Chapter Summaries

Himeko and Fu Hua defeated the rampaging Herrscher of Stars, but a mysterious woman intervened before Fu Hua could finish Chen Tianwu. The woman identified herself as Luo Nianxi, a Flame-Moth commander from the Ark Project survivors, and demanded cooperation from Kevin and Fu Hua as her faction approached.

• Himeko ordered Kiana and Mei to restrain Anna while she and Fu Hua attacked the Herrscher of Stars.
• Fu Hua pierced Chen Tianwu's core, and, after he regained clarity and asked for a quick death, she struck to kill him.
• A mysterious black-haired girl blocked Fu Hua's spear, took Chen Tianwu, and persuaded Anna to go with her in exchange for a chance to save him.
• The girl revealed Flame-Moth credentials and asked Fu Hua about Su, prompting Kevin to arrive and identify her as a descendant of Ark Project survivors.
• The girl named herself Luo Nianxi, captain of Flame-Moth's First Combat Squad, and asked Kevin and Fu Hua to cooperate with her advance unit.

Luo Nianxi’s Flame-Moth group took Kiana and Mei away from Coral Island after Himeko agreed to avoid a fight, while news of an approaching fleet led the Far East and Anti-Entropy to prepare for greater threats. At St. Freya, Anti-Entropy injected the badly injured Han Jiang with a fusion serum suited to his genes, and he convulsed in agony as it took effect.

• Kevin asserted his authority over Luo Nianxi’s Ark Project group, but she summoned an aerial battleship and two Fusion Warriors before Welt warned that a fleet was approaching from outer space.
• Himeko agreed to let Luo Nianxi take Kiana and Mei, and the Far East withdrew from Coral Island while Kevin and Durandal remained behind; Flame-Moth reinforcements later helped them hold the battle.
• At St. Freya, Theresa ordered Himeko to gather Anti-Entropy and Far East leaders, and Welt asked to see the injured Han Jiang.
• Welt explained that Anti-Entropy had stabilized Siegfried and Schrodinger with Han Jiang’s serum and chose Han Jiang for treatment because he was highly compatible with it.
• Einstein injected Han Jiang with the fusion serum, and his system arranged its substances in his body as his strength grew and severe pain made him convulse.

Han Jiang survived the fusion-serum procedure, gaining the system’s abilities as instincts, and Fu Hua left a Feather Dust feather to protect and strengthen his mind. While experiencing Fu Hua’s memories in a mental world, he witnessed a Honkai Beast attack near her family’s martial arts hall and helped rescue a trapped child; Fu Hua then arrived at the hospital corridor where he was waiting.

• Han Jiang endured the fusion serum, healed from his wounds, and absorbed the system’s abilities as instincts for sensing the Sea of Quantum and stealing Herrscher power.
• Einstein confirmed that Han Jiang’s experiment had succeeded, while Siegfried worried over how easily Han Jiang seemed to have survived the procedure.
• Fu Hua left a Feather Dust feather in the medical room, and its stored memories drew Han Jiang into a mental world based on her childhood.
• Han Jiang experienced life as Fu Hua’s cousin in her hometown and watched Fu Hua’s father rescue a child when a Honkai Beast attacked the martial arts hall.
• Han Jiang helped pull the child from beneath a beam, then left with him while police forces fought the Honkai Beast and Deadwalkers.
• Fu Hua arrived at the hospital, where Han Jiang was waiting after giving a statement.

Han Jiang accompanied Fu Hua through her father’s recovery and helped her move to Canghai City for school, where she struggled to adjust and sensed that Honkai-related events were becoming more common. He grew closer to her by learning what she liked and sharing noodles with her, while seeing a more ordinary, genuine side of her.

• Han Jiang reassured Fu Hua that her father, Fu Qiang, would recover, and Fu Qiang urged her to study in Canghai City once he could walk again.
• After Fu Qiang got out of bed, Han Jiang brought Fu Hua to Canghai City and helped arrange her boarding-school enrollment and lodging.
• Fu Hua told Han Jiang she had long sensed something unusual in the world, and Han Jiang realized she could perceive Honkai Energy.
• Han Jiang visited Fu Hua at school and learned that she felt out of place, missed her familiar routines, and was reluctant to change her clothes or burden her father.
• When Fu Hua mentioned hearing about monsters in Canghai City, Han Jiang took her to a noodle shop she liked, ordered her more noodles, and saw her relax and enjoy herself.

