Little Black

Biodata

Name	Little Black (小黑)
Species/Race	Tengshe-bloodline Ferocious Soul Beast; originally an ordinary serpent-type Soul Beast 183
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Hidden Sword Peak; Star Dou Great Forest Soul Beasts
Occupation/Role	Guardian Ferocious Beast of Hidden Sword Peak; Ling Feng's Soul Beast
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 34

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast	38	Awakened the ancient Divine Beast Tengshe Bloodline after Ling Feng saved and raised him; entered the Star Dou Great Forest and defeated the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape before being beaten by the Underground World's ferocious beasts.
Five-Hundred-Thousand-Year Ferocious Beast	34 42	Reached this cultivation after forty years of gaining ten thousand years per year; his bloodline's Power of Time drew Gu Yuena's attention.
Six-Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast	65	Survived the Destruction Heavenly Tribulation by entering berserk form and devouring its thunderclouds and lightning.
Eight-Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast	183	Manifested a two-meter humanoid form in black armor; his Tengshe Bloodline boosts his combat power enough to challenge a Hundred-Level God without a divine position.

Background / History

Little Black was originally an ordinary serpent-type Soul Beast. Ling Feng saved him from another Soul Beast, kept him at his side, and awakened his Tengshe Bloodline, becoming the master whom Little Black deeply admires 183.

After reaching one hundred thousand years of cultivation, Little Black arrogantly entered the Star Dou Great Forest. He defeated the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape, seized the Lake of Life, and used his innate ability to pass through the barrier beneath it. In the Underground World, Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts beat him nearly to death; Gu Yuena intervened and spared him. Humiliated and traumatized, he returned to Hidden Sword Peak and remained there for forty years 38.

By the time Qian Renxue arrived at Hidden Sword Peak, Little Black had become its guardian ferocious beast and reached five hundred thousand years of cultivation. He was assigned to capture Soul Beasts, build Qian Renxue's residence, and provide her with sparring partners 34 37 47.

During a later trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, Little Black negotiated with Gu Yuena. He provided three bottles of Tengshe blood in exchange for the Million-Year Soul Beast Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, while Gu Yuena used the blood's Power of Time to recover and strengthen the forest's Soul Beasts 43 44. His repeated blood donations eventually developed into a romantic relationship with Gu Yuena 76 183.

Appearance

Little Black is a colossal black-scaled python whose true size and form vary according to his state.

• In his ordinary giant-serpent form, his body is roughly one thousand zhang long and coils around Hidden Sword Peak 34.
• His scales are black, his eyes are crimson or pitch-black, and his fangs inspire instinctive fear in weaker beings 34 37.
• In berserk form, he manifests Wind-Thunder Wings and can expand to a maximum length of ten thousand zhang 34 38.
• At eight hundred thousand years, he can appear as a two-meter-tall humanoid wearing black armor, surrounded by crimson energy 183.

Personality

Little Black is arrogant, unruly, and proud of his strength, but he fears Ling Feng and obeys his orders. He nearly attacked his master by mistake upon sensing an intruder at Hidden Sword Peak, then immediately swallowed his own prepared energy attack and worried that Ling Feng would punish him 34 35.

He is mischievous toward Qian Renxue, taking satisfaction in provoking her while arranging harsh but effective combat training. His conduct is often shameless, including regularly appearing for her meals and leaving her with the chores after she departs 49 65 67.

Despite his bravado, Little Black remains wary of the Underground World and its ferocious beasts due to his earlier beating. He is also capable of restraint: he suppresses his attraction to Gu Yuena, negotiates rather than submits to coercion, and threatens self-destruction rather than allow himself to become a captive blood source 41 43 44.

Abilities & Skills

Tengshe Bloodline

Little Black's awakened ancient Divine Beast bloodline grants extraordinary growth, temporal power, and resistance to abilities involving time.

• Increases his cultivation by ten thousand years for every year that passes 34 43.
• Contains a Power of Time said to exceed that of the Divine Realm's God of Time 43.
• His Essence Blood can let other Soul Beasts accelerate their cultivation after absorption 72.
• His temporal power can offset the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's Time Reversal Domain 46.
• Its activation produces Nine-Colored Energy and can draw surrounding elemental energy toward him 42.

Berserk Giant Serpent Form

Little Black can enter a berserk state, awakening more of his bloodline and greatly enlarging his body.

• Can grow to ten thousand zhang and manifest immense wing-like appendages 34 47.
• Used this form to transport a mansion and several Soul Beasts to Hidden Sword Peak 47.
• Swallowed the Destruction Heavenly Tribulation's thunderclouds and lightning whole during his six-hundred-thousand-year tribulation 65.
• His awakened wings can blot out the sky over vast distances 38.

Barrier Traversal

Little Black possesses an innate ability to pass through barriers.

