Recaps

Alhaitham suggested seeking the Stellaron Hunters for a way to change Kaveh back, while Kaveh finished his plans and dressed as a catgirl for an evening out. After strangers mocked Kaveh in Sumeru City, Alhaitham reassured him, and they shared a lavish meal, though Kaveh’s transformation remained unresolved.

• Alhaitham proposed that he and Kaveh seek the Stellaron Hunters, while Kaveh decided to finish his architectural plans first.
• Alhaitham searched the library for transformation remedies, then returned home and invited Kaveh out to eat.
• Kaveh dressed in a white outfit with bows, and he headbutted Alhaitham after Alhaitham teased him about his appearance.
• People in Sumeru City mocked Kaveh and called him a pervert, leaving him ashamed and close to tears.
• Alhaitham took Kaveh’s hand, reassured him, and accompanied him to a restaurant, where they ate together.

Alhaitham and Kaveh decided that Kaveh would remain a catgirl rather than risk losing his memories, and Alhaitham confessed that he would protect him. Nahida then asked Theresa, Himeko, and Stellaron Essence to search for Lumine and Paimon, who had gone missing in the Desert.

• Alhaitham and Kaveh visited Theresa, Himeko, and Stellaron Essence near the Sanctuary of Surasthana and asked whether Kaveh could be changed back.
• Theresa explained that changing Kaveh back would mean risking his memories and turning him into someone unfamiliar.
• Alhaitham told Kaveh he would protect him, and Kaveh chose to stay as he was while insisting he was still attracted to women.
• Nahida summoned the group to the Sanctuary of Surasthana and asked them to find Lumine and Paimon, who had not returned from the Desert after a week.

Theresa and her companions agreed to help Nahida find Lumine, Paimon, and the others and save Apep, whose death could devastate Sumeru. After asking Nahida to gather Sumeru’s Primogems, Theresa assembled a party and led them toward the desert.

• Nahida explained that Apep had rejected her before and asked Theresa and her companions to find the missing Traveler and help save the Dendro Dragon King.
• Buer warned that Apep’s death could unleash enough Dendro to overwhelm Sumeru with enormous plants and threaten its people.
• Theresa agreed to help and asked Nahida and Buer to gather Sumeru’s Primogems.
• Theresa invited the group’s companions through the Akasha Terminal, while several declined and Phainon discussed his visit to Nod-Krai with Cyrene.
• Theresa and the others reached Sumeru City’s gates, where Xolotl and his sister joined them before the group set off for the desert.

Nahida and her companions traveled through a portal to meet the dying Dendro Dragon King Apep and offered to save her and rescue the Traveler. Xolotl revealed himself as the Dragon King, leaving Nahida and Apep stunned.

• Theresa opened a portal that brought Nahida and the others directly to Apep in the desert.
• Nahida urged Apep to accept help, while Stellaron Essence warned that Apep's death could unleash a catastrophic surge of Dendro.
• Nahida explained that the group intended to give Apep a new life and rescue the Traveler and the others from the oasis inside her body.
• Apep said she no longer trusted humans because Forbidden Knowledge had led to her corruption and near-death.
• Xolotl protected Nahida from Apep's breath, revealed his dragon form, and declared himself the Dragon King; Kukulkan also revealed her dragon features.

Xolotl and the Stellaron Hunters confronted the corrupted Dendro Dragon King, who rejected their claims and attacked them. After Xolotl defeated her and Theresa revived and purified her, the Dendro Dragon King released Lumine and Paimon and agreed to cooperate.

• Xolotl explained that the Traveler and Stellaron Hunters had revived him and Kukulkan, but the Dendro Dragon King refused to believe him and attacked.
• Xolotl stopped the Dendro Dragon King's claw with one hand, then split her charged Dendro blast and set her ablaze with the Sun Greatsword.
• Theresa extinguished the flames, revived the Dendro Dragon King, and purified the Forbidden Knowledge, Abyss corruption, and her dependents.
• The Dendro Dragon King accepted that the Stellaron Hunters were stronger and released Lumine and Paimon from her oasis world.
• Paimon reunited tearfully with Theresa and the others, while Himeko comforted Lumine over her defeat.

After the Dendro Dragon King, Apep, was healed, she transformed the desert into rainforest and grassland with Theresa’s help. Apep agreed to travel with the Stellaron Hunters and swallowed Theresa’s divine blood to take human form.

