Chapter Summaries

Mo Li fought Guy and Rudra, using his superior martial arts and strength to suppress them as they joined forces. He took the battle into the sky, where the three continued clashing while everyone below watched in silence.

• Rudra attacked Mo Li, but Mo Li blocked his strike and sent him flying, prompting Guy to call Mo Li the Martial God.
• Mo Li kicked Guy away and blasted Rudra back, then Rudra urged Guy to join forces against him.
• Guy charged Mo Li, and Rudra joined the fight after seeing Velgrend pinned beneath six stone pillars.
• Mo Li suppressed Guy and Rudra in their close-combat struggle until their weapons clashed and sent them flying apart.
• Mo Li called for the fight to continue in the sky, and Guy and Rudra followed him into the air as the three exchanged devastating attacks.

Mo Li, Guy, and Rudra fought fiercely in the sky while the Demon Kings watched and struggled to comprehend their power. Rimuru resolved to grow stronger, and the chapter left Guy and Rudra facing Mo Li together above the devastated arena.

• Rimuru watched Mo Li, Guy, and Rudra clash and resolved to become strong enough to fight alongside Ari.
• The Demon Kings recognized Rudra as the legendary First Hero and wondered how a human had lived for more than ten thousand years.
• Dino fell asleep again, while Veldora and Azhdaha predicted that the winner would be decided between Mo Li and Guy.
• Velzard watched the battle and wished she could join in, though she held back.
• Mo Li, Guy, and Rudra devastated the arena, with Guy and Rudra facing Mo Li together in the sky.

Mo Li, Guy, and Rudra intensified their battle with devastating attacks until they agreed to settle it through martial skill. Guy drew his Mythical Grade weapon World, and Mo Li recognized that it was no ordinary sword.

• Mo Li attacked Guy and Rudra with Sheer Cliffs, then summoned mountain-sized meteors with All Phenomena of the World.
• Guy used Milim's Dragon Star Diffusion Blast against the meteors, angering Milim and prompting Rimuru and Veldora to restrain her.
• Rudra met the meteors with a powerful sword aura, and the collision sent all three fighters flying as their barrier shook.
• Mo Li decided the battle should end through martial skill, and Guy and Rudra agreed.
• Guy drew his top-tier Mythical Grade sword, World, while Rudra regretted that he did not have his own Mythical Grade weapon, Earth God.

Mo Li explained how Guy’s World and several other weapons were among the four supreme Mythical Grade weapons bestowed by Veldanava, then clashed with Guy using his own Piercing Rainbow Spear. Their fierce battle continued with neither willing to yield.

• Mo Li recognized Guy’s World as one of four top-tier Mythical Grade weapons bestowed by Veldanava, alongside Heavenly Demon, Earth God, and Void.
• Mo Li’s Piercing Rainbow trembled as he asserted that his self-forged spear could match World.
• Guy attacked Mo Li with World, and the two weapons collided in a powerful shockwave without either breaking.
• Guy was forced back as Mo Li overpowered him, but he increased his strength and continued attacking.
• Guy and Mo Li traded sword strikes and spear thrusts, fighting with the intensity of a life-or-death battle.

Guy, Mo Li, and Rudra fought a fierce three-way battle as the Demon Kings watched from below. Velzard sensed that the clash was nearing its conclusion, and one of the fighters fell from the sky into the arena.

• Guy resumed fighting Mo Li with World, and Rudra formed a Light Sword and joined the battle.
• Guy and Mo Li became more serious when Rudra entered the fray, and the three fought in a chaotic melee.
• All three sustained injuries, while the watching Demon Kings reacted to the fighters’ overwhelming strength.
• Rimuru worried over Mo Li’s injuries and stopped Milim from joining the fight.
• Velzard said it was time for a winner to be decided, and a pale golden figure fell from the sky into the arena.

Rudra was eliminated first from the battle, leaving Guy and Mo Li to fight on. As their clash reached its climax, Mo Li prepared to end it, and Guy reacted in shock to what he saw.