• The concealment barrier beneath the Lake of Life did not stop him from entering the Underground World 38 41.
• Other Soul Beasts consider any barrier effectively nonexistent before this ability 41.

Flight and Movement

His bloodline allows him to ride clouds and mist, while his wings provide extreme mobility.

• Crosses the thousands of miles between Hidden Sword Peak and the Star Dou Great Forest almost instantly 38 46.
• Shifted through space from Hidden Sword Peak to the Star Dou Great Forest in a flash 38.
• At five hundred thousand years, he moves through the forest without obstruction and can easily subdue ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts 40.

Combat Power

Little Black possesses overwhelming physical strength and ferocious-beast pressure.

• His aura alone caused the Sky Azure Bull Python, Titan Giant Ape, Ah Rou, and Xiao Wu to flee from the Lake of Life 41.
• Previously defeated the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape at one hundred thousand years 38.
• At five hundred thousand years, he is considered capable of defeating Da Ming, Er Ming, Xiao Wu, and Ah Rou even if they joined forces 46.
• At eight hundred thousand years, his bloodline-enhanced combat power can challenge a Hundred-Level God without a divine position; he believes nine hundred thousand years would let him contend with a main god 183.

Equipment / Items

• Three bottles of Tengshe blood — Given to Gu Yuena in exchange for Sky Dream Ice Silkworm; the blood aided her recovery and accelerated the cultivation of Star Dou Great Forest's Soul Beasts 44 183.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm — Acquired from Gu Yuena and delivered to Ling Feng as a “great treasure”; later reserved for Qian Renxue's future Spirit Ring 44 46.

Relationships

• Ling Feng — Master and benefactor; Ling Feng saved Little Black, awakened his Tengshe Bloodline, and commands his loyalty. Little Black reveres him as an unmatched Sword Immortal 35 183.
• Qian Renxue — Fellow resident of Hidden Sword Peak; he captures her Soul Beast targets, builds her mansion, supplies sparring partners, and constantly teases her 37 47 49.
• Gu Yuena — Romantic partner; their initial transaction over Little Black's blood developed into mutual affection and a shared resolve to oppose the Divine Realm 43 44 183.
• Di Tian — Former opponent in the Underground World; Di Tian participated in Little Black's beating forty years earlier but later brought him to Gu Yuena without hostility 38 42.
• Sky Azure Bull Python — Defeated by Little Black after his first hundred-thousand-year breakthrough; later flees upon sensing his return to the Lake of Life 38 41.
• Titan Giant Ape — Defeated alongside the Sky Azure Bull Python and forced to acknowledge Little Black as “Big Brother” 38.
• Myriad Plant King — Junior Soul Beast of Hidden Sword Peak; it was nourished by Little Black's blood and regards him as “Brother Little Black” 75 196.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm — Captured through his deal with Gu Yuena and brought to Hidden Sword Peak for Qian Renxue's eventual use 44 46.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Guardian of Hidden Sword Peak

Little Black serves as the terrifying guardian encountered by Qian Renxue upon her arrival at Hidden Sword Peak. Although he initially mistakes her for a threat, he accepts her after learning that Ling Feng brought her there 34 37.

Fourth Soul Ring Hunt

At Ling Feng's command, Little Black returns to the Star Dou Great Forest despite his trauma. He captures a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast for Qian Renxue and, through his encounter with Gu Yuena, obtains Sky Dream Ice Silkworm 37 40 44 46.

Qian Renxue's Hidden Sword Peak Training

Little Black builds Qian Renxue a mansion, supplies her with Soul Beast opponents, and deliberately chooses fifty-thousand-year fire-aligned beasts that suppress their strength to pressure her growth. The training helps her integrate Sword Qi with Soul Power 47 49.

Alliance with Gu Yuena

Little Black repeatedly provides his blood to Gu Yuena, enabling her recovery and accelerating the Star Dou Great Forest's forces. Their partnership becomes romantic, and both commit themselves to avenging the Soul Beasts and Divine Beasts against the Divine Realm 76 183.

Eight-Hundred-Thousand-Year Breakthrough

Little Black emerges from the Lake of Life in armored humanoid form after reaching eight hundred thousand years of cultivation. With Gu Yuena recovered to the level of a second-level god and Star Dou's major beasts strengthened, he prepares for future conflict with the Divine Realm 183.

Notable Quotes

“Master, does it have to be the Star Dou Great Forest?” 38

“Um... could you avoid hitting my face...?” 41

“My cultivation has finally broken through to eight hundred thousand years!” 183

Trivia

• Little Black cultivates by sleeping rather than through the breathing exercises used by ordinary Soul Beasts 35.
• He feared returning to the Star Dou Great Forest for forty years after his first defeat in the Underground World 38.
• He once intended to introduce Gu Yuena to Ling Feng as a potential partner, but eventually became her partner himself 183.
• He never misses Qian Renxue's meals, including on the day of his six-hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation 65.