Chapter Summaries

Mo Li explained to Luminas that he had only passed through the Holy Imperial Nation and planned to leave by the next day. Luminas, captivated by him and desperate to keep him nearby, invited him to stay the night, leaving Mo Li stunned.

• Mo Li reassured Luminas that he understood her need to protect the Holy Imperial Nation and explained that he had only come through on his route.
• Luminas secretly admired Mo Li and fantasized about getting closer to him while he spoke and drank tea.
• Mo Li said he would leave by the next day, or immediately if Luminas disapproved of his presence.
• Luminas panicked at the thought of Mo Li leaving and invited him to stay at her residence for the night.
• Mo Li froze in surprise at Luminas's offer.

Luminas persuaded Mo Li to stay at her residence, arranged supplies and a room beside hers, and became her friend. After Mo Li left, Luminas told Roy she knew Li was concealing her identity and strength, but chose friendship over attacking her.

• Luminas invited Mo Li to stay the night so she could keep watch over the powerful guest, and Mo Li accepted after she offered to handle the inn arrangements.
• Luminas offered to buy Mo Li’s supplies as a gesture of friendship, and Mo Li agreed to be her friend despite his reservations about using the name Li.
• Luminas ordered vampire maids to prepare a guest room next to hers, and Mo Li followed one of them away.
• Roy warned Luminas that befriending Mo Li was risky, but Luminas said Li had likely guessed her identity and was powerful enough to defeat Hinata and the Holy Knight Order’s Ten Great Immortals.
• Luminas rejected Roy’s suggestion to attack Mo Li and told him she wanted to win Li over as a friend; after Roy left, she privately looked forward to spending more time with her.

Mo Li settled into an extravagant room in Luminus's palace and accepted her offer to show him the bathing room. While Mo Li bathed and suspected nothing, Luminus secretly watched him with magic, and Mo Li left the chapter dozing in the bath.

• Luminus arranged for Mo Li to stay in one of her private rooms and told him he could call her by name.
• Mo Li asked where he could bathe, and Luminus eagerly escorted him to the bathroom before leaving to prepare pastries.
• Luminus spread her magical perception through the castle and secretly watched Mo Li bathing.
• Mo Li felt as if someone were watching him, dismissed the thought, and began to doze in the bath.

Mo Li told Luminas he was an Otherworlder who had reincarnated as a monster, though he kept his purpose in the Kingdom of Daxia secret. He left after agreeing to visit her Holy Imperial Nation if he had time, while Luminas resolved to pursue him.

• Luminas invited Mo Li to share tea and pastries, then asked about his origins and why she had never heard of him.
• Mo Li said he came from another world and had reincarnated as a monster, making him a special exception.
• Mo Li explained that he had important business in the Kingdom of Daxia but did not reveal his true purpose.
• Luminas invited Mo Li to visit the Holy Imperial Nation, and he said he would go if he had time.
• Mo Li said goodnight and left, while Luminas lamented that he would leave the next day and declared she would get what she set her sights on.

Mo Li protected his room from Luminas's magical surveillance, then asked the Gamer why his awakening required far more souls than other Demon Kings. He accepted that he needed at least sixty or seventy thousand souls and expected his trip to the Kingdom of Daxia to provide enough for his second transformation.

• Mo Li sensed he was being watched and placed a powerful Rock Element barrier around his room.
• Luminas lost sight of Mo Li, learned from Roy that Mo Li had set up the barrier, and decided to stop watching for the night.
• Mo Li spoke with the Gamer and asked why his awakening required sixty or seventy thousand souls, or ideally a hundred thousand.
• The Gamer said Mo Li needed the souls to complete his second transformation and hinted that she would give him remains after he became an Awakened Demon King.
• Mo Li accepted the explanation and hoped his coming trip to the Kingdom of Daxia would provide enough souls for him to awaken.

Mo Li left the Holy Imperial Nation after Luminas prepared travel supplies and gave him tea utensils and tea leaves he wanted. Luminas watched him depart, then returned to her palace after learning Hinata had gone to the Kingdom of Englasia.

