Recaps

Li Yu killed Verethragna and gained a boost to his God Slayer power, then went to confront Melqart. There, he met Utaha Kasumigaoka, who recognized his strength and offered him the fight while arranging for the other students to withdraw.

• Li Yu killed Verethragna with his Tang Dao, which absorbed the god's golden blood and became a Godslayer Blade.
• The world's will infused Li Yu with Verethragna's power, raising his experience from 50% to 60%, but warned him not to hunt summoned gods or risk provoking the divine pantheons.
• Li Yu abandoned his plan to farm summoned gods and flashed to the other side of the island, where Boundary University students were fighting Melqart.
• Utaha Kasumigaoka detected Li Yu's arrival and attacked, then learned that he had defeated Verethragna and belonged to Boundary University's Special Class.
• Utaha offered Melqart to Li Yu after her precognition showed the students could not win, and Li Yu asked her to have them withdraw before he joined the fight.

Li Yu killed Melqart with his Holy Spear, impressing Utaha Kasumigaoka and earning magical-power motes after the god’s death. Utaha revealed that Perseus would appear in a ruin south of Italy, and Li Yu teleported her there so they could take part in the next godslaying.

• Utaha Kasumigaoka ordered her classmates to retreat, and Li Yu struck Melqart with his Holy Spear before killing it with his Tang Dao.
• Golden motes from Melqart’s death flowed mostly to Li Yu, while Utaha Kasumigaoka gained a substantial increase to her magical power.
• Li Yu told Utaha that he was seventh rank and that the other Special Class students were fifth rank, then said he would hunt another Heretic God if one appeared.
• Utaha divined that Perseus would appear when a dragon manifested and asked Li Yu to let her touch the god during their fight.
• Li Yu agreed to take Utaha to the ruin south of Italy and used Space Magic to teleport them there.

Li Yu and Utaha Kasumigaoka waited for the dragon to appear, then confronted the Heretic God Perseus after he killed it. Li Yu defeated Perseus and absorbed most of his divine power, while Utaha Kasumigaoka escaped danger and shared in the victory.

• Utaha Kasumigaoka used her grimoire to confirm that the dragon would appear at dusk, and she and Li Yu waited as they talked about the newly discovered world.
• A dragon emerged from the ruins, and Perseus appeared and killed it; Li Yu then charged Perseus while Utaha Kasumigaoka prepared to act.
• Li Yu blasted Perseus into the ruins, giving Utaha Kasumigaoka a chance to hit him with an energy attack before she fled.
• Perseus tried to pursue Utaha Kasumigaoka, but Li Yu stopped him and overwhelmed him with his god-slaying Tang Dao.
• Li Yu dispersed Perseus's sun Authority and killed him, absorbing most of his golden energy as a portion flew to Utaha Kasumigaoka.

After slaying another god, Li Yu returned to school with Utaha Kasumigaoka and learned that Kojou Akatsuki had become a Dead Apostle in the Type-Moon world. Nangong Natsuki told Li Yu to have Kojou activate his mark so she could bring him back for examination.

• Li Yu and Utaha Kasumigaoka found no more Heretic Gods, exchanged contact information, and teleported back to the school gates together.
• Utaha Kasumigaoka went to her dormitory, while Li Yu returned to his dormitory and messaged Sister Mi to borrow her workshop.
• Li Yu contacted Asuna, who said she had been helping Arcueid hunt a vampire while its minions kept attacking them.
• Asuna told Li Yu that a True Ancestor had injected Kojou Akatsuki with blood, turning him into a Dead Apostle, though he had gained strength and only developed a blood-sucking impulse.
• Li Yu asked Nangong Natsuki what to do, and she told him to have Kojou activate his mark so she could go bring him back.

Asuna sent Kojou Akatsuki back to his world, where Nangong Natsuki arranged for him to be restrained and examined after his transformation into a vampire. The next morning, Li Yu visited Sister Mi’s shop, where Hephaestus sensed his recent godslaying and learned he planned to forge his weapon into a Noble Phantasm.

• Asuna warned Kojou Akatsuki to return to his world, and Li Yu cautioned her to keep her distance from Arcueid if she wanted to stay safe.
• Nangong Natsuki brought the haggard Kojou Akatsuki to an institution, bound him to prevent him from going berserk, and arranged for professionals to examine him.
• Li Yu arrived at Sister Mi’s shop, where Hephaestus recognized the lingering aura of gods he had slain and warned him to be careful around other gods.
• Li Yu explained that he had killed three Heretic Gods to earn the achievements needed to upgrade his weapon into a Noble Phantasm.
• Li Yu began drawing magical patterns on a furnace as Sister Mi and Hephaestus watched, curious about the weapon he was preparing to forge.

