Recaps

Madara defeated the Crimson Serpent and the Great Eye, then gave the serpent to Meng Yiran while preparing to absorb the Great Eye’s spirit ring. Meng Yiran guarded him as Dragon Duke and Snake Grandma watched from hiding.

• Madara ignored Meng Yiran’s warnings and charged into the battle between the Crimson Serpent and the Great Eye.
• Madara wounded the Crimson Serpent, resisted the Great Eye’s genjutsu, and turned its attack back on it.
• Madara defeated both Spirit Beasts, leaving the Crimson Serpent near death and severing the Great Eye’s tentacles.
• Madara gave the Crimson Serpent to Meng Yiran and killed the Great Eye to obtain its spirit ring.
• Madara began absorbing the ring while Meng Yiran guarded him and Dragon Duke and Snake Grandma observed from the shadows.

Madara absorbed the Crimson Serpent's soul ring and demonstrated his genjutsu to Dragon Duke before rejecting Snake Grandma's attempt to make him her granddaughter's live-in son-in-law. After Madara called Meng Yiran too weak and left, she vowed revenge and began absorbing the serpent's ring despite its danger.

• Madara absorbed and tamed the spiritual-type soul ring, then used its genjutsu on Dragon Duke, who broke free and praised the skill.
• Snake Grandma proposed that Madara marry Meng Yiran, but Madara refused and called her too weak.
• Dragon Duke and Snake Grandma threatened Madara, while Madara warned that he had powerful backing and pointed to the Crimson Serpent.
• Meng Yiran ordered her grandfather to let Madara go, vowed to take revenge, and watched him leave.
• Meng Yiran vented her anger by killing the Crimson Serpent, then began absorbing its soul ring despite exceeding her limit.

Madara returned to a campsite of predatory Soul Masters to test his Second Spirit Skill and slaughtered the group with his weapons and Sharingan. He left the surviving Tiger Martial Soul boss cornered and facing an illusion of despair.

• Madara returned to the campsite, where the Soul Masters surrounded him and the boss ordered them to attack.
• Madara deflected their ranged Spirit Skills and killed several attackers with swift strikes from his sickle.
• Madara used his Second Spirit Skill on the Dog Martial Soul master, freezing him with a terrifying illusion before killing him.
• The remaining Soul Masters fled as Madara continued cutting them down, while the boss tried and failed to stop their retreat.
• Madara called out to the fleeing boss and unleashed an illusion of despair.

Madara found his old Battle Armor in a shop and reclaimed it, leaving with the armor on his body and the shop's guards too afraid to stop him.

• Madara left the forest after defeating the nearby Soul Masters and returned to town.
• Madara entered a shop to look for defensive equipment but sensed a familiar presence drawing him toward a storeroom.
• Madara recognized a battered suit of Battle Armor and paid the clerk a bag of Gold Soul Coins for it.
• Madara put on the armor, cleaned away its rust and dirt with his power, and declared that he had returned.
• The clerk tried to take back the Battle Armor, so Madara threatened him and threw him aside before walking past the frightened guards.

Madara recovered his stolen Gold Soul Coins from a gang of pickpockets and found a nine-tailed red fox in their cage. When Pan Chui attacked him, Madara easily defeated him, and Pan Chui’s captain arrived and began speaking to Madara.

• A man in sunglasses stole Madara’s Gold Soul Coins, but Madara held him and drove off the man’s accomplices with his Soul Power and Chakra.
• Madara recovered his coins and kicked the sunglasses-wearing man into a shop entrance.
• Madara discovered a nine-tailed red fox in the dropped cage and recognized something familiar about it.
• Pan Chui accused Madara of stealing the fox and attacked him with his hammer, but Madara blocked the blow and kicked Pan Chui away.
• Pan Chui’s bearded captain stopped him, scolded him, and warmly asked Madara what he should call him.

Madara joined Li Jia’s Lone Soul Hunting Group after agreeing to Li Jia’s invitation, provided that no one else competed with him for opponents in battle. At the group’s shabby courtyard, Madara met its members and alarmed them when his bloodlust flared at Lisa’s teasing.

