Moon Beast

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Moon Beast (月兽)
Species/Race	Sky Swallowing Beast; Spiritual Object
Affiliation	Su Zhan; formerly bound to the Moon Worship Tribe's main lineage
Occupation/Role	Su Zhan's contracted companion and guide
Status	Active
First Appearance	235

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Restored true form / prosperous period	262	Su Zhan returns the power absorbed by Cheng Xinghe. After seven days of weakness, the Moon Beast emerges from a cocoon with abundant spirit energy and a fierce, majestic true form.
Breakthrough initiated	363	Su Zhan injects the recovered Divine Bone's power into the Moon Beast, causing swelling in its dantian and prompting cultivation to control the energy.
Heavenly Tribulation and transformation	364 365	Faces lightning tribulation using a shield to weaken the strikes. The process greatly increases its strength and physical prowess.

Background / History

The Moon Beast is an ancient creature born in darkness that absorbs the essence of the night. The Moon Worship Tribe describes it as a Sky Swallowing Beast: an exceptionally dangerous, violent being believed to have been annihilated by the tribe's ancestors. In reality, the tribe's main lineage secretly kept it under contract and used it as its greatest source of power. 235

The tribe forcibly contracted the Moon Beast through a fragment of the Eye of the Heavenly God, then used the fragment as a suppressive object in the Great Tomb. The contract allowed the Moon Worship Tribe to absorb the Moon Beast's power, while binding it through Karma lines and a dark art that was difficult to undo. 243 260 262

Its stolen power corrupted Cheng Xinghe, who became feral and unstable after absorbing it. Su Zhan exposed the truth, refused to continue supporting the tribe's exploitation, and resolved to return the Moon Beast's energy. 259 260

Appearance

The Moon Beast normally exists as an unusual spiritual-energy body rather than an ordinary flesh-and-blood fierce beast. After recovering its stolen power, it regains a majestic true form with a fierce aura and abundant spirit energy. 238 262

• Its spiritual body becomes increasingly ethereal after sustained exposure to White Dragon Flame. 238
• Its true form is described as fierce, majestic, and beautiful, with an aura likened to that of a powerful lion. 262
• It can conjure a water mirror. 365
• Following its tribulation, it appears disheveled enough that the others laugh upon seeing its reflection. 365

Personality

The Moon Beast is initially hostile, suspicious, and intensely focused on freedom after years of exploitation by the Moon Worship Tribe. It is wary of contracts and reluctant to reveal information about its past, but becomes cooperative once Su Zhan offers a mutually binding agreement. 238 239 240

Despite its fearsome reputation, it displays concern for Su Zhan, warns him of danger, and eventually chooses to travel with him after regaining its strength. It can be blunt and mocking toward enemies, notably taunting Daoist Tian Qiong, yet is also selfless enough to suggest abandoning its Divine Bone rather than endanger Su Zhan and his allies. 262 263 333 357 359

Abilities & Skills

Night Essence and Spiritual-Object Nature

The Moon Beast is a long-lived Spiritual Object born in darkness and sustained by the essence of the night. 235 237

• Possesses immense power beyond ordinary spirit beasts. 235
• Can exist independently as an energy-based spiritual body rather than remaining attached to Cheng Xinghe. 238
• Has extensive knowledge of ancient creatures, higher-dimensional worlds, and powerful beings. 288 301
• Recognizes the White Dragon Flame as a lost cultivation method originating from the Demon Race's Progenitor. 239

Possession and Power Transfer

The Moon Beast's contracted power can influence and corrupt a human host.

• Possessed Cheng Xinghe and drove him into a feral, violent state. 237
• Its power was absorbed by Cheng Xinghe through the Moon Worship Tribe's contract, damaging both Cheng Xinghe's sanity and the Moon Beast itself. 260
• Su Zhan uses hypnosis on Cheng Xinghe to guide the absorbed energy back to the Moon Beast. 261
• The ability is tied to the Moon Worship Tribe's exploitative contract and is not portrayed as voluntary cooperation. 260 261

Origin Power

The Moon Beast can summon its Origin to interact with powerful artifacts.

