Zhou Tong

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Zhou Tong (周通)
Alias(es)	Overlord; Azure Heaven Hegemonic Body; Qinglong
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Divine Realm; formerly Tai Xuan Sect
Occupation/Role	Cultivator; protector of the Divine Realm
Status	Alive
First Appearance	4

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Thunder Emperor Method, first rune	4	Branded the first rune after a month of isolated cultivation on Kunlun Mountain.
Dragon Transformation Realm, sixth transformation	116	Advanced after refining Purple Dragon Marrow and undergoing lightning tribulation.
Divine Prohibition State	270	Maintained the state after a transformation supported by the Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings.
Hegemon Body Ancestral Form, initial use	292	Unleashed “Returning to Ancestry,” combining six Ten Fierce traits; the form remained incomplete.
King Realm, ninth level	381	Advanced amid a Heavenly Tribulation that annihilated forces from four factions.
Divine Prohibition State, stabilized	432	Entered after consuming sixth-stage evolution fluid and comprehending the Great Dao of Ten Evils for three years.
Saint King Realm	456	Faced eighteen rounds of tribulation, including manifestations of himself using numerous secret arts.
Saint King Realm, third heaven	457	Absorbed chaotic essence after tribulation and broke through.
Great Sage Realm	511	Reached Great Sage level by the time of Dao Yi’s confrontation.
Alternative Dao Attainment / Great Accomplishment	602	Reached the universe’s peak; estimated he could suppress a hostile true Great Emperor.
Quasi-Emperor Realm, third heaven	604	Emerged from seclusion and prepared to pacify forbidden zones.
Chaos Body / Battle Immortal Realm	625	Stabilized his first assault on the Battle Immortal realm after transitioning to the Chaos Body.
Mortal Immortal Realm	734	Completed the Battle Immortal Path following Emperor Venerable’s death.
Mortal Transformation Realm, ninth heaven	746	Strengthened and became more dragon-like after absorbing Dragon Island’s Dragon Qi, Dragon Yuan, and Ancestral Dragon Essence.
Sky Soaring Realm	768	As Qinglong, reached the demigod-level realm; gained flight and transformed his shed skin into Dragon Armor.
High-God level, Destruction Rule	980	Broke through on Canglong Island; subsequently broke the bottleneck in fusing five paths.
Grand Perfection	1022	Achieved Grand Perfection in both the Fire Element and Destruction Rule.
Sixth Secret Realm: Thunder Emperor True Fate integrated	1119	After three thousand years of comprehension, fundamentally enhanced his physique, life force, and Gates of Potential.
Quasi-Immortal Emperor	1380	Broke through after communicating with the Immortal Phoenix True Fate; his Primordial Spirit surpassed an Immortal King.

Background / History

Zhou Tong retained knowledge from a previous life, including nine mastered techniques and the complete Thunder Emperor Treasure Technique. He suspected a connection to Mu Qing, the lightning specialist who served the Desolate Heaven Emperor. Without a teacher, he cultivated alone on Kunlun Mountain and began establishing the Thunder Emperor Method rune by rune 4.

He initially chose the Kirin as his second Divine Form because his fighting style suited the physically powerful Ten Fierce more than the Thunder Emperor’s lightning-focused path. His long-term cultivation path became the transformation of Ten Fierce into Divine Forms, rather than the orthodox evolution of an Azure Heaven Hegemonic Body 80 220.

Tai Xuan Sect accepted Zhou Tong but later abandoned him under outside pressure, leaving him wanted across the Big Dipper. He regarded departure as inevitable: his forceful and domineering temperament made it impossible for him to remain within a sect’s restraints 336. He subsequently became a feared independent figure, hunted by the Human World and Hell Assassin Divine Dynasties and later exterminating their exposed strongholds 362.

His Divine Forms ultimately merged, allowing him to invoke the incomplete Hegemon Body Ancestral Form during his battle with Yin Tiande. He later developed it into a form bearing the characteristics of all Ten Fierce 220 292 570.

