Recaps

Mo Li obtained one million human souls from Guy to help Azhdaha and Xiao advance, giving Guy the Mortal Realm Pot in return. The Founding Festival began in Liyue City, where Rimuru addressed a vast crowd as Mo Li and the Demon Country Federation’s leaders stood beside him.

• Mo Li asked Guy for five hundred thousand human souls to help Azhdaha and Xiao break through their bottlenecks.
• Guy gave Mo Li one million human souls and accepted a second Mortal Realm Pot as compensation.
• Mo Li reminded Guy to attend the Founding Festival, and Guy looked forward to meeting the human connected to Rudra.
• Demon Kings, envoys, powerhouses, and spies gathered in Tempest for the Founding Festival.
• Rimuru opened the festival at the Liyue City Grand Arena while Mo Li and the Demon Country Federation’s executives stood beside him.

During the Demon Country Federation’s Founding Festival, Rimuru’s students learned that she was its ruler and that Morax was another powerful Demon Lord whom she admired. Chloe and Alice grew upset when they thought Rimuru had chosen Morax over them, but their reunion with Izawa Shizue soon brought them comfort.

• As Rimuru spoke at the Founding Festival, Misaki Ken'ya and the other children discovered that their teacher was the Demon Country Federation’s ruler, while Yuuki and a monster explained Morax’s status and his close relationship with Rimuru.
• After the speech, Rimuru told her students that Morax might be even more important than she was, and her flustered response to their questions made Chloe and Alice think she had broken her promise to like them.
• Misaki Ken'ya dismissed the girls’ tears, and Hinata Sakaguchi arrived to find Rimuru trying to comfort them.
• Izawa Shizue appeared, stunning the children, and Chloe, Alice, Misaki Ken'ya, and the others rushed to embrace their teacher.

Izawa Shizue reunited with her students, who told her they had recovered and praised Rimuru for helping them. Misaki Ken'ya boasted that he would defeat Morax, but the Great Spirit of Light emerged and begged Morax not to punish him.

• Misaki Ken'ya and the other children crowded around Izawa Shizue and tearfully asked where she had been.
• Izawa Shizue learned that her students had recovered with Rimuru's help, and the children thanked Rimuru for saving them.
• Misaki Ken'ya bragged that he would become a Hero and defeat Morax, prompting Rimuru to grab him and threaten to test his strength.
• Mo Li arrived, and Misaki Ken'ya challenged him directly, calling him a nameless Demon King.
• The Great Spirit of Light emerged from Misaki Ken'ya and deeply bowed to Mo Li, pleading that he excuse the boy's words.

Mo Li offered to train Misaki Ken'ya, but Ken'ya rejected him and insisted that Rimuru was just as powerful. The chapter ended with Guy arriving and learning that Mo Li had been refused as a teacher.

• The Great Spirit of Light apologized to Mo Li for Misaki Ken'ya's provocation and urged Ken'ya to behave.
• Mo Li praised Ken'ya's potential and offered to take him as a disciple, delighting the Great Spirit of Light and surprising Rimuru, Izawa Shizue, and Hinata Sakaguchi.
• Misaki Ken'ya refused Mo Li's offer, saying that he wanted only Tess, Izawa Shizue, and Rimuru as his teachers and claiming that Rimuru was not inferior to Mo Li.
• Rimuru nearly stumbled at Ken'ya's claim, while Mo Li accepted his decision and said Rimuru could guide him instead.
• Guy arrived looking for Mo Li, then reacted with discomfort when Mo Li told him that Ken'ya had rejected his offer to become a disciple.

Guy Crimson visited Mo Li and learned that Misaki Ken'ya had rejected Mo Li's offer to become his disciple. Guy became intrigued by Chloe's hidden nature but ultimately left with Mo Li without harming her, while Rimuru and the others explained his identity to the children.

• Mo Li told Guy Crimson that Misaki Ken'ya had rejected his offer to become a disciple, and Guy reacted with surprise and amusement.
• Guy assessed Misaki Ken'ya and the other children, then became curious when he could not see through Chloe.
• Guy suggested Mo Li take Chloe as a disciple, but Mo Li warned him not to interfere in her affairs.
• Rimuru and Izawa Shizue shielded Chloe while Hinata Sakaguchi prepared to defend her, and Guy eventually abandoned the idea of taking action.
• Guy left with Mo Li for a walk, and Hinata Sakaguchi told the frightened children that he was Guy Crimson, the Dark Emperor.

