Chapter Summaries

Hexi recognized that she had recklessly tried to force the Angel Civilization past the natural pace of its development, while Kaisa and Liang Bing reassured her that the Source of Holy Light gave their civilization a strong foundation. In the Date A Live World, Motoo Aiya invited Kurumi Tokisaki to join her Kabbalah Genesis Blueprint, but Kurumi hesitated over whether her sins disqualified her.

• Hexi admitted that she had foolishly tried to use Chat Group resources to make the Angel Civilization advance too quickly.
• Kaisa and Liang Bing reminded Hexi that the Angel Civilization had continued progressing and that the Source of Holy Light was its own foundation for future development.
• Kaisa suggested sending young Angels to study at Star Crown Garden, leaving Hexi amused and unsure how seriously to take Kaisa's praise of their own creation.
• Motoo Aiya invited Hexi to join her and offered her the position of Vice Lord of Heaven while describing her progress toward Cosmic Truth.
• Kurumi Tokisaki saw that the Kabbalah Genesis Blueprint was missing her as [Understanding], but doubted that she deserved to return because of the people she had killed.

Motoo Aiya showed Kurumi Tokisaki that she could have gathered time and spiritual power from animals or nature instead of killing humans. Kurumi realized her decades-long plan to return to the past had relied on a needlessly cruel and inefficient method.

• Motoo Aiya told Kurumi Tokisaki that she did not care about her past killings, but called her approach stupid.
• Motoo Aiya used the Whispering Tome to show Kurumi Tokisaki other ways to gather spiritual power and time.
• Kurumi Tokisaki learned that she could have collected time from animals destined for slaughter or drawn spiritual power from nature.
• Kurumi Tokisaki collapsed into despair as she realized her efforts to gather enough time to return to the past had been unnecessary.

Motoo Aiya defended her casual use of omniscience as Luo Qianqiu, Hexi, and Chen Nan criticized her for wasting its potential and getting captured by DEM. Hermes examined the Kabbalah system and concluded that its powerful Spirits and Origin Spirit were vulnerable because of their poor judgment, leaving him intrigued by the world.

• Luo Qianqiu and Hexi mocked Motoo Aiya for using her omniscience only for everyday needs instead of pursuing greater goals.
• Motoo Aiya said she only wanted her Whispering Tome to help with food, manga submissions, and buying merchandise.
• Chen Nan criticized Aiya for getting captured by DEM despite the protection her omniscient power could provide.
• Hermes studied the Kabbalah system and reflected on how an ordinary planet had produced the powerful Spirits and Origin Spirit.
• Hermes concluded that the Origin Spirit and Spirits were vulnerable to anyone who understood the system and acted strategically.

Hermes completed the Cyclical Kabbalah Tree Seal, a self-consistent Principle that could grant him Godhood, but hinted that he intended to use it for something more. Nyarko protested that the Great Old Ones were her family, then faltered when Hermes offered to pay more.

• Hermes expanded the Kabbalah Tree of Life into a closed cycle linking creation with ascension and return to its origin.
• Hermes explained that the completed Cyclical Kabbalah Tree Seal could let him assume a Godhood, but said he had a more interesting use in mind.
• Nyarko suspected Hermes planned to take everything for himself and teased him about being Azathoth, the Chief Demon God.
• Nyarko claimed she could not oppose the Three Pillars and Great Old Ones because they were her beloved family and sworn brothers.
• Hermes replied, "I'll pay more!"

Nyarko accepted Hermes's Multiverse promise and eagerly offered to help him target powerful avatars belonging to the Three Pillars. Hermes recognized that she understood his plan to use the closed-loop Kabbalah Tree Seal to claim Azathoth's vacant Throne, and he wondered why she had agreed so readily.

• Hermes offered to act once for Nyarko in the name of [Infinity], and Nyarko immediately agreed to help him.
• Nyarko listed Nyarlathotep's avatars as possible targets, dismissing weaker ones and weighing the dangers posed by the stronger ones.
• Hermes realized Nyarko understood that his closed-loop Kabbalah blueprint was designed to forge a Throne of God within Azathoth's dream and potentially consume Azathoth's vacant Throne.
• Hermes considered the risks of Nyarko making a binding vow with him and questioned why she had accepted so eagerly.
• Nyarko suggested Shub's Sect Leader Level Martial Dao avatar and Yog-Sothoth's Key of the Gate as targets because both carried core essence of the Three Pillars.

