Chapter Summaries

Han Jiang helped Bronya understand why people would risk their lives for someone they cared about, and the group regrouped in an undersea cave with recovered supplies. They settled in for the night, listening as Himeko recalled an earlier mission while they continued toward Nine Serenities.

• Han Jiang asked Bronya to consider whether she would risk her life to save someone important, then explained that their friends would take the same risk for her.
• Han Jiang and Bronya returned to the cave with supplies, and Kiana greeted them.
• Himeko opened the supply crate, revealing Kiana's spilled Spicy Strips and damaged food, while Han Jiang sorted out what remained usable.
• As night fell, Himeko decided the group would stay in the damp cave until morning and unpacked Schicksal survival gear.
• Kiana persuaded Himeko to recount an old exploration mission, while Han Jiang kept watch and listened.

Han Jiang and the others rested before diving to Nine Serenities, where they confirmed the site’s location and began exploring it. Himeko’s unusual investment in the mission drew Kiana’s attention, and the chapter left Himeko reacting to Kiana’s teasing.

• Han Jiang insisted that Himeko rest, then later let Mei take over the watch and slept until morning.
• Han Jiang, Kiana, Bronya, Mei, and Himeko packed up and dove toward Nine Serenities without encountering any Honkai Beasts.
• The group reached the site, where Mei detected stronger Honkai Energy and Bronya raised the probability that it was Nine Serenities.
• Himeko confirmed the location with Theresa and said they had a better chance of obtaining Jilin’s stigmata.
• Kiana whispered to Han Jiang that Himeko had been unusually dedicated to the mission, but Himeko heard her and Kiana teased her about it.

Himeko led the group to explore a cave rumored to be the Nine Serenities, with Fu Hua assigned as their Shenzhou legend consultant. After finding an ancient grave and signs of a possible Anti-Entropy presence, the group prepared for combat.

• Theresa briefed Himeko on the mission to confirm whether the cave was the Nine Serenities and search for the Jilin Stigmata and Xuanyuan Sword.
• Theresa introduced Fu Hua as the mission consultant, while Kiana tried to persuade Han Jiang to argue against their supposed slight.
• Mei praised Fu Hua and teased Kiana and Han Jiang about their past classroom misbehavior before Himeko ordered the group to inspect the cave.
• Han Jiang recognized an Oracle Bone Script inscription on a grave that commemorated the death of a wife from the Ji clan.
• Bronya found wreckage from an Anti-Entropy Tactical Mech and damaged Honkai Beast corpses, prompting Mei to warn of possible Anti-Entropy personnel and Bronya to deploy barriers.

Han Jiang and the others decided to continue exploring Nine Serenities despite Anti-Entropy's nearby presence. Fu Hua explained the tombstone's account of how Jilin's Chiyuan Bird led her to the hidden grotto, and the group moved on to examine eight more stone monuments.

• Han Jiang, Mei, Bronya, and Kiana persuaded Himeko to continue the mission and seek Jilin's Innate Stigmata and the Xuanyuan Sword.
• Fu Hua explained that Jilin entered Nine Serenities with the Xuanyuan Sword and sealed Chiyou there a year earlier.
• Fu Hua recounted how the Chiyuan Bird led her to Nine Serenities by carrying stones toward the sea, inspiring the ancient legend of filling in the sea.
• Himeko led the group toward eight stone monuments bearing inscriptions and arrangements of yin and yang lines.

Han Jiang and the others explored the ancient ruins while Fu Hua translated inscriptions and explained their history. After learning that Himeko had little time left because of her Artificial Stigmata, they found a memorial to Jilin and a possible clue to the stone gate, just as a hostile voice addressed them.

• Han Jiang and the others found inscribed stone tablets, and Fu Hua explained that their ancient incantations had sealed the Fierce Beast Chiyou.
• Kiana discovered a stone gate, but Fu Hua warned Himeko not to force it open and told the group to search for its mechanism.
• Han Jiang told Kiana that Himeko's Artificial Stigmata was eroding her and that finding Jilin's Stigmata might save her; Bronya explained the dangers of the unfinished implant.
• Kiana found a statue of the Chiyuan Bird, and Fu Hua translated Lian Shan's memorial to his missing wife, Jilin.
• Kiana suggested the statue might be the mechanism leading onward, and Himeko regained her resolve to investigate it.
• An unseen voice called the group filthy humans and asked if they had finally come.

Himeko was pulled into the Qiankun Bagua Formation after her implanted Artificial Stigmata reacted to the stone wall, and Han Jiang and the others entered to search for her. As Fu Hua began calculating the formation, Kiana’s movement triggered another trap and released Deadwalkers.

