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

The Spirit Pressure Core is the core that carries the spiritual pressure of the Shinigami, and it is connected to the Locked Knot and the Soul Sleep.

Locked knots and Soul Sleep are acupoints that generate spiritual power; they are the vital points of the Death God's spirit.

If the connection between the spiritual pressure core, the lock, and the sleep of the spirit is severed, the spirit will die very quickly.

On another operating table, Hoshino Rie had already cut open Saito Shizuku's skin and muscles, preparing the surgical field for July.

“I’m all ready,” Hoshino Rie reminded him.

July nodded, and with a slight movement of the scalpel, severed the connection between the spiritual pressure core and the lock and soul sleep.

Then, using tweezers, he reached into the spirit body, removed the spiritual pressure core, and placed it on the tray beside him.

The replacement of the spiritual pressure core must be completed in a short time.

July quickly moved to Saito Shizuku's side, instructing, "Bring me the spiritual pressure core of the Reikai. After I cut the connection of Saito Shizuku's spiritual pressure core, hand over the Reikai's spiritual pressure core immediately."

"Understood." Hoshino Rie put down her scalpel and took the tray containing the spiritual pressure core.

Seeing that Hoshino Rie was ready, she wielded her scalpel and severed the connection between the spiritual pressure core and the lock and sleep.

Hoshino Rie immediately handed over the Spirit Pressure Core with tweezers.

With lightning-fast reflexes, July immediately used the Return Path to connect the Spirit Core of the Spirit Corpse with Saito Shizuku's Lock and Soul Sleep.

Only after completing the connection did he remove the damaged spiritual pressure core from Saito Shizuku's body.

In July, she used tweezers to adjust the position of the Spirit Pressure Core, returning it to its original location.

After doing all this, July continued to use the Return Path to stimulate the Spirit Pressure Core and the Locked Knots and Soul Sleep.

Hoshino Rie watched her teacher's movements nervously, knowing that this was the most crucial moment of the surgery.

Chapter 233 Ge Kuang's Graduation Examination

Under the stimulation of the return pathway, the locks and sleep that were temporarily suppressed by the drug are reactivated.

Spiritual pressure flowed continuously into the core of spiritual pressure.

July and Hoshino Rie quietly observed for ten minutes but found nothing unusual.

"Teacher, was the spiritual pressure core replacement surgery successful?" Hoshino Rie asked doubtfully. She looked at the spiritual status data on the instrument but didn't see anything unusual.

"There are no abnormalities for now, but we still need to observe her for a while." July looked at the data on the examination instrument and continued, "Suturing the wound first, then observing her for two hours before waking her up."

In July, the postoperative wound was sutured, and then a suture was used to accelerate the healing process.

A moment later, Saito Shizuku's skin returned to normal.

The two did not wake Saito Shizuku, but observed her various indicators using instruments.

"No abnormalities found in the locking mechanism..."

"The spirit sleeps normally..."

"The spiritual pressure core is stable..."

"The spiritual pressure fluctuation deviation is within a controllable range..."

"Low heart rate..."

Hoshino Rie records the data of various indicators every ten minutes, and this data will become an important reference for customizing Shikatori Hakunsai's treatment plan.

Saito Shizuku's condition is relatively stable, and all data are within a controllable range.

Two hours later, July breathed a sigh of relief; Saito Shizuku's spirit had not encountered any major problems.

"Teacher, the antidote for the anesthetic is ready."

"Wake her up."

"clear."

Hoshino Rie injected the newly prepared antidote into Saito Shizuku's spirit.

The data displayed on the testing instrument changed immediately.

Hoshino Rie quickly recorded the data changes:

"The speed at which the spiritual pressure is generated by the Locking and Soul Sleep is rapidly increasing..."

"The spiritual pressure core is stable..."

"Abnormal spiritual pressure fluctuation value..."

"Abnormal heart rate..."

"It must be that her Lock Knot and Soul Sleep haven't adapted to the new spiritual pressure core yet. The spiritual pressure core is rejecting it, which in turn is stimulating the Lock Knot and Soul Sleep." July saw the problem and immediately placed her hands on the Lock Knot and Soul Sleep locations, using the technique of guiding spiritual pressure from the Returning Dao to guide the excessive spiritual pressure that Saito Shizuku had increased out of her body.

By this time, the antidote had spread throughout Saito Shizuku's body, eliminating the effects of the potent anesthetic.

Saito Shizuku gradually regained consciousness.

"Am I...alive...?" Saito Shizuku asked groggily.

"Don't worry, the surgery to replace the spiritual pressure core is complete. Please keep your emotions stable and control your spiritual pressure well," July said gently.

