Recaps

Wang Xun refused Yhwach's offer, and Yhwach withdrew after resurrecting Gerard Valkyrie and Lille Barro. Wang Xun later found Yhwach confronting Aizen over the Hōgyoku; after their fight was interrupted, Aizen revealed that the Hōgyoku was nearly complete and that he was ready to begin the next stage.

• Yhwach offered Wang Xun the Quincy succession, but Wang Xun refused, so Yhwach warned he would destroy him if he would not join.
• Yhwach restored Gerard Valkyrie and Lille Barro, learned Pernida had been absorbed by Aizen, and withdrew with his followers into the Shadow Domain.
• Yamamoto ordered the Soul Reapers to return to Seireitei, search for Yhwach, and sent Wang Xun to investigate Aizen after hearing about the Hollowfication Incident.
• Wang Xun found Yhwach confronting Aizen in his hidden laboratory, where Yhwach demanded the Hōgyoku and Aizen refused.
• Aizen and Yhwach exchanged attacks until Yamamoto approached, prompting Yhwach to escape through the Shadow Domain.
• Aizen told Wang Xun that the Hōgyoku was nearly complete and that he could begin the next stage.

Aizen revealed his plan to take the evolved Hōgyoku to Hueco Mundo and build a new world, while Wang Xun chose to remain in Soul Society and later helped expose Aizen's role in the Captain Hollowfication Incident. After traveling to Karakura Town with Soi Fon, Wang Xun met Kisuke Urahara, who asked what had happened in Soul Society.

• Aizen told Wang Xun that he would leave for Hueco Mundo to merge with the Hōgyoku and create an army, but Wang Xun refused to join him.
• Mayuri Kurotsuchi deciphered the Quincy Medallions, enabling stolen Bankai to be recovered, and Kirio Hikifune announced her promotion to the Zero Division.
• Wang Xun told Yamamoto that Aizen was responsible for the Captain Hollowfication Incident and that Kisuke Urahara and the others had been forced to defect.
• Wang Xun told Soi Fon that Yoruichi's case could be reviewed and invited her to accompany him to the World of the Living to find Kisuke Urahara.
• Wang Xun and Soi Fon traveled to Karakura Town, where Kisuke Urahara met them and asked Wang Xun to explain what had happened in Soul Society.

Wang Xun visited Kisuke Urahara in the World of the Living, learned about the recovering Hollowfied captains, and discussed the threats posed by Aizen and Yhwach. After returning to Seireitei, he learned that Central 46 had revoked the warrants against Urahara, Tessai Tsukabishi, and Yoruichi Shihōin, while Yamamoto told him to submit a formal report and promised to handle questions about his silence regarding Aizen.

• Wang Xun met Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi, and Soi Fon tearfully asked Yoruichi why she had left without her before Yoruichi reassured her and praised her as Second Division Captain.
• Wang Xun told Urahara that Yhwach had awakened, stolen Bankai with Quincy Medallions, and fled, while Aizen had taken the Soul King's left hand and planned to build an Arrancar army in Hueco Mundo.
• Urahara showed Wang Xun the recovering Hollowfied captains and explained that his suppressant had halted their transformation, though their recovery could take months or years.
• Urahara and Yoruichi chose to remain in the World of the Living, while Urahara agreed to monitor Yhwach and exchange updates with Wang Xun about Aizen and the captains' recovery.
• Wang Xun returned to Seireitei and learned from Yamamoto that Central 46 had authorized the revocation of the warrants against Urahara, Tessai Tsukabishi, and Yoruichi Shihōin.
• Yamamoto said Central 46 might question Wang Xun for withholding what he knew about Aizen, but promised to smooth things over and ordered him to submit a report the next day.

Wang Xun settled into his role as captain of the 11th Division, and Nanao Ise visited him with joint-patrol documents. He welcomed her warmly and invited her to join the division, but she declined for now because she lacked the qualifications; the chapter ended at a squad feast when Wang Xun unexpectedly spoke in a catlike voice.

• Wang Xun received word that Central 46 had withdrawn its summons and continued improving the 11th Division’s discipline, unity, and benefits.
• Nanao Ise arrived from the Eighth Division to deliver joint-patrol documents and see Wang Xun, whom she had known at the Spiritual Arts Academy.
• Wang Xun greeted Nanao, publicly placed her under his protection, and announced a squad outing at his expense.
• Nanao delivered Captain Kyōraku’s documents, and Wang Xun signed them before asking whether she wanted to become his lieutenant.
• Nanao declined the offer because she lacked sufficient Reiatsu and a Zanpakuto, and she and Wang Xun joined the 11th Division’s feast at Ichiraku Yakitori Main Store.
• Nanao praised the food, then stared in disbelief when Wang Xun said, “Delicious, meow.”

