Chapter Summaries

Su Feng and the Quincy confronted Azashiro Soya in Hueco Mundo, where their prepared formations managed to wound him before he countered with powerful Kido. Azashiro began casting Hadō #96: Itto Kaso as Su Feng stepped in to protect Kurosaki Maki.

• Uryū Sōken and Kurosaki Maki prepared Quincy battle formations in Hueco Mundo while the other Quincy withdrew.
• Su Feng arrived, and Azashiro Soya descended to face him, promising to use his full strength.
• Su Feng and Azashiro began fighting, and Uryū Sōken activated the concealed Seishō formations to injure Azashiro.
• Azashiro summoned Artificial Bodies and used Hadō #73: Sōren Sōkatsui to destroy Kurosaki Maki's arrow and the remaining formations.
• Su Feng stopped Kurosaki Maki from attacking further as Azashiro's charred Artificial Bodies completed the chant for Hadō #96: Itto Kaso.

Su Feng countered Azashiro Soya’s Itto Kaso with Heat-Afflicting Wind, then interrupted his attempt to call Uro Zakuro back to her Shikai. After Uro Zakuro transformed anyway, Su Feng and Azashiro unleashed their full power in a final clash whose shockwaves reached Las Noches.

• Azashiro Soya sacrificed more than a hundred Artificial Bodies to unleash Itto Kaso, but Su Feng erased the attack with Heat-Afflicting Wind.
• Azashiro tried to strike Su Feng with Sōren Sōkatsui while Su Feng recovered, then summoned Uro Zakuro and asked her to return to her Shikai state.
• Su Feng rushed in and slammed Azashiro into the sand, but Uro Zakuro still transformed into an Asauchi-like blade in Azashiro’s hand.
• Su Feng revealed that he had recovered to his peak and discarded his prepared Sakki Stone device as he and Azashiro prepared to settle the fight with one final clash.
• Su Feng and Azashiro collided with their full strength, unleashing a storm that shattered the void and raised a vast sandstorm across Hueco Mundo.
• At Las Noches, a skeletal Menos felt the distant heat and spiritual pressure, then identified the source as a Shinigami.

After defeating Azashiro Soya, Su Feng explained how Hell and the balance of the Three Worlds made Azashiro’s death dangerous, then offered him a role preparing Hueco Mundo for its future king. Azashiro accepted, but a Menos attack interrupted the aftermath and Kurosaki Maki charged to fight while Su Feng recovered.

• Su Feng defeated Azashiro Soya in their final clash, and Kurosaki Maki supported the exhausted Su Feng while Uro Zakuro tended to Azashiro.
• Su Feng explained that Azashiro’s death could worsen the crisis in Hell and disrupt the balance of the Three Worlds, then urged him to abandon thoughts of dying.
• Su Feng proposed that Azashiro become Hueco Mundo’s true king, but Azashiro instead agreed to serve as the Soul Reapers’ agent and prepare for the arrival of the true King of Hollows.
• Azashiro Soya vanished, while Uro Zakuro predicted that Su Feng’s name would spread through Hueco Mundo and called him its future Great King of Hollows.
• Quincy messengers warned that Hollows and Menos were approaching, and a winged attacker launched crimson feathers at them.
• Kurosaki Maki carried Su Feng out of danger, set him down, and charged back to knock the attacker out of the sky.

Su Feng broke through to First-Class Spiritual Power, defeated and interrogated Abirama Redder, then returned to Soul Society with the captured Hollow. The chapter ended with the Research Lab's alarmed staff realizing Su Feng had come back safely.

• Su Feng's spiritual pressure rose to First-Class Spiritual Power, and he mastered Anti-Kido and Senka.
• Kurosaki Maki defeated Abirama Redder with a trap and a series of Quincy attacks, then Su Feng questioned him about Hueco Mundo.
• Abirama revealed that Baraggan Louisenbairn ruled Hueco Mundo and Szayelaporro Granz managed Las Noches before Su Feng bound him with Bakudo #63: Sajo Sabaku.
• Su Feng healed Uryū Sōken's injured Quincy, gave Kurosaki Maki a Mimic Garganta Capsule, and dragged Abirama through the Garganta to Soul Society.
• The Mimic Garganta opened in the Twelfth Division barracks, and Hiyosu and the combat division prepared to attack before Su Feng emerged with Abirama in chains.

