Chapter Summaries

Wu Biao fought through waves of Shinigami in Seireitei to clear the way for Ichigo and the others, then collapsed asleep in an abandoned barracks. A silver-haired man found him and secretly erased the blood trail, leaving open the possibility that Wu Biao might become a seed of resistance in the future.

• Wu Biao fought Jidanbo Ikkanzaka and his patrol through the night, overwhelming the Shinigami with relentless hand-to-hand attacks.
• Wu Biao defeated Jidanbo Ikkanzaka and continued toward another patrol, intent on clearing obstacles for Ichigo and the others' rescue mission.
• Wu Biao knocked down the next group of thirty Shinigami, then staggered into an empty squad barracks, ate his remaining food, and fell asleep.
• A silver-haired man found the sleeping Wu Biao in an abandoned 3rd Division barracks and erased the bloodstains leading to him.

Ichigo and his companions launched their invasion of Seireitei, where the captains declared a wartime order after Aizen’s apparent death and the arrival of the Ryoka. Ichigo and Ganju landed in the crowded western district, reunited with Wu Biao, and began fighting their way through the Shinigami pursuing him.

• Ganju joined Ichigo’s group, explaining that he wanted to learn why his brother had thanked the Shinigami who killed him, and Kūkaku launched the group toward Seireitei.
• Yamamoto lifted the restrictions on captains using Bankai, and the captains discovered Aizen’s corpse on the East Great Holy Wall.
• Wu Biao woke in an abandoned barracks and watched the Reishi Cannonball split into four streams, while Ichigo and Ganju landed in the heavily guarded west.
• Ikkaku and Yumichika confronted Ichigo and Ganju, but Wu Biao arrived and knocked Ikkaku back with a punch.
• Wu Biao blasted through the pursuing Shinigami with Kannonji-dan, then led Ichigo and Ganju into a breakout attempt.

Wu Biao, Ichigo, and Ganju fled a large group of Shinigami through Seireitei, but their attempt to use Hanataro as a hostage failed to stop the pursuit. Meanwhile, Kenpachi and Yachiru arrived at the 4th Division and ran into Kotetsu Isane.

• Wu Biao told Ichigo and Ganju he had taken down every Shinigami he encountered, then threw spiritual-power balls at the pursuing crowd as they ran.
• Ichigo and Ganju seized Yamada Hanataro and threatened the Shinigami with him, but the pursuers recognized him as a member of the 4th Division and attacked anyway.
• Wu Biao tried to plead with the Shinigami by calling the trio thugs who collected protection money, and Ganju fled with Hanataro as the pursuers charged.
• Kenpachi complained about Yachiru's sense of direction when they reached the 4th Division, and Yachiru said she wanted to visit the Women's Shinigami Association chairwoman.
• Kenpachi and Yachiru entered the 4th Division to check on injured squad members and look for the Ryoka, where they encountered Kotetsu Isane.

Ichigo, Ganju, and Wu Biao followed Hanataro through the sewers toward the Senzaikyū, where Rukia was being held. Wu Biao sensed Renji Abarai outside and charged ahead, with Ichigo rushing after him to face his own rival.

• Hanataro offered to lead Ichigo, Ganju, and Wu Biao through the sewers to Rukia, and Ichigo agreed to trust him.
• Hanataro told Ichigo that Rukia had spoken often about him and trusted him, leaving Ichigo troubled by his weakness and guilt.
• Wu Biao encouraged Ichigo to keep going, and Hanataro guided the group through the sewers toward an exit near the Senzaikyū.
• Wu Biao recognized a scent outside as belonging to the redhead who had appeared with the sissy and rushed out of the sewer.
• Ichigo identified the redhead as Renji Abarai and ran after Wu Biao, while Hanataro and Ganju realized they were facing a lieutenant.

Renji confronted Ichigo and Wu Biao outside the Senzaikyu, questioned Wu Biao about Captain Aizen’s death, and accepted that someone else had killed him. Sensing a kindred spirit, Wu Biao rushed off and attacked Kenpachi Zaraki, leaving their clash poised to begin.

