Chen An

Biodata

Feature	Detail
Name	Chen An 1
Alias	Dean Chen 34; Headmaster Chen 107; “Immortal Master” (a popular postwar honorific) 216
Level	Initially Level 89 Spirit Douluo 1; later breaks through to Level 93 22; subsequently awakens power sufficient to contend with divine entities, though this comes at severe physical cost 130 165 166. His Evil Thought Body later demonstrates God King-level combat power, though he is severely weakened after escaping the God Realm 212 215 216.
Martial Soul	Myriad Silk – a versatile thread-type martial soul capable of transforming into various weapons 1 29
Affiliation	Phantom Star Academy (founder and dean); later oversees its expansion, including the Phantom Star Five Elements Academy, Forging Tower, Soul Tower, secret realms, affiliated branches, and eventually the academy's continent-spanning educational system 1 2 107 153 159 200 217
Soul Rings	Chen An first reveals eight crimson hundred-thousand-year soul rings at Level 89 1. After reaching Title Douluo, all nine soul rings are crimson and approaching the million-year mark 22; they are all self-enhancement type 22.
Skills/Abilities	Mastery of All Weapons (innate understanding of all weapon forms via Myriad Silk) 29; ability to create God-Condensed Soul Rings and spirit souls 9 10 63; expertise in concealment and aura manipulation 1 29; proficiency in staff techniques, hand-to-hand combat, formations, forging, alchemy, herbology, cultivation guidance, Daoist arts, and the Nine-Character True Words 10 29 49 50 62 165 215
Notable Feats	Defeated Flender in one move 15; fought and subdued an 80,000-year-old Arm-Through Ape 10; battled Qian Jun Douluo to a standstill, forcing Qian Daoliu to intervene 29; repelled Tang Hao and later left him severely injured 48 93; fought the Rakshasa God's descending avatar with Di Tian 130; killed the newborn Evil God using the Eternal Ultimate Immortal Formation 165; fought multiple God Kings in the God Realm and escaped their Three Realms Judgment Sword 212 215
Students / Disciples	Zhu Zhuqing, Luo Xiaoshi, Ning Rongrong, Meng Yiran, Ye Lingling, Cheng Fugui, Huo Wushuang, Feng Xiaotian, Shui Bing'er, Huo Wu, Shui Yue'er, Xi Yao, Huo Yuhao, Xiao Huohuo, and other first- and second-generation Phantom Star disciples 1 2 31 47 49 108 116 133 194

Feature	Detail
Name	Zhu Zhuqing
Alias	Little Zhu / Zhuqing (used by Chen An) 5 8
Level	Level 23 initially 2; reaches Level 30 and later Level 32 after her third soul ring 23 25; later reaches Soul Emperor and is subsequently stated to be Level 54 158 95. She reaches Level 58 following later seclusion and subsequently advances to the Extreme Douluo realm during Chen An's absence 135 217.
Martial Soul	Feline-type martial soul from the Zhu Family, likely the Nether Civet 1 25
Affiliation	Phantom Star Academy (first personal disciple and eldest senior sister); formally succeeds Chen An as headmaster and oversees all academy regions during his journey to the God Realm 1 125 166 208
Soul Ring Aspirations	Pursued a ten-thousand-year third soul ring and obtained an 18,888-year God-Condensed Soul Ring 11 25
Personality/Background	Escaped the Zhu Family of the Star Luo Empire to seek independence; initially cold but develops into a loyal, protective, and capable leader 1 5 125 166. Despite becoming a respected dean and an Extreme Douluo, she remains emotionally attached to Chen An as his eldest disciple 217.

Feature	Detail
Name	Luo Xiaoshi
Alias	Little Stone 8 10 11
Level	Initially Level 13 at age fifteen 2; reaches Level 30 and receives a God-Condensed Soul Ring 63
Martial Soul	Stone Monkey – mutates to Spirit Stone Monkey after absorbing his second soul ring 11
Affiliation	Phantom Star Academy (student and direct disciple) 2
Soul Skills	Limit Burst: For three minutes, all attributes increase by 150%, pain is masked, and the user remains clear-headed 11
Special Condition	Harbors another soul, identified as a Great Sage-like monkey entity, from which he can borrow power at the risk of entering a battle-frenzied state 41
Notable Achievements	Reached the perfection realm in Five-Tiger Eight-Trigram Staff 22; defeated Meng Yiran in a match 41; later leaves Phantom Star for an unknown period 100. He subsequently completes another westward journey in his own world and becomes its foremost God of War 230.

Feature	Detail
Name	Ning Rongrong
Level	Reaches Level 30 and receives a God-Condensed Soul Ring 63; later reaches Level 50 alongside Chen An's other direct disciples 95. She later becomes a Titled Douluo and subsequently reaches the Extreme Douluo realm 200 217.
Martial Soul	Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda 27
Affiliation	Phantom Star Academy (direct disciple and later vice headmaster); Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect 16 26 208
Personality	Initially arrogant, but becomes respectful, hardworking, and increasingly involved in academy and political affairs 16 166. Though a capable administrator and strategist, she remains playful and childlike around Chen An 222.

Feature	Detail
Name	Meng Yiran
Affiliation	Phantom Star Academy (direct disciple) 31 33
Background	Granddaughter of the Dragon-Snake Couple, Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang; sought apprenticeship from Chen An 31
Personality	Courageous, determined, and interested in hidden weapons and mechanisms 31 33
Later Development	Becomes an Extreme Douluo and a leading Phantom Star researcher; she works toward creating a Seventh-Level Soul Tool 156 217.

Feature	Detail
Name	Ye Lingling
Martial Soul	Nine-Heart Begonia – a single-lineage healing-type martial soul 49
Affiliation	Initially the young mistress of Suotuo Great Herb Shop; later one of Chen An's disciples 49 107
Notable Interactions	Met Chen An at her shop, consulted him regarding immortal herbs and martial soul defects, received his token, and later assists him in treating Dugu Yan and injured sect disciples 50 71 161
Personality	Initially lonely and aloof; becomes notably more open around Chen An and her fellow disciples 49 167
Later Development	Becomes an accomplished healer and an Extreme Douluo; during Chen An's post-God-Realm collapse, she verifies that his condition is serious but not immediately fatal 217 218.

Feature	Detail
Name	Cheng Fugui
Nickname	Little Fu Gui 46
Background	Former apprentice chef found by Chen An after being unfairly dismissed and left homeless 46 47
Affiliation	Phantom Star Academy (disciple and academy cook) 47 107
Notable Role	Oversees large-scale food preparation for academy events and incoming students 107
Later Development	Reaches the Extreme Douluo realm through an unusual culinary path and researches Divine Envoy remains and Divine Sparks without using his experimental products on others 217.

