Chu Kuang

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Chu Kuang (楚狂)
Alias(es)	Chu the Madman 76
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Tian Heng Third Middle School, Class 7; Hidden Dragon Pool Special Scholar 1 64
Occupation/Role	First-year martial arts student; private martial arts tutor 1 6
Status	Alive
First Appearance	1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Life Level 4.8; Body Tempering and Organ Refining—Major Accomplishment	1	Began with Average Fourth-Grade Bone Structure and High Seventh-Grade Comprehension; Basic Internal and External Martial Arts were both at Major Accomplishment.
Life Level 5.1; Pebble Body	3	Perfected Basic External Martial Arts with a Source Energy Potion, unlocking the Gold-grade Compendium of External Martial Arts trait.
Life Level 5.8	15	Iron Armor Technique reached Great Accomplishment, increasing its defense by 50%.
Life Level 6.0	18	Gold-Splitting Spear reached Great Accomplishment; its Purple trait raised the technique’s power limit by 50%.
Life Level 6.2; Viscera Refining Perfection—Abundant	22	Perfected Basic Internal Martial Arts, completing his foundational internal cultivation.
Life Level 6.7	32	Real combat and Source Energy Treasure Liquid rapidly improved Iron Armor, Gold-Splitting Spear, and both major movement techniques.
Life Level 7.0	37	Iron Bell Shield reached Great Accomplishment after prolonged cultivation in the Dark Domain.
Life Level 7.2; Mysterious Iron Body	41	Iron Armor Technique reached Perfection; its Gold-grade trait doubled the technique’s defensive power.
Life Level 7.5	41	Returned from special training with most core martial arts at Great Accomplishment or Perfection.
Life Level 8.0; Internal and External Unity; Mighty Realm	49	Achieved Perfection in Iron Bell Shield after the Gushen Star battles and Vermillion Fruit refinement.
Life Level 8.1	51	Bronze Armor Technique reached Minor Accomplishment; Gold-Splitting Spear reached Perfection and gained a doubled power ceiling.
Invincible Dao Heart—First Layer	63	Chose and successfully cultivated the Invincible Heart in Yandao Tower, passing the Hidden Dragon Pool assessment.
Life Level 8.3; Sixth-Grade Bone Structure	70	Yi Jin Jing and Marrow Cleansing Scripture reached Minor Accomplishment, raising his bone structure and cultivation speed.
Life Level 8.38	74	Recorded before the final combat assessment, placing his Intermediate Internal and External Martial Arts near Perfection.

Background / History

Reincarnation and early life

Chu Kuang is a reincarnator from Earth of 100,000 years prior. Despite retaining memories of his past life, he was raised by Father Chu as his own son and regards his current family as genuine family. His father lost an arm protecting him during a Dark Tide when Chu Kuang was three years old. 1 2

At Tian Heng Third Middle School, he initially ranked only around thirtieth in Class 7 despite formerly being among the top students in middle school. He had spent years refusing to abandon basic martial arts, believing their hidden technique traits were his path around his average Fourth-Grade Bone Structure. 1

Foundational breakthrough

A First-Order Source Energy Potion supplied by his father let Chu Kuang perfect Basic External Martial Arts and attain the Pebble Body. Its Purple Compendium of External Martial Arts trait evolved into Gold grade, multiplying his cultivation speed and reducing bottleneck difficulty tenfold for compatible external arts. 2 3

He subsequently used tutoring income, loans, scholarships, Nutrient Solution, and further Source Energy Potions to perfect Basic Spear Technique, Basic Movement Technique, and Basic Internal Martial Arts. These perfected foundations accelerated his mastery of advanced techniques such as Iron Armor Technique, Gold-Splitting Spear, Blood Battle in All Directions, and Thousand Jun Formation Breaker. 6 12 16 22

Dark Domain special training

During the school’s Dark Domain special training, Chu Kuang operated alone rather than joining Class 7. He defeated rival students, secured several Source Energy Spring Eyes, eliminated a Wolf Lizard Beast and Sabertooth Tiger pack, and overcame an ambush by Jiang Feng, Chu Linfeng, Liu Meng'er, and Shen Xiao. 28 32 34 36

His combat experience produced unusually rapid gains. He reached Life Level 7, defeated Class Five’s leader Xiong Haikuo, and later soloed the Tyrannosaurus Rex guarding Wolong Valley’s massive Source Energy Spring Eye. The resulting resources allowed him to perfect Iron Armor Technique and advance to the Mysterious Iron Body. 36 37 41

