Golden Horn
Swallowed Star: Legend of the Golden-Horned BeastContents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background / History
- 4Appearance
- 5Personality
- 6Abilities & Skills
- 6.1Golden Horned Beast Physiology
- 6.2Devouring Talent
- 6.3Clone
- 6.4Void Beast Clone / Silver Horn
- 6.5Original Body Heaven and Earth
- 6.6Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending
- 6.7Domains and Law Comprehension
- 6.8Army Breaker Inheritance
- 6.9Soul Armor
- 6.10Regrowth
- 6.11Tai Sui Flesh
- 6.12World Projection
- 7Equipment / Weapons / Items
- 8Relationships
- 9Story Role / Major Arcs
- 9.1Rebirth and Escape from Chiyun Star
- 9.2Void Vortex Secret Realm
- 9.3Establishment on Myriad Monster Star
- 9.4Monster Hunting Hall Hunter
- 9.5Fall and the Rise of Silver Horn
- 9.6Rebirth, Universe-Level Breakthrough, and Ranking Tournament
- 9.7Army Breaker Inheritance
- 9.8Border Wars and Tai Sui Evolution
- 9.9World Lord Breakthrough and Nashi Campaign
- 9.10Bokah Vassalage and Lotin Conquest
- 9.11Chaos Law and Northern Frontier Alliance
- 9.12Beast God Inheritance
- 10Notable Quotes
- 11Trivia
Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background / History
- 4Appearance
- 5Personality
- 6Abilities & Skills
- 6.1Golden Horned Beast Physiology
- 6.2Devouring Talent
- 6.3Clone
- 6.4Void Beast Clone / Silver Horn
- 6.5Original Body Heaven and Earth
- 6.6Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending
- 6.7Domains and Law Comprehension
- 6.8Army Breaker Inheritance
- 6.9Soul Armor
- 6.10Regrowth
- 6.11Tai Sui Flesh
- 6.12World Projection
- 7Equipment / Weapons / Items
- 8Relationships
- 9Story Role / Major Arcs
- 9.1Rebirth and Escape from Chiyun Star
- 9.2Void Vortex Secret Realm
- 9.3Establishment on Myriad Monster Star
- 9.4Monster Hunting Hall Hunter
- 9.5Fall and the Rise of Silver Horn
- 9.6Rebirth, Universe-Level Breakthrough, and Ranking Tournament
- 9.7Army Breaker Inheritance
- 9.8Border Wars and Tai Sui Evolution
- 9.9World Lord Breakthrough and Nashi Campaign
- 9.10Bokah Vassalage and Lotin Conquest
- 9.11Chaos Law and Northern Frontier Alliance
- 9.12Beast God Inheritance
- 10Notable Quotes
- 11Trivia
Biodata
| Feature | Information |
|---|---|
| Name | Golden Horn |
| Alias(es) | Zhang Yang; Gray-Horn Beast (cover identity); Silver Horn (public identity of his Void Beast clone) |
| Species/Race | Golden Horned Beast, a peak-bloodline Star Beast; possesses Void Beast and Insect Queen clones |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Monster Hunting Hall; Northern Frontier Alliance; leader and protector of the Bokah Race; founder of the Star River Alliance |
| Occupation/Role | Demon hunter; cultivator; Northern Frontier Alliance Hall Master; Star River Alliance leader; former Metal Grocery Shop proprietor through his clone |
| Status | Alive; original body is a World Lord ninth-order peak nearing Immortality |
| First Appearance | A Beast from the Start 1 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Planetary level, first order | 1 | Reached immediately after hatching by consuming his eggshell. His tenfold genetic level gave him strength comparable to an ordinary third- or fourth-order Planetary lifeform. |
| Planetary level, ninth order | 1 | Advanced through five years of consuming metal-rich soil and ore on Chiyun Star. |
| Stellar level, first order | 1 | Broke through before confronting the demon miners; gained an embryonic internal world and greater survivability in space. |
| Stellar level, third order | 5 | Consumed dozens of Blue Fruits, which provided Metal-origin-compatible energy and traces of law power. |
| Void Beast clone created | 11 | Nurtured his first clone from Void Beast feathers obtained in battle. The clone possesses a genetic level 300 times that of an ordinary lifeform. |
| Stellar level, fifth order | 12 | His increased cultivation and body-tempering technique let him directly assist his clone in killing a wounded Sirius Universe-level expert. |
| Genetic level increased | 8, 17 | Red Fruits improved his genetic level; after three years of cultivation, it reached fifty times that of an ordinary lifeform. |
| Stellar level, ninth-order peak | 17 | Reached after consuming his Blue Fruits, Red Fruits, and most of his metal reserves during three years of seclusion. |
| Metal Domain, second layer | 19 | Stabilized after secluded cultivation; used in arena fights against other Stellar-level domain users. |
| Metal Domain, third layer | 23 | Broke through during a life-or-death duel with a Sirius clan genius. |
| Space Domain, third layer — Silver Horn | 25 | Recognized by Cang Jin during Silver Horn's Monster Hunting Hall recruitment. |