Feature	Detail
Name	Xi Yao
Affiliation	Phantom Star Academy (second-generation direct disciple) 116
Abilities	A Druid with affinity for soul beasts and unusual cultivation abilities 116 118
Notable Achievement	Her cultivation produces an energy surge that assists the collective breakthrough of second-generation disciples 118
Later Development	Though her priestess-based path progresses more slowly than her peers', she reaches Level 91 during Chen An's absence 217.

Feature	Detail
Name	Huo Wushuang
Affiliation	Former Blazing Academy student; Phantom Star direct disciple and Five Elements Academy student 108
Notable Role	One of the first elemental-academy prodigies to volunteer for Phantom Star's assessment and request Chen An as master 108
Later Development	Reaches the Extreme Douluo realm and helps defend the continent through the Element Academy branch network 217.

Feature	Detail
Name	Feng Xiaotian
Affiliation	Former Godwind Academy student; Phantom Star direct disciple and Five Elements Academy student 108
Notable Role	One of the first elemental-academy prodigies to request apprenticeship under Chen An 108
Later Development	Becomes one of Phantom Star's leading combatants and returns to defend the continent after Chen An's reappearance 217.

Feature	Detail
Name	Shui Bing'er
Affiliation	Former Skywater Academy student; Phantom Star direct disciple and Five Elements Academy student 108
Notable Role	One of the first elemental-academy prodigies to request apprenticeship under Chen An 108
Later Development	Participates in the Element Academy branch-defense system developed against Divine Envoys 217.

Feature	Detail
Name	Huo Yuhao
Affiliation	Phantom Star Academy (later direct disciple) 133 140
Martial Souls	Possesses multiple martial souls; gains the Ice Snow Witch as his third martial soul with assistance from the Snow Empress and Ice Empress 140
Notable Achievement	Breaks through his shackles and successfully absorbs a hundred-year soul ring after awakening his third martial soul 140
Later Development	Reaches the Extreme Douluo realm, gains authority within the Beast Realm, and fights beside the Ice and Snow Empresses in major soul-beast conflicts 190 217

Feature	Detail
Name	Xiao Huohuo
Affiliation	Phantom Star Academy (direct disciple) 194 205
Background	A visitor from another world whose Dou Qi repeatedly disappeared because of the soul residing in his ring 192
Notable Interactions	Chen An accepts him as a disciple, provides a high-grade cultivation art and martial-soul awakening stone, guides his combat practice, and gives him a forged heavy ruler before his return to his original world 194 205 207

Feature	Detail
Name	Ning Fengzhi
Affiliation	Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect (sect leader) 30
Role	Allied with Chen An; provides supplies and logistical support, publicly aligns with him during the Soul Master Tournament, and later relocates his sect near Suotuo City 30 95 100
Later Position	Becomes a Federation official, helping maintain political stability while preventing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect from becoming overly dominant 222

Feature	Detail
Name	Qian Daoliu
Alias	Great Elder of Spirit Hall 29
Martial Soul	Six-Winged Angel 29
Affiliation	Spirit Hall
Notable Actions	Intervened in the fight between Chen An and Qian Jun Douluo, offered compensation, and warned Chen An that gods were targeting him 29

Feature	Detail
Name	Flender
Title	Principal of Shrek Academy 15
Level	Soul Saint 15
Martial Soul	Cat-Eagle 15
Notable Encounter	Defeated by Chen An in one move after attempting to bully Luo Xiaoshi 15

Feature	Detail
Name	Qian Jun Douluo
Affiliation	Spirit Hall 29
Level	Title Douluo
Combat	Fought Chen An and was beaten badly before Qian Daoliu intervened 29

Feature	Detail
Name	Dragon-Snake Couple
Members	Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang 31
Affiliation	Grandparents of Meng Yiran; later assist Phantom Star Academy 31 107
Personality	Deferential and humble before Chen An despite their seniority 31

Feature	Detail
Name	Snow Empress and Ice Empress
Affiliation	Beast Realm; allies and cultivation beneficiaries of Chen An 123 124
Notable Actions	Submit to Chen An's arrangement after their defeat, enter the Beast Realm, receive demon-cultivation guidance, and assist Huo Yuhao's breakthrough 123 124 140
Later Development	Defend Phantom Star and oppose the Dragon God's control over soul beasts; Snow Empress later assists Chen An in contacting Heavenly Dao 184 218

Background

Founding of Phantom Star Academy

Chen An established Phantom Star Academy in a suburb of the Heaven Dou Empire after his rebirth 2. Despite reaching Level 89 as a Spirit Douluo, he initially struggled to attract students. He relied upon a library within his sea of consciousness, which contained martial arts, cultivation methods, and a mechanism that responded to fated disciples 1 2.

His initial purpose in founding the academy was to recruit students whose entry would unlock more of the library's potential 2. Over time, this modest academy developed into an influential independent institution, with training halls, a Herb Garden, a Beast Realm, a Time Spirit Room, a Forging Tower, and eventually a Soul Tower 13 118 153 159.

First Disciples and Early Growth

Chen An first met Zhu Zhuqing in the wilderness while she was fleeing the pressures of her Star Luo noble family. By revealing his eight crimson spirit rings and Level 89 cultivation, he convinced her that she could take control of her destiny through strength 1. She accepted his offer and became Phantom Star's first personal disciple and head student 2.

Soon afterward, Luo Xiaoshi arrived carrying one of Phantom Star's recruitment flyers. Though he was fifteen years old, only Level 13, and possessed a humble Stone Monkey martial soul with an eleven-year first soul ring, Chen An accepted him because of his honesty, hardship, and determination 2. The library reacted even more strongly to Luo Xiaoshi's admission, marking both children as people of fate 2.

Chen An subsequently guided Zhu Zhuqing and Luo Xiaoshi through the Technique Pavilion, where they received the Nine Nether Profound Technique and Great Sage-related inheritance respectively 3 4.

Recruitment of Teaching Staff

Before Phantom Star's first major enrollment, Chen An faced a shortage of teachers. Acting on Zhu Zhuqing's suggestion, he used his alchemical knowledge and Black Jade Intermittent Ointment to recruit people suffering from severe illnesses that ordinary doctors could not cure 12.

He successfully recruited Feng Qingyang, Tao Leshan, Zhou Yan, and other instructors, then spent two and a half months training them to an entry-level teaching standard 12. Lin Ran was also recruited as Phantom Star's administrative director after Chen An recognized her integrity and ability 13.

Encounters with Shrek Academy and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect

During recruitment in Suotuo City, Flender attempted to intimidate Luo Xiaoshi. Zhu Zhuqing intervened, and Chen An defeated Flender in one move, publicly demonstrating Phantom Star's superiority and announcing his academy's recruitment 15.