Su Feng returned from Hueco Mundo and handed the captured Adjuchas Abirama Redder to Squad 12, where Mayuri Kurotsuchi showed him his artificial Shinigami, Nemuri Nanagō. On his way to report to the First Division, Su Feng sensed that Azashiro Soya had left Seireitei and looked forward to the struggle for the King of Hollows, hoping Aizen would appreciate his gift.

• Su Feng stopped a researcher's Shakkahō with his bare hand, then Mayuri Kurotsuchi arrived and examined him.
• Su Feng identified the chained Adjuchas as Abirama Redder, a subordinate of Baraggan Louisenbairn, and handed him to Hiyosu.
• Mayuri took Su Feng into Laboratory 72 and revealed Nemuri Nanagō, his artificial Shinigami created from Gigai and Gikon technology.
• Su Feng asked Mayuri to send Nico Sarugaki's portable Subspace research to the Ninth Division, then left for the First Division Barracks.
• Su Feng sensed that Azashiro Soya had left Seireitei and said he looked forward to the struggle for the King of Hollows and hoped Aizen liked his gift.

After reporting the battle against Azashiro Soya, Su Feng earned Yamamoto Genryusai’s trust and began training in Bone Flow, then returned to his barracks and found Rangiku Matsumoto gone on an investigation mission. Remembering an unfinished task, he went to Squad 2 Barracks and approached through a window.

• Su Feng recounted the Hueco Mundo battle to Yamamoto Genryusai, who reacted angrily to the Quincy involvement and accepted Su Feng’s handling of the conflict.
• Yamamoto Genryusai ordered Su Feng to continue studying Genryū and taught him the Hakuda technique Bone Flow, destroying the newly built dojo during their training.
• Rangiku Matsumoto found Su Feng asleep in his room, carried him to bed, and kissed his face while he slept.
• Su Feng woke the next day in Chappy-pattern pajamas and learned that Rangiku and other officers had been sent to investigate Menos traces in Rukongai.
• Su Feng recalled an unfinished task prompted by his Bone Flow training and used Shunpo to reach Squad 2 Barracks, where he decided to enter through a window.

Su Feng visited Soi Fon at Squad 2 headquarters and asked her to teach him Shunko, then tested her technique in the dojo. After Soi Fon explained its principles, Su Feng quickly mastered Shunko and demonstrated a powerful version of his own.

• Soi Fon reprimanded Marechiyo Omaeda for eating snacks before he delivered the patrol report.
• Su Feng appeared in the Punishment Force Headquarters, startled Soi Fon, and asked her to help him train.
• Soi Fon agreed to teach Su Feng Shunko and demonstrated the technique in her private dojo.
• Su Feng surprised Soi Fon with his speed and struck her shoulder, prompting her to counter with Hakuda Technique: Windmill.
• Soi Fon explained Shunko's principles, and Su Feng immediately activated the technique himself, cracking the dojo floor with his spiritual pressure.

Su Feng trained in Shunko and Bone Flow, then was appointed to examine Byakuya Kuchiki for the Sixth Division captaincy. The chapter ended as their test began inside a Kido Barrier, with Su Feng teasing Byakuya about how he would be beaten.

• Su Feng mastered Shunko quickly, then taught Soi Fon the basics of Utsusemi in exchange for her Shunko lessons.
• Su Feng trained with Yamamoto Genryusai, demonstrated his mastery of One Bone, and learned that he would need to develop his own advanced Shunko techniques.
• Yamamoto Genryusai told Su Feng that Ginrei Kuchiki had recommended Byakuya Kuchiki for the Sixth Division captaincy and named Su Feng as an examiner.
• Yamamoto Genryusai required Su Feng to conduct the examination without using his Zanpakuto, while promising that the other captains would stand guard.
• A month later, Su Feng and Byakuya Kuchiki faced each other in a Kido Barrier maintained by Shunsui Kyoraku and Retsu Unohana.

