Lu Ce

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Lu Ce (陆策)
Alias(es)	Sin
Species/Race	Human; later confirmed to have become a God
Gender	Male
Occupation/Role	Chosen Paradise player; former global No. 1-ranked player
Affiliation	Heaven and Earth Society leader
Status	Active
First Appearance	1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Chosen of Suffering / Tier 1 Gene Lock	3	Awakens superhuman physical power during his first life-or-death game after losing his right leg.
A-007: Soul of the Seven Deadly Sins	7	Obtains the fluid Sin Mask, initially selecting Greed; each sin form grants major benefits alongside personality-altering side effects.
Tier 1 Gene Lock—human limit	314	Raises Strength from 60 to 100 using 106 Suffering Points, reaching the human Gene Lock limit and suffering temporary weakness.
Arrogance module fully unlocked	331	Gains the ability to enter Arrogance Overload at will and wield the Extreme Path Battle Axe at Ruined Divine Weapon level.
Heart of the Seven Deadly Sins	412	Unlocks all Sin Mask modes; the mask evolves to S-class.
Tier 2 Gene Lock	416	Completes Divine Might Baptism, which amplifies all attributes tenfold.
Tier 3 Gene Lock	653	Survives the game’s maximum punishment and unlocks the third Gene Lock.
Sequence Item Zero: Seven Deadly Sins	714	The evolved mask can freely switch between sin states, use multiple sin abilities simultaneously, and places every form in Overload by default.
Godhood	945	Revealed to have become a God during his confrontation with the Arbiter.

Background

Lu Ce grew up as an orphan and learned to treat survival as an absolute priority. During his first game, he killed the woman restraining him rather than entrust his chance to live to her, despite losing his right leg in the process 3. His body was later restored, but the experience established his belief that victory must be secured before any declaration can be made 3.

He discovered that he cannot feel pain and was designated the Chosen of Suffering. Injuries generate Suffering Points, which he can invest directly into his attributes—an advantage unavailable to ordinary players 2 12. His first reward, the A-007 Soul of the Seven Deadly Sins, gave him the mutable Sin Mask and began his progression through the seven sin forms 7.

Although he initially concealed his status in real life, Lu Ce’s physical strength made secrecy increasingly difficult. He incapacitated the Heaven and Earth Society-affiliated berserker Liu Peng at school with a two-finger strike, attracting Zhao Jiacheng’s attention 26. After achieving three consecutive perfect clears, he entered the Peak Ranking under the codename Sin and was revealed as the world’s No. 1 player 61 63.

Appearance

Lu Ce’s unmasked appearance is not described in detail. He ordinarily separates his public identity from his player identity by wearing the fluid Sin Mask.

• The mask changes color and expression according to the active sin form.
• His usual “Sin” appearance is associated with a dark-blue Greed Mask 7 63.
• Arrogance manifests as a brilliant gold mask, while Lust manifests as purple 280 344.
• After the mask reaches Sequence Item Zero, his face can become a featureless, slightly convex surface covered in flowing seven-colored light 716.
• He commonly wears the self-repairing Misty Cloak, which can imitate different outfits and has defensive properties 53.

Personality

Lu Ce is intensely self-reliant, pragmatic, and unwilling to leave his survival to another person’s mercy. He enters games with an all-or-nothing mindset, prioritizing victory and personal growth over safe withdrawal or conventional objectives 3 103. He is capable of restraint outside of immediate survival situations; after defeating Zhang Tao, he deliberately injured himself to make the fight appear mutual and avoided killing an opponent he knew he could overpower 7.

He treats danger, suffering, and even game loopholes as resources. This makes him fearless in combat but also leads him to manufacture risk in order to gain Suffering Points, test rules, or force higher rewards 12 214. He is observant and manipulative when necessary, particularly when exploiting confusion among enemies or negotiating from a position of fear 163 243.

The Sin Mask amplifies different aspects of his personality into distinct personas. Prolonged Overload blurs the boundary between Lu Ce and the mask, causing mental confusion, erratic behavior, and worsening schizophrenia 198 717. He remains capable of self-reflection, however; after speaking harshly to Xie Antong under Wrath’s influence, he later apologized to her 105.

Abilities & Skills

Chosen of Suffering

Lu Ce’s defining ability is pain immunity. He can sustain injuries that would incapacitate ordinary players while receiving Suffering Points from external harm.

• Suffering Points can be spent to improve his attributes directly 12.
• Early conversion costs are 1 point per 2 points of Strength, Agility, or Speed; 1 per 5 Luck; and 1 per 10 Spirit 12.
• Self-inflicted injuries do not generate Suffering Points 260.
• His ability lets him fight through catastrophic wounds, though he can still bleed, lose limbs, weaken, or die from sufficient damage 54 58.
• His hidden connection to Suffering eventually develops into an internal divine power of his own 859.

