Ice Fantasy (幻城)

Shang Lie told me that

the West Guardian is among us.

Your Majesty.

How are you?

Weren't you already dead when we were at Xing Zhou's?

I'm the West Guardian Xing Gui that you've been looking for a long time.

We have finally arrived.

The Veiled Lotus only blooms every 10,000 years.

Your deaths are worthwhile since you get to witness it today.

Yuan Ji, our ancestors sealed you up at the Veiled Lotus's previous blooming.

Now that it is going to bloom again

we're going to vanquish you!

Lotus.

We'll join forces to tackle them.

You think too highly of yourselves and that you're gods.

We'll show you who is the true god among us!

You think too highly of yourselves and that you're gods.

We'll show you who is the true god among us!

Farewell, little sword fairy!

Ying Kong Shi.

Where have you been these days?

I had no one to play with when you didn't visit me.

Let's go out and play.

Shush. It's not time to play yet.

Both Ka Suo and I are fighting for your survival.

Fighting for my survival?

For me?

Ka Suo!

Be careful. Don't run around.

It seems that my dream can really come true.

So many immortals are in combat.

They are even fighting so aggressively.

Every one of them will surely die one by one later.

Then I will get their souls effortlessly.

My dream will finally come true.

Lotus!

Come back here!

My son...

It really is you?

Your son?

How could you be so rude?

How dare you call me whatever you like?

I... I...

I'm your mother.

Shi, you don't recognize me anymore?

You're my mother?

Whom are you trying to deceive?

You're so young and pretty.

How could you possibly give birth to me?

It's been very strange lately.

Someone wants to be my brother

and another wishes to be my mother.

Do you think that I'm so gullible?

My child... Tell me quickly what Ka Suo has done to you.

He's tormented your soul into such a tiny fraction.

You don't even recognize me anymore!

Ka Suo?

It's good enough that I didn't do anything to him.

What could he possibly do to me?

I might seem tiny to you now because I haven't fed on any souls.

Once I've had some souls, I'll become a big sword fairy.

Lotus, it's too dangerous out here.

Leave Ying Kong Shi to me.

I'll protect him.

Lotus, you must believe me!

Ying Kong Shi's last bit of soul has turned into The Deicide's sword fairy.

Don't hand over Ying Kong Shi to him!

Otherwise, he will destroy his last bit of life!

How is that possible?

He's the son of His Holiness.

Leave him to me and I'll protect him.

I overheard Yuan Ji saying that

he doesn't wish to resurrect Ying Kong Shi.

He's just going to resurrect himself with the Veiled Lotus.

He wants to be the only immortal!

Only Ka Suo truly wishes to resurrect Ying Kong Shi!

Hey!

Tell that woman to believe me!

You! Believe her.

Are you going to destroy Shi's soul?

Of course not.

Tell me.

Are you lying to me?

I... I'm not lying to you.

We're joining forces now to fend off the intruders.

We'll leave this discussion for later.

We're of the same form and mind.

Do you think that I can't tell if you're lying?

You have been using me right from the beginning!

Once I possess the power of the Veiled Lotus

I can summon my immortal powers back.

By then, we will be together for tens of thousands of years. For all eternity.

No. All I want is Shi.

He is my one and only beloved son.

We can have more sons together.

Follow me!

The Veiled Lotus is mine!

The Veiled Lotus is mine!

Ying Kong Shi!

Shi!

Don't hurt Shi!

Are you all right?

I'm fine.

Leave this place right away.

Don't let her hurt you.

You can't kill both of them!

One fed me with her soul when I was starving

while the other is someone I couldn't bear to eat even if I were starving.

You're not allowed to kill them.

You're not to hurt my son!

Lotus...

Go and retrieve the sword quickly!

Kill them!

Don't spare any of them or else we will all be doomed.

Quickly!

Quickly!

You can't kill him!

Shi, don't be scared.

I'm your mother.

Shi...

Whatever you became...

You still held on to those whom you once cherished the most.

My child...

I won't let you get hurt again.

Lotus.

Wield The Deicide and kill them!

Why are you still hesitating?

Kill him now!

Lotus!

For the sake of Ying Kong Shi

you can't trust Yuan Ji!

Lotus...

You can kill me.

However, you mustn't believe Yuan Ji.

Ka Suo. You're still going to die by my hand eventually.

Lotus!

Do you see that?

Only Ka Suo truly wishes to save Ying Kong Shi!

You're too tiny to fend her off!

Get out of her way!

Lotus!

What are you doing?

You've deceived me.

Since you're ruthless enough to kill my son

I have to kill you to protect him!

I'm in your body right now.

You can't kill me!

Is that so?

I can at least kill myself.

No!

I won't allow you to hurt yourself!

Mother?

Mother?

No...

No! You mustn't die!

I want to be with you for all eternity!

What is going on?

You win some, you lose some.

The price I paid for my immortality is to lose my one true love.

I won't have it!

I'm going to destroy the Veiled Lotus!

- No! - What is he trying to do?

Yuan Ji, all that you planned has come to an end.

Let it all go.

Ka Suo...

I'm casting a curse on you with hatred built up over 10,000 years.

One day, you will end up just like me.

You shall be apart from your beloved forever.

You shall suffer for all eternity!

Mother?

Liao Jian?

Pian Feng?

Xin Jue!

Is there still any hope for my mother, Liao Jian, and Pian Feng?

What about my brother, Xin Jue?

Look at their souls.

They were all stripped from their bodies by Yuan Ji and devoured.

Half of their souls are already destroyed.

Look!

They have a black mark on their foreheads.

That mark is a seal cast by Yuan Ji.

Souls that were stripped by force and damaged

might not be resurrected even when the Veiled Lotus blooms.

That means... Even if I make a wish on the Veiled Lotus

only Shi, Li Luo, and Lan Shang can be resurrected

while the others are already beyond our reach?

Your Majesty, although Pian Feng and Liao Jian were sacrificed

that is perhaps the price we had to pay.

If we wish for the Veiled Lotus to bloom

we will need to offer souls of all the tribe leaders.

Are you ready for that?

Although their souls can no longer be revived

they will truly vanish once we pick the Veiled Lotus.

I hope that my brother can be resurrected

but even if the Veiled Lotus blooms

their souls are already devoured and sealed by Yuan Ji.

They can no longer come back to life.

However, once the Veiled Lotus blooms

there is one thing we can be sure of.

We will be able to save Ying Kong Shi, right?