Du Yun

Biodata

Power Progression

Background and History

Du Yun was a disciple of the Purple God Mansion Lord. Qing Yuzi helped bring his talent to prominence and strongly recommended him to the Source Origin Heavenly Palace; Du Yun calls him “Martial Uncle” 616 617. As Yellow Sand Mansion Lord, Du Yun controls a star system and delegates lower-level affairs to thirty-six governors 398.

He assists Zhao Xing with tomb expeditions and cultivation opportunities, including arranging a Dao Domain Realm instructor for him 406 398. When Zhao Xing comes under an Illusion Curse, Du Yun brings in a Grand Scholar and treats the attack as a failure of his protection 398 399.

During a journey into the past, an impostor posing as Zhao Xing and Qing Yuzi lures Du Yun away from his Dao protectors. The impostor captures and tortures him to exploit the unusual properties of his body 618 619. Zhao Xing later rescues him, although Du Yun initially struggles to trust him because the impostor knows their shared history 619.

Appearance

Du Yun wears an ordinary grayish-yellow fitted outfit rather than his famous sword and armor for his duel with You Beixuan 455.

• His Golden Body can grow to an immense size, its aura changing through yellow and dark gold to black 455.
• You Beixuan’s sword strike leaves him bleeding from the right eye; the injury disappears after his breakthrough 455.

Personality

Du Yun remains relaxed under the pressure of a heavily attended duel and calmly accepts restrictions on his equipment 455 453. He is straightforward with Zhao Xing and confident in his strength, but his experience with the impostor leaves him wary even of a familiar friend 619 491 453. After being tortured, he resolves to find the person who directed the attack rather than settle for the death of the immediate perpetrator 627.

Abilities and Skills

Reincarnation Golden Body

Du Yun cultivates the Void Ancestor Reincarnation Chapter. His Golden Body withstands You Beixuan’s sword qi without him moving, then reaches 996 extremes when he enters the Life and Death Dao Domain Realm 455 454.

• He fights You Beixuan without his sword or armor and wins despite taking a wound to his eye 455.
• As a Qi Sect practitioner, he can fuse body and Divine Soul; this helps him retain divine-level strength under the Desolate Territory’s suppression 652.

Great Divine Powers

Du Yun’s Thousand Stars Fall, Void Severance, Purple Light Obscuration, Lingering Soul’s Weeping, and self-created Heart Shattering Urge are perfected great divine powers by the duel with You Beixuan 455.

• Heart Shattering Urge uses a forceful heartbeat to shake You Beixuan’s Sword Heart 455.
• Void Severance tears through space and spiritual energy, shattering thousands of layers of the Great Void Straw Man’s barriers 456.
• He also created Thousand Mile Yellow Sand Crossing, a great mystic power 391.

Devouring Tribulation Art

This art lets Du Yun undergo repeated tribulations and refine divine power for his own growth. He reports spending roughly ten thousand years either facing a tribulation or preparing for the next 646 577.

• He uses it to consume eighteen powerful divine fruits and advance from Late Divine Soldier to Late Divine General 646.
• He can shift Divine Soul away from his head and regrow a new one if his headless body survives for three days and nights 619.
• His transformed flesh and blood strongly attracts Beast Gods, a property exploited by his captors 619.

Equipment, Weapons and Items

• Twilight Cloud Sword and Sunset Armor — his best-known source-origin divine weapons, forged specifically for him with growth potential; he leaves both aside for the You Beixuan duel 455 391.
• Tower ship — carries a formation Du Yun operates while traveling for his training 617.

Relationships

• Zhao Xing — friend and frequent collaborator. Du Yun helps him obtain opportunities and protection; Zhao Xing later rescues him from captivity 406 619 398 399.
• Qing Yuzi — “Martial Uncle,” early supporter and the person who recommended him to the Source Origin Heavenly Palace 616 617.
• Wu Zhao Divine General — Du Yun’s teacher, who organizes a search after his abduction 618.
• You Beixuan — rival whom Du Yun defeats in a widely watched duel 455.
• Fairy Yano — physician he met during a tribulation involving false memories and emotions. Du Yun asks Zhao Xing to watch over her reincarnation and recultivation 693 577.

Major Arcs

• Primordial Dao Field duel — represents the Source Origin Heavenly Palace in a contest affecting Desolate Territory exploration rights, defeats You Beixuan, and breaks through during the event. Zhao Xing challenges him immediately afterward 455 453.
• Abduction in the past — is deceived by false messages, imprisoned and tortured by an impostor, then rescued by Zhao Xing 617 618 619.
• Ark of Space-Time — reunites with Zhao Xing and Ji Si as a seventeenth-stage demigod, then chooses to descend to the 342nd era before the Desolate Territory in search of an opportunity to become a god 577.

Notable Quotes

“We Qi Sect Martial Practitioners never rely on external objects. As long as I am allowed to compete, no one below the Reincarnation Realm can defeat me.” 453

“Qi Sect martial artists don't die easily even if they want to.” 624