Ao Kun

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Ao Kun (敖琨) 419
Alias(es)	Hua Ao Kun — name assigned after he was retained by the Backer Sect 463
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Backer Sect, Daoyuan Peak; founder of the Ao Kun Imperial Clan and the Heaven-Stealing Organization 463 1168 1741
Occupation/Role	King-level giant; founder; combatant for the Immortal Realm 419 627
Status	Active 1789
First Appearance	Chapter 419 419

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
King-level Giant / Immortal King	419 421	Descended into Primordial as an immortal thought; described as a Giant of Kings at the pinnacle of the kingly domain.
Ancient King level	463	His strength was confirmed at Ancient King level after he became known as Hua Ao Kun.
Emperor Light Overlord	815	Revealed his true Emperor Light cultivation while destroying the Yellow Springs Sect’s forces.
Quasi-Immortal Emperor	950	Merged five Great Dao flowers by reverse-deriving the Five Tai Origins during his battle with Han Que.

Background

Ao Kun lived through multiple epochs and established the Ao Kun Imperial Clan, an Imperial Clan whose members inherit power through his bloodline. He also founded the Heaven-Stealing Organization and pursued the Five Tai Origins in his attempt to advance further. His actions brought devastating consequences to Primordial, yet he repeatedly fought when the Immortal Realm faced existential danger. 436 627 881 1168 1205

When his immortal thought descended through a Dao-robed man into Primordial, Ao Kun expected to overwhelm its defenders. The Backer Sect’s Old Ancestors countered him, exchanged away his Source Dao Platform, and beat his immortal thought until it dissipated. 419 421

Ao Kun was later hunted across the Immortal Realm by the middle-aged man in white and was left badly injured. After mediation and a further confrontation, the Backer Sect kept him alive because his strength remained useful, gave him the name Hua Ao Kun, and brought him into its orbit. 424 436 461 463

Appearance

Ao Kun is a tall, imposing man whose presence is marked by nine-colored mist and immense kingly pressure. He commonly appears in white robes with gold adornments or armor, resembling a war god when fully armed. 461 492 585

• Nine-colored eyes capable of exerting oppressive kingly authority. 461 492
• Black hair and a heroic, majestic bearing. 461 588
• White robes, golden sash or armor, and radiant nine-colored immortal light. 492 585
• His true strength manifests as boundless golden Emperor Light. 815

Personality

Ao Kun is intensely proud and confrontational. He regards most opponents as beneath him, reacts violently to perceived disrespect, and repeatedly declares his invincibility rather than tempering his words. 424 492 587

His arrogance is matched by an exceptionally stubborn Dao heart. He sacrificed his Dao Fruits and origins to continue fighting Teng Emperor, refused Qiu Ran’s protection despite knowing the gap in their strength, and remained undiscouraged after losing to Hua Linfeng. 605 974 1741

Despite his selfishness and destructive past, Ao Kun considers himself responsible for the Immortal Realm. He has appeared in major crises, accepted Hua Yunfei’s reconciliation, and acknowledges worthy rivals rather than needlessly killing them. 627 952 974 1169

Abilities & Skills

Heaven-Stealing Immortal Records

Ao Kun’s signature Dao art steals or suppresses an opponent’s Dao, allowing him to interfere directly with Dao Fruits, laws, and origins. Its completed form is also called the Sky-Stealing Dao-Snatching Art. 587 939 1741

• Suppressed and seized the Ten Directions Immortal King’s Dao during their battle. 587
• Can destabilize an opponent’s Dao Fruit before direct contact. 939
• Can be combined with his Origin Dao Art to draw out an enemy’s King’s Origin. 939
• Was countered by Han Que’s Immortal Severing Art during their life-and-death duel. 949

Origin Dao Art

A self-created art that controls the origins of heaven and earth. Ao Kun uses it both as an offensive force and in conjunction with the Heaven-Stealing Immortal Records. 939

• Heaven and Earth Unite — agitates and attempts to strip the target’s origin. 939
• Condense — gathers vast Origin power into a direct attack. 1741
• Enabled his reverse derivation of the Five Tai Origins. 950 1581

Equal Exchange

Ao Kun claims to have created this immortal art, which replaces a target item with a low-grade Spirit Stone. 940

• Exchanged Zhou Yan’s Quasi-Immortal Emperor strike token for a Spirit Stone. 939
• Stole Zhou Yan’s small cauldron and sealing stone figurine through successive exchanges. 940 941
• First encountered the technique when the Backer Sect used it to take his Source Dao Platform. 421

Five Tai Origins

Ao Kun reverse-derived and fused the Five Tai Origins, using them to transform in battle and step into the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm. 950

