Chapter Summaries

Mei's squad rushed to Changkong City Girls' High School to rescue Theresa's Squad, where unusual Honkai Beasts left dangerous flames after dying. As the gathered enemies kept closing in, Han Jiang learned that the Herrscher Benevolent Face was absorbing special Honkai Energy and would begin incubating in ten minutes.

• Himeko ordered Mei's squad to coordinate with Fu Hua and rescue Theresa's Squad, warning them to prioritize their survival and follow Mei's orders.
• Mei led the squad to the school, where Bronya used Heavy Cannon Rabbit to clear a path to Theresa's surrounded team.
• Triss warned the rescuers that the special Honkai Beasts left flames that burned Honkai Energy, and Mei treated the two injured squad members with anti-Honkai serum.
• Han Jiang and Rikka Ruri fought together, with Rikka pulling Han Jiang away from the flames left by a mutated Honkai Beast.
• As more enemies converged on the squads, Han Jiang received a system notification that the Herrscher Benevolent Face was absorbing special Honkai Energy and would begin incubation in ten minutes.

Han Jiang and the students fought the Honkai Beasts and Deadwalkers until the newly hatched Herrscher Benevolent Face ended the surge. Himeko and Theresa cleared the remaining enemies, then ordered the students back to camp while the Valkyries prepared to investigate the collapse near Changkong City Girls' Middle School.

• Mei ordered the students to tighten their defense as Honkai Beasts and flame-producing Deadwalkers overwhelmed them, and Kiana, Mei, and Rikka Ruri used their abilities to push back the horde.
• Han Jiang transformed into Crimson Sakura Stigmata Armor, prompting Kiana to tease him, before Fu Hua arrived and Han Jiang changed back to Hundred Refinements.
• Fu Hua's team joined the fight, and the students paired up to knock back special enemies and kill them without exposing nearby fighters to their flames.
• The Herrscher Benevolent Face hatched in Han Jiang's storage space, causing the Honkai Beasts to lose their target and stop swarming the students.
• Himeko and Theresa arrived, defeated the remaining enemies, and heard Triss explain that a collapse and surge of Honkai Energy near Changkong City Girls' Middle School had trapped her team.
• Himeko canceled training and ordered the students back to camp while the Valkyries planned to investigate the collapse.

After the collapse revealed Yae Village and the Tenshukaku, Theresa and Yae Sakura planned an expedition to enter it the next day, with Han Jiang needed to open its gates. The squads returned to camp, where Han Jiang tried to avoid attention as Rikka Ruri teased him.

• Bronya handed the SUV over to Han Jiang and threatened to release photos of him wearing Mei's clothes.
• Theresa recognized the ruins below as Yae Village and ordered everyone to stay three kilometers away from the collapse.
• Yae Sakura appeared and explained that the Tenshukaku held power left by Evil God's Wicked Face, and that Han Jiang's absorbed energy could help open its gates.
• Theresa arranged for Valkyries to clear the area and enter the Tenshukaku the next day, while Yae Sakura and Theresa promised to protect Han Jiang.
• The squads returned to camp, where Triss and Fu Hua reassured the class after two squad members were injured.
• Han Jiang hid in the SUV until Rikka Ruri climbed in and teased him about watching girls and their skirts.

After Changkong City Girls' High School collapsed, Han Jiang joined Theresa and Yae Sakura at the ruins of Yae Village to help open the Tenshukaku. Hiyori reunited with Yae Sakura and warned them that a terrifying evil god waited on the tower's top floor.

• Himeko told the students that training was suspended, then brought Han Jiang to the collapsed site of Changkong City Girls' High School.
• Theresa and Yae Sakura explained that the collapse had exposed the buried ruins of Yae Village and asked Han Jiang to help open the Tenshukaku using the evil god's energy he had absorbed.
• The group found Yae Rin's gravestone beneath a withered tree before reaching the Tenshukaku's doors.
• Han Jiang released Hiyori from his inventory, and Yae Sakura recognized her as the good side of the evil god.
• Yae Sakura chose the name Hiyori after Han Jiang revealed he had named her Gou Dan'er.
• Hiyori warned them that the Tenshukaku had seven floors of increasingly powerful evil spirits and an extremely terrifying evil god at the top.

