Locke
Lord of AshesContents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background / History
- 4Appearance
- 5Personality
- 6Abilities & Skills
- 6.1Great Way of Destruction
- 6.2Great Path of Emotion
- 6.3Great Path of Wind
- 6.4Paradise Lost Time-Space
- 6.5Dimensional Authority and Native Creature Control
- 6.6Avatars and Cross-Dimensional Influence
- 6.7Limitations and Risks
- 7Equipment / Weapons / Items
- 8Relationships
- 9Story Role / Major Arcs
- 10Notable Quotes
- 11Trivia
Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background / History
- 4Appearance
- 5Personality
- 6Abilities & Skills
- 6.1Great Way of Destruction
- 6.2Great Path of Emotion
- 6.3Great Path of Wind
- 6.4Paradise Lost Time-Space
- 6.5Dimensional Authority and Native Creature Control
- 6.6Avatars and Cross-Dimensional Influence
- 6.7Limitations and Risks
- 7Equipment / Weapons / Items
- 8Relationships
- 9Story Role / Major Arcs
- 10Notable Quotes
- 11Trivia
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Locke (original: 洛克) |
| Alias(es) | God of Destruction, Destroyer Knight, Destruction Demon God, Supreme Knight Dominator |
| Species/Race | Human (Wizard World Knight) |
| Gender | Masculine |
| Affiliation | Destruction Divine Kingdom, Wizard Civilization |
| Occupation/Role | Supreme Leader of the Destruction Divine Kingdom, Lord of Dimension |
| First Appearance | Ch. 554 |
| Last Explicitly Established Realm | Level-13 Late-Stage, attained after overcoming his Level-13 Mid-Stage bottleneck. His subsequent clashes with Ebony and the Myriad Manifestations Eternal Lord demonstrate further combat effectiveness but do not establish another realm advancement 6373 6374 6375 6405 6423 |
| Domains | Paradise Lost Time-Space; authority over three Destruction Star Zones and a stable foothold in a fourth, followed by further territorial gains against the Destruction Supreme. He does not yet control all of Destruction Time-Space 6341 6375 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Level-9 | Ch. 554 | First-generation Wizard World Level-9 being, known as the Supreme Knight Dominator. |
| Level-12 Late-Stage | Ch. 5216 | Retrospectively identified as his realm before reaching Level-12 Peak. His destruction origin and Dimension Supreme Treasure had already enabled Level-12 Peak combat power. |
| Level-12 Peak | Ch. 5216 | Completes a genuine Life Realm leap through a Minor Realm, wielding Level-12 Peak Life Source Power. |
| Level-13 Early-Stage | Ch. 5593 | Completes final transformation into a Lord of Dimension via the Great Way of Destruction. |
| Level-13 Mid-Stage | Ch. 5864 | Stabilizes Level-13 Mid-Stage power level, absorbing emotion-type origin power and destruction factors. |
| Initial Destruction Time-Space authority | Ch. 6130 | Seizes his first fragment of authority in the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast's star zone. The takeover enhances his legions but briefly produces dangerous rule-based transformation symptoms. |
| Dual time-space resonance | Ch. 6262 | Synchronizes Paradise Lost and his occupied Destruction Time-Space territory through the Destruction Black Lotus, enabling him to wound and resist the Source-Devouring Progenitor's projection with support from the Destruction Supreme. |
| Combat advantage against a Level-13 Peak opponent | Ch. 6289, 6290 | Withstands the World-Realm Emperor Monarch and gradually takes the initiative by drawing deeper Destruction Time-Space reserves. This is a combat achievement, not a confirmed Level-13 Peak Life Realm advancement. |
| Further Paradise Lost transformation | Ch. 6314 | Authority from a second Destruction Star Zone expands Paradise Lost and strengthens his weapons and rule foundation. No immediate Life Realm breakthrough occurs. |
| Native Level-12 creature subjugation | Ch. 6321, 6334 | Directly controls the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast and later the Level-12 Mid-Stage Hundred-Eyed Chaos Beast through destruction imprints and coordinated support from Saine. |
| Fourth Destruction Star Zone foothold | Ch. 6341 | Connects a stable foothold in a fourth star zone to his original three territories. The fourth region remains far from fully controlled. |
| Level-13 Mid-Stage bottleneck loosening | Ch. 6373 | Accumulated gains from dimensional wars, battles in Source-Devouring Time-Space, and deepening destruction authority begin pushing his Life Realm forward. The change is not attributable to a single star zone. |
| Level-13 Late-Stage | Ch. 6374 | Explicitly shatters the realm barrier while maintaining his individual will. Emotion Rules and the Great Way of Destruction become more closely intertwined, and Paradise Lost undergoes further consolidation. |
| Direct territorial advance against the Destruction Supreme | Ch. 6375 | His new realm, dual origin supply, and disruption of the Supreme's connections allow him to withstand its frontal pressure, force it backward, and capture another node. The Supreme remains a formidable, undefeated opponent. |
| Progressive replacement of a native mount's origin support | Ch. 6401 | With Saine, begins adapting the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast to support from Paradise Lost while moving it toward the Bronze Gate. The process requires gradual transfer of sustaining connections; successful passage through the gate is not yet established. |
| Renewed combat pressure against Ebony | Ch. 6405 | Repels Ebony's opening sword strike and caves in a layer of his dark defenses with a second spear attack. This demonstrates his increased strength without establishing a decisive victory or further realm advancement. |
| Frontal pressure against Balance Rules | Ch. 6423 | Continues advancing against the Myriad Manifestations Eternal Lord's diversion of his destruction power. His spear retains its origin strength, and a subsequent thrust shakes the opponent's entire disk. |
Background / History
Locke originated as a Supreme Knight born from the Wizard World, initially cultivating Battle Qi before ascending to higher realms through the Great Way of Destruction 5224 4888. Over countless years of dimensional warfare, he founded and became the absolute leader of the vast Destruction Divine Kingdom, establishing a powerful alliance alongside entities like the Despair Matriarch Ilena and enforcer Kakarot 5216 4889. He crossed dimensional boundaries to conquer and stabilize various time-spaces, including the Light Universe Time-Space, Destruction Time-Space, and Clear River Time-Space 5586 6094 6228. By steadily expanding his dimensional authority and absorbing origin power through artifacts like the Paradise Lost Time-Space and the Destruction Black Lotus, Locke eventually advanced to a Level-13 Mid-Stage Lord of Dimension, becoming one of the most dominant and feared figures across the multiverse 5603 5874 6244.