• His fusion progressively increased his combat power against Han Que. 951
• The Five Tai Origins later became part of the totem supporting his completed Heaven-Stealing Dao. 1741

Curse-Breaking

Ao Kun cultivates a primordial Dao method and is proficient in curse techniques. 492

• Entered the Silver Dao Pagoda to help the Chaos Forefather remove a death curse integrated into his soul and body. 493

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Bronze Cauldron — Ao Kun’s strongest life-bound artifact; forged from extraordinary materials and capable of blocking or suppressing powerful opponents. 588 941 949
• Blood-Red Halberd — a halberd capable of slaying Immortal Kings. 941
• Golden Shield — blocks laws and deflected Zhou Yan’s sealing stone figurine. 941
• Source Dao Platform — a one-use platform containing a strike from Ao Kun’s true body; it was exchanged away and destroyed during his Primordial descent. 421

Relationships

• Hua Yunfei — former enemy turned fellow Backer Sect member and ally. Ao Kun defended him against the Ten Directions Immortal King; Hua Yunfei later remade Ao Kun’s shattered Emperor body as a reconciliation gesture. 590 1168 1169
• Hua Linfeng — Backer Sect Old Ancestor who defeated Ao Kun in a prior battle; Ao Kun openly seeks to surpass him despite acknowledging his loss. 974
• Martial Virtue Hall Master — initially pursued Ao Kun, later fought alongside him in the Lost Abyss; their interactions remain antagonistic and blunt. 424 462 493
• Ten Directions Immortal King — adversary defeated and humiliated by Ao Kun after his disciple provoked Hua Yunfei. 587 589 590
• Han Que — respected rival. Their battle pushed Ao Kun through his Five Tai Origins transformation; after winning, Ao Kun allowed Han Que to leave so they could fight again at their peaks. 949 950 952
• Qiu Ran — enemy who became an unwanted protector, refusing to kill Ao Kun until he becomes stronger enough to provide a better battle. 1741 1742
• Wu De — troublesome associate who repeatedly impersonates Ao Kun and shifts blame for his own actions onto him. 815 874 875
• Ruhua — admirer whose infatuation began after Wu De impersonated Ao Kun; she intends to cultivate until she can meet Ao Kun at the summit. 1205 1214
• Xi Yue — member of the Ao Clan whose bloodline connection stems from Ao Kun’s secret method rather than direct descent; she confronted him over his past actions while defending Hua Yunfei. 701 1205

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Primordial descent — Possesses a Dao-robed man and descends as an immortal thought, threatening Primordial before the Backer Sect defeats and expels him. 419 421
• Backer Sect integration — Is pursued, defeated, and retained as a useful asset; receives the name Hua Ao Kun. 424 461 463
• Immortal Realm supremacy — Defeats the Ten Directions Immortal King and four Supreme Immortal Kings, forcing them to compensate Hua Yunfei. 587 589 590
• Teng Emperor crisis — Sacrifices his Dao Fruits and origins to keep fighting Teng Emperor, indirectly helping save Primordial and the surrounding realms. 605 626 627
• Emperor Light campaigns — Reveals Emperor Light Overlord strength, destroys the Yellow Springs Sect, and later overwhelms the Angel Clan. 815 684
• Ghost Fiend Abyss — Defeats Zhou Yan with the Heaven-Stealing Immortal Records, Origin Dao Art, Equal Exchange, and his three artifacts. 939 940 941
• Battle with Han Que — Completes the Five Tai Origins fusion, becomes a Quasi-Immortal Emperor, and preserves his undefeated record in the same realm. 950 951 952
• Three Thousand Dao Domains conflict — Slaughters prominent figures, strips their origins and Dao Fruits, and destroys the Dark Court, provoking retaliation from numerous Immortal Kings. 1107
• Upper Heavens conflict — Faces Qiu Ran despite being outmatched, then repeatedly evades Qiu Ran and the Source Immortal Hall’s inheritor while they compete to claim or protect him. 1741 1742 1768 1789

Notable Quotes

“I am arrogant? That is because I have the qualifications to be arrogant!” 587

“Have you remembered my name, Ao Kun?” 588

“This King is not a good person, but I am definitely a responsible one.” 974

Trivia

• Ao Kun has no direct descendants; the later Ao Clan’s connection to him comes from a secret method that spread his bloodline power through the clan. 1205
• His comprehension greatly exceeds his innate talent, a disparity that limits how far his cultivation can naturally rise. 1741
• Ao Kun initially suffered from Equal Exchange himself before later using the art against Zhou Yan. 421 939