• Velzard watched Rudra fall from the sky and crash into the arena, becoming the first fighter eliminated.
• Luminas, Dagruel, Dino, and Leon judged Rudra’s defeat unsurprising, while Rimuru expressed surprise and Milim claimed she had foreseen it.
• Rudra accepted his loss but vowed to challenge Guy and Mo Li again after regaining his peak strength and reclaiming Earth God.
• Mo Li and Guy continued their fierce battle, growing more wounded as their strength remained undiminished.
• Mo Li struck Guy away and declared it was time to end the fight, prompting Guy to stare in shock at what appeared before him.

Mo Li used Territory Contract to triple his power beyond Tenfold Deification, leaving Guy convinced he could not win. Guy provoked Mo Li with a proposal to become his Empress, and Mo Li's expression darkened as Milim and Rimuru rushed to confront Guy before Veldora and Azhdaha stopped them.

• Mo Li activated Territory Contract, raising his strength to thirty times his normal level and his magicules to more than three hundred million.
• Guy sensed Mo Li's overwhelming power and realized that his chances of defeating him had become extremely slim.
• Mo Li released a pressure that overwhelmed the arena, forcing the Demon Kings and Rudra to brace themselves against it.
• Guy mocked Mo Li and suggested becoming his Empress, even offering to turn into a woman.
• Milim and Rimuru charged at Guy in anger, but Veldora and Azhdaha stopped them.
• Mo Li's expression darkened at Guy's teasing.

Mo Li became enraged by Guy’s teasing and fought him while the Demon Lords watched. Mo Li defeated Guy and kicked him beyond the Jura Great Forest, enforcing the rules he had warned Guy to follow.

• Mo Li’s anger made the Rock Element throughout the barrier surge, and Azhdaha, Rimuru, Milim, Veldora, and Velzard sensed that Guy was in danger.
• Guy continued flirting with Mo Li, who warned him that he would teach him to follow the rules.
• Mo Li overwhelmed Guy, knocked the World from his hand, and repeatedly kicked him in the abdomen while the Demon Lords watched in disbelief.
• Mo Li struck Guy with full force, sending him beyond the Jura Great Forest, then calmly stated that he had kept his word.

Mo Li defeated Guy and sent him flying beyond the Jura Great Forest, shocking the Demon Lords and confirming his overwhelming strength. As Mo Li approached the defeated Rudra, an irritating familiar voice called on him to spare Rudra, leaving Mo Li’s expression darkened.

• Mo Li shattered the arena barrier and kicked Guy out of the Jura Great Forest after warning him to follow the rules.
• Rimuru, Milim, Ramiris, Veldora, Velzard, Luminas, Dagruel, Dino, and Leon reacted to Guy’s defeat and recognized Mo Li as a formidable force.
• Rudra lost hope after seeing Guy defeated and Velgrend sealed beneath six stone pillars.
• Mo Li deactivated his enhancements and walked toward Rudra while Velgrend struggled unsuccessfully to break free.
• Rudra asked Mo Li to kill him but spare Velgrend, and a familiar voice called on Mo Li to spare Rudra, darkening his expression.

Chii returned to plead with Mo Li to spare Rudra, believing Mo Li had beaten Rudra because he intended to kill him. Mo Li clarified that he had never planned to kill Rudra and had only punished Chii for breaking the rules, leaving Chii to realize he had taken a beating for nothing.

• Chii returned to the Jura Great Forest in his battle-damaged clothes and asked Mo Li to show mercy to Rudra.
• Mo Li considered Chii's plea while Rudra sat heavily injured but relieved.
• Chii prepared to kneel and beg for Mo Li's forgiveness, but Mo Li asked what he was doing.
• Mo Li told Chii that he had never intended to kill Rudra and had only beaten Chii for ignoring the rules.
• Chii asked why he had taken the beating, and Mo Li called it bad luck.

