Chen Sheng

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Chen Sheng (陈升)
Alias(es)	Chen Yanzu 232
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Eagle Body Sect; affiliated with YiHe Sect 190
Occupation/Role	Martial artist; Xingyi Quan instructor for Martial Security Bureau rookies 46
Status	Alive 399
First Appearance	4

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Normal physical benchmark	7	His Constitution reached 1.00, his first attribute to reach an ordinary person's level.
Manifested Force	33	Revealed during a spar with Shi Jian; Chen Sheng used his superior physique and Agility to force Shi Jian back three steps.
Transforming Force	73	Guo Yang identifies Chen Sheng as having reached the Transforming Force realm.
Harpy Breathing Technique, second layer	84	Absorbing a Spirit Herb increased Strength by 2.2, Agility by 2.5, and Constitution by 2.
Harpy Breathing Technique, third level	89	The breakthrough transformed his body, raising him to 2.3 meters and giving him black, metallic palms.
Harpy Form	90	Unlocked after the Breathing Technique upgrade; amplifies his attributes by half.
Profound Darkness True Martial, second level	142	Gained a constantly active Tortoise Shell Pattern and control over water currents.
Profound Darkness True Martial, third level	152	Gained Black Tortoise Transformation, allowing defensive or explosive muscular enhancement.
Thunder Breathing, first level	195	Cultivation of Thunder Breathing began; he later used thunder power to kill the Venerable Elder.
Profound Darkness True Martial, fourth level	196	His three attributes exceeded 400; the Tortoise Shell Pattern and Water Essence affinity were further enhanced.
Galaxy-level strength	390	After two months of cultivation in sunlight, Chen Sheng reached galaxy-level strength with physical attributes of two hundred trillion.

Background

Before obtaining his panel, Chen Sheng considered himself too weak to defeat even a junior high school student. The panel gave him a route to improve through eating, running, strength training, and accumulated Skill Points. His early routine was almost entirely solitary; while furnishing his home, he recognized that he had few social connections and redirected that loneliness into training 4 10.

Li Chenghu mistook Chen Sheng’s sudden physical changes for Qi Sense and offered him the Three-Body Stance manual as an aptitude test. Chen Sheng eagerly accepted, insisting that he would return the next day rather than in a week 10. His aptitude for martial arts proved extraordinary: he learned the stance in two days, rapidly integrated it with Xingyi’s Five Elements Fist, and earned recognition despite his poor Qi Sense talent 20 26.

Appearance

Chen Sheng’s appearance changes drastically with cultivation and transformed states. In everyday form after his third Profound Darkness True Martial breakthrough, he returned to a lean build a little over 1.8 meters tall, with unusually fair, delicate skin resembling his pre-Breathing Technique appearance 152. He can restrain his aura and appear outwardly ordinary despite his power 371.

• Early cultivation gave him sharply defined, evenly proportioned muscles rather than a bloated build 31.
• Harpy Breathing’s third level enlarged him to 2.3 meters and gave his palms a black, metallic appearance 89.
• In Black Tortoise Transformation, he can exceed two meters, develop gnarled musculature, and manifest azure Tortoise Shell Patterns containing flowing water 157.
• He later gained enough control to maintain a four-meter combat form without unnecessarily sacrificing agility 256.
• His God-state body is roughly four meters tall with compressed, streamlined musculature and a “tiger back and wasp waist” silhouette 305.
• His eyes can become pure white when his senses are impaired 287.

Personality

Chen Sheng is intensely goal-driven and treats strength as the means to secure a peaceful, self-directed life. His first response to danger is usually to become stronger rather than wait passively for rescue; he refuses to rely completely on others and continually tests the limits of his body and skills 76 146.

He is confident, thick-skinned, and often bluntly practical. He can remain composed when challenged, as shown by his refusal to react to A Wei’s provocations, but he is also willing to retaliate decisively when he believes someone has threatened or exploited him 6 66. His growing strength gradually makes him more indifferent toward weaker lives, an alienation he recognizes in himself 298 320.

Despite this ruthlessness, Chen Sheng consistently protects people he considers his own. He worries about Zhou Li’s frailty, instructs Xu Ying to prioritize Zhou Li’s safety, protects Shen Ziming during the Thunder Breathing breakthrough, and later declares that he will handle humanity’s enemies while others protect ordinary people 113 184 331.

Abilities & Skills

Status Panel

Chen Sheng possesses a panel that displays his Strength, Agility, Constitution, skills, and Skill Points. Training and physical exertion raise his attributes and generate Skill Points, which he can spend to improve techniques 6 12.

• His early attributes were below normal-human levels; Constitution reached 1.00 after sustained running 6 7.
• The panel can compress cultivation processes, rapidly converting the medicinal effects of Spirit Herbs into physical improvement 70.
• By Chapter 390, his physical attributes had reached two hundred trillion 390.

