Five-Clawed Golden Dragon

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Origin

The Five-Clawed Golden Dragon origin was initially prepared by Parallel Earth’s consciousness for a planned transmigrator. Its intended scheme was to turn that person into a snake, present itself as a system, and use the dragon bloodline to guide continual evolution through the apocalypse. The transmigrator’s growth would, in turn, elevate the planet’s life level and planetary origin 20.

The plan collapsed as berserk energy overwhelmed Parallel Earth. Human attempts to control that energy worsened the catastrophe, transforming living beings into zombies and mutated creatures. The planet’s consciousness was gradually eroded, while an external invasion further prevented it from intervening 20.

Earth Consciousness later sealed the ownerless Parallel Earth inside Xu Qing’s mind and gave him a portion of the dragon origin to make controlling it easier. Although Earth Consciousness appeared before him as a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, it explicitly stated that this was an assumed form—not its true identity—and that the donated origin was not its own 4.

Gold of Life Transformation

When Xu Qing allowed the bloodline to approach the Gold of Life, its dragon phantom swallowed the entire crystal without his control. The resulting energy surge enclosed him in a golden cocoon whose vitality attracted a horde of zombies and mutated beasts. The phantom guarded the cocoon, destroyed the attackers, and converted their crystal cores into additional energy 33 34.

After half a month, the phantom carried Xu Qing through the fortress ceiling before dispersing. A golden Soul Ring formed from his surging blood and Qi, marking a major expansion of his bloodline abilities 35 37.

Appearance

The tattoo resembles a dragon engraved into Xu Qing’s skin with countless golden threads; its surface remains smooth despite the intricate design 3.

• Dragon features: Deer antlers, a camel’s head, a snake’s neck, eagle claws, tiger paws, and two long whiskers 3.
• Dream manifestation: A colossal dragon amid golden clouds, with eyes blazing like suns and an overwhelming ancient presence 3.
• Bloodline phantom: A golden, scaled dragon that coils behind Xu Qing or around his transformation cocoon 33 34.
• Effects on Xu Qing: Golden scales and horns emerge during transformation; after the Gold of Life awakening, his hair and eyes remain golden 35 40.
• Armored form: Full-body golden dragon-scale armor, forehead horns, and a long golden tail with golden flames at its tip 53.

Abilities & Skills

Dragon Transformation and Physical Enhancement

The bloodline continually remodels Xu Qing’s body and allows partial dragon transformation 5 20.

• Transforms his right arm into a scaled dragon claw with sharply increased strength 20.
• Enables direct clashes with a tier-three zombie and a yellow-grade mecha’s metal fist 59 62.
• Combines with crystal-core nourishment and Xu Qing’s body-tempering method to produce his exceptional physical constitution 78.

Energy Devouring and Purification

The dragon can consume crystal cores directly or through its phantom, converting their contents into usable energy 20 58.

• Increases blood vitality, Soul Power, and Spiritual Power 20.
• Purifies the cores’ berserk energy into spiritual nourishment 20.
• Supplies pure energy for Xu Qing’s meridian-tempering practice 58.
• Can absorb the Gold of Life, but its initial consumption overrides Xu Qing’s control and triggers a prolonged transformation 33 35.

Protection and Sacred Power

Its golden radiance counters destructive energy, contamination, and sinister attacks 19 22 63.

• Expels a savage force invading Xu Qing’s mind through a crystal core 19.
• Prevents zombie scratches from turning him into a zombie 22.
• Sterilizes bloodstains on Xu Qing and his blade 60.
• Releases a sacred sound wave that reduces attacking zombies and mutated beasts to ash while guarding his cocoon 34.
• Destroys black-mist demons and, in a full-force phantom attack, burns an Evil Soul Master’s flesh and soul. That attack leaves Xu Qing exhausted and unconscious 63 65.

Golden Dragon Battle Armor

The golden Soul Ring grants a dragon-shaped armor skill fueled by Bloodline Power 37.

• Provides a 100% boost to all attributes 37.
• Covers Xu Qing in thick golden scales, producing a humanoid dragon form 53.
• Allows him to withstand the Space Mantis’s attacks while locating it through Spiritual Power 53.

Dragon Eyes

Dragon-transformed eyes perceive surrounding energy fluctuations and can see through to the essence of things 37.

• Changes Xu Qing’s eyes into golden, slit-pupiled dragon eyes 37.
• Used while examining a murder scene 47.

Water Element Control and Flight

Both abilities awaken following the Gold of Life transformation 37 66.

• Water control: Grants exceptionally strong affinity with surrounding water elements. The narration attributes the degree of this affinity partly to an unnamed party’s hidden assistance 37.
• Flight: Initially limited to brief flights at low altitude by Xu Qing’s cultivation 37.
• Xu Qing later uses flight to escape a giant ant swarm 74.

Boiling Blood

A blood-related tier-three crystal core grants this skill after the dragon phantom absorbs energy rejected by Blue Silver Grass 72.

• Doubles combat strength by burning blood essence 72.
• Leaves Xu Qing severely weakened afterward 72.

Power of Destiny and Bloodline Influence

Gu Yuena detects dense Power of Destiny alongside Xu Qing’s exceptionally high-quality dragon presence 15 20.

• His golden cultivation light improves the quality of Gu Yuena’s bloodline 20.
• His draconic might reaches Dragon King quality even when its overall strength is still limited 20.
• Causes Guang Long’s Iron Armored Dragon Martial Soul to tremble in fear 62.
• The tattoo also releases a strange power that transforms Xu Qing’s Cordyceps Soul Spirit during its absorption 26.

Relationships

• Xu Qing — Bearer of the origin and bloodline. He must develop its power himself and initially struggles to sense or activate it 4 11 15.
• Earth Consciousness — Gives Xu Qing the dragon origin and adopts the dragon’s appearance, while explicitly denying that it is a true Five-Clawed Golden Dragon 4.
• Parallel Earth’s consciousness — Originally prepares the origin as part of its planned transmigrator-evolution scheme 20.
• Gu Yuena — Benefits from Xu Qing’s golden cultivation light and supplies the Gold of Life that triggers his major awakening. Despite being the Silver Dragon King, she has never heard of the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon 20 33 66.

Trivia

• Xu Qing’s transformed arm resembles Tang Wulin’s Golden Dragon King transformation, but the narration states that the power within the two is entirely different 69.
• Xu Qing deliberately defeats Tang Wulin with Blue Silver Grass rather than directly pitting their dragon bloodlines against each other during the Class Promotion Tournament 70.