Chapter Summaries

Kurosaki Ichigo fought Aizen Sousuke in the Northernmost Land, combining several powers into a Getsuga Tenshō but being overwhelmed as Aizen revealed realms beyond Level One Hundred. As Aizen pressed his attack, Ichigo activated Bankai and unleashed a surge of Spirit Pressure.

• Kurosaki Ichigo blocked Aizen Sousuke's strike and said he only wanted to protect what mattered to him, not become the Soul King.
• Kurosaki Ichigo struck Aizen Sousuke with a Getsuga Tenshō combining black Soul Reaper, white Quincy, and red Gran Rey Spirit Pressure, wounding his shoulder.
• Aizen Sousuke sent Kurosaki Ichigo flying and explained that he had surpassed Level One Hundred, with even higher realms beyond godhood.
• Aizen Sousuke overwhelmed Kurosaki Ichigo as their battle devastated the Northernmost Land and killed weak Soul Beasts beneath the aftershocks.
• Kurosaki Ichigo combined his black and white blades, declared he would surpass godhood, and activated Bankai, calling out Tensa Zangetsu.

Aizen and Qian Renxue crossed the Space Crack and hurried toward the battlefield, where Kurosaki Ichigo had wounded Aizen Sousuke. Aizen Sousuke then bound Ichigo and sealed Tensa Zangetsu, leaving Ichigo immobilized with his weapon reverted to its Dual Blade Form.

• Aizen opened a gate twenty li from the battlefield, and he and Qian Renxue emerged onto a snow-covered plain.
• Qian Renxue urged Aizen to reach the fight quickly, so he carried her there using Hirenkyaku and set her down near the Ochre Basin.
• Kurosaki Ichigo used Inoue Orihime's shield to create an opening and struck Aizen Sousuke with a three-power Getsuga Tenshō, tearing a gash across his chest.
• Aizen Sousuke sent six purple light plates after Tensa Zangetsu and used Binding Way Ninety-Nine: Seal to bind Ichigo and pin him to the ground.
• The six plates sealed Tensa Zangetsu and forced it to revert to its Dual Blade Form, while Aizen Sousuke explained that he had developed the sealing method through years of experiments.

Urahara Kisuke and Kurotsuchi Mayuri worked together to restrain Aizen Sousuke and inject him with a potion while Kurosaki Ichigo’s Zanpakuto regressed under Aizen’s seal. Aizen broke free and vowed to kill them, but a familiar voice declared that he had no chance left.

• Aizen Sousuke’s seal caused Kurosaki Ichigo’s Zangetsu to regress, and Urahara Kisuke arrived, saying he had made it in time.
• Urahara Kisuke used binding spells and Bankai, Kannonbiraki Benihime Aratame, to reinforce the restraints holding Aizen Sousuke.
• Kurotsuchi Mayuri arrived and injected Aizen Sousuke with a potion after Urahara altered his body to accept it.
• Urahara Kisuke fled with Kurosaki Ichigo, and Kurotsuchi Mayuri ran after them as Aizen Sousuke broke free.
• A familiar voice told Aizen Sousuke that he had no chance left.

Aizen and Aizen Sousuke fought with their strongest abilities, as Aizen used The Almighty to anticipate attacks and Sousuke countered with deceptive copies. The battle continued with Sousuke vanishing from Aizen’s sight and launching a sudden attack.

• Aizen Sousuke explained that he had guided Tosen Kaname and others toward betrayal, then attacked Aizen with the Purple Light Zanpakuto.
• Aizen evaded the slash using The Almighty and revealed he had resumed studying the ability after becoming the Soul King.
• Aizen used Bankai, Kamishini no Yari, and followed with Nozarashi, severing one of Sousuke’s light wings.
• Sousuke tricked Aizen’s future sight with a Zanpakuto decoy, blasted him away, and wounded his arm with a purple slash.
• Aizen said he could counter by destroying every predicted target, and Sousuke challenged The Almighty against Kyoka Suigetsu.
• Sousuke vanished from Aizen’s sight, and Aizen raised the King Sword as Sousuke shouted that he was too slow.

