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

He was very excited.

The teacher is indeed a compassionate person!

The teacher not only accepted him, a werewolf from the werewolf clan, but also took the Great Hollow as his disciple!

Neliel breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed her teacher's disciple wasn't a difficult person to get along with.

“Your foundation isn’t very solid, so you need to start practicing from the very basics. Starting today, you will practice basic vibrations every day,” July said.

"Yes!"

Nellyel had virtually no foundation in swordsmanship; she had never practiced it.

In the past, he only relied on his instincts in battle.

So she has to start from the basics.

[The current training task has been added: Guide Nelielu through basic swordsmanship training (in progress)]

In July, after instructing three disciples on their cultivation at the temple for a while, he went to the market to prepare ingredients.

He has obtained the spiral-structured shell from Hueco Mundo and can now go to the Infernal Realm to learn how to create the 'Sound of Hell' from the immortal Saito.

Saito is immortal and loves snacks, pastries, and fine wine. Bringing some snacks, pastries, and fine wine will make her teach more attentively.

...

At night, July once again used her shadow abilities to infiltrate the underground prison located in the Central Prison.

While waiting for the guards to patrol, he stumbled upon a group of Death escorting criminals.

Their conversation convinced July to stay and observe a little longer.

"Keep a close eye on these two spirit remains. Do not loosen the restraints on them. If you do, they will self-destruct!" the Grim Reaper, who was escorting the criminals, warned.

The criminals escorted by Death are vengeful spirits!

"You've captured the spirit remains?" the guard asked curiously.

The news that the Third, Eighth, and Thirteenth Divisions had searched Rukongai had already spread throughout Seireitei.

Therefore, many Shinigami know that there are spirit corpses in Rukongai.

Chapter 196 Creating the Sound of Hell

The conversation between the 8th Division's Shinigami and the prison guards caught July's attention.

"Captain Towboat provided us with tranquilizer guns, giving us a chance to restrict the movement of the spirits before they self-destruct," said the Grim Reaper escorting the spirits. "Your prison squads should interrogate them first, but be careful not to kill them; they might have some important information on them."

"I see. Don't worry, once they're in the True Central Underground Prison, they won't be able to do as they please!" the prison guard laughed.

The prison guards escorted the two spirits to their cells, where they were separated and placed under the close supervision of four guards.

In July, he sneaked into the shadows of the prison guards and followed them to observe the condition of the spirit remains.

The two spirit bodies captured by the Eighth Division were both spirits with a certain amount of spiritual pressure. One was similar to an ordinary Shinigami soldier, while the other met the standards for entering the Spirit Arts Academy.

In July, wanting to see if the prison guards could extract any information, he left a shadow in the corner as an eye before heading to the Infernal City.

July arrives in the Avici Hell, and calls out into the darkness of the Avici Hell:

"Saito is immortal."

Soon, a girl with purple pigtails emerged from the darkness.

July pulled her directly into the shadow space.

“Miss Saito, I have found the materials needed to create the ‘Sound of Hell’.” July took out the shells she had collected in Hueco Mundo from her spirit space pocket.

"It's quite large. These things aren't easy to find in the Soul Society." Saito, the immortal, picked up the shell and examined it. "Is this a Hollow shell?"

“Yes, there are no snail-like souls this big in either Soul Society or the human world, so I went to Hueco Mundo to look for one.” July nodded and continued to take out pastries, snacks, and wine from her spiritual space pocket.

Upon seeing the pastries and wine, Saito, who was neither old nor dead, immediately beamed with joy: "You're much more clever than my former vice-captain! You even remembered my preferences!"

When Saito, who is immortal, first asked for snacks and treats, he did not specify the type of snacks.

In July, I prepared some common snacks and desserts, and while Saito was enjoying them, I paid attention to her preferences.

This time, he picked out all the foods that Saito, who was immortal, ate the most of.

The little detail in July pleased Saito, who was neither old nor dead. She took a skewer of hanami dumplings and, while eating, said, "Let's begin then. This Kido technique is a bit complicated..."

Saito, who is immortal, picked up the tools prepared in July and wrote some words and symbols on the paper.

“Use your spiritual pressure to carve these characters and symbols into the shell,” Saito the Immortal said. “You need to carve them into the inside of the shell without damaging it, which requires a high level of control over your spiritual pressure. But you have captain-level strength, so you should be able to do it, right?”

July picked up the paper and looked at it: "No problem."

