Chapter Summaries

Summary

Key plot points and events

• Paimon suddenly reunites with Su Yun after being unable to contact him since he crossed into this world. She explains that Tartaglia and several others helped search for him, then jokingly demands five meals as compensation.
• The group’s reunion turns playful when Columbina is caught having eaten the desserts. Paimon accuses her of stealing snacks and recalls the “Black Egg” incident; Sandrone remembers that Paimon’s Dragon Cookies were left behind when the box launched into space.
• The Sky Screen announces a new Top Ten Iconic Moments ranking, split between the Douluo Continent and Teyvat, with rewards for those included.
• The Douluo preview shows Yu Xiaogang considering a Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo as a backup Soul Beast for Tang San. Viewers mock the choice, and Ning Rongrong challenges Yu Xiaogang’s expertise. He defends himself by pointing out that Tang San became a god under his guidance.
• The Teyvat preview hints at a ranking focused on Zhongli, using teasing labels such as “God of Contracts,” “The ‘Emperor’ Without a Wallet,” and “Liyue’s Poorest Combat Power.” Su Yun recognizes the references to fan jokes and struggles not to laugh.
• Curious, Zhongli, Guizhong, and Paimon try to get Su Yun to explain the preview, but he refuses to spoil it. As the chapter ends, he plans to continue the main quest and tells Ningguang to display a previously prepared poster.

Character developments and interactions

• Su Yun’s reunion with Paimon reveals how much he missed her; Paimon’s teasing demands quickly restore their familiar, affectionate dynamic. She remains close by him and acts as his “voicebox.”
• Columbina’s deadpan denial of eating the desserts contrasts with Paimon’s indignation, while Sandrone joins in with her memories of Paimon’s abandoned snacks.
• Yu Xiaogang responds defensively to criticism, relying on Tang San’s eventual divinity as proof of his methods. Ning Rongrong’s challenge briefly unsettles him, though his argument gives her pause.
• Su Yun knows the likely content of Zhongli’s ranking and enjoys the irony, while Zhongli and Guizhong are left puzzled. Paimon’s curiosity leads her to pester Su Yun before she gives up and joins Columbina for snacks.

Significant themes

• Reunion and friendship: Su Yun and Paimon’s embrace and banter emphasize their strong bond.
• Comedy and dramatic irony: The audience knows the jokes behind Zhongli’s labels, while the characters themselves do not.
• Reputation versus reality: Yu Xiaogang invokes his grand title and Tang San’s success to defend questionable choices, highlighting the gap between authority and performance.
• Curiosity and withheld knowledge: Su Yun’s refusal to explain the previews builds anticipation for the rankings.

Key plot points and events

• Teyvat Academy’s enrollment is announced, and Su Yun worries that the new school still lacks teachers. He prepares to use his remaining pulls, prompting teasing and jealousy among the group.
• Paimon mentions Ganyu, Ayaka, and Citlali; Sandrone’s jealousy shows in the cup she crushes, while Columbina openly says she likes Su Yun and the people around him—including Sandrone.
• The academy’s poster reaches Heaven Dou’s nobles and palace. King Xue Ye, eager to support Princess Xue Ke’s plans to attend, orders her allowance raised and makes her a priority.
• The Sky Screen announces that the first Faction Ranking has ended and the Faction Arena will open in two days. Its prizes are strength boosts for every member of each faction, with larger bonuses for higher-ranked factions.
• Factions begin organizing: Gu Yuena calls the Star Dou Great Forest’s members to meet, Asura summons allies and searches for Tang Chen, and the Deep Sea Demon Dragon King gathers the sea soul beasts.
• Yu Yuanzhen heads for Heaven Dou City, hoping to combine his clan’s power with Ning Fengzhi’s support. Slaughter City appears doomed to finish last because its leaders and potential allies are absent.

Character developments and interactions

• Su Yun remains casual amid romantic tension, abruptly deciding to make his pulls when the conversation becomes uncomfortable.
• Sandrone’s feelings for Su Yun become unmistakable through her jealousy; Columbina responds without hostility and suggests they can share his attention.
• Xue Ye reverses his earlier criticism of Xue Ke’s spending, showing how quickly he changes course to support her ambitions.
• Gu Yuena and Asura recognize how formidable Teyvat’s top-ranked Archons are, despite Yu Xiaogang’s confident claims that lower-ranked factions could defeat them through strategy.

Significant themes

• Power and privilege: The authorities dare not challenge the academy or its powerful founders.
• Competition and cooperation: Arena rankings offer rewards, but alliances may determine how factions perform.
• Jealousy and affection: Sandrone’s possessiveness contrasts with Columbina’s generous, playful acceptance.
• Overconfidence versus reality: Yu Xiaogang predicts an upset, while the proposed challengers themselves fear the gap in strength.

Key plot points and events

• Su Yun returns to Teyvat Academy and uses its statue for two ten-pulls, summoning a large group of familiar figures—including several Mondstadt characters, as well as the Shades Ronava and Mitya.
• The newcomers regroup with people they recognize. Venti and Zhongli are alarmed to see Ronava, the Shade of Death, and discreetly protect their companions.
• Ronava makes clear she has no intention of harming Venti or Zhongli. She is relieved to be away from Teyvat and its burdensome work, though Mitya’s presence briefly triggers her anger.
• Su Yun calms Ronava and explains her history: after she helped establish Natlan’s resurrection mechanism to strengthen humanity, the Heavenly Principles reprimanded her for breaking the rules. She subsequently became a dutiful, disillusioned “working salted fish.”
• Su Yun asks whether Ronava still possesses the Authority of Death. She confirms that she does, but another being’s authority is recognized more readily in this world; she will need time to claim it.
• Mitya asks whether leaving Teyvat ended Snezhnaya’s Curse of Death. Ronava says it remains: technological breakthroughs still trigger the deaths, memory loss, and revival of researchers. Mitya decides to wait for the Sky Screen’s response before spending more resources on the Winter Plan.

