Zhou Zhao

Biodata

Name	Zhou Zhao (周曌)
Alias(es)	Princess Mingyue; Crown Princess; Sun-Moon Empress; Lunar Empress
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Great Zhou Dynasty; Three Purities Mountain; Martial Emperor Hall
Occupation/Role	Twelfth True Disciple of Three Purities Mountain; Princess and later Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty
Status	Alive
Known Titles	Starry Divine Body; successor of the Star Cosmic Emperor

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Peak Divine Aperture Realm	207	Expected to enter the Divine Transformation Realm due to her talent and awakened sword heart.
Starry Divine Body awakened	432	Refined the Blood Pool of Precious Medicine, activated her Divine Body, and received the supreme inheritance Grand Stellar Art.
Terrestrial Immortal Realm — Three Flowers Gathering	450	Broke through after leaving the Eternal Abyss.
Terrestrial Immortal Realm — peak Five Qi Unification	497	Reached this stage with the Martial Emperor's assistance; stood one step from the Primordial Spirit Realm.
Stellar Nascent Soul / nearing Dao Unification	499 505	Entered the third step of the Terrestrial Immortal Realm; formed a Stellar Nascent Soul and drew upon Great Zhou's fortune.
Dao Unification Realm	512	Achieved great success in primordial-spirit cultivation and entered Dao Unification with Chen Fan's help.
Peak Saint Realm — 1,080 Star Dao Principles	549	Evolved her 360 Starry Acupoints into miniature grotto-heavens, each holding three Star Dao Principles; her combat power reached roughly the fifth level of the God Realm.
Pinnacle God King	570	Condensed 108,000 Starry Dao Principles while accepting the Star Cosmic Emperor's inheritance.
Void Shattering Emperor	580	After 33 years of inheritance, mastered 50% of the Starry Great Dao and gained initial control of the Chaos Artifact Star Palace.
Ninth-level Void Shattering Emperor	630	Had reached a realm comparable to the Martial Emperor Zhou Wu and surpassed his need for protection.
Cosmic Emperor	708	Successfully proved the Dao through the Starry Great Dao and created the top Mystical Power World in Hand.
Space-path Emperor / Immortal	732	Abandoned the Starry Great Dao, attained the Emperor Realm through the Great Dao of Space, and developed a Transcendent-Grade Space Immortal Root.
Six strands of Innate Immortal Qi	793	Matched Chen Fan's progress after roughly 1,300–1,400 years of cultivation.

Background / History

Zhou Zhao is a princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the daughter of King Suppressor of the North Zhou Jing and Lu Ling'er. She is also a true disciple of Three Purities Mountain, where she holds the position of twelfth true disciple. Before the Eternal Abyss expedition, Chen Fan had escorted her through a demon- and monster-infested region; their shared ordeal developed into a close bond 96 429.

Her Starry Divine Body was deliberately concealed by both Three Purities Mountain and the Great Zhou Dynasty. Before it fully awakened, she was already considered a formidable Saint Body-level prodigy, but the revelation of her Divine Body established her as one of humanity's rare top-tier Divine Body bearers 425 436.

During the Eternal Abyss expedition, Zhou Zhao was repeatedly targeted for her Sun-Moon Golden Wheels. She held off Demon Domain prodigies, including Tushan Ya and Xiang Liu, until Chen Fan intervened. After refining the Blood Pool of Precious Medicine, she awakened her Starry Divine Body and obtained the Grand Stellar Art 421 422 432. She later received the top-grade divine artifact Star God Spear before the Eternal Abyss expelled its explorers 446 448.

Following her return, Zhou Zhao joined the war against the Demonkin Race. She led 100,000 battle-hardened border soldiers and could contend with three Five Qi Unification-level Demon Kings without losing ground 459 462. The Martial Emperor subsequently designated her Crown Princess and future ruler, intending for her to become the Great Zhou Dynasty's first female emperor 497.

As Sun-Moon Empress, Zhou Zhao cultivated with the support of Great Zhou's fortune and Chen Fan's guidance. After the dynasty unified the Ancient Life Star, she and Chen Fan departed to pursue the heights of cultivation beyond their home world 505 512.

