Chapter Summaries

Li Xia and Kikyo entered the underground passage to the Demon Graveyard, where Li Xia stole the gatekeepers’ flames and captured Ox-Head and Horse-Face for research. On their return journey, they spotted a fused demon attacking a village, and Kikyo prepared to intervene while Li Xia considered acting alone.

• Hakudoshi killed the Soul-Eater, and Kohaku opened its belly to collect the human corporeal souls inside.
• Li Xia and Kikyo flew into the underground passage near the Fire Country and reached the sealed gate to the Demon Graveyard.
• Li Xia absorbed the strange demon power in the gatekeepers’ flames and attacked Ox-Head and Horse-Face, but his fire and Kikyo’s Sacred Arrow could not harm them.
• Li Xia summoned the Poison Flood Dragon and Mountain Demon to restrain the gatekeepers, then used an Advanced Spirit-Sealing Talisman to impose a contract on them.
• On their return, Li Xia and Kikyo saw a monster made from fused demons slaughtering villagers, and Kikyo prepared to go down while Li Xia considered acting alone.

Li Xia and Kikyo investigated stitched monsters made from Demon bodies and human animating spirits, then confronted Hakudoshi, Kohaku, and Moryomaru. After Kikyo’s Sacred Arrows exposed Hakudoshi’s vulnerability and restored some of Kohaku’s memories, Li Xia killed Hakudoshi and destroyed his bone halberd, strengthening his spear; the fate of Moryomaru remained unresolved.

• Kikyo and Li Xia found stitched monsters attacking villages and concluded someone was experimenting with Demon corpses and human animating spirits.
• Kikyo sensed a Shikon Shard, and she and Li Xia flew north to confront Hakudoshi, Kohaku, and Moryomaru.
• Kikyo’s Sacred Arrow purified Kohaku’s Shikon Shard and brought back fragments of his memories, while it destroyed Moryomaru’s legs and pierced Hakudoshi’s Barrier.
• Entei knocked Moryomaru down, and Mountain Demon sealed him as Li Xia approached Hakudoshi.
• Li Xia stabbed Hakudoshi with the Dragon Scales Fire-Tipped Spear, absorbed him, and then split his bone halberd, absorbing its demon power as well.
• Li Xia sensed that his spear had changed, while Kikyo asked what he planned to do about Moryomaru.

Li Xia and Kikyo fought Moryomaru, and Li Xia sealed its detached flesh before Naraku could use the War Fortress. Naraku woke furious after witnessing the setback and ordered preparations to hunt a target in Shikoku once his Weakening Period ended.

• Moryomaru's severed tentacles revived and attacked, so Li Xia rescued Kikyo and warned her not to underestimate Naraku.
• Moryomaru revealed its second-stage abilities, and Li Xia used Mountain Demon's Barrier to trap it while cutting off and sealing its tentacles.
• Li Xia sealed Moryomaru's flesh with Spirit-Sealing Talismans, severing its connection to Naraku and Red Child.
• Naraku watched the battle through Kanna's Mirror, lifted the Glass Curse on Inuyasha to beat him, then froze him back into a glass sculpture.
• Naraku ordered his forces to prepare to hunt their target in Shikoku after his Weakening Period ended, determined to keep the power of that bond from Li Xia.

After returning to modern Tokyo, Li Xia took Kagome shopping and openly shared his wealth with her. Seeing Souta nervously buy a flower for a girl stirred up Li Xia’s regrets about his past and left him worked up at dinner.

• Kikyo returned to the Temple and told Li Xia to treasure Kagome, explaining that her resentment and desire to destroy Naraku still consumed her.
• Li Xia returned to Tokyo with Kagome, who held his sleeve, and told her she could shop freely on streets owned by his family.
• Kagome and Li Xia saw Souta hide from three schoolgirls, then buy a flower after a shop assistant encouraged him to confess his feelings.
• Li Xia reflected bitterly on how he had missed romantic chances in his previous life and resolved to enjoy life this time.
• At dinner, Li Xia and Souta both lost their appetites and left the table, while Kagome guessed that Souta was lovesick and Li Xia was worked up.