His early establishment in Primordial Universe Time-Space was difficult despite the Despair Matriarch receiving him in advance. He repeatedly faced danger in clashes with native factions and built his position through prolonged struggle 5068. He subsequently operated there for a million years, regarding its territories as a second home, while keeping the divine kingdom's essential foundations within Paradise Lost 5224.
Primordial Universe Time-Space's grafted connections with three other Higher Dimensional Time-Spaces exposed Locke to extensive interdimensional warfare. A major war supplied the destruction power that accelerated his rise, while Ilena's compatible time-space rules and Kakarot's extraordinary combat ability allowed their followers to advance alongside him. The three formed the central military foundation of the Destruction Divine Kingdom, with Ilena's Frozen Domain moving toward integration into the kingdom 4889. His ascent to Level-12 nevertheless required hundreds of thousands of years and participation in two vast dimensional campaigns 5564.
Alongside his military expansion, Locke privately explored the mysteries of time and resurrection. The death of his father-in-law, Southern Sage Lord Artes, during the Wizard Civilization Defense War remained a lasting source of grief, and he also remembered the losses of Jos and Michelle 4931. Before reaching Level-13, he expressed the hope that a higher realm might allow him to retrieve departed people from the River of Time. He and Saine also discovered that each had independently made a deal with Pan Gu, although neither disclosed its terms 5179.
His later expansion in Destruction Time-Space centers on replacing the Destruction Supreme's authority gradually rather than absorbing the entire realm at once. With Saine's engineering support, Locke secures rule nodes, redirects native creatures, and distributes incoming destructive authority through Paradise Lost, ancient trees, weapons, Emotion Rules, and subordinate legions 6125 6314. By the establishment of his fourth star-zone foothold, this approach has produced an interconnected territorial foundation, though the Destruction Supreme continues to contest his advance 6341.
The combined accumulation from these campaigns eventually loosens his Level-13 Mid-Stage bottleneck. Locke then explicitly advances to Level-13 Late-Stage without surrendering his identity to the incoming origin power 6373 6374. His subsequent confrontation with the Destruction Supreme demonstrates the practical change: the Supreme can no longer drive him back by raw power alone, and Locke exploits its weakening supply connections to seize additional territory 6375.
Locke subsequently works with Saine to address the dependence of native Destruction Creatures on their home territories. Their attempts to move the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast toward the Bronze Gate initially damage its crystalline body, but gradual replacement of its sustaining connections with power from Paradise Lost begins to produce adaptation 6401. His later encounters with Ebony and the Myriad Manifestations Eternal Lord further demonstrate his strengthened offensive power: he breaks into Ebony's defenses and continues pressing forward despite the Eternal Lord's use of Balance Rules 6405 6423.
Appearance
Locke typically appears either as an ordinary, sturdy human knight from the Wizard World or in his savage, towering form as the Destruction Demon God clad in jet-black, ferocious demonic armor 5131 5064.
- Hair: Short gray-white hair, with each strand standing sharply defined and glinting with the icy sheen of the Destruction Rule 5064.
- Physique: Tall and rugged, forged by long years of frontline battle and exuding a domineering, weathering strength 5064.
- Eyes: Possess an occasional trace of icy coldness and ultimate destructive intent that causes nearby creatures to tremble 5074. His destructive light eyes are also described as scarlet 5923 5959. Upon reaching Level-13 Late-Stage, they emit two exceptionally concentrated beams of black-red light 6374.
- Gear: Often accompanied by the God Slaying Spear, the Destruction Black Lotus, and a ferocious set of black demonic armor 5064 6244.
- Later Rule Manifestations: His destructive demonic body radiates black-red power; when drawing more deeply on Destruction Time-Space against the World-Realm Emperor Monarch, dark-golden destruction patterns appear across his body 6244 6289.
Personality
Despite holding a noble and sky-reaching status as a Supreme Lord of Dimension, Locke retains a casual, freedom-loving demeanor deeply ingrained from his days as a knight 5288. He is a hands-off administrative leader who prefers to entrust daily affairs of his divine kingdom to his close family and wives while safeguarding his domain through sheer prestige and terrifying combat power 5135. Though overwhelmingly dominant and unforgiving toward enemies—repaying every grievance in kind—he deeply values family and protection, going to great lengths to supply personalized supreme treasures to his descendants 4929 5609. He is also highly pragmatic, favoring efficient, overwhelming force (such as leading subordinates to gang up on opponents) over rigid dueling conventions 5677.
His leadership also involves balancing interests and distributing benefits rather than monopolizing every treasure or source of authority 5529. He accepts that alliances between dimensional powers can change with their interests, treating the Heavenly Crown Emperor Monarch's opposition as a normal feature of high-dimensional warfare rather than an incomprehensible betrayal 5810.
Despite his aggressive reputation, Locke demonstrates patience and restraint when expansion threatens his foundations. He refuses to sacrifice his personal will for the power of Destruction Time-Space, preferring to forfeit part of the opportunity rather than become another fully rule-transformed Destruction Supreme 6114. His later campaigns prioritize defensible nodes, gradual consolidation, and the preservation of damaged but useful creatures over reckless territorial claims 6334 6341. He also openly acknowledges Saine's contributions and remains sincerely grateful even as their respective abilities change 6341.
Locke does not demand that every descendant become a great warrior or exceptional administrator. He affectionately praises Loki's quick-witted caution and is unconcerned that a grandson of the Destruction Demon God holds the comparatively unassuming divine office of God of Thieves 5678. His protective attitude likewise does not mean shielding every subordinate from danger: he permits Kakarot to fight genuinely threatening opponents when the situation is not certain death, recognizing that excessive protection would impede a Saiyan's growth 5801.