Ning Rongrong later sought admission as Chen An's disciple. He accepted her only after she promised to abandon her willful behavior and stop bullying others 16. Her father, Ning Fengzhi, initially sought to make Phantom Star a subordinate institution through investment, but Chen An refused. They instead formed an independent partnership in which the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect supplied resources and received access to Phantom Star's teachings and admissions 26 27.

This alliance deepened over time. Ning Fengzhi publicly aligned himself with Chen An at the Soul Master Tournament and later relocated the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect near Suotuo City as Phantom Star's influence reshaped the region 95 100.

Confrontation with Spirit Hall

Spirit Hall attempted to pressure Phantom Star into cooperation by sending Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and the concealed Qian Jun Douluo 28. Chen An fought Qian Jun directly and overwhelmed him through Myriad Silk's transformations, martial arts, and self-enhancement soul skills 29.

Qian Daoliu intervened to prevent the conflict from escalating, compensating Chen An with territory and resources. He also warned Chen An that the gods were watching and targeting him 29. This warning proved prophetic: the Rakshasa God later descended upon Phantom Star and destroyed its protective array, while a later divine crisis in Slaughter City gave rise to a newborn Evil God 129 164.

Academy Expansion and the Five Elements Branches

As Phantom Star's student body grew, Chen An established a Forging Class to meet the academy's growing weapons demand. He recruited sixteen apprentices, including students sent by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Spirit Hall, and personally demonstrated near-perfect forging techniques 61 62.

The academy later absorbed Blazing Academy, Godwind Academy, and Skywater Academy. Chen An reorganized these institutions into the Phantom Star Five Elements Academy while allowing their teachers to retain their original systems temporarily 107 108. More than three hundred teachers and students entered Phantom Star through this merger 107.

Huo Wushuang, Feng Xiaotian, Shui Bing'er, Huo Wu, and Shui Yue'er subsequently became Chen An's disciples or sought his instruction after witnessing Phantom Star's assessment and resources 108.

Divine Conflicts and Later Developments

During Chen An's northern expedition, he subdued the Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Titan Snow Demon King, bringing them into the Beast Realm. He promised to help the Snow Empress overcome her lightning tribulation and provided the emperors with cultivation methods suitable for demon cultivation 123 124.

While Chen An was absent, the Rakshasa God descended upon Phantom Star. Zhu Zhuqing acted as headmaster, ordered a retreat when the danger became clear, and protected the academy's students as best she could 125 129. Chen An returned in time to confront the Rakshasa God's avatar, fought beside Di Tian, and escaped through a spatial rift after severely injuring the divine enemy 130.

Later, Chen An confronted the newborn Evil God in Slaughter City. To prevent catastrophic damage to Douluo Continent, he moved the battle into the void, awakened a Dharma-body form, and used the Eternal Ultimate Immortal Formation to kill the Evil God 164 165. The battle left Chen An severely injured and forced him into seclusion after his return 166.

Later Administration

After Chen An's prolonged absence, Zhu Zhuqing ran Phantom Star as acting headmaster, while Ning Rongrong managed external information and political developments 166. Zhu Zhuqing also implemented rules requiring recipients of God-Condensed Soul Rings to make annual contributions to the academy or return during emergencies 166.

By this period, the Heaven Dou Imperial Family was near collapse, Suotuo City had come under Ning Fengzhi's effective control, Spirit Hall had changed leadership, and the former organization was eventually reformed as Soul Hall 166 178. Chen An temporarily accepted a governing role to preserve regional order, while intending to eventually withdraw from direct rule 178.

Journey to the God Realm

As conflicts with divine forces escalated, Chen An began preparing Phantom Star for an eventual confrontation with the God Realm. He sent Xiao Huohuo and Lin Dong back to their original worlds to prepare against threats there, while retaining ties with them through the academy's cross-world arrangements 207.

Before departing alone for the God Realm, Chen An formally appointed Zhu Zhuqing as Phantom Star's headmaster and Ning Rongrong as vice headmaster. He also entrusted four leading disciples with tokens granting conditional authority over the Technique Pavilion and Soul Tower, while leaving the Element Academies independent in daily operation under the main academy's supervision 208.

After entering the God Realm through Heavenly Dao's one-way portal, Chen An found that the realm's will rejected him as an outsider. He divided his Dao Origin Body into righteous and fallen aspects, adopted the Evil Thought Body, and deliberately provoked the gods into gathering against him 209 210.

War Against the God Kings

Chen An's confrontation with the God Realm rapidly developed into a war against its highest powers. His Myriad Dao Origin Body enabled him to contend directly with the Seven Sin Gods and overcome their initial combined assault 198. In the God Realm, his Evil Thought Body withstood the God of Destruction's full-force attack, establishing that his combat power had reached the God King level 212.

He grew stronger by absorbing and comprehending destructive aura from the Staff of Destruction, using the mutual cycle of evil thoughts, destruction, rebirth, and reincarnation to reinforce his form 212. However, after the Evil Thought Body dispersed, Chen An could not summon it again and was forced to rely on stalling, formations, Daoist arts, and spatial techniques against the five God Kings 214 215.

Recognizing that prolonged combat favored the united God Kings, Chen An exploited the Three Realms Judgment Sword. He opened a spatial rift with its destructive force, escaped the God Kings' combined attack, and returned through the God Realm before opening a portal back to Douluo 215.

Fifteen-Year Absence and Phantom Star's Transformation

Although Chen An experienced only around ten days in the God Realm, fifteen years passed on Douluo after his return 216. He discovered that Heaven Dou and Star Luo had abolished their imperial systems and united as the Douluo Federation, while Soul Tool transportation, research institutions, and overseas expansion had transformed the continent 216.

Phantom Star had expanded into a highly modernized and influential institution whose graduates held many Federation leadership positions. Its Research Institute gathered much of the continent's scientific talent, while Element Academy branches linked by formations protected the wider world from Divine Envoys 217.

Chen An initially refused to reclaim the dean's office, preferring an elder-like position while Zhu Zhuqing remained the academy's dean 217. He was reunited with disciples who had largely become Titled Douluo or Extreme Douluo, and he learned that his own legendary reputation had caused ordinary people to revere him as an immortal master 216 217.

Godhood and Renewed Invasion

Still weakened by his prolonged divine conflict, Chen An slept for seven days after his return. Ye Lingling confirmed that he was not in immediate danger, though Chen An privately acknowledged that the Evil Thought Body and Dao Origin Body had left him seriously depleted 218.

With Snow Empress's help, Chen An contacted Heavenly Dao and learned that Douluo had evolved enough to support gods living within the world. Heavenly Dao explained that exceptional beings could surpass Level 100 through special methods, while the descent or sacrifice of God Kings could further nourish and permanently elevate the world 218.

