Chu Jiang

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Chu Jiang (楚江)
Alias(es)	King Chu Jiang; King Chu Yan; God of Slaughter; Demon Slaying Old Man; Azure Dragon
Species/Race	Human; later revealed to possess a Demon Primordial Spirit 802
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Great Chu Dynasty; Demon Suppression Division; Chu Tian Division; King of Hell Hall
Occupation/Role	Regent of Great Chu; Division Master of the Chu Tian Division; King of the King of Hell Hall
Title(s)	General Banner Officer; Yunzhou Pacification Commissioner; Marquis Wu'an; Young Master of the Demon Suppression Division; Dual First-Rank Marquis
Status	Active 1258
First Appearance	Chapter 23

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Vajra Realm Peak	37	Perfected the first part of the Wind-Thunder Vajra Body and unlocked the Four Aspects Powers. 37
Grandmaster Peak	91	Forged Thunder Acupoints through years of body cultivation and spiritual medicines; gained Lightning Arrow, Mind Control Lightning, and Indestructible Lightning Armor. 91
Peak Great Grandmaster — Extreme	117	The optimized panel recorded him at the Extreme peak of the Great Grandmaster Realm. 117
Golden Core Tenth Level	183	Reached the peak of Golden Core cultivation; his talent advanced to Heavenly Pride (First-Class). 183
Dharma Aspect Realm	223	Entered the Dharma Aspect Realm, gaining a major increase in magic power and combat ability. 223
Extreme Dharma Aspect Realm	271	Depleted the Blood Dragon Pools, brought the Azure Wood Emperor Technique to its limit, and reached the Extreme Realm. 271
Qiankun Realm	262	Cultivated the Star Soul Canon, producing a Qiankun Realm soul and unlocking the Star Soul Eye. 262
Qiankun Realm Third Layer	281	Cultivated the Minor Formless Technique, opened a nascent Cave Heaven, and perfected the Five Wheels Thunder Fire Law. 281
Qiankun Realm Eighth Layer	315	Perfected the Indestructible Golden Body after clearing rebels and demons. 315
Heaven Fusion Realm	400	Entered the Heaven Fusion Realm amid escalating conflict with King Wuling and several hostile factions. 400
Half-step Heaven Fusion Realm	405	Advanced during an ambush by thirty-three Heavenly Tier demons, then shattered their Peerless Demon Array. 405
Half-step Heaven Transforming Realm	537	Refined the Nine Yin Heavenly Thunder, reaching the Half-step Heaven Transforming Realm. 537
Physical Body — Heaven Transforming Realm Second Layer	541	Refined the Poison Dragon Pool and formed the prototype Hell Furnace through the Divine Elephant Prison Suppression Scripture. 541
Heaven Transforming Realm Tenth Layer	673	Reached the tenth layer and began the tribulation for a Heaven Piercing physical body. 673
Physical Body — Heaven Piercing Realm Third Layer	683	Cultivated the Golden Emperor Bell to its eighth layer and raised his physical body to the Heaven Piercing Realm’s third layer. 683
Heaven Piercing Realm Ninth Layer	707	His comprehension of laws and magical power surged while leading the Demon Suppressing Guards. 707
Mid-level Ascended God	725	Ignited Divine Fire and advanced successively through Divine Fire, Liquid Condensation, Divine Bone, and Through the Profound realms. 725
Body Becoming God	821	Refined God-Demon Body Tempering Fluid and Divine Realm Dragon Blood, triggering the rare “Body Becoming God” transformation. 821
Mid-stage True God	862	Reached the mid-stage True God Realm after undergoing divine tribulation and world evolution. 862
Peak Heavenly God Realm	937	Panel recorded Peak Heavenly God cultivation and a late-stage Heavenly God physical body. 937
Saint Realm	1241	Demonstrated Saint Realm strength by killing Marquis Jinwu, whose combat power equaled an Ancestor’s. 1241

Background / History

Chu Jiang was initially known in Baishi County as a pampered young man whose supposed demon-hunting exploits were met with disbelief. His reputation began changing after he personally fought demons and rose through the Demon Suppression Division. He was appointed General Banner Officer and temporarily placed in charge of Baishi County, receiving Kirin robes, a token, a Demon Suppressing Blade, and official manuals. 23 32

His cultivation and authority expanded together. After becoming a prominent Yunzhou commander, he received an imperial decree appointing him Yunzhou Pacification Commissioner, along with the Flying Fish Robe, Spring Embroidered Saber, and authority to execute first and report later. 175 195 The Chu Emperor later named him Marquis Wu'an and granted him control of Yunzhou affairs. 223