• Li Jia stopped Pan Chui from confronting Madara, explained that Pan Chui had mistaken him for one of the thieves, and apologized.
• Li Jia invited Madara to dinner and asked him to join the Lone Soul Hunting Group; Madara accepted on the condition that he would never have to compete for opponents.
• Pan Chui reluctantly apologized to Madara, and Li Jia led him to the group’s small courtyard.
• Lisa teased Madara, and he released an aura of bloodlust that made Old Fury fear he might attack her.
• Li Jia introduced Madara as the group’s new member, and the gathered members reacted with mixed expressions.

Madara met the Lone Soul Hunting Group’s core members and discovered how a Food System Soul Master’s steamed bun could accelerate both Soul Power and Chakra recovery. He kept the unusual red Nine-Tails fox Li Jia gave him, then fell asleep unaware that the fox had opened its blood-red eyes.

• Li Jia introduced Madara to the group’s core members, and Madara’s calm response to Li Jia’s strong pat made the others reconsider his strength.
• Li Jia showed Madara the group’s captured Snow Foxes, and Madara claimed the unusual red Nine-Tails fox after learning it had been found in their den.
• At dinner, Old Fury gave Madara a Recovery Steamed Bun, and Madara discovered that it hastened his recovery of both Soul Power and Chakra.
• Madara reflected that he planned to leave the group eventually and intended to repay Li Jia for the fox before falling asleep.
• The caged red Nine-Tails fox opened its blood-red eyes while Madara slept.

Madara discovered that the red fox had gained the Nine-Tails’ origin power and trapped him in its mental world. As the fox attacked, Madara stopped its enormous claw with one hand and prepared to fight back.

• Madara pretended to sleep as the red fox escaped its cage, then grabbed it and tried to throw it to the floor.
• The fox’s attack drew Madara into a dim mental space, where it appeared as a colossal creature and threatened him.
• Madara recognized the fox’s connection to Kurama and concluded that it had gained the Nine-Tails’ origin power while retaining its own genjutsu ability.
• The fox boasted that it could use its full strength in its mental world and reached to crush Madara.
• Madara stopped the fox’s claw with his palm and began pushing it back, ready to demonstrate the Uchiha’s power.

Madara defeated a red fox that had gained Kurama’s origin and used his Sharingan to make it his pet. The next morning, he introduced the subdued fox, Nine Nether, to the Soul Hunting Group as Kurama.

• Madara forced the fox to explain that seven years earlier it had received the origin of a senior Spirit Beast in a red ball of light.
• Madara wondered what had happened in the Shinobi World after his death and realized the fox was not Kurama.
• Madara invaded the fox’s spiritual body with his Sharingan and declared that it was now his pet.
• The fox revealed that its name was Nine Nether and that it was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, then fought Madara again.
• The next morning, Madara brought the listless Nine Nether to breakfast and introduced it to the Soul Hunting Group as Kurama.
• Lisa tried to pick up Kurama, but he snapped at her, while the group joked over breakfast.

The Lone Soul Hunting Group accepted a mission to protect a young Soul Master seeking her third soul ring, while Madara questioned Li Jia about what he was hiding. The group met their client at the town gate and learned that the hunt would involve a dangerous thousand-year Spirit Beast territory.

• Li Jia told the group that a client had bought all their Snow Foxes and wanted to hire them for another mission.
• Madara arrived without supplies, then confronted Li Jia and used his Sharingan to press him about the mission’s hidden details.
• Li Jia admitted to Madara that the client had demanded protection for a Soul Master and had paid far above market price for the Snow Foxes.
• Madara reluctantly trusted Li Jia after recognizing his sense of responsibility, and the group headed to the town gate to meet their employer.
• The group met a veiled young girl with blue hair, who said she needed help obtaining her third soul ring.
• Li Jia and the others were alarmed by the danger of hunting a thousand-year Spirit Beast, while Madara watched calmly and the girl took note of him.

Madara and his group encountered a thousand-year Golden Armored Jade Poison Scorpion in the Star Dou Great Forest. As the Spirit Beast overwhelmed the Soul Masters, Ye Lingling used her Nine Heart Begonia to heal the wounded.

