Chapter Summaries

Luo Li destroyed Belial after resisting one final dream of the home and family he longed for, then accepted the Middle East Alliance’s intelligence for his journey to America. He left for the Pacific Ocean to confront the last Sin, Leviathan.

• Luo Li imprisoned Belial’s consciousness and tortured it with time, space, memory, and the powers of the other Sins.
• As Luo Li began draining Belial’s source, Belial sent him a vivid dream of Castorice and their daughters, but Xiao Hong warned him that it was false.
• Luo Li awakened, erased Belial and the dream, and absorbed the authority of sloth while Xiao Hong absorbed some of its fragments.
• Days later, the Middle East Alliance confirmed that the Sea of Deathly Sand’s enervating field had vanished and offered Luo Li gifts and travel information.
• Luo Li accepted a data storage device with intelligence about America and departed for the Pacific Ocean to face Leviathan.

Luo Li arrived in America and began clearing vampires from an industrial district linked to Leviathan’s power. He found an underwater passage leading toward the deep-sea demon and left the slums behind, while the survivors prayed to the stranger who had briefly freed them from the vampires.

• Luo Li and Xiao Hong saw the stark divide between the fortified City of Silicon Crystals and the impoverished slums outside it.
• Luo Li traveled to an abandoned coastal industrial district identified as a node of Leviathan’s influence.
• Luo Li effortlessly killed the Blood Fang Gang vampires and cleared the district of other vampires using his spatial abilities.
• Luo Li found an underground smuggling passage connected to a hidden underwater route and filled with Leviathan’s aura.
• Luo Li saw human traffickers dragging a starving girl toward vampires, but chose not to intervene before entering the passage.
• The surviving poor people knelt and prayed after Luo Li left, grateful for the brief peace he had brought.

Luo Li failed to pin down Leviathan in the Mariana Trench and left the deep sea to reconsider his approach. After an unpleasant visit to Sweetwater Town, he decided to return to Longxia and seek help from Lu Jingheng and its research resources.

• Luo Li repeatedly attacked Leviathan's apparent locations in the deep sea, but it dispersed into the ocean and avoided a direct fight.
• Luo Li and Xiao Hong tried using the authorities of Sloth, Greed, and Wrath to expose Leviathan, but none of their attempts worked.
• Luo Li abandoned the search and appeared near a survivor market on America's west coast to think through a better strategy.
• Luo Li saw the market's excessive sugary food, rejected Xiao Hong's interest in cotton candy, and sent a thug flying when he tried to approach him.
• Luo Li left Sweetwater Town and decided to return to Longxia for help from Lu Jingheng and its scientific research resources.

Luo Li returned from the deep sea and learned that the international Leviathan Joint Research Group was preparing a plan to expose Leviathan’s core node and separate him from the ocean. He agreed to strike in seven days, while dismissing diplomatic overtures and focusing on finding Castorice and his daughters.

• Luo Li told Lu Jingheng that Leviathan was difficult to locate because he had integrated himself with the deep-sea environment.
• Lu Jingheng explained the joint research group’s theory that Leviathan relied on a core node and anchor points in the Mariana Trench, and outlined plans to expose and disrupt it.
• Lu Jingheng estimated that the detection matrix and consciousness-solidifying method would be ready in seven days, and Luo Li agreed to lead the attack.
• Lu Jingheng told Luo Li that Elysia and Xingyan were safe at headquarters, and Luo Li ate the Hot-Star fried chicken he offered.
• Lu Jingheng reported that Europa and Su'e'ai representatives wanted to meet Luo Li after Leviathan’s defeat, but Luo Li refused and looked ahead to the final battle in seven days.

Luo Li killed Leviathan and completed the ultimate quest, but the system vanished before giving him the promised coordinates to Amphoreus. As humanity celebrated its salvation, Luo Li was left alone in the deep sea, believing he had lost his only chance to find his loved ones.

• The five powers activated their detection array and consciousness-disrupting torpedoes, forcing Leviathan's core node to emerge from the undersea mountain range.
• Luo Li charged the exposed core and destroyed Leviathan with Enma and the power of Finality, absorbing the origin of the seventh deadly sin.
• The system confirmed Leviathan's death and the quest's completion, then displayed errors and began its disengagement procedure.
• The system interface vanished before revealing the quest reward or Amphoreus coordinates, and Luo Li could no longer summon it.
• Humanity celebrated the end of the vampires and hailed Luo Li as its savior, while he remained in the deep sea grieving the loss of his only hope.

