Recaps

After exhausting himself with Hell Dragon Explosive Flow Break, Tōga faced Sesshomaru’s demand for Tessaiga and Sōunga and asked whether his son would kill him for the swords. Their confrontation was interrupted when Tōtōsai and Miroku warned that demons were attacking Dog Castle, where Tōga’s wife remained.

• Tōga used Hell Dragon Explosive Flow Break to destroy Ryūkotsusei, Michinaga, and Flying Moth, leaving himself completely depleted.
• Sesshomaru arrived, demanded Tessaiga and Sōunga, and rejected Tōga’s belief that strength should be balanced by protection and affection.
• Tōga asked whether Sesshomaru would kill him if he refused to hand over the swords, and Sesshomaru said he would not.
• Tōtōsai and Miroku arrived on Three-Eyed Ox and warned that a large demon army was attacking Dog Castle, where Tōga’s wife was still inside.

Tōga learned that yokai were attacking Dog Castle and rushed back after discovering Mingye had anticipated the danger and sent a warning. Meanwhile, Mingye mastered the Netherworld Path’s power and unleashed Meidō Zangetsuha.

• Tōga learned that yokai planned to attack Dog Castle, and Miroku and Tōtōsai admitted they had fled without seeing Mingye.
• Tōga explained that Mingye had warned him about the attack, while Sesshomaru resolved to grow stronger through battles before facing Mingye.
• Tōga gathered his troops and returned to Dog Castle, while Sesshomaru went to confront tribes that had stayed out of the war.
• Chongli practiced Mingye’s methods and uncovered inherited techniques from Zhu Yan’s bloodline as Mingye cultivated nearby.
• Mingye channeled the Netherworld Path’s power through the Netherworld Stone into Slay Gods and Demons, then unleashed Meidō Zangetsuha.

Mingye tested the Netherworld Stone’s power, then entered Dog Castle after learning that twenty hours had passed. He was welcomed by the Dog Tribe and met Izayoi, who thanked him for saving the city and protecting Inuyasha’s birth.

• Mingye unleashed a small netherworld crescent with Slay Gods and Demons and sensed that the sword resisted the Netherworld Stone’s power.
• Mingye learned from Chongli that he had trained for twenty hours and guessed that Tōga’s battle was likely over.
• Mingye decided to enter Dog Castle, where the Dog Tribe warriors knelt and thanked him for saving them.
• The City Defense General escorted Mingye through the city to Tōga’s residence, where Izayoi welcomed him.
• Izayoi thanked Mingye for saving Dog Castle and allowing Inuyasha to be born safely, then invited him to a banquet.

After returning victorious to Dog Castle, Tōga reunited with Izayoi and their son, then thanked Mingye for saving his family and tribe. Tōga explained that defeating the three Greater Yokai had cost him his spiritual essence and revealed that ancestor demons stood above Greater Yokai.

• Tōga returned to Dog Castle, found Izayoi and their child safe, and named his son Inuyasha.
• Tōga offered Mingye anything he could provide, and Mingye requested half the Western Country, Hōsenki's diamond essence, and a branch from Bokusenō.
• Tōga agreed to give Mingye half the Western Country and promised to seek the two rare materials from Hōsenki and Bokusenō.
• Tōga told Mingye that he had killed Leopard Cat Michinaga, Flying Moth, and Ryūkotsusei by sacrificing his spiritual essence to unleash Hell Dragon Explosive Flow Break.
• Mingye realized Tōga's power was declining because he had consumed the essence within his yokai blood, while Tōga explained that beings called ancestor demons surpassed Greater Yokai.

Mingye strengthened his alliance with Tōga and realized he had changed the fates of Tōga, Izayoi, and Inuyasha. As Mingye resumed training, Chongli asked Tōtōsai to forge him a weapon from the bones of the yokai Mingye had slain, but a size-changing staff was beyond the available materials.

