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

Three identical shadows stood in front of July.

He can now separate three shadows, each representing 60% of his true strength!

"And that's not all..."

As soon as July had a thought, the outlines of the three shadows changed rapidly.

The shadows were rapidly changing shape, and soon they became three shadows with different shapes.

After the transformation ended, three figures with female silhouettes stood before July.

They are the shadows of Shikato Hakunsai, Azajo Kana, and Shihōin Yoruichi.

"Once I've summoned a shadow, I can summon it again! That way, I can use three different abilities at the same time... If I include my own abilities, that makes four!"

July's lips curled up slightly, her joy barely contained.

His shadow abilities have been greatly enhanced!

His Bankai allows him to use other people's abilities by summoning their shadows.

The power of a replica is roughly 10% to 60% of the original, depending on the object being replicated.

This was a very fruitful experience.

Before this, he could only summon one such shadow at a time.

Now he can summon three of these shadows.

In other words, he can use multiple Zanpakuto abilities simultaneously!

A qualitative leap in strength!

Back in the lab in July, Aizen Sousuke was still organizing the bookshelves.

"Sousuke, let me help you."

July smiled.

"Teacher, I have found some ghost paths."

Aizen Sousuke noticed that his teacher was in a good mood, but it was normal for him to be in a good mood after gaining so much this time.

"Really? Did you find anything interesting?"

July was not surprised that these books contained any ghost stories.

He moved the entire library of the Tsunayo family. Given the Tsunayo family's wealth, they should have collected most of the different types of demonic paths.

“There are quite a few high-sequence Kido, including ‘Hado No. 90: Black Coffin’. In addition to these, there are some Kido that are not recorded in the sequence.”

Aizen Sousuke handed over a scroll of books.

"This is the Kido that controls 'Kutoku' and 'Kutoku Ryu'... Back then, Tsuna, Yashiro, Tokinada, and the others wanted to use this Kido to attack Utamaro and Kana, right!"

In July, I took the book and flipped through it.

The Tsunayo family has collected a great many Kido (demons/spirits), including all Kido from the low and middle ranks.

There are also quite a few high-sequence ghost paths.

"Thousand Hands Heavenly Cannon... A more powerful destructive technique than the Flying Dragon Strike Thunder Cannon."

"Flaming Fangs... Vajra Explosion... Ice Fang Conquers the Storm..."

"There are indeed quite a few high-sequence ghost paths here; the ghost paths here are not much worse than those of the Ghost Path Masters!"

Aizen Sousuke nodded: "Moreover, there are many insights into Kido. With these insights, learning will be twice as effective."

The Tsunayo family has a rich heritage and has accumulated a wealth of experience from its ancestors.

With these accumulated experiences, we should be able to cultivate many outstanding successors.

However, the Tsunayoshi family members of these generations did not value these things much.

This family is corrupt.

When July and Aizen Sousuke broke into the Tsunayoshiro family, only three people, including the head of the Tsunayoshiro family, had reached the level of a vice-captain.

After having her 'Mirror of Beauty' taken away, she was powerless against July and Aizen Sousuke.

Chapter 261 The Postponed Competition

Squad 12, Kiryu Laboratory.

"Captain, the data comparison is complete. We compared a total of 1268 records of the Gates of Hell appearing in the world."

Kisuke Urahara handed the data report to Kiryu Hikifune and rubbed his swollen dark circles.

"Thank you for your hard work." Kiryu took the report and turned to look at Shikatori Nanatsuki and Unohana Retsu beside Kisuke Urahara. "I'm really sorry, the lab is short-staffed, so I had to ask you to come and help."

The concentration of Hell Spirits found at Tsunayo's house this time was somewhat too high, so Kiryu Hikifune wanted to compare it with whether such a situation had ever occurred in history.

However, the historical data was redundant, and it was not easy to verify it in a short period of time. So, Kiryu Hikifune found some helpers with scientific research backgrounds to come and assist.

