Chapter Summaries

Mingye fortified Bluestone Mountain with the Guardian Barrier and gave the Demon Wolf Tribe secret arts to help it grow stronger. As the tribe began to learn the arts, Mingye anticipated the Leopard Cat Tribe’s retaliation and wondered how close he was to becoming a Greater Yokai.

• Mingye set up the Guardian Barrier on Bluestone Mountain using Blood Jade Coral, protecting the Demon Wolf Tribe’s territory.
• Mingye told the old chief he would pass down the Barrier Secret Art and the method for refining Blood Jade Coral, along with his Demon Power Breathing Method and Qi and Blood Circulation Method.
• Mingye warned that practicing the methods would require abundant food and herbs and could force the tribe into bloody conflicts with other demons.
• Mingye gave the old chief three scrolls to pass down, and the old chief gathered the tribesmen to teach them.
• Mingye promised Hairinbō and Chongli the secret arts if they proved their worth, and both pledged themselves to the wolf tribe.
• Mingye anticipated the Leopard Cat Tribe’s arrival and wondered how far he was from becoming a Greater Yokai.

Mingye trained Kōga on Bluestone Mountain while anticipating Inuyasha’s birth and the coming war between the cats and dogs. When the Leopard King’s army of eight thousand approached, Mingye set out with Chongli to confront it as Red Evil Ogre arrived nearby to witness the clash.

• Mingye pushed Kōga to continue cultivating, warning him that the Demon Wolf Tribe needed warriors who could stand on their own.
• Mingye sensed the approaching Leopard Tribe army, and Chongli and the Old Chief confirmed that a large force was closing in on Bluestone Mountain.
• Mingye left with Chongli, who transformed into a giant, while the Old Chief calmed the tribe and a barrier rose around the mountain.
• The Leopard King led eight thousand Leopard Tribe members toward Bluestone Mountain, their demonic aura darkening the sky.
• Red Evil Ogre arrived near the army while traveling to invite Mingye on Tōga’s behalf, and he wondered how Mingye would face the attackers.

Mingye confronted the Leopard King and his army on the road to the Demon Wolf Tribe’s territory, swiftly killing Azure Leopard and revealing overwhelming strength. He drew the Evil Sword and froze hundreds of leopards, leaving the Leopard King resisting the attack as Mingye declared he would die.

• The Leopard King’s claw blast was shattered by Chongli, and Mingye appeared to block the Leopard Army’s advance.
• The Leopard King sent Azure Leopard to attack Mingye, but Mingye stopped his claws with one finger and crushed his skull.
• The enraged Leopard King unleashed his full power and attacked Mingye at close range.
• Mingye drew the Evil Sword, freezing the surrounding ground and killing hundreds of Leopard Tribe members, including the Leopard King’s generals.
• The Leopard King recognized Mingye’s freezing power as resembling Lady Donglan’s, while Mingye warned that the Leopard King was going to die.

Mingye and Chongli fought the Leopard Army while the Leopard King tried to exploit Mingye’s waning demon power. The Leopard King’s final attack collided with Mingye’s Cold Thrust, leaving the battle’s outcome obscured by ice and vapor.

• The Leopard King ordered more than seven thousand leopard demons to overwhelm Mingye and Chongli, while he launched repeated surprise attacks on Mingye.
• Mingye cut down the leopard demons with the Evil Sword, and Chongli fought through his wounds until the Healing Gem rapidly healed him.
• The Leopard King transformed into a giant leopard and unleashed a devastating roar, but the Evil Sword dispersed its sound waves.
• The Leopard King attacked from above with a claw strike, and Mingye met it with Cold Thrust, sending a shock wave across the battlefield.
• The clash filled the area with freezing air and white vapor, leaving the fighters and onlookers unable to see who had won.

Mingye defeated the Leopard King and wiped out the Leopard Army, cementing the Demon Wolf Tribe’s growing power. Red Evil Ogre invited him to visit the Dog Tribe on Tōga’s behalf, and Mingye agreed to go in three days.

• Mingye killed the Leopard King with his final icy strike, despite his wounds and dwindling demon power.
• Mingye and Chongli slaughtered the charging Leopard People, and the entire eight-thousand-strong Leopard Army was dead an hour later.
• Mingye attacked Red Evil Ogre, who had watched the battle from the shadows, then stopped when Red Evil Ogre identified himself as a commander serving under the Dog General.
• Red Evil Ogre told Mingye that Tōga admired his strength and invited him to the Dog Tribe; Mingye accepted and set his visit for three days later.
• Red Evil Ogre gave Mingye a map to the Dog Tribe Base and left to report his response to Tōga.