• Tōga praised Mingye’s potential and agreed to give him the diamond essence and a branch from Hakushin Ogre once he recovered.
• Mingye challenged Tōga to survive long enough for them to fight again as equals.
• Tōga announced that the Dog Tribe and Demon Wolf Tribe would jointly govern the Western Country and remain allies.
• After Tōga left to be with Izayoi and their newborn son Inuyasha, Mingye realized he had changed their fates and returned to training.
• Chongli asked Tōtōsai to forge a weapon from the yokai bones he had collected, and Tōtōsai said he could make a heavy bone staff but not one that changed size.

After Chongli learned his weapon would be ready the next day, news of the Dog Tribe’s victory and Tōga’s alliance with Mingye spread across the Demon World. At Bluestone Mountain, the Demon Wolf Tribe celebrated its rise, while Akamaru urged the Five Demon Wolves and Kōga to train for the challenges ahead as they awaited Mingye’s return.

• Chongli asked Tōtōsai how long the weapon would take, and Tōtōsai said it would be finished the next day.
• Reports of Tōga’s victory over three great yokai and his grant of half the Western Country to Mingye’s tribe made the Demon Wolf Tribe’s new power known across the Demon World.
• The Old Chief and the Demon Wolves at Bluestone Mountain celebrated Mingye’s achievements and praised him as their tribe’s hero.
• Shui Yue, Raiga, Fei Tu, and Feng Xie wished they could fight beside Mingye, but Akamaru reminded them to strengthen themselves and return to their guard duties.
• Kōga asked Akamaru whether Mingye was coming back, and Akamaru confirmed it before directing Kōga to continue training.

Sesshomaru exterminated the Black Bear Tribe for defying the Dog Tribe’s orders and continued his campaign against disloyal yokai tribes. Jaken and a mountain ogre followed him, hauling the corpses of the defeated.

• Sesshomaru confronted the Black Bear Tribe and declared that he would destroy it for refusing to support the Dog Tribe.
• The Black Bear Chief transformed and ordered his tribe to flee while he tried to force open an escape route.
• Sesshomaru overwhelmed the chief and flooded the den with poison, killing the tribe members and piercing the chief with a blast of demon power.
• Sesshomaru left Jaken to handle the aftermath, and Jaken ordered a mountain ogre to load the corpses onto a cart.
• Jaken and the mountain ogre hurried after Sesshomaru with the cart of bodies.

Sesshomaru hired the suspicious Northern Country swordsmith Evil Sword Smith to forge a demon sword from yokai bodies, hoping to strengthen himself against Mingye. Meanwhile, the Frost Mountains’ overlord learned that Evil Sword Smith had contacted Sesshomaru and prepared to test Mingye’s strength at Bluestone Mountain.

• Sesshomaru decided to forge a demon sword from the yokai bodies Mountain Ogre had collected, since Tōtōsai would not help him and Hairinbō was in Demon Wolf Tribe territory.
• Evil Sword Smith approached Sesshomaru, offered to forge the sword in seven days, and asked for shelter after claiming he had offended someone in the Northern Country.
• Sesshomaru accepted the offer and sent Jaken to have Mountain Ogre deliver the yokai bodies to Evil Sword Smith.
• Jaken warned Sesshomaru that Evil Sword Smith seemed suspicious, but Sesshomaru allowed him to proceed because he wanted the sword.
• An old retainer told the Frost Mountains’ overlord that Evil Sword Smith had contacted Sesshomaru and that the World-Breaking Array on Bluestone Mountain was complete.
• The Frost Mountains’ overlord ordered his second brother to test Demon Wolf Mingye’s strength.

Akamaru trained Little Kōga on Bluestone Mountain when Bing Jiling and the Ice Wolf Lineage shattered the mountain’s Guardian Barrier and confronted the Demon Wolf Tribe. Bing Jiling demanded that they surrender and help capture Demon Wolf Mingye, while Akamaru and the assembled warriors stood against the invaders.

