Recaps

Zhongli used the search for Everwake Incense to lure Childe into suspecting that the Prime of the Adepti's Exuvia was hidden in the Golden House, while Ningguang invited Ellin, Lumine, and Paimon to the Jade Chamber. Ellin carried Lumine and Paimon into the sky, and Ningguang realized Ganyu may have forgotten to explain how to reach the Jade Chamber.

• Zhongli, Lumine, and Paimon learned that Everwake Incense cost three million Mora, so Childe offered to help and negotiated the price down to 2.99 million.
• Childe questioned a Fatui woman outside Bubu Pharmacy, learned the Golden House had been commandeered, and suspected the Prime of the Adepti's Exuvia was inside.
• Zhongli told Ellin that his deliberate leak had prompted Childe to investigate the Golden House, and Ellin decided to take action.
• Ganyu invited Ellin, Lumine, and Paimon to the Jade Chamber on Ningguang's behalf, and Ellin flew them there herself.
• Ningguang asked Ganyu whether she had told the group how to reach the Jade Chamber, and Ganyu froze in response.

Ganyu apologized to Ningguang for forgetting to tell Ellin and her companions how to reach the Jade Chamber, and Ningguang urged her to take time off to grieve Rex Lapis. Ellin, Lumine, and Paimon arrived, and Ningguang and Keqing explained the Qixing’s position on the Adepti and denied having any reason to kill Rex Lapis.

• Ganyu apologized to Ningguang, who told her to take a few days off because Rex Lapis’s death had left her distracted and grieving.
• Ellin flew Lumine and Paimon to the Jade Chamber, where Ningguang and Ganyu welcomed them.
• Keqing joined the group, and Lumine asked Ningguang why she had invited them.
• Ningguang asked Lumine to remain neutral between the Qixing and the Adepti, while Keqing criticized the Adepti’s condescension toward mortals and argued that Liyue needed to face a future without them.
• Ningguang explained that the Qixing had no motive to murder Rex Lapis, since Liyue’s people were his loyal subjects and the next Geo Archon would eventually appear.

Ningguang explained to Lumine why the Liyue Qixing had hidden Rex Lapis’s remains while they dealt with the power vacuum and Fatui schemes. Ellin told Ningguang and Keqing she would protect Liyue’s people, then warned that Childe knew where the Exuvia was hidden.

• Ningguang told Lumine that the Qixing hid the Prime of the Adepti's Exuvia to foil the Fatui and buy time to assume authority after Rex Lapis’s death.
• Ningguang revealed that the Fatui were making copies of the Sigil of Permission near the Guili Plains.
• Ellin told Ningguang and Keqing that she favored the people of Liyue and would intervene if they faced danger.
• Ellin warned Ningguang and Keqing that Childe knew the Exuvia was hidden in the Golden House.
• Keqing and Ningguang vowed not to let the Fatui desecrate the Exuvia or succeed in their plot.

As the adepti arrived in Liyue Harbor and the Qixing prepared for a possible clash, Ellin volunteered to guard the Golden House, letting its defenses be redeployed. Childe took the opportunity to attack, only to find the entrance strangely unguarded and his expected ambush absent.

• Keqing and Ningguang accepted Ellin's offer to guard the Golden House and the Prime of the Adepti's Exuvia alone.
• Lumine and Zhongli obtained a Wild Glaze Lily with Ganyu's help and returned to find the adepti confronting the Liyue Qixing outside the harbor.
• Zhongli told Lumine that Ellin was guarding the Golden House, then hurried off to check on Hu Tao while Lumine went to mediate between the adepti and the Qixing.
• Childe saw that the Golden House had no guards outside and suspected a trap, but entered anyway to seize the Gnosis.
• Childe kicked open the doors and dodged aside, but no arrows or other ambush awaited him.

Childe entered the undefended Golden House to seize the Gnosis and found Ellin guarding the Prime of the Adepti's Exuvia. After Childe provoked her, Ellin unleashed her Anemo and Electro powers and struck him with a heavy punch.

• Childe entered the Golden House, puzzled that the Liyue Qixing had left it without Millelith guards.
• Childe sensed a powerful opponent and hurried deeper into the Golden House, expecting to find the Exuvia and its Gnosis.
• Ellin revealed that the Liyue Qixing had entrusted her with guarding the Golden House, and Childe declared that he would take the Gnosis.
• Childe taunted Ellin and challenged her to fight, while his remarks about Venti and his demand that she please him angered her.
• Ellin rose from her air sofa, surged forward with Anemo and Electro, and punched Childe in the abdomen.

