Recaps

Hinata Sakaguchi accepted Morax's challenge to endure half an incense stick in a contest of martial arts and swordsmanship, convinced her skills could overcome him. Morax restored her to full health, sealed her magicules, and drew his sword; as Hinata charged, the duel began with the onlookers expecting very different outcomes.

• Hinata Sakaguchi accepted Morax's challenge after Luminas warned her about his martial arts, while the Holy Knights encouraged her and Guy recalled how often Morax had defeated him.
• Morax restored Hinata's body to peak condition and sealed her magicules before agreeing to compete with her in swordsmanship.
• Morax drew an ornate dark golden longsword, and Hinata felt the pressure of his skill as Guy, Luminas, the Holy Knights, and the monsters watched.
• Hinata charged Morax with a fierce sword strike, and Morax judged her attack too slow.

Hinata Sakaguchi fought Mo Li in a duel, but his overwhelming skill pushed her into a reckless frenzy. Mo Li broke several of her bones to bring her back to her senses, and although he declared the duel over, Hinata insisted she had not surrendered and the time had not run out.

• Hinata Sakaguchi charged Mo Li, who easily blocked her attacks and urged her to use her full strength.
• Hinata intensified her swordsmanship, but Mo Li matched her pace while Guy and Luminas acknowledged the vast gap between them.
• Driven by pressure and her desire to help Luminas, Hinata abandoned defense and fought in a frenzied state.
• Luminas tried to intervene, but Guy stopped her because Hinata had not surrendered and the allotted time had not passed.
• Mo Li struck Hinata down, broke her right leg and left arm, and battered her until she regained her senses.
• Mo Li declared the duel over and started to leave, but Hinata called out that the time had not expired and she had not admitted defeat.

Hinata Sakaguchi refused to admit defeat despite her injuries and challenged Mo Li to one final strike, pushing her body beyond its limits. She fell after Mo Li effortlessly stopped her attack, and he declared that she had won the duel.

• Mo Li offered Hinata Sakaguchi the chance to withdraw, but she chose to keep fighting because she wanted to prove herself and avoid lifelong regret.
• Hinata Sakaguchi drew on her potential and life force to strengthen herself, while Guy acknowledged her resolve and Luminas reluctantly let her continue.
• Hinata Sakaguchi charged Mo Li with her final, overwhelming sword strike, but Mo Li countered it with a seemingly simple swing.
• Hinata Sakaguchi collapsed with her life force nearly extinguished and admitted defeat, but Mo Li declared that she had won.

Mo Li healed Hinata Sakaguchi after her final strike touched him, declaring her the winner of their spar. As Hinata began recovering, Mo Li asked her to meet the revived Izawa Shizue, while Guy stayed in Tempest for a visit and left Raine and Misari overwhelmed with work at the White Ice Palace.

• Hinata Sakaguchi exhausted her life force after her final sword strike touched Mo Li, and Mo Li sealed the life force leaking from her body.
• Luminas carried Hinata away and thanked Mo Li for showing mercy; Mo Li told her Hinata had won and asked her to send Hinata to meet Izawa Shizue when she woke.
• Rimuru rushed to check Mo Li for injuries, and Azhdaha reassured her that Mo Li's body was exceptionally tough.
• Guy told Mo Li he had come to Tempest because he was bored, after handing his duties to Raine and Misari at the White Ice Palace.
• Raine found Misari exhausted and unconscious beneath their workload, then cried for Lord Velzard to save her.
• Luminas's recovery magic helped Hinata Sakaguchi gradually recover from her false death.

Luminas restored Hinata Sakaguchi after her near-fatal defeat by Mo Li, and the Holy Knights agreed to apologize to the Demon Country and pay compensation. Mo Li then led Hinata to meet someone from her past, and she recognized the woman waiting with Rimuru as her teacher.

• Luminas used Holy Magic to restore Hinata’s body, while Lui and the Holy Knights stood guard and worried over her.
• Luminas ordered the Holy Knights to settle the conflict with the Demon Country through compensation and apologies, and said she would investigate the church officials behind the unauthorized deployment.
• Hinata woke, reunited with her subordinates, and acknowledged that she had lost her duel with Mo Li.
• Luminas told Hinata that Mo Li wanted her to meet someone, so Hinata followed him through the forest with Luminas and Guy close behind.
• Hinata reached a cliffside clearing where Rimuru was speaking with a woman in a white cloak, then recognized the woman as her teacher.

Hinata Sakaguchi reunited with her teacher, Izawa Shizue, and learned how Shizue had survived. Shizue chose to remain in Tempest, where Mo Li urged her to live the life she wanted rather than feel bound to serve.