Li Yu forged an EX-rank Noble Phantasm that could transform into any weapon and was designed to slay gods. He then visited Kojou Akatsuki, who had become a vampire, and began investigating the mysterious True Ancestor who had attacked him.

• Li Yu used the Magic Array and Hephaestus's furnace to bind his weapon to his soul, creating a godslaying Noble Phantasm that could take any form.
• Hephaestus warned Li Yu not to display the weapon casually around gods, and Li Yu left to check on Kojou Akatsuki.
• Li Yu contacted Nangong Natsuki, traveled to the hospital where Kojou Akatsuki was staying, and gained entry with his student card.
• Kojou Akatsuki told Li Yu that a man claiming to be a True Ancestor had attacked him, drained his blood, and turned him into a vampire.
• Li Yu questioned whether the attacker had been lying, while Kojou Akatsuki wondered if his rapid recovery and powers meant he had an unusual aptitude for being a vampire.

Li Yu discovered that a True Ancestor’s remnant soul had been trying to possess Kojou Akatsuki and pulled it from his soul. After the World Will seized the remnant and revealed a likely plot by Gaia, Li Yu recalled the students before the World Wills clashed, while Kojou Akatsuki was left for treatment.

• Li Yu examined Kojou Akatsuki with the Third Magic and pulled a parasitic True Ancestor’s remnant soul from him, leaving him unconscious and convulsing.
• Nangong Natsuki arrived, and the World Will seized the remnant soul before vanishing with it.
• Li Yu warned everyone that danger was coming and ordered them to return; Asuna invited Arcueid, who joined them.
• Gaia and Alaya watched the group leave, then the World Will attacked them, furious over the attempt to possess Kojou Akatsuki.
• Li Yu left to retrieve the others, while Nangong Natsuki ordered the doctors to operate on Kojou Akatsuki and prepare to transplant a True Ancestor’s rib.

Li Yu brought the students back from the anti-magic facility after the World Will attacked Kojou Akatsuki’s soul, then checked everyone for damage. He learned that Arcueid’s Marble Phantasm had been restricted in this world and claimed he had learned the power after watching her use it.

• Li Yu explained that the World Will had attacked Kojou Akatsuki and that their own World Will had gone to war, then took the students to Boundary Island for examinations.
• Nangong Natsuki ordered Li Yu to examine the students’ souls and physical health, and he found no problems among them while leaving some Third Magic power within Asuna.
• Nangong Natsuki told Li Yu to take the students to visit Kojou Akatsuki after his surgery and then send them home on vacation.
• Li Yu asked Arcueid about her abilities, and she explained that Marble Phantasm could control natural elements but needed the world’s support to affect reality.
• Arcueid demonstrated Marble Phantasm, and Li Yu claimed he had learned it after watching her.

Li Yu and the others finished their examinations and made plans for vacation, while Arcueid marveled at Li Yu’s ability to learn Marble Phantasm and asked whether her bloodlust could be treated. They visited Kojou Akatsuki after his surgery and learned he had become a vampire after receiving a True Ancestor’s rib, leaving him to face explaining his transformation to his parents.

• Arcueid mistakenly thought Li Yu was a True Ancestor after he learned Marble Phantasm, but he explained that he was human and had simply understood the ability’s principles.
• Yukino Yukinoshita decided to take Midori Fuse home, while Kato Megumi and Mahiru Shiina planned to stay at school to train and study; Asuna chose to stay with Li Yu.
• Li Yu remembered Kojou Akatsuki’s surgery and led the group to visit him, where he explained that Kojou could no longer become human again and that the surgery had addressed his bloodlust.
• Kojou Akatsuki revealed that doctors had implanted a True Ancestor’s rib, greatly increased his magical power, and cured his bloodlust and weakness to sunlight.
• Li Yu told Kojou Akatsuki to go home during the break and explain his transformation to his parents, while Arcueid stared at Kojou with a dangerous expression.

Arcueid waited for help with her bloodlust after Li Yu warned Kojou Akatsuki that she had killed the other True Ancestors. As the group returned to school, Li Yu worried that the increasingly frequent Dimensional Rifts could lead to conflict and revealed to Asuna that the Third Magic he had placed in her was making her magic power grow and would keep her young.

