Chapter Summaries

Xiao fought the imperial army on the Ninetieth Floor, pushing his body to the brink in hopes of breaking through while killing tens of thousands of soldiers. In the Deep Control Room, Azhdaha and Veldora tried to go rescue him, but Mo Li blocked their way and refused to let anyone leave.

• Xiao entered a life-or-death battle with the imperial army, relying on Forced Calm to keep his berserk state under control as he pushed beyond his limits.
• The imperial soldiers wounded Xiao repeatedly, but he continued fighting and killed another ten thousand, leaving the army with just over thirty thousand troops.
• The imperial commander watched Xiao’s injuries and hoped he would die, fearing the risk of facing him himself.
• Azhdaha and Veldora saw Xiao’s condition on the control-room screen and decided to go to the Ninetieth Floor to rescue him.
• Mo Li blocked Azhdaha and Veldora with a barrier and insisted that no one was allowed to go, despite their anger and the others’ pleas.

Mo Li refused to let Brother Azhdaha and Veldora leave to rescue the badly wounded Xiao, insisting they remain and watch the screen. Brother Azhdaha and Veldora reluctantly sat down, while Rimuru remained confused about Mo Li’s reasons and feared Xiao was close to death.

• Brother Azhdaha confronted Mo Li and demanded to go save Xiao, but Mo Li repeated that no one could leave.
• Brother Azhdaha realized he could not break through Mo Li’s blockade and sat down, concluding Mo Li must have a deeper reason for stopping him.
• Veldora asked Brother Azhdaha whether they were abandoning Xiao, then fell silent when he understood Mo Li would not let them go.
• Veldora warned Mo Li that he would regret his decision and sat beside Brother Azhdaha.
• Rimuru watched Xiao’s bloodied figure on the screen and worried that he would die, but she could not bring herself to challenge Mo Li.

Rimuru and the former Great Ogres pleaded with Mo Li to let them help Xiao, but he refused and insisted no one else should get involved. Though Mo Li appeared calm while watching the screen, he clenched his fist as Xiao’s crisis continued.

• Rimuru reflected on Ari’s overwhelming strength and concluded that he had a reason for keeping everyone from leaving.
• Shuna, Shion, and Benimaru pleaded with Rimuru to let them save or support Xiao.
• Diablo and Carrera remained focused on serving Rimuru and Mo Li, while Carrera recalled her admiration for Mo Li and her contempt for Raine and Misari’s surrender to Guy.
• Rimuru began to ask Mo Li to reconsider, but he refused to involve her or anyone else.
• Mo Li kept watching the screen, set down his teacup, and clenched his fist behind his back.

Xiao fought the Empire’s hundred thousand mechanized soldiers on the Great Underground Labyrinth’s ninetieth floor, leaving him gravely injured but terrifying the survivors into retreat. As Mo Li watched from the hundredth floor, the chapter revealed that he had secretly sent a powerful backup to protect Xiao.

• Xiao’s assault reduced the Imperial Army from one hundred thousand soldiers to fewer than thirty thousand, while leaving him severely wounded and apparently unconscious.
• The Imperial commander urged his frightened soldiers to kill Xiao for the promised rewards, and one soldier charged at him with a sword.
• Xiao suddenly struck and killed the charging soldier, frightening the survivors and the commander into realizing he could still attack.
• On the hundredth floor, Rimuru wondered how Xiao had attacked while unconscious, and Azhdaha noticed Mo Li’s unusual relief and concern.
• Mo Li had kept the Authority of Rock activated and secretly sent an Immortal Ancestor’s Molted Form with half his strength to protect Xiao.

Mo Li recognized that Xiao’s near-death condition had become a special state that could let him advance, so he chose not to intervene. As the Imperial army attacked Xiao, who fought on instinct, Xiao’s consciousness collapsed in a seemingly endless dark space and encountered a holy dark-golden light.

• Mo Li decided to let Xiao continue his dangerous trial, believing that intervening would ruin Xiao’s chance to reach a new martial realm, while resolving to step in if Xiao’s life was truly lost.
• The Imperial commander saw how faint Xiao’s aura had become and ordered the remaining soldiers to attack, but they initially feared him too much to obey.
• The commander promised the soldiers’ families wealth and security, persuading the Imperial troops to raise their weapons and charge Xiao.
• Although unconscious and gravely wounded, Xiao’s body fought the attacking soldiers on instinct, and his spear technique grew stronger as the battle continued.
• Xiao’s consciousness wandered through a dark space until he collapsed, then saw a holy dark-golden light appear before him.

