Chen Yuan

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Chen Yuan (陈元)
Alias(es)	Wind Master; Azure Sky King; Venerable Yuanchu; Lord of Origin Beginning; Yuan Chu Progenitor; Shiyuan; Duan Donghe Chen Yuan; Saintly Weapon Chen Yuan
Species/Race	Human (Earthling); transmigrator of higher-dimensional origin
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Limit Dojo; Elite Training Camp; Virtual Universe Company; Primal Secret Realm; Human Race; Duan Donghe Lineage; Lineage of Saintly Weapons; Difu Lineage of the Ancient Kingdom of Yanfeng
Occupation/Role	Martial Artist; cultivator; treasure refining master; inheritance successor; founder of Yuan Chu World
First Appearance	1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Intermediate Warrior	2	Recorded strength of 2,010.72 kg after awakening the optimization panel.
Life Gene Level 1.1	9	Completed the Muscle-Tendon Changing and Marrow Cleansing Classic; gained increased strength, aptitude, and brain-domain width.
War General	17	Completed a metamorphosis and reached 14,728 kg of strength.
Intermediate War General	18 21	Reached 17,423 kg; demonstrated 17,792 kg punch strength and certified his combat record.
Intermediate War God	46	Achieved a Combat Power Amplitude of 25, fulfilling the third clause of his Limit Dojo contract.
Peak War God	53	Reached 518,900 kg after leading a prolonged monster-clearing campaign.
Planetary Level, Tier 1	59	Advanced with 10% Wind Conception comprehension; awakened the Heart of Wind special ability.
Planetary Level 4	78	Developed a second-level Wind Domain and began comprehending the Wind Origin Law.
Planetary Level 7	95	Bloodline evolution raised his life gene level threefold; his base strength became comparable to a Planetary Level 8 fighter.
Star Level 5	122	Life gene level reached 5; possessed a sixth-stage Domain and 3.7x body amplitude.
Star Level 9, peak	142	Perfected his listed secret techniques; attained a ninth-stage Domain.
Universe Level, peak	179	Possessed 100 times the base body strength of a standard Universe Level peak through gene and body amplifications.
Near World Lord combat power	196 197	Used Blood Luo Power, body-amplitude techniques, and the Heavenly Radiance Battle Suit to approach World Lord tier and kill the peak World Lord Feng Chen.
World Lord	243 244	Broke through after a century of cultivation and mastery of the third transformation of the Riding the Wind Secret Canon.
Invincible King combat power	257 258	Supreme treasures and perfected secret methods elevated him to King Invincible level.
Top-tier Universe Overlord combat power	309 329	Demonstrated the Great Destruction Strongest Secret Method; later revealed himself as an Immortal with top-tier Universe Overlord strength.
Universe Venerable title and authority	309	Adopted the title Venerable Yuanchu and received authority equivalent to a Universe Master because of his contributions to the Human Race.
Form-Forgetfulness Realm will	357	His will reached Tier 10, Level 4, comparable to a mid-stage True God; the Sitting in Oblivion Method entered the Form-Forgetfulness Realm.
Infinite Divine Body	465	Achieved the third Divine Power Path level, with a gene level exceeding 90,000 times.
Perfect Divine Body	511	Reached the 100,000-times gene level that Chen Yuan had sought before advancing further.
True God	521	The second and third volumes of Duanmie became available after his breakthrough, allowing up to a ten-thousandfold divine-power burst.
Trinity Form	562	Successfully completed the Trinity Form breakthrough while cultivating in the Ancient Kingdom of Yanfeng.
God King First Realm secret-method mastery	585	Perfected Calamity of Ashen Extinction at the God King First Realm and achieved the beginner stage of World Lifeform.
Emperor Lord-level combat power	608 611	Used the Origin Killing Array, the Lie Yuan Art, and his three bodies to defeat and permanently kill Emperor Yan, Di Xi, and Di Wu.

