Arc 1The Sun’s First Trials

Zhou Yang awakened as Ohma Zi-O, trained with Hyper Kabuto, and saved the Yuanen family from a Demon Plane invasion before heading to Eastsea City. There he met Na’er and Yali, while Tang Wulin gained the Spirit Soul Zhou Yang had secretly chosen for her, and Zhou Yang began his final trial against Hyper Kabuto.

  • Zhou Yang awakened his Zi-O powers, rejected the Spirit Pagoda’s offer, and befriended Tang Wulin at Red Mountain Academy.
  • Zhou Yang developed his own cultivation method and trained under Hyper Kabuto until he broke through to rank ten and became a Soul Master.
  • Zhou Yang transformed into Hyper Kabuto and stopped a Demon Plane invasion threatening the Yuanen family.
  • Zhou Yang reversed time to save the Yuanen clansmen, fought inside the Demon Plane, and returned after destroying its passage.
  • The Hyper Zecter transported Zhou Yang to Wang Qiu’er, then later drew him into nightmares that became part of his training.
  • Zhou Yang secretly replaced Tang Wulin’s defective Spirit Soul with Jade Spirit Ink Bamboo, and Tang Wulin absorbed it as Tang San confronted the sealed Golden Dragon King in her sea of consciousness.
  • Zhou Yang met Na’er in Eastsea City, accepted Yali’s invitation to stay at her courtyard, and agreed to pursue the Spirit Ascension Platform instead of a second Spirit Soul.
  • Zhou Yang followed Kabuto’s Kabuto Zecter to a lakeshore and began his final trial by fighting Hyper Kabuto.
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Ch. 1Awakening, time stop, and a big golden guy

Six-year-old Zhou Yang underwent a free Martial Soul awakening at the Spirit Pagoda and awakened the overwhelming power of Ohma Zi-O, briefly stopping time and destroying the chamber. He reversed the damage, canceled his transformation, and received several Rider items, including a Zi-O Ridewatch and driver.

  • In his previous life, Zhou Yang died after charging into a truck to save two children, then transmigrated to Douluo Continent and was raised by an elderly woman who had recently died.
  • Zhou Yang visited the Spirit Pagoda for his six-year-old Martial Soul awakening and entered the chamber with an elderly Spirit Master.
  • Dark-gold energy surged from Zhou Yang, stopped time, and transformed him into Ohma Zi-O.
  • Zhou Yang's transformation damaged the chamber and swallowed the elderly Spirit Master, so he reversed time to restore the man and the surroundings.
  • Zhou Yang canceled his transformation and received a Zi-O Ridewatch, a driver, and two other items while the remaining Rider Ridewatches returned to his body.

Ch. 2This Was Also Recorded in Gaim

After awakening Zi-O as his Martial Soul and reaching Innate Full Soul Power, Zhou Yang declined the Spirit Pagoda and spent the night testing his Rider powers. At Red Mountain Academy, he began Soul Master classes and was surprised to learn the Mysterious Heaven Skill.

  • Zhou Yang resumed time after awakening Zi-O, tested at Level Ten Innate Full Soul Power, and refused the Spirit Pagoda's invitation.
  • Zhou Yang returned home and decided to pursue his own path rather than join an organization.
  • Zhou Yang used his Rider watch faces to transform and play with different powers through the night, accidentally damaging his house while summoning Ryuki's Mirror Monsters.
  • Zhou Yang arrived at Red Mountain Academy exhausted, ate the gatekeeper's breakfast after stealing it through a reflection, and introduced himself in class.
  • Lin Ximeng taught the class the Mysterious Heaven Skill, leaving Zhou Yang wondering how Tang Sect's cultivation method had become common instruction.

Ch. 3The one who taught you to cultivate was-

Zhou Yang used his self-created cultivation method and Kabuto Zecter to intimidate a group of children bullying his deskmate. After she thanked him and introduced herself as Tang Wulin, he froze in surprise.

  • Zhou Yang developed the Ohma Cultivation Method and discovered that he could eventually produce his own Soul Rings.
  • Zhou Yang confronted children mocking his deskmate for having a Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.
  • Zhou Yang demonstrated his Kabuto Zecter and claimed rank-ten Innate Soul Power, prompting the bullies to apologize.
  • Tang Wulin thanked Zhou Yang and asked if they could be friends, leaving him startled by her name.

