Chapter Summaries

Xiao activated Holy-Demonic Transformation and Life-Taking, reaching the strongest state of his life to face Velgrend. He and Velgrend moved the battle into the sky, leaving Rimuru and the others below.

• Xiao confronted Velgrend and told Rimuru to escape while he held her and the Imperial Guard Knights back.
• Velgrend drew the Azure Dragon Saber and prepared to stop the intruders from leaving the Empire.
• Xiao activated Holy-Demonic Transformation, tripling his physical attributes and magicules despite its severe aftermath.
• Xiao activated Life-Taking, boosting his attacks and making them ignore defenses, while Rudra and Rimuru reacted to his power.
• Xiao challenged Velgrend to fight in the sky, and the two vanished into the air as azure and crimson streaks of light.

Xiao fought Velgrend in the sky, revealing power that alarmed Rudra and the Imperial knights, while Rimuru's allies prepared to protect him. As the battle continued, Diablo judged Xiao's defeat inevitable, and the Royal Guard Knights surrounded Rimuru's group, leaving Rudra and Rimuru facing each other.

• Xiao and Velgrend clashed in the sky, and the pressure of their fight frightened the people below.
• Damrada and Tatsuya Kondo realized Xiao could have defeated the knights with a single spear strike, while Rudra protected the palace and judged Xiao's defeat inevitable.
• Rimuru marveled at Xiao's strength, but Diablo warned that Velgrend had suppressed him and that his defeat was only a matter of time.
• Tatsuya Kondo and the Royal Guard Knights surrounded Rimuru and his companions to capture him.
• Benimaru, Diablo, and Testarossa prepared to hold off the Royal Guard Knights as Rimuru and Rudra faced one another without moving.

Rudra threatened to attack the weakened Xiao if Rimuru tried to leave, forcing her to consider his proposed contest of Ultimate Skills. The chapter ended with the King of Wisdom assuring Rimuru that it would not lose.

• Diablo and Testarossa told Rimuru to withdraw while they, Benimaru, and the Royal Guard Knights continued fighting.
• Rudra confronted Rimuru and threatened to join Velgrend against Xiao if Rimuru left.
• Rimuru condemned Rudra for using Xiao as leverage but refused to surrender.
• Rudra proposed an Ultimate Skill contest, promising to let everyone go if Rimuru could contend with him briefly.
• Rimuru asked the King of Wisdom whether it was confident, and it replied that it would not lose.

Rimuru accepted Rudra’s challenge to settle their conflict with a contest of Ultimate Skills, while battles raged across the Imperial battlefield. The chapter ended as Rudra unleashed King of Justice against Rimuru and she called on King of Wisdom to help her withstand it.

• Rimuru accepted Rudra’s terms, trusting King of Wisdom to defeat King of Justice, and Rudra promised to let everyone leave if he lost.
• Velgrend offered Xiao a high-ranking position in the Empire, but he refused and prepared to stop her from reaching the battlefield below.
• Diablo toyed with Damrada and another Royal Guard Knight while watching over Rimuru, and Testarossa and Benimaru fought their own opponents.
• Rudra attacked Rimuru with King of Justice’s King's Dominion, and Rimuru called on King of Wisdom to help her hold him back.

Rudra used Archangel's Dominion to overpower Rimuru and take control of her, but Rimuru's trust and naming words sparked King of Wisdom's evolution into the Divine Consciousness Core Ciel. As Diablo and Benimaru reacted to Rimuru's apparent defeat, Ciel prepared to take her back.

• Rimuru and King of Wisdom initially resisted Rudra's King of Justice, but Rudra praised Rimuru and then unleashed Archangel's Dominion.
• King of Justice's control overwhelmed Rimuru and Raphael, and Rimuru comforted Raphael and urged her not to give up.
• Rimuru began giving Raphael a personal name, but lost consciousness before she could finish saying it and fell under Rudra's control.
• Raphael's anger at losing Rimuru triggered her evolution into the Divine Consciousness Core Ciel, who prepared to counterattack and reclaim Rimuru.
• Rudra saw Rimuru standing vacant under his control, while Diablo and Benimaru turned toward them with killing intent to save their Lord Rimuru.