• Madara sensed two hidden experts nearby, while Ye Lingling introduced herself to him and said he reminded her of someone.
• Old Fury noticed the group had encountered no low-level Spirit Beasts, and Madara and Ye Lingling moved to the front as tremors approached.
• A thousand-year Golden Armored Jade Poison Scorpion emerged, and Old Fury warned that its venom could kill even a Soul Elder.
• Madara's kunai and shuriken failed to pierce the scorpion's shell, and the melee Soul Masters were injured as they tried to hold it back.
• Ye Lingling summoned her Nine Heart Begonia and restored the badly wounded Soul Masters with its healing light.

The Soul Hunting Group fought the Golden Armored Jade Poison Scorpion, but Madara took over the battle after it attacked Lisa. Madara battered the beast and flung it into a crater, leaving Ye Lingling to realize her healing skill was useless to him.

• Li Jia used his spear skills to hold off the Golden Armored Jade Poison Scorpion while the Soul Hunting Group recovered.
• Lisa struck the scorpion with Charm Strike, but it quickly recovered and charged at her.
• Madara stopped the scorpion with his scythe and kicked it away from Lisa, then rejected Ye Lingling's healing light.
• Madara faced the scorpion alone, cracked its pincers with his scythe, and caught its tail stinger.
• Madara swung the scorpion around and hurled it into the ground, creating a large crater.

After years of fighting with the Soul Hunting Group, Madara returned to Jeno City as a Three-ring Soul Master with the ability to replicate spirit skills. He confronted Jerry at the Jie Nuo Grand Soul Fighting Arena and prepared to make his name resound again.

• Madara dismissed Ye Lingling’s fame and support abilities, then helped her obtain a spirit ring before they parted with her suggesting they would meet again.
• Over the following years, Madara fought at the front of the Soul Hunting Group and grew stronger, gaining his Third Spirit Skill, Replication.
• Madara returned to the Jie Nuo Grand Soul Fighting Arena in Jeno City, accompanied by his fiery fox and recalling his promise to Jerry.
• Jerry failed to recognize Madara until Madara showed his badge and identified himself as the Blood Pupil Asura.
• Madara revealed his purple Third Spirit Ring, shocking Jerry, and declared that he would make his name resound through the arena again.

Madara returned to the Jie Nuo Grand Soul Fighting Arena and overwhelmed every opponent, then left with Jerry to challenge arenas across the empire. After becoming known as the Soul Fighting King, he headed for Suotuo City, where a reply from Nuo Ding Junior Academy promised him a reunion with Tang San.

• Madara returned to the Jie Nuo Grand Soul Fighting Arena and defeated his first opponent with a single punch.
• Madara won seven consecutive matches, while Jerry profited as his partner and manager.
• Jerry told Madara he was resigning, and Madara decided to challenge Soul Fighting Arenas across the empire.
• Madara swept through more than a dozen arenas in under three months, rising through the ranks without a loss or draw.
• Madara traveled toward Suotuo City after learning from Nuo Ding Junior Academy that he could meet Tang San again.

Madara encountered Dai Mubai on the outskirts of Suotuo City and beat him after Dai Mubai charged at him without using his White Tiger Martial Soul. Madara then went to the Soul Fighting Arena, where he anticipated the battle ahead and thought of screams and the scent of blood.

• Dai Mubai vented his frustration in the outskirts of Suotuo City until Madara shouted at him and called him trash.
• Dai Mubai attacked Madara, who met his tiger claw with a punch and drove him back without giving him a chance to use Martial Soul Possession.
• Madara overwhelmed Dai Mubai, knocked him down, and told him to seek revenge at the Soul Fighting Arena.
• Dai Mubai clenched his hands and repeated Madara's challenge as Madara walked away.
• After dinner, Madara went to participate in soul fights, dismissed Jerry's question about preparing, and anticipated the screams and scent of blood.

Dai Mubai challenged Blood Pupil Asura, unaware that the Soul Fighting Arena expected him to lose badly. As the match began, Uchiha Madara arrived, and Dai Mubai faced the enemy he had been waiting to confront.

