Li Jingzhe

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Li Jingzhe (李惊蛰)
Alias(es)	Pavilion Master; Depositor
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Scripture Depository
Occupation/Role	Pavilion Master; martial-arts manual and cultivation-resource merchant
Martial Soul	Scripture Depository
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
No realm; no soul power	1	Initially lacked a Martial Soul before the system remodeled and awakened the Scripture Depository Martial Soul.
Soul Power Level 1.25	2	Reached after one circulation of the Yijin Jing; then fused it with the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Technique and Lingbo Microsteps.
Soul Power Level 10	4	Revealed his true level after Dugu Yan had sensed him as only around level five.
Soul Power Level 11.3; Soul Master	8	Received and assimilated a one-year cultivation critical return after Dugu Yan practiced the Thousand Spider Poison Hand.
Soul Power Level 13.6	19	Reached after consuming a Bosi Qu Snake Gallbladder.
Soul Power Level 20	19	Consumed thirteen Bosi Qu Snake Gallbladders; part of their medicinal power refined his physique and raised his cultivation ceiling rather than directly raising his level.
Soul Power Level 59.5	30	After the Vermilion Fruit briefly drove him to level 80, he spent days forcibly refining and compressing the excess power.
Soul Power Level 56	32	Fell from level 59.5 after absorbing his first soul ring and External Soul Bone; the lost power fueled the transformation into Dark Gold Armor.

Background / History

Li Jingzhe is a transmigrator who arrived on the Douluo Continent seeking the possibility of godhood and eternal life. His original body had no Martial Soul, leaving him seemingly unable to become a soul master. A system detected this deficiency, remodeled his Martial Soul, and awakened the Scripture Depository; it then bound itself as the Martial Arts Grandmaster System. 1

The Scripture Depository contains martial arts and cultivation methods arranged across nine categories: fists, palms, fingers, leg techniques, saber techniques, sword techniques, internal arts, external arts, and movement techniques. The system granted him the Yijin Jing, Dragon-Elephant Prajna Technique, Lingbo Microsteps, and a 100% comprehension increase. 1 2

He established the Scripture Depository on Gourmet Street in Heaven Dou City. Its business model allows visitors to buy and practice manuals; whenever a practitioner succeeds, Li receives a critical return of their cultivated power, which the Yijin Jing can purify and integrate into his own fused internal energy. 2 8

After selling the Thousand Spider Poison Hand to Dugu Yan, Li expanded into selling manuals, cultivation resources, and medicinal items such as Bosi Qu Snake Gallbladders and Greater Restoration Pills. His products and the performances of Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling in the Soul Master Tournament begin attracting wider attention to the Scripture Depository. 7 14 17 27

Xue Feng's retainer abducted Li to force the formula for the Greater Restoration Pill from him. Li consumed a Vermilion Fruit, broke free, and killed the six-ring Soul Emperor. The fruit's sixty years of cultivation drove him to level 80 without a soul ring, forcing him to compress the excess power before seeking a soul ring in Sunset Forest. 28 29 30

In Sunset Forest, he hunted a 5,700-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear for his first soul ring. He absorbed both its soul ring and an External Soul Bone; the latter transformed into full-body Dark Gold Armor through the interaction of the Yijin Jing and Dragon-Elephant Prajna Technique. 31 32

Appearance

Li Jingzhe is a handsome young man with an outwardly calm, detached bearing. During cultivation, his unusual breathing patterns and footwork can make his movements appear strange to onlookers. 3

• Light-brown hair draping over his shoulders. 3
• Bright, star-like eyes and a face compared to polished jade. 3
• Often wears green robes. 3
• Gains a full suit of Dark Gold Armor after absorbing the Dark Gold Terrorclaw External Soul Bone. 32

Personality

Li Jingzhe is ambitious, pragmatic, and intensely motivated by the prospect of power, godhood, and eternal life. He embraces the system's martial-arts path once he recognizes its rapid growth potential. 1 2

As the Pavilion Master, he is shrewd and openly profit-driven. He prices techniques and resources according to demand, treats information as merchandise, and is willing to provoke wealthy or powerful customers if they disrespect him. 7 13 15 17

He is also composed under pressure. He remains defiant while tortured by Xue Feng's retainer and quickly adapts to the dangerous consequences of the Vermilion Fruit's power surge. 28 30

Abilities & Skills

Scripture Depository Martial Soul

A pavilion-type Martial Soul and the manifestation of the Martial Arts Grandmaster System. It functions as Li's base of operations and repository for martial arts and cultivation methods. 1 2

• Contains manuals categorized into nine martial-arts disciplines. 2
• Automatically locks behind an impenetrable barrier when Li leaves. 20
• Replenishes the original floors' bookshelves with new techniques whenever Li obtains a soul ring. 27
• Allows him to spread techniques and receive cultivation critical returns from successful practitioners. 2 8

Yijin Jing

Li's foundational internal cultivation technique. It cleanses the marrow, transforms tendons and bones, and can fuse different forms of energy and techniques. 2

• Purifies and assimilates critical-return energy into Li's own power. 8
• Fuses with the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Technique and Lingbo Microsteps into his three-in-one cultivation method. 2
• Strengthens his constitution and helps him endure and refine excessive cultivation. 30
• Guided the assimilation of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's soul-ring energy and altered the structure of its External Soul Bone. 32

