Recaps

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.

Mingye raced toward Dog Castle after suspecting that Setsuna no Takemaru would attack before Tōga’s decisive battle with Michinaga. As Izayoi waited at the castle, Setsuna’s army and a vast force of demons converged on it, and the defenders mobilized.

• Mingye urged Chongli to hurry toward Dog Castle, hoping to change Izayoi’s fate before the enemy arrived.
• Dog Castle’s guards remained confident in Tōga’s strength and kept watch while Izayoi, heavily pregnant, worried about when her husband would return.
• Setsuna no Takemaru marched toward Dog Castle with more than ten thousand soldiers after killing Izayoi’s father and taking control of the city’s army.
• A vast force of demons approached Dog Castle from another direction, and the guards sounded the alarm.
• The castle guard commander ordered the defenders to prepare to repel the attackers.

Tōtōsai and Miroku rushed to find Tōga after a vast demon army attacked Dog Castle, where the defenders were overwhelmed. As the castle teetered on the brink of defeat, a sword strike obliterated a thousand demons.

• Tōtōsai spotted the approaching demon horde and hurried off on Three-Eyed Ox to find Tōga.
• Miroku caught up with Tōtōsai and warned that Izayoi was still inside Dog Castle with the unborn young master.
• The defending commander rallied Dog Castle’s troops, who held back the vastly larger army before suffering heavy casualties.
• The defending commander’s sword broke as the exhausted defenders faced defeat.
• A brilliant sword strike swept across the battlefield and killed a thousand demons attacking Dog Castle.

Mingye and Chongli annihilated the demon army attacking Dog Castle, saving the exhausted defenders. As Setsuna no Takemaru’s human army approached, Mingye prepared to face the next threat.

• Mingye arrived at Dog Castle and told the dog demons to retreat inside while he took over the defense.
• Chongli explained that Mingye had come at the Great General’s invitation, and the defending general ordered the dog demons to carry their wounded into the castle.
• The demon army charged again under the force of a mysterious command, but Mingye cut down its ranks while Chongli fought beside him.
• In less than two hours, Mingye and Chongli had killed the entire attacking demon army, leaving Chongli exhausted and the dog demons in awe.
• Mingye sensed Setsuna no Takemaru’s human army approaching, and the humans were struck by the overwhelming stench of blood near Dog Castle.

Mingye confronted Setsuna no Takemaru after the human army reached Dog Castle and found the demon army annihilated. Mingye killed Setsuna no Takemaru and cut down the soldiers who attacked him.

• Setsuna no Takemaru and his troops found Dog Castle intact amid the bloodied remains of the demon army commanded by Ryūkotsusei.
• The dog demons on the castle walls spotted the approaching human army, while Mingye advanced toward Setsuna no Takemaru and Chongli stayed behind.
• Mingye challenged Setsuna no Takemaru over the deaths of Red Evil Ogre and Qitian, then dismissed him as incapable of killing them.
• Setsuna no Takemaru used two deputies as human shields against Mingye's icy attack and ordered his soldiers to fire.
• Mingye crushed Setsuna no Takemaru beneath his foot, then used Slay Gods and Demons to kill the attacking soldiers.

Mingye slaughtered the soldiers who attacked him, and the Netherworld Stone drew him into a vision of the Underworld. After witnessing its warring spirits and ghosts, he suspected its supposed Lord was only a contender or impostor and resolved to explore it once he grew stronger.

• Mingye killed Setsuna no Takemaru and cut down the soldiers until their army collapsed into chaos and fled.
• As dawn arrived, Mingye stood among the dead and entered a profound state as the Netherworld Stone's power merged with his insights into life and death.
• Mingye followed a light through his inner world and saw images of his growth on Bluestone Mountain.
• The Netherworld Stone showed Mingye a vision of the Underworld, where spirits and evil ghosts fought in a vast conflict.
• Mingye suspected the being Sesshomaru had called the Lord of the Underworld was an impostor and decided to visit the Underworld when he became stronger.

