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

Asido's words excited the two Grim Reapers.

"Are you kidding me? How could we possibly abandon our captain and run away..."

"If the captain doesn't leave, neither will we!"

Even Kensei Muguruma and the others were fired up, clamoring to stay and help.

“We are already capable of dealing with ‘Kyrian’, and we can stay and help.”

"Yes, we can't just stand by and watch them die..."

“Abandoning one’s companions goes against the family tradition of the rotten wood clan.”

Just then, a sharp alarm sounded in the expeditionary force camp.

The camp's alarm was triggered; this is an alarm that is only sounded when a major enemy is about to invade.

The spirit shield protecting the expeditionary force camp has also been activated, with a hemispherical blue shield enveloping the entire camp.

As everyone left the warehouse, they quickly sensed the spiritual pressure fluctuations emanating from outside the camp.

"Oh no, the Hollows are about to attack!" Asido's expression changed drastically.

The Grim Reapers in the camp tents also heard the alarm and gathered in front of Asido. Even those Grim Reapers who were poisoned by the Void Poison dragged their weakened spirits to gather.

"Captain, the spiritual pressure detector has detected a large amount of spiritual pressure outside the camp. There are hundreds of 'Ghilian'-class Hollows alone, not to mention countless ordinary Hollows!"

The intelligence detected by the spiritual pressure detector filled all the Grim Reapers in the expeditionary force with despair. They knew very well that more than 90% of the Grim Reapers in the expeditionary force were poisoned by the Void Poison and were simply unable to cope with the situation they were facing.

"Captain, you should lead the comrades who haven't been poisoned to break through!"

"Yes, we'll stay behind to cover your retreat!"

Knowing they had little hope of escaping, the Grim Reapers, afflicted with the poison, decided to stay and fight for their comrades' lives.

"Those who want to evacuate, prepare yourselves. I will open an opening for you, and you can use the opportunity to break through! Those who choose to stay, I will fight with you to the last moment!" Ashido turned to the group of people who came to transport supplies and said, "Miss Saito, Professor Shikatori, you should take the students and evacuate with the retreating Grim Reapers."

However, no sooner had Asido finished speaking than a sudden change occurred.

The spiritual shield protecting the camp flickered a few times before quickly dissipating.

After the spirit shield disappeared, the entire camp was completely exposed to the Hollow Legion.

"What's going on! Why is the spirit particle shield turned off?!"

The sudden change startled the Grim Reapers of the Expeditionary Force.

Without the spirit shield, the Hollows only need to bombard the camp with Cero outside the camp to bring annihilation to the expeditionary force.

The core of the spirit shield was located in the very center of the expeditionary force camp, where a blonde, wavy-haired female Shinigami stood, her Zanpakuto already embedded in the core of the spirit shield.

The core of the spirit shield was destroyed by her Zanpakuto!

"Fukushima Kaori, what are you doing! Why did you destroy the core of the spirit shield?!" the Death Gods of the Expeditionary Force demanded.

Ashido's eyes narrowed, and he instantly appeared beside Fukushima Kaori, drawing his sword and slashing at her.

Fukushima Kaori displayed extraordinary reaction speed, bending her entire upper body backward to dodge Asido's slash.

Then, she braced herself with her hands on the ground, flipped over and jumped, putting distance between herself and Asido.

"Still trying to break through?" Fukushima Kaori's voice suddenly changed, as if two voices were overlapping. "You're all staying here!"

Asido's face turned ashen: "You're still alive, and you've even parasitized someone else!"

Fukushima Kaori was parasitized by that parasitic entity!

To Asido's disbelief, he had clearly dealt with the Hollow himself, yet it was still alive and well, and had even destroyed the core of the spirit shield.

Fukushima Kaori laughed loudly: "Hahahaha—those were just parts of my body that you destroyed. In fact, the first thing I did after entering your camp was to transfer my main body and hide it!"

Fukushima Kaori's lips turned up sharply, widening to an exaggerated degree, distorting her delicate face.

Subsequently, many wrinkles appeared on that firm and elastic skin, but these were not wrinkles caused by aging, but rather wrinkles that naturally formed after the skin and flesh separated.

A white substance stretched open the skin of his face and swelled out of his mouth.

An irregular white substance floated in the air; its shape and texture reminded July of slimes.

