You, who searches for the land of dreams
Until everyone has carved your name into their hearts
The smile which has overcome sadness
Can I put my trust in you?
Though there was no end, I couldn't find it
And I got lost at times
My wounds and my losses
I'll someday turn them into a glow around me
Regrets will never get the better of me, because I know I have wings
I feel like I can go anywhere with you
You, who searches for the land of dreams
Until everyone has carved your name into their hearts
Within a destiny that isn't a coincidence
I will believe in your miracles
As you search for the paradise of dreams
I want to watch you run
You, who are proud and know no tarnish
Can I put my trust in you?
We can see the Seiki Army's camp now.
What are you going to do out here?
Just dropping by to say hello.
West
I see. So, Dakki was finally...
What is wrong?
You have accomplished what you most wanted,
so why such a long face?
Oh, no...
What is it?
Something is coming?
Who the hell are you?!
Shinkohyo!
Long time no see, Taikoubou.
What is your business?
Dakki's soul!
Mount Kunlun?
Why did it go to Mount Kunlun?
Bastard, what the hell is this?!
Project Soul Hunt.
To seal away 365 evil demon immortal souls
into the Pillar of Souls,
and to bring peace to the Human World.
That was the definition in the beginning, wasn't it?
Wait a second! Dakki's soul went flying to Mount Kunlun!
Exactly.
Do you not think that it is odd?
Taikoubou,
you don't actually think that this has ended, do you?
Shall I guess what you are thinking right now, Taikoubou?
You seem to be enjoying this.
Yes, this is very fun.
Then leave.
I will tell them in my own words.
Shall we go, Kokutenko?
What? Already?
There is nothing we need to worry about.
Taikoubou knows exactly what to do.
Hey, what are you hiding from us?! Let's have an explanation.
Where are you going?! Hey!
Wait, Master! Weren't you going to tell us?!
So nothing is over yet.
Whoa! Kou Hiko!
What's wrong, Su Kokuko?
The Yin Army!
Yin
Are we supposed to just become prisoners of war now?
The war is over. Are we supposed to just become prisoners of war now?
The war is over. We've been abandoned!
The Yin no longer exists. We've been abandoned!
The Yin no longer exists.
Think of how Lord Bunchu feels!
We no longer have a nation to go home to. Think of how Lord Bunchu feels!
We no longer have a nation to go home to.
I'm going home.
We no longer have a nation to go home to.
What are we supposed to do?!
At this rate, it's only going to get worse.
Yeah.
I need to speak with Lord Ki Shou.
Su Kokuko, keep an eye on them.
Yeah, sure, but this won't last long.
I know.
Bunchu, I will keep my promise.
Master...
So you're all here.
You are going to find out the truth. Correct?
That's right.
I think now is the time
to ask Master Genshitenson the truth of the matter.
I don't really get what's going on,
but the real villain's still throwing his weight around, right?
If the Immortal World is still pulling the strings from behind,
we gotta settle the score, for us and for the Human World!
Isn't that right, Taikoubou?!
You are all nuts, you know that?
Let's go, Master!
If Project Soul Hunt is calculated as I think it is,
I will be willing to turn against Mount Kunlun.
Elder...
I'm a Paopei human.
Nataku...
I was born with no regard for my mother's wishes.
Having borne me, Mother was heavily burdened.
Are immortals so much better than humans?
Are they allowed to do with the fate of humans as they will?
I will go to find out.
Twisted little kid.
Nataku's exactly right.
Tenka?
Besides, it'd be too cool if you went on a raid by yourself.
This isn't a raid!
Master Genshitenson can use the Senrigan.
He may know what we are up to.
There's a good chance that he does.
I will go check things out.
We can meet up again later.
Right, I'm counting on you.
I understand.
It would probably be better not to say anything to the troops.
You'd better set the score straight.
You don't want to still be the clown at the end of this.
True.
You've already decided, right?
Then hurry up and go take care of it.
Will you not hold onto this for me?
I will.
Good luck.
Let's go, Sibu!
Roger!
Master Taikoubou...
So he will face them as a human being.
There goes your War Minister.
Yeah. I wonder what he will end up finding there?
Who knows?
Mount Kunlun
I have been waiting for you, Youzen.
Where is Master Genshitenson?
He has been in the Room of Guidance for a while now.
Guidance, is it?
O Genshitenson, if you have any excuses, we will hear them.
I have none.
Do you acknowledge that it was your error?
I have not erred.
Just that,
Taikoubou has taken on so many more factors than we had expected.
Is that not what is called an error?
You are largely responsible
for having been unable to completely see through Taikoubou.
Exactly.
This is treason, to be precise.
Treason?
There must not be anyone in the world that opposes Heaven.
History must be constructed by our hands
in an orderly manner at all times.
The past. The present. The future. All of it.
A beautiful order that no one may disturb.
Project Soul Hunt is nothing but a tool
to spin the threads of time thus.
O Genshitenson,
that duty seems to have been a little too much for you.
What can be seen in the future?
There is no need for you to know.
Taikoubou is coming. What will you do?
There is but one choice. We will strike him down.
Are you capable of mending history?
