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

Ōmaeda Kinosugu swung his spiked club and smashed it into Kylian's right leg.

The two attacks caused Kylian to lose his balance completely and fall forward.

Cilantro Mochi stood in the direction where the Kylian had collapsed, her left hand gripping the scabbard at her waist, her thumb pressing against the hilt.

Just as Kylian was about to hit her, a sword light suddenly appeared.

Thump thump thump plop plop plop—

The sounds of masks shattering and blades tearing flesh mingled together.

Kylian's enormous mask and head were torn apart by dozens of stabs.

boom--

Kylian's mangled body crashed to the ground, causing the ground to tremble slightly.

Kensei Muguruma stepped forward to check and, after confirming that the Hollow was completely dead, began to boast, "The Hollows aren't all that great."

Kana Mochishiro excitedly waved in Shikagori Nanatsuki's direction: "Sensei, we took down a 'Giriyan' Hollow!"

call out--

Shikato Nanatsuki and Saito Akane Shunpo arrived beside the group.

July smiled and said, "You did a great job. Being able to work together to hunt down a 'Kyrian' is enough to prove that you have the ability to graduate early."

July believed that the reason they were able to deal with the 'Gilian' Hollow so easily was due to Shinji Hirako's ability to distort directional perception.

Shinji Hirako's ability to perceive the distorted direction is crucial.

With their current strength, they still cannot directly withstand a Hollow's Cero.

If it weren't for Kylian's distorted sense of direction, which made his Cero inaccurate, it probably wouldn't have been so easy for the group to deal with Kylian.

The shock in Saito Akane's eyes had not yet faded. She hadn't expected that these six students who hadn't even graduated yet could actually defeat a 'Ghiryan'-class Hollow!

“The students of the Spirit Arts Academy are getting stronger and stronger…” Saito Akane exclaimed. “Being able to defeat a ‘Ghilian’-class Hollow is enough to prove your excellence, and I will give you an excellent rating.”

Saito Akane's words put the six of them at ease.

If they hadn't been inexperienced and slowed down in the spiritual turbulence, they wouldn't have been swept into the 'Calling Valley'.

This indirect incident caused Akane Saito to lose some of her memories, so they were quite worried that it would result in an unsatisfactory evaluation.

In July, some flesh and blood samples were taken from Kylian's corpse, intending to take them back as research material.

After a short rest, the group continued their journey.

However, before they had gone far, July sensed the spiritual pressure fluctuations of a Hollow.

At this distance, the others were completely unaware.

“Miss Saito, we’re about to encounter a Hollow again… I feel something’s not right.” July’s spiritual senses detected the anomaly in the shadows.

Logically speaking, they should be quite close to the expeditionary force's encampment now, and these Hollows should be far away from this area.

'Ghilian'-class Hollows are individuals formed by the aggregation and fusion of many ordinary Hollows. They are usually confused and lack clear and calm consciousness, but they also have a certain degree of intelligence and animalistic instincts to seek advantage and avoid harm.

The presence of numerous Deathbringers from the Expeditionary Force in this area would instinctively make them sense the danger and keep them away from the region.

However, in July, they encountered Hollows in this area time and time again, which made July feel very abnormal.

This situation led him to consider a possibility—these 'Girlian' were summoned by 'Adjuchas'-class Hollows!

The 'Adjuchas' class Hollows have the ability to control 'Ghilian'.

"Another 'Kyrian'?" Saito Akane frowned. "Encountering one could be considered a coincidence, but if we keep encountering 'Kyrians', then there's likely something unusual going on. We need to get to the expeditionary force camp as soon as possible and report this anomaly!"

“I’ll take care of this ‘Kyrian,’ you guys hurry up,” July said.

"Yes!" The six students increased their speed to the maximum.

After the group accelerated, Gillian, who was in the distance, noticed the spiritual pressure fluctuations and condensed a huge Cero from his mouth.

Clang——

The sound of a blade being drawn reached everyone's ears.

Immediately, a streak of light flashed across the stone forest.

Even those massive stone pillars that support the Hueco Mundo desert could not stop the flow of light.

The streak of light that cut through the stone forest tore through all obstacles, including Kylian's head.

