Chapter Summaries

Liu Hao met with Sōken Ishida and Ryūken Ishida to warn them that Yhwach would use Auswählen to strip Quincy of their powers and kill those deemed impure. He revealed that Katagiri Hae would die from it in the future and left the Ishidas to decide how to prepare.

• Liu Hao collected a custom Gigai from Kisuke Urahara, noticed its hidden monitoring devices, and left without pressing the issue.
• Liu Hao met Sōken Ishida, Ryūken Ishida, Masaki Kurosaki, and Isshin Shiba at the clinic and warned them that Yhwach would soon regain his power and attack Soul Society.
• Liu Hao explained that Auswählen would reclaim the powers of Quincy judged impure, leaving Still Silver in their bodies and causing them to die.
• Liu Hao warned Masaki Kurosaki that Hollow power in her body could make her a target, and Sōken Ishida recognized that Quincy healing traditions were meant to remove foreign powers.
• Liu Hao revealed that Ryūken Ishida would dissect Katagiri Hae after her death and use the Still Silver from her body to help his son kill Yhwach.
• Liu Hao said he had told them the truth to offer them a chance to prepare, leaving their choices up to them.

Liu Hao explained the futures he had glimpsed, warning the Ishidas about the Auswählen and revealing Yhwach’s origins and goal. Ryūken vowed to verify the warning and protect Katagiri Hae and his child, while the group was left facing the danger ahead.

• Liu Hao told Ryūken Ishida and Sōken Ishida about the tragedies awaiting their family and explained that his Zanpakuto had let him glimpse a branch of the future.
• Liu Hao revealed that Uryū Ishida would survive the Auswählen and possess The Antithesis, but that Yhwach’s Schrift ritual was a trap to claim his soul and power.
• Liu Hao recounted Yhwach’s Soul Distribution ability and warned that Yhwach relied on war and death to regain the pieces of his soul.
• Liu Hao explained the Soul King’s role in stabilizing the Three Worlds and agreed with Ryūken that Yhwach sought to devour the Soul King and take his place.
• Sōken thanked Liu Hao for the warning, and Ryūken said he would investigate and prepare to protect Katagiri Hae and his child from the Auswählen.

Liu Hao returned to Soul Society with Kaien Shiba and told Unohana about a Hollow’s attempt to invade his soul and the future awaiting her and Hinamori. After he challenged Unohana’s belief that she had to die for Kenpachi Zaraki, his suggestion that she might have a child left her reconsidering the purpose she had carried for a thousand years.

• Liu Hao warned Masaki Kurosaki and Isshin Shiba to keep his revelations about Yhwach secret, then left the clinic when Kaien Shiba arrived.
• Liu Hao took Kaien Shiba through the Senkaimon to Soul Society, where Kaien reported back to Jūshirō Ukitake and Liu Hao returned to the Fourth Division.
• Liu Hao told Retsu Unohana that a Hollow had tried to invade his soul and that Aizen might target him, so he planned to stay in Soul Society.
• Liu Hao recounted Hinamori’s future survival and argued that Unohana did not have to die for Kenpachi Zaraki to succeed her.
• Liu Hao asked whether having a baby might give Unohana another reason to live, then fled when she responded with a chillingly calm question.
• After Liu Hao left, Unohana considered whether she should change the mission she had followed for a thousand years.

After the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force lost contact, Liu Hao suspected Aizen was using the crisis to lure him into a trap. The Gotei 13 reestablished contact and requested Fourth Division support, and Unohana named Liu Hao as the candidate, leaving the decision to him.

• Momo Hinamori told Liu Hao that Aizen wanted to know whether he would join the Hueco Mundo expedition, but Liu Hao declined.
• Isane Kotetsu told Liu Hao that contact with the expeditionary force, led by Shūsuke Amagai, had been lost, and Liu Hao suspected Aizen's plan involved him.
• At the Captains' Meeting, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto initially sent only the Third and Fifth Divisions to search Hueco Mundo, keeping the Fourth Division out of the operation.
• Liu Hao predicted that the expeditionary force would soon report medical casualties and demand Fourth Division support; when contact was restored, that request came as he expected.
• Unohana nominated Liu Hao to lead the medical support in Hueco Mundo, and Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto asked whether Liu Hao was willing to go.

