Recaps

Wang Xun returned to Seireitei with the injured Rangiku Matsumoto and entrusted her to Retsu Unohana for treatment. Afterward, he reviewed his recent growth and examined the new ability the system had granted him, Soul Splitting.

• Wang Xun carried the sleeping Rangiku Matsumoto through Seireitei's north gate and reassured her that Gin Ichimaru would see her again.
• The mission group split up after entering Seireitei, and Aizen thanked Wang Xun for his work before leaving.
• Wang Xun brought Rangiku to Retsu Unohana, who discovered that a piece of Rangiku's soul had been stripped away.
• Retsu Unohana said Rangiku would need special herbs and a barrier, and that her recovery could take months or longer.
• Wang Xun returned to his quarters and checked the system's new ability, Soul Splitting.

Wang Xun explored his Soul Splitting skill in his inner world and discussed its risks with Shackle Lotus. He decided to test the skill on his Hollowfication Reiatsu at secluded Mount Fukuri and planned to visit the Shiba siblings along the way.

• Wang Xun entered his inner world, where Shackle Lotus appeared and discovered that his new skill could split her from his Zanpakuto.
• Shackle Lotus begged Wang Xun to split her off so she could see the world, but he refused because he might lose access to Bankai.
• Shackle Lotus warned Wang Xun against splitting his soul or Reiatsu and suggested using his Hollowfication Reiatsu as a test subject.
• Shackle Lotus summoned a blank, artificial Hollow figure, and the system confirmed that Wang Xun could split off his Hollowfication Reiatsu.
• Wang Xun left his inner world and chose secluded Mount Fukuri for the experiment, intending to visit the Shiba siblings on the way.

Wang Xun split his Hollowfication Reiatsu into a Gillian Hollow clone and discovered he could control it remotely. He sent the clone through a Garganta and arrived in Hueco Mundo, where he planned to develop it separately from his Soul Society body.

• Wang Xun learned from Unohana that Rangiku was recovering in a special care ward and then waited for his day off.
• Wang Xun used Soul Splitting in a remote part of Mount Fukuri, separating most of his Hollowfication Reiatsu and forming a humanoid Hollow clone.
• Wang Xun discovered that he could control the clone alongside his own body and opened a separate system panel showing its Gillian level, Hollow abilities, and Garganta skill.
• Wang Xun opened a Garganta and sent the clone through it, maintaining control despite the strange difference in time flow.
• Wang Xun's clone emerged into Hueco Mundo and found a vast white desert beneath an endless night sky.

Wang Xun hunted Hollows through his Hueco Mundo clone while visiting Kūkaku Shiba after six months away. He later found Nanao training at Shin'ō Academy, and she tearfully embraced him when he returned.

• Wang Xun's clone killed five wounded Hollows and gained Reiryoku fragments, bringing it closer to evolving into an Adjuchas.
• Wang Xun visited the Shiba Clan residence, where he reunited with Kūkaku and caught up on his time in the Gotei 13.
• Wang Xun declined Kūkaku's invitation to stay for a meal and left after they agreed to meet again with Kaien and Ganju.
• Wang Xun went to Shin'ō Academy and watched Nanao practice Kidō before offering her water.
• Nanao recognized Wang Xun, embraced him, and heard him apologize for being away.

Aizen investigated Wang Xun and considered using him as a subject in his Hollowfication experiments, devising a plan to mislead Unohana. Wang Xun was then sent with Fourth Division members to assist the Tenth Division in Rukongai.

• Wang Xun escorted Nanao back to the dormitory after they spent time together under the moonlight.
• Aizen reviewed Wang Xun's record and secretly observed Unohana teaching him Kendō, but remained suspicious of him.
• Aizen reviewed failed Hollowfication experiments and considered targeting Wang Xun, planning to leave a misleading clue for Unohana.
• A Fourth Division member told Wang Xun that the Tenth Division needed help with injured people in Rukongai.
• Wang Xun gathered his things and left the Seireitei with several Fourth Division members.

Wang Xun treated villagers who showed signs of a Hollowfication experiment and suspected Aizen was behind their condition. Aizen staged an Adjuchas attack to test Wang Xun, and the chapter ended with Wang Xun receiving Hōgyoku fragments as strange Reiryoku invaded his body.

