Chapter Summaries

Wei He’s ripple crippled the Revival Society and took him away to the Gate of Silence, where he studied the evolution of life and discovered the path to the Mother of All Stars. Humanity regained its freedom, while Wei He prepared to evolve further and claim the vacant divine position.

• Wei He’s ripple incapacitated and removed most of the modified human legions, and Barron declared the Revival Society’s era over as Delma and Xilong withdrew.
• Wei He told Bilian he would be gone for a while, then vanished in silver light as the ripple spread and devastated the Revival Society across the human worlds.
• Humanity’s four river systems split apart again, Star Abyss sealed its gates, and the Mother River and Revival Society disappeared from influence.
• In the Gate of Silence, Wei He studied how souls and matter transformed and learned that the Mother of All Stars governed primordial souls and the Cosmic Spirit.
• Wei He realized he had a path to the Mother of All Stars and planned to evolve his life form until it reached the required threshold.

In Imperial Calendar year 11283, Bilian reunited with Yuan Du Zi as the Mother River threatened the True World Universe again, while Wei He completed his long evolution inside the Gate of Silence. A sudden heartbeat shook the Star Abyss during Barron and Heryphil’s negotiations, interrupting their agreement.

• Bilian visited the beach where she once lived, gave a sand figure to a girl, and left World-Encompassing Star with officials.
• Yuan Du Zi told Bilian that the Mother River had infiltrated the True World Universe and that she, Rong'er, Kashulia, and Resala were gathering their allies.
• Wei He awoke inside the Gate of Silence after completing his body and soul, and told Lin Shi that he had been waiting for completion.
• Barron offered Heryphil access to the Life Garden in exchange for the Mother River’s help with the Star Abyss and permission to sacrifice human souls.
• Heryphil demanded help completing his soul, but a tremendous heartbeat shook the Star Abyss and Barron vanished in a burst of red specks.

Wei He emerged from the Gate of Silence with power so destructive that he could not be perceived by other beings, and he sent the other Masters and True Spirits away. Though he could not return to his family in an ordinary form, he found a way to make himself visible to Bilian, Yuan Du Zi, and Li Rong and reunited with them.

• Lin Shi and Lin Zhen joined forces to stop Wei He from fully forming, but Wei He shattered Lin Zhen’s sword and defeated him.
• Wei He destroyed Lin Zhen’s passage into Mother River, then learned from Lin Shi that his power of silence would annihilate anyone who perceived him.
• Wei He drew Lin Shi and the other Masters into the Gate of Silence and erased the Mother River True Spirits, sparing Barron and the other monarchs after Barron sent him a message.
• After Wei He left the Gate of Silence, the Revival Society and Divine Beast Star Lords returned, but none of Wei He’s offspring appeared.
• Aboard a spaceship, Wei He used black blood to enter Bilian’s old photograph, then emerged and embraced her as Yuan Du Zi and Li Rong hurried to him.