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

“Having an excellent teacher is quite fortunate for talented students like them,” Kyoraku Shunsui said, glancing at Tsunayoshi Tokina with a half-smile.

Tsunayoshi Tokina seemed to notice his gaze, gave him a cold look, and said nothing, but the coldness in his eyes grew even stronger.

Kuchiki Ginryo seemed to be deep in thought. These disciples of Shikagiri Shichigetsu would probably be at least vice-captains in the future. It seemed necessary to have Kuchiki Sojun get to know them before graduation.

This Shikagori Shichiki is also a capable person. Kuchiki Ginrei even wanted to invite him to be a coach at the Kuchiki family, so that Kuchiki Sōjun could form a master-disciple relationship with him.

The match time arrived, and Kana Mochijo and Aoi Kuchiki stepped onto the ring.

Kuchiki Sojun's appearance drew cheers. The Kuchiki family's prestige and his handsome appearance made the audience in the noble seats cheer for him.

Kuchiki Sōjun smiled and waved in response, as if he were a big star making an entrance.

"You're quite popular, aren't you? I just wonder if you'll still be able to maintain your composure after I beat you up later?" Cilantro Mochishiro placed her hand on the hilt of her knife.

"I hope your strength matches your words." Kuchiki Sojun immediately drew his Zanpakuto after seeing Kana Azajo place her hand on the hilt, not daring to be negligent.

The sword-drawing technique that Kensei Muguruma used earlier made him very wary of this move.

He had to be wary of the fact that Kana Mochi and Kensei Mukka were from the same school.

Kuchiki Sojun stared intently at Azashiro Kana's feet. At this distance, it wasn't enough for her to attack him with her whirlwind sword-drawing technique, so he had to close the distance first.

After thinking about it for a while, he has figured out how to break that sword-drawing technique without the initial release.

You need to maintain distance to prevent the opponent from getting close, or move quickly to escape the attack range of the sword-drawing technique.

"Hey, looks like Kensei taught you a lesson, but..."

As she spoke, Cilantro Mochi swiftly drew her knife:

"My knife is even faster than his!"

"Enjoy the four dishes!"

Shikatori Ryu: Flowing Light!

Clang——

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

too fast!

Kuchiki Sojun's pupils dilated rapidly. When the azure light of the blade came into view, it was too late for him to dodge.

Nourishes—

A sharp metallic scraping sound rang out.

Kuchiki Sōjun held his Zanpakutō in front of him, and azure light slid along the blade.

The azure blade flashed, leaving a small wound on the edge of his neck, from which a little blood slowly flowed out.

The heart of the rotten wood was as if it had encountered a cold wave, so frozen that it almost shrank.

If he hadn't been constantly on guard against Shizuka Kana's movements, and hadn't blocked the vital point with his knife at the last moment, causing the blade to shift slightly to the left, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

This is a competition, and it's highly likely that Kana Mochi will hold back at the last moment, but he will be instantly eliminated.

The flowing light couldn't last long; the azure blade light quickly dissipated.

"Terrifying swordsmanship..." Kuchiki Aoi asked, still shaken, "What's this move called?"

"This is the 'Flowing Light' technique my teacher taught me," said Kana Mochi regretfully. "It's a real shame you blocked it."

"Shikatori-ryu's sword-drawing technique is indeed extraordinary." Kuchiki Sojun nodded. Shikatori Hakunsai hadn't made a move in a long time. Although he had heard some rumors about Shikatori-ryu's swordsmanship, he had never seen it in person before.

"You just unleashed your Shikai, didn't you? Although the appearance of your Zanpakuto hasn't changed much, the spiritual pressure has changed drastically." Kuchiki Sōjun raised his Zanpakuto and said softly, "Bloom, Thousand Butterflies."

The blade transformed into countless colorful butterflies, fluttering in the air.

"I didn't expect so many strong fighters to appear in this real sword competition." Kuchiki Sojun raised his hand, and countless colorful butterflies transformed into a sword array, heading towards Mole City Coriander Roll.

He didn't know anything about Kana Mochi's Zanpakuto, but the unknown is the most terrifying thing. He didn't dare to be careless and chose to release his Zanpakuto directly.

