Recaps

The Death Ruler ambushed and killed Phanes, then seized control as the new Heavenly Principles. He forced the Archons to submit and cursed Khaenri'ah, transforming its people and their descendants into monsters and giving rise to the Hilichurl race.

• The Death Ruler pierced Phanes's heart with forbidden knowledge and took control of his body.
• The Death Ruler killed the Time Ruler, while the Life Ruler submitted and the Space Ruler escaped after Aether was blasted onto Khaenri'ah's soil.
• The Death Ruler declared himself the Heavenly Principles and threatened the Archons into keeping Phanes's death secret.
• The new Heavenly Principles cursed Khaenri'ah and its descendants, turning many people into monsters and creating the Hilichurl race.

After the Cataclysm, Aether joined the Abyss Order while the Space Ruler escaped the Death Ruler and began seeking allies against him. Five hundred years later, she awakened Lumine and arranged for her to meet Paimon, setting her on a journey to find Aether.

• Aether awoke to Khaenri'ah's ruin, blamed the Archons, and traveled with Dainsleif before joining the Abyss Order and becoming its prince.
• The Space Ruler escaped the Death Ruler with the Time Ruler's authority, but her body regressed and her power nearly ran out.
• The Space Ruler sought allies against the usurper, while the Tsaritsa strengthened Snezhnaya and gathered Khaenri'ah's survivors and other outcasts.
• The Space Ruler decided to use Lumine, an outlander beyond Irminsul's records, to gather support in secret.
• Lumine awoke after five hundred years, fished Paimon from the sea, and set out with her to find her brother.

Paimon revealed why Aether and Lumine were essential to the coming war against the Heavenly Principles and explained that leaving Teyvat required permission from Celestia. Lumine asked whether Paimon had spoken to Yucheng, and Paimon answered with a knowing smile.

• Lumine accepted Paimon's account of the Death Ruler's role in Khaenri'ah, while Aether struggled to believe that his long-held reasons for revenge were wrong.
• Paimon explained that she had chosen Lumine because she was from beyond Teyvat and later recognized her ability to purify Abyssal power and wield multiple elements.
• Aether tried to leave with Lumine, but Paimon told them the only exit from Teyvat was at Celestia, where they would need the Heavenly Principles' permission.
• Paimon said Snezhnaya, the Abyss Order, and Khaenri'ah's survivors were preparing to rebel, and that victory was impossible without Aether and Lumine, who stood outside Teyvat's laws.
• Lumine warned Aether that using Abyssal power on a large scale could doom Teyvat, then asked Paimon whether she had discussed the coming conflict with Yucheng.
• Paimon smiled meaningfully and told Lumine to guess whether she had spoken with Yucheng.

Snezhnaya ascended as an entire nation and openly rebelled against Celestia, while Paimon revealed her return and attacked the Life Ruler. The Life Ruler re-formed and called for a purge of humanity, then tried to persuade Paimon to join him by invoking her role in past purges.

• The Tsaritsa led Snezhnaya’s forces and citizens in an ascent powered by seven Gnoses, challenging Celestia as the Statues of the Seven shattered and revealed Celestia to the world.
• The Life Ruler sent four Skyfrost Nails against Snezhnaya, but Pierro shattered all four with his scepter.
• Paimon ambushed the Life Ruler, crushed his forbidden-knowledge heart, and declared that the Heavenly Principles were usurpers impersonating their rightful predecessors.
• The Life Ruler re-formed from black water as three new, chaotic Sustainers joined him, and he proposed eliminating 99.9 percent of humanity.
• The Life Ruler urged Paimon to submit and help lead the new Sustainers, reminding her that she had once personally deployed Skyfrost Nails during human purges.

Yucheng intervened when the Dark Rulers threatened another purge, then summoned the Seven Archons and Seven Dragon Sovereigns to confront them. Paimon broadcast the gathering across Teyvat, revealing several Archons’ identities to stunned viewers.

• Paimon accused the Dark Rulers of causing disasters, and the Life Ruler threatened to eliminate 99.9% of humanity.
• Yucheng appeared and used Chibaku Tensei to trap the four Dark Rulers, but the Life Ruler broke free and dropped the sphere toward Snezhnaya City.
• The Tsaritsa shielded Snezhnaya City, and Yucheng used Kamui to draw the sphere into his Kamui Dimension.
• Yucheng used the Summoning Technique to bring the six Archons and Seven Dragon Sovereigns to the battlefield.
• Paimon’s broadcast showed the gathering to Teyvat, and Barbara recognized Barbatos as the drunken Bard while Hu Tao recognized Rex Lapis as her Guest Consultant.

