Chapter Summaries

Kanade Hime fought the Four Battle Gods to protect Penglai Island and its half-demon children, but Chiyo arrived just as she began a life-burning seal. Chiyo stopped the seal and forced the Four Battle Gods to their knees, then demanded they submit or die.

• Kanade Hime cut down waves of demons at Penglai Island’s shore before Ryuro and the other Four Battle Gods confronted her.
• Ryuro, Kyuro, and Juro attacked Kanade Hime together, severely wounding her as the half-demon children watched from the forest.
• With her barrier shattered and most of her Spiritual Power spent, Kanade Hime began the Spirit Burning Forbidden Jutsu to seal the Four Battle Gods.
• Chiyo appeared, halted Kanade Hime’s chains, and offered the Four Battle Gods a choice between submission and death.
• Chiyo used his imperial pressure to force Ryuro, Kyuro, Juro, and Goro to their knees, and Ryuro urged his brothers to attack.

Chiyo defeated the Four Battle Gods, made them his subordinates, and saved Kanade Hime before proposing an alliance between Penglai Island and the Western Country. Kanade Hime accepted his offer of support but needed time to consider closer ties, while Chiyo left with a new plan to include the island and its Half-demon children in the Western Country’s future.

• Chiyo rewrote reality to undo the Four Battle Gods’ attack and heal Kanade Hime, then overpowered the four demons with his abilities.
• The Four Battle Gods surrendered to Chiyo, accepted his contract Talismans, and agreed to serve as the Western Country Navy’s vanguard.
• Chiyo spoke with Kanade Hime, introduced himself as the ruler of the Western Country, and offered to help her and the Half-demon children.
• Kanade Hime declined to leave Penglai Island because its barrier and the children depended on her, but accepted Chiyo’s communication jade token.
• Chiyo proposed an alliance between Penglai Island and the Western Country, and Kanade Hime said she needed time to consider it.
• Chiyo left for the Western Country, reflecting on Kanade Hime’s will to protect and forming a plan to make Penglai Island and its children part of the country’s future.

Kanade Hime called on Chiyo when the Resonating Furnace went berserk and threatened to destroy Penglai Island. After he repaired it, she agreed to form an equal alliance with the Western Country and accepted his invitation to visit in three days.

• Kanade Hime worried about Penglai Island's ties to the outside world while Little Deer asked about Chiyo and the Half-demons in the Western Country.
• The island's barrier began collapsing as the Resonating Furnace rampaged, and Kanade Hime sent Chiyo a plea for help before her jade talisman shattered.
• Chiyo arrived in time to suppress the furnace, then used Fleeting Bloom to repair its damaged jade slip and strengthen its stability.
• Chiyo told Kanade Hime the furnace was restored, and she proposed formal cooperation between Penglai Island and the Western Country as equal allies.
• Chiyo and Kanade Hime confessed their feelings and embraced, then she agreed to visit the Western Country after arranging the island's affairs over the next three days.

Kanade Hime brought the half-demon children from Penglai Island to the Western Country, where Chiyo and Princess Lingyue welcomed her. As Kanade Hime settled into her new surroundings, Chiyo noted that Seru was jealous of the attention he gave her.

• Kanade Hime boarded a Western Country ship with the half-demon children, entrusting Penglai Island’s protection to those who remained there.
• A Dog Demon Elder reassured Kanade Hime that Chiyo’s forces would guard Penglai Island and described the Western Country’s peaceful rule.
• Chiyo and Princess Lingyue watched Kanade Hime’s ship approach Sky City, and Chiyo said Seru cared too much about him to welcome her easily.
• Kanade Hime arrived in Sky City and bowed to Chiyo and Princess Lingyue, who welcomed her and praised her protection of Penglai Island.
• Chiyo told Kanade Hime that Seru would take the children to the academy, and Princess Lingyue led her to dinner.

Kanade Hime and Princess Lingyue spoke privately about their feelings for Chiyo and promised never to become enemies. Kanade settled into the Western Country, while Seru recognized the connection between her and Chiyo and resolved to act on her own feelings.

• Princess Lingyue questioned Kanade Hime about her feelings for Chiyo, and Kanade said she loved him because he understood her as a person.
• Princess Lingyue accepted Kanade Hime staying in the Western Country and asked her to promise they would never become enemies; Kanade swore she would not harm Lingyue or make things difficult for Chiyo.
• Seru listened outside the chamber and, after the conversation, murmured that she could not wait any longer and needed to make a plan.
• The next morning, Chiyo saw Princess Lingyue and Kanade Hime working harmoniously on the Half-demon Academy curriculum, while Sesshomaru said Kanade carried an aura like his mother.
• Seru brought Kanade Hime a moon-white haori from Princess Lingyue and told her she might be the person who resonated with the other half of Chiyo's heart.
• Kanade Hime hugged the haori and felt that she could sense Chiyo's feelings.

