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

"How could I dare to deceive Lord Shikatori!" Tosen put away his wooden sword.

"What part are you aiming at?" Moth City Shuang also asked quickly.

"Probably the forehead area," Tosen said softly.

"You can actually see the outline..." Moth City Shuang was also somewhat shocked.

This person's spiritual perception was far more acute than his!

Are blind people not only acutely aware of hearing, but also acutely aware of their spiritual senses?

"Your perception is quite good," July said with a smile. "It's rare that you can perceive outlines without systematic training. So I'll take you as my disciple."

"Teacher!" Tosen exclaimed excitedly.

He finally got his wish and became a disciple of Lu Quqiyue.

"Spiritual perception is very important to you. You need to continue to strengthen this ability in the future, and strive to be able to 'see' the outlines of things outside the spirit body." July said solemnly, "After entering my sect, you must respect your teachers and elders, and you must never do anything to betray your master or ancestors. As long as you are loyal to the sect and cultivate diligently, I will teach you the way of the sword and help you become a grim reaper!"

"is teacher!"

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Chapter 284 The Power of the Spirit King

Months later, at the Killing Stone Laboratory.

Shikatori Nanatsuki and Aizen Sousuke stood in front of a wall covered with a screen of spiritual particles.

July now has two laboratories. After becoming the captain of the 12th Division, he got a new laboratory at the Technology Development Bureau.

However, the original laboratory built in the Killing Stone vein was not abandoned.

Some research that is not convenient to disclose to the outside world is still being conducted in this laboratory.

"Teacher, after several years of cultivation, the 'surveillance bacteria' can now cover most of Seireitei. In a little while, it will cover the entire Seireitei," Aizen Sousuke exclaimed. "With this, nothing that happens in Seireitei can be hidden from us!"

July had received the 'surveillance bacteria' a long time ago.

This is something that can function as a camera without being easily noticed by others.

However, the number of 'surveillance bacteria' he obtained was too small to be used on a large scale.

However, 'surveillance bacteria' are still bacteria, and their numbers can be increased by culturing bacteria!

After several years of cultivation, the 'monitoring bacteria' have multiplied and are now ready for use.

The images seen by the 'monitoring bacteria' are transmitted to the spiritual light screen on the wall.

“We can’t be here watching every moment, and we might miss some important intelligence. We need to find a way to preserve the memories of the ‘surveillance bacteria.’ Sousuke, I’m entrusting you with the task of developing a medium to store the memories of the ‘surveillance bacteria,’” July said after a moment of thought.

What is projected onto the spirit screen is not an image, but the current memory of the 'monitoring bacteria'.

However, 'surveillance bacteria' cannot store too many memories, as these memories are quickly overwritten by the next moment's memories. Other media that can store bacterial memories are needed to preserve these memories.

“This isn’t difficult; it should be completed within a month.” Aizen Sousuke nodded gently. “By the way, there have been some new discoveries regarding the Soul King fragments recently. Please follow me, Master.”

Aizen Sousuke took Nanatsu by elevator to the laboratory on the lowest floor.

As the number of research projects in this laboratory increased, the space became insufficient, so they expanded the laboratory space downwards.

The laboratory now has a four-story structure.

The top floor is an area for rest and meditation.

The second floor contains the remains of spirits, half-human and half-ethereal, transported back from Tetsuya Miyamoto's laboratory.

The third layer is used for studying the undead; some undead remains, specimens, and experimental subjects are all located here.

The fourth floor contains the most valuable item in this laboratory—fragments of the Spirit King.

The two arrived at the fourth-floor laboratory.

In July, she saw a spirit life form lying in the incubation chamber, its body covered with a white shell.

"Is this a Hollowfied Shinigami spirit?" July sensed through her spiritual perception that this spirit possessed the power of both Shinigami and Hollow.

“Yes, you sensed it too, didn’t you, teacher? These are the Hollowfied remains of a Shinigami.” Aizen Sousuke said.

"This spirit remains are placed here... Did you make it ethereal using the fragments of the Spirit King?" July quickly understood Aizen Sousuke's discovery.

“I extracted a special power from the Soul King fragments, which I believe can be called ‘Soul King Power.’ I injected the extracted ‘Soul King Power’ into the body of the Shinigami Reikai, and the Shinigami Reikai quickly underwent astonishing changes.” Aizen Sousuke said in a deep voice, “This discovery is quite unexpected. The Soul King Power actually possesses the characteristics of Hollow power!”

