Zhuge Yu

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Zhuge Yu (诸葛玉)
Alias(es)	A Yu
Gender	Male
Bloodline	Heir to the Heavenly Mystery Bloodline; a member of the Zhuge Family, a Gold Family stated to possess the Divine Machine Bloodline 55 233
Affiliation	Zhuge Family; allied with the Dongfang Family’s faction; supports Ice Extreme Pass’s development and Dongfang Haoyue’s political cause 470 505 611 695 737
Occupation/Role	Array master, diviner, battlefield strategist, family liaison
Education	Imperial Royal Military Academy student 55 610
Cultivation	Sixth Order, Six Star (last explicitly documented realm and star level); later advancement is indicated, but its exact level is unspecified 493 494 735
Status	Active 735 737
First Appearance	Chapter 55

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Sixth Order	470	Reached the Sixth Order using the Imperial Royal Military Academy’s resources.
Sixth Order, Six Star	493	Advanced directly from Sixth Order Three Star to Six Star after receiving nourishment from the Ice God Vault’s Psionic Pool, with his foundation stabilized by divine light.
Sixth Order, Six Star	494	Controls the battlefield against two Onmyoji and three Shikigami with the Marquis Wu Eight Trigrams Array.
Later level unspecified	735	While speaking with Zhuge Yu during the Heaven Stele Baptism, Taishi Feng says that “all of us advanced past Fourth Star.” Zhuge Yu’s own realm and exact star level are not stated.

Background

Zhuge Yu is a direct descendant and one of the most outstanding members of the Zhuge Family’s younger generation. The family is a Gold Family with major political influence: its patriarch, Zhuge Jin, serves as Chief President of the Imperial Senate. 55 470

Before entering the Imperial Royal Military Academy, Zhuge Yu accompanied Dongfang Haoyue in Sunset City and was tasked with investigating Qin Tian after Haoyue recognized Qin’s potential. Even the Zhuge Family’s intelligence network failed to uncover Qin Tian’s background. 55 397

Zhuge Yu is also Zhuge Jin’s nephew, giving him the standing to act as a Zhuge Family representative in dealings involving Ice Extreme Pass and major Imperial institutions. Zhuge Xin, who led an Imperial Land Resources Survey Team to Ice Extreme Pass, is another of his uncles. 469 610

His prospects are closely tied to Dongfang Haoyue’s. Zhuge Yu believes that Haoyue’s success would benefit both him and the Zhuge Family, while Haoyue’s defeat could put Zhuge Yu himself in grave danger. 696

Appearance

Zhuge Yu is a refined young man with a perpetually relaxed, half-awake demeanor. He commonly carries a fan or Array Disk, matching his image as a composed formation specialist.

• Soft, fluffy or long dark hair, usually falling over his forehead or eyebrows 233 397
• Slightly narrowed, half-closed eyes 233 255
• Often wears green robes 487
• Uses a jade fan as part of his cultivated, elegant appearance 255
• Also carries and waves a feather fan during strategic discussions. 646 735

Personality

Zhuge Yu is calm, calculating, and difficult to unsettle. Even when pursued by a stronger Seventh-Order Holy Blood opponent, he remains focused on terrain, timing, and escape routes rather than panicking. 487

He is confident in his divination and tactical judgment, but not arrogant about his personal limits. Zhuge Yu openly recognizes Qin Tian’s superiority in direct combat while identifying his own strengths in ancient knowledge, mechanisms, formations, and strategic planning. 470 510

He is fiercely loyal to Dongfang Haoyue. When Haoyue resolves to confront the enemies responsible for his family’s repeated suffering, Zhuge Yu pledges to stand by him regardless of the consequences. He remains mindful of the danger surrounding Haoyue’s bid for the throne. 646 695 737

Although politically perceptive, Zhuge Yu resists treating speculation as certainty. On learning that Marshal Lin arranged Qin Tian’s meeting with Dongfang Mingyue, he cautions Taishi Feng against assuming that this proves Lin supports Haoyue. 735

Abilities & Skills

Marquis Wu Eight Trigrams Array

Zhuge Yu’s signature formation is an ancient Eight Trigrams Array associated with Marquis Wu. It aligns the eight trigrams with different natural phenomena and can evolve through numerous variations. 236

