Chen Guan

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Chen Guan (陈观)
Alias(es)	Protector Chen 272
Species/Race	Human 128
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Jia Ma Imperial Family; Jia Nan Academy; Pill Tower/Pill Alliance; ally of the Ancient Void Dragon tribe 6 133 308 376
Occupation/Role	Cultivator, alchemist, puppet master, Little Pill Tower Elder 111 308
Status	Alive; Half-Emperor 476
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
One Segment of Dou Qi	4	Reached from zero in under a month through relentless cultivation.
Three Segments of Dou Qi	5	Broke through shortly after the Imperial Family assessment.
Four-Star Dou Practitioner	9	Advanced from One-Star to Four-Star within a month.
Three-Star Dou Master	11	Defeated seven Tier 2 Swift Wind Wolves with ease after another year of training.
Tier 3 Puppet Master	22	Returned from a year in the Magical Beast Mountain Range with advanced puppet mastery and a Tier 6 Puppet.
Great Dou Master	25	Had become a young Great Dou Master by the time he killed the Chu Yun Empire’s Ninth Prince.
Dou Spirit	61	Achieved Dou Qi materialization after intensive practice in Dou Techniques, puppetry, and alchemy.
Six-Star Dou Spirit	83	Zi Yan bypassed his perception despite his Six-Star Dou Spirit cultivation.
One-Star Dou Huang	149	His overall combat power rose sharply after cultivating Three Thousand Lightning Movement.
Seven-Star Dou Huang	208	Xie Biyan’s residual Dou Qi pushed him to Seven-Star, near Eight-Star Dou Huang.
Peak Dou Huang	209	Became over fifty percent stronger than half a month earlier and was confident in confronting Dou Zong experts.
Dou Zong	231	Yao Chen noted Chen Guan’s rise from Dou Spirit to Dou Zong over their successive encounters.
Four-Star Dou Zong	245	Reached through half a year of daily cultivation alongside alchemy.
Dou Venerate	272	Refined Three Thousand Burning Flame, created a Heaven Tier cultivation technique, and improved his soul strength.
Four-Star Dou Venerate	311	Emerged from seclusion before the Beast Region expedition.
Peak Five-Star Dou Venerate	338	Absorbed energy from the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and gained the Dragon Phoenix Ancient Armor.
Five-Star Dou Saint	446	Recognized by Zhu Kun during the confrontation in the Demonic Flame Space.
Early Seven-Star Dou Saint	451	Consumed the Thunder Tribulation Pill after refining Nine Profound Golden Thunder’s energy.
Late Nine-Star Dou Saint; Emperor Realm Soul	469	Drained most of the Medicine Realm’s World Energy and inherited powers from the Purifying Demonic Saint and Yellow Springs Demonic Saint.
Half-Emperor	476	Identified his post-transformation state as Half-Emperor.

Background & History

Chen Guan was a transmigrator from Earth who arrived on the Dou Qi Continent at four years old without his past-life memories or knowledge of the local language. After struggling to survive near Wutan City, he was brought into the Jia Ma Imperial Family’s sphere by Jia Xingtian. A will left by his future self warned him that his former path as a mercenary ended in regret and advised him to seek Xiao Yan’s support instead. 1 6

From childhood, Chen Guan treated cultivation as his route to autonomy. He slept only two hours per night, advanced from no Dou Qi to One Segment in less than a month, and became known for influencing the other youths around him to cultivate more diligently. 4 6

He later entered the Magical Beast Mountain Range for experience, where he encountered the remnant soul of Shu Tianhe of the Heaven Puppet Sect. Chen Guan spent a year in seclusion, inherited major puppet-master resources, advanced to Tier 3 Puppet Master, and returned to the Imperial Capital riding a Tier 6 Puppet. 20 22

At Jia Nan Academy, Chen Guan distinguished himself through both combat and alchemy. He dominated the Inner Academy selection tournament, refined increasingly high-grade pills, established connections with the academy’s elders, and developed the Medicine Puppet from Han Feng’s body and soul. 70 111 133

