Chapter Summaries

Xu Yue’s Wood Clone noticed a powerful, covert Reincarnator watching Orihime Inoue as her ability awakened. Rommel then watched Churchill intervene and recognized him as a future threat, while Churchill sensed Rommel and called him out.

• Xu Yue’s Wood Clone watched controlled students attack Orihime Inoue and Tatsuki Arisawa, then sensed a powerful Reincarnator nearby.
• Rommel waited for Orihime Inoue’s ability to awaken, intending to take it for himself.
• Churchill appeared beside Orihime Inoue and crushed the Hollow from afar.
• Rommel recognized Churchill and considered using a surprise attack to force him to reveal his Rebirth Authority.
• Churchill turned toward Rommel’s hiding place and called on him to come out.

Rommel and Churchill negotiated over Orihime Inoue until Xu Yue’s Wood Clone interrupted them with an attack. Churchill recognized Xu Yue as a worthy opponent and proposed a deal, but Xu Yue refused to share Orihime and prepared to fight both men.

• Rommel revealed himself to Churchill and proposed yielding Orihime Inoue in exchange for a benefit.
• Churchill dodged an attack from an unseen enemy and defended himself against a storm of blades.
• Xu Yue’s Wood Clone appeared and criticized Rommel and Churchill for negotiating instead of fighting.
• Churchill acknowledged Xu Yue’s strength and offered to make a deal with him and Rommel.
• Xu Yue refused to share Orihime Inoue, and weapons began forming in the sky.

Xu Yue attacked Churchill and Rommel with a barrage of weapons, but Churchill revealed a decoy and nearly landed a deadly strike. Xu Yue escaped with Flying Thunder God, leaving Churchill and Rommel wary of challenging either opponent.

• Churchill proposed a contract with Rommel to join forces against Xu Yue, and Rommel reluctantly agreed.
• Xu Yue launched a barrage of weapons before Churchill could finish the contract, while Rommel transformed using the Nine-Tails' Chakra and endured the attacks.
• Churchill used a decoy to distract Xu Yue, then attacked him from behind with a powerful sword strike.
• Xu Yue blocked Churchill's strike with an AT Field and escaped with Flying Thunder God.
• Churchill and Rommel realized how dangerous Xu Yue was and reconsidered their plans to fight or exploit the others.

After Churchill and Rommel escaped, Xu Yue rescued Orihime Inoue and used Tsukuyomi to control her memories and responses. He then joined Ichigo Kurosaki at the park, where a large number of Reincarnators had gathered alongside the Hollows.

• Churchill used a Battlefield Escape Scroll to flee, and Rommel disappeared as well.
• Xu Yue revealed his identity to Orihime Inoue after confirming his mission objective was complete.
• When Ichigo Kurosaki arrived, Xu Yue used Tsukuyomi on Orihime and made her believe he had saved her.
• Xu Yue agreed to accompany Ichigo to the park, leaving Orihime to care for the unconscious Tatsuki Arisawa and Chizuru.
• At the park, Xu Yue sensed many unfamiliar Reincarnators gathered near the Hollows.

Rommel tried to attack Orihime Inoue after Xu Yue appeared to leave, but Jigokudo Xu Yue ambushed him and sealed him into a strange frozen realm. There, Rommel found his powers could not protect him from the cold, and an unknown voice noticed his arrival.

• Rommel watched Orihime Inoue from concealment and decided against attacking her while Xu Yue might still be nearby.
• As Rommel prepared to leave, Jigokudo Xu Yue appeared behind him and reset the time needed to exit combat.
• Jigokudo Xu Yue sealed Rommel’s Chakra and pulled him through a spatial rift with the Flying Thunder God Barrier.
• Rommel emerged in a vast, freezing white world and found that even his Tailed Beast Cloak could not shield him from the cold.
• An unknown voice echoed through the frozen realm, noticed Rommel, and realized someone had put him there.

The author said the wedding banquet had just ended, but they still had to see guests off and attend another banquet that evening. The wedding preparations and rehearsals had used up their saved chapters.

• The author finished the noon banquet and went to see guests out.
• The author felt dizzy and overheated after standing in a suit.
• The author said they still had another banquet that evening.
• The author said wedding preparations and rehearsals had exhausted their saved chapters.

