Yang Jian

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Yang Jian (杨戬)
Alias(es)	Erlang Shen; Heavenly Court's Foremost God of War; Boss of Guankou; Second Brother
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Lu Chen and Borderless; formerly associated with the Primordial World's Heavenly Court
Occupation/Role	Guardian of Lu Chen's path; God of War; battlefield commander
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 212

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Great Emperor Realm	213	Yang Jian's summoned external incarnation fights Sun Wukong for two hours and holds a slight advantage despite both being Great Emperor Realm. 213
Ancient Ancestor Realm	232	Fights alongside Sun Wukong against three Ancient Ancestor Realm demon beasts without being overwhelmed. 232
Dao Monarch Realm	362	After his true form descends and merges with his avatar, he confronts Thunder Tribulation and reaches the Dao Monarch Realm; the world's Heavenly Dao subsequently seals his cultivation at that level. 362
Quasi-Saint Realm	677	Proves the Dao through laws, gaining microscopic control over space-time. 677
Saint Realm	869	Completes the final revolution of the Nine Revolutions Profound Art of Chaos and survives all nine layers of the Nine Heavens Saint Extermination Divine Thunder. 869

Appearance

Yang Jian is a handsome warrior who initially appears in silver-white armor, carrying a three-pointed, double-edged weapon and accompanied by the Howling Celestial Dog. A silver mystical rune, later depicted as his vertical Heavenly Eye, rests between his brows. 212

• Silver-white battle armor, later repeatedly damaged or shattered in major battles. 579 589
• Three-Pointed Double-Edged Halberd, his principal weapon. 362 962
• Vertical Heavenly Eye capable of emitting silver divine light. 873
• Usually accompanied by the black-furred Howling Celestial Dog. 212 869

Personality

Yang Jian is competitive, decisive, and intensely battle-oriented. His old rivalry with Sun Wukong reignites the instant they meet, yet the two reconcile after their extended duel and become trusted comrades. 212 213

He is openly defiant toward heavenly authority. Before leaving the Primordial World, he destroys the Hall of Miraculous Mist and faces the Jade Emperor with defiant eyes; he later treats the Saint tribulation as another opponent to defeat rather than a danger to avoid. 361 362 869

Despite this rebelliousness, Yang Jian is dependable and thoughtful. He offers Lu Chen cultivation advice, notices weaknesses in the Four Symbols' incomplete arrangement, and formally pledges to protect Lu Chen after arriving as a guardian. 213 277 293

Abilities & Skills

Heavenly Eye

Yang Jian's vertical eye is both a combat tool and a perception ability.

• Sees through void rifts and helps him navigate the Void Death Zone. 261
• Detects concealment, stealth, and teleportation within a ten-thousand-mile radius when used to establish the Net of Heaven and Earth Divine Eye Barrier. 873
• Functions as an “Eye of Insight” for large-scale formations, greatly improving their perception. 873
• Allows him to immobilize and help destroy a Mechanical Race expert. 962
• Its overuse can injure him; when he attempts to examine eight newly born Saints, golden blood flows from the eye. 724

Physical Cultivation

Yang Jian's path centers on an exceptionally resilient physical body.

• He initially states that he cultivates the Nine-Foot Golden Body, one half of a technique derived from the Eight-Nine Golden Body. 443
• He absorbs the Immortal Divine Stone and develops an Immortal Battle Body, whose power feeds back into his true form after merging with his avatar. 314 362
• Lu Chen later gives him the complete Eight-Nine Golden Body, a technique Yang Jian had long desired. 443
• During the Chaos Storm, he pushes the Nine Revolutions Profound Art to preserve his Life Origin and Divine Soul, regenerating a shattered body piece by piece. 782
• His final breakthrough comes through the ninth revolution of the Nine Revolutions Profound Art of Chaos, allowing him to achieve sainthood. 869

Halberdsmanship

Yang Jian wields the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Halberd with direct, precision-focused lethality.

• Fights Sun Wukong as an equal and retains a slight advantage at the Great Emperor Realm. 213
• Trades blows with Magic God Merlin, whose dark-silver magic can damage Yang Jian's armor and flesh. 579 580
• Cleaves through the Nine Heavens Saint Extermination Divine Thunder while ascending to sainthood. 869
• Uses the halberd to destroy a Mechanical Race expert's core processor before it can self-destruct. 962

Space-Time Law

After becoming a Quasi-Saint through laws, Yang Jian gains fine control over space-time.

