Beast Domain

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Beast Domain (兽域)
Type	Region of the Dou Qi Continent
Status	Inhabited by numerous magical-beast tribes; its major powers contest former Ancient Void Dragon territories and ancient opportunities
First Appearance	Chapter 5 (mentioned); Chapter 6 (entered) 5 6

Geography

The Beast Domain occupies the southern part of the Dou Qi Continent. Though smaller than the Central Plains, it contains an immense number of layered mountain ranges, collectively known as the “land of a hundred thousand mountains”; the actual number of ranges is said to exceed that estimate. Time has left countless hidden treasures within these mountains. 6

• More than seventy percent of the continent’s magical beasts are concentrated here. 6
• Natural energy is scarce in areas such as the Wild Mountain Range, forcing magical beasts to rely heavily on consuming meat, medicinal herbs, and other energy-rich resources for cultivation. 7
• Its wilderness supports predatory magical beasts and territorial disputes despite its reputation as a comparatively safe region. 6 8 9
• The four Dragon Islands are located in the void within the Beast Domain and can be reached through Void Ancient Dragon space-wormhole passages. 5 6
• The northern Beast Domain contains major magical-beast cities and commercial centers, including the Six-eared Spirit Python Empire and its Magic Core City. 40 41
• Although the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and Nine Nether Deep Earth Python Clan ostensibly control the region, other powerful magical-beast clans retain sufficient strength that neither great clan can completely dominate the Beast Domain. 26

Known Locations

Location	Description
Wild Mountain Range	A barren former territory of the Wild Mountain Macaque Dragon Clan, formerly divided among several fourth-tier magical-beast tribes and later unified under Zhu Jin’s rule. 6 14 40
Flame Wolf Unicorn Nest	A crude stone nest beside a lava river, originally belonging to the Flame Wolf Unicorn tribe and later taken by Zhu Jin as a dwelling and base of operations. 11
Skeleton Mountain Range	The future site of ancient ruins said to contain the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit. 6
Ancient Void Dragon Old Homeland	A desolate section of the Wild Mountain Range that was once part of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s ancestral territory and the domain of its Wild Mountain Macaque Dragon vassals. 22
Dragon Cave Ancient Ruins	A former Wild Mountain Macaque Dragon ancestral shrine and Ancient Void Dragon asset, concealed in a spatial void and later sealed off by the Nine Nether Deep Earth Python Clan. 22 23
Ancient Dragon Medicine Garden	A battle-scarred remnant of the Dragon Cave, once cultivated by the Wild Mountain Macaque Dragon Clan and inhabited by primitive magical beasts after its decline. 23 25
Heavenly Flame Space	A void passage within the ancient ruins containing Black-Yellow Flame energy; it collapsed after Zhu Jin acquired the opportunity within it. 26 29
Six-eared Spirit Python Empire	An ancient magical-beast empire in the northern Beast Domain whose spatial wormhole and commercial network are controlled by the Nine Nether Deep Earth Python Clan’s blood relatives. 40 41
Magic Core City	The Six-eared Spirit Python Empire’s ancient capital and a major market for magic cores, medicinal materials, and magical-beast commerce. 41

History

The Beast Domain was once controlled by the Void Ancient Dragon Clan. Following Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun’s disappearance and the fragmentation of Dragon Island into four competing islands, the clan withdrew into the void and became embroiled in a prolonged civil war. Its former Beast Domain territories lost stability and were occupied by powers including the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan and the Nine Nether Deep Earth Python Clan. 4

At its height, the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s Beast Domain territories covered nearly one-fifth of the Dou Qi Continent. Its influence extended across the region and into the Central Plains, while former strongholds, medicine gardens, and spatially concealed domains eventually became the ancient ruins contested by later magical-beast factions. 22 23

Former Void Ancient Dragon vassal races were left without support. The Ancient Dragon Bear Clan was forced into independence, while the fate of the Wild Mountain Macaque Dragons is uncertain; by the present era, they have vanished from their former Wild Mountain Range territory. 6 14

Three hundred years before Zhu Jin’s arrival, the Wild Mountain Macaque Dragon Clan declined after the death of its strongest seventh-tier Beast King. No new seventh-tier member emerged, enabling other powers to carve up its territory and leaving the region spiritually depleted. 14 Later accounts identify the clan as an eighth-tier magical-beast empire and attribute its disappearance to an unexplained anomaly, with rumors variously blaming the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, the Nine Nether Deep Earth Python Clan, or a more mysterious cause. 22

The reappearance of Zhu Jin, an Ancient Void Dragon, disrupts the established balance in the Wild Mountain Range. After his conquest of local tribes and the Purple Cloud Scorpion Snake Tribe’s defection, he declares that the Ancient Void Dragon Clan will return to the Beast Domain within twenty years, a prospect that would require a redistribution of territory and likely lead to large-scale war. 19 20 30

