Little Gold
Battle Through the Heavens: I'm Actually the Xiao Clan's Ancestor!
Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Little Gold (小金) |
| Alias(es) | “Snake King” — Xiao Chen’s misleading introduction; “Senior Snake” — an address used by Lu Mingfei and Xu Yong 8 11 |
| Species/Race | Golden Emperor Dragon; explicitly distinguished from the Dou Qi Continent’s magical beasts 8 11 |
| Gender | Male 15 |
| Affiliation | Xiao Chen’s traveling party; accompanies and assists the Xiao Clan’s ancestor 11 20 |
| Occupation/Role | Xiao Chen’s companion, protector, and occasional flying mount 3 26 29 |
| Age | At least five thousand years old, based on events he remembers with Xiao Chen 11 |
| First Appearance | Mentioned as the Golden Emperor Dragon in Chapter 1; appears as the golden snake on Xiao Chen’s shoulder in Chapter 2 1 2 |
Background / History
Little Gold was in the Starlight Origin Forest before accompanying Xiao Chen to the Dou Qi Continent. Xiao Chen specifically asked Su Qingxue to let him bring the Golden Emperor Dragon because the continent contained dangerous magical beasts. Su Qingxue noted that the two had always gotten along well and permitted the arrangement, provided Little Gold was willing 1.
Their shared history extends back at least five thousand years. While watching the Xiao Clan defeat its rivals, Little Gold recalled a more entertaining conflict involving the Ye and Shi families. He and Xiao Chen wondered whether the people involved were still alive, noting that their conduct would have earned them many enemies 11.
Appearance
- Usual form: A small golden snake, often coiled on Xiao Chen’s shoulder or resting beside him 2 10.
- Expressive features: Displays remarkably human reactions, including resentful looks, narrowed eyes, and frequent eye-rolling 2 10 11.
- Enlarged form: Can instantly grow large enough to carry Xiao Chen, Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian together 26.
- Draconic manifestation: Yin Yuandong sees an enormous golden dragon staring at him during Little Gold’s intimidation, then looks apprehensively at the small snake on Xiao Chen’s shoulder 39.
Personality
Little Gold is proud of his draconic identity and resents being mistaken for a snake. When Lu Mingfei and Xu Yong address him as “Senior Snake,” he inwardly protests that he is a noble Golden Emperor Dragon. His confidence also appears in his boast that he has no need for a dream goddess because he is the man of others’ dreams 11 15.
He treats Xiao Chen with blunt familiarity rather than the reverence shown by the Xiao clansmen. He mocks Xiao Chen’s posturing, complains about being assigned exhausting work, and recognizes when his companion is relying on borrowed power to impress others. Nevertheless, he repeatedly carries out Xiao Chen’s requests 3 38 44 49.
His concern is often less obvious than his sarcasm. He worries that Xiao Chen’s first cultivation session could overwhelm his body, considers checking on Xiao Yi Xian during her prolonged seclusion, and closely watches Xiao Chen’s risky attempt to refine a fifth-grade pill 6 41 47.
Abilities & Skills
Physical Strength and Resilience
- Moves freely under Ge Ye’s aura and uses his tail to bring Xiao Chen a chair 2.
- Takes Xiao Chen’s full-force punch as little more than a tickle, despite judging that an ordinary Dou Ling would hesitate to receive it head-on 7.
- Delivers the concealed blow that breaks the sixth-rank Amethyst Winged Lion King’s spine; observers initially attribute the attack to Xiao Chen 28 29.
- His precise cultivation realm is not stated in the supplied chapters. Other characters’ guesses based on his speech or appearance do not establish his rank 11 38.
Size Alteration and Flight
- Enlarges his body instantly to serve as a mount 26.
- Flies Xiao Chen, Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian to the secluded valley discovered by Xiao Yi Xian 26 27.
- Keeps Xiao Yi Xian airborne behind the battlefield while Yun Yun fights the Amethyst Winged Lion King 28.
