Void Ancestor
Heavenly CalamityContents
- 1Biodata
- 2Background
- 3Appearance
- 4Personality
- 5Abilities & Skills
- 5.1Void Sovereignty
- 5.2Decomposition Power
- 5.3Void Thought Expenditure
- 5.4Strategic Manipulation
- 6Equipment / Weapons / Items
- 7Relationships
- 8Story Role / Major Arcs
- 8.1Rise of the Void Ancestor Conflict
- 8.2Void Year Tribute System
- 8.3War Against Xia's Void Domain
- 8.4Direct Battle and Loss of the Void Artifact
- 8.5Ancestral Ground Scheme
Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Void Ancestor (虚祖) |
| Alias(es) | Supreme of the Voids |
| Species/Race | Void |
| Affiliation | Void Ancestor's faction; Lands of Void |
| Occupation/Role | Supreme ruler of the Voids; collector and distributor of Void Years |
| Status | Active; deprived of its Void Artifact 8810 8812 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 8741 |
Background
The Void Ancestor holds the highest position among Voids. Rather than inheriting the title, a Void must be “forged through battle” to become Void Ancestor; all other Voids are expected to submit. Challenging it and failing results in becoming a Fallen Void. 8741
Its order sustains itself by guiding newly awakened Voids from the Land of Void, taking a portion of their Void Year—the duration of a Void Thought's existence—and directing them to replenish that loss by guiding further Voids. Disobedient Voids are killed, while compliant ones are used to perpetuate this cycle. 8745
Xuan Miao identifies the Void Ancestor as the being that shattered Xia Yitian's Great Three Thousand Dao Achievement Universe, leaving him as a Fallen Void before his eventual recovery. 8741
When Xia begins building an independent power base, the Void Ancestor declares all Void Kings who follow him to be targets for assassination and orders the recall of all realms. 8804 It later personally confronts Xia, whose Annihilation Power has already neutralized its long-range attacks. 8807 8809
Appearance
When it manifests physically, the Void Ancestor appears as an androgynous, youthful figure formed from converging golden light. 8807
- Flowing golden hair seemingly composed of divine radiance. 8807
- Malachite-like blue eyes. 8807
- Fair skin and refined, androgynous features. 8807
- An unusually wide grin and sinister voice. 8807
Personality
The Void Ancestor rules through a rigid survival-of-the-fittest hierarchy, treating Void Years and awakened Voids as resources to be managed. Its system offers coexistence only in exchange for obedience and tribute. 8745
It is calculating and secretive, concealing an independent Land of Void and using Xia's ancestral ground for a scheme involving two Great Voids. 8812 8813 In battle, it becomes openly furious and desperate when faced with Annihilation Power it does not understand, burning its own Void Thoughts and life force to sustain its Decomposition attacks. 8810
Abilities & Skills
Void Sovereignty
The Void Ancestor occupies the apex of the Void hierarchy and commands broad allegiance from Voids across the Lands of Void.
- Holds authority over Void Kings, Void Emperors, and newly awakened Voids. 8741 8804
- Demands tribute of half a Void's Void Year, then uses the gathered lifespan to maintain its system of rule. 8745
- Can punish challengers by reducing them to Fallen Voids. 8741
- Orders purges against defectors and those aligned with rival powers. 8804
Decomposition Power
Its signature Law manifests as golden divine light that breaks down Laws, Void Thoughts, and physical forms.
- Destroyed Xia's Annihilation Sword Threads on contact. 8810
- Decomposes Thoughts into progressively finer fragments under sustained exposure. 8809
- Can sever limbs and disintegrate portions of an opponent's body. 8809
- Fires decomposition beams remotely through boundaries configured like refracting lenses. 8803
- Its beams can be blocked and absorbed by the Annihilation Sea, forcing it to expend greater amounts of energy. 8803
Void Thought Expenditure
The Void Ancestor can burn its own Void Thoughts and life force to intensify Decomposition Power, though doing so rapidly exhausts it.
- Released repeated decomposition radiance to burn away Black Threads binding its body. 8810
- Fired multiple beams simultaneously in an attempt to overwhelm Xia's Annihilation Flowers. 8810
- Its increasingly frantic output provided Xia an opportunity to study and collect the Law types within its decomposition light. 8810
Strategic Manipulation
The Void Ancestor conducts long-term schemes across Void Domains and Dao Achievement Universes.
- Shattered Xia's Great Three Thousand Dao Achievement Universe in the past. 8741
- Concealed a separate, independent Land of Void as a reserve of strength. 8812
- Located something in Xia's Land of Void ancestral ground and occupied the area with its domains. 8812
- Removed two Great Voids from Xia's ancestral land in an apparent “raising gu” scheme. 8813
- Is associated with Trojan Horse-like black threads and backdoor viruses embedded within the Three Thousand Dao Achievement Universe. 8814 8965
Equipment / Weapons / Items
- Void Artifact — Black-Gold Lotus — A lotus-shaped Void Artifact containing Decomposition Power. The Void Ancestor injected Void Thoughts into it so it could operate freely, costing it roughly half its power. Xia seized the artifact and incorporated it into his own Void Thoughts. 8810 8811
- Boundary formations — Used to transfer and focus its decomposition beams across distant locations. 8803
Relationships
- Xia Yitian / Emperor Lord Xia — Rival claimant to supremacy in the Lands of Void. The Void Ancestor attempts to suppress him, but Xia counters its Decomposition Power and captures its Void Artifact. 8804 8810 8812
- Xuan Miao — A Void Emperor who reveres the Void Ancestor's status, though she also admits an ambition to challenge for the title under the right circumstances. 8741
- Ze Void Emperor — Representative of the Void Ancestor's side during the conflict over Xia's ancestral land; reports that two Great Voids were taken from it. 8813
- Void Kings and Void Emperors — Subjects whose loyalty is enforced through tribute, rewards, and the threat of death or banishment. 8745 8804
Story Role / Major Arcs
Rise of the Void Ancestor Conflict
Xuan Miao introduces the Void Ancestor as the supreme being of the Lands of Void and explains that Xia's past fall was caused by the destruction of his Dao Achievement Universe. The revelation frames the Void Ancestor as the source of the Void hierarchy and Xia's principal adversary in the Primordial Cosmos. 8741
Void Year Tribute System
Xia learns that awakened Voids are expected to surrender part of their Void Year, then serve the system by guiding more Voids. He rejects this arrangement and begins considering the possibility of replacing the Void Ancestor rather than submitting to it. 8745 8752
War Against Xia's Void Domain
As Xia gathers Lands of Void and Emperor Lords, the Void Ancestor responds with assassination orders against defectors. Its long-range decomposition beams are redirected through boundaries, but Xia's Annihilation Sea absorbs them and erodes the surrounding formation. 8803 8804
Direct Battle and Loss of the Void Artifact
The Void Ancestor manifests in person and fights Xia with Decomposition Power. Though its golden light inflicts severe damage, Xia's prepared Black Threads and Annihilation Flowers consume its strength. Xia ultimately captures the black-gold lotus Void Artifact, stripping the Void Ancestor of a major source of power. 8807 8809 8810 8811
Ancestral Ground Scheme
Despite the loss of its artifact, the Void Ancestor remains active and reveals that it has found something within Xia's ancestral ground. Its faction extracts two Great Voids from that land, prompting Xia to descend his consciousness into the Three Thousand Dao Achievement Universe to investigate the threat. 8812 8813