Duan Dong River

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Duan Dong River (断东河)
Alias(es)	Duan Dong River Wu; the 192nd Duan Dong River 282
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Duan Dong River lineage
Occupation/Role	Custodian intelligence of the Duan Dong River inheritance; examiner within the Tomb Mausoleum Boat
Status	The original Duan Dong River Wu is deceased; his inheritance intelligence/projection remains active within the Tomb Mausoleum Boat 282 286
First Appearance	Chapter 282

Background / History

Duan Dong River Wu was the 192nd holder and sole inheritor of the Duan Dong River lineage. He joined a final expedition under a general, foreseeing that its chances of survival were slim. When the expedition failed, he died fearing that the lineage—which had been passed down through countless predecessors who themselves died in battle—would end with him. 282

Before his death, he preserved an intelligence/projection and the lineage’s inheritance within the Tomb Mausoleum Boat. The inheritance was designed to identify a single successor capable of continuing the Duan Dong River title and its accumulated ancient-civilization knowledge. 282 283

Duan Dong River later worked with Thunder Robe Demon God, who provided information on the Cosmic Sea’s major factions and advised moving the Tomb Mausoleum Boat into the inner region to attract suitable candidates. 291

Appearance

Duan Dong River manifests through several projected forms within the Tomb Mausoleum Boat.

• Usually appears as an ordinary-looking human man seated upon an ancient throne. 286
• Has been described as a green-haired man formed from gathered light. 286
• Appears in ornate white armor when addressing leading candidates. 290
• His manifestation can condense from countless azure points of light, accompanied by a soul-chilling cold. 290

Personality

Duan Dong River is burdened by guilt over leading his lineage into extinction and is intensely determined to find a successor worthy of its legacy. He regards the inheritance as too important to dilute among candidates with inadequate potential. 290

His standards are exacting and often ruthless. Candidates who fail to meet his requirements are expendable, while exceptional talent immediately earns his attention and emotional investment. 284 290

Despite this severity, he can negotiate pragmatically. After witnessing the Star Map’s ancient will react to Ren Ze, he recognized that Ren Ze lay beyond the lineage’s control and chose to seek his protection rather than force him into the succession process. 286

Abilities & Authority

Tomb Mausoleum Boat Control

Duan Dong River commands the inheritance site and its internal mechanisms.

• Can manifest throughout the Tomb Mausoleum Boat and communicate with all candidates. 284 286
• Controls access to the inheritance process and can revoke candidates’ qualifications. 286
• The modified Tomb Mausoleum Boat can withstand attacks from multiple Universe Supreme Masters. 296
• Can impose lethal consequences on candidates within the inheritance site. 284 293

Inheritance Assessment

He evaluates candidates through successive tests intended to identify one inheritor.

• Screens candidates by life-gene composition; flesh-and-blood lifeforms qualify at the basic level, while skeletal, metal, and rock lifeforms are rejected. 283
• Uses the Life-and-Death Corridor and monster-puppet battles as further assessments. 283
• Sets the Rhinoceros Emperor Game as a comprehension test consisting of 10,080 incomplete games and 123 perfect solutions. 284
• Divides successful candidates into outer, elite, core, and inheritor tiers; solving 6,000 games or breaking through the fourth bottleneck grants direct inheritor status. 289
• Evaluates Universe Supreme Masters by the structure and potential of their miniature universes. 291

Inheritance Bestowal

The Duan Dong River legacy is a comprehensive cultivation system accumulated across successive generations.

• Contains foundational ancient-civilization knowledge, cultivation experiences, and information gathered by successive Duan Dong Rivers. 292
• Includes combat trials with 282 virtual opponents, including prior Duan Dong Rivers at different stages of their lives. 292
• Provides dedicated facilities for secret-technique creation, weapon nurturing, and accelerated cultivation. 292
• Its core inheritance consists of three Chaos Realm secret techniques: Sever, East, and River. 283

Inheritance Trial

Stage	Requirement / Event	Outcome
Basic screening	Candidates must meet the inheritance’s lifeform requirements. 283	Qualified candidates advance to later assessments.
Life-and-Death Corridor	Candidates battle monster puppets. 283	Survivors may enter the Rhinoceros Emperor Game stage.
Rhinoceros Emperor Game	Candidates solve increasingly difficult incomplete games under elimination rules. 284	Breaking bottlenecks determines candidate rank.
True inheritance	Duan Dong River assesses the remaining candidates’ potential, including miniature-universe structures for Universe Supreme Masters. 291	Only one candidate may receive the complete legacy.
Final selection	Luo Feng creates the third stance of his blade technique. 293	Luo Feng becomes the inheritor; all other candidates perish. 293

Relationships

• Luo Feng — Chosen as the 193rd Duan Dong River after demonstrating exceptional comprehension and securing the inheritance; their relationship becomes master and apprentice. 290 293 301
• Ren Ze / Phantom Master — Initially regarded as an ideal candidate due to his World Master realm and True God-comparable combat power. After the Star Map destroys the inheritance device’s probing force, Duan Dong River asks Ren Ze to protect Luo Feng and grants him access to non-core inheritance knowledge. 286
• Thunder Robe Demon God — An old friend and informant who helped draw candidates to the Tomb Mausoleum Boat; Duan Dong River later permits him to claim treasures from the fallen Divine Eye Clan faction. 291 292
• Divine Eye Clan — Deemed unqualified for the inheritance; at Thunder Robe Demon God’s request, Duan Dong River sentences its candidates within the Tomb Mausoleum Boat to death. 291
• Duan Dong River lineage ancestors — His predecessors, whose legacy he believes he failed by leading the lineage toward extinction. 282 290

Story Role / Major Arcs

Emergence of the Inheritance

Duan Dong River’s projection appears after the Tomb Mausoleum Boat emerges in the Universe Boat. He announces that the vessel contains the inheritance of Duan Dong River Wu and begins selecting candidates from across the Cosmic Sea. 282 284

Rhinoceros Emperor Game

He establishes the Rhinoceros Emperor Game as the central comprehension trial, enforcing strict time limits and lethal elimination rules. When Ren Ze is blocked from entering by rival factions, Duan Dong River threatens to revoke the obstructing candidates’ qualifications, forcing them to allow Ren Ze entry. 284 286

Ren Ze’s Exception

Duan Dong River eagerly brings Ren Ze to the core inheritance device, but the device’s scan triggers the Star Map’s ancient will. Realizing Ren Ze’s origin is beyond the lineage’s understanding, Duan Dong River abandons the attempt to make him successor and instead negotiates for Luo Feng’s protection. 286

Selection of Luo Feng

Duan Dong River observes Luo Feng’s rapid progress, recognizing that Luo Feng’s talent and comprehension are no weaker than Ren Ze’s. When Luo Feng completes the final requirement, Duan Dong River declares him the sole inheritor and begins transferring the true legacy. 290 293

Trivia

• “Wu” is described as an exceptionally noble form of address in the ancient civilization associated with the inheritance. 282
• Duan Dong River’s inheritance knowledge includes disciplines such as soul attacks, illusion techniques, supreme-treasure refining, and mechanical creation. 292
• Ren Ze considers the systematic non-core guidance of the inheritance more valuable than its three core secret techniques. 282 283