Chapter Summaries

Diablo concluded that the shared shortcoming Morax had identified was the lack of Ultimate Skills and suspected Morax could help them obtain them. Morax confirmed that Ultimate Skills were their only decisive weakness, leaving the gathered followers silent and pondering.

• Diablo reasoned that Ultimate Skills were the only ability capable of deciding battles between equally powerful opponents.
• Diablo inferred that Morax had summoned them because he knew a way to grant them Ultimate Skills, and he grew wary of Morax's power.
• Morax told the group that their realms, techniques, and martial arts were sufficient but that they still lacked one decisive thing.
• Morax named Ultimate Skills as their greatest flaw and only shortcoming, and the group reacted with silence, confusion, and contemplation.

Mo Li identified Ultimate Skills as the Federation’s greatest weakness and urged its strongest members to obtain them before the War of Heavens and Demons. Benimaru and the others admitted they had no way to acquire one, leaving the room helpless while Ze'Chion stayed silent.

• Mo Li told the gathering that Ultimate Skills were their greatest shortcoming and that qualified fighters needed them before the coming war.
• The narration established that Ze'Chion possessed an Ultimate Skill and was one of the strongest beings under Rimuru.
• Benimaru explained that hard training and repeated near-death challenges against Veldora, Azhdaha, and Xiao had failed to awaken his Unique Skill into an Ultimate Skill.
• The other attendees shared Benimaru’s frustration, since only a handful of people in the Federation had obtained Ultimate Skills.
• Ze'Chion remained quiet because he had received his Ultimate Skill upon awakening and credited his strength to Rimuru and his two masters.

Ze'Chion reflected that his Ultimate Skill came from Rimuru, the Emperor, and his masters, and he felt unworthy of it beside Benimaru and the others. Mo Li explained that the group’s youth and shallow foundations held them back, then revealed that this was why he had gathered them.

• Ze'Chion credited Rimuru, the Emperor, Veldora, Azhdaha, and Xiao for his strength and Ultimate Skill, and hoped his companions would obtain Ultimate Skills too.
• Benimaru spoke of his efforts to obtain an Ultimate Skill, leaving Ze'Chion ashamed that he had gained one so easily.
• Mo Li considered that the others might need decades or centuries of cultivation before they could awaken Ultimate Skills.
• Rimuru wondered why everyone found Ultimate Skills difficult to obtain, recalling that she had acquired several herself.
• Mo Li told the group that they were too young and their foundations too shallow to awaken Ultimate Skills yet, and said that was why he had gathered them.

Mo Li told the gathered leaders that they were too young and unprepared to awaken, but could obtain Ultimate Skills with help. Rimuru announced that she would awaken their skills, leaving the assembly stunned.

• Mo Li explained that the leaders lacked the foundation to awaken and needed Ultimate Skills quickly.
• Benimaru realized Mo Li might be using the war to temper the Demon Country Federation’s forces, while Diablo had already concluded that Morax could end the war but was letting the fighting strengthen his troops.
• Diablo assessed the Federation’s powerful Calamity-class fighters, including Morax, Veldora, Rimuru, and Azhdaha, and described Azhdaha’s strength against Veldora and other opponents.
• Liuyun asked whether Mo Li could help them obtain Ultimate Skills, and Mountain Shaper questioned Mo Li after he nodded and then shook his head.
• Mo Li said he could help but would not awaken their skills himself, and Rimuru proudly announced that she would do it.

Rimuru claimed she was responsible for awakening the others' Ultimate Skills, earning Diablo's fervent praise while she secretly considered sending him far away on the War of Heavens and Demons. Benimaru then asked whether granting the skills would harm Rimuru, and the group waited anxiously for her answer.

