Shen Che

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Shen Che (沈彻)
Alias(es)	Demon Queller Envoy; Gold Medal Demon Suppressor; Xuan Character Camp Thousand Household
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Great Jing Dynasty Demon Suppression Division; Xuan Character Camp; Che Squad
Occupation/Role	Demon Suppressor; commander of the Che Squad
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Body Tempering Realm	1	Had practiced martial arts since he could walk; joined the Demon Suppression Division at age seventeen.
Half-step True Meridian	3	Completed the Golden Bell Shield, gained 4,000-jin single-arm strength, and developed a wisp of True Qi without a formal internal cultivation method.
True Meridian Realm	10–12	Upgraded Golden Bell Shield and Iron Shirt to generate True Qi through external martial arts; formally broke through after two days of seclusion.
True Meridian Realm, two meridians opened	16	Used Meridian Opening Pills and Time Value acceleration after the Iron Furnace Stronghold mission.
True Meridian Realm, multiple meridians opened	24	Consumed 24 Meridian Opening Pills and opened five True Meridians; single-arm strength reached 80,000 jin.
True Meridian Realm, twelve meridians complete	34–35	Forced open the tenth through twelfth meridians with Time Value, attaining True Meridian perfection.
Primordial Qi Realm, first layer	49	Broke through in seclusion using Qi Condensing Pills; subsequently advanced Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill to the tenth layer.
Primordial Qi Realm, third layer	52	Refined Qi Refining Pills with Time Value after entering the imperial-capital headquarters.
Primordial Qi Realm, perfection	58–59	Advanced with Qi Refining Pills and the Earth Fire Spirit Flower, but delayed the Innate breakthrough to resolve the conflict between fire and ice Qi.
Innate Realm, first layer	62	Harmonized Earth Fire Qi and Mysterious Ice Qi into Innate True Essence; physical strength reached 8.3 million jin and unlocked Cultivation Technique Fusion.
Innate Mid-stage	96–97	Used the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir and Nine Heavens of Ice and Fire to open all twelve main meridians and refine his True Essence.
Late Innate	118–119	Upgraded Nine Heavens of Ice and Fire and absorbed the settled backlash energy from Abi, achieving a qualitative increase in Innate Qi.

Background / History

Shen Che is a transmigrator who arrived in a world plagued by demonic beasts. Recognizing that the Body Tempering Realm offered little protection, he trained from childhood and entered Cangyun City's Demon Suppression Division when he was seventeen. His true advantage was a dormant Time Manipulation System that could only activate after he killed demonic beasts. 1

During his entry assessment, Shen Che ignored an imprisoned demon's promises of the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art and killed an Azure Scaled Demonic Beast in one saber strike. The kill activated his system and granted his first Time Value. 1

He rapidly distinguished himself by entering the prison's second and third levels, harvesting Time Value from dead demonic beasts while avoiding unnecessary fights with living prisoners. His external martial arts—Golden Bell Shield and Iron Shirt—became the foundation of an unusually powerful body and eventually generated True Qi. 3 4 10

After becoming an official Demon Queller Envoy, Shen Che completed missions against demonic beasts, corrupt officials, bandits, and cultists. His major early victories included destroying Iron Furnace Stronghold, exposing Heavenly Profound Pavilion's demon-transformation operation, and eliminating the conspirators behind the kidnappings in Inkstone Town. 8 15 29

His feats earned him promotion from the Cangyun branch to the imperial-capital headquarters as a Gold Medal Demon Suppressor. After surviving the Northern Territory and uncovering intelligence regarding the Blood River Demon Venerable's descent ritual, he was promoted out of turn to Thousand Household of the Xuan Character Camp and authorized to form the Che Squad. 51 52 88 93

Appearance

Shen Che is a young man usually dressed in the black robes or martial attire of the Demon Suppression Division. His demeanor is typically calm and restrained, contrasting sharply with the overwhelming physical power he displays in battle. 1 13

