Recaps

Jiang Xiaofeng brought his family and several others to Liyue for the Moonchase Festival, arranging for them to enjoy the city while he visited friends and brought Abyss Lumine out of confinement. He ended the chapter by uncovering the statue of Guoba, the Stove God, and considering whether Scaramouche should have a similar statue someday.

• Jiang Xiaofeng arrived in Liyue with his family, left Calliope, her sisters, Yima, and Nuoma at the Yanshang Teahouse casino, and went to Wanmin Restaurant with Anna and Paimon.
• Jiang Xiaofeng pulled Nahida out of the Sanctuary of Surasthana and told her to enjoy the festival with Anna and Paimon.
• Jiang Xiaofeng teleported Hanasato, Kitsune Saiguu, and Yae Miko to Liyue to join Mikoshi Chiyo for the festival.
• Jiang Xiaofeng released Abyss Lumine from the Mechanical City, warned her not to escape, and left her to look after Nahida with a bag of Mora.
• Jiang Xiaofeng uncovered Guoba's statue and wondered whether Scaramouche might become a god and deserve a similar statue.

Jiang Xiaofeng brought Scaramouche to Liyue for the Moonchase Festival, then withdrew into the Void while Scaramouche explored the harbor. Elsewhere, Lumine encountered a Void-made Keqing, and Scaramouche joined Anna and Paimon in flying kites as Mikoshi Chiyo, Kitsune Saiguu, and Hanasato sampled local food.

• Jiang Xiaofeng took Scaramouche from his mecha in Sumeru to Liyue, where Scaramouche wandered after Jiang Xiaofeng retreated into the Void.
• Scaramouche gave Dugu Shuo a bamboo hat made with simulated Anemo power, then joined Abyss Lumine and Nahida after learning that Abyss Lumine was not the Lumine he knew.
• Lumine and Paimon found a Void-made Keqing beside the bodies of Treasure Hoarders, and Keqing asked them to conceal her existence before collapsing unconscious.
• Scaramouche left Abyss Lumine and agreed to fly kites with Anna and Paimon near the statue of Guoba.
• Mikoshi Chiyo broke the arms of the thugs and young master who blocked her, Kitsune Saiguu, and Hanasato, then the three went to try zhongyuan chop suey.

Jiang Xiaofeng nearly created a new world when his time power activated unconsciously, then returned to Teyvat and decided to wait until the Moonchase Festival ended before addressing the island. Meanwhile, Scaramouche recovered his kite and killed the thug who had stolen it as he spent the festival with Anna and Paimon.

• Jiang Xiaofeng reflected on his life in the Void, formed a flaming head, and set out to resolve the island's problems after deciding to leave the Marvel World alone for now.
• Jiang Xiaofeng reversed time after realizing his power had nearly created a new world, checked that Ark and the other two were safe, and considered devouring Tsukasa Kadoya's Sealing Cards.
• Jiang Xiaofeng returned to Teyvat, checked on Keqing's Void-born consciousness, visited Kitsune Saiguu and the others, and chose to wait until the Moonchase Festival ended before leaving for the island.
• Scaramouche, Anna, and Paimon searched for Scaramouche's missing kite, and Scaramouche killed the thug who had hidden it before rejoining them.
• Scaramouche reflected on his past and vowed never to be weak again as he continued through Liyue Harbor with Anna and Paimon.

Jiang Xiaofeng returned to the island as the Beheaded and fought his way through its prison and surrounding areas, collecting blueprints, scrolls, and weapons while the Collector watched from inside the King's Box. After defeating the Time Keeper, Jiang Xiaofeng asked for her outfit blueprint, leaving Paimon suddenly unable to laugh.

• Jiang Xiaofeng revived as the Beheaded in the Prisoners' Quarters and fought through the prison, collecting cells and an Ice Bow blueprint.
• Jiang Xiaofeng gave blueprints to the Collector, learned the Heart of Ice mutation, and fought his way through the Promenade of the Condemned and the Ramparts.
• Jiang Xiaofeng killed the Concierge, made Flint from its spine, and continued through Stilt Village and the Clock Tower, gathering equipment and blueprints.
• Jiang Xiaofeng fought the Time Keeper using Flint, the Rusty Sword, his shield, a grenade, and Velocity until she opened a portal.
• Jiang Xiaofeng entered the preparation room and asked for the Time Keeper Outfit blueprint, making Paimon stop laughing.

