Chapter Summaries

The Traveler and Paimon met Collei and Mona, who explained Simulanka’s connection to Teyvat and helped locate Little Durin. At the Shattered Sea, Little Durin reunited with Fischl, Klee, and Albedo, while Albedo asked Scaramouche about a prophecy that Rhinedottir’s child would return to life.

• Alice told everyone they could leave Simulanka, and Scaramouche and Little Durin apologized to its residents and made amends.
• The Traveler and Paimon met Collei, who discussed the cottage Scaramouche and Little Durin built and the residents who had accepted Little Durin.
• Mona explained that Simulanka reflected Teyvat’s fate and divined that Little Durin and others were at the Shattered Sea.
• At the Shattered Sea, Little Durin and Scaramouche met Fischl, then the Traveler, Paimon, Klee, and Albedo arrived.
• Little Durin, Fischl, and Klee went to play hide-and-seek, while Albedo asked Scaramouche about the prophecy that Rhinedottir’s child would return to life.

Albedo discussed the possible resurrection of Durin and asked Scaramouche and Little Durin to help if the dragon returned, while the Sky Screen showed their journey from Simulanka ending. At Star Dou Forest, Luo Sanpao arrived seeking revenge on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, as Yu Xiaogang's family turned against him and he blamed Liu Erlong for her sacrifice.

• Albedo said Durin's heart was growing more active and asked Scaramouche and Little Durin to prepare to help if Durin was resurrected.
• Scaramouche and Little Durin left Simulanka aboard the Durin-class ship, bringing their journey of communication with Simulanka to an end.
• Luo Sanpao arrived at the Akademiya in Star Dou Forest, where Alhaitham, Di Tian, and the Silver Dragon King learned how he had become a living creature.
• Liu Erlong's soul, merged with the Nine Crowns of the True Dragon, defended Yu Xiaogang as the Silver Dragon King warned him not to act recklessly against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Yu Luomian and the clan elders demanded that Yu Yuanzhen execute Yu Xiaogang, and Yu Yuanzhen refused but did not stop them from killing him.
• Yu Luomian slapped Yu Xiaogang twice after he denied responsibility for Liu Erlong's sacrifice, unaware that her soul heard his words.

The Silver Dragon King and Luo Sanpao helped Liu Erlong take revenge on Yu Xiaogang, and both of their souls vanished after she dragged him into oblivion. The Sky Screen then shifted to Mondstadt during the Windblume Festival, where Jean explained a joint trial procedure to the Traveler and Paimon.

• The Silver Dragon King exposed Yu Xiaogang’s contempt for Liu Erlong and released Liu Erlong’s corrupted soul before the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Liu Erlong killed Yu Xiaogang, seized his soul, and destroyed both of their souls in a blaze of transparent flames.
• The Silver Dragon King subdued the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and said the Dragon Sovereign Clan had come to avenge Liu Erlong.
• Luo Sanpao roared as the Sky Screen changed to Mondstadt during the Windblume Festival.
• Jean told the Traveler and Paimon that serious cases in Mondstadt were tried jointly by the Knights of Favonius and the Church of Favonius.

Albedo stood trial in Mondstadt for allegedly murdering a resident and concealing the body, while Kaeya challenged the evidence presented by Herta. Inspired by the proceedings, Qian Renxue began preparing a trial in Heaven Dou City to demonstrate the Spirit Hall’s commitment to fairness.

• Jean announced a trial for Albedo, and the Sky Screen showed him in court with Kaeya representing him, Herta accusing him, and Talia serving as a juror.
• Herta accused Albedo of murdering a Mondstadt resident and hiding the body, citing Beatrice’s account of seeing him bury a corpse eleven days earlier.
• Kaeya questioned whether anyone could verify Albedo’s whereabouts and pointed out that investigators found no body, only a shoe and a piece of cloth.
• Qian Renxue returned to Heaven Dou City and told Qian Jun Douluo and Falling Devil Douluo she wanted to use trials to restore the Spirit Hall’s reputation.
• Falling Devil Douluo took control of Bishop Salas, and Qian Renxue ordered a temporary courtroom built in the style of the one shown on the Sky Screen.