Han Jiang, Yae Sakura, Theresa, and Hiyori entered the Tenshukaku, where a strange force separated Han Jiang from the others. Alone, he fought Deadwalkers and a Vagrant Soldier, then began testing whether he could throw and retrieve weapons from his system armory.

• Han Jiang forced Hiyori to open the Tenshukaku gate, and Hiyori insisted that he accompany Yae Sakura and Theresa inside.
• The Tenshukaku’s entrance separated Han Jiang from Yae Sakura and Theresa, leaving him alone in a room.
• Han Jiang fought through a horde of Imperial Guard-level Deadwalkers and leveled up his Hokushin Itto-ryu.
• Han Jiang killed the Vagrant Soldier that had been shooting arrows at him.
• Han Jiang tested his ability to retrieve Muramasa of Bizen after throwing it and discovered he could retrieve it from three meters away.

Han Jiang fought and killed a Crimson Sakura Honkai Beast that could use Time-Space Blink, then reunited with Yae Sakura and Theresa. The group discovered that the Honkai Beasts had grown stronger because of an enemy on the seventh floor, while Han Jiang found a rare energy source on a fallen beast.

• The room shifted and brought Han Jiang face-to-face with a Crimson Sakura Honkai Beast that could use Time-Space Blink.
• Han Jiang used a burst of Honkai Energy to break free of its attack, then fought at close range and killed it despite being badly wounded.
• The room changed again, and Han Jiang reunited with Yae Sakura and Theresa after they confirmed they had each fought many Honkai Beasts.
• Theresa and Yae Sakura said they had faced around twelve beasts apiece, including one close to Emperor-class in the main hall.
• Hiyori said the Honkai Beasts had grown stronger because of an evil guy on the seventh floor, while Theresa noticed Ashwatthama's aura on the fallen beast.
• Han Jiang detected rare energy from the Child of the Night and a system offer to collect it for 50 Crystals.

After the Tenshukaku’s Honkai Beasts escaped, Theresa arranged defenses and returned to St. Freya to complete the Key of Erosion. Han Jiang received leave to study swordsmanship with Yae Sakura, who began teaching him Falling Sakura Slash.

• Han Jiang, Theresa, and Hiyori suspected that the Honkai Will was connected to the powerful presence on the seventh floor of the Tenshukaku.
• Theresa ordered defenses around the Tenshukaku and left for St. Freya, while Yae Sakura promised to patrol the area and contain the escaped Honkai Beasts.
• Yae Sakura offered to teach Han Jiang her swordsmanship, and he accepted before leaving Hiyori with her.
• Han Jiang repaired his armor and received Theresa’s approval to miss team training while he studied with Yae Sakura.
• Yae Sakura began teaching Han Jiang Falling Sakura Slash, demonstrating named techniques including Frenzied Flower Bloom, Chaotic Blade, and Sankara.

Han Jiang tested the Key of Erosion, Jizo Mitama, and discovered that the system could forcibly interrupt its dangerous Honkai Energy drain. The group returned to the Tenshukaku and reached the second floor, where Theresa and Yae Sakura began fighting its gatekeeping Honkai Beast.

• Theresa gave Han Jiang Jizo Mitama and warned him that it could drain his Honkai Energy uncontrollably.
• Han Jiang used the system to interrupt Jizo Mitama's energy supply and then practiced with the weapon.
• The next day, Han Jiang, Theresa, and Yae Sakura entered the Tenshukaku and climbed to the second floor.
• The shifting floor separated the three, and Han Jiang fought Deadwalkers and Vagrant Soldiers while collecting materials.
• Han Jiang reunited with Theresa and Yae Sakura in a hall, where a bear-shaped Honkai Beast dropped in.
• Theresa charged the beast as Yae Sakura circled it to find an opening.

