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

Once you master "Thunderfire Spreads Across the Plains," you can activate it for a short time without taking too much damage, making it usable in actual combat.

Unohana's expression changed slightly, and she quickly stepped away.

The leg she had just pressed down on in July was now ablaze with golden flames.

After the spiritual pressure extinguished the golden flames, a large part of the shiha armor beneath her body was burned away, almost turning into a skirt.

In July, he struck again, his boiling blood and the electric arcs coiling around his body propelling him to another level of speed.

July's figure followed her like a shadow, and in the blink of an eye, she was already in front of Unohana.

Chapter 139 Monitoring

--clang!!!

July and Unohana engaged in a fierce battle of suppression in the air, but the powerful burst of energy from "Thunderfire" meant that the power July unleashed at this moment far exceeded that of Unohana, who had suppressed her spiritual pressure to the same level.

A humanoid ball of fire, burning with golden flames, propelled Unohana into the air.

The two climbed rapidly at an extremely fast pace.

The golden ball of fire in the sky above Seireitei was so conspicuous that it seemed as if a sun had appeared in the sky, attracting a lot of attention.

"What is this thing again? Is it going to be another problem?" Kyoraku Shunsui scratched his face, looking at the golden ball of fire in the sky.

Kyoraku Shunsui, who had just left the Shin-o Seireitei, thought that the assassination attempt on Takeshi Nobutsuna was not over yet and that someone was causing trouble in the Seireitei.

"How come... it seems like only Shikatori-kun and Captain Unohana have spiritual pressure?" Kyoraku Shunsui felt something was strange; he couldn't sense the spiritual pressure of anyone else.

"Could it be that these two got into a fight?"

Although Shikamori Nanatsuki and Unohana Retsu sparred in the Seireitei, the location was in the suburbs, far from the noble district. Kyoraku Shunsui's spiritual senses weren't very clear on the location, so he was a little worried and chose to head towards the direction of the golden fireball.

First Division -

Chojiro Sasaki is reporting to Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni about the assassination attempt on Takeshi Nobu.

"So, does this mean all the evidence points to Tetsuya Asada?"

"That's true."

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni fell into deep thought, beginning to consider whether Asada Tetsuya had any motive for doing so.

A moment later, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's expression shifted slightly. He quickly walked to the eaves and looked up to see the ball of fire in the distance.

"Nonsense!" Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni frowned.

His intuition was much sharper than Kyoraku Shunsui's; he could clearly sense that only Shikamori Nanatsuki and Unohana Retsu were there, so he had no intention of setting off.

"Chōjirō, go and remind them not to go too far in the Seireitei!" Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni said.

"Yes!"

...

In the sky, the rain clouds, perhaps influenced by the golden flames, began to churn restlessly.

They quickly poured down a dense rain onto the earth, as if trying to extinguish the blazing fire.

However, the rain did not obscure the golden flames; instead, it created wisps of steam around the fireball, adding to its mystery and grandeur.

The dark clouds, which had been gradually healing, were suddenly torn open by the golden fireball, creating a huge gap.

In this rain-shrouded sky, sunlight unexpectedly shone through a large hole in the clouds.

Sunlight streamed through gaps in the clouds, casting golden beams across the earth, which intertwined with the pouring rain.

July and the flowers of the Rabbit pierced through the clouds.

Unohana faced the flames directly, feeling as if her body was about to be set ablaze.

She had to increase her spiritual pressure.

The terrifying spiritual pressure emanating from Unohana's body had reached the level of a captain.

She stopped mid-air and swung her sword to knock July away.

“Shikatori-kun, your swordsmanship has already found its own path…” Unohana said slowly, “You are in a very powerful state. Continuing to suppress my spiritual pressure will no longer be able to defeat you.”

She was surprised by Shikamori Nanatsu's burst of power; even she couldn't suppress Shikamori Nanatsu in this state with the same level of spiritual pressure.

The flames on July's body began to weaken and dissipate. "Thunderfire Spreads" focuses on explosive power and cannot be sustained.

"Captain Unohana is amazing. Ordinary moves are basically useless. This move focuses on explosive power and cannot be maintained for long," July exclaimed.

He was already quite satisfied with his progress today, having managed to force Unohana to use her captain-level spiritual pressure.

Seeing that the flames on Nanatsu's body had dissipated, Unohana said, "Let's call it a day."

"Hopefully, there will be more surprises next time..."

A deep longing shone in Unohana's eyes; she hoped that the day would come soon when she could fight to her heart's content without having to suppress her strength.

"Thank you for your guidance, Captain Unohana." July nodded. This exchange gave him a deeper understanding of his own abilities.

Unless there is a special mechanism, even a strong person at the vice-captain level can no longer defeat him.

He glanced at the panel and saw that his swordsmanship level had increased by one level, from level 80 to level 81.

Furthermore, the proficiency level of the "Breaking Waves" sword technique has also been raised to mastery.

