Recaps

Uesugi Tetsu won the Seed Battle, gained new powers, and began preparing for the coming era while strengthening his ties with Chisa, Nanjō Emi, and the Minamoto Clan. At the Minamoto Clan, he passed Spider-Cutter’s trial and claimed Azure as his blade, then agreed to visit the Sword Saint with Minamoto Shizuka.

• Minamoto Shizuka defeated Uesugi Tetsu in their fierce duel until Minamoto Shinsui’s sword intent restored her resolve, but Uesugi Tetsu used the Hundred-Eyed Demon to win and became champion of the Seed Battle.
• Uesugi Tetsu accepted Chisa as his disciple, taught her with Hundred Eyes, and learned Heavenly Cycle Flame Armor before obtaining Magatsu-Kami’s blood to forge the Myriad Spirit Cauldron.
• Nanjō Emi forged the cauldron inside Uesugi Tetsu, creating a Legendary-grade Myriad Spirit Furnace Core, and left for Hokkaido after appointing Kujo Tsubaki Grand Official of Onmyō.
• Uesugi Tetsu tested the Furnace Core, returned to Edo Castle, and fought its inhabitants, eventually wounding the Fangxiangshi before waking at the Special Affairs Division.
• Katsumi gave Uesugi Tetsu a scroll concerning Two-Shaku-Sama’s freedom and sold him Yaobikuni’s Heart, which strengthened his body and qi sea after he completed its trade.
• Uesugi Tetsu discovered the Black-Skinned Book, consulted Lord Magatsu about its warnings and Two-Shaku-Sama’s possible path to replacing Kami, then traveled to the Minamoto Clan and formed his core.
• Uesugi Tetsu visited Spider-Cutter with Minamoto Shizuka, defeated the trial’s monsters, and declared to Azure that he wanted to destroy Everworld.
• Azure accepted Uesugi Tetsu as his master, and Uesugi Tetsu drew the Super Epic Spider-Cutter before agreeing to visit the Sword Saint with Minamoto Shizuka.

Uesugi Tetsu gained new powers, met the Heavenly Fox, and brought Karuta into his service before learning that Imagawa Yoshimoto had fallen ill after he left the past. After preparing to investigate the curse and help Yoshimoto, he returned to the Warring States era and plunged into a deep sea as an eerie-black tide approached.

• Uesugi Tetsu won the Grand Karuta Tournament, rescued Karuta from Factory Master Z, and later formed a lasting Shikigami contract with her.
• Uesugi Tetsu met the Sword Saint and gained major sword skills, visited Fushimi Inari Shrine, and received the Heavenly Fox’s offer of a favor.
• Okabe Motonobu confronted Uesugi Tetsu about leaving Lord Yoshimoto, then explained how Yoshimoto was cursed, became ill, and died after Uesugi departed.
• Uesugi Tetsu recognized the illness as the Eight Sufferings’ curse and called on gods and spirits to investigate a cure for Imagawa Yoshimoto.
• Uesugi Tetsu trained Chisa, helped her develop her abilities, and planned to complete his ultimate forms before forging the combined Palace of Flesh · Treasury of Kami.
• Shizuma Manatsu asked Uesugi Tetsu to investigate a Hokkaido anomaly that excluded beings at Ghost God level or above, and Ririko agreed to go with Chisa.
• Uesugi Tetsu used the Key of History: Anchor to return to the point where he had used Key of History: Stasis and plunged into a deep sea as an eerie-black tide surged toward him.

Uesugi Tetsu returned to the Warring States period, destroyed the Hozuki Clan, and stood by Imagawa Yoshimoto as she prepared to march on Kyoto despite her failing health. As the march began, he fused the Thousand-Eyed Ksitigarbha Clay Sculpture with the Hundred-Eyed Demon and completed his Five Elements Qi Sea, just as the Anchor began taking effect.

• Uesugi Tetsu rescued Aine’s village from a Mist Form, then destroyed the Hozuki Clan and killed the Corrupted Tengu they had unleashed.
• Uesugi Tetsu reunited with Imagawa Yoshimoto, helped her protect Suruga from demons, and promised to stay with her despite her unexplained illness.
• Uesugi Tetsu mastered the Five Thunder Technique, completed the Skin Ultimate Form, and reached Grandmaster level in Imperial Spirit Technique before testing his strength against Factory Master P’s Human Resources Manager.
• Uesugi Tetsu reached Master Level in Tennen Rishin-ryū, completed the Palace of Flesh, and learned that the Ancient Clan Alliance had sent a demon-god puppet to test him.
• Imagawa Yoshimoto chose to march to Kyoto despite having only days to live, and Uesugi Tetsu announced the campaign while warning the realm not to obstruct it.
• Uesugi Tetsu bought Katsumi’s Thousand-Eyed Ksitigarbha Clay Sculpture and fed it to the Hundred-Eyed Demon, changing her promotion route toward becoming Thousand Eyes.
• Uesugi Tetsu used the transformed Hundred-Eyed Demon to complete his Five Elements Qi Sea, which expanded to thirteen thousand zhang as the Anchor began taking effect.

Uesugi Tetsu escorted Imagawa Yoshimoto to Kyoto through repeated attacks, buried her after her death, and returned to the present. After another breakthrough, he entered Asahikawa City to rescue Chisa and sought a way to break its closed loop with Kujo Machi.

• Uesugi Tetsu stabilized his Qi Sea and defeated the enemies sent to stop Imagawa Yoshimoto’s march to Kyoto.
• Imagawa Yoshimoto entered the deserted Kyoto with Uesugi Tetsu and asked him to remember her before she died.
• Uesugi Tetsu buried Imagawa Yoshimoto at the Imagawa Residence, returned to the present, and claimed four Era Legend rewards.
• Imagawa Yoshimoto awakened in the Sengoku Graveyard, recovered a memory of Uesugi Tetsu, and vowed to find him.
• Chisa disappeared during her flight with Ririko, and Uesugi Tetsu guided her through Hundred Eyes to safety with Kujo Machi in Asahikawa City.
• Uesugi Tetsu opened his final Great Acupoint and formed the Palace of Flesh Sea Divine Treasury before returning his attention to Chisa.
• Uesugi Tetsu entered Asahikawa City, destroyed the lanterns threatening Chisa and Kujo Machi, and escorted them to Shiratsu Shrine.
• Uesugi Tetsu heard the priest’s warning to kill the girl who could see before the Blood Moon rose, then considered investigating the sky with Chisa’s consent despite the danger.