After entering the Central Plains, Chen Guan became a disciple of Xuan Kongzi and a prominent Pill Tower figure. He won the Pill Gathering, gained access to the Pill Realm and other major opportunities, and gradually built ties with the Ancient Void Dragon tribe through Zi Yan. 233 272 376

Chen Guan’s later growth brought him into conflicts involving the Ancient Clans, Soul Hall, Soul Clan, Dragon Island, the Demonic Flame Space, and the Medicine Clan. By the aftermath of the Medicine Realm, his Late Nine-Star Dou Saint cultivation and Emperor Realm Soul made even major clans wary of opposing him. 409 442 469 471

Appearance

Chen Guan is generally described as a young man. His most distinctive physical change occurs when he activates the Dragon Phoenix Ancient Armor.

• Purple-gold dragon scales cover his body below the head when the armor manifests. 338
• The armor makes his body visibly more robust and gives an indestructible impression. 338
• The Dragon Phoenix Ancient Armor normally remains hidden beneath his skin. 338

Personality

Chen Guan is intensely ambitious and treats strength as the foundation of personal freedom. As a child, he aimed not merely to survive on the Dou Qi Continent, but to control his own destiny and eventually reach higher worlds. 2

He is disciplined, pragmatic, and willing to use methods others consider morally questionable when they serve his goals. His creation of the Medicine Puppet demonstrates both exceptional precision and a willingness to depart from Shu Tianhe’s preferred path of puppet mastery. 4 111

Despite his calculating nature, Chen Guan consistently invests in people he considers his own. He protects and supports Yaoye, Zi Yan, Little Doctor Immortal, Yun Yun, Zhao Gang, and others with resources, guidance, or direct intervention. 25 133 207 309

Abilities & Skills

Alchemy

Chen Guan is a high-level alchemist whose pill refinement becomes one of his principal sources of influence.

• Reached the point of refining Sixth Grade Pills while at Jia Nan Academy. 133
• Became a High Level Sixth Grade Alchemist while taking control of Eight Gates. 147
• Took the Seventh Grade Alchemist certification examination in the Pill Tower. 233
• Refined pills close to Eighth Grade, drawing attention from other alchemists. 237
• Improved the Enlightened Venerate Pill formula to raise its upper limit. 418

Puppet Mastery

Chen Guan inherited and developed the arts of the Heaven Puppet Sect.

• Learned from Shu Tianhe’s remnant soul and acquired a Tier 6 Puppet. 20 22
• Created a Crimson Ice Snake Puppet to guard the site where Shu Tianhe’s remains were collected. 22
• Refined Han Feng’s corpse and soul into a Medicine Puppet capable of retaining Han Feng’s alchemy skills. 111
• Reworked Iron Egg with higher-level puppet arrays, allowing it to withstand lightning without damage. 148
• Collected ten evolved Earth Demon Puppets capable of forming a powerful formation. 316

Soul Power

Chen Guan possesses unusually refined Spiritual Power, using it in alchemy, puppetry, communication, and combat.

• Condenses Spiritual Power into a Soul Pen to inscribe intricate Puppet Arrays. 111
• Leaves Soul Imprints for communication and control over subordinates such as Yuan Yi. 148
• Reached Half-step Heaven Realm Soul strength after refining Three Thousand Burning Flame. 272
• Attained Emperor Realm Soul by the end of the Medicine Realm campaign. 469

Heavenly Flames

Chen Guan uses Heavenly Flames for combat, alchemy, body refinement, and the suppression or refinement of powerful energies.

• Possessed and refined the Green Lotus Core Flame. 93
• Used Fallen Heart Flame to strengthen the Little Amethyst Winged Lion King. 151
• Refined Three Thousand Burning Flame, gaining major improvements to cultivation and soul strength. 272
• Refined the Purifying Demonic Flame Origin despite its extreme danger. 442
• Carried the Nine Nether Wind Flame by the time of the Medicine Ceremony. 455

Dou Techniques & Mobility

Chen Guan has accumulated a broad collection of combat and movement techniques.

