Star Crown Sect

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Star Crown Sect (星冠宗)
Alternative designation	Star Crown Clan 1
Type	Originally a secluded, family-centered Soul Master sect; later accepts outside disciples and affiliated forces 1 78
Location	Starfall Mountain, in the western mountains of the Star Luo Empire 1
Founder	First Generation Star Crown Douluo 1
Age	Several thousand years at the beginning of the story 1
Affiliation	Based within the Star Luo Empire; eventually becomes its ruling power 1 178
Leadership	Xu Chunxing is the initial Sect Master. Xu Mingxi later directs the sect’s affairs; Xu Mingguang becomes Sect Master after the war 1 118 220
Inherited Martial Soul	Star Crown, an all-rounder Martial Soul combining offense, defense, and support 1
Former ranking	Counted among the Upper Three Sects before Spirit Hall strips it of that title 99
Status	Active after the war, with Star God Halls established across the Douluo Continent 220
First Appearance	Chapter 1 1

Power Progression

The figures below are documented strength snapshots, not a complete census for every period.

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Two Titled Douluo, five Soul Douluo, dozens of Soul Saints	1 2	Sect Master Xu Chunxing is Level 95; First Elder Xu Chunyi is Level 91. The sect’s secluded cultivation and high-quality inherited Martial Soul sustain its strength despite its small population.
Three Titled Douluo, eight Soul Douluo, forty-one Soul Saints	21	Xu Mingxi’s starlight and Moon Essence improve the cultivation environment. Xu Chunxing reaches Level 96, Xu Chunyi reaches Level 92, and the Second Elder reaches Level 91.
Fourth Titled Douluo	78	Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng pills heal Third Elder Xu Chunhao’s injuries and help him reach Level 90. He subsequently obtains a soul ring in secret.
Eight Titled Douluo, sixteen Soul Douluo	102	The Titled Douluo roster includes Xu Mingxi, Xu Chunxing, the First through Third Elders, Xu Fangxing, Xu Fangming, and guest elder Dugu Bo. Immortal herbs have accelerated the sect’s growth.
Level 97 Sect Master publicly demonstrated	126	Xu Chunxing’s strength and Xu Mingxi’s two hundred-thousand-year soul rings force other factions to reassess the sect during the human–soul beast battle.
Manufacture of Soul Tools through seventh grade	143 144	The sect demonstrates mass-producible weapons. It possesses an eighth-grade cannon and blueprints, but cannot yet manufacture eighth-grade Soul Tools.
Ten Titled Douluo revealed	174	Ten Titled Douluo confront Qian Daoliu when he arrives to negotiate the release of captives.
Additional high-level reserves documented	194	Recruits Yue Guan and Ghost reach Levels 97 and 96 respectively. The Back Mountain’s two plant soul beasts are approaching two hundred thousand years of cultivation.
Two hidden Titled Douluo ancestors called upon	204	Xu Ya is sent to awaken them during the assault on Starfall Mountain.
More than a dozen Titled Douluo; eighth-rank Soul Engineer	210	Xu Chunxing leads more than a dozen Titled Douluo to the imperial palace. The First Elder is now the sect’s only eighth-rank Soul Engineer, and its stockpile can equip several Soul Tool Master Legions.

Background / History

Secluded beginnings

The sect was founded by the First Generation Star Crown Douluo and remained secluded on Starfall Mountain for thousands of years. Most disciples avoided worldly affairs. Outsiders generally entered through marriage, with spouses often bringing their families to settle in the sect 1 2.

Its recorded ancestor, Star Douluo, reached Level 98 but never crossed the threshold to Level 99. His notes connected starlight-related soul rings with faster cultivation and fewer bottlenecks. These records later guided the sect’s efforts to develop Xu Mingxi’s unusual Star Calling soul skill 3 6.

Xu Mingguang was raised as Xu Chunxing’s successor. After Xu Mingxi obtained Star Calling, the leadership formally made Mingguang Young Sect Master while secretly nurturing Mingxi, protecting the younger prodigy from outside attention 1 3.