Li Xia helped Souta understand his feelings for Hitomi and encouraged him to confess, while Kagome helped him prepare. After Hitomi accepted Souta’s confession, Li Xia asked Kagome to go out with him.

• Souta asked Li Xia what love meant and described his feelings for his classmate Hitomi.
• Li Xia advised Souta to confess, then demonstrated by pretending to confess to him, which Kagome overheard.
• Kagome laughed at the misunderstanding and helped dress Souta up for school, but he returned home without confessing.
• Li Xia urged Souta to visit Hitomi and speak honestly, so Souta invited her to a nearby park.
• Souta told Hitomi he liked her and asked her to go out with him, and Hitomi accepted.
• Kagome and Li Xia watched Souta and Hitomi embrace, then Li Xia pulled Kagome close and asked her to go out with him.

Li Xia and Kagome grew closer as he sang for her, recorded songs, and agreed to take her on future adventures. Back in the Sengoku world, he welcomed Izumo to Mount Hakurei after learning the sacred barrier could suppress his demon blood.

• Li Xia sang “Pretty Girl” to Kagome during a courtyard walk, and she blushed and praised the song.
• Li Xia recorded twenty songs with Kagome accompanying him while the Li Family ancestors approved of their relationship.
• Kagome asked to join Li Xia on future adventures, and he agreed to take her with him.
• Li Xia returned with Kagome to the Sengoku world and planned to introduce her to Master Hakushin.
• Bankotsu and Jakotsu brought Izumo to Mount Hakurei, where the sacred barrier kept him in human form and eased his fear of his demon blood.
• Li Xia welcomed Izumo as a like-minded fellow practitioner and led him to meet Master Hakushin.

Li Xia brought Kagome to Mount Hakurei, where he gave Izumo modern textbooks and praised his scientific insight. At Mount Azusa, the mountain spirit repeatedly sent Li Xia and Kagome back to the foot of the mountain, so Kagome prepared to climb alone; elsewhere, a hidden watcher recognized Sesshomaru’s Meido Zangetsuha.

• Li Xia introduced Kagome as his fiancée and explained that they had come to pay their respects to Master Hakushin.
• Li Xia gave Izumo textbooks about geography and astronomy, and Izumo and the others learned that the earth was a sphere and admired Izumo’s earlier doubts about the old cosmology.
• Li Xia told Kagome that Izumo had nearly created a Shikon Jewel, then reassured her that he would not harm anyone to make another one.
• After the group visited Master Hakushin, Li Xia kept Kohaku inside Mount Hakurei’s Sacred Barrier to protect him from Naraku.
• At Mount Azusa, the spirit’s fog repeatedly returned Li Xia, Kagome, and Entei to the stairs’ entrance despite Li Xia’s barriers, so Li Xia told Kagome to climb alone.
• Sesshomaru killed evil spirits with Meido Zangetsuha, and an unknown figure in an underground palace recognized the attack and referred to him as the eldest son of the old dog.

Kagome faced Mount Azusa’s trial, which awakened Kikyo’s buried memories and greatly strengthened her soul. Li Xia forcibly carried the mountain to Mount Hakurei to rescue her, and after Kagome recovered, they set out to subdue Kinka and Ginka.

• Kagome climbed Mount Azusa and encountered its spirit, which appeared as Kikyo and put her through the spiritual bow’s test.
• Kagome experienced Kikyo’s fragmented memories as they surfaced within her soul, while Li Xia grew worried when she did not return.
• Li Xia summoned Mountain Demon and the Poison Flood Dragon, raised Mount Azusa inside a barrier, and carried it toward Mount Hakurei.
• The spirit’s illusion collapsed under pressure from Hakushin and Li Xia, and Kagome awoke with a stronger soul and Kikyo’s memories within her.
• Kagome rested for two days, then joined Li Xia and Bankotsu as they traveled to Shikoku to seek Kinka and Ginka.
• Li Xia explained that the brothers’ combined bond thunder and bond fire could bypass armor and threaten even great demons.

