Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Wu Zhangkong (舞长空) |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Eastsea Academy |
| Occupation/Role | Instructor; homeroom teacher of Zero Class |
| First Appearance | 17 |
Background / History
Wu Zhangkong is an Eastsea Academy instructor who first becomes involved when Xiao Mu confronts Guang Biao and the East Sea City Mecha Brigade. After witnessing the incident, he recognizes that Xiao Mu's spirit skills are exceptionally compatible with soul tools and expresses confidence in his own students. 18
He oversees Zero Class's combat training, evaluations, and Spirit Ascension Platform activities. He repeatedly challenges the students' reliance on raw power, demanding practical experience, tactical preparation, coordination, and mutual trust. 23 31
When Xiao Mu requests extended leave for his second martial soul awakening, Wu Zhangkong approves the request. Xiao Mu is absent from Zero Class for three months before returning. 43 53
Appearance
Wu Zhangkong maintains a cold, refined presence that quiets those around him.
- Cold blue hair. 18
- Usually dressed in elegant white robes or an immaculate white teacher's uniform. 18 53
- Keeps his teacher's uniform tightly fastened at the collar. 53
- His composed appearance remains undisturbed even while evading Xiao Mu's attacks. 23
Personality
Wu Zhangkong is strict, controlled, and direct. He has little patience for unprepared students or Xiao Mu's provocations, but his criticism is consistently focused on improving their practical ability and survival in combat. 23 31
He values teamwork over individual efficiency. While acknowledging Xiao Mu's extraordinary strength, he reprimands him for acting as a lone wolf and insists that Zero Class must become a group able to trust one another with their backs. 31
His calm demeanor can conceal irritation; Xiao Mu's return to class leaves him nostalgic for the quieter period when the other students were more obedient. 53
Abilities & Skills
Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track
Wu Zhangkong uses the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to evade attacks at extreme speed, leaving behind layered afterimages that obscure his true position. 23
- Avoided Xiao Mu's first kinetic-energy punch without being touched. 23
- Evaded a second, faster attack even after Xiao Mu became capable of changing direction mid-charge. 23
- His evasive speed was sufficient to make Xiao Mu's attacks miss despite their destructive force. 23
Physical Combat Prowess
Even while suppressing his soul power to rank 29, Wu Zhangkong withstands and redirects Xiao Mu's force-field-enhanced strikes through physical conditioning and technique. 24
- Blocked Xiao Mu's punch with a soul-power-infused teaching pointer. 24
- Endured a second layer of released kinetic energy until the pointer broke. 24
- Was pushed back into a wall but remained able to continue teaching immediately afterward. 24
Flight and Mobility
Wu Zhangkong demonstrates exceptional movement speed and explains his ability to fly to Xiao Mu after the Spirit Ascension Platform incident. 31
Combat Instruction and Analysis
Wu Zhangkong evaluates his students' strengths, mistakes, and tactical habits with precision.
- Identified Xiao Mu's exceptional compatibility with soul tools. 18
- Criticized Tang Wulin's team for allowing Xiao Mu to use his preferred methods without adequate preparation. 23
- Emphasized basic combat techniques as the foundation for fighting with martial souls, Battle Armor, and mechs. 24
- Conducted Zero Class's mental-power, strength, and reaction testing. 24
- Recognized Xiao Mu's potential strongly enough to consider recruiting him for Shrek Academy. 24
Relationships
- Xiao Mu — Student and frequent source of conflict. Wu Zhangkong acknowledges Xiao Mu's strength but continually presses him to improve his combat fundamentals and teamwork. 18 23 24 31
- Zero Class — Instructor and homeroom teacher. He expects the class to function as a unified team rather than as isolated strong individuals. 31 53
- Tang Wulin — Student. Wu Zhangkong critiques Tang Wulin's tactical preparation during the Class Advancement Tournament. 23
- Na'er and Gu Yue — Zero Class students whom Wu Zhangkong expects Xiao Mu to include rather than treat as burdens during dangerous activities. 31
Story Role / Major Arcs
- East Sea Academy–Mecha Brigade conflict — Appears after Xiao Mu suppresses Guang Biao, evaluates Xiao Mu's soul-tool compatibility, and asserts confidence in his own students. 17 18
- Class Advancement Tournament — Directs Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie into their match against Xiao Mu's team, then analyzes the losers' strategic failures. 19 23
- Zero Class training — Spars with Xiao Mu, demonstrates the gap between raw power and technique, and establishes basic combat training as a core subject. 23 24
- Spirit Ascension Platform discipline — Condemns Xiao Mu's reckless, individualistic approach and orders him to work with the full Zero Class in future platform expeditions. 31
- Second awakening leave — Receives Xiao Mu's leave request before Mu Ye takes Xiao Mu for his second martial soul awakening. 43