Chapter Summaries

Jodio used King Crimson Requiem and an external soul bone to travel back ten thousand years, hoping to strike Tang San in the past, while Huo Yuhao remained behind to hold off their enemy. The journey left Jodio six years old with only five spirit power, and as divine attacks closed in, he stabbed himself with his Stand Arrow and awakened Silver Chariot.

• Jodio and Huo Yuhao launched their pincer attack against Tang San, but Jodio escaped by using King Crimson Requiem and Time Reversal to travel ten thousand years into the past.
• Jodio arrived in June 2636 on the Douluo Continent, reduced to six years old and five spirit power, while Huo Yuhao reported that their defense matrix was still holding.
• Jodio and Huo Yuhao agreed to limit their time communications to avoid detection by other gods.
• Jodio sensed a divine ambush as he approached the ruins of the old Shrek Academy and realized he could not summon King Crimson at his current level.
• Jodio stabbed himself with the Stand Arrow to survive the incoming attacks and awakened Silver Chariot.

Jodio escaped the reversed-time channel with Silver Chariot and reached level ten Soul Power. He arrived at Shrek Academy, impressed Flender, and was invited to meet his two classmates.

• Jodio ordered Silver Chariot to carry him out of the reversed-time channel, then forced the channel to collapse and escaped.
• Jodio discovered his Soul Power had reached level ten and traveled to Shrek Academy to join the school.
• At the academy gate, Jodio interrupted an argument and used Silver Chariot to carve “DIO” into a nobleman's clothes.
• Flender tested Jodio, learned that his Martial Soul was the Stand Arrow and his Soul Power was level ten, and heard why he wanted to attend.
• Flender accepted Jodio and led him to meet his two classmates.

Jodio joined Shrek Academy, introduced Silver Chariot as his innate ability, and met his classmates Oscar and Ma Hongjun. When Jodio challenged Ma Hongjun’s claim to the boss title, Ma Hongjun summoned his Phoenix Martial Soul, which Jodio found startling.

• Flender brought Jodio to Shrek Academy, where Zhao Wuji examined his Martial Soul and learned about Silver Chariot.
• Flender waived Jodio’s fees for the time being and explained the academy’s graduation requirements.
• Flender introduced Jodio to Oscar and Ma Hongjun as their new classmate.
• Jodio declared himself the boss and summoned Silver Chariot when Ma Hongjun objected.
• Ma Hongjun summoned his Phoenix Martial Soul and called it Phoenix Chariot, leaving Jodio confused.

Jodio defeated Ma Hongjun, then took Ma Hongjun and Oscar rabbit hunting and cooked a meal with them. After Flender and Zhao Wuji caught the boys mocking their diets, Jodio encouraged Oscar to recognize the potential of his sausage Martial Soul.

• Jodio used Silver Chariot to defeat Ma Hongjun, who gave up when Jodio promised a tasty meal.
• Jodio recruited Ma Hongjun and Oscar to hunt rabbits, explaining that his manifested Martial Soul was called a Stand.
• Jodio, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun prepared and roasted a rabbit near the academy, with Ma Hongjun providing the fire.
• Jodio told the boys to share some food with their teachers, but Oscar and Ma Hongjun joked that Flender and Zhao Wuji would not eat rabbit.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji caught the boys and punished them, while Oscar claimed he was worried that his sausage Martial Soul seemed useless.
• Jodio told Oscar that no one was useless and that Oscar could decide what his Martial Soul was worth.

Jodio encouraged Oscar about his potential and reflected on how to develop his Martial Soul, Silver Chariot, before traveling with Flender, Zhao Wuji, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun to the Star Dou Great Forest. There, Jodio promised he could treat Ma Hongjun’s unstable Soul Power, though the teachers remained uncertain about his plan.

• Jodio reassured Oscar that his food-type Martial Soul could make him a powerful support Soul Master, and Flender confirmed that Oscar’s Innate Full Soul Power was unprecedented for his type.
• Jodio considered how to build Silver Chariot beyond the path he had taken with King Crimson and identified the Spiral Staircase as a possible key to its advancement.
• Jodio told Oscar and Ma Hongjun that his family had been poor and explained that Huo Yuhao had bought him his fine clothes.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji took Jodio, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun toward the Star Dou Great Forest to seek Spirit Rings and gain experience.
• Flender warned that Ma Hongjun’s chaotic Soul Power would become harder to control after he gained a Spirit Ring, and Jodio claimed training therapy and a future Spirit Ring could solve the problem.