Ellin fought Childe in the Golden House to strengthen her body through combat and advance its evolution into a demon god body. After overwhelming him with her power, she unveiled her Dragon Claw technique, and the chapter ended as she countered his strike with Wind Dragon's Breath.

• Ellin punched Childe across the Golden House, seriously injuring him.
• Ellin provoked Childe into unleashing his Electro Delusion, and he attacked her with lightning blades.
• Ellin explained that she wanted to use their battle to accelerate her body's evolution into a demon god body.
• Ellin formed golden Geo gauntlets and named her close-combat technique Dragon Claw.
• Ellin and Childe traded rapid close-range attacks as they tested each other's skill and experience.
• Childe feinted at Ellin's head and slashed at her throat, but Ellin countered with Dragon Claw Fist: Wind Dragon's Breath.

Ellin struck Childe with her Wind Dragon's Breath technique, seriously injuring him but holding back to avoid killing him. Childe maneuvered their fight toward the Prime of the Adepti's Exuvia and reached for Morax's Gnosis.

• Ellin shattered Childe's Thunder Blade and blasted him into the Mora pool with Wind Dragon's Breath.
• Childe recovered enough to attack again, and Ellin worried that another powerful hit might kill him before Zhongli's plan could succeed.
• Ellin noticed Childe was steering their fight toward the Prime of the Adepti's Exuvia and realized he still intended to seize the Gnosis.
• Ellin secretly helped Childe shift the battle, then pretended to be shocked when he used her punch to launch himself toward the Exuvia.
• Childe plunged his hand into the Prime of the Adepti's Exuvia to take Morax's Gnosis.

Ellin revealed that Childe had been tricked and denied him Morax’s Gnosis, prompting him to unleash Foul Legacy. She shattered his Heaven-Swallowing Whale with her Ten-Billion Subsidy attack and sent him crashing into the Golden House wall.

• Childe reached into the Exuvia for Morax’s Gnosis, but found nothing, and Ellin mocked him for being outplayed.
• Childe unleashed Foul Legacy and attacked Ellin with a plunging lightning spear, but she blocked it with the Skyward Blade and blasted him back with Storm Slash.
• Childe fired charged Water Arrows and summoned the Heaven-Swallowing Whale to crush Ellin.
• Ellin called on Geo and hundreds of millions of Mora, then used Ten-Billion Subsidy to shatter the whale with a resonant shock wave.
• The attack sent Childe flying over a hundred meters into the Golden House wall, and he spat blood.

After Childe awakened Osial to force Rex Lapis out of hiding, the ancient Archon’s attack plunged Liyue Harbor into panic. Furious at Childe for endangering its people, Ellin stopped his escape and flew toward the Jade Chamber to face the greater crisis.

• Childe deduced that Rex Lapis might still be alive and revealed his plan to awaken Osial beneath Guyun Stone Forest.
• Childe used hundreds of Sigils of Permission and his Harbinger power to weaken Osial’s restraints, unleashing the ancient Archon toward Liyue Harbor.
• The Jade Chamber carried Keqing, Ningguang, Lumine, Paimon, and the Adepti toward Guyun Stone Forest while the Liyue Qixing and Millelith evacuated residents.
• Childe fled the Golden House, but Ellin restrained him with Wind Rope and slammed his head into the floor in fury.
• Ellin left the injured Childe for the Fatui to treat and flew toward the Jade Chamber as Osial’s attack threatened Liyue.

Osial attacked Liyue Harbor, forcing the Adepti and the Liyue Qixing to join forces against him while Zhongli accompanied the evacuating citizens. As Osial tried to break free of his seal and the Fatui disrupted the defenders, a Frost Arrow streaked toward the enormous waves threatening Liyue.

• Citizens fled Liyue Harbor as Zhongli walked with the evacuation column, intending to protect his people while his contract remained in force.
• The Jade Chamber carried the Adepti and the Liyue Qixing toward Guyun Stone Forest, where they joined forces to confront Osial.
• Osial ignored the Jade Chamber and attacked the stone spears sealing him, so Cloud Retainer, Mountain Shaper, and Moon Carver fired the Super Guizhong Ballistas at him.
• Fatui troops appeared through spatial rifts aboard the Jade Chamber, prompting Keqing, Lumine, Ningguang, and the Millelith to fight them while the Adepti focused on Osial.
• Osial sent towering waves toward Liyue Harbor, and just as Xiao, Madame Ping, and Ganyu prepared to stop them, a Frost Arrow swept across the sky.

