Chapter Summaries

Stelle, Castorice, and Mimi challenged Tang San and Xiao Wu over the meaning of sacrifice, while Xiao Wu defended Tang San and insisted her sacrifice proved her devotion. Their argument was interrupted when Huyan Zhen arrived, intent on capturing Xiao Wu for her Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring and Soul Bone, leaving Flender and the others facing an overwhelming enemy.

• Mimi accused Tang San of using a pity ploy and bullying the weak, but Xiao Wu defended him and declared she was willing to sacrifice everything for him.
• Stelle and Castorice warned Xiao Wu that sacrifice should not be used to belittle others and that protecting a bad person could cause further harm.
• Tang San stepped in front of Xiao Wu and vowed not to let Stelle and the others hurt her, while Mimi warned that powerful Spirit Masters were converging on Xiao Wu.
• Huyan Zhen leaped down, recognized Xiao Wu as a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and released his Martial Soul to capture her.
• Flender identified Huyan Zhen as an eighty-ninth-level Soul Douluo, while Liu Erlong's injuries prevented the group from summoning the Golden Sacred Dragon.

Huyan Zhen tried to seize Xiao Wu, but Tang Hao arrived and drove him off before taking Xiao Wu and Tang San away. The Sky Screen then showed Firefly reuniting with Stelle in Penacony, while Stelle realized the scene was leading toward the death Firefly had shown her.

• Tang San shielded Xiao Wu from Huyan Zhen, who attacked in hopes of obtaining her hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone.
• Tang Hao appeared, struck at Huyan Zhen with his Clear Sky Hammer, and frightened away everyone coveting Xiao Wu.
• Tang Hao sensed a deathly aura around Castorice, then took Xiao Wu and Tang San away while intending to keep watch on Stelle.
• The Sky Screen showed Stelle speaking with two women in a dreamlike hall, while Firefly saw her from a balcony and rejoiced that she was safe.
• Stelle recognized the scene as the death Firefly had shown her and understood that Penacony’s dream was not as safe as it seemed.

The Sky Screen explained Penacony’s Golden Hour and revealed that Firefly had approached Stelle with a purpose: she wanted to face Something Unto Death alone rather than let Stelle risk clashing with Acheron. Firefly entered the dreamscape to find the monster, and the chapter ended as Stelle arrived and Firefly steeled herself for what she believed would be her first death.

• Golden text introduced Penacony’s shared dreamscape and the Golden Hour, leaving people across the Douluo Continent amazed by its vast, carefree city.
• The Sky Screen recounted how Stelle and Firefly had met, explored the dreamscape, and been separated by Something Unto Death before reuniting.
• Dahlia warned Firefly that Acheron was an Emanator of Nihility, and Firefly resolved to keep Acheron away from Stelle.
• Firefly told Dahlia she had to carry out her Zero Point Mission and wanted to find Death, then asked Dahlia to help her reach it.
• Dahlia burned a passage through the Memetic Substance, and Firefly entered it to search for Something Unto Death.
• Stelle, Acheron, and Black Swan arrived as Firefly prepared to face the monster, trembling but reminding herself that she could choose how her first death happened.

The Sky Screen showed Firefly choosing to be killed before Stelle so she could reveal the truth about the dream, but the Memetic Substance changed before she could explain. Dahlia later described Firefly’s sacrifice and escape to the real Penacony, while Stelle vowed to remember it and grow stronger.

• Qian Renxue watched Firefly’s story instead of approaching Stelle and Xiao Wu at Heaven Dou City’s gates, while Qian Daoliu wondered how Firefly knew when she would die.
• Firefly waited for Stelle in the dream, then a purple-eyed monster pierced her twice and she dissolved into luminous liquid in Stelle’s arms.
• Dahlia explained that Firefly had chosen her own death to expose the dream’s truth and make the Emanator of Nihility hesitate, but the Memetic Substance changed before she could say more.
• Dahlia recounted that Firefly reached Dreamflux Reef, tried to return to warn Stelle, and was helped by Dahlia as the danger faded and Stelle escaped unharmed.
• Mimi wept for Firefly, while Castorice offered Stelle a place to rest; Stelle refused and vowed to keep Firefly’s sacrifice in her heart as motivation to grow stronger.

Firefly stopped the Dream Master Decree from unleashing the Swarm by burning him with Dahlia’s flame, but she was left facing a vast Swarm and a menacing mech. Across Douluo Continent, the Sky Screen’s story stirred Stelle’s resolve to save Firefly and led Bo Saixi to regret not seeking Tang Chen.

