Chapter Summaries

Wangchuan defeated Kali by sealing her inside a moon, revealing a powerful technique he had just created. With Kali contained, he turned his attention to Jormungandr.

• Kali unleashed a greatly strengthened black-flamed disc at Wangchuan, while Sol and Loke braced for the attack.
• Wangchuan summoned three moons that repeatedly reformed after Kali's disc shattered them, then surrounded her with their light.
• Wangchuan used his waning gibbous moon aspect to suppress Kali and seal her inside a silvery-white moon marked with her dark red sign.
• Wangchuan told Sol and Loke that he had created the sealing technique himself, and Jade asked whether Kali could be released.
• Wangchuan looked toward Jormungandr and said it was time to deal with him.

Wangchuan offered Jormungandr freedom from Ragnarok’s prophecy in exchange for submission, but refused the serpent’s condition that he kill Odin. Jormungandr accepted Wangchuan’s contract and departed, while Sol and Loke watched uneasily and a woman called Wangchuan through his soul.

• Wangchuan confronted Jormungandr and offered to break the serpent’s destined death in exchange for serving him.
• Jormungandr hesitated, and Wangchuan demonstrated his sealing power while warning that Kali was already trapped inside his moon.
• Jormungandr demanded that Wangchuan help kill Odin, but Wangchuan refused, saying Odin could not be killed against His will.
• Jormungandr submitted to Wangchuan, who placed a silver crescent on its forehead to establish their contract.
• Jade reacted to Wangchuan taking Jormungandr as an underling, while Sol stayed silent and Loke remarked that the serpent had gained freedom from being Odin’s pawn.
• A woman contacted Wangchuan through his soul and asked whether he could hear her.

Wangchuan spoke with Utahime Iori through their soul connection and learned that Tengen was urgently looking for him. After promising to return once he finished his business, Wangchuan joined Jade and the others for breakfast.

• Wangchuan recognized Utahime Iori's voice through the demon energy he had left in her and answered her call.
• Utahime questioned Wangchuan about his absence, learned he was in another world, and said Mechamaru had already told her he was a demon.
• Wangchuan told Utahime he had won a recent battle and had not been hurt, and she warned him that Tengen urgently wanted to speak with him.
• Wangchuan promised Utahime he would return after taking care of things in his current world, and she told him she would wait.
• Jade noticed Wangchuan smiling and called out to him, after which he suggested they go find breakfast.
• Wangchuan, Jade, Quetzalcoatl, Loke, and Sol headed downstairs to get food.

Satoru Gojo gathered Yuji Itadori, Yu Haibara, Riko Amanai, Nobara Kugisaki, and Megumi Fushiguro at a dessert shop, where he learned from Utahime Iori that Wangchuan would soon return from another world. The group left excited to see him, while Megumi wondered whether Wangchuan might be able to help his unconscious sister, Tsumiki.

• Satoru Gojo criticized the desserts while Yuji Itadori, Yu Haibara, Riko Amanai, Nobara Kugisaki, and Megumi Fushiguro ate together.
• Utahime Iori told Satoru Gojo that Wangchuan was in another world handling things and would return soon.
• Satoru Gojo told the group Wangchuan was coming back, exciting Yuji Itadori, Yu Haibara, and Riko Amanai.
• Megumi Fushiguro silently wondered whether Wangchuan could help his unconscious sister, Tsumiki, and Yuji Itadori encouraged him to ask for help.
• Satoru Gojo led the group out of the shop and gave them time off before Wangchuan returned.

Wangchuan began Trigram Fusion on Penglai Immortal Island, while Pops and Tohru cast a spell to anchor Tso Lan’s dark chi to the world. The spell succeeded, linking Tso Lan’s power to the world even if he left it, as an unseen observer watched.

• He Xiangu brought Wangchuan to Penglai Immortal Island, where the system reported a 99% Trigram Fusion success rate before she departed for three months.
• Wangchuan transformed into his living moon form and began the three-month Trigram Fusion process.
• Pops explained to Jackie Chan, Jade, and Tohru that his spell would anchor Tso Lan’s dark chi to the world so its Yin and Yang remained balanced if Tso Lan left.
• Pops and Tohru cast the spell, sending a beam of silvery-white light through space to connect the eight-trigram diagram with Tso Lan on Penglai.
• Pops confirmed the anchor had taken effect and told Jade that Tso Lan would return because his roots remained in this world.
• An unknown pair of eyes watched everything happening in the world.

