Arc 34The Soul-Reaper Journey

Allen defeated Ainz’s forces, conquered the Council Nation, and set off with Sakura to explore other worlds. In the world of Death, he developed his powers, accepted Aizen’s offer, and reunited with Sakura before returning to Azerath to observe Ichigo Kurosaki.

  • Allen armed the Empire and Holy Kingdom, defeated Nazarick’s forces, and drove Ainz and the surviving guardians away.
  • Allen declared war on the Council Nation, defeated Chando Lox Baixion, and led the human alliance to victory over the Dragon Race.
  • Sakura took charge of Aelionteu and its guardians while Allen pursued the Coffin Dragon King, forced Ainz to surrender two World Items, and investigated the Dragon Emperor’s Tomb.
  • Allen left the Hunter Association in the Hunter Group’s hands and traveled with Artoria and Sakura to the world of Death, where he entered the Soul Society as a soul.
  • Allen enrolled at Shino Academy, trained for six years, and killed an Adjuchas during his graduation assessment with his soul-absorbing Zanpakuto, Death.
  • A Vasto Lorde carried Allen into Hueco Mundo, where Aizen invited him to join his plans for the Hogyoku, and Allen accepted.
  • Allen explained that his Spirit Eyes made him immune to Kyoka Suigetsu, then met Sakura in Karakura Town and learned she had gained Quincy powers and a shape-changing ability.
  • Allen chose not to seize the incomplete Hogyoku and returned with Sakura and Artoria to Azerath, where he watched Ichigo Kurosaki fight a Hollow.
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Ch. 826The Bloody Emperor Embraces the Technology Church

Allen offered the Bloody Emperor Airship, firearm, Cannon, and gunpowder technology in exchange for the Empire’s aid against Ainz Ooal Gown. The Emperor agreed to mobilize eighty thousand soldiers after Allen promised powerful new weapons, and pledged to assemble the army within five days.

  • The Bloody Emperor welcomed Allen and eagerly discussed ordering Airships after seeing one arrive in the Imperial Capital.
  • Allen explained his plan to establish Airship routes among Yar'kilantir and the capitals of the Empire, Kingdom, and Theocracy.
  • At the imperial palace, Allen offered the Empire technology for Airships, firearms, Cannons, and gunpowder, provided it kept those secrets from Alien Races and monsters.
  • Allen asked the Bloody Emperor to send at least eighty thousand professional soldiers to help finish the campaign against Ainz Ooal Gown.
  • Allen promised fifty Steam Tanks, fifteen Model X6 Automated Combat Puppets, firearms, Cannons, and ammunition, and the Bloody Emperor pledged to prepare the army within five days.

Ch. 827The Holy Kingdom's Crisis

Queen Calca's court prepared to defend the Holy Kingdom against Ainz Ooal Gown's approaching demi-human and undead army, while Ainz planned a diversion to raid its supply depots. Allen and the Bloody Emperor then prepared an eighty-thousand-strong steampunk army to pass through a portal and attack Ainz's forces from behind.

  • Remedios reported that over one hundred thousand demi-humans and undead were approaching the Holy Kingdom, and the court learned they could arrive in five days.
  • Kuirat urged the Holy Kingdom to request aid and muster its forces at the Great Wall, and Calca ordered a nationwide mobilization.
  • Ainz and Albedo planned to draw the Holy Kingdom's troops to the border while Pandora raided three cities and twelve supply warehouses.
  • The Bloody Emperor confirmed that the Empire would receive the army's weapons after the war and announced rewards for technological advances.
  • Allen opened a large portal for the eighty-thousand-strong army, equipped with firearms, cannons, Steam Tanks, combat puppets, and an airship, to attack Ainz's forces from behind.

Ch. 828Battle of the Great Wall

Queen Karl and the Holy Kingdom’s forces defended the Great Wall against demihuman refugees driven into a suicidal assault by Nazarick’s undead. Mare collapsed four wall sections, and the defenders repelled the attackers’ first charge, but the demihumans then surged forward to escape undead raising, leaving the battle line struggling to hold.

