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

Chapter 240 Hell Butterfly

I checked on Saito Shizuku's spirit again today in July.

His spirit's stable condition put his mind at ease. All he needed to do next was nurture the spirit remains of the Ba Yun Zhai so that he could replace her spiritual pressure core and heal her injuries.

However, Shikatori Hakunsai's strength is much greater than Saito Shizuku's, and her spirit body needs a longer time to be nurtured.

Now that a feasible plan has been developed, July wants to restore Shikatori Hakunsai to a state where he can exert his original strength as much as possible.

“Miss Shizuku, the Saito family is an ancient family with a long history. I suppose they must have some books describing ancient times. I’m interested in that kind of stuff. May I borrow some?”

Some time ago, he read a lot of historical materials in the libraries of the Shiba family and the Shihōin family.

They learned some secret information from ancient times.

In order to maintain the world, the Soul King set up three magic schemes in the Soul Society, Hueco Mundo, and the Human World.

These three techniques are actually related to three seals in hell.

However, after consulting the collections of the Shiba and Shihōin families, July found no descriptions of the three seals in Hell.

In July, she remembered that Saito Immortal had said that, apart from her grandmother, the Saito family had also produced ancestors whose Zanpakuto abilities were related to hell.

Therefore, Saito's library contained some records about hell.

In July, I thought I'd check if there was any information worth noting.

“Our family does have books on this subject. Are you interested in these things?” Saito Shizuku immediately offered to take Shikato Shichigatsu to the library. “If you want to see them, of course, no problem. I’ll take you to the library.”

A moment later, Saito Shizuku brought Shikatoshi Nanatsuki to the library.

The Saito family's library has many books. Saito Shizuku introduced the types of books to Shikatoshi Nanatsuki: "These bookshelves contain books that record the insights gained from practicing the Oni Way."

"The bookshelves over there contain swordsmanship, Zanpakuto, Hakuda, and Shunpo training tips. Apart from the Returning Dao, it's quite comprehensive."

“If you’re interested, Shikatori-kun, you can take a look.”

This is the advantage of a family with a long history. The training experiences recorded by the Saito family's ancestors make it easier for them to cultivate outstanding descendants with the strength to attend official positions or above.

In July, I became curious about the records of Zanpakuto training experiences, so I stopped and flipped through them.

It was discovered that the Saito family ancestors would record the abilities of their Zanpakuto and the process of developing those abilities for future generations to reference.

"As expected of a family with a long and distinguished history, if any of the younger generation possesses a Zanpakuto with similar abilities, they can refer to the information here and accelerate the development of their Zanpakuto," July praised.

“The Saito family isn’t a large family, so there aren’t many Zanpakuto with similar abilities. Skills in swordsmanship, hand-to-hand combat, Shunpo, and Kido are more important,” Saito Shizuku said with a smile. “However, my Zanpakuto is a relatively common wind-type Zanpakuto, so I can find some references.”

“While wind-type Zanpakuto are common, their abilities can be used in many ways, making them quite a good ability,” July said casually.

He flipped through the books on swordsmanship manuals on the shelf, but quickly lost interest. The Saito family's swordsmanship was rather mediocre, and these manuals were still relatively basic for him.

The insights into the Way of the Demon are worth reading.

This records some non-sequence Kido, which were developed by the ancestors of the Saito family.

However, creating your own Ghost Path is not necessarily more powerful than the Ghost Paths already in the sequence; it may only have some practical value in certain specific scenarios.

"The ancient books are on the innermost bookshelf. Fewer people read those books, so I won't disturb you while you read. I'll go get some tea and snacks."

"Thank you!"

"No need for thanks. Shikato-kun saved my life; this is nothing..."

After pointing out a location to Shichitori Nanatsuki, Saito Shizuku left the library.

Instead of immediately turning to ancient books in July, he continued reading his insights on the Way of the Demon.

"The Kido that can transform spiritual particles into ice... is indeed somewhat useful... Summer is almost here, and we can make chilled drinks then."

