Chapter Summaries

Mayuri Kurotsuchi confronted a Berserk Menos Grande whose power far exceeded what he expected from an Adjuchas-class Hollow, and his modified defenses failed to stop its attack. He survived the blast and recognized the creature’s strength as the result of Absolute Power, which had awakened its hidden potential to at least 20%.

• Mayuri Kurotsuchi saw the Berserk Menos Grande as a valuable experimental subject and prepared to study it at close range.
• The Berserk Menos Grande’s claw pierced Mayuri Kurotsuchi’s modified uniform and crushed his ribs.
• The Berserk Menos Grande unleashed a surge of Reishi flames that blasted Mayuri Kurotsuchi away and devastated the surrounding area.
• Mayuri Kurotsuchi survived and concluded that the creature’s strength was beyond what he expected from an Adjuchas-class Menos Grande.
• The Berserk Menos Grande’s Absolute Power awakened hidden traits and potential, bringing it to the 20% threshold while leaving deeper power dormant.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi used Suzumushi Tsujishiro’s Poison Mist to incapacitate the Berserk Menos Grande, but it adapted, shed its body, and evolved into a more powerful form. The newly transformed monster reached Mayuri before he could react, intent on eating him.

• Mayuri Kurotsuchi activated Bankai and released Suzumushi Tsujishiro.
• Mayuri ordered Suzumushi Tsujishiro to spread Poison Mist, which immobilized the Berserk Menos Grande.
• The Berserk Menos Grande adapted to the poison, shed its old body, and evolved into a humanlike form with Absolute Power at 25%.
• Mayuri sent poisonous blades at the evolved Berserk Menos Grande, but it used Sonído to appear in front of him.
• The Berserk Menos Grande moved to eat Mayuri Kurotsuchi.

The Berserk Menos Grande used Sonído to bite off Mayuri Kurotsuchi’s lower body, leaving him near death as Byakuya Kuchiki prepared to fight. In Las Noches, Sosuke Aizen explained the creature’s origins to the Arrancars, while Gin Ichimaru worried about what its power meant for the world.

• The Berserk Menos Grande struck Mayuri Kurotsuchi at incredible speed, bit off his lower body, and swallowed it.
• Byakuya Kuchiki stepped forward to face the Berserk Menos Grande after Mayuri Kurotsuchi and Sajin Komamura fell.
• Sosuke Aizen showed the battle to the Arrancars, who reacted with shock, interest, and a desire to challenge or study the creature.
• Sosuke Aizen revealed that the Berserk Menos Grande was created by fusing a Berserker Soul with a Gillian-class Menos Grande soul.
• Gin Ichimaru silently worried that Aizen might use the creature’s power to bring disaster upon the world.

Retsu Unohana intervened when Byakuya Kuchiki could not defeat the Berserk Menos Grande, then killed it by striking the source of its regeneration. She urged the surviving Soul Reapers to leave Hueco Mundo, while Mayuri Kurotsuchi prepared a Senkaimon and Gin Ichimaru went to report to Aizen.

• Aizen told Gin Ichimaru to watch the battle and report developments, then left to conduct experiments with the Hogyoku.
• Byakuya Kuchiki used Final Scene: White Emperor Sword, but the Berserk Menos Grande quickly regenerated and forced him back.
• Retsu Unohana stepped in, drew Minazuki, and attacked the Berserk Menos Grande with precise strikes that disrupted its regeneration.
• Retsu Unohana destroyed the Hollow’s regenerative foundation and killed it, then warned the Soul Reapers that Hueco Mundo was too dangerous.
• Byakuya Kuchiki and the others withdrew, Mayuri Kurotsuchi worked on opening a Senkaimon, and Gin Ichimaru hurried to report to Aizen.

Aizen concluded that Berserker Souls might be the Hogyoku’s true nourishment and sent Arrancar to the World of the Living to capture them. Grimmjow arrived there and found a group of unusually powerful young people fighting in an abandoned industrial district.

• Aizen dismissed the news of Retsu Unohana’s victory over the Berserk Menos Grande and told Gin Ichimaru to leave.
• Aizen suspected that Berserker Souls could be the Hogyoku’s true path to evolution and decided to obtain more for experiments and nourishment.
• Aizen authorized Arrancar to enter the World of the Living and capture Berserkers, and Grimmjow went first.
• Grimmjow searched the World of the Living but could not detect Berserkers through their Spiritual Pressure.
• Grimmjow followed a faint power fluctuation to an abandoned industrial district, where he watched a group of young people battle with extraordinary power.