• Arcueid questioned Kojou Akatsuki about becoming a True Ancestor, and Li Yu and Kojou quickly denied that he had done so.
• Li Yu contacted Nangong Natsuki, arranged for someone to help Arcueid with her bloodlust, and placed a mark on her hand before leaving with the students.
• Li Yu warned Kojou that Arcueid had killed every other True Ancestor, prompting Kojou to decide he would never admit to being a vampire.
• On the way back to school, Li Yu told the group that another Dimensional Rift had appeared and said they should get stronger in case worlds went to war.
• After Asuna asked why her magic power was increasing, Li Yu explained that he had given her the Third Magic, which provided growing magic power and eternal youth but which he could detonate.

Asuna, Xia Yu, and Yun Shu visited Li Yu, who told them they could increase their magic power by joining campaigns against Heretic Gods in Dimensional Rift Number Three. He contacted Utaha Kasumigaoka to help them find targets, and she arrived at Li Yu’s dormitory, where an unfamiliar girl scrutinized her from the balcony.

• Kato Megumi questioned Asuna about her radiant appearance after a bath, and Asuna said she had simply refreshed herself.
• Xia Yu and Yun Shu visited Li Yu with grilled food, and Xia Yu asked him for help completing the Second Magic Source.
• Li Yu explained that participants in campaigns against Heretic Gods could gain magic power when a Heretic God was defeated.
• Li Yu offered to contact Utaha Kasumigaoka, whose ability to foresee the future could help them locate Heretic Gods, and Xia Yu and Yun Shu agreed to go.
• Li Yu messaged Utaha and invited her to the dormitory, then advised the group to bring other students along for a campaign.
• Utaha arrived downstairs, and Li Yu called for her to jump up to the balcony, where she noticed a pretty girl examining her.

Li Yu and his classmates organized an expedition to Dimensional Rift No. 3 to hunt Heretic Gods, with Utaha Kasumigaoka helping them locate their targets. The group planned to leave the next day, while Asuna chose to stay behind for special training with Li Yu.

• Utaha Kasumigaoka arrived at Li Yu's dorm, and he explained that the students wanted her help finding Heretic Gods to slay.
• Li Yu summoned Ais and the Loki Familia; Ais eagerly agreed to join, and Utaha was reassured after hearing the group included Rank Six fighters and students averaging Rank Five.
• Xia Yu announced the expedition in the class group chat, and the students who were still at school enthusiastically signed up while those who had already gone home expressed regret.
• The group decided to leave the next day, exchanged contact information with Utaha, and spent the evening partying in Li Yu's dorm.
• After the others left, Li Yu visited Asuna, who declined to join the expedition and agreed to receive special training from him instead.

Asuna trained with Li Yu until Pandora summoned him for a mission in a newly connected world, where he had to alter history while ensuring a girl was born. Li Yu traveled through a chaotic void toward the new world with a seed of Pandora’s power inside him, while Asuna prepared to rejoin her classmates.

• Asuna skipped the group’s expedition to receive special magic training from Li Yu.
• Pandora told Li Yu to travel to a newly connected world, change events, and ensure a girl was born, assuring him that the world’s ending was fixed and he would be safe.
• Pandora revealed that she had defeated Alaya and Gaia, smashed the Throne of Heroes, and chosen Li Yu because the new world barred eighth-rank beings.
• Li Yu packed and said goodbye to Asuna, who planned to meet Yukino and the others at Dimensional Rift No. 3.
• Pandora sent Li Yu through a chaotic void and placed a seed of her power in the space within his heart, attracting Beatrice’s attention.

Li Yu entered the ancient war-torn world of Disboard after Tet asked him to save Schwi and Riku and reduce the deaths caused by the war. He arrived as Jibril was about to defeat Schwi and intervened, drawing both girls’ attention.

• Li Yu learned that Tet wanted him to rescue Schwi and Riku, and he demanded permission to take whatever powers and knowledge he found in the world.
• Li Yu realized Schwi was fighting Jibril and rushed to the battlefield to save her.
• Schwi uploaded her data to the other Ex-Machina and resolved to hold off Jibril for the 251 seconds the transfer required.
• Jibril battered Schwi as the battle devastated the surrounding land, while Schwi revealed that Riku had given her name.
• Li Yu redirected Jibril’s attack just before it hit Schwi, and Jibril and Schwi both noticed him.

Li Yu fought Jibril, copied her attacks, and wore down her magical power before striking her with the Holy Spear. The attack reduced Jibril to a little girl, while a man in a palace in Abant noticed Li Yu and became interested in him.