Jodio persuaded Flender to let Ma Hongjun pursue a speed-and-defense build, explaining how healing and his manifested stands could preserve his combat strength. After Flender agreed to test the plan, Jodio killed a Great Rock Python and prepared to absorb its Spirit Ring, leaving his theory about to face its first test.

• Jodio explained that Crazy Diamond might repair damaged Martial Souls and bodies, and that his stands could still fight even if he chose healing Spirit Skills.
• Jodio described a speed-and-defense strategy, citing Ye Lingyun and arguing that Ma Hongjun’s existing attack power and Oscar’s support could make it effective.
• Ma Hongjun trusted Jodio’s advice, and Flender decided to make Ma Hongjun’s First Spirit Ability defensive.
• Flender spotted a Great Rock Python nearby and gravely wounded it with his wind blades.
• Jodio used Silver Chariot to kill the Great Rock Python, then sat down to absorb its Spirit Ring and test his theory.

Jodio absorbed a spirit ring from a Great Rock Python and gained Stone Free, a Stand that let him turn his body into controllable threads. He demonstrated its abilities to Flender and Zhao Wuji, then helped Oscar prepare to choose a future Spirit Skill before discovering Oscar’s crude activation phrase.

• Jodio used Silver Chariot to suppress the Great Rock Python’s lingering spirit and absorbed its 400-year-old ring.
• Jodio stabbed himself with the Stand Arrow and summoned Stone Free, whose ability let him transform his body into threads.
• Jodio demonstrated Stone Free’s mobility and defensive potential, and Flender warned him to keep his torso transformation secret.
• Jodio explained Stone Free’s limits, prompting Flender and Zhao Wuji to argue over who would teach him.
• Jodio asked about Oscar’s Spirit Skill and advised him to focus on the ability he wanted when absorbing a ring.
• Oscar revealed that his sausage-producing Spirit Skill required him to say, “Your daddy has a big sausage!”

Jodio forced Ma Hongjun to overcome his embarrassment about Oscar’s sausage Spirit Skill, then kept watch at camp and survived another attack from Tang San through a time passage. The attack ended, and Jodio turned his anger on a charging Flame Bull.

• Jodio ate Oscar’s sausage and explained that Ma Hongjun needed to ignore the embarrassing incantation and focus on the Spirit Skill.
• Flender ordered Ma Hongjun to eat Oscar’s sausages five times a day as training, and the group prepared to rest before searching for a Spirit Beast.
• While keeping watch, Jodio recalled that he had considered killing the others but had decided to target only Tang San.
• Jodio noticed the warning carved into a tree and prepared for an attack, but Tang San’s strike through a time passage missed him again.
• A Flame Bull charged toward Jodio, who summoned Stone Free and battered it with a crossing counter.

Jodio explained how he combined time travel and reversal to create a Pincer Attack, then stopped beating the Flame Bull so Ma Hongjun could absorb its Spirit Ring. Ma Hongjun gained a defensive Phoenix skill, while Jodio remained trapped in the past and wary of Tang San.

• Jodio used his combined time-travel abilities to launch a Pincer Attack and reasoned that Tang San could not follow him across ten thousand years.
• Jodio vented his anger by attacking the Flame Bull until Flender stopped him and asked him to spare it for Ma Hongjun.
• Ma Hongjun absorbed the Flame Bull's Spirit Ring, becoming the third among them to gain a ring.
• Jodio and Oscar joked about using Ma Hongjun as a defensive shield, and Ma Hongjun objected when he heard them.
• Ma Hongjun demonstrated his first Spirit Skill, Phoenix Scorching Flame Protective Shield, which absorbed half the impact of Soul Power attacks.

After returning from Spirit Hall, Jodio explained his views on revenge and declared himself the future Emperor before beginning months of training with Oscar and Ma Hongjun. Three months later, Jodio reached level fifteen and unlocked Silver Chariot’s Armor Ejection ability.

• Flender and Zhao Wuji explained how Ma Hongjun’s new ability reduced the force of incoming impacts, and Flender told him to train to withstand attacks.
• Jodio asked Oscar whether he would seek revenge against an organization that harmed his family, then argued that it might have to be dismantled to prevent future retaliation.
• Jodio proclaimed himself the future Emperor and promised to welcome challengers, then arranged training that included five laps around the village.
• Over the next three months, Jodio, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun grew stronger as Jodio led their runs and helped them cultivate.
• Jodio reached level fifteen and discovered that Silver Chariot had unlocked Armor Ejection, which increased its speed and allowed it to create an effect like Shadow Clone.

