Chapter Summaries

Liu Ziyun visited the Visored's Secret Base, discussed their training and recent events in Soul Society, and warned Shinji Hirako about a future threat. He stayed at the base to rest and offer training advice for two days.

• Liu Ziyun arrived at the Visored's Secret Base and watched Shinji Hirako and Kensei Muguruma spar.
• Liu Ziyun told Shinji that he had revived two people whose spirit bodies were gone, then reported Isshin Shiba's appointment as captain and Kaien Shiba and Shiba Miyako's deaths.
• Liu Ziyun said he planned to monitor Aizen and would reveal more after Aizen fled Soul Society.
• Liu Ziyun warned Shinji that a future Major Boss would nearly slaughter the Seireitei and urged the Visored to grow stronger.
• Liu Ziyun decided to rest at the base for two days and invited the Visored to discuss their training with him.

After recovering enough to speak, Liu Ziyun advised the Visored on how to communicate with their Zanpakuto and control their Hollow powers, then helped each member with their training problems. He left to rest, saying he would return to Soul Society the next day.

• Shinji Hirako told Love Aikawa and Kensei Muguruma that Liu Ziyun had exhausted his Reiatsu saving two victims of Aizen's experiments, and the Visored gathered to discuss their training.
• The next day, Liu Ziyun explained that the Visored should treat their Zanpakuto as partners and use Blade Zen to explore their Zanpakuto and Hollow powers.
• Liu Ziyun advised Lisa Yadōmaru to practice Blade Zen with Iron Paddle Dragonfly released and urged everyone to keep their Hollow powers from running wild.
• The Visored raised their individual training problems throughout the day, and Liu Ziyun offered each of them suggestions and encouragement.
• Liu Ziyun thanked Shinji Hirako, said he would rest and return to Soul Society the next day, then waved as he disappeared down the corridor.

Liu Ziyun left the Visored base and returned to Soul Society, where Retsu Unohana told him Kenpachi Zaraki had defeated Kenpachi Kiganjō. He explained that Yachiru Kusajishi embodied part of Zaraki’s power and described how Hollows became Arrancar and how Zanpakuto related to the Hollow within a Soul Reaper.

• Liu Ziyun said goodbye to the Visored and joked with Hiyori Sarugaki and Kensei Muguruma before leaving their base.
• Liu Ziyun bought gifts in Karakura Town and used the Senkaimon Badge to return to Soul Society.
• Liu Ziyun gave Retsu Unohana a phoenix hairpin and learned that Kenpachi Zaraki had defeated Kenpachi Kiganjō.
• Liu Ziyun told Retsu Unohana that Yachiru Kusajishi was an embodiment of Zaraki’s power that would return to him if he released his Zanpakuto.
• Liu Ziyun explained that Arrancar were Hollows who gained Soul Reaper powers naturally or through artificial intervention, while Visored were Soul Reapers who gained Hollow powers.
• Liu Ziyun told Retsu Unohana that a Soul Reaper’s Zanpakuto was the Hollow within their soul, while Hollows gained Soul Reaper powers by sealing their power into a sword.

Liu Ziyun explained his theory about Visored powers to Retsu Unohana and discussed how he had trained with his Zanpakuto. After joking about Unohana joining his harem, he fled, and she later discovered that reviving Kaien Shiba and his wife had left him gravely depleted.

• Liu Ziyun explained that Visored could merge Hollow and Soul Reaper powers, using the Child of Destiny as the basis for his theory.
• Liu Ziyun suggested that Unohana train by fighting her Zanpakuto's Bankai without releasing her own, then promised to introduce her to his two Zanpakuto.
• Liu Ziyun gave Unohana gifts from the World of the Living, fled after calling her his harem's mistress, and returned to his quarters with another gift for Isane Kotetsu.
• Unohana visited Liu Ziyun overnight and found him unconscious from the strain of reviving Kaien Shiba and his wife.
• Liu Ziyun explained how his ability preserved their spirits and how his Bankai restored them, while Unohana told him to rest and warned him against flirting with Isane.

Liu Ziyun entered his Inner World to ask Life-Taker and Tulu how to recover after using Recreate Spiritual Body and wondered whether he could give them independent lives. Tulu told him he would have to break down to build anew, confronting the danger of losing his power.

• Liu Ziyun secretly went to his underground training space and began Blade Zen.
• Liu Ziyun found Life-Taker and Tulu standing atop a skyscraper in his changed Inner World.
• Liu Ziyun asked whether he could make Life-Taker and Tulu real beings or bring other people into his Inner World, and Life-Taker explained they could not leave without giving up their role protecting him.
• Life-Taker recognized that Liu Ziyun's lingering weakness came from forcing himself to use Recreate Spiritual Body before reaching his peak.
• Tulu advised Liu Ziyun to break down to build anew and reminded him that he had previously feared this method because it might cost him his power.