  • Queen Karl, Remedios, and Kuirat prepared to defend the Great Wall as demihuman refugees began a futile assault and the Holy Kingdom’s soldiers killed many with arrows and burning oil.
  • Albedo ordered Mare to weaken the wall without killing too many attackers, and Mare used the Shadow of the World Tree to collapse four sections, burying hundreds of soldiers.
  • Remedios charged Mare and was knocked unconscious by his staff before he teleported away.
  • The demihumans surged through the breaches, and Queen Karl used a pillar of white light to heal and strengthen the defenders as they struggled to hold the line.
  • Kuirat discovered that undead were slaughtering the demihumans and raising their corpses, then ordered the soldiers to burn the bodies before they joined the Undead Army.

Ch. 829Tremble Beneath the Empire's Iron Fist!

The Holy Kingdom’s exhausted forces held the Great Wall while Pandora’s Actor raided their rear, where Jacob killed him and escaped. Ainz’s undead army was then ambushed by the Bahamut Empire’s modern weapons, leaving the Bloody Emperor cheering as the Empire’s forces overwhelmed the undead.

  • The Holy Kingdom’s soldiers defeated successive waves of demihumans, while the Undead Army watched without attacking and forced the defenders to commit their reserves.
  • Pandora’s Actor and Nazarick’s NPCs looted supplies from a Holy Kingdom warehouse until Jacob confronted them and destroyed the undead laborers.
  • Pandora’s Actor fought Jacob, but Jacob’s gemstone-studded mechanical arm delivered a fatal blow; Jacob then vanished under an Invisibility Spell.
  • Ainz noticed Pandora’s Actor was overdue, just as the Bahamut Empire launched an artillery barrage against the undead army.
  • Albedo ordered the undead to counterattack, but artillery, firearms, Steam Tanks, and Automated Combat Puppets devastated their forces.
  • The Bloody Emperor celebrated as the Empire’s army crushed the undead advance.

Ch. 830Fear of Technology

Allen explained Ainz’s ability to replenish his undead forces as Nazarick launched a counterattack against the Imperial army, and the battle escalated when Allen’s weapons killed Edoma and Shalltear. Ainz confronted Allen on the battlefield, where Allen declared his intention to destroy Nazarick and left him afraid of humanity’s technological power.

  • Allen warned Jircniv that Ainz could quickly replace his undead army, while Jircniv watched the Imperial troops struggle with their new weapons.
  • Mare immobilized the Steam Tanks, Aura sent her Warcraft against the army, and Shalltear charged the infantry before a combat puppet trapped her and exploded, killing Edoma and badly injuring Shalltear.
  • Allen signaled the airship to drop a modified Gargantua, which crushed Shalltear with a single punch and prompted Ainz to challenge Allen directly.
  • Allen met Ainz on the battlefield and said he would not stop until Ainz and Nazarick’s NPCs were dead, rejecting Ainz’s plea that he had only wanted to protect Nazarick.
  • Ainz accused Allen of personally supplying the Imperial army with advanced weapons, but Allen claimed the natives had made them and taunted Ainz’s fear of technology.

Ch. 831A Puppet on Strings

Allen confronted Ainz after using Nazarick to help clear the demi-human tribes, then forced him to submit and leave with the surviving guardians. The Holy Kingdom and the Empire’s forces entered the fortress, while their leaders considered how to secure Allen’s support and the Empire’s weapons.

  • Allen argued that teaching the natives science and building industry would strengthen humanity, and told Ainz he had already served his purpose by helping eliminate the demi-human tribes.
  • Allen restrained Ainz and humiliated him by patting his skull, while Queen Karl and Remedios watched from the Great Wall and discussed his power.
  • Albedo attacked Allen, who trapped her in a barrier; Ainz knelt and apologized to secure her release.
  • Allen blamed the Guardians for provoking enemies, leaving Albedo devastated, and Ainz carried her through a portal as Nazarick’s survivors departed.
  • Queen Karl and the Holy Kingdom’s leaders greeted Allen and the Bloody Emperor’s forces, then entered the fortress while the Empire’s army made camp outside.

