Recaps

Su Feng was pulled into the 237th meeting of the Women's Shinigami Association by Retsu Unohana, who planned to propose new Kendo ranks. After meeting Ginrei Kuchiki and trading barbs with Byakuya Kuchiki, Su Feng joined the association as Unohana began presenting her proposal.

• Retsu Unohana persuaded Su Feng to accompany her to the Women's Shinigami Association meeting, where she planned to propose dividing Kendo into ranks.
• Su Feng and Retsu Unohana arrived at the Kuchiki Family estate, and Ginrei Kuchiki welcomed them before sending Byakuya Kuchiki to attend in his place.
• Byakuya Kuchiki led Su Feng and Retsu Unohana past the concealed entrance, and Su Feng mocked him for not knowing where the association office was.
• Nanao Ise welcomed Su Feng and Byakuya Kuchiki into the meeting, then privately asked Retsu Unohana whether the two men were in conflict.
• Retsu Unohana began presenting the proposed Kendo rank reclassification at the 237th Women's Shinigami Association meeting, with Nanao Ise recording the discussion.

Su Feng was appointed vice president of the Kendo Association despite Byakuya Kuchiki's objection, then began teaching Nanao Ise Kido with a hands-on Byakurai method that made her flee. Days later, the First Division ordered Su Feng to investigate disappearances in North Rukongai and authorized him to use Bankai if necessary.

• Byakuya Kuchiki objected to Su Feng serving as vice president, but Retsu Unohana approved Su Feng and pressured Byakuya into dropping his objection.
• The Women's Shinigami Association meeting concluded, and Su Feng took Nanao Ise and Rangiku Matsumoto to the Ninth Division's Kido training grounds.
• Su Feng used Byakurai to help Nanao sense Reishi patterns as he taught her Kido, but she abruptly pulled away and left.
• Nanao Ise avoided Su Feng for several days, prompting Rangiku Matsumoto to watch the two with suspicion.
• The First Division ordered Su Feng to investigate the disappearances of residents and Soul Reapers in North Rukongai, allowing him to lift his Bankai restriction if necessary.

Su Feng and Nanao Ise investigated the disappearances in North Rukongai and found that a resident of Zaraki District had abnormal spiritual pressure. The resident’s corpse exploded after Nanao examined it, leaving Su Feng uncertain who was behind the incident.

• Su Feng chose Nanao Ise to accompany him to North Rukongai while Rangiku Matsumoto suspected something was amiss between them.
• Su Feng and Nanao searched the deserted districts and discussed how the disappearances resembled the earlier Hollowfication incident.
• In Zaraki District, a crazed resident attacked Su Feng and Nanao, and Nanao killed him with Hadō #4: Byakurai.
• Nanao discovered that the resident’s corpse held far more spiritual pressure than a soul of his potential should have contained.
• The corpse began to swell and split, so Su Feng moved Nanao away and raised Bakudo #39: Enkosen before the body exploded.

Su Feng and Nanao Ise investigated a series of explosive attacks in Zaraki District and encountered former Squad 3 Captain Takehara Kazuhiro, now a member of the Rebel Army. Takehara threatened them and offered Su Feng the choice to join him or die.

• Su Feng examined the crater left by a resident’s explosion and concluded that the blasts could be killing Shinigami investigators.
• Su Feng and Nanao Ise continued deeper into Zaraki District, where unstable reishi currents threatened to consume the surrounding buildings.
• Nanao Ise destroyed one reishi current with Hado #63: Raikoho, but strange purple powder appeared and drew spiritual pressure from Su Feng’s Enkosen barrier before vanishing.
• Takehara Kazuhiro confronted Su Feng, mocked his strength, and was identified as a former Squad 3 Captain aligned with the Rebel Army.
• Takehara Kazuhiro demanded that Su Feng kill Nanao Ise and join the Rebel Army or let him kill them both.