Xiao received Mo Li’s power and continued his trial, while Mo Li took control of his severely damaged body to face the remaining Imperial soldiers. Mo Li reinforced Xiao’s body, retrieved the Harp of Peace, and prepared to fight as the army charged.

• Xiao nearly collapsed during his trial, but Mo Li’s dark golden power restored his strength and urged him to continue.
• Mo Li took control of Xiao’s body, protected its vital organs, sealed wounds, and reinforced it for combat.
• The Imperial commander sensed Mo Li’s overwhelming pressure and ordered the remaining soldiers to attack.
• Mo Li picked up the Harp of Peace, his Mythical Grade spear, and prepared to fight with the power he had left.

Mo Li controlled Xiao’s battered body to punish the remaining Imperial soldiers while speaking to Rimuru and the others, revealing that he could divide his attention between both tasks. Meanwhile, Xiao persisted through a dark inner space and broke through to the Divine Realm.

• Mo Li used Xiao’s body and Harp of Peace to slaughter the Imperial soldiers, prompting their commander to order a desperate group attack.
• Yatou, Rimuru, Diablo, and Carrera recognized Mo Li’s presence in Xiao, but Mo Li calmly spoke with them from the Control Room.
• Mo Li explained that he was using one mind for two purposes, fighting through Xiao while conversing with the others.
• Xiao continued walking through darkness despite his exhausted mind and nearly depleted power, driven by an unyielding urge not to give up.
• The dark space shattered around Xiao, sacred dark golden light erupted from him, and he broke through to the Divine Realm.

Xiao continued walking through darkness and broke into the Divine Realm while Mo Li, controlling Xiao’s body, fought the Imperial army on the labyrinth’s ninetieth floor. After testing his new technique, King of the World, Mo Li sensed that Xiao’s breakthrough had succeeded and entrusted the fight to him.

• Xiao’s walk through the darkness ended as the barriers around him shattered and he broke into the Divine Realm.
• Mo Li continued slaughtering the Imperial soldiers, leaving their commander and remaining troops overwhelmed by despair.
• Mo Li unleashed King of the World, and its dark golden spears killed five thousand Imperial soldiers and scattered the survivors.
• Mo Li found that Xiao’s body lacked the magicules to sustain the technique, but he sensed Xiao’s successful breakthrough and left the battle to him.

After breaking through to the Divine Realm, Xiao regained his spiritual strength through the sacred power Mo Li had left in him, but guilt nearly drove him mad twice. Mo Li calmed him and guided him back to comprehending his new realm, leaving Xiao to stabilize his breakthrough and recognize its immense power and danger.

• Mo Li noticed that his attempt to use King of the World had succeeded and left the next step to Xiao.
• Xiao reached the Divine Realm, recovered his spiritual body with Mo Li's power, and began comprehending his breakthrough.
• Xiao's guilt over relying on Mo Li fed his inner demon, but Mo Li's sacred power dispersed the black aura before it could consume him.
• Xiao nearly descended into madness again, so Mo Li appeared, touched his shoulder, and calmed him with a command to focus his mind and heart.
• Mo Li told Xiao to continue comprehending the Divine Realm, and Xiao obeyed as he realized how dangerous and powerful his breakthrough was.

Xiao reached the Divine Realm and became absorbed in its mysteries, convinced that further insight would help him gain the power to serve Mo Li and protect those he cared about. When he pushed beyond his limits and risked losing himself, Mo Li intervened with his own martial insights and energy.

• Xiao reflected on how entering the Divine Realm had transformed his martial arts and deepened his awe of Mo Li’s strength.
• Mo Li watched Xiao’s comprehension with pride, while noting his stubborn obsession with becoming stronger.
• After stabilizing his new realm, Xiao ignored his limits and plunged into deeper mysteries, enduring overwhelming pressure.
• Mo Li noticed Xiao had not finished consolidating the Divine Realm and examined his spiritual body, discovering he had pushed himself into danger.
• Mo Li tapped Xiao’s brow and sent him martial insights and energy to keep him clear-headed in the vortex.

