Original subtitles

♪The rift in time and space is deftly manipulated♪

♪Dark clouds roil, malice lurking and waiting♪

♪I roar, stirring a wild tempest on the ground♪

♪No need for praise, courage is my nature♪

♪Unable to endure the deafening cries for help♪

♪Then don't look back. I'll bring this battle to an end♪

♪I will not be a caged animal♪

♪Passive waiting is not my way♪

♪Awakened from slumber, the sealed power ignites♪

♪With the Divine Warrior's Physique, I preserve justice's fate♪

♪Don't be too alarmed. I have made my entrance♪

♪Step aside willingly. Watch as I address the chaos of battle♪

♪In youth, we're wild and free, even venturing where dragons be♪

♪This battle's not in vain, for the light that I maintain♪

[Hero Is Back]

[Adapted from Xu Chen's comic: Rakshasa Street]

[Episode 19]

Tianyue,

the crisis in Lingfeng Street

should be considered over now.

General Yan,

what are you doing here?

You...

How come you are...?

How come

I'm standing here unscathed

instead of being taken away by those from the Hall of Heroes?

Is that what you're wondering?

Well, it's because we're tough

and lucky.

But you,

who are you mourning here

for no good reason?

Cao Yanbing,

you're a wanted criminal.

Is there anything wrong with me reporting you

to the Hall of Heroes?

As for who I'm here to pay my respects to,

how is that any of your concern?

Flower cakes soaked in liquor.

As far as I know,

only Tianyue enjoys them

in the entire Lingfeng Street.

No one else shares his unique taste.

Beiluo,

what do you mean by that?

Do you think

I'm honoring my brother?

Just because of these few cakes?

Isn't this enough to prove it?

Lingyu,

I advise you

to be honest and tell us

the truth right now.

The truth?

The truth is that my brother

was killed by Cao Yanbing.

I'm filled with grief.

That's why I came here

to chat with my nephew Fengzha.

Fengzha?

Are you still trying to say

that it's Fengzha who's buried here?

That's right.

Weren't you skeptical

about Fengzha being dead?

This

is where Fengzha is buried.

As for these offerings,

Fengzha is my brother's son,

so their tastes

would naturally be similar.

You are lying!

How could I not know

my taste?

Fengzha.

Fengzha.

You...

Why are you...?

Did they

trick you into coming out?

Is that right?

I came out on my own

after hearing

that my father was killed.

It had nothing to do with them.

But then,

I discovered

that the deceased

was wearing

a mask resembling my father's face.

He was someone else.

So,

who is buried under this tree?

Is it

my father?

Why aren't you speaking?

Answer me!

Fengzha,

I had someone impersonate your father

just to find a way

to trap Cao Yanbing

and prevent him from taking you away.

I did this

to protect you.

You're still lying

even at this point.

Fine,

I'll reveal the truth.

Five years ago,

Feilian transformed and escaped from my body.

You and Father managed to subdue it together.

Knowing that Feilian

was a Demonic Warrior Form,

you coveted its power.

So,

you went so far

as to secretly kill my father,

deceitfully claiming

he was terminally ill

and convincing me to obey your instructions

and stay imprisoned.

Meanwhile,

you continuously

extracted its blood

to make Blaze Jade,

which became the source of your power

and wealth.

Am I right?

It seems

that you have seen Feilian.

In the underground chamber,

I saw the tubes for extracting its blood.

I truly regret

not discovering this sooner.

So, I'll ask you one last time.

Is it my father

buried under this tree?

Did you

kill him?

Given the situation,

there's nothing left to hide.

Yes, it's true.

I killed your father.

He is buried under this tree.

Back then,

Elder Mei had already developed a method

to reduce the toxicity

of Feilian's blood.

With it,

the Wind-Treading Clan could have grown stronger.

But my brother was against it.

We can't do that.

Despite Feilian's demonic nature,

it remains

a divine beast of the Wind-Treading Clan.

Locking it up

was already a last resort.

How could we continue to hurt it?

Do you know where those Malevolent Beings went

before coming

to Lingfeng Street?

They went to the Fire-Eater Village

and wiped out the entire clan.

If it weren't for Feilian's blood

this time,

the Wind-Treading Clan

would have faced the same fate.

Tianyue,

if we don't become stronger,

what if those Malevolent Beings

come back?

We'd be

in grave danger.

In the Spiritual Crossroads, it's survival

of the fittest.

The Wind-Treading Clan is inherently weak,

and our survival to this point

is due to centuries

of isolation.

Should we face another invasion

in the future,

our extinction

would be inevitable.

No,

we are not that weak.

Don't forget.

We still have Fengzha.

For now,

we can rely on Feilian's power

to sustain us.

Once Fengzha

can fully control

Feilian's power,

everything

will get better.

