Chapter Summaries

As Su Yu joined Empress Alijeh and Tina in handling government affairs, Chancellor Cao faced eleven God-tier Experts on Skrull Star. Donald Plante offered him Australia as a human reserve if he surrendered, leaving Chancellor Cao to consider the Skrulls’ terms.

• Su Yu accepted a quest to help Alijeh handle government affairs, with Tina joining them at the palace.
• Su Yu, Alijeh, and Tina spent more than three hours handling government affairs together.
• Chancellor Cao stood against eleven God-tier Experts on Skrull Star, threatening to destroy the Super Divine Artifact and melt the polar ice cap if they attacked.
• Donald Plante offered to spare Chancellor Cao and give humanity Australia as a reserve if he surrendered.
• Chancellor Cao did not accept or reject the offer immediately and asked which territory the Skrulls would preserve for humanity.

Chancellor Cao rejected Plante’s offer to relocate humanity to Australia, while Plante gave him three days to reconsider and proposed using the Gravity Funnel. In Trena City, Marnina XIII took command of the Skrull Expeditionary Force and began addressing the crowd.

• Chancellor Cao refused the Skrulls’ offer to leave humanity 8 million square kilometers in Australia, and Plante gave him three days to reconsider.
• Kadragos urged the Skrull God-tier Experts to attack Chancellor Cao, but Victoria warned that his self-destruction could melt the polar ice caps; Plante stopped their argument and named the Gravity Funnel as his plan.
• At a ceremony in Trena City, Link transferred command of the Skrull Expeditionary Force and control of the Space Rifts from the Renket Alliance to Marnina XIII.
• Marnina XIII accepted the blue rune, received cheers from Solar Empire officials, and told Skrull Star’s people he would lead them to victory.
• Marnina XIII acknowledged the political differences between the Solar Empire and the Renket Alliance, then pointed toward the ruined Speaker’s residence as he continued his speech.

Marnina XIII rallied the Skrulls by blaming Su Yu for their losses and promising retaliation against Blue Star. He then revealed a plan to force Su Yu to surrender by threatening to unleash 3,730 monsters on Huaxia Country through the Gravity Funnel.

• Marnina XIII accused Su Yu of attacks on Skrull officials and vowed to kill him if he came to Skrull Star within nine months, or go to Blue Star to kill him himself.
• Marnina XIII promised to create 3,730 powerful monsters and send them to Blue Star's Psionic Springs, drawing cheers from the crowd and approval from Renket Alliance officials.
• Link silently watched Marnina XIII's speech, thinking it absurd because a Stellar-level Expert had identified Su Yu as a Cosmic Seed and ordered them to protect him.
• In his Hovercar, Marnina XIII learned that Su Yu had refused to surrender and that Lord Plante would give him three days before using the Gravity Funnel.
• Marnina XIII explained that the Skrulls could funnel all 3,730 monsters into Huaxia Country and livestream the destruction to pressure Su Yu into surrendering, after which they would deal with him further.

After completing Alijeh’s government-affairs task and gaining new lightning skills, Su Yu flew with Sylvanas toward the Hall of Rebirth on the Panda People Continent. During their journey, he explained the dangers and structure of the Hall and told Sylvanas what he hoped to obtain there.

• Su Yu earned perfect marks for handling government affairs, learned three lightning passives and Lightning Armor, and received kisses from Alijeh and Tina.
• Su Yu met the travel-worn Sylvanas at Gorse Flower’s border, and they set off together for the Panda People Continent.
• Su Yu used Lightning Armor and Turn into Lightning to fly rapidly, covering 2,100 kilometers in an hour before his speed fell as the skills wore off.
• Sylvanas asked what Su Yu wanted from the Hall of Rebirth, and he said Morningstar wanted Hu Tao while he needed three Emperor-tier or higher Souls of Rebirth.
• Su Yu warned Sylvanas that she could not clear the Hall alone and explained its structure and the Teyvat Kingdom as they continued toward their destination.

Su Yu and Sylvanas reached Liyue Harbor to find Hu Tao and send Sylvanas into the Hall of Rebirth dungeon. After Shiva and Sylvanas overpowered the hall, they located Hu Tao and captured her as she tried to escape.

• Su Yu and Sylvanas arrived in Liyue Harbor, where Su Yu pointed out the Hall of Rebirth and explained their plan to find Hu Tao.
• Sylvanas sent Shiva to blanket the harbor in ghostly mist, and Shiva petrified the Reincarnation Priests in the main hall without killing them.
• Sylvanas seized the officiant and forced him to reveal that Hu Tao was recuperating in Jade Dew Hall on the back mountain.
• Hu Tao heard Sylvanas approaching and tried to escape underground with her Earth Escape Technique.
• Sylvanas bound Hu Tao with purple-black chains and dragged her back to the surface.