| Space Domain, fourth layer — Silver Horn | 39 | Advanced while refining Beyond the Light-Year, qualifying him as a likely Profound-tier candidate. |
| Universe level, first order — original body | 41 | Devoured 150,000 tons of alloy and universe crystals for a year; his Origin Core stars reformed into a vortex galaxy. |
| Space Domain, near fifth layer — Silver Horn | 41 | Reached the threshold through study of Beyond the Light-Year and Detailed Explanation of Space. |
| Space Domain, sixth layer — shared insight | 45 | Golden Horn completed the breakthrough; Silver Horn immediately benefited through their shared consciousness. |
| Earth-level genius, rank 823 | 45 | Earned elevated Monster Hunting Hall treatment after the Ranking Tournament. |
| Force amplitude, fivefold | 88 | Cleared the fiftieth floor of the Army Breaker Strength Door after integrating the inheritance's Strength, Body, and Life paths. |
| Genetic level, eightyfold — original body | 88 | Cleared the fifth floor of the Life Door after surviving repeated bodily destruction and reconstruction. |
| Space Domain, ninth layer — Silver Horn | 91 | Perfected through repeated entry into the Myriad Laws Secret Realm, giving him Universe-level peak law comprehension. |
| Sector Lord level, first order — original body | 91 | Fused his nine Metal Origin black holes into a singularity within his Origin Core, greatly strengthening his body, soul, energy reserves, and inner world. |
| Force amplitude, fifteenfold | 91 | Reached the 150th floor of the Strength Door after his Sector Lord breakthrough. |
| Physical strength, seventeenfold | 91 | Reached the 170th floor of the Body Door. |
| Genetic level, eighty-eightfold — original body | 91 | Advanced through the sixth floor of the Life Door. |
| Genetic level, ninety-sevenfold — original body | 92 | Cleared the seventh Life Door level after awakening a more complete battle consciousness. |
| Sector Lord level, third order — original body | 93 | Consumed nearly all his remaining high-purity D-rank metal reserves over two years. |
| Body Door, two-hundredth floor | 93 | Endured ten breaths against an elite assessment puppet despite catastrophic injuries and obtained Tai Sui Flesh. |
| Sector Lord level — Silver Horn | 115 | Began his breakthrough after cultivating the Third Layer of the Life Door to a genetic level of 399 times that of an ordinary lifeform. |
| World Lord level, first order — original body | 182 | Used Space and Time Law comprehension to form a complete Inner World; his new Inner World measured ten million kilometers in each dimension. |
| World Lord level, third order — original body | 190 | Advanced from first to third order through sustained consumption of thousands of Bokah Race mineral planets. |
| World Lord level, ninth-order peak — original body | 193 | Reached the peak after a century of organized devouring supported by the Bokah Race's planetary logistics. |
| Genetic level, three hundredfold — original body | 209 | Reached after devouring dozens of high-grade mineral planets in preparation for his battle with Star River. |
| Space Law, 9,999 mysteries | 222 | Reached the threshold immediately below Universe Origin recognition after a century of Beast God Inheritance enlightenment. |
| Gold Law, 5,500 mysteries | 222 | Greatly improved through the Beast God's Dream, strengthening his foundation on the Gold-and-Space inheritance path. |
| Time Law, 8,500 mysteries | 222 | Advanced through accumulated shared cultivation with Silver Horn and the Beast God Inheritance. |
Background / History
Zhang Yang died during a flight and awakened inside an eggshell as a newborn Golden Horned Beast. His inherited memories taught him that his species grows by consuming metal and possesses the innate talents Enhancement, Devouring, and Clone. After eating his shell, he reached the Planetary level and survived alone on the ore-rich but lifeless Chiyun Star. 1
After five years of mining and devouring ore, he left Chiyun Star by hijacking the Sirius clan mining ship Rocksplitter. He named himself Golden Horn, killed Stellar third-order officer Steel Fang, and escaped with the assistance of the terrified wolf demons Big Black and Second Black. The Sirius clan responded by dispatching a pursuit force led by a Universe-level expert. 2
Unable to defeat the pursuer, Golden Horn drove Rocksplitter into the Void Vortex Domain. There, he entered a collapsing secret realm filled with Blue Fruits, Red Fruits, spatial rifts, explorers from many races, and a hostile Void Beast. He acquired Void Beast feathers, later using them to create his first clone. 3 5 9 11
