An Oriental Odyssey Episode 50 (Ending) Recap
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Ye Yuanan found herself trapped in a dense fog, calling out for Mu Le. When a figure emerged from the mist, she was relieved, thinking it was him. However, his demeanor quickly turned cold as he accused her of still harboring feelings for Zhao Lanzhi, calling her a two-faced, wanton woman. He threatened to kill her for justice and then attacked her. Just as she reeled from the blow, another Mu Le appeared.
Initially, Ye Yuanan angrily confronted this new Mu Le, accusing him of hitting her. But then, the fake Mu Le reappeared, leaving Ye Yuanan utterly bewildered by the sight of two identical men, both claiming to be the true Mu Le. To discern the real Mu Le, Ye Yuanan remembered his peculiar somatoplasm which allows his wounds to heal quickly. She asked both to cut themselves, and to her surprise, both wounds healed instantly.
She then recalled a past incident in Dà Táng when, in a moment of distress, her tears had caused an unhealing wound on Mu Le's arm. Taking her sword, she dampened it with her tears and used it to cut both Mu Les.
The fake Mu Le tried to sway her with sentimental words about living and dying together, while the real Mu Le urged her to live a good life, even if he were to die, asking her to be him, to see, do, and taste all the things he never had the chance to. Moved by his selfless words, Ye Yuanan identified the true Mu Le and swiftly eliminated the imposter.
Soon after, Mu Le, Ye Yuanan, Zhao Lanzhi, and Minghui successfully escaped the Nine Divine Beads Confusing Enchantment. Finding Zhao Lanzhi and Minghui severely injured, Mu Le cut himself and used his red dragon blood to heal their wounds. Minghui, touched by Mu Le's selfless act despite their past animosity, genuinely apologized for her previous words. The group then forged a new understanding, vowing to fight as true allies against Prince Heng.
Meanwhile, in Dà Táng, the Empress received news that Suoluo had amassed a formidable army of one hundred thousand, relying on the Divine Beads, to attack Dà Táng. Enraged, she blamed Ye Yuanan and her companions for failing to retrieve the Divine Beads and ordered the families of Ye Yuanan, Minghui, Zhao Lanzhi, and State Preceptor Tianshu to be brought before her.
Upon learning that Prince Yu's family was ill and Tianshu had already gone to Suoluo, the Empress, impatient with their perceived failure, declared that all the families would be executed in three days. Mu Le and Ye Yuanan infiltrated Prince Heng's palace. Mu Le confronted Heng, revealing that Ling Xi was not a real person but an illusion created by Heng using a Soul-Splitting Spell.
Mu Le explained that Ling Xi had died in a fire after selflessly gouging out his eyes for Heng. Heng, unable to accept Ling Xi's death, used the forbidden spell to create a spiritual manifestation of him. Ye Yuanan, recalling that the Ling Xi who brought her from Dà Táng had flesh and blood, deduced that the blue bat must have been responsible for giving the soul a physical form.
Despite Ling Xi's fervent denial, Mu Le presented evidence from the Imperial Library, including a parchment scroll, bronze mirrors, and silk paintings, showing Heng practicing the Soul-Splitting Spell alone after Ling Xi's death. Unable to withstand the truth, the illusory Ling Xi slowly dissipated, merging back into Heng, leaving him as a single entity. Enraged by Mu Le's revelations, Heng unleashed the full power of the Divine Beads against him.
Though thrown from the city wall, Mu Le's unique constitution protected him, and he declared he would not die until Heng's ambition was shattered. Mu Le reminded Heng that they were both "seeds" born from Tianshu's power of the Divine Beads, inextricably linked. He asserted that only by destroying the Divine Beads could their endless conflict and all the chaos finally end.
Zhao Lanzhi, overhearing this, realized with alarm that destroying the Divine Beads would mean the demise of both Heng and Mu Le. As Mu Le fiercely countered Heng with his red dragon power, Ye Yuanan opened the last brocade pouch given to her by Tianshu. Inside, she found Tianshu's final words and a spell to destroy the Nine Divine Beads.
Tianshu's message explained his deep research into the Divine Beads, revealing their immense power to bring disaster to the mortal world. He entrusted Ye Yuanan with the grave task of destroying them. Witnessing Mu Le and the others struggling against Heng's overwhelming power, Ye Yuanan, with a heavy heart, recited the incantation, destroying the Nine Divine Beads. As the Divine Beads shattered, Mu Le's form began to fade before Ye Yuanan's eyes.
She desperately clung to him, refusing to let him go, but Mu Le gently told her that meeting her in this life was enough. He urged her to live well and promised to accompany her in the next life before dissolving into a radiant light. Ye Yuanan was left heartbroken, overwhelmed by the cruel fate that had taken both Tianshu and now Mu Le from her.
Back in Dà Táng, as the Empress prepared to execute the families, Ye Yuanan, Zhao Lanzhi, and Minghui miraculously returned. Ye Yuanan presented the Empress with the single remaining Divine Bead and somberly informed her of the deaths of Tianshu and Mu Le. The Empress, furious at their failure to retrieve all nine Divine Beads, ordered the immediate execution of Ye Yuanan, Zhao Lanzhi, Minghui, and their families.
Ye Yuanan urgently interceded, pleading with the Empress to look into the Divine Bead to witness the true consequences of possessing it. The Empress peered into the bead and saw a terrifying illusion: she ruled the world as Emperor, but at a terrible cost, ultimately losing everything and witnessing her own daughter's suicide.
Horrified by this vision, the Empress, shaken to her core, vowed to abandon her obsession with the Divine Beads, declaring that no one should ever seek them again. Later, Zhao Lanzhi expressed relief at their narrow escape, but Ye Yuanan quietly revealed that the Empress's terrifying vision was an illusion meticulously crafted by Tianshu before his death, ensuring that his plans unfolded as predicted.
Zhao Lanzhi and Minghui invited Ye Yuanan to their mansion for a celebratory drink, but Ye Yuanan, still lost in grief for Mu Le, declined. She returned to her long-abandoned home, her mind filled with cherished memories of Mu Le. Suddenly, she heard a voice calling her name. She looked up, and there, before her, stood Mu Le, smiling and waving. Overcome with joy, Ye Yuanan ran towards him without hesitation.