Su Yu revealed the Hall of Rebirth’s entrance and activation chant, while Morningstar captured Hu Tao and took her prisoner. Su Yu then faced Keqing and Teyvat’s experts, explained why they had come for revenge, and heard Keqing offer compensation in exchange for sparing Hu Tao.

• Su Yu told Sylvanas where the Hall of Rebirth’s entrance was and revealed its activation chant, shocking Hu Tao.
• Sylvanas left, and Su Yu handed Hu Tao to Morningstar, who sealed her in a starlit sphere so she could take her back for revenge.
• Keqing and Teyvat’s high-tier experts gathered outside the hall, and Su Yu went out to meet them.
• Su Yu introduced himself as Kexing, Foreign Trade Minister of the Golden Flower Empire, and explained that Hu Tao had turned Morningstar into a Pet Egg while aiding rebels three years earlier.
• Keqing acknowledged Hu Tao’s wrongdoing, apologized to Morningstar, and offered compensation if Su Yu would spare Hu Tao.

Su Yu refused to return Hu Tao as Morning Star rejected every offer from Keqing and the Teyvat experts. As they pursued Su Yu and Sylvanas, the experts sought reinforcements while Su Yu learned Sylvanas had retrieved valuable rewards from the Hall of Rebirth.

• Su Yu told Keqing and the Teyvat experts that Morning Star alone would decide whether to return Hu Tao, and Morning Star refused compensation.
• Keqing repeatedly increased her offer, but Morning Star rejected every proposal, so Zhongli advised seeking help from the Panda People Empire.
• Keqing sent Mona through a portal to meet Emperor Shaohao, while Ganyu worried that Sylvanas had stayed inside the Hall of Rebirth.
• Sylvanas emerged injured and carrying a magic stone, then joined Su Yu as they fled; Su Yu received four Emperor-tier Souls of Rebirth and 200,000 Experience Points.
• Keqing led the experts in pursuit, but rejected Zhongli's suggestion to capture Sylvanas because it could cost them lives and provoke the Rhine Empire.

Su Yu and Sylvanas were intercepted by Chen Sheng, a powerful Panda Person who offered to trade the Star Scar Eye for Hu Tao. Morning Star agreed to the exchange after securing a promise that Hu Tao and the Teyvat Kingdom would not retaliate against her or Su Yu.

• Su Yu and Sylvanas were stopped near Teyvat's territorial waters by Chen Sheng, while Keqing and her fighters caught up behind them.
• Chen Sheng asked Su Yu to spare Hu Tao and offered compensation, but Su Yu let Morning Star decide because she was the victim.
• Su Yu promised to support Morning Star whatever she chose, raising her favorability toward him.
• Morning Star told Chen Sheng that Hu Tao had nearly killed her during the Battle of Kashi Town and asked whether seeking revenge had been wrong.
• Chen Sheng offered the Star Scar Eye in exchange for Hu Tao, and Morning Star agreed after Chen Sheng promised to prevent retaliation against her and Su Yu.

After trading the Star Scar Eye for Hu Tao’s return, Su Yu and his companions left Teyvat, and Morningstar revealed that the gem could help her reach peak Tier 7 before the Skrull assault. Chen Sheng caught up with Su Yu to give him and Empress Alijeh gifts, leaving Su Yu with a powerful golden legendary cloak.

• Morningstar confirmed the Star Scar Eye was genuine, accepted it from Chen Sheng, and gave Hu Tao’s Star Elf Ball to him in exchange.
• Chen Sheng passed Hu Tao’s ball to Keqing as his second free favor, then departed; Su Yu and Shiva left Teyvat as its experts watched helplessly.
• After confirming they were not followed, Shiva parted ways with Su Yu, and Morningstar said she needed two more Experience Crystal Stones to reach peak Tier 7 before the Skrull assault.
• Chen Sheng returned and gave Su Yu jade boxes containing gifts for him and Empress Alijeh.
• Su Yu opened his box and received Heartfire, Breath of Yulong, a golden legendary cloak with powerful spell-damage effects.

Su Yu learned that the Panda People Empire had discovered Azerite and warned Chen Sheng that the world would eventually unite against them. He offered to persuade Empress Alijeh to keep the Golden Flower Empire neutral in exchange for Wonder Building blueprints, and Chen Sheng agreed to send them.

