Chapter Summaries

After returning to the Human World, Wu Biao’s recurring dreams of Hell continued, and a mysterious doorway abducted Orihime Inoue. The real Gates of Hell then appeared and carried Wu Biao away, leaving Ichigo and the others unsure how to reach him.

• The Kurosaki family ate breakfast while Isshin kept up his loving-father act, and Isshin privately told Wu Biao not to tell Ichigo that his spiritual pressure had returned because the Hollow inside Ichigo had awakened.
• Wu Biao dreamed of strange realms filled with pillars, skeletons, and chains, where an unseen voice repeatedly called him to come to Hell.
• Ichigo, Renji, and Wu Biao sensed a strange presence near Orihime Inoue’s home and saw a small, unfamiliar doorway open there.
• Orihime stepped through her window and was pulled into the doorway, which vanished when Ichigo tried to reach her.
• Wu Biao heard the voice from his dreams, and his black arm mark glowed as the real Gates of Hell appeared and opened for him.
• Wu Biao climbed onto the Hell Keeper’s hand and was taken through the Gates of Hell; Ichigo suspected it was connected to Wu Biao stealing a soul from Hell before, while Urahara Kisuke revealed that he had not created the gate.

Wu Biao arrived in Wanderer's Hell, where the Hell Keepers unexpectedly bowed to him and obeyed his commands. After discovering they would not fight him, he sent them away while the Togabito watched, wondering if he might free them.

• The chapter described Hell, the Togabito's endless torment, and the Hell Keepers who hunted them.
• The Gates of Hell opened, and Wu Biao landed on a giant block in Wanderer's Hell.
• The Hell Keepers gathered around Wu Biao, then knelt before him and scattered when he ordered them to leave.
• Wu Biao called the Hell Keepers back and tried to provoke one into hitting him, but it ignored him.
• Wu Biao climbed into a Hell Keeper's mouth and struck its skull, but it showed no reaction.
• Wu Biao waved the Hell Keepers away, and the Togabito watched him with fear and a trace of hope that he might release them.

Wu Biao wandered through the first layer of Hell, searching for the voice that had summoned him and refusing its offer to become an agent. After the voice directed him to the lowest layer for a trial, Wu Biao followed the Wanderers’ directions and descended into the next layer.

• Wu Biao encountered a deranged Wanderer who ate her own flesh and later kicked another Wanderer who offered him excrement.
• Wu Biao searched the Block District for the voice that had called him, while surviving Wanderers secretly followed him.
• The voice in the wind ordered Wu Biao to come to Hell’s lowest layer and named the trial as becoming its agent, but Wu Biao rejected the offer and demanded to be sent home.
• When the voice fell silent, Wu Biao asked the Wanderers how to reach the lowest layer, and they pointed him toward an azure passage.
• Wu Biao ran along the passage, jumped through the dark-red vortex beneath the Block District, and arrived at a spherical ocean topped with flower-shaped islands.

Wu Biao landed on a Petal Island in Hell, where rebellious Togabito hid from the Hell Keepers, and challenged the island’s leader, Gunjō. When Gunjō attacked, Wu Biao overpowered him and sent the other Togabito flying, just as Gunjō revealed more tentacles.

• Wu Biao learned that the Petal Islands had been built as traps for Hell Keepers and later became hiding places for rebellious Togabito.
• Wu Biao landed on a Petal Island, saw a huge skeleton, and approached the Togabito there because he was hungry.
• Gunjō confronted Wu Biao and demanded that he leave or join the island’s group, but Wu Biao refused both choices.
• Gunjō attacked with his tentacles, but Wu Biao caught them with his bare hands.
• The Togabito rushed to help Gunjō, and Wu Biao swung him around, knocking them back and making them cough up blood.
• Gunjō opened his belly and sent more than a dozen tentacles toward Wu Biao.

Wu Biao defeated Gunjō and learned that someone stronger, Lord Shuren, waited deeper in Hell. After leaving the remaining Togabito behind, Wu Biao descended through Yellow Springs Hell into Ash Hell, where he searched for a way onward.

• Wu Biao broke free of Gunjō's tentacles, crushed him against the island wall, and demanded to know if anyone in Hell was stronger.
• Gunjō attacked Wu Biao again, but Wu Biao smashed his tentacles and sent him crashing into the island's central spike.
• Gunjō stabbed himself in the heart and died after warning Wu Biao that Lord Shuren would kill him.
• The remaining Togabito begged Wu Biao to take them in, but he refused and asked them for food before diving into the ocean.
• Wu Biao reached the ocean floor, crossed Yellow Springs Hell, and descended into Ash Hell, where he complained that the layers seemed endless.

