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

"The teacher has become a knight!!!"

His disciples seemed even happier than he was.

For these individuals who grew up in an invisible empire from childhood...

The Sternritter represents authority, and becoming a Sternritter is the highest honor in the Unseen Empire.

"You two are also officers of Silverframe City now," July chuckled.

Although the hunting activities were disrupted in July, all the Quincy who came out of the hunting grounds were qualified to enter Silverframe Castle.

The Sternritter recruitment ceremony has concluded. Minina McCarron has been promoted to Silverwall City officer, and rewards have been distributed.

[Reward: 10000 General Experience]

[The Sternritter recruitment ceremony has concluded. Gatis Katnip has been promoted to Silverwall officer, and rewards have been distributed.]

[Reward: 10000 General Experience]

Furthermore, the four disciples completed the training of the wrist guard artifacts and received a reward, which gave July 80000 general experience points.

Since the low- and mid-level skills have been upgraded to the maximum level, the general experience gained from various tasks has increased significantly.

Chapter 344 The Formation of the Hogyoku

Killing Stone Mine Laboratory.

"You're really quick on the uptake. I only mentioned it a couple of days ago, and now you've already taken action."

July exclaimed in admiration.

“I will naturally take the teacher’s instructions seriously, and I have already made some preparations in this direction.”

"Aizen Sousuke said softly."

In front of the two was a transparent polygonal container, and in the center of the container floated a bead that emitted a blue fluorescence.

The Hollowfication vaccine developed some time ago was merely a byproduct of research into the power of the Soul King.

Aizen Sousuke has now successfully gathered some fragments together, creating the prototype of the Hogyoku.

"This is the key to breaking through the limits of the Shinigami... the Hogyoku."

In July, she picked up the polygonal container containing the 'Hōgyoku' and used her spiritual sense to perceive the subtle fluctuations of the 'Hōgyoku'.

"The current 'Hogyoku' has not yet reached its limit and should not yet possess that kind of power."

Aizen Sousuke said.

This 'Hōgyoku' can only be described as a prototype of Hōgyoku; it is still a long way from the complete 'Hōgyoku'.

After all, this prototype of the Hogyoku was only created by Aizen Sousuke using some of the Soul King fragments, and he hadn't even used up all the Soul King fragments he had found in the Tsunayo family.

“We are on the right track, and it’s only a matter of time before we reach our destination.” July put down the Hogyoku and picked up the documents next to her to read.

"These are the data I tested with the 'Hogyoku,' and its amplification effect on Hollows is extremely significant," Aizen Sousuke said with a faint smile. "We already have the ability to mass-produce Arrancar."

Now that they have created the Hogyoku, they need to focus on how to use it to strengthen Shinigami and Hollows.

Aizen Sousuke used a very direct method—implanting the Hogyoku into a Hollow's body.

The current power of the Hogyoku is limited; it cannot directly affect Hollows unless implanted into their bodies.

"Not bad... In just a few days after the implantation, the Adjuchas-class Hollow evolved into an Arrancar Hollow." July nodded slightly and asked, "Is that experimental Hollow still around?"

He wanted to check on the Hollow's condition. If this evolution method was safe, then he could let Harribel evolve into an Arrancar.

Although Halibel has already taken on a human form, she is not actually in her Arrancar form yet.

“It’s still there.” Aizen Sousuke nodded. “I want to make several control groups and test it again. After taking out the Hogyoku, I’ll lock it up in the prison.”

Aizen Sousuke led July to the laboratory room where living subjects were imprisoned.

"It's rare to see a Hollow so quiet."

July glanced inside and saw a burly male masked man sitting quietly on the bed.

This room was actually just an ordinary room, but the Hollow inside was sitting on the bed, showing no intention of escaping.

"In his world, he's still in the Great Void Forest."

"So that's how it is. You hypnotized him with the illusion of a mirage."

Aizen Sousuke opened the door to the room, but the Arrancar were completely unaware of the two of them.

The next moment, the Arrancar turned around and stared intently at the two who had suddenly appeared.

"Prepare to die, Death!!!"

After becoming an Arrancar, the Arrancar Menos became stronger, and his ego also became much more inflated. Faced with two Shinigami who suddenly appeared, he did not hesitate to attack.

The Arrancar charged towards the two, but from their perspective, the Arrancar was actually spinning in place.

"It seems that even evolving into an Arrancar will not increase intelligence."

Aizen Sousuke shook his head regretfully.

"This Arrancar's spiritual pressure is remarkable. Even in the Hollow Forest, it is extremely rare to find a Hollow with such spiritual pressure."

Qi Qi felt the spiritual pressure of the Arrancar Daxu.

"His spiritual pressure has indeed increased considerably, and it is now close to the level of a third-grade spiritual power."

Aizen Sousuke nodded slightly, made a slight modification to the scene seen by the Arrancar, and sent the Arrancar to the training ground of the laboratory.

The Arrancar Menos fought against a fictional enemy in the training ground.

He was completely unaware that he had fallen into an illusion, and displayed his fighting prowess to his heart's content in front of July and Aizen Sousuke.

"It doesn't seem to have any side effects. Why don't you set up ten more control groups and see?"

I watched for a while in July and didn't find any negative effects of the Hogyoku on the Arrancar.

"No problem, I have prepared plenty of Hollows."

Aizen Sousuke nodded slightly.

After seeing the Arrancar and Hollow in July, Aizen Sousuke continued to showcase another project.

The two arrived at another room, where several incubation chambers were placed, each containing a sleeping, ethereal creature.

