Lu Yuan

Biodata

Power Progression

Background and History

Lu Yuan regained consciousness in the Primordial World’s Northern Land as a Grand Void Sky Whale. His last memories were of staying up late and going to sleep; the new body’s inherited knowledge identified his species and surroundings 1.

He discovered that Fierce Sha Qi, dangerous to ordinary beings, could be converted into nourishment for his body. His search for denser food led him to an underground crystal vein claimed by the Heaven-Splitting Hou 1 2 3.

Appearance

Lu Yuan is a colossal whale whose body was initially mistaken for a mountain range. By the time he reached the Eastern Sea, he was more than 100,000 li long 1 46 49.

• Eyes: Enormous golden eyes with faint silvery starlight in their pupils 1.
• Scales: Thick, dark-gold scales marked with silver-white star patterns. After absorbing Chaos Origin, fine gray-gold patterns also appeared 3 37.
• Back: Accumulated rock and soil support forests, streams, lakes, spirit herbs, and small beasts 13 37 49.

Personality

Lu Yuan values freedom and peaceful cultivation over status or conquest. He repeatedly refuses Shen Ni’s offers because joining the Ferocious Beast Imperial Court would bind him to its campaigns. He nevertheless stands his ground when Shen Ni tries to keep him in the Northern Land 8 23 26.

He is practical and cautious about his appetite: he slows his intake when energy threatens to overwhelm him and digests Chaos Demon God flesh gradually. He also avoids unnecessary conflict, allowing unprovoking beasts to go about their business and agreeing not to damage the Azure Mystic River 24 37 40 42.

Despite his size, Lu Yuan takes care of the weak creatures living on his back. He lets them remain, shields them during travel, and controls his growth to keep their habitat stable 14 36 37.

Abilities and Skills

Devouring and Energy Conversion

Lu Yuan draws energy into his mouth with immense suction and converts it into nourishment for growth and recovery 1 2.

• He can consume Fierce Sha Qi, Sha Crystals, Sha liquid, and energy attacks, including the Heaven-Splitting Hou’s divine light and much of Qiongqi’s Daluo attack 3 5 9 19.
• He drained the Sha-powered chains of the Heaven-Locking Sha Formation until they broke 23.
• He can selectively remove Turbid Sha while preserving water spirit Qi and nearby aquatic life 44 45.
• His body has an intake limit: excessive high-level energy causes pain and swelling if it cannot be converted quickly enough 2 24 30.
• After his first bloodline transformation, he could continuously absorb nearby energy without actively devouring it, though active devouring remained faster 20.

Immense Physical Strength and Durability

Lu Yuan relies heavily on his enormous body, using charges, fins, jaws, and tail strikes in combat 6 28.

• A tail sweep sent the Heaven-Splitting Hou flying tens of thousands of miles; he later sent Qiongqi flying with another tail strike 6 11.
• His scales resisted repeated attacks from the Heaven-Splitting Hou, although its claws left shallow wounds. Qiongqi and Shen Ni inflicted more serious damage 5 9 27.
• His great size makes it difficult to track agile opponents, so he studies their movements and waits for openings 5 9 28.
• Absorbed energy can help him recover and regrow stronger scales, but recovery could not immediately keep pace with Shen Ni’s attacks 27 28.

Divine Sense and Spiritual Defense

Lu Yuan uses Divine Sense to investigate his surroundings and monitor the creatures on his back 3 14.

• He located a Fiendish Sha Crystal vein deep underground 3.
• When a Chaos Demon God’s remnant will attacked his consciousness, he manifested a Grand Void Sky Whale phantom and shattered it with three cries. His devouring power converted the fragments into spiritual power 21.

Protective Light Curtain

Lu Yuan can spread a thin, dark-gold curtain of power across his back to protect its inhabitants 14.

• The curtain stabilizes airflow and blocks outside impacts during travel; it is not a powerful defensive barrier 14.
• He reinforced it before entering the Myriad Sha Abyss and maintained it during his battle with Shen Ni 18 35.

Story Role and Major Arcs

Northern Land

After eating the crystal vein, Lu Yuan fought the Heaven-Splitting Hou, swallowed its Sha attacks, and defeated it with a tail strike. He spared and questioned the beast, learning more about the Northern Land and Shen Ni 3 5 6.

Qiongqi then invited him to Shen Ni’s court. Lu Yuan refused and fought Qiongqi, drawing the attention of several great powers. Afterward, he slept for several hundred years before heading toward the Myriad Sha Abyss, which Qiongqi had mentioned 8 9 11 14.

Myriad Sha Abyss

Lu Yuan devoured the abyss’s Sha liquid and reached his first bloodline transformation. After he destroyed a remnant will, Shen Ni attempted to recruit and restrain him; Lu Yuan refused and consumed the formation binding him 20 21 23.

Their subsequent battle cracked an ancient seal, exposing a Chaos Demon God’s remnant finger. Lu Yuan fought Shen Ni for it, tore away flesh, and escaped while Shen Ni stayed behind to stabilize the seal 28 30 33 34.

In a later truce, Lu Yuan agreed not to consume the Imperial Court’s main Sha Veins, while Shen Ni ordered the Northern Land’s kings not to provoke him. Lu Yuan then decided to travel east 39.

Eastern Waters

At the Azure Mystic River, Lu Yuan helped Ao Lan clear Turbid Sha and a crystal obstructing a water vein. Ao Xuan thanked him with Primordial Profound Water Essence, which eased the burning caused by the Chaos Origin he was digesting 42 44 46 47.

Lu Yuan agreed to consider clearing more of the Dragon Clan’s polluted water veins in exchange for water resources. He traveled with Ao Xuan and Ao Lan to the Eastern Sea, where they arranged for him to remain in the outer sea if the Ancestral Dragon agreed to meet him 47 49.

Relationships

• Heaven-Splitting Hou — Fought Lu Yuan over a claimed Sha Crystal vein. Lu Yuan defeated but spared him, then questioned him about the Northern Land 3 6.
• Qiongqi — Shen Ni’s envoy, who fought Lu Yuan after a rejected invitation and later brought him truce terms 8 9 39.
• Shen Ni — Beast Emperor who repeatedly sought to recruit Lu Yuan. They fought over his independence and the Chaos Demon God’s remnant finger before reaching an understanding 23 26 30 39.
• Spirit beasts on his back — Small creatures that settled on him during his long sleep. He permits them to stay and protects their habitat 13 14 37.
• Ao Lan — Dragon general who met Lu Yuan at the Azure Mystic River and witnessed him clear its polluted water vein 41 42 44.
• Ao Xuan — Dragon Clan elder who offered Lu Yuan Primordial Profound Water Essence and proposed cooperation on polluted water veins 46 47.

Notable Quotes

“What’s wrong with cultivating? Once I’m strong enough, I can go wherever I want, and I won’t have to worry all day about others coming to cause trouble.” 26

“That Sha Qi was suited to my cultivation anyway. Since you wanted to clear it away, everyone benefited.” 46