Chapter Summaries

Honkai explained Sirin’s past to Feng Chen after he asked for compensation for the memories he lost when crossing over. She recounted Sirin’s transformation into the Second Herrscher and the battles that followed, leaving off as Cecilia Schariac confronted Sirin at Babylon Experiment Tower.

• Honkai changed back into her qipao and teased Feng Chen about not having a girlfriend, while Feng Chen dismissed the joke.
• Feng Chen questioned Honkai about Honkai games and learned that she believed his memories had been damaged during his crossing over.
• Feng Chen asked Honkai to tell him about Sirin, and she described how Destiny’s experiments on girls led Sirin to receive the Space Gem and become the Second Herrscher.
• Honkai recounted the battles at Babylon Experiment Tower, including Theresa and Siegfried’s struggle against Sirin and the mysterious Joker’s intervention.
• Honkai explained how Sirin absorbed the First Herrscher’s Core, became the Six-Core Herrscher, and returned to Babylon Experiment Tower seeking more Honkai Energy.
• Honkai said Cecilia Schariac confronted Sirin at Babylon Experiment Tower with Black Abyss White Flower.

Feng Chen learned how Xilin died and refused the Honkai's offer, declaring that he would save Xilin. After waking at Yae Sakura's home, he thanked her and recognized her as his friend.

• The Honkai explained that Xilin and Cecilia died together, Schicksal concealed its remaining power from Anti-Entropy, and Anti-Entropy accepted the Gem of Conquest.
• Feng Chen rejected the Honkai's invitation and said he was determined to save Xilin.
• Feng Chen discovered that his ability could decompose living creatures, earned a Precision Supply, and drew a blue item and a purple weapon upgrade turbine.
• The Honkai drained Feng Chen's Honkai Energy when he threatened it, then restored it and told him Xiao Yun was fine.
• Feng Chen woke at Yae Sakura's home, where she had rescued him and cared for him; after he thanked her, her affection level rose to 80 and Friend rank.

Feng Chen confronted the Herrscher of Erosion after she used a false Kallen to draw Yae Sakura into surrendering. After gaining temporary Herrscher-level strength from the system, he fought back and wounded the Herrscher of Erosion, leaving their battle unresolved.

• The system warned Feng Chen that Honkai Energy was nearing Herrscher levels, and he pulled Yae Sakura clear as their house collapsed.
• Feng Chen found a false Kallen on a sacrificial altar and stopped Yae Sakura from rushing to save her.
• Feng Chen claimed Task Three’s reward and used the Honkai Energy Amplifier to gain temporary strength.
• Feng Chen confronted the Herrscher of Erosion during the ritual, while Yae Sakura embraced the false Kallen and declared that she surrendered.
• The Herrscher of Erosion attacked Feng Chen, but he blocked her claw and caused part of it to disappear with his ability.

Feng Chen entered Yae Sakura’s memory and confronted Hiyori Maru, who had manipulated events to make Sakura stronger. After learning that the Herrscher of Erosion remained sealed inside Jizou Mitama, Feng Chen left the tower unexplored for now.

• Feng Chen watched Yae Sakura’s village burn in a memory altered by Hiyori Maru, and Kallen died trying to stop Sakura.
• Feng Chen used his soul to drive Hiyori Maru out of Sakura’s body and discovered that she was the Herrscher of Erosion’s good side, not Higanbana.
• Hiyori Maru explained that she had staged the events to help Sakura become stronger and had not intended to destroy her will.
• Hiyori Maru revealed that Jizou Mitama was inside a black tower outside the village, while the box contained more than just Jizou Mitama.
• Feng Chen chose not to enter the tower yet, and Hiyori Maru prepared to slip away before Sakura discovered her role.

Yae Sakura woke and forgave Hiyori Maru, while Feng Chen learned how the system measured affinity and relationships. Theresa Apocalypse and Himeko Murata arrived in Changkong City to investigate a possible emerging Herrscher, and Himeko accidentally threw the Golden Cross off course.

