.
"Do you two want to train with them, or come with me?"
Lin Feng looked at the two petite girls and asked.
"Of course, we'll follow the Captain."
Before Rukia could speak, Hinamori Momo said directly.
"Alright, then follow me."
Lin Feng rubbed Xiao Tao Zi's head.
Hinamori Momo looked delighted, rubbing against him like a kitten, seemingly very comfortable.
Only Rukia looked troubled, somewhat worried that she wouldn't fit into the atmosphere of the Eleventh Division.
Lin Feng also rubbed her head and comforted her. As long as the Captain was there, she didn't need to worry about such problems at all; she just needed to report on time every day and live happily.
However, Rukia, who had not yet joined the Kuchiki family, already had a sense of pride; she didn't want to be a useless vase.
"Ca-Captain, I want to become stronger. Can you spare some time to give me special training? Please!"
The girl bowed deeply to Lin Feng. Being so strong-willed, she had been filled with resentment since the first day of school when she was assigned to Class Two.
During her six years at the Spiritual Arts Academy, Rukia was dissatisfied with the slow progress of her strength, but even though she spent a lot of time training, her strength just didn't increase much.
At least… at least she could play some role when the division fought. That's what she thought.
"Rukia, your teachers at school should have told you that the improvement of a Shinigami's strength requires accumulated daily practice. Being too eager for quick success is not good!
Just like the Zanpakuto you are holding now, it is just an ordinary Asauchi. Only by knowing the name of the Zanpakuto and performing Shikai can you unleash the unique abilities of the Zanpakuto."
However, a normal Shinigami usually needs to spend a long time communicating with their Zanpakuto and performing sword meditation to know its name.
Moreover, there was a certain red-haired idiot who spent more than 50 years and still couldn't find the correct name for his sword.
Lin Feng said calmly.
"How can this be… Is there really no way?"
Rukia asked unwillingly. Having heard a bit about Lin Feng's deeds, Rukia knew that Lin Feng was much more powerful than her teachers, and perhaps he would have a special training method.
"Unfortunately, no."
Lin Feng shrugged, helpless.
"Really no… no?"
Rukia looked at him pitifully.
"Uh… it's not entirely impossible. With the help of an item, you can learn Shikai in one day, but it's a bit dangerous…"
For example, in the original work, Kurosaki Ichigo learned Bankai in three days when Yoruichi used the Tenshintai to teach him.
"O-one day!" Rukia was utterly shocked when she heard this.
"But it's a bit dangerous. Are you sure you want to try?"
Lin Feng asked.
"Please, sir!"
Rukia's eyes flashed with determination.
"In that case, I'll take you to the necessary training ground, but this is forbidden research in Soul Society, so you must keep it a secret."
"Captain Lin, I want to learn too, I want to learn too."
After Lin Feng finished speaking, Hinamori Momo pulled his arm and shook it.
…
Lin Feng led them to a cave beneath Twin Extremes. While having them do waist-twisting warm-up exercises, he set up a soundproofing barrier around the area.
"Now, I'll teach you some knowledge not found in textbooks. First, let's start with the basics of Reishi."
Lin Feng, who had been in the Soul Society for several years, had basically figured out the world's composition through studying Szayelaporro's manuscripts and conducting his own experiments.
Lin Feng explained the world's operating principles to them. Simply put, the world is made of Reishi, and Kido and Kido-type Zanpakuto are all methods of manipulating surrounding Reishi using spiritual pressure.
Just like the Arrancar No. 7, Zommari Rureaux, in the original world, his ability to control others was essentially a form of Reishi manipulation.
Furthermore, Lin Feng also knew that Hinamori Momo and Rukia both had Kido-type Zanpakuto, and their materialized forms were delicate young girls!
"Tenshintai Kai!"
Lin Feng raised his right hand and, with a casual wave, summoned two one-and-a-half-meter tall puppets from his spatial ring.