"Miss Shizuku, please drink the medicine. It will help you clear your head." Hoshino Rie stepped forward and handed the prepared medicine to Saito Shizuku.

After finishing the drink, Saito Shizuku quickly regained her senses.

"Why can't I control most of my spiritual pressure?" Saito Shizuku asked in surprise, sensing something was wrong with her spirit.

“There’s nothing seriously wrong right now, but you need to get used to the new spiritual pressure core.” July continued her spiritual pressure guidance technique, explaining, “Follow my guidance and try to control your spiritual pressure.”

“Okay…” Saito Shizuku could sense a spiritual pressure within her body that did not belong to her. She tried to follow the guidance of this spiritual pressure and sense and control it.

Gradually, she discovered that she could control the spiritual pressure within the spiritual pressure core.

"I can control my spiritual pressure again!"

Saito Shizuku looked pleasantly surprised.

July nodded and instructed, "Very good, remember how you felt just now."

"I just used the Reincarnation Spirit Pressure Guidance Technique to clear your Spirit Pressure Core."

"You will continue doing this until the rejection reaction of the spiritual pressure core is completely eliminated."

"Due to the limited time available for cultivating the spirit body, the quality of this spiritual pressure core is still far inferior to your original spiritual pressure core."

"This spiritual pressure core can probably withstand spiritual pressure at the tenth level of spiritual power."

"You need to be careful these next few years to avoid depleting the spiritual pressure of your spiritual pressure core, otherwise it will stimulate the lock and the sleep of the soul."

"If the Locking Knot and the Sleeping Soul get out of control, it may be too much for your Spirit Pressure Core to handle. After all, the development of your Locking Knot and Sleeping Soul far exceeds that of your Spirit Pressure Core."

Saito Shizuku was originally a sixth-rank Spirit Warrior, a high-ranking officer who was close to the vice-captain level.

The spiritual pressure core is taken from a spirit body at the tenth level of spiritual power. The difference in strength between the two is quite large. If her binding and soul-sleeping functions are fully activated, the released spiritual pressure will probably be beyond what this spiritual pressure core can withstand.

Saito Shizuku nodded repeatedly: "It's already good enough that you've survived, and being able to maintain your level 10 spiritual power is an unexpected blessing!"

Saito Shizuku looks to be in good condition, but she still needs to be observed for a while.

In July, Saito Akane was let in from outside the door, and she was told that the surgery was complete: "The spiritual pressure core replacement surgery has been completed, and Ms. Shizuku is doing quite well now."

Saito Akane said gratefully, "Thank you so much! If Shikato-kun ever needs any help in the future, the Saito family will do everything in its power to help!"

"Take good rest during this time. I will come to check on your condition every day afterward. I will also prepare some medicine to suppress your spiritual pressure so that you can better adapt to the new spiritual pressure core." July turned to look at Hoshino Rie. "You don't have to be on duty during this time, so just stay with Shizuku-san and record her spiritual condition every one or two hours."

“Yes!” Hoshino Rie replied.

That evening, July returned to the laboratory and asked Aizen Sousuke to dispose of the discarded spirit remains.

"Teacher, what should we do with the remaining fourth body of Saito Shizuku?" Aizen Sousuke asked.

During this period, they used a spirit growth agent to accelerate the growth of Saito Shizuku's spirit remains, and successfully cultivated two spirit remains that did not undergo ethereal distortion.

In July, she selected the spiritual pressure core from the spirit skeleton with stronger spiritual pressure and replaced it with the one from Saito Shizuku.

The other remains are still in the life support unit, awaiting processing.

“Number Four is only at the level of level 20 Spirit Might right now... but it is, after all, the spirit body of a Seat Official, so it has more room for growth than the spirit body of an ordinary Death God.” July thought for a moment and said, “Change the dosage of the Spirit Growth Agent to the normal dosage and continue to cultivate it. We can use it when we do the Hollowfication experiment later.”

In July, he had a premonition that even with the fragments of the Spirit King, the experiment on the etherealization would not go smoothly. It would probably take a lot of spirit remains to see any results. Of course, the more usable spirit remains the better, so he decided to keep this one that had not undergone any distortion for now.

"Understood." Aizen Sousuke nodded and modified the dosage of the spirit growth agent on the life support pod's data card.

Three people are using this lab, and every operation must be recorded so that they can check it at any time; otherwise, it is easy to make mistakes.

Just then, a message came from July's messenger.

In July, he took out the communication device and discovered that it was Dean Kotetsu contacting him.

He immediately had a bad feeling.