• Himeko was drawn into the stone wall as the Qiankun Bagua Formation activated, and Han Jiang absorbed the formation through his system.
• Han Jiang, Kiana, Mei, and Bronya passed through the concealed entrance and learned from Fu Hua that the formation was an ancient seal for evil.
• The group heard an explosion outside and suspected Anti-Entropy had arrived, then encountered and defeated a Chariot-class Honkai Beast after Han Jiang triggered a trap.
• Fu Hua told the group to move one person at a time while she calculated the formation, and Bronya and Kiana moved toward Mei.
• Kiana’s movement triggered another trap, causing Deadwalkers to emerge from a stone wall.

Han Jiang, Kiana, Mei, and Bronya entered the Eight Trigrams Formation’s shifting labyrinth and fought their way through its traps while Fu Hua tried to decipher it remotely. The group continued forward together, but the labyrinth reset the floor beneath them after their first battle, leaving their route uncertain.

• Fu Hua guided Han Jiang and the others through the Eight Trigrams Formation until their movements activated the labyrinth and released Honkai Beasts and Deadwalkers.
• Han Jiang tried to escape by climbing above the stone walls, but arrows and energy cannons forced him back into the formation.
• Fu Hua and Bronya reported that they needed more data to calculate a route out, so Han Jiang led the others onward despite Mei’s concerns.
• Kiana, Mei, and Bronya insisted on staying close to Han Jiang, and the group moved forward together.
• A Knight-class Honkai Beast charged them, and Kiana, Han Jiang, and Mei killed it while Bronya protected them with energy shields.
• The floor descended with the Honkai Beast’s corpse and was replaced by an identical section, making it difficult for the group to recognize where they had been.

Han Jiang, Kiana, Mei, and Bronya crossed two shifting Eight Trigrams mazes by following Fu Hua’s directions. They escaped the second maze together and discovered a golden sword floating in the underground cavern.

• Han Jiang and the others followed Fu Hua’s instructions through the first maze and escaped after she identified the southwest as the exit.
• Kiana stepped into the next formation before Fu Hua could stop her, splitting the group into two teams.
• Fu Hua calculated routes for both teams, and Han Jiang, Kiana, Mei, and Bronya escaped the second maze together.
• Mei spotted a golden sword floating in midair across the cavern.

Han Jiang and the others found the Xuanyuan Sword, but its residual Herrscher will took control of Himeko and turned her against them. Himeko briefly regained some awareness during the fight and urged them to knock her out or flee.

• Han Jiang, Kiana, and Mei activated the three Chiyuan Bird statues, causing the Xuanyuan Sword to glow and Himeko to emerge from a hidden passage.
• Himeko caught the descending Xuanyuan Sword and attacked Kiana, but Han Jiang blocked her strike with the Zanmata Greatsword.
• Fu Hua warned that the Xuanyuan Sword controlled Himeko, and Han Jiang, Mei, Kiana, and Bronya tried to subdue her.
• Kiana's kick briefly awakened Himeko, but Himeko unleashed yellow lightning that struck Han Jiang and the others and shattered Bronya's barrier.
• Han Jiang fought Himeko with the Zanmata Greatsword as Mei and Kiana rejoined the battle, while Himeko pleaded for them to knock her out or leave.

Han Jiang, Mei, Kiana, and Bronya struggled to subdue Himeko as Anti-Entropy forces attacked the entrance to Nine Nether Cave. Han Jiang finally struck Himeko, but Xuanyuan Sword unleashed four Himeko-like energy bodies, leaving the group facing a new threat.

• Han Jiang, Mei, Kiana, and Bronya fought Himeko, who was controlled by the Artificial Stigmata but still wielded formidable strength.
• Outside Nine Nether Cave, Lady Xing ordered four long-range mechs to bombard the gate, whose dragon carvings formed a barrier against the blasts.
• Han Jiang suspected Anti-Entropy was behind the attack and urged the others to focus on rescuing Himeko before the cave was damaged.
• Han Jiang, Mei, and Kiana coordinated their attacks, allowing Han Jiang to land a blow on Himeko's stomach.
• Himeko unleashed golden lightning, then Xuanyuan Sword divided its energy spheres into four Himeko-like figures that charged at the group.
• Han Jiang ran toward Himeko's motionless real body while telling the others to handle the energy figures.

Han Jiang and his allies defeated Himeko after she absorbed the energy constructs, but Anti-Entropy forces trapped them in the Nine Nether Cave. As Sin Mal threatened the group, the Xuanyuan Sword awakened Jilin, and the cave began to collapse.