"The Kido technique that attracts humans... has a similar structure to the Kido technique that dispels humans..."

"A demonic technique that makes spirits glow, and then allows humans without spiritual particle aptitude to see it... that seems rather interesting..."

"A demonic technique to summon hell butterflies from hell?"

In July, he discovered a ghost path related to hell on the bookshelf, a discovery that instantly piqued his interest.

Hell Butterflies can guide souls between the mortal world and the Soul Society.

In addition, it also has the function of conveying information. In addition to using the Messenger Machine, the Hell Butterfly is also used as a bridge for communication between the various squads.

According to July's understanding, Hell Butterflies are originally a native species of Hell, and can be considered Hell creatures.

After the Shinigami discovered that the Hell Butterflies could guide souls and act as a bridge for communication, they tamed them, thus creating a Hell Butterfly race in Soul Society.

"The hell butterflies summoned from hell, are they untamed hell butterflies...?" July continued to flip through the information recorded in her notes.

"Untamed hell butterflies can find the souls of 'sinners' who have slipped through the gates of hell and guide them to hell."

Untamed hell butterflies possess the ability to detect the souls of 'sinners,' an ability that tamed hell butterflies lack.

July stroked her chin, pondering the usefulness of this ability.

"If I want to enter hell in the future, I won't have to bother finding the 'Gates of Hell'..." July thought to herself.

Finding the 'Gates of Hell' is not easy.

The location where the 'Gates of Hell' open is not fixed; it will only open in the mortal world when the soul of a 'sinner' appears.

With the untamed hell butterflies summoned by this demonic spell, the trouble of finding the 'Gate of Hell' can be avoided.

"Hell Butterflies are born with the ability to travel between different worlds... truly an amazing species."

In July, I wrote down this demonic technique for future reference.

The bookshelf has many self-created Kido techniques, mostly "life hacks," which July found interesting and wrote down one by one.

After reading for a while, Saito Shizuku brought over some tea and snacks. She did not disturb Shikato Nanatsuki, who was engrossed in his book, and left the library after putting down the tea and snacks.

After reading the guide to Kido in July, I also took a look at the guides to Hakuda and Shunpo.

However, in July he had already seen more complete and comprehensive manuals on hand-to-hand combat and Shunpo at the Shihōin family, so after flipping through them for a while and not finding anything particularly interesting, he lost interest.

In July, I arrived at the bookshelf that contained records of ancient history, legends, and related exploration experiences.

The books here are not as numerous as those in the Shihōin or Shiba families, but their focus is different.

The Shihōin and Shiba families have a large collection of books describing the Soul King.

The Saito family has some records of their explorations of hell.

"So the Hell Butterfly was a species discovered by the Saito family's ancestors..."

"Hellish creatures are not immortal... If they are not revived by hellfire after death, their will will be gradually eroded, and their spirit will become an integral part of hell..."

In July, a map of the underworld was even found in a book.

This is a map discovered by one of the Saito family's ancestors.

It only records a small part of hell, but it is still very precious.

This was the first time July had seen a map of Hell in Soul Society.

Immediately take out a piece of paper and write down this map of hell.

"This giant vortex... could it be the 'Eye of Hell' that Saito Hoshiko discovered?" July felt that the description on the map looked somewhat familiar.

The map doesn't describe the location by name; it only shows a whirlpool in the river with a few words labeled next to it.

A terrifying vortex, stay away!

July thought that this vortex might be the 'Eye of Hell' that Saito Hoshiko had discovered. Perhaps Saito Hoshiko had seen this map before, which was why she was able to find this 'Eye of Hell' vortex.

A moment later, July found another map of hell.

I haven't been to Hell in July, so I have no idea about the environment there and can't understand what places are marked on the map.

However, a conspicuous stone forest is drawn in the lower left corner of the map.

The reason it can be identified as a stone forest is because it is decorated with many stone pillars.

