Black Emperor

Biodata

Background / History

Connection to Great Emperor Wushi

Black Emperor was raised by Great Emperor Wushi and baptized in his imperial blood. His exceptional physical toughness comes from this treatment rather than an inherently extraordinary breed. He also possesses various kinds of Dog Demon blood essence left to him by Wushi 30 40 41.

Before meeting Jiang Zhu, he risked his life searching for the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar and spent years trapped in Ruthless Great Emperor’s cultivation sanctuary without finding it 39.

Capture in Purple Mountain

Black Emperor first encounters Jiang Zhu while the latter is luring the Divine Phoenix Immortal Medicine from Wushi’s Dao Platform. Attracted by two Immortal Medicines, medicine kings, and a garden of precious herbs, he rushes out and attempts to swallow Jiang Zhu. Jiang Zhu’s Nine-Leaf Sword Grass Liver Deity beats him back, cutting away fur but failing to inflict a serious wound 29.

When Black Emperor attempts to activate the surrounding Emperor Formation, Jiang Zhu seizes him with a dragon claw and collapses his forming dao patterns. Black Emperor repeatedly appeals to the Wushi Bell, but it does not intervene because his life is not endangered 29.

Jiang Zhu keeps him restrained for over a month. After prolonged bargaining, Black Emperor exchanges a glob of his blood for a treasure medicine. Refining that blood awakens a Nine Nether Ao true spirit totem in Jiang Zhu’s Demon-Refining Pot; both regard the trade as profitable 30 31.

Black Emperor follows Jiang Zhu out of Purple Mountain through the emperor-jade teleportation formation. His attempts to sell a trip to the old Jade Pool grounds are rejected, and Jiang Zhu eventually flies away, leaving the dog behind because he cannot fly 31.

The Source Heavenly Master’s Village

Black Emperor later stays in the village of the Fifth-Generation Source Heavenly Master’s descendants. Fifth Master Zhang believes he has gone back into Purple Mountain, but Black Emperor subsequently tells Jiang Zhu that he has not returned there and trusts the Wushi Bell to control its disturbances 37 38.

He watches Jiang Zhu uncover two petrified Immortal Medicines from inherited stone implements. After biting one and discovering that it has become stone, he furiously laments the loss of treasures that even Great Emperors struggled to find. He also tries unsuccessfully to seize a Human Origin Fruit 37 38.

During his stay, he takes Wang Shu and Erlengzi as “human pets” and teaches them cultivation methods. He notices their unusual strength and perception; after Jiang Zhu identifies their ancestry as the Silver Blood Race, Black Emperor resolves to train them more rigorously 38.

Search for Wushi’s Successor

Jiang Zhu offers information about a Desolate Ancient Sacred Body and an Innate Dao Embryo in exchange for Demon Clan blood. Black Emperor agrees to provide Dog Demon blood and coordinates to a Demon Clan Tomb where even three Saints have died. He also probes whether Jiang Zhu follows Ruthless Great Emperor’s techniques, fearing that someone seeking to seize origins could endanger Wushi’s prospective successor 39 40.

News that a Northern Region bandit simply found the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar devastates him after his own years of unsuccessful searching. He recovers enough to declare that he will obtain its Jar Lid, which he considers the weapon’s essential component. Jiang Zhu withholds the fact that someone has already obtained the lid as well 39 40.

Black Emperor accompanies Jiang Zhu to the Wei Kingdom, where they locate Ye Fan after half a month. He confirms Ye Fan’s Sacred Body and immediately proposes pairing him with an Innate Dao Embryo to produce Innate Sacred Body Dao Embryo offspring 40.

After Jiang Zhu identifies the Purple Mansion Saintess as the Innate Dao Embryo, Black Emperor reluctantly pays the agreed Dog Demon blood essence. He offers Ye Fan access to Wushi’s scriptures and Emperor Weapon protection as incentives to produce offspring. Their discussion turns into a brawl when Ye Fan calls him a bald-tailed dog, forcing Jiang Zhu to separate them 41.

Appearance

• Size and coat: A calf-sized black dog with an enormous head, sparse fur, and a half-bald tail 29.
• Mouth: Huge jaws, sharp canine teeth, and a blood-red tongue; he frequently drools over medicines and other desired treasures 29 40.
• Eyes: Described as brass-bell eyes when he reacts to news of the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar 39.
• Accessory: Wears a golden bell beneath his neck, which serves as an item-storage container 31 40.
• Expressions: Displays distinctly human smiles, indignation, suspicion, and delight 30 38 40.