Saito, who was neither old nor dead, picked through a pile of empty shells and picked out a large shell with a seven-layered spiral structure: "This one will do. Seven coils are just right. The 'Sound of Hell' that my grandma gave me also has seven coils."

In July, he took over the large conch shell and began to inscribe text and symbols.

The spiral-shaped shell, with each layer engraved with different characters and symbols, is something that would be very difficult for an ordinary Grim Reaper to do.

July is skilled in returning to the Dao, and the Shikatori-ryu swordsmanship also requires a high level of spiritual pressure control, so it would be easy for her to carve these symbols into the giant conch shell.

More than 30 minutes later, July successfully engraved the text symbols into the large snail shell.

"Your spiritual pressure control is excellent; you succeeded on your first try!" Saito, the immortal being, praised. "Next, you will need to guard the gates of hell in the mortal world."

"When the gates of hell open, chant the incantation in front of the gates of hell to guide the spiritual particles from hell that are escaping from the gates of hell into the runes of this giant conch shell. Then the 'Sound of Hell' will be successfully created."

Saito, who is immortal, then went on to mention some precautions regarding the 'Voice of Hell': "I do not recommend that you use the 'Voice of Hell' outside."

"As I said before, this 'Voice of Hell' sometimes receives messages from hell, and these messages often have a seductive power."

"Be careful when you use it. If you are frequently exposed to these seductive powers, even if you have captain-level strength, you will not be able to avoid being mind-controlled."

“I will be careful. The bewitching power in Hell is indeed terrifying. Captain Nobukatsu is a prime example.” July nodded and said, “Actually, I wanted to talk to Ms. Saito’s grandmother. After I finish making the ‘Sound of Hell,’ I will bring it to you in the Abyss.”

Saito, who was neither old nor dead, touched his eyepatch and smiled, "Then it's alright. This eye of mine can block that bewitching power."

After finishing his business, July did not leave the prison immediately, but stayed there a little longer, because the shadow he left in the prison saw the Grim Reaper of the prison team interrogating the spirit.

In July, he took a jug of sake and chatted and drank with Saito Immortal while keeping an eye on the activity in the prison.

In July, through the perspective of the shadows, he saw two Grim Reapers enter the cell.

The two Grim Reapers are quite distinctive; both the man and woman are tall and thin, and look alike, suggesting they are siblings.

July quickly recalled that when Kensei Rokusha talked about his experiences in the prison squad, he mentioned these two Shinigami, who were the chair officers of the Ninth Division.

According to Kensei Rokusha, the two men have somewhat dark minds and are very skilled at interrogating criminals.

When the two men came in, they were pushing a small cart with all sorts of interrogation tools on it.

"The effects of the medicine are about to wear off, let's wake him up now," the tall, thin woman said.

The tall, thin man took a long tube from the cart, unscrewed the cap, and placed it under Linghai's nose. Some kind of volatile drug immediately flowed into Linghai's nasal cavity.

"Cough cough cough—" The spirit was awakened by the extremely pungent smell.

After Linghai woke up, he looked around the cell and the two Grim Reapers in front of him and quickly realized his situation. He immediately tried to mobilize his spiritual pressure to activate the self-destructing Kido implanted in his body.

"Don't waste your time." The tall, thin man chuckled and patted Linghai's face. "Your spiritual pressure has been suppressed. No matter how you try, you can't mobilize it."

The spirit body immediately opened its eyes wide in anger, glaring at the tall, thin man.

The tall, thin woman took out a bag of torture instruments, and after unfolding it, various torture instruments were hanging inside.

"This is the first time I've interrogated a spirit corpse. I don't know how much your spirit body can withstand..." The tall, thin woman took out a needle several centimeters long from her torture device bag.

"Then let's try the easiest one first." The tall, thin woman pinched Linghai's fingers and inserted a long needle into her fingernail.

"Aaaaaah!!!" The spirit skeleton let out a horrifying scream and struggled frantically, trying to escape the pain.

But his hand was firmly held by the tall, thin woman, and he couldn't break free at all.

The tall, thin woman moved very slowly, as she needed to prolong the spirit's suffering as much as possible. As the long needle was slowly pushed in, the spirit's screams became increasingly agonizing.

The tall, slender woman's lips curled slightly upward, as if she were enjoying herself.

"No matter how many times you hear such wails, it will always bring you a sense of pleasure," the tall, thin man chuckled.

"What are you trying to do!" Linghai shouted.

