Chapter Summaries

Bo Saixi watched Tang San invoke the Sea God to avoid being killed, while Spirit Hall refused to back down and prepared to fight. The chapter ended with Bo Saixi raising monstrous waves and challenging Qian Daoliu.

• Bo Saixi despised Tang San for claiming his actions served the Douluo Continent and grew intent on killing him.
• Tang San sensed Bo Saixi's killing intent but hid his hatred and searched for a way to survive.
• Tang San pretended to receive the Sea God's summons, and Oscar and Ma Hongjun used the claim to threaten Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue charged at Tang San, while Qian Daoliu and Spirit Hall's consecrates vowed to protect her and kill him.
• Bo Saixi refused to let Spirit Hall kill Tang San and challenged Qian Daoliu as towering waves surged around her.

The Sky Screen rewarded Cipher with Aglaea’s arrival, reuniting them after a thousand years and leaving Aglaea curious about the strange world around them. Stelle received Sparkle’s plushies and learned they came from Sparkle’s live room, while Cipher tried to stop Aglaea from reading the Sky Screen’s reveal.

• After the Sky Screen announced Cipher’s reward, Aglaea appeared and Cipher rushed into her arms, overwhelmed with joy.
• Aglaea thanked Zephalia for saving everyone, and Cipher promised she would not leave again.
• Aglaea looked around the unfamiliar seaside world and read the Sky Screen’s reveal title until Cipher clung to her and insisted it was all lies.
• Castorice watched the reunion and celebrated Cipher’s happiness.
• Firefly explained to Stelle that her Gugu Gaga plushies were exclusive pets from Sparkle’s live room, where Sparkle called herself Huohua.
• Stelle recognized the plushies as Sparkle merchandise and grumbled about her bad luck with Sparkle’s prize draws.

Stelle learned that Silver Wolf and Blade were also participating in Aha’s game, while Phainon’s group decided to let Cipher and Aglaea reunite in private. Cipher brought Aglaea to Vast Sea City, where she rebuked the people who begged for her protection, but they still regarded Aglaea as their true guardian.

• Stelle asked Firefly about Sparkle’s presence in the Dual-Phase Paradise and realized she had no memory of meeting her.
• Firefly told Stelle that Silver Wolf and Blade had joined Aha’s game, and Stelle doubted Silver Wolf would be any help.
• Feng Jin persuaded Phainon and Dan Heng to wait for Cipher and Aglaea to finish talking before seeking them out.
• Cipher took Aglaea to Vast Sea City, where the crowd and the city lord knelt to ask Aglaea for protection.
• Cipher scolded the people for relying on powerful protectors instead of protecting themselves, and the crowd thanked her while continuing to see Aglaea as their true guardian.

Aglaea explored a merchandise stall in Vast Sea City, bought its Earth Beast goods, and received a nearly hatched Earth Beast egg from Cipher. As they prepared to find Stelle and the others, the Sky Screen began showing Firefly weeping, drawing an eager crowd.

• Aglaea praised the stall’s Earth Beast merchandise but ordered the owner to remove the yellow-and-purple pajamas she despised.
• Aglaea bought all the Earth Beast merchandise, and Cipher returned with Stelle’s Earth Beast egg from Heaven Dou City.
• Cipher suggested dyeing the Earth Beast green and giving it an eye patch so they could ride it together.
• The Sky Screen showed Phainon’s yellow-and-purple doll disappearing and Firefly appearing in tears.
• Cipher identified Firefly, and the crowd watched the Sky Screen, hoping her story would bring her a happy ending.

Liuying feared the Sky Screen would expose her worst battles, but Stelle and Cyrene comforted her, and she chose to watch beside Stelle. The video showed Firefly fighting an overwhelming swarm in her damaged Sam mech before another Glamoth Iron Cavalry mech rescued her and urged her to keep advancing toward the target.

• Liuying grew anxious when the Sky Screen revealed a video titled “A Firefly to the Flame, Living Toward Death.”
• Cyrene reassured Liuying that her past was part of who she was, while Stelle cheered for the promised rewards and imagined wearing Sam armor.
• Liuying relaxed as everyone encouraged her and settled beside Stelle to watch the video.
• The Sky Screen showed exhausted Firefly requesting support amid a swarm-covered battlefield and continuing to fight with her nearly depleted Sam mech.
• A swarm insect detonated behind Firefly's mech, leaving it vulnerable as the insects surged toward her.
• Another Glamoth Iron Cavalry mech arrived, cleared the swarm, and told Firefly to stand up and continue advancing toward the target.