Liu Ziyun learned that the power damaging his body was his complete Bankai, sealed within Life-Taker and Tulu, and he activated Bankai to break through his limits. As he began balancing its powers of destruction and creation, Retsu Unohana sensed that his Reiatsu had vanished and feared something had happened to him.

• Life-Taker explained that Liu Ziyun's body had been damaged by the power of his complete Bankai, which remained sealed inside her and Tulu.
• Liu Ziyun left the Inner World and set up a powerful Barrier around his Cultivation Space.
• Liu Ziyun released his Bankai, and its destructive and creative powers began tearing apart and repairing his body.
• Liu Ziyun entered the power within him and tried to balance its opposing forces through Taiji, gradually forming a cycle between destruction and creation.
• Retsu Unohana noticed that Liu Ziyun's Reiatsu had disappeared, searched his empty quarters, and could not find him.

Retsu Unohana discovered that Liu Ziyun’s Reiatsu Substitute had vanished and feared something had happened to him. After reporting her concerns to Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, she returned to search his quarters for clues.

• Retsu Unohana searched Liu Ziyun’s empty quarters but found only dissipating traces of his Reiatsu.
• Retsu Unohana hurried to the First Division and told Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto that Liu Ziyun’s Reiatsu and Substitute had disappeared.
• Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto urged Retsu Unohana to investigate Liu Ziyun’s quarters for clues and suggested covering his absence as a mission.
• Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto reassured Retsu Unohana that Liu Ziyun was difficult to kill, and she left to search his quarters.

Retsu Unohana discovered Liu Ziyun’s hidden letter and followed its instructions to locate his secret cultivation base. She entered through a gate of light while a duplicate stayed behind to tell Isane Kotetsu that she was entering secluded cultivation.

• Retsu Unohana found a concealed compartment in Liu Ziyun’s quarters and read his letter, which urged her to visit his cultivation base before passing on the Kenpachi title.
• Retsu Unohana used Liu Ziyun’s Talisman on a blank sheet and revealed a map leading beneath the Fourth Division.
• Retsu Unohana placed the Talisman against a wall, opened a gate of light, and stepped into Liu Ziyun’s unfamiliar secret space.
• A duplicate of Retsu Unohana went to the Captain’s Office and told Isane Kotetsu not to disturb her while she cultivated in seclusion.

Unohana found Liu Ziyun in a sealed underground space, alive but undergoing a mysterious transformation, and stayed beside him to wait for him to wake. Within Liu Ziyun’s consciousness, the Taiji cycle continued to strengthen and reshape him as time lost its meaning.

• Unohana entered the underground Barrier and found Liu Ziyun looking like a long-dead corpse, with no detectable Reiatsu.
• A talisman calmed Unohana and protected her from the overwhelming pressure when she opened the Barrier.
• Unohana saw black and white light destroy and restore Liu Ziyun’s body while a golden glow balanced the cycle.
• Unohana chose not to touch Liu Ziyun and settled nearby to watch over him until he awoke.
• Deep within Liu Ziyun’s consciousness, power from the rotating Taiji diagram nourished his soul and gradually transformed his spirit body.

After more than a month in seclusion, Liu Ziyun awakened with a powerful new force in his body and found that his strength had greatly increased. Retsu Unohana left him to adapt to it, and he remained alone in the underground space.

• Retsu Unohana watched as the black and white lights around Liu Ziyun grew brighter and his body began to glow reddish gold.
• Liu Ziyun was pulled into his Inner World, where Life-Taker and Tulu appeared changed and pushed his consciousness back to reality.
• The black and white lights merged into Liu Ziyun, and he awoke; Retsu Unohana kicked him down and warned that the power could annihilate him if he lost control.
• Liu Ziyun explained that he could barely guide the destructive and creative power, which had damaged his body since he used it to save Kaien and his wife.
• Retsu Unohana told Liu Ziyun to stay and adapt to his increased strength, then used her Talisman to return while he remained behind.

After more than a month of practice, Liu Ziyun learned to control his immense power and discovered that Life-Taker and Tulu were changing as his powers approached fusion. He returned to the Fourth Division, where Unohana kept Isane with her and Liu resumed his paperwork, suspecting the captain was jealous.