Fengzha has endured

so much hardship.

And now, you want to extract blood from Feilian,

treating his Guardian Spirit

like this.

Right now,

this is the only way

to survive.

Being indecisive

will only endanger everyone.

Enough.

I am the Spiritual Guardian of this street.

I know what should be done

and what should not.

I'm sorry.

I don't know.

All I know

is that I don't want to see our people

being killed one after another

by those Malevolent Beings.

I know

that I don't want to see Ruofu

and those who tried so hard

to survive

to meet such a tragic end.

Yu, where are you going?

I'm going to tell our people

about this

and let them make their own decisions

on what should be done.

Have you lost your mind?

That's absolutely out of the question.

What if I insist on doing it?

Then don't blame me

for being harsh.

He brought all this

on himself.

Yan Lingyu,

it turns out

you really would go so far

as to harm your brother

just for a bit of power

and this role as the Spiritual Guardian?

That's right.

The Spiritual Guardian of Lingfeng Street

is me,

and it should be me.

Every Spiritual Guardian

should be willing to do whatever it takes

to protect their street.

Yet your father

was indecisive.

He'd rather risk his clan

being wiped out by those Malevolent Beings

than use

Feilian's power.

So what right does he have

to be a Spiritual Guardian?

So

you mistreated Feilian

and took my father's life.

How could you

even bring yourself to do that?

Even if your father

hadn't died at my hands,

he would have perished at the hands of those Malevolent Beings.

Do you understand?

Five years ago,

when the Malevolent Beings invaded,

if I hadn't used

Feilian's blood in time,

would Lingfeng Street still exist today?

Would you still be seeing

what you see now?

Is there a problem

with me protecting my street?

You have no idea

what I've been through

these five years.

I believe my actions

have been justifiable

to both Lingfeng Street

and the Wind-Treading Clan.

And you?

For years you've claimed

you wanted to protect Lingfeng Street,

but today,

you've betrayed that

by siding with these outsiders.

Do you think you've lived up to the expectations

of Lingfeng Street and the Wind-Treading Clan?

I was wrong about you.

You've always been a useless person

who can't even control

your own Guardian Primordial Spirit.

How do you know

that I can't control it?

Feilian!

Come back.

Fengzha,

are you truly able

to control Feilian with ease now?

How about that?

Didn't expect it, did you?

You won't be able to confine me anymore.

I swear to take vengeance

on the one who killed my father.

Such big talk.

Do you think just because you can control

your Guardian Primordial Spirit,

you'll be able

to use its power effectively in battle?

Learn how to strike properly

before you talk about revenge.

Do you think I can't do it?

Then give it a try.

Crane's Cry Strike.

Watch out, Fengzha.

Moonshadow Strike!

Ruofu.

Ruofu.

- Ruofu. - Ruofu.

Ruofu.

Ruofu.

Ruofu.

Ruofu.

Ruofu, how are you feeling?

Ruofu.

Ruofu.

Go away, all of you!

Ruofu.

Mother.

Ruofu.

How come you...

You...

Haven't you left already?

I haven't left.

I've been following you all along.

How could you be so silly?

This has nothing

to do with you.

Why are you so silly?

- Ruofu. - Mother.

Are you all right?

Fengzha.

Ruofu.

I'm so glad, Fengzha,

that you're still alive.

Fengzha,

please hear me out.

Don't blame my mother for what happened.

Let my life

atone for her past mistakes.

Ruofu.

Mother,

I saw

what occurred between you and Uncle

on that day.

What?

That day,

I had just finished practicing my swordsmanship.

Have you lost your mind?

That's absolutely out of the question.

What if I insist on doing it?

Then don't blame me

for being harsh.

Tianyue!

Tianyue,

wake up.

Tianyue!

Fengzha,

my mother...

My mother

didn't intend for this to happen.

How could things turn out like this?

Mother,

I know

you've been living in pain all this time.

You've given everything you have

to protect Lingfeng Street.

I truly

want to help you,

but...

but I've tried so hard

and I just can't do it.

No.

No.

Perhaps, as you said,

I am indeed useless.

I hope

my death

will relieve you

of your pain.

Ruofu.

Ruofu.

Ruofu.

Wake up, Ruofu.

Ruofu!

Ruofu.

Ruofu.

Suiyun!

[Suiyun]

Suiyun,

I order you

to sever our bond right away

and pledge your allegiance to Ruofu instead.

Use your power

to save her life,

and from now on,

protect and accompany her

through life and death,

without ever abandoning her.

Ruofu.

Mother.

Ruofu.

Ruofu.

It's great.

Mother.

Mother.

Mother, what happened to you?

Mother.

How did it turn out like this?

What happened to my mother?

Your mother

gave her Guardian Primordial Spirit to you.

But

why is she in such a state?