Character developments and interactions

• Ronava is revealed as exhausted and resentful after carrying the burden of the Four Shades’ work and being punished for trying to help humanity. Though initially ready to lash out at Mitya, she regains control and confirms she is willing to stay out of others’ affairs.
• Su Yun shows familiarity with Ronava’s past and intervenes before her anger escalates. His request also reveals that he sees her authority as potentially important in this new world.
• Venti and Zhongli react cautiously to Ronava, reflecting their fear of provoking someone with overwhelming power; Ronava’s promise not to harm them eases their tension.
• Mitya and Ronava remain an uneasy pair: his presence revives her work-related trauma, while he approaches her pragmatically to investigate Snezhnaya’s curse.
• The summoned characters cluster by nation, leaving Ronava isolated because of her status and feared power.

Significant themes

• Duty and burnout: Ronava’s history shows the cost of shouldering responsibility when others fail to contribute.
• Rules versus human welfare: Her attempt to strengthen humanity through resurrection was condemned because it crossed the Heavenly Principles’ boundaries.
• Power and authority across worlds: Ronava retains the Authority of Death, but the new world’s rules may favor another holder.
• The limits of escape: Leaving Teyvat frees Ronava from its workplace, but not from the curse she imposed on Snezhnaya.

Plot and events

• Su Yun explains that Sandrone Mitia could eventually remodel the Jade Chamber, though the necessary materials will have to be gathered later.
• Nahida asks what role her Dendro Academy will play. Since Aru preserves Irminsul’s records and Teyvat remains her people’s homeland, she hopes Su Yun can help bring them to this safer world.
• The group discusses the faction arena. Su Yun tells Venti, Zhongli, and Ronova to hold back initially, letting the other teachers demonstrate their abilities and giving prospective students a better sense of the academy.
• The arena begins. Factions are ranked by how long they survive as a shrinking boundary forces everyone toward the center. Eliminated fighters are returned to the Douluo Continent, and the last faction standing earns an extra reward.
• Teyvat Academy enters with only about thirty people, while the enormous contest is broadcast to both worlds.
• Several characters in Teyvat react to missing colleagues: Cyno discovers that Nahida and several others have gone to another world; the Knights of Favonius are left without their Grand Master and Acting Grand Master; and the Jester is frustrated that Mitia has been taken away.
• The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect meet but choose to advance together rather than fight. Viewers speculate that an alliance with the Clear Sky Sect—and the Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda’s support—could challenge Teyvat Academy. Liyue viewers dismiss the idea.

Character developments and interactions

• Su Yun takes a strategic, academy-focused approach: he wants the teachers’ abilities showcased rather than letting the most powerful figures end the contest immediately.
• Nahida reveals her hope of relocating Sumeru’s people to safety, placing that hope in Su Yun.
• Venti, Zhongli, and Ronova agree to stay out of the opening fighting and observe the rival gods.
• Yu Xiaogang, watching from outside the arena, resents being excluded by both Spirit Hall and his former clan. He still believes Tang San will eventually avenge him and underestimates Teyvat Academy.
• Kaeya is stuck handling Knights of Favonius paperwork while Diluc competes, and angrily wishes he had been selected instead.
• Cyno decides to continue his arrests rather than get involved in the disruption caused by Nahida’s departure.
• The Jester is troubled by Mitia’s absence and his granddaughter’s departure, though he is resigned to Alice doing as she pleases.

Significant themes

• Cooperation and rivalry: The arena encourages competition, but factions begin forming alliances to improve their chances.
• Power versus presentation: Su Yun wants the academy to demonstrate its full range of teachers, not merely rely on its strongest fighters.
• Displacement and belonging: Nahida’s wish to bring Sumeru’s people to a safer world highlights the characters’ attachment to their homeland.
• Comic contrast: The epic, world-spanning competition is juxtaposed with ordinary frustrations—paperwork, unfinished duties, and characters grumbling from the sidelines.

Key plot points and events

• Sea Soul Beasts and beasts from the Far North appear to be preparing for a Species War rather than fighting one another immediately.
• Su Yun decides to let the war play out and have the winners challenge his group afterward.
• To give Zhu Zhuqing and Qian Renxue meaningful combat experience, Su Yun sends them to train at Spirit Hall together. Venti and a young companion use wind to help them depart.
• Ronava realizes Venti knew where the beasts were but sent her to investigate anyway. After teasing him for shirking, she orders him to take everyone to the arena’s center.
• The group travels there in Venti’s wind current, using several unconventional methods: Zhongli flies on a stone pillar, while Columbina guides herself, Su Yun, and Sandrone with Kuuvahki.
• Venti estimates that most challengers will arrive the next day, though two God Kings may come sooner.
• On Celestia, Istaroth and Rhinedottir worry that Ronava’s disappearance leaves the ley lines without their stabilizer. Istaroth suggests asking the Traveler for help.
• Spectators on the Douluo Continent are bewildered by the powerful, mysterious Teyvat Academy group—especially Ronava, whose standing appears higher than Venti’s and Zhongli’s.

Character developments and interactions

• Su Yun remains calm and pragmatic, prioritizing training and taking advantage of the arena’s resurrection system.
• Ronava is revealed as the gentlest of the Four Shades, despite her icy manner. She dislikes fighting and work, and openly confronts Venti when she catches him manipulating events.
• Venti uses flattery and humor to deflect Ronava’s accusation, while quietly hiding behind Su Yun. Their banter highlights his mischievousness and her authority.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Qian Renxue accept the Spirit Hall training plan without resistance; Qian Renxue is also eager to see her grandfather.
• Columbina shows affection toward Su Yun by placing a flower in her hair and later holding his hand as they travel.
• Istaroth and Rhinedottir shift from casual conversation to concern over the consequences of Ronava’s absence.

Significant themes

• Unity against outsiders and rivalry within a group: The beasts’ apparent alliance may lead to a struggle to establish dominance.
• Growth through danger: Su Yun views battlefield experience as the fastest route to strength.
• Duty versus freedom: Ronava’s escape from work creates a practical crisis for Celestia.
• Power and perception: Outsiders struggle to understand the hierarchy and abilities of the Teyvat Academy group.