• Wang Xun examined four corrupted villagers and identified signs of a failed Hollowfication experiment while his team began treating them.
• Wang Xun absorbed Hollowfication fragments from the injured, confirming that the villagers had been experiment subjects.
• Aizen watched Wang Xun from a nearby house, then used Kyōka Suigetsu to create an illusory Adjuchas and send it toward the village.
• The illusory Hollow intensified the villagers’ Hollowfication, causing three of them to burst apart and release more fragments for Wang Xun.
• The Adjuchas targeted Wang Xun, who dodged its attacks and ordered his team to seek Captain Unohana while pretending to fight for his life.
• Unusual Reiryoku invaded Wang Xun, and the system reported that he had obtained tiny Hōgyoku fragments.

Aizen used the Hōgyoku to force Wang Xun through Hollowfication, but its energy vanished inside him without causing any visible reaction. Aizen ended the test and, intrigued by Wang Xun’s anomaly, began planning another experiment rather than killing him.

• Wang Xun dodged an Adjuchas illusion as the Hōgyoku’s energy raised his Awakening Level to 1.5%, and he realized Aizen was trying to Hollowfy him.
• Aizen watched from a ruined house and found that the Hōgyoku’s energy entered Wang Xun but produced no visible effect, leaving him unsure whether its power had diminished.
• Aizen summoned a Garganta, and the Adjuchas illusion withdrew; Wang Xun then gathered the shaken Tenth Division squad members and led them back to Seireitei.
• Later, Aizen reviewed the Hollowfication Experiment report and considered Wang Xun’s strange behavior and his conversation with the silver-haired boy.
• Aizen decided Wang Xun was too valuable to eliminate before learning his secret and began considering another test, wishing Wang Xun would cooperate willingly.

After Aizen’s failed Hollowfication experiment, Wang Xun worried about the danger of another attack and met Kisuke Urahara, who offered to work with him. Urahara warned that Wang Xun had been targeted and that the recent incidents were likely connected.

• Wang Xun left the Fourth Division Barracks after handling reports and the aftermath of the previous day’s attack, while worrying that Aizen wanted to capture and study him.
• Kisuke Urahara approached Wang Xun and asked to explain his earlier actions, and Wang Xun agreed to speak with him in a secluded alley.
• Urahara described investigating disappearances in Soul Society and showed Wang Xun bone residue from a Hollowfication experiment at the attack site.
• Urahara admitted he had used medicines to draw out the people behind the experiments, apologized for involving Wang Xun without his knowledge, and asked him to cooperate.
• Wang Xun considered accepting Urahara’s help, and Urahara warned that the Hollowfication incidents and the Adjuchas attack were not coincidences and that someone had targeted Wang Xun.

Wang Xun told Kisuke Urahara that Sōsuke Aizen was behind the disappearances and Hollowfication experiments, and Urahara recognized the evidence as pointing to research involving the Hōgyoku. Urahara accepted that Aizen was dangerous but ended by asking to examine the power inside Wang Xun.

• Wang Xun challenged Urahara’s lack of evidence and led him to his secret laboratory in the Maggot’s Nest.
• Urahara explained that he had studied ways to surpass a Soul Reaper’s power limits and suspected someone else was conducting crueler experiments.
• Wang Xun named Lieutenant Sōsuke Aizen as the person behind the disappearances and experiments.
• Wang Xun described seeing Aizen and others take a fingertip-like object from a Rukongai girl and place it inside a glowing blue sphere.
• Urahara recognized the sphere as the Hōgyoku and suspected the fingertip was a fragment of the Soul King, then acknowledged Aizen as a dangerous enemy.
• Urahara asked to confirm the nature of the power inside Wang Xun.

Wang Xun demonstrated his controlled Hollowfication to Urahara and tested its effects in combat, impressing him with his Reiatsu, Kidō, and swordsmanship. After recording the results, Urahara heard Wang Xun question whether the power was strong enough.

• Urahara led Wang Xun into a hidden cavern beneath Sōkyoku Hill and asked him to show his Hollowfication.
• Wang Xun formed a partial bone mask, and Urahara recognized his Hollowfication as a successful fusion of Hollow and Shinigami power.
• Wang Xun fought Urahara, displaying increased speed and strength, moving Dual Incantation, and swordsmanship taught by Unohana.
• Urahara ended the sparring session and recorded the improvements he observed in Wang Xun's Hollowfied state.
• Wang Xun released his Hollowfication, looked at Urahara's notes, and asked whether he was disappointed by its strength.

