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

"Well... but my family adheres to the principle that skills should not be passed on lightly. Blood armor will only be passed on to descendants and disciples. If you want to cultivate with me, you have to become my disciple." July continued to deceive.

“No problem!” Minina nodded repeatedly. “I want to become your apprentice!”

Minina was not a descendant of a powerful Quincy, her family had little inheritance, and it would be difficult for her to obtain better educational resources within the Wandenreich, so she did not hesitate at all.

In July, I glanced at the new information on the panel:

[Minina McCarron requests to become his apprentice; will he be accepted as a personal disciple?]

Even Hollows can take on disciples, so it's no surprise that Quincy can too!

"Let me make this clear first: once you've joined my sect, you must not betray me, or I will personally punish you!" July solemnly reminded him. "In return, I will do my best to guide your cultivation."

“I’m willing to become your apprentice!” Minina took out a metal card from her small bag and presented it with both hands. “These are the merits I’ve accumulated! They’re all yours!”

She knew that 'Kurosaki Hazaki' was a powerful Quincy and didn't want to miss this opportunity.

When the two of them were building the house together, July had intentionally or unintentionally shown her powerful spiritual energy clustering and blood-moving abilities.

"Hmm... From now on, you'll be my disciple." July took half of the merit points from the metal card. He also received a card like this. By simply sticking the two metal cards together, the merit points inside could be transferred. "You still need to make a living, so I won't take it all."

"Thank you, teacher!" Minina said happily. She had just been wondering how she would get through the next few months, since it was only the beginning of the month and there was still a long time before the next distribution of merits. She hadn't expected her teacher to be so considerate and leave her half of the merits.

In July, she glanced at the panel and saw new notifications.

[Successfully recruited Minina McCarron as her personal disciple]

[Minina McCarron's reputation level has increased; her current reputation level is Friendly.]

[The current training task has been added: Guide Minina McCarron through the Blood Refinement Project (in progress)]

[The current training task has been added: Guide Minina McCarron through the Bloodstained Renovation Project (in progress)]

[Disciples of Shinigami, Hollows, and Quincy have already begun the ultimate mission: The Path of Transcendence]

[The Path to Transcendence: Training Disciples to Reach the Limits of Shinigami, Hollows, and Quincy (In Progress)]

The last message that popped up caught July's attention.

"The Path to Transcendence?"

July is a time of deep thought.

His intuition told him that this mission was related to surpassing the limits of Shinigami, Hollows, and Quincy.

"However... this task is very difficult!"

He doesn't need to worry about the Shinigami; Aizen Sousuke will pave the way for him.

Regarding the Void realm, July currently only has two disciples, Nilu and Heribel, and she has no idea whether they can reach the limit of the Void realm.

"Ultimately, the Hogyoku is still needed..."

July remembers that the Espada had a Hogyoku form, which should be the limit of Hollows, or even exceed the limit of Hollows.

There are even fewer Quincy disciples; currently, there's only one, Minina, whom they recently recruited.

The limit of the Quincy is comparable to the newly revived Yhwach. July felt that even with her own guidance, Minina would have a hard time reaching that level.

"It's going to be difficult... Do we have to wait until Ichigo Kurosaki is born? Apart from Yhwach, he is the Quincy with the most potential."

If we can take Ichigo Kurosaki as our disciple, then we won't have to worry about the Quincy.

But the biggest problem with this path is that it's still a long time before Ichigo Kurosaki is born.

"Could we have Ichigo Kurosaki born earlier?"

"The key to Ichigo Kurosaki's birth was the Hollows created by Isshin Shiba, Masaki Kurosaki, and Sosuke Aizen..."

July was analyzing the components of Kurosaki Ichigo's personality.

Aizen Sousuke was also a key figure in Ichigo Kurosaki's birth, and arguably the most important catalyst.

If it weren't for Aizen Sousuke's Hollowfication experiment, Shiba Isshin and Kurosaki Masaki probably wouldn't have ended up together.

"It's time to pay attention to when Sousuke will create the Hollow White... We should also keep an eye on the Kurosaki orphan in the present world."

Finding a wife for Zhibo is not something that can be done in a short time, so July temporarily puts this idea aside.

"Minina, there's no time like the present, let's start today, but I need to get a feel for you first."

July looked at Minina, "Are there any training grounds nearby?"

“Yes!” Minina was very familiar with the area and pointed to the right. “I actually live nearby too. There’s a public training ground a few hundred meters away… no… it’s not convenient for teachers to teach in a public training ground, so we have to rent one.”

As a nation where everyone is a soldier, the training grounds of the Invisible Empire are as densely packed as basketball courts in modern countries, with many training grounds located in residential areas.

The invisible empire values ​​strength above all else, and even among soldiers there are differences in rank and grade.

The stronger one is, the higher their rank will be, and soldiers with higher ranks will receive more merit awards.

Therefore, if you want to make a living, you have to keep improving your abilities.

A moment later, the two arrived at the training ground.

The public training grounds are free to use, but anything you do there can be seen by others.

However, you can spend merit points to rent a closed training room.

“We need to rent a room... for three hours!” Minina took out a card and handed it to the government soldier in the lobby.

"Do you need a coach?" the civil servant asked.

“No need!” Minina shook her head repeatedly. She already had a teacher, so of course she didn’t need to spend extra money to hire a coach outside.

Minina watched with heartache as the government soldiers stripped away her merits, but the thought of learning from her teacher made all the sacrifices worthwhile.

"Wait a moment." The military officer quickly completed the task and handed a key card to Minina. "Training Ground No. 4."

In July, she followed Minina to Training Ground No. 4.

The place is equipped with many Quincy spiritual tools and targets, which can be used freely by those who have rented the space.