Aizen used The Almighty to undo Aizen Sousuke’s attacks and endured his devastating Hado No. 99, Five Dragons Revolution and Destruction. After revealing that he could alter the future without limit, Aizen reversed the damage onto Aizen Sousuke and left him wounded by his own technique.

• Aizen let Aizen Sousuke wound him, then made the fatal chest wound disappear with The Almighty.
• Aizen Sousuke unleashed Hado No. 99, Five Dragons Revolution and Destruction, devastating the Northernmost Land and overwhelming nearby Soul Beasts and Soul Masters.
• Aizen Sousuke repeatedly slashed and pierced Aizen, while Aizen said he had seen the future for the second and third times.
• Aizen revealed that altering the future three times let him continue doing it countless times, then used Complete Reversal to inflict his wounds on Aizen Sousuke.

Aizen Sousuke transformed his Kyoka Suigetsu into a divine form and used its illusions and weapons to attack Aizen. Aizen blocked the first strike by changing the future, but the bell left him dazed, and he wondered whether Aizen Sousuke’s new weapons were all part of Kyoka Suigetsu.

• Aizen Sousuke healed his apparent wounds and revealed a new godlike form, claiming he had created its power himself.
• Aizen Sousuke vanished and struck at Aizen with a golden staff, but Aizen blocked the attack by changing the future he had seen.
• Aizen Sousuke rang a brass bell, dazing Aizen and causing people across the Northernmost Land to suffer hallucinations.
• Qian Renxue mistook Aizen Sousuke for her deceased grandfather and walked toward him.
• Aizen caught Aizen Sousuke’s staff as it struck, then asked whether the weapons in his six hands were all Kyoka Suigetsu.

Aizen Sousuke used Kyoka Suigetsu to deceive Aizen’s senses and reveal that Aizen’s incomplete The Almighty could target only him. As Aizen attacked through a field of purple petals, Aizen Sousuke tricked him into seeing Qian Renxue as his target and pierced his shoulder with a black arrow.

• Aizen Sousuke explained that his Kyoka Suigetsu could control perception of power, then made a seemingly weak slash that Aizen instinctively dodged.
• Aizen Sousuke deduced that Aizen’s The Almighty could only target him, and Aizen privately recognized that changing targets would reset its progress.
• Aizen Sousuke filled the battlefield with fragrant purple petals while distracting Aizen with talk of admiring the scenery and sharing Red Tea.
• When Aizen Sousuke vanished behind the petals, Aizen used The Almighty and attacked the figure he saw, unleashing Flowing Flame Blade techniques to clear his view.
• Aizen realized the figure before him was Qian Renxue and redirected his attack, but Aizen Sousuke struck him from behind with a black arrow that pierced his shoulder.

Qian Renxue joined Aizen in confronting Aizen Sousuke after his Kyoka Suigetsu trick left him unable to use The Almighty against Aizen Sousuke. She stood her ground despite her fear and launched her strongest attack, leaving the clash unresolved.

• Qian Renxue woke to find Aizen struck by a black arrow and realized Aizen Sousuke had manipulated her with Kyoka Suigetsu.
• Aizen Sousuke explained that Aizen could use The Almighty on only one person at a time, so targeting Qian Renxue had ended its effect on him.
• Qian Renxue chose to fight beside Aizen, while Aizen Sousuke defended his plan to guide the world and infused his Purple Light Zanpakuto with liquid from a bottle.
• Aizen Sousuke advanced, and Qian Renxue used her Angel God power to resist his pressure and vowed not to retreat from her duty to rebuild Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue detected Aizen Sousuke with Divine Sense Detection and unleashed her strongest Angel Sword strike.