His warmth toward relatives and followers contrasts sharply with his treatment of outsiders. He protects Paradise Lost as his own life-filled foundation, but regards the suffering and extinction of unrelated native beings in Light Universe Time-Space as potential nourishment for his advancement 5603 5641. He also remains willing to take risks after reaching Level-13, seeking sufficiently rapid growth to outpace the enemies gathering against him rather than settling permanently into secure administration 5798.
His concern for family includes regret over his prolonged absence. Rocky had never met him before their cross-dimensional contact, and Locke feels guilty that his son grew up without his father's affection 4890. His continued interest in resurrection likewise reflects enduring attachment to departed relatives and companions rather than a purely theoretical interest in time 4931 5179.
Abilities & Skills
Great Way of Destruction
Locke is the absolute master of the Power of Destruction, utilizing destructive rules that can shatter star systems, sever life, and collapse time-space 5603 5999.
- Unleashes a jet-black Destruction Tide that suppresses enemy rule true bodies 5238 5873.
- Adapts his destruction domain to integrate with alien dimensional origins without losing his mental lucidity 6114.
- Employs the God Slaying Spear to pierce multi-layered protective barriers of rival dimensional entities 6262.
- Employs the Destruction Black Lotus as a core vessel to resonate origins across multiple time-spaces 6262.
- Grows stronger amid warfare by absorbing battlefield Destruction Factors and compatible origin fragments from powerful enemies 5887.
- Studies the explosive characteristics of the Myriad Law Thunder Emperor's lightning rules. Their prolonged confrontation provides thunder Rule Fragments and high-dimensional structures that deepen his foundation and improve his rule circulation 5959 5962.
- Destroys the dimensional environments generated by the Cosmic Realm Disc before they fully form, countering the World-Realm Emperor Monarch's battlefield manipulation 6290.
- Infuses wounds with Destruction Factors that resist conversion by Source-Devouring power. The World-Realm Emperor Monarch's attempted absorption triggers a secondary explosion, forcing it to sever part of its Rule True Body 6289.
- Uses rapid rule oscillations in a spear thrust to crack the Myriad Law Thunder Emperor's lightning barrier, developing the beginnings of a destructive lightning technique 5959.
- Converts a torn fragment of the Dark Nether Death God's Rule True Body into nourishment by burning it within his Destruction Tide 5909.
- Absorbs the Demon Cave Master's remaining Rule Shadow and allows its painful echoes to scour his Destruction True Body, deepening his understanding after those remnants can no longer harm him 5999.
- At Level-13 Late-Stage, breaks the Destruction Supreme's rule hands and redirects its attacks into one another. Lotus projections restrain its arms while the God Slaying Spear pierces its chest and drives its Rule True Body backward 6375.
- Consumes foreign origin lodged in his wounds with destruction flames. Continued support from Paradise Lost and his occupied star zones allows a shoulder wound to begin disappearing and restores the spear's radiance during battle 6375.
- Transforms his right arm into a patterned Bone Blade and uses it to sever Duolie's boundary-crossing Hand of Rules. He subsequently stores the severed hand, which contains Level-13 Origin Power 5426 5428.
- Forces Ebony's opening darkness sword attack outward with a spear clash, then caves in a layer of his defenses with a second strike 6405.
- Maintains the origin strength of his spear while the Myriad Manifestations Eternal Lord diverts destructive power through Balance Rules. His continued pressure forces the opponent to concentrate more power into defense, and a subsequent thrust shakes the entire disk 6423.
Great Path of Emotion
In addition to sheer physical and destructive might, Locke commands Emotion-type Rules, incorporating attributes like anger, tyranny, slaughter, and desire into his power 5873 6262.
- Generates emotional resistance that prevents hostile rule-based systems from rapidly breaking down his source power 6262.
- Deepens his understanding of psychological and emotional factors by absorbing negative emotion factors from extreme higher dimensional planes like the Evil Swamp 5873.
- Stabilizes the minds and origins of allied legions in Destruction Time-Space, reducing destructive erosion and allowing lower-level troops to endure much longer 6101.
- Soothes and directs the violent instincts of native Destruction Creatures through origin-level influence, rather than relying solely on an external control mechanism 6167.
- Exploits anger, fear, savagery, and instinctive submission to stronger beings when replacing the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast's original allegiance with his own Destruction Mark 6321.
- Balances incoming Destruction Origin with Paradise Lost's other powers, preserving conscious command even while his combat output rises against the World-Realm Emperor Monarch 6290.
- Detects emotional fluctuations and psychological vulnerabilities in powerful beings, including Karuman's response to abandonment by its former Dimension Lord 5739.
- Makes the Sea Mirror Woman's residual soul within the Mirror Core more docile and drives Saine's controlling red thread deeper into the artifact, strengthening his control 5131.
- Anchors his identity through familial love, romantic love, friendship, battle excitement, and memories of his human knightly life when destructive authority threatens to erase his emotions 6130.
- Becomes more closely intertwined with his Great Way of Destruction during his Level-13 Late-Stage breakthrough. The powers under his control increasingly respond to a shared source bearing his personal will rather than merely submitting through fear or suppression 6374.
Great Path of Wind
Wind is Locke's third major origin path alongside destruction and emotion, although destruction remains his foremost source of combat power 5434 5873.
- Considers devouring Karuman's Origin Rule Crystal Core together with fragments previously seized from Ebony to strengthen his wind path and remedy shortcomings, before choosing subjugation instead 5739.
- His destructive flames, including the power associated with his Destruction Eye, are primarily extensions of destruction rather than evidence that fire is one of his three principal origin paths 5434.
Paradise Lost Time-Space
As his personal internal domain, Paradise Lost serves as a massive reserve of space-time origin and faith power.
- Houses ancient lifeforms and source plants like the Sacred Tree, Soul Ancient Tree, and Life Ancient Tree that nourish his rules demon body 6163.
- Nurtures loyal fanatical believers and powerful subordinate civilizations that support his campaigns 5626.