Wu Biao refused Hell's Will's demand that he become its proxy and declared he would fight his way out of Hell. Hell's Will judged him dangerous and sent him plunging toward the Abyss, where Hell Chains bound and dragged him away as he laughed.

• Hell's Will threatened to keep Wu Biao in Hell unless he became its proxy, but Wu Biao rejected the demand and vowed to escape by force.
• When Hell's Will explained why it needed a proxy, Wu Biao interrupted it by punching himself in the head and repeated his refusal.
• Wu Biao struck at the wind and declared that he followed his own desires rather than right and wrong.
• Hell's Will deemed Wu Biao dangerous, causing Hell to quake and the layers to split as he fell into Saṃjīva Hell.
• Gunjō identified Wu Biao to Lord Shuren, who prepared to attack, but Hell Chains bound Wu Biao and dragged him into the Abyss as he laughed.

Wu Biao woke in Hell, where Black Blade explained the Togabito and guided him out of the Abyss toward Saṃjīva Hell. There, Wu Biao encountered Gunjō and Lord Shuren, who threatened to torture him.

• Wu Biao woke among bones in the Abyss of Hell, bound by Hell Chains, and met the masked Togabito Black Blade.
• Wu Biao followed Black Blade uphill after learning that Togabito could not escape Hell, and Black Blade told him how his sister died and why he became a sinner.
• Wu Biao and Black Blade reached Saṃjīva Hell, where Black Blade warned that Hell Keepers would hunt them and explained that Togabito could not harm them.
• Wu Biao recognized Gunjō near a Hellfire Pool and learned that Gunjō had summoned his companions for help.
• Lord Shuren arrived with three others and threatened to torture Wu Biao.

Wu Biao fought Shuren and his four subordinates in Hell, using Tenfold Kannon Biraki to defeat them before Black Blade finished off the wounded Shuren. After resting, Wu Biao planned to continue with Black Blade toward the Gates of Hell.

• Wu Biao challenged Shuren and his group, then activated Tenfold Kannon Biraki and killed Gunjō with a single punch.
• Wu Biao defeated Lüya in a clash of strength, then pulverized Taijin and Ziyun with a rapid barrage of punches.
• Shuren flew out of Wu Biao’s reach and attacked him with flames, but Wu Biao countered with Kannonji-dan bullets and leapt into the air.
• Wu Biao grabbed Shuren and punched through his abdomen, then collapsed after releasing Tenfold Kannon Biraki.
• Black Blade killed the barely living Shuren, and Wu Biao asked to rest before they continued toward the Gates of Hell.

Wu Biao returned to Wanderer's Hell with Black Blade and learned that Black Blade’s hidden, ruined face was the mark of his sin. As Black Blade showed Wu Biao the direction of the Gates of Hell, the brand on Wu Biao’s arm flared and swallowed him, leaving Black Blade unable to find him.

• Wu Biao and Black Blade returned to Wanderer's Hell and talked about escaping and what they might do afterward.
• Black Blade said he wanted to visit the Soul Society to look for his younger sister, Gongsha, and Wu Biao promised to take him there.
• Wu Biao pulled off Black Blade’s face covering and saw that the right side of his face was rotten; Black Blade called it his sin.
• Black Blade pointed toward the hidden Gates of Hell, and Wu Biao teased him about his eyes before reaching out to touch him.
• The brand on Wu Biao’s arm glowed, gathered miasma into a huge mouth, and swallowed him; Black Blade searched for him but found no trace.

Wu Biao arrived in Soul Society and found the lifeless Huaye, whose unexplained condition led him to a scene from her past in the Human World. There, he saw the Black Blade with Huaye and followed them toward the outskirts, suspecting the young man was connected to what happened to her.

• Wu Biao emerged from Hell in South Rukongai with his chains intact and asked an old man about the unresponsive girl, Huaye.
• The old man explained that Huaye had waited at the village entrance for more than ten years and reacted with terror to shovels despite having forgotten her Human World memories.
• Wu Biao touched Huaye's head, and the black brand transported him to a scene in the Human World where Huaye watched an old cat named Huahua.
• The Black Blade approached Huaye, then fetched a shovel and offered to help prepare for Huahua's death.
• Wu Biao recognized Huaye and the Black Blade, suspected the young man was tied to Huaye's despair, and followed them toward the city's outskirts.