Hermes finalized a deal with Nyarko to sell Nyarlathotep’s other incarnations, then considered how a string of coincidences had helped him prepare a path to claim Azathoth’s position. He suspected the coincidences came from a Calamity Descent originating within himself, but doubted that his multiversal Trinity could cause such a transformation.

• Nyarko explained that Nyarlathotep accepted Hermes’s offer of immense rewards in exchange for its other incarnations.
• Hermes told Nyarko to prepare the deal and warned her not to break their agreement, and Nyarko swore she would keep her word before vanishing across spacetime.
• Hermes reviewed how recent coincidences had led him to Taishan Fujun, the Dream of Azathoth, the Principle of Kabbalah, and Nyarko’s offer to sell the Three Pillars.
• Hermes concluded that the coincidences could not be the work of an outside chess player and wondered whether they were a Calamity Descent originating from himself.
• Hermes questioned whether the complete multiversal Trinity of Infinity, Primordial Beginning, and Pure Beauty could trigger a qualitative transformation, but decided it should be impossible.

Hermes realized that the offers of becoming Multiverse Taishan Fujun and claiming Azathoth’s vacant position formed a tribulation aimed at his selfish attachment to his Karma. Though he could avoid it by giving up or ignoring the opportunities, he chose to keep pursuing them.

• Hermes explained that the Sea of Trees Infinite Multiverse had barely been able to support his three Multiverse Accounts and that creating another Multiverse Truth would be far more costly.
• Hermes questioned why Nyarlathotep had lured him toward Azathoth’s position despite being its first-in-line heir.
• Hermes recognized that the opportunities were real and concluded that [I] had used them to create a [Tribulation] by targeting his unwillingness to relinquish his Karma.
• Hermes reasoned that he could end the tribulation by letting go of his obsession or declining the offers, but he chose not to step back.

Gardevoir returned to Fontaine for its Gourmet Festival after receiving Arceus's guidance and becoming a certified Phantom Beast. As she explored the food stalls with Hermes, he reflected on her newly awakened power to absorb emotions and use them to grow.

• Hermes arranged a grand Gourmet Festival in Fontaine, drawing fortune and attention to the city's culinary scene.
• Gardevoir praised Hermes for the festival while carrying pastries she had bought from a dessert shop.
• Hermes reminded Gardevoir that she should be stabilizing her foundation in the Pokémon World after Arceus certified her as a Phantom Beast.
• Gardevoir said Arceus had completed her certifications and continued enjoying Fontaine's pastries instead of cultivating in seclusion.
• Hermes realized Gardevoir could absorb emotions and feelings from the world, especially those stirred by food, and convert them into power for her growth.

Gardevoir sensed Nahida nearby and eagerly set out with Hermes to surprise her. In Fontaine, Nahida and the two Furinas praised Ekofie’s cake and discussed how to help her catch up with Xiangling, deciding to invite top Gourmet Gods to teach her in exchange for Primordial Sea Water.

• Gardevoir sensed Nahida’s presence and urged Hermes to go with her so she could surprise Nahida.
• Hermes complained that Nahida was too serious and burdened with Sumeru’s problems, while Gardevoir noted that former persecutors of Lesser Lord Kusanali struggled to cultivate.
• Nahida and the two Furinas sampled Ekofie’s improved Debord Cake at Hotel Debord and praised its flavor and heartfelt intent.
• Nahida told Furina that Xiangling had surpassed Ekofie after receiving guidance from Hestia, the Goddess of Sacred Fire.
• Furina decided to offer Primordial Sea Water to recruit top Gourmet Gods to train Ekofie.

Furina and Nahida worried that Ekofie would struggle in the Gourmet God Championship against contestants with far more experience, so Fou offered ten bottles of Primordial Sea Water as a reward for help. Fou revealed she was nearing the Star Master threshold and boldly declared that she and her sister would overthrow Phanes, only to be caught boasting in front of the Lord of Heavenly Principles.

