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

He was the covert combat instructor of the Onmitsukido, and could also be considered half a teacher to Kinosugu Omaeda.

Because the Ōmaeda family is a resident family of the Onmitsukido (Secret Service), the Ōmaeda family sends their children of school age to the Onmitsukido for training.

"Although Ciara Mochi took advantage of the rules, it also shows that her fighting style is not rigid. I was worried that she would only use brute force to overwhelm others and use strength to suppress the weak. Now it seems that she has applied what she has learned very flexibly," Minister Asido praised.

"The next match will be difficult; the gap is just too big," Duanmu Zongjie sighed.

In reality, many formal Shinigami are no match for Kuchiki Soujun; his strength is simply too overpowered for the Spirit Arts Academy.

After a short rest, it was time for the final.

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself for the next match. Just because you can't beat him now doesn't mean you can't in the future. You're still young, and there's a lot of room for improvement," July said gently.

Cilantro from the city of molehill rolled her eyes, then whispered in July's ear the tactic she had just come up with.

After hearing this, July chuckled and said, "Giving it a try is worth a shot. Good luck!"

Cilantro Mochi nodded emphatically: "Anyway, we definitely can't beat him in a normal fight, so let's give it a try!"

Cilantro Mochi and Sojun Kuchiki stepped onto the ring.

Chapter 43 Rewards Settlement

Cilantro from Mole City made an unusual entrance right from the start.

He lunged forward, raised his sword, pressed down on the back of the blade with his left hand, and aimed the tip at Kuchiki Sojun.

Kuchiki Sojun raised an eyebrow; he had seen this sword stance before when he sparred with his opponent in the first round.

However, he easily blocked the attack and even took the opportunity to counterattack and eliminate him.

His assessment of this move was—utterly appalling.

Have they run out of ideas? The old man, feeling utterly bored, suddenly felt disillusioned.

He thought that this opponent who had made it to the finals could bring him some surprises.

Kana Mochishiro focused intently on her opponent, imbuing her spiritual pressure onto the blade.

The next moment, all the muscles in his body started to move, and he suddenly sprinted out, thrusting out the wooden knife in his hand at the same time.

Shikatori Style: Instant Strike!

Kuchiki Sojun raised his wooden sword to block the wooden sword in front of him.

thump—

Kuchiki Sojun's gentle smile froze, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes—such explosive power!

The power that Cilantro Mochi is showing at this moment far exceeds that of his opponent in the first round!

He didn't even dare to be careless, so he used his other hand to brace against the blade.

Even so, he was still forced back several steps by the enormous impact before he could dissipate the force of the blow.

"Is this the true power of this sword technique? What is this move called?" Kuchiki Sōjun spoke for the first time during the match.

However, when he looked at Cilantro Mochi's face, he saw that she was staring at his feet, and there was a regretful and annoyed expression on her face.

Kuchiki Sojun was slightly taken aback. Looking down, he realized that he had been pushed to the edge of the ring, and his right heel was almost touching the edge of the ring.

He was just one step away from being disqualified for leaving the ring!

"So that's what you were planning..." Kuchiki Sojun chuckled.

He then realized why Cilantro Mochi had started with such a move.

This attack was too direct and obvious, so it wouldn't have been difficult for him to block it.

It was within Kana Azusa's expectations that Kuchiki Aoi could block this attack; she intended to use the immense impact of the sword technique to push her opponent off the stage.

"What a pity...it was just a little short!" Kana Azashiro felt regretful. This kind of plan could only be used once, and it would definitely be guarded against afterward. "If my spiritual pressure had been stronger, it would have succeeded."

"This move is our Shikatori-ryu's 'Instant Strike,' but you're sorely mistaken if you think that's all it's capable of!" Kana Azaki withdrew her wooden sword and continued swinging. "Shikatori-sensei's 'Instant Strike' is far more powerful than mine!"

"Shikatori-ryu, huh..." Kuchiki Sojun glanced at Shikatori Nanatsuki below the arena, raised his hand and swung his sword, deflecting Azumashiro Kana's slash, then quickly counterattacked and scored a point.

The difference in spiritual pressure between the two was too great. Kana Azashiro was no match for his attacks. Not long after he began his offensive, she was struck again and lost the match.

Kuchiki Sōjun won first place in this assessment.

No one was surprised by the result; Kuchiki Soujun's strength was far too overpowered in the first rebirth.

However, the strength shown by Kana Mochi was quite surprising.

This student, who was initially not favored and was assigned to Class Two, actually managed to overcome all obstacles and make it all the way to the finals.

The future is expected!

In addition to Kana Mochi, the other two disciples of Shichigiri in Class 2 also performed very well. Shinji Hirako, needless to say, reached the top four with his own strength, while Kensei Muguruma, who was eliminated in the first round, also showed a good foundation in swordsmanship in the competition.

"Mr. Shikatori has a keen eye for talent; he discovered their abilities so early in the semester," Minister Asido remarked with some admiration.