Gushen Star rescue and revenge

When Father Chu and Li Gang were pursued by the Azure Fang Squad in Gushen Star’s Pioneer Dark Domain, Chu Kuang immediately departed to rescue them. Lin Shuyao arranged his spacecraft, while Xu Yue supplied Battle Armor, a War Spear, and a Bloodline Instrument to track his father. 42 43

Chu Kuang found and extracted his father and Li Gang from Phoenix Valley, then survived a prolonged conflict with the Azure Fang Squad. He consumed a Vermillion Fruit under lethal pressure, perfected Iron Bell Shield, and killed Luo Tao despite Luo Tao’s Life Level 8 cultivation. 45 47

After Li Gang’s death, Chu Kuang used the Crimson Blood Eagles and Phoenix Valley terrain to weaken Brother Snake. He then tracked Brother Snake into a cave, broke through Blood Battle in All Directions to Perfection, and killed him despite the threat of retaliation from the Li Family. 49 53

Hidden Dragon Pool assessment

Chu Kuang was detained after intervening to protect Li Gang’s widow and daughter from relatives seeking to seize their property. The Li Family’s influence turned the police investigation against him until Jiang Nianwei of the Hidden Dragon Pool intervened. 60 62

Inside Yandao Tower, Chu Kuang chose the exceptionally difficult Invincible Dao Heart over safer alternatives. He cultivated its first layer within an hour, passed the assessment, and accepted the Federation’s Special Scholarship. 63 64

Appearance

Chu Kuang is a tall, slender, handsome youth whose growth accelerated alongside his cultivation. In armor, his restrained bearing is compared to that of a born general or ancient overlord. 26

• Wears dark Battle Armor suited to his tall frame. 26
• Primarily fights with long spears, spear-blades, and later a war halberd. 26 77
• His hard-body cultivation gives his arms and body a metallic, Mysterious Iron-like quality when Iron Armor Technique is active. 41
• During the final assessment, he is described as standing like a primeval beast at full strength. 77

Personality

Chu Kuang is exceptionally resolute. He persists with decisions others dismiss as wasteful, such as spending years perfecting basic martial arts and simultaneously cultivating two demanding movement techniques. 1 17

He is calm and analytical in combat, identifying opponents’ weaknesses rather than relying solely on force. Against Brother Snake, he deliberately avoided a direct confrontation until he could use terrain, Crimson Blood Eagles, and stolen resources to alter the odds. 49 50

His pragmatism can be ruthless. During the four-person ambush in the Dark Domain, he used Liu Meng'er as a shield against Shen Xiao’s flying knives. 31

Despite this severity, he is strongly protective of those he considers family or allies. He entered a Pioneer Dark Domain to rescue his father, honored Li Gang after his death, and defended Li Gang’s widow and daughter from exploitation. 43 53 60

Abilities & Skills

Cultivation Technique Perks

Chu Kuang possesses a mental panel that grants every technique he cultivates an attached trait. Trait quality rises with a technique’s realm: Initial Glimpse produces White traits, Minor Accomplishment Blue, Major Accomplishment Purple, and Perfection can produce Gold traits. 1 3

• Compendium of External Martial Arts [Gold] — Increases cultivation speed and lowers bottleneck difficulty tenfold for external martial arts not exceeding his Basic External Martial Arts realm. 3
• Spear Technique Compendium [Gold] — Grants equivalent tenfold benefits to compatible spear and halberd martial arts. 12
• Gold Splitter [Gold] — Doubles the power ceiling of Gold-Splitting Spear after the technique reached Perfection. 51
• Iron Armor [Gold] — Doubles Iron Armor Technique’s defensive power. 41
• Heavenly Gifted Martial Sense — Improves reaction speed, perception, and danger sense through Blood Battle in All Directions. 18 36

Defensive Cultivation

Chu Kuang’s fighting style centers on unusually high defense, allowing him to endure attacks that would incapacitate similarly ranked martial artists.

• Iron Armor Technique — Perfected external body-forging art that formed his Mysterious Iron Body. 41
• Iron Bell Shield / Golden Bell Shield — Internal defensive inheritance; at Perfection, it can form a protective bell-shaped force around him. 24 47 49
• Bronze Armor Technique and Bronze Bell Shield — Intermediate follow-up techniques cultivated after his first Dark Domain special training. 42 70
• Limit — His defensive path historically lacked agility and explosive movement, prompting him to prioritize advanced movement arts. 15 16

Spear and Halberd Arts

Spear techniques are Chu Kuang’s principal killing arts.