Grimmjow found the Berserkers and tested their strength, easily defeating their black-tank-top warrior. He demanded they become his captives or die, and the Berserkers prepared to fight him together.

• Grimmjow watched two Berserkers fight and grew interested in their Absolute Power.
• Grimmjow confronted the black-tank-top warrior, caught his 6% Absolute Power punch, and flung him to the ground.
• The warrior admitted that he and the others were Berserkers after Grimmjow introduced himself.
• Grimmjow offered the Berserkers captivity or death, and the warriors stood together to defend their honor.
• Grimmjow judged that the Berserkers were no match for him in the World of the Living, and the black-tank-top warrior roared at him to stop talking.

Grimmjow defeated the Berserkers, then faced Kenpachi Zaraki and his group, whose power he could not sense. Ikkaku Madarame struck Grimmjow hard enough to shatter his mask and send him crashing into rocks, but Grimmjow rose and began gathering crimson Spiritual Pressure for a stronger attack.

• Grimmjow knocked down the Berserkers and sensed a subtle presence nearby.
• Grimmjow spotted Kenpachi Zaraki, Ikkaku Madarame, and Ayasegawa Yumichika on the high ground.
• Ikkaku Madarame volunteered to fight Grimmjow, and Kenpachi Zaraki let him take the challenge.
• Grimmjow attacked Ikkaku Madarame, but Ikkaku dodged, blocked his claws with his Blood Battle Garb, and shattered his mask with a punch.
• Grimmjow rose from the rocks and gathered dense crimson Spiritual Pressure in his palm.

Grimmjow and Ikkaku Madarame fought fiercely, and Grimmjow transformed with his Resurrección, Grind, Pantera, after Ikkaku's Killing Intent Wave struck his Cero. Grimmjow wounded Ikkaku, but the battle continued as Ikkaku pressed him with close-quarters attacks and Grimmjow searched for a chance to counter.

• Grimmjow fired a Cero at Ikkaku Madarame, whose Killing Intent Wave overpowered it and injured Grimmjow.
• Grimmjow completed his Resurrección, Grind, Pantera, and used his speed and claws to slash Ikkaku three times.
• Ikkaku unleashed Killing Intent Wave Impact, but Grimmjow broke through it and attacked; Ikkaku blocked his claws, and both fighters were knocked back.
• Ikkaku charged into close-quarters combat with powerful punches while Grimmjow dodged and looked for an opening to counterattack.

Ikkaku Madarame awakened his power and fought back against Grimmjow, but Grimmjow’s Leopard Fang gravely wounded him. As Ikkaku endured the attacks, his body began repairing itself and growing tougher, leaving Grimmjow shaken.

• Grimmjow overwhelmed Ikkaku Madarame with his speed and claws after using Resurrección.
• Ikkaku awakened his potential, strengthened his Spiritual Pressure, and met Grimmjow’s attacks with flaming fists.
• Grimmjow launched five Leopard Fangs, which pierced Ikkaku’s fists and inflicted severe wounds.
• Ikkaku laughed through the pain as his body healed and grew stronger under the repeated attacks.
• Grimmjow reacted with fear and asked what kind of ability Ikkaku possessed.

Kenpachi Zaraki stepped in to save Ikkaku Madarame from Grimmjow’s Panther King's Claws, effortlessly stopping and destroying the attack. After identifying himself as the Berserkers’ general, Kenpachi invited Grimmjow to join them, but Grimmjow remained eager to fight.

• Grimmjow unleashed Panther King's Claws at Ikkaku Madarame, who could not dodge the attack in time.
• Kenpachi Zaraki appeared in front of Ikkaku and stopped Grimmjow’s claws with his palm.
• Kenpachi crushed the claws, triggering a blast that shattered nearby buildings while he remained unharmed.
• Ikkaku thanked Kenpachi for saving him, and Kenpachi apologized for interrupting their fight.
• Kenpachi identified himself as the Berserkers’ general, and Grimmjow decided he would defeat him before facing the King of Berserkers.
• Kenpachi invited Grimmjow to join the Berserkers.

