Recaps

Tessai Tsukabishi demonstrated parallel chanting as the next step in Dual Incantation, and Wang Xun immediately performed it successfully, astonishing the Kidō Corps members. Afterward, resentful noble trainees were approached by Nagano Masayasu, who offered to take them to meet his master to discuss Wang Xun.

• Tessai Tsukabishi explained that Dual Incantation required chanting two different Kidō incantations simultaneously and demonstrated the technique.
• Wang Xun used insights gained from Tessai’s demonstration to release two Kidō spells at once, destroying a target and stunning the training ground.
• After training, the black-haired noble trainee and his companions complained that Tessai had criticized them and favored Wang Xun.
• Nagano Masayasu approached the resentful trainees and said his master wanted to speak with them about Wang Xun.
• The black-haired young man agreed to follow Nagano Masayasu to a quiet place to meet his master.

Nagano Masayasu led Ayakawa Hiko and the other resentful young nobles to a secret meeting with Tsunayashiro Tokinada, who offered them his backing to punish Wang Xun. The men eagerly accepted his account of Wang Xun’s alleged insult, setting themselves up to act against him.

• Nagano Masayasu persuaded Ayakawa Hiko and the others to follow him to the Tsunayashiro estate, saying they could gain the clan’s favor by helping teach Wang Xun a lesson.
• Nagano brought the men through a secluded gate to meet Tsunayashiro Tokinada, while his fear of Tokinada’s power kept him silent.
• Tokinada claimed that Wang Xun had rejected and insulted his younger brother, giving him reason to seek revenge.
• Ayakawa Hiko and the others complained about Wang Xun and Tessai Tsukabishi, describing how they had been humiliated at the training ground.
• Tokinada invited the men to act on his behalf against Wang Xun and promised to back them.

Tsunayashiro Tokinada recruited Ayakawa Hiko and the other Kidō Corps members to lure Wang Xun out of the Seireitei, while secretly planning to kill them and frame Wang for murdering nobles. He ordered Nagano Masayasu to oversee the scheme and intended to use it to strike back at Shunsui Kyōraku.

• Tokinada promised Ayakawa Hiko and the others promotions and improved standing for their clans, and they agreed to target Wang Xun.
• Tokinada told the men to lure Wang Xun into the Rukongai while hiding their connection to him.
• After the men left, Tokinada ordered Nagano Masayasu to monitor them and arrange a secluded trap outside the Seireitei.
• Tokinada planned to kill the men, frame Wang Xun for their deaths, and make Nagano the sole witness.
• Tokinada thought of Shunsui Kyōraku and vowed to make him regret crossing him.

After Wang Xun reached sixth-class Spiritual Might and Kidō lv6, hostile rumors and deliberate disruptions greeted him at the Kidō Corps. Ayakawa Hiko and his allies lured him into Rukongai for a fight, and the chapter ended as they reached a desolate ruin.

• Wang Xun checked his attributes and headed to the Kidō Corps to practice Dual Incantation, but members spread rumors about his entry and disrupted his training.
• Tessai Tsukabishi noticed the ostracism but considered having Wang Xun stay away temporarily to let the rumors die down.
• Ayakawa Hiko and his followers confronted Wang Xun in an alley and challenged him to fight a strong Kidō Corps member outside the Seireitei.
• Wang Xun accepted the challenge, unaware that Nagano Masayasu had arranged backup in case their chosen fighter lost.
• Ayakawa Hiko led Wang Xun and the others through Rukongai to a remote ruin, where the group stopped.

Wang Xun exposed Nagano Masayasu’s Kidō ambush by striking its core before entering the ruins, then intervened when the assassins attacked Ayakawa Hiko and the others. The chapter left Wang Xun facing the assassins after saving Ayakawa Hiko from a killing blow.

• Wang Xun detected the hidden Kidō barrier as Ayakawa Hiko and the others approached the ruins, while Nagano Masayasu prepared to spring the ambush.
• Wang Xun refused to enter the trap and fired Hadō #31: Shakkahō at its core, triggering the barrier’s spells and blasting apart the ruins.
• Nagano Masayasu ordered his assassins to kill Ayakawa Hiko and the others so they could not reveal his lord’s plan.
• Wang Xun intercepted an assassin’s blade and wounded the attacker, shielding Ayakawa Hiko from the strike.

Wang Xun foiled an attempt to frame him by saving Ayakawa Hiko and the other injured men, then caught Nagano Masayasu trying to silence them. Tenth Division Shinigami arrived and secured the scene as news of the attack reached the Seireitei.

