Recaps

Kiana and the other Current Civilization Herrschers planned to take Lin Nai back from the Flame-Chasers, unaware that Theresa had already seized her own chance with him. Mei interrupted Kiana’s rebellion speech to announce that their plan was moving to its next stage.

• Wendy and Thunder Queen lamented that nearly everyone else had already been with Lin Nai, while Durandal remained in the training room.
• Kiana and the others failed to reach Lin Nai because Vill-V repeatedly used mechanisms and smoke bombs to spirit him away.
• Kiana proposed storming the Flame-Chasers’ quarters to take Lin Nai back, and Bronya corrected her rebellion slogan.
• Theresa concealed that she had taken Lin Nai from Mobius’s laboratory the previous night and tied him up with her authority.
• Mei arrived in the cafeteria and told Kiana that their plan needed to proceed to its next stage.

Mei sent the Herrschers into a trial meant to evolve their Herrscher Cores, while Kiana was transported to an illusion of the Sea of Quanta. There, she witnessed Kevin send an earlier version of Lin Nai flying into a World Bubble and left convinced she had discovered the reason Lin Nai teased Kevin.

• Mei excluded Theresa from the trial because Theresa's Authority of Restraint would let her win too easily.
• Mei's smoke transported Kiana and the others to another location, and Kiana found herself in a strange space she recognized as the Sea of Quanta.
• Kiana encountered illusory versions of Kevin and a younger Lin Nai, then watched Kevin use Heavenly Fire Judgment against Lin Nai.
• Kevin sent Lin Nai flying into a World Bubble, and Kiana decided to have Lin Nai modify her Flame Lance so she could hold a Flame Lance conference.

Kiana and Bronya fought Honkai Shadows in a strange part of the Sea of Quantum where they could not use their Herrscher authorities. After spotting the creatures rushing in one direction, they headed after them in hopes of finding Mei and the others.

• Kiana found that she could not open a spatial gateway and fought the endless Honkai Beasts with her Mebius Aura and weapons.
• Bronya arrived and helped Kiana defeat the creatures, explaining that they were Honkai Shadows in the Sea of Quantum.
• Bronya speculated that a World Bubble had broken through the boundary and turned part of the Sea of Quantum into its own satellite space.
• Bronya tried to use Kiana's intuition to choose a direction, but a Honkai Beast swallowed the coin before it landed.
• Bronya noticed the Quantum Shadows hurrying in one direction, and Kiana carried her and leaped after them across the creatures' heads.

Kiana and Bronya discovered Wendy fighting Honkai Beasts in the World Bubble, where Wendy’s training had brought out a surprisingly fierce side. When a Honkai Emperor appeared, Wendy fled and called for Lin Nai, and Kiana rescued her before she reunited with Kiana.

• Kiana and Bronya spotted Honkai Beasts attacking what seemed to be space.
• Wendy fell into the group of Honkai Beasts and tore through them with her bare hands.
• Bronya guessed Wendy had snapped after days of training and being told about the trial.
• Wendy began boasting about her strength, then ran from a Honkai Emperor and shouted for Lin Nai to save her.
• Kiana killed the Honkai Emperor with the Mebius Aura, and Wendy hugged her leg, saying she had missed her.

Wendy joined Kiana and Bronya after following a swarm of Honkai Beasts, and the three broke through a spatial gate into another part of the Sea of Quantum. They reunited with the Thunder Queen and Mei, but still had no clue what was causing the attacks or where to go next.

• Wendy explained that she had followed the Honkai Beasts after they ignored her, then helped Kiana and Bronya inspect the space they had surrounded.
• Kiana used the Mebius Aura to shatter the spatial gate, and the three entered before Mei and the others could join them.
• Kiana and Bronya landed safely in the Sea of Quantum, while Wendy tripped after landing.
• The Thunder Queen told Kiana, Bronya, and Wendy that Mei had gone to investigate nearby, and Mei soon returned.
• Bronya wondered whether Mei and the Thunder Queen's killing spree had caused the Quantum Shadows' attacks, but the group had no clear leads on what to do next.

Kiana's group reached the next trial and found Little Shix waiting as their examiner with a suspicious lucky-draw box. The chapter ended with the group recognizing the box's claim of an immortal's endorsement as a likely reference to Fu Hua's famously poor luck.

