Chapter Summaries

Su Feng convened his first Ninth Division meeting amid resentment over his appointment and dozens of absent soldiers. As the meeting began, Kaname Tosen returned to the barracks to demand justice over his transfer out of the division.

• Rangiku Matsumoto recorded the many soldiers who skipped Su Feng's meeting and teased him about their lack of respect.
• Su Feng said the soldiers' attachment to Kensei Muguruma and unfamiliarity with him explained their resentment, and he believed winning them over would be simple.
• Nanao Ise reported to Su Feng after Shunsui Kyoraku transferred her from the Eighth Division to serve as the Ninth Division's Third Seat.
• Su Feng surveyed the assembled soldiers and lingered on Kaname Tosen, who was troubled by losing the captaincy and being transferred out of the Ninth Division.
• Kaname Tosen returned to the barracks as the meeting was about to begin, determined to demand justice for himself.

Su Feng took command of the Ninth Division and imposed his authority by crushing the squad members with his Spiritual Pressure. After they accepted his rules, Kaname Tosen challenged the order transferring him to Squad 7, and Su Feng reminded him that the new rules applied to him too.

• Su Feng announced his appointment as captain, named Rangiku Matsumoto lieutenant and Nanao Ise Third Seat, and declared that his orders took precedence within the Ninth Division.
• When the division members showed little respect, Su Feng flooded the courtyard with Spiritual Pressure until nearly everyone collapsed.
• Su Feng lifted the pressure and declared his three rules established, leaving the squad members afraid to oppose him.
• Kaname Tosen asked Su Feng to withdraw his transfer to Squad 7, saying the position did not suit him.
• Su Feng answered that his rules also applied to Tosen, whom he called former Fifth Seat.

Kaname Tosen challenged Su Feng for the captain’s position, then trapped them both in Suzumushi’s Bankai, Enma Koorogi. As Tosen prepared to strike in the sensory-depriving darkness, Su Feng gathered Spiritual Pressure and invoked reason as his answer.

• Kaname Tosen explained the three ways to become a captain and challenged Su Feng to reclaim the position by defeating him before the division members.
• Su Feng drew his sword and confronted Tosen over his ideas of justice and the harm done to the Visoreds, Ninth Division officers, and Rukongai civilians.
• Kaname Tosen activated his Bankai, Suzumushi Tsuishiki: Enma Koorogi, enclosing himself and Su Feng in darkness that suppressed every sense except touch.
• Kaname Tosen approached Su Feng and raised his blade, confident that the Bankai would leave Su Feng helpless.
• Su Feng gathered Spiritual Pressure and declared that reason set humans apart from beasts.

Su Feng countered Kaname Tosen’s Suzumushi Bankai by controlling the barrier with Kido, then overwhelmed Tosen in close combat. As his spiritual pressure waned and Tosen waited him out, Su Feng prepared one final strike with Storm Howl.

• Su Feng used Enkōsen to block Kaname Tosen’s slash, then unleashed Sōren Sōkatsui and spread Blue Flame throughout the Suzumushi barrier to sense and control everything inside it.
• Su Feng attacked Tosen with Mikazuki no Mai, endured Suzumushi’s sound waves, and forced him into a losing close-combat exchange.
• Tosen recognized that Su Feng was rapidly consuming his spiritual pressure and decided to hold out until it ran dry.
• Su Feng stopped attacking, raised his Zanpakuto, and declared that Tosen could claim the captain’s position if he blocked one final strike.
• Su Feng invoked Storm Howl as blue-white Wind Breath coiled around his blade and a violent gale drowned out the Blue Flame.

Su Feng defeated Kaname Tosen in their captaincy battle, revealing his Shikai, Storm Howl, and leaving Tosen gravely wounded. He ordered Tosen taken to the Fourth Division for treatment, while the Ninth Division members watched him in fear and respect.

• Su Feng broke Kaname Tosen's Suzumushi barrier, severed his left arm, and struck him with a near-fatal slash.
• Su Feng emerged with his Shikai, Storm Howl, before returning the blade to its Asauchi state as his spiritual pressure nearly ran out.
• Su Feng ordered Yanagawa Ki and Satoya to take the still-living Kaname Tosen to the Fourth Division for Captain Unohana to treat.
• Yanagawa Ki and Satoya carried Tosen away, and the Ninth Division members regarded Su Feng with fear and respect.

Su Feng used his defeat of Kaname Tosen to establish authority over the Ninth Division, then assigned a group of Rukongai-born members to accompany him on a mission in Inuzuri. Tosen was taken to the Fourth Division for treatment by Seinosuke Yamada, whose unorthodox methods left his recovery uncertain.

