Su Zhe

Biodata

Power Progression

Background and History

Su Zhe grew up wealthy in Magic City as the heir to the Su Group. His mother died from complications during childbirth, and he believed his father hated him. As a child, he feared abandonment and wanted a family’s love more than wealth 38 330 331.

At Chuanhai Academy, Su Zhe approached the solitary Li Chen and declared him his first friend. He took Li Chen to the noodle shop One-Noodle Encounter, where Li Chen treated him normally despite learning he was an heir. Soon afterward, Su Zhe was abducted and beaten by a man who claimed his father wanted him dead; Li Chen found him and freed him 330 331.

Awakening and Canglan Academy

Su Zhe awakened Get Stronger by Eating and chose to follow Li Chen’s academy plans despite his father’s preference for Imperial Capital Academy. When Li Chen lost consciousness during the awakening, Su Zhe carried him to the infirmary 6 7.

At Canglan Academy, Su Zhe joined Li Chen and Jianping in an entrance trial involving an illusion layered with a dream. During subsequent training, he absorbed energy from tree demons and built up his physique. He later endured a prolonged fight against a werewolf until Li Chen came to his aid 12 21 27 29 32.

Ruined City and the Academy Tournament

Su Zhe traveled to Ruined City with the Canglan students. He encouraged frightened students to join a fight against Eerie Monsters and later helped defend No. 1 Slaughter Arena during the Eerie Tide 76 84 95.

Wanting to compete in the Academy Tournament, Su Zhe set a one-week goal of reaching the Withered Sea Realm after Li Chen identified his lack of offensive options and Yu Qingnian urged him to forge his own reputation. He returned at that realm with his evolved ability, Devour 119 127.

In a tournament match, Su Zhe and Su Xian trapped an opponent in a rocky pit. Su Zhe used Devour to counter her attacks and survived her strongest punch. Later, he and Mu Hen confronted Demon Buddha and obtained his weapon through trickery 136 137 169 175.

Li Chen’s Departure

After cultists attacked the students, Su Zhe fought alongside his companions. When Li Chen was forced toward the Evil Cult, Su Zhe insisted on going after him, despite warnings that he was too weak to help 187 200 207.

Following Li Chen’s disappearance, Su Zhe, Su Xian, and Mu Hen traveled toward Sinful Pass to bring him home. At their reunion, Li Chen rejected their appeal and revealed his plan to annihilate all living beings and reset the world. Su Zhe struggled with the loss of their former relationship 221 239 251 252.

Su Zhe returned to his duties in Magic City as an Arbiter. After Huizhou City’s destruction was attributed to Li Chen, Su Zhe resolved to protect humanity despite his conflict over opposing his friend. He later told Di Li what he knew about Li Chen, burdened by guilt over his friend’s actions 265 282 283 284.

Appearance

Su Zhe is a chubby young man with a round belly and a rosy face. Li Chen is slightly taller than him 1 6.

• He wore stubble by the time of a later meeting concerning Li Chen 282.
• His hair was blown into a wild mess after taking a powerful punch during the Academy Tournament 137.

Personality

Su Zhe is talkative, mischievous, and fond of food. He often jokes about his own looks and strength, but Yu Qingnian recognized that his humor also masked insecurity about the growing gap between him and Li Chen 17 119 127.

His loyalty to Li Chen repeatedly overrides his comfort and safety: he carried his unconscious friend to the infirmary, tried to rush toward him in the Black Mist, and insisted on searching for him after his disappearance 6 56 200. As an Arbiter, Su Zhe grew more conscious of the lives under his protection, even when that responsibility put him against Li Chen 283.

Abilities and Skills

Get Stronger by Eating

Su Zhe’s original B-rank growth ability strengthened him through eating, particularly high-energy food 6 8.

• His father supplied high-energy food during training, helping him develop a formidable physique and resistance to tree-demon attacks 27.
• Li Chen observed Su Zhe unconsciously absorbing a pursuing tree demon’s energy while expending energy through movement 21.
• Its early weakness was a lack of offensive options: against the werewolf, Su Zhe could withstand attacks but struggled to finish the fight 32 119.

Devour

Upon reaching the Withered Sea Realm, Get Stronger by Eating evolved into A-rank Devour. Su Zhe can draw objects within his field of vision into his body and digest them into energy 127.

• He demonstrated a black-hole-like aperture that swallowed a small tree, and said he could digest steel into usable energy 127.
• He created small black holes around his body to cancel the force of an opponent’s punch and used suction to restrict her movement 137.
• His body automatically devoured some poisonous red mist, nearly killing him; Su Xian healed and purified him 193.
• Absorbing a living Eerie Monster caused him pain, and he concluded that he still could not absorb one safely 296.
• His growth became harder at higher realms; he compared advancing to filling an increasingly demanding experience bar 131.

Physical Combat

Su Zhe relies on strength, durability, and heavy weapons. At the Withered Sea Realm, he favored overwhelming hammer blows and narrowing the battlefield when facing faster opponents 136 169.

• He survived repeated claw attacks from a werewolf, though he accumulated serious wounds 29 32.
• He struck the tournament arena hard enough to crack the ground and release magma, creating a confined fighting area 136.
• His movement speed remained a weakness against faster opponents, and he could not fly during the tournament finals 169 175.

Equipment

• Telescopic hammer — A specially made, heavy weapon that served both as a combat tool and as training. He later had it upgraded with a gravity system in Ruined City, leaving him owing the owner 1,000 merit points 55 83.
• Order of Justice token — Given to him by Su Xian, who told him to keep it for possible future use 265.

Relationships

• Li Chen — Su Zhe’s first friend, whom he calls “Chen-ge” and regards as family. Their friendship became strained when Li Chen refused to return home and later stood against humanity 251 283 330.
• Su Chuan — Su Zhe’s father, formerly known as Su Fengzi. Su Zhe feared his father hated him but also wanted to become a powerhouse and make him proud 119 297 330.
• Yu Qingnian — His teacher and instructor, who urged him to pursue his own convictions and recognized the potential of his growth ability 2 119.
• Jianping — A Canglan teammate and companion. Jianping stopped Su Zhe from rushing into the Black Mist after Li Chen, and Su Zhe later tried to secure Jianping’s release during the tournament finals 56 175.
• Su Xian — A Canglan teammate who fought alongside Su Zhe, helped him after he was poisoned, and joined him in searching for Li Chen 187 193 221.
• Mu Hen — A tournament teammate and traveling companion. The two confronted Demon Buddha together and later joined Su Xian’s journey to find Li Chen 169 175 221.