Ye Chen

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Ye Chen (叶辰)
Alias(es)	Emperor Ye; A-Chen; Human King
Species/Race	Human; bearer of the First Generation Human King Body 30 31
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Yanhuang Empire
Occupation/Role	Founding Emperor of the Yanhuang Empire; Human King 47
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Super Healing Ability	1	Received from the Beginner's Gift Pack alongside Portable Space, food, Tiangong Kaiwu, and an Ink Iron Dagger. It rapidly repairs his injuries and allows him to survive far beyond an ordinary human lifespan. 1 2
First Generation Human King Body	30	Obtained with the Human King Canon through a Desolate-tier draw. The cultivation method develops Essence, Qi, and Spirit by drawing stellar energy; its completed standard is the peak of a first-generation Super Soldier. 8 30
Star Core refinement	31	Refines a Star Core from Hailing Star into his body, granting flight and partial planetary-gravity control. His system profile records a lifespan of 10,000 years after attaining the Human King Body. 31
Human Emperor Trait — Heart of the People	46	Emperor Xuanyuan's blessing modifies the Human King Body, enabling Ye Chen to borrow strength from Yanhuang's people. In return, he becomes bound to the empire's prosperity and decline. 46
Human King conferment	47	Crowned after unifying Blue Star. The Human King Seal forms a fortune-linked bond between him, his appointed officials, and the empire. 47

Background

Ye Chen arrived on Blue Star in a streak of light and awoke in an unfamiliar wilderness. The Civilization System immediately assigned him a ten-year mission: create a tribe of at least 50,000 people. His initial resources were a Super Healing Ability, Portable Space, food, Tiangong Kaiwu, and an Ink Iron Dagger. 1

While searching for civilization, he found the unconscious Angel A Zhui in the impact valley. He carried her to shelter, unintentionally benefiting from her body heat and defensive bug-killing effect before their hostile first encounter. 2

His original goal was to complete system tasks, raise Yanhuang into a higher civilization, acquire longevity technology, and ultimately become powerful enough to stand among gods. Circumstance instead pushed him into founding an empire. Early tribal resistance and the urgency of his mission led to ruthless suppression, earning him the reputation of a tyrant emperor. 5 6

Over more than two centuries, Ye Chen consolidated the Yanhuang Empire through education, institutional control, industrialization, military expansion, and ideological unity. By the time Blue Star was unified, he had ruled for roughly 250 years and been recognized as the Human King. 7 18 45 47

Appearance

Ye Chen is a handsome man with an upright posture, resolute expression, and eyes described as deep as the starry sky. Despite being over two centuries old, he retains a youthful appearance. 18 45

• Commonly wears a fitted black Star Robe. 5 9
• Carries the Chixiao Sword at his waist during public appearances. 5 18
• His imperial presence is intimidating enough that officials and citizens avoid meeting his gaze directly. 9
• During major breakthroughs, he can be surrounded by descending starlight and a sacred, domineering aura. 30

Personality

Ye Chen is patient, calculating, and deeply conscious of the burden attached to absolute authority. He rejects reckless development, preferring to build education, industry, population, and military capacity before pursuing broader expansion. 5 7 8

As emperor, he is highly pragmatic. He rewards ability lavishly, improves conditions for loyal officials, and takes personal responsibility for the welfare of his citizens; however, he also uses indoctrination, intimidation, political theater, and military force to preserve the empire. 6 10 45

His attachment to Yanhuang takes precedence over personal relationships. He openly recognizes that, if forced to choose, he would place the empire before A Zhui. 19 He is similarly ruthless toward perceived threats, killing Su Mali rather than permitting a possible future complication. 33

Abilities & Skills

Super Healing Ability

Ye Chen's first system-granted ability rapidly restores damaged tissue and internal injuries.

• He recovers from A Zhui's blows after coughing blood and suffering chest injuries. 2 20
• The ability does not prevent pain; Ye Chen still experiences the full force of injuries before healing takes effect. 2
• It was essential to his survival during the empire's early wilderness period. 9

Human King Canon and First Generation Human King Body

The Human King Body is a cultivation-based physique rather than conventional gene technology. Its method develops Ye Chen's Essence, Qi, and Spirit through an Inner World cycle and stellar energy. 8 30

• Its intended completed standard equals the peak of a first-generation Super Soldier in every major aspect. 8
• It can contend with ordinary second-generation Super Soldiers; Ye Chen uses it to face Su Mali, an old second-generation Super Soldier. 8 32
• His breakthrough creates a Stellar Torrent visible across Blue Star as he absorbs immense stellar energy. 30
• His lifespan rises from 1,500 years to 10,000 years after the upgrade. 31

Star Core Gravity Control

By refining a Star Core into his body, Ye Chen acquires control over a portion of planetary gravity. 31

• Removes the effective restraint of planetary gravity, allowing him to fly and remain stable in midair. 31
• Lets him prevent civilians from bowing while emergency rescue operations are underway. 33
• Can be used to conceal himself in space by disguising his body as a tiny meteorite fragment. 50
• The Star Core's gravity is dangerous even within Portable Space, where it destroys stored clothing and miscellaneous items upon appearing. 31

Heart of the People

The Human Emperor Trait links Ye Chen directly to the Yanhuang Empire and its subjects. 46

• Allows him to draw power from the people who acknowledge him as their emperor. 46
• Billions of Yanhuang citizens resonate with him during the blessing. 46
• Binds his fortune to the empire: Yanhuang's glory and ruin become his own. 46

