Hu Qi

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Hu Qi (胡奇)
Alias(es)	Herlinta; Lord Blackstone; Fang Xi; Lin Yi; Lu Yang; Feng Qi; Mo Ming 149 177 272 363 501 582 602
Species/Race	Human transmigrator; later manifests the Cosmic Coiling Serpent bloodline and true form 1 426
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Zhu Xi; personal disciple of the Snake Heart Sect; disciple of Zongshi Mountain; Dao Child of the Northern Sky Domain 66 110 512 609
Occupation/Role	Secret Martial Artist, cultivator, martial artist, and wielder of the Scarlet Modification Panel 66 389
Status	Active; True Spirit-level existence 628 633
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Qi and Blood First Transformation; Snake Form Stance, Third Level	63	Generated Qi and Blood, expelled bodily impurities, and gained major improvements to his physical senses and strength.
Qi and Blood Second Transformation; Snake Form Stance, Fourth Level	67	Advanced after two days of Ghost Slaying Blade training and heavy Blood Essence consumption.
Spirit Eagle Stance, Perfected	104	Developed Blood Qi Flame, a manifestation of extremely dense Bloodline Power.
Blood Essence Furnace, Mid-stage	106	Reached the second Essence Chapter layer of the Three-Eyed Yuan Snake Spirit Devouring Diagram.
Blood Qi Beacon Smoke, Mid-stage	124	Reached the fifth layer of the Spirit Devouring Diagram; Three-Eyed Yuan Snake bloodline rose to 4%.
Qi Dao Grandmaster	143	Broke through while his bloodline completeness reached 20%; awakened Twisted Light and raised Seven Fiends Blade to its seventh layer.
Qi Sect Master, Mid-stage	164	Condensed True Essence into a True Pill and reached the fourth Qi Meridian Chapter layer.
Myriad Manifestations Realm, Peak	203	Reached the third Heavenly Heart Chapter layer and began approaching the Dharma Manifestation Realm.
Six complete Life Diagrams; perfected Three-Eyed Yuan Snake bloodline	236	Illuminated the Cloud Kun Life Diagram, merged his Life Diagram methods, and deduced the Star-Coiling Serpent Cosmic Ring Scripture.
Void Glimpse Realm, Level 1	248	Began cultivating the Void Glimpse Chapter through the Star-Coiling Serpent Cosmic Ring Scripture.
Void Glimpse Realm, Level 3	259	Advanced his main Fate Diagram into the Grand Universe Coiling Serpent Fate Diagram.
Demonic Soul Realm	307	Entered the first Demonic Soul Chapter layer of the Crimson Sun Demonic Elephant Hellfire Art.
True Body Realm, Third Level	334	Crimson Sun Flame Fire evolved into Crimson Sun Hellfire, while Demonic Elephant True Strength evolved into Heavenly Phenomenon Manifestation.
Heavenly King, Peak / Fifth Order	358 363	Reached the peak Heavenly King gene classification and continued improving his Unknown Talisman completion.
Core Formation Realm	383	Condensed a Demonic Core and acquired the Natal Spell, Profound Yin Heavy Water.
True God; Infinite Dao	410 440	Comprehended the Infinite Dao through the Scarlet Panel and later displayed True God-level Dao Rhymes.
Godslayer Path, Sequence Nine — Sword Polisher	468	Forged the magical longsword Twilight and gained the Blade Tempering Eye characteristic.
Azure Heaven Tyrant Body	511	Modified the Desolate Heaven Tyrant Body into its ultimate Divine Body form, gaining Indestructible Tyrant Blood.
Martial King Realm	512	Reached Martial King only days after beginning the incomplete Nine Tribulations of the Desolate Heaven Body.
Dao Lord — Spiritual Land Realm	543	Reached the ninth Dao Lord Chapter layer of the Divine Limit Heart Art and formed a Dao Scenery projection.
True Spirit	626 628	Condensed Pure Yang Spirit and a True Spirit Mark; gained True Spirit Light and the Origin Vortex.

