The Blossoming Love (2025) s01e39 Episode Script
Episode 39
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[Episode 39]
You condensed the power of nine suns in an instant,
breaking through the Jade Vault's restriction!
The Lava cannot hold me.
Xie Xuechen's Jade Vault restriction
cannot hold me either.
Your killing array
is no match for me at all.
This Book of Fate
is filled with the world's nonsense.
Now, let me
personally destroy it!
This pain spanning ten thousand years
shall be removed from its very root.
[Evil Emperor Zhao Ming defied heaven to destroy deities]
[descended into a demon, and was imprisoned in the Lava]
It's shielded by Fate's barrier.
What exactly is recorded on this page?
A divine artifact cannot harbor emotions,
nor can it love!
Otherwise, it will be destroyed in this world.
I want to stay here,
waiting for Zhao Ming's return.
When emotional veins spread from the heart to the fingertips,
heavenly punishment will descend.
That will mark the end of existence.
I don't want to return to the Celestial Altar.
I want to be a person with feelings, just once.
For this so-called love,
you would rather die?
How can the Qiankun Pearl save Zhao Ming from his death fate?
Fate cannot be altered.
The life-and-death fate is inevitable!
The Qiankun Pearl can only transfer the harm.
How will it transfer?
Between you and Zhao Ming, one must die!
Zhao Ming,
I love you.
I want to marry you.
Will you marry me?
Divinity is not about race, nor about lineage.
Only those with compassion
and who protect all beings are truly divine.
I will also fall into sleep soon,
losing all my memories,
unable to save Zhao Ming again.
Only by casting his blood essence
into the cycle of rebirth
can there be hope for a reunion thousands of years later.
[Marriage Agreement]
[Marriage Agreement]
Jun Tian!
The Jun Tian Sword hasn't recognized a master.
You cannot seize it by force.
What if it hasn't chosen a master?
Only I
can wield the Jun Tian Sword!
For ten thousand years,
you've defied me with a disguise of obedience.
It seems the punishment wasn't harsh enough.
Hao Tian,
I will fully activate the emotional curse,
making you suffer the piercing pain worse than death!
When the curse takes effect,
it will finally destroy both your form and spirit.
Time is running out.
Think carefully.
Will you fulfill my will
and help me descend,
or wait to perish in this ice and snow?
Your Grace,
was your journey smooth?
Shall I massage your joints for you?
Your Your Grace!
[Temple of Divine Execution]
Hey, enough.
Don't you have any sense?
Look at His Grace's expression,
something must have happened.
What what happened exactly?
Why have you come?
I'm here to take you back.
How can your trivial strength
possibly move me?
Such stubbornness
cannot defy me neither.
If you do not stop,
you will meet your end.
Return
Feng Yao
Feng Yao
I will
Return
take you
home!
Feng Yao!
♪Searching for your face in the cycles of life♪
For the sake of this mere mortal,
would you sacrifice your own life?
For ten thousand years,
I sought to resolve the crisis
through deception and lies.
I even considered destroying the strongest in this world,
so that you could never descend.
♪Only wishing for thousands of blossoms♪
But at this moment, I suddenly realized
that even removing the strongest
would change nothing.
As long as you exist,
nothing will ever change.
Perhaps it's time
to try a different way to resolve this.
What do you intend to do?
In this so-called chess game,
the player thoughtfully calculates,
using pawns
to win within the rules.
But what if the rules themselves
♪Because my heart holds longing♪
are flawed at their core?
Would the player
still continue the game?
♪Never regretting our meeting♪
♪Only wishing for thousands of blossoms♪
You control me with the emotional curse,
threatening me with death!
Now, I don't need you to act.
I can burn my own soul to ash.
Even if the emotional curse doesn't activate,
I can end myself!
I can remove the emotional curse for you.
There's no need to threaten me with burning your soul.
♪For love, braving the storms, crossing the years♪
Hao Tian,
even you have moments of tension!
♪To bloom for you that day♪
I've removed the emotional curse.
Why do you still fight to the death?
Self-destruction is a poor strategy!
Does it matter if it's poor?
From now on,
you'll never control me again.
Even if my soul is vanished,
I will reclaim my freedom.
You should be the one to worry.
The Book of Fate will no longer exist
with my fall.
How will your rules of the heavenly order
be enforced then?
You're utterly foolish!
Even if you escape my control,
I will still descend upon this world soon.
When that time comes, you'll see
that today's efforts were all in vain!
Why go to such lengths?
I don't love you after all.
Nor do I love you
The one I love
is the person from eleven years ago,
beneath the umbrella in the rain
Do you believe
in this world
someone could fall in love with their own memory?
Fall in love with the person in their memory?
So
what exactly is love?
Love
is beyond expression.
Perhaps
you'll never truly understand it.
Or maybe
in an instant
you'll grasp it completely.
My name is Feng Yao.
F-E-N-G,
Y-A-O.
If you were to lose everything,
I would still stay by your side,
never abandoning you!
"If disaster strikes,
[Marriage Agreement]
I'll bear it myself."
So, it was all true.
