Niu Tian

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Niu Tian (牛天)
Alias(es)	Clear Sky Sect Master; Sky Azure Bull Python; Wang Dong's “Big Uncle” 92 111 225
Species/Race	Sky Azure Bull Python; a god-level soul beast operating in human identity 77 92
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Clear Sky Sect; deputy leader of Shrek's Alliance; allied forces opposing the Dawn Organization, Holy Spirit Cult, and Sun Moon Empire 77 93 113 200
Occupation/Role	Sect Master of the Clear Sky Sect; Alliance deputy leader responsible for the northern defense zone and Sunset Forest; senior frontline combatant and strategist; guardian of Wang Dong 92 93 111 201
Cultivation	Publicly presents himself as a Level 99 Limit Douluo; his true god-level strength is suppressed by the lower realm's rules 77 111
Status	Active 225 296 348
First Appearance	Chapter 77

Power Progression

Period	Cultivation / Development	Notes
Ten thousand years before the main story	God-level Sky Azure Bull Python	Niu Tian and Titan had attained god-level strength before descending to the lower realm, where the world's laws suppressed their cultivation. 77 92
Present identity	Publicly Level 99 Limit Douluo	He identifies himself as a Level 99 Limit Douluo while concealing his true origin and suppressed god-level power. 111
Mingdou Mountain Range period	Strength surpassing ordinary Level 99 combatants	Xuan Zi's Tailed Beast-enhanced perception confirms that Niu Tian possesses an overwhelming advantage despite both ostensibly being Level 99. 199 200
Current period	Maintains suppressed god-level foundation	He remains a major high-level asset of the Alliance, but recognizes that demigod-level opponents such as Di Tian cannot be defeated merely by assembling several Limit Douluo. 274 295
Di Tian rescue operation	Strategic role in a three-Limit-Douluo operation	Niu Tian joins Mu En and Xuan Zi in the attempt to rescue Beibei, while recognizing that their combined strength is insufficient to defeat Di Tian without divine assistance. 251 295 296
Sunset Forest operation	Successfully obtains divine assistance	Niu Tian secretly reaches the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and awakens Sea God Tang San's Divine Sense avatar, bringing it to the confrontation with Di Tian. 340 348

Background / History

Niu Tian's true identity is the Sky Azure Bull Python. Ten thousand years earlier, he and his younger brother Titan had sacrificed themselves to Sea God Tang San. Tang San later entrusted the pair with protecting Wang Dong as she grew up. 92

After returning to the lower realm, Niu Tian concealed this history. At Shrek Academy, he presented himself to Mu En as an old-generation Limit Douluo from a similar era, allowing the two to interact as peers. He became the Clear Sky Sect's sect master while he and Titan maintained god-level power restricted by the world's rules. 77 92

When the Sky Screen first exposed Di Tian's future, Niu Tian and Titan chose to observe rather than interfere directly. Their concern increased after they abruptly lost contact with Tang San and the God Realm, leading Niu Tian to suspect that the Sky Screen's effects exceeded all expectations. 2 13

Niu Tian's public claim over the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was partly a pretext. His actual objective was to approach the site and use the Sea God Tang San's Divine Sense avatar there to reestablish contact with Tang San's true body in the God Realm. 77

After analyzing the Sky Screen's revelations about Wang Dong, Huo Yuhao, and Tang San, Niu Tian concludes that Tang San erased Wang Dong's memories, concealed her identity, and sent her into the mortal world to manipulate Huo Yuhao, whom Tang San apparently regarded as the Child of Destiny. Niu Tian becomes furious that Tang San used even his own daughter as a pawn and resolves to tell Xiao Wu the truth after returning to the God Realm. 335

During the rescue operation for Beibei, Niu Tian follows through on his original objective. While Mu En and Xuan Zi engage Di Tian, he travels to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and successfully brings Tang San's Divine Sense avatar to the battlefield. 340 348

Personality

Niu Tian is composed, politically aware, and protective of the Clear Sky Sect's interests. Even while grieving Titan's death, he suppresses his emotions to preserve the sect's standing and to convert the Body Sect's debt of gratitude into a useful alliance. 84 89

His restraint has limits where family is concerned. Titan's death leaves him devastated and intent on vengeance, while rumors involving himself and Titan concern him chiefly because they could damage Wang Dong's cultivation mindset and the sect's reputation. 84 92

