Zhao Yingzhi

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Zhao Yingzhi (赵樱芷)
Alias(es)	Baby-faced genius scholar of Yulan Academy; Outerworld Blood Demon (alternate mission identity) 54 329
Species/Race	Human player; host to an Outerworld Blood Demon/vampire soul 71 543
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Yulan Academy; Li Ran's recurring teammate 54 55
Occupation/Role	Assassin by original identity; later holds a security-inspector identity 50 55 135
First Appearance	Mentioned in Chapter 46; introduced on-page in Chapter 49 46 49

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
400 Mysterious Power	55	Her recorded power after escaping the Happy Home reenactment; she also holds 8,000 points.
700 Mysterious Power	63	The pursuing organization identifies her power as roughly equal to its operative's.
1,200 Mysterious Power	100	Continues taking missions alone while concealing the second soul in her body.
Over 2,700 Mysterious Power	147	Gains another 200 Mysterious Power during the instance.
2,800 Mysterious Power / roughly 3,500 effective combat power	160	Becomes the strongest member of her group through equipment and skill bonuses.
5,000 Mysterious Power	161	Reaches this level after bargaining with the Blood Demon and sacrificing both arms to resist the Demon Mother.
16,000 Mysterious Power	291	Returns from an apocalyptic-disaster instance substantially stronger.
18,000 Mysterious Power	325	Enters the Land of Guidance behind the dungeon's average player strength, but remains determined not to fall behind.
80,000 Mysterious Power	423	Base power before using her Blood Demon-enhanced combat cards.
120,000 Mysterious Power	423	Activates Blood Bond, increasing all attributes by 150%.
150,000 Mysterious Power	423	Uses Blood Sacrifice, converting her own blood into further combat power.
230,000 Mysterious Power	423	Uses the Legendary-grade Divine Soul Armament card to turn her Demon Blade into armor and a massive slashing weapon for fifteen minutes.
Over 100,000 Mysterious Power	515	Reaches the Realm-Sealing Lord soul-fusion threshold alongside Su Bingyao, Zang Jiu, and Fuxia.

Background

Zhao Yingzhi is a Yulan Academy prodigy who enters the Weird World with the original identity of an assassin. In the Happy Home instance, she awakens with amnesia inside a fabricated household. Her supposed family repeatedly drugs her with Oblivion Potion, presents forged diaries and photographs, and reenacts an old crime in an attempt to recover information about her assassin organization. By the time Li Ran intervenes, she has endured the deception five times and faces a sixth-day police interrogation and execution if her memories are extracted. 49 53 55

Li Ran's food-delivery mission disrupts the reenactment and saves her from the staged massacre. Zhao Yingzhi rapidly reconstructs the scenario's rules, interrogates Li Ran over his suspiciously precise actions, then pays him 4,000 points and recruits him for her next team mission. 54 55

Appearance

Zhao Yingzhi is a petite, baby-faced young woman with a slender build and long legs. Despite her youthful appearance, she carries herself with the composure of an interrogator and the precision of a trained killer. 54 55

• Often associated with a red top, hoodie, and black pleated skirt. 85
• Wears long sleeves and gloves to conceal the lasting consequences of sacrificing her arms. 291 296
• Her Blood Demon state manifests blood-red arms, fangs, blood mist, and a feral, predatory expression. 160 161
• In her later empowered state, her Blood Demon arms appear shriveled and mummy-like. 423

Personality

Zhao Yingzhi is perceptive, self-assured, and difficult to deceive. Immediately after surviving Happy Home, she analyzes Li Ran's movements, identifies loopholes in the scenario, and questions him like a suspect rather than a rescuer. 54 55 She prefers handling missions independently when possible, partly because she does not want others to discover the Blood Demon sharing her body. 100

Her confidence does not prevent vulnerability. After regaining control from the vampire soul, she admits that she fears vanishing without anyone knowing what happened to her. 105 She also possesses a firm personal outlook: she rejects Zhou Yanze's concept of fixed perfection, arguing that perfection differs from person to person. 106

When allies are threatened, Zhao Yingzhi is exceptionally ruthless toward herself. She sacrifices her limbs, blood, and physical well-being for power rather than abandon her companions—particularly Li Ran. 160 161 423 561

Abilities & Skills

Assassin Physiology and Combat Instinct

Zhao Yingzhi inherited the muscle memory and combat instincts of her original assassin identity. She is most effective as a swift close-range killer, relying on ambushes, mobility, and precise blade work. 55 59

• Kills a demonized assassin disguised as a café chef during her first major fight. 59
• Can remain calm while fighting monstrous opponents at close range. 59
• Identifies an impostor posing as Li Ran and attacks before the rest of the group recognizes the danger. 160

Phantom Demon Blade

Her signature weapon is the Phantom Demon Blade.