Ch. 4Your Big Brother Zhou Yang Only Took 0.1 Seconds to Accept That Tang Wulin Was a Girl

Zhou Yang met Tang Wulin, accepted that she was a girl, and encouraged her to believe in her Blue Silver Grass and protect her parents. After visiting her family and hearing their kindness, he resolved to use his power to protect the warmth he had found, even if his motives were selfish.

  • Zhou Yang confirmed Tang Wulin's name and worried that God King Tang might be targeting him, but decided to treat her as an innocent child.
  • Tang Wulin lamented her Blue Silver Grass and rank-three Innate Soul Power, and Zhou Yang persuaded her to value her potential and grow strong for her parents.
  • Zhou Yang visited Tang Wulin's home, where Tang Ziran and Lang Yue welcomed him and learned that his grandmother had been his only family.
  • Moved by Zhou Yang's story, Tang Ziran and Lang Yue offered to adopt him, but Zhou Yang politely declined.
  • After seeing a red beetle outside, Zhou Yang reflected on why Kamen Riders protected others and resolved to use his power to preserve the warmth he valued.

Ch. 5The Contingency

Tang Yin awakened a mutated Blue Silver Grass, named it Sea God Grass, and refused the Spirit Pagoda’s offer as he pursued his own plans. At home, he revealed his Clear Sky Hammer, a blood-sword mark, and fragments of a divine position, declaring that his contingency had been activated.

  • Tang Yin awakened blue-gold Blue Silver Grass and persuaded the spirit master to record it as Sea God Grass.
  • Tang Yin displayed innate soul power at rank ten, then rejected the spirit master’s invitation to join the Spirit Pagoda.
  • Tang Yin returned to his impoverished home and summoned an ancient hammer from his left palm.
  • A blood-sword mark appeared between Tang Yin’s brows, but it did not harmonize with the hammer.
  • Tang Yin declared that he had returned as a contingency and that his plan could proceed with the God Realm gone.
  • Zhou Yang sneezed while grinding away in a room.

Ch. 6"Brutal training nearly killed me"

Zhou Yang met Hyper Kabuto, transformed into upgraded Kabuto, and endured months of punishing training. After reaching rank ten and gaining the Kuuga Ridewatch, he continued training until the Kabuto Zecter summoned him away from a game.

  • The Kabuto Zecter led Zhou Yang to Hyper Kabuto, who helped him transform and took him to an isolated clearing before attacking him.
  • Hyper Kabuto began waking Zhou Yang each morning and forcing him through extensive combat and other training.
  • After months of training, Zhou Yang broke through rank ten, became a Soul Master, and received the Kuuga Ridewatch, bringing him closer to his final form.
  • Zhou Yang played Soul Guidance Biochemical Gunfight, betrayed his teammates with a flashbang, then transformed to kill the remaining ghosts and win the match.
  • The Kabuto Zecter appeared while players voted to kick Zhou Yang from the next round, and he left the game to follow it.

Ch. 7The sun didn't shine because the rooster crowed

A demon invasion devastated the Yuanen Family until Kamen Rider Kabuto swept across the battlefield and destroyed the demons and their gate. After Yuanen Zhentian thanked him and asked whether he came from Shrek, Kabuto answered with a cryptic saying.

  • A woman opened a Demon Gate in the Yuanen Family's rear mountain, releasing a horde from the Demon Plane.
  • Yuanen Zhentian and his clansmen fought to defend their estate while suffering heavy losses, and he sent for help from Shrek Academy.
  • Kabuto raced across the battlefield, annihilated the demons, and forced the Demon Plane to close its gate.
  • Yuanen Zhentian thanked Kabuto and asked his name, and Kabuto identified himself as Kamen Rider Kabuto.
  • When Yuanen Zhentian asked whether Kabuto was from Shrek, Kabuto replied, "The sun didn't shine because the rooster crowed."

Ch. 8I also wanted to see where my limits lay

Zhou Yang arrived at the Yuanen family’s battle against an invading demon army and transformed to protect Yuanen Yehui. After helping defeat the attackers and confronting the force behind the invasion, he faced a closing Demon Gate and prepared to pursue the escaping demons.