• Hinata rushed into Izawa Shizue's arms and wept, while Mo Li explained their teacher-student relationship to Luminas.
• Rimuru explained that Hinata had tried to kill her after being falsely told that she had killed Shizue, and Shizue revealed she had survived in Rimuru's Stomach Space with help from Mo Li.
• Hinata apologized through her shame as Shizue reproached her, then Shizue bowed to Rimuru to apologize for her student's actions.
• Mo Li reminded Shizue that Hinata had already received punishment and asked Shizue not to dwell on the past.
• Shizue said she would stay in Tempest to honor her agreement with Mo Li, but he told her she did not need to serve and encouraged her to find the life she wanted there.

Shizue agreed to bring her students to the Demon Country Federation so Rimuru and Mo Li could teach them. At a meeting in Liyue City, Rimuru and Hinata uncovered the factions behind the attacks, while Luminas promised to handle the Seven Luminaries and Diablo began negotiating compensation.

• Mo Li invited Shizue to bring Chloe and her other students to the Demon Country Federation, where he and Rimuru would guide them.
• Shizue accepted the offer, and Guy and the others expressed envy over the chance to receive Mo Li’s instruction.
• After returning from the battlefield, Rimuru, Luminas, Hinata, and their representatives convened in Liyue City to negotiate the aftermath of the Holy-Demon War.
• Hinata explained that Imperial merchants had misled her, and Rimuru suspected the same people had also driven Falmuth’s invasion and Clayman’s actions.
• Hinata and Luminas suspected the Seven Luminaries had arranged the Holy Knight Order’s invasion, and Luminas promised to deal with them and provide compensation.
• Rimuru assigned Diablo and Rigurd to negotiate with Luminas, and Diablo opened the compensation talks.

Diablo negotiated with Luminas for recognition of the Demon Country Federation, diplomatic relations, and enormous compensation, while Rimuru approved the terms. After the contract was signed, Luminas prepared to leave and settle matters with the Evil Dragon, bringing the Holy-Demon War to an end.

• Diablo reminded Luminas that she owed ransoms for the Saints and Holy Knight Order knights and confirmed that Hinata Sakaguchi was excluded from that ransom.
• Diablo demanded that the Holy Imperial Nation recognize the Demon Country Federation, and Luminas agreed while proposing diplomatic relations.
• Rimuru accepted Luminas's proposal, and Diablo continued the negotiations, extracting compensation that amounted to nearly one-third of Luminas's treasury.
• Luminas signed the contract drafted by Rigurd, then sarcastically called Diablo black-hearted and offered the payment as support for the Demon Country.
• Luminas asked to leave with Hinata and the others, and the Holy-Demon War ended as she planned to settle her account with the Evil Dragon.

After the Holy-Demon War ended and diplomatic relations were established, Rimuru hosted Luminas and the others in Tempest. Luminas enjoyed the hot spring and banquet, then confronted Veldora over the destruction of her palace, leaving the dragon in danger of facing her wrath.

• Luminas and the others signed a contract that ended the Holy-Demon War, and Rimuru brought them to Tempest for a welcoming banquet.
• Luminas enjoyed watching the women at the hot spring while Veldora and Azhdaha competed at drinking in the men's bath.
• Mo Li left the bathhouse early, and Rigurd began the banquet in the Demon Country's great plaza after everyone gathered.
• Luminas praised Tempest's wine, then told Rimuru she wanted to settle a separate grievance with someone from the Demon Country.
• Mo Li and Rimuru let Luminas approach Veldora, who remembered her as the vampire Demon Lord whose palace he had destroyed centuries earlier.

At Tempest’s banquet, Veldora’s boastful apology reminded Luminas that he had destroyed her Night Rose Palace, and she beat him while the others watched. After an hour of Luminas’s punishment, the banquet wound down with Veldora still afraid to move.

• Veldora recalled destroying Luminas’s Night Rose Palace and offered her an insincere apology, provoking her anger.
• Luminas stabbed Veldora and chased him into the sky, where she attacked him while he dodged and protected himself.
• Mo Li shielded the banquet hall and Liyue City from the fight’s aftershocks, while Hinata explained the grudge to her subordinates.
• Veldora hid behind Jiruo and then Rimuru, but Jiruo stepped aside and Rimuru pushed him toward Luminas.
• Luminas used Life and Death Embrace on Veldora for an hour, then dropped him and declared herself exhausted.

After Luminas’s defeat became a continent-wide rumor, the Demon Country Federation grew stronger and prepared for its Founding Festival, while Rimuru’s invitation prompted the Magic Dynasty’s rulers to consider attending. The chapter ends with Elaine joining Emesia and Elado to discuss the invitation.