Chen An's senior disciples later began converting their power toward godhood, with their soul rings reaching the million-year level during the process 220. Before their counterattack could fully begin, the God Realm opened a passage near Phantom Star and launched a renewed invasion 222.

Although Chen An wished to fight at the front despite his incomplete recovery, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Ye Lingling, Meng Yiran, and Cheng Fugui insisted on shielding him and confronting the incoming enemies themselves. Chen An instead accepted responsibility for commanding Phantom Star's broader defense 222.

Final Conflicts and Continuing Journey

During the invasion, Chen An preserves Tang San's life by awakening his independent consciousness and enabling him to resist a mysterious possessor, though Tang San loses his martial soul in the process 227. When the invading gods become frenzied under the clash between the Douluo Heavenly Dao and the God Realm Will, Chen An takes direct control of Phantom Star's grand formation and prepares to risk his full strength 227.

Luo Xiaoshi returns at the critical moment, wielding the Wish-Fulfilling Golden Cudgel and shifting the battle's balance after killing two God Kings 227. Following the later clash between the opposing world wills, Chen An survives the resulting catastrophe and merges the Heavenly Dao Seed into the universe rather than claiming it for himself, allowing Douluo to continue developing 229 230.

Chen An eventually returns once more to a greatly advanced Douluo, where Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Meng Yiran welcome him as powerful god-level figures. He continues traveling between worlds, later reuniting with both Xiao Huohuo and Luo Xiaoshi rather than treating the conclusion of the divine war as the end of his journey 230.

Appearance

Chen An’s appearance is consistently noted for its deliberate ordinariness, a stark contrast to the overwhelming power he conceals. His unremarkable features, plain attire, and calm demeanor allow him to blend into any crowd, yet the rare moments he reveals his true nature—through his crimson spirit rings or the fluid transformations of his Myriad Silk martial soul—create an impression of quiet, terrifying strength.

• Chen An’s face and build are ordinary; when he suppresses his aura and uses a sorcery technique to alter his features, he becomes completely unremarkable on the street 49.
• His standard attire is typical of the continent, though he later commissions school uniforms for the academy's students 49 79.
• When he manifests Myriad Silk, threads emerge around him and his crimson spirit rings shock onlookers 1 22.
• In combat, Myriad Silk can become a long staff, short blade, gauntlets, artillery-like forms, or vast nets of silk threads 10 29.
• When fighting the Evil God, Chen An manifests a towering Dharma body. His Myriad Silk turns gold and becomes flowing Dao-pattern-like strands around him 165.
• His Evil Thought Body is marked by deeply inky-red origin power and can employ a secret art that gives him three heads and six arms, creating a frightening demonic appearance that unsettles even gods 209 210.
• His later Myriad Dao Origin Body is a fully controlled advancement of his earlier Dao-origin form and radiates countless Dao rhythms when activated 198.
• His demeanor is usually calm and composed, though he can be mischievous with his disciples or theatrical in private 7 9 12.
• Zhu Zhuqing resembles a kitten, wears black clothing, and initially retains accessories associated with Star Luo nobility 1.
• Luo Xiaoshi's battle-frenzied state is associated with the image of a black-armored monkey bearing two long hairs atop its head 41.
• Ye Lingling initially carries an air of loneliness and desolation, though she becomes more expressive after joining Phantom Star 49 167.
• Fugui formerly wore a queue hairstyle favored by his previous head chef, which he cut off after Chen An accepted him 47.

Personality

Chen An presents a multifaceted personality that blends the wisdom of a seasoned teacher with the warmth of a caring mentor and a shrewd practicality. He is kind and patient toward students with troubled backgrounds, but also firm when confronting harmful choices or threats to the academy.

• Kind and Understanding: Chen An accepts Luo Xiaoshi despite his weak martial soul, poor first soul ring, and difficult family background 2. He later takes in Cheng Fugui and accepts Xi Yao despite her unusual background and initial fearfulness 47 116.
• Strategic and Shrewd: He carefully protects Phantom Star's independence in dealings with Ning Fengzhi and Spirit Hall, turning military and political pressure into favorable agreements 26 29.
• Dedicated Mentor: He creates personalized cultivation plans, provides techniques and God-Condensed Soul Rings, establishes new facilities, and personally guides disciples through breakthroughs 4 63 95 159.
• Protective: Chen An consistently shields his students from external danger, including Flender, Spirit Hall, Tang Hao, the Rakshasa God, and the Evil God 15 29 48 130 165.
• Demanding but Fair: He expects forging students to work hard, assigns consequences for poor performance, and intervenes when teacher competition becomes excessive 62 63.
• Independent-minded: He refuses to subordinate Phantom Star to sects, empires, or Spirit Hall. Even after his influence grows enough to reshape the continent, he intends only temporary governance rather than permanent political control 26 178.
• Compassionate toward Soul Beasts: Though ruthless when necessary, he spares the Arm-Through Ape clan, compensates them with herbs and a secret realm, and helps Snow Empress and Ice Empress pursue new paths 10 79 123.
• Resolute against Gods: Qian Daoliu's warning, the Rakshasa God's attack, and the Evil God's birth solidify Chen An's hostility toward divine interference in the mortal world 29 133 165.
• Pragmatic Under Pressure: Though capable of confronting God Kings directly, Chen An recognizes when victory is impossible through force alone. He deceives the God Kings, exploits their Three Realms Judgment Sword, and retreats rather than sacrifice himself meaninglessly 215.
• Humble About His Legacy: Chen An is embarrassed by Phantom Star's statue of him and declines to reassume the dean's office after his return, preferring to act as an elder while Zhu Zhuqing retains authority 217.
• Able to Delegate: Though accustomed to personally protecting his disciples, Chen An eventually accepts their insistence on shielding him during the renewed God Realm invasion and assumes the role of overall commander 222.
• Compassionate Even Toward Rivals: He saves Tang San from possession despite their fraught history, preserving Tang San's life even though doing so costs Tang San his martial soul 227.