He is also cautious toward unknown threats. Zetsu's ability to approach undetected, the Dawn Organization's regenerative members, and weapons capable of continent-scale destruction all make him reassess the security provided by his own strength. 80 87 127 157

Though confident in his own foundation, Niu Tian is pragmatic about threats beyond the Limit Douluo realm. He does not believe that numerical superiority alone can defeat the demigod-level Di Tian and instead seeks to use Tang San's Divine Sense avatar as a decisive strategic asset. 250 295

Niu Tian is highly perceptive when assessing long-term schemes. His analysis of Tang San's manipulation of Wang Dong provokes unusually open anger, reflecting the depth of his protective affection for her. Even under mounting pressure from Di Tian, Du Bisou, the Silver Dragon King, and the Dawn Organization, he regains his composure and focuses on practical preparations. 335

Abilities & Skills

God-Level Soul Power

Niu Tian possesses god-level strength, though the lower realm suppresses the power he can openly wield. He publicly identifies himself as a Level 99 Limit Douluo, yet other Level 99 combatants can sense that his true strength exceeds that realm. 77 111 200

• Overpowered the Evil God's enhanced Hidan in a direct clash. 84
• His ordinary ranged palms can threaten a Limit Douluo and heavily damage Zetsu despite the latter's defensive Wood Release. 87
• Sent a controlled wisp of Soul Power into Xuan Zi to calm him after the Dawn Organization's C0 Self-Destruction display. 157
• His power remains subject to lower-realm suppression; he could not save Titan from a fatal wound by pouring Soul Power into him. 77 84
• His Tailed Beast-enhanced perception confirms that Niu Tian is substantially stronger than the newly advanced Level 99 Xuan Zi. 200
• His grief and rage over Titan's death temporarily drive him beyond his usual restrained state, allowing him to decisively overpower Hidan's enhanced form. 84

Sky Azure Bull Python Manifestation

Niu Tian can project a massive Sky Azure Bull Python-shaped phantom through his strikes.

• Launched the dragon phantom at Kakuzu, Hidan, and Zetsu during the Sunset Forest conflict. 81
• Used the manifestation to strike the ground while pursuing the escaping Hidan, leaving a deep crater. 86
• Can form palm-force attacks powerful enough to blast huge impressions into the terrain. 87

Divine Sense

As a god-level being, Niu Tian uses divine sense to track enemies and spread Soul Power across an area.

• Detected Zetsu immediately when Zetsu emerged from a tree and touched Niu Tian's dispersed Soul Power. 87
• Failed to locate Hidan, Kakuzu, and Zhongli Wu after they escaped underground through White Zetsu Cells, even after probing deep beneath the ground. 86
• Zetsu's initial subterranean approach bypassed his senses, making Niu Tian wary of the Dawn Organization's concealment methods. 80
• Uses his divine perception and knowledge of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to locate and awaken Tang San's Divine Sense avatar during the Di Tian rescue operation. 340 348

Soul Tool Interference

Niu Tian can use his Soul Power precisely enough to disable enemy Soul Tools without visibly damaging them.

• Sent blue Soul Power into Zhongli Wu's eighth-grade flying Soul Tool and multiple Level 9 Soul Guidance Cannons, rendering them inoperable and forcing Zhongli Wu to abandon them. 77

Leadership and Battlefield Strategy

Niu Tian serves as a senior decision-maker among the forces opposing the Dawn Organization, the Holy Spirit Cult, and the Sun Moon Empire.

• Claimed the Clear Sky Sect's duty to oversee the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well because it was Sea God Tang San's territory and Tang San had belonged to the sect. 77
• Became deputy leader of the Alliance, with responsibility for guarding the northern Star Dou Great Forest defense zone and monitoring Sunset Forest. 93
• Convened leaders to investigate the Three Sacred Grounds and their possible links to current events. 200
• Created a detailed Soul Power map of the Mingdou Mountain Range battlefield, demonstrating close awareness of enemy deployments and territorial losses. 201
• Was assigned to lead the main assault against the Sun Moon Empire's primary force while Xuan Zi and Du Busi handled separate objectives. 201
• Reassured allied leaders that the Dawn Organization would likely avoid openly using god-level power to prevent attracting the God Realm's attention. 121
• Proposed using Mu En and Xuan Zi to distract Di Tian while he seeks Tang San's Divine Sense avatar at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. 295
• During the rescue mission, carries out the diversion plan by leaving the confrontation and traveling to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well while Mu En and Xuan Zi hold Di Tian's attention. 340
• Successfully returns with Tang San's Divine Sense avatar, changing the balance of the battle against Di Tian. 348

Threat Assessment

Niu Tian carefully evaluates the strength and strategic danger of powerful enemies.

