Chapter Summaries

Shiroyasha, Little Kurma, and Li Yu extorted the Ugol Pantheon for ten Spirit Ranks, then headed to other pantheons to collect more. Little Kurma gave all the compensation to Li Yu, while Shiroyasha accepted that she was gaining infamy without taking a share.

• Little Kurma revealed herself as the World Dragon and threatened the Ugol Pantheon into offering compensation to Shiroyasha.
• Shiroyasha demanded Four-Digit Spirit Ranks or Godheads, and Li Yu raised the demand to ten ownerless Spirit Ranks.
• The chief god of the Ugol Pantheon agreed and handed over ten Gift Cards, which Little Kurma immediately gave to Li Yu.
• Shiroyasha realized Little Kurma had never planned to share the reward with her, then led the group away toward another pantheon.
• Xia Yu laughed at the Ugol gods' misery, and Shiroyasha complained that her reputation was suffering despite Li Yu receiving the spoils.
• Shiroyasha and Little Kurma continued extorting other pantheons for Spirit Ranks, leaving Li Yu, Izayoi, and the others exhilarated.

Li Yu and the No Name community raided communities across the Lower Floors, then staged a Divine Strike against Shiroyasha to preserve their cover. After counting their spoils back in Abant, Li Yu considered targeting a pantheon for an even bigger haul.

• Li Yu ordered the No Name group to retreat from their raids when Shiroyasha returned, then arranged for the Flugel to launch a Divine Strike as part of their cover story.
• The Flugel's attack hit Shiroyasha, who shielded a young woman and then angrily ordered Thousand Eyes to investigate the supposed attacker.
• Li Yu told Izayoi that he had brought back more than thirty Blank attribute Divinities from pantheons before Thousand Eyes found them.
• Li Yu and the squad captains returned to Abant with the loot and sorted through the Divinities, Falna, and other gains.
• Li Yu concluded that robbing communities was a fast way to get rich and considered raiding a pantheon next.

Li Yu established merit accounts for the Spirit Ranks and other spoils, and Izayoi, Kasukabe Yō, and Asuka Kudou agreed to join the system. He planned to take Izayoi, Yō, and Asuka to another world while Little Kurma stayed in Little Garden to protect everyone.

• Li Yu had the Scepter of the Emperor calculate and distribute merit for the Spirit Ranks, while leaving No Name's assets untouched until he could discuss them with its members.
• Izayoi, Kasukabe Yō, and Asuka Kudou handed their spoils over for merit and accepted Blank Spirit Ranks in exchange.
• Li Yu explained the merit system to everyone and urged them to enter upcoming Gift Games as Communities sought to recover from the Demon Lord's plundering.
• Izayoi reminded Li Yu of his promise to visit another world, and Li Yu agreed to leave the next day with Izayoi, Asuka Kudou, and Kasukabe Yō.
• Little Kurma agreed to stay in Little Garden and protect everyone while Li Yu's group was away.

Li Yu brought Izayoi, Kasukabe Yō, and Asuka Kudou from Abant through the Sea of Quanta to meet Herta and the other researchers. After Li Yu revealed Izayoi carried a perpetual motion machine inside his body, Herta became eager to study him, while Ruan Mei turned her attention to the two girls.

• Li Yu took Izayoi, Kasukabe Yō, and Asuka Kudou from Abant to the Sea of Quanta and sensed that its world bubbles were merging.
• Herta detected Li Yu's return, and his arrival activated the Path of Permanence before he severed his connection to it.
• Herta, Ruan Mei, Screwllum, and Lygus examined Li Yu, who explained that he had merged with space-time and introduced his companions.
• Li Yu revealed that Izayoi had a Third Star Particle Body that created energy from environmental information.
• Herta rushed to draw Izayoi's blood and demanded that Ruan Mei prepare to drain the Third Star Particle Body, but Li Yu stopped her and Ruan Mei urged her to wait for his explanation.

Ruan Mei, Screwllum, and Lygus took Kasukabe Yō and Asuka Kudou to investigate their unusual abilities, while Herta began studying Izayoi’s perpetual-motion power. The chapter left Herta eager to examine Izayoi further, but stopping short of dissecting him.

• Ruan Mei learned that Kasukabe Yō could learn abilities from living creatures, then took her to test the limits of her power.
• Screwllum and Lygus invited Asuka Kudou to their laboratory to study how her Words of Power could affect mechanical intelligences.
• Li Yu asked Herta to help Izayoi develop the power within his body, and Herta agreed to investigate his perpetual-motion machine.
• Herta drew Izayoi’s blood and discovered stellar particles that continuously generated energy.
• Herta examined Izayoi’s body and marveled at how it endured the constant energy production, but restrained herself from dissecting him.