Background

Hu Qi awakens in a hospital after transmigrating into the body of another man named Hu Qi, whose legs are both in casts and may remain permanently disabled. Separated from his former family and world, he initially struggles with fear and uncertainty, though he immediately inherits the local language and writing system. A red flash in his vision foreshadows the Scarlet Modification Panel. 1

He begins as an ordinary combat trainee, using the panel to improve his skills and breathing methods. His rapid progress soon places him far ahead of peers such as Song Jian, eventually allowing him to generate Blood Essence within seven days and display Bloodline Power at Anshan Academy. 17 23 65 66

After joining Zhu Xi, Hu Qi chooses the difficult Ghost Slaying Blade technique and develops into a Secret Martial Artist capable of killing Blood Slaves and lower-tier Black Blood Species with ease. He deliberately conceals portions of his strength, later operating under Herlinta's identity while pursuing stronger Inherited Secret Martial Arts. 66 67 110 149 159

His Three-Eyed Yuan Snake Spirit Devouring Diagram evolves through the integration of numerous Secret Martial Arts, ultimately becoming the Star-Coiling Serpent Cosmic Ring Scripture. Hu Qi perfects his bloodline, absorbs Destiny into the Red Mirror Saber rather than accepting it himself, and repeatedly expands his power through new bodies, worlds, and cultivation systems. 193 236 237 501 582

Appearance

Hu Qi's appearance varies with his bodies, disguises, and transformations. In his original recorded human body, he is a strong, tall young man; at the Rotten Leaf Settlement, he stands approximately 1.8 meters tall and is noticeably better built than most survivors. 63 352

• His post-transformation skin becomes fairer and smoother after his first Qi and Blood Transformation. 63
• When entering the Core Formation Realm, he can assume a human form resembling a young man in his early twenties. 383
• His Cosmic Coiling Serpent form can become a colossal serpent over one hundred meters long. 383 426
• In the Great Wilderness incarnation, he begins as a five-year-old Barbarian child and later develops the appearance of an eleven- or twelve-year-old boy with long black hair. 582 587
• Twisted Light allows him to alter his apparent body parts, disguise himself as other people, or become transparent. 143 360 388

Personality

Hu Qi is notably calm in situations that would terrify ordinary people, including cultivation breakthroughs, lethal encounters, and attacks by entities far above conventional martial artists. His composure is paired with a practical worldview: he considers readily available means of advancement preferable to stubbornly refusing help or power. 63 315 410

His primary motivation is self-improvement and survival. He seeks knowledge, techniques, bloodlines, runes, and Dao Rhymes whenever they can strengthen him, and he prefers to remain hidden until revealing his power serves his interests. 67 159 389 576

Hu Qi retains selective moral boundaries. He refuses to create Black Blood Species from humans despite the potential Modification Points, instead choosing to cultivate Exotic Beasts and Secret Martial Artists. However, he is also capable of dissecting captives, controlling others through Heavenly Thread, and killing opponents without mercy when they threaten or obstruct him. 236 359 388 601

Abilities & Skills

Scarlet Modification Panel

The Scarlet Modification Panel is Hu Qi's central means of accelerated growth. It displays his status, bloodline, talents, skills, and Modification Points, which can be spent to upgrade techniques, remove harmful conditions, and improve physical traits. 17 315 389

• It raised his cultivation methods and combat skills at rates considered impossible for ordinary practitioners. 106 512
• It can remove external abnormalities, including the King of Hell's Post mark and the Giant Eye's influence. 315 597
• It can modify Divine Bodies, transforming the Desolate Heaven Tyrant Body into the Azure Heaven Tyrant Body. 511
• Its upgrades require Modification Points, usually gathered from extraordinary creatures, disasters, runes, or other sources of power. 359 526 531