The Sky Screen showed the Glamoth Iron Cavalry facing a mountain-sized Mother Insect and its overwhelming swarm, terrifying the people of Douluo Continent. As the vision left Firefly’s fate uncertain, the spectators realized the scale of the threat beyond their world.

• The Glamoth Iron Cavalry charged through the insect swarm, then stopped when a colossal Mother Insect appeared in the canyon.
• The Mother Insect’s offspring descended on the battlefield in a dark tide, and the Mother Insect’s pressure made the Iron Cavalry seem doomed.
• The people of Douluo Continent watched in terror as they saw how vastly more dangerous these insects were than the swarm Firefly had faced in Penacony.
• The Mother Insect’s oppression halted the Soul Masters’ fight above the sea and forced Qian Daoliu, Bo Saixi, and the others into the water.
• Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi compared the Mother Insect’s pressure to the power of gods, while Yu Xiaogang wondered whether a vast interstellar army of Sam mecha existed.
• Yu Xiaogang and Oscar lost control of themselves from fear, and Yu Xiaogang questioned whether Tang San or any weapon could ever defeat beings on the scale of an Aeon.

The Glamoth Iron Cavalry sacrificed themselves to destroy the Mother Insect with an orbital cannon, wiping out the swarm and all life on the planet. Watching the battle through the Sky Screen left Bibi Dong disgusted by her spider-like Martial Soul Avatar and afraid that Stelle and the others would mistake her for an insectoid.

• The Mother Insect sent a swarm of exploding insects against the Glamoth Iron Cavalry, causing catastrophic casualties.
• The captain gave Firefly an activator and charged toward the Mother Insect to mark it with her communication locator mask.
• The Mother Insect impaled the captain, who used her last strength to place the locator and cry, "For Her Majesty the Empress!"
• Firefly activated the device, guiding an orbital cannon strike that destroyed the Mother Insect and consumed the swarm, the surviving Iron Cavalry, and the planet.
• The people of Douluo Continent feared the Swarm Disaster's scale, while Bibi Dong compared her Martial Soul Avatar to the insectoids and felt disgust and inferiority.

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan decided to seek Aglaea’s protection after witnessing the swarm’s destruction. On the Sky Screen, Firefly awakened a new power, destroyed the planet along with the swarm, and was spotted among the stars by Kafka.

• Yu Yuanzhen proposed that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan pledge allegiance to Aglaea, while some clansmen considered seeking help from Stelle and her group or pursuing the power of Paths.
• Firefly awoke on a battlefield covered with dead Glamoth soldiers and learned that she was the only survivor left to face the approaching swarm.
• A dying Glamoth soldier collapsed before Firefly, who mourned her comrades and questioned the lies behind their devotion to Glamoth and the Empress.
• Firefly’s tear grew into a tree, and she awakened a life-filled power that transformed Sam with fluorescent-green flames and wings.
• Firefly’s reborn Sam mech confronted the swarm and unleashed an attack that split the planet apart, leaving only wreckage and Firefly’s glowing form.
• Kafka spotted Firefly’s light among the stars and remarked that she had seen a firefly there.

After witnessing Firefly destroy a planet, Bo Saixi abandoned her plan to help Tang San become a god and turned against him. As Bo Saixi and Qian Daoliu closed in, Bibi Dong arrived to save Yu Xiaogang and take Tang San away, but Bo Saixi spotted Little Ika approaching.

• Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi realized that the interstellar disaster Firefly had faced made their own battle seem insignificant, and Bo Saixi decided Tang San was no longer worth protecting.
• Tang Xiao tried to escape with Tang San while the Clear Sky Sect elders stayed behind, and Tang San promised to resurrect them after becoming a god.
• Bo Saixi blocked their escape with a towering wave and summoned a deep-sea vortex that trapped the Clear Sky Sect and Shrek members.
• A sea soul beast bit Yu Xiaogang, but Bibi Dong arrived in a burst of purple-black smoke and attacked to save him and take Tang San away.
• Bo Saixi prepared to confront Bibi Dong, then turned in terror as Little Ika drifted over the sea.

A gigantic Little Ika interrupted the battle near Sea God Island, and Stelle confronted Tang San while his former allies turned against him. The Sky Screen finished Firefly’s story and summoned Silver Wolf and Blade, leaving Stelle surprised to see Silver Wolf depicted with wings of light.

• Little Ika arrived over the battlefield, frightening the gathered forces into stopping their fight and making way.
• Stelle crossed the Rainbow Bridge to the battlefield, while Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun distanced themselves from Tang San and accused him of abandoning them.
• Tang San greeted Stelle cautiously, and she mocked their past rivalry before brightening at his promise to challenge her again.
• The Sky Screen announced the end of Firefly’s storyline and summoned Silver Wolf and Blade as rewards for Firefly and Kafka.
• Stelle frowned at the Sky Screen’s image of Silver Wolf with wings of light and wondered if it showed her game-cheating little aunt.