Xu Yue captured Rommel and used Kotoamatsukami to secretly control him before releasing him under contract. In the World of the Living, Hollows gathered at the park, and a Gillain emerged as Kisuke Urahara arrived.

• Xu Yue immobilized Rommel, made him sign a confidentiality contract and an agreement not to become Xu Yue's enemy, and promised to spare his life.
• Xu Yue used the cooled-down Kotoamatsukami on Rommel, planning to keep the control hidden from the Leader.
• Sun Lin focused on fighting the gathered Hollows while rival Reincarnator squad leaders planned to exploit the arrival of a Great Hollow.
• Ichigo and the others sensed a powerful Spiritual Pressure as a Gillain tore through the void and devoured nearby Hollows.
• Kisuke Urahara arrived alongside Xu Yue and the others.

Xu Yue tried to spare two Reincarnators after their attack on Sun Lin and Kisuke Urahara, but Sun Lin killed the last survivors. After Ichigo Kurosaki drove off the Great Hollow, Rukia Kuchiki sensed Byakuya Kuchiki’s arrival and ran out to lure him away from Ichigo and Rin.

• The Reincarnators surrounded Sun Lin and Kisuke Urahara while Ichigo Kurosaki and Uryu Ishida fought the Great Hollow.
• Kisuke Urahara and his allies tore through the attackers after Xu Yue asked him to leave two alive.
• Sun Lin stabbed the last two Reincarnators, killing them despite Xu Yue’s request.
• Ichigo Kurosaki drove the Great Hollow back into the Astral Dimension, while Uryu Ishida injured his arm helping him vent Spiritual Pressure.
• Rukia Kuchiki sensed Byakuya Kuchiki arriving, left through the window, and ran off to lure him away from Ichigo and Rin.

Renji Abarai and Byakuya Kuchiki came to take Rukia Kuchiki back to the Soul Society, leaving Ichigo Kurosaki powerless after Byakuya cut off his Bleach power. Sun Lin arrived to help, and Xu Yue intervened when Byakuya moved against her, ending the chapter by attacking him.

• Renji Abarai confronted Rukia Kuchiki over giving her Bleach powers to a human, while Uryu Ishida tried to defend her.
• Byakuya Kuchiki defeated Ichigo Kurosaki, broke his blade, and severed the source of his Bleach power.
• Rukia Kuchiki kicked Ichigo away and pleaded with Byakuya to take her back, telling Ichigo not to follow.
• Sun Lin arrived with Kon and declared that she had come to save Rukia and Ichigo.
• Xu Yue blocked Byakuya Kuchiki from reaching Sun Lin and claimed he could handle him even at full strength.
• Xu Yue launched his Projected Sword at Byakuya Kuchiki.

Xu Yue drove Byakuya Kuchiki to withdraw after surprising him with a powerful sword attack, then encouraged Ichigo Kurosaki to regain his powers and save Rukia. After Ichigo completed the Bleach transformation, Xu Yue’s group entered the Soul Society, where his main body anticipated their arrival.

• Xu Yue caught Byakuya Kuchiki off guard with a sword strike, and Byakuya released Senbonzakura before choosing to leave with Rukia Kuchiki and Renji Abarai.
• Byakuya Kuchiki told Xu Yue they could meet again in the Soul Society, then departed through a Senkaimon with Rukia and Renji.
• Xu Yue persuaded Ichigo Kurosaki to seek Kisuke Urahara’s help restoring his Bleach powers so he could rescue Rukia.
• Kisuke Urahara guided Ichigo through the Bleach transformation, which he successfully completed.
• Yoruichi led Xu Yue’s Wood Clone and the others through the Senkaimon into the Soul Society, while Xu Yue’s main body received word that they were arriving.

Xu Yue convinced Aizen that his counterpart in the World of the Living was connected to him and demonstrated his growing spiritual pressure, earning Aizen’s interest. After Ichigo Kurosaki’s group entered Seireitei, Xu Yue caught Orihime Inoue and used his Zanpakuto to analyze her rejection ability, paying an S-Rank Plot Point to preserve its data.