Han Jiang entered Fu Hua’s consciousness and saw a memory of Fu Hua rescuing a girl from Deadwalkers, then revealed his own deepest memories to her. Fu Hua explained that a Herrscher consciousness had taken over her body after most of Feather Dust was destroyed, leaving the real Fu Hua within the last feather she gave Han Jiang.

• Fu Hua rushed to rescue a girl being chased by Deadwalkers, fought them off, and led the girl to safety.
• Fu Hua showed Han Jiang a preserved memory and explained that Feather Dust let her divide her consciousness into parts.
• Fu Hua entered Han Jiang’s memories and saw that his safest place was St. Freya High School, filled with chibi versions of people and fragments from his past.
• Han Jiang told Fu Hua he trusted her completely, and Fu Hua clarified that she was the real Fu Hua while the one outside was not actually her.
• Fu Hua explained that she had been restoring her body by using Feather Dust to consume memories when a Herrscher consciousness took possession of her body and most of the feathers were destroyed.
• Fu Hua said the final Feather Dust feather had been left with Han Jiang to protect him before he received the Super Fusion Serum.

After recovering from the Fusion Serum, Han Jiang learned that Anti-Entropy could use his data to improve its chances of creating Fusion Warriors. He traveled with Kiana to Mount Tai Xu to check on Fu Hua, but Cheng Lixue barred them from the mountain because she feared for her injured master's safety.

• Han Jiang woke after three days, learned that his Fusion Serum trial had succeeded, and heard Einstein explain how his data would improve future serum trials.
• Kiana told Han Jiang that Theresa and Anti-Entropy had attacked a Flame-Moth battleship after its agents demanded that St. Freya hand over Fu Hua.
• Han Jiang told Himeko he planned to go to Mount Tai Xu to retrieve Fu Hua, and Kiana joined him aboard the Helios.
• Han Jiang and Kiana reached Mount Tai Xu and learned from Cheng Lixue that Fu Hua was in the back mountain and was probably injured.
• Cheng Lixue refused to let Han Jiang and Kiana go up the mountain, saying that no one could approach Fu Hua while she recuperated.

Han Jiang forced his way into Mount Tai Xu to reach Fu Hua, only to discover that the Herrscher of Reason had trapped him and Fu Hua in an illusion of the mountain from five hundred years ago. Outside the illusion, the Herrscher of Reason began teaching Kiana about Sword Heart and Tai Xu Sword Qi, while Han Jiang and Fu Hua set out to explore the illusion.

• Fu Hua urged Han Jiang to use force against Cheng Lixue, but her phantom could not persuade Cheng Lixue to let them pass.
• Han Jiang flew into Mount Tai Xu while Kiana fought Cheng Lixue, and the Herrscher of Reason appeared to stop their attacks and reassure Cheng Lixue.
• The Herrscher of Reason questioned Kiana about controlling her Herrscher power and offered to teach her Tai Xu Sword Qi through the Valkyrie psychological course.
• Han Jiang discovered that Mount Tai Xu was an illusion depicting the mountain five hundred years earlier, and learned that the Herrscher of Reason had used a complete Feather Dust to trap him.
• Han Jiang could not break the illusion with force, so he agreed to explore it with Fu Hua, who pointed out a nearby village.

Han Jiang and Fu Hua entered an illusion created by the Herrscher of Reason, who explained why she had drawn them in and revealed her refusal to follow Dr. Mei’s orders. The Herrscher of Reason began recounting her past, leaving Fu Hua and Han Jiang to hear why she chose to protect humanity in her own way.

• Han Jiang and Fu Hua explored Mount Tai Xu and entered a village where Deadwalkers threatened a Honkai-corrupted girl.
• The Herrscher of Reason appeared and explained that she had pulled Han Jiang into the illusion to reclaim a Feather Dust feather and show him her past.
• Fu Hua urged Han Jiang not to attack, while the Herrscher of Reason dismissed the idea of fighting and began explaining her changed outlook.
• The Herrscher of Reason made the illusion’s Deadwalkers and girl disappear, then said she was tired of Dr. Mei’s mission and would defeat the Herrschers using her own power.

