Aeon

Biodata

Power Progression

The entries below record separate beings attaining the title, not successive ranks within a single cultivation ladder.

Known Aeons

Nature and Manifestations

• Ascension is not restricted to humans. Lan becomes an Aeon from a human life, while Nous originates from an artificial computer 72 309.
• Aeons possess distinct true bodies and can use lesser manifestations. Aha employs multiple clones; Lan’s clone retains his former human appearance 289 296 434.
• Manifestation need not attract public notice. Lan’s arrival over the Luofu inspires mass worship, but Aha and Fuli later visit Xianyu’s home without anyone noticing 1 22.
• They retain individual personalities rather than sharing a uniform divine temperament. Aha pursues amusement, Akivili values companionship and exploration, and Lan is restrained and largely driven by hatred after ascending 18 142 280.
• Aeons are not uniformly emotionless. Akivili grieves, worries, and celebrates with friends; Lan briefly recovers feelings associated with his human life while reminiscing with Xianyu 280 282 406 423.

Distinguishing Forms

• Lan: An immense, featureless, centaur-like body with wheel-like structures; his presence can blot out the sky and make mortals struggle to breathe 1 72.
• Aha: Black sludge or a pitch-black humanoid behind a colorful or extravagant mask. Their disguises include the androgynous young man Bacchus and female clones 12 16 18 434.
• Fuli: A giant crowned figure made of ice, or a cold-radiating ice lotus 12 21.
• Qlipoth: Irregular bedrock surrounding intensely luminous, searing magma 270.

Abilities & Skills

Divine Power

Aeons can wield power on planetary and stellar-system scales.

• Lan can destroy a planet with one arrow; Xianyu describes this attack as having no cooldown 93.
• The newly ascended Destruction destroys multiple planets and dooms the Yadelifen star system 147.
• Aha’s power is detected across several star systems, with enough force to destroy numerous planets 150.
• A planet under Preservation survives Destruction’s initial attack, while another protected by the Angel of Mercy is destroyed when the Aeon increases their output 147.

Emanator Creation and Power Bestowal

Aeons can share divine power with other beings, enabling them to become Emanators.

• Accepting the power attached to Lan’s arrow would allow Xianyu to become an Emanator of the Hunt 21.
• Aha offers Xianyu the power of an Emanator of Elation and leaves a mask containing one-tenth of their divine power 17 18.
• A gift from Abundance is described as making surviving recipients Emanators, though consuming it is likely to cause a fatal explosion 53.
• Aha considers granting power not only to humans, but also to paper and insects 18.
• Aha’s later gift is identified as a safe energy source. This differs from the earlier system description warning of assimilation or stellar-system destruction; Xianyu had already concluded that the earlier description was unreliable 18 135 436.

Clones and Disguises

Aeons can act among mortals without openly presenting their divine identities.

• Aha travels with the Nameless as Bacchus and later operates two clones simultaneously 353 434.
• Lan teaches Hua archery under the identity Mountain Breeze, using a form recognizable to his former human colleagues 229 289.
• Akivili adopts Xianyu’s appearance during an operation and introduces themself to the Nameless as Eric 434 437.
• Destroying a clone does not establish the death of its Aeon: Nanook kills Aha’s clone while Aha survives to discuss the event 296.

Memory, Computation, and Travel

Individual Aeons demonstrate specialized abilities beyond direct destruction.

• Fuli returns portions of Xianyu’s memories through an ice lotus and possesses knowledge sufficient to counter Mirror Flower, Water Moon 126.
• Nous supplies calculations and information connected to Xianyu’s plans; Xianyu associates Erudition with a calculated 0.01% chance 58 92.
• Akivili uses divine power to help the Nameless escape danger and move between distant destinations 142 282.

Limitations and Vulnerabilities

• Ascension changes the conditions of combat. Xianyu considers an individual killable before attaining godhood, but withdraws his fleet rather than risk his subordinates during Destruction’s birth 147.
• Power can be difficult to control immediately after ascension. Lan’s initial bestowal nearly destroys Xianyu’s body; he slows the transfer after noticing Xianyu coughing blood 72.
• Lan cannot use other Aeons as upgrade materials. He rejects Xianyu’s proposal to devour another Aeon’s divine power for his own use 128.
• Divine knowledge is not comprehensive. Erudition does not provide the psychological answer Akivili seeks, and Remembrance lacks records concerning a particular mental illness 264.
• Xianyu’s higher-dimensional nature affects Aeons. His presence weakens Fuli’s combat performance, and later narration confirms that he passively imposes a debuff on Aeons 146 378.
• System interference is limited. Xianyu observes that Aeons can influence his system to some extent, but initially only briefly 135 353.
• Mortals can develop threats beyond divine capabilities. Xianyu describes Xianzhou technology capable of rivaling, surpassing, and annihilating Aeons; this is a stated technological capability, not a demonstrated true-body kill in these passages 290.

Worship and Mortal Relations

• The Xianzhou worships Lan as the Reignbow Arbiter. Cloud Knights fight abominations, while Galaxy Rangers follow the Aeon’s footsteps 1 370.
• Disrespect toward the Reignbow Arbiter carries a 500,000-Strale reward. A concerned citizen once reports Lan himself after mistaking his words for disrespect toward the deity 7 278 338.
• Lan’s responsiveness is presented as exceptional. The narration credits him with answering the faithful and sharing power with the Xianzhou without reservation 370.
• The Interastral Peace Corporation worships Qlipoth. Its repeated offerings receive no response in the comparison drawn with Lan’s treatment of the Xianzhou 370.
• Recognition by an Aeon carries enormous prestige. Zandar receives widespread acclaim for creating Nous, while many people dream merely of receiving an Aeon’s glance 421.
• Akivili distinguishes individuals from their affiliations. Their strained relationship with Abundance does not prevent friendship with Xianzhou natives 146.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Xianyu’s arrival: Lan’s manifestation over the Luofu leads residents to attach divine significance to every child born that day, subjecting Xianyu to years of scrutiny 1.
• Recovery of the past: Aha reveals Xianyu’s connections to several Aeons. Fuli confirms that he fell alongside Akivili and returns memories while warning him about fate and karma 21 22.
• The Former Marshal’s history: Xianyu witnesses Lan’s ascension and the birth of Destruction. He then treats divine power as both a strategic resource and a threat requiring deterrence 72 147 158.
• Dimensional ascension and repeated cycles: Xianyu knows of at least two attempts to use the Aeons and the universe as fuel for the Aether-Phase Engine. He attributes his failed escape and reincarnation cycles to Fuli, though Fuli’s precise responsibility remains his interpretation 92 126.
• Conflict over deicide: Xianyu invites Lan to kill the Aeons with him. Zandar later urges preemptive deicide, but Xianyu resists the demand to kill Lan immediately 159 327.
• Aeons across worlds: Akivili reaches another world and encounters its Aha. Two versions of Aha subsequently appear together, establishing that corresponding Aeons can coexist across worlds 407 410 415.
• Reunion and renewed cooperation: Xianyu reunites with Akivili, promises to help make their world real, and receives Aha’s divine-power gift as an energy source for his continuing plans 423 436.