Arc 8Moonlit Farewell and Return

Bai Mo defeated Crimson Moon, helped Arcueid survive her dangerous power, and found a route through time and parallel worlds. After returning to the Giant Shark Space, he challenged Giant Shark while Hell guided Crimson Moon toward a new path.

  • Bai Mo defeated Crimson Moon in a battle that shattered the moon, then restored Altrouge Brunestud and recovered the Sun and Moon Elders’ Primordial Spirits.
  • Arcueid became distraught at Bai Mo’s plan to leave, stored Misaki and its people, and took in Crimson Moon’s 750,000-horsepower power, which Bai Mo channeled into himself while rebuilding her body.
  • Neco-Arc led Bai Mo and Arcueid through heroine trials, and Zelretch gave Bai Mo ownership of a café that could travel through parallel worlds and spacetime.
  • Bai Mo used Neco-Arc’s time machine to take Ciel and Arcueid to May 3, 2005, where he revived Ciel’s parents and helped her reunite with them for her birthday.
  • Bai Mo weakened under the world’s rejection, while Ciel took her family and other survivors somewhere safe and vowed to win him away from Arcueid.
  • Bai Mo absorbed an extracted fragment to reach 510,000 horsepower, then returned Mad Giant Shark and fought Giant Shark to study his blade intent.
  • Great Saber asked Arcueid about her love for Bai Mo, while Hell recognized Crimson Moon hiding within her and gave Crimson Moon a Bodhidharma Sutra after explaining Bai Mo’s victory.
  • Bai Mo and Giant Shark continued their deadly duel, with Bai Mo using Zen-shaking Samsara and Giant Shark answering with Decapitation Way.
Chapters 176–200 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 176Flowers of the Moon

Bai Mo reached the moon and defeated the White Wing Duke and four True Ancestors who tried to stop him before he could face Crimson Moon. As Bai Mo and Crimson Moon prepared for their decisive battle among the blue flowers, a hidden voice insulted the defeated Ancestors and drew Oga’s attention.

  • Bai Mo arrived at Millennium Castle, and the White Wing Duke led him to Crimson Moon’s homeland among a sea of blue flowers.
  • The White Wing Duke and four True Ancestors ambushed Bai Mo, but he struck all five down without slowing his walk.
  • The White Wing Duke combined their power through the Principle Blood Ring and attacked with an 800,000-horsepower spear, but Bai Mo turned it into blades and cut him apart.
  • Bai Mo asked Crimson Moon to move their battle elsewhere to protect the flowers, but she said they would survive if she won and fade if she lost.
  • An unseen voice berated the defeated Ancestors, and Crimson Moon used soul-targeting power to make it cry out while Oga wondered why the system accepted such trash.

Ch. 177Earth and Moon

Bai Mo recognized the Sun and Moon Elders as the souls Crimson Moon had captured, while she revealed her greatly enhanced power and challenged him to a final battle. She asked whether he approved of her revenge and sought his guidance, but Bai Mo refused to settle things before fighting, and they clashed above Earth.

  • Crimson Moon summoned the primordial spirit of the taller Sun and Moon Elder, and Bai Mo recognized him while the captured elder insulted her.
  • Bai Mo consulted the powerhouses in the Martial God Space, who dismissed the Sun and Moon Elders and told him to let Crimson Moon vent her anger.
  • Crimson Moon recounted how the Sun and Moon Elders had failed to teach her, then put their souls away and revealed her repaired, enhanced Demonic Sword Real World.
  • Crimson Moon asked Bai Mo whether he approved of her revenge and admitted she wanted his help understanding her power more deeply.
  • Bai Mo drew the Mad Giant Shark, and he and Crimson Moon charged at each other beneath the moonlight as Ciel and Arcueid watched from Earth.

Ch. 178Battle on the Moon 1

Bai Mo dominated his battle with Crimson Moon on the Moon, overwhelming her with Hell techniques despite her greater apparent horsepower. Crimson Moon survived his attacks and questioned his strength, while the Sun and Moon Elders insisted he was hiding his power.