Jiang Xiaofeng killed Mama Tick, collected weapons and treasures across the island, and defeated The Hand of the King. After he left the Throne Room, a red cell formed and sank underground, and the island began to shake as Jiang Xiaofeng realized he had forgotten the Boss Stem Cell.

• Jiang Xiaofeng changed into the Time Keeper Outfit, flew to Mama Tick's nest, and killed Mama Tick with his weapons and Velocity.
• Jiang Xiaofeng collected Mama Tick's giant scythes, fought through the Honkai Shrines, and took treasure from behind a gate.
• Jiang Xiaofeng freed Nightblood, jumped down to the Undying Shores, took a Styx Lantern, and killed The Scarecrow before collecting his corpse and The Queen's outfit.
• Jiang Xiaofeng climbed High Peak Castle, absorbed power from scrolls, smashed The Hand of the King's armor, and took the Symmetrical Lance.
• A red cell formed in the Throne Room and sank underground after Jiang Xiaofeng left, and he realized he had forgotten the Boss Stem Cell when the island shook.

Jiang Xiaofeng fought his way through the island, killed the Giant, and defeated the Queen in this timeline. After sending the Queen away, he watched a ship approach, leaving his next move uncertain.

• Jiang Xiaofeng explored the Prison Depths and Ancient Sewers, opened a Cursed Chest, and killed the Big Eye.
• Jiang Xiaofeng gathered weapons and abilities from the Collector, then attacked and killed the Giant with help from Nightblood, Leg Hugger, and souls from the Styx Lantern.
• Jiang Xiaofeng took Giantkiller and the Giant's Whistle, passed the Master in Yellow, and fought through the Three Servants.
• Jiang Xiaofeng defeated the Queen, kicked her inside, and stored her broken rapier in the King's Box.
• Jiang Xiaofeng watched a ship approach and pondered what came next.

Jiang Xiaofeng returned to the island by ship, unaware that Aether had sacrificed the remaining Abyss to unleash a Black Tide across Teyvat. The coastal nations fought back using Void-powered forces, while Jiang Xiaofeng remained focused on drawing out and killing the island’s Old God.

• Jiang Xiaofeng boarded the enormous ship, killed its captain, and steered it back toward the island after clearing its monsters.
• Aether sacrificed the remaining Abyss to the Dark Sea, unleashing a Black Tide across Teyvat while Jiang Xiaofeng was away.
• The Black Tide struck Inazuma, Mondstadt, and Liyue, while Orobashi moved Watatsumi Island close to Narukami Island and the nations set aside their conflicts to defend themselves.
• In Mondstadt, Dead Cells monsters, Void Knights, former Vision wielders, and The Giant joined the defense against the Black Tide.
• Void Power transformed Raiden Makoto and Raiden Ei into Void lifeforms, and they helped Raiden Shogun suppress the invasion in Inazuma.
• Jiang Xiaofeng knew nothing of the invasion and continued toward the island, intent on drawing out and killing its Old God.

The Black Tide attacked Teyvat while its defenders struggled to hold the line, until Jiang Xiaofeng’s backup, Void Gatanothor, emerged to fight the monsters. Aether revealed that he had sacrificed the Abyss to the Dark Sea and planned to take Lumine away after Teyvat fell.

• Keqing, Chongyun, Xingqiu, and Ganyu fought the Black Tide in Liyue while Azhdaha, Scaramouche, and other defenders held back the monsters.
• Black spheres descended from gigantic crosses above Inazuma, Liyue, and Mondstadt, then erupted into tentacles that swept away the Black Tide’s forces.
• Void Gatanothor emerged from the black mist and attacked the monsters and ancient gods with its tentacles, sound waves, and Piercing Beam.
• Aether watched the invasion from the Dark Sea while the Abyss Heralds restrained Lumine and Paimon stayed hidden in the Serenitea Pot.
• Aether told Lumine he had sacrificed the Abyss for power and planned to take her to other worlds after Teyvat fell, agreeing that Paimon could come too.

