Explosive Over Souls

Explosive Over Souls is the 41th episode of Shaman King the anime series.

Summary
After Hao, Opacho and the Hana-Gumi are talking about Yoh gaining Hao's powers, the X-Laws are seen talking about their leader about the effect Cho-Senjiryakketsu might have had on Yoh and the others. Meanwhile as Yoh is relaxing, he is wondering what to do with the Futunomitama no Turugi. Later on, Yoh and the others are trying to find clues for Patch Village with the help of Manta, who has his laptop with him. Then everyone gets a little touched and Ren reveals that he is a little bit worried about his sister, Jun. As Manta then states that he wasn't able to find anything, Amidamaru tells Yoh that he believes to know where they have to go. Yoh then decides to trust Amidamaru's intuition and go.

As Yoh and the others are travelling, Marco and Lyserg are seen while Lyserg states that he would want Yoh to join "Jeanne-sama" because he believes that she is the only one that can defeat Hao. As Marco and Lyserg are talking, Hao shows up and states that Yoh would never want go get involved with them and that whatever they're planning, is no use. Later on as Yoh and the others continue their journey, the Hana-Gumi show up and state that they want to know how much stronger Yoh has become. Anna then states that they have no chance to win and tells Ryu, Ren and Yoh to take care of everything. As the Hana-Gumi attacks Yoh and the others, they are easily able to dodge all the attacks. Meanwhile, Hao, Opacho, Marco and Lyserg are watching the fight from different angles. As everyone is impressed, the Hana-Gumi attack again while stating that they can finally get serious. As the Hana-Gumi lauch very powerfull attacks on Yoh and the others, they are able to dodge them and defeat their opponent's Oversoul by using their new powers.

As the Hana-Gumi recreates Big Oversoul and launches even stronger attacks at Yoh and the others, they are able to use their new Big Oversoul. Ren and Ryu then defeat Marion and Matilda. As Yoh tries to defeat Kanna, but loses control over his Furyoku, he suddenly thinks of the Futunomitama no Turugi and uses it to create a second sword and use it to defeat her at last. As Hao states to Opacho that they've become strong, Yoh and the others are happy with their new Oversoul powers. As Lyserg asks Marco if he can speak with Yoh and the others, Marco states that everything will be decided by Jeanne-sama. Then, a close-up is shown from the X-Law's hideout in where the strange statue opens a bit, revealing a happy girls face.

Meanwhile as the Hana-Gumi can't believe that they where defeated, Anna states that the fight was over before it started. Then, Hao shows up together with the Spirit of Fire. As he thanks the Hana-Gumi for their work, he turns to Yoh and the others to state to him that he wants him to "return that body to him soon enough because it was originally his". As Hao leaves the states "until next time, little brother", shocking Yoh and the others. As Manta asks Yoh what was that all about, Mikihisa shows up and states that what Hao said is true, Yoh and he are brothers.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * Asakura Yoh
 * Oyamada Manta
 * Kyōyama Anna
 * Umemiya Ryunosuke
 * Horohoro
 * Faust VIII
 * Tao Ren
 * Chocolove McDonell
 * Tao Jun
 * Tamamura Tamao
 * Asakura Mikihisa
 * Asakura Hao
 * Opacho
 * Hana-Gumi
 * Kanna Bismarch
 * Matilda Matisse
 * Marion Phauna
 * X-Laws
 * Marco Lasso
 * Lyserg Diethel
 * Iron Maiden Jeanne

Spirits in Order of Appearance

 * Amidamaru
 * Bason
 * Kororo
 * Tokageroh
 * Eliza Faust
 * Mic the Jaguar
 * Morphine
 * Spirit of Fire
 * Ashcroft
 * Jack
 * Chuck