Liu Hao agreed to lead the Medical Corps supporting the Hueco Mundo expedition, despite knowing the trip might draw Aizen’s enemies against him. As he crossed into Hueco Mundo with Gin Ichimaru, Liu Hao revealed that he knew Gin’s secret feelings and future, prompting Gin to acknowledge the danger without denying the truth.

• Liu Hao requested permission to accompany the support force and lead the Medical Corps in Hueco Mundo, and Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto approved.
• Liu Hao told Unohana and Isane Kotetsu that Shūsuke Amagai might be allied with Aizen and planned to speak with him and Gin Ichimaru in Hueco Mundo.
• Liu Hao challenged Unohana’s willingness to die for her self-appointed mission, but she did not change her stance.
• Liu Hao joined Gin Ichimaru and the support force at the Garganta, creating a broad Reishi walkway for the group to cross safely.
• Liu Hao told Gin Ichimaru he knew about Gin’s loved one and future, and Gin reacted seriously before continuing through the Garganta.

Liu Hao led Gin Ichimaru and the support force into Hueco Mundo to search for the Expeditionary Force, then confronted Nnoitra Gilga while Aizen watched and tested Kyōka Suigetsu. Yamamoto, Unohana, and Urahara withdrew rather than risk being caught in Aizen’s hypnosis, leaving Liu Hao to face Nnoitra as he prepared his first counterattack.

• Liu Hao and Gin Ichimaru reached Hueco Mundo with the support force, established a defensive base, and planned to use a Twelfth Division device to search for the Expeditionary Force.
• Liu Hao told Gin Ichimaru he would be treated as a defector and advised him to seek help from Unohana, the Captain-Commander, or Kisuke Urahara if he was in danger.
• Nnoitra Gilga approached, and Liu Hao charged to meet him while Gin Ichimaru stayed behind with the support force.
• Yamamoto, Unohana, and Urahara watched from hiding as Aizen used Kyōka Suigetsu to distort their view of the battlefield, then withdrew through a Garganta to avoid intervening under hypnosis.
• Liu Hao recognized Aizen and Kaname Tōsen despite Aizen’s hypnosis, while Aizen suspected Liu Hao was bluffing and ordered Nnoitra to continue fighting.
• Liu Hao dodged Nnoitra’s attacks without drawing his sword, and Aizen refused Tōsen’s offer to intervene as Liu Hao began to counterattack.

Liu Hao fought Nnoitra Gilga while Sōsuke Aizen and Kaname Tōsen watched, revealing powerful golden weapon and flame abilities. The chapter ended with Nnoitra falling from a pillar of fire, leaving his fate uncertain as Aizen chose not to intervene.

• Liu Hao told Sōsuke Aizen he was immune to Kyōka Suigetsu, and Aizen questioned whether he could escape or defeat the captains.
• Nnoitra Gilga released Santa Teresa and attacked Liu Hao with six scythes, forcing him onto the defensive.
• Liu Hao summoned golden weapons and cut off two of Nnoitra’s arms, but Nnoitra regenerated them and struck Liu Hao with a punch.
• Liu Hao used Imperial Flame to melt Nnoitra’s scythes, turn the battlefield into magma, and trap him in pillars of fire.
• Sōsuke Aizen stopped Kaname Tōsen from intervening, and Nnoitra fell from the flames onto the cooled ground.

Liu Hao escaped Aizen and Tōsen with Imperial Princess’s help, then traveled through the Forest of Menos Grande. After saving Nel, Pesche, and Dondochakka from an Adjuchas, he asked them to come with him.

• Nnoitra’s surprise Cero failed, and Kaname Tōsen’s sneak attack was blocked before Liu Hao wounded him with golden blades.
• Imperial Princess restrained Sōsuke Aizen, allowing Nnoitra to escape while Liu Hao opened a vortex and withdrew with her.
• Liu Hao and Imperial Princess arrived in the Forest of Menos Grande and decided to search for the Expeditionary Force and Shūsuke Amagai.
• Liu Hao found Nel, Pesche, and Dondochakka surrounded by Menos Grande, then killed a scorpionlike Adjuchas with Byakurai.
• Liu Hao asked Nel, Pesche, and Dondochakka to come with him, leaving them uncertain whether to trust him.

Liu Hao took Nel, Pesche, and Dondochakka to a concealed cave and used his Zanpakuto to heal Nel’s damaged mask and scar. After Liu Hao began recovering his Reiatsu, Imperial Princess appeared and introduced herself to Nel as part of his Zanpakuto.