• Nahida and Furina discussed how the Little Garden gods' immense ages and experience could leave Ekofie at a disadvantage in the Gourmet God Championship.
• Fou offered ten bottles of Primordial Sea Water as a reward for anyone who could help Ekofie overcome her difficulties.
• Fou revealed a faint Starlight above her head, and Nahida realized she had reached the threshold of a Star Master.
• Fou declared that she and her sister would challenge Phanes, while Furina grew embarrassed and a girl questioned whether they could defeat Phanes.
• The Lord of Heavenly Principles teased Fou about her bold declarations, and Fou confidently insisted that she was brave.

Hermes arrived and praised Nahida, Furina, and Gardevoir for their progress. Gardevoir revealed that she had developed a system capable of challenging Star Master, while Hermes noticed a young man passing Hotel Debord.

• Furina realized the teasing voice belonged to neither Nahida nor herself and froze when she recognized Hermes as Lord of Heavenly Principles.
• Hermes praised Nahida's cultivation and said she could attempt to become a Star Master if she stopped focusing on strengthening her foundation.
• Hermes praised Furina's courage and Fontaine's achievements, easing her fear and making her happy to receive Phanes's approval.
• Gardevoir showed Nahida her aura, and Nahida sensed that Gardevoir had formed a system of rules that could challenge Star Master.
• Gardevoir credited her progress to the Pokémon Great Creator Venerable, and Hermes noticed a young man passing Hotel Debord.

Hermes and Nahida encountered Ron in Fontaine, and Nahida revealed that he had once rescued her from the Akademiya before leaving Sumeru in disappointment. Ron reflected on Teyvat’s transformed history and his limitations, leaving his Cat Faction Golden Finger unexplained.

• Hermes recognized Ron in Fontaine, and Nahida said she knew him from Sumeru.
• Nahida explained that Ron had stormed the Akademiya and successfully reached the Sanctum of Wisdom to rescue her, but she had rejected his efforts.
• Nahida said Ron left Sumeru resentful and had lived in Liyue without returning to his hometown.
• Ron wandered Fontaine and considered how Teyvat had changed, including Hermes’s identity as the Pure Beauty Aeon.
• Ron thought about his Golden Finger’s limits and wondered whether it belonged to a Cat Faction.

Ron reflected on his mission to fulfill his original self’s final wish before considering Lesser Lord Kusanali’s invitation to return to Sumeru. Just as he weighed leaving his life in Liyue behind, Nahida appeared and invited him to try a Fontaine dessert, reminding him of the formidable power she possessed.

• Ron vowed that the Ron Collective would one day travel back in time to erase his original self’s browser history and spare him social disgrace.
• Ron weighed returning to Sumeru at Lesser Lord Kusanali’s invitation against leaving his close friends and established life in Liyue.
• Ron came to Fontaine to make his decision without emotional pressure from his Liyue relationships.
• Nahida recognized Ron outside Hotel Debord and invited him to try Ekofie’s latest dessert.
• Ron recalled Nahida’s divine power and concluded that the Akademiya’s Sages and Grand Sage had been risking their lives by opposing her.

Ron reflected on Nahida’s wisdom and the reckoning she had brought upon Sumeru before accepting her invitation to a gathering of gods. There, he was startled to find a Gardevoir among the attendees, and she noticed that he recognized her.

• Ron recalled how he had once underestimated Nahida, then realized her apparent naivety concealed a Demon God’s innate wisdom and awareness of the Akademiya’s schemes.
• Ron considered how Nahida could punish both the living and the dead involved in Sumeru’s corruption, and how her power could grow over time.
• Ron accepted Nahida’s invitation and entered a private room where Furina and her Divinity were present.
• Ron spotted Gardevoir among the gathering’s attendees and reacted with shock.
• Gardevoir sensed Ron’s surprise and asked whether he recognized her.

Ron learned that Gardevoir knew about Pokémon from her visit to her home world, and Nahida explained the power needed to travel between worlds. The conversation left Ron startled when Hermes compared the transmigrators to Zhu Youjian.

• Gardevoir asked Ron how he knew about her, and Ron explained that he had watched an anime about Pokémon.
• Gardevoir recalled visiting the Pokémon World with her father and described Ash's connection to Red and the top trainers there.
• Ron grew anxious after realizing Gardevoir's father could travel between worlds, while Nahida said such travel required power approaching Cosmic Truth.
• Nahida considered using Greater Lord Kusanali's essence and All Realms Access to cross realms, leaving Furina and Focalors envious of her connections.
• Hermes told Ron that the transmigrators each had their own strengths and advantages compared with Zhu Youjian.

