Su Zhe

Biodata

Feature	Detail
Name	Su Zhe 1 26
Alias	“Blade Demon,” Giant Axe Warrior, “Beast King,” Phoebe, and the Human Rainbow Sword King 67 69 115 128 162
Martial Artist Level	Immortal 177
Psychic Level	Immortal; his soul and psychic methods are protected and amplified by the Purple Soul Crystal Tower 141 143 177
Life Gene Level	1,000 times ordinary life after gains from the World Tree clone and cultivation resources 172 177
Bloodline	Blacklight Virus 1 9 18 31 40 42
Technique	Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art; Black Hole Mind Method; Flame Crystal Ninefold Body Tempering 41 143 160
Abilities	Devour, Void Devouring Flame, Camouflage, Clone, Enhancement, Zerg Breeding, One Mind, Myriad Uses, Charm, Spacetime Control, and soul enslavement 67 159 170
Clones	Absolute Edge Sword Beast, World Tree, and Star-Tear Tribe clones 160 170 177
Forms	Claw Form (Silver Moon Dire Wolf), Wing Speed Form (Black-Crowned Golden Eagle), Fire Scale Form, Rock Armor Form 9 18 20 – can freely reshape form at will after reaching Star Level 31
Laws / Domains	All eight lower laws at 99% comprehension and all fundamental domains at Level 9; Space-Time Law at 18%, with additional Space-based fused-law comprehension 159
Affiliation	Core member of the Universe Mercenary Alliance; named disciple of Marquis Cangyan, King Xuyan, and the Zerg Empress 55 99 141
Origin	Yangzhou City, Jiangnan Base City, Earth 26
Father	Su Yongyi, formerly a high-level War General and later a Blacklight Virus Prototype 4 110

Appearance

The appearance of Su Zhe is that of a human male, though his precise features such as height, hair color, or eye color are not recorded. The Blacklight Virus bloodline that empowers him grants extreme plasticity, allowing him to alter his physical form at will. In his default human state, he dresses in combat gear, typically a Series 6 combat suit and a Series 6 combat blade, with a communication watch on his wrist. However, Su Zhe rarely appears in his base form for long; he frequently shifts into monstrous shapes or uses his camouflage ability to imitate any creature he has devoured, perfectly blending his aura with the environment. His transformations are organic and fluid—flesh, bone, and metal-like tissue reconfigure in seconds, producing wings, claws, scales, or even weapon-like appendages as the situation demands.

Following his rise in the universe, Su Zhe replaces his early Earth-made equipment with Force weapons, the Ruinsworld Blade, and the Flameheart Armor. The Flameheart Armor is a heavy treasure armor which adapts to his body and is difficult for ordinary World Masters to damage 106 107 111. He later also obtains the Spinning Turtle Armor and the soul-type supreme treasure Purple Soul Crystal Tower 141 153.

• Wing Speed Form: A pair of massive wings, spanning nearly ten meters, composed of black-red flesh and metallic-like feathers laced with golden threads, unfurl from his shoulder blades. This form grants exceptional flight speed.
• Claw Form: His hands transform into giant silver-white claws with a terrible metallic luster, originally derived from a Silver Moon Dire Wolf. These claws are sharp enough to rend through monster hides and combat suits.
• Fire Scale Form: Scales similar to those of a Fire Scale Trident Pig cover his body, accompanied by scorching flames that rise up around him, providing defensive capabilities far exceeding his Series 6 combat suit.
• Rock Armor Form: Derived from the Earth Rock Turtle, this form encases Su Zhe in an extremely durable shell. It greatly sacrifices physical offense, though he can still employ psychic power while using it 20.
• Camouflage Disguise: Su Zhe can mimic any flesh-and-blood life form he has consumed, including monsters such as a Shadow Cat, Tiger Mastiff, Single-Horned Iron Rhino, Lava Monster, and the Zerg Queen Phoebe. The disguise includes the target’s aura and a portion of its memories, enabling him to assume Phoebe’s identity to infiltrate the Zerg 128.
• Morphological Plasticity: His right arm can compress and deform into a widened sword blade (not recognized as a permanent form by his system panel). He has also attempted to simulate a sniper rifle, though that effort failed.
• Absolute Edge Sword Beast Clone: This special-lifeform clone specializes in extreme offense and speed. In its Blade Dance state, it sacrifices defense for a fourfold increase to its base attack power and speed 160 161 182.
• Combat Equipment: When in human form during his early Earth period, Su Zhe wears a Series 6 combat suit (able to withstand high-level Beast General attacks), carries a Series 6 battle blade, and wears a communication watch. These items are standard for a high-level War General. His later standard equipment includes the Ruinsworld Blade, Flameheart Armor, Spinning Turtle Armor, and Purple Soul Crystal Tower 4 106 141 153.

Personality

Su Zhe’s personality is defined by a cold pragmatism and ruthless ambition, tempered by a calculating patience that prioritizes growth above all else. From his earliest appearances, he demonstrates a willingness to deceive and manipulate to achieve his goals, calmly lying to an officer at the Supply Base by claiming an elder waited outside so he could enter the Wilderness Zone alone 1. He habitually conceals the true extent of his abilities, keeping the Blacklight Virus a secret even from his father Su Yongyi, whom he misleads about the source of his strength 4. This secretiveness is paired with an unflinching brutality in pursuit of power; he devours monsters and humans alike without hesitation, consuming an entire squad of adventurers and later purchasing slaves solely to devour them for advancement, showing no mercy to their pleas 9 30. Yet his ruthlessness is not mindless—he spares the assassin squad after they hand over the Wind Horn Stones, demonstrating a strategic leniency that serves his immediate objectives 37. He is highly adaptable and resourceful, quickly learning to plunder not only memories and talents but even profound insights like blade techniques and elemental conceptions from his victims 9 22. Despite his remarkable growth, he experiences genuine moments of self-doubt when progress stalls, as seen during his struggle to achieve a breakthrough in his Domain of Fire, revealing a driven perfectionism beneath his composed exterior 40. His decisions are consistently goal-oriented; he rejects the Extreme Martial Arts Hall’s Basic Training Camp because he has already surpassed its level, and he even considers using his exposed strength as bait to lure out hidden enemies for devouring 14. Overall, Su Zhe embodies a disciplined, calculating predator who values efficiency and results, maintaining a calm demeanor even as he orchestrates his own rapid evolution.