• The familiars inside Apep emerged and thanked Lumine and her companions, while Xolotl and Kukulkan defended their new female bodies.
• Theresa invited Apep to leave the desert, and Apep declared that she would restore it to rainforest.
• Theresa gave Apep a Flower of Abundance and used Light of Abundance to bring water from beneath the sand.
• After a day of work, Apep transformed the desert into fertile rainforest and grassland, then agreed to travel with the group.
• Apep released her familiars into the new world and swallowed Theresa’s divine blood to begin transforming into human form.

Apep emerged from her transformation in human form, empowered by Yaoshi’s glance and the Path of Abundance. Theresa warned her that Nibelung was gone and that seeking revenge on the Four Shadows could endanger Teyvat, leaving Apep to reconsider her plans.

• Theresa, Himeko, Lumine, Paimon, and the Four Shadows guessed what Apep would look like after her transformation while the Four Shadows worried about the revived dragons and Nibelung’s possible return.
• Apep dreamed of the Heavenly Principles and the Four Shadows defeating the Dragon Sovereigns, then broke out of her cocoon as a green-haired girl with dragon horns.
• Yaoshi glanced at Apep, and Apep gained a powerful form of the Path of Abundance that surpassed her former Dendro authority.
• Theresa told Apep that Nibelung was gone and warned her not to seek revenge or risk blowing up Teyvat, and Apep reluctantly reconsidered.

Apep abandoned her plans for revenge against the Heavenly Principles' Four Shades and decided to travel with the Dragon King and the Stellaron Hunters. After Himeko shared footage of their adventures in the Astral Express group chat, the members joked and chatted while Xolotl tried to coax Apep into drinking Himeko's coffee.

• Theresa and Himeko persuaded Apep not to fight the Four Shades, and Apep agreed to leave them alone unless they interfered with her life.
• Apep decided to travel around the human-ruled world with the Dragon King and the others, and Nahida offered Sumeru's support.
• Apep worried that the desert people would be unsettled by the transformed rainforest, while Sethos and others headed to Sumeru City to ask what had happened.
• The Stellaron Hunters returned to Sumeru City, where Himeko shared her recorded footage in the Astral Express group chat.
• The group members watched the footage and joked about the Dragon-Transformation Technique, Apep, and their counterparts in Amphoreus.
• Theresa watched as Xolotl tried to coax Apep into drinking Himeko's coffee.

Apep was forced to drink Himeko’s coffee and collapsed, while Theresa later discovered King Deshret’s three retainers had awakened inside the Aaru Device. Tut, the King of Sheep, and the King of Crocodiles emerged into the transformed rainforest and wondered if it had grown over their graves.

• Xolotl drank Himeko’s coffee to prove it was safe, then suffered uncontrollable burping and bodily reactions.
• Xolotl forced Apep to drink the coffee, and she collapsed and twitched on the ground.
• The Desert folk arrived in Sumeru City, where Sethos negotiated with the Akademiya about their acceptance into Sumeru.
• Theresa sensed three presences inside the largest pyramid and found King Deshret’s retainers awakening in the Aaru Device.
• Tut, the King of Sheep, and the King of Crocodiles possessed animals and saw that the former desert had become a lush rainforest.
• Tut asked whether the greenery around the pyramid counted as grass growing on their graves, and the King of Sheep agreed.

Theresa and Himeko agreed to help Nahida and Buer find a place for the desert refugees, then transformed Gandharva Ville into a new desert-style town. The chapter left them surveying their creation, which Himeko named Silly City and decorated with an extravagant Dr. Ratio statue featuring Theresa’s cat ears.

• Theresa decided against reviving Nibelung because he would likely attack Celestia and threaten Teyvat.
• Theresa and Himeko proposed exploring the Aaru Device, and Nahida and Buer asked them to build a new town for the many desert refugees arriving in Sumeru City.
• Theresa and Himeko chose Gandharva Ville as the site and used their powers to reshape its terrain while protecting the area with the Binding Barrier.
• Theresa and Himeko completed a desert-style town in half an hour, with Himeko adding a flamboyant Dr. Ratio statue modeled with Theresa’s towering cat ears.
• Himeko named the new town Silly City, leaving Theresa struggling to keep her composure over the statue and the name.

Theresa and Himeko finished transforming Gandharva Ville into Silly City Amusement Park, complete with an enormous Dr. Ratio statue and bizarre attractions. The park opened with fireworks and music, drawing curious people from Sumeru City and the Stellaron Hunters toward it.

