Back in the Emberlord Palace, Qingsai sat in quiet meditation beneath a shrine of volcanic glass. His spiritual vision widened, revealing a new Soulflame Mandala within him—each element glowing in harmony around a luminous sigil of Yulanis.
His internal monologue rippled through him:
> "I see now... it was never about mastering the elements. It was about mastering myself through them."
Lucentia shimmered behind his eyes. Terranox growled beneath his skin. Auralith laughed in distant wind. He felt the voices of the Six deepen inside him.
In the palace sanctum, the High Priest of the Eternal Flame entered and bowed.
> "Soulkindled Qingsai... a radiant transformation has blessed your aura. You now walk as the Veil-Evolved—a title not held since Lianxu."
Sandora appeared beside Qingsai, eyes wide in awe. "Your fire… it shines in all six colors now."