Zhao Peng

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Zhao Peng (赵鹏)
Alias(es)	Brother Peng
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Sixth Middle School; Zhao family; Pengcheng Martial Arts
Occupation/Role	High-school student; martial arts trainee; heir apparent interested in the family business
First Appearance	Chapter 10

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Qi and Blood Value reportedly above 95	10	An underground rumor places him near the ordinary human limit of 100; he is described as physically dominant in school sparring.
Comprehensive martial assessment: ~84	13	Recorded 188 kg punching force, 358 kg leg strength, and 78% Qi and Blood Mobilization Efficiency.
Black Tiger Stance Lv.3 Proficient	30	His proficiency is stated to be around 60%; abundant Qi and Blood is undermined by floating circulation and insufficient control.
Improved Qi and Blood control	30	Chen Mo teaches him to sink Qi and Blood toward the Yongquan Acupoint and regulate his breathing; Zhao Peng immediately feels more stable, and his control becomes noticeably finer after further joint training.
Qi and Blood Value: 92; Black Tiger Stance at late Minor Accomplishment	34	Zhao Peng reports these benchmarks while promising his father that he will continue improving. This self-report differs from the earlier rumor of 95+ Qi and Blood.

Background / History

Zhao Peng is the wealthy son of Zhao Zhiyou, a Third-Rank Martial Artist and head of Pengcheng Group, and Wang Hui, a Second-Rank Martial Artist who manages the group’s finances and personnel. He grew up immersed in his family’s Martial Arts Hall and had access to systematic training, supplements, advanced testing equipment, and a private training environment from childhood 22 24 32.

His resource-supported cultivation gave him a strong Qi and Blood foundation, but he recognizes that his practical performance often lags behind students such as Li Haoran, Xu Yunjing, and Song Yunliang. He identifies his own weakness as insufficient Qi and Blood mobilization and force control rather than a lack of total Qi and Blood 13 29.

After witnessing Chen Mo’s rapid improvement, Zhao Peng actively befriends him, first inviting him to test his Qi and Blood at the Zhao villa. Their relationship develops through shared meals, martial arts training, gaming, and open discussion of their respective futures 24 27 31.

Zhao Peng considers Chen Mo a “blue-chip prospect” and argues to his parents that Chen Mo’s discipline, composure, and growth rate make him worth supporting. With his father’s guidance, he helps Chen Mo in ways intended to preserve the friendship’s reciprocity rather than make it feel transactional 33 34.

Personality

Zhao Peng is outgoing, boisterous, and physically expressive, often congratulating Chen Mo with hard pats on the back. Beneath that exuberance, he is socially perceptive and sincere; he easily integrates himself into Chen Mo’s circle without making Zhang Shun or Zhang Yuxi feel inferior because of their different backgrounds 24 28 35.

He is generous with his family’s resources and takes genuine pride in Chen Mo’s achievements. His support ranges from meals and testing access to high-end cultivation supplies and professional recovery care, but he frames this assistance as mutual training and “labor fees” rather than charity 36 46 47.

Zhao Peng is also candid about his limitations. He does not view himself as a top-tier martial arts prodigy and is more interested in business, marketing, and expanding Pengcheng Martial Arts than in becoming solely a fighter. He nevertheless remains determined to improve and trains seriously under Chen Mo’s guidance 29 30 42.

Abilities & Skills

Martial Arts Training

Zhao Peng has a solid martial foundation developed through childhood training and extensive access to cultivation resources.

• Practices the Black Tiger Stance and Body Tempering Fist alongside Chen Mo 30 36.
• Possesses high total Qi and Blood for a student, giving his attacks substantial force 10 31.
• His side kick is strong enough to be used in regular sparring with Chen Mo 24.
• His main limitation is that his Qi and Blood can feel “floating,” reducing the efficiency of his force application in combat 29 30.
• Gains improved stability and finer Qi and Blood control through Chen Mo’s instruction 30.

Business and Social Acumen

Zhao Peng has a clear interest in inheriting and expanding his family’s martial arts business.

• Enjoys considering how to attract customers to Pengcheng Martial Arts, sell services, and manage relationships 29.
• Recognizes Chen Mo’s potential early and treats their friendship as both sincere camaraderie and a long-term mutual opportunity 29 33 34.
• Displays high emotional intelligence when befriending classmates from less privileged backgrounds 35.
• Shares useful information, including news of the Martial Arts Elite Exchange Competition and its potential Gaokao benefits 35.

Virtual Combat Experience

Zhao Peng introduces Chen Mo to Martial Era, a realistic virtual-reality martial arts game.