After Rudra appeared to control Rimuru, Benimaru and Diablo unleashed their full fury against the Imperial forces while Testarossa realized Rimuru was in danger. Velgrend told Xiao that Rudra had succeeded and blocked him from reaching the battlefield, starting their second round of combat.

• Benimaru knocked Tatsuya Kondo away, destroyed his pistol, severed his left arm, and continued overwhelming him with black flames.
• Diablo pierced Damrada, then incinerated a Sequence Knight with fingertip Nuke Magic as he fought to protect Rimuru.
• Testarossa saw Rimuru under Rudra's control and devastated the remaining Sequence Knights with Death's Blessing.
• Velgrend sensed Rudra's domination had succeeded and told Xiao that Rimuru had likely submitted to Rudra's ambition.
• Xiao tried to rush to the battlefield, but Velgrend blocked his path and began fighting him again.

Rudra used his dominion over Rimuru and the absolute defense of [Royal Castle Fortress] to hold the Demon Country Federation at bay. As Diablo, Benimaru, and Testarossa struggled to rescue Rimuru, a mysterious man prepared to intervene.

• Velgrend blocked Xiao from going to help Rudra, beginning their second confrontation.
• Rudra took control of Rimuru and planned to use him to restrain Morax and force the Demon Country Federation out of the wager.
• Benimaru wounded Tatsuya Kondo and stopped pursuing him, while Diablo crippled Damrada; both rushed to save Rimuru.
• Diablo and Benimaru attacked Rudra, but [Royal Castle Fortress] stopped their strikes, and Rudra demanded their surrender.
• A hooded man watched the confrontation and decided it was time to act.

Rimuru broke free of Rudra’s Archangel’s Dominion as King of Wisdom awakened as Ciel and received her complete name. Ciel began resolving the threat, while her divine presence appeared before Rudra and the others on the battlefield.

• Mo Li prepared to attack the Empire but sensed that something had changed and stopped.
• Rimuru radiated immense power, severing Rudra’s control, and Diablo wounded Rudra when his defense faltered.
• Rimuru awoke in his Mental Space and met the humanoid form of King of Wisdom, who asked him for a complete name.
• Rimuru named her Ciel, and she said she had analyzed Archangel’s Dominion and was finishing the process of freeing him.
• Diablo, Benimaru, and Testarossa knelt as Ciel appeared in the sky, while Rudra watched uneasily.

Ciel took control of Rimuru’s body and confronted Rudra after freeing Rimuru from [Archangel's Dominion]. Xiao and Velgrend arrived from their battle, and Ciel prepared to face Velgrend after her rage at Rudra’s injury turned her against Diablo.

• Ciel announced that she was acting as Rimuru’s executor, while Diablo, Benimaru, and Testarossa stepped aside in obedience.
• Ciel approached Rudra and refused to explain how she had broken free of his control.
• Xiao crashed to the ground after fighting Velgrend, then moved in front of Ciel to protect her.
• Velgrend saw Rudra’s injured arm, erupted in fury, and blamed Diablo after sensing the aura of the Original Black on the wound.
• Diablo offered to fight Velgrend, but Ciel declared that she would deal with the Burning Dragon herself.

Ciel rejected Diablo’s offer of help and declared that she would personally handle Velgrend, while Xiao reluctantly yielded and allowed her to act. Ciel provoked Velgrend into attacking, then teleported them both high into the sky, where they faced each other.

• Ciel told Diablo that she would deal with Velgrend herself, and Diablo returned to his place.
• Xiao tried to stop Rimuru from facing Velgrend, but Diablo blocked him and insisted on obeying his lord’s order.
• Xiao yielded, trusting that Rimuru had the Emperor’s safeguard and that he could use the Emperor’s shield if needed.
• Velgrend’s anger erupted after Ciel corrected her and began calculating a combat plan in front of her.
• Ciel completed her plan and teleported herself and Velgrend into the sky, where they faced each other.