Plot points and events

• Nearly all major factions have gathered for the arena battle. Dugu Bo remains outside the rankings, while Yu Xiaogang uses his honorary status in Spirit Hall to argue that titles do not necessarily reflect strength.
• Yu Xiaogang and Shrek’s Flender criticize Teyvat Academy for refusing to join the human alliance against the Soul Beasts. Their comments fuel public accusations that the academy is arrogant and indifferent to humanity’s survival.
• In Teyvat, the Fatui discuss their plans. The Jester says the Ruler of Death’s lingering power—and the curse of death itself—still obstructs them, even though she has left for another world. Anastasia considers contacting The Marionette, but the Jester dismisses the idea of her confronting the Ruler of Death. Their immediate priority becomes establishing direct contact with the other world.
• At the arena, millions of intelligent Soul Beasts face the human forces, led by the Asura God and Tang Chen. Bibi Dong watches Teyvat Academy with an eye toward recruiting its members.
• Gu Yuena challenges the Asura God to settle their old grievances. Xiong Jun’s remark implies Teyvat Academy is separate from the human race.
• Su Yun raises an enormous ice pillar to carry his group above the battle. He tells both sides to fight first and challenge Teyvat Academy afterward, a declaration that sounds reckless to most observers. Gu Yuena and the Asura God, however, recognize the danger of high-level fighters and respectfully address the two powerful seniors with the academy.
• With Teyvat Academy out of the way, the conflict begins: the Asura God activates his Asura Domain, and Gu Yuena counters with her incomplete Dragon God Domain.

Character developments and interactions

• Yu Xiaogang becomes increasingly zealous in condemning Teyvat Academy, framing its neutrality as betrayal. Flender and Shrek’s others agree, while public opinion grows hostile.
• The Jester remains wary and practical, challenging Anastasia’s assumptions and steering her away from a direct confrontation with the Ruler of Death.
• Anastasia is frustrated by the obstacle but accepts that the Fatui must proceed gradually.
• Bibi Dong sees the academy’s members as potential recruits.
• Gu Yuena and the Asura God set aside their immediate focus on Teyvat Academy to resume their long-standing feud. Their opposing domains mark the opening of the battle.

Significant themes

• Misjudging strength: Public opinion equates youth and small numbers with weakness, while the leading figures understand that powerful individuals can outweigh entire armies.
• Neutrality and belonging: Teyvat Academy’s refusal to join either side provokes accusations that it is abandoning humanity; Xiong Jun’s comment sharpens the question of who counts as part of the human alliance.
• Old grudges and power: The battle is driven not only by present stakes but by accumulated resentment between the Soul Beasts and the gods.
• Politics across worlds: The Fatui’s plans are constrained by forces spanning worlds, underscoring that leaving a world does not necessarily sever one’s influence over it.

Plot points

• The collision between the Asura God’s and Gu Yuena’s domains kills nearly every nearby Soul Master below Soul Douluo and Soul Beast under fifty thousand years old, revealing the gulf between mortals and gods. Su Yuntao is among those abruptly knocked out of the arena.
• In the Species War, the Asura God and Gu Yuena face off while the armies battle below. Tang Chen fights several Ferocious Beasts, and Di Tian holds his own against Bibi Dong, Qian Daoliu, and Bo Saixi.
• Qian Renxue and Zhu Zhuqing draw attention with their unusual Anemo-based fighting styles. The Silver Dragon King orders the Sky Azure Bull Python to drive them away—or kill them.
• Unable to return to the human side without endangering it, Qian Renxue and Zhu Zhuqing flee through enemy territory, using their alternating bursts of speed to keep the pursuing beast at bay.
• Meanwhile, Ronava resumes stealing authority over death. In the Divine Realm, the Destruction God King senses that he is about to lose something, but the Goddess of Life distracts him and prevents him from spying on the Asura God.

Character developments and interactions

• Yu Xiaogang is shaken by the scale of divine power, but Flender restores his confidence by reminding him that he helped raise Tang San. Ma Hongjun privately mocks that claim; Dai Mubai silences him, hoping Tang San will help him become a god.
• Dugu Bo tells Dugu Yan that the larger battle’s outcome depends on the confrontation between the Asura God and Gu Yuena.
• Qian Renxue uses crowd-gathering attacks reminiscent of Sucrose, while Zhu Zhuqing fights up close with speed and precision inspired by Rosaria. Their teamwork becomes essential to evading the Sky Azure Bull Python.
• The Destruction God King worries about his unexplained unease and the Asura God’s disappearance. The Goddess of Life teases him, stops him from observing Douluo Star, and turns his attention back to her.

Significant themes

• The overwhelming scale of power: The domain clash shows how vulnerable ordinary beings are when gods fight.
• Adaptation and cooperation: Qian Renxue and Zhu Zhuqing use complementary abilities and take turns accelerating to escape a stronger pursuer.
• False confidence and ambition: Yu Xiaogang’s pride in Tang San and Dai Mubai’s hopes of becoming a god contrast with their limited understanding of divine power.
• Death and spectacle: Ronava’s dislike of death sits alongside the arena’s violent battles, where participants believe defeat is not permanent.

Summary

Key plot points and events

• Venti refuses to rescue Qian Renxue and Zhu Zhuqing during the trial, believing they must face danger themselves. After their Soul Power and Elemental Power run out, the Sky Azure Bull Python defeats them with a Water Dragon Bullet.
• The Python, angered that the women led him into a beast horde, turns on Spirit Hall’s forces, and the battle becomes a massacre. Bibi Dong’s wide-reaching Rakshasa attacks cause especially heavy human casualties, while Asura’s domain drives Soul Beasts into attacking indiscriminately.
• Asura God and Gu Yuena begin their duel. Their attacks—Asura Judgment and Elemental Annihilation—collide with enough force to shatter space and create devastating shockwaves. Both are injured, and combatants nearby flee or are reduced to dust.
• Asura expands his domain across a hundred li, then detonates his nine divine rings to increase his power. Gu Yuena responds by invoking the Dragon God Nine Transformations, summoning nine elemental dragons. The two continue trading attacks, each clash unleashing destructive storms that erase nearby forces.
• Teyvat’s observers watch in shock at the scale of the gods’ power. The Tsaritsa studies Gu Yuena’s elemental control, while Ronava steadies the ice pillar shaken by the battle.
• Watching from outside the Sky Screen, Yu Xiaogang interprets Asura’s planned succession as a chance for Tang San to inherit his position and fantasizes about taking revenge on Spirit Hall and other enemies.