Li Xia’s group learned that Kinka and Ginka were devastating villages with their constant battles, then found Naraku trying to seize the brothers’ Bond Blood for himself. Naraku’s attack backfired when Kinka and Ginka joined their fire and lightning against him, leaving him trapped by their combined power.

• Li Xia questioned a fleeing villager, who explained that Kinka and Ginka’s battles had destroyed nearby villages and driven people from their homes.
• Naraku attacked Kinka and Ginka, intending to absorb their Bond Blood and strengthen his Myriad Demon Body.
• Naraku bound the brothers with tentacles and was thrilled by the power of their blood, but their fire and lightning began damaging him from within.
• Naraku loosened his hold on Kinka, hoping he would betray Ginka, but Kinka instead helped Ginka intensify their combined attack.
• Kinka and Ginka rejected Naraku’s trick and continued fighting together against him, trapping him in their intertwined fire and lightning.

Li Xia and Kagome arrived as Naraku fought Kinka and Ginka, and Li Xia struck Naraku with a powerful barrier blast while Kagome’s spatially piercing Sacred Arrow purified him. Li Xia then charged toward Akago, forcing Naraku to fear that his secret had been discovered, while Kinka and Ginka escaped toward Bankotsu’s group.

• Naraku ordered Kagura to sever his paralyzed tentacles, and Kagura reluctantly obeyed, cutting the limbs and wounding Kinka and Ginka as Naraku absorbed their spilled demon blood.
• Li Xia arrived with Kagome on Entei, teleported beside Naraku, and hurled a barrier orb packed with flames, lightning, and demon power into Naraku’s miasma.
• The orb exploded, tore Naraku’s body apart, and weakened him with its combined attack.
• Kagome fired a Sacred Arrow that emerged from a spatial ripple and pierced Naraku’s face, purifying his demonic energy.
• Li Xia charged toward Akago as Kagome covered him with another arrow, and Naraku suspected they had learned the secret of his heart.
• Kinka and Ginka fled, while Jakotsu spotted them flying toward Bankotsu and recognized a chance for his group to earn credit.

Li Xia and Kagome drove Naraku’s forces into retreat, but Naraku escaped with Kanna, Akago, Kagura, and Byakuya through Byakuya’s hidden space. Naraku vowed to kill Li Xia, while Kagura privately believed Li Xia might be able to do it.

• Bankotsu and Jakotsu confronted Kinka and Ginka after Naraku allowed the brothers to escape, intending to prove their worth by defeating them.
• Naraku teleported to Kanna and Akago and fought Li Xia, using bone tentacles, demon heads, and other attacks as Li Xia’s spear drained his demon power.
• Kagome and Entei overpowered Kagura and Byakuya, while Li Xia and Kagome destroyed the demons released from Byakuya’s gourd.
• Byakuya urged Naraku to retreat, and Naraku unleashed the Backlash Wave to cover their escape as Byakuya used his gourd to transport the group into a hidden space.
• Naraku planned to recover and vowed to kill Li Xia, while Kagura thought Li Xia might be able to defeat him.

Li Xia captured Kinka and Ginka, learned about the Calamity Tribe’s bloodlines, and used their special blood to help his shikigami break through. The Mountain Demon and Poison Flood Dragon reached six-star power, while Li Xia outfitted the Poison Flood Dragon with Ryūkotsusei’s heart and bones.

• Bankotsu and Jakotsu weakened Kinka and Ginka while holding back, and Li Xia sealed the brothers into a bracelet after arriving with Kagome.
• Li Xia questioned Kinka and Ginka about their need to consume each other, then promised to bring them the Calamity Tribe’s queen and separate their bodies after collecting their power and blood.
• Li Xia told Kagome he would use the brothers’ bond power and demon blood, then planned to leave them a chance to live after taking what he needed.
• Two days later, Li Xia gave Kinka and Ginka’s bond blood to the Mountain Demon and the Calamity Queen’s fusion blood to the Poison Flood Dragon.
• The Mountain Demon and Poison Flood Dragon broke through to six-star power, and Li Xia gave the Poison Flood Dragon Ryūkotsusei’s heart and skeleton as an external armor.