• Yae Sakura confronted Hiyori Maru, then relented after Feng Chen intervened and brought them together.
• At St. Freya Academy, Major Himeko reported a growing Herrscher-like Honkai Energy fluctuation in Changkong City, and Theresa Apocalypse decided to investigate herself.
• Feng Chen learned that Yae Sakura had 90 affinity and Friend (Reliance), while Raiden Mei, Bronya Zaychik, and Kiana Kaslana had lower affinity levels.
• Himeko Murata forced Theresa to accept the mission by threatening to throw away her Hohom Adventure manga, then tossed Theresa from the Hyperion after it landed.
• Himeko dropped the Golden Cross, but it flew wildly off course.

Feng Chen and Yae Sakura followed Honkai Beasts to a school, where they encountered a Simulated Herrscher, while a Divine Key called Judas' Covenant fell into Feng Chen's hands. The chapter left Feng Chen separated from Yae Sakura by thorny vines and trying on the Lightning Empress armor as the battle began.

• Hiyori Maru explained that the Honkai Beasts were searching for a newly emerging Herrscher, so Feng Chen and Yae Sakura followed them.
• A golden cross crashed down before them, and Yae Sakura recognized it as Judas; Feng Chen learned it was the genuine Judas' Covenant and received quests to find Theresa Apocalypse and help her defeat a Simulated Herrscher.
• Feng Chen and Yae Sakura found the Honkai Beasts surrounding a school, where thorny vines attacked Feng Chen and Yae Sakura cut one away before it could poison him.
• The vines separated Feng Chen and Yae Sakura, and Feng Chen summoned the Lightning Empress armor, which turned out to be a torn sailor uniform with an Oni Mask.

Feng Chen and Yae Sakura fought through the Herrscher’s vines and reunited, but Feng Chen was poisoned when he struck a thorn-covered vine. The system said Yae Sakura could cure him with a kiss, leaving Feng Chen to tell her he had been poisoned.

• Feng Chen used his crosses and bloodied short blades to cut paths through the vines while searching for Yae Sakura.
• Feng Chen found Yae Sakura, and she and Hiyori Maru burned and cut down the vines as they fought toward each other.
• Feng Chen shielded Yae Sakura from a fast vine, then knocked another down with his injured left hand and received the title Left Hand Emperor.
• Judas' Covenant unfolded into tracking mode and carried Feng Chen and Yae Sakura away from the vines, where Yae Sakura noticed the bloody holes in his hand.
• The system explained that Feng Chen had been poisoned by the vine’s spines and said Yae Sakura could save him with a kiss, so Feng Chen told her he was poisoned.

Poisoned and near death, Feng Chen watched Yae Sakura confess that her heart belonged to Kallen before she dissolved into blossoms. As Sakura died, Feng Chen used a power to reach a familiar riverside scene, where he seemed to reunite with her in memory.

• Jizou Mitama brought the poisoned Feng Chen and Yae Sakura to Theresa, who confirmed that Feng Chen's wound carried deadly Herrscher poison.
• After Theresa left them alone, Yae Sakura thanked Feng Chen and asked whether he saw her only as a friend.
• Yae Sakura said she could not return Feng Chen's feelings because her heart belonged to Kallen, while her favorability continued rising.
• Yae Sakura transformed into sakura blossoms and died in Feng Chen's arms, telling him she wished they could see the blossoms together in another life.
• Feng Chen called out to Sakura and used his power to change the scene to a familiar riverside place.

Feng Chen searched Sakura Cycle for Yae Sakura’s soul and followed Hiyori Maru to the Tenshu-kaku to retrieve Jizou Mitama. They fought their way upward, where a Summoner Demon protected itself and summoned dead soldiers to attack them.