• Guy warned Mo Li that the Empire’s eastward expansion and the angels could threaten the Demon Country Federation, then left Tempest.
• Rumors that Rimuru had defeated Hinata and the Ten Great Saints spread across the continent, and the Holy Imperial Nation established diplomatic relations with the Demon Country Federation.
• Ramiris moved to Tempest and began building the Great Underground Labyrinth; after Veldora and Azhdaha fought over its final-floor guardianship, Rimuru assigned them both to guard it.
• Mo Li sent Guizhong, accompanied by Immortals and Xiao, to govern a territory he had acquired.
• In the Magic Dynasty, Emesia asked Elado what he thought of Rimuru and proposed discussing his invitation with Elaine.
• Elaine arrived, greeted Emesia as her cousin, and was surprised to find her father Elado there.

Emesia questioned Elaine about Rimuru and the Demon Country Federation, and Elaine explained Rimuru’s kindness and the reason for his recent coldness. After learning about the Federation’s formidable fighters, Emesia decided to attend Rimuru’s invitation herself with Elaine.

• Emesia asked Elaine what she thought of Rimuru and the invitation to the Demon Country Federation’s Founding Festival.
• Elaine told Emesia that Rimuru had helped her and explained that Rimuru’s grief over Morax had caused his changed behavior.
• Elaine praised Morax and described him as the Demon Country Federation’s strongest figure, while Elado grew jealous of her admiration.
• Elaine and Elado told Emesia that the Federation included powerful figures such as Rimuru, Morax, Veldora, and Wato.
• Emesia decided to visit the Demon Country Federation with Elaine, then took her to bathe while Elado stayed behind.

Emilia teased Elaine into admitting that she admired Morax, then grew curious about meeting him during her upcoming visit to the Demon Country. In the Demon Country Federation, Ramiris completed the hundred-floor Great Underground Labyrinth, and Veldora and Azhdaha prepared to test their auras.

• Emesia led Elaine away from Elado, who pleaded for his daughter to visit him after her bath.
• Emilia teased Elaine in the bath, then questioned her about why she had seemed distracted.
• Emilia guessed that Elaine admired Morax, and Elaine admitted her admiration while insisting she was not worthy of him.
• Elaine said she believed Rimuru was worthy of Morax, and Emilia became curious about meeting Morax on her upcoming journey.
• Ramiris completed the hundred-floor Great Underground Labyrinth in less than a week with assistance from the others.
• Mo Li encouraged Veldora to release his suppressed aura in the labyrinth, and Azhdaha joined him to compete.

Azhdaha challenged Veldora to an aura contest to prove he was not inferior to the True Dragons, and their escalating power threatened the Great Underground Labyrinth. Mo Li protected the labyrinth and its onlookers as both dragons transformed and unleashed their strongest auras, leaving even his barrier beginning to ripple.

• Azhdaha provoked Veldora and declared that the Azhdaha Dragon King was no weaker than the True Dragons.
• Veldora accepted the challenge, and the two dragons faced off on the labyrinth's hundredth floor as their auras made the labyrinth tremble.
• Ramiris urged Rimuru to stop them, while Mo Li assured everyone the dragons were only competing with their auras and created a dark-gold barrier around the labyrinth.
• Veldora released his suppressed aura, and Azhdaha countered by drawing on the earth through his ancient dragon authority.
• Veldora transformed into a blue-black giant dragon, and Azhdaha manifested a Gilded Giant Dragon as both unleashed their strongest auras against Mo Li's barrier.

Veldora defeated Azdaha in their destructive clash, though both dragons laughed and called the battle even. Azdaha admitted his loss and resolved to awaken as a Demon Lord, while Mo Li promised to help him after the festival; the chapter ended with Milim proposing fire dragons and water dragons as labyrinth floor bosses.

• Veldora and Azdaha unleashed their strongest attacks, shattering space as their powers collided.
• Veldora and Azdaha collapsed in human form and praised each other's strength, while Rimuru scolded them for wrecking the hundredth floor.
• Mo Li recognized that Veldora had won decisively and saw Azdaha's disappointment; Azdaha admitted he had lost and asked to leave alone.
• Azdaha told Mo Li he wanted to awaken as a Demon Lord, and Mo Li promised to arrange the human souls he needed after the festival.
• Azdaha agreed to stay in the Demon Nation and vowed to fight alongside Mo Li after breaking through his limits.
• Rimuru and the others discussed labyrinth floor bosses until Milim appeared and suggested catching fire dragons, water dragons, and similar creatures.