Su Feng fought Takehara Kazuhiro, a former Squad 3 captain whose hatred of nobles and the Ise Family had driven him to defect. After overpowering Takehara Kazuhiro’s Shikai with Storm Howl, Su Feng pierced his chest, but Takehara Kazuhiro survived and began releasing his Bankai.

• Takehara Kazuhiro explained that he had defected to avoid marrying into the Ise Family and declared that nobles should die, then attacked Su Feng after Nanao Ise withdrew from the battlefield.
• Su Feng outmatched Takehara Kazuhiro’s swordsmanship and clashed with him, provoking him by calling his hatred jealousy.
• Takehara Kazuhiro released Poison Dust and used its poisonous particles to amplify Hadō #54: Haien, but Su Feng unleashed Storm Howl’s Celestial Phenomenon Advent to destroy the attack.
• Su Feng pierced Takehara Kazuhiro’s chest with Storm Howl, but Takehara Kazuhiro survived and admitted he had underestimated Su Feng.
• Takehara Kazuhiro raised Poison Dust and began his Bankai, Kodo Tenso.

Takehara Kazuhiro trapped Su Feng in his Bankai’s poisonous barrier and believed he had secured victory, while Aizen and Nanao Ise arrived outside to help. Su Feng unleashed his trump card and struck at Takehara Kazuhiro, leaving the fight’s outcome unresolved.

• Hiyosu received another alarm about a captain-class incident, while Aizen wrote down the names Tsunayashiro Su Feng, Tokinada Tsunayashiro, and Kaname Tosen before heading toward North Rukongai.
• Takehara Kazuhiro activated Kodo Tenso, filling Zaraki District with corrosive poison mist and sealing it beneath a barrier of Kido chains.
• Takehara Kazuhiro’s poison pythons regenerated after Su Feng destroyed them, and he claimed the barrier would kill even a stronger Shinigami.
• Aizen arrived outside the barrier, where Nanao Ise asked him to break it; Takehara Kazuhiro’s poisoned criminals attacked them as a delaying contingency.
• Su Feng prepared Gale Storm Song: East - Severing Sky Blade, rushed through the poison mist, and brought his blade down on Takehara Kazuhiro.

Su Feng defeated Takehara Kazuhiro in Zaraki District, then returned to the Seireitei with Aizen and Nanao Ise to report the battle. Yamamoto Genryusai assigned Su Feng to oversee Gin Ichimaru’s captain examination, scheduled for one week later alongside the Soul Reaper Academy graduation examination.

• Su Feng killed Takehara Kazuhiro, collapsing his Bankai and ending the fight as Aizen destroyed the remaining ruins with a partially completed Black Coffin.
• Aizen sealed Takehara Kazuhiro’s body while Nanao Ise hurried away from the bare-chested Su Feng, and Aizen teased him about his physique.
• Su Feng checked his rewards and learned that his spiritual might had reached Second-Class, he had mastered Hado #78: Zanka no Tachi, and he could enter the Second Layer Sword Meditation Space.
• Su Feng, Aizen, and Nanao Ise returned to the Seireitei and reported the Rebel Army attack to Yamamoto Genryusai, while Aizen suspected another rebel had caused the controlled fighters to self-destruct.
• Yamamoto Genryusai announced that Gin Ichimaru’s captain examination would take place in one week and ordered Su Feng to oversee it, prompting Su Feng to reluctantly accept.

Su Feng entered Storm Howl’s Zanpakuto space and awakened a lightning blade before attending the Shinigami Academy’s annual graduation examination. The academy tests concluded, and Su Feng was called to face Gin Ichimaru in the captain examination.

• Su Feng declined Rangiku Matsumoto’s invitation to drink with courtesans and entered his dojo to meditate with Storm Howl.
• Su Feng searched Storm Howl’s Zanpakuto space and saw lightning gather into a blazing blade in his palm.
• A week later, Su Feng attended the academy examinations, where he saw Kaname Tosen and learned that Tokinada Tsunayashiro had died on the Rebel Army battlefield.
• Thirteen Seated Officer Shinigami examined the academy students, whose performances Su Feng and Rangiku Matsumoto considered unremarkable.
• Chōjirō Sasakibe announced the captain examination and called Gin Ichimaru and Tsunayashiro Su Feng into the arena.