Scaramouche used Shouki no Kami to hold back the Black Tide and annihilate it with Setsuna Shoumetsu, then clashed across the sea with the Raiden Shogun. Meanwhile, the Abyss Heralds asked Lumine to help Aether recover from his obsession with fighting.

• Scaramouche unleashed Shouki no Kami's Electro power, destroying monsters across Liyue and the sea while the Gatanothors fought in Liyue and Mondstadt.
• Scaramouche erased the Black Tide with Setsuna Shoumetsu, and the Raiden Shogun blocked its residual force from reaching Inazuma.
• The Raiden Shogun attacked Shouki no Kami with Musou no Hitotachi, and Scaramouche answered with a matching strike.
• Aether despaired over the Black Tide's failure to threaten Teyvat and insisted he still had one last move, but a blue Abyss Herald knocked him unconscious.
• The Abyss Hydro Herald asked Lumine to bring Aether back to normal and stop him from trying to fight Scaramouche.

Jiang Xiaofeng repeated his slaughter of the island’s monsters, absorbed more Boss Stem Cells, and eventually killed the king’s physical body. He then entered the Observatory, where he found the Collector and learned about his research before the Collector asked about the legend of the Panacea.

• Jiang Xiaofeng began a third slaughter, defeated Mama Tick and the Scarecrow, and killed the Hand of the King to absorb another Boss Stem Cell.
• Jiang Xiaofeng defeated the Giant, absorbed the fifth Boss Stem Cell, and returned to the Throne Room, where the Time Keeper sent him back to the cells.
• Jiang Xiaofeng killed Nuoma inside the Hand of the King, destroyed the shield protecting the king’s body, and watched the Philosopher’s Stone’s power corrode its surroundings.
• Jiang Xiaofeng explored the Astrolab and discovered the Collector’s research on the stars, the moon, and the Panacea.
• Jiang Xiaofeng reached the Observatory, greeted the Collector, and heard him ask whether he knew the legend of the Panacea.

Jiang Xiaofeng defeated The Collector and learned that the Panacea came from his cell experiments, which had spread the Malaise. After drinking the remaining Panacea, Jiang Xiaofeng reunited his soul and body and declared himself the only king.

• The Collector processed Jiang Xiaofeng’s cells into Panacea and drank it while describing his failed search for a cure.
• Jiang Xiaofeng used Time Warp, broke The Collector’s syringe, and took the Panacea vial.
• Jiang Xiaofeng questioned The Collector about the Malaise, the Moon God Clan, and his research before killing him.
• Jiang Xiaofeng drank the remaining Panacea, and his soul merged with his body.
• Jiang Xiaofeng realized he could no longer switch bodies easily and called himself the complete and only king.

Jiang Xiaofeng seized the island's Boss Stem Cells and confronted the Old God, who revealed that he had controlled the island and summoned its monsters. After the Old God trapped Jiang Xiaofeng in an illusion, Jiang Xiaofeng turned Void Power against his mind.

• Jiang Xiaofeng took three Boss Stem Cells from the island, then entered the Forgotten Sepulcher and collected the Spider Rune.
• Jiang Xiaofeng used the Dream Nail beneath the island and encountered a tentacled Old God who summoned scarlet monsters and shadows under a crimson moon.
• Jiang Xiaofeng attacked the Old God with Void Power after hearing that the island had replicated the Scarlet Plague to resist him.
• The Collector identified the Old God as a Moon God Clan member contaminated by an incomplete Philosopher's Stone, while the Old God trapped Jiang Xiaofeng in an illusion.
• Jiang Xiaofeng rejected the illusion, set its starry sky ablaze, and sent Void Power into the Old God's mind.