• Gold-Splitting Spear — His primary spear art; perfected by Life Level 8.1 and capable of doubling its normal power ceiling through its Gold trait. 5 51
• Sky Flame Spear — An advanced spear art focused on explosive force and overwhelming momentum; reached Great Accomplishment during his month of cultivation. 56 70
• Basic Spear Technique — Perfected foundational art whose Gold-grade trait greatly accelerates later spear and halberd cultivation. 12
• Applications — Uses precise thrusts, thrown spears, weapon retrieval through externalized Internal Force, and sweeping spear-blade attacks against groups. 34 36 47

Movement and Combat Sense

Chu Kuang compensates for his defensive build through two complementary movement techniques.

• Blood Battle in All Directions — A combat movement art that heightens reaction speed, perception, senses, and combat intuition rather than emphasizing evasive agility. It reached Perfection during his battle with Brother Snake. 18 52
• Thousand Jun Formation Breaker — A high-speed charging and formation-breaking art capable of rapidly crossing large distances and forcing through enemy lines. 31 32 36
• Combat talent — Real combat provides Chu Kuang unusually large gains in technique proficiency, particularly under life-and-death pressure. 32

Special Cultivation Techniques

• Invincible Dao Heart — A peerless-tier Dao Heart based on maintaining unwavering belief in his own invincibility. Its first layer qualified him for the Hidden Dragon Pool’s Special Scholarship. 63 64
• Seven Undying Seals — Chosen to supplement his recovery and burst power; it does not directly raise Life Level. 65
• Yi Jin Jing and Marrow Cleansing Scripture — High-difficulty scriptures that improved his bone structure to Sixth Grade and increased cultivation speed by roughly 50%. 70
• Possible Innate Battle Physique — Xu Yue suspects Chu Kuang’s extraordinary strength and defense may originate from an unawakened innate physique, though this remains unconfirmed. 54

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• War Spear — Primary weapon supplied by Xu Yue for the Gushen Star rescue operation. 43
• Alloy spear — Borrowed from Lin He; reinforced with a small amount of Mysterious Iron and capable of enduring the force of a Life Level 9 martial artist. 43
• A3 Battle Armor — School-issued armor used during Dark Domain special training; its defense corresponds to a Vitality Level of 10. 26
• Bloodline Instrument — Hexagonal crystal provided by Xu Yue to locate Father Chu’s approximate direction through bloodline resonance. 43
• Space Ring — Taken from Brother Snake after his death and used to store spoils from the Dark Domain. 52 53
• War halberd — Used during the final combat assessment against Lu Han. 76 77

Relationships

• Father Chu (Chu Yang) — Father who lost an arm saving Chu Kuang during a Dark Tide; Chu Kuang risked his life to rescue him on Gushen Star. 2 43
• Mother Chu — Supportive mother who worries over the dangers Chu Kuang and his father face pursuing cultivation resources. 18 43
• Chu Yu — Younger brother whom Chu Kuang trains in foundational martial arts. 11 15
• Xu Yue — Homeroom teacher and primary mentor; provides loans, scholarships, cultivation methods, equipment, and repeated guidance. 4 24 43
• Lin Shuyao — Classmate and former ambiguous middle-school connection; she supports his emergency travel to Gushen Star and remains attentive to his growth. 2 34 43
• Lin Shuya — Chu Kuang’s talented tutoring student and Lin Shuyao’s younger sister. 6 12
• Lin Xianghong — Lin Shuyao and Lin Shuya’s father; hires Chu Kuang as a tutor and takes interest in his possible Innate Battle Physique. 6 56 67
• Jiang Feng — Classmate and hostile rival, driven by jealousy over Lin Shuyao and repeatedly defeated by Chu Kuang. 17 18 76
• Chu Linfeng — Cousin and antagonist who considers himself the Chu family’s favored genius; Chu Kuang defeats him decisively during the final assessment. 10 11 76
• Li Gang — Father Chu’s comrade who aided Chu Kuang’s family; his death drives Chu Kuang’s pursuit of Brother Snake and his protection of Li Gang’s family. 47 50 60
• Jiang Nianwei — Hidden Dragon Pool examiner who stops his detention, oversees his assessment, and explains his Special Scholarship. 62 64
• Ye Qingfeng — Tian Heng Third Middle School’s top-grade-bone-structure genius; Chu Kuang’s early defeat by him becomes a benchmark for future growth. 9
• Lu Han — Respectful rival from the Special Class; Chu Kuang defeats him in both ranking matches and the final assessment. 58 77

Notable Quotes

“I want to give it a try.” 5

“But besides me, who else will go save my father?” 43

“Sometimes, a bad reputation isn't necessarily a bad thing.” 76