As his power grows, Su Zhe becomes more conscious of the flaws in depending solely on devoured insights. While challenging the Heavenly Bridge, he recognizes that insights stolen from others are not equivalent to true personal comprehension, prompting him to pursue systematic study of Time and Space laws 87 89. He also displays selective loyalty toward those he considers his own: he intervenes through his connections to rescue Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God from the World within a World 70. Nevertheless, this loyalty does not weaken his core pragmatism; he uses false identities, soul enslavement, clone cultivation, and the Zerg’s resources as instruments in a long-term pursuit of power 128 143 170.

Background

Su Zhe was born into a martial artist family in Jiangnan Base City. His father, Su Yongyi, was a high-level War General who held no official position within the Extreme Martial Arts Hall but carried a certain reputation 4. Su Zhe’s childhood was shaped by the expectations of a father who, though proud, had modest hopes for his son’s future. Su Yongyi had watched Su Zhe take the prospective martial artist practical examination and knew his son’s initial talent was merely ordinary—his first practice of the Five-Heart-to-Heaven Technique increased his strength by only a little over a thousand kilograms. “That level could not be called good; it was merely ordinary,” Su Yongyi reflected. Given Su Zhe’s age, there was hope for him to become a War God, “but not much” 4. Su Yongyi had originally planned that Su Zhe would follow his own path, perhaps joining the HR Alliance after reaching the War God level to enjoy a life of luxury 4.

Su Zhe’s father was deeply involved in his early development. Su Yongyi taught Su Zhe some blade technique fundamentals, though Su Zhe would later find these insufficient 2. When Su Zhe turned eighteen, he decided to enter the Wilderness Zone alone, deceiving an officer at the Supply Base by claiming an elder was waiting outside 1. On that first solo venture, he encountered and defeated a Junior Soldier-Level Shadow Cat, gaining 0.1 Devour Points 1. The Blacklight Virus within him had begun to accelerate his growth dramatically. After devouring a series of low-level monsters, his punching power reached 5060 kg in just a few days, making him an advanced warrior 4. When Su Yongyi discovered his son’s progress, he was astonished. He asked if Su Zhe had awakened spiritual energy, but Su Zhe denied it, and Su Yongyi guessed his son had found a heaven-sent treasure 4. Su Yongyi also grew concerned when he learned Su Zhe had sneaked into the wilderness alone, but Su Zhe assured him he only went to County 0231, where there were no powerful monsters 4.

Seeing his son’s potential, Su Yongyi acted decisively. He presented Su Zhe with a Series 6 combat suit, battle blade, communication watch, and a card with 100 million Chinese Yuan 4. He then asked, “Little Zhe, you haven’t chosen which faction to join yet. Why not just join the Extreme Martial Arts Hall? I know a director there; getting you a good contract shouldn’t be a problem” 4. Su Zhe agreed without strong preference—he believed his growth would continue rapidly and that restrictions on his freedom were irrelevant 4. Su Yongyi, being a member of the Extreme Martial Arts Hall himself, naturally preferred this choice 4. Soon, with a director from the Extreme Martial Arts Hall arriving in person, Su Zhe officially signed the contract and joined. In return, he received a starting fund of 200 million Chinese Yuan and the qualification to purchase secret manuals at half price for the first time 4.

This decision set the stage for Su Zhe’s early cultivation. He chose the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade manual, spending 250 million Huaxia Currency for the first four levels, but found the technique too advanced for his current ability—it was like an elementary school student trying to study calculus 5. His cultivation talent remained mediocre, and he realized he needed to devour stronger beasts to improve 5. His father continued to support him, trusting his son’s judgment even as Su Zhe’s strength exploded far beyond what anyone could have anticipated 4 14 15.

After leaving Earth, Su Zhe transformed his predatory growth method into a universe-spanning cultivation path. He joined the Universe Mercenary Alliance, became Marquis Cangyan’s first disciple, later received instruction from King Xuyan, and entered Chaos City as a core genius 55 74 99. His subsequent use of Camouflage to assume the identity of the deceased Zerg Queen Phoebe opened access to the Zerg and Ancestor God Cult, while his cultivation of clones allowed him to advance along several paths simultaneously 128 160 170.

Power Progression

Level/Rank	Chapter	Remarks
Apprentice-level Tier 3	2	Breakthrough after devouring a monster; first explicit level increase.
Apprentice-level 8 (Eighth stage of Apprentice Level)	19	Physical cultivation reaches eighth stage; defense comparable to high-level lord monsters.
Planetary Level 1	20	Breakthrough after clearing City 003; awakens Fire Flame Body and fire-attribute genetic energy.
Planetary Level 2	24	Devoured Thunder Dragon Emperor; martial artist rank increased to Planetary Level 2.
Planetary Level 5	26	Defeats and devours the Thunder Dragon Emperor, gaining 32 Devour Points.
Star Level 1 (both warrior and psychic)	30	Devoured Star Level slaves; realm breakthrough with no side effects.
Star Level 3 (third-rank Star-level)	38	After wiping out Single-Horned Iron Rhino herd; Devour Points milestone nears.
Star-level Tier 4 (warrior)	40	Devoured a Star-level Tier 5 psychic; also reaches Star-level Tier 3 psychic.
Star Level 9 (warrior)	42	Reached after two months of near-constant combat in Thunder World; psychic level reaches Star Level 7.
Universe Level	49	Breakthrough in the golden lava sea; senses the Origin Law of Fire.
Universe Level 3 (warrior) / Universe Level 1 (psychic)	51	Progresses by devouring Universe Level Lava Monsters and Fire Marrow Crystals.
Universe Level 4 (warrior) / Universe Level 1 (psychic)	56	Status upon redeeming the fourth-stage panel reward.
Universe Level 6 (warrior)	67	Reaches this level while fighting in the Giant Axe Coliseum.
Universe Level 8 (warrior) / Universe Level 6 (psychic)	73	Advances during pirate hunting and Domain Lord-level bounty missions.
Peak Universe Level 9 (warrior) / Universe Level 8 (psychic)	74	Reached through continued devouring of Domain Lord-level opponents.
Domain Lord	83	Breaks through after returning to Chaos City; life gene level approaches ten times.
World Master	95	Breakthrough attracts the attention of the Primal Universe’s will; begins hunting World Master-level Chaos Beasts.
World Master Level 9	121	Reaches the ninth stage before his later Immortal breakthrough.
Immortal	177	His true body and clones undergo divine-body transformation; his 1,000-fold life gene level grants a divine body of 100 million World Masters in strength.

