Song Chen

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Song Chen (宋晨)
Alias(es)	Sky Thunder Blade; Councilor Song 27 172
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Tianhai University Genius Class; Great Xia Honorary Council; Independent Disciplinary Envoy 92 172 355
Occupation/Role	Martial artist, esper, beast hunter, and Disciplinary Envoy 88 355
Status	Active 362
First Appearance	Chapter 1: Slaughter System

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Unranked	1	Began with a blood-qi value of only 0.6, below the threshold of a martial artist. He awakened the Slaughter System three months earlier. 1
First Rank Martial Artist	10	Consumed Spirit Blood Serum, healed his injured hand, doubled his physical strength, and condensed a blood-energy crystal core in his heart. 10
Peak First Rank	27	Reached 9.6 Vitality and 8.7 Mental Power after sustained Wilderness hunting and over one hundred Spirit Blood Serums. 27
Second Rank Martial Artist	59	Identified himself as a Second Rank martial artist with a Vitality Value of 35. 59
Third Rank Martial Artist and Esper	88	Used A-rank essences to raise both qi-blood and spiritual strength; Mental Strength reached 103.6. 88
Peak Third Rank	124	Two S-rank Destiny Blood Vitality Pills raised his Blood Vitality to 903, placing him just below Tier 4. 124
Fourth Rank Martial Artist	143	Broke through with Blood Energy settling at 1,105 after taking an S-rank pill. 143
Fourth Rank Esper	150	Mental Power reached 1,027, forming a Tier 4 spiritual sea. 150
Fifth Rank Martial Artist and Esper	192	Broke through as an esper and continued refining his dual martial-artist/esper cultivation. 192
Sixth Rank Martial Artist / Grandmaster	258	Consumed 200 Destiny Blood Vitality Pills over six days and broke through the sixth-rank limit. 258
Sixth-Tier Ability User	282	Recovered mental power to 160,000 after clearing Europe’s remaining sixth-tier Beast Emperors. 282
Early Star Core Realm	339	Entered the Disciplinary Department as an Early Star Core Realm cultivator, described by squad members as an early Seventh Rank. 339

Background

Song Chen was an Anning City Third Martial Arts High School student whose blood-qi value of 0.6 barred him from leaving the city alone. After awakening the Slaughter System, which exchanges the Killing Value gained from killing ranked lifeforms for skills, equipment, and cultivation resources, he enrolled in a school field-training expedition to reach the Wilderness. 1

His first confirmed kill was a First Rank Mutant Wild Boar. Though wounded and exhausted, he exploited its exposed belly to earn Killing Value and establish the practical, methodical combat style that defined his later hunting. 8 During the same training period, he became a true martial artist, awakened Lightning Control, and began developing the Blood War Blade Technique. 10 13 14

Over ten days of solo hunting, Song Chen raised the Blood War Blade Technique to the Mastery Realm, killed large numbers of mutant beasts, rescued stranded squads, and gained the name “Sky Thunder Blade.” 27 He later drew with Peak Second Rank administrator Wang Tieshan despite being only Peak First Rank, earning immediate admission as a core member of Divine Dragon Martial Hall. 33 34

Song Chen became Nanjiang Province’s top scorer in the Martial Arts College Entrance Exam and selected Tianhai University for its more dangerous practical-combat environment. 53 55 Rather than travel safely, he crossed the Wilderness toward Tianhai on foot and refused evacuation when he reached Tianhenan Fortress before a beast tide, joining its Third Defense Squad instead. 71

At Tianhai University, Song Chen received the First-Class Combat Hero Medal, entered the Genius Class with full marks, and was accepted as Zhou Wangyue’s disciple after defeating four higher-ranked enemies through blade intent, illusion, and precision. 84 92 100 His campaigns against sea beasts, Beast Kings, and Beast Emperors subsequently earned him Honorary Councilor status and made him a prominent defender of Great Xia. 169 172

After Blue Star entered the Cangxing Alliance’s sphere of influence, Song Chen joined the Disciplinary Department. He passed its mech-combat entrance test, served as deputy captain of the Seventh Action Squad, and was later reassigned as an Independent Disciplinary Envoy with cross-regional mission authority. 338 339 355

Appearance

Song Chen is a tall, lean young man with sharp brows, deep-set eyes, a straight nose, and a hard jawline. Long campaigns in the Wilderness leave him increasingly battle-hardened, with a stern demeanor and an appearance noticeably more mature than his earlier student years. 132 160 282

• His eyes can show a golden luster when his perception abilities are active. 71 187
• He commonly wears a combat suit and carries a blade at his waist or on his back. 94 175
• He can use the Shape-Shifting Technique to alter his height, skeletal proportions, facial structure, hair, and eye color for disguise. 132
• After extended combat, his clothing is often damaged or saturated with beast blood, ice, and lightning burns. 102 156

Personality

Song Chen is quiet, restrained, and exceptionally difficult to provoke. He ignores Zhao Wei’s early taunts, avoids unnecessary explanations, and generally responds to threats through preparation or decisive action rather than arguments. 4 56 His long exposure to Wilderness combat gives him a cold calm around death that unsettles soldiers who expect recklessness from someone his age. 71

His pursuit of strength is direct and relentless: fight, gain Killing Value, improve, then confront stronger opponents. 93 However, this ambition is tempered by responsibility toward his parents, whom he supports with medicine, money, housing, and eventually the Snow Marrow Ganoderma. 16 29 173

Despite his reputation, Song Chen habitually attributes his accomplishments to luck. He remains calm when admired, challenged, or recognized, including when foreign martial artists discover that he is the Councilor Song they have been discussing. 13 284