Nanao and Soi Fon competed for Wang Xun’s attention during a dinner, but their teasing was interrupted by an order for the captains to meet the arriving Zero Division. At the First Division meeting, Ichibē Hyōsube asked Yamamoto for a detailed account of the Quincy war and Yhwach’s awakening.

• Nanao challenged Wang Xun after he pretended not to have praised the food, and Soi Fon joined them at the restaurant.
• Soi Fon teased Nanao by inviting Wang Xun to her place, then revealed she had been joking and left with Ōmaeda.
• A Stealth Force messenger told Wang Xun that Yamamoto had ordered all captains to gather outside the west gate to receive the Zero Division.
• The Zero Division arrived in the Tenchūren, and its members greeted the captains before Ichibē Hyōsube asked Yamamoto for information about Yhwach and the Wandenreich.
• At the First Division meeting, Ichibē recognized Wang Xun as the Soul Reaper Yhwach had tried to recruit and asked Yamamoto to recount the Quincy war.

Ichibē Hyōsube revealed that Aizen’s Hōgyoku had absorbed the Soul King’s Left Hand, weakening the seal on Yhwach’s Almighty and creating a second major threat to Soul Society. The Zero Division arranged surveillance of Yhwach and Aizen, while Hyōsube questioned Wang Xun about his Quincy power and Tenjirō Kirinji arranged to test his Kaidō.

• Chōjirō Sasakibe reported the Quincy war’s events, including Aizen’s unauthorized battle against Pernida and his defection to Hueco Mundo.
• Isshin Shiba recalled that Aizen used a glowing object to make Pernida disintegrate, and Ichibē identified it as the Hōgyoku.
• Ichibē revealed that Pernida was the Soul King’s Left Hand, whose absorption by the Hōgyoku had loosened the seal on Yhwach’s Almighty and might allow the power to return.
• Ichibē warned that Yhwach and Aizen were both major threats, then assigned Senjumaru Shutara to search for Yhwach and Kirio Hikifune to coordinate surveillance of Aizen.
• Ichibē asked Wang Xun to explain the Quincy power Yhwach had sensed in him, but Wang Xun said he did not understand it himself; Yamamoto defended his loyalty.
• After the meeting, Tenjirō Kirinji approached Wang Xun, asked about his Kaidō training, and said he would test it the next day.

Tenjirō Kirinji investigated Wang Xun’s abilities for the Zero Division, then challenged him to a spar under the pretext of testing his Kaidō. As Wang Xun adapted to Kirinji’s speed and grew stronger by collecting fragments, Kirinji released his Zanpakuto, Kinpika.

• Tenjirō Kirinji visited Unohana and asked whether Wang Xun had shown any unusual abilities, but Unohana denied knowing of anything special.
• Kirinji gave Senjumaru Shutara a sealed sample of Wang Xun’s Reiatsu, which showed only Soul Reaper characteristics, and Shutara reported leads in the search for Yhwach.
• Kirinji challenged Wang Xun to spar at the 11th Division training grounds before taking him to a hot spring.
• Kirinji’s speed initially overwhelmed Wang Xun, but Wang Xun collected Shunpo and Kendō fragments and adapted to his attacks.
• Kirinji praised Wang Xun’s progress, then raised his Reiatsu and released his Zanpakuto, Kinpika.

Kirinji defeated Wang Xun in a fierce Shikai battle, then took him to two healing hot springs to recover and strengthen his Reiatsu. As Wang Xun absorbed the springs’ power and fragments, Blood Pond Hell unexpectedly faded until its water turned nearly transparent.

• Kirinji used Kinpika’s speed and blinding light to overwhelm Wang Xun, who tracked him with Reiatsu perception and endured the assault using Kaidō.
• Kirinji and Wang Xun unleashed their final attacks; Kirinji gave Wang Xun a deep chest wound, but Wang Xun managed to graze Kirinji in return.
• Kirinji carried the injured Wang Xun to the hill behind the Fourth Division, where he had prepared White Bone Hell and Blood Pond Hell to aid his recovery and Kaidō training.
• Wang Xun entered White Bone Hell, which drained his blood and Reiatsu while supplying him with Advanced Kaidō Fragments, then Kirinji moved him into Blood Pond Hell to replenish his strength.
• Unohana emerged from the woods after watching over Wang Xun, while Kirinji noticed that Blood Pond Hell had faded as Wang Xun absorbed its power.