• Akamaru guided Little Kōga through blood-energy training as Kōga pushed through the strain and worked to improve.
• Akamaru sensed demons encircling Bluestone Mountain, and the Guardian Barrier rose to protect the mountain and its inhabitants.
• Bing Jiling ordered the demons in the Four Directions Formation to pour their power into four pillars, which combined to shatter the barrier.
• Akamaru ordered the Demon Wolf Tribe warriors to defend Bluestone Mountain and confronted the attackers while Kōga remained behind under guard.
• Bing Jiling identified himself as a member of the Northern Country’s Ice Wolf Valley and claimed the Ice Wolf Lineage was the true demon wolf royal lineage.
• Bing Jiling demanded that the Demon Wolf Tribe surrender and help capture Demon Wolf Mingye, leaving the tribesmen stunned.

The Ice Wolf Royal Lineage attacked Bluestone Mountain, demanding that the Demon Wolves submit, while Mingye discovered that rumors about his ambitions had drawn the lineage into conflict. The chapter ended with Mingye striking down the Ice Wolf leader after sensing that the Guardian Barrier had been shattered.

• Bing Jiling demanded that Akamaru help capture Mingye, but Akamaru refused and clashed with him as the Demon Wolves fought the Ice Wolves across Bluestone Mountain.
• Akamaru’s five-member battle formations helped the Demon Wolves overwhelm the Ice Wolves, whose strength and coordination had grown under Mingye’s secret cultivation methods.
• On his way back to Bluestone Mountain, Mingye and Chongli were confronted by a burly Demon Wolf who claimed to belong to the Ice Wolf Royal Lineage and accused Mingye of seeking to rule all wolf tribes.
• The burly man offered to spare Mingye if he became his subordinate, but Mingye sensed that the Guardian Barrier had shattered and attacked him.
• Mingye’s punch smashed through the burly man’s icy defense and sent him crashing into several Ice Wolves, killing them.

Mingye overwhelmed the second young master of the Ice Wolf Royal Lineage, whose transformation into a giant white wolf and mastery of ice could not match Mingye’s swordsmanship and frigid power. As Mingye unleashed a devastating wave of cold that froze the surrounding Ice Wolves, the white wolf realized he had no choice but to face the attack head-on.

• Mingye struck the burly Ice Wolf with Slay Gods and Demons, cleaved through his ice shield, and severed one of his arms.
• Chongli joined the fight with his bone club while Mingye cut down the Ice Wolves who rushed to protect their master.
• The burly man transformed into a giant white wolf, regenerated his arm, and boasted that Mingye could never match true Demon Wolf royalty.
• Mingye shattered the white wolf’s barrage of Ice Crystal Blades with an enormous ice blade, revealing that his ice power was even purer than the wolf’s.
• Mingye unleashed a vast tide of extreme cold that froze the surrounding Ice Wolves, while the white wolf trembled and realized he could neither flee nor survive without confronting it.

Mingye defeated the Ice Wolf royal-lineage warrior and learned that the Demon Wolves’ ancestral land was in Northern Country and that Bing Jiling was attacking Bluestone Mountain. He kept the defeated warrior alive and hurried back to protect his tribespeople.

• White Wolf used Ice Wolf Ancestor Shadow, but Mingye countered with Ice Dragon Blast and defeated him in their clash.
• Mingye questioned the wounded White Wolf, who revealed that his father had sent the Ice Wolf Lineage to kill Mingye after hearing he sought to rule the Demon Wolves.
• Mingye concluded that someone had spread the news to provoke conflict and ordered Chongli to keep White Wolf alive for Hairinbō to use in forging Slay Gods and Demons.
• White Wolf revealed that his younger brother Bing Jiling was leading the attack on Bluestone Mountain and could use the weaker forbidden move Ice Wolf Shadow.
• Mingye hurried toward Bluestone Mountain to limit casualties among his tribespeople.

The Ice Wolf Lineage attacked Bluestone Mountain, where Raiga and the other Demon Wolf Tribe members fought them while Akamaru faced Bing Jiling. After Akamaru was badly wounded and Bing Jiling threatened the branch clan, Akamaru called upon the Thunder Rage Sword that Mingye had left behind.