• At seventeen, he had already reached the Body Tempering Realm. 1
• When fully activating Golden Bell Shield and Iron Shirt, his muscles swell and his skin takes on a dark-golden metallic sheen. 8
• His later body-refining accomplishments make him appear, to observers, like a humanoid ferocious beast or a demon god cast from metal. 8 35

Personality

Shen Che is pragmatic, composed, and intensely focused on gaining strength. He refuses dangerous temptations when he sees through their flaws, uses resources decisively, and treats the Demon Suppressing Prison as an opportunity rather than merely a threat. 1 3 9

He is not indiscriminately merciful: he avoids intervening in situations where others are responsible for their own choices, kills those who aid demonic beasts, and uses intimidation when necessary to extract information. 3 28 29

Despite his ruthlessness toward enemies, Shen Che remembers kindness. He assists Liu Ye because Liu Ye's family fed him when he was a child, protects comrades such as the Li brothers and Elder Bai, and invests heavily in the equipment and cultivation of soldiers under his command. 24 39 99 103

As a commander, he values resolve, loyalty, and battlefield conduct over mere seniority or talent. His three rules for the Che Squad are absolute obedience, never abandoning a companion, and relentlessly killing demonic beasts in battle. 99

Abilities & Skills

Time Manipulation System

Shen Che's system collects Time Value from killing demonic beasts or absorbing energy from demon corpses. He spends this resource to accelerate cultivation, upgrade techniques, repair injuries, and later fuse cultivation methods. 1 10 61 62

• Activated after he killed the Azure Scaled Demonic Beast. 1
• Harvested 550 Time Value from the second prison level and raised his reserves to 2,500 through third-level corpses. 3 10
• Can force breakthroughs that ordinary cultivation would take months or years to reach. 17 34 49
• Repaired catastrophic injuries after Ice Fire Lotus shattered his meridians and depleted his True Essence. 87
• Unlocked Cultivation Technique Fusion upon reaching the Innate Realm. 62

Body Refinement

Shen Che's primary combat foundation is an extreme physical body built through several external and body-refining arts. His strength and durability consistently exceed cultivators of the same realm. 3 35 62

• Reached 4,000-jin single-arm strength after completing Golden Bell Shield. 3
• Reached 100,000-jin single-arm strength at the sixth layer of Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill. 24
• Reached 370,000 jin at the eighth Dragon Elephant layer and 1.6 million jin at the tenth layer. 35 49
• Reached 8.3 million jin after advancing to the Innate Realm. 62
• Shattered a Black Armored Thorn Demon's claws with his bare hand without injury. 118

Golden Bell Shield / Earth Fire Golden Bell Shield

Golden Bell Shield is Shen Che's hard, Yang-aligned body-hardening art, initially focused on Blood Essence and internal resilience. It later evolved into the Earth Fire Golden Bell Shield. 4 59 62

• Its completion allowed him to withstand the demonic aura of the Demon Suppressing Prison's second level. 3
• Combined with Iron Shirt, it allowed his external martial arts to generate True Qi. 10
• Evolved into Tiger Roar Golden Bell Shield, then Earth Fire Golden Bell Shield. 35 58 62
• Its Earth Fire Qi initially suppressed his Iron Shirt Qi, forcing Shen Che to seek a balancing Yin treasure before attempting the Innate breakthrough. 59

Iron Shirt / Mysterious Ice Dragon's Roar Shirt

Iron Shirt is Shen Che's soft, Yin-aligned external art, training the skin, muscles, tendons, and bones to disperse incoming force. 4

• Perfected immediately through Time Value after obtaining the manual from the Scripture Pavilion. 4
• Advanced into Dragon's Roar Iron Shirt and unlocked Dragon's Roar Armor Pierce at the twelfth layer. 33
• Reached the sixteenth layer after Shen Che consumed the Ice Soul Snow Lotus. 61
• Evolved into Mysterious Ice Dragon's Roar Shirt, producing Mysterious Ice Qi that balanced his Earth Fire Qi. 61 62
• Together with Golden Bell Shield, later fused into the low-grade Earth-tier Immovable Wisdom King Body. 117

Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill

A supreme Buddhist Esoteric body-refining technique discovered inside a three-thousand-jin golden bell at Iron Furnace Stronghold. 16

• Shen Che reached the third layer through three days of personal cultivation, gaining 3,000 jin of strength. 17
• Used Time Value to reach the fourth layer after encountering a bottleneck. 17
• Reached the tenth layer after breaking into the Primordial Qi Realm. 49
• Reached the eleventh layer before seeking the Ice Soul Snow Lotus and later received further enhancement through Innate True Essence. 60 62

Saber Arts and Saber Intent

Shen Che began with the Black Tiger Saber Technique and rapidly developed Saber Intent, allowing him to overpower stronger martial artists. 3 4 15

• Killed two True Meridian Realm leaders of Iron Furnace Stronghold with Tiger Demon Saber Technique and Saber Intent. 15
• Acquired the Black Iron Heavenly Book and restored its hidden technique, Seven Limits of Heaven Devouring and Earth Destroying. 52
• Developed Ice and Fire Samsara Slash after cultivating Nine Heavens of Ice and Fire; the technique is highly destructive but consumes roughly one-third of his True Essence in a single use. 108
• Used Blood Demon Clone Slash to kill four Great Demons in a single strike at Withered Ghost Ridge. 127

Vajra Zen Fist

A powerful fist art used to complement Shen Che's body-focused combat style. 24 27

• Broke Feng Changkong's sword and severely wounded him. 27
• Countered Kui Lin's Savage Demon God Slaying Fist with Zen Thunder. 51
• Defeated three Core Pill Realm Blood Robe Sect elders with one punch each after reaching the Innate Realm. 64

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Demon Suppressing Token — Official identity token with a small storage space; later upgraded to a Xuan Character Camp Thousand Household token. 9 95
• Golden bell — A three-thousand-jin bell recovered from Iron Furnace Stronghold; contained the Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill. 16
• Meteor Thunder Blade — Used to decapitate the Innate Great Demon Kui Lin. 51
• Black Iron Heavenly Book — A seemingly cursed book restored through the system, revealing Seven Limits of Heaven Devouring and Earth Destroying. 52
• Abi Blade — A Spirit Artifact refined from the Blood Origin Crystal Core; later promoted to a low-grade Heavenly Spirit Artifact and capable of drawing Blood Essence from enemies to replenish Shen Che. 102 108 113
• Blood Origin Crystal Core — Core of a destroyed blood pool containing a trace of the Blood River Demon Venerable's power; Shen Che initially preserved it cautiously before it was absorbed by Abi. 88 112 114

Relationships

• Chen Xiao — Head of Cangyun City's Demon Suppression Division during Shen Che's entry assessment; noted Shen Che's unexplained visit to the prison's second level. 1 3
• Yan Xiu — Cangyun branch superior and early supporter; approved Shen Che's entry into the prison's third level, assigned missions, and repeatedly recognized his exceptional growth. 9 12 35 49
• Li Zimo and Li Zifeng — Early comrades who became official Demon Queller Envoys alongside Shen Che; later appointed Left and Right General Banners of the Che Squad. 8 97
• Wang Changshou — Prefect of Ping'an County; assisted Shen Che's operation against Iron Furnace Stronghold and gave him the golden bell. 12 15 16
• Nangong Xue, Nangong Wen, and Nangong Wu — Bounty-hunting siblings who infiltrated Iron Furnace Stronghold; Nangong Xue thanked Shen Che after he saved them from its leaders. 13 15
• Liu Ye — Shen Che's hometown acquaintance whose family once provided him food during childhood; sought Shen Che's help over the Inkstone Town disappearances. 24
• Xue Xi and Tu Rong — Heavenly Snow Sect disciples who initially investigated alongside Shen Che; later aided his research into the Blood River Demon Venerable and regarded him as their sect's benefactor. 19 59 70
• Gu Qingyue — Successor Sect Master of the Blazing Fire Sect; gave Shen Che the matured Earth Fire Spirit Flower in gratitude for saving the sect. 54 58
• Qin Wushuang — Deputy Commander and Shen Che's deputy on the Northern Territory mission; their professional relationship developed into mutual trust through repeated operations. 88 102 127
• Zhao Wuji — Commander of the Xuan Character Camp; rewarded Shen Che's Northern Territory intelligence, supported his rise to Thousand Household, and entrusted him with key missions. 89 93 95 102
• Han Li — Initially a jealous rival who challenged Shen Che for the Thousand Household position; accepted defeat and became Hundred Household of the Che Squad. 94 99