  • Hyper Kabuto told Yuanen Zhentian he had wanted to test his limits, while Yuanen Zhentian realized the transformed woman had caused the disaster and saw Yuanen Yehui arrive.
  • Zhou Yang appeared near Yuanen Yehui, who followed him toward the mountain and witnessed demons overrunning the Yuanen family.
  • Zhou Yang transformed into Hyper Kabuto, shielded Yuanen Yehui, and used the Kunai Gun to shoot the charging demons.
  • Hyper Kabuto defeated the threat at the Demon Gate, but the gate closed before he could enter the Demon Plane.
  • Hyper Kabuto activated Hyper Clock Up as Yuanen Zhentian and Yuanen Yehui watched, preparing to pursue the demons who had escaped.

Ch. 9I seized the future long ago, and I will keep holding it in my hands!

Zhou Yang protected Yuanen Yehui from the demon legion, then summoned the Hyper Zecter and wiped out the demons with Hyper Kabuto’s power. The Demon Plane closed its gate before Zhou Yang could pursue it, leaving him furious as Yuanen Yehui’s mother returned to human form and fell unconscious.

  • Zhou Yang fought the demons and urged Yuanen Yehui to retreat when they surrounded them.
  • Zhou Yang used Kabuto’s Cast Off to transform and cleared space around Yuanen Yehui, but the demons kept pouring through the expanding Demon Gate.
  • Zhou Yang summoned the Hyper Zecter, transformed into Hyper Kabuto, and used Hyper Clock Up to destroy the demon legion.
  • The Demon Plane closed the Demon Gate, and Yuanen Yehui’s mother returned to human form and collapsed unconscious.
  • Zhou Yang recognized Yuanen Yehui’s mother’s connection to the Demon Plane and resented that it had escaped before he could attack it.

Ch. 10Just Like a Demon-Slaughtering Machine

Zhou Yang reversed time, restoring the Yuanen Family and returning Yuanen Zhentian to the moment the Demon Gate opened, while leaving Zhentian alone with memories of the catastrophe. Zhentian led his clansmen to the rear mountain, where he discovered Zhou Yang fighting inside the Demon Plane and slaughtering its demons.

  • Zhou Yang used Hyper Clock Up to reverse time, restoring the dead clansmen and Yehui and rewinding the world to the Demon Gate's first appearance.
  • Yuanen Zhentian awoke with memories of the reversed future, confirmed that only he remembered it, and gathered his clansmen to stop the demons.
  • Yuanen Zhentian led the family to the rear mountain, where they found Yehui transformed and the Demon Gate open, but no demons emerging.
  • Yuanen Zhentian sent his divine sense through the gate and saw Hyper Kabuto fighting demons inside the passage with the Perfect Zecter.
  • Zhou Yang refused to use acceleration and kept fighting with Hyper Kabuto's basic abilities, terrifying the demons and cutting down those who tried to speak with him.

Ch. 11Just who was the villain here?

Zhou Yang pursued the demons through the Demon Gate, destroyed the severed passage, and saved the Yuanen Household from disaster. Yuanen Zhentian and his clan thanked him, and Zhou Yang confirmed that the Demon Plane would no longer threaten Yehui.

  • Zhou Yang slaughtered demons in the Demon Plane until he realized he had been lured into a severed passage meant to help the plane escape.
  • Zhou Yang combined the powers of Kabuto and Sasword, then used Hyper Slash to strike the Demon Plane and return through the collapsing Demon Gate.
  • The Demon Gate shattered, its remaining power flowed into Zhou Yang's blank watch face, and the demon beside the clan reverted to human form.
  • Yuanen Zhentian kowtowed to Zhou Yang in gratitude for saving his family, and the Yuanen Household followed his lead.
  • Yuanen Zhentian asked about Yehui, and Zhou Yang told him the Demon Plane had cut her off and would not return.

Ch. 12Huh, a big dog!

Zhou Yang helped resolve the Yuanen family's crisis and then was suddenly transported to a dense forest, where he encountered the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. He introduced himself as Zhou Yang as the wary beast questioned who he was.