• Chen Sheng asked Su Yu to deliver a sealed letter to Empress Alijeh and explained a prophecy of catastrophe threatening the Panda People Empire.
• Su Yu revealed that he knew the Panda People had discovered an Azerite vein, then told Chen Sheng that the other races would invade to seize the resource.
• Su Yu promised to urge Empress Alijeh not to fight the Panda People and offered trade routes and supplies in return for Wonder Building blueprints.
• Chen Sheng agreed to find two or three suitable blueprints and send them through the Otherworld Adventurer Thousand Cups Not Drunk.
• Chen Sheng bid farewell to Su Yu and vanished into the void with a tap of his staff.

Su Yu changed course for the Anjou Continent to gather Ankeliboli Flowers, while Old Li’s team pushed through a dangerous forest toward a flower patch guarded by a Two-headed Wyvern. The players charged the flowers despite the wyvern’s attacks, determined to collect them even if they died.

• Su Yu told Morning Star they were heading to the Anjou Continent to gather Ankeliboli Flowers with Snowflake Leopard’s group.
• Old Li led his remaining team through the Jones Mountains forest and ordered them to protect their native guides.
• Uncle Carter warned Old Li that a Wyvern’s roar meant they should retreat, but Old Li sent Grenade Launcher to escort the guides away and led the others onward.
• Old Li’s team spotted five or six Ankeliboli Flowers beside a Two-headed Wyvern and charged toward the patch by land, air, and underground routes.
• The Two-headed Wyvern attacked with fiery breath and its wings, killing players, while the survivors continued rushing toward the flowers.

Su Yu and hundreds of thousands of players gathered all the Ankeliboli Flowers and Top-tier Blazing Crystals needed for the mission. After thanking them, Su Yu announced that he would capture a Psionic Spring and livestream the process.

• Old Li used Afterimage to reach the flowerbed, took an Ankeliboli Flower, and was killed by the Wyvern.
• Five hundred thousand players searched the forest, and Su Yu and Morningstar helped them gather all one thousand Ankeliboli Flowers.
• Su Yu directed the players to the Volcanic Belt, where they endured deadly heat and monsters to mine one thousand Top-tier Blazing Crystals.
• Su Yu thanked the players for their help and said he would capture a Psionic Spring while livestreaming the attempt.

Su Yu announced a livestream of the assault on the Psionic Spring, logged out, and left the players to spread the news. After viewers struggled to access the overloaded stream, it finally showed Su Yu’s apartment as he promised to reveal an infamous scene.

• Su Yu sent Tina the agreed signal, logged out, and prompted the gathered players to rush off and find his livestream.
• Players including Mike Arthur spread the news, and Xu Siqi logged out to watch the stream.
• Xu Siqi struggled with a frozen livestream app and followed a link shared in his group chat to reach the room.
• Xu Siqi turned off gift notifications and adjusted the comments until he could see the stream.
• Su Yu greeted viewers from his apartment and promised to show them an infamous scene.

Su Yu livestreamed Tina’s arrival in the real world, stunning viewers who recognized her from the game. He took Tina downstairs to use the Long-Distance Teleportation Array and promised to resume the stream in a minute, while the chat erupted over their closeness.

• Xu Siqi and the livestream viewers watched a silver Game Helmet float above Su Yu’s sofa, and Su Yu said he was not controlling it.
• Golden light appeared beneath the helmet, and Tina Garcia emerged wearing light red leather armor.
• Su Yu explained that Tina was an NPC from a real world created by the Singer Civilization and that she was the only one besides Morning Star who could currently enter reality.
• Tina asked Su Yu who he was talking to, so he explained livestreaming to her while viewers marveled at her appearance and called her their wife.
• Su Yu took Tina’s hand and said they were going downstairs to use the Long-Distance Teleportation Array, then ended the livestream temporarily.
• Xu Siqi gathered snacks and turned on his computer so he could watch the stream more comfortably.

Su Yu and Tina flew to the Yanshan Mountains to attack the Skrull base at Yan Yi, while Su Yu publicly claimed they would avoid the more heavily defended Large Psionic Spring. At Da Qingshan Peak, they met Commander Zhao Hanyang and learned the Blue Star military had begun using captured Skrull mechs.

• Su Yu resumed his livestream in Wangfujing and flew north with Tina toward the Yanshan Mountains.
• Su Yu explained that the mountains held one Large Psionic Spring and seven Small Psionic Springs, and he promoted Xu Siqi to moderator after answering his question about their defenses.
• Su Yu secretly planned to attack the Large Yanshan Psionic Spring after Yan Yi, and he lied on the livestream to mislead Skrull observers.
• Su Yu and Tina arrived above the Blue Star military base at Da Qingshan Peak, where Yan Yi was located.
• Commander Zhao Hanyang greeted Su Yu in a captured Lieyang-730 mech and asked how his troops should cooperate.