Ellin froze Osial’s tsunami before it could destroy Liyue Harbor and joined the Adepti and Liyue Qixing in battle. As Zhongli watched to see what future they would choose, the defenders launched their attack against Osial.

• Ellin fired a Frostflake Arrow from the Golden House, freezing Osial’s towering tsunami and saving Liyue Harbor.
• Ellin appeared above Mt. Tianheng, and the people of Liyue cheered as they recognized her as the immortal maiden who had saved them.
• Zhongli watched Ellin’s intervention and anticipated the answer the Adepti, the Liyue Qixing, and the people of Liyue would offer in his trial.
• Ellin landed on the Jade Chamber and urged everyone to set aside their questions and join forces against Osial.
• Ganyu took responsibility for healing and ranged support, Xiao donned his Yaksha Mask, and Madame Ping revealed her youthful form and summoned Feng'er.
• The Adepti prepared their weapons and launched their attack against Osial.

Ellin and the Adepti joined forces to fight Osial while protecting the stone spears that kept him sealed beneath Guyun Stone Forest. The battle left Osial badly wounded, but he remained a threat as the fight continued.

• Ellin used the Storm Sword Dance to defeat the Fatui who had boarded the Jade Chamber, easing pressure on its defenders.
• Ellin realized Osial was still pinned beneath the sea and that the stone spears had to survive until the Sigil of Permission's power faded.
• Xiao struck Osial with the Skyward Freedom Technique, while Madame Ping brought her spear down on one of his heads.
• The Guizhong Ballistae and a Frost Arrow struck Osial's other heads, briefly freezing one of them.
• Ellin unleashed the Storm Sword Dance between Osial's five heads, covering his body with wind blades and causing him intense pain.

Ellin and the Adepti fought Osial, but his growing strength and destruction of the Guizhong Ballista left Liyue Harbor in grave danger. Ellin proposed combining the power of six Adepti so she could temporarily reach the realm of an Archon and challenge him.

• Ellin, Feng'er, Xiao, and Madame Ping fought Osial while protecting Liyue Harbor, and Osial badly wounded Xiao with a massive strike.
• Feng'er rescued Madame Ping from Osial's crushing coils, but the attack damaged the Geo Spear and weakened its seal.
• Osial destroyed the Guizhong Ballista and shattered the Jade Chamber's platforms, sending Lumine, Ningguang, Keqing, and the others falling toward the sea.
• Ellin and the Adepti rescued the falling people, then warned that Osial was regaining strength and Liyue's position was worsening.
• Ellin proposed gathering the power of Ganyu, Xiao, Madame Ping, Moon Carver, Mountain Shaper, and Cloud Retainer to temporarily break through to the realm of an Archon.

Ellin proposed combining the six Adepti’s power to become an Archon, allowing Feng’er to gain Archon-level strength as well. With the Adepti’s support, Ellin became the Wind Archon, and Feng’er absorbed elemental energy and emerged in human form.

• Ellin revealed she was already half an Archon and explained that her breakthrough would let Feng’er wield Archon-level power.
• Xiao and Madame Ping vouched for Ellin, and the other Adepti agreed to lend her their strength.
• The six Adepti channeled their power into Ellin, who transformed into a true Archon and became the Wind Archon.
• Feng’er absorbed Cryo, Pyro, Hydro, Electro, Anemo, and Geo energy while keeping Osial at bay.
• Feng’er emerged from a sphere of six-colored light as a young woman in a white dress.

Feng'er took human form and joined Ellin in the battle against Osial, using her elemental powers to counter his attacks while Ellin prepared to freeze the sea. The chapter ended as Feng'er unleashed a massive pillar of flame onto Osial.

• Feng'er emerged in a winged human form and proudly showed herself to Ellin.
• Ellin decided to weaken Osial's advantage in the sea by charging a powerful Cryo attack.
• Feng'er flew at Osial and shattered his water shock wave with her Flash-Frozen Phoenix Claw.
• Feng'er struck one of Osial's heads with Electro- and Pyro-charged fists, triggering an Overloaded explosion.
• Feng'er evaded Osial's other heads and sent a pillar of flame crashing down toward him.

