Aaron

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Aaron (亚伦)
Alias(es)	Aaron Sothoth; Count/King of Green Forest; “Green Devil”; Aaron Yugus; Yasuo; Rapier; Green Potter; Fang Yu; Zorro; Wave Over Heaven; Legendary Serpent; True Person Tongling Yuanmiao 61 66 85 132 533 809 1083 1133
Species/Race	Human by origin; later advances into a Non-Human Existence, a Longevity One, and other transcendent forms across different histories 324 484 1046
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Sothoth Family; ruler of Green Forest; Folk Customs Enthusiasts Association; Black Market Traders’ Alliance; Hermes Empire; later allied with the resistance against the Esoteric Sect gods 16 61 757 1068 1133
Occupation/Role	Lord, mystic, cultivator, martial artist, alchemist, bounty-hunter bar owner, ruler, researcher, and bard-god 16 272 586 809 1058 1116
Status	Alive; later enrolls in Laniakea University’s Martial Artist Department 1139
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Crimson path awakening	33	Gains an internal reserve of power that sustains him past physical exhaustion while training with a greatsword. 33
Chrysalis abilities	37	Awakens enhanced senses, defensive power, and silk-like threads; its spirituality is unstable and dissipates. 37
Light Shepherd	221	Later confirms he had reached Light Shepherd and used its purification-related craftsmanship to create masks and mystical items. 221
Third Primordial	221	Reveals he reached the Third Primordial within six months. 221
Non-Human Existence	324	Converts spirituality into Yao through Furnace Heart, enabling the use of core non-human abilities from other pathways. 324
Crown Bearer	461	Gains the Law of Accident and the authority to receive prayers from any location. 461
Sixth Primordial	462	Reaches the Sixth Primordial and reforges the Sun King’s Spear into the Unknowable-Grade Sword in the Stone. 462
Longevity One / Seventh Primordial	484	Is publicly recognized as a Longevity One; later identifies the present-world Longevity One level as Seventh Primordial. 484 504
Ninth Primordial	1046	Revives after his true body’s death in a crystal-wall world, but with most of his former power lost. 1046
Force stage martial artist	545	Comprehends Flowing Sand Intent and gains the prerequisites to enter the Force stage. 545
Dark Force realm	558	Breaks through after a year of training supported by Azure Dragon Life-Seizing Soup and Crimson Blood Carp. 558
Qi Refinement Level 6	586	Perfects the sixth level of the Primal Unity Art after ten years of cultivation. 586
Late-stage Qi Refinement / Level 7	589	Breaks through the bottleneck by gradual cultivation and substantially increases his mana. 589
Heavenly Crippled Ghostly Legs, pinnacle	757	Reaches the skill’s pinnacle through missions and repeated leveling in Ancient. 757
True Person Tongling Yuanmiao	809	Receives the title after demonstrating alchemy before the imperial court and healing a eunuch with a Fire Jujube. 809
Deviant	891	Uses the Human Effort Triumphs Over Heaven Method to push Tiger-Crane Double-Form Fist beyond the limit of ordinary martial artists. 891
Level 8 Bard / Level 10 Commoner	1046	Revives with faint divinity but only modest class levels and no usable divine power. 1046
Level 9 Bard	1050	Gains a bard level, raises Intelligence to 18, and acquires additional class skills and feats. 1050
Legendary Bard / true god	1058	Reaches Bard level 20, gains three divine sparks, divine power, and domains of Light and Order. 1058
Lesser Divinity	1068	Reaches 50 Divinity Value and gains Great Sun Divinity, Commanding All Dharma, and Command Life and Death. 1068
Basic cosmic lifeform	1104	Purchases the Basic Cosmic Life Package, evolves genetically, and can absorb cosmic radiation as energy. 1104
Demon Hunter, Official Rank	1114	Undergoes his first genetic mutation and gains Blood Surge. 1114
Demon Hunter, Master	1117	Completes a second mutation, gains single-target Blood Manipulation, kills his guards, and escapes Lancaster’s library. 1117
Demon Hunter, Grandmaster / Novice Sorcerer Apprentice	1122	Achieves a third genetic mutation and Blood Domain while beginning formal sorcery with ninth-grade aptitude. 1122
Intermediate Sorcerer Apprentice	1123	Advances through Blood of the Unshadowed meditation and becomes capable of casting level-zero spells. 1123
Rank 4 / Level 3 Sorcerer	1133	Completes bloodline transitions, awakens a Legendary Serpent bloodline, and gains Level 3 sorcery including Legendary Regeneration. 1133