Yucheng and Teyvat’s assembled Archons and Dragon Sovereigns confronted the Four Dark Rulers, but the Plague Ruler’s self-destruction unleashed a monster-making rain across the nations. As people fought to defend their homes, the Life Ruler opened a portal and sent out more monsters, prompting Albedo to recognize him as his master.

• The Life Ruler revealed that the Dark Rulers planned to use humanity as a source of faith, and the God of War and Pyro Dragon King launched the battle.
• Yucheng used Amenotejikara to isolate one Dark Ruler, and the assembled gods rushed to defeat him.
• The isolated Dark Ruler self-destructed, and Rex Lapis shielded the others as the Plague Ruler’s black rain spread across Teyvat and transformed living creatures into monsters.
• People and adeptus-level fighters across the nations mobilized to defend against the monsters.
• The Life Ruler opened a wormhole and sent out more creatures tainted by forbidden knowledge, and Albedo recognized him as his master.

Albedo struggled to contain a destructive urge and sent Klee away before the Skyfrost Nail crashed down on Dragonspine, triggering an avalanche. On Celestia, Yucheng killed two Dark Rulers, leaving only the Life Ruler, whom he taunted about the Heavenly Principles wanting him dead.

• Albedo warned Klee to leave Dragonspine, then went beneath the Skyfrost Nail to continue his experiment as his destructive urge intensified.
• The Skyfrost Nail slammed down, causing a massive avalanche, and Klee fought monsters while helping evacuate the camp.
• Yucheng used his Truth-Seeking Orbs to kill two Dark Rulers, leaving the Life Ruler as the last one standing.
• The Life Ruler questioned how Yucheng had entered Teyvat, and Yucheng suggested the Heavenly Principles wanted the Life Ruler dead so he could reclaim his Authority of life.

Yucheng and the others defeated the Life Ruler, but the Heavenly Principles emerged from Celestia and suppressed the gods with the authority of laws. As the Heavenly Principles began attacking and summoned figures from black radiance, Zhongli recognized Guizhong among them.

• Yucheng warned the Life Ruler that powerful shadow incarnations with independent minds could become dangerous, then joined the others in killing him.
• After the Life Ruler died, the Heavenly Principles’ power suppressed the Archons’ and dragons’ elemental abilities, while Yucheng and the Abyss users remained unaffected.
• The Heavenly Principles appeared, froze the space where Yucheng had stood with the authority of time, and declared that he would reclaim the Archons’ authorities.
• The Heavenly Principles unleashed crushing force, and Yucheng shielded his allies with Susanoo before escaping as his Perfect Susanoo was destroyed.
• The Heavenly Principles filled the battlefield with figures formed from black radiance, and Zhongli recognized the God of Dust, Guizhong, among them.

The Heavenly Principles resurrected eighty dead gods and Dragon Sovereigns, then forced them to fight the twenty defenders under his laws. Aether and Lumine arrived with Dainsleif and the Abyss Order, and Albedo awakened with god-level power, bringing new forces against the Heavenly Principles.

• The Heavenly Principles revealed that he had gathered powerful souls from the Ley Lines and restored their awareness, including Raiden Makoto, Egeria, and deceased Dragon Sovereigns.
• He commanded sixty-five resurrected powerhouses to attack the defenders, while the Seven Archons and Seven Dragons fought under severe suppression and faced carefully chosen opponents.
• Aether and Lumine arrived at Celestia with their full strength restored, but the Heavenly Principles stopped their attack and sent four gods to fight them.
• Aether summoned seven god-level elemental apostles, who joined Dainsleif and the Abyss Order in their five-hundred-year struggle against the Heavenly Principles.
• Albedo awakened beneath the Skyfrost Nail after monsters empowered him, shattered the Nail, and arrived at Celestia as the Heavenly Principles accused him of being the Life Ruler’s fallback plan.

Yucheng’s side neared defeat after ten days of battle as the Heavenly Principles turned fallen allies into enemies. In Liyue, Ningguang gave birth, and the baby’s cries reached Yucheng at Celestia, giving him the call to counterattack.

