Bleach: Getting Stronger Starting from Teaching at the Spiritual Arts Academy

Although he still had some doubts, he was now like a gambler who had already invested a lot and, after experiencing the thrill of constantly becoming stronger, could not bring himself to give it up.

"Homura, continue to inject spiritual pressure. I can feel that the 'Divine Blade' will soon be born! After the 'Divine Blade' is born, you will gain abilities comparable to Shikai!" Shuu Kukai gently stroked Homura's sword, a hint of intoxication in his eyes.

Guan Zhimu Yan also wanted to see the true appearance of the "divine sword" and injected his spiritual pressure into it.

After a while, the appearance of the "divine knife" gradually changed.

The hilt has been transformed into a circular disc, with a mirror on top of it.

The hilt of the sword transformed into a red tentacle, swallowing Guan Zhimu Yan's wrist.

"What is this? Shuu Kukai, what's going on with this knife?!" En Kannoki panicked and tried to cut off the supply of spiritual pressure, but found that the knife in his hand was still sucking his spiritual pressure and tightening its grip, making it impossible to shake off.

On the other side, Shu Nukui appeared unusually excited: "It's a success...it's a success..."

"Stop it!" Guan Zhimu Yan lunged at Guan Jingxiu, but easily knocked him down.

Both of them were shocked.

Guan Zhimu Yan was originally much weaker than Guan Jing Xiu, but he easily tackled him to the ground.

Shuu Kukai had not expected that En's strength would increase so much in such a short time, and he had no time to dodge.

Guan Zhimu's face was contorted with rage as he roared, "Kujin Xiu! Make it stop, or I'll kill you!"

"Calm down..." Guan Jingxiu panicked. He realized he couldn't break free from Guan Zhimu Yan's suppression and quickly reassured him, "This is normal. 'Divine Blade' is undergoing a transformation. You'll soon have strength comparable to a seat commander... comparable to a captain!"

"Nonsense! I'm being drained dry!" Guan Zhimu Yan felt his spirit gradually emptying and the tearing pain coming from his body, and he still refused to believe it.

The power he's displaying now is all from this evil blade; he himself simply can't sustain it anymore!

"Kujin Hideaki, if you don't stop it, I'll kill you right now!"

"There's nothing I can do!"

Shukui really had no choice. When forging a sword, the blank would inevitably absorb a spirit with spiritual potential. This process was irreversible, and now even if he cut off his hand, it would be too late.

"Then go to hell!"

"No—no—wait a minute!"

The long sword fell, and Shu's head rolled to the side.

After the head fell off, the person was not immediately dead and could only stare in despair at the headless body before them.

He never expected that he would be killed by Guan Zhimuyan at the very last moment when he was reaping the rewards.

In his mind, Guan Zhimuyan was just a useless person who couldn't even become a Grim Reaper after graduation.

The Divine Blade is truly amazing; it can actually make a useless person so strong that it can even suppress a formal Grim Reaper.

It's a pity I didn't get to experience the power of the divine sword...

No... perhaps they've already experienced it...

Moments later, Shu Nukui was plunged into eternal darkness.

When July and Aizen arrived, they saw Homura Kanonok lying on the ground, most of his body covered by red tentacles extending from the hilt of his sword.

“He’s already exhausted.” Aizen saw through his predicament at a glance.

The shadows spread rapidly through the forest, turning every flower, every tree, and every grain of sand black.

In July, Shadow Binding was used on everything within a 100-meter radius except for Aizen and Kanonokami.

This is a method he came up with to force out invisible units.

Because when using Shadow Binding against enemies with high spiritual pressure, the consumption of spiritual pressure will also increase significantly.

Using Shadow Binding on ordinary objects in the surroundings requires very little spiritual pressure.

Therefore, he can determine whether anyone wearing an invisibility cloak is hiding here based on the spiritual pressure consumed by using Shadow Binding.

After confirmation, no one was hiding nearby.

July walked up to Guan Zhimu Yan, and the black shadow disguise on her body quickly faded away.

"Guan Zhimu Yan." July could also see that Guan Zhimu Yan was beyond saving, but she still used the reply on him.

Thanks to the effect of the return channel, Guan Zhimu's pain was significantly reduced.

"Shikatori... teacher?" Kanzaki En's eyes widened, thinking he was hallucinating.

“It’s me. Why are you here?” July asked.

"Shikatori-sensei...am I going to die...please save me...I don't want to die!" Kanzaki En seemed to have grasped at a straw.

"I can only alleviate your pain a little." July shook her head.

Tears streamed down Guan Zhimu's face as he hated himself for believing Guan Jingxiu.

"It's Shu Nukui!"

He's determined to make that guy pay!

Although he had personally killed Shu Nukui, it was not enough to quell his resentment.

He didn't want to let the Kukai family off the hook; he wanted to make the entire Kukai family pay with their lives!

In his final moments, Guan Zhimu Yan recounted his experiences in detail, begging Lu Qu Qiyue to relay these matters to his family.

Then, the red tentacles that had spread all over his body completely engulfed him.

"Please tell my family for me, Professor Shikatori... it was Shu Nukui who harmed me!"

Guan Zhimu Yan's final plea reached July's ears.

"The bitter fruit brewed by greed, ambition, and other desires." Aizen quickly made this judgment in his mind.

“A long time ago, I thought that humanity feared loneliness, while divinity craved solitude…” July said expressionlessly, “Sousuke, tell me, how different are we, who are called Grim Reapers, from humans?”

Aizen adjusted his glasses and slowly said:

"Teacher, I'm not Death itself."

The glasses reflected a white light under the moonlight, making it impossible to discern what appeared behind the lenses.