After Guy Crimson targeted Chloe, Rimuru reassured the frightened children that the Demon Country Federation was safe under Mo Li’s protection. Mo Li entertained Guy at the Founding Festival, where Demon Lords discussed exchanges and cooperation before Luminas remarked that several guests had unusual auras.

• Hinata identified the red-haired man as Guy Crimson, and Rimuru comforted the terrified children while wondering whether the spirit inside Chloe had attracted his attention.
• Rimuru assured Chloe and the others that Ari would protect them, then took them to enjoy the Founding Festival.
• Mo Li walked through Liyue City with Guy, took him to the theater and festival attractions, and showed him the Demon Country’s culture and technology.
• Luminas, Leon, Dagruel, Milim, Guy, and other Demon Lords discussed cultural, technological, trade, and alliance exchanges with the Demon Country.
• Luminas observed that several celebration guests had unusual auras, making the other powerful Demon Lords grow wary.

At the Founding Festival banquet, the Demon Lords learned that the Demon Country Federation had plenty of wealth but could not spend it because its funds were mostly antiques and high-denomination Saint Gold Coins. Mo Li then revealed a coin as he prepared to present his plan, while the Demon Lords anticipated meeting the human connected to Rudra at the Martial Arts Tournament.

• Luminas detected two unusual auras in the city, but Mo Li declined the Demon Lords’ offers to deal with them.
• Guy asked about the human connected to Rudra, and Mo Li said Guy would be surprised when he saw him at the Martial Arts Tournament.
• Diablo told Rimuru that the Demon Country Federation was out of usable money, prompting her to summon the economist Momol.
• Momol explained that the Federation’s wealth was tied up in antiques, Exotic Treasures, and high-denomination Saint Gold Coins, while the Demon Lords could not provide ordinary gold coins.
• Rimuru asked Mo Li about the plan he had mentioned, and Mo Li took a finely designed metal coin from his robes.

Mo Li proposed issuing Mora, a currency forged from his own power, across the continent, and the Demon Lords approved after hearing about its uses and production safeguards. The chapter ended with them celebrating Mora’s creation and the establishment of the Golden House in Liyue City to mint it.

• Mo Li presented a coin infused with his aura and explained that he had created it as currency for the Demon Country Federation.
• Guy deduced that Mo Li intended to spread the currency across the continent, and Mo Li confirmed his plan.
• Milim, Ramiris, Rimuru, Guy, Luminas, Dagruel, Leon, and Dino voiced their support or acceptance after Mo Li explained that Mora could strengthen and forge weapons as well as serve in trade.
• Mo Li assured the Demon Lords that a Golden House in Liyue City would produce Mora and maintain its supply even if he were gone.
• Mo Li named the currency Mora, and the Demon Lords raised their glasses to celebrate its creation.

The Demon Lords finalized the Mora System, and the Demon Country Federation’s Martial Arts Tournament began with a formidable field of contestants. As Souka introduced Shining Hero Honjo Masayuki, someone reacted with shock, leaving the reason unknown.

• Mo Li and the Demon Lords approved the Mora System, and Momol vowed to make it succeed.
• The Martial Arts Tournament opened in a packed arena, with its champion promised one request from the Nine Heavens Governing the World Demon Lords.
• Guy discovered that Raine had entered the tournament and hoped she would win so he could make a request of Mo Li.
• Souka introduced contestants including Diablo, Xiao, Dagula, and the masked Raine.
• Souka announced Shining Hero Honjo Masayuki as the final contestant, and someone cried out in disbelief.

Guy recognized Honjo Masayuki’s resemblance to Rudra and suspected he was Rudra’s reincarnation, while Mo Li hinted that the emperor on the Eastern Empire’s throne might not be Rudra. The tournament’s official matches began, and the chapter ended when an unidentified contestant revealed they had drawn Number Zero.

• Honjo Masayuki entered the arena, and Guy and Misari were shocked by his resemblance to Rudra.
• Guy guessed that Masayuki might be Rudra reincarnated and that an impostor could now rule the Eastern Empire; Mo Li confirmed Guy’s suspicions without explaining further.
• Guy agreed to wait until after the competition for answers, and the Demon Kings returned their attention to the tournament.
• Souka introduced the tournament lottery, explaining that the contestant who drew Number Zero would advance without fighting.
• Diablo realized the sealed lottery box prevented him from arranging a match against the human who had insulted Rimuru, and he resolved to seek allies in the Underworld after the competition.
• The contestants reported their numbers, and an unidentified participant announced that they had drawn Number Zero.