“It seems you can’t wait any longer…” The tall, thin man walked to the cart, took out a scalpel, and said, “Don’t worry, my technique is more meticulous.”

Under the terrified gaze of the spirit, the tall, thin man slowly approached, carrying a scalpel.

...

Half an hour later, Linghai's psychological defenses were destroyed.

"I said... what do you want to know!"

These two undead were not trained assassins. The reason they were able to self-destruct so cleanly was simply because they believed that their death was just another form of rebirth.

"What is your purpose? Why are you there?"

"We are freshmen at the Spiritual Arts Academy...we were caught while reporting to the academy..."

The information revealed by the spirit remains is not difficult to find; it can be verified by checking with the Spirit Arts Academy.

However, July, who was hiding in the shadows, had a sudden thought.

These two spirit remains actually passed the entrance test for the Spirit Arts Academy!

If they hadn't been found during this screening, they probably would have infiltrated the Spiritual Arts Academy!

"What do you want to do at the Spirit Arts Academy?" the tall, thin man continued to ask.

"Spread the belief in the 'Great God of Soul Land' among the students of the Spiritual Arts Academy...and get them to join us..."

"'Soul Land God'? A wild god from Rukongai..." The tall, thin woman curled her lip.

“No! The ‘Great God of Soul Land’ is not some wild god. He is the god who governs death. You death gods are nothing more than disintegrating into spirit particles after death. For us, the followers of the ‘Great God of Soul Land,’ death is nothing more than returning to the ‘Great God of Soul Land’s’ Soul Land divine kingdom!” Linghai became excited.

The tall, thin woman frowned, picked up a torture device, and tried to calm the spirit body down.

Just then, Linghai's facial expression twisted together, as if he was enduring some kind of pain.

A few breaths later, Linghai's eyes lost their luster, his head lolled to the side, and he fainted.

"What happened?" the tall, thin man asked in surprise. "She shouldn't have fainted."

The tall, thin man took out the long tube that emitted a pungent odor again and placed it under the spirit's nose.

But this time, the spirit was not awakened by the irritating gas; instead, white snot slowly flowed from its nose.

The tall, thin man's expression changed, and he immediately sensed something was wrong. He quickly checked the spirit remains.

The investigation revealed that the skeleton's brain had turned into a complete mess.

"How is this possible! Wasn't his spiritual pressure restricted by the torture devices on his body? How could he destroy his own brain?!" The tall, thin woman's face showed astonishment. She couldn't accept that this spirit body had been destroyed by their hands.

"Perhaps someone implanted some kind of demonic technique in their brains that can be activated without spiritual pressure..." The tall, thin man's face was grim. These two spirit remains were very important, and they hadn't even gotten much information out of them yet, and now one of them had been destroyed.

Meanwhile, the Infernal Affairs—

"The 'Voice of Hell' is reacting?" Saito Immortal looked at the giant conch shell in July's hand, which was emitting a faint red glow, with surprise. He frowned. "This reaction from the 'Voice of Hell'... could it be that a gate to hell has opened nearby, and hellish spiritual particles are spreading here?"

Just as Linghai, who was being interrogated by the prison team, suddenly lost consciousness, the unfinished 'Sound of Hell' made in July began to glow faintly.

According to Saito Immortal, this is the reaction of the runes engraved on the 'Voice of Hell' coming into contact with the Hell Spirit Particles.

In July, to facilitate the evacuation, he also deployed shadow eyes in the Zhenyang Underground Prison. He used the shadow eyes deployed outside to observe the activity outside the Zhenyang Underground Prison.

However, he did not find any 'gates of hell' open nearby.

If the situation isn't caused by external factors, then there must be a problem within the Shin-O Underground Prison.

July felt that the strange changes that had occurred on Linghai were inextricably linked to the sudden appearance of Hell Spirits.

"Let's go outside and take a look." July dispersed the shadow space and returned to the pitch-black void.

As July walked further, she discovered that the closer she got to the depths of the Abyss, the brighter the runes of the unfinished 'Voice of Hell' became.

"These hellish spiritual particles emanate from the depths of the Avici Hell!" July frowned.

"Could it be that Avici Hell is truly connected to Hell?!"

He had been speculating before July whether there was a connection between the Avici Hell and the real hell, but he never expected to witness such an anomaly today, which made it hard for him not to connect the two.

“Miss Saito, it seems that some kind of rule is affecting this space. I cannot enter the depths of the Abyss. Can you tell me about the situation in the depths of the Abyss?” July asked.