• Controls terrain and battlefield positioning through elemental attacks, barriers, seals, and suppression. 240 474 494
• Protects allies with cyan-gold barriers and defensive formation patterns. 494 516
• Can deploy the Maze Array, distorting vision and perception to hinder pursuit. 487
• Used formation-based ice sealing to immobilize the assassin Kane. 474
• Coordinates different Psionic attributes into a unified formation, allowing large groups to combine their attacks efficiently. 522
• Commanded an array encompassing more than two hundred geniuses; the exertion nearly exceeded what his Sixth-Order Six-Star cultivation could sustain. 528
• Formed a Three Talents Array with Taishi Feng and Huo Yuansheng, integrating the trio’s abilities during their battle against Jinguji Koji’s followers. 495
• Held a defensive formation around Qin Tian during his Inner Demon Tribulation, though the impact of four Seventh-Order Demon Beasts caused Zhuge Yu to cough blood. 519 520
• His formations can be overwhelmed or damaged by sustained high-level attacks. 494 516 520

Heavenly Mystery Divination

As heir to the Heavenly Mystery Bloodline, Zhuge Yu can divine danger and interpret omens.

• Foretold a life-or-death crisis during the Genius Battle before Shuiyue New City was banished into the chaotic void. 247
• Used an ominous divination to persuade Fu Ning and Yue Shenghuo to join his team. 243
• Relies on divination to assess risks, though he acknowledges that his skill does not equal his grandfather’s. 243
• His predictions can be obstructed by specialized anti-divination artifacts such as Asaqi Luo Hou’s Blood Hidden Jade. 487
• Divined the auspicious image of an “Azure Dragon Raising Its Head” while Qin Tian faced his tribulations, reassuring their companions that Qin would survive. 519
• Could not identify the source of a covert psychic attack against Dongfang Haoyue during the Nine-Star Martial Tournament. 668

Heavenly Mystery Shielding Technique

A Zhuge Family technique used to obscure its practitioner from heavenly influence and external tracking.

• Conceals Zhuge Yu’s aura beneath an invisible veil. 488
• Erased Asaqi Luo Hou’s tracking mark despite the Blood Hidden Jade’s targeting ability. 488
• Uses an Array Disk to activate the technique. 488

Soul Guard Transformation Array

A defensive mental-art formation employed against Hojo Kazushi’s Mirror Nation abilities.

• Transformed shattered ice walls into black ice that dissolved incoming Mirror Monsters. 498
• Generated a protective shield that isolated mental shocks. 498

Strategic Analysis and Ancient Lore

Zhuge Yu specializes in interpreting mechanisms, formations, and hidden intentions.

• Deduced that the Ice God Vault’s gate was likely designed to admit only descendants or inheritors of the Ice God Clan’s willpower. 491
• Prepared dossiers on other Ancient Ruins entrants, including their identities, strengths, and threats. 488
• Selected the Pala Icefield as a base-development target for Ice Extreme Pass, recognizing that its danger could also justify expanding Qin Tian’s military strength. 471
• Organized more than two hundred competing geniuses into the elemental positions of the Eight Trigrams, enabling their previously scattered attacks to strike an Ancient Tree barrier as one. 522 528
• Recognizes Qin Tian’s priorities and motivations well enough to predict that he would fight for additional Nine-Star Martial Tournament slots for his subordinates. 646
• Recognized the political significance of Qin Tian’s growing strength and the Dongfang Family’s decision to give him full support in his bid to become Pluto Governor. 715 737
• Knows that Marshal Lin arranged Qin Tian’s meeting with Dongfang Mingyue, but advises against drawing firm conclusions about the marshal’s intentions. 735

Equipment

• Bronze Array Disk — A secret Zhuge Family heirloom engraved with Bagua patterns; used to deploy the Marquis Wu Eight Trigrams Array and its variations. Qin Tian temporarily enhanced it with Immortal Weapon Blessing during a battle against Demon Beasts. 487 530
• Heavenly Secrets Disk — A divination tool Zhuge Yu consults when interpreting omens. 243
• Wind Thunder Soul Annihilation Banner — A Spirit Artifact received after his team defeated the A-Class examiner “God.” 243
• Jade fan — A personal fan frequently associated with his composed public image. 255
• Feather fan — A fan Zhuge Yu uses while discussing strategy with Dongfang Haoyue. 646 695 735