Character developments and interactions

• Venti chooses not to intervene, emphasizing self-reliance even for members of his academy.
• Qian Renxue and Zhu Zhuqing are eliminated after exhausting their powers; their flight also provokes the Python’s anger.
• Bibi Dong fights with reckless, indiscriminate fury, killing more people than any other combatant and alarming even Di Tian.
• Di Tian is appalled by Bibi Dong’s slaughter, then recognizes how dangerous the God Kings’ duel is and retreats from its shockwaves.
• Asura God is exhilarated by the contest. He escalates with his domain and ring detonation, revealing that he had been saving the technique for Teyvat Academy.
• Gu Yuena meets Asura’s overwhelming power without backing down. Though wounded, she draws on her full Dragon God bloodline and answers his escalation with her nine elemental dragons.
• Yu Xiaogang projects his hopes and grudges onto Asura, imagining Tang San’s future rise and his own revenge.

Significant themes

• Power and collateral damage: The God Kings’ duel makes ordinary fighters and armies nearly irrelevant, while their attacks devastate the battlefield.
• The cost of unchecked rage: Bibi Dong’s fury turns the battle into a slaughter, and Asura’s domain makes even allies vulnerable.
• Self-reliance and responsibility: Venti’s refusal to rescue the two women reflects the idea that they must face danger without expecting others to save them.
• Escalation and spectacle: Both God Kings respond to each other’s strength with increasingly extreme techniques, pushing the conflict beyond the control of everyone else.

Key plot points and events

• Asura God defeats Gu Yuena, leaving her injured and dispirited. He then chooses to challenge Venti rather than Morax, whose power he considers too dangerous to face.
• Gu Yuena asks to fight Columbina, sensing her strength, though Su Yun silently realizes she has chosen an exceptionally formidable opponent.
• Other faction matches settle the rankings. Yu Yuanzhen challenges the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and their support overwhelm him; Yu manages to kill Gu Rong before being defeated. The Beastfolk drop in the standings after their king’s loss, while Ocean, the Far North, and the already-destroyed Slaughter City take eighth, ninth, and tenth.
• Asura God opens his duel with Venti at full strength, using the Asura Demon Sword and the space-locking Sword of Judgment. Venti evades by dissolving into wind, then turns the divine sword-light into red petals.
• Venti counters with his lyre. His music disrupts Asura God’s divine power, while his wind scatters the God King’s repeated sword strikes and traps him in a storm. Venti then hints at his true status as one of the Seven, and the sky fills with immense Anemo power.

Character developments and interactions

• Gu Yuena accepts her defeat but remains eager to test herself against Teyvat Academy, even while injured.
• Asura God is confident after beating Gu Yuena, but his confidence falters when Venti’s fluid, unconventional powers render his sword techniques ineffective.
• Venti begins playfully, treating the challenge as a performance, then reveals the overwhelming authority behind his relaxed persona.
• Su Yun teases Venti and recognizes the danger of Gu Yuena’s proposed match with Columbina.
• Zhongli comments on wind’s difficulty for a swordsman and recalls Venti’s old claim that he could not beat him, joking that it may have been an excuse to get drinks.

Significant themes

• Different forms of power: Asura God relies on force and precision, while Venti’s control of wind makes direct attacks futile.
• Confidence versus reality: Asura God’s easy victory over Gu Yuena does not prepare him for Venti’s far greater, less conventional strength.
• Hidden identities and underestimated ability: Venti’s casual image as a drinker and poet contrasts sharply with his status and power as one of the Seven.

Key events

• Gu Yuena challenges Columbina, expecting a comparable opponent, but Columbina defeats her in a single exchange. Columbina’s moon powers disrupt and turn Gu Yuena’s own Elemental Power against her. Gu Yuena concedes, stunned by how thoroughly she was countered.
• Venti defeats the Asura God by eroding his divine power with Anemo. Su Yun catches the falling god, and Venti offers a friendly critique of his forceful swordsmanship. The Asura God accepts the defeat as a lesson.
• The Sky Screen announces the final rankings: Teyvat Academy takes first, followed by Clear Sky Sect and Star Dou Forest. The factions reflect that, without a God King, they are at a serious disadvantage.
• The Sky Screen transports everyone away, even Ronava, who cannot resist it. Columbina is absent because she has gone to tend to the artificial moon she created.
• At the academy, staff report that its ten thousand guest rooms are full and visitors—and prospective students—are arriving from across the continent.
• Xue Ke confirms she has completed enrollment and tells Su Yun and Zhongli that her father has given her an unlimited allowance, inviting them to send their purchases’ bills to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.

Character developments and interactions

• Gu Yuena is humbled by her loss and recognizes that Columbina’s power is far more dangerous than she expected. Her assumption that combining elements would make her stronger proves mistaken.
• Columbina remains gentle and untroubled in victory. She explains that her powers are especially suited to controlling others’ energy, and praises Gu Yuena despite the easy win.
• The Asura God responds to defeat with reflection rather than resentment, acknowledging that he has learned from Venti.
• Venti is gracious and playful, complimenting the Asura God while explaining the limits of trying to cut the wind.
• Sandrone and Su Yun recall Columbina’s unexpected feat of shaping a moon into an academy, as well as Sandrone’s amusing concern that Columbina’s strength would leave her unable to get the upper hand.
• Xue Ke shows eager familiarity with Zhongli and Su Yun, while Zhongli formally recognizes her as a new student. Guizhong notices Xue Ke’s casual way of addressing Zhongli.

Significant themes

• Power and humility: Even mighty figures can be decisively outmatched, and defeat can bring insight rather than bitterness.
• Skill over force: Columbina’s precise control counters Gu Yuena’s broad elemental assault, while Venti’s fluid approach overcomes the Asura God’s powerful swordsmanship.
• The importance of God Kings: The rankings reinforce how strongly divine power shapes the balance among factions.
• Growth and new beginnings: Teyvat Academy’s crowded guest rooms and influx of applicants signal its rising influence and future expansion.

