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Reborn as a Demonic Tree Book 7 Recap & Catch-Up Guide

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Status
Unverified
Published Volumes
9
Narrator
Ramón de Ocampo
Primer Read Time
~1 min

TL;DR

With the Blood Lotus Sect utterly defeated, Ashlock rules the Wilderness while cultivators decide whether to submit or flee. After the Night of Reckoning killed millions, resentment grows and a beast tide approaches (Aethon blurb, paraphrased).

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I · The Main Plot

Where We Start

The Blood Lotus Sect has been utterly defeated, leaving its former territories, cities and noble families leaderless, and Ashlock is the new ruler of the Wilderness (Aethon blurb).

Major Plot Points & Spoilers

  1. Cultivators across the lands decide whether to submit to Ashlock or flee, and chaos spreads (Aethon blurb).
  2. The Night of Reckoning killed millions of mortals (Aethon blurb).
  3. Resentment toward the All-Seeing Eye and the Ashfallen Sect grows among Ashlock's people (Aethon blurb).
  4. A beast tide approaches (Aethon blurb).
  5. Ashlock must manage unrest at home while the wider world falls apart, and choose what kind of ruler to be (Aethon blurb).

Where the Book Leaves Off

The blurb ends on his choice of what kind of ruler to be. Book 8 reveals the beast tide is led by Primal Overlords and that the half-dragon Nymeria wants to talk (Risingshadow Book 8 blurb).

II · Characters & Personal Progression

Romantic & Personal Status

The publisher blurb does not record a romance for this volume, so none is stated here.

Inner Circle Check-In

  • Ashlock: Ruler of the Wilderness, answerable for a leaderless region and a restless population (Aethon blurb).

Key New Faces & Factions

The All-Seeing Eyeneutral

An institution tied to resentment among Ashlock's people (Aethon blurb).

Cultivators of the former Blood Lotus landsneutral

They must choose between submitting and fleeing (Aethon blurb).

III · End-of-Book Stats & Power Gains

Dao / Path / Class Evolution

Ashlock shifts from sect leader to sovereign, with the blurb framing the book around what kind of ruler he becomes (Aethon blurb).

Major Skill & Body Gains

  • Rule over the Wilderness after the Blood Lotus Sect's defeat (Aethon blurb).
  • Control of former Blood Lotus territories, cities and noble families, which are now leaderless (Aethon blurb).

IV · Extras: Empire, Gear & World State

Territory & Faction Upgrades

The Wilderness, including the former Blood Lotus Sect's territories, cities and noble families (Aethon blurb).

Ticking Clocks

  • A beast tide is approaching (Aethon blurb).
  • Resentment is growing among Ashlock's own people (Aethon blurb).
  • Unrest after the Night of Reckoning could break his rule (Aethon blurb).

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