Inhabitants and Factions

Faction / Species	Position in the Beast Domain
Void Ancient Dragon Clan	Former rulers of the Beast Domain; now largely withdrawn to the void and divided by internal conflict. 4 6
Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan	A powerful race that occupied former Void Ancient Dragon territory and remains one of the Beast Domain’s two foremost magical-beast powers. 4 20 26
Nine Nether Deep Earth Python Clan	A powerful race with broad territory, numerous blood-related and vassal factions, and control over the Dragon Cave Ancient Ruins. 4 23 41
Ancient Dragon Bear Clan	A former Void Ancient Dragon vassal clan forced into independence after the dragons’ withdrawal from the Beast Domain. 6 14
Wild Mountain Macaque Dragon Clan	Former dominant clan of the Wild Mountain Range and an Ancient Void Dragon vassal empire; it has disappeared following centuries of decline and an unexplained anomaly. 6 14 22
Flame Wolf Unicorn Clan	A fourth-tier tribe of the Wild Mountain Range; submits to Zhu Jin after its leader is killed. 8 11
Steel-winged Vulture Clan	One of the remaining fourth-tier tribes in the Wild Mountain Range. 14
Mountain-moving Ape Clan	One of the remaining fourth-tier tribes in the Wild Mountain Range. 14
Wild Mountain Goblins	Common first-tier scavengers of the Wild Mountain ravines and abandoned mining areas; Zhu Jin retains them as guides and servants rather than consuming them. 7
Heavenly Fox Spider Tribe	A stronger fourth-tier tribe beyond the basin that later submits to Zhu Jin. 14 40
Green-horned Tiger Tribe	A stronger fourth-tier tribe beyond the basin that later submits to Zhu Jin. 14 40
Divine Eagle Deer Tribe	A stronger fourth-tier tribe beyond the basin that later submits to Zhu Jin. 14 40
Purple Cloud Scorpion Snake Tribe	A former Nine Nether Deep Earth Python vassal clan that initially prepares to hunt Zhu Jin, but submits after the death of chief Xie Yun and renounces its former allegiance. 14 19 30
Green Phoenix Clan	A powerful avian clan represented in the ancient ruins by its prince, Mu Qinghuang; it forms an apparent alliance with the Earth Demon Bear Clan. 26 29
Earth Demon Bear Clan	A powerful magical-beast clan led by Xiong Sinan, who appears alongside Green Phoenix prince Mu Qinghuang at the ancient ruins. 26
Six-eared Spirit Python Empire	An ancient northern Beast Domain empire ruled by blood relatives of the Nine Nether Deep Earth Python Clan; it hosts the Nine Nether Commerce Association and a vital spatial wormhole. 40 41
Nine Nether Commerce Association	The Beast Domain’s largest commerce association, supported by the vast population and extensive connections of the Nine Nether Deep Earth Python Clan. 41

Role in the Story

Zhu Jin enters the Beast Domain after leaving North Dragon Island, seeking to increase his strength, locate Canaan Academy, and eventually travel there. The Dragon Guard regards his destination as a fall from grace because Void Ancient Dragons consider the region barren and beneath them. 5 6

In the Wild Mountain Range, Zhu Jin faces immediate resource shortages: lower-tier magical beasts cannot provide enough energy to sustain a fourth-tier dragon’s cultivation. He consequently seeks fourth-tier prey and is lured into a trap arranged by the Flame Wolf Unicorns, Iron-winged Vulture, Mountain-moving Ape, and Wild Mountain Goblins. 7 8 9

After defeating the three fourth-tier leaders, Zhu Jin uses Zhu Tian’s dragon scale to project overwhelming Ancient Void Dragon bloodline pressure. The surviving Flame Wolf Unicorns submit, giving him a base of operations and the beginnings of his own force in the Beast Domain. 11 14

Zhu Jin subsequently attacks the Purple Cloud Scorpion Snake Tribe before it can act against him. The death of chief Xie Yun and Xie Dong’s decision to submit bring the tribe into Zhu Jin’s force, while Xie Dong’s historical knowledge reveals the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s former rule of the Beast Domain and the existence of a Heavenly Flame in the Wild Mountain Range. 17 19 20 21

The Wild Mountain Range’s ancient ruins become the setting for Zhu Jin’s exploration of his clan’s lost homeland. He infiltrates the Nine Nether Deep Earth Python Clan’s blockade, enters the Ancient Dragon Medicine Garden, acquires Black-Yellow Flame energy from the Heavenly Flame Space, and clashes with magical beasts drawn by the resulting opportunity. 22 23 26 29

Zhu Jin’s use of Void Dragon Power and Spatial Annihilation against the assembled Beast Kings demonstrates the lingering terror associated with Ancient Void Dragons, even though many lesser Beast Domain factions no longer recognize the clan’s name. 30 31 He later subdues the Ancient Dragon Turtle within the Dragon Cave and gains it as a subordinate. 33

By the time Zhu Jin leaves seclusion after forging medicinal cauldrons, the Flame Wolf Unicorns, Purple Cloud Scorpion Snakes, Heavenly Fox Spiders, Green-horned Tigers, and Divine Eagle Deer have all submitted to him. This grants him control of the Wild Mountain Range and establishes his first independent magical-beast force in the Beast Domain. 40

The Six-eared Spirit Python Empire later provides Zhu Jin with access to the Beast Domain’s commercial networks, magic-core trade, and spatial-wormhole routes, making it strategically important to his eventual departure toward the Black-Corner Region. 40 41

Trivia

• Within the Void Ancient Dragon Clan, the Beast Domain is described as “the mortal realm,” contrasted with the resource-rich void. 6
• Ancient maps held by Dragon Island are outdated because they predate both the clan’s division and Zhu Kun’s sealing. 6
• For magical beasts in the Beast Domain, obtaining dragon flesh, blood, or flame is coveted as a possible means of improving their bloodline and breaking their inherent limits. 8 9
• Most minor Beast Domain factions have forgotten the Ancient Void Dragon Clan entirely, while only major clans and those familiar with ancient records recognize the significance of Zhu Jin’s identity. 20 30
• The Six-eared Spirit Python Empire’s Magic Core City is one of the Beast Domain’s foremost magic-core markets; cores ranging from first-tier specimens to those of eighth-tier ancient magical beasts are said to be available for the right price. 41