Chapter Summaries

Cyrene revealed that Nous enforced the soul-ring age limit and targeted anyone who challenged it, while Cipher uncovered Tang San’s hypocritical thoughts. On the Sky Screen, Stelle learned that years had passed in Amphoreus and reconnected with Big Herta, who began explaining what had happened outside.

• Cyrene explained that Nous imprisoned knowledge and would kill anyone who researched raising soul-ring age limits, prompting Tang San to condemn Nous as an unfilial rebel.
• Cipher probed Tang San’s thoughts and discovered his hypocrisy about filial piety and his concealed hatred of Huizi, then chose not to expose him and Yu Xiaogang.
• Stelle worried that much more time had passed in Amphoreus and wondered how Kerythra and the others could face Laicus without her.
• Herta contacted Stelle through a rusty monitor, and Stelle rushed to answer as the machine sounded an alarm.
• Big Herta told Stelle that Brother Mech had slipped up and that she and Screwllum had seized an opportunity, then began recounting what had happened during Stelle’s absence.

Trapped in Beyond Myth, Stelle learned from Big Herta that escaping would take time and that another Path’s power might help her. After Big Herta’s warning was cut off, Stelle tried calling on Destruction, Preservation, and Harmony, but none freed her, and she remained imprisoned.

• Stelle learned that several years had passed in Amphoreus and heard Big Herta explain that she and Screwllum needed time to break through the prison while Stelle should seek her own chance to escape.
• Big Herta told Stelle that they had sensed the influence of another Path and urged her to use a Path’s power before the illegal communication was terminated.
• Stelle recognized Terminus on a monitor and summoned Destruction through her Stellaron, but stopped herself when its power threatened to overwhelm her.
• Stelle called on Qlipoth and tried to summon Preservation, but received no response.
• Stelle called on Xipe and tried to use Harmony, but Beyond Myth blocked the distant music.

Stelle escaped Logos's prison with the help of a red jellyfish and reunited with someone who looked like March 7th in the space between Paths. The supposed March revealed knowledge and an attitude that convinced Stelle she was an impostor.

• Stelle called on Fuli, and a red jellyfish appeared to help her escape the Erudition prison.
• The jellyfish led Stelle into the space between Paths, where she saw a familiar pink figure and believed it was March 7th.
• The figure calling herself March 7th reunited with Stelle and urged her to leave for Amphoreus.
• Stelle questioned the figure about the Chrysos Heirs and Dan Heng, noticing inconsistencies in her answers.
• Stelle realized the figure was not March 7th at all.

Stelle saw through three false March 7ths, who revealed themselves as the Garden of Recollection and tried to recruit her to recover Amphoreus’s starting point of memory. Before Stelle could answer, a mysterious, darkened March 7th appeared, drove the impostors away, and addressed Stelle as “Darling.”

• Stelle recognized that the March 7th before her was an impostor and demanded to know what had happened to the real March 7th.
• Three false March 7ths revealed that they were the Garden of Recollection and offered to help Stelle return to Amphoreus if she found and retrieved its starting point of memory.
• The false March 7ths pressured Stelle to cooperate, warning her about Iron Tomb and saying Fuli had already taken an interest in her.
• A mysterious voice interrupted Stelle as she was about to agree, and the three impostors vanished in fear.
• A darkened March 7th appeared, said she had arranged Stelle’s escape from prison, and told Stelle she could return to Amphoreus without making a deal or paying a price.
• The darkened March 7th looked at Stelle beneath her black umbrella and called her “Darling.”

Stelle met Long Night March, who awakened her memories of March 7th and gave her the Negative World Titan’s Core Flame. With Amphoreus facing imminent destruction, Stelle accepted the gift and returned through a gate of light to continue the Trailblaze and stop Re-Genesis.

• Long Night March showed Stelle vivid memories of her adventures and close bond with March 7th.
• Long Night March revealed her name and warned that Erudition and Destruction threatened to destroy Amphoreus within days, minutes, and seconds.
• Long Night March gave Stelle the Core Flame hidden across time by Ripples of the Past and urged her to turn back the final Re-Genesis.
• Long Night March faded away, leaving the Core Flame and a glowing gate leading to Amphoreus.
• Stelle chose to trust March despite her changed appearance, took the Core Flame, and strode through the gate.

Stelle returned to a ruined, empty Okhema and feared that Cipher and everyone else were gone. After viewing Big Herta’s message about resetting Re-Genesis, she touched the Chronos Anchor and was welcomed back by Little Cyrene.