• Xiao Wu and Tang San dismissed Firefly’s first death as less meaningful than Xiao Wu’s sacrifice, while Tang Hao expected Tang San to win and resurrect Ah Yin.
• Stelle vowed to win Aha’s game, cure Firefly’s illness, and give her a beautiful daydream.
• Bo Saixi realized she should have left Sea God Island long ago to search for Tang Chen.
• Firefly learned the Dream Master planned to open the Insect Chrysalis and unleash the Swarm, then confronted the Dream Master Decree in a church.
• Firefly used Dahlia’s flame on the Dream Master Decree, causing him to vanish and preventing his power from unleashing the Swarm.
• Firefly saw a dense Swarm in the sky and turned to find a black-and-red humanoid mech standing behind her.

Firefly defeated Dark Sam, fused with the Stellaron, and shattered the dream’s barrier, but her power faded as she sent Stelle toward the light. Stelle awakened beside the Astral Express Crew, ready to confront Sunday in the God War of Trailblaze.

• Firefly transformed the Sam mech and defeated Dark Sam despite the Swarm’s attacks.
• Firefly seized the Stellaron and forced it into her chest, transforming Sam and commanding the Swarm to shatter the dream’s barrier.
• Firefly flew to Stelle, carried her toward the golden light, and told her to reclaim the right to Trailblaze.
• Firefly’s mech lost power and vanished as Stelle watched, then Stelle awakened beside the Astral Express Crew.
• Stelle and the Astral Express Crew stood together before Sunday, ready to begin their God War of Trailblaze.

The people of Douluo Continent and Stelle’s companions reeled from the Swarm’s scale as Stelle explained that the Sky Screen had shown only a fraction of the disaster. Dahlia then urged Stelle to wake, but Stelle insisted on learning what happened after the battle, and Dahlia warned that the true ending was too sad to tell.

• Tang San dismissed Stelle’s power as a dream, while Xiao Wu urged him to stay away from her and Tang Hao considered killing her if she threatened his son.
• Qian Renxue, Gu Yuena, Yu Yuanzhen, Bibi Dong, and Qian Daoliu reacted with fear to the Swarm’s overwhelming numbers and destructive power.
• Castorice asked Stelle whether the images showed the real Swarm Disaster, and Stelle explained that Sunday’s dream had recreated a threat to an entire star system.
• Mimi cried out in fright after Stelle said the Sky Screen had shown only the tip of the iceberg.
• Dahlia told Stelle to wake up and end the dream, but Stelle asked what happened afterward.
• Dahlia said fate would not let her reveal the answer and that the true ending was too sad, but Stelle insisted she would remember it.

Dahlia revealed the truth about the Black King’s divine-body fragments and Firefly’s lonely third death, then the Sky Screen began a vote between Firefly and Xiao Wu. Firefly won by a vast margin, and Tang Hao attacked Stelle in an attempt to save Tang San from the coming punishment.

• Dahlia told Stelle that the memories she experienced came from scripts and that Stelle had recovered her own memories despite their having been burned away.
• Dahlia showed Stelle a black cat and explained that it was a fragment of the Black King’s divine body, destined to travel backward through time after the Black King became Finality.
• Dahlia revealed that Firefly had left Penacony without seeing Stelle and had hidden herself to face her third death alone.
• The Sky Screen opened voting between Firefly and Xiao Wu, and Stelle and most of the beings on the Douluo Continent voted for Firefly.
• Tang San saw Firefly’s tally exceed Xiao Wu’s by more than ten times, while Tang Hao grew furious at the result.
• Tang Hao summoned his Clear Sky Hammer and attacked Stelle, intending to disrupt the contest and spare Tang San the punishment.

Stelle defeated Tang Hao, and the Sky Screen punished Tang San for losing the vote. Stelle then received a reward that would completely cure Firefly’s Entropy Loss Syndrome.

• Stelle shattered Tang Hao’s Clear Sky Hammer and struck him so hard that his torso and Soul Bone were destroyed.
• Tang San tried to rush out and attack Stelle, but Xiao Wu restrained him.
• Firefly won the Sky Screen vote against Xiao Wu, making Stelle the winner and Tang San the loser.
• The Sky Screen tore the Eight Spider Lances from Tang San’s back as his punishment.
• The Sky Screen awarded Stelle the complete cure for Firefly’s Entropy Loss Syndrome.

Stelle used Terminus's power to return to the past and search for Firefly before her third death. She found Firefly alone at their ruined secret base, waiting to die.

• Stelle celebrated Firefly's Entropy Loss Syndrome being cured and looked forward to sharing a daydream with her.
• The Sky Screen announced a second round between Stelle and Tang San, featuring their abilities to revive the dead.
• Dahlia explained that Stelle could use Terminus's power and her memories to change the past and make up for a regret.
• Stelle touched Terminus's power and returned to Penacony's Golden Hour to find Firefly.
• After searching without finding Firefly, Stelle arrived at their secret base, now ruined by Propagation, and saw Firefly waiting alone for her death.