Qian Renxue fought Aizen Sousuke, but he overwhelmed her and shattered her Angel Sword, severing her arm. Aizen’s power awakened her Schrift, M, Miracle, restoring her wounds and leaving her with a chance to continue the battle.

• Aizen Sousuke caught Qian Renxue’s Angel Sword barehanded and stopped her strongest slash without using his own sword.
• Qian Renxue empowered herself with her soul rings and Sun True Fire, then formed a massive Sun God Sword and struck at Aizen Sousuke.
• Aizen Sousuke cut apart the greatsword and Qian Renxue’s Angel Sword, severed her right arm, and wounded her chest with a single slash.
• As Qian Renxue gave up, Aizen urged her not to lose hope, and her wounds and severed arm suddenly healed while her sword was restored.
• Aizen Sousuke explained that the Almighty had activated twice and that Qian Renxue now possessed the Schrift M, Miracle.

Aizen explained the power of Miracle to Qian Renxue and urged her to use it against Aizen Sousuke. Qian Renxue grew stronger after each injury, but Aizen Sousuke still cut off her left arm.

• Aizen admitted he had failed to change Aizen Sousuke's future three times with The Almighty and decided to use it on Qian Renxue to create an opening.
• Aizen Sousuke explained that Miracle let Qian Renxue grow stronger by transforming damage and destruction into power, and Aizen confirmed his account.
• Qian Renxue accepted the challenge, focused her power into the Angel Holy Sword, and charged Aizen Sousuke.
• Aizen Sousuke shattered Qian Renxue's sword with a slash, but Miracle restored it and made it stronger.
• Qian Renxue saw Aizen Sousuke's next attack and dodged his first slash, but his Zanpakuto still cut off her left arm.

Qian Renxue used Angel God techniques and Miracle Power to attack Aizen Sousuke, but he continued to overpower her while wearing down her resolve. After Aizen Sousuke’s attack slammed Qian Renxue into the ground, Aizen intervened, and the chapter ended with the two Aizens fighting as Aizen struggled to survive.

• Qian Renxue unleashed Angel, Judgment and Angel, Purification, surrounding Aizen Sousuke with Judgment Light and Sun True Fire.
• Aizen Sousuke used Danku to cut off Qian Renxue’s attack, then struck her back and damaged her Angel Holy Sword.
• Aizen Sousuke attempted to trap Qian Renxue in a Black Coffin, but Soul King Aizen shattered it and announced, “First time!”
• Aizen Sousuke struck Qian Renxue into the ground, but she recovered with Miracle Power and saw him fighting Aizen.
• Aizen Sousuke battered Aizen, who was wounded and had only one activation of The Almighty remaining.

As Aizen Sousuke overwhelmed the Soul King, Urahara Kisuke and Kurotsuchi Mayuri argued over a failed medicine. Their conversation revealed Urahara Kisuke’s plan to suppress Kyoka Suigetsu once, creating an opening for Lord Aizen if he was still alive.

• The Soul King struggled to use The Almighty against Aizen Sousuke, whose illusions and relentless attacks kept wounding him.
• Urahara Kisuke mocked Kurotsuchi Mayuri for the medicine failing, and Mayuri defended the difficulty of drugging a god.
• Urahara Kisuke recalled how he had recruited Kurotsuchi Mayuri more than a year earlier by blackmailing him with a recording of his remarks about Lord Aizen.
• Urahara Kisuke asked Kurotsuchi Mayuri to create medicine that could suppress Aizen Sousuke’s Kyoka Suigetsu once.
• Urahara Kisuke explained that the brief opening would let Lord Aizen act if he was still alive, and Kurotsuchi Mayuri agreed to try.

Urahara Kisuke and Kurotsuchi Mayuri considered whether Aizen Sousuke’s Kyoka Suigetsu had neutralized Mayuri’s potion. On the battlefield, Aizen fused Senbonzakura Kageyoshi with Flowing Flame Blade and unleashed a devastating strike that carved a vast canyon across Douluo Continent.

