Chen Yu

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Chen Yu (陈煜)
Alias(es)	Nightfall
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Occupation/Role	Ghost Controller; Anomaly Controller
Status	Alive
First Appearance	2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Time Ghost Eye acquired	2	Devours the Time Ghoul’s eye after it plunders his lifespan; gains the ability to rewind time.
Time Ghost Eye activated	3	Reverses his rapid aging, rewinds a sheet of paper, heals a scar, and fast-forwards time by two hours at severe mental cost.
Ghost Butcher Knife / Slaughter acquired	6	Obtains the Slaughter ability; the knife integrates into his body and can be summoned at will.
Slaughter Ghost Domain	6	Slows time, heightens perception, and enables extreme speed; he can also move objects with his gaze and cut without direct contact.
Time Ghost Eye, Level 5	8	After devouring a shadow, gains Save and a three-second Rollback.
Headless Ghost Shadow acquired	12	Devours the Headless Ghost Shadow, completing 2/8 of an Anomaly puzzle and gaining control over shadows.
Ghost Butcher Knife, Level 6	19	Devours the Anomaly Computer and gains Anomaly Data.
Time Ghost Eye upgraded	24	Consumes the Ghost Steering Wheel, further upgrading the eye.
Headless Ghost Shadow, Level 10	46	Devours the Ghost Fog; can control and see through ten shadows simultaneously.
Time Fault / additional abilities	61	Gains Time Fault, allowing specific periods of time to be deleted and refilled, as well as Parasite and Draw.
Nuò Ancestor Mask and Flame Ghost Seal	97	Absorbs an Anomaly God that attempts possession; can thereafter summon it through the Flame Ghost Seal.
Time Ghost Seal	106	Uses the seal to evade time and Anomalies within the Taoist-temple ruins.
Spatial Anomaly	136 137	Absorbs a Space Ghoul’s power; a Space Ghoul appears in his right eye, complementing the Time Ghoul.
Ghost pill refinement	151	Refines absorbed Anomaly rules into a ghost pill that strengthens all of his spiritual Anomalies.
Faith Ghost Domain / Anomaly Flame transformation	167	Absorbs the Anomaly Flame’s husk and the Faith Ghoul’s rules; creates a left-arm Ghost Domain capable of controlling Faith Ghouls and their Anomalies.
Anomaly Heart	173	Masters the heart of a black humanoid entity, enhancing his physique and existing supernatural abilities.

Background / History

Chen Yu begins as an ordinary young man caught by the Time Ghoul, whose eye rapidly steals his lifespan. Rather than attempting conventional control, he devours the eye itself, becoming the first known human to directly devour an Anomaly and obtaining the Time Ghost Eye. He restores his own age and immediately begins testing the eye’s temporal limits. 2 3

His early rise is driven by repeatedly consuming Anomalies. He acquires the Ghost Butcher Knife and its Slaughter Ghost Domain, then enters the dangerous Linjiang Central Hotel alone despite warnings from the Investigation Bureau. Inside and around the hotel incident, he devours the Ghost Shoulder Pat and Headless Ghost Shadow, gains shadow manipulation, and becomes known for resolving the hotel crisis. 6 8 9 12 13 15

Chen Yu’s reputation expands after he resolves the Anomaly Computer incident, saves Liu Jia, and receives access to the Investigation Bureau’s Anomaly Vault. He later enters the Anomaly Zoo, protects classmates from the Weird Scarecrow, and becomes an increasingly decisive presence during major Anomaly crises. 19 24 44 61

By the time of the Yellow Springs Train incident, Chen Yu plans to take control of the train from its final carriage forward. He later forms a core team to manage Yellow Springs and appoints Qi Xun as Assistant Shopkeeper of the Heaven and Earth Bank. 125 129

His growing power and public profile make him a target internationally. He acquires the Spatial Anomaly from a Space Ghoul, reaches the top of the Global Bounty List, and is defended by Zhang Jiuzhi against those pursuing him. 136 137