As Young Master of the Demon Suppression Division, Chu Jiang led campaigns against demon lairs, rebellious nobles, sects, and foreign enemies. He deliberately established the identities of the Demon Slaying Old Man and Azure Dragon, presenting both as members of a fabricated Divine Hall to conceal his deeper power and create an intimidating external faction. 293 299

Chu Jiang eventually became Great Chu’s Regent and the central force behind its military expansion and unification. He commanded the Chu Tian Division, whose personal army included elite Demon Suppressing Guards and powerful longtime followers. 613 826 916 Beyond Great Chu, his campaigns against demons, demonic sects, and foreign powers made him a feared figure across the North Sea, Nether Abyss, Land of Chaos, and wider realms. 555 760 930

Appearance

Chu Jiang is a tall, imposing man with handsome, refined features and a powerful presence described as both dominant and transcendent. Repeated body refinement—including Ice Phoenix Blood, True Phoenix Blood Essence, and the Pure Yang Immortal Seed—further deepened his vitality and charisma. 270 363

• Long black hair and a cold, striking face. 270
• Often wears high-status court attire, including Flying Fish Robes, Python Robes, Dragon Robes, or a Four Symbols Robe. 195 363 613
• His Pure Yang Immortal Seed gives him an unusually compelling aura that strongly affects many female cultivators. 363 917
• In combat, lightning, fire, golden blood energy, and Dharma Aspects frequently manifest around him. 37 711 777

Personality

Chu Jiang is intensely ambitious and pragmatic. He openly treats his alliance with the Chu Emperor as an exchange: the Emperor gains a blade against inconvenient enemies, while Chu Jiang gains authority, resources, and room to grow stronger. 368

He is exceptionally confident, sometimes to the point of deliberate provocation. He demanded Gu Jian’s prize money before their duel, accepted Helian Ba’s challenge while remaining seated, and routinely faces stronger opponents without retreating. 39 917

Chu Jiang is ruthless toward enemies and traitors. He pursues fleeing opponents, destroys hostile organizations, extracts memories when useful, and once intended to display Li Ze’s corpse as a kneeling stone statue at a county boundary as a warning. 262 315 535 688 However, he is protective and generous toward those he accepts as his own, supplying his followers with weapons, pills, cultivation methods, and opportunities to advance. 267 477 535

Abilities & Skills

System Panel

Chu Jiang’s growth is supported by a System that converts accumulated lifespan and rewards into cultivation, martial-arts advancement, techniques, equipment, and faction resources.

• Martial Arts Fusion — Combines compatible martial arts into stronger techniques; its limit rose from early fusion methods to Heaven Tier and eventually Ancient Saint level. 32 601 1140
• Demon Probe / expanded detection — Identifies targets and later expands in scope. 32 249
• Task Module — Issues cultivation and faction missions, including rewards such as the Heavenly Peng Steps, World Origin Remnant, and the Divine Elephant Prison Suppression Scripture. 249 601 1153
• Demon Subjugation Record — Can grant special abilities after killing particular demons, especially royal or unusual targets. 601
• One-Click Auto-Management and Favorability Module — Helps manage faction affairs and assess others’ emotions or loyalty. 1140

Body Refinement and Defensive Arts

Chu Jiang’s physical body is his defining combat advantage. Even early in his rise, Vajra Realm sword techniques could not injure him, and his later body cultivation allowed him to endure attacks from vastly stronger opponents. 39 621 777

• Wind-Thunder Vajra Body — Grants explosive physical strength and the Four Aspects Powers: Wind Riding, Lightning Control, Heart Fire, and Indestructible Vajra. 37
• Indestructible Lightning Armor — Condenses lightning armor capable of resisting Peak Great Grandmaster attacks. 91
• Indestructible Golden Body — Regenerates damaged flesh and supports extreme durability in high-level combat. 315 406
• Golden Emperor Bell — A supreme defensive martial art; at its thirteenth layer, his body alone reached Upper Ascended God-level durability. 777
• Divine Elephant Prison Suppression Scripture — Strengthens his body, supports Hell Furnace construction, and develops overwhelming suppressive force. 541

Lightning and Fire Techniques

Lightning and fire are central to Chu Jiang’s offensive cultivation, amplified by his specialized physiques.