Gene Locks and Physical Combat

Lu Ce’s combat style centers on extreme physical power reinforced through Suffering Point allocation and Gene Lock breakthroughs.

• He reached 24 Strength early in the game, enough to shatter an opponent’s jaw with two fingers while holding back 12 26.
• He later balanced his build by raising Strength to 60, Speed to 50, and Coordination to 30 183.
• At Strength 100, he reached the Tier 1 human Gene Lock limit 314.
• Divine Might Baptism multiplies his attributes tenfold after Tier 2 Gene Lock activation 416.
• By Tier 3, he can endure the game’s maximum punishment and retain combat capability 653.

Soul of the Seven Deadly Sins

The Sin Mask magnifies a corresponding human weakness in exchange for specialized powers. Greater side effects produce greater boosts 7 141.

Form	Major benefits	Major side effects
Greed	Supports exploitative, resource-focused play and feeds his desire to seize advantages.	Intensifies acquisitiveness and desire for more power.
Gluttony	Can consume virtually anything; converts consumed matter into energy; offsets negative effects from what he eats.	Appetite escalation, mental confusion, and risk of exploding from unspent energy 28.
Wrath	Improves Strength, Agility, Defense, combat proficiency, and mental pressure; becomes immune to mental interference.	Taciturn, cold, irritable, and increasingly destructive as anger rises 66.
Lust	Enhances intelligence and emotional control.	Narcissism, lust disorder, and obsessive cleanliness tendencies 108 141.
Jealousy	Face transformation and enhanced memory.	Maliciousness, sarcasm, low mood, and pleasure derived from provoking negative emotions in others 222.
Arrogance	Gains power and aura when pressured by higher-tier beings; can bind an exclusive weapon.	Arrogance intensifies geometrically under suppression 312 316.
Laziness	Greatly increased physical and mental defense; deep sleep maximizes defense and suppresses his presence.	Extreme lethargy, dulled thinking, drowsiness, and reduced mobility 369.

After evolving to Sequence Item Zero, Lu Ce can switch forms voluntarily, combine multiple sin abilities, and use each form in Overload; however, every transformation and combination increases mental confusion 715.

Scholar’s Right Hand

A Powerful-grade skill that allows Lu Ce’s right hand to learn and competently operate any item usable by that hand 53.

• Lets him rapidly adapt to unfamiliar weapons and equipment.
• Improved his use of the Sharp Blade, making it feel as natural as a weapon he had mastered for years 55.
• Was disabled when the Nail of the Fallen God suppressed his supernatural abilities 355.

Bloodhound

A tracking skill learned after Lu Ce invested enough Spirit to meet its requirement 175.

• Detects blood auras within three meters.
• Locks onto a detected target within a ten-kilometer radius.
• Reveals a target’s general physical condition and increasingly obvious weaknesses as they deteriorate 175.

Rule Grinder

A Legendary-grade medal evolved from System Attacker 214.

• Prevents instant-death penalties imposed by rule violations.
• Does not prevent the actual danger that an instant-death rule would have caused.
• Grants greater rewards for clearing scenarios through rule-breaking or loopholes 214.

Equipment

• Soul of the Seven Deadly Sins / Heart of the Seven Deadly Sins / Seven Deadly Sins — His evolving A-007 Sealed Item and source of the seven sin forms 7 412 714.
• Sharp Blade — Fine-grade armor-piercing knife that can unleash up to three times the user’s Strength 12.
• Hell Roar — Epic-grade hand cannon used for destructive, high-energy bombardment against powerful enemies 53 58.
• Misty Cloak — Epic-grade self-repairing cloak that copies outfits and can defend against pistol rounds fired from over ten meters away 53.
• The Despondent’s Confession — S-rank Sealed Item upgraded from Tom’s Diary; capable of destroying large numbers of Spirit Bodies, but carries psychological backlash 60 79.
• Black Knight — Legendary weapon and sentient motorcycle merged with the Heart of Machinery; serves as Lu Ce’s mobile companion and can create the aerial War Path 105 339.
• Extreme Path Battle Axe — Arrogance’s exclusive weapon; normally functions at Legendary grade and reaches Ruined Divine Weapon power when activated by Arrogance. It later ascends to a Divine Weapon 316 582.
• Heart-Piercing Thunder — Gluttony’s bound Divine Weapon; a configurable staff made of divine material that can invoke lightning and store excess energy consumed by Gluttony 531.
• Gate of the Death God — A-001 Sequence Item given by Xie Antong; later upgraded to S-111 with Death Affinity Cores, allowing it to preserve a mark after destruction of body and soul 268 594.
• Chaotic Chain / Frenzied Chain — High-grade Sequence Item associated with unstable, damaging power exchanges 472 571.
• Gaze Collector — Legendary weapon that forces attention and focus onto Lu Ce over a variable range at high mental-power cost 214.

