Lan Zhan

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Lan Zhan (蓝战)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Star Academy; Tianxing Army; formerly associated with Thunder 81 82 105
Occupation/Role	Homeroom teacher and trainer of Star Academy's 45th cohort 68 69
Cultivation	Half-Step Golden Body expert 68
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 68

Background / History

Lan Zhan became the homeroom teacher responsible for five newly admitted Star Academy students: Lu Sheng, Yu Qianqian, Long Tianxing, Gu Yun, and Xia Kong. From their first meeting, he made clear that academy assignments could be fatal and that they would need to trust one another as comrades over the coming four years. 69

Before joining this teaching role, Lan Zhan was connected to the team known as Thunder. He considers his earlier failure a disgrace and is determined to preserve Thunder's glory through his current work. 82

He is also a member of the Tianxing Army, alongside Star Academy's students and principal. 105

Appearance

Lan Zhan is a bald, heavily built man whose physique and demeanor immediately convey intimidation.

• Wears a black tank top stretched tight across his musculature. 68
• Has a stern expression and eagle-sharp eyes. 68
• Exudes a noticeable killing aura. 68
• Often wears a fierce or ferocious smile when preparing students for difficult training. 68 70

Personality

Lan Zhan is blunt, demanding, and deliberately intimidating. He warns his students without softening the reality of Star Academy's lethal assignments, even telling them that they may have to carry either their classmates' ashes—or his—to their hometowns. 69

His severity is rooted in mentorship rather than cruelty. He uses pressure, sparring, and tailored trials to temper his students' abilities and character; he specifically seeks to improve Long Tianxing's temperament, curb Gu Yun's arrogance, and turn the cohort into a dependable team. 81

Lan Zhan is intensely ambitious about his students' potential. He believes the 45th cohort could become Star Academy's strongest team and even surpass Heaven's Punishment. 81 82 Although Lu Sheng repeatedly exceeds his expectations, Lan Zhan gradually learns to trust his student's unconventional decisions rather than interfere prematurely. 84 90 94

Abilities & Skills

Half-Step Golden Body Cultivation

Lan Zhan is a Half-Step Golden Body expert, placing him far above his students' early-stage cultivation. 68

• Participates in the defense of the Tianxing Great Wall when alien demons attack. 107
• His cultivation is sufficient to make Long Tianxing suppress his objections immediately upon meeting him. 69

Martial Arts Instruction

Lan Zhan teaches the standardized Martial Artist system, including the Refining Mortal, Qi Refining, and Entering Dao stages, as well as the nine-layer Body Refining system. 69 70

• Arranges repeated sparring sessions against senior students to develop practical combat ability. 70 71
• Explains the danger of pursuing the legendary twenty-point Blood Qi limit, drawing on the failure of his former junior. 72
• Approves Lu Sheng's request to leave Tianxing City despite fearing that Lu Sheng may waste time chasing that limit. 73

Personalized Training Design

Lan Zhan creates individualized Spirit Realm training plans based on each student's strengths and weaknesses. 81

• Lu Sheng's five-part plan covers Sword Dao Perfection, Sword Qi cultivation in the Sword Pool, simulated combat, the Sword Tower, and Sword Mountain. 81
• Creates a parallel Sword Dao training competition between Lu Sheng and Yu Qianqian to address their rivalry before it damages future teamwork. 81
• Adjusts Yu Qianqian's requirements after Lu Sheng reaches Sword Dao Perfection far earlier than expected. 83
• Advocates for increasingly difficult, practical-combat-oriented training when the academy's standard program proves too slow for the cohort. 110

Items

• Sword Demon Clan Sword Bone — A precious Sword Dao resource Lan Zhan gives to Lu Sheng after Lu Sheng completes Dragon Subduing Sword Qi. Lan Zhan obtained it from Elder Li as payment for a bet. 91 92
• Credentials for leaving Tianxing City — Provided to Lu Sheng so he could train outside the city while pursuing the twenty-point Blood Qi limit. 74

Relationships

• Lu Sheng — Student. Lan Zhan initially tries to dissuade him from pursuing twenty Blood Qi points, but later supports his growth, protects his interests, and promises that no one will harm him while Lan Zhan lives. 72 73 91 92
• Yu Qianqian — Student. Lan Zhan designs her Sword Dao training in deliberate competition with Lu Sheng's, intending to turn rivalry into productive growth. 81 83
• Long Tianxing — Student. Lan Zhan views his temperament as especially important because his talent is comparatively weaker than the rest of the cohort. 69 81
• Gu Yun — Student. Lan Zhan seeks to suppress Gu Yun's arrogance and teach cooperation. 81
• Xia Kong — Student. Lan Zhan recognizes his Body Refining path and assigns body-tempering-focused training. 70 81
• Elder Li — Senior adviser and collaborator in training the 45th cohort. They monitor the students in the Spirit Realm and discuss increasing the difficulty of later training. 81 90 110
• Ye Ying — A Star Academy junior by enrollment and captain of the Night Owl squad. Lan Zhan cannot directly command her because her strength is comparable to his. 121
• Old Wang — A veteran Tianxing City guard who recognizes Lan Zhan and treats him with familiarity and respect. 99

Story Role / Major Arcs

Arrival at Star Academy

Lan Zhan introduces himself as the new cohort's homeroom teacher, establishes the stakes of academy life, teaches foundational cultivation theory, and begins specialized combat training through senior-student sparring. 68 69 70

Blood Qi Limit Dispute

When Lu Sheng insists on pursuing twenty Blood Qi points rather than immediately entering Blood Refining, Lan Zhan strongly opposes the decision because of his former junior's ruinous obsession with the same goal. He ultimately grants Lu Sheng permission to leave the city and try. 72 73

Spirit Realm Training

Lan Zhan directs the cohort's first major training phase through customized Spirit Realm trials. He closely monitors Lu Sheng's extraordinary Sword Dao progress, repeatedly revises expectations, and chooses to trust Lu Sheng's risky effort to form one hundred strands of Sword Qi. 81 83 84 90 94

Support for Lu Sheng's Sword Dao

After Lu Sheng achieves Dragon Subduing Sword Qi, Lan Zhan gives him the Sword Demon Clan Sword Bone and affirms his potential. He also promises Elder Li that Lu Sheng will be protected. 91 92

Tianxing Army Training

Lan Zhan leads the students through the Heart Questioning Steps and Tianxing City, explaining the duty of retired frontline soldiers. After the students pass the trial, he formally inducts them into the Tianxing Army and issues their first mission. 99 105

Frontline and Combat-Squad Training

Lan Zhan joins the defense of the Tianxing Great Wall during an alien-demon attack. Afterward, he helps transition the cohort into practical training as auxiliary members of established combat squads, including Lu Sheng's proposed placement with Night Owl. 107 110 121

Notable Quotes

“Four years from now, I hope all five of you can graduate together, not... that I have to bring your ashes back to your hometowns!” 69

“As long as I'm alive, no one will be able to harm Lu Sheng!” 91

“Perhaps I can forge them into the most powerful team in the history of Star Academy!” 81