• Raiga used his lightning to defeat the Ice Wolf squad captain, while Shui Yue, Fei Tu, and Feng Xie subdued other Ice Wolf warriors.
• Akamaru fought Bing Jiling with flame against ice, but Bing Jiling broke through his attacks and injured him severely.
• Bing Jiling urged Akamaru to join him and claimed his second brother might have killed Mingye; Akamaru rejected the claim and defended Mingye.
• Bing Jiling threatened to wipe out Bluestone Mountain’s branch clan, and Akamaru revealed that Mingye had left a hidden safeguard.
• Akamaru formed a Hand Seal and called upon the Thunder Rage Sword to slay Bing Jiling.

Akamaru’s defeat forced the Demon Wolf Tribe to unleash Mingye’s Thunder Rage Sword against Bing Jiling. Bing Jiling countered with the Ice Wolf Ancestor Shadow, and the two powers clashed until the sword’s Judgment mystic art failed to destroy it.

• Akamaru summoned Mingye’s Thunder Rage Sword, and its storm-filled sky revealed that Akamaru had lost to Bing Jiling.
• Akamaru ordered the Demon Wolf Tribe to retreat as Bing Jiling found himself locked in the sword’s aim.
• Bing Jiling transformed and summoned the Ice Wolf Ancestor Shadow, whose bloodline pressure forced the Demon Wolf Tribe to kneel.
• Mingye’s Thunder Rage Sword formed a Sword of Thunder Punishment and struck at the Ice Wolf Ancestor Shadow.
• Bing Jiling strengthened the Ancestor Shadow until its freezing power overcame the Judgment mystic art, and the Thunder Rage Sword fell to the ground.

Bing Jiling tried to force the Demon Wolf Tribe on Bluestone Mountain to submit, but they stood firm for Mingye even as his Ice Wolf Ancestor Shadow prepared to destroy them. Mingye arrived in time to protect his people, defeat Bing Jiling, and leave the battle with the Ice Wolf Ancestor Shadow swallowed by his ice dragon.

• Bing Jiling demanded that the Demon Wolf Tribe submit and hand over its Battle Formation Secret Art, but Akamaru and the tribe refused and declared their loyalty to Mingye.
• Bing Jiling gathered a devastating freezing attack, while Akamaru and the other wolves prepared to face it and pleaded for Mingye to return.
• Mingye arrived and shielded the tribe with an ice wall as his ice dragon clashed with Bing Jiling's attack.
• Mingye's ice dragon swallowed the freezing sphere and then the Ice Wolf Ancestor Shadow, before knocking Bing Jiling into a mountainside.

Mingye returned to Bluestone Mountain, defeated the Ice Wolf Lineage’s attack, and captured Bing Jiling and another Ice Wolf for Hairinbō’s Sword-Forging Pool. After rewarding the Five Demon Wolves with complete secret methods, he ordered Hairinbō to reforge Slay Gods and Demons first, then improve the Thunder Rage Sword with the Netherworld Stone.

• Mingye shattered the ice wall, stopped the Ice Wolf Warriors, and ordered Bing Jiling taken to Hairinbō’s Sword-Forging Pool.
• Chongli killed fleeing Ice Wolves and brought the captured burly man to the Sword-Forging Pool as well.
• Mingye praised the Five Demon Wolves and ordered Chongli to teach them the complete Blood Energy Method and Breathing Method.
• Mingye gave Hairinbō Slay Gods and Demons and the Thunder Rage Sword, instructing him to reforge Slay Gods and Demons first using the captured Ice Wolves.
• Hairinbō said he could reforge Slay Gods and Demons in three days and incorporate the Netherworld Stone into the Thunder Rage Sword in four days.

Hyōrinmaru plotted to seize the Western Country while Tōga remained gravely weakened by the aftereffects of his battle. Tōga sent secret letters to Hōsenki and Bokusenō as Dog Castle’s medicines ran low and his injuries remained unresolved.