Gin Ichimaru faced Su Feng in a captain assessment, demonstrating Shinsō’s speed and revealing his Bankai, Kamishini no Yari. Yamamoto Genryusai kept the battle going, and Su Feng unleashed his wind-based power with One-Sword Style: Severing Void.

• Chōjirō Sasakibe announced that the captains would judge Gin Ichimaru’s qualification based on his performance, and the assessment began with Su Feng as examiner.
• Gin Ichimaru attacked with Shinsō’s Shikai, while Su Feng deflected the extended blade and countered with a crescent of Sword Pressure.
• Gin Ichimaru repeatedly thrust Shinsō at Su Feng, who blocked the attacks and urged him to show his full strength.
• Gin Ichimaru released Bankai, Kamishini no Yari, and its sudden strike shattered the Kido Barrier after Su Feng narrowly evaded it.
• Su Feng judged Gin Ichimaru qualified, but Yamamoto Genryusai did not end the assessment, so Su Feng summoned a gale and used One-Sword Style: Severing Void.

Su Feng overwhelmed Gin Ichimaru during the captain assessment, after which Gin was inaugurated as Squad 3 captain. Yamamoto Genryusai then proposed Mayuri Kurotsuchi for Squad 12 captain, and Su Feng voiced his support.

• Su Feng used Shikai and close-range Kendo to suppress Gin Ichimaru until Yamamoto Genryusai ended the assessment.
• The captains held Gin Ichimaru's Captain Inauguration Ceremony at the First Division Barracks.
• Yamamoto Genryusai announced that Central 46 had cleared Mayuri Kurotsuchi's dangerous observation period and recommended him as Squad 12 captain.
• Su Feng agreed with the proposal and praised Mayuri Kurotsuchi's intelligence and qualifications.

The captains debated whether Mayuri Kurotsuchi should be imprisoned again or allowed to remain free, and Yamamoto Genryusai extended his probation instead. He assigned Su Feng and Soi Fon to oversee Mayuri for three more months.

• Soi Fon argued that Mayuri should return to the Maggot's Nest because Kisuke Urahara had released him in violation of regulations.
• Shunsui Kyoraku and Jushiro Ukitake supported a compromise, while Sajin Komamura deferred to Yamamoto Genryusai.
• Gin Ichimaru said he trusted Su Feng's judgment, and Isshin Shiba reported that unknown corpses found near Squad 12 might be connected to Mayuri.
• Aizen supported Soi Fon's position, and the captains' debate reached a deadlock.
• Yamamoto Genryusai extended Mayuri's Third Seat probation by three months and put Soi Fon and Su Feng in charge of the matter.

Su Feng and Soi Fon clashed over Mayuri Kurotsuchi’s investigation and argued about Su Feng’s connection to Yoruichi Shihoin. Meanwhile, Gin Ichimaru reported failed Hollowfication experiments to Aizen before departing for Karakura Town, leaving Aizen confident that events remained under control.

• Su Feng and Soi Fon left Yamamoto Genryusai’s meeting after receiving his reminders about Mayuri Kurotsuchi’s case.
• Soi Fon argued that Squad 2 should investigate Mayuri, but Su Feng refused to send soldiers into the Department of Research and Development, warning that Mayuri might use them as experimental subjects.
• Soi Fon questioned whether the Tsunayashiro Family or Yoruichi Shihoin had taught Su Feng the Shiho Secret Steps, and Su Feng challenged her to explain why it mattered.
• Gin Ichimaru told Aizen that another Hollowfication experiment had failed and noted that Su Feng had appeared in several recent incidents.
• Gin Ichimaru used a Senkaimon to travel to the Human World and arrived in Karakura Town, where he wondered which direction to go.