Jodio celebrated Silver Chariot gaining Armor Ejection with Oscar and Ma Hongjun, then Flender told him to save money for future Great Soul Arena matches. At a barbecue restaurant, Jodio attacked a drunken Soul Grandmaster who insulted Ma Hongjun, and his friends stopped him before he strangled the man to death.

• Jodio revealed that Silver Chariot's abilities had improved and agreed to celebrate with Oscar and Ma Hongjun after their run.
• Flender congratulated Jodio on reaching level fifteen and said he would take him to the Great Soul Arena after he saved ten Gold Soul Coins.
• Jodio, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun went to Bearded Man Barbecue, where Ma Hongjun ordered thirty extra-spicy meat skewers.
• A drunken Soul Grandmaster mocked Ma Hongjun, so Jodio ordered him to pull out their chairs and Stone Free struck and choked him.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun pulled Jodio away before he could kill the man, and Jodio warned them against fighting before threatening Ma Hongjun with extra training.

Jodio and his companions ate at a restaurant, where he endured increasingly spicy food while discussing Ma Hongjun’s evil fire and plans to find a cure. The meal ended with Ma Hongjun accidentally turning Jodio’s water into a cup of sesame and chili oil.

• Jodio made a fleeing Soul Master take his unconscious friend outside and pay the restaurant owner.
• Jodio explained his reluctance to fight in restaurants, then tried one of Ma Hongjun’s devil-spiced pork skewers despite finding it painfully hot.
• Jodio asked Ma Hongjun about his evil fire and promised to seek a healing Spirit Ring when he reached level twenty.
• Ma Hongjun ordered extra-spicy food for Jodio, who pretended he was unafraid and tried the beef noodles.
• Ma Hongjun poured sesame and chili oil into Jodio’s cup, prompting Jodio to shout his name in anger.

Jodio reached level 20 at seven and a half and prepared to hunt his second Spirit Ring with Flender. After choosing a Fierce Toad, he used Stone Free and Silver Chariot to attack it, leaving the battle underway.

• Jodio reached level 20, while Ma Hongjun and Oscar trained under him.
• Flender agreed to take Jodio to hunt a Spirit Beast, and Jodio insisted on choosing a healing-oriented Spirit Skill.
• Flender dropped Jodio near a swamp where a Fierce Toad lived, forcing Jodio to swing to safety with Stone Free.
• Jodio used Stone Free to maneuver over the Fierce Toad, then summoned Silver Chariot and activated Armor Ejection.
• Silver Chariot stabbed the Fierce Toad in the eye and leaped away as its tongue struck after him.

Jodio and Flender searched for a Spirit Beast suited to Jodio’s unusual Martial Soul, and Jodio chose a Dragon Horse for his next Spirit Ring. After obtaining the ring, Jodio considered whether to begin researching Soul Tools.

• Jodio wounded the Fierce Toad but spared it, explaining that he had no reason to kill it and wanted to avoid needless Spirit Beast slaughter.
• Jodio rejected a Clover Leopard and a Golden Dragonfish because their attributes might produce Stands he did not want.
• Jodio remembered that Dragon Horses lived near Golden Dragonfish and decided that one would suit his needs.
• Flender threw Jodio toward a two-hundred-year-old Dragon Horse, and Jodio killed it with Silver Chariot to obtain its yellow Spirit Ring.
• Jodio dismissed Flender’s concern about the ring’s low age and wondered whether he should research Soul Tools.

On his 457th day in the world ten thousand years ago, Jodio awakened Gold Experience and demonstrated its power to create life. Flender recognized its potential, while Jodio hinted that its abilities could also heal injuries.

• Jodio reflected on Tang San and the Tang Sect's decline, recalling how his criticism had led Tang Ya to join him.
• Jodio absorbed his Spirit Ring and awakened Gold Experience, which appeared as a golden humanoid Stand.
• Flender questioned Gold Experience's apparent weakness, and Jodio explained that it was a support-type Stand rather than a damage dealer.
• Jodio had Gold Experience strike a stone, transforming it into a living frog and astounding Flender.
• Flender wondered whether Jodio could create Spirit Beasts, and Jodio said he might, though the creatures would be temporary and costly to create.
• Jodio told Flender to consider Gold Experience's healing potential as well as its power to create life.

