Li Daochen

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Previous Life

Li Daochen was born with a Holy Dragon Bone, a talent unseen in the Battle Sect for ten thousand years. His father’s position as vice sect master protected him, and he regarded Yang Chen as a brother. Yang Chen secretly needed his bone to forge the Battle Holy Dragon Physique, however, and used Li Tianxing’s absence to steal it, impersonate Li Daochen, and have the real heir imprisoned as a fraud 1.

Liu Qingyuan secretly freed him. Hunted into the Wailing Mountain Range, Li Daochen eventually entered the Blood Dragon Pool and spent ten years restoring his bone. By the time he emerged, Yang Chen had obtained the Battle Holy Dragon Physique, his father had died after discovering the imposture, and Qingyuan had also been killed 1 2.

Driven from the Human Domain into the Demon Domain, Li Daochen cultivated for a thousand years and became a demonic-path titan. He forged an acquired Demonic Dragon physique without an Emperor Scripture, but remained suppressed by Yang Chen and the Night Ruins. After obtaining the Xuanyuan Emperor Sword and preparing to pursue emperorship, he was lured into the Great Emperor Battlefield by Yang Chen; his final memories include self-destruction 1 2 15.

Return to Youth and Restoration

Li Daochen awakens during Luo Cheng’s pursuit at the edge of the Wailing Mountain Range. Although his cultivation is crippled, he retains his previous life’s memories and the essential tenth of his Holy Dragon Bone. The Xuanyuan Emperor Sword manifests within him, supplies its scripture, and enables him to reverse the fight and kill Luo Cheng 1 2.

He separates his next pursuers through ambushes and terrain manipulation, kills Yang Yu, and drags Yang Yue into the Blood Dragon Pool. While a flood dragon’s remnant soul possesses Yang Yue, he uses the pool to rebuild his foundation. Her body eventually crumbles, forcing the soul to enter him instead 3 4 5.

When restoration slows, he visits the Heavenly Dragon Ancient Cave using memories of an opportunity Yang Chen obtained in the previous timeline. There he contracts the infant Nine-Headed Flame Dragon, names him Little Fire, and frees Yun Qingshui. Little Fire’s Soul-Devouring Dragon Flame subsequently helps him refine the remnant soul and complete his bone’s restoration 6 8 9.

Reclaiming His Identity

Returning secretly to the Battle Sect, Li Daochen finds Qingyuan blinded, crippled, and tortured on Water Cloud Peak. He kills her captors and takes Qi Bei’s face as a disguise, remaining hidden until his father returns 10 11 12.

At the ancestral ceremony, he seizes the Luo Heaven Dragon Fruit intended for the impostor, defeats Yang Chen, and reveals his identity. Because both men possess a Holy Dragon Bone, the dispute moves to White Dragon Mountain. Li Daochen breaks through to Spirit Foundation there and exploits his restored bone’s superiority over Yang Chen’s stolen portion 15 16 17 18.

When Yang Chen’s supporters threaten father and son, Li Daochen’s earlier alliance with Yun Qingshui brings Yellow Dragon Sect assistance. Yang Chen and Lin Jingfeng retreat, Luo Beiyue is captured and killed by Li Tianxing, and Li Daochen returns to the mountain to refine the fruit and Battle Origin 19 20 21.

Supreme Qian Sect and the Stolen Bone

Li Daochen approaches Ye Suzhen before Yang Chen’s planned attack on the Supreme Qian Sect. He combines genuine knowledge of Yang Chen’s secrets with a fabricated explanation involving memory fragments, convincing her to discuss cooperation 23.

During the conflict, he steals the Azure Emperor Key and enters the Emperor Palace ahead of Yang Chen, claiming the Azure Emperor Demon-Planting Lotus. He then pursues Yang Chen and Zhuge Yaoguang to the Jade Water Sect, killing Mu Cheng and other defenders 26 27.

Although Li Daochen appears to extinguish Yang Chen’s last breath, protective dragon scales preserve his enemy’s life. He nevertheless recovers his stolen Holy Dragon Bone and takes the Dragon Transformation Emperor Scripture. Pursued by the Jade Water Flood Dragon, he deliberately reaches the Yellow Dragon Ancestor’s territory; the ancestor devours the pursuer, then spares Li Daochen after he demonstrates his exceptional foundation and divine ability 29 30.

