Chapter Summaries

Kizaru battered Albert with light-based attacks, but Albert healed and transformed into his Death God Guard Form to fight back. Kizaru dodged Albert’s divine strike and launched him through two mountains, then asked whether he would admit defeat; Albert refused and claimed he had only been testing Kizaru.

• Kizaru’s Yasakani no Magatama riddled Albert with wounds, but Albert healed by releasing black aura.
• Albert transformed into Death God Guard Form, grew to five meters tall, and charged Kizaru.
• Kizaru’s laser scorched Albert, who quickly recovered and attacked with Death God Strike.
• Kizaru turned into light to dodge Albert’s punch, pinned his arm, and kicked him through two mountains.
• Kizaru asked whether he had won, but Albert denied defeat and insisted he had only been testing Kizaru.

Kizaru defeated Albert after breaking through his Death Domain with God-Slaying Haki, but spared him because killing him offered no benefit. Albert conceded the trial and awarded Kizaru the Seven Souls Grass, then asked why he wanted it.

• Albert revealed that Kizaru was trapped in his Death Domain, which suppressed his speed and blocked escape.
• Albert attacked with Death God Strike: Absolute Kill, but Kizaru struck him first with Ryuo: God-Slaying Haki, shattering his internal organs.
• Kizaru pierced Albert's heart with Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi, causing Albert's domain to collapse as he fell and slowly recovered.
• Kizaru chose not to kill Albert, explaining that passing the trial was enough and killing him would only cause trouble.
• Albert accepted his defeat, awarded Kizaru the Seven Souls Grass, and asked why he needed it.

Kizaru defeated Albert and obtained the Seven Souls Grass needed to restore Xiao Wu's mother. He returned to Void Night Village and handed the grass to Ulquiorra, who began preparing the experiment.

• Albert admitted Kizaru had beaten him, then ordered the Ice and Fire Figure to give Kizaru the Seven Souls Grass.
• Kizaru left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye and said goodbye to Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo inspected the battle's destruction while the Ice and Fire Figure described the fight with Albert.
• Kizaru returned to Void Night Village and gave the Seven Souls Grass to Ulquiorra in the laboratory.
• Ulquiorra examined the grass and began preparing to restore Xiao Wu's mother's remains as Kizaru described his battle with Albert.

Ulquiorra and Kizaru carried out the dangerous process of reviving Xiao Wu's Mother, repairing her organs and soul with the Seven Souls Grass. She awakened hours later, confused but reassured that Xiao Wu was safe and that she had been reborn.

• Ulquiorra explained that earlier Hollowfication experiments had often damaged subjects' brains, so Kizaru stayed to protect Xiao Wu's Mother's body during the procedure.
• Ulquiorra restored Xiao Wu's Mother's heart and organs, while Kizaru used Armament Haki to shield her cranial nerves as Ulquiorra repaired them.
• Ulquiorra infused Xiao Wu's Mother with his bloodline power and placed the Seven Souls Grass on her forehead to repair her soul.
• Xiao Wu's Mother began breathing steadily, and Ulquiorra and Kizaru waited for several hours as she recovered.
• Xiao Wu's Mother awakened and panicked when she saw Ulquiorra, but Kizaru told her that Xiao Wu was safe and that she had been reborn.

Xiao Wu's Mother reunited with Xiao Wu and decided to join Void Night Village after learning how the village had cared for her daughter. The Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape remained unwilling to join, leaving the village still short of fighting strength.

• Xiao Wu's Mother thanked Kizaru and Ulquiorra, then learned that Sereya had cared for Xiao Wu while she recovered.
• Xiao Wu's Mother chose to join Void Night Village, and Ulquiorra explained that Hollowfication had strengthened her bloodline and abilities.
• Xiao Wu returned with Sereya and tearfully reunited with her mother, while Kizaru, Ulquiorra, and Sereya left them alone.
• Sereya told Ulquiorra that the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape had again refused to join Void Night Village, and Ulquiorra accepted their choice.

