Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background / History
- 4Personality
- 5Abilities & Skills
- 5.1Void Realm
- 5.2Causality Dao
- 5.3Great Chaos True Power
- 5.4Divine Body and Physical Arts
- 5.5Avatar and Clone Techniques
- 5.6Mental Will and Soul Techniques
- 5.7Secret Techniques
- 6Equipment / Weapons / Items
- 7Relationships
- 8Story Role / Major Arcs
- 8.1Rise in the Virtual Universe Company
- 8.2Luojin Universe Nation
- 8.3King Beichen of the Outer Domain Battlefield
- 8.4Universe Master and Human Powerholder
- 8.5Cosmic Sea, World of Jin, and Higher Realms
- 9Notable Quotes
- 10Trivia
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Zhou Lin (周林) |
| Alias(es) | King Beichen; Marquis Beichen; Venerable Beichen; Lord Beichen; Ancestor Bei Chen; Void Walker |
| Species/Race | Human; later possesses Special Lifeforms and cultivates multiple avatars 76 79 |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Virtual Universe Company; Humanity; Void Realm Company; Star Soul Divine Mountain |
| Occupation/Role | Palace Master Tianshi’s first personal disciple; Great Official of the Frontier of the Luojin Universe Nation; founder of the Void Realm Company; later Humanity’s solitary Ancestor |
| Status | Active; later known as Lord Zhou Lin after breaking free from the Cage 309 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 7 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| First-Grade True Meaning Demigod | 11 | Could contend with an ordinary Immortal at full power; possessed Void Realm True Meaning and an exceptionally strong demigod soul 11 |
| Domain Lord | 13 | Broke through without a bottleneck; retained First-Grade True Meaning Demigod status 13 |
| Realm Lord | 42 | Opened an inner world after 25 years, completing another leap in life essence 42 |
| Realm God / Celestial God | 71 | With Realm God Secret Arts and secret techniques, could overpower a low-level Universe Venerable 71 |
| Second Heaven Realm God | 76 | Reached this level through the fusion of the Chaos Hole Divine Heart and World Divine Heart 76 |
| Immortal / King Beichen | 83 | His identity as the Realm Lord-era King Beichen was revealed; after becoming Immortal, he defeated King Ziyu with High Venerable-level power 83 |
| Fourth Heaven Celestial God | 121 | Broke through while battling Emperor Yan, expanding his inner world and gaining enough attack power to damage Emperor Yan’s divine body 121 |
| Universe Master | 111, 113 | Recognized by Humanity after displaying top-tier Third Tier Universe Master strength; later formally received the race’s treasure bestowal as a Universe Master 111 113 |
| Perfect Divine Body | 196 | Achieved the legendary perfect Divine Body and promised Luo Feng a drop of blood for research 196 |
| Unity Realm | 197 | Delayed his breakthrough until the Miniature Universe’s Chaos Evolution had concluded 197 |
| Chaos Realm expert | 200 | Mastered the third and fifth forms of the Southern Cloud Saint Twelve Forms and became a definite Chaos Realm expert 200 |
| God Emperor | 288 | Arrived in the Nine Rivers Sacred Realm as an early-stage God Emperor; raised his Karma cultivation to the Ultimate Realm within one epoch 288 |
| Lord | 309 | Became publicly known across the Sacred Realms as “Lord Zhou Lin” after breaking free from the Cage and killing more than a dozen Progenitors 309 |
Background / History
Zhou Lin rose to prominence by clearing a Desperate Level Death Star mission on his first attempt, defeating an Immortal-level Death Knight through Void Realm True Meaning and luck. The accomplishment spread through the Virtual Universe Company and earned him the Realm God Secret Art Great Chaos True Power after his reputation reached 1,000 7.
At the Cosmic level, he cleared Primordial Tongtian Mountain within ten moves. His resistance to the Serpent Woman’s illusions drew the attention of Palace Master Tianshi, who valued Zhou Lin’s will above his already extraordinary talent 9 11. Zhou Lin became Palace Master Tianshi’s first personal disciple, while continuing to receive guidance from King Fengyan 11 14.