Golden Horn and the human expert Giant Axe survived the secret realm together, collected vast spoils, and escaped the spatial collapse. Golden Horn then chose Myriad Monster Star over Human Race territory, reasoning that the Demon Race would be less suspicious of his appearance. 12 13
On Myriad Monster Star, he adopted the cover identity of a Gray-Horn Beast from an unnamed mining planet. He established legal identification, accumulated resources, trained in seclusion, and became a Copper Skull Hunter of the Monster Hunting Hall. 15 17 20
A Sirius clan trap eventually led to the destruction of Golden Horn's original body by a Sector Lord. His Origin Core had been concealed elsewhere, allowing his consciousness to survive through the Void Beast clone. He spent a year regenerating his true body while the clone publicly entered the Monster Hunting Hall under the name Silver Horn. 23 24
After the original body was reborn, Golden Horn secretly advanced to the Universe level. Silver Horn continued training as a spatial genius, reached Earth-level status in the Ranking Tournament, and gained access to greater Monster Hunting Hall resources. 40 41 45
Golden Horn later entered the Army Breaker God General inheritance on Army Breaker Continent. Over more than three centuries, he cultivated the interconnected Strength, Body, and Life Doors, increasing his force amplitude, physical strength, genetic level, battle consciousness, and resilience through repeated trials, destruction, and recovery. 83 88 91 92 94
While Golden Horn pursued the inheritance, Silver Horn advanced through the Monster Hunting Hall's Genius Ranking Tournaments and reached Heaven-level status. Golden Horn subsequently used his second clone opportunity to nurture Yan Ran, an Insect Queen, while Silver Horn prepared his own genetic foundation before advancing through the Sector Lord and World Lord realms. 90 91 115 194 199
Golden Horn became a World Lord after comprehending the requirements of both the Space and Time Laws. His exceptionally stable Inner World was formed in seclusion under Yan Ran's protection, and he subsequently used Tai Sui Flesh and mass devouring of mineral planets to strengthen himself. 182
His destruction of Bokah Race mineral planets brought him into conflict with the race's World Lords. After crushing its strongest defenders, Golden Horn accepted Kaka's proposal that the Bokah Race become his first vassal race. With the Bokah Race evacuating populations and selecting resource-rich planets, he rapidly rose to the World Lord ninth-order peak. 190 192 193
Golden Horn later killed the Lotin King, an Ordinary Immortal, and helped establish Bokah expansion into Lotin territory. Reflecting on that battle, he began developing Chaos Law by combining Space and Time Law, then pursued a personal secret technique tailored to his body, Devouring Talent, and law comprehension. 197 198 199
After receiving the dangerous Nine Tribulations Secret Manual and the Growth-type Supreme Treasure Beast God Armor from a mysterious old man, Golden Horn withdrew to Azure Fang Star for seclusion. He later joined the Northern Frontier Alliance as a Hall Master and obtained a Gold-and-Space Beast God Token through his battlefield contributions. 205 206 211 219
Golden Horn entered the Ancestral God Cult's Beast God Inheritance grounds to seek a path toward the Nine Nether Sea and a suitable third clone. A century-long enlightenment experience known as the Beast God's Dream brought his Space Law to 9,999 mysteries and established him as a promising inheritor of the Gold-and-Space path. 216 220 222
Appearance
Golden Horn's original body is a massive black-scaled beast with clawed limbs, a thick tail, vertical pupils, and a distinctive golden horn. He can manipulate his flesh and bones to conceal these traits when moving through Demon Race society. 1 14
- Original form — Around 100 meters tall before his destruction and rebirth; black scales, hooked claws, thick tail, and a single golden horn. 1 40
- Universe-level form — Expanded to one kilometer long and developed three golden horns arranged in a triangle, each marked with golden secret patterns. 41
- Sector Lord and World Lord forms — His body continued expanding through devouring and cultivation, reaching roughly 100 kilometers long after consuming Nashi ore planets, more than 800 kilometers long at World Lord ninth-order peak, and over 1,000 kilometers when fully displaying his true form. 170 193 205
- Beast God Armor form — A dark, full-body suit of custom-forged Growth-type Supreme Treasure armor with fitted grooves for his three horns, tail armor, and a blade mounted at the tail's tip. 205 206
- Gray-Horn Beast disguise — Grows a second horn, shortens and recolors his tail, and changes his scales to dark gray. 14