• The assassins attacked Ayakawa Hiko and the others while trying to escape, but Wang Xun wounded one of them and chose not to pursue, instead treating the injured with Kaidō.
• Nagano Masayasu emerged from hiding and pretended to be a confused local, but Ayakawa Hiko regained consciousness and thanked Wang Xun for saving him.
• Nagano Masayasu drew a dagger and tried to attack Wang Xun, who caught his wrist, knocked him unconscious, and bound him with Bakudō.
• Tenth Division Shinigami arrived, secured the scene, and documented the attack as news reached the Seireitei.

Tokinada’s agent tried to poison Ayakawa Hiko and the other injured nobles in the Fourth Division, but Unohana stopped him. Wang Xun arranged for Shunsui Kyōraku to hear their testimony, easing the pressure on the Kidō Corps, and continued improving his Dual Incantation.

• A disguised agent entered the Fourth Division sickroom and threatened Ayakawa Hiko and the others before offering them poison on Tokinada’s orders.
• Unohana caught the agent, wounded him, and watched him die after he swallowed poison; she then summoned Wang Xun.
• Wang Xun urged Ayakawa Hiko and the others to speak and said he would introduce someone who could help them.
• Shunsui Kyōraku visited the patients the next day, and the matter was resolved after he spoke with them.
• Wang Xun returned to the Kidō Corps, where the rumors and hostility toward him disappeared, and Tessai Tsukabishi thanked him.
• Wang Xun practiced Dual Incantation until his proficiency increased to proficient (1%).

Wang Xun and Soi Fon sparred at the Second Division training ground, where he proved far stronger than before and she resorted to Shunkō to send him flying. After Soi Fon’s uniform was torn during the fight, they later discussed her slow progress developing Shunkō, while Wang Xun kept secret that he was close to unlocking it himself.

• Soi Fon told Wang Xun that Kyōraku had exposed the Tsunayashiro Clan’s involvement in framing him and that Nagano had died in the Ninth Division’s prison.
• Wang Xun and Soi Fon sparred, and she found that his strength had grown until he could nearly match her.
• Soi Fon unleashed a powerful Shunkō-enhanced strike that sent Wang Xun flying, but the force tore her outer uniform and exposed her combat outfit.
• Soi Fon covered herself and scolded Wang Xun for looking, then the pair’s awkwardness faded as they scuffled and settled down to talk.
• Soi Fon described her difficulty stabilizing the Reiatsu in Shunkō’s nodes and said she wanted to master the technique through her own efforts.
• Wang Xun checked his system panel and saw his Hakuda was close to Lv6, but he kept his progress secret from Soi Fon.

Yoruichi visited Unohana for a flower-arranging gathering, where they discussed the disappearances of Shinigami and Rukongai souls and the Shin'ō Medical Institute. Unohana asked Yoruichi to let Wang Xun join the Fourth Division, and Yoruichi agreed to leave the choice to him.

• Wang Xun accompanied Yoruichi and Ōmaeda to the Fourth Division, where Unohana hosted a flower-arranging gathering.
• Unohana asked Yoruichi whether the Stealth Force had found leads on the mass disappearances, and Yoruichi said Kisuke Urahara was investigating.
• Unohana hinted at a connection between the disappearances and the Shin'ō Medical Institute's expansion, which the nobles and Central 46 Chambers were advancing.
• Unohana praised Wang Xun's exceptional Kaidō talent and asked Yoruichi to let him transfer to the Fourth Division.
• Yoruichi agreed to ask Wang Xun what he wanted and said she would not prevent him from joining the Fourth Division if he chose to.

Wang Xun trained his advanced Kaidō with Retsu Unohana, who praised his rapid progress and offered him the Fourth Division lieutenant position if he transferred. He left to consider the offer, weighing the prospect of faster growth against his current place in the Second Division.

• Wang Xun practiced repairing damaged spiritual pathways, and Retsu Unohana praised his improved Kaidō control and rare talent.
• Retsu Unohana formally invited Wang Xun to join the Fourth Division and offered him the vacant lieutenant position after Kiyōnosuke Yamada's transfer.
• Wang Xun said he needed to consult Captain Shihoin, and Unohana told him she had already received Shihoin's agreement.
• Wang Xun considered his limited attachments and slowing progress in the Second Division, along with the training opportunities the Fourth Division could offer.
• Wang Xun told Unohana he would think carefully about her offer, then left the training room with anticipation about his choices.

