Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Rakshasa Divine Power (罗刹神力) |
| Type | Divine power associated with the Rakshasa God 97 |
| Known bearers | Bibi Dong and Lin Xia’s living martial soul, Ivysaur 75 97 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 75 75 |
Background
Bibi Dong accumulates Rakshasa Divine Power while undergoing the Rakshasa God Trial. It strengthens her, but its cold, violent influence also erodes her body and mind and becomes increasingly difficult to control. After seeing Lin Xia transform Angel Divine Power, she hopes he might help relieve this backlash 75.
At Death Canyon, the Rakshasa God bestows a trace of the power directly upon Ivysaur. Bibi Dong explains that the gift targets the foundations of its poison-based abilities; Lin Xia remains wary of effects they have yet to discover 97 99. Later, the power persists alongside Ivysaur’s life origin, Angel Divine Power, and Ice-Fire Divine Power in its Four-Colored Divine Wheel 176.
Appearance
Rakshasa Divine Power is most visibly marked by dark purple to purple-black light and patterns 97 176.
- Ivysaur: Thorn-like patterns briefly spread across its flower bud after the bestowal, leaving a faint, flowing dark purple ring around the petals 97.
- Four-Colored Divine Wheel: The power appears as a purple-black mark orbiting Ivysaur’s life-origin core 176.
- Bibi Dong: Her divine power manifests in purple-black radiance, including the aura of her Rakshasa Demon Scythe and Light of Withering 367 389.
Abilities & Effects
Poison Enhancement
The trace granted to Ivysaur strengthens its poison-type moves at their foundation 97 100.
- Improves the permeability, intensity, and corrosiveness of Ivysaur’s toxins 100.
- Helps crush, decompose, and purify mixed toxins before fusing them with Ivysaur’s poison origin and life energy 108.
- Other effects are not immediately understood by Ivysaur or Lin Xia 100.
Soul Bone Fusion and Storage
The power forms what Lin Xia describes as an “interface” or “furnace” within Ivysaur, enabling an unusual interaction with a Soul-Devouring Ghost Tiger head soul bone 100 101.
- Allows Ivysaur to equip the soul bone as a Tiger Bone Battle Helmet; Ivysaur reports no discomfort or mental confusion 101.
- Enables Ivysaur to store the soul bone in a room-sized space within its flower bud 101 102.
Death, Withering, and Resistance
In Bibi Dong’s hands, Rakshasa Divine Power carries the authority of death and withering 276.
- Her Rakshasa Demon Scythe causes struck limbs and tentacles to lose vitality and crumble 275.
- Its withering law weakens divine-power defenses and rapidly decays mutated soul beasts 380 389.
- Ivysaur’s trace provides resistance to erosion and curses 151.
Risks and Limits
- Backlash: Bibi Dong must contend with its corrosive influence, resentment, and mental strain 75 193 478.
- Amplification risk: Lin Xia warns that Snow Swan Kiss could magnify the power’s negative traits within Bibi Dong, erode her mind, and disrupt her God Trial 193.
- Vulnerability to corruption: An evolving monster twists and devours Bibi Dong’s divine power, repurposing its withering energy for new limbs 276.
Associations
- Rakshasa God — source of the power bestowed on Ivysaur and of Bibi Dong’s divine inheritance 75 97.
- Bibi Dong — trial successor whose growing power brings both combat strength and backlash 75 276.
- Ivysaur — receives a targeted trace that enhances its poison abilities and participates in its Four-Colored Divine Wheel 97 176.
- Lin Xia — studies Ivysaur’s new abilities; an imprint of Rakshasa power within him later resonates with resentment escaping Bibi Dong 101 299.
- Angel Divine Power — coexists with Rakshasa Divine Power in Ivysaur despite their conflicting attributes 103 176.
Story Role
- Death Canyon trial: The Rakshasa God grants Ivysaur divine power after its trial, leaving a lasting mark on its flower bud 97.
- Ivysaur’s development: The gift proves useful beyond poison enhancement when Ivysaur equips and stores a soul bone 100 101.
- Battle against the Pollution Source: Bibi Dong’s withering power initially helps destroy the creature’s body, but its evolved form twists and consumes that same power 270 275 276.
- Mutated Beast Horde: Bibi Dong uses the Law of Withering against divine-power-infused beasts, though sustained full-power output exhausts her 389.