Gu Yuena

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Awakening and Investigation

Gu Yuena awakens after the Golden Tree's awakening, divine intervention, and seven-colored power disturb the balance around her resting place. The nearby Soul Beasts prostrate themselves before her. Declaring her hostility toward human deities, she leaves the forest in human form 9.

After Di Tian detects a suspicious aura in an ordinary Aolai City household, she gives him a strand of Silver Dragon origin to guide his investigation. His findings connect Tang Qingye's birth to the event known as the Day of Disaster. Gu Yuena suspects a man-made calamity rather than a natural disaster and distinguishes two divine auras—one violent, the other gentle. She orders Di Tian to search the continent for the latter 30 36.

Alliance with Tang Qingye

Their first direct encounter follows a clash between her Silver Dragon Spear and Tang Qingye's newly forged Ghost Soul Reflecting Moon. Her divine artifact drives his spear back, but she approaches with her weapon lowered and proposes cooperation against their shared enemies in the Divine Realm 52.

Tang Qingye already knows both her identity and her plan to infiltrate humanity before leading the Soul Beasts against humans. Their negotiations involve her dragon scales, the Gold of Life, and access to human research. He offers Spirit Pagoda entry and research resources in exchange for half the patent rights. She gives him a scale, receives a refined god's essence, and formally becomes his ally 52 53.

Leng Nu Jiao subsequently escorts her through the Spirit Pagoda and to Tang Qingye's residence. Gu Yuena regards this access as the first success of her infiltration. Zi Ji later accompanies her under the public identity of her paternal aunt 54 62.

Battle Armor and Human Technology

Gu Yuena convenes the Ferocious Beasts when they ask to meet Tang Qingye and obtain Battle Armor. She recognizes that human armor has created a serious combat advantage, but initially has no solution to its incompatibility with Soul Beast cultivation. She summons Tang Qingye, who proposes restructuring their energy channels and successfully tests the process on Bi Ji 61 62 63.

When Tang Qingye proposes founding an organization with himself as leader and Gu Yuena as second-in-command, Di Tian objects and asks that she also be a leader. The proposal does not establish a confirmed formal title for her in the supplied account 63.

At the Spirit Pagoda, she beats Qiangu Zhangting after he pesters her, using elemental power without needing the Silver Dragon Spear. Concerned that injuring the pagoda master's grandson might inconvenience Tang Qingye, she apologizes; he dismisses the danger 71.

She later becomes a librarian at Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy. Alongside Tang Qingye, she receives access to its Soul Tool Secret Vault, where she studies advanced designs, including the Level 8 defensive soul tool Azure Waves Cloud Veil 93.

Growing Attachment to Tang Qingye

A failed attempt by Tang Qingye to combine the Golden Dragon King's destruction origin with her creation origin injures him and sends a distressing resonance through their dragon-scale connection. Gu Yuena follows it to his meditation chamber and treats him. His divine blood awakens a powerful draconic instinct, leading her to drink from a wound; blood-sharing becomes a recurring form of intimacy between them 85 103.

Their relationship also develops through teasing and gifts. Tang Qingye obtains a silver dragon's Dragon Core for her after receiving two hundred-thousand-year Soul Bones from her. While he forges their Battle Armor materials, she asks for a ninety-nine-percent fusion rate as a wish that their love will last forever 96.

During their canyon spar, she explains that she wants the Soul Beasts to rise again and the Divine Realm's oppressive gods to be defeated. When she asks whether Tang Qingye will help, he remains silent. She interprets his silence as acceptance, dismisses her armor, and embraces him 97.

Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

Gu Yuena accompanies Tang Qingye and Di Tian to seize the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for Tilting Moon Pavilion. When its plant guardians summon the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' souls, she manifests the Silver Dragon King's authority, breaks their attack, and forces the dragon souls into submission 99.

She then secures their cooperation in moving the dragon remains, springs, and other resources into Tang Qingye's Gourd. She frames their legacies as contributions to the dragon race's revival. Later, she specifically credits her use of the Fire Dragon King's reserves with helping Tang Qingye overcome a cultivation barrier 100 103.

Tilting Moon Pavilion

Before Tang Qingye departs for Heaven Dou City with Ya Li, Gu Yuena warns him that Ya Li might become interested in him. They share a kiss, and he promises to return 106.

At Tilting Moon Pavilion, Gu Yuena contacts Elder Xu and welcomes him with Di Tian. She explains that Tang Qingye's Foundation-Nurturing Pill can clear his hidden injuries and extend his lifespan by nearly a century. Elder Xu takes the pill and confirms its restorative effect 130.

Appearance

Gu Yuena's human form has a cool, noble bearing, with long silver-white hair, purple eyes, and jade-like skin 9 61.

• Dragon form: An immense silver body covered in orderly hexagonal scales that reflect an icy radiance 9.
• Usual clothing: A plain white dress; she also wears a silver-white, dragon-patterned dress during Tang Qingye's forging session 61 96.
• Battle Armor: A streamlined silver-white suit with delicate dragon patterns, a forehead ornament, and a crescent-shaped chest crystal 97.

Personality

Gu Yuena maintains a reserved, sovereign manner even while navigating unfamiliar human surroundings. She studies human institutions strategically, treating her entry into the Spirit Pagoda as progress toward her larger plan. Her caution also appears in her decision to investigate divine activity rather than confront it immediately 36 54.

