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

Obana Jiro found it hard to believe that the powerful vice-captain could be defeated by a rookie.

We're sure to win this time!

However, Gosuke himself did not think so.

Gosuke is now even trying to back out of the competition.

He really didn't want to take that risk.

As the vice-captain of the combat squad, it would be too embarrassing to lose to a newcomer!

"Aizen Sousuke has won the championship. Gosuke, go and spar with him." Kuruyashiki Kenpachi looked at his vice-captain.

"I'm supposed to fight Aizen Sousuke again?" Vice-Captain Gosuke felt a chill in his heart and quickly declined, "No way! He's clearly already at the vice-captain level!"

Aizen Sousuke has even mastered the technique of 'Black Coffin' without chanting!

That's one of the strongest Hado techniques!

Even if he went up there, he would probably be instantly killed!

Vice-Captain Gosuke's Zanpakuto ability is somewhat similar to Jushiro Ukitake's "Souko Koi".

Jushiro Ukitake's "Double Fish Carp" consists of two swords. One sword can absorb attacks such as Kido and spiritual pressure, while the other sword can release the absorbed energy to counterattack.

The vice-captain Gosuke's Zanpakuto can absorb Kido to enhance its own attacks, making it very effective against Kido.

However, with his current abilities, he has no confidence in absorbing high-sequence ghost paths.

In the face of Aizen Sousuke's 'black coffin', his Zanpakuto would likely be unable to perform its function.

"Aizen Sousuke's strength has exceeded our expectations, and he no longer needs to prove his strength. I think we should just give up on the championship match."

The kind-hearted Jushiro Ukitake considerately gave the vice-captain Gosuke a way out.

“With Aizen Sousuke’s strength, he is more than qualified to be the third seat of the Fifth Division,” Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni said. “But the challenge match was already arranged beforehand, so Vice-Captain Gosuke shouldn’t refuse.”

He had already said that if Aizen Sousuke could defeat Vice-Captain Gosuke, he could become the third seat of the Fifth Division.

This third seat is practically equivalent to the vice-captain's position.

The Fifth Division's Vice-Captain Yanagihara will retire this year. Aizen Sousuke will use these few months to familiarize himself with the team's affairs and then he can take over the position of Vice-Captain Yanagihara.

With Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni having spoken, the fifth vice-captain had no choice but to bite the bullet and step onto the ring.

"There's another crucial match coming up!"

Duanmu Zongjie explained, "As the audience already knows, the upcoming championship match will be related to the personnel changes in the Fifth Division!"

"Due to the unprecedentedly high intensity of this year's 'Spirit Arts Academy True Sword Trial,' with the special permission of Captain-Commander Yamamoto, this year's champion will be granted the right to challenge the Eleventh Division Vice-Captain Gosuke!"

"If Aizen Sousuke wins the challenge, he will be able to go to the Fifth Division and become the Third Seat Officer!"

Although the Grim Reapers and the infirmaries had already heard the news, they couldn't help but gasp in amazement.

There is no other example in the history of the Spirit Arts Academy of such a case where a student is directly promoted to a high-ranking official.

"Damn it... Sousuke stole all the limelight!"

Zhibo's face showed grief and indignation.

According to his envisioned script, he should have won the championship by overcoming all obstacles with Crescent Moon Slash, which incorporated Ghostly Sword Techniques.

On the arena, Gosuke and Aizen Sousuke were both ready.

"Please give me your guidance, Senior Wu Zhu."

Aizen Sousuke was very polite.

"Your strength is more than enough to be the third seat of the Fifth Division, or even the vice-captain. I can't possibly teach you!" Gosuke drew his Zanpakuto. "Drain me dry, Hiru!"

Gosuke dared not be careless, fearing that he might be instantly killed by Aizen Sousuke's 'Black Coffin' if he was not careful, and thus directly released his Zanpakuto.

The Zanpakuto has an extra suction cup-like opening on its blade, with several rings of densely packed sharp teeth on the suction cup, making it look somewhat ferocious.

"Hado No. 63: Thunder Roar Cannon".

Just as Gosuke finished unleashing his Zanpakuto, he saw Aizen Sousuke release Kido, and was immediately overjoyed.

"Great!" Gosuke burst out laughing.

If Aizen Sousuke had released a few more Kido techniques for him to absorb, perhaps 'Hiruzen' could have been strengthened to the point where it could shatter the black coffin!

Gosuke swiftly swung his blade, the suction cups on it biting towards the 'Thunder Roar Cannon'.

However, the 'demon leech' missed its target and failed to absorb any real spiritual pressure.

"fake?"

Gosuke immediately reacted and rolled onto the ground at an extremely fast speed.

A bolt of lightning grazed his head, startling him into a cold sweat.

"Sorry, I've already learned about Gosuke-senpai's Zanpakuto abilities beforehand. I can't let 'Hirudo' have the chance to absorb Kido!"

Several Aizen Sousuke appeared around Gosuke, making it impossible for him to distinguish which was real and which were mirror images.

"Shikatori-kun, that's so unfair! How could you know about my abilities beforehand!"

Wu Zhu said through gritted teeth.

"Since Gosuke-senpai already knows about my abilities, it's only fair that I ask my teacher for some information about him."

Several Aizen Sousuke smiled and said.