Generally speaking, talented students will not be overlooked, but Shikamori Nanatsuki took them as his students before they had fully demonstrated their talents, which shows that Shikamori Nanatsuki has a good eye.

"I thought Kuchiki Sojun was going to be eliminated, but he was just a little short. What a pity!" Kensei Muguruma looked even more disappointed than Kana Azajo. He didn't want the person who eliminated him in the first round to take first place.

"There's nothing I can do. In the end, it's because my spiritual pressure wasn't strong enough. I ran out of energy when I reached that point." Kana Azajo was mentally prepared for the defeat and wasn't too disappointed.

"I'm very satisfied with your performance. When Mako wakes up, let's go grocery shopping together, and I'll cook you a big meal!" July said with a smile.

After hearing this, Kana Mochi put all her regrets aside and ran to the stretcher to see if Shinji Hirako had woken up.

"Ms. Kobayashi, why isn't he awake yet!"

"It should be soon..."

"Ugh, you're so annoying! You woke me up!"

Sorry~

"What's the situation now?"

"I lost too!"

At this point, July discovered that there were performance evaluation and settlement rewards available to claim.

[The swordsmanship assessment has concluded, and disciple Hirako Shinji has advanced to the final four. Rewards have been distributed.]

[Gain 5000 points of basic general experience]

[Random skill proficiency level +1]

[The swordsmanship assessment has ended, and disciple Mochishiro Kana has advanced to the finals. Rewards have been distributed.]

[Gain 10000 points of basic general experience]

[Random skill proficiency level +2]

In July, many cultivation memories flooded his mind, as if he had actually devoted himself to cultivation for a period of time.

I gained a total of 15000 points of basic general experience this time.

In July, he invested 14000 general experience points into spiritual pressure, raising his spiritual pressure from level 58 to level 62.

Ninth-rank spiritual power!

The experience required increases with every 5 levels of spiritual pressure; currently, it requires 4000 experience points to level up.

Therefore, in July, the remaining 1000 general experience points were used to improve Shunpo, raising it to level 27.

In July, I glanced at my basic panel:

[Basic Abilities: Spiritual Pressure lv62, Swordsmanship lv55, Kido lv20, Hakuda lv11, Shunpo lv27]

The two skills that received upgrades are both sword skills: "Instant Strike" and "Flowing Light".

"Flowing Light" has been upgraded to Mastery, while "Instant Strike" has reached the Great Mastery level!

When he sparred with Unohana, he tested the power of his mastered swordsmanship, and even Unohana was impressed by his skill.

After school, before taking her three disciples to buy groceries, there was one more thing she had to do in July.

He arrived at the office, where Kotsubaki Jin'emon had been waiting for him for some time.

Previously, during the swordsmanship assessment, he had asked Kotsubaki Jin'emon to come to his office after school.

Although Kotsubaki Jin'emon's talent was only B+, his hard work and love for swordsmanship made Nanatsuki willing to give him a disciple spot.

“Little Chun, I’ve seen all your hard work,” July said with a smile. “And your swordsmanship talent is quite good. Your progress has already surpassed the teaching pace of the Spirit Arts Academy. If you want to continue to specialize in swordsmanship training, besides entering the swordsmanship advanced training class, there is actually another path.”

Kimiemon Kotsubou's eyes widened, and he quickly understood. He bowed deeply in a dogeza (a traditional Japanese kneeling posture) and said, "Master Shikatori, I wish to learn swordsmanship from you. Please accept me as your disciple!"

[Kotsubaki Jin'emon requests to become an apprentice; will you accept him as a personal disciple?]

In July, a prompt to become an apprentice appeared before his eyes, and he immediately confirmed it, accepting Kotsubaki Jin'emon as his disciple.

"Alright, from now on you will be my disciple. You must be loyal to your sect and diligently cultivate. Then I will teach you the way of the sword," July said.

[Successfully recruited Kotsubaki Jin'emon as his personal disciple]

[Kotsubaki Jin'emon's reputation level has increased; his current reputation level is Friendly.]

[First time possessing a B-rank talent disciple, additional rewards received...]

Chapter 44: Entries that can be improved

[Having acquired a B-rank talent disciple for the first time, you will receive an additional reward: the trait "Patience and Guidance"].

The system's prompt confused July. He had already obtained the "patient and persuasive" keyword before, so why did he get the "patient and persuasive" keyword again as his first reward?

In July, when I checked my panel, I found that the original "patient guidance" entry had been changed.

【Guided and persuasive (can be further improved): You are skilled at guiding and are more likely to convince others. When you guide students, their talents (in terms of comprehension, understanding, and learning ability only) will temporarily increase by one level. Disciples who are currently undertaking cultivation tasks will continue to receive this effect.】

In July, I was surprised to find that the term "patiently guiding" was actually an term that could be improved!

Moreover, if those disciples with S-level talents could also obtain this effect, then such an improvement would be quite terrifying.

In July, he checked the disciples' panels and found that the talents of the disciples with cultivation tasks had all increased by a small level.

【Hirako Mako】

[Talent: S (S+)]