Aizen Sousuke couldn't help but wonder—what exactly was the Soul King?

In his mind, Hollows are clearly enemies of the Grim Reaper and the Soul King, but the power within the Soul King possesses the characteristics of Hollows.

"We successfully extracted the 'Spirit King's Power'?" July asked with some surprise. "That's really good news."

Under his influence, Aizen Sousuke came into contact with the Soul King fragments much earlier.

Perhaps the appearance of the 'Hogyoku' will come much earlier.

“The current extraction efficiency is very low, but even a tiny amount of ‘Spirit King Power’ has such an amazing effect. I used a large amount of potent inhibitor to stop the changes in this ethereal Shinigami’s remains. Now I have extracted the ‘Spirit King Power’ from its body, otherwise it would not be able to maintain this form,” Aizen Sousuke explained.

After destroying dozens of Shinigami spirit corpses, Aizen Sousuke finally mastered the method to recover the 'Soul King's power'.

Fortunately, a large number of spirit remains were seized from Tetsuya Miyamoto; otherwise, cultivating so many spirit remains would have required a great deal of resources.

"So, is there anything special about this Hollowfied Shinigami spirit?" July felt that Aizen Sousuke must have shown him this spirit for something special.

"Teacher's insight is truly remarkable," Aizen Sousuke chuckled. "Do you still remember the 'Shinigami Spirit Particle Vaccine' you gave me a few years ago?"

In July, she quickly remembered the 'Death Spirit Vaccine'.

That was a reward from the system, a vaccine that allowed Hollows to withstand the spirit particles of the Shinigami and to transform Hollows into Shinigami.

In July, the vaccine was given to Nel, which granted her the Death God form.

After the medicine was used, there was still a small amount of medicine residue in the syringe. In July, he handed this medicine to Aizen Sousuke for research.

"You mean the 'Death God Spirit Particle Vaccine' is related to the power of the Spirit King?" July asked.

“Perhaps the experimental subjects the teacher obtained before also had fragments of the Soul King within them, which gave this ‘Shinigami Spirit Particle Vaccine’ some of the characteristics of the Soul King’s power.” Aizen Sousuke pointed to the spirit body in the incubation chamber. “I extracted a substance similar to the ‘Shinigami Spirit Particle Vaccine’ from this Hollowfied spirit body.”

"Oh? Does that mean we can mass-produce the 'Death God Spirit Particle Vaccine'?" July stroked her chin.

He then made up an excuse, saying that the 'Death God Spirit Particle Vaccine' was accidentally extracted from the Hollowfied experimental subject and could not be reproduced.

Aizen Sousuke did not suspect anything at the time; instead, he followed this line of thought and found some clues.

If the 'Death God Spirit Particle Vaccine' can be mass-produced, then they will have the ability to mass-produce Hollow Masks!

“Unfortunately, the extracted substance is not very stable. I have already tested it, and if used directly, this substance will not have any effect and will still not be able to make the Hollow complete the Shinigami transformation. There may be too many impurities. Perhaps we need to develop a neutralizing agent to use in conjunction with it.” Aizen Sousuke shook his head.

“The progress is already quite good.” July chuckled. “Perhaps it won’t be long before we can uncover the secret of the Spirit King’s power, Sousuke.”

"I also have a feeling that the secret is within reach, but it's really puzzling that the power of the Soul King has the characteristics of the Hollow..." Aizen Sousuke frowned slightly.

“That’s not surprising. Lord Spirit King is the ruler of the Three Realms, and Hollows and Shinigami are both part of the Three Realms.” July said meaningfully, “Perhaps the power of the Spirit King also possesses the characteristics of Quincy.”

“The Quincy are also part of the Three Realms…” Aizen Sousuke said thoughtfully.

Chapter 285 Leopard King

The dotted circle, the silent sand dunes.

More than ten Hollows gathered here, forming a circle, seemingly discussing something.

A year ago, a group of uninvited guests arrived at the sand dunes known as Silent Dunes.

This place is far from Las Noches and is a relatively rare low-spirit area in Hueco Mundo with a low concentration of spiritual particles.

The desert in the upper Hueco Mundo, like the Great Hueco Mundo Forest underground, is boundless.

However, there are also low-spirit places like Silent Dunes, where the concentration of spiritual particles is low.