• Urahara Kisuke and Kurotsuchi Mayuri suspected that Aizen Sousuke’s Kyoka Suigetsu had affected the potion.
• Aizen used Senbonzakura Kageyoshi to create countless tiny blades and shield himself from Aizen Sousuke’s illusions.
• Aizen infused the blades with Flowing Flame Blade, turning the Northernmost Land into a sea of lava.
• Qian Renxue awakened from Kyoka Suigetsu’s illusion and saw Aizen struggling to control his burning power.
• Aizen struck with Flowing Flame Blade, North, Ashes of Heaven, splitting the land and creating the Continent Dividing Canyon.

Aizen unleashed a devastating slash that tore a vast rift across the continent, then collapsed from exhaustion while searching for Aizen Sousuke. As he returned with Qian Renxue, the Gotei 13 stared in terror at the person beside him.

• Aizen’s slash devastated the land beyond the Northernmost Land, destroying cities and forests and leaving an enormous, scorching rift.
• Urahara Kisuke, Hitsugaya Toshiro, Kurotsuchi Mayuri, and Yamamoto Shigekuni discussed the slash’s power and whether Aizen Sousuke had survived it.
• Aizen lost his strength and leaned on the King Sword, while Qian Renxue rushed to support him and nearly hurt him with her enhanced power.
• Aizen and Qian Renxue searched for Aizen Sousuke, and Aizen briefly suspected that Qian Renxue might be him using Kyoka Suigetsu.
• Aizen believed he had defeated Aizen Sousuke and turned toward the Gotei 13, but Urahara Kisuke and the others stared in alarm at the person beside him.

Aizen Sousuke attacked the Gotei 13's base in the Northernmost Land, and the Soul Reapers realized he had weakened after failing to kill him. He fought Kenpachi Zaraki and Hitsugaya Toshiro inside Black Coffin, then emerged as the others launched their attacks.

• The real Qian Renxue blocked a disguised Aizen Sousuke's surprise attack on Aizen, but Aizen Sousuke escaped the clash.
• Aizen and the Gotei 13 noticed Aizen Sousuke had weakened, and Yamamoto Shigekuni, Kenpachi Zaraki, Retsu Unohana, and Hitsugaya Toshiro confronted him.
• Kenpachi Zaraki attacked Aizen Sousuke, and Retsu Unohana blocked his counterstrike before joining the fight.
• Aizen Sousuke used dual Kido to trap Kenpachi Zaraki and Hitsugaya Toshiro inside Black Coffin and wounded Kenpachi Zaraki with his Zanpakuto.
• Aizen Sousuke hurled Kenpachi Zaraki into Hitsugaya Toshiro, then struck them with Raikoho, breaking Black Coffin and sending them crashing to the ground.
• The other Soul Reapers attacked Aizen Sousuke as soon as Kenpachi Zaraki and Hitsugaya Toshiro escaped Black Coffin.

Kurosaki Ichigo returned to the battlefield and, with Kurotsuchi Mayuri’s delayed medicine, stopped Aizen Sousuke from escaping and helped seal him. Meanwhile, Yhwach used Aizen Sousuke’s defeat to press Barragan and Hueco Mundo’s forces in the Star Dou Great Forest to join him.

• Kurosaki Ichigo returned with Inoue Orihime and shattered Aizen Sousuke’s attempt to escape with a Getsuga Tenshō.
• Kurotsuchi Mayuri’s medicine sealed Aizen Sousuke’s Spirit Pressure, leaving him unable to resist as his injuries and the drug made him lose consciousness.
• Aizen ordered Hachigen Ushōda, Urahara Kisuke, and Yamamoto Shigekuni to seal Aizen Sousuke completely before collapsing from exhaustion.
• Yhwach offered Barragan a chance to become his subordinate and declared that Aizen Sousuke had already failed.
• The Espada and Hueco Mundo soldiers in the Star Dou Great Forest reacted with shock to Yhwach’s announcement.

