Arc 21Phantylia’s Luofu Invasion
Chen Li and his allies exposed Phantylia’s schemes and fought her after she awakened the Ambrosial Arbor. They defeated her, restored the Luofu, and Chen Li faced an inquiry that ended with him recognizing Ling Sha’s former identity.
- Chen Li arranged for Phantylia to guide him around the Luofu while Aqua’s Death Note and Blade’s attacks repeatedly put her in danger, and Tingyun persuaded her to serve Chen Li for life in exchange for a cure.
- Chen Li organized the Magical Girl selection, used Zelretch and Sirin to distribute causality among the contestants, and blessed them against becoming witches.
- Phantylia arranged for Buli Ren to infiltrate the Xianzhou and planned to use Hu Lei to attack Feixiao and Jing Yuan, but Feixiao and Mighty Ling captured Hu Lei after he turned on his allies.
- Phantylia confronted Black Swan in a Memory Maze, then awakened the Ambrosial Arbor and spread its pollen across the Luofu, and Chen Li transformed those exposed into Yingying Monsters, while Acheron drove Phantylia back.
- Chen Li and Acheron unleashed millions of Heroic Souls and Soul Echoes from the Human Emperor Banner against Phantylia, and Chen Li gave the fighters extra revivals as their assault depleted her health.
- Phantylia abandoned Equilibrium and tried to destroy herself and the Luofu, but Nanook blessed Aqua with Destruction and Chen Li used the Human Emperor Banner to kill Phantylia’s incarnation, and Tingyun emerged renewed from a cocoon.
- Chen Li summoned Yaoshi to heal the Luofu, then the Hunt Aeon killed the remaining Abundance Fiends and left in anger after realizing Yaoshi had blessed its territory.
- During an inquiry, Chen Li blamed Hu Lei for the disasters and described his actions on the Luofu, when he told Ling Sha that she resembled Cang Xuan and Dan Zhu, she froze at his mention of her former identity.