• Feng Chen found Yae Village empty, and the system explained that Yae Sakura’s death had left Sakura Cycle as an uninhabited outline.
• Hiyori Maru told Feng Chen that Yae Sakura had instructed her to guide him to Jizou Mitama in the Tenshu-kaku.
• Feng Chen and Hiyori Maru entered the tower, where a barrier cut off Feng Chen’s connection to the system; Hiyori Maru said only those carrying her Honkai Energy signature could enter.
• Hiyori Maru explained that the Herrscher of Erosion could analyze and project what she had eroded, giving Feng Chen hope that Jizou Mitama might help preserve Yae Sakura’s existence.
• Feng Chen carried Hiyori Maru past the lower floors’ dead soldiers, then faced a Summoner Demon that summoned a Ranger Mortal and a Guardian Mortal.
• Feng Chen threw Blood Knight: Moonbeam at the Summoner Demon, but its Honkai Energy barrier repelled the blade as the two summoned dead soldiers prepared to attack.

Feng Chen fought through the Mortals in Tenshu-kaku, using Shadow Knight: Moonblade and his purified Honkai Energy to defeat the summoners and clear rooms. As he faced an endless horde on the remaining floors, a black-and-red Katana on the highest floor began to glow.

• Feng Chen broke the Ranger Mortal’s bow, then used a pillar of fire and Death Strength: Waning Moon to knock down the clustered Mortals summoned by the Summoner Demon and Warrior Group Shaman.
• Feng Chen survived the summoners’ Honkai Energy attack, redirected it into the Warrior Group Shaman, and forced the Summoner Demon to escape.
• Feng Chen and Hiyori Maru found the floors crowded with independent Mortals, and Feng Chen saw the Herrscher of Erosion create Mortals by projecting people she had seen and eroding them.
• Feng Chen told Hiyori Maru to hide and kept Shadow Knight: Moonblade in Eclipse Mode as he fought through the advancing Mortals.
• A black-and-red Katana on Tenshu-kaku’s highest floor emitted a dazzling red light while Mortals charged Feng Chen in wave after wave.

Feng Chen fought through the Mortals on the lower floors of the tower while the Herrscher of Erosion recounted how she had been imprisoned, manipulated into destroying humanity’s last cities, and later sealed away. He cleared the first floor but was badly wounded on the next, leaving his progress uncertain as the story continued.

• Feng Chen used his martial arts and Stigmata skills to defeat the Mortals on the first floor, while the Herrscher of Erosion described being arrested and imprisoned as a suspected Herrscher.
• Feng Chen upgraded Thousand Roaring Slash to Lightning Dual Blades and unleashed a charged Death Strength: Waning Moon, wiping out the remaining Mortals on the floor at the cost of heavy physical strain.
• Feng Chen advanced to the next floor, where stronger Imperial Guard Commanders and Divine Crossbow Marksmen attacked him.
• The Herrscher of Erosion explained that MEI and others had killed her, that she had agreed to seek revenge, and that she had used Honkai Energy to destroy humanity’s last two cities with a nuclear missile.
• The Herrscher of Erosion said Kevin Kaslana sealed her in a box, MEI tried to make her Core into a Divine Key, and she later survived the previous civilization’s destruction before Yae Sakura helped her revive.
• An arrow pierced Feng Chen’s shoulder and another struck his calf, leaving him leaning motionless against a wall as the Herrscher of Erosion continued her account.

Yae Sakura rescued Feng Chen after he collapsed from overexertion and cared for him at the shrine. In the Stigmata Space, Feng Chen learned that reviving Sakura would require One-Core Herrscher-level Honkai Energy reserves and discovered that Kallen Kaslana was connected to the Kaslana of the previous civilization.