• Jibril attacked Li Yu in a rage, but he struck her and then evaded her rapid attacks while studying and copying her techniques.
• Li Yu counterattacked with Jibril’s own magic, then avoided her Heaven’s Strike with Space Magic.
• Jibril pursued Li Yu, and he blocked her scythe with his Tang Dao before driving her back as her magical power dwindled.
• Li Yu transformed his weapon into a Holy Spear and unleashed its power against Jibril.
• Jibril’s defenses failed as her mana ran out, and she shrank into a little girl in a crater.
• A man seated in a palace deep within Abant saw Li Yu’s power and resolved to wait for him to come.

Li Yu defeated Jibril, gained the Ex-Machina's support for Riku, and followed Schwi to the human hideout. He healed Riku, who awoke and reunited with Schwi, then noticed Li Yu and the unconscious Jibril.

• Li Yu treated the defeated Jibril and carried her from the crater.
• Schwi reconnected with the Ex-Machina, which pledged full support to Riku after she asked for their help.
• Li Yu told Schwi he had come from the future at Riku and Schwi's child's request, and Schwi agreed to take him to Riku.
• Schwi led Li Yu to the human hideout, where Corone followed them into Riku's room.
• Li Yu healed Riku, who woke, called for Schwi, and embraced her.
• Li Yu cleared his throat, and Riku noticed him and the unconscious Jibril.

Li Yu told Riku that he came from another world’s future and had been sent to save those who would otherwise die, then agreed to help humanity fight the war. Riku planned to ignite conflict among the races so Li Yu could learn and grow stronger, while Beatrice took Jibril away to extract her knowledge.

• Li Yu explained to Riku that Tet would be born when Riku touched the Star Grail and that he had come to save Riku and the others from their destined deaths.
• Riku asked whether future humanity could defeat other races, and Li Yu clarified that he came from another world where humans were dominant and that the worlds would connect in the future.
• After Schwi confirmed Li Yu’s account, Riku asked for his help and learned that Li Yu could grow stronger by learning what he saw.
• Riku outlined a plan to eliminate troublesome races, unite allies, and reignite a worldwide war so Li Yu could learn from the fighting.
• Li Yu called Beatrice out and ordered her to extract Jibril’s knowledge, and Beatrice dragged Jibril into the space inside Li Yu’s heart.

Li Yu absorbed the Ex-Machina's database from Schwi and advanced to the eighth tier, then agreed to help Riku give humanity the means to wield power. Schwi began planning Riku's training as Riku prepared to carry out his plans for humanity.

• Li Yu reassured Riku that the weakened Flugel was harmless for now, then asked Schwi to share the Ex-Machina's magical knowledge database.
• Schwi connected a data cable to Li Yu and transmitted the Ex-Machina's information, which Li Yu absorbed to break through to the eighth tier and reach about 80% of it.
• Riku asked Li Yu for knowledge that would let humans protect themselves, and Li Yu gave him books, potions, and magic from his world.
• Li Yu transmitted the books' contents and additional magic to Schwi, who analyzed the material and outlined a way to raise Riku to the fifth tier.
• Riku agreed to learn from Schwi while beginning his plans outside, determined to improve on the future he already knew.

Riku launched a campaign to unite the races against the God of War, with the Ex-Machina coordinating their efforts. Think Nilvalen and the Elves agreed to cooperate, and the chapter left Riku preparing to discuss the plan with representatives of the other races.

• Riku told Schwi to notify the major races and invite them to join the campaign against the God of War.
• Li Yu learned that the Elves wanted to meet him after witnessing his battle with Jibril, and he agreed to receive them.
• Li Yu spent three days studying the Ex-Machina's magic and teaching children in the human settlement how to learn magic.
• Think Nilvalen met Li Yu and asked about his unfamiliar magic and origins, and Li Yu admitted he came from another world.
• Riku suggested postponing Li Yu and Think Nilvalen's knowledge exchange until after the campaign, and Think agreed that the Elves would fully cooperate.
• Riku prepared to discuss the next phase of the plan and connect with representatives of the other races through the Ex-Machina.

Riku coordinated the races and the Ex-Machina to launch a worldwide war, while Li Yu copied their Magic and rose to the ninth tier. After the allied forces surrounded Abant, Riku ordered the final assault on the God of War’s fortress.

• Riku secured the racial leaders’ agreement to attack their enemies together, then unite against the Flugel while Li Yu handled the God of War.
• Schwi gave Li Yu the world’s spatial coordinates and transformed his laptop into wristbands that connected him and Riku to the Ex-Machina network.
• Three days later, the races and Ex-Machina launched simultaneous attacks, and Li Yu traveled between battlefields copying each race’s signature Magic.
• Li Yu’s strength reached the ninth tier as the war spread, while the God of War held the Flugel back and watched from Abant.
• Riku saw that the allied forces had surrounded Abant and ordered the final offensive; the Elves, Dwarves, and other races attacked the fortress from every direction.