In the Starry Sky Secret Realm, Zhou Zhao was chosen as successor to the Star Cosmic Emperor because she possessed the same Starry Divine Body and followed the Starry Great Dao. She inherited the Star Palace and eventually mastered half of the Starry Great Dao upon becoming a Void Shattering Emperor 567 580.

After later proving the Dao through the Starry Great Dao, Zhou Zhao changed paths to the Great Dao of Space. She cultivated a Transcendent-Grade Space Immortal Root and entered the Immortal Realm with a foundation considered unprecedented for a space-type Immortal Root 708 732.

Personality

Zhou Zhao is confident and composed under pressure. When Tushan Ya and Xiang Liu demanded her Sun-Moon Golden Wheels, she responded by openly asking whether the Demon Domain's hidden elders would mourn if she killed them 422.

She is protective of the Great Zhou Dynasty and regards it as her home. Once her Starry Divine Body strengthened her foundation, she resolved to return from the Eternal Abyss and aid her family and the dynasty against the Demon Domain coalition 440.

Despite her confidence, Zhou Zhao is pragmatic about responsibility. When asked to become Crown Princess, she acknowledged that many officials, aristocratic clans, sects, and imperial relatives might reject a female ruler; she accepted only after weighing the consequences 497.

Her relationship with Chen Fan is marked by trust, affection, and fierce faith in his potential. She consistently supports his ambitions, worries for his safety, and believes his talent can overcome paths that even the Star Palace artifact spirit considers impossible 505 581.

Abilities & Skills

Starry Divine Body

Zhou Zhao possesses a top-tier Human Race Divine Body that grants exceptional affinity with stellar power and the Starry Great Dao.

• Uses Starry Primordial Qi to operate and nurture her weapons 421.
• Can summon a constellation of stars in battle 436.
• Evolved all 360 Divine Apertures into Starry Acupoints, then into miniature Starry Sky grotto-heavens 549.
• Each grotto-heaven can contain three Star Dao Principles, allowing her to hold 1,080 principles at the peak of the Saint Realm 549.

Grand Stellar Art

A supreme inheritance obtained when her Starry Divine Body awakened in the Blood Pool of Precious Medicine.

• Serves as a foundational inheritance for her stellar cultivation path 432.
• Supported her later mastery of the Starry Great Dao and succession to the Star Cosmic Emperor 567 570.

Starry Great Dao

Zhou Zhao's original Dao path, through which she became a Void Shattering Emperor and later proved the Dao.

• Mastered 50% of the Starry Great Dao immediately after inheriting the Star Cosmic Emperor's power 580.
• Can manifest the Starry Great Dao as a spear powerful enough to shatter void 580.
• Created the top Mystical Power World in Hand after proving the Dao 708.

Great Dao of Space

Zhou Zhao later abandoned the Starry Great Dao and cultivated the Great Dao of Space, using space as the foundation to accommodate myriad Daos.

• Developed a Transcendent-Grade Space Immortal Root, an exceedingly rare space-type Immortal Root 732.
• Uses space-based techniques including Space Shattering, Void Storm, Dimensional Slash, and Space-Rending Slash 906.
• Her command of Space Law became stronger after her rebirth and fusion with her previous life's Dao Fruit 906.

One Qi, Three Purities

A Mystical Power Zhou Zhao cultivated with Chen Fan's guidance.

• Reached Minor Accomplishment after Chen Fan explained its principles to her 586.
• Later received Chen Fan's understanding of the technique to support her advancement toward Great Accomplishment 595.

Mystic Immortal Vein Appraisal

A True Immortal-level geomancy art for locating Immortal Veins.

• Reached Greater Mastery 750.
• Zhou Zhao states that only top geomancers may surpass her through accumulated experience and specialized methods 750.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Sun-Moon Golden Wheels — Paired Heirloom Saint Weapons highly compatible with Zhou Zhao's Starry Divine Body and Purple Subtlety Scripture. The Sun Wheel forms a defensive energy sphere, while the Moon Wheel becomes a crescent scimitar for offense 421.
• Star God Spear — Top-grade divine artifact that recognized Zhou Zhao as its master in the Eternal Abyss's Divine Artifact Zone 446.
• Star Palace — Chaos Artifact and inheritance palace of the Star Cosmic Emperor. Zhou Zhao gained initial control after becoming a Void Shattering Emperor 567 570 580.
• Immortal Execution Spear — Weapon wielded during her later battle against five Immortal Emperors 906.
• Void Armor — Armor used alongside the Immortal Execution Spear in the same conflict 906.