• Identified the Dawn Organization's leader as a God Level powerhouse after witnessing the scale of Shinra Tensei. 120
• Realized that the Soul Power Cannon's alleged continent-destroying capability could eclipse the destructive scale of ordinary god-level attacks. 127
• Estimated Kisame to be among the stronger Limit Douluo, while judging Du Busi after opening the Seventh Gate and Uchiha Itachi to possess demigod-level combat power. 274
• Concluded that Di Tian has reached Demigod Level and that his Dragon God Claw cannot be countered simply by fielding several Limit Douluo. 295
• Recognized Huo Yuhao as a likely future Child of Destiny and identified the God-Making Project as a means of developing a future god-level ally against the Dawn Organization. 294 295
• Identified Tang San's treatment of Wang Dong as a long-term attempt to control Huo Yuhao and the fate of the continent. 335

Equipment / Resources

• Myriad-Year Ice Jade Bed — a heavenly treasure Niu Tian considers using in his plans. 89
• Three hundred million Gold Soul Coins — lost to Kakuzu during the Sunset Forest confrontation. 81
• Tang San's Divine Sense avatar — a strategic divine asset located beneath the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, which Niu Tian successfully awakens and brings against Di Tian. 77 295 348

Relationships

• Titan — Niu Tian's younger brother and longtime companion. Titan's death at Hidan's hands devastates Niu Tian, who prioritizes preserving his body for a possible future revival. 84 88
• Wang Dong — his niece-like ward, whom he and Titan were tasked by Tang San to protect. Niu Tian is deeply concerned that rumors about the brothers could harm her mindset; he later agrees to join the rescue operation after Wang Dong asks him to help bring Beibei back. His discovery that Tang San manipulated Wang Dong intensifies his determination to protect her. 92 250 251 335
• Tang San — former Clear Sky Sect member who entrusted Niu Tian and Titan with Wang Dong's protection; Niu Tian invokes Tang San's connection to justify the sect's claim over the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. Although he initially seeks Tang San's Divine Sense avatar for aid against Di Tian, he later becomes openly hostile toward Tang San after determining that Tang San erased Wang Dong's memories and used her to manipulate Huo Yuhao. 77 92 295 335
• Mu En — treated by Niu Tian as a peer and “brother” under his fabricated public identity. Mu En agrees to help dispel the evil aura from Titan's body, and the two later coordinate plans against Di Tian and other demigod-level threats. Niu Tian also promises to investigate a method for refining Mu En's Dragon Core. 92 259 275 295 335
• Du Busi — ally and beneficiary of Niu Tian and Titan's rescue during the Sunset Forest incident. Niu Tian later refuses Du Busi's Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone and offers the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well instead. 89
• Dai Hao — frontline ally who relies on Niu Tian's strength in military planning. Niu Tian's departure from the Mingdou Mountain Range severely weakens Dai Hao's planned ambush. 111 201 225
• Xuan Zi — allied leader whose Tailed Beast-enhanced perception reveals that Niu Tian is much stronger than an ordinary Level 99 Limit Douluo. Niu Tian later plans for Xuan Zi to help distract Di Tian during the operation at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. 157 199 200 295
• Beibei — a Shrek student taken hostage by Di Tian. Niu Tian agrees to join the proposed rescue operation after Wang Dong asks him to help bring Beibei back. 250 251 296
• Xiao Xiao — Di Tian seeks her as an exchange condition for Beibei. Niu Tian supports the operation intended to prevent her surrender while rescuing Beibei. 251 296 340
• Di Tian — a powerful soul beast adversary whose demigod-level strength and control of Sunset Forest make Niu Tian wary. Niu Tian nevertheless opposes him through a coordinated operation and obtains Tang San's Divine Sense avatar as a decisive countermeasure. 250 295 340 348
• Kakuzu, Hidan, and Zetsu — Dawn Organization enemies responsible for the collapse of Niu Tian's attempted deal, Titan's death, and their subsequent escape. 80 84 88
• Xiao Wu — Tang San's wife and Wang Dong's mother. After uncovering Tang San's manipulation of Wang Dong, Niu Tian resolves to tell Xiao Wu the truth after returning to the God Realm. 335