Gosuke was not distracted by Aizen Sousuke, but instead focused intently on observing his movements. He was ready to dodge at the first sign of the release of the 'black coffin'.

Several Aizen Sousukes simultaneously raised their hands: "Hado #90: Black Coffin".

"coming!"

Gosuke thought to himself, and immediately used Shunpo to leave the spot.

shhhhh--

Gosuke changed positions at an extremely fast speed, refusing to let Aizen Sousuke lock onto him.

However, he soon discovered that no black coffin had appeared.

"Being fooled!"

Gosuke realized that Aizen Sousuke had not released the 'Black Coffin' at all.

Just then, he felt a surge of spiritual pressure coming from behind him.

Turning his head, he saw that Aizen Sousuke's blade had transformed into a surging wave, rapidly crashing towards him.

Shikatori-ryu: Breaking the Waves!

"Can 'Demon Leech' absorb the Demonic Sword Techniques of the Shikatori School?"

Gosuke hadn't tried it either, and he wasn't sure if the 'demon leech' could do it.

But Aizen Sousuke's attack was already upon him, so he had no choice but to use 'Hirudo' to block it.

"efficient!"

The 'Demon Leech' absorbed some of the waves, but the waves were too scattered, and the 'Demon Leech' could not absorb all of the attack.

puff-

Several bloody holes appeared on Gosuke's body.

"Terrifying swordsmanship... even the 'Demon Leech' couldn't absorb it all..."

Wu Zhu gasped.

However, his 'Ghost Leech' absorbed the spiritual pressure of the Ghost Path and was amplified, and a red light ignited on the 'Ghost Leech'.

After absorbing the demonic path, his 'demon leech' can also unleash slashes similar to demonic sword techniques.

"Accept!"

Gosuke swiftly slashed at Aizen Sousuke, but missed.

"Gosuke-senpai's 'Demon Leech' really can absorb Demonic Sword Techniques..."

Aizen Sousuke's voice came from behind.

"Instant Step is so fast..."

Gosuke's eyes narrowed. Aizen Sousuke's Shunpo was faster than his slash. How could he possibly fight like this?

"I can report back to the teacher now..."

Aizen Sousuke deliberately used Kido swordsmanship to test whether 'Hiruzen' could absorb Kido swordsmanship.

The next moment, four Aizen Sousukes appeared beside Gosuke.

Clang!

After blocking two blows, Gosuke felt a sharp pain in his lower back and was kicked away.

"Broken Dao No. 90: Black Coffin."

The pitch-black coffin rose from the spot where Gosuke had fallen.

The audience was completely silent; for a moment, everyone fell into a deep silence.

"Is this the end?!"

Obana Jiro couldn't believe it. "Get up, Gosuke-sama!"

No matter how much he shouted, Gosuke couldn't get up on the stage.

The mighty vice-captain of the Fifth Aid Team lost just like that!

"Haha, finally won a game!"

The two men's joys and sorrows were different. This time, Ōmaeda Kinoshita decided not to follow Obana Jiro, that black guy, and placed a bet on Aizen Sōsuke to win.

Turning my head, I saw that Obana Jiro had slumped into his seat.

"Hey, hey—cheer up!" Ōmaeda Kinoshita shook his tail at Hanajiro, "It's just a little money lost!"

"Aizen Sousuke has won!" It took Duanmu Sōsuke a long time to react.

"By the Spirit King!"

"Is Aizen Sousuke's strength such that he gets stronger when facing stronger opponents?"

"Even the powerful Fifth Assistant Vice-Captain was defeated by him!"

Aizen Sousuke's victory was so clean and decisive that it left the audience with a somewhat unreal feeling.

When I watched Aizen Sousuke's battles before, I always felt that Aizen Sousuke's strength was about equal to his opponent's.

He won too quickly this time.

The battle was over before Gosuke even had a chance to unleash much of his power.

"His mirror image ability combined with his incredibly fast Instant Step... just thinking about it makes him a formidable opponent..."

Kyoraku Shunsui also found it troublesome. If the two of them had the same spiritual pressure at the captain level, he felt that he would have a hard time defeating Aizen Sousuke.

“The water mist image he left behind also has spiritual pressure fluctuations, and most Shinigami cannot distinguish the real from the fake through their spiritual senses…” Jushiro Ukitake sighed, “If we can’t break his image ability, he can be said to be invincible!”

“There are still some flaws…” Retsu Unohana noticed the difference between the water mist mirror image and the real body. “The spiritual pressure fluctuations of the water mist mirror image are consistent and different from the spiritual pressure fluctuations of the real body. It’s just that most Shinigami’s spiritual senses cannot detect these subtle changes.”

"Unfortunately... these flaws were deliberately exposed by Sousuke."

July thought to herself.

The spiritual pressure fluctuations in the water mist mirror image were a flaw deliberately revealed by Aizen Sousuke.

With these obvious flaws, the captains would not doubt or delve into Aizen Sousuke's abilities.

However, the obvious flaws are only effective against captain-level powerhouses and some death gods with keen spiritual senses.

The five assistants were unable to see through the flaws in the water mist reflection.

...

After the competition ended, July also received a series of reward settlement notifications:

[The True Sword Trial has ended. Disciple Kotetsu Isane has achieved a top-four finish. Rewards have been distributed.]

[Gain 5000 points of basic general experience]