Cultivation expansion and public debut

Xu Mingxi’s ability to gather starlight benefited nearby cultivators. After his Martial Soul evolved, the sect arranged collective cultivation beneath the Starry Tree, producing breakthroughs across several generations. Vine Elder and Tree Elder permitted up to fifty eligible members to use the area, helping disciples stalled at Level 69 become Soul Saints 4 21.

Following three years of training in the Star Dou Great Forest, Mingxi returned and was appointed Young Sect Master in a grand ceremony. Mingguang supported his appointment and continued developing the sect’s connections in the southeast 37 39.

The sect’s public debut came through cooperation with Emperor Dai Feng against the Black Tiger Sect. Xu Chunxing departed with two elders and Mingguang, minimizing the risk to ordinary disciples. The operation earned the sect nearly half of the Black Tiger Sect’s resources and a thirty-thousand-year soul bone, while revealing its Titled Douluo presence to the continent 54.

Resistance to Spirit Hall

The sect refused Bibi Dong’s invitation to the reselection of the Upper Three Sects. As Spirit Hall’s suppression intensified, it accepted selected outside forces of good character as outer disciples stationed at Starfall Mountain’s foot 70 78.

It initially avoided involvement in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s crisis, then sent Sixth Elder Fang Chun and two Soul Saints to assist through the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. After Ghost Douluo gravely injured Fang Chun, Xu Chunxing retrieved him and withdrew from continental affairs 75 78.

Qian Daoliu subsequently forbade the sect from participating in outside conflicts. Its protection extended only to forces willing to move within Starfall Mountain’s boundaries. Xu Mingxi’s return with the Three Elders, Moonlight Essence, and Soul Tool blueprints gave the leadership renewed confidence 102.

Alliances and imperial rule

The sect used its concealed Soul Tool industry to secure the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s support. Ning Fengzhi agreed to stand under its banner while retaining his sect’s independence; until the Star Crown Sect openly revealed its position, the two would remain ordinary allies 143 144.

During Spirit Hall’s continental war, the sect reinforced the Star Luo front with five Titled Douluo, eight Soul Douluo, and more than twenty Soul Saints. Its fighters later attacked with linked Soul Power under Xu Mingxi’s Star Domain 158 168.

After the Heaven Dou Empire fell and Star Luo’s royal authority weakened, the sect mobilized its diplomatic network and prepared the Star Crown Xu Family’s enthronement. Mingxi secured Dai Feng’s agreement to place the empire under the sect’s rule while preserving substantial autonomy for regional powers 176 177 178.

Star God Halls became the foundation of this new order. They offered free Martial Soul awakenings and collected faith for Mingxi’s pursuit of godhood, restoring a service that had disappeared locally when Spirit Hall’s branch halls were uprooted during the war 178.

Assault on Starfall Mountain

Although the sect entered a fragile alliance with Qian Daoliu against Sea God Island, Spirit Hall later betrayed it. Qian Daoliu used Formless Poison to disrupt the Soul Power of its Titled Douluo, while Mighty Lion Douluo led an attack intended to rescue Azure Luan and Light Feather Douluo 174 175 203.

The Star’s Protection Grand Array broke under the assault. Xu Fangming directed the defense, called upon the hidden ancestors, and relied on the Star Seeking Vine and Starry Tree to hold the attackers. Xu Zixlong joined the attack with heavily equipped Sun Moon experts, and the mountain gate was destroyed 204 205.

After surviving the assault, the sect prepared retaliation through the Star Luo Empire rather than exhausting its disciples alone. The Second and Third Elders remained to guard and rebuild its home; the other Titled Douluo departed with large stocks of long-range Soul Tools 209 210.

Postwar position

The Spirit Hall Empire was dismantled, and its resources passed to the Star Luo Empire. The Star Crown Sect expanded Star God Halls across the continent, combining free awakenings with surveillance of potential threats. It became the principal beneficiary of the imperial order while continuing to strengthen the empire in return 220.

Xu Mingxi conquered the Sun Moon Continent and made it a Star Luo vassal before entering secluded cultivation. Xu Mingjie eventually became Star Luo Emperor, while Xu Mingguang became Sect Master. Fifty years later, Mingguang witnessed Mingxi’s ascension to godhood 220.