Cosmic Coiling Serpent Bloodline

Hu Qi's original Three-Eyed Yuan Snake bloodline evolves through repeated modification, integration, and mutation until it becomes the Cosmic Coiling Serpent bloodline. 116 236 379

• His perfected Three-Eyed Yuan Snake bloodline reaches 100% completeness before developing a mutation. 236 237
• The bloodline grants abnormal physical growth, regeneration, sensory ability, and a serpent true form. 383 573
• His later Cosmic Coiling Serpent form can endure the core of a sun while devouring its energy. 426
• It grants immense appetite and digestion, allowing him to consume Gray Mist and other extraordinary energy sources. 159 531

Spirit Devour

Spirit Devour is Hu Qi's primary absorption talent, allowing him to draw in energy, spiritual power, and useful traits. 116 159

• It accelerates cultivation by gathering spiritual energy directly into his body. 357 501
• It assists in absorbing bloodline power, runes, memories, and Inherited Secret Martial Arts. 193 232 359
• It can greatly amplify a pattern's absorption speed when normal cultivation is too slow. 357

Twisted Light

Twisted Light distorts perception rather than merely changing Hu Qi's physical body. 143

• It can make an unchanged human arm appear as a tiger claw to observers. 143
• It enables disguises, including Hu Qi's impersonation of Chen Yi and infiltration of the Qingyang Sect. 360 388
• It can render him transparent and help him evade detection or tribulation. 383 388
• Even damage that pierces his serpent scales can be partially mitigated by its distortion effects. 573

Supernatural Abilities

Hu Qi accumulates multiple Supernatural Abilities by integrating Divine Secret Martial Arts and other inheritances. 193 236

• Water Control — Manipulates water and supports his aquatic and serpent-based cultivation. 193 383
• Intent Sword — A sword-based Supernatural Ability obtained through the integration of Secret Martial Arts. 193
• Heavenly Thread — Produces colored threads that can parasitize and control targets, as used against Bai Tianzong. 236 388
• Myriad Thunders — Controls lightning for broad, indiscriminate attacks. 236 390
• Buddha Realm — Pulls targets into a will-created inner world and can turn them into fanatical followers. 236
• Mind Evolution — Supports observation, analysis, and deduction. 236
• Yuan Eye / Origin Eye of Delusion — Perceives and tracks higher-level powers, including Dao Lords and fleeing True Spirits. 236 577 633

Crimson Sun Hellfire and Heavenly Phenomenon Manifestation

After reaching the True Body Realm, Hu Qi's former traits undergo a characteristic shift. 334

• Crimson Sun Hellfire creates a hellscape of Yang Fire using Hu Qi's inner landscape to suppress evil. 334
• Heavenly Phenomenon Manifestation enlarges his body to a heaven-and-earth-like scale and amplifies his physical power. 334
• His body becomes golden and rapidly regenerates after enduring sustained lightning from the World Will. 334

Eternal Ring and Origin Vortex

At the True Spirit level, Hu Qi's abilities become increasingly focused on survival against higher-dimensional forces. 627 628

• Eternal Ring makes him extremely difficult to kill, even against a True Spirit-level Heavenly Venerable. 627
• Origin Vortex distorts rules and isolates external laws, rendering the Void Sea Origin Will's attacks ineffective. 632
• True Spirit Light is the defining trait of his first True Spirit Chapter layer. 628

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Ghost Slaying Blade — A demanding Qi and Blood blade technique selected from Zhu Xi's archives; it consumes large quantities of Blood Essence during training. 66 67
• Seven Fiends Blade — Hu Qi's blade art, raised to at least its seventh layer and later gaining the White Tiger Fiend, Extinction trait. 143
• Red Mirror Saber — Absorbed the world's Destiny and became a Destiny treasure rather than binding Hu Qi to the planet. 237
• Twilight — A magical longsword Hu Qi forged for his Godslayer Path promotion. 468
• Tongshan Jade / Mountain Pass Jade — Zhang Huo's identity token for Hu Qi at Zongshi Mountain; it bears three emergency imprints of Zhang Huo's power. 512
• Black Spirit Banner — A repaired True Spirit-level artifact that Hu Qi fully refines; it can strengthen him and may tear through dimensional barriers. 577 579

