Chapter Summaries

The group discussed the worlds and Pokémon they had been watching, then arranged trades with Cynthia for Pokémon suited to their needs. Ning Qingyu chose a Gyarados, imagining how its power could help him overthrow the imperial court.

• Luo Qianqiu said he would anchor Teyvat to Blue Star, while Floze wondered if the Philosopher's Stone could be cooked.
• Cynthia, Konan, Dragon, and others discussed the Chat Group's story instances and praised the Pokémon world.
• Cynthia offered to prepare Pokémon for the group, and the Group Leader agreed to trade anomalous Evil Spirits for cultivation resources.
• Dragon requested large Water-type Pokémon, while Floze asked for medical Pokémon to help with her plans.
• The Star Sea Traveler praised Gardevoir, and Cynthia explained that the group members would receive Ralts to raise and evolve.
• Hermes and the Snow Moon Sword Immortal requested Ralts, while Ning Qingyu chose a Gyarados and considered using it as a sign of Heavenly Mandate for rebellion.

Himeko told the Astral Express crew that Hermes had recovered Murata Himeko from the Sea of Quantum, and promised they could visit Blue Star after finishing their next trailblazing journey. Meanwhile, Hermes completed the first stage of his Star System and explained to Buer that he had created it to fulfill his mother’s dream of a world of pure beauty.

• Himeko received a photograph from Hermes showing Murata Himeko, whose appearance closely matched her own, and Welt reacted with alarm at the name.
• Himeko explained that Hermes had used his Envoy Authority to help Blue Star recover Murata Himeko from the Sea of Quantum.
• March 7th and Welt asked to visit Blue Star, but Himeko said Hermes’s preparations were incomplete and suggested they go after Jarilo-VI.
• Hermes completed the Star System’s first stage in about a week and told Buer he had built it to create the beautiful world his mother had once dreamed of for him.

Hermes explained how his Star System would let people awaken Life Stars and cultivate toward Beauty, forming the foundation of his ideal world. As the Path of Beauty stirred across the universe, Buer considered her own Dao, while new members joined the Chat Group.

• Hermes told Buer that the Star System would turn people’s minds into a source of power and help him create a pure, beautiful world.
• The Aeons sensed the Path of Beauty resonating, and Aha said Idrila would eventually gain a true fellow traveler who would inherit and carry Beauty onward.
• Hermes sensed the disturbance but set it aside after Astrology suggested it was a good sign, then spent four days fixing problems caused by the Star System’s launch.
• Buer awakened an illusory Life Star and wondered which Dao to establish, while Hermes observed her and the people summoned across Blue Star.
• Crowned Puppeteer and Digimon Savior Wants a Little Sister joined the Chat Group.

Two newcomers, Yagami Taichi and Aozaki Touko, joined the Chat Group while Li Hanyi struggled against the Heavenly Mandate and wished for a Sword Dao reference. Taichi complained that his group nickname mocked him for lacking a little sister, while Touko learned she had been chosen over her younger sister because she was more like an ordinary person.

• The Chat Group welcomed two newcomers, and its members speculated about their identities while Li Hanyi repelled the Heavenly Mandate and lamented her insufficient Sword Dao foundation.
• Yagami Taichi announced that he and the others had repelled the Dark Masters, then complained that his nickname highlighted his lack of a little sister compared with other Yagami Taichis.
• Aozaki Touko, near Kuonji Enju's Witch Mansion, asked the group to quiet down and explained that she thought her younger sister deserved the Chat Group more.
• Luo Qianqiu said Touko had been selected because she retained ordinary human values, unlike most magi, leaving Touko to imagine how other magi would react to that explanation.

Hermes studied the Anomalies sent by Luo Qianqiu and discovered that they were Dimensional Life. Meanwhile, Yagami Taichi fought the Dark Masters again, while Hermes continued watching over key individuals on Blue Star and considering upgrades to his research equipment.

• Yagami Taichi lamented that he alone had no little sister, while other versions of himself had siblings and allies.
• Crowned Puppeteer admitted that she and Aozaki Aoko had once been affectionate sisters before an incident drove them apart.
• Yagami Taichi logged off the Chat Group and, with WarGreymon, prepared to teach the Dark Masters a harsh lesson.
• Hermes reflected on the Five Great Laws, watched over the people he was cultivating on Blue Star, and began analyzing Luo Qianqiu's Anomalies.
• Hermes used Authority: Astrology: Heavenly Dao to uncover the Anomalies' essence: they were Dimensional Life.