There was also a line of text marked on it—

A place where hellish phosphorescence converges!

July felt that the location depicted on the map might be unusual, so she recorded the map.

Both maps were found inside a biography and were from the same ancestor, Saito.

This biography also contains descriptions of these two maps.

Saito's ancestors did not delve into the large whirlpool in the river recorded in the first map.

Because the hellish creature he threw in disappeared, and he didn't have Saito Hoshiko's ability to indirectly control the vision of other creatures, he chose to end the exploration rather than risk his life.

"The large whirlpool in that river is most likely the 'Eye of Hell' that Saito Hoshiko discovered. We have confirmed that the 'Eye of Hell' is one of the seals..."

As for the Stone Forest recorded in the second map.

It was a place where hellish pyrokin gathered, discovered by Saito's ancestor.

This place often releases large amounts of hellish phosphorescence, attracting countless hellish creatures to gather here.

Many powerful beings from Hell gather here; it's a dangerous place.

Saito's ancestor did not want to get entangled with the powerful beings of Hell, nor did he explore this place in depth.

"I should explore this stone forest if I have the chance; it might be the location of another seal."

The seal in Hell concerns the Lord of Hell, and if he has the ability, he still wants to resolve this matter before the Lord of Hell is resurrected.

However, the Lord of Hell is a powerful being who can rival the Spirit King. Even though he is now only a consciousness wandering in Hell, he is still very dangerous.

July is currently only at the level of an ordinary captain, and she doesn't want to risk going to hell before the crisis becomes imminent.

The task at hand now is to cultivate relationships effectively in Soul Society, Hueco Mundo, and the Human World, and to reach the level of a Transcendent.

...

"Sousuke, which group did you get assigned to?" Shiba stared intently at the list, searching for his name.

"Looking for it..." Aizen Sousuke was also looking at the list.

The group stage roster for the 'True Sword Trial of the True Central Spiritual Arts Academy' has been released, and the competition will begin soon.

“Found it, I’m in group five.” Aizen Sousuke looked at the names of the other contestants on the group five list but didn’t find anything noteworthy. “None of you are in my group.”

"Great, I'm in Group 3!" Shiba Isshin clenched his fist. "It's like savoring a delicious meal; the best parts are saved for later. See you after the quarterfinals!"

Shiba Isshin breathed a sigh of relief, relieved that he hadn't encountered Komamura Sajin and Aizen Sousuke at the very beginning.

Although he believed he had a chance of winning against both of them.

But he also knew that these two were not to be underestimated, and that he might be upset if things went wrong. He didn't want to suffer a defeat in the group stage.

He's been practicing a new, powerful move lately, which he plans to showcase in the finals.

If it is revealed too early, it may not be possible to defeat Aizen Sousuke with this ultimate move.

He's going to win the championship in this real sword competition!

Achieve the feat of graduating in the first year!

Others are also looking for their own groups.

"I'm in group A." Komamura Sajin quickly found his name on the group list.

"Oh no, I'm in the same group too!" Yadomaru Lisa clutched her head in anguish.

Komamura Sajin already possessed considerable strength, and now that he has learned Shikai, she simply cannot defeat him!

She had seen Komamura Sajin's Shikai, which was extremely powerful.

If Komamura Sajin gets serious, it's not impossible that she could be killed in one hit!

“I…I’m in a group too!” Shiro Sosuke stared blankly at the list of group members.

Finished!

He was grouped with Komamura Sajin and Yadomaru Lisa!

He could never beat these two during regular sparring sessions.

Although he could use his specialty, Kido, in the True Sword Trial, he also understood that even with Kido, it would be difficult to defeat them.

There's no need to elaborate on Komamura Sajin; even Azashiro Sou has no way to deal with Komamura Sajin, who has already mastered Shikai.

Aside from Kido, Yadomaru Lisa is better at everything else than Azashiro Souya, and Azashiro Souya has no confidence in defeating Yadomaru Lisa.