• Hyōrinmaru learned that Dog Castle was searching for healing medicines and treasures, confirming his suspicion that Tōga was badly weakened.
• Hyōrinmaru revealed that the Ice Wolf Royal Lineage’s true target was the Western Country and ordered Evil Sword Smith to make a sword that would draw out Sesshomaru’s darkness and turn him against Tōga.
• Hyōrinmaru’s subordinates reported that Ice Wolf Fang and Bing Jiling had not returned and that Sesshomaru was growing stronger through battles with powerful yokai.
• Tōga struggled with severe injuries and rapidly declining life force after using the Hell Dragon Explosive Flow Break, while Dog Castle’s medicinal supplies dwindled.
• Tōga agreed to delay his request to Mingye for diamond essence and the Immortal Zelkova Branch, then gave Miroku secret letters for Hōsenki and Bokusenō.

Sesshomaru confronted the Evil Sword Smith and tested the newly forged Evil Sword, whose power the smith claimed could surpass Tessaiga. The sword tried to corrupt Sesshomaru, but he overpowered its influence and left it trembling in his grasp.

• Sesshomaru and Jaken found the Evil Sword Smith waiting by the lake and followed him to the sword’s forging ground.
• Sesshomaru sensed the Evil Sword’s power and judged it inferior to Tessaiga, angering the Evil Sword Smith.
• Sesshomaru walked through the sword’s evil energy and grasped the blade despite its attempts to tempt him with power.
• The Evil Sword flooded Sesshomaru’s mind with evil energy and tried to turn him into a Sword Slave.
• Sesshomaru subdued the Evil Sword with his demonic power and warned it that he would destroy it if it spoke again.

Sesshomaru subdued the Evil Sword and confronted the Evil Sword Smith, who confessed that Hyōrinmaru had ordered the sword forged to turn Sesshomaru into a Sword Slave and provoke him into fighting Tōga. Sesshomaru realized the Northern Country demons were targeting the weakened Dog Tribe.

• Sesshomaru tested the Evil Sword, whose power barely withstood his demon power, and effortlessly suppressed its evil aura.
• The Evil Sword Smith begged Sesshomaru to spare him and offered to serve him as a swordsmith.
• Sesshomaru threatened the Evil Sword Smith until he revealed that Hyōrinmaru had ordered the Evil Sword forged to make Sesshomaru fight Tōga.
• Sesshomaru concluded that Hyōrinmaru and other Northern Country demon tribes were exploiting the Dog Tribe's weakened state.

Sesshomaru spared Evil Sword Smith after learning he could forge powerful weapons, and ordered him to make the Evil Sword Scabbard. With the scabbard complete, Sesshomaru set out with Jaken and Evil Sword Smith, carrying Jingzhe as he continued developing a lightning-based mystic art.

• Evil Sword Smith confessed that Hyōrinmaru had forced him to help the Ice Wolf Royal Lineage, while Jaken urged Sesshomaru to kill him.
• Evil Sword Smith offered to forge weapons as powerful as Tessaiga or Sōunga, so Sesshomaru spared him and ordered him to make the Evil Sword Scabbard.
• Evil Sword Smith forged the scabbard in less than an hour and found Sesshomaru refining a lightning-based mystic art with Jingzhe.
• Sesshomaru accepted the scabbard, said it was still a little short, and departed with Jaken and Evil Sword Smith.

Hairinbō transformed the Thunder Rage Sword into the Nether Thunder Blade, strengthening Mingye’s weapons and combat power. At Dog Castle, Hyōrinmaru learned that his brothers had fallen and that Mingye had defeated Bing Jiling, leaving him furious and disbelieving.

• Hairinbō completed the Thunder Rage Sword’s transformation, and Mingye renamed it the Nether Thunder Blade.
• Hairinbō explained that the blade could shatter slain enemies’ souls and absorb their power to grow stronger.
• Mingye praised Hairinbō and resolved to make both of his demon swords renowned throughout the Demon World.
• An Ice Wolf messenger told Hyōrinmaru that Ice Wolf Fang had likely fallen and that most of the force sent to Bluestone Mountain had been killed.
• The surviving warrior reported that Mingye had returned and killed Bing Jiling, and Hyōrinmaru roared in fury and disbelief.

