Recaps

Wang Xun advanced his Kendō under Retsu Unohana’s instruction and learned that her swordsmanship was called Yachiru. The next morning, Kisuke Urahara visited him with news that their Spirit Spring Project had made progress.

• Unohana continued training Wang Xun and helped him break through his focus on precision, raising his Kendō to Lv7.
• Unohana began teaching Wang Xun true swordsmanship, using feints, hidden weapons, and Kidō to show him the dangers of ignoring his surroundings.
• After Wang Xun asked about her swordsmanship, Unohana named it Yachiru.
• Kisuke Urahara visited Wang Xun at the Fourth Division barracks and told him the Spirit Spring Project had made progress.

Wang Xun visited Kisuke Urahara’s expanded spirit spring laboratory and saw how much its improved Reishi-gathering barrier had increased its yield. Urahara secretly tested Wang Xun with a vial carrying Hollow Reiatsu, but Wang Xun showed no reaction before proposing future cooperation.

• Wang Xun asked Kisuke Urahara about the investigation into the missing Soul Reapers, and Urahara said it had yielded only minor suspects so far.
• Wang Xun told Urahara that he had become the Fourth Seat of the Fourth Division and was responsible for organ repair techniques for severely injured patients.
• Urahara showed Wang Xun the expanded laboratory, where the spirit spring gathered Reishi more than five times as efficiently as before and enriched plants and animals.
• Wang Xun absorbed hundreds of Reiryoku Fragments from the spring, raising his Spiritual Might experience to 12880 out of 17000.
• Urahara placed a vial with concentrated Hollow Reiatsu among the laboratory supplies to test Wang Xun, who showed no sign of noticing it.
• Wang Xun praised the spring’s results and suggested discussing future cooperation with Urahara.

Wang Xun and Kisuke Urahara negotiated a spirit-farming partnership while Urahara secretly tested him with refined Hollowfication Fragments. As Wang Xun prepared to leave, Urahara openly presented the reagent and asked whether he knew what it was.

• Wang Xun suggested moving the spirit spring outside to expand production, and he told Urahara he had secured a remote plot in West Rukongai.
• Wang Xun let Urahara's refined Hollowfication Fragments enter his body and concluded that Urahara was testing him again.
• Wang Xun and Urahara negotiated a deal in which Urahara would receive thirty percent of the profits and handle future improvements.
• Wang Xun left the laboratory, while Urahara wondered whether he had noticed the reagent and was pretending otherwise.
• Urahara stopped Wang Xun at the hidden door, held up the vial, and asked whether he knew what it was.

Kisuke Urahara confronted Wang Xun about the Hollow power inside him and offered to help investigate and control it. Wang Xun refused, citing his duties in the Fourth Division, and left the laboratory while Urahara watched him go.

• Kisuke Urahara recalled Wang Xun noticing the vial during their East Rukongai mission and revealed that it contained the power he had hidden in his sleeve.
• Kisuke Urahara told Wang Xun that Hollow power was hidden inside him and warned that the person behind the Shinigami disappearances might target him.
• Kisuke Urahara offered to investigate Wang Xun's power and help him control it, promising that mastering it would make him much stronger.
• Wang Xun rejected the offer, saying he was already strong enough and that the Fourth Division's duty was to heal the injured, not pursue strength.
• Kisuke Urahara accepted Wang Xun's refusal and said he could return if he changed his mind; Wang Xun left through the hidden door.

Wang Xun weighed the risks and benefits of Kisuke Urahara’s interest in his Hollowfication, deciding to cooperate cautiously while continuing to strengthen himself. At the Second Division training grounds, Soi Fon challenged him to a spar.

• Wang Xun left the Maggot's Nest and considered Urahara’s offer, suspecting that Urahara wanted to use him as a test subject.
• Wang Xun reflected that Sōsuke Aizen was behind the disappearances and Hollow activity, and feared Aizen discovering his Hollowfication.
• Wang Xun decided he could use Urahara’s research to improve his strength, as long as he kept his secrets and maintained control of their cooperation.
• Wang Xun resolved to focus on training in the Fourth Division and avoid seeking Urahara out, while expecting Urahara to approach him again.
• Wang Xun went to the Second Division training grounds, where Soi Fon greeted him and challenged him to a spar.