• Renji confronted Ichigo and Wu Biao at the Senzaikyu, while Ganju and Hanataro struggled under his spiritual pressure.
• Renji revealed that Wu Biao had defeated over a thousand Shinigami and wiped out the 5th Division, then asked whether he had killed Captain Aizen.
• Ichigo pointed out that Aizen had been stabbed with his own Zanpakuto, and Wu Biao insisted he would never use a weapon and had not killed him.
• Renji believed Wu Biao and prepared to fight Ichigo, but Wu Biao sensed an approaching kindred spirit and launched himself away at tremendous speed.
• Kenpachi Zaraki and Yachiru Kusajishi discussed the fight before Wu Biao crashed down toward Kenpachi, who dodged the impact.

Wu Biao and Kenpachi fought a savage close-combat battle, trading powerful blows and techniques. After Wu Biao caught Kenpachi in a joint lock, Kenpachi reset his dislocated shoulder with spiritual pressure, and Wu Biao offered to teach him the technique.

• Yachiru left the ruins after Kenpachi told her to get away, and Kenpachi challenged Wu Biao to fight.
• Wu Biao and Kenpachi exchanged rapid punches and sword strikes, each wounding the other and relishing the battle.
• Kenpachi's spiritual pressure intensified, and Wu Biao countered with a black-glowing punch that sent them both flying.
• Wu Biao dodged Kenpachi's slash, grabbed him in midair, and used a joint lock to slam him into the ground.
• Kenpachi reset his dislocated shoulder with spiritual pressure and asked about Wu Biao's technique, prompting Wu Biao to offer to teach him.

Wu Biao fought Kenpachi Zaraki with close-range martial arts but was badly wounded when Kenpachi removed his eyepatch and unleashed his full Spiritual Pressure. Refusing to surrender, Wu Biao used Onefold Kannon Fist to draw Reishi into his body and overwhelm Kenpachi with astonishing speed and power, leaving the battle amid a devastated crater.

• Wu Biao and Kenpachi argued over whether martial arts meant trading punches or fighting to the death, then resumed their battle.
• Wu Biao used rapid footwork, punches, and grapples to stay close to Kenpachi, while both fighters wounded each other.
• Wu Biao knocked Kenpachi's eyepatch loose, and Kenpachi's released Spiritual Pressure blasted Wu Biao through a building with a single strike.
• Kenpachi mistook Wu Biao's trembling for fear and began to walk away, but Wu Biao revealed that he was trembling with excitement and rose again.
• Wu Biao drew Reishi into his blood and activated Onefold Kannon Fist, then struck Kenpachi with blows that sent him crashing through buildings and into a vast crater.

Yachiru found Kenpachi badly wounded after his fight with Wu Biao, while Ichigo learned that Wu Biao had faced Kenpachi and worried about his fate. Wu Biao woke in a Seireitei prison, removed his restraints, and tore off the cell door.

• Yachiru found Kenpachi standing in the crater with Wu Biao, and Kenpachi admitted that he had lost before collapsing.
• Sado advanced toward Senzaikyu and encountered Shunsui Kyoraku, captain of the 8th Division.
• Ichigo, Ganju, and Hanataro met Yoruichi, who told Ichigo that Wu Biao had likely fought Kenpachi and urged the group to begin Urahara's Bankai training.
• Yoruichi said Wu Biao was either recovering or captured, and Ichigo agreed to go with her after she warned that he needed Bankai to save Rukia.
• Wu Biao woke in a prison cell beside Sado, pulled off his spiritual-pressure-suppressing handcuffs, and removed the cell door.

Uryu Ishida fought Mayuri Kurotsuchi to protect Orihime Inoue and learned that Mayuri had experimented on and killed his grandfather, Soken Ishida. Wu Biao arrived before Ishida unleashed the Sanrei Glove, and the group faced Mayuri together.

