Dou Zong

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Realm Position and Advancement

A cultivator may enter the Dou Zong realm from the peak of Dou Emperor, as demonstrated when Yun Shan used a Sect Breakthrough Pill to advance from Nine-Star Dou Emperor after a month of seclusion 23. Jiang Xing later progressed from One-Star to Nine-Star Dou Zong through cultivation in the Gate of Life and Death before breaking through to Dou Venerate 28.

Combat Characteristics

• A Dou Zong can be overwhelmingly stronger than lower-ranked cultivators; Jiang Xing killed peak Dou Emperor Jia Xingtian after breaking his defense with a single Earth-Rank attack 10.
• The realm does not equal combat ability. As a One-Star Dou Zong, Jiang Xing easily defeated Yun Shan, another One-Star Dou Zong, by using an Earth Rank Middle technique against Yun Shan's Mystic Rank technique 24.
• Higher-ranked Dou Techniques may be inefficient for a Dou Zong if their Dou Qi consumption prevents their full power from being used 24.
• Movement techniques can be decisive in Dou Zong combat. Jiang Xing outran the fleeing Yun Shan before killing him with the instantaneous Blazing Inferno Strike 24.
• A Dou Zong may be incapable of challenging a Dou Venerate directly; Jiang Xing, reduced to Six-Star Dou Emperor while changing cultivation methods, was pressured by One-Star Dou Zong Ling Ying, while Ji Feng separately confronted an Eight-Star Dou Venerate 12.

Known Practitioners

• Jiang Xing — Reached One-Star Dou Zong at age eighteen; later returned to the realm after converting to the Flame Mantra, advanced to Nine-Star Dou Zong, and subsequently entered Dou Venerate 1 20 28.
• Yun Shan — Advanced from Nine-Star Dou Emperor through the Sect Breakthrough Pill; killed by Jiang Xing shortly afterward 23 24.
• Ling Ying — A One-Star Dou Zong who intercepted Jiang Xing during Gu Xun'er's attempt to capture him 12.
• Medusa / Cai Lin — Reached Dou Zong after successfully evolving through a Heavenly Flame into the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python 3 35.
• Gu Clan protector assigned to Xiao Yan — A Dou Zong stationed outside Xiao Yan's residence at Jia Nan Academy 32.

Notable Events

• Jiang Xing's initial breakthrough to One-Star Dou Zong earned him permission from Jiang Cheng to travel and gain experience outside the Eastern Central Plains 1.
• His conversion to the Flame Mantra temporarily reduced him from One-Star Dou Zong to Six-Star Dou Emperor because the new Yellow Rank cultivation method held far less Dou Qi 12.
• After refining Heavenly Flames and advancing the Flame Mantra to Mysterious Rank High, Jiang Xing regained One-Star Dou Zong 20.
• Jiang Xing's defeat of Yun Shan shattered the alliance army's morale during the war against the Snake-People Tribe 24 25.