Zhong Li

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Zhong Li (钟离)
Alias(es)	Morax; Rock King Emperor; “Green Gem”
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Zhong Family; Shrek Team / Blue Tyrant Academy; later leads his own team
Occupation/Role	Support-type Soul Master; captain of the Shrek Team; master
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate Full Soul Power	4	Awakened the Wind Element God's Eye; the testing crystal could not withstand his soul power. His actual innate power is implied to exceed the normal limit.
Level 14 (publicly shown)	12	Enrolled at Nuoding Academy as an Innate Full Soul Power support-type Spirit Master.
Level 29	9	Absorbed two Thousand Year Slime soul rings and awakened the evolving External Soul Bone, Wind of Wings.
Level 34	12	His concealed true cultivation after entering Nuoding Academy.
Level 42 (public identity)	19	Revealed himself as a rank 42 support-type Soul Master and used Revival Wind to heal Dai Mubai.
Level 62 (true cultivation)	14, 21	Reached rank 62 at age twelve; concealed his strength as rank 42 during Shrek Academy enrollment.
Level 43 (public) / 63 (true)	24	Broke through during the practical combat test while empowering the other students.
Six-ring Soul Emperor	35	Manifested the Vortex of Thunder and revealed Twin Martial Souls while fighting You Ying and You Meng.
Level 77	62	Absorbed a Hundred Thousand Year soul ring and soul bone from the North Wind Wolf King.
Seven-ring Soul Saint	65, 68	Displayed two purple, four black, and one red soul rings during the Continental Youth Soul Master Elite Tournament.
Dou Ancestor	112	Revealed this cultivation level on the Dou Qi Continent.

Background

Zhong Li was originally a young man from Earth who had read the Douluo Continent novels after first encountering the anime. He transmigrated while playing Genshin Impact, awakening as a fetus on the Douluo Continent and later realizing his new world after seeing his father’s soul rings. 1

He was born to Zhong Tian, an attack-type Soul Sage, and Gongsun Li, a Battle Soul Sage. His father chose the name “Zhong Li” by combining his own surname with Gongsun Li’s given name. The family lived in Grassroots Village, where ordinary villagers revered them as powerful Soul Masters. 1

Before his Martial Soul Awakening, Zhong Li received and partially fused with the Morax Inheritance Template. The accompanying system granted him the Wind Element God's Eye, the Vortex of Thunder, and access to powers connected to Morax and Ruo Tuo before disappearing. 2 3

At awakening, he discovered that the system’s divine artifacts had merged with the martial souls he would otherwise have inherited from his parents. He concealed the Vortex of Thunder, publicly presenting the Wind Element God's Eye as a “Green Gem” martial soul. 3 4

His fame spread after an academy speech became the basis of the bestselling biography My Soul Saint Father. The book publicized Zhong Tian’s exploits and made Zhong Li a target of recruitment by major academies and factions, all of which he refused. 12 13

Appearance

Zhong Li is described as unusually handsome, tall, straight-backed, and naturally elegant. By his youth, he stands approximately 1.9 meters tall. 10 13

• Often wears the Zhong Family’s Hall of Rebirth-style robes, later adopted as the family’s standard attire. 13 14
• Possesses a striking aura that regularly draws attention even in crowds. 10 29
• Can manifest the Rock King Emperor’s Divine Armor in battle. 35

Personality

Zhong Li is calm, reserved, and difficult to rattle. He generally remains polite even when others try to exploit his status, though he keeps political opportunists such as Dai Mubai at a distance. 19

He is observant and pragmatic, readily analyzing the social and economic structures around Soul Masters. He values discretion, particularly concerning his Twin Martial Souls and ability to sense soul bones. 7

Despite his public reputation, he considers himself reliant on the system’s gifts rather than inherently monstrous. His demeanor can shift toward Morax’s pride and authority when confronting enemies. 35 41

Abilities & Skills

Morax Inheritance Template

Zhong Li’s partial fusion with the Morax template strengthens his body and spiritual power, grants access to elemental abilities, and allows him to inherit Morax’s authority as the fusion progresses. 2 5

• Can use soul power as a weaker substitute for elemental power. 5
• Has physical strength sufficient to send a rank 37 Soul Elder flying with a restrained slap. 18
• Can create Gold Soul Coins through his inherited authority. 14
• Later uses abilities without manifesting his martial soul. 56
• Is capable of creating powerful entities, including Lu Bu as his disciple and a Thousand Rock Army. 98 106

Wind Element God's Eye

Zhong Li’s publicly known primary martial soul is a green gem identified to outsiders as the “Green Gem.” It is a support-type Tool Martial Soul with wind-element properties. 4 21

• Float — Allows Zhong Li to hover and move through the air by thought. 5 6
• Increases his own movement speed by 30% initially; the bonus rises by 1% for each soul-power rank gained. 5
• Buffs allies within 100 meters, initially increasing their speed by 10%; Zhong Li determines who qualifies as an ally. 5
• The ally buff consumes no soul power and can be maintained indefinitely. 6
• His support skills can greatly enhance allies’ attributes and induce a berserk state. 24
• Sustained enhancements and interference helped Shrek overwhelm the Imperial Fighting Team for approximately an hour. 47

Revival Wind

Zhong Li’s third Spirit Skill is a powerful healing ability. 19

• Healed Dai Mubai’s severe injuries in roughly ten seconds. 19
• Restored everyone present after Shrek’s match against the Imperial Fighting Team. 47