Wang Xun sparred with Soi Fon at the Second Division training ground, where he defeated her despite her emerging Shunkō skills. After discussing his progress in the Fourth Division, he left without revealing what he considered his greatest strength, while Soi Fon resolved to train until she could beat him.

• Soi Fon attacked Wang Xun with rapid Shunpo and Hakuda, showing that she had nearly mastered Shunkō.
• Wang Xun calmly blocked Soi Fon’s attacks and stopped her strongest strike by disrupting her Reiatsu, forcing her to admit defeat.
• Wang Xun praised Soi Fon’s progress and explained that Shunkō fused Kidō with Hakuda.
• Wang Xun told Soi Fon that he had become Fourth Seat in the Fourth Division and could perform organ repairs on severely injured patients.
• When Soi Fon asked what he was best at, Wang Xun left without answering and returned toward the Fourth Division.
• Soi Fon watched Wang Xun leave and resolved to train harder so she could defeat him one day.

Unohana began sparring with Wang Xun using real swords, pushing his Kendō forward through their increasingly fierce exchanges. When Wang Xun finally grazed her arm, Unohana’s suppressed fighting instinct erupted, and she realized he had seen her bloodthirsty smile.

• Unohana told Wang Xun that their Kendō lessons would use real swords and warned him that he could be hurt if he lost focus.
• Unohana attacked Wang Xun, and he struggled to withstand her precise, powerful strikes while learning from her swordsmanship.
• As their sparring continued, Wang Xun improved his Kendō and began combining Shunpo with his swordplay.
• Wang Xun evaded Unohana’s strike and countered, grazing her sleeve and cutting her arm with his Zanpakuto.
• Unohana’s killing intent erupted, and Wang Xun saw her eerie, pleased smile as she stared at her wound.
• Unohana noticed Wang Xun’s expression, touched the corner of her mouth, and paused in surprise.

After Wang Xun impressed Unohana by cutting her sleeve during their sparring match, she decided to train him seriously in the true Yachiru Swordsmanship. She healed his injuries with Minazuki and warned him that her future lessons would be far stricter.

• Unohana praised Wang Xun's progress in Kendō and recognized that he had grasped the basics of Yachiru Swordsmanship.
• Unohana reflected on Wang Xun's extraordinary talent and resolved to teach him the deeper techniques of the First Kenpachi's swordsmanship.
• Unohana healed her own forearm with Kaidō, then used Minazuki to heal Wang Xun by swallowing and spitting him out.
• Unohana warned Wang Xun that she would train him in earnest from then on and hold him to standards a hundred times stricter.
• Wang Xun agreed to the demanding training as Unohana left the sword training ground.

Kirio Hikifune visited Unohana to ask about the Zero Division ahead of her likely transfer, and Unohana helped ease her doubts. Their conversation was interrupted by Wang Xun, whose calm manner caught Hikifune’s interest.

• Kirio Hikifune and Hiyori Sarugaki visited Unohana, and Hikifune asked what to expect from the Zero Division.
• Unohana described Tenjirō Kirinji and the other Zero Division members as arrogant, but explained that their achievements justified their confidence.
• Unohana reassured Hikifune that being selected for the Royal Guard proved she belonged there, easing her anxiety.
• Wang Xun entered to report on patients, and Hiyori asked who he was.
• Wang Xun introduced himself as the Fourth Division’s Fourth Seat, recently transferred from the Second Division, while Hikifune watched him with interest.

Kirio Hikifune suspected Unohana had a reason for appointing Wang Xun Fourth Seat, while Wang Xun learned he would represent the Fourth Division on a mission to investigate disappearances in Rukongai alongside Kenpachi Kiganjō and Sōsuke Aizen. He agreed to depart the next morning, though Aizen's involvement made him uneasy.

• Kirio Hikifune and Hiyori Sarugaki left the Fourth Division, and Hiyori called Wang Xun a poser for his calm manner.
• Kirio Hikifune told Hiyori to be kinder to Wang Xun, suspecting he might have a significant future in the Fourth Division.
• Wang Xun reported on recent patients and his progress repairing injured organs to Unohana.
• Unohana told Wang Xun that souls were disappearing between North District 70 and District 80 of Rukongai and that patrols sent to investigate had not returned.
• Unohana assigned Wang Xun to lead the Fourth Division medical team alongside Kenpachi Kiganjō and Sōsuke Aizen, and ordered him to meet them at Kokuryōmon the next morning.