• Aizen questioned Xu Yue about the enemy who looked exactly like him, and Xu Yue described the two as connected but independent Quincy.
• Xu Yue revealed Vice-Captain-class spiritual pressure, and Aizen judged him a promising candidate to cultivate.
• Xu Yue planned to use Urahara’s training method to pursue Bankai while waiting for a delivery.
• Xu Yue’s Wood Clone altered Ichigo Kurosaki’s group’s entry into Seireitei, scattering them and sending Orihime Inoue toward the Fifth Division.
• Xu Yue caught Orihime, analyzed the Shun Shun Rikka with his Zanpakuto, and spent one S-Rank Plot Point to preserve the data on her ability.

Xu Yue's Wood Clone watched Ichigo Kurosaki fight off Reincarnators while investigating why powerful veterans were focused on Aizen's expected death. After the Clone defeated Ikkaku, a Spirit Crow revealed his face to two veterans, who recognized him as the supposedly low-ranking Twenty-First Seat of the Fifth Division.

• Ichigo Kurosaki and his companions continued searching for a way to rescue Rukia as Reincarnators complicated their journey through the Seireitei.
• Xu Yue's Wood Clone watched Ichigo Kurosaki kill three Elite Reincarnators and suspected the veterans were preparing to intervene around Aizen's death.
• Ikkaku challenged Xu Yue's Wood Clone after mistaking him for the person who had forced Byakuya Kuchiki back in the World of the Living.
• Xu Yue's Wood Clone defeated Ikkaku so quickly that the arriving observers found him badly wounded beneath a collapsed eave.
• Two members of the Rescue Aizen Temporary Squad used a Spirit Crow's recording to identify Xu Yue's Wood Clone as the Twenty-First Seat of the Fifth Division and were shocked by his strength.

Xu Yue’s concealed strength and possible intelligence about Aizen’s attack alarmed the Rescue Aizen Temporary Squad, whose ten Intruders decided to pressure him rather than negotiate fairly. Bruce unexpectedly objected, insisting they either kill Xu Yue with their strongest forces or cooperate with him under a detailed contract.

• Xu Yue’s hidden captain-level Spiritual Pressure prompted the big shots to reconvene and debate whether he was involved in Aizen’s attack.
• The Intruders concluded that Xu Yue’s intelligence was valuable and chose to force it from him or recruit him without compensation, relying on their combined strength.
• Woma dismissed Xu Yue as unable to challenge their ten-person force and steered the meeting toward a confrontational plan.
• Bruce abruptly objected, demanding either a decisive attack on Xu Yue or sincere cooperation backed by a detailed contract.
• Woma rebuked Bruce, who struggled to explain himself because the Mission Space suppressed him from revealing what had happened during the Punishment mission.

Xu Yue met Woma and other Reincarnators in Runlin'an after they threatened to expose his identity, and Woma tried to recruit him. Bruce attacked Xu Yue without authorization, disrupting the meeting, and left after Woma removed him from the temporary team.

• Xu Yue received an arrow-borne message threatening to expose him and arrived at the appointed meeting place in Runlin'an.
• Woma emerged from hiding and claimed the Reincarnators controlled the Seireitei, then offered Xu Yue a chance to join them.
• Bruce launched a sudden attack on Xu Yue, who dodged and blocked him without escalating the conflict.
• Woma stopped Bruce and removed him from the temporary team after he refused to follow the group's plan.
• Bruce left, lamenting his debt and deciding to pursue other missions.

Xu Yue gained Aizen’s trust by turning nine Reincarnators into allies of the Seireitei, then joined Aizen in planning to use them and the Gotei 13 captains to ambush the Elder. As Ichigo and Renji fought again, the squad prepared to confront the captain-killer.

• Xu Yue persuaded the remaining members of the Rescue Aizen Temporary Squad to join the Fifth Division, where Aizen welcomed them and created nine seated officer positions.
• Xu Yue explained the nine defectors’ limited usefulness to Aizen and encouraged them to present themselves as loyal defenders of the Seireitei.
• Aizen secretly marked the nine as disposable pieces while discussing a plan with Xu Yue to lure and ambush the Elder.
• Ichigo Kurosaki and Renji Abarai met again for another battle as Aizen’s actions diverged from the original sequence of events.
• Woma warned the gathered squad that they would need to use their full strength to keep the captain-killer from escaping.

Xu Yue staged a deception that persuaded Aizen and the Temporary Aizen Rescue Squad that they would face a surprise attack, then turned the squad against the real attacker. The masked Tendo Xu Yue defeated their assault, killed Aizen, and left the squad shocked by his overwhelming power.

