Zi Ji

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Zi Ji (紫姬)
Alias(es)	Hell Demon Dragon King; “Xiao Wu’s distant sister” (human-world cover identity)
Species/Race	Hell Demon Dragon; ferocious soul beast
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Star Dou Great Forest; Gu Yue Na; Spirit Pagoda
Occupation/Role	Lu Chen’s assigned protector and investigator; combatant
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 80

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Unspecified breakthrough	186	Reached a new breakthrough after entering seclusion in Dragon Valley. Zi Ji attributes her progress to repeated nourishment from Lu Chen’s Golden Dragon King bloodline.

Background / History

Zi Ji was awakened at the Lake of Life to locate the Golden Dragon King. She captured Lu Chen and Xiao Wu after sensing the Golden Dragon King bloodline within Lu Chen, intending to bring that bloodline to her master for the revival of the soul beast race 80.

After Lu Chen proposed the Soul Spirit Contract Method as a way for soul beasts to preserve their consciousness and potentially reach the God Realm, Gu Yue Na ordered Zi Ji to accompany him into human society. Her official duties were to conceal her aura, protect him, and investigate his background 82.

Zi Ji initially regarded Lu Chen with suspicion and disdain, but accompanied him under the cover identity of Xiao Wu’s distant older sister. She guided him to the dying Nether Shadow Demon Dragon and ultimately approved its soul-spirit contract with Zhu Zhuqing 83 86.

Her interest in Lu Chen gradually became personal. She investigated Lu Jinnian, became increasingly affected by Lu Chen’s Golden Dragon King bloodline, and sought Lu Jinnian’s advice about her inability to remain calm around him 97 104. After assisting Lu Chen in suppressing an internal bloodline backlash, she absorbed residual Golden Dragon King power and later entered Dragon Valley to cultivate 123 186.

Zi Ji confessed to Lu Chen beneath fireworks, declaring that he was her lover before her identity as the Hell Demon Dragon King. They chose to keep their relationship secret 190. Gu Yue Na later learned of their relationship but did not punish Zi Ji, instead telling her to cultivate well 277.

Appearance

In human form, Zi Ji is a tall, bewitching woman with an aloof and wild bearing. Her draconic features become more pronounced when she fights or transforms 81 301.

• Long purple-black hair and deep purple, amethyst-like eyes 81.
• Slender build, straight legs, and a notably curvaceous figure 81.
• Purple-black scales can cover parts of her body during transformation 81 301.
• Manifests purple-black dragon wings and a vast Hell Demon Dragon shadow in battle 301.
• Commonly wears purple or purple-black clothing in the human world 83 93.

Personality

Zi Ji is proud, cold, and openly disdainful of humans, particularly at the beginning of her time with Lu Chen. She speaks bluntly, values dragon-clan hierarchy, and initially assumes Lu Chen’s intentions toward Xiao Wu are malicious 80 83.

Beneath that arrogance, she is observant and deeply loyal to Gu Yue Na’s orders. Her prolonged contact with Lu Chen reveals a more curious and vulnerable side: she is unfamiliar with human customs, becomes flustered by her feelings, and is protective of those she accepts 82 83 104.

Once she accepts Lu Chen as her lover, Zi Ji becomes direct and possessive about her feelings. She retains her pride even while showing tenderness, concern, and a desire for a future family with him 190 222 223.

Abilities & Skills

Hell Demon Dragon Transformation

Zi Ji can assume both a human appearance and a draconic combat form. Her transformation manifests purple-black scales, wings, dragon might, and a Hell Demon Dragon phantom 81 301.

• Her dragon might can intimidate other soul beasts into submission 84.
• Her speed in flight and overland movement greatly exceeds ordinary companions 83 141.
• Lu Chen’s Golden Dragon King bloodline naturally suppresses her dragon power in direct combat 301.

Corrosive Death Power

Zi Ji’s purple-black energy carries corrosive and death-related properties.

• A purple-black energy ribbon rapidly dissolved Gu Rong’s black robe through corrosion 98.
• Her dragon flames possess corrosive death power and endured Tang Hao’s Thousand Jun Strike without visible damage 130.
• Her attack damaged Tang Hao’s right-arm soul bone, leaving it covered in black erosion marks 131.
• She burned Bu Le to death with purple-black flame 187.

Dragon Claw and Dragon Flame

Zi Ji condenses dragon scales and flames into devastating close-range attacks.

• She formed a massive dragon claw to attack Tang Hao after using her Hell Demon Dragon phantom to engage him 130.
• She can employ Death Dragon Flame against powerful opponents 301.
• Her combat style includes rapid movement, aerial attacks, and surprise strikes 301.

Deathly Decay

Zi Ji’s Deathly Decay overwhelmed Tang Hao’s final assault.

• Destroyed Tang Hao’s Clear Sky Hammer after he activated his Clear Sky True Body and sacrificed his remaining soul rings 130.
• Severely injured Tang Hao as he attempted to flee 130.

Devouring Domain

Zi Ji can create a vast purple-black vortex that exerts a powerful devouring force.

• The domain expands from a small sphere into a vortex dozens of feet wide 301.
• Its inner walls display scale-like purple-black patterns and produce a powerful pulling force 301.
• Lu Chen countered it with his Eighth Soul Skill, Destruction Heavenly Sword 301.