After slaying the seven vampire progenitors, Luo Li demanded the promised coordinates to Amphoreus and a reward, leading the world to believe he had gone mad. He was confined to a psychiatric hospital, while Xiao Hong remained secretly at his side, wondering how to help him.

• Luo Li appeared on a Longxia flagship and bewildered reporters and officials by demanding the coordinates to Amphoreus and his promised reward.
• The leaders of the five major powers activated a plan to take Luo Li into custody under the pretense of providing care.
• Enma killed three S-rank ability users who tried to seize it, and Lu Jingheng used technology from the Star Rail Research Institute to seal the blade in an alloy case.
• Several days later, Luo Li was admitted to the Seventh Psychiatric Hospital Recovery and Wellness Center, where experts recommended long-term isolation and observation.
• Xiao Hong stayed beside Luo Li and worried that his silence and despair did not mean he had truly gone mad.

Luo Li willingly used the authority of Sloth to seal his consciousness inside an eternal slumber, unable to bear a reality without the people he had lost. He was diagnosed as being in a vegetative state, while Xiao Hong stayed beside him as the world continued rebuilding.

• Luo Li remained withdrawn in the rehabilitation center, tormented by the vanished system, the broken promise, and the loss of Castorice, Shiyu, and Shiyi.
• When the head nurse asked what he needed, Luo Li said he wanted to sleep for a while.
• Luo Li awakened the authority of Sloth and willingly sank into an illusion woven from his deepest longings, ignoring Xiao Hong's cries.
• Doctors found that Luo Li's body was healthy but his conscious activity had nearly stopped, and they diagnosed him as being in a vegetative state.
• The news of Luo Li's condition reached the outside world, while Xiao Hong remained beside his sleeping body and waited.

Luo Li lived a peaceful dream as a husband and father with Castorice, Shiyu, and Shiyi, far removed from the apocalypse. Knowing Belial’s authority had created the dream from his deepest desires, he chose to remain asleep rather than wake.

• Shiyi asked Luo Li to help find her missing butterfly hair clip, and he found it wedged between the sofa cushions.
• Castorice prepared Shiyi and Shiyu for kindergarten, and Luo Li walked with his family to drop them off.
• Luo Li and Castorice returned home and discussed their ordinary plans for the day.
• Luo Li recognized that his peaceful family life was a dream created by Belial’s authority and his own desires.
• Luo Li decided he was willing to stay in the dream forever.

In the dream, Luo Li and Castorice raised Shiyi and Shiyu through ordinary school-day routines, sharing their daughters’ artwork, stories, and homework. As Shiyu read a fairy-tale collection about Amphoreus, Luo Li felt a familiar ache, then ended the day savoring the peaceful family life he wished he could keep.

• Luo Li and Castorice helped Shiyi and Shiyu get ready for school, then watched them leave together for the school bus stop.
• Luo Li picked up the girls after school, praised Shiyi’s drawing of the family, and heard that Shiyu had earned full marks on her math quiz.
• Shiyu showed Luo Li an Amphoreus Fairy Tale Collection and said its stories felt familiar to Castorice, stirring a vague feeling in him.
• At home, Shiyu patiently helped Shiyi with a math problem while Castorice tidied the kitchen and Luo Li reflected on their peaceful family life.

In the dream, Shiyi and Shiyu grow older and work together to assemble a telescope, then discover the Moon and Saturn with their parents. Luo Li cherishes their peaceful family life and chooses to remain asleep in the dream, despite knowing it is an illusion.

• Shiyi and Shiyu reveal the telescope kit they bought with their pocket money, and Shiyu leads them in assembling it while Shiyi helps.
• That night, Shiyi observes the Moon through the telescope, and Shiyu identifies lunar features using her star chart.
• Luo Li adjusts the telescope so Shiyu can find Saturn, and the girls marvel at its rings.
• After the girls go to bed, Castorice reflects on how quickly they have grown, and Luo Li takes her hand.
• Luo Li accepts the dream’s warmth and continues sleeping to escape the hopeless reality outside it.

