User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 553 - Frozen Cross/@comment-11003280-20131019070415/@comment-11051098-20131019092257

It would be nice to see him return to the battlefield, but his Zanpakutô dissolved after his defeat to Äs Nödt, and the last time we saw him in Kirinji's palace, he wasn't strong enough to even feel dizzy. I would expect it to take more time before he's able to fight again.