Cheng Jiashu

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Cheng Jiashu (程嘉树)
Alias(es)	Smiling Devil; White Owl; Su Jiachen (orphanage volunteer identity) 312 316 382
Species/Race	Human; S-Class Ability User 532
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Cooperates with the Special Search Team against the Noah Organization; ally of Fang Cheng and his organization 371 685
Occupation/Role	Idol singer, performer, talent-show mentor and judge 311 529 532
Status	Alive; recovered from Jiang Chen's possession and continues handling the aftermath of their operation 663 685
First Appearance	Chapter 308

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
A+ Rank (estimated)	327	Noah Organization intelligence assessed him as approximately A+ Rank, close to the S-Class threshold.
S-Class	532	Fang Cheng recognizes that Cheng Jiashu's ability has broken through its bottleneck; Cheng Jiashu confirms the assessment. 532

Background

Cheng Jiashu descends from the declining Dongdu Cheng Family, a once-prominent clan that retained considerable connections despite its loss of status. His mother belongs to the influential Shen Family of Jiangnan. 308

He is Jiang Chen's fifty-second-generation direct descendant. For generations, Jiang Chen appeared in Cheng Family descendants' dreams, manipulating them into serving his attempts to escape sealing. Cheng Jiashu pretended to cooperate with the ancient Ghoul King, using the contact to learn cultivation knowledge and uncover the truth behind Jiang Chen's survival arrangements. 663

Before his disappearance, Cheng Jiashu maintained a highly successful public career while concealing his supernatural identity and violent reputation as the Smiling Devil. The Noah Organization and Special Search Team both investigated him in connection with the White Owl identity. 308 309 318

Appearance

Cheng Jiashu is a refined, exceptionally handsome man whose polished appearance suits his status as a top idol. He is often described as pale, delicate-featured, and carefully groomed, creating a sharp contrast with his combat identity. 311 530 678

• Often wears makeup, including finely drawn eyeliner, during public appearances. 530
• His usual public image includes fashionable performance clothes, white suits, and a trademark smile. 311 678
• Offstage, he favors understated clothing such as an open-collared black shirt with rolled cuffs. 532
• Carries and neatly folds a cotton handkerchief, even during dangerous expeditions. 678 682
• Uses masks and disguises to conceal his identity during covert activity. 316 401

Personality

Cheng Jiashu is composed, perceptive, and highly capable of performing different identities. As a celebrity, he presents warmth, professionalism, and effortless charm; under threat, he becomes guarded, observant, and ruthless. He is skilled at reading people, concealing his intentions, and responding to danger without immediately exposing his abilities. 312 318 532

Despite his reputation as a “Killer Demon,” he shows sincere care for the children at Home of Morning Light. He routinely visits under the name Su Jiachen, brings gifts, and spends time playing with them. Their safety is a major reason he avoids reckless confrontation near the orphanage. 316 318

His mental state is unstable due to Jiang Chen's influence and prolonged isolation. He experiences dizziness, tinnitus, intrusive calls, violent impulses, and visible lapses in control, but repeatedly forces himself to remain lucid. 311 379 533

Abilities & Skills

Spatial Movement

Cheng Jiashu can teleport or perform near-spatial jumps, allowing him to evade pursuit, infiltrate secured locations, and reposition instantly in combat. 318 339 396

• Uses Flash Step to vanish from sight and rapidly eliminate Black Hawk's Pursuer Squad. 401
• Escaped the orphanage after deciding to investigate the warning he received. 318
• Teleported into Noah Pharmaceuticals while coordinating with a Special Search Team insider. 396
• His repeated Space Jumps can be tracked by powerful mental-ability users. 405

Dark Vortex

His ultimate move creates a vortex capable of pulling targets into it or providing an escape route through distorted space. 401

• Attempted to drag Luo Lie into the vortex after conventional close-quarters attacks failed. 401
• Used the Dark Vortex to evacuate Cui Xiuying and Majima Goro from the Experiment Zone. 401
• Luo Lie's psychic force was strong enough to repel himself from its pull. 401

Combat Ability

Cheng Jiashu specializes in high-speed close-quarters combat, combining sudden spatial movement with bladed attacks. His speed is a major threat, but his direct striking power is less effective against opponents with overwhelming psychic defenses. 401

• Uses daggers and rapid repositioning to target vital points. 401
• Can eliminate organized squads before they can react. 401
• His dagger shattered when it struck Luo Lie's body-wide psychic defense. 401
• Endured part of Luo Lie's force-field pressure to shield Cui Xiuying. 401

Mental Perception

Cheng Jiashu possesses strong mental awareness and can sense unusual consciousness or spatial surveillance. 401 405