• Luminas tried to persuade Mo Li to stay, but he insisted he had urgent matters to attend to.
• Luminas presented Mo Li with elaborate gifts, while Roy arranged a backpack of food and water for his journey.
• Mo Li asked to keep the tea set and tea leaves that Luminas had planned to discard, and she let him take them.
• Mo Li stored his belongings in the Mortal Realm Pot, said goodbye to Luminas, and departed as a streak of golden light.
• Luminas asked Roy to summon Hinata, learned she had left for the Kingdom of Englasia, and went back into her palace.

Rimuru arrived in Englasia, where Kagurazaka Yuuki planned to question her about the missing members of Laplace's group. Meanwhile, Mo Li reached the heavily guarded capital of the Kingdom of Daxia and anticipated an imminent event.

• Rimuru traveled through Blumund, obtained adventurer status and a letter to meet the Free Guild's leader, then continued to Englasia.
• Kagurazaka Yuuki learned that Laplace, Tia, and Forthman had gone missing after entering the Jura Great Forest to subdue a powerful monster.
• Kazarim worried that Milim might have been involved, but Kagurazaka Yuuki said he would first test Rimuru and find out whether Tempest was connected to their disappearance.
• Mo Li arrived at the capital of Daxia in his male form and, seeing its heavy security, remarked that events should begin soon.

Mo Li waited in Daxia’s main city for a rebellion sparked by a prince, a reincarnator, and the Kingdom of Falmes, hoping to collect souls for his awakening. He resolved to protect common people as best he could and decided to explore the city while he waited.

• Mo Li told the Gamer that a throne struggle involving a prince, a reincarnator, and the Kingdom of Falmes would soon shake Daxia.
• Mo Li explained that Falmes had sent forty thousand troops and that the prince and his noble supporters had gathered fifty thousand, while the King’s forces were likely larger.
• Mo Li said many people would die but promised to protect them within his ability, since common people suffered most in war and he owed them kindness.
• Mo Li agreed to look around the city with the Gamer while they waited for the rebellion to begin.

Rimuru met Kagurazaka Yuuki at the Free Guild headquarters, learned why Shizue worried about her students, and secured a teaching job at Shizue’s school. She began her new life with a salary, food, and lodging, while Yuuki headed back for the manga he had forgotten.

• Rimuru arrived at the Free Guild headquarters and asked to meet Kagurazaka Yuuki.
• Yuuki attacked Rimuru after recognizing Shizue’s mask, but Rimuru defended herself and explained who she was.
• Rimuru gave Yuuki manga, and he told her about Shizue’s students and their short lifespans.
• Yuuki led Rimuru to Shizue’s school, where Rimuru got a teaching job with a monthly salary of ten silver coins and room and board.
• Yuuki realized he had forgotten something and ran back to the reception room for the manga.

King Cassius Mill revealed that the Second Prince had joined forces with the Kingdom of Falmes and gathered about ninety thousand troops, far outnumbering the royal capital’s forces. Cassius offered the court officials a chance to leave, and several ministers abandoned the kingdom as civil war loomed.

• The Queen and the great nobles urged Cassius Mill to make a decision about the crisis, while the other officials struggled to understand what was happening.
• Cassius authorized a marquis to explain that the Second Prince planned to rebel with support from the Kingdom of Falmes.
• A minister asked how many soldiers the Second Prince commanded, and Cassius reported forty thousand from Falmes and about fifty thousand from his own forces and border nobles.
• The officials panicked after learning the Second Prince had around ninety thousand troops against the capital’s thirty thousand.
• Cassius told the ministers they could leave the hall and renounce their connection to Daxia, and several ministers apologized before departing.

Booker Mill struggled to assemble his rebel army and learned that the Kingdom of Falmes would not support him until fighting began, while Del Forge assured him that the kingdom would be forced to act. In the Capital City, Mo Li sensed that the rebellion was about to begin.