Wang Xun told Kisuke Urahara that Aizen’s Zanpakuto had the power of Complete Hypnosis, explaining the disappearances and making Aizen nearly impossible to expose. Urahara recognized Wang Xun’s unusual powers as a possible key to stopping Aizen and agreed to help protect him.

• Urahara praised Wang Xun’s ability to remain in control while Hollowfied and gave him all the potions he had in stock as compensation for his experiments.
• Wang Xun revealed that Aizen’s Zanpakuto, Kyōka Suigetsu, controlled the five senses through Complete Hypnosis.
• Urahara realized the ability explained the long-running disappearances and feared Aizen might be watching them, but Wang Xun assured him that Aizen was not there.
• Urahara concluded that Wang Xun’s ability to combine Soul Reaper and Hollow powers could help defeat Aizen, though Aizen had already targeted him.
• Urahara offered to protect Wang Xun, and Wang Xun accepted his alliance before asking what he planned to do next.

Wang Xun and Urahara planned to secretly gather evidence against Aizen by rescuing his Hollowfication targets, but Wang Xun proposed going undercover beside Aizen instead. Urahara agreed to help prepare him, and Wang Xun left determined to switch sides as a way to get close to their enemy.

• Urahara proposed identifying Aizen's likely Captain-level targets, secretly reversing their Hollowfication, and using them as witnesses.
• Wang Xun agreed to help undo Hollowfication but said he could not remain safely in Soul Society because Aizen had noticed him.
• Wang Xun proposed going undercover with Aizen, saying he could earn Aizen's trust by sharing his views on the Soul King and using his unusual constitution.
• Urahara warned Wang Xun of the danger, then agreed to help develop his Hollowfication and cover for him while he served Aizen.
• Wang Xun affirmed his decision, thanked Urahara, and left through the passage.

Wang Xun met with Kisuke Urahara to plan how he could convince Aizen to accept him as an ally. They devised a staged betrayal for an upcoming joint mission, leaving Wang Xun to await the operation.

• Unohana noticed Wang Xun's swordsmanship had lost some of its usual sharpness and offered support, but he did not tell her about his plan.
• Wang Xun visited Kisuke Urahara's laboratory to discuss how to earn Aizen's confidence without expecting Aizen to truly trust him.
• Urahara proposed using an upcoming Second Division mission in northwestern Rukongai to stage a convincing proof of Wang Xun's allegiance.
• Urahara explained that he had prepared a brain-altered death-row inmate with a Mod Soul and would arrange for Wang Xun to kill him in front of Aizen.
• Wang Xun agreed to the plan, and he and Urahara worked through the details before Wang Xun left to await the mission.

Wang Xun joined a Second Division mission in northwestern Rukongai, where he confronted Aizen after seeing through Kyōka Suigetsu. He agreed with Aizen’s condemnation of Soul Society but left Aizen demanding to know Wang Xun’s true goal.

• Wang Xun received an urgent mission to accompany the Second Division and led Fourth Division medical personnel to northwestern Rukongai.
• During the battle, Wang Xun sensed Kyōka Suigetsu’s Reiatsu, recognized Aizen’s illusion, and went into the forest to confront him.
• Aizen realized Wang Xun had seen through Kyōka Suigetsu and asked why he had not exposed him earlier.
• Aizen explained that he wanted to overthrow Soul Society’s system, including the Central 46 Chambers’ rule and the Soul King’s imprisonment.
• Wang Xun agreed with Aizen’s views and said they might be pursuing the same path.
• Aizen released his killing intent and demanded that Wang Xun reveal his true goal.

Wang Xun endured Aizen’s Reiatsu and gained a level in Spiritual Might as the pressure strengthened his power. He revealed his Hollowfication ability and offered to help Aizen study it, leaving Aizen asking what Wang Xun could accomplish for him.

• Aizen released overwhelming Reiatsu, but Wang Xun gained Reiryoku Fragments and Spiritual Might experience as he resisted.
• Aizen increased the pressure, and Wang Xun’s Spiritual Might rose to fourth class before Aizen stopped.
• Wang Xun showed Aizen a trace of Hollowfication and said he wanted to learn the truth behind the power.
• Wang Xun told Aizen that Urahara was studying him and trying to awaken the power inside him.
• Aizen revealed that he and Urahara were researching the Hōgyoku, then asked what Wang Xun could help him accomplish.