Hermes refined Anomalies into the Heavenly Dimension Pearl, a treasure that enabled dimensional teleportation and a brief Four-Dimensional Perspective. After using it and gaining power, he listed another pearl in the Chat Group Mall, where members discussed its potential benefits.

• Hermes studied dimensional power and refined Anomalies with Authority: Alchemy and Authority: Astrology into a Heavenly Dimension Pearl.
• Hermes listed the pearl in the Mall, where it received an estimated value of 368,800 points.
• Hermes asked Buer to record his dimensional experiment and used a second pearl to gain a Four-Dimensional Perspective.
• Hermes found that the experience increased his scale by one percent and gave him a faint sign of Dimension Ascension, but he calculated that the pearl needed at least a year to recharge.
• Chat Group members reacted to the pearl's price and Aozaki Toko explained how a Four-Dimensional Perspective could help them overcome cultivation bottlenecks.

Hermes continued researching dimensional technology while Buer used the Heavenly Dao’s support to open a passage through the Sea of Quantum. She reached Teyvat and returned to her home world.

• Aozaki Touko explained that the Heavenly Dimension Pearl could offer mages a chance to glimpse the Vortex of the Root, and Ning Qingyu, Li Hanyi, and other group members decided they wanted one.
• Hermes reassured Buer about her experimental data, then asked her to contact Teyvat while he worked on safeguards for a Two-Dimensional Foil.
• Buer requested Heavenly Dao support and received 3.45% support for twelve hours.
• Buer used the Heavenly Dao’s power to locate Teyvat in the Sea of Quantum and open a passage through its barrier.
• Buer entered Teyvat and announced that she had returned.

Greater Lord Kusanali returned and awakened the World Tree’s immense power, which erased the forbidden pollution and stirred Sky Island. Barbatos and Morax sensed the upheaval and set out to meet their old friend, leaving Teyvat’s future uncertain.

• Greater Lord Kusanali addressed Teyvat, and the World Tree severed its connection with Nahida before crushing the forbidden power and Abyssal pollution.
• Barbatos heard Greater Lord Kusanali’s voice at Angel's Share, abandoned his wine, and vanished while Diluc wondered what had happened.
• Sky Island awakened and summoned the Archons, prompting Barbatos to decide to go there and seek hope in Greater Lord Kusanali’s return.
• Morax sensed Greater Lord Kusanali’s return and the world’s response, then left Wangsheng Funeral Parlor to seek out his old friend despite Hu Tao warning him about expenses.

Furina, Raiden Ei, and the other Archons traveled to Sky Island after receiving its summons, while Nahida remained absent. The Archons reached the Divine Palace and were stunned to find a figure seated upon the Throne of Heavenly Principles.

• Furina left for Sky Island, determined to face Heavenly Principles despite fearing Fontaine’s destruction.
• Raiden Ei sensed a change in Teyvat and received Sky Island’s summons, then set out as Yae Miko worried about the upheaval.
• The Cryo Archon and Pyro Archon also traveled to Sky Island, while Buer watched Nahida remain shut away.
• Barbatos and Morax reunited with Raiden Ei and Furina on Sky Island and speculated that the summons was connected to Greater Lord Kusanali’s return.
• Morax led the Archons to the Divine Palace, where they took their places before the empty seat meant for Nahida and saw a figure seated on the Throne of Heavenly Principles.

Buer revealed that Phanes had died and explained his plan for Lumine to become the next Heavenly Principles, then presented the Archons with Hermes’s offer to save Teyvat from the Sea of Quantum. Hermes prepared to recruit them and focused on perfecting the Two-Dimensional Foil and building his power against the IPC.

• Buer told the Archons that Phanes had fallen decades earlier and that Lumine was meant to inherit his Human Realm Power after mastering the Light Realm Power.
• Buer shared Canned Knowledge about the Honkai: Star Rail Universe, Hermes, and Teyvat’s approaching destruction in the Sea of Quantum.
• Buer asked the Archons to choose between trusting Lumine to save Teyvat and joining Hermes to retrieve it from the Sea of Quantum.
• Hermes praised Buer’s work and considered how the Archons’ experience could benefit his Life Star system.
• Hermes resolved to advance the Two-Dimensional Foil and establish a Digital Legion before confronting the IPC.

