: Many panels have been cleaned to remove scan artifacts.

This volume covers chapters 502 through 511. It is widely considered one of the most intense and emotional sections of the series, as it depicts the brutal first invasion of the Soul Society by the .

We flash cut to Kaito Shiba and his squad (including an OC named Rin Asuka) standing before the Garden of Forking Paths , a labyrinthine forest inside Eden. The art quality here is staggering—double-page spreads of bioluminescent trees and hollow-like flowers.