Soaring Serpent

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Soaring Serpent (螣蛇)
Alias(es)	Feathered Serpent Ancestor; Overlord of the Soaring Serpent Sea; Dark Sea World Lord
Species/Race	Feathered serpent; Mental Infector
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Soaring Serpent Sea; later Li Ran's contracted pet
Occupation/Role	Dark Sea overlord and Rule Realm Lord
Status	Alive
First Appearance	299

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
SS-rank Mental Infector	507	Base Mysterious Power: 490,000. His contract bonuses from Li Ran added 143,760 twice at the time of inspection.
SSS-rank Mental Infector	512	Absorbed the power within the King of Hatred's Right Arm after Poison Seep Nurarihyon broke its seal. His second form alone exceeded 1,000,000 Mysterious Power.
SSS Blood-Hatred Feathered Serpent	512	His former second form, Feathered Serpent Form, evolved into Blood-Hatred Feathered Serpent.
SSS Fury-Blood Soaring Serpent	512	His former third form, Soaring Serpent Incarnation, evolved into Fury-Blood Soaring Serpent. With contract bonuses and maximum hatred amplification, he could surpass 3,000,000 Mysterious Power.

Background / History

Soaring Serpent ruled the Soaring Serpent Sea, a private Rule Realm powerful enough to pursue ships across the Dark Sea and potentially devour other Rule Realms. His reputation among northern Dark Sea Realm Lords was notoriously violent: he plundered maritime resources, attacked passing Rule Realms, and seized anything in his path. 299 328 399

Drawn by the Heart of Chaos, he pursued Li Ran into Fengquan Homeland. He initially prioritized collecting lifespan from native residents, accumulating nearly 10,000 hours before moving to seize the Heart of Chaos. 336 During the Demon Kingdom Giant Tree expedition, he conserved his strength for the Demon Lord, fought through the Land of Bones, and ultimately severed the Demon Lord's connection to the Demon Tree before detonating hidden Thunder Marks on the Demon Fruit. 356 363 366 367

Soaring Serpent later fought Li Ran directly over the Heart of Chaos and the Beast-Subduing Ghost King's drops. Forced into his strongest form, the Feathered Serpent Ancestor, he reached roughly 450,000 Mysterious Power while suppressed by Fengquan Homeland's Rule Realm. 376 381 He failed to kill Li Ran with Annihilating Star after Neil Ji destroyed the attack, leaving him aware that Li Ran had become a threat he could no longer dismiss. 382

While seeking divine-grade treasure, he was captured by Akam and several eight-winged angels. Li Ran rescued him, after which Soaring Serpent accepted a slave contract and became Li Ran's strongest contracted pet at the time. 498 Li Ran later enabled his breakthrough to SSS-rank by giving him the King of Hatred's Right Arm. 512

Appearance

Soaring Serpent commonly appears as a tall humanlike man in green clothing, carrying himself with an imperious, detached air. After advancing to SSS-rank, his first form gained a blood-red serpentine aura and the presence of roughly one million Mysterious Power. 512 517

• Snake-man form — Green or crimson scales spread over his face and body; his pupils become serpentine, fangs emerge, his legs become a long snake tail, and wings grow from his back. 364 512
• Feathered Serpent Ancestor — A massive winged python with sharp horns, blood-red eyes, adult-sized blue scales, and blade-like fins running from head to tail. Its feathered wings exceed one hundred feet. 381
• Blood-Hatred form — The King of Hatred's energy turned his scales, wings, horn, and eyes crimson, while blood-red demonic sigils spread across his torso and arms. 512

Personality

Soaring Serpent is arrogant, possessive, and openly tyrannical. He believes obstacles should be personally destroyed, treats weaker beings with contempt, and initially regarded Li Ran primarily as prey carrying the Heart of Chaos. 328 330 344

His confidence is backed by sharp combat instincts. Against the Demon Lord, he identified the importance of its tentacle connection to the Demon Tree, concealed Thunder Marks during their exchanges, and waited for a weakness before committing to the killing blow. 366 However, he can become distracted by treasures and admits that this habit has repeatedly caused him to suffer setbacks. 428

After becoming Li Ran's contracted pet, he retained much of his pride but became noticeably more restrained. He lowered his head before Li Ran, recognized his dependence on Li Ran to reach SSS-rank, and later lent him two million points without hesitation. 512 604

Abilities & Skills

Rule Realm: Soaring Serpent Sea

Soaring Serpent possesses the Soaring Serpent Sea, a mobile private Rule Realm that functions as both territory and weapon.

• Can pursue targets across the Dark Sea and attack from range with destructive energy. 301 399
• Its black barrier resembles a devouring void and can consume surrounding matter and potentially other Rule Realms. 299 399
• Soaring Serpent can sense the aura of his horn; Li Ran's use of the horn to forge the Dragon-Subduing War Halberd allowed Soaring Serpent to locate him in the Dark Sea. 399
• His power is reduced when fighting outside his Rule Realm. 498

Soul Fusion Forms

Soaring Serpent has multiple transformation forms that dramatically increase his Mysterious Power.