Wang Xun accepted Captain Unohana’s offer to transfer to the Fourth Division, and his Hakuda training unlocked Shunkō. He showed the technique to Soi Fon after promising they would continue training together.

• Wang Xun told Yoruichi Shihōin that he would transfer to the Fourth Division, and she approved his decision.
• Yoruichi recalled that Wang Xun might have become a candidate for the Third Division’s Detention Unit before agreeing to let him go.
• Wang Xun sparred with Soi Fon, gathered enough fragments to raise his Hakuda to lv6, and unlocked Shunkō.
• Wang Xun told Soi Fon about his transfer, and she reacted with confusion and unease before agreeing to keep developing Shunkō with him.
• Wang Xun demonstrated Shunkō by gathering Reiatsu around his shoulders and back, and Soi Fon recognized the technique.

Soi Fon reflected on Wang Xun’s growing strength and felt conflicted about his upcoming transfer to the Fourth Division. Yoruichi and Kisuke Urahara assigned him to investigate the disappearances of Shinigami as his final mission in the Second Division.

• Soi Fon recalled Wang Xun’s controlled use of Shunkō and wondered what other abilities he might be hiding.
• Soi Fon entered Yoruichi’s office, where Yoruichi and Kisuke Urahara discussed Shinigami disappearing during missions.
• Kisuke Urahara proposed that Wang Xun join the investigation team, citing his experience, strength, and careful approach.
• Yoruichi agreed to include Wang Xun and said he could transfer to the Fourth Division after completing the mission.

Kisuke Urahara led Wang Xun and a Second Division team to investigate missing Soul Reapers at an abandoned house, where they discovered an Adjuchas-class Hollow. Urahara and Wang Xun entered to confront it, while Soi Fon and the others waited outside.

• Kisuke Urahara told Wang Xun that Yoruichi had assigned him to his last Second Division mission: investigating disappearances near East Rukongai.
• Urahara led the team to an abandoned house, where they sensed powerful Hollow Reiatsu, and Wang Xun shielded Soi Fon from its pressure.
• Urahara ordered Soi Fon and the others to guard the outside while he and Wang Xun entered the house; Soi Fon reluctantly agreed.
• Wang Xun and Urahara found bloodstains and torn Soul Reaper robes inside, then saw an Adjuchas eating a Soul Reaper's corpse.
• The Hollow welcomed the two as fresh food and mentioned that someone had not lied to it; Urahara and Wang Xun drew their swords and prepared to fight.

Kisuke Urahara secretly prepared to stimulate the Hollow power within Wang Xun, hoping to observe his reaction during the fight. Wang Xun defeated the wounded Adjuchas with Dual Incantation, then questioned how it had been injured and what had happened to the missing Soul Reapers.

• Kisuke Urahara readied a vial of Hollowfication Reiatsu made from Wang Xun's Reiatsu and waited for a chance to use it.
• The Adjuchas attacked, and Wang Xun dodged and struck its scales while Kisuke Urahara blocked its blows with Benihime.
• At Kisuke Urahara's suggestion, Wang Xun used Dual Incantation to cast Shitotsu Sansen and Sōkatsui.
• Wang Xun's Kidō pinned and badly wounded the Adjuchas, which collapsed as its Reiatsu scattered.
• Kisuke Urahara praised Wang Xun's skill, and Wang Xun asked whether the missing Soul Reapers had caused the Adjuchas's earlier injuries.

Wang Xun and Kisuke Urahara discovered that the dying Adjuchas had been manipulated to perish from within, suggesting a deliberate scheme behind the Soul Reaper disappearances. Wang Xun noticed strange fragments gathering near Urahara’s sleeve, while Urahara concealed a vial of agent before the group prepared to report to Lady Yoruichi.

• Wang Xun collected fragments from the Adjuchas and gained Hollowfication experience, then saw tiny points of light gather around him and vanish near Kisuke Urahara’s sleeve.
• Soi Fon and the squad members entered after the explosion, and Wang Xun and Urahara told them the Adjuchas had been gravely wounded and its death seemed suspicious.
• Urahara analyzed the remaining Reiatsu and concluded that someone had tampered with the Hollow so an attack would trigger a hidden technique and destroy it from within.
• Urahara ordered the squad to clean up the scene and said they would report the incident to Lady Yoruichi, while Wang Xun continued watching Urahara’s cuff.
• After noticing Wang Xun’s gaze, Urahara concealed a vial of agent in his sleeve and claimed he had only been considering what was strange about the Hollow.