Organization and Membership

Leadership and elder appointments

• Sect Master — Directs the sect’s affairs and guards its headquarters; Xu Chunxing cannot remain away from the sect indefinitely 5.
• Young Sect Master — Holds status equivalent to an elder and attends elders’ meetings 54.
• Elders — Any member reaching Soul Douluo can become an elder, regardless of surname or inner/outer membership 2 78.
• Council growth — The number of elders rises from six to eleven by the immortal-herb distribution meeting, making agreement increasingly difficult 47.
• Guest elders — Dugu Bo holds a guest elder position 102.
• Outer disciples — Selected recruits initially live at the foot of Starfall Mountain but receive the same elder eligibility as inner members 78.

Early elder roster

Office	Member	Documented specialty
First / Great Elder	Xu Chunyi	Level 91 assault-type Titled Douluo; Xu Mingxi’s grandfather 1
Second Elder	Xu Chunyue	Rank 89 control-system Soul Douluo at the awakening ceremony 2
Third Elder	Xu Chunhao	Rank 86 assault-system Soul Douluo at the awakening ceremony 2
Fourth Elder	Fang Chun’s wife	Rank 82 support-system Soul Douluo; later documented with a rare mental-healing soul skill 2 22
Fifth Elder	Xu Fanggao	Rank 81 control-system Soul Douluo 2
Sixth Elder	Fang Chun	Rank 81 agility-attack Soul Douluo with the Jade Ring Martial Soul; initially the only elder with an outside surname 2

Disciple training

• Ages four to six: Children perform gentle physical training, drink sweet water prepared from precious herbs, and receive support-skill treatment afterward 1.
• After awakening: Morning conditioning continues until age twelve, followed by cultivation under a master suited to the disciple’s development direction 4.
• At age twelve: Disciples must leave for outside training 7.
• Physical nourishment: Long-term consumption of Soul Beast Meat is used to improve physique 2.
• Academy placement: Canghui Academy is favored for its experience with gemstone-type tool Martial Souls. The royal academies are initially avoided to keep disciples out of imperial rivalry 7.
• Later recruitment: Outside-surname members make the sect livelier and enlarge its annual awakening cohorts; Oscar and Shao Xin are brought in with promises of elder positions 112.

Abilities & Skills

Star Crown Martial Soul

The inherited Star Crown appears as an ornate, gemstone-studded crown hovering above its user’s head. Its soul-ring choices support assault, control, or support development 1.

• Most clan members awaken it, generally with at least rank-six Innate Soul Power 2.
• The sect has established templates for the first four soul skills in all three development directions 5.
• It raises suitable low-age soul beasts for early soul rings 5.
• Control specialists may obtain Star Radiance Bewitchment from Bewitching Butterflies; support specialists may obtain mental healing from Soul Devouring Butterflies, though the latter result is uncommon 22.

Star Power Fusion Method

An ancestor developed this method to link the Soul Power of Star Crown users for cultivation and combat 21.

• Requires at least the Soul Ancestor realm 21.
• Requires the fourth soul skill Star’s Protection, obtained from a Moon Gazing Toad 21.
• Demands years of persistent practice, sometimes more than a decade 21.
• Allows experienced members to support collective cultivation beneath the Starry Tree and launch coordinated battlefield attacks 21 168.

Star’s Protection Grand Array

The sect-protecting formation combines the power of Star Crown Soul Masters to resist attacks 194.

• The elders use it against a hundred-thousand-year Golden Toothed Tiger, which they successfully kill 26.
• Its strength declines when participating cultivators exhaust their Soul Power 204.
• It is not invulnerable: a Super Douluo Martial Soul Fusion Skill and Mighty Lion Douluo’s assault overwhelm it during the attack on Starfall Mountain 204.

Enhanced Cultivation Environment

Xu Mingxi, the Starry Tree, and the Star Seeking Vine turn the Back Mountain into a premier cultivation site for Star Crown users 118.