Li Xia extracted demon power from Ryūkotsusei’s soul before Kagome revealed that Kikyo’s memories were surfacing in her mind. As Li Xia took Kagome to seek Kikyo’s help, a mysterious boy approached Sesshomaru with an offer to explain Tenseiga’s flaw.

• Li Xia purified Ryūkotsusei’s soul, drew out its accumulated demon power, and released the depleted soul through the Flying Demon Moth Tribe’s Inheritance Vessel.
• Kagome told Li Xia that she had been dreaming of Kikyo’s childhood memories since returning from Mount Azusa and feared losing her own identity.
• Li Xia suspected Kagome’s stronger soul and the changes to her spiritual training had awakened memories tied to the Shikon Jewel’s seal, then took her to find Kikyo.
• Jaken worried that Sesshomaru’s Tenseiga still did not open a perfect circle to the Netherworld after the trial that nearly cost Rin her life.
• A black-eyed boy appeared before Sesshomaru and offered to reveal the secret behind Tenseiga’s flaw.

Sesshomaru followed the Shikigami Child to a mountain ambush by Shinigami Oni, where Tenseiga’s Meido spheres threatened him. Bakusaiga emerged and transformed Sesshomaru’s left arm, but the chapter ended with Oyakatā and the Four Panther Cat Generals joining the fight.

• The Shikigami Child led Sesshomaru toward a remote mountain range after revealing that he knew Tenseiga’s secret, and Sesshomaru sent a message to Li Xia.
• Li Xia left Kagome in Kikyo’s care and flew toward Sesshomaru on Entei.
• The Shikigami Child vanished as Sesshomaru’s group crossed a bridge, and Shinigami Oni attacked them with Meido spheres.
• Sesshomaru unleashed the power of his transformed left arm, forcing back the Meido spheres as Bakusaiga emerged in his hand.
• Sesshomaru confronted Shinigami Oni, who summoned Oyakatā and the Four Panther Cat Generals to join him.

Sesshomaru defeated Panther Cat Oyakatā and his allies, but Oyakatā revived himself by devouring three of his own generals. As Sesshomaru and Li Xia closed in, Oyakatā fled before they could strike again.

• Shinigami Oni, Panther Cat Oyakatā, and the Four Panther Cat Generals attacked Sesshomaru together, but he shattered their assault and used Tenseiga to drain Oyakatā’s power.
• Sesshomaru left the dying Oyakatā to charge Shinigami Oni, while Jaken and Rin celebrated his victory.
• Li Xia hurried toward the battlefield on Entei after seeing demon clouds gather and sensing Bakusaiga’s emergence.
• Harun attacked Jaken, Rin, and A-Mō with Petal Illusion, but Jaken burned the petals away with his Human-Head Staff.
• Oyakatā demanded souls and flesh, then struck Donglan, Karan, and Shūran and absorbed them to restore his body.
• Oyakatā sensed Sesshomaru and an approaching figure, then fled before either could attack him again.

Sesshomaru defeated Shinigami Oni, learned how Oyakatā had returned, and used Shinigami Oni’s demon power to strengthen Tenseiga and complete Meido Zangetsuha. After Sesshomaru departed, Li Xia claimed Harun and had Mountain Demon absorb Shinigami Oni’s essence.

• Sesshomaru struck Shinigami Oni down and left Harun beside her siblings’ bodies.
• Harun explained that a Shikon Shard and a sacrificial ritual had resurrected Oyakatā, who then devoured three of her siblings.
• Li Xia gave Sesshomaru a dragon man scale, which let Tenseiga absorb the demon power in Shinigami Oni’s severed arm.
• Sesshomaru opened a fully circular Meido Zangetsuha and accepted Ox-Head and Horse-Face as free muscle for Li Xia.
• After Sesshomaru’s party left, Li Xia persuaded Harun to stay and had Mountain Demon absorb Shinigami Oni’s essence.

Li Xia left Kikyo’s Temple to pursue his own plans, while Naraku prepared to attack Kikyo in his absence. Naraku’s assault met two indestructible stone guardians, and Harun traveled toward Kōga’s tribe disguised as Li Xia.

