Dou Qi

Biodata

Power Progression

History

In the ancient era, the Dou Qi Continent existed at the intersection of two great worlds and contained Dou Qi, Source Qi, and Spiritual Energy simultaneously. 767 Xiao Potian, the first Dou Di, obtained the continent’s Plane Embryo and used it alongside the Battle Through the Heavens Primordial Body to establish and perfect the Dou Qi cultivation system. 805 853

After the conflict with the Extraterritorial Evil Clan, the ancient Dou Dis sealed the continent away and removed its Source Qi and Spiritual Energy while preserving Dou Qi. This isolation caused the continent’s overall cultivation standard to decline over the following fifty thousand years. 807 840

Dou Qi normally faces assimilation after a cultivator enters the Great Thousand World, where Spiritual Energy is the dominant higher-grade energy. Xiao Potian’s Dou's Law Body was created to resist this outcome: rather than allowing Dou Qi to become Spiritual Energy, it converts Spiritual Energy into higher-grade Dou Qi. 737 775

After Xiao Yan opened the passage to the Great Thousand World, cosmic energy returned to the Dou Qi Continent and strengthened its cultivators. 840 By the finale, his evolved Dou Qi is capable of expanding beyond the continent and competing directly with Spiritual Energy as an independent cultivation system. 1026

Properties and Applications

Cultivation Basis

Dou Qi is cultivated through Dou Qi cultivation methods. The quality and quantity of the resulting energy depend heavily on the grade of the method used. 775

• A cultivator at the ninth stage of Dou Qi condenses a Qi Vortex to enter the Dou Zhe realm; failure can cause them to fall back to the eighth stage. 6
• At the Dou Shi realm, the Qi Vortex liquefies, causing liquid Dou Qi to permeate the body and substantially improve physical strength. 54
• Higher-ranked cultivation methods produce fundamentally stronger Dou Qi; Heaven Rank methods were especially decisive in Xiao Yan’s ability to exceed opponents of the same realm. 575 775

Combat Reinforcement

Dou Qi is the foundation of Dou Techniques and is expended to activate, sustain, and strengthen them. 133

• Dou Qi Gauze Armor — A hallmark of the Dou Shi realm; it improves defense, speed, attack power, and the strength of Dou Techniques. 35
• Aura pressure — Dense Dou Qi can be released as a suppressive aura capable of contesting or overwhelming other cultivators’ pressure. 229
• Weapon techniques — Techniques such as the Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler combine Dou Qi with physical strength, though repeated use can rapidly exhaust the user’s reserves. 11
• High-rank techniques — Powerful techniques may require enormous quantities of Dou Qi; the Grand Creation Palm could nearly drain Xiao Yan in one use without the support of Fen Jue. 497

Heavenly Flame Dou Qi

Heavenly Flames can be integrated into Dou Qi through the Flame Mantra/Fen Jue, greatly improving its purity, destructive power, and versatility. 11 965

• Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi carries properties of refined Heavenly Flames, including the Bone Chiling Flame and later multiple fused flames. 11 801
• Heavenly Flame Dou Qi is described as the strongest form of Dou Qi on the Dou Qi Continent. 768
• It can be combined with Soul Power and Heavenly Flames to create techniques such as Buddha’s Fury Fire Lotus. 133 866
• Fusing twenty-four Heavenly Flames allows the Heavely Flame Eternal Ruler to threaten Great Perfection Earth Supremes and damage their Supreme Dharma Bodies. 801

Adaptation to Spiritual Energy

Ordinary Dou Qi is typically converted into Spiritual Energy after entering the Great Thousand World, and a fully assimilated cultivator may no longer be able to return to the Dou Qi Continent. 734 737

• Dou's Law Body preserves Dou Qi by storing it within a Supreme Dharma Body. 737 765
• Its divine ability reverses the usual process, converting Spiritual Energy into Dou Qi instead. 737 800
• When fused with Xiao Yan’s Spiritual Energy, its output can temporarily raise his combat power by an entire major level. 800
• The evolved Dou Spirit Qi retains the forceful, fiery character of Dou Qi while matching Spiritual Energy in quality. 965 1026