Chapter Summaries

Kevin and Fu Hua discussed the failed plans to stop Honkai as Kevin prepared to begin his final attempt. Milian appeared as a consciousness projection and offered to give up ruling the world in exchange for help reaching Xina.

• Fu Hua found Kevin at the Ruins and told him he needed someone who could understand him.
• Kevin explained that the Fire Seed Project, Core Flame, Ark, and Stigmata Project had all failed or slipped out of control.
• Kevin promised Fu Hua he would use everything he had to create a world without Honkai, then went with Su to begin the plan.
• Milian appeared before Kevin and Su and offered to abandon her rule of the world.
• Milian revealed that she wanted to devour counterparts from other worlds and asked for Xina, whom she intended to break into despair.

Milian confronted Doctor Mei’s remnants and transformed Prometheus Seventeen to intervene in the Honkai outbreak. On Earth, Honkai Beasts began turning on their own forces, but the organized Honkai commanders rallied to destroy the uncontrolled creatures.

• Milian left Kevin and Su, found Doctor Mei’s remnants and Prometheus Seventeen, and mocked Mei’s reliance on intellect over force.
• Milian converted Prometheus Seventeen into a data life and used Honkai to intervene in the war on Earth.
• In Vienna, Vasuki watched War Behemoth-002, Valkyrie, destroy the defenders’ fortifications as Macha and Coch’s forces advanced.
• The Lower Honkai Beasts suddenly attacked their own kind after Honkai altered their directives and branded them traitors.
• Ashvins ordered the Honkai forces to kill and recycle the uncontrolled creatures, while Leviathan requested support and Medusa redeployed forces.

Xina took control of the loyal Honkai Beasts, ordered them to crush the out-of-control forces, and called for humanity’s cities to burn. Benares rallied the Honkai Apostles to abandon their former master and follow the Queen toward a future ruled by the Cluster.

• Xina commanded the high-tier Honkai Beasts to eliminate the out-of-control Honkai, continue their mission, and unseal the Guard Corps reserves in the Arctic Ice Cave.
• Xina used the Cluster Consciousness to secure the loyalty of self-aware Honkai Beasts, while they targeted the lower beasts subverted by unknown forces.
• Emperor-class Guard Honkai Beasts ordered their troops to release the War Behemoths, destroy rogue Honkai Beasts, and incinerate the cities.
• Benares addressed the Honkai Apostles above the Far East, urging them to reject their fallen master and follow the Queen and the Cluster.
• Xina’s voice spread through the Cluster Consciousness as she called for the planet to burn.

Xina visited Kosma in Griseo’s painted space to collect his Signet, then left after catching Pardofelis spying nearby. She obtained the Signet of Daybreak and departed with Pardofelis, leaving Kosma alone and confused.

• Xina gave her detached wings to Elysia and Pardofelis, then followed Pardofelis’s advice to visit Griseo’s space, where Kosma was playing harmonica.
• Xina introduced herself to Kosma, who gave her the Signet of Daybreak without offering guidance.
• When Xina said she had come to find Griseo, Kosma’s monster rose, but Xina crushed it beneath a constructed mountain.
• Xina pulled Pardofelis out of the grass, and Pardofelis admitted she had been waiting for a chance to scavenge leftovers.
• Xina took Pardofelis through a Teleportation Gate, leaving Kosma alone and wondering whether they had left.

Pardofelis and Xina entered Griseo’s world, where Xina wondered why some people changed so much over time while Fu Hua did not. Griseo identified Xina as “no color,” then immersed herself in painting as Pardofelis said the world would soon end.

• Pardofelis and Kosma stepped out of the Teleportation Gate, and Pardofelis marveled at how easily it opened and closed.
• Xina greeted the young Griseo and wondered why Griseo had changed so much over fifty thousand years while Fu Hua had barely changed.
• Pardofelis warned Xina that Griseo was shy around strangers, so Xina greeted her gently.
• Griseo associated Xina’s colors with a battleship, a mecha, and Earth, then called her “no color.”
• Pardofelis explained that Griseo had become absorbed in her painting and that their world would not last long.

Xina gained Griseo’s Stars Signet after inspiring her and Kosma to leave their usual place, then met Aponia on the platform. Aponia warned her that a terrifying, unavoidable tragedy would happen tomorrow.

• Xina had Pardofelis interpret Kosma’s silent thoughts and received a new Stars Signet from Griseo, who thanked her for the inspiration.
• Griseo and Kosma left together, and Xina counted seven Signets before deciding to seek the class monitor for Fleeting Life.
• Xina returned to the platform and found Aponia waiting; Pardofelis fled after Aponia asked to speak privately with Xina.
• Aponia said Xina had brought unexpected change to the Elysium of the Past and that Griseo had seen something in her.
• Aponia sensed sorrow and loneliness in Xina, then warned that a terrifying tragedy no one could prevent would occur tomorrow.

Xina challenged Aponia’s belief that fate had predetermined their ending, insisting that science and truth mattered more. The chapter ended with Xina pinning Aponia down and preparing to prove her point by force.

