Ye Lei

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Ye Lei (叶雷)
Alias(es)	Little Lei; Leizi 232 714
Species/Race	Zerg
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Zerg civilization; subordinate of Ye Luo
Occupation/Role	Zerg Hero; Ultralisk warrior
Status	Active 734
First Appearance	Chapter 154

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Ultralisk Hero	154	Joins Ye Luo's forces alongside Ye Chao and the newly named Avril. 154
Rank Eighteen	417	His power fluctuations are identified as Rank Eighteen during the pursuit of Brady, Cibule, and Prescott. 417
Awakening	468–469	Awakens an energy-manifested Ultralisk form while fighting Darcy; the manifestation can later coexist with his human form as a second body sharing his will. 468 469
Level 22	604	Benefits from the Level 15 Zerg Hive upgrade, which raises the Ye brothers' strength to Level 22. 604
Lash Tentacles	689	Comprehends the second-stage Ultralisk ability, Lash Tentacles. 689
Hero Armament enhancement	714–715	Receives a Hero Armament; his weapons evolve into Soulbreaking Longblades with armor-piercing and soul-disrupting properties. 714 715

Background

Ye Lei is introduced as a newly joined Zerg Hero whose true form is an Ultralisk. Although physically imposing, he is regarded as the youngest among the Ye brothers after repeatedly losing at Landlord, a card game used to determine their internal ranking. 154 189

His warlike temperament quickly establishes him as one of Ye Luo's foremost close-combat fighters. He repeatedly partners with Ye Meng, whose competitive personality and enthusiasm for battle closely match his own. 232 233

Appearance

In human form, Ye Lei is a towering, heavily muscled man with a broad, round face. He can extend a second pair of arms from beneath his ribs, allowing him to wield four blades simultaneously. 171 417 464

His Ultralisk form grows substantially over the course of the story, from more than fifty meters long to nearly one hundred meters tall. 189 233

• A crown-like cranial bone plate protects his head. 233
• His true form has four massive Monomolecular Blades capable of cutting through the surrounding space. 233
• After learning Lash Tentacles, he wears a long braided appendage that resembles a queue in human form. 689

Personality

Ye Lei is battle-hungry, proud, and intensely competitive. He eagerly seeks strong opponents, complains when others steal his fights, and treats dangerous confrontations as opportunities to prove himself. 189 232 339

Despite his brashness, he is deeply loyal to Ye Luo and takes failure before the Overmind personally. He also possesses a thick-skinned, teasing sense of humor, particularly when gambling or bickering with the other Ye brothers. 171 187 312

Abilities & Skills

Ultralisk Transformation

Ye Lei can assume a colossal Ultralisk form built for direct assault and sustained melee combat.

• His cranial bone plate withstands powerful sword strikes that would otherwise penetrate his head. 233
• His transformed body grows to roughly one hundred meters and can physically contend with opponents such as the Xingtian avatar. 233 277
• He uses four enormous Monomolecular Blades to smash apart Robin Becky's Death Whirlwind technique. 234
• He can move through the air as though stepping on solid ground while in Ultralisk form. 312

Four-Blade Combat

Ye Lei is a close-quarters specialist who attacks with four blades at once, combining speed, force, and relentless pressure.

• His Cold Edge Longblades were forged from liquid minerals cooled after a star's destruction. 464
• He conceals the killing intent and sound of his attacks when attempting ambushes. 467
• He uses Draw Blade Slash against Zitian during the Heavenly Demon offensive. 376
• His Soulbreaking Longblades later gain armor-piercing and soul-disrupting effects. 715

Awakening Manifestation

During the battle against Darcy, Ye Lei awakens a bloodline-based energy manifestation of an Ultralisk.

• The manifestation appears as a ferocious red Ultralisk formed from energy. 468
• His severe wounds heal at exceptional speed as the awakening takes hold. 468
• His human body and manifested Ultralisk can act as separate bodies with a shared mind and will. 469

Lash Tentacles

Ye Lei learns the second-stage Ultralisk ability Lash Tentacles after a Zerg Hive advancement. 689

• The ability is associated with his powerful braid-like appendage. 689
• Its emergence is significant enough for Ye Meng to mock him with the nickname “girly man.” 689

Speed and Durability

Ye Lei can cross hostile fire zones at extreme speed while enduring overwhelming damage.

• He cuts through incoming energy shells and charges through explosions without being harmed by the barrage. 466
• He continues attacking Darcy after three Blacklight projectiles pierce his neck, heart, and abdomen. 467
• He fights Osborn while covered in adhesive Hellfire, refusing to retreat despite severe burns and wounds. 493

Equipment

• Monomolecular Blades — Four primary blades used in both human and Ultralisk combat forms. 417
• Cold Edge Longblades — Four blades forged from star-core minerals; exceptionally hard and resilient. 464
• Soulbreaking Longblades — Evolved Hero Armament blades with armor-piercing and soul-disrupting attributes. 715
• Healing Aphids — Emergency restorative organisms he carries and uses to survive critical wounds and Hellfire burns. 467 493

Relationships

• Ye Luo — His emperor and supreme commander. Ye Lei is fiercely loyal to Ye Luo and is frustrated when he fails to earn glory before him. 312
• Ye Meng — Closest battle partner and rival. The two frequently spar, combine attacks, and awaken together against Darcy. 233 321 468
• Ye Ya — Fellow Zerg Hero who heals Ye Lei's injuries before and after major battles. 233 493
• Ye Bao — Rival for battlefield achievements; the two argue over who gets to fight enemy warriors. 189
• Ye You — Offers Ye Lei advice on following his own fighting path rather than imitating stronger warriors. 336
• Ye Chao — Fellow Hero introduced alongside Ye Lei; later fights beside him in several large-scale Zerg operations. 154 694

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Likas campaign — Charges into combat immediately after arriving on Likas, competing with Ye Bao for the right to fight the Golden-Maned Guards. 189
• Battle against Robin Becky — Fights alongside Ye Meng in the Meng-Lei Combined Strike, transforms into a near-hundred-meter Ultralisk, and withstands Robin Becky's Level Fifteen attacks. 233 234
• Demon Realm conflicts — Battles the Xingtian avatar, confronts a demonic dragon, and silences Umus while a Zergling evolves by consuming the Demon Dragon Shears. 277 312 315
• Alvin war — Breaks through fleet defenses under intense artillery fire, then joins Ye Meng in attacking Darcy; their near-defeat triggers both Heroes' awakening. 466 469
• Taotie Operation assassination — Duels Osborn, endures Hellfire and severe injuries, and forces Osborn to be teleported away after shattering his greatsword and stabbing him. 492 493
• Ant Beast campaign — Joins Ye Meng, Chirp, and the Alien Queen in a surprise assault on the Ant Queen during the battle for Gret Planet. 700
• Protoss offensive — Attempts to breach the Protoss homeworld's metal-sphere defense with a powerful strike but fails, demonstrating the scale of the enemy's fortifications. 734

Trivia

• Ye Lei became the “youngest” among the Ye brothers because he performed worst at Landlord, despite being physically one of the largest. 189
• He is an enthusiastic but unlucky card player, repeatedly losing gold coins to Ye Meng. 171 187
• Ye Meng mockingly calls him “girly man” after his Lash Tentacles manifest as a long braid. 689