Lin Changqiang

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Lin Changqiang (林长枪)
Alias(es)	Shen Teng (disguise) 85
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male 17
Affiliation	Lin Family branch; Dao Sect, Wild Hall 127 287
Occupation/Role	Cultivator; Dao Sect disciple; champion of the Hundred Dynasties Great War 287
Status	Alive; reached the Ancestor Realm and merged with the Tianxuan Continent's Plane Embryo 534 535
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Body Tempering Stage Five	4	Recorded at 92% progress after a month of training with Lin Dong; had learned Stone Splitting Leg, Through-the-Back Fist, and Eight Desolations Palm. 4
Body Tempering Stage Seven	5	Reached the stage on the day of the Lin Family Clan Competition; received lottery draws and the Dragon Gallbladder Bright Silver Spear. 5
Earthly Yuan Stage	14	Breakthrough unlocked the Quest System and the Ghost Captain Fashion, which condenses Ninth-grade Yin Fiend Qi. 14
Middle Earthly Yuan Stage	17	Advanced through assisted cultivation, Ghost Captain Fashion bonuses, and Double Experience Cards. 17
Late Earthly Yuan Stage	24	Reached 6% progress; possessed several third- through sixth-grade martial arts. 24
Heavenly Origin Stage	30	Breakthrough awarded the Daytime Prince Fashion, which condenses Ninth-grade Yang Gang Qi. 30
Middle Heavenly Origin Stage / Talisman Master Apprentice	36	Began Spiritual Power cultivation while advancing Yuan Power to 37% of the Middle Heavenly Origin Stage. 36
Late Heavenly Origin Stage	42	Reached 24% progress before the conflict with the Lei and Xie Families. 42
Lesser Yuan Dan Stage / One-Seal Talisman Master	54	Reached Lesser Yuan Dan Stage 39% and One-Seal Talisman Master 46% while cultivating in the Pill Immortal Pool. 54
Two-Seal Talisman Master	59	Publicly identified himself as a Two-Seal Talisman Master during a talisman-master duel. 59
Great Perfection Yuan Dan Stage / Four-Seal Talisman Master	70	Cultivated alongside Lin Dong with thousands of Yang Yuan Pills; possessed the Life-Transforming Talisman Array. 70
Form Creation Realm	75	Broke through before departing for the Tomb Mansion; acquired the Dream Devouring Spiritual Power technique. 75
Qi Creation Realm Major Achievement / Five-Seal Talisman Master	97	Absorbed the Thunder Source, reaching 63% of Qi Creation Realm Major Achievement and Five-Seal Talisman Master 59%. 97
Creation Stage	125	Reached 24% of the Creation Stage and Advanced Spirit Talisman Master 7% after a day of cultivation. 125
Great Achievement Creation Stage	132	Lin Fan identified him as having reached Great Achievement of the Creation Stage. 132
Great Perfection Creation Stage / Heavenly Talisman Master	144	Reached 100% Great Perfection Creation Stage but lacked Nirvana energy; Spiritual Power reached Heavenly Talisman Master level. 144
One-Seal Heavenly Talisman Master	148	Survived his first Wind and Thunder Tribulation and became a One-Seal Heavenly Talisman Master. 148
Nirvana Stage (One Yuan)	177, 184	Listed as One Yuan Nirvana on his data card; later used Bian Que's Medicine Bottle to create a Fourth-grade Spiritual Medicine and break into the Nirvana Stage. 177 184
Two Yuan Nirvana / Three-Mark Heavenly Talisman Master	224	Faced Xuan Yu while possessing Two Yuan Nirvana Yuan Power and Three-Mark Heavenly Talisman Master Spiritual Power. 224
Three Yuan Nirvana / Four-Seal Heavenly Talisman Master	241	Recorded after obtaining the Profound Martial Hall inheritance and elemental powers. 241
Five Yuan Nirvana / Five-Seal Heavenly Talisman Master	287	Entered the Dao Sect at this level after winning the Hundred Dynasties Great War. 287
Seven Yuan Nirvana / Seven-Seal Heavenly Talisman Master	321, 333	Advanced to Seven Yuan Nirvana in the Spirit Locking Array, then raised Spiritual Power to Seven-Seal Heavenly Talisman Master. 321 333
Life Profound Stage	356	Had entered the Life Profound Stage by the Sect Competition period. 356
Life Profound Stage Great Accomplishment	359, 402	Intimidated Yuan Gate with Great Accomplishment pressure; later consolidated the breakthrough while refining Earth Core Spirit Sap. 359 402
Death Profound Stage Minor Accomplishment / Great Vehicle Spiritual Power	443	Reached Death Profound Stage Minor Accomplishment and revealed Great Vehicle Immortal Talisman Master-level Spiritual Power. 443
Grand Talisman Sect	510	Broke through after absorbing the cloud sea above the Dao Sect, becoming imperceptible to ordinary spiritual senses. 510
Touching Samsara	512	Yuan Power cultivation was recorded at Touching Samsara. 512
Samsara Stage, First Layer	519, 529	Broke into the Samsara Stage and later displayed First Layer Samsara strength. 519 529
Ancestor Realm	534	Merged with the Plane Embryo and gained control over the Tianxuan Continent. 534

