Zhao Wuji

Biodata

Power Progression

Background

In his previous life, Zhao Wuji ruled the Limitless Divine Temple in Wuji Province. He died while attempting a breakthrough; Murong Hongyan and Li Shaoyun had worked together to kill him. Murong subsequently took his position as hall master 47 48.

Thirty thousand years later, Zhao Wuji returned to life. He directed Qian Tang to establish a relationship with Gong Xin, then entered the Gong Family as its matrilocal son-in-law. His marriage to Gong Xin had been arranged through a drunken promise by her grandfather, Gong Jiulong 41 47.

Appearance

Zhao Wuji’s features were not especially handsome at first glance, but grew more appealing with time. His bearing suggested that the myriad worlds were in his grasp 39.

• Before changing his demeanor, he had the world-weary eyes of someone who had lived through many ages 42.
• Gong Xin remarked that he looked more like a young man after he shed that bearing 42.

Personality

Zhao Wuji is proud and ambitious. Remembering a tragedy from his previous life, he vows to prevent it and stand atop the myriad worlds. After his return, he refuses to settle for merely regaining his former level of power 39 50.

He conceals his identity and manipulates others’ impressions of him. After Di Juetian suspects him, Zhao Wuji presents himself as a wronged young man and uses Gong Xin’s concern to deflect suspicion. Despite his professed love for her, he later pierces her heart when forced to choose between her and an inheritance 43 44 50.

Abilities & Skills

Soul fusion

Zhao Wuji’s soul was fusing after his return, leaving him unable to cultivate normally. He believed completing the fusion would unseal memories and allow his strength to rise rapidly 41 48.

• Danger accelerated the fusion and awakened a small amount of strength 41.
• His soul power surged instinctively when Di Juetian examined him 42.
• He sought the Yin-Yang Divine Fruit and a Divine Soul Pill to help restore or fuse his soul, but lost both opportunities 43 48.

Formations and seals

Zhao Wuji retained knowledge of places and protective measures from his previous life.

• He had hidden a cache behind measures that included formations capable of suppressing a Saint 48.
• At the inheritance site, he formed a seal to open a gate of runes and drew a talisman in blood to reveal a concealed passage 49.

Fortune

Di Juetian’s system identified Zhao Wuji as a Child of Fortune with an initial Heavenly Mandate Value of 20,000. His Luck Halo could influence others to believe him, although Di Juetian’s Villain Halo countered that influence 41 45.

• Losing the Yin-Yang Divine Fruit reduced his Heavenly Mandate Value by 500 44.
• The loss of his cache and Gong Xin’s disappointment reduced it by another 1,500 48.

Items

• Divine Soul Pill — A pill hidden in his old cache that could speed up his soul fusion. A rat ate and ruined it before Zhao Wuji could recover it 48.
• Jade talisman — Used to summon Qian Tang to the hidden cache 48.
• Hidden cultivation resources — Treasures Zhao Wuji had stored for future use; Di Juetian took them before he arrived 48.

Relationships

• Gong Xin — His wife and defender within the Gong Family. He remembered her from his previous life and vowed to prevent a tragedy, but later pierced her heart at the inheritance site 39 50.
• Di Juetian — Gong Xin’s cousin and Zhao Wuji’s adversary. He exposed Zhao Wuji’s soul-fusion secret, intercepted his opportunities and forced his final choice at the altar 42 43 48 50.
• Qian Tang — A former subordinate who recognized Zhao Wuji after his return and protected him from the shadows. After Di Juetian took control of Qian Tang, Zhao Wuji plotted his death at the altar 47 49 50.
• Murong Hongyan — Zhao Wuji’s wife in his previous life. She and Li Shaoyun worked together to kill him, and she succeeded him as hall master 47 48.
• Li Shaoyun — Zhao Wuji’s former brother, who worked with Murong Hongyan to kill him 47 48.
• Gong Jiulong — Gong Xin’s grandfather, whose promise arranged her marriage to Zhao Wuji. He later helped Di Juetian summon Qian Tang 41 46.

Story Role

The Yin-Yang Secret Realm

Zhao Wuji accompanied Gong Xin and Di Juetian into the Yin-Yang Secret Realm. After forcing his soul fusion to accelerate, Di Juetian confronted him about his former identity. Zhao Wuji admitted to receiving an inheritance but claimed he could not remember his origins 41 42.

At the divine tree, Zhao Wuji offered to take the dull-looking fruit, but Di Juetian ate it first. The fruit Zhao Wuji received had no apparent effect, prompting him to accuse Di Juetian of switching the fruits. The dispute ended with Zhao Wuji and Gong Xin leaving the Gong Family’s main household 43 45.

The hidden cache and inheritance

Zhao Wuji led Gong Xin to a cache from his previous life and summoned Qian Tang to help them enter. Di Juetian had already taken its treasures, while a rat ruined Zhao Wuji’s Divine Soul Pill. Zhao Wuji then sought an inheritance he had concealed in the Hundred Thousand Mountains 48 49.

At the site, Zhao Wuji struck at Qian Tang after the latter retrieved what appeared to be a jade slip. It became a black skull and devoured Qian Tang, stirring the altar and its illusory guardian. Di Juetian appeared before Zhao Wuji could receive the inheritance and demanded that he choose between it and Gong Xin. Zhao Wuji declared Gong Xin the woman he loved most, then pierced her heart 49 50.