Mo Li spared Rudra after their wager and explained that he had no reason to kill him. As Rudra began to disappear from this timeline, he asked Mo Li to release Velgrend, and Mo Li dissolved her seal.

• Guy complained that he had taken a beating for nothing, then blamed Rudra for the trouble.
• Mo Li told Rudra he would spare him because killing him offered no benefit and pointed out that Milim and Veldora were reasons to show restraint.
• Rudra thanked Mo Li but confessed that he felt too guilty to face Milim.
• Guy urged Rudra to stand and asked him what he wanted to know, while Rudra realized he was about to disappear and become Honjo Masayuki.
• Rudra asked Mo Li to release Velgrend, and Mo Li removed the sealing pillars as Velgrend roared free.

After Mo Li released Velgrend from the sealing formation, she reunited with Rudra and greeted Guy, Velzard, and Veldora. Rimuru and Milim rushed to Mo Li and complained that the others had treated him unfairly, leaving the group to react to their accusations.

• Mo Li dismissed the six stone pillars sealing Velgrend, and she transformed into human form and rushed to check on Rudra.
• Guy reassured Velgrend that Rudra was safe and spoke with her about their unexpected reunion.
• Velgrend recognized Velzard and Veldora when they arrived, while Veldora tried to hide from his sisters.
• Rimuru and Milim ran to Mo Li, fussed over him, and accused Guy, Rudra, and Velgrend of mistreating him.
• Velzard snickered as Guy, Rudra, and Velgrend reacted to the two girls' complaints.

Mo Li stopped Rimuru and Milim from groping and clinging to him, then let them go with a gentle warning. Rimuru took his words as permission to behave freely in private, while Guy was left worried after Mo Li began to suspect him.

• Guy, Rudra, and Velgrend reacted bitterly as Rimuru and Milim complained that Mo Li had been wronged.
• Rimuru groped Mo Li while Milim buried her face against his neck, both showing their infatuation with him.
• Mo Li lifted Rimuru and Milim by the backs of their necks and demanded to know what they were doing.
• Rimuru claimed she was checking Mo Li for hidden injuries, while Milim blamed Guy and said she was checking for his tricks.
• Mo Li accepted Milim's explanation, grew wary of Guy, and warned Rimuru and Milim to mind their image in front of others.
• Mo Li put the two down, and Milim celebrated while Rimuru imagined what they could do in private.

Rimuru embarrassed herself while Milim and the others realized Rudra and Velgrend were about to be erased from this era. Rudra returned to his identity as Honjo Masayuki, and Velgrend went back to her own time.

• Rimuru daydreamed about Mo Li’s remark until he hit her head and reminded her to wipe the drool from her mouth.
• Milim noticed something unusual about Rudra, and Guy and Velgrend explained that time was correcting itself because only one Rudra and Velgrend could exist in the world.
• Velgrend guessed that Mo Li’s barrier had allowed the pair to remain in the era, and Mo Li’s Authority of Rock had indeed created an isolated space that held time in place.
• Velzard said goodbye to Velgrend and told Veldora to do the same, and Veldora nervously wished his second sister farewell.
• Rudra returned to his alternate identity, Honjo Masayuki, while Velgrend returned to her own time.

After Morax defeated Velgrend, Rudra, and Guy, leaders across the continent recognized his overwhelming strength and reconsidered their relations with him and the Demon Country Federation. Kagurazaka Yuuki grew terrified that Morax might uncover his past scheme against Rimuru and resolved to revise his plans.

• The Demon Lords watched Velgrend and Rudra depart after the tournament's shocking battles, and they recognized that Morax had defeated Velgrend, Rudra, and Guy.
• Emesia decided the Magic Dynasty should deepen its cooperation with the Demon Country Federation after witnessing Morax's strength.
• Dovagon felt relieved that the Dwarven Kingdom had already allied with the Demon Country Federation.
• Hinata Sakaguchi realized Morax had held back in their earlier fight and resolved to improve her swordsmanship.
• Kagurazaka Yuuki feared Morax might discover his role in the scheme against Rimuru and decided to revise his future plans.