Afterward, Ye Suzhen gives him the Supreme Profound Sacred Eye. He delivers it to Li Tianxing for Qingyuan before leaving to cultivate at the Yellow Dragon Sect 31.

Yellow Dragon Sect

Li Daochen enters the Yellow Dragon Sect as a true disciple and targets Huang Zongyu, who killed his father in the previous timeline. He also seeks the Dragon-Slaying Sword, a weapon that had grievously injured his former demonic body 31 32.

After accepting Huang Zongyuan’s death-match challenge, he cultivates above Dragon Mountain’s clouds, completes his Spirit Foundation, and rapidly develops Divine Bridges and divine abilities. Aware of the grand elder’s murderous intentions, he arranges for the sect master to accompany him when he changes cultivation sites 34 35 36 37.

At the Dragon Battle Platform, he defeats Huang Zongyuan despite the latter’s Divine Bridge Peak cultivation, Tyrant Dragon Pill, and additional enhancements. The Great Sun Mountain-Burning Sword opens his assault, while the Myriad Saints Purgatory Sword breaks the defenses and takes Huang Zongyuan’s head 37.

Thousand Sect Grand Competition

Nangong Meng’er, privately close to Huang Zongyuan, approaches Li Daochen in Yunmeng Ancient City and attempts to turn her admirers against him. He recognizes the scheme and knocks Lin Wuming unconscious with one punch 38 39.

Li Daochen then publicly challenges the competition’s prodigies, drawing them toward the Heavenly River Great Waterfall. His purpose is to mark useful opponents, follow their movements, and seize the opportunities they discover. Inside the Yunmeng Dragon Grotto, he kills several challengers and deliberately lets survivors flee 41 43 44.

Following those targets leads him to an ancient dragon skeleton and the Void Desolate Dragon Claw. He seizes both, kills Xie Tianfu, and later refines the skeleton and other resources to strengthen his dragon bones 45 47.

He knowingly enters the Spirit-Severing Wind Thunder Formation laid for him, kills Lin Wuming and numerous other ambushers, completes his Devil Phoenix phenomenon, and gathers the final bloodline needed for the Five Elements Flood Dragon Bloodlines. After refining the Evil Dragon Pearl, he overpowers Zhao Jiuxiao strongly enough to force his breakthrough into Dragon Gate, then continues hunting him while advancing another layer himself 48 49 50.

Appearance

• Face and bearing: Graceful and handsome, but marked by a fierce, gloomy air carried over from his life as a demonic cultivator 7.
• Clothing: Wears black robes and a hood when returning secretly to the Battle Sect 10.
• Eyes: Often described as cold and fierce, with a weathered quality reflecting his thousand years of experience 4 10 17.
• Build: Taller and broader than Li Tianxing by their confrontation with Yang Chen’s supporters 19.

Personality

Li Daochen’s youthful arrogance becomes calculated ruthlessness after a lifetime of betrayal. He rejects the idea that righteous affiliation guarantees moral conduct, having seen Yang Chen and the Night Ruins hide theft and murder behind righteous reputations. To him, strength—not a righteous or demonic label—determines whether he can protect himself and those he values 1 2.

His defining trait is refusal to submit. He endures the agony of rebuilding his Holy Dragon Bone, deliberately challenges the Heaven and Earth Shackles, and seeks to surpass his former self rather than merely repeat his old achievements. Nevertheless, he is pragmatic enough to flee overwhelming enemies, conceal forbidden techniques, and secure stronger protectors 2 6 9 17 29 36.

Toward enemies, he uses ambushes, mutilation, deception, and corpse disposal without hesitation. His treatment of Qingyuan and Li Tianxing is markedly different: he comforts his traumatized junior sister, cherishes his father’s protection, and refuses to lose his home and family a second time 10 11 12 15 19.

Abilities & Skills

Xuanyuan Emperor Scripture

His principal cultivation method, transmitted through the Xuanyuan Emperor Sword’s runes 2.

• Restores his crippled cultivation and supports the reforging of his Holy Dragon Bone 2 3 5.
• Uses solar and lunar power to support simultaneous sacred and demonic cultivation 17 21.
• Provides powerful recovery: alongside his Emperor Talismans and dragon bones, it restores him from serious battle injuries within one day 47.
• Requires enormous resources to develop both his dragon bones and Emperor Talismans; their balance becomes increasingly important at higher realms 47.

