Recaps

Rimuru concluded the maze group’s reward ceremony, awakening Ze'Chion, Yapitto, and Adaman while granting titles and rewards to their allies. Diablo then awakened as a Demon God, resolving to surpass Guy in response to Rimuru’s expectation.

• Rimuru rewarded Ze'Chion with a title and Hundred Thousand Human Souls, and Ze'Chion awakened with the Ultimate Skill King of Illusory Spirits.
• Mo Li gave Yapitto Hundred Thousand Human Souls, and Rimuru helped her absorb the souls of fallen Insect Race members as she began awakening.
• Rimuru rewarded Adaman with souls and the title Undead King, gave Alberuth Mythical Grade equipment, and named the Undead Dragon Wendy.
• Rimuru bestowed souls and the title War God King upon Shion, but her awakening fizzled out, so Rimuru compensated her with a special recipe.
• Rimuru named Diablo Demon God King and wondered whether he could rival Guy; Diablo awakened and resolved to surpass Guy for Rimuru.

Diablo awakened instantly, pledged to surpass Guy, and decided to pursue Ultimate Skills, while Rimuru named her twelve newly awakened subordinates the Holy-Demonic Twelve Kings. Mo Li then began awakening three immortals with human souls, astonishing Rimuru and King of Wisdom, and the chapter ended as their transformation began.

• Diablo completed his awakening without a period of weakness, and Rimuru was shocked by his power and control.
• Diablo told Rimuru he wanted to obtain an Ultimate Skill so he could defeat Guy, reassuring her that he remained loyal.
• Rimuru bestowed titles on twelve Awakened Demon King-class subordinates, who became the Holy-Demonic Twelve Kings under the Holy-Demonic World King.
• Rimuru urged Mo Li to reward his own people, and the Three-Eyed Five Manifestations Immortals—Flowing Cloud Borrowing Wind True Monarch, Water Layering Waves True Monarch, and Moon Carving Sun Forging True Monarch—stepped forward.
• Mo Li sent three hundred thousand human souls into the three immortals, beginning their awakenings and leaving Rimuru and King of Wisdom astonished.

Mo Li awakened the three immortals and the Primordial Three Females, rewarding them with souls and updated techniques. After Mo Li invited Ultima, Testarossa, and Carrera to ask for another reward, Testarossa declined while Carrera and Ultima privately lamented that her answer had spoiled their chance to request something.

• Mo Li explained to Rimuru that her demonstrations had helped him master the awakening ritual, then awakened Liuyun, Lishui, and Xiaoyue and gave them updated Immortal Sect Techniques manuals.
• Mo Li gave Ultima, Testarossa, and Carrera three hundred thousand human souls each, and they awakened into Demon Kings.
• Rimuru watched in surprise as the Primordial Three Females completed their awakenings without a period of weakness, while Diablo observed their improved control of their power.
• Mo Li asked Ultima, Testarossa, and Carrera whether they wanted any other reward, and Testarossa said they wanted only to serve him.
• Ultima and Carrera privately cursed Testarossa because her answer had made it difficult for them to request favors.

Mo Li rewarded the Primordial Three Females with executive-cadre status before Xiao stepped forward to receive his reward. Xiao chose to undergo his Awakening on his own, and Mo Li accepted his decision.

• Mo Li recognized Testarossa, Ultima, and Carrera as executive cadres of the Demon Country Federation, and they thanked him before withdrawing.
• Xiao appeared before Mo Li and Rimuru, while the gathered Primordials and Diablo reflected on his strength and Mo Li’s special regard for him.
• Mo Li prepared to use a hundred thousand human souls to help Xiao Awaken into a True Demon King.
• Xiao asked to complete the Awakening ritual by himself, explaining that he wanted to gain the power through his own strength and better serve Mo Li.
• Mo Li saw Xiao’s resolve and agreed to let him make his own choice.

Xiao chose to awaken through his own strength, and Mo Li agreed to guard him and prepare his rewards. After the victory banquet ended, Mo Li and Rimuru went to the Great Underground Labyrinth to begin Xiao’s Awakening Ritual.

• Xiao told Mo Li that he wanted to awaken on his own, and Mo Li approved while promising to protect him and prepare additional rewards.
• Ultima, Carrera, and Testarossa envied Xiao’s closeness to Mo Li as the victory banquet continued with music, food, and Benimaru’s ongoing fight against his pursuers.
• Benimaru, Alvis, and Kouyou defeated several hundred elite monsters, while Fabio met Gobua and the two got together.
• The victory banquet ended, and Rimuru and Mo Li distributed gifts to Veldora, Ramiris, and Wakatou before heading to the Great Underground Labyrinth for Xiao’s Awakening Ritual.