You treated me with genuine love,
willing to kill deities and defy the heavens for my sake.
And yet,
I was trapped in those false memories,
blaming you for ten thousand years.
Pearl
will you blame me?
How could I ever blame you?
Pearl!
You were the most sincere person in the world,
yet Fate forcibly rewrote your destiny.
You carried the hatred of world
and the memories of betrayal by your lover,
struggling bitterly
for ten thousand years.
During these ten thousand years,
you've endured the greatest suffering.
Pearl,
these ten thousand years felt so long,
long enough to blur truth and lies for me.
All I know is,
I once really protected the people,
and now, I also really hate the world.
But at this moment,
I suddenly feel lost.
If Hao Tian descends
and all beings are destroyed,
what kind of feeling
will that be for me?
I know that feeling.
Once,
I was merely a pearl,
believing that all things in this world
were irrelevant to me.
But then I met you.
As I grew closer to you,
I understood the meaning of this world to me.
For one person,
I was willing to protect all beings.
That was the strength you gave me.
And now,
I'll return this strength
to you.
In dreams,
in illusions,
I've seen you countless times.
This time
is nothing more than my delusion again.
My Pearl
will never come back.
No matter when,
I will always be by your side,
in your heart.
But in your heart,
there is not just me,
there are all living beings as well.
Whether it's dark thoughts
clouding your eyes
or obsessions veiling your heart,
whenever you feel lost and confused,
remember to ask your heart.
It will guide you
to find the answers you seek.
The one who can guide you
is not me,
nor anyone else.
It is you yourself.
Saint Emperor Zhao Ming,
Fallen Deity Zhao Ming,
Demon Lord Zhao Ming
The one who decides who you are
is only you.
The answer
has always been within your heart.
♪In the vast wildness, we sing and enjoy the moonlight♪
Ask my heart
♪Your face turns to me♪
♪It's like a gentle kiss from warm winds♪
Pearl!
Pearl!
Pearl!
Pearl!
♪Join me to savor the world's dazzling fireworks♪
♪You make my heart bloom with thousands of peach blossoms♪
You're finally willing to come back.
♪Through life's highs and lows, my smile stays true♪
On this journey,
I thought everything was under control,
but I nearly ruined it all.
Xie Xuechen,
it turns out I wasn't clear-headed either
in this maze of illusions.
The road ahead is no longer
about defying mortals,
nor defying deities,
but defying the Creator.
It sounds
like a path to self-destruction.
But Xie Xuechen,
rest assured.
I have no fear,
and I will never retreat.
♪Because our hands remain entwined♪
[Feng Yao's Tomb]
♪Because you've stayed the same♪
♪The brilliance endures♪
♪Because our hands remain entwined♪
♪Because you've stayed the same♪
♪Being my rock, as always♪
[Feng Yao's Tomb]
When did you discover Feng Yao's identity?
The bond between blood relatives
is the most profound.
I had sensed it long ago,
but she didn't want to reunite.
So I chose to respect her wishes and wait.
But I didn't expect
there would never be a chance to reunite.
As long as this world
has someone who remembers her,
even if she's gone,
it wouldn't be the end.
And you?
Will you remember her?
The Book of Fate observes silently across the ages,
its records vast and intricate.
Most people and events are written in the book
but not in my heart.
Yet, the moment Feng Yao died,
I suddenly realized
that a light phrase, a faint word
in the Book of Fate
could encompass
a lifetime of intertwined joy and sorrow.
Her blood
allowed me to see the world's colors for the first time
and made me understand
that even in this mortal world,
there are people and things
worth remembering deeply,
even if they have nothing to do with love.
This is the sign of Hao Tian's descent.
Hao Tian?
Fate,
do you think threatening me
with burning your soul can stop my descent?
The Demon Lord has already glimpsed
the truth of ten thousand years ago,
forging it into ultimate willpower.
The Jun Tian Sword has recognized its master.
The strongest has reappeared.
In less than three days,
I shall descend completely
and restore order to this chaotic world.
You were behind everything.
This is my will
even fate cannot uncover.
In the unseen,
each of your so-called rebellions
only serves to advance the inevitable outcome.
Fate,
calmly await the end of days.
At this point,
what can we still do?
Hao Tian plans to end the world.
It's unstoppable.
We can only sit and await our doom?
No.
Perhaps someone
can still turn the tide.
Look!
The Gu Butterflies are flying out of the Lava on their own!
What's going on?
Signs are appearing everywhere.
An apocalypse is bound to occur.
All realms are showing signs,
mysterious and strange.
This apocalyptic scene
must be Hao Tian's doing.
It has begun.
If the Dark Abyss shows such obvious signs,
then the human realm must be in even graver danger.
Anger Demon! Desire Demon!
Here!
Quickly head to the human realm
and invite Fate here.
Understood!
Look!
Run!
Run!
Run!
Hurry, run!
This toxic mist can dissolve the barriers!
Spiritual power is completely ineffective against it!
Sir,
let's retreat!
Fall back!
Go, hurry!
Run!
