Chapter Summaries

Mo Li and Guy began a serious fight after sensing each other’s immense power. Their close-range battle devastated the ground, and Guy struggled to keep up with Mo Li’s varied martial arts.

• Guy tested Mo Li with his aura, and Mo Li matched the pressure with his own power.
• Velzard sensed that Mo Li could threaten her life, while Raine and Misari could not feel the fighters’ auras through the barriers.
• Guy invited Mo Li to visit the White Ice Palace and revealed that his King of Pride, Lucifer, could analyze and copy abilities.
• Guy punched at Mo Li, who drew his Piercing Rainbow Spear, and they fought with fists and weapons amid the ruined battlefield.
• Raine realized Mo Li had held back against her and Misari, while Guy struggled to predict Mo Li’s many refined fighting techniques.

Mo Li and Guy escalated their duel from a close-combat contest into a clash of Ultimate Skills, with Guy ultimately overpowering Mo Li and exposing his face. The battle left Guy and the onlookers stunned by Mo Li’s identity, which remained unrevealed.

• Mo Li realized Guy was replicating his martial arts, so he kept changing techniques and suppressed Guy through hundreds of different attacks.
• Raine asked whether Guy was being beaten, and Velzard confirmed that Mo Li had the advantage while noting neither fighter had used skills yet.
• Guy reinforced his fist with magicules, but Mo Li redirected the blow and left Guy bewildered by how many techniques he knew.
• Guy activated [King of Wrath] and [King of Patience], while Mo Li unleashed his full aura and charged at him with the Piercing Rainbow Spear.
• Guy gained the upper hand, struck Mo Li with a powerful slash, and blasted him back hundreds of meters, leaving him wounded and covered in dust and blood.
• Guy, Velzard, Raine, and Misari stared in shock when Mo Li’s hood was knocked off and revealed his face.

Mo Li and Guy resumed their battle after Mo Li activated Deification and greatly increased his power. As they clashed in the sky, someone invoked “All Phenomena of the World!”

• Raine, Misari, and Velzard admired Mo Li and criticized Guy for fighting him, while Guy was too captivated by Mo Li’s appearance to want to continue.
• Guy agreed to keep fighting after Mo Li asked whether they were still battling.
• Mo Li activated Stone Rock Mysterious Stone Aspect and Deification, entering the Martial God state with fivefold attributes and thirty-five million magicules.
• Guy’s fighting spirit returned, and he challenged Mo Li to fight in the sky.
• Mo Li and Guy fought evenly above the ground as Raine, Misari, and Velzard watched in shock.
• A steady voice called out, “All Phenomena of the World!”

Mo Li and Guy continued their battle, escalating from copied meteor attacks to a clash of devastating Rock Spears. Their fight transformed a vast portion of the Frozen Land Continent into golden mountains, while Velzard protected the onlookers.

• Guy copied Mo Li’s All Phenomena of the World and sent a dark meteor crashing into Mo Li’s golden one, shattering Velzard’s barrier.
• Mo Li unleashed Heavenly Reason Long Drive, striking Guy with rock ridges, but Guy emerged nearly unharmed and urged Mo Li to keep fighting.
• Mo Li summoned countless Rock Spears with World-trấn Rock Spear, and Guy copied the move using King of Pride.
• Mo Li seized control of Guy’s Rock Spears with his Authority of Rock, turned them golden, and sent them alongside his own volley at Guy.
• Guy raised a shield with King of Patience as the Rock Spears exploded, destroying both fighters’ barriers and forcing Velzard to protect herself, Raine, and Misari.
• The clash covered nearly one-tenth of the Frozen Land Continent in golden earth and mountains, leaving Raine and Misari stunned.

Chii and Mo Li ended their destructive battle in a draw, then Chii invited the amnesiac Mo Li to stay temporarily at White Ice Palace. Mo Li accepted in exchange for Chii’s help investigating his past, while Chii privately saw an opportunity in the powerful stranger’s damaged memories.