Personality

Black Emperor is greedy, boastful, and shamelessly opportunistic. He calls himself “this emperor,” tries to seize valuable medicines, and demands extravagant payment even after being defeated. His bargaining becomes increasingly flexible when a deal threatens to disappear: his asking price for blood falls from an Immortal Medicine fruit to a Medicine King and finally a treasure medicine 29 30 31.

His attachment to Wushi gives him a serious concern beneath his scheming: securing a suitable successor. He becomes suspicious of Jiang Zhu’s demand for demon blood and investigates whether it could signal origin-stealing cultivation. Conversely, ridicule of his bald tail provokes immediate anger, including an attack on Ye Fan 38 39 41.

Abilities & Skills

Imperial-Blood-Strengthened Body

Wushi’s imperial blood gives Black Emperor a body compared to bronze and iron 29 30.

• Withstands repeated slashes from Jiang Zhu’s Liver Deity, suffering sword marks and fur loss rather than severe injury 29.
• Resists Ye Fan’s palm strikes and repeated golden-fist blows without being dislodged during their fight 41.
• Limit: His toughness does not prevent Jiang Zhu from restraining him with dragon power 29 31.

Speed and Close-Quarters Combat

Black Emperor moves like a streak of black lightning and attacks with his jaws and sharp-clawed paws 29 41.

• Rushes Jiang Zhu in an attempt to swallow him 29.
• Knocks Ye Fan down, pins him beneath a paw, and bites his shoulder; Ye Fan is bruised but not bleeding when they are separated 41.
• Limit: Explicitly states that he cannot fly when Jiang Zhu leaves him behind 31.

Formation Arts

He carves intricate formation patterns with his claws and can prepare arrays for crossing the void 29 40.

• Attempts to activate Purple Mountain’s Emperor Formation 29.
• Displays the Demon Clan Tomb’s coordinates through array patterns 40.
• Carries a Profound Jade Platform for teleportation-array work 40.
• Reliability: Jiang Zhu regards his arrays as inconsistent and chooses a domain gate rather than risk an erroneous destination 29 40.

Cultivation Knowledge and Instruction

Black Emperor cultivates by absorbing spiritual vitality and the essence of the sun and moon 39.

• Teaches Wang Shu and Erlengzi cultivation methods, correcting mistakes with blows from his paws 38.
• Recognizes Ye Fan’s Desolate Ancient Sacred Body 40.
• Notices unusual bloodline traits in his pupils before learning their Silver Blood Race ancestry 38.
• Explains the Jar Lid’s significance, including its reputed construction from Ruthless Great Emperor’s skull and its primordial-spirit imprint 39.

Equipment / Items

• Golden collar bell — Stores medicines, blood essence, and his Profound Jade Platform 31 40 41.
• Black Profound Jade Platform — A two-meter-square platform used to prepare void-crossing formations 40.
• Dog Demon blood essence — Various kinds inherited from Wushi; paid to Jiang Zhu for locating the Sacred Body and identifying the Innate Dao Embryo 41.
• Treasure medicine — Obtained from Jiang Zhu in exchange for his own blood 31.

Relationships

• Great Emperor Wushi — His master and the source of his strengthened body; Black Emperor actively seeks a suitable successor for him 30 39 40.
• Wushi Bell — An old acquaintance he calls upon for protection and Immortal Medicine fruits. The bell ignores his pleas while he is not in mortal danger 29 30.
• Jiang Zhu — Captor turned trading partner and traveling companion. Their dealings involve blood, medicines, tomb coordinates, and information about potential successors 29 31 39 41.
• Ye Fan — A prospective father of an Innate Sacred Body Dao Embryo; their first meeting develops into bargaining and a fight over Black Emperor’s bald tail 40 41.
• Wang Shu and Erlengzi — His cultivation pupils and self-styled “human pets,” whose Silver Blood Race ancestry increases his interest in training them 38.
• Purple Mansion Saintess — The Innate Dao Embryo he intends to pair with Ye Fan; no meeting with her is shown in the provided chapters 41.

Notable Quotes

“Brat! You dare hit this emperor?! Hurry up and offer those Immortal Medicines as an apology! Hmm... and that Medicine Garden too!” 29

“Deviation? Is that a deviation? That's called leaving a surprise for the opponent!” 40

“Call me a bald-tailed dog again, and this emperor will destroy you!” 41