Byakuya Kuchiki challenged Su Feng to defend the Kuchiki Family’s honor, but Su Feng’s growing strength overwhelmed him during their assessment. Byakuya was left badly injured after Su Feng shattered his blade with a Shunko-enhanced punch.

• Byakuya Kuchiki released Bankai, Senbonzakura Kageyoshi, and attacked Su Feng with a storm of petals.
• Su Feng evaded Byakuya’s assault and countered with an incantation-free Hado #63: Raikoho, forcing Byakuya to use his Bankai to block it.
• Byakuya used Senkei: Senbonzakura Kageyoshi to attack Su Feng, but Su Feng dodged and let the blades pin his Captain’s Haori to the ground.
• Su Feng removed his upper uniform and activated Shunko, then charged Byakuya with overwhelming speed and power.
• Byakuya raised his blade to defend himself, but Su Feng shattered it with a punch and sent him crashing into the barrier, badly injured.

Su Feng tested Byakuya Kuchiki for the Sixth Division captaincy, overwhelming him in battle until Byakuya landed a hit and passed. Three months later, Byakuya assumed the captaincy, still wearing a grim expression at the inauguration ceremony.

• Ginrei Kuchiki and Yamamoto Genryusai watched as Su Feng continued Byakuya Kuchiki’s assessment after healing his injuries with Reverse Healing Kido.
• Byakuya unleashed Gokei: Senbonzakura Kageyoshi, but Su Feng shattered the blades with Shunko and challenged him to meet his punch with Hakuteiken.
• Byakuya’s Hakuteiken struck Su Feng, who secretly inflicted the wound himself before declaring Byakuya had passed; Byakuya then collapsed unconscious.
• Byakuya woke and vowed to defeat Su Feng next time, while Su Feng said he looked forward to it.
• Three months later, Byakuya became the Sixth Division Captain, and Ginrei Kuchiki stepped back to become an ordinary Division member.

Nanao Ise and Rangiku Matsumoto persuaded Su Feng to pose for a photo book, whose huge success boosted the Ninth Division’s reputation. After the division’s first Hellish Training ended, Su Feng saw how dramatically the recruits had changed, especially Hanataro Yamada.

• Nanao Ise interviewed Gin Ichimaru, Byakuya Kuchiki, and Mayuri Kurotsuchi about Su Feng, and Su Feng later beat Byakuya Kuchiki and Mayuri Kurotsuchi for their insults.
• Yamamoto Genryusai pushed the rejected photo book "Skeleton" into the Seireitei Bulletin, and the Eleventh Division bought up the remaining copies.
• Rangiku Matsumoto and Nanao Ise convinced Su Feng to pose for "Against the Wind," which Retsu Unohana and the other women helped shoot at the Fourth Division barracks.
• "Against the Wind" became a hit, and one-third of the new recruits chose the Ninth Division, though the elite division could only accept the most gifted students.
• After the Ninth Division’s first Hellish Training ended, Ikkaku Madarame returned to lead the Eleventh Division, and Su Feng discovered that Hanataro Yamada had become a powerful fighter.

Su Feng tested Ikkaku Madarame’s specially trained Division members against a pack of Hollows and saw Hanataro Yamada’s strength firsthand. Hanataro returned to the Ninth Division as its Sixth Seated Officer, just as Mayuri Kurotsuchi reported a Menos nest in Hueco Mundo.

• Su Feng questioned Ikkaku Madarame about Hanataro Yamada’s transformation and learned that Hanataro had mastered Shikai and risen to the strongest in his group.
• Rangiku Matsumoto reported signs of a Garganta in West Rukongai District 4, and Su Feng led the group to investigate.
• Su Feng sent Ikkaku’s trainees to fight a Hollow pack, where Hanataro endured severe wounds, healed himself with Hisagomaru, and unleashed a powerful attack.
• After the battle, Su Feng persuaded Seinosuke Yamada to approve Hanataro’s transfer back to the Ninth Division as Sixth Seated Officer.
• Mayuri Kurotsuchi contacted Su Feng and reported that someone had discovered a Menos nest in Hueco Mundo.