Key plot points and events

• Venti tries to recruit the woman who had offered to cover the bill, suggesting she join his Wind Academy. Zhongli stops him, insisting that his existing contract with her must be honored.
• Venti argues that the woman should at least be asked, but backs down under Zhongli’s stern warning. Their exchange surprises the others and sparks laughter.
• Su Yun proposes a feast to celebrate taking first place in the Faction Rankings. Columbina asks to bring the Moon Spirits; Su Yun agrees, provided they stay away from the stove and follow Xiangling’s kitchen rules.
• The group divides up the preparations. Xiangling leads the cooking, Ronava serves as taste tester, and Venti is assigned to move tables. Zhongli is asked to help Xiangling.
• Everyone sets up a lantern-lit outdoor banquet. Venti attempts to rest while the food cooks, but Hu Tao warns him that Zhongli has noticed. Venti quickly resumes working.
• Hu Tao reflects on Zhongli’s involvement in arranging Rex Lapis’s funeral and predicts he may appear on the upcoming “Iconic Moments” Ranking.

Character developments and interactions

• Zhongli remains unwavering about contracts and quietly takes responsibility for helping with the feast. His authority keeps Venti in line, though their banter has a familiar, teasing quality.
• Venti shifts from bold recruiter to reluctant table-mover. He jokes and tries to evade work, but Zhongli’s presence—and Hu Tao’s warning—promptly sends him back to it.
• Columbina asks permission politely but unnerves Sandrone by suddenly appearing behind her. She later takes Sandrone along when she vanishes.
• Sandrone is visibly startled by Columbina’s habit of sneaking up on her and keeps her distance.
• Su Yun organizes the celebration and sets practical boundaries for the kitchen.
• Hu Tao playfully exposes Venti’s attempt to slack off and thinks ahead to Zhongli’s possible ranking appearance.
• Ronava joins the feast preparations as taste tester and secretly places a mark of death on Sandrone.

Significant themes

• Contracts and duty: Zhongli treats agreements as binding, while the preparations show everyone accepting a role in the group effort.
• Power alongside ordinary life: Archons and a Shade take part in mundane tasks—moving furniture, cooking, and tasting food.
• Community and celebration: The feast brings the gathered characters together through shared work and humor.
• Teasing and contrast: Venti’s playful irreverence contrasts with Zhongli’s solemnity, while imposing figures reveal more familiar, comic sides.

Key plot points and events

• Ronava glimpses Columbina pinning Sandrone against a wall and teasing her, leaving Ronava visibly flustered. Su Yun mistakes her blush for a reaction to spicy food.
• Teyvat Academy struggles to manage a surge of arriving Soul Masters. Ningguang organizes supplies, while Nahida registers applicants and assigns them provisional academy placements based on their elements.
• New arrivals marvel at Columbina’s artificial moon, which they mistake for an eighth academy. Ning Rongrong wants to visit it, but her grandfathers hesitate after witnessing the Silver Dragon King yield to Columbina. Rongrong resolves to earn her way there through the entrance test.
• In Suotuo City, Tang Hao reunites Tang San with Yu Xiaogang, deciding the boy should train with his former teacher rather than remain at the Clear Sky Sect.
• Dai Mubai brings up the upcoming Iconic Moments Ranking and asks whether Yu Xiaogang once planned to have Tang San absorb a Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo. Yu Xiaogang sidesteps the embarrassing question by praising Tang San’s potential.
• Tang Hao, pleased by Yu Xiaogang’s praise and confidence in Tang San, declares them sworn brothers. The others are baffled that tea-drinking led to a brotherhood pact.

Character developments and interactions

• Ronava is caught off guard by Columbina and Sandrone’s intimate teasing, though she hides the reason for her embarrassment from Su Yun.
• Ning Rongrong shows determination: rather than ask her grandfathers to take her to the moon, she says she will qualify for access herself.
• Tang Hao entrusts Tang San’s education to Yu Xiaogang and grows warmly appreciative of the Grandmaster’s flattering remarks.
• Yu Xiaogang welcomes Tang San back and confidently claims his teaching helped set him on the path to becoming a God King. He smoothly avoids discussing his old, questionable training plan.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun serve as bewildered observers of Tang Hao and Yu Xiaogang’s sudden bond.

Significant themes

• New beginnings and adaptation: Teyvat Academy improvises systems to handle rapid growth, while applicants pursue places in an unfamiliar institution.
• Ambition and self-reliance: Rongrong chooses to earn access to the moon through her own effort.
• Humor through contrast: The chapter moves between romantic teasing, bureaucratic chaos, awe at the artificial moon, and the absurdly casual formation of a sworn brotherhood.

Summary

• Shrek Academy’s changing lineup: The Sky Screen’s interference has reduced the original Shrek Seven Devils to three. Flender sent Oscar to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect early, believing the sect would support the talented food-type Soul Master and future husband of Ning Rongrong. He remains cautious about how to handle Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San, who has returned to Yu Xiaogang’s side.
• Morning mischief at Anemo Academy: Columbina brings the timid Voyanissa to sing outside Sandrone’s door, claiming it is a singing lesson. Their noisy duet wakes Sandrone, Odette, Qian Renxue, Zhu Zhuqing, and Su Yun. Odette dryly calls it a “duet”; Sandrone is angry, while Su Yun tries to calm everyone and get them to breakfast.
• The new ranking begins: During breakfast, the Sky Screen announces the second ranking, Iconic Moments, with separate lists for Douluo and Teyvat and rewards for each entry. Its first Douluo selection is No. 10: “Resurrect, my love!” The screen also merges with the era of Peerless Tang Sect, puzzling viewers unfamiliar with the Tang Sect and prompting Tang Ya to defend its former glory.
• Tang San’s sacrifice is shown: The featured scene depicts Tang San protecting Xiao Wu while Spirit Hall surrounds them in the Star Dou Great Forest. Outnumbered and near defeat, he breaks his own leg, gives Xiao Wu his Soul Bone, and throws her to safety. Gravely wounded, he remains behind. His ability to withstand attacks from multiple powerful opponents astonishes Soul Masters watching across eras.