July agreed without hesitation, as coming to help would allow her to get firsthand information immediately.

Just like how criminals like to go to the crime scene to watch, he also wanted to see if Kirio Hikifune's laboratory could discover anything.

“This concerns hell, and no Grim Reaper can remain unaffected,” July chuckled. “Especially since it’s Kiryu-san’s request.”

“I have a feeling that Soul Society will have to deal with the calamities brought by that ‘Lord of Hell’ in the future, so it’s good to prepare early…” Retsu Unohana said. “Besides, I’m also very curious about what Hell is like.”

"Never before in history has such a high concentration of hellish spiritual particles been observed..."

Yizhou Tongsheng flipped through the report.

"The highest concentration of Hell Spirit Particles in historical records was when five Gates of Hell appeared in the same area on the same day. The concentration of Hell Spirit Particles detected in Tsunayoshi's mansion is much higher than this record."

Kisuke Urahara touched his stubble-covered chin.

He's been too busy lately to take care of himself.

"Have you compared the data from the last incident involving the team leader?"

Hikifune Kiryu asked.

"I compared the data here. The concentration of hellish spiritual particles at the scene of the executive captain's incident was lower than the record this time, but it was still higher than the case where the gates of hell appeared five times in a row."

A data report was submitted in July to supplement this.

"This must be related to the appearance of people from Hell. The spirits of people from Hell are probably composed of spiritual particles containing the aura of Hell... I really want to go to Hell and capture one to study..."

Kisuke Urahara speculated that the spirits of the Hell People were composed of Hell Spirit Particles, and that they would naturally leave behind Hell Spirit Particles at the scene during battles.

"Death's entry into Hell is highly risky; the longer he stays, the worse it is. Long-term inhalation of Hell Spiritual Particles may even lead to his assimilation into a Hell creature."

Kiryuu shook his head, disagreeing with rushing into hell without preparation or intelligence.

"If we compare it with the case of the executive captain, there is another puzzling aspect."

Kisuke Urahara stroked his chin. "It's easy to understand that the spiritual particles released by those from Hell carry the aura of Hell. But why is the concentration of Hell spiritual particles detected in the Tsunayoshiro case higher than in the Execution Captain case? Could it be that Tsunayoshiro's spiritual pressure is stronger than that of the Execution Captain?"

Judging from the concentration of Hell Spirit Particles left at the scene, the fact that Tsunayoshiro Tokinada was able to easily slaughter the entire Tsunayoshiro family was not only due to the power-enhancing effect of the 'Ero-gagami Mirror'.

He himself must also possess extraordinary abilities.

“I fought Tsunayoshi Tokinada in the Dangai. His strength was only at the level of a vice-captain, far weaker than an executive captain.” July frowned. “Did he change after going to Hell? We need to reassess Tsunayoshi Tokinada’s strength…”

The 'Hellfire Powder Pearl' is formed from a high concentration of hellish energy. Once broken, it will be released all at once. July couldn't control the amount released, otherwise he wouldn't have invested so much at once.

However, this is not a loophole. Soul Society does not know much about the Lord of Hell. They can simply attribute the changes in "Tsunayoshiro Tokinada" to the Lord of Hell.

“From this perspective, perhaps…” Kiryu Hiryu hesitated and guessed, “he obtained power from the ‘Lord of Hell’.”

If Tsunayoshi Tokinada had obtained captain-level power from the Lord of Hell, and combined it with the ability to use other Zanpakuto, 'Enra Kyōden', his strength would likely be exceptionally terrifying.

"We need to guard against him returning to Soul Society and causing trouble again. Kisuke, please optimize the Hollow Particle Wave Detector as soon as possible and add the function of detecting Hell Particle Waves."

Kiryuu felt it necessary to take precautions to prevent Tsunayoshiro, Tokinada, or other inhabitants of Hell from returning to Soul Society and causing trouble again.

Hollow particle fluctuation detectors are installed inside Seireitei; if a Hollow enters Seireitei, the instruments will detect it.

