Chapter 33
Special Mission Complete, Universal Barrier

For the next few days, Uehara Shirayuki's schedule was very fixed.

During the day, he took time out to guide Ise Nanao in her Soul Reaper training, while also developing his own unique techniques.

At night, he went to the entertainment district to relax.

When he had time, he would go to stake out and see if Yoruichi Shihouin had "refreshed" yet.

If he ran into her, he would gain some experience.

Yoruichi Shihouin was also very cooperative, and after a while, she even got used to it.

In addition, when Uehara Shirayuki had free time, he had to infuse a large amount of Reiryoku into the "Death Scythe Gloves" to fuse the divine weapon provided by Yoruichi Shihouin.

After all, it was just a D-rank item, and it would take a lot of resources and effort for it to grow.

Uehara Shirayuki was not in a hurry, and he treated it as a special kind of Reiryoku training.

Anyway, it was good to have multiple trump cards. If it didn't work out, he had many other means and wouldn't miss out on this one item.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten days passed.

On this day, Uehara Shirayuki stood in front of Ise Nanao again and asked her to release her strongest Kidou.

They practiced this several times every day.

Each time, Uehara Shirayuki could point out her shortcomings.

As before, Nanao used her most powerful technique, the chantless "Hado #58: Tenran".

This was also something that Uehara Shirayuki specifically requested.

Ise Nanao couldn't use a Zanpakuto, so it was difficult for her to get chanting time, and she didn't have any means for rapid defense or close-quarters combat.

Therefore, chantless was a must, and she had to strike first!

This time, the moment Ise Nanao released the Kidou, Uehara Shirayuki showed a look of relief.

Unlike at the beginning, the Reiryoku particles in this hurricane were now more condensed, more destructive, and faster.

This was a Kidou that truly had practical value. At this time, Ise Nanao's Reiryoku finally wasn't light and fluttering, but had its own weight.

Of course, this little weight was insignificant to Uehara Shirayuki.

Facing the hurricane that charged towards him, Uehara Shirayuki extended a finger: "崩点!" (崩点: "Collapse Point" - Transliteration)

This is an advanced Hakuda technique that could inject Kidou power into the enemy's body, and it could also break down formed Kidou.

With a flick of his finger, a terrifying Reiryoku instantly erupted, and the hurricane immediately dissipated.

"Again!"

Ise Nanao's expression was a little dejected: "Uehara Sensei, I'm sorry, I..."

This time, she felt better than ever before.

It was as if, in an instant, she had grasped the essence of spirit, energy, and mind that Uehara Shirayuki had been emphasizing all along.

But she didn't expect it to be so weak, which made Ise Nanao start to doubt her own Kidou talent.

"No, you've done very well. I felt your determination and belief in your Kidou," Uehara Shirayuki showed a genuine smile:

"You've gotten stronger, Nanao!

Your Kidou level has reached Vice-Captain level!"

Uehara Shirayuki had always been optimistic about Ise Nanao's Kidou talent.

To have reached Vice-Captain level Kidou in such a short time, her Kidou talent was stronger than that of ordinary Captains.

She truly is a young lady from a Shinto family!

Ise Nanao was overjoyed and excited.

Even now, she couldn't quite believe that her Kidou level had improved so much in such a short time. It was like a dream.

Uehara Shirayuki's expression didn't show much fluctuation, and he instructed: "First, stabilize your Reiryoku and remember this feeling."

Ise Nanao took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.

Then, according to Uehara Shirayuki's usual teachings, she began to practice diligently, without the slightest deviation.

Ise Nanao wanted to engrave this feeling into her soul and blood.

Just then, Uehara Shirayuki also received a system prompt.

【Ding! Congratulations, Host, for completing Special Task (8) - Helping Those in Need and Helping a Young Lady, Reward S-rank Ability Omnipotent Barrier!】

【Omnipotent Barrier】

Rank: S-rank

Proficiency: Beginner

Type: Angel Power

Ability: A composite of several defensive barriers, it can provide all-round multi-layered protection for the Host, a true absolute defense that can block attacks from space, spirit, time, even causality, and concepts.

Introduction: 1. The ultimate skill of Rimuru Tempest, one of the powers of the King of Covenant (Uriel).

2. Obtained after completing 【Special Task 8 - Helping Those in Need, Helping a Young Lady】.

3. Defending against everything is equal to defending against nothing.

The moment he saw this ability, Uehara Shirayuki was immediately reassured and felt a sense of security.

He smiled slightly, now there was truly nothing to fear!

Although this ability was mocked in "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime" as absolute defense that couldn't block anything, that was because Rimuru's enemies were too strong.

Moreover, this power has further development potential and can be reversed to 【Absolute Severance】.

Of course, what Uehara Shirayuki valued most was the comprehensive protection of the 【Omnipotent Barrier】.

The Soul Society, apart from being a breeding ground for all kinds of old silver coins, also had all kinds of BUG-level abilities.

Even though Uehara Shirayuki had the Horse Talisman that could dispel abnormal states, it wasn't completely stable.

Because some abilities were simply too invincible, too disgusting! For example: The Fullbringer Tsukishima's 【Book of the End】, which could rewrite people's consciousness and even influence timelines to a certain extent;

Yhwach's 【The Almighty】, which can foresee the future and launch attacks from the future, fundamentally erasing things.

The destruction caused by 【The Almighty】's alteration of the future could not be repaired even by "God-level Nurse" Orihime Inoue;

And then there was Hyōsube Ichibei, who also had some very troublesome abilities.

Such as "cutting the name, not the flesh", and his Zanpakuto that could change the names of all things and erase their power, and the Thousand Eyes that could allegedly see people's spiritual space.

...

These abilities were all very difficult to deal with. Uehara Shirayuki felt a headache just thinking about them.

But with the 【Omnipotent Barrier】, things would be different.

Even if the absolute defense of the 【Omnipotent Barrier】 could not completely block the Soul King's 【The Almighty】, it could at least provide some defense.

In addition, various forms of mental spying, mental locking, and even spacetime abilities would not be able to completely affect Uehara Shirayuki.

For the time being, Uehara Shirayuki didn't need to worry too much, but once he revealed some of his strength, the 【Omnipotent Barrier】 could protect his secrets to the greatest extent.

And this was still the beginner level 【Omnipotent Barrier】.

Once his proficiency increased, coupled with the Empty Step, Uehara Shirayuki would be invincible.

Therefore, Uehara Shirayuki was very satisfied with this reward.

This 【Omnipotent Barrier】 was considered a top-tier ability among S-rank abilities.

Ise Nanao really had the potential to become a "Little Red Hand".