• Dai Mubai brought Tang San and the others to the Soul Fighting Arena, saying he had arranged a match to settle things with an enemy.
• Flender went to bet on Dai Mubai but saw that the odds and the crowd’s reactions suggested his opponent was overwhelmingly favored, so he hurried back to stop him.
• Dai Mubai had already entered the arena, and Flender, Tang San, and the others went to watch, worried about what might happen.
• The host announced the match between Evil-Eyed White Tiger and Blood Pupil Asura as the audience jeered at Dai Mubai.
• Dai Mubai released his Soul Master aura and silenced the crowd, but Uchiha Madara appeared at the entrance, asking, “Is that so?”

Madara fought Dai Mubai in the Soul Fighting Arena, using his Sharingan to outmaneuver him before unleashing Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation. Dai Mubai survived the flames badly injured, and Madara offered him another chance to fight.

• Madara entered the arena as Dai Mubai activated his White Tiger Martial Soul and charged at him.
• Madara used an illusion to evade Dai Mubai’s attack, while Tang San suspected a connection between Madara’s eyes and a familiar figure.
• Dai Mubai attacked Madara repeatedly, but Madara blocked every strike with his scythe.
• Madara unleashed Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation, engulfing the arena in flames as Dai Mubai’s companions called for help.
• Dai Mubai emerged alive but badly injured after using his Third Spirit Skill, and Madara told him to keep fighting for his entertainment.

Madara overwhelmed Dai Mubai in their match, then used his War Fan to reflect Dai Mubai's White Tiger Fierce Light Wave back at him. Dai Mubai collapsed unconscious, leaving Madara victorious and the spectators stunned by his power.

• Ma Hongjun, Flender, and the others reacted in shock to Madara's combat strength as Dai Mubai struggled to stay conscious.
• Dai Mubai charged Madara and used his momentum to flip him into the air.
• Dai Mubai fired his White Tiger Fierce Light Wave at Madara, who struck the beam with his War Fan and used Uchiha Rebound to send it back.
• Dai Mubai was blasted into a wall by his own soul skill and collapsed after asking Madara how strong he was.
• Madara declared his power as Uchiha Madara, and Dai Mubai lost consciousness.

Madara defeated Dai Mubai in the Soul Fighting Arena and reunited with Tang San, who revealed that the Blood Pupil Asura was his brother. Dai Mubai woke and accepted his defeat, while Flender took the Shrek group and Madara back to the academy.

• Madara left the arena after defeating Dai Mubai, then noticed Tang San in the stands and greeted him as Xiao San.
• Xiao Wu and the others rushed to the resting area, where Flender confirmed Dai Mubai was breathing and Oscar fed him a Soul Power sausage.
• Tang San arrived with Madara, and the Shrek group recognized the Blood Pupil Asura who had injured Dai Mubai.
• Tang San identified Madara as his brother and promised to give the group an explanation, but Madara dismissed their objections and challenged them to fight him together.
• Dai Mubai woke, admitted that he and his team were simply inferior, and vowed to defeat Madara one day.
• Flender ended the confrontation and ordered everyone to take Dai Mubai back to the academy, telling Madara to come along too.

Madara followed the Shrek group to their shabby academy and challenged Zhao Wuji, eager to test himself against a Soul Saint. After Madara surprised Zhao Wuji with an explosive scythe attack, Zhao Wuji emerged unharmed and prepared to fight seriously.

• Madara mocked Shrek Academy's rundown appearance, and the group brought the injured Dai Mubai inside to rest.
• After hearing what had happened, Zhao Wuji confronted Madara, but Madara eagerly accepted his challenge despite Tang San's warning that Zhao Wuji was a Soul Saint.
• Madara and Zhao Wuji took their positions on the grassland as the Shrek group gathered to watch.
• Madara dodged Zhao Wuji's earthen wave, rushed in, and used his third soul ring to make his scythe explode when Zhao Wuji caught its blade.
• Zhao Wuji emerged from the flames unharmed, and Madara prepared to show his real skill as Zhao Wuji used Martial Soul Possession.

