Ichigo enters the Precipice World and heads toward Soul Society. Byakuya kills fake Hitsugaya and moves forward, where he encounters fake Byakuya. While in a bamboo forest, Kenpachi is attacked by Soi Fon and the Punishment Force. He easily defeats all of Soi Fon's forces. Ichigo reaches Soul Society where he encounters Inaba. Elsewhere Hitsugaya is confronted by fake Hinamori. Despite knowing she is an imposter, Hitsugaya cannot bring himself to kill her. The real Hinamori seems to appear and attacks her Reigai. After tricking Hitsugaya into saving one of them, they reveal that both of them are Reigai and cut him down. Yoruichi then appears and defeats both of the Reigai, saving Hitsugaya. Meanwhile, Soi Fon attacks Kenpachi, but Komamura interrupts and challenges fake Soi Fon. As Ichigo arrives in Soul Society, he is attacked by Inaba, who explains that Ichigo's lack of purity makes him an erasable anomaly. Inaba then uses his zanpakuto to trap Ichigo in the Precipice World.
Ichigo si dirige alla volta della Soul Society, ma si ritrova in un posto sperduto a causa delle manipolazioni del Dangai operate da Kageroza. Nel frattempo, Hitsugaya si trova alla prese con ben due Reigai di Hinamori.
Ichigo marcha a la Sociedad de Almas para unirse a la batalla, pero es emboscado por Kageroza, que pretende acabar con la existencia de Ichigo. En la Sociedad de Almas, los heridos capitanes se encuentran nuevos Reigai que combatir.
隊長たちの苦戦を知らされた一護は、コンや雨竜の後押しもあってついにソウルソサエティに乗り込む。そして、たどりついたその場所には影狼佐が待ち構えており、一護を「消去」しようとするのだが...。