After awakening from a long Sloth-induced sleep, Luo Li found Lu Jingheng and Kong Yan'er transformed by powers beyond his own. They opened a passage into a chaotic void and led him toward an unknown stage, where Xiao Hong was already waiting.

• Luo Li woke in the special care ward after hearing Lu Jingheng and Kong Yan'er discuss a data stream and a veil.
• Luo Li saw that Lu Jingheng was surrounded by flowing data and that Kong Yan'er had become a black-and-white-haired magician with an uncanny aura.
• Lu Jingheng created a passage of runes and data leading into a shifting void and told Luo Li to come with them.
• Luo Li asked about Xiao Hong, and Kong Yan'er assured him she was safe and waiting on the other side.
• Luo Li entered the passage with Lu Jingheng and Kong Yan'er, and the gateway vanished behind them.

Luo Li learned that Luo Yi, a Genius Society member and his primary self, had created the sandbox universe and orchestrated the events that shaped him. Luo Yi then revealed that the original Castorice had sacrificed herself in Amphoreus, leaving Luo Li to question who the Castorice he loved had been.

• Luo Li met Luo Yi, who had the same face as him, and learned that Lu Jingheng was Luo Yi’s data administrator while Kong Yan'er had joined the experiment.
• Luo Yi revealed that Luo Li was one of many personality fragments placed in a simulated universe to test different possibilities and that he had introduced the vampire virus and arranged Castorice’s arrival.
• Luo Yi explained that he aimed to create an existence surpassing Fuli and considered Luo Li his most successful fragment because he had fused the origins of the seven deadly sins and become a living being.
• Luo Yi told Luo Li that the events of Honkai: Star Rail were real and that Castorice had sacrificed herself in Amphoreus, with her memories preserved in the Book of Ifs.
• Luo Li reeled at the revelation and wondered whether the Castorice who had loved him was only a creation of the power of Remembrance.

Luo Yi revealed that he had engineered Luo Li’s existence and urged him to kill and devour him to inherit the miniature universe’s accumulated power and knowledge. Luo Li struck Luo Yi, triggering the universe’s collapse and beginning his transformation, while Luo Yi confessed his love to Herta before disappearing.

• Luo Li demanded to know who Castorice was and whether his daughters truly existed.
• Luo Yi explained that he had created Luo Li as a vessel to surpass the Aeons and that killing him would make the miniature universe’s energy flow into Luo Li.
• Luo Yi drew power from the miniature universe and pressured Luo Li to attack.
• Luo Li unleashed a strike against Luo Yi, and the miniature universe began collapsing as its energy and memories flooded into Luo Li.
• Luo Yi told Herta’s puppet that he liked her, then dissolved into data and memories that joined the torrent entering Luo Li.
• Luo Li roared as the information reshaped his consciousness, and the path to becoming an Aeon opened before him.

When Castorice’s period was late, Luo Li feared she might be pregnant after they had repeatedly gone without protection. Two negative tests and the arrival of her period eased their fears, while the couple discussed marriage, future children, and using condoms from now on.

• Castorice told Luo Li her period was three days late, and he bought two pregnancy tests before visiting her.
• Castorice’s first test was negative, and she and Luo Li discussed what they would do if she were pregnant, including keeping the baby or ending the pregnancy.
• The next morning, Castorice’s second test was negative, and she and Luo Li talked about marrying in college and having children in the future.
• Three days later, Castorice’s period arrived, and Luo Li brought her ginger tea, painkillers, and roses while she rested with cramps.
• Castorice admitted she had felt some disappointment at not being pregnant, and Luo Li promised to use condoms from then on.

Luo Li and Castorice discovered they were quickly using up condoms and discussed safer contraception, including consulting a doctor about birth control pills. They made plans for their future family and agreed to be more mindful of Castorice’s health, but ended the morning embracing and letting their desire take its course.

• Luo Li counted the three condoms left, and Castorice suggested they use them sparingly until he could buy more.
• After they used two condoms that night, Luo Li bought three boxes and agreed to accompany Castorice to ask a doctor about birth control pills.
• Castorice studied contraception and discussed having two children with Luo Li after they graduated and could afford a family.
• Luo Li and Castorice agreed to use condoms even if she started taking the pill and to rest whenever either of them felt unwell.
• Castorice said she felt good and noted they were alone at the Mourning Funeral Home, and Luo Li kissed her as they decided to let things happen naturally.