Hinamori Momo's eyes sparkled when she saw that Lin Feng could use spatial Kido.
"Huh? Captain, what are these for?" Rukia asked curiously, her cowlick swaying on her forehead.
"They are tools that can help you quickly master Shikai," Lin Feng said, pointing at one of the puppets.
Not long ago, Lin Feng discovered Urahara Kisuke's Tenshintai beneath the Twin Extremes. That device, when a Zanpakuto's blade was thrust into it, could forcibly materialize the Zanpakuto and was a tool for Bankai training.
The puppets Lin Feng brought out were imitations of the Tenshintai. They could help Shinigami establish their initial connection with their Zanpakuto.
"These puppets can materialize your power. As long as you defeat them, you can gain your Zanpakuto's recognition and learn their names."
Lin Feng said in a relaxed tone, instructing them to insert their Zanpakuto into the puppets' chests.
"Captain Lin… I'll go first, I'll go first!"
Hinamori Momo impatiently drew her Zanpakuto and immediately plunged it into one of the puppets. Subsequently, the puppet's appearance transformed into a long-haired girl holding a large bell.
However, Lin Feng's Tenshintai could only draw out a portion of the Zanpakuto's power, so Fei Mei's skin was still rough wood and had not transformed into smooth skin like Hinamori Momo's.
"You are… my Zanpakuto, you're so beautiful. Let me enlighten you with love."
Hinamori Momo looked at her maiden-form Zanpakuto and kindly extended her small hand, wanting to be friends with her.
Since the Zanpakuto had not yet undergone a long period of emotional cultivation with her master, Fei Mei clearly looked down on the weak Hinamori Momo at the moment, and swinging the bell in her hand, she immediately sent Xiao Tao Zi flying.
"What foolishness are you doing?!"
Rukia looked at Hinamori Momo, who had been knocked unconscious by her own Zanpakuto, with a defeated expression. Afterward, she also drew her Zanpakuto and plunged it into the adjacent puppet.
Slowly, that puppet transformed into a young and beautiful woman.
Rukia's eyes widened. As expected of her Zanpakuto, she was so beautiful!
"Hado No. 31: Shakkaho!"
Learning from Hinamori Momo's lesson, Rukia chanted the incantation, clasped her hands together, and suddenly shot out a high-temperature fireball.
"Boom!"
In the puppet's shocked gaze, a fiery red blaze erupted on her body. In an instant, Sode no Shirayuki's puppet body ignited, then quickly burned to ashes.
Only the Zanpakuto remained, falling to the ground. As Rukia picked up the Zanpakuto from the ground and grasped the hilt, she heard a woman's voice.
"Th-this is so amazing, I can hear my Zanpakuto's voice!?…"
Rukia's large eyes, when she looked at Lin Feng, couldn't help but flash with admiration.
"Damn it!"
The awakened Hinamori Momo happened to see Rukia subdue her Zanpakuto. Since they were the only two girls in the Eleventh Division, Xiao Tao Zi regarded Rukia as a rival.
Xiao Tao Zi pondered for a moment, and finally steeled herself to strike her own Zanpakuto.
The two girls then began to wrestle. Although Hinamori Momo usually seemed innocent and kind, when she became fierce, she showed no mercy. Fei Mei found herself increasingly unable to deal with Hinamori Momo and was soon struck by a "Fukahi," returning to her Zanpakuto form.
…
When the two girls emerged from the cave, they were overjoyed because they now knew the names of their Zanpakuto.
One must know that after mastering Shikai, they would have the qualifications to become seated officers!
Rukia, in particular, couldn't be happier. Just imagine, a student deemed a failure by the Spiritual Arts Academy becoming a seated officer not long after graduation—it was a huge slap in the face to those teachers!
As the girls walked back to their squad barracks with laughter and joy, a man draped in white fur and with long, slender fingernails suddenly appeared in the sky above Seireitei. With his arrival, the Shinigami once again encountered one of their greatest natural enemies!