Traveling through a mountain range on their way to Patch Village, the site of the Shaman Fight's main competition, Horohoro's spirit ally, Kororo, runs away, and Yoh and his gang find themselves battling Hao's evil minions.
Yoh and his band of Shaman King contenders have reached Mesa Verdede, the most likely location of the hidden Patch village; however, they must first face Boris Dracula, one of Hao's most dangerous allies.
Yoh steps up to the challenge of facing the toughest opponents from around the world in the Shaman Fight, but everyone is taken by surprise by the Iron Maiden, Lady Jeanne, leader of the X-Laws.
Yoh's journey to the caves of Izumo has boosted his mana and his confidence; and in the final battle of the Shaman Fight preliminaries, Yoh is up against Tao Ren and his over soul, Bason.
Yoh and Manta face separate challenges, as Manta and Ryu travel by motorcycle across Japan to Yoh's faraway home in Izumo, while Yoh ventures into a cave in search of shamanic inspiration.
In ancient Japan, Himiko, the privileged daughter of her clan's leader, fights the constraints and expectations imposed on young women and finds her own path, which includes secret shaman lessons.
On Easter Sunday, a stark white turkey appears on the doorstep of a Lakota medicine woman and her teenage granddaughter, creating a stir on the reservation, with some considering it holy and others considering it unimportant; and the result is the crucifixion of the turkey.