Mo Li, Azhdaha, and Veldora arranged to guard Xiao’s awakening on the Great Underground Labyrinth’s hundredth floor. With the preparations complete and a gathering of powerful onlookers present, Xiao stood ready to begin his awakening using one hundred thousand human souls.

• Veldora learned Xiao was about to awaken and insisted on watching over him alongside Mo Li and Azhdaha.
• Azhdaha suggested that Xiao awaken on the hundredth floor, and Mo Li accepted the offer of protection from both Azhdaha and Veldora.
• Rimuru left to arrange accommodations for the resurrected Imperial Army members while Mo Li and the others went to the hundredth floor.
• Ramiris used her Labyrinth Creation authority to prepare a suitable place for Xiao’s awakening.
• Mo Li released Xiao from his Rock King Grotto-heaven, and Xiao declared himself ready to begin his awakening with one hundred thousand human souls.

Xiao began the Demon Lord evolution ritual in Mo Li’s Rock King Grotto-heaven after absorbing one hundred thousand human souls. As the World Voice started remaking his Immortal Yaksha body, Mo Li sensed Guizhong’s voice coming from distant Gui Li Country.

• Mo Li entrusted Xiao with the Hundred Thousand Human Souls, and Xiao prepared to undergo Awakening as Veldora, Azhdaha, and Dino watched.
• Xiao crushed the crystal sphere and absorbed the human souls, then weakened, sat cross-legged, and lost consciousness.
• The World Voice confirmed Xiao had met the conditions for Demon Lord evolution and began the ritual.
• The World Voice identified Xiao’s current race as Immortal Yaksha and began preparing his body’s evolution.
• Mo Li sensed Guizhong’s voice from distant Gui Li Country as Xiao’s evolution began.

Mo Li gave Xiao five drops of heart’s blood and one drop of essence blood to help him complete his evolution, despite his companions’ alarm. Guizhong discovered what he had given Xiao and, fearing the cost to Mo Li, broke down in tears as Ping'er comforted her.

• Guizhong told Mo Li that Xiao needed his blood to evolve successfully and hinted that Xiao’s arrival had been her doing.
• Mo Li cut open his chest, drew five drops of heart’s blood, and condensed one drop of essence blood while Ruotuo stopped Veldora from interfering.
• Mo Li placed the blood on Xiao, whose complexion recovered as he entered the Administrator Platform and continued evolving.
• Guizhong inspected Xiao’s advancement panel, realized Mo Li had given him heart’s blood and essence blood, and panicked over the harm it might cause him.
• Ping'er entered Guizhong’s office, and Guizhong clung to her and sobbed that she had hurt her Ari; Ping'er listened to her explanation.

Guizhong comforted Ping'er after realizing she had misunderstood Ari's gift, then teased and groped Ping'er until Ganyu walked in on them. Ping'er reminded Guizhong to focus on awakening Xiao, so Guizhong began using Ari's heart's blood and essence blood to plan Xiao's evolution into a powerful being.

• Ping'er persuaded the tearful Guizhong that Ari had deliberately entrusted her with the heart's blood and essence blood, and Guizhong resolved to fulfill the task perfectly.
• Guizhong teased and groped Ping'er, leaving her limp on the sofa and mortified when Ganyu entered the office with a document.
• Guizhong began teasing Ganyu too, but Ping'er stopped her and reminded her to awaken Xiao as Ari had entrusted her to do.
• Guizhong opened an azure system screen and began designing Xiao's evolution, realizing Ari's blood could raise his potential far beyond her original plan.

Xiao completed his evolution from an Immortal Yaksha into a Holy-Demonic Asura and gained the Ultimate Skill Holy-Demonic King. Mo Li then granted him an immense power that the World Voice transformed into a second Ultimate Skill, King of Slaughter.

• Guizhong completed the preparations for Xiao’s evolution, and the World Voice transformed him into a Holy-Demonic Asura.
• Xiao’s awakening released immense pressure that astonished Azdaha, Veldora, Morax, and the other witnesses, while Dino grew wary of him.
• The World Voice granted Xiao new resistances and intrinsic skills, then evolved his Unique Skill Holy-Demonic Envoy into the Ultimate Skill Holy-Demonic King.
• Mo Li appeared beside Xiao and gave him an unknown power, which the World Voice converted into the intrinsic skill Heart of Slaughter.
• The World Voice skipped the evolution challenge and transformed Heart of Slaughter into the Ultimate Skill King of Slaughter, leaving Xiao stunned and Guizhong dumbfounded.