| Domain of Fire (1st layer) | 35 | Masters domain at (retrospectively) Planetary Level Tier 1; domain has devouring and annihilating traits. |
| Domain of Fire (3rd layer) | 45 | Domain reaches third layer after devouring a Star Level 9 Lava Monster; also improves movement technique Thousand Shadows. |
| Domain of Fire (4th layer) | 51 | Advances while cultivating within the Lava Secret Realm. |
| Domain of Fire (5th layer) | 56 | Recorded after the fourth-stage panel reward is unlocked. |
| Domain of Fire and Metal (6th layer) | 67 | Both domains reach the sixth level; Domain of Wind reaches the fifth level. |
| Domains of Fire, Metal, Wind, and Water (9th layer) | 73 | Four domains are raised to Level 9 through Enhancement. |
| All eight fundamental domains (9th layer) | 74 | Completes the Level 9 fundamental-domain set through pirate hunting and Devour Coin expenditure. |

Abilities

Devour

Devour is the foundational ability of the Blacklight Virus, allowing Su Zhe to consume other life forms to gain their genetic material, memories, and abilities, as well as to replenish his stamina and heal injuries 2 9 10. This process grants him "Devour Points," which contribute to his overall growth and unlock new forms and powers 2 18. The Blacklight Virus continuously rearranges and optimizes the genes within Su Zhe's body, leading to a life gene level that surpasses others of the same tier 8. This ability is so potent that even critical injuries can be rapidly healed as long as there is sufficient biomass to consume 2.

After the third-stage panel reward, Devour is supplemented by the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art, allowing Su Zhe to plunder special-lifeform bloodlines and potentially inherit innate secret techniques 41. Devouring by Su Zhe’s clones is also registered on his own panel, allowing several bodies to gather resources and Devour Coins for him simultaneously 161.

• Notable Feats:
  • Consumed Shadow Cats to gain Devour Points and achieve a realm breakthrough to Apprentice-level Tier 3 2.
  • Absorbed the memories and abilities of a captain, gaining insights into the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade technique and mastering its first layer 9.
  • Devoured Xiao Hua, gaining 0.4 Devour Points and confirming control over "sub-infectors" 10 11.
  • Consumed a Black-Crowned Golden Eagle, leading to the development of the Wing Speed Form 3 9.
  • Defeated and devoured a Shadow Dragon, an Apprentice Level 9 monster, gaining 0.9 Devour Points and reaching Apprentice Level 8 as a Fighter and Apprentice Level 7 as a Psychic 18.
  • Devoured the Thunder Dragon Emperor, gaining 32 Devour Points and advancing to Planetary Level 5 26.
  • Devoured a Star-level Tier 5 Psychic, obtaining 81,920 Devour Points and increasing his Warrior level to Star-level Tier 4 40.
  • Devoured a Universe Level Lava Monster, gaining 6,553,600 Devour Points 48.
  • Devoured World Master-level Chaos Beasts in Chaos City to accumulate enormous quantities of Devour Coins and improve his law comprehension 95 96.
  • Devoured the World Master-level Zerg Queen and used her bloodline as the basis for Blacklight Zerg breeding 101 105.
  • Devoured Nebula Marquis’s divine body, completing a progress bar and gaining extensive gains from the Star Mist Clan 134 135.
  • Devoured Lionbreaker Marquis and other special lifeforms to increase his life gene level and strengthen his true body 146.
• Limitations:
  • Initially, Su Zhe carefully controlled the virus to prevent widespread infection and a catastrophe 5.
  • After reaching 10,000 Devour Points, killing Apprentice Level beasts no longer granted Devour Points, shifting his focus to more powerful Lord-level and King-level monsters 18.
  • Su Zhe recognizes that devoured law insights are not equivalent to genuine personal understanding and must be sorted, studied, and integrated through his own cultivation 87 89.

Camouflage

Camouflage allows Su Zhe to mimic the appearance and behavior of other creatures. This ability is crucial for infiltration and avoiding detection, especially in hostile environments 3.

At higher levels, Camouflage becomes a strategic identity-theft ability. After devouring the deceased Zerg Queen Phoebe, Su Zhe uses her memories, aura, and identity to infiltrate the Zerg and gain access to Zerg resources and meetings 128. His Absolute Edge Sword Beast clone also inherits Camouflage after becoming a Blacklight Virus Prototype 161.

• Notable Feats:
  • Used to infiltrate a monster herd near County 0231, allowing him to target a Black-Crowned Golden Eagle 3.
  • Successfully infiltrated a Lava Monster lair and consumed nearly 100,000 units of Fire Marrow Crystals without detection by mimicking the monsters' behavior 47.
  • Enabled him to avoid detection by Atkin, a Planetary Level 3 martial artist, despite Atkin's keen senses 23.
  • Assumed Phoebe’s identity to establish himself within the Zerg and make plans to attend their highest council 128.
  • Uses his Absolute Edge Sword Beast clone to replace his Phoebe identity on the Outer-Domain Battlefield while his true body returns to human territory 164.
• Limitations:
  • The context does not explicitly state any inherent technical limitations for this ability.
  • Using a false identity carries strategic risk; revealing that Phoebe is actually Su Zhe would destroy a valuable infiltration asset 136.

Thermal Vision

Thermal Vision is an ability gained after consuming certain serpentine monsters, allowing Su Zhe to perceive heat signatures 8.