- Amplifies his personal combat capabilities by synchronizing its internal origin with external destruction star zones 6262.
- Supplies Life, Soul, and Emotion-Type Origin Power to stabilize and repair his Rule True Body during repeated Level-13 Peak attacks. These powers belong to his integrated life and rule system rather than functioning merely as an external supplement 6289.
- Expands following the acquisition of the Empty-Faced Burning Monarch's territory, producing new lands, oceans, star regions, planes, energy nodes, and teleportation passages for its trillions of inhabitants 6314.
- Develops a more complete internal cycle in which peripheral planes independently nurture life and resources, while destructive energy is directed toward cultivation grounds and military zones 6314.
- Distributes the burden of destructive authority across ancient trees, artifacts, Emotion Rules, and legions. The Sacred Tree suppresses corruption, the Soul Ancient Tree absorbs fragmented souls and instinctive wills, and the Life Ancient Tree creates additional life springs 6314.
- Gradually fosters affection, reverence, and lasting loyalty toward Locke in its residents through the nourishment and influence of its Space-Time Origin 5626.
- Consolidates previously intermittent connections between lands and starry expanses during his Level-13 Late-Stage advancement. The Life Ancient Tree's roots extend toward more distant settlements and distribute some of the new power 6374.
- Continues supplying stable origin power while Locke fights outside it, supporting recovery and sustained attacks against the Destruction Supreme 6375.
- Begins supplying replacement support to the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast as it is moved away from its native star sector. Its power restores the beast's collapsing crystalline armor while Locke and Saine gradually transfer individual sustaining links 6401.
Dimensional Authority and Native Creature Control
Locke establishes personal authority over occupied Destruction Star Zones by imprinting their nodes with his lucid destruction will. His control remains territorial and contested rather than extending over all of Destruction Time-Space 6130 6341.
- Maintains a connection through the Bronze Gate while his main body remains in Paradise Lost, allowing him to assimilate authority and resist the Destruction Supreme remotely 6163.
- Uses black-red Destruction Marks to replace the Destruction Supreme's influence within native creatures' origin cores, with Saine isolating hostile rule connections and reinforcing the seals 6321.
- Translates commands through his destruction will for native creatures that cannot meaningfully understand Mechanical Civilization orders 6141.
- Gradually channels instinctive aggression into coordinated attacks against crystal clusters, enemy supply nodes, and power-transmitting channels 6331.
- Preserves and partially repairs damaged native rule bodies with refined Destruction Origin, as demonstrated by the Fragment Star Emperor 6334 6341.
- Studies both the Destruction Supreme's use of its golden tide and the Source-Devouring Progenitor's mobilization of dimensional origin as references for exercising deeper authority without copying either entity's path 6257.
- Severs or disrupts the Destruction Supreme's outer supply connections, creating temporary weaknesses in its otherwise continuously replenished attacks 6375.
- Transfers a newly captured node to the Empty-Faced Burning Monarch for occupation after forcing the Supreme back. Origin within the captured region ceases flowing back to the Supreme 6375.
- Uses his Destruction Mark and Paradise Lost's power to stabilize selected origin connections during attempts to relocate the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast. Saine's revised method transfers support one connection at a time rather than abruptly severing the beast from its original foundation 6401.
- Suppresses a dark-golden crystalline tide released into the Bronze Gate frame when one of the beast's connections breaks, and restrains the beast when it strikes an engineering platform beneath it 6401.
Avatars and Cross-Dimensional Influence
- Divides his will and power between battlefield activity and life within Paradise Lost, and can condense powerful avatars while his Rule True Body continues absorbing destruction 5288 5676.
- After reaching Level-13, senses Lisa's battle in the Material Star Realm through the Destruction Set and transmits a limited destruction-rule amplification. This does not allow him to descend directly into the Material Star Realm 5677.
- Uses a black godhead in his chest to draw on the faith supplied by subordinate worlds and believers, supplementing his knightly and destruction-based cultivation 5224.
- His Divine Soul is linked to those of his believers. Destruction God Envoys receive divine offices dispersed from his Destruction Divine Spark, and his Level-13 advancement enhances allied legions and faithful followers 5610.
- His method of separating will and true-spirit power is explicitly distinguished from ordinary rule-avatar creation. It allows an illusory presence to remain on the Destruction Divine Throne while his main body visits his family 5676.
- Possesses an instinctive ability as a Level-13 being to sense or foresee some future developments, without having mastered the Creation God's Great Prophecy Technique 5678.
- Earlier communication through the Mirror of Time-Space does not permit his main body to cross between dimensions. He judges transporting Level-9 or Level-10 beings potentially feasible, but acknowledges that arranging such transport requires the Despair Matriarch's expertise 4888 4891.
- Before his Level-13 advancement, receives signals and summons initiated by Pan Gu across the dimensional divide. These contacts provide another avenue of communication but do not establish unrestricted intervention in lower dimensions 5509.
Limitations and Risks
- Taking over Destruction Time-Space can trigger rule-based transformation, loss of control, and harmful feedback affecting both Locke and his followers. Saine's realm-suppression measures and external stabilizing rules help mitigate these risks 6125 6130.
- The Destruction Heart Core is too extreme to be safely swallowed or merged with casually; doing so could overwhelm the restraint supplied by his Emotion Rules 6125.
- His distributed authority system is more stable than the Destruction Supreme's centralized approach, but every additional star zone increases the burden on his emotional balance and filtering mechanisms 6314.
- His destructive presence can contaminate allied machinery and provoke instinctive rejection from life-oriented dimensional origins, as demonstrated upon his arrival in Clear River Time-Space 6244.
- His success against the Source-Devouring Progenitor concerns its projection and involves support from the Destruction Supreme; it does not establish equality with the progenitor itself 6262.
- Adaptation to Destruction Time-Space can place strain on Paradise Lost's ancient trees, some of which briefly yellow and wither after his direct clashes with the Destruction Supreme 6114.
