Zu Zong

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Zu Zong (族宗)
Alias(es)	Xiao Zong; Lan Zong; Uchiha Zong; Candle Clear
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; system host; later Dou Qi cultivator and god
Martial Soul(s)	Extreme Flame Blue Silver Emperor; Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan; later Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan
Status	Alive; ultimately transcends beyond the Dou Di realm into a Transcendent 639
First Appearance	Martial Soul Awakening 3

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 10 Soul Master	6	Awakens the Blue Silver Emperor with innate level 10 soul power; begins with ten theft attempts and 8,000 Hate Points.
Level 14 Soul Master	24	Defeats and absorbs the Black-Scaled Poison Python's spirit ring, gaining his first soul skill and four theft attempts.
Level 37 Soul Elder	47	His second ring, taken from an 1,100-year Saber-Toothed Tiger, grants Blue Silver Blade; his Blue Silver Domain reaches its second form.
Level 39 Soul Elder	90	Copies Tang San's Mystic Jade Hand, Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
Level 46 Soul Ancestor	107	Survives absorption of the 10,500-year Green-Eyed Flood Dragon ring and obtains Blue Silver Flood Dragon.
Level 52 Soul King	159	Gains the evolving fifth-ring skill Blue Silver Wrath, initially increasing all attributes by 35%.
Level 58 → 59 Soul King	251	Turns fifteen, rises two levels, then steals Grand Master-level Dou Qi, which raises him another level.
Level 65 Soul Emperor	271	A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring raises him five levels after its energy is partially absorbed by his soul bone and Eight Spider Lances.
Level 75 Soul Saint	415	Possesses the Extreme Flame Blue Silver Emperor and Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan; his domains have advanced further.
Level 79 Soul Saint	443	His Eight Spider Lances evolve to god-tier after devouring two Man-Faced Demon Spider Emperors.
Level 90 Soul Douluo	480	Breaks through while enduring the pressure of the Seagod Hall steps.
Level 95 Sea King Douluo	494	Absorbs the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's million-year ring and soul bone; completes the Nine Yang Manual and evolves the Blue Silver Domain.
One-Star Dou Zun	517	Converts Soul Power cultivation into Dou Qi through the system; possesses a Heaven Realm Mid-Stage soul.
Seven-Star Dou Zun	556	Refines Heavenly Flames, advances the Burning Mantra to quasi-Heaven rank, and cultivates Sword Twenty-Three.
Nine-Star Dou Zun	621	Refines part of the Seagod's Godhead.
Dou Di → Transcendent	639	Reaches the pinnacle of the Dou Qi Continent, then merges his selves across time and universes to surpass all known worlds.

Background

Zu Zong first appears as a physically six-year-old boy with the memories and real age of a twenty-five-year-old. After awakening the Blue Silver Emperor, he receives a system that allows him to steal objects, abilities, and cultivation from targets while earning Hate Points for interworld travel. His early thefts include Flender's Gold Soul Coins, Yu Xiaogang's meditation method, and Uchiha Itachi's taijutsu, Soul Power control, and Sharingan. 6

Publicly, he is believed to have been found in ruins and raised by Old Tom, the village chief of Emperor Soul Village. His unclear origin, Blue Silver Emperor martial soul, and extraordinary growth later cause Tang Hao, Tang Xiao, and others to suspect a connection to Ah Yin and the Tang family. 76 311 351

He rapidly establishes himself as an exceptional combatant. After acquiring his first ring from the Black-Scaled Poison Python, he develops an extreme-fire variation of the Blue Silver Emperor, then acquires offensive, control, amplification, and avatar skills through increasingly dangerous spirit rings. 21 47 107 159 345

Zu Zong becomes a central figure among the Imperial Fight Team and Shrek Academy's generation. He repeatedly defeats stronger opponents through planning, copied techniques, poison, domains, and his Blue Silver Emperor rather than direct force alone. His victories over Dai Mubai, Tai Nuo, Old Titan, Spirit Hall Academy opponents, and Clear Sky Sect challengers establish his reputation as a prodigy. 57 123 161 215 314

His system permits travel to worlds including Naruto, Qin's Moon, Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, One Piece, and Battle Through the Heavens. In Qin's Moon, he rescues Xuan Jian's family, befriends Wei Zhuang and Ge Nie, and later becomes involved with Yan Fei, Jing Ni, and Zi Nv. 92 132 328 426

After becoming a god in the Douluo world, Zu Zong converts his cultivation to Dou Qi and makes Battle Through the Heavens his main world. He cultivates the Burning Mantra, collects Heavenly Flames, gains high-level Dou Skills, and advances to Dou Zun. 517 556 621

