Li Yuan

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Li Yuan (李渊)
Species/Race	Human; transmigrator
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Nibelungen; Black Dragon Academy
Occupation/Role	Founder and lord of Nibelungen; founder of Black Dragon Academy
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate full soul power; Rank 20	2	Awakens the creation-level World-Destroying Black Dragon martial soul.
Rank 24	12	Absorbs a God-Bestowed Spirit Ring that reaches ten-thousand-year quality; gains three first-ring soul skills.
Rank 27	19	Reached through cultivation within Nibelungen's Spirit-Gathering Array.
Rank 30	19	Breaks through after two days of cultivation and awakens the Devour Origin talent.
First soul ring: nearly 18,000 years	23 24	Uses Devour to convert soul-beast rings: half increases his ring age and half strengthens his martial soul.

Background / History

Li Yuan lived in Li Family Village for two and a half years after transmigrating. When his Strongest Family Cultivation System activated, he received ten million gold soul coins, a creation-level martial soul, two God-Bestowed Spirit Rings, and ten Titled Douluo worshipers. He thanked the villagers who had taken him in and provided funds for village improvements. 1

He used his resources to purchase a run-down manor in Soto City and founded Nibelungen. Its initial policies included free martial-soul awakenings and complete support for qualified commoners, but members were required to have clean backgrounds, avoid ties to Spirit Hall or major sects, and remain loyal for life. 2

Upon awakening the World-Destroying Black Dragon, Li Yuan gained innate full soul power but suffered a backlash from the martial soul's evil fire. Yue Yao initially saved him by drawing out the energy herself; afterward, Li Yuan chose to bring Shui Bing'er—whose Ice Phoenix possesses an ultimate-ice attribute—to his side as a longer-term means of suppression. 3

Li Yuan rapidly expanded Nibelungen by forcing Tianshui Academy into affiliation, recruiting Dugu Bo, relocating the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well's immortal herbs, and building Black Dragon Academy as a cultivation base for Shui Bing'er, Dugu Yan, Tie Mu, and A Liang. 4 7 8 21

Personality

Li Yuan is consistently composed when confronting overwhelming events, from receiving ten Titled Douluo subordinates to facing opposition from Spirit Hall. He makes decisions quickly and regards power, wealth, and rare resources as tools to be used rather than treasures to hoard. 1 2 12

He is pragmatic and demanding as a leader. Nibelungen's recruitment rules are strict, and he expects permanent loyalty, yet he rewards capable followers generously with cultivation methods, soul bones, martial souls, herbs, and specialized training. 2 17 18 21

Li Yuan also recognizes the risks attached to his strength. Rather than ignore the Black Dragon's evil-fire backlash, he actively seeks methods to restrain it and refuses to overextend himself by absorbing soul rings his body cannot yet bear. 3 24

Appearance

Li Yuan is a slender, handsome young man who commonly wears white brocade robes. His bearing is calm and self-assured, even when surrounded by far stronger soul masters. 1 6 7

• Dark-gold gleam can flash in his eyes after awakening his martial soul. 2
• Dark-gold vertical pupils appear briefly when he reaches Rank 30. 19
• Fine black, embryonic dragon-scale patterns briefly emerge across his skin after absorbing his first ten-thousand-year ring. 12
• Usually stands with his hands behind his back. 1 2 24

Abilities & Skills

World-Destroying Black Dragon

A creation-level beast martial soul associated with destruction, evil, and creation. Its immense foundation allows Li Yuan to withstand a ten-thousand-year first soul ring, but its evil aspect manifests as dangerous wicked fire. 2 3 12

• Provides overwhelming physical potential and a combat style suited to frontal domination. 10
• Its evil fire can scorch Li Yuan's meridians, cloud his reason, and potentially turn him into a mindless killer if left unchecked. 3
• Shui Bing'er's Ice Phoenix can suppress the evil fire, though only temporarily at her current strength. 5

Spirit Speech: Emperor

An innate Origin talent gained alongside the Black Dragon martial soul. Li Yuan uses it to manipulate time in combat. 2 23

• Time Zero — slows a target through time deceleration. 23
• Instant — accelerates Li Yuan himself, allowing him to combine the two effects for overwhelming close-range attacks. 23
• His use of time has been recognized as touching the threshold of laws. 23

First Soul Ring

Li Yuan's first God-Bestowed Spirit Ring reaches ten-thousand-year quality and grants three soul skills. 12

• Dragon Might of the End — passive Black King dragon pressure that inflicts instinctive fear on opponents with lower-grade martial souls; reduces their attributes by 10–30% and delays their soul-skill activation. 12
• Scale of the Rebellious Dragon — one of the three skills obtained from the first ring; its specific effects are not documented in the provided material. 12
• Dragon Breath of the End — one of the three skills obtained from the first ring; its specific effects are not documented in the provided material. 12