• Booker Mill learned that only about twenty thousand of his planned fifty thousand troops had gathered.
• Booker Mill discovered that the Kingdom of Falmes would provide aid only after war began and would keep its forces independent of his command.
• Booker Mill threatened the Kingdom of Falmes and ordered his servant to deliver a warning and hurry the army's preparations.
• Del Forge reassured Booker Mill that the Kingdom of Falmes would make a move, then privately planned to seize control of the Kingdom of Daxia by manipulating him.
• Mo Li looked beyond the Capital City and sensed that events were about to begin.

Mo Li sensed that Booker Mill’s rebellion was about to begin, but he chose to wait before going to collect souls. Booker prepared to march with Fordege’s help, while Cassius Mill held back with a larger force, planning to strike at the most opportune moment.

• Mo Li sensed the approaching army and told the Gamer that war was about to begin, but he refused to hurry to the battlefield.
• A servant told Booker Mill that fifty thousand troops had assembled and the Kingdom of Falmes had agreed to join his rebellion.
• Fordege urged Booker Mill to act quickly, and Booker ordered his guards to armor him so he could claim he was purging traitors from the court.
• Fordege privately planned to use Booker to take control of the Kingdom of Daxia, then expand his influence across the West.
• Cassius Mill learned that his forces totaled nearly one hundred and fifty thousand and decided to wait until Booker deployed before attacking.

Booker Mill led ninety thousand troops to the Kingdom of Daxia’s main city and challenged King Cassius Mill, while Del Forge prepared for the rebellion’s next stage. As Mo Li and Gamer watched from above, a horn sounded and the battle was about to begin.

• Booker Mill and Del Forge marched ninety thousand troops toward the Kingdom of Daxia’s main city, expecting to overwhelm its thirty thousand defenders.
• Del Forge considered the risks posed by powerful beings in the world and looked forward to taking control of the kingdom.
• Cassius Mill confronted Booker Mill from the city walls, and Booker claimed he had come to purge villains and demanded the gates be opened.
• Cassius Mill lost his remaining pity for Booker and warned him not to regret his rebellion.
• Mo Li told Gamer that Booker called the King an impostor because he needed a just cause for his rebellion.
• A horn sounded across the battlefield as Mo Li watched the armies prepare to fight.

Booker Mill led his rebel army against the Kingdom of Daxia’s main city, while Cassius Mill prepared an ambush with troops hidden around the city. Mo Li began collecting the souls of the dead, believing the battle would produce enough casualties to meet his goal.

• Booker Mill and Del Forge sent forty thousand bewitched Falmes soldiers to lead the assault on the city.
• Cassius Mill opened the gates and sent thirty thousand elite troops to meet the Falmes soldiers, while keeping more troops hidden in ambush.
• Mo Li watched the battle and told the Gamer that Cassius had over one hundred thousand soldiers waiting in ambush.
• The Gamer began collecting souls as the armies clashed.

Mo Li watched Cassius Mill’s forces turn the battle against Booker Mill and the Kingdom of Falmes, while the soul collection count climbed toward completion. After Daxia’s army encircled the rebels, Mo Li’s collection reached 50,000 and the system declared it complete, leaving his awakening for later.

• Mo Li watched the soul collection count rise as Daxia and the Kingdom of Falmes fought to a stalemate.
• Cassius ordered Daxia’s mages to cast Fire Rain, devastating the Falmes army and reversing the battle.
• Del Forge persuaded Booker Mill to send in the remaining fifty-thousand troops, and Cassius ordered his forces to capture Booker alive and kill the other rebels.
• Cassius ordered his men to capture Del Forge, then a signal flare prompted three forces to surround and overwhelm the rebel army.
• Mo Li watched the count reach 50,000, and the system announced that soul collection was complete.

After collecting one hundred thousand souls, Mo Li restored the war-torn land of the Kingdom of Daxia before finding a safe place to evolve. The evolution into a Demon King began as one hundred thousand soul flames entered his body.