Ch. 832The Merciful Saint Princess

At a banquet in Karinsha, Queen Karl thanked Jircniv for rescuing the Holy Kingdom and asked Allen to help her nation. Allen agreed to sell weapons but refused to establish a Hunter Association branch, warning Karl that the Council Nation could become a threat and telling her that her merciful nature made her unsuitable to lead the coming struggle.

  • Jircniv credited Allen and the Hunter Association with supplying the Empire’s weapons and explained that the Great Wasteland had been cleared of demi-humans.
  • Karl asked Kuirat how to approach Allen, then requested a Hunter Association branch and weapons for the Holy Kingdom.
  • Allen agreed to sell firearms and cannons but refused to establish a branch, arguing that the Holy Kingdom faced too few threats to support one.
  • Allen warned Karl that the Council Nation and its Dragon Kings could oppose humanity’s rise, particularly Chando Lox Baixion.
  • Allen called Karl a merciful but inadequate ruler, agreed to review her weapons inventory, and left after clarifying that the Empire’s Steam Tanks, Automated Combat Puppets, and Airships were personal gifts to Jircniv.

Ch. 833Revenge Is Never Too Late

Allen explained that his war against demi-humans was revenge for humanity’s centuries of oppression and declared war on the Council Nation and all dragons. After Allen severed Chando Lox Baixion’s control of his armor and melted it, Chando Lox warned the Dragon Kings that Allen wielded Prime Magic and urged them to prepare for war.

  • Allen told Chando Lox Baixion that he intended to avenge humanity by destroying or subjugating demi-human races, and declared war on the Council Nation and every dragon.
  • Chando Lox Baixion tried to attack Allen through his silver armor, but Allen severed his control over it and melted the armor with the Ragnaros Sword.
  • Chando Lox Baixion returned to the Council Nation’s Dragon Palace and told another Dragon King that Allen had declared war and could wield Prime Magic.
  • The other Dragon King recognized the trace of Prime Magic and asked whether they should contact Mother of All or awaken the girl in Sea City.
  • Chando Lox Baixion said he would seek allies and ordered the Council Nation to mobilize defensively, warning them not to attack Allen rashly.

Ch. 834Reforging Order

Allen announced a war against the Council Nation and the Dragon Race to make humanity the world's ruling power, recruiting Artoria and Lana to the cause. Artoria agreed to command the human alliance, while Lana was intrigued by the prospect of keeping a Dragon King as a pet.

  • Allen told Sakura that war and slaughter would build humanity's confidence and ordered her to inform the Slane Theocracy and Black Sacred Canon about his plans.
  • Sakura reported that Certain Death had conquered the Elf Kingdom and that the Theocracy could now devote more forces to the coming war; Allen declared he would destroy the Council Nation and make war on all Non-Human Races.
  • Allen visited Artoria in Re-Estize, learned she had overcome her past, and asked her to command the Allied Forces against the Council Nation; she accepted.
  • Lana entered, and Allen told her that the Kingdom would join his war to replace the Dragon Race as the world's rulers.
  • Allen tempted Lana with the idea of keeping a Dragon King as a pet, and she eagerly welcomed the prospect.

Ch. 835You're the Ones Who Should Be Running

Allen used the human alliance’s war against the Agrandia Council Nation to lure out the Platinum Dragon King, Chando Lox Baixion, and the other Dragon Kings. After trapping them in a barrier, Allen killed many dragons with Raijin, and Chando retaliated with his most destructive Prime Magic.

  • The human alliance mobilized against the Council Nation, while Allen held back the final offensive to draw out Chando Lox Baixion.
  • The Holy Dragon King brought Chando and a group of Dragon Kings to the human camp, where Allen welcomed them and summoned Lupos and its offspring.
  • Vilnalasath revealed her enormous true form as the Red Dragon Queen, alarming the Dragon Kings.
  • Allen sealed the battlefield inside a colossal barrier and struck the dragons with Raijin, killing at least ten Dragon Kings and leaving eight survivors.
  • Chando unleashed Greatest Explosion, engulfing the battlefield in a massive blast.