After attaining Dao, Zhou Tong founded or ruled the Divine Realm and concealed the fact that the Blood Phoenix Great Emperor was his own incarnation. He used this incarnation alongside his true body in campaigns against the forbidden zones 602 604.

Appearance

Zhou Tong is repeatedly described as tall, black-haired, and physically imposing. His body carries extraordinary crimson blood tinged with purple energy, while his vital energy is recognizable enough for others to identify him as the Overlord 425 460 541.

• In Hegemon Body Ancestral Form, he manifests traits of the Ten Fierce: True Dragon body, Immortal Phoenix and Thunder Emperor wings, Kunpeng wings, Sky Horn Ant horn, Kirin feet, Gu claws, Nine-Leaf Sword Grass hair, and a Nine Netherworld Howler tail 570.
• As Qinglong, he can take a child-like humanoid form of roughly seven or eight years old, with jade horns and a majestic aura 768.
• His dragon transformations increasingly alter his body into a more dragon-like form 746.

Personality

Zhou Tong is intensely self-reliant. He cultivates, researches, and refines techniques independently, treating battle as both a test and a means of improvement. He is willing to confront stronger opponents and openly seeks difficult fights to perfect his Forbidden Domain and battle intent 4 494.

He is also strategic and patient. He prepares formations, disguises, escape tools, and contingencies before acting; he gathers intelligence before retaliating against enemies and often conceals the full extent of his power 188 223 604. He can be merciless toward hostile forces—especially assassins and those who threaten his allies—but does not kill indiscriminately for its own sake. He refuses to use evil-path treasures whose creation may have required mass sacrifice 362 694.

His defining trait is dominance. He follows his own rules, responds decisively to opposition, and inspires fear even among powerful contemporaries 472.

Abilities & Skills

Ten Fierce Treasure Arts and Divine Forms

Zhou Tong’s central path is to refine Ten Fierce inheritances into Divine Forms and eventually integrate their strengths into his body.

• Uses the Kirin Treasure Art most often against powerful opponents 116.
• Uses the Grass Character Sword Art for wide-area and group combat 116.
• Uses the Immortal Phoenix Treasure Art for healing, restoration, and sustaining himself in extended battles 116 145.
• Possesses the True Dragon Method, Kunpeng Method, Thunder Emperor Treasure Technique, Nine Netherworld Ferocious Beast Treasure Art, and further Ten Fierce inheritances 116 366 570.
• Can merge Divine Form traits freely, producing hybrid dragon, phoenix, and sword-grass manifestations 220.

Hegemon Body Ancestral Form

A forbidden transformation derived from Zhou Tong’s physique and Ten Fierce Divine Forms.

• Initially manifested six Ten Fierce traits after his body was destroyed in battle 292.
• Its full potential originally required Quasi-Emperor-level understanding of his bloodline and physique 298.
• Later bore the characteristics of all Ten Fierce simultaneously and greatly amplified his physical power and resilience 570.
• Activation is frequently paired with the All Character Secret and Battle Immortal Art 570.

Sixth Secret Realm

Zhou Tong’s Sixth Secret Realm integrates the True Fates of the Ten Fierce into his life essence.

• The Thunder Emperor True Fate enhanced his physique, life force, and Gates of Potential after three thousand years of comprehension 1119.
• Unlike ordinary cultivation enhancement, it raises innate talent itself and breaks the usual balance between natural gifts and growth potential 1119.
• Later integrations include the Sky Horn Ant, Kirin, and Immortal Phoenix True Fates 1403 1542.
• The Sky Horn Ant integration empowers every Gate of Potential with immense strength 1403.

Battle Immortal Art and Furnace of Battle Intent

Zhou Tong possesses combat arts that intensify his power through sustained battle.