Xiao pushed beyond the Divine Realm and nearly shattered under its endless martial truths, but Mo Li intervened with protection and his own martial insights. With his mind steadied, Xiao began to comprehend Mo Li’s martial truth, and a mysterious mechanical notice sounded in his mind.

• Mo Li transferred his martial insights and protective energy into Xiao, then stayed to guard him as he pursued a dangerous breakthrough.
• Xiao was overwhelmed by the Divine Realm’s martial truths and despaired that he had failed Mo Li.
• Mo Li’s power protected Xiao’s mind and spiritual body, while his martial truth offered Xiao a way to keep going.
• Xiao apologized to Mo Li, then followed his instruction to calm himself and focus on the transmitted insights.
• Mo Li watched Xiao recover and continue comprehending, and a mechanical voice announced a notice to Xiao.

Xiao acquired the Unique Skills [Asura Transformation] and [Asura Throw] and entered the Divine Realm with Mo Li protecting him. After Xiao knelt to apologize for causing trouble, Mo Li told him to rise and planned to let him test his new strength against the remaining Imperial army.

• Xiao comprehended Mo Li's martial principles, acquired [Asura Transformation] and [Asura Throw], and entered the Divine Realm.
• Mo Li assessed Xiao's new strength and felt pleased that his protégé had reached the Divine Realm.
• Xiao remembered how Mo Li had protected him through the trial, blamed himself for causing trouble, and knelt before Mo Li to confess his guilt.
• Mo Li told Xiao to get up and said they would discuss the matter later.
• Mo Li decided that Xiao should face the remaining Imperial army himself so he could test his new strength and skills.

After entering the Divine Realm, Xiao learned the powers of his new skills and prepared to face the Imperial army while Mo Li watched over him. Xiao broke out of the dark space and returned to the battlefield, where the surviving soldiers had lost their will to fight.

• Mo Li praised Xiao for entering the Divine Realm, protected his vital organs, and urged him not to push himself against the nearly ten thousand Imperial soldiers.
• After Mo Li's projection vanished, Xiao thanked him and studied the abilities of [Asura Transformation] and [Asura Throw].
• Xiao gained confidence that his new skills could let him challenge powerful foes, including beings with Ultimate Skills.
• Xiao summoned his Harp of Peace and shattered the dark space with a cyan spear slash.
• Xiao returned to the battlefield less than half a minute after leaving, while the Imperial soldiers and their general remained paralyzed by despair.

Xiao emerged from the Divine Realm Trial transformed and prepared to finish off the demoralized imperial soldiers, while the observers in the Great Underground Labyrinth recognized that his strength had changed. Rimuru’s attempt to learn what had happened failed, and Raphael privately resolved to make Rimuru suffer a setback in front of Morax.

• Xiao emerged from the Divine Realm Trial, felt grateful to the Geo Lord, and prepared to kill the imperial soldiers with Asura Throw.
• Mo Li calmly drank tea while Jiu Tuo and Veldora complained that he had fought only half the battle for Xiao.
• Diablo sensed that Xiao had become dangerous enough to potentially fight him and suspected Mo Li was responsible for the change.
• Rimuru asked King of Wisdom Raphael to analyze Xiao, but Raphael reported that his body and values appeared unchanged.
• Raphael reflected that she could not properly analyze Morax and resolved to arrange a major setback for Rimuru in front of him.

Mo Li kept safeguards in place while Xiao prepared to demonstrate his newly gained Divine Realm strength, and Carrera watched from afar, sensing a deadly threat from him. Carrera also concluded that Rimuru might secretly possess Calamity-class strength, though Rimuru herself remained unaware of how powerful she was.

• Rimuru complained about King of Wisdom and glanced toward Mo Li, unaware that her behavior might bring trouble later.
• Mo Li kept his avatar guarding the Ninetieth Floor and explained that Xiao had to resolve the matter himself and learn from his earlier stubbornness.
• Carrera watched Xiao on the screen and felt that the cyan figure posed a life-threatening danger to her.
• Carrera reviewed the powerful beings in the Demon Country Federation and suspected that Rimuru had hidden strength close to, or perhaps at, the Calamity-class.
• The narration explained that Rimuru underestimated herself and that only King of Wisdom Raphael, Mo Li, and Guizhong had a strong understanding of her true power.
• Carrera added Xiao to her mental list of formidable beings, believing he might surpass the Primordial Three Females.