The Herrscher of Reason challenged Fu Hua’s belief that she should remain bound by her past, using memories of their youth and the people they lost to argue that they had to become independent. She admitted her deepest regret was failing to save Himeko, leaving Fu Hua and Han Jiang to confront the pain behind her anger.

• The Herrscher of Reason tried to reclaim Fu Hua’s feather, but it resisted because they were different souls, and Fu Hua let the attempt happen.
• Han Jiang debated the Herrscher of Reason’s belief in personal freedom, arguing that humanity needed to unite against Honkai while admitting he would not sacrifice his own loved ones.
• The Herrscher of Reason showed Fu Hua their lonely youth in Canghai City and argued that choosing to fight Honkai and change their lives had proved their old selves wrong.
• The Herrscher of Reason recalled how Himeko had saved and cared for her after the Third Honkai outbreak destroyed Canghai City and killed her father and best friend.
• The Herrscher of Reason revealed that Himeko later became a Herrscher and that Dr. Mei ordered Kevin to kill her, then admitted she hated herself for her regrets.

The Herrscher of Reason confronted Fu Hua with painful choices from her past, while Han Jiang tried to understand her regrets and defend her care for humanity. The illusion ended with the Herrscher of Reason asking whether Fu Hua had spared Otto and Kallen because Otto’s courage had moved her.

• The Herrscher of Reason challenged Fu Hua’s habit of leaving choices to others, and Fu Hua said she wanted to choose her own life.
• The Herrscher of Reason revisited the disaster involving Chiyou and criticized Fu Hua for prioritizing civilians over Cang Xuan and Dan Zhu; Han Jiang acknowledged Fu Hua’s duty while expressing sympathy for her losses.
• Han Jiang defended the civilians who supported those fighting Honkai, and Fu Hua admitted that she still deeply regretted what happened to her friends.
• The Herrscher of Reason showed Fu Hua the Kipchak Steppe and blamed herself for sparing Kallen and Otto, whose later actions contributed to the spread of Honkai.
• The Herrscher of Reason asked whether Fu Hua had spared Otto and Kallen because Otto had risked his life to protect Kallen, and Fu Hua remained silent.

The Herrscher of Reason argued that she was a new Fu Hua who could defeat Honkai, while Fu Hua and Han Jiang exposed her Herrscher nature and the conflict between her beliefs and actions. After the illusion collapsed, the Herrscher of Reason demanded that Han Jiang, Cheng Lixue, and Kiana decide which of them was the real Fu Hua.

• The Herrscher of Reason restored her strength, destroyed the figures of Kallen and Otto, and declared that she would save humanity without relying on others.
• Fu Hua and Han Jiang challenged the Herrscher of Reason’s identity, arguing that she was a Herrscher whose actions favored Honkai despite her stated goals.
• Fu Hua pointed out that the Herrscher of Reason would attack potential Herrscher hosts, including Cheng Lixue, and the Herrscher’s doubts caused the illusion to crumble.
• Kiana and Cheng Lixue arrived at Mount Tai Xu, and the Herrscher of Reason proposed that they choose which Fu Hua was real.
• Cheng Lixue sided with her Master, while Han Jiang secretly gave energy to Feather Dust and left Kiana to make the final choice.

Kiana identified the Herrscher of Reason as an impostor by recalling how the real Fu Hua treated others, and the impostor attacked after rejecting their judgment. Han Jiang fought to hold her off while Kiana was trapped in an illusion, and Feather Dust began to glow as Fu Hua offered to help him break the Herrscher’s mental attack.

• Han Jiang explained the test to Kiana, and she entered an illusion to compare her memories of Fu Hua with the Herrscher of Reason.
• Kiana escaped the illusion and rejected the Herrscher of Reason, citing Fu Hua’s kindness and restraint toward classmates, Valkyries, and civilians.
• The Herrscher of Reason attacked and pulled Kiana into another illusion, while Han Jiang and Cheng Lixue fought to protect her.
• Han Jiang urged Cheng Lixue to evacuate civilians near Mount Tai Xu, and Fu Hua within Feather Dust confirmed the danger and told her to leave.
• Han Jiang battled the Herrscher of Reason as she used mental attacks and phantoms to conceal her true body.
• Feather Dust began to glow, and Fu Hua offered to help Han Jiang break through the mental blockade without wasting his energy.

