Wang Laoba

Biodata

Background / History

Wang Laoba had spent twenty years in the Frozen Forest when he led thirty Soul Kings and Soul Emperors there to hunt an eighty-thousand-year Glazed Vine. The beast’s attacks devastated the group. Wang continued fighting after heavy losses, then ordered a retreat when the survivors could no longer win. An arriving Elephant Armor Sect force drove him away and claimed the Vine 31 32 34.

After Lin Ye stole the Vine from the sect, Wang and three surviving companions intercepted him and Shui Bing’er. They threatened to kill Lin Ye, take the Vine, and abduct Bing’er. Seeing Lin Ye’s hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring—and believing he might also possess a Soul Bone—gave them another reason to attack 33 34.

Lin Ye wounded Wang and killed two of his companions. Wang continued fighting despite recognizing that Lin Ye was stronger, believing retreat would leave him dead anyway. Lin Ye killed him with Ice Dragon Abyss-Shattering Strike. The last companion was also killed, leaving none of Wang’s thirty-person party alive 34 35.

Personality

Wang concealed his predatory intentions behind apparent friendliness, but dropped the pretense when he thought he could seize Lin Ye’s prize. Greed kept him in the fight against the Glazed Vine even after his group suffered severe losses. Against Lin Ye, that same desire for a Soul Bone gave way to a desperate conviction that he had to fight to survive 32 33 34.

Abilities & Skills

Ice Bear Martial Soul

Wang’s Ice Bear Martial Soul gave him a large, armored bear-like form. He possessed level-68 Soul Power during the Glazed Vine hunt 32.

• Ice Wall Bastion — raised a thick ice wall that briefly shielded his remaining men from the Vine 32.
• Ice Bear Earth-Splitting Charge — turned Wang into an icy, meteor-like projectile 32.
• Ice Bear Rock-Shattering, Black Ice Armor, and Ice Bear Berserk — skills he stacked for a direct attack on Lin Ye 34.
• Ice Bear Mountain-Shattering Palm — formed enormous bear paws from Soul Power; Lin Ye evaded the attack 34.
• Ice Bear Prison-Suppressing Strike — his sixth Soul Skill, unleashed in his final exchange with Lin Ye 34 35.

Equipment / Items

• Storage Soul Tool — held a prepared barrel of fuel that Wang intended to use to cover his retreat from the Glazed Vine 32.
• Fuel and fire striker — his attempted escape tactic was stopped when an Elephant Armor Sect member knocked away the striker 32.

Relationships

• Lin Ye — Wang initially appeared friendly toward him, then pursued him for the Glazed Vine and a possible Soul Bone; Lin Ye killed him 33 34 35.
• Shui Bing’er — accompanied Lin Ye when Wang’s group intercepted them and threatened to abduct her 33.
• His mercenaries — Wang commanded the thirty-member hunting party and urged its final survivors to attack Lin Ye together 31 34.
• Elephant Armor Sect — displaced Wang’s group from the Glazed Vine hunt; Wang left rather than confront the sect 32.