Recaps

Dottore used Urur to attack the group at the bridge, but Caelus’s crystal-arrow barrage exposed him and Phainon rushed in to stop him. The group left Dottore defeated and in Stellaron Essence’s hands.

• Caelus encased the falling group in crystals as Stellaron Essence’s helicopter crashed and exploded, putting her summoning skill on a seven-day cooldown.
• Urur fired another cruise missile, which Phainon deflected toward a cliff, while Stellaron Essence tried to charge across the bridge.
• Caelus created a crystal curtain and fired arrows into it, sending a ricocheting barrage into Dottore’s Urur and striking him in the backside.
• Phainon dodged Dottore’s missile with a flashy sidestep, then disarmed and tripped him.
• Stellaron Essence kicked Dottore in the face while he lay defeated on the ground.

Theresa, Himeko, and the others trapped Dottore in a Dream Bubble and turned the shared dream into a trap, then released Dr. Ratio’s meme virus into Sumeru’s dreams. As the Akademiya continued feeding the bizarre dreams into the Divine Knowledge Infusion, Scaramouche became infected and ordered the dream program forcibly terminated.

• Dottore used the Akasha Terminal to hover and tried to erase the group’s memories, but their consciousnesses were protected and could not be scanned.
• Theresa and Himeko revealed that they had trapped Dottore inside the Dream Bubble, then Himeko took control of its administrative privileges.
• The group escaped the shared dream, and Himeko released Dr. Ratio’s meme virus into Sumeru’s dreams, making its people act strangely wise.
• The Akademiya continued transmitting the infected dreams through the Akasha into Scaramouche’s mind while Dottore remained trapped in a Cryo Pod.
• Scaramouche, overwhelmed by the bizarre visions, ordered the Akademiya to forcibly terminate the dream program.

Caelus woke from the dream loops exhausted, learned from Buer that the Fatui and Akademiya planned to turn Scaramouche into a god, and hurried with the others to the Akademiya. Beelzebul followed Theresa and Himeko toward Sumeru, while Scaramouche sensed an ominous threat as his ascension preparations continued.

• Sumeru residents emerged from their homes chanting “Teruriri,” while Caelus woke with a severe headache and Paimon went to find help.
• Yinyueyue gave Caelus a mental recovery potion, and Caelus woke feeling better and relayed Buer’s warning about the plan to make Scaramouche the core of Shouki no Kami.
• Caelus explained Scaramouche’s past crimes, and Stellaron Essence led the group to the Akademiya to stop the plan.
• Theresa and Himeko brought Beelzebul out of the Plane of Euthymia, stopped her from attacking Scaramouche, and persuaded her to prepare Judgement before heading toward Sumeru with her.
• Scaramouche continued absorbing dreams and trying to resonate with the Raiden Gokaden Heart, but he felt a powerful, unexplained foreboding.

Stellaron Essence and the others rescued the Little Dendro Archon from the Akademiya and learned that Scaramouche planned to become a god using the dreams stolen from Sumeru's citizens. They confronted Scaramouche beneath the Akademiya, where he challenged them as he piloted Shouki no Kami.

• Stellaron Essence's group persuaded the Thirteen-Person Group guards to let them pass, and Caelus accepted the leader's request to investigate people missing in the desert.
• The group reached the Sanctuary of Surasthana, where Phainon broke through the crystals imprisoning the Little Dendro Archon and Caelus caught her.
• The Little Dendro Archon connected the group to her mental network and revealed that the Akademiya was collecting citizens' dreams to power Scaramouche's ascension.
• The group descended beneath the Akademiya and found Scaramouche inside Shouki no Kami, where he mocked them for thinking they could oppose a god.
• Stellaron Essence rebuked Scaramouche for his arrogance as he looked down at the group.

Scaramouche piloted Shouki no Kami and arrogantly challenged the others, but Phainon and Cyrene revealed overwhelming forms and powers that left him humbled. Stellaron Essence and Yinyueyue also joined the confrontation, and the chapter ended with Scaramouche facing the assembled opponents.

• Scaramouche completed Shouki no Kami, declared himself the Everlasting Lord of Arcane Wisdom, and challenged Phainon to attack first.
• Phainon transformed into Khaslana and contained his World-Burner Domain around the Sanctuary of Surasthana, vastly overpowering Shouki no Kami.
• After Scaramouche mocked Cyrene as a pink little rabbit, she transformed into Demigod, shielded the others, and blessed Stellaron Essence, Phainon, and the Stellaron Hunters.
• Yinyueyue summoned a giant water dragon while Stellaron Essence transformed into her Trailblaze Emanator form.
• Khaslana urged Cyrene not to attack, and Scaramouche saw Khaslana looming over him amid a black-and-red landscape.

