Recaps

Li Xia and Sesshomaru led a group to Lake Motosu to rescue Inuyasha before Kaguya’s influence erased his humanity. They saw through Dream Castle’s illusion and confronted demonized Inuyasha atop a many-headed water demon, with Bankotsu and Jakotsu moving to fight them.

• Li Xia gave the Heavenly Feather Robe to Master Hakushin, arranged guards and hidden reserves at Mount Hakurei, and split the forces heading for the Fuji Five Lakes.
• Li Xia rode on Sesshomaru’s tail and explained that his hometown’s lucky charms were Band-Aids, while Sesshomaru questioned what they were.
• At Lake Motosu, Sesshomaru and Li Xia recognized that the mountain and palace were illusions rather than the real Dream Castle.
• Jakotsu cut apart the fireballs erupting from the lake with the Leaf Demon Sword, and a many-headed Flood Dragon demon surfaced with demonized Inuyasha on its central head.
• Li Xia permitted Bankotsu and Jakotsu to engage the enemy, and the two advanced, each expressing interest in fighting Inuyasha.

Bankotsu and Jakotsu defeated Kaguya’s flood dragon while Bankotsu fought the frenzied, demon-transformed Inuyasha. Sesshomaru and Li Xia subdued Inuyasha, and Li Xia asked Kagome to seal him with her Sealing Arrow.

• Bankotsu clashed with Inuyasha and used Diamond Armor to withstand his attack before punching him in the face.
• Jakotsu severed the flood dragon’s remaining heads, killing Kaguya’s pet demon.
• Bankotsu released Dragon Power and overwhelmed Inuyasha with enhanced strength and speed.
• Sesshomaru struck Inuyasha in the abdomen, weakening his resistance, while Li Xia brought Kagome close.
• Li Xia asked Kagome to seal Inuyasha with her Sealing Arrow.

Li Xia’s group sealed Inuyasha and entered the Mirror of Life to confront Kaguya, while Naraku attacked the supposedly unguarded Inuyasha. A Sacred Arrow struck back from the woods, and Naraku recognized the figures who appeared there with shock.

• Li Xia persuaded Kagome and Sesshomaru to help seal the rampaging Inuyasha to a tree with a Sealing Arrow.
• Li Xia broke through the illusion concealing the Mirror of Life and opened a passage into the world inside it.
• Li Xia’s group entered the mirror world and headed toward Kaguya’s palace, leaving Inuyasha behind as bait for Naraku.
• Naraku, Kanna, Byakuya, and Princess Saro appeared and attacked the sealed Inuyasha.
• A Sacred Arrow from the woods destroyed Naraku’s tentacles, and Naraku saw several figures that left him stunned.

Naraku confronted Kikyo, Tōko, and Midoriko, whom Li Xia had gathered to fight him, and realized his human heart could keep him from attacking Kikyo while their powers threatened him. He fled, abandoning his designs on Kaguya.

• Naraku recognized Kikyo alive in a real body and learned that her Sacred Arrows could harm him.
• Kikyo mocked Naraku, while he realized Onigumo's human heart could make him hesitate to attack her and destabilize his body.
• Naraku recognized Tōko and recalled that her powerful barriers and spiritual abilities had already made him avoid confronting her.
• Midoriko introduced herself, and Naraku realized she was the legendary miko who created the Shikon Jewel.
• Naraku cursed Li Xia for assembling the powerful women and fled, giving up on pursuing Kaguya.

Midoriko and her allies trapped Naraku’s group at Lake Motosu with three overlapping barriers and attacked them with overwhelming force. Naraku struggled to escape or break through, while Inuyasha remained hanging from the tree.

