Tian Meng

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Tian Meng was captured by several Ferocious Beasts deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, where they sought to drain his origin. He eventually escaped by shedding his shell, but his body was already close to collapse. Even without their interference, he believed his next million-year heavenly tribulation would kill him 2.

After meeting Xiao Yan, Tian Meng chose to become his Wisdom Soul Ring. He considered Xiao Yan’s spiritual-type tool Martial Soul, exceptional talent, and unusually strong physique suitable for preserving his Soul Spirit. His long-term plan was to help Xiao Yan become a god, allowing them to escape death together 2.

Appearance

• Spiritual manifestation: A golden silkworm silhouette that can shift between solid-looking and illusory forms 1.
• Within the Sea of Consciousness: Also appears as a golden ball of light 7.
• Visible exhaustion: His golden figure dims after the effort of capturing the Ice Empress 2.

Personality

Tian Meng is exuberant, boastful, and eager to present himself as Xiao Yan’s “big brother.” He proclaims himself the “Silkworm God” and readily fantasizes about godhood and a glorious future. His confidence does not prevent him from acknowledging serious limitations, particularly his inability to survive heavenly tribulation 1 2 5.

His infatuation with the Ice Empress makes him unusually tolerant of her insults and rejection. When Xiao Yan threatens to kill her if she refuses to cooperate, Tian Meng privately considers evacuating him instead—even knowing that Xiao Yan might despise him for it. Nevertheless, once she agrees to join them, Tian Meng insists that she surrender her Spiritual Origin before he releases her, prioritizing Xiao Yan’s immediate safety 1 3.

As an adviser, he is encouraging but cautious. He praises Xiao Yan’s discoveries while warning against unstable Ring Detonation experiments and an exhausting cultivation schedule 19 27 28.

Abilities & Skills

Spiritual Power and Protection

• Conceals Xiao Yan’s presence while broadcasting his own spiritual power across the Far North to attract the Ice Empress 1.
• Temporarily immobilizes the Ice Empress by releasing his million-year Spiritual Origin outside his body 1.
• Observes the internal circulation of Xiao Yan’s Soul Power in greater detail than Xiao Yan can himself 19.
• Forms a protective spiritual barrier around Xiao Yan’s Spiritual Origin during the Snow Empress’s fusion 34.
• Limit: Describes the full spiritual exertion used to capture the Ice Empress as something he could perform only once after losing his body 2.

Origin Enhancement

• Supplies origin power during the Ice Empress’s fusion, raising her Soul Ring from 390,000 to 400,000 years 3.
• Uses a faint trace of golden origin to raise Xiao Yan’s fourth Soul Ring from approximately 19,000 to 20,000 years. Xiao Yan senses that its contained power increases by nearly thirty percent 5.
• Limit: The Far North operation leaves him exhausted and needing rest 4.

Simulation

• Identifies Simulation as the Ice Silkworm Clan’s greatest ability 4.
• Disguises the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion Martial Soul’s red-and-gold, 400,000-year Soul Ring as a purple thousand-year ring 4.

Spatial Transfer

• Transfers the bound Ice Empress into Xiao Yan’s Sea of Consciousness, then releases her outside while keeping her restrained 1 2.
• Claims to possess an emergency method capable of teleporting Xiao Yan hundreds of kilometers away; this escape method is not used during the capture 1.

Soul Ring Research and Technical Guidance

• Possesses greater mastery of mental power and understanding of Soul Rings than Xiao Yan, despite not being especially strong in direct combat 18.
• Provides suggestions after failed Ring Fusion experiments and explains that fusion requires compatible energy structures rather than simply adding rings together 18.
• Helps Xiao Yan refine Multiple Casting, the simultaneous use of multiple Soul Skills, through close observation of Soul Power flow 19.
• Offers to stabilize Xiao Yan’s Martial Soul with spiritual power during practice, improving the technique’s success rate 19.
• Recognizes Gold of Life from having seen it at the Lake of Life, but cannot remove the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife’s curse 10.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Million-year shed skin — A thin white membrane containing Tian Meng’s life essence and defensive power. Xiao Yan initially wears it in the Far North; Tian Meng later uses it to bind the Ice Empress. Her pincers, stinger, and Ultimate Ice fail to break it, and he states that it can hold her for several more hours 1 2.

Relationships

• Xiao Yan — Host, companion, and partner in his plan to attain godhood. Tian Meng contributes spiritual support and technical advice; Xiao Yan explicitly treats him and the Ice Empress as companions, although he holds the dominant position in their symbiotic relationship 2 18 19.
• Ice Empress — Romantic interest, whom he affectionately calls “Bingbing.” She initially intends to devour him and later continues to insult and dismiss him after becoming a fellow Soul Spirit. Their bickering accompanies their joint work supporting Xiao Yan 1 2 7 18 27.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Recruiting the Ice Empress

• Plans the Far North operation around the Ice Empress’s approaching 400,000-year tribulation, reasoning that her desire to survive will make her consider becoming a Soul Spirit 1.
• Lures her with his Spiritual Origin, restrains her, and seals her in his shed skin before directing Xiao Yan toward a safer escape route 1 2.
• Proposes that his spiritual support and her Ultimate Ice jointly help Xiao Yan become a god. After she agrees, he requires her Spiritual Origin as a safeguard before releasing her 2 3.

Ring Fusion Research

• Becomes an active research partner when Xiao Yan awakens him to study Ring Fusion. Their discussions help produce Multiple Casting before complete fusion is achieved 18 19.
• Later senses that Xiao Yan’s first two Soul Rings are approaching fusion. He questions the stability of accelerated fusion and warns that the proposed Ring Detonation could blow Xiao Yan apart 27.
• Challenges Xiao Yan’s relentless combination of classes, cultivation, and pill consumption, reminding him that Soul Power still requires accumulation over time 28.

Snow Empress Fusion

• Reacts with excitement upon sensing the Snow Empress Embryo. Xiao Yan counts on him and the Ice Empress for assistance with the dangerous undertaking 30 32.
• Protects Xiao Yan’s Spiritual Origin with a spiritual barrier as the Snow Empress’s power enters his body 34.

Notable Quotes

“I don't want to die, and neither do you. So I have a suggestion.”
“Create a god.” 2

“Ring Fusion isn't as simple as adding two Soul Rings together. It involves energy operating structures, with every link connected to the next... How could it be that easy?” 18