Luo Li ascended to the Aeon of [Data] and traveled to the Astral Express to consult As I Have Written for memories of Castorice. He discovered that her memory data had been copied into his miniature world, giving him hope of finding her, and left with a clue about his next move.

• Luo Li absorbed Luo Yi's memories and the miniature universe's energy, forming the Path of [Data] and becoming an Aeon.
• Lu Jingheng pledged to follow Luo Li, and Kong Yan'er joined him as he headed toward Amphoreus.
• Luo Li arrived aboard the Astral Express and asked the Crew to let him read Castorice's memories in As I Have Written.
• With Stelle's permission, Luo Li found that Luo Yi had copied Castorice's core memory data into the miniature Earth, while Shiyu and Shiyi remained uncertain projections.
• Luo Li thanked the Crew, improved the Express's navigation and spatial stability, and left with Lu Jingheng and Kong Yan'er.

Luo Li used the Possibility Gel and his [Data] authority to recreate Castorice in a real body at Herta Space Station. She awoke and recognized him, reuniting with him across the boundary between life and death.

• Luo Li, Lu Jingheng, and Kong Yan'er entered Herta Space Station's master control zone without being noticed.
• Luo Li found and took the [Possibility Gel] from a protected laboratory, then moved the group to an isolated observation deck.
• Luo Li combined Castorice's memories, their shared experiences, and the Possibility Gel to compile her into existence.
• Lu Jingheng stabilized the surrounding space while Kong Yan'er watched as Castorice's body formed.
• Castorice awoke, recognized Luo Li, and tearfully asked if it was really him.

Luo Li returned to Amphoreus with Castorice and used his authority over Data to resurrect the other Chrysos Heirs. They reunited in Okhema as Luo Li welcomed the heroes back.

• Luo Li and Castorice traveled to Amphoreus to restore the Chrysos Heirs.
• In Okhema's central square, Luo Li used his Data authority to define the Chrysos Heirs' existence.
• Phainon, Tribbie, Trianne, Trinnon, Anaxa, Cipher, Mydei, Hyacine, Hysilens, and Cerydra were resurrected with their memories intact.
• The Chrysos Heirs reunited and celebrated while Lu Jingheng recorded the event and Kong Yan'er watched.
• Castorice thanked Luo Li, who told the resurrected heroes they deserved a second chance and welcomed them back.

Luo Li and Castorice enjoyed the celebration in Okhema while teasing Kong Yan'er about his apparent interest in Cerydra. After Kong Yan'er and Cerydra clashed over a fallen crystal, Cerydra took control of the situation, leaving their rivalry newly charged.

• Luo Li and Castorice strolled through the restored Garden of Life and reflected on surviving their earlier losses.
• Kong Yan'er appeared and watched Cerydra as she listened to reports about Okhema's reconstruction.
• Luo Li teased Kong Yan'er about his feelings for Cerydra, and Kong Yan'er denied that they were a couple.
• A scholar dropped a crystal apparatus, and Kong Yan'er theatrically returned its golden core crystal to Cerydra.
• Cerydra calmly turned Kong Yan'er's prank into an opportunity to question the scholar and regain command of the discussion.
• Luo Li and Castorice remarked on the pair's compatibility as Cerydra privately smiled at the prospect of their game continuing.

Castorice worried that her daughters Shiyu and Shiyi might have been only projections in the sandbox world, but Luo Li vowed to bring them back. After Kong Yan'er suggested seeking help from Herta and Cerydra, Luo Li agreed to pursue the lead.

• Castorice asked Luo Li whether Shiyu and Shiyi had truly existed or were only simulated projections.
• Luo Li explained that the girls were projections of higher-dimensional possibilities and promised to use his data authority to make them real.
• Kong Yan'er suggested consulting Herta about consciousness digitization and existence anchoring, and involving Cerydra to help define the girls' existence.
• Luo Li agreed to visit Herta once Okhema had stabilized and told Kong Yan'er to persuade Cerydra himself.
• Luo Li promised Castorice that he would cross any boundary to bring Shiyu and Shiyi back to their family.