  • Bai Mo countered Crimson Moon's blade storm, then used the Sword of Hell to attack her and confused the Sun and Moon Elders, who mistook him for Bai Shounan.
  • Crimson Moon tried to trap and behead Bai Mo with Thousand Locks, but he evaded her and used Whale Dominates the World and the Orca Tyrant Fist to drive her into the lunar surface.
  • Bai Mo surrounded Crimson Moon with the Eighteen Levels of Hell, forcing her to use Marble Phantasm to escape and unleash a powerful slash against his follow-up attacks.
  • Bai Mo struck Crimson Moon with the Peerless Demon Blade, and observers on Earth watched the explosion while Ciel feared the damage Arcueid could cause with such power.
  • Crimson Moon healed with Cellular Regeneration and asked whether Bai Mo truly had only five hundred thousand horsepower; the Sun and Moon Elders accused him of hiding power until Crimson Moon silenced them with a threat.

Ch. 179The battle on the moon 2

Bai Mo pushed Crimson Moon to abandon her restraint and fight with the power she had gained, leading to a fierce battle across the moon. Crimson Moon trapped Bai Mo between two moons and claimed supremacy among the solar system’s Ultimate Ones, though their fight’s outcome remained unresolved.

  • Crimson Moon explained that she had held back because Bai Mo once spared her, while Bai Mo urged her to fight for the lives and aspirations she still cared about.
  • Bai Mo’s Peerless Demon Blade nearly struck Crimson Moon, but she awakened power approaching nine hundred thousand horsepower and shattered the attack.
  • Bai Mo and Crimson Moon vanished into battle as the moon’s castle transformed into blades of light, and their clash became visible from Earth.
  • Bai Mo criticized Crimson Moon’s technique and struck her with Orca Tyrant Fist, sending her flying.
  • Crimson Moon created a second moon with Marble Phantasm and trapped Bai Mo between the two moons with crushing gravity.
  • Crimson Moon brought the moons together in a massive collision and felt the other Ultimate Ones’ attention, believing herself the strongest in the solar system.

Ch. 180Battle on the Moon 3

Bai Mo unveiled the Hell God of War technique with his master, turning the fight against Crimson Moon around. Their coordinated attacks shattered her defenses and left her badly wounded, though the battle continued.

  • Crimson Moon declared that she would drink Bai Mo's blood and crush Earth after defeating the Sun and Moon Elders.
  • A blazing saber strike came from behind Crimson Moon, and Mad Giant Shark knocked the Real of the World away.
  • Bai Mo revealed the giant figure behind him and joined it in the Hell God of War technique, striking Crimson Moon with the Sea Tiger Exploding Fist and Selfless Demon Blade.
  • Bai Mo used Mad Giant Shark to propel himself into a follow-up attack, and he and his master struck Crimson Moon with Limitless Tremor Zen and Splitting the Sky.

Ch. 181Battle on the Moon 4

Bai Mo and Great Saber used the Hell God of War to defeat Crimson Moon’s humanoid body, but she transformed into a gigantic energy being and continued fighting. As Crimson Moon’s power gradually weakened, Bai Mo’s strength showed no sign of falling, leaving her alarmed.

  • Crimson Moon used Marble Phantasm to block Bai Mo, but he and Great Saber overwhelmed her with a combined attack and destroyed her body.
  • Crimson Moon survived by abandoning her physical form and transforming into a vast energy being, then rebuilt herself on the moon as a giant.
  • Crimson Moon unleashed her power across the barrier, making the moon shine almost as brightly as the sun and leaving Arcueid weak in the movie theater.
  • Bai Mo and Great Saber repeatedly struck down Crimson Moon, who reassembled herself each time, while Great Saber sensed her magical energy gradually weakening.
  • Crimson Moon wondered why Bai Mo’s horsepower had not dropped despite the prolonged battle, and the chapter ended with her questioning which of them was truly backed by a planet.

Ch. 182Battle on the Moon 5

Bai Mo abandoned his steady approach and used Asura Reincarnation to overwhelm Crimson Moon, spending fifteen years of his life to protect Arcueid. His second strike shattered the Real of the World and destroyed most of the moon, leaving Crimson Moon facing his final blow.