- Wild Bull disguise — Shrinks to just over ten meters and replaces his golden horn with two curved black horns. 41
- Silver Horn — His Void Beast clone has silver-white scales and wings; its appearance can be obscured with mud, blood, and folded wings. 11 12
Personality
Golden Horn is defined by survival-minded caution. He studies unfamiliar opponents, avoids battles he cannot win, disguises his identity, and routinely protects his Origin Core before entering dangerous situations. When a Universe-level Sirius pursuer proved impossible to defeat, he chose the deadly Void Vortex Domain rather than accept certain capture. 3 12 25
He is highly pragmatic with both resources and relationships. He treats useful allies fairly, rewards Mouse Nine-Nine generously, and cooperates effectively with Giant Axe and later with Shi Tai, Wind Shadow, and Fox Meier. However, he remains distrustful of strangers and is willing to restrain or deceive others when necessary for survival. 2 13 16 22
Although Golden Horn bears intense hatred toward the Sirius clan, he does not pursue revenge recklessly. Following his death and rebirth, he deliberately prioritized institutional backing, concealment, and advancement to the Universe level before acting on his vendetta. 23 24 40
His prolonged Army Breaker trials altered his approach to battle. While he remains strategic and capable of retreat, he overcame his habitual instinct to withdraw from overwhelming pressure and developed a controlled ferocity that combines rational judgment with relentless killing intent. 92 93
As his power grew, Golden Horn became increasingly utilitarian in war and resource acquisition. He devoured enemy mineral planets, captured defeated populations for possible sale or Zerg breeding, and treated entire territories as cultivation resources. Nevertheless, he remains careful around superior opponents, withdrawing from World Lords and the Insect Race when the risks exceed the potential gains. 170 173 190
Abilities & Skills
Golden Horned Beast Physiology
Golden Horn is a peak-bloodline Star Beast with an innate genetic level ten times that of an ordinary lifeform. His species grows through metal consumption and can naturally reach the World Lord level in adulthood. 1 2
- His physical strength at Planetary first order was already comparable to an ordinary Planetary third- or fourth-order fighter. 1
- His scales, claws, horn, vitality, and recovery greatly exceed those of ordinary cultivators at the same realm. 1 17
- He can control his flesh and bones to compress his body or alter his appearance. 14 17
- Devouring unsuitable or excessively high-grade metals is inefficient and can waste energy. 13
- His genetic level rose from fiftyfold to ninety-sevenfold through the Army Breaker Life Door, then to one hundredfold through Tai Sui Flesh and eventually three hundredfold after later cultivation. 88 92 107 209
- His true form possesses extreme durability; at his later level, an all-out swing of the Army Breaker Battle Blade initially failed to sever his own tail. 216
Devouring Talent
Golden Horn's main growth method is consuming metallic ore, alloy, and other suitable metals. 1 41
- Consuming ore raised him from Planetary first order to Stellar level during his isolation on Chiyun Star. 1
- Blue Fruits provide compatible energy and law power, while Red Fruits improve genetic level rather than directly supplying cultivation energy. 5 8
- He used 150,000 tons of alloy to fuel his breakthrough from Stellar ninth-order peak to Universe level. 41
- Flesh and blood provide very little energy unless the consumed target has an extremely high genetic level. 2
- At the Sector Lord and World Lord levels, he can devour planetary crust, soil, mineral veins, molten cores, and high-grade ore planets on a massive scale. 170 171 190
- His Devouring Talent evolves with his body and Inner World, increasing the diameter and absorption speed of its black-hole-like vortex. 170 190
- He developed the dangerous Heaven Devouring Earth Devouring technique, which combines Devouring Talent with Chaos Law to draw in and consume thousands of planets. Its power can exceed his control and nearly caused his body to explode. 216
Clone
Clone is Golden Horn's core innate secret technique. He may create only three clones in his lifetime: one at Planetary level, one at Universe level, and one at World Lord level. 1
- A clone requires a genetic sample from the target species and must be nurtured in his internal world. 1
- A clone cannot replicate a lifeform whose genetic level exceeds Golden Horn's by one hundredfold, and its initial strength cannot surpass the main body. 1
- His first clone is a Void Beast created from feathers torn from a Stellar ninth-order Void Beast. 9 11