Albedo faced a second murder case in Mondstadt, where Herta presented a letter that appeared to establish his motive and led to a guilty verdict. As the Traveler was summoned to Starsnatch Cliff, Greater Lord Rukkhadevata recognized that the trial was a trap, while Ning Rongrong divined that Spirit Hall was planning a trial of its own.

• Albedo denied killing anyone, but Herta introduced a second case involving the disappearance of a body and questioned Sucrose about their overnight research discussion.
• Sucrose admitted she had fallen asleep, and Albedo told her not to lie to defend him.
• Qian Renxue decided to establish a sacred place of judgment after hearing Albedo's words.
• Ning Rongrong divined that Spirit Hall was preparing to put someone on trial, and Cyno and Sethos joined the onlookers.
• Herta presented a letter about Albedo's research into birth, death, and trial sites, completing the evidence against him and resulting in a guilty verdict.
• Rosaria told the Traveler to go to Starsnatch Cliff, where someone was waiting for him.

Talia revealed that Venti was Lord Barbatos and helped explain the danger surrounding Albedo. Venti sent the Traveler and Paimon to investigate, giving them a Dodoco Communicator, while the case against Salas proceeded in Heaven Dou City.

• Cyno approved of Spirit Hall's purge of Salas and his subordinates but doubted it would last without the Angel God's guidance.
• Talia met the Traveler and Paimon at Starsnatch Cliff and revealed that she knew Venti was Lord Barbatos.
• Venti and Talia discussed Albedo's identity as an artificial human and how it had made him a target of suspicion.
• The Traveler questioned Venti about strange changes in Mondstadt, and Venti hinted that Albedo needed help and that fate was testing him.
• Venti gave the Traveler Klee's Jumpy Dumpty, which he called the Dodoco Communicator, so they could stay in touch while investigating.

The Traveler investigated Albedo’s office and a third site, uncovering evidence that deepened suspicion around him. At the second trial, Albedo admitted to killing and burying someone on Dragonspine long before the other murders, leaving the court to consider whether that confession connected him to the case.

• The Traveler searched Albedo’s office, found a suspicious research note and a map marking three locations, and told Jean what they had discovered.
• The Traveler noticed Miles acting strangely, then investigated the third marked location and found a pit surrounded by old, complicated traces.
• Cyno told Sethos he suspected someone was impersonating Albedo and that the real culprit had yet to appear.
• At the second trial, Albedo argued that the traces at the third site were older and unrelated to the two murder scenes.
• Albedo admitted that he had marked all three sites and hidden something at each, including burying a man he had killed on Dragonspine long before the recent crimes.
• Eula said she, Amber, the Traveler, and Bennett had visited the mountain earlier, but Albedo’s encounter had happened after they left; Herta reacted as if Albedo had confessed.

Albedo revealed that the impostors were failed artificial humans connected to the reviving Durin, and the courtroom exposed them as humanoid monsters before they escaped. As Mondstadt prepared for the monsters’ attack, Qian Renxue’s trial of Salas remained unresolved for lack of evidence.

• Albedo explained that the impostors were failed artificial humans created by Rhinedottir and sustained by Durin’s vitality, while the real Herta exposed the fake Herta and the other humanoid monsters.
• The humanoid monsters broke through the Knights of Favonius’ cordon and fled, prompting the Knights to pursue them.
• Cyno said he would detain suspicious people and report them to Lesser Lord Kusanali, while Ning Rongrong expressed fear of monsters that could disguise themselves as humans.
• Falling Devil Douluo presented Salas’s alleged crimes at Qian Renxue’s trial, but Salas denied them and Qian Renxue lacked conclusive evidence.
• Albedo asked the Traveler to support the Knights as monsters gathered around Mondstadt, and Mona joined the preparations with confidence in her divination.
• The Traveler and Albedo found Venti pretending to be in danger, and Paimon called out his act.