• Mingxi’s Star Calling increases local starlight concentration and nearby cultivation speed 4.
• Moonlight Essence helps members overcome accumulated cultivation bottlenecks 21 118.
• Access beneath the Starry Tree is capped at fifty sect members 21.
• Breakthroughs still require prior accumulation and are limited by what the human body can withstand 21 118.

Soul Tool Engineering

The sect develops a concealed weapons industry using blueprints brought back from the Sun Moon Continent 102 143.

• Recruits blacksmiths from Gengxin City, including Divine Craftsman Lou Gao and his disciples 143.
• Manufactures offensive and defensive Soul Tools through seventh grade when negotiating with Ning Fengzhi 144.
• Uses Soul Tools to give support-type Soul Masters independent combat capabilities 143.
• Later accumulates enough equipment for several Soul Tool Master Legions, including weapons capable of Soul Saint-level attacks 210.
• Supplies flying Soul Tools that allow cultivators below Titled Douluo to remain airborne for extended periods 216.

Territory and Resources

Site or resource	Function
Starfall Mountain	Sect headquarters and defensive territory; ordinary-looking by day but illuminated by extraordinary starlight at night 140 196.
Back Mountain forbidden grounds	Restricted area behind the Sect Master Hall, housing the Starry Tree and Star Seeking Vine 4 118.
Gathering Star Grass	Extensively cultivated to help draw down starlight 6 196.
Secret Soul Tool base	Houses metal-refining operations, blacksmiths, and Soul Tool development facilities 143.
Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well	Dugu Bo transfers ownership to the sect in exchange for appropriate access to its medicinal stores for his family 107.
Whale Rubber reserves	Purchased in sufficient quantity for two generations before its effects become widely known 117.
Treasure Vault	Holds treasures accumulated over thousands of years; preparations for Mingxi’s coronation consume roughly half its contents 178.
Star God Halls	Provide free awakenings, collect faith, expand influence, and later monitor potential threats throughout the continent 178 220.

Immortal Herb Allocation

Recipient	Allocation
Xu Chunxing	Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma 47
Xu Mingxi	Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower 47
Xu Mingguang	Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew 47
Xu Mingyue and Xu Mingxing	Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid 47
Xu Mingwei	Aromatic Silk Beauty 47
Remaining elders	Pills made from Snow Silkworm and other rare herbs 47
Initially unassigned	Lovesick Heartbreak Red and Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum; the latter is subsequently used to recruit Yue Guan and Ghost 47 141 194

Relationships

• Vine Elder and Tree Elder — Ancient plant soul beasts, cultivation partners, and territorial protectors. They regulate access to their cultivation grounds and defend Starfall Mountain during the invasion 21 204.
• Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect — Ally that eventually accepts the Star Crown Sect’s leadership while preserving its independence and purchasing finished Soul Tools 143 144.
• Dugu Family — Closely protected family; Dugu Bo becomes a guest elder and transfers the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to the sect 102 107.
• Shui Family / Skywater Academy — Seeks the sect’s protection through a marriage connection. Shui Yue’er and Xu Mingwei’s son reach a verbal engagement 108 112 117.
• Dai Family — Initially an imperial partner and wary rival. After the transfer of power, it retains leadership of the empire’s northern region under the White Tiger Duke 54 108 178.
• Spirit Hall / Spirit Hall Empire — Suppressor and principal wartime enemy. A temporary alliance against Sea God Island ends in poisoning and an assault on the sect’s headquarters 102 175 203.
• Chen Family — Privately offers intelligence as insurance for its future. Chen Yan later fights alongside the sect’s attackers, provoking its defenders’ hostility 158 204.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo — Recruited through the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. Mingxi requires Ghost Leopard Douluo’s head as proof of their break with Spirit Hall 141 194.
• Tang San / Sea God Island — Mingxi accepts an anti–Spirit Hall alliance with hidden intentions; the sect later cooperates with Qian Daoliu in planning an operation against Bo Saixi 155 174 175.
• Xu Zixlong — Overseas enemy who seeks revenge on Mingxi and joins the attack on the sect’s mountain gate with high-grade Soul Tools 179 205.