Lord

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Lord (天主)
Alias(es)	Duncan; Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Lord; King of Kings; Oathkeeper; Human Emperor; Black King
Species/Race	Transdimensional consciousness whose human vessels and incarnations act in the Real World 37 370
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Dimensional Space; his human vessels, incarnations, and Divine Kingdoms
Occupation/Role	Conqueror, ruler, cultivator, deity, and high-dimensional observer
Status	Active; ultimately recalls his human forms and remains an observer in higher dimensions 528 529
First Appearance	Chapter 1 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
God’s Perspective	1	Controls a youth’s body with a game-like tactical view, exposing enemy movement and allowing him to apply combat skills beyond the vessel’s ordinary limits 1 5
Legendary Point system / Heroic Spirit	12, 23	Dimensional Space unlocks Legendary Points, which can strengthen a vessel’s soul and elevate its rank; Human Form No. 1 becomes a Heroic Spirit 12 23
Divine Avatar / External Incarnation	42	Replicates the Norse gods’ Divine Avatar law, enabling the creation of an External Incarnation that can train and command through a vessel 42
Higher Spirit Soul	70	Strengthens his soul with Legendary Points, gaining clearer spiritual perception and the ability Soul Out of Body 70
Mythological Template — The Immortal	121	Multiple powers unlock or evolve at once, including the Dragon Bloodline, Arrow Saint, Power of Destiny, Chosen of the Gods, and the Mythological Template [The Immortal] 121
Divine Sense / Upper Heroic Spirit Incarnation	196	Differentiates divine sense to control vessels, attach to weapons or artifacts, and produce an Upper Heroic Spirit clone 196
Half-Step Dao Attainment	327	Refines Qi into Spirit, cultivates a wisp of True Essence, and condenses the mental divine ability Hegemon’s Aura; his attempt to fully enter the Dao Entry Realm fails 327
Daoist Master / Heavenly Demon cultivation	334–336	Completes the Blood Refining Great Law and Blood Child Undying Body, then develops the Heavenly Demon Great Law after witnessing the suffering of the mortal world 334 336
Human Emperor divine abilities	370	Loads domains of Slaughter, Law, and Death; activates Change Reality, Change Space, Change Size, Dharma Body, and Words Follow Law 370
Human Incarnation of the Eternal Blue Sky	374	The Eternal Blue Sky evolves from the convergence of all spirits and takes him as its Human Incarnation during his assault on the Jade Emperor’s Divine Kingdom 374
Divine Authority — Rage	468	Condenses the divine duty of Rage, gaining the authority to attempt ascension as a Demigod or True God and to establish a Divine Kingdom 468
Black King / Divine Kingdom ruler	521, 524	Establishes the Throne of Bhaal as his Divine Kingdom and wages divine war against major deities, including Talos 521 524
God Above Gods	529	The author’s final summary states that the protagonist eventually becomes a god above gods and explores other worlds 529

Background / History

Lord’s true self exists above dimensions, while his vessels serve as physical bodies and descent tools in individual worlds. He can experience radically different lives through these forms, from a medieval king and a martial-world youth to a divine conqueror, while retaining control through Dimensional Space 37 370.

His first documented vessel begins as an injured youth in a violent medieval settlement. Through God’s Perspective, Lord treats reality as a combat environment: he calculates weapon range, enemy movement, stamina, and attack opportunities with game-like precision 1. His growth is driven by combat, seized abilities, Legendary Points, and the accumulation of mythological authorities 5 12.

In the Eastern world, his vessel appears as the young Blood Child Deng Kun. Other cultivators identify him as the earthly incarnation of the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Lord, an existence beyond the Three Realms and Six Paths with innumerable incarnations 292 330 340. He later becomes the Human Emperor, overturns the Jade Emperor’s emerging Heavenly Court, and leaves the Heavenly Court and Underworld to his Nascent Soul Incarnations after unifying China 374 377.

Lord ultimately treats even his own divided identities as components to be absorbed. He creates reincarnated souls from his memories, incorporates the Three Corpses’ human flaws, and later recalls and assimilates his former selves rather than allowing independent remnants to persist 389 390 528.