• Battle Immortal Art enables explosive bursts sufficient to kill Quasi-Emperor Tengshe and the Sacred Spirit Divine Tiger in rapid succession 540.
• Furnace of Battle Intent raises his combat power as battle continues, though pushing it to its limit is dangerous 731.
• His battle intent alone can damage an opponent’s Dao Heart; Dao Yan the Great’s protector was driven to spit blood despite wearing the Dao Tribulation Gold Armor 541.

Heaven Slaying Dao

A personal killing Dao developed from the Ruthless Great Emperor’s Heaven Slaying Dao.

• Zhou Tong reconstructed its principles using the Grass Character Sword Art, True Dragon Method, and Immortal Phoenix Method 182.
• His understanding evolved through battle and integrated Kunpeng principles, making it increasingly distinct from the Ruthless Great Emperor’s original technique 366.

Formations, Refining, and Spatial Tools

Zhou Tong is a master of complex formations and artifact refinement.

• Created Mysterious Jade Platforms containing formations from multiple Great Emperors, self-destruct arrays, teleportation functions, and remote communication functions 188.
• Combined the Soldier Character Secret and Group Character Secret to refine disguise jade pendants that alter appearance and obstruct most tracking and divination 223.
• Established a Source Heaven Divine Array after studying a mountain range for three days 471.
• Can use the Soldier Character Secret to interfere with and seize Emperor Weapons 232.

Physical Combat

Zhou Tong’s greatest consistent advantage is his physical foundation.

• Defeated a Saint King and Great Perfection Saints with basic attacks, including a one-punch kill 448.
• Killed seven Saint Kings in seven consecutive blows 449.
• Can fight Emperor Weapons with his bare hands, though this can injure him 540.
• His Sky Horn Ant bloodline grants extreme raw strength; its innate Divine Ability increases his speed and soul strength roughly tenfold and his physical strength by dozens of times 923 980.

Dragon Clan Arts

During his Qinglong period, Zhou Tong awakened and developed Dragon Clan inheritances.

• Reverse Dragon Seven Steps — a pure martial technique whose repeated steps build terrifying force 746 753.
• Divine Dragon Tail Sweep — an Ancient Dragon Battle Technique 746.
• Dragon Fist — adapted from the True Dragon Treasure Art for another cultivation system 796 802.
• Tyrannosaurus Rex lineage abilities grant control over wind and thunder 768.
• Can use dragon horns and claws to immobilize or kill attackers 759.

Sword Arts

Zhou Tong wields several supreme sword techniques.

• Grass Character Sword Art
• Immortal Tribulation Sword Art
• Peace Calamity Art

He used all three together to wound the Undying Heavenly Emperor and destroy the Flying Immortal Waterfall 625.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Hegemonic Bell — Zhou Tong’s signature bell; tempered through tribulations, later repaired into “Boundless Immortality” 104 1401.
• Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings — contain his spiritual bodies, Divine Forms, worlds, and later vast formation-like visions 116 731.
• Mysterious Jade Platform — teleportation, communication, formation, and auction device 188.
• Dragon Pattern Black Gold Sword — used to break a Great Emperor artifact 166.
• Vajra Ring — protects against attacks and thwarted an assassination attempt during tribulation 293 456.
• Demon Emperor’s Ruler — Emperor Weapon used against Quasi-Emperor Tengshe and the Sacred Spirit Divine Tiger 540.
• Nine Li Diagram — Emperor Weapon seized after Zhou Tong interfered with it using the Soldier Character Secret 232.
• Dragon Armor — green battle armor refined from Zhou Tong’s shed Qinglong skin 768.
• Wutiet Crown and Nine Spirit Pearls — grant a substantial power increase and insights into Earth and Water Laws 1027.
• Seventy-Two Immortal Sword Formation — Supreme forbidden artifact gifted by Xuan Ming 571 583.