Perhaps the prolonged use of Blaze Jade

has deeply poisoned her,

making her body unable to function

without the power of the Guardian Primordial Spirit.

Mother.

Mother.

Mother.

Ruofu.

Ruofu.

I'm...

sorry.

I killed

your Guardian Primordial Spirit.

Now,

I'm giving Suiyun

to you,

hoping it

can make up

for my mistakes.

Mother.

Ruofu,

I'm responsible for your suffering.

It's...

It's all my fault.

Since you were little,

you were so unruly

and

so willful.

I originally thought

it was because you

couldn't summon

your Guardian Primordial Spirit in time

that you became like this.

But it turns out

it's all because of me.

My mistakes have caused you harm.

That's not true, Mother.

My mistakes have affected you.

That's not true.

Ruofu,

I'm the one who hurt you.

I'm sorry.

That's not true, Mother.

No.

Fengzha,

I'm sorry.

I don't blame you.

It's me who harmed you

and your father.

In fact,

I want to tell you

that I kept Cao Yanbing

from finding you

not because of the Blaze Jade,

but because of you.

Because you

are everything to our Wind-Treading Clan.

You can change Lingfeng Street.

You are the hope of our entire clan.

My brother and I

once made a vow

that no matter what,

we would persist

through any challenge

until the day

you could truly

control Feilian.

Fengzha,

I

am so happy

to see

that you've finally

managed to control Feilian today.

I can finally

make amends.

Mother.

Now that my wish has been fulfilled,

the future

of the Wind-Treading Clan

is entrusted

to you and Ruofu.

Mother.

Cao Yanbing,

there's something

I need to tell you.

I met your mother

ten years ago.

My mother?

Back then,

their group

entered the Luhua Ancient Tower

in search

of a power

to purify the Malevolent Beings.

Purify the Malevolent Beings?

Why do they need to purify the Malevolent Beings?

I asked her the same question.

They are the source of all evil

in the Spiritual Crossroads.

Shouldn't you be trying

to eliminate them as quickly as possible?

Why are you

thinking about purifying them?

But we've been killing Malevolent Beings

for so long.

Do you think

the Spiritual Crossroads have become better?

As we all know,

Malevolent Beings evolve

from ordinary Border Dwellers.

They use their power

to devour Border Dwellers,

and the Border Domain

then uses Spiritual Guardians' power

to eradicate them.

For nearly

a thousand years,

we've been killing

in this endless cycle of slaughter

and power struggles.

The real problem has been obscured.

We've become numb,

filled with hatred,

and the rules of the Spiritual Crossroads

have boiled down to just one:

survival of the fittest.

We follow the law of the jungle.

Either you eliminate me,

or I make you fear me.

Where is the compassion?

The innocence?

The kindness and benevolence?

It seems that all the beautiful things

have become insignificant.

Whether it's Border Dwellers

or Spirit-hosted Humans,

no one can see

where the future lies.

So you're planning

to purify the Malevolent Beings.

If it works,

the Spiritual Guardians

won't have to keep killing them,

and the Border Dwellers won't have to live in constant fear.

This way,

the conflicts in the Spiritual Crossroads

would be greatly reduced.

At least,

we'll have another way

to deal with the Malevolent Beings.

That would be ideal,

but

according to legend,

the Ancient Tower is inhabited

by powerful deities

and is fraught with danger.

In the past,

there have been people from our clan

who ventured in,

but none returned.

Perhaps

you should reconsider carefully.

I've thought it through clearly.

Given my current situation,

I won't be able to return

to Rakshasa Street for a long time,

and I won't be able

to be with my two children.

So, even if it's only

for their sake,

I should make every effort to give it a try.

For their sake?

I don't quite understand.

What's the logic

in doing this for the children?

To be honest,

I also once believed

that being powerful in the Spiritual Crossroads

was all that mattered

and that killing was the best way

to solve problems.

I was a hitwoman

and lived a long time

as a cold-blooded and ruthless person

who only knew how to follow orders.

But after I had children,

I experienced

many wonderful things

and felt all kinds

of beautiful emotions.

One day, I realized

that I didn't want

my children

to live in a world

governed by the law of the jungle

and filled with ceaseless killing.

She said

that the ultimate source of all evil in the Spiritual Crossroads

is not the Malevolent Beings,

but rather

the survival-of-the-fittest principle.

She mentioned

that if she could find another way

to completely resolve

the Malevolent Beings issue,

then killing to stop killing

would no longer be the only option.

She also said

that she might be away

from home

for a long time

because

she doesn't want her children

to live in a world

filled with violence.

Mother.

This knife

was given to me by your mother back in the day.

I don't deserve to possess it,

so today,

I'm giving it back to you.

I guess...

I guess it's another way

of returning it to its rightful owner.

[A strong heart can shatter stone.]

