Chen Zhou

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Chen Zhou (陈舟)
Alias(es)	Qiangu Qingzhou
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Spirit Pagoda; Qiangu Clan collateral branch; Eastsea Academy
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; blacksmith; disciple of Neuvillette, Mu Chen, Leng Yaozhu, and Chen Xinjie
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 1
Martial Soul	Water Dragon Martial Soul; later evolves into the Water Dragon King
Soul Spirit	Chen Lengjing, an Unyielding Soul Spirit taking the form of a deep-blue snake

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate full soul power	1	Awakens the True Dragon-level Water Dragon Martial Soul.
First soul ring / one-ring Spirit Master	3	Forces the Unyielding Soul Spirit into submission and gains Clear Stream Dragon Breath.
Water Dragon Martial Soul evolution	28	The martial soul transforms into a complete Divine Dragon form while receiving the second authority.
Second soul ring	29	Awakens Twilight Rain Entanglement and deepens his connection to the Primordial Sea.
Three-ring Soul Master, level 34	58	Introduces himself to a new class at age nine, stunning the other students.
Four-ring stage	98	Is qualified to enter the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform and hunt thousand-year soul beasts.
Chen Lengjing reaches ten-thousand-year level	41	Wins first place in the Riot Spirit Ascension Platform; Chen Lengjing evolves into a ten-thousand-year soul beast.
Five-ring Soul King; five hundred-thousand-year soul rings	104	Reaches Soul King level as his Water Dragon King martial soul begins showing signs of a further evolution toward the Primordial Dragon.

Background

Chen Zhou was born into a collateral branch of the Qiangu Clan. At age six, he awakened the Water Dragon Martial Soul and innate full soul power. Although he could not join the Qiangu Clan’s main line because he had not awakened the Coiling Dragon Staff, his talent entitled him to select a soul spirit and study at one of the eighteen Spirit Pagodas 1.

He was sent to East Sea City’s Spirit Pagoda, where Pagoda Master Chen Mo arranged his residence, education, and access to cultivation resources. Su Xin became his caretaker and supervised portions of his training 4 5.

In the Dream World, Chen Zhou became Neuvillette’s disciple. Neuvillette guided his cultivation, imparted authority over water, and later created the Ancient Dragon Heart Sutra for him 9 23 25.

Appearance

Chen Zhou is a young boy whose appearance changes as his authority and martial soul develop.

• His eyes can turn pale blue with blue slit pupils when exerting dragon pressure 3 28.
• His aura grows markedly stronger after obtaining the second authority 28.
• His Water Dragon Martial Soul develops from a dragon-type form toward a Divine Dragon, then evolves into the Water Dragon King 3 28 30.
• At the five-ring stage, his martial soul displays cracks signaling a future evolution into the Primordial Dragon 104.

Personality

Chen Zhou is ambitious, calculating, and intensely focused on self-improvement. He views strength as necessary for earning respect and plans his cultivation, alliances, and public image around long-term survival against the Qiangu Clan and other major powers 3 33 90 111.

He demands absolute submission from beings under his control. During his first fusion, he refused to treat the Unyielding Soul Spirit as a companion and instead compelled it to serve him through dragon pressure and water-element authority 3.

He can remain calm and outwardly respectful when politically advantageous, including while being isolated at Qiangu Zhangting’s banquet. However, he is ruthless toward those he considers threats or enemies, torturing Qiangu Zhangting, ordering Chen Lengjing to kill Guang Long, and personally killing Guang Biao 37 41 69.

Abilities & Skills

Water Dragon King Martial Soul

Chen Zhou’s Water Dragon Martial Soul evolves through Neuvillette’s authorities, eventually becoming the Water Dragon King.

• Possesses True Dragon-level potential from awakening 1.
• Evolves toward a Divine Dragon rather than a conventional giant dragon 3 28.
• Can exert overwhelming pressure on weaker dragon- and water-related beings 3.
• Is expected to evolve further into the Primordial Dragon 90 104.