Character developments and interactions

• Flender shows practical concern for Oscar’s future while remaining uncertain about his other students.
• Columbina is affectionate and playful, but disguises a prank as teaching; Voyanissa nervously follows along and is embarrassed afterward.
• Sandrone reacts with irritation, while Odette responds with sleepy, understated humor. Su Yun acts as mediator, and Zhu Zhuqing helps wake Qian Renxue.
• Tang Ya is proud and defensive of the Tang Sect; Bei Bei comforts and encourages her.
• Tang San’s resolve to protect Xiao Wu is the emotional focus of the ranking entry.

Significant themes

The chapter contrasts everyday comedy and camaraderie with heroic sacrifice. It also highlights how the Sky Screen’s interference reshapes lives and timelines, while the ranking brings different eras and communities together to witness—and reassess—Tang San’s courage.

Plot points and events

• Tang San exhausts his Soul Power and holds off Spirit Hall’s attackers long enough for his companions to escape. The Sky Screen’s viewers praise his courage, though Spirit Hall’s leadership is furious that so many fighters failed to defeat a level-fifty Soul King.
• Wounded and near death, Tang San watches Xiao Wu prepare to sacrifice her life essence for him. She tells him to live well, says she cannot go on without him, and embraces him as the sacrifice begins. Da Ming and Er Ming question whether Tang San is worth the cost; Xiao Wu answers that he is.
• Xiao Wu’s sacrifice turns her into a rabbit with the help of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red. Spirit Hall withdraws rather than risk facing the two forest kings.
• The Sky Screen then shows Bibi Dong’s Soul Hunting Operation: she has poisoned and attacked Da Ming and Er Ming, hoping to obtain their Soul Bones. Tang San arrives, and the beasts sacrifice themselves to him instead, leaving Bibi Dong enraged that her campaign has benefited him.
• In the present, Qian Daoliu learns that the world shown on the Sky Screen is their own future, ten thousand years later. Concerned for Qian Renxue at Teyvat Academy, he arranges for Golden Crocodile to gather large quantities of aged wine as a gift for the academy’s wine-loving dean.
• The final scene shows Tang San reviving Xiao Wu. He removes all nine Soul Rings to ensure the ritual succeeds, but Xiao Wu revives after consuming only his first four rings and the sixth ring she had sacrificed. Yu Xiaogang triumphantly argues that even a Ten-Year Soul Ring could have been absorbed.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang San is portrayed as battered but resolute, risking everything to protect his companions and later surrendering his Soul Rings to bring Xiao Wu back.
• Xiao Wu openly affirms her love for Tang San and chooses to sacrifice herself for him, while showing sorrow at leaving Da Ming and Er Ming.
• Da Ming and Er Ming are distressed by Xiao Wu’s decision and later become victims of Bibi Dong’s assault.
• Bibi Dong is shown as calculating and ruthless, then furious when Tang San gains the benefit of the operation she planned.
• Qian Daoliu is pragmatic and increasingly focused on securing Spirit Hall’s future, while also trying to support Qian Renxue.
• The Sky Screen commentators alternately admire Tang San’s bravery, marvel at Xiao Wu’s sacrifice, and mock Spirit Hall’s failed attack.

Significant themes

• Love and self-sacrifice: Xiao Wu gives up her life for Tang San, who later gives up his Soul Rings to revive her.
• Courage under overwhelming odds: Tang San’s defense of his companions earns respect even from viewers who joke about his reputation.
• The consequences of ruthless ambition: Bibi Dong’s plan to seize Soul Bones backfires, strengthening Tang San instead.
• Changing fortunes and legacy: Qian Daoliu reflects on the future’s shifting balance of power, including Spirit Hall’s decline and Shrek Academy’s rise.

Key plot points and events

• Tang Hao questions Yu Xiaogang’s advice about Tang San’s first Soul Ring. Yu Xiaogang claims a legend says nine Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo Soul Rings can grant the super skill Invincible Pole Vault, allowing its user to leap to the Divine Realm.
• Yu Xiaogang explains that he only considered this a fallback: he believed Tang San could become a god by his own strength. Tang San is moved by his master’s devotion, while Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun jokingly imagine using the bamboo rings to help someone return from the dead.
• The Sky Screen reaches Tang San’s famous plea, “Come back to life, my love!” At Teyvat Academy, Su Yun echoes it, prompting Columbina to tease Sandrone and Voyanissa to propose turning the scene into a play. Odette resists being cast alongside her.
• The Sky Screen shows Xiao Wu returning to life and reuniting with Tang San. Viewers praise their devotion and the scene’s emotional impact.
• In the world of Peerless Tang Sect, God King Tang San attacks the Sky Screen to destroy it, but its power rebounds and injures him. The ranking awards Tang San a Lovesick Heartbreak Red. He offers it to Xiao Wu, who accepts it to grow stronger.
• The Sky Screen then announces the next featured scene: “Let the World Forget Me Completely,” from Teyvat.

Character developments and interactions

• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San: Yu Xiaogang presents himself as a devoted mentor, and Tang San responds with gratitude and a promise to remember his companions once he becomes a god.
• Tang Hao: He is skeptical of the bamboo-ring claim, though he cannot easily challenge Yu Xiaogang’s authority.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun: Their joking turns the supposed divine technique into a comic scheme for reviving someone.
• Su Yun, Columbina, Sandrone, Voyanissa, and Odette: The group reacts to the scene with teasing and theatrical enthusiasm. Columbina embarrasses Sandrone, while Voyanissa tries to recruit the reluctant Odette for her proposed play.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu: Their reunion confirms the Sky Screen’s emotional climax; afterward, Xiao Wu accepts the reward as a step toward becoming stronger.
• God King Tang San: His failed attack reveals that the Sky Screen can withstand even his divine power and leaves him angry and unsettled.

Significant themes

• Love, loss, and reunion: Tang San’s effort to bring Xiao Wu back is presented as the heart of the famous scene.
• Mentorship and loyalty: Yu Xiaogang’s professed faith in Tang San strengthens their bond, while Tang San promises not to forget those around him.
• Power and limits: The God King’s defeat shows that his strength is not absolute.
• Comedy amid drama: The group’s banter and Voyanissa’s theatrical plans contrast with the scene’s grief and tenderness.