- During his Late-Stage advancement, incoming Destruction Origin can still become violent and Paradise Lost can experience space quakes. The Destruction Black Lotus redirects unstable fluctuations, while Locke applies his will to hold expanding regions steady 6374.
- His Late-Stage breakthrough improves his direct confrontation with the Destruction Supreme but does not eliminate the Supreme's fighting capacity or complete the conquest of its realm 6375.
- Control of a native Destruction Creature does not automatically free it from dependence on its home star sector. Moving the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast causes its original connections to pull back and its armor to crack; the later replacement process requires repeated repairs, engineering support, and reinforcement of the Bronze Gate passage 6401.
- His interest in the River of Time and resurrection is an ongoing objective, not evidence that he has successfully recovered the departed people he hopes to retrieve 4931 5179.
Equipment / Weapons / Items
- God Slaying Spear — Locke's primary offensive divine weapon, capable of tearing open massive rifts across star domains and piercing the projections of higher dimensional progenitors 5953 6262. Also called the Spear of Destruction, it establishes rule nodes carrying his will and severs hostile power connections 6094 6341. Absorption of origin from the Empty-Faced Burning Monarch's territory strengthens its destructive and sealing properties, including darkness- and space-related power 6314. Its refinement after Locke's Level-13 advancement further condenses its destructive rules and increases its penetrating force 5641. In later combat, its successive strikes force back Ebony's sword light and depress his defenses, while another thrust shakes the Myriad Manifestations Eternal Lord's entire disk 6405 6423.
- Destruction Black Lotus — A supreme destruction treasure that functions as a core vessel for resonating power between Paradise Lost and external star zones, manifesting twelve overlapping petals during the clash with the Source-Devouring Progenitor's projection 6244 6262. An earlier manifestation is described as a 108-petaled lotus 5081. It can absorb and compress incoming attack energy before releasing a stronger Destruction Tide, as demonstrated against the World-Realm Emperor Monarch's seven simultaneous spear attacks 6289. It also filters incoming origin before that power spreads through Paradise Lost and gains stronger sealing properties during the domain's further transformation 6314. Additional outer petals unfurl as Locke's Mid-Stage bottleneck loosens, and the lotus stabilizes violent origin fluctuations during his Late-Stage breakthrough 6373 6374.
- Destruction Set — Specialized equipment crafted by Locke and left behind in the Material Star Realm to assist his daughter Lisa 5676. It later serves as the medium through which he observes her and transmits limited rule amplification across dimensions 5677. Lisa earlier activates the Supreme Knight Dominator Set to withstand a God Crystal's Level-9 explosion; its armor absorbs Destruction Factors, and she senses her father's presence while using it 2586.
- Silver Battle Armor — A top-tier Civilization Supreme Treasure sealed with a trace of Locke's bloodline power, given to his son Rocky 4929. Its combined light and destruction attributes suit Rocky's physique, while the bloodline imprint helps him wield equipment above his level. Locke estimates that complete mastery could grant Rocky combat power sufficient to battle a Level-9 being 4929.
- Bronze Coffin — A Death Element Dimension Supreme Treasure-grade artifact lent to Saine and utilized in supply transport. Locke considers Saine particularly capable of bringing out its unusual functions 4928 4929.
- Time-Space Crown — A personalized treasure sent to Hela, containing dragon bloodline and Space-Time Origin power to improve her protection and escape capabilities 4929.
- Angel's Gift — A resurrection-type Civilization Supreme Treasure included in Locke's supplies to Saine, capable of single-target resurrection 4929.
- Blood Crystal — Prepared for Rocky, Hela, and other family members as a precaution against unforeseen need. Saine also studies it when exchanging insights on Rule Origin with Locke 4928 4930.
- Destruction Divine Throne — Originally a top-grade Civilization Supreme Treasure, it evolves into a Destruction-type Dimension Supreme Treasure during Locke's Level-13 advancement. It later bears the illusory presence left behind while his main body visits the Zerg base 5625 5676.
- Black Fire Seed — A covenant token placed within the Evil Spirit King's Rule True Body when the two establish their covert cooperation. Locke receives a strand of Evil Swamp Origin in exchange 5789.
- Jade Vine Tree Branch — A thick branch rich in Life Force that Locke cuts from the Jade Vine Tree with the Spear of Destruction and transports into Paradise Lost for safekeeping 5526.
Relationships
- Saine (Ashes True Spirit) — Close ally, intellectual peer, and technological innovator; their partnership bridges mechanical truth arcana with destructive knightly force 5610 5626. His Realm-Suppressing Rings, Mechanical Nodes, and research become indispensable to Locke's territorial consolidation and native-creature subjugation 6321 6334. Locke sincerely thanks him for these contributions and entrusts the Fragment Star Emperor to his study while retaining control and supplying the origin needed to preserve it. Their common Wizard World origins and years of cooperation keep their interests closely bound despite Saine's growing independence in combat 6341. Saine's inheritance from Infinite Mask Jos and increasing closeness with Hela provide additional personal ties; Locke treats him warmly as a civilization junior while accepting peer-level forms of address 4926 5529. Their later work on the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast combines Locke's origin support and direct restraint with Saine's gradual transfer of its sustaining links and reinforcement of the Bronze Gate 6401.
- Kakarot — Locke's foremost enforcer and battle-mad Super Saiyan ally, treated almost like an adopted son 4956 5529. Locke prevents him from joining the initial Clear River deployment while he remains injured; Kakarot later studies Locke's confrontation with the World-Realm Emperor Monarch without recklessly entering the fight 6228 6290. Locke ordinarily permits him to face dangerous but survivable battles as a means of cultivating his Saiyan potential 5801.
- Ilena (Despair Matriarch) — Wife and powerful Level-12 Time-Space Freezer who fights alongside Locke in the Destruction Divine Kingdom 5216 4889.
- Kerrygan (Zerg Blade Empress) — Wife and mother of Lisa, Locke's second daughter. Lisa remains their only shared child as of their discussion about her in the higher-dimensional Zerg base 5676. Her Zerg forces later guard the changing nodes and the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast's abandoned territory against the Destruction Supreme while Locke and Saine work to relocate the beast 6401.
