Chapter Summaries

Theresa and the others visited Golden Market with Jing Yuan, where Bailu and Lingbao guided them to Shang Zimei. They found the market struggling amid the IPC’s efforts to acquire its shops, and Theresa received a mission to restore its vitality.

• Jing Yuan explained that Fu Xuan had refused to visit Changle Heaven after Theresa’s embarrassing livestream transformation, and the group tried card cakes on the way to Golden Market.
• March 7th reunited with Bailu and Lingbao at Golden Market, and Jing Yuan asked Bailu to recommend a place for the banquet.
• Bailu told the group that the IPC representative Scott was involved in disputes over Golden Market, and Jing Yuan grew concerned as they saw its quiet streets and closed shops.
• Bailu explained that the IPC wanted to acquire the shops for a logistics mall, while Jing Yuan regretted bringing the group to the struggling district.
• Theresa and Himeko received a system mission to restore Golden Market’s vitality, and Bailu led everyone to Shang Zimei for a meal.
• Yan Cui welcomed the group at Shang Zimei, and Bailu ordered a variety of dishes.

Bailu, Jing Yuan, Theresa, and the others sampled Xianzhou food around Golden Market, where Theresa bought out Aunt Gao’s remaining snacks and stored them in her bracelet. They ended the stroll at Meizhuang Pavilion, where Bailu ordered more signature dishes.

• Bailu ordered a feast that included Sugar Ball Fried Shiro, and Welt explained that shiro were alien parasites; Lingbao said she wanted to try the dish.
• Yan Cui served the group, and Jing Yuan paid the bill before joining everyone on their stroll through the snack stalls.
• Aunt Gao recognized Bailu and offered snacks to the group, and Theresa bought all of her remaining stock for 100,000 Credit Points.
• Theresa stored Aunt Gao’s snacks in her Imaginary Storage Bracelet, and Aunt Gao lamented that the Interastral Peace Corporation had left Golden Market deserted.
• Bailu brought the group to Meizhuang Pavilion and ordered several signature dishes from Aunt Ai, while March 7th and Stelle said they were nearly full.

Theresa ordered a huge supply of Xianzhou dishes to prepare for emergencies, then explored Golden Market with the others. At the pier, they found Sushang confronting a sunglasses-wearing man who was arguing with the dockworkers.

• Theresa ordered a hundred portions of each dish from Auntie Short, paid a 2 million Credit Points deposit, and arranged to collect the food later.
• Theresa explained that she stockpiled supplies after experiencing Belobog’s harsh conditions, while Yanqing asked her to become his teacher and learned she was the Aeon of Binding.
• Welt reflected on Theresa’s rise from relying on others to becoming an immensely powerful Aeon, and the group left Auntie Short’s shop after eating.
• The group heard that the company was arguing with dockworkers at the pier and went to investigate.
• Sushang stood up to a sunglasses-wearing man and introduced herself as a Cloud Knight.

Scott pressured the Golden Market Chamber of Commerce over its overdue dock rent and proposed a wager that would let the Interastral Peace Corporation claim Golden Market if the chamber failed to pay. Jing Yuan accepted Scott’s terms but asked what equivalent stake the company would put forward, leaving Scott uncertain.

• Scott demanded that the Golden Market Chamber officials publicly admit their failures and apologize for the overdue rent.
• Jing Yuan intervened when Scott berated the officials, while Sushang complained that he was bullying them.
• Scott argued that the chamber could not repay its debt and proposed that it pay a fifty-percent penalty or surrender Golden Market and the dock if it lost his wager.
• Theresa asked whether the dispute would end if the rent were repaid, and Scott challenged her to wager on the chamber’s ability to pay.
• Jing Yuan accepted Scott’s terms and asked what stake the Interastral Peace Corporation would offer in return.

Jing Yuan revealed himself as the Luofu's general after Scott insulted him, then turned their confrontation into a wager over Golden Market and the docks. They signed a contract, leaving ownership to be decided over the coming week.

• Scott questioned Jing Yuan's authority and mocked him as a stray mutt.
• Jing Yuan identified himself as the Luofu's General of the Divine Might, and Scott panicked and begged for mercy.
• Jing Yuan offered Scott a chance to avoid punishment by proceeding with their wager over Golden Market and its docks.
• Scott agreed to wager Golden Market and the docks against the Merchant Guild's ability to repay its rental debts, and Jing Yuan accepted.
• Scott and Jing Yuan reviewed and signed the contract, setting the coming week as the period in which ownership would be decided.

