Soul Beast

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Jiang Heng transmigrated into the Douluo Continent during the Peerless Tang Sect era, waking up as a 100,000-year Golden Earth Dragon King who had just survived a brutal tribulation 1. Hunted by human Soul Masters for his spirit ring, he was saved by the Beast God Di Tian and healed by Bi Ji at the Lake of Life before returning to his clan to build an underground palace 1. Recognizing the crude nature of traditional Soul Beast cultivation, Jiang Heng utilized knowledge from human storage tools, spiritual herbs, and the Golden Hawksbill Turtle to successfully condense a Blood-Qi Soul Core, elevating his combat power to match a Title Douluo 2 3.

Over the decades, Jiang Heng developed a Breathing and Meditation Technique for his clansmen, hunted human Soul Masters for storage tools, and ambushed Xuan Zi to strip and integrate the Taotie bloodline 3 4. He pioneered the integration of Soul Tools with Soul Beasts, successfully surviving the 200,000-year and 300,000-year Heavenly Tribulations by using defensive devices like the Reverse Scale Thunder-Shield and devouring fragments of tribulation lightning 8 27 28. Recognized by Di Tian as the eighth great Fierce Beast, he systematically shifted the strategy of the Star Dou Great Forest by promoting Soul Tools, neutralizing human threats, devouring powerful entities like Electrolux, and maneuvering across factions to secure the survival and dominance of the Soul Beast race 9 28 37.

Appearance

Jiang Heng possesses a massive, imposing beast form as a Golden Earth Dragon King and later a Golden Sacred Dragon, featuring hard golden scales and dragon wings 1 8. After mastering human transformation as a Fierce Beast, he takes on a human form standing two meters tall with a burly, muscular physique, handsome features, and a commanding presence 9.

• Colossal dragon body with reinforced golden scales 1 8
• Massive dragon wings developed following his bloodline evolution 8
• Two-meter-tall human disguise with striking masculine features 9

Personality

Jiang Heng is exceptionally pragmatic, calculating, and ruthless, viewing survival through the lens of cold strategy rather than blind instinct. He harbors a deep distrust of human intentions regarding Soul Beasts and actively schemes to exploit human technology, factions, and internal conflicts to safeguard his race. Unfazed by traditional hierarchies, he treats setbacks as tactical puzzles, combining ruthless elimination of enemies—such as human Soul Masters and Evil Soul Masters—with protective leadership toward his clan and select allies.

Abilities & Skills

Bloodline & Physical Mastery

Possessing a diluted lineage tracing back to the Golden Sacred Dragon King, Earth Dragon King, and Light Dragon King, Jiang Heng combines brute dragon physique with advanced combat techniques.

• Devour All Things: Gained from the Taotie bloodline, allowing him to consume other Soul Beasts and human bloodlines to rapidly grow stronger and purify his own essence 4.
• Radiant Roar: An Innate Soul Skill acquired after passing his 300,000-year tribulation, backed by half-step limit radiant power 28.
• Lightning Immunity: Gained partial-to-complete immunity to lightning attributes by absorbing a sliver of the Heavenly Tribulation during his advancement 8.

Soul Tool Engineering

Bridging the gap between human technology and beast physiology, Jiang Heng is a master creator and user of advanced Soul Guidance Devices.

• Crafts high-grade offensive and defensive equipment tailored for massive soul power reserves 4 37.
• Created specialized items like the Reverse Scale Thunder-Shield and Golden Crystal Dragon Breath Cannon 27 37.
• Invented the Soul Beast Breathing Technique to accelerate the cultivation speed of his clansmen 3 9.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Reverse Scale Thunder-Shield: A quasi-level 9 defensive Soul Guidance Device utilizing Dragon Scale Wood, Ice Marrow Crystal, and shed life-bound scales to neutralize Heavenly Tribulation lightning 27.
• Golden Crystal Dragon Breath Cannon: A Level 9 long-range Soul Guidance Device forged for heavy artillery combat 37.
• Silver Moon Divine Light Pendant: A Level 9 defensive Soul Guidance Device gifted to the Auspicious Beast, capable of blocking Title Douluo attacks 28.
• Black Dragon Reverse Scale: A scale given by Di Tian that isolates its wearer's Soul Beast aura from anyone below a demigod 10.
• Spirit-Devouring Fierce Blade: A weapon integrated directly into Jiang Heng's Spirit Sea 8.

Relationships

• Di Tian — Ally and superior. Initially wary, Di Tian grows to deeply respect Jiang Heng's intellect and power, eventually naming him the eighth great Fierce Beast and considering him a successor 8 9 28 73.
• Bi Ji — Benefactor and ally. She healed Jiang Heng's initial injuries following his transmigration 1.
• Jiang Cai — Loyal subordinate. A 100,000-year Golden Earth Dragon King who serves as his scout and assists in expanding the forest 2 6 8 145.
• Xiong Jun — Adversarial peer. Initially hostile and disdainful of human methods, Xiong Jun is eventually subdued by Jiang Heng's strength and utilized as a control center 9 46 133.
• Ye Guyi — Mentee and pawn. Jiang Heng mentors her combat progression and guides her absorption of high-grade soul rings to manipulate human factions 33 76.
• Electrolux — Victim. Jiang Heng systematically devoured his remnant soul to absorb his memories and power 37.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Transmigration and Foundation Arc: Survives his initial arrival as a dying 100,000-year dragon, secures protection from Di Tian, establishes an underground palace, and bullies the Golden Hawksbill Turtle to learn Soul Core condensation 1 2.
• The Human Hunt & Bloodline Evolution Arc: Spends decades developing breathing techniques for his clan, slaughters human Soul Masters, strips the Taotie bloodline from Xuan Zi, and crafts his first 8th-grade Soul Tool 3 4.
• Fierce Beast Ascension & Technological Integration Arc: Successfully clears the 200,000-year and 300,000-year Heavenly Tribulations, becomes a recognized Fierce Beast, introduces Soul Guidance Devices to the Star Dou Great Forest, and outmaneuvers human factions by inciting internal strife 8 27 28 73.

Notable Quotes

"Why could humans hunt Soul Beasts, but Soul Beasts could not turn around and hunt human Soul Masters?" 3