• Owns two latest-model Lingjing-7 Virtual Reality Game Pods at his villa 31.
• Explains the game’s combat systems and teaches Chen Mo its basics 31.
• Teams up with Chen Mo in arena matches and dungeons; his high Qi and Blood gives his in-game attacks considerable power 31.

Equipment / Resources

• Professional Qi and Blood tester — Kept at the Zhao villa; used to measure Chen Mo’s Qi and Blood Value, activity, and potential rating 27 28.
• Private training room — Includes advanced training devices, a spirit-gathering formation, and equipment unsuitable for non-Martial Artists, such as Gravity Training Pods and Qi and Blood Impact Devices 29 36.
• Reaction Ball Emitter — Adjustable device for reaction, dodging, and practical-combat training 30.
• Lingjing-7 Virtual Reality Game Pods — High-end immersive game pods used for Martial Era 31.
• Qi and Blood Nourishing Cakes — A box of cakes prepared by Mama Wu and given to Chen Mo alongside cultural-course materials 37.
• Ten-Great Tonifying Qi and Blood Soup and Calming Spirit and Nourishing Heart Paste — High-value medicinal food and restorative paste supplied to Chen Mo through Zhao Peng’s arrangements 46.
• VIP Training Room access and physiotherapy — Zhao Peng secures Chen Mo an evening training slot and arranges recovery treatment with Master Wang 46.

Relationships

• Chen Mo — Close friend and training partner. Zhao Peng recognizes Chen Mo’s potential, provides extensive material support, and receives martial arts guidance and academic help in return 24 29 30 33 36 46.
• Zhao Zhiyou — Father; Third-Rank Martial Artist and head of Pengcheng Group. He advises Zhao Peng to support Chen Mo naturally while continuing to cultivate his own abilities 32 34.
• Wang Hui — Mother; Second-Rank Martial Artist who helps manage Pengcheng Group. She approves of Zhao Peng’s judgment in befriending Chen Mo 32 33.
• Zhang Shun — Classmate and member of Zhao Peng’s expanding friend circle; Zhao Peng invites him to meals and later welcomes him to use the virtual pods with Chen Mo 35 36 107.
• Zhang Yuxi — Classmate and friend; Zhao Peng includes her in lunches and group conversations 35 36.
• Li Haoran — School peer whom Zhao Peng struggles to overcome in sparring because of his weaker Qi and Blood mobilization efficiency 13 29.
• Mama Wu — Zhao family household cook who prepares nourishing meals and Qi and Blood Nourishing Cakes for Chen Mo and Zhao Peng 29 37.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early School Rivalry and Privilege

Zhao Peng is initially presented as one of Sixth Middle School’s privileged martial arts students. His expensive supplements, martial background, and probable high Qi and Blood distinguish him from students such as Chen Mo, who must carefully budget for even basic cultivation resources 10 22.

Friendship with Chen Mo

Following Chen Mo’s impressive side kick, Zhao Peng enthusiastically invites him to the Zhao villa for an accurate Qi and Blood test. The visit develops into a barbecue, joint training session, virtual-reality gaming session, and eventual introduction to Zhao Peng’s parents 24 27 32.

Mutual Training and Support

Zhao Peng trains Black Tiger Stance and Body Tempering Fist with Chen Mo, benefiting from Chen Mo’s insights into Qi and Blood circulation, breathing, and force application. In return, Zhao Peng provides meals, cultural-course materials, training space, and social support 30 36 37.

Chen Mo’s Cultivation Sprint

As Chen Mo approaches the 90-point Qi and Blood threshold, Zhao Peng escalates his assistance by arranging medicinal food, VIP training facilities, and physiotherapy. His support materially accelerates Chen Mo’s successful breakthrough to 90.1 Qi and Blood 46 47.

Post-Gaokao Friendship

After the Gaokao, Zhao Peng remains part of Chen Mo’s social circle and invites both Chen Mo and Zhang Shun to his villa to use the virtual pods and play a new racing game 107.

Trivia

• Zhao Peng’s family owns resources so abundant that spiritual-energy-rich food is part of their normal diet, contrasting sharply with Chen Mo’s earlier reliance on costly Qi and Blood Capsules 28.
• His Qi and Blood activity was measured at 78%, noticeably lower than Chen Mo’s 82%, despite Zhao Peng’s stronger resource base 13 28.
• He describes his approach to supporting Chen Mo as “Emotional Investment Plus Potential Options” 34.
• Zhao Peng’s enthusiasm for Chen Mo’s achievements is so strong that he reacts to Chen Mo’s 95-point breakthrough with immediate, exaggerated cheering 55.