• Velzard reassured Raine and Misari that Chii had survived Mo Li’s attack, and Chii and Mo Li emerged injured but alive.
• Chii called the fight a draw, and Mo Li agreed before they could cause further destruction.
• After healing, Mo Li gave Chii the name Li and admitted that he could not remember parts of his past.
• Chii offered Li a temporary stay at White Ice Palace and help investigating his memories in exchange for a favor.
• Li accepted Chii’s offer, and Chii privately mused that the powerful amnesiac would be interesting to deal with.

Guy became curious about Mo Li’s origins while Velzard warned him against provoking the powerful newcomer. In Tempest, Rimuru learned that Mo Li had become an Awakened Demon King and greatly strengthened the Immortal Assembly, while Clayman prepared a new plan targeting Tempest.

• Velzard warned Guy that provoking Mo Li could have disastrous consequences, but Guy ordered Misari to investigate unusual events across the continent.
• Mo Li’s blessing greatly increased the strength of Azhdaha, Xiao, and the other members of the Immortal Assembly after Mo Li became an Awakened Demon King.
• Rimuru returned to Tempest, learned of the blessing, and asked Azhdaha to notify her when Mo Li came back.
• Rimuru asked Rigurd to accompany her to Kurobei’s forge to prepare things for her students.
• Clayman told Myulan to begin his new plan and vowed that he would succeed against Tempest.

A week after Mo Li and Guy’s battle, Guy learned that Tempest and the Jura Great Forest were linked to Li’s identity. He chose to hide the lead and planned to use it as an excuse to keep getting close to Li.

• Raine and Misari complained while cleaning up the damage and documents left by the battle.
• Misari reported a lead connecting Li to the Jura Great Forest and Tempest, and Guy realized Milim’s old request for demons might also be connected.
• Guy told Misari and Raine not to reveal the lead to Li, suggesting they conceal or gradually disclose the truth if asked.
• Guy said he would act as Li’s guide while Li had forgotten his friends and companions, then left to visit him.

Mo Li identified his memory problem as inherited memories that were out of order and believed he could recover his own memories over time. Guy tried to persuade him to become a Demon Lord, but Mo Li remained uninterested as Guy asked whether he objected to him personally.

• Mo Li discovered that many of his memories belonged to another god and had begun working through them.
• Guy found Mo Li enjoying tea at White Ice Palace and told him the information he wanted would arrive soon.
• Guy directly asked Mo Li to become a Demon Lord with him, but Mo Li refused.
• Guy asked Mo Li what he thought of the Demon Lords and the world, and Mo Li said everyone needed to fulfill their duties to keep the world peaceful.
• Guy asked whether Mo Li's refusal meant he had a problem with him.

Mo Li refused Chloe’s offer to become a Demon King before his memories and responsibilities were settled, while Chloe tried to recruit him with promises of authority and an outrageous personal offer. Mo Li eventually agreed to consider accepting the invitation once he was truly prepared.

• Mo Li told Chloe he could not accept the Demon King position while his own problems remained unresolved and he could not bear its responsibilities.
• Chloe asked whether Mo Li would agree after recovering his memories, but Mo Li said he did not know what he would decide.
• Chloe offered Mo Li authority equal to his own because he wanted Mo Li as a powerful ally and a backup in his wager with Rudra.
• Chloe offered to take on a female form and spend a night with Mo Li, shocking him and prompting him to refuse.
• Mo Li proposed that he would accept Chloe’s invitation once he was truly prepared, and Chloe’s offer remained open.

Kagurazaka Yuuki suspected Morax was responsible for Laplace and the others’ disappearance and planned to stir up trouble in Tempest. At the White Ice Palace, Mo Li shared tea with Guy while an unconscious girl’s finger twitched in the system space.

• Kagurazaka Yuuki told Kazarim that Laplace, Tia, and Forthman had likely encountered someone too powerful for their group to challenge.
• Kagurazaka Yuuki identified Morax as the likely culprit and reassured Kazarim that the missing trio might still be alive, though he privately doubted Tia and Forthman had survived.
• Kagurazaka Yuuki planned to give Rimuru a gift when she left Tempest, hoping to create confusion and an opportunity for his faction.
• Guy stopped teasing Mo Li after Mo Li threatened to beat him, then accepted tea at the White Ice Palace.
• An unconscious young girl in the system space twitched her finger.