Ch. 836Dragon Race's Doomsday

Allen survived Chando Lox Baixion’s Greatest Explosion and his allies overwhelmed the Dragon Kings and the guardians of Aelionteu. As the human Allied Forces attacked the Council Nation, Chando teleported away with Allen, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

  • Allen emerged unharmed from the explosion and froze a Dragon King with a shot from his revolver.
  • Allen removed the barrier, allowing Sakura, Certain Death, and Lupos’s Wolf Pack to attack the Dragon Kings.
  • Chando Lox Baixion summoned Aelionteu’s guardians with the Eight Greed Kings’ Guild weapon, but Sakura killed the Eternal Darkness Dragon King and forced the guardians to surrender.
  • Allen revealed that he had taken the Nameless Spellbook from Aelionteu, while Vilnalasath defeated and devoured the Holy Dragon King.
  • Chando Lox Baixion used Precise Teleportation to escape with Allen as Artoria led the human Allied Forces in an assault on the Council Nation.

Ch. 837World Will

The human Allied Forces overwhelmed the Council Nation’s legions as Artoria’s elite force advanced on its command headquarters, with Gedō and Brain fighting Dragons and demi-humans along the way. Meanwhile, Allen faced the Platinum Dragon King, who borrowed the World Will and unleashed increasingly powerful explosions, but failed to harm him.

  • The Council Nation’s front-line legions collapsed under human artillery and Hunter attacks, while Allen’s forces refused to take prisoners.
  • Artoria led three thousand elite cavalry toward the Council Nation’s command headquarters as Gedō and Brain stayed behind to fight the diving Dragons and regrouping demi-humans.
  • Gedō killed a Dragon and a Giant, while Brain cut down another Dragon and hundreds of soldiers, and the two challenged each other to see who could hold out longer.
  • At the Guild Stronghold, the girl gave Chando Lox Baixion the World Will, borrowed from the captain of the Thirteen Heroes, before disappearing underground.
  • Allen mocked Chando Lox Baixion for relying on a player’s power, and the Platinum Dragon King attacked him with the World Will-enhanced Greatest Explosion.
  • Chando Lox Baixion unleashed three increasingly powerful explosions, but Allen remained unharmed and studied their effects.

Ch. 838Power Enough to Rival the Entire World

Allen overwhelmed the Platinum Dragon King with a Black Hole, a Certain Hit arrow, and a copied Greatest Explosion while testing the World Will’s limits. Chando Lox Baixion sacrificed his body and soul to unleash Prime Magic—Annihilation, trapping Allen in an attack that compressed both his body and soul.

  • Allen used a Black Hole to devour the Platinum Dragon King’s Greatest Explosion and erase Sea City, creating a vast maelstrom.
  • Allen fired a Certain Hit arrow from Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury, severing part of Chando Lox Baixion’s tail and sending him crashing toward the sea.
  • Allen copied Prime Magic—Greatest Explosion and unleashed a more powerful blast, shocking Chando Lox Baixion.
  • Chando Lox Baixion offered his body and soul to the World Will and cast Prime Magic—Annihilation, which drew energy from across the planet to compress Allen’s body and soul.
  • Allen released his full power as the World Will’s energy closed around him.

Ch. 839The Rise of Humanity Is Unstoppable

Allen survived the World Will’s crushing assault and left with it, while Artoria’s coalition defeated the Council Nation and planned humanity’s expansion. As the victors turned toward new territories, they debated Ainz’s threat and Princess Lana chose the chained Azure Dragon King as her next pet.

