Chapter Summaries

Murata chased and killed a demon on a grave-covered hill where blue spider lilies grew around Yoriichi Tsugikuni’s grave. Before vanishing, the demon realized he had been made to reveal the flowers to Muzan, and Murata reported that the bait had been shown.

• A demon fled from Murata through the mountains, using his Blood Demon Art to raise a Stone Wave while Murata pursued him with Water Breathing.
• The demon spotted blue flowers on a hill and recognized them as the flowers Muzan had been searching for.
• The demon launched metal spears at Murata, but Murata cut them all down and beheaded him beside a gravestone bearing the name Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
• As he faded away, the demon questioned his loyalty to Muzan and realized Murata had drawn him to the flowers so Muzan would discover them.
• Murata admitted he had been pretending to struggle, then summoned his Ninja Beast partner to notify the Intelligence Department that they had shown Muzan the bait.

The Demon Slayer Corps tracked Muzan Kibutsuji as he left his house for Okutama Town, where its forces had prepared a trap near Yoriichi Tsugikuni’s grave. Kagaya Ubuyashiki confirmed the units were in position and prepared to begin the decisive battle.

• Intelligence agents monitored Muzan and the demons through a nationwide network, while Murata lured a demon into the planned operation involving the Blue Spider Lily.
• Muzan killed the wealthy merchant and butler whose home he was staying in, then left for Okutama Town after learning about the flowers.
• The Intelligence Department reported that Muzan’s movements matched the Corps’ predictions and kept updating the locations of the Upper Ranks and other demons.
• Kagaya Ubuyashiki received confirmation that the Hashira, interception squads, and other units were ready for the battle.
• Kagaya prepared to lead the Demon Slayer Corps’ final campaign against Muzan at the Kamado Family’s old house and the graves of Yoriichi Tsugikuni and his wife.

Muzan rushed to the Blue Spider Lilies near Yoriichi Tsugikuni’s grave, convinced they would let him conquer the sun and become immortal. After he discovered the flowers were wooden decoys, Yoriichi-like figures began crawling from nearby graves and surrounded him.

• Muzan transformed into a pale young man and hurried toward the Blue Spider Lilies, dismissing the possibility that the Demon Slayer Corps had set a trap.
• Muzan reached the mountaintop behind Tanjuro’s old house, where blue flowers covered the slopes, and approached Yoriichi Tsugikuni’s grave.
• Muzan mocked Yoriichi and claimed victory before plucking a flower beside the gravestone.
• Muzan discovered that the flower was made of wood as a wooden figure emerged from a nearby grave and challenged him.
• More Yoriichi-like figures crawled from the ground, surrounded Muzan, and threatened him with humiliation and death.

Muzan mistook the Demon Slayer Corps’ wooden Yoriichi puppets for a serious threat, then destroyed them and grew arrogant. Their destruction triggered a buried explosive trap, engulfing him in a massive blast as the chapter ended.

• Muzan froze in terror when numerous figures wearing Yoriichi’s face emerged around the grave, then realized they were wooden puppets created by Xia Xi and the Demon Slayer Corps.
• The puppets attacked Muzan with imitation Sun Breathing swordsmanship, but their blades barely cut him, and he swiftly destroyed them with his flesh whips.
• Demon Slayer Corps intelligence personnel reported Muzan’s abilities and received orders to prepare phase two.
• Muzan mocked the puppets and declared himself superior, unaware that their destruction had activated a trap beneath the mountain.
• A buried stockpile of more than five thousand kilograms of picric acid exploded, bathing the night sky in light and engulfing Muzan.

Xia Xi used a massive picric acid explosion to cripple Muzan, then attacked him by surprise with Dawn Breathing and a red Nichirin blade. Muzan survived and recognized Xia Xi as Matsushita Shousha, while Xia Xi taunted him.

• Xia Xi watched the explosion tear apart the mountaintop, while the Nine Hashira discussed its power over Yushiro's communication channel.
• Xia Xi explained that Tanjuro's belongings and ancestral graves had already been moved, including Yoriichi and his wife's grave.
• Muzan regenerated from the explosion but struggled against iron fragments and concentrated wisteria poison, realizing the blast had only been meant to buy time.
• Xia Xi concealed his presence with Yushiro's talismans and used Dawn Breathing to cut through Muzan's neck before slicing his body into several pieces with his great tachi.
• Muzan quickly regenerated, recognized Xia Xi as Matsushita Shousha, and Xia Xi told him to use honorifics when addressing his father.

Xia Xi’s opening assault failed to seriously harm Muzan, and the two clashed while Xia Xi assessed the Demon King’s strength and poor technique. After realizing he could only stall against Muzan’s overwhelming power, Xia Xi asked whether Muzan knew Yoriichi Tsugikuni’s secret.