Stelle found Firefly alone in the Dreamscape Frontier and brought her to watch fireworks, where they talked about their past and Firefly’s final wish. Firefly explained that her third death was approaching because her Entropy Loss Syndrome had worsened, leaving her fate unresolved.

• Stelle found Firefly and refused to leave her alone, saying she knew about their promise.
• Firefly revealed that she had stayed behind to fulfill the final wish in her journal: watching fireworks with Stelle.
• Stelle and Firefly went to the Tatalov’s stern pool and waited together for the fireworks.
• Stelle asked about their past, but Firefly said Elio had warned that revealing more would cause Stelle to die at the next stop.
• Firefly reminded Stelle that she had once promised to make her a beautiful daydream if she could dream.
• Firefly explained that she had already faced two deaths and that worsening Entropy Loss Syndrome would cause her third.

As Firefly’s body disintegrated from Entropy Loss Syndrome, she asked Stelle to imagine a happier version of their shared memories and to grant one last wish. The chapter left Firefly barely able to speak, with only Stelle’s name and the wish for fireworks remaining in her mind.

• Firefly reassured the grieving Stelle and asked her to close her eyes so they could finish their daydream with smiles.
• Firefly imagined herself saving Stelle at Golden Hour, then asked Stelle to remember their flight together beneath fireworks instead of a swarm of bugs.
• Stelle told Firefly that she had already seen the fireworks, but Firefly fell silent and Stelle opened her eyes to find her body breaking apart.
• Firefly recalled Elio’s prediction that they would have no future together and pleaded with Stelle not to let her die alone.
• Stelle vowed to be the last person Firefly forgot as Firefly whispered her name and asked for fireworks.

Stelle used Terminus's power to reverse time and change Firefly's ending, then learned that Firefly had awakened but remained ill. On Douluo Continent, Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue wondered whether the same power could undo their own tragedies, but realized Stelle might be the only one able to use it.

• Stelle tried to fulfill Firefly's wish to see the fireworks, but Firefly dissolved into green light as her Entropy Loss Syndrome worsened.
• Stelle pleaded with Terminus to reverse time, and time turned backward until she returned to the secret base before it was ravaged by the Swarm Disaster.
• Stelle found Firefly dancing with sparklers, took her photograph, and later woke aboard the Astral Express with the photo as proof that she had changed Firefly's ending.
• Silver Wolf told Stelle that Firefly was awake and could be cured, but that Stelle would have to wait until she faced herself to see Firefly again.
• Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue imagined using Terminus's power to prevent tragedies involving Qian Xunji, Bibi Dong, and Tang Hao, while people across Douluo Continent searched for the Black Cat.
• The people of Douluo Continent realized that Stelle was special and might be the only one capable of touching Terminus's power.

Castorice wondered whether Stelle had repeatedly restarted the universe to avert its destruction, while Stelle celebrated curing Firefly and looked forward to Tang San’s upcoming ranking segment. The Sky Screen showed Tang San’s arduous attempt to revive Xiao Wu, which ended with his comically strained cry and left Xiao Wu wishing she had stayed dead.

• Castorice connected Stelle’s power of Finality to Amphoreus’s cycles of reincarnation and sympathized with her.
• The Sky Screen announced Tang San’s “Revive, My Beloved” segment, and Stelle anticipated the next ranking reward.
• Tang San learned that Xiao Wu remained as a little rabbit and that reviving her required restoring her power while protecting her soul.
• Tang San repeatedly used Xiao Wu’s soul-powered abilities despite warnings, prompting onlookers and Xiao Wu to doubt his judgment.
• After gathering the necessary treasures and reaching the required strength, Tang San fused his first six Spirit Rings into Xiao Wu’s body to begin the revival.
• Tang San shouted “Revive, My Beloved” in an awkward, strained voice, and Stelle joked that she would send the memory to Aha.

After Stelle defeated Tang San in the vote, the Sky Screen punished him by reducing his Spirit Ring ages and rewarded Stelle by summoning Firefly. Tang San plotted to make Xiao Wu sacrifice herself again, while Firefly reunited with Stelle.

• The Sky Screen opened voting between Stelle and Tang San, and Stelle received overwhelming support from humans and Soul Beasts.
• The Sky Screen declared Stelle the winner and reduced the age of Tang San's Spirit Rings by ten thousand years.
• Tang San resolved to make Xiao Wu sacrifice herself again so he could gain power and replace his weakened Spirit Rings.
• The Sky Screen summoned Firefly as Stelle's reward, frightening powerful beings across Douluo Continent.
• Firefly descended from a spatial rift, recognized Stelle, and was embraced by her.