Mingye began absorbing the Netherworld Stone’s power while Dog Castle recovered from the battle and Inuyasha was born safely. At the front lines, Sesshomaru fought the Four Heavenly Kings of the Leopard Cats and struck down Chunlan.

• Mingye seized the Netherworld Stone and became absorbed in comprehending the power of the netherworld, while Slay Gods and Demons kept Chongli from disturbing him.
• Chongli told the dog demons that Mingye was cultivating, and the wounded survivors began receiving treatment and cleaning up Dog Castle.
• Izayoi gave birth to Inuyasha, and a guard reported that Mingye had wiped out the forces besieging the castle.
• The City Defense General sent a messenger to the front lines with news of Inuyasha’s birth.
• Sesshomaru evaded the Four Heavenly Kings’ attacks, pierced Donglan’s ice wall with his Poison Claw, and wounded Chunlan.

Sesshomaru overwhelmed the Four Heavenly Kings of the Leopard Cats, leaving Chunlan, Xialan, and Qiulan badly injured. Determined to protect her siblings and bring them home, Donglan transformed into her giant demon-cat form to face him.

• Sesshomaru struck Chunlan with his Poison Flower Claw, and Donglan used her ice power to shield and stabilize her.
• Sesshomaru overpowered Xialan and Qiulan, but Donglan blocked his attacks and confronted him over his disregard for their family bonds.
• Sesshomaru caught Qiulan's full-powered punch and redirected Xialan's Firebird, causing Qiulan and Xialan to crash together and leaving both unable to fight.
• Donglan saw her siblings' injuries and transformed into a ten-meter-tall demon cat as her final trump card.

Tōga confronted Michinaga, Flying Moth, and Ryūkotsusei, then fought all three Greater Yokai at once. As the armies battled, Sesshomaru transformed into a giant dog and brutally defeated Donglan, leaving her badly wounded and unable to withstand him.

• Tōga exposed Ryūkotsusei’s hiding place and accused him of killing Red Evil Ogre and Qitian.
• Tōga drew Tessaiga and Sōunga and faced Michinaga, Flying Moth, and Ryūkotsusei in a battle to the death.
• Sesshomaru sensed three Greater Yokai fighting his father and transformed into his enormous white dog form.
• Donglan used her ice power to contain Sesshomaru’s poison gas, but he charged through her defenses.
• Sesshomaru overwhelmed Donglan with a savage assault, leaving her covered in wounds and bleeding heavily.

Donglan’s final attack allowed the Four Heavenly Kings of the Leopard Cats to escape Sesshomaru, who then turned the battle against the allied demon armies. The Dog Tribe army won, but suffered devastating losses.

• Donglan unleashed Thousand-Fathom Ice Calamity, briefly injuring Sesshomaru and giving her time to carry Xialan and Chunlan away with Qiulan.
• Sesshomaru returned to his true form and attacked the Dog Tribe’s opponents, restoring the Dog Tribe army’s morale.
• The Eastern Country’s demon tribes fled, leaving the Leopard Cat Tribe and Moth Demon Tribe exposed.
• The commanders of the Leopard Cat Tribe and Moth Demon Tribe ordered retreats, but Sesshomaru killed them and their armies fled.
• The Dog Tribe army celebrated victory after more than half its soldiers and most of the weaker tribes under its protection had perished.

Tōga fought Michinaga, Flying Moth, and Ryūkotsusei at once, sacrificing his future potential to unleash Hell Dragon Explosive Flow Break. The attack consumed their strongest techniques and killed all three Greater Yokai.

• Michinaga, Flying Moth, and Ryūkotsusei attacked Tōga together, but he held them off with Tessaiga and Sōunga.
• Tōga realized his demonic blood was being consumed and that continuing the fight would limit his future progress.
• Tōga fused Tessaiga and Sōunga to unleash Hell Dragon Explosive Flow Break, drawing the three Greater Yokai into a massive storm.
• Michinaga, Flying Moth, and Ryūkotsusei used their strongest techniques against Tōga, but the storm absorbed their attacks and strengthened the hell dragon.
• The hell dragon overwhelmed the three Greater Yokai, killing Michinaga, Flying Moth, and Ryūkotsusei.