Appearance

Chen Yu has a composed, unreadable bearing. When meeting Shen E and Luo Ming on the Yellow Springs Train, he habitually crosses his hands over the bridge of his nose, leaving only his calm, indifferent eyes exposed. 125

• Wears a black captain’s coat during his meeting with Xu Miaoshi. 103
• Often conceals his expression behind folded hands while assessing others. 125
• His eyes can turn red when his temporal powers change or activate. 61

Personality

Chen Yu is calm in lethal situations and routinely acts without waiting for outside assistance. He enters the Linjiang Central Hotel alone, accepts the Yellow Springs Train mission despite believing himself insufficiently strong, and remains composed before the dark-river Anomaly. 9 63 115

He is pragmatic, secretive, and selective about involvement. He declines to reveal his identity to strangers who contact him online, ignores many expectations placed upon him, and treats some crises with striking indifference. 15 84 173

Chen Yu can be compassionate when he chooses: he saves Liu Jia, helps Gu Xiaoshi and Gu Xiaoyu remove the Ghost Hand Seal, protects classmates, and offers Li Chichi a place with him. 19 44 80 157 Conversely, he can be cold and ruthless toward threats, interrogating Chu Ling’er, stripping Yu Shilan of Ghost Rain, and developing killing intent toward Qian Tianyao after recognizing her scheme. 95 150 181

Abilities & Skills

Time Ghost Eye

Chen Yu’s primary temporal Anomaly, obtained by devouring the Time Ghoul’s eye. 2

• Rewinds time to reverse aging, restore injuries, and undo immediate events. 3 12
• Fast-forwards time, though broad or high-level targets consume extreme mental energy. 3
• Creates a Save point and rolls back to it within three seconds. 8
• Deletes and refills designated periods through Time Fault. 61
• Can manipulate human heads to disperse Ghost Fog. 46
• Later manifests alongside a Space Ghoul in his right eye. 137

Ghost Butcher Knife

An integrated Anomaly weapon that Chen Yu can summon at will. 6

• Uses Slaughter to kill humans who hear the sound produced by chopping meat with the cleaver. 6
• Creates the Slaughter Ghost Domain, slowing time and enhancing Chen Yu’s speed and senses. 6
• Moves objects with his gaze and cuts materials without physical contact. 6
• Its rule power allows Chen Yu to defeat the Headless Ghost Shadow. 12
• Reaches Level 6 after he devours the Anomaly Computer. 19

Headless Ghost Shadow

A shadow Anomaly Chen Yu devours after surviving decapitation through Rollback. 12

• Controls Chen Yu’s body and permits him to turn himself into a shadow. 13
• Kills Zhou Gui during the Anomaly Computer incident. 19
• At Level 10, controls and sees through ten shadows at once. 46

Ghost Domains and Ghost Seals

Chen Yu combines multiple Anomalies into domains, seals, and supernatural techniques. 61 167

• Time Ghost Domain — can be layered four times, though it fails to affect the elder’s head atop the jingguan. 107
• Time Ghost Seal — evades time and Anomalies. 106
• Flame Ghost Seal — summons the Anomaly God associated with the Nuò Ancestor Mask. 97
• Faith Ghost Domain — generated through his left arm and capable of controlling Faith Ghouls and their Anomalies. 167
• Judge Ghost Seal — empowers the Judge sword when combined with the Ghost Hand and Anomaly Flame. 174

Nuò Ancestor Mask and Anomaly Flame

The Nuò Ancestor Mask bonds to Chen Yu after he absorbs the Anomaly God that possesses him. 97

• Initially transforms him into a flame-wreathed being under the Anomaly God’s possession. 97
• Later allows him to transform into the Anomaly Flame form using his own Anomaly Flame. 167
• Cannot continue projecting the Anomaly Flame’s prior figure after he absorbs its husk. 167

Spatial Anomaly

Chen Yu absorbs the power of a colossal Space Ghoul encountered in the Abyss of Space. 136