Key plot points and events

• As the Sky Screen reveals the name Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, Nahida is overcome with tears, though she cannot explain why. No one in Sumeru—including Alhaitham—recognizes the name.
• The Screen shows Nahida, Su Yun, and Paimon reaching Irminsul, where Nahida meets Greater Lord Rukkhadevata. She explains that they look alike because Nahida is a pure branch of Irminsul and Rukkhadevata’s reincarnation; the figure before them is only a remnant of Rukkhadevata’s consciousness, while the original died long ago.
• Rukkhadevata recounts the ancient disaster: while the other Archons were summoned to Khaenri’ah, she stayed behind to protect Irminsul. She created the Akasha to gather humanity’s wisdom, which helped purge most of the Forbidden Knowledge.
• Rukkhadevata then reveals that she herself was contaminated through her connection to Irminsul. Because Irminsul would preserve her existence as memory and knowledge even after death, the contamination could not be removed while she remained recorded there—creating a paradox.
• In the present, Alhaitham worries that the revelation might endanger Aru and asks Tighnari to check for signs of contamination. Across Teyvat, people speculate about Rukkhadevata, the Akasha’s true origins, and Khaenri’ah’s role in the ancient calamity.

Character developments and interactions

• Nahida is visibly shaken by Rukkhadevata’s name and watches her past self approach the encounter with affection and reverence, as though meeting a beloved parent or idol. She asks why she was created and what happened to Rukkhadevata.
• Rukkhadevata acts as a calm, compassionate guide, answering Nahida’s questions and revealing the history behind their connection.
• Alhaitham recognizes that the two Archons are distinct despite their shared nature. His suspicion grows that Sumeru’s history and memories have been deliberately altered, and he takes practical steps to protect Aru.
• Su Yun cannot identify Rukkhadevata and suggests asking Ronava; Ronava declines to explain, leaving the Screen to reveal the truth.

Significant themes

• Identity and inheritance: Nahida is both her own person and a continuation of Rukkhadevata through Irminsul.
• Memory and erased history: Sumeru’s people have no knowledge of a figure central to their past, suggesting that history itself has been changed.
• Contamination and paradox: Irminsul preserves what it records, so Rukkhadevata’s connection to the tree also prevents her from escaping the Forbidden Knowledge.
• Knowledge and sacrifice: The Akasha harnessed collective human wisdom to protect Irminsul, while Rukkhadevata’s effort came at a profound personal cost.

Key plot points and events

• Alhaitham and Nahida understand that Greater Lord Rukkhadevata became contaminated by Forbidden Knowledge and chose to erase herself from Irminsul to save Teyvat.
• Rukkhadevata had broken off Irminsul’s purest branch to create Nahida, leaving clues so Nahida could inherit her duty and eventually erase her.
• The Sky Screen reveals the cost: Rukkhadevata’s removal from Irminsul means everyone in Teyvat will forget her completely.
• Nahida and Rukkhadevata share a final embrace. Rukkhadevata fades into leaves, while Nahida is left grieving.
• With Rukkhadevata gone, the people of Sumeru recover and regain their dreams—but none remembers who made this possible.
• Su Yun’s words inspire people in Teyvat and beyond to honor Rukkhadevata by remembering her.

Character developments and interactions

• Nahida understands the full meaning of her creation and her duty. Though devastated, she chooses Sumeru’s welfare over keeping Rukkhadevata with her. Their embrace reveals their bond as family—mother and daughter, and two versions of one being.
• Rukkhadevata is shown as a selfless guardian who accepts being forgotten to protect the world and pass her responsibility to Nahida.
• Su Yun explains why he and Ronava could not prevent the events, then becomes a witness who preserves Rukkhadevata’s memory through his tribute.
• Venti and Zhongli reflect on the pain of losing loved ones, recognizing how difficult Rukkhadevata’s sacrifice would be for any god.
• Sumeru’s people, including Dunyarzad, Collei, the village keepers, and Haypasia, recover and dream again without knowing whom they owe.

Significant themes

• Sacrifice and duty: Rukkhadevata gives up her existence and legacy to save the world.
• Memory and identity: Erasure from Irminsul removes not only Rukkhadevata herself but everyone’s knowledge of her.
• Grief and remembrance: Although Teyvat forgets her, witnesses can keep her alive through memory and tribute.
• Inheritance and recognition: Nahida receives Rukkhadevata’s role, but the closing note observes that this may leave Nahida overshadowed—mistaken for Rukkhadevata’s replacement rather than recognized in her own right.

Key plot points and events

• Nahida grieves for Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, whose self-erasure saved Teyvat from Forbidden Knowledge. Columbina comforts her, while Sumeru’s people mourn Rukkhadevata’s sacrifice.
• The countdown’s reward revives Rukkhadevata in the Sanctuary of Surasthana. She learns that Irminsul has been reduced to a charred stump and that Zandik caused its destruction. She admires how much Nahida has grown, but discovers Nahida is away in another world—leaving Rukkhadevata to take up Sumeru’s work.
• Rhinedottir and the Ruler of Time are also affected by Ronava’s absence. The Ruler of Time finds that time is anchored and cannot use her Authority to switch places with Ronava.
• In another world, Ronava spots Hu Tao and considers giving her part of the Authority of Death as a way to offload her duties and evade Celestia’s scrutiny.
• Zhongli intervenes, warning Ronava not to involve Hu Tao in Celestia’s affairs. He redirects Ronava toward the Traveler as a possible successor.

Character developments

• Nahida openly confronts the pain behind her victory; her grief shows how deeply she feels Rukkhadevata’s sacrifice.
• Rukkhadevata returns with her memories and powers of observation, showing affection for Nahida while immediately being pulled into leadership responsibilities.
• Ronava remains eager to escape her burdens, but Zhongli’s reminder of the risks makes her abandon the idea of recruiting Hu Tao.
• Zhongli demonstrates his protectiveness toward Hu Tao and his ability to influence others without threats or force.

Significant themes

• Sacrifice and remembrance: Rukkhadevata’s sacrifice is honored when she is restored, and Nahida’s grief reveals the personal cost of saving the world.
• Duty and succession: Rukkhadevata’s return does not free her from responsibility; Ronava, meanwhile, searches for someone to take on her own authority.
• Protection and consent: Zhongli insists that Hu Tao should not be drawn into divine politics simply because Ronava needs help.
• Interconnected worlds and fate: Nahida’s absence, Ronava’s relocation, and the anchored flow of time complicate efforts to share or escape responsibilities.