On the way back to the Second Division barracks, Kisuke Urahara probed Wang Xun about the Hollow’s strange death, while Wang Xun concealed what he had noticed and grew wary of Urahara. Soi Fon questioned Wang Xun about their exchange, and the group arrived at the barracks to report to Yoruichi.

• As the group returned through Rukongai, Kisuke Urahara discreetly wondered whether Wang Xun had noticed the medicine he had used at the scene.
• Kisuke Urahara asked Wang Xun whether he had sensed unusual Reiatsu, and Wang Xun denied noticing anything while scrutinizing Urahara in return.
• Kisuke Urahara concluded that Wang Xun had detected something and became more curious about his secrets.
• Soi Fon asked Wang Xun what was happening between him and Kisuke Urahara, but Wang Xun reassured her and kept his suspicions to himself.
• The group reached the Second Division barracks, and several members went with Kisuke Urahara to report the mission to Yoruichi.

Kisuke Urahara reported that an Adjuchas had been ordered to attack Soul Reapers and destroyed itself to hide evidence, then told Yoruichi Shihōin he suspected someone was exploiting noble influence to conceal a much larger scheme. Yoruichi ordered the investigation to continue, while Urahara privately considered using Wang Xun as bait to draw out the mastermind.

• Kisuke Urahara told Yoruichi Shihōin that Wang Xun had gravely wounded an Adjuchas, which then disintegrated through a self-destruct spell and left no useful clues.
• Yoruichi sent Wang Xun and Soi Fon away to rest while Kisuke Urahara privately reported that the disappearances might be connected to noble-controlled areas and the Tsunayashiro Clan.
• Kisuke Urahara suggested that someone might be using noble misconduct to hide attacks on Soul Reapers and the capture of potential Soul Reapers in Rukongai.
• Yoruichi ordered Kisuke Urahara to find the person behind the disappearances and closely watch the noble powers, especially the Tsunayashiro Clan.
• After leaving the office, Kisuke Urahara kept his suspicions about Wang Xun's unusual constitution to himself and considered using Wang Xun as bait for the mastermind.

Wang Xun officially joined the Fourth Division as Fourth Seat and Unohana’s personal attendant, drawing doubts from squad members because of his Punishment Force background. He demonstrated exceptional Kaidō by healing an 11th Division member, leaving his new colleagues impressed.

• Wang Xun began his new duties in the Fourth Division after Yoruichi signed his transfer papers, and Unohana appointed him Fourth Seat and her personal attendant.
• Young Fourth Division members questioned Unohana’s decision to give Wang Xun an important position so soon after his transfer.
• Unohana assigned Wang Xun to treat an 11th Division member with fractured spiritual channels, while Isane Kotetsu assisted him and learned from his work.
• Wang Xun used precise Kaidō to reconnect the injured man’s spiritual channels and prescribed an herbal decoction for his recovery.
• The patient praised Wang Xun’s healing, and the squad members watching the treatment abandoned their doubts and looked at him with admiration and surprise.

Wang Xun advanced his Kaidō under Unohana and gained the Fourth Division’s respect after saving a Soul Reaper whose spiritual liver had been destroyed. His skill and conduct impressed Unohana, while Isane Kotetsu became his devoted student.

• Wang Xun studied treatments with Retsu Unohana and Kiyōnosuke Yamada, rapidly improving his Kaidō and learning about advanced soul-repair techniques.
• A Fifth Division member arrived at the Fourth Division near death after a Menos Grande damaged his spiritual liver, and Iemura could not save him.
• Iemura summoned Wang Xun, who used two streams of Kaidō Reiatsu to stabilize the patient and regenerate his liver.
• Wang Xun instructed the division members to continue the patient’s care, and the Fourth Division stopped questioning his abilities.
• Isane Kotetsu followed Wang Xun and improved under his guidance, while Unohana grew increasingly impressed with him.

Retsu Unohana gave Wang Xun her notebook of advanced Kaidō techniques and praised his potential as a healer. After Wang Xun led a rescue team for injured Fifth Division members, Sōsuke Aizen visited the camp, took an interest in Wang Xun’s new role, and privately intended for the patients to die so he could place his chosen people.

• Retsu Unohana gave Wang Xun her old medical notebook and encouraged him to keep developing his healing skills.
• Two months after joining the Fourth Division, Wang Xun led a team to rescue Fifth Division members wounded by Hollows in South District 7.
• Wang Xun and Isane Kotetsu treated the injured while Wang Xun directed the Fourth Division members at the temporary camp.
• Sōsuke Aizen arrived to visit the wounded and was surprised to learn that Wang Xun had become the Fourth Division’s Fourth Seat.
• Wang Xun told Aizen that he had stayed in the Fourth Division with Captain Unohana’s and Captain Shihoin’s approval, while Aizen questioned his motives and planned for the injured members to die.
• After Aizen left, Wang Xun reflected on his probing visit as he continued working at the camp.