All disciples of Xuantian Sect,
prepare to protect!
Senior,
forcing yourself to resist with spiritual form power
will lead to backlash from the toxic mist!
Even if the world is doomed,
we cannot give up now.
As long as I stand,
I will defend!
Very well!
The Immortal Alliance is an alliance,
and so we should advance and retreat together,
sharing life and death!
Advance and retreat together, share life and death!
Everyone, get on board quickly!
We'll take you
to the cliff for shelter!
Don't worry, everyone.
There are enough airships for all.
After this,
we'll head to other places to rescue more people.
Bring the civilians aboard the Cloud Floating Airship!
Understood!
I never thought
we'd meet again
without swords drawn between us.
As enemies for ten thousand years,
we were meant to fight to the death.
However,
on the eve of the apocalypse,
there's no longer a need for infighting.
At the Everbright Palace ten thousand years ago,
you and I once played a game of chess.
Back then, we reached an endless situation,
without conclusion,
without a victor.
Why not, today,
play another game?
In the game from ten thousand years ago,
you played white,
and I played black.
Today, the roles seem reversed.
This world is never simply black or white,
just like the Divine Clan of that time,
claiming to represent the righteous path,
looking down from their high seat,
yet lacking mercy and sowing slaughter.
They were never worthy of being called deities.
So they fell into what is now the Dark Clan.
One thought makes a deity, one makes a demon.
It has always been so.
Whether black or white, it doesn't matter.
What matters is
I will never be a pawn,
nor will I ever be controlled by Hao Tian.
All things in this world were created by Hao Tian.
If you don't want to be controlled,
what else can you do?
Even the Book of Fate following his will
has had thoughts of defying Hao Tian, right?
Otherwise, you wouldn't have agreed to come here.
Now that you're here,
you may as well speak plainly.
This apocalypse
should've happened ten thousand years ago.
No one knows where Hao Tian came from
or when he appeared.
He is like a set of rules,
yet also like
an eternal creator of the vast cosmos.
In Hao Tian's eyes,
order is above all else.
Now, the two realms are in chaos,
the divine artifact falls in love,
the four seasons are out of order,
and disasters are widespread.
Relying solely on you to act on my laws
is not enough.
Only the strongest in the world
can be my vessel
and help me descend.
Your Grace,
you actually decide to personally correct the errors
and save the world?
Rather than fixing the mistakes,
it's better to start over.
Hao Tian is so powerful
that he refuses
to repair the chaotic paths of this world.
When the system runs out of control,
he will destroy the world and rebuild it anew.
However, Hao Tian lacks a physical form
and cannot directly enter this world.
Only by possessing the strongest
can he descend.
And you,
or rather, Zhao Ming,
are the chosen vessel of Hao Tian.
So, ten thousand years ago,
you sealed me in the Lava
not to comply with the deities' request
but intentionally.
The day Zhao Ming ascended to slay the deities
was the day
he truly became the strongest.
I then took the opportunity
to make Zhao Ming a fallen deity,
sealing him in the Lava.
This indeed wronged Zhao Ming over the ages,
but it was the only way to preserve the world.
Do you think suppressing Zhao Ming
can prevent my descent?
The rules are set,
and order endures.
The strongest vessel is immortal.
No matter how it's stopped
or altered,
the strongest will inevitably rise again.
Until ten thousand years later,
Hao Tian's plan to end the world
would restart.
It seems these ten thousand years of suffering
have taught you a lesson.
You've learned to obey my will.
As an artifact,
I was meant to follow Your Grace,
carrying out your will.
That is my purpose
and my destiny.
But this time,
I learned to fake compliance
to deceive and outwit.
Still, despite all my schemes,
I couldn't stop the emergence of the strongest.
Crafting the rules of this world
yet also bound by them,
how absurd.
This world has always been absurd.
I prided myself on creating the world within the fan,
but the world we live in
is just like a painting within the fan.
All of us
are being indifferently observed
by someone outside the fan.
Ten thousand years ago,
when the heavens were torn open,
I helped the Chaos Pearl mend them.
Then I was swept
into another vast dimension.
For the first time, I saw there is another heaven
beyond the heavens.
In that space beyond,
I glimpsed the secrets of the world.
This world
is like a painting,
with everything controlled
and predetermined.
I saw the threads of cause and effect,
the origin of this world,
and its eventual destruction.
Only then did I realize our painted world
is as insignificant as dust.
I tried to change it,
but it was in vain.
So, I returned to this world,
because those
within the painting
can only act within it.
This boundless universe,
with origins unknown,
and an end unknowable,
is filled with mysteries we cannot realize
or explain.
I often wonder,
if there is a heaven beyond the heavens,
might there be something even greater
beyond that?
But for now,
Hao Tian's descent
is an unstoppable force.
Unstoppable
does not mean undefeatable.
Since you've come to discuss cooperation,
it means you've already planned a solution.
And since you invited me here,
it shows you too have thought of a plan
to resolve this crisis.
Let's see
if our ideas align.
Use Hao Tian to slay Hao Tian!
Exactly.
Only the strongest
can fight the strongest.