• Midoriko, Shiori, and Tōko’s barriers sealed the area and prevented Naraku’s group from using Byakuya’s spatial escape.
• Mountain Demon burst from the ground and attacked Naraku with a massive Diamond Spearhead as Midoriko charged in on Kirara.
• Midoriko’s sword and purification power overwhelmed Naraku’s defense, nearly extracting his soul from his Myriad Demon Body.
• Byakuya and Princess Saro summoned hordes of lesser demons while Naraku, Kanna, and the others fought the team’s attacks inside the barrier.
• Naraku remained unable to break through the barriers and spotted Inuyasha still hanging from the tree.

Li Xia and his companions fought Kaguya inside Dream Castle, where she revealed powerful weapons and mirror abilities. Li Xia exploited her focus on a reflected attack to stab her from behind, then captured and sealed her body parts and Demon Heart for later study.

• Bankotsu and Jakotsu tested Kaguya's transformed hairpin swords, and she held her ground with her strength and precise defenses.
• Bankotsu struck with the enhanced Banryu Great Spear, but Kaguya caught it with a barrier wrapped around her hand.
• Kaguya regenerated after Jakotsu wounded her, then used the Mirror of Life's whips and Mirror Orb to counter the brothers' attacks.
• Li Xia absorbed the reflected attack, teleported behind Kaguya, and stabbed her before she could use the Mirror Orb.
• Li Xia cut off Kaguya's hands, feet, and head, removed her Demon Heart, and sealed each part separately while Sesshomaru watched with killing intent.

Li Xia and Sesshomaru discussed Sōunga and the power Li Xia had gained before joining the battle against Naraku. Naraku’s attempt to seize Inuyasha failed, while Kaguya and the others arrived as reinforcements.

• Sesshomaru recognized Li Xia’s increased strength, and Li Xia explained how he had received Sōunga and Tōga’s approval to keep it.
• Sesshomaru asked to test Bakusaiga against Sōunga, but Li Xia warned him that Naraku had arrived.
• Midoriko, Tōko, and Kikyo’s duplicate fought off Naraku’s demons and exposed his spider silk with sacred mist.
• Naraku sent a Demon Claw underground to capture Inuyasha, but Poison Flood Dragon emerged from Inuyasha’s Azure Dragon Bracelet and burned it away.
• Medicine Elder Poison Immortal, Demon Spirit Great Sage, and Totosai watched as Sesshomaru, Bankotsu, Jakotsu, Li Xia, and Kaguya arrived through a spatial ripple.

Li Xia taunted Naraku by embracing Kagome and Kikyo's Clone, driving him into a reckless attack that left him defeated. Naraku revealed that he had wished for Kikyo fifty years earlier and spent the years since searching for the Shikon Jewel, while Sesshomaru arrived to find the battle already over.

• Li Xia presented Kagome and Kikyo's Clone beside him and provoked Naraku by claiming he had won both their hearts.
• Naraku abandoned caution, charged Li Xia, and was overwhelmed by Midoriko's Sacred Arrows and the Poison Flood Dragon's Dragon Breath.
• Mountain Demon defeated Byakuya, Kanna, and Princess Saro as Naraku fell and admitted he had wished on the Shikon Jewel for Kikyo fifty years earlier.
• Naraku said he had searched for the Shikon Jewel ever since, hoping to gather its shards and wish for Kikyo again.
• Sesshomaru arrived with Bakusaiga and found himself unsure whom to attack, while Princess Saro recognized him.

Naraku used Princess Saro and a reflected Backlash Wave to trap Sesshomaru at close range, hoping to absorb him. Tenseiga’s barrier protected Sesshomaru, leaving Naraku enraged as the battle continued.

• Naraku ordered Princess Saro to approach Sesshomaru, then used Byakuya and a copied Tessaiga to turn the Wind Scar into a clash of Backlash Waves.
• Naraku redirected the combined Backlash Wave toward Princess Saro, while Kanna detonated Kanna’s Mirror and disrupted the Mountain Demon.
• Sesshomaru dismissed the danger to Princess Saro and used Bakusaiga to disperse the incoming whirlwinds.
• Naraku’s barrier absorbed the Backlash Wave and reflected it at close range toward Sesshomaru, who could not evade in time.
• Tenseiga’s barrier activated and shielded Sesshomaru from the Backlash Wave, thwarting Naraku’s attempt to absorb him.