• Supreme Saint Heavenly Heart Refining — Mysterious Tier cultivation technique obtained from the Imperial Family. 9
• Drifting Cloud Steps — Movement technique used to improve travel, combat positioning, and survival. 9
• Thousand Flame Sword Art — One of his favored early Dou Techniques. 9
• Myriad God Calamity and Mystic Ice Dragon Ascent — Used to defeat Hai Bodong. 43
• Three Thousand Lightning Movement — Earth Tier Low Grade movement technique cultivated through Wind and Lightning Power. 147 148
• Heavenly Goose Nine Movement Wings — High-speed wing technique taken from Yan Luotian’s spoils. 179
• Que Tian Wings — Profound Tier High Grade flying Dou Technique created from a Que Tian Eagle. 249
• Great Heaven Creation Palm — Ancient technique that opens hidden meridians in his right palm and produces destructive dark-golden force. 332
• Fire Separation Burning Heaven — Used alongside Heavenly Flames against the Three Dragon Kings. 358

Dragon Phoenix Ancient Armor

A defensive transformation gained from the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.

• Provides powerful physical defense; within the Dou Venerate realm, it allows Chen Guan to withstand attacks that would heavily injure ordinary experts. 338
• Activates rapidly from beneath his skin and manifests as purple-gold scales. 338
• Remained visible beneath Chen Guan’s damaged skin while he refined the Demonic Flame Origin. 442

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Iron Egg — Chen Guan’s first “brave general”; a reworked Tier 6 Puppet capable of resisting lightning strikes. 22 148
• Medicine Puppet — Han Feng’s body and reformatted soul, retaining alchemy ability without self-awareness. 111
• Earth Demon Puppets — Ten evolved puppets capable of operating as a formation. 316
• Level 4 Spatial Ship — Purchased in Tianya City for travel to the Central Plains. 207
• Soul Heart Jade — A material Chen Guan identified as essential for advancing a proper puppet. 148

Relationships

• Future Chen Guan — His future self left the will that redirected his early decisions and urged him to seek Xiao Yan’s support. 1
• Jia Xingtian — Grandfather and Imperial Family patron; brought Chen Guan from Wutan City and later relied on his growing strength. 6 85
• Yaoye — First Princess of the Jia Ma Empire; a sister-like figure who searched for him after his disappearance and consistently supports him. 19 25
• Shu Tianhe — Remnant-soul mentor from the Heaven Puppet Sect; source of Chen Guan’s puppet-master inheritance. 20 22
• Xuan Kongzi — Pill Tower teacher who supports Chen Guan’s ambitions and receives his gratitude in return. 308 418
• Medusa — Chen Guan’s partner and closest political ally; she shares the burden of refining the Demonic Flame Origin and is mother to Qing Yan. 309 442
• Qing Yan — Chen Guan’s daughter. 418
• Zi Yan — Ancient Void Dragon ally and deeply trusted companion; her Secret Technique empowers Chen Guan in battle, and their bond is central to his ties with Dragon Island. 358 418
• Little Doctor Immortal — Trusted companion and alchemy collaborator; Chen Guan supports her efforts to overcome the Poison Body of Misfortune. 93 207
• Yun Yun — Chen Guan’s disciple and close companion; their affection is openly recognized by others. 238 272
• Xiao Yan — Longstanding friend and occasional point of comparison; Xiao Yan admires Chen Guan but later feels the gap between them widening. 151 409
• Yao Chen — Xiao Yan’s teacher; initially distrustful due to the Medicine Puppet incident, but later enters cooperative exchanges with Chen Guan. 123 152
• Cao Ying — Fellow Pill Tower alchemist whose attitude toward Chen Guan develops into clear interest. 233 249

Notable Quotes

“I, Chen Guan, came from the Northwest Region, rose from the common folk, and was later brought into the Imperial Palace.” 308

“But me, a hundred years from now, wherever I am, that place will be an Imperial Clan!” 308

“Refine! Refine for me!” 442