• Heavenly Thunder Body / Thunder Prison Divine Body — Doubles the efficiency and increases the power of lightning-attribute techniques; later developments include the Thunder Prison Divine Body. 270 937
• Five Wheels Thunder Fire Law — A destructive divine ability perfected at Qiankun Realm Third Layer; it annihilated tens of thousands of Barbarian soldiers. 274 281
• Mastery of Five Thunders — A Heavenly Constellation Divine Ability used to unleash heavenly thunder against powerful enemies. 752 956
• Samadhi True Fire — Cultivated to Major Accomplishment. 752
• Heaven Burning Nine Tribulations Saber — A Heaven Tier saber art whose Major Accomplishment elevated his saber intent to Eight Revolutions Heaven Transformation Saber Intent. 601

Azure Wood Emperor Technique and Azure Emperor Dharma Aspect

The Azure Wood Emperor Technique gives Chu Jiang formidable recovery, wood-element cultivation, and a unique Dharma Aspect.

• Azure Emperor Dharma Aspect — Greatly boosts combat strength and was previously known to have been comprehended only by the Chu Emperor during the prior three thousand years. 439
• Healing rain — Spring Returning True Essence catalyzed through the technique can restore wounded soldiers and civilians below the Transcendental Secret Realm. 211
• Regeneration — Its green rosy clouds can purge lethal effects and repair severe wounds in moments. 670
• Longevity — Cultivating the technique and Dharma Aspect significantly increased his lifespan. 249

Soul, Perception, and Mental Techniques

Chu Jiang possesses unusually strong spiritual perception and soul-targeting methods.

• Star Soul Eye — Provides X-ray vision, long-distance sight, night vision, and partial detection of hidden formations and illusions. 262
• Soul Snatch / Soul Seizing Technique — Extracts memories and can seize or interfere with souls. 271 688
• Blood Pupil Soul-Intimidating Technique — Organizes fragmented memories gathered from a target’s sea of consciousness. 492
• Demon Primordial Spirit — A Heavenly Demon Primordial Spirit purer than the Royal Bloodline transplanted into the Heavenly Decree Divine Master. 802
• Myriad Things Virtualization — Acquired after absorbing the Eternal Night Monarch’s power. 775

Movement and Mobility

• Heavenly Peng Steps — Qiankun-level movement technique obtained from a System task; at perfection, it allowed him to evade opponents above his realm. 249 270
• Thunder Phoenix Heavenly Wings — A divine movement skill strengthened by his thunder physique, strange lightning, and second Demon Primordial Spirit. 874
• Hearthfire Robe — Condensed from Destiny; enables near-limitless teleportation within Great Chu territory. 839

Martial Arts and Saber Mastery

Chu Jiang combines overwhelming strength with a wide arsenal of fused martial arts.

• Nirvana Thunder Blade, Heavenly Gang Wandering Dragon, and Thunder Fiend Demon Suppressing Fist reached the Profound Realm, granting Void Slash, Wandering Dragon Evasion, and Demon Suppressing Fist Force. 183
• Eighteen Forms of the Black Dragon — A close-quarters killing art based on eighteen brutal combat moves. 267 270
• Heaven Collapse Fist — Used to suppress and defeat high-level enemies through overwhelming physical force. 555 621
• Hand of the Heavens — A massive palm-based divine art capable of crushing formations and suppressing powerful foes. 580 708
• World in Palm and Heaven Cutting Finger — Used together to defeat the Eternal Night Monarch. 775

Human Emperor Banner

The Human Emperor Banner is Chu Jiang’s signature soul-path artifact. It captures souls, creates soul envoys, and steadily evolves through mass killing and absorption.

• Promoted to a Magic Treasure after the deaths of thirty thousand Barbarian soldiers. 258
• Can perform Soul Devour, Illusion Creation, Mysterious Runes, and Troop Deployment. 258
• Captures defeated Primordial Spirits as soul envoys, including the Eternal Night Monarch. 775
• Advanced to a True Divine Artifact after surviving Heavenly Tribulation and absorbing millions of Yin souls. 807
• Later reached mid-grade Saint weapon status amid the slaughter of ten million demons. 1246