Spatial Power
- Retrieves a fleeing black-robed man who has already traveled a thousand feet away, making him reappear directly before Xiao Chen 44.
- This intervention allows Xiao Chen to kill the escapee; the woman in red subsequently suspects Xiao Chen is a Dou Zun 44.
Natal Dragon Flame
Little Gold produces golden-yellow Natal Dragon Flame, which he can authorize Xiao Chen to use 47.
- Alchemy: Supplies the flame for Xiao Chen’s fifth-grade Blood Lotus Pill refinement 47.
- Refining properties: Its intensely yang, unyielding nature helps process an ice-attribute Magic Core and purify the violent energy of Blood Lotus Essence 47.
- Control difficulty: More violent and unruly than the ordinary flames Xiao Chen previously used 47.
- Combat: Xiao Chen uses the borrowed golden flames to burn Liang Lei to ashes and kill Jing Yuan 49.
Intimidation and Perception
- Frightens Yin Yuandong into abandoning his claim to the female ghost later identified as Miaohan 39.
- Senses the enormous changes in surrounding Dou Qi during Xiao Chen’s first cultivation session 6.
- Warns Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan that the Jia Lie and Ao Ba attackers have arrived 10.
- Locates Purple Dragon Profound Grass after being shown its illustration 38 39.
Cultivation Assessment
- Recognizes the mismatch between Xiao Chen’s One-Star Dou Shi cultivation and his much greater striking power 7.
- Suggests that Xiao Chen’s missing black and white beads may explain his renewed cultivation bottleneck 7.
- Knows of realms beyond the Dou Qi Continent, including the Wuliang Realm, and discusses Xiao Chen’s potential relative to Su Qingxue 7.
Story Role / Major Arcs
| Arc | Little Gold’s involvement |
|---|---|
| Return to the Xiao Clan | Accompanies Xiao Chen into the clan hall and provides protection while Xiao Chen initially lacks effective fighting ability 2 3. |
| Xiao Chen begins cultivating | Monitors the city-wide Dou Qi disturbance, tests Xiao Chen’s resulting strength, and helps identify the missing beads as a possible obstacle 6 7. |
| Magical Beast Mountain Range | Transports the party to Xiao Yi Xian’s valley and secretly supplies the force that subdues the Amethyst Winged Lion King 26 27 29. |
| Poison Cloud Mountain | Retrieves Purple Dragon Profound Grass for Duan Chenfei’s party, intimidates Yin Yuandong, and remains with Xiao Chen during Xiao Yi Xian’s cultivation 38 39 41. |
| Journey toward Mo City | Prevents the black-robed attacker from escaping and later lends Xiao Chen his Natal Dragon Flame for alchemy 44 47. |
Relationships
- Xiao Chen — Long-standing friend and traveling companion. Their relationship combines constant teasing with practical trust: Little Gold supplies protection, transportation, and flames, while Xiao Chen openly treats him as a companion rather than merely a pet 1 11 26 47.
- Su Qingxue — Knows her abilities and temperament well enough to warn Xiao Chen against calling her old. He explains that she can check on Xiao Chen from afar with little difficulty 8.
- Xiao Yi Xian — Carries and watches over her during the group’s travels. After forty-five days of cultivation in the poisonous swamp, he becomes worried enough to propose going in to check on her 26 28 41.
- Xiao Yan — Traveling companion whom he carries alongside Xiao Chen and Xiao Yi Xian. He initially regards Xiao Yan as unexceptional apart from his stronger-than-average spiritual strength 8 20 26.
- Yin Yuandong — Forces him to relinquish the female ghost through an overwhelming draconic intimidation 39.
Trivia
- Little Gold insists on riding a horse despite being capable of flight. The sight of an apparent snake on horseback draws astonished crowds during the journey from Wutan City 20.
- He particularly likes meat and guards his grilled sausage from Xiao Chen’s interest 6 10.
- His tail is dexterous enough to carry a chair and hold a bamboo skewer 2 10.