Background / History

Aaron transmigrated into the Sothoth family as a fetus and grew up emotionally detached from his father Theodore and half-brother Colin. He deliberately avoided acting like a threatening heir, recognizing that Colin already viewed rivals as dangers to be removed. 1

As a young noble, Aaron trained in orthodox knightly combat and used forceful discipline to bring former criminals under his command. He later distinguished himself through military strategy, defeated Roan Davis, and was appointed lord of Blackstone Manor. 5 10 16

At Blackstone Manor, Aaron focused on agricultural recovery, granted land and citizenship to former squad members, and offered Saliba’s widow and children freedom rather than exploiting their dependence. His long-term priority remained the pursuit of transcendent power and immortality. 16

Appearance

Aaron’s appearance changes frequently through masks, bodily transformation, and alternate identities. In his original life, he is a youthful, handsome noble; after higher Primordial advancement, his features become increasingly symmetrical and supernaturally perfected. 38 357 362

• Purple eyes, a rare trait associated with remnants of Fabri royal bloodlines. 93
• A youthful and heroic appearance while acting as Count of Green Forest. 74
• Near-perfect facial symmetry after reaching the Fifth Primordial of the Furnace. 357 362
• Uses human-skin masks to adopt entirely different facial structures, eye colors, and identities. 136 221 225
• Can employ cognitive alteration so observers perceive him as an ordinary stranger and quickly forget his appearance. 477

Personality

Aaron is patient, calculating, and intensely focused on self-preservation and advancement. He prefers long preparation, concealment, and indirect control over unnecessary risks, whether he is cultivating, investigating mysteries, or navigating political conflict. 40 126 503 1116

He is pragmatic rather than conventionally heroic. Aaron can be generous to useful or vulnerable people, as shown by his treatment of Ginny, Saliba’s family, Sylvia, and Ellie, but he responds to threats with intimidation, deception, execution, or overwhelming force. 16 61 86 1119

Aaron dislikes being manipulated and consistently rejects alliances that would make him another person’s tool. He is willing to cooperate when terms benefit him, but he sets conditions through contracts, aliases, and carefully maintained leverage. 67 448 756 812

Abilities & Skills

Longevity and Adaptation

Aaron repeatedly exploits immortality, agelessness, and long time spans to overcome limits that would stop ordinary practitioners.

• His immortal, ageless body remains at peak condition and does not suffer age-related decline in qi and blood. 545
• He can spend decades or centuries cultivating, researching, and waiting for favorable conditions. 586 695 1123
• His later Legendary Serpent bloodline grants Legendary Regeneration. 1133

Furnace and Yao

Through Furnace Heart, Aaron develops Yao spirituality and gains access to abilities beyond a single pathway.

• Converts spiritual materials and mystical items into Yao spirituality to accelerate advancement. 324
• Uses Furnace Fire, identified as the sun’s fire, to incinerate powerful Beyonders. 431
• Employs Spirit Realm Teleportation and can consume or process spiritual materials through Furnace-based abilities. 324
• Purifies contaminated materials and greatly weakens the negative effects of mystical items. 104 221

Law of Accident

Aaron uses the Law of Accident to manipulate probability, circumstances, and outcomes.

• Causes a meteorite strike against the Child of Dawnbreak through a Misfortune Accident. 461
• Alters cognition to pass inspections and checkpoints without exposing his identity. 408
• Notarizes agreements so betrayal brings fate-based punishment. 448
• Studies the Law’s limits and accumulates Power of Secret Source before attempting larger interventions. 398

Shadows, Dreams, and Identity

Aaron is highly proficient at evasion, concealment, infiltration, and identity management.

• Uses Shadow Leap and Shadowless One to evade attacks and escape Spirit Realm traps. 341
• Can create avatars through the Nine-Headed Evil Thing ability and replace his true body with any of them. 504
• Uses Fool’s Crown to force targets into dreams and remotely possess Bruce without harming him. 398 431
• Creates human-skin masks with fixed alternate appearances and uses anti-divination rituals to evade pursuit. 136 221 225

Crafting, Rituals, and Alchemy

Aaron combines spiritual knowledge with practical craftsmanship.