  • Yuanen Tiandang and Yehui thanked Zhou Yang after he assured them Yehui would no longer be affected by the Demon Plane.
  • Zhou Yang agreed to help with the Demon Plane and planned to use Yuanen Yehui's breakthrough to locate it.
  • Yuanen Zhentian honored Kabuto with a statue in the Yuanen family grounds, while Yuanen Yehui woke and found her family safe.
  • The Hyper Zecter buzzed and surrounded Zhou Yang with blue-green light, transporting him into a forest.
  • Zhou Yang recognized the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, mistook her for a big dog, and introduced himself after she asked who he was.

Ch. 13Humans were the worst

Zhou Yang returned from the Star Dou Great Forest after confusing the Auspicious Beast with his rambling advice, then discovered a new nightmare training regime waiting for him. In the dream, he charged at a nightmare attacking a little girl and began fighting to protect other people's dreams.

  • Zhou Yang told the Auspicious Beast he was just passing through, but his long-winded explanation left Wang Qiu'er confused and annoyed.
  • When the Hyper Zecter stabilized, Zhou Yang warned the Three-Eyed Golden Lion about people who played with eyes and vanished in cyan light.
  • Zhou Yang reappeared high in the sky ten thousand years later, fell back home, and realized he had developed Tornado's Lightning Whirlwind Slash.
  • After the Demon Plane incident, Zhou Yang resumed cultivation until a dark gold belt appeared on his chest during sleep and drew him into a nightmare.
  • Zhou Yang saw a little girl grieving beside her dead family and attacked the nightmare feasting nearby, beginning to fight nightmares as training.

Ch. 14The five great knightly oaths

After graduating from Red Mountain Academy, Zhou Yang accompanied Tang Wulin to the Spirit Pagoda to obtain her first Spirit Soul. Tang Wulin spent her hard-earned savings on a pull but received a defective ten-year white rabbit Spirit Soul.

  • Over three years, Zhou Yang reached rank thirty, defeated bullying at Red Mountain Academy, and taught the younger students his five knightly oaths.
  • Tang Wulin grew close to Zhou Yang, trained as a blacksmith under Mang Tian, and saved thirty thousand federal coins.
  • Tang Wulin reached rank ten, and Zhou Yang accompanied her to the Spirit Pagoda to draw a Spirit Soul.
  • Tang Wulin's pull produced a defective ten-year white rabbit Spirit Soul, disappointing her after three years of saving.

Ch. 15Transforming in the Restroom Is an Essential Part of the Tokusatsu Experience

Zhou Yang tried to help Tang Wulin replace her poor Spirit Soul, but she refused his money because she felt she already owed him too much. After inspecting her Spirit Soul, he secretly swapped it for a better one and left the Spirit Pagoda with her.

  • Zhou Yang offered Tang Wulin his black card so she could exchange her Spirit Soul, but Tang Wulin refused to take his money.
  • Tang Wulin handed Zhou Yang her Spirit Soul for him to examine, and he found it was an ordinary white rabbit with no special qualities.
  • Zhou Yang bought a hundred-year life-type Spirit Soul, Jade Spirit Ink Bamboo, as a better match for Tang Wulin's Blue Silver Grass.
  • Zhou Yang transformed in the restroom and used Clock Up to secretly swap Tang Wulin's Spirit Soul for the Jade Spirit Ink Bamboo.
  • Zhou Yang left the Spirit Pagoda with Tang Wulin.

Ch. 16I'm Making a Run for It, Brothers

Zhou Yang secretly replaced Tang Wulin’s defective Spirit Soul with a powerful one and fled to Eastsea City to avoid awkwardly explaining the gift. Tang Wulin discovered the truth through his letter, while her parents recognized his kindness and considered how they might repay him.

  • Zhou Yang said goodbye to Tang Wulin, then packed his things and left for Eastsea City before she could discover the Spirit Soul swap.
  • Tang Wulin returned home with the Spirit Soul ball and, after her parents comforted her, opened it alone.
  • Tang Wulin found a Jade Spirit Ink Bamboo instead of the defective rabbit and realized Zhou Yang had switched the Spirit Soul.
  • Tang Wulin told Tang Ziran and Lang Yue what had happened, and Tang Ziran found Zhou Yang’s letter beneath the Spirit Soul ball.
  • Tang Wulin read Zhou Yang’s explanation and learned he had gone ahead to Eastsea; her parents were moved by his gift and joked about repaying him.