• Detected a familiar Consciousness Fluctuation before using Dark Vortex. 401
• Recognized that a powerful consciousness was monitoring Noah Tower and tracking his spatial jumps. 405
• Perceived Fang Cheng's vastly improved vitality and correctly judged that his abilities had advanced. 532

Ritual and Feng Shui Knowledge

Through his family inheritance and investigation of Jiang Chen, Cheng Jiashu has acquired expertise in feng shui, talismans, secret realms, and ritual arrangements. 663 664 678

• Identified Ancient Locust Village as the former site of the Cheng Family Secret Realm. 664
• Deduced that Jiang Chen's true body was hidden in an Inner World connected to the ruins. 664
• Performed a ritual with a three-faced Buddha statue and talisman papers to seal the Inner World's aura flow. 678

Equipment / Items

• White mask — used during covert operations and combat against Noah Organization forces. 401
• Dagger — his preferred close-quarters weapon; one broke against Luo Lie's psychic defense. 401
• Three-faced Buddha statue and talisman papers — used to establish a ritual array around the Ancient Locust Village Inner World. 678
• Glow sticks — carried while exploring the underground remains beneath Ancient Locust Village. 683

Relationships

• Fang Cheng — trusted ally and friend. Cheng Jiashu introduced Fang Cheng to aspects of the Aberrant world, later entrusted him with a contingency request, and partnered with him to eliminate Jiang Chen's threat. 383 652 663 685
• Jiang Chen — distant ancestor and mortal enemy. Jiang Chen manipulated the Cheng Clan through dreams and forcibly possessed Cheng Jiashu in an attempt to return. 653 663
• Chief Gao Jin — Special Search Team officer whose reputation for integrity convinced Cheng Jiashu to cooperate against the Noah Organization. 371 379
• Zhou Liang — Special Search Team member who suspected Cheng Jiashu's hidden identity at the orphanage. 318
• Cui Xiuying — companion during the Experiment Zone operation; Cheng Jiashu shielded her from Luo Lie's pressure and evacuated her through Dark Vortex. 401
• Majima Goro — companion rescued alongside Cui Xiuying through Dark Vortex. 401
• Zhang Hui — his manager, who oversees his schedule and supports his entertainment work. 311 532
• Zhou Xiumei — contestant and singer whom Cheng Jiashu mentors; Star Sea Entertainment later offers her a contract. 529 532 645

Story Role / Major Arcs

Noah Organization Hunt

The Noah Organization profiles Cheng Jiashu as the Smiling Devil and prepares an operation to capture him during one of his disguised visits to Home of Morning Light. Rather than abandon the children, Cheng Jiashu remains nearby while concealing his powers and identity. 309 316 318

After prolonged isolation and mounting pressure, he agrees to cooperate with Chief Gao and the Special Search Team against Noah. His spatial abilities become central to infiltrating Noah facilities and escaping the Experiment Zone. 371 379 396 401

Reunion with Fang Cheng

After his public disappearance, Cheng Jiashu reconnects with Fang Cheng. He recognizes Fang Cheng's abnormal growth and eventually entrusts him with a one-hundred-million-yuan contingency commission: to take care of an unnamed person should Cheng Jiashu fail to make contact by April 13. 383 532

Jiang Chen Possession

While investigating a Buddhist artifact tied to Jiang Chen, Cheng Jiashu triggers mental pollution that resonates with his bloodline. His consciousness is pulled into Jiang Chen's ancient memories, and Jiang Chen seizes control of his body. 653 663

Cheng Jiashu repeatedly resists from within, briefly regaining control long enough to beg Fang Cheng to kill him rather than let Jiang Chen continue slaughtering people. Fang Cheng instead restrains the possessed body and ultimately destroys Jiang Chen's controlling soul. 653 658

Ancient Locust Village Operation

After recovering from severe yin-energy corrosion, Cheng Jiashu locates Jiang Chen's true body in the ruins beneath Ancient Locust Village. He shares the Cheng Family's secrets with Fang Cheng and directs the plan to infiltrate the Village Guardians and access the Inner World. 663 664

He performs the external sealing ritual while Fang Cheng battles Jiang Chen within the Inner World. Following Jiang Chen's defeat, Cheng Jiashu remains behind to handle the operation's remaining matters on Fang Cheng's behalf. 678 685

Notable Quotes

“It’s precisely because you’re a lunatic that you’re worth trusting and entrusting this to.” 383

“If I couldn’t even find out that much, would I still be worthy of being your friend, White Owl?” 663

Trivia

• Cheng Jiashu was the grand champion of a talent show five years before Zhou Xiumei's audition. 529
• He previously belonged to the group Smile Boy. 339
• His public image is so convincing that even his physical contact with Fang Cheng initially feels soft and strengthless, despite Cheng Jiashu being an S-Class combatant. 532
• Mosquitoes remain a particular annoyance to him; he jokes that they cannot recognize an S-Class strong person. 664