Chapter Summaries

Hatake Ziyan wounded Kōsen with a soul-infused sword strike, then used his soul power to pull Kōsen out of his alternate dimension and disable him. When Yeban appeared, he revealed that he had calculated no way to save Kōsen and seized the chance to attack his brother instead.

• Hatake Ziyan cut Kōsen’s neck with the God-Slaying Sword despite Kōsen’s attempt to divert the blade through overlapping layers of space.
• Hatake Ziyan activated the soul power hidden in his strike, dragging Kōsen out of his alternate dimension and preventing him from mobilizing his power.
• Kōsen called for Yeban to help him, but Yeban suddenly spat blood and said his calculations showed Hatake Ziyan would kill him with one stroke.
• Yeban attacked Kōsen and admitted he had been waiting for a chance to devour his brother and claim his power.

Hatake Ziyan forced Kaguya to absorb Huangquan and Yeban, but her evolution left her swelling uncontrollably. Ōtsutsuki Yame appeared and tried to claim Hatake Ziyan’s body, prompting a fight that carried into Yame’s enormous soul form.

• Hatake Ziyan struck Yeban with his soul blade, and Yeban collapsed after using time reversal.
• Kaguya transformed Huangquan and Yeban into Chakra Fruits, then ate them to evolve.
• Kaguya transformed into a Rabbit-Headed Monster and began swelling, while Hatake Ziyan watched helplessly.
• Ōtsutsuki Yame appeared above the Ōtsutsuki Ancestral Planet and announced that he would use Hatake Ziyan’s body as his vessel.
• Hatake Ziyan left his body with his primordial spirit and fought Ōtsutsuki Yame, piercing his palm and burrowing into his soul body.

Hatake Ziyan defeated Ōtsutsuki Yame when the system eliminated Yame after he invaded Hatake Ziyan’s body. With no remaining threats in the Hokage World, Hatake Ziyan chose to leave with Kaguya and opened an interworld passage.

• Hatake Ziyan fought Ōtsutsuki Yame after Yame compressed his Soul Body, then gained a tremendous surge of power as he completed his system mission.
• Ōtsutsuki Yame entered Hatake Ziyan’s body to take possession of it, believing Hatake Ziyan was afraid to stop him.
• The system detected Yame as an intruder and erased his soul despite his pleas for mercy.
• Hatake Ziyan returned to his body, asked Kaguya whether she would leave the world with him, and she agreed.
• Hatake Ziyan used the World-Crossing Talisman to open an interworld passage.