Wang Xun demonstrated that he could control a rudimentary Hollowfication, prompting Aizen to let him stay despite doubting his sincerity. When a Stealth Force member and a rebellious noble interrupted them, Aizen killed them and hinted that Wang Xun’s connection to Kisuke Urahara could serve their plan.

• Wang Xun activated a stable, controllable partial Hollowfication, and Aizen examined its limits and potential.
• Aizen admitted he did not trust Wang Xun’s claimed loyalty but allowed him to stay because he found him valuable.
• Wang Xun asked how he could prove his sincerity, but a Stealth Force member emerged from the woods after killing the rebellious noble.
• Aizen remarked on Wang Xun’s closeness to Kisuke Urahara, then killed the Stealth Force member with Black Coffin and burned both bodies to ashes.
• Aizen postponed any proof of loyalty, and Wang Xun agreed.

Aizen chose to keep Wang Xun as a valuable Hōgyoku experiment candidate despite doubting his trustworthiness, and ordered Kaname Tōsen to watch him. The next day, Tōsen confronted Wang Xun, who challenged his idea of justice and dismissed his threat.

• Aizen told Kaname Tōsen that Wang Xun could see through Kyōka Suigetsu and had a rare, stable mix of Soul Reaper and Hollow powers, making him worth studying.
• Aizen reasoned that Wang Xun had approached him because he wanted something and instructed Tōsen to monitor him during the experiment.
• Wang Xun treated the injured Ninth Division members at the Fourth Division barracks, where Tōsen waited to speak with him.
• Tōsen told Wang Xun he did not trust him or believe he understood their justice.
• Wang Xun challenged Tōsen for harming innocents while claiming to pursue justice and told him to take his grievances to Aizen.
• Tōsen said he would watch Wang Xun, who replied that Tōsen could not even see him.

Wang Xun learned to cast Hadō #1 through Incantation Abandonment and gained more Hōgyoku fragments during Aizen’s experiment. After Aizen tutored him in Kidō, Wang Xun formed a tiny Black Coffin, drawing Aizen’s startled attention.

• Wang Xun practiced Incantation Abandonment with Tessai Tsukabishi and successfully cast Hadō #1 without an incantation.
• Wang Xun attended Aizen’s Hōgyoku experiment, absorbed more fragments, and raised his awakening level to 1.8%.
• Aizen demonstrated a wordless Black Coffin and taught Wang Xun how to understand and construct Kidō.
• Wang Xun formed a tiny Black Coffin above his palm, and Aizen noticed the strange, familiar Reiatsu fluctuation.

Aizen watched Wang Xun rapidly master Incantation Abandonment and Black Coffin, then taught him Raikōhō. The chapter ended with Aizen voicing his curiosity about Wang Xun’s limits while agreeing not to pry into his secrets unless they threatened their goal.

• Aizen observed Wang Xun repeatedly practicing miniature Black Coffin and was astonished by his quick improvement.
• Aizen asked Wang Xun how long he had practiced Incantation Abandonment and whether he had studied Black Coffin before; Wang Xun said he had only begun practicing a few days earlier and had never seen Black Coffin before.
• Aizen offered to teach Wang Xun more advanced Hadō, and Wang Xun asked to learn a spell better suited to his current Reiatsu.
• Aizen demonstrated Hadō #63: Raikōhō, explained how to form it, and corrected Wang Xun as he practiced until he successfully released it.
• Aizen told Wang Xun that his learning speed made him special and said he was curious to see where Wang Xun’s limits lay.
• Aizen said he would not pry into Wang Xun’s secrets as long as they did not interfere with their goal, then told him to keep practicing.

Wang Xun identified a flaw in Aizen's Hollowfication Experiment and designed a revised Reiatsu-guidance technique using principles from Kaidō. Aizen invited him to join the experiments, while Kaname Tōsen arrived and found the two discussing the work together.

• Aizen stopped Wang Xun's Kidō practice before he exhausted his Reiatsu.
• Wang Xun spotted a flaw in the experiment's Reiatsu guidance node and suggested redesigning it with Kaidō principles.
• Aizen gave Wang Xun a sealed Reiatsu sample and technique base plates to test his idea.
• Wang Xun inscribed a redesigned guidance technique, and Aizen judged it more beneficial for the experiment.
• Aizen invited Wang Xun to participate in future experiments and handed him the Hollowfication plan for the subject.
• Kaname Tōsen arrived, sensed Wang Xun beside Aizen, and was surprised that they seemed to be discussing the experiment together.