Relationships

• Chen Fan — Dao companion, later husband, and closest cultivation partner. He repeatedly rescues and supports her, while she trusts his potential without reservation 425 497 581.
• Zhou Jing — Father; King Suppressor of the North. His political position is strengthened by Zhou Zhao and Chen Fan's rise 456 479.
• Lu Ling'er — Mother 456.
• Martial Emperor Zhou Wu — Imperial ancestor and mentor who arranged her succession, explained his martial path, and hoped she would pursue the stars rather than remain on their home world 497 630.
• Lu Ding — Maternal grandfather and one of Great Zhou's three War God-level figures 452.
• Zhou Yi and Zhou Yu — Brothers who were separated from Zhou Zhao's group during their family's wartime movements 485.
• Bai Tushi — Ally during the Blood Pool of Precious Medicine conflict; both benefited from the pool and witnessed Chen Fan's transformation 432 433.
• Star Palace artifact spirit — Guide and caretaker of the Star Cosmic Emperor's inheritance; addresses Zhou Zhao as “Young Mistress” 570 580.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Eternal Abyss Expedition

• Defends the Sun-Moon Golden Wheels against Demon Domain prodigies and survives sustained pursuit 421 422.
• Receives the Blood Pool of Precious Medicine, awakens the Starry Divine Body, and gains the Grand Stellar Art 432.
• Reveals her Divine Body while fighting Ninth Young Master Taotie and other peerless prodigies 436.
• Obtains the Star God Spear before leaving the collapsing Eternal Abyss with Chen Fan 446 448.

Great Zhou–Demonkin War

• Leads 100,000 border veterans and fights three Five Qi Unification-level Demon Kings on the front line 459 462.
• Is confirmed as Princess Mingyue when she and Chen Fan rescue Xu Guangyao's forces 453.
• Supports Chen Fan during major battles and shows concern for his safety against peak Demon Kings 494.

Succession and Reign

• Accepts the Martial Emperor's proposal to become Crown Princess and future first female emperor of Great Zhou 497.
• Rules as Sun-Moon Empress while cultivating a Stellar Nascent Soul through Great Zhou's fortune 505.
• Becomes one of the two rulers of the unified Ancient Life Star alongside Chen Fan 512.

Star Cosmic Emperor's Inheritance

• Enters the Starry Sky Secret Realm with Chen Fan to seek the Star Cosmic Emperor's legacy 565.
• Is selected as the successor due to her matching Starry Divine Body and Dao path 567.
• Spends 33 years accepting the inheritance, becomes a Void Shattering Emperor, and masters 50% of the Starry Great Dao 580.

Space Dao and Immortal Realm

• Proves the Dao, later shifts from the Starry Great Dao to the Great Dao of Space, and attains an unprecedented Transcendent-Grade Space Immortal Root 708 732.
• Cultivates space-related Immortal Arts and assists Chen Fan in locating Immortal Veins 750.
• Battles five Immortal Emperors simultaneously with the Immortal Execution Spear and Void Armor 906.

Notable Quotes

“If you want my Sun-Moon Golden Wheels, then come and take them!” 421

“Then I wish the future Star Empress, or even the Star Goddess, will soon have her wish fulfilled and attain the Great Dao!” — Chen Fan to Zhou Zhao 549

“I’ll cover you then!” 565

Trivia

• Zhou Zhao's Sun-Moon Golden Wheels are two weapons individually, but together function as one offensive-and-defensive Heirloom Saint Weapon 425.
• Chen Fan could temporarily wield the Moon Golden Wheel effectively because of his strength, perfected Object Manipulation, Starry Empowerment from Zhou Zhao, and her permission; despite this, the wheels ultimately showed greater compatibility with Zhou Zhao 425.
• During an infiltration of an orc-populated Ancient Life Star, Zhou Zhao disguised herself by transforming her ears into cat ears 524.