Solar Sacred Dragon and Lunar Demonic Dragon Physiques

Li Daochen builds complementary physiques from Holy Dragon Bones and Demonic Dragon Bones, using dragon power as the foundation for solar and lunar power 21 47.

• His original Holy Dragon Bone houses his life soul, and its deepest tenth cannot be removed without killing him 1 6.
• The restored bone is more than ten times stronger than Yang Chen’s stolen portion and retains a dominant connection to it through their common origin 18.
• The Lunar Emperor Rune allows him to create Demonic Dragon Bones without repeating his previous fall into demonic cultivation 21.
• Dragon bones can form armor or a Dragon-Imprisoning Cage 45.
• By ten bones of each type, both physiques reach minor completion 49.

Great Sun White Dragon Sacred Fist

A divine ability formed from the White Dragon Sacred Fist inheritance within Battle Origin, transformed by the Sun Emperor Talisman 22.

• Manifests the imagery and power of a white dragon and a great sun 22.
• Becomes available while he is still in Spirit Foundation, earlier than divine abilities are normally cultivated 22 30.
• Combines seamlessly with the Great Sun Mountain-Burning Sword through their shared Sun Emperor Talisman 43.

Great Yin-Yang Dragon Seal

A palm-based divine ability derived from Yin-Yang Dragon Qi and his dragon bones 36.

• Forms dragon seals with both sealing and destructive power 36.
• Seals surrounding directions and breaks enemy defenses, including Yu Jinshan’s Thousand Mountain Wall 43.
• Shatters Zhao Jiuxiao’s manifested spear during their battle 49.

Sword Divine Abilities

• Great Sun Mountain-Burning Sword — A sword-dao divine ability of blazing yang power, comprehended at Divine Bridge Second Layer 36.
• Myriad Saints Purgatory Sword — Adapted from a previous-life demonic sword inheritance based on ten thousand devils and the Nine Netherworlds’ purgatory. Li Daochen modifies it because its original nature would openly identify it as demonic 37.
• Ethereal Spirit Dragon Sword — An elusive, unpredictable sword ability gained at Divine Bridge Fifth Layer; used to cleave Lin Wuming in two 48.
• Sacred–demonic sword combination — Coats separate swords in sacred and demonic dragon markings to unite Great Yang and Great Yin power 49 50.

Sea of Bitterness Devil Phoenix Fist

The strongest fist-technique divine ability of his previous life, recultivated through his Divine Bridge breakthrough 36.

• Combines offense, defense, movement, oppressive force, and the corrosion of Spiritual Qi 45.
• Leaves Sea of Bitterness intent on struck enemies, allowing him to sense their approximate locations 44.
• Includes Devil Phoenix Plays in the Sea, Sea of Bitterness Overturns the Heavens, and Devil Phoenix Descends upon the World 45.
• Can refine some power from a Sacred Physique, but cannot devour the physique itself 47.
• Evolves into a Fleshly Body Phenomenon by giving the devil phoenix tangible form and condensing a Sea of Bitterness from the seven emotions and six desires 47 48.

Azure Emperor Demon-Planting Lotus

A rare Fleshly Body Phenomenon claimed from the Emperor Palace and formed from the Demonic Emperor Bone 26.

• Fusion sharply raises his cultivation and expands his acupoints 27 29.
• Manifests an Azure Emperor phantom capable of killing with a finger 27 48.
• Uses the demon lotus itself as an explosive attack 48.
• Can combine with the Sea of Bitterness Demonic Phoenix to overwhelm another cultivator’s phenomenon 49.