• Nel, Pesche, and Dondochakka agreed to accompany Liu Hao into the desert.
• Liu Hao concealed the cave with the Imperial Sword, then held Pesche and Dondochakka in place with his Reiatsu as he treated Nel.
• Liu Hao used “Imperial Decree, All Things Restored” to heal Nel’s scar and repair her mask, giving it spiral ram-like horns.
• Pesche and Dondochakka thanked Liu Hao, while he explained that Nel’s lost power would take time to recover and that forcing her original form could harm her.
• Liu Hao rested to regain Reiatsu, and Imperial Princess appeared, introduced herself to Nel, and gently stroked her head.

Liu Hao parted from Nel after promising they would meet again, then tracked down Shūsuke Amagai’s Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force and secretly helped it survive a Hollow ambush. He finally revealed himself to Amagai in a secluded ravine, where the wanted fugitive faced the captain’s demand for an explanation.

• The Imperial Princess comforted Nel while Liu Hao recovered, and Liu Hao explained that he had contained his Reiatsu rather than lost it.
• Liu Hao traveled with Nel, Pesche, and Dondochakka for several days, then gave Nel a bracelet that would help them find each other before leaving to search for the Expeditionary Force.
• Liu Hao located Shūsuke Amagai’s force but failed repeatedly to lure the cautious captain away, so he followed them in secret.
• Several Adjuchas and a large number of Gillians ambushed the Expeditionary Force, and Liu Hao secretly intervened to protect the Soul Reapers before openly joining Amagai against the Hollows.
• After the Hollows retreated, Kifune Ri confronted Liu Hao, but he incapacitated her and led Amagai to a secluded ravine.
• Liu Hao removed his hood, and Amagai recognized him as a fugitive and demanded to know why he had helped the Expeditionary Force.

Liu Hao told Shūsuke Amagai that Aizen had manipulated the messages and explained the truth behind Amagai’s father’s death, while warning him about Kyōka Suigetsu and Aizen’s plans. Amagai agreed to seek proof, and the two cautiously parted ways near the Expeditionary Force’s camp.

• Liu Hao and Shūsuke Amagai compared their accounts of the Expeditionary Force’s lost communications and discovered that the messages they received contradicted each other.
• Liu Hao explained that Aizen wanted him eliminated because he was immune to Kyōka Suigetsu, whose power was Complete Hypnosis.
• Liu Hao revealed that Amagai’s father had been Yamamoto’s disciple and that Yamamoto killed him after the Bakkōtō corrupted him; he identified Kumoi Gyokaku as the person controlling the Bakkōtō.
• Amagai said he would verify Liu Hao’s account with Yoruichi Shihōin and Jūshirō Ukitake, and agreed to leave the Kasumioji Clan’s agents in the Expeditionary Force for now.
• Liu Hao told Amagai about Aizen’s plans to break the boundary between Soul Reapers and Hollows and warned him about Gin Ichimaru, Kaname Tōsen, and Kyōka Suigetsu.
• Liu Hao and Amagai headed toward the camp with a cautious new understanding, but Liu Hao stopped short and told Amagai to continue alone.

Liu Hao encountered Coyote Starrk and Lilynette Gingerbuck while seeking help to reach the World of the Living, and warned them about their future deaths in Aizen’s war. Starrk questioned why Aizen would attack Tier Harribel, leaving the two Arrancar unsettled by Liu Hao’s account.

• Liu Hao left Shūsuke Amagai after revealing Aizen’s role in the Hollowfication Incident and warning that a greater threat would follow Aizen.
• Liu Hao and Imperial Princess wandered Hueco Mundo, hoping to find a Hollow who could open a Garganta to the World of the Living.
• Liu Hao met Coyote Starrk and Lilynette Gingerbuck, who agreed to let him go rather than try to capture him for Aizen.
• Liu Hao asked Starrk and Lilynette to open a Garganta for him and offered a warning about their future as payment.
• Liu Hao told them that Lilynette and Starrk would die in the battle against the Gotei 13, while Aizen would cut down Tier Harribel.
• Starrk asked Liu Hao why Aizen attacked Tier Harribel, and Lilynette reacted with unease to the prediction.

Liu Hao warned Coyote Starrk and Lilynette Gingerbuck about Aizen’s willingness to sacrifice them and the possible future war, urging them to survive. Starrk chose to return to Las Noches and think about his loyalty, while Liu Hao and the Imperial Princess traveled through the Garganta, acknowledging that the future could still change.