Honjo Masayuki drew the tournament’s bye, while the spectators’ praise angered the Demon Country Federation’s contestants and the Demon Lords. As the remaining matches began, Diablo faced the Minotaur and Xiao encountered a Horse-Face who idolized him, leaving Xiao unsure whether to fight.

• Honjo Masayuki revealed that he had drawn Number Zero and advanced directly to the next round.
• The spectators praised Masayuki as a hero capable of defeating the Demon Lords, angering the Demon Country Federation’s contestants and the Demon Lords.
• Guy recognized Masayuki’s charm-type skill and discussed Diablo and Xiao’s reasons for entering the tournament with Mo Li.
• Souka sent Masayuki backstage, and the remaining contestants began their matches: Diablo faced the Minotaur, Xiao faced Horse-Face, Old Man White faced Carrion, and Dagula faced Raine.
• Horse-Face told Xiao that he had admired him ever since Xiao had subdued the Jura Great Forest’s monster races, leaving Xiao uncertain whether to fight.

Xiao’s hesitant fight with an admirer became a demonstration of his strength, while Carrion and Old Man White fought a close match that drew the Demon Lords’ attention. Guy wagered five hundred thousand human souls against a request from Mo Li, and the chapter left their bets on Carrion and Old Man White respectively.

• Xiao struggled with whether to fight his devoted admirer, then accepted the man’s invitation and defeated him in a match that became a lesson.
• Guy, Luminas, and the other Demon Lords recognized Xiao’s remarkable strength, while Mo Li expressed pride in him.
• Carrion fought Old Man White while concealing his identity and limiting his strength, allowing Old Man White to gain the upper hand.
• Milim tried to hide that the masked lion was Carrion, but Rimuru and Ramiris quickly challenged her explanation.
• Guy offered Mo Li five hundred thousand human souls if Mo Li won their wager, while Mo Li would owe Guy one request within his abilities if he lost.
• Guy bet on Carrion, and Mo Li bet on Old Man White; Misari realized Guy still had ambitions involving Mo Li.

Old Man White intensified his fight against the masked Carrion while Honjo Masayuki feared the powerful opponents awaiting him. Raine entered the tournament in disguise and deliberately prolonged her fight with Dagula to pursue the championship, drawing Guy’s displeasure.

• Carrion struggled to conceal his strength and protect his mask while fighting Old Man White, who resolved to defeat him for Rimuru and the Emperor.
• Honjo Masayuki watched the arena battles, recognized Morax as the Geo Archon, and feared being matched against the Demon Lords and other powerful contestants.
• Dagula arrogantly challenged the fox-masked Raine, unaware that she was the Primordial Demon, the Original Blue.
• Raine decided to spare Dagruel’s son an immediate defeat and fought him while secretly hoping to win the tournament and gain a request from Rimuru and Morax.
• Guy recognized Raine’s performance as an act and told Misari to bring her to him after the match; Milim also recognized Raine, while Dagruel approved of Dagula’s improved strength.

Diablo and Xiao won their arena matches, while Raine narrowly defeated Dagula as the remaining contest between Carrion and Old Man White continued. Guy recognized Raine’s staged victory and watched her with growing irritation as the battle drew toward its close.

• Diablo exhausted the Minotaur and accepted his surrender, then Souka announced Diablo as the winner.
• Spectators reacted to the Demon Country Federation’s strength, while Emesia recognized Diablo as a Primordial Demon and grew wary of Guy.
• Xiao defeated the Horse-Faced monster through a controlled match, and Souka announced his victory before he left the arena.
• Old Man White pressured Carrion by repeatedly targeting his mask, while Carrion struggled to gain the advantage without using Beastification.
• Raine sent Dagula out of the arena after a staged, narrow victory, and Guy criticized her performance as Misari looked on sympathetically.

Raine defeated Dagula, and Old Man White beat Carrion, winning Guy’s wager and earning Mo Li another five hundred thousand human souls. Honjo Masayuki drew the bye again, while Xiao advanced after Old Man White conceded; the chapter left Diablo and Raine set to face each other.