- His second clone is Yan Ran, an Insect Queen who manages Insect Race production and advances alongside Golden Horn and Silver Horn. 194 199
- Golden Horn can conceal his Origin Core within a clone, preserving his consciousness if another body is destroyed. 12 23
- He has reserved his final World Lord-level clone opportunity for a lifeform with an enormous divine body, identifying Nine Nether as an ideal target. 194 216
Void Beast Clone / Silver Horn
Silver Horn has a genetic level 300 times that of an ordinary lifeform—thirty times Golden Horn's original genetic advantage—and possesses an extraordinary affinity for space. 11
- Teleports naturally and can perceive spatial fluctuations with exceptional accuracy. 11 17
- Mastered the first level of Absolute Space, “Arc Light,” allowing teleports of up to fifty kilometers and broad spatial awareness across Myriad Monster Star. 17
- Can create numerous spatial clones, including one hundred combat-capable projections used to disrupt enemy formations. 24 37
- Uses Spatial Distortion to redirect or split attacks, such as a Fire Crow's flaming tornado. 24
- Its wounds heal rapidly, but its frontal combat strength was initially inferior to Golden Horn's original body. 11 24
- Reached the ninth layer of the Space Domain and later continued his study of the Space and Time Laws for thousands of years, providing much of the accumulation behind Golden Horn's later breakthroughs. 91 216 222
- Cultivated the Life Door secret art to a genetic level of 399 times that of an ordinary lifeform before his Sector Lord breakthrough. 115
- Secretly reached World Lord first order while publicly maintaining the appearance of a lower-level Sector Lord to avoid unwanted deployment. 199
Original Body Heaven and Earth
A body-compression technique that condenses Golden Horn's massive physique into a smaller, denser, stronger form. 17
- Compressed his body from 100 meters to 5 meters during three years of cultivation. 17
- Greatly increases physical density and force without eliminating his Golden Horned Beast resilience. 17
- He uses it in battle to concentrate strength into his claws and horn. 19 20
Heaven-Splitting Earth-Rending
A claw-based offensive secret technique that channels Golden Horn's strength and Metal-origin comprehension into tearing attacks. 17 22
- Produces faint traces of the Law of Gold after his genetic level and cultivation improved. 17
- Reached minor mastery during combat with a Universe-level pirate, allowing him to injure an opponent far above his realm. 22
- Its true principle relies on instinct and intent developed through repeated practice rather than brute force alone. 22
- At the World Lord level, he enhanced it with Space Law to destroy the protective Origin Energy of Bokah World Lords Wolun and Zuoka. 191
Domains and Law Comprehension
Golden Horn cultivates the Metal Domain through his original body and the Space Domain through Silver Horn. 19 25
- Metal Domain — Increases the sharpness and power of his physical attacks; reached the third layer during his Sirius clan duel. 19 23
- Space Domain — Supports teleportation, spatial rifts, clones, distortion, and prediction of enemy movement; reached the sixth layer through the linked insights of both bodies. 39 45
- Law of Gold — Supported by treasures such as the Golden Marrow Crystal and Golden Horn's metal-based physiology. 13 17
- Space and Time Laws — Golden Horn and Silver Horn's linked cultivation ultimately enabled Golden Horn to meet the requirements for World Lord advancement. 182
- Chaos Law — A self-realized fusion of Space Law and Time Law that Golden Horn first reproduced after slaying the Lotin King. It forms the central principle of his later combat development. 198 199
- Gold-and-Space Beast God path — Golden Horn obtained a Beast God Token corresponding to the Gold-and-Space inheritance and used it to enter the Ancestral God Cult. 216 219 220
- Beast God's Dream — A century of inheritance enlightenment raised his Space Law to 9,999 mysteries, his Gold Law to 5,500 mysteries, and his Time Law to 8,500 mysteries. 222
Army Breaker Inheritance
Golden Horn inherited the Supreme Armybreaker Secret Canon on Army Breaker Continent. Its three interconnected paths develop force amplitude, physical body tempering, and genetic evolution. 83 88
- Strength Door — Improves force application and amplitude; Golden Horn reached seventeenfold force amplitude after clearing the 170th level. 91 92
- Body Door — Tempered his body to twenty times its former physical strength and awarded him the Army Breaker Battle Armor after he cleared the hundredth floor. 91 94