• Woma reassured the Temporary Aizen Rescue Squad that Aizen would believe their fabricated story, while Xu Yue praised Woma's insight.
• Tendo Xu Yue attacked Aizen in the plaza, and the two clashed with devastating Spiritual Pressure.
• Xu Yue revealed that he had truly contacted Tendo Xu Yue, prompting the squad to attack the apparent ambusher.
• Ward and the other squad members unleashed their strongest powers, but Tendo Xu Yue froze Ward's flames and overwhelmed the group.
• Tendo Xu Yue repelled Aizen's attack, seized his Zanpakuto, and pinned him to the Sacred Wall.
• Tendo Xu Yue claimed he had avoided Aizen's illusions by keeping his eyes shut, and Aizen died on the wall.

The Rescue Aizen Temporary Squad failed to save Aizen, but Xu Yue got the attacker to retreat before the Gotei 13 arrived. Gin Ichimaru exposed the squad’s false ranks, and the Reincarnators chose to fight their way out as more captains blocked them.

• The attacker killed Aizen, neutralized the squad’s attacks, and left after Xu Yue warned that the Gotei 13 captains were on their way.
• Woma and the others considered the mission a partial success because they had learned what happened to Aizen and identified his enemy.
• Momo Hinamori, Kira, Gin Ichimaru, and Hitsugaya arrived; Gin Ichimaru pointed out that the Fifth Division could not have officers ranked Twenty-First through Thirtieth.
• Momo Hinamori attacked the squad, and Xu Yue urged the ten Reincarnators to break out before more captains arrived.
• Kaname Tōsen arrived with several captains and revealed that Aizen had asked him for help, leaving the squad facing the Gotei 13.

Xu Yue led the Reincarnators in escaping the Seireitei, then revealed that he had changed factions and killed the survivors who tried to ambush him. He left the eight trapped beneath the Eight Gates Golden Lock and crushed them with Super Shinra Tensei.

• Xu Yue rallied the ten Reincarnators to fight the captains, and the group used their items and abilities to escape the Seireitei, losing two members along the way.
• Ward thanked Xu Yue for saving them as the battered survivors rested together in Rukongai.
• Ward and several others suddenly attacked Xu Yue, hoping to eliminate a dangerous outsider now that their contract had ended.
• Xu Yue blocked their attacks with a golden-red force field and revealed that his faction affiliation had changed to Hueco Mundo.
• Xu Yue trapped the eight survivors with the Eight Gates Golden Lock and crushed them between the barrier and Super Shinra Tensei.

After Aizen’s apparent death and the Soul Society’s crackdown, Xu Yue learned that the failed rescue plan had left its participants and other Reincarnators exposed. He left Jellson to face Kenpachi Zaraki and prepared to help Ichigo begin Bankai training.

• Xu Yue obtained the Burning Fruit but decided not to use it because its seawater weakness outweighed its benefits to him.
• The Soul Society imposed martial law, wanted Xu Yue, and began arresting Rift Invaders and Reincarnators while Yoruichi rushed to rescue people.
• Jellson asked Xu Yue about the failed plan, and Xu Yue said he had seen two of the big shots sent home by captains.
• Ichigo defeated Kenpachi Zaraki but was badly injured, so Xu Yue went to retrieve him in Yoruichi’s absence.
• Xu Yue urged Jellson to finish off the wounded Kenpachi, but Jellson’s attack failed to pierce him, and Kenpachi killed Jellson.
• Xu Yue left with Ichigo, intending to begin Bankai training after Yoruichi confronted Byakuya.

Xu Yue used the Tenshintai to manifest Yui and instantly gained a Bankai that could destroy and restore space, while Ichigo trained to master his own Bankai. With Rukia's execution suddenly moved up, Renji joined the secret training, only to learn that Xu Yue had already achieved Bankai.

• Yoruichi offered Ichigo Bankai training with the Tenshintai, and Xu Yue asked to use one as well.
• Yui emerged in human form and chose a Zanpakuto for Xu Yue, who awakened the Bankai Aincrad and demonstrated its power to collapse and restore space.
• Aizen moved up Rukia's execution, and Renji found the secret training base the day before the execution.
• Renji asked to join Ichigo's training and vowed to challenge Xu Yue after achieving Bankai.
• Ichigo told Renji that Xu Yue had achieved Bankai on the first day of training.