After possessing Ryu, Tokageroh takes Manta hostage. Yoh and Amidamaru fight him, but Tokageroh wields Harusame and they're at a disadvantage.

One of the Patch Officiants, Silva, unleashes his five animal spirits against Yoh to determine if he's worthy of participating in the Shaman Fight.

Now qualified for the tournament, Yoh faces his first opponent, Horohoro of Hokkaido, a proud Ainu shaman who can manipulate ice and snow.

Faust VIII, a necromancer who can manipulate corpses, enrages Yoh when he targets Manta for sadistic experimentation before their match.

With Ren as his next opponent, Yoh distances himself from Manta to ensure his friend's safety. Later, Yoh returns to Izumo to continue his training.

The last battle in the preliminary round begins. Fated rivals Yoh and Ren fight to the limit, but who will punch their ticket to the main tournament?

Ren returns to China to take care of unfinished business. The BōZ Brothers ambush Yoh and Tamao, but a familiar face comes to their rescue.

Back home, an imprisoned Ren vows to defeat his father after losing to him in a fight. Meanwhile, Yoh and the others set out for China to rescue Ren.

Ren and his allies make their way toward En. The head of the Tao family may be a formidable foe, but Yoh and company aren't ones to back down.

Yoh's group meets the self-proclaimed future king. Those in the main tournament board a flight, not knowing their first trial is about to begin.

As Yoh and the others prepare to travel to a town where a Patch Tribe village once stood, the dowser Lyserg appears and asks to join their group.

Yohmei tasks Anna with delivering an ancient book belonging to the Asakura family to Yoh in the United States. Horohoro's guardian Kororo goes missing.

Searching for answers, Yoh and company arrive at the ancestral village of the Patch Tribe, where they find themselves beset by Hao's followers.

Facing Boris, Ryu unleashes a new power acquired from his training with Yoh's grandfather Yohmei. An unexpected person appears before Manta and Anna.

Yoh's group reaches the Patch Tribe Village as they find the Great Spirits and learn the purpose of the Shaman Fight. A cheery shaman joins the team.

While looking for Lyserg, Yoh and friends are confronted by Faust, who makes a startling offer. Finally the stage is set, and the Shaman Fight begins.

Yoh tries to understand his fiancée, who continues to reject him and her connection to the demon attacking the town. Matamune's past is revealed.

Horohoro and Joco try to escape Hao's follower Peyote Díaz with an injured Ren, but Yoh makes a surprising entrance. Elsewhere, Anna makes her move.

As Anna helps Mikihisa's teammates escape to their Shaman Fight, Tamao and Jun's battle against Hao's Hana-gumi heats up.

Yoh accepts Jeanne's conditions as payment for healing Ren, leaving their friends in shock. Anna recalls the first time she met Yoh five years ago.

Yoh's friends are stunned by the revelation about Hao. Later, a mysterious masked man appears before Team Ren with an offer to make them stronger.

Yoh's battle with X-Laws to re-enter the Shaman Fight comes to an end as Luchist Lasso and Jeanne enter the fray. Later, Yoh reveals a plan to beat Hao.

Horohoro clinches the win for Team Ren, meaning their next opponent is Team Funbari Hot Springs. Meanwhile, a dubious group approaches Yoh and others.

Yoh continues to fight his way through hell with his new ability. As the Shaman Fight gets more complicated, an unprecedented trial awaits Yoh's team.

Marco and the others desperately resist Hao's attack to keep Jeanne safe. Hao's clash with the X-Laws causes an unexpected crisis.