• Xia Xi used Thoughts Without Form to ambush Muzan, but Muzan regenerated from the damage and showed no apparent reaction to the poison.
• Xia Xi parried Muzan’s flesh whips with Third Form: Fire Radiance: Prairie Ablaze, and the two traded insults during their clash.
• Muzan unleashed an invisible Blood Demon Art wave that blasted Xia Xi away, but Xia Xi’s Wall of the Heart reduced its effects.
• Xia Xi compared Muzan’s speed and strength with Yoriichi Tsugikuni’s and judged that Muzan relied on raw power despite poor combat technique.
• Muzan repeatedly sent Xia Xi flying, and Xia Xi recognized the vast gap between their strength as he tried to stall.
• Xia Xi asked Muzan whether he knew Yoriichi Tsugikuni’s secret.

Xia Xi taunted Muzan while the Demon Slayer Corps injected him with Tamayo’s special poisons, which began damaging his body and lowering his strength. As Muzan summoned demons across the Far East to aid him, the battle in Okutama Town escalated.

• Xia Xi distracted Muzan by claiming Yoriichi had a child, while moles escaped underground with containers of Muzan’s blood.
• Igarashi Left Arm and other snipers fired poison-filled bullets into Muzan, and the injected drug began damaging him and causing him to age.
• Xia Xi attacked Muzan again with his Bright Red Nichirin Blade but was sent flying backward.
• Igarashi Left Arm reported that Miss Tamayo’s poisons had reached Muzan and said the Hawaii squad would keep supporting the Dawn Hashira.
• Muzan ordered demons throughout the Far East to attack the Demon Slayer Corps and come to his aid.

Daki, Gyutaro, and the other demons raced toward Okutama Town after learning Muzan was in danger, while the Demon Slayer Corps used coordinated sniper fire to poison him. As Upper Ranks and hundreds of demons neared the battlefield, Kokushibo was stopped by a swordsman wielding Moon Breathing who called him Mr. Michikatsu.

• Daki panicked over Muzan's danger, and Gyutaro raced west with her toward Okutama Town despite not knowing exactly where it was.
• Kokushibo, Rui, Akaza, Gyokko, and other demons hurried toward Muzan, while Rui pulled his family along on spider silk.
• Igarashi led the Hawaii sniper unit in firing at Muzan as Xia Xi fought him, and Arashi reported that the poison had entered Muzan's body.
• Headquarters warned Igarashi that Upper Ranks would reach the Hashira within five minutes and that at least three hundred demons were approaching.
• Igarashi learned that Senjuro was among the unit's top snipers, while Senjuro coordinated follow-up shots using American Breathing.
• Kokushibo reached the mountain outskirts, but a Moon Breathing slash blocked his way and its wielder addressed him as Mr. Michikatsu.

Kiseki Tokito, the Moon Hashira and Kokushibo’s descendant, confronted Upper Rank One and revealed his mastery of the Transparent World, a War Mark, and a Bright Red Nichirin Blade. Kokushibo overwhelmed his Moon Breathing, but Shinjuro Rengoku and Tanjuro Kamado arrived to help, and Kokushibo mistook Tanjuro for Yoriichi.

• Kokushibo recognized Kiseki Tokito as a descendant of the Tsugikuni family and offered to turn him into a demon, but Tokito attacked instead.
• Tokito used Moon Breathing and the Transparent World to wound Kokushibo’s robes, prompting Kokushibo to praise his talent.
• Kokushibo unleashed his own First Form of Moon Breathing and broke through Tokito’s matching attack, despite Tokito’s War Mark and Bright Red Nichirin Blade.
• Shinjuro Rengoku and Tanjuro Kamado arrived and forced Kokushibo to defend against their combined Sun and Flame Breathing attacks.
• Kokushibo recognized Shinjuro’s resemblance to Jōtarō Rengoku, then stared at Tanjuro and exclaimed that he looked like Yoriichi.

Kokushibo faced Tanjuro, Kiseki Tokito, and Shinjuro in a fierce battle, only to discover their coordinated attacks could wound him despite his overwhelming strength. After unleashing his released demon blade, Kokushibo reacted angrily when Tokito called him Yoriichi’s younger brother, insisting he was Yoriichi’s older brother.