Ch. 17Belief needed no reason

Tang Wulin trusted Zhou Yang’s advice and absorbed the six-hundred-year Jade Spirit Ink Bamboo Spirit Soul, while Tang San confronted the Golden Dragon King in her sea of consciousness. Elsewhere, Yali brought Na'er to Eastsea City to pay respects to someone who had died.

  • Tang Wulin blushed at her parents’ teasing about Zhou Yang, then took the Spirit Soul storage sphere to her room.
  • Tang Wulin found Zhou Yang’s hidden advice in his letter and, remembering his words about belief, began absorbing the Jade Spirit Ink Bamboo Spirit Soul.
  • Tang Wulin absorbed the Spirit Soul smoothly and fell asleep as a golden scale briefly appeared on her forehead before changing into an azure trident.
  • Tang San appeared in Tang Wulin’s sea of consciousness and warned the sealed Golden Dragon King not to harm his child; she mocked his plans and recalled his humiliation ten thousand years earlier.
  • Yali arrived at a secluded Eastsea City harbor with Na'er, who eagerly ate grilled seafood, and told her they had come to pay respects to someone who had passed away.

Ch. 18Zhou Yang: I won't hold back! Someone, bring me a bigger bowl!

Zhou Yang arrived in Eastsea City and visited its food festival, where he bought a bucket of chicken cutlets and met the hungry Na'er. He refused to share more than one chicken wing, leaving Na'er eyeing the rest of his food.

  • Zhou Yang arrived in Eastsea City and wandered through its crowded food festival, sampling food as he went.
  • Zhou Yang visited the Dada Chicken Cutlet shop, where an employee recognized him and packed all the remaining fried chicken into a large bucket for him.
  • Na'er arrived after the shop ran out of chicken cutlets and stopped Zhou Yang as he was about to eat.
  • Zhou Yang gave Na'er one chicken wing, which she devoured immediately, then refused her requests for more despite her offer to pay.
  • Na'er kept staring hungrily at Zhou Yang's bucket, while Zhou Yang recognized her and challenged her to try taking the food herself.

Ch. 19Yang, the Sign of the Sun!

Zhou Yang teased Na'er over a bucket of fried chicken, then shared the food street with her after she apologized. As they watched the sunset, he introduced himself with a boast about being the sun, while Na'er joked about their dragon connection.

  • Na'er tried to snatch Zhou Yang's feast bucket, but he switched it for Federation currency and kept the fried chicken out of her reach.
  • Zhou Yang teased Na'er by eating the chicken until she cried, then gave her the remaining half-bucket and accepted her apology.
  • Na'er finished the food and invited Zhou Yang to explore the food street with her as an apology, and they sampled the stalls together.
  • At a pavilion by the sea, Na'er asked Zhou Yang's name, and he said he was destined to bring radiance to others because Yang meant the sun.
  • Na'er laughed at Zhou Yang's Three Kingdoms joke and sent malicious thoughts toward her other self, Gu Yue, who sensed them from the Spirit Pagoda.

Ch. 20A widow? An altered timeline

Zhou Yang and Na'er said goodbye after sharing a meal, but Na'er's teacher, Yali, arrived and met Zhou Yang. Yali learned he planned to enroll at Eastsea Academy and visit the Spirit Pagoda, leaving the conversation poised for her to offer help.

  • Na'er tried to exchange contact information with Zhou Yang, but Yali arrived and interrupted her.
  • Yali introduced herself as Na'er's teacher, thanked Zhou Yang for looking after Na'er, and asked Na'er to apologize for her earlier mischief.
  • Zhou Yang reassured Na'er that he had not minded what happened and that she had treated him to plenty of food afterward.
  • Yali asked why Zhou Yang was in Eastsea City, and he said he planned to enroll at Eastsea Academy and obtain his second Spirit Soul at the Spirit Pagoda.
  • Zhou Yang revealed that he was already rank thirty and explained to himself that obtaining a Spirit Soul was only an excuse to use power that belonged to him.

Ch. 21Could the Holy Spirit Douluo Really Be an Alchemist?

