Chapter Summaries

Lingchen comforted Xiaoqian, a grieving young Foxian, by telling her that her mother could be imagined as a star watching over her. The chapter left Xiaoqian asking whether her mother’s faith had truly mattered.

• Fu Xuan and Lingchen found Xiaoqian crying alone and learned that she had lost her mother.
• Xiaoqian asked Fu Xuan whether following the Reignbow Arbiter was right and whether she was alone.
• Fu Xuan said the Hunt served to protect civilizations and create a better future, but Xiaoqian questioned why it had not spared her mother.
• Lingchen comforted Xiaoqian by saying that everyone was a child of the stars and that her mother could watch over her from the sky.
• Lingchen showed Xiaoqian the real starry sky and told her that her longing could connect her to her mother.
• Xiaoqian asked Lingchen whether her mother’s faith had mattered.

Lingchen comforted Xiaoqian over her mother’s death and helped her find resolve, then teased Fu Xuan on their way back. Later, Lingchen and Sparkle acted out a Peacekeeper scenario that ended with Sparkle unconscious, while Lingchen went to Aurum Alley the next morning.

• Lingchen explained faith to Xiaoqian and told her that her mother had become a star watching over her.
• Xiaoqian promised she would follow the stars, and Lingchen used [Purification] to clear her negative condition before she left with two Foxians.
• Fu Xuan and Lingchen discussed Xiaoqian’s connection to the stars, then traded teasing insults as they returned.
• Sparkle dressed as a Peacekeeper and provoked Lingchen, who sealed the space with [Elation] and overwhelmed her with his Path power.
• Lingchen went to Aurum Alley the next morning while Sparkle remained unconscious, and he realized she truly had feelings for him.

Lingchen acknowledged his feelings for Sparkle and promised to stay true to the women he cared for, then went to face Fu Xuan after their encounter. Meanwhile, Topaz and Aventurine arrived at the Luofu to meet Yukong and pursue business opportunities connected to Lingchen.

• Sparkle teased Lingchen about being his first, and he told her that she would have to defeat him to get what she wanted.
• Lingchen promised Sparkle that becoming powerful would not change his feelings for her or the others, and she revealed that she planned to leave the next day.
• Sparkle put on her tabi in front of Lingchen and said that only he would be allowed to see her feet.
• Lingchen decided to visit Fu Xuan and accept her anger after what he had done.
• Topaz introduced herself and Aventurine to Yukong at the Sky-Faring Commission, where they had come as representatives of the Interastral Peace Corporation.

Lingchen told Qingque an immersive story about the grim future that might follow if he were absent, persuading her that the Luofu would need her to take on a major leadership role. The story shook Qingque and Lingchen alike, and the chapter ended with Lingchen pulling a confused Fu Xuan into his arms.

• Topaz and Aventurine asked Yukong to arrange a meeting with Lingchen, and she gave them the address of Fu Xuan's Home.
• Qingque complained to Lingchen about Fu Xuan's increasing workload for her, and Lingchen told her she would eventually have to choose between becoming General or Diviner.
• Lingchen described a possible future in which Jing Yuan and Fu Xuan died in war, leaving Qingque as Diviner, and used an immersive projection to make the story vivid.
• The story left Qingque stunned and distressed, while Lingchen struggled with his own emotions and blamed Aha's influence.
• Fu Xuan returned home, and Lingchen pulled her into his arms, flustering her in front of Qingque.

Qingque recovered from Aha’s influence after Lingchen told a frightening story about possible upheavals, and she agreed to take her future Diviner duties more seriously while avoiding the Seat of Divine Foresight’s paperwork. Topaz and Aventurine arrived, and Fu Xuan’s divination revealed a romantic future for Topaz and Lingchen, leaving Topaz shocked and blushing.

• Lingchen used the Pure Land to protect Qingque and Fu Xuan from Aha’s influence, then explained that his story had frightened Qingque.
• Fu Xuan warned that ominous upheavals could threaten the Luofu without Lingchen, and Lingchen urged Qingque to train for her future role as Diviner.
• Qingque agreed to take the Divination Commission’s work but asked to avoid the Seat of Divine Foresight’s paperwork.
• Topaz and Aventurine arrived, and Lingchen recognized them by their original names and invited them to draw cards for a divination.
• Lingchen sent Topaz to Fu Xuan to learn her future, and Fu Xuan whispered the result: Topaz would kiss Lingchen.
• Topaz reacted to Fu Xuan’s revelation with shock and a blush.