Han Jiang fought the Herrscher of Reason for Fu Hua’s body as she sealed Mount Tai Xu and unleashed its Divine Keys. As their battle devastated the mountain, Han Jiang reached the Divine Rhyme realm and struck back against her final attack.

• Fu Hua used Feather Dust to guide Han Jiang to the Herrscher of Reason’s true body, and Han Jiang attacked it.
• The Herrscher of Reason activated Tai Xu City and its Xuanyuan Swords to seal Mount Tai Xu, while Cheng Lixue and her team fought Honkai Beasts and rescued civilians below.
• Han Jiang and the Herrscher of Reason exchanged blows, and Han Jiang gradually countered her shifting weapons as their battle damaged the mountain and destabilized Kiana’s illusion.
• The Herrscher of Reason’s conflicting consciousnesses emerged, and she gathered the Divine Keys into a dark fire phoenix for her strongest attack.
• Han Jiang attained the Divine Rhyme realm, met the phoenix with his spear, and then cast aside his weapon to punch the Herrscher of Reason as she cried that it was impossible.

Fu Hua reclaimed control of her body with help from Han Jiang, Kiana, and Cheng Lixue, but a World Bubble pulled Han Jiang into the Sea of Quantum. Back in Fu Hua’s consciousness, she persuaded the Herrscher of Reason to remain and lend her strength, while trusting Han Jiang would find his way back.

• Han Jiang struck the Herrscher of Reason with a glowing feather, allowing Fu Hua to fight for control of her body while Kiana and Cheng Lixue waited nearby.
• Tai Xu City exploded inside the spatial rift, so Han Jiang, Kiana, and Cheng Lixue entered to shield Fu Hua from the energy storm.
• Han Jiang broke through Fu Hua’s illusion, and Kiana and Cheng Lixue persuaded her to leave the Sea of Quantum corridor with them.
• A World Bubble pulled Han Jiang away as he tried to escape, and Fu Hua stopped Kiana from following, explaining that Han Jiang could survive on his own.
• Fu Hua admitted she needed the Herrscher of Reason’s help to resist Honkai, and the Herrscher reluctantly agreed to stay.
• Fu Hua told the Herrscher of Reason that she believed Han Jiang would return, and vowed to find him with Feather Dust if he could not.

Han Jiang arrived in the Moonlight Kingdom and accepted Rita’s mission to find Guan Xing, the missing heir to the throne. He found her in a forest, but she distrusted him and refused to return with him immediately.

• Han Jiang recognized Rita and learned that Guan Xing had disappeared after leaving Huangyue City, so Rita ordered him to bring her back.
• Han Jiang left Rita’s estate and secretly headed north, using his own reasoning to search the wilderness for Guan Xing.
• Han Jiang spotted a fire in the forest, evaded Guan Xing’s traps, and found her after she ran into him.
• Guan Xing mistook Han Jiang for a bandit and threatened him, but he identified himself as Rita’s messenger sent to protect her.
• Han Jiang explained that he intended to take Guan Xing back to the palace, while she disparaged him and remained wary of his motives.
• Han Jiang asked Guan Xing where she planned to sleep, intending to travel with her and gradually earn her trust.

Han Jiang protected Guan Xing as she traveled north, making her a dry, comfortable place to sleep and helping her through the forest. The next evening they shared a badly roasted rabbit, and Guan Xing continued to wonder what Han Jiang really wanted.

• Han Jiang followed Guan Xing through her traps and used his power to dry the ground where she planned to sleep, then kept watch while she rested.
• The next morning, Guan Xing set out north, and Han Jiang said he would follow her in hopes of earning a powerful position in her future reign.
• After traveling through the forest, Han Jiang lit a campfire and roasted the rabbits they had caught.
• Guan Xing initially refused the rabbit, but Han Jiang tasted it and broke it into smaller pieces for her.
• Guan Xing complained that the rabbit tasted terrible, and Han Jiang blamed the lack of seasoning before she thanked him and kept eating.

