Wushuang
Investiture of the Gods: I, King Zhou, Herd Corpses and Was Exposed by NuwaContents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background / History
- 4Appearance
- 5Personality
- 6Abilities & Skills
- 6.1Dragon Transformation and Flight
- 6.2Spiritual Rain
- 6.3Water Manipulation
- 6.4Combat
- 6.5Song and Dance
- 6.6Personal Attendance and Discretion
- 7Equipment / Weapons / Items
- 8Relationships
- 9Story Role / Major Arcs
- 10Notable Quotes
Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background / History
- 4Appearance
- 5Personality
- 6Abilities & Skills
- 6.1Dragon Transformation and Flight
- 6.2Spiritual Rain
- 6.3Water Manipulation
- 6.4Combat
- 6.5Song and Dance
- 6.6Personal Attendance and Discretion
- 7Equipment / Weapons / Items
- 8Relationships
- 9Story Role / Major Arcs
- 10Notable Quotes
Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Ao Wushuang (无双) 360 |
| Alias(es) | Wushuang; Shuang’er, Ye Xuan’s affectionate name for her 42 417 |
| Species/Race | Dragon Clan; evolves into a rare white True Dragon 235 |
| Gender | Female 42 |
| Affiliation | East Sea Dragon Palace; Four Seas Dragon Clan; Ye Xuan’s court in Yin Shang; Twelve Zodiac Animals 42 235 572 |
| Occupation/Role | East Sea Dragon Princess; the Human Emperor’s personal maid; leader of his dragon attendants; serves as his mount in dragon form 109 148 279 |
| Cultivation | Daluo Golden Immortal; later attempts to break through to Quasi-Saint 235 572 |
| Status | In secluded cultivation, pursuing a Quasi-Saint breakthrough; success remains unconfirmed in the supplied chapters 537 572 |
| First Appearance | At the East Sea Crystal Palace banquet 16 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood refinement | 234 | Ye Xuan gives her a drop of Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood inside his sea of consciousness. Its energy repeatedly destroys, repairs, and strengthens her body; failure to evolve would exhaust her remaining potential. |
| White True Dragon; Daluo Golden Immortal | 235 | Successfully completes the painful evolution and immediately reaches the Daluo Golden Immortal realm. Becomes the second True Dragon of the contemporary Dragon Clan, after Ao Guang. |
| Approaching Quasi-Saint — breakthrough pending | 537 572 | Enters seclusion after accumulating strength from Ye Xuan’s enlightenment and Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood. She is still attempting the breakthrough in Chapter 572. |
Background / History
Wushuang is the daughter of East Sea Dragon King Ao Guang. Her mother died giving birth to her, and she grew up at her father’s side. Ao Guang describes her as intelligent and quick-witted from childhood, with beauty inherited from her mother 42.
She first meets Ye Xuan when he visits the East Sea as the masked envoy Wuming. He requests a dance, and Ao Guang reluctantly instructs her to perform. Wushuang feels wronged but complies; her performance captivates Ye Xuan. When he subsequently asks her to pour wine, she stops her angered father with a look 16 17.
Ao Guang later brings her to Chaoge among ten Dragon Clan women offered to the Human Emperor. Although she initially despairs at what this arrangement means, witnessing Ye Xuan oppose a Heavenly Dao Sage changes her impression of him. Ao Guang claims that Wuming recommended her appointment, and Ye Xuan accepts her as his personal maid, with the other dragon women assisting her 33 42.
After the banquet, Ye Xuan makes clear that he expects her allegiance to him even if his interests conflict with her father’s. Wushuang understands the demand and affirms his sovereignty over both the Primordial World and the Four Seas 43.
Appearance
Wushuang is renowned as a beauty whose appearance outshines the Four Seas, with an otherworldly bearing that repeatedly captivates Ye Xuan 16 42 116.
- Human form: Fair skin, slender hands, clear, misty eyes, narrow shoulders, long limbs, and pronounced curves 17 392.
- Dress and bearing: Appears in white beneath the stars; her outwardly aloof appearance contrasts with her tenderness toward Ye Xuan 112.
- Scent: Carries a fragrance likened to orchid and musk 43.