Venti and Albedo explained how Durin’s power had created disguised monsters and corrupted people, then Venti used his wind to coordinate Mondstadt’s defense. The battle continued across the city as the Knights and their allies fought the monsters.

• Venti, the Traveler, Paimon, and Albedo confirmed their identities and discussed the monsters emerging from Dragonspine.
• Albedo explained that Durin’s monsters had replaced missing people, and that some Mondstadt residents were being controlled by Durin’s power.
• Venti played his lyre to spread a wind current across Mondstadt, restraining the corrupted and allowing the Knights to communicate and move through the air.
• Jean coordinated the Knights through the wind while Venti encouraged them and Talia heard him speaking.
• Diluc, Kaeya, Amber, Mika, Barbara, Bennett, Noelle, Razor, Lisa, and Diona defended the city and helped its people.
• Cyno secretly advised Qian Renxue to bring forward the victims’ relatives as witnesses against Salas, and Qian Renxue thanked him.

Qian Renxue invoked the Angel God to persuade victims to testify against Salas, while the Sky Screen revealed how the Knights of Favonius defeated the attack on Mondstadt. After the battle, Venti listened to the city’s people and reported what the wind had carried.

• Qian Renxue swore an oath in the Angel God’s name, and the Angel God appeared and granted her request.
• Victims of Salas and his trusted subordinates stepped forward to testify against them.
• The Sky Screen revealed that Albedo, Acting Grand Master Jean, and their allies had spent six months preparing to deceive Durin’s spies and defend Mondstadt.
• The Traveler, Paimon, Albedo, Eula, and Klee helped drive back the monsters, and the Knights of Favonius reported acceptable casualties and damage.
• Amber took Klee to get Moon Pie, while Scaramouche learned that Little Durin had secretly helped in the battle.
• Venti told the others that he had listened to the wind and heard the city’s irritated, restless, and angry voices.

Albedo explained how Durin’s jealousy had influenced Fannia and arranged a Tri-Party Meeting to request the Hexenzirkel’s help with an unprecedented undertaking. Venti contacted Grandmaster Varka and Witch A Alice, who arrived at Jean’s office in the form of a Giant Dodoco.

• Albedo explained that Durin’s jealousy and desire to eliminate the “perfect one” had influenced Fannia, and the group took the knight into custody for treatment.
• Albedo asked Venti to arrange a Tri-Party Meeting, and Jean explained how Varka had secured a promise of future aid from the Hexenzirkel.
• Venti accidentally contacted Varka, who answered while fighting enemies, before ending the call without revealing where his private funds were hidden.
• Venti contacted Alice, and Albedo requested a formal meeting with the Hexenzirkel to pursue an unprecedented undertaking.
• Alice agreed to come immediately and appeared in Jean’s office as a Giant Dodoco.

Little Durin explained that he had come to Mondstadt to help Albedo stop the Demon Dragon Durin and become human, despite his fears about what the change might mean for him. He chose to take responsibility for the decision himself, and the chapter ended as Albedo and the Traveler arrived at the Hexenzirkel's private room.

• Dori decided she could make money by producing Dodoco toys for the children of Douluo Continent.
• Little Durin told the Traveler and Paimon that he had secretly helped during the fight in Mondstadt and had stayed hidden there for several days.
• Little Durin explained that he wanted to take the Demon Dragon Durin's place on Dragonspine and use Albedo's alchemy to become human.
• Little Durin weighed his fears about changing and merging with the Demon Dragon Durin against the chance to make his existence meaningful, then affirmed that the choice was his.
• Little Durin said he saw Albedo as his only possible family, while the Traveler reminded him that the Hexenzirkel and Scaramouche were family too.
• Albedo and the Traveler arrived at the Hexenzirkel's private room as Little Durin prepared himself for Albedo's plan.