Power Progression

Stage	Level	Soul Rings	Notes
Chen An (Soul Douluo)	89	All nine soul rings red (hundred-thousand-year level)	Stuck at 89.3 before seclusion; master of all martial arts; about to advance to level 90 5 12.
Chen An (Title Douluo)	93	All nine soul rings crimson, approaching million-year mark; reinforced after breakthrough	Natural progression after absorbing God-Condensed Soul Ring; all soul skills focus on self-enhancement; Mastery of All Weapons further refined 22.
Zhu Zhuqing (Soul Elder Breakthrough)	30	Third soul ring: 18,888 years (God-Condensed Soul Ring)	Youngest recorded Soul Elder; breaks through with Chen An's guidance; third soul ring obtained via God-Condensed Soul Ring, not from a spirit beast 23 24 25.
Zhu Zhuqing (Post-Absorption)	32	Third soul ring: 18,888 years (Lotus of Inner and Outer Killing)	After absorbing God-Condensed Soul Ring, level rises to 32; able to perform two consecutive sets of the shadow-splitting soul skill 25.
Luo Xiaoshi (Second Soul Ring)	20	Second soul ring: 988 years	Initially level 13 upon joining; receives a 988-year Arm-Through Ape ring; martial soul later evolves into Spirit Stone Monkey 8 10 11.
Luo Xiaoshi (One-Year Progress)	21	Second soul ring remains 900+ years	Cultivated eight levels in one year; spirit soul mutation confirmed 18.
Ning Rongrong and Luo Xiaoshi (Third-Ring Breakthrough)	30	God-Condensed Soul Rings	Both reach Level 30 and receive God-Condensed Soul Rings rather than hunting conventional spirit beasts 63.
Chen An (Rakshasa God Battle)	Unstated	Nine crimson rings; awakened second power	Awakens a deeper power allowing him to contend directly with the Rakshasa God's descending avatar; joins Di Tian in severely injuring it 130.
Chen An (Dao Origin / Divine Combat Form)	Divine combat capability	Myriad Silk transforms into golden Dao patterns	Uses a Dharma body and awakened power approaching eighty percent of his former strength; deploys the Eternal Ultimate Immortal Formation to kill the Evil God 165.
Zhu Zhuqing and Direct Disciples (Tournament Era)	Zhu Zhuqing: 54; others: 50+	God-Condensed Soul Rings	The direct disciples emerge from seclusion at Level 50, with Zhu Zhuqing reaching Level 54 95.
Zhu Zhuqing (Soul Emperor)	Soul Emperor	Unspecified later ring configuration	Has reached Soul Emperor by the time Chen An begins constructing the Soul Tower 158.
Chen An (Myriad Dao Origin Body)	Divine combat capability	Not dependent on conventional ring effects	The strengthened Origin Body becomes controllable after the academy and its disciples advance; it can contend with the Seven Sin Gods in their true bodies 198.
Chen An (Evil Thought Body)	God King-level combat power	Conventional martial-soul use is unavailable in this form	Adopts the fallen aspect of his Dao Origin Body in the God Realm; absorbs destructive aura to grow stronger during battle against the God of Destruction 209 212.
Chen An (God King Battle)	God King-level combat power	Nine-Character True Words and Daoist arts supplement his power	Suppresses Asura and the God of Destruction within a space that restricts divine power, but cannot sustain an extended battle against all five God Kings 214 215.
Chen An (Post-God-Realm Return)	Severely weakened; uncertain whether Soul Douluo strength is available	Ring status unstated	Returns to Douluo after extreme overexertion and discovers fifteen years have passed; even a weakened True Word places strain on him 216.
Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, Cheng Fugui, and senior disciples (Fifteen-Year Era)	Extreme Douluo; most others are Titled Douluo	Later rings not individually specified	During Chen An's absence, several direct disciples reach the Extreme Douluo realm, while Xi Yao reaches Level 91 217.
Chen An's senior disciples (Godhood Conversion)	Beyond Level 100 in progress	All soul rings reach million-year level	Heavenly Dao assists the senior disciples' conversion toward independent godhood, with their future authorities expected to reflect their individual paths 220.

Abilities and Skills

Martial Soul

Chen An's martial soul, Myriad Silk, is a tool-type spirit that grants exceptional versatility in combat. It can transform into long staffs, short blades, gauntlets, artillery-like forms, or sky-filling silk threads 1 10 29. He combines these transformations with complete weapon mastery and self-enhancement soul skills, allowing him to dominate opponents through technique rather than fixed soul-skill patterns 22 29.

During battle, Chen An can use Myriad Silk to parry, invade an opponent's fighting space, bind targets, or form weapons suitable to the immediate situation 10 29. Against the Evil God, the silk becomes golden Dao patterns that attack and suppress on a divine level 165.

Luo Xiaoshi's Stone Monkey martial soul mutates into the Spirit Stone Monkey after his second-ring absorption 11. Zhu Zhuqing's martial soul is a feline-type martial soul from the Zhu Family, likely the Nether Civet 1 25. Ye Lingling's Nine-Heart Begonia is a single-lineage healing martial soul whose fundamental healing nature does not depend on the number of rings she possesses 49.

Soul Skills

Chen An's nine soul skills are all self-enhancement in nature. Rather than depending on fixed offensive or defensive effects, he strengthens himself and applies that power through weapons, physical combat, and martial arts 22 29.

Zhu Zhuqing's third soul skill is Lotus of Inner and Outer Killing, an assassination-oriented ability produced by her 18,888-year God-Condensed Soul Ring 25.

Luo Xiaoshi's Limit Burst raises all his attributes by 150% for three minutes, suppresses pain, and maintains clarity of mind 11. His Great Sage soul can additionally lend him power, though doing so risks a battle-frenzied condition 41.

Dao Origin Body and Evil Thought Body

Chen An can awaken a Dao Origin Body, a divine combat form in which Myriad Silk becomes golden Dao-patterns and can create innumerable Dharma forms and weapons 165. While this initial form can deploy the Eternal Ultimate Immortal Formation, Chen An cannot fully control it and suffers catastrophic physical backlash when using it 165.

Following further advancement alongside Phantom Star and its students, Chen An gains control over the stronger Myriad Dao Origin Body. This removes the earlier loss-of-control flaw, although the form still imposes enormous expenditure 198.

In the God Realm, Chen An divides the Dao Origin Body into righteous and fallen aspects and manifests the Evil Thought Body. This form uses deep-red origin power, can assume a three-headed, six-armed wrathful appearance, and possesses God King-level physical strength 209 210 212. It cannot wield Myriad Silk or external artifacts normally, but it can absorb and comprehend compatible destructive aura to increase its power in battle 212.

Daoist Arts and Spatial Techniques

Chen An employs Daoist techniques alongside conventional Soul Power. His Nine-Character True Words can immobilize or suppress opponents through commands such as Kneel and Calm, though their use consumes substantial strength when he is weakened 92 216.

During his conflict with the God Kings, he uses Daoist arts, formations, and the Nine-Character True Words to suppress Asura and the God of Destruction in a specially prepared space 215. He can also open Star Gates and spatial rifts, using the destructive power released by the Three Realms Judgment Sword to escape a united God King assault 214 215.

Cultivation Techniques

Chen An's Technique Pavilion uses an inheritance system that allows disciples to find techniques suited to their affinity and fate 3 33.

