Recaps

Mo Li healed and named Xiao, while Rimuru named the ogres and the village prepared for the approaching Orc Army. As the Lizardmen sought allies and Rimuru’s preparations suffered setbacks, Mo Li chose to hold back unless the crisis became uncontrollable, then confronted Toreni after she secretly approached him.

• Mo Li healed the injured Azure Kijin, who recognized him from childhood dreams, then offered him a thousand-year contract and named him Xiao.
• Xiao evolved into a Yaksha, and Rimuru named Benimaru, Jurai, Old Man White, Souei, Shion, and Kurobei as Mo Li supported her through the strain.
• Mo Li warned Rimuru that hundreds of thousands of Orcs, led by powerful generals and an Orc Lord, threatened the Jura Great Forest, and the leaders began preparing for war.
• The Lizard King learned that the Orc Army was advancing in massive divisions, sent Gaviru to seek allies, and showed Souka a sleeping dragon he might awaken as a last resort.
• Rimuru demonstrated her landmines to Benimaru and Gobta, then Shion’s poisonous cooking knocked Rimuru and Gobta unconscious.
• Mo Li decided to let Rimuru and the village face the crisis so she could prove her resolve, while promising Gamer he would intervene if matters became uncontrollable.
• Toreni emerged from the ground after secretly listening to Mo Li, who recognized her as a guardian of order and asked what she wanted.

Mo Li and Rimuru fought the Orc Army and the awakened Ancient Rock Dragon King, while Rimuru defeated the Orc Demon King and gained the power to become a Demon Lord Seed. The arc ended with Mo Li poised to kill the Rock Dragon King as a familiar voice called out to him.

• Mo Li accepted Toreni’s request for help in exchange for the Tree Sprites assisting his friend in establishing a city or nation, and Toreni signed the contract with him.
• Gaviru led Lizardmen into Rimuru and Mo Li’s territory, but Rimuru defeated him after he provoked her, and Mo Li sent the Lizardmen away.
• Mo Li revealed that the Orc Army numbered nearly four hundred thousand and joined Rimuru’s plan to stop it, while he also prepared to face a hidden force in the forest.
• Mo Li tested Xiao’s strength, accepted him as a companion, and set out with Xiao and Toreni as the Orc Army attacked the Lizardmen.
• Benimaru, Gobta, Ran-ga, and Old Man White rescued Gaviru, while Xiao fought three Orc Generals and Mo Li crushed the remaining army and sealed the surviving orcs away.
• Rimuru defeated Kruger, agreed to spare the Orc Army, and gained Hungerer and Predator as she evolved into a Demon Lord Seed.
• The Ancient Rock Dragon King awakened and attacked Rimuru’s group, but Mo Li arrived after Rimuru was badly wounded and defeated the Dragon King in battle.
• The Rock Lizards begged Mo Li to spare their king, but Mo Li prepared to kill him, fought off Benimaru, Shion, Old Man White, and Souei, and raised his spear as a familiar voice called, “Wait, Ari.”

Mo Li and Rimuru ended the war by bringing the Rock Lizard Tribe and Pigheaded Tribe into a new forest alliance, then secured a treaty with the Dwarven Kingdom. When Milim challenged Mo Li, he survived her escalating attacks and won her over with honey, leaving her eager to stay close to him.

• Mo Li made the Rock Dragon King Azhdaha his ally by giving him a True Name and new eyes in exchange for his protection, then Rimuru accepted Azhdaha’s Origin Dragon Scale and declared the war over.
• Rimuru decided the Pigheaded Tribe could stay in the Jura Great Forest and atone, and Mo Li helped establish the Jura Great Forest Alliance with Rimuru as its leader and himself as vice leader.
• Toreni supplied ration fruit for the Pigheaded Tribe, Rimuru named its more than three hundred thousand members, and they evolved into Pigmen as construction and farming began in Liyue.
• Clayman showed Milim, Freya, and Carrion footage of the war and Azhdaha’s power, and they agreed to investigate the Jura Great Forest despite the non-aggression treaty.
• Hero King Dovagon tested Rimuru in a sword duel, then agreed to a binding alliance with the Tempest Federation after Mo Li defeated him in a brief match.
• Milim arrived in Liyue, recognized Rimuru and Azhdaha, and challenged Mo Li, who fought her as she steadily increased her power.
• Mo Li drew on magicules through Rimuru’s Stomach Space to shield the Jura Great Forest from Milim’s attack, then offered her a wager and quieted the battle with honey and citron tea.
• Milim accepted Mo Li’s offer of more honey and other dishes, hugged him, and resolved to do anything he asked.

Milim settled into Tempest as Mo Li prepared to expand its territory through the Jura Great Forest. While Mo Li led the campaign, Clayman’s clowns confronted Azhdaha, who unleashed his full power against them.

• Milim sensed Guy spying on her and Mo Li, then joined Rimuru in Tempest and accepted Mo Li’s invitation to stay under rules against destruction, theft, and attacking others.
• Mo Li and Rimuru showed Milim around Liyue City, where she fought Fabio after he demanded Tempest submit to Carrion, and Mo Li rejected the demand and sent Fabio’s group away.
• Mo Li explained that Tempest needed to bring the Jura Great Forest’s forces under its control, then recruited Azhdaha and Xiao to join his expedition.
• Clayman showed the Middle Clown Chain footage of Mo Li and Azhdaha, then planned to wound and control Azhdaha while Laplace watched Mo Li.
• Mo Li assembled an expeditionary force and asked Rimuru to protect Tempest before he departed with Xiao and Azhdaha.
• Azhdaha and Xiao led their forces through the forest while Mo Li defeated powerful monsters alone, and Ruotuo continued the campaign with his Rock Lizards.
• Laplace, Tia, and Forthman confronted Azhdaha and tried to control him with a purple necklace, but Azhdaha attacked Laplace and discovered that he was unharmed.
• Azhdaha transformed into his Rock Dragon King—Four Elements Form and fired his Elemental Chaos Death Ray, which Laplace, Tia, and Forthman joined forces to block.