Zhou Chen

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Zhou Chen (周 Chen) 2
Alias(es)	Palace Master of Purple Micro Palace; Young Master of the Xuanyuan Family; Venerable Zhou 177 176 489
Species/Race	Human 2
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Purple Micro Palace; Thunder Sword Sect 177 480
Occupation/Role	Dimensional Traveler; Palace Master; martial artist and cultivator 2 177 480
Status	Active 500
First Appearance	Chapter 1
Martial Souls	Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor; Xuanyuan Sword 199

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Great Perfection of Qi Refining	2	Received through System skill transmission alongside the Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic. 2
Soul Elder	25	Reached Soul Elder by age twelve, but could not obtain a fourth God-level Soul Ring because of insufficient funds. 25
Late Foundation Establishment / Level 60 Soul Power	199	System status identifies him as a Level 60 Soul Master and Late Foundation Establishment cultivator after learning Soaring Cloud Riding Mist. 199
Sixth Soul Skill: Equality of All Living Things	300	Awakened after a year and a half unconscious; can reduce a chosen enemy's age and strength to Zhou Chen's current age and level. 300
Approximately Level 70 Soul Power	325	Tang Chen assesses Zhou Chen's strength as being around Level 70. 325
Ninth Soul Skill: One Qi Transforms into Three Purities	426–427	Acquires the ability to create Three Purities avatars with strength equal to his true body. 426 458
Martial Venerable	480	His spatial ring and effortless restraint of Yun Xinyue confirm Martial Venerable-level power on Azure Star. 480 481
Heavenly Martial Venerable	500	Reveals Heavenly Martial Venerable strength while fighting three Martial Venerables simultaneously. 500

Background / History

Zhou Chen is a dimensional traveler with memories of his previous life. As a child on the Douluo Continent, he was raised by Old Jack, whom he calls Grandpa Jack. At six years old, he received the Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic and reached Great Perfection of Qi Refining through his System. 2

He grew up alongside Tang San, who admired him as an elder brother. Even before his martial spirit awakening, Zhou Chen's inner power was sufficient to shatter Tang San's Purple Demon Eyes when Tang San attempted to examine him. 2

After entering Notting Academy, Zhou Chen began building his own power base. He manipulated Yu Xiaogang into pledging allegiance through a pill and an invented powerful family background, then established Purple Micro Palace. 10 11

By age twelve, Zhou Chen had become the Palace Master of an organized faction with strict internal rules, loyal subordinates, cultivation arrays, and growing influence. He treated the Star Luo Empire's Royal Secret Guards as a recurring threat and personally moved to eliminate them. 25 26

Appearance

Zhou Chen is repeatedly described as exceptionally handsome, with a refined, noble presence that makes him stand out even among powerful Soul Masters and nobles. He commonly wears violet or purple robes and, on formal occasions, a Purple-Gold Crown. 55 262

• Sword-like brows and bright, star-like eyes. 55
• Tall, elegant build and jade-like bearing. 55
• Often carries the aura of a monarch or ruler. 431
• His Xuanyuan Sword manifests as an ancient golden blade marked with mountains, rivers, vegetation, the sun, moon, and stars. 103

Personality

Zhou Chen is ambitious, pragmatic, and highly calculating. He routinely assesses factions, bloodlines, techniques, and relationships according to their future strategic value, including his stated intention to gather intelligence on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family in case it becomes an enemy. 86

He is cautious with his strength and secrets. He avoids revealing his God-level Soul Rings publicly, fearing that Spirit Hall or the Star Luo Empire would send high-level assassins after him. He also conceals traces of his Xuanyuan Divine Blood within rewards given to followers to preserve control over Purple Micro Palace. 42 156

Despite his manipulative streak, Zhou Chen protects people he considers his own. He was willing to destroy his third Soul Ring and risk his life to protect Zhu Zhuqing, and he shielded Tang Yuehua and Xue Ke from the shockwave of a Titled Douluo clash. 75 296

He is confident to the point of vanity, often joking about his appearance and deliberately maintaining an impressive image. His subordinates and admirers nevertheless recognize the effort behind that image: constant planning, expansion, and repeated life-or-death battles. 173 427

Abilities & Skills

System and Cultivation

Zhou Chen possesses a System that transmits cultivation methods, martial arts, bloodlines, divine abilities, pills, and other rewards obtained through lotteries. 2 201

• Cultivates the Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic, which supports his use of multiple high-level techniques. 2 59
• Has obtained large quantities of techniques, bloodlines, and pills for empowering Purple Micro Palace. 156 201
• His Xuanyuan Bloodline is so dominant that it rejects the Dark Shadow God King Bloodline, preventing him from fusing with it himself. 47
• Can distribute System-derived cultivation methods and bloodlines to followers, but secretly retains control through traces of his own divine blood. 156

Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor and Xuanyuan Sword

Zhou Chen is a Twin Spirit wielder. His Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor Spirit allows him to wield the Xuanyuan Sword, a sacred-path weapon martial soul considered superior even to the Six-Winged Angel and Clear Sky Hammer. 21 294

• The Xuanyuan Sword can fly and carry passengers through the air. 85
• Its autonomous defense prevented Yu Tianmeng from landing attacks despite her use of two spirit abilities. 103
• Smashes Mountains and Rivers annihilated hundreds of true dragon souls and devastated the surrounding area. 75
• Sky Shattering requires severe sacrifice; Zhou Chen considered detonating his third Soul Ring to activate it. 75
• Slaying Gods and Demons destroyed Sea God's divine-sense avatar, though it left Zhou Chen unconscious from Soul Power depletion. 236
• Son of Heaven Sword commands swords within one hundred miles and unleashed a million swords against Bi Bi Dong. 406

Imperial Sky Shocking Fist and Emperor Seal Technique

Zhou Chen's direct combat techniques possess power far beyond his apparent Soul Master rank.

• Imperial Sky Shocking Fist — His First Spirit Ability; a single use crushed a highly defensive Scaled Armor Beast into the ground. Its power was estimated at Soul King to near-Soul Emperor level. 16
  • Drains all of his Soul Power after one use at low levels. 16
  • Can only be activated once every twenty-four hours. 16
• Plucking Stars and Seizing the Moon — A powerful restraining skill that can seize targets with a gigantic golden hand, including the Ice Empress and Ye Meijing's nine-headed thunder beast. 305 308
• Emperor Seal Technique — A five-form battle skill inherited from the Ancient Clan. 59
  • Mountain Splitting Seal and Sea Overturning Seal are the first two forms he can ordinarily use without severe backlash. 59
  • Later employs the combined Five Emperors Seal against Qian Daoliu and to kill Ancient Sword Venerable. 375 500
  • Uses the ultimate Ancient Emperor Seal to destroy a Cosmic Battleship. 489

Perception and Mobility

Zhou Chen possesses several techniques for reconnaissance, flight, and rapid movement.

• Heavenly Vision Earthly Hearing Technique — Grants sight and hearing across a five-li radius at his current level. 25 121
  • Allows him to observe targets from several li away and see through Zhu Zhuqing's Shadow Dimension. 25 75
• Soaring Cloud Riding Mist — A Tiangang divine ability for long-distance cloud travel. 199
  • Initially caused him to drift upward involuntarily because of poor control. 201
• Spatial movement — Used a spatial step to close the distance against Sea God's avatar. 236

Great Desolate Imprisoning Heaven Finger

A high-grade spirit martial art drawn from the Martial Universe world and demonstrated to Zhou Chen by the Great Desolate Emperor. 150

• Its first form, One Finger Imprisons Heaven and Earth, created a black pillar of light that imprisoned the entirety of Heaven Dou City. 150
• Zhou Chen later combined a related Great Desolate Imprisoning Sky Hand with the Five Emperors Seal against Qian Daoliu. 375

Equality of All Living Things

Zhou Chen's Sixth Soul Skill is a time-regression ability that forces a selected opponent's age and cultivation back to Zhou Chen's current age and level. 300

• Can affect only one enemy per activation. 300
• Lasts for three minutes before the target's original age and strength return. 300
• Can only be used once every thirty days. 300
• Requires Gold Soul Coins based on the target's strength. 300

Divine Transformations and Avatars

Zhou Chen's later Soul Skills grant him divine-scale defensive and multi-target combat capabilities.

• Xuanyuan Emperor Body — His Seventh Soul Skill and Martial Soul Avatar; merges him with the Xuanyuan Emperor phantom into a colossal golden giant. 452
• Purple Firmament Mysterious Vault Supreme Emperor Bright Light Armor — Obtained from the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's God-level Soul Ring. 418
• One Qi Transforms into Three Purities — His Ninth Soul Skill; creates Three Purities avatars equal in strength to his true body. 426 458
  • The avatars defeated the White Tiger God and Wind God while Zhou Chen faced other divine opponents. 458

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Xuanyuan Sword — Zhou Chen's weapon-type martial soul and primary divine weapon. 21 103
• Space Soul Tool Ring — Stores books and other items; its presence helped identify him as a Martial Venerable on Azure Star. 481
• Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud — Given to Zhou Chen by Emperor Xue Ye. 231
• Big Dipper Tokens — Signal tokens distributed to close associates and Purple Micro Palace personnel, divided into Heaven, Earth, Mystic, and Yellow grades. 285
• Yin Yang Xuanlong Pill — A survival pill that can trigger recovery and a major increase in strength when its user is gravely wounded or near death. 201
• Black Hole Grenades — Possessed two thousand according to his System status. 199