At the end of the story, he fuses the Douluo Planet with his Dou Emperor Space, converts Spirit Power into Dou Qi, restricts divine interference with mortal worlds, and ultimately transcends time, space, and the known multiverse. 639

Appearance

Zu Zong is repeatedly noted for his striking appearance, particularly his long blue-silver hair, pale complexion, slender build, and unusually handsome features. At thirteen, he is nearly 1.8 meters tall; his appearance carries traits associated with the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline. 24 61 110

• Long blue-silver hair extending past his shoulders.
• Fair skin that gains a lustrous quality after spirit-ring absorption. 24
• Tall, lean build with broadening shoulders and exceptional physical conditioning.
• Frequently wears fitted black clothing, a flame-fan insignia, masks, or a black-and-gold armor set. 57 302 354
• His Sharingan manifests as blood-red eyes with rotating tomoe. 92

Personality

Zu Zong is confident, calculating, and highly opportunistic. He treats his theft system as both a source of power and a strategic resource, sometimes sparing enemies for future benefits while exploiting enemies' weaknesses, reputation, and memories. 6 123 354

He is also adaptable in combat. Rather than relying only on the Blue Silver Emperor's control abilities, he combines poison, genjutsu, weapons, copied martial arts, domains, and mobility techniques to create favorable conditions before committing his strength. 24 90 161 264

Despite his selfishness and manipulative streak, he has a defined moral boundary. He protects Zhu Zhuqing against the Star Luo Empire, rescues Xuan Jian and Wei Xianxian's child to correct a past-life regret, and punishes Ji Wuye for abducting a common girl. 92 196 329

Abilities & Skills

Multiverse Theft System

Zu Zong's system enables theft from individuals across different worlds and awards Hate Points based on targets' hostility.

• Steals physical items, cultivation, techniques, soul rings, soul bones, and special abilities. 6 153 251 354
• Uses Hate Points to teleport between affiliated worlds. 6
• Theft opportunities are limited, but are replenished through accomplishments and breakthroughs. 24 107
• Can acquire dangerous weapons and resources, including a nuclear bomb and stolen god-bestowed soul rings. 153 251
• Eventually gains a family-binding function allowing recognized family members to travel to affiliated worlds. 639

Extreme Flame Blue Silver Emperor

Zu Zong's primary martial soul evolves into an extreme-fire, poison-bearing Blue Silver Emperor with powerful control and offense.

• Poison Dragon Entanglement / Bind — Summons scaled vines that restrain, burn, corrode, and poison targets; the vines can use Poisonous Devour. 21 26
• Blue Silver Blade — Converts vines into large numbers of iron-sharp blades that may carry lethal Fire Poison. 47
• Blue Silver Cage — Creates a hard-control enclosure capable of shielding Zu Zong from area attacks or restraining targets. 122
• Blue Silver Flood Dragon — Forms a growing vine dragon; its duration, size, and efficiency improve with subsequent soul rings. 108
• Blue Silver Wrath — Increases all attributes based on the fifth ring's age, reaching a 100% increase once it becomes a hundred-thousand-year ring. 159 345
• Blue Silver Blood Spikes — Spikes ignore physical defense, halve energy defense, drain blood, spread poison, and proliferate inside struck targets. 284 344
• Blue Silver Martial Soul Avatar — Amplifies all Blue Silver Emperor skills by 100% and permits movement between surviving vines. Its Extreme Flame form grants naturalization into Fire Poison, physical immunity, and partial energy immunity. 345

Blue Silver and Divine Slaughter Domains

Zu Zong possesses multiple domains that improve battlefield control.

• Blue Silver Domain — Allows large-scale control of Blue Silver vegetation, suppresses enemy Soul Power, and develops forms including All-Encompassing Forest and All Rivers Run into Sea. 47 263 494
• Divine Slaughter's Domain — Integrates murderous aura and can repel pressure from stronger opponents. 307 313
• Slaughter God Assault — Raises his offensive power and can be layered with Blue Silver Wrath and the Eight Spider Lances. 317

Sharingan and Susanoo

Zu Zong steals the Sharingan from Uchiha Itachi and later advances it into the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Reads Soul Power flow, observes attacks, sees through illusions, copies taijutsu and non-soul-skill techniques, and applies hypnosis. 90
• Uses genjutsu to expose Wei Yong's schemes and force information from him. 92
• Retains Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susanoo after awakening the Mangekyō. 277
• Susanoo can protect allies and manifest advanced forms with armor, legs, flight, and Yasaka Magatama attacks. 227 297
• His later status lists the Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan as his second martial soul. 517

Martial Arts and Self-Created Skills

Zu Zong supplements his martial soul with stolen and self-developed techniques.