Appearance

Lord’s appearance changes with his vessel, incarnation, and loaded divine authorities. His ordinary vessels may resemble a handsome youth or a physically imposing warrior, while his higher forms manifest the scale and imagery of a god of war 191 292 370.

• Medieval Immortal form — nearly three meters tall, with blood-red wings, dragon-like armor grown from his skin, and a crown-like Blood Crown 191.
• Eastern vessel — a handsome, refined youth known as Deng Kun; his presence is repeatedly described as unusually noble and intimidating 292 327.
• Dharma Body — a towering form with three heads and six arms, capable of wielding several divine weapons at once 373 508.
• Demon Incarnation — a mountain-like, burly figure whose presence compels high-tier demons to kneel in the Silver Palace 454.
• Black King — the divine identity associated with the Throne of Bhaal and a growing godslaying empire 521 524.

Personality

Lord is intensely pragmatic and control-oriented. He regards his vessels, incarnations, treasures, and even split aspects of his own soul as resources that must remain subordinate to his true self 196 390. He refuses to tolerate self-splitting and prefers assimilation over allowing any independent version of himself to endure 390 528.

He is capable of extreme violence, especially against those he considers oppressors, traitors, or threats to order. In the Eastern world, the misery caused by famine, warlords, and invasions drives him to complete the Blood God Great Law and develop overwhelming killing intent 334. Yet he distinguishes between enemies and innocents, ordering the Three Corpses to spare those without guilt and stating that even imperfect human qualities should not simply be discarded 368.

His ideal order is not passive. Lord seeks to reshape law, religion, society, and civilization according to his own designs, whether through early industrialization, religious reform, conquest, or direct divine intervention 185 195 359 525.

Abilities & Skills

Dimensional Space

Lord’s defining power is Dimensional Space, a transdimensional system through which he observes, captures, strengthens, and controls vessels.

• Projects operational interfaces, marked targets, and tactical information through God’s Perspective 1 221.
• Captures or attempts to capture vessels in separate worlds, sometimes investing Legendary Points to bypass a world’s Root Laws 220.
• Stores treasures in dimensional vaults and preserves Heroic Spirit soul-essences as figurines outside ordinary time 196 389.
• Allows his true self to monitor or intervene in several vessels simultaneously 196 370.

Divine Sense and Incarnations

Lord can divide his consciousness without relinquishing control of his true self.

• Creates Divine Sense avatars to control vessels, possess objects, or empower divine weapons and artifacts 196.
• Produces Heroic Spirit clones that share his sensory input and can be directed independently 196.
• Uses External Incarnations derived from replicated Divine Avatar laws 42.
• Descends through vessels while loading specific domains and powers suited to the world’s laws 177 370.

Martial Mastery

Lord’s combat ability is built on rapidly acquired and integrated weapon skills.

• Reaches master-level proficiency in archery, horsemanship, mounted archery, and a broad range of cold weapons 11 85.
• Gains Arrow Saint status and the Law of Causality ability Arrow of Inevitable Hit 121.
• Uses Dwarven combat stances such as Defense for Offense, Forceful Attack, and Follow-up Slash 199 200.
• Can wield multiple divine weapons through his three-headed, six-armed Dharma Body 370 508.

Divine Authorities and Domains

Lord gradually turns concepts, faith, conquest, and accumulated power into divine authority.

• War, Kingship, Law, Order, Slaughter, Death, Rage, Machinery, and Destiny are among the documented authorities or domains associated with him 195 215 220 370 468.
• Words Follow Law manifests through his King of Kings status 370.
• Dharma Body is the transformed form of Heavenly God Descends while in God of War status 370.
• Change Reality, Change Space, and Change Size permit direct supernatural interference with the battlefield and world laws 370.
• His Hegemon’s Aura can overwhelm ordinary people and cause even martial allies to lower their eyes in reverence 327.

Cultivation and Soul Arts

In the Eastern world, Lord develops cultivation through several overlapping systems.