Relationships

• Li Yi — Hu Qi's cousin, who visits him in the hospital, brings food and gives him a new phone; later seeks Hu Qi's help regarding Nuo Xing. 1 241
• Wang Luo — Zhu Xi captain and early guide who explains Secret Martial Artists, Black Blood Species, Zhu Xi's contract, and Qi and Blood Techniques. 65 66
• Dai Shu — An assistant who relays Li Yi's visit during Hu Qi's seclusion and witnesses his combat ability. 110 241
• Herlinta — A powerful Black Blood Species-associated blade user who duels Hu Qi; after her death, Hu Qi uses her identity as a cover. 136 141 149
• Zhang Huo — Sect Master of Zongshi Mountain and Hu Qi's master; he saves Hu Qi from the Azure Hidden Dragon Lizard and accepts him as a disciple. 511 512
• Jiang Jiu — Zongshi Mountain disciple who assists Hu Qi during Source Disasters and shows concern and affection for him. 527 528
• Lu Shan, Lu Hong, and Tong Chang — Survivors and Evolvers strengthened through rune transplantation; they become Hu Qi's believers and subordinates. 359
• Mo Shan — Birth father of Hu Qi's Great Wilderness body, who recognizes him as Mo Ming and takes interest in his abilities. 601 602
• Long Si — Void King and recurring adversary whose will and knowledge Hu Qi ultimately exploits. 565 576 579
• Netherworld Heavenly Venerable — True Spirit-level enemy who seals Hu Qi during his breakthrough; he later returns to overwhelm her and her allies. 627 633

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Transmigration and early training — Hu Qi begins in an injured hospital body, discovers the Scarlet Panel, and rapidly outgrows ordinary combat trainees. 1 17 23
• Zhu Xi and Secret Martial Artist arc — He enters Zhu Xi, studies Ghost Slaying Blade, and becomes a recognized Bloodline Power prodigy. 65 66 67
• Three-Eyed Yuan Snake arc — Hu Qi develops his Divine Secret Martial Art, acquires Twisted Light, and reaches the Qi Dao Grandmaster level. 116 143 159
• Life Diagram and Destiny arc — He integrates multiple inheritances, creates the Star-Coiling Serpent Cosmic Ring Scripture, perfects his bloodline, and redirects Destiny into the Red Mirror Saber. 232 236 237
• Apocalyptic Evolver arc — Operating through alternate identities, he acquires runes, establishes believers, suppresses war zone leaders, and creates the City of Dawn. 352 359 367
• Cangzhou cultivation arc — As the Cosmic Coiling Serpent, he reaches Core Formation, infiltrates the Qingyang Sect, and consumes Qingyang Daoist to obtain the Infant Transformation method. 383 388 390
• Dao and True God arc — Hu Qi comprehends the Infinite Dao, attains True God status, and pursues increasingly high-level Adept and Dao Lord powers. 410 440 468 543
• Zongshi Mountain arc — After becoming Zhang Huo's disciple, he perfects the Azure Heaven Tyrant Body, purifies Source Disasters, and defeats Martial God-level enemies. 511 512 527 528
• True Spirit ascension arc — Hu Qi refines the Black Spirit Banner, condenses a True Spirit Mark, and defeats Netherworld, Golden Spirit, and Haori Heavenly Venerables with the Origin Vortex and Eternal Ring. 579 626 628 633

Notable Quotes

“It's about time to level up!” 141

“So stingy. After I absorbed some of your Vital Energy, you struck me for ten minutes.” 334