Kanade Hime visited the Western Country Half-Demon Academy and saw the children from Penglai Island learning and thriving. She returned to the island with Chiyo and married him there in a private human ceremony, leaving them together with their future secured.

• Kanade Hime and Seru watched Little Deer learn to control his Demonic Power at the academy, and Headmaster Qinglan assured Kanade Hime the children were adapting well.
• Kanade Hime told Chiyo she wanted to return to Penglai Island and reassure the Elders that the children were doing well.
• Kanade Hime reunited with the islanders and told them about the children's new lives in the Western Country.
• Kanade Hime thanked Chiyo at the Shrine and asked to marry him on Penglai Island according to a human ceremony, and Chiyo agreed.
• Kanade Hime and Chiyo exchanged vows at sunset, drank fruit wine, and gave each other protective gifts.
• Chiyo and Kanade Hime kissed beneath the moon, and Kanade Hime set aside her worries about Princess Lingyue and embraced her new family in the Western Country.

Kanade Hime and Chiyo visited Dog Demon King City’s market and Half-demon Academy, where they saw Little Deer and the other children thriving. Their peaceful day ended when an urgent report said unidentified demons had attacked the Eastern Country’s border and a being beyond King-class might be involved.

• Kanade Hime and Chiyo visited the royal city market, where they bought sugar paintings, velvet flowers, and candied fruit for Little Deer and the academy children.
• Kanade Hime and Chiyo visited Half-demon Academy, and Little Deer and the other children welcomed them excitedly.
• Kanade Hime gave the children their treats and listened as they shared news about their lives and studies.
• Little Deer asked Chiyo to keep Kanade Hime happy, and Chiyo promised that he would.
• Kanade Hime told Chiyo she was happy but afraid of losing her new life, and Chiyo reassured her that she was no longer alone.
• An urgent military report told Chiyo that unidentified demons had attacked the Eastern Country’s border and that a being beyond King-class might have joined the fight.

Sesshomaru fought Ghost God, a demon controlled by the Nether Moon Staff, and merged Dawn Origin with the Power of Moon Radiance under pressure. He overcame the Nether Moon’s erosion but stopped his finishing strike, leaving Ghost God to face judgment in the Western Country.

• Sesshomaru found Dog Demon soldiers being drained by the Nether Moon Staff’s black mist and confronted its wielder, Ghost God.
• Ghost God attacked with three illusions and summoned a Nether Moon that weakened Sesshomaru and eroded his life force.
• Chiyo watched from above and told Princess Lingyue that Sesshomaru needed to face the battle without support.
• Remembering the people he wanted to protect, Sesshomaru awakened the Crescent Moon Mark and combined Dawn Origin with the Power of Moon Radiance.
• Sesshomaru pierced the Nether Moon with a blade of light, then stopped the strike an inch from Ghost God’s chest and said the Western Country should judge his crimes.

Sesshomaru defended his decision to spare Ghost God for interrogation, and Chiyo praised him for choosing order despite his fears. At Sunset Gorge, Seru defeated a composite demon whose body contained several demons, then watched them scatter.

• Sesshomaru argued before the Western Country Council that Ghost God should be kept alive temporarily for intelligence, and Chiyo approved the reduced sentence.
• Sesshomaru admitted to Chiyo that he had feared being judged for his decision, and Chiyo told him he had made a king’s choice.
• Sesshomaru decided to interrogate Ghost God in the underground palace with Liuli’s help, while Chiyo and Princess Lingyue reflected on their son’s growth.
• Seru rushed to the eastern forest after a patrol reported abnormal demonic energy and found all seven patrol demons unconscious beside a scar-faced demon.
• Seru struck down the composite demon, causing its body to explode and the demons fused within it to scatter.

Seru used a false emergency to bring Chiyo to the border outpost, where she confessed that she had loved him for ten years. Chiyo accepted her feelings, revealing that Lingyue had known and encouraged Seru to confess, and they began a relationship.