A horde of Gillian-class Menos Grande attacked the temporary camp in Rukongai South District 7, and Wang Xun fought to protect the wounded until Unohana arrived. The battle ended with the Hollows defeated, while Aizen watched from the darkness and withdrew.

• An 11th Division guard spotted a horde of Hollows approaching, and Wang Xun ordered Isane to evacuate the wounded before joining the fight.
• Wang Xun helped turn back the Gillians, but more arrived and scattered Hollows broke through toward the wounded.
• A Gillian targeted Isane as she carried an injured soul, and Unohana immobilized and destroyed it with Kidō.
• Wang Xun continued attacking the Gillians while Unohana joined the battle, and the Menos Grande eventually stopped appearing.
• Aizen watched from the darkness and decided to end the attack after Unohana arrived.
• Unohana praised Wang Xun's combat fundamentals but criticized his Kendō, then told him to tend to the wounded.

Wang Xun practiced basic sword swings after Unohana judged his Kendō clumsy, while she watched and silently assessed his form. When Hollows attacked the camp again, Isane tried to fight one herself but was knocked down, and Wang Xun rescued her before admitting he had hardly trained his swordsmanship.

• After treating the wounded, Wang Xun checked his system and practiced simple sword swings to improve his Kendō.
• Retsu Unohana watched Wang Xun practice and concluded that his swordsmanship lacked technique and a sense of purpose.
• Isane Kotetsu told Wang Xun that wounded members of the 11th Division had arrived after a Hollow attack.
• When ordinary Hollows approached the camp, Isane asked Wang Xun to let her handle one and charged at it.
• The Hollow knocked Isane down, and Wang Xun killed it with a single slash before checking her injuries.
• Isane asked Wang Xun how he had trained his swordsmanship, and he said he had hardly trained at all.

Unohana agreed to teach Wang Xun Kendō after he said he wanted to protect those behind him. She began training him with wooden swords, using her killing intent to teach him to face an attack, and Wang Xun gained Kendō experience before she ended the first lesson and promised to continue the next day.

• Wang Xun returned to the clearing to practice, where Unohana asked whether he wanted to learn Kendō and told him to meet her the following evening.
• Wang Xun said he wanted Kendō so he could protect the people behind him, and Unohana agreed to guide him.
• Unohana gave Wang Xun a wooden sword and demonstrated the killing intent behind her understanding of Kendō.
• Unohana trained Wang Xun for two hours, correcting his instinct to retreat and his hesitation as he faced her attacks.
• Wang Xun gained Kendō insights and experience, and his Kendō level rose to level six after Unohana ended the lesson and said they would continue tomorrow.

After days of training with Unohana, Wang Xun learned to let his presence guide his sword. When three Adjuchas and more than a dozen Gillians attacked the camp, Unohana revealed her overwhelming strength and killed them all in moments.

• Unohana reflected on how Wang Xun had overcome his fear of her killing intent and was eager to continue training him.
• Over the next several nights, Unohana trained Wang Xun, then taught him to use his presence to guide his sword; after more than a hundred attempts, he finally struck without consciously thinking about the swing.
• As the rescue mission neared its end on the seventh day, Wang Xun sensed three approaching Adjuchas leading more than a dozen Gillians.
• Unohana ordered Wang Xun to protect the wounded, then unleashed her killing intent and charged the Hollows.
• Unohana killed all three Adjuchas and the Gillians within moments, then dismissed the battle as boring.

Unohana led the Soul Reapers in defeating a group of Hollows and suspected their repeated attacks had targeted the temporary camp. After she escorted the group back toward Seireitei, Aizen returned to the battlefield and erased the traces of his bait.

• Unohana killed the Adjuchas and ordered everyone to prepare to return to Seireitei the next morning.
• Wang Xun absorbed the Menos Grande Reiryoku Fragments and increased his Hollowfication to Lv4.
• Wang Xun and Unohana discussed the increasingly organized Hollow attacks, and Unohana recalled a past invasion led by a Vasto Lorde.
• Unohana suspected the Hollows had been drawn to the injured Soul Reapers in the temporary camp and planned to investigate after returning to Seireitei.
• The group traveled back toward Seireitei without encountering more Hollows, while Aizen returned to the battlefield and erased the traces of his bait.