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

July said, "Of course it is. So, 'Raikiri' is actually a very dangerous sword technique. The reason I dared to use 'Raikiri' repeatedly during the Karakura Town battle was because I am also skilled in the 'Return Path' technique, which can heal the injuries caused by 'Raikiri'."

"Huh? To learn 'Raikiri,' you also need to know how to respond?" Yoruichi Shihouin's face fell. "My response skills aren't very good!"

Learning the Daoist path requires learning a lot of brain-wracking medical knowledge, which is a field she is completely unfamiliar with.

July said, "While you're practicing 'Raikiri,' I'll help treat your injuries."

"If one is skilled enough in using 'Raikiri,' the stimulation of lightning will be gentler, and one can use spiritual pressure to avoid causing damage to the body during the stimulation."

Yoruichi Shihouin seemed to understand but not quite: "Let's try it first, otherwise we'll forget everything we've said."

She closed her eyes, gripped the hilt of the sword with both hands, and controlled her spiritual pressure to flow into the blade.

Soon, the spiritual particles vibrated and rubbed together, transforming into lightning.

The blade immediately began to hiss.

Before she could even feel happy, a chilling scream rang out:

"what!!!"

Yoruichi Shihouin lay sprawled on the ground, her hair all frizzy, and even her wheat-colored oval face looked a few shades darker.

July slapped her forehead and said helplessly, "Why would anyone be so ruthless to themselves? Couldn't they have released less spiritual pressure?"

"Rii, come and see how I treated you." July beckoned to Hoshino Rii, who was sitting under the eaves reading a book.

She and Yoruichi were the first to arrive today; the other disciples haven't arrived yet.

After experiencing the death of her companion, Yoruichi became much more focused on her training, and even though it was her day off, she came early.

The same goes for Hoshino Rie. She was the most seriously injured in the Karakura Town incident, and her injuries haven't even fully healed yet, but she still insists on coming to learn the Way.

She felt guilty about the death of her companions, who had come to her aid when she was the first to be in danger.

I asked them about it later in July and learned about what happened that day. After noticing that she was a little depressed, I said gently, "You did a great job that day. Don't put too much pressure on yourselves."

Hoshino Rie felt a pang of sadness and spoke her mind: "If my companions hadn't come to my aid that day, I might have had a chance to escape when the Hollows appeared..."

July shook her head: "That baby was tampered with. He had a 'bait' on him that could attract Hollows. After he was born, a large number of Hollows quickly gathered in Karakura Town. Your team was on a mission at the time, and you couldn't possibly escape in time while you were in West Street."

The specific details of this matter were not disclosed to the students, and none of them had seen a Quincy. Therefore, when they received their assessment results and heard about the Quincy, they were completely confused.

"So that's how it is..." Hoshino Rie murmured, "The Quincy are truly evil, doing such cruel things..."

The Karakura Town incident had a significant impact, resulting in the deaths of many humans.

"This may not have been done by the Quincy. They just happened to kill some Shinigami here, so they became the most suitable scapegoats." July didn't say more. There was no evidence about Kasumi Ōji's matter, and he didn't want to involve his disciples.

"Practice diligently so you can handle unexpected situations better in the future." July raised her hand, treating Yoruichi Shihouin while giving instructions to Rie Hoshino.

"For extensive injuries, don't rush. Slow and steady wins the race. Yoruichi's injuries aren't serious; one treatment should suffice. If you encounter a more serious injury, you can treat it in stages..."

After a while, the other disciples also arrived at the temple one after another.

"Coriander, who is this kid?" Kensei Rokusha asked curiously when he saw a little boy following behind Cilantro Azajo.

“This is my younger brother, Xiao Shuang. Don’t just stand there, greet them! All of you should call them brother and sister.” Cilantro pointed to the figure squatting under the eaves. “This is my teacher. You… call him teacher after me.”

The little boy politely greeted everyone. Unlike his outgoing sister, he seemed a bit shy.

"Oh, it's you, Xiao Shuang! I'll take you to Rukongai later!" Kensei Rokusha laughed loudly.

People generally have a good impression of polite children and responded warmly, which eased the tension in the little boy's nerves.

"Teacher, my mother asked me to teach Xiao Shuang swordsmanship, so I brought him along. But please rest assured, he won't interfere with everyone's training," said Mochishiro Kana with a simple smile.

"It's alright, our dojo is quite large, a few more people won't be a problem," July said with a smile.

In July, she casually checked the little boy's profile and was slightly taken aback after seeing it.

【Zhaocheng Shuangye】

[Talent: S+]

[Spiritual Pressure: lv2]

[Reputation Level: Unknown]

[Status: Full of energy]

Kana Mochi's younger brother's talent has reached S+!

Based on his observations, S+ talent has the potential to become a strong player among captains. In his circle of acquaintances, only Unohana, Hakuunzai, and Kyoraku Shunsui have reached this level of talent.

July's smile grew even brighter.