Theresa and the Stellaron Hunters confronted Scaramouche in Sumeru, while Beelzebul arrived to take him back for his crimes. Scaramouche defended his plan to rewrite history, then attacked Theresa after she challenged him over the lives he had taken.

• Theresa arrived at the Akademiya, where the Stellaron Hunters stopped preparing their ultimate attacks and introduced her to Lumine and Paimon.
• Theresa admitted to Buer that she had impersonated her and the Great Tree King, then addressed Scaramouche as Raiden Shogun, provoking his anger.
• Beelzebul descended through the Akademiya roof and demanded that Scaramouche leave Shouki no Kami and return with her for punishment.
• Beelzebul recalled Scaramouche's crimes against Inazuma's swordsmith clans and people, while Lumine and Paimon challenged his treatment of others.
• Scaramouche insisted that he could rewrite history and start over, but Theresa questioned what he took life for.
• Scaramouche unleashed a blast of lightning from Shouki no Kami at Theresa.

Theresa transformed Scaramouche into a girl after the Raiden Shogun moved to punish him for attacking her. Scaramouche tried to change back by eating the Raiden Shogun’s disastrous cooking, then vomited as everyone watched.

• Scaramouche attacked Theresa, prompting the Raiden Shogun to draw Musou Isshin and threaten to kill her puppet creation.
• Theresa revealed she was unharmed and used her power to transform Scaramouche into a girl and alter his consciousness.
• The Raiden Shogun cut Shouki no Kami apart and caught the transformed Scaramouche, whose new appearance reminded her of Raiden Makoto.
• Scaramouche demanded that Theresa turn him back, and she offered him a pot of food made by the Raiden Shogun as a possible remedy.
• Scaramouche ate the dish, cried, “The taste of Mom!”, and began vomiting.

After Scaramouche survived drinking Judgement, Theresa revealed that it had temporarily poisoned him while greatly increasing his resistances and gradually transforming his puppet body into a human one. Himeko then showed him how Dottore had manipulated him and killed his friends, and Raiden Ei flew off with Scaramouche to confront the doctor.

• Scaramouche staggered up after drinking Judgement, and Theresa discovered that he had severe temporary symptoms but greatly increased resistance to toxins and potions.
• Theresa explained that Scaramouche’s puppet body would gradually become more human, while Raiden Ei told him to make amends for his past wrongs.
• Himeko revealed that Dottore had used Scaramouche as an experimental subject and caused the deaths of his friends, including Niwa.
• Himeko transmitted memories from Irminsul showing Dottore’s schemes, and Scaramouche flew into a rage after learning the truth.
• Raiden Ei identified Dottore as the one who had framed Raiden Cannon, then seized Scaramouche and flew toward the Akademiya as Dottore awoke in his Cryo Pod.

Scaramouche and Raiden Ei confronted Dottore, but a Dr. Ratio virus turned them into combatants before Theresa stopped it. Theresa then brought the group to Irminsul, where Buer explained that Forbidden Knowledge was causing the tree to decay, and Lumine asked how to save it.

• Raiden Ei and Scaramouche attacked Dottore in his laboratory, and Scaramouche revealed that outsiders had sent him Irminsul’s memories.
• The Dr. Ratio virus transformed Dottore and infected Raiden Ei, causing the two to fight while Scaramouche tried to resist the infection.
• Theresa blocked the virus, and Raiden Ei and Scaramouche attacked Dottore as Theresa teleported the others away.
• Theresa brought the group to Irminsul, where she explained that its roots held Teyvat’s Ley Lines and memories.
• Buer explained that Forbidden Knowledge was causing Irminsul’s decay, and Lumine asked how they could fix it.

Theresa and Himeko restored Irminsul and the Ley Lines by erasing the Forbidden Knowledge and infusing Irminsul with the Power of Abundance. Theresa then injected the Dr. Ratio Virus to form Irminsul’s immune system, awakening the Great Tree King of Abundance, whose consciousness returned with an unsettlingly wise expression.