She wanted to add the function of monitoring hellish spiritual particles to the spiritual particle fluctuation detector.

"This thing is easily interfered with by things like killing intent stones and invisibility cloaks, but it's better than nothing..." Kisuke Urahara sighed. "I'm going to be busy again... I was thinking of taking a vacation. I was working overtime recently to make a spirit particle projection screen for the Spirit Arts Academy, and now I have to work overtime again!"

Kisuke Urahara felt a little guilty about the overtime he had been working lately, all of which was related to July.

“If you’re too busy, I can help you,” July said enthusiastically. “The final of the Spirit Arts Academy’s True Sword Trial has also been postponed, so I have quite a bit of free time right now.”

The news of the massacre of the Tsunayo family shocked the entire Soul Society.

Room 46 demanded a thorough investigation into the matter, but Team 13 had their own commitments, so the final round of the Spirit Arts Academy's True Sword Trial was delayed for two weeks.

...

Two weeks later, the postponed True Sword Trial of the Spirit Arts Academy was held as scheduled.

Even though half a month has passed, the audience's enthusiasm remains undiminished.

"The five great families have become four great families..."

Ōmaeda Kōnosuke glanced at the original seats of the Tsuna-Yayo clan; there wasn't a single Tsuna-Yayo member there.

The Tsunayoshiro clan has been wiped out.

"I was on the roof at the time..."

"After obtaining the sword, Tsunayoshi Tokinada didn't even spare his own clansmen..."

Obana Jiro was telling the students around him about his personal experience from half a month ago.

"You've been saying this for half a month, aren't you tired of it yet?!"

"I can't believe it," said Noriyuki Omaeda.

Having stumbled upon such a shocking crime scene, he had a strong urge to confide in others for the first few days.

But as time went on, others got tired of hearing it, and he got tired of saying it too.

“The interns haven’t heard of it before…” Obana Jiro said, still wanting more, “I have to broaden their horizons!”

"By the way, in your Spirit Arts Academy, who got more votes?"

Obana Jiro turned to look at the innkeeper.

He wanted to borrow some money from Noriyuki Omaeda; he was determined to turn the tables today!

“Of course it’s Komamura Sajin!” the insei said confidently. “You saw his last battle; he has a way of dealing with fast opponents like Yadomaru Lisa.”

“Aizen Sousuke’s strengths are Shunpo and Kido, which don’t pose much of a threat to Komamura Sajin.” Another insei nodded in agreement.

None of the students around Obana Jiro belonged to the calligraphy club, so no one came out to refute their words.

Apart from the calligraphy club members, most of the inns believed that Komamura Sajin had a much better chance of winning.

"I see..." To confirm the information, Obana Jiro asked several students in the academy, and they all came to the same conclusion.

Obana Jiro and Omaeda Noriyuki disappeared.

In the guest seats, the captains and vice-captains of each squad also came to watch the battle.

The various squads investigated for half a month, but basically found nothing and no useful clues, so the matter was gradually shelved.

"Vice Captain Kuchiki, are you managing to keep up these days?"

Before the competition started, Kyoraku Shunsui struck up a conversation with Kuchiki Sōjun.

"No problem. My father had me handle various team affairs before, and I'm managing to keep up."

"I am a timid man," said the rotten wood with a reserved air.

"You've taken on such important responsibilities now, why are you still so reserved!"

Kyoraku Shunsui smiled and patted Kuchiki Sojun on the shoulder.

"Thank you for your concern, Captain Jing."

Kuchiki Sojun's eye twitched; he was least adept at dealing with Kyoraku Shunsui's type.

The only change during this period was that Kuchiki Silver Ridge announced a suspension of operations.

The massacre of Tsunayoshiro's family occurred in the Noble District, which is under the jurisdiction of the Sixth Division. Kuchiki Ginrei took responsibility for the oversight, resigned, and stepped down from his position as captain.

Currently, the Sixth Division is being led by its vice-captain, Kuchiki Aojun, who is acting as captain.