After two months of seclusion, Wangchuan completed the fusion of water and moon, greatly increasing his strength and transcending beyond other beings in the world. His upgraded system granted him access to moons across different worlds, and he opened a rift to the moon from Jackie Chan Adventures.

• Wangchuan emerged from the living moon as its nine Lunar Phase Eyes opened and fused the Authority of Water and Moon.
• He Xiangu arrived, sensed Wangchuan’s changed power, and congratulated him on completing Trigram Fusion.
• Wangchuan told He Xiangu that the fusion was seventy percent complete and said the rest would take time.
• After He Xiangu left, the system upgraded to version 3.0 and gave Wangchuan the Eclipse Gate, letting him travel to any world with a moon.
• The system explained that absorbing moons from the Myriad Heavens and Worlds could strengthen Wangchuan’s Essence of the Moon, and he opened a rift to the moon of Jackie Chan Adventures.

Wangchuan retrieved the moon of his origin, gaining a small moon of power, then pulled Drago out of Hell. He prepared to leave with Drago while the other demons waited in the mirror, and an approaching roar reminded him of his pet.

• Wangchuan used his demon chi to retrieve the moon, causing a giant eye to open on its surface and gaining a small moon that merged into his body.
• The six demons contacted Wangchuan through a mirror and begged him to free them from Hell.
• Drago joined the mirror and pleaded to be taken out, so Wangchuan agreed to bring him along to another world.
• Wangchuan pulled Drago through the mirror and noticed that Drago retained only Basha's water demon chi.
• The other demons accepted that Drago would leave first, and Wangchuan dismissed the mirror.
• A roar sounded from Earth, and Wangchuan remembered his pet.

Stan Edgar confronted Homelander over his damaging public behavior and warned him that Vought would treat him as a liability if he hurt profits. After Homelander left, Edgar discovered Wangchuan and Drago in his office, where Drago demanded that Edgar kneel before Moon Demon Tso Lan.

• Stan Edgar told Homelander that his recent behavior had damaged ratings, public opinion, and advertiser confidence, and that Homelander would have to pay for a lawsuit settlement.
• Edgar explained that Homelander was Vought's most successful product and warned that he could become a liability if he harmed profits.
• Homelander agreed to follow Edgar's instructions and appear briefly at the hero tribute gala before leaving the office.
• Edgar heard a mysterious voice and found Wangchuan seated on his sofa with Drago beside him.
• Drago insulted Edgar and demanded that he kneel and pledge loyalty to Moon Demon Tso Lan.

Wangchuan and Drago confronted Stan Edgar, who realized they were genuine demons after Wangchuan pulled his soul from his body. Wangchuan revealed that he wanted to control and enslave the world, and Edgar was left to consider how to help him.

• Drago introduced Tso Lan as his uncle and named him the leader of the Eight Demon Sorcerers, but Edgar doubted their claims.
• Wangchuan used his Purple Lunar Phase Eyes to pull Edgar's soul from his body and held it suspended above the floor.
• Wangchuan returned Edgar's soul to his body, and Edgar apologized and asked what the demons wanted him to do.
• Wangchuan told Edgar he wanted to dominate the world by controlling its capital, public opinion, military force, and resources.
• Wangchuan declared that he would enslave the world.

Stan Edgar proposed using Vought International to help Wangchuan rule the world, but Wangchuan revealed he intended to help Drago summon evil dragons from Hell. Edgar then urged them to combine the dragons’ force with Vought’s influence.

• Stan Edgar argued that Vought could shape global opinion and systems more effectively than conquering the world by force.
• Wangchuan told Edgar he only wanted him to teach Drago how to manage the world.
• Wangchuan asked Drago whether he remembered the spell his father used to summon evil dragons from Hell.
• Wangchuan explained that he could use the moons of both worlds as anchors to bring the dragons into this world, and Drago eagerly accepted the plan.
• Stan Edgar warned that governments might use nuclear weapons against the dragons and offered to pair their force with Vought’s public relations.