• Uryu Ishida and Orihime Inoue were exposed near the prison, where Mayuri Kurotsuchi’s human-bomb subordinates attacked them; Orihime’s shield saved them and Makiuzo Aramaki.
• Mayuri targeted Orihime, but Ishida held him off while Makiuzo carried her away; Nemu Kurotsuchi helped Mayuri wound Ishida and was brutally injured by her captain.
• Mayuri showed Ishida a photograph of Soken Ishida and admitted that he had delayed the Shinigami’s rescue so he could experiment on the Quincy; Ishida recognized his grandfather and fought on despite Ashisogi Jizō’s paralysis.
• Wu Biao and Sado escaped the prison, found Makiuzo carrying Orihime, and followed him back to Ishida’s battle with Mayuri.
• As Ishida prepared to remove the Sanrei Glove, Wu Biao burst through a wall and struck Mayuri, giving Ishida time to stop; Wu Biao then introduced himself with an elaborate string of poses.

Wu Biao fought Mayuri Kurotsuchi and defeated him with Ichibai Kanon Ken, but the technique left him desperately hungry. As Mayuri escaped as a pool of purple liquid and vowed to return for Wu Biao, Wu Biao mistook him for rice porridge and lunged after him.

• Mayuri Kurotsuchi tried to recruit Wu Biao for experiments, but Wu Biao ignored him and demanded a fight because he was hungry.
• Wu Biao dodged Mayuri's attack and struck a Gigai, then pursued Mayuri as he used Bankai to summon Konjiki Ashisogi Jizō.
• Mayuri's poisonous Bankai trapped Wu Biao, so Wu Biao activated Ichibai Kanon Ken and punched through Konjiki Ashisogi Jizō.
• Wu Biao struck Mayuri into the ruins, then collapsed from exhaustion and complained that he was starving.
• Mayuri escaped as purple liquid and promised to come for Wu Biao again, but Wu Biao mistook the liquid for rice porridge and lunged after it before Sado grabbed him.

Wu Biao nearly starved after using Ichibai Kanon Ken, so Makiuzo Aramaki helped Uryu Ishida, Orihime Inoue, and Sado Yasutora break into the 11th Division cafeteria to find food. After eating the barracks’ supplies, Wu Biao fought Kenpachi Zaraki, but the group learned Kuchiki Rukia’s execution had been moved to noon, and Kenpachi agreed to help them reach her.

• Sado Yasutora warned that Wu Biao was close to dying from hunger, and Makiuzo Aramaki agreed to lead the group into the 11th Division barracks for food.
• Wu Biao woke at the smell of food and devoured the cafeteria’s rice, vegetables, and potatoes until he was full and his strength surged.
• Kenpachi Zaraki appeared in the cafeteria, and Wu Biao charged him; their battle destroyed the cafeteria and drew the 11th Division Shinigami to surround the group.
• Yachiru Kusajishi told the group that Kuchiki Rukia’s execution had been moved to noon, prompting Wu Biao to stop fighting and set off to rescue her.
• Kenpachi Zaraki agreed to help the group because he sensed a Shinigami growing stronger, and Wu Biao asked for directions to the execution site.

Wu Biao rushed toward Sōkyoku Hill while Kenpachi Zaraki stayed behind to fight the captains, and Ichigo arrived just in time to stop Rukia’s execution. After Ukitake and Kyōraku destroyed Sōkyoku, Wu Biao and Ichigo reunited beside Rukia and declared they would fight their way out.

• Wu Biao caught Komamura’s group off guard and sent Tōsen flying with a single punch before leaving for Sōkyoku Hill.
• Kenpachi Zaraki remained behind with Ikkaku and Yumichika to face Komamura, Tōsen, Hisagi, and Iba while Yachiru led Ishida and the others away.
• At Sōkyoku Hill, Rukia asked Yamamoto to spare the Ryoka, and the Kido Corps released Sōkyoku for her execution.
• Ichigo blocked Sōkyoku’s first attack, then Ukitake and Kyōraku restrained and destroyed the firebird as Ichigo broke Rukia’s execution frame.
• Wu Biao charged Byakuya, and Ichigo reunited with him beside Rukia; Wu Biao and Ichigo said they would fight their way out.

Wu Biao and Ichigo faced the captains at Sōkyoku Hill, where Wu Biao briefly fought Yamamoto before the Captain-Commander pursued Shunsui Kyoraku and Ukitake Jushiro. Meanwhile, Aizen revealed his conspiracy at Central 46, defeated Hitsugaya, and confronted Unohana; the chapter ended with Ichigo meeting Kenpachi while Wu Biao battled Byakuya.