• The Gamer announced that one hundred thousand souls had been collected, and Mo Li decided to find a safe place before advancing because the evolution would leave him deeply asleep.
• Mo Li used his magicule energy to restore the devastated battlefield, and Cassius Mill and the soldiers bowed to him as a divine being.
• Mo Li left the battlefield, reached a forest, and enclosed a clearing with a barrier.
• Mo Li sat down and began his evolution as one hundred thousand soul flames poured into his body.

Mo Li began evolving into an Awakened Demon King as the World Voice struggled to identify his race. After his evolution and the blessings to his named monsters, he awoke as Morax with a godlike, emotionless presence, and the King of Games realized something had gone wrong.

• Mo Li began his Demon King evolution after absorbing more than half of the Gamer's collected souls, and the World Voice detected a problem with the sacrifices before confirming the conditions.
• The World Voice warned Mo Li's named monsters that they would receive blessings, so Azhdaha and the others found safe places and fell asleep to accept them.
• The illusory female figure gave Mo Li the remains of the Third Descender and a powerful divine spark, allowing the Gamer to reconstruct his race as a Divine Species called Creation of Elemental Crystals.
• Mo Li's evolution granted him new resistances and skills, while Gamer, Martial Refiner, and Contractor evolved into King of Games, King of Martial Arts, and King of Contracts.
• The World Voice completed Mo Li's evolution and bestowed blessings on his lineage, then Mo Li opened his golden eyes without emotion as the King of Games panicked over the unexpected change.

The King of Games realized that Mo Li’s divinity was overwhelming his humanity and Dragon Nature, risking his transformation into Morax. She used nearly all her remaining energy to teleport him away in hopes of finding help, then dissipated and fell asleep.

• After Mo Li fused with the Heart of God and godhead, Morax’s inherited memories caused his divinity to surge and overwhelm his other traits.
• The King of Games realized she lacked enough origin energy to restore Mo Li’s balance and decided to suppress his divinity by having someone defeat him.
• Mo Li awoke, tried to leave the barrier, and demanded that the King of Games release him, but she reinforced the barrier with her remaining energy.
• The King of Games considered powerful fighters and chose Dark Emperor Guy, with Velzard, as the best option to restrain Mo Li without destroying the world.
• The King of Games spent the energy sustaining herself to teleport Mo Li away, then her phantom dissipated as she prepared to sleep.

Mo Li arrived in the Frozen Land Continent and defeated Raine and Misari after they confronted him for trespassing in Guy’s territory. Guy and Velzard watched the fight, and Mo Li noticed their observation, leaving Guy amused and ready to respond.

• Guy and Velzard sensed an intruder in the Frozen Land Continent, and Guy sent Raine to expel him while Misari followed.
• Mo Li learned from the King of Games that he had been teleported to the Frozen Land Continent and ignored Raine when she challenged him.
• Misari attacked Mo Li, but he caught her punch and warned both women to stop bothering him.
• Raine and Misari attacked Mo Li together, but he dodged their strikes and used his spear to knock Misari down before kicking Raine out of the fight.
• Guy and Velzard watched Mo Li defeat the women, and Mo Li glanced toward them through the crystal ball as Guy laughed.

Guy prepared to fight Mo Li after Mo Li injured Raine and Misari in Guy’s territory. Velzard and Guy raised protective barriers around the battlefield, and Mo Li added a golden barrier of his own as the duel was about to begin.

• Guy refused Velzard’s offer to handle Mo Li and left the White Ice Palace to confront him himself.
• Mo Li waited calmly while the injured Raine and Misari recovered, then told Guy to take them away when Guy arrived with Velzard.
• Guy stopped Mo Li from leaving and accepted his challenge, while Raine eagerly urged them to fight.
• Velzard surrounded the group with an ice barrier, Guy added a green barrier, and Mo Li layered a powerful golden barrier over both.
• Raine brought out stools and snacks to watch as Guy stretched and announced that the fight would begin.