• Seru told her patrol that an escaped demon soul posed a threat and requested Chiyo's personal help, though she mainly wanted to see him.
• Chiyo arrived at the outpost after purifying the demon soul on the way, and Seru realized he knew her emergency report was an excuse.
• Seru confessed her love for Chiyo and admitted she had waited for him for ten years.
• Chiyo explained that he had been waiting for Seru to voice her feelings herself and that Lingyue knew and had given her opportunities to do so.
• Chiyo comforted and kissed Seru, accepting her feelings, and told her that Lingyue and Kanade Hime had been waiting for this day.

Seru and Chiyo spent a month together before Seru returned to Eastern Country in response to an urgent summons from her father, Kirin King. After she left, Chiyo searched ancient texts for a realm beyond Emperor Rank, then departed Dog Demon King City to find or forge a path forward.

• Seru and Chiyo shared an affectionate morning, and Chiyo revealed that he had recognized her feelings years earlier and had waited for her to approach him.
• Seru received an urgent message from Kirin King and decided to return to Eastern Country alone, promising Chiyo she would come back.
• Chiyo spent half a year studying the Library Pavilion’s texts for clues to a realm beyond Emperor Rank, while Princess Lingyue, Kanade Hime, and Sesshomaru visited him.
• Chiyo concluded that he had to seek the path beyond Emperor Rank outside the library, and Princess Lingyue agreed to wait for him.
• Chiyo left Dog Demon King City alone, determined to find or create a path beyond Emperor Rank.

Chiyo discovered Flame Hoof’s rebirth at Blazing Volcano and arrived as the human and demon forces fought over the divine horse. After defeating the Purgatory Ghost with ease, Chiyo gained Flame Hoof’s submission and rode away.

• Chiyo sensed an unusual power at Crimson Flame Ridge and descended toward Blazing Volcano, where Flame Hoof was reborn from the lava.
• Yang Zhenzi and the Red-faced Ghost King led their forces toward the volcano, but the Purgatory Ghost slaughtered them and claimed Flame Hoof for himself.
• The Purgatory Ghost attacked Flame Hoof, then fought Yang Zhenzi and the Red-faced Ghost King when they arrived to claim the horse.
• Chiyo appeared, turned the Purgatory Ghost’s Hellfire back on him, and sent him crashing into the mountain with Shinra Tensei.
• Chiyo asked Flame Hoof whether it would fight or submit, and Flame Hoof knelt before him.
• Chiyo mounted Flame Hoof and rode away as it carried him through the air.

Chiyo encountered Miko Suiko while she and her warriors fought demons in the Eastern Country, then drove off a near King-level Great Demon with a single command. After he healed Suiko and began to leave, she asked him to teach her the Demon Extermination Technique.

• Chiyo rode Flame Hoof into the Eastern Country and followed the signs of a battle to a valley.
• Suiko and her warriors fought off lesser demons, but a colossal Great Demon emerged and overwhelmed her.
• Chiyo appeared before Suiko, and the Great Demon fled in terror after he told it to get lost.
• Chiyo offered Suiko a handkerchief and healed her injuries with Spiritual Power.
• As Chiyo prepared to leave, Suiko asked him to teach her the Demon Extermination Technique.

Chiyo fought Kaguya, who recognized him as the human she had battled in another world, and shattered the moon that sustained her power. Kaguya dispersed rather than died, while Suiko accepted Chiyo despite learning he was a demon, and they continued on together.

• Chiyo protected Suiko and battled Kaguya, countering her moonlight sword with Shinra Tensei and striking her with All-Killing Ash Bones.
• Kaguya recognized Chiyo as the human who had fought her in another world, then absorbed the souls of demons to strengthen herself and attack him.
• Chiyo realized Kaguya had merged with the moonlight and used Kamui to shatter the full moon, stripping her of her power.
• Kaguya dispersed into Light Spots and vowed to return, while Chiyo concluded she had not been killed.
• Suiko asked Chiyo whether he was a demon, and he confirmed it while also saying he was human.
• Suiko chose to remain with Chiyo because he had taught and protected her, and they set out together.

Suiko agreed to help Kaguya recover her strength, hoping to protect Chiyo and eventually force Kaguya to leave her body. After Kaguya betrayed her and began possessing her in the valley, a vast horde of demons rushed toward them.

• Kaguya pressured Suiko to help restore her strength, threatening to devour her soul and use her body to approach Chiyo.
• Suiko agreed on the condition that Kaguya swear never to harm Chiyo, and persuaded her to hide within Suiko's Spiritual Power.
• Chiyo returned, accepted Suiko's explanation for her altered aura, and took her with him to continue training.
• Chiyo sent Suiko to fight demons in a valley while he watched, and Kaguya absorbed the demons' scattered soul essences to recover.
• After Suiko defeated the last demon, Kaguya revealed she had never promised to leave and began possessing Suiko.
• Grayish-white light enveloped Suiko, stirring demons across ten thousand li and drawing a vast horde toward the valley.