Xiao guarded Tempest while Azhdaha complained about being left in charge, and Myulan arrived with Yum’s group, drawing Xiao’s suspicion. In the Frozen Land Continent, Mo Li had recovered more than two-thirds of his memories and expected to remember everything soon.

• Xiao wondered why Mo Li had not returned and renewed his resolve to protect Tempest.
• Azhdaha complained about Morax and Rimuru leaving him to guard Tempest, then went out for a stroll.
• Xiao intercepted Yum’s group as they traveled toward Tempest with Myulan, and Yum recognized him as one of Morax’s immortals.
• Xiao questioned Yum about Myulan, sensed something unusual about her, and then left the group to enter the city.
• Mo Li woke in the White Ice Palace and reflected that he had recovered more than two-thirds of his memories.

Myulan entered Tempest with Yum after encountering Xiao and learning little about the immortals she hoped to investigate. At the White Ice Palace, Mo Li regained his memories and suppressed his divinity with his humanity.

• Myulan feared Xiao’s overwhelming power, and Yum reassured her that the immortals would not attack unless she threatened Tempest.
• Yum told Myulan that Lord Rimuru or Lord Jirou might know more about the immortals, then led her into Tempest.
• Myulan marveled at Liyue City’s beauty as Yum offered to show her around.
• A terrifying pressure erupted from Mo Li’s room in the White Ice Palace, and Guy, Velzard, Raine, and Misari contained its effects while Guy chose not to intervene.
• Mo Li woke with his memories restored, and his humanity had completely suppressed his divinity.

After recovering his memories, Mo Li met with Chi Yi and agreed to become a Demon Lord, but only after setting conditions of his own. He accepted Chi Yi’s plan to share the world’s responsibilities and chose the title the Sustainer, becoming Chi Yi’s ally.

• Mo Li emerged from his room with his memories restored, and Chi Yi invited him to talk privately.
• Mo Li told Chi Yi that he still preferred the name Mo Li over Morax and asked whether Chi Yi’s earlier offer still stood.
• Mo Li agreed to become a Demon Lord only if Chi Yi accepted several conditions, then agreed to Chi Yi’s requests concerning Veldanava’s responsibility and Rudra’s wager.
• Chi Yi named Mo Li the world’s second Mediator, but Mo Li chose the title the Sustainer instead.

After recovering his memories, Mo Li decided to remain at the White Ice Palace and asked Guy to help push Rimuru to grow stronger. He proposed faking his own death so Rimuru would have a powerful enemy to overcome, and Guy agreed to play along.

• Guy asked Mo Li what he planned to do now that their deal was finished, and Mo Li said he would stay at the White Ice Palace longer.
• Mo Li told Guy he wanted to bring him another colleague, meaning Rimuru, and explained that Tempest had grown too strong for the Kingdom of Falmes and Clayman to threaten it.
• Guy questioned whether Rimuru was strong enough to join the Demon Lords, and Mo Li clarified that he wanted them to stage a play rather than make her a Demon Lord directly.
• Mo Li explained that he planned to fake his own death and drive Rimuru to grow strong enough to kill him, because his safeguards kept her growing under his protection.
• Guy agreed to help Mo Li carry out the plan.

Mo Li persuaded Guy to announce that he had killed an unknown Awakened Demon King, then warned him that Rimuru’s advancement could bring Veldora and others into the conflict. Guy remained confident and offered Mo Li the Jura Great Forest as his domain, while Velzard joined their discussion about Veldora’s likely awakening.