Wangchuan dismissed Edgar’s concerns about the fate of the world, while Edgar admitted he wanted power to defend himself from Homelander. Drago offered him Fire Demon Chi, the power of his father, one of the Eight Demons.

• Wangchuan told Drago to keep Edgar around and said he did not care what became of the world as long as it served his goal.
• Edgar warned Wangchuan that Homelander was becoming harder to control and could overpower him if he stopped obeying Vought.
• Edgar admitted he wanted the ability to deal with Homelander but refused to risk taking Compound V.
• Drago offered Edgar Fire Demon Chi as a way to gain power.

Wangchuan gave Stan Edgar the power to transform into a fire-wielding dragon, then let him return to human form. Edgar knelt and pledged Vought’s resources to Wangchuan, hoping to earn immortality, and asked what he should handle first.

• The little dragon transferred power to Edgar, transforming him with green scales, horns, claws, and a tail.
• Edgar discovered he could control fire and felt his senses and strength greatly enhanced.
• Edgar asked if he could return to human form, and Wangchuan changed him back.
• Edgar knelt before Wangchuan and admitted his desire for immortality; Wangchuan said it could be a reward and a leash.
• Edgar pledged Vought’s resources, connections, and intelligence network to Wangchuan and offered to help the little dragon manage the world.
• Wangchuan told Edgar to rise, and Edgar asked what he should deal with first.

Wangchuan ordered Stan Edgar to kill Stormfront after she insulted Drago and attacked him with lightning. Stan Edgar killed her with his dragon powers, then reported to Wangchuan, while Drago praised him.

• Stormfront entered Stan Edgar's office, insulted Drago, and then showed interest in Wangchuan.
• Drago threatened Stormfront, and Wangchuan ordered Stan Edgar to kill her.
• Stormfront attacked Wangchuan with lightning, but he absorbed it and dismissed her power as weak compared with Tchang Zu's.
• Stan Edgar pierced Stormfront's chest with a dragon claw and burned her to ash.
• Stan Edgar called Wangchuan "Master," and Drago praised him for killing Stormfront.

Wangchuan left Xiao Long in control of the world and departed to collect its moon, while warning him not to let Stan Edgar betray him as the Ice Fist Trio had. In another world, Jogo, Huojin, and Mu Xi prepared to seize Sukuna's Fingers at the Kyoto Goodwill Event and vowed to take revenge on Wangchuan.

• Wangchuan ordered Edgar to assist Xiao Long and gather the world's wealth, then told Xiao Long to summon the evil dragons after he left.
• Wangchuan warned Xiao Long to kill Stan Edgar if he betrayed him and not repeat his past mistake with the Ice Fist Trio.
• Wangchuan vanished to collect the moon and leave the world, while Xiao Long celebrated his chance to rule it.
• At a Tokyo hot spring, Mu Xi told Jogo and Huojin that they would attack Jujutsu High during the Kyoto Goodwill Event and seize seven of Sukuna's Fingers.
• Jogo promised to avenge Huojin, but Huojin insisted he would kill Wangchuan himself.

Gakuganji discussed the higher-ups’ plan to have Kyoto students kill Yuji Itadori during the Goodwill Event, but warned them that Wangchuan was returning soon. The higher-ups put Yuji’s execution on hold until Wangchuan returned, leaving Gakuganji wondering where Wangchuan had been and what his return would mean.

• The higher-ups pressed Gakuganji to arrange Yuji Itadori’s death during the Goodwill Event, hoping to avoid blame from Satoru Gojo.
• Gakuganji considered how dangerous Wangchuan was and feared how he would react if Yuji died.
• Gakuganji told the higher-ups that Wangchuan was coming back within the next few days, based on what Utahime Iori had told him.
• The higher-ups immediately put Yuji Itadori’s execution on hold until Wangchuan returned and asked Gakuganji to notify them.
• After ending the call, Gakuganji wondered where Wangchuan had been and whether he and Satoru Gojo could make Sukuna less of a threat.

At Tokyo Jujutsu High, Utahime Iori revealed she had received Wangchuan’s Demon Chi, and Satoru Gojo explained that he had sent Yuta Okkotsu to Africa to keep the higher-ups from controlling him through Rika Orimoto. Gojo also said Miguel and his group had asked for help reviving Suguru Geto, and the chapter ended as the Goodwill Event was about to begin.