Wang Xun absorbed the Blood Pond Hell’s Reishi, strengthening his Reiatsu and learning how to create Kirinji’s healing pools, then sparred with Unohana and nearly defeated her. After Zero Division returned to the Soul King Palace, Wang Xun received a private message from Kisuke Urahara asking him to visit the World of the Living because the Hollowfied captains were recovering and might need his help.

• Wang Xun drained the Blood Pond Hell, healed his chest wound, and gained denser Reiatsu and knowledge of how to make the White Bone Hell and Blood Pond Hell.
• Kirinji angrily pulled Wang Xun from the emptied pool, then gathered a sphere of his Reiatsu and confirmed that Wang Xun qualified as a Soul King candidate despite lacking Fullbring power.
• Wang Xun and Unohana fought a sword-only spar in Sōkyoku Hill, where Wang Xun’s improvement let him disarm her defenses and point his sword at her throat.
• Unohana realized Wang Xun was approaching the strength to defeat her, smiled during their bout, and ended the spar after Wang Xun noticed her expression.
• Senjumaru Shutara, Kirio Hikifune, and Tenjirō Kirinji returned to the Soul King Palace after locating Yhwach and Aizen, leaving the monitoring system for the Gotei 13 to use.
• Wang Xun received a private message from Kisuke Urahara saying the Hollowfied captains were recovering well and asking him to come to the World of the Living to help with something.

Wang Xun returned to the World of the Living to help Kisuke Urahara train the Hollowfied former captains and lieutenants. After Wang Xun’s combat pressure helped Kensei Muguruma extend his controlled Hollowfication to six seconds, the others eagerly stepped forward to take their turns.

• Wang Xun arrived at Urahara’s house, found Soi Fon feeding Yoruichi shrimp, and went downstairs to meet the Hollowfied group.
• Urahara explained that Wang Xun would fight them while Hollowfied so they could learn to control their Hollowfication Reiatsu under pressure.
• Kensei challenged Wang Xun, but his Hollowfication became unstable and Wang Xun broke his mask and wounded him before healing him with Kaidō.
• Kensei fought Wang Xun again and maintained controlled Hollowfication for six seconds, realizing that intense pressure helped him control his power.
• Wang Xun continued sparring with Kensei until the others stopped him and asked to take their turns.

Wang Xun fought the Visored to help them improve their Hollowfication, then enhanced Kisuke Urahara’s healing hot spring. The chapter ended with Urahara asking what Soi Fon had learned about the Zero Division’s investigation into the Quincy.

• Love Aikawa and Shinji Hirako pulled Kensei away from training, and Wang Xun invited the group to attack him together.
• Hirako, Ōtoribashi, Aikawa, Hachigen Ushōda, and the others fought Wang Xun, who overcame their attacks and raised his Hollowfication as they adapted.
• After nearly half a day of fighting, the exhausted Visored thanked Wang Xun, and Hiyori Sarugaki and Hachigen Ushōda said they did not want to return to Soul Society.
• Kisuke Urahara revealed a healing hot spring, and Wang Xun used Kaidō to strengthen its restorative effects after recognizing its connection to Tenjirō Kirinji’s springs.
• Urahara asked Wang Xun how far the Zero Division’s investigation into the Quincy had progressed, based on Soi Fon’s mission for Senjumaru Shutara.

Wang Xun briefed the Visored on Aizen and Yhwach’s growing threats while they recovered and trained, then sensed his captured Hollow clone in Hueco Mundo. The clone escaped its container but faced dissection by Szayelaporro until Kaname Tōsen intervened with Aizen’s order.

• Wang Xun explained that Aizen had absorbed Pernida into the Hōgyoku, weakening Yhwach’s seal and raising the danger to the Soul Society.
• Hirako, Kensei, and the other Visored decided they needed to return to the Soul Society, while Hiyori chose to remain in the World of the Living and Mashiro Kuna agreed to follow her.
• After the Visored resumed training, Wang Xun returned to the residence and sensed feedback from the Hollow clone Aizen had taken to Hueco Mundo.
• Aizen oversaw construction at Las Noches and instructed Kaname Tōsen to use the Adjuchas specimens in Arrancar experiments while keeping one special specimen away from Szayelaporro.
• Szayelaporro found Wang Xun’s clone awake in a broken container and threatened to dissect it for his soul-separation research.
• Kaname Tōsen arrived and warned Szayelaporro that Aizen had ordered him not to touch the specimens.