Only Hao Tian himself
can destroy Hao Tian.
I heard everything
you just said.
How could you leave me, the Keeper of Time,
out of the plan to slay Hao Tian?
Besides,
we've traveled this far together.
This mission to slay Hao Tian
is extremely dangerous.
I won't let you go alone.
Since we were born from chaos,
you've faced so much you couldn't control,
yet you never thought to discuss it with me.
You always made decisions on your own.
Enough.
Let the past
remain in the past.
From now on,
you'll no longer be alone.
And we
share a common goal:
to destroy Hao Tian.
I never thought
another game of chess after ten thousand years
would still lead to an endless situation.
This game is not between you and me,
but a match against Hao Tian.
The rules of this world were set by Hao Tian.
These ten thousand years of cause and effect
have been nothing
but an endless cycle of struggle.
You can't defeat the creator of the rules
by following their rules.
Why not overturn the chessboard
from now on
and destroy all the rules?
This time,
I will make sure Hao Tian
disappears completely.
There are three key steps to slaying Hao Tian,
all interconnected and without room for error.
First,
Zhao Ming and I
must each accept Hao Tian's descent
in the times of ten thousand years ago
and ten thousand years later,
transforming Hao Tian into a physical entity.
Then,
we'll combine the power of Chaos and Fate
to distort and merge
the two times,
creating a blind zone
beyond Hao Tian's control.
This will place both versions
of Hao Tian into the same time and space.
Finally, Demon Lord and Zhao Ming will fight
within the rule-free zone,
destroying the two versions of Hao Tian.
This plan is dangerous,
filled with variables,
yet it is the only method with a chance of success.
To bring about the dual descent of Hao Tian
and force mutual killing,
we'll need the versions of ourselves from both times
to fight side by side
across ten thousand years.
Only the temporal power of the Samsara Mirror
can help us communicate
with our past selves,
explain everything,
and agree on how to resist Hao Tian.
I've already returned half of the Chaos Power
to you entirely.
You can meet the Samsara Mirror directly
through the time swirl
and reclaim the temporal power.
♪Forging a sword with blood to pierce the dark night♪
♪Defying fate, rewriting destiny♪
♪Through fiery resolve♪
♪Cleaving the heavens♪
♪Unyielding to the storm♪
♪Bearing the scorching weight of the world♪
♪Risking everything for all beings♪
Your Grace.
♪Burning through this lifetime's blossoms♪
Greetings, Your Grace.
It's been ten thousand years,
and you're still the same as ever,
unchanged in appearance.
It's been ten thousand years,
and Your Grace look as you did before.
Yet,
something is profoundly different.
Now, my name
is Mu Xuanling.
It's a name
I'm not unfamiliar with.
That day, Xie Xuechen
endured the trial
of 38,000 celestial winds,
reaching here
to save Mu Xuanling.
When he left,
did he say anything?
He said many things,
but to me,
it was just two words:
No regrets.
For the past ten thousand years,
I forgot where I came from,
forgot the existence of Your Grace,
and forgot who I was waiting for.
It wasn't until Your Grace returned
that I finally understood everything.
Thanks so much
for all this waiting.
All things in this world
have their purpose.
I'm honored
to have carried Your Grace's will,
existing for ten thousand years, witnessing the passage of time.
Now, the Samsara Mirror
and the temporal power
shall be returned to Your Grace.
May Your Grace fulfill your wish,
and may the world enjoy eternal harmony.
I have reclaimed the temporal power.
I can now control the Samsara Mirror
to connect two times for dialogue.
However, there is one condition
to use this method.
We must ensure the causality
of ten thousand years remain unchanged.
Otherwise, if anything from back then
shifts,
the present world
will collapse.
The Chaos Power can stabilize time and space,
and the power of Fate can stabilize cause and effect.
When the time comes, I will join you
to protect this world
from being disrupted by disorder.
How long can the rule-free zone
be maintained?
Even if all our divine power is exhausted,
it will last only one incense stick's time.
In other words,
there will only be one chance
to kill Hao Tian within that time.
If the two versions of Hao Tian kill each other,
the survival chances
of the vessels they possess will be slim.
If I feared death,
I wouldn't be standing here now.
Between killing Hao Tian and being controlled by him,
I choose the former.
Let's begin.
♪Searching for your face in the cycles of life♪
♪If the tears in my heart remain unseen♪
♪Can I still remain tireless?♪
♪Because my heart holds longing♪
♪A devoted soul asks not how far the road goes♪
♪For love, braving the storms, crossing the years♪
♪Never regretting our meeting♪
♪Only wishing for thousands of blossoms♪
♪To bloom for you that day♪
♪Gazing at that one person, those eyes♪
♪I desire nothing else♪
♪A life with no worries or regrets♪
♪Staying by your side♪
♪For love, braving the storms, crossing the years♪
♪Never regretting our meeting♪
♪Only wishing for thousands of blossoms♪
♪To bloom for you that day♪
♪Gazing at that one person, those eyes♪
♪I desire nothing else♪
♪A life with no worries or regrets♪
♪Staying by your side♪
[Episode 39]
You condensed the power of nine suns in an instant,
breaking through the Jade Vault's restriction!