Feng'er fought Osial to buy Ellin time, but Osial healed himself with Hydro and continued battering the sea and Liyue Harbor. Ellin recalled Feng'er and prepared to act, with the chapter explaining how Feng'er's Familiar role supported her master's fighting style and elemental power.

• Feng'er struck Osial with Flame-Baked Phoenix Claw, driving his heads back and appearing to injure him, while Ningguang and Keqing watched from the Jade Chamber.
• Osial absorbed Hydro and mist from the sea to restore his size and strength, prompting Feng'er to attack again and keep him occupied while Ellin gathered power.
• Feng'er fought Osial with Anemo, Electro, and Pyro attacks as their battle sent waves into Liyue Harbor and damaged its streets and docks.
• Ellin called Feng'er back from the fight, and Feng'er admitted she had become angry at Osial's resilience.
• Ellin considered Feng'er's role as her Familiar and her own slow elemental channeling, as the chapter explained the four methods of channeling elemental power.

Ellin and Feng'er combined their Cryo powers to stop Osial's waterspout from reaching Liyue Harbor. Ellin's attack froze the sea and Guyun Stone Forest, leaving the harbor safe for the moment.

• Ellin flew high above Osial and gathered a vast amount of Cryo energy as he struck the sea and sent a towering waterspout toward Liyue Harbor.
• Ellin formed a palm-sized ice crystal with Feng'er's help, combining her elemental control with Feng'er's innate affinity.
• Ellin released the crystal with her attack, “A Glint of Cold Light!”
• The crystal exploded into a wave of Cryo energy that froze the sea, Guyun Stone Forest, and the waters around Liyue Harbor's docks.
• The frozen waterspout fell and shattered against the ice.

Ellin faced Osial after he broke free of her glacial attack and prepared a vast Hydro barrage capable of destroying Liyue Harbor. As Venti and Zhongli watched, Ellin resolved to meet the test and prove herself.

• Ellin froze the sea, but Osial broke through the ice and continued attacking the Geo Spear to weaken his seal.
• Osial drew Hydro power from the depths and formed countless Water Arrows across the sky above Guyun Stone Forest and Liyue Harbor.
• Ningguang, Keqing, Lumine, Paimon, the Adepti, and Liyue’s citizens realized Ellin was their only apparent defense against the coming attack.
• Venti questioned whether Ellin was too young to bear the burden, while Zhongli said her choice to fight for Liyue made the trial a necessary step toward becoming a god.
• Ellin accepted the pressure of the test and prepared to prove herself to Zhongli.

Ellin transformed Feng'er into white battle armor as Osial unleashed a rain of Water Arrows across Guyun Stone Forest and toward Liyue. The chapter ended with Ellin drawing the Skyward Blade and preparing to face the barrage.

• Ellin accepted Zhongli's plan to help her earn the trust of Liyue and resolved to protect its future for him.
• Zhongli and Venti watched Ellin on the battlefield, and Zhongli smiled at her determination.
• Ellin called for Feng'er to transform into armor, and Feng'er merged with her in six-colored light to create white battle armor.
• Paimon, Lumine, Ningguang, Keqing, Xiao, and the Adepti watched Ellin's transformation in awe.
• Osial roared and sent a vast barrage of Water Arrows toward the sea, Liyue Harbor, and Mt. Tianheng.
• Ellin summoned the Skyward Blade and took a sword-drawing stance against the falling arrows.

Ellin used her newly awakened power as the Wind Archon to destroy the God of the Vortex’s immense rain of arrows and shatter the blue sea of light above Liyue. The people celebrated her victory, while Venti and Zhongli watched from Mt. Tianheng.

• Ellin gathered the winds into her sword and unleashed Sky Slash against the billions of descending arrows.
• Her storm of wind blades shredded the arrows, struck the blue sea of light, and shattered it, sending harmless rain over Liyue.
• The refugees on Mt. Tianheng cheered, and Paimon, Lumine, the Millelith, Ningguang, Keqing, Xiao, Ganyu, and the Adepti celebrated Ellin’s feat.
• Zhongli praised the Wind Archon’s strength, and Venti boasted that he had taught her before indignantly challenging Zhongli’s implication.
• Ellin remained solemn as she gathered the winds around her blade, having cleared the sky with Sky Slash.

Ellin used the last of the Adeptal Energy sustaining her Archon-level power to summon a colossal Geo Sword against Osial. By resonating with the mountains of Guyun Stone Forest, the sword overcame Osial’s resistance and pinned him into the sea again.

