Heaven-Splitting Hou

Biodata

Background and History

Heaven-Splitting Hou ruled a region of the Northern Land for ages, commanding the allegiance of vicious beasts across tens of millions of li. He claimed an underground Sha Crystal vein as a cultivation site, killing multiple challengers and reserving its deepest deposit for himself 3.

When Lu Yuan began consuming the vein, Heaven-Splitting Hou confronted him. His bite failed to damage Lu Yuan’s scales and broke two of his own fangs. He then fired repeated blasts of Fierce Sha Divine Light, but Lu Yuan swallowed the later attacks and grew stronger. Switching to claws, the Hou inflicted shallow wounds near Lu Yuan’s eye before a sweep of the whale’s tail sent him flying into a distant crater 4 5 6.

Lu Yuan pinned the injured king and questioned him about the Northern Land and Shen Ni. After answering, Heaven-Splitting Hou was surprised when Lu Yuan released him rather than devouring him 6.

By the time Lu Yuan traveled east across the Northern Land, the Hou’s injuries had mostly healed and his fangs had regrown. Still fearful of their encounter and astonished by reports of Lu Yuan’s clash with Shen Ni, he ordered his forces not to provoke the whale 40.

Appearance

Heaven-Splitting Hou is a colossal, four-limbed beast approximately ten thousand zhang long 3.

• Dark-red fur and limbs as thick as mountain pillars 3
• A curved black horn and scarlet eyes 3 4
• An enormous mouth filled with interlocking white fangs 3

Personality

Heaven-Splitting Hou is violent and possessive of his territory, having killed rivals for his Sha vein. He interpreted Lu Yuan’s interest in his Sha Qi as a provocation and continued attacking even after the whale swallowed his divine light 3 5.

He is also capable of recognizing danger and adapting. He switched to physical attacks after realizing his Sha was strengthening Lu Yuan, and he answered the whale’s questions when pinned. He showed reverence for Shen Ni and later acknowledged that he had been lucky to survive his defeat 5 6 40.

Abilities and Skills

Fierce Sha Divine Light

Heaven-Splitting Hou compresses Fierce Sha Qi with his Taiyi Golden Immortal Law Power and releases it as a destructive beam 4 5.

• His first blast reddened one of Lu Yuan’s scales and caused him pain 4.
• He drew Sha Qi from hundreds of thousands of li around him to strengthen a subsequent attack, channeling it through his horn 5.
• Repeated full-power attacks exhausted him, while Lu Yuan was able to swallow and digest the beams 5.

Physical Combat and Speed

Heaven-Splitting Hou combines a powerful body with rapid aerial movement 4 5.

• His bite had crushed the head of a peak Golden Immortal beast, though two of his fangs broke against Lu Yuan’s scales 4.
• By concentrating power into his claws, he made shallow, bloody scratches near Lu Yuan’s eye 5.
• He moved too quickly for Lu Yuan to follow easily with his head, but could not escape the vast area covered by the whale’s tail sweep 5 6.

Divine Sense and Pressure

• He used Divine Sense to investigate Lu Yuan’s body when he mistook it for a mountain range 4.
• His Taiyi Golden Immortal pressure forced ferocious beasts along his route to prostrate themselves 4.

Relationships

• Lu Yuan — Opponent who consumed his claimed Sha vein, defeated him, and spared him after questioning him. The Hou later ordered his followers not to provoke Lu Yuan 3 6 40.
• Shen Ni — Beast Emperor whom the Hou acknowledged as sovereign and regarded with reverence 6.
• His ferocious beast followers — The Hou ruled the beasts of his territory and issued orders through their Golden Immortal members 3 40.