The Lava cannot hold me.
Xie Xuechen's Jade Vault restriction
cannot hold me either.
Your killing array
is no match for me at all.
This Book of Fate
is filled with the world's nonsense.
Now, let me
personally destroy it!
This pain spanning ten thousand years
shall be removed from its very root.
[Evil Emperor Zhao Ming defied heaven to destroy deities]
[descended into a demon, and was imprisoned in the Lava]
It's shielded by Fate's barrier.
What exactly is recorded on this page?
A divine artifact cannot harbor emotions,
nor can it love!
Otherwise, it will be destroyed in this world.
I want to stay here,
waiting for Zhao Ming's return.
When emotional veins spread from the heart to the fingertips,
heavenly punishment will descend.
That will mark the end of existence.
I don't want to return to the Celestial Altar.
I want to be a person with feelings, just once.
For this so-called love,
you would rather die?
How can the Qiankun Pearl save Zhao Ming from his death fate?
Fate cannot be altered.
The life-and-death fate is inevitable!
The Qiankun Pearl can only transfer the harm.
How will it transfer?
Between you and Zhao Ming, one must die!
Zhao Ming,
I love you.
I want to marry you.
Will you marry me?
Divinity is not about race, nor about lineage.
Only those with compassion
and who protect all beings are truly divine.
I will also fall into sleep soon,
losing all my memories,
unable to save Zhao Ming again.
Only by casting his blood essence
into the cycle of rebirth
can there be hope for a reunion thousands of years later.
[Marriage Agreement]
[Marriage Agreement]
Jun Tian!
The Jun Tian Sword hasn't recognized a master.
You cannot seize it by force.
What if it hasn't chosen a master?
Only I
can wield the Jun Tian Sword!
For ten thousand years,
you've defied me with a disguise of obedience.
It seems the punishment wasn't harsh enough.
Hao Tian,
I will fully activate the emotional curse,
making you suffer the piercing pain worse than death!
When the curse takes effect,
it will finally destroy both your form and spirit.
Time is running out.
Think carefully.
Will you fulfill my will
and help me descend,
or wait to perish in this ice and snow?
Your Grace,
was your journey smooth?
Shall I massage your joints for you?
Your Your Grace!
[Temple of Divine Execution]
Hey, enough.
Don't you have any sense?
Look at His Grace's expression,
something must have happened.
What what happened exactly?
Why have you come?
I'm here to take you back.
How can your trivial strength
possibly move me?
Such stubbornness
cannot defy me neither.
If you do not stop,
you will meet your end.
Return
Feng Yao
Feng Yao
I will
Return
take you
home!
Feng Yao!
♪Searching for your face in the cycles of life♪
For the sake of this mere mortal,
would you sacrifice your own life?
For ten thousand years,
I sought to resolve the crisis
through deception and lies.
I even considered destroying the strongest in this world,
so that you could never descend.
♪Only wishing for thousands of blossoms♪
But at this moment, I suddenly realized
that even removing the strongest
would change nothing.
As long as you exist,
nothing will ever change.
Perhaps it's time
to try a different way to resolve this.
What do you intend to do?
In this so-called chess game,
the player thoughtfully calculates,
using pawns
to win within the rules.
But what if the rules themselves
♪Because my heart holds longing♪
are flawed at their core?
Would the player
still continue the game?
♪Never regretting our meeting♪
♪Only wishing for thousands of blossoms♪
You control me with the emotional curse,
threatening me with death!
Now, I don't need you to act.
I can burn my own soul to ash.
Even if the emotional curse doesn't activate,
I can end myself!
I can remove the emotional curse for you.
There's no need to threaten me with burning your soul.
♪For love, braving the storms, crossing the years♪
Hao Tian,
even you have moments of tension!
♪To bloom for you that day♪
I've removed the emotional curse.
Why do you still fight to the death?
Self-destruction is a poor strategy!
Does it matter if it's poor?
From now on,
you'll never control me again.
Even if my soul is vanished,
I will reclaim my freedom.
You should be the one to worry.
The Book of Fate will no longer exist
with my fall.
How will your rules of the heavenly order
be enforced then?
You're utterly foolish!
Even if you escape my control,
I will still descend upon this world soon.
When that time comes, you'll see
that today's efforts were all in vain!
Why go to such lengths?
I don't love you after all.
Nor do I love you
The one I love
is the person from eleven years ago,
beneath the umbrella in the rain
Do you believe
in this world
someone could fall in love with their own memory?
Fall in love with the person in their memory?
So
what exactly is love?
Love
is beyond expression.
Perhaps
you'll never truly understand it.
Or maybe
in an instant
you'll grasp it completely.
My name is Feng Yao.
F-E-N-G,
Y-A-O.
If you were to lose everything,
I would still stay by your side,
never abandoning you!
"If disaster strikes,
[Marriage Agreement]
I'll bear it myself."
So, it was all true.
