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What I Failed My Tribulation, Now I'm a Dad is about
After failing his final ascension, supreme cultivator Ye Zun wakes up in the body of a reckless playboy—and a single dad to a little girl. While learning how to be a father, he uncovers a deadly plot behind his family's past, all pointing to his cousin. When ruthless assassins come hunting, Ye Zun unsheathes his celestial blade. Can he master the art of fatherhood while crushing the enemies who threaten his daughter?
It runs 84 short episodes on iDrama and leans on revenge, second chance and fantasy tropes, with each episode ending on a hook.
Is it worth watching?
If you came for revenge, the payoff is the slow build to a payback that lands hard. On top of that: a lead who knows how it went wrong last time and plays it differently.
Plan on roughly 2–3 hours from the first episode to the finale.
How to watch it
Press play on episode 1 and DramaNext moves on to the next one by itself. No account and nothing to install. It was added to DramaNext on Oct 22, 2026.












