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

The blonde twin-tailed Zanpakuto delivered an elbow strike to Nimaiya Oetsu.

"Ahem—that's true. Come with me, we'll talk on the way."

Nimaiya Oetsu was very tolerant of the Zanpakuto he forged.

“After Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni established the Gotei 13, I forged all the Shinigami’s Zanpakuto, except for the one you have.” Nimaiya Oetsu pointed to the ‘Kagehime’ on Nanatsu’s waist. “It is the manifestation of your power. It is already perfect. Even if I were to reforge it, I could not do it better.”

Nimaiya Oetsu pushed up his sunglasses and continued, "However, I can forge another power within you into a new Zanpakuto."

Nimaiya Oetsu seems to have an innate ability to communicate with other people's Zanpakuto. Even though Nanatsu didn't materialize 'Kagehime', he could still see 'Kagehime'.

The power of the Void in July was hidden in the shadow of the 'Shadow Princess'. Through the 'Shadow Princess', Oetsu Nimaiya saw this power belonging to the Void.

"Thank you for your kindness, Nimaiya-senpai, but I do not intend to separate the power of the void from the 'Shadow Princess'."

July understood what Wang Yue of the Two-Piece House meant.

His Hollow power exists in dependence on the power of the Grim Reaper; the two have actually become one.

The forging technique mentioned by Nimaiya Ohetsu involves separating the Hollow power from the 'Kagehime' and forging a new Zanpakuto.

However, this is different from the path that July is going to take. The separation path does not prevent July from becoming a transcendent being. If he takes this path, even if all three powers reach their respective limits, it will be difficult to reach the realm of the Spirit King, let alone surpass the Spirit King.

With the improvement of her strength and her research into the power of the Spirit King, July now understands that the power of the Spirit King is a fusion of multiple powers!

The powers of Hollows, Quincy, Shinigami, and even Fullbring are merely one aspect of the Soul King's power.

Therefore, in order to reach the level of the Soul King in July, what he needs to do is not to separate the power of the God of Death and the power of the Hollow, but to fuse the different powers together.

"Hahaha~ Quite ambitious, you've chosen a more difficult path! If you separate them, they'll grow even faster!" Nimaiya Oetsu laughed loudly. "But your ambition might just be the reason why Lord Spirit King values ​​you!"

"You flatter me, senior. But life always needs something to look forward to. If it's just about letting another power grow to its limit, it's only a matter of time. In that case, why not challenge something more difficult?" July said with a light laugh.

“That’s right!” Nimaiya Wangyue nodded. “However, I can’t let you come all this way for nothing. Bring me the ‘Heavenly Divine Bone’. It has changed under the influence of your spiritual pressure. I will reforge it to make it more compatible with your spiritual pressure!”

Chapter 395 Changes in the Heavenly Bone

Nimaiya Oetsu brought July to the edge of the cliff, below which lay a lake that occupied half of the floating island.

On the edge of the cliff, there was only one thatched hut with a sign that read "Phoenix Palace".

"My forge is down there, let's jump down together!"

There was a pipe opening in the thatched hut, and Wang Yue from Ermeiwu took the lead and jumped into the pipe.

July jumped in after him and plummeted down the pipe.

After arriving at the ground, I looked around at the surroundings. It was a cave, and the continuous waterfall outside made it look like a water curtain cave.

In the center of the cave, there is a stepped circular platform.

"This is my forging furnace~"

Wang Yue of Nimaiya struck a strange pose.

"Then I'll leave the 'Heavenly Divine Bone' to Senior Nimaiya!"

In July, he took off the 'Heavenly Divine Bone' from his waist.

He had gotten somewhat used to Oetsu Nimaiya's impromptu performances and no longer found them particularly awkward.

Wang Yue of Ermei House took the 'Heavenly Divine Bone' and slapped his palm on the ground.

"So~ next up is my performance time!"

A cylindrical chimney suddenly descended from above the central stepped platform.

Several members of the Zanpakuto's personal guard sprang into action.

The petite Zanpakuto, wielding a shovel, spun the chimney pillar several times at incredible speed, clearing away the dust from the outside.

The red-haired Zanpakuto stepped forward and unleashed flames, igniting the circular platform on the steps.

The black-haired Zanpakuto was adding water to the nearby reservoir.

Another Zanpakuto, with bandages wrapped around its face, unwrapped the bandages and then pulled a tooth out of its mouth.

The extracted tooth, with a flick of her wrist, transformed into a long-handled iron hammer.

While the Zanpakuto guards were making preparations, Nimaiya Oetsu also tied his hair up.

"Ready!"

Nimaiya Oetsu took the long-handled iron hammer handed to him by the Zanpakuto's personal guard and threw the 'Ten-ten Divine Bone' into the furnace.

He raised the long-handled iron hammer high and pounded it fiercely.

As the hammering continued, a Zanpakuto stood nearby blowing air to control the temperature of the flames.

Ding--

With each strike of the hammer, countless sparks flew.

ding ding ding-

As Ermeiwu Wangyue struck it, the 'Heavenly Divine Bone' gradually transformed into a red-hot knife blank.

"To reforge the 'Heavenly Divine Bone,' a 'temporary soul' is also required?"

In July, a Zanpakuto girl was discovered adding 'temporary souls' to the furnace.

Yes!

"The core material for the shallow forging I create is soul!"

“Smash each soul with spiritual potential into pieces, then compress their spiritual particles together to forge a masterless shallow weapon!”

Doesn't that sound gory?

"No doubt about it, this process is extremely bloody!"