Albedo revealed his plan to use Durin’s remains, an immortal beast’s flesh, and Rhinedottir’s embryos to create a humanoid being, and asked the Hexenzirkel for the materials. The Sky Screen showed Bakunawa’s destruction of Tenochtitlan and the sacrifices that stopped its regeneration, while the scene left the devastation of Natlan’s ancient battle in view.

• Albedo told Alice and the others that he planned to kill Durin and remake him as a humanoid being using a fairy-tale dragon’s soul, Durin’s heart, Bakunawa’s flesh, and Rhinedottir’s embryos.
• Alice recognized the scale and danger of Albedo’s request, while Albedo explained that he hoped his creation would end Durin’s threat.
• The Sky Screen showed Bakunawa and its fragments ravaging Natlan as people fought the immortal beast and Abyssal Monsters.
• Tenoch let Bakunawa swallow him, and Sanhaje used a Phlogiston inscription to summon a miniature Night God Realm inside it.
• The clash within Bakunawa caused it to explode into fragments, and Tenoch and Sanhaje died as the blast temporarily suppressed its regeneration.
• The battle left Tenochtitlan devastated and created the region later known as the Sea of Ash.

Albedo and the Traveler underwent the Hexenzirkel’s trial, which Alice hosted to prove Albedo could control the materials he sought. They defeated the chessboard’s enemies and completed the trial, after which Alice released them from the trial space.

• Ouyang Kong told Greater Lord Rukkhadevata that Natlan’s sacrifices had allowed it to endure for 500 years and end the Abyss.
• Barbatos used the power of Istaroth to remove the Sea of Desolation and its Abyssal corruption from the timeline, shocking the Douluo Continent and the Divine Realm’s gods.
• Alice told Albedo he had to pass the Hexenzirkel’s trial to receive the materials, then used magic to shrink him and the Traveler onto a chessboard.
• Albedo and the Traveler defeated the animated chess pieces, then fought the transformed king and queen in an upside-down fairy-tale battlefield.
• Albedo and the Traveler defeated the king and queen, completing the trial, and Barbeloth congratulated them before leaving.
• Alice released Albedo and the Traveler from the trial space.

Albedo extracted the life force from Durin’s heart, then completed his plan to transform Little Durin into a human during Mondstadt’s Windblume celebration. Afterward, Albedo told the Traveler and Paimon that achieving his goal felt wonderful and wondered how Gold Rhinedottir would have reacted.

• Albedo explained his connection to Durin and his reasons for helping Little Durin become human, then extracted the life force from Durin’s heart.
• Albedo and the Traveler returned to Mondstadt, where Jean named Venti the Windblume Star and Venti performed as fireworks lit the city.
• Albedo cast a spell that linked magic circles across Mondstadt and gathered their power around Little Durin.
• Little Durin completed his transformation into a human while the residents listened to Venti’s music.
• Albedo told the Traveler and Paimon that fulfilling his goal felt wonderful and reflected on how Gold Rhinedottir might have responded.

Albedo reflected on life, family, and Rhinedottir’s intentions before the Sky Screen assessed the Hexenzirkel. After the Hexenzirkel ranked second, Little Durin received a Resurrection Coin and struggled to decide whether to use it to bring back his mother, Anya.

• Albedo told the Traveler that finding life meant understanding himself and the world, and said his brother would have to live within human constraints.
• Albedo said Rhinedottir had approved of his actions and expressed happiness that she had found peace after devouring Naberius.
• Venti celebrated the Windblume with the Traveler and Paimon, gave them a gift from the Hexenzirkel, and sang as the Sky Screen faded.
• The Sky Screen described the Hexenzirkel as a loosely organized but influential group and advised ordinary people to keep their distance.
• The Hexenzirkel ranked second, and Little Durin received a Resurrection Coin that could grant a wish to resurrect anyone.
• Little Durin thought of his mother, Anya, but hesitated to use the coin, while Scaramouche encouraged him to follow his heart.

Little Durin used the Resurrection Coin to bring Witch M Anya back to life, and she reunited with him on the Douluo Continent. The Sky Screen revealed the Dragon Sovereign Clan’s ranking and showed how Dvalin became Stormterror after the Abyss corrupted and manipulated him.