• Yanagawa Ki and Satoya brought the gravely injured Kaname Tosen to the Fourth Division, where Seinosuke Yamada began treating him with a strange Kido-infused operating table.
• The Ninth Division members accepted Su Feng's authority after witnessing his battle with Tosen, and he dismissed most of them from the central courtyard.
• Su Feng ordered ten Ninth Division members from Rukongai to prepare Spirit-Restraining Devices and accompany him on a mission.
• Su Feng explained that they would go to Inuzuri, South 78th District, to arrest members of the Arisugawa Clan who had monopolized drinking water and caused casualties.

Su Feng led the Ninth Division to Inuzuri to confront the Arisugawa Clan, whose illegal activities included gathering souls with high Spiritual Power. He reached the clan’s base at Fushimi Mountain and destroyed its outer perimeter with Raikoho, leaving his squad to witness his unconventional style firsthand.

• Nanao Ise explained that the Arisugawa Clan had been gathering souls with high potential for Spiritual Power, and Su Feng ordered the squad to depart for Rukongai.
• Su Feng bypassed the usual First Division approval by traveling under the Tsunayashiro Family’s name, and Bigau Inudō opened the Seireimon for him.
• The Ninth Division reached Inuzuri and learned from Nanao Ise that the Arisugawa Clan’s base stood at Fushimi Mountain.
• Rangiku Matsumoto suggested recording evidence of the clan’s water trade, but Su Feng dismissed the idea and told Nanao Ise to watch him.
• Su Feng cast Hado #63: Raikoho and blasted the manor’s outer perimeter, engulfing the Arisugawa Clan base in dust.

Su Feng and the Ninth Division confronted the Arisugawa Clan over its monopoly on drinking water in the Inutsuri District. After crushing the clan’s resistance, Su Feng identified Arisugawa Ryo and ordered the survivors tied up.

• Arisugawa Ryo celebrated the clan’s recruitment efforts at an outpost, where the clan had gathered talented souls by monopolizing the district’s drinking water.
• Su Feng attacked the outpost with Raikōhō, destroying its gate and drawing Arisugawa Ryo and his followers into battle.
• Arisugawa Ryo and Rangiku Matsumoto each led their group in casting Shakkahō, and Su Feng blocked the resulting blast wave with Enkosen.
• The explosion overwhelmed Arisugawa Ryo’s group, and Su Feng pinned Ryo to the ground and demanded his name.
• Su Feng accused the Arisugawa Clan of monopolizing water and attacking a captain, then ordered his soldiers to tie everyone up.

Su Feng crushed the Arisugawa Clan’s operation in Inutsuri District, where they had seized the water supply and gathered spiritually gifted souls. He brought the prisoners to the Arisugawa estate and accused Family Head Kawakawa Kuranosuke of plotting against the Five Great Noble Clans.

• Su Feng subdued Arisugawa Ryo and the other clan members, then had soldiers restrain them with Spirit-Restraining Devices.
• Arisugawa Ryo recognized Su Feng and confessed that the Arisugawa Family Head had ordered them to gather souls with talent for Spiritual Power.
• Su Feng left Nanao Ise with the testimony and said the clan’s crimes would be judged after he met its Family Head, Kawakawa Kuranosuke.
• Su Feng leveled the Arisugawa Clan’s base in Inutsuri District and restored the mountain spring for local souls to use.
• Su Feng led his soldiers to the Arisugawa estate, blasted through its gates and walls, and accused Kawakawa Kuranosuke of secretly preparing to overthrow the Five Great Noble Clans.

Su Feng arrested most of the Arisugawa Clan over its water monopoly in Inutsuri District and its attack on him, then sent the clan members to Prison. After Rangiku Matsumoto coaxed Nanao Ise into going shopping with her, Su Feng entered Prison to deal with Ikkaku Madarame and the other inmates.

• Nanao Ise documented the Arisugawa Clan’s water monopoly and Arisugawa Ryo’s attack on Su Feng, and Kawakawa Kuranosuke collapsed as the arrests began.
• Su Feng ordered the captured Arisugawa Clan members imprisoned and told the First Division to notify Central 46 without delay.
• Rangiku Matsumoto persuaded Nanao Ise to leave the case files behind and go shopping in Junrinan, while Su Feng refused to handle the paperwork.
• Su Feng brought the Arisugawa Clan prisoners to Prison, where the Eleventh Division inmates watched their arrival.
• Su Feng approached Ikkaku Madarame and said he had a good idea about his punishment.

Su Feng exposed Ikkaku Madarame’s Bankai and sentenced him to train the Ninth Division’s soldiers, then Yamamoto Genryusai received alarming reports about Su Feng’s recent actions. The chapter ended with Yamamoto stunned to learn that Su Feng had taken most of the Arisugawa Clan, including Kawakawa Kuranosuke.

