Wu Ziyang

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Wu Ziyang (吴子洋)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Imperial University
Occupation/Role	Student; dormmate of Lin Xia, Xu Jian, and Liu Yucheng; later accepts a covert assignment to kill Lin Xia
Awakening Card	Heartless Sword Demon — SR grade, OVR 78
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 9

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
LV1 → LV58	20	His displayed level abruptly rises from LV1 to LV58 before he enters the Otherworld to pursue Lin Xia. The source of this change is not explained.
LV58 → LV1	26	After being forced out of the Otherworld by its Guardian, he checks his panel and confirms that his level has returned to LV1.

Appearance

Wu Ziyang is a silver-haired youth. When activating his Awakening Card, his clothing changes into white xianxia-style robes and he manifests two long swords. 9 10

• Silver hair.
• Chews gum and often carries himself with his chin raised. 9
• Uses twin blades as the Heartless Sword Demon. 10 11

Personality

Wu Ziyang is openly arrogant, theatrical, and dismissive toward others. Upon entering the dormitory, he insults his roommates by calling them “Nanny,” “Mute,” and “Pig Head,” while insisting that they address him by name. 9

He is highly competitive and takes his defeat by Lin Xia personally. Although he frames the failed ambush as carelessness, he remains resentful that Lin Xia reacted to his supposedly decisive strike. 12 14 He also has grand ambitions, claiming that he will graduate at the top of Imperial University because nothing less suits his status. 14

Despite his hostility, Wu Ziyang is observant and capable of acknowledging Lin Xia’s strength. He correctly identifies that Lin Xia is deliberately conserving effort against Zhu Tingyu, later realizes Lin Xia has reached Level 7, and supports Lin Xia’s refusal to forfeit against Qin Tianyu. 12 37 38

Abilities & Skills

Heartless Sword Demon

Wu Ziyang’s SR-grade Awakening Card equips him with twin blades and a sword-demon combat form. 10

• Grade: SR.
• OVR: 78.
• Weaponry: Can manifest two long swords.
• Combat style: Favors rapid blade attacks and ambushes. 10 11

Plane Traversal

Wu Ziyang can cut open a spatial rift with his blades and enter an independent space that moves in sync with real time. This lets him disappear from the battlefield and reposition outside an opponent’s sight. 11

• He must slash open a gap to enter the independent space. 11
• He must also cut an exit before returning to reality. 11
• His traversal was mistaken for invisibility until Xie Feng identified its true nature. 11
• Lin Xia countered his ambush by sensing Wu Ziyang’s Qi when he reappeared. 11

Otherworld Access

Wu Ziyang can use spatial rifts to enter the Otherworld, a network of transparent, interconnected spaces containing views into different Secret Realms. 20 21

• Within the Otherworld, he can move without normal gravity and travel across its spatial pathways. 21
• He used this route to search for Lin Xia during the tampered Secret Realm incident. 21
• The Guardian of the Otherworld intercepted him before he could reach Lin Xia. 21 22
• He was eventually expelled from the Otherworld, injured and returned to LV1. 26

Observation

Wu Ziyang claims to possess an innate talent for observation. He notices details others miss, including Zhu Tingyu’s worsening breathing and the reduced power of her fireballs during her fight with Lin Xia. 12

• Correctly concludes that Zhu Tingyu’s ranged attacks consume stamina. 12
• Infers that Lin Xia could defeat Zhu Tingyu through sustained Energy Bullet fire, but chooses not to. 12
• Recognizes that Lin Xia had leveled up after witnessing the aftermath of the Secret Realm battle from the Otherworld. 26 37

Background / History

Wu Ziyang arrives late to Lin Xia’s dormitory and immediately establishes himself as abrasive and self-important. His treatment of the other residents earns Xu Jian’s immediate dislike. 9

During Imperial University’s class-sorting free-for-all, he joins Zhu Tingyu and Liu Yucheng in targeting Lin Xia. He attempts to eliminate Lin Xia through Plane Traversal, but Lin Xia senses his presence, dodges the twin-blade strike, and eliminates him with Energy Bullets. Wu Ziyang becomes the first student removed from the event. 10 11

Afterward, Zhang Ting approaches him about killing Lin Xia. Wu Ziyang does not reject the task, but insists that he first needs a method to avoid suspicion and preserve his position at Imperial University. 14

When the school’s Secret Realm is revealed to have been replaced with a far more dangerous Bronze-level realm, Wu Ziyang secretly slips away. He raises his level to LV58, enters the Otherworld, and intends to kill Lin Xia before the Secret Realm boss can do so. 20 He finds Lin Xia besieged by the Ghost-Light Lion Pride and Meng Bo, but the Guardian of the Otherworld blocks his route. 21 Wu Ziyang battles the Guardian but is expelled from the Otherworld before reaching Lin Xia. 22 26

The Guardian implies that Wu Ziyang has a history extending more than thirty years, calls him an “old man playing at being young,” and accuses him of causing killings after returning to youth. These claims are not independently confirmed. 21

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Dormitory introduction: Enters Lin Xia’s dormitory and antagonizes the other roommates with insulting nicknames. 9
• Class sorting battle: Participates in the three-way assault on Lin Xia; his Plane Traversal ambush fails, leading to his first elimination. 10 11
• Assassination arrangement: Discusses a plan with Zhang Ting to kill Lin Xia while protecting his own academic standing and public image. 14
• Tampered Secret Realm incident: Enters the Otherworld at LV58 to pursue Lin Xia, but is stopped by the Guardian and expelled. 20 21 26
• Challenge tournament: Knows that Lin Xia has secretly reached Level 7 and encourages him not to forfeit against Qin Tianyu. 37 38
• Lin Xia vs. Qin Tianyu: Watches the Great Ape and Skeletal Nightmare Beast clash, sarcastically comparing their strange exchange to flirting. 50

Relationships

• Lin Xia — Dormmate, rival, and intended assassination target. Wu Ziyang unsuccessfully ambushes him during class sorting, later observes his hidden strength from the Otherworld, and ultimately supports his decision to fight Qin Tianyu. 11 14 26 38
• Zhang Ting — Contracts Wu Ziyang to kill Lin Xia in retaliation for Zhang Peng’s death; their discussion becomes hostile when she mocks his earlier defeat. 14
• Liu Yucheng — Fellow dormmate. Wu Ziyang exposes Liu Yucheng’s jealousy of Lin Xia, creating tension between them. 27
• Xu Jian — Fellow dormmate who dislikes Wu Ziyang’s rude behavior from their first meeting. 9
• Guardian of the Otherworld — Hostile entity that considers Wu Ziyang an intruder and prevents him from reaching Lin Xia in the Otherworld. 21 22 26

Notable Quotes

“But you have to call me Wu Ziyang.” 9

“Not only am I going to finish college, but I’m going to graduate at the top of the class!” 14

“A bastard against a bastard, it’s just a matter of who’s the bigger one.” 38

Trivia

• Wu Ziyang was the first student eliminated during the class-sorting battle. 11
• He is one of the students who met the entry requirements for the challenge match against Qin Tianyu, though he initially shows little interest in volunteering. 36
• He witnessed Lin Xia’s attack on the Secret Realm leader from the Otherworld, giving him knowledge of Lin Xia’s Level 7 status before Lin Xia revealed it publicly. 24 26 37