Manta finds out a sinister shaman, Tao Ren, is in town. Yoh eventually meets him and Ren mocks him for treating Amidamaru as a friend before challenging him to a fight. That night, at another cemetery, Ryu and his friends try to make it a new place to hang out, but Ren arrives and beats them all. Yoh intervenes just in time to save Ryu and the two fight. Yoh is too much for Ren, who decides to use 100% of his power. Unable to unleash his full power as well, Yoh is easily knocked out. During the fight, Ryu is able to see their guardian spirits as blurs.