Relationships

• Old Jack — Adoptive grandfather and childhood guardian; Zhou Chen treats him respectfully and affectionately. 2
• Tang San — Childhood companion who regards Zhou Chen as an elder brother and father-like figure. 2 385
• Yu Xiaogang — Early subordinate and ally whose allegiance Zhou Chen secured through a pill and a fabricated family background. 11
• Xiao Chenyu — Loyal subordinate of Purple Micro Palace; serves Zhou Chen with great fear and respect. 25 201
• Zhu Zhuqing — Trusted lover and combat partner; Zhou Chen was willing to sacrifice himself to protect her. 47 75
• Hu Liena — Spirit Hall Saintess and lover; the two maintained a long-distance correspondence while separated. 295
• Dugu Yan — Romantic partner whose feelings deepen after Zhou Chen publicly respects her wishes and reputation. 85 86
• Yu Tianmeng — Romantic partner and close political confidante; managed Purple Micro Palace during Zhou Chen's long unconsciousness. 177 300
• Ning Rongrong — Romantic partner; Zhou Chen gave her the Qiluo Tulip, which evolved her martial soul and formalized their relationship. 279
• Xue Ke — Fiancée and political ally within the Heaven Dou imperial family. 186 295
• Tang Yuehua — Romantic partner; Zhou Chen refers to Tang Chen as an elder because of their relationship. 296 325
• Qian Renxue — Political rival whose true identity Zhou Chen recognizes but strategically conceals from Ning Fengzhi. 121 231
• Thunder Sword Sect — The Azure Star sect that shelters Zhou Chen after his arrival; he defends it against the Martial Dao Guild. 480 484

Story Role / Major Arcs

Notting Academy and Purple Micro Palace

Zhou Chen enters the Douluo Continent's Soul Master world as an abnormally powerful child, awakens his martial spirits, defeats the Scaled Armor Beast with his First Spirit Ability, and begins gathering allies around Notting Academy. 3 16

He establishes Purple Micro Palace and uses its resources, cultivation arrays, and strict hierarchy to expand his influence. By age twelve, the organization is strong enough to oppose the Star Luo Empire's Royal Secret Guards. 10 25 26

Heaven Dou and Spirit Hall Conflicts

Zhou Chen demonstrates his identity as a Twin Spirit wielder by using the Xuanyuan Sword to annihilate Star Luo assassins. His strength attracts the attention of Spirit Hall, the Heaven Dou Empire, and major Soul Master factions. 21 62 177

He recruits the Black Tortoise Clan, defeats powerful enemies such as Blood Soul Douluo, and turns Purple Micro Palace into a force that even emperors and sect leaders must treat seriously. 124 156 189

Divine Battles and Expansion

Zhou Chen acquires increasingly powerful System rewards, including the Great Desolate Imprisoning Heaven Finger, Soaring Cloud Riding Mist, and the Yin Yang Xuanlong Pill. He uses Purple Micro Palace's auction as bait to draw out and destroy Evil Soul Masters. 150 199 201

After awakening from a year and a half of unconsciousness, he returns to a Purple Micro Palace maintained by Yu Tianmeng and gains the Sixth Soul Skill, Equality of All Living Things. 300

He later challenges divine opponents directly, destroys Sea God's avatar, forces Bi Bi Dong to surrender, and kills the War God, God of Speed, White Tiger God, and Wind God with the aid of his Three Purities avatars. 236 406 458

Azure Star Arc

Zhou Chen arrives on Azure Star through a light gate and is mistaken for an ancient martial artist. He accepts the Thunder Sword Sect's assistance while seeking historical knowledge and a legitimate identity. 480 481

After defending the sect from the Martial Dao Guild, he pursues and annihilates Vice President Li Su. His destruction of a Cosmic Battleship establishes him as a feared Martial Venerable among Azure Star's major powers. 484 487 489

At Luling Mountain Range, Zhou Chen confronts the Noble Clan Alliance, overwhelms three Martial Venerables at once, kills Ancient Sword Venerable with the Five Emperors Seal, and refuses a proposed ceasefire. 500

Notable Quotes

“...Why bother fighting? This Palace Master has the final say!” 262

“Martial ethics? Douluo Continent cares about that kind of thing?” 296

Trivia

• Zhou Chen introduces his name as “Zhou as in Zhou Tian, Chen as in Star Dust.” 10 480
• His System trait changes from “Handsome” to “Dashing,” which he immediately notices and comments on. 2 199
• He refuses Oscar's sausages because he knows Oscar's soul incantation. 46
• Zhou Chen's fondness for acting cool is acknowledged even by Yu Tianmeng. 348