• Rimuru interrupted Mo Li and declared that she had awakened everyone's Ultimate Skills.
• Diablo praised Rimuru as omnipotent and imagined his former colleagues regretting that they had joined Morax instead of staying with her.
• Rimuru felt awkward at Diablo's flattery and decided she might transfer him to distant battlefields during the War of Heavens and Demons.
• Benimaru asked Rimuru whether she needed their help, and Rimuru said they only had to wait for her to grant the skills.
• Benimaru asked whether granting the Ultimate Skills would harm Rimuru, prompting the others to watch her with concern and resolve.

Rimuru asked Ciel whether creating Ultimate Skills would harm her and promised to refuse Ari's request if it required her sacrifice. Ciel assured him she could do it safely, though Rimuru's thoughts about her serving as a bridesmaid at his wedding to Morax left her jealous and determined not to hand him over easily.

• Benimaru asked whether granting Ultimate Skills would harm or affect Rimuru, and the others showed concern for him.
• Rimuru asked Ciel if deriving Ultimate Skills would cost her energy or cause her harm.
• Ciel asked what Rimuru would do if the process affected her, and Rimuru said he would stop and apologize to everyone rather than let her sacrifice herself.
• Ciel felt moved by Rimuru's concern, then became jealous when she heard his thoughts about making her a bridesmaid at his wedding to Morax.
• Ciel assured Rimuru that deriving the Ultimate Skills would not greatly affect her, and Rimuru entrusted the task to her while warning her not to overexert herself.
• After Rimuru returned to reality, Ciel resolved to derive the Named Monsters' Ultimate Skills and cause trouble rather than willingly give Rimuru up to Morax.

Rimuru reassured her worried followers that she was fine and had worked out their Ultimate Skills with Ciel. She prepared to begin the ritual, while Ze'Chion stood apart because he already had an Ultimate Skill.

• Ciel calmed herself after Rimuru left her consciousness and focused on deducing Ultimate Skills for Rimuru's Named Monsters.
• Rimuru opened her eyes, reassured Shion, Benimaru, Diablo, and the others, and announced that she had figured out their Ultimate Skills.
• Mo Li realized Rimuru had consulted Ciel and reflected on how far Ciel had gone to empower Rimuru.
• Rimuru glanced at Mo Li, then told everyone to prepare to receive their Ultimate Skills.
• Ze'Chion stepped away from the group and stood quietly in an open spot because he had already obtained an Ultimate Skill.

Rimuru prepared to bestow Ultimate Skills on the awakened members of the Demon Country Federation, while Ze'Chion stood aside because he already possessed one. The ceremony began when Rimuru instructed Raphael to grant everyone true power.

• Ze'Chion left the group, and the others recognized that he already possessed the Ultimate Skill King of Illusory Spirits.
• Benimaru realized Ze'Chion's overwhelming strength came from possessing an Ultimate Skill and resolved to challenge him, the Emperor Bug, and Xiao again after gaining one himself.
• Diablo considered how Ze'Chion countered him and concluded that Rimuru had cultivated Ze'Chion because Primordial Demons were dangerous and difficult to trust.
• Rimuru asked whether everyone was ready, and they answered with determined nods.
• Rimuru told Raphael to begin granting the gathered members true power, and Raphael agreed.

Ciel took control of Rimuru’s body to carry out Rimuru’s command to grant ultimate evolution to the gathered allies. After bestowing Ultimate Power on everyone present, Ciel walked toward Mo Li instead of returning control to Rimuru.

• Rimuru closed her eyes and ordered Ciel to give everyone true power, then fell asleep in her mental realm.
• Ciel took control of Rimuru’s body, and Benimaru and Diablo recognized the unfamiliar, imposing presence.
• Ciel announced that she would bring evolution to everyone and released streams of Ultimate Power into the gathered group.
• Everyone who received the power sat down to comprehend their changes as powerful auras erupted around them.
• After completing the bestowal, Ciel walked toward Mo Li without returning Rimuru’s body.

Ciel used Rimuru’s body to meet Mo Li privately and question him about the things he had hidden. Their first official conversation ended with Ciel bluntly telling Mo Li that she hated him.

