Recaps

Ren gathered allies and revived former subordinates while his forces clashed with the Seireitei and Aizen’s conspirators. The battle escalated when Ryuken arrived with an unconscious, chained Ichigo and revealed his plan to awaken Yhwach.

• Ren revived Whitebeard, Hashirama, and former subordinates, then brought Madara, Kayle, and others into the Soul Society as Ichigo’s rescue mission approached.
• Madara killed thousands of Soul Reapers, captured Rangiku through Ryder, and fought Gin and Toshiro until White Fang helped him escape.
• Ren revived Luffy and Orochimaru, while Mayuri supplied intelligence and New-Type Gigai for the group’s plans.
• Ren exposed Tosen’s impersonation of Madara and arranged to enter the Seireitei as Aizen pursued the Hōgyoku and the Soul King Palace.
• Aizen seized the Hōgyoku from Rukia, declared war on the Seireitei, and faced Ren as both sides and Zero Division assembled for battle.
• Ren’s allies fought the Captain-Commander and Zero Division while Aizen deployed his Arrancar and Hollowfication legions against the defenders.
• Ryuken interrupted Isshin’s attack, arrived with an unconscious, chained Ichigo, and announced that he would use Ichigo’s power to awaken Yhwach.

Ren defeated the armies of Soul Society, absorbed the World Source, and entered the Soul King Palace to confront Ichigo. After overcoming Ichigo’s Mugetsu, Ren destroyed the Soul King and escaped with his followers as the worlds began collapsing.

• Isshin Kurosaki and Ren battled across Seireitei while Ryuken Ishida awakened Ichigo Kurosaki and Yhwach with a Quincy sacrificial technique.
• Yhwach, Ren’s forces, Aizen’s Arrancar, and the Death Gods assembled for war, and Ren and the other leaders fought across the burning Seireitei.
• The Captain-Commander sacrificed his blood to empower Isshin Kurosaki’s Mugetsu, but Ren awakened Zhu Xian, cut through the attack, and devoured Yhwach.
• Ren offered submission or death, defeated Isshin Kurosaki and Aizen, and used his sword aura to crush the resistance before accepting Aizen’s surrender.
• Aizen revealed that a crystal stolen from the Soul King was a World Source, and Ren devoured it in the Trash Station, awakening his sleeping allies.
• Ren opened the way to the Soul King Palace while Ichigo trained there, then fought through Zero Division as Ichigo emerged to challenge him with Mugetsu.
• Ren overcame Ichigo’s Mugetsu with One Sword of Zhu Xian, destroyed the Soul King, and sent the collapsing Soul King Space into the Trash Station with his followers.

Ren crossed into a new world, rescued Ultear, and gathered magic, allies, and power while uncovering Hades and Brain’s plans. After awakening Dragon Slayer Magic and defeating Brain’s Six Great Generals, Ren set out to investigate Deliora and found Sherry and Sherria beneath a ruined village.

• Ren emerged in the new world’s laboratory, killed the researchers, rescued Ultear, and destroyed the institute after learning to use its magical elements.
• Ren took Ultear under his protection and learned from Laxien that Hades had arranged her life and supplied Brain with the plans for the R-System.
• Ren used the Trash Station to enter the Wine God World, seized Lie Yan and Jidong’s inheritances, and brought back Fire Lotuses and seeds.
• Ren fused the inheritances, gained Fire Dragon and Black Dragon techniques, and awakened as the Six Great Generals attacked his palace.
• Qing Zhi emerged from the Ice-Ice Fruit and froze the generals, then Ren’s Black Flame Dragon’s Roar killed several and left two crippled.
• Aokiji explained that he had absorbed energy and Ultear’s influence, while Hogue identified him as an Ice Elemental Spirit.
• Ren learned that Deliora had attacked a village and went there with Qing Zhi and Hogue, where Sherry told him her mother had drawn the monster away to protect her and Sherria.

Ren built his power base, tested Devil Fruits, and brought Ulu and her children to the castle before heading to Galuna Island. There, Grimoire Heart sought the island’s ruins and Qing Zhi, while Ren and Hades began a destructive battle over the temple.

• Ren gave Hogue an Earth Dragon-Dragon Fruit, reclaimed its power with a strange twig, then restored Hogue’s Dragon Transformation and sent him to take control of the Magic Council’s Intelligence Department.
• Ren and Morgana stopped Deliora from killing Ulu, Gray, and Lyon, and Ren destroyed the demon with his two spirit fires.
• Ulu reunited with Ultear and explained her origins, while Ren learned that the Elemental Spirit’s power and memories had awakened Qing Zhi, and Ulu then agreed to join Ren’s future guild.
• Ren, Ulu, and Morgana traveled toward Galuna Island as Qing Zhi investigated its temple, where black flames and intense heat threatened his Ice Magic.
• Hades arrived with Grimoire Heart, devastated the forest, and offered Qing Zhi the vice guild master position and powerful magic, but Qing Zhi refused because he had joined Ren’s guild.
• Qing Zhi attacked Hades with Fire Make—Itto Kaso, and Hades broke through the flames with his Devil’s Eye after the shadow beside him died.
• Ren arrived, revealed Aokiji served under him, and challenged Hades, after their magic clash wrecked the Devil village, Hades created a Dragon and Ren answered with Fire Make—Susanoo.