• Stelle found Okhema in ruins beneath a dark sky and believed she had returned too late to save its people.
• Big Herta’s prerecorded message explained that she and Screwllum had rewritten part of Re-Genesis and urged Stelle to restart its calculations after dealing with Brother Mech.
• Stelle reached for the Chronos Anchor in the Spirit Cleansing Pool, but it initially showed no response.
• Little Cyrene appeared behind Stelle and welcomed her back as her partner.

Stelle returned to Amphoreus after a thousand years and found that Cyrene was recounting the history of the struggle against Laicus. Through memories, Stelle learned that the Chrysos Heirs had lost many allies and that humanity’s second Journey of Flame-Chasing began after Kerythra’s assassination.

• Cyrene told Stelle that a thousand years had passed and invited her to see the memories people had left behind.
• Cyrene showed Stelle a memory of Aglaea and Tribbie discussing the Savior’s disappearance, the fallen Huangdi, the missing geniuses, and Kerythra’s fate.
• Tribbie said Oronis had urged them to send the Negative World Core Flame into the future for the Savior.
• Cipher appeared in the memory and warned that Lü Ku'ergos had reached Okhema’s gates.
• Cyrene recounted that Kerythra sacrificed five hundred Chrysos Heirs in Light Calendar 3960, was assassinated that year, and was succeeded by Aglaea as commander.

The people of Douluo Continent learned that Amphoreus had nearly fallen within two hundred years of Stelle’s imprisonment, with Kerythra assassinated and Big Herta and Screwllum missing. Yu Xiaogang mourned Kerythra’s death while privately disparaging her defeat and judging Laicus incompetent.

• The people of Douluo Continent reacted with shock as they learned that Laicus had devastated Amphoreus, Kerythra had been assassinated, and the remaining Chrysos Heirs had lost contact.
• The crowd argued over whether Kerythra had willingly sacrificed five hundred Chrysos Heirs to complete the trial of Law or whether Laicus or the Ladon people had slandered her.
• Cyrene stayed silent, leaving the truth to be revealed through the Sky Screen, while Yu Xiaogang could offer no answers.
• Yu Xiaogang grieved Kerythra’s death but secretly thought a defeated monarch was unworthy of his devotion.
• Yu Xiaogang privately mocked Laicus for failing to conquer Amphoreus in a thousand years and for letting Stelle obtain the Negative World Titan's Core Flame.

Cyrene showed Stelle the memory of Aglaea’s final stand against Laicus, revealing how Aglaea sacrificed herself to preserve the Journey of Flame-Chasing. The account ended with the revelation that, fifty years later, ninety thousand people died defending Okhema, inspired by Aglaea’s sacrifice.

• Cipher sensed Yu Xiaogang’s contemptuous thoughts about Laicus and planned to expose them when Yu Xiaogang begged Kerythra for favor.
• Cyrene led Stelle through a light gate and showed her a memory of Laicus confronting the wounded Aglaea and Castorice among the ruins of Okhema.
• Laicus threatened to carve open the Chrysos Heirs’ chests and use their blood to force Okhema’s people to reveal Kephale’s Core Flame.
• Aglaea told Castorice to escape and carry word of her death to the resistance, choosing to stay behind so her sacrifice would keep their hope alive.
• Cyrene revealed that fifty years later Laicus attacked Okhema again, and Aglaea and ninety thousand defenders died resisting him.

Stelle pressed on through the memories of Amphoreus’s sacrifices, witnessing Castorice vanish and learning that Tribbie, Tining, and Hysilens planned to give themselves for the Savior. Cipher struggled to accept their decision as the story left the people of Douluo Continent shaken by Amphoreus’s defiance of Laicus.

• Aglaea used her final strength to urge Stelle forward, and Stelle ran on toward the next memory.
• Castorice said farewell to Stelle, promising they would meet after the ice melted and the flowers bloomed, then faded away with the surrounding figures.
• Cyrene opened a memory showing Cipher, Tribbie, and Tining discussing Castorice’s departure and the danger facing Okhema.
• Cipher objected to abandoning Okhema, but Tribbie explained that she, Tining, and Hysilens would prepare a final trump card for the Savior instead of moving the people to Stycosia.
• Cipher was overwhelmed by the prospect of three demigods sacrificing themselves, while the people of Douluo Continent mourned Amphoreus’s losses and reflected on its refusal to surrender to Laicus.

Tribbie, Hysilens, and Castorice laid out a plan to sacrifice themselves to hold Laicus back and prepare a safe route for Stelle, while Cipher learned that the Suspended Blade King had arrived. The Sky Screen then showed Mydei choosing to split his soul into five parts to defend Amphoreus, and entrusting Anaxagoras to Trianne.