After Mingye destroyed the Leopard Army, demon wolves flocked to Bluestone Mountain, where he gathered and trained them before leaving for the Dog Tribe Base. He entrusted the mountain's defense to Akamaru and the other four strongest demon wolves, while leaving the Thunder Rage Sword as protection against Greater Yokai.

• Mingye's tribe arrived at the battlefield and found that he had killed the Leopard King and all eight thousand leopards, then cleared the battlefield for food and cultivation resources.
• Thousands of demon wolves came to Bluestone Mountain, submitted to Mingye, and learned his secret arts until the population there reached twenty thousand.
• Mingye appointed Akamaru and the other four Demon Wolves—Raiga, Feng Xie, Fei Tu, and Shui Yue—to guard Bluestone Mountain while he left with Chongli.
• Akamaru ordered Raiga, Feng Xie, Fei Tu, and Shui Yue to take up positions and defend against the Leopard Cat Tribe and other attackers.
• Mingye left the Thunder Rage Sword at Bluestone Mountain so he would know if a Greater Yokai used it and could return quickly.

Michinaga learned that Mingye had destroyed the Leopard Army and accepted Tōga’s challenge to fight at Heavenly Lake. As Tōga prepared for battle to protect Mingye and return to Izayoi before their child’s birth, Sesshomaru demanded Sōunga and then Tessaiga, but Tōga refused both.

• Donglan reported that Mingye had wiped out the Leopard Army and killed the Leopard King, and Michinaga accepted Tōga’s challenge.
• Michinaga contacted Flying Moth, and the two agreed to kill Tōga in their coming battle.
• Red Evil Ogre asked why Tōga had issued the challenge, and Tōga explained that the battle would distract Michinaga from Mingye and let him return to Izayoi before their child was born.
• Sesshomaru demanded Sōunga so he could fight Flying Moth, but Tōga refused because Sesshomaru could not control its power.
• Sesshomaru then asked Tōga for Tessaiga, but Tōga refused and told him to ask again when he understood how to protect others.

Mingye and Chongli reached the Dog Tribe Base, where Tōga proposed an alliance against the Leopard Cat Tribe. Mingye asked to learn Meidō Zangetsuha in exchange, and Tōga gave him a Netherworld Stone that might help him understand the technique.

• Mingye and Chongli entered the Dog Tribe Base through its mist barrier with Red Evil Ogre as their guide.
• Red Evil Ogre told Mingye that Tōga had challenged Michinaga to battle at Heavenly Lake in ten days, and Mingye suspected Inuyasha was about to be born.
• Mingye met Tōga at a cliff and learned that Tōga wanted him to join the fight against the Leopard Cat Tribe.
• Mingye refused to fight for free and asked to learn Meidō Zangetsuha as his terms for helping Tōga.
• Tōga admitted he could not fully master Meidō Zangetsuha, then gave Mingye an ink-black gemstone that Mingye recognized as the Netherworld Stone.

Mingye accepted Tōga’s Meidō Stone as part of their negotiations, then demanded a fight to measure his strength against a Greater Yokai. Tōga agreed and flew away with Mingye to begin their battle, leaving Chongli and Red Evil Ogre behind.

• Mingye recognized the Meidō Stone and learned that Tōga had given its missing piece to Princess Tsukuyomi.
• Mingye took the stone and asked Tōga to fight him so he could gauge his strength against a Greater Yokai.
• Tōga unleashed his aura, but Mingye stood firm and resisted the pressure.
• Tōga agreed to Mingye’s condition and flew beyond the cliff, with Mingye following in pursuit.
• Chongli told Red Evil Ogre that Mingye had requested the fight as a condition for joining the Dog Tribe’s side.

Sesshomaru followed Tōga and Mingye to a mountain valley, where Mingye tested his strength against Tōga and then unleashed a lightning-fast Iaijutsu strike. Tōga blocked the sword attack with Tessaiga, leaving Mingye’s effort unable to wound a top-tier Greater Yokai.

• Sesshomaru sensed Tōga’s overwhelming pressure, recognized Mingye’s presence, and followed them to a mountain valley.
• Mingye attacked Tōga with a barrage of powerful punches and kicks, but Tōga countered every blow during their ten-minute exchange.
• Tōga told Mingye to draw his sword, and Mingye unleashed a rapid Iaijutsu strike with the Evil Sword.
• Tōga blocked the slash with Tessaiga but was driven back dozens of feet, while Sesshomaru witnessed the attack.
• Tōga praised Mingye’s sword-drawing technique, and Mingye recognized that it still could not wound an opponent as powerful as Tōga.