Hyōrinmaru learned Sesshomaru had allied with Evil Sword Smith and led nearly ten thousand Ice Wolf Warriors toward Bluestone Mountain to kill Demon Wolf Mingye. At Dog Castle, Sesshomaru tried to claim Tessaiga, but the sword rejected him because he lacked the will to protect.

• An Ice Wolf reported that Sesshomaru had entered Dog Castle with Evil Sword Smith, and Hyōrinmaru ordered his warriors to attack the Demon Wolves of Bluestone Mountain.
• Hyōrinmaru marched nearly ten thousand Ice Wolf Warriors toward Bluestone Mountain, planning to kill Demon Wolf Mingye before seeking his father's aid.
• Sesshomaru told Tōga that the Northern Country had discovered his weakness and offered to handle its demons while Tōga recovered.
• Tōga gave Sesshomaru a chance to earn Tessaiga's acceptance, but Sesshomaru forcibly broke its barrier and drew a dull, powerless blade.
• Tōga explained that Tessaiga rejected Sesshomaru because he lacked the will to protect, and Sesshomaru recognized the sword's rejection.

Sesshomaru rejected Tessaiga’s protective purpose and asked Tōga for Sōunga, but Tōga refused because Sesshomaru could not control the cursed sword. As Sesshomaru left Dog Castle, Tōga gave him Tenseiga, and he quietly recognized his son’s concern for him.

• Sesshomaru dismissed Tessaiga as a dull weapon and demanded Sōunga, but Tōga warned that the sword’s power would overwhelm him.
• Tōga returned Tessaiga to his waist and told Sesshomaru to ask for Sōunga again after becoming a true Greater Yokai.
• Sesshomaru noticed Tōga’s fading vitality, told him not to exert himself, and headed for the door.
• Tōga stopped Sesshomaru and gave him Tenseiga, explaining that the blade would protect him.
• Sesshomaru accepted Tenseiga and left Dog Castle with Jaken and the Evil Sword Smith.
• Tōga realized Sesshomaru’s words showed concern and watched him depart with a faint smile.

Mingye trained Akamaru in a devastating ice technique and declared his ambition to rule the Demon World. As Hyōrinmaru approached Bluestone Mountain seeking vengeance, Mingye prepared the Demon Wolf Tribe for battle and wondered what had happened to Tōga.

• Mingye watched Kōga train diligently and praised Akamaru for helping him improve.
• Akamaru asked Mingye for guidance in developing a stronger mystic art, and Mingye demonstrated a vast, destructive ice technique.
• Mingye urged Akamaru to grow stronger and revealed his ambition to rule the Demon World and claim the Underworld.
• Akamaru swore loyalty to Mingye, who ordered him to prepare the Demon Wolf Tribe for Hyōrinmaru’s arrival.
• Mingye wondered whether Tōga’s injuries were worse than expected and questioned why Hyōrinmaru had not joined Ice Wolf Fang and Bing Jiling.

Mingye confronted Hyōrinmaru as the Ice Wolf Army arrived at Bluestone Mountain, then effortlessly overpowered him while the Demon Wolf Army attacked the Ice Wolves. Hyōrinmaru could not break through Mingye’s defenses and was left stunned by the younger demon’s strength.

• Hyōrinmaru led over ten thousand Ice Wolf Warriors to Bluestone Mountain and challenged Mingye over his brothers’ deaths and ruined plans.
• Mingye crossed the distance in an instant, grabbed Hyōrinmaru, and carried him away before he could react.
• Chongli and the Five Demon Wolves led the Demon Wolf Army in a fierce attack that killed many Ice Wolf Warriors, while Akamaru ordered them to surround the enemy.
• Mingye slammed Hyōrinmaru into the ground, then blocked his furious attacks with the half-drawn Evil Sword Slay Gods and Demons.
• Hyōrinmaru realized Mingye had not moved his feet and cried out in disbelief at the strength of someone so young.