Ji Yang

Biodata

Background

Before the God Hunt Game descended on Blue Star, Ji Yang streamed horror games and edited recordings into guides. His account had more than five million followers. He subsequently began watching and editing God Hunt broadcasts, both to maintain his channel and to help viewers prepare in case they were selected as players 10.

After discovering Xu Xi, Ji Yang devoted much of his coverage to the new player. His commentary reached an audience beyond the horror-game community, and he credited Xu Xi for helping his channel grow 97 168.

Personality

Ji Yang is curious and analytical, but he is willing to label an explanation as speculation when the evidence is incomplete. As a public figure, he also withholds opinions he feels unable to express freely on stream 32 36 161.

His interest in Xu Xi developed from curiosity into confidence that the player could become a source of hope. Despite that confidence, Ji Yang worried about Xu Xi’s safety and privately prayed for his continued success 83 136 156.

Skills

Instance commentary

Ji Yang combines live observation, notes, replays, and multiple player perspectives to explain hazards and possible solutions to his audience.

• He drew a terrain map to explain why a rainstorm could cause a mudslide in Mountain Inn and why the forest offered a safer destination 30.
• During Rules of Burial, he compared player perspectives and identified contradictions involving Seventh Concubine. He later theorized that leaving Shen Manor as outsiders was the condition for clearing the instance 146 163.
• In Looping Flight, he connected clues about the flight number, time, and an old crash, then proposed that the plane might exist at or near the moment of that crash 174.
• His interpretations of Xu Xi’s motives are not always proven. In Mountain Inn, he suggested Xu Xi had deliberately used a flashlight to endanger the woman with glasses, while acknowledging he had no proof 36.

Relationships

• Xu Xi — A player Ji Yang discovered through his first broadcast and followed closely thereafter. Ji Yang regarded him as a “seed of hope” and became one of his dedicated commentators 10 156.
• Yao Yingxiang — Ji Yang’s mother. She regularly offered incense and prayed that nobody in the family would be chosen by God Hunt 83.
• Hang Ze — A player Ji Yang followed because of his extraordinary bad luck. Ji Yang nevertheless recognized his ability and continued watching him after Xu Xi cleared their shared instance 146 164.

Story Role

Discovering Xu Xi

Ji Yang selected a newbie’s stream and watched Xu Xi clear his first instance in two minutes and forty-eight seconds. He followed Xu Xi and edited the run into a viral video that brought the player nationwide attention 10.

Mountain Inn

By Xu Xi’s third instance, Ji Yang considered him a genuine expert and praised him as having “heaven-defying talent.” He provided live analysis of the terrain, clues, and tensions among the players. After the clear, Ji Yang replayed the instance for an audience that had reached one million viewers 29 30 32 52.

When the television program Shining Players, known for its ill-fated coverage of players, planned to feature Xu Xi, Ji Yang tried to turn public opinion against its production team. His effort failed to stop the broadcast; after Xu Xi cleared the instance, Ji Yang celebrated and secretly offered incense for him 54 55 83.

Later instances

• Mixed-Nation Team Competition: Ji Yang celebrated Xu Xi’s 43-minute solo clear, then watched the ten remaining players unsuccessfully try to copy his method before the boss wiped them out 136.
• Rules of Burial: Ji Yang streamed from his car after receiving an alert about Xu Xi’s new instance. He continued covering the other players after Xu Xi cleared, considering their survival important to Huaguo 138 146 164.
• Looping Flight: Ji Yang identified Xu Xi’s new instance as international and analyzed its obscured timeline and player interactions. After the clear, he and his viewers were stunned to see Xu Xi ranked second in Huaguo and fourth globally 168 174 177 190.

After God Hunt

After Xu Xi reached the top and the God Hunt Game ended, Ji Yang laid flowers at his memorial. With Xu Xi’s whereabouts unknown, he hoped the player had survived 206.