• Theresa told Buer that replacing Irminsul’s Forbidden Knowledge with a stronger virus could cure it and promised to revive the Great Tree King of Abundance.
• Himeko used her Authority of Corruption to erase the Forbidden Knowledge contaminating Irminsul and the Ley Lines.
• Theresa planted a Seed of Abundance in Irminsul, restoring the tree and Ley Lines, returning remnant souls to the cycle of rebirth, and awakening the Great Tree King of Abundance’s consciousness.
• Theresa injected the Dr. Ratio Virus into Irminsul, accidentally causing the Great Tree King of Abundance pain as she forced the full dose into the tree.
• Irminsul expelled the syringe, repaired itself, and projected the Great Tree King of Abundance, who announced her return with a strange, wise expression.

After restoring Sumeru and resolving matters in Inazuma, Theresa and the Stellaron Hunters traveled to Mondstadt, where the Knights of Favonius and Barbatos cautiously welcomed them. Their arrival drew the attention of Klee, who mistook the visitors for Dodoco Great Demon Kings.

• Theresa gave the Great Tree King of Abundance a new body, restored Sumeru to normal, and helped her and Nahida manage the Akasha Terminal.
• Theresa refused Raiden Ei’s invitation to visit Inazuma and urged Scaramouche, now called Raiden Sakura, to make amends for his past actions.
• Theresa resurrected Raiden Makoto and the people of Inazuma who had died because of Scaramouche, and Raiden Sakura apologized to them.
• The Stellaron Hunters said goodbye to Raiden Ei and Lumine, then teleported through the ley lines to Mondstadt.
• Welt reassured the wary Knights of Favonius and Barbatos, while Jean and Lisa offered the visitors hospitality at the Goethe Grand Hotel.
• Klee ran up to Theresa and the others and asked if they were Dodoco Great Demon Kings.

Jean asked Lisa to contact Alice after the Stellaron Hunters’ arrival left the Knights of Favonius worried about Mondstadt’s safety. Alice decided to return with Nicole, while the visitors planned excursions around Mondstadt for the next day.

• Klee ran off after Jean reminded her that her confinement was not over.
• Jean told Lisa she feared the Stellaron Hunters’ overwhelming strength and asked her to contact Alice for help.
• Lisa used the Dodoco Calling Device to tell Alice about the visitors and Jean’s concerns.
• Alice decided to hurry back to Mondstadt with Nicole to assess the outsiders herself.
• The next morning, March 7th planned to take a group photo at the Anemo Archon statue, while Yinyueyue, Theresa, and Himeko planned to investigate the dragon remains on the snowy mountain.

Alice and Nicole Reine left Teyvat’s border to assess the powerful Descenders staying in Mondstadt, while Venti approached the group the next morning to guide them around the city. The chapter ended with Venti urging them to try Mondstadt’s Dandelion Wine.

• Alice and Nicole Reine finished reinforcing Teyvat’s border, and Nicole warned that the newcomers were Descenders beyond their ability to oppose.
• Alice and Nicole teleported to a hidden floating island near Starsnatch Cliff and decided to rest before contacting the Descenders.
• Theresa and the others left the Goethe Grand Hotel the next morning, and Venti greeted them after keeping watch all night.
• Venti offered to guide the group around Mondstadt to prevent locals from offending them.
• Stellaron Essence remarked that Mondstadt seemed dull, so Venti recommended visiting a tavern and trying Dandelion Wine.

The Stellaron Hunters visited Angel's Share with Venti, who learned that they had come to Trailblaze Teyvat and address the Abyss. Venti accepted their peaceful intentions and sent them to meet the Knights of Favonius and two witches from the Hexenzirkel.

• Venti took the Stellaron Hunters to Angel's Share, where Charles served them drinks and Diluc and Kaeya watched them.
• Theresa raised a Binding Barrier so the group could discuss their plans without being overheard.
• Welt told Venti that the Stellaron Hunters intended to Trailblaze Teyvat, connect it with interstellar civilizations, and help resolve the Abyss problem.
• Venti recorded the conversation with a Dodoco device and, after hearing their explanation, promised not to obstruct them as long as they did no great harm to Teyvat.
• After drinking ten glasses of dandelion wine, Venti directed the Stellaron Hunters to the Knights' headquarters to meet two witches from the Hexenzirkel.

The Stellaron Hunters arrived at the Knights of Favonius headquarters, where Lisa introduced them to Acting Grand Master Jean and Hexenzirkel members Alice and Nicole Reine. Theresa and Old Yang explained that the group had come to save Teyvat and connect it to the stars.