However, such places are not very common in Hueco Mundo.

Comparatively speaking, Silent Dunes is the closest low-spirit land to Las Noches.

Six large voids of different shapes are located at the very center of the void group.

The six Hollows in the center are shaped like a toad, a gecko, a scorpion, a centipede, a giant snake, and a leopard.

"I have decided to lead you into the present world."

"It is the toad, Viren, who spoke."

"Are we going to ignore that damned mantis? We must reclaim Las Noches and carry on His Majesty Barragán's will!"

"Centipede Great Void Albert questioned."

"I support."

"The giant serpent, Hollow Ivo, said coldly."

"Ivo, you're usually the smartest one, why are you spouting nonsense like him?"

"Centipede Great Void Albert questioned."

"Heh heh, it is precisely because we want to reclaim Las Noches that we need to go to the mortal world!" The Great Serpent Ivo's laughter was extremely sinister. "With our strength, we are no match for Nnoitra at all. Only by devouring more souls and continuing to evolve can we gain the strength to kill Nnoitra and his familiars!"

The Hollows gathered in the Silent Dunes are the remnants of the defeated army from Las Noches.

When Barragán led his army into battle, he did not bring along his loyal subordinates.

Since Barragan's purpose in launching the expedition was to eliminate some of the troublesome Hollows who had defected from the Great Hollow Forest, he naturally did not want his loyal subordinates to perish there.

However, Barragan himself died in the Forest of Hollows, leaving the Hollows in Las Noches leaderless.

With the Hollows having lost their king, Las Noches quickly descended into chaos.

The Mantis Hollow Nnoitra they mentioned was originally a Hollow who defected from the Hollow Forest.

However, during Barragán's reign, he was so loyal that Barragán classified him as a loyal servant.

After news of Barragan's death arrived, Mantis Hollow Nnoitra rallied the Hollows who had retreated from the front lines and expelled these former Barragan followers from Las Noches.

Fortunately, the Mantis Hollow Nnoitra and the Hollows who returned from the Hollow Forest were not entirely of one mind, otherwise they would not have been able to leave Las Noches.

The current Hueco Mundo can be described as a cuckoo taking over someone else's place.

"Go to the mortal world to devour souls?" Centipede Hollow Albert shook his head repeatedly. "If we do that, the Grim Reapers will find out very quickly!"

When they were in Las Noches, they were Barragan's subordinates, so how could they not know why Barragan restricted Las Noches' Voidlings from hunting in the mortal world?

“I sent Woy to investigate the Spirit Realm. The Grim Reapers stationed there are of average strength. With Woy’s abilities, it will be difficult for them to detect us immediately. We are just devouring some souls with spiritual potential. With so many humans, a few less souls won’t be detected.”

"Toad Void Velen said."

The Gecko Great Void has the ability to distort light and interfere with spiritual perception, which can greatly help their actions.

"Will we really not be discovered...?" Centipede Albe was still somewhat hesitant.

“Albert, are you so afraid of death? Or have you already become disloyal to His Majesty Barragán and no longer wish to inherit His Majesty Barragán’s will?” Toad Great Void Velen questioned.

"Of course not... Alright, I'll go with you." Centipede Hollow Albert reluctantly agreed.

"And you, Pikachu?" Toad Hollow Velen turned to look at Scorpion Hollow.

"If none of you have any objections, then I do too."

The Scorpion Hollow, lacking any independent thought, readily agreed.

The five Hollows looked at the leopard Hollow who had been silent for a long time.

"Grimmjow, you don't have any objections, do you?"

"It's a toad, it's a void," Viren asked.

"boring."

Grimmjow, the Great Hollow, grinned and said, "I am not Barragan's servant. The affairs of Las Noches have nothing to do with me, nor do I have any interest in the mortal world."

Grimmjow was not a Hollow of Las Noches; he had simply encountered this group of remnants of Las Noches by chance in the Silent Dunes.

"Only by going to the mortal world can you have the opportunity to devour more souls and evolve into a more perfect form!"

Toad Void Velen's face darkened.

"Heh, I need to devour souls with spiritual potential to grow. Compared to the mortal world, isn't there more 'food' in the Great Void Forest?"

Grimmjow grinned. "You cowards, you're afraid to go to the Great Hollow Forest because you're afraid of the Death Army entrenched at the entrance!"