• Raine defeated Dagula, and Souka announced the masked fox as the winner.
• Milim revealed that Raine had been holding back, while Dagruel and Ramiris praised Dagula’s strength.
• Old Man White defeated Carrion, who accepted the loss and invited him to bring his young master for a future duel.
• Guy paid Mo Li another five hundred thousand human souls after Carrion lost the match.
• Honjo Masayuki drew Number Zero again and received a bye to the semifinals.
• Old Man White conceded to Xiao, setting up a match between Diablo and Raine.

Xiao advanced to the semifinals after Old Man White conceded, and Diablo faced Raine in the next match. Diablo toyed with Raine and tried to recruit her to serve Rimuru, but she refused and reaffirmed her loyalty to Guy.

• Old Man White conceded to Xiao, sending him directly into the semifinals.
• Diablo and Raine faced each other, and Raine charged at Diablo after rejecting his demand that she concede.
• Diablo evaded Raine's attacks and overwhelmed her, while Guy refused Misari's suggestion to stop the match.
• Diablo told Raine that Rimuru was the reason for his strength and invited her to serve Rimuru with him.
• Raine hesitated at Diablo's offer, noticed Guy glaring at her, and declared that she would never betray him.

Diablo defeated Raine in their tournament match, showing the spectators how thoroughly he outclassed the Original Blue. After the crowd demanded that Honjo Masayuki face Diablo and Xiao together, Rimuru changed the semifinals into a battle royale among the three remaining contestants.

• Raine rejected Diablo's offer to join Rimuru and insisted that she would never betray Guy.
• Diablo challenged Raine, overwhelmed her in their duel, and kicked her off the arena to win.
• The spectators praised Diablo but then demanded that Masayuki fight both Diablo and Xiao at once.
• Masayuki dreaded the proposed two-on-one fight, while Xiao took offense at being paired against a single human hero.
• Rimuru instructed Souka to announce a battle royale among Masayuki, Diablo, and Xiao to decide the tournament winner.

The tournament officials changed the final match into a battle royale between Honjo Masayuki, Xiao, and Diablo. As the fight began, Masayuki feared the two powerful opponents, while Diablo resolved to win and investigate the ominous force he sensed around Masayuki.

• Souka announced that the three remaining contestants would compete in a battle royale, exciting the spectators and Demon Lords.
• Mo Li predicted that Diablo would win, judging Xiao too weak to match him and Masayuki's luck insufficient to overcome him.
• Masayuki despaired at facing Xiao and Diablo, while Xiao prepared to test himself against Diablo and punish Masayuki for offending Morax.
• Diablo sensed a fatal premonition when he considered killing Masayuki and decided to investigate the danger while defeating both opponents for Rimuru's sake.
• Souka asked the contestants if they were ready; Masayuki chose to fight briefly and then surrender, and Souka began the final match.

Diablo unleashed his full Demon King's Aura in the tournament, but Xiao matched and pushed back his pressure. Their clash awakened Honjo Masayuki's Heroic Aura, and Xiao and Diablo both turned their attention to him; Diablo stepped aside so Xiao could face him alone.

• Diablo released his full Demon King's Aura, shocking Guy, Rimuru, the other Demon Lords, and the spectators.
• Xiao unleashed his own slaughter-filled pressure and pushed back Diablo's aura, revealing his formidable strength.
• Honjo Masayuki's Heroic Tyranny automatically released Heroic Aura, helping him withstand the pressures from Diablo and Xiao.
• Xiao and Diablo decided Honjo Masayuki was their target, but Xiao asked Diablo to leave the fight to him and offered him a favor.
• Diablo stepped back out of gratitude to Xiao, and Xiao confronted Honjo Masayuki as Masayuki raised his sword.
• The author asked readers to choose whether Xiao should beat Honjo Masayuki, Diablo should seal his skill, or both should act in sequence.

Xiao overwhelmed Honjo Masayuki in the arena, while Masayuki’s Imperial Knight guards were stopped from intervening by a powerful presence. Elf Mage Qiu recognized the source as a terrifying figure watching from the high platform.

• Xiao confronted Honjo Masayuki and fought him after blocking his opening attack.
• The spectators cheered for Masayuki, but Xiao soon pressed his opponent into a desperate defense and inflicted numerous wounds.
• Mad Wolf Thunderclap urged Masayuki to stop hiding his strength, while Mage Bonnie and Elf Mage Qiu realized Masayuki was already fighting at his full power.
• Bonnie and Qiu prepared to intervene, but an immense pressure forced them to stop as a voice warned them to obey the arena’s rules and called them guests from the Empire.
• Elf Mage Qiu looked toward the high platform and saw majestic golden vertical pupils that filled her with fear and submission.