Ancient Dragon Authority

Chen Zhou’s first authority grants supremacy over water elements and water-aligned creatures.

• Allows direct control of water-element power 4.
• Forced Chen Lengjing’s water-element power into submission during their fusion 3.
• Supports the use of Primordial Water and Water of Destruction 5 13.
• Forms the foundation for a water-based cultivation method, the Ancient Dragon Heart Sutra 23 25.

Primordial Sea: Authority of the Sovereign

Chen Zhou’s second authority gives him command over a portion of the Primordial Sea.

• Enables recovery and combat through Primordial Sea power 28.
• Grants an effectively near-immortal body by allowing him to command Primordial Sea waters continuously 28.
• Lets him transform into water to dissipate attacks and reform after being scattered 15.
• Allows his consciousness to sense water currents and locate targets 72.

Clear Stream Dragon Breath

His first soul skill is a high-output ranged attack that mobilizes Primordial Sea water.

• Fires a torrent of water from the Water Dragon King’s mouth 35.
• Pierced the wall panel of a basic training room during testing 4.
• Is described as his only direct offensive ability at the time of his early Water Dragon King training 35.

Twilight Rain Entanglement

Chen Zhou’s second soul skill, awakened alongside his second authority.

• Used as Twilight Rain Cage during Dream World combat training 35.
• Functions as a restraining water-based technique 29 35.

Water of Destruction

A destructive water power with exceptional offensive properties.

• Destroys training-room defenses with ease 5.
• Allows Chen Zhou to contend with century-level soul beasts early in his development 13.
• Injures Wu Zhangkong, a six-ring Soul Emperor, while Chen Zhou is at the three-ring stage 61.
• Is used with Rain of Destruction against the Qiangu collateral branch’s head steward 30.

Abyssal Prison

A powerful soul skill and domain used to suppress opponents.

• Demonstrated against Wu Zhangkong during training 80.
• Exerts tenfold gravity over an arena 110.
• Forces the Shrek Academy team to kneel and causes the arena to crumble under its pressure 110.

Primordial Water Body

Chen Zhou can convert his body into Primordial Water, drastically improving his survival and mobility.

• Physical attacks can pass through his fluid form with little effect 15.
• His body can reform after being dispersed 15.
• He temporarily escaped the Overlord Dragon’s grasp by using Primordial Water 102.
• He fused his Primordial Water body with the Water Dragon King as a desperate final attack against the Overlord Dragon 102.

Forging

Chen Zhou is an exceptionally talented blacksmith trained by Mu Chen and later studied under Zhen Hua.

• Achieved Hundred Refinement resonance on his first attempt 21.
• Became Mu Chen’s private disciple, receiving instruction twice weekly 21.
• Uses Water of Destruction for fast, powerful forging 33.
• Had reached Spirit Forging by age ten 85.
• Studies forging theory and Spirit Forging techniques even during rest periods 85.

Equipment / Items

• Titan Snow Demon King chest bone — A hundred-thousand-year spirit bone selected from the Spirit Pagoda treasury; it carries intense hatred intent 43.
• Overlord Dragon left arm bone — A dark-gold soul bone dropped after Chen Zhou slew the Overlord Dragon; its power is wild, tyrannical, and sharply destructive 102.
• Dragon Blood Fruits — Received three ten-thousand-year fruits from Leng Yaozhu, including one more than twenty thousand years old 34.
• Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber — Requested to strengthen his physical foundation for Chen Lengjing’s advancement 103.