• Yae Sakura arrived at Tenshu-kaku, drove off the attackers, and carried the exhausted Feng Chen back to Yae Village.
• Yae Sakura and Hiyori Maru removed Feng Chen's dirty clothes, cleaned his wounds, and mended his clothes while he remained unconscious.
• Feng Chen entered the Stigmata Space and learned that the Sakura he had seen was a soul containing only part of Yae Sakura's consciousness and memories.
• The system told Feng Chen that reviving Sakura required One-Core Herrscher-level Honkai Energy reserves and that Xiao Yun could not yet be awakened.
• Feng Chen learned that Hua had once defeated Kallen Kaslana with a single Divine Key, then discovered that Kallen's Kaslana lineage came from the previous civilization.

Feng Chen learned about Judgement of Flame’s lethal cost for the Kaslanas, then entered Yae Sakura’s dream to find her. He tracked her from Yae Shrine toward Bamboo Sparrow Forest, where Sakura and Kallen were likely spending time together.

• Feng Chen asked about Judgement of Flame and learned that Kaslanas could use it only at the cost of their lives, while Seele Vollerei had already used it twice.
• The system offered Feng Chen a chance to watch Yae Sakura’s dream and transported him into her consciousness.
• Feng Chen explored Yae Village and Yae Shrine, using the system’s map to teleport between locations.
• Feng Chen found Yae Shrine empty and learned that Sakura was near Shio-mi River outside Yae Village.
• Feng Chen reasoned that Sakura and Kallen were probably together in Bamboo Sparrow Forest, east of the bridge.

Feng Chen received his third mission and learned that Yae Sakura’s stigmata was already within him, while Honkai discussed his analysis of Otto’s plans and revealed details about Cecilia, Siegfried, and Kiana. The chapter left Feng Chen questioning Siegfried’s motives for naming his daughter Kiana Kaslana.

• Feng Chen realized Sakura had favored Kallen more than him, and Honkai gave him a mission to defeat Jizou Mitama and stop the Violet Heron Phantom Thief.
• Honkai explained that the Stigmata World contained Yae Sakura’s consciousness and that Sakura’s stigmata abilities were already present in Feng Chen.
• Feng Chen saw Sakura’s threefold magatama stigmata between his brows and asked Honkai to hide it from others.
• Feng Chen argued that Herrschers could choose to protect the world and analyzed how Siegfried and Anti-Entropy might have uncovered Otto’s plans.
• Honkai revealed that Siegfried and Cecilia were married, that their daughter was named Kiana Kaslana, and that Cecilia had become part of the Herrscher Killer.
• Feng Chen wondered why Siegfried had given his daughter the name Kiana Kaslana, but Honkai said she could not understand human motives.

Feng Chen resisted Honkai’s attempt to turn him into a Herrscher and woke at Yae Shrine, where he learned the Yae Sakura before him was only a fragment from before her decision. He agreed to fulfill her last wish and continue the mission, though he refused to revive her without knowing whether his own Sakura would return.

• Honkai tried to exploit Feng Chen’s dissatisfaction with humanity, but the Stigmata bearing Yae Sakura’s lingering consciousness helped him resist and return from the Stigmata Space.
• Feng Chen woke beside Hiyori Maru, who bit him before his Honkai Energy burned her into letting go.
• Yae Sakura appeared, and Feng Chen realized the consciousness in her soul fragment was not the Sakura he had loved.
• The system explained that this Sakura’s affection was only ninety-five and that she could not be revived as Feng Chen’s Sakura.
• The system told Feng Chen that Yae Sakura’s last wish was for Jizou Mitama to have a true wielder and for Hiyori Maru to avoid her past suffering, so Feng Chen agreed to continue the mission.

After recovering, Feng Chen and Yae Sakura entered Tenshu-kaku to fight through its floors, relying on Sakura’s Stigmata and their combat skills after the system lost contact. Feng Chen defeated the Summoner Demons on Floor 3 and ended the chapter unleashing Death Strength: Waning Moon.