Story Role / Major Arcs

Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well Conflict

Niu Tian enters the conflict over the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well alongside Titan, asserting the Clear Sky Sect's obligation to protect Tang San's former territory. His hidden god-level status distinguishes him from the other forces contesting the site. 77

Behind this public justification, Niu Tian seeks access to Tang San's Divine Sense avatar beneath the well, hoping to use it to contact the inaccessible God Realm and understand the Sky Screen's effects. 77

Sunset Forest and Titan's Death

Niu Tian attempts to obtain Dawn Organization intelligence from Kakuzu, but Zetsu interrupts the transaction with an undetected arrival. The resulting battle exposes the group's coordinated techniques, including Zetsu's Wood Release and White Zetsu Cells. 80 81 85

Hidan fatally wounds Titan. Niu Tian catches his brother, attempts unsuccessfully to save him with Soul Power, and witnesses Titan's God Level Soul Ring emerge after his death. 84 He pursues the fleeing enemies but cannot prevent their escape, then resolves to preserve Titan's body for a possible resurrection. 86 88

Alliance Leadership and Vengeance

Niu Tian contains his grief long enough to negotiate with Du Busi and strengthen the Clear Sky Sect's political position. 89 He later asks Mu En to address the rumors surrounding Titan's death and reveals an intention to avenge Titan by targeting Matatabi, whom the Dawn Organization has also sought. 92

Mu En subsequently appoints Niu Tian deputy leader of the Alliance, giving him responsibility for the northern defense zone near the Star Dou Great Forest and for watching Sunset Forest, where the Dawn Organization previously appeared. 93

Mingdou Mountain Range Frontline

Niu Tian joins the anti-Sun Moon Empire forces, reveals his public Level 99 Limit Douluo cultivation, and lends confidence to the alliance's high-level combatants. 110 111 He participates in discussions of infiltration operations, the Three Sacred Grounds, and the deployment against the Evil Monarch and Terror Claw Beast King-class Soul Engineer Regiments. 113 200 201

When the Sky Screen exposes Wang Dong's identity, Niu Tian leaves the frontline to ensure her safety personally, forcing Dai Hao to compensate for the loss of a major combatant. 225

Di Tian Rescue Operation

After Di Tian captures Beibei and demands Xiao Xiao in exchange, Wang Dong asks Niu Tian to help rescue Beibei. Though he fears dying would leave Wang Dong unprotected while the God Realm remains unreachable, Niu Tian accepts the request and agrees to join Mu En's operation. 250 251

Niu Tian later determines that three Limit Douluo alone are unlikely to defeat Di Tian. He proposes that Mu En and Xuan Zi distract the Beast God while he secretly enters the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to persuade Tang San's Divine Sense avatar to intervene. 295

With Xiao Xiao electing to accompany the group so that Di Tian will not immediately execute Beibei, Niu Tian's planned role remains to reach the well and obtain Tang San's assistance while the others hold Di Tian's attention. 296

The operation begins with Mu En, Xuan Zi, and Xiao Xiao confronting Di Tian in Sunset Forest while Niu Tian departs for the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. He successfully awakens Tang San's Divine Sense avatar and returns with it to the battlefield. 340 348

Tang San's arrival confirms that Niu Tian's strategy has succeeded, giving the rescuers a divine combatant capable of directly challenging Di Tian. 348

Preparations Against Demigod-Level Threats

Niu Tian and Mu En recognize Di Tian and Du Busi as immediate dangers to Shrek and the Alliance. Niu Tian offers to assist Mu En in researching a method to refine Mu En's Dragon Core after the current crises are resolved. 259 275

He also supports accelerating Huo Yuhao's development through the God-Making Project, believing Huo Yuhao's future godhood could provide the Alliance with strength capable of opposing the Dawn Organization. 294 295

After the Sky Screen reveals Tang San's manipulation of Wang Dong, Niu Tian reassures Mu En that several years remain before Du Busi completes his absorption of the Gelel Stone Vein. He prioritizes resolving the Di Tian crisis, helping Mu En fuse with the Dragon Core, and preparing for the threats posed by Di Tian, Du Busi, the Silver Dragon King, and the Dawn Organization. 335

Notable Quotes

“Level 99 Limit Douluo.” 111

“Therefore, our Clear Sky Sect bears an inescapable duty to oversee and protect the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well!” 77

“I also intend to seek out Little San... Lord Sea God Tang San.” 295