Pang Bo
Shrouding the Heavens: Starting by Checking In for the Void Emperor's Blood
Contents
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Pang Bo (庞博) |
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | Earth; transported to the Big Dipper aboard the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin 4 29 |
| Bloodline | Demon-god bloodline, awakened after consuming divine fruit 34 |
| Affiliation | Spirit Ruins Paradise; later remains with Chen Yu to cultivate 26 43 |
| Occupation/Role | Cultivator; highly valued immortal seedling of Spirit Ruins Paradise 26 27 |
| Cultivation | Life Spring, approaching Divine Bridge 43 |
| Status | Alive; recovered from the old demon’s possession 42 43 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 4 4 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Initial cultivation instruction | 9 | Receives a sage’s complete Sea of Bitterness scripture from Chen Yu and stands out among the Earth travelers for his aptitude. |
| Divine-fruit enhancement | 10 34 | Eats four divine fruits in the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land. The fruit awakens his demon-god bloodline, making his body especially desirable to the old demon. |
| Bitter Sea | 26 30 | His Bitter Sea forms after leaving the forbidden land; later explicitly confirmed to be open and naturally generating divine power. Cultivates at Spirit Ruins Paradise. |
| Life Spring | 43 | The old demon advances his cultivation while possessing him. After recovering, Pang Bo has formed his Life Spring and is close to Divine Bridge, but has not yet entered it. |
Appearance
- Build: Tall and burly 36.
- Rejuvenated appearance: Appears as a young boy during Chen Yu’s visit to Spirit Ruins Paradise 27.
- During possession: Dense Dao patterns cover his face, demon script appears within them, and Demon Qi fills his body. These changes accompany the old demon’s control rather than his ordinary appearance 36.
Personality
Pang Bo is boisterous and openly emotional. He greets Chen Yu with exaggerated tears, attempts to hug his leg, and enthusiastically drinks ice-cold beer during their reunion. Familiar food and alcohol also bring his homesickness to the surface, causing him to break down over his parents 27.
His concern for his parents outweighs his discomfort at being impersonated. After learning that a demon is living at home in his place, he chooses not to have it expelled because it has done no apparent harm and allows his parents to remain unworried. He also takes gratitude seriously: after Chen Yu saves him from possession, he kneels and pledges his life to him 29 42 43.
Abilities & Skills
Demon-God Bloodline
Pang Bo possesses inherited demon-god blood that awakens after he consumes divine fruit 34.
- Makes his body an exceptionally rare and desirable physique to demons 36.
- Leads the old demon to select him as a possession vessel 34.
- Does not prevent possession: the old demon initially suppresses his consciousness and accesses some of his memories 36.
Cultivation
Pang Bo displays promising aptitude when Chen Yu first teaches the Earth travelers. Spirit Ruins Paradise subsequently regards him as a first-rate immortal seedling 9 26.
- Studies an incomplete version of the Dao Scripture during his early cultivation at the paradise 26 30.
- Opens his Bitter Sea and develops divine power before Ye Fan achieves the same breakthrough 30.
- Retains the Life Spring cultivation developed while the old demon controls his body 43.
Resistance to Possession
Pang Bo’s consciousness survives the takeover and briefly resists when Chen Yu calls his name 36.
- His resistance disrupts the Dao patterns on his possessed body 36.
- Cannot overcome the old demon unaided; the demon regains control 36.
- Falls unconscious after the demon departs while his soul readjusts to his body 42.
History
Journey from Earth
Pang Bo appears unexpectedly inside the bronze coffin as an additional passenger beyond the reunion group and Chen Yu. His presence frightens the others, who question whether he is human. Chen Yu confirms that he is alive, ending the dispute 4.
On Mars, Pang Bo joins the search for Buddhist artifacts at Great Thunderclap Temple. He removes the temple’s plaque, causing the ruined building to collapse into dust. When Divine Crocodiles attack, Chen Yu protects the travelers during their retreat to the coffin 5 6.
