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

Chapter 417 The Director Takes His Position

After the banquet, July's disciples went home.

They are now the backbone of their respective squads, and they still have many things to handle.

"Isshin, you're going to be stationed in the human world for a while tomorrow, right?" July called out to Isshin Shiba, who was about to leave, and took out a few jugs of sake. "These are sake that someone gave me. I can't finish them all, so take some and you can have a little something to enjoy while you're stationed in the human world."

"Isn't this plum wine from Qingmeifang?" Shiba Isshin asked with delight. "Qingmeifang also sent me some, but I drank it all. It tasted pretty good."

Omebo is a newly opened sake shop near Shikatori Dojo.

Many sword practitioners are also fond of wine. When Qingmeifang wanted to advertise at the Shikagori Dojo, they sent some wine to the dojo when it opened.

"If you like them, you can take all of these pots," July said with a smile.

"Thank you! Then I won't be polite!"

Zhibo happily packed up several jugs of plum wine and took them away.

After Shiba Isshin left, Aizen Sousuke, who was standing nearby, asked the question that had been bothering him:

"The 'bait' the teacher asked me to bring is in those drinks, right?"

Before coming to the dojo today, the teacher suddenly contacted him and asked him to help make some 'bait' to attract the void.

Unexpectedly, the teacher added the 'bait' he brought to the plum wine and gave it to Shiba Isshin.

"Yixin is getting on in years, it's time for him to find a wife."

"Wife? Hmm... Nobles in Soul Society usually marry relatively early, so Isshin is indeed considered to be getting married relatively late."

Aizen Sousuke was surprised that his teacher cared about this matter, but he couldn't understand the connection between the two things.

"You'll have to stay with me for the next few days; I might need your help."

In July, thinking that the 'Mirror Flower, Water Moon' might be used later, he invited Aizen Sousuke to join him.

"Will I have to use my abilities? It seems things aren't that simple."

Aizen Sousuke had a premonition that he might be about to see Shiba Isshin in a difficult situation.

A moment later, the two returned to the Killing Stone Mine Laboratory.

Aizen Sousuke met Hollow White again.

After Hollow White was born from the Hollowfication Experiment, the teacher took it and fed Hollow White with Hollows catalyzed by the Hogyoku.

Xu Bai has grown a lot since then.

"A Hollow created from the remains of a deceased Shinigami... The teacher has been nurturing it all along. This spiritual pressure fluctuation has already reached the level of a Vasto Lorde Hollow."

"Its strength is greater than that of a typical Vasto Lorde Hollow."

July estimated that Hollow White's strength was already comparable to that of the Arrancar-turned Espada, and he was even one of the top-ranked Espada.

"The teacher wants to help find the wife Yixin is looking for... Could it be this?"

Aizen Sousuke suddenly remembered the 'bait' his teacher had put in Shiba Isshin's sake.

The effect of those 'decoys' is to lure nearby Hollows over. Although Hollow White is not an ordinary Hollow, it will still be affected by the 'decoys'.

If Shiba were to focus on drinking the spiked plum wine near Kurohaku, he would also attract Kurohaku's attention.

Thinking of this, Aizen Sousuke's expression also became uneasy.

"Of course not, it's a male venomous creature that Ichishin wouldn't accept," July smiled slightly. "But it can be part of Ichishin's child."

"A child born with the power of death and Hollows?"

Aizen Sousuke's eyes narrowed. He was also a researcher who had gone far in the study of Hollows and Shinigami powers, and he quickly understood his teacher's intention.

"If all goes well, it might be more than that." July said noncommittally, looking at Xu Bai, who was gradually waking up in the incubation chamber.

"It's awake, let's fill its stomach first."

After the injection of potent anesthetic was stopped, the horned giant in the culture chamber slowly opened its captivating eyes.

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The next day, Karakura Town.

After patrolling the human world for a day, Shiba Isshin found a quiet place to rest.

After the reorganization of the Gotei 13, the patrol missions in Soul Society are no longer handled by the 10th Division. Now, the 10th Division's responsibility is to ensure the safety of the human world.

As the captain of the 10th Division, Shiba Isshin often has to be stationed in the human world to perform duties.

"There seems to be something unusual about Karakura Town today; there have been six instances where the squad members were unable to handle the situation."

Shiba Isshin was originally stationed in Naruki City today, but due to a series of situations in Karakura Town that his subordinates were unable to handle, he rushed over to personally resolve the problems.

He noticed something unusual and planned to report the intelligence to the Technology Development Bureau and the intelligence team after the patrol ended.

"If it weren't for the 'limited spirit seal,' I wouldn't have to work so hard..." Shiba Isshin sighed and took out a flask of plum wine from the spirit space pocket in his clothes.

The spiritual pressure of the Shinigami captains, vice-captains, and some of the seated officers is too powerful. Releasing their spiritual pressure in the mortal world would severely affect the souls in the present world. Therefore, powerful Shinigami who go to the mortal world to perform duties often have a 'limited spiritual seal' engraved on their spirit bodies to seal 80% of their spiritual pressure, so as to prevent the souls in the present world from being affected by their spiritual pressure.

Shiba Isshin is now engraved with a 'limited spiritual seal', and can only use 20% of his spiritual pressure. After running back and forth several times and dealing with the Hollows in various places, he is already feeling somewhat tired.

