Void Ancient Dragon Clan

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Void Ancient Dragon Clan (太虚古龙族)
Alias(es)	Ancient Void Dragon Clan
Species/Race	Top-tier magical beast race of true dragons 6 13
Affiliation	The four Dragon Islands; North Dragon Island is shown directly 1 4
Occupation/Role	Former dominant power of the Beast Domain; territorial force based in the Void Land 4 6
Status	Fragmented into four hostile islands and engaged in a prolonged civil war 4
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Background

The disappearance of Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun fractured Dragon Island into four separate islands. None accepted another island’s authority, resulting in an extended civil war among the clan. During this division, the clan withdrew into the Void Land and lost control of the Beast Domain, where the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan and Nine Nether Deep Earth Python Clan occupied former dragon territory. 4 6

The clan had effectively vanished from the Beast Domain for thousands of years. Consequently, many ordinary Beast Domain magical beasts no longer recognize Void Ancient Dragons as a distinct race. 9

Its former vassal network also declined after Dragon Island’s withdrawal. The Wild Mountain Macaque Dragon Clan, once the dominant clan of the Wild Mountain Range, disappeared after its strongest seventh-tier Beast King died and no successor emerged. The Ancient Dragon Bear Clan is likewise identified as a former vassal family that became effectively independent. 6 14

Despite its fractured condition, the clan considers the Beast Domain barren and beneath it, viewing its magical beasts as inferior. Void Land resources are regarded as far more valuable. 6

Bloodline Hierarchy

Bloodline is the central measure of a Void Ancient Dragon’s status, cultivation potential, inherited techniques, and eventual limit. The Dragon Blood Stele tests a dragon’s bloodline at birth and again every ten years, since medicinal resources can gradually improve bloodline concentration. 1 3

Dragon Blood Stage	Relative Grade	Cultivation-Method Equivalent	Notes
1 stage	Lowest	Huang-grade	The minimum concentration within the clan. 1 3
2 stages	—	Low Xuan-grade	A dragon father guarantees at least two stages in offspring. 1 3
3 stages	Lower-grade	Middle Xuan-grade	The most common and mediocre classification; its bloodline power generally wanes after reaching Dou Ling. 1 3
4 stages	—	High Xuan-grade	Considered uncommon within the clan. 1 3
5–7 stages	—	Di-grade	Represents a substantially stronger bloodline foundation. 3
8–10 stages	—	Tian-grade	Ten stages represents pure blood; Zhu Jin believes only Zi Yan and Zhu Kun may possess it. 1 3

Lower-bloodline dragons develop faster during their early years but reach their bottlenecks sooner, while high-bloodline dragons retain greater long-term potential. This drives open discrimination against lower-grade dragons, even when they temporarily possess superior cultivation. 2 3

Strength is nevertheless accepted as decisive in direct conflict. During Zhu Jin and Zhu Zong’s life-and-death clash on North Dragon Island, surrounding young and elder dragons watched without intervening. 2

Society and Organization

The clan is divided into lineages and territories centered on powerful biological fathers. Zhu Tian’s territory in Dragon Valley, for example, contains only his descendants. High-level dragons may reward successful offspring with territory and female companions, allowing them to establish their own lines. 3

Young dragons receive magical beast meat, beast milk, spiritual plants, and medicinal herbs from the clan for their first ten years. Afterward, they are expected to hunt and provide for themselves. 3 11

A young dragon who reaches Dou Ling before age sixteen may choose a clan position and receive a reward from its biological father. The most dangerous position is Dragon Warrior, a frontier force tasked with leaving the islands to conquer territory and seize resources in the void and other regions. Its high mortality rate makes it effectively a pioneer or cannon-fodder role. 4

• Dragon Warrior — A high-risk expansion role assigned to dragons willing to open territory and acquire resources beyond the islands. 4
• Dragon Guard — Guards Dragon Island’s long-distance void passages and verifies a traveler’s Dragon Seal and assigned position. 5 6
• Dragon Seal — A clan-recognition mark that identifies a young dragon’s lineage and assignment; it also prevents assigned dragons from abandoning their posts. 5