• Bronya noted that the trial's restrictions had stopped her from constructing weapons, while Seele could still use Herrscher powers through a ring made by Lin Nai.
• Kiana's group followed a series of explosions and found Seele testing her powers; Bronya suggested Seele had avoided suppression because her fused Herrscher powers met the trial's rules for evolution.
• Kiana, Bronya, and the others passed through a portal into a sealed room, where Wendy stopped Kiana from trying to break their way out.
• Little Shix appeared with a Xuanyuan Sword and announced that she would examine them in the next trial, explaining that she had lost at rock-paper-scissors.
• Kiana laughed when she read the lucky-draw box's promise of guaranteed wins, and the others fell silent as they connected its immortal endorsement to Fu Hua's bad luck.

Little Shix introduced a weapons lottery for the trial, forcing the group to rely on whatever prizes they drew. Seele won a Xuanyuan Sword fragment, and Little Shix revealed that she would need nine more to obtain the legendary sword.

• Crimson Kite's Wing explained that the participants could attack only with their Authorities and the weapons they drew from the box.
• Kiana drew a brick, Mei a hammer, and Bronya a screwdriver, while Black Seele received a lottery ticket for Seele's inflatable body pillow.
• Seele drew a golden Xuanyuan Sword fragment, which Kiana recognized.
• Little Shix called the fragment a one-in-ten-thousand reward and said Seele needed nine more fragments to obtain the Xuanyuan Sword.

Little Shix awarded Seele the Xuanyuan Sword and promised her a chance to possess Lin Nai, then began a trial that barred the group from using most of their powers and equipment. She launched the first attack by sending Kiana crashing into a wall.

• Little Shix explained the Xuanyuan Sword’s powers and offered Seele a day possessing Lin Nai if she collected its fragments, while Kiana protested.
• Vill-V remarked on Little Shix’s practiced persuasion, and the group realized Elysia and Lin Nai were missing.
• Little Shix announced that the group would fight her without using lottery items or other abilities such as the Mebius Aura and Divine Keys.
• Little Shix knocked Seele and Black Seele’s transformation props away and urged Seele to grow stronger so she could protect Lin Nai.
• Little Shix struck Kiana with Inch Strike: Heaven Shatterer, sending her into a wall.

During Little Shix’s fight with Kiana and the others, Kiana used her repeated blows to awaken a new power linked to Lin Nai. She transformed into Herrscher of the Void Kiana and fired a powerful combination attack as Little Shix fled.

• Little Shix repeatedly struck Kiana, and Kiana realized the blows seemed to loosen something within her.
• Bronya suggested Kiana take another hit, and Kiana used rolled soft armor before returning to the fight.
• Kiana asked Little Shix to hit her harder, and Little Shix’s punch sent her crashing into a wall.
• Little Shix intercepted a surprise spear attack, and Kiana emerged from the dust transformed as Herrscher of the Void Kiana.
• Kiana combined two bracers’ energy into a beam, and Little Shix ran away to escape it.

Kiana won the fight against Little Shix after awakening a stronger fusion of her Herrscher powers, earning a week alone with Lin Nai. Kiana then flaunted her new power until Bronya recovered her Herrscher of Reason Authority and challenged her.

• Kiana's attack struck a barrier, and Little Shix conceded the match, granting Kiana a week with Lin Nai.
• Lin Nai explained that Little Shix's mental Authority had helped Kiana awaken and fuse the powers of the Herrscher of the Void, the Herrscher of Sentience, and the Mebius Aura.
• Kiana showed off her new power to Bronya, who became furious at her boasting.
• Little Shix restored Bronya's Herrscher of Reason Authority after Bronya agreed to back her up.
• Bronya challenged Kiana, who taunted her and sent Bronya's anger soaring.

Bronya challenged Kiana for her position, and their fight escalated despite Little Shix trying to stop them with Feather Dust. With the others’ Herrscher authorities restored, they prepared to intervene, while the battle continued.