True Dragon Power

Zi Ji possesses pure True Dragon power from the Hell Demon Dragon lineage.

• She used it to calm Lu Chen’s agitated Golden Dragon King bloodline and Asura Demon Sword power 123.
• Residual Golden Dragon King essence entered her body during this intervention, producing a powerful bloodline resonance 123.
• Her Golden Dragon King bloodline nourishment contributed to her later breakthrough 186.

Hell Demon Dragon King Essence Blood

Zi Ji can bestow her Origin Power in the form of Hell Demon Dragon King essence blood.

• She gave Zhu Zhuqing a drop after recognizing Zhu Zhuqing’s existing trace of Hell Demon Dragon bloodline 231.
• The essence blood was stated to be difficult for Zi Ji to recover after losing 231.
• Zhu Zhuqing’s martial soul evolved and her soul power rose to the peak of Level 54 after absorbing it 231.

Equipment / Items

• Silver dragon scale — Given by Gu Yue Na; conceals Zi Ji’s soul beast aura while she moves through human society 82.
• Heart-Protecting Inverse Scale — Zi Ji gave this special inverse scale to Lu Chen; it can block one fatal attack 134 143.
• Purple-black dragon scale — A protective scale Lu Chen keeps hidden from Gu Yue Na 141.

Relationships

• Lu Chen — Initially her assigned investigation target and protectee; later her lover. Zi Ji protects him, shares Golden Dragon King bloodline resonance with him, and openly confesses her feelings 82 123 190.
• Gu Yue Na — Her master. Gu Yue Na assigned Zi Ji to guard and investigate Lu Chen, and later accepted Zi Ji’s relationship with him without punishment 82 277.
• Xiao Wu — Zi Ji’s fellow soul beast and human-world “younger sister” under their cover identity. Xiao Wu helps Zi Ji adapt to human clothing and treats her as an older sister 82 83.
• Zhu Zhuqing — A recipient of the Hell Demon Dragon bloodline. Zi Ji approved the Nether Shadow Demon Dragon’s contract with Zhu Zhuqing and later gave her a drop of Origin Power 86 231.
• Bi Ji — A longtime acquaintance who understands Zi Ji well and notices her feelings for Lu Chen 142 143 188.
• Di Tian — A fellow ferocious beast serving Gu Yue Na; he was tasked with overseeing the Soul Spirit Contract project while Zi Ji accompanied Lu Chen 82.
• Tang Hao — Opponent intercepted and defeated by Zi Ji; she destroyed his Clear Sky Hammer, severely injured him, and took his right-arm soul bone 130.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Capture at the Lake of Life

Zi Ji captures Lu Chen and Xiao Wu after detecting the Golden Dragon King bloodline inside Lu Chen. Her power overwhelms Dugu Bo, establishing her as a threat far beyond the group’s immediate ability to resist 80.

Protector and Human-World Escort

Following Gu Yue Na’s order, Zi Ji enters human society in a concealed human form. She serves as Lu Chen’s protector while investigating his identity and observing his plans for soul spirits 82 83.

Nether Shadow Demon Dragon Contract

Zi Ji leads Lu Chen to the dying Nether Shadow Demon Dragon, whose acceptance of Zhu Zhuqing’s Soul Spirit Contract gives Zhu Zhuqing a fourth soul ring and a Hell Demon Dragon bloodline mutation 83 86.

Conflict with Tang Hao

Zi Ji intercepts Tang Hao and defeats him despite his Exploding Ring technique, Clear Sky True Body, and final ring-sacrifice attack. She leaves with his right-arm soul bone 130 131.

Spirit Pagoda Development

Zi Ji accompanies Lu Chen during the Spirit Pagoda’s early operations and observes its soul-tool infrastructure and first soul-spirit contract experiments. Her initial contempt for human Soul Tools gives way to recognition of their potential danger to soul beasts 188 189.

Confession and Relationship with Lu Chen

Zi Ji’s guarded curiosity develops into love. After allowing Lu Chen to address her simply as “Zi Ji,” she confesses beneath fireworks and begins a secret relationship with him 189 190.

Star Luo Journey and Essence-Blood Gift

Zi Ji travels with Lu Chen and Zhu Zhuqing to Star Luo, assists in the Wolf Bandit conflict, and later gives Zhu Zhuqing her Hell Demon Dragon King essence blood before answering Gu Yue Na’s summons 223 225 231.

Mountaintop Spar

Zi Ji challenges Lu Chen after he acquires a second martial soul. Their battle pits her Devouring Domain and dragon techniques against Lu Chen’s Golden Dragon King power and Destruction Heavenly Sword 300 301.

Trivia

• Zi Ji initially had little familiarity with human clothing and customs, asking whether humans no longer wore bellybands 83.
• She is stated to be a ferocious beast with more than two hundred thousand years of foundation 97.
• Despite her cold demeanor, she displayed a rare smile when the Nether Shadow Demon Dragon chose to leave its valley with Zhu Zhuqing 86.
• She wants a child with Lu Chen and believes their combined bloodlines could produce a True Dragon offspring 223.