Vortex of Thunder

The Vortex of Thunder is Zhong Li’s concealed second martial soul. It automatically gains soul rings after he breaks through, but does not grant conventional soul skills. 3 5

• Each added soul ring increases all of Zhong Li’s attributes by 5%. 5
• Revealed alongside six earth-yellow, gold-tinged soul rings during his battle with You Ying and You Meng. 35
• Used with the command “Vortex” while Zhong Li wore the Rock King Emperor’s Divine Armor. 35

Soul Bone Perception

Zhong Li can sense the presence and approximate quality of soul bones. 7

• Detected a dragon-type right-arm soul bone from a soul beast estimated at over ninety thousand years old. 6
• His father warned him to conceal this ability because it could provoke others’ greed. 7
• Later sensed the location of a space-attribute soul beast for Zhu Zhuqing. 59

Wind of Wings

An External Soul Bone awakened from Slimes. 9

• Grants true flight. 9
• Absorbs wind elements and can evolve through that absorption. 9

Spiritual Power

Zhong Li possesses exceptionally high spiritual power due to the Morax template and the Spirit Dream Soul Bone. 2 10

• The Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Dream Soul Bone multiplied his mental strength by more than one hundred times. 10
• His Sea of Consciousness is sealed behind multicolored light, where Ruo Tuo resides or exerts influence. 11

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Storage Soul Tool — Gift from Zhong Tian; used to store Gold Soul Coins and soul bones. 5 7
• Wind of Wings — Evolving Slime External Soul Bone. 9
• Spirit Dream Soul Bone — Hundred Thousand Year head soul bone that vastly amplified his mental strength. 10
• Dragon-type right-arm soul bone — At least ninety thousand years old; discovered during a soul-hunting trip. 6 7
• Qian Gu Wolong’s gold token — Bears the Coiled Dragon Staff emblem and grants special treatment at Soul Fighting Arenas. 29 30
• Ice Fire Dragon King’s Soul Bone — Retrieved from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. 58

Relationships

• Zhong Tian — Father; an attack-type Soul Sage who trains Zhong Li, protects his secrets, and later becomes a Soul Fighting Douluo. 1 7 19
• Gongsun Li — Mother; a Battle Soul Sage who supports Zhong Li and warmly welcomes Zhu Zhuqing into the family. 1 4 61
• Ruo Tuo / Gui Zhong — Companion and influence within Zhong Li’s Sea of Consciousness; later revealed to share Gui Zhong’s identity. They discuss destroying the gods of the Douluo world. 11 57 147
• Zhu Zhuqing — Closest companion and later wife; Zhong Li protects her, assists her Martial Soul reconstruction, and helps her acquire a space-attribute Spirit Skill. 35 57 60 147
• Zhong Daoming — Second Grandfather; protects Zhong Li, accompanies him in Sunset Forest, and assists Zhu Zhuqing’s cultivation. 14 57 59
• Tang San — Fellow Nuoding and Shrek student; Zhong Li initially considered taking him as a disciple after his awakening. 5 23
• Xiao Wu — Fellow student; Zhong Li helps her register at Nuoding Academy but keeps distance from her advances. 10 19
• Dai Mubai — Shrek teammate and political admirer; seeks Zhong Li’s support in the Star Luo succession struggle. 19 35
• Qian Renxue — Initially approached Zhong Li as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe; later becomes his wife. 13 147
• Keisha — Zhong Li saves her from Male Angels in the past; she later becomes his wife. 147
• Xiao Yan — Disciple on the Dou Qi Continent; Zhong Li guides him through his cultivation crisis and accepts him as a disciple. 107 110
• Lu Bu — Created by Zhong Li and accepted as his disciple. 106

Story Role / Major Arcs

Martial Soul Awakening and Nuoding Academy

Zhong Li awakens his concealed Twin Martial Souls, publicly establishes himself as a support-type Spirit Master, and attends Nuoding Academy. His speech inspires My Soul Saint Father, unintentionally making him famous across the continent. 3 4 12

Shrek Academy and Suotuo City

He travels to Suotuo City, meets Zhu Zhuqing, enrolls at Shrek Academy, and repeatedly conceals his true cultivation while functioning as the group’s overwhelming support Soul Master. 14 21 24

Soul Emperor Revelation

When confronting You Ying and You Meng, Zhong Li reveals the Vortex of Thunder, the Rock King Emperor’s armor, and his six-ring Soul Emperor cultivation. 35

Sunset Forest Expedition

Zhong Li accompanies Zhu Zhuqing to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, identifies Immortal Herbs, helps reconstruct her Martial Soul, and supports her acquisition of Spatial Teleportation. 56 57 60

Continental Youth Elite Tournament

He returns at level 77, becomes captain of the Shrek Team, and shocks the continent by displaying a seven-ring Soul Saint cultivation with an unprecedented soul-ring configuration. 62 63 65 68

Other Worlds and Final Unification

Zhong Li travels to Earth, the Super God Universe, and the Dou Qi Continent, where he becomes master to Xiao Yan and Lu Bu. After returning, he unifies the Douluo Continent, relocates soul beasts to another planet, and gives humans God’s Eyes in exchange for their lost soul power. 106 110 147

Trivia

• Zhong Li’s name was chosen by Zhong Tian from his own surname and Gongsun Li’s given name. 1
• He has no need to cultivate manually because his soul power recovers and cultivates automatically while he stands on the ground. 5
• He originally intended to keep a low profile, but My Soul Saint Father made him famous throughout the continent. 12 13
• The novel’s fame caused Grassroots Village to become a place where Soul Masters brought children in hopes of producing another prodigy. 61