Dove

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Dove (鸽) 438
Alias(es)	Noble Dove; God's Chosen 446 448
Species/Race	Catfolk of the Demi-Human Race; later recognized as a God's Chosen 439 448
Gender	Male 445
Affiliation	Church nobility; allied with the Commander against the Church 448 460
Occupation/Role	Higher Academy student; God's Chosen and wielder of multiple Divine Gifts 441 477
Status	Alive; survived Blue Star's destruction alongside Kaqi 481 490
First Appearance	Chapter 438, “Cyberpsychosis” 438

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Ordinary soldier level / roughly 1-Star	442 454	Initially possesses about one ton of physical strength, Catfolk agility and dynamic vision, but remains vulnerable to elite warriors and Pure-blood Humans.
God's Chosen candidate and Church noble	446 448	Recognized by the Noble Council and gains the authority to grant access through God's Prohibition; receives Gray Envoy 257 as a guardian.
Phantom Troupe’s Leader’s Power	455	Uses a Silver Trophy to acquire a Divine Gift built around stealing others’ abilities, including Divine Gifts.
King of Flies / four-Star combat power	455 457	Exchanges a Bronze Trophy for Shaiapouf’s Power, gaining microscopic clone creation and reassembly; his strength surpasses Pure-blood Humans.
Difficulty Two clear / Gold Trophy	476	Clears Civilization’s second difficulty and receives a Gold Trophy, granting access to Five-Star exchanges.
Multi-Gift God's Chosen	477 479	Exchanges for three further abilities, kills Otaku to steal his Divine Gift, strips the Commander of his powers, and eliminates Old Wang and Ice Cream Cone.
Sole holder of God’s power	480	Simultaneously removes the powers of all God's Chosen and nobles, absorbs them, and takes control of God's Prohibition.
Post-destruction loss of Divine Gift	482	After Blue Star and the moon are destroyed, loses Nen, Circle, mind-reading, and his Divine Gift; survives through the shut-in’s slime ability.

Background / History

Dove grew up as a Catfolk Demi-Human in a low-status city district. Before entering Higher Academy, the rebel organization led by the Commander had secretly placed an undetectable Smart Chip in his brain. The chip helped him stand out academically and enabled rapid learning of languages, legal provisions, and other memorization-heavy knowledge. Dove maintained intermittent contact with the group, regarding the unseen Commander as a kindred spirit. 439 445

He left the city’s protected districts under the pretext of helping an illegal-clinic doctor rescue stray animals. In the abandoned outskirts, he encountered cyberpsychotic cyborgs, learned that the Commander’s organization had arranged the Smart Chip, and was told that Black Cat was likely connected to the Church’s God. He also defeated a fighting dog weighing over five hundred kilograms and took it home as a pet. 438 439

Dove’s admission to Higher Academy abruptly elevated his family’s social position. The Church soon declared him a noble before the academy’s normal selection process had even begun, placing him under Zhao Yiqing’s protection and granting him access to forbidden knowledge. 440 446 448

Appearance

Dove is a Catfolk youth with emerald-green eyes, black cat ears, sharp nails, and a black tail. 438 439 446

• His eyes and tail visibly tense when he perceives danger. 439
• Before acquiring Divine Gifts, he has the physical build and combat ability of an ordinary Law Enforcement Bureau soldier. 442 454
• His clone bodies can range from finger-sized independent bodies to microscopic particles dispersed through the environment. 456 469

Personality

Dove is cautious, observant, and difficult to manipulate. He distrusts easy kindness from both the Church and the rebels, recognizing that each faction values him for reasons beyond his apparent worth. 442 444

He approaches power analytically. When choosing Divine Gifts, he favors abilities with defined mechanics and broad utility over impressive but uncertain powers. He also rapidly reassesses the hierarchy of strength around him as he gains new information. 454 455

His pursuit of survival can become ruthless. In Civilization, he is willing to crash economies, prolong wars, suppress knowledge, and sacrifice virtual populations to meet the game’s survival condition. However, he later reflects on his failures against the Force Apostles and regrets treating repeated self-destruction as an escape from responsibility. 450 452 475

Dove’s attachment to his family remains a central weakness and motivation. Even when he can escape through his clones, he repeatedly returns to fight for Yun after his parents are killed. 469

Abilities & Skills

God's Chosen Authority

Dove is recognized as a genuine God's Chosen, granting him the authority to allow others to access knowledge restricted by God’s Prohibition. This authority is the basis of his Church noble status. 448 457

• Can grant permission to cross God’s Prohibition and access forbidden knowledge. 448 457
• Initially receives Church protection through Gray Envoy 257. 446 448
• Later removes God’s Prohibition across the planet after absorbing all divine power. 480

Phantom Troupe’s Leader’s Power

Dove selects the Phantom Troupe’s Leader’s Power as the foundation of his Divine Gift system. Its central function is stealing other people’s powers, including Divine Gifts. 455

• Allows him to target Divine Gifts held by other God's Chosen. 455 463
• Successfully steals Otaku’s Divine Gift after killing him. 477
• Absorbs the Commander’s powers and strips him of his status as a God's Chosen. 479
• Cannot steal the Captain’s ability through Thief’s Ultimate, likely because of the Captain’s Divine Gift defenses. 460

King of Flies

Through Shaiapouf’s Power, Dove can divide himself into vast numbers of microscopic clones and later reassemble them. 455 456