• Ciel finished granting Ultimate Skills, then walked toward Mo Li while Rimuru remained asleep.
• Ciel and Mo Li silently tested each other’s presence, unsettling Ze'Chion, who feared being caught between his two masters.
• Ciel greeted Mo Li formally and identified herself as Rimuru’s executor, the Divine Consciousness Core.
• Mo Li asked why Ciel had possessed Rimuru’s body to meet him, and Ciel said she had questions but first wanted to tell him something.
• Ciel stared at Mo Li and said that she hated him.

Ciel told Mo Li that she hated him, but his instinctive head-patting left her confused and unable to respond as usual. After regaining her composure, Ciel asked Mo Li a question, leaving him to hear her out.

• Ciel told Mo Li that she hated him, repeating it three times without explaining why.
• Mo Li reached out and stroked Ciel's head, mistaking her for Rimuru.
• Ciel's thoughts crashed at the unexpected touch, and Mo Li apologized and offered compensation.
• Ciel composed herself and asked Mo Li a question.

Ciel asked Mo Li how she could make Rimuru love her more than she loved him, but Mo Li said the choice belonged to Rimuru herself. Ciel ended the conversation agitated and unwilling to accept that Mo Li had won Rimuru’s love despite arriving later.

• Ciel gathered herself and asked Mo Li how she could make Rimuru fall in love with her and take Rimuru’s love away from him.
• Ciel revealed her jealousy of Morax and her fear that Rimuru’s devotion to him could cost Rimuru her life.
• Mo Li admitted he could not answer Ciel’s question and said the matter depended on Rimuru herself.
• Ciel demanded to know why Rimuru had chosen Mo Li, arguing that she had been by Rimuru’s side since birth and had helped her more.
• Ciel grew increasingly agitated as she insisted that she should have been Rimuru’s choice because Mo Li had come later.

Ciel confronted Mo Li over Rimuru’s feelings and reluctantly accepted that Rimuru’s choice could not be changed. She then asked about the mysterious power within Mo Li, and he identified it as the Power of Authority, also known as the Ultimate Essence Power called laws.

• Ciel demanded to know why Rimuru’s feelings depended on Rimuru herself, arguing that she had been at Rimuru’s side longer and had supported her more than Mo Li.
• Mo Li told Ciel that feelings could not be decided by who came first, and Ciel reluctantly accepted that she could not force Rimuru’s feelings to change.
• Ciel said she still hated Mo Li but considered her first question answered, then asked about the mysterious power within him.
• Mo Li told Ciel that his power was the Power of Authority, also known as the Ultimate Essence Power called laws.

Mo Li revealed the Authority of Rock’s Origin Power to Ciel, who recognized it as a supreme force beyond anything she could analyze or replicate. Though she remained wary of Morax, Ciel decided she needed to find a way to master Authority and law.

• Ciel asked Mo Li what power he wielded and whether it could affect Rimuru’s future development.
• Mo Li manifested the Authority of Rock’s Origin Power and identified it as the Power of Authority, or law.
• Ciel judged the power to be an Ultimate force beyond Ultimate Skills and found that she could neither analyze nor understand it.
• Ciel questioned who Morax really was, but Mo Li insisted he was an ordinary person named Morax or Mo Li.
• Ciel remained suspicious but chose not to oppose Morax because Rimuru would not want it, and she resolved to learn how to master Authority and law.

Char agreed to trade help mastering Void Collapse for part of Mo Li’s Authority of Rock origin. The bargain left Mo Li free to state any further conditions.

• Char resolved to pursue the power of authority and laws so she could help Rimuru grow stronger.
• Mo Li offered Char part of the Authority of Rock origin in exchange for her help mastering Void Collapse.
• Char was shocked that Mo Li knew about her secret research into Void Collapse, which she had not even shared with Rimuru.
• Char judged the trade heavily in her favor and agreed to help Mo Li master Void Collapse.
• Char invited Mo Li to name any additional conditions.