Kenpachi Zaraki tried to turn Grimmjow into a Berserker by teaching him to embrace battle, while Grimmjow rejected his view and attacked him. The chapter left Grimmjow enraged and exhausting his spiritual power against Kenpachi, whose defense remained untouched.

• Kenpachi Zaraki told Grimmjow that becoming a Berserker meant enjoying battle, but Grimmjow refused and called the Soul Reapers’ view of fighting pathetic.
• Grimmjow charged at Kenpachi, who caught him by the head and slammed him into the ground, leaving him bleeding in a crater.
• Kenpachi explained that a true Berserker found himself in battle and grew from it, whether he won or lost.
• Grimmjow attacked Kenpachi with Panther King's Claws and Black Lightning, but his strikes only left shallow marks on Kenpachi’s Blood Battle Garb.
• Kenpachi invited Grimmjow to attack without holding back and refused to dodge or retaliate, further enraging him.
• Grimmjow gathered his remaining Spiritual Pressure and launched another furious assault, but Kenpachi remained unharmed.

Grimmjow attacked Kenpachi Zaraki with relentless claws but could not break through his defenses, and Kenpachi struck back with overwhelming force and a movement technique called Flash. After Grimmjow fell, his Supernatural Regeneration healed him faster than before.

• Grimmjow unleashed a barrage of claw attacks, but Kenpachi Zaraki’s body remained unharmed.
• Kenpachi Zaraki punched Grimmjow into distant rocks, leaving him bloodied but more determined to surpass his opponent.
• Kenpachi Zaraki used Flash to appear beside Grimmjow and struck him with a force that pierced his Spirit Body.
• Grimmjow fell to the ground, then discovered that his Supernatural Regeneration was healing his injuries faster.

Grimmjow awakened his Berserker power and struggled to keep its violent instincts under control as Kenpachi Zaraki challenged him to fight with clear judgment and will. Grimmjow attacked Kenpachi, but Kenpachi’s experience and skill gradually wore him down.

• Grimmjow awakened immense power and heard bestial voices urging him to abandon reason and fight on instinct.
• Kenpachi Zaraki mocked Grimmjow’s loss of control and explained that a Berserker must use wisdom and will to command instinct.
• Grimmjow calmed himself, embraced his identity as a Berserker, and charged at Kenpachi Zaraki.
• Kenpachi Zaraki evaded Grimmjow’s claws and countered with unpredictable movements that exposed the gap in their combat experience.
• Grimmjow intensified his attacks, but Kenpachi neutralized them and waited for an opening as Grimmjow’s strength drained away.

Kenpachi Zaraki defeated Grimmjow and decided to bring him back as a respected warrior and potential asset as Hollows attacked Karakura Town. Ichigo Kurosaki protected Tatsuki Arisawa, Yasutora Sado, and Orihime Inoue, then killed Nnoitra after he unleashed his Resurrección.

• Kenpachi Zaraki knocked Grimmjow unconscious after spotting an opening in his final attack.
• Ayasegawa Yumichika reported that Hollows were attacking Karakura Town, and Kenpachi declared war against Hueco Mundo.
• Kenpachi ordered his people to take Grimmjow back, believing the defeated warrior could become an asset.
• Ichigo Kurosaki intervened when Arrancar targeted Tatsuki Arisawa, Yasutora Sado, and Orihime Inoue, defeating Tier Harribel's three Fracción and Nnoitra.
• Nnoitra activated his Resurrección and attacked Ichigo with six scythes, but Ichigo dodged his strikes and killed him with Getsuga Tensho.

Ichigo Kurosaki killed Nnoitra by overwhelming him with restrained Spiritual Pressure, then faced a group of Arrancar led by Yammy. Yammy transformed into the 0 Espada, a colossal demon, as the battlefield’s destruction set the stage for the next fight.

• Ichigo Kurosaki explained that his Spiritual Pressure had surpassed Nnoitra’s and watched Nnoitra die understanding the difference in their power.
• Dozens of Arrancar surrounded Ichigo Kurosaki and his companions, with Yammy confronting him as the King of Berserkers.
• Tatsuki Arisawa, Orihime Inoue, and Yasutora Sado felt overwhelmed by the Arrancar’s Spiritual Pressure as Ichigo Kurosaki walked toward them.
• Yammy broke through the limit of zero in his rage and transformed into a gigantic demon, the 0 Espada.