  • Bai Mo sensed Arcueid weakening and ended the Hell God of War, then revealed the Asura Way he had developed with Tiandao.
  • Bai Mo combined the Orca Heaven and Earth Way with Asura Reincarnation, declaring that he would defeat Crimson Moon in three moves and spend fifteen years of his life to do so.
  • Bai Mo explained that he was protecting Arcueid because he considered her one of humanity and felt responsible for her plight, and Arcueid heard his words from the cinema.
  • Crimson Moon used Marble Phantasm to raise obstacles, but Bai Mo's first strike shattered her energy body.
  • Crimson Moon gambled on the Real of the World to stop Bai Mo's second strike, but his fist shattered the sword and his attack destroyed the moon, leaving only a crescent.

Ch. 183Primordial Spirit Retrieval

Bai Mo defeated Crimson Moon, repaired the damage to the moon, and retrieved the Sun and Moon Elders’ Primordial Spirits. He returned to the movie theater with Altrouge Brunestud and Roa, where Arcueid’s jealousy caused a chaotic reunion.

  • Bai Mo restored Altrouge Brunestud’s body, then empowered a lunar fragment to draw the shattered moon back together and reinforced the barrier around it.
  • Bai Mo found the Sun and Moon Elders’ Primordial Spirits and sent them to a wilderness, where Bai Wunan subdued Old Man Solar Eclipse and began extracting his power.
  • Bai Mo returned to the movie theater carrying Altrouge Brunestud, and Arcueid mistakenly hugged her instead of him.
  • Bai Mo retrieved Roa’s half-dead body, which had regained the portion of Arcueid’s power that had been transferred to Altrouge Brunestud.
  • Arcueid angrily confronted Bai Mo over his attention to Ciel, while Roa watched the scene as his body crumbled.

Ch. 184All for Nothing

Arcueid recovered her stolen power and showed off her restored appearance, then confidently claimed she could take Bai Mo to a parallel world. Ciel and Roa explained that she had mistaken parallel worlds for the Inner Sea of the Planet, leaving Bai Mo's return unresolved and Arcueid's hopes of living near him dashed.

  • Arcueid recovered her lost power from Altrouge Brunestud and showed Bai Mo her long hair.
  • Ciel urged Arcueid to honor her agreement with Bai Mo, while Altrouge Brunestud questioned what the agreement involved.
  • Arcueid declared she could take Bai Mo to the Inner Sea of the Planet, believing it was a parallel world.
  • Roa and Ciel explained that parallel worlds and the Inner Sea of the Planet were unrelated, and Bai Mo slumped in frustration.
  • Arcueid realized her plan to bring Bai Mo to the Millennium Castle had failed.

Ch. 185Problem Solved?

Roa lamented that Arcueid’s misunderstanding had ruined his carefully prepared plan, while Bai Mo forgave her and prepared to leave. When Arcueid asked to go with him, Bai Mo failed to understand her feelings and said he might take Ciel instead, crushing her hopes.

  • Roa blamed Arcueid’s foolishness for his defeat after his plan to gain 240,000 horsepower failed against Bai Mo’s strength and alliance with her.
  • Altrouge Brunestud and Ciel criticized Arcueid for agreeing to terms she had misunderstood.
  • Bai Mo forgave Arcueid, saying he would have opposed Crimson Moon regardless, though he still needed to find a way home.
  • Arcueid asked Bai Mo to let her stay with him or take her along when he left.
  • Bai Mo questioned why Arcueid wanted to come and said he might take Ciel instead, leaving Arcueid devastated.

Ch. 186The millennium city

Bai Mo’s warning that he might leave upset Arcueid, who responded by transporting much of Misaki into Event Storage and bringing him to the Millennium Castle. She declared that she would not let him go, leaving Bai Mo demanding to know what she had done to the city’s innocent people.

  • Bai Mo considered how to handle people with Magnetic Field Power and concluded that Ciel could live peacefully under supervision, while Roa would have to be taken away.
  • Arcueid grew distraught when Bai Mo said he might leave, and he suggested that she spend time with her sister Altrouge Brunestud.
  • Arcueid’s emotions erupted, and she transformed the surroundings into the Millennium Castle.
  • Mario and the bishop watched the Millennium Castle appear over Misaki before they and the city began to be drawn into Arcueid’s Event Storage.
  • Arcueid told Bai Mo she loved him and would not let him leave, then asked him to look at the sky as he demanded to know what she had done to Misaki’s people.

