Eternal Night Monarch

Biodata

Power Progression

Background

Frescoes in an ancient ruin depict the Eternal Night Monarch and the Chaos Green Lotus fighting enemies from spatial rifts. The murals show the two eventually shattered or withered, with fragments scattered across worlds; Xiao Han wonders whether the images depict his martial souls’ origins 41 48.

In Xiao Han’s time, the system evolved his Shadow martial soul into the Eternal Night Monarch. After it sensed the Shadow Demon Lotus in a hidden valley, Xiao Han fought the Black-Scaled Mad Ape and gained preliminary control over the lotus’s core energy 3 15 19. He later left the lotus itself in the valley 23.

In the Trial Secret Realm, the martial soul grew stronger by absorbing the Black Mist Forest’s dark energy and led Xiao Han toward a related ruin. Its connection to the ruin helped him navigate its unstable interior and identify the runic network powering its guardian 38 40 41 48.

At the ruin’s Shadow Vortex, Xiao Han received the Shadow Void Scripture and fragmented information about his twin martial souls’ origins. The vortex’s energy nourished the Monarch’s evolution, while the Chaos Green Lotus stabilized Xiao Han through the transformation 51 52. A later altar crystal supplied deeper chapters of the scripture and clearer ancient memories concerning the Monarch 99.

The martial soul later resonated with the Primordial Shadow Heart, an origin fragment left by the fallen Eternal Night Emperor. The Emperor’s remnant will attempted to seize Xiao Han’s body, but Xiao Han chose to devour the heart and its inheritance. Memories revealed the Emperor’s ancient reign and fall, and the hostile remnant will vanished after the struggle 177 178.

The Dark Night Throne subsequently chose Xiao Han, severing its connection to Darkfall Bone Venerable and becoming the Eternal Night Emperor Seal. A remnant will of the Emperor later emerged from the seal to help Xiao Han against a Divine Court knight and directed him toward the Shadow Sanctuary 179 180. In the newborn universe, the Eternal Night Ark’s throne entered Xiao Han, imparting memories of the Eternal Night Clan’s role as keepers of balance and helping suppress the True Demon power within him; the Eternal Night Paradox Lord was born 239.

Appearance

The martial soul initially manifested as a blurry, kingly phantom rising from Xiao Han’s shadow. After its Shadow Dominator evolution, it appeared solid and majestic 16 21.

• Armor: Pitch-black battle armor resembling woven shadow 21.
• Face and eyes: A face concealed in darkness, with two points of dark starlight for eyes 21.
• Full manifestation: A fearsome crown and a shadow spear appeared when Xiao Han awakened it at full power against the ruin guardian 42.
• Aura: Nearby light dimmed, and the space around the evolved phantom subtly warped 21.
• Shadow Vortex evolution: Its shadow-and-void armor bore flowing runes, and its eyes resembled revolving black holes 51 53.
• Eternal Night Void Emperor: The pseudo-form appeared as a young emperor wearing a twelve-strand dark star crown and a void dragon robe woven from stars 114.
• Primordial Eternal Night Overlord: The prototype wore a twelve-strand imperial crown and robes embroidered with shadowy star rivers and scenes of universes being born and destroyed 178 179.

Abilities & Skills

Shadow Movement and Stealth

The Eternal Night Monarch specializes in assassination, concealment, and spatial movement, particularly when combined with A Step to the Ends of the Earth 10 12.

• Xiao Han can conceal his presence and merge into shadows to evade attacks or approach an opponent 15 30.
• After the Shadow Dominator evolution, he could make short jumps of one or two meters through shadows, though these consumed considerable power 22.
• Shadow jumping is less useful in open areas or places without shadows, and the martial soul’s assassination abilities generally require close range 10.
• The Shadow Void Scripture and later cultivation improved Xiao Han’s mastery of shadow and space, making his movement and concealment more elusive 54 90.
• During the temporary Origin Awakening, the Monarch’s Chaos Shadow enhanced his movement and helped his attacks pierce Long Aotian’s energy defenses 83.

Shadow Devour

Shadow Devour absorbs shadows and energies associated with darkness, death, or negative attributes, converting them into nourishment for the martial soul or strength for Xiao Han 19.

• It can consume residual energy and soul fragments from defeated beasts, as well as suitable environmental energy 19 39.
• In the Black Mist Forest, it activated without deliberate guidance and operated at more than three times its usual efficiency 38.
• Against the ruin guardian, passive absorption restored some strength, but could not keep pace with Xiao Han’s expenditure 47.
• After the altar crystal strengthened the Shadow Dominator trait, energy that once took several breaths to devour and refine could be processed almost in a single thought 100.