During the subsequent journey, Pang Bo receives cultivation instruction from Chen Yu. After arriving in the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, he and Ye Fan each eat four divine fruits shared by Chen Yu 9 10.
Spirit Ruins Paradise and Contact with Home
Spirit Ruins Paradise keeps Pang Bo and Ye Fan after recognizing the benefits they received from the divine fruit, though Pang Bo is its principal recruitment target. They live and cultivate on the rear mountain, where Chen Yu eventually visits them 26.
Their reunion becomes a feast of Earth food and drinks. Pang Bo’s thoughts turn to his parents, and he hopes Chen Yu can eventually take them home. Chen Yu estimates that reaching the Saint realm could take fifty years, then offers a more immediate way to help: sending messages to Earth through his family’s cross-domain altar 27 28.
The reply reveals that a demon is impersonating Pang Bo at home. Pang Bo allows the arrangement to continue for his parents’ sake, while Chen Yu promises to have someone make their safety clear to the impersonator 29.
At the paradise, Pang Bo and Ye Fan also become targets of Han Feiyu’s faction. Han Feiyu’s elder relative covets their divine-fruit benefits and intends to refine them into lifespan-extending pills. Chen Yu eliminates the hostile family and gives Pang Bo and Ye Fan the elders’ belongings before leaving 31 32.
Possession and Rescue
During the events surrounding the Demon Emperor’s Tomb, an old demon possesses Pang Bo, attracted by his awakened bloodline and divine-fruit-enhanced body. Pang Bo entrusts a golden scripture page to Ye Fan, who later asks Chen Yu to rescue him 34.
Chen Yu encounters the possessed Pang Bo among Yan Ruyu’s group. After Pang Bo briefly responds to his voice, Chen Yu confronts the old demon with a Saint-level forbidden artifact. The demon refuses to abandon the body and warns that killing him would also kill Pang Bo 36 37.
With Yan Ruyu mediating, Chen Yu offers a Human Origin Fruit capable of extending a Mighty Figure’s life by one hundred years. The old demon accepts and transfers into another prepared body 37.
Recovery
Pang Bo eventually awakens and seeks out Chen Yu to pledge his service in gratitude. Chen Yu tells him to remain and cultivate rather than dwell on the debt. Although the possession endangered his life, it also advanced him from Bitter Sea to Life Spring, leaving him close to Divine Bridge 42 43.
Equipment & Items
- Great Thunderclap Temple plaque — Removes it from the ruined temple on Mars; the building immediately collapses 6.
- Golden scripture page — Entrusts it to Ye Fan before Chen Yu identifies its contents as the genuine Sea of Bitterness Chapter of the Dao Scripture 34.
- Han family elders’ belongings — Receives these jointly with Ye Fan after Chen Yu eliminates their enemies 32.
Relationships
- Ye Fan — Close friend from Earth and fellow cultivator at Spirit Ruins Paradise. Ye Fan urgently seeks help when Pang Bo is possessed and continues worrying about him until Chen Yu confirms his safety 4 26 34 44 46.
- Chen Yu — Teacher, protector, and benefactor. Pang Bo calls him “Teacher Chen,” though Chen Yu initially declines formal discipleship. After his rescue, Pang Bo pledges his life to him 9 26 42.
- Parents — Remain on Earth. Pang Bo prioritizes their peace of mind and accepts the demon impersonator’s presence rather than expose them to the distress of his disappearance 28 29.
- Wu Qingfeng — Elder who looks after him at Spirit Ruins Paradise; his backing makes Pang Bo difficult for Han Feiyu’s faction to target directly 30 31 50.
- Old demon — Possessor who suppresses his consciousness while advancing his cultivation. Leaves his body in exchange for Chen Yu’s Human Origin Fruit 36 37 43.
- Yan Ruyu — Helps negotiate his release from her granduncle’s possession 36 37.
Notable Quotes
“What do you mean, there’s another me at home?” 28
“Words of thanks cannot repay such a great kindness. From now on, my life is yours!” 42