Kyoraku Shunsui and Sasakibe Chojiro arrived at the scene almost simultaneously.

"Ah—were you guys really fighting just now?" Kyoraku Shunsui scratched his face.

"We were just exchanging sword techniques, we didn't expect to disturb Captain Kyoraku and Vice Captain of the Sparrow Club, I'm so sorry." Unohana regained her usual gentleness.

"Captain-Commander Yamamoto sent me here." Seeing that they had stopped fighting, Chojiro Sasakibe didn't say anything more.

"Exchanging sword techniques? Does exchanging sword techniques require such a big commotion?" Kyoraku Shunsui said helplessly. "I thought the assassination attempt on Nobutsuna wasn't over yet. Have you found any clues here?"

“The pharmacy records are normal, we haven’t found any clues, and the band leader also thinks it wasn’t Asada Tetsuya who did it, right?” Unohana said.

"My subordinates found the executive captain's Kido manual at Asada Tetsuya's house, but Asada Tetsuya denied that he took the executive captain's Kido manual."

"I personally feel he wasn't lying, but the 46th Division won't believe our feelings. This will only become a motive for Asada Tetsuya to murder the executive captain. Without other evidence, it will be difficult to continue the investigation." Kyoraku Shunsui sighed slightly.

He felt there were many suspicious points in the matter, but he couldn't find any other evidence at the moment. On the contrary, the evidence that had been found all pointed to Tetsuya Asada as the culprit.

After chatting for a few minutes, the group left.

Kyoraku Shunsui planned to go back with Chojiro Suzaku to report the situation to Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, and also mention the situation at the Shin-O Shokakuin.

The potent anesthetic ultimately leaked from the Shin-O Pharmaceutical Institute. This potent anesthetic is a controlled substance, and the people at the Shin-O Pharmaceutical Institute were responsible for selling it.

But a moment later, July returned to the battlefield where he and Unohana fought.

"Observe all things, Shadow Princess."

July traveled quickly, leaving some traces on the battlefield.

These shadows will serve as his eyes, waiting here for his prey to come to him.

Unohana felt that this matter might be related to the spirit remains, so she kept a close eye on it in July.

The commotion that July and Unohana caused today is enough to make some people with ulterior motives realize that his strength has reached the level of a vice-captain.

The person who created the spirit body would not waste this opportunity to collect information about a spirit particle whose spiritual pressure reaches the level of a vice-captain.

Chapter 140 Yoruichi's Chokehold

After the rain, dusk fell and night descended.

A soft sound of footsteps broke the silence of the forest.

Two figures dressed in white haori appeared at the site of the battle between Shikamori Nanatsuki and Unohana Retsu.

The two took out a set of instruments and collected the remaining spiritual pressure at the scene.

"Luckily, it was spiritual pressure at the vice-captain level or above, otherwise these traces of spiritual pressure would have been washed away by the rain," one of them said.

Rainwater in Soul Society also contains spiritual particles, and ordinary spiritual pressure residue is easily dispersed by the spiritual particles in the rain.

“If we hadn’t reached the vice-captain level, we wouldn’t have needed to make this trip,” the other person said.

Meanwhile, the Second Division—

Shikatoshi Nanatsuki is sparring with Shihouin Yoruichi.

Yoruichi has been busy with many missions lately and hasn't been to the dojo much.

July had no classes today. After saying goodbye to Unohana, she didn't rush to leave Seireitei. Instead, she chose to come to the Second Division to check Yoruichi's training progress.

"You've improved quite a bit, Yoruichi." July casually grabbed Yoruichi's leg as she kicked him, a thought flickering in her mind.

His shadowy gaze, remaining outside Seireitei, detected something amiss.

"Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro?" July thought to herself.

Through the shadows, he saw two Grim Reapers dressed in white haori—Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro.

Based on his understanding of Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro, they would never come to collect Shikari Shichigatsu's spiritual pressure information.

So in July, they immediately confirmed their true identities—they were the remains of Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro!

"Teacher! You'll get a beating if you're not focused during the battle!"

Taking advantage of Nanatsu's distraction, Yoruichi turned around.

The rotation of her legs prevented July from holding onto them any longer. After breaking free, she lightly touched the air with her toes, flipped over, and jumped onto July's head.

Yoruichi landed on July's shoulder, her legs crossed and bent, tightly locking around his neck.

Immediately afterwards, Yoruichi's upper body fell backward.

With his hands on the ground, the muscles in his waist and legs tensed up quickly, and he seemed to turn into a slingshot, wanting to throw July away.

However, no matter how hard Yoruichi tried, Nanatsu didn't budge an inch and couldn't throw him off at all.

"Yoruichi, there's a big problem with that choke technique you used." July patted Yoruichi's leg, signaling her to put it down. "Get down right now."

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!" Yoruichi gasped. "I used too much force just now, and I got a cramp! I can't move!"

July had no choice but to reach out and pull her up.