- Life Door — Repeated death-and-reconstruction trials raised his genetic level to ninety-sevenfold, though the later levels became prohibitively difficult. 88 92
- The three paths reinforce one another: greater force improves tempering, stronger bodies reduce the danger of Life Door failure, and genetic improvement makes force application more solid. 88
- The inheritance's trials awakened Golden Horn's battle consciousness, allowing him to balance controlled madness with precision and rational judgment. 92
Soul Armor
Soul Armor is a soul-defense secret technique cultivated by Golden Horn and Silver Horn. 40 80
- Its first layer resists soul attacks from opponents of the same realm, its second layer can resist attacks one major realm higher, and its third layer theoretically withstands attacks two major realms higher. 80
- Golden Horn completed the third layer during five years of secluded cultivation and used its improved soul perception to inspect himself for hidden tracking methods. 80
- Soul Armor protected Golden Horn's consciousness core against Kunte's powerful soul attack, allowing him to escape using Beyond the Light-Year. 110
- Silver Horn's Soul Armor training later enabled him to resist the Reincarnation Law long enough to defeat Huan Cong. 90
Regrowth
Regrowth reconstructs Golden Horn's true body from his inner world's stored energy after bodily destruction. 24
- Created a golden Light Egg that rebuilt his bones, muscles, scales, and horn according to his inherited genetic blueprint. 24
- Regenerating his original body required roughly one year and consumed nearly one-third of his internal world's energy. 24
- The process delayed his planned breakthrough to the Universe level. 24
Tai Sui Flesh
Tai Sui is a rare regenerating lifeform acquired from the Army Breaker inheritance whose flesh stores highly concentrated life energy. 93 98
- Tai Sui can absorb Cosmic Origin Energy and Cosmic Crystals, converting that energy into growing flesh. 98
- Its flesh strengthens bodies, removes hidden injuries, improves genetic levels, and supports law comprehension; evolved Tai Sui Flesh is approximately ten times more effective than its earlier form. 107 110
- Golden Horn used Tai Sui to drain Lakes of Life, eventually producing more than one hundred million cubic meters of enhanced flesh for himself, Silver Horn, and Yan Ran. 107
- Tai Sui's growth enabled Golden Horn to increase his genetic level from ninety-sevenfold to one hundredfold, his physical strength from twentyfold to twenty-fivefold, and his force amplitude from seventeenfold to twentyfold. 107
World Projection
After becoming a World Lord, Golden Horn can project his enormous Inner World into battle to suppress enemies and disperse weaker World Projections. 191 192
- His Inner World was ten million kilometers in each dimension upon breakthrough, roughly a thousand times larger than that of an ordinary World Lord. 182
- It later expanded to fifty million kilometers per side through planetary devouring and ultimately reached eighty million kilometers per side after his Heaven Devouring Earth Devouring crisis. 193 216
- His World Projection overwhelmed the combined projections of nine Bokah World Lords, including World Lord eighth-order Kaka. 192
Equipment / Weapons / Items
- Beast God Armor — Growth-type Supreme Treasure personally forged by a mysterious old man for Golden Horn's true form. It has three secret-pattern layers, with only the first presently usable; later layers unlock at the Immortal and Universe Venerable realms. 205 206
- Nine Tribulations Secret Manual — An extremely dangerous genetic-foundation secret art that can multiply Golden Horn's genetic level but may cause physical collapse or death. 205
- Army Breaker Battle Blade — Immortal-level blade awarded after the hundred-and-first Strength Door assessment. Its sharpness exceeds Golden Horn's prior weapons, though he initially could not activate its secret patterns. 91
- Army Breaker Battle Armor — Immortal-level armor awarded after clearing the hundredth Body Door assessment; blocks attacks below the Immortal level and halves the damage of Immortal attacks. 91
- Beyond the Light-Year — Damaged supreme treasure refined to one percent; can be hidden inside his body and improves his Space Law comprehension. Its depleted energy limits it to 20–60% of its original power. It was later entrusted to Silver Horn, whose Void Beast physiology can use it more effectively. 39 173
- Energy crystals — Used to recharge Beyond the Light-Year; Golden Horn prepared enough charge for three potential escape uses. 40
- Custom black dagger and longsword — Selected under Yan Chen's guidance to complement spatial assassination, offense, and defense. 33