Hermes explained why Ron’s Myriad Heavens Simultaneous Transmigration Golden Finger could not share memories or power: Ron’s original self had obtained a rare treasure that forced him toward Cosmic Truth, causing his True Self soul to collapse. The chapter ended with Hermes revealing the catastrophic origin of Ron’s strange existence.

• Ron sensed Hermes’s overwhelming presence, recovered, and bowed to him as the Primordial Great Heavenly Venerate and Supreme Pure Beauty Dao Ancestor.
• Hermes accepted Ron as a disciple and examined the hidden foundation of his origin.
• Ron asked whether his Golden Finger’s Cat Faction explained why it could not share anything across his selves.
• Hermes explained that Ron’s original self had found a rare treasure in a Void Secret Realm that resembled the Grandmist Purple Qi and drove its bearer toward Cosmic Truth.
• Hermes said Ron’s original self had attempted to reach Cosmic Truth without preparation, and his True Self soul had shattered as a result.

Ron asked Hermes how to inherit his original self’s legacy and regain the Cosmic Truth. Hermes taught him to use his original self as his Life Star, and Ron began to understand how this could guide his path to Star Lord.

• Nahida and the two Hydro Archons considered how the Transmigrator’s treasure had failed to guarantee his attainment of the Cosmic Truth.
• Ron asked Hermes how he could inherit his original self’s legacy and return to the Cosmic Truth.
• Hermes advised Ron to refine his spiritual Root to suit himself and treat his original self as his Life Star.
• Ron realized that making his original self his Life Star would let him inherit that legacy and guide his Destiny.
• Ron recited the Star Lord path’s principles and began to grasp how his original self could illuminate his cultivation.

Ron understood that he could inherit his original self’s Principle and use it to reach Cosmic Truth, but Hermes warned him that he must walk the path on his own. Hermes then raised the possibility that Ron or the transmigrator Zhu Youjian might attain the path first.

• Ron realized that his original self’s Principle could become his path to Cosmic Truth, letting him bypass the usual process of creating one from scratch.
• Hermes told Ron that he would not intervene if another Ron surpassed him, and Ron accepted responsibility for succeeding or failing on his own.
• Hermes asked whether Ron or Zhu Youjian would attain the path first, surprising Ron and prompting Nahida to ask about Zhu Youjian’s identity.
• Nahida explained that Zhu Youjian was Emperor Chongzhen, a powerful figure whose historical legacy and vast foundation made him a serious rival to the Seven Archons Alliance.

Hermes explained how Zhu Youjian’s system worked and why his courage and resilience had let him challenge powerful foes, including a Cosmic Truth-level Evil God. Elsewhere in the Real Realm, a woman’s voice boasted that she had escaped a plot by Primordial Beginning, the Incubators, and Nyarlathotep, while Hermes sensed something happening in the distance.

• Gardevoir recalled a Transmigrator who had brought his system to Primordial Great Heavenly Venerate to apply for a visa and immigration permit.
• Hermes explained that Zhu Youjian had to file his system and negotiate an agreement so it could operate at greater capacity in the Great Universe.
• Hermes described how Zhu Youjian’s resilience had set him apart from earlier system hosts and how he had challenged an Unwilling God as a mortal.
• Hermes revealed that Zhu Youjian had recently used his system’s authority to challenge a severely weakened Cosmic Truth-level Evil God.
• Hermes sensed something in the distance, while a woman inside a life-support device boasted that she had escaped a scheme by Primordial Beginning, the Incubators, and Nyarlathotep.

Lolth possessed Aleister’s body and began transforming it into a new Evil God form, while Aleister calmly allowed it as part of a plan. Meanwhile, Nahida tried to win Hermes’s attention for the Furina sisters, and Hermes agreed to pay them more attention.

• Lolth gloated over surviving her defeat and began reshaping Aleister’s body into an Evil God’s shell.
• Aleister stayed calm and revealed that she had learned Lolth’s history during their clash of consciousnesses.
• Aleister had secretly stopped Aiwass from intervening and watched Lolth complete the transformation.
• Luo Qianqiu, Herta, and Hermes watched Aleister become Aleista, while Hermes explained that Aleister could freely change forms.
• Nahida regretted that the Furina sisters had missed a chance to impress Hermes, so Hermes promised to pay them more attention.