Tang Emperor
The Tang Emperor is the lonely surviving representative of the Allheaven Li bloodline and the Great Tang ruler charged with guarding Planet South Heaven's ancient death formation.
Biography
Hidden ruler of the Great Tang
Meng Hao first glimpses an emperor whose cultivation is unfathomable despite rare public appearances. The Fang subdivision respects the Great Tang because its emperor is surnamed Li and because the imperial line carries a mission larger than government. The Tang Emperor's majesty contains desolate loneliness: successive Li generations sacrifice themselves until one guardian remains to watch the Door of South Heaven. (Chapters 802 and 1182)
Opening the Li ancestral blood world
When Fang Xiufeng prepares to step into the Dao, the Fang patriarchs and Meng Hao bow not merely to a throne but to the Allheaven Li Clan's sacrifice. Emperor Tang opens a blood-colored ancestral vortex that freezes the planet's surrounding state and permits Fang Xiufeng's party to enter. He remains linked through divine sense and serves as Dharma Protector for the dangerous breakthrough. (Chapters 1182–1183)
Saving Fang Xiufeng
The South Heaven Death Formation attacks when Fang Xiufeng crosses the Dao threshold. Emperor Tang rescues him before the formation wins completely, supplies one drop of Li blood, and uses an ancestral secret art to seek the formation's approval. He warns Fang Shoudao and Fang Yanxu not to release Dao Realm power because the formation would kill them as well. Meng Hao's sacrifice for his father wins the formation's complete approval, a result the emperor recognizes but keeps secret. (Chapters 1188–1189)
Shared authority on South Heaven
Emperor Tang later observes Meng Hao using the Death Formation against a Quasi-Dao enemy. Meng Hao has approval and can exert power comparable to the emperor on the planet, but is less practiced and cannot draw out the formation's full potential. The emperor remains one of South Heaven's highest authorities and joins the planetary welcome after Meng Hao becomes Crown Prince of the Mountains and Seas. (Chapters 1192–1194 and 1352)
Appearance and personality
He wears imperial robes and crown and is often seen in dim halls where only his bright eyes are clear. His bearing is ancient, lonely, and restrained. He honors the Li mission without seeking praise, risks ancestral blood to save Fang Xiufeng, and conceals what he learns about Meng Hao rather than exploiting it politically. (Chapters 1182–1192)
Abilities and cultivation
South Heaven Death Formation control
The emperor is the formation's practiced guardian and can monitor, open, restrain, and direct it. The formation naturally targets Dao Realm power; Quasi-Dao cultivators are not attacked unless he deliberately controls it. Even he cannot simply cancel a completed judgment, which is why he must rescue Fang Xiufeng before defeat becomes final. (Chapters 1183–1194)
Allheaven Li blood and ancestral approval art
He can release a drop of Li Clan blood and combine it with an ancestral Daoist magic to help another cultivator gain the formation's acceptance. The ritual requires time—one incense stick—and outside defenders must avoid Dao Realm power or trigger the formation against themselves. (Chapters 1188–1189)
Divine sense and planetary authority
Emperor Tang watches the blood world and later battles from the Imperial Palace through divine sense and formation control. His authority is strongest on Planet South Heaven and rooted in the Li guardianship; the corpus does not establish the same dominance away from the planet. (Chapters 1183–1194)
Relationships
- Fang Xiufeng: Opens the ancestral trial, rescues him, and helps secure formation approval.
- Meng Hao: Recognizes his complete approval by the Death Formation and later shares planetary-scale defensive authority with him.
- Shui Dongliu: Another hidden guardian whose plans concern South Heaven and the Mountain and Sea Realm.
Items
- Allheaven Li blood: Sacrificial ancestral medium used to help Fang Xiufeng survive the Death Formation.
- Dragon Throne and imperial regalia: Symbols of Great Tang authority; no separate combat power is assigned.