Na'er learned that Zhou Yang had reached rank 30 and vowed to catch up with him, while Yali invited him to stay at her Eastsea City home. Zhou Yang accepted and arrived with Yali and Na'er at her carefully tended courtyard.

  • Zhou Yang revealed his rank-30 Soul Power, surprising Na'er and prompting her to vow to catch up with him.
  • Yali praised Zhou Yang's talent, offered to help him find a Spirit Soul, and invited him to stay at her courtyard until school started.
  • Zhou Yang accepted Yali's invitation and walked with her and Na'er through the moonlit city.
  • Yali led Zhou Yang and Na'er to her courtyard, where Zhou Yang noticed its well-kept garden and unusually sturdy, modern construction.

Ch. 22You could even stay for a lifetime

Zhou Yang settled into Yali’s home, where her warmth and care left him both comfortable and unnerved. As he considered how Na’er’s presence with Yali had changed events, he wondered what the altered future would bring.

  • Yali showed Zhou Yang his comfortable room, and Na’er leapt onto him as he relaxed on the bed.
  • Yali joked that Zhou Yang could stay with her for a lifetime, then directed him to the bathroom.
  • While washing, Zhou Yang reflected on meeting Na’er and on how her being Yali’s student had altered the original course of events.
  • Zhou Yang discovered that Yali had prepared clean clothes and taken his dirty ones to wash, and he felt intimidated by her sincere, overwhelming kindness.
  • Zhou Yang recalled Yali’s past efforts to save people and reasoned that her care for him came from a desire to look after children after losing the chance to have her own.

Ch. 23Now, I Have Found a New Answer

After Zhou Yang changed into clothes Yali had chosen, his appearance strengthened her belief that he resembled someone she had lost. Yali told Na'er she might have found the answer to her long-held longing, and the chapter ended with Zhou Yang cooking breakfast in Yali's home.

  • Yali admired Zhou Yang in his new clothes, while Na'er initially failed to recognize him until he struck her on the head.
  • Zhou Yang checked that nothing was missing from his soul tool and realized Yali had treated his belongings honestly.
  • Yali told Na'er that she had once had someone very important to her and now seemed to have found the answer she sought.
  • Na'er tried to prank the sleeping Zhou Yang, but Yali stopped her and they left his room.
  • Zhou Yang woke early and prepared a large breakfast, and Yali emerged from her room, reassured by seeing him in the kitchen.

Ch. 24The Final Trial Before His Debut

Zhou Yang accepted Yali’s offer to use the Spirit Ascension Platform to strengthen his Spirit Soul. Then Hyper Kabuto summoned him for the final trial before his debut, and Zhou Yang transformed and rode the Extender through a grove to a lakeshore.

  • Yali helped Zhou Yang prepare breakfast, and Na’er eagerly devoured the meal after learning he had cooked it.
  • Yali recommended that Zhou Yang visit the Spirit Ascension Platform instead of acquiring a second Spirit Soul, and Zhou Yang agreed to trust her.
  • Zhou Yang spotted Hyper Kabuto outside Yali’s home and left the courtyard to follow it.
  • Zhou Yang met Kabuto’s Kabuto Zecter, called the upcoming fight his final trial before his debut, and transformed.
  • Zhou Yang summoned the Extender and drove through a grove until he reached a lakeshore.

Ch. 25This Is a Trial

Zhou Yang faced Hyper Kabuto in a trial at the lakeside, testing the combat skills he had gained through three years of training. Zhou Yang seized the advantage with the power of Ohma, but the battle remained unresolved as Hyper Kabuto met his Rider Kick with a punch.

  • Zhou Yang recognized the lakeside clearing as a prepared battle site and approached Hyper Kabuto, who waited without transforming.
  • Hyper Kabuto drew his Kunai Gun and attacked, and Zhou Yang dodged before returning fire as they closed the distance.
  • Zhou Yang and Hyper Kabuto cast off their armor and fought with their Kunai Swords, neither gaining a clear advantage at first.
  • Zhou Yang drew on the power of Ohma, staggered Hyper Kabuto, and pressed his attack.
  • Zhou Yang threw his Kunai Sword to destroy Hyper Kabuto's shot and knock away his gun, then charged with a Rider Kick as Hyper Kabuto swung a fist to meet it.
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