• Theresa vetoed Himeko's plan to color the Dr. Ratio statue's enormous cat ears green, and Himeko said Corruption had made the statue indestructible.
• Nahida and Buer saw the statue looming near Sumeru City, while Cyno, Tighnari, the Stellaron Hunters, and the locals reacted to its strange appearance.
• Theresa and Himeko finished decorating Silly City with plants, flowers, ponds, rides, lights, and Dr. Ratio lanterns.
• Theresa and Himeko dispelled the Binding Barrier, and the statue announced that Silly City was open as fireworks and Hachimi music filled the night.
• Kaveh invited Alhaitham to visit the park, and the Stellaron Essence led Old Yang, Himeko, March 7th, and the others toward it.

Tighnari, Collei, Cyno, Dehya, and Nilou visited Silly City Amusement Park, the enormous city Theresa and Himeko had built in one day. They saw its Bangboo workers and residents registering for identification, and the chapter ended with a Stampboo using its reinforced face to stamp documents.

• Tighnari explained that Silly City was far larger than Sumeru City and had been built faster than any city in Sumeru's history.
• The group entered the city and met Joyboos, which welcomed them and directed visitors around town.
• Dehya and Nilou followed signs to the Population Planning Department so Dehya could register, where they met Cyno and traded jokes with him and Tighnari.
• A Bangboo told the visitors that various Bangboo types handled different jobs, including a Stampboo that stamped documents with its face.

Dehya, Cyno, and the others received bizarre Meme God Certificates in Silly City Amusement Park, while the Stellaron Hunters enjoyed its attractions. Theresa offered Lumine a three-million-Mora commission to visit King Deshret’s pyramid, and Lumine accepted.

• Dehya and Cyno registered for identity documents, receiving Meme God Certificates with strange ??? faces and learning that each came with ten thousand Mora and a house.
• Nilou envied the new registrants’ rewards, while Cyno and Dehya resigned themselves to the amusement park’s absurd rules.
• March 7th rode the roller coaster with Changye Yue, and Stellaron Essence took an extravagant Meme God photo as Himeko watched.
• Two days passed as the Bangboo finished processing the Desert folk’s certificates, and Lumine and Paimon obtained their own.
• Theresa offered Lumine a three-million-Mora commission to visit King Deshret’s pyramid, and Lumine accepted.

Theresa arranged a private expedition to the former desert region, recruiting Desert folk through Nahida and Buer. The group prepared to travel in the Dr. Ratio statue, which Theresa and Himeko piloted into the sky using its spinning cat ears as rotor blades.

• Theresa asked Nahida and Buer to post an Akasha Terminal commission for Desert folk to guide her group through the former desert region.
• Buer reminisced about the Goddess of Flowers and King Deshret, then agreed to help arrange the commission.
• Old Yang and Himeko said goodbye to Theresa and the others and left to visit other nations.
• Alhaitham, Kaveh, Cyno, Sethos, and Dehya responded to the commission and met Theresa's group in Silly City.
• Theresa and Himeko invited the guides into the Dr. Ratio statue's cockpit and lifted it off by spinning its cat-ear blades.

Theresa’s group flew the Dr. Ratio statue toward King Deshret’s mausoleum, but the changed landscape left them unable to recognize the route. Lumine, Cyno, and Dehya searched the ruins where Liloupar had slept and found her bottle, where Liloupar awoke with a condescending remark about the Desert folk.

• The Dr. Ratio statue used its spinning ears to fly from Sumeru City toward the desert, while Nahida and the others watched in disbelief.
• Sethos guided Himeko toward the Temple of Silence, but the group could not identify the route to King Deshret’s mausoleum.
• Lumine recalled that Liloupar had slept near old ruins, so Theresa teleported Lumine, Paimon, Cyno, and Dehya to search for her.
• Paimon led Lumine, Cyno, and Dehya through a safe underground ruin, where they found Liloupar’s bottle in a puddle.
• Paimon shook the bottle until Liloupar woke, and Liloupar insulted the Desert folk by calling them the Traveler’s slaves.

Cyno and Dehya clashed with the arrogant jinni Liloupar before Lumine asked her to treat them as friends and help guide them to the Mausoleum of King Deshret. After hearing about Theresa’s revived dragon allies and Apep’s transformation of the desert, Liloupar agreed to help, then got into a comic argument with Cyno.

• Cyno and Dehya objected to Liloupar calling them servants, and Liloupar revealed that she was the Great Jinni Liloupar.
• Cyno and Dehya recognized Liloupar as the legendary queen rumored to have destroyed the Desert Kings and her own family.
• Lumine asked Liloupar to treat Cyno and Dehya as friends, and Liloupar reluctantly agreed.
• Paimon told Liloupar about Theresa’s revived dragon allies and Apep’s transformation of the desert, leaving Liloupar stunned.
• Lumine asked Liloupar to guide them to the Mausoleum of King Deshret, and Liloupar agreed to help.
• Cyno mocked Liloupar as a flying fleshlight, then left the ruins while Liloupar followed him demanding an explanation.