Suiko sacrificed her life to bind Kaguya and the demons she had gathered into the Four Souls Jewel. Chiyo watched from afar, took the Jewel, and used Fleeting Bloom after Suiko's presence vanished.

• Kaguya absorbed thousands of demons and began taking over Suiko's body.
• Kaguya conjured a false image of Chiyo to break Suiko's resolve, but Suiko saw through the deception and chose to fight back.
• Suiko burned her Spiritual Power, flesh, and soul to trap Kaguya and the demons, and they fused into the Four Souls Jewel.
• Chiyo revealed that he had watched from a distant mountain and had waited for a chance to save Suiko, but she had chosen her own sacrifice.
• Chiyo took the Four Souls Jewel, and after Suiko's faint presence disappeared, he activated Fleeting Bloom.

Chiyo used the Rinnegan to free Suiko from the Four Souls Jewel and restore her to life. Suiko learned that another part of her was still fighting Kaguya inside the jewel, then left with Chiyo, carrying the bead and newly empowered by Four Souls Power.

• Chiyo used Fleeting Bloom and Rewrite Reality to break the chains binding Suiko and bring her back to life.
• Suiko mistook Chiyo for dead, mourned him, then realized they were both alive and embraced him in relief.
• Chiyo explained that another part of Suiko remained inside the Four Souls Jewel, fighting Kaguya, and Suiko accepted that she was the part of her that fought to protect others.
• Chiyo asked Suiko to use her Spiritual Power to help purify the jewel, and Suiko agreed before taking the bead with her.
• Chiyo explained that Suiko had gained purified Four Souls Power, and Suiko rejoiced that she had grown stronger.
• Suiko thanked Chiyo, reaffirmed that she would always be his disciple, and followed him away from the valley, saying she wanted to stay with him forever.

Suiko grew closer to Chiyo as she recovered and cultivated after purifying the original Four Souls Jewel. At the Nether Abyss Sea, Chiyo created a new Four Souls Jewel that could grant demons King-rank power, then promised Suiko he would stay by her side.

• Suiko learned Chiyo had saved her with a spell he placed on her before leaving, and she grew comfortable sitting close to him and holding his sleeve.
• After Suiko purified the original Four Souls Jewel, a portion of its power fused with her Spiritual Power and brought her to the threshold of the King level.
• At the Nether Abyss Sea, Chiyo drew some of the Four Souls power from Suiko and fused it with his Spiritual Power and Demonic Power to create a new Four Souls Jewel.
• Chiyo explained that the new jewel could raise demons directly to the King rank, but its power would prevent them from advancing to the Emperor rank and would consume their life force.
• Suiko asked Chiyo if he would always stay by her side, and he promised that he would before gently ruffling her hair.

Chiyo and Suiko entered a city devastated by the Seven-Man Squad, where Suiko tried to save survivors and learned that Princess Izayoi was their next target. Chiyo agreed to accompany Suiko as they set out for the city ahead to protect the princess and its people.

• Chiyo and Suiko entered the ruined city, where Suiko found the bodies of townspeople and tried to save the few survivors still breathing.
• Suiko healed a wounded old man, who told her the Seven-Man Squad had massacred the city for revenge and pleasure in killing.
• The old man warned Suiko that the squad planned to kill Princess Izayoi, who was in a nearby city.
• After the old man died, Suiko told Chiyo she wanted to save the princess and stop the Seven-Man Squad, and Chiyo agreed to go with her.
• Chiyo and Suiko left the ruins and headed toward the city where Princess Izayoi was staying.

Chiyo and Suiko arrived outside Izayoi’s city as the Seven-Man Squad terrorized its civilians, and Suiko confronted the killers. The chapter ended with Suiko dodging Snake Bone’s attacks while the others watched.

• Chiyo and Suiko reached the city, where the Seven-Man Squad had gathered hundreds of civilians outside its closed gates.
• Izayoi ordered the gates opened so she could face the attackers, but Chiyo arrived and said there was no need.
• Izayoi recognized Chiyo from their earlier encounter in the Western Country.
• Suiko asked the Seven-Man Squad whether they had killed people in another city, and the lead man admitted it and said he enjoyed killing.
• Suiko drew her sword, and the lead man sent Snake Bone to fight her.
• Suiko evaded Snake Bone’s whip-like blade as Snake Bone grew angry and threatened her.