Chapter 73 Tracking

When he left in July, he did not choose to take the forged Mo Yao Blade with him. The side effects of the Mo Yao Blade were too great, and he certainly would not use it.

Furthermore, the Kasumi family must have a way of tracking sword blanks if they dared to distribute them.

Therefore, in July, it was decided to leave it here and wait for the fish to take the bait.

After the two left, the forest fell silent once more.

More than an hour later, there was movement in the area again.

The two Grim Reapers, dressed in black robes, lifted their hoods, revealing their figures.

They came to collect the blanks.

Each knife blank is made with information that facilitates tracking.

The two men examined the four knives on the ground.

"This sword has been successfully forged." The black-robed Grim Reaper put on specially made gloves and picked up the Tapir Blade.

“These sword blanks I have here are all damaged.” Another man in black robes examined the swords left behind by Kato and the others and found cracks in the blades.

The success rate of forging the Moyao Blade is not high. It would be lucky if even one of these four blade blanks were successfully forged.

"Let's go. The batch of blade prototypes we sent to the Reverse Bone Zone should have results soon." The black-robed Grim Reaper sheathed the Tapir Blade.

He did not realize that when he picked up the Tapir Blade, the thing in the shadow remained in his shadow.

The spiritual pressure that Shichizuki left in the shadow of the Baku Yao Dao was transferred into his shadow.

Although he cannot change the shape of the shadow or control the movement of the "monitoring point" when he is not present.

However, as long as the shadow of the black-robed Grim Reaper overlaps with the shadow of the Baku Yao Dao, the spiritual pressure left in the shadow can be transferred.

The black-robed Grim Reaper put his hood back on and vanished from sight.

There is no shadow on the outside, but beneath the cloak, there are only dark shadows.

Therefore, when he moves, it is equivalent to moving the "monitoring point" of July!

In July, one can determine the location of the black-robed Shinigami by the position of one's own spiritual pressure.

As long as he enters the Xia Dalu family's experimental base, July will be able to obtain the location information of the experimental base immediately.

In July, not knowing when they would go to the experimental base, he even poured enough spiritual pressure into maintaining this "monitoring point" for several months in order to ensure its long-term existence.

Fortunately, his ability is very effective at concealing spiritual pressure fluctuations; otherwise, these fluctuations would be very conspicuous.

It takes at least captain-level strength to detect the spiritual pressure hidden in the shadows.

...

Several days later, at Shikari Dojo—

"I succeeded!"

Excited shouts came from the backyard.

July walked into the courtyard with her hands in her pockets: "Coriander, didn't you go back to the Spirit Arts Academy last night?"

Kana Mochishiro often stays overnight at the dojo, but her Kido class this morning started very early.

Kensei Rokusha, Shinji Hirako, and Jin'emon Kotsubaki all went back to their dormitories at the Spirit Arts Academy to sleep last night, fearing they would oversleep and be late.

"I suddenly got the hang of it after dinner last night, so I practiced all night!" Kana Mochi was a little tired, but her spirits were still high. "Teacher, I've learned 'Flowing Light'!"

“Let me feel your ‘flowing light’.” July gestured for Cilantro Mochi to attack him.

Cilantro from the mole-city sheathed her sword, intending to demonstrate it to the teacher on the spot.

When using the "Flowing Light" sword technique, you need to seal your spiritual pressure within the blade first.

She is not yet able to complete this operation in a short period of time like her teacher.

Moreover, she is not yet familiar with "Flowing Light" and needs to rely on the scabbard to compress spiritual pressure.

The method involves using the scabbard as a mold and infusing spiritual pressure into the blade inside, which reduces the difficulty of performing "Flowing Light".

"Teacher, I'm here!" Cilantro Mochi shouted softly, drawing her sword and slashing.

A pale blue blade of light suddenly rose from its sheath.

However, contrary to what Cilantro Mochi had expected, the sound of clashing swords did not rang out in the courtyard.

Cilantro Mochi's eyes widened in disbelief.

She just saw the teacher suddenly raise his hand and use his palm to catch the "spiritual pressure blade" that extended from the blade!

"The teacher caught it with just his hands!" Kana Mochi exclaimed in astonishment. "Is my 'Flowing Light' too weak?"

"Your 'Flowing Light' is powerful enough, but my spiritual pressure control and spiritual pressure are far superior to yours, which is why I was able to catch it so easily." July held the "spiritual pressure blade" between her thumb and palm, feeling its sharpness.

The blue "spiritual pressure blade" was less than a centimeter away from slicing into the web of his hand, but that one centimeter was an insurmountable chasm.

"So that's how it is. It seems I still have a long way to go." Kana Mochi felt that she had become much stronger during this time, but she still couldn't fathom the depths of her teacher's abilities.

In July, she glanced at the panel and saw a new notification for the cultivation task.

Disciple Kana Mochi learns the sword technique "Flowing Light".

[Guide Cilantro in Mole City to complete a sword skill training session; reward settled.]

[Reward: 5000 Universal Experience Points]

[Reward Obtained: Sword Skill - Dust Blade (Beginner Level)]

Like sword techniques such as "Dust Blade" and "Lightning Blade," it is a sword technique that combines elements of the Kido (Demon Way).

When you unleash the "Dust Blade" attack, the blade will kick up dust, and this dust carries a special effect that can blind the enemy for a period of time.

"Alright, hurry up and go to the Spirit Arts Academy, you're going to be late," July said with a light laugh.

"Ah!!!" Kana Mochi looked up and realized the sun had already risen. "Teacher, I'm leaving now!"

"It's probably too late to get to the cafeteria now, there's still some leftover brown sugar cake in the pot from last night..." July said.

Cilantro from Zhicheng had just rushed out of the yard when she quickly ran back and went into the kitchen.