Racial Abilities & Traits

Dragon Dou Qi and Inherited Techniques

Void Ancient Dragons are born with Dragon Dou Qi. Rather than cultivating conventional human techniques, magical beasts rely on their bloodline to convert consumed energy into Dou Qi and awaken inherited skills once the necessary conditions are met. 2 3

• Bloodline quality functions as both a cultivation method and a ceiling on future strength. 3
• Even a low-grade, three-stage Void Ancient Dragon possesses Dragon Dou Qi comparable to a middle Xuan-grade method; it is stronger than most high Xuan-grade methods. 8
• Individual dragons may specialize in Dragon Flame, lightning, spatial laws, or raw physical force. 10

Ancient Dragon Claw

The Ancient Dragon Claw is the clan’s most basic bloodline technique and a low Xuan-grade Dou Technique. 8

• It is considered an instinctive technique available even to a Void Ancient Dragon with one-stage bloodline. 8
• When reinforced with Dragon Dou Qi, its claws can split rock and overwhelm ordinary fourth-tier magical beasts. 8

Dragon Flash

Dragon Flash is a low Earth-rank inherited movement technique that briefly traverses space, producing an effect similar to teleportation. 2 13

• It can evade attacks or place the user behind an opponent for a counterattack. 13
• It awakens through bloodline conditions rather than ordinary training. 2
• Ordinary Dragon Flash cannot pass through barriers; Zi Yan’s superior void-traversal ability is presented as a higher-level expression of this power. 2

Void Travel and Flight

Void Ancient Dragons can fly without wings and are naturally capable of traversing the void. 2 6

• Their dragon scales can serve as natural vessels for space-wormhole travel. 6
• Clan-made void passages are described as faster and sturdier than passages created by ordinary Dou Zuns. 6
• Their innate spatial ability includes an internal storage space, allowing dragons to store objects without a storage ring. 4

Dragon Flame and Physical Resilience

The clan possesses Dragon Flame, described as supreme among beast flames, as well as highly fire-resistant dragon scales and claws. 8

• Dragons can use their natural fire and durable bodies in forging; the clan is described as capable blacksmiths. 4
• Their physical bodies are their greatest racial strength, exceeding the importance of Dragon Dou Qi in direct combat. 8
• Their souls are weaker than those of alchemists but remain strong compared with ordinary cultivators. 3

Dragon Sense

Dragon Sense is a soul-based racial combat technique used to roughly perceive another being’s thoughts. 7

• It allows communication with low-level magical beasts that lack ordinary speech or intelligence. 7
• It is especially useful for commanding or gathering information from Beast Domain creatures. 7

Magic Core Refinement

Ancient Void Dragon veins can suppress the violent energy of a magic core, allowing dragons to directly consume and refine cores that would kill ordinary cultivators or magical beasts. 13

• Refinement still requires a substantial supply of Dou Qi to sustain Dragon Flame. 13
• A successful refinement may awaken or acquire a battle skill associated with the consumed magical beast. Zhu Jin gains Dragon Flash and Mountain-moving Strength after refining a fourth-rank Mountain-moving Ape core. 13 14

Relationships

• Zhu Kun — Missing Dragon Emperor whose disappearance divided Dragon Island into four warring factions. 4
• Zi Yan — Identified as the Dragon Emperor expected to return and unify the Dragon Islands. 1
• Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan — A powerful Beast Domain race occupying territory formerly controlled by the Void Ancient Dragon Clan. 3 4
• Nine Nether Deep Earth Python Clan — Another Beast Domain power that seized former dragon territory after the clan’s fragmentation. 3 4
• Wild Mountain Macaque Dragon Clan — Former vassal race of the Void Ancient Dragon Clan; its decline left the Wild Mountain Range divided among weaker magical beast tribes. 6 14
• Ancient Dragon Bear Clan — Former vassal family whose members retain traces of Void Ancient Dragon blood but are no longer regarded as half-breed Void Ancient Dragons. 6