• Kagome’s memories of Kikyo’s past continued surfacing faster than Kikyo could remove them, and Li Xia stayed at the Temple for ten days with her and her family.
• Oyakatā raided villages and devoured monsters to restore his strength, then encountered Naraku, who hinted that the Shikon Shard had served his purposes.
• Li Xia trained with purified demonic remnants and Sōunga, then left the Temple for Mount Hakurei and continued pursuing greater strength as the basis for immortality.
• After Li Xia departed, Naraku decided to attack Kikyo, while two villagers left the safety of her barrier to retrieve apparent gold that could carry spider silk back into the Village.
• Kikyo sensed evil aura inside the barrier as Naraku attacked the Temple, but he was stopped by two stone statues he could not kill.
• Harun, disguised as Li Xia and riding Entei, headed directly to Kōga’s tribe.

Harun, disguised as Li Xia, defeated Kōga and took the two Shikon Shards, directing him to seek his tribe’s inheritance if he wanted them back. Naraku infiltrated Kikyo’s village but failed to overcome its guardians, and Li Xia appeared to intercept his attack on Kikyo and Kagome.

• Harun rode Entei to the Demon Wolf Tribe’s Eastern Tribe and demanded Kōga surrender the Shikon Shards in his legs.
• Kōga attacked Harun, but Entei easily defeated him and Harun told him to seek the Demon Wolf Tribe’s inheritance to reclaim the shards.
• Naraku used spider silk carried by gold and silver to bypass Kikyo’s barrier, but Ox-Head and Horse-Face stopped him from reaching the temple.
• Naraku unleashed the Wind Tunnel against Ox-Head and Horse-Face, but it could not move the stone guardians, so he ordered Kagura to hold them off.
• Naraku charged toward Kikyo and Kagome, but Li Xia’s Adamant Barrage and Hell Dragon Break shattered his barrier and surprised him.

Li Xia, Kikyo, and Kagome cornered Naraku at Mount Hakurei, where they shattered his Underworld King Beast armor and forced him to scatter into countless fragments. After saving Miroku and Sango from Naraku’s hostage trick, Li Xia restored Miroku’s Wind Tunnel so they could pursue the fleeing fragments.

• Li Xia revealed that he had secretly returned to Mount Hakurei and ambushed Naraku, then used the Dragon-scaled Fire-Tipped Spear to drain power from Naraku’s Underworld King Beast armor.
• Naraku tried to provoke Li Xia into using Adamant Barrage, hoping to absorb its power, but Li Xia and Kagome instead coordinated their attacks with Kikyo.
• Kagome’s Sacred Arrow bypassed the armor and struck Naraku from within, while Kikyo’s arrow hit a crack from outside, causing Naraku to explode into fragments.
• Naraku threatened Miroku and Sango’s glass sculptures to make Li Xia drop the barrier; Mountain Demon caught both sculptures as they passed through.
• Li Xia freed Miroku from the Glass Curse and removed his prayer beads, allowing Miroku to use Wind Tunnel on Naraku’s scattered fragments.

Li Xia and Miroku’s allies drove Naraku into retreat, but Naraku’s manipulation of Miroku’s memories turned the monk against Li Xia and let Naraku escape. Li Xia then intercepted Kagura and offered her another deal.

• Li Xia, Miroku, Kikyo, and Kagome combined the Wind Tunnel and purification powers to absorb Naraku’s flesh and miasma while protecting Higurashi’s mother from his attacks.
• Naraku lost more of his flesh and the Demon-Blocking Wall, then used a hidden memory trick to make Miroku mistake Li Xia for Naraku.
• Miroku attacked Li Xia with the Wind Tunnel, but Li Xia kicked him away and teleported to safety with Kikyo and Kagome.
• Li Xia realized Naraku had overlaid Miroku’s memories, while Naraku and Li Xia exchanged accusations before Naraku fled.
• Kagura covered Naraku’s retreat, and Li Xia intercepted her, returned her left arm, and offered another deal.