Jiang Xiaofeng controlled the supposed Old God and learned the Moon God Clan member’s memories, revealing the island’s history and how he became a plague-spreading monster. The memories ended with the Old God’s influence driving the king to pursue immortality while the escaped Collector appeared.

• Jiang Xiaofeng learned that the Moon God Clan had arrived on the island, shared knowledge with the heretics, and later lost power to the colonists.
• A mysterious man united the islanders against the colonists, became king, and made Nuoma the Hand of the King while the Giant became his adviser and friend.
• The last surviving Moon God Clan member studied the cavern’s red crystals, experimented on workers and insects, and transformed into a monstrous being.
• The Old God spread the Scarlet Plague and slaughtered the heretics, but the red crystals helped suppress the plague across the island.
• The Old God sent strange knowledge into the king’s mind, prompting him to seek immortality, while the Collector escaped the heretics’ collapse.

Jiang Xiaofeng learned the Old God’s history and stabilized his collapsing mental world before returning to his body. He revived the plague-stricken island, destroyed its red moon, and left for Teyvat as the Black Tide threatened Inazuma, where Yae Miko prepared to fight.

• Jiang Xiaofeng watched the Old God’s memories reveal how he manipulated the king, spread the Scarlet Plague, and tried to banish the Beheaded.
• Jiang Xiaofeng used void power to stabilize the Old God’s collapsing mind, then returned to his body and absorbed a Scarlet Plague cell from the Old God’s scepter.
• Jiang Xiaofeng revived the island’s monsters with new intelligence, destroyed the red moon, and spotted the plague spreading across the mainland.
• Jiang Xiaofeng left the Dead Cells world for Teyvat without releasing Anna and the others from the King’s Box.
• The Black Tide focused its final assault on Inazuma while Kitsune Saiguu and others remained in Liyue, trusting the Raiden sisters to handle the threat.
• Yae Miko put on the Void Eye Jiang Xiaofeng had left behind and left the Grand Narukami Shrine.

Yae Miko tried to sacrifice herself to stop the fused demon god, but Jiang Xiaofeng returned and erased the monster before she could. A month later, as Miko recovered at the Grand Narukami Shrine, the Traveler arrived with her brother Aether.

• Yae Miko used the Void Eye to stop time and told Ei she would face the demon gods herself, even if it cost her life.
• Jiang Xiaofeng arrived, kicked Yae Miko out of danger, and used The World and Void Power to erase the fused demon god.
• A month later, Jiang Xiaofeng and Yae Miko talked at the Grand Narukami Shrine while Miko pretended her injury had not healed so she could avoid returning to work.
• Hanasato told Jiang Xiaofeng that the Traveler had arrived with a mentally unstable boy she identified as her older brother, Aether.

Jiang Xiaofeng had Aether and Lumine imprisoned ahead of a trial, while Aether later escaped the jail and fled from Kujou Sara. Sasayuri and others went to track Aether, and Kujou Sara checked on Lumine to ensure she had not escaped too.

• Jiang Xiaofeng said Aether would face a trial for causing the black calamity and sent him and Lumine to the Tenryou Commission jail.
• Yae Miko flirted with Jiang Xiaofeng, and he pinned her down after she complained that he was oblivious to romance.
• Aether emerged from his cell and attacked Kujou Sara, but the Void Eye blocked his sword strike.
• Aether disrupted Inazuma City's Ley Lines, but Kujou Sara interrupted his move and he escaped by flying away.
• Kujou Sara went to the Grand Narukami Shrine for help, and Sasayuri, Mikoshi Chiyo, and Kitsune Saiguu set out to observe Aether while Sara checked on Lumine.

Jiang Xiaofeng captured Aether and forced Lumine to choose between saving her brother and betraying Paimon, then gathered allies to witness Aether’s execution the next day. Lumine summoned Paimon, leaving her facing the choice Jiang Xiaofeng had set for her.