  • Allen endured the World Will’s escalating pressure, learned it had reached its limit, and seized it after the force receded.
  • Artoria’s human coalition annihilated the Council Nation’s army, captured its Dragon Kings, and left the Dragon Race defeated.
  • Artoria told the Bloody Emperor she would occupy the Council Nation and settle the southern wastelands, while he planned to conquer the City-State Coalition and expand south.
  • Certain Death reported that Allen had finished fighting Chando Lox Baixion and was heading with Sakura to Aelionteu to confront its guardians.
  • The Bloody Emperor warned that Ainz could threaten humanity if he conquered the eastern Orcs, but Certain Death argued humanity would eventually surpass him.
  • Princess Lana fixed her attention on the chained Azure Dragon King and decided to train him into her next obedient pet.

Ch. 840Sky City—Aelionteu

Allen offered Sakura control of Aelionteu, the Sky City of the Eight Greed Kings, and left her to decide the guardians’ fate. After most guardians pledged loyalty, Sakura learned that the Eight Greed Kings’ civil war had stemmed from a prophecy about players competing to become the world’s Overlord.

  • Allen showed Sakura Aelionteu and offered either to destroy the city or pull it into his own world, then tasked her with managing its guardians.
  • Sakura gave the guardians a choice to stay or leave, and Edna Bevin pledged loyalty and became the city’s chief steward.
  • Most guardians swore loyalty to Sakura, while three around level sixty chose to leave.
  • Sakura explored the treasury and found more than fifteen World Items, including Five Elements Counter, as well as riches and undead Dragon King guardians.
  • Edna Bevin explained that the Dragon Emperor’s Prime Magic summoned players in successive groups to select an Overlord, prompting the Eight Greed Kings to fight among themselves.
  • Sakura wondered whether the Overlord was meant to conquer and unite the world, and noted that players who crossed over had powerful World Items.

Ch. 841Embracing the New Era

After humanity celebrated its victory over the Council Nation, Allen began transferring control of the Hunter Association to the Hunter Group as he prepared to leave the world. Meanwhile, Sakura and Vilnalasath revived the Coffin Dragon King’s strength by unleashing it on an Orc city, where it massacred the inhabitants.

  • Three months after the war, the Allied Forces finished sweeping the Council Nation and returned with enormous spoils, while the demi-human population there was wiped out.
  • Allen told the Hunter Group he would hand over the Hunter Association’s management, assigned them to choose positions, and said the Dungeons would be temporarily closed while he was away.
  • Sakura and Vilnalasath found the weakened Coffin Dragon King and decided to restore its power by sending it into Orc territory.
  • Vilnalasath teleported the Coffin Dragon King into an Orc city, where it killed nearly everyone and turned them into zombies, while Sakura rescued several hundred human slaves.

Ch. 842Prime Magic - Soul Annihilation

The Coffin Dragon King slaughtered millions of Orcs, recovered its strength, and killed Nabeal when she came to investigate. Ainz and Nazarick’s guardians confronted the dragon, which unleashed Prime Magic - Soul Annihilation and erased them all.

  • The Coffin Dragon King slaughtered the Orcs across the surrounding region, imprisoned their souls, and regained its peak condition under unseen manipulation.
  • Sakura asked Vilnalasath about undead resurrection and the world’s game-like rules, and Vilnalasath explained the effects of Five Elements Counter.
  • Nabeal Gamma investigated the slaughter, but the Coffin Dragon King overwhelmed her zombies and crushed her to death.
  • Ainz arrived with Nazarick’s subordinates, confronted the Coffin Dragon King, and learned it blamed the Dragon Emperor and players for the world’s changed state.
  • The Coffin Dragon King unleashed millions of zombies and Prime Magic - Soul Annihilation, wiping out Ainz’s guardians, including Albedo.

Ch. 843Why Is It You Again?!

Ainz fought the Coffin Dragon King after Soul Annihilation Breath wiped out Nazarick’s guardians, while Allen and his companions watched and gathered information. Allen extracted the dragon’s soul and cornered the exhausted Ainz, demanding two World Items and leaving him thirty seconds to decide whether to surrender them.