Ch. 187As you wish

Bai Mo rejected Arcueid’s offer to take him away and explained that he would not promise her a life he could not give her. When she tried to use Event Storage to transport him, Crimson Moon empowered her with the Atomic Fission Realm, leaving Bai Mo to contain the power and reshape her body.

  • Bai Mo warned Arcueid that he would kill her if she harmed innocent people, and she assured him that she had not harmed anyone.
  • Arcueid explained that she had stored the people and environment around them with Event Storage, then asked Bai Mo to take her with him or come home with her.
  • Bai Mo refused Arcueid’s offer, saying he did not want her to give up the life that belonged to her for his sake.
  • Arcueid seized Bai Mo’s wrist and used Event Storage with Marble Phantasm to try to send him to the basement of Millennium Castle, but the power barely affected him.
  • Crimson Moon gave Arcueid the 750,000-horsepower Atomic Fission Realm, and Bai Mo used the Asura Undying Body to stabilize her while channeling the dangerous power into himself.
  • Bai Mo ordered Ciel to stay back and had Cath Palug shelter her and Altrouge Brunestud while he transformed Arcueid’s body to withstand the power.

Ch. 188Blood

Bai Mo severed Arcueid’s giant body of magical energy and caught her as she collapsed, leaving her powerless and near unconscious. He fed her his blood as she began to lose consciousness.

  • Bai Wunan and Sha Antian discussed Wunan’s regrets and why he had chosen to help Shi Tianwu and the others.
  • Arcueid’s damaged body transformed into a two-hundred-meter-tall giant of light as Bai Mo worked inside it to complete her reconstruction.
  • Roa panicked at Arcueid’s appearance, while Ciel and Altrouge Brunestud watched helplessly.
  • Bai Mo used the God-Severing Thunderbolt to sever the magical-energy connections sustaining Arcueid’s light body and the Event Storage.
  • Bai Mo caught the weakened Arcueid, and when she began to lose consciousness, he let his blood drip into her mouth.

Ch. 189The human cat

After Arcueid drank Bai Mo’s blood, she revealed that she had expected him to become her familiar, while Altrouge questioned why Cath Palug’s Primate Murder had failed against him. Neco-Arc appeared with the key to the parallel-world machine, but refused to hand it over and vowed to keep Bai Mo trapped until a hidden route appeared.

  • Arcueid drank Bai Mo’s blood and demanded to know why he had not become her familiar.
  • Altrouge asked why Cath Palug’s Primate Murder had been ineffective against Bai Mo, and Bai Mo comforted the upset Arcueid.
  • Neco-Arc appeared in the movie theater and introduced itself as the hero sent by Zelretch.
  • Neco-Arc showed Bai Mo the key to the parallel-world machine, then hid it and refused to give it to him.
  • Neco-Arc declared that Bai Mo would not leave until the hidden route came out, despite Bai Mo offering canned cat food.

Ch. 190The Mysterious Café

Arcueid defeated Neco-Arc and used the key to transform the movie theater into a mysterious café. Neco-Arc revealed that it had claimed part of the café, leaving Bai Mo with a building whose full functions remained inaccessible.

  • Neco-Arc used its Neco-Arc Stance to evade Bai Mo, but Arcueid discovered that someone other than its locked target could hit it and wounded it with a blade made from a flower petal.
  • Neco-Arc tried to swallow the key, but Arcueid punched it into the sky and caught the key.
  • Arcueid used the key, transforming the movie theater into a café with translucent seats and wooden floors.
  • Neco-Arc explained that Arcueid was only a bystander in this branch and complained about a missing hidden route, startling Bai Mo and embarrassing Bai Cinan.
  • Bai Mo searched the café for Neco-Arc and found nothing, while Neco-Arc said it had taken part of the café, preventing Bai Mo from using its full functions or traveling to parallel worlds.

Ch. 191Satisfying the Cat

Bai Mo and Arcueid entered Neco-Arc’s first trial, a heroine showdown that summoned Artoria, who recognized Bai Mo and immediately conceded. Back in Chaldea, Shiki sensed that someone might return to her, then met Manaka with tense politeness.