• Wu Biao charged Yamamoto, who stopped his punch and countered with Ryujin Jakka, but Wu Biao forced him back three steps before Ichigo caught him.
• Wu Biao urged Ichigo to take Rukia and run, and Renji carried Rukia away while Ichigo stayed behind.
• Hitsugaya discovered Aizen and Ichimaru Gin had been conspiring from the start and found Hinamori gravely wounded; Aizen defeated Hitsugaya after he released Bankai.
• Unohana and Isane confronted Aizen at Central 46, while Aizen acknowledged Unohana's arrival.
• Wu Biao taunted Yamamoto, who left to pursue Shunsui and Ukitake; Yoruichi then whisked Soi Fon away from Sōkyoku Hill.
• Kenpachi arrived and attacked Ichigo, while Wu Biao and Byakuya began an evenly matched battle.

Byakuya unleashed Senbonzakura Kageyoshi against Wu Biao, who broke through its blade-petal attacks and raised his power with Kannon Biraki. The battle ended with Wu Biao revealing that his supposedly tenfold technique was only a twofold boost, leaving Ichigo, Byakuya, and Kenpachi furious as the fight continued.

• Byakuya released his Bankai, Senbonzakura Kageyoshi, and sent a vast sea of blade-petals toward Wu Biao.
• Wu Biao used Ichibai Kannon Ken to break through the petals, suffering cuts across his body.
• Byakuya attacked again, and Wu Biao raised his power to what he called Kannon Biraki Tenfold, blasting apart the sea of petals.
• Ichigo rushed to Wu Biao and tried to stop him, but Wu Biao insisted he wanted to win against Byakuya.
• Wu Biao explained that Ichigo only needed to remember one and ten, revealing he had increased his power by only one level rather than tenfold.
• Ichigo struck Wu Biao, then retreated with Kenpachi while Byakuya seethed and prepared to keep fighting.

Wu Biao defeated Byakuya Kuchiki in a brief, brutal fight, though both were left unable to fight. He crawled over to punch Byakuya once more, then collapsed on top of him as Byakuya seethed in disgust.

• Byakuya unleashed a sea of blades, but Wu Biao broke through it and shattered his Circle of Cutting Light with a punch.
• Byakuya used Danku and Shunpo to evade Wu Biao, but Wu Biao’s instincts let him turn and land a devastating blow that broke Byakuya’s arms and sent him crashing into a pillar.
• Wu Biao’s Kanon Biraki state gave out, and he collapsed; Byakuya recognized that Wu Biao had reduced the force of his final punch and asked why he had held back.
• Wu Biao claimed he had promised Ichigo and the others to pin Byakuya down and beat him, then crawled over and punched him once in the face.
• Wu Biao collapsed on Byakuya after the punch, while Byakuya lay beneath him and complained about his stench.

Aizen revealed his conspiracy and gathered at Sokyoku Hill with Rukia, Renji, and the wounded Byakuya and Wu Biao. After Isane broadcast the truth to Seireitei, Wu Biao, Byakuya, and Renji prepared to defend Rukia against Aizen.

• Aizen explained his schemes to Unohana, then escaped with Gin using bandages.
• Tōsen intercepted Renji as he tried to flee with Rukia and transported them to Sokyoku Hill, where Aizen and Gin appeared.
• Aizen described Wu Biao's rapid growth, while Wu Biao and Byakuya lay badly wounded nearby.
• Isane broadcast Unohana's account of Aizen's conspiracy to Seireitei, but Wu Biao could not receive the spiritual message.
• Aizen demanded that Renji surrender Rukia, and Renji refused despite Aizen's threat.
• Wu Biao and Byakuya stood to fight, Renji brought Rukia behind them, and the three prepared to face Aizen.

Wu Biao, Byakuya, and Renji confronted Aizen, who revealed that he had secretly hypnotized them and extracted the Hogyoku from Rukia. Ichigo rescued Rukia, and as the exhausted fighters regrouped, Komamura Sajin attacked Aizen, who stopped his sword with two fingers.