After becoming a Domain Lord, Zhou Lin returned to the remote but prosperous Luojin Universe Nation and accepted the post of Great Official of the Frontier. He avoided local political entanglements, cultivated Great Chaos True Power, and became a high-priority assassination target of alien races 13 16.
As a Realm Lord, Zhou Lin operated in Cosmic Secret Realms and later entered the Outer Domain Battlefield under the fabricated identity Marquis Beichen. His concealed identity developed into the feared King Beichen persona, whose King Immortal aura and combat record concealed Zhou Lin’s actual cultivation level 52 60.
King Beichen’s identity was ultimately exposed after Zhou Lin defeated King Ziyu before countless observers. The revelation that the legendary King Beichen was Zhou Lin made the Insectoid Alliance, Demon Race, and Mechanical Race regard him as an existential future threat 77 83.
Zhou Lin later became a Universe Master, established the Void Realm Company as a major human power, and eventually stepped away from factional rule to become Humanity’s solitary Ancestor Bei Chen. He left the company’s management to Palace Master Tianshi and Zhen Yan while Star Soul Divine Mountain remained a sacred land 112 196.
Personality
Zhou Lin is composed, cautious, and highly independent. He avoids needless political disputes, refuses to be used by powerful families, and prefers to cultivate or act alone when possible 16 37 288.
He is also openly domineering when challenged. He believes that a cultivator must carve their own path, declaring that without an edge, one cannot light the way ahead 76. This confidence does not prevent gratitude: he repeatedly acknowledges Palace Master Tianshi, King Fengyan, King Jiufeng, Giant Axe, and other benefactors 59 83 113.
His cultivation of Karma strongly shapes his morality. Zhou Lin considers hostile killing intent a substantive karmic debt and believes such debts must be settled rather than compensated away 146 155. Despite this ruthlessness toward enemies, he is described as kind-hearted and willing to intervene against injustice when it does not recklessly endanger him 191 283.
Abilities & Skills
Void Realm
Zhou Lin’s foundational specialty is the Void Realm, which he develops from Void Realm True Meaning into a reality-altering combat system.
- Creates worlds, avatars, and illusionary environments through Void Realm methods 68 223.
- Can manifest billions of worlds and countless lightning dragons in battle 223.
- His strongest documented Void Realm move, Real World — Annihilation, reached the Ultimate Realm but consumes immense energy and could not be immediately reused 223.
- The World branch is his deepest Void Realm specialization; the other branches are Soul, Desire, Annihilation, and Illusion 210.
Causality Dao
Zhou Lin’s Karma and Causality abilities enable tracking, direct divine-body damage, spatial isolation, and assassination.
- Grasped Karma True Meaning after sensing the killing intent of the three peak races 77.
- Uses causal attacks to strike the core of an opponent’s divine body, as seen against King Ziyu 83.
- Can track targets through karma across vast distances 144 155.
- Uses Causality Secret Techniques to forcibly teleport enemies into isolated spaces 155.
- Later uses the Causality Dao alongside Void Dao as the basis of his assassin-oriented combat style 151 223.
Great Chaos True Power
A Realm God Secret Art obtained for reaching 1,000 reputation.
- Converts battle qi, divine power, and magical force into Great Chaos True Power 7.
- At its ultimate, a single drop of water can become a chaotic hole capable of dooming a King Immortal 7.
- Zhou Lin condensed a complete Water Drop Power while serving in the Luojin Universe Nation 16.
- Its profound runic structure also contributed to his Divine Body and soul amplitude 79.
Divine Body and Physical Arts
Zhou Lin possesses extraordinary physical defense due to layered cultivation arts, armor, and Special Lifeform bodies.
- Myriad Tribulation Primordial Body made his hands tougher than ordinary Heavy Treasures and allowed him to spar at drastically reduced power without fear of injury 58 81.
- Extreme Destruction Profound Body forms an armor-like extension of his divine body and greatly improves defense 96 105.
- Wu Ying Sword Body was mastered at the Celestial God chapter; its completion granted Perfect Gene status and the Talent Secret Skill Ultimate Moment 135.