Su Feng and his companions entered Hueco Mundo to investigate the Forest of Menos, where Azashiro Soya reported a powerful Vasto Lorde and the surviving Shinigami Ashido Kanō. After a pack of Spider Hollows attacked them, Su Feng sent Hanataro Yamada charging into the enemy, revealing his younger brother’s astonishing strength.

• Su Feng, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, Seinosuke Yamada, and Hanataro Yamada escaped a Kōtotsu in the Dangai and arrived in Hueco Mundo.
• Azashiro Soya warned them about a Menos nest called the Forest of Menos, a possible Vasto Lorde, and Ashido Kanō, the sole surviving member of a lost Shinigami expedition.
• Su Feng agreed to retrieve Ashido Kanō and followed Azashiro Soya into the underground Forest of Menos.
• A swarm of Spider Hollows detected the group and charged at them.
• Su Feng kicked Hanataro Yamada into the Hollow pack, and Hanataro tore through it while the others watched in surprise.

Hanataro Yamada’s group fought through the Forest of Menos and encountered Ashido Kanō, who was battling a massive Hollow force. Su Feng and Azashiro Soya arrived, killed the Menos with powerful Kido, and left Ashido stunned.

• Hanataro Yamada defeated the Spider Hollow and the surrounding Hollow horde, then rejoined Seinosuke Yamada and the group.
• Ashido Kanō ambushed and killed an Adjuchas before using Hado #63: Raikōhō to destroy more Menos and Hollows.
• More than ten Adjuchas, over a hundred Gillians, and countless Hollows surrounded Ashido Kanō after concealing their spiritual pressure.
• Su Feng appeared and used Hadō #90: Black Coffin to kill the Adjuchas encircling Ashido.
• Azashiro Soya used Hado #57: Earth Transference Dance to crush the Gillians and ordinary Hollows, leaving Ashido speechless.

Su Feng and the Soul Reapers encountered Ashido Kanō in the Forest of Menos, where they revealed that Azashiro Soya had killed Kuruyashiki and corrected Ashido’s mistaken beliefs about Hollows. Ashido briefly began undergoing spontaneous Hollowfication, but regained control, and Seinosuke Yamada examined him and asked how he had survived a century without supplies.

• Su Feng’s group defeated the Hollow horde, and Mayuri Kurotsuchi and Seinosuke Yamada discussed the research value of the remains.
• Su Feng introduced the Soul Reapers to Ashido Kanō and revealed that Azashiro Soya had killed Kuruyashiki; Azashiro recounted Kuruyashiki’s final words about the duty of a Kenpachi.
• Ashido said he had stayed in the Forest of Menos to exterminate Hollows, but Mayuri and Su Feng explained how Hollows traveled between worlds and challenged his understanding of a Soul Reaper’s duty.
• Ashido’s grief and confusion triggered a savage aura and crimson spiritual pressure, prompting Mayuri to identify the change as spontaneous Hollowfication.
• Su Feng reminded Ashido not to betray his dead companions by becoming a Hollow, and Ashido calmed down and crushed his Antelope Mask.
• Seinosuke examined Ashido and asked how he had endured a hundred years without supplies.

Seinosuke Yamada discovered that Ashido Kanō had been absorbing Hollow corpses for years, gradually changing his soul and reishi. Ashido chose to return to Soul Society and continue serving as a Soul Reaper, while Su Feng stayed behind and noticed white bone emerging from Azashiro Soya’s cheek.

• Seinosuke Yamada and Mayuri Kurotsuchi realized that Ashido Kanō had been eating Hollow corpses and examined him.
• Seinosuke Yamada concluded that Hollow influence had begun changing Ashido Kanō and could eventually turn him into a Menos.
• Su Feng stopped Mayuri Kurotsuchi and Seinosuke Yamada from dissecting Ashido Kanō, and Ashido chose to return to Soul Society.
• Mayuri Kurotsuchi opened a Mimic Garganta, and Hanataro Yamada, Ashido Kanō, and the others entered it.
• After the Garganta closed, Su Feng saw a trace of white bone appearing on Azashiro Soya’s cheek.