• Feng Chen asked Yae Sakura to accompany him to Tenshu-kaku, and she agreed.
• Feng Chen and Yae Sakura used Sakura’s Stigmata and attacks to clear the Mortals on Floors 1 and 2.
• On Floor 3, Feng Chen took on the Summoner Demons and their summoned Mortals while Yae Sakura fought the dual-blade Mortals.
• Feng Chen used Queen of Thunder’s Kirin, lightning chains, and Execution Mode to trap and defeat the Summoner Demons and their summons.
• Feng Chen transformed into his golden-patterned armor and struck the ground with Death Strength: Waning Moon.

Feng Chen and Yae Sakura fought their way through the third floor of Tenshu-kaku, where Honkai Beasts appeared alongside dead soldiers. After clearing the floor and stopping to rest, they faced a Honkai: Crush coming down from the fourth floor.

• Feng Chen suspected the Herrscher of Erosion was controlling the Honkai Beasts, but he could not confirm it without contacting the system.
• Feng Chen and Yae Sakura used the Imitation Judah and their sword techniques to defeat two Honkai: Crushes and two Demon Knights.
• Feng Chen judged Honkai Beasts more dangerous than dead soldiers because a single touch could be fatal, though the beasts were less difficult to fight.
• Feng Chen and Yae Sakura rested after clearing the third floor, but a Honkai: Crush crawled down the stairs from the fourth floor.

Feng Chen and Yae Sakura entered the fourth floor of Tenshu-kaku after Hiyori Maru sensed the enemies there. As Feng Chen fought the Demon Knights, he discovered their shared healing ability and was cornered until a mysterious egg appeared before him and began to crack.

• Feng Chen asked Hiyori Maru to sense the fourth-floor enemies, and she identified three Demon Knights, a Temple-class Honkai Beast, and two Summoner Demons.
• Yae Sakura assigned Feng Chen the Demon Knights while she faced the other enemies, and he quickly knocked two knights down.
• The third Demon Knight fled, and Feng Chen noticed that his speed had increased as he chased her.
• The fallen Demon Knights recovered and returned to the fight because their Bloodline ability healed them while all three remained alive.
• Feng Chen caught two spears but could not block a third attack from behind, so Emperor-class Honkai Beast energy surged from him and a red-and-white egg began to crack.

Feng Chen discovered that the egg had hatched Benarès, a Judgment-class Honkai Beast who called him her king and agreed to serve as his familiar until Sirin returned. After the fight, Benarès explained that Yae Sakura had lost much of her strength and could no longer use Blade Return, while Feng Chen learned why the system had chosen Benarès and what she still had to understand about humanity.

• Benarès emerged from the egg and told Feng Chen that God had sent her to become his familiar until Sirin was resurrected.
• Benarès defeated the three Demon Knights, then shrank to kitten size and let Feng Chen hold and pet her.
• Feng Chen noticed Yae Sakura's weakened fighting and learned from Benarès that Sakura was a wisp of a soul who could no longer use Blade Return.
• Feng Chen told Benarès to call him by name, but she insisted he was the King of Honkai and asked why he wanted to protect humanity despite being dissatisfied with it.
• Xiao Yun explained that Feng Chen loved the world's beauty, and Benarès began learning what love meant to humanity.

Yae Sakura defeated the Honkai Beasts with her sword technique, Zero Void Three Flashes, and agreed to teach it to Feng Chen. As the group prepared to continue upward with Bella, Feng Chen asked whether Sirin could still be saved, and Bella said she thought there was a chance.

• Yae Sakura used three rapid sword strikes to defeat the Temple-class Honkai Beast and the two Summoner Demons.
• Feng Chen praised Yae Sakura’s Zero Void Three Flashes, and she agreed to teach him the move in Sakura Cycle.
• Yae Sakura and Feng Chen petted Benarès, while Hiyori Maru tried to get their attention before Yae Sakura tucked her away.
• Benarès told Feng Chen that Sirin hated humans and human experimentation but deeply wanted to protect her companions.
• Feng Chen asked Bella whether Sirin could be saved, and Bella said there might still be a chance.