Ichigo Kurosaki fought Yammy as the Arrancar's rage made his already enormous body and power grow. After Ichigo destroyed Yammy's Hollow Bullets and battered him with Reiatsu Hundred Rending Fist, Yammy began regenerating and expanding again, promising not to let Ichigo go.

• Ichigo Kurosaki rapidly killed dozens of Arrancar while battling Yammy's growing strength and massive form.
• Yammy fired a Hollow Bullet at Ichigo, who countered with Getsuga Tensho to destroy it and protect the World of the Living.
• Yammy unleashed a barrage of Hollow Bullets and boasted that he had built up his Spiritual Pressure by constantly eating.
• Ichigo Kurosaki used Reiatsu Hundred Rending Fist to destroy the Hollow Bullets and severely wound Yammy.
• Yammy roared in pain, began expanding and regenerating, and vowed not to let Ichigo go.

Yammy prepared a Black Cero powerful enough to threaten Karakura Town, but Chang Wei intervened and showed Ichigo Kurosaki Saitama’s overwhelming strength. Inspired by the vision, Ichigo Kurosaki felt his own Spiritual Pressure surge as Chang Wei urged him to believe in his potential.

• Yammy revealed his Anger Beast Resurrección and vowed to kill Ichigo Kurosaki.
• Yammy began forming a Black Cero, forcing Ichigo Kurosaki to prepare to use more power to protect Karakura Town.
• Chang Wei appeared and slowed the battlefield before Yammy could unleash his attack.
• Chang Wei showed Ichigo Kurosaki visions of Saitama defeating monsters with simple, powerful punches.
• Ichigo Kurosaki felt his Spiritual Pressure boil with unprecedented power as Chang Wei told him to believe in himself.

Ichigo Kurosaki mastered the Hollow and Soul Reaper powers within himself as his Inner World collapsed, then faced Yammy's Black Cero with a Normal Punch. His attack swallowed the Cero, leaving the collision's outcome unresolved.

• Ichigo Kurosaki accepted his inner power as his own, and White Ichigo merged into the collapsing Inner World.
• Uncle Zangetsu recognized that Ichigo Kurosaki had surpassed his guidance and taken control of his Hollow and Soul Reaper power.
• Chang Wei watched Ichigo Kurosaki awaken after witnessing Saitama fight.
• Ichigo Kurosaki opened his eyes as Yammy's Cero approached and struck it with a Normal Punch.
• Ichigo Kurosaki's black light devoured Yammy's Black Cero.

Ichigo Kurosaki effortlessly killed Yammy and assessed his immense new strength, while Kenpachi Zaraki urged him to invade Hueco Mundo. The chapter ended with Grimmjow awakening as a Berserker and wondering why Kenpachi had chosen him.

• Ichigo Kurosaki destroyed Yammy with a single blast and reflected on mastering his Soul Reaper and Hollow powers.
• Ichigo Kurosaki praised Kenpachi Zaraki’s division for defeating the invading Arrancar and revealed he had grown more than a hundred times stronger.
• Kenpachi Zaraki urged Ichigo Kurosaki to open a passage to Hueco Mundo, but Ichigo insisted that Aizen’s attack might conceal a larger scheme.
• Ichigo Kurosaki asked why Grimmjow was with the Berserkers, and Kenpachi explained that he had recruited him as a worthy opponent.
• Grimmjow awakened as a Berserker, questioned Kenpachi’s choice, and learned that Kenpachi had kept him alive because he valued fighting strong opponents.

Ichigo Kurosaki knocked out Grimmjow, then opened a passage to Hueco Mundo with a punch and led Kenpachi Zaraki and the Berserkers through it. As they approached Las Noches, Sosuke Aizen sensed their arrival and questioned Ulquiorra about his new Berserker transformation.

• Grimmjow challenged Ichigo Kurosaki, but Ichigo dodged his attack and knocked him unconscious with one punch.
• Ichigo Kurosaki and Kenpachi Zaraki decided to invade Hueco Mundo, and Ichigo punched open a passage between the worlds.
• Kenpachi Zaraki charged through the passage first, followed by Ichigo Kurosaki and the other Berserkers.
• The group arrived in Hueco Mundo and saw Las Noches in the distance as Kenpachi Zaraki rushed toward it.
• Sosuke Aizen sensed the intruders and asked Ulquiorra how his Berserker transformation felt; Ulquiorra said it had made him feel the existence of a heart.