- His Special Lifeform divine body exceeded 500,000 kilometers in length during the battle with King Ziyu 81.
Avatar and Clone Techniques
Zhou Lin possesses several means of multiplying his combat presence.
- His Void Realm True Body can create Void Realm clones 68.
- The Formless Spirit Body Technique can produce two avatars, though Zhou Lin initially delayed using both due to the burden on his soul 37.
- Palace Master Tianshi granted him a Special Lifeform with a thousandfold gene level for possession 76.
- The possessed lifeform’s Talent Secret Skill, Division, produces Bubble Clones with full combat power 79.
- He later operated with nine great clones and nine miniature Origin Worlds as energy sources 282 299.
Mental Will and Soul Techniques
Zhou Lin’s mental will is one of his defining advantages.
- Palace Master Tianshi identified his will as the strongest he had seen among Cosmic-level beings 11.
- Survived millions of years within Void True Demon God’s illusion realm, stabilizing his Dao heart and attaining will comparable to a Universe Master 91.
- Achieved Mind Like a Knife, causing a trillion-kilometer storm through will impact alone 155.
- His Talent Secret Skill Illusion Domain stores soul-attack power over time, potentially reaching Top Universe Overlord-level force at the cost of lengthy accumulation 96.
- Later reached My Heart is Heaven’s Heart 199.
Secret Techniques
- Myriad Sword Domain — combines World True Intent, Chaotic Hole True Meaning, Sword God Heart, and Extreme Point Penetration Divine Heart 58.
- Chaos Hole Divine Heart — annihilates space to form a chaos hole 111.
- Destruction Blade — an extreme burst technique used against Lord Bingfeng 111.
- Sword Light Like Silk — divides sword light into innumerable threads across a trillion-kilometer area 111.
- Third Sword of World Destruction — decisive sword move used to defeat General Xue Yong and Luo Feng 190 181.
- Southern Cloud Saint Twelve Forms — Void Dao technique through which he mastered the third and fifth forms 200.
Equipment / Weapons / Items
- Featherfall Sword — divine artifact received after reaching the Domain Lord stage 13.
- Dust Frost Sword — primary sword used alongside his armor and secret techniques 60 111.
- Star Forge Armor — true treasure armor gifted by Palace Master Tianshi; conceals Zhou Lin’s aura and reduces material attacks to one percent in its first form 59 60.
- Heaven Burning Prison Armor — high-level Supreme Treasure armor granted by the City Master of Chaos; usable in its third form at the Immortal stage 96.
- Divine Abyss Armor — outer armor worn over the Extreme Destruction Profound Body armor 113.
- Blazing Fire Primal Chaos Armor — Peak Treasure armor used beneath the Wu Ying Sword Body to conceal his identity 143 146.
- Sword of Nothingness — sword drawn during his battle against Luo Feng 181.
- Causality Dao spear — weapon obtained after choosing the path of a Robber Cultivator 146.
- Karma Scythe — one of his later listed treasures 144.
- Black Gourd — forbidden power source whose use is restricted in the Primordial Universe 150 155.
- Soldier Fiend — Chaotic Void construct that can attach to weapons or attack autonomously 150.
- Calamity Cloud — peak Karma secret treasure used by a clone in Yulan City 289.
- Origin Realm — World Dao supreme secret treasure used alongside Calamity Cloud 289.
Relationships
- Palace Master Tianshi — master and first personal disciple; Tianshi repeatedly protected Zhou Lin’s secrets and bestowed the Star Forge Armor and a thousandfold-gene Special Lifeform 11 59 76.
- King Fengyan — Zhou Lin’s earlier teacher, whose guidance and exchanged secret techniques supported him while he was weak; Zhou Lin later gifted her treasures and a Divine General Inheritance 7 113.
- King Jiufeng / Venerable Jiufeng — mentor-like companion who answered Zhou Lin’s cultivation questions, transferred him wealth, and remained an important ally 42 58.
- Giant Axe Founder — major human supporter who defended Zhou Lin after his identity exposure and affirmed that Humanity would always be his home 83.