Jing Yuan and the others responded to the IPC’s threat to seize Golden Market by planning to revive the district before the one-week rent deadline. Theresa proposed an Imperial Jade championship and livestream to draw crowds and pressure the corporation, while Jing Yuan planned to reopen shops and reorganize logistics.

• Scott announced that the IPC would take Golden Market and the docks if the chamber of commerce failed to pay rent within a week, then left with his personnel.
• Jing Yuan reassured the chamber’s leaders that the corporation had likely coveted Golden Market for a long time, and Theresa promised the Luofu would protect its people.
• March 7th described how the corporation’s actions had forced many shops to close, while Stelle suggested beating Scott up.
• Theresa proposed holding an Imperial Jade championship in Golden Market, transforming into Fu Xuan to play Qingque, and having Little Gui livestream the event and publicize the corporation’s actions.
• Jing Yuan endorsed the plan and suggested the crowds would encourage merchants to reopen, while the group also discussed redesigning Golden Market’s automated logistics and gathering the shopkeepers’ grievances.

Theresa organized an Imperial Jade Championship in Golden Market to draw attention to the company’s coercion of shop owners, while arranging livestream support and help from the Xianzhou authorities. The stage was ready, Qingque and the crowd were eager to compete, and Theresa looked forward to having fun and messing with Fu Xuan and Scott.

• Theresa divided the group’s tasks: Jing Yuan and Yanqing replanned the Mechanical Birds’ routes, Sushang recruited Little Gui to livestream, and Bailu and Rin gathered shopkeepers’ evidence of the company’s coercion.
• Theresa asked the Aeons to protect the livestream, and Bowshen promised to keep the network connected and grant shared access.
• Theresa teased Yinyueyue with an edited image in the group chat, prompting Blade and the others to join in and leaving Yinyueyue embarrassed and angry.
• Sushang brought Little Gui to Golden Market, while March 7th and Stelle secured Fu Xuan’s permission for Qingque to attend the championship.
• Jing Yuan and Yanqing finished replanning the transport routes, and notices drew Imperial Jade players and reopened shops to Golden Market.
• Theresa and the Golden Market Chamber of Commerce set up the stage and tournament tables, while Qingque eagerly prepared to compete.

Golden Market reopened for the first Imperial Jade Championship, whose hosts announced its tournament format and prizes. Theresa transformed into Fu Xuan and prepared to enter, joking that the real Diviner Fu could not hurt her.

• Golden Market's shops reopened as crowds arrived for the Imperial Jade Championship.
• Susan and Xiao Hei explained the tournament rounds, prize money, and ten-year discount cards for top-sixteen contestants.
• Jing Yuan and Yinyueyue agreed to join the tournament after Theresa asked Jing Yuan if he would participate.
• Theresa transformed into Fu Xuan, making Jing Yuan, Yanqing, and Bailu laugh at her disguise.
• Theresa dismissed March 7th's warning that Fu Xuan might retaliate, saying Fu Xuan was too small to threaten her.

Theresa disguised herself as Fu Xuan and entered the Imperial Jade Championship alongside Jing Yuan, while Guinaifen livestreamed the event. After advancing through the early rounds, Theresa, Jing Yuan, Qingque, and Yinyueyue reached the finals, where Qingque was stunned to discover her superior was her opponent.

• Theresa, Jing Yuan, and Welt registered for the championship, while Qingque drew the first number and Theresa drew number ninety-nine.
• Theresa played as Fu Xuan and defeated three Xianzhou contestants as Guinaifen filmed her for a livestream.
• Guinaifen found Qingque playing but kept quiet about Fu Xuan's participation so she could watch Qingque's eventual reaction.
• Jing Yuan advanced after his opponents were too intimidated to play seriously against him.
• Three hours later, Theresa, Jing Yuan, Qingque, and Yinyueyue arrived onstage for the finals.
• Qingque gaped at Theresa disguised as Fu Xuan and Jing Yuan, and Theresa asked whether Imperial Jade was fun.

Theresa impersonated Fu Xuan at the Imperial Jade arena, but Qingque exposed her by noticing her scent and chest. Theresa won the finals, revealed her true appearance, and whispered a request to Qingque that left her flustered before she eagerly agreed.

• Theresa challenged Qingque while disguised as Fu Xuan, and Qingque recognized the impersonation because of Theresa’s scent and chest.
• Fu Xuan watched the livestream, grew furious at Qingque’s remarks, and broke the Jade Seal that projected the broadcast.
• Theresa proposed an Imperial Jade match with Qingque, and Jing Yuan let the harmless impersonation go unpunished.
• Theresa defeated Qingque in the finals with Concealed Kong, self-drawn Thirteen Orphans.
• Theresa transformed into her white-haired, red-eyed form with cat ears, then whispered a request that Qingque initially feared would get her fired before deciding to agree.

