The last choice
What you need, when you need it, and what the game will not tell you twice.
Violet Blossom + Bloodline Awakening
Zuo Shang appears after Leng Tu and Meng Hua, leads Soul into the Fallen Dream, and duels him in two forms. Soul wins and leaves Mount Soulrend with a new heart.
Violet Blossom only
Zuo Shang kills Meng Hua, then defeats Soul in a duel the game will not let you win. Soul is banished to die on the mountain.
Missing the true-ending flags
Meng Hua revives, mocks Soul, and destroys the Wulin. This is the default failure state.
The 66-day counter reaches zero
Zuo Shang pours wine on Soul’s grave and mourns his brother. The run ends permanently.
Every Phantom Blade Zero ending explained: Final Battle, Long’s Roar, Annihilation, and Undying Grudge, the two flags that decide your fate, and how to avoid the bad outcomes.
The complete Phantom Blade Zero true ending checklist: all ten purple Mysteries, four Acolyte Masks, both Crystal Eyes, five Long Pillars, the Pipa, and the final conversation with Inanis.