After Morax defeated Guy, the witnesses realized that the balance of power had changed and that Morax had taken the title of strongest Demon King. Rimuru and Mo Li decided to conclude the now-pointless martial arts tournament, and Mo Li restored the ruined arena.

• Kagurazaka Yuuki gave up hope of rescuing Laplace and the others, resolving to treat their imprisonment as a necessary sacrifice.
• Spectators learned that Morax had defeated Velgrend and Rudra, while many weaker attendees had fainted during the battles.
• The witnesses were stunned when Guy lost to Morax, a newly established Demon King.
• The spectators recognized Morax as the new strongest Demon King and the Demon Country Federation as a power no one could easily challenge.
• Bonnie lost hope in the Eastern Empire's unification plan and decided to keep protecting Honjo Masayuki.
• Rimuru and Mo Li chose to finish the tournament, and Mo Li used his Authority of Rock to restore the arena.

After the tournament finalists forfeited, Old Man White received the prize, and Rimuru and Mo Li hosted a banquet for the visiting dignitaries. The banquet relaxed when the children began eating, and Alice boldly complimented Mo Li.

• Mo Li restored the ruined arena, while Diablo and Xiao both forfeited the final and declined the prize.
• With Honjo Masayuki unconscious, Old Man White was declared the winner and received the tournament prize.
• Rimuru and Mo Li attended the banquet in the hall, where the guests were too intimidated to eat at first.
• Rimuru encouraged everyone to enjoy the food, and the children soon relaxed and began eating.
• Alice told Mo Li he was amazing, and Mo Li gently told the blushing girl that she was pretty too.

At a banquet, Alice overcame her fear of Mo Li, spoke with him, and helped the other children relax around him. Chloe stayed apart and admitted she disliked Mo Li, leaving Rimuru shocked and concerned.

• Alice nervously asked Mo Li if she could ask him questions, and he invited her to sit beside him.
• Mo Li answered Alice's questions kindly, and the other children gradually joined their conversation.
• Rimuru and Izawa Shizue were pleased to see the children grow comfortable with Mo Li.
• Rimuru noticed Chloe eating alone and asked why she was not talking to Mo Li.
• Chloe told Rimuru she did not want to speak to Mo Li and did not like him, startling Rimuru.

Rimuru tried to understand why Chloe disliked Ari and chose to keep her company, while Guy disguised himself as a child to approach Mo Li and tried to claim Rimuru’s seat. Misaki Ken'ya refused Guy and called him ill-mannered, leaving the gathered Demon Lords stunned.

• Rimuru asked Chloe why she disliked Ari, but Chloe hesitated to explain because Mo Li had once helped her.
• Rimuru gave up her favorite seat beside Ari to sit with Chloe, and the other children competed for the vacant seat.
• Guy, transformed into a child, tried to take the seat Misaki Ken'ya had won, while Velzard, Raine, and Misari reacted to his behavior.
• Milim tried to sneak away to join Mo Li, but Freya stopped her and made her continue learning about governing a territory.
• Misaki Ken'ya shook off Guy's hand, protested that he had won the seat, and accused Guy of having no manners.

Misaki Ken'ya scolded Guy for his lack of manners, unaware of his identity, until the Great Spirit of Light recognized Guy and hurried out to beg for mercy. Guy let Ken'ya off, took the seat beside Mo Li, and the banquet resumed.

• Misaki Ken'ya refused Guy's request for his seat and lectured him for being impolite.
• The Great Spirit of Light recognized Guy and kowtowed to him, pleading for him to spare Ken'ya.
• Misaki Ken'ya questioned whether the boy was really Guy, so the Great Spirit of Light sealed his mouth with magicules.
• Rimuru shielded Ken'ya, but Guy changed into his male form and said he would not punish him.
• Guy took the seat beside Mo Li, and the banquet returned to its lively atmosphere as Guy tried to get closer to Mo Li.