"At this moment, you should have a sip of chilled plum wine!"

Shiba Isshin changed his hand gestures and used spiritual energy techniques to create some ice blocks.

"Ah—delicious!"

Shiba took a sip of chilled plum wine, and the fatigue in his spirit body seemed to vanish instantly.

"Why does the plum wine the teacher gave us taste better? Is it because they added ice?"

Zhibo raised an eyebrow slightly.

He took another sip, and it seemed to be true; the plum wine he got from his teacher tasted better than the plum wine that the Plum House sent to the Tenth Division.

"Perhaps they're from different batches of wine; the taste is slightly different..."

However, since the wine tasted even better, it was a good thing, so I didn't dwell on it.

A moment later, Shiba Isshin frowned slightly, sensing that several Hollows had invaded the patrol area.

Because of his presence, the Grim Reaper who was originally in charge of patrolling this area has gone elsewhere, so he is the only Grim Reaper nearby.

"They're such a worry, they don't give us any rest time at all."

Shiba Isshin sighed, raised his hand and pointed to the right, "Hado No. 4: White Lightning."

A bolt of lightning shot from his fingertip and struck the Void that was lunging at him.

boom--

Before the Hollow could even let out a scream, it was annihilated by 'White Lightning'.

Even though Shiba has sealed 80% of his spiritual pressure, these weak Hollows can't possibly mess with him.

After eliminating several Hollows, Shiba Isshin's brows furrowed even more deeply.

"What's going on? Why are there more and more Voids?"

Shiba Isshin sensed that more and more Hollows were gathering in this direction.

Chapter 418 The actors are in place

More and more Hollows gathered in this direction, forcing Isshin Shiba to draw his Zanpakuto to fight.

A streak of light flashed, and more than twenty phantoms were all split in two.

Even Gillian is no match for them; they are nothing but clay chickens and earthen dogs in front of Shiba Isshin.

With flashes of sword light, the gathered Hollows were all slain by Isshin Shiba.

"There's a problem, a big problem!"

Shiba was deep in thought. It was clearly not normal for so many Hollows to gather here.

"Could it be Yhwach or Tetsuya Miyamoto who has come to the present world?"

Shiba's eyes narrowed, and he prepared to take out the communication device to report the matter to the Technology Development Bureau.

At that moment, Shiba Isshin felt a sudden tightness in his chest, and then without hesitation, he lunged forward.

A burning sensation came from my back.

injured!

"what?"

Shiba Isshin reacted quickly, but he still couldn't dodge the sneak attack.

Looking back, he saw a strange-looking creature in his original spot.

This Void was completely encased in jet-black armor, but its inner surface was white. It also had a pair of bull-horn-like horns on its head, and a fleshy lump filled the void in its chest. Its hands had no fingers, but instead resembled blades.

"Ow!!!"

The Great Hollow with horns roared, and a terrifying spiritual pressure swept over us.

"What a strong spiritual pressure!"

Shiba's expression changed drastically.

This strange Hollow's spiritual pressure was no less than his own at his peak!

"This is an enemy that can only be dealt with by 'removing the restriction'!"

Shiba desperately wanted to use the communication device to contact the Technology Development Bureau and apply for 'removal of the restriction' to release the spiritual pressure sealed by the 'restricted spiritual seal'.

However, his communication device fell back to the spot it had just been in, and was even stepped on by the Hollow with horns!

"Did the messenger fall out of your pocket when you rolled over?"

Shiba Isshin's face darkened.

He had just thought of taking out the communication device when he was about to report the intelligence.

But they were attacked after taking half of it, and the messenger was thrown out.

Unbeknownst to Shiba Isshin, two hooded cloaked Shinigami were observing what was happening from the air.

"Well done, Sōyōsuke."

"He really did want to take the messenger's secret weapon."

Aizen Sousuke chuckled lightly.

He had just activated the ability of 'Mirror Flower Water Moon', making Shiba Ichisuke believe that the messenger had fallen out.

In reality, the messenger is still in Shiba Isshin's pocket, but he will never find it again.

"However, the fact that the teacher arranged for Hollow White to attack Isshin... means his 'wife' is in this city... I see, so the teacher was planning to eliminate the Quincy..."

After a moment's thought, Aizen Sousuke deduced his teacher's purpose.

He sensed the spiritual pressure of a Quincy nearby, and his teacher's target must be that Quincy.

"The culmination of Shinigami, Hollows, and Quincy... As expected of the teacher, he actually came up with such an interesting idea."

Aizen Sousuke also began to look forward to it.

On the ground, Shiba Isshin encountered a crisis.

This Hollow with bull horns was extremely fast. Shiba Isshin was injured and his spiritual pressure restriction had not been lifted. After parrying a few attacks, he was starting to struggle to keep up.

"We can't keep dragging this on!"

In less than a minute, Shiba Isshin had three more wounds on his body. If this continued, his condition would only get worse.

"Burn, Akagi!" Shiba Isshin released his Zanpakuto.

The spiritual pressure surging from within him gathered on the blade.

The Zanpakuto 'Shan Yue' now has a layer of flames on it.

“Crescent Moon…” Shiba Isshin raised his Zanpakuto above his head.

Niu Jiao Da Hun didn't expect him to have time to charge up and release his attack.

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