Carrera and the others watched in shock as Xiao unleashed Asura Transformation on the Ninetieth Floor of the Great Underground Labyrinth. Though the power made him stronger than ever, Xiao remained determined to grow strong enough to support Lord Emperor.

• Carrera recalled the powerful figures in the Demon Country Federation, including Ze'Chion, and decided to judge Xiao's strength for herself.
• Xiao planted the Harp of Peace in the ground and activated Asura Transformation against the nearly ten thousand Imperial soldiers.
• Blood-red markings covered Xiao as his aura and attributes surged; his magicule quantity surpassed one million, and the soldiers trembled before him.
• Xiao recognized that Asura Transformation could overwhelm his reason, but believed its power gave him a chance to contend with top existences.
• Xiao reflected on the four Calamity-class beings he had fought and on how far he remained from Lord Emperor, resolving to keep pursuing strength.
• Carrera, Veldora, Azhdaha, and the others stared at Xiao's transformation on the large screen, while Mo Li praised how much Xiao had grown.

Xiao reflected on the vast ranks of Calamity-class powerhouses and resolved to grow strong enough to serve Lord Emperor, then faced the Empire’s remaining soldiers. After the imperial general rallied their loyalty to the Emperor and sent them charging, Xiao unleashed Asura Throw.

• Xiao recalled the powerful beings Lord Emperor had described and realized how much strength and knowledge he still lacked.
• Xiao decided to prepare for his advancement to True Demon King after the battle and told the remaining imperial soldiers he would test Asura Throw on them.
• The imperial general refused to accept defeat and urged his frightened soldiers to fight for their families and their loyalty to His Majesty.
• The soldiers regained their fighting spirit, raised their weapons, and charged at Xiao.
• Xiao swung the Harp of Peace and used Asura Throw, after which the room fell silent.

Xiao wiped out the remaining Imperial soldiers and executed their commander, ending the battle against the hundred-thousand-strong Imperial army. After Asura Transformation wore off, Xiao collapsed from exhaustion, and a familiar figure caught him.

• Xiao unleashed Asura Throw, slaughtering the remaining Imperial soldiers and driving the Imperial commander into madness.
• Xiao approached the commander and killed him, bringing the war to an end.
• Mo Li watched from the labyrinth control room and assessed the power and costs of Xiao's Asura skills.
• Rimuru, Diablo, and the others watched Xiao with shock, caution, and admiration.
• Asura Transformation ended, leaving Xiao too weak to stand, and a familiar figure caught him before he lost consciousness.

After Xiao collapsed from the effects of Asura Transformation, Mo Li’s incarnation caught him and brought him to Mo Li, who recognized the severity of his injuries. The onlookers reacted with envy and alarm, and Mo Li disappeared with Xiao to seek treatment.

• As Asura Transformation ended, Xiao became too weak to stand and lost consciousness, and Mo Li’s incarnation caught him.
• Rimuru and Carrera envied the attention Mo Li showed Xiao, while Diablo grew wary of Morax’s strength and sealing abilities.
• Mo Li’s incarnation sensed that Xiao was near death and vanished with him from the Ninetieth Floor’s floor master room.
• The incarnation appeared in the control room with Xiao, and Mo Li took Xiao from him as Yazhda and Veldora inspected the injured man.
• After seeing Xiao’s condition, Mo Li vanished with him without explaining where he was going.

After Azhdaha and Veldora revealed that Xiao had suffered numerous fatal injuries, Mo Li carried him to the Mortal Realm Pot and placed him in its Pool of Life. Xiao began recovering and waking, while Mo Li resolved to prepare him to advance to the True Demon King realm once he healed.

• Azhdaha and Veldora told Rimuru that Xiao had at least five fatal wounds and countless other injuries, leaving everyone worried for him.
• Azhdaha, Veldora, and Rimuru trusted Mo Li to save Xiao, and the group silently prayed for his recovery.
• Mo Li took the unconscious Xiao to the Mortal Realm Pot and immersed him in the life-rich Pool of Life.
• Mo Li reflected on Xiao's stubbornness, the rare Water of Life he had cultivated, and his plan to help Xiao become a True Demon King after recovering.
• Xiao's injuries began healing rapidly in the pool, and he gradually regained consciousness.