Artosh sent the Flügel to attack the alliance, then ordered them to unleash Divine Strike as the Ex-Machina and allied races fought back. Li Yu used his sacred lance to help stop the attack while the Ex-Machina gathered data, and the battle remained unresolved as their combined powers struck Divine Strike.

• Artosh ordered Azriel and the Flügel to leave Abant and attack the allied forces.
• Riku warned the alliance as the Flügel tore through the vanguard and destroyed Dwarf warships.
• Riku ordered the Ex-Machina into battle, and they emerged to bombard the Flügel with copied Heaven's Strikes.
• Li Yu studied the spells and combat techniques recorded by the Ex-Machina, growing stronger as Artosh watched with interest.
• Artosh ordered the Flügel to clear the battlefield, and Azriel gathered their power to unleash Divine Strike.
• Think activated Void Zero Protection, the Dwarf leader ordered Marrow Explosion, and Li Yu released his sacred lance as the races attacked Divine Strike.

After the allied forces stopped the Flügel's Divine Strike, Li Yu absorbed its power and confronted Artosh, who warned him to find his own path before breaking through. Their battle moved into space, leaving Riku and the Ex-Machina preparing Plan B in case Li Yu lost.

• The allied forces and Li Yu stopped the Flügel's Divine Strike, devastating the Dwarf fleet and sinking a continent, while Li Yu ordered the Ex-Machina to capture the weakened Flügel.
• Li Yu absorbed the completed spell and the Star Slayer's knowledge but hit a bottleneck at the peak of the Ninth Tier, then went to confront Artosh above Abant.
• Artosh told Li Yu that he had once become bound after reaching a similar limit and urged him to think carefully before breaking through.
• Artosh struck Li Yu into space, where they began trading Divine Strikes as their clash illuminated the planet below.
• Riku ordered the Ex-Machina to analyze the fight and prepare Plan B, including an attack on both Li Yu and Artosh if Li Yu appeared to be losing.

Li Yu struggled against Artosh, whose divine nature made him grow stronger whenever he faced a powerful opponent. As their battle continued, Li Yu learned from Artosh and began transforming his own power, though Artosh still judged his growth insufficient.

• Li Yu survived Artosh's Divine Strike and attacked with a holy lance, but Artosh endured it and struck back with his battle-axe.
• Artosh overwhelmed Li Yu with tracking beams and explained that war and strong opponents made him stronger, until he had no equal.
• Artosh caught Li Yu off guard, then fired a Divine Strike; Li Yu redirected it into space to protect the planet.
• Li Yu resumed fighting Artosh, learning from each attack while repeatedly suffering and recovering from wounds.
• Li Yu fused his accumulated knowledge and God Slayer traits with Artosh's principle of growing stronger against stronger enemies, beginning a transformation that Artosh deemed incomplete.

Li Yu pushed Artosh into a final clash of their strongest attacks, and the collision revealed the Star Grail while giving Li Yu the upper hand. Artosh let himself be destroyed, warned Li Yu not to become bound when taking his next step, and left his divine essence to be absorbed by Li Yu.

• Li Yu matched Artosh’s attacks and prepared Holy Spear: Star Slayer by combining powers from every race.
• Riku first ordered the Ex-Machina to target Artosh, then changed the plan to have them strike the planet’s interior and reveal the Star Grail.
• Li Yu and Artosh unleashed their strongest attacks, and their collision shattered the spirit corridor and revealed the Star Grail.
• Li Yu poured out his magic until Holy Spear: Star Slayer overwhelmed Artosh’s Divine Strike and struck him down.
• Artosh warned Li Yu not to let himself be bound as he advanced, then vanished and left behind his divine essence.
• A thread of golden light entered Li Yu, and the remaining mass of divine essence disappeared.

Li Yu completed his task by giving Artosh’s concept to the Star Grail, which proclaimed the Ten Pledges and ended the world’s wars. He prepared to leave with Riku and Schwi, while Jibril and Corone learned they could reunite with him in five thousand years.

• Artosh’s will merged with the Star Grail, which announced the Ten Pledges and bound the world to its new rules.
• Li Yu told Azriel that Artosh had chosen to die, then released Jibril, who comforted the grieving Flügel and accepted Artosh’s decision.
• Li Yu said he would leave with Riku and Schwi and refused Jibril’s request for Beatrice’s magic books until they met again in five thousand years.
• Riku handed Corone the Immanity chess piece and asked her to lead humanity and pass down the spells.
• Li Yu suggested that Corone arrange to be sealed away, and she resolved to reunite with Riku in five thousand years.