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

"Can I use the 'Heavenly Bone'?" July asked with a smile.

"Of course not, Master can only use these black blades on the ground." Shadow Princess pulled out a pitch-black blade stuck in the ground.

Looking around in July, one sees black blades sprouting from the land, which has been stained black by shadows.

He casually drew a jet-black blade, tested its feel, and found it to be similar to a shallow blade.

"If that's the case, you can't beat me, can you? Don't tell me you also know my swordsmanship." July said slowly, her fingers gripping the hilt of her sword.

"I'm just a Zanpakuto, what swordsmanship do I know?" Kagehime rolled her eyes. "However... it won't be easy for Master to defeat even a shadow..."

In July, he swung his sword, and a streak of light suddenly burst forth in this black space.

As if caught off guard, Shadow Princess was sliced ​​in two by the flowing light.

But she was not an ordinary spiritual being. Her body was broken in two, and no organs were exposed inside; it was pure black.

"Oh dear, so impatient." The Shadow Princess's severed body was pressed back together, the wounds vanished without a trace. "Ordinary attacks won't work on a shadow, you know~"

"Master needs to find the one sword in this sea of ​​blades that can defeat me."

"It's not about strength, it's about playing 'hide-and-seek'," July laughed.

"Yes, Master needs to end this 'hide-and-seek' game within three days~"

Shadow Princess's figure disappeared, and the next moment, she appeared behind July.

July quickly raised her hand to block the sword that Shadow Princess was about to strike.

But her knife, just like her body, was instantly sliced ​​in two by July's blade.

The next instant, Shadow Princess's sword, which had been cut in two, rejoined after passing July's sword and continued to slash towards July.

puff-

July had no time to dodge, and a bloody gash appeared on her shoulder.

“Your knife also has this characteristic, which makes it much more difficult!” July became serious.

Shadow Princess's sword also has the property of shadows, and it can recover after being cut.

As a result, July was unable to block Shadow Princess's attacks at all and could only dodge.

Moreover, Shadow Princess is not afraid of being slashed, so the method of trading injury for injury is not feasible.

July loosened her upper body clothing, and spiritual pressure surged within her body, instantly unleashing a chaotic flow of spiritual pressure from her shoulders and back.

He chose to activate his instant-stun state and use his speed to pull the Shadow Princess along.

Chapter 146 Shadow Space

July's figure swept across the ground, and he pulled out a black blade stuck in the ground.

In July, she swung her sword, and a streak of light sliced ​​Shadow Princess in two.

After being cut open, Shadow Princess quickly recovered and used her shadow to rapidly approach July.

Once you activate the Instant Harassment state in July, you can quickly distance yourself from Shadow Princess.

Before Shadow Princess could even swing her sword, July had already left her spot. As she moved, she pulled out another black blade from the ground and slashed out a streak of light.

“The number of Black Blades hasn’t decreased at all…” July took out a Spirit Gathering Pill and swallowed it.

July had been entangled with Shadow Princess in the Killing Stone training ground for a whole day. He needed to find the one among the black blades stuck in the ground that could defeat Shadow Princess.

He had pulled out many black blades to try, but the number of black blades stuck in the ground had not decreased much at all.

"Finding that knife won't be easy, and it won't stay in the same place forever~" Shadow Princess said with a grin.

July stared at the black blades in the training field. Every now and then, they would turn back into shadows and then reappear on the ground. Even the black blades he had tested did the same.

The Shadow Princess is constantly 'shuffling the deck'.

A streak of light flashed past, slicing Shadow Princess's body open once more.

This time, the Shadow Princesses' bodies were no longer stuck together; instead, each transformed into a complete Shadow Princess.

"This is boring. I can't keep up with you, Master. I'll make it a little more difficult!"

The two shadow maidens each drew a black blade and sank into the shadows on the ground.

The next moment, Shadow Princess appeared beside July and swiftly swung her sword.

call out--

July used Shunpo to dodge Shadow Princess's slash.

But just as his figure appeared on the other side, another shadow princess emerged from the shadow behind him.

Shadow Princess swung her black blade and swiftly slashed towards July.

In the blink of an eye, July suddenly raised her hands, clapped them together, and caught the black blade that was slashing at her.

At the same time, a smile appeared on his face.

"This is it!" July switched to gripping the back of the blade with one hand, then used the other hand to grab the hilt.

Shadow Princess stared in astonishment as July took her hand and flipped the black blade over.

puff-

The black blade pierced her body, and Shadow Princess's figure trembled slightly.

This is the sword that can defeat the Shadow Princess!

"How did Master discover it?" Shadow Princess asked curiously.

She kept 'shuffling' the cards, and the black blades on the ground kept changing positions, making July's efforts futile.

However, he found the knife in just one day.

"Rely on this thing." July took out a glass tube and shook the blackish-red substance inside.

July explained with a smile, "Every knife I've touched has been imbued with ethereal particles."

"You are my Zanpakuto, and the spiritual pressure fluctuations are the same. I cannot distinguish the difference between them using spiritual perception."

“But the Void Spirit Particles are different. Once attached to a Void Spirit Particle, it’s like a shining star in the night sky, making it easy to pick out.”

“Now all the black blades on the ground are covered with ethereal particles, except for the one in your hand, which is the only one that escaped the net.”