The Sky Screen summoned Silver Wolf and Blade, while Stelle complained about not having new clothes and pestered her companions for outfits. Silver Wolf arrived and joked that snapping her fingers could erase half the universe, leaving the gathered factions terrified of her power.

• The Sky Screen showed Silver Wolf and Blade, and Stelle complained to Kafka that she wanted new clothes.
• Firefly offered Stelle sailor uniforms, while Cyrene and Castorice discussed getting matching outfits and Stelle grumbled that Aglaea had not made hers.
• The Sky Screen's reward ended, and Silver Wolf and Blade emerged from their boxes as Firefly welcomed them.
• Stelle asked Silver Wolf for a game cheat and whether snapping her fingers would make half the universe disappear; Silver Wolf teased her, then returned to gaming.
• The gathered factions feared Silver Wolf's apparent power and grew more wary of the Stellaron Hunters.

Silver Wolf questioned the game’s rules while Blade proposed killing everyone on the continent to secure victory, but the others stopped him. Cyrene used the Power of Memory to show Blade Stelle’s past, and the Sky Screen then revealed the fourth legendary scene.

• Silver Wolf discovered there was no internet and asked how many people were playing the game.
• Blade proposed killing everyone on Douluo Continent to guarantee the championship, but Feng Jin, Cyrene, and the others rejected his plan.
• Cyrene used the Power of Memory to show the group the events since Stelle first arrived in this world.
• Silver Wolf grew impatient with the memory, argued with Cyrene over being called Little Duck, and vanished after saying she was uninterested.
• Blade finished learning Stelle’s story and murmured Dan Heng’s name as the Sky Screen announced the fourth scene, “A Thousand-Year Epic—You Are All Saviors!”

The Sky Screen recounted how Kerythra rallied Okhema against its invaders in the First Siege of Okhema and became known as the city's first and final usurper. Stelle and Cyrene then arrived at the end of the first Journey of Flame-Chasing, shortly after Talanton's fall, and set out for Okhema to find the demigod of Law before the Core Flame was returned.

• Cyrene narrated the First Siege of Okhema, in which Kerythra raised an army and led the people to drive out the enemy.
• A woman wielding a sword like a violin joined Kerythra's uprising, and the fighters declared, "We are the tide!"
• Cyrene identified Kerythra as a Chrysos Heir and said the battle became known as the First Siege of Okhema.
• Cyrene woke Stelle, and they recognized that they had arrived at the Hall of the Three Phases of Fate shortly after Talanton's fall.
• Cyrene told Stelle they needed to reach Okhema and earn the demigod of Law's trust before the Core Flame was returned.

Great Emperor Xue Ye, the Star Luo Emperor, and Bo Saixi watched the sky screen, hoping to learn from Kerythra’s rule. In the Hall of the Three Phases of Fate, Kerythra declared herself the new law, defeated the Titan followers, and executed the high priest.

• Great Emperor Xue Ye, the Star Luo Emperor, and Bo Saixi anticipated learning governance from Kerythra’s story.
• Stelle and Cyrene entered the Hall of the Three Phases of Fate and discovered Tribbie, Hysilens, and Castrum Kremnos warriors confronting the priests.
• Kerythra declared that Talanton was dead and challenged the priests to oppose her or submit to her judgment.
• The high priest ordered the Titan followers to attack Kerythra, but Hysilens cut them all down.
• Kerythra burned the high priest to ash while Hysilens stopped Stelle from intervening.
• Kerythra picked up a chess piece, raised it aloft, and proclaimed, “I have arrived. I have seen. I have conquered.”

The Star Luo Emperor ordered a violent crackdown on disloyal commoners, while Dai Weisi warned that the empire could not withstand their millions. In Caesar’s execution ground, Caesar ordered Stelle and Cyrene judged, but the scene shifted when a dead woman resembling Caenis was thrown before them.

• The Star Luo Emperor celebrated Caesar’s ruthless rule and ordered his forces to kill rebels, but Dai Weisi warned that the Star Luo Empire lacked the strength to face their vast numbers.
• The Star Luo Emperor rejected Dai Weisi’s warning, revealed eight soul rings, and commanded his experts to arrest the rebels and kill anyone who resisted.
• Great Emperor Xue Ye abandoned thoughts of defending his throne and considered offering it to Stelle to gain favor from the gods beyond the heavens.
• Caesar ordered Labienus to scatter the High Priest of Law’s ashes and told Hysilens to deal with Stelle and Cyrene.
• A corpse resembling Caenis struck the ground, and Stelle recognized the dead woman in shock.

