Chapter Summaries

Suiko defeated the Seven-Man Squad, sealing all seven members in light orbs after Chiyo watched her fight. She reunited with Chiyo and received his praise, while Izayoi looked on in awe.

• Suiko disarmed Snake Bone and severed her arm with a sword strike.
• Suiko stopped Kyōkotsu’s meteor hammer and hurled him into the city wall.
• Renkotsu, Ginkotsu, Muskotsu, and Suikotsu attacked Suiko together, but she evaded their strikes, purified Muskotsu’s poison, and found and defeated the hidden attacker.
• Suiko sealed Bankotsu and then subdued and sealed the remaining members of the Seven-Man Squad.
• Suiko told Chiyo she had done it, and Chiyo praised her as Izayoi watched.

Suiko and Chiyo accepted Izayoi’s invitation to remain in the city after Suiko saved its people from the Seven-Man Squad. As the townspeople thanked them, Izayoi privately asked Suiko whether Chiyo was the Great Demon of the Western Country.

• Suiko defeated the Seven-Man Squad, secured the seven glowing orbs, and reassured the rescued civilians that they were safe.
• Izayoi welcomed Suiko and Chiyo into the city and hosted them, repeatedly directing her attention toward Chiyo while Suiko grew jealous.
• Suiko asked Chiyo to stay two more days, and he later agreed to remain so the townspeople could thank them.
• The townspeople crowded the courtyard with gifts for Suiko and Chiyo, while Flame Hoof startled a chicken.
• Izayoi drew Suiko aside and asked whether Chiyo was the Great Demon from the Western Country.

Izayoi confessed that she wanted to follow Chiyo despite her duties as princess, and Chiyo agreed to take her along. After saying an emotional farewell to her people, Izayoi departed with Chiyo and Suiko, promising she would return someday.

• Izayoi told Suiko about her long-standing admiration for Chiyo, and Suiko encouraged her to act on her feelings.
• Izayoi showed Chiyo and Suiko around the city for two days, then asked Suiko if she could join them when they left.
• Izayoi knelt before Chiyo and asked to follow him, and he accepted her request.
• Izayoi bid farewell to the townspeople, then left the city with Chiyo, Suiko, and Flame Hoof.
• As the city disappeared behind them, Izayoi told Suiko that she would return someday.

After the Birds of Paradise Tribe destroyed the Demon Wolf Tribe, Ayame fled from the slaughter until Chiyo rescued her. Chiyo killed her pursuer, and Ayame began to ask who he was.

• The Birds of Paradise Tribe used a Four Souls Jewel shard to empower one of its members, then defeated Silver Fang and nearly wiped out the Demon Wolf Tribe.
• Ayame, the Great Elder's granddaughter, fled the attack while Birds of Paradise pursued her and killed those around her.
• The leading Bird of Paradise wounded Ayame and prepared to kill her.
• Chiyo appeared, knocked the Bird of Paradise away, and shielded Ayame.
• Chiyo shattered the pursuer's fireball and killed it with a beam of white light as it fled.
• Ayame timidly began asking Chiyo who he was.

Chiyo rescued Ayame from Birds of Paradise, and Suiko welcomed the orphaned girl into their traveling group. As they flew west, Chiyo and Suiko noticed signs of gathering Demonic Energy, while Ayame dreamed of her dead parents.

• Ayame thanked Chiyo for saving her and asked him to take her in after telling him her parents were dead and her clan was missing.
• Suiko arrived with the others, learned Ayame was from the Demon Wolf Tribe, and invited her to travel with them.
• Ayame joined the group on Kirara and met Izayoi and Lingdang, whose age reminded her of her younger sister.
• While the group traveled west, Suiko asked Chiyo about the Four Souls Jewel on the Bird of Paradise, and they saw a red glow signaling gathering Demonic Energy.
• Ayame dreamed of her parents as the group passed the Demon Wolf Tribe's scorched territory, and Chiyo urged Flame Hoof to move faster.

Toga rejected his generals’ plan to seize the Four Souls Jewel, warned that it drove demons mad, and ordered the Western Country’s borders defended. After learning Long Gu Jing had secretly sent an army to pursue the jewel, Toga let him go, believing greed would bring its own punishment.