You treated me with genuine love,
willing to kill deities and defy the heavens for my sake.
And yet,
I was trapped in those false memories,
blaming you for ten thousand years.
Pearl
will you blame me?
How could I ever blame you?
Pearl!
You were the most sincere person in the world,
yet Fate forcibly rewrote your destiny.
You carried the hatred of world
and the memories of betrayal by your lover,
struggling bitterly
for ten thousand years.
During these ten thousand years,
you've endured the greatest suffering.
Pearl,
these ten thousand years felt so long,
long enough to blur truth and lies for me.
All I know is,
I once really protected the people,
and now, I also really hate the world.
But at this moment,
I suddenly feel lost.
If Hao Tian descends
and all beings are destroyed,
what kind of feeling
will that be for me?
I know that feeling.
Once,
I was merely a pearl,
believing that all things in this world
were irrelevant to me.
But then I met you.
As I grew closer to you,
I understood the meaning of this world to me.
For one person,
I was willing to protect all beings.
That was the strength you gave me.
And now,
I'll return this strength
to you.
In dreams,
in illusions,
I've seen you countless times.
This time
is nothing more than my delusion again.
My Pearl
will never come back.
No matter when,
I will always be by your side,
in your heart.
But in your heart,
there is not just me,
there are all living beings as well.
Whether it's dark thoughts
clouding your eyes
or obsessions veiling your heart,
whenever you feel lost and confused,
remember to ask your heart.
It will guide you
to find the answers you seek.
The one who can guide you
is not me,
nor anyone else.
It is you yourself.
Saint Emperor Zhao Ming,
Fallen Deity Zhao Ming,
Demon Lord Zhao Ming
The one who decides who you are
is only you.
The answer
has always been within your heart.
♪In the vast wildness, we sing and enjoy the moonlight♪
Ask my heart
♪Your face turns to me♪
♪It's like a gentle kiss from warm winds♪
Pearl!
Pearl!
Pearl!
Pearl!
♪Join me to savor the world's dazzling fireworks♪
♪You make my heart bloom with thousands of peach blossoms♪
You're finally willing to come back.
♪Through life's highs and lows, my smile stays true♪
On this journey,
I thought everything was under control,
but I nearly ruined it all.
Xie Xuechen,
it turns out I wasn't clear-headed either
in this maze of illusions.
The road ahead is no longer
about defying mortals,
nor defying deities,
but defying the Creator.
It sounds
like a path to self-destruction.
But Xie Xuechen,
rest assured.
I have no fear,
and I will never retreat.
♪Because our hands remain entwined♪
[Feng Yao's Tomb]
♪Because you've stayed the same♪
♪The brilliance endures♪
♪Because our hands remain entwined♪
♪Because you've stayed the same♪
♪Being my rock, as always♪
[Feng Yao's Tomb]
When did you discover Feng Yao's identity?
The bond between blood relatives
is the most profound.
I had sensed it long ago,
but she didn't want to reunite.
So I chose to respect her wishes and wait.
But I didn't expect
there would never be a chance to reunite.
As long as this world
has someone who remembers her,
even if she's gone,
it wouldn't be the end.
And you?
Will you remember her?
The Book of Fate observes silently across the ages,
its records vast and intricate.
Most people and events are written in the book
but not in my heart.
Yet, the moment Feng Yao died,
I suddenly realized
that a light phrase, a faint word
in the Book of Fate
could encompass
a lifetime of intertwined joy and sorrow.
Her blood
allowed me to see the world's colors for the first time
and made me understand
that even in this mortal world,
there are people and things
worth remembering deeply,
even if they have nothing to do with love.
This is the sign of Hao Tian's descent.
Hao Tian?
Fate,
do you think threatening me
with burning your soul can stop my descent?
The Demon Lord has already glimpsed
the truth of ten thousand years ago,
forging it into ultimate willpower.
The Jun Tian Sword has recognized its master.
The strongest has reappeared.
In less than three days,
I shall descend completely
and restore order to this chaotic world.
You were behind everything.
This is my will
even fate cannot uncover.
In the unseen,
each of your so-called rebellions
only serves to advance the inevitable outcome.
Fate,
calmly await the end of days.
At this point,
what can we still do?
Hao Tian plans to end the world.
It's unstoppable.
We can only sit and await our doom?
No.
Perhaps someone
can still turn the tide.
Look!
The Gu Butterflies are flying out of the Lava on their own!
What's going on?
Signs are appearing everywhere.
An apocalypse is bound to occur.
All realms are showing signs,
mysterious and strange.
This apocalyptic scene
must be Hao Tian's doing.
It has begun.
If the Dark Abyss shows such obvious signs,
then the human realm must be in even graver danger.
Anger Demon! Desire Demon!
Here!
Quickly head to the human realm
and invite Fate here.
Understood!
Look!
Run!
Run!
Run!
Hurry, run!
This toxic mist can dissolve the barriers!
Spiritual power is completely ineffective against it!
Sir,
let's retreat!
Fall back!
Go, hurry!
Run!
All disciples of Xuantian Sect,
prepare to protect!