Jodio explained that Gold Experience might let him replace damaged organs and help Ma Hongjun’s evil fire, though the treatment would need experimentation. After returning to Shrek Academy, Jodio set a trap to scare Ma Hongjun and Oscar, but the transformed rabbits attacked them and the boys prepared to hold out.

• Jodio told Flender he could create replacement organs from stones, but using them would be painful and would require testing to treat Ma Hongjun’s condition.
• Jodio and Flender returned to the academy, where Jodio spotted Ma Hongjun and Oscar skipping their lessons to roast rabbit.
• Jodio used Gold Experience to turn rocks into sturdy rabbits and sent them charging at the boys.
• Ma Hongjun sensed danger, summoned Phoenix Legend, and discovered the oversized rabbits watching them in the dark.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar fought back as the rabbits attacked, and one rabbit turned into a rock after Ma Hongjun struck it.

Jodio tested Oscar and Ma Hongjun with a staged bear attack, then celebrated reaching level twenty-one and explained Gold Experience’s abilities. After claiming his reward at Spirit Hall, he invited the boys to help ordinary people around the city that night.

• Jodio staged a grizzly bear attack, and Oscar lured the beast away from Ma Hongjun with sausages while preparing to defend himself with a knife.
• Zhao Wuji and Shao Xin revealed that the attack was a test, and Jodio apologized and promised to treat Oscar and Ma Hongjun.
• Jodio described Gold Experience’s ability to turn objects into living things and said he planned to experiment with Ma Hongjun.
• Jodio collected ten Gold Soul Coins at Spirit Hall after the registrar confirmed his age and Soul Power.
• Jodio declined to take Oscar and Ma Hongjun to the Great Soul Arena and proposed helping ordinary people around the city instead.

Jodio reflected on the injustice ordinary people faced in the Douluo Continent while building a small gang called Passione in Suotuo City. A middle-aged man pleaded with Jodio to help him take revenge, but his list of insults left Ma Hongjun and Oscar wondering how many enemies he meant.

• Jodio recalled how the feudal system and Tang San's actions had harmed ordinary people and Soul Masters.
• A Soul Grandmaster learned from a street vendor that Passione was searching for ancient books and bones while controlling one street in Suotuo City.
• Jodio described how he had taken over the neighborhood in two months, supported by Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and several powerful Soul Masters.
• A middle-aged man begged Jodio to avenge him and listed a string of insults, prompting Ma Hongjun and Oscar to suspect he was talking about more than one person.

Maventi sought Jodio’s help after Soul Masters maimed his son and escaped punishment, and Jodio confronted him for treating Passione like a hired weapon instead of trusting its Boss. The chapter left Maventi bowing to Jodio and asking him sincerely to deliver justice.

• Maventi told Jodio that Soul Masters had attacked his children, crippling his son, and had escaped the Knights’ punishment after paying a small fine.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun were shocked by the injustice, while Jodio listened in silence and asked Maventi why he had gone to the Knights instead of coming to him.
• Jodio reminded Maventi that he had seen him flee with his injured son a week earlier and challenged him for trusting powerful officials over Passione.
• Jodio said he would have made the attackers suffer if Maventi had come to him as his Boss, but rejected Maventi’s offer of money.
• Maventi bowed, took Jodio’s hand, and asked DIO-sama to get him justice, calling him his dearest Boss.

Jodio built Passione into a power base in Suotuo City by subduing local gangs and opening the affordable JoJo's Gospel clinic. He worried about Tang Hao's strength and decided to seek safety through a favor, then returned to treating patients.

• A red-and-black-clad man watched Suotuo City and considered Jodio a promising candidate for the Asura path, while his companion asked about a foreign intruder.
• Jodio, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun formed Passione, and Jodio subdued nearby gangs after learning that local authorities were taking bribes.
• Jodio opened JoJo's Gospel, where he offered inexpensive treatment, and Passione became well known across Suotuo City within two months.
• Jodio ordered a subordinate to expand their influence and told Ma Hongjun and Oscar to keep watch while he handled the fighting.
• Jodio worried that Tang Hao could kill him if provoked, rejected the idea of courting Tang Hao, and decided that trading a favor for protection was preferable.
• Jodio returned to his crowded clinic, ordered the patients to line up, and began seeing them.