• Yucheng’s forces suffered heavy losses, including Dvalin’s death, while the Heavenly Principles reclaimed the souls of fallen fighters.
• Yucheng sent the gravely injured Azhdaha, Dainsleif, and Thunder Dragon King into the Kamui Dimension for Furina to treat.
• Ningguang went into labor while directing Liyue’s defense, and Baizhu and a midwife began preparing for the delivery.
• Ningguang sent the gathered officials back to their posts so Liyue Harbor’s defenses would not be neglected.
• Ningguang gave birth, and her baby’s cries reached Yucheng at Celestia.

Yucheng chose to compete for the Teyvat Star Core rather than abandon his allies, triggering a Star Core Battle against the Heavenly Principles. Inside the battle arena, Yucheng unleashed his Wood Release techniques and formed an armored Wood Golem as the fight began.

• The system revealed that the Heavenly Principles was 98% through refining the Teyvat Star Core and offered Yucheng a choice between fighting for it or being transported to another planet.
• Yucheng chose to keep the original reward, and the Seven Archons and six dragons felt the laws’ radiance lift the pressure weighing on them.
• The Heavenly Principles confronted Yucheng, and both vanished into a mysterious octagonal arena where they could not contact the outside world.
• The Heavenly Principles challenged Yucheng’s decision to fight one-on-one, while Yucheng said he would finally fight without holding back.
• Yucheng used Wood Release to fill the arena with trees and vines, then summoned an armored Wood Golem wielding a Tachi formed from Truth-Seeking Orbs.

Yucheng defeated the Death Ruler with Phanes’s help, ending the war and becoming Teyvat’s new master. After repairing the world and resurrecting the dead, he opened a passage beyond Teyvat as Aether and Lumine’s journey continued elsewhere.

• Nahida stopped the Pyro Archon from destroying the unresponsive summoned souls, and Rex Lapis and the Cryo Archon sealed them while Ei reunited with Raiden Makoto and revealed her marriage to Yucheng.
• Yucheng summoned the Senju Guanyin and defeated Nibelung, but the Heavenly Principles stabbed him from behind inside the Octagonal Cage.
• Yucheng used Izanagi to survive and the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to restore Phanes, who fought the Death Ruler and defeated him.
• Yucheng and Phanes left the cage, and Yucheng announced that the allies had won; Ei and the others celebrated his return.
• One year later, Yucheng helped heal Teyvat, lift curses, restore the dead, and open a passage beyond the planet.
• A woman aboard a train discovered an inhabited planet on the star chart, and the crew planned to visit it after Penacony.

A Foxian woman fled the Antimatter Legion to Teyvat, where Yucheng destroyed their attack as an immense Karasu Tengu Warrior. He agreed to let Phantylia go without revenge, but demanded intelligence in return.

• A damaged Starskiff piloted by a Foxian woman fled the Antimatter Legion and descended toward Teyvat after its engines failed.
• Phantylia ordered an Apocalypse Beast to bombard the planet and ensure the Foxian woman died.
• Yucheng appeared as a towering Karasu Tengu Warrior and destroyed the Apocalypse Beast and pursuing spacecraft with one sword strike.
• Phantylia introduced herself as a Destruction Emanator and claimed the attack had been a misunderstanding.
• Yucheng accepted Phantylia's offer to end the conflict without revenge, but demanded intelligence as compensation.

Tingyun woke in Teyvat after Uchiha Yucheng rescued her and met Miko and the other women in his household. She learned that Yucheng controlled Teyvat’s Stellaron and began wondering whether the world’s long-lived beings could offer clues to extending Foxian lifespans.

• Tingyun woke in an antique-style room surrounded by children, one of whom called her an auntie.
• Miko examined Tingyun and learned her name and that she was a Foxian envoy from the Xianzhou Luofu.
• Miko explained that she was a five-hundred-year-old Great Youkai and introduced Chiyo, Ei, and Ganyu, whose lifespans spanned thousands of years.
• Tingyun wondered whether Teyvat held a resource that could extend Foxian lifespans and decided to investigate.
• Miko told Tingyun that Uchiha Yucheng had rescued her and that the women in the room were his partners.
• Uchiha Yucheng introduced himself as Teyvat’s Heavenly Principles and welcomed Tingyun to the world.