• Zhu Zhuqing cultivates the Nine Nether Profound Technique, Shadow Flow Profound Meaning, and Nine Yin White Bone Claw 3 4.
• Luo Xiaoshi cultivates the Great Sage Scripture, Five-Tiger Eight-Trigram Staff, and Arhat Golden Body Art 4.
• Ning Rongrong chooses the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden Immortal Scripture and receives access to the Tianshan Plum-Plucking Hand and Golden Light Divine Incantation 25.
• Meng Yiran receives the Startling Feather Art, Flying Flower Mechanism Record, Supreme Mystery Scripture, and Little Li Flying Dagger 33 34.
• Snow Empress and Ice Empress receive a demon-cultivation technique, with Snow Empress later cultivating the Myriad Demon Heart Sutra under Chen An's guidance 124 142.
• Dugu Bo receives the Nether Profound Poison Scripture, which provides a corrected poison-cultivation path and a method for forming a poison core 70.
• Xiao Huohuo receives a customized high-grade cultivation art from Chen An at his discipleship ceremony 194.

Chen An also compiles a general cultivation scripture suitable for instructors and restricts Technique Pavilion's second floor to students who reach Level 70 3 12.

God-Condensed Soul Rings and the Soul Tower

Chen An can condense God-Condensed Soul Rings through the library's origin power. He initially recognizes this possibility while discussing spirit-ring acquisition and later provides such rings directly to Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Luo Xiaoshi, and other students 9 25 63 95.

The completed Soul Tower integrates with the Beast Realm and Herb Garden. It nourishes the academy, raises soul-power density, produces God-Condensed Soul Rings, proliferates origin energy, and multiplies soul beads 159. Later academy regulations govern access to these rings, requiring recipients to contribute to Phantom Star or return during crises 166.

Before leaving for the God Realm, Chen An gives his trusted disciples tokens that allow them to consult the tower spirit and obtain suitable rings for qualified juniors 208.

Forging, Formations, and Craftsmanship

Chen An establishes a Forging Class and later a Forging Tower to equip students and develop skilled craftsmen 61 153. He demonstrates a near-perfect forging process while producing a high-quality short blade, then personally instructs students and Old Wu 62.

His knowledge extends to advanced weapon creation. When a furnace explosion reveals an incomplete half-martial-soul weapon martial, Chen An assists the forger in completing it rather than blaming him for the accident 153.

Chen An is also highly proficient in formations. He creates cultivation arrays, upgrades Heart-Forging Hall, manages academy defenses, constructs the Soul Tower, and deploys the Eternal Ultimate Immortal Formation in divine combat 63 107 159 165. He later uses spatial formations to obstruct divine pursuers and takes absolute control of Phantom Star's grand formation during the God Realm invasion 215 227.

Alchemy and Herbology

Chen An possesses extensive knowledge of herbs, pills, and immortal herbs. He cultivates Blood-Vitalizing Grass and Soul-Returning Grass, supplies the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and produces potent pills from these materials 27.

He purchases Heart-Heaven Orchid Fragrance from Ye Lingling because it can accelerate soul-beast growth and support the Beast Realm 49 50. He also understands numerous immortal herbs that may address martial soul defects, though he warns Ye Lingling that they may not completely resolve the Nine-Heart Begonia's lineage burden 50.

Students

Zhu Zhuqing

Zhu Zhuqing is Chen An's first personal disciple and the eldest senior sister of Phantom Star Academy. She initially seeks strength to escape the fate imposed by the Zhu Family and her engagement to Dai Mubai, but develops into Chen An's most trusted student and a central leader within Phantom Star 1 45.

• She becomes Chen An's first disciple after witnessing his crimson spirit rings and Level 89 cultivation 2.
• She rises from Level 23 to Level 30 in roughly one year and obtains an 18,888-year third God-Condensed Soul Ring 2 25 27.
• She later reaches Soul Emperor and is stated to be Level 54 by the tournament period 95 158.
• She acts as headmaster while Chen An is absent and earns the trust of staff and students despite disliking administrative work 125 166.
• She leads retreat efforts during the Rakshasa God's assault and remains protective of first- and second-generation disciples 129 134.
• She treats junior disciples equally and insists that they address her as Eldest Senior Sister rather than Dean Zhu 134.
• Chen An formally appoints her Phantom Star's headmaster before entering the God Realm 208.
• During Chen An's fifteen-year absence, she becomes an Extreme Douluo and leads the academy through Divine Envoy attacks, branch expansion, and the wider transformation of the continent 217.
• She later takes the lead in preventing Chen An from joining the front line before his body has recovered, demonstrating that she and her fellow disciples can protect their master in turn 222.

Luo Xiaoshi

Luo Xiaoshi, nicknamed Little Stone, is Chen An's second disciple. Though initially dismissed by conventional standards because of his age, low level, ordinary martial soul, and eleven-year first ring, he possesses exceptional determination and eventually reveals a Great Sage-related inheritance 2 3 41.

• Chen An accepts him because of his honesty and perseverance rather than his initial potential 2.
• He receives the Great Sage Scripture, physical-conditioning tonics, and staff training 4.
• He obtains a 988-year Arm-Through Ape second ring and evolves into a Spirit Stone Monkey martial soul 10 11.
• He reaches the perfection realm in Five-Tiger Eight-Trigram Staff under Chen An's instruction 22.
• He reveals the Great Sage soul inside him after displaying a dangerous battle-frenzied state 41.
• He reaches Level 30 and receives a God-Condensed Soul Ring alongside Ning Rongrong 63.
• He later leaves Phantom Star for an unknown period, causing concern among Chen An and the direct disciples 100.
• He returns during the climactic divine invasion, using the Wish-Fulfilling Golden Cudgel to kill two God Kings and rescue Phantom Star's exhausted defenders 227.
• He later completes another westward journey in his own world and surpasses that world's original Great Sage, becoming the foremost God of War of the Three Realms 230.

Ning Rongrong

Ning Rongrong is Chen An's third disciple and the daughter of Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Master Ning Fengzhi. She begins as a privileged and arrogant young mistress but becomes a hardworking disciple who supports Phantom Star's growth and political stability 16 166.

• Chen An accepts her only after she promises not to be willful or bully fellow students 16.
• She chooses the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden Immortal Scripture and receives martial-arts manuals for self-protection 25.
• She reaches Level 30 and receives a God-Condensed Soul Ring 63.
• She later reaches Level 50 alongside the other direct disciples 95.
• She works with Zhu Zhuqing to manage academy affairs in Chen An's absence and keeps Chen An informed of political events 166.
• Chen An appoints her vice headmaster before leaving for the God Realm 208.
• She becomes a Titled Douluo and later an Extreme Douluo during Chen An's absence, contributing to Phantom Star's strategic and defensive arrangements 200 217 222.
• Despite her maturity and authority, she remains notably affectionate and informal with Chen An in private 222.