- City Master of Chaos — senior human leader who advised Zhou Lin, granted him powerful armor, and later bestowed treasures after his Universe Master breakthrough 96 113.
- Void True Demon God — guide in mental-will cultivation; his illusion trial helped Zhou Lin clarify his Dao heart 91.
- Zhen Yan — Zhou Lin’s first personal disciple; Zhou Lin set him rigorous trials, gave him cultivation guidance, and later entrusted Void Realm Company management to him 132 196.
- Luo Feng — later ally and fellow cultivator; Zhou Lin defeated him while holding back, guided him indirectly, and gave him blood to study the Perfect Divine Body 181 197.
- Kedi — fellow Genius Battle prodigy and early comparison point; Kedi eventually accepted that Zhou Lin had surpassed him beyond reach 13 83 197.
- Zuo Shan Ke — Jinzhi God King who became interested in Zhou Lin’s unusual system after Emperor Yan’s defeat 122 126.
- General Xue Yong — Eternal True God sparring partner whose discussions with Zhou Lin helped Zhou Lin’s World path become a rule system 189 191.
Story Role / Major Arcs
Rise in the Virtual Universe Company
- Clears a Desperate Level Death Star mission on his first attempt and earns Great Chaos True Power 7.
- Clears Cosmic-level Primordial Tongtian Mountain and attracts multiple Universe Venerables seeking to take him as a disciple 9 10.
- Becomes Palace Master Tianshi’s first personal disciple due to his extraordinary will 11.
Luojin Universe Nation
- Breaks through to Domain Lord and becomes Great Official of the Frontier 13.
- Navigates the Luojin political structure while cultivating and avoiding manipulation by local powers 16 37.
- Reaches the Realm Lord stage and receives a Highest Point Mission to capture or kill King Immortal Lila 42.
King Beichen of the Outer Domain Battlefield
- Assumes the identity Marquis Beichen to conceal his origins before entering the Outer Domain Battlefield 60.
- Uses Star Forge Armor to project a King Immortal aura and build the King Beichen reputation 60 68.
- Obtains a Special Lifeform body, develops Division, and becomes a target of the three peak races 76 77.
- Defeats King Ziyu, exposing the connection between King Beichen and Zhou Lin 83.
Universe Master and Human Powerholder
- Builds sufficient strength to be recognized as a Universe Master after sparring with Lord Bingfeng 111.
- Receives Humanity’s support and is considered capable of founding a Sixth Great Power 87 112.
- Establishes the Void Realm Company and later leaves it under Palace Master Tianshi and Zhen Yan’s management 112 196.
Cosmic Sea, World of Jin, and Higher Realms
- Fights Universe’s Strongest-level opponents, develops the Void Walker system, and adopts Causality Dao-based assassination methods 150 151 155.
- Defeats Luo Feng and later surpasses General Xue Yong through the Third Sword of World Destruction 181 190.
- Achieves the Perfect Divine Body, Unity Realm, and Chaos Realm expertise 196 197 200.
- Travels through Sacred Realms, rises as a God Emperor, and ultimately becomes Lord Zhou Lin 288 309.
Notable Quotes
“If I didn't have an edge, how would I light the way ahead?” 76
“The road ahead will be long—breaking through reincarnation, reaching the Ultimate, becoming a God Emperor, leaping out of the cage, mastering fate—and all I must do is shatter whatever difficulties come my way, heart like a knife, cutting through all illusions!” 155
“Since you harbor killing intent toward me, then be prepared to be killed.” 146
Trivia
- Zhou Lin predates King Zhenyan by hundreds of thousands of years 11.
- He had management experience in his previous life, which informs his understanding of institutional motives and political maneuvering 22.
- His parents had died long before his rise, and his relationship with the Zhou Family was initially distant 37.
- He dislikes taking followers and rejected Hao Jun directly despite Hao Jun’s eagerness to attach himself to Zhou Lin 288.
- His fame repeatedly generates Prestige Value, especially after public victories and the revelation of his King Beichen identity 83.