• Aponia said she intended to end everything herself to prevent a tragedy that would destroy Elysia, and claimed her and Xina’s ending had already been decided by fate.
• Xina activated the false God’s golden halo and pressed a glowing hand against Aponia’s back.
• Aponia insisted that no one could escape the one true fate, but Xina rejected her claim.
• Xina pinned Aponia onto a sofa, restrained her wrists, and questioned whether Aponia had truly foreseen what was happening.
• Xina declared that the world had no fate, only science and truth, and hooked a finger beneath her collar as she prepared to make her point.

Xina and Aponia argued over science, truth, and fate, then settled their disagreement with a chess game. Xina’s surprise attacks pushed Aponia’s pieces back as their contest continued.

• Xina restrained Aponia and challenged her belief that fate could not be changed.
• Aponia insisted that fate was predetermined and that her attempts to alter it had failed.
• Xina and Aponia agreed to decide the victor on a chessboard.
• After an early standoff, Xina shifted her strategy and launched surprise attacks.
• Aponia’s pieces fell back as Xina gained the advantage.

After Aponia left, Xina bought an invitation to Vill-V’s magic performance from Pardofelis and set out with her to meet the Great Magician. The chapter left Xina following Can toward Vill-V, eager to discuss magic.

• Xina sent Aponia back through the door of Discipline after their discussion, then replaced the ruined sofa with one she created using the Herrscher of Reason’s authority.
• Pardofelis emerged from hiding and offered Xina a batch of treasures, including an invitation to Vill-V’s performance in the Deepest Depths.
• Xina paid Pardofelis with a promise of a five-ton golden griffin ruby statue and joked that she would give her a two-hundred-meter-tall mountain of gold and gemstones once she gathered all the Signets.
• Pardofelis offered to guide Xina to Vill-V, and Xina agreed to go discuss magic with the Great Magician.
• Can led Xina and Pardofelis away, circling their legs and flicking its tail to urge them to follow.

Pardofelis found the Vill-V Brand Navigator and sold it to Xina, who used it to set off with her. Elysia reappeared and joined their conversation, leaving Xina teasing her about coming to find her.

• Pardofelis used Canned Food to locate the Vill-V Brand Navigator in her pocket.
• Pardofelis pitched the navigator to Xina, who bought it and put it on her tab.
• Elysia appeared before Pardofelis and Xina after having been away with Aponia.
• Xina complimented Elysia's beauty and teased her about seeking Xina out.

Xina and Pardofelis continued through Elysia’s Realm, where monsters and Vill-V’s strange magic-show challenges appeared in their path. They reached Vill-V’s performance, and Xina began completing its increasingly difficult trials while still seeking her Signet.

• Elysia teased Xina and Pardofelis about their closeness, then disappeared, leaving Pardofelis to guide Xina onward.
• Strange monsters appeared in the Realm, and Xina carried Pardofelis while defeating one that had been immobilized by gravity.
• Xina and Pardofelis heard Vill-V’s amplified introduction and found three upside-down hats concealing identical doors.
• Xina teased Pardofelis about choosing a door, then opened one herself and entered Vill-V’s stage.
• Xina completed the first two performance challenges, and Vill-V announced a final, harder attempt.

Xina endured Vill-V’s magician’s stages, then interrupted the second act by destroying its Queen with a disintegration ray. She offered Vill-V a chance to become her disciple as the performance continued.

• Pardofelis confirmed that the tedious hat-swapping stages were only the beginning, and Xina pushed her to choose a hat.
• Vill-V began an act with flying Mobiuses throwing blades, while Xina shielded the stage and recorded the spectacle.
• Xina taunted Vill-V’s bland performance, causing the hats to vanish and prompting Vill-V to unveil the second act.
• Vill-V summoned bizarre doorways and presented a Queen, but Xina disintegrated her before Vill-V finished the introduction.
• Xina told Vill-V that performances needed less buildup and offered to take her on as a disciple.

Xina watched Vill-V’s Magic Show, criticized her performance, and discovered Pardofelis had charged her for an invitation Vill-V had offered for free. Vill-V introduced herself and prepared to show Xina the finishing act before revealing her Signet.

• Xina destroyed three strange creatures that appeared through Vill-V’s stacked Magic Hats, then criticized the show and offered to write Vill-V a report.
• Vill-V noticed Pardofelis and asked why she was there without an invitation.
• Xina realized Pardofelis had taken a cut from her invitation money and warned that they would discuss compensation later.
• Vill-V introduced herself as the greatest magician of the Twilight Era and invited Xina to experience the show’s grand finale.
• Xina agreed to watch the finishing act so she could obtain Vill-V’s Signet.

Xina received Vill-V’s Spiral Signet, then forced Pardofelis to sign a crushing compensation agreement that made her Xina’s servant for one hundred thousand years. After they left Spiral, they met Elysia, who pretended not to hear Xina’s question about a strange noise.