• The Stellaron Hunters climbed to the Knights of Favonius headquarters, where Lisa greeted them and led them inside.
• Lisa introduced the seven guests to Acting Grand Master Jean, who welcomed them and then left with Lisa.
• Alice and Nicole Reine introduced themselves as members of the Hexenzirkel and questioned the visitors about their unusual nature.
• Theresa introduced herself and Himeko, while Stellaron Essence remarked that Alice resembled Klee.
• Old Yang told Alice and Nicole Reine that the Stellaron Hunters had come to save Teyvat and connect it to the stars.

Alice and Nicole questioned the Stellaron Hunters about their group and the Trailblaze, then learned that the Astral Express crew had helped avert a universe-wide disaster. The chapter ended as Nicole asked what Aeons and Paths were, and the crew reflected on how few of its members were ordinary humans.

• Alice invited the Stellaron Hunters to tea and asked what their group was called.
• Old Yang explained the Trailblaze creed’s five virtues: exploration, understanding, establishment, Connection, and Trailblaze.
• Phainon said the Astral Express had helped break the cycle on Amphoreus and prevent Iron Tomb from destroying the universe.
• Theresa manifested Iron Tomb, while Stellaron Essence showed Alice and Nicole a vision of Romantic Gushi.
• Nicole asked what Aeons and Paths were, and Stellaron Essence listed the unusual origins of the Astral Express crew.

Theresa explained Aeons, Paths, and the Imaginary Tree to Alice and Nicole, then offered them a chance to experience the Path of Elation. Alice put on a Masked Fool’s mask and turned a disturbingly wise gaze on Nicole while holding a Super Bouncing Bomb.

• Theresa explained that Aeons embodied Paths, which were channels of Imaginary Energy connected to the Imaginary Tree, and joked that the Tree and the Sea of Quantum were star-crossed lovers.
• Theresa said people became Pathstriders when their wills resonated with a Path, and described the Hunt’s power to track targets and attack across timelines.
• Theresa joked that Lan’s pursuit of Yaoshi made the Hunt and Abundance star-crossed lovers, prompting complaints that she was fabricating history.
• Nicole asked to witness a Path’s power, and Theresa offered Alice and Nicole a mask that would let them experience the Path of Elation.
• Alice put on the mask, which shrank onto her hat as golden-red light surrounded her, then smiled at Nicole and produced a large Super Bouncing Bomb.

Alice nearly attacked Nicole with Jumpy Dumpty Bombs while wearing a Masked Fool mask, but Himeko stopped her and explained the mask’s power. After Cyrene showed Alice and Nicole memories of the Aeons’ immense forms, they understood how outmatched Teyvat was and watched the Stellaron Hunters leave, hoping they would keep their promise not to cause trouble.

• Alice prepared to throw her Jumpy Dumpty Bombs at Nicole, but Himeko reminded her that Klee was in the city, and Alice put the bombs away.
• Alice discovered that the mask had transformed her elemental energy and let her create powerful bombs at will.
• Theresa explained the strength of the Paths and asked Cyrene to show Alice and Nicole memories of the Aeons.
• Cyrene showed the witches the Aeons’ forms and might, leaving Alice and Nicole shaken by how powerful they were.
• Old Yang assured Nicole that the Stellaron Hunters had no reason to lie about helping Teyvat.
• Theresa led the Stellaron Hunters away while Alice and Nicole worried about Alice losing control and destroying Mondstadt.

Theresa and the Stellaron Hunters headed to Dragonspine to investigate Durin’s remains and the Abyssal threat. There, they encountered several Albedo-like puppets calling one of them Subject Two as the real Albedo hurried to catch up.

• Theresa told Alice and Nicole that the Stellaron Hunters and Interastral Peace Corporation would help connect Teyvat to the galaxy, then announced the group would visit Dragonspine.
• Theresa explained that the Hunters planned to investigate Durin’s remains, study the Abyss’s power, and eliminate the danger there; Welt warned them not to bring back any bone fragments.
• Alice contacted Albedo, who changed his plans and headed for Dragonspine after hearing about the Hunters.
• Welt flew the Stellaron Hunters to Dragonspine, where Theresa said she and Himeko already knew the planet through their divine senses.
• Theresa addressed a nearby puppet as Subject Two, and several Albedo-like puppets surrounded the group while the real Albedo rushed toward them.

Albedo guided the Stellaron Hunters toward Dragon Durin’s heart after Phainon destroyed the Albed-low puppets and their Abyss monsters. The group entered the cavern, where Durin’s heart greeted them with hatred and unleashed another attack.