Relationships

• Xie Antong — Classmate, recurring ally, strategic rival, and later declared opponent. They cooperate repeatedly despite Lu Ce’s belief that opposition is more reliable than alliance; Xie Antong later openly tells him that she loves him 23 471 661.
• Black Knight — Sentient Legendary weapon, transport, adviser, and frequent source of sarcastic commentary. It actively helps Lu Ce regulate his mask use and combat decisions 344 416.
• Zhao Jiacheng — Teacher and Dragon Group member who witnessed Lu Ce’s school incident, offered him a business card, and later recognized his identity 26 533.
• Perfect Life — Global No. 2 player, rival, and occasional ally. Perfect Life respects Lu Ce’s strength but rejects the Game’s attempts to manipulate him into abandoning his principles 375 888.
• Sun — Long-term rival and former leader of the Heaven and Earth Society. Their repeated clashes push both fighters to grow stronger 174 287 855.
• Nie Jiutian — Grand Elder of the Dragon Group. He takes an interest in Lu Ce’s exceptional condition and eventually meets him alongside Xie Antong 662 717.
• The Arbiter — A powerful Game authority whom Lu Ce persistently calls “brother.” Their relationship becomes a precarious alliance built on mutual exploitation against the Gods 785 866.
• War — God who marks Lu Ce for a future confrontation after acknowledging his strength 530.
• Heaven and Earth Society — Lu Ce initially rejects its recruitment as a collective of “inferior beings,” but later reveals himself as its new leader through Sun’s medal 122 889.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early Chosen Paradise Games

Lu Ce enters Chosen Paradise as the Chosen of Suffering, gains the Sin Mask, and learns to convert Suffering Points into raw physical power 2 7 12. His early perfect clears and unusual methods draw attention from viewers, officials, and powerful players worldwide 20 63.

Demon Hospital and Rise to Global No. 1

In the Demon Hospital Hell scenario, Lu Ce uses Gluttony’s energy conversion, Hell Roar, and relentless pain tolerance to defeat Tom. He earns his third consecutive perfect clear, the Two-Realm Backpack, and a place at the top of the Peak Ranking as Sin 53 58 61 63.

Challenge Mode Against Piao Bu Cheng

Lu Ce accepts a Hell-mode challenge, fights beside Xie Antong, triggers the Chaotic Thug medal, and defeats Piao Bu Cheng for another perfect clear 65 97 105. The victory strengthens Sin’s reputation as a terrifying and unpredictable combatant.

Mask Exploration and Prison Break

He cycles through Lust, Jealousy, and other mask forms while uncovering their effects and drawbacks. In the prison scenario, he uses Jealousy’s face transformation and Gaze Collector to manipulate the prison’s major powers into conflict while pursuing his own escape route 141 222 243 245.

Arrogance and God-Chosen Mode

Lu Ce obtains Arrogance, reaches the first Gene Lock limit, binds the Extreme Path Battle Axe, and confronts the Chosen of Lust God. His perfect clear breaks the game’s difficulty ceiling and triggers a global Game update 314 316 331 332.

Overload, Divine Weapons, and War

His escalating mask Overloads cause severe instability, but also grant access to increasingly dangerous power. During the Mortar Hell scenario, Gluttony becomes permanently active for a time, devours enemies and materials, and produces the Divine Weapon Heart-Piercing Thunder 482 491 531.

Human-Deity Arena

Lu Ce battles the Death Emissary and participates in the Saint-versus-Demon conflict. He uses Arrogance, the Extreme Path Battle Axe, Chaotic Chain, and divine powers to force confrontations with beings far above ordinary players 545 571 589.

Defiance of the Gods

After refusing ascension as an Emissary, Lu Ce develops through successive Gene Locks, divine power absorption, and the evolution of the Seven Deadly Sins 415 416 714. He forms a conditional partnership with the Arbiter while pursuing a path that opposes both the Game and the Gods 785 866.

Godhood

Lu Ce’s conflict with the Sun becomes an Ascension War in which both combatants absorb divine power. He ultimately reveals that he has become a God during his final confrontation with the Arbiter 858 945.

Notable Quotes

“I was an orphan since childhood, and it hasn't been easy living this long.” 3

“In all these years, I've learned only one thing... never hand over the chance to live to someone else!” 3

“I'm not underestimating him. I just want to beat him to death.” 73

“When you're thinking about what to do if you fail, you've already lost.” 295

“I’ll choose the path with the fastest speed, but it has to be a path I choose myself.” 419

Trivia

• Lu Ce’s initial game panel listed Strength, Agility, and Speed at 10; Luck at 3; Spirit at 0; 3,000 Game Points; and 7 Pain Points 7.
• He chose Greed as his first Sin Mask form because he believed it would be relatively easy to control 7.
• He attempted to exploit the Two-Realm Backpack by treating a bundle of items as a single object; the Game rejected the attempt 61.
• Zhao Jiacheng publicly presents Lu Ce as a positive example to students without knowing that he is Sin 277.