Su Yu tried to persuade the Renket Alliance soldiers at the Yan One base to surrender by condemning Council Speaker Kas and promising humane treatment for prisoners. After Tina broke the base’s shield, Su Yu killed the commander and again demanded that the Skrull soldiers surrender.

• Su Yu and Tina reached the Yan One base, where the Skrull forces activated their shield and weapons.
• Su Yu reminded the soldiers that Kas had sacrificed over one hundred thousand civilians for political gain and urged them not to die for their government.
• The soldiers’ morale faltered despite their commander warning that Su Yu used mind-control spells.
• Tina shattered the energy shield and cut apart the spaceships’ laser fire with a Cross Slash.
• Su Yu froze the Skrull commander, killed him and nearby officers with Phoenix Descent, then called on the remaining soldiers to surrender.

Su Yu and Tina captured a Skrull base, and Link presented Su Yu with a test to earn entry into the Silver Federation's Secret Court of Prophecy. Su Yu realized the test was designed to reward him with credits that would encourage him to join the academy, and he accepted it.

• The Skrull Soldiers surrendered after Su Yu killed their commander, and the Blue Star Army took control of the base.
• Su Yu killed Skrull Soldiers who disguised themselves as Blue Star soldiers, while Tina explained that she had learned Cross Slash from Arganzo.
• Link closed the Space Rift and told Su Yu that the Secret Court would assess his performance in the war as a test for admission.
• Link gave Su Yu a Bronze Badge worth five credits and explained that he could earn more by performing well in the war.
• Su Yu recognized that the credit rewards were meant to encourage him to join the Secret Court and thanked the dean for the test.

After Link advised Su Yu to build a strong foundation and encouraged Tina to strive for the Secret Court, Su Yu resumed his livestream during the Blue Star Army’s occupation of Skrull Base. He brought viewers to the Monster Manufacturing Plant, where Tina broke through its protected entrance, leaving what was being manufactured inside unrevealed.

• Link warned Su Yu that poor foundations could prevent him from advancing to Planetary-level and told Tina to work toward joining the Secret Court if she wanted to stay with Su Yu.
• After Link departed, Su Yu promised to explain matters to Tina at home, then restarted his livestream and showed viewers the Skrull commander’s charred corpse.
• Su Yu filmed Blue Star soldiers securing Skrull Base, while Commander Zhang briefly operated a mecha before handing it to a younger soldier.
• Once the Skrull Soldiers were under control, Su Yu and Tina flew to the Monster Manufacturing Plant, which he said was the main reason for his livestream.
• At Su Yu’s request, Tina used her Golden Longsword and rage energy to punch through the plant’s entrance, disabling its electromagnetic protection.

Su Yu and Tina entered the Monster Manufacturing Plant, where Su Yu revealed that the Skrulls were creating powerful monsters at thousands of Psionic Springs. He warned that 3,729 monsters would attack Blue Star in one month, leaving viewers terrified and asking how humanity could stop them.

• Su Yu and Tina entered the Monster Manufacturing Plant and found a gigantic skeleton suspended in an incubation tank.
• Su Yu told the livestream viewers that the Skrulls were manufacturing monsters, then showed a map of 3,732 Psionic Springs across the world.
• Su Yu explained that the Skrulls were now using more than 95% of their extracted psionic energy to create monsters instead of sending it to their home planet.
• Su Yu warned that the monsters could withstand low-yield nuclear blasts and that 3,729 of them would attack Blue Star in one month.
• The viewers panicked and asked Su Yu what they should do, and Su Yu urged them to stay calm and listen.

Su Yu warned viewers that the Skrull invasion would begin in a month and urged the government and players to prepare, then planned to attack the Yanshan Psionic Spring with Tina. On Skrull Star, Marnina XIII and his ministers watched the livestream, and Lanqi proposed disrupting the game Evolution.

• Su Yu outlined how the government, he and Tina, and the players could prepare for the coming monster attack.
• Viewers reacted anxiously to the warning that the first catastrophe would arrive in one month, and Su Yu ended the livestream.
• Su Yu told Tina they would attack another Psionic Spring and informed Commander Zhao of his plan to target the Yanshan spring.
• On Skrull Star, Marnina XIII and his ministers watched Su Yu's livestream through a captured Blue Star youth who translated it for them.
• Lanqi assessed Su Yu and Tina as Peak Tier 6 fighters and asked Marnina whether they should disrupt Evolution.