Ye Chen

Biodata

Power Progression

Background and History

Ye Chen came from a small town in the Azurewood Domain. After rebuilding his cultivation, he rose through the Heavenly Sun Sacred Land and displaced its previous holy son, Ye Mu 3 6.

During a training expedition, Ye Chen met Li Xi. He encountered her again on a later expedition, rescued her from danger, and became her partner after they spent more than half a month together 2.

Appearance

Ye Chen’s hair turned from black to white after he discovered his father’s death 10.

• His heart was on the right side of his chest, a fact Li Xi used when she stabbed him while planning to let him feign death 8.
• At his final confrontation with Di Juetian, he was pale and had bloodshot eyes 13.

Personality

Ye Chen was confident in his strength and looked down on privileged young masters whose cultivation he considered inadequate. He took satisfaction in provoking Di Juetian and offered to fight him with one hand 3 4.

His concern for his family repeatedly conflicted with his pride and his feelings for Li Xi. He knelt before Di Juetian to protect his father and offered his own life to save his family and Li Xi. After their deaths, revenge against Di Juetian became an obsession he could not abandon 6 7 10.

Abilities and Skills

Nine Yang Sacred Body

Ye Chen possessed a Nine Yang Sacred Body, which had just awakened when Di Juetian inspected him 3.

• Di Juetian described it as a match for Li Xi’s Nine Yin Saint Body 7.
• Ye Chen admitted that he had initially pursued Li Xi for her constitution 7.

Combat and Cultivation Techniques

Ye Chen’s listed techniques included the Nine Suns Sacred Scripture, Cloud Sun Steps, and Nine Suns Finger 3.

• He used Cloud Sun Steps to produce afterimages while rushing Di Juetian, though Di Juetian’s presence gravely injured him before he could land an attack 6.
• He defeated Li Mu with a single punch, breaking his arm and leaving him badly injured 3.
• A secret technique obtained in a secret realm temporarily boosted his strength by consuming his blood essence 10.

Equipment

• Spirit-Devouring Divine Ring — A jade pendant that decomposed the corpses of demonic beasts and human cultivators into pure power. It absorbed most of that power and fed a portion back to Ye Chen; as it grew stronger, the feedback increased. Di Juetian learned its identity and took it during their final confrontation 10 11 13.
• Blade — Ye Chen used a blade to kill the Li Family members under Di Juetian’s threat against his father 9.

Relationships

• Li Xi — Ye Chen’s partner. He admitted that he initially pursued her for her constitution, though he later claimed to love her. Under Di Juetian’s control, she attacked him, and he fatally struck her while defending himself 2 7 8.
• Di Juetian — His principal enemy. After Ye Chen provoked him, Di Juetian targeted his family, allies, and loved ones. Ye Chen swore to kill him and destroy the Di Lineage 4 6 10.
• Ye Lin — His father. Ye Chen knelt to protect him, but Ye Lin later died by suicide, leaving a letter urging his son to be cautious 6 10.
• Li Qingfeng — His former master and the Heavenly Sun Sacred Lord. He disowned Ye Chen before Di Juetian and killed more than a hundred members of the Ye Family as proof 5.
• Ximen Qing — Ye Chen’s guardian at the Heavenly Sun Sacred Land. He intervened against the Li Family but was killed by Di Juetian’s forces 3 4.
• Ye Mu — The previous holy son, whose cultivation Ye Chen had crippled. Di Juetian brought Ye Mu back to attack the Ye Family 6.
• Leng Qing — The Heartless Palace saintess, who had previously stayed with the Ye Family and sought Ye Chen after his ordeal. She later denounced and killed him 9 13.

Story Role and Major Arcs

Confrontation at the Li Family

Ye Chen defended Li Xi from her brother Li Mu and revealed his status as the Heavenly Sun Sacred Land’s new holy son. He then challenged Di Juetian, who refused the match and ordered Ye Chen’s family and sacred land summoned 3 4.

Li Qingfeng disowned Ye Chen and slaughtered members of the Ye Family. Di Juetian nevertheless ordered the Heavenly Sun Sacred Land destroyed, then used the surviving family members to force Ye Chen to kneel 5 6.

Li Xi’s Death

Di Juetian demanded that Ye Chen kill Li Xi to save his family. Ye Chen hesitated, offered alternatives, and admitted that he had originally pursued her for her constitution. Di Juetian later controlled Li Xi into attacking him; Ye Chen struck back, and she died in his arms 7 8.

Di Juetian then threatened Ye Chen’s father to make him kill the Li Family. Ye Chen complied and left with Ye Lin; of the Ye Family’s thirteen hundred people, only the two of them survived 9.

Revenge and Death

After Ye Lin’s suicide, Ye Chen buried him and resumed his pursuit of revenge. Meanwhile, Leng Qing sought out Di Juetian over Ye Chen’s suffering and was forced to kneel with her cultivation sealed 9 10 11.

Di Juetian threatened to execute Leng Qing unless Ye Chen appeared. Ye Chen hesitated, then tried to reach the palace, where a suppressive force brought him down and the crowd beat him 12.

In their final confrontation, Di Juetian demanded Ye Chen’s pendant. Ye Chen suspected Leng Qing had exposed him and threw the pendant down, but Di Juetian took it. After Ye Chen’s Fortune Value reached zero, Leng Qing pierced him with a ray of light and killed him 13.