- Lisa — Locke and Kerrygan's daughter, a powerful Zerg Blade Empress commanding high-level insect swarms 5676 5677. Locke watches and supports her battle in the Material Star Realm through the Destruction Set 5677.
- Rocky — Locke's son, endowed with dual light and destruction attributes 4929 4889. Raised by the Lord of Radiance without having met his father, he becomes a focus of Locke's regret over his absence from his children's lives 4890.
- Hela — Locke's granddaughter, who serves as a combat legion leader 4929 5236.
- Befu — Locke's eldest daughter, active near mechanical civilization legions 5236 4956 5676. She also cultivates in Light Universe Time-Space because its rules suit her attributes and its position offers safety 5679. Kaila is her biological mother 4926.
- Odin — Another of Locke's children remaining in the Material Star Realm. Saine and Hela provide Locke with information about his circumstances during their cross-dimensional exchanges 4930.
- Loki — Locke's grandson and a descendant of the family line associated with Hera. A God of Thieves in Titan World and Wizard Civilization, he attracts Locke's affectionate approval for his cleverness and cautious conduct while observing Lisa's battle 5678.
- Christine — Wife who accompanies and cares for him within the palace 5676.
- Ashar — Wife and truth explorer who advanced to Level-11 utilizing darkness-type origin materials provided by Locke 5469.
- Lord of Radiance — Wife and representative of the Light God Race. Their family connection facilitates contact between their factions, but does not remove the need to negotiate their civilizations' interests 4940. Locke feels indebted to her after their separation; she had declined his earlier invitation to ascend with him because of her responsibilities to the Light God Race 4891.
- Illusion Demon Riel — Wife and prophetic advisor whom Locke consults about the future of dimensional warfare and the eventual return to order 5288.
- Kaila — Wife who helps receive allied representatives and fulfill the divine kingdom's diplomatic responsibilities 5197.
- Hera — Wife associated with the Titan god-system faction. Her family's descendants include Loki, and her faction has supported Kerrygan's Zerg 5678.
- Sharafa, Bili, and Pu Lao — Wives whose expertise contributes to the development and administration of different fields within the Destruction Divine Kingdom 5135.
- Angelina — Wife and former Material Star Realm companion whose later growth benefits from the kingdom's wartime resources and Locke's rule-based protection 5712.
- Limitless Golden Emperor — Level-13 Lord of Dimension and ally who respects Locke's power and protects his advancement sites 5238 5603.
- Dao Ancestor Hongjun — Senior expert and ally who assists in war strategy and rule sorting 5238 5877. They previously fought common enemies in the Material Star Realm, and several of Locke's Immortal Domain wives belong to lineages descending from Hongjun's disciples 5474. Hongjun also advises Locke on cultivation direction and the divine kingdom's future development 5503.
- Pan Gu — Powerful figure with whom Locke makes an undisclosed deal before reaching Level-13. Saine independently reaches an agreement with Pan Gu as well, but neither shares the terms of his own arrangement 5179. Pan Gu later initiates cross-dimensional signals and summons that Locke can sense 5509.
- Southern Sage Lord Artes — Locke's father-in-law, whose death during the Wizard Civilization Defense War remains a lasting grief and helps motivate Locke's private exploration of time and resurrection 4931.
- Infinite Mask Jos and Michelle — Departed Wizard Civilization elders whom Locke remembers as significant losses. Locke had regarded Jos as an elder during his own weaker years, and their shared connections through Kaila, Ashar, and Saine continue to influence his relationships 4926 4931.
- Vegeta — Powerful Saiyan subordinate entrusted with leading reinforcements into Clear River Time-Space while Kakarot remains in recovery 6228.
- Karuman — Level-12 Sand Race mount whose sandstorm origin acquires Locke's black-red destruction patterns. Its abrasive storms complement Locke's Destruction Tide during the Demon Cave campaign 5791. Its initial submission is formalized through a Rule Contract drafted by Saine, preserving the integrity of its direct clan while establishing vassalage and wartime duties to the Destruction Divine Kingdom 5743.
- Femdon — Former mount deliberately left in the Material Star Realm to protect Wizard Civilization and Locke's children 5677.
- Crystal Tide Wrath Beast — Locke's second Level-12 mount after Karuman and his first directly controlled native Level-12 Destruction Creature. After prolonged subjugation with Saine's assistance, it attacks hostile nodes on his orders. Its native rule connections prevent it from leaving Destruction Time-Space at that stage 6321. Its control is not entirely free of later disturbances, as a subsequent loss of control prompts Locke to react from Paradise Lost 6326. Locke and Saine later begin relocating it toward the Bronze Gate by gradually replacing its native support with power from Paradise Lost. Its armor repeatedly cracks or collapses during the attempts, and Locke restrains it and helps restore its body; adaptation begins, but its completed exit from Destruction Time-Space is not yet established 6401.
- Empty-Faced Burning Monarch — Former enemy whose territory becomes Locke's second major Destruction Star Zone. After submitting, it supports his campaigns with spatial seals, obelisk phantoms, and suppression of enemy power-transmitting nodes 6314 6331. Locke later assigns it to protect Mechanical Engineering Platforms during his confrontation with the Supreme and occupy a newly captured node afterward 6375.
- Hundred-Eyed Chaos Beast — Level-12 Mid-Stage native creature brought completely under Locke's control. Saine connects its coordinated eyes to Mechanical Nodes, turning it into a long-range detection and Destruction Ray platform 6334.
- Fragment Star Emperor — Severely damaged native creature preserved under Locke's Destruction Mark. Stabilized at Level-11, it supplies a surviving connection to the fourth star zone and later becomes a long-term research subject under Saine's care 6334 6341.
- Destruction Supreme — Principal rival for authority over Destruction Time-Space. Their struggle contrasts Locke's lucid, emotional destruction with the Supreme's instinctive, fully rule-based existence 6094 6114. They temporarily attack the Source-Devouring Progenitor's projection together, but remain adversaries in the territorial struggle 6262 6341. Following Locke's Late-Stage breakthrough, he withstands the Supreme's frontal pressure, wounds its rule body, and forces a local retreat that yields additional territory 6375. The Supreme continues attacking contested territory during the later effort to relocate the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast 6401.
