Zhou Ze

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Zhou Ze (周泽)
Alias(es)	Saint Master; Apprentice
Species/Race	Human; Earthling
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Human Race; Virtual Universe Company; founder of the Earth lineage
Occupation/Role	Cultivator, mentor, creator of the Mind Realm Cultivation Method, artifact forger
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Second Mind Realm — Unity of Heaven and Man	40	His cheat-triggered mental reconstruction advances him to the second realm, granting an intuition for fortune and danger.
Planetary-level	46	Breaks through after prolonged psychic cultivation and awakens a top-tier water-type special ability.
Domain Lord	76	Uses an E-grade nutrient chamber and a potion to advance without encountering a bottleneck.
Third Mind Realm — Infinite Mind	126	His mental state renders Phantom Demon Galaxi's illusions ineffective.
Peak Realm Lord	190	Has fully comprehended the Water Origin Law and holds substantial insight into the remaining lower Laws, Time, and Space.
Immortal God — early King-level	208	Transforms into a divine body; his basic strength reaches the equivalent of 10,000 Realm Lords.
Psychic Amplification — 1,000×	266	The Seven-Colored Glazed Light remakes his soul, allowing him to control 1,000 psychic threads.
Universe Venerable	367	Receives a complete set of domain, flying-palace, and soul-type treasures and develops Secret Arts tailored to them.
Universe Master	396	Joins Chaos City Lord, Dragon Walker Lord, Ice Peak Lord, Darkness Lord, and You Hou Lord among the Virtual Universe lineage's Universe Masters.
Universe Strongest	640	Breaks through while retaining an avatar, an outcome that defies conventional understanding.

Background / History

Earth and early teaching

Zhou Ze begins as an instructor at the Limit Martial Arts Hall. His cheat awakens a secondary consciousness capable of absorbing and analyzing another person's martial insights; by merging his own consciousness into those windows, he dramatically improves his comprehension and can teach more effectively. Luo Feng is among the first people whose insights he uses, while Zhou Ze also begins cultivating the fourth and fifth layers of the Ninefold Thunderblade 2.

After obtaining Dragon Blood and the Millennium Willow Heart, Zhou Ze discovers that his body absorbs medicinal effects far better than normal. He tentatively calls this trait the Medicine King Constitution; the Willow Heart elevates his telekinesis to Senior War General level 11. During the Golden-Horned Giant Beast crisis, his mental state reaches Unity of Heaven and Man, strengthening both his resolve and his danger intuition 40.

His reputation as a mentor grows through the advancement of students such as Luo Feng, Janet, and Chu Qiang. Hong and Thunder God recognize that Zhou Ze's guidance may eventually benefit even them, while Zhou Ze creates a force technique derived from the Ninefold Thunderblade with a maximum ninefold multiplier 18 19 28.

Rise beyond Earth

After leaving Earth, Zhou Ze chooses to remain on Flood Dragon Star rather than return immediately, establishing his independence from Luo Feng while hiring the Stellar-level Ibola as his bodyguard 60. He then shocks the Black Dragon Mountain region by instantly killing the peak Cosmic-level Nuo Lan Shan despite appearing to be far weaker than his opponent 73.

Zhou Ze becomes a prominent figure in the Virtual Universe's Killing Fields and Master Teacher circles. He advances to nine stars in the Genius Battle rankings, opens public challenges and spectating, and selects talented cultivators for direct guidance 78 81. His students and followers begin treating him as the founder of the Earth lineage, though he initially asks Tu Man to keep that identity private 85.

During the Peak Genius War, Zhou Ze participates under the alias Apprentice. He uses the Yan Shen Armament, ignores illusion techniques through his mental state, and becomes one of the most closely watched competitors from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire 94 126 161.

Origin Land and the Saint Master

After being destroyed by the Chaos City Lord, Zhou Ze revives through the Nirvana Pearl and experiences an anomalous realm beyond time and space. He later learns to enter it voluntarily by identifying its unique frequency, naming it the Origin Land 182 186.

The Origin Land becomes central to Zhou Ze's survival and growth. It enables resurrection, avatar creation, divine-power conversion, analysis, and creation, but these functions consume origin power and require him to strengthen his life level, genetic multiplier, and avatars over time 354.

As the Saint Master, Zhou Ze establishes a guidance system whose reputation rivals the Tongtian Bridge Plane and Chaos Monuments. Cultivators value his instruction so highly that many regret advancing too quickly to qualify for additional sessions 292. His identity as Zhou Ze, the Saint Master, and Apprentice is eventually uncovered by the Insect Race Empress 392.