• Tribbie explained that Stycosia could connect the authorities of Ocean and Passage to create a route to the Genesis Vortex Heart, guarded by the demigod of Death until Stelle returned.
• Tribbie told Cipher to make an alliance with Strife at Castrum Kremnos, but Cipher said she had already returned from there.
• Tining spotted a spear approaching Okhema, and Cipher identified its arrival as the Suspended Blade King.
• The Sky Screen recounted how Castorice completed the trial of Death and how Olipon brought Prince Mydeimos into the alliance.
• Mydei asked Trianne to split his soul into five parts and forge him an immortal shell so Strife could defend the world.
• Mydei asked Trianne to care for Anaxagoras and pass on the flame of resistance in his stead.

The Sky Screen showed Mydei's agonizing sacrifice, prompting people on Douluo Continent to condemn Tang San's ranking and demand that his rewards go to the heroes from Beyond the Sky. Terrified that the powerful outsiders would punish him, Tang San publicly admitted he was unworthy and promised to repay them, leaving them wary of his performance.

• The memory of Mydei's sacrifice reminded viewers of Nicadoli and deepened their questions about the disappearance of the Black Tide and Phainon.
• People on Douluo Continent called Tang San's tenth-place ranking unfair and demanded that his rewards be returned to the heroes from Beyond the Sky.
• Tang San fumed at the accusations, while recalling that Cipher the cat had already stolen the rewards he received.
• Afraid the people from Beyond the Sky might kill him, Tang San rushed to Stelle and tearfully declared himself unworthy of the ranking.
• Tang San promised to repay the heroes and refuse any future rewards, leaving the people from Beyond the Sky wary and uncertain.

Stelle innocently praised Tang San, while the others remained wary of his hidden grudge against her. On the Sky Screen, Mydei prepared to sacrifice himself to protect Amphoreus and entrusted Trianne with caring for Anaxagoras; Cyrene explained how a loving family changed Mydei’s fate, prompting criticism of Tang Hao and Tang San.

• Stelle told Tang San that he was nice, while the people from Beyond the Sky watched him suspiciously because Stelle had killed his father, Tang Hao.
• Tang San concealed his rage at their distrust and felt jealous that Stelle was the center of their concern.
• On the Sky Screen, Mydei asked Trianne to accept his sacrifice and said he would turn the Spear of Divine Retribution into a weapon that protected the world.
• Mydei asked Trianne to care for Anaxagoras and carry on the resistance, and Cyrene recounted how Anaxagoras divided Mydei’s soul into five parts before Mydei won humanity two hundred years of peace.
• Cyrene explained that Mydei grew up safely because his father cared for him, unlike in a previous life, and people on Douluo Continent debated how Tang Hao’s neglect and Tang San’s choices had shaped his actions.

Stelle crossed Mydei’s devastated battlefield, following the memories of his sacrifices as his warriors and Trianne cleared the way. Cyrene then revealed Cipher and Anaxa preparing a final scheme against Laicus after he discovered Okhema had been empty for fifty years.

• Tang San envied Mydei’s loving parents and successful life, then consoled himself that Mydei had died while he remained alive.
• Stelle saw Mydei’s memory phantom lead the Titan kin and clear the Black Tide from her path with his power.
• Stelle continued across the battlefield, witnessing Mydei’s fallen avatars and the corpses left by centuries of fighting.
• Trianne used the power of the Aeon to restore the collapsed buildings and open the road for Stelle.
• Cipher and Anaxa discussed joining forces for their final scheme and warned that Laicus might act unpredictably after discovering Okhema had been empty for fifty years.

Cipher and Anaxa planned to lure Laicus into the Genesis Vortex Heart and imprison him, with Anaxa sacrificing himself to create a Philosopher's Stone. Cyrene later recounted their successful sealing of Laicus, while observers on the Douluo Continent compared Anaxa’s resolve with Yu Xiaogang’s lack of practical research.

• Cipher proposed trapping Laicus with a human Transmutation Circle, and Anaxa said the plan needed to take place in the Genesis Vortex Heart.
• Anaxa arranged for Hysilens to join the battle and planned to refine himself into a Philosopher's Stone that she would shatter and scatter through the Vortex Heart.
• Anaxa and Cipher anticipated Feng Jin completing the Sky Clan's ritual and prepared their final performance for the Divine Rite Spectator.
• Cyrene recounted how Cipher disguised herself as Stelle to lure Laicus into the Genesis Vortex Heart, where Anaxa's Philosopher's Stone helped seal him.
• People on the Douluo Continent admired Anaxa's sacrifice and condemned Yu Xiaogang for relying on untested theories and avoiding dangerous research.

Stelle raced toward Cyrene after Cipher encouraged her and gave her Janus’s blessing of divine speed. Feng Jin’s final remembrance revealed that she had sacrificed her life and power to prepare a path for Stelle’s return, while spectators wondered how she had obtained the Sky Titan’s Core Flame without the usual allies.