• Xiong Yue and other generals urged Toga to seize the Four Souls Jewel, but Toga forbade anyone from touching it and ordered the border troops to kill any invading Birds of Paradise.
• Toga inspected Chiyo’s residual evil aura with Elder Hu, who warned that Long Gu Jing was secretly searching for the jewel and had sent three thousand elite soldiers after the Heavenly Wing General.
• Toga told Elder Hu to let Long Gu Jing proceed, saying the jewel would consume those driven by greed and that the Western Country would deal with the aftermath.
• Toga left the secret chamber and wondered what Chiyo was trying to accomplish.

Long Gu Jing led three thousand demons toward the Birds of Paradise Tribe to seize the Four Souls Jewel, where the maddened Heavenly Wing General was already slaughtering its own people. A thousand li away, Ayame grieved for her lost clan and asked Suiko whether Chiyo was a good person, while Suiko wondered whether the Four Souls Jewel should exist.

• Long Gu Jing learned that the Heavenly Wing General had gone mad and was attacking the Birds of Paradise Tribe, then ordered his army to charge in and seize the jewel after the fighting weakened both sides.
• The Heavenly Wing General killed the remaining Birds of Paradise and flew toward Long Gu Jing's approaching army, eager to defend its jewel.
• In a valley, Lingdang ate porridge with Granny Hu while A-Yan watched over Little Flower and the other children slept.
• Ayame told Suiko that she feared her family and clan were dead, and Suiko comforted her as Kirara curled up in her lap.
• Before going to sleep, Ayame asked whether Chiyo was a good person; Suiko said he was, then wondered whether the Four Souls Jewel should exist.

Long Gu Jing killed the Heavenly Wing General, swallowed the Four Souls Jewel, and gained peak King-class Demonic Power as he vowed to challenge Chiyo and Toga. In the valley, Ayame learned that Chiyo ruled the Demon Realm, admitted her feelings for him to Suiko, and resolved to grow strong enough to stand beside him as they set out.

• Long Gu Jing split the Heavenly Wing General’s attack, snapped its neck, and tore the Four Souls Jewel from its chest.
• Long Gu Jing swallowed the Four Souls Jewel, reached peak King-class Demonic Power, and vowed to return as the new king of the Western Country.
• Suiko told Ayame that Chiyo led the Western Country and was the most powerful being in the world.
• Ayame admitted she liked Chiyo, and Suiko encouraged her while warning that Chiyo was not easily moved.
• Chiyo, Suiko, and Ayame left the valley on Flame Hoof and Kirara, while Ayame resolved to become strong enough to stand beside Chiyo.

Suiko left Chiyo’s group to stop the Four Souls Jewel from causing more deaths, despite knowing Long Gu Jing had claimed it and grown close to Emperor-level power. She reached the Birds of Paradise Tribe’s devastated territory and confronted Long Gu Jing alone, declaring that she had come to destroy the jewel.

• Suiko worried that Chiyo’s plan to reclaim the Four Souls Jewel might leave innocent people sacrificed, and Chiyo told her to do what she wanted.
• That night, Suiko left camp after asking Kirara to watch over everyone, while Chiyo did not stop her.
• Suiko traveled east through the night and found the Birds of Paradise Tribe’s territory covered in corpses, including Western Country soldiers.
• Long Gu Jing continued his breakthrough atop the cliff, reaching peak King level and killing many of his own troops with his Demonic Energy.
• Suiko arrived alone at the cliff summit, and when Long Gu Jing asked if she had come for the jewel, she said she had come to destroy it.

Suiko fought Long Gu Jing’s demon army, wounded him, and tore the Four Souls Jewel from his chest before purifying it. She collapsed afterward, and Chiyo arrived to carry her away, while the purified jewel’s power had grown stronger.