After the white substance left 'Fukushima Kaori's' body, her entire body seemed to have been stripped of its flesh and bones, leaving only a layer of skin and her Shinigami uniform lying on the ground.

It wasn't just Fukushima Kaori who changed; several other Shinigami also opened their mouths, white substances gushing out, their bodies seemingly having their flesh and bones removed, leaving only skin and Shinigami uniforms that fell to the ground.

These white substances clumped together, forming a larger mass of white matter.

The white mask above proves that the white substance floating in the air is a strangely shaped phantom.

Adjuchas!

July was certain that this was a Hollow of the Adjuchas level!

Its spiritual pressure fluctuations far exceed those of ordinary 'Kirlian'.

"I've gone to so much trouble just to bury you all here. You can't escape!" The Slime Hollow's voice was now just a dull, grating male voice; Fukushima Kaori's voice had completely disappeared.

Meanwhile, outside the expeditionary force camp, a dense cluster of tall, dark figures had already surrounded them.

The dark mass of 'Kirlian' looked like a series of small mountains.

"Be careful, and do not split up. There are more than just this one 'Adjuchas'-level Hollows," July warned the students.

In July, she sensed that there were also Hollows of the 'Adjuchas' level outside the expeditionary force camp, and that the Hollows outside were commanded by the 'Adjuchas' outside the camp.

"Captain Asido, it looks like even if we're going to retreat, we'll have to deal with these Hollows first!" July Shunpo appeared beside Asido, drew her Zanpakuto, and flipped the blade. "Bankai, All Images Represent Shadows!"

The Zanpakuto melted into an ink-like shadow and sank into the ground.

Then, the shadows on the ground spread outwards at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.

Soon, the Grim Reaper, the Hollow Adjuchas in the expeditionary force camp, and the Hollows outside the camp were all pulled into the shadow space by the shadow.

"You know Bankai?!" Asido suddenly had the illusion that he had been in Hueco Mundo for two or three hundred years.

In his mind, Shikagiri Nanatsuki was at best an excellent teacher, whose own strength was far from that of a true powerhouse.

But Shikari Nanatsuki has now completely shattered his preconceived notions.

Shikagori Nanatsuki is actually a captain-level powerhouse!

Asido felt a sense of relief. With a captain-level ally here, the Hollows' plot might not succeed!

The Bankai in July seemed to give all the Shinigami a shot of adrenaline, and everyone was invigorated.

"Such powerful spiritual pressure! It's captain-level spiritual pressure!"

"It's Bankai! We have a chance to break through!"

"The transport team actually sent a captain-level expert! By the Spirit King, did the Spirit King hear our prayers?!"

"Fool, the one who brings us hope isn't the Spirit King, it's that teacher from the Spirit Arts Academy!"

"I've only been in Hueco Mundo for two or three years, and the Spirit Arts Academy has changed so much? These students are actually receiving instruction from captain-level powerhouses, it's so enviable..."

Saito Akane stared in disbelief at the dark shadow space. She understood why Shikato Nanatsu was able to instantly kill 'Kirion'—because Shikato Nanatsu was a captain-level Shinigami!

The Bankai in July also caused turmoil for the Hollows, something they hadn't anticipated.

They had thought these expeditionary forces were already at their mercy, but unexpectedly, things changed, and the situation suddenly became unpredictable.

——Ah!!!

A loud roar came from outside the camp.

The roar, originating from Adjuchas, was the horn of the Hollows' attack. The Hollows surrounding the camp opened their massive mouths, and huge red flashes of light condensed within them.

“Numbers are meaningless to me. In my shadow space, all shadows will be under my control.” July raised her right hand and clenched it in the air.

The shadow space suddenly became like a raging tsunami, with surging waves.

Hundreds of enormous shadows emerged from the dark ground—they were all shadows of the 'Ghiryan' Hollow.

The shadows of the 'Kyrian' Hollows swept towards their upper bodies, locking their throats and heads, and twisting their masks toward the sky.

The next moment, hundreds of red phantom flashes suddenly shot out, all heading into the air.

Hundreds of red Cero flashes converged in the air, unleashing an even more terrifying power.

--boom! ! !

The terrifying shockwave obliterated countless stone pillars, and even affected the desert layer above the Great Void Forest.

Somewhere in the Hueco Mundo desert—

The three-headed ghost is currently discussing their next destination.