Meng Yiran

Meng Yiran becomes Chen An's fourth direct disciple after the Dragon-Snake Couple seek his instruction for her 31.

• She receives the Startling Feather Art and Flying Flower Mechanism Record through the Technique Pavilion 33.
• Chen An supplements her inheritance with the Supreme Mystery Scripture and Little Li Flying Dagger 33 34.
• She is interested in hidden weapons, mechanisms, and puppetry 33.
• She regrets obtaining a conventional soul ring before joining Phantom Star, but Chen An promises to provide God-Condensed Soul Rings for her future breakthroughs 63.
• She later develops her own Tang Sect-style research organization and devotes herself to mechanisms and Soul Tool research 156.
• During Chen An's absence, she becomes an Extreme Douluo and researches Seventh-Level Soul Tools as part of Phantom Star's technological development 217.

Ye Lingling

Ye Lingling begins as the young mistress of Suotuo Great Herb Shop and later joins Chen An's disciples 49 107.

• She seeks Chen An's knowledge of immortal herbs in hopes of addressing the inherited burden of Nine-Heart Begonia 50.
• She assists Chen An in detoxifying Dugu Yan and treats injured Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples during the Slaughter City investigation 71 161.
• Chen An later reprimands her for reckless cultivation after finding her soul power unstable, revealing their increasingly familiar master-disciple relationship 167.
• She becomes an Extreme Douluo during Chen An's absence and remains one of the academy's foremost healers 217.
• When Chen An sleeps for seven days after his return from the God Realm, she examines him and confirms that he is not in immediate danger despite his severe depletion 218.

Cheng Fugui

Cheng Fugui is a disciple whose chief talent lies in cooking rather than combat 47.

• Chen An accepts him after recognizing his sincere desire to learn cooking 47.
• He receives a cookbook from Chen An and remains devoted to academy duties even amid major conflicts 48 93.
• He later takes responsibility for feeding the rapidly expanding academy population 107.
• He develops a unique culinary cultivation path, reaches the Extreme Douluo realm, and studies the controlled use of Divine Envoy materials and Divine Sparks in his cooking research 217.
• He joins Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Ye Lingling, and Meng Yiran in confronting the God Realm's renewed invasion to protect Chen An 222.

Second-Generation and Elemental Disciples

Chen An's later disciples include Huo Wushuang, Feng Xiaotian, Shui Bing'er, Huo Wu, Shui Yue'er, Xi Yao, and Huo Yuhao 108 116 133.

• Huo Wushuang, Feng Xiaotian, and Shui Bing'er take the lead in requesting Chen An as master after passing Phantom Star's assessment 108.
• Huo Wu and Shui Yue'er follow after observing their peers' decision 108.
• Xi Yao becomes a second-generation disciple after Chen An verifies her background through a formation and accepts her unusual affinity for soul beasts 116.
• Huo Yuhao becomes Chen An's junior disciple after being brought to the academy amid the divine crisis and later gains the Ice Snow Witch as a third martial soul 133 140.
• Huo Yuhao reaches the Extreme Douluo realm, while Xi Yao reaches Level 91 despite the slower progress of her priestess path 217.
• The elemental disciples help staff the branch system established to defend distant regions against Divine Envoys during Chen An's absence 217.

Xiao Huohuo

Xiao Huohuo is a cross-world disciple whom Chen An accepts after identifying the cause of his lost cultivation and the soul residing in his ring 192 194.

• Chen An recognizes that Xiao Huohuo's missing Dou Qi is being absorbed by the soul within his ring and offers him direct guidance 192.
• He formally accepts Xiao Huohuo as a disciple, giving him a high-grade cultivation art and a stone capable of awakening a martial soul 194.
• Chen An personally critiques and improves Xiao Huohuo's fire control and combat habits 205.
• Before Xiao Huohuo returns to his original world, Chen An gives him a massive forged ruler suited to the ruler techniques he has begun practicing 207.
• Chen An later visits Xiao Huohuo in the Endless Fire Territory after Xiao Huohuo's further growth 230.

Relationships

Zhu Zhuqing

Zhu Zhuqing is Chen An's first and closest disciple. He offers her a path away from her family's control, while she grows into the academy's most reliable internal leader 1 125. Their relationship combines mutual trust, playful familiarity, and shared responsibility. Chen An protects her, supplies her with techniques and talismans, and trusts her to manage Phantom Star during crises 5 15 125. Zhu Zhuqing, in turn, leads junior disciples, supports Chen An's decisions, and preserves his academy during his absence 129 166.

Chen An ultimately appoints Zhu Zhuqing his formal successor as Phantom Star's headmaster 208. Even after she becomes an Extreme Douluo and an accomplished dean, her tearful reaction to his return shows that she continues to regard herself as his disciple first 217. During the renewed divine invasion, she firmly prevents him from endangering his incomplete recovery and assumes the responsibility of protecting him 222.

Luo Xiaoshi

Chen An accepts Luo Xiaoshi despite his bleak prospects and personally transforms his training path through the Great Sage Scripture, physical conditioning, and staff instruction 2 4. When Luo Xiaoshi reveals the Great Sage soul within him, Chen An treats it as a problem requiring patient investigation rather than rejecting or fearing his disciple 41.

Luo Xiaoshi's unexplained departure saddens Chen An more than he initially admits 100. Their bond persists across worlds and years: Luo Xiaoshi returns to save Phantom Star at a decisive moment, and Chen An later visits him after he has become a leading figure in his own world 227 230.

Ning Rongrong and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect

Chen An's relationship with Ning Rongrong develops from strict mentorship into familial trust. Her decision to join Phantom Star creates a strategic relationship with Ning Fengzhi, though Chen An consistently refuses any arrangement that compromises academy independence 16 26. Ning Fengzhi gradually becomes one of Chen An's most important allies, publicly supporting him and seeking his advice before major political decisions 95 100 178.

Chen An trusts Ning Rongrong with the vice headmaster position before entering the God Realm 208. Although she becomes a powerful administrator and combatant, she continues to display the same relaxed affection toward Chen An that she developed as a child 222.

Meng Yiran

Chen An accepts Meng Yiran after testing her determination and later supports her chosen hidden-weapon path despite its potential connection to Tang Sect traditions 31 33. She earns the trust of Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, forming part of the academy's core direct-disciple group 34.

As Meng Yiran develops into an Extreme Douluo and a leading researcher, Chen An continues to support her mechanisms and Soul Tool experiments despite admitting that research is not his own deepest specialty 156 217.