"Won't we chat a little longer?" Cilantro Mochi looked regretful; she was hoping to prolong the time a bit more.

This is a method her teacher taught her—using words to delay time and secretly enhance the effects of the "four foods".

After this period of development of the "Four Foods", she has gained a better understanding of their effects.

She discovered that the sword light created by using the Flowing Light Sword Technique could also trigger the "Four Foods" effect.

More precisely, after unleashing her Zanpakuto, the attacks she unleashes using spiritual pressure also come with the effect of "four energies"—including Kido.

Unfortunately, her talent in the art of demonic arts was quite average.

Otherwise, she could use a wide-range demonic attack to trigger the "Four Foods" effect.

Cilantro with a mole on her body swiftly dodged the pursuit of the Butterfly Blade Formation.

Cilantro Mochi's Instant Step was very agile, and the Butterfly Blade Formation couldn't keep up with her for a while.

However, she also found it difficult to mount an effective counterattack. The Butterfly Blade Formation kept blocking her and Kuchiki Sojun's path, making it difficult to break through the overwhelming Butterfly Blade Formation and inflict damage on Kuchiki Sojun.

Just then, Kuchiki Sojun raised the hilt of his sword, which had no blade. Immediately, half of the Butterfly Blade Formation split off and gathered towards his hilt, condensing into a colorful blade.

At the same time, the Butterfly Blade Formation transformed into an arc-shaped encirclement, blocking Cilantro's movement.

Kuchiki Sojun raised his colorful blade and, together with the Butterfly Blade Formation, launched a pincer attack on Mochishiro Kana.

However, this meant that the Butterfly Blade Formation was no longer able to block Kuchiki Soujun's path.

Cilantro from the city of molehills sheathed its sword, poised to strike.

Seeing this, Kuchiki Sojun abandoned the encirclement and attacked, and the colorful blades in his hand immediately transformed into a butterfly blade array to block in front of him.

Clang——

Cilantro from the city of molehills unleashed another azure blade of light.

After the azure blade light slashed into the butterfly blade array, the array quickly coalesced, binding the azure blade light.

zi zi zi zi -

A dense, piercing metallic scraping sound rang out.

The Butterfly Blade Formation successfully blocked the azure blade light.

Just then, the Butterfly Blade Formation, which had formed an encirclement, also quickly converged on Cilantro City.

puff-

Cilantro Mochi reacted quickly, rushing out from a direction where the blade formation was relatively thin, but her arm was still cut by a cluster of butterfly blades.

She looked at the wound and was slightly startled to see that some red rashes had appeared around it.

poisonous!

He quickly used his spiritual pressure to block the blood vessels to prevent the toxins from spreading in his body.

To make matters worse, the wound on her arm was incredibly itchy.

"The pollen of the Thousand Branch Butterfly has allergenic properties, causing unbearable itching after exposure," Kuchiki Sojun said calmly.

Cilantro with a mole gritted her teeth and swung the knife to cut off the skin covered in red rashes:

"When you fought Kensei, you didn't seem to use pollen. Were you in such a hurry to defeat me because you noticed something was wrong with your body?"

"Do you feel like your senses have become a little dulled?"

"My 'Four Foods' are Zanpakuto that can affect the senses."

“The four stages of eating can affect the senses related to appetite.”

"The four senses that are touched by food can affect those senses that bring pleasure."

Kuchiki Sojun said calmly, "My feeling was indeed not an illusion; my mood is becoming increasingly calm."

"However, why have my eyesight, hearing, and touch also deteriorated a little? Although it's only a little bit, it can't escape my perception."

Cilantro Mochi smiled slightly: "Because these are all related to pleasure... sight, hearing, and touch are all senses that can bring pleasure."

"A terrifying ability... Fortunately, it seems to have a significant limitation on the activation time, and its effect on my senses is very slow. You're just stalling for time, aren't you?" Kuchiki Sōjun raised his hand, and the Butterfly Blade Formation swiftly began to strangle Mochishiro Kana.

The Butterfly Blade Formation had silently surrounded Cilantro Mole City. Countless butterfly blades swirled in the air, looking like a small tornado made of colorful butterflies—both beautiful and dangerous.

