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

"what happened to you?"

"I can't hear you!"

In July, she saw the woman gesturing that she couldn't hear anymore. Upon closer inspection, she discovered that the blood was flowing from her ear.

"What happened? How did your ear get injured?" July was completely unaware of what had just happened, and quickly used her healing powers to treat Ba Yunzhai's ear.

Ba Yunzhai's ear was quickly healed by Hui Dao.

"How did you get your ears like this?" July carefully examined them with her spiritual pressure perception and found that the spiritual pressure core of Baiyunzhai had not changed, so she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Don't you know? When you were meditating with Blade Zen, your shadow underwent a terrifying change!"

Ba Yunzhai recounted the changes in the shadow she had just witnessed.

"Has my shadow changed?"

July was completely unaware of the changes in the outside world. He had just successfully made contact with the Asahi sword and entered the consciousness space.

His consciousness space was somewhat strange; it was pitch black, but it wasn't completely empty either. In fact, everything in his consciousness space was black.

He didn't see the Zanpakuto in his consciousness space, and woke up after a short while.

Although he didn't see the Zanpakuto this time, successfully entering the consciousness space was still very rewarding.

The spiritual pressure has increased to 52!

Eleventh-rank spiritual power!

Huge improvement!

Each Shinigami undergoes a qualitative change when going through the three stages of Zanpakuto formation, learning Shikai, and learning Bankai.

July's successful entry into the consciousness space allowed him to receive the spiritual pressure feedback he should have received when his Zanpakuto was formed.

"I have successfully entered the consciousness space during my Blade Zen meditation this time," July said, looking at the Zanpakuto in her hand.

This Zanpakuto is the one that was transformed from the Asauchi sword, which was an extra reward.

He could sense that the sword was no longer a simple blade; after connecting with his soul, it had become his Zanpakuto.

But this way, he would have two Zanpakuto.

Soul Society isn't without Shinigami who wield dual swords, but their dual swords aren't like Nanatsu's, which consist of two asaki (shallow blades) forming a front and a back.

"You've successfully entered the consciousness space?" Ba Yunzhai knew that Qiyue had been unable to enter the consciousness space, and now that he knew he could, he couldn't help but feel happy for him.

"You actually wield two swords? You could learn some dual-sword techniques." Baiyunzhai also noticed that Qiyue had two Zanpakuto, assuming that Qiyue's original sword had transformed into two after entering the consciousness space.

“Yes, it seems I need to learn dual-wielding.” July didn’t mention the other Asauchi sword, otherwise he wouldn’t be able to explain its origin.

Actually, the Asauchi knife from before July was also a knife of unknown origin.

That asahi sword was picked up at the place where he woke up after transmigrating.

Chapter 19 Hirako Shinji's Opportunity

In preparation for the upcoming autumn examinations, Shikatori Nanatsuki began adding sparring sessions to his students' swordsmanship classes.

Although the students in the class had studied basic swordsmanship for a month, most of them still just slashed randomly when it came to actually fighting.

Only a few students with strong comprehension will actively incorporate what they have learned into their battles.

With limited time, I would select a few students to practice with during each class in July. With more than 30 students, I could complete a round in a few days.

After each practice session, July would point out the areas where the students needed to pay the most attention.

“You can’t just think about how to avoid it. If the opponent’s sword is faster than your reaction speed, you can’t possibly avoid all the swords. Usually, parrying and attacking are more effective than dodging.” July swung her knife to parry the wooden sword swung by the student. “For example, if I block your knife like this, you can’t continue to exert force, and the attack will naturally be neutralized.”

"Yes, teacher! I understand!"

After the July instruction ended, he let the students draw lots to practice with each other, and he corrected their problems from the side.

After receiving guidance from July, Kana Mochi and Kensei Mutsuruma became so dominant that other students were no match for them. July would usually have the two of them spar on their own.

After training with the sailfish, Kensei Muguruma once again fought back and forth with Kana Mochi.

Kana Mochijo is technically superior to Kensei Muguruma, but Kensei Muguruma's spiritual pressure is slightly stronger, which makes up for the lack of technical skill.

Hirako Shinji originally thought that today would be the same as usual, with him randomly picking an opponent to spar with. Unexpectedly, Shikatoki Nanatsuki suddenly said, "Today, Azumashiro Kana will spar with Kotsubaki Jin'emon, and Rokusha Kensei will spar with Hirako Shinji."

"So it did attract the teacher's attention. It seems my previous feeling wasn't just a misperception..." Hirako Shinji thought to himself.

However, although he dislikes trouble, he will not choose to run away when things are pushed to him.

Shinji Hirako stood in front of Kensei Rokkaku and drew his wooden sword.

"The teacher seems to think highly of you. It looks like you'll be a good opponent." Kensei Muguruma grinned, imagining himself betting most of his spiritual pressure on a single blow, just like Kana had done to him before, in order to create a one-hit kill effect.

"Hey, we don't seem to have any grudges, so why do I feel such strong malice?" Hirako Shinji said flippantly, but in reality, he became wary.

"There's no malice in it, don't worry, I'll finish this battle soon!" Kensei Muguruma gathered most of his spiritual pressure into his wooden sword, shouted, stepped forward, and slashed out with his sword.

Hirako Shinji's eyes narrowed as he sensed danger. Instead of directly taking the blow, he immediately rolled away to dodge Kensei Rokusha's attack.

Bang!

Kensei Muguruma's wooden sword slammed into the floor, smashing a large hole in the wooden floorboards.

"You bastard, are you trying to kill me?" Hirako Shinji's eyelids twitched when he saw the large hole in the floor.

