Black Feather

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Black Feather (黑羽)
Alias(es)	Xiao Hei; Black Eagle
Species/Race	Dark Lightning Peng King; mutated super divine beast
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Star Alliance; Dark Feather Guard
Occupation/Role	Vice Alliance Master; commander of the Dark Feather Guard; Yun Ce's disciple
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 7

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Spiritual sense awakened	34	Gains the ability to communicate through spiritual sense and chooses the name Black Feather.
Golden Core Mid Stage	39	Survives the Four-Nine Heavenly Tribulation and consolidates as a Golden Core Mid Stage demonic beast.
Golden Core Late Stage	54	Fights beside Qin Yu against the Crimson Blood Water Pythons; their combat prowess exceeds their stated realm.
Nascent Soul Early Stage	56	Breaks the Golden Core Late Stage barrier; his Dark Lightning Peng King aura and lightning power intensify.
Peak Mid-Nascent Soul Stage	62	Battles Void-Piercing Mid Stage Purple Sha Flood Dragons Di Xu and Di Neng, using lightning and a Great Peng phantom to overwhelm them.
Level Three Demon King	228	Reports that, after joining the Bai Family, he advanced from a Level One Heavenly Demon to a Level Three Demon King during over a century of seclusion.
Eighth-Level Demon Emperor	234	Awakens the Dark Lightning Peng King bloodline and refines a compatible lightning divine-beast Nascent Soul during ten thousand years of cultivation.
Ninth-Level Demon Emperor	238	Breaks through in battle with Peng Demon Emperor Zong Yan after comprehending the ultimate speed art Instant Universe.
Ninth-Level Demon Emperor, further cultivation	245, 246, 248	His later realm is described as early Level Nine, peak Level Nine, and mid-stage Level Nine; he demonstrates the latter strength by killing the Blood Devil Emperor.
High-Level Divine Person	289	After a million years within the Jiang Lan Realm, develops greatly enhanced spatial perception, speed, and concealment.
Lower-Tier Heavenly Deity	327	Breaks through while cultivating in the Heavenly Ruins Ancient Domain.

Background / History

Qin Yu raised Black Feather from a tiny black eagle, naming him Xiao Hei. Fed spirit grains and exotic-beast meat, he matured within three years into an intelligent eagle with glossy ink-black feathers, a wingspan exceeding one zhang, exceptional speed, and eyesight capable of tracking movement from miles away 7.

He accompanied Qin Yu through his early cultivation, entering Thunder Mountain Residence alongside Qin Yu and Yun Ce. When Qin Yu stabilized the Nebula Initial Stage, Xiao Hei awakened spiritual sense and selected the name Black Feather, which Qin Yu accepted immediately 31 34. He thereafter regarded both Qin Yu as his elder brother and Yun Ce as his master.

In the Great Wilderness, Black Feather fought in coordination with Qin Yu against a Golden Core Mid Stage Great Strength Demon Ape. Afterward, Yun Ce permitted him to use the inherited devouring method in his bloodline to refine the ape's essence blood, strengthening his body, wind energy, and thunder-fire power 36 37.

After reaching the Immortal, Devil, and Demon Realm, he was taken in by the Bai Family on Green Crystal Star. Bai Xin recognized his Dark Lightning Peng King bloodline, gave him resources and instruction, and allowed him to cultivate in safety; Bai Ling regularly sparred with him 228. This peace ended after the Peng Demon Emperor's forces discovered his lineage, forcing him and Bai Ling into a hundred-and-seven-year flight from pursuit 227.

Yun Ce uncovered the truth from Peng Demon Emperor Zong Yan's memories: Zong Yan had killed Black Feather's father, Dark Lightning Peng King Fang Chong, 3.6 million years earlier. The revelation fully awakened Black Feather's bloodline and hardened his resolve to personally avenge his father rather than accept Yun Ce's offer to kill Zong Yan for him 228 229.

Appearance

Black Feather can assume both human and Dark Lightning Peng King forms. His presence is defined by dark plumage, lightning motifs, and an unusually cold, sharp aura.