[A fierce spirit can vanquish demons.]

Ruofu.

Mother.

The final thing

I want you to know

Mother.

is that you

have never been a useless person.

To me,

you are...

you are my

only pride.

Mother.

Mother!

Auntie.

Mother!

Mother.

Mother.

Mother.

Mother.

I never thought

things on Lingfeng Street

would turn out this way.

Sometimes I wonder

if no matter what Yan Lingyu chose,

it would have been wrong.

If it were me,

I honestly wouldn't know what to do.

What's on your mind?

Why have you gone quiet?

I'm looking at the knife

Mom gave to Yan Lingyu.

It has two lines of text:

A strong heart can shatter stone,

and a fierce spirit can vanquish demons.

What does it mean?

With enough ruthlessness, one can be invincible?

If your interpretation is correct,

Mom wouldn't have risked

going to the Ancient Tower

to find ways to purify the Malevolent Beings

and change the ruthless survival-of-the-fittest situation

in the Spiritual Crossroads.

That's true.

So what does it mean?

Mom once told me

to maintain

one's true self

amid anger and resentment.

I guess the true self

might mean something similar.

According to your interpretation,

I think Yan Lingyu

is following

these principles.

However, people have different paths.

She prioritizes survival

above all else,

which is also the mindset

of most people in the Spiritual Crossroads.

The problem

is that humans can't just focus on surviving.

That's the biggest difference

between humans and animals.

What would your choice be

if you were in the same situation?

You're asking me?

I don't know.

It's all right that I don't know the answer,

but you don't know either?

All my life,

my sole concern

has been how to safeguard Rakshasa Street.

I'm capable of doing that.

But as for what lies

beyond Rakshasa Street,

I've never cared.

The current state and future

of the Spiritual Crossroads

are things I've never even thought about.

So what were you thinking about just now?

I was wondering

what Mom meant

when she told Yan Lingyu that she wouldn't be able

to return to Rakshasa Street

for a long time.

Also, I can't understand

why Mom didn't go home after escaping

from the Shadowbound Prison.

But now

it seems

there must have been

some unavoidable circumstances.

It seems that in your simple mind,

the question

of "to be or not to be" will never arise.

Bee?

What bee?

[The resting place of Yan Lingyu and Yan Tianyue]

Generals,

thanks for your efforts.

Mr. Beiluo,

thank you for helping to bury my mother.

I hope you can overlook whatever offenses

we've committed in the past.

Since I've come to bid her farewell,

I no longer hold anything against you.

I just wish for her,

for both Generals Yan,

to rest in peace.

Lingfeng Street will rely

on you two moving forward.

Mother's last wish

was for you

to protect

Lingfeng Street.

From now on,

you will be the Spiritual Guardian

of Lingfeng Street,

and I will assist you

with everything.

Ruofu,

now that you have Suiyun,

you will be able to protect Lingfeng Street.

What's wrong?

Don't you want to be the Spiritual Guardian?

Why?

Are you still holding a grudge

against my mother?

No, it's not that.

Regarding my auntie,

I

have very mixed feelings.

Then,

why are you unwilling

to become the Spiritual Guardian?

I have

more important things to do.

What things?

Ruofu,

just stay here with Auntie.

I'll be heading off.

Fengzha,

what kind of snacks are you into these days?

I'll prepare them for you tomorrow.

Why tomorrow?

Have you forgotten?

Tomorrow is your birthday.

I completely forgot.

You still remember?

You're my family,

so of course, I remember.

♪Listen to the heartworm of desire♪

♪Gnawing away at thoughts♪

♪Behold the giant's world♪

♪Quaking and slowly tilting♪

♪We stride through thick smoke♪

♪Fearless in the face of stormy seas♪

♪Pressing on barefoot♪

♪I will never surrender♪

♪The fire blazes fiercely♪

♪Let nightmares and dark nights be erased♪

♪I will never surrender♪

♪Crimson blooms with fervent grace♪

♪For a fresh and radiant tomorrow♪

♪I'll never fail♪

♪I'll never be alone♪

♪Life is like falling leaves♪

♪Having no last words to recover♪

♪With my veiled eyes♪

♪To glimpse the hidden perils♪

♪On the edge of fate's blade♪

♪Facing the darkest abyss♪

♪Daring to leap forward♪

♪I will never surrender♪

♪The fire blazes fiercely♪

♪Let nightmares and dark nights be erased♪

♪I will never surrender♪

♪Crimson blooms with fervent grace♪

♪For a fresh and radiant tomorrow♪

♪I will never♪

♪My fire must blaze fiercely♪

♪Let nightmares and dark nights be erased♪

♪I will never♪

♪Crimson blooms with fervent grace♪

♪For a fresh and radiant tomorrow♪

♪I'll never fail♪