Human Race powerhouse

Zhou Ze develops from an early King-level Immortal into a Universe Venerable and then a Universe Master while continuing to mentor others, create Secret Arts, and gather treasures for humanity 208 367 396. His guidance helps figures such as True Yan King, Star Prison Demon Master, and numerous Human Race cultivators overcome long-standing barriers 354 418.

After becoming one of humanity's foremost experts, Zhou Ze guards the Primal Secret Realm for the Chaos City Lord and participates in the Human Race's highest-level affairs 677. He later enters the Universe Sea, studies the Black-Patterned Stone Pillar, confronts major powers of Purple Moon Sacred Land, and reaches the level of a Universe Strongest 690 696 640.

At the Origin Continent, Zhou Ze continues to act cautiously under altered appearance and aura, concealing his identity even from powers that may be interested in his unusual abilities 782.

Personality

Zhou Ze is calm, self-possessed, and difficult for even senior Human Race figures to read. He deliberately conceals his identity and much of his strength when exposure would create unnecessary danger, yet he is willing to reveal himself when doing so benefits his students or humanity 160 391.

He values survival and repeatedly teaches his disciples to act within their capabilities, but he does not equate caution with passivity. Aware of his limited combat experience despite rapid growth, he deliberately seeks tempering and practical improvement rather than relying on raw power alone 262.

As a teacher, Zhou Ze is patient with genuine talent and takes satisfaction in helping others find their paths. He is also shrewd about the value of his abilities, negotiating payment in Heavy Treasure Points for his guidance and soul-defense Secret Art 81 315. Despite this pragmatism, he refuses dishonest schemes even when they could benefit humanity, and agrees to forge treasures only through legitimate means 742.

Abilities & Skills

Secondary-Consciousness Cheat

Zhou Ze's foundational ability creates secondary-consciousness windows that absorb and process the insights of other cultivators.

• He can merge his main consciousness with a window to experience another person's martial understanding directly. 2
• The cheat allows him to analyze insights while teaching and to cultivate several lines of thought simultaneously.
• After an upgrade, his baseline comprehension becomes equal to his former merged state; merging with windows then stacks that comprehension further. 83
• He possesses more than 100 sub-consciousness spaces by the Realm Lord stage and later operates 10,000 sub-consciousness windows to study Laws in parallel. 186 337

Overclocking

Overclocking accelerates Zhou Ze's thought and comprehension beyond his normal limits.

• He uses tenfold Overclocking while investigating the Origin Land's nature. 186
• At maximum output, it grants a 1,000-fold increase in comprehension speed and a 100-fold boost to insight. 380
• Its utility depends on sufficient energy and origin power; Zhou Ze identifies energy supply as one of his major limitations. 354 452

Mind Realm Cultivation Method

Zhou Ze creates and teaches a cultivation system centered on the mind, will, soul, and Mind Force.

• First Realm — Seeing One's Nature Through a Clear Mind: perceives the soul and Mind Force. 178
• Second Realm — Unity of Heaven and Man: harmonizes yin and yang and produces special abilities. 40 178
• Third Realm — Infinite Mind: a state in which the heart encompasses all things and cannot be fully explained through words. 126 178
• Mental-state cultivation grants strong resistance to illusions and can help cultivators remain firm on their chosen paths. 126 640
• Zhou Ze's mental will can disperse the souls of beings below his level. 743

Mind Force and Soul Secret Arts

Zhou Ze applies Mind Force as a direct counter to will-based components within soul attacks.

• He determines that soul-enslavement arts contain a trace of mental will that Mind Force can resist. 314
• He creates a Secret Art that seals Mind Force inside another person's soul, allowing them to resist one enslavement attempt; a subsequent enslavement attempt destroys the target. 314
• He uses this protection on Bessa and offers the technique to humanity in exchange for Heavy Treasure Points. 313 315
• He continues researching will-based Mind Force enslavement after learning that Original Ancestor used such a method against a Machine Race Universe Master. 465

Origin Land

The Origin Land is Zhou Ze's personal anomalous realm, first accessed through death and later entered at will.

• It restores him after destruction, including his body, soul, Origin Pearl, and internal world. 182
• Even Sitting Mountain Guest considers Zhou Ze's resurrection beyond his understanding and states that, in some respects, neither he nor the Chaos City Lord can truly kill Zhou Ze. 183
• It supports avatar creation, divine-power conversion, analysis, and creation. 354
• Zhou Ze retains avatars even after becoming a Universe Strongest, violating conventional expectations for such a breakthrough. 640

Laws, Combat, and Psychic Power

Zhou Ze combines high-level Law comprehension with both close combat and Spiritual Psychic techniques.