Han Jiang trained in Falling Sakura Slash while climbing Tenshukaku with Theresa, Yae Sakura, and Hiyori, collecting rewards and defeating the floor guardians. On the sixth floor, Han Jiang was wounded by two Thunder Blade Deadwalkers as the group faced a stronger projection of Hiyori.

• Han Jiang practiced Falling Sakura Slash on the second-floor guardian, defeated it, and received 80 Crystals from system rewards and collection.
• Theresa praised Han Jiang’s progress, and the group climbed higher with Hiyori accompanying him from the third floor.
• Han Jiang collected materials from defeated enemies until Hiyori questioned whether he had enough, prompting him to stop gathering every scrap.
• Han Jiang coordinated with Hiyori to help defeat two bear-shaped Honkai Beasts, earning 160 Crystals and opening the passage onward.
• Theresa killed the fourth-floor guardian in one move, and Yae Sakura defeated the fifth-floor projection of Hiyori.
• On the sixth floor, two Thunder Blade Deadwalkers wounded Han Jiang’s arm, while the group faced a stronger Hiyori projection.

Theresa, Yae Sakura, and Han Jiang fought Jizo Mitama after it broke free on the seventh floor of Tenshukaku. Hiyori warned them about its attacks and revealed a fake copy, but Han Jiang was badly knocked back when he tried to face it head-on.

• Theresa, Yae Sakura, and Han Jiang opened the seventh-floor door, triggering a collapse that brought Jizo Mitama down onto the sixth floor.
• Theresa and Yae Sakura attacked Jizo Mitama while Han Jiang and Hiyori supported them, and Hiyori warned that it was gathering strength.
• Jizo Mitama broke free of Judah's chains and unleashed underground energy attacks, which the group dodged after Hiyori's warning.
• Jizo Mitama split into two warriors, and Hiyori told Yae Sakura to focus on the real one while the fake attacked Han Jiang.
• Han Jiang activated Domain: Turning a Hundred Refinements and met the fake Jizo Mitama's sword head-on, but it sent him flying into a pillar.

Han Jiang, Theresa, and Yae Sakura defeated Jizo Mitama at the Tenshukaku after Yae Sakura used the Key of Erosion to summon a powerful phantom. With the threat gone, Himeko began the students’ third phase of combat training, sending Mei’s team to support local personnel near Changkong City.

• Han Jiang told Yae Sakura to pour Honkai Energy into the Key of Erosion, which summoned a Jizo Mitama-like phantom to attack the original.
• Both Jizo Mitamas unleashed a spinning energy storm that pulled the group toward them, but Han Jiang, Theresa, and Yae Sakura held on and attacked when the force stopped.
• Han Jiang, Theresa, and Yae Sakura struck the weakened Jizo Mitama together and defeated it; the Key of Erosion absorbed its energy and strengthened the phantom.
• Theresa brought Yae Sakura and Hiyori aboard the Hyperion while Han Jiang returned to camp, and Theresa considered how to resume the students’ classes.
• Himeko started the third phase of practical combat training, assigning four-person teams to assist local combat personnel and rescue civilians after nearby Honkai incidents.
• Mei’s team received a mission forty kilometers from Changkong City to support local personnel after a small Honkai incident.

Han Jiang, Mei, Kiana, and Bronya helped Tsuruta’s team contain a small Honkai outbreak and learned how civilians coped with Honkai corruption. The chapter ended as they watched a growing line of people arrive for anti-Honkai serum.