• Feathered Serpent Form / Blood-Hatred Feathered Serpent — His second form grants a serpent-man body, wings, scales, and a major power increase. Following his SSS advancement, this form exceeded 1,000,000 Mysterious Power. 364 512
• Soaring Serpent Incarnation / Fury-Blood Soaring Serpent — His third form manifests his immense feathered-serpent body. Before his SSS advancement, the suppressed form reached approximately 450,000 Mysterious Power. 381 512
• Feathered Serpent Ancestor — His pre-SSS strongest form; it rides clouds and mist, commands lightning, and possesses overwhelming physical speed and durability. 381 382

Wind and Thunder Manipulation

Soaring Serpent combines wind, lightning, and swordsmanship into highly destructive attacks.

• Thunder Shatters Myriad Calamities — Creates a lightning-filled forbidden zone and forms hundreds or thousands of lightning swords. 366
• Wind Dragon Roar — Summons a wind dragon whose roar drives lightning swords downward in a spiraling hurricane. 366
• Heart of the Wind Dragon — Produces a violent wind field capable of shredding the Demon Lord's severed tentacles. 366
• Heavenly Apex Pursuing Thunder: Break! — Locks onto a target and repeatedly summons increasingly powerful lightning until the target dies, Soaring Serpent dies, or he exhausts his energy. 382
• Celestial Lightning Pursuit: Chain! — Allows him to move as a crimson lightning bolt through groups of enemies. 560

Swordsmanship and Thunder Marks

Soaring Serpent wields a longsword with exceptional speed and precision.

• Severed multiple giant skeletal claws with ranged crescent wind blades while charging the Demon Lord. 363
• Used Position Shift in an attempt to teleport behind the Demon Lord; the move was detected and countered by the Demon Fruit. 364
• Secretly implanted Thunder Marks on the Demon Lord during repeated exchanges, then used them to destroy the Demon Fruit after cutting the Demon Tree connection. 366

Deep-Seated Loathing

His former passive skill, Hatred, evolved after he absorbed the King of Hatred's Right Arm.

• Increases his Mysterious Power in proportion to his anger. 512
• At maximum output, can raise his Mysterious Power by 150%. 512
• Can absorb hatred from nearby creatures to fuel the effect. 512
• The City of Pain's hatred allowed his second-form power to approach 1,500,000 Mysterious Power. 560

Perception and Tracking

Soaring Serpent can perceive Mysterious Power with enough accuracy to distinguish a true body from clones.

• Identified Li Ran's real body among Shadow Dust Clones by comparing their Mysterious Power auras. 382
• Can sense the Heart of Chaos's location over considerable distances. 428

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Feathered Serpent Imperial Apex Sword — Legendary weapon listed among his core equipment. 507
• Wind-Chasing Thunder-Breaking Armor — Legendary armor listed among his core equipment. 507
• Instant-teleportation bracelet — Can teleport a visible target to a designated location; has a one-day cooldown and cannot return the target afterward. 498
• Exclusive Divine Soul Items: Serpentine Body and Ferocious Beast Soaring Serpent — Divine-soul equipment associated with his transformation forms. 507

Relationships

• Li Ran — Former enemy who pursued Li Ran for the Heart of Chaos; later rescued by Li Ran and bound by a slave contract. Li Ran subsequently provided the material that enabled his SSS breakthrough. 344 498 512
• Romon — Former ally who helped conquer the Soaring Serpent Sea. Their cooperation persists when necessary, though Romon dislikes Soaring Serpent's self-absorbed behavior. 428
• Kuna — Cooperated with her and Romon in pursuit of sentient heavenly treasure, but openly disputed ownership of Little Grass. 469
• Poison Seep Nurarihyon — Broke the seal on the King of Hatred's Right Arm, allowing Soaring Serpent to absorb its power and advance. 512
• Demon Lord — Opponent atop the Demon Kingdom Giant Tree; Soaring Serpent defeated it by cutting off its Demon Tree support and destroying the Demon Fruit. 366 367
• Akam — Enemy who captured Soaring Serpent in a Sacred Sealing Array to avenge a Rule Realm devoured by the Soaring Serpent Sea. 498

Story Role / Major Arcs

Fengquan Homeland

• Pursued Li Ran and the Hurricane with the Soaring Serpent Sea, forcing the ship into Fengquan Homeland. 301
• Collected lifespan from native residents while preparing to seize the Heart of Chaos. 336
• Climbed the Demon Kingdom Giant Tree and reserved his strength for the Demon Lord. 353 356
• Led the final assault on the Demon Lord while Li Ran's group contained the demon horde. 364 366
• Fought Li Ran after the Demon Lord's defeat and revealed the Feathered Serpent Ancestor form. 376 381

Myriad Tribulations and Infernal Ruins

• Escaped the Bulituoluo Nine-Headed Serpent, a creature capable of feeding on Rule Realms. 428
• Pursued Little Grass with Romon and Kuna, seeking a treasure that might enable his SSS advancement. 454 469
• Was captured by Akam's angels while competing for divine treasure, then contracted to Li Ran after being rescued. 498
• Assisted Li Ran's group in the Infernal Ruins and activated his evolved forms against the City of Bliss's mechanical forces. 559 560

SSS Advancement

• Failed to break the seal on the King of Hatred's Right Arm by force. 510 512
• Absorbed the arm's power after Poison Seep Nurarihyon used Crushing Seep Claw to break the seal. 512
• Evolved into an SSS-rank Mental Infector, gaining the Blood-Hatred Feathered Serpent, Fury-Blood Soaring Serpent, and Deep-Seated Loathing. 512