• Jiang Xiaofeng captured Aether in the Dark Sea, brought Lumine to see him, and gave her a day to choose whether to trade Paimon for her brother.
• Jiang Xiaofeng told Raiden Ei and Raiden Makoto that he would resolve the Black Tide matter by executing either Aether or Lumine, and invited them to watch.
• Jiang Xiaofeng invited Zhongli, Morax, Venti, and Arraja to witness the execution, and he also released Rosalyne from the Void.
• Lumine called out Paimon, who immediately asked whether Lumine was safe and what had happened to Aether.

Lumine accepted Venti’s help reaching Jiang Xiaofeng, while Venti confronted Jiang Xiaofeng and challenged him as Barbatos. Jiang Xiaofeng killed Dvalin and struck Barbatos with a fatal attack in the Whispering Woods.

• Venti visited Lumine in her cell, gave her a Jumpty to contact him from the Void, and warned her that no one could defeat Jiang Xiaofeng.
• Venti returned to the tavern, where Jiang Xiaofeng appeared and knocked Wendy and his friend unconscious.
• Jiang Xiaofeng seized Venti and brought him to the Whispering Woods, where Venti accused him of cruelty and hypocrisy.
• Venti transformed into Barbatos, summoned Dvalin, and faced Jiang Xiaofeng, who transformed into Kamen Rider Killbas.
• Jiang Xiaofeng destroyed Dvalin with a Killbas Spider Finish, then struck Barbatos with another finishing attack that exploded through the Whispering Woods.

Jiang Xiaofeng defeated the Anemo Archon, created a loyal Venti, and altered Lumine’s memories so she would stop opposing him and scout Teyvat. He brought Lumine back to Mondstadt, where the night market celebrated his return and Kaeya waited for a chance to approach him.

• Jiang Xiaofeng absorbed the Anemo Archon’s lingering power, then used Void Power to create a loyal Venti and sent him to bring Lumine over.
• Jiang Xiaofeng redirected Lumine into the Void Sea, where she found Aether trapped at the bottom and tried to persuade him to leave Teyvat with her.
• Jiang Xiaofeng rewrote Lumine’s memories, took her away unconscious, and left Aether trapped while taunting him to castrate himself and master the Nine Yang Divine Skill.
• Jiang Xiaofeng brought Lumine to the Void Church, then stayed in Mondstadt as the night market held a party to celebrate his return.
• Anna and Paimon sat with Jiang Xiaofeng at the party, while Diluc stopped Kaeya from rushing over to meet him.

Jiang Xiaofeng publicly vaporized Aether’s body, then pursued the surviving soul to Earth and encountered his former self. He returned to Teyvat as Aether’s soul reached Earth and woke in a hospital under the black-haired Jiang Xiaofeng’s watch.

• After the party, Jiang Xiaofeng took Anna and Paimon back to the Void Church and planned his next steps while Lumine stayed with Amber.
• Jiang Xiaofeng summoned Aether before witnesses and vaporized his body with a small sun, while Lumine felt a chill on the snowy mountain.
• Aether’s surviving soul drifted out of Teyvat and entered a bubble world, heading toward Earth.
• Jiang Xiaofeng sensed Aether’s approach, traveled to Earth, and met his black-haired counterpart, who asked to keep Aether’s soul for company.
• Jiang Xiaofeng warned Aether that he could see him, then returned to Teyvat and resumed eating at the Good Hunter Restaurant.
• Aether woke in a hospital bed, saw the black-haired Jiang Xiaofeng smiling at her, and fainted in terror.

Jiang Xiaofeng destroyed a zombie Marvel universe, devoured its power, and confronted The Watcher. The Watcher offered to send him to the main universe, then revealed that a Superman and a bald man in a cape had visited from outside the world.

• Jiang Xiaofeng destroyed the zombie planet, eliminated zombie Thanos, and took the Infinity Gauntlet and all six Infinity Stones.
• Jiang Xiaofeng killed zombie Wanda, sent her power to Mechanical City for study, and devoured the entire zombie universe with a black hole.
• The Watcher confronted Jiang Xiaofeng, who struck him and demanded to know what outsiders had visited the Marvel universe.
• The Watcher offered to send Jiang Xiaofeng to the main universe and said he had seen Superman and a bald man in a cape.
• The Watcher revealed that the bald man had come to the Marvel universe in the flesh.