"However, after Kiryu invented the 'temporary soul,' I successfully improved the 'asauchi' forging method—that is, using the 'temporary soul' as the forging material!"

As Nimaiya Wang Yue swung his hammer, he answered July's questions.

"No wonder the invention of 'temporary souls' allowed Kiryu-san to be promoted to the Zero Squad. It is indeed a great achievement..." July exclaimed.

"That's right!"

"If we had used the old forging method, you'd probably be thinking this is hell by now!"

Wang Yue of Ermei House was hammering faster and faster.

Ding ding ding ding——

"Okay—now!"

"Come here and inject your spiritual pressure into the 'Heavenly Divine Bone'!"

Nimaiya Oetsu hoisted the iron hammer onto his shoulder and gestured for Shichi to come over and release his spiritual pressure.

In July, he immediately stepped forward and put his hand into the stove.

With his current physical strength, the temperature that could melt metal had no effect on him whatsoever.

July gripped the scorching hot hilt of the sword, and in the next instant, terrifying spiritual pressure surged into the 'Heavenly Divine Bone' within her body.

"That's it! Inject your spiritual pressure into her and feed her!" Nimaiya Oetsu shouted.

A moment later, July pulled the 'Heavenly Divine Bone' out of the furnace.

The next moment, the lake water outside the cave rushed in and collided with the blade of the 'Heavenly Divine Bone', quenching it.

The intense heat of the blade instantly evaporated the surging water into steam.

After the water receded, the blade had cooled down.

The 'Heavenly Divine Bone' has undergone significant changes compared to before.

The original 'Heavenly Divine Bone' had a very ordinary appearance, looking exactly like a shallow-sized weapon, which is why it was mistaken for a shallow-sized weapon before July.

The current 'Duantian Divine Bone' has a blade as white as jade, with exquisite patterns on the blade's edge, and looks like a piece of white jade shaped like a knife.

"It's become more beautiful!" July stroked the blade, feeling the joy emanating from the 'Heavenly Divine Bone'.

With a thought, he entered the consciousness space of the 'Heavenly Divine Bone'.

'Duantian Divine Bone' is not July's Zanpakuto; she possesses her own consciousness space.

In July, I arrived at a place that looked like a frozen wasteland, but upon closer inspection, I discovered that this boundless ice field was actually white jade.

'Duan Tian Shen Gu' sat on the edge of a white jade cliff. Her appearance had not changed. She was still the same white-haired, emotionless girl we had seen before.

"This is your first time here."

'Duan Tian Shen Gu's' expression remained calm, but his eyes seemed to have become much more lively.

“I can sense your thoughts now,” July said.

“My connection with Lord Spirit King has been severed, but now I am closely connected with you.”

'Heavenly Divine Bone' nodded.

Before this, there seemed to be a heavy barrier between July and 'Duan Tian Divine Bone'. 'Duan Tian Divine Bone' did not take the initiative to communicate with him, so he could not perceive 'Duan Tian Divine Bone's' thoughts.

Now that Qiyue has reforged the 'Heavenly Divine Bone' using her own spiritual pressure, their connection has become much closer.

This connection far surpasses that of other Grim Reapers who also wield divine weapons.

Has your ability changed at all?

July asked.

"Now I can not only 'sever spiritual particles', but also allow you to 'replenish your spiritual particles'. There will be no cost when you use me."

Duan Tian Shen Gu replied.

"No cost!"

July was suddenly energized.

Using divine weapons always comes at a price, and the price of using the 'Heavenly Divine Bone' is the consumption of a massive amount of spiritual pressure.

While slaying the enemy's spirit particles, July was also consuming his own energy.

He was able to kill "Divine Judgment" Rijie Barrow with "Heavenly Bone" entirely by relying on his powerful spiritual pressure.

When Nimaiya Oetsu reforged the 'Heavenly Divine Bone', he infused it with July's spiritual pressure, which made him truly the master of the 'Heavenly Divine Bone'. The consumption and replenishment canceled each other out, eliminating the cost of using the 'Heavenly Divine Bone'.

From now on, when using the 'Heavenly Bone', there will be no need to worry about consumption issues; it can be used as a regular ability!

Chapter 396 The Realm of God

After obtaining the brand-new 'Heavenly Divine Bone', July left the Phoenix Palace and arrived at the floating island of Hyōjubu Ichibei.

"You feel much more energetic!"

Hyobu Ichibei crossed his arms and observed the changes in July.

"Thanks to the kindness of all my seniors."

July said modestly.

Although he understood that the Spirit King must not have summoned him to the Spirit King's Palace for no reason.

There was no precedent in the Seireitei for bringing the incumbent captain to the Soul King Palace for training, so the Zero Division's explanation for informing Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was just an excuse.

King Ling must have had his reasons for doing this.

July could roughly guess their purpose, which was most likely because Yhwach was colluding with Hell, and with the current strength of Seireitei, it was very likely that they would not be able to resolve this matter.

Regardless of the Spirit King's intentions, July certainly benefited greatly from this trip to the Spirit King's Palace.

“Your spiritual pressure has reached the limit of a Shinigami, so training here won’t be as effective. However, it will help you train other powers within you.”

Hyosube Ichibei got straight to the point, taking July to a training room.

Upon entering, July immediately sensed the stark difference between the room's environment and the outside world.

The Spirit King Palace is one of the most spiritually rich places in the Three Realms, with a spiritual particle concentration even higher than that of the Seireitei and the Unseen Empire.

The concentration of spiritual particles in this room is several times higher than that outside!

Furthermore, the spiritual particles in the environment cannot be controlled by spiritual pressure.