• Releases Phantom Slash three times consecutively. 113
• Allows Zhao Yingzhi to teleport to any point along a Phantom Slash's path for surprise attacks. 113
• Can cut through multiple walls and rapidly reposition her during pursuit. 132
• Lets her cross open water by chaining slashes across the sea's surface. 165

Outerworld Blood Demon

A vampire-like Outerworld Blood Demon shares Zhao Yingzhi's body. The entity initially attempts to seize control, thirsts for fresh human blood, and can turn Zhao Yingzhi into a bloodthirsty combat form. 71 103 136

• Requires fresh human blood daily to maintain its strength. 136
• Can grant enormous power in exchange for Zhao Yingzhi's body parts. 160 161
• Forms temporary blood-red arms after a limb sacrifice. 160
• Enables a life-saving ability: Zhao Yingzhi can survive dismemberment if her body is reassembled within five minutes. 425
• Her sacrificed arms cannot be permanently restored, even through restoration items. 296
• Excessive reliance on the Blood Demon risks further bodily sacrifice and loss of control. 161 423

Blood Demon Mission Identity

Zhao Yingzhi can accept certain missions either as herself or as the Outerworld Blood Demon.

• Blood Demon missions carry much greater danger and rewards than ordinary missions. 326 329
• Her Blood Demon soul allows her to perceive phenomena that others cannot see within Rule Realms. 543
• She has seen a blood-red progress bar over other people's faces, though its meaning remains unresolved. 134

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Phantom Demon Blade — Blade that grants Phantom Slash and teleportation along its trajectory. 113
• Blood Bond — Bond Card requiring Blood Demon flesh; boosts all attributes by 150%. 423
• Divine Soul Armament — Legendary-grade card that turns her conscious Demon Blade into demonic armor and a three-meter slashing blade. 423
• Demon Blood Songstress — SS-rank puppet creature activated during Zhao Yingzhi's Scarlet mission and carried into battle to aid Li Ran. 423
• Ghost Lamp — Contains a thousand-year-old ghost used to provide the soul needed to activate the Demon Blood Songstress. 423

Relationships

• Li Ran — Rescuer, teammate, and most trusted ally. He frees her from Happy Home, helps suppress the vampire soul, and later offers to complete Blood Demon missions with her for an equal share of rewards. Zhao Yingzhi repeatedly risks her life to support him. 54 104 329 423 561
• Outerworld Blood Demon — The vampire soul inhabiting her body. Their relationship is transactional and hostile: it grants power in exchange for blood and flesh while repeatedly attempting to control her. 71 136 161
• Lane — Ally during the Demon Blood Songstress Scarlet mission; supports Zhao Yingzhi's decision to take the puppet creature to Li Ran's battle. 414 423
• Lao Mo — Ally during the Divine Mechanism Hall operation; helps Zhao Yingzhi secure and transport the Demon Blood Songstress. 414 423
• Xue Jin, Lan Daifei, and Li Wangu — Fellow players who witness her Blood Demon transformation and limb sacrifices against the Demon Mother. 160 161

Story Role / Major Arcs

Happy Home and Survival

After escaping the Happy Home reenactment, Zhao Yingzhi recruits Li Ran for Survival, a team mission triggered when her assassin organization begins a purge. She proves her assassin capability by killing an equal-strength enemy, while Li Ran supports her through surveillance, ambushes, and ranged attacks. 55 58 59

Dark Palace Possession

Zhao Yingzhi enters the Dark Palace and returns with a second soul inside her body. The vampire soul subsequently takes control, murders civilians for blood, and searches for the Dragon Pearl. Li Ran uses the violin Mourning Dream to force the soul out and suppress it, allowing Zhao Yingzhi to regain control. 71 103 104 136

Demon Mother Battle

Zhao Yingzhi exposes an impostor posing as Li Ran, but the enemy—later identified as the Demon Mother—overwhelms her. Refusing to let her allies die while waiting for Li Ran's return, she sacrifices her left arm and then her right arm to the Blood Demon, reaching 5,000 Mysterious Power despite knowing the cost will be permanent. 160 161 296

Blood-Red Missions

In the Land of Guidance, Zhao Yingzhi begins accepting Blood Demon guidance missions. She and Li Ran agree that he will help her take on these high-risk missions and split their rewards evenly, using her unique identity to gain strength before the Realm Lords arrive. 326 329

Demon Blood Songstress

Zhao Yingzhi, Lane, and Lao Mo activate the SS-rank Demon Blood Songstress in the Divine Mechanism Hall. Once the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect falls into chaos, Zhao Yingzhi pushes her power from 80,000 to 230,000 Mysterious Power and carries the Songstress directly into Li Ran's battle against Ye Nantian and the Ancient Battle Dragons. 414 423

Infernal Ruins

Zang Jiu captures Zhao Yingzhi because her Outerworld Blood Demon missions threaten to reveal the truth of the Infernal Ruins. After learning that Zang Jiu has manipulated the group and planted a lethal threat beside Li Ran, Zhao Yingzhi resolves to sacrifice herself if necessary to warn him. 560 561

Notable Quotes

“What is perfection?” 106

“Perfection is not a definition. Everyone has their own idea of perfection.” 106

“You were always the one who saved me. I hope I can help you this time, even if I can only make the slightest difference!” 423