Demonic Techniques and Tactical Expertise

• Great Demon Palm — A vicious demonic combat technique he can use through his remaining Holy Dragon Bone even without Spiritual Qi 1.
• Face-Cutting Technique — Removes another person’s face for use as a disguise; used to impersonate Qi Bei 11 12.
• Formation use — Activates the Nine Demon Formation during the Supreme Qian Sect conflict 27.
• Previous-life knowledge — Locates lost inheritances, anticipates Yang Chen’s plans, and identifies future enemies and valuable opportunities 6 23 31 41.
• Trapcraft and counterambush — Detects concealed attackers and formations, while using marked survivors to lead him to resources 44 47 48.
• Physical limit — Releasing several major divine abilities simultaneously can strain even his reinforced body enough to draw blood through his skin 45.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Xuanyuan Emperor Sword — An ancient supreme treasure that followed him into his renewed life and supplies the Xuanyuan Emperor Scripture. Despite its presence within him, he cannot draw it as a weapon before Dragon Gate 1 2 32.
• Sun Emperor Talisman — Supports sacred attacks, bone restoration, recovery, and the incineration of corpses and evidence 5 11 22 43 47.
• Lunar Emperor Rune / Talisman — Supplies the lunar power used to create Demonic Dragon Bones and supports his dual cultivation 21 47.
• Dragon-Slaying Sword — His usable combat sword, with the potential to be restored into a true holy sword. It had previously wounded his supposedly indestructible demonic body 32 43 45.
• Dragon Transformation Emperor Scripture — Taken from Yang Chen. Li Daochen cannot cultivate it directly, but uses the treasure to temper his physique; the Xuanyuan Emperor Sword allows him to suppress it 29 31.
• Void Desolate Dragon Claw — A valuable dark-red claw seized together with an ancient dragon skeleton 45 47.
• Evil Dragon Pearl — A source of violent, wicked draconic power suited to Demonic Dragon Bones and Lunar Emperor Runes; refining it helps bring both dragon physiques to minor completion 47 49.
• Five Elements Flood Dragon Bloodlines — Completes the set after refining Huo Changfeng’s Fire Flood Dragon Bloodline, supplying the bloodlines needed for his Five Elements Dragon Spirit 48.

Relationships

• Li Tianxing — Father and principal protector within the Battle Sect. Li Daochen deeply regrets losing him in the previous timeline and now fights beside him, warns him of future dangers, and hopes to reconstruct his physique 15 19 22.
• Liu Qingyuan — Junior sister whom he protects like a younger sister. She frees him despite the consequences; in his renewed life, he rescues her and obtains the Supreme Profound Sacred Eye for her 1 11 12 31.
• Little Fire — Contracted infant Nine-Headed Flame Dragon. Helps restore his Holy Dragon Bone and refine the flood dragon’s remnant soul; can normally remain on his body as a mark 8 9 36.
• Yun Qingshui — Friend and ally rescued from the Heavenly Dragon Ancient Cave. Supports his return to the Battle Sect, helps during his Yellow Dragon Sect cultivation, and treats him as a brother 8 19 34 39.
• Yun Wanyi — Yun Qingshui’s master and a Yellow Dragon Sect grand elder. Takes an interest in his cultivation and insists on protecting him once, even when he declines to spend the favor 35 39.
• Ye Suzhen — Ally against Yang Chen. Accepts cooperation after testing his claims and later gives him the Supreme Profound Sacred Eye 23 31.
• Yang Chen — Former trusted friend, usurper, and central enemy. Stole his bone and identity, suppressed him for a thousand years, and caused his previous-life downfall; survives Li Daochen’s apparent killing blow through protective dragon scales 1 29.
• Yellow Dragon Ancestor — Dangerous benefactor whom Li Daochen uses to stop the Jade Water Flood Dragon. Spares him after recognizing his extraordinary talent and helps establish his connection with the Yellow Dragon Sect 29 30 31.
• Mu Qingqing — Childhood acquaintance popularly regarded as his childhood sweetheart. She privately looked down on him, later sided with Yang Chen, and receives no sympathy from Li Daochen after her father’s death 12 19 27.
• Huang Zongyuan — Death-match opponent, killed by Li Daochen on the Dragon Battle Platform 34 37.
• Nangong Meng’er — Enemy motivated by Huang Zongyuan’s death. Attempts to weaponize her admirers against him and recruits Zhu Lingye to help kill him 38 39 41.
• Zhao Jiuxiao — Rival in the Thousand Sect Grand Competition. Forced into Dragon Gate during their fight, then pursued by Li Daochen across the grotto’s second layer 48 49 50.

Notable Quotes

“So strength is everything. It doesn't matter whether one is righteous or demonic!” 2

“You only learn to cherish something after losing it. I've already lost it once, and I never want to lose it a second time.” 10

“In this life, I won't lose to you again.” 16

“I refuse to bow beneath others again. All I can do is keep growing stronger and stronger, until no one can stand eye to eye with me!” 17