Spear Combat

Ye Chen specializes in the basic forms of great-spear combat, refined through centuries of repetitive training rather than exceptional martial talent. 32

• Uses the Silver Moon spear and the Thirteen Basic Forms of Great Spear Technique. 32
• His style includes thrusting, stabbing, sweeping, parrying, twisting, lifting, and chopping. 32
• He admits that he cannot perform more complex techniques, but his fundamentals have reached a near-supernatural level through repetition. 32
• He defeats Su Mali after disarming him of the Dark Silver Flying Knife and trapping him within a space barrier. 32 33

Imperial Statecraft

After more than a century on the throne, Ye Chen develops an “Art of the Emperor” centered on delegation, institutional control, reward, and ideological cohesion. 4 5

• Establishes the Imperial Guard as an intelligence organization reporting directly to him. 4
• Creates a nationwide education system and Imperial Academy of Sciences to provide the empire's long-term talent base. 4 7
• Uses generous rewards, noble titles, public recognition, and longevity resources to motivate officials. 6 10
• Stages system-purchased omens at Chang'an to legitimize Yanhuang rule among newly incorporated populations. 45

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Chixiao Sword — Ye Chen's renamed Sword of Flames, worn as his principal sword. 5 30
• Silver Moon — Silver-white spear gained from a Desolate-tier draw; extremely durable and able to absorb the force of Chixiao's strikes through its surrounding halo. 30
• Portable Space — Initially provides 10 cubic meters of storage. 1
• Human King Seal — Dark jade imperial seal used during the Human King ritual; it blesses officials and links them to Yanhuang's fortune. 45 47
• Space Blocker / Space Lockdown Device — One-use system device used to seal Su Mali inside a space barrier and prevent his escape. 31 32
• Dark Silver Flying Knife — Su Mali's primary weapon, seized by Ye Chen and placed in his Portable Space during their battle. 32
• Life Water — Healing resource used to save Silver Chain City victims left in suspended animation after Su Mali's attack. 33
• Ink Iron Dagger — Beginner's Gift Pack weapon. 1

Relationships

• Angel A Zhui — Ye Chen's lover and Guardian Angel. Their relationship began after he rescued her while she was unconscious; A Zhui later swore the Guardian Angel Oath to him and guards Blue Star from space. 2 20 21
• Angel Yan — A Zhui's superior and a recurring ally. Yan assists A Zhui during Ye Chen's Human King Body breakthrough and joins the confrontation with Su Mali. 13 30 31
• Yuan Long — Ye Chen's longtime secretary-general and Grand Chancellor. Ye Chen entrusts him with national administration and mourns his death after more than a century of service. 4 17
• Long Yu — Ye Chen's trusted guard and first commander of the Imperial Guard. Ye Chen later posthumously grants him the title Loyal and Brave Marquis. 4 17
• Yuan Lan — Secretary-general succeeding Yuan Long's line. Fiercely loyal to Ye Chen, she attempts to attack A Zhui after believing Ye Chen has been harmed. 10 20
• Dukao — Denuo representative, political rival, and eventual technology negotiator. Ye Chen distrusts him while exploiting his desire to keep Denuo's people on Blue Star. 38 39 40
• Emperor Xuanyuan — Yanhuang ancestor who recognizes Ye Chen's ritual and grants the Human Emperor Trait, Heart of the People. 46

Major Arcs

Founding of Yanhuang

Ye Chen survives his arrival on Blue Star, accepts the Civilization System's population mission, and gradually transforms a small foundation into the Yanhuang Empire. The early state is held together through force, later replaced by education, administrative institutions, and generational loyalty. 1 5 6

Industrial Development

After stabilizing the empire, Ye Chen directs the first Industrial Revolution. Railways, steam trains, electrical technology, automobiles, aircraft, computers, atomic-energy research, and the Kunpeng Project rapidly transform Yanhuang's productive and military capacity. 7 9 10 18

Global War and Foreign Threats

Ye Chen launches a long-planned global campaign to unify Blue Star and prepare for future extraterrestrial threats. During the conflict, he confronts Su Mali, acquires the Human King Body and Silver Moon, refines a Star Core, and personally kills Su Mali after the latter massacres Yanhuang civilians. 15 23 29 30 33

Denuo Negotiations and World Unification

After exposing Denuo interference in Europe, Ye Chen negotiates with Dukao for interstellar technical data while denying him meaningful leverage. Europe eventually falls under Yanhuang control, and Zhu Cilang's submission provides Ye Chen with a legitimate route to incorporate Huaxia. 34 39 40 41

Human King Ceremony and the Sea of Stars

Following world unification, Ye Chen relocates the imperial capital to Chang'an and conducts a grand ritual to secure Yanhuang's legitimacy. The ritual unexpectedly reaches Emperor Xuanyuan, leading to the Heart of the People blessing and Ye Chen's formal crowning as Human King. He then oversees nuclear testing and Yanhuang's first manned spaceflight. 44 46 47 48

Notable Quotes

“All of you, draw your swords!!” 18

“The man who kills you!!” 32

“Rise!!” 47

Trivia

• The system supplements Ye Chen's Dark Data so that outside observers perceive him as a native of Blue Star. 12
• He never establishes a harem or produces an heir during the empire's first century-plus, partly because he cannot accept an ordinary spouse who would age and die long before him. 8
• Although regarded as Yanhuang's supreme deity and a Daoist founder, Ye Chen privately failed the Daoist University entrance examination and considers this his “black history.” 34