• Vill-V gave Xina the Spiral Signet, which could not revive or otherwise affect her, and left after explaining that its magic was a secret.
• Xina stopped Pardofelis from sneaking away and demanded compensation for the fees she had charged.
• Pardofelis signed an agreement requiring her to repay an enormous debt through labor, with Can listed as collateral, and began calling Xina Boss.
• Pardofelis convinced herself that having Xina protect her for one hundred thousand years made the deal worthwhile, so Xina secretly moved up the date for collecting interest.
• Elysia greeted Xina and Pardofelis, covered her ears against a beeping sound, and dodged Xina’s question by pretending to hear a compliment.

Elysia explained that Vill-V divided her thoughts into independent domains, rather than having multiple personalities. Xina headed to Vill-V’s sealed workshop, curious to see how many versions of her she could turn into figures.

• Xina asked Elysia for private tutoring, and Elysia redirected the conversation to the noises from Vill-V’s workshop.
• Elysia explained that Vill-V had sealed her old workshop because it was too cramped, but had recently broken in to work there again.
• Xina wondered whether Vill-V had multiple personalities, and Elysia clarified that she could divide her thoughts to think independently.
• Xina imagined making separate Vill-V bodies and storing them in different places, and considered doing the same for Elysia.
• Xina headed toward Vill-V’s workshop to find out how many versions of Vill-V there were.

Xina visited Vill-V’s workshop, where she joked through an interview before using Pardofelis’s delivery errand as an excuse to meet Sakura. Sakura welcomed Xina to her trial and gave her the Signet of Setsuna, warning that she would not go easy on her.

• Xina visited Vill-V’s workshop and copied data from its unfamiliar equipment.
• Vill-V interviewed Xina about collecting Signets, and Xina theatrically credited her deceased family and the strength of her classmates and teachers.
• Pardofelis told Vill-V that she had gathered the items another Vill-V needed and left them at the Old Place for delivery to Sakura.
• Xina brought Pardofelis to Sakura and used the delayed delivery as a pretext to apologize and meet her.
• Sakura recognized Xina as a Herrscher, welcomed her to the trial, and gave her the Signet of Setsuna, warning that she would not take a gradual approach.

Xina obtained Hua’s Fleeting Life Signet and joked with the young Hua about meeting for an “in-depth” martial arts discussion. She returned to the transit platform, where Pardofelis had brought Elysia instead of the books Xina requested.

• Xina defeated the Honkai Beasts and obtained Sakura’s Moment Signet, bringing her total to nine of the thirteen Signets.
• Xina chose Hua’s Fleeting Life door and asked Pardofelis to get her books about Kevin and Su.
• Xina met Hua and proposed a future martial arts discussion, which Hua accepted in earnest.
• Hua gave Xina the Fleeting Life Signet and disappeared from the domain.
• Xina returned to the platform and found that Pardofelis had brought Elysia instead of the requested books.

Elysia tutored Xina on Kevin before Xina entered the Elysian Realm to claim Signets. Su gave her the Signet of Heavenly Wisdom, and she then went to confront Kevin for the final Signet she needed.

• Elysia gave Xina a cram lesson about Kevin using the two question books.
• Xina visited Su, who welcomed her and gave her the Signet of Heavenly Wisdom without resistance.
• Pardofelis mistakenly thought Xina had failed until Xina showed her the Signet.
• Xina said she would seek the last two Signets to fulfill Miss Aili's request, then entered the door marked with a greatsword.
• Xina and Elysium Kevin faced each other in silence before Kevin said he seemed to be the last one again.

Xina obtained Kevin’s Deliverance Signet after telling him Aponia’s prophecy that Elysium would be destroyed tomorrow. With only Aponia’s Discipline Signet left, Xina went to challenge her to a second debate.

• Xina told Kevin that Aponia had prophesied Elysium’s destruction tomorrow and might try to end it herself.
• Kevin considered the prophecy, then gave Xina his Deliverance Signet and disappeared.
• Xina inferred that Kevin took Aponia’s prophecies as nearly certain to come true and resolved to learn more from Aponia.
• Xina went to Aponia and invited her to a second debate.

Xina obtained Aponia’s Discipline Signet and questioned why receiving it seemed to have cost her something. Aponia insisted that fate could not be changed and explained that her actions followed what she had foreseen, leaving Xina troubled by whether Aponia’s prophecy was truly inevitable.

• Elysia told Kevin and Su that she would honor her promise to Xina, and urged him and Su to believe in miracles despite Aponia’s prophecy.
• Xina met Aponia and received the Discipline Signet, then wondered whether Aponia’s actions were part of the fate she had foreseen.
• Aponia allowed Xina to read her mind, and Xina confirmed that Aponia sincerely believed fate could not be changed.
• Xina told Aponia that she had lost something indescribable after gaining Discipline, and Aponia said that loss was part of the Signet.
• Aponia told Xina the story of an astrologer whose prediction of her death led her to take her own life, then said her own actions followed the future she had seen.
• Xina challenged Aponia’s account as illogical, but Aponia said Xina had begun to doubt herself and believe in her prophecy.