Golden Lion Mastiff

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Species Background

Golden Lion Mastiffs are described as the ancestors of canine and leonine soul beasts. Their numbers are extremely low, and information about them is scarce. Su Bai knows the species eventually becomes extinct; its reckless, combative temperament is identified as a reason for its rarity 21 22.

Su Bai regards the species as an exceptional offensive contract choice, believing that a ten-thousand-year Golden Lion Mastiff could rival Xiong Jun in strength. After strengthening his body with the singular velvet sky chrysanthemum, he selects one to complement the Blue Silver Emperor’s life and defense abilities and the Soft Bone Rabbit’s speed 21.

Discovery and Battle

After searching Sunset Forest unsuccessfully, Su Bai spends another week searching the Star Dou Great Forest. Near the point of giving up, he witnesses a Golden Lion Mastiff smash apart a Wasteland Flame Wolf over twenty thousand years old and begin eating it 21 22.

The mastiff warns Su Bai away with growls, then charges when he approaches. Su Bai evades with Teleportation and restrains it with Blue Silver Emperor vines. It tears the vines apart, but their rapid regeneration repeatedly binds it again. Activating its Domination Domain, the mastiff breaks free and anticipates his next teleport, closing the distance before he can escape again 22.

Su Bai switches to the Soft Bone Rabbit and turns the mastiff’s charging momentum against it. His Soft Bone Rebound reflects much of its attacking force, allowing him to injure it despite its superior raw strength. The mastiff repeatedly rejects his attempts to talk and continues attacking 22 23.

Contract and Later Use

Su Bai eventually pins the mastiff down, binds it with vines, and beats through its exceptionally tough defenses. Even with numerous broken bones, it remains hostile. He uses the Spirit Pagoda to force a contract only after leaving it barely conscious and near death 23.

The mastiff appears resting on the pagoda’s third floor. Its power makes Su Bai’s frame bulkier and increases his height to 1.9 meters. Testing the resulting transformation, he breaks a roughly thirty-thousand-year Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear’s arm with one punch; the bear subsequently flees 23 24.

Su Bai later combines the mastiff transformation and Domination Domain with his preceding Blue Silver Emperor defense to block a Clear Sky Hammer strike from Tang Hao 25. He also uses its form while defeating the Thunderclap Hellvine. After dismissing that transformation, the mastiff becomes a tiny translucent lion, rubs affectionately against his cheek, and returns between his brows as a streak of light 29.

Appearance

The wild mastiff is approximately four meters long, with a proportioned, heavily muscled body 22.

• Fur: Brilliant gold across its body 22.
• Head: Massive and lion-like, with a monstrous, pitch-black face 22.
• Fangs: Protrude from its open jaws during its confrontation with Su Bai 23.
• Domain manifestation: A gold-edged ring patterned with black appears beneath its feet 22.
• Contracted spirit form: Can manifest as a tiny, translucent lion 29.

Personality

The mastiff is hot-tempered, territorial around its food, and unwilling to retreat from a fight. It treats Su Bai’s approach to its meal as grounds to kill him and continues attacking despite severe injuries and repeated offers to communicate 22 23.

Its aggression does not prevent tactical adaptation: after observing Teleportation, it prepares a rapid follow-up charge to catch Su Bai immediately after he reappears 22. Its later affectionate gesture toward him contrasts sharply with its hostility before the contract 29.

Abilities & Skills

Physical Strength and Durability

• Kills a Wasteland Flame Wolf over twenty thousand years old with a single impact 22.
• Tears apart Su Bai’s strengthened Blue Silver Emperor restraints 22.
• Converts tremendous strength into rapid charges and powerful leaps 22 23.
• Withstands a prolonged beating before Su Bai penetrates its defenses 23.
• Weakness: Its strength-driven attacks can be redirected or reflected; Su Bai exploits both its momentum and Soft Bone Rebound to defeat it 23.

Domination Domain

• Dramatically increases attack and defense 22.
• Places the mastiff in a painless combat state 22.
• Increases the power of its supplementary abilities by more than fifty percent 22.
• Commits it to a fight to the death: the battle does not stop unless one side falls 22.
• Remains accessible to Su Bai through the Golden Lion Mastiff martial-soul form 25.

Contracted Martial-Soul Form

• Strengthens Su Bai’s physique and surrounds him with golden light when activated 23.
• Can manifest dark golden fur and enlarged muscles on his body 29.
• Provides overwhelming close-range striking power 23 29.
• Limitation: Almost all of its soul skills enhance strength rather than offer varied offensive methods. This lack of ranged options prompts Su Bai to seek the Thunderclap Hellvine as his next spirit 27.

Relationships

• Su Bai — Defeats and forcibly contracts the mastiff after peaceful negotiation fails. It becomes his third soul spirit and primary source of raw strength; by its later appearance, it shows him affection 23 27 29.