Ciel effortlessly evaded Velgrend’s attacks with instantaneous teleportation, enraging the True Dragon until she transformed into her crimson dragon form. Rudra believed Velgrend’s full power would end the battle in the Empire’s favor.

• Ciel calmly watched Velgrend, whose fury overwhelmed her growing wariness after Ciel teleported out of her reach.
• Velgrend repeatedly attacked Ciel, but Ciel vanished and reappeared each time, making it seem as though she were toying with her.
• Diablo admired Ciel’s performance, Testarossa judged Diablo’s excitement, and Xiao felt relieved that Rimuru was safe.
• Enraged by Ciel’s indifference, Velgrend vowed to kill her and transformed into her true form, a crimson Eastern dragon with wings.
• Rudra declared that the real battle had begun and expected Velgrend to defeat Ciel.

Ciel effortlessly defended against Velgrend’s full-power attacks, revealing that Rudra had underestimated Rimuru’s strength. As Rudra prepared to join the fight, War God Morax appeared and sealed off the imperial palace.

• Velgrend transformed into her true form and attacked Ciel with Burning Breath, but Ciel blocked it with the King of Vows.
• Velgrend created twelve bodies and unleashed thirty-six combined attacks, which Ciel stopped with precisely matched barriers.
• Rudra watched Ciel toy with Velgrend and decided to join the battle to capture her.
• A golden barrier enclosed the imperial palace and blocked Rudra, as War God Morax appeared in the sky.

Morax arrived to prevent Rudra from interfering in the battle between Ciel and Velgrend, forcing the Empire’s emperor to stand down. With Xiao and Testarossa at his side, Morax declared that the fight was about to end, leaving its outcome unresolved.

• Rudra decided to join Velgrend and capture Ciel, but Morax’s golden barrier sealed the imperial palace and blocked his way.
• Morax invoked Rudra’s contract with Guy and warned that he would stop Rudra from interfering, even if that meant fighting him.
• Rudra challenged Morax’s authority over the Empire but ultimately restrained his aura and returned to his place.
• Xiao and Testarossa arrived, bowed to Morax, and stepped behind him.
• Xiao asked whether Rimuru would win, and Morax said the battle between Ciel and Velgrend was about to end.

Ciel took control of Rimuru’s body and faced Velgrend above the Imperial Capital, while Mo Li recognized Ciel as a Divine Consciousness Core. Velgrend unleashed her ultimate attack, but Ciel absorbed it into her Imaginary Space and emerged unharmed.

• Xiao asked Mo Li whether Rimuru would win, and Mo Li assured him the battle would soon be over.
• Ciel noticed Mo Li below, identified him as the Martial God Morax, and set him aside as a mystery she could analyze later.
• Velgrend activated King of Salvation to enhance herself and unleashed Burning Dragon Overlord Acceleration Malice against Ciel.
• Ciel used King of Gluttony to isolate Velgrend’s attack inside her Imaginary Space, leaving herself unharmed.
• Velgrend was stunned that her ultimate technique had failed to hurt Ciel.

Ciel neutralized Velgrend’s ultimate attack, trapped her in an indestructible cage, and swallowed her into Rimuru’s Stomach Space for analysis. The chapter left Velgrend imprisoned as Ciel began examining her.

• Ciel used King of Gluttony to absorb and neutralize Velgrend’s ultimate technique.
• Ciel caught Velgrend off guard and activated a prison made from Infinite Prison, Heatless Space, and Morax’s authority.
• Velgrend recognized the cage’s sealing power and struggled to escape, but could not break it.
• Ciel swallowed Velgrend and the cage into Rimuru’s Stomach Space and began analyzing her.

Ciel devoured Velgrend and began analyzing her abilities, while Rudra was prevented from intervening by the contract and Mo Li's barrier. Ciel told Rimuru that her analysis of Velgrend's ultimate technique was only a prelude to the main point, leaving Rimuru awaiting what came next.