Li Xia and Sesshomaru defeated Naraku, and Sesshomaru granted Princess Saro's final request by destroying her demon body. Kagura intervened to save Kanna, and Li Xia prepared to remove Naraku's lingering influence while making Kanna consider the cost to Kagura's freedom.

• Sesshomaru used Bakusaiga to destroy Naraku's regenerating body, and Li Xia bound the remaining flesh with Spirit-Sealing Talismans.
• Naraku ruptured Princess Saro's Demon Heart, and Sesshomaru granted her request by destroying her and her fused demon body with Bakusaiga.
• Li Xia killed Phantom Byakuya and moved to kill Kanna, but Kagura blocked him and pleaded for her sister's life.
• Kagura offered to have Kanna perform a dangerous task in exchange for sparing her, but Entei prevented Kagura from leaving.
• Sesshomaru asked Li Xia to eliminate Naraku completely, then departed; Li Xia asked Kanna whether she wanted Kagura to lose her freedom again.

Li Xia used the Medicine Immortal Valley’s vats to remove Naraku’s lingering marks from Kanna and Kagura, then fused Kanna’s Mirror with the Mirror of Life and contracted Kanna as his eighth Shikigami. On the way back, he reassured Kagome that Kohaku’s Shikon Shard had already been purified, then offered to tutor her for her upcoming exams.

• Li Xia and the others brought Kanna and Kagura to Medicine Immortal Valley, where the Old Immortal helped rebuild Kanna’s Mirror and Li Xia sealed Naraku’s remnant soul.
• Li Xia extracted Kanna’s demon soul, repeatedly reforged her body to remove Naraku’s marks, and returned her soul to her new vessel.
• Kagura let Kanna’s Mirror draw out her souls, and Li Xia sealed the hidden Naraku soul he found inside her before her soul returned to her body.
• Li Xia removed the remaining marks from the Mirror of Life, fused it with Kanna’s Mirror, and contracted Kanna as his eighth Shikigami.
• On the way back, Li Xia told Kagome that he and Master Hakushin had already purified Naraku’s arrangements on Kohaku and his Shikon Shard.
• Li Xia told Kagome to prepare for her high school entrance exams and offered to tutor her.

Li Xia returned to Water Cedar Junior High and drew attention from Kagome’s classmates with his closeness to her and his superhuman athletic ability. After school, he and Kagome discussed what to do with the Shikon Jewel, then walked home together as her friends realized she had a boyfriend.

• Li Xia and Kagome entered their classroom together, prompting classmates to gossip about their relationship.
• Kagome’s friends Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi questioned her about Li Xia, but the bell interrupted them before she could explain much.
• During PE, Li Xia’s extraordinary performance intimidated the boys who had hoped to challenge him.
• After volleyball, Li Xia wiped sweat from Kagome’s forehead, and she said she felt more relaxed now that they had found all the Shikon Shards.
• Li Xia and Kagome discussed whether to destroy the Shikon Jewel or let it remain, noting that Miss Midoriko had not asked them to destroy it.
• Li Xia and Kagome walked home hand in hand while Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi remarked that Kagome had been the first of them to get a boyfriend.

Li Xia advanced his spirit cultivation by performing Transference on Kaguya and Naraku, bringing his Yang Spirit to 98%, then decided to seek another way to create Kagari. He found Midoriko in the Sengoku Era and stopped her from destroying Cook Rat’s cupboard before speaking with her privately.