Abilities & Skills

Slaughter System

The Slaughter System is Song Chen’s hidden source of advancement. It converts kills of ranked lifeforms into Killing Value, which he spends on potions, weapons, combat techniques, abilities, and system upgrades. 1 9

• Killing ordinary animals does not generate Killing Value; he must kill spiritually evolved or ranked beings. 1
• System upgrades unlock higher-grade goods, including S-rank products at Level 4 and Starcore-grade products later. 115 271
• Song Chen conceals the system because its purchases can cause abrupt physical changes that could expose its existence. 115

Lightning Abilities

Song Chen initially awakened the C-rank Lightning Control ability, producing and manipulating electrical energy. 13

• It later developed into the A-rank Nine Heavens Thunderclap, which can push his spiritual power to its limit in battle. 68 98
• He channels lightning through his blade techniques, producing electric arcs capable of striking multiple enemies. 96
• His lightning combat methods are naturally amplified on Thunderclap Star due to the planet’s unusually high atmospheric charge density. 357

Vision Abilities

Song Chen acquired Eye of True Sight as a B-grade ability and later upgraded it into the A-rank Mystic Vision Eye. 40 88

• It lets him read attacks and predict an opponent’s movements, allowing him to evade the Scythe-Blade Mantis’s blade-arms. 51
• Mystic Vision Eye grants psionic analysis, resistance to illusions, and the ability to project illusions. 88
• By the Northern Abyss campaign, it had become the S-rank Eye of Truth-Seeing, capable of tracking residual mental traces. 169 187

Blade Arts

Song Chen’s blade skill is his most recognized combat strength.

• Blood War Blade Technique — Began at Initiation, reached Mastery during his first Wilderness campaign, then advanced to Grandmaster Realm through the system. 14 27 40
• Thunder Pole Annihilation Blade — An A-rank technique that reached Great Accomplishment by his Third Rank breakthrough and was later used at Grandmaster Level. 88 124
• Seven Slashes of Heavenly Thunder — An S-rank combat skill capable of killing a mid-fifth-tier Ice-Spine Dragon Lizard in two strikes; it reached Grandmaster Level by Chapter 192. 153 192
• His Grandmaster-level blade control lets him defeat stronger opponents through timing, precision, and blade intent rather than raw force alone. 100 103

Movement and Body Techniques

• Wings of Gale — A B-grade movement skill that Song Chen raised to Grandmaster Level; its control of fluid forces also aids underwater movement. 40 98 121
• Fuyao — An S-rank movement technique that reached Grandmaster Level, expanding his displacement range from fifty to three hundred meters and allowing him to ride the wind. 192
• Shape-Shifting Technique — A B-rank body-control technique used to create a full physical disguise without sustained concentration. 132

Starcore Products

Song Chen purchased the Starcore-grade Eternal Body and Void Traverse after accumulating 200 million Killing Value. 271

• Eternal Body addresses his fatigue-management weakness and greatly reinforces his body. 271 273
• Void Traverse provides high-level mobility; Song Chen uses it for rapid long-distance travel and combat repositioning. 273 324
• Both initially required a high-density spiritual-energy environment to activate safely. 271

Equipment

• C-grade alloy saber — Lent to him by Lin Qingxue before his first field training. 3
• Thunderbolt Blade — His early war blade; it remained his primary weapon until severe damage forced its retirement. 40 101
• Tide — A-grade alloy short blade given by Tianhai University as an entrance gift. 55
• Heavenly Balance Blade — S-class blade gifted by Zhou Wangyue; it conducts Song Chen’s vital energy with minimal loss and becomes his primary weapon. 101
• Northern Abyss Battle Armor — S-class armor forged by the Heavenly Crafts Institute and awarded by Great Xia. 188
• Silver Radiance Battle Armor — True Star-level armor gifted by Lar; it synchronizes with Song Chen’s Star Core, withstands attacks from Seventh Ranks, and possesses a Void Leap function. 352 362
• System storage space — A roughly six-cubic-meter concealed storage space used for crystal cores, weapons, and supplies. 86
• Shadow Bee — His jump ship for Independent Disciplinary Envoy missions. 355

Relationships

• Zhou Wangyue — Teacher and principal of Tianhai University. Zhou accepts Song Chen as his disciple, provides him with the Heavenly Balance Blade, protects him discreetly, and supports his independence. 100 101 107 173
• Lin Qingxue — Former classmate and close companion. She gave Song Chen his first quality saber, supported his growth, and later expressed her affection more openly. 3 53 180
• Li Xiuying — Mother. Song Chen gives her cultivation resources, money, and the Snow Marrow Ganoderma so that she and his father can live securely. 16 173
• Song Zhengye — Father. Their relationship shifts as Song Zhengye recognizes Song Chen’s maturity and accepts his promise to take responsibility for the family. 20 29
• Zhao Wei — Early school rival who repeatedly provokes Song Chen and has Liu Si watch Song Chen’s home. 4 18 56
• Lin Yu — Tianhaidong Fortress mission partner. Her initial protectiveness becomes trust in Song Chen’s leadership and combat judgment. 96 98
• Han Duo — Loyal subordinate and pilot who accompanies Song Chen on later journeys and missions. 192 230
• Lar — Cangxing Alliance official and investor who secures favorable terms for Blue Star, sponsors Song Chen’s Disciplinary Department career, and gives him the Silver Radiance Battle Armor. 334 352
• Captain Kane — Captain of the Seventh Action Squad. He accepts Song Chen as deputy captain despite the squad’s initial reservations. 339

Notable Quotes

“No.”
“Then what are you?”
“Something that kills mutant beasts.” 14

“I’m not leaving.” 71

“When you need me, I will come.” 352