Character interactions

• Columbina gently comforts Nahida, while Sumeru’s people collectively mourn Rukkhadevata.
• Tighnari welcomes Rukkhadevata back but quickly explains the state of Irminsul and Sumeru’s need for leadership.
• Zhongli calmly confronts Ronava over her plan for Hu Tao, then suggests the Traveler as an alternative.

Key plot points and events

• Ronava considers asking Su Yun to help her find someone to inherit her Authority of Death, but hesitates because he is usually surrounded by people.
• Watching Hu Tao promote the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, Ronava becomes convinced that Hu Tao would make a promising successor. She recalls Hu Tao’s earlier search for her grandfather and decides she will ask Su Yun to help persuade her.
• Ronava reflects that she has relied too much on divine authority: outside Teyvat, her power over death is weakened, and depending on it has kept her from developing her own strength. She wonders whether Zhongli, who is also present in this world, has inherited its authority—and whether she could defeat him.
• The Sky Screen announces its ninth iconic moment: “Cocoon-Breaking Douluo—Tang Hao.” Tang Hao and other figures from the later era are surprised by the title and expect to see a display of strength.
• Instead, the video opens with Bibi Dong and other Spirit Hall fighters surrounding Tang San and Xiao Wu. Tang Chen and Tang Hao condemn the group for ganging up on them, while Bibi Dong and Chrysanthemum Douluo argue that Spirit Hall was pursuing Xiao Wu as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• A stirring song accompanies scenes of Tang San and Xiao Wu’s bond, including Tang San’s promise that anyone who wanted to kill Xiao Wu would have to get past his corpse. The video then shows Tang San charging Spirit Hall’s overwhelming force alone; the scene’s outcome is not revealed in this excerpt.

Character developments

• Ronava recognizes that her dependence on the Authority of Death has weakened her ambition to grow through her own strength. She resolves to pass on the authority, with Hu Tao as her favored candidate.
• Tang San is portrayed as fiercely devoted to Xiao Wu, willing to face vastly stronger opponents for her.
• Tang Hao and Tang Chen react protectively and angrily to Spirit Hall’s treatment of Tang San and Xiao Wu.
• Bibi Dong remains defensive of Spirit Hall’s actions and is visibly exasperated by repeated criticism on the Sky Screen.

Significant themes

• Power and dependence: Ronava questions whether relying on world-based authority comes at the cost of personal growth.
• Love and sacrifice: Tang San’s willingness to risk his life for Xiao Wu is central to the song and montage.
• Moral ambiguity: Spirit Hall’s pursuit of a powerful Soul Beast is framed both as a conventional Soul Master practice and as an attack on someone Tang San loves.
• Legacy and succession: Ronava’s plan to pass on her authority echoes the larger concern with who inherits power.

Character interactions

• Ronava watches Hu Tao from a distance, weighs asking Su Yun for help, and ultimately marks him so she can approach him when he is alone.
• Tang Chen and Tang Hao publicly challenge Spirit Hall’s conduct; Bibi Dong and Chrysanthemum Douluo answer by defending the Soul Beast hunt.
• The video contrasts Tang San and Xiao Wu’s intimate promises with Tang San’s desperate confrontation against Spirit Hall’s powerful fighters.

Key plot points and events

• Viewers discuss the Tang Sect’s decline and realize its later leaders remembered Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass but forgot he also wielded the Clear Sky Hammer as a Twin Martial Soul user. Yu Xiaogang claims the Sect fell because it lacked his guidance, boasting about Shrek Academy; Bibi Dong mocks him.
• Bibi Dong reflects that seeing Qian Renxue has softened her hatred and her desire to destroy the continent.
• Ronava offers to kill Yu Xiaogang, but Su Yun tells her to wait and suggests the Sky Screen might reveal someone able to inherit her Authority of Death. Ronava admits she is tired of carrying it.
• The Sky Screen shows Tang Hao arriving to protect Tang San. He confronts Spirit Hall, invokes his Clear Sky True Body, and overwhelms its defenders despite being injured.
• Spirit Hall’s worshippers intervene, but the fight escalates when Bone Douluo, Sword Douluo, Gu Rong, and the Four Elements Academy join Tang Hao. The clash destroys the Angel Statue and damages the plaza.
• Bibi Dong is stunned that so many forces have sided against Spirit Hall, while Qian Daoliu remains on the sidelines. She protests that Tang Hao is being unfairly favored, especially since he has not yet used Ring Detonation.

Character developments

• Bibi Dong shows signs of emotional change: her love for Qian Renxue has begun to loosen her bitterness, though she remains furious at Tang Hao and the apparent injustice of the battle.
• Ronava reveals weariness with her role as Shade of Death and a desire to pass on her Authority. Her offer to kill Yu Xiaogang also exposes an awkward attempt to please Su Yun.
• Yu Xiaogang doubles down on his self-importance, blaming the Tang Sect’s decline on the absence of his leadership.
• Tang Hao is presented as a fiercely protective father, driven by grief for his wife and fear for his son. Even wounded, he stands against a host of powerful opponents.

Significant themes

• Legacy and forgotten history: The Tang Sect preserves part of Tang San’s legacy while forgetting his Twin Martial Souls.
• Family, grief, and protection: Tang Hao’s fury is fueled by his wife’s death and his determination to save Tang San.
• Power and unfairness: The lopsided battle prompts debate over whether Tang Hao is being treated as a heroic underdog—or given an implausible advantage.
• Changing hearts and burdens: Bibi Dong’s feelings for Qian Renxue soften her vendetta, while Ronava seeks release from the burden of her divine Authority.

Character interactions

• Tang Ya’s misunderstanding of Tang San’s abilities prompts Tang Chen and Yu Xiaogang to correct her; Bibi Dong uses the exchange to ridicule Yu Xiaogang.
• Su Yun refuses Ronava’s offer to kill Yu Xiaogang and instead encourages her to watch the Sky Screen for a possible successor to her Authority.
• Tang Hao confronts Bibi Dong and Spirit Hall directly, while several outside factions unexpectedly rally to his side, leaving Bibi Dong feeling isolated.