Chen Zhao

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Chen Zhao (陈昭)
Alias(es)	Human Emperor; Chuan Ying Emperor; Banner-Wielding Fiend
Species/Race	Human; born with a Chaos Body
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Human Race; Intercepting Heaven Dao
Occupation/Role	Dao prover, Human Emperor, founder of a cultivation path based on the Human Body Heavens
Status	Active
First Appearance	1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Dao Prover	1 3	Survives the Dao Proving Tribulation, including manifestations of Immortal Spirits and ten vicious beings; defeats the ultimately sublimated Carefree Heavenly Lord before completing his breakthrough.
Human Emperor	3 4	Breaks through the myriad daos without merging with the Heavenly Heart and takes the title “Human Emperor.” His first-life combat power is classified as Heavenly Emperor-level.
Third Life	70	Completes a life-and-death transformation by nurturing a seed of life within his old body; emerges with immense life essence.
Fifth Life	106	Lives out a new life after more than 30,000 years of transformation, using a universe-spanning array, the Land of Creation, and Zhou Tian stellar power rather than an Undying Medicine.
Mortal World Immortal, perfected	150	Sheds the Chaos Body and returns to his original source; his body, Primordial Spirit, and power become flawless, immortal, and inexhaustible. His battle prowess reaches the Quasi-Immortal King level.
Apex of Immortals	154	Unifies the Dao Fruits of nine lifetimes and enters the Apex of Immortals realm.
Immortal King	166	Forms the Sixth Secret Realm, undergoes the Immortal King Tribulation beyond the realm, and becomes the first Immortal King of the epoch.
Quasi Immortal Emperor	249	Arrives in a primordial world as a Quasi Immortal Emperor; continues transforming while seeking to merge the Heavens within his body.
Immortal Emperor / End of the Road	269 271	Completes his ascent to Immortal Emperor, using the Human Emperor Banner to counter the Weird Clan’s resurrection and suppress End of the Road beings.
Temporarily beyond the End of the Road	292 294	Draws on Golden Light from the Bronze Gate, temporarily surpassing his normal realm and eternally silencing Weird Progenitors.

Background / History

Chen Zhao is a transmigrator from Blue Star reborn in the Ancient Era. His parents were Human Race sages: his mother possessed a Yin physique and his father a Yang physique. Their bloodline produced his supreme Chaos Body, but both died fighting for humanity when he was young. 1

Aware that a Chaos Body attracts covetous enemies, Chen Zhao concealed his physique with an ancient Bronze Gate whose origin he does not understand. The gate suppresses his fortune and aura, absorbs external fortune, and later repeatedly manifests Azure and Golden Light. Because no prior Chaos Body had successfully attained the Dao, he cultivated the Yin and Yang Ancient Scriptures and developed his own path. 1 4

At the Cosmic Frontier, Chen Zhao endured the Dao Proving Tribulation and fought Carefree Heavenly Lord, who sought to usurp his place. The Bronze Gate’s phantom halted Carefree’s River of Time, allowing Chen Zhao to survive and ultimately prove the Dao. He then assumed the title Human Emperor without merging with the Heavenly Heart. 2 4

As Human Emperor, Chen Zhao challenged the Life Forbidden Zones. He slew the Lord of Reincarnation, compelled the Primordial Ancient Mine to yield Primordial Life Stones, accepted the Moon Laurel Undying Medicine from the Sea of Reincarnation, and later helped bring about the Sea of Reincarnation’s destruction. 20 22 53 58

His pursuit of immortality led him through repeated transformations, the creation of the Sixth Secret Realm and Illusory God Realm, and the development of the Human Body Heavens path: treating the body as a vessel, the Primordial Spirit as its helm, and the Other Shore as the destination of immortality. 150 166 208 236

In the Boundary Sea, Chen Zhao hunted hostile Immortal Kings and refined them into the Human Emperor Banner. His methods earned him the fearful title of “Banner-Wielding Fiend.” He later fought Darkness Immortal Kings, Quasi Immortal Emperors, Weird Immortal Emperors, and Weird Progenitors across the Heavens. 205 207 213 269 294

Personality

Chen Zhao is cautious about threats that outmatch his current strength. He concealed his Chaos Body before proving the Dao, avoids prematurely provoking enemies such as the Emperor Lord, and repeatedly treats power accumulation as essential preparation rather than a reason for complacency. 1 18 22

