Northern King

Biodata

Power Progression

The Northern King advances by absorbing and refining lightning rather than through ordinary cultivation. Swallowed lightning can remain stored inside him, with combat accelerating its assimilation 635 908 915.

Background / History

The Northern King’s original body belonged to the North Dragon King of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan. Its exceptional physique incorporated the bodies of the clan’s Three Great Dragon Kings, whose royal bloodlines made them stronger than ordinary dragons. The North Dragon King had also devoured the flesh and blood of numerous Dragon Clan members 220 249.

Xiao Yan refined this body with Heavenly Flames, turning it into a puppet. He preserved the North Dragon King’s lifetime of combat experience within it, allowing the Northern King to combine trained combat instincts with a puppet’s inability to feel pain. The original dragon scales melted into the body during refinement, only to reappear much later as his strength increased 220 293 1234.

Appearance

• Original puppet form: A burly, pitch-black humanoid repeatedly compared to an iron tower or a small mountain. His hands are more than twice as broad as an ordinary person’s, and his eyes appear cold, indifferent, or vacant 220 250 421.
• Lightning Pool tempering: His black coloration deepens until it resembles a solid black hole; Xiao Yan briefly feels his attention being drawn into it 320.
• Dou Di transformation: His body develops a flowing purple-gold metallic sheen, while his eyes initially remain pitch-black 594 634.
• Returning dragon traits: Lightning runes spread across his body, and five silver scales appear between his brows. Scales subsequently extend over his face, neck, and torso 1234 1415 1416.
• Complete scaled form: At Peak Yuan Zong, his scales form an armor-like covering and his hands become dragon claws 1504.
• Dragon-man form: At Yuan Zun, he possesses dragon horns, a thick tail, densely packed scales, facial lightning markings, and lightning-filled eyes 1510.

Personality

The Northern King is a lifeless puppet rather than an independently characterized companion. He lacks emotions and physical sensation, remains outwardly impassive, and continues fighting until Xiao Yan orders him to stop. He responds to both spoken and mental commands 580 594 623 1504.

His behavior consistently prioritizes Xiao Yan’s protection. He places himself between his master and incoming attacks, and on one occasion speaks a direct warning to an attacker: “Do not harm my master!” 250 884.

Abilities & Skills

Lightning Absorption and Growth

The Northern King draws lightning into his body and converts it into strength, making Pill Lightning a resource rather than merely a danger 219 594.

• Absorbs direct strikes, shattered lightning fragments, entire thunderclouds, and lightning-based creatures 594 908 910.
• Can store more lightning than he immediately refines; prolonged battles help integrate the reserve into his body 357 594 915.
• Uses a lightning dragon to draw energy from thunderclouds on a large scale 855.
• Is described as having no cultivation bottleneck, provided sufficient lightning power is available 635.
• Requires increasingly powerful lightning: ordinary lightning becomes ineffective, and fifth-tier Pill Lightning provides little improvement after he reaches Late Origin Transformation strength 309 1042.
• Does not always absorb a source continuously. He initially reaches his limit after only a few bolts of the Lightning Pool’s pitch-black lightning, and later temporarily repels further lightning after prolonged absorption 309 320.

Regeneration and Endurance

Lightning stored within the Northern King repairs cracks, dents, and severe deformation, allowing him to sustain battles that exhaust living opponents 623 624.

• Restores a chest crushed almost flat within moments 623.
• Repairs damage caused by the Power of the Great Dao 1209.
• Feels no pain and can continue attacking despite substantial bodily damage 293 594.
• Is not literally immune to injury: Chen Zhen leaves a slowly healing chest wound, and a magma creature tears open his chest with one claw 362 1458.

Dragon Physique and Close Combat

His primary weapon is his reinforced body, supported by the North Dragon King’s preserved combat experience 249 293.

• Fights primarily with punches, kicks, charges, and direct collisions capable of shattering space 220 328 635.
• Overwhelms opponents above his stated level through durability and relentless pressure, as demonstrated against Zhang Hao 293.
• Develops protective dragon scales strong enough to block Xiao Huan’s attacks at Five-Star Yuan Zong 1418.
• Gains dragon claws and a lightning-wreathed tail; even a casual tail movement can tear through the void 1504 1510.
• Uses his tail in combat against Yuan Zun opponents 1557 1566.

Offensive Lightning

After reaching Dou Di, the Northern King fully integrates his black lightning into his fighting strength. Earlier use had produced only a slight numbing effect 635.

• Projects lightning with his punches and uses it to increase his speed 635.
• Sends lightning into an opponent’s meridians and internal organs through direct strikes 910.
• Releases lightning defensively on contact, even numbing Xiao Yan’s fist during a test 1205.
• Fires bolts of lightning from his eyes 1566.

Control and Restraint

Xiao Yan directs the Northern King through commands and a spiritual imprint, and can store him inside a Storage Ring 302 580 1036.

