Golden List

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Golden List (金榜)
Alias(es)	Great Dao Gold List; Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking; Heavenly Vault Golden List; Golden Ranking
Type	Neutral Character (AI)
Affiliation	Heavenly Dao
Occupation/Role	Continental evaluator, ranking broadcaster, and reward distributor
First Appearance	Chapter 3

Background / History

The Golden List manifests as a massive golden scroll spanning the sky of the Douluo Continent, accompanied by celestial phenomena: trembling heavens, eastern purple energy, and golden divine light. It announces that the Heavenly Dao has perceived all things and will establish rankings; every listed individual receives a Heavenly Dao reward. 3

Its first recorded ranking is the Rare Treasures List, which evaluates heaven-and-earth treasures and acquired divine artifacts, selecting the top ten. It publicly identifies holders, explains an item’s basis for ranking, displays related images or histories, and later distributes rewards. 3

Qian Ye’s gaze causes the newly manifested Great Dao Gold List to tremble briefly, interrupting its supreme aura for an instant. Qian Renxue witnesses the reaction and interprets it as evidence of Qian Ye’s unfathomable power. 3

After completing the Rare Treasures List, the Golden List opens the Super Divine Artifacts List, then later resumes with a broader numbered ranking that evaluates individuals such as Chen Xin, Tang Hao, and the Ice Empress. 40 57 65 72

Functions

Ranking and Evaluation

The Golden List evaluates treasures, divine artifacts, and living beings across the Douluo Continent.

• Announces a subject’s rank, name, holder or affiliation, and relevant title. 3 47 57 65 72
• Provides descriptions of an artifact’s properties and origin. 3 40 53
• Broadcasts visual records, including historical events and demonstrations of power. 48 53 57 66 68
• Publicly exposes concealed actions and motives, including Tang San’s past-life theft and betrayal and Tang Hao’s deception of Ah Yin. 6 66 68
• Its broadcasts can alter battlefield decisions and morale, as both sides pause or adjust operations to await rankings and rewards. 57 65

Reward Distribution

All entities that make a list receive Heavenly Dao rewards. Rewards can strengthen cultivation, evolve artifacts or martial souls, restore bodies, grant special physiques, or bestow rare consumables. 3 31 58 59 63 72

Documented rewards include:

• Sea God Trident / Tang San — elevated divine rank and promotion of the trident into a Super Divine Artifact. 31
• Asura Magic Sword / Tang San — 30% increase in compatibility and 10% of Asura divine power. 40
• Angel Holy Sword / Qian Renxue — complete divine power and comprehension of the Ancestor’s sword intent. 47
• Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena — a Dragon God Heart fragment to assist in restoring her origin and a portion of the Dragon God’s power. 35
• Chen Xin — Limb Regeneration Pill, Seven Kill Sword Intent Diagram fragment, Innate Sword Dao Body, five Soul Power levels, and Life God Water. 58 59
• Golden Crocodile Douluo — two Soul Power ranks to rank 99, evolution into the Ancient God Crocodile, and a full set of Hundred Thousand Year Golden Crocodile Emperor Soul Bones. 63
• Ice Empress — 200,000 years of cultivation, ultimate evolution of her Extreme Cold bloodline toward the Ice God origin, and a Nine-Turn Marrow-Cleansing Pill. 72

Continental Manifestation

The Golden List’s announcements are visible or audible to living beings throughout the continent.

• Appears as a sky-covering scroll that can blot out the sun and moon. 3 57
• Projects images visible to distant factions, though clarity may vary with distance. 24
• Causes the entire continent to focus on its announcements, including Martial Soul Hall, the Shrek Allied Forces, and the spirit beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest. 40 57
• Continues its evaluations regardless of ongoing conflicts or personal upheavals. 72

Ranking Records

Rare Treasures List

Rank	Treasure / Artifact	Holder	Notes
10	Buddha Wrath Tang Lotus	Tang San	A mechanism-based weapon capable of destroying a city; below god-level, contact means certain death. 3
9	Lovesick Heartbreak Red	—	Revealed as the ninth-ranked treasure. 12
6	Rakshasa Demon Scythe	Bibi Dong	A super-artifact inherited from an Ancient Evil God; its ranking stabilizes Bibi Dong’s newly attained godhood. 24 25
5	Sea God Trident	Tang San	Later promoted to a Super Divine Artifact through its reward. 29 31
4	Silver Dragon Spear	Gu Yuena	Held by the Silver Dragon King. 35
1	Supreme Broken Sword	Qian Ye / Qian Renxue	Rated “Unknown,” with an unknown origin; forged by the First Generation Angel God after abandoning godhood. 53 54

Super Divine Artifacts List

Rank	Artifact	Holder	Notes
4	Asura Magic Sword	Tang San	The Asura God’s weapon, described as able to sever divine souls and break laws. 40
3	Angel Holy Sword	Qian Renxue	Contains the lifelong cultivation and godhood of a God King as a reservoir of divine power. 42 46
2	Great Dao Sword Ring	Gu Yuena	Its displayed power destroys a god-level behemoth with a single strike. 47 48
1	Supreme Broken Sword	Qian Ye / Qian Renxue	A sword with no edge, divine power, or rules; it contains a single intent capable of slaying gods, severing paths, and destroying the firmament. 53

Subsequent Golden List Rankings

Rank	Subject	Affiliation / Location	Notes
15	Chen Xin	Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect	The List reviews his life as a swordsman, including his transformation into a protector and his sacrifice during the Soul Hunting Operation. 57
14	Golden Crocodile Douluo	Martial Soul Hall	Receives rewards that raise him to rank 99 and evolve his martial soul. 63
13	Tang Hao	Clear Sky Sect	His life review reveals that his meeting with Ah Yin was planned and that he betrayed her for a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring. 65 66 68
12	Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion / Ice Empress	Far North	The first listed soul beast in this sequence; rewarded with cultivation, bloodline evolution, and a Dao-body reshaping pill. 72

Story Role / Major Arcs

Initial Descent

The Golden List’s arrival establishes a new source of continental power and uncertainty. Tang San initially expects his Sea God Trident and Asura Magic Sword to dominate the rankings, while Qian Renxue fears the rewards will widen their power gap. 3

Rare Treasures and Divine Artifacts

The Rare Treasures List reveals increasingly powerful artifacts, destabilizing assumptions about Tang San’s supremacy. Its rewards elevate holders such as Bibi Dong and Tang San, directly affecting the conflict around Jialing Pass. 25 31

Super Divine Artifact Revelations

The Super Divine Artifacts List places Tang San’s Asura Magic Sword fourth, Qian Renxue’s Angel Holy Sword third, Gu Yuena’s Great Dao Sword Ring second, and Qian Ye’s Broken Sword first. These results expose hidden powers and provoke Tang San into escalating attempts to seize ranked artifacts. 40 42 47 53

Later Personal Rankings

The later ranking cycle shifts focus from artifacts to powerful individuals. The List’s life reviews provide both recognition and public judgment: Chen Xin receives restorative rewards, while Tang Hao’s hidden betrayal is exposed before Ah Yin and the allied forces. 57 59 65 68

Trivia

• The Golden List is called by several titles in narration and dialogue, including the Great Dao Gold List, Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking, and Heavenly Vault Golden List. 3 24 40
• Qian Ye is notably indifferent to the Golden List’s rewards and rankings, despite the List reacting to his gaze. 3 72
• The Golden List’s first known announcement explicitly states that “all things possess spirit.” 3