• Kokushibo used Moon Breathing’s Eighth Form, forcing Tanjuro, Tokito, and Shinjuro to block his sweeping attack together.
• Shinjuro defended with Crimson Lotus Wall while Tokito evaded Kokushibo’s follow-up and counterattacked with Moonfall: Continuous Surface.
• Tanjuro exploited the opening to strike Kokushibo’s back with Sun Breathing’s Bear Thrust, tearing his robes and injuring him.
• Kokushibo transformed his demon blade and unleashed a powerful Sword Aura, but the three Hashira withdrew after recognizing his change in strength.
• Tokito called Kokushibo Yoriichi’s younger brother, and Kokushibo angrily insisted that he was Yoriichi’s older brother.
• Tanjuro warned his companions to stay cautious, prompting Kokushibo to unleash countless moon blades with his released demon blade.

Shinjuro, Tanjuro, and Kiseki Tokito fought Kokushibo until Gyomei arrived with a devastating attack that shattered Kokushibo’s sword and blasted him away. Elsewhere, Gyokko reached Okutama Town and confronted Shinobu Kocho, who insulted his appearance, provoking his murderous anger.

• Shinjuro and Tanjuro activated their Demon Slayer Marks while Kokushibo warned that marked swordsmen would die young and urged Kiseki Tokito to become a demon.
• Kiseki and Tanjuro privately discussed how their drug-enhanced Martial Marks did not carry the same lifespan cost, then resumed fighting Kokushibo alongside Shinjuro.
• Shinjuro asked when Gyomei would arrive, and Gyomei answered that he was preparing to land.
• Gyomei hurled his Meteor Hammer through the forest and struck Kokushibo with enough force to shatter his sword and tear away a huge piece of flesh.
• Gyokko arrived in Okutama Town, narrowly dodged Shinobu Kocho’s sword, and became furious when she called him ugly.

Shinobu Kocho fought Upper Rank Four Gyokko, using her War Mark, Poison Breathing, and a specialized Nichirin Blade to counter his Blood Demon Arts. She landed a barrage of poisoned strikes, but Gyokko escaped by molting and claimed his new skin was too tough to pierce.

• Gyokko summoned goldfish that fired poisoned needles, but Shinobu evaded them and attacked him with a swift thrust.
• Shinobu activated her War Mark and used rapid, reversing thrusts to pressure Gyokko until his teleportation began to falter.
• Gyokko summoned giant octopus tentacles, and Shinobu injected them with poison from her specialized Nichirin Blade, leaving them limp.
• Shinobu unleashed thirteen consecutive strikes infused with mixed poisons, but Gyokko molted during the attack and escaped.
• Gyokko coiled around a tree in his new form and taunted Shinobu that his skin was tougher than diamond.

Shinobu Kocho fought Upper Rank Four Gyokko, using her speed and poison to survive his Blood Demon Arts while he sent monsters to delay her. Kanae intercepted the fleeing Gyokko and activated her War Mark, while Tengen and Obanai remained at their assigned post.

• Gyokko attacked Shinobu with Water Prison Pot and God's Hand, but Shinobu escaped by shedding her contaminated robe with Empty Cicada.
• Gyokko created an army of grotesque fish monsters to hold Shinobu back, then fled toward Muzan.
• Shinobu poisoned the monsters but could not catch Gyokko before Kanae contacted her through the Hashira channel and promised to take over.
• Kanae confronted Gyokko, whose severed arm regenerated slowly under the power of her Bright Red Nichirin Blade, and activated her War Mark.
• In the west, Tengen wanted to fight an Upper Rank, but Obanai warned him not to abandon his post or disrupt Xia Xi's plan.

Tengen Uzui and Obanai Iguro encountered Upper Rank Five Gyutaro, but Tengen beheaded him with a single strike. Tengen left to defend a temporary command post from an unknown Upper Rank, while Gyutaro’s headless body twitched behind Obanai.

• Tengen Uzui and Obanai Iguro waited in their assigned area as the other Hashira reported their positions and encounters.
• Tengen sensed an approaching demon, and Obanai identified the green-haired attacker as Upper Rank Five Gyutaro.
• Tengen used Sound Breathing: Seventh Form: Soundless and beheaded Gyutaro before he could resist.
• Obanai reminded Tengen that the plan had been to avoid beheading Upper Ranks, then received Tengen’s instruction to call Kazetoriin for backup if Gyutaro’s sister appeared.
• Tengen rushed to the third temporary command post after an unknown Upper Rank attacked it, while Gyutaro’s headless corpse twitched unnoticed.

Daki and Gyutaro tried to hide that Gyutaro had survived Tengen Uzui’s beheading, but Obanai exposed them and attacked. Obanai’s War Mark appeared as the siblings prepared to face him.