• Adds spatial power to his pre-existing temporal abilities. 136
• Is represented by the Space Ghoul residing in his right eye. 137

Anomaly Heart

A supernatural heart Chen Yu masters after its power temporarily stops his own heart. 173

• Enhances his physique and pre-existing abilities. 173
• Can be strengthened further through pills refined from black lake water. 174

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Ghost Butcher Knife — integrated cleaver and source of Slaughter. 6
• Nuò Ancestor Mask — mask linked to the Flame Ghost Seal and Anomaly Flame transformation. 97 167
• Anomaly Emperor Bell — suppresses Ghost Slaves and counters Anomaly killing rules. 89 106
• Ghost Gourd — refines extracted ghost coins and Anomaly rules. 151
• Judge sword — empowered with the Judge Ghost Seal, Ghost Hand, and Anomaly Flame. 174
• Broken Sword — used to restrain Chu Ling’er and her puppet doll. 95
• Book of Life and Death — reveals the method for refining absorbed rules into ghost pills. 151

Relationships

• Tong Jian — Companion brought into dangerous incidents; Chen Yu protects her and considers her powerful enough that others cannot harm her. 13 24
• Han Ningning — Classmate and ally whose Ghostly Smiling Face Chen Yu scares away with a glance. 6 39
• Luo Mu — Investigation Bureau Investigator connected to the Linjiang Central Hotel incident. 6 13
• Zhou Chu — Investigation Bureau Ghost Controller who warns Chen Yu against entering Linjiang Central Hotel alone. 9
• Qin Shuyu — Personal assistant who assists Chen Yu’s movements in the Imperial Capital and Binhai City. 84 89
• Wang Qingya — Acquaintance Chen Yu meets over barbecue; he later saves her from the Ghost Train. 81 125
• Zhang Jiuzhi — Protector and associate who defends Chen Yu while he is targeted following his rise to the Global Bounty List. 137
• Li Chichi — Innate Anomaly Controller recruited by Chen Yu after he imprisons the Pain Ghoul Ba Hui. 157
• Qi Xun — Appointed by Chen Yu as Assistant Shopkeeper of the Heaven and Earth Bank. 129
• Qian Tianyao — Ghost Casino adversary who gambles with Chen Yu and later provokes his killing intent through a scheme. 148 150

Story Role / Major Arcs

Linjiang Central Hotel

Chen Yu accepts the hotel mission despite the Investigation Bureau’s attempt to revoke it for excessive risk. He enters alone, devours multiple Anomalies, survives the Headless Ghost Shadow’s decapitation attempt through Rollback, and becomes known for resolving the incident. 8 9 12 15

Linjiang and the Back Mountain

After saving his classmates from the Weird Scarecrow, Chen Yu follows the trail of Li Kun toward the school’s back mountain. He devours Ghost Fog, raises the Headless Ghost Shadow to Level 10, and confronts threats surrounding the Anomaly Infant. 44 46 61

Yellow Springs Train

Chen Yu boards the Yellow Springs Train despite acknowledging his own lack of strength. He later formulates a plan to seize control of the train carriage by carriage, forms a management team for Yellow Springs, and installs Qi Xun as Assistant Shopkeeper. 115 125 129

International Targeting

Chen Yu becomes a global target after gaining the Spatial Anomaly and rising to the top of the Global Bounty List. Foreign organizations attempt to recruit or claim him, while others view him as a threat. 137 138

Anomaly Sea and Supernatural Growth

Chen Yu acquires the Anomaly Flame’s husk and Faith Ghoul rules, suppresses the Dominating Ghoul, masters the Anomaly Heart, and continues refining his supernatural power through pills and weapon-seal combinations. 167 172 173 174

Trivia

• Chen Yu’s forum activity has repeatedly exposed his presence to other Ghost Controllers, though the forum initially protects his real-world identity. 81
• His name later becomes so widely known that nearly any Anomaly Controller can recognize his face. 165
• Despite his reputation, newer Ghost Controller Forum users eventually no longer recognize his name. 172