Ye Lingling

Chen An and Ye Lingling first connect through herbology and her desire to resolve the Nine-Heart Begonia's inherited limitations 49 50. Their relationship becomes more openly master-disciple in later arcs, with Ye Lingling participating in major academy activities, medical treatment, and cultivation alongside the other direct disciples 107 161 167.

When Chen An returns dangerously weakened from the God Realm, Ye Lingling's medical judgment becomes central to reassuring the other disciples and monitoring his recovery 218. She later joins the senior disciples in taking responsibility for his safety during the God Realm's renewed attack 222.

Snow Empress and Ice Empress

Chen An's relationship with the Snow Empress and Ice Empress begins with confrontation but becomes one of guarded cooperation. After defeating them, he offers a path through the Beast Realm and assistance with Snow Empress's lightning tribulation 123. He later guides Snow Empress through the Myriad Demon Heart Sutra and helps stabilize her turbulent energy after she takes human form 140 142.

Chen An later relies on Snow Empress and the Beast Realm to contact Heavenly Dao while recovering from the God Realm war 218. He promises to help Snow Empress seek a breakthrough when she approaches one million years of cultivation, despite the innate barrier restricting soul beasts from conventional godhood 218.

Tang Hao

Chen An's relationship with Tang Hao is hostile. Chen An initially repels Tang Hao without pursuing a prolonged battle 48. Their later confrontation leaves Tang Hao severely injured and likely unable to continue fighting at his former level, contributing to the Soul Master Tournament's suspension and continental unease 93.

Tang San

Chen An initially regards Tang San's conduct with distrust, especially after Tang Hao's interference in the Soul Master Tournament 92. Nevertheless, when Tang San is possessed during the final divine conflict, Chen An uses origin power to awaken Tang San's independent will and saves his life, instructing Xiao Wu to bring him to a Federation treatment center and eventually Phantom Star 227.

Spirit Hall and Soul Hall

Chen An initially clashes with Spirit Hall after it attempts to pressure Phantom Star into submission 28 29. While he later allows Spirit Hall students to enroll under academy rules, the relationship remains politically tense and becomes increasingly complicated after the Rakshasa God's attack and the collapse of former power structures 29 129 166. Spirit Hall is eventually disbanded and reformed as Soul Hall 178.

Di Tian

Chen An forms a temporary alliance with Di Tian during the battle against the Rakshasa God's descending avatar. Though neither fully trusts the other, they cooperate to severely injure the divine enemy before escaping its final attack through a spatial rift 130.

Their relationship remains complicated during later soul-beast conflicts. Chen An ultimately intervenes against the Dragon God and works to resolve the crisis surrounding Di Tian and the Dragon God's divided existence 184 185.

Heavenly Dao

Chen An's relationship with Douluo's Heavenly Dao develops from wary cooperation into a necessary alliance. Heavenly Dao assists his passage to the God Realm, explains the link between the growth of Douluo and Chen An's own strength, and reveals the possibility of independent godhood within the evolved world 209 218.

Chen An remains blunt and distrustful toward Heavenly Dao, but protects Douluo at its request and later merges the Heavenly Dao Seed into the universe rather than claiming it for himself 201 230.

God Realm and the God Kings

Chen An's hostility toward the God Realm begins with its indirect interference in Douluo and develops into open war after the Rakshasa God's descent 29 130. Upon entering the God Realm, he deliberately provokes its gods and clashes with the Seven Sin Gods and five God Kings 209 212.

Although he cannot defeat the united God Kings immediately, Chen An survives their Three Realms Judgment Sword through preparation and retreat, promising that their confrontation is not over 215. Their continued aggression later forces Phantom Star and Chen An's disciples into a direct defensive war 222.

Notable Achievements

• Founded and Expanded Phantom Star Academy: Chen An builds Phantom Star from a nearly empty academy into a major independent institution with direct disciples, instructors, branch academies, secret realms, specialized classes, and powerful cultivation infrastructure 2 107 159.
• Defeated Qian Jun Douluo and Forced Spirit Hall to Negotiate: Chen An overwhelms Qian Jun Douluo and secures territory and resources from Spirit Hall after Qian Daoliu intervenes 29.
• Forged an Independent Alliance with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect: He refuses subordination while establishing a mutually beneficial partnership based on spirit plants, weapons knowledge, student admissions, and logistical support 26 27 41.
• Created and Distributed God-Condensed Soul Rings: Chen An gives disciples safe alternatives to conventional soul-beast hunting, enabling extraordinary ring quality and rapid advancement 25 63 95.
• Developed Advanced Academy Infrastructure: He establishes the Technique Pavilion, Heart-Forging Hall, Herb Garden, Beast Realm, Time Spirit Room, Forging Tower, and Soul Tower 13 118 153 159.
• Unified Three Elemental Academies under Phantom Star: Chen An absorbs Blazing Academy, Godwind Academy, and Skywater Academy, forming the Phantom Star Five Elements Academy and integrating hundreds of teachers and students 107 108.
• Subdued Major Soul-Beast Powers: He defeats the 80,000-year Arm-Through Ape, later compensates its clan, and brings the Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Titan Snow Demon King into the Beast Realm's orbit 10 79 123 124.
• Repelled Tang Hao: Chen An first forces Tang Hao to retreat and later leaves him severely injured after a greater confrontation 48 93.
• Fought a Divine Avatar: Chen An battles the Rakshasa God's descending avatar, awakening a deeper power and cooperating with Di Tian to severely injure it 130.
• Killed the Newborn Evil God: Chen An shifts the divine battle into the void, manifests a Dao-origin Dharma body, and uses the Eternal Ultimate Immortal Formation to suppress and kill the Evil God 165.
• Protected Phantom Star Through Delegation: Even while absent or injured, Chen An's mentorship enables Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and other disciples to maintain academy operations and defend its principles 125 166.
• Contended with God Kings: In the God Realm, Chen An reveals God King-level combat power, withstands the God of Destruction's full-force assault, suppresses Asura and Destruction in a prepared space, and survives the Three Realms Judgment Sword through a calculated escape 212 215.
• Created a Self-Sustaining Legacy: During fifteen years of absence, Chen An's students transform Phantom Star into a continent-spanning educational, scientific, political, and defensive institution whose graduates help lead the Douluo Federation 216 217.
• Opened a Path Toward Independent Godhood: Through cooperation with Heavenly Dao and the development of Douluo, Chen An identifies a route for his disciples to exceed Level 100 outside the God Realm's conventional system 218 220.
• Saved Tang San from Possession: Chen An preserves Tang San's life by restoring his independent consciousness, even though Tang San loses his martial soul in the process 227.
• Preserved Douluo's Future: After the conflict between the opposing world wills, Chen An merges the Heavenly Dao Seed into the universe instead of taking it for himself, enabling Douluo's continued evolution 229 230.