Lumine and her companions brought Liloupar out of the transformed desert and back to the Dr. Ratio Gundam, where she met Himeko and Apep. After learning of Theresa’s abilities, Liloupar began planning how to restore her original form, but Lumine warned her to behave around the powerful beings aboard.

• Liloupar saw that the desert had become lush jungle after Apep transformed the region, and Dehya explained that it had happened within a week.
• Liloupar recalled how Ormazd betrayed her, how she punished his descendants, and how King Deshret had her killed and confined her soul to a bottle.
• After hearing about Theresa’s powers, Liloupar decided she wanted to regain her original self and live for herself.
• Lumine warned Liloupar not to provoke Theresa, Apep, Xolotl, or Kukulkan before Paimon called the group aboard the Dr. Ratio Gundam.
• Himeko examined Liloupar, while Apep questioned whether the floating bottle resembled a person.

Himeko and the others reached the real Mausoleum of King Deshret, where they found the sealed Aaru Device and encountered the three Meme Gods. Apep confronted the gods, who were stunned to see the Dendro Dragon King in human form.

• Liloupar revealed the location of King Deshret’s mausoleum, and Himeko piloted the Dr. Ratio Gundam there.
• Theresa explained that the golden pyramid was a false mausoleum and teased Apep about being tricked by King Deshret.
• Theresa teleported the group to the entrance, where Sethos opened the door and Cyno, Sethos, and Lumine helped solve the puzzles inside.
• The group reached the lowest level and found the sealed Aaru Device, where Tut, the King of Crocodiles, and the King of Sheep appeared in animal hosts.
• The three Meme Gods joked about Theresa, Lumine, and Kaveh’s catlike appearances before Apep approached and asked if they recognized her.
• Tut, the King of Crocodiles, and the King of Sheep reacted in disbelief to seeing Apep in human form.

Theresa and the others met Tut, the King of Crocodiles, and the King of Sheep, who explained that the Mausoleum of King Deshret held dangerous knowledge about Celestia. Liloupar and the three Meme Gods traded insults, leaving Theresa to ask what would persuade them to come out of Aaru.

• Apep intimidated the three Meme Gods’ animal hosts until Theresa calmly made her retreat.
• Tut offered Mora, gemstones, or knowledge, and Alhaitham identified knowledge as the Mausoleum’s greatest treasure.
• Tut warned that Aaru contained knowledge about Celestia and remnants of Forbidden Knowledge, prompting Liloupar to confirm his account.
• Tut mistook Liloupar’s bottle form for a cup, and the King of Crocodiles provoked her with a suggestive joke, causing her to unleash a sandstorm.
• Liloupar and the three Meme Gods traded desert profanity until Theresa asked what it would take for them to get out.
• Lumine warned Paimon not to repeat the profanity, and Paimon proudly claimed she was too educated to learn it.

Tut, Sobek, and Heryshaf asked the group three questions to break Aaru’s seal, and Theresa supplied the answers that freed them. The three Meme Gods emerged striking flamboyant poses to Himeko’s music, then met Sethos, Cyno, Alhaitham, and Kaveh.

• Tut explained that the group needed to answer three questions for the Meme Gods to escape Aaru’s seal.
• Lumine offered answers, but Tut and the others rejected them; Theresa then answered that civilization governed rise and fall, death extinguished love and hate, and reality distinguished truth from falsehood.
• Tut, Sobek, and Heryshaf accepted Theresa’s answers, and the Aaru Device’s mechanisms shifted as the three Meme Gods emerged.
• Himeko’s loudspeaker played music that made Tut, Sobek, and Heryshaf strike flamboyant poses, amusing Theresa and surprising the others.
• Sethos, Cyno, and Alhaitham introduced themselves to the three Meme Gods, and Alhaitham introduced Kaveh as an architect.

Xolotl confronted Apep over her determination to avenge Nibelung, while Theresa urged Apep to let go of her hatred and appreciate her second chance. Theresa and Himeko introduced themselves to Tut and the other Meme Gods, who learned they had been awakened simply so the Stellaron Hunters could have fun doing quests.