Dragon-Elephant Prajna Technique

A top-tier external martial art focused on physical power and bodily reinforcement. 2 7

• Enhances physical strength, blood circulation, and tolerance for high-quality soul rings. 7 8
• Requires increasingly substantial medicinal resources to advance beyond its early stages. 7
• Helps Li withstand the Vermilion Fruit's extreme power surge and compress his soul power. 30
• Distributed the altered Dark Gold Terrorclaw across his body, creating Dark Gold Armor. 32

Lingbo Microsteps

A supreme movement technique based on the I Ching's sixty-four hexagrams, combining breathing, footwork, and internal-energy circulation. 2

• Improves mobility through shifting hexagram-based footwork. 2
• Increases internal energy with each completed circulation. 2
• Forms part of Li's three-in-one cultivation method. 2

Seven Injuries Fist

A powerful fist technique Li uses in battle. It inflicts seven forms of internal injury and can bypass or break defenses once sufficiently developed. 19 32

• Used to severely injure the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear while keeping it alive to improve the chance of obtaining a soul bone. 32
• Li used “Seven Absolutes Unification” after breaking free from Cloth Bag Soul Emperor's restraints. 29
• The technique is inherently dangerous to ordinary practitioners, as it harms the user before the enemy. 2

Physical Strength and Soul-Power Compression

Li's cultivation methods and medicinal resources produce a body far stronger than his displayed rank would suggest. 19 20 30

• Produces sonic booms with punches due to condensed, heavy soul power. 20
• Snapped the binding ropes of a six-ring Soul Emperor after consuming the Vermilion Fruit. 29
• Defeated Cloth Bag Soul Emperor with a single punch and killed him with a stomp. 29
• His strength increased to at least ten times its former level after refining the Vermilion Fruit's power. 30

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Scripture Depository — His Martial Soul, business premises, and manual repository. 1 2
• Dugu Family token — Given by Dugu Yan; bearing it commands the respect due to Poison Douluo Dugu Bo. 10
• Storage ring — Taken from Cloth Bag Soul Emperor; contains currency, supplies, maps, and a Soul Beast Illustrated Guide. 30
• Sunset Forest map and Soul Beast Illustrated Guide — Used to identify and plan the hunt for his first soul ring. 30 31
• Dark Gold Armor — Full-body armor formed from the Dark Gold Terrorclaw External Soul Bone. 32

Relationships

• Dugu Yan — Customer, ally, and frequent source of banter. Li sold her the Thousand Spider Poison Hand, helped her recognize its compatibility with her Innate Poison Body, and later received her support against Xue Feng. 5 7 15
• Ye Lingling — Customer and martial-arts student. Li identifies her exceptional compatibility with the Seven Injuries Fist and recognizes that her Nine Heart Begonia can mitigate its backlash. 17 18 19
• Huo Wu — Potential customer from Blazing Fire Academy. Li rebuffs her attempts to uncover the Scripture Depository's backing and tricks her into purchasing the Thousand Spider Poison Hand. 12 13
• Xue Feng — Initially hostile prince's heir and later business contact. Xue Feng purchased a Greater Restoration Pill, but his retainer subsequently abducted Li for the pill formula. 15 17 28
• Cloth Bag Soul Emperor — Xue Feng's six-ringed retainer. He kidnapped and tortured Li, then was killed by him after the Vermilion Fruit enhanced Li's strength. 28 29
• Tang San — A figure Li openly disdains and expects Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to confront during the Soul Master Tournament. 5 20 27

Story Role / Major Arcs

Awakening of the Scripture Depository

Li's Martial Soul is remodeled from an apparent lack of Martial Soul into the Scripture Depository. He receives the Martial Arts Grandmaster System and begins cultivating through martial arts rather than ordinary meditation. 1 2

Dugu Yan and the Thousand Spider Poison Hand

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling become the Scripture Depository's first visitors. Li sells Dugu Yan the complete Thousand Spider Poison Hand, enabling her to draw out accumulated toxins and improve her soul power. 3 5 7 9

Expansion of the Scripture Depository

Li opens the system store after Dugu Yan successfully practices the poison hand. He sells rare pills, snake gallbladders, and manuals to Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Xue Feng, and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team. 8 14 17 18

Soul Master Tournament

Li watches Heaven Dou Second Team face Shrek Academy from a VIP box. Dugu Yan's Thousand Spider Poison Hand and Ye Lingling's Seven Injuries Fist publicly demonstrate the value of his manuals, creating interest in the Scripture Depository. 20 22 27

Vermilion Fruit and Sunset Forest

After surviving Xue Feng's attempted coercion, Li consumes a Vermilion Fruit and temporarily reaches level 80 without a soul ring. He refines the dangerous overflow, enters Sunset Forest, and secures his first soul ring and External Soul Bone from a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear. 29 30 31 32

Trivia

• Li initially considered whether his pavilion Martial Soul could be used to open a bed-and-breakfast in the Star Dou Great Forest. 1
• He believes the Scripture Depository's martial arts could eventually spread across the continent and generate enough critical returns to raise him to level 100 in a single day. 27
• His first soul ring comes from a 5,700-year-old Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, selected for its top-tier nature and trace Behemoth bloodline. 31