Xiao completed his awakening as a Holy-Demonic Asura, gaining the Ultimate Skills Holy-Demonic King and King of Slaughter and power that placed him among the world’s peak experts. He thanked Mo Li for his strength, while Mo Li looked on with satisfaction.

• Xiao’s Heart of Slaughter evolved into King of Slaughter, completing his awakening.
• Xiao’s appearance and aura changed, his magicule count rose to nearly five million, and he gained the strength to challenge Calamity-class beings.
• Veldora and Jiruo marveled at Xiao’s power, while Dino admitted he might not be able to defeat him.
• Ramiris admired Mo Li’s appearance and exchanged insults with Dino.
• Xiao thanked Mo Li for granting him his new strength, and Mo Li praised his awakening and felt proud of him.

Xiao completed his awakening and received Mo Li’s praise and warnings from Azhdaha and Veldora as he began to grasp his new power. Meanwhile, Rimuru arranged work for the revived Imperial soldiers, and Diablo summoned Guy, leaving Rimuru and the others shocked as Guy arrived.

• Mo Li praised Xiao’s persistence, confirmed that the King of Slaughter was a gift, and told him to master his new power.
• Azhdaha and Veldora congratulated Xiao, assessed his strength, and warned him not to grow arrogant.
• Karigulio concluded that the Empire had treated its soldiers as disposable and led them to seek submission to the Demon Country Federation.
• Rimuru accepted the revived soldiers and assigned Karigulio and the others to rebuild cities.
• Karigulio shared what he knew about the Empire’s Royal Guard Knights, Velgrend, and Emperor Rudra, whom Rimuru already knew about.
• Diablo summoned Guy without consulting Rimuru, shocking Rimuru and the others as Mo Li, Azhdaha, and the others detected Guy’s arrival.

Rimuru welcomed Guy and Velzard after Diablo summoned them, and reassured Velzard that Veldora had matured. Guy questioned why he had been called, learned that Rimuru already knew about his connection to the Empire and his wager with Rudra, and Diablo regretted summoning him without realizing Rimuru was informed.

• Brother Azhdaha and Mo Li sensed Guy and Velzard's arrival, while Veldora panicked at the thought of facing his eldest sister.
• Brother Azhdaha challenged Veldora to go with him to meet the guests, and Veldora agreed despite his fear.
• Rimuru welcomed Guy, Raine, Misari, and Velzard, then praised Veldora's growth and thanked Brother Azhdaha and Ari for helping him.
• Guy asked why Diablo had summoned him, and Rimuru explained that Diablo had acted without her permission after noticing Guy's connection to the Empire.
• Rimuru confirmed that Ari had told her about Guy and Rudra's wager, leaving Diablo shocked and remorseful for summoning Guy unnecessarily.

Rimuru discussed Guy's role as the world's Mediator and heard his proposal to defeat Rudra's chess pieces and win their wager. The chapter ended with Mo Li allowing Rimuru to agree as long as she could stay safe.

• Diablo regretted summoning Guy after learning Rimuru already understood the situation.
• Guy explained that he had formed the Demon Kings to help manage the world and admitted he wanted Mo Li to share his burden.
• Rimuru challenged Guy for treating the Demon Kings as chess pieces, and Guy insisted he would never dare manipulate Mo Li or the Demon Country Federation.
• Guy asked Rimuru to defeat Rudra's forces so he could win their wager, and Rimuru recognized that he was urging her to attack the Empire.
• Mo Li told Rimuru she could accept the proposal if she ensured her own safety.

Mo Li arrived after Xiao's awakening and agreed to let Rimuru join Guy's dangerous plan, intending to help her grow toward awakening Ciel and becoming a True Dragon. As Rimuru prepared to depart, Yeduo and Veldora arrived late, arguing about Velzard.

• Mo Li arrived with Xiao, who had completed his awakening, while Yeduo and Veldora were still absent.
• Rimuru greeted Mo Li, and Guy teased him until Rimuru angrily defended him.
• Diablo sensed Xiao's immense transformation and recognized that Xiao might now be strong enough to kill him.
• Mo Li approved Rimuru's decision to go, explaining that the Demon Country Federation could handle the Empire without her but that she needed the chance to grow.
• Rimuru declared that she would return in triumph, then Yeduo and Veldora's argument about meeting Velzard was heard outside.