Eye of Truth

Chen Sheng can perceive attribute panels for other people.

• Reveals physical attributes, realm, and known skills, as when he inspected Wu Ran and Hai XianSheng 106 118.
• Allows him to evaluate opponents before acting, including Xiang Zheng’s Hidden Origin Realm attributes 130.
• Has limits: Zhao Zhenfeng’s panel displayed only question marks, while Shen Ziming’s panel could not be read 130 146.

Xingyi Quan

Chen Sheng’s martial foundation is Xingyi Quan, beginning with the San Ti Stance and Five Elements Fist.

• San Ti (Three-Body) Stance — A foundational stance that develops his body and complements the Five Elements Fist. At Perfected level, it became instinctive enough to practice anytime and anywhere 20 53.
• Five Elements Fist — Includes Splitting, Beng, Drilling, Cannon, and Horizontal Fists, with both training and combat applications 20.
• Even after gaining overwhelming raw power, he continues practicing Xingyi Quan to maintain control of his rapidly increasing attributes 195.
• A single Xingyi punch later cut off a river, uprooted trees, and tore apart trunks through wind pressure alone 195.

Breathing Techniques and Forms

Chen Sheng cultivates several Breathing Techniques and can combine their states in combat.

• Eagle’s Breath — Raises all three attributes by roughly one-third while active 70.
• Harpy Breathing Technique / Harpy Form — Refines his muscles, speed, explosive force, and defense; Harpy Form adds a further 50% amplification to his attributes 84 90.
• Rabbit’s Breath — Added to his repertoire after obtaining the Rabbit Fist Sect’s manual 90 99.
• Chen Sheng simultaneously activated Harpy Form, Rabbit Form, and Profound Darkness True Martial while pursuing Xiang Zheng, reaching Strength 110, Agility 109, and Constitution 112 131.

Profound Darkness True Martial

A powerful cultivation method tied to the Tortoise Shell Pattern and Water Essence.

• Tortoise Shell Pattern — Provides constant protection, absorbs incoming attacks, and can return their force to attackers 142.
• Water control — Chen Sheng can manipulate water currents to restrain or prevent enemies from escaping 142.
• Black Tortoise Transformation — Reinforces muscles for either defense or explosive output. Its first stage raises Strength by half and can be maintained long-term without side effects 152 170.
• Extended transformation carries physical strain; after a prolonged use, Chen Sheng was left weakened while attempting a Thunder Breathing breakthrough 184.
• At fourth level, his affinity and range for Water Essence reached the Limitless Body level 196.

Thunder Breathing and Thunder Authority

Thunder Breathing allows Chen Sheng to cultivate through lightning and wield thunder power.

• The first level grants 10% of the Thunder Authority; the second level grants 20% 215.
• Lightning arcs can cover his body like armor 186.
• He endured repeated lightning strikes during his breakthrough and used thunder power to kill the Venerable Elder 184.
• Thunderstorms and rain dramatically accelerate his cultivation rate 203 214.

Wither Bloom Scripture

A YiHe Sect secret art that stores and releases energy within the body 195.

• Its third realm fills Chen Sheng with Power Molecules that continually nourish his cells 363.
• Together with Thunder Power and the Seven Devil Scripture’s power of sloth, it allows his base attributes to increase by roughly 5,000 daily even without active training 363.

Equipment / Items

• Weighted gear — Incorporated into his daily physical training after ordering specialized equipment 18 24.
• Spirit Herbs and Spirit Herb Soup — Used to replenish Qi and blood and accelerate cultivation; Chen Sheng obtained several by raiding Gao Sheng’s safe 14 66.
• Vitality Soup — A recurring recovery and training supplement 31 53.
• Tang Sanzang Mask — Worn while confronting Gao Sheng in his home 66.
• Earp​​lugs — Used to improve sleep quality and reduce the disturbance caused by his training 24 89.