- B-grade battle armor — Purchased after selling battlefield spoils and charging Beyond the Light-Year. 40
- Golden Marrow Crystal — Extremely rare metal treasure that aids comprehension of the Origin of Gold. 13
- Bloodflame Copper Mother — Rare metal obtained from pirates; capable of greatly increasing a weapon's sharpness. 22
- E9-class spacecraft — A pinnacle World Lord-level spacecraft gifted by the Army Breaker inheritance guardian after Golden Horn completed his inheritance. 94
- Beast God Token — Gold-and-Space token issued by the Northern Frontier Alliance, permitting Golden Horn to enter the Ancestral God Cult's Beast God Inheritance grounds. 219 220
- Timeglow Treasure Bottle — A treasure kept beneath the Star-Eating Grass on Azure Fang Star that absorbs Cosmic Origin Energy and fragments of the Time Law. 206
- Rocksplitter — Sirius clan mining ship hijacked during his escape from Chiyun Star. 2
- Two spacecraft — Given by Giant Axe in repayment for saving his life. 13
Relationships
- Silver Horn / Void Beast clone — Golden Horn's first clone and public alter ego. They share consciousness, cultivation insights, resources, and responsibility for protecting the Origin Core. 11 24 41 45
- Yan Ran — Golden Horn's Insect Queen clone. She manages Insect Race breeding, cultivates alongside Golden Horn and Silver Horn, and deployed a hundred thousand Sector Lord-level warriors to protect Golden Horn's World Lord breakthrough. 98 182 199
- Giant Axe — Human ally in the Void Vortex secret realm. They cooperated over Blue and Red Fruits, escaped the collapsing realm together, and saved each other's lives. 8 12 13
- Mouse Nine-Nine — Mouse-demon guide who helped Golden Horn obtain identification, banking, housing, and local knowledge on Myriad Monster Star. Golden Horn rewarded him with 500 Demon Coins. 14 16
- Cang Jin — Silverwing Hunter who recruited Golden Horn into the Monster Hunting Hall and later sponsored Silver Horn's core-member assessment. 20 25
- Yan Chen — Spacetime Nightmare Beast and demanding mentor. He criticizes Golden Horn's crude use of space, guides his weapon selection, and monitors his progress. 31 33 39
- Tian Hua — World Lord mentor and Silver Horn's master. He later volunteered to serve as Silver Horn's World Lord protector and guided him through the responsibilities expected of a Sector Lord-level commander. 51 91 151
- Aunt Fox — Monster Hunting Hall administrator who supported Silver Horn's training, housing, and access to alloy targets. 31 33 50
- Shi Tai, Wind Shadow, and Fox Meier — Fellow escort guards who became friendly with Golden Horn after the star-pirate battle. 21 22
- Sky Swallower — Golden Horn's loyal spacecraft intelligence and reconnaissance assistant. It monitors enemy activity, locates ore planets, manages Star River Alliance systems, and pilots Golden Horn through dangerous regions. 100 171 182
- Kaka — World Lord eighth-order Bokah Race leader who became Golden Horn's subordinate after recognizing that resistance would doom his race. Kaka manages Bokah logistics, territorial expansion, and Golden Horn's planetary devouring operations. 192 193 199
- Star River / Galaxy Lord — Northern Frontier Alliance powerhouse and Golden Horn's formidable ally and rival. Their battle established mutual recognition, and Star River later advised Golden Horn about the Beast God Inheritance. 209 220
- Mysterious old man — Unidentified master who granted Golden Horn the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual and personally forged the Beast God Armor. He asked only that Golden Horn cultivate the manual and record his insights. 205 206
- Sirius clan — Primary enemy faction. Golden Horn killed Steel Fang, slew a pursuing Universe-level expert, was later trapped and killed by a Sirius Sector Lord, and swore revenge. 2 12 23 40
- Big Black and Second Black — Wolf demons captured on Chiyun Star. Their knowledge of Demon Race society and spacecraft operation helped Golden Horn seize Rocksplitter. 1 2
Story Role / Major Arcs
Rebirth and Escape from Chiyun Star
Golden Horn begins as Zhang Yang, an ordinary human reborn as a Golden Horned Beast. He survives by consuming ore, reaches the Stellar level, kills Steel Fang, hijacks Rocksplitter, and flees the Sirius clan's retaliation. 1 2
Void Vortex Secret Realm
Cornered by a Universe-level pursuer, he enters the Void Vortex Domain and discovers the secret realm. There he gains Blue Fruits, Red Fruits, Void Beast genetic material, a powerful clone, substantial spoils, and a temporary alliance with Giant Axe. 3 5 8 11 13
Establishment on Myriad Monster Star