Veldora was dragged into the reception room, where Velzard confronted him about insulting her and revealed how harshly she had disciplined him since birth. After Velzard took Veldora and Azhdaha away, Guy demanded an explanation for the Demon Country Federation’s sudden surge in True Demon Kings.

• Azhdaha forcibly dragged Veldora into the reception room, where Veldora nervously greeted everyone.
• Velzard confronted Veldora about calling her a female demon and a cruel woman, while Rimuru declined to interfere in their family dispute.
• Velzard described destroying Veldora and making him reincarnate when he misbehaved as a child, then took him and Azhdaha to another room.
• After discussing the plan to infiltrate the Empire, Guy asked why Diablo, Testarossa, Ultima, and many others had evolved into True Demon Kings.

Guy confronted Mo Li and Rimuru over the Demon Country Federation’s sudden rise in power, then learned that Mo Li had developed a way to induce awakenings. Mo Li denied plans to conquer the continent but agreed to help awaken Raine and Misari, leaving Guy shocked by the price.

• Guy demanded an explanation from Rimuru about the many new awakened beings, and Rimuru blamed her Ultimate Skill, King of Gluttony.
• Guy asked how Testarossa, Ultima, and Carrera had awakened, and Mo Li revealed that he had developed a method to induce awakenings with souls.
• Guy suspected Mo Li planned to conquer the continent, but Mo Li denied it and swore he had no such intention.
• Guy asked Mo Li to help Raine and Misari awaken, and Mo Li explained that being named by higher existences had cut off their evolutionary paths.
• Mo Li agreed to awaken Raine and Misari if Guy supplied the souls, then said he needed five hundred thousand souls for each, shocking everyone.

Mo Li charged Guy one million human souls to awaken Raine and Misari, then arranged for Diablo to keep Guy occupied while the ritual began. Raine and Misari fell asleep as their awakening started, leaving their evolution underway.

• Mo Li demanded five hundred thousand human souls per person to awaken Raine and Misari, and Guy reluctantly paid one million.
• Guy planned to stay and observe the awakening, but Mo Li and Rimuru left him to arrange his own food and lodging.
• Diablo stayed behind, seized Guy, and dragged him away to discuss Ultimate Skills.
• Mo Li welcomed Raine and Misari to a guest room, where Raine became infatuated with him and Misari apologized for her.
• Mo Li injected two hundred thousand human souls into Raine and Misari, beginning their evolution and putting them to sleep.

Mo Li completed Raine and Misari’s evolution ritual, then found Guy exhausted after Diablo had kept him occupied at the banquet. Velzard reflected on Veldora and Jirou’s growing strength and the dragons gathered beside the world’s most influential figures, while the story left their apparent connection to fate unresolved.

• Mo Li used two hundred thousand human souls to begin Raine and Misari’s awakening evolution, then left them asleep as the ritual proceeded.
• Mo Li discovered that Diablo was with Guy and realized Diablo had kept Guy from bothering him.
• At the victory banquet, an exhausted Guy took Mo Li’s tea, then asked whether Raine and Misari’s evolution had succeeded; Mo Li confirmed it had, and Guy thanked him.
• Velzard recalled fighting Veldora, who had grown strong enough to challenge her, before she entered her Second Form and beat him while Jirou stabilized the Great Underground Labyrinth.
• Velzard recognized Jirou’s immense strength and considered how Guy, Rudra, Rimuru, and Morax each had a powerful dragon beside them, as if fate had arranged it.

Velgrend and Rudra reconsidered their failed plan after the Eastern Empire’s army was defeated by the Demon Country Federation’s four Primordial Demons. They resolved to gamble everything while seeking talks with Rimuru or Morax, believing the Federation’s victory might give them an opening.

• Velgrend questioned whether Rudra could stop Morax and realized their plan to control Veldora and Azhdaha had little chance of success.
• Rudra told Velgrend that Testarossa had offered surrender and Misery had ended the battle with Nuke Magic, while Veldora, Azhdaha, and Morax had not fought.
• Velgrend and Rudra recognized that the Demon Country Federation’s strength exceeded their expectations, but Rudra refused to retreat and chose to risk everything.
• Velgrend vowed to stand by Rudra and suggested they speak with Rimuru or Morax before deciding their next move.
• Rudra believed the Federation might grow complacent after its victory and saw that as an opportunity to act against Guy’s expectations.