Relationships

• Qin Tian — Began as an elusive person Zhuge Yu was ordered to investigate; later became a trusted ally and frequent battlefield companion. Qin Tian rescued him from Asaqi Luo Hou, while Zhuge Yu later supported Qin Tian through intelligence, formations, political cooperation, recruitment of Zhuge Family personnel, and the Nine-Star Martial Tournament proposal. Zhuge Yu is grateful when Qin gives Dongfang Haoyue an Origin Blood Pill and regards Qin’s subsequent rise as a major advantage for Haoyue’s cause. 397 487 611 646 696 737
• Dongfang Haoyue — Close companion and political ally whom Zhuge Yu addresses as “Young Master.” They work together to protect Dongfang Mingyue, negotiate cooperation with Ice Extreme Pass, and oppose the forces that have targeted Haoyue’s family. Haoyue confides in Zhuge Yu about his doubts and desperation, while Zhuge Yu considers their fates closely bound. 55 397 470 646 695 696
• Dongfang Mingyue — Zhuge Yu is concerned for her safety and trusts the implications of her dreams regarding his fate in the Ancient Ruins. He later reveals that Marshal Lin arranged her meeting with Qin Tian, while acknowledging that the marshal’s reasons remain unclear. 397 487 735
• Fu Ning — Core member of Zhuge Yu’s Genius Battle team; Fu Ning trusted Zhuge Yu’s divination and fought alongside him against the A-Class examiner “God.” 236 243
• Yue Shenghuo — Recruited by Zhuge Yu as the defensive cornerstone of his Genius Battle team; later fought beside him in the Ancient Ruins. 237 243 494
• Zhongli Ying — Rescued by Zhuge Yu and Fu Ning through the Eight Trigrams Array, then recruited into their team as its long-range attacker. 236 237
• Taishi Feng — Ancient Ruins companion who fought and fled alongside Zhuge Yu during Asaqi Luo Hou’s pursuit. They later discuss Haoyue’s prospects and the uncertain meaning of Marshal Lin’s actions. 487 488 735
• Huo Yuansheng — Ancient Ruins companion protected by Zhuge Yu’s formations; they fought together against Jinguji Koji’s subordinates and defended one another during Huo Yuansheng’s breakthrough. 494 515 516
• Dongfang Qi — A Dongfang Family ally who recognizes Zhuge Yu’s importance to the alliance and entrusts him with strategic tasks. 501 505 522
• Zhuge Mubai — Zhuge Yu’s cousin and one of the fifteen Zhuge Family members he recommended to Ice Extreme Pass; Mubai was designated as Bear’s military adjutant. 611 612
• Zhuge Xin — Zhuge Yu’s uncle, whose Imperial Land Resources Survey Team inspected Ice Extreme Pass shortly before Zhuge Yu visited with Dongfang Haoyue. 469
• Zhuge Yunlan — An Eighth-Order Zhuge Family strategist who leads the family’s contingent in the Nine-Star Martial Tournament. Zhuge Yu listens as Yunlan and Dongfang Chen agree to fully support Qin Tian’s bid to become Pluto Governor. 660 715
• Asaqi Luo Hou — A Luo Hou Family Holy Blood assassin ordered to eliminate Zhuge Yu because of the Zhuge Family’s alliance with the Dongfang Family and its political opposition to the Luo Hou Family. 487

Story Role / Major Arcs

Qingmu Star Domain Genius Battle

Zhuge Yu is introduced as a Five-Star Genius and one of the competition’s most troublesome participants due to his intelligence and formation mastery. He joins Fu Ning to save Zhongli Ying with the Marquis Wu Eight Trigrams Array, then seeks Yue Shenghuo to complete a balanced four-person squad. 236 237

He leads the team against the A-Class examiner “God,” securing victory through coordinated tactics and acquiring the Wind Thunder Soul Annihilation Banner. 243

After divining an impending catastrophe, Zhuge Yu organizes the surviving contestants when Shuiyue New City is cast into the chaotic void. He assumes command of the Marquis Wu Eight Trigrams Array against “Ghost” and the ghost tide. 247

Alliance with Qin Tian

After the Genius Battle, Zhuge Yu investigates the attempted sabotage of Dongfang Mingyue’s alchemy cauldron and deduces that Qin Tian’s covert protection is connected to Marshal Lin. 397

He later visits Ice Extreme Pass with Dongfang Haoyue to offer Zhuge and Dongfang Family support for Pluto’s development, including funding, personnel, channels, and policy assistance. 470

During an attempted assassination targeting Dongfang Haoyue, Zhuge Yu helps Qin Tian move the confrontation to the Pala Icefield. He then identifies the icefield as a suitable second-base site whose dense Snow Beast population could be used to expand Qin Tian’s forces. 471