• Notable Feats:
  • Used to confirm that no one else was hiding nearby during a confrontation with a captain 8.
• Limitations:
  • Su Zhe noted that this ability was "truly of limited use" 8.

Telekinesis (Psychic Power)

Su Zhe's psychic power, or telekinesis, was obtained through the consumption of the Blacklight Virus and is not stored in a sea of consciousness like that of other humans 9 11. This power allows him to manipulate objects remotely and enhances his control over the Blacklight Virus 10 11.

His psychic cultivation later develops into soul-focused combat and control methods, including the Black Hole Mind Method and Ten Thousand Insect Soul Bind 143 161. The Purple Soul Crystal Tower both protects his soul and accelerates his cultivation of soul secret techniques 141 143.

• Notable Feats:
  • Reached Apprentice Level 6 in psychic power after devouring Xiao Hua 11.
  • Used to lift and spin bullet casings, demonstrating refined control 11.
  • Enhanced his control over the Blacklight Virus, enabling him to manipulate its spread and mutation 10 11.
  • Used to dismantle a sniper rifle, though an attempt to mold a new one with the Blacklight Virus failed 9.
  • Controlled a wisp of Blacklight Virus to infect Atkin through his water glass 23.
  • Cultivated Ten Thousand Insect Soul Bind to the first level in less than a month, gaining capacity for one soul slave 143.
• Limitations:
  • His psychic power is not stored in a sea of consciousness, differing from typical human psychics 11.
  • Attempts to mold complex objects like a sniper rifle using telekinesis and the Blacklight Virus were unsuccessful 9.

Acidic Substance

This ability was acquired after Su Zhe defeated and devoured a Shadow Dragon 18.

• Notable Feats:
  • The context does not provide specific feats for this ability beyond its acquisition.
• Limitations:
  • The context does not explicitly state any limitations for this ability.

Nihility Devouring Flame

The Nihility Devouring Flame is a second-stage growth reward obtained after Su Zhe reached 10,000 Devour Points 18. This unique flame can perfectly inherit the innate secret techniques of special lifeforms and resolve issues with law talent 18. It possesses a nascent, unawakened consciousness and can devour and plunder bloodlines 18. The flame can be strengthened by consuming Fire Marrow Crystals 46 47.

As Su Zhe advances, the flame is generally called the Void Devouring Flame. Its consciousness develops into a Little Black Cat, later named Void, which can assist Su Zhe in combat, devouring, and cultivation 52 95. At high levels, its devouring properties can damage even shield-type supreme treasures 182.

• Notable Feats:
  • Integrated by Su Zhe, it began with a nascent, unawakened consciousness 18.
  • Used in combination with lightning to create the "Buddha Fury Fire Lotus" move, which defeated the Thunder Dragon Emperor 26.
  • Its power increased significantly when Su Zhe reached the Planetary Level 23.
  • Enhanced by consuming Fire Marrow Crystals, which also strengthened Su Zhe's Domain of Fire 46 47.
  • Assists Su Zhe in devouring solidified golden lava while entering the core of the Lava Sea 52.
  • Damages and consumes the shield-type supreme treasure used by Azure Scale Venerable 182.
• Limitations:
  • The consciousness within the flame is nascent and unawakened during its early stage, with no clear timeline for full awakening 18.

Blacklight Virus Infection (Sub-Infectors)

As the Blacklight Virus Prototype, Su Zhe can infect others with the virus, turning them into powerful, often mindless, creatures or, in special cases, retaining their intelligence 10 23. His control over the virus allows him to manipulate its mutation and spread 10. With his strength reaching the Planetary Level, his control over the Blacklight Virus and the probability of successfully creating infected subjects increased drastically 22 23.

Su Zhe later transforms his father Su Yongyi into a Blacklight Virus Prototype and incorporates the virus into his clones, granting the Absolute Edge Sword Beast and World Tree clone Devouring and Camouflage-related capabilities 110 161 170.

• Notable Feats:
  • Infected Xiao Hua in an experiment to create a variant of the virus that could strengthen the human body and be controlled by Su Zhe 10.
  • Infected Atkin, a Planetary Level 3 martial artist, causing him to transform and become a devoted follower 23 24 32.
  • The virus can spread through water sources and air, potentially covering the entire globe within a day if uncontrolled 23.
  • Transformed Su Yongyi into a Blacklight Virus Prototype after supplying him with substantial cultivation resources 110.
• Limitations:
  • Only one in ten thousand humans can withstand the Blacklight Virus infection while retaining sanity 10.
  • Runners, a special type of intelligent infected, are exclusively female 23.
  • Early experiments, like with Xiao Hua, could result in failed transformations, leading to low-level infected or Hunters 10.
  • Su Zhe initially prevented the virus from infecting others to avoid a catastrophe 5.

Forms

Su Zhe can transform parts of his body into various forms based on the creatures he has devoured, granting him their specific advantages.

• Claw Form: Transforms his hands into powerful claws, such as the silver-glowing wolf claws of the Silver Moon Dire Wolf 2 9.
  • Notable Feats: Used to pierce through a shield and a brute's chest, demonstrating significant offensive power 8.
• Wing Speed Form: Developed from consuming a Black-Crowned Golden Eagle, this form grants him enhanced speed and the ability to fly 3 9.
  • Notable Feats: Used his wings as weapons against the Shadow Dragon's guards 17. Enabled him to travel from Asia to North America in less than an hour 23.
• Fire Scale Form: This form provides enhanced defensive capabilities 17 18.
  • Notable Feats: Tested its defensive capabilities against the Shadow Dragon's tail attack 17. Its defense was compared favorably to combat suits 17.
• Rock Armor Form: A turtle-shell-like defensive transformation gained from the Earth Rock Turtle 20.
  • Notable Feats: Provides defensive power exceeding the Earth Rock Turtle’s own shell while retaining Su Zhe’s ability to use Psychic Power 20.

Super Muscle

This ability provides an explosive power boost, significantly increasing Su Zhe's physical strength 8.

• Notable Feats:
  • Combined with his enhanced life gene level, it allowed a single claw strike to possess strength comparable to a high-level war-general 8.
• Limitations:
  • The context does not explicitly state any limitations for this ability.