• Ellin’s aura weakened after her Sky Slash, and Cloud Retainer realized the Adeptal Energy sustaining her breakthrough was nearly exhausted.
• Osial sensed Ellin’s dwindling power and attacked her with a colossal waterspout.
• Ellin called upon the Geo throughout Liyue, which gathered into a vast sphere and transformed into an enormous Geo Sword.
• Ellin’s Geo Sword clashed with Osial, but he resisted with his five heads and waterspout, pushing the sword back.
• Ellin burned her final Adeptal Energy and made the Geo Sword resonate with the mountains of Guyun Stone Forest.
• The resulting shock wave shattered Osial’s waterspout and bodies, and the Geo Sword pinned him into the sea.

Ellin and the Adepti helped seal Osial again after Ningguang sacrificed the Jade Chamber, and Ningguang then confronted the Adepti over Liyue’s future. She urged them to look beyond the land and see the people living in the city.

• Osial struggled against the stone sword and Geo Spears, sending waves flooding into Liyue Harbor as Ellin ran out of strength.
• Ningguang proposed sacrificing the Jade Chamber, and the Adepti helped Lumine destroy its control formation so it would fall onto Osial.
• The Jade Chamber exploded above the sea, exhausting Osial and allowing the stone sword and Geo Spears to seal him again.
• Ningguang and the Adepti returned to Liyue Harbor, where Madame Ping eased tensions by recognizing Ningguang’s sacrifice.
• Ningguang said the Qixing would not yield, then asked the Adepti to look at Liyue’s people as well as its land.

Ningguang and Ellin urged the Adepti to reconsider their conflict with Liyue’s people, and the Adepti realized Rex Lapis had likely faked his death to test their response to a changing age. Seeing the people rebuild Liyue Harbor, the Adepti accepted that humanity could protect the nation and departed.

• Ningguang reminded the Adepti that the Qixing had made a contract to protect and prosper Liyue.
• Ellin warned that conflict between Liyue’s protectors and its people would harm both sides, and said the Adepti already suspected Rex Lapis was alive.
• The Adepti concluded that Rex Lapis had visited them in their dreams and staged his death to test whether they could adapt to the times.
• Fengyan thanked the Adepti for helping defend Liyue and returned to his duties as chief instructor of the Millelith.
• Madame Ping told the Adepti that Liyue had entered an age of human governance, built on generations of mortal effort and legacy.
• Watching the people restore Liyue Harbor, the Adepti accepted that the nation had grown beyond their protection and departed.

After La Signora collected Zhongli’s Gnosis, Zhongli revealed his retirement plan to Lumine and Paimon and thanked Ellin for honoring his contract by not attacking La Signora. Later, Venti asked whether Zhongli was satisfied, and Zhongli reflected that Liyue had proved it could protect itself without relying on him.

• La Signora collected the Geo Gnosis from Zhongli, who then explained his staged death and retirement to Lumine and Paimon.
• Zhongli thanked Ellin for refraining from attacking La Signora, and Ellin claimed she had only held back because she was exhausted.
• Ellin left after her meal with Zhongli, and Venti arrived at the restaurant with a request for ten jars of wine.
• Venti remarked that Ellin had matured, and Zhongli said Liyue’s response to the crisis had reassured him that it could stand on its own.
• Zhongli reflected that the Liyue Qixing, the Adepti, Ningguang, and Ellin had shown the courage to protect Liyue and face future hardships.

Zhongli reflected on Liyue’s future and felt reassured by Ellin’s potential to protect the nation, then left the restaurant with Venti. Ellin returned to her parents in Mondstadt and enjoyed time at home with her friends before taking Feng'er to the Cat's Tail Tavern for a fruit slush.

• Zhongli concluded that Liyue’s people, the Qixing, the Adepti, and Ellin had shown they could protect the nation without him, allowing him to step down without regret.
• Zhongli and Venti learned that Ellin had paid their restaurant bill, and the owner waived the cost of their wine because they were her friends.
• Ellin returned to Mondstadt with pastries, reunited with Hermann and her mother, and told them she planned to rest at home for a while.
• Ellin slept peacefully in her childhood home, then visited the Serenitea Pot and went camping by Cider Lake with Fischl, Noelle, Sucrose, and the others.
• Ellin summoned Feng'er and took her to the Cat's Tail Tavern to try its Sunsettia Sweet Slush.