The Thousand-Year Blood War ignites in full. The Wandenreich, led by Yhwach, descend on Soul Society with surgical brutality, exposing weaknesses no one believed existed. Bankai are stolen. Captains fall. The Gotei 13, long treated as immovable pillars, suddenly look mortal.
Ichigo, cut off in Hueco Mundo, races toward a battlefield already drowning in defeat. This volume is shock and collapse, stripping away the illusion of stability and announcing a new era of war. The enemy is organized, ancient, and terrifyingly prepared. Soul Society is not defending its pride. It is fighting for survival.