"This is a byproduct of our previous research on Hollowfication vaccines. They didn't survive the Hollowfication process and instead completely transformed into Hollows," Aizen Sousuke explained.

"Next, let's test the compatibility between the 'Hōgyoku' and them. The 'Hōgyoku' can cause Hollowfied Shinigami to break through, so... what kind of changes can the 'Hōgyoku' bring to these Hollowfied Shinigami?"

Aizen Sousuke looked at the Hollowfied Shinigami in the cultivation chamber, a hint of inquiry in his eyes.

"It should make them stronger, but whether they can regain their sanity is another matter..."

July's gaze slowly swept over the Hollowfied Shinigami.

When his gaze fell on one of the Hollowfied Shinigami, his attention was instantly drawn to it.

The Hollowfied Shinigami's appearance gave July a sense of familiarity; it was a Hollow completely encased in black armor, but its interior was white, and it had a pair of bull-horn-like horns on its head.

Xu Bai!

A thought suddenly occurred to her in July.

This Hollowfied creature looks a lot like Hollow White from July's memories—the Hollow within Ichigo Kurosaki's body.

"Raise the priority of this project. After testing the broken surface control group, focus our efforts on this project."

In July, she thought of the "Path of Transcendence" mission, which required training disciples to reach their limits in three directions: Shinigami, Hollows, and Quincy.

The Shinigami side is alright, as Aizen Sousuke is there to cover for them.

As for the Hollows and Quincy, July will have to figure out a solution herself.

Hollow could try using the 'Hogyoku' to accelerate evolution, allowing Nel or Harribel to evolve into the Hogyoku form.

The Quincy's ultimate benchmark is Yhwach, and the four Quincy disciples they have taken in recently do not seem to be seeds that can grow to Yhwach's level.

Ichigo Kurosaki has the potential to achieve this. If we can take Ichigo Kurosaki as our disciple, we will have a chance to complete the 'Path of Transcendence' mission.

......

Soul Society, a remote area of ​​Zaraki Ward.

Wearing a cloak, Kisuke Urahara arrived at a forest of dead trees.

An unremarkable tree blocked Kisuke Urahara's path, but he did not stop and continued forward.

The trees blocking his way were like phantoms; Kisuke Urahara passed right through them and disappeared.

Chapter 345 Prologue

"This is so troublesome..." Kisuke Urahara thought helplessly. "The entire Soul Society is full of the captain's spies. It's not easy to find a secluded place to do something shady."

Many areas of Soul Society have been covered by surveillance bacteria spread by July.

Ordinary Shinigami wouldn't notice July's little tricks, but these things couldn't escape the notice of Kisuke Urahara and Mayuri Kurotsuchi.

They've even cracked the surveillance bacteria.

The cloak that Kisuke Urahara wore perfectly shielded him from the observation of the surveillance bacteria.

After passing through the trees, there was a pitch-black passage.

"This place is still not safe. If what's inside is discovered, we're finished... We need to get a batch of killing intent stones to strengthen the defenses and shield us from external perception."

As Kisuke Urahara pondered, he touched the wall in the passage, and a certain protective spell quietly disappeared.

A stone door slowly opened, and a faint light shone through the crack, illuminating the passage.

Kisuke Urahara stepped through the stone gate and went inside.

Behind the stone gate lies Kisuke Urahara's secret laboratory.

The Technology Development Bureau's laboratory was frequently disturbed by Mayuri Kurotsuchi, so he moved some research he didn't want to show to others there.

This laboratory is only used by Kisuke Urahara, so it's not very fancy. Things are just piled up haphazardly, and it wouldn't be easy for outsiders to organize them if they came in.

Kisuke Urahara arrived at the center of the laboratory, where a long table was set up with some bottles and jars on it.

These bottles and jars were basically filled with something; bone fragments, meat scraps, and organ remnants were soaking in the blue nutrient solution.

Kisuke Urahara took a small culture medium from his pocket, opened it, and used tweezers to pick out the contents—a bone fragment less than half a centimeter long.

He examined the bone fragments on the laboratory equipment for a while.

"Amazing activity...it's incredible no matter how many times I see it..."

This bone is one of Kisuke Urahara's recent acquisitions.

After the war, Kisuke Urahara discovered something unusual among the corpses while cleaning up the battlefield.

This thing may appear to be part of the corpse, but in fact it has a completely different nature from the other parts of the corpse.

Kisuke Urahara was very interested in this strange phenomenon and immediately developed an instrument that could detect similar samples. He then screened the corpses on various fronts and found some samples with the same properties.

“Only a very small number of individuals exhibit this phenomenon…” Kisuke Urahara fell into deep thought, “and these individuals are all quite strong… these fragments were extracted from the seated officer.”

"The locations of these abnormal areas are mostly different... however, this sample, like the previous one, was taken from the toe bone..."

Kisuke Urahara's hand, which was adjusting the instrument, suddenly froze.

He got up and took one of the samples that was soaking in nutrient solution off the table.

This sample is also a bone fragment.

Kisuke Urahara placed it next to the bone fragment sample on the testing instrument, and an incredulous look immediately appeared on his face.

"It really can be pieced together!"

These two bone fragments, each less than half a centimeter long, were somehow fitted together.

It seemed as if it was meant to be this way, fitting perfectly.

"Incredible! They were clearly taken from the toe bones of two different individuals!"

Kisuke Urahara was utterly astonished and couldn't process this baffling information for a moment.

Samples taken from two different individuals could fit together perfectly.