Under his Gray-Horn Beast cover, Golden Horn obtains a legal identity, sells spoils, buys cultivation metals, acquires an estate, and spends three years strengthening both his original body and Void Beast clone. 14 16 17
Monster Hunting Hall Hunter
Golden Horn enters the arena, is recruited by Cang Jin, becomes a Copper Skull Hunter, and gains his first mission experience during an escort battle against star pirates. 18 20 21 22
Fall and the Rise of Silver Horn
The Sirius clan lures Golden Horn into a false sparring mission. Although he breaks through to the third layer of the Metal Domain, a Sector Lord destroys his original body. His surviving Void Beast clone adopts the name Silver Horn and seeks the Monster Hunting Hall's protection. 23 24 25
Rebirth, Universe-Level Breakthrough, and Ranking Tournament
Golden Horn regenerates his true body, becomes a Universe-level cultivator through metal devouring, and shares his spatial breakthroughs with Silver Horn. Silver Horn reaches Earth-level status and gains higher-ranked Monster Hunting Hall privileges. 40 41 45 50
Army Breaker Inheritance
Golden Horn discovers Army Breaker Continent and enters the Army Breaker God General inheritance. Through centuries of trials in the Strength, Body, and Life Doors, he gains force-amplitude techniques, genetic advancement, powerful equipment, Tai Sui Flesh, and a transformed battle consciousness. 83 88 91 92 93 94
Border Wars and Tai Sui Evolution
Golden Horn enters the Qiu Shi Race conflict, uses his superior Sector Lord-level combat power to hunt enemy forces, and feeds Tai Sui with Lakes of Life. The resulting flesh strengthens Golden Horn, Silver Horn, and Yan Ran while drawing the attention of hostile World Lords and Immortal-level threats. 100 107 110
World Lord Breakthrough and Nashi Campaign
After long-term cultivation of Space and Time Laws, Golden Horn becomes a World Lord. He later exploits the collapse of Nashi and Feicang territory by devouring abandoned planets and high-grade ore worlds, advancing rapidly toward the World Lord realm's peak. 164 170 171 173 182
Bokah Vassalage and Lotin Conquest
Golden Horn's devouring campaign forces the Bokah Race into direct confrontation. After defeating its World Lords, he accepts the Bokah Race as his first vassal, uses its mineral planets to reach World Lord ninth-order peak, and later kills the Lotin King before ordering Bokah expansion into Lotin territory. 190 192 193 197
Chaos Law and Northern Frontier Alliance
Golden Horn identifies Chaos Law as the fusion of Space and Time Law and begins creating a secret technique uniquely suited to his physique and Devouring Talent. Following his confrontation with Star River, he becomes a Northern Frontier Alliance Hall Master and earns the Gold-and-Space Beast God Token. 198 199 209 211 219
Beast God Inheritance
Golden Horn enters the Ancestral God Cult through Five-Colored Aurora Lake. His first Beast God Inheritance enlightenment creates the Beast God's Dream, nearly overwhelms his identity, and raises his Space Law comprehension to just one mystery below Origin recognition. 220 222
Notable Quotes
“Good! What a Sirius clan! I, Golden Horn, will remember this grudge!” 23
“Sirius clan. Just you wait.” 40
“I am Golden Horn, the Golden Horned Beast who came all the way from Chiyun Star.” 222
Trivia
- Golden Horn chose his name after deciding to leave his former identity as Zhang Yang behind. 2
- His original body feeds most efficiently on appropriately graded metals; overly poor materials slow growth, while overly valuable metals can be wasteful or difficult to digest. 13
- His false Gray-Horn Beast identity was accepted with little scrutiny because Myriad Monster Star's registration system only recorded a number and claimed race. 15
- Silver Horn's rise from a Yellow-tier genius ranked beyond 10,000 to an Earth-level genius occurred within roughly three years of joining the Monster Hunting Hall's genius program. 45
- Golden Horn's first clone opportunity was used for Silver Horn, his second for Yan Ran, and he intends to use his final clone opportunity on a lifeform with a vast divine body. 194 216
- He spent more than three hundred years within the Army Breaker inheritance before leaving with its techniques, battle blade, battle armor, Tai Sui, and an E9-class spacecraft. 94
- Golden Horn's World Lord Inner World initially measured ten million kilometers in every dimension, approximately a thousand times larger than an ordinary World Lord's Inner World. 182
- The Beast God Armor was named by its unknown creator because Golden Horn's appearance reminded him of the Beast God. 206
- Golden Horn's first Beast God Inheritance session lasted one hundred years and nearly caused him to confuse his own identity with that of the Beast God in his dream. 222