Topaz and Aventurine invited Lingchen to join the Interastral Peace Corporation, but he declined and said Oswald Schneider would have to leave for him to reconsider. Lingchen acknowledged Aventurine’s hatred of Oswald and offered the pair milk tea, whose effects surprised Topaz.

• Topaz learned from Fu Xuan’s divination that she and Lingchen would fall in love, then discussed the Corporation’s offer with him and Aventurine.
• Fu Xuan returned to the Divination Commission, leaving Lingchen to hear the Corporation’s recruitment proposal from Topaz and Aventurine.
• Aventurine offered Lingchen a senior position and the possibility of a separate department, but Lingchen refused to join the Corporation.
• Lingchen said he would consider joining if Oswald Schneider left, and described several bizarre ways he could turn Oswald into entertainment.
• Aventurine admitted he wanted to kill Oswald for destroying the Avegians, but lacked the power and opportunity to do so.
• Lingchen served Topaz and Aventurine his homemade milk tea, which lifted their moods and eased their exhaustion.

Lingchen told Topaz and Aventurine that he had taken the Imaginary Wall, but they doubted his account and planned to investigate the Xianzhou anyway. After they left, Lingchen learned that Lord Ravagers Celenova and Zephyro were preparing a surprise attack on the Luofu to seize the Wall, while Topaz reported to Jade that Lingchen would not join the company.

• Lingchen told Topaz and Aventurine that he had taken the Imaginary Wall and warned them that the company could not control it.
• Lingchen said he was stronger than an Emanator and offered to cooperate with the company if Oswaldo was removed, but Topaz and Aventurine suspected he was teasing them.
• Topaz and Aventurine chose to stay on the Luofu and investigate the Imaginary Wall, then left Lingchen’s residence.
• Lingchen learned that Celenova and Zephyro had joined forces to attack the Luofu and steal the Imaginary Wall, using a device to thwart divination.
• Topaz told Jade that Lingchen would not join the company but might cooperate with them, and Jade accepted the outcome.

Lingchen’s warning that two Emanators of [Destruction] were heading to the Luofu prompted the Xianzhou and IPC representatives to decide how to respond. Topaz chose to trust Lingchen and report the warning to the Company, leaving his strength and the Imaginary Wall’s fate to be investigated.

• Jade told Topaz to investigate Lingchen’s claim about the Imaginary Wall and said she would inform Pearl of his interest in her.
• Fu Xuan explained that Qingque was working hard while training her to take over the Diviner’s position, and Lingchen discussed the approaching Emanators with Jing Yuan and Fu Xuan.
• Lingchen advised the Luofu to officially notify the Company that Aha was the source of the warning, and Fu Xuan agreed.
• Topaz and Aventurine discussed whether Aha’s warning was credible, and Topaz said she believed Lingchen.
• Topaz instructed Jade to tell Diamond that Lingchen had obtained the information from Aha and to report the Luofu’s position, while the Company continued investigating Lingchen and the Imaginary Wall.

The IPC board debated Lingchen’s power and unanimously chose to seek friendly relations, while waiting to see how he handled two Emanators of [Destruction]. Back home, Lingchen comforted Qingque, and the chapter ended with Zephyro and Celenova preparing their attack.

• Oswald opposed confronting Lingchen, while Diamond argued that an alliance with him was worth more than the Ten Stonehearts.
• Apolly speculated that Lingchen might possess a throne-domain that would make him far stronger than an ordinary Emanator and advised the IPC to befriend him.
• Taravan assigned Diamond to arrange friendly relations with Lingchen, and Lady Scar announced the board’s unanimous decision.
• Qingque complained to Lingchen about her workload and asked whether two Emanators were coming to attack him.
• Lingchen held Qingque, and Zephyro criticized Celenova for seeking a device to conceal their presence before attacking.

The Xianzhou Luofu learned that Lord Ravagers Celenova and Zephyro were approaching with a vast Antimatter Legion force, and its leaders prepared to defend the ship while placing their hopes in Lingchen. Topaz and Aventurine also received the invasion report and recognized how overwhelming the threat was.