• Liu Ziyun spent more than a month relearning basic movements until he could control his strength without damaging his surroundings.
• In his Inner World, Life-Taker explained that she and Tulu were changing because Liu Ziyun was trying to blend his powers, and that complete fusion would lead to training for complete Bankai.
• Tulu kicked Liu Ziyun out of his Inner World when he said he wanted to test himself by fighting them.
• Liu Ziyun returned to the Fourth Division Captain's Office, where Unohana ordered him back to work and told Isane to stay and keep her company.
• Isane worried she had lost her chance to speak with Liu Ziyun, while Unohana wondered whether he intended to take her lieutenant too.
• Liu Ziyun worked through the medical paperwork and wondered if Unohana was jealous.

After discovering that Liu Ziyun had recovered, Retsu Unohana took him to an underground training space and ordered him to practice swordsmanship with her. Their first spar began without Reiatsu, but Unohana soon used hidden weapons and pressed him with increasingly fierce attacks.

• Liu Ziyun returned to his quarters after finishing the Medical Room's work and fell asleep, wondering if Retsu Unohana was keeping Isane away from him.
• Retsu Unohana visited Liu Ziyun late at night, judged his recovery by his reflexes, and led him to a vast underground training space she had built.
• Retsu Unohana told Liu Ziyun to train with her in Zanjutsu, explaining that she wanted to keep him occupied so he would not interfere with her Lieutenant's work.
• Liu Ziyun summoned his Zanpakuto, Decide Fate, and agreed to spar with Retsu Unohana using only swordsmanship and no Reiatsu.
• Retsu Unohana attacked Liu Ziyun with a relentless barrage, then caught him off guard with hidden weapons and continued her increasingly fierce assault.

Retsu Unohana overwhelmed Liu Ziyun during training after using Bankai, leaving him badly wounded before she walked away. As Liu Ziyun healed himself, Retsu privately admitted she had punished him for flirting with her Lieutenant and decided he needed more practice.

• Retsu Unohana used Bankai and forbade Liu Ziyun from using reiatsu, forcing him to fight her blood blades with two swords.
• Retsu Unohana wounded Liu Ziyun until he could no longer move, then ended the training and praised his strength.
• Retsu Unohana refused to heal Liu Ziyun and left him to recover with Kaidō in the Underground Space.
• Retsu Unohana recalled punishing Liu Ziyun for flirting with her Lieutenant and resolved to make him practice more.
• Liu Ziyun planned to visit Isane the next day and then deal with Retsu Unohana.

After injuring Liu Ziyun during Zanjutsu training, Retsu Unohana discovered Isane Kotetsu’s interest in his healing technique and invited her to study it. The next day, Unohana summoned Liu Ziyun and Isane for another training session, then launched a fierce attack on Liu as he tried to defend himself without Reiatsu.

• Liu Ziyun returned to his quarters wounded, while Retsu Unohana privately enjoyed having kept him from visiting Isane Kotetsu.
• Isane Kotetsu worried about Liu Ziyun, and Retsu Unohana learned from her about Liu’s healing Kaidō Barrier; the two began studying it together.
• The next morning, Liu Ziyun searched for Isane at the Comprehensive Treatment Center, but Iemura Yasochika summoned him to Retsu Unohana’s office.
• Liu Ziyun found Isane with Retsu Unohana, who ordered both of them to join her for Zanjutsu training.
• Liu Ziyun panicked when Retsu Unohana began undoing her braid, but she shook him off and started training by attacking him relentlessly without allowing him to use Reiatsu.

During Zanjutsu training, Liu Ziyun fled from Retsu Unohana and then Isane Kotetsu as both confronted him over his harem ambitions. Later, Retsu and Isane admitted they were unsure whether they liked him, leaving Isane to consider her feelings.

• Retsu Unohana repeatedly struck at Liu Ziyun’s legs during training, and he eventually stopped the practice and complained that she was trying to cripple him.
• Isane Kotetsu attacked Liu Ziyun with Tōun, angry that he wanted a harem and had named Retsu his empress; he ran from her and hid behind Retsu.
• Retsu moved beside Isane and revealed she had never agreed to join Liu Ziyun’s harem, while Isane blushed and denied wanting to join it either.
• Retsu left with Isane, and Liu Ziyun worried that his harem dream was already falling apart.
• In the Fourth Division captain’s office, Isane said she did not know whether she liked Liu Ziyun, and Retsu admitted he had gradually found his way into her heart.
• Retsu told Isane she would not stand in her way if Isane liked Liu Ziyun, warning that he was a womanizer; Isane blushed and quietly acknowledged her words.

Liu Ziyun went to the comprehensive treatment center to reconcile with Isane Kotetsu, only to learn she was working with Retsu Unohana. After Isane called him into the Captain's Office, he grabbed her hand and led her inside despite her protests and the captain's warning.