- Dragon form: A slender white dragon several hundred meters long. During her True Dragon evolution, her body is described as snowy white, crystalline, and translucent 153 235.
- After evolution: Her human form becomes taller and slimmer, with fuller curves 235.
Personality
Wushuang is gentle, attentive, and discreet in her service. She anticipates Ye Xuan’s needs, adjusts her posture when he rests against her, and understands which questions not to ask. Even after realizing that his supposed seclusion conceals a prolonged absence, she keeps the secret rather than demanding an explanation 43 109.
Her devotion develops from reluctant obedience into deep affection and uncompromising loyalty. She regards Ye Xuan as her faith and reacts fiercely to insults or threats against him. Although she dislikes fighting and killing, she gravely wounds Su Quanzhong for speaking disrespectfully and attacks slave-catchers who mock the emperor 129 161 291 292.
Her sympathy centers strongly on Ye Xuan. At Jizhou, she resents Su Hu for adding to his burdens and grieves when the massacre’s karmic weight causes him pain. After observing an increase in Human Clan providence, she interprets it as evidence that his decision to massacre the city was correct 133 135 137.
In private, she is shy about affection but openly longs for a closer romantic relationship. She can also be playful and sharp-tongued, particularly when exchanging teasing remarks with Su Daji 386 428 440.
Abilities & Skills
Dragon Transformation and Flight
Wushuang can alternate between human and white dragon forms, using her dragon body for flight and transportation 123 153 235.
- Carries Ye Xuan through the sky during the Jizhou campaign 123.
- Takes dragon form to summon large banks of auspicious clouds 153.
- Her later True Dragon evolution raises her magic power to Daluo Golden Immortal; Ye Xuan judges her somewhat weaker than Ao Guang, but not greatly inferior 235.
Spiritual Rain
Wushuang draws upon the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth to produce rain with effects beyond ordinary irrigation 153.
- Crop cultivation: She and the dragon women irrigate grains, medicinal herbs, and fruits, allowing harvests roughly every few days 137.
- Seed multiplication: Reports seven or eight harvests and an increase of more than tenfold in plant quantities 137.
- Military support: Refreshes exhausted marching soldiers, easing their fatigue and restoring strength 153.
Water Manipulation
Wushuang uses water both offensively and for cleanup 129 387.
- Fires a water arrow from her finger through Su Quanzhong’s mouth, leaving him gravely wounded and unable to speak 129.
- Releases a stream of water from her mouth that removes a corpse and blood, leaving the area spotless 387.
Combat
Despite her aversion to violence, Wushuang readily fights in Ye Xuan’s defense 161 353.
- Shoots streams of energy from her hands to incapacitate several ordinary men, deliberately holding back from killing them 292.
- Responds to the white-faced ape’s sudden attack on Ye Xuan with a palm strike 353.
- At Daluo Golden Immortal, her cultivation foundation remains comparatively shallow and her attack methods ordinary, prompting Ye Xuan to strengthen her equipment 393.
Song and Dance
Wushuang is renowned throughout the Four Seas for song and dance, with her dancing especially praised 16.
- Performs intricate sleeve dances involving light leaps, spins, and flowing cloud sleeves 16 17.
- Dances to Su Daji’s qin accompaniment while Ye Xuan eats 282.
- Her graceful movements influence Ye Xuan’s decision to give her the Three-Star Glazed Sword 394.
Personal Attendance and Discretion
Wushuang manages much of Ye Xuan’s daily life and directs the dragon women who attend him 279 537.
- Helps him put on complicated imperial clothing and prepares him for court or military departure 109 148 234.
- Relieves his discomfort through delicate, skilled massage 43.
- Guards his bedchamber and withstands pressure from ministers without exposing his absence 56 109.
- Recognizes Ye Xuan beneath his Wuming disguise through her familiarity with him 175.
- Identifies the western sea of sand where Demon Ancestor Luohu fell, providing the destination for Ye Xuan’s next expedition 417.
Equipment / Weapons / Items
- Three-Star Glazed Sword — A three-foot magical sword given by Ye Xuan. Its slender blade is as thin as a cicada’s wing, while three gems on its hilt emit colored divine light. Ye Xuan praises its exceptional sharpness and suitability for her graceful movements 394.