Background / History

Lin Changqiang began as a comparatively weak and lazy Lin Family junior, but was one of the few youths who treated Lin Dong and Qing Tan well before either became powerful. After his transmigration and the activation of the Honor of Kings System, he resolved to abandon his old habits and pursue the pinnacle of martial arts. His dramatic declaration inspired Lin Dong, though Changqiang later found it deeply embarrassing. 1 3 4

He trained daily with Lin Dong, rapidly lost weight, learned the Eight Desolations Palm, and used the system's auxiliary-cultivation functions to acquire experience from Lin Dong's training. He won the Lin Family Clan Competition, but challenged the ranking system because he believed Lin Dong's record merited first place. 3 4 8 9

As his strength rose, Changqiang became one of the Lin Family branch's foremost protectors. He shared the Azure Yuan Art and Ghost Captain Costume with Lin Dong, helped repel hostile forces, defeated major enemies such as Yue Shan, and forced the Lin Clan's main branch to acknowledge the branch family's power. 15 69 74

He later emerged as a champion of the Hundred Dynasties Great War and joined the Dao Sect's Wild Hall. His victories, inheritances, and rapid advancement turned him into a celebrated senior disciple, while his later breakthroughs brought him into conflicts involving the Lightning Ancestral Talisman, the Primordial Pagoda, and the Ancient Lords. 287 332 440 535

Appearance

Lin Changqiang is a tall, lean but muscular young man. He is described as having a handsome face, sword-like brows, deep black eyes, and a composed smile; he often wears white robes. 126 177

• Height: 187 cm. 177
• Weight: 78 kg. 177
• Build: Lean in clothing, muscular underneath. 177
• Distinguishing feature: His appearance is considered striking enough to draw attention even among elite cultivators. 126
• Physique: His body was repeatedly tempered until it rivaled or surpassed high-grade spirit treasures and Nirvana-stage experts. 133 143

Personality

Lin Changqiang is ambitious, theatrical, and intensely confident. He openly declares goals that others consider absurd, enjoys striking poses and grand speeches, and frequently uses bravado to unsettle enemies or inspire allies. 3 42

Despite his laziness and tendency to seek shortcuts, he is pragmatic in battle. He studies his opponents, exploits system mechanics, disguises himself when useful, and prefers overwhelming force or positional advantages over honorable but inefficient fights. 10 85 220

He is not indiscriminately cruel. He spared Lin Hong after defeating him, helped guide younger Lin Family members, shared valuable resources with Lin Dong, and showed mercy to Guan Cangshu's group after taking compensation for their attempted theft. 8 15 72 196

Abilities & Skills

Honor of Kings System

Lin Changqiang's system provides lottery draws, quests, equipment slots, favorability tracking, auxiliary cultivation, and rewards for breakthroughs or completed objectives. 2 3 14

• Uses auxiliary cultivation to gain experience from another person's martial arts practice. 3 10
• Obtains martial arts, treasures, skills, fashions, and other resources through lottery draws. 5 10 532
• Tracks favorability, allowing him to judge whether others bear ill intent toward him. 15
• Can receive major quests tied to Tianxuan Continent and the Demonfiend Coalition. 129

Yuan Power and Martial Arts

Changqiang possesses an extensive arsenal of martial arts spanning ordinary, Creation, Spirit, Heavenly, and Divine levels.

