"What do you say, Yoh?" said Ren. "Should we use it or not?"
"I don't know, Ren." said Yoh. "We can only do it once, and I think we'll need it later. Can't we just fight as Rei Shaman level 3?"
"No way!" said Ren. "We're using this! This is to determine the Shaman King! What could possibly be more important? And besides, I want you at your fullest when we fight."
"You got a point." said Yoh. "Okay, Ren. I'll use it.
During their battle, Yoh and Ren suprised everyone. Their powers went far beyond Rei Shaman level 4, and they were using Sayuro! That meant that they weren't even Rei Shaman level 1, and still their power was amazing. Everyone was speechless. The fight lasted for hours, and neither of them were showing any signs of fatigue. Soon they realized that they were going nowhere, so Yoh suggested using Spirit Control. Yoh used his Double-Medium, and Ren used his Giant Kwan-Dao. However, Yoh had the advantage, and quickly broke Ren's Spirit Control. Ren refused to give up, but he quickly ran out of furyoku. Yoh won, and he is now Shaman King. But the gang demanded an explanation on how they got so powerful.
"I knew you would win, Yoh." said Hao. "Congratulations, you are now Shaman King, and you deserve it."
"Yeah. But how'd you get so strong, Yoh?" said Horo. "You two weren't even Rei Shaman and you still had more power than all of us combined."
"Should I tell them, Silva?" said Yoh.
"I don't see why not." he said.
"Wait a minute. Silva? You were in on this?" said Chocolove.
"Yeah, Silva told us a secret, for a nominal fee, of course. He told us that if we focus our furyoku, we could get in contact with the Spirit World and the shaman in it, and once we do that they could give us their furyoku. That's how we got our amazing powers. However, it can only be done once in 100 years, because it takes that long for the shaman that gave us that furyoku to regenerate it."
"Silva, you little-" said Horo, only to be interrupted.
"Can it, menuschin, even I have to be allowed to make a buck now and then. Just keep it between us and I won't tell about you and Tamao."
"You wouldn't!"
"Eye for an eye, Horo."
"Oh, alright."
After the final round, Yoh was supposed to go to the Forbidden Forest. Once he was there, he ascended to Rei Shaman level 4, in order to reach the King of Spirits faster.
"Yoh Asakura, you are now Shaman King. Not only that, but you managed to redeem one of the foulest shaman ever to walk the Earth. If there's any wish you have, anything at all, speak now, and it will be granted."
"Well, you know that Dimension Without Time?"
"Yes, what with it?"
"You see, every time we go in there, we stay for a really long time to train, and we always get hungry. So I was thinking: Could you make an unlimited stock of cheeseburgers in there?"
"YOU CAN HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT AND YOU'RE WISHING FOR CHEESEBURGERS? OH HOW TYPICAL!"
"Yeah, and can you make it 500 years ago? You know I came from the past, so if you make it here there it wouldn't make much sense."
"Oh, okay. That makes sense...I guess."
Once they got back to the past, Yoh immediately went to the Dimension Without Time, to celebrate with junk food. His friends followed him, also very hungry. They spent some time in there, and then got out, only to be caught by Anna.
"Yoh Asakura, where have you been? I've been worried sick! Hanging out with your little friends when you should be training! You know that the King of Spirits may change his mind about the Tournament, and if he does you're in big trouble!"
"Actually, I'm not. I've gotten a lot stronger since you saw me."
Then he transforms to Rei Shaman level 4, and Anna was so shocked that she couldn't stand on her feet, and fell down.
"Yoh...where...did you get so powerful?" she said in shock.
"We better go home. It's a long story."
Once Yoh explained everything that has been going on, Anna set her sights on Hao.
"So, Hao. You're now on our side, right?"
"Yes, Anna. After fighting Yoh, he finally showed me the light. From now on, I will only use my powers for good. I will be of great help to you, I promise."
"Fine. You can start with the dishes."
"What? But Anna, I meant-"
"What's wrong? All of Yoh's friends did it right after he met them. Horo, Ryu, Manta, why shouldn't you?"
"I guess, but-"
"NOW, HAO!"
"Oh, okay."
And so the days went by, one by one, neither more significant than the previous or the next. A year passed in peace. Of course, now and then, they would train, one by one ascending to Rei Shaman level 4. But little did Yoh and his friends know that an old enemy is coming back. An enemy that would anihilate them all if they're not ready. Yoh and Hao are still the two most powerful Shaman in the world. But will it be enough to defeat the new threat? Find out in the next saga.