Milim visited the Great Underground Labyrinth and proposed capturing dragons to populate its floors, helping the labyrinth get completed. Rimuru then tried to establish her authority before representatives of the Jura Great Forest, but the meeting was interrupted by three sons of Dagruel who demanded to meet her and pay respects to Morax.

• Milim arrived at the hundredth floor, embraced Mo Li, and explained that they could catch dragons to fill the labyrinth’s floors.
• Rimuru stopped Milim from clinging to Mo Li and agreed to let her help catch dragons in exchange for keeping her escape from Freya secret.
• Milim captured four high-ranking dragons, and the Great Underground Labyrinth was completed; Veldora and Azhdaha took up residence on its hundredth floor.
• Rimuru prepared to meet representatives of the Jura Great Forest, who doubted her authority because Mo Li, Azhdaha, and Xiao had conquered them by force.
• During the meeting, an unknown force broke the barrier, and Rimuru and Mo Li went to investigate the disturbance.
• The three sons of Dagruel appeared after knocking out guards, demanded to see Rimuru, and said they also wanted to pay respects to Morax.

Dagruel's three sons challenged Shion, who defeated them swiftly after Mo Li had guided her training. Learning that Mo Li had beaten their father, the brothers asked him to accept them as disciples.

• Dagruel's sons demanded to meet Rimuru and Mo Li, then threatened Rimuru's retainers and challenged them to fight.
• Rimuru brought the brothers and her companions to the Federation's arena, where Shion fought the three brothers alone.
• Shion overwhelmed Dagula, Rila, and Debora in under five minutes, shocking Rimuru and revealing how much Mo Li's guidance had strengthened her.
• Rimuru lectured the defeated brothers, and Mo Li identified himself as someone who knew their father, Dagruel.
• Dagula, Rila, and Debora revealed that Dagruel had sent them to train under Mo Li and asked him to accept them as disciples.

Rimuru arranged for Shion to train Dagruel's three sons after Mo Li declined to take them as disciples, earning Dagruel a favor. Mo Li and Rimuru returned to the reception ceremony, where the arrival of the Long-Nose Tribe gave Rimuru and Benimaru a headache.

• Dagula, Rila, and Debora asked Mo Li to teach them martial arts, but Rimuru told them Mo Li would not take disciples.
• Rimuru offered the Giant Brothers the chance to train under Shion, whose techniques Mo Li had taught her, and they accepted.
• Shion proudly took responsibility for training the three brothers, while Rimuru hoped the arrangement would earn Dagruel's favor.
• Mo Li approved of Rimuru's plan and reflected that he was confident he could suppress Dagruel, even if Dagruel joined his brothers to transform through Trinity.
• Mo Li, Rimuru, and the others resumed the reception ceremony, but the arrival of the Long-Nose Tribe troubled Rimuru and Benimaru.

Rimuru concluded the reception ceremony after reassuring Kouyou that the Demon Country Federation would not interfere in the Long-Nose Tribe’s affairs or conflict with the Winged Tribe. As preparations for the Founding Festival began, the Federation learned that Masayuki was coming to subjugate Rimuru and Morax.

• Kouyou asked Rimuru to keep out of the Long-Nose Tribe’s internal affairs and its conflict with the Winged Tribe.
• Rimuru explained that the Federation would not target the Long-Nose Tribe for Freya’s sake, and Kouyou signed treaties on behalf of her tribe.
• Kouyou gave Rimuru a letter from her mother, and she reunited tearfully with Old Man White.
• The reception ceremony ended, and the Federation began preparing for the Founding Festival and sending invitations.
• The Federation received news that Masayuki planned to come and subjugate Rimuru and Morax.

Masayuki dreaded being forced into a confrontation with Demon Kings Rimuru and Morax, while his party mistook his warnings for heroic strategy. In the Demon Country Federation, Rimuru and her allies reacted angrily to reports that the Shining Hero meant to challenge them, leaving Masayuki marked as their target.

• Masayuki recalled how [Heroic Tyranny] had made people interpret his actions as heroic and turned his escort mission into a supposed campaign to subjugate Rimuru and Morax.
• Thunder, Bonnie, and Qiu urged Masayuki to defeat the two Demon Kings, while he insisted their main goal should be escorting the long-eared people safely.
• Masayuki’s companions praised his caution as evidence of his wisdom and strength, frustrating him as [Heroic Tyranny] distorted his words again.
• Rimuru heard that Masayuki was coming to challenge her and Morax during the Founding Festival, and she worried the dispute would disrupt the celebrations.
• Shion, Benimaru, Diablo, and Xiao demanded to deal with Masayuki, as the Demon Country Cadres and Immortal Assembly united against him.