• The Southern Hall Master fails to dislodge the original imprint despite repeatedly attacking it with Middle Origin Transformation Realm Spiritual Strength 1036.
• Strong opponents can contain him without destroying his body. Mu Han traps him in a formation, while Daoist Xuankong temporarily freezes him with the Power of the Great Dao 328 1557.
• Sixteen bronze chimes neutralize his attacks and prevent an immediate escape 1559.
• A high-level Yuan Zun’s Great Dao of Space can immobilize him and prevent him from closing the distance 1566 1567.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Lightning Pool and Mu Han

The Northern King becomes a major addition to Xiao Yan’s fighting strength after absorbing the lightning from an Emperor Grade Pill. In the Void Lightning Pool, he overwhelms Zhang Hao and strengthens himself during combat with Yan Bing before withdrawing to protect Xiao Yan 219 220 293 302.

After a year and a half of lightning tempering, he confronts Mu Han at Nine-Star Half-Emperor strength. Although their initial exchanges are even, Mu Han uses formations to separate him from Xiao Yan and later damages him with stronger attacks 320 328 331 346.

Lengcui City and the Xilin Mountain Range

In Lengcui City, the Northern King and Xiao Jin defeat the middle-aged Nine-Star Half-Emperor who intercepts Xiao Yan. His body is subsequently badly wounded when the genuine Dou Di Chen Zhen intervenes 354 357 358 362.

He later helps Xiao Yan force a route through the Xilin Mountain Range’s opposition, escapes during the confusion created by Xiao Yan’s incarnation, and rejoins his master in the forest 421 424.

Dou Di Breakthrough and the Four Clans

After becoming a Quasi-Dou Di through Pill Lightning, the Northern King wears down a stronger Cloud-Hidden Pavilion elder through repeated regeneration. His true Dou Di breakthrough occurs during Sun Hanxi’s attack, when he breaks out of ice just before Xiao Yan can be killed 594 623 624 633.

His lightning-enhanced attacks then allow him to match Sun Hanxi after the latter strengthens himself with a secret technique. He also helps Xiao Yan and the One-Horned Whale Serpent fight Sun Shuo, and later protects Xiao Yan while he recovers in a borrowed beast cave 634 635 665 727.

Ancient Tomb and Obsidian Tower

Inside the ancient tomb, the Northern King consumes passageway lightning and the merged thunder dragon. After devouring the dragon, he gravely injures a black-robed attacker and sends him crashing into the hall’s stone doors, forcing them open 908 910.

During the battle with the Southern Hall Master, his support enables Xiao Yan to offset their opponent’s superior cultivation. The Southern Hall Master deliberately drives him into the Obsidian Tower, sealing him inside for five years. He survives, grows stronger, resists an attempted takeover, and reunites with Xiao Yan when the tower reopens 950 951 1036 1037.

Origin Return and Origin King Battles

Further Pill Lightning raises the Northern King to Middle Origin Return. By his next major transformation, he can rival an Origin King expert, and he destroys an enemy puppet of comparable strength during the battle above the Fallen Poison Cave 1195 1205 1209.

He later kills Futu Sang with one punch and executes two Futu Clan elders after Xiao Yan prevents their attempted self-destruction 1271.

Xiao Clan and Dragon-Man Transformation

The Northern King’s rapid growth during the Ancestor Transformation Pill refinement attracts the covetous attention of Xiao Clan elders. At Five-Star Yuan Zong, he overwhelms Xiao Huan, severs his arm, and nearly kills him before Elder Hong intervenes 1416 1418.

The Lei Yuan and subsequent Pill Lightning strengthen him further, restoring increasingly complete dragon features. During battle with a Yuan Zun, the Lei Yuan’s remaining energy repairs his damaged armor and fuels the transformation that eventually produces his Yuan Zun dragon-man form 1470 1504 1508 1510.

Later Yuan Zun Encounters

The Northern King supports Xiao Yan against Daoist Xuankong, breaking free of a temporary spatial seal and helping exhaust the opponent. He is later contained by a young opponent’s bronze chimes 1557 1559.

Against the mysterious Ghost Gate Yuan Zun, he attacks with his tail and eye lightning but is outmatched by superior spatial control. Xiao Yan ultimately orders him to carry the gravely wounded Xiao Siyu away while he delays their pursuer 1566 1567.

Relationships

• Xiao Yan — Refiner, master, and controller. Supplies the lightning sources responsible for his growth and relies on him for combat support and protection 220 250 1470.
• North Dragon King — Source of his original body and preserved lifetime of combat experience 220 249 293.
• Xiao Jin — Frequent combat partner and fellow lightning absorber; fights alongside him against Mu Han and the middle-aged Nine-Star Half-Emperor 309 331 357.
• Gu You — Explains that the Northern King’s stored lightning can carry him from Quasi-Dou Di to true Dou Di 594.
• Xiao Siyu — Later battlefield ally. Fights beside him against Ghost Gate opponents and is carried to safety by him when gravely injured 1508 1567.
• Southern Hall Master — Adversary who seals him in the Obsidian Tower and later unsuccessfully attempts to seize control of him 951 1036.

Notable Quotes

“Do not harm my master!” 250