Cilantro Mochi was already in the center of the Butterfly Tornado. She teleported above the tornado, but this was a gap deliberately left by Souichi Kuchiki.

Kuchiki Sojun was slightly taken aback when he saw Kana Azashiro rush forward, and then he saw her sheath her sword again.

"You don't have time to draw your sword anymore." Kuchiki Sōjun raised his hand and said calmly, "It's over."

The colorful tornado transformed into a huge dragon head and suddenly bit into Cilantro from the city of mole.

Cilantro with a mole smiled slightly, letting the colorful butterfly blade array devour her.

Puff puff puff——

Countless blood blossoms bloomed within the array of colorful butterfly blades.

But for some reason, Kuchiki Sojun felt a sense of unease when he thought of Azumashiro Kana's smile before she was swallowed by the Butterfly Blade Formation.

at this time.

Dang Dang Dang Dang——

A prolonged and sharp impact instantly drove away the butterfly blade formation, tearing a large hole in the dragon head made of butterfly blades from the inside out.

Immediately following, a storm of azure blade light emerged from the hole in the head of the butterfly blade.

A Thousand Pieces Unloaded, Flowing Light!

Kuchiki Sojun was greatly shocked and wanted to use the Butterfly Blade to defend, but it was too late. The dense blade light arrived in an instant.

Puff, puff, puff—

Kuchiki Sojun was pierced through by the blade, and more than a dozen wounds instantly appeared on his body.

The wounds were all concentrated on the lower body, not on vital organs.

But Kuchiki Sōjun fell to the ground, his pupils losing focus.

Kuchiki Sojun felt as if his consciousness was being pulled away, his thinking speed slowed down countless times, and everything around him seemed to be distorted, as if an insurmountable barrier was isolating him from the outside world.

“The Thoughts of Four Foods…” Kana Mochi’s hand holding the knife trembled. She had just combined Thousand Pieces and Flowing Light at the critical moment, but this move had put a great burden on her opponent. She could no longer lift her hand and could not even loosen her grip on the hilt.

Her skin was covered in countless cuts from the butterfly blades, and blood gushed from them, almost turning her into a blood-soaked figure.

Not only that, she also developed many red rashes all over her body, causing unbearable itching.

"Kana Azashiro wins!" After announcing the result, July quickly used Shunpo to appear in front of Kana Azashiro and caught her.

"Teacher... I won this time... Shikatori Ryu is the strongest!" Kana Azashiro gasped. She was already somewhat delirious, feeling exhausted, aching, and itchy all over, feeling worse than dead.

“You did a great job, you even combined ‘Thousand Pieces’ and ‘Flowing Light’ together,” July said softly.

He examined Cilantro's arm and found that the bones and tendons were broken.

"You won't be able to participate in the next match." July sighed slightly. Kana Mochi had paid a heavy price to win, and this injury would take several months to heal.

"It's alright... As long as Shikatori Ryu beat Kuchiki Sōjun..." Kana Azashiro was still feeling down after losing in the finals last time.

Moreover, in the last assessment, Kuchiki Sojun could be said to have achieved a four-way victory against Azuma Kana, Mukkaru Kensei, Hirako Shinji, and Kotsubaki Jin'emon.

All four of them had encountered Kuchiki Sojun, and he defeated them all.

They've trained so hard for so long just to defeat Kuchiki Sōjun in this assessment.

"I'm very pleased with your progress. Now, focus on recovering from your injuries." July's hand glowed with a faint light as she gave Cilantro Mole City's injuries emergency treatment.

Chapter 126 Preparation

The battle between Kana Momoshiro and Aoi Kuchiki caused a huge uproar in the audience.

"This Cilantro from Mole City has actually learned the Shikai too!"

"This year's students have already mastered Shikai by five people. This is probably a rare sight that only appears once every few centuries!"

Compared to them, we're just there to make up the numbers...

"How come Class One's grades are so bad? Wasn't it said that Class One had better students? Now, all four finalists are students from Class Two!"

"Yeah, wasn't Kuchiki Aoi supposed to be the next head of the Kuchiki family...? How come he fell in the quarterfinals..."

"Shh—Captain Kuchiki is coming down."