• Suiko cut down nearly two hundred demons and killed a powerful Bull Demon before confronting Long Gu Jing.
• Suiko pierced Long Gu Jing’s chest, then plunged her hand into his wound and pulled out the Four Souls Jewel, weakening him.
• Suiko persuaded the remaining demon soldiers to flee, leaving her alone with Long Gu Jing on the cliff.
• Suiko purified the Four Souls Jewel despite her depleted strength, then collapsed after succeeding.
• Chiyo caught Suiko, noticed the jewel’s power had increased, and left with her on Flame Hoof.

Long Gu Jing recovered from his wounds by draining Toga’s patrol demons, but Toga arrived and defeated him in battle. Toga sealed Long Gu Jing beneath a newly formed mountain and ordered the remaining forces to surrender or be killed.

• Long Gu Jing killed the patrol demons sent to arrest him and drained their blood to restore his strength.
• Toga arrived with elite Western Country demons and confronted Long Gu Jing over his crimes.
• Toga overpowered Long Gu Jing with Tetsusaiga and knocked him unconscious.
• Toga used a hereditary dog demon fang to seal Long Gu Jing beneath a mountain.
• Toga ordered Long Gu Jing’s remaining forces to join the border garrison or be killed.

Chiyo brought the gravely wounded Suiko back to camp, where she recovered after three days of sleep. She confirmed that she had purified the Four Souls Jewel, but its warmth and Chiyo’s praise left her feeling an unfamiliar, flustering attraction to him.

• Chiyo returned to camp carrying unconscious Suiko, and he used medicine and Spiritual Power to treat her injuries.
• Izayoi stayed beside Suiko and cared for her while she slept for three days.
• Suiko awoke and told Izayoi that she had purified the Four Souls Jewel, which glowed warmly against her chest.
• Chiyo praised Suiko, and she felt her heart race and her cheeks burn as he left.
• Suiko lay back down, troubled by her new feelings for Chiyo as she pressed the glowing jewel to her chest.

As Suiko recovered, she realized she felt possessive about Izayoi’s affection for Chiyo and wondered whether the Four Souls Jewel was influencing her. After Izayoi admitted she wanted to be with Chiyo but felt unworthy, Suiko promised to help her and walked toward Chiyo.

• On the fourth day of her recovery, Suiko watched Izayoi care for the camp and felt unexpectedly possessive when she thought about Izayoi’s feelings for Chiyo.
• Suiko questioned whether the Four Souls Jewel was influencing her, then helped Izayoi prepare porridge and recognized how much work Izayoi had been doing.
• By a mountain stream that evening, Suiko asked Izayoi what she wanted for her future and whether she wanted to be with Chiyo.
• Izayoi admitted she loved Chiyo but believed she was not worthy of him, and Suiko told her she would help.
• Izayoi agreed, and Suiko walked toward Chiyo while Izayoi watched her anxiously.

Suiko encouraged Izayoi to pursue Chiyo, while the Four Souls Jewel’s influence made Suiko more willing to act on her own feelings. Chiyo warned Suiko that the jewel amplified emotions and asked her to tell him if it ever led her somewhere she did not want to go; she privately admitted she wanted to be selfish once.

• Suiko asked Chiyo whether he liked Izayoi, then told him Izayoi could not do much on her own; Chiyo warned her that the Four Souls Jewel was more complicated than she thought.
• Suiko told Izayoi that Chiyo had said, “I understand,” and Izayoi decided to try to get closer to him.
• Suiko helped Izayoi improve her appearance and encouraged her to bring Chiyo soup; after he told Izayoi she did not need to force herself, she ran off in tears.
• Suiko comforted Izayoi by explaining that Chiyo felt sorry for her because he thought she was working too hard, and said she wanted both Chiyo and Izayoi to be happy.
• That night, Chiyo said the purified jewel still amplified Suiko’s emotions and asked her to tell him if it led her somewhere she did not want to go; Suiko agreed, then privately vowed not to hurt anyone and admitted she wanted to be selfish once.

Izayoi wanted to become strong enough to help Chiyo, so he taught her how to sense and cultivate Spiritual Power and gave her a book about Chakra. She began training in both, determined not to disappoint him.