• Bronya created Divine Keys and challenged Kiana to hand over her position, then charged into combat when Kiana refused.
• Little Shix watched as Kiana and Bronya fought behind a barrier, while Black Seele stopped Seele from intervening.
• Lin Nai watched the fight with Kevin and Fu Hua, who offered him instant noodles with goji berries and All-Purpose Tonic Soup.
• Little Shix used Feather Dust on Kiana and Bronya, but they remained unaffected and fought even harder.
• A stray Heavenly Fire shell nearly hit Wendy, who tried to drag Little Shix away to summon Lin Nai.
• Mei asked Little Shix to restore everyone’s powers, and Little Shix released their Herrscher authorities as they prepared to stop the fight.

Bronya broke through the Herrscher of Reason’s limits during her fight with Kiana, but their battle disrupted the other Herrschers’ evolution plan. Back at the lunar base, Kiana claimed her reward of a week with Lin Nai, while Bronya received four days.

• Bronya realized that battle pressure could help her surpass the limits of the Herrscher of Reason and transformed into an evolved Herrscher.
• Kiana and Bronya clashed again, and Little Shix fled while handing Seele the location of the next trial.
• The Herrschers returned to the lunar base after Kiana and Bronya’s fight derailed the planned later stages of the trials.
• Lin Nai struggled to devise a way to help Mei and the others evolve without relying on the system’s special items.
• Kiana settled into Lin Nai’s arms and gloated at Bronya, while Bronya considered blasting her with a cannon.
• Kiana claimed a week with Lin Nai as the first to evolve, and Bronya received four days as the second.

After Kiana took Lin Nai through a spatial portal to claim some time with him before her reward period began, Durandal learned she had missed the trial and began considering how to catch up with the others. As everyone grew bored waiting, Vill-V unveiled a device called the Abyss Elysium Trial.

• Kiana seized Lin Nai and escaped through a spatial portal, while Bronya decided she would join them when the time came.
• Mei, Wendy, Thunder Queen, and the others discussed their boredom, and Durandal learned about the trial and regretted missing the chance to act.
• Durandal resolved to think for herself and find a way to keep from falling further behind the others.
• As the group waited for Kiana and Lin Nai, Vill-V appeared with a mechanical device and introduced it as the Abyss Elysium Trial.

Mei entered Vill-V’s Abyss Elysium Trial to test whether it could help her grow stronger and explored its shifting rooms while fighting enemies. The chapter ended as she faced a giant robot called the Anti-Lin Nai Armament 12138.

• Vill-V introduced the Abyss Elysium Trial, and Mei chose to enter while Wendy waited outside.
• Elysia explained that the trial recreated buildings from the Previous Civilization and challenged entrants to explore its rooms and survive.
• Mei fought Anti-Entropy-style robots, navigated the trial’s changing rooms, and resolved to complete it to become stronger.
• Mei entered another room, dodged a giant robot’s fist, and learned that Vill-V had named it the Anti-Lin Nai Armament 12138.

Mei and the Thunder Queen both failed to defeat Vill-V’s powerful robot in the Abyss Elysium Trial, which had stalled the girls’ training for fourteen days. After Lin Nai emerged from isolation, Little Shix explained the setback and dragged him back to the training area.

• Mei attacked the robot with Seven Thunders of Retribution but its shield repelled her and sent her flying out of the room.
• The Thunder Queen entered to prove she was stronger than Mei Raiden, but the robot bounced her out as well.
• Vill-V explained that she had rebuilt the robot over fifty thousand years, rather than creating it during the Previous Civilization.
• Two weeks later, Lin Nai emerged from isolation and asked Little Shix about the girls’ progress.
• Little Shix told Lin Nai that Mei and the others had failed the first stage for fourteen days because of Anti-Lin Nai Armament No. 12138, then hurried him toward training.

Lin Nai entered the Abyss Elysium Trial to face the Anti-Lin Nai Armament after meeting Mei at the training grounds. Elysia revealed that the Trial itself was Vill-V’s No. 000 armament, and Lin Nai stepped through a door as space reset around him.

• Little Shix dragged Lin Nai to the training grounds, where he caught Mei after she was thrown backward and she clung to him and kissed him.
• Seele and Black Seele watched Mei, while Little Shix, Thunder Queen, and Wendy glared at her; Lin Nai asked where Durandal was, and Little Shix pushed him toward the Abyss Elysium Trial.
• After Lin Nai entered the Trial, Thunder Queen pulled out the Seven Thunders of Retribution and joined the others in beating Mei to her knees.
• Lin Nai met Elysia, who explained that Vill-V had made the Trial into Anti-Lin Nai Armament No. 000, capable of producing many armaments through data.
• Lin Nai followed Elysia’s directions through a door, felt space reset, and drew the Ultra Disk Blade when he landed.