Resilience and Recovery

Due to the Blacklight Virus, Su Zhe possesses immense resilience and rapid recovery capabilities. Ordinary physical attacks, including bullets, are virtually harmless to him 9. Even severe damage, such as having his brain destroyed, is not immediately fatal 9.

His later defensive capabilities are further reinforced through the Flame Crystal Ninefold Body Tempering, heavy treasure armor, and the Purple Soul Crystal Tower 141 153 160.

• Notable Feats:
  • Withstood and absorbed powerful attacks, including psychic impacts and slashing blades, that would be fatal to most high-level Warlords 9.
  • Recovered instantly from wounds inflicted by Shadow Cats 2.
  • His body lacks the fatal weaknesses inherent to humans, such as a sea of consciousness 11.
  • Panxi, a World Master, could not penetrate Su Zhe’s Flameheart Armor despite launching a surprise attack 111.
• Limitations:
  • Thermobaric missiles or bullets capable of suppressing the virus would be required to threaten him during his early Earth period 9.
  • The Absolute Edge Sword Beast form specializes in attack and speed at the expense of defense, leaving it vulnerable if an opponent successfully lands a decisive hit 182.

Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art

The Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art is the third-stage panel reward obtained after Su Zhe collects one million Devour Points 41. Originating from the Shrouding the Heavens World, the art is adapted to the Swallowed Star world by converting the devouring of special physiques into the plundering of special-lifeform bloodlines and innate secret techniques 41.

• Notable Feats:
  • Allows Su Zhe to optimize and accumulate powerful bloodlines rather than merely absorb energy 49.
  • Enables his life gene level to continuously improve through devouring diverse special lifeforms 49 146.
  • Supports his ability to acquire and develop clones based on powerful special-lifeform materials 160 170.
• Limitations:
  • Devouring multiple members of the same species does not indefinitely increase Su Zhe’s life gene level; he requires varied and powerful bloodlines 49.

Enhancement

Enhancement is the fourth-stage panel reward unlocked by spending one million Devour Coins 56. It allows Su Zhe to directly improve existing abilities, including domains and law-related capabilities, by consuming further Devour Coins 56 68.

• Notable Feats:
  • Raises the Domains of Fire, Metal, and Wind to Level 9 after Su Zhe earns more than 140 million Devour Coins in the Giant Axe Coliseum 68.
  • Helps Su Zhe complete all eight fundamental domains at Level 9 during his pirate-hunting campaign 74.
• Limitations:
  • Enhancement requires substantial Devour Coin expenditure, especially for higher laws and fused laws 135.

Clone and Zerg Breeding

Su Zhe gains clone-related capabilities as his Blacklight Virus and Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art develop. He can nurture special-lifeform clones in his Internal World and use the devoured Zerg Queen’s abilities to breed Blacklight Zerg armies 105 113 160.

• Notable Feats:
  • Nurtures the Dark Gold Hunter, a Blacklight Zerg with World Master-level combat power 105.
  • Creates Ironvine Guards as defensive Blacklight Zerg and plans to establish Blacklight Hives capable of producing hundreds of thousands of Dark Gold Hunters 113.
  • Nurtures the Absolute Edge Sword Beast clone, which reaches King-Sealing combat power 160 161.
  • Nurtures a World Tree clone, gaining Spacetime Control and further innate Devouring and Camouflage abilities 170.
  • Completes the Star-Tear Tribe clone’s divine-body transformation at the Immortal level 177.
• Limitations:
  • Clone cultivation requires compatible special-lifeform materials and sufficiently high life gene levels 65 160.
  • Su Zhe initially has limited avatar slots and must carefully choose clone targets 164 171.

Flame Crystal Ninefold Body Tempering

Flame Crystal Ninefold Body Tempering is a body-tempering art contained within Black Hole Evolution. It requires immense force amplitude, fire-attributed treasures, and extreme heat, all of which Su Zhe supports with Fire Marrow Crystals and the Void Devouring Flame 92.

• Notable Feats:
  • Completes the first refinement after twenty years in Chaos City, greatly increasing his physical strength 97 99.
  • Completes the third refinement, granting an eightfold increase in strength 147.
  • Completes the fourth tempering and achieves an eighteenfold body amplitude, allowing him to unleash 1,440 times a World Master’s base power 160.
• Limitations:
  • Each refinement is exceptionally resource-intensive and difficult; later stages require Immortal-level body-amplitude cultivation 99 147.

Spacetime Control

Spacetime Control is an innate secret technique gained through Su Zhe’s World Tree clone. It grants powerful spatial and temporal aptitude and is also inherited by his true body through their shared connection 170 172.

• Notable Feats:
  • Allows Su Zhe to conduct spatial control and approach targets without immediately alerting them 174.
  • Supports his cultivation of the Time-Light Beast God Path and fused Space-Time laws 170 172.
• Limitations:
  • Spatial lockdown alone cannot capture the Star-Tear Tribe, whose members can evade through their unique spatial ability 174.