  • Neco-Arc announced that Bai Mo had to bring someone into the trials, so Arcueid joined him while Ciel stayed outside and felt envious of their bond.
  • Bai Mo and Arcueid entered a large hall, where Neco-Arc revealed the first trial was a showdown between heroines.
  • The magic circle summoned Artoria, who reunited happily with Bai Mo and asked about Jason, Caren, and Kiritsugu.
  • After Bai Mo explained the situation, Artoria conceded and vanished back to Chaldea, where she resumed eating her late-night meal.
  • In Chaldea’s library, Shiki sensed that someone might return to her and then greeted Manaka, who arrived to discuss the upcoming Age of Gods Singularity.

Ch. 192The room

Bai Mo and Arcueid finished their first room, but the next trial forced Bai Mo to enter Ciel’s bedroom with her. Neco-Arc revealed that they could not leave until they completed the room’s CG, leaving Ciel stunned and Bai Mo trying to escape.

  • Bai Mo and Arcueid left the first room and argued with Ciel about the café.
  • Neco-Arc explained that each door required different people, and Arcueid let Ciel take Bai Mo into the next room.
  • Altrouge Brunestud whispered to Cath Palug while Bai Mo worried about what awaited him.
  • Ciel dragged Bai Mo into a bedroom that turned out to be her own.
  • Neco-Arc announced that Ciel and Bai Mo had to complete a CG before they could leave, shocking Ciel.

Ch. 193A great hand

Bai Mo and Ciel were trapped in a room by Neco-Arc, who tried to force them to complete a suggestive CG, while Arcueid furiously battered the door from outside. Arcueid used Cath Palug to break in, and Bai Mo then found Neco-Arc hiding beneath the floor with a camera.

  • Neco-Arc announced that Bai Mo and Ciel could not leave the room until they completed the CG.
  • Bai Mo examined the door while Ciel wondered whether he found her attractive, and Arcueid began pounding on it and threatening Ciel.
  • Arcueid realized Cath Palug could overpower the door, bound the White Beast, and hurled it into the wood until it broke.
  • Bai Mo tended to the exhausted Cath Palug, and Arcueid checked that he had no trace of Ciel's scent before embracing him.
  • Bai Mo sensed that the concealment had weakened, cut through the floor with a Magnetic Field Heavenly Blade, and exposed Neco-Arc holding a video camera.

Ch. 194Time machine

Bai Mo and his companions finished dealing with the café’s cat-related crisis, then Zelretch offered Bai Mo ownership of the café. The café’s employees revealed a machine that could travel through time, giving Bai Mo a possible new way to pursue his goals.

  • Shiki sensed a fleeting unease in Chaldea’s library and resolved to stay alert for the Solomon impersonator.
  • Arcueid seized Neco-Arc, who dissolved into light before she could kill it, and the final room’s light went out.
  • Zelretch appeared and explained that the system’s self-destruction had left him short-handed and unable to observe matter outside the world.
  • Zelretch handed ownership of the café to Bai Mo and said it could travel through parallel worlds and spacetime.
  • A hidden machine and a crowd of cats appeared in the café, and Neco-Arc claimed the machine was a time machine that could help Bai Mo master time.

Ch. 195The worst match

Bai Mo and his companions were accidentally sent through time by Neco-Arc’s malfunctioning machine after Bai Mo chose May 3, 2005, hoping to change the past. Before opening the café door to see what awaited them, Ciel realized Bai Mo was trying to save the people lost in her memories and tearfully thanked him.

  • Altrouge Brunestud studied the summoning circle and began recreating its magic.
  • Bai Mo decided to use the time machine to travel to the morning of May 3, 2005, despite Ciel’s objections.
  • Neco-Arc activated the machine with two bottles, triggering a transformation and sending Bai Mo, Ciel, and Arcueid through time.
  • After the machine nearly broke, Bai Mo reassured Arcueid and urged Ciel to open the door and check their surroundings.
  • Ciel asked whether Bai Mo had made the trip for her, then embraced him in tears and said she was glad she had met him.

Ch. 196Birthday

Bai Mo took Ciel and Arcueid to Ciel’s bakery after realizing they had arrived too late to prevent her parents’ deaths, then used the Asura Way to revive them despite the world’s rejection. Ciel reunited with her parents and celebrated her long-delayed sixteenth birthday as Bai Mo and Arcueid departed.