• Han Jiang destroyed an energy construct, reached Himeko, and joined Kiana, Mei, and Bronya in fighting her after she absorbed the remaining constructs.
• Han Jiang and Kiana knocked Himeko unconscious, and Mei recovered the Xuanyuan Sword.
• Anti-Entropy forces entered the cave, and Sin Mal confronted Han Jiang's group while they tried to leave with Himeko.
• The Xuanyuan Sword pulled free from Mei and revealed Jilin, who announced that she had escaped her long seal.
• The Nine Nether Cave began shaking and collapsing around the group.

A colossal Honkai Beast rose from the sea, triggering earthquakes and a tsunami across the Far East as Yuezhou prepared its defenses. Theresa refused Otto’s offer of reinforcements, while Han Jiang and the others were swept into a pit and crashed onto its floor.

• The Nine Nether Cave shook as seawater poured in, and Han Jiang’s group saw a massive pink stone form rise from the depths.
• A huge shadow caused a tsunami and sent Honkai Beasts drifting toward Yuezhou, whose Combat Department evacuated civilians and activated its defenses.
• Theresa reported the giant Honkai Beast to Otto, then rejected his offer to send Rita and Durandal to help.
• A wave swept Han Jiang, his companions, and nearby Anti-Entropy members into a bottomless pit.
• Han Jiang and the others fell to the ground, Bronya’s energy barrier shattered, and the impact scattered them.

Han Jiang and the others found themselves inside Chiyou, where Jilin gave them Soulium and asked them to seal the beast. As they searched for a place to contact Theresa, they encountered Honkai Beasts, and Himeko collected samples of Chiyou’s living body for research; Han Jiang then realized he had forgotten something important.

• Jilin appeared and gave the group Soulium, asking them to seal Chiyou.
• Himeko woke up, learned what had happened, and agreed with the others that sealing Chiyou was their priority.
• Theresa’s communicator signal failed inside Chiyou, so Himeko ordered the group to search for a region with lower body density while Bronya monitored the signal.
• Kiana shot a Deadwalker, drawing more than a dozen Honkai Beasts and Deadwalkers, then used her Soulium-enhanced pistol to defeat nearly all of them.
• Himeko collected samples of Chiyou’s body for research at St. Freya, and Han Jiang suddenly realized he had forgotten something important.

After realizing they had missed a chance to ask Jilin about her Stigmata, Han Jiang and the others fought their way through Chiyou and contacted Theresa. They learned Chiyou was heading toward Yuezhou and decided to stay inside the beast, find its core, and seal it.

• Han Jiang regretted that the group had not asked Jilin where her Stigmata was, and Himeko urged everyone to focus on escaping Chiyou and sealing it.
• Bronya led the group through Chiyou's body while Honkai Beasts emerged around them, eventually finding a spot where she could contact Theresa.
• Han Jiang wondered whether their own world might be the body of an enormous Honkai Beast, then brushed the thought aside and joked with Mei and Kiana.
• Theresa offered to blast open Chiyou with the Hyperion's main cannon, but Kiana and Han Jiang insisted on staying to fight and find Jilin's Stigmata.
• Theresa told the group that Chiyou was moving toward Yuezhou and would reach land in thirty hours, and explained that destroying its hardened core should kill it.

Bronya found a way to locate Chiyou’s core, and the Hyperion fired its main cannon at the signal identified by the team. The crystal core shattered, leaving Chiyou badly wounded as the Hyperion prepared to repair its cannon.

• Bronya detected two massive Honkai Energy reaction points inside Chiyou and proposed locating them by using Heavy Cannon Rabbit to vibrate its outer layer.
• Kiana, Mei, Han Jiang, Bronya, and Himeko agreed to proceed despite the danger and traveled through a ruined county town filled with Honkai Beasts.
• The group found a huge crystal that Bronya identified as a central hub of Honkai Energy flow, and she struck it at a steady frequency to help Theresa locate it.
• Theresa locked the Hyperion’s main cannon onto the vibration source and fired an overcharged shot at Chiyou.
• The main cannon shattered the crystal core, and the team confirmed the target’s destruction while the Hyperion began repairing its cannon.

After Chiyou’s core was destroyed, the group discovered Soulium bearing a message about Cang Xuan, while Han Jiang received coordinates to a world in the Sea of Quantum. As they moved toward Chiyou’s second core, Sin Mal confronted them with Anti-Entropy Tactical Mechs.