Li Yu brought Izayoi to Herta, who studied the Perpetual Motion Machine and taught him how to use its energy. After Lan made Izayoi an Emanator of the Hunt, Li Yu and Izayoi left Herta’s lab to look for the wealthy Asta and ask her for Star Destroyers.

• Herta researched Izayoi while Li Yu replied to messages from the Astral Express Crew and fired an arrow intended to help them in the future.
• Herta explained how Izayoi could channel the energy within him, and Izayoi gathered it in his hand, triggering alarms at the space station.
• HooH and Nous noticed Izayoi’s power, but withdrew when Li Yu challenged them.
• Li Yu called Lan’s attention to Izayoi, and Lan opened the Path of the Hunt to him and made him an Emanator.
• Herta revealed that the Perpetual Motion Machine could reproduce itself, then sent Li Yu and Izayoi away from her lab.
• Li Yu set off with Izayoi to find Asta and ask her for Star Destroyers.

Li Yu met Asta on Herta Space Station and asked her how to order Star Destroyers, leading her to gift him five. He gave Asta a Space Ring, then joined her for a meal with Izayoi and went to fetch Asuka.

• Li Yu greeted Asta and asked her how to order Star Destroyers from the Corporation.
• Asta ordered five Star Destroyers for Li Yu as a gift, and he accepted them.
• Li Yu gave Asta a Space Ring, which she had wanted for a long time.
• Asta invited Li Yu and Izayoi Sakamaki to lunch, and Li Yu introduced Izayoi as Madam Herta's research subject.
• Li Yu went into the laboratory to fetch Asuka Kudou, then brought her out to join the meal.

Li Yu introduced Asuka to Asta, who tried Asuka’s power and received a spellbook from Li Yu to study magic that could command living creatures. At dinner, Herta asked why the Sea of Quanta was inaccessible, and Li Yu explained that its World Bubbles were merging before revealing a strange new power tied to a mark.

• Li Yu introduced Asuka to Asta, and Asuka used her Authority to stop Asta when Asta asked to experience it.
• Asuka told Asta that her innate ability could not be taught, so Li Yu gave Asta a spellbook for magic that could command certain living creatures.
• Asta led Li Yu, Asuka, and Izayoi to the dining hall, where they ate and discussed their experiences in other worlds.
• Herta joined them and asked Li Yu why the Sea of Quanta could no longer be opened; Li Yu said its World Bubbles were being drawn together to merge.
• Herta asked Li Yu to take her back into the Sea of Quanta, but he refused, explaining that only people with Jhana’s mark could enter during the upheaval.
• Li Yu showed Herta the mark’s power, and Herta wondered why it felt like it could drive people mad and resembled a god of mischief’s power.

Li Yu left the Honkai: Star Rail world with five Star Destroyers and returned to Earth, where he assigned them to the Special Class and Boundary Island. Natsuki Minamiya agreed to send one to Bronya for replication.

• Herta asked Li Yu about entering the Sea of Quanta, but he said he did not know when it would fully unlock.
• Li Yu said the Harmony Path suited Asuka Kudou, and Herta expected Screwllum and Lygus to help her enter a Path.
• Herta took Izayoi and Asuka Kudou to the Simulated Universe for experiments while Li Yu spent time with Asta.
• After the Star Destroyers arrived, Li Yu stored them with his spatial Authorities and left the Honkai: Star Rail world.
• Li Yu returned to Earth with five Star Destroyers, placed three in Abant, and assigned two to Boundary Island.
• Natsuki Minamiya agreed to send one of the Star Destroyers to Bronya so she could replicate it.

Li Yu prepared Sakayori Iroha, Utaha Kasumigaoka, and the logistics department to explore a newly discovered world aboard Star Destroyers. He then went to check on Jhana and planned to bring her, Elysia, and Cyrene to Little Garden and ask for Pandora to be handed over.

• Nangong Natsuki told Li Yu that the students would explore a new world and needed supplies.
• Li Yu assigned Sakayori Iroha and Utaha Kasumigaoka as captains of a Star Destroyer and planned separate ships for the exploration teams and logistics department.
• Li Yu advised Sakayori Iroha and Utaha Kasumigaoka to conceal their Star Destroyer in the new world, and agreed that Sakayori Iroha could add teleportation magic to it.
• Sakayori Iroha said she had mastered Space Magic and could use the teleportation spells Li Yu had taught her.
• Li Yu returned home to see Jhana and considered bringing her, Elysia, and Cyrene to Little Garden while asking for Pandora.

Li Yu summoned Elysia, Mobius, Vill-V, and the others as Heroic Spirits and offered them places in his world, sending several to the research institute with Nangong Natsuki. The group learned that the Trailblazers were safe, while Li Yu considered how to obtain the Truth of Karma.

