The Lord of Nothingness was wrapped at the center of the cocoon, countless rays of life flowing across its walls to form beautiful, sacred patterns.
Surrounded by the Life Will, the Lord of Nothingness's vaunted void power began to collapse.
Its tentacles were severed one by one by starlight. Yet the wounds did not reveal the darkness of the void; tiny points of light began to grow there instead. Like seeds taking root, they slowly blossomed into small flowers of light.
Its thousands of eyes were blinded by the seven-colored radiance, and every one of them began to shed tears of light. These tears were not symbols of pain, but the void consciousness's yearning for light from the depths of its being.
"Why... why am I crying..." The Lord of Nothingness bewilderedly felt this unprecedented emotion. "I am nothingness... I should not have feelings..."
Most astonishingly, tiny cracks began to appear across the surface of the Lord of Nothingness's enormous body. What shone from those cracks was not deeper darkness, but warm light. Like spring sprouts, that light stubbornly grew across the void's body.
"This is impossible..." The Lord of Nothingness's voice began to tremble. "How could nothingness give birth to life..."
The Seven-Colored Star that Lin Ye had become emitted an even warmer radiance, his voice resounding like an echo through the universe:
"Nothingness is not the opposite of life... It is merely a place life has yet to reach... When the light of life illuminates nothingness, new possibilities are born..."
With those words, the Life Cocoon began to contract, completely enveloping the Lord of Nothingness. The patterns upon its walls grew increasingly intricate, eventually forming a complete Star Map containing eighty-eight constellations.
This was not merely a seal, but a transformation. The Lord of Nothingness would not be