• Eagle form — Sleek black feathers, a dark-gold hooked beak, and eagle eyes that hold hidden lightning-and-fire patterns 43.
• Lightning traits — Silver-gray filaments line his wings, while faint ink-colored lightning shimmers over his feathers 43.
• True form — A three-thousand-zhang black roc whose speed surpasses the golden roc form of Peng Demon Emperor Zong Yan 238.
• Human form — A slender youth appearing fifteen or sixteen, with sharp eagle-like eyes, a cold expression, and black battle armor patterned like fine feathers 127.
• Later appearance — During the Three Tribulation Transcendence, he wears immaculate white robes and carries an aura of restrained, peerless sharpness 275.

Personality

Black Feather is proud, reserved, and direct. He speaks briefly, dislikes disorder, and initially clashes with Hou Fei because of the latter's reckless behavior, though their sparring develops into respect and brotherhood 73.

His loyalty to Qin Yu is unwavering. He repeatedly acts as Qin Yu's aerial partner and guard, responds immediately to his commands, and remains close when Qin Yu or Yun Ce cultivate 34 36 49. He is also fiercely protective of Bai Ling, shielding her with his injured wing during their pursuit by Peng Demon Emperor's forces 227.

The revelation of his father's murder initially drives him into grief and hatred, but he chooses disciplined cultivation over immediate revenge. After killing Zong Yan himself, he rejects the Peng Clan's inherited crown as an enemy relic and resolves to move beyond vengeance 229 238.

Abilities & Skills

Dark Lightning Peng King Bloodline

Black Feather's inherited bloodline grants exceptional speed, thunder-based power, and access to unique cultivation and combat arts.

• Uses thunder-fire mixed with wind-attribute spiritual energy to strike enemies from the air 36.
• Generates fierce dark lightning capable of numbing enemies' meridians and tearing through defensive barriers 62.
• Fully awakens his bloodline after learning of his father's death 228.
• Cultivates the Dark Lightning Heavenly Evolution Art, which includes cultivation methods, combat secret arts, movement techniques, escape techniques, and methods to wield Dark Lightning Origin 229.

Speed and Spatial Movement

His speed is his defining combat advantage, allowing him to evade stronger opponents and execute assassination-style spear attacks.

• Dark Wings, Space Ripper — Uses his true-form wings to tear through enemy attacks and disrupt space 237.
• Dark Lightning Seven Flashes — A sequence of lightning-fast inherited movement techniques used against Zong Yan 238.
• Instant Universe — His ultimate speed art; creates countless simultaneous real-and-false images across a vast battlefield through spatial-temporal chaos caused by extreme speed 238.
• Shadow Void Escape — A divine-beast secret art that further improves his speed and concealment after reaching the Divine Realm 289.
• Limit — Qin Yu notes that Black Feather specializes in speed and assassination rather than sustained direct confrontation 312.

Spear Arts

Black Feather fights primarily with precise, high-speed spear techniques that combine dark lightning, spatial force, and temporal insight.

• Cloud-Piercing, Sky-Shattering — Compresses spear power into a single penetrating point, killing eighth-level Demon Emperor Bai Feng in one thrust 237.
• Lightning-Time Dual Ultimate Spear Art — Integrates lightning and time laws; reaches minor accomplishment under Yun Ce's guidance 248 253.
• Heaven-Shaking Spear Strike: Momentary Eternity — A tribulation-breaking technique that fuses speed, spatial power, and dark lightning into a spear strike of extreme penetrating force 276.
• Uses spear strikes to target formations' energy nodes and connections rather than meeting every attack head-on 276.