While speaking, Shinji Hirako did not forget to retaliate. After rolling over, he directly swung his sword and struck Kensei Muguruma in the back.

"Damn it! My wooden sword got stuck!" Kensei Rokugurashi was furious. His wooden sword had smashed through the floor and gotten stuck, preventing him from pulling it out in time to defend against the attack from behind. As a result, he was hit directly by Shinji Hirako.

Hirako Mako scored one point first.

In Soul Society, the rules for swordsmanship are simple: you score one point by hitting your opponent's body, and the first person to score two points wins.

If it's a real sword fight, then whoever falls down first loses.

Competitions between students of the Spirit Arts Academy do not use real swords; they are usually conducted with wooden swords.

Kensei Muguruma never expected things to turn out this way. He didn't even dare to look his teacher in the eye anymore. After pulling the wooden sword out of the floor, he quickly signaled Shinji Hirako to continue fighting.

Kensei Rokusha took a deep breath to clear his chaotic thoughts and decided to fight steadily. This time, he did not inject most of his spiritual pressure, but instead controlled the output of his spiritual pressure in a balanced manner, just like when he practiced the Sailfish Stance.

When Kensei Rokusha got serious, Shinji Hirako immediately felt an immense increase in pressure.

Tap tap—

Kensei Rokusha's sword strikes were powerful and heavy; after receiving a few blows, Shinji Hirako was so shaken that his hands went numb.

thump—

Kensei Rokusha seized the opportunity and delivered a powerful blow, knocking Hirako Shinji's sword away. He then swiftly followed up with a series of slashes, aiming directly at Hirako Shinji's left shoulder.

"Hiss—how can you be so strong? You're going to break my bones!" Hirako Shinji rubbed his sore shoulder, feeling that it must be swollen inside.

"Hehe, I'm not that strong. This is the result of my hard training over many days!" Kensei Rokusha laughed loudly.

Kensei Muguruma was very happy to win back a point. He could sense that Shinji Hirako was a formidable opponent. If it weren't for his teacher's guidance, which enabled him to master the technique of controlling spiritual pressure, it wouldn't have been easy for him to defeat Shinji Hirako.

Hirako Shinji seemed to understand something after hearing Kensei Muguruma's words. He realized that Kensei Muguruma's powerful slashes were probably achieved through some kind of technique.

"Let's continue."

As expected, once Kensei Muguruma got serious, Shinji Hirako was no match for him, and before long, Kensei Muguruma easily scored another point.

Kensei Rokugaku won the sparring match.

"Kense, you should know where you went wrong."

Looking at his teacher's kind smile, Kensei Rokusha felt a chill run down his spine.

"I know! You shouldn't hold back when swinging your sword. I'll practice more!" Kensei Rokusha scratched the back of his head.

"You know that's good. Unless you're fighting to the death for a chance of survival, swinging your knife like that shows you're underestimating your opponent. I hope you won't make that mistake again," July warned.

“Shinko, your combat instincts are quite good. You didn’t choose to block Kensei Muguruma’s attack head-on, and your subsequent response was also very good. You found the right opportunity to counterattack. It’s just that your skills are not as good as Kensei Muguruma’s, and you still lost to him in the end.” July continued to say to Shinko Hirako.

The Spiritual Arts Academy does teach spiritual pressure control techniques, as this is a required course for Shinigami. However, unlike the Shikatori-ryu Dojo, it doesn't focus on swordsmanship-related spiritual pressure control techniques.

The teachers at the Spirit Arts Academy usually teach students spiritual pressure control techniques when they teach third-year students.

Shinji Hirako and the others are just this year's freshmen. According to the academy's curriculum, it's not yet time to teach them spiritual pressure control techniques.

After class, July stopped Hirako Shinji.

"Shinko, you just lost to Kensei, are you feeling resentful?" July asked with a smile.

“No way…” Hirako Shinji blurted out, but then hesitated, “I really can’t beat him.”

July said unhurriedly:

“Your talent is quite good, you could even call it genius. Your progress will soon surpass the teaching pace of the Spirit Arts Academy. If you continue like this, you'll just be wasting your time here. I don't want to see a genius like you waste your talent like this.”

"As you probably know, both Cilantro and Kensei are my students. You should be able to see their progress. I believe I am quite good at teaching students."

"Hirako Shinji, would you be willing to join my Shikagiri School and become my disciple?"

Chapter 20 Cultivation Mission

Hirako Shinji never expected that he would be so highly regarded by Shikatori-sensei.

He was quite lazy at school.

Just as Professor Shikato said, the teaching pace of the Spirit Arts Academy could no longer keep up with his progress.

So he just coasted through class, figuring he could learn anything the teachers taught without much effort.

However, as someone born in Rukongai, he understands the importance of power, so he is not very active after class, and the school library is the place he frequents.

Although the school library was far inferior to the Great Spiritual Library of Seireitei, the materials and knowledge it contained were something he, born in Rukongai, could hardly access from other places.

Logically speaking, teachers shouldn't care about a student who behaves well in class but disappears after class.

As a result, Shikatori-sensei's attention to him was beyond his expectations.

Since the start of the semester a month ago, Mr. Shikato has been calling on him from time to time, asking him to do some things, or giving him extra care and guidance after class.

This is clearly a privilege reserved for outstanding students, and he still can't figure out how Mr. Shikato noticed him.

"Hirako Shinji is willing to become your disciple and learn the Shikatori-ryu swordsmanship." Without much hesitation, Hirako Shinji decided to become your disciple.