  • Ainz used Dark Harvest Sacrifice to kill the Coffin Dragon King’s zombie armor, then summoned Black Goat Young and trapped the dragon with spells while attacking from the air.
  • The Coffin Dragon King used Soul Annihilation Breath to destroy the Black Goat Young, but its depleted soul left it disoriented as Ainz continued his assault.
  • Sakura and Vilnalasath reported the battle and recorded the dragon’s Prime Magic for Allen, who planned to wait until both opponents were weakened.
  • Ainz brought the Coffin Dragon King close to defeat, but Allen arrived, stopped him, and extracted the dragon’s soul with Vilnalasath’s help.
  • Allen demanded Ainz surrender the Cup of Hygieia and the Red Jewel; after Ainz hesitated, Allen gave him thirty seconds to decide.

Ch. 844Truth

Allen and his companions found the Dragon Emperor’s Tomb and learned that the Dragon Emperor had been a sense of the planetary will, while Vilnalasath began devouring its body. With their investigation finished, Allen agreed to travel with Sakura while Artoria continued her work in the kingdom.

  • Under threat of death, Old Bones gave Allen the two World Items, abandoned his conquered territory, and set off alone.
  • Allen, Sakura, and Vilnalasath reached the Dragon Emperor’s Tomb, where Allen raised a gigantic dragon-shaped body from a swamp.
  • Allen explained that the Dragon Emperor had been born from the planetary will and speculated that the planetary will had summoned players from another world.
  • Vilnalasath claimed half the Dragon Emperor’s body and went into hibernation after swallowing a chunk of it.
  • Allen told Sakura they could stay while Artoria addressed her remaining regrets, and he agreed to travel with Sakura.
  • Sakura and Allen set out on a journey across the world that would last several years.

Ch. 845New World—Death

After humanity’s expansion led to civil war, Allen and Artoria left the previous world and arrived in Karakura Town, where Allen planned to enter the Soul Society to study soul combat. He left Sakura in the Human World to seek out Ryuken Ishida while Artoria took his body to Azerath for safekeeping.

  • The Hunter Association’s influence and new technology helped human nations conquer much of the continent, but the Bloody Emperor’s death triggered a civil war in the Bahamut Empire.
  • Allen told Artoria that human conflicts were inevitable and opened a Dark Gate, through which he, Artoria, and Sakura departed as Jacob pledged to continue serving the Hunter Association.
  • Allen discovered they had arrived in Karakura Town, identified it as the world of Death, and explained that he wanted to learn soul combat in the Soul Society.
  • Sakura chose to stay in the Human World, while Artoria took Allen’s body to Azerath and promised to safeguard it.
  • Allen left his body as a soul and instructed Sakura to find Ryuken Ishida, obtain some of his blood, and awaken Vilnalasath.

Ch. 846Does Shino Academy Provide Meals?

After arriving in Zaraki District, Allen’s overwhelming hunger drove him to unleash enough Reiatsu to attract the Gotei 13. Toshiro Hitsugaya offered him a recommendation to Shino Academy, and the chapter ended with Allen learning the academy provided unlimited meals.

  • Allen threatened a gang for food and water, then devoured enough to feed hundreds before Rangiku Matsumoto arrived to investigate his Reiatsu.
  • Rangiku Matsumoto brought Allen toward the 10th Division, but Kenpachi Zaraki challenged him and postponed their fight until Allen became a Death.
  • At the 10th Division headquarters, Allen released his Reiatsu at Toshiro Hitsugaya’s request, accidentally knocking Rangiku Matsumoto into the courtyard.
  • Toshiro Hitsugaya judged Allen’s Reiatsu to be beyond vice-captain level and offered to recommend him to Shino Academy.
  • Allen accepted and asked whether the academy provided meals, prompting Rangiku Matsumoto and Toshiro Hitsugaya to laugh as Toshiro assured him he could eat as much as he wanted.

Ch. 847Allen in the Crosshairs

Allen drew the attention of the Soul Society’s captains with his immense Spiritual Power and unusual appetite, then faced a personal invitation from Sosuke Aizen to study advanced Kidō. When Aizen demonstrated Bakudō #81—Dankū, Allen cast it without an incantation, surprising everyone and drawing an unsettling look from Aizen.

  • Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto inspected Shino Academy and learned from Toshiro Hitsugaya and Rangiku Matsumoto that Allen was a recently deceased soul with unusual Spiritual Power.
  • Mayuri Kurotsuchi suggested sending Allen to the Research and Development Bureau after graduation, but Sosuke Aizen intervened and Yamamoto said Allen could choose his division after graduating.
  • Allen told Hitomi Kobayashi that he had no interest in graduating early, then spent the rest of lunch absorbing energy stored within his body.
  • Sosuke Aizen replaced the Kidō instructor and invited Allen to receive special training after hearing of his talent.
  • Aizen demonstrated Bakudō #81—Dankū, and Allen immediately cast an almost identical barrier without an incantation, prompting Aizen to watch him with unusual interest.

Ch. 848Graduation Exam

Allen faced his Shino Academy graduation assessment in Hueco Mundo, where Kenpachi Zaraki sent him against dozens of Gillians and an Adjuchas-class Hollow. Allen quickly killed more than thirty Gillians, but his attacks failed to pierce the Adjuchas’s shell, leaving their fight unresolved.

  • During an earlier Kidō demonstration, Allen explained how he controlled Reishi without incantations and refused Aizen’s invitation to join the 5th Division.
  • Aizen discussed Allen’s unusual soul and potential experiments with Gin Ichimaru, while Allen spent six years at Shino Academy developing two new Hadō spells.
  • Allen arrived for his graduation assessment, and Kenpachi Zaraki opened the Senkaimon to send him into Hueco Mundo.
  • Allen used Shunpo and swordsmanship to kill more than thirty Gillians in under a minute.
  • Kenpachi revealed that an Adjuchas-class Hollow was the real examiner, alarming Toshiro Hitsugaya.
  • Allen’s Kidō and Zanpakuto attacks failed to overcome the Adjuchas’s regeneration and armored shell, and the battle continued.

Ch. 849Zanpakuto—Shikai

Allen awakened his Zanpakuto, Death, and killed an Adjuchas, drawing alarm from the Soul Society. Aizen abducted him with a Negacion and recruited him, but as Aizen released Kyoka Suigetsu to control him, Allen revealed he had already activated the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.

  • Allen released Shikai and transformed his Asauchi into Death, a Zanpakuto that absorbed souls and inflicted absolute death.
  • Allen killed the Adjuchas with a single slash, and the Soul Society’s observers feared his weapon’s power.
  • A Vasto Lorde-class Hollow’s Negacion carried Allen away, while Yamamoto ordered search teams into Hueco Mundo.
  • Aizen, Gin Ichimaru, and Kaname Tosen confronted Allen, and Aizen invited him to join his plans for the Hogyoku.
  • Allen accepted the offer, explained part of Death’s ability, and shook hands with Gin Ichimaru.
  • Aizen released Kyoka Suigetsu as a safeguard, unaware that Allen’s eyes had become the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.

Ch. 850The Man Who Held the Entire Soul Society in the Palm of His Hand

Allen revealed that he had resisted Aizen’s Kyoka Suigetsu and accepted Aizen’s request to retrieve Rukia Kuchiki, who carried the Hogyoku. In Karakura Town, Allen reunited with Sakura, learned that her new Fullbring had awakened through the Hogyoku, and chose to return to Azerath with her and Artoria before watching Ichigo Kurosaki fight a Hollow.

  • Allen explained to Aizen that Kyoka Suigetsu manipulated people’s senses, while his Spirit Eyes had made him immune to its Shikai.
  • Aizen told Allen that he had found Kisuke Urahara’s Hogyoku inside Rukia Kuchiki and asked him to bring her back as a safeguard against Urahara.
  • Allen traveled to Karakura Town, where Sakura reunited with him and revealed that she had gained Quincy powers and a shape-changing ability resembling Fullbring.
  • Allen explained that Rukia’s Hogyoku had likely awakened Sakura’s hidden soul power and decided not to seize the incomplete Hogyoku.
  • Allen returned to Azerath with Sakura and Artoria, then watched Ichigo Kurosaki battle a Hollow while eating at a restaurant.
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