  • Ciel and Arcueid nearly fought over Bai Mo before the three left for the bakery at night.
  • Ciel found her parents dead, and Bai Mo promised they could still be saved.
  • Bai Mo restored Ciel’s parents’ bodies and used the power of the Asura Way to bring them back to life.
  • The world’s rejection struck Bai Mo, but he reassured the worried Ciel that he was fine.
  • Ciel embraced her parents and found her sixteenth-birthday cake lit with candles.
  • Arcueid appeared behind Bai Mo, glared at Ciel, and left with him.

Ch. 197Life's Unpredictable Turns

Bai Mo and Arcueid helped the town’s survivors recover and prepared to leave, while Ciel reunited with her family and celebrated her birthday. The next day, a white figure searched the abandoned town and discovered a scent that seemed to belong to herself.

  • Bai Mo found Noel hiding in a wardrobe, reassured her, and told her that Ciel would take her and her parents somewhere safe.
  • Bai Mo rested outside town with Arcueid, explained that the world’s rejection was weakening him, and warned her against causing trouble.
  • Arcueid returned to the café, while Bai Mo sent a Neco-Arc to leave a device at the bakery where Ciel was staying with her family.
  • Ciel reunited with her parents, celebrated her birthday, and privately vowed to win Bai Mo away from Arcueid.
  • Ciel led the survivors out of town, and a white figure arrived afterward and found a scent that seemed to be her own near the spot where Bai Mo and Arcueid had rested.

Ch. 198Soul repair

Bai Mo absorbed a tiny Primordial Spirit fragment that raised his power to 510,000 horsepower, then began a deathmatch with the Giant Shark Heavenly King to sharpen his Blade of Hell. The fight continued as Bai Mo studied Giant Shark’s blade intent and tried to survive his relentless attacks.

  • Bai Wunan brought Arcueid through the portal with Bai Mo, leaving Great Saber to explain matters to her while Bai Mo received the extracted fragment.
  • Bai Mo absorbed the fragment and broke through his bottleneck, reaching 510,000 horsepower.
  • Bai Mo asked Great Saber to send Arcueid back, but Great Saber kept her with him and told Bai Mo to leave.
  • Bai Mo returned Mad Giant Shark to the Giant Shark Heavenly King and challenged him to fight at full strength.
  • Giant Shark attacked with his improved Blade of Hell, and Bai Mo met him head-on with Hell Heart-Piercing Sword.
  • Bai Mo and Giant Shark exchanged near-fatal strikes before Giant Shark pressed his assault, giving Bai Mo a chance to study his blade intent.

Ch. 199Insight

Great Saber questioned Arcueid about her feelings for Bai Mo, then accepted that she would pursue him despite his other relationships. Hell arrived and invited Arcueid to tea, where he revealed that he knew a presence inside her and wanted it to join their conversation.

  • Great Saber asked Arcueid why she loved Bai Mo, and she explained that his selfless wish for her happiness made her want to stay with him.
  • Arcueid said she could accept Bai Mo loving other women but would not accept Ciel, and Great Saber told her to ask Bai Mo to take care of her.
  • Hell arrived and learned from Great Saber that Bai Mo had gone to see Giant Shark.
  • Hell brought Arcueid to his mountain home and asked the Sun and Moon Elders to serve tea.
  • Hell invited the presence inside Arcueid to come out and talk, leaving her stunned.

Ch. 200The pursuit of power

Hell confronted Crimson Moon through Arcueid and gave her a way to pursue the Hell God of War by studying Bai Wunan’s technique. Crimson Moon returned to find Bai Mo and Giant Shark locked in a lethal fight, leaving their battle unresolved.

  • Hell told Arcueid he knew Crimson Moon had descended and explained that her Primordial Spirit had followed her magnetic field power into hiding.
  • Hell brought Crimson Moon forward, and she used Thousand Locks to torture the weakened Sun and Moon Elders.
  • Hell explained why Bai Mo had defeated Crimson Moon with the Hell God of War and gave her a Bodhidharma Sutra containing its cultivation method and Bai Wunan’s example.
  • Hell sent Crimson Moon back through a gate of light into the Giant Shark Space.
  • Bai Mo and Giant Shark traded deadly techniques, with Bai Mo using Zen-shaking Samsara and Giant Shark countering with Decapitation Way.
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