Throne of Eternal Night

A domain-type second soul skill centered on Li Yuan. 13

• Creates a fifty-meter domain. 13
• Suppresses dragon-type and beast martial souls, reducing all attributes by 10–30%. 13
• Enhances allies within the domain by 20% in all attributes. 13
• Can presently be maintained for up to three minutes. 13
• Its range and suppression/enhancement values each rise by 10% for every ten soul-power levels Li Yuan gains. 13

Devour

An Origin talent awakened at Rank 30 that converts soul-beast soul rings into personal growth. 19 23

• Absorbs and converts a slain soul beast's soul ring. 23
• Transfers half of a ring's age to Li Yuan's own soul ring. 23
• Uses the remaining half to strengthen the World-Destroying Black Dragon martial soul. 23
• Can directly convert soul rings into soul power to raise his level. 23
• Is limited by Li Yuan's physical endurance; he refuses to absorb hundred-thousand-year rings before his body can withstand them. 24

Equipment / Items

• Void Ring — spatial soul tool with ten cubic meters of storage; its Etherealization skill ignores lock-on abilities for three seconds. 11
• Concentration Art — cultivation method that increases cultivation speed by 30% and gradually improves mental resistance. 11
• God-Slaying Sword — god-rank assault-type tool martial soul. Li Yuan chooses not to use it himself and later grants it to A Liang as a second martial soul. 11 17
• Panyan Right Arm Bone — ten-thousand-year soul bone with the defensive skill Immovable as a Mountain. 11
• Spirit-Gathering Formation — covers Nibelungen manor and a radius of ten li, tripling local soul-power density. 2
• Rare Spirit Field — one-mu cultivation field adaptable to any planting condition; reduces maturation cycles by 70%. 2

Relationships

• Yue Yao — Worshiper and trusted subordinate. She manages recruitment and construction work, and saved Li Yuan during his first evil-fire backlash. 2 3 11
• Shui Bing'er — Li Yuan's partner and Black Dragon Academy student. Her Ice Phoenix martial soul suppresses his evil fire; Li Yuan supports her cultivation with immortal herbs, soul bones, and a God-Bestowed Spirit Ring. 5 8 12 18 19
• Long Yuan — Nibelungen's Second Worship and a Rank 98 Peak Douluo. He acts as Li Yuan's protector, enforcer, and adviser on the Black Dragon's evil-fire risk. 3 7
• Emperor — Nibelungen's First Worship, a Rank 99 demigod. He guards Li Yuan, recognizes his potential, and provides measured counsel. 7 23
• Dugu Bo — Recruited Titled Douluo and Nibelungen's Spirit Field Elder. He handles herb cultivation and official academy certification. 7 9 18
• Dugu Yan — Dugu Bo's granddaughter and one of Black Dragon Academy's first-generation students. Li Yuan gives her the Fragrant Silk Immortal Herb to resolve her inherited toxin backlash. 8 21
• Tie Mu — Recruited subordinate and Black Dragon Academy student. Li Yuan rewards his loyalty with a ten-thousand-year soul bone. 17 21
• A Liang — Recruited subordinate and Black Dragon Academy student. Li Yuan grants him the God-Slaying Sword as a second martial soul. 17 21

Story Role / Major Arcs

Founding Nibelungen

Li Yuan establishes Nibelungen in Soto City, creates its recruitment rules, awakens the World-Destroying Black Dragon, and begins building a force backed by Titled Douluo worshipers. 1 2

Evil Fire and Tianshui Academy

After the Black Dragon's evil fire nearly overwhelms him, Li Yuan recruits Tianshui Academy and takes Shui Bing'er with him to serve as an ice-attribute suppressant for the unstable power within him. 3 4 5

Sunset Forest and the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well

Li Yuan subdues Dugu Bo, recruits him into Nibelungen, gains access to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and distributes immortal herbs to Shui Bing'er and Dugu Yan. 6 7 8

Black Dragon Academy

Li Yuan secures dual certification for Black Dragon Academy and equips it with Mimicry Cultivation Fields, Gravity Control Rooms, a Soul Gathering Array, and a professional teaching team. He sets a one-year goal for its four initial students to reach Soul Emperor. 19 21 22

Star Dou Great Forest

Li Yuan tests Spirit Speech and Devour in the Star Dou Great Forest, raising the age of his first soul ring toward 18,000 years. He later encounters Tang San's group and claims the Phoenix-Tail Cockscomb Serpent, challenging the Shrek Seven Devils and Meng Yiran. 23 24 25

Trivia

• Li Yuan received ten Titled Douluo worshipers immediately upon activating his system. 1
• His first soul ring is ten thousand years old despite being his first ring, and it grants three soul skills. 12
• He considers the God-Slaying Sword unsuitable for his own combat style because the World-Destroying Black Dragon better suits frontal domination. 10 11
• He ignored system missions to recruit Tang San, Zhao Wuji, and the Shrek Seven Devils because he considered them more trouble than they were worth. 24