- World-Realm Emperor Monarch — Level-13 Peak opponent whose versatile dimensional weapons initially pressure Locke. Locke's endurance and increasingly effective use of dimensional authority gradually reverse the advantage without decisively defeating it 6289 6290.
- Evil Spirit King — Covert partner rather than a subordinate. The Evil Spirit King promises intelligence and future access to Evil Swamp Time-Space, while Locke offers protection and support for a possible breakthrough 5789.
- Myriad Phenomena Balance Master Chen Yuan — Opponent who intervenes to preserve the Demon Cave Master and restrain Locke's disruption of the multiverse. Their roughly thousand-year confrontation slows but does not halt the divine kingdom's suppression of the Demon Cave Master 5809. Chen Yuan later seeks information about the Bronze Gate expedition and encourages other dimensional powers to exploit the kingdom's deployment by probing its rear territories 6051 6077.
- Myriad Manifestations Eternal Lord — Opponent who confronts Locke with Balance Rules and a rule disk. He finds that diverting Locke's destruction does not stop his advance or noticeably weaken the origin in his spear, and must concentrate additional power to meet an attack that shakes the entire disk 6423.
- Myriad Law Thunder Emperor — A dimensional power with whom Locke has both traded wartime assistance for resources and fought prolonged battles. Their later confrontation becomes mutually instructive sparring, with Locke studying lightning and the emperor studying destruction 5286 5959.
- Dark Nether Death God — Recurrent opponent whose avatar Locke helps destroy and whose true body later contests dimensional interests with him 5087 5216. The Death God offers withdrawal or cooperation when pressured, but Locke remains wary of its motives 5232. During the Demon Cave campaign's conclusion, Locke tears away and consumes a fragment of its Rule True Body 5909.
- Darkness Sword Ebony — Longstanding adversary from the Darkness Sword Organization. Locke and Ilena repeatedly obstruct his attempts to rescue a Level-12 subordinate, and Locke later uses him to test and master his newly stabilized Level-13 power 5499 5609. In a later encounter, Ebony attacks first with his Dimension Supreme Treasure, but Locke repels the sword light and caves in a layer of his defenses with successive spear strikes, startling him with his increased strength 6405.
- Duolie — Hostile Lord of Dimension whose boundary-crossing Hand of Rules Locke severs with a transformed Bone Blade. Locke retains the severed hand containing Level-13 Origin Power 5426 5428. After Duolie's later escape leaves Karuman's forces stranded, Locke secures their submission to the Destruction Divine Kingdom 5743.
- Gongsun Wudi — Daughter of a close friend who regards Locke as an uncle-like elder. They reunite when his army enters the Illusory Sea Maze, and he gives her a supreme treasure 5064.
Story Role / Major Arcs
- Light Universe Campaign: Locke acts as a dominant deterrent and strategic commander, utilizing the Light Universe Time-Space to consolidate his foundations, defeat rival dimensional factions like the Dark Nether Death God, and uplift allied civilizations 5216 5342. Earlier, he reunites with his family in the Illusory Sea Maze, commits the divine kingdom's army, and helps destroy the Dark Nether Death God's avatar. The Ancestor of Eternal Fire's attempt to seize the resulting remains prompts Locke to confront him 5064 5087. During later struggles over the spoils, Locke severs Duolie's boundary-crossing hand and renews his attack on Ebony 5426 5428. The Bewilderment Behemoth's indiscriminate arrival also temporarily forces Locke and otherwise hostile Lords of Dimension to counterattack a common threat 5488.
- Level-13 Ascension: He enters deep seclusion to merge with the core of the Destruction Divine Kingdom, successfully withstanding interference from foes like Darkness Sword Ebony to complete his transformation into a Level-13 Lord of Dimension 5586 5603. After stabilizing his realm, he uses combat with Ebony to temper his new strength, while his ascension also enhances his followers and transforms Paradise Lost 5609 5610 5626.
- Demon Cave and Evil Swamp Campaigns: After assessing the Demon Cave Master's resilience, Locke intervenes alongside the Limitless Golden Emperor and Hongjun, using Karuman's sandstorms to prepare the battlefield for his destructive power 5765 5791. His subsequent descent into Evil Swamp reveals unusual compatibility between its extreme emotional origin and his own Emotion Rules, enabling him to strengthen himself during the siege of its dimensional ruler 5873 5887. His covert agreement with the Evil Spirit King provides intelligence and a prospective entry into Evil Swamp, while Chen Yuan's intervention prolongs the Demon Cave struggle without ending its suppression 5789 5809. Locke rejects an offer from Demon Cave's origin to become a new carrier because the decayed realm does not suit his foundations, then drives off the Dark Nether Death God and consumes a fragment taken from it 5835 5909. The destruction released by Demon Cave's collapse opens his path toward Level-13 Mid-Stage, but he remains focused on eliminating the Demon Cave Master while any remnant soul survives 5830.
- Dark Universe Counteroffensive: Locke clashes with the Myriad Law Thunder Emperor for nearly a thousand years, using the conflict to study lightning rules. Their stalemate concludes as the divine kingdom faction secures its gains and withdraws safely 5959 5962.
- Destruction Time-Space Expedition: Locke leads an invasion beyond the Bronze Gate, clashing with the Destruction Supreme, adapting his destruction will to foreign rule nodes, and seizing his first fragments of dimensional authority 6094 6130. The emergence of the Destruction Heart Core prompts a safer, piecemeal takeover strategy with Saine's realm-suppressing system 6125. After securing a star zone and a native army, Locke continues assimilating its authority from Paradise Lost following the expedition's withdrawal 6141 6163. His interest in the Bronze Gate originates from seeing it during dimensional ascension; he had avoided entering then because its destructive origin could have swallowed him 5873. Before committing to entry, he resists the realm's summons to take its vacant throne, waits for Saine's intelligence, and orders the outer legions to withdraw three formation layers as a precaution against an escaping Destruction Tide 6015.