• Can make surrounding space-time appear frozen through a light clench of his fist. 677
• Applies spatial insight through his Heavenly Eye to perceive battlefield threats and support formations. 873

Equipment

• Three-Pointed Double-Edged Halberd — Yang Jian's signature divine weapon and primary battlefield armament. 362 962
• Silver battle armor — His standard armor; it is repeatedly damaged in high-level engagements. 212 579
• Imitation River-Mountain Diagram — Used to carry the Howling Celestial Dog, the Six Sages of Meishan, and the Grass Head Gods out of the Primordial World. 361
• Great Evolution Divine Calculation Compass — Resonates with his Heavenly Eye and is used to target Lu Chen for preemptive insight. 598
• Eight-Nine Golden Body — A supreme body-refining cultivation method given to him by Lu Chen. 443

Relationships

• Lu Chen — Summoned guardian, trusted ally, and recipient of Lu Chen's support. Yang Jian pledges to protect Lu Chen's path and introduces his own retainers to Lu Chen as their shared boss. 213 362
• Sun Wukong — Longstanding rival and fellow warrior. They immediately fight upon meeting, then become comrades who repeatedly battle at one another's side. 212 213 661
• Howling Celestial Dog — Yang Jian's devoted companion. The dog calls itself Yang Jian's dog rather than the Howling Celestial Lord, and merges with him during his Saint tribulation. 361 869
• Nezha — Fellow Heavenly Court rebel and battlefield ally. They cooperate in several major battles, though Nezha also attacks Yang Jian while affected by the Yin-Yang Secret Realm's trial. 366 648 661
• Ao Bing — Friend from the Primordial World. Ao Bing yields the Space Key opportunity to Yang Jian because Yang Jian's true form would better aid Lu Chen. 361
• Jade Emperor — Estranged authority figure. Yang Jian destroys the Hall of Miraculous Mist before leaving the Primordial World and openly defies the Jade Emperor. 361 362
• Chenxiang — Yang Jian's nephew and former holder of the Precious Lotus Lantern. Yang Jian recalls Chenxiang fighting immortals and gods to save his mother. 366

Story Role / Major Arcs

Summoning and Rivalry with Sun Wukong

Lu Chen summons Yang Jian after subduing Guolai. Yang Jian arrives through a spatial vortex with the Howling Celestial Dog, immediately recognizes Sun Wukong, and begins fighting him. After two hours, the rivals reconcile, and Yang Jian promises to protect Lu Chen's path. 212 213

Guardian and Adviser

As Lu Chen's guardian, Yang Jian fights high-level enemies alongside Sun Wukong and later Nezha. He also advises Lu Chen to choose the Gluttonous Demon Fetus and Candle Dragon Inverse Scale inheritances because their Space and Time-Space Daos complement one another. 232 277

True Form's Descent

The Space Key allows Yang Jian's true form to leave the Primordial World. He brings the Howling Celestial Dog, Six Sages of Meishan, and more than a thousand Grass Head Gods with him, then merges with his external incarnation. 361 362

Following the merger, Yang Jian challenges the world's Thunder Tribulation directly, reaches the Dao Monarch Realm, and accepts the Heavenly Dao's seal on his cultivation. 362

Borderless Wars

Yang Jian becomes one of Borderless's principal fighters and commanders. He trains Heavenly Soldiers and Generals with Sun Wukong and Nezha, assists against the Nine-Tailed Giant Ghoul, and later fights the Green-faced Ancient Ape and Golden Peng Demon Saint during the Primordial Ancient Path campaign. 641 648 661

He is badly wounded during the prolonged war against the Fallen Dust Alliance, falling into a coma after his Heavenly Eye closes. 711

Sainthood

In the Destiny Battlefield, Yang Jian seeks the final opportunity needed for the ninth revolution of his body-refining art. He merges with the Howling Celestial Dog, charges head-on through nine layers of the Nine Heavens Saint Extermination Divine Thunder, and becomes a Saint. 838 869

Later Battles

As a Saint, Yang Jian establishes wide-area detection barriers, serves as a core defender in formations, and continues to fight against powerful enemies across the All Heavens Battlefield. 873 962

Notable Quotes

“Young friend Lu Chen, since my external incarnation has arrived in this world, I naturally won't come for nothing. In this world, I will protect your path. You can rest easy.” 213

“I, Yang Jian, have defied heaven my entire life.” 869

“Will become a Saint, even the heavens cannot stop me!” 869