Recaps

The Empire’s expedition into the Great Underground Labyrinth was defeated as Gadra gained new allies and Nine Demon Luo completed her revenge. With the labyrinth secure, Rimuru sent the Federation’s cadres to the surface war while she and Mo Li remained behind, and she noticed familiar figures in the control room.

• Mo Li healed Xiao and prepared him to advance to the True Demon King realm, while Rimuru’s forces watched the Empire send another expedition into the labyrinth.
• Rimuru assigned the Federation’s defenders to meet the Imperial elites, and Adaman’s undead army fought them while Gadra persuaded Lucius and Raymond to defect.
• Yapitto defeated Miniz on the sixty-ninth floor, while Nine Demon Luo confronted Kansas and killed him after he summoned her dead mother as a Dark Fox Spirit.
• Rimuru sent Ze'Chion to take over Adaman’s fight, and Ze'Chion killed Krishna, Reha, and Bazan in less than half a minute.
• King of Wisdom revealed that it had guided and modified Ze'Chion, and Rimuru confirmed that the labyrinth was secure while preparing for the Empire’s stronger forces.
• Rimuru ordered the cadres to attack the remaining Imperial forces, and Mo Li approved Kouyou joining Benimaru as his adjutant until he made his choice after the war.
• The cadres departed for the Eastern Empire, while Souei went to reinforce the missing Toreni, and Rimuru and Mo Li stayed in the labyrinth under King of Wisdom’s assurance that no threats remained.
• Mo Li reflected on the thwarted assassination plan and watched over Masayuki Honjo, Baning, and Ji Wu, and Rimuru then noticed familiar figures behind Veldora in the control room.

The Federation crushed the Imperial Army, and Rimuru revived its soldiers while binding them to peace. At the victory banquet, she rewarded the war’s heroes as Benimaru faced a test before marrying Kouyou and Alvis.

• Toreni explained that Yuuki’s Mixed Legion had infiltrated the Jura Great Forest to free Laplace, Forthman, and Tear, but Souei and the forest’s forces captured them.
• Karigulio learned that the Imperial force and its labyrinth expedition had been defeated, refused Agra’s demand for surrender, and led the remaining soldiers into battle.
• Carrera’s Gravity Collapse and the Federation’s attacks destroyed the Imperial Army, while Diablo killed Karigulio and the remaining officers.
• Rimuru revived hundreds of thousands of Imperial soldiers, then explained their defeat and introduced Mo Li as Morax before they accepted their second lives.
• At the victory banquet, Rimuru began rewarding the heroes, but Benimaru hesitated to Awaken because Ghost Gods could not have children and he had not chosen between Kouyou and Alvis.
• Kouyou and Alvis agreed to marry Benimaru together, and Mo Li set a trial requiring them to face hundreds of challengers using only physical strength and swordsmanship.
• Rimuru rewarded Kloot, Gaviru, Ran-ga, Old Man White, Gobta, and Nine Demon Luo, who Awakened after receiving her title and souls.
• Rimuru recalled how she and Mo Li had rescued and named Ze'Chion and Yapitto, who later trained with unusual intensity.

Mo Li helped his allies awaken, culminating in Xiao’s transformation into a powerful Holy-Demonic Asura, while Rimuru agreed to confront the Empire. As Yuuki’s coup collapsed into a showdown with Rudra, Rimuru’s team arrived in the Imperial Capital.

• Rimuru and Mo Li rewarded their subordinates with souls and titles, awakening Ze'Chion and the Primordial Three Females while Shion’s attempt failed.
• Mo Li let Xiao undergo the awakening ritual on his own, then gave him heart’s blood and essence blood when Guizhong said he needed them to evolve.
• Xiao awakened as a Holy-Demonic Asura and gained the Ultimate Skills Holy-Demonic King and King of Slaughter.
• Rimuru accepted the Empire’s defeated soldiers into the Federation, while Guy asked her to defeat Rudra’s forces so he could win their wager.
• Mo Li awakened Raine and Misari with Guy’s supplied souls, while Velzard recognized that the Federation’s power exceeded the Empire’s expectations.
• Rimuru planned an infiltration of the Empire with Benimaru, Diablo, Testarossa, and Xiao, while Yuuki prepared to launch a coup against Rudra.
• Damrada revealed that Misha was dead and declared loyalty to Rudra, and Yuuki confronted Damrada and Velgrend as Rudra arrived.
• Rimuru, Diablo, Testarossa, Xiao, and their companions emerged in the Imperial Capital, where King of Wisdom detected two immense energy fluctuations.

Rimuru’s group ambushed the Empire’s Sequence Knights, but Rudra trapped them and took control of Rimuru. Raphael awakened as Ciel, defeated Velgrend, and evolved Rimuru into a True Dragon, leaving the Empire defeated but alive after Rimuru chose to end the fighting.

• Rimuru and her companions ambushed the Empire’s Sequence Knights, then Tatsuya Kondo teleported them into Rudra’s hall, where Rudra revealed he had used the knights as bait.
• Rudra tried to recruit Xiao and then ordered his forces to capture Rimuru’s group, while Xiao fought Velgrend to keep her away from Rimuru.
• Rimuru accepted Rudra’s challenge to an Ultimate Skill contest, but King of Justice overwhelmed her and Rudra took control of her.
• Raphael evolved into Ciel, broke Rudra’s control, and appeared to confront him while Diablo, Benimaru, and Testarossa defended Rimuru.
• Ciel defeated Velgrend, sealed her in Rimuru’s Stomach Space, and analyzed her abilities as Morax prevented Rudra from interfering.
• Ciel transformed Rimuru into the fifth living True Dragon, granting her the Dragon-Demon Sticky Star God Body.
• Rudra recognized the threat posed by Rimuru and her allies, while Mo Li welcomed Rimuru’s evolution and confirmed the Empire had been defeated.
• Rimuru decided not to attack Rudra and the battered Imperial Guard Knights, telling Mo Li to leave the Empire alive as future whetstones for the Demon Country Federation.