Under normal circumstances, Dean Kotetsu would not contact him using the messenger device at this time.

July quickly asked, "Dean Kotetsu, is something urgent that happened so late?"

Ayane Kotetsu's voice came through the communication device: "Shikatori-sensei, there have been some problems with this graduation exam. Please go to the Dankai to check on the situation on behalf of the Spirit Arts Academy!"

...

The day before, Kagaku followed his instructor and the Shinigami of the Kido Sect to the Dankai.

Her graduation assessment task was to accompany the Grim Reapers of the Ghost Path Sect to the Broken Realm to handle and repair the abnormality of the spiritual particle barrier in the Broken Realm.

The Shinigami examiners of the Kido sect will assess her mastery and application of Kido knowledge during this process.

“Gekuang, let me first show you the spirit particle barrier of the severing boundary.” Teacher Sakai said seriously, “You have to pay attention. The Spirit Arts Academy hasn’t taught much about this. This is probably a bit beyond your level. You have to hurry up and familiarize yourself with the spirit particle barrier so as not to embarrass yourself in front of the Kido Clan’s assessment teachers.”

The Ghost Path is not just about memorizing the relevant knowledge. The examiners of the Ghost Path sect will test Ge Kuang's adaptability and see how much she can understand about the spiritual particle barrier of the severing boundary in a short period of time.

"I understand, I will definitely do my best!" Ge Kuang nodded confidently.

In the past two days, with the help of her teacher and senior sister Yoruichi, she went to the Shihouin family to look up some information and has gained a preliminary understanding of the spiritual particle barrier of the severing boundary. She is very confident that she can complete the assessment task.

Kagaku followed Professor Sakai to observe and feel the spiritual barrier within the barrier.

Near the anomaly point of the spiritual barrier of the severable boundary, there are some Shinigami from the Third Division guarding it.

Ge Kuang also met his fellow disciple, Senior Sister Zhicheng Xiangcai.

"Go Kuang, keep it up!" Cilantro waved and cheered for Go Kuang from afar.

Shikagori Nanatsuki had informed her in advance, asking her to help look after Kaku.

“It’s cilantro…” Ms. Sakai chuckled. “I was the one who taught her Kido back then.”

Kagami and Ms. Sakai walked over.

"Ms. Sakai, it's been a long time!" Kana Mochi said with a smile.

"It's been years since we last met. You've become a seat official, much more capable than your teacher!" Teacher Sakai said with some emotion. The students in his class who had taught Shikamori Shichigetsu were all extremely outstanding, and now they had all become seat officials.

Among them, Kana Mochi has become a high-ranking official, an achievement that most Shinigami cannot attain in their entire lives.

But Cilantro Mochi managed to do it in such a short time.

With such strength, his future achievements will certainly not be lower than those of the vice-captain.

"It's all thanks to the teachers! Hehe!" Cilantro Mochi scratched the back of her head and chuckled.

"Kaguya is your junior sister, right?" Teacher Sakai said with a smile. "Your junior sister is taking her graduation exam here, so you'd better keep a close eye on her and don't let Utsuki break in and disturb us!"

"No problem!" Kana Mochi patted her chest and assured Professor Sakai, "Leave it to me! I guarantee not a single one will get in!"

"With you, 'Lord Chairman,' speaking up, I feel relieved," Professor Sakai joked. "I'll stop here for now; I need to continue guiding Kagaku to observe and experience the spiritual particle barrier of the severable boundary."

"Goodbye!" Kana Mochi waved goodbye to the two.

Afterwards, Ms. Sakai led Utako through the process, explaining the key points of the spirit particle barrier: "You must remember that as a technique that needs to be maintained for a long time, the structural stability of the spirit particle barrier is the most important thing. Do you still remember the three factors that affect structural stability...?"

"Reach out your hand and feel this spiritual energy formula structure up close... This is the key to maintaining its stability..."

"Its principle is the same as that of sealing-type spirit particle spells, and it's also the most important aspect of this type of spirit particle spell. The examiners from the Ghost Path Sect shouldn't miss this question..."

The two accidentally encountered a Kido Shinigami who were researching the problem of the spirit particle barrier in the Dangai. However, the Kido Shinigami were focused on checking the problem of the spirit particle barrier and did not have time to communicate with them.

By evening, the Shinigami of the Ghost Path had finalized a plan to repair and modify the spirit particle barrier.

This also led them to discover previously undetected vulnerabilities. Therefore, their task is not merely to repair the spirit barrier spell, but to find a way to optimize the vulnerabilities in the spirit barrier.

This will take more time.