User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 548 - The Thin Ice (hopefully fixed version)/@comment-6904925-20130911064808

The chapter was better than I thought, good review.

Personally I don't think this is the final "final" battle, I think this invasion is just to reveal the abilities of the stern ritters we haven't seen yet like Bazz B, also some of the captains are still away, and there's the fact that Yhwach said his plan will be complete in 9 days, in normal situations the final battle would happen around the last days.

I also think at some point the Soul Reapers new allies/old enemies the arrancars with Kisuke Chad and Orihime, the Visoreds, Fullbringers and Ichigo will come to their aid.