Hermes began preparing to turn Alpha into a digital lifeform and researched the powers needed to create Omegamon and Alphamon. In the Chat Group, he revealed that Buer had summoned Teyvat’s Archons to Sky Island, prompting Lumine to rush off to obtain the Light Realm Power.

• Hermes proposed transforming Alpha into a digital lifeform, and Alpha eagerly agreed to serve him in this new form.
• Hermes studied digital power but could not determine how to create Omegamon’s All Delete Force or Alphamon’s Alpha Gain Force.
• Lumine asked Hermes why Teyvat felt strange, and he explained that Buer had returned with part of his power and summoned the Archons to Sky Island.
• Hermes told Lumine that her Throne of Heavenly Principles had flown away and urged her to fuse with the Light Realm Power before he salvaged Teyvat.
• Lumine left the Chat Group immediately to obtain the Light Realm Power, while Luo Qianqiu and Aozaki Touko discussed the growth of powerful travelers.

Aozaki Touko and the other Chat Group members discussed how Magic Foundation technology could transform their worlds, while Hermes considered visiting the Type-Moon World and learned about Yagami Taichi’s unusual circumstances. After logging off, Hermes spent 1,500 points on a lottery draw.

• Aozaki Touko lamented that the Mystery Value rule restricted Type-Moon magecraft as the group discussed adapting Magic Foundations to other worlds.
• Hermes agreed to visit Aozaki Touko’s world and proposed splitting the proceeds if he obtained its Magic Foundation technology for the Mall.
• Hermes pondered the connection between himself and the Type-Moon World’s god Hermes before asking about Yagami Taichi.
• Luo Qianqiu described Yagami Taichi as a powerful Chosen One who had sacrificed friendship and family and gained control of his country and major corporations.
• Hermes checked his points, decided to try a lottery, and spent 1,500 points on a draw.

Hermes won the Reality Marble seed and developed it into Perfect World, using it to guide Agumon’s evolution into MetalGreymon and accelerate his research. The chapter then revealed that Qin Zheng had established Dao and become Blue Star’s first Star Lord.

• Pioneering Wisdom spent 1,500 points in a draw, and Hermes won the Reality Marble Blank Seed and fused with it.
• Hermes studied his Reality Marble, Perfect World, which reflected his ambitions and could guide things toward the perfection he envisioned.
• Hermes used Perfect World to guide Agumon’s evolution into a powerful MetalGreymon marked with a symbol resembling Omegamon’s Ω.
• Hermes planned to use Perfect World to advance his research into Omega, Alpha, and dimensional ascension.
• Hermes noticed that Qin Zheng had established Dao and become Blue Star’s first Star Lord.
• Qin Zheng recalled his past lives, discovered that quantum power had protected his reincarnations, and entered seclusion to seize the chance created by changes in the world.

Qin Zheng created the first Destiny Star and became Blue Star’s first Star Lord, while Hermes observed the Star System’s growth and planned a new pillar for the world. In the Chat Group, Yagami Taichi revealed that he had spent months in the Digital World and was again bearing responsibility for defending it.

• Qin Zheng forged an illusory Destiny Star into reality, became Blue Star’s first Star Lord, and paid homage to the Great Dao Venerables.
• Hermes recognized Qin Zheng’s achievement and watched more Destiny Stars appear as Star Lords refined Star Power.
• Hermes explained to Metagross that he planned to combine the Ley Lines, Star Power, and Authority: Alchemy into an Ancestral Star Vein.
• Hermes sent Metagross to study in his knowledge base before considering its future development.
• Yagami Taichi told the Chat Group that he had spent three months in the Digital World, where the Dark Masters remained a threat and Virus Species Digimon were invading.

Yagami Taichi drew coordinates to a parallel world where Yagami Hikari had lost her brother, and he celebrated the chance to reunite with her. He prepared to seek out his new little sister while the strange invaders remained nearby.

• Aozaki Toko revealed that her draw was a blind version of the Death Sight, which Crowned Puppeteer considered using for research.
• Yagami Taichi confidently made a draw, believing a savior like him could not be unlucky.
• Yagami Taichi drew the parallel-world coordinates of Yagami Hikari, who had lost her brother.
• Yagami Taichi celebrated the draw, patted Puppetmon, and asked WarGreymon to release him.
• Yagami Taichi told WarGreymon he had found his little sister Hikari and hoped Hayate would join them someday.
• Luo Qianqiu wondered whether her blessing had caused Yagami Taichi's draw.

