Vol. 5The Sea and the Serpent

Han Jiang, Kiana, Bronya, and their allies confronted Sirin, endured trials in the Sea of Quantum, and escaped Kevin’s World Bubble. Han Jiang took Kiana and Mei to reunite with their fathers, but World Serpent attacked the Mexico Base.

  • Han Jiang and Chiyuan's Wing recovered Fu Hua and the Book of Cang Xuan, and Han Jiang brought Fu Hua to St. Freya to help Kiana face her other consciousness.
  • Han Jiang, Fu Hua, Kiana, Patrick, and Welt confronted Sirin at Babylon Laboratory, where Sirin escaped and later struck Han Jiang with a phantom spear.
  • Sirin returned to Earth with Honkai Beasts and devastated Siberia, where Han Jiang, Kiana, Siegfried, Cecilia, and their allies fought her.
  • Siegfried removed Sirin’s Death Herrscher core, and Kiana defeated her in the Feather Dust experiment before Han Jiang and Kiana helped Sirin restore Bella.
  • Han Jiang and Bronya entered the Sea of Quantum, where they faced separate trials shaped by painful memories and choices.
  • Bronya vowed to save Seele, while Han Jiang joined MEI’s research institute as the First Herrscher attacked.
  • Bronya claimed the Star of Eden and broke the World Bubble, then joined Han Jiang and chose to trust him as they escaped with their companions.
  • Han Jiang took Kiana and Mei to the Mexico Base to reunite with Siegfried and Raiden Ryoma, but World Serpent attacked and Kevin confronted Siegfried.
Chapters 407–510 Read from ch. 407

Arc 17The Second Herrscher Awakens

Han Jiang recovered the Book of Cang Xuan, brought Fu Hua back to St. Freya, and helped Kiana enter a Feather Dust recreation of the Second Honkai War. The Babylon Laboratory crisis led to Schicksal and Anti-Entropy cooperating against Sirin, whose battle with Welt, Han Jiang, and Kiana continued as Han Jiang was struck by a phantom spear.

  • Han Jiang and Chiyuan's Wing escaped the Lake Baikal ruins with Fu Hua, then found the Book of Cang Xuan at Mount Tai Xu and restored Cang Xiaoxuan.
  • Han Jiang persuaded Fu Hua to visit St. Freya High School, where she reunited with Kiana and the others and agreed to help Kiana confront the other consciousness within her.
  • Han Jiang and Fu Hua entered Kiana's Feather Dust simulation of the Second Honkai War, where they investigated missing Babylon Laboratory researchers and found fifty-two imprisoned girls.
  • Han Jiang, Kiana, and Patrick confronted Sirin in the reactor after she admitted seeking revenge on Schicksal, but she escaped as Honkai Beasts attacked the laboratory.
  • Welt arrived to help Han Jiang and Patrick, then negotiated cooperation between Anti-Entropy and Schicksal so they could pursue Sirin together.
  • Theresa tracked Sirin with Judah to a giant egg, where Sirin captured her before Welt revealed Sirin inside the hidden space and stayed to fight her.
  • Welt identified himself as the First Herrscher and urged Sirin to join humanity, but Sirin rejected him, attacked the group, and Han Jiang dropped from the sky after a phantom spear entered his body.
Chapters 407–431 Summaries Read

Arc 18Sirin’s Fall and Return

Sirin’s assault on Earth brought Han Jiang, Kiana, and their allies into a desperate battle, while memories of her childhood and a dream of family exposed the grief behind her hatred. After Siegfried stripped away her power and Feather Dust helped Kiana confront her, Sirin survived and restored Bella, but collapsed from the effort.

  • Han Jiang and Kiana fought Sirin, but Otto intervened, Welt died on the moon, and Sirin returned to Earth with an army of Honkai Beasts.
  • Sirin’s memories revealed how Schicksal’s experiments killed Agata, Aurora, and Bella, driving her to unleash Quasi-Herrscher attacks and devastate Siberia.
  • Siegfried joined the fight after taking an activator that risked transforming him, while Han Jiang, Kiana, and Cecilia’s forces confronted Sirin across the Siberian battlefields.
  • Sirin captured Cecilia, Kiana, and Siegfried in a dream of family life, but Bella died fighting Han Jiang and Nicholas, and Sirin turned against the people who had welcomed her.
  • Welt and Einstein helped Cecilia, Kiana, and Siegfried escape the dream, while Theresa trapped Sirin and Siegfried transformed, defeated her, and removed her Death Herrscher core.
  • Sirin’s uncontrolled core triggered a spreading Honkai eruption, and Feather Dust revealed Cecilia’s final farewell before Kiana defeated Sirin and woke from the experiment.
  • Han Jiang, Kiana, and Fu Hua secretly reached frozen Bella in Siberia, where Sirin restored Bella and created three more cores before collapsing from the strain.
Chapters 432–457 Summaries Read