Wu Biao witnessed the past in which Suzuki killed Huahua and Xiao Huaye, then saw Black Blade take pleasure in Huaye’s brother’s grief. Returned to Soul Society, Wu Biao realized that Xiao Huaye had remained in this condition for over a decade and that he had been wrong.

• Huahua led Xiao Huaye, Wu Biao, and Suzuki to a grove, where Huahua collapsed beside a photograph of young Huaye.
• Huaye ran to Huahua, but the cat clawed her and leaped at Suzuki, knocking aside the shovel aimed at her neck.
• Suzuki beat Huahua to death, then killed Huaye with the shovel while Wu Biao watched helplessly.
• At the scene later, Wu Biao saw Black Blade smiling at Huaye’s grieving brother and charged at him.
• Wu Biao returned to Soul Society and realized Huaye had been in her deathlike state for over a decade.

Wu Biao accepted Hell’s offer to become its agent and entered Huaye’s memories to confront the trauma that had created her Hell Miasma. After he helped Huaye recover her memories and joy, he realized that the miasma of those who retained their memories might be easier to cleanse than he had expected.

• Wu Biao accepted Hell’s offer, gained the marks of an agent, and learned he would hunt guilty souls and capture them for judgment.
• Wu Biao entered Huaye’s memory as her cat, Huahua, and remembered how a boy who died in an accident had been reborn in the kitten’s body.
• Wu Biao blinded Black Blade and killed him by biting through his throat, ending the nightmare that haunted Huaye.
• Wu Biao returned to the Soul Society and absorbed the miasma from Huaye, who regained her memories and happily reunited with her older brother.
• Wu Biao noticed another wisp of miasma approaching and considered that cleansing the miasma of those who retained their memories might not be so difficult.

Wu Biao encountered Soi Fon and the Omnitsukido Corps while searching for food in South Rukongai, and clashed with Soi Fon after she demanded he come with her. The Omnitsukido Corps began an execution attack on him, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Wu Biao sensed a Shinigami in South Rukongai and was surrounded by the Omnitsukido Corps led by Soi Fon.
• Soi Fon questioned Wu Biao about the disturbance and ordered him to come with her, but he insulted her and refused.
• Soi Fon activated Shunko and fought Wu Biao in a rapid exchange of more than a hundred blows, ending with both fighters thrown back.
• Soi Fon drew her Zanpakuto and signaled the Execution Drill, prompting the Omnitsukido Corps members to launch a surprise attack on Wu Biao.

Wu Biao fought off the Omnitsukido Corps and turned Soi Fon’s ambush against her. He pinned her to the ground and brought down a potentially fatal punch, leaving her fate unresolved.

• Wu Biao struck the ground, scattered the attacking Omnitsukido Corps members, and charged through their ranks with overwhelming physical strength.
• Wu Biao shattered a burly fighter’s hammer with a punch and defeated more Omnitsukido Corps members as they attacked him with their Zanpakuto.
• Soi Fon released Suzumebachi and waited for a chance to land two strikes on Wu Biao, while Wu Biao kept watch on her and used a fallen member as a disguise and shield.
• Soi Fon stabbed the decoy twice, but Wu Biao appeared behind him and struck her, sending her flying.
• Wu Biao used a joint lock and knee pin to immobilize Soi Fon, then swung a powerful punch toward her head as the nearby Omnitsukido Corps members watched helplessly.

Unohana Retsu interrupted Wu Biao’s fight with Soi Fon and demanded an explanation for his presence in South Rukongai and the Hell Miasma. Wu Biao blamed an unnamed boss for sending him there, leaving Soi Fon questioning him while Unohana’s murderous intent kept him in check.

• Unohana Retsu stopped Wu Biao’s punch against Soi Fon and held her Zanpakuto to his throat.
• Soi Fon recognized Unohana Retsu, who said she had been gathering herbs nearby and asked what had happened.
• Wu Biao dismissed his Tenfold Kanon Ken and accused Soi Fon of attacking him after he had not killed anyone.
• Soi Fon explained that she had authority to arrest or kill Wu Biao while investigating a disturbance in District Three of South Rukongai.
• Unohana asked how Wu Biao had reached Soul Society and whether he caused the Hell Miasma, and Wu Biao said an unnamed boss had sent him there.
• Soi Fon pressed Wu Biao to identify his boss, but Unohana warned him to think carefully before speaking.