Mingye and Tōga tested their legendary swords in a fierce battle that devastated the valley. Mingye unleashed Ice Dragon Blast against Tōga’s Wind Scar, and their ultimate attacks collided in a massive explosion that forced Sesshomaru to flee.

• Sesshomaru and Tōga recognized Mingye’s exceptional strength and swordsmanship as he revealed that his blade, Slay Gods and Demons, had been forged by Hairinbō.
• Mingye and Tōga exchanged powerful blows with Slay Gods and Demons and Tessaiga, while Sesshomaru watched and longed to claim his father’s sword.
• As snowfall strengthened Mingye’s ice power, he unleashed Ice Dragon Blast and sent a colossal ice dragon at Tōga.
• Tōga countered with Tessaiga’s Wind Scar, and the clash sent a destructive shock wave across the valley.
• Sesshomaru retreated from the blast as flying ice and sword energy tore through the surrounding terrain.

Mingye fought Tōga to a standstill before warning him that Ryūkotsusei might ambush him during his coming battle with Michinaga and Flying Moth. He then revealed that an overlooked human posed another threat, leaving Tōga asking who it was.

• Mingye and Tōga clashed with their ultimate techniques, and Mingye survived Tōga’s Wind Scar by raising a barrier.
• Mingye warned Tōga that Ryūkotsusei could have recovered and might attack while Tōga fought Michinaga and Flying Moth in ten days.
• Tōga recognized the danger of a hidden ambush and thanked Mingye for alerting him.
• Mingye told Tōga that another enemy he had never considered important threatened him.
• Tōga asked who the enemy was, and Mingye answered, “A human!”

Mingye warned Tōga that Setsuna no Takemaru could exploit the war to kill Izayoi and her unborn child, prompting Tōga to order his capture. After Mingye left, Sesshomaru demanded Tessaiga, but Tōga refused.

• Mingye told Tōga that Setsuna no Takemaru had loved Izayoi and could attack her while Tōga fought the Greater Yokai.
• Tōga realized Izayoi and their unborn child were in danger, thanked Mingye, and ordered Red Evil Ogre and Qitian to bring Setsuna no Takemaru back alive or dead.
• Tōga called Sesshomaru out, and Sesshomaru demanded Tessaiga so he could surpass Mingye.
• Tōga asked whether Sesshomaru had anyone to protect, and refused to give him Tessaiga when Sesshomaru said he needed no one.

After battling Tōga, Mingye recovered in the Dog Tribe’s camp and began cultivating, making another breakthrough in strength. Chongli witnessed the change as Mingye’s heat and frigid demon power swept through the tent.

• Mingye returned to the cliff and reassured Chongli that he was unharmed after fighting Tōga.
• A beautiful yokai escorted Mingye and Chongli to a tent, but Mingye dismissed her and ate the food prepared there.
• Mingye considered the Dog Tribe’s strength and wondered why Princess Tsukuyomi had not guarded Dog Castle against Setsuna no Takemaru.
• Mingye began cultivating, and his battle with Tōga helped him break through to greater strength.
• Chongli left the tent as Mingye’s rising heat turned to intense cold, while Mingye’s aura and soul continued to grow.

Setsuna no Takemaru slaughtered yokai in a fit of hatred for Tōga and Izayoi before Ryūkotsusei appeared and proposed an alliance. Ryūkotsusei told him that Tōga would soon fight Michinaga at Heavenly Lake, giving them a chance to seek revenge.

• Setsuna no Takemaru trained in a bamboo grove, still haunted by his defeat at Tōga’s hands and furious at Izayoi.
• Setsuna no Takemaru’s hatred drew nearby yokai, and he slaughtered them until his strength was spent.
• Ryūkotsusei emerged from the grove and introduced himself as Tōga’s enemy.
• Setsuna no Takemaru recognized Ryūkotsusei and learned that Tōga would soon fight Michinaga at Heavenly Lake.
• Ryūkotsusei proposed that he and Setsuna no Takemaru join forces to kill Tōga.

Setsuna no Takemaru agreed to join Ryūkotsusei in attacking Dog Castle and killing Tōga, but Red Evil Ogre and Qitian stumbled upon them and were overwhelmed. The two commanders sacrificed themselves in a desperate explosion, leaving the fate of Ryūkotsusei and Setsuna no Takemaru unclear.