• Anaxa urged Stelle to complete the unfinished undertaking, and Cipher summoned three winged pigs to help Stelle move faster.
• Stelle shattered the three pigs, received Janus’s blessing of divine speed, and sprinted toward Cyrene.
• Beneath the Sky Screen, spectators noticed Feng Jin holding the Flame Reaver’s Crescent Sword and speculated about the weapon and the cycle’s mysteries.
• Feng Jin mourned Okhema’s silence, then entrusted the final baton of fate to Cyrene before her remembrance faded away.
• Spectators wondered how Feng Jin had obtained the Sky Titan’s Core Flame without Phainon, Dan Heng, or Stelle to help her.
• Stelle watched Feng Jin vanish and grieved that she too had sacrificed her life, strength, and future while waiting for Stelle’s return.

Stelle learned that Cyrene was only a memory remnant who had waited centuries to guide her back to Amphoreus, and she renewed her resolve to save everyone. After Cyrene vanished, Stelle faced the final battle with her friends’ faith and sacrifices in her heart.

• Cyrene revealed that she had left memories and guidance for Stelle to find, ensuring Re-Genesis would not occur before the Trailblazer returned.
• Stelle realized Cyrene was an image from the distant past and grieved that she had returned too late to meet her.
• Cyrene explained that the labyrinth of Aeons had carried the Chrysos Heirs’ stories and the complete Journey of Flame-Chasing to Stelle.
• Cyrene encouraged Stelle to trust her memories and promised that she and everyone, including Phainon, would be with the Savior.
• Cyrene directed Stelle toward Stycosia and the Vortex Heart, then vanished after telling her to set aside her worries and carry her smile and resolve toward tomorrow.

As Cyrene’s thousand-year vigil moved viewers, Bo Saixi considered asking Aglaea to help her find Tang Chen, while Qian Renxue resolved to become the Angel God and protect the people of Douluo Continent. The chapter left Qian Renxue intent on killing Tang San, whom the Sky Screen had exposed, as she traveled with Stelle’s group.

• Cyrene’s memories showed how she endured more than a thousand years of loneliness while waiting for Stelle, never losing faith until her life ended.
• Bo Saixi reflected on her duty-bound years on Sea God Island and her longing to find Tang Chen, then realized Aglaea might be able to locate him.
• Qian Renxue accepted the loneliness and grief that might come with godhood and resolved to become the Angel God for the sake of the continent’s people.
• Qian Daoliu admired Qian Renxue’s resolve and credited the Sky Screen with helping her see through Tang San’s schemes.
• Qian Renxue followed Tang San, determined to kill him, but Stelle and Bibi Dong had stopped her before she could strike.

Stelle overcame her grief over Cyrene's thousand-year wait and pulled the Ritual Sword of the Priest of Aeons, awakening its power. Feng Jin appeared to welcome her, then faded away as a rainbow road opened toward the sky.

• Di Tian and Gu Yuena led the soul beasts from the Star Dou Forest to seek Stelle and her companions, hoping to pledge allegiance and win their favor.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King hid underground and planned to sleep until Stelle and her companions left, but regretted his choice when he learned they had gone to the seaside with Qian Renxue.
• After seeing Cyrene's memory of waiting for her, Stelle grasped and pulled out the Ritual Sword of the Priest of Aeons.
• The sword released golden light, summoned a rainbow pillar and a sacred Pegasus, and enveloped Stelle in rainbow-colored waves.
• Feng Jin appeared before Stelle and blessed her as a rainbow road formed behind her; when Stelle passed her, Feng Jin dissolved into golden light.

Stelle received the Chrysos Heirs’ final blessings and crossed the Rainbow Bridge to a radiant city, determined to win and save all living beings. On Douluo Continent, Great Emperor Xue Ye and others grew fearful that relying on people from Beyond the Sky could expose them to deadly enemies.

• Stelle walked the Rainbow Bridge as Aglaea, Anaxa, the figure at Dawn Cliff, Cipher, and Castorice bestowed their blessings before fading into golden light.
• Stelle turned her grief and guilt into resolve to secure victory for the universe and everyone who had sacrificed themselves.
• Countless Tribbies gave Stelle their blessing, while Cyrene declared that the Aeon would remember the journey of Trailblaze.
• Stelle reached a radiant city connected by Rainbow Bridges and filled with brilliant light.
• Great Emperor Xue Ye questioned whether relying on people from Beyond the Sky was worth the danger of their powerful enemies.
• People across Douluo Continent feared being caught in future conflicts and began wishing to remain safe and uninvolved.