• He develops a ninefold force technique from the Ninefold Thunderblade. 19
• He wields the Yan Shen Armament as a Spiritual Psychic and uses its golden sword components for swift kills. 94
• He comprehends the spatial profound mystery of Teleportation after assigning half of his 10,000 sub-consciousness windows to the Space Origin Law. 337
• His Cosmic Wandering Secret Art combines Time and Space, two superior Laws. 240
• He creates a four-Law Secret Art combining Time, Space, Lightning, Fire, and explosive divine power; its force approaches a peak ultimate technique. 331
• The Seven-Colored Glazed Light raises his Psychic Amplification to 1,000×. 266

Artifact Forging

Zhou Ze becomes one of humanity's most capable artifact forgers.

• He begins studying forging after acquiring the Space Heart and deciding to refine it into an origin supreme treasure. 418
• He mass-produces heavy treasures, including weapons, armor, psychic weapons, domain treasures, sealing treasures, and soul treasures. 419
• He masters ordinary supreme-treasure forging and receives 20 Supreme Treasure Points for his creations. 440
• He acquires Craftsman God Lord's forging legacy in exchange for future guidance. 440
• He later reaches the point of forging pinnacle supreme treasures and begins pursuing strongest supreme treasures. 747

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Nirvana Pearl — accepts Zhou Ze's soul fragment and is linked to his first anomalous resurrection. 153 182
• Yan Shen Armament — psychic armament used during the Peak Genius War. 94
• General Armor fragment — Flame God Race armor fragment that can multiply Realm Lord power but initially exceeds the capacity of Zhou Ze's Cosmic-level body. 226
• King Armor — obtained through the Chaos City Lord's arrangement and worn by Zhou Ze's early King-level body. 241 265
• Emperor Armor — diamond-like armor bearing shifting secret patterns; granted by the Chaos City Lord. 315 316
• Seven-Colored Glazed Light — soul treasure and Secret Art set that transforms his soul and raises Psychic Amplification to 1,000×. 265 266
• Heart of Time — core material for a top-tier origin supreme treasure; Zhou Ze allows Mad Wolf Venerable to obtain it before reclaiming it. 365 368
• Space Heart — treasure seized after Zhou Ze evades Lord of Thunder Wings with a will attack; later used as the basis for forging research. 418
• Top-tier supreme treasure saber — acquired through trade with You Hou Lord and used to develop matching Secret Arts. 464

Relationships

• Luo Feng — Zhou Ze's eldest disciple. Zhou Ze guides Luo Feng from his early Ninefold Thunderblade practice through later cultivation, while Luo Feng remains one of Zhou Ze's closest companions and sparring partners. 2 245 593
• Thunder God — student and longtime associate. Thunder God values Zhou Ze's instruction in the Ninefold Thunderblade and later places complete trust in Zhou Ze's Origin Land procedures. 19 757
• Tu Man — disciple and member of the Earth lineage. Zhou Ze guides Tu Man's temperament and cultivation, while Tu Man regards the lineage as an extraordinary opportunity. 85 245
• Clark — Zhou Ze's first Master Teacher student; their relationship begins as friendly discussion and develops into formal guidance. 64
• Hong — respected Earth powerhouse and collaborator. Hong recognizes Zhou Ze's unusual teaching ability and later accepts his guidance alongside Thunder God. 18 19
• Bessa — Zhou Ze's chief guard and lover. She prioritizes serving Zhou Ze over her family's expectations, and Zhou Ze later protects her from soul enslavement. 247 313
• Babata — intelligent-life companion and confidant. Zhou Ze supports Babata's evolution and routinely discusses his plans, cultivation, and risks with him. 189 365
• Chaos City Lord — patron, ally, and frequent negotiating partner. He provides Zhou Ze with resources, treasures, and institutional support while treating him increasingly as an equal. 265 452
• Original Ancestor — senior Human Race figure who recognizes Zhou Ze early and confirms the legitimacy of Mind Realm cultivation through personal practice. 178 589
• Sitting Mountain Guest — adviser who cannot explain Zhou Ze's resurrection but offers guidance on evolving his internal world and increasing his strength. 183
• Giant Axe Founder — powerful ally whom Zhou Ze considers a kindred spirit; both share a direct, responsibility-driven outlook toward the Human Race. 451