Bleach: I'm picking up attributes in Seireitei

"Soul Power, Level Three"

"Unqualified".

Wang Xun stood beside the spiritual power testing instrument and delivered his verdict with a blank expression.

"Wh-what..."

Upon hearing this result, the thin boy in front of him turned deathly pale.

"Young man, you should be saying now, 'Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river,' don't be fooled..."

Wang Xun felt a poke in his waist. He turned around and saw that the petite Ise Nanao was staring at him with her head tilted back.

"Don't listen to his nonsense. We don't have this concept of soul power; this guy made it up himself."

Nanao explained to the examinee.

"However... his conclusion is correct. Your spiritual pressure is too low; the spiritual power testing machine doesn't even display a value."

"Sorry, you are not qualified to become the Grim Reaper."

Upon hearing this, the boy's eyes filled with tears, and he turned and left, utterly dejected.

Wang Xun looked at the boy's lonely figure and sighed deeply.

"The truth is the sharpest knife, Nanao-chan."

Qi Xu rolled her eyes at him upon hearing this.

"That's still better than trying to fool him with some made-up terms."

Wang Xun laughed heartily.

He has been in the Soul Society for five years and has seen too many scenes like this in those years.

The souls from Rukongai harbor dreams of becoming Shinigami (death gods), yet they cannot even cross the most basic threshold of spiritual power.

Souls with little spiritual power like these normally don't live more than a few decades, let alone become death gods with lifespans of thousands of years.

Wang Xun typed a few times on the keyboard, and the numbers on the test machine were reset.

"Okay, next one."

These days are the admissions period for the Shinigami Academy.

As a fifth-year student at the Spiritual Arts Academy, he occasionally needs to assist the school with some staff-related tasks.

This section covers free cattle and horses.

Today, he and some of his classmates will be responsible for assisting in testing the spiritual power level of today's examinees.

"Wang Xun, look over there."

Wang Xun followed Qi Xu's gaze.

A group of three people were walking towards them through the crowd.

The leader was a young man with black hair, a straight back, a steady gait, and a bright, sunny smile on his face.

Following closely behind was a girl with a lithe figure, long black hair tied with a white headband, and a slightly wild and roguish air about her.

At the very back was a slightly rugged-looking boy, his eyes curiously scanning his surroundings.

Wang Xun looked at the group and felt a strange sense of familiarity.

Ise Nanao, standing to the side, raised her hand to push up her glasses, a hint of seriousness appearing in her eyes.

"Did you feel it? His spiritual pressure... is very strong."

Wang Xun nodded.

Even from a distance, he could sense the powerful spiritual energy that far surpassed that of ordinary examinees.

The black-haired youth stood obediently at the back of the line, while the two children stood to the side, winking at him and waving their fists in encouragement.

He was soon in line.

"Next one, number 176!"

The black-haired youth stepped forward and handed over the number plate in his hand.

"My name is Shiba Kaien, and I come from West Rukongai."

Shiba Kaien said with a smile, her voice very clear.

Wang Xun looked at him and unconsciously paused for a moment.

"What's wrong?"

Nanao noticed his unusual behavior and turned her head to ask.

"It's nothing."

Wang Xun shook his head, suppressing the turmoil in his heart.

He pointed to the testing equipment: "Place your hand on it and release your spiritual pressure."

Haiyan did as instructed, and the next second, a powerful spiritual pressure erupted from his body, and the numbers on the testing instrument began to jump.

Ultimately, the number settled at six.

"Spiritual Might...Sixth Rank!"

The test site was in an uproar.

The teacher in charge of coordinating today's tests appeared beside Wang Xun at some point, staring in shock at the test results.

Sixth-rank spiritual power—this is already the spiritual pressure intensity of a high-ranking officer or deputy captain.

Such talent is a level that is rarely seen even in the history of the True Central Spiritual Arts Academy.

Even Nanao, who had been watching from the sidelines, couldn't hide her surprise.

The moment Shiba Kaien released his hand and withdrew his spiritual pressure, a glowing fragment fell from his body.

No one around him reacted, except for Wang Xun, whose eyes were slightly narrowed.

This is the ability he awakened after transmigrating; he can see various attribute fragments that others have dropped, and absorb them through contact, making them his own.

Over the past three years, relying on this ability, he has quietly climbed from a lower-level student whose spiritual pressure barely met the entrance requirements to his current level.

Furthermore, by frequently spending time in the library with Nanao, he managed to acquire a large number of fragments of knowledge about the Demonic Path.

Wang Xun took a half step forward without making a sound, and under the guise of returning the number plate, he touched the fragment.

[Gained Spirit Power Fragment, Spirit Might Experience Points +200]

Wang Xun's pupils contracted slightly.

Most of the fragments I find are worth single digits.

Just one burst of spiritual pressure was enough to drop two hundred experience fragments...

"good."

Wang Xun took a deep breath and looked at Shiba Kaien in front of him.

"Shiba Kaien, you have passed the spiritual power test. Please come to the second test on time tomorrow."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

Haiyan smiled and withdrew her hand, then turned and gave a victory sign to the excited Kukaku and Ganju.

As Wang Xun watched this scene, his thoughts drifted, and memories of his past life flooded his mind.

Shiba Kaien completed all the courses at the Shinigami Academy within two years, joined the 13th Division upon graduation, and became the vice-captain within five years...

"Hey, what are you spacing out for?" Nanao gently tapped his shoulder with her book. "It's time for the next one."

Wang Xun snapped out of his daze, nodded, and continued the testing process.

"What an extraordinary talent! Back when I enrolled, my Spirit Might level was only eighteen."

"Indeed." Nanao turned a page of the book on the theory of demonic arts in her hand. "It seems that there will be a formidable one among this year's freshmen."

As she spoke, a white fragment drifted down beside her.

Upon seeing this, Wang Xun raised his hand and patted Qi Xu's head, causing the fragment to fall onto himself.

[Gained insights into the Ghost Path, Ghost Path experience points +5]

"what."

Qi Xu slapped the hand off her head and looked at Wang Xun speechlessly.

"It's nothing, it's just that seeing heroes from all over the world like fish crossing a river makes me feel excited."

"There are no heroes in the world, isn't this one who stands out from the crowd?"

"Ha, you're really strict, little sister."

"Climb... Oh right, you said you opened a new shop in Rukongai, how many is this now?"

"Let me think, this is the third one."

"Tsk, capitalists..."

Wang Xun: ?

While chatting idly with Qixu, the spiritual power test continued.

Throughout the day, Wang Xun assisted in testing hundreds of people.

Very few people qualified.

Most of them are mediocre talents with a spiritual level of eighteen or nineteen, while the occasional talent with a level of fifteen or sixteen is considered a good prospect.

Such a rare high-level spiritual power as that of Haiyan has never appeared again.

But Wang Xun didn't care.

He diligently searched every corner of the testing ground, quietly picking up the fragments that no one could see.

[Gained 2 Spirit Power Fragment, +10 Spirit Might Experience]

[Gain 2 Ghost Path Insights, Ghost Path Experience Points +10]

Unfortunately, with a group of freshmen, the chances of them dropping fragments are extremely slim.

It doesn't even have as much Ghost Path experience as Xiao Qixu, who's been reading a book nearby.

Aside from the surprise provided by Kaien Shiba, today's harvest was barely anything special.

As the sun sets, today's admissions work is nearing its end.

The venue was gradually cleared out, and the people in charge of the test packed up their things and left one by one.

Wang Xun and Qi Xu walked out of the testing area side by side and headed to the cafeteria for a meal.