Qiu and Bonnie realized the Demon Country Federation possessed terrifying power and that they needed to warn the Empire before its Eastern Expedition. On the arena stage, Xiao overwhelmed Honjo Masayuki, who surrendered just before Xiao could kill him, leaving the spectators in disbelief.

• Qiu was overwhelmed by Mo Li's golden gaze, and Bonnie pulled her back before urging her to return to the Empire and report what they had seen.
• Qiu agreed that the Demon Country Federation's strength far exceeded their expectations and left the arena to report to His Majesty.
• Mo Li watched Qiu depart without concern, while Guy noticed a terrifying aura around Mo Li and turned his attention to Xiao's fight with Honjo Masayuki.
• Xiao concluded that Honjo Masayuki was weak, knocked him away, and thrust his spear toward his throat.
• Honjo Masayuki surrendered, and the spectators erupted in disbelief at his defeat.

Honjo Masayuki surrendered to Xiao and revealed that his heroic reputation came from his companions and luck, devastating the crowd that had placed its hopes in him. Diablo began torturing Masayuki to seal his beguiling skill as Guy and Mo Li faced off over whether to intervene, until a scorching crimson aura emerged around Masayuki.

• Honjo Masayuki admitted he could not defeat Xiao and explained that his past achievements had come from his companions and luck.
• The spectators lost faith in Masayuki, while Diablo insisted that surrender did not excuse Masayuki's insult against Rimuru.
• Diablo approached Masayuki, and Guy prepared to intervene until Mo Li stopped him and warned him not to break the Demon Country Federation's rules.
• Diablo immobilized Souka, pinned Masayuki, and began an experiment to seal the beguiling skill that had tried to influence him.
• As Masayuki endured Diablo's torture, a scorching aura like a crimson lotus hell emerged from the void.

Velgrend arrived to save Honjo Masayuki, whom she recognized as Rudra’s reincarnation, but she could not break the powerful seal Diablo had placed on him. After Velgrend threatened the Demon Country Federation and Rimuru, she attacked Diablo, and the two began fighting in the arena.

• Diablo tortured Honjo Masayuki until Velgrend’s furious aura appeared, alarming the Demon Lords and revealing her arrival to save him.
• Velzard sensed her second sister’s presence, took Veldora from the labyrinth, and headed to the arena with him for a family reunion.
• Velgrend emerged from the shattered space and tried to remove Honjo Masayuki’s seal, but her power could not affect it.
• Velgrend called Honjo Masayuki Rudra and threatened to destroy the Demon Country Federation and kill Rimuru unless Diablo removed the seal.
• Diablo refused and deflected Velgrend’s aura, prompting her to attack; Diablo met her blow, and the two began fighting.

Velgrend and Diablo fought while the Demon Kings watched and assessed their strength. Velgrend prepared to unleash her full power to force Diablo to remove the seal inside Honjo Masayuki, leaving Diablo wary of the danger.

• Diablo evaded Velgrend's attacks, while the watching Demon Kings marveled at his skill and considered how he compared with Velgrend.
• Milim admired Mo Li's strength, and Rimuru grew uneasy about Diablo until Raphael assured her that he would not betray her.
• Raphael and Guy sensed something abnormal about Velgrend, with Guy judging that her current power threatened even Velzard.
• Velgrend recalled that she had come from another point in time but decided she could not let Rudra suffer harm.
• Seeing Honjo Masayuki in pain, Velgrend ignored the possible consequences of her presence and began preparing to force Diablo to remove his seal.

Velgrend fought Diablo after he refused to remove the seal inside Rudra, while Mo Li shielded the spectators from their battle. The clash continued as Velzard arrived before the Demon Lords, dragging Veldora.

• Velgrend's aura overwhelmed many spectators, so Mo Li protected the audience with a powerful barrier.
• Velgrend demanded that Diablo remove the seal inside Rudra, but Diablo said he could not undo it.
• Velgrend attacked Diablo, who dodged her claws before they fought fiercely with her Mythical Grade sword.
• Velzard appeared above the platform and dragged Veldora before the Demon Lords.