• Liu Hao told Coyote Starrk that Aizen viewed the Espada as tools and described the devastation a future war could bring to Hueco Mundo and Soul Society.
• Coyote Starrk reflected on his loneliness and Aizen’s kindness, then opened a Garganta so Liu Hao and the Imperial Princess could return to the World of the Living.
• After Liu Hao left, Coyote Starrk told Lilynette Gingerbuck that he believed Liu Hao and admitted he had sensed that attacking him would mean their deaths.
• Coyote Starrk and Lilynette decided to observe and think before choosing whether to remain loyal to Aizen, and they promised to prioritize each other’s survival.
• In the Garganta, Liu Hao told the Imperial Princess that the future he described was only one possibility and that their choices could create a different outcome.

Liu Hao reached Karakura Town and met with Yoruichi Shihōin and Kisuke Urahara, who gave him a Reiatsu-concealing cloak and a Gigai. After changing his Reiatsu and agreeing to stay in town to protect Masaki Kurosaki, he heard Isshin Shiba arrive at the shop.

• Liu Hao traveled from Wuming City to Karakura Town and released a faint Reiatsu signal near the Urahara Shop to contact Yoruichi Shihōin and Kisuke Urahara safely.
• Yoruichi Shihōin found Liu Hao, gave him a Reiatsu-concealing cloak from Kisuke Urahara, and led him to the shop.
• Liu Hao and Kisuke Urahara discussed Aizen, the false accusations against Liu Hao, and the danger of revealing their whereabouts.
• Kisuke Urahara gave Liu Hao a Gigai, but warned that his Reiatsu could still reveal him to Aizen.
• Liu Hao altered his Reiatsu by changing the flow of Reishi through his body, surprising Kisuke Urahara, Yoruichi Shihōin, and Tessai Tsukabishi.
• Yoruichi Shihōin suggested that Liu Hao work at Isshin Shiba's clinic while protecting Masaki Kurosaki, and Isshin arrived at the Urahara Shop.

Liu Hao moved into Isshin's Kurosaki Clinic and spent several years helping Isshin and Masaki, whose relationship eventually led to marriage. At their wedding, Liu Hao got drunk and boasted about his strength and his longing for friends in Soul Society, then teased Yoruichi and Kisuke about their relationship.

• Isshin agreed to let Liu Hao live and work at the Kurosaki Clinic, where Liu Hao used his medical skills while concealing his Reiatsu.
• Liu Hao teased Isshin about Masaki, and over the next two years Masaki began working at the clinic full-time and became Isshin's partner.
• Isshin and Masaki married in a small ceremony at the Urahara Shop, with Liu Hao among their guests.
• Liu Hao and Ryūken tried to get Isshin drunk at the wedding, but Liu Hao became intoxicated first after Kisuke joined in.
• Liu Hao drunkenly claimed he could defeat Yamamoto and Yhwach, and said he missed Unohana and Isane Kotetsu.
• Liu Hao teased Yoruichi and Kisuke about marrying, leaving both flustered as the wedding celebration continued.

At Isshin Shiba and Masaki Kurosaki’s wedding, Liu Hao and Yoruichi Shihōin drunkenly joked about harems and Kisuke Urahara before passing out. The next morning, Kisuke questioned Liu Hao about what he had revealed, and Liu Hao accidentally disclosed that Gin Ichimaru was undercover.

• Liu Hao drunkenly called Yoruichi Shihōin an Imperial Consort, and she punched Kisuke Urahara before Liu Hao caught her next blow with ease.
• Yoruichi lamented Kisuke’s cluelessness, then agreed to Liu Hao’s suggestion that she drug him; the two continued drinking and discussed Unohana, Rangiku Matsumoto, and Momo Hinamori.
• Liu Hao and Yoruichi passed out at the wedding banquet, and Tessai Tsukabishi carried Liu Hao away while Kisuke took Yoruichi home.
• The next morning, Kisuke brought Liu Hao water and asked him to explain what he had said while drunk.
• Liu Hao mentioned that Gin Ichimaru was undercover, and Kisuke immediately pressed him for details.