In battle, he is direct, confident, and often ruthless. Those who seek to kill or sacrifice him are commonly suppressed into the Human Emperor Banner rather than spared. Yet he can show restraint and compassion: he declines to immediately destroy the Sea of Reincarnation when the strategic cost is too high, and offers Primitive an alternative to becoming a banner soul after Darkness corruption. 22 205 206 272

He is also an investigator and teacher. Chen Zhao seeks teachings from Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord, studies rival methods such as the Sacrificial Method, spreads the simplest principles of the Dao in a primordial era, and uses each encounter to refine his own path. 43 206 249

Appearance

Chen Zhao is initially depicted as a black-clad youth. Following later transformations, he commonly appears with black hair over his shoulders, sharp eyes, and an aura of immortal radiance. 1 150

• Born with a Chaos Body formed from Yin and Yang bloodlines. 1
• During major battles, manifests boundless Chaos Qi and Chaos Light. 3
• After reaching Mortal World Immortal perfection, his body is described as flawless and eternally at its peak. 150
• When empowered by the Bronze Gate’s Golden Light, he radiates brilliance capable of illuminating past, present, and future. 292

Abilities & Skills

Chaos Body

Chen Zhao’s innate Chaos Body gives him exceptional affinity with the myriad daos, immense physical strength, and combat power surpassing ordinary emperors even before his Dao proving is complete. 1 4

• His physical body is his strongest weapon; ordinary Emperor Weapons provide limited enhancement. 9 21
• Naturally comprehends and wields the Chaos Great Dao. 3 14
• Its extraordinary potential makes him a target for Forbidden Zone Supremes and Netherworld forces. 1 4
• He ultimately sheds this physique to attain a more perfect, permanent state. 150

Chaos Great Dao

Chen Zhao’s Dao can suppress rival Great Daos and reduce surrounding existence toward primordial chaos. 14 21

• Shatters Carefree Heavenly Lord’s Time Light. 3
• Suppresses the Lord of Reincarnation’s Great Dao. 14
• Return to Origin compresses matter, time, and space toward chaos. 21
• Allows him to break through the myriad daos without relying on the Heavenly Heart. 4

Human Body Heavens

Chen Zhao’s self-created path seeks to make his body independent of external heaven and earth by opening and evolving Heavens within himself. 18 208 255

• Uses the human body as a boat and the Primordial Spirit as the helm. 208
• Cultivates Heavenly Meridians to cross the Bitter Sea toward the Other Shore of Immortality. 213
• Nurtures a second Dao Fruit through the beings and cultivation system within his internal Heavens. 255
• Its intended completion is the fusion of the Heavens into a Unique True World. 243 255

Bronze Gate

A mysterious ancient gate connected to Chen Zhao’s transmigration and cultivation. Its true origin remains unknown. 1 58

• Conceals Chen Zhao’s physique and aura while suppressing his own fortune. 1
• Absorbs external fortune, helping his actions proceed smoothly. 1 4
• Its phantom nullifies Carefree Heavenly Lord’s River of Time. 3
• Releases Azure Light that accelerates the evolution of Chen Zhao and his artifacts. 58 65
• Releases Golden Light that temporarily elevates Chen Zhao beyond the End of the Road and restrains Weird Progenitors. 292 294

Refinement and Suppression

Chen Zhao uses the Human Emperor Banner to capture enemies, extract their Dao Fruits, and turn their power into resources for his own path. 205 207

• Refines Supremes, Nether Soldiers, Immortal Kings, and Weird Immortal Emperors into banner souls or slaves. 58 205 206 271
• Uses captured Dao Fruits and Great Daos as nourishment for Breaking King to Become Emperor. 206 207
• Specifically counters the Weird Clan’s ability to resurrect from its ancestral land. 269 271
• Can use the banner to collect Primordial Spirit fragments and battlefield remains. 213

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Human Emperor Sword — Chen Zhao’s principal sword; absorbs Immortal Metal essence from defeated Immortal King weapons and is later sublimated by Bronze Gate light. 45 207 270
• Human Emperor Banner — A growing weapon initially refined from the flesh and blood of more than a dozen Supremes; later absorbs the Sea of Reincarnation, Netherworld forces, Immortal Kings, and Weird beings. 58 205 206 269 271
• Chaos Sword — A sword forged from Ascension Cyan Gold; useful early on, though Chen Zhao considers its potential limited compared with his body. 1 9
• Sun Stone Pagoda — Imperial Weapon of the Sun Saint Emperor recovered from the Valley of Tang. 15
• Desolate Tower — Taken after Chen Zhao defeats the Lord of Divine Ruins; used as a space to plant the Peach of Immortality Undying Elixir. 53 65
• Moon Laurel Undying Medicine — Received from the Sea of Reincarnation as a peace offering. 22
• Fusang Divine Tree — Placed in his Chaos Bitter Sea, where it resonates with his Chaos Body and deepens his comprehension of the Chaos Great Dao. 18