Seinosuke Yamada showed Su Feng a Kido technique that let Soul Reapers release Cero by using Menos blood to gather spirit particles. He gave Su Feng the formula to learn, while further research depended on obtaining more Menos samples.

• Seinosuke Yamada brought Su Feng to Research Institute No. 27 and explained his research into the shared traits of Soul Reapers and Menos.
• Seinosuke Yamada demonstrated that Menos blood and his custom Kido could let a Soul Reaper release a Cero.
• Seinosuke Yamada explained that the Menos blood acted as a temporary medium and that spiritual-pressure control determined the Cero's power.
• Su Feng asked whether Menos blood could be replaced and whether different Menos affected the Cero, and Seinosuke Yamada said he had found no substitute and needed more samples.
• Seinosuke Yamada gave Su Feng the Cero Kido formula and told him to master Mimicry Recitation.

Su Feng secured Seinosuke Yamada’s secret research into Hollow powers and warned him to conceal it, while suggesting he work with the Department of Research and Development. Later, Rangiku Matsumoto brought Su Feng tea and received money from him, but Su Feng discovered that the tea contained a potent spiritual-pressure anesthetic.

• Su Feng warned Seinosuke Yamada that Central 46 would treat mastering Cero as evidence of Hollowfication and urged him to keep the research quiet.
• Seinosuke Yamada agreed to pursue Reverse Healing Kido but wondered whether he would have to work with someone at the Department of Research and Development.
• Rangiku Matsumoto entered Su Feng’s office with Hagoromo Tea, claiming she had come to replace his tea.
• Su Feng told Rangiku Matsumoto that her salary would be suspended until she completed a major mission, then gave her banknotes as payment for the tea.
• Rangiku Matsumoto thanked Su Feng, embraced him, and left, promising to bring him tea every day.
• Su Feng detected the highest concentration of spiritual-pressure anesthetic in the tea Rangiku Matsumoto had brought.

Byakuya Kuchiki challenged Su Feng to erase the humiliation of his past defeats before becoming the Kuchiki Family Head and captain of the Sixth Division. Su Feng defeated him in Kendo, Hakuda, and Shunpo, leaving Byakuya once again beaten by the end of the chapter.

• Byakuya Kuchiki came to the Ninth Division Barracks and asked Su Feng to fight so he could wash away his past humiliation.
• Su Feng and Byakuya Kuchiki began their contest in the Ninth Division's private dojo with a Kendo match, which Su Feng won by knocking away Byakuya's Bamboo Sword.
• Su Feng overwhelmed Byakuya in Hakuda, leaving him unable to mount an effective counterattack.
• Byakuya competed with Su Feng in Shunpo and briefly saw a chance to win, but Su Feng's twin figures distracted him.
• Su Feng struck Byakuya's neck with a hand chop and declared that he had lost again.

Byakuya Kuchiki continued his all-or-nothing contest with Su Feng, facing him in the Kido event after losing three Zankensoki disciplines. Su Feng blocked Byakuya’s strongest attacks and countered with Raikoho, leaving the outcome of the Kido match uncertain.

• Byakuya Kuchiki rose after his earlier defeats and insisted on continuing the contest with Su Feng.
• Byakuya opened the Kido match with Byakurai, which Su Feng blocked with Seki.
• Byakuya attacked with Geki, Hainawa, and Shitotsu Sansen, but Su Feng stopped them with Enkōsen.
• Byakuya used Rikujokoro to shatter Su Feng’s barrier, but Su Feng broke free with Sokatsui.
• Byakuya unleashed the fully incanted Sōren Sōkatsui, and Su Feng blocked it with Danku.
• Su Feng fired Raikoho at Byakuya, who realized too late that he could not block it with Kido.

