Resentful Wei

Resentful Wei is a black, dragon-headed horse formed from the accumulated resentment of the destroyed Ancient Kingdom of Wei. Although others regard the creature as a source of coveted kismet or as a dangerous anomaly, Su Ming recognizes a fellow being rejected by the universe and chooses to protect it. It thereafter becomes his exceptionally swift mount through the Fifth Furnace.

Biography

Divine Essence and Ecang

The juvenile Resentful Wei first appears as a colossal black horse with two dragon heads and six burning eyes. The Bald Crane identifies its race from fragmented memories: after Ancient Wei was destroyed, the dead cultivators' souls gathered into resentment and eventually produced Resentful Weis. He claims that the universe rejects the race and rewards its killers with kismet, but the group has no proof for the claim. Su Ming instead sees his own defiance of imposed fate reflected in the creature. He refuses to kill it and promises that he will kill anyone who tries; the Resentful Wei accepts him after a violent contest of wills. (Chapters 963–982)

Tamed rather than slain, it carries Su Ming at extreme speed and becomes his means of traversing the dangerous region around the Fifth Kiln. Its very presence has consequences: Fire Spirits rush toward Su Ming while the Resentful Wei is exposed, then stop and lose track of him as soon as he stores it away. This makes the mount both a powerful means of travel and a beacon that can attract hazards native to the kiln. (Chapters 983–999)

The Fifth Furnace and Morning Dao

The Resentful Wei survives Su Ming's use of God Ascension Nectar with a large quantity still retained inside it. That reserve later contributes to the dangerous surge within Su Ming when he takes in more nectar; the incident shows that the substance was not harmlessly exhausted during the rescue. The creature nevertheless remains a dependable mount, carrying him through later confrontations and allowing him to dismount directly into battle against a suppressed clone. It is still alive and serving him at its last sourced appearance. (Chapters 1010, 1090–1091, 1177–1178)

Appearance and personality

In its revealed form, Resentful Wei is a black horse thousands of feet long with two dragon heads, six flame-like eyes, and black fire around its body. The two heads mark it as a juvenile according to the Bald Crane. Pride and an intolerance of provocation dominate its first behavior: it answers challengers with roars and speed rather than submission. Its decision to accept Su Ming follows his promise of protection, giving its later loyalty a basis in mutual recognition rather than simple coercion.

Abilities and cultivation

Resentment-born body

The creature is said to have arisen from the resentment formed by the souls of Ancient Wei's dead cultivators. This account explains its racial nature but does not establish a conventional cultivation realm. Its black flames and enormous body are demonstrated manifestations of that nature. Claims that killing it transfers the universe's kismet come from the Bald Crane's incomplete memories and remain unverified in the supplied corpus. (Chapters 963–964)

Speed, fire, and travel

Resentful Wei moves with extraordinary speed across the Fifth Kiln's spaces and can carry Su Ming while he assesses or enters combat. Its black resentment flames accompany its movement and intimidating presence. The source does not define the flames' exact offensive scale, and the creature is still young; its most consistent application is high-speed transport rather than a fully explained combat art. (Chapters 976–999, 1178)

God Ascension Nectar

The creature retains a substantial amount of God Ascension Nectar after Su Ming saves it. This is a stored, externally acquired substance rather than an innate technique. Its remaining quantity can interact dangerously with further nectar, contributing to an overload severe enough to threaten the receiving body with collapse; neither the creature's long-term refinement of the reserve nor a safe rate of use is specified. (Chapter 1010)

Relationships

• Su Ming: Protector, tamer, and rider. Su Ming's refusal to exploit the creature for rumored kismet earns its acceptance and turns it into a recurring companion.
• Bald Crane: Identifies the species and initially urges its death, relying on fragmentary memories of Ancient Wei and the universe's supposed reward.

Items

No personal equipment is recorded. God Ascension Nectar remains within Resentful Wei for a time, but it is an absorbed external substance rather than an owned artifact.