Recaps

Yhwach’s forces invaded the Star Dou Great Forest while Aizen Sousuke’s plans drew the defenders into a devastating battle at the Northernmost Land. The stretch ended with Aizen using The Almighty and Complete Reversal against Aizen Sousuke.

• Yhwach demanded the King's Seal as the Wandenreich occupied the forest, and Gu Yue and the Soul Beasts fought back against his forces.
• Askin poisoned Xiao Wu, but Tang San healed and rescued her before escaping with Bijie, Scarlet King, and the injured beasts while Aizen rescued Gu Yue.
• Starrk battled Lille Barro and fired Lilynette at him, but Lille survived, destroyed the Treasure Jade in Starrk’s chest, and left him unconscious.
• Qian Renxue completed her Angel God inheritance as Tosen Kaname destroyed Spirit Hall and Spirit City, and Aizen offered to rebuild them under Spirit King Palace.
• Aizen Sousuke confronted Yamamoto Shigekuni and the Soul Reapers, defeating their attacks as Kurosaki Ichigo continued fighting him at the Northernmost Land.
• Kurosaki Ichigo activated Bankai and wounded Aizen Sousuke, but Sousuke sealed Tensa Zangetsu until Urahara Kisuke and Kurotsuchi Mayuri intervened.
• Aizen joined the battle and fought Aizen Sousuke with The Almighty, Kamishini no Yari, Nozarashi, and Kyoka Suigetsu as Sousuke repeatedly attacked him.
• Aizen revealed he had altered the future repeatedly, then used Complete Reversal to inflict his wounds on Aizen Sousuke.

Aizen defeated Aizen Sousuke and rebuilt Seireitei while preparing for Yhwach, then sent Ulquiorra to kill Tang San and help Bo Saixi claim the Sea God’s position. Ulquiorra overwhelmed Tang San’s group, killed Xiao Wu, and left Tang San accepting an unknown power to save his companions.

• Aizen Sousuke’s illusions and attacks wounded Aizen and Qian Renxue, but Qian Renxue gained the Schrift M, Miracle, and Aizen unleashed Flowing Flame Blade, North, Ashes of Heaven.
• A disguised Aizen Sousuke attacked Aizen, but Qian Renxue exposed him, and the Soul Reapers joined the fight until Kurosaki Ichigo returned and Kurotsuchi Mayuri’s medicine incapacitated Aizen Sousuke.
• Yhwach announced Aizen Sousuke’s failure, while Barragan withdrew from the Douluo Continent, and Aizen later raised Seireitei from the ruins of Heaven Dou City.
• Aizen transformed Yamamoto Shigekuni into the Sun God and sent Ulquiorra to find Bo Saixi and kill Tang San, while Qian Renxue learned she had nine years to prepare for Yhwach.
• Tang San and the Shrek Seven Monsters prepared to face the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, but Ulquiorra and Bo Saixi intercepted them and revealed their plan to kill Tang San and make Bo Saixi Sea God.
• Ulquiorra transformed and overwhelmed Tang San and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, then revealed his Segunda Etapa form, injured Tang San, and pinned Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing beneath the Sea God Trident.
• Ulquiorra seized Xiao Wu and killed her with a point-blank Cero after Tang San begged him to spare her, and an unknown voice offered Tang San power to save his companions.
• Tang San accepted the unknown offer as Xiao Bai fled with Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun, while Bo Saixi reached Tang San and Ulquiorra’s green energy spear triggered a colossal underwater explosion.

Tang San’s stolen divine power drew him into Yhwach’s campaign to seize the God Realm, while Aizen and the Gotei 13 arrived to oppose him. The fighting spread across the realm, and Haschwalth used The Almighty to stop the God of Destruction and Urahara as the battles continued.

• Yhwach’s power restored Tang San, who defeated Ulquiorra before Grimmjow and Yamamoto Shigekuni intervened, and Yhwach later saved Tang San from Yamamoto’s attack.
• Yhwach told Tang San that Aizen held Xiao Wu, and Tang San agreed to help him defeat Aizen and the Seireitei.
• Tang San and the Sternritter invaded the God Realm, where they fought the Original Sin Gods and then battled the God of Destruction and his allies.
• Yhwach awakened The Almighty, killed the God of Destruction, and faced the arrival of Aizen and the Gotei 13, who joined the battle against the Wandenreich.
• Yoruichi defeated Askin at great cost, while Yamamoto fought Lille Barro and the Gotei 13 battled Pernida’s linked forces.
• Ichigo, Ulquiorra, Hitsugaya, and Qian Renxue attacked Gerard, while Mayuri showed Xiao Wu evidence that Tang San was fighting alongside Yhwach.
• Urahara and the Goddess of Life persuaded the God of Destruction that Yhwach planned to sacrifice the worlds, but Haschwalth arrived and fought them using Askin’s power.
• Yhwach shared The Almighty with Haschwalth, who countered the God of Destruction and Urahara, while Kenpachi, Unohana, and the other captains continued fighting the gods.