Relationships

• Neuvillette — Dream World mentor and Chen Zhou’s first teacher; grants him authority, teaches him cultivation and forging, and guides his evolution toward the Primordial Dragon 3 9 23 25.
• Chen Lengjing — His Unyielding Soul Spirit and only documented soul spirit; initially forcibly subdued, later evolves into a ten-thousand-year soul beast and carries out his orders without hesitation 3 41 69.
• Chen Mo — East Sea City Spirit Pagoda Master and mentor who provides Chen Zhou with a residence, schooling, resources, and access to Mu Chen 4 19.
• Su Xin — Caretaker and instructor assigned to look after him; observes his training and assists when his second authority destabilizes his condition 4 28 29.
• Na'er — His younger sister and frequent training partner; Chen Zhou protects and cares for her, while she shows deep affection for him 14 67 112.
• Mu Chen — Eighth-rank blacksmith and Chen Zhou’s forging teacher; recognizes his talent and accepts him as a private disciple 19 21.
• Leng Yaozhu — Foster mother and teacher; provides Dragon Blood Fruits, suppresses political pressure against him, and supports his rise against the Qiangu Clan 34 37 104 111.
• Wu Zhangkong — Teacher and combat mentor; initially clashes with Chen Zhou, but later trains him, protects him in the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform, and supports his challenge against Shrek Academy 61 99 105.
• Chen Xinjie — Federation military leader who accepts Chen Zhou as a nominal disciple after examining his Water Dragon King Martial Soul 114.
• Qiangu Zhangting — Main-branch Qiangu Clan descendant and rival; Chen Zhou defeats and tortures him in the Riot Spirit Ascension Platform, then uses the rivalry to break from the clan’s control 36 41 106.
• Gu Yue — A powerful peer whom Chen Zhou defeats in a sparring match; he later regards her actions and potential ascent as a strategic threat 67 99.
• Zhen Hua — World-leading divine smith who takes interest in Chen Zhou’s Spirit Forging talent and regards him as his own disciple 85 90.

Story Role / Major Arcs

East Sea City and First Soul Ring

Chen Zhou leaves the Qiangu Clan’s collateral branch after awakening innate full soul power. He travels to East Sea City, fuses with Chen Lengjing, gains Clear Stream Dragon Breath, and begins living under the Spirit Pagoda’s protection 1 3 4.

Spirit Ascension Platform Training

He repeatedly enters the Spirit Ascension Platform to develop combat experience, hunt soul beasts, and increase Chen Lengjing’s ring age. His ability to become water gives him unusual survivability during these hunts 13 15 24.

Qiangu Clan Conflict

After gaining his second authority and evolving his martial soul, Chen Zhou returns to the Qiangu Clan stronghold to confront those who mistreated him. He later aligns with Leng Yaozhu, conceals his intentions at Qiangu Zhangting’s banquet, and enters the Riot Spirit Ascension Platform competition 28 30 34 37.

Riot Spirit Ascension Platform Competition

Chen Zhou defeats Qiangu Zhangting, absorbs enough spiritual power to break his barrier, and evolves Chen Lengjing into a ten-thousand-year soul beast. His victory earns him access to the Spirit Pagoda treasury, where he chooses the Titan Snow Demon King’s chest bone 41 43.

Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform

With Wu Zhangkong’s support, Chen Zhou hunts powerful spirit beasts to push Chen Lengjing toward one hundred thousand years. He kills an Overlord Dragon by fusing with his Water Dragon King in a desperate attack and obtains its left arm bone 98 102.

Five-Ring Breakthrough and Shrek Challenge

Chen Zhou reaches five-ring Soul King level with five hundred-thousand-year soul rings. At the Skysea Alliance Grand Competition, he challenges Shrek Academy’s team alone, overwhelms Yu Tianlong, and suppresses the entire team with Abyssal Prison 104 110.

Public Exposure and New Alliances

Footage of the Shrek challenge exposes Chen Zhou’s five-ring cultivation at a young age across the Sun-Moon Federation. The resulting attention draws invitations from Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect, while Chen Xinjie accepts him as a nominal disciple 111 112 114.

Trivia

• Chen Zhou’s planned foundation includes only two soul spirits; he considers additional soul spirits unnecessary 79.
• He uses the Dream World to cultivate or study while his body rests, giving him substantially more effective training time than ordinary people 24 85.
• Despite his exceptional talent, he sees Shrek Academy primarily as potential protection and a strategic stepping stone rather than an ultimate goal 99 105.