Wang Teng

Biodata

Name	Wang Teng (王腾)
Alias(es)	Emperor's Bearing; “Gaara of the Sand” (disguise) 80 497
Species/Race	Human cultivator 504
Gender	Male 129
Affiliation	Moon Embracing Sect — personal/direct disciple; Jade Kirin Palace — young sect master 81 191
Occupation/Role	Elementalist pioneer; master of Bai Ze 155 507
Status	Active 714
First Appearance	Chapter 80

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Fifth Realm	124	Absorbed potent spiritual energy from the Luangu Tomb, advancing roughly three minor realms; his Spiritual Sense became comparable to that of a Sixth Realm cultivator.
Sixth Realm	191	Used the Artificial Sun Fist and Kirin Law to confront Blue Blood Daoist, an Eighth Realm Great Power Expert.
Seventh Realm	338	Achieved another breakthrough while continuing to develop the Artificial Sun Fist and combination techniques.
Tenth Realm	500 501	Defeated an Eleventh Realm opponent with three thousand consecutive Artificial Sun Fist strikes; subsequently unveiled the Black Hole Domain against a Twelfth Realm opponent.
Fourteenth Realm	714	Reached the Fourteenth Realm while advancing rapidly in the Elementalist path and the Dao of Creation.

Background & History

Wang Teng was the young sect master of Jade Kirin Palace before approaching the Moon Embracing Sect to seek the Great Sun Burning Heaven technique. He lowered his pride, requested entry as a disciple, swore a Dao Heart Oath to Lin Fan, and accepted the condition that their master-disciple relationship remain undisclosed outside the sect. 81

He devoted himself to studying the Artificial Sun Fist, enduring seventeen secret-chamber explosions in several months and nearly killing himself on three occasions. The danger only reinforced his interest after he recognized the destructive potential of even accidental detonations. 99

While trapped in Great Emperor Luangu’s tomb, Wang Teng refused to inherit Luangu’s Emperor Scripture and its path of repeated defeats. He instead agreed to find a suitable Saint Body successor in exchange for his release; the Ancient Chaos inheritance was eventually passed to the Sword Son. 123 129 145

After obtaining the complete Qilin Art inheritance, Wang Teng was considered a possible case of ancestral Qilin bloodline reversion. He recorded the portions of the art he could comprehend so that the Qilin Art could return to the Moon Embracing Sect’s Scripture Repository. 155

Lin Fan then offered him a choice between another invincible technique and a wholly new cultivation path. Wang Teng chose the latter, becoming the first practitioner of the Elementalist path: a system built around researching, manipulating, and combining elements. 155 He later received the Moon Swallowing Immortal Art, replacing his previously ordinary cultivation method with an Immortal-tier art. 159

Lin Fan sent Wang Teng to the Northern Region with resources and secret techniques, where he joined Qin Yu in the contest for Immortal King Yuanyang’s mansion. There, Wang Teng publicly demonstrated the Artificial Sun Fist and Qilin Law against Blue Blood Daoist, an Eighth Realm opponent. 186 191

After Lin Fan warned him about the Hongwu Immortal Alliance, Wang Teng attempted to persuade his father, Wang Yulin, to leave it. When Wang Yulin’s behavior became suspicious, Wang Teng subdued and sealed his father’s cultivation rather than abandon him. 316

Wang Teng later introduced the pupil-technique prodigy Zuo Yu to Lin Fan and helped bring him into the Moon Embracing Sect. He also accepted the Heavenly Maiden, later identified as the Auspicious Beast Bai Ze, as his own disciple. 321 507

During the Great Qin Heavenly Talent Gathering, Wang Teng demonstrated his cross-realm combat ability, Black Hole Domain, and Artificial Sun Sword. His eventual loss to the Fourteenth Prince made him recognize the need for life-saving methods beyond the Elementalist system. 500 502

By the time of the Moon Embracing Sect’s later campaigns, he could combine Black Hole techniques, positive and negative matter, and Sword Eleven to damage Immortal King-level enemies. His Elementalist research also progressed into an imitation of the Dao of Creation. 632 633 714

Personality

Wang Teng initially possessed great pride in his “Emperor’s Bearing,” but he was pragmatic enough to humble himself and become Lin Fan’s disciple when doing so offered a stronger future than remaining Jade Kirin Palace’s young sect master. 81 155

He is intensely diligent and unusually willing to risk himself in research, especially for the Artificial Sun Fist and the Elementalist path. His growing grasp of that path made him more aware of his own limitations, causing him to become markedly more restrained than before. 99 189

Wang Teng is deeply loyal to Lin Fan and treats his master’s warnings as decisive. He is also blunt and provocative in battle, deliberately aggravating opponents to disrupt their judgment or force them to reveal their methods. 191 316

Abilities & Skills

Artificial Sun Fist

Wang Teng’s signature offensive technique creates and detonates a condensed artificial sun. Its principal threat is not merely the explosion, but the extreme heat released throughout the blast.