Plot Synopsis

• Enters City 003 to hunt monsters, gaining new forms and abilities while hunting King-level beasts. 15
• Defeats the Earth Rock Turtle, gaining 1 Devour Point, the Rock Armor Form, and the Law: Conception of Fire (Entry). 20
• Yan Hai arrives in Yangzhou City, intending to eliminate Su Zhe and obtain his growth method. 20
• Defeats the Thunder Dragon Emperor using Buddha Fury Fire Lotus, devours it, and advances to Planetary Level 5. 26
• Negotiates a transaction with Luo Feng: borrows a spaceship in exchange for protecting Luo Feng’s family and providing life gene material for cloning. 27
• Leaves Earth for the universe, arriving at Qiu Long Star and registering for Black Dragon Mountain Empire citizenship. 29
• Returns to Earth briefly, considers participating in the Genius Tournament but decides to explore other opportunities. 31
• Supports Atkin in unifying Earth’s major powers into the Earth Federation through military force. 32
• Delegates the unification of Huaxia to Luo Feng, then begins closed-door cultivation. 33
• Struggles to master the Domain of Fire, but after a month of relaxation in Yangzhou City, successfully comprehends it. 34 35
• Re-enters the universe, travels to Qiu Long Star to register as a Universe Adventurer and apply for the Universe Apprentice Mercenary assessment. 35 36
• Enters the Thunder World (a World Lord world) on Canglan Star for the assessment mission: obtain three Wind Horn Stones and one horn from a Single-Horned Iron Rhino. 36
• Encounters and defeats a Star Level 4 assassin using his Domain of Fire, taking the assassin squad’s Wind Horn Stones. 37
• Locates a herd of thirteen Single-Horned Iron Rhinos, eliminates them head-on, and reaches Stellar Level 3; decides to remain in the Thunder World to advance to Stellar Level 9 and gather resources. 38
• Spends two months in nearly constant combat in the Thunder World, reaching Star Level 9 (fighter) and Star Level 7 (psychic). 42
• Returns to Canglan Star, completes the assessment, and becomes a Universe Trainee Mercenary; learns about the requirement for elite membership: grasping a trace of an Origin Law at the Star Level. 42
• Sells loot from the Thunder World, earning over 21 billion Black Dragon Coins; reviews Death-grade missions and chooses the exploration mission “Lava Secret Realm” to collect Fire Marrow Crystal ore. 43
• Purchases a C9-grade alloy spaceship and a Grade 3 Force Battle Suit, then travels to the Lava Secret Realm (50-day journey), planning to stay until Luo Feng gestates his clone. 44
• Cultivates within the Lava Secret Realm, breaks through to the Universe Level, and raises his life gene level through the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art. 49
• Plunders Fire Marrow Crystals from Lava Monster nests through Camouflage and ultimately devours the Fire Marrow Heart. 50 52
• Attracts Marquis Cangyan’s attention in the Lava Secret Realm, becomes his first disciple, and receives a Grade 5 top-tier Force saber, battle suit, and World Ring. 55
• Unlocks the panel’s Enhancement function by spending one million Devour Coins and prepares for the Kulan Secret Realm core-genius assessment. 56
• Completes the Kulan Secret Realm assessment and expands his cultivation through Marquis Cangyan’s Cangyan secret technique. 57 59
• Returns to Earth, devours Luo Feng’s Golden Horned Beast clone, retrieves an E9-class Automaton Race spaceship, and captures the Nolan Mountain Family’s expedition. 64 65
• Enters the Giant Axe Coliseum, earns the title “Blade Demon,” and becomes a Giant Axe Warrior after a rapid winning streak. 67 69
• Uses his status within the Universe Mercenary Alliance to arrange the safe extraction of Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God from the World within a World. 70
• Hunts pirates and Domain Lords to accumulate Devour Coins, raising all eight fundamental domains to Level 9 and reaching peak Universe Level 9. 73 74
• Travels to Chaos City with Huo Lin and chooses the Universe Chaos Tablet, beginning the difficult path of cultivating Time and Space together. 74 77
• Breaks through to the Domain Lord level, challenges the Heavenly Bridge, and realizes the necessity of personally understanding laws rather than relying entirely on devoured insights. 83 87
• Purchases Space-Time Essays and Black Hole Evolution, beginning the Flame Crystal Ninefold Body Tempering with the assistance of the Void Devouring Flame. 89 92
• Advances to World Master, hunts World Master-level Chaos Beasts, and remains in Chaos City to complete the first refinement of Flame Crystal Ninefold Body Tempering. 95 97
• Clears the seventh through ninth levels of the Heavenly Bridge, but fails at the tenth level and decides to leave Chaos City after using his remaining Chaos Tablet opportunities. 99 101
• Leaves Chaos City for the Outer-Domain Battlefield after receiving the Ruinsworld Blade from King Xuyan and the Flameheart Armor through Marquis Cangyan. 106 107
• Transforms Su Yongyi into a Blacklight Virus Prototype, entrusts Earth’s administration to Atkin, and targets the Fire Phoenix Group for Locke Divine Water. 110
• Defeats Panxi, devours his World Master-level plant lifeforms, and obtains Locke Divine Water. 111 112
• Enters the Second Battlefield under the disguise “Beast King,” using Blacklight Zerg as supposedly tamed beasts while joining Xifu’s squad. 115
• Establishes Blacklight Hives, breeds Dark Gold Hunters and Ironvine Guards, and develops a Zerg army within his Internal World. 113
• Uses Phoebe’s identity to infiltrate the Zerg, seeks the Beast God Inheritance Token held by Nebula Marquis, and plans to enter the Ancestor God Cult. 128
• Defeats and devours Nebula Marquis, annihilates the Star Mist Clan’s Immortals, and obtains the Beast God Inheritance Token. 134
• Gains the protection of Zerg Queen Xiluo, then becomes the Zerg Empress’s named disciple and receives the Purple Soul Crystal Tower. 137 141
• Learns Ten Thousand Insect Soul Bind, enslaves powerful targets, and completes the third refinement of Flame Crystal Ninefold Body Tempering while developing the peak Immortal-level secret technique Chaos. 143 147
• Obtains the Spinning Turtle Armor, masters teleportation, and reaches King-level combat power while still a World Master. 153 159 160
• Nurtures the Absolute Edge Sword Beast clone and uses it to gain true King-Sealing combat power in the Outer-Domain Battlefield. 160 161
• Nurtures a World Tree clone, gains Spacetime Control, and begins receiving the Time-Light Beast God Path inheritance at the Ancestor God Cult. 170 172
• Raises his true body’s life gene level to 1,000 times, breaks through to Immortal, and completes the divine transformation of his clones. 172 177
• In Absolute Edge Sword Beast form, severely wounds Azure Scale Venerable and earns universal recognition as an Immortal with Universe Venerable-level combat strength. 182