• Completes the Blood Refining Great Law and Blood Child Undying Body 334.
• Cultivates the Heavenly Demon Great Law, connected to the Blood God and Blood Child methods 336.
• Refines Qi into Spirit, converting True Qi into Mana and nurturing a Nascent Soul-like spiritual form 327.
• Gains a Mana Bar after Fiend Qi approaches saturation 311.
• Uses the Law of Causality to deduce possibilities and challenge attempts to obscure heavenly secrets 330.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Oathkeeper — a forged-steel longsword elevated into an Aspect of order, kingship, and judgment; its authority rejects illegitimate judgment against Lord 285 370.
• Sword of Promised Victory — Avalon's holy sword; indestructible, armor-piercing, capable of harming spirits and non-real creatures, and later unlocked in its true light-blade form 61 193.
• Avalon Scabbard — grants rapid healing, stamina enhancement, Tireless status, and immunity to continuing bleed effects while consuming Mana 61.
• Bow of Norden — a Divine Weapon marked with Celtic runes and associated with a Wind buffing domain 216 370.
• Spear of Curse — a cursed spear whose retrieval command permits Divine Sense-guided attacks 196 370.
• Imperial Seal — a treasure refined with human-world fortune, used as a weapon comparable to a divine artifact 359 370.
• Human Emperor Banner — created from an Outer Heavenly Demon God’s skin; refines souls into Heavenly Soldiers, Generals, and Dao Soldiers 370 375.
• Soul Forge — Moradin’s ancient sacrificial artifact, capable of soul-forging trials that grant Iron Will 200.
• Solomon’s Magic Ring — a plundered Holy Relic that strengthens Mana and summoning abilities 196.

Relationships

• Triss / Raven Queen — ally and administrator of Lord’s reforms; preserves and implements knowledge from the Industrial and Magic Revolution 42 189.
• Merlin — initially imprisoned and used in Lord’s Avalon ritual, later entrusted with preserving new technological and magical knowledge 101 189.
• Lu Shanjun — tiger Mountain Lord and close companion of Lord’s Eastern vessel; travels with him, fights beside him, and leaves powerful cultivation methods for him 288 308 311.
• Bujie Monk — Buddhist martial artist who cooperates with Lord, teaches or offers techniques, and seeks merit through their campaigns 298 303 353.
• Jade Faced Empress — martial ally and teacher of Xiaoyao You; assists Lord’s vessel against the Hehuan Sect successor 301 302.
• The Three Corpses — manifestations of Lord’s human flaws and former selves; he mentors, confronts, and eventually integrates them into his true self 368 389 390.
• Wealth Goddess Wo Jin — grants Lord divine power and the Cloud of Coins during the battle against Graz’zt 444.
• Lathander / Lord of Radiance — rival and temporary negotiating counterpart; both seek to impose a new order on the realm but disagree on how gods should be constrained 524 525.
• Tyr — God of Justice who fears the consequences of Lord’s intention to challenge Ao, the God Above Gods 487.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Medieval Earth — develops Human Form No. 1 from a vulnerable youth into a Heroic Spirit, king, and Immortal template while establishing an empire and intervening in Europe’s religious and industrial development 12 121 195.
• Mechanist Cult world — acquires mechanical augmentation, a Mechanical Soul, crafting knowledge, and the authority of Machinery before waging war against the Mechanist Cult’s angels 184 185 217 220.
• Eastern cultivation world — enters as Deng Kun, is recognized as the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Lord, rises through martial and Daoist cultivation, and unifies China as Human Emperor 292 333 377.
• Realm of Heavens — gains divine duties, kills or subdues demon lords and gods, establishes the Throne of Bhaal, and becomes the Black King 444 468 508 524.
• Final state — recalls his human forms and becomes a solitary higher-dimensional observer after his power reaches the level of a god above gods 528 529.

Notable Quotes

“I! Am the King of Kings! I also preside over law, order, and kingship!!!” 285

“The Great Dao is emotionless; that is the best Great Dao.” 364

“Then I shall merge with the Dao.” 364

Trivia

• Lord’s Human Form No. 1 is specifically identified as a Heroic Spirit because the Norse Pantheon still existed at the time 23.
• His Eastern vessel uses the name Deng Kun, derived from the vessel’s original identity 292.
• He views vessels as physical bodies and descent tools, while describing his true self as consciousness above dimensions 370.
• Lord’s aversion to independent self-splitting is so strong that he eventually erases and assimilates a former incarnation living in indulgence rather than leaving it separate 528.