Arc 19Trials Beyond the Abyss

Han Jiang and Bronya entered the Sea of Quantum and were tested in separate worlds shaped by painful choices and memories. Bronya emerged determined to save Seele, while Han Jiang’s next destination remained tied to the crisis at the Far East research institute.

  • Sirin healed Bella, who pledged to follow Kiana, while Theresa and Bronya met Rosaliya and Liliya and the group flew toward Abyss City.
  • Einstein revealed that Abyss City was a gateway to the Sea of Quantum, and St. Freya’s group prepared to defend it as Einstein planned to enter alone.
  • Bronya faced her memories of the orphanage and Cocolia’s actions, while Rosaliya explained how Cocolia’s experiments had saved her and Liliya.
  • Gray Serpent and Raven abducted Einstein as Honkai Beasts attacked Abyss City, and Bronya and Han Jiang entered the Eye of the Abyss to find Seele.
  • In separate worlds, Han Jiang encountered Yae Sakura, Kallen, Otto, and Seele, while Bronya met Cocolia, Himeko, Fu Hua, and Seele and helped Joachim choose a future at St. Freya.
  • Han Jiang agreed to help Otto strengthen Yae Village after seeing his experiments, while Bronya learned Joachim was a clone of Welt Yang and vowed to save Seele.
  • Han Jiang and Kevin joined MEI’s research institute as the First Herrscher’s attack began, and Prometheus led Honkai Beasts against the Far East defenses.
  • Bronya and Seele confronted painful memories in a snowy world, where Feather Dust urged Bronya to find her own answer before Bronya and the children carried the collapsed priest back.
Chapters 458–483 Summaries Read

Arc 20The Sea and the Serpent

Bronya and Han Jiang faced the trials of the Sea of Quantum, reunited with their companions, and escaped Kevin’s World Bubble. As Schicksal and Anti-Entropy maneuvered around World Serpent, Han Jiang took Kiana and Mei to reunite with their fathers, only for World Serpent to attack the Mexico Base.

  • Joachim returned to Freya Orphanage, accepted responsibility for its future, and stayed beside Otto as he died, and Bronya then entered the dark third world of the labyrinth.
  • Han Jiang and Kevin defeated the First Herrscher, and Han Jiang was swept into visions of the coming Herrschers before awakening at St. Freya as the Herrscher of the End attacked.
  • Bronya rejected the false Welt’s ideals, claimed the Star of Eden, and broke the World Bubble, and she later joined Han Jiang and chose to trust him rather than hand the Core of Reason to Seele and Kevin.
  • Han Jiang and Seele helped Yae Sakura reach Ling, but Ling was dead, and Sakura died sealing the Erosion Herrscher, and Seele and Han Jiang emerged in the Void Land before a blooming cherry tree.
  • Han Jiang, Kiana, Bronya, Welt, and Seele fought Kevin and escaped the collapsing World Bubble through the Eye of the Abyss, while Kevin withdrew and invited Han Jiang to join World Serpent.
  • Otto and Kevin discussed the Stigmata Project as Welt opposed it, then Schicksal and Anti-Entropy agreed to withdraw their forces, and Han Jiang later visited Fu Hua and urged her not to meet Kevin if she did not want to.
  • Han Jiang took Kiana and Mei to the Mexico Base, where they reunited with Siegfried and Raiden Ryoma, after learning Siegfried’s condition remained manageable but his suppressants were losing effectiveness, they were interrupted by World Serpent’s attack.
  • Han Jiang, Kiana, Mei, and Bella prepared to defend the Mexico Base and evacuate its researchers as Siegfried confronted Kevin outside and Kevin tried to summon the Phoenix of the Holy Fire.
Chapters 484–510 Summaries Read
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