• Can reach temperatures exceeding 200 million degrees Celsius, enough to burn through an Upper Grade Dao Soldier fly whisk. 191
• The technique’s extreme heat is difficult to defend against because most cultivators prepare for explosive force rather than sustained temperature. 192
• Initially required substantial preparation and remained unstable; Wang Teng later reduced its formation time to roughly three breaths and extended its duration close to an incense stick. 114 155
• Developed a radiation-heavy variant comparable to a cobalt bomb. 274
• Can be shaped into the Artificial Sun Sword, an energy sword containing a condensed artificial sun. 501 502

Qilin Art and Qilin Law

After acquiring Ximen Qilin’s inheritance, Wang Teng gained the complete Qilin Art and access to Divine Beast techniques associated with the Qilin.

• Kirin Roars to the Heavens manifests a Qilin phantom that can slow and suppress an opponent, affecting even Blue Blood Daoist of the Eighth Realm. 191
• Kirin Stepping on Heaven Steps suppresses enemies while temporarily increasing Wang Teng’s combat strength. 191
• His Qilin Heavenly Diagram can manifest as a Qilin phantom in combat. 191
• His compatibility with the art led others to suspect that his Qilin bloodline had reverted to its ancestral state, though Wang Teng himself could not confirm it. 155

Elementalist Path

Lin Fan established the Elementalist path for Wang Teng after recognizing his aptitude for developing techniques from elemental principles.

• Wang Teng had preliminarily identified and begun using more than thirty elements. 316
• Can manipulate ambient elements to construct nonliving objects, including gold tables, chairs, and even larger structures. 418
• Cannot create elements he does not understand, nor can he create life. 714
• His research has advanced into an imitation of the Dao of Creation, allowing him to “conjure things from the void” within the limits of his elemental knowledge. 714

Black Hole Domain

A defensive spatial technique that creates a localized black hole around Wang Teng.

• At the Tenth Realm, he could collapse the space within a three-zhang radius and remain unharmed at its center. 501
• Devours or distorts incoming attacks, including full-force assaults and soul attacks from a Twelfth Realm opponent. 501
• Can be combined with offensive techniques, including the Artificial Sun Sword and Black Hole Fist. 501 632
• Wang Teng initially used battles to test the Domain’s upper limit, which he had not yet fully determined. 501

Positive and Negative Matter Techniques

Wang Teng developed attacks based on the collision of positive matter and antimatter.

• Black Hole Fist and Sword Eleven can be used together against stronger enemies. 632
• His positive-and-negative-matter Sword Eleven uses a black-hole edge to pierce defenses and an internal matter-antimatter collision as its core attack. 633
• When supplied by the Myriad Rivers Returning to the Sea Great Formation, this combination can maintain near-continuous output against Immortal King-level enemies. 633

Art of a Thousand Transformations

Wang Teng possesses an advanced transformation technique used for disguise and infiltration.

• Can assume radically different appearances, including a woman’s form. 123
• His transformation was refined enough that Luangu’s remnant soul, despite retaining immortal energy, could not see through it. 123
• Used the technique to disguise himself while traveling to the Northern Region. 189

Artifact Refining

Wang Teng has made progress in artifact refinement alongside his cultivation research. 274

• Uses a Barrett magical artifact to target enemies at range. 332

Relationships

• Lin Fan — Master. Wang Teng joined the Moon Embracing Sect specifically to learn from him and trusts his guidance completely. 81 155 316
• Xiao Ling’er — Senior Disciple Sister and frequent companion. She guarded him during his Fifth Realm breakthrough and accompanied him to the Heavenly Talent Grand Gathering. 124
• Wang Yulin — Father and Jade Kirin Palace’s leader. Wang Teng tried to remove him from the Hongwu Immortal Alliance and restrained him when he believed his father was in danger. 123 316
• Sword Son — Fellow disciple and recipient of the Ancient Chaos inheritance Wang Teng was sworn to pass on. 123 129 145
• Qin Yu — Junior Disciple Brother. Wang Teng delivered resources to him in the Northern Region, then fought beside him in Immortal King Yuanyang’s mansion. 186 189 191
• Bai Ze / Heavenly Maiden — Disciple. Wang Teng accepted her into the Moon Embracing Sect after she expressed interest in the Black Hole Domain and Elementalist system. 507
• Zuo Yu — Junior disciple candidate introduced by Wang Teng to Lin Fan; Wang Teng was eager to help develop Zuo Yu’s illusion techniques. 321

Notable Quotes

“My name is Wang Teng, a direct disciple of the Moon Embracing Sect!” 191

“Extreme temperatures exceeding 200 million degrees, can you... withstand it?!” 191

Trivia

• Wang Teng’s secret-chamber research into the Artificial Sun Fist caused seventeen explosions, three of which nearly killed him. 99
• He prefers the Moon Embracing Sect’s standardized robes partly because wearing the same clothes all year means he does not have to decide what to wear. 189
• Although he was not originally a protagonist template, Lin Fan considers him to have broken free from his predetermined fate. 159