Ch. 361You Must Not Shed Tears...
Key Plot Points and Events
- Chen Tian kills Evil Corpse Hongjun, absorbing his origin and reaching the Dao Realm.
- The Journey to the West Four Saints regain their original bodies and become Chaos Realm experts.
- Chen Tian kills the Four Saints, absorbing their origins, and gives them to his companions.
- The advanced Journey to the West world collapses, and its inhabitants turn into origins.
- Journey to the West Nuwa and Tongtian turn into their origins and entrust them to Nuwa and Investiture of the Gods Tongtian respectively.
- Chen Tian and his group return to the Primordial World, bringing Nuwa's origin with them.
Character Developments
- Chen Tian: Becomes a Dao Realm expert by absorbing Hongjun's origin. Shows no mercy in killing the Journey to the West Four Saints despite their shared origin.
- Nuwa: Becomes emotional and tearful after Nuwa of the Journey to the West world entrusts her with her origin and asks Chen Tian to save her.
- Journey to the West Nuwa and Tongtian: Turn into their origins, entrusting them to Nuwa and Investiture of the Gods Tongtian respectively, and disappear from the world.
Significant Themes
- The cost of power: Characters gain strength by absorbing others' origins, leading to the disappearance of those individuals from the world.
- Loss and sacrifice: Nuwa's emotional response highlights the loss and sacrifice experienced by characters in the story.
- The cycle of life and death: The collapse of the Journey to the West world and the transformation of its inhabitants into origins emphasize the cycle of life and death in the universe.
Character Interactions
- Chen Tian and the Journey to the West Four Saints: Despite their shared origin, Chen Tian shows no mercy in killing them to absorb their origins.
- Nuwa and Journey to the West Nuwa: Nuwa becomes emotional and tearful after Nuwa of the Journey to the West world entrusts her with her origin and asks Chen Tian to save her.
- Chen Tian and Nuwa: Chen Tian agrees to help Nuwa save Nuwa of the Journey to the West world, despite the consequences of turning her back into a living being.