Lin Nai fought through Vill-V’s virtual Abyss Elysium Trial, defeating waves of robots and Flame-Chaser projections while enjoying the challenge. After reaching the Boss stage, he asked about Anti-Lin Nai Armament No. 12138, and Vill-V began urgently buffing it.

• Lin Nai destroyed Anti-Lin Nai Armament No. 114514 robots with Metallium Ray and entered the next arena.
• Lin Nai summoned a Heavenly Fire Greatsword and defeated the Kevin projection with Heavenly Fire Judgment: Final Limiter Released.
• The Flame-Chasers approved Lin Nai’s challenge to beat up the Kevin projection, while Kevin objected; Lin Nai then defeated the projection with Heavenly Fire Unleashed.
• Lin Nai defeated Su and Hen projections and fought through powerful Honkai Beasts in the trial’s Boss stage.
• Lin Nai asked Vill-V where Anti-Lin Nai Armament No. 12138 was and crushed another robot; Vill-V admitted the armament needed an emergency buff.

Lin Nai faced Vill-V’s fully enhanced Anti-Lin Nai Armament Unit 12138 in the Abyss Elysium Trial and endured its escalating barrage before bringing out Max Galaxy. He prepared a powerful counterattack, while Vill-V invited him to her workshop and Elysia teased them about meeting there with Sakura.

• The Herrschers watched Lin Nai on the screen, and Little Shix and Seele expressed confidence that he would defeat his powerful opponents.
• Lin Nai inspected the enormous Unit 12138 and wondered whether it could be piloted.
• Unit 12138 fired a cannon at Lin Nai, but his Zetton Barrier withstood the shot with only a slight ripple.
• Vill-V transformed Unit 12138 and unleashed missiles, beams, and flames, but Lin Nai calmly endured the barrage behind his barrier.
• Lin Nai summoned Max Galaxy and raised his right hand as golden light filled the trial space.
• Vill-V called Lin Nai a cheater and invited him to her workshop, while Elysia joked that she would bring Sakura along.

Lin Nai explained how Anti-Lin Nai Armament 12138 reflected Honkai energy and why the others needed to surpass their limits to defeat it. Mei Raiden struggled to find a way forward, while the Thunder Queen began considering a plan.

• Lin Nai defeated Anti-Lin Nai Armament 12138 and returned from the Abyss Elysium Trial to the lunar base.
• Vill-V explained that the robot's shield reflected Honkai energy, and Lin Nai described the ways the others might overcome it.
• Vill-V tried to take Lin Nai to discuss the robot with Elysia, Sakura, Dr. Mobius, and Fu Hua, prompting suspicious looks from the others.
• Mei Raiden meditated on how to defeat the robot but admitted she did not know how to surpass her limits.
• The Thunder Queen considered the idea of perishing together with Mei Raiden, and Mei noticed her unusual silence.

Mei and the Thunder Queen teamed up to defeat Anti-Lin Nai Armament No. 12138 in the Abyss Elysium Trial, then fused into a two-in-one Herrscher of Thunder. Mei realized the Thunder Queen could hear her thoughts, leaving her unable to keep secrets from her other self.

• Wendy worried that she had made no progress with Lin Nai and left to make a plan, while Mei and the Thunder Queen decided to cooperate.
• Mei and the Thunder Queen asked Vill-V to let them enter the Abyss Elysium Trial together, and Vill-V agreed after consulting Lin Nai.
• The two Herrschers of Thunder attacked No. 12138 together and combined their lightning into a greatsword that shattered its shield and cut down the robot.
• Mei and the Thunder Queen fused into one body with increased combat power, and the Thunder Queen revealed that she could hear Mei's thoughts.

Mei and the Thunder Queen separated after fighting over control of their body, while Lin Nai struggled to find a way for Wendy to evolve. After making Wendy finish her homework, Lin Nai gave her gloves containing two Herrscher Gems, leaving her with new powers to learn and a huge pile of books.

