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

"A bag of dried dates..."

"What are these things?!"

Kensei Muguruma was shocked. Among Saito's immortal and ageless belongings, there was a whole page filled with various snacks.

"It's probably something stored in the spirit space pocket... It's normal to keep some food in a spirit space pocket."

Kensei Muguruma thought to himself, but after turning the page, he found it was still snacks!

"Is her spirit space pocket filled with snacks?!" Kensei Rokusha exclaimed in shock.

However, he quickly frowned.

"Why can't I see the 'Heavenly Weapon' called 'The Voice of Hell' that the teacher wanted to look up?" Kensei Muguruma wondered to himself.

He looked at it several more times to make sure he hadn't missed anything, and there was indeed no record of 'the voice of hell'.

"It seems a line has been erased here..." Kensei Muguruma noticed that one line in the list of stored items had been erased by spirit particles.

"There's a problem... Warehouse number 176, right...?"

Kensei Rokusha put away the documents and decided to go to warehouse number 176 to check it out himself.

Kensei Rokusha, as the captain of the 9th Division, has the right to enter the storeroom.

Under the "good atmosphere" of the Ninth Division, he entered the storeroom without attracting anyone's attention.

He entered warehouse number 176 and found Saito's immortal items, which consisted of only one spirit particle space pocket; all her other items had been placed inside the spirit particle space pocket.

He took out his spiritual space pocket, and as expected, he did not find the "Heavenly Weapon" called "Voice of Hell" inside.

"As expected, there isn't..." Kensei Muguruma's eyes narrowed.

Furthermore, due to the chaotic management of the Ninth Division's records, he didn't even know who altered the records or who took the items.

"Damn it, I can't help my teacher anymore. If I become the captain of the Ninth Division, I'll definitely have to manage the archives and storeroom properly!" Kensei Muguruma thought with a double standard. The fact that he could enter the archives and storeroom so freely was also due to the chaotic management.

...

"The records have been altered?"

"Yes, I checked the warehouse, and 'The Voice of Hell' is indeed not there."

The news that Kensei Rokusha brought back surprised July.

He didn't intend for Kensei Muguruma to obtain the "Heavenly Weapon" called "The Voice of Hell".

He just wanted to confirm the location of the 'Voice of Hell' through Kensei Muguruma, and then go to "borrow" it himself.

As a result, the 'Voice of Hell' was no longer in the prison squad's storeroom.

"Thank you for your hard work. It's alright if you disappear," July said with a light laugh.

“The prison records are in disarray, making it difficult to trace who took them. I made some inquiries, and it turns out that those who usually do this are the officers and soldiers in charge of the prison at the time. However, Saito Immortal was imprisoned for too long, and the officer and two soldiers in charge of this matter are no longer with the prison,” Kensei Rokusha replied.

"It seems I'll have to talk to Saito Immortal in person... She's possessed the 'Voice of Hell' for a long time, so she should know something about Hell," July thought to herself.

Chapter 184 Heading to the Abyss

At night, a section of the Thirteenth Division's archives was shrouded in darkness.

Inside the shadow space, July was reviewing the personnel change records of the Thirteenth Division.

During the day, July learned from Kensei Muguruma that the three Shinigami who were in charge of storing Saito's immortal items were no longer in the prison squad.

The records containing the 'Voices of Hell' were likely altered by the Grim Reaper who was in charge of collecting the items at the time.

Kensei Muguruma investigated the whereabouts of these three Shinigami and discovered that all three had been transferred to the 13th Division in the same year.

In July, I'll come to the 13th Division to see if I can find the whereabouts of these three.

In July, I found the whereabouts of these three Grim Reapers in the archives:

"Asuka Kitano...Senior 18 of the 13th Division...died while on a mission to guard the human world..."

"Sawada Taki...a member of the 13th Division...died while on a mission to protect the human world..."

"Kitayama Yusei...a member of the 13th Division...died while on a mission to protect the human world..."

"They're all dead..."

"This happened more than ten years ago, before Ukitake Jushiro became the captain of the 13th Division."

In July, I continued to peruse the documents in my hands.

These three Shinigami were transferred from the 13th Division Vice-Captain, Tetsuya Miyamoto.

After being transferred from the 9th Division to the 13th Division, they were assigned to guard the human world, and soon after, they were attacked by a Hollow and died in the human world.

July frowned, sensing something fishy was going on here.

A moment later, July found the file of Tetsuya Miyamoto, the then vice-captain of the 13th Division.

"Formerly the third seat of the 12th Division, he was promoted to vice-captain after being transferred to the 13th Division... He disappeared while investigating the Hollow attack on a Shinigami in the Human World, and his whereabouts remain unknown..."

“Hellish consciousness...remains...former third seat of the 12th Division…” Although July doesn’t have any concrete evidence right now, she can vaguely sense from this series of connections that Miyamoto Toru is also quite extraordinary.

"The Twelfth Division's archives are not easy to investigate... They must have many measures to prevent outsiders from entering." July wondered if she should go directly to ask Kiryuki Hikifune.

The three Shinigami transferred from the prison squad are dead, and the vice-captain who transferred them to the 13th Division has also disappeared.

Saito's immortal 'Voice of Hell' has disappeared.

Since she couldn't "borrow" the Hell's Voice, July thought she could just ask Hikifune Kiryu directly.

He originally intended to use the Hell's Voice, which is why he didn't mention this information to outsiders.

Now that the Hell's Voice can no longer be borrowed, if you want to know about the former Third Seat of the Twelfth Division, you can simply ask Kiryu Hikifune.

But before that, he wanted to go to Mugen to see Saito, the immortal being.