• Great Desolate Heaven Imprisoning Palm — Spirit martial art evolved from the Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger; capable of trapping and crushing powerful opponents. 130 180
• Great Profound Martial Divine Ability — High-level Spirit martial art inherited from Xuan Yu and the Profound Martial Hall. 224 228
• Great Desolation Scripture — Heavenly martial art that turns vast areas into desolation and gathers energy into the user. 326
• General Tiangong — Heavenly martial art that adds lightning properties to Yuan Power, creates counterattacking lightning after successful evasions, and controls nearby unattended lightning. 390
• Fire Dance Whirlwind — Mid-grade sixth-grade martial art drawn from the system. 10
• Sacred Elephant Collapsing Heaven Crash — Used to intimidate demonic beasts in the Thunder Rock Mountain Range. 172

Spiritual Power and Talisman Arts

Changqiang cultivates Spiritual Power alongside Yuan Power, eventually reaching the Grand Talisman Sect and Great Vehicle levels.

• Life-Transforming Talisman Array — Used to create the Myriad Transformations Flame, which destroyed Yue Shan and killed several sect leaders. 69
• Unity of Man and Heaven — A flexible amplification technique used to withstand overwhelming attacks and strengthen his combat arts. 306
• Dream Devouring — Creates protective bubbles while he sleeps. 75
• Desolate Demonic Eye — Wild Hall's most difficult recorded martial art; cultivated after enduring Huang's Giant Pupil and Sha Qi. 305 306
• Moon Waxing — Spiritual Power technique later shared with Lin Dong. 491
• Moonlight suppression — Can immobilize opponents with moonlight radiance, as demonstrated against Huang Ling and Qingteng. 443 444

Body Tempering and Lightning Control

His body is one of his greatest advantages, strengthened through the Great Sun Thunder Body, lightning tribulations, Wild Force, Primordial Qi, and the Lightning Ancestral Talisman.

• Great Sun Thunder Body — First-rate cultivation technique with Bronze, Jade, and Great Sun stages; its final stage grants a body comparable to a High-grade Spirit Treasure. 89 133
• Jade Thunder Body — Provided near-invulnerability against Yin Puppet Sect attacks. 114
• Lightning Ancestral Talisman — Gained after enduring 99,999 lightning bolts and a Thunder Dragon strike; grants direct lightning control and further transformed his body. 440
• Physical resilience — Could fight Creation-stage beasts barehanded and withstand Creation martial arts with his body. 133 140
• Self-Harm and recovery skills — Uses self-inflicted damage, regeneration, and defensive skills to outlast powerful lightning and extreme cultivation conditions. 439 440

Mobility, Control, and Defense

• Command: Teleport — System-granted teleportation command used for rapid escape and repositioning. 15 115
• Taiqing Roaming Heaven Steps — Movement technique for evasive footwork, rapid pursuit, and combat mobility. 147
• Stillness Card — Freezes opponents briefly; used to immobilize Lei Qian and take his hairpin. 291 355
• Sun Moon Divine Light Shield — Defensive secret technique formed through the integration of solar and lunar power. 226 241
• Elemental control — Commands wind, rock, lightning, grass, water, fire, and ice as powers distinct from Yuan and Spiritual Power. 254

Plane Power

After merging with the Plane Embryo, Changqiang gained control over the Tianxuan Continent's Plane Power.

• Can draw Plane Power on a massive scale in combat. 526
• Possesses authority sufficient to perceive the damaged rift above Tianxuan Continent and believes he could repair it at will. 534
• Reached the Ancestor Realm through the Plane Embryo and Miracle Core. 534

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Dragon Gallbladder Bright Silver Spear — High-grade Spirit Treasure drawn upon reaching Body Tempering Stage Seven; one of his preferred weapons. 5 49
• Ghost Captain Costume / Yin Fiend Ceremonial Attire — Fashion that increases experience gains and condenses Ninth-grade Yin Fiend Qi; shared with Lin Dong for cultivation. 14 15
• Daytime Prince Fashion — Increases experience gains and condenses Ninth-grade Yang Gang Qi. 30
• Ice Silkworm Silver Thread Gloves — Earth-tier Spirit Treasure gloves that conduct Yuan Power and add cold power to martial arts. 147
• Shangyang Terrace Scroll – Sword — Mid-tier Pure Origin Treasure capable of producing lightning through Yuan Power. 184
• Stillness Card — Heaven-tier Spirit Treasure selected from Ying Xuanzi's offered rewards. 291
• Light Feather Boots — Heaven-tier Spirit Treasure selected alongside the Stillness Card. 291
• Lightning Ancestral Talisman — Ancestral Talisman integrated into his spiritual world. 440
• Black Sky — Divine Artifact Armor obtained through a system lottery. 532
• Miracle Core — Divine Artifact used in his eventual breakthrough to the Ancestor Realm. 532 534
• Auspicious Qilin Chronicle — Heaven and Earth Divine Artifact Fashion that improves luck, grants special effectiveness against dark and evil attributes, frightens fur-bearing beasts, and emits life energy. 234

