Ch. 1161Confession of the Merciless Sage
Key Plot Points and Events
- The Origin Star ascends and radiates light, revealing the Source of Eternity, which can grant supreme power to anyone who obtains it.
- Shadows, including the Merciless Sage, appear and descend upon the Origin Star.
- The Merciless Sage leads the Wisemen in a plan to fuse the Boundless Mystery and the Second Boundless to prevent annihilation.
- The Sage confesses its true motives: insatiable curiosity and a desire to satisfy it by acting as the savior of the worlds.
- The worlds and their inhabitants choose to merge, initiating the final phase of the fusion.
Character Developments
- The Merciless Sage: Reveals its true motives and actions, displaying extreme curiosity and disregard for the worlds' inhabitants.
- The Wisemen: Reveal themselves, sharing the Merciless Sage's ambition and disregard for the worlds' inhabitants.
- The Supreme Divinities: Attempt to intervene but are dismissed by the Merciless Sage. They express their concerns about the fusion's consequences but ultimately cannot stop the process.
Significant Themes
- Ambition and its consequences: The Merciless Sage and the Wisemen's ambition drives them to act, disregarding the potential harm to the worlds and their inhabitants.
- Curiosity vs. empathy: The Merciless Sage acts out of curiosity, not empathy or kindness, challenging the typical narrative of a savior.
- Choice and consequence: The worlds and their inhabitants are forced to choose between merging or annihilation, and their choice sets the stage for the final phase of the fusion.
Character Interactions
- The Merciless Sage interacts with the Supreme Divinities, dismissing their concerns and admonishments.
- The Merciless Sage interacts with the Wisemen, leading them in their plan to fuse the worlds.
- The Merciless Sage interacts with the worlds and their inhabitants, confessing its true motives and forcing them to choose between merging or annihilation.