• Li Xia and Kagome studied together, passed their high school entrance exams, and spent the vacation together while his feelings for her deepened.
• Li Xia performed Transference on Kaguya’s remnant soul, raised his Yang Spirit to 87%, and mastered her curse arts, including Still Water, Clear Mirror.
• Li Xia performed Transference on Naraku’s remnant soul and raised his Yang Spirit to 98%, though Naraku’s corruption nearly tainted the Shikon Jewel.
• Li Xia considered creating Kagari from the evil of the human world, then thought of Midoriko and decided to seek another plan.
• Li Xia found Midoriko after she defeated Cook Rat, stopped her from destroying Cook Rat’s cupboard, and went with her to a nearby grove.

Li Xia persuaded Midoriko not to destroy the Shikon Jewel, proposing that she help him purify it and use it to preserve the remnants of powerful mikos. He offered Midoriko and future guardian mikos revived clay bodies and a chance to experience ordinary lives before guarding the Jewel from within.

• Li Xia asked Midoriko whether she wanted to remain in the mortal world or find release from the Shikon Jewel.
• Midoriko questioned why Li Xia wanted to keep the Jewel despite the suffering it had caused, and he argued that a purehearted miko could gradually fill it with goodness.
• Li Xia explained that Midoriko's revived presence could help prevent Kagari from overpowering Naohi and keep the Jewel from becoming tainted again.
• Li Xia proposed storing guardian mikos' remnant souls in the Jewel and reviving them in clay bodies, so they could later help humanity face demons.
• Li Xia offered the Blood Coral Jewel and the Four War Gods' Cloning Technology so guardian mikos could experience ordinary lives before helping him watch over the Shikon Jewel.

Li Xia persuaded Midoriko to help him preserve accomplished miko in the Shikon Jewel and prepare a way for them to live again in clones, while he planned to tame the jewel’s demon souls and claim control of it. After more than a year passed, Li Xia turned eighteen and married the woman he loved at a Li Family hotel near Mount Fuji.

• Li Xia proposed using miko blood, cloning technology, and Mount Penglai to prepare clone bodies and preserve the miko’s spiritual power and four souls seeds for future lives.
• Midoriko accepted the proposal, and Li Xia gave her seven Shikon Shards to gather forces representing goodness.
• Li Xia asked Midoriko to help free Naohi and Kagari from the Shikon Jewel and planned to subdue its demon souls outside the jewel before returning them marked by him.
• Li Xia planned to use Midoriko, shikigami contracts, spatial skills, and Sesshomaru’s Tenseiga to secure control of the Shikon Jewel.
• More than a year later, Li Xia celebrated his eighteenth birthday and married the woman he loved at a luxurious Li Family hotel near Mount Fuji.

Li Xia’s elaborate wedding made Li Zhun reflect on his youngest son’s unexpected achievements, while Li Xia kept the Higurashi Family’s importance understated to avoid exposing the Bone-Eater’s Well. After the ceremony, Li Xia and Kagome spent their wedding night together, unaware that another soul inside Kagome was nervous too.

• Li Zhun considered how Li Xia’s success had raised the family’s standing and decided not to interfere in his children’s lives.
• Li Xia reasoned that an open passage between the Modern Era World and the Demon World could provoke wars, so he avoided drawing attention to the Higurashi Family.
• After the wedding ceremony, Li Xia and Kagome entered the bridal chamber.
• Kagome helped the tired, tipsy Li Xia with water and a head massage, then received a text from Yumi and the others.
• Li Xia carried Kagome to the bedroom, while another soul inside her watched nervously.

Li Xia and Kagome grew closer while Kikyo, trapped as a soul inside Kagome, experienced their intimacy through her senses. After recovering enough soul power, Kikyo drew Kagome into a dream to reveal herself, leaving Kagome delighted and asking where she was.

• Li Xia comforted Kagome after the formation barrier at Sunset Shrine was attacked and its backlash hurt her.
• Kikyo involuntarily experienced Kagome's feelings for Li Xia through their shared body and struggled against her own growing attachment.
• After Kagome fell asleep, Kikyo used the Dream-Entry Technique to bring her into a special dream space.
• Kagome recognized Kikyo and joyfully asked whether she was still alive and where she was.

