In the sprawling universe of Battle Through the Heavens (斗破苍穹), the Dou Qi Continent (斗气大陆) is a land shaped by legendary power. For millennia after the disappearance of the last Dou Emperor, Tuoshe Gudi (陀舍古帝), a handful of pinnacle experts carved their names into history. Their strength defined eras, but their lasting impact is measured by what they left behind. The legacies of five supreme beings—Huangquan Yaosheng (黄泉妖圣), Jinglian Yaosheng (净莲妖圣), Xiao Xuan (萧玄), the Flaming Flame Founder, and the Dan Tower Founder—offer a fascinating study in contrast. Which of these titans devised the most complete and effective method of passing their power and wisdom to future generations?
A Legacy Perfected
When judging the completeness of a legacy, Huangquan Yaosheng stands apart. His inheritance is not a scattered set of clues but a fully realized system, meticulously preserved and actively guarded. Through the Huangquan Stone Tablet, he left behind the complete Huangquan Three Set, a sequence of Heaven Class Dou Techniques progressing from Huangquan Finger to Huangquan Palm and culminating in the formidable Huangquan Heavenly Rage. More remarkably, he left a remnant soul within the tablet, a conscious guardian of his life's work.
This sentient aspect transforms the inheritance from a simple transaction into a dynamic selection process. The remnant soul evaluates the heart, character, and potential of any aspirant. It ensures his formidable power, including his perfectly preserved essence blood, does not fall into unworthy hands. This creates a direct line of transmission where the inheritor is chosen not just by strength, but by compatibility with the original creator's will. It is a legacy that breathes, judges, and endures.
Xiao Xuan's approach was profoundly different, centered on bloodline and direct lineage. While his creation, the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Flame, found a home and was developed within the Blazing Flame Valley, it was not his true core bequest. His most significant legacy was guarded within the Heavenly Tomb: the last remnants of the Xiao clan's Dou Emperor bloodline, waiting for a single worthy descendant.
This inheritance was personal and exclusive, designed solely for Xiao Yan. Xiao Xuan retained his full intellect and a vast portion of his power within the tomb, allowing him to offer guidance that far surpassed mere technique. His was a "living" legacy in another sense—a patriarch's enduring consciousness safeguarding his clan's final hope for resurgence. Its value is immense but its scope is narrowly focused, a torch passed to one chosen hand rather than left for the world to find.
The Fractured and the Foundational
In stark contrast, the tale of Jinglian Yaosheng is one of tragic fragmentation. A supreme master who once subdued the entire Hun clan, he created peerless skills like the Nightmare Heavenly Mist and the Ancient Array of Heaven Refinement. Yet, his legacy was shattered by the rebellion of the very Heavenly Flame he mastered, the Nether Lotus Demon Flame. His knowledge dissipated, leaving behind only echoes.
A profound mystery surrounds him. His remnant soul resided within Xiao Yan for a significant time, and the young man's talent and character seemed ideal. Yet, Jinglian Yaosheng never passed on his core techniques. Perhaps the necessary medium for his inheritance was destroyed. Maybe, as a quasi-Emperor, he believed his path was not wholly suited for Xiao Yan and refused to let his fading will dictate a new generation's journey. His legacy thus became one of profound influence rather than direct instruction, a cautionary tale woven into history's fabric.
The final two masters opted for institutional over individual legacy. The Flaming Flame Founder established the enduring Blazing Flame Valley itself. Its signature Qi Method, the Dark Green Nether Flame Art, resonates uniquely with the Valley's Heavenly Flame, the Nine Dragon Lightning Gang (罡) Fire , creating a self-sustaining power system. Ironically, the Valley's most famous technique came from Xiao Xuan, showing how legacies can intertwine and circulate independently of their originators.
The Dan Tower Founder's contribution is the most subtle yet perhaps the most pervasive. As the creator of the Dan Tower, he bequeathed not a specific skill but an entire ecosystem for knowledge. The Tower's status as the central holy land for Alchemists rests on the systems he established: its structured knowledge tradition, its methods for nurturing talent, and its ethos of collective advancement. His legacy is the institution itself, an engine that continuously produces new masters, generation after generation.
So, what constitutes a perfect legacy? Is it the flawless preservation of a power system, like Huangquan Yaosheng's? Is it the intimate transmission of blood and will, as Xiao Xuan achieved? Or is it the creation of a sustainable structure that outlives its founder, exemplified by the Dan Tower? The answer may lie not in the form, but in the function. The most perfect legacy finds its rightful heir at the crucial moment and, in doing so, ignites a new and vibrant chapter in an endless story.
