In the deepest vaults beneath the Divine Sky Court, the Seal of Silence broke.
A cold mist seeped through the cracks of three obsidian coffins, each chained with golden scripture and buried in runes not spoken in ten thousand years.
A bell tolled once.
Twice.
Thrice.
Three names reentered the world.
Name One: "JIAN YU – The Mirror Without Mercy"
She rose without sound.
Pale skin. No shadow. Eyes of infinite reflection.
She once walked the Devourer Path in silence, absorbing not memory—but emotion.
She killed the very gods who created her by reflecting their fear back onto them.
She failed when she fell in love with her own reflection.
Now she walks again—heartless.
Name Two: "BAO ZHEN – The Beast Who Ate Heaven"
A roar tore the vault in half.
Chains snapped.
A massive figure emerged, skin covered in inscriptions carved into bone. His soul was devoured by himself long ago.
He no longer spoke.
He simply ate.
He failed when he tried to devour time itself and broke his soul in half.
Now, only the hunger remains.
Name Three: "LIAN MING – The Song That Remembered"
He stepped out last.
Calm. Gentle. Younger than the others.
A flute hung from his belt, glowing with fragmented soul-light.
He once followed Xu Shen in Life #992.
He called him brother.
He died because of it.
And now… he remembers.
🌑 A council elder whispered:
"Three souls once locked for eternity."
"Now unleashed upon the one who dared to rewrite their path."
Elsewhere — Thousand Veil Sect
Xu Shen sat in meditation, the Infinite Soulwheel Forge rotating slowly behind his back, casting golden light across the stone walls.
He stopped suddenly.
Eyes opened.
"I just felt it," he whispered.
"They opened the Vault of Forgotten Names."
Yue Qian frowned. "What does that mean?"
Xu stood.
His voice was low.
"It means they didn't send enemies."
"They sent my failures."