Background / History

Chen Yuan was the son of Chen Ji, a martial artist who died protecting his squad during a beast horde when Chen Yuan was thirteen. Chen Ji entrusted him to teammate Qin Zhan, who moved his family next door after Chen Yuan chose not to live with them; Qin Zhan’s family cared for him for six years. 1

At nineteen, Chen Yuan awakened with an optimization panel that recorded his condition and could optimize secret techniques using Kill Points. He quickly began repairing his injured body, cultivating Crystal Meditation, and improving the inherited Spirit Wind Sword Art. 2 3 6

The Chen family possesses a distinctive bloodline affinity for the Wind Law. Chen Yuan’s grandfather, Chen Xuandao, had previously drawn A-grade effects from the nominally C-grade Spirit Wind Sword Art. After Chen Yuan optimized that art into the Ultimate-rated Gale Sword Art, he confirmed that the family’s special gene fragments were responsible for their exceptional affinity with wind. 6 12

He entered the Wilderness Zone to earn Kill Points and test himself in real combat. His early rise drew the attention of the Limit Dojo, eventually granting him entry to the Elite Training Camp and access to cultivation resources. 9 20 23 29

Chen Yuan subsequently left Earth, joined the Virtual Universe Company through the Black Dragon Mountain Branch, and rose from a Special Class Elite of Purple Glow Star to a core member. His performance in the company’s assessments, Chaos City cultivation, and Heavenly Mountain challenges secured his promotion through the Taichu and Primal Secret Realms. 85 91 153 183 206

After becoming a World Lord, he cultivated on the Outer-Domain Battlefield, developed the King Armor and King Soul equipment series, and became a major Human Race contributor. His later strength, treasures, and willpower enabled him to survive the Star Tower recognition ritual and confront the alien progenitors who had targeted him. 257 258 320 330 331

Chen Yuan inherited the Duan Donghe Lineage as its 193rd successor, receiving the title Duan Donghe Chen Yuan and the accompanying Inheritance Space. He later inherited the Lineage of Saintly Weapons as its 231st successor, gaining the title Saintly Weapon Chen Yuan and the Purple Gold Creation Cauldron. 423 462

Following the unification of the Primal Universe, Chen Yuan continued his cultivation through multiple ancient inheritances, perfected his Divine Body foundation, and established Yuan Chu World as a cultivation environment for those under his protection. 433 511 595 598

Upon reaching the Origin Continent, Chen Yuan initially used the alias Shiyuan. He joined the Difu Lineage of the Ancient Kingdom of Yanfeng and became the disciple of its ruling Emperor Lord, Difu. His conflict with the Emperor Yan Lineage eventually escalated into a battle against Emperor Yan, Di Xi, and Di Wu, all of whom Chen Yuan killed. 542 544 564 608 611

Appearance

Chen Yuan is a young human swordsman who was 1.8 meters tall during his Wilderness Zone campaigns. 17

• Usually carries a sword, later wielding the Azure Firmament Sword.
• Favors mobility-oriented swordsmanship and evasive footwork.
• Wears combat suits; later uses the shapeshifting Heavenly Radiance Battle Suit. 131 196
• During high-level combat, he can enlarge his divine body to approximately 90,000 kilometers and manifest the phantom of his Nether Sea Clone behind him. 331
• His mental world manifests him in the form of an ordinary young man from Earth, untouched by external Law contamination. 146

Personality

Chen Yuan is pragmatic, disciplined, and strongly motivated by visible progress. He does not dwell on the emotions or history of his predecessor, instead treating his new circumstances as an opportunity for advancement. 9

He is generally calm under scrutiny and deliberately controls how much strength he reveals, using public assessments and contracts to secure resources without exposing all his capabilities. 20 23 153

Despite his ambition, Chen Yuan recognizes flaws in his own state of mind and actively uses meditation to temper his will. He prefers extended seclusion and cultivation over social activity, though he remains considerate toward mentors, allies, and subordinates. 17 141 229

Chen Yuan strongly values reciprocity and personal bonds. He remembers early assistance, supports former acquaintances despite the gulf in their status, and repeatedly provides resources or cultivation opportunities to Luo Feng, Xia, Wei Wen, and Earth’s other cultivators. 314 480 598 603

He can nevertheless be uncompromising toward hostile enemies. When Emperor Yan, Di Xi, and Di Wu attacked him for his secrets, Chen Yuan used will-based and formation methods to kill them permanently rather than accept a future threat. 608 611

Abilities & Skills

Optimization Panel

Chen Yuan possesses a panel that records his physical condition in real time and optimizes secret techniques and items through Kill Points.