• Li Yu took Jhana to the library and summoned Elysia, Mobius, Vill-V, Cyrene, and the others from the Throne of Heroes.
• Li Yu explained his world and let the newcomers choose their destinations; Mobius, Vill-V, and the magician from Amphoreus chose the research institute, while Mydei and Cerydra planned to explore other worlds.
• Phainon asked about the Trailblazers, and Li Yu said they were doing fine and could be visited after everyone had spent a few days in his world.
• Mobius questioned Li Yu's earlier claims to Herta, and Li Yu said those events could become true in the future through his power over karma and fate.
• Nangong Natsuki arrived, and Li Yu gave the research-bound group phones and added them to a group chat before she transported them to the research institute.

Li Yu brought Jhana into Little Garden, where she received a powerful Spirit Rank and Pale Rider’s essence became a Three-Digit plague Spirit Rank. After Li Yu captured Maxwell, a Demon Lord from Black Heaven, he erased Maxwell’s consciousness and took his possessions, drawing an even stronger gaze toward them.

• Li Yu accepted Pale Rider’s Spirit Origin from Pandora and took Jhana into Little Garden.
• The Little Garden Central Hub granted Jhana and Li Yu exceptional Three-Digit Spirit Ranks, and Asagi Aiba also benefited from Jhana’s arrival.
• Li Yu learned that the others had gone to participate in a Gift Game hosted by Thousand Eyes.
• Li Yu detected Maxwell spying on the community, sealed space-time, and captured the Demon Lord before he could escape.
• Li Yu erased Maxwell’s consciousness and claimed his possessions after Little Kurma said Black Heaven would not object.
• An even more intense gaze turned toward the community, and Little Kurma reacted before Li Yu could act.

Li Yu and Little Kurma dealt with Maxwell, and Li Yu collected the Falna from his corpse. Back at the community, he explained how Jhana’s arrival had strengthened Asagi Aiba’s power and learned about the group’s gains from the Thousand Eyes Gift Games.

• Little Kurma killed Maxwell, and Black Heaven accepted his death after seeing that one of Vishnu’s avatars was involved.
• Li Yu extracted Maxwell’s Falna and stored his corpse, then studied the Spirit Rank Jhana had obtained.
• Asagi Aiba told Li Yu that her power had suddenly become a Spirit Rank, and he explained that Jhana’s arrival had made Honkai part of Humanity’s Final Trial.
• Black Rabbit asked where Izayoi and the others were, and Li Yu explained that they were training while Sakayori Iroha’s group prepared to explore a new world with Star Destroyers and Elysia’s help.
• Asuna told Li Yu that their group had won and sold many Falna at the Thousand Eyes Gift Games, though Shiroyasha had been displeased.

Li Yu and Nyaruko planned to rob the Greek Pantheon for blank Spirit Ranks, then Kuuko arrived through Nyaruko’s passage and reunited with her. Pandora revealed that Algol’s Spirit Rank had recovered but its final seal could only be broken at the Greek Pantheon, giving Li Yu another reason to take the fight to Zeus.

• Li Yu gave Yukino a temperature-control Falna and promised Yun Shu a Perpetual Motion Machine that could provide infinite mana if Herta replicated it.
• Li Yu and Nyaruko decided to target the Greek Pantheon for blank Spirit Ranks and agreed to bring Al-chan along.
• Pandora threw a bruised Kuuko at Li Yu and Nyaruko, and Kuuko rushed to embrace Nyaruko.
• Pandora explained that she had beaten Kuuko after Kuuko came through Nyaruko’s passage looking for her.
• Pandora told Li Yu that Algol’s Spirit Rank had recovered to Three-Digit level but its final seal remained in the Greek Pantheon, and Li Yu decided to bring her on the raid.

Li Yu recruited Algol and Kuuko for a raid on the Greek Pantheon and accepted some of Azathoth’s power to conceal his identity. The group returned to Little Garden, where Little Kurma warned Li Yu not to accept any position Nyaruko might offer him.

• Pandora sent Algol out, where she reunited with Kuuko and resumed their friendly bickering.
• Li Yu told Algol he planned to raid the Greek Pantheon and break her seal, and she agreed to join him.
• Kuuko agreed to go because Nyaruko was going, and Nyaruko and Kuuko lent Li Yu Azathoth’s power to mask his identity.
• Li Yu led Algol, Kuuko, and Nyaruko back into Little Garden with their auras concealed.
• Little Kurma confronted Nyaruko over what she had done to Li Yu, then warned him not to accept any position she might offer.

Li Yu rejected inheriting Azathoth's power and led Algol, Nyaruko, and Kuuko to attack the Greek Pantheon while Zeus was away. After exiling the territory outside space-time, they began their assault, and Athena offered to lift Algol's curse as the battle raged.