Senior,
forcing yourself to resist with spiritual form power
will lead to backlash from the toxic mist!
Even if the world is doomed,
we cannot give up now.
As long as I stand,
I will defend!
Very well!
The Immortal Alliance is an alliance,
and so we should advance and retreat together,
sharing life and death!
Advance and retreat together, share life and death!
Everyone, get on board quickly!
We'll take you
to the cliff for shelter!
Don't worry, everyone.
There are enough airships for all.
After this,
we'll head to other places to rescue more people.
Bring the civilians aboard the Cloud Floating Airship!
Understood!
I never thought
we'd meet again
without swords drawn between us.
As enemies for ten thousand years,
we were meant to fight to the death.
However,
on the eve of the apocalypse,
there's no longer a need for infighting.
At the Everbright Palace ten thousand years ago,
you and I once played a game of chess.
Back then, we reached an endless situation,
without conclusion,
without a victor.
Why not, today,
play another game?
In the game from ten thousand years ago,
you played white,
and I played black.
Today, the roles seem reversed.
This world is never simply black or white,
just like the Divine Clan of that time,
claiming to represent the righteous path,
looking down from their high seat,
yet lacking mercy and sowing slaughter.
They were never worthy of being called deities.
So they fell into what is now the Dark Clan.
One thought makes a deity, one makes a demon.
It has always been so.
Whether black or white, it doesn't matter.
What matters is
I will never be a pawn,
nor will I ever be controlled by Hao Tian.
All things in this world were created by Hao Tian.
If you don't want to be controlled,
what else can you do?
Even the Book of Fate following his will
has had thoughts of defying Hao Tian, right?
Otherwise, you wouldn't have agreed to come here.
Now that you're here,
you may as well speak plainly.
This apocalypse
should've happened ten thousand years ago.
No one knows where Hao Tian came from
or when he appeared.
He is like a set of rules,
yet also like
an eternal creator of the vast cosmos.
In Hao Tian's eyes,
order is above all else.
Now, the two realms are in chaos,
the divine artifact falls in love,
the four seasons are out of order,
and disasters are widespread.
Relying solely on you to act on my laws
is not enough.
Only the strongest in the world
can be my vessel
and help me descend.
Your Grace,
you actually decide to personally correct the errors
and save the world?
Rather than fixing the mistakes,
it's better to start over.
Hao Tian is so powerful
that he refuses
to repair the chaotic paths of this world.
When the system runs out of control,
he will destroy the world and rebuild it anew.
However, Hao Tian lacks a physical form
and cannot directly enter this world.
Only by possessing the strongest
can he descend.
And you,
or rather, Zhao Ming,
are the chosen vessel of Hao Tian.
So, ten thousand years ago,
you sealed me in the Lava
not to comply with the deities' request
but intentionally.
The day Zhao Ming ascended to slay the deities
was the day
he truly became the strongest.
I then took the opportunity
to make Zhao Ming a fallen deity,
sealing him in the Lava.
This indeed wronged Zhao Ming over the ages,
but it was the only way to preserve the world.
Do you think suppressing Zhao Ming
can prevent my descent?
The rules are set,
and order endures.
The strongest vessel is immortal.
No matter how it's stopped
or altered,
the strongest will inevitably rise again.
Until ten thousand years later,
Hao Tian's plan to end the world
would restart.
It seems these ten thousand years of suffering
have taught you a lesson.
You've learned to obey my will.
As an artifact,
I was meant to follow Your Grace,
carrying out your will.
That is my purpose
and my destiny.
But this time,
I learned to fake compliance
to deceive and outwit.
Still, despite all my schemes,
I couldn't stop the emergence of the strongest.
Crafting the rules of this world
yet also bound by them,
how absurd.
This world has always been absurd.
I prided myself on creating the world within the fan,
but the world we live in
is just like a painting within the fan.
All of us
are being indifferently observed
by someone outside the fan.
Ten thousand years ago,
when the heavens were torn open,
I helped the Chaos Pearl mend them.
Then I was swept
into another vast dimension.
For the first time, I saw there is another heaven
beyond the heavens.
In that space beyond,
I glimpsed the secrets of the world.
This world
is like a painting,
with everything controlled
and predetermined.
I saw the threads of cause and effect,
the origin of this world,
and its eventual destruction.
Only then did I realize our painted world
is as insignificant as dust.
I tried to change it,
but it was in vain.
So, I returned to this world,
because those
within the painting
can only act within it.
This boundless universe,
with origins unknown,
and an end unknowable,
is filled with mysteries we cannot realize
or explain.
I often wonder,
if there is a heaven beyond the heavens,
might there be something even greater
beyond that?
But for now,
Hao Tian's descent
is an unstoppable force.
Unstoppable
does not mean undefeatable.
Since you've come to discuss cooperation,
it means you've already planned a solution.
And since you invited me here,
it shows you too have thought of a plan
to resolve this crisis.
Let's see
if our ideas align.
Use Hao Tian to slay Hao Tian!
Exactly.
Only the strongest
can fight the strongest.
