Red Loong

"Smoke rises high, from wood afire. Hit the back, let the beats respire, as in mist, thunders conspire." After the case of the Old Loong King of Jing River was settled, the loong princes found themselves facing an uncertain future. Following the journey west, rewards were given based on merit, but only the loong princes alone awaited judgment, heightening their anxiety. They sought out Yuan Shoucheng and asked him for a sign of their fortunes. The signs showed "The loong lies hid; not a time for action," which became a thorn in their hearts. Among them, the most concerned were the Four Loongs who governed the four rivers and knew well the might of those above. They took the initiative to resign, hoping to save their lives by retreating. Yet, the letters they submitted to the Celestial Court were all returned. Time flew by, and one day, Yuan Shoucheng sought out the Four Loongs. He relayed that the signs had shifted to "The loong lies hid; it stirs in the deep", indicating a favorable time for action. Upon hearing this, the Four Loongs left their underwater abode and went their separate ways to plan their next moves. Red Loong was quite astute. Knowing that [Black Bear Guai](/black-bear-guai) was greedy for treasures and had the protection of Guanyin, he bartered all his valuable possessions with Black Bear Guai in exchange for an ideal cave nestled in the mountains. Afterward, he went into seclusion in the cave and slept for many years. One day, he awoke and wanted to soar up the sky and stretch his body again, but he found that he could hardly climb the clouds. He remembered an ancient saying: "When a loong wishes to ascend to the sky, it must first climb the claw-wood." He wielded his thunderbolt tail to carve out a set of claw-wood in the mountains to help him fly, but it was still to no avail. Red Loong was unwilling to accept defeat and sought help from Black Bear Guai. Although Black Bear Guai was not good at flying, he couldn't resist the chance for profit that presented itself. He sold the Boshan Censer he had brought from Guanyin's place to Red Loong, claiming that the censer could create clouds and smoke. He cited a passage from ancient texts to persuade Red Loong: "A loong cannot traverse without clouds." Red Loong believed this to be true. He embedded the censer on his back and burned his Will to forcibly create smoke from it. When one censer was not enough, he added another. Each time the censers emitted smoke, they greatly consumed his Will, yet the help they provided was very limited. Although Red Loong could use it to fly again, the flight could never compare to that of the old days. He could only reside wearily among the claw-woods. Alas, to think that the world harbors such vexing realities. A skill once mastered can fade with neglect. Such is the nature of all knowledge: if not applied, it withers away to nothing in the end. How lamentable!

While he comes flying, Chiran will fight while staying on the ground. Chiran is mostly using his claws and jumping claw attacks. He has tail swing attacks that are imbued with lightning. He also has a howl area attack that is also imbued with lightning. The player can cause massive damage to Chiran by attacking the censers on his back, in order to defeat him more easily.

Red Loong is located in a secret area "Loong Claw Grove", reachable from [Forest of Wolves](/forest-of-wolves)'s Outside the Forest area. The area is protected by a waterfall and requires [Loong Scales](/loong-scales) to dispel it. Upon its defeat, the Red Loong will drop a [Mind Core](/mind-core), [Loong Pearl](/loong-pearl) and a chest. The chest contains: [Thunder Tail](/thunder-tail) and [Boshan Censer](/boshan-censer).

Chiran Loong (赤髯龙) is a character from [Journey to the West](/journey-to-the-west). He is one of the nine sons of Jinghe Loong King (泾河龙王). The [Black Loong](/black-loong)(小骊龙, Xiaolilong) is his brother. In the novel, the Chiran loong has an official position. He is responsible for guarding the Yangtze River, one of the four most important rivers in the ancient Chinese worldview, which flow into the sea and have separate water systems. These rivers, along with other important mountains and rivers, represented the Tianxia（天下, Under Heaven）[1] in ancient Chinese politics.