Yu Zhen

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Yu Zhen (郁朕)
Alias(es)	Elder Yu
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Eastsea Academy; Eastsea City Mecha Master Association
Occupation/Role	Dean of Eastsea Academy; President of the Eastsea City Mecha Master Association
Status	Alive 235
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Soul Sage	125	Recently broke through the Level 70 bottleneck. His Soul Core formed during this breakthrough, nourishing his body and slowing his aging 125 188.

Background / History

Yu Zhen built an extensive network through decades as Eastsea Academy's dean. Though he generally keeps a low profile, his standing is comparable to Eastsea City's chief executive, and his connections can mobilize high-level healing Soul Masters from across the continent. 1

He raised his only grandson, Yu Nanyuan, from childhood after Yu Heng and Nan Xi were absent from the boy's life. When Yu Nanyuan suddenly fell into a coma, Yu Zhen secured treatment that stabilized him before a typhoon struck Eastsea City. 1 2

During the typhoon, Blood God Legion deputy commander Long Tianwu informed Yu Zhen of Yu Heng and Nan Xi's sacrifice. Yu Zhen later revealed to Yu Nanyuan that his parents died protecting a passage connected to somewhere beyond the Douluo Plane. 1 130

Yu Zhen entrusted Yu Nanyuan's martial soul awakening and subsequent testing to his longtime friend Ji Hongyu, the Donghai Spirit Transfer Pagoda's master. He also disclosed Nan Xi's Earth Dragon Sect heritage and gave Yu Nanyuan the Rouge Dragon Crystal pendant she left behind, which serves as the sect master's-line inheritance token. 3 4

After Yu Nanyuan awakened the Void Chains and demonstrated exceptional physical and spiritual potential, Yu Zhen devoted his resources and connections to supporting his grandson's cultivation. He approved the fusion with the Silver Wing Void Piercing Snake despite its risks, trusting Yu Nanyuan's resolve. 5 6 9

To prepare further resources for Yu Nanyuan, Yu Zhen captured a Ten Thousand Year Frost Ice Sea Serpent alive and intended to have it converted into a soul spirit. When Yu Nanyuan absorbed the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Right Palm Bone and incurred a hidden danger, Yu Zhen reluctantly contacted the Blood God Legion for help resolving it. 21 66

Appearance

Yu Zhen is a moderately built older man with graying hair, gold-rimmed glasses, and a scholarly, approachable bearing. His calm eyes are described as wise rather than imposing. 1 125

• Initially appeared to be in his sixties. 1
• Dresses with a refined, easygoing air. 125
• His Soul Sage breakthrough and Soul Core formation noticeably slowed his aging. 125 188

Personality

Yu Zhen is composed, perceptive, and habitually restrained. He conceals the depth of his influence rather than displaying it openly, but becomes decisive when Yu Nanyuan's safety or future is involved. 1 9

His concern for Yu Nanyuan can disrupt his usual calm judgment, especially when confronting the boy's extraordinary talent or potential dangers. Even so, he respects Yu Nanyuan's choices, choosing to support rather than forcibly control him. 5 9

He is pragmatic about status and resources. As both an educator and a Mecha Master Association president, he deliberately uses his position to create the best possible conditions for Yu Nanyuan and to cultivate successors for Eastsea City. 15 91

Abilities & Skills

Soul Sage Cultivation

Yu Zhen has reached the Soul Sage realm and possesses a Soul Core. His aura is powerful enough that students compare the pressure he gives off to that of Wu Zhangkong. 53 125 188

• Captured a Ten Thousand Year Frost Ice Sea Serpent alive. 21
• Personally resolved or arranged solutions for dangers arising from Yu Nanyuan's cultivation. 66
• His martial soul is not identified in the available material.

Mecha Mastery

Yu Zhen is the president of the Eastsea City Mecha Master Association and owns a powerful Black-Grade Mecha. 14

• Established specialized mecha-focused courses within Eastsea Academy's Advanced Division. 14
• Personally guides Yu Nanyuan in mecha design, manufacturing, and repair. 91
• Sent Yu Nanyuan, Yin Luan, and Xu Xiaoyu on a real patrol operation to gain practical mecha-combat experience. 125

Influence and Resources

Yu Zhen's decades of leadership have given him an unusually broad network among Eastsea City's institutions and Soul Master community. 1

• Mobilized several high-level healing Soul Masters for Yu Nanyuan's coma treatment, including three above Soul Sage cultivation. 1
• Can provide advanced Soul Guidance Devices, soul spirits, cultivation resources, and access to the Spirit Ascension Platform. 5 16
• Maintains contacts with figures such as Ji Hongyu, Long Tianwu, and Mecha Master Association leaders in other major cities. 4 14 66

Equipment / Items

• Black-Grade Mecha — Yu Zhen's personal mecha. 14
• Soul Guidance Car — Used for travel around Eastsea City. 16
• Storage Ring — Used to carry a Soul Guidance Communicator while handling the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Right Palm Bone matter. 66

Relationships

• Yu Nanyuan — His only grandson, whom Yu Zhen raised from childhood and supports with his resources, guidance, and connections. 2 5 91
• Yu Heng — Yu Zhen's son and Yu Nanyuan's father; died alongside Nan Xi while protecting a passage beyond the Douluo Plane. 6 130
• Nan Xi — Yu Zhen's daughter-in-law and Yu Nanyuan's mother; a direct descendant of the Earth Dragon Sect's master line. 3 130
• Ji Hongyu — Lifelong friend and pagoda master of the Donghai Spirit Transfer Pagoda; Yu Zhen trusts him with Yu Nanyuan's martial soul secrets and cultivation arrangements. 4 6
• Long Tianwu — Deputy commander of the Blood God Legion who informed Yu Zhen of Yu Heng and Nan Xi's fate; Yu Zhen later contacts the legion to address Yu Nanyuan's soul bone danger. 1 66
• Yin Luan — Yu Zhen's disciple in mecha control and a prospective successor he has cultivated for Eastsea City. 91
• Long Hengxu — Dean of Instruction for Eastsea Academy's Intermediate Division and a subordinate who reports directly to Yu Zhen. 53 188

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Yu Nanyuan's Coma and Family Tragedy — Secures treatment for Yu Nanyuan, then receives confirmation of Yu Heng and Nan Xi's sacrifice from Long Tianwu. 1 2
• Martial Soul Awakening — Brings Yu Nanyuan to Ji Hongyu for a private awakening, testing, and soul-spirit selection. 4 6 9
• Eastsea Academy Enrollment — Arranges Yu Nanyuan's entry into Eastsea Academy while balancing his academy and Mecha Master Association duties. 15 29
• Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Incident — Contacts the Blood God Legion after Yu Nanyuan's External Soul Bone fusion creates a hidden danger. 66
• Mecha Patrol Mission — Sends Yu Nanyuan and his companions to protect merchant vessels from Sea Soul Beast attacks. 125
• Truth of Yu Nanyuan's Parents — Gives Yu Nanyuan Whale Rubber and the Evil Spirit Orca's Devil Left Leg Bone, then reveals the circumstances of his parents' deaths. 130
• Return to Eastsea City — Receives Yu Nanyuan and several of his Shrek Academy companions at his office, reacting with surprise and quiet amusement at the group his grandson brings home. 235