• Little Durin wished to see his mother again, and the Resurrection Coin resurrected Witch M Anya.
• Anya reunited with Little Durin, learned about the Douluo Continent, and agreed to explore it with him while Scaramouche came along.
• The Sky Screen revealed the Dragon Sovereign Clan as the top-ranked power, listing Apep, Nibelung, Dvalin, Azhdaha, Neuvillette, and Xiuhcoatl.
• Ouyang Kong asked Greater Lord Rukkhadevata about the Electro and Ice Dragon Kings, and she said the Ley Lines held no records of them.
• The Sky Screen showed Dvalin meeting Venti and becoming Mondstadt’s Guardian of the East Wind.
• After the Demon Dragon Durin poisoned Dvalin, the Abyss Order manipulated him into attacking Mondstadt, where people began calling him Stormterror.

Venti's poem revealed Dvalin's history and the pain behind his corruption, while the Traveler learned that Venti wanted the Holy Lyre der Himmel to awaken the dragon. The story left Venti trying to persuade Glory to help him borrow the lyre from Mondstadt Cathedral.

• Little Durin watched Dvalin's corruption on the Sky Screen and realized why Dvalin had always been wary of him.
• Venti tried to awaken Dvalin with his lyre, but the Traveler and Paimon interrupted him, and Dvalin fled after shedding a tear the Traveler collected.
• The Traveler helped the Knights of Favonius clear three temples, then listened as Venti's poem recounted Dvalin's past and corruption.
• Apep criticized Dvalin for drawing near to the usurpers, while Ouyang Kong remembered the early part of the journey.
• Venti confirmed that the Traveler could purify Abyssal corruption and explained that he wanted the Holy Lyre der Himmel to awaken Dvalin's true nature.
• Venti tried to convince Glory to help him borrow the lyre, but she refused and insisted that Stormterror should be defeated.

Ouyang Kong and the Sumeru gods watched Venti guide Mondstadt’s people in confronting Dvalin, whose mind the Abyss had clouded. Back in Star Luo City, the Akademiya established its influence across the Douluo Continent, while Venti explained that his ideal of freedom kept him from ruling Mondstadt.

• Venti guided the Traveler and Mondstadt’s allies through reclaiming and repairing the Holy Lyre der Himmel so they could try to awaken Dvalin.
• At Starsnatch Cliff, an Abyss Mage shattered the Holy Lyre der Himmel and turned Dvalin against Venti, who failed to persuade the dragon before he flew away.
• Greater Lord Rukkhadevata praised Dehya, Candace, and Nilou after arriving in Star Luo City with Ouyang Kong and Nahida.
• The Star Luo Emperor agreed to Ouyang Kong’s plans for the Akademiya Branch, joining Star Luo City, Heaven Dou City, Spirit City, and Sea God Island in hosting branches.
• At the Dawn Winery, Venti explained that the Seven Archons had duties over the mortal realm but said he disliked ruling and was now the weakest of the Seven Archons.

The Traveler, Venti, Diluc, and Jean defeated Dvalin, purified the Abyssal power in him, and returned him to Mondstadt. After Venti restored the Holy Lyre der Himmel, La Signora attacked him and took his Gnosis, prompting Scaramouche to suspect the encounter was staged.

• Venti explained that Dvalin should be free to choose how he lived, and the Traveler, Venti, Diluc, and Jean fought him at Stormterror's Lair.
• The Traveler purified the Abyssal spike in Dvalin's head, and Dvalin caught the group when the battlefield platform collapsed.
• Venti blessed Dvalin, who carried the group back to Mondstadt and brought the Dragon Calamity to an end.
• Venti restored the broken Holy Lyre der Himmel for Barbara, who reclaimed it and hurried away.
• La Signora attacked Venti outside the cathedral and took his Gnosis, while Scaramouche remarked that Barbatos seemed to be putting on a show.