Jiang Xiaofeng devoured Superman and Wonder Woman, then challenged Nick Fury to summon every force he could while he considered destroying the universe. When fighter jets arrived, his Metal Cluster Hopper swarm devoured them all.

• Jiang Xiaofeng killed and devoured Saitama, then traveled with The Watcher to a universe where he killed Superman and sent his body to Mechanical City for Ark to study.
• Jiang Xiaofeng noticed the young Peter Parker and Ned, then had The World kill nearby agents and killed Wonder Woman after stopping time.
• Jiang Xiaofeng used a communicator to tell Nick Fury that Superman was dead and challenged him to summon every powerful fighter he could find.
• Jiang Xiaofeng ordered Ark's Metal Cluster Hopper swarm to attack the approaching fighter jets, and the swarm ate dozens of them while Nick Fury watched.

Jiang Xiaofeng defeated the Avengers sent against him and collected Tony Stark’s armor while seeking rare materials and Hulk’s blood. After Nick Fury summoned Captain Marvel, Jiang Xiaofeng deflected her incoming attack with Captain America’s shield.

• Jiang Xiaofeng grounded Tony Stark’s armor, had the Metal Cluster locusts devour it, and knocked Tony unconscious when he refused to surrender it.
• Jiang Xiaofeng’s The World punched through the Quinjet carrying Black Widow, Hawkeye, Captain United States, and Doctor Banner, then crushed the aircraft after it crash-landed.
• Jiang Xiaofeng drew out Hulk by floating Banner and asking for a vial of blood, but The World knocked Hulk down with one punch.
• Jiang Xiaofeng had The World kill Black Widow and Hawkeye while sparing Captain United States to tell Nick Fury to call Captain Marvel back to Earth.
• Nick Fury pressed a prepared pager after seeing his subordinates killed, and Jiang Xiaofeng examined Captain United States’ shield before returning it.
• Captain Marvel hurtled toward Jiang Xiaofeng, who used the shield to deflect her like a meteor.

Jiang Xiaofeng defeated Captain Marvel, collected the dragon remains and set his sights on Xu Wenwu’s Ten Rings. He sent The World to attack the Helicarrier, then confronted Xu Wenwu and met his first charge with pure physical strength.

• Jiang Xiaofeng overcame Captain Marvel’s Binary Form, killed her, and devoured her body with the Void.
• Jiang Xiaofeng found and devoured the Eastern dragon bones, killed the divine dragon at Ta Lo, and kept the white dragon as a collectible.
• Jiang Xiaofeng tracked Xu Wenwu to his palace and sent The World to destroy the Helicarrier, leaving Nick Fury unable to retrieve Black Widow’s and Hawkeye’s bodies.
• Xu Wenwu charged Jiang Xiaofeng with the Ten Rings, but Jiang Xiaofeng met his fist without using Void Power and sent him flying.
• Xu Wenwu used the Ten Rings to steady himself and prepared to fight Jiang Xiaofeng more cautiously.

Jiang Xiaofeng fought Xu Wenwu to obtain the Ten Rings, then offered to resurrect Xu Wenwu’s wife in exchange for them. After the fight made him question whether Void Power was keeping pace, Jiang Xiaofeng prepared to use it to restore her remains.

• Jiang Xiaofeng offered to resurrect Xu Wenwu’s wife if Xu Wenwu lent him the Ten Rings, but Xu Wenwu demanded to know how.
• Jiang Xiaofeng and Xu Wenwu fought with punches, energy blasts, and the Ten Rings until Xu Wenwu struck Jiang Xiaofeng with a charged shoulder attack.
• Jiang Xiaofeng realized Void Power’s combat abilities might be falling behind, while Xu Wenwu asked whether he could still resurrect his wife.
• Jiang Xiaofeng took Xu Wenwu into the palace and asked him to bring his wife’s intact remains.
• Jiang Xiaofeng produced a piece of dragon bone and considered how Void Power could evolve through absorbing other energy sources.