Liu Hao explained Gin Ichimaru’s motives, how to avoid Kyōka Suigetsu, and the way he cultivated Reishi, while confronting Kisuke Urahara about monitoring his Gigai. Yoruichi Shihōin then reminded Liu Hao of his drunken declarations about Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu, leaving him embarrassed by what he had said.

• Liu Hao explained that Gin Ichimaru had stayed close to Aizen to avenge Rangiku Matsumoto, and that touching Aizen’s blade before his Shikai release could prevent Kyōka Suigetsu’s hypnosis.
• Liu Hao told Kisuke Urahara that Kaname Tōsen was unaffected because he was blind, and said he believed he could save Gin Ichimaru when the time came.
• Liu Hao confronted Kisuke Urahara about the monitoring and adjustment devices in his Gigai, then explained how he cultivated by making Reishi part of his spiritual body.
• Kisuke Urahara teased Liu Hao about saying he would drug him, and Liu Hao admitted he had wanted Yoruichi Shihōin to help Kisuke and Yoruichi become a couple.
• Yoruichi Shihōin reminded Liu Hao that he had talked about having a vast harem and called Retsu Unohana his Empress and Isane Kotetsu his Imperial Consort.
• Yoruichi Shihōin revealed that Liu Hao had said he would ambush Retsu Unohana and make her bear his child, leaving Liu Hao to insist it was drunken talk.

Liu Hao helped Isshin Shiba and Masaki Kurosaki welcome their children, then protected the family while keeping watch over the Ishida Family. When he learned Mayuri Kurotsuchi had withdrawn Soul Reaper guards from the Ishida Family, Liu Hao went with Ryūken Ishida to defend them.

• Liu Hao bluffed Yoruichi Shihōin when she threatened to reveal his secret, and Kisuke Urahara persuaded her not to tell Captain Unohana.
• Isshin Shiba and Masaki Kurosaki went on their honeymoon, and nearly a year later Masaki Kurosaki gave birth to Ichigo Kurosaki; she later had Yuzu and Karin.
• Liu Hao secretly dealt with Hollows near the Kurosaki Clinic to protect the children from the dangers of the spirit world.
• Ryūken Ishida told Liu Hao that Soul Reapers had reduced their watch on the Ishida Family, and Kaien Shiba reported that Mayuri Kurotsuchi had reassigned the guards.
• Liu Hao told the Ishida Family to stay home and prepare a barrier, then went with Ryūken Ishida to guard their residence.

Liu Hao defended the Ishida Family home from a coordinated attack by four powerful Menos Grande and numerous Hollows, defeating them while limiting harm to nearby residents. Afterward, he warned the Ishidas that the Hollows fought like trained soldiers and returned to rest as the family prepared to reassess its defenses.

• Liu Hao stayed at the Ishida Family home, setting up Reiatsu Sensing Talismans and helping reinforce its defenses.
• Liu Hao sensed Hollows approaching, warned Ryūken Ishida to guard the house, and asked Kaien Shiba to have the Seireitei freeze the surrounding space.
• Liu Hao fought the coordinated Hollows, using Kidō, Shunpo, and the Imperial Sword to defeat the Menos Grande and ordinary Hollows.
• Liu Hao reported the attack and the neighborhood damage to Kaien Shiba, who arranged for the Seireitei to respond.
• Liu Hao told Ryūken Ishida and Sōken Ishida that the Hollows were unusually powerful and coordinated, then returned to his room to rest.

After Kaien Shiba found the aftermath of the Hollow battle, he prevented Soul Reapers from using it as a pretext to investigate the Quincy. Liu Hao explained to the Imperial Princess why he had concealed his strength, while Yamamoto and Unohana secretly identified him as the one who fought the Hollows and prepared to deal with Mayuri Kurotsuchi’s request to investigate.

• Kaien Shiba arrived at the battle site, stopped a monitoring team from disturbing the Quincy, and reported the incident to Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, Jūshirō Ukitake, and Retsu Unohana without revealing Liu Hao’s identity.
• Liu Hao told the Imperial Princess he had restrained himself to avoid exposing his identity and drawing Aizen’s attention to the Ishida Family, then she returned to the Imperial Sword.
• After Kaien Shiba left, Retsu Unohana confirmed that Liu Hao had fought the Hollows, and Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto told Jūshirō Ukitake that an enemy was hidden within the Seireitei.
• Mayuri Kurotsuchi arrived and requested an investigation into the organized Hollows, but Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto told him they had been eliminated and no useful samples remained.