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Human Emperor Banner — Soul-path artifact that grew from Magic Treasure to True Divine Artifact and later a mid-grade Saint weapon. 258 807 1246
• Demon Slaying Saber — High-level saber used alongside the Human Emperor Banner against Qiankun Realm opponents and demons. 293 315
• God Slaying Saber — Restored to peak condition after the purge of the Hall of Longevity. 807
• Spring Embroidered Saber — Four-foot, high-grade spiritual artifact bestowed by the Chu Emperor. 195
• Flying Fish Robe — Mid-grade spiritual garment granted with his Pacification Commissioner appointment. 195
• Purple Gold Gourd — Evolved into a True Divine Artifact and later a Saint Weapon, with enhanced absorption, containment, and refinement functions. 807 1140
• Sea God’s Trident — Powerful sea-domain weapon obtained from the Whale Shark King’s inheritance. 555
• Azure Dragon Mech — Mechanical weapon capable of Heaven Transforming Realm combat, limited by its enormous High-grade Spirit Stone consumption. 484
• Qin Emperor Sword — Ancient treasure sword bearing the Qin Emperor’s residual aura; grants authorization through Mount Li’s defensive mechanisms. 736 738
• Great Ancestor’s Golden Saber — Retained even after its original mission, contributing to fears of his exceptional imperial favor. 461

Relationships

• Fu Yunxuan — Disciple, trusted subordinate, and lover. Chu Jiang protects her from the Calamity Poison Body, provides cultivation resources, and personally supports her breakthroughs. 281 461 535
• Wang Chao, Ma Han, Zhang Long, and Zhao Hu — Core followers and military commanders. Chu Jiang equips and cultivates them as leading members of his personal force. 267 535 859
• Yue Xuanji — Trusted ally who sought his protection from the Miao territory Elder Council; she shared intelligence about the Weapon God plan after he saved her from a curse. 481 482
• Chu Emperor — Political patron and calculating partner. The Emperor repeatedly granted Chu Jiang titles, authority, and dangerous assignments, while Chu Jiang used imperial resources to strengthen himself. 195 223 368
• Yuan Shouyi — Director of the Demon Suppression Division and senior powerhouse who later acknowledged that Chu Jiang had surpassed him. 826
• Su Yan’er — Attendant who served Chu Jiang from his early Baishi County period onward. 32 858
• Sun Taian — Ally who escorted Chu Jiang to Zhenggui Pass and guided him through the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion and Zhenggui Pass black market. 262 267 270
• Gongshu Zheng — Ninth Generation Guardian of Xuanji City. He entrusted Chu Jiang with Xuanji City’s mechanical legacy and the Heavenly Craftsmanship Scripture. 482 484

Story Role / Major Arcs

Rise in Baishi County and Yunzhou

Chu Jiang rose from a locally doubted demon hunter to a Demon Suppression Division officer, eventually becoming one of Yunzhou’s most feared figures. He defeated Gu Jian, the Human Ranking’s number one, using his physical body against devastating sword arts. 32 39

Imperial Favor and the Taixuan Secret Realm

Following his promotion to Yunzhou Pacification Commissioner, Chu Jiang became a court-backed powerhouse. His time in the Taixuan Secret Realm produced the Azure Emperor Dharma Aspect, Heavenly Peng Steps, and a dramatic resurgence after others believed he had died. 195 223 249 251

Frontier Wars and the Human Emperor Banner

Chu Jiang fought Barbarians at Langlang and Zhenggui Pass, killed Wanyan Tushan in one saber strike, and promoted the Human Emperor Banner by having the Fierce God slaughter thirty thousand enemy soldiers. 258 262 274

Young Master and Three Prefectures Campaign

As Young Master of the Demon Suppression Division, he confronted King Wuling’s sphere of influence and entered a transactional alliance with the Chu Emperor to oversee the eastern three prefectures. 363 368 439

Miao Territory and King of Hell Hall

Chu Jiang fought the Miao territory’s Weapon God project, secured the Gu King’s resources, elevated Fu Yunxuan, and completed a King of Hell Hall mission that promoted him to King Chu Jiang. 512 535

Regent of Great Chu

As Regent, Chu Jiang suppressed rebellious lords, forced major sects and clans to choose sides, and expanded Great Chu’s military and political control. 613 617 630

Ascension, Demon Wars, and the Chu Tian Division

Chu Jiang’s power accelerated through the Heaven Piercing, Godhood, True God, and Saint realms. He led the Chu Tian Division against demonic powers, foreign invaders, and major factions while continuing to develop his personal army and artifacts. 707 821 859 916 1241

Notable Quotes

“Give me the prize money first!” 39

“My people are not to be touched by others!” 477

“Regardless of who needs killing, with just one word from Your Majesty, I guarantee they won’t see the next sunrise!” 368

“Slaying demons and exterminating devils, cleansing the universe—this is the unshirkable duty of cultivators like us!” 1020