Aerial Combat and Concealment

• Can suppress his divine-beast aura and alter his appearance to resemble an ordinary sea eagle 43.
• Uses wind blades, lightning attacks, eagle claws, and high-speed flight in coordinated combat 36 62 73.
• Specializes in silently eliminating enemies from blind spots, such as piercing Void Shadow Demons' soul-fire cores before they can react 313.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Cloud-Piercing Spear — Black divine spear engraved with the characters “Cloud-Piercing”; his principal weapon and the focus of his spear arts 237.
• Thunder Shadow Awl — High-grade cone-shaped spirit weapon borrowed from Thunder Mountain Residence; used within his thunder-fire to distract the Great Strength Demon Ape 36.
• Void Flowing Shadow Wings — High-grade divine artifact refined by Qin Yu. Raises Black Feather's speed by roughly thirty percent, distorts divine-sense detection, and contains a short-range void-blink formation usable three times, with a lengthy cooldown 312.
• Star Illusion Robe — Provides physical and energy defense while improving his speed and concealment 313.
• Transparent inner armor — A nearly weightless protective armor recovered from an independent space within a tree burl; it carries a stabilizing, protective intent 261.

Relationships

• Qin Yu — Elder brother and closest combat partner. They grew up together, repeatedly fight in coordination, and reaffirm their commitment to help each other against their enemies 34 36 228.
• Yun Ce — Master. Yun Ce guides Black Feather's cultivation, gives him the Dark Lightning Heavenly Evolution Art and his father's Dark Lightning Origin Crystal, and supports his decision to claim vengeance personally 227 229.
• Bai Ling — Closest companion during his flight from the Peng Demon Emperor's forces. Black Feather protects her despite his own injuries, and they cultivate together under Yun Ce 227 229.
• Bai Xin — Bai Ling's elder sister and Black Feather's early benefactor in the Bai Family. Her capture by the Peng Demon Emperor becomes a central reason for Black Feather's return to Black Crow Star 228 236.
• Hou Fei — Sworn brother and frequent sparring rival. Their relationship begins with insults and a nonlethal fight, then develops into mutual respect and seamless battlefield cooperation 73 276.
• Fang Chong — Father; the Dark Lightning Peng King killed by Zong Yan 3.6 million years before Black Feather learns the truth 228.
• Zong Yan — Peng Demon Emperor and murderer of Black Feather's father. Black Feather kills him after breaking through to the ninth-level Demon Emperor realm 228 238.
• Zong Jue — His past betrayal contributed to the Bai Family's calamity, but he later pledges to aid Black Feather from within Peng Demon Emperor City 228.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Vengeance against the Peng Demon Emperor

Black Feather returns to Black Crow Star with Qin Yu to rescue Bai Xin and confront Zong Yan. Armed with the Cloud-Piercing Spear and his awakened bloodline, he defeats the Peng Demon Emperor's three generals, breaks through during his duel with Zong Yan, and personally fulfills his long-held vengeance 237 238.

Conquest of Blood Sea Star

As commander of the Dark Feather Guard, Black Feather leads one of Yun Ce's three armies against the Blood Devil Emperor's territory. He reveals mid-stage ninth-level Demon Emperor strength and kills Xue Tianya with the Lightning-Time Dual Ultimate Spear Art, after which Blood Sea Star surrenders 246 248.

Star Alliance Leadership

Following the destruction of Emperor Yu, Emperor Xuan, and the Blood Devil Emperor's forces, Black Feather becomes a Vice Alliance Master of the Star Alliance. He assists Qin Yu in suppressing resistance during the alliance's first century and in establishing the new order across the three realms 252 253.

Divine Tribulation and Ascension

Black Feather faces the Three Tribulation Transcendence alongside Qin Yu and Hou Fei. He and Hou Fei combine their Heaven-Shaking techniques to break the lightning-tribulation formation, then ascend to the Divine Realm with Qin Yu after their final year among family and allies 275 276 280.

Heavenly Ruins Expedition

In the Heavenly Ruins Ancient Domain, Black Feather serves as the group's swiftest scout and assassin. His Void Flowing Shadow Wings and Star Illusion Robe enable stealth attacks, rapid repositioning, and survival amid the domain's spatial hazards; he later reaches the lower-tier Heavenly Deity realm there 312 313 327.