Byakuya Kuchiki used Bankai in a final spar against Su Feng, but Su Feng continued to overpower him. Byakuya unleashed his ultimate technique as Su Feng called down a massive pillar of thunder, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Byakuya Kuchiki activated Bankai, Senbonzakura Kageyoshi, and sent a storm of petals at Su Feng.
• Su Feng used Wind Breath to scatter the petals as Byakuya shifted to Senkei and attacked at close range.
• Su Feng knocked Byakuya Kuchiki backward with a clash of their Zanpakuto and taunted him for continuing to fight.
• Byakuya Kuchiki gathered the blades into himself and unleashed Shūkei: Hakuteiken, shattering the Kido Barrier and drawing attention across the Ninth Division Barracks.
• Su Feng invoked Cracked Thunder, Storm Howl, and brought a pillar of lightning down against Byakuya's attack.

Su Feng defeated Byakuya Kuchiki in a destructive fight, then healed him and arranged to extort the Kuchiki Family for the damage. Byakuya regained consciousness and silently vowed to remember the humiliation as Satoya went to report the incident to Ginrei Kuchiki.

• Su Feng emerged from the ruined dojo after his lightning attack and found Byakuya Kuchiki badly burned but alive.
• Su Feng anesthetized and healed Byakuya, who woke up too weak to stand steadily.
• Su Feng ordered Satoya to tell Ginrei Kuchiki what happened and demand ten times the Ninth Division's losses, along with medical expenses and supplies.
• Byakuya listened as Su Feng and Satoya discussed extorting his family, then silently vowed to repay the humiliation if he got the chance.
• Satoya used Shunpo to head for the Noble District, nervously thinking up ways to increase the demands.

Ginrei Kuchiki asked Su Feng to help change Byakuya Kuchiki’s rigid personality by challenging him and giving him setbacks. Su Feng agreed in exchange for compensation from the Kuchiki Family, while Byakuya sensed an ominous chill as he rested in the Ninth Division lounge.

• Ginrei Kuchiki told Su Feng that Byakuya had become introverted and rigid, and feared he might follow Koga’s path if pushed to extremes.
• Ginrei asked Su Feng to help guide Byakuya, arguing that Su Feng’s presence and challenges could spur him to change.
• Su Feng agreed to continue fighting Byakuya, and Ginrei promised the Kuchiki Family would cover the losses and the Ninth Division’s expenses.
• Byakuya, resting in the Ninth Division lounge, felt an inexplicable chill and sensed that the world was full of malice toward him.

Soi Fon and Su Feng monitored Mayuri Kurotsuchi as he studied Szayelaporro Granz’s flesh, but Mayuri appeared outside the laboratory and Su Feng attacked him for using Monitoring Bacteria to spy on them. Mayuri regenerated from the damage and revealed that his modified bacteria were unstable and followed him wherever he went.

• Soi Fon and Su Feng watched Mayuri Kurotsuchi examine a piece of Szayelaporro Granz’s flesh and questioned the researchers about his behavior.
• Su Feng explained that Mayuri’s curiosity could keep him occupied, while Soi Fon remained convinced he was too dangerous to lead Squad 12.
• Mayuri Kurotsuchi appeared at the laboratory entrance and praised Su Feng for understanding his pursuit of truth and rejection of perfection.
• Su Feng slammed Mayuri into the floor, warning him not to repeat his spying tricks.
• Mayuri explained that his modified Monitoring Bacteria were unstable and followed him wherever he appeared, then used green liquid to regenerate his body.

Su Feng and Soi Fon visited Mayuri Kurotsuchi to discuss his suitability for Squad 12's captaincy and witnessed the extreme body modifications that let him recover from devastating injuries. Soi Fon attacked Mayuri after he provoked her about Yoruichi Shihoin, and Su Feng's praise of Kisuke Urahara left Mayuri visibly furious.

• Mayuri Kurotsuchi recovered from having his head and half his body blown apart, revealing the results of his self-experiments with the Flesh-Regeneration Agent and Flesh Spray.
• Mayuri told Su Feng and Soi Fon that he was not especially interested in becoming Squad 12 captain, but claimed he was the most suitable candidate after taking over the Department of Research and Development and handling most of Squad 12's duties.
• Mayuri mocked Soi Fon for drawing her Zanpakuto and compared her unfavorably to Yoruichi Shihoin, prompting Soi Fon to stab him through the hand.
• Mayuri's hand healed within seconds, and he asked Su Feng for his opinion on the captaincy.
• Su Feng said he supported Mayuri but called him second only to Kisuke Urahara in intelligence and talent, leaving Mayuri barely able to hide his fury.

