Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Castorice (遐蝶; Xia Die) 1 |
| Role | Ferryman of the Underworld; Qian Anci’s soul-bound companion 1 |
Background
Castorice lived within Qian Anci’s soul from the time he transmigrated. For six years, he visited her in an underworld wasteland, where she spoke to him about Thanatos’s authority and the River Styx. At his martial soul awakening, she and the bone dragon Polydeuces merged into the depths of his soul, fulfilling their pact to fight at his side 1.
She subsequently guides Anci’s cultivation and warns him of dangers his powers pose. After his battle at Soul-Severing Cliff leaves him unconscious, she appears beside him, tends to him, and helps him recover and break through to level 40 2 19.
Appearance
Castorice appears as a slender woman with pale purple hair and gentle lavender eyes 1.
- Wears a white-and-purple dress whose hem bears dark Underworld Flower patterns 1.
- Is often seen standing or resting atop Polydeuces in Anci’s sea of consciousness 1 25.
- Can appear outside his consciousness; Ya Yi and a hidden Shadow Guard witness her beside the unconscious Anci 19.
Personality
Castorice is gentle and protective toward Anci, reassuring him during danger and caring for him after his collapse. She is also candid about the costs of his powers and the consequences of guiding souls to the Underworld 2 6 16 19. When Anci grows more calculating, she tells him she misses the child who once listened to her sing, but continues to support him 25.
Abilities & Skills
Underworld authority
- Possesses primordial death energy associated with governing the afterlife; she identifies her death authority as inherently opposed to Qian Renxue’s holy power 1 2.
- Conceals her presence from Gu Yuena’s inspection of Anci’s sea of consciousness by shrouding it in death energy 7.
- Repels Ya Yi with a movement of gray-white mist, without visible contact or a detectable ripple of soul power 19.
Soul rings and cultivation guidance
- Condenses a suitable ring for Polydeuces whenever Anci obtains a ring for his Scythe of Death. These rings originate from the Underworld and can grow stronger as he reaps death 2 3.
- Explains the abilities and limits of Polydeuces’s first ring, Ring of Dragon Fall, including its initially limited suppression of dragon bloodlines 5.
- Guides Anci through refining the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings’ residual essence into his fourth soul ring 22.
- Combs through his meridians while he recovers from Soul-Severing Cliff, helping him reach level 40 19.
Guidance of departed souls
- Explains that souls Anci guides to the Underworld cannot reincarnate until he becomes strong enough 16.
Relationships
- Qian Anci — Her soul-bound companion since his transmigration. She guides, protects, and fights alongside him, while observing how he changes as he grows older 1 19 25.
- Polydeuces — The bone dragon connected to her authority; she merges with it during Anci’s awakening and condenses rings for his Polydeuces martial soul 1 2.
- Gu Yuena — Conceals herself when Gu Yuena examines Anci’s sea of consciousness. Her later teasing about Gu Yuena’s affection carries a jealous note that Anci notices 7 14.
Notable Quotes
“The authority of Thanatos should not be borne by one person alone.” 1
“I will fight by your side, Anci.” 1
“Sleep, Anci. I have always been here.” 19