• Uses its Origin to awaken Su Zhan's item fragment and guide him toward the fourth tomb chamber. 255
• Recognizes that the Moon Worship Tribe's fragment was used to forcibly contract and suppress it. 262

Combat and Strategy

Though weakened for much of its time with Su Zhan, the Moon Beast remains dangerous and tactically capable.

• Is extremely fast and confident in its ability to escape pursuit. 239
• Secretly manipulates a stone sphere while the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon engages Daoist Tian Qiong. 359
• Coordinates with the dragon to deceive Tian Qiong and set up the spatial explosion that cripples him. 360
• Gains substantial strength and physical prowess after surviving Heavenly Tribulation. 365

Vulnerabilities

• Sunlight and heat severely weaken it, especially at midday. 236
• White Dragon Flame can burn and expose its otherwise elusive spiritual body. 238
• Its Divine Bone can be forcibly extracted; Daoist Tian Qiong removes it, leaving the Moon Beast badly injured. 354 355
• Its former bondage involved Karma lines and dark arts that are difficult to break. 243

Relationships

• Su Zhan — Initially captures and contracts the Moon Beast after offering to help free it. Their relationship develops into companionship and mutual concern; Su Zhan returns its stolen power, seeks to recover its Divine Bone, and helps it prepare for breakthrough. 239 260 262 355 363
• Cheng Xinghe — The Moon Worship Tribe's Young Master and former vessel for the Moon Beast's stolen power. Cheng Xinghe's absorption of that power causes his feral transformation. 237 260 261
• Moon Worship Tribe — Former captors who forcibly bound the Moon Beast with an Eye of the Heavenly God fragment and siphoned its power. 243 260 262
• Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon — Traveling companion and protector. The pair cooperate to rescue Su Zhan, defend against Daoist Tian Qiong, and ultimately kill him through a deception-based ambush. 304 359 360
• Daoist Tian Qiong — Enemy who captures and tortures the Moon Beast, extracting its Divine Bone. The Moon Beast later helps the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon trap and kill him. 354 360
• Fox King Tian — Ally in Su Zhan's effort to recover the Moon Beast's Divine Bone; advises against interfering with the Moon Beast's Heavenly Tribulation. 355 357 364

Story Role / Major Arcs

Moon Worship Tribe Contract

Su Zhan identifies the Moon Beast as the source of Cheng Xinghe's illness and learns of its secret imprisonment by the Moon Worship Tribe. After pursuing it into its underground lair, he subdues it with White Dragon Flame and makes a soul-binding contract in exchange for helping it regain freedom. 235 237 238 239

Great Tomb and Recovery

The Moon Beast accompanies Su Zhan into the Great Tomb, where it assists in awakening an item fragment with its Origin. After the truth of the Moon Worship Tribe's theft is revealed, Su Zhan returns the Moon Beast's stolen energy and helps it regain its true form. 255 260 261 262

Journey with Su Zhan

After leaving the Moon Worship Tribe, the Moon Beast guides Su Zhan in the search for the Great Evolution Tribe and the final Eye of the Heavenly God fragment. It also provides the key insight that allows the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon to mature by consuming Time Attribute energy. 262 263 300 301

Divine Bone Conflict

Daoist Tian Qiong captures the Moon Beast, tortures it, and extracts its Divine Bone. Although the Moon Beast is willing to abandon the bone to avoid further danger, Su Zhan commits to recovering it. The Moon Beast and the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon later defeat Tian Qiong through a coordinated trap. 354 357 359 360

Breakthrough

Su Zhan injects the Divine Bone's power into the Moon Beast, setting off a breakthrough. It endures Heavenly Tribulation without outside interference and emerges significantly stronger. 363 364 365

Trivia

• The Moon Beast shares its lifespan with the sun and moon, making it exceptionally old. 239
• It could not identify the egg of the Time-Space Sealing Demon Dragon, despite its affinity with nature and extensive knowledge of animals. 288
• It hid inside Su Zhan's private space when confronted by an overwhelmingly powerful ancient beast. 292
• It considers Spirit Beasts and Spiritual Objects more sophisticated than humans, with potential beyond human imagination. 301