Kaname Tōsen watched Wang Xun take on work in Aizen’s laboratory and struggled with being displaced from his familiar role. Aizen assured Tōsen that his trust would not change, then ordered him to investigate Wang Xun without interfering.

• Tōsen entered the laboratory and saw Aizen and Wang Xun working together on the Hōgyoku’s experiments.
• Aizen assigned Wang Xun to help with the next experiment, and Tōsen reluctantly accepted the decision.
• Wang Xun asked Tōsen for advice on Reiatsu circuits, and Tōsen showed him how to correct the markings.
• After Wang Xun left, Tōsen questioned Aizen about trusting him with core experiments and Hōgyoku data.
• Aizen told Tōsen that Wang Xun’s secrets made him easier to control, and instructed Tōsen to investigate and watch him without taking unnecessary action.

Wang Xun’s rapid progress and Unohana’s personal training drew a candid reaction from Lieutenant Yamada. Yamada warned him that the Tsunayashiro Clan had been asking about him, leaving Wang Xun alert but confident in his allies and growing strength.

• Yamada told Wang Xun that his Reiatsu had reached the fourth class and praised his fast progress in healing arts.
• Yamada said Unohana’s teaching of Kaidō and Kendō showed that she treated Wang Xun differently, and urged him to treasure her recognition.
• Yamada warned Wang Xun that the Tsunayashiro Clan had discreetly asked about his performance and current situation.
• Wang Xun thanked Yamada and resolved to be careful, while remaining confident that his strength and allies would help protect him.

Wang Xun stayed with Rangiku Matsumoto as she recovered and assured her that Gin would return for her. Rangiku chose to become a Soul Reaper and was set to attend Shin'ō Academy after she fully recovered.

• Rangiku Matsumoto woke in the Fourth Division ward and asked Wang Xun where Gin was; Wang Xun assured her that Gin would come back for her.
• Unohana examined Rangiku and said she was recovering well, though losing part of her soul had limited her potential, and offered to discuss Soul Reaper training with her.
• Rangiku later asked Wang Xun whether Gin had gone to do something dangerous, and he reassured her that Gin would return when he was finished.
• After Rangiku regained enough strength to walk, Unohana asked whether she wanted to become a Soul Reaper, and Rangiku agreed so she would not be a burden to Gin.
• Unohana arranged for Rangiku to stay with the Fourth Division until she recovered, then have Wang Xun take her to Shin'ō Academy.

Wang Xun demonstrated extraordinary Kidō talent by combining Dual Incantation with Incantation Abandonment under Tessai Tsukabishi’s guidance. That night, the Central 46 summoned Tessai and challenged his decision to let Wang Xun train with the Kidō Corps.

• Wang Xun fired an incantationless Raikōhō, impressing Tessai Tsukabishi with how quickly he had mastered it.
• Wang Xun asked about combining Dual Incantation and Incantation Abandonment, then attempted to cast Raikōhō and Sōkatsui simultaneously.
• Tessai Tsukabishi helped Wang Xun adjust his Reiatsu, and Wang Xun successfully struck a target with both Kidō at once.
• Tessai Tsukabishi praised Wang Xun as the greatest Kidō talent he had ever seen, while Wang Xun sensed someone watching him from the shadows.
• The Central 46 summoned Tessai Tsukabishi at night and questioned Wang Xun’s presence and training in the Kidō Corps.
• Tessai Tsukabishi defended his decision to approve Wang Xun as an unaffiliated trainee, but the Central 46 warned him not to forget his place.

Central 46 forced Tessai to revoke Wang Xun’s permission to study at the Kidō Corps, and Wang Xun suspected Tsunayashiro Tokinada was using the decision to block his promotion in the Fourth Division. As Wang Xun encountered Lieutenant Aizen, Aizen asked whether he had run into trouble.

• Central 46 ordered Tessai to remove Wang Xun from the Kidō Corps and submit a report explaining his unauthorized admission.
• Tessai told Wang Xun he could no longer train at the Kidō Corps, but offered to answer his Kidō questions privately.
• Wang Xun connected Central 46’s action to Tsunayashiro Tokinada’s possible effort to prevent him from becoming the Fourth Division’s lieutenant.
• Wang Xun met Lieutenant Aizen, who asked whether he had run into trouble.