After Kizaru left, Ulquiorra and Sereya planned to recruit powerful soul beasts for Void Night Village. Meanwhile, Ning Fengzhi brought Sword Douluo Chen Xin to Shrek Academy to seek treatment for his lingering injuries, and they waited to meet Hashirama.

• Kizaru said he would send Wind Concealment and the others to work with Ulquiorra, then flew away after saying goodbye to him and Sereya.
• Sereya praised Kizaru for treating soul beasts without prejudice, while Ulquiorra regretted that the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape had refused to join them.
• Ulquiorra and Sereya decided to search for talented soul beasts, preferably ones over fifty thousand years old, to strengthen Void Night Village's defenses.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin arrived at Shrek Academy so Chen Xin could seek treatment for injuries from Ulquiorra's attack, despite Chen Xin doubting the shabby academy could help him.
• Li Yusong recognized Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo, led them to the reception room, and told them they could wait for Hashirama and Dean Flanders.

Ning Fengzhi brought Sword Douluo Chen Xin to Shrek Academy for Hashirama to treat a lingering arm injury. Hashirama identified and neutralized the Spiritual Power left by Ulquiorra, and Ning Fengzhi promised to send a reward.

• Flender welcomed Ning Fengzhi, who explained that Sword Douluo needed Hashirama's help with a serious injury.
• Hashirama noticed that Chen Xin's right arm was injured and examined it with Chakra.
• Hashirama discovered that Spiritual Power left by Ulquiorra was corroding Chen Xin's arm and neutralized it with his restorative Chakra.
• Chen Xin tested his arm, found the pain gone, and thanked Hashirama.
• Hashirama described the treatment as a family secret, and Ning Fengzhi promised to send a reward.

Hashirama declined Ning Fengzhi's offer of financial support for Shrek Academy, but Flender accepted ten thousand Gold Soul Coins and promotion for the school. Hashirama then left for Suotuo City, determined to prove he could make money through construction work.

• Flender pulled Hashirama aside and urged him to secure sponsorship from Ning Fengzhi for Shrek Academy.
• Hashirama asked Ning Fengzhi to promote the academy, and Flender accepted ten thousand Gold Soul Coins from him.
• After Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo left, Flender privately explained the academy's financial burdens to Hashirama.
• Hashirama told Flender he would make money, then slipped away despite Flender telling him to focus on teaching.
• Hashirama headed to Suotuo City to pursue construction jobs he had seen advertised.

Hashirama applied for construction work rebuilding a village destroyed outside Suotuo City and learned that rumors of a soul beast attack had kept workers away. He claimed he could do the work of ten people, and Boss Zhang agreed to test him by asking him to build a small house in one day.

• Hashirama found the recruitment notice still posted in Suotuo City and followed its address to Boss Zhang's construction workshop.
• Boss Zhang explained that the workshop had been hired to rebuild and expand a destroyed village, but rumors about a soul beast had frightened off applicants.
• Hashirama offered to do ten workers' worth of labor for ten salaries, and Boss Zhang agreed to let him prove himself.
• Boss Zhang gave Hashirama a blueprint and set a one-day test: build the house, with ninety percent completion deemed sufficient.

Hashirama amazed Boss Zhang by building and lavishly decorating the assigned house in two hours with Wood Release. Boss Zhang offered him ten times the wages and a possible long-term partnership, which Hashirama agreed to discuss after finishing the job.

• Boss Zhang assigned Hashirama to build a house from a blueprint and left him to work.
• Hashirama used Wood Release to create the house in seconds, then spent two hours carving floral patterns into its walls.
• Hashirama told Boss Zhang the house was finished, and Boss Zhang followed him to inspect it.
• Boss Zhang was astonished by the house, apologized for doubting Hashirama, and learned that he was a Soul Master.
• Boss Zhang offered Hashirama ten times the wages and proposed a long-term partnership, and Hashirama said they could discuss it after the job was finished.

Hashirama agreed to help Boss Zhang rebuild a destroyed village and reassured him that he could protect the construction crew. As the crew set out and camped for the night, Hashirama studied the blueprints so he could build the houses’ basic frameworks the next day.