• Performs purification and exorcism rituals, including removing a vengeful spirit’s aura from Sylvia. 86
• Identifies mystical items and spiritual materials through Spiritual Identification and Object Identification. 107 257
• Modifies the Carnivore’s Satchel so it can carry non-organic items. 221
• Reforges the Sun King’s Spear into the Sword in the Stone using high-Primordial remnants and a Longevity One sacrifice. 462
• Uses Thought Alchemy to encode plans and warnings in symbolic stories. 484
• Demonstrates alchemical cultivation by growing trees from seeds and producing rejuvenating Fire Jujubes. 809

Martial Arts and Cultivation

Aaron has studied multiple martial systems across different worlds.

• Trained in knightly swordsmanship, archery, and battlefield leadership from his early life. 5 10
• Comprehends Flowing Sand Intent and enters martial Force cultivation. 545
• Reaches the Dark Force realm after sustained training and medicinal supplementation. 558
• Uses cultivation techniques including Spirit Eye, Wind-Riding, Golden Light Shield, Fireball, Wind Wings, and Thunderstrike. 586 609
• Enhances Tiger-Crane Double-Form Fist with occult arts and becomes a Deviant. 891
• Develops master-level swordsmanship focused on finding weaknesses and killing efficiently. 1107

Divine and Bard Abilities

In the crystal-wall world, Aaron advances from a faintly divine bard into a deity.

• Possesses Extraordinary Charisma, stealth, storytelling, survival, alchemy, musical ability, and Jack of All Trades. 1046
• Learns Secret Mantra True Word Bind and the Fierce Wolf-Head Vajra Protector Life-Preserving Mantra by observing an enemy. 1047
• Gains legendary bard skills including Song of Fear and Infernal Poem. 1058
• Acquires divine-spark abilities: Comprehend Languages and Writing, immunity to spells of the third circle and below, and Change Shape. 1058
• Uses Command Life and Death to instantly kill numerous mortal-level enemies. 1068 1072
• Can invoke Greater Divinity within a story world to draw upon an immensely stronger future self. 1080

Demon Hunter and Sorcery

During his low-dimensional descent, Aaron develops a hybrid path of demon-hunter mutation and sorcery.

• Gains Blood Surge, Blood Manipulation, and Blood Domain through successive demon-hunter mutations. 1114 1117 1122
• Masters herbalism, riding, wilderness survival, meditation, and swordsmanship. 1117
• Learns level-zero spells such as Mage Hand and Flash, then develops Level 1 and higher sorcery over centuries. 1123 1128
• Awakens a Legendary Serpent bloodline and gains Void Traversal, Corrosive Fire, Petrifying Eye, and Legendary Regeneration. 1133

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Sword in the Stone — Unknowable-Grade weapon reforged from the Sun King’s Spear; its destructive effect annihilates the Child of Dawnbreak and its avatars. 462
• Sun King’s Spear / Sun Scepter — A weapon Aaron later reforges; he obtains the Sun Scepter after extracting the Sword in the Stone from Jupiter III’s corpse. 461 468
• Carnivore’s Satchel — A living satchel that must be fed fresh flesh; Aaron modifies it to hold non-organic supplies, materials, cash, and mystical items. 221
• Human-skin masks — Crafted disguises that alter his facial structure for months at a time and can be paired with outer masks for deeper misdirection. 136 221
• Spirit-Bone Prayer Beads — A legendary, evil-aligned item taken from a gnoll Red-Robed Monk. 1047
• Blackwood Sword — A low-grade cultivation magic artifact controlled through mana. 586 589
• Crying Blade — A mystical dagger capable of inflicting extreme pain without necessarily causing visible injury. 252
• Fool’s Crown — Used to invade dreams and remotely possess Bruce. 398 431