• Mei introduced the squad to Tsuruta, the temporary commander, and learned that two Honkai Beasts and more than twenty Deadwalkers remained quarantined nearby.
• Kiana rushed toward the threat, while Mei and Han Jiang split off to clear another area and Bronya joined Kiana.
• The four eliminated all the Deadwalkers and Honkai Beasts within half an hour, then returned to help with the aftermath.
• Han Jiang noticed signs of Deadwalker transformation on Tsuruta’s arm, and she explained that her low Honkai Energy adaptability had not kept her from serving as commander.
• Tsuruta told the squad that local Valkyries had been transferred to Changkong Camp and that anti-Honkai serum had saved her arm after an outbreak.
• Mei and the others followed Tsuruta to help as staff registered people arriving for serum injections, and they saw the line continue to grow.

Han Jiang, Mei, Kiana, and Bronya saw how limited serum supplies forced a small town’s combat department to prioritize the critically ill and its combat personnel. After Tsuruta explained the town’s hardships, Han Jiang urged Mei to focus on the role their team could play, and Kiana renewed her resolve to become a Valkyrie who changed the era.

• Tsuruta screened civilians for serum, turning away those who were not in life-threatening condition and explaining that the town had too few doses for everyone.
• Han Jiang and Mei learned that eighteen people were in danger and the town had only twenty-one doses, including reserves for combat personnel.
• Mei offered the team’s twenty doses, but Tsuruta accepted only four and stressed that Valkyries needed serum for emergencies.
• Tsuruta told Mei that small towns lacked the warning systems and resources of major cities, and that she herself was considered a Valkyrie there.
• Han Jiang reminded the group that they each had a role in fighting Honkai, and Kiana declared that she would become a Valkyrie who changed the era.

Han Jiang and the Valkyries cleared the Honkai Beasts and Deadwalkers in Tsuruta’s town and delivered the serum, then discussed why they had become Valkyries on the drive back. At camp, Himeko reprimanded them for forgetting to collect the lingering Honkai Energy.

• Tsuruta thanked Han Jiang’s squad for clearing the threats and bringing serum, and Mei said they needed to return to camp.
• Bronya reported that the squad had eliminated two Honkai Beasts and twenty-three Deadwalkers, and the group departed after Tsuruta warned them to travel safely.
• Han Jiang asked Kiana, Mei, and Bronya why they had become Valkyries, then said he wanted to grow stronger to protect the people around him.
• Bronya’s favorability increased by ten and Mei’s by five after Han Jiang shared his resolve, while Kiana said she would protect him too.
• Himeko gave the squad negative points because they had not used the collector to remove the lingering Honkai Energy, and Han Jiang realized he had forgotten that part of the mission.

After the mission, Han Jiang reassured Bronya that he would protect his friends, then joined the others for cake and conversation at the girls' dormitory. Himeko was called away to fight a gathering of Honkai Beasts, leaving Han Jiang, Bronya, Kiana, and Mei to discuss their plans.

• Kiana learned that Fu Hua's team had already handled the objective, so their points would not be deducted.
• Bronya questioned why Han Jiang promised to protect them despite having the same combat rating, and he explained that protecting friends came from the desire to protect them.
• Han Jiang patted Bronya's head to encourage her, and Bronya gained five favorability points.
• Han Jiang, Himeko, Kiana, and Bronya joined Mei at the girls' dormitory, where they talked about Changkong City's recovery and the frequency of Honkai incidents.
• Mei finished baking a cake, but Himeko received a mission to deal with a large group of Honkai Beasts and left with her greatsword.
• Mei made tea, and Han Jiang, Bronya, Kiana, and Mei discussed the next day's mission and their plans after returning to St. Freya.

After completing a field-combat exercise in Changkong City, Han Jiang returned to St. Freya and was invited by Rikka Ruri to her dormitory. Mei then told him that Theresa's Squad had arranged a celebration to thank them for their help in Changkong City.