• Tut, Sobek, and Heryshaf recognized Xolotl and Kukulkan as Dragon Sovereigns and reacted with disbelief.
• Xolotl told Apep that Nibelung could not be brought back and warned her against attacking Celestia; he drew his Sun Greatsword when she challenged him.
• Theresa reminded Apep that she owed her new life to the Stellaron Hunters and urged her to stop dwelling on past hatred.
• Theresa and Himeko introduced themselves to Tut and the other Meme Gods, while Stellaron Essence announced herself as the Galactic Bat Hero.
• Himeko and Theresa said they had awakened the Meme Gods because they were bored and wanted to do quests, and Tut asked if they would put them back into Aaru.

Alhaitham and the others discussed the escaped Meme God Kings, the dangers of disturbing the Aaru Device, and what to do with Liloupar. Theresa and Himeko began restoring Liloupar’s form, leaving the result unknown.

• Tut, the King of the Ibis, described how the Meme God Kings had tried to escape the Mausoleum of King Deshret by possessing animals and controlling puppets, but the Aaru Device’s restrictions cut off their control outside.
• The King of Crocodiles warned that people’s consciousnesses still lived inside Aaru and could die if its power supply was disrupted, so Alhaitham planned to have the Akademiya protect it.
• Heryshaf, the King of Sheep, closed the Aaru Device’s outer shell and demonstrated how to secure it.
• Cyno suggested that the three Meme God Kings be brought to Silly City, while Theresa offered to restore Liloupar if she promised not to interfere in Sumeru’s affairs.
• Theresa and Himeko sent the men upstairs, then Himeko offered Liloupar a drop of pinkish-purple blood to begin restoring her form.

Himeko used a drop of the blood of Corruption to restore Liloupar to a living form, and Theresa restrained Liloupar’s soul with the Power of Order. Liloupar emerged as a pink-haired fox woman and flirted with Lumine while the others reacted to the transformation.

• Himeko poured the blood of Corruption into Liloupar’s bottle and shook it until the blood began merging with Liloupar’s soul.
• Theresa placed a strand of her will in Liloupar’s soul with the Power of Order to keep her from causing trouble.
• Liloupar’s body burst from the bottle and transformed into a tall, pink-haired fox woman with a weakened Authority of Corruption.
• Liloupar asked Lumine whether she was pretty, then embraced and flirted with her.
• Theresa teased the blushing Apep, while Kukulkan suggested he might cuddle Xolotl and was struck by a Personality Correction Fist.
• Paimon flew off to call the others after the group’s affectionate antics became too much to watch.

Theresa and Himeko revealed their beautiful fox and cat forms while Liloupar was revived, then they returned to the palace with the Three Meme Gods and invited them and several Sumeru friends to the Astral Express group chat. The chapter ended with the newcomers exploring the chat and Fu Xuan angrily chasing Qingque back to work after a mistaken picture caused teasing.

• Cyno, Sethos, Alhaitham, Kaveh, and the Three Meme Gods arrived and found Theresa cuddling Apep while Liloupar held Lumine in her new fox-girl form.
• Liloupar introduced herself and said she expected Lumine to like her transformed body and fluffy tail.
• Himeko revealed her nine-tailed fox-girl form, causing Liloupar to collapse and the others to admire her.
• Theresa and Himeko cuddled before Theresa and the others finished reviving Liloupar and took everyone to Silly City Amusement Park aboard the Dr. Ratio Gundam.
• Theresa and the others invited the Three Meme Gods and Sumeru friends to the Astral Express Fun Group chat, where Cyno and Alhaitham reacted to the chat and Qingque embarrassed Fu Xuan with a mistaken picture.

Aha invited several new members to the group chat, where fanfiction writers shared stories pairing Aeons and other characters. The chat ended with the Trailblazer posting an outrageous selfie that horrified several members.

• Aha invited Blurry Two-Dimensional Horse, Pink Bulldozer, Sparkle, and Undying Path to the group chat.
• Blurry Two-Dimensional Horse uploaded fanfiction about the Aeons, prompting stunned reactions from Lan, Qlipoth, Xipe, Nanook, and Yaoshi.
• Castorice shared fanfiction pairing Phainon, Mydei, Aglaea, Cipher, and Black Calamity, while Ripples of the Past uploaded more stories about Mydei, Phainon, and Cyrene.
• Pink Bulldozer asked the Trailblazer for a selfie, and the Trailblazer uploaded a bizarre yellow-and-purple outfit photo.
• Aglaea, Peerless Good Cat, Anak Sargon, Ratiō, Aventurine, and Coffee-Loving Navigator reacted to the selfie.