• Suiko encouraged Izayoi to stay with Chiyo longer when she brought him soup.
• Chiyo told Izayoi she needed strength to remain by his side and asked her to choose between Spiritual Power and Chakra.
• Chiyo guided Izayoi into sensing the Spiritual Power in her chest and told her to cultivate it each morning and evening.
• Chiyo gave Izayoi a book about Chakra and promised to teach her more if she learned to cultivate it within a week.
• Izayoi accepted the book and vowed to master both Spiritual Power and Chakra.

Izayoi trained her Spiritual Power under Chiyo’s guidance and struggled to sense Chakra, while Suiko encouraged her to keep trying. After practicing through the night, Izayoi finally sensed Chakra and resolved to become strong enough not to be a burden.

• Izayoi practiced circulating Spiritual Power and learned to gather it in her palms, earning Chiyo’s praise.
• Izayoi studied the Chakra instructions Chiyo had written for her but could not sense Chakra during the evening.
• Suiko brought Izayoi soup and explained that Chakra training required time to strengthen her body and balance mind and body.
• Izayoi practiced through the night and sensed a faint warmth deep in her abdomen, recognizing it as Chakra.
• Izayoi resolved to continue training her Spiritual Power and Chakra so she would no longer be a burden.

Suiko struggled with jealousy toward Izayoi and feared that the Four Souls Jewel was influencing her. After admitting her feelings to Chiyo, she gave him the Jewel, but realized her resentment toward Izayoi remained even without it.

• Suiko woke from a dream in which she killed Izayoi and wondered whether the Four Souls Jewel was magnifying feelings she already had.
• As the group traveled west, Suiko watched Izayoi and Chiyo, while Izayoi told her she had begun sensing Chakra and wanted to protect everyone.
• Suiko told Chiyo about her dream, and he explained that the Four Souls Jewel could magnify existing desires and make its influence seem welcome.
• Chiyo said the Jewel could no longer remain with Suiko, and she reluctantly handed it to him.
• After Chiyo took the Jewel, Suiko felt both relieved and empty, then recognized that her jealousy of Izayoi was still her own.

Chiyo absorbed the Four Souls Jewel’s power, shattered it, and reforged it as a pure jewel. Meanwhile, Suiko realized she loved Chiyo and walked toward him, leaving Izayoi with an uneasy premonition.

• Chiyo sensed the Four Souls Jewel trying to influence him, then drained its power until it shattered.
• Chiyo gathered the fragments and created a new, pure Four Souls Jewel, then put it away without approaching Suiko.
• Izayoi and Ayame noticed Suiko’s changed demeanor and agreed she needed time to understand her feelings herself.
• Suiko reflected on her feelings and realized she wanted to stand beside Chiyo as someone who loved him, not merely as his disciple.
• Suiko apologized to Izayoi and continued toward Chiyo, while Izayoi watched her go with a vague premonition.

Suiko confessed that she loved Chiyo and wanted to stand beside him as more than his disciple. Chiyo returned her feelings, and the two went to watch the stars together.

• Suiko told Chiyo she had realized her love was her own choice, separate from the Four Souls Jewel, and confessed that she wanted to be the one who made him happy.
• Chiyo wiped Suiko's tears and told her he liked his silly apprentice too.
• Suiko threw herself into Chiyo's arms and cried while he comforted her.
• Izayoi watched Suiko and Chiyo from outside the tent, then returned inside to Douding.
• Suiko asked Chiyo to watch the stars with her, took his hand, and led him toward a distant hillside.

Under the moonlight, Suiko asked Chiyo about his feelings for Izayoi and admitted she feared losing her special place in his heart. She chose to help Izayoi, and after Chiyo reassured her that she was already the most special one, Suiko pounced on him.

• Suiko asked Chiyo whether he had expected to end up with her, and he said he had not.
• Suiko asked if Chiyo liked Izayoi, and he recognized that Suiko was testing him because she feared being replaced.
• Chiyo assured Suiko that he would not force her to help Izayoi and asked whether she truly wanted to do so.
• Suiko decided to help Izayoi because she did not want Chiyo to miss someone who cared about him or Izayoi to suffer alone.
• Suiko asked Chiyo to promise she would remain the most special one, and he told her she already was.
• Suiko rose, pounced on Chiyo, and knocked him to the ground.