Bleach Volume 22

After defeating Grand Fisher, Isshin is found by Urahara as he explains that there more Arrancars and that they are serving the rogue Soul Reaper Sōsuke Aizen and that the Hōgyoku will take a year to be fully awaken. Shinji attempts to recruit Ichigo into the Visards, only to be refused despite telling Ichigo that his inner hollow would overpower him if he does not. As Chad and Orihime try to ask Shinji what happened to Ichigo, only be meet Shinji's fellow Visard ally Hiyori Sarugaki. The following day a pair of Arrancars named Ulquiorra Schiffer and Yammy Riyalgo are dispatched to by Aizen to Karakura town where they are to investigate someone with latter consuming all human souls within the area. Coming to Orihime and Chad's aid when they are overpowered by Yammy, revealed to be the one the Arrancars were sent to observe, Ichigo is easily defeated when his inner hollow interferes. Luckily, Urahara and Yoruichi Shihōin arrive and Yammy is easily beaten before he and Ulquiorra fall back to Hueco Mundo. Later, Ichigo learns that Rukia Kuchiki has been dispatched from the Soul Society with a team consisting of Tōshirō Hitsugaya, Renji Abarai, Rangiku Matsumoto, Ikkaku Madarame, and Yumichika Ayasegawa to aid him.

Conquistadores
Contains chapters 188 - 197.