Yhwach revealed that he had foreseen the others’ plans, occupied the Star Dou Great Forest, and drove Barragan’s Espada off the Douluo Continent. Three months later, Aizen rebuilt Seireitei on the ruins of Heaven Dou City, while Bo Saixi learned Tang San and Xiao Wu had put to sea and prepared to pursue them.

• Yhwach explained that he had seen the future, blocked Ichibei Hyosube’s attack with Haschwalth’s help, and withdrew with the Stern Ritter after Ichibei left.
• Barragan abandoned the Star Dou Great Forest and led the remaining Espada away from the Douluo Continent.
• Three months later, Aizen used the King Sword to raise Seireitei from the ruins of Heaven Dou City and told Qian Renxue to choose a site for Spirit Hall.
• Aizen assigned Kurotsuchi Mayuri to find Sea God Island and noted that he had lost Tang San and Xiao Wu’s trail.
• Bo Saixi heard that a blue-haired Titled Douluo and a beautiful woman had gone to sea, suspected they were Tang San and Xiao Wu, and reported the news to the Soul King before setting out to pursue them.

Bo Saixi pursued Tang San, hoping to take his Sea God inheritance, while Aizen learned that Tang San was nearing godhood and assigned Ulquiorra to confront him. Aizen then began the process of granting Yamamoto Shigekuni godhood.

• Bo Saixi used the Spirit King's Zanpakuto power to build the Sea Devouring Gang in Vast Sea City and pursued Tang San, believing he was heading to hunt the Deep Sea Demon Whale.
• Aizen used The Almighty to discover that Tang San had gained twenty powerful Soul Rings, including three million-year God-level rings, after two Ferocious Beasts sacrificed themselves to him.
• Ulquiorra judged that even a god-level Tang San would not be a threat and accepted Aizen's order to find Bo Saixi and hunt Tang San.
• Yamamoto Shigekuni reported that the Special Operations Squad was ready to investigate the Shadow Empire and guard the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Aizen ordered Yamamoto Shigekuni to begin establishing his godhood using a technique developed by Urahara Kisuke and Kurotsuchi Mayuri.

Aizen transformed Yamamoto Shigekuni into the Sun God while preparing his forces for a war with Yhwach nine years in the future. Ulquiorra arrived aboard Bo Saixi’s ship, saying Aizen had sent him to help her claim the Sea God’s position.

• Aizen used the King Sword to transform Yamamoto Shigekuni, who became the Sun God and gained a Zanpakuto capable of triggering nuclear fusion.
• Kyōraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jūshirō watched the transformation as the captains continued building the Seireitei and training for the coming war against Yhwach.
• Aizen told Qian Renxue that he knew Bibi Dong had gone to inherit the Rakshasa God’s position and reassured her that they had nine years to prepare for Yhwach.
• Ulquiorra appeared aboard Bo Saixi’s ship, and when the sailors raised their weapons, he told Bo Saixi that Aizen had sent him to help her.

Bo Saixi stopped her sailors from attacking Ulquiorra Cifer after learning he had been sent by the Spirit King. She joined Ulquiorra in seeking Tang San and explained that he was likely hunting the Deep Sea Demon Whale to obtain his final soul ring before becoming a god.

• Bo Saixi ordered her sailors to lower their weapons when she realized Ulquiorra had come on the Spirit King's orders.
• Ulquiorra told Bo Saixi that he was enough to carry out his mission and introduced himself as Ulquiorra Cifer.
• Bo Saixi recognized Ulquiorra as the one who had killed Sea God Island's Sacred Pillar Guardian, but said she had no reason to seek revenge.
• Bo Saixi led Ulquiorra to the bow and said Tang San was likely hunting the Deep Sea Demon Whale for his Clear Sky Hammer's final soul ring.