Chapter Summaries

After Duan Mu erased Yhwach, Tier faced Lille Barro, whose transformed power and boasts reignited her fury and greed until her love for Duan Mu reached its maximum. Duan Mu destroyed Yhwach again and shattered all seventy-two barriers to the Spirit King Palace, while Tier’s sudden possessiveness left him unnerved.

• Duan Mu erased Yhwach in an instant, shocking the fighters across Seireitei.
• Lille Barro accused Tier of holding back because she feared Yhwach and revealed his transformed form, God's Judgment.
• Tier’s fury turned into consuming greed, and she resolved to possess Duan Mu as her love value rose to 100.
• Duan Mu sensed Tier’s change, then struck down Yhwach as he re-formed from black mist.
• Duan Mu’s blow broke through all seventy-two barriers protecting the Spirit King Palace, stunning Kyōraku Shunsui and the others.

As the Soul Reapers and Arrancar fought the remaining Sternritter, Tier awakened a greed-based power and devoured Lille Barro along with his divine light. Duan Mu found himself caught between Tier and Unohana Retsu before he abruptly fled toward the Spirit King Palace, claiming the Soul King was in danger.

• Captain Commander Yamamoto killed Askin Nakk Le Vaar, while the allied forces fought the giant and Haschwalth across Seireitei.
• Duan Mu sensed a dangerous transformation in Tier and secretly went to investigate her battle with Lille Barro.
• Tier held Lille motionless, then summoned a black vortex that devoured his power, life force, and body.
• After Lille vanished, Unohana Retsu appeared and faced Tier amid mounting hostility, while both women sensed Duan Mu.
• Duan Mu revealed himself, shouted that the Soul King was in danger, and fled toward the Spirit King Palace like a meteor.

Duan Mu arrived at the Spirit King Palace, revived the fallen Zero Division members, and allowed Yhwach to devour the Soul King before defeating him with ease. He returned to Seireitei with Ichigo Kurosaki and the others, where Soi Fon, Unohana Retsu, Tier, and others confronted him, making him regret thinking peace was boring.

• Duan Mu found Kuchiki Byakuya, Kuchiki Rukia, and Renji Abarai severely injured, discovered the Zero Division had been annihilated, and revived Hyōsube Ichibē, Tenjiro Kirinji, Kibune Kirio, Nimaiya Ōetsu, and Shutara Senjumaru.
• After the Spirit King died and the worlds began to shake, Duan Mu stopped the tremors and sent the Zero Division members to treat Kuchiki Rukia and the others.
• Duan Mu pulled Ichigo Kurosaki from the Spirit King's inner sanctum as Yhwach began devouring the Spirit King, then allowed Yhwach to become the new linchpin of the three worlds.
• Yhwach finished devouring the Soul King and attacked Duan Mu, but Duan Mu stopped his blade with two fingers and destroyed him with a tap.
• Duan Mu returned to Seireitei with Ichigo Kurosaki, Kuchiki Byakuya, Kuchiki Rukia, and Renji Abarai, where Soi Fon, Unohana Retsu, Tier, and others approached him with hostility.

The author reflected on the novel’s completion, explained why its final plot settings had collapsed, and described why past experiences had convinced him not to become a full-time author again. He thanked readers and signed off, saying they might meet again in his next book’s completion thoughts.

• The author recommended several earlier books published under the pen names Wang Xiaojiao and Brother Jiao.
• The author said he had forgotten how many chapters remained and blamed the late ending on focusing on a new book and a setting that caused the final plot to collapse.
• The author said he would try to finish Katekyo: Too Many Daily Tasks after asking his editor about recovering his account password.
• The author recounted how censorship and book removals had erased his income, left him in debt, and made him quit full-time writing.
• The author thanked readers, said he would abandon them for his next book, and signed off as Ji Yi'ao.