• Ryūkotsusei proposed that Setsuna no Takemaru attack Dog Castle while Tōga fought Michinaga and the Flying Moth, and Setsuna no Takemaru agreed.
• Ryūkotsusei detected Red Evil Ogre and Qitian, who had been sent to capture a human general, and blocked their escape.
• Ryūkotsusei demanded to know why Red Evil Ogre and Qitian were there, but they refused to betray Tōga.
• Red Evil Ogre and Qitian combined the Fire Dragon Tornado and Qitian Cannon into Qitian Fire Dragon Break, but Ryūkotsusei shattered the attack with a single blow.
• Red Evil Ogre baited Ryūkotsusei closer, then he and Qitian detonated themselves in a final burst of flames and energy.

Ryūkotsusei emerged unharmed from Red Evil Ogre and Qitian’s explosion and realized Tōga had sent them to kill Setsuna no Takemaru. Ryūkotsusei and Setsuna no Takemaru abandoned their secret plan and prepared to attack openly, aiming to trap Tōga between Dog Castle and a war against several Greater Yokai.

• Red Evil Ogre and Qitian detonated themselves, but their blast left Ryūkotsusei unharmed and destroyed their weapons.
• Ryūkotsusei inferred that Tōga had sent Red Evil Ogre and Qitian to kill Setsuna no Takemaru.
• Setsuna no Takemaru realized Tōga had recognized him as a threat, and feared their plan had been exposed.
• Ryūkotsusei proposed contacting Leopard Cat Michinaga and Flying Moth to start a war while Setsuna no Takemaru led his army against Dog Castle.
• Ryūkotsusei planned to force Tōga to choose between returning to protect Izayoi and their unborn child or fighting the three Greater Yokai.

Ryūkotsusei recruited Setsuna no Takemaru and Michinaga to help destroy Tōga, while assembling a yokai army to attack Dog Castle. The planned battle against Tōga was moved up to the next day, with Michinaga and Flying Moth agreeing to ambush him.

• Ryūkotsusei promised Setsuna no Takemaru a chance for revenge and arranged for him to march on Dog Castle with his soldiers.
• Ryūkotsusei subdued yokai across the mountains and raised an army of tens of thousands to attack Dog Castle.
• Ryūkotsusei visited Michinaga and proposed that they join forces to kill Tōga.
• Ryūkotsusei persuaded Michinaga to ambush Tōga the next day instead of waiting for their planned duel.
• Michinaga informed Flying Moth that Ryūkotsusei had returned, and Flying Moth agreed to the new plan.

Mingye grew suspicious when Red Evil Ogre and Qitian failed to return from their mission to kill Setsuna no Takemaru. At Tōga’s tent, he found Tōga and the sheath spirit suppressing Sōunga’s evil spirit, and Slay Gods and Demons devoured the energy spilling out as Tōga sealed the blade.

• Mingye learned that Red Evil Ogre and Qitian had left to kill Setsuna no Takemaru but had not returned, and he sensed something was wrong.
• Mingye asked about the Leopard Cat Tribe’s movements, then went to Tōga’s tent with Chongli.
• Tōga and the sheath spirit poured their power into suppressing Sōunga’s evil spirit before Tōga’s coming battle against Michinaga, Flying Moth, and Ryūkotsusei.
• Mingye sent Slay Gods and Demons to devour the evil energy billowing from Sōunga, weakening the spirit’s resistance.
• Tōga used the sealing power of Tessaiga and Tenseiga to silence Sōunga’s evil spirit as Slay Gods and Demons absorbed most of the escaping energy.

Mingye and Tōga discussed Sōunga’s curse and realized Red Evil Ogre and Qitian had failed to return from their mission to kill Setsuna no Takemaru. Suspecting Setsuna no Takemaru had powerful allies, Tōga sent Mingye to protect Izayoi, their unborn child, and the men at Dog Castle.

• Mingye recalled Slay Gods and Demons after it absorbed Sōunga’s evil energy and grew more powerful.
• Tōga explained Sōunga’s history as a cursed sword that had killed its creator and brought ruin to its wielders.
• Mingye warned Tōga that Red Evil Ogre and Qitian had been gone too long, and they suspected Setsuna no Takemaru had powerful backing, possibly from Tōga’s old adversaries.
• Tōga feared Dog Castle would be attacked and asked Mingye to save Izayoi, his unborn child, and the men of Dog Castle because he could not leave camp.
• Mingye agreed to go, and Chongli hurried after him.