“There are quite a few spirit bows…” July looked at the row of various bows and crossbows on the weapon rack.

In addition to bows and crossbows, there are also conventional weapons such as swords and spears. These weapons, like the spirit bows, are not ordinary weapons. Instead, they can use the ability to gather spirit particles to create spirit particle blades that are attached to them, increasing their attack power.

“Actually, my standard-issue weapon isn’t as good as the ones here!” Minina stuck out her tongue.

She was just a new recruit, and the standard weapon she received was a regular military knife, which she couldn't attach a spirit blade to.

Better magical artifacts also require spending merit points to exchange for.

However, this is a system in peacetime. If the Invisible Empire launches a war, even a new recruit like her could probably receive standard spirit equipment.

Now that you have become my disciple, I should prepare a gift for you.

In July, she took out a spirit knife and spirit tool from her spirit space pocket.

Before arranging for the spirit puppets to enter the Unseen Empire, he also prepared spirit particle space pockets for them, which contained many things related to Quincy.

If he were to be searched, these items could also increase the credibility of his fabricated identity.

However, meeting Ishida Sogen saved him a lot of trouble.

"There's a gift too!!!" Minina's eyes seemed to light up slightly. "Thank you, teacher!"

"Practice diligently, and if you master the Blood Armor, I'll reward you with a spirit bow!" July nodded gently.

He has many years of experience in taking on apprentices and knows very well how to build a close relationship with his students.

Looking at the panel, the system indeed sent a new notification:

[Minina McCarron's reputation level has increased; her current reputation level is Close.]

"I will definitely work hard!" Minina was very grateful that she could meet such a good teacher in the invisible empire where interpersonal relationships were relatively cold and the competitive pressure was high.

"Let's test your skills first. Use what you're best at." July beckoned to Minina, signaling her to attack.

"I'm better at close combat and I'm quite strong." Minina took the new weapon her teacher had given her, swung it a few times, and tested its feel.

"Here I come!"

A faint glow of spiritual energy appeared beneath Minina's feet, and the Flying Blade Kick was activated!

Her flying speed might be among the best in the recruits, but in July's eyes, it was full of flaws.

“Too many unnecessary movements!”

July raised her finger, and three small spiritual arrows shot out from her fingertip.

Puff puff--

With his current ability to cluster spirit particles, even without the aid of a spirit bow, the spirit particle arrows he releases are still incredibly powerful.

However, he was aware of the power of his move and deliberately slowed down the flight speed of the spirit arrow.

After three small spirit arrows forced Minina to change her position, they landed precisely on the three targets behind her.

bang bang bang-

The three human-shaped targets had their heads blown off instantly.

Minina turned her head and was immediately shocked. While attacking her, the teacher still had the power to control the spirit arrows to hit the vital parts of the human-shaped target!

"Such power... to fire such a powerful spirit particle arrow with just a finger..."

Minina was stunned. Even if she used the spirit bow, she would never be able to shoot such a powerful spirit arrow!

These humanoid targets are no ordinary objects; they are all spiritual tools with considerable defensive capabilities.

Even if she learns the Blood Stasis Armor right now, her defense won't be higher than these magical artifacts!

In other words, if the teacher had wanted to, her head would have already been blown off.

"A spirit arrow just flew past my neck..." Minina thought, her face turning pale.

She was a new recruit still in the basic training stage and had no combat experience at all. Realizing that she had just brushed with death, she couldn't help but feel a chill down her spine.

"What are you waiting for? Your opponent won't show you any mercy!"

Minina snapped out of her daze, turned around, and was immediately terrified.

The spirit arrows are almost upon us!

She could even sense the terrifying power contained within it!

Minina's heart raced, and her adrenaline surged.

He frantically activated his Flying Blade Technique, dodging the spiritual arrow.

When the crisis struck, Minina's behavior was extraordinary; she was no longer intimidated by the power of the spirit arrows.

"Her use of the Flying Kick was also quite average... It seems we underestimated her talent and overestimated her training level..." July frowned slightly when she saw Minina's performance.

He saw that Minina's spirit particle clustering ability was higher than that of many soldiers, and thought that Minina had already acquired a certain level of strength.

It now seems that Minina is naturally gifted and has developed her spirit particle clustering ability to this extent without much training.

“I understand your situation now; your cultivation plan has changed somewhat.”

July was far superior to Minina and quickly figured out her capabilities.

"I need to create some spiritual tools to assist your training first." July didn't know the traditional Quincy's method of learning Blood Armor abilities, but he had his own way.

Although Minina is a Quincy and her combat power mainly relies on her spiritual energy clustering ability, July still felt that she needed to train her spiritual pressure utilization ability.

Blood Armor can be filled with external spiritual particles or with one's own spiritual pressure. If one can improve Minina's ability to utilize spiritual pressure, learning Blood Armor will be a natural thing.

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Chapter 333 The Second Disciple Selection

the next day.

"Wearing this makes my spiritual particles harder to control... and my spiritual pressure too..."

Minina adjusted the wristband on her wrist, looking troubled.

After putting on these two wristbands, she felt that her spiritual energy gathering ability was greatly restricted, as if she had become an ordinary person who could do nothing.

These two wrist guards were made overnight in July.

He also had the spirit puppet secretly return to Soul Society to bring back these two specially made spirit tools.

"The wrist guard can isolate you from the perception of external spiritual particles, allowing you to undergo weighted training," July explained the wrist guard's uses. "You need to inject spiritual pressure at a specific frequency to reduce this isolation. It can train your ability to use your own spiritual pressure. Moreover, you can also train your ability to focus spiritual particles by forcibly breaking through its isolation."