• Satoru Gojo teased Utahime Iori about Wangchuan’s absence until she used his power to make the entire school weightless.
• Utahime Iori explained that Wangchuan had left her Demon Chi, which he said was not a Cursed Technique.
• Gojo revealed that the higher-ups wanted to control Yuta Okkotsu through Rika Orimoto, so he had sent Yuta overseas.
• Gojo said Yuta was in Africa with Miguel, whose group wanted to revive Suguru Geto and had asked Gojo to alert them if Wangchuan returned.
• Gojo speculated that Wangchuan might know where Geto’s body was, then ended the discussion as the Goodwill Event began.

Yuji Itadori and Toge Inumaki encountered Aoi Todo in the forest, where Todo challenged them and fought Itadori. After Inumaki sent Todo flying with Cursed Speech, Itadori insisted on facing him alone, and Todo asked what kind of woman he liked.

• Itadori and Inumaki cleared Grade 3 Cursed Spirits while discussing Inumaki’s Harmony Box, which let him use Cursed Speech with less backlash.
• Aoi Todo emerged from the forest, recognized the Harmony Box, and challenged Itadori and Inumaki.
• Itadori attacked Todo, but Todo blocked his strikes and then punched him into a tree.
• Inumaki used Cursed Speech to send Todo crashing through trees and into a boulder.
• Itadori stopped Inumaki from attacking again and chose to fight Todo himself.
• Todo admired Itadori’s determination and asked him what kind of woman he liked.

Yuji Itadori’s answer to Aoi Todo’s question made Todo declare him his best friend, and the two resumed fighting while Toge Inumaki watched. Their battle was interrupted by Hanami and an elderly Special Grade Cursed Spirit wielding the Scythe of Time, who recognized Wangchuan’s aura in Inumaki’s cursed tool and prepared to test it.

• Yuji Itadori said he liked tall women with big asses, like Jennifer Lawrence, and Aoi Todo tearfully called him his best friend.
• Aoi Todo declared Toge Inumaki his brother too, then challenged Itadori to fight seriously; Inumaki stepped aside as the two exchanged blows.
• Toge Inumaki sensed roots swelling underground and warned Itadori, but the ground erupted and roots attacked all three.
• Inumaki used Cursed Speech to blast away the roots as the trio faced Hanami and an elderly Special Grade Cursed Spirit.
• The old curse recognized Wangchuan’s aura in Inumaki’s cursed tool and raised the Scythe of Time, saying he wanted to test whether it could withstand time’s erosion.

Inumaki used the Harmony Box to face Suishi while Itadori and Todo fought Hanami. He immobilized both Special Grade Cursed Spirits with Cursed Speech, but the strain from their immense Cursed Energy began to weigh on him.

• Inumaki activated Cursed Speech Mode as Suishi’s aging power withered the forest around them.
• Todo and Itadori teamed up against Hanami, using Boogie Woogie and coordinated attacks to crack her bark-like armor.
• Hanami healed herself by absorbing the forest’s life force and unleashed a renewed assault of roots.
• Inumaki told Hanami and Suishi, “Don’t move,” freezing both Cursed Spirits at once.
• The Harmony Box absorbed some of the backlash, but Inumaki felt the immense Cursed Energy of the two Special Grades taxing him.

Yuji Itadori, Aoi Todo, and Toge Inumaki faced two special grade cursed spirits as an outsider’s curtain sealed Jujutsu High. The school’s staff mobilized to investigate, while Wangchuan returned and sensed intruders on the grounds.

• Yuji Itadori checked on Toge Inumaki after Inumaki used cursed speech, while Aoi Todo and Itadori prepared to hold Hanami and Suishi until help arrived.
• A dark gray curtain spread over Jujutsu High, trapping those inside and alerting students across the grounds.
• Kasumi Miwa bandaged Momo Nishimiya, then drew her attention to the curtain and sensed something was wrong.
• Satoru Gojo, Utahime Iori, and Gakuganji set out to investigate after the conference-room talismans burned, while Mei Mei checked on the students and Masamichi Yaga went to see Master Tengen.
• Wangchuan returned through a silver-white rift and sensed that intruders had entered Jujutsu High.