Su Feng and Soi Fon assessed Mayuri Kurotsuchi’s research and Bankai danger as part of his bid to become Squad 12 captain, while he showed them his latest inventions. Mayuri then summoned Ashisogi Jizo in the research lab, leaving the Bankai assessment about to begin.

• Su Feng and Soi Fon agreed to evaluate Mayuri Kurotsuchi’s recent research and Bankai before approving him as captain.
• Mayuri demonstrated his twelfth-generation Kishi Conversion Technology and agreed to install devices for the Ninth Division and the Tsunayashiro Family.
• Mayuri showcased his Flesh-Regeneration Agent and other inventions, while Su Feng requested supplies for the Ninth Division and Soi Fon asked for a share for Squad 2.
• Mayuri led Su Feng and Soi Fon into a secure research lab, drew his Zanpakuto, and released Ashisogi Jizo.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi revealed his modified Ashisogi Jizo and Bankai during a danger assessment, then challenged Su Feng to test it. Su Feng’s lightning Sword Pressure crushed Konjiki Ashisogi Jizo and devastated the Research Lab.

• Mayuri Kurotsuchi explained how he had modified Ashisogi Jizo to release poisonous mist that disrupted an opponent’s movements.
• Mayuri Kurotsuchi released his Bankai, Konjiki Ashisogi Jizo, and filled the barrier with poison.
• Su Feng rated the Bankai’s danger level as five, and Mayuri Kurotsuchi accepted his challenge to fight.
• Su Feng used Storm Howl to blow Mayuri Kurotsuchi’s poison back and struck Konjiki Ashisogi Jizo with azure lightning Sword Pressure.
• Su Feng’s attack crushed Konjiki Ashisogi Jizo’s head and burned its body, leaving the Research Lab devastated.

Su Feng arrested Mayuri Kurotsuchi after severing his Bankai, while Rangiku Matsumoto and Nanao Ise encountered Haineko, who announced she would defeat them and disappeared. The chapter ended with an urgent summons for all captains to gather at the First Division Barracks.

• Su Feng severed Mayuri Kurotsuchi's Konjiki Ashisogi Jizo and arrested him for activating his Bankai without authorization.
• Soi Fon assigned Mayuri Kurotsuchi a Level Five danger rating, and Su Feng sent him to the Ninth Division's prison.
• Rangiku Matsumoto and Nanao Ise went shopping in West Rukongai when Haineko appeared, introduced herself, and vanished.
• Rangiku Matsumoto lost contact with Haineko after the Zanpakuto disappeared.
• Nanao Ise and Rangiku Matsumoto reported Haineko's betrayal to Su Feng.
• Chōjirō Sasakibe used Bakudo #77: Tenteikūra to summon all captains to an emergency meeting at the First Division Barracks.

Su Feng and Mayuri Kurotsuchi joined the captains as they discovered that many Zanpakuto had rebelled and vanished across Soul Society. Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto began the conference by asking Captain Kuchiki to explain the cause.

• Su Feng told Mayuri Kurotsuchi that Ashisogi Jizo had been ugly and rebellious before Mayuri lamented losing the chance to study its materialized form.
• Isshin Shiba, Sajin Komamura, and Shunsui Kyoraku told Su Feng that Engetsu, Tenken, and Katen Kyokotsu had disappeared after rebelling.
• Gin Ichimaru reported that Shinsō had escaped after fighting him, confirming that the Zanpakuto rebellion was widespread.
• Su Feng observed that Suzumebachi and Minazuki had likely fled, while Aizen appeared to still be guarding Kyoka Suigetsu.
• Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto addressed the captains about the mass flight of materialized Zanpakuto and asked Captain Kuchiki to explain its cause.