• Himeko led the twenty-four students through a three-day simulated battle, during which they defeated fifty Honkai Beasts and more than two hundred Deadwalkers.
• The students returned to St. Freya, where Himeko warned them to study for their upcoming exam and Valkyrie advancement assessment.
• Han Jiang returned to his dormitory and talked with Joyce over milk and bread, but Joyce's favorability toward him remained low.
• Rikka Ruri called Han Jiang and told him to reach her dormitory within five minutes, threatening to share photos if he was late.
• Mei called while Han Jiang was rushing out and told him Theresa's Squad had arranged a celebration to thank them for their help in Changkong City.

Han Jiang joined Theresa's Squad and the others for dinner after Rikka Ruri tricked him into coming to the girls' dorm to receive new clothes. The chapter ended with the group relaxing together, while Han Jiang privately asked Theresa about Yae Sakura and Rin's clone.

• Han Jiang rushed to Girls' Dormitory B6 after Rikka Ruri threatened him with photos, only to learn the photos had been a lie and the squad had bought him casual clothes.
• Han Jiang changed in Triss's dorm, then went with Theresa's Squad to the faculty dormitory, where Kiana, Bronya, Himeko, Theresa, Mei, Fu Hua, and the others were gathered.
• Mei and Fu Hua served dinner, and the group celebrated the end of practical training while joking and discussing their time in Changkong City.
• Han Jiang asked Theresa about Yae Sakura, and she assured him that she had hidden her; she also said the plan for Rin's clone was ready and cultivation would begin the next day.
• Himeko invited Han Jiang to join the girls as they played, but he declined because he did not want to be treated as a novelty.

After returning from Changkong City, Han Jiang trained under Fu Hua and kept up with his studies during the class’s days off. Kiana then secretly asked him to come somewhere with her, promising to show him something she had told no one else about.

• Han Jiang left the dormitory rather than stay overnight with the drunken Himeko and the others.
• Fu Hua criticized Han Jiang’s disorganized fighting and told him to kill one hundred thousand Deadwalkers in the memory space before seeking her guidance again.
• Han Jiang obtained Himeko’s authorization and began practicing in the memory space while the class studied for upcoming exams.
• After class, Kiana pulled Han Jiang aside and asked him to come with her to see something she had kept secret from Mei and Bronya.
• Han Jiang agreed to go with Kiana and promised not to tell anyone else.

Kiana persuaded Han Jiang to skip class with her and explore the city outside St. Freya, where they ate breakfast and headed for an arcade. Han Jiang briefly spotted Rita across the street, but she disappeared before he could confirm who he had seen.

• Kiana led Han Jiang to the training grounds and revealed that she wanted them to skip class.
• Han Jiang agreed after Kiana promised to treat him to food, and the two climbed over the school wall to avoid the cameras.
• Kiana took Han Jiang to a bun shop, where they ate breakfast before setting off for the arcade.
• Han Jiang spotted Rita across the street, but a passing truck blocked his view and she vanished.
• Kiana dismissed Han Jiang's uncertainty and hurried him toward the arcade before it opened.

After Kiana’s attempts to make Han Jiang fail alongside her fell through, the new students began their first Valkyrie assessment at St. Freya. Rita Rossweisse took an interest in Kiana and asked Theresa for her information, leaving Theresa wary of Rita’s intentions.

• Kiana repeatedly persuaded Han Jiang to skip class with her, then revealed she wanted a companion to share Himeko’s scolding when they failed their exams.
• Kiana failed all five subjects while Han Jiang barely passed, prompting Kiana to accuse him of betraying her by secretly studying.
• On November 28, Theresa introduced S-rank Valkyrie Rita Rossweisse at the first-year students’ Valkyrie assessment.
• Han Jiang chose the B-rank combat assessment and fought a Chariot-class Honkai Beast in virtual space, using his customized Crimson Sakura armor and twin blades.
• Rita noticed Kiana’s fighting style, asked Theresa for her information, and explained that she was interested in Kiana; Theresa remained suspicious and protective of her niece.