- Source-Devouring Multiverse Clash: Locke deploys his forces to Clear River Time-Space and personally intervenes to combat the Source-Devouring Progenitor, synchronizing Paradise Lost and Destruction Time-Space through the Destruction Black Lotus to hold the frontline 6228 6262. His arrival first demonstrates his increased strength against the Rift-Splitting Emperor Monarch, though his aura also causes substantial collateral disruption among allied forces 6244. Later, inside Source-Devouring Time-Space, he endures the World-Realm Emperor Monarch's Level-13 Peak attacks and gradually gains the upper hand through greater origin supply and more complete control over his power 6289 6290.
- Paradise Lost's Further Transformation: Acquisition of core fringe nodes in the Empty-Faced Burning Monarch's territory drives a new expansion of Paradise Lost and strengthens both the Destruction Black Lotus and God Slaying Spear. Rather than producing an immediate Life Realm breakthrough, the gains deepen Locke's distributed rule system and improve its stability 6314.
- Civil War in Destruction Time-Space: Locke subjugates the Crystal Tide Wrath Beast, gains the Empty-Faced Burning Monarch's service, and directs native troops alongside Saine's engineers against regions still connected to the Destruction Supreme 6321 6331. He later controls the Hundred-Eyed Chaos Beast and preserves the damaged Fragment Star Emperor 6334. The latter's surviving channels enable a stable foothold in a fourth star zone, where Locke prioritizes secure connections and continuing research rather than claiming complete conquest 6341.
- Level-13 Late-Stage Breakthrough and Renewed Advance: Locke personally returns to confront the Destruction Supreme, supported by his gains from the Source-Devouring war, occupied star zones, and Paradise Lost while Saine reinforces rear nodes 6369. His accumulated foundations then loosen the Mid-Stage bottleneck, culminating in an explicit Late-Stage advancement and further consolidation of Paradise Lost 6373 6374. In the ensuing battle, Locke withdraws vulnerable legions, withstands and redirects the Supreme's attacks, restrains its arms, and drives his spear into its chest. He stops beyond the former boundary and orders occupation of the captured node rather than pursuing an unrestricted advance 6375.
- Crystal Tide Wrath Beast Relocation Trials: Locke and Saine attempt to move the beast away from its star sector toward the Bronze Gate without destroying the origin connections sustaining it. Locke suppresses a crystalline tide released by a broken connection, restrains the beast, and uses Paradise Lost to repair its armor. Saine and the Alarm Clock Girl reinforce the passage, while Kerrygan's Zerg protect the changing nodes and vacated territory. Gradual transfer of individual sustaining links begins allowing adaptation to Paradise Lost's support, but passage through the gate is not yet confirmed 6401.
- Later Clashes with Dimensional Rivals: Ebony opens a renewed encounter with a darkness sword attack, only for Locke to repel it and break inward through his defenses with a second spear strike 6405. In another confrontation, the Myriad Manifestations Eternal Lord diverts Locke's destruction through Balance Rules but cannot halt his advance without committing sufficient power of his own; Locke's next thrust shakes the entire disk 6423.
Notable Quotes
“Good! Our Destruction Divine Kingdom needs top combat power like you! Rest assured, as long as long as you sincerely serve the Divine Kingdom, I, Locke, will never mistreat any Powerful Being who defects to me. Resources, a cultivation environment, opportunities for battle—whatever you need, the Divine Kingdom will provide it.” 5133
“Since I have already descended, and the Destruction Divine Kingdom Army has fully entered this Dimensional Plane, you can rest easy from here on. You shouldn't need to take part in the subsequent war. Leave it all to me!” 5064
“I've long been interested in your lightning rules.” 5959
“We'll have to go to the Destruction Time-Space behind the Bronze Gate sooner or later.” 5923
“You've had to trouble yourself quite a lot over the years.” — To Saine, acknowledging his help in expanding and stabilizing Locke's authority 6341
“This little fellow is rather quick-witted.” — Praising Loki's cautious conduct at the edge of Lisa's battlefield 5678
“All these years, I have been secretly exploring the mysteries of time and resurrection.” 4931
Trivia
- Despite being a knight who relies primarily on brute force and destruction, Locke maintains an inclusive attitude toward diverse cultivation systems, mastering faith power and divine sparks and participating in artifact creation 5626. He is nevertheless not a professional alchemist or artifact forger, and recognizes that Saine's expertise can improve his equipment beyond his own refinements 5641.
- Unlike the rigid and emotionless Destruction Supreme, Locke's destruction is uniquely bound to his personal ego, memories, and emotional origin 6114 6244.
- Paradise Lost's peaceful, life-filled environment sharply contrasts with Locke's destructive reputation and resembles the Material Star Realm in some respects 5603.
- The submission of native Destruction Creatures is often an instinctive response to a replacement source of authority, not an intelligent declaration of loyalty 6141.
- The Level-13 Peak designation in his battle with the World-Realm Emperor Monarch describes his opponent, not Locke. His growth at that point is demonstrated through combat performance, dimensional authority, and Paradise Lost's transformation; his subsequent explicitly established Life Realm advancement is to Level-13 Late-Stage 6289 6290 6314 6374.
- Locke recognizes Saine's eager research gaze because his Mage wives have repeatedly studied him on experimental tables during his long life 4889.
- His relationships in higher dimensions include marriage alliances with powerful female practitioners from factions cooperating with the Destruction Divine Kingdom 5064.
- Saine speculates that Locke's eventual destructive potential might surpass the Source-Devouring Progenitor's, but this remains an assessment of future possibilities rather than an established present achievement 6363.
- His usual knightly cultivation emphasizes physical tempering, testing his limits, and accumulated passive evolution rather than the elaborate truth experiments characteristic of Wizard World Mages 5434.
- The Crystal Tide Wrath Beast's later adaptation to Paradise Lost represents an attempt to overcome its earlier territorial constraints, not evidence that those constraints never existed 6321 6401.