Crown Prince

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Shaoguang / Chen Shaoguang 401
Alias(es)	Crown Prince; Crown Prince of the Heavenly Realm 117 186
Gender	Male 401
Affiliation	Heavenly Realm
Occupation/Role	Heir to the Heavenly Emperor; commander of Heavenly Soldiers and generals 186
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Grand Unity True Immortal	104	His original cultivation before his inner core was taken; Meng Shiwan's core is identified as his due to their matching realm. 104
Inner core removed; spiritual power lost	71–78	Meng Anli arranged for Meng Zhao to extract his core. He later arrived at the Heavenly Palace with no magical power. 71 78
Grand Unity Golden Immortal	187	His replacement inner core reached this realm within a year, though Guang Ling regarded its rapid growth as unstable. 187

Background

In Meng Anli's previous life, Shaoguang participated in her imprisonment and torture. He sealed her in a Jade Bottle and dissolved her, becoming one of the people she swore to avenge after her rebirth. 1 44

He remained engaged to Anli in the new timeline, declining to end the betrothal while claiming that he would share her hardship and help her form an inner core. He later used an immortal maiden, Liuyin, to deliver medicine in his name. 13

Shaoguang became fascinated with “Xiao Ying,” unaware that she was Anli in disguise. He interpreted her apparent poverty, gentleness, and refusal of his favors as proof that she was unlike other women, while Anli used the identity to draw out his preferences and manipulate his trust. 44 47 72 73

Appearance

Shaoguang is a notably handsome, slender immortal with an aristocratic bearing. He typically presents himself in elaborate court dress befitting his rank. 37 44 401

• Brocade robes, jade belt, and pearl ornaments when receiving guests at his manor. 37
• Bright-yellow four-clawed python robe and jade crown while at his palace. 401
• Often carries himself with deliberate dignity and pride, even when physically weakened. 401

Personality

Shaoguang is proud, possessive, and accustomed to unquestioned obedience. He considers refusal an affront to his status, expects others to yield to him, and reacts harshly when his authority or romantic expectations are challenged. 46 117

He can be calculating when pursuing an advantage, such as provoking Meng Shiwan into revealing her explosive formula. Yet his confidence is poorly matched by practical combat experience, and he repeatedly shifts blame rather than admitting fault. 45 78 187

His attachment to Xiao Ying becomes an obsession. He justifies his protection of her mother, his hostility toward Anli, and later his defiance of his father through his own view of love and duty. 67 382

Abilities & Skills

Cultivation and Combat

Shaoguang possesses high-level spiritual power and can fight with a spear, summon wind and sand, and mobilize Heavenly Realm forces. 67 186

• His original inner core supported Grand Unity True Immortal cultivation. 104
• After regrowing an inner core, he reached Grand Unity Golden Immortal. 187
• He can summon a Mountain God to travel to the South Heavenly Gate. 77
• His lack of sparring and battlefield experience leaves him vulnerable against more experienced opponents; Meng Anli defeated him despite being two cultivation levels below him. 187

Political Authority

As Crown Prince, Shaoguang can intervene directly in legal and military matters.

• Ordered Meng Mingde, Meng Liangmiao, and Meng Xiuchen released despite Bi'an's ongoing investigation. 66
• Recalled constables Bi'an had sent to the Underworld and threatened Bi'an with imprisonment for defiance. 66
• Led tens of thousands of Heavenly Soldiers and generals into the Underworld conflict. 186

Intrigue and Underhanded Methods

Shaoguang often relies on manipulation, coercion, and indirect tactics rather than open confrontation.

• Deliberately disparaged Meng Shiwan's explosives to obtain her formula. 45
• Poisoned the leaders on both sides of the Underworld war before attempting to seize control of the conflict. 186
• Used San Miao sorcery and Gu during his coup against the Heavenly Emperor. 382 383

Equipment

• Spear — His primary weapon during the Underworld confrontation; Meng Anli disarmed him with ease. 187
• Storage ring — Held his Communication Mirror; it was removed while he was unconscious after his inner core was extracted. 72 73
• Clay figurine of Xiao Ying — Kept close to him and checked after being struck by heavenly lightning. 67
• Immortal Binding Rope — Used to restrain the Heavenly Emperor during his rebellion. 382

Relationships

• Meng Anli — His betrothed and former victim. He dislikes and repeatedly humiliates her, while she covertly engineers much of his misfortune and manipulates him through the Xiao Ying identity. 1 193 306 308
• Xiao Ying — Anli's disguised identity. Shaoguang becomes deeply infatuated with her, unaware that she is Anli. 44 47 72 73
• Heavenly Emperor — His father. Their strained relationship, Shaoguang's desire for recognition, and the Emperor's contempt culminate in Shaoguang's rebellion. 136 382 383
• Meng Shiwan — A woman for whom he shows strong affection; he discovers that she possesses his stolen inner core at the Peach Banquet. 104
• Liuyin — Immortal maiden in his service who delivers medicine to Anli and attends him after his injuries. 13 67
• Meng Liangmiao — A longtime associate who later manipulates Shaoguang's infatuation and decisions. 28 309
• Bi'an — Heavenly Realm enforcer whom Shaoguang publicly suppresses while shielding the Meng family. 66 67
• Yun Jing — Meng Anli's master, Great Emperor Dangmo. Shaoguang respects and fears his authority, particularly when Yun Jing intervenes over Anli's treatment. 11 12 306 308
• Ming Dai — His secondary consort, whom he took as a substitute resembling Xiao Ying. 304 306

Story Role / Major Arcs

Inner Core Incident

After Anli drugs and delivers him to Meng Zhao's compound, Meng Zhao extracts Shaoguang's inner core. Shaoguang later seeks justice from the Heavenly Emperor, but the palace shifts responsibility onto poor management within his own residence. 70 72 78

At the Peach Banquet, he realizes that Meng Shiwan is carrying his inner core and attempts to reclaim it by force. 104

Underworld Intervention

Shaoguang enters the Underworld war after poisoning its leaders and claims that Anli collaborated with him. He then offers her the position of noble concubine in exchange for obedience. 186

When Anli rejects him and challenges him directly, she defeats him and exposes his inability to fight effectively despite his superior cultivation. He orders his soldiers to kill her afterward. 187

Betrothal Conflict

Shaoguang takes Ming Dai as a secondary consort while remaining engaged to Anli, provoking a public confrontation. Yun Jing and the Heavenly Emperor punish and humiliate him, then set his wedding date with Anli for the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, two years later. 304 306 308

Rebellion

Resentful of his forced marriage, public humiliation, and his father's refusal to acknowledge him, Shaoguang launches a coup on the eve of the wedding. He uses Gu to disable the Heavenly Emperor, binds him with an Immortal Binding Rope, and attempts to compel his abdication. 381 383

Later, the Heavenly Emperor orders him to escort the rebel Yin Sheng to the East Sea, with Anli, Meng Shiwan, and Meng Liangmiao accompanying the mission. 401

Notable Quotes

“No one has ever refused me twice.” 46

“I did nothing wrong. Is there any fault in protecting the one I love?” 67

“You have occupied this position for tens of thousands of years. The order is too old, and the Heavenly Realm's development is falling behind the other five realms.” 382