• Wu Biao used his instincts to find and attack Aizen, but Aizen's illusion nearly cut him in half before Byakuya's blades shielded him.
• Aizen revealed that he had released Illusion without its command and had been controlling what everyone saw; he then seized Rukia and explained that her soul contained the Hogyoku.
• Aizen extracted the Hogyoku from Rukia and explained that Urahara Kisuke had created it to break the limits between Shinigami and Hollows.
• Ichigo arrived carrying Rukia, and Kenpachi attacked Aizen before Wu Biao collapsed from exhaustion and Rukia caught Byakuya as he staggered.
• Komamura Sajin charged Aizen with his Zanpakuto, but Aizen caught the blade between two fingers and addressed him.

Aizen overwhelmed the defenders at Sokyoku Hill, but Soi Fon, Yoruichi, Rangiku Matsumoto, and other Shinigami briefly cornered him before Menos Grande used Negación to extract him and his allies. Afterward, the Gotei 13 treated the injured and revoked Kuchiki Rukia’s execution, replacing it with one month of confinement.

• Komamura, Kurosaki Ichigo, and Kenpachi Zaraki attacked Aizen, who used his hypnosis to confuse Ichigo and wound both him and Kenpachi.
• A woman fired Hadō 63: Raikōhō at Aizen, while Komamura attacked and Soi Fon and Yoruichi restrained him; Rangiku Matsumoto seized Ichimaru Gin.
• The captains and lieutenants surrounded Aizen, but Menos Grande descended and used Negación to carry Aizen, Ichimaru Gin, and Tōsen away.
• The 4th Division treated the injured, including Kurosaki Ichigo, Wu Biao, and Byakuya Kuchiki, while Unohana’s earlier intervention had saved Hitsugaya Tōshirō and Hinamori Momo.
• Captain-Commander Yamamoto revoked Kuchiki Rukia’s execution and ordered her to return to her division for one month of confinement.

After Aizen’s defection, Wu Biao’s feud with the 5th Division led to a clash that sent the division back to the infirmary. A week later, Yamamoto ordered the Ryoka expelled after Wu Biao caused damage and disruption across the Seireitei, though Wu Biao refused to leave.

• The 5th Division adopted a rule requiring every member to shave their head, then gathered to attack Wu Biao in the infirmary over their lost hair.
• Wu Biao caught the 5th Division members preparing to ambush him and fought them, leaving the entire division hospitalized again.
• Over the following week, Wu Biao ate the 7th Division’s supplies, injured the 6th Division, destroyed the 11th Division barracks, and damaged the 12th Division’s equipment.
• Chōjirō Sasakibe reported the divisions’ losses and complaints to Yamamoto, including that Wu Biao wanted to stay in Soul Society for food and fights.
• Yamamoto ordered the Senkaimon opened and the humans expelled, threatening to charge them with Ryoka invasion if they resisted.

Kurosaki Ichigo and his companions returned from the Soul Society, where Ukitake Jushiro gave Ichigo a Substitute Shinigami Combat Permit and tried to set limits on Wu Biao. Back at the Kurosaki Clinic, Ichigo reunited with his mother, whom Urahara Kisuke had brought back.

• Ukitake Jushiro gave Kurosaki Ichigo a Substitute Shinigami Combat Permit and offered Wu Biao a Denreishinki, but Wu Biao refused and challenged Ukitake's warning about his powers.
• Kurosaki Ichigo led the group through the Senkaimon, and without a Hell Butterfly, they were chased by Kotsutotsu before falling into the Human World and being rescued by Urahara Kisuke on a Magic Carpet.
• Urahara Kisuke apologized for hiding information about the Soul Society mission, and Kurosaki Ichigo forgave him before punching him for admitting he had kept quiet because they might have been scared.
• Uryu Ishida, Sado Yasutora, and Orihime Inoue got off the Magic Carpet on the way home, while Wu Biao and Kurosaki Ichigo continued to the Kurosaki Clinic.
• Kurosaki Ichigo opened the door and found his mother waiting for him, then rushed into her arms and called her Mom.