Recaps

Chiba Makoto and the Soul Reapers fought their way toward Yhwach while Makoto supported his allies against the Divine Punishment Guard. After Unohana Retsu, Zaraki Kenpachi, and Makoto defeated their opponents, Yhwach used Auswählen again, stripping Gerard and Gillespie of their powers.

• Chiba Makoto killed Bambietta, then confronted Yhwach with Unohana Retsu and the other Soul Reapers as Aizen Sōsuke and the Divine Punishment Guard joined the battle.
• Yhwach and his forces reached the Soul King Palace, while Auswählen ravaged the Wandenreich and empowered Gremmy Thoumeaux, and Chiba Makoto and Ichimaru Gin defeated Gremmy and reopened the way out.
• Yhwach’s Divine Punishment Guard defeated Zero Division, and the Soul Reapers arrived to find Aizen, Haschwalth, Pernida, Gerard, and the others blocking their advance.
• Unohana Retsu defeated Lille Barro after pushing her swordsmanship beyond its former limits, while Gerard defeated Zaraki Kenpachi and broke his Zanpakuto.
• Chiba Makoto restored Zaraki’s Zanpakuto, and Zaraki returned to battle with Beast’s Claws as Yachiru dissolved into spirit particles.
• Chiba Makoto supported Yoruichi Shihoin and Sōya Azashiro against Pernida, then crushed the growing mass of nerves between enormous wooden palms and killed the Soul King’s Left Arm.
• Yhwach sensed Lille Barro and Pernida’s deaths and used Auswählen on the Divine Punishment Guard, draining Gerard and Gillespie as Haschwalth laughed and Ishida Uryū remained unaffected.