• Hashirama and Boss Zhang discussed the village’s destruction and considered whether the attacking soul beast was connected to Ulquiorra.
• Hashirama revealed that he was a Soul Douluo and said he could fight a Titled Douluo, convincing Boss Zhang he could protect the crew.
• Hashirama returned after preparations were complete, and he and Boss Zhang led the construction crew toward the village.
• When night fell, Boss Zhang ordered the carriages to stop and camp in an open area.
• Hashirama studied Boss Zhang’s blueprints and memorized the building designs before planning to construct the basic frameworks himself.

Hashirama rebuilt a ruined village in minutes with his soul skills, leaving Boss Zhang and the construction workers amazed. Boss Zhang proposed they go into business together, and Hashirama agreed while asking how they would divide the profits.

• Hashirama inspected the destroyed village and offered to rebuild its houses while Boss Zhang and the workers handled the remaining details.
• Hashirama used Earth Release: Earthquake Core to clear and level the village site.
• Hashirama used Wood Release: Connected Pillar House Technique to build the houses according to Boss Zhang's plans.
• Boss Zhang and the construction workers examined the exceptionally hard wooden structures, and Hashirama explained that he had built them with soul skills.
• Boss Zhang proposed that he and Hashirama combine their strengths to build a major construction business, and Hashirama agreed but asked about profit-sharing.

Hashirama investigated the soul beast that had destroyed the village, tracking it to a vast underground lair. He found the powerful beast, which sensed his strength but stayed wary as he tried to approach peacefully.

• Hashirama agreed that Boss Zhang would handle future plans while they rebuilt the village.
• Hashirama searched east of the village and found a large hole marked by a powerful soul beast aura.
• Hashirama entered the underground lair, created three wood clones, and sent them to explore its four tunnels.
• Two wood clones found nothing, while the last was smashed apart by a creature, revealing the culprit's location to Hashirama.
• Hashirama reached a towering, dark-red-scaled beast and raised his hand to show he meant no harm, but it growled at him warily.

Hashirama questioned the Crimson Tyrant Dragon and learned it had destroyed the village under circumstances beyond its control. After Hashirama brought it to the surface and promised to help, the beast confirmed that its family had been threatened.

• Hashirama calmly questioned the Crimson Tyrant Dragon, which admitted destroying the village but denied acting by choice or killing many people.
• Hashirama identified the unknown beast as a new kind of soul beast, named it the Crimson Tyrant Dragon, and recorded its appearance in his guide.
• Hashirama and the Crimson Tyrant Dragon emerged from underground, and Hashirama reassured the frightened Boss Zhang that the beast had no malicious intentions.
• Hashirama estimated that the Crimson Tyrant Dragon was over eighty thousand years old and told Boss Zhang he would help solve its problem.
• Hashirama ruled out several possible reasons for the attack, and the Crimson Tyrant Dragon confirmed that its family had been threatened.

Hashirama discovered that the Crimson Tyrant Dragon was being coerced through threats to his mate and followed him to meet his black-cloaked contact. After secretly marking the man with a Parasitic Flower, Hashirama promised to help rescue the Crimson Tyrant Dragon’s mate and prepared to track him.

• Hashirama worked out that the Crimson Tyrant Dragon’s loved ones had been threatened and told him to wait for his contact while Hashirama handled the rest.
• The Crimson Tyrant Dragon carried Hashirama to a desolate place near a stone tower, where they waited for the contact to arrive.
• A black-cloaked man ordered the Crimson Tyrant Dragon to destroy Suotuo City and threatened his mate if he refused or failed.
• Hashirama secretly placed a Parasitic Flower on the black-cloaked man so he could track his location.
• After the man left, Hashirama reassured the Crimson Tyrant Dragon that he would help rescue his mate, and the dragon responded with joy.

Hashirama and Hong Lian approached the contact's main base to rescue Hong Lian's mate. Hashirama infiltrated the camp disguised as a patrolman and began searching for clues to the captive's location.