Rimuru decided to handle Masayuki’s attempt to subjugate Demon Lords through a martial arts tournament at Tempest’s Founding Festival, with Xiao, Diablo, and Old Man White entering. Masayuki traveled toward Tempest unaware of the danger awaiting him, while the festival preparations continued amid rumors of many important uninvited guests.

• Rimuru stopped the Demon Country cadres and Immortal Assembly from attacking Masayuki, then proposed a tournament where the winner could challenge a Demon Lord.
• Rimuru assigned Xiao to compete, and the assembled monsters chose Diablo and Old Man White as the other participants.
• Masayuki traveled toward Tempest with Qiu, Mad Wolf Thunder, and Bunny, feeling uneasy as his companions discussed the coming fight and festival.
• Tempest continued preparing for the Founding Festival, unaware that many powerful uninvited guests would attend.

Rimuru welcomed dignitaries to the Demon Country Federation’s Founding Festival, including Kagurazaka Yuuki, who was shaken by Morax’s overwhelming presence and by his teacher Izawa Shizue’s return. The Heavenly Emperor Emilia Elu Sallion then arrived unexpectedly, and Mo Li warned her to restrain her Heroic Aura as the banquet continued with even greater guests still to come.

• Dovagon arrived at the festival and greeted Rimuru and Mo Li before joining the reception.
• Hinata Sakaguchi and Luminas arrived, followed by Kagurazaka Yuuki, who met Mo Li and feared his strength.
• Yuuki recognized Izawa Shizue, believed to be dead, and Shizue led him and Hinata aside to explain her return.
• A security team member announced that Emilia Elu Sallion had arrived above the Demon Country, and she entered the venue with Elado and her attendants.
• Mo Li brought Rimuru out of a daze, then warned Emilia to restrain her Heroic Aura before leaving her to join the banquet.

Rimuru and Mo Li hosted a banquet for the Demon Country Federation, but one powerful guest after another arrived, turning it into an unprecedented gathering of Demon Lords and other major figures. As Mo Li sensed another arrival and stood to welcome them, the chapter ended before the newcomer appeared.

• Rimuru welcomed guests and shared an affectionate moment with Mo Li before Momol delivered a report.
• Milim arrived with Carrion, Freya, Ramiris, Veldora, and Charybdis, then ran past Rimuru to get Mo Li’s attention.
• Freya revealed that she had submitted to Mo Li, while Veldora and Charybdis joined Mo Li and Rimuru at their table.
• Leon Cromwell arrived, greeted Mo Li with respect, and received a promise that Mo Li would take him to see someone after the banquet.
• Dagruel and Dino arrived and joined the gathering, prompting Mo Li to stand and invite an unseen arrival to share tea.

Guy Crimson arrived at the Demon Country Federation’s pre-festival with Raine, Misari, and Velzard, stunning the gathered envoys and Demon Lords. Rimuru then led the Demon Lords to a private gathering while the banquet continued without them, leaving Kagurazaka Yuuki uneasy about the gathering of so many powerful figures.

• Mo Li sensed a powerful guest and stood to welcome him, while Luminas and Hinata recognized that Guy Crimson was coming.
• Guy arrived with Raine, Misari, and Velzard, and Mo Li greeted them and invited them to have tea.
• Velzard reunited with Veldora and dragged him away for a private conversation despite his fearful pleas for help.
• Rimuru suggested a gathering for the Demon Lords and led them out of the banquet hall, leaving Rigurd, Shuna, and the other cadres to host the envoys.
• The banquet hall grew lively after the Demon Lords left, while Kagurazaka Yuuki watched them depart and called the situation unpleasant.

Yuuki watched the Demon Lords gather at the eve festival while Maria Bell hid from their overwhelming power. At the private gathering, Dagruel thanked Rimuru and Mo Li for training his sons, and Mo Li invited Guy to discuss a deal after hinting that the martial arts tournament would feature someone connected to Rudra.

• Yuuki hid his unease from Shizue and Hinata, while Maria Bell concealed herself after realizing the Rosso family could not challenge the Demon Lords by force.
• Luminas joined Rimuru, Mo Li, Guy, and the other Demon Lords in a private reception room, where they shared food and wine.
• Dagruel apologized for his sons and thanked Rimuru and Mo Li for training them, and Rimuru accepted his offer of a favor.
• Guy asked Mo Li to spar, but Mo Li refused and said the Mortal Realm Pot was broken.
• Milim asked to enter the upcoming martial arts tournament, but Mo Li refused and told Guy he would meet someone connected to Rudra there.
• After the banquet, Mo Li called Guy into another reception room to discuss a deal.