Madara fought Zhao Wuji in a test of strength and skill, using precise ninja-tool attacks and agile dodges to survive the Soul Saint’s blows. As Madara’s stamina ran low, the pressure of the battle awakened his fighting spirit and drove him to prepare to go all out.

• Madara threw ninja tools at Zhao Wuji, then redirected them toward his vital points with precise technique, but Zhao Wuji blocked them with his Immovable Wisdom King Body.
• Tang San bet Ma Hongjun that Madara would prevail, wagering that the loser would eat ten of Oscar’s sausages.
• Zhao Wuji attacked with his Great Vajra Palm, but Madara charged forward and slipped beneath his arm to evade the blow.
• Madara used his Sharingan and quick reactions to dodge Zhao Wuji’s attacks, though the effort rapidly exhausted him.
• Madara became excited by the life-or-death fight and decided to go all out.

Madara fought Zhao Wuji, enduring his attacks and using a powerful fire technique to obscure the battlefield before catching him in a genjutsu. The chapter left Madara launching a surprise sickle strike while Zhao Wuji tried to evade it.

• Zhao Wuji used Gravity: Crush and struck Madara with his palm, but Madara blocked the blow with Uchiha Rebound and survived being thrown back.
• Madara dropped his body weights and charged again, shocking Zhao Wuji with his speed and willingness to fight a Soul Saint.
• Madara unleashed Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation, engulfing the field in flames, but Zhao Wuji emerged unharmed using his Fourth Spirit Ring and Immoveable Ming King Divine.
• Madara used the flames as cover to cast his genjutsu, then attacked Zhao Wuji's neck with a sickle while his illusionary double remained in place.
• Zhao Wuji dodged the sickle at the last moment, and Madara's original body phased away.

Madara fought Zhao Wuji fiercely, earning his acknowledgment before Flender and Tang San stopped the battle. Dai Mubai emerged with renewed resolve to defeat Madara fairly, while Madara agreed to stay at the academy and judge its worth.

• Madara shattered Zhao Wuji's defensive phantom, injured his face, and was sent flying when Zhao Wuji broke his arm with a palm strike.
• Madara insisted on continuing the fight, and Dai Mubai told the others that battle was a form of enjoyment for him.
• Dai Mubai told Flender to stop the fighters and declared that he would challenge Madara again after recovering and becoming strong enough to defeat him fairly.
• Flender and Tang San intervened as Madara charged Zhao Wuji again, and Zhao Wuji solemnly acknowledged Madara's strength.
• Tang San treated Madara's arm, while Madara and Dai Mubai exchanged promises of future fights.
• Madara agreed to stay at the academy for a while and see whether it was worthy, and Flender confidently accepted the challenge.

Madara challenged the Shrek students to catch Kurama, promising to teach them if they succeeded. The students chased the fox through the training forest while Madara dismissed his protests, and Flender and Zhao Wuji watched from nearby.

• Madara dropped the heavy weights he had been training with and rebuked the Shrek students for mistaking his training for rest.
• Madara offered to teach the students if they could catch Kurama, but excluded Tang San from the exercise.
• Madara released Kurama, who threatened to kill him before the Shrek students surrounded and chased him through the forest.
• Tang San asked Madara to stop the group from tormenting Kurama, but Madara refused and called it a lesson.
• Zhao Wuji and Flender watched the commotion, and Flender hoped Madara would teach the students his techniques.

After the Shrek group caught Kurama, Madara began teaching them to control their Soul Power through water walking and tree climbing. The students struggled with the exercises, while Tang San managed to stay on the water and Madara demonstrated how to climb a tree without using his hands.

• The Shrek group wore Kurama down in a relay chase and caught him, after which Madara agreed to teach them.
• Madara walked across the river and explained how to spread Soul Power over the water, then challenged the group to try it.
• The students struggled to water-walk, while Tang San managed to remain standing despite stumbling.
• Madara introduced tree climbing, and Ma Hongjun tried to climb a trunk by hugging it as the others laughed.
• Madara walked straight up the tree trunk, leaving Ma Hongjun and the Shrek group stunned.