Su Feng learned that Azashiro Soya was developing Hollow traits after fusing with Hueco Mundo’s reishi and told him to stop expanding the fusion until researchers found a countermeasure. Su Feng then confronted Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck in the Forest of Menos and demanded that she become his subordinate, but she fled after their clash.

• Azashiro Soya explained that his Bankai had fused him with Hueco Mundo’s reishi, giving him Hollow traits and making the change seemingly irreversible.
• Su Feng advised Azashiro Soya to hold his current territory and wait for Mayuri Kurotsuchi and Seinosuke Yamada to develop a countermeasure to Hollowfication.
• Su Feng fired Hado #88: Hiryū Gekizoku Shinten Raihō into the Forest of Menos, revealing Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck, who had come to investigate the battle.
• Su Feng asked Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck to become his subordinate and help build a Hollow Kingdom, then challenged her to fight when she tried to decline.
• Su Feng and Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck exchanged a powerful blow, and Nelliel fled into the darkness after realizing she could not defeat him.

Su Feng became the twenty-third head of the Tsunayashiro Family, inherited its dangerous ancestral Zanpakuto, and continued his training and research projects. Forty years later, Byakuya Kuchiki visited him with Black Soul Wine and an unresolved question.

• Su Feng left Hueco Mundo after asking Azashiro Soya to watch for unusual Menos, and he proposed researching whether Hollows could acquire Shinigami traits.
• Su Feng enlisted Mayuri Kurotsuchi and Seinosuke Yamada to study Menos Arrancarization using Ashido Kanō as their research subject.
• Tsunayashiro Akizuki gave up the Family Head position, and Su Feng was inaugurated as the Tsunayashiro Family's twenty-third head.
• Su Feng inherited Katen Kyokotsu Karamatsu Shinju from the family ancestral hall, despite its ability to copy Zanpakuto at the cost of its wielder's soul.
• Forty years later, Byakuya Kuchiki arrived alone with a jar of Black Soul Wine and told Su Feng there was something he could not understand.

Byakuya Kuchiki came to Su Feng drunk and revealed that family rules were keeping him from marrying Hisana, whom he had met and fallen in love with in Rukongai. Su Feng urged him to marry her, and Byakuya asked Su Feng to protect Hisana while he persuaded his family.

• Byakuya Kuchiki drank Black Soul Wine in Su Feng's room and rambled about his family's honor and rules while Su Feng blocked Rangiku Matsumoto and Nanao Ise from eavesdropping.
• Byakuya passed out before he could explain what had troubled him, and Su Feng took incriminating photos of him.
• The next morning, Byakuya told Su Feng that he had fallen in love with Hisana in Rukongai but felt trapped between marrying her and obeying the Kuchiki Family's rules.
• Su Feng dismissed the family rules as unworthy of his concern and told Byakuya to marry Hisana, promising to support him even against Ginrei Kuchiki.
• Byakuya asked Su Feng to go to Rukongai and protect Hisana while he tried to convince his family, and Su Feng agreed while asking to be paid more.

Su Feng met Hisana and learned that she had abandoned her younger sister, Rukia, in Inutsuri District. He tasked the Arisugawa Clan with finding Rukia, while Rukia was caught stealing food at the chapter’s end.

• Su Feng met Hisana in Junrinan District and promised to protect her while Byakuya handled his family affairs.
• Hisana told Su Feng that she had abandoned infant Rukia in Inutsuri District and had failed to find her again.
• Su Feng asked Gin Ginjiro to summon the Arisugawa Clan and promised them the district’s water-resource management rights if they found Rukia within three days.
• Kawakawa Kuranosuke and Arisugawa Ryo accepted the task and began searching for Rukia.
• Rukia stole a bundle of food from a stall in Inutsuri District, but a man intercepted her and took it away.