• Can hide surviving fragments away from danger and regenerate from a clone as small as a bee. 455 469
• Uses clone self-destruction for explosive movement and combat. 468 469
• Maintains hidden clones across a city and throughout the planet as revival points. 469
• Dispersed clones are less durable and can be annihilated by sufficiently powerful attacks. 468
• A clone possessing only one ten-thousandth of Dove’s main-body strength can still reach roughly three-Star power. 456

Acquired Gold Trophy Abilities

After clearing Civilization’s Difficulty Two, Dove exchanges for three major abilities. 476 477

• God’s Alibi — invisibility. 477
• Heaven Knows Not — borrows energy and imposes “bankruptcy.” 477
• Black-and-White Immortals — instantly exchanges positions with a target. 477

Enhanced Cognition and Civilization Strategy

Dove’s body and mind improve after clearing Civilization stages. His thinking speed, physical strength, and endurance rise sharply, while his clone network eventually grants him a superbrain comparable to hundreds of millions of ordinary Demi-Humans working in parallel. 457 463 479

• Clears Civilization stages at extreme speed after his upgrades. 463
• Endures two hundred thousand failures to obtain a 99.9999% permanent-survival probability in Difficulty Two. 475
• Uses Civilization’s rewards as a deliberate path to greater power rather than treating the game as entertainment. 454 476

Temporary Total Divine Power

After absorbing the powers of all God's Chosen and Church nobles, Dove briefly becomes the sole holder of God’s power. 480

• Can perceive and manipulate life across a vast area. 480
• Can see the thoughts and emotions of others, including Zhao Yiqing’s feelings toward him. 480
• Strips all nobles of their licenses and all God's Chosen of their powers simultaneously. 480
• This state ends after the stellar attack destroys Blue Star; Dove is left without his Divine Gift. 481 482

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Smart Chip — Implanted by the Commander’s organization; accelerates Dove’s learning and memorization. 439 445
• Civilization tablet — The interface through which Dove clears Black Cat’s challenge game and earns trophies. 443 476
• Gray Envoy 257 — Noble-exclusive guardian robot assigned to Dove; carries out orders including disposing of Taylor’s body and handling Tyler Company matters. 448
• Fighting dog — A giant escaped beast-fighting dog Dove defeats and rides home as a pet. 439

Relationships

• Black Cat / Li Heng / Cat Ancestor — Dove’s closest companion and the source of the Civilization challenge and Main God exchange system. Black Cat treats Dove as a means of observing Divine Gifts, but Dove increasingly relies on it for knowledge and companionship. 450 463
• Commander / Captain — Longtime rebel contact who planted Dove’s Smart Chip and initially served as an admired mentor. They later form an alliance against the Church before Dove strips him of his powers. 439 457 460 479
• Zhao Yiqing — Dove’s Higher Academy mentor and Church protector. Her affection becomes obsessive; Dove accepts her protection but ultimately rejects her advances. 443 446 480
• Kaqi — Dove’s childhood sweetheart and fiancée. He agrees to marry her, chooses her as the one person protected by the shut-in’s slime ability, and survives the destruction of Blue Star with her. 475 480 481
• Mercury — Tyler Company’s first heir and Dove’s tentative academy friend. Mercury initially recognizes Dove’s potential despite viewing him as a rival. 441
• Shuijing — Mercury’s sister, who initially humiliates and physically restrains Dove out of jealousy over Mercury. She later attempts to pursue a relationship that Dove treats with cold indifference. 445 474
• Redberry — Leader of Skeleton, the Captain’s intelligence organization, and one of Dove’s former lovers. She ultimately remains with the powerless Commander rather than accept Dove’s offer of protection. 459 480
• Swift — Dove’s female AI navigator and a member of the Commander’s organization; she guides him through electromagnetic communication and worries over his safety. 439
• Dove’s parents and Yun — His family and strongest emotional attachment. His parents are killed by the Force Apostles, while Yun is taken hostage and later revealed to have been killed by Ice Cream Cone. 469 479

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Cyberpsychosis and the Rebel Organization — Dove enters the city outskirts, encounters cyberpsychotic cyborgs, meets the Commander’s disguised Tomato Monster persona, and learns the rebels were responsible for his Smart Chip. 438 439
• Higher Academy and Noble Succession — His academy admission transforms his family’s status; Zhao Yiqing has him recognized as a Church noble and provides him access to forbidden knowledge. 440 444 446 448
• Civilization Challenge — Dove begins Black Cat’s Civilization game, initially fails to preserve the Hong Alliance, then adopts increasingly ruthless strategies to raise civilization’s long-term survival probability. 443 450 452
• Rise as a God's Chosen — He acquires clone-based immortality, learns the history of God's Chosen from the Captain, and prepares to steal the Divine Gifts of the ninth, tenth, and twelfth generations. 455 457 459 460
• Force Apostle Conflict — While racing to save his family, Dove is repeatedly killed by Force Apostles who exploit Yun as a hostage. Ice Cream Cone kills the Apostles, but the resulting destruction wipes out Dove’s city. 468 469 470
• Final Confrontation with the Church — After clearing Difficulty Two, Dove kills Otaku, absorbs the Commander’s abilities, erases Old Wang, kills Ice Cream Cone, and takes every God's Chosen’s power for himself. 476 477 479 480
• Destruction of Blue Star — The First Generation launches a stellar attack that destroys both Blue Star and the moon. Dove saves only himself and Kaqi through the shut-in’s slime ability, losing his Divine Gift in the process. 480 481 482
• Cosmic Journey — In the aftermath, Dove travels with Li Heng, witnesses the scarcity of surviving civilizations, and later asks which direction Li Heng intends to take beyond the Observable Universe. 484 489

Notable Quotes

“No, I should do something!” 469

“All of it.” 480