• Initially optimized secret techniques; later gained an Item Optimization function. 2 59
• Can create items perfectly compatible with his soul, granting exclusivity, soul symbiosis, soul defense, and autonomous evolution. 59
• Used optimization to elevate major weapons, armor, palaces, and treasures to supreme-treasure grade. 257 331
• Can collect and simulate material data, allowing him to analyze equipment technologies, life structures, and secret patterns before designing optimized results. 112 258 443
• Later used Great Dao of Matter energy to optimize advanced treasure-refining techniques. 479

Wind Law Affinity

The Chen bloodline gives him exceptional compatibility with wind-related cultivation.

• His Heart of Wind ability accelerates comprehension of wind attributes. 59
• His Gale Sword Art increases speed, neural reaction capability, Domain comprehension efficiency, and Wind Law affinity. 12 18
• His Wind Domain progressed from the second level to the ninth stage during his Planetary and Star-Level cultivation. 78 142
• The Chen family’s unique constitution was recognized by Hong and Thor as an unusually strong Wind Law affinity, with Chen Yuan’s own constitution surpassing that of his grandfather. 63

Swordsmanship

Chen Yuan is a speed-based swordsman whose techniques combine force, movement, and law comprehension.

• Gale Sword Art — Ultimate-rated art optimized from the Chen family’s Spirit Wind Sword Art; improves sword-drawing speed, movement speed, and neural reactions. 12 18
• Thousand Wind Secret Canon — Planetary-level peak secret technique with the Mountain Tilter attack branch. 59
• Ten Thousand Flows — A Thousand Wind Secret Canon offensive branch with a maximum twentyfold burst. 79
• Morning Dew — A technique Chen Yuan created after studying and integrating a sixth-level Heavenly Bridge gatekeeper’s methods. 171
• Riding the Wind Secret Canon — Includes Dragon Defying Strike, Roaming Dragon Evasion, Ancient Dragon Body, and Dragon-Suppressing Soul. 204 242
• Great Destruction — Strongest Secret Method recognized by the Founder of the Giant Axe. 309
• Space-Time Shockwave — An eleventh-tier secret method formed through Chen Yuan’s secret-pattern and space-time research. 434

Illusion and Mind Techniques

Chen Yuan follows an “Illusionist Martial Artist” path, blending swordsmanship with consciousness-based deception.

• Created rudimentary combat illusions after his meditation strengthened his consciousness to the Planetary Level. 26
• Used his Mind Domain to predict and counter Xia’s attacks in Battle Space. 81
• Developed the Illusion Truth Secret Canon and Soul-Shocking Cauldron as soul-oriented techniques. 179
• The perfected seventh-layer Soul-Shocking Cauldron can resist low-level King-class soul attacks and retaliate against the attacker. 188
• His Primordial Spirit Sword Intent bypasses the Primal Universe’s normal energy suppression, making it capable of directly killing powerful beings through their will. 428 430

Willpower

His willpower is one of his defining strengths.

• Endured and surpassed the Star Tower’s will during its recognition ritual. 330 331
• Reached the peak of the fifth tier of will during the ritual. 331
• His willpower and divine-power reserves allowed him to operate the Star Tower. 331
• His will later advanced to the Form-Forgetfulness Realm and Tier 10, Level 4, a level equivalent to a mid-stage True God. 357
• The Sitting in Oblivion Method became one of his principal mental-cultivation methods and is closely linked to his increasing authority over time and space. 357

Treasure Refining

Chen Yuan is a recognized Peak Treasure Refining Master.

• Uses the Eye of Origin Beginning and divine power to analyze materials and inscribe Secret Patterns. 325
• Refined a black palace treasure assessed at the peak of level eight. 325
• Developed the King Armor and King Soul series, as well as the Primordial Origin Secret Records. 320
• His treasure-refining skill later reached True God level and enabled him to comprehend True God-level secret patterns. 357
• His mastery subsequently advanced to Void level after receiving Mountain Sitting Guest’s treasure-refining inheritance. 434
• The Lineage of Saintly Weapons further expanded his knowledge of body refinement and artifact crafting. 461 462

Inheritances and Great Dao Methods

Chen Yuan possesses several high-level inheritances acquired after his rise beyond the Universe Ocean.