- Unnamed mirror treasure — Bestowed to supplement her limited offensive methods. Its divine light reaches the heavens and Netherworld and can see through illusions 393 394.
- Additional magical treasures — Receives further treasures during a distribution in which each of the three women gains three or four magical items 394.
- Cultivation resources — Receives Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood, spiritual roots, precious medicines, and Heavenly Pool Crystals from Ye Xuan 234 394 537.
Relationships
- Ye Xuan / Wuming — Her sovereign, master, benefactor, and romantic interest. Their first encounter occurs under his Wuming identity; she later recognizes the disguise herself. His gift of Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood enables her evolution, after which she pledges lifelong loyalty. Their relationship develops into kissing and physical affection, though it remains unconsummated as of Chapter 428 16 175 234 235 386 428.
- Ao Guang — Her father, who treasures her but places her at the Human Emperor’s side to secure the Dragon Clan’s future. Her service becomes a personal link supporting the alliance between dragons and humans 16 42 43.
- Mother — Died giving birth to Wushuang; Ao Guang credits her with passing on her beauty to their daughter 42.
- Ao Shun — Her uncle and the North Sea Dragon King. He asks about her life with Ye Xuan and indirectly seeks her help in obtaining support for her uncles, leaving her unsure how to respond 184.
- Su Daji — Fellow attendant and romantic companion of Ye Xuan. They care for him together, share meals and entertainment, and develop an easy familiarity expressed through teasing 115 119 141 282 440.
- Dragon attendants — The Dragon Clan women who assist her in serving Ye Xuan and cultivating his crops. She leads their personal attendance on him 42 137 279 537.
Story Role / Major Arcs
| Arc | Wushuang’s contribution |
|---|---|
| Concealing the emperor’s absence | Guards Ye Xuan’s bedchamber throughout his travels. When ministers surround her and demand entry after months without an audience, she holds firm until he returns; he explicitly thanks her for preventing his disappearance from becoming public 56 109. |
| Jizhou campaign | Carries Ye Xuan in dragon form, wounds Su Quanzhong for insulting him, and supports the emperor when the massacre’s karmic burden overwhelms him. She returns him to Chaoge and explains the campaign’s events to the officials 123 129 135 136. |
| Agricultural expansion | Oversees the rapid multiplication of Ye Xuan’s newly obtained crops. Leads him and the ministers to the heavily guarded growing area north of Chaoge, where he praises her results and orders secrecy 137. |
| Northern campaign | Accompanies the army, uses spiritual rain to sustain its exhausted soldiers, and recognizes Wuming as Ye Xuan during the confrontation with the thunder beast. Later travels with him to the Northern Darkness Sea 148 153 175 184. |
| Dragon Clan leadership | Her successful evolution makes her effectively the Four Seas Dragon Clan’s second leader. Her subsequent oath therefore also represents the clan’s renewed, undivided allegiance to Ye Xuan 235. |
| Twelve Zodiac Animals | Ye Xuan initially hesitates to assign her to the group because he relies so heavily on her daily care. Later passages include her among its members and anticipate her becoming its leading figure if she reaches Quasi-Saint 279 537 572. |
| Conflict with Empress Dowager Gao | Accompanies Ye Xuan during the confrontation, removes blood and a corpse with her water technique, and guards him when Gao rushes at him 386 387 388. |
| Luohu expedition | Tells Ye Xuan that Luohu fell in the western sea of sand spanning 330,000 li, enabling him to set out for the corpse-raising mission 417. |
| Quasi-Saint seclusion | Withdraws to pursue a breakthrough. Her absence makes Ye Xuan realize how much of his daily life she normally handles; she remains in seclusion in the latest supplied update 537 572. |
Notable Quotes
“Your Majesty the Human Emperor is the sovereign of heaven and earth in this age. Whether the Primordial World or the four seas, all must submit to Your Majesty. Wushuang will remember this at all times!!!” 43
“Wushuang pays her respects to Master. For the rest of this life, Wushuang will serve Master and never harbor divided loyalties. Otherwise, may I die without a burial place!” 235