• Su Feng tested Ikkaku Madarame and confirmed that he had initially mastered Bankai.
• Su Feng ordered Ikkaku Madarame to serve as the Ninth Division’s instructor and begin extreme training the next day.
• Ikkaku Madarame agreed to the punishment, then asked Su Feng to free his head from the prison bars.
• Okiya Genshirō reported that Kaname Tosen had challenged Su Feng for the captaincy and been critically injured.
• Okiya Genshirō reported that Su Feng had raided the Arisugawa Clan’s main gate and taken most of its members, including Kawakawa Kuranosuke, leaving Yamamoto Genryusai astonished.

Yamamoto Genryusai learned why Su Feng had arrested the Arisugawa Clan and ordered him to report to the First Division Barracks. Meanwhile, Su Feng arranged the clan members’ imprisonment and planned to use the captured Eleventh Division members for training before a message arrived.

• Yamamoto Genryusai heard that Arisugawa Kuranosuke had monopolized Inutsuri District’s drinking water to gather spiritually gifted souls for his clan, based on Nanao Ise’s report.
• Yamamoto Genryusai learned that Nanao Ise had transferred from Shunsui Kyoraku’s division to become Ninth Division Third Seat because of her Ise Family identity.
• Yamamoto Genryusai ordered Okiya Genshirō to summon Su Feng to the First Division Barracks.
• Fujio Ryukawa told Su Feng that the Ninth Division Prison lacked room for the Arisugawa Clan members and still held unresolved cases from Kensei Muguruma’s disappearance.
• Su Feng ordered the Arisugawa Clan members placed together in one cell and assigned the Eleventh Division prisoners to train and spar with Ninth Division members.
• A purple-glowing black butterfly flew into the prison and landed on Su Feng’s shoulder.

Su Feng left Ikkaku Madarame in charge of training the Ninth Division and went to the First Division Barracks to answer Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto’s questions about his arrests. Su Feng defended his actions by citing his earlier report to Central 46, the Arisugawa Clan’s attack on his squad, and his status as a member of the Tsunayashiro Family.

• Su Feng received Yamamoto’s order to report to the First Division Barracks and left Ikkaku Madarame to train the Ninth Division members after securing the Arisugawa Clan prisoners.
• Ikkaku Madarame ordered Fujio Ryukawa to gather the Ninth Division members for hellish training and directed him to lock up the Arisugawa Clan members first.
• At the First Division Barracks, Su Feng drank the tea Yamamoto had prepared and dismissed the Captain-Commander’s interrogation with confident remarks.
• Yamamoto accused Su Feng of violating Soul Society’s laws by acting without approval from Central 46 and warned that he would not tolerate neglect of justice.
• Su Feng argued that he had already reported the Arisugawa Clan to Central 46, that Arisugawa Ryo had attacked his squad, and that the clan’s assault on a Tsunayashiro family member justified arresting or even executing them.

Su Feng defended his actions to Yamamoto Genryusai by exploiting his dual status, and Yamamoto chose not to punish him. Meanwhile, Aizen and Gin Ichimaru continued their secret experiment in Rukongai after the Eighth Division noticed it.

• Su Feng told Yamamoto Genryusai that the Arisugawa Clan had been spared out of respect for him and argued that the Gold Seal Council had no authority to restrain him.
• Yamamoto Genryusai warned Su Feng about relying on his status to evade the law, but let the matter go because Su Feng had acted to protect Soul Society's stability.
• Su Feng left the tea room resolved to grow stronger and went to find Nanao and review the next case file.
• At the Shinigami Academy, Gin Ichimaru told Aizen that the Eighth Division had noticed their experiment in the 73rd District of Rukongai.
• Aizen instructed Gin to continue with the original plan and said he hoped it would satisfy Captain Su Feng.

Su Feng and Nanao Ise investigated a plea for help from the Ryūdōji Clan remnants, who were being hunted by four Lower Aristocrat families. The file revealed that the Ukitake Clan was among the families involved, and Su Feng recognized the significance of Captain Jushiro Ukitake’s connection.

• Su Feng visited the Ninth Division Archives and asked Nanao Ise to recommend a target for their next mission.
• Nanao Ise gave Su Feng a sealed file containing a plea for help from the Ryūdōji Clan remnants.
• Su Feng learned that four Lower Aristocrat families were hunting Ryūdōji nobles in Rukongai and suspected they wanted the clan’s secrets or treasures.
• Su Feng dispelled the file’s protective Kido and discovered that the Ukitake Clan was one of the families involved.
• Su Feng pointed out that Jushiro Ukitake, Captain of the Thirteenth Division, was a prominent member of the Ukitake Clan.