Theresa exposed the Interastral Peace Corporation’s coercive takeover tactics at Golden Market, forcing the Corporation to return the Luofu docks and promise compensation. Scott apologized publicly to the shop owners, then prepared to fulfill his earlier promise to bark like a dog.

• After winning the Imperial Jade championship, Theresa gave Qingque three million Credit Points and explained how she had used Fu Xuan’s appearance to unsettle her.
• Theresa accused the Interastral Peace Corporation of pressuring Golden Market shop owners to sell their businesses cheaply, while Bowshen and hackers prevented the Corporation from shutting down the livestream.
• The Interastral Peace Corporation announced that it would return ownership of the docks to the Luofu, compensate the shop owners, and investigate those responsible.
• The shop owners took the stage to describe the Corporation’s tactics, and the Corporation declared that Scott would answer for the trouble he had caused.
• Scott arrived at the docks and apologized to the Golden Market Chamber of Commerce and the gathered Xianzhou people.
• When Stelle reminded him of his promise, Scott agreed to bark like a dog as the angry shop owners watched.

Theresa made Scott bark before granting him a wolf-head mask and transforming him into a giant wolf, naming him the Masked Fool codename Lone Wolf. The Interastral Peace Corporation canceled its plans against the Stellaron Hunters and decided to try to recruit Theresa and use Scott to approach her.

• Scott barked and snarled on all fours before the crowd, embracing what he called his family's wolf culture.
• Theresa, acting as an Envoy of Joy, gave Scott a wolf-head mask and named him Lone Wolf, allowing him to transform into canine forms.
• Scott transformed into a giant wolf, thanked Theresa, and joyfully raced around the docks as onlookers recorded him.
• Welt, March 7th, Stelle, and Jing Yuan reacted to Scott's transformation, while videos and sensational headlines spread across the platforms.
• The Interastral Peace Corporation canceled its plans against the Stellaron Hunters and considered persuading Theresa to join the company.
• The company decided to keep Scott and groom him as a pawn who could get close to Theresa and the Stellaron Hunters.

After Scott left the Luofu with a new werewolf blessing, Theresa planned a visit to Qingque and Fu Xuan, and Jing Yuan reluctantly agreed to keep an eye on her. The group finished shopping in Golden Market and headed to the Divination Department with Qingque carrying gifts.

• Scott thanked Theresa for turning him into a werewolf, apologized to Jing Yuan, and left aboard a starskiff with the company staff.
• Jing Yuan offered Scott a place on the Luofu if the company abandoned him, then asked Theresa what she planned to do next.
• Theresa said she wanted Qingque and Fu Xuan to fulfill an agreement and asked Jing Yuan to help keep Fu Xuan calm.
• Jing Yuan agreed to accompany Theresa, and the group bought souvenirs in Golden Market using Theresa's discount and prize money.
• Jing Yuan took everyone to the Divination Department in a passenger starskiff while Qingque carried gifts for her coworkers.

Qingque apologized to Fu Xuan and asked to resign from the Divination Department, saying she wanted to pursue her dream of slacking off. Fu Xuan panicked and refused, leaving Qingque torn between her plans and her attachment to the department.

• Fu Xuan confronted Qingque about her remarks during their Imperial Jade match, and Qingque's teasing renewed Fu Xuan's anger.
• Theresa suggested that Stelle join a head-pushing squad while Jing Yuan and Welt watched the commotion.
• Qingque apologized to Fu Xuan and asked her to approve her resignation from the Divination Department.
• Fu Xuan grabbed Qingque's hands and tearfully refused to let her leave, insisting she no longer blamed her.
• Qingque declared that she wanted to leave the department to pursue her dream of slacking off, prompting Welt to suspect Theresa had taught her the speech.

Fu Xuan and Qingque reconciled after Qingque reconsidered leaving the Divination Department and accepted several days of leave. The Stellaron Hunters departed the Luofu for the Astral Express, leaving Jing Yuan, Fu Xuan, Yanqing, and Qingque in their group chat.

• Fu Xuan tearfully apologized to Qingque and promised to ease her workload if she stayed in the Divination Department.
• Theresa encouraged Qingque to choose for herself, and Fu Xuan explained her expectations and offered Qingque more freedom in exchange for fulfilling her duties.
• Qingque reconsidered leaving, admitted her business plans would be difficult to fund, and asked Fu Xuan to approve a few days of accumulated leave; Fu Xuan agreed.
• Theresa gave Fu Xuan the souvenirs and snacks Qingque had bought, and Welt announced that the Stellaron Hunters would return to the Astral Express.
• Jing Yuan compensated the Stellaron Hunters and joined their group chat with Fu Xuan, Yanqing, and Qingque.
• Welt used the power of Trailblaze to send the Stellaron Hunters away, and Fu Xuan took a group photo with them before they departed.