Relationships

• Carefree Heavenly Lord — Enemy who attempted to replace Chen Zhao during his Dao proving; Chen Zhao defeated him after his Ultimate Sublimation. 2 3
• Lord of Reincarnation — Forbidden Zone Supreme slain by Chen Zhao in an Extreme Dao battle. 20 21
• Li Jing — Member of the Intercepting Heaven Dao; Chen Zhao shares the Valley of Tang’s location to strengthen the lineage. 18
• Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord — Dao companion and ally; shares the Numinous Treasure Scripture and transformation knowledge with Chen Zhao, while Chen Zhao provides Immortal Essence for his recovery. 43
• Daoist Heavenly Lord — Allied senior figure with whom Chen Zhao discusses the looming Darkness threat. 195 246
• Li Yang / Yang Emperor — Ally who sacrifices himself to delay a Quasi Immortal Emperor; Chen Zhao later saves part of his Primordial Spirit Dao Fire across time and space. 222 224 546
• Primitive — Fellow Daoist and First Emperor of Creation; they exchange Dao insights, secretly contest each other across the River of Time, and later confront Primitive’s Darkness corruption. 250 253 272
• Emperor Lord — A powerful, potentially dangerous figure whose hidden runes Chen Zhao discovers throughout the universe; later congratulates Chen Zhao’s Immortal King breakthrough. 18 166
• Weird Clan — Chen Zhao’s principal enemies at the End of the Road; he uses the Human Emperor Banner to prevent their resurrection and enslaves captured Immortal Emperors. 269 294
• Ye Fan — Chen Zhao later meets and guides him after returning to the Heavens. 546

Story Role / Major Arcs

Dao Proving and the Human Emperor

Chen Zhao begins at the threshold of Dao proving, survives a tribulation shaped by ancient terrifying beings, kills Carefree Heavenly Lord, and becomes the Human Emperor. His refusal to merge with the Heavenly Heart establishes his independent path. 1 4

War against the Life Forbidden Zones

He probes, challenges, and weakens the Forbidden Zones while avoiding a reckless total war. His victories over the Lord of Reincarnation and the Sea of Reincarnation establish him as a force the Supremes fear to confront openly. 14 20 22 53 58

Transformations and Immortal Path

Over successive lives, Chen Zhao seeks to escape the limits of the Human Dao. He develops the Sixth Secret Realm, reaches Mortal World Immortal perfection after abandoning the Chaos Body, creates a new cultivation system, and becomes an Immortal King. 70 106 150 154 166

Boundary Sea and the Banner-Wielding Fiend

While pursuing the path from Immortal King to Emperor, Chen Zhao dominates hostile Immortal Kings in the Boundary Sea. He studies the Sacrificial Method, absorbs enemy Dao Fruits, and becomes infamous for taking kings into his banner. 205 208

Immortal Emperor and War against the Weird Clan

Having reached Immortal Emperor, Chen Zhao turns the Human Emperor Banner into a countermeasure against Weird Clan immortality. He captures Weird Immortal Emperors, battles multiple Progenitors, and uses the Bronze Gate’s Golden Light to permanently silence several of them. 269 294

Return to the Heavens

Chen Zhao returns carrying the Heavens and holding the Human World, forcing the Weird Race to retreat. He reunites with ancient allies, guides disciples and later figures, and gives the Heavens hope by affirming that the Weird Race fears death. 546

Notable Quotes

“Enter my banner, and you shall see longevity.” 271

“Traversing the past, suppressing the present, severing the future, gazing at the eternal years, who dares to claim invincibility, who dares to say they are undefeated, only I am.” 292

Trivia

• Chen Zhao’s Chaos Body was hidden until he attained the Dao; even the Forbidden Zone Supremes did not identify it beforehand. 4
• He defines “Heavenly Emperor” as a classification of Supreme-level combat power rather than a formal realm. 4
• He considers the Chaos Sword inferior in long-term potential to his own physical body. 9
• The phrase “gain eternal life” becomes feared in the Boundary Sea because it means being sealed inside the Human Emperor Banner. 206