Han Jiang protected Guan Xing from assassins as she explained her late grandfather’s secret plan to use a formation to end the strange beasts’ threat. The pair began preparing the Seven Star Formation, but another pursuer appeared and challenged Han Jiang over whether Guan Xing would return to the palace.

• Guan Xing told Han Jiang that her grandfather had secretly taken her fishing and cooking, then described how he died after fighting the strange beast Wuxiang.
• Assassins attacked the camp, and Han Jiang protected Guan Xing, defeated two pursuers, and learned that she intended to use her grandfather’s secret to end the strange beasts’ calamity.
• Guan Xing revealed that she meant to complete a Seven Star Formation, and Han Jiang proposed that their conversation be remembered as the Longzhong Strategy.
• Guan Xing warned Han Jiang that their mission could cost them their lives, but he agreed to help her destroy the strange beasts before escorting her back to reclaim the throne.
• The next morning, Guan Xing explained that the formation required them to travel downstream toward Ziyuan Town, but another pursuer challenged Han Jiang and demanded that Guan Xing return to the palace if Han Jiang lost.

Han Jiang defeated Beichen Yaxin when she tried to bring Guan Xing back to the palace, and the pair continued on to Ziyuan Town. There, Han Jiang realized that rumors about Guan Xing leaving the palace had been deliberately spread to undermine her, while Guan Xing remained committed to eliminating the alien beasts.

• Beichen Yaxin challenged Han Jiang, but he beat her with a branch and she accepted defeat before leaving the forest.
• Han Jiang pretended to be injured to tease Guan Xing, and the two reconciled after she grew hungry and they ate.
• Han Jiang and Guan Xing reached Ziyuan Town and overheard merchants discussing Guan Xing's departure from the palace.
• Han Jiang told Guan Xing that the rumor had likely been spread deliberately to damage her reputation and position.
• Guan Xing affirmed her commitment to her grandfather's final wish, and Han Jiang questioned whether opportunists should take the throne instead of someone devoted to the people.

Han Jiang and Guan Xing traveled to Ziyuan Town, where innkeeper Yae Sakura recognized Guan Xing and watched over them. After Guan Xing left at night to set up the formation, Han Jiang confronted Yae Sakura and learned she was a hidden agent sent by the prime minister to return Guan Xing to the palace.

• Han Jiang argued that helping Guan Xing claim the throne could bring him great rewards, while Guan Xing prioritized protecting the people from the Honkai Beasts.
• Han Jiang caught a falling window at the inn, where Yae Sakura introduced herself as its owner and offered the guests free food and wine.
• Guan Xing stormed off to a guest room after Yae Sakura refused to give her wine, dragging Han Jiang along and sharing the room with him.
• Late at night, Guan Xing went to set up the formation while Han Jiang investigated noises at the inn.
• Han Jiang confronted Yae Sakura and questioned how she had identified Guan Xing, then learned she had been ordered by the prime minister to bring Guan Xing back to the palace.

Han Jiang and Yae Sakura confronted Raven, who had been hired by the Second Prince to assassinate Guan Xing, and Yae Sakura refused Raven’s offer to betray her duty for gold. After Raven attacked Guan Xing and tried to escape, Han Jiang subdued her, leaving the Second Prince’s plot exposed.

• Yae Sakura confronted Han Jiang over taking Guan Xing back to the palace, while Raven emerged from the shadows and offered Yae Sakura half the bounty for Guan Xing’s death.
• Raven revealed that the Second Prince had hired her and shown Yae Sakura his token, but Yae Sakura refused to join the plot and said she would report it to Rita.
• Guan Xing returned, and Yae Sakura blocked Raven when she lunged at the princess; Guan Xing promised to tell Rita of Yae Sakura’s loyalty.
• Raven accused Han Jiang of seeking the bounty, then threw darts at Guan Xing and fled as Yae Sakura defended her.
• Han Jiang caught Raven before she escaped, overpowered her attempts to break free, and knocked her down with a headbutt.