• Ciel swallowed Velgrend and her seal into Rimuru's Stomach Space and began analyzing her.
• Mo Li watched from above as Tatsuya Kondo, Damrada, Rudra, and the Royal Guard Knights reacted to Velgrend's defeat.
• Rudra prepared to rescue Velgrend, but Mo Li raised a barrier and invoked the contract forbidding Rudra from interfering.
• Rimuru questioned Ciel about devouring a True Dragon, and Ciel explained that she had analyzed and could imitate and improve Velgrend's ultimate technique.
• Ciel told Rimuru that the analysis was not the main point, leaving him waiting for her next revelation.

Ciel offered to evolve Rimuru into a True Dragon after analyzing Velgrend, and Rimuru accepted. Rimuru completed her transformation as the fifth living True Dragon, leaving the question of what to do with “Second Sister” unresolved.

• Ciel revealed that she could transform Rimuru’s body into that of a True Dragon and asked whether Rimuru wanted to evolve.
• Rimuru accepted without hesitation, and Ciel began the evolution after ensuring the process carried no danger.
• Rimuru’s magicules surged to a level comparable to Velgrend’s as her body transformed.
• Rimuru completed her evolution as the fifth living True Dragon and gained the Dragon-Demon Sticky Star God Body.
• The author noted that Rimuru could become stronger by analyzing Veldora and asked readers whether to capture or release “Second Sister.”

Rimuru completed her evolution into the world’s fifth True Dragon and prepared to join the battle, only to find that Ari had already turned the Imperial Palace’s conflict in her allies’ favor. Rudra watched Rimuru’s transformation in disbelief, unable to reconcile it with what he knew about her.

• Rimuru evolved into a True Dragon, gaining the Dragon-Demon Sticky Star God Body and a major increase in strength.
• Rimuru thanked Ciel by calling her Teacher, while Ciel accepted and privately remained determined to become Rimuru’s principal wife.
• Rimuru decided she was strong enough to oppose Rudra and turned toward the battlefield to support her allies.
• Rimuru saw Rudra and the Imperial Guard Knights trapped behind a barrier, while Diablo, Benimaru, Xiao, and Testarossa stood with Ari.
• Rudra witnessed Rimuru’s evolution and struggled to believe that she had swallowed Velgrend and become a True Dragon.

Rudra suspected that Rimuru and Morax’s births beside Veldora were part of a hidden scheme connected to a mysterious person, and considered using his trump card to investigate. Rimuru reunited with Mo Li after becoming a True Dragon, leaving the Empire arc poised to end.

• Rudra concluded that Rimuru’s and Morax’s births beside Veldora were too unlikely to be coincidences and suspected that a mysterious person had arranged them.
• Rudra considered contacting Feldway and using his trump card, since the Demon Country Federation’s strength made it dangerous to face alone.
• Rudra recognized Rimuru as a pinnacle Calamity-class being and worried that the Empire could not withstand the combined might of Rimuru, Morax, Veldora, and Azhdaha.
• Rimuru appeared before Mo Li, who welcomed his successful evolution and concluded that the trip to the Empire had ended perfectly.

Mo Li found that Rimuru had successfully ascended into a True Dragon, giving her the strength to stand among the world’s major powers. Faced with the defeated Empire, Rimuru chose to spare its survivors, leaving the confrontation unresolved but the Demon Country Federation victorious.

• Mo Li met Rimuru after her ascension and asked whether she would return to the Demon Country Federation or continue her infiltration and assassination plan.
• Mo Li offered to hold Rudra back if Rimuru wanted to keep fighting, while Rudra and the royal guard knights recognized how helpless they were against Rimuru and Mo Li.
• Rimuru considered attacking Rudra and the battered royal guard knights but decided the war was already won and further violence could provoke Rudra.
• Rimuru told Mo Li to leave the defeated Empire alive as future whetstones for the Demon Country Federation, and Mo Li agreed.