Relationships

• Ye Fan — close companion and fellow cultivator; Zhou Tong recognizes Ye Fan’s rapid growth as a future threat, but they repeatedly travel and fight together 90 223.
• Pang Bo — companion; often voices concern over Zhou Tong’s dangerous plans, while Zhou Tong provides him with protective and disguise tools 166 223.
• Yan Ruyu — trusted ally in the Divine Realm; she worries about his confrontations and receives his reassurance concerning the Blood Phoenix incarnation 602 604.
• Blood Phoenix Incarnation — Zhou Tong’s own incarnation, publicly mistaken for an independent Great Emperor; fights beside him against forbidden zones 602 604.
• Ji Zi — defeated rival and Imperial Son; Zhou Tong spared him after their battle and advised him to improve 186.
• Yin Tiande — major rival defeated by Zhou Tong despite a three-realm cultivation gap 291 298.
• Lan Nuo — acknowledged Zhou Tong’s Qinglong transformation with surprise and respect 768.
• Beirut — lent Zhou Tong Wind Sovereign’s Might; Zhou Tong gifted him the Life Supreme Battle Armor and Destiny Supreme Divine Sword in return 1056.
• Emperor Venerable — powerful adversary ultimately killed by Zhou Tong, completing his Battle Immortal Path 731 734.
• Shi Hao — his sword intent resonated with Zhou Tong’s, and Zhou Tong’s performance against an Immortal Emperor reinforced Shi Hao’s faith in his own path 1147 1472.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early Big Dipper cultivation

Zhou Tong began alone on Kunlun Mountain, cultivated the Thunder Emperor Method, and pursued Ten Fierce Divine Forms suited to his Hegemonic Body 4 80. His exposure as a Qilin at Tai Xuan Sect forced him and Ye Fan to flee, after which he used a Chaotic Ancient Saint Art talisman to banish their Half-step Great Power pursuer into the void 90.

Rise of the Overlord

After Tai Xuan Sect abandoned him, Zhou Tong became a wanted figure across the Big Dipper. He defeated Ji Zi, outmaneuvered major Holy Lands through his Mysterious Jade Platforms, seized Emperor Weapons, and developed a reputation strong enough to alter the political balance of Ziwei after defeating Yin Tiande 186 188 232 298.

Human Ancient Road

On the Human Ancient Road, Zhou Tong entered Divine Prohibition, fought Saint Kings and Great Sages, and developed a growing Forbidden Domain through constant battle. He killed seven Saint Kings in seven blows, survived extraordinary tribulations, and advanced to the third heaven of Saint King 432 449 456 457.

Attainment and forbidden-zone wars

Zhou Tong achieved Alternative Dao Attainment and Great Accomplishment while hiding the Blood Phoenix incarnation’s true identity 602. He then joined that incarnation to attack forbidden zones, tore the Divine Ruins from the Big Dipper, defeated Supreme Beings, wounded the Undying Heavenly Emperor, and eradicated the Forbidden Zones 604 625.

Battle Immortal Path

After defeating Emperor Venerable alongside allies, Zhou Tong reached the Mortal Immortal realm and completed his Battle Immortal Path 731 734. He continued advancing through multiple worlds and cultivation systems, including dragon cultivation, divine laws, Heart Power, and the Sixth Secret Realm 746 980 1119 1232.

Immortal Emperor conflicts

Zhou Tong broke through to Quasi-Immortal Emperor, survived an encirclement by eight Quasi-Immortal Emperors, and refined all of them over thirty years 1380 1401. Though still a Quasi-Immortal Emperor, his physique became capable of contending with weaker Immortal Emperors in close combat 1472.

Trivia

• Zhou Tong rarely used the Thunder Emperor Treasure Technique in early major battles despite acquiring it first; he favored the Kirin, Grass Character Sword, and Immortal Phoenix arts instead 116.
• He considers time for study and improvement his greatest weakness, since his scriptures, secret arts, and divine abilities require further integration and refinement 186.
• His cultivation path preserves his emotions and personal principles; he explicitly rejects the single-minded pursuit of power at any cost 694.