• Mystic Jade Hand — Makes his hands poison-resistant and hard enough to withstand a kunai strike. 90
• Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon — Uses leverage to redirect attacks and seize targets from range. 90
• Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and Body Flicker Technique — Provide high-speed movement, evasive afterimages, and sudden repositioning. 90 111
• Blue Silver Overlord Hammer — Compresses Blue Silver Emperor vines into a massive hammer capable of absorbing opposing Soul Power. 207 264
• Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer — Enables repeated, escalating hammer strikes; he uses it for sixty-four consecutive blows against the Man-Faced Demon Spider King. 263 264
• Hell Burial Hand Blade — A self-created hand technique used to defeat Clear Sky Sect gatekeepers without killing them. 310
• Sword Twenty-Three — A powerful Dou Skill that condenses flaming swords and can devastate an entire mountain range. 556

Dou Qi Cultivation

After converting his cultivation, Zu Zong becomes an all-attribute Dou Qi practitioner.

• Cultivates the Burning Mantra, which evolves by refining flames. 517
• Wields spatial power, allowing void travel, spatial restraints, and spatial chains. 530 535 551
• Uses Heavenly Flames, including Purple Fire, Green Lotus Core Flame, Fallen Heart Flame, and Bone Chilling Flame. 517 543 627
• Possesses a Heaven Realm soul that eventually reaches Heaven Realm Great Perfection and later Emperor Realm. 631 636

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Eight Spider Lances — External Soul Bone that enhances physical combat, absorbs energy, and later evolves to god-tier. 215 443
• Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud — Seagod artifact that grants concealment, aura masking, and the Vast Sea Protective Shroud. 307 356
• Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone — Provides flight and regenerative self-healing capable of restoring severed limbs. 480
• Hundred-Thousand-Year Vampire Spider Emperor Soul Bone — Grants mental-defense immunity and permits simultaneous use of two martial souls; later evolves further. 480
• Demon Soul Great White Shark Left Arm Bone — Grants Shark Tooth and Attribute Affinity, allowing combat effectiveness in varied environments. 480
• Xuan Jian's Black Sword and White Sword — Twin swords recovered after Zu Zong rescues Xuan Jian's family. 92
• White Zetsu — One of three assimilated servants capable of concealment, infiltration, and disguise. 245
• Kunai and shuriken — Regularly carried throwing weapons used alongside his Sharingan and wire traps. 24 90

Relationships

• Bibi Dong — His first wife in the God Realm; she recognizes a connection with his past or future self, cultivates beside him, and later bears him a daughter. 35 222 517 639
• Qian Renxue — Initially meets him as Xue Qinghe; later reveals her identity, confesses her feelings, and becomes the mother of Qian Zheng. 150 227 574
• Zhu Zhuqing — His girlfriend and later wife; she searches for him after their Star Dou Great Forest encounter, and he protects her from the Star Luo Empire. 46 196 320
• Tang Yuehua — Zu Zong accompanies her to the Clear Sky Sect as her boyfriend; the sect accepts their union and they marry. 307 320
• Xiao Wu — Childhood companion and early “master-servant” partner; she travels and cultivates with him after leaving Shrek Academy. 35 70 132
• Liu Erlong — Mistakes him for, or connects him to, her past love “Xiao Zong”; later becomes one of his intimate partners. 113 229
• Xiao Xun'er — A close companion in the Dou Qi world who supports him through conflicts with the Ancient Clan. 551 631
• Jing Ni — Wife and mother of Zu Yan, also called A Yan. 163 164
• A Yan — His daughter, who understands his extended family and is welcomed by Bibi Dong. 340 426
• Tang San — Long-standing rival whose hatred begins in childhood; Tang Hao later suggests that they may share a mother. 3 38 227
• Dugu Bo — Initially wary of Zu Zong, but becomes an ally after Zu Zong helps resolve his poison backlash and demonstrates exceptional potential. 105 107
• Wei Zhuang and Ge Nie — Friends from Ghost Valley; Zu Zong visits them repeatedly and gifts them Soul Wine. 132 328

Notable Quotes

“Everyone has their own secrets, do they not?” 631

“If the people of the Star Luo Empire try to take you away from me, then I'll kill gods if gods stand in my way, and kill Buddhas if Buddhas block me.” 196

Trivia

• Zu Zong worked in tea ceremony in his previous life and uses that knowledge while meeting Xue Qinghe. 130
• His exceptional appearance frequently causes public commotions and hostility from jealous rivals. 110 411
• He is willing to alter memories, such as when he frames Tang San for Tai Nuo and Tai Long's injuries. 123
• His late-game system recognizes family members and allows them to travel between affiliated worlds. 639