Dragon
National Destiny: Four Choices in the Primordial World—Starting as the Qiankun Demon God
- Original Name:
- 龙 (lóng)
- Gender:
- Neutral
- Kind:
- Other
- Scope:
- Novel-specific
- Status:
- Active
- Source:
- AI
- Occurrences:
- 139
- Chapters:
- 15
- Context Up To:
- Ch. 141
- Wiki Model:
- GPT-6.1 Sol
- Updated:
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Dragon (龙) |
| Species/Race | Dragon 3 |
| Affiliation | Dragon Clan, for the dragons described in the Primordial World 3 4 |
| First Appearance | Ao Jin of the Dragon Clan 3 |
| Leader | Ancestral Dragon 4 |
| Habitat/Territory | The seas of the Primordial World; the clan claimed the entire sea during the closing stages of the Beast Calamity 4 10 |
| Later Status | Withdrawn from contention as an era protagonist and severely diminished, with the surviving clan barely sustaining itself in the seas 13 28 107 |
Background / History
During the Beast Calamity, the Dragon Clan competed with the Phoenix and Qilin Clans for territory and fortune. Ao Jin claimed an immortal-island opportunity for the Dragon and Phoenix Clans, drove away independent cultivators, and attacked Li Yi when he arrived. Li Yi turned Ao Jin’s Treasure Seal back on him, killing him and the Black Tortoise elder who tried to shield him 3 4.
The Ancestral Dragon chose not to retaliate immediately. Unable to divine Li Yi’s origins, he ordered the clan to concentrate on the Fierce Beasts instead. When Li Yi killed Qiongqi, a beast king the Dragon Clan had planned to target, the Ancestral Dragon redirected his forces against another king, Chaos 4 6.
The campaign against the beast kings was intended to secure a substantial share of the calamity’s fortune. After sensing Qiongqi’s impending death, the Ancestral Dragon ordered every clan member at or above the Supreme Unity Golden Immortal realm to assemble for an attack on Chaos at Buzhou Mountain. He expected greater casualties than his original plan against Qiongqi would have required, since Chaos was stronger and would now be on guard 6.
By the closing stages of the Beast Calamity, the Dragon Clan had eradicated the Fierce Beasts in the North Sea Region, while the Third Crown Prince and his forces were clearing the remaining packs in the East Sea Region. The Ancestral Dragon also deployed every Great Firmament clansman to search for Beast Emperor Shen Ni, hoping to prevent another clan from obtaining the fortune associated with his defeat. He arrived after Li Yi and Yuanfeng had fought Shen Ni and resented the enormous merit Li Yi received, despite receiving merit himself 10.
After the Beast Calamity, the Dragon Clan claimed the seas as the Three Clans divided territory. Their subsequent conflict brought ruinous bloodshed; the Ancestral Dragon swore to guard the Eye of the East Sea forever to atone for his clan’s slaughter 10 13.
The Three Clans’ struggle for resources and supremacy continued for several hundred thousand years. Demon Ancestor Luohou secretly fueled their conflict to accumulate the power of slaughter for his Devil Dao treasure. Blood Fiend Qi generated by the war also supplied Li Yi’s Twenty-Four Star Lodge Killing Formation, diverting part of the power Luohou intended to use 11 12 14 16.
In the final battle, the North Sea became covered with dragon, phoenix, and qilin corpses. The Ancestral Dragon fought Yuanfeng and Primordial Qilin simultaneously above the Nine Heavens without yielding ground. Nevertheless, fewer than one in ten of the Dragon Clan’s Great Firmament cultivators survived, and eight of his own children died. Confronted with those losses, he recovered his clarity from the influence of Calamity Qi and made his oath of atonement. The Three Clans lost their Heavenly Protagonist Status and withdrew from the world 13.
The withdrawal of the Three Clans allowed the Witch and Demon Tribes to emerge as the next era’s protagonists. By the time Houtu considered the consequences of the Witch-Demon War, the Dragon Clan was barely clinging to life in the seas. The Three Clans collectively retained less than a ten-thousandth of their former strength, serving as a warning of what another struggle for supremacy could bring 28 107.
Appearance
- Ao Jin’s true form — a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon tens of thousands of kilometers long, with golden scales 3.
- The Ancestral Dragon’s humanoid presentation — a man wearing purple-and-gold dragon robes 4.