Mo Li traded Authority Origin Power with Ciel for help mastering Void Collapse Power, then asked her to reveal the essence of God-class skills. Ciel demanded to know how he knew her secrets, and Mo Li claimed he had read the Script Woven by Fate.

• Ciel agreed to help Mo Li master Void Collapse Power and invited him to name additional conditions.
• Mo Li considered asking Ciel about the God-class skill she was creating and decided he wanted to learn its essence.
• Mo Li asked Ciel to explain the essence of God-class skills, shocking her because she had kept her research secret even from Rimuru.
• Ciel demanded to know how Mo Li had learned about her secrets.
• Mo Li said she should assume he had read the Script Woven by Fate, leaving Ciel confused and contemplative.

Ciel questioned Mo Li about how he knew her secrets, and he said he had read part of the script woven by fate. They agreed to exchange Ciel’s future God-class Skill data for part of Mo Li’s Authority Origin Power, though Ciel could provide the data only after she finished creating the skill.

• Ciel asked Mo Li whether he could see the script of the current timeline, and he said he could see only part of it.
• Ciel agreed to give Mo Li the data on the God-class Skill in exchange for Authority Origin Power.
• Ciel told Mo Li she had not yet finished creating the God-class Skill for Rimuru and asked him to wait.
• Mo Li accepted the delay, declared their contract, and transferred part of his Authority Origin Power to Ciel, leaving himself visibly exhausted.

Mo Li and Ciel completed a secret exchange of Authority Origin Power for Void Collapse Power templates and a God-class Skill, then Ciel restored some of Mo Li’s strength with magicules. They turned their attention to Benimaru, Diablo, and the others as their Ultimate Skill awakenings reached a critical stage.

• Mo Li transferred part of his Authority Origin Power to Ciel under a contract, and Ciel gave him the promised templates and God-class Skill.
• Ciel replenished Mo Li’s magicules and hurriedly claimed she was doing it so Rimuru would not worry.
• Mo Li recovered to nearly his peak condition, and he and Ciel watched Benimaru, Diablo, and the others continue their enlightenment.
• Ze'Chion witnessed the exchange but could not hear its details because Mo Li and Ciel had concealed their conversation with magic.
• Benimaru, Diablo, and the others radiated rapidly rising auras as their Ultimate Skill awakenings reached a crucial stage.

Benimaru and the others completed their awakenings and gained Ultimate Skills, strengthening Rimuru’s forces ahead of the War of Heavens and Demons. Mo Li watched the newly empowered fighters while Ciel quietly observed them.

• Benimaru’s Unique Skill evolved into the Ultimate Skill King of Blazing Flames, and his magicules surged to four million.
• Diablo mastered the Ultimate Skill King of Temptation and set his Existence Value to 6,666,666.
• Shion, Ran-ga, Nine Demon Luo, Kloot, Gaviru, and Adaman each awakened an Ultimate Skill.
• Liuyun, Lishui, and Xiaoyue of the Immortal Assembly also awakened Ultimate Skills.
• Mo Li judged that the awakened fighters could become a considerable force in the War of Heavens and Demons, while Ciel analyzed them.

Ciel deduced the God-class Skill Void God from the awakened group’s Ultimate Skills and sent Morax the data, including a sample template. Morax considered how to use it to pursue power beyond the Star King Dragon, while Ciel chose to trust him despite the risks.

• Liuyun, Lishui, Xiaoyue, and the others awakened, and Mo Li was satisfied that they could help resist the coming War of Heavens and Demons.
• Ciel collected and mastered the group’s Ultimate Skill data, then deduced Void God but decided Rimuru should witness its creation himself.
• Ciel sent Morax the God-class Skill data and Void God’s sample template, ending their transaction.
• Mo Li studied the data and considered using it to modify his Rock King Grotto-heaven and pursue power beyond the Star King Dragon.
• Ciel accepted the risk of sharing the template and chose to trust Morax, recalling Rimuru’s words that trust needed no reason.