Wu Biao demonstrated his authority as Hell’s Agent by summoning the Gates of Hell, prompting Hell to send Hell Keepers to protect him. After he ordered them back, Unohana Retsu arranged for Soi Fon to escort him to a restaurant and out of the Soul Society.

• Soi Fon told Wu Biao that he had been missing for five days after walking into the Gates of Hell, and Unohana Retsu released him after considering his connection to Hell.
• Wu Biao summoned the Gates of Hell and demanded to quit, so Hell sent a Hell Keeper and then many more to protect him.
• Unohana Retsu warned Wu Biao that the Hell Keepers’ miasma endangered ordinary souls, and Wu Biao ordered them back through the Gates of Hell.
• Unohana Retsu said she would report the incident to Captain-Commander Yamamoto and arranged for Soi Fon to feed Wu Biao and escort him out of the Soul Society.
• Wu Biao learned that the woman he admired was Captain Unohana Retsu of the 4th Division.

Wu Biao returned to Wanderer's Hell and confronted Black Blade for what he had done to Xiao Huaye and others. He chose to leave Black Blade alive in the Abyss of Hell, then set out to return home to Ichigo and the others.

• Black Blade waited for Wu Biao to return, hoping he could help him escape Hell.
• Wu Biao arrived without the chains that had once bound him and immediately punched Black Blade, then summoned a chain to seize him.
• Wu Biao beat Black Blade while naming Xiao Huaye, Huahua, and himself, but kept him alive.
• Black Blade admitted that he had deliberately caused others grief after his sister died, and tried to provoke Wu Biao into killing him.
• Wu Biao condemned Black Blade to remain awake forever in the Abyss of Hell, and chains dragged Black Blade away.
• Feeling exhausted, Wu Biao left to go home to Ichigo and the others.

Wu Biao returned to the Kurosaki household after five days in Hell and told them he had become Hell's agent. He left to collect Hollows destined for Hell, promising to return by dinner.

• Wu Biao learned that the Bount had been defeated while he was away and complained that Kurosaki Ichigo had not saved an opponent for him to fight.
• Kurosaki Isshin refused to take back the protective talisman and urged Wu Biao not to tell Ichigo about his Shinigami secret.
• Wu Biao reunited with the family over Yuzu's curry and explained that Hell had forced him to become its agent.
• Wu Biao told Kurosaki Isshin and Kurosaki Masaki that Hell had assigned him to deliver nearby Hollows and that he expected to return that night.
• Kurosaki Isshin gave Wu Biao money for lunch, and Wu Biao grumbled that it would not buy enough ramen.

Hirako Shinji transferred into Karakura High School and sat beside Kurosaki Ichigo, while Wu Biao traveled to Kukyo Town to hunt a Hollow. He learned that Kanonji Don was preparing to exorcise spirits nearby and hurried to greet his master.

• Hirako Shinji wrote his name backward on the blackboard, then took the seat beside Kurosaki Ichigo.
• Wu Biao ran for nearly two hours to reach Kukyo Town and complained about working for Hell without pay or meals.
• Wu Biao reflected that Hollows were rare outside Karakura Town and searched for the Hollow he had been sent to find.
• Wu Biao overheard a couple say Kanonji Don was preparing to exorcise spirits in woods linked to a series of murders and disappearances.
• Wu Biao followed the couple to the woods, spotted Kanonji meditating inside a police cordon, and called out to him.

Wu Biao reunited with Kanonji and helped him exorcise a Hollow in Kukyo Town, revealing that his work involved sending condemned Hollows to Hell. After they celebrated with an enormous meal, Kanonji gave Wu Biao a bank card and offered to accompany him as he continued working in nearby cities.

• Wu Biao reunited with Kanonji, who explained that a Hollow appeared at the site each day and asked his disciple to demonstrate his training.
• Wu Biao kicked the pig-dog Hollow into the ground, then summoned the Gates of Hell and sent it inside.
• Kanonji and Wu Biao celebrated their mission with the audience before the crew took them to a Western restaurant.
• Wu Biao ordered huge quantities of food and ate until the restaurant's customers watched in astonishment.
• Wu Biao said he planned to work in several nearby cities, and Kanonji offered to travel with him by helicopter and film their work.
• Kanonji gave Wu Biao a card containing several hundred million and told him to spend it as needed.