Reviving the Soul Beasts outweighs her personal pride. She accepts costly cooperation with Tang Qingye because she recognizes that she cannot achieve that goal alone, and she apologizes when her subordinates threaten their alliance. She understands the military importance of human technology and is willing to pursue it for her people 53 61 62.

Around Tang Qingye, her composure gives way to teasing, embarrassment, affection, and jealousy. Beneath that playfulness lies the loneliness of carrying the Soul Beasts' future: her account of their oppression and her request for his help expose a vulnerability rarely visible before her followers 96 97 106.

Abilities & Skills

Elemental Control

Her recorded Elemental Envoy Martial Soul controls multiple elements, while her Silver Dragon King power manifests a seven-element radiance 72 99.

• Creates projectiles of wind, fire, water, and earth, as well as defensive elemental barriers 97.
• Combines opposing energies into a destructive Elemental Storm 97.
• Channels wind, fire, and light through the Silver Dragon Spear during close combat 97.
• Draws scattered elemental power from the surroundings; Moon Battle Armor further enhances her control 97.

Spatial Manipulation

Gu Yuena combines spatial movement with elemental and spear attacks 97.

• Uses short-range teleportation to attack blind spots 97.
• Marks spatial coordinates to prepare ambushes and alter attack trajectories 97.
• Limits: Tang Qingye can detect her spatial fluctuations, block her emergence points, and prevent teleportation by sealing the surrounding airspace 97.

Silver Dragon King Authority

Her origin carries the authority of the Silver Dragon King formed after the Dragon God's division 85 99.

• Manifests a massive silver dragon projection formed from her original power and laws 99.
• Suppresses the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' souls through superior bloodline authority 99.
• Commands the Ferocious Beasts and obtains the dragon souls' cooperation in recovering their legacies 61 100.

Healing and Spiritual Perception

She can use gentle silver Soul Power to treat injuries and stabilize disturbed energy 85.

• Suppresses the conflicting powers within Tang Qingye's meridians after his failed Dragon God embryo experiment 85.
• Extends spiritual perception across an arena to compare competitors' Soul Power and examine bloodline fluctuations 87.
• Limits: Her assessment favors Ling Yao over Sun Moon Academy's gu-using competitor; Tang Qingye's spiritual perception and reactions also surpass hers during their spar 87 97.

Dragon-Scale Resonance

A detached scale serves as a link between Gu Yuena and Tang Qingye 53 62.

• Allows her to contact him when an ordinary communicator fails 61 62.
• Transmits bloodline resonance and distress, allowing her to locate him after his experiment's backlash 85.
• A strand of her Silver Dragon origin can separately guide Di Tian toward a target aura 30 36.

Soul Tool Research

• Studies restricted soul tool designs through her academy vault access 93.
• Examines the complete design files for Azure Waves Cloud Veil, a Level 8 defensive soul tool; the account does not establish that she manufactures it 93.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Silver Dragon Spear — A divine artifact that overpowers Ghost Soul Reflecting Moon in their initial clash. It can transform into a white elemental staff crowned with a seven-colored gemstone 52 97.
• Moon — One-Word Battle Armor that enhances her elemental control and combat power 97.
• Storage ring — Used to store the jade-silver alloy Tang Qingye forges for her armor 96.
• Silver dragon's Dragon Core — Obtained by Tang Qingye as a gift for her. It contains an incomplete dragon soul, substantial power, and resentment from the dragon's death; its absorption is not documented 96.
• Refined god's essence — Received from Tang Qingye when they establish their alliance 53.
• Divine-origin spiritual liquid — Trades divine origin for Tang Qingye's refined spiritual liquid 62.

Relationships

• Tang Qingye — Ally, research partner, and romantic partner. Their cooperation expands from exchanged resources into shared Battle Armor development, blood-sharing, and support for the Soul Beasts' revival 53 85 96 97.
• Di Tian — Loyal subordinate and investigator. He defends her dignity and proposed leadership position, but she restrains him when his objections threaten negotiations 30 52 63.
• Zi Ji — Subordinate who accompanies her into human society while posing as her paternal aunt 62.
• Bi Ji — Follower who advocates seeking Tang Qingye's help with Battle Armor and volunteers for his experimental modification 61 62.
• Xiong Jun — Subordinate whose disrespect toward Tang Qingye prompts Gu Yuena to apologize on her followers' behalf 61 62.
• Leng Nu Jiao — Initially jealous of Gu Yuena's closeness to Tang Qingye. She escorts Gu Yuena to his residence, later assists in beating Qiangu Zhangting, and plays cards with the pair 53 54 71.
• Qiangu Zhangting — Unwanted pursuer whom she severely injures after he pesters her 71 86.
• Ice and Fire Dragon Kings — Dragon souls subdued by her bloodline authority and recruited to contribute their legacies to the dragon race's revival 99 100.
• Elder Xu — Pavilion guest whom she invites and assists during his Foundation-Nurturing Pill treatment 130.

Notable Quotes

“So, you have a grudge against them, and I have a grudge against the Divine Realm. Round it off, and you have a grudge against them too. That puts us on the same front. After all, an enemy's enemy is a friend. What do you think?” 52

“The fates of humans and Soul Beasts are tightly intertwined. We depend on each other, and neither can be absent from this continent's balance. Yet generation after generation, humans have always sought to exterminate Soul Beasts.” 97

“Then will you help me?” 97