Kylian's skull, along with half of his mask, was blown away by the beam of light.

The red phasus that was gathering in his mouth stopped abruptly.

The red Cero went out of control and exploded violently inside Kylian's mouth.

boom--

Even after Kylian's spiritual pressure fluctuations disappeared, July's speed was not slowed down in the slightest.

The other seven stared wide-eyed at the scene before them, even slowing down their pace.

"Hurry up and keep up!" July reminded him.

Everyone suddenly realized what was happening and immediately increased their speed.

"That's incredible—the teacher killed a 'Ghiryan'-class Hollow with just one strike!" Kana Azaki exclaimed excitedly.

"It seems I still have a long way to go... I need to work harder to catch up with my teacher!" Kensei Rokusha put away his smugness.

Kensei Muguruma and his companions had just defeated a Gillian-class Hollow, which made him feel that he was already quite capable.

Now the teacher showed him a higher perspective, which greatly impressed him and calmed him down from his complacency.

"You're really a teacher at the Spirit Arts Academy?!" Saito Akane's face was full of disbelief.

Have the requirements for becoming a teacher at the Spirit Arts Academy become so high now?

He can even easily kill a Hollow of the 'Kyrian' class!

This is no pushover. Even a high-ranking official like her needs to cooperate with other Shinigami to defeat a 'Kirion'-class Hollow.

However, Shikatoshi Nanatsuki was able to casually kill a 'Ghilian'-class Hollow, which left her deeply shocked.

Chapter 153 Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force

A moment later, July and her party arrived at the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force's camp.

The expeditionary force's camp was lit by campfires, which stood out in the dimly lit Great Void Forest.

"Why hasn't anyone discovered us yet?" July thought to herself.

They rushed over without concealing their spiritual pressure fluctuations; the Grim Reapers in the camp should have come to greet them.

The two Grim Reapers guarding the entrance noticed the group of people who had arrived at the camp.

One of the Grim Reapers stepped forward and asked, "Are you Saito Shisei?"

“This is Professor Shikatori from the Spirit Arts Academy. They are students who participated in the early graduation assessment.” Saito Akane introduced Nanatsu and the others to the guard. “We also came to deliver supplies. On the way, we were swept into the ‘Calling Valley’ space by the spiritual pressure turbulence, which delayed us for a while. Now we have delivered the supplies.”

“I see.” The Guardian of Death nodded and continued, “Wait a moment, I need to report the situation to Captain Asido.”

After whispering a few words in the ear of another Grim Reaper, the Guardian of Death ran into the camp.

A moment later, the Guardian Grim Reaper led the Red-Haired Grim Reaper out of the camp, followed by a dozen or so other Grim Reapers.

The red-haired grim reaper leading the group is none other than Asido, the former head of the swordsmanship club whom July had not seen for a long time.

However, when Asido saw July, he had no intention of reminiscing. Instead, he raised his hand and gestured for the Grim Reapers to surround July and the others.

"Captain Asido, what do you mean by this?" Saito Akane asked warily, placing her hand on the hilt of her sword.

“I’m very sorry, but I have to do this for the safety of the camp.”

Asido looked apologetic, but showed no intention of dismissing his men.

"The supply team that came to deliver supplies two days ago seems to have been attacked by Hollows on the way. The Grim Reapers in that transport team have all been parasitized by Hollows!"

"The Hollows that parasitize them are probably 'Adjuchas' level Hollows. They did it very secretly, and we were unable to detect their abnormality."

"They infiltrated the expeditionary force's camp and caused a great disaster!"

"So I'm sorry, I can't trust you until I've confirmed your identities."

"The transport team that arrived before us was controlled by the parasites?" July and the others were surprised, but they also understood Asido's actions.

“When that Hollow was controlling the Grim Reaper’s body, it could even deceive the Spiritual Sense, which is why I didn’t notice anything unusual,” Ashido said.

“Then we can unleash our Zanpakuto to prove our identities,” July said.

“Alright, please release your Zanpakuto.” Ashido nodded.

Everyone released their Zanpakuto, and for a moment, the spiritual pressure in front of the camp gate surged.