“Since he’s Xiangcai’s younger brother, I’ll teach him.” July turned to Xiangcai and said, “You should be close to mastering the ‘Flowing Light’ sword technique. Keep up the good work and try to learn ‘Flowing Light’ in the next couple of days. Once you’ve mastered ‘Flowing Light,’ I’ll continue teaching you other sword techniques.”

"It's wonderful that the teacher is willing to teach. To be honest, I've never taught anyone before, and I'm really afraid I'll teach Xiaoshuang wrong." Shizuka Kana trusted the teacher's teaching ability and was happy that her younger brother could receive the teacher's guidance. "Xiaoshuang, quickly thank the teacher."

"Thank you for your guidance, teacher," said Shimajiro Shuang, bowing slightly.

Chapter 67 Following Aizen?

Rukongai, Inugawa Ward —

"Sousuke, I got a new sword!" The gray-haired boy showed off his newly acquired sword to his companion.

"Where did this knife come from? It looks very unusual." The brown-haired boy examined the knife in his companion's hand. It seemed different from the knife he had seen on the Grim Reaper, and he could vaguely sense that this knife was extraordinary. It was definitely not a knife that the blacksmith shop in the Xudiao district could forge.

"Of course! That lord admired me greatly, saying I was a rare genius, perfectly suited to this divine sword, and thus bestowed it upon me!" the gray-haired boy exclaimed excitedly. "With this sword, I can definitely become the Grim Reaper!"

"Don't you know who that person is, Kato-kun? There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world," the brown-haired boy frowned, offering a friendly reminder.

For some reason, he had a vague feeling that this knife was not a good thing.

"Of course, I am too weak now to know your identity, but when I become the Grim Reaper, I will repay you properly!" The gray-haired boy didn't care. He felt that someone like him had nothing to lose. As long as he could become the Grim Reaper, he was willing to pay any price.

"Let's take the entrance exam when the Spirit Arts Academy opens for enrollment again?" the gray-haired boy continued.

"I won't go. My spiritual aptitude doesn't seem to be very good." The brown-haired boy with a ponytail gave a helpless smile.

Just now, he had already decided to leave the Xudiao District.

The weak cannot resist an unseen future.

He is still a weakling.

All you can do is accept the small role you're playing and try to avoid danger.

...

Under the cover of night, the low roofs of the shantytowns and wooden houses appeared even lower.

A barely audible creak almost shattered the tranquility of the night.

A brown-haired boy with a ponytail, carrying a cloth bag, cautiously peeked out from the doorway. After confirming that no one was on the street, he gently closed the door and quickly left.

Aizen Sousuke was a cautious man. When his companion produced a mysterious "divine sword," he had already decided to leave the Inugami Ward.

What's more, his companions later demonstrated to him how to make the so-called "divine sword" grow—it needed to be fed with his own blood.

This looked like an ominous blade, so he immediately decided to leave the Xudiao District that very night.

Aizen Sousuke had carefully considered where he would settle down next.

This time he wants to go to an area with relatively better security.

I stayed in the Xudiao area before to hone my combat awareness.

Xudiao District is a notoriously unsafe area; even if fights break out frequently, it won't attract attention.

Moreover, the Xudiao area is safer than places like the Kusa-shiki and Zaraki areas, so it is the most suitable place for him to train.

Developing combat awareness is also a preparation for taking the assessment at the Spirit Arts Academy in the future.

He didn't know what the entrance examination criteria were for the Spirit Arts Academy, so he could only try his best to increase his chances of success.

After leaving the residential area, Aizen Sousuke went straight up the mountain path.

Here is a shortcut that few people know about.

He had to leave the Xudiao area before dawn.

According to his calculations, the person who gave Kato the "divine sword" is currently focused on Kato and shouldn't be paying attention to him so quickly.

But if Kato finds he can't be found tomorrow, those who follow Kato might also find out about this.

He'll be in trouble then.

But he couldn't stay. Right now, that "divine sword" was absorbing Kato's blood, and who knew if it would absorb other people's blood in the future.

He must leave as soon as possible.

Fortunately, the large animals in this mountain forest do not come out at night, so apart from the road being a bit difficult to travel, everything went smoothly.

As Aizen Sousuke was about to leave the forest, he took out a knife from his bag, cut off the ponytail at the back of his head, tidied up his bangs, and then took out a pair of square-framed glasses from his bag and put them on.

He found these glasses; they were an old style with thick frames that covered a large part of his face.

After he put on his glasses, his entire demeanor changed.

He looks like a harmless and gentle young man.

Then, he destroyed the cut hair and prepared to leave the mountains.

Just then, Aizen Sousuke's body suddenly froze.

In that instant, he felt as if countless ants were crawling on his scalp and back.

A dark figure was standing on the treetop ahead!

By the moonlight, he could see the other person's attire: a haori draped over his clothes, and the black attire of the Grim Reaper underneath.

It's Death!

Aizen Sousuke couldn't even be sure when the other party had arrived!

My mind was racing, analyzing the current situation.

They even considered the worst-case scenario—

This Grim Reaper is the one who gave Kato the "divine sword".

He had already been spotted by Death when he left the cabin, and Death followed him all the way.