Chapter Summaries

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.

Wang Xun told Aizen that Tsunayashiro Tokinada was targeting him and asked for help. Aizen revealed Tokinada’s connection to Kaname Tōsen’s hatred of nobles and invited Wang Xun to visit a place in Rukongai tied to the Tsunayashiro Clan, leaving Wang Xun to consider contacting Kisuke Urahara.

• Wang Xun told Aizen that Tokinada had tried to harm him and persuaded Central 46 to remove him from the Kidō Corps.
• Wang Xun explained that he believed the Tsunayashiro Clan was trying to prevent him from becoming the Fourth Division lieutenant.
• Aizen warned Wang Xun that the Tsunayashiro Clan was deeply entrenched and difficult to oppose, even with Kyōka Suigetsu.
• Aizen told Wang Xun that Tokinada had murdered Kaname Tōsen’s best friend’s husband, explaining Tōsen’s hatred of nobles and suggesting the shared threat might ease their hostility.
• Aizen invited Wang Xun to accompany him to a place in Rukongai connected to the Tsunayashiro Clan, and Wang Xun considered seeking Kisuke Urahara’s help.

Urahara injected Wang Xun with three doses of an improved Hollowfication drug, raising his Hollowfication level to four. Wang Xun activated the stronger form, revealing a full-face mask and a dramatic surge in power that shocked Tessai Tsukabishi.

• Wang Xun arrived at Urahara’s underground laboratory and found Tessai Tsukabishi there to assist with the experiment.
• Urahara injected Wang Xun with the first dose, increasing his Hollowfication level from one to two without causing an obvious change.
• Urahara administered two more doses, raising Wang Xun’s level to four before Tessai Tsukabishi urged them to stop for the day.
• Wang Xun activated Hollowfication and formed a full-face white bone mask with colorful patterns, while his Reiatsu grew denser and more savage.
• Tessai Tsukabishi watched Wang Xun’s transformation in disbelief.

Wang Xun demonstrated his controllable Hollowfication and extraordinary Kidō abilities to Kisuke Urahara and Tessai Tsukabishi. When Wang Xun revealed that Sōsuke Aizen had taught him Incantation Abandonment, Urahara concluded that Aizen’s strength needed reassessing.

• Urahara tested Wang Xun’s Hollowfied state and learned he could maintain it for about fifteen minutes.
• Wang Xun cast Raikōhō without an incantation, then demonstrated simultaneous incantationless Shakkahō and Sōkatsui.
• At Urahara’s request, Wang Xun formed a miniature Black Coffin without an incantation, astonishing Urahara and Tessai Tsukabishi.
• Wang Xun said Sōsuke Aizen had taught him Incantation Abandonment techniques between experiments.
• Urahara said they needed to reassess Aizen’s strength.

Kisuke Urahara and Wang Xun told Tessai Tsukabishi that Sōsuke Aizen was secretly conducting Hollowfication experiments and hunting souls, so they planned to investigate him without alerting him. Tessai agreed to help, and Wang Xun remained undercover as Urahara sought a way to counter Kyōka Suigetsu.

• Tessai Tsukabishi asked Urahara whether Aizen was the hidden threat, and Urahara confirmed it.
• Urahara showed Tessai records of rising disappearances and deaths, while Wang Xun explained that he had witnessed Aizen's men take something from a Rukongai girl's soul.
• Urahara and Wang Xun identified Aizen as the mastermind behind the hunts and Hollowfication experiments, and Wang Xun explained Kyōka Suigetsu's Complete Hypnosis.
• Urahara proposed keeping Wang Xun undercover to gather evidence while he investigated a counter to Kyōka Suigetsu, and Tessai agreed not to report Aizen to Central 46 yet.
• Urahara gave Tessai a Reishi communicator, and Tessai warned Wang Xun to be careful and offered to teach him more advanced Kidō.

Wang Xun told Kisuke Urahara about his growing role in Aizen’s experiments and proposed replacing Kaname Tōsen as Aizen’s most trusted subordinate to get closer to the Hōgyoku. Urahara agreed to investigate Tōsen and helped Wang Xun improve his Black Coffin, while Wang Xun left for the Fourth Division.

• Wang Xun explained that he had helped optimize Aizen’s Hollowfication experiments, gained access to peripheral data, and seen the Hōgyoku.
• Wang Xun proposed taking Kaname Tōsen’s place by exploiting Tōsen’s hatred of nobles and fixation on justice, and Urahara agreed to investigate Tōsen’s past and ties to Aizen.
• Urahara taught Wang Xun how to improve Black Coffin by refining the spell’s construction and Reiatsu compression, and Wang Xun quickly formed a stronger miniature spell.
• Wang Xun thanked Urahara and left the cavern after Urahara suggested measuring his Reiatsu in his Hollowfication state next time.
• Urahara studied his notes on Kaname Tōsen, while Wang Xun walked through Seireitei toward the Fourth Division, considering his plan to gain Aizen’s trust.