Wang Xun joined a mission to Rukongai as the Fourth Division’s medical representative, where Kenpachi Kiganjō dismissed him as an unqualified youth. The group reached the desolate sixtieth district and made camp for the night, with Wang Xun checking his medical supplies as Aizen approached him.

• Unohana told Wang Xun to prioritize treating the wounded and his own safety, while privately imagining him as a future 11th Division captain.
• Wang Xun met Aizen and Kenpachi Kiganjō at Seireitei’s northern gate before the mission set out.
• Kiganjō questioned Wang Xun’s appointment and ordered him not to slow the group down, while Aizen defended him.
• Aizen charmed the group during their journey north, while Wang Xun remained wary of his friendly facade.
• The group reached Rukongai’s sixtieth district at dusk and made camp, where Aizen approached Wang Xun as he checked his medical supplies.

Wang Xun and Aizen waited uneasily near the site of a missing patrol while Kenpachi Kiganjō’s 11th Division drank and celebrated. During the night, Hollows attacked the camp, and several Gillian-level Menos Grande began descending through a Garganta.

• Aizen told Wang Xun that the missing patrol had reported Menos Grande and warned that the Hollows might be Gillian-level or stronger.
• Kiganjō forced an 11th Division member to drink liquor despite their mission, and Aizen warned Wang Xun to stay alert.
• Wang Xun stayed awake, sensing that something was watching him, while Aizen brought him a waterskin and sat with him.
• Aizen noticed something was wrong just before Hollows rushed the camp, and the Fifth Division watchman raised the alarm.
• Kiganjō and the 11th Division joined the battle, but several members were badly wounded before they could recover from drinking.
• Aizen and Wang Xun saw several Gillian-level Menos Grande tearing open a Garganta above the battlefield.

Wang Xun witnessed Aizen release Kyōka Suigetsu and began analyzing its complete hypnosis, allowing him to see through the illusion as Aizen departed. Aizen noticed Wang Xun watching, but Wang Xun concealed his awareness and pretended to be deceived while Aizen continued observing him.

• Aizen ordered the Fifth Division to protect Wang Xun and the Fourth Division, while Wang Xun drew his Zanpakuto and prepared to fight.
• Aizen released Kyōka Suigetsu, causing the Hollows to mistake one another for enemies and attack among themselves.
• Wang Xun secretly released Shackle Lotus, and his system began analyzing Kyōka Suigetsu as his perception of the illusion shifted.
• Wang Xun saw the real Aizen leaving with several Fifth Division members while everyone else remained deceived by the illusion.
• Aizen stopped and watched Wang Xun, who kept up his act and claimed Shackle Lotus improved the efficiency of his Reiatsu output.
• Aizen continued watching Wang Xun instead of leaving as Wang Xun feigned amazement at Kyōka Suigetsu.

Wang Xun used Shackle Lotus’s help to stabilize his resistance to Aizen’s Kyōka Suigetsu, then survived Aizen’s deadly test by pretending to remain hypnotized. As the Hollow attack ended and the Garganta closed, Wang Xun stayed wary of Aizen’s motives and possible informants.

• Wang Xun entered his inner world, where Shackle Lotus explained how she could balance his resistance to Aizen’s reiatsu and preserve the illusion.
• Wang Xun returned to reality with his expression unchanged, while Aizen noticed that the strange fluctuation in his reiatsu had disappeared.
• Aizen suddenly aimed Kyōka Suigetsu at Wang Xun’s neck, but Wang Xun maintained his hypnotized act and gave no sign that he perceived the strike.
• Aizen withdrew his sword and left with the Fifth Division members after telling them to continue the mission.
• Wang Xun credited his training under Unohana with helping him stay calm, then remained guarded as the 11th Division defeated the Hollows and the Garganta closed.

After the battle, Wang Xun treated the wounded 11th Division members and earned their respect through his skilled Kaidō. As he recovered his Reiatsu, he wondered what Aizen was doing in the darkness.

• Kenpachi Kiganjō finished killing the Gillian Hollows and ordered the 11th Division to count its dead and wounded.
• Wang Xun noticed that the division members believed Aizen’s illusion had directed the battle, while the real Aizen had slipped away unseen.
• Wang Xun began treating the wounded 11th Division members, quickly healing severe injuries with precise Kaidō.
• The 11th Division members changed their opinion of Wang Xun and promised to remember his name.
• Wang Xun drank from his waterskin to recover his Reiatsu and looked toward the darkness where Aizen had disappeared.