Relationships

Character	Description
Su Yongyi	Su Zhe's father, a high-level War General. He is initially astonished by his son's rapid progression from an intermediate warrior to a War God in a single day, and later to the Planetary Level. Despite his shock, Su Yongyi expresses immense pride and unwavering trust in Su Zhe, believing his son has encountered a fortuitous opportunity. He supports Su Zhe's decisions, such as not joining the Basic Training Camp, and is eventually elevated to the Planetary Level with Su Zhe's help. Their relationship is characterized by paternal concern, admiration, and a shared understanding of Su Zhe's secrecy about his true abilities 4 14 15 21 31. Su Zhe later provides him with resources and turns him into a Blacklight Virus Prototype, further ensuring his safety and longevity 110.
Yan Hai	A second-stage Planetary Level Inspector for the HR Alliance. Driven by greed and covetousness, he becomes obsessed with Su Zhe's unique ability to devour monsters and grow stronger, believing it to be an ancient inheritance. Yan Hai travels to Huaxia to confront Su Zhe, intending to eliminate him and seize his power. However, Su Zhe easily defeats and devours Yan Hai in a brief battle, gaining his skills, the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade technique, and the 'Conception of Thunder'. Yan Hai's underestimation of Su Zhe leads to his death 16 20 21 22.
Luo Feng	A fellow Earth genius and possessor of the Golden Horned Beast. Initially, Su Zhe seeks Luo Feng to borrow a spaceship, offering to protect Luo Feng's family and provide life gene material for a clone in exchange. Their relationship evolves into a mutually beneficial partnership: Luo Feng aids Su Zhe in exploring the universe, while Su Zhe motivates Luo Feng to master his domain. They spar and discuss cultivation progress, with Luo Feng advising Su Zhe on mastering the Domain of Fire. Luo Feng trusts Su Zhe's strength and ultimately agrees to take over Huaxia's unification 27 28 33 34 35. Their relationship remains close as Su Zhe rescues Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder God from the World within a World, advises Luo Feng in Chaos City, and later keeps him informed of his plans and advancement 70 93 105.
Zhuge Tao	An executive of the Extreme Martial Arts Hall who discovered Luo Feng's talent. He visits the Su family to offer Su Zhe a spot in the Basic Training Camp, only to be astonished when Su Zhe demonstrates War God-level strength (66,710 kg punch). Recognizing Su Zhe's extraordinary potential, Zhuge Tao offers full support from the Extreme Martial Arts Hall, including resources and affirmation. His interaction highlights Su Zhe's rapid growth and the external recognition it garners 14.
Atkin	A former top speaker on Earth who becomes Su Zhe's slave and loyal subordinate. Atkin efficiently and ruthlessly executes Su Zhe's orders to unify Earth's major powers into the Earth Federation, using military force and political maneuvering. Su Zhe trusts him with administrative matters and communicates via communicator, displaying a master-slave dynamic where Atkin fears to act against Huaxia without Su Zhe's approval 22 33 34. With resources left behind by Su Zhe and Luo Feng, Atkin later reaches the Star Level and remains entrusted with Earth’s management 110.
Babata	An artificial intelligence (AI) in service of Luo Feng. Babata monitors Su Zhe's evolution with shock and intrigue, recognizing him as a special life form with genetic structures unknown to the Black Ink Star's records. Though Babata initially considers interfering, it decides to observe Su Zhe further and leaves the decision about him to Luo Feng. Babata plays a role in updating Su Zhe on the spaceship repair and providing access to the Black Ink Star Ship inheritances 22 27 28 31.
Sago Nehru	The second-greatest Psychic on Earth. Su Zhe kills Nehru to absorb his Psychic Power, which reaches the ninth rank of the Apprentice Level. Nehru's memories and mastery of Psychic Power become one of Su Zhe's attack methods. This relationship is purely transactional and predatory 22.
Hu Yanbo	A teacher of the Black Ink Star lineage. Su Zhe takes Hu Yanbo as his teacher after deciding to join the lineage. The relationship is not elaborated in depth, but it represents Su Zhe's acquisition of systematic training and inheritances from the universe 28.
Marquis Cangyan	Su Zhe’s first personal teacher in the Universe Mercenary Alliance. Cangyan recognizes Su Zhe’s unusual potential in the Lava Secret Realm, offers him core-layer status, gives him weapons and resources, and provides the self-created Cangyan secret-technique collection. He later helps arrange the Flameheart Armor presented through Venerable Lanying 55 57 106 107.
King Xuyan	Su Zhe’s later teacher and a major supporter of his Chaos City cultivation. King Xuyan provides the first five volumes of Black Hole Evolution, guides Su Zhe’s Flame Crystal Ninefold Body Tempering, watches his Heavenly Bridge progress with pride, and gifts him the Ruinsworld Blade before Su Zhe leaves for the Outer-Domain Battlefield 92 99 106.
Huo Lin	A peak World Master of the Universe Mercenary Alliance stationed in the Black Dragon Mountain Star Sector. He readily obeys Su Zhe’s request to rescue Luo Feng’s group from the World within a World, later accompanies Su Zhe to Chaos City, and becomes increasingly devoted to protecting him 70 74.
Zerg Empress	A Universe Strongest of the Zerg who notices Su Zhe while he is operating as Phoebe. She takes him as a named disciple, grants him the Purple Soul Crystal Tower, and requires him to complete an Immortal-level trial to become her true disciple 141.
Xiluo	A Zerg Queen who protects Su Zhe under his Phoebe identity after Thunderquake King and Ink-Wash King pursue his Beast God Inheritance Token. She calls Phoebe “little sister” and uses her World Ring to help Su Zhe evade the two Invincible King-Sealings 137.
Ivy	A powerful Zerg ally who provides Su Zhe with the Ten Thousand Insect Soul Bind and later gives him the Spinning Turtle Armor. Their relationship is characterized by her protective, elder-sister-like concern and Su Zhe’s strategic cooperation with her 143 153 159.
Lionbreaker Marquis	A special-lifeform demon and Su Zhe’s chosen target for his first soul slave. Su Zhe later devours him to obtain life-gene gains and silver Devour Coins 143 146.
Green-haired youth	An opponent Su Zhe spars with in the Decisive Battle Space. Their fight highlights the vast difference in strength between Earth's martial artists and beings from the wider universe, emphasizing Su Zhe's growth and the scale of power beyond Earth 33.
Azure Scale Venerable	A Universe Venerable who attempts to confront Su Zhe’s Absolute Edge Sword Beast clone. Su Zhe severely damages more than 5% of Azure Scale Venerable’s divine body, forces him to use a shield-type supreme treasure, and ultimately compels his retreat 182.