• Liu Ziyun planned to make things right with Isane Kotetsu while avoiding Retsu Unohana for the time being.
• Liu Ziyun searched for Isane at the comprehensive treatment center, then learned she was in the Captain's Office with Retsu Unohana.
• Retsu Unohana teased Isane about missing Liu Ziyun and asked whether she would be with him if he gave up his harem plans.
• Isane Kotetsu went outside and told Liu Ziyun that Retsu Unohana wanted him inside.
• Liu Ziyun grabbed Isane Kotetsu's hand and refused to let go, even after she told him to release her.
• Retsu Unohana threatened Liu Ziyun, who led Isane Kotetsu into the Captain's Office while she blushed.

Liu Ziyun teased Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu about being together, then explained his plans for monitoring events in the World of the Living and revealed their dangerous secret to Isane. After Liu Ziyun fled their teasing, Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu discussed his feelings, while Retsu wondered whether they could have the quiet future he wanted.

• Liu Ziyun declared that he wanted both Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu, prompting Retsu to draw her Zanpakuto before Isane stopped her.
• Retsu Unohana asked Liu Ziyun about his plans, and he said he would stay low-profile and follow the Tenth Division captain when Soul Reapers began disappearing in the World of the Living.
• Retsu Unohana told Isane Kotetsu about their secret plan and warned her that revealing it could lead to their deaths and the destruction of the Three Worlds.
• Isane Kotetsu reproached Liu Ziyun for keeping the secret from her, and he fled the Captain's Office when she and Retsu joked about stopping him from pursuing other women.
• Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu discussed whether Isane would join Liu Ziyun's harem, and Isane told Retsu that his feelings for her were genuine.
• Alone, Retsu Unohana wondered whether their future could be peaceful and admitted to herself that she would not mind being the head of Liu Ziyun's harem.

Liu Ziyun endured exhausting work and training under Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu while trying to win their affection. When Unohana asked whether Tōshirō Hitsugaya would affect the future Liu had described, the discussion turned to his age and looks, leaving Liu under both women’s pointed scrutiny.

• Liu Ziyun returned to his workstation, where Isane Kotetsu gave him a list of trainees and ordered him to teach them Barrier and Kaidō techniques.
• Liu Ziyun spent his days treating patients, handling paperwork, teaching, and practicing Zanjutsu with Retsu Unohana, while his attempts at romance were rebuffed.
• Isane Kotetsu summoned Liu Ziyun to the Captain's Office, where Retsu Unohana asked whether Tōshirō Hitsugaya would affect the future he had told them about.
• Liu Ziyun identified Tōshirō as the future captain of the Tenth Division and described his Zanpakuto and his connection to Momo Hinamori.
• After Liu Ziyun remarked that Tōshirō would become handsome as an adult, Isane Kotetsu and Retsu Unohana challenged him over his interest in younger men.

Liu Ziyun dodged Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu’s teasing before discussing Tōshirō Hitsugaya’s training and his plans to save two people from the World of the Living. After Liu fled their questions about his past injuries, he realized the women cared about him and headed for the dormitory with renewed hope.

• Liu Ziyun stumbled through Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu’s teasing until Retsu redirected the conversation to Tōshirō Hitsugaya’s training.
• Liu suggested that the Captain-Commander train Tōshirō while he continued attending Shin'ō Academy, and Retsu agreed to speak with the Captain-Commander.
• Liu told Retsu that he expected to save two people from the World of the Living in a year or two, and Retsu and Isane learned he had nearly died during his previous leave.
• Liu fled the Captain's Office when Retsu and Isane pressed him for an explanation, leaving them to discuss their concern for him.
• Liu caught his breath in a corner of the Fourth Division, realized Retsu and Isane cared about him, and headed toward the dormitory with hope for the future.

After two years of working to win over Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu, Liu Ziyun learned that Tenth Division members had vanished in the World of the Living and arranged to accompany the Tenth Division captain. Retsu Unohana revealed that Captain Shiba would leave and that they had to let events follow the future Liu Ziyun had foreseen.

• Retsu Unohana asked Isane Kotetsu whether she would join Liu Ziyun's harem, and Isane denied her feelings for him.
• Liu Ziyun spent two years in the Fourth Division trying to win over Retsu Unohana and Isane Kotetsu while taking on much of the division's work.
• Isane Kotetsu told Liu Ziyun that contact had been lost with Tenth Division members in the World of the Living.
• Liu Ziyun asked Retsu Unohana to alert him when the Tenth Division captain set out, and he arranged to accompany him.
• Retsu Unohana told Isane Kotetsu that Captain Shiba would leave and that they could not interfere with the future Liu Ziyun had seen.