• The Thunder Queen took control of Mei’s body, but Mei separated them into two individuals, and both decided to practice meditation.
• Lin Nai found that Wendy had no clear path to evolution and sent her to finish her neglected homework.
• Lin Nai made Wendy a pair of gloves fitted with the Gems of Serenity and Plague so she could use their powers in Herrscher form.
• Wendy asked how to use the gloves, and Lin Nai explained that she would need to learn how to handle the dangerous abilities of the two Gems.
• Lin Nai brought Wendy a huge pile of books, leaving her overwhelmed by the knowledge she had to study.

Wendy reluctantly began an intensive study regimen while Lin Nai checked on Durandal and reassured her that they could defeat Honkai. Later, Lin Nai arranged a training battle between Kevin and Kiana, Bronya, Mei Raiden, and the Thunder Queen to test their strength against a powerful opponent.

• Lin Nai teased Wendy about falling behind and made her accept a stack of books, so she returned to her room determined to master her studies and prove herself.
• Lin Nai visited Durandal in the training room with food and was startled when her training punch left a fist imprint in the wall.
• Durandal asked whether they could resolve Honkai, and Lin Nai said they could, adding that he would help if they could not defeat Finality.
• Lin Nai had Kevin face Kiana, Bronya, Mei Raiden, and the Thunder Queen in a test of their strength, then interrupted Kevin's dramatic opening by hitting him with a cup of instant noodles.

Kevin and Lin Nai joked about Mei’s cooking before Mei revealed she had been curious about Kevin’s honest opinion and had been secretly improving her dishes with supplements. After Mei and Lin Nai discussed interrogating Kevin with props, Kevin resumed the training trials, and Thunder Queen rushed to attack him before the others could stop her.

• Kevin fought Lin Nai over his instant noodles and admitted he sneaked into the bathroom at night to eat them because Mei’s cooking tasted awful.
• Mei overheard Kevin and explained to Lin Nai that she had wanted him to honestly critique her cooking, while she had continued feeding him partly because his reactions amused her.
• Lin Nai offered Mei props to interrogate Kevin and joked that he would charge her extra because Kevin was his beloved friend.
• Kevin returned to the training grounds and ordered Kiana, Mei, Bronya, and Thunder Queen to continue their trials.
• Thunder Queen drew Seven Thunders of Retribution and charged at Kevin before Kiana, Mei, and Bronya could stop her.

Kiana, Mei, Bronya, and the Thunder Queen attacked Kevin with Divine Keys and Herrscher powers, but he countered their combined assault and praised their strength. Kevin then announced he would get serious and began his Man-made Collapse.

• The Thunder Queen struck Kevin with Seven Thunders of Retribution, blasting him backward with Purple Lightning.
• Mei and the Thunder Queen combined their attacks into a crimson and purple Railgun, which forced Kevin to take two steps back.
• Bronya summoned multiple Divine Keys, but Kevin used Heavenly Fire’s Zeroth Power to destroy them and blocked Kiana’s Void Binding.
• Kiana trapped Kevin with Imaginary power and launched a Flame Lance, which Kevin countered with a Heavenly Fire slash.
• After Kiana landed exhausted, Kevin praised the group and announced he would fight seriously.
• Kevin raised his greatsword as destructive flames descended and his Man-made Collapse transformed him.

Kevin fought Kiana, Mei, and Bronya on the moon while Lin Nai watched and ate Kevin’s noodles. As Kevin focused on Bronya, Kiana filled the training grounds with portals, leaving him stunned by her control of the Herrscher of the Void’s power.

• Kevin transformed into the Karma Demon and clashed with Kiana, Mei, and Bronya, shrugging off their bombardment despite the pain.
• Kevin noticed Lin Nai eating his noodles and decided to end the battle quickly, hoping to cause trouble for Lin Nai afterward.
• Lin Nai suspected Kevin was plotting against him, while Mei and Lin Nai watched Kiana and Bronya adjust to their new powers.
• Kevin targeted Bronya, recognizing her as the least experienced fighter, but Kiana opened portals across the training grounds to protect her.
• Kevin fell silent as Kiana rapidly filled the field with portals, displaying her exceptional control of spatial gates.