Eternal Night Domain

The Eternal Night Domain can cover light sources, deprive enemies of sight, and influence their minds 4.

• Its embryonic form suppresses and interferes with enemies while enhancing shadow-based abilities; its early range and interference were limited 20 22.
• Xiao Han overlapped it with the Chaos Green Lotus’s Domain Prototype to temporarily weaken the ruin guardian’s suppression 47.
• At the Old Book Tower, Xiao Han spread a domain of darkness across the third underground floor, suppressing intruders’ sight and perception 68.
• The two martial souls’ overlapping prototypes formed the Chaos Eternal Night Domain, which held back Ye Wuchen’s Void Exile 86.
• After the altar crystal’s nourishment, the nascent Eternal Night Domain became more stable, covered a slightly greater area, and gained stronger suppression and control 100.

Shadow Control

The Shadow Dominator evolution strengthened Xiao Han’s command of shadows and dark energy 20 21.

• He shaped shadows into a dagger and a shield during training 24.
• Shadow Binding restrained an Ironback Gray Wolf’s limbs and slowed a Black-Scaled Demon Leopard 35 40.
• He used shadow power to help resist Chen Feng’s pressure and neutralize the wind force in his Domain Prototype 30.

Perception and Suppression

The martial soul is sensitive to unusual energy fluctuations and sharpens Xiao Han’s perception 12 15.

• It led him to the Shadow Demon Lotus and later guided him through the ruin’s unstable spatial corridor 15 41.
• During the guardian fight, it revealed fluctuations in shadow and space and helped Xiao Han perceive the hall’s hidden runes 44 48.
• It suppresses negative attributes and reduces the effectiveness of poison, curses, and mental attacks; some such energies can be absorbed 39.
• It guided Xiao Han toward a dark altar crystal and later resonated strongly with the Primordial Shadow Heart 98 99 177.

Later Divine Abilities

• Eternal Night Void Realm: The pseudo-Eternal Night Void Emperor’s exclusive domain prototype, unlocked through fusion with a Primordial Shadow Source Crystal fragment. Its range later almost doubled; Xiao Han used it to envelop an area while evading attacks 114 122 140.
• Dark Realm Descent: An innate divine ability comprehended at beginner level when the pseudo-emperor form awakened 114.
• Eternal Night · Myriad Worlds’ Downfall: A domain-type divine ability prototype capable of drawing on a trace of the Primordial Shadow Realm’s power to suppress techniques and devour life force. Xiao Han used it over an area of one hundred zhang, weakening incoming chains and curse energy 178 179.
• Overlord’s Gaze: A single-target soul attack prototype that uses the Overlord’s imperial will to cow opponents and rob them of their senses; weaker souls may disintegrate 178.
• Dark Night Judgment: A divine ability branded into Xiao Han’s soul by the Dark Night Throne. It drags an enemy’s soul into eternal darkness for torment; Xiao Han used it against three Divine Court knights 180.

Relationships

• Xiao Han — The martial soul’s wielder, who evolved it along the Shadow Dominator path 3 21.
• Chaos Green Lotus — Xiao Han’s other martial soul. Its life force protected him during the Monarch’s evolution, and their Domain Prototypes can be overlapped 21 47. The two began merging in the Chaos Pool; the lotus later helped counter the Eternal Night Emperor’s hostile remnant will 90 178.
• Shadow Demon Lotus — A treasure whose shadow and spatial energy resonates with the Monarch. Its origin energy initiated the martial soul’s evolution 15 19.
• Ruin guardian — A Martial Grandmaster Realm opponent powered by the ruin’s runic network. The Monarch’s perception helped Xiao Han locate that network’s weakness 41 48.
• Eternal Night Emperor — An ancient sovereign whose fallen origin fragment formed the Primordial Shadow Heart, with which the martial soul strongly resonated. His remnant will initially tried to possess Xiao Han; another remnant will later aided him through the Eternal Night Emperor Seal 177 178 180.
• Darkfall Bone Venerable — The Eternal Night Emperor’s former battle general. His connection to the Dark Night Throne was severed when it chose Xiao Han 179.
• Bright Light Divine Court — An enemy associated with the Eternal Night Emperor’s legacy. Its holy power suppressed Xiao Han even after he obtained the Emperor Seal 180.

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