Saito, who is immortal, has possessed the 'Voice of Hell' for a long time and should have some understanding of hell.

Although the Avici Prison is heavily guarded, July's Shadow Dimension can even pass through the Soul-Sealing Messenger, so entering the Avici Prison is not difficult.

After returning the archives to their original place in July, he left the archives room of the 13th Division.

...

The Great Prison of the Shinigami is the largest prison in Soul Society and a place where Shinigami criminals are imprisoned.

This place is heavily guarded, protected by a spiritual barrier that even ordinary captain-level Grim Reapers cannot break in a short time.

However, at that moment, a dark shadow silently passed through the spirit barrier.

The shadow space created by July's Bankai can be large or small. He shrunk the shadow space to just the size to cover himself, and a layer of black shadow wrapped around his body, like wearing a shadow cloak.

The shadow space covering his body could carry him through most of the spiritual particle barriers, including the one protecting the True Central Underground Prison.

After passing through the first layer of protection of the Shin-O Underground Prison in July, he blended into the shadows of the building and observed the environment of the Shin-O Underground Prison.

The entire outer shell of the True Central Underground Prison is constructed from killing stones.

Because of the ability of the Killing Stone to isolate spiritual particles, this place can be considered one of the most fortified locations in Seireitei.

There are quite a few guards patrolling, rotating every four hours.

After waiting for more than half an hour, July saw a guard rotation. Taking advantage of the opportunity, he slipped into the guard's shadow and followed him into the True Central Underground Prison.

After the guards entered the main prison, they returned to their rest room to rest.

He didn't act rashly in July. He learned some information about the large prison from Kensei Rokusha. The large prison also had guards patrolling inside.

He only needs to follow the patrolling guards to find the Infernal Prison.

"Sasaki, you can go on patrol by yourself from now on. I'm sleepy and want to take a nap," the older guard said to the younger guard in a senior's tone.

The young guard had no objections. After resting for about ten minutes, he got up and left the rest room to begin patrolling the prison.

July immediately slipped into the shadows of the young guard and followed him out of the lounge.

The Shin-o Underground Prison has eight floors.

The upper floors are for detaining criminals with less serious crimes.

The criminals are kept in solitary confinement, which looks similar to a regular prison; you can even see the criminals inside through the iron bars.

The criminals imprisoned on the first floor all wore collars around their necks that restricted their spiritual pressure.

The criminals imprisoned here are all fitted with instruments that restrict spiritual pressure.

The further down the path they went, the more restraints the criminals wore on their spiritual pressure, and the worse their condition became.

Long-term restriction of spiritual pressure can cause significant damage to the spirit.

The young guard's patrol was cursory; he didn't believe anyone could have broken in.

The Great Prison of the Shinigami Palace is one of the most heavily guarded places in Soul Society. It is absolutely impossible for outsiders to sneak into it silently!

A moment later, July followed the young guard to the lowest level of the prison—the Abyss.

The young guard did not enter the Abyss. The prisoners held here were all criminals who had committed serious crimes, and even the guards were not allowed to have contact with these criminals.

July quickly broke free from the youth guard's shadow, and along the edge of the wall, used the shadow space to pass through the wall.

Within the Abyss, all was pitch black.

However, this does not affect July's vision. After gaining the ability to manipulate shadows, he can see the shape of things even in completely dark environments.

The Infernal Realm is like a vast, boundless cave.

"Judging from the size of the 'Soul Society Underground Prison,' you wouldn't guess there's such a large space underneath... There are still many secrets in Soul Society... Avici Hell... Is this place related to the real Hell?" July thought to herself.

According to historical records, this prison, known as "Avici Hell," has no end and existed before the construction of the "True Central Underground Prison."

The True Central Underground Prison is simply a prison built on top of the Avici Hell.

Chapter 185 Saito is Immortal

Within the Abyss, there is boundless darkness.

July tried to venture into the depths of darkness, but could not get any closer.

He had expected this.

Innocent people cannot reach the dark depths of Avici Hell.

"Now that I've secretly entered the deepest hell, can I still be considered an innocent person...?" July scratched her face.

He doesn't actually need to go deep into Avici Hell to see the sinners imprisoned there; he only needs to call their names to see them.

"Saito is immortal."

Then, in July, she heard the sound of something being dragged on the ground coming from the depths of darkness.

A figure slowly emerged from the darkness.

The newcomer was a petite, delicate girl with purple hair. She was not tall, only about 1.5 meters.

She had long purple hair tied into pigtails with black hair ties, a black eye patch covering her left eye, and was wearing a plain white kimono.

A pair of small, white feet touched the ground, and her ankles were bound by a chain shackle.

The sound I heard in July was the sound of chains dragging on the ground.

Her neck, wrists, and waist were also bound by chains and shackles.

"This is truly rare. Since someone has come to 'Avici Hell' to find me, could it be that the Tsunayoshi clan has been wiped out, and the Seireitei has finally remembered to let me out?" The purple-haired girl narrowed her right eye slightly, trying to see the person's appearance clearly.

But within the void, all is darkness, and one can only observe the other through spiritual perception.

Shikatori Nanatsuki was covered by a shadow space, and her spiritual senses couldn't see through her.

"It's a pity that the Tsunayo family is still a major noble family in Soul Society," July said with a smile.

"That's a real shame. It seems I'll have to stay here some more," Saito said casually with a sneer.

She played with her twin ponytails with her fingers.

With a slight thought in July, the shadow space instantly expanded, pulling the immortal Saito into it.

Saito, who was immortal, was startled, but she had no way to avoid the shadow space.

"Sorry, just to be on the safe side, no one will hear us if we speak here," July said with a smile.