Lumine rushed to Liyue to have Shenhe officiate her draw, while Li Hanyi drew the Water Tree and recognized its value as an inexhaustible source of spiritual water. Elsewhere, Hermes continued preparing to move Teyvat and build his forces, while Herta asked to join him.

• Lumine excitedly headed for Liyue after awakening Light Realm Power, hoping Shenhe would officiate her draw.
• Li Hanyi revealed that she had drawn the Water Tree, an inexhaustible source of energy-rich water, and planned to plant it in Snow Moon City.
• The chat group praised the Water Tree's value, while Hermes considered the Spiritual Status System behind Little Garden's Gifts.
• Hermes continued overseeing Blue Star's rising Star Lords and waited for Buer to finish preparing Teyvat for relocation.
• Herta teased Hermes about the Astral Express Crew's connections and learned that he was preparing a major move.
• Herta asked Hermes to send her his location coordinates so she could join him.

Hermes reunited with Murata Himeko, who returned to stay by his side after learning that Earth and her students had been saved. They shared tea and memories beneath the moon, and Hermes watched her leave with a gentle expression.

• Hermes told Herta to come to his coordinates and warned her not to damage the Simulated World Barrier system he was establishing in the Blue Star System.
• Hermes returned to his garden and watched Blue Star’s changes beneath the reflected images of the Star Lords’ Life Stars.
• Murata Himeko returned and told Hermes she wanted to repay him for saving her life by staying beside him.
• Murata Himeko comforted Hermes as he remembered his late mother, and he gently squeezed her hand.
• Hermes and Murata Himeko shared tea and talked about their memories before she departed.

Hermes checked the Chat Group and Blue Star’s network, learning how Luo Qianqiu’s new cultivation method had unlocked more of her Phoenix Fruit’s potential. As Star Lords multiplied and Blue Star expanded, the world anticipated an age ruled by those who established their own Dao Paths.

• Luo Qianqiu used the Nine Heavens Divine Phoenix Skill and her Netherworld Heavenly Eyes to refine a Fox-type Ghost God into a spirit pearl and divinity, then cleared the shrine of remaining anomalies.
• Luo Qianqiu assured the Chat Group that she would not challenge the abominable gods without absolute confidence, explaining that her Phoenix Fruit and cultivation technique had unlocked its potential.
• Hermes recognized the synergy between Devil Fruits and Martial Dao and considered researching Paramecia and Logia fruits more closely.
• Hermes checked Blue Star’s network and saw people discussing legendary figures, powerful Life Stars, and the rapid emergence of Star Lords.
• Blue Star continued expanding as Star Power rained down, while scholars predicted that those without Life Stars would be left behind in an age of Star Lords.

Hermes asked Murata Himeko whether she wanted to see the version of herself who had pursued interstellar travel, while the Chat Group welcomed Kikyo and Index as new members and unlocked livestreaming and Group Link. Kikyo, still protecting a village in the Warring States era, wondered whether the group could help her face the yokai threatening humanity.

• Hermes asked Murata Himeko about her abandoned dream of traveling through space and offered to show her another version of herself who had pursued it.
• The Chat Group welcomed Warring States Witch and Intermittent Amnesia, whom members identified as Kikyo and Index.
• The Chat Group activated its livestream and Group Link functions after meeting the requirements.
• Kikyo killed more yokai attacking her village and considered whether the Chat Group might help her protect it.
• Kikyo recalled the great yokai of her era, including Inu no Taisho, Lord Cat Lord Oyakata, Dragon Bone Spirit, Shinigami Oni, and Yakumo Yukari.

Hermes and the group learned that Kikyo’s world was overrun by powerful monsters, while Index was alone, starving, and suffering from periodic memory loss. After Floze fed Index, the group discussed the dangers facing both newcomers and learned that Index’s world contained Demon Gods capable of overturning its laws.

• Kikyo explained that monsters threatened humanity and worried what would happen to her village after her death.
• Index appeared in the chat hungry and with no memories beyond those of the Grimoires.
• Floze sent Index several dishes, and Index ate them tearfully, feeling the warmth of a mother’s embrace.
• Luo Qianqiu and the others discussed the newcomers’ dangerous circumstances, while Hermes said the Group Link might let him intervene in Kikyo’s world but would not be enough to stop Index’s Demon Gods.
• The group asked what made the Demon Gods so dangerous, and Luo Qianqiu explained that they could alter even basic laws, such as changing one plus one into any number.