Relationships

• Ginny Sothoth — Younger sister; Aaron hunts for her, comforts her after Colin’s plot, and protects her from the family’s political violence. 5 61
• Theodore Sothoth — Father; initially indifferent toward Aaron, later survives Colin’s conspiracy due to Aaron’s intervention. 1 61 74
• Colin Sothoth — Half-brother and political rival; Aaron recognizes Colin’s hostility early, then intervenes against his plot to seize power. 1 59 61
• Eight-Fingers — Former criminal and Aaron’s right-hand man; repeatedly disciplined by Aaron but entrusted with military and administrative tasks. 5 12 16
• Albert — Scholar and adviser at Blackstone Manor; Aaron values his reports and political judgment. 37 40
• Bruce Field — Friend, former student of Clark Das, and recurring associate in the mysterious world; Aaron repeatedly protects him while concealing the full extent of his power. 84 113 221 477
• Clark Das — Historian, occult scholar, and Bruce’s mentor; he senses the “weight of history” around Aaron and later becomes entangled in supernatural corruption. 84 212
• Sylvia — Maid and later trusted confidante; Aaron purifies the vengeful aura affecting her. 85 86
• Liliat Thorne — Beyonder acquaintance and ally; Aaron meets her under the Raven Mask and maintains separation between his identities. 107 132 136
• Connie and Shahrukh — Temporary allies during Aaron’s infiltration of the Invis Empire; they assist in forging identities and gathering intelligence, though both fear his ruthlessness. 424 431
• Grise — Refugee and later village chief of Dawn Village; Aaron fights beside her, accepts Lady of Dawn’s followers, and entrusts her with leadership. 1047 1058
• Ellie — Sorcerer apprentice entrusted to Aaron by Iris; Aaron promises to care for her after Iris’s death. 1119
• Arthur IX and Princess Sophia — Political allies against the Child of Dawnbreak; Aaron forms a fate-bound agreement with Sophia on Arthur’s behalf. 446 448

Story Role / Major Arcs

Sothoth and Green Forest

Aaron begins as an overlooked Sothoth heir, builds authority over criminal soldiers, and becomes lord of Blackstone Manor after the Davis conflict. His cultivation of the Green Banyan turns him into a feared religious and political figure known as the King of Green Forest. 5 16 61 62

He infiltrates Kagash under the alias Yasuo, massacres King Anthony II’s court, dictates ceasefire terms, and returns in time for the Green Forest Army to exploit the ensuing chaos for victory. 66 68 69

Invis and the Mysterious World

Under identities such as Aaron Yugus, Rapier, and Green Potter, Aaron enters Invis’s Beyonder circles, forms ties with Clark and Bruce, conducts rituals, acquires mystical items, and becomes a concealed power in the black market. 84 116 132 255 272

His advancement through the Furnace and Yao brings him into conflict with the Investigation Bureau, Age Controllers, the Invis Empire, and the Child of Dawnbreak. He ultimately kills the Child of Dawnbreak with the Sword in the Stone and purges the Sun Church’s core leadership as the Pale Hand. 324 431 462 468

Cultivation, Martial Arts, and Court Influence

As Fang Yu, Aaron studies martial arts, enters the Force and Dark Force realms, and later becomes a Qi Refinement cultivator who relies on patience, talisman crafting, spells, and a carefully hidden immortal lifespan. 545 558 586 589 609

He later gains the court-recognized title of True Person Tongling Yuanmiao through alchemy, rejects political manipulation, and uses his influence to establish authority against hostile officials and scholars. 809 812

Modern Games and Transcendent Conflict

In the modern era, Aaron enters Ancient, joins the Folk Customs Enthusiasts Association, develops martial skills, and gains the first kill against the Hou beast alongside Mysterious Weakling. 756 757

He later uses occult arts to surpass normal martial limits, becomes a Deviant, and gains worldwide attention as a dangerous supernatural figure. 891 776

Night City and Interstellar Development

Aaron establishes control over Night City by defeating its army, empowering the old man and Chloe as Banyan Tree Man and Universal Hand, and forcing Moramon into submission. He then withstands Life Bank’s military response and counterattacks its satellite forces. 1038 1039

Afterward, he evolves into a basic cosmic lifeform, tests himself against progressively stronger combatants, and eventually enters Laniakea University’s Martial Artist Department. 1104 1139

Crystal-Wall World and Divine War

After reviving with weakened power as a bard, Aaron survives the collapse of the Weave, acquires the Spirit-Bone Prayer Beads, and rises from faint divinity to legendary bard and true god through Lady of Dawn’s sacrifice. 1046 1047 1058

He later becomes a Lesser Deity, joins the anti-Esoteric Sect coalition, helps rescue the Goddess of the Weave, and invokes a future form of himself during the war against Scarlet Sun. 1068 1075 1080

Demon Hunter, Sorcery, and the Hermes Empire

As Zorro, Aaron descends into a low-dimensional world, adopts the identity of a gravedigger, develops demon-hunter mutations, and escapes Count Jager’s research institution after becoming a Demon Hunter Master. 1105 1116 1117

Over centuries, he studies sorcery despite poor aptitude, awakens a Legendary Serpent bloodline, defeats Tifflin, and unifies Aderson Island under the Hermes Empire. 1122 1123 1133