Gin Ichimaru witnessed Aizen’s Soul Reapers steal a Soul King Fingertip from Rangiku and saw Aizen feed it to the Hōgyoku. He brought the gravely injured Rangiku back to their shelter and silently resolved to act.

• Two Soul Reapers knocked Rangiku unconscious and extracted a fingertip-shaped fragment of pure Reishi from her soul.
• The Soul Reapers delivered the fragment to Sōsuke Aizen, who added it to the Hōgyoku and sensed that it had become more active.
• Gin Ichimaru watched Aizen and his followers leave, memorized their faces, and returned to care for Rangiku.
• Gin carried Rangiku to an abandoned house and found her breathing faintly but suffering from severe injuries.
• Gin stayed beside Rangiku, clenched his fists, and made a decision.

After treating the wounded, Wang Xun noticed Aizen seamlessly replace his illusion without anyone realizing. When the Fourth Division needed more medicinal herbs, Wang Xun agreed to gather them, and Aizen joined the expedition, leaving Wang Xun wary of his intentions.

• Wang Xun finished treating the wounded and watched the real Aizen blend into the crowd around his illusion.
• Wang Xun collected Reiryoku fragments and saw that he was nearing fifth-class Spiritual Might.
• A Fourth Division member told Wang Xun that the camp was running low on herbs, so Wang Xun offered to gather more.
• Wang Xun asked Aizen to assign Fifth Division members to escort the herb-gathering party, and Aizen agreed.
• Aizen volunteered to accompany Wang Xun and the division members, and they left camp together.

Wang Xun led Fourth Division members into the mountains to gather herbs while Aizen and the Fifth Division waited at the foot. After sensing a severely injured soul in an abandoned hut, Wang Xun encountered a young Gin Ichimaru and offered to treat the person inside.

• Wang Xun directed the Fourth Division members to search different parts of the mountain while Aizen and the Fifth Division stayed behind to keep watch.
• Wang Xun sensed a faint Reiatsu and used herb gathering as cover to follow it through the woods.
• Wang Xun found an abandoned hut where the Reiatsu of a severely injured soul was coming from.
• Gin Ichimaru appeared and questioned Wang Xun, who recognized him and suspected the injured person was connected to Aizen's search for the Soul King's fingertip.
• Wang Xun told Gin Ichimaru that the person inside needed prompt treatment and offered to help her.

Wang Xun treated Gin Ichimaru’s wound to prove he was a doctor, then examined Rangiku Matsumoto and found that part of her soul had been torn away. He stabilized her condition and told Gin that Captain Unohana might be able to treat her fully, leaving Rangiku alive but unconscious for now.

• Gin Ichimaru tested Wang Xun by cutting his arm, and Wang healed the wound with Kaidō.
• Gin led Wang into the hut, where Wang found Rangiku unconscious and gravely injured.
• Wang determined that part of Rangiku’s soul had been stripped away and said Captain Unohana might be able to restore her.
• Wang used Double Kaidō to stabilize Rangiku’s soul and repair some damage, bringing her breathing back to normal.
• Gin thanked Wang after learning that Rangiku was temporarily out of danger.

Wang Xun treated Rangiku Matsumoto, offered to bring her and Gin Ichimaru to the Seireitei, and returned to his squad. Gin resolved to become a Soul Reaper to pursue revenge, but decided to keep Rangiku away from the danger until he had finished his plans.

• Wang Xun gave Gin Ichimaru healing herbs for Rangiku and invited them to join him on his return to the Seireitei.
• Wang Xun rejoined the Fourth Division squad, reported that he had healed another injured soul, and prepared to return to camp with Aizen and the others.
• Gin watched over Rangiku and remembered that Soul Reapers had taken something from her soul, including their leader, Aizen.
• Gin decided to become a Soul Reaper and seek revenge, while keeping Rangiku safe from the danger his plan could bring.
• Gin held Rangiku's hand and promised to return for her after he had finished what he had to do.

Wang Xun and the joint force found the ruins of a settlement where a fierce battle had apparently killed a group of Hollows. As the group investigated who had defeated them, a savage-looking man and three companions approached and asked if they were Soul Reapers.