• Hashirama named the Crimson Tyrant Dragon Hong Lian and told it to wait outside the base while he infiltrated.
• A Parasitic Flower attached to the contact was discovered and discarded, so Hashirama and Hong Lian traveled to the base themselves.
• Hashirama observed more than twenty guards and estimated that around thirty people, including powerful soul masters, were inside the camp.
• Hashirama knocked out an isolated patrolman, transformed into his likeness, and buried the man underground with Earth Release: Earth Core Movement.
• Hashirama began patrolling the camp to search for Hong Lian's mate, but another patrolman approached him at shift change and invited him for a drink.

Hashirama infiltrated the camp and learned that Hong Lian's mate was imprisoned and being abused. After finding her, he revealed himself and attacked her captors, leaving the other men stunned.

• Hashirama joined the night watchman and listened as the guards discussed Hong Lian, his mate, and plans to sell them to black-market dealers.
• Hashirama followed the men to the prison where Hong Lian's mate was held.
• Hashirama knocked out the two Soul Emperor guards and concealed their bodies before entering the cell.
• Hashirama found the injured Crimson Tyrant Dragon chained up and blocked the cell entrance with trees.
• Hashirama dropped his disguise and killed the first man who confronted him with a powerful kick.

Hashirama freed and healed Red Lotus, the Crimson Tyrant Dragon, and sent her to reunite with Hong Lian while he stayed behind to confront her captors. As Red Lotus escaped, Hashirama blocked the masked man's attack and faced him down.

• Hashirama defeated the men guarding Red Lotus, cut through the Soul Power-bound chains, and healed her with life energy.
• Hashirama told Red Lotus that Hong Lian was waiting outside, named her Red Lotus, and instructed her to flee toward the main gate while he dealt with her captors.
• Red Lotus broke out of the cell and ran for the gate as the masked man attacked her with a purple chain.
• Hashirama intercepted the chain with a massive tree trunk and confronted the masked man.
• When the masked man's lackey invoked his reputation, Hashirama asked what title the masked man held.

Hashirama confronted Soul Locking Douluo and his companions to stop them from capturing a soul beast. After testing the sealing chains and fighting back with Chakra, physical techniques, and Wood Release, Hashirama remained unharmed as Soul Locking Douluo recognized how formidable he was.

• Hashirama refused to let Soul Locking Douluo and his companions capture the soul beast, and Soul Locking Douluo warned him before attacking with chains.
• Hashirama deliberately took a chain strike and confirmed that Soul Locking Douluo's chains sealed Soul Power, while his Chakra remained usable.
• Soul Locking Douluo and his companions mocked Hashirama, but Hashirama met the Douluo's punch with a Chakra-enhanced blow that destroyed the camp.
• Hashirama dodged Soul Locking Douluo's Soul Devouring Chains, then battered him with Body Techniques and kicked him away.
• Soul Locking Douluo unleashed his Eighth Soul Skill, Fatal Chains, but Hashirama blocked the attack with Wood Release: Ranked Wall Technique and emerged unharmed.

Hashirama unleashed Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence to overwhelm Soul Locking Douluo’s forces, then pursued and killed Soul Locking Douluo after Red Lotus and Hong Lian helped stop the fleeing attackers. The battle ended with the two soul beasts’ vengeance fulfilled and Soul Locking Douluo’s corpse among the shattered trees.

• Red Lotus reunited with Hong Lian, told her about Hashirama’s plan, and the two soul beasts ran back to help him.
• Hashirama used Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence to transform the camp into a forest that bound and drained most of the attackers.
• Soul Locking Douluo and three Soul Douluos tried to flee, but Hong Lian and Red Lotus struck the three Soul Douluos with beams of Soul Power.
• Hashirama chased Soul Locking Douluo on a Wood Dragon, rejected his pleas for mercy, and drained his Soul Power.
• Hashirama struck Soul Locking Douluo with Wood Release: Forest Collapse, killing him as Hong Lian and Red Lotus watched.