Only Hao Tian himself
can destroy Hao Tian.
I heard everything
you just said.
How could you leave me, the Keeper of Time,
out of the plan to slay Hao Tian?
Besides,
we've traveled this far together.
This mission to slay Hao Tian
is extremely dangerous.
I won't let you go alone.
Since we were born from chaos,
you've faced so much you couldn't control,
yet you never thought to discuss it with me.
You always made decisions on your own.
Enough.
Let the past
remain in the past.
From now on,
you'll no longer be alone.
And we
share a common goal:
to destroy Hao Tian.
I never thought
another game of chess after ten thousand years
would still lead to an endless situation.
This game is not between you and me,
but a match against Hao Tian.
The rules of this world were set by Hao Tian.
These ten thousand years of cause and effect
have been nothing
but an endless cycle of struggle.
You can't defeat the creator of the rules
by following their rules.
Why not overturn the chessboard
from now on
and destroy all the rules?
This time,
I will make sure Hao Tian
disappears completely.
There are three key steps to slaying Hao Tian,
all interconnected and without room for error.
First,
Zhao Ming and I
must each accept Hao Tian's descent
in the times of ten thousand years ago
and ten thousand years later,
transforming Hao Tian into a physical entity.
Then,
we'll combine the power of Chaos and Fate
to distort and merge
the two times,
creating a blind zone
beyond Hao Tian's control.
This will place both versions
of Hao Tian into the same time and space.
Finally, Demon Lord and Zhao Ming will fight
within the rule-free zone,
destroying the two versions of Hao Tian.
This plan is dangerous,
filled with variables,
yet it is the only method with a chance of success.
To bring about the dual descent of Hao Tian
and force mutual killing,
we'll need the versions of ourselves from both times
to fight side by side
across ten thousand years.
Only the temporal power of the Samsara Mirror
can help us communicate
with our past selves,
explain everything,
and agree on how to resist Hao Tian.
I've already returned half of the Chaos Power
to you entirely.
You can meet the Samsara Mirror directly
through the time swirl
and reclaim the temporal power.
♪Forging a sword with blood to pierce the dark night♪
♪Defying fate, rewriting destiny♪
♪Through fiery resolve♪
♪Cleaving the heavens♪
♪Unyielding to the storm♪
♪Bearing the scorching weight of the world♪
♪Risking everything for all beings♪
Your Grace.
♪Burning through this lifetime's blossoms♪
Greetings, Your Grace.
It's been ten thousand years,
and you're still the same as ever,
unchanged in appearance.
It's been ten thousand years,
and Your Grace look as you did before.
Yet,
something is profoundly different.
Now, my name
is Mu Xuanling.
It's a name
I'm not unfamiliar with.
That day, Xie Xuechen
endured the trial
of 38,000 celestial winds,
reaching here
to save Mu Xuanling.
When he left,
did he say anything?
He said many things,
but to me,
it was just two words:
No regrets.
For the past ten thousand years,
I forgot where I came from,
forgot the existence of Your Grace,
and forgot who I was waiting for.
It wasn't until Your Grace returned
that I finally understood everything.
Thanks so much
for all this waiting.
All things in this world
have their purpose.
I'm honored
to have carried Your Grace's will,
existing for ten thousand years, witnessing the passage of time.
Now, the Samsara Mirror
and the temporal power
shall be returned to Your Grace.
May Your Grace fulfill your wish,
and may the world enjoy eternal harmony.
I have reclaimed the temporal power.
I can now control the Samsara Mirror
to connect two times for dialogue.
However, there is one condition
to use this method.
We must ensure the causality
of ten thousand years remain unchanged.
Otherwise, if anything from back then
shifts,
the present world
will collapse.
The Chaos Power can stabilize time and space,
and the power of Fate can stabilize cause and effect.
When the time comes, I will join you
to protect this world
from being disrupted by disorder.
How long can the rule-free zone
be maintained?
Even if all our divine power is exhausted,
it will last only one incense stick's time.
In other words,
there will only be one chance
to kill Hao Tian within that time.
If the two versions of Hao Tian kill each other,
the survival chances
of the vessels they possess will be slim.
If I feared death,
I wouldn't be standing here now.
Between killing Hao Tian and being controlled by him,
I choose the former.
Let's begin.
♪Searching for your face in the cycles of life♪
♪If the tears in my heart remain unseen♪
♪Can I still remain tireless?♪
♪Because my heart holds longing♪
♪A devoted soul asks not how far the road goes♪
♪For love, braving the storms, crossing the years♪
♪Never regretting our meeting♪
♪Only wishing for thousands of blossoms♪
♪To bloom for you that day♪
♪Gazing at that one person, those eyes♪
♪I desire nothing else♪
♪A life with no worries or regrets♪
♪Staying by your side♪
♪For love, braving the storms, crossing the years♪
♪Never regretting our meeting♪
♪Only wishing for thousands of blossoms♪
♪To bloom for you that day♪
♪Gazing at that one person, those eyes♪
♪I desire nothing else♪
♪A life with no worries or regrets♪
♪Staying by your side♪