Relationships

• Li Chenghu — Mentor who introduced Chen Sheng to martial arts through the Three-Body Stance. He defended Chen Sheng against Li Xingwu’s suspicions and later asked him to leave to protect him from the consequences of his actions 10 78.
• Li Xingwu — Li Chenghu’s father and head of Xing Wu Martial Arts Hall. He rejected Chen Sheng as a Personal Disciple because of his poor Qi Sense talent and later became suspicious of Chen Sheng’s connection to Li Qian and Guo Yang’s fates 29 105.
• Shi Jian — Friend and fellow Xingyi practitioner. He guided Chen Sheng in martial arts theory, sparred with him, and was repeatedly stunned by his rapid advancement 20 33.
• Zhou Li — Elderly Eagle Body Sect master and Chen Sheng’s close companion. Their relationship is marked by constant banter, mutual concern, and Chen Sheng’s eventual offer to help preserve the sect’s legacy 76 293.
• Shen Ziming — Ally with a hereditary genetic disease and a connection to YiHe Sect. He provides Chen Sheng with information and Spirit Herbs, while Chen Sheng protects him during dangerous breakthroughs 144 146 184.
• Xiao Hei — A nonhuman companion Chen Sheng considers a friend. Xiao Hei provided Thunder Breathing, absorbs Celestial Being Cells, and follows Chen Sheng’s orders to protect Shen Ziming 186 255.
• Xu Rou — Qi Sense User whom Chen Sheng met while defending her and an elderly woman from robbers. She later sought his instruction in the San Ti Stance 26 46.
• Xu Ying — Initially an obedient subordinate and Zhou Li’s protector; Chen Sheng later killed him after discovering his attempt to steal Chen Sheng’s corpse 113 293.
• Chen Dangui — A young Qi Sense User sensitive enough to fear Chen Sheng’s extraordinary aura. She later brought him food and kept his location secret 195 203.
• Cactus — Chen Sheng’s partner. Their relationship deepened after the Celestial Being crisis, and they spent the night together in Wutong Village 363.
• Li Wuji — President of the Martial Arts Association and a key ally in confronting greater threats. Chen Sheng cooperates with him while taking responsibility for eliminating powerful enemies 209 331.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early Training and Xing Wu Martial Arts Hall

Chen Sheng begins by exploiting the panel through eating, running, strength training, and home exercise. Li Chenghu’s invitation gives him access to Xingyi Quan, where his rapid mastery of the Three-Body Stance and Five Elements Fist makes him stand out despite poor Qi Sense aptitude 4 10 20.

He gains respect by sparring with Guo Yang and Shi Jian, reaches Manifested Force, and requests to become a Personal Disciple. Li Xingwu’s refusal establishes the conflict between Chen Sheng’s martial talent and the new era’s preference for Qi Sense Users 28 33 34.

Martial Security Bureau and Eagle Body Sect

Chen Sheng defends Xu Rou and an elderly woman from robbers, then later teaches Xingyi basics to Martial Security Bureau rookies. His teaching ability turns their initial contempt into respect 26 46.

His connection with Zhou Li and the Eagle Body Sect draws him into conflicts involving Spirit Herbs, rival sects, and the Martial Arts Association. After Gao Sheng withholds part of his reward, Chen Sheng retaliates by raiding Gao Sheng’s home and taking the hoarded Spirit Herbs and cash 60 66.

Tournament, Power Sect, and Hidden Threats

Chen Sheng rapidly clears the Martial Arts Association’s challenge levels and qualifies for the Martial Arts Tournament, defeating opponents and entire sect groups with overwhelming force 99 103. Li Xingwu grows increasingly convinced that Chen Sheng was involved in Li Qian and Guo Yang’s disappearances 105.

After encountering Power Sect members, Chen Sheng battles Xiang Zheng and escapes Haizhou City. His growing use of Black Tortoise Transformation, Breathing Techniques, and Profound Darkness True Martial turns him into a major target for Zhao Zhenfeng and the Power Sect 131 132 157.

YiHe Sect and Celestial Being Crisis

Sun Yihe accepts the Eagle Body Sect as an YiHe Sect affiliate and grants Chen Sheng access to its cultivation methods. Chen Sheng later learns Wither Bloom Scripture and continues developing his own power while preparing for threats from the Power Sect, Holy Church, and Celestial Beings 190 195.

His Thunder Breathing breakthrough lets him wield lightning against the Venerable Elder. He continues cooperating with Li Wuji and the Martial Arts Association, taking a direct role in eliminating threats that ordinary martial artists cannot handle 184 287.

Protector and Limit Breaker

As Chen Sheng’s power exceeds ordinary human scale, he becomes increasingly isolated from others but continues to regard Zhou Li and a small circle of companions as anchors to his humanity 320 359. After defeating the Celestial Being King, he returns to Kyoto, witnesses ordinary people recovering from the crisis, and decides to create his own Secret Technique to control his power and pursue the Planet-Shattering Level 363.

By the time he reaches galaxy-level strength, Chen Sheng reveals his identity and true power to his Second Uncle and cousin while gathering friends, relatives, and senior Martial Arts Association members at his home 390.

Notable Quotes

“See you tomorrow.” 10

“Leave the enemies to me. You just need to protect the ordinary people.” 331

Trivia

• Chen Sheng’s early self-improvement routine relied heavily on large meals, including hotpot and barbecue, to support his training 4 11.
• He enjoys tea, music, and observing passersby during rare periods of leisure 6.
• Despite his power, he still practices Xingyi Quan after workouts specifically to maintain control of his body 195.
• He considers dealing with relatives more exhausting than fighting a Celestial Being 371.