“It’s becoming increasingly difficult for us to grow stronger if we stay here any longer,” said a tall, thin ghost. His mask was shaped like a termite’s head, with flat horns on his forehead and chin.

“Yes, yes, let’s hurry up and go to the Great Hollow Forest. There, we’ll have more opportunities to evolve!” said another Hollow with a very large head.

“But…” the antelope-shaped Hollow was still hesitant. “I’ve heard that there’s a high probability of losing your sense of self after evolving into a ‘Ghilian,’ and that evolving from a ‘Ghilian’ into an ‘Adjuchas’ is an extremely difficult thing.”

The entire head of the antelope was covered by an antelope skull, while its body was a half-human, half-antelope flesh and blood body.

However, her voice was clear and melodious, quite unlike her skull-like appearance.

Just then, the ground shook violently, and the sand dunes suddenly began to roll like ocean waves.

The three Hollows were like a small boat navigating a stormy sea, being tossed about by the surging waves.

——Bang! ! !

A red beam of light erupted from the ground, lifting a large area of ​​sand dunes into the air and reaching the sky.

A few breaths later, the red beam of light disappeared, but the terrifying spiritual pressure remaining in the air was still awe-inspiring.

The three-headed Hollow emerged from the sand in a disheveled state.

"What is this?!" Big Head spat out a mouthful of sand.

"This is a Cero, and it was fired from the Great Forest of Hollows!" The tall, thin Hollow struggled to remove the sand covering his body.

Antelope Hollow walked forward several dozen steps and saw a huge black circle—the trace left by the terrifying Cero that had just pierced through Hueco Mundo Desert.

Deep inside the cave, it was pitch black, and nothing could be seen at all.

Her spiritual senses were very sharp, and she could perceive that the pitch-black place contained extremely terrifying spiritual pressure fluctuations.

"It doesn't seem to be Hollow's spiritual pressure? Could it be a Shinigami?" said the Antelope Hollow.

"Maybe... we shouldn't go to the Great Void Forest!" The tall, thin man felt a sense of fear.

"I'm not going, the Great Void Forest is just too terrifying!" Big Head Void said hurriedly.

"Yes, yes, if we go there, it won't be long before we're reduced to nothing but bones." The tall, thin man suddenly felt that staying in the upper desert was quite nice, and he didn't want to go to the Great Void Forest anymore.

"Let's go quickly, I think it's dangerous here too, we need to get away from here!" Antelope Xu thought that what he had just seen was probably the noise made by strong people fighting.

The three-headed Hollow left the abyss-like cave entrance.

Inside the cave entrance—

July withdrew her gaze from the sky and took the opportunity to swallow a Spirit Gathering Pill.

Simultaneously controlling the shadows of hundreds of 'Ghilian' Hollows consumes a considerable amount of spiritual pressure, but fortunately, he currently has ample spiritual pressure to withstand the drain.

Outside the camp, the number of Hollows has decreased by more than half.

Under July's deliberate guidance, the Cero exploded above the heads of the Hollows.

The combined power of hundreds of Hollow Cero flashes was even somewhat beyond his expectations.

Fortunately, the Cero didn't explode overhead, otherwise July could have avoided most of the damage by using her shadow, but the rest of the camp might have been wiped out.

"It's extremely rare for so many Hollows to unleash Cero at the same time," Asido said, also deeply shocked.

This made him feel fortunate; now that the spiritual energy shield in the camp was gone, he really couldn't do anything about these Hollow Crypt Fiends.

If Shichiguri hadn't happened to be there, there would probably be very few people left around him.

“The ‘Adjuchas’ outside was killed by the Cero. You can handle the rest of the Hollows. I’ll deal with this ‘Adjuchas’,” July said.

That slime-like 'Adjuchas' had just broken free from the shadow's restraints.

As July reversed the direction of Cero, she also made sure to restrain the 'Adjuchas' that had infiltrated the camp.

This 'Adjuchas' has a very strong spiritual pressure, and even July's shadow binding couldn't restrain it for long.

“Alright, the parts of this ‘Adjuchas’ that split off all have the strength of a high-ranking official, and the main body is probably even stronger. Shikatori-sensei, be careful!” Asido nodded and led the Shinigami out to wipe out the remaining Hollows. Kensei Muguruma and the others followed.