"Great, it seems none of you were attacked by that phantom. Please come with me into the camp." Asido breathed a sigh of relief and waved to his men to disperse.

Asido led his group into the camp.

The camp was unusually desolate, with few Death Gods lingering outside the tents. The Death Gods that July and the others saw all seemed to be in a hurry.

"Shikatori-sensei, it's been a long time," Asido greeted.

"Yes, I haven't seen Captain Asido since he came to Hueco Mundo."

July paused for a moment, then continued, "We did encounter some Void attacks along the way. Not far from the camp, we met two 'Kirlian'."

“Besides these two blocking the way, I also sensed 'Kyrians' in other places.”

"This shows that these 'Kyrians' intentionally gathered near the expeditionary force's camp."

Saito Akane also asked, "It's very strange that these Hollows are gathered here. They must have designs on the camp. Why doesn't Captain Asido lead a team to wipe them out?"

“The expeditionary force is now completely incapable of launching a proactive attack,” Asido said in a deep voice. “The supplies that were transported a couple of days ago had a problem; the food was contaminated with Void Poison. Now, most of the Death Gods in the camp are infected with Void Poison, and their strength is reduced to less than one-tenth.”

"I have already requested reinforcements from Soul Society. I hope their reinforcements can arrive here quickly, otherwise... the consequences will be unimaginable."

Asido's expression turned pained at the thought of the terrible consequences.

If the Soul Society reinforcements hadn't arrived before the Hollows launched their attack, few of the Shinigami in the expeditionary force would have survived.

July looked around at the tents and sensed that most of the Shinigami were inside, their spiritual pressure fluctuations extremely unstable and their condition very bad.

Asido led the group to the camp warehouse and had them put down their supply backpacks.

Asido glanced at the insei uniforms worn by Hirako Shinji and the others. He didn't want the insei students who hadn't graduated yet to stay here and die: "Your supplies have been delivered. Leave here immediately. Miss Saito, Professor Shikatori, take these insei students and leave here before the Hollows attack!"

After understanding the current situation, July said, "If it's a form of 'false poison,' I can handle it."

Ashido was slightly taken aback. He had been in Hueco Mundo for a long time and was relatively out of touch with the world. He didn't know that Shichiru Shikato later served as the vice-captain of the Fourth Division and participated in the Quincy War. His impression of Shichiru was still based on the past.

Asido asked, "Back at the Spirit Arts Academy, I also heard rumors that Professor Shikagiri was skilled at returning to the Dao, but... with so many people in the camp suffering from the Void Poison, can you handle it all?"

“It will take some time, after all, there are still too many people.” July said in a deep voice, “But this is their only chance to survive, right? Captain Asido, you should know the current situation better than I do. The Hollows are restless, and your request for help was only sent out recently. Soul Society simply doesn’t have time to send reinforcements!”

In July, recalling his past life memories, Asido was alone in the Forest of Menreiki. Considering the current situation, the expeditionary force ultimately failed to receive reinforcements from Soul Society. The deaths of his comrades greatly affected Asido, causing him to remain in the Forest of Menreiki to kill Hollows.

"Captain, is that really true?"

"Is it really impossible for reinforcements from Soul Society to arrive?"

"Didn't you say that reinforcements from Soul Society would be arriving soon?"

"Yes, what are we going to do!"

The two Grim Reapers who followed them into the camp warehouse panicked upon hearing what Shichitori said.

Asido looked pained: "If I don't say this, the camp will fall into chaos. If the Void discovers that there are problems in the camp, the attack may be brought forward."

Asido has been personally scouting outside these past few days and knows that more and more Hollows are gathering outside the camp.

He knew very well that the hope of receiving reinforcements from Soul Society was slim, but he still held onto a sliver of hope and was unwilling to abandon so many of his comrades.

"If we truly can't wait for reinforcements from Soul Society, you Shinigami who are still able to move should withdraw from the Forest of Menos!" Ashido said firmly in a deep voice.

"Even if it costs me my life, I will open a path for you to survive!"

Chapter 154 The Appearance of Adjuchas

"Even if it costs me my life, I will open a path to survival for you!"