A single disciple is of no great concern.
Order must be preserved. Be diligent.
Youzen...
I believe you went down to test Taikoubou, did you not?
Yes.
Why could you not foresee this before it came this far?
What a useless spy.
That is because I...
What?
Nothing.
What did the Guides indicate?
They only desire order, as always.
Elder Taikoubou has come.
The time has come.
Youzen, go make your preparations as well.
Do the Guides truly desire only order?
It is always the thing you cannot see that is the truth.
Here we go!
Yeah!
Elder, there!
Those are Koukin Rikishi!
Commence attack!
Commencing attack!
Taikoubou, leave these guys to us!
You hurry up and go on ahead to the boss!
Courage and fearlessness are not the same thing, Raishinshi!
You're unarmed!
You're only in the way!
What?!
He's got a point.
I'm scared, Master!
I'll muscle my way past these guys!
Lightning!
Take that! Go fry some circuits.
The Tensouyoku uses the power of nature.
Victory will go to he with the most control of those powers.
What?!
Bastards! They're copying me!
Raishinshi! Those bastards!
I didn't know they could absorb the lightning and fire it back!
The Kenkonken depends on the strength of steel.
They are no match against the best armor possible.
And the time it takes for them to return to his arms
is when Nataku is most vulnerable.
Nataku!
It's not over yet!
The Sacred Sword of Bakuya uses the power of light.
And because it is such a delicate Paopei,
if it cannot cut through...
Are you okay, Tenka?!
Yeah, I don't die so easily.
And Taikoubou...
You no longer have your Dashinben.
I wonder what Mr. Youzen could be doing, Master?
If only Mr. Youzen was around at a time like this...
It looks as though you are finished, Taikoubou.
I will finish things up.
What are we gonna do, Taikoubou?!
I'm thinking!
Master, seriously, what're we going to do?!
These guys know everything there is to know about our Paopei!
Of course!
After all, our Paopei were all created here on Mount Kunlun!
It's a nasty tactic, but it shows just how much
Master Genshitenson wishes not to tell us the truth.
That's it!
There's no one piloting them.
I've discovered their weakness!
Elder, hurry up and tell us! What's this weakness?!
Here we go, Sibu!
What are we going to do, Master?
They are perfect Paopei robots, but all things have a weakness!
But he's had plenty of chances to go to where Genshitenson is.
He is not the sort of man who will accomplish his goal on his own
while using his comrades as a shield.
If he must sacrifice, then he will sacrifice himself.
That is the sort of man Taikoubou is.
Elder, what's the weakness?!
I'll show you right now!
Sibu, turn to 9 o'clock!
What?! But there's lots of boulders that way!
Never mind, just go!
We're going to crash!
This is it for Elder Taikoubou.
Looks like our mending is finished.
Pull up all the way!
What?! All the way?!
There's no other way to finish them off in one shot!
Up!
What?
I am very sorry.
Just as I'd thought! Tenka!
I've been waiting for this!
We did it, Elder!
They're weak when it comes to rough-and-ready attacks!
That's your specialty, Master.
Koukin Rikishi are nothing to fear!
Everyone, follow my example!
Got it, Taikoubou!
Wind!
Nataku, go!
We did it, Nataku.
Hey, just because you're a Paopei...
Acting like that just makes you the same as those idiot robots.
You should watch out, Raishinshi.
And I'm a Paopei human. Make no mistake.
Ordinary Paopei don't have souls.
Oh, yeah. You...
He has one, of course!
All right, let's party! Wind!
Master Genshitenson, the controls are no longer...
Taikoubou!
Wow, Taikoubou did it.
Of course.
That is why the Guides think of him as...
As what?
Well, we shall find out soon enough.
Now Taikoubou will find out just who he is.
Master Genshitenson!
We have other plans.
We will strike at Taikoubou's greatest weakness.
Master Genshitenson, where are you?!
Youzen!
Truly amazing.
You always surpass my estimations.
Where is Master Genshitenson?
Before that, will you not speak with me for a while?
What the hell is this?!
That's our enemy.
Enemy?!
It can't be. It's not true, is it, Mr. Youzen?
I've been looking all this time for that same look
Looking for my friends, who have the same dreams as I
Yesterday's tears and the smiles starting from today
I want to take in all those things
Neither from the morning rain nor the long dark of night
Do you have anything to fear
I will be like this sky
And become strong wings to protect you
Leaping over vast expanses of time
I give you this future about to begin right now
Facing the wind and feeling the Earth beneath my feet
I want to live with you forever
The Hirai-i, piloted by Hakutsuru Doji,
brutally smashes Nataku, Raishinshi, Tenka, and Sibu on the rocks.
Its absolute power seems like it would put an end to everything.
And how will Taikoubou respond to Youzen's relentless questioning?
Soul Hunter, Chapter Twenty-three:
Chapter Twenty-three: Taikoubou is Cornered in Gyokukyo Palace
"Taikoubou is Cornered in Gyokukyo Palace"
Chapter Twenty-three: Taikoubou is Cornered in Gyokukyo Palace Please observe.
Chapter Twenty-three: Taikoubou is Cornered in Gyokukyo Palace