Kikyo asked Kagome and Li Xia for the clone kept at Mount Penglai so she could live another life, while Li Xia and Kagome later reunited with Miroku in the Demon World. After discovering that Koharu was being forced into a marriage, Miroku prepared to intervene, and Li Xia gave him a cultivated left arm.

• Kikyo asked Kagome to persuade Li Xia to give her the clone at Mount Penglai, and Kagome realized Kikyo had been sharing her experiences from within her.
• Li Xia learned that Kikyo had been following him and Kagome, then worried about how they would manage while Kikyo's weak soul remained in Kagome's body.
• More than two years later, Li Xia and Kagome reunited with Miroku, who said he believed his destined match had arrived.
• Miroku took Li Xia and Kagome to Oil Village to see Koharu, but found her welcoming the Oil Family's young master as her groom.
• Li Xia pointed out that Koharu's smile was forced and that she was being controlled, prompting Miroku to turn back and stop the wedding.
• Li Xia gave Miroku a cultivated left arm, and Miroku broke down in tears as he thanked him.

Miroku arrived in the village where Koharu was being forced to marry the Oil Family's young master and rescued her after she stabbed him. Around a campfire, Koharu recalled how Miroku had once promised to marry her, and Li Xia and Kagome learned she had waited for him ever since.

• Koharu stabbed the Oil Family's young master with scissors when he tried to claim her as his bride, and the villagers turned against her.
• Miroku charged through the crowd, knocked down the men preparing to beat Koharu, and punched the young master with his restored left arm.
• The young master recognized Miroku from an earlier encounter and ordered the Oil Family's servants to take him away.
• Miroku reunited with Koharu and embraced her, while she told him she had missed him and waited for him to come back.
• Koharu recalled that Miroku had once asked her to bear his child when she was eleven and had later rescued her from a demon, leaving Li Xia and Kagome shocked by her story.

Li Xia and Kagome left Miroku and Koharu together and traveled to Mount Hakurei, where Sesshomaru prepared for his coming battle with Kirinmaru. Li Xia agreed to guard against Kirinmaru’s allies and other opportunists, and Sesshomaru accepted his invitation to rest at the mountain and spend more time with Rin.

• Koharu asked Miroku to take her with him and bear his children, and Miroku accepted her affection.
• Li Xia and Kagome left Miroku with supplies and rode Entei to Mount Hakurei.
• Li Xia reunited with Sesshomaru and asked whether he needed help before his fight with Kirinmaru.
• Li Xia offered to watch for Kirinmaru’s Four Perils and other enemies while Sesshomaru fought.
• Sesshomaru accepted Li Xia’s offer to stay at Mount Hakurei, where he could also spend more time with Rin.

Li Xia and Sesshomaru discussed Kirinmaru’s awakening and the threat he posed, then Li Xia arranged training to prepare Sesshomaru for their coming battle. Sesshomaru faced Li Xia’s Three Great Shikigami in the Demon Spirit Great Sage’s secret realm.

• Rin joyfully welcomed Sesshomaru back to Mount Hakurei.
• Sesshomaru told Li Xia that Kirinmaru may have awakened after disturbances involving Manganomaru, Bakusaiga, or Kaguya.
• Li Xia considered Kirinmaru’s history and strength, and concluded Sesshomaru knew far less about him than Kirinmaru likely knew about Sesshomaru.
• Li Xia asked Sesshomaru to fight his Three Great Shikigami for several days to prepare for Kirinmaru, and Sesshomaru eagerly agreed.
• Li Xia summoned Poison Flood Dragon, Mountain Demon, and Moryomaru in the Demon Spirit Great Sage’s secret realm, where Sesshomaru’s battle began.