Kerythra killed Caenis and presented her corpse to Stelle and Cyrene, then revealed that she knew Stelle was the prophesied Savior. Observers on Douluo Continent interpreted Kerythra’s titles and her treatment of Tribbie as a warning that Stelle and Cyrene would have to obey her within her territory.

• Kerythra explained that Caenis led the Purifiers and offered her corpse to Stelle and Cyrene as a meeting gift.
• People on Douluo Continent celebrated Caenis’s death while Stelle asked whether Kerythra knew her and Cyrene urged caution.
• Kerythra introduced herself as Kerythra and addressed Stelle as the Savior foretold in Tribbie’s Divine Oracle.
• Kerythra identified Stelle by her appearance and arrival in Janusapolis, while Tribbie reacted with alarm to being called a hostage.
• Meng Shenji, Zhi Lin, and Bai Baoshan explained that Kerythra’s titles, power, and treatment of Tribbie were meant to assert her authority over Stelle and Cyrene.

Stelle and Cyrene followed Kerythra to Okhema, where they learned that someone in the city knew about matters beyond the sky. They met Aglaea and Tribbie, and Aglaea offered to make Stelle formal clothes.

• Kerythra ordered the Moth Alliance conference moved ahead of schedule and invited Stelle and Cyrene to discuss their purpose in the Holy City.
• Cyrene decided that she and Stelle should follow Kerythra to Okhema and use their honored-guest status to investigate the altered history.
• Stelle and Cyrene arrived in Okhema, questioned Hysilens and the city’s titled nobles, and learned that a mysterious lord knew about matters beyond the sky.
• Stelle and Cyrene encountered Aglaea and Tribbie, who spoke about the Divine Oracle and Aglaea’s work making clothes and towels for refugees.
• Aglaea introduced herself to Stelle and Cyrene and offered to prepare formal wear for Stelle.

The Sky Screen showed Aglaea's gentle smile from a thousand years earlier, prompting reflections on how time changed her and fears about the future. Qian Renxue set out with the Spirit Hall worshipers to kill the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, while Bo Saixi questioned the Sea God's choice of Tang San and urged her partner to follow.

• Stelle and the gathered Douluo Continent inhabitants watched Aglaea's youthful smile and realized the Sky Screen showed a new cycle after Phainon's success.
• Qian Renxue worried that the passage of time might change her, but Qian Daoliu and the Spirit Hall elders promised to stand by her.
• Qian Renxue declared that Spirit Hall would eradicate the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and flew toward the Demonic Whale Sea Area with the worshipers following.
• Bo Saixi compared Qian Renxue's courage with Tang San's apparent unsuitability and refused to sacrifice her power for his ninth trial.
• A speaker urged their partner to follow Qian Renxue and the worshipers to protect them from the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.

Stelle and her companions set out on Little Ika to help Qian Renxue fight the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, while their departure leaves the other factions regretting they did not ask for help first. Tang San follows them, determined not to give up despite his humiliation and weakness. In Vast Sea City, Cipher coaxes Aglaea into smiling sweetly at her.

• Stelle and Firefly eagerly planned to feast on the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, and Little Feng Jin failed to dissuade them from feeding Little Ika.
• Stelle and her companions climbed onto Little Ika and sped toward Qian Renxue, while the Sea God Island, Clear Sky Sect, and Shrek groups regretted missing their chance to gain the visitors' help.
• Bo Saixi, Tang San, and the others followed Little Ika, and Tang San resolved to endure his setbacks and find a way to turn his fortunes around.
• In Vast Sea City, Cipher asked Aglaea to smile for her, and Aglaea gave in and gently stroked her head.

Stelle and Cyrene met Aglaea and Tribbie, who explained Oronis's prophecy and the saviors' role in Amphoreus. Aglaea worried that her trial of Romance was approaching, while Cipher teased her about the Sky Screen revealing their private moments.

• Cipher clung to Aglaea and admired her smile, prompting Aglaea to plan clothes for Stelle.
• Stelle and Cyrene met Aglaea and Tribbie, who explained that Oronis had foretold a savior from Beyond the Sky and a future beyond re-Genesis.
• Aglaea worried that the trial of Romance was near as Stelle and Cyrene departed.
• People on Douluo Continent hoped Stelle's arrival would prevent another demigod's sacrifice, though the Sky Screen's title left them uneasy.
• Cipher laughed at Tribbie's nursery rhyme for Aglaea, and Aglaea threatened to expose Cipher's clingy behavior on the Sky Screen.