• Duan Donghe Lineage — Chen Yuan became its 193rd successor and inherited its Inheritance Space, core secret-pattern knowledge, and the three great inheritances of Duanmie, Donghua, and Undying River. 423 424
• Lineage of Saintly Weapons — He became its 231st successor, obtaining a legacy focused on body refinement, artifact crafting, and the Purple Gold Creation Cauldron. 462
• Lie Yuan Art — A high-level heart and will secret method left by Hunyuan Lord Yuan. 434
• World Lifeform — A body-refinement inheritance based on comprehending and reproducing powerful life-form structures. 567 585
• Calamity of Ashen Extinction — A high-level inheritance Chen Yuan cultivated to the God King First Realm. 567 585
• Origin Killing Array — Chen Yuan’s formation system, including Myriad Dao Lock and Nine-Colored Radiance, which he used to restrain three Emperor Lords. 608

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Azure Firmament Sword / Azure Sky — Chen Yuan’s primary sword; optimized into a supreme treasure. 131 331
• Heavenly Radiance Battle Suit — Armor capable of immense base-strength amplification and high-level defensive reduction. 196 242 257
• Origin Beginning Palace — Shapeshifting flying palace with detection shielding, extreme travel speed, and powerful defense. 131 250 257
• Ring of the Original Realm — Origin-type treasure that improves Chen Yuan’s absorption of Origin Energy. 275 331
• Black God Set — Reward obtained after passing a death-level ruins assessment. 50
• Original Core — An optimized core merged with Chen Yuan’s Internal World to reinforce its defensive and developmental properties. 257
• Star Tower — Chen Yuan completed its recognition ritual and temporarily became its master, but later transferred the treasure and its inheritance to Luo Feng. 330 331 362 363
• Tribulation Armor — Taken from Yan Di after Chen Yuan challenged him within the Star Tower. 329
• Purple Gold Creation Cauldron — A God King-level secret treasure received with the Lineage of Saintly Weapons inheritance. 462
• World Map — Mountain Sitting Guest’s true legacy, acquired as part of Chen Yuan’s later cultivation path. 474

Relationships

• Chen Ji — Father; died protecting his squad during a Wilderness Zone beast horde. 1
• Qin Zhan — Chen Ji’s former teammate and Chen Yuan’s guardian figure; cared for him for six years. 1
• Qin Wei — Qin Zhan’s daughter and Chen Yuan’s childhood neighbor; the original Chen Yuan harbored feelings for her, but the transmigrated Chen Yuan deliberately kept his distance. 7
• Chen Xuandao — Grandfather; renowned swordsman whose Wind Conception and inherited sword art shaped Chen Yuan’s path. 6 61
• Wei Wen — Limit Dojo inspector who supported Chen Yuan’s entry into the Elite Training Camp; Chen Yuan later continued assisting his cultivation. 22 23 480
• Luo Hai — Early rival and sparring partner; their repeated fights helped Chen Yuan improve his swordsmanship. 25 29 35
• Shi Lan — Teacher who recognized Chen Yuan’s potential and guided him through the Purple Glow Secret Realm period. 91 95 118
• Lord of Darkness — Chen Yuan’s principal master in the Virtual Universe Company’s Primordial School. 205 254
• Lord Youhou — Senior brother and early high-level supporter who helped oversee Chen Yuan’s advancement. 171 205 254
• Venerable Yinlan — Senior martial sister who personally guided Chen Yuan’s development of the Light Ripples technique and helped arrange his Primal Secret Realm support. 206 216
• Aolona — Mentor assigned after Chen Yuan entered the Primal Secret Realm. 206 216
• Mountain Sitting Guest — Master and treasure-refining teacher; supported Chen Yuan’s Star Tower inheritance and later entrusted him with the World Map legacy. 325 329 331 474
• Difu / Emperor Fu — Ruling Emperor Lord of the Difu Lineage in the Ancient Kingdom of Yanfeng; Chen Yuan’s master on the Origin Continent and a staunch protector against the Emperor Yan Lineage. 543 544 564
• Original Ancestor — Human Race founder who trusts Chen Yuan to help free him from imprisonment and considered transferring Human Race leadership to him. 411
• Luo Feng — Fellow Earth genius, close friend, and later junior brother under Mountain Sitting Guest; Chen Yuan transferred the Star Tower to him and continues to foster his development. 22 50 183 362 363 598
• Xia — Special Grade Elite whom Chen Yuan defeated in Battle Space and later rescued; they maintain mutual trust and contact. 81 106 134 141
• Zhi — Xia’s elder sister, the Dual-Blade Valkyrie; she later became a personal disciple of the First Divine General. 134 314
• Irel — Chen Yuan’s AI assistant and servant; collaborates with him on equipment, logistics, cultivation, and the Virtual Universe. 131 141 257 351
• Lishan — Guard army leader and Chen Yuan’s martial nephew through Venerable Yinlan’s lineage. 206
• Yan Di — Mountain Sitting Guest’s former disciple and Chen Yuan’s senior brother; surrendered the Tribulation Armor to him. 329
• Duan Donghe Zhenchan Wu — The 192nd inheritor of the Duan Donghe Lineage, who transmitted the inheritance to Chen Yuan. 423
• Yuan — A Hunyuan Lord who has secretly observed Chen Yuan’s growth and considers him destined to become a Hunyuan Lord. 603