Kirinmaru awakened to prepare for the Demon Spirit Star’s return and decided to test Sesshomaru, hoping to gain the power to resurrect someone dear to him. He and his followers arrived at the Cloudtop Heavenly Palace, where Sesshomaru, Li Xia, and the others were waiting for the coming battle.

• Kirinmaru recalled how he and Tōga had once sent the Demon Spirit Star’s fragments and dark demons into the Underworld, and resolved to face Sesshomaru in hopes of resurrecting her.
• Kirinmaru dismissed Inuyasha as an unworthy half-demon and considered the human Li Xia’s shikigami methods unusual.
• Kirinmaru sensed Qiongqi’s ambition to act independently but chose to postpone dealing with her until after the battle.
• Riku reported that the preparations were complete, and Kirinmaru set out with the Four Fiends and Shirō.
• Sesshomaru, Li Xia, and the others waited at the Cloudtop Heavenly Palace as lights appeared on the horizon, signaling Kirinmaru’s arrival.

Sesshomaru and Kirinmaru began a battle in the sea of clouds while Shirō and her allies reached the Celestial Cloud Palace. When Inuyasha arrived, Li Xia learned why Kirinmaru and Shirō hated half-demons, and Shirō prepared to kill him as Sesshomaru’s mother and Li Xia moved to protect him.

• Kirinmaru accepted Sesshomaru’s challenge, and the two Demon Kings headed into the sea of clouds to fight.
• Shirō, Riku, and the Four Perils descended on the Celestial Cloud Palace, where Inuyasha arrived to help his brother.
• Sesshomaru’s mother urged Inuyasha to leave, but Shirō recognized him as a half-demon and declared that he deserved to die.
• Li Xia read Riku’s thoughts and learned that half-demons had killed Kirinmaru’s daughter Rion, driving Kirinmaru and Shirō’s hatred of them.
• Sesshomaru’s mother claimed Inuyasha as her guest and stood against Shirō, while Li Xia stepped between the sides and urged Inuyasha to leave.

Shirō blamed Inuyasha and his mother for Tōga’s death, while Kirinmaru drew Inuyasha into his fight with Sesshomaru. Under Kirinmaru’s lethal pressure, Inuyasha awakened his demon blood while keeping his human reason and charged back into battle.

• Shirō revealed her lingering love for Tōga and accused Inuyasha and Izayoi of causing his death, while Myōga urged Inuyasha to flee.
• Kirinmaru intercepted Inuyasha and challenged him and Sesshomaru to fight together, hoping to defeat them and have Sesshomaru use Tenseiga to resurrect Rion.
• Sesshomaru refused to rely on Inuyasha, but Kirinmaru attacked Inuyasha to force him into the battle.
• Inuyasha’s new sword failed to stop Kirinmaru’s attack, and Sesshomaru intervened with Bakusaiga to destroy the incoming spears.
• Facing mortal danger, Inuyasha awakened Tōga’s demon blood while retaining his human reason, then charged at Kirinmaru to prove himself.

Inuyasha’s bloodline awakening unleashed power beyond six stars, but he and Sesshomaru struggled to cooperate against Kirinmaru, who continued to dominate their fight. Kirinmaru decided to use the battle to temper Tōga’s sons.

• Inuyasha’s Demon Sword awakened alongside his bloodline, allowing him to clash with Kirinmaru’s Flying Slash far more effectively.
• Li Xia realized that Tōga had sealed some of his Wild Soul’s Demon Power in Inuyasha, and that Inuyasha’s training had helped release it.
• Kirinmaru reflected on his long efforts to revive his daughter Rion and his plan to have Sesshomaru research Tenseiga.
• Sesshomaru and Inuyasha’s poor teamwork let Kirinmaru overpower them, so Sesshomaru told Inuyasha to stand down.
• Inuyasha refused to withdraw, and Kirinmaru resolved to give Tōga’s sons a proper tempering.