• Li Yu decided not to accept Azathoth's power and set out with Nyaruko, Kuuko, and Algol for the Greek Pantheon, leaving Little Kurma behind.
• Nyaruko sensed Zeus was absent, so Li Yu exiled the Greek Pantheon's territory outside space-time to let the group attack without attracting attention.
• Kuuko and Algol attacked the Greek Pantheon's gods while Nyaruko took Li Yu into the territory to gather spoils.
• Athena emerged and realized the Greek Pantheon faced both Algol and the Cthulhu Mythos, then tried to negotiate with Algol.
• Athena offered to lift Algol's curse, but Algol rejected the offer and attacked her with a petrifying ray.

Li Yu, Nyaruko, Kuuko, and Algol raided the Greek Pantheon while Algol fought Athena and reclaimed her sealed Spirit Rank. They escaped after the pantheon returned to Little Garden, leaving Zeus and the other gods to wonder who had banished it beyond spacetime.

• Athena fought Algol while Li Yu and Nyaruko searched the Greek Pantheon’s territories for valuables and blank Spirit Ranks.
• Nyaruko admitted she knew the pantheon well from past visits and guided Li Yu through the raid as they knocked out anyone they encountered.
• Kuuko watched Algol beat Athena, whose Spirit Rank became contaminated as she struggled against Algol’s venomous hair.
• Li Yu and Nyaruko found and unsealed the missing part of Algol’s Spirit Rank, restoring her full power while they continued looting the pantheon’s palaces.
• Li Yu recorded Algol pinning and beating Athena, then left with Nyaruko, Kuuko, and Algol after Athena recognized them and suspected Li Yu was Azathoth.
• The Greek Pantheon returned to Little Garden, where Zeus found Athena injured and wondered who had banished the territory beyond spacetime.

Li Yu and his companions escaped after robbing the Greek Pantheon, leaving Athena to discover the loss and blame Algol. Back in the Main World, Li Yu counted his enormous haul, welcomed Algol into his home, and uploaded Falna to the merit exchange system, astonishing Abant’s residents.

• Athena named Nyarlathotep, Cthugha, Algol, and Azathoth as the attackers, and Michael and Zeus realized the threat was serious.
• The recovered gods reported that the Greek Pantheon had been robbed, and Athena found her treasury and personal room stripped before raging at Algol.
• Li Yu brought Nyaruko and the others to the Main World, where they sorted the stolen goods and counted nearly four hundred blank Spirit Ranks.
• Algol decided to stay at Li Yu’s house, and Li Yu asked Jhana to take her home and settle her in.
• Li Yu uploaded Falna to the merit exchange system, and Utaha Kasumigaoka and other residents of Abant were stunned by the new listings.

Li Yu invited Nangong Natsuki, Yor, and Shizuka Hiratsuka to Little Garden to claim Spirit Divinities, and Nangong Natsuki brought Luo Hao along after realizing the trip might resolve her limits. The four arrived at No Name’s basement and emerged to find their familiar students surprised to see them.

• Nangong Natsuki saw Li Yu listing Falna for exchange and asked him what had happened; he said he had robbed a divine pantheon.
• Li Yu told Nangong Natsuki that she, Yor, and Shizuka Hiratsuka could claim free Spirit Divinities in Little Garden, so she went to fetch the others.
• The three women traveled to Abant, where Li Yu explained they could obtain a Spirit Divinity by leaving the basement and releasing their auras.
• Nangong Natsuki asked whether Luo Hao could benefit too, and Li Yu said her incomplete God Slayer status might still qualify her.
• Pandora teleported Luo Hao to the palace, and Nangong Natsuki explained that Little Garden might resolve her restrictions; Luo Hao eagerly agreed to go.
• Nangong Natsuki, Yor, Shizuka Hiratsuka, and Luo Hao entered Little Garden and emerged from No Name’s basement, surprising the students they encountered.

Natsuki Minamiya, Yor, and Luo Hao gained new power after a will descended on them, and the group returned to Abant. Later, Li Yu went to Herta Space Station, where Herta revealed her discovery about synthesizing nano-machines and pressed him to explain the origins of his abilities.

• A will descended on Natsuki Minamiya, Luo Hao, Yor, and Hiratsuka Shizuka, removing Luo Hao's restrictions and helping Natsuki and Yor break through to the tenth tier.
• Natsuki Minamiya led the group back to Abant, where Li Yu congratulated them and Luo Hao promised to repay his help.
• Li Yu warned Nyaruko to stay away from Little Garden, then went home and rested before traveling to Honkai: Star Rail the next day.
• Herta summoned Li Yu to her office after he returned to Herta Space Station and told him she had found a formula for synthesizing nano-machines.
• Herta questioned whether the Perpetual Motion Machine and other unusual abilities came from the Sea of Quanta, and Li Yu confirmed she would learn the truth later.
• Herta demanded to know when Li Yu would tell her everything, after he refused to reveal the secret for now.