Su Feng, Rangiku Matsumoto, and Nanao Ise investigated the Ryūdōji Clan’s ruined manor and found that the survivors had been taken or attacked before they arrived. Su Feng used Gakushi Tsuishou to locate them in Nigoku District, where Mimihagi’s legend pointed toward the Ukitake Clan’s hidden connection.

• Su Feng explained that Jushiro Ukitake was unlikely to interfere, but the Ukitake Clan’s ties to a ritual involving Mimihagi made it suspicious.
• Su Feng chose to handle the mission with Rangiku Matsumoto and Nanao Ise and led them to the Ryūdōji Clan’s remaining base in East Rukongai’s 32nd Snow District.
• The group found the manor devastated, with no clear signs of fighting inside and little useful evidence.
• Su Feng cast Bakudo #58: Gakushi Tsuishou and located the Ryūdōji Clan in Rukongai’s 76th Nigoku District.
• Su Feng hurried Rangiku Matsumoto and Nanao Ise toward Nigoku District, recalling its legend of Mimihagi, the Soul King’s Right Arm.

In Nigoku, the Ukitake Clan sacrificed Ryūdōji Clan captives to Mimihagi and claimed the Soul King's Right Arm's power, creating a powerful ritualist. Su Feng prepared to confront him, but an exhausted newcomer arrived and attacked with Hado #63: Raikoho.

• The Ukitake Clan brought wounded captives to an ancient building in Nigoku and sacrificed them to Mimihagi.
• Mimihagi's massive arm appeared above the building and froze the spirit particles across the wasteland.
• A Ukitake Clan member completed a Sacrificial Ritual, absorbed Mimihagi's power, and rose from Sixth-Class to Third-Class Spiritual Might.
• Su Feng recognized the ritual's purpose, while Rangiku Matsumoto and Nanao Ise reacted in shock.
• The ritualist spotted Su Feng and his companions and attacked, prompting Su Feng to tell Rangiku and Nanao to handle the others.
• An exhausted voice chanted Hado #63: Raikoho, and golden lightning struck across the wasteland.

Su Feng and Nanao Ise arrived as Jushiro Ukitake confronted his brother, who had used nobles’ bodies and souls in a forbidden ritual to obtain Mimihagi’s remaining power. Jushiro fought his brother while Su Feng held back, intending to strike after both sides had weakened.

• Su Feng’s lightning destroyed the ancient building where the Ryūdōji Clan’s ritual had taken place, and Jushiro Ukitake arrived, claiming he had come to atone.
• Jushiro’s brother accused him of absorbing Mimihagi’s power as a child and declared that he would kill Jushiro to reclaim it and become the Soul King.
• Jushiro explained that Mimihagi had chosen him as its vessel when his parents prayed for a cure for his severe lung disease, then drew Sogyo no Kotowari.
• Jushiro’s brother attacked with shadows, and Jushiro dodged them despite coughing blood as the battle began.
• Nanao Ise urged Su Feng to help, but Su Feng told her to wait until both sides had suffered and said the prey would belong to him.

Jushiro Ukitake fought his older brother in Nigoku District after his brother stole the Soul King's Power to strengthen the Ukitake Clan. Ukitake unleashed a massive attack that destroyed the black creatures and shielded battlefield, but his brother's fate remained unclear.

• Jushiro Ukitake dodged his older brother's black patterns and broke free from a giant sphere with Hado #63: Raikoho.
• Black arms erupted across the wasteland, attacking Jushiro Ukitake and the gathered noble clan members as Nanao Ise and Rangiku Matsumoto assessed their power.
• Jushiro's older brother demanded the Soul King's Power, claiming he would use it to raise the Ukitake Clan to unprecedented heights.
• Jushiro declared he would not spare his older brother and cut down the black arms with Hado #78: Zanka no Tachi.
• Jushiro unleashed a massive inky-blue blast that obliterated the black forest, while his older brother raised a huge black shield to defend himself.

Su Feng defeated and executed Jushiro Ukitake’s elder brother after the shadow lost its remaining Soul King power. In the wasteland’s distance, Gin Ichimaru and Captain Aizen watched and questioned whether to continue their plan.

• Nanao Ise protected Su Feng from the shockwave as Jushiro Ukitake’s attack left both him and his opponent gravely weakened.
• Jushiro Ukitake admitted he could no longer fight and entrusted his elder brother to Su Feng.
• Su Feng attacked the shadow with Hado #73: Sōren Sōkatsui, while Jushiro Ukitake’s elder brother accused him of betraying the nobles.
• Su Feng stripped away the shadow’s remaining Soul King power and passed judgment, killing Jushiro Ukitake’s elder brother with a massive wind blade.
• Gin Ichimaru and Captain Aizen watched from the wasteland’s edge, and Gin asked whether they should continue their plan.