• Bronya reported that Chiyou’s Honkai Energy flow had slowed, and Himeko ordered the group to confirm the strike and continue toward the next target.
• Kiana found Soulium among the shattered core fragments, and Bronya confirmed it had unusual properties and an inscription.
• Han Jiang received coordinates to a world in the Sea of Quantum, then pointed out writing on the Soulium.
• Fu Hua translated the inscription, which said the world would be destroyed but humanity’s spark would endure, and Theresa suspected it was connected to Cang Xuan.
• As the group fought more Honkai Beasts and approached Chiyou’s second core, Han Jiang examined the coordinates and wondered what world they led to.
• Mei spotted Anti-Entropy Tactical Mechs, and Sin Mal contacted the group, identified herself, and threatened the Valkyries.

Bronya negotiated a truce between Schicksal and Anti-Entropy so they could advance toward Chiyou's core together. At the core, Xing agreed to heed Bronya's warning about the mechs' firepower, while Han Jiang and the others realized Xing was a girl and wondered about her relationship with Bronya.

• Bronya opened a private communication channel with Xing and persuaded her to stop the mechs from targeting the Valkyries and join them in sealing Chiyou.
• The Valkyries and Anti-Entropy mechs advanced together, and Han Jiang admired the mechs before arguing with Xing about their effectiveness and the risks Valkyries faced.
• The group reached Chiyou's second core, and Xing ordered the Tactical Mechs to fire at it.
• Bronya warned Xing that the mechs' firepower would be useless against the core, and Xing reluctantly agreed to listen to her as Sister Xing.
• Han Jiang realized Xing was a girl, while Kiana speculated about Xing and Bronya's past and Han Jiang's remark about Xing provoked an inexplicable killing intent.

Han Jiang and the others destroyed Chiyou’s crystal core with the Hyperion’s main cannon, but Chiyou kept moving and gathered Honkai Energy near its abdomen. The group advanced toward the new energy source through growing waves of Honkai Beasts.

• Bronya’s bombardment exposed Chiyou’s core, and Theresa fired the Hyperion’s main cannon to shatter it; Xing recorded the weapon’s firepower data.
• Chiyou began shaking violently and sped up despite its hearts being destroyed, so Han Jiang steadied Mei and Kiana while explaining that it might have evolved new hearts.
• Bronya detected a stronger Honkai Energy reaction near Chiyou’s abdomen, and Himeko led the group there after teasing Xing into agreeing to go.
• Kiana found Soulium and writing inside a shattered crystal, then Himeko told her to send an image to Fu Hua.
• The group fought increasing numbers of Honkai Beasts as Anti-Entropy’s Tactical Mechs took damage, while Himeko and Han Jiang discussed Anti-Entropy’s capabilities and the strength of other organizations.

The group learned that the crystal they destroyed had sealed Chiyou’s Honkai Energy, and they pushed onward to find its true heart. They encountered Jilin’s dark side, while Bronya took control of Xing’s Tactical Mechs as Xing tried to retreat.

• Fu Hua sent a written translation explaining that Cang Xuan and Dan Zhu had made the crystal seal to contain Chiyou, and that destroying it had not destroyed Chiyou’s heart.
• Himeko decided the group had to reach Chiyou’s true heart and destroy it, while Kiana and Mei heard a warning from Jilin telling them to turn back.
• After clearing Honkai Beasts, the group met Jilin’s dark side, who explained that her original self had vanished and that hatred now drove her.
• Xing announced she was withdrawing, but Bronya revealed she had cracked Xing’s operating system and taken control of the Tactical Mechs.
• Xing fled with the Anti-Entropy soldiers and threatened the group as she ran.

Han Jiang and the others fought Dark Jilin after her consciousness merged with Chiyou, but their attacks failed to hurt her. Jilin absorbed Chiyou’s Honkai Energy and grew stronger, leaving Han Jiang badly wounded as he charged back into battle.

• Xing fled from Anti-Entropy soldiers, and Han Jiang, Kiana, Mei, Himeko, and Bronya prepared to fight Dark Jilin.
• Jilin charged them on her warhorse, and Bronya discovered that most of the Honkai Energy inside Jilin matched Chiyou’s.
• Han Jiang and the others attacked Jilin, but her warhorse resisted his strike and Jilin’s sword energy injured him and Himeko.
• The group bombarded Jilin, but she emerged unharmed and began absorbing the Honkai Energy around her.
• Jilin absorbed Chiyou’s energy, destroyed Bronya’s Tactical Mechs, and became faster and more powerful.
• Han Jiang charged Jilin again despite Himeko’s protest, and dozens of sword-energy slashes left wounds across his body.