Trivia

• Su Zhe's initial strength increase from his first practice of the Five-Heart-to-Heaven Technique was only a little over a thousand kilograms, considered merely average 4.
• Su Yongyi originally planned for Su Zhe to become a War God and join the HR Alliance to live a life of luxury, expecting little cultivation talent 4.
• Su Zhe's father gifted him a Series 6 combat suit, battle blade, and communication watch, along with a 100 million Chinese Yuan card 4.
• Upon joining the Extreme Martial Arts Hall, Su Zhe received a starting fund of 200 million Chinese Yuan and half-price secret manuals for his first purchase 4.
• Su Zhe's mother died of illness when he was very young, and he cannot resurrect her because becoming a Universe Master within fifty years is impossible 15.
• Su Zhe's rapid growth from intermediate warrior to War God in a single day led his father to suspect he had awakened spiritual energy or found a heaven-sent treasure 4 15.
• Zhuge Tao applied for Su Zhe's spot in the Extreme Martial Arts Hall's Basic Training Camp, but Su Zhe declined after revealing he was already a War God 14.
• The intelligence about Su Zhe's strength leaked from the Extreme Martial Arts Hall through internal moles, reaching Yan Hai 16.
• Yan Hai, an HR Alliance Inspector, was able to mobilize satellites to obtain combat footage of Su Zhe devouring monsters 16.
• Su Zhe disguised himself as a miniature Thunder Dragon Emperor after devouring it, gaining a disguise form and improved talent in the Laws of Lightning 27.
• Luo Feng began gestating a Blacklight Virus clone beneath the Pacific Ocean, watching Su Zhe's devouring process 32.
• Babata, the Black Ink Star Ship AI, had no records of Su Zhe's genetic structure and was deeply confused about his origins 22.
• Su Zhe lied to Luo Feng, claiming he too had received a legacy from the universe to explain his knowledge 27.
• Su Zhe's Blacklight Virus abilities include creating infected subjects, which he considered using to control factions at Planetary Level 22.
• Atkin, after fusing with the Blacklight Virus, became a fanatical believer of Su Zhe, willing to execute any order without hesitation 24.
• Su Zhe's force amplification reached 30 times by the time he fought the scarred warrior in the Thunder World 40.
• Su Zhe's comprehension of Laws at Star Level 1 included: Conception of Fire (Perfect), Conception of Thunder (Great Success), Conception of Water (Great Success), and Conception of Earth (Minor Success) 31.
• After devouring Yan Hai, Su Zhe gained complete insights into the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade and the intent of lightning 21.
• Su Zhe's Devour Points reached 930,258 after killing the scarred warrior, just shy of the one million needed for the third panel reward 40.
• The ability to sense Fire Marrow Crystals was inherited by Su Zhe after devouring a large number of Lava Monsters 46.
• Su Zhe's thousand shadows ability reached the first level after killing the scarred warrior, increasing his speed 40.
• Su Zhe's form column disappeared from his panel after advancing beyond the Planetary Level, allowing him to change shape at will 31.
• Su Zhe's auxiliary AI is named Xiao Yu, which he used to locate the Single-Horned Iron Rhino herd and check emails 37 42.
• During the mercenary assessment, Su Zhe chose to blend in with other teams using his camouflage ability rather than bring a slave 36.
• Su Zhe purchased a C9-grade alloy spaceship for 10 billion Black Dragon Coins and a Grade 3 Force Battle Suit instead of cultivation resources 44.
• Su Zhe's father, Su Yongyi, was a high-level War General who held no official position in the Extreme Martial Arts Hall 4.
• Su Zhe's mother's early death is the greatest pain in Su Yongyi's heart 15.
• Su Zhe's initial talent was only average before obtaining the Blacklight Virus, and he was even compared unfavorably to the young Luo Feng 3.
• Su Zhe's first breakthrough to the Planetary Level occurred after killing the final King-level monster in City 003 20.
• Su Zhe's Nihility Devouring Flame ability enhanced his attacks, making short work of Yan Hai 21.
• The third-stage panel reward is the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art, a technique adapted to plunder special-lifeform bloodlines and innate secret techniques 41.
• The fourth-stage panel reward is Enhancement, which consumes Devour Coins to improve Su Zhe’s existing abilities 56.
• Su Zhe’s first Giant Axe Coliseum title was “Blade Demon,” earned because he frequently killed opponents in a single slash and devoured them afterward 67.
• He chose the Universe Chaos Tablet despite its difficulty because its combined Time-and-Space path offered a higher ultimate ceiling than a single-law Chaos Tablet 77.
• The Chaos City Leader noticed that Su Zhe was a special lifeform with a human soul but did not investigate him further at the time 77.
• Su Zhe’s Little Black Cat companion is the increasingly sentient manifestation of the Void Devouring Flame 52 95.
• The Flame Crystal Ninefold Body Tempering is unusually compatible with both the Blacklight Virus and Void Devouring Flame 97.
• Su Zhe’s World Tree clone grants him Spacetime Control and allows his true body to benefit from its exceptional Space-Time aptitude 170 172.
• The Absolute Edge Sword Beast clone is one of the rarest special lifeforms in the Primal Universe and was nurtured from materials obtained through the Zerg 160.
• Su Zhe uses the female Zerg Queen Phoebe’s identity as a long-term disguise despite being male in his original human identity 128.
• At World Master Level 9, Su Zhe’s panel records all lower laws at 99% and multiple fused Space laws, including Space-Time Law at 18% 159.
• Su Zhe’s eighteenfold body amplitude lets him unleash 1,440 times the base power of a World Master, surpassing the amplification of Yan Shen Clan Soldier Armor 160.
• His battle against Azure Scale Venerable spreads his reputation across the Demon, Insect, and Machine Races as an Immortal with Universe Venerable-level combat strength 182.