• Albedo hid while he contacted Alice, who told him to wait until the Stellaron Hunters defeated the impostors.
• The Albed-lows summoned Abyss monsters and ordered them to attack the Stellaron Hunters.
• Phainon used Ignite Dawn to destroy the Albed-lows and the Abyss monsters, then called Albedo out of hiding.
• Alice confirmed Albedo was genuine, and Albedo explained the impostors’ connection to Rhinedottir and Dragon Durin.
• Albedo led the group to a cavern where Dragon Durin’s heart summoned Abyss monsters to attack them.

Yinyueyue and the Stellaron Hunters confronted Durin in Dragonspine and offered to cleanse the Abyss from him and give him new life. After Durin agreed, Yinyueyue began using the Dragon-Transformation Technique to remake him, and a new skeleton started forming around his heart.

• Yinyueyue showed Durin the Chongyuan Pearl and explained that the group wanted to save him rather than take his power.
• Theresa threatened to destroy Durin, then shattered the cavern with the Oath of Order, prompting Durin to agree to the revival.
• Theresa separated Durin's consciousness from his heart and stored it in a feather while Yinyueyue prepared the Dragon-Transformation Technique.
• Yinyueyue crushed and purified Durin's heart and blood vessels, then added her immortal dragon blood to the refined blood.
• Yinyueyue crushed Durin's remaining skeleton into bone ash and added it to the forming heart as a small skeleton began to condense.

Theresa purified Durin’s soul and placed it in a Vidyadhara egg, where Durin was reborn as a Dragon Maiden. After the group chatted while Albedo studied the egg, it hatched, and Durin awoke as a girl.

• Theresa removed the Abyss’s power from Durin’s soul and sent it into a Vidyadhara egg, where it merged with a newly forming body.
• Albedo stayed outside to study the egg while Theresa and the others rested in a portable house.
• Yinyueyue reflected on her past as Dan Heng, and Theresa and the others reassured and teased her.
• Stellaron Essence asked the group chat where March 7th and the others were, and Zhao Xiangji and Dreams in the Long Night described their sightseeing in Liyue.
• The Vidyadhara egg cracked, and Durin emerged with black-and-purple dragon wings as a girl.

Durin returned to life as a member of the Vidyadhara Clan, though she could not remember her past or how to face those she had hurt. Theresa brought Venti and Dvalin to meet her, and Venti recognized her as Dragon Durin.

• Durin awoke in a female form, and Theresa explained that she had been purified of Abyssal corruption and reborn with the power of Permanence.
• Durin felt a connection to Theresa and Yinyueyue, and the group joked about Yinyueyue being her mother before Durin called her Sister Yue'er.
• Durin worried about facing the people of Mondstadt, Barbatos, and Dvalin because of the harm her former self had caused.
• Theresa opened a portal and brought Venti and a shrunken Dvalin from Windrise to the snowy mountain.
• Venti saw Durin's horns and aura and asked whether she was Dragon Durin.

Theresa freed Durin from Abyss Power and transformed Dvalin into a Vidyadhara, and both dragons awakened powerful Paths. Venti considered accepting Theresa’s offer of Herrscher power as Junior Sister Wa sensed a major change in Mondstadt and watched from Celestia.

• Durin revealed her new form to Venti, and Albedo confirmed that Theresa had freed her from Abyss Power.
• Theresa handed Dvalin to Yinyueyue, who used Dragon-Transformation Technique-3.0 to turn the dragon into a green-haired girl and cleanse her of Abyss Power.
• Dvalin sensed that she had awakened the power of The Hunt, while Durin displayed destructive flames, and Old Yang explained that both had gained immense strength.
• Theresa offered Venti the power of the Herrscher of Wind and the title Emperor Wen, and Venti asked whether he could trust her offer.
• Junior Sister Wa sensed an enormous variable in Mondstadt and directed her power toward Dragonspine.

Theresa offered Venti a Herrscher Core, and he accepted it to gain strength and freedom, transforming into a girl as the power awakened. Venti emerged with control over Destruction Energy and vowed to protect Mondstadt, while Junior Sister Wa left the scene.

• Theresa confronted Junior Sister Wa, who questioned Venti about accepting the offered power.
• Venti worried about the cost and promised he would not hurt innocent people before asking what he had to do.
• Theresa assured Venti that the price was only to provide entertainment, and Venti accepted the Herrscher of Wind Core.
• Venti merged with the Core, and Theresa enabled access to an Imaginary Singularity while containing the Destruction Energy within him.
• Venti emerged transformed into a girl with wind wings and a Herrscher halo, and Stellaron Essence photographed her.
• Venti thanked Theresa for the power and said he could now be freer and better protect his people.