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early Cultivation and Wilderness Training

Chen Yuan awakens the optimization panel, recovers from injury, develops his cultivation plan, and enters the Wilderness Zone to earn Kill Points. He optimizes the Spirit Wind Sword Art into the Gale Sword Art and rises from warrior to War General. 2 9 12 17

Limit Dojo and Elite Training Camp

After certifying his Intermediate War General record, Chen Yuan attracts the attention of the Limit Dojo. Wei Wen sponsors his Training Camp entry, where Chen Yuan refines his combat skills through the Trial Tower and repeated sparring with Luo Hai. 20 23 28 29

Earth’s Planetary-Level Rise

Chen Yuan acquires resources, ruins rewards, and access to the Virtual Universe. He advances to Planetary Level, develops his Wind Domain, and gains renown in Battle Space as the “Wind Master.” 46 50 59 80

Purple Glow Star and Secret Realm

As a Special Class Elite, Chen Yuan trains under Shi Lan, enters the Purple Glow Secret Realm, gains wealth and equipment, and rescues Xia from Star-Level pursuers. 85 95 106

Virtual Universe Company Advancement

Chen Yuan rises through the company’s elite hierarchy, clears Heavenly Mountains, enters the Taichu Secret Realm, and later reaches the Primal Secret Realm. 183 185 206

Outer-Domain Battlefield

He collects Soldier Armor fragments, upgrades his equipment, wages war against alien races, and reaches Invincible King combat power through optimized supreme treasures. 240 250 257 258

Star Tower Inheritance

After alien progenitors identify him as a threat, Chen Yuan undergoes the Star Tower recognition ritual under Mountain Sitting Guest’s guidance. He completes the ritual, gains control of the tower, and prepares to confront the surrounding enemies. 327 329 330 331

Chen Yuan later transfers the Star Tower to Luo Feng, allowing him to become Mountain Sitting Guest’s intended third disciple and inherit the tower’s legacy. 362 363

Primal Universe Unification and Ancient Inheritances

Chen Yuan uses his will-based techniques to defeat opposition across the Primal Universe and establishes a new order. He then acquires the Duan Donghe Lineage, the Lineage of Saintly Weapons, and Mountain Sitting Guest’s deeper treasure-refining legacy. 423 430 433 462 474

Origin Continent and the Difu Lineage

Using the name Shiyuan, Chen Yuan enters the Origin Continent and joins the Ancient Kingdom of Yanfeng. After Emperor Fu sees through his concealed strength, Chen Yuan becomes Difu’s disciple and receives access to Great Dao inheritances and high-level cultivation resources. 542 543 544 546

War Against the Emperor Lords

The Emperor Yan Lineage covets Chen Yuan’s secrets and repeatedly moves against him. After Difu’s protection fails to deter them, Emperor Yan, Di Xi, and Di Wu ambush Chen Yuan; he traps them with the Origin Killing Array and kills all three with the Lie Yuan Art. 564 608 611

Trivia

• Chen Yuan deliberately named the optimized Spirit Wind Sword Art the Gale Sword Art because its defining advantage is speed. 12
• He initially believed the panel could only record his condition, before discovering its optimization functions. 2
• He prefers carrying abundant drinking water in the Wilderness Zone because he can obtain food from monsters but cannot survive without water. 9
• His optimized Wind Sprite AI briefly increases his thinking speed by over a thousand times, though the strain causes nosebleeds after about an hour. 114
• Chen Yuan changed the Wind Sprite’s initial adult elf-woman appearance into that of a young child because its original form matched his preferences too closely and distracted him. 114
• He adopted the alias Shiyuan on the Origin Continent to conceal his real identity and reduce karmic attention. 544
• Chen Yuan uses “Senior Yuan” as an explanation for knowledge that he cannot safely reveal, including his knowledge of the Perfect Divine Body. 475