• Wang Xun and Aizen discussed the hostile souls in the outer districts of Rukongai and the danger they posed to Soul Reapers.
• A Fifth Division member led the group to ruins marked by battle damage and lingering traces of a Cero.
• Wang Xun absorbed Reiryoku Fragments scattered among the ruins, increasing his Spiritual Might experience and Hollowfication level.
• Aizen reasoned that the Hollows had likely been killed because they would not otherwise have left their hunting ground.
• Wang Xun sensed a violent Reiatsu as a scarred, sword-carrying man approached with a pink-haired girl and two companions, then asked whether the group were Soul Reapers.

Wang Xun gained the Soul Splitting ability after recognizing Yachiru Kusajishi as part of Kenpachi Zaraki’s soul. As Zaraki prepared to challenge Kenpachi Kiganjō, Aizen used Kyōka Suigetsu to divert him, and Wang Xun noticed Aizen had drawn his Zanpakuto.

• Wang Xun recognized Kenpachi Zaraki, Ikkaku Madarame, and Yumichika Ayasegawa among the wanderers who had arrived at the scene.
• Kenpachi Zaraki challenged Kenpachi Kiganjō, and both men released powerful Reiatsu as their groups braced for a fight.
• Wang Xun received the beginner Soul Splitting ability and realized it could create an independent, controlled individual from part of his soul.
• Yachiru Kusajishi noticed Wang Xun, smiled, and waved at him.
• Aizen used Kyōka Suigetsu to make Zaraki attack an illusion and lead the illusory Zaraki, Ikkaku, and Yumichika away.
• Wang Xun saw that Aizen had drawn his Zanpakuto, and Aizen asked him what was wrong.

Wang Xun helped the joint force finish clearing the area, then returned to Gin Ichimaru and Rangiku to check on them. Gin chose to go to the Seireitei alone and leave Rangiku in Wang Xun’s care, but froze when Wang Xun revealed that he knew Gin wanted revenge on Aizen.

• Aizen used Kyōka Suigetsu to make Kenpachi Zaraki’s conflict disappear, while Wang Xun absorbed the scattered Reiryoku fragments and reached lieutenant-level Spiritual Might.
• The joint force searched the area for several more days, eliminated the remaining Hollows, and began its journey back the next morning.
• Wang Xun left the group to visit the hut, checked Rangiku’s recovery, and asked Gin Ichimaru whether he would come with him.
• Gin Ichimaru told Wang Xun to take Rangiku to the Seireitei, but said he would go there separately to follow his own path.
• Wang Xun said Gin’s abilities might not be enough to get revenge on Aizen, leaving Gin stunned and disbelieving.

Wang Xun revealed that he knew Gin Ichimaru wanted to kill Aizen and advised Gin on how to approach him, then offered to help him grow stronger. Gin refused to leave with Wang Xun, who carried Rangiku toward Seireitei as Aizen secretly watched.

• Wang Xun exposed Gin Ichimaru's hidden intent, then demonstrated his speed and warned Gin that Aizen would only let him get close if he seemed controllable.
• Wang Xun advised Gin to join Shin'ō Academy and offered to guide him, but Gin chose to follow his own path and asked Wang Xun to care for Rangiku.
• Wang Xun carried the unconscious Rangiku away, assuring Gin that he meant neither of them harm.
• Aizen watched Wang Xun leave with Rangiku and then turned his attention toward the hut.

Aizen overheard Wang Xun advising a silver-haired boy and grew suspicious about the hidden meaning of their conversation. After Wang Xun returned to camp with Rangiku Matsumoto, Aizen considered making him the next subject of a Hollowfication Experiment.

• Aizen overheard Wang Xun tell the silver-haired boy to pique someone's curiosity and make him feel in control, then wondered who they meant.
• Aizen recognized the unconscious orange-haired girl as Rangiku Matsumoto, the soul from whom the Soul King Fingertip had been extracted, and decided to watch the silver-haired boy because he was connected to Wang Xun.
• Wang Xun returned to camp with Rangiku and told Aizen that her injuries required treatment from Captain Unohana.
• Aizen feigned concern for Rangiku as Wang Xun carried her to the Fourth Division members, then continued pondering the conversation he had overheard.
• Aizen considered choosing Wang Xun, the Fourth Seat of the Fourth Division and a skilled Kaidō practitioner, as the next subject for his Hollowfication Experiment.