- The Ancestral Dragon’s true form — a Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon whose body stretched for millions of miles during the final battle of the Three Clans 13.
Power Progression
| Period | Recorded Strength or Development | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Beast Calamity: Ao Jin’s appearance | Ao Jin had reached late Supreme Unity Golden Immortal and possessed a Treasure Seal and defensive Five Direction Flags 3 4. | Li Yi reversed his seal attack with a breath, killing both Ao Jin and Elder Black Tortoise 3 4. |
| Beast Calamity: Dragon Clan leadership | The Ancestral Dragon’s nine sons were each Great Firmament Golden Immortals, and the clan could field additional Great Firmament retainers 4. | The Ancestral Dragon restrained his son’s proposed retaliation against Li Yi and prioritized the campaign against the Fierce Beasts 4. |
| Campaign against Chaos | The Ancestral Dragon mobilized all clan members at or above Supreme Unity Golden Immortal 6. | The clan changed its intended beast-king target from Qiongqi to the stronger Chaos 6. |
| End of the Beast Calamity | The clan established control over the seas, and the Ancestral Dragon received Heavenly Dao Merit, with several Merit Golden Wheels appearing behind him 10. | The Dragon Clan became one of the Three Clans dominating the Primordial World 10 11. |
| Final battle of the Three Clans | The Ancestral Dragon held his ground against Yuanfeng and Primordial Qilin together; the narration identified him as the strongest of the three ancestors, while also noting Yuanfeng’s divided attention 13. | Fewer than one in ten Dragon Clan Great Firmament cultivators remained, and eight of the Ancestral Dragon’s children died 13. |
| Witch-Demon era | The surviving Dragon Clan barely sustained itself in the seas; the Three Clans collectively possessed less than a ten-thousandth of their former strength 107. | The clan remained a remnant of its former position as a contender for supremacy 107. |
Notable Members
- Ancestral Dragon — leader of the Dragon Clan; father of nine sons who had each reached the Great Firmament Golden Immortal realm 4. Eight of his children died during the final battle of the Three Clans, after which he vowed to guard the Eye of the East Sea forever 13.
- Ao Jin — the Ancestral Dragon’s grandson, identified by his clansmen as the Seventh Highness; reached late Supreme Unity Golden Immortal before Li Yi killed him 4.
- Third Crown Prince — led forces clearing the remaining Fierce Beast packs in the East Sea Region near the end of the Beast Calamity 10.
- Elder Black Tortoise — a non-dragon elder accompanying Ao Jin and the Dragon Clan delegation. He transformed into a Black Tortoise over ten thousand kilometers long to shield Ao Jin, but Li Yi’s redirected seal pierced his body and killed him 3 4.
Abilities and Treasures
- Transformation — Ao Jin could assume a humanoid presentation and reveal his enormous draconic true form; the Ancestral Dragon likewise appeared in both humanoid and dragon forms 3 4 13.
- Physical defenses — Ao Jin’s golden scales were described as supposedly unbreakable, but shattered when struck by the Treasure Seal redirected by Li Yi 3.
- Treasure Seal — crafted by Ao Jin’s father, the seal expanded from palm size to ten thousand zhang tall when used to attack. Ao Jin attempted to strengthen his control with Essence Blood after Li Yi reversed it, but could no longer sense the treasure 3.
- Five Direction Flags — the Dragon Clan produced an imitation of the Innate Five Direction Flags, approximately equal to High-Grade Acquired Spirit Treasures, and gave the set to Ao Jin as a defensive treasure. After taking them, Li Yi used the Cosmos Cauldron to transform them into innate treasures; each flag could rival a Mid-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, while the complete set could barely rival a Supreme-grade Innate Spirit Treasure 4 5.
- Innate Spiritual Treasures — Great Firmament Golden Immortals of the Three Clans generally possessed such treasures during the early era, sometimes more than one. Many were later lost or damaged during the Dragon-Han Calamity Cycle and the Dao-Devil War 34.
- Ancestral Dragon’s divination — the clan leader could investigate origins through karmic connections, although even the karma of his grandson’s murder failed to reveal Li Yi’s background 4.
- Communication treasures — the Ancestral Dragon used a Voice-Transmission Spirit Treasure to mobilize his offspring and clan members against Chaos 6.