After returning to the train, Theresa revealed a Herrscher of Reason Core and offered to help Welt become a true Herrscher of Reason. As Pam prepared to warp the train near Herta Space Station, Welt and Theresa planned to leave the train and perform the awakening in space.

• Himeko and Pam welcomed the group back, and March 7th introduced the transformed Dan Heng as Yinyueyue.
• Theresa explained Yinyueyue's new name, while Pam proposed turning a large room in the Party Car into a bedroom for Yinyueyue and Stelle.
• Theresa produced a Herrscher of Reason Core and told Welt that the Immortal Dragon had entrusted it to her as a gift for him.
• Welt warned the others about the Core's Destruction Energy and said he and Theresa would go into space to use it safely.
• Welt asked Pam to take the train near Herta Space Station so they could resupply and bring a friend's body to Herta; Pam began the warp.

The Astral Express warped from the Xianzhou Luofu to the Herta Space Station, and Theresa and Welt left the train to a distant asteroid belt so Welt could accept the Herrscher of Reason Core. The Core released Destruction Energy inside Theresa’s Binding Barrier, and Welt entered a dazed state as he held it.

• Theresa put away the Herrscher Core, and Welt warned her not to expose the train’s passengers to it again.
• Pam warped the Astral Express away from the Xianzhou Luofu toward the Herta Space Station, and Stelle and March 7th fell during the journey.
• After the train arrived, Theresa reassured Welt that she would not change his gender and promised to protect him while he accepted the Core’s power.
• Theresa transformed into the Aeon of Binding and teleported with Welt to an asteroid belt two light-years from the train.
• Theresa deployed a Binding Barrier, and Welt took the Herrscher of Reason Core as Destruction Energy erupted around them.
• Welt entered a dazed state while holding the Core, and Theresa watched over him.

Welt underwent a metamorphosis that forced him to relive Joyce’s death and the moment he inherited the Herrscher Core and the name Welt. He then awoke on the eve of the Second Honkai Eruption and headed out to confront the Second Herrscher.

• Theresa used the Binding Barrier to channel Destruction Energy into Welt’s metamorphosis while Fuli watched and recorded the event.
• Welt relived the missile attack on the city and found the dying Joyce in the ruins.
• Joyce appointed Joachim as the second Herrscher of Reason, gave him the Herrscher Core, and named him Welt before dying.
• The memory shifted to the Second Honkai Eruption, where Welt ordered Anti-Entropy’s forces to stay clear and jumped from his aircraft.
• Welt used the Ninth Divine Key, Star of Eden {Stellaris Harmony}, to crush the Honkai Beasts with a gravitational field.

Welt’s Inner Demon illusion showed him killing Sirin, absorbing the Herrscher of Void Core, and attacking Schicksal Headquarters as a dual-core Herrscher. The chapter ended with Welt confronting Otto and declaring that his power and ideals were his own.

• Welt used Star of Eden to crush the Honkai Beasts and flew to confront Sirin.
• Sirin summoned Bellerophon and attacked Welt with Void powers, but Welt swallowed them both with a Quasi-Black Hole and captured the Herrscher of Void Core.
• Welt absorbed the Core, became a dual-core Herrscher, and teleported to Schicksal Headquarters to challenge Otto.
• Welt destroyed the surrounding mechs with spatial Black Holes while Otto arranged to meet him at the Schicksal Skyport.
• Welt seized Otto’s Soul Steel face and declared that he had surpassed the man whose name he inherited and claimed his own power, destination, and ideals.

Welt awakened from an illusion in which he destroyed Schicksal alongside Otto, then rejected the Herrscher personality that had been manipulating him. After destroying the Herrscher of Void Core, he watched Joachim fade away and accepted its power and reminder to uphold his original purpose.

• Welt destroyed Schicksal's airship port with satellite fire, but Otto seized him and triggered a self-destruction that wiped out their forces.
• Welt reconstructed himself in the irradiated sea and realized that his memories and battles had been manipulated by his Herrscher personality.
• Joachim offered Welt an idealized dream life in exchange for his body, but Welt refused and tore the Herrscher of Void Core from his chest.
• Welt crushed the core, causing Joachim to dissipate, and explained that the absence of key allies during his imagined battle had exposed the deception.
• Joachim conceded defeat, urged Welt to remember how he became the Herrscher of Reason and his original purpose, then passed its power to him.