• Gyutaro secretly reassured Daki that their shared life would let him recover, while she helped weaken the damage from Tengen’s Bright Red Nichirin Blade.
• Obanai noticed Gyutaro’s body had not disintegrated, stabbed him, and confirmed the demon was still alive.
• Obanai used Viper Breathing to cut Gyutaro’s body apart, prompting Gyutaro to reattach his head as Daki split from his back.
• Obanai attacked Daki with Twin Serpents at the Neck, but Gyutaro blocked him with his Blood Scythe and Daki was still wounded.
• Obanai assessed the siblings’ strength and activated his War Mark.

Obanai fought Gyutaro and Daki while waiting for reinforcements, keeping the demons occupied despite Gyutaro’s relentless attacks. Kazetoriin emerged from hiding and restrained Gyutaro, then cut apart Daki’s sashes as Gyutaro shouted for her to run.

• Obanai wounded Daki with his poisoned Nichirin Blade and forced Gyutaro to turn his attention toward protecting her.
• Gyutaro recovered his head and launched a fierce assault with his blood scythes, while Obanai used Viper Breathing to fend him off.
• Obanai called for Kazetoriin, who emerged from the woods and bound Gyutaro with Special Alloy Wire.
• Obanai told Kazetoriin that Gyutaro had survived decapitation, and Kazetoriin approached the restrained demon.
• Daki tried to attack with her sashes, but Kazetoriin cut them apart as Gyutaro shouted for his sister to run.

Gyutaro and Daki fought Kazetoriin and Obanai together, believing their bond would let them overcome the Hashira. Kazetoriin overwhelmed the siblings with Feather Breathing, leaving them incapacitated under the Bright Red Nichirin Blade.

• Gyutaro urged Daki to flee and survive, but she refused to abandon her brother and powered up for the fight.
• Gyutaro and Daki unleashed their Blood Demon Arts together, breaking the alloy threads restraining Gyutaro and attacking Kazetoriin and Obanai.
• Obanai trusted Kazetoriin to face the combined assault while she prepared to end the battle.
• Kazetoriin used Feather Breathing's Sixth Form, Sky Moon Feather, to tear through the siblings' attacks and wound them severely.
• Kazetoriin knocked Gyutaro and Daki to the ground, where the Bright Red Nichirin Blade suppressed their regeneration, and Obanai felt relieved that she had proved more reliable than Uzui.

Muzan struggled to defeat Xia Xi as the Dawn Hashira endured his attacks, disrupted him with poison and sniper fire, and taunted him. While the Demon Slayer Corps' squads and Mechanism Puppets fought demons across the mountain, Xia Xi gained experience, and Sugimoto and Shiraishi continued battling together.

• Muzan failed to overcome Xia Xi's toughness, evasiveness, red blade, wisteria poison, and support from long-range snipers.
• Muzan called on the Upper Ranks and Lower Ranks for help, but they reported being held up by the Demon Slayer Corps' fighters.
• Xia Xi smiled as his status panel gained proficiency experience from demons killed by his Mechanism Puppets within the mountain range.
• Corps squads engaged demons across the mountain, using signal flares, poison smoke, and temporary boosts to handle dangerous encounters.
• Sugimoto used Stone Breathing and anesthetic-laced steel forks to restrain demons while Shiraishi directed a Mechanism Puppet and fought alongside it.

The Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen held Chenjie back with coordinated attacks until Urokodaki arrived and defeated him. As Chenjie was captured, he saw other old swordsmen dispatching demons and learned that a four-armed monster had also overpowered a demon he hoped would save him.

• Three Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen used coordinated tactics to keep Chenjie from reaching Muzan.
• A demon warned Chenjie about a tengu ahead, and Urokodaki arrived to relieve the exhausted swordsmen.
• Another elderly swordsman killed a demon with a lightning-fast slash, while Urokodaki cut Chenjie in half with Water Breathing and had him restrained.
• Chenjie was dragged into the woods, where he saw a four-armed monster killing demons and the Lower Rank candidate lying defeated nearby.
• A Demon Slayer Corps swordsman noticed Chenjie and asked the others whether another demon had been sent over.

Xia Xi’s proposal brought retired cultivators back to the battlefield, where Urokodaki and Jigoro Kuwajima fought alongside Combat Puppets and reminisced about their past. Elsewhere, the retired cultivators Nikaido and Matsuyama struggled against a Lower Rank demon.

• Xia Xi persuaded Kagaya to invite retired cultivators and slayers to volunteer for the final battle.
• Urokodaki and Jigoro Kuwajima watched Combat Puppets slaughter demons and praised their potential to support the Demon Slayer Corps.
• Kuwajima accidentally killed a demon that he and Urokodaki had meant to leave for the puppets to finish off.
• Urokodaki and Kuwajima reflected on their years of fighting together and the few survivors of their generation.
• Nikaido urged Matsuyama to move faster as the two cultivators fell into a disadvantage against a Lower Rank demon.