Ancient Ice God Clan Ruins

Zhuge Yu becomes one of Qin Tian’s most trusted companions in the Ancient Ruins. While fleeing Asaqi Luo Hou, he deploys the Maze Array and remains composed despite being pursued by an overwhelmingly stronger Holy Blood opponent. 487

After Qin Tian rescues him, Zhuge Yu uses the Heavenly Mystery Shielding Technique to erase Asaqi’s tracking mark. He also helps deduce the intended method for opening the Ice God Vault. 488 491

Within the Ice God Vault, Zhuge Yu advances from Sixth Order Three Star to Sixth Order Six Star. 493

At Sixth Order Six Star, Zhuge Yu controls the battlefield against Jinguji Koji’s followers, using his Eight Trigrams Array to protect Taishi Feng and Huo Yuansheng while suppressing multiple enemies. 494

He later helps defend Qin Tian during the Inner Demon Tribulation. When four Seventh-Order Demon Beasts strike their formation, Zhuge Yu bears much of the impact and is wounded. 519 520

When more than two hundred geniuses fail to break the Ancient Tree’s barrier through uncoordinated attacks, Zhuge Yu is granted full command. He assigns combatants according to the Eight Trigrams’ elemental positions and unifies their power into a single strike. 522 528

After the expedition’s participants are expelled onto an Ice Plain surrounded by Demon Beasts, Qin Tian temporarily enhances Zhuge Yu’s Array Disk. Zhuge Yu uses his strengthened formations to destroy large areas of the attacking horde. 530

Ice Extreme Pass and the Nine-Star Martial Tournament

Zhuge Yu helps formalize the Zhuge Family’s alliance with Qin Tian by recommending fifteen capable younger family members to serve at Ice Extreme Pass. Their placement publicly signals the family’s support for Qin Tian’s territory. 611

He serves as an introducer for high-level inspection delegations visiting Ice Extreme Pass, including Imperial Royal Military Academy Vice President Huang Yuan. 610

He also reveals the Nine-Star Martial Tournament and invites Qin Tian to join the Dongfang Family’s camp. The tournament is tied to the Cosmic Heavenly Stele and serves as both a major military exercise and a concealed conflict with the Orc Empire. 611 612

The Zhuge Family members Zhuge Yu recommended arrive at Ice Extreme Pass and are placed according to their specialties. Zhuge Mubai assists Bear with military affairs, while Zhuge Xuanting ultimately becomes Ice Extreme Pass’s Chief Administrative Officer. 612 630 631

Before the contest for additional Nine-Star Martial Tournament slots, Zhuge Yu accurately anticipates that Qin Tian will seek opportunities for his subordinates and expresses confidence in his chances of success. 646

At the Imperial Star assembly for the tournament, Zhuge Yu reunites with Qin Tian alongside Dongfang Haoyue. Their familiar banter gives way to concern for the dangers Haoyue faces in the Heaven Stele Secret Realm. 658

Dongfang Haoyue’s Political Struggle

After Haoyue’s plan exposes the traitor Wei Dong and defeats an assassination party, Zhuge Yu receives Haoyue’s account of the losses inflicted on their enemies. He asks whether Haoyue believes he can survive the larger conflict, prompting Haoyue to admit that his family’s repeated suffering has left him little choice but to fight. 695

Zhuge Yu helps identify the Origin Blood Pill that Qin Tian sends Haoyue. He recognizes that purifying Haoyue’s bloodline could transform his prospects and feels grateful to Qin Tian for giving his friend the rare pill. 695 696

During the Heaven Stele expedition, Zhuge Yu hears Dongfang Chen and Zhuge Yunlan agree to fully support Qin Tian’s bid to become Pluto Governor. As the baptism nears its end, he discusses Haoyue’s cultivation prospects with Taishi Feng and discloses that Marshal Lin arranged Qin Tian’s meeting with Mingyue. He warns against presuming to know Lin’s political intentions. 715 735

Zhuge Yu views Qin Tian’s rise to Eighth-Order Sixth Star as a significant source of support for Haoyue’s bid for the throne. At the expedition’s end, the Ji Family takes Haoyue for bloodline verification, a step that could formally recognize him as an imperial prince and intensify the succession struggle. 737 738

Notable Quotes

“Don’t worry. We won’t die today.” 487

“Everyone has their strengths. Qin Tian is a born fighter, but when it comes to ancient records, secret lore, formations, and mechanisms, he can’t compare to me.” 510

“No matter what you do, I will always stand by your side.” 646

“Don’t get carried away. Neither of us can guess Marshal Lin’s intentions. We must leave everything to the Young Master.” 735