Stelle reunited with Firefly after the Sky Screen’s reward cured Firefly’s Entropy Loss Syndrome and brought her into the game. As the screen began its third comparison of Stelle and Tang San’s deaths, Firefly stayed by Stelle’s side, while Castorice wondered whether a future reward might restore her authority as the Demigod of Death.

• Firefly told Stelle that her Entropy Loss Syndrome had been cured and that she had been brought to join her in the game.
• Mimi and Castorice greeted Firefly, and Stelle shared an Oak Cake Roll with them.
• The Sky Screen announced the third round comparing Tang San’s death with Stelle’s death, and Firefly worried when she saw Stelle dissolving into golden energy.
• Stelle, Castorice, and Mimi reassured Firefly that the scene was from the past or future and that Stelle was safe beside her.
• Firefly leaned against Stelle as they watched the Sky Screen, while Castorice wondered if a later reward would restore her authority as the Demigod of Death.

At Jialing Pass, Sea God Tang San refused to stop Poison Douluo Dugu Bo’s deadly assault on the city, defeating Qian Renxue as Spirit Hall’s forces retreated. Three days later, Qian Renxue and the newly ascended Rakshasa God Bibi Dong joined forces and killed Tang San, leaving the continent stunned.

• Tang San and Qian Renxue fought above Jialing Pass while Dugu Bo’s poison killed tens of thousands inside the city.
• Qian Renxue confronted Tang San over the endangered civilians, but he refused to intervene and grievously wounded her in their resumed battle.
• Qian Renxue broke through Jialing Pass’s walls to lead Spirit Hall’s battered survivors in retreat, while Tang San turned back to address the poison.
• Three days later, Qian Renxue returned with Bibi Dong, who had inherited the Rakshasa Godhood, and the two goddesses attacked Tang San together.
• Qian Renxue blocked Tang San’s escape as Bibi Dong stabbed him through the heart and crushed his Sea God’s Heart, killing him.

The Sky Screen revealed the future devastation caused by Spirit Hall, prompting the Clear Sky Sect and other powers to prepare against it. It then showed the Astral Express crew discussing dwindling fuel and choosing Amphoreus as their next destination, where Stelle would eventually die.

• Bibi Dong resolved to eliminate Tang San and Poison Douluo after Spirit Hall's plans were exposed, while the Clear Sky Sect mobilized to find and protect Tang San.
• Yu Yuanzhen called for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the other Upper Three Sects, and the two empires to unite against Spirit Hall, while Xiao Bai denounced Tang San for betraying the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.
• The Sky Screen moved from Tang San's death to Stelle's and showed Stelle, Welt, Dan Heng, and March 7th discussing the Astral Express's rapidly dwindling fuel and their limited remaining jumps.
• Black Swan appeared and suggested a destination; the Sky Screen identified her, the crew, and Sunday, whose clear, childlike manner shocked the viewers.
• The crew decided to travel to Amphoreus for fuel, and the viewers learned that Stelle would die there in the future.

Stelle and Dan Heng approached the isolated world of Amphoreus aboard a detached Astral Express carriage, but a spear struck the carriage and sent it crashing into the mountains. Stelle lay unconscious in the burning wreckage.

• Stelle packed her luggage, boarded the Astral Express, and watched it warp away from Penacony.
• Black Swan revealed Amphoreus and explained that the hidden world contained the Paths of Equilibrium, Mystery, and Permanence.
• Dan Heng warned Stelle that they could not choose a safe landing site, while Himeko noted Stelle's eagerness to explore.
• The Astral Express detached a carriage carrying Stelle and Dan Heng toward Amphoreus after the pink-haired girl fell ill.
• As the carriage entered Amphoreus, Stelle heard a mysterious voice say, "Mimi?"
• A spear pierced the carriage, which crashed into the mountains; Stelle lay unconscious among the burning wreckage.

Dan Heng desperately tried to save Stelle after the Astral Express carriage crashed on Amphoreus, but both were left unconscious or dead. On Douluo Continent, reactions to the Sky Screen shifted from grief and debate to schemes to capture Stelle and take her power.

• Dan Heng dragged the gravely wounded Stelle out of the burning carriage and repeatedly tried to stop her bleeding, but a falling piece of rubble knocked him unconscious.
• Viewers mourned Stelle's apparent death, while Stelle praised Dan Heng and Firefly and Castorice grieved for him.
• Tang San dismissed Stelle's strength and vowed to use Tang Sect Hidden Weapons to take revenge on her and her companions.
• Spirit Hall's elders and worshippers argued over Stelle's abilities and whether they should capture her, until Qian Daoliu silenced them and weighed the danger against the Astral Express Crew's mission.
• Yu Yuanzhen set out to capture Stelle, hoping to use Finality to change the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's past, while other factions and Soul Beasts considered taking her power.