After Guy left, Rimuru planned to infiltrate the Empire while its elite legions were deployed and considered exploiting Yuuki’s possible coup. Her senior officials chose Benimaru, Diablo, and Testarossa to accompany her, but Xiao arrived at the end, sent by Mo Li to assist.

• Guy returned to the White Ice Palace, leaving Rimuru to begin planning the Federation’s response to the Empire.
• Rimuru reviewed the Empire’s attacks on the Holy Imperial Nation and the Dwarf Kingdom, and considered striking during Yuuki’s possible coup.
• Shuna noticed Rimuru’s unusual behavior and advised her to consult the Federation’s senior officials about whom to bring.
• Rimuru explained her infiltration plan, and the officials selected Benimaru, Diablo, and Testarossa as her companions.
• Xiao appeared in the meeting room and announced that Mo Li had sent him to assist Rimuru with the infiltration.

Rimuru finalized her infiltration team for the Eastern Empire with Benimaru, Diablo, Testarossa, and Xiao, while Mo Li secretly arranged further protection. In the Imperial Capital, Yuuki weighed whether to launch a coup after his plans failed and concluded that Damrada had likely betrayed him.

• Xiao arrived by Mo Li's order, and Rimuru agreed to bring him along on the infiltration mission.
• Rimuru and her companions discussed how to enter the Empire without turning the mission into an invasion.
• Misha reported the Imperial Army's crushing defeat and the failure to rescue Laplace and the others to Yuuki and his gathered allies.
• Yuuki and Misha debated whether to abandon the coup, while Yuuki worried that the remaining Royal Guard Knights could defeat his forces.
• Misha noticed Damrada was absent, and Yuuki said he suspected Damrada had betrayed them.

Kagurazaka Yuuki confronted Damrada over suspected betrayal and learned that the Empire had surrounded them. With no viable way to escape, Yuuki chose to launch the coup, though Damrada’s true intentions remained uncertain.

• Kagurazaka Yuuki suspected Damrada had betrayed them and connected his suspicions to Clayman’s strange behavior at the Demon Lord Banquet.
• Kagurazaka Yuuki suggested Clayman and possibly the others had been brainwashed, while Misha considered their options.
• Damrada entered and admitted he had sworn loyalty to the Emperor, but claimed he supported Yuuki’s coup to defeat Rudra and save him.
• Damrada refused to name who had manipulated Clayman, and Yuuki sensed powerful forces had surrounded the building.
• Kagurazaka Yuuki accepted Damrada’s explanation and chose to launch the coup because he saw no other way.

Kagurazaka Yuuki committed to a coup against Emperor Rudra, while Rimuru and her companions prepared to enter the Eastern Empire through a newly built teleportation array. As Rimuru’s team departed with Mo Li’s incarnation as backup, Damrada arrived to meet Yuuki, who sensed that something was wrong.

• Kagurazaka Yuuki accepted Damrada’s proposal to launch a coup and planned to use King of Greed to dominate Rudra rather than fight him directly.
• Yuuki ordered Misha to prepare for the coup and gathered thirty powerful subordinates in the Imperial Capital.
• Rimuru worked with King of Wisdom, Testarossa, and Gadra to construct an unstable teleportation array leading to the Empire’s Imperial Capital.
• Rimuru led her five-person team into the array, while Mo Li created an incarnation with nearly seventy percent of his combat strength to protect them.
• Yuuki worried that he had overlooked a danger, and Damrada entered the hall with a cold expression.

Kagurazaka Yuuki discovered that Damrada had been controlled, freed him with Ability Erasure, and then encountered Velgrend and Emperor Rudra. Meanwhile, Rimuru and his companions infiltrated the Imperial Capital, where King of Wisdom detected two immense energy fluctuations.

• Damrada revealed that Misha was dead and declared his loyalty to Emperor Rudra, then defeated two of Yuuki's followers who attacked him.
• Kagurazaka Yuuki sent Kagari and the others to retreat while he fought Damrada and used Ability Erasure to destroy the control core Tatsuya Kondo had implanted.
• Velgrend confronted Yuuki and Damrada, and Rudra arrived as Yuuki faced the Empire's ruler.
• Rimuru, Diablo, Testarossa, Xiao, and their companions emerged from a spatial teleportation formation in the Imperial Capital.
• King of Wisdom detected two enormous energy fluctuations, and Rimuru and the others looked toward their source.