• Mo Li proposed that Guy spread news that he had killed an unknown Demon King who used Rock Spears, and Guy agreed to handle the matter.
• Mo Li worried that Rimuru, Veldora, Waka, Xiao, and possibly Milim might come after Guy, but Guy dismissed the danger and promised to deal with it.
• Guy offered Mo Li the entire Jura Great Forest as his domain, and Mo Li questioned how Rimuru’s territory would be divided if she became an Awakened Demon King.
• Mo Li told Guy that Veldora would likely awaken when Rimuru advanced, and Velzard appeared to hear more about her younger brother.
• Mo Li explained how Rimuru had become connected to Veldora, but Guy remained unconcerned about facing them.

Chi tried to make Mo Li choose a territory, but Mo Li resisted taking on more responsibilities. In Tempest, Myulan’s tour was limited by security rules until Azhdaha appeared and assessed her.

• Chi rejected Mo Li’s proposal to share the Jura Great Forest and brought out a world map so Mo Li could choose another territory.
• Yum showed Myulan around Tempest but could not take her into restricted workplaces, frustrating Myulan’s plans to gather intelligence.
• Xiao watched Myulan from a rooftop, spotted someone, and left Tempest after deciding there was no need to worry.
• Azhdaha arrived while Myulan was with Yum, and Yum recognized him as Tempest’s highest authority when Morax and Rimuru were away.
• Azhdaha examined Myulan and judged that her looks and temperament were decent but her strength was lacking.

Myulan followed Azhdaha to learn about Tempest’s hidden powerhouses, but his dismissive account left her underestimating the Immortal Assembly. At the White Ice Palace, Mo Li sensed a disturbance as a sleeping girl began to glow inside the system space.

• Azhdaha intimidated Myulan and Yum, then left after warning them to follow Tempest’s rules.
• Myulan recovered from her fear and pursued Azhdaha, hoping to uncover Tempest’s hidden strength.
• Azhdaha told Myulan that Xiao was the only notable member of the Immortal Assembly and dismissed the others as little stronger than her.
• At the White Ice Palace, Guy pressed Mo Li to choose a territory while Raine, Misari, and Velzard watched.
• Mo Li sensed a change in the system space as a sleeping girl began emitting dazzling white light.

Mo Li investigated a disturbance in his mind and found that the King of Games was awakening inside a jade cocoon. After he brought the cocoon out of the system space, the King of Games emerged in a humanoid form and asked for clothes.

• Mo Li left Guy and the others to investigate a disturbance in his mind, and Guy, Velzard, Little Raine, and Misari followed him.
• Mo Li entered the system space and learned from the doll that the King of Games was likely to awaken.
• The King of Games transformed into a white jade cocoon, and the doll suggested Mo Li take it outside.
• Mo Li brought the cocoon into his room and left to fetch tea.
• The cocoon hatched while Mo Li was away, and the newly awakened King of Games celebrated her humanoid form before asking for clothes.

Mo Li found the King of Games had awakened as a girl, leaving both of them confused about what had happened. After Guy departed, Mo Li confronted her and asked for an explanation, and she froze when he called her the King of Games.

• Mo Li found the newly awakened girl naked, gave her a white robe, and left her to get dressed.
• The girl realized Ari had seen her naked and wondered why she was beside him instead of in the system space.
• Guy asked Mo Li about the girl, and Mo Li admitted he was confused and postponed their discussion about territory.
• The girl pulled Mo Li into the room and pressed him against the door before calming down.
• Mo Li asked the girl to explain herself and called her the King of Games, making her freeze.

Mo Li learned why King of Games had used Humanoid Form and altered his memories, then reassured her that he did not blame her. After answering her questions about his restored memories, his new status, and his stay at the White Ice Palace, he asked her to choose a name, and she called herself Guizhong.

• King of Games confessed why she had taken Humanoid Form and caused Mo Li's memories to go wrong.
• Mo Li comforted King of Games, telling her he had resolved the memory problem and only wished she had told him beforehand.
• Mo Li explained that he had restored his memories, become a Demon Lord and the second mediator, and planned to stay at the White Ice Palace while Rimuru trained.
• King of Games asked to stay longer with Mo Li and eagerly accepted that they would remain at the White Ice Palace.
• Mo Li told King of Games to choose a name, and she named herself Guizhong.