Awakened Nyan Nyan Dōshi

Return of the Dao Shi Maiden (蘇る娘娘道士) is the 23rd episode of the Shaman King 2001 anime series.

Summary
As Lee Pyron awakes in Jun's arms, Yoh and Ren are still fighting the last Gohukuseitai member. As Yoh, Ren, Ryu and Horohoro attack him, he is easily able to dodge all their attacks. As Manta recognizes the Jiang Shi's movements, he states that the Jiang Shi was in fact Shamon. As Yoh gets shocked that the Jiang Shi reveals that he is indeed Shamon, but with a new, stronger body given to him by Tao Yúan. Shamon then lands multiple hits on Yoh and the others. As Yoh and the others don't seem to stand a chance, Shamon wants to finish Yoh. As Shamon dashes towards Yoh, just then Lee Pyron shows up and stops his former master from attacking Yoh. As Shamon dashes towards Jun to punish her for rebelling against her father, Lee Pyron is able to protect her and finally defeats Shamon.

As Ren and Jun tell everyone to leave now, Yoh refuses. Then, they get ambushed by a large Jiang Shi army. As everyone uses Hyoi Gattai, they are able to defeat the Jiang Shi army. As they arrive at the door of his father's room, Ren tells Yoh and the others on last time to leave now and stay safe, but Yoh later refuses again. As they enter Yúan's main room, just then Yúan appears out of nowhere and attack them immediately. As Ryu and Horohoro attack Yúan, they miss and Yúan appears behind them all of a sudden. Yúan then beats both Ryu and Horohoro to the ground. As Ren calls his father a "monster", Yúan turns to face both Yoh and Ren.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * Asakura Yoh
 * Oyamada Manta
 * Umemiya Ryunosuke
 * Horohoro
 * Tao Ren
 * Tao Jun
 * Tao Yúan

Spirits in Order of Appearance

 * Amidamaru
 * Bason
 * Kororo
 * Tokageroh
 * Lee Pyron
 * Shamon
 * Gohukuseitai

Differences from the Manga

 * A touching scene between Jun and Pyron since his body remains intact unlike the manga where he was sliced up by Yuan.
 * Extended footage of the fight against the Shamon Jiang Shi where Ryu and Horohoro manage to join the fight, and Manta observing and concluding the Jiangshi's identity at a more transitioned pace (eg. Shaman's evasive movements).
 * Extra battle footage when the group annihilates a Jiangshi army on their way up to Yuan's room.