Shadow Princess suddenly realized: "So that's how it is! Master is very clever!"

The Shadow Princess's body gradually turned into a shadow, and the shadow covering the ground also rapidly shrank.

The Killing Stone training ground was quickly restored to its original state.

The Zanpakuto returned to July's hands.

At the same time, July had some feelings—

He's mastered Bankai!

July raised her Zanpakuto, flipping it downwards.

"Swastika, all appearances are shadows!"

July loosened his grip on the hilt, and the Zanpakuto fell to the ground, but instead of sticking into it, it sank into the ground like a shadow melting into ink.

The ground was stained black again, and the shadows spread outward at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.

Not only is the ground changing, but the entire space is covered by shadows.

The shadow swiftly passed through the Killing Stone training ground, expanding outwards.

The lab next door —

Aizen Sousuke and Hoshino Rie are still in the lab because they need to write their lab reports.

Aizen Sousuke had already finished writing the experimental report, but he was still here to use the remains of the spirits left behind from the experiment to verify some of his ideas.

Hoshino Rie sat on the other side, racking her brains to enrich the content of her experimental report.

On the table in front of Aizen Sousuke was a rabbit, into which he injected ethereal particles extracted from the remains of the spirit corpse.

“The Void Spirit seems to be very aggressive…” Aizen Sousuke observed the changes in the rabbit.

The rabbit mutated quickly after being injected with the ethereal particles.

Its eyes turned black and red, and the rationality in its gaze was quickly replaced by ferocity. Its body also expanded rapidly, soon growing to the size of a lamb.

Just then, something strange happened in the laboratory.

The entire laboratory was shrouded in shadows, replaced by a pitch-black space.

Aizen Sousuke reacted quickly. The moment the shadow appeared, he almost instinctively mobilized his spiritual pressure to counteract the changes brought about by the shadow.

But his movements were futile; the shadow showed no signs of being stopped and continued to extend outwards.

The walls and floor of the laboratory were gone, and he was now in a pitch-black space.

He quickly calmed down and began to observe his surroundings, discovering that Hoshino Rie and the mutated rabbit were also there.

Hoshino Rie was still holding a pen in her hand, looking around at the changes with a bewildered expression.

However, they quickly sensed their teacher's spiritual pressure.

Without the barrier of the Killing Stone, Shikatoshi Nanatsuki's powerful spiritual pressure rushed towards them.

"What is this?!" Aizen Sousuke was shocked. His teacher's spiritual pressure was incredibly strong; he had only felt it from those captain-level Shinigami before.

Aizen Sousuke slowly raised his left hand, pushed up his glasses with his fingers, and concealed the horror in his eyes.

The teacher has reached the level of a captain!

Since he learned Shikai, he has frequently used the ability of Kyoka Suigetsu to infiltrate Seireitei.

He gained a lot of knowledge in Seireitei.

This gave him a clearer understanding of his teacher's abilities.

Aizen Sousuke originally thought that his teacher was one of the more powerful vice-captains, but there was still a considerable gap between him and the captain level.

The spiritual pressure displayed by the teacher surprised him greatly.

"Are you also hiding your strength? You're truly unfathomable, Shikatoshi-sensei!" Aizen Sousuke thought to himself.

He believed that his teacher, like him, was hiding his true abilities.

Aizen Sousuke looked down at the mutated rabbit, which resembled a lamb. It seemed to be able to sense Shikari Nanatsuki's terrifying spiritual pressure.

It huddled up on the table, shivering.

The black and red pupils that were once filled with ferocity now revealed fear.

"Still afraid?" Aizen Sousuke was slightly taken aback. He thought that after this rabbit mutated, it only had the instinct to devour spirits.

“Fear is also a biological instinct, Sousuke.”

Shikatori Nanatsuki's voice rang out beside Aizen Sousuke.

Aizen Sousuke's pupils contracted slightly; before he could react, his teacher was already beside him.

“The teacher’s spiritual pressure is too strong; even this mindless creature is filled with fear,” Aizen Sousuke said.

"It's just captain-level spiritual pressure." Shikatori Nanatsuki contracted her spiritual pressure, relieving the pressure on Aizen Sousuke and Hoshino Rie.

"Hoo—such powerful spiritual pressure!" Hoshino Rie wiped her sweat and gasped, "Has Sensei already reached the captain level?!"

Her strength was far inferior to Aizen Sousuke's, and she couldn't sense the extent of her teacher's spiritual pressure. She only felt as if someone had squeezed her heart, making it hard to breathe.

After July contracted her spiritual pressure, the mutated rabbit on the ground felt confident again, and its gaze quickly turned fierce.

Its intelligence is not high to begin with, and with its brain capacity, it is simply unable to understand the situation at hand, and it does not even know that the pressure just now came from Shikatri Nanatsuki.

It raised the sharp horns that had grown on its head and charged fiercely at Shikagori Nanatsuki.

But before it could get close, it was pierced through by a pitch-black blade that grew out of the ground.

Even after the black blade pierced through the mutated rabbit, it continued to grow taller.

A moment later, a dark figure wielding a jet-black blade rose from the ground.

"Is this the teacher's ability...?" Aizen Sousuke was surprised; the shadow looked very familiar.

—This is his shadow!