• Celenova and Zephyro led tens of thousands of Doomsday Beasts and Calamity's Vanguard, along with nearly a million Voidrangers, toward the Luofu to seize the Imaginary Wall.
• Lingchen received Aha's warning and intended to defeat the Lord Ravagers with his own power in exchange for more strength from [Elation].
• Fu Xuan briefly broke through the blockade and divined the approaching attack, while Qingzu informed Jing Yuan of the threat.
• Fu Xuan ordered the Luofu to prepare for battle, and Yukong and the Ten-Lords Commission also readied themselves as they trusted Lingchen to protect the ship.
• Topaz and Aventurine read the Divination Commission's report and realized that the approaching force could overwhelm the Luofu.

Lingchen faced the Antimatter Legion and the Lord Ravagers attacking the Xianzhou Luofu, using three Herrscher of the Void Character Cards to unleash the Authority of the Door. He began confronting the Legion as the Doomsday Beasts overcharged their attacks, leaving Jing Yuan worried that they planned to take Lingchen down with them.

• Topaz and Aventurine concluded that the Luofu's fate depended on Lingchen, while Jing Yuan prepared to report the Antimatter Legion's attack to the Marshal.
• Lingchen told Jing Yuan he would fight alone and chose to use three Herrscher of the Void Character Cards.
• Celenova and Zephyro revealed their presence and ordered their forces to attack the Luofu as factions across the universe watched.
• Lingchen's masks spread the Authority of Humor across the Luofu, driving the Antimatter Legion into a frenzy and forcing its soldiers to retreat.
• Lingchen activated the Authority of the Door, donned white battle armor, and declared that he was Honkai as the Doomsday Beasts unleashed attacks beyond their limits.

Lingchen redirected the Doomsday Beasts’ attack to devastate the Antimatter Legion, then defeated Zephyro in battle and captured his soul. As Zephyro prepared to die, Lingchen sensed that Celenova remained nearby, still making a final attempt to resist.

• The Doomsday Beasts launched their strongest attack at the Luofu, but Lingchen opened spatial portals and redirected the torrents into the Antimatter Legion, destroying nearly a million of its members.
• Lingchen confronted Celenova and Zephyro, and Zephyro hurled several stars at him; Lingchen contained them and taunted the Lord Ravagers.
• Lingchen seized Zephyro, compressed him into a spatial construct, and shredded his body, but Zephyro reassembled himself with the power of [Destruction].
• Zephyro transformed his body into a miniature star and locked its attack onto Lingchen, who stopped it with layers of folded space and shattered it with a drill made from Void Lances.
• Lingchen subdued Zephyro’s fading soul in a spatial cage and sensed that Celenova was still nearby, while Zephyro calmly declared his readiness to return to his lord.

Lingchen turned the defeated Lord Ravager Zephyro into a cat and cursed him to direct his destruction only at evil. After defeating Celenova’s attack, Lingchen imprisoned her, leaving her unable to escape or rely on Nanook for rescue.

• Lingchen transformed Zephyro into a white cat and bound his destructive authority so he could attack only evil and defend hopeful, orderly places.
• Lingchen taunted Zephyro about whether Nanook would accept his altered destruction, then kicked him away to travel through the stars.
• Celenova launched a surprise attack, but Lingchen countered with warped space and warned her to try again.
• Celenova attacked once more, passed through Lingchen, and was wounded when space shattered around her.
• Lingchen trapped Celenova in a Spatial Cage while Aha intercepted Nanook, preventing the Aeon from coming to her aid.

Lingchen defeated and captured Celenova, prompting the Xianzhou, the Family, and the Corporation to reconsider their plans around his overwhelming power. Back on the Luofu, he settled the rewards for his performance and received high-tier Emanator-level energy and the complete authorities of The Door.

• Lingchen used the power of Remembrance to trap Celenova in Fuli's crystal palace, and a hidden Emanator of Remembrance recognized his strength.
• Hua and the Xianzhou's senior officials committed to their plan, while Gopher Wood and Sunday prepared to revive Order and make plans to bring Lingchen to Penacony.
• Taravan and the Corporation's directors decided to treat Lingchen as a potential ally and offer him extensive access to their resources.
• Lingchen returned to Fu Xuan's Home on the Luofu and began settling the rewards for using three Character Cards.
• The system awarded Lingchen high-tier Emanator-level energy and the complete authorities of The Door: Space, Infinity, and Connection.