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Demon Suppression Division recruitment — Shen Che enters the division, kills his assigned Azure Scaled Demonic Beast, and activates the Time Manipulation System. 1
• Demon Suppressing Prison exploration — He secretly explores the second level, later gains sanctioned access to the third, and gathers the Time Value needed to break through. 3 9 10
• Promotion to Demon Queller Envoy — Shen Che completes a mission involving corrupt prefect Zhang Hao and three General-level Demonic Beasts, becoming an official envoy alongside the Li brothers. 8
• Iron Furnace Stronghold — He infiltrates the bandit stronghold alone, kills its True Meridian Realm leaders, and obtains the bell containing Dragon Elephant Prajna Skill. 12 15 16
• Inkstone Town and Heavenly Profound Pavilion — Shen Che investigates disappearances in his hometown, exposes a demon-transformation operation, kills Feng Changkong, and dismantles Heavenly Profound Pavilion. 24 26 29 33
• Great Sun Kingdom escort — He accepts Elder Bai's escort commission for the Marrow Cleansing Pill, displays Primordial Qi Realm strength in the Forgotten Sand Sea, and later uses the pill to improve his comprehension. 35 39 46
• Imperial-capital promotion — After killing the Innate Great Demon Kui Lin, Shen Che becomes a Gold Medal Demon Suppressor and joins the headquarters. 51 52
• Blazing Fire Sect and Heavenly Snow Sect — He uncovers Hong Yi's impersonation and exploitation of Gu Qingyue, then uses the Earth Fire Spirit Flower and Ice Soul Snow Lotus to establish ice-fire harmony and reach the Innate Realm. 54 58 61 62
• Northern Territory intelligence — Shen Che destroys a blood pool, survives a devastating battle, and reports the Blood River Demon Venerable's descent plot to Qin Wushuang and the Demon Suppression Division. 87 88
• Thousand Household and Che Squad — Recognized as a hero for his intelligence, Shen Che becomes a Thousand Household, defeats Han Li, and forms a one-hundred-man elite unit. 93 99
• Black Wind Plains and Cold Snake Valley — Shen Che leads selected Che Squad elites and Qin Wushuang into the Northern Territory to disrupt the descent ritual's strongholds, advancing to Late Innate during the campaign. 102 103 119
• Withered Ghost Ridge — He arrives as reinforcements, breaks the Four Symbols Sky Locking Array, and kills four Great Demons with Blood Demon Clone Slash before confronting the Blood Slaughter Demon General. 127 128

Trivia

• Shen Che calls the body-refining route “the path of the brute,” favoring an indestructible physique over reliance on conventional internal arts. 4
• He refuses to cultivate the Corpse Refining Technique despite recovering it from the Corpse Daoist. 49
• Shen Che's Thousand Household token bears the character “彻” on its front. 95
• He selected members for the Northern Territory strike team partly by sensing their emotional resolve rather than simply choosing the strongest candidates. 103