Relationships

• Lin Dong — Closest companion and sworn brother-like partner. Changqiang trained with him, shared cultivation resources, fought alongside him, and consistently supported his growth. 3 15 97
• Qing Tan — Lin Family junior whom Changqiang protected when she was vulnerable; he treats her with familial care. 1 5 143
• Xiao Yan — Brother and companion. Changqiang worries over his refinement, carries him during travel, and helps support his cultivation. 91 97 176
• Little Sable / Lin Diao — Brother and ally; Changqiang's early quest specifically required befriending him and Xiao Yan. 14 176
• Ling Qingzhu — Romantic partner. Changqiang was immediately captivated by her, later built mutual trust with her, and accepted her condition to treat Ying Huanhuan well. 83 89 500
• Ying Huanhuan — Close companion and romantic partner. Changqiang gave her a hairpin and the Dragon-patterned Jade Pendant, trained with her, and developed mutual affection. 356 391
• Ying Xuanzi — Dao Sect leader and mentor-like protector who arranged for Changqiang to receive powerful treasures for his safety. 291
• Xuan Yu — Remnant master of the Profound Martial Hall who initially tested Changqiang, then entrusted him with the hall's inheritances. 224 228
• Spirit of the Martial Tablet — The intelligence of the Creation Martial Tablet. Changqiang used an Intimacy Rose to establish goodwill and later gained its recognition. 129 148
• Jiang Yinyin — Lord of Life and Death, who acknowledges Changqiang as her “big brother.” 535

Story Role / Major Arcs

Lin Family Clan Competition

Changqiang transformed from an overlooked, formerly chubby junior into the competition's strongest participant. He defeated Lin Jiejun and Lin Hong, then argued that Lin Dong deserved first place based on wins and losses rather than the tournament's elimination rules. 6 8 9

Qingyang Town and Flame City

He helped the Lin Family confront external threats, cultivated alongside Lin Dong, acquired the Azure Yuan Art and Great Sun Thunder Body, and became a major force in the family's rise. 15 30 42 49

Tomb Mansion and the Creation Martial Tablet

Changqiang infiltrated the Tomb Mansion under disguises, fought the Four Great Clans' geniuses, encountered Ling Qingzhu, acquired the Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger, and formed a connection with the Spirit of the Martial Tablet. 83 85 129 130

Hundred Dynasties Great War

He entered the Ancient Battlefield, accumulated Ancient Secret Keys and Nirvana resources, defeated hostile dynasties, gathered allies, and ultimately won the Hundred Dynasties Great War as a cultivator from a Low-tier Dynasty. 175 184 220 287

Dao Sect and the Sect Competition

After joining Wild Hall, Changqiang rapidly earned recognition as a leading Dao Sect disciple. He mastered the Desolation Art's fourth martial art, advanced through the Pill River Anointment, defeated Lei Qian, and confronted Yuan Gate's Three Little Kings. 298 305 355 359

Tianfeng Sea Region and the Lightning Ancestral Talisman

He represented the Gu Family in the Martial Tournament, secured access to the Primordial Pagoda, defeated Death Profound opponents, and endured the Lightning Ancestral Talisman's trial to claim it. 407 408 443 440

Final Advancement

Changqiang returned to the Dao Sect, rose to the Grand Talisman Sect and Samsara stages, wielded Plane Power against the alien demon threat, and finally merged with the Plane Embryo to enter the Ancestor Realm. 510 519 526 534

Notable Quotes

“I will ascend to the Pinnacle of Martial Arts!” 3

“At the same level, I am undefeated!” 42

“I commune often with the spirit of heaven and earth, leaning on the sun and moon, riding the mountains and seas, wandering through the dust of the world without arrogance toward all things.” 526

“I... am heaven and earth...” 534

Trivia

• Lin Changqiang initially regretted his dramatic martial-arts declaration so intensely that he repeatedly wished he could disappear from embarrassment. 4
• He prefers overwhelming ranged firepower and crowd control over direct duels when possible. 10
• He considers himself not entirely virtuous and is willing to seize treasures when sufficiently tempted, though he prefers to have a justification before acting. 220 260
• His system-granted talent, Friend of Small and Medium Animals, gives him an affinity with small and medium animals and animal cubs, excluding pigeons, squirrels, and fish. 241