Su Chen

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Su Chen (苏辰)
Alias(es)	Suiyuan; “Tang San of Holy Soul Village”; Outlaw Zhang San 31 32 60
Species/Race	Human transmigrator 1
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Dormitory Seven; Shrek Academy (Honorary Teacher) 7 74
Occupation/Role	Control-system Soul Master; Honorary Teacher; leader of Dormitory Seven’s work-study students 1 7 74
Martial Soul	Heart of Rules — an amorphous mass that can form a longsword and produces causality- and rule-based soul skills 1
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 11 Control-type Spirit Master	1	Awakened with innate full spirit power, the Heart of Rules, and a yellow first spirit ring through his system’s novice gift pack. Unlocks 100% Barehanded Blade Catch. 1
Level 20	10	Spends 4,500 Abstract Points before confronting Tang Hao, unlocking the second soul skill, Shared Adversity. 10
Level 38 Control-system Soul Elder	30	Raises his cultivation through the system; upgrades his second ring to 5,000 years and gains a black, ten-thousand-year third ring. Unlocks I Am Invincible When the BGM Is Playing. 30
Level 45 Soul Ancestor	149	Raises his level to 45 and unlocks a fourth soul skill; reveals a yellow–purple–black–black ring configuration. 149

Background / History

Su Chen transmigrated into the Douluo Continent, reverting to the body of a six-year-old and awakening a system. Its novice gift provided the Heart of Rules, innate full spirit power, and a spirit ring. After Su Yuntao deemed his martial soul “trash,” Su Chen accepted three gold spirit coins and entered Nuoding Junior Spirit Master Academy. 1

At Dormitory Seven, he announced himself as a level-eleven Control-type Spirit Master and used his first skill to force Tang San into a kneeling blade-catching posture. The victory established him as the dormitory’s boss; Xiao Wu conceded her position, while Wang Sheng and the other work-study students became his followers. 1 7

Su Chen repeatedly antagonized Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, rejecting Yu Xiaogang’s offer of tutelage and publicly disputing his theories. He later spent Abstract Points to reach level 20 before facing Tang Hao, whose attempt to intimidate him ended with Tang Hao defeated and humiliated. 2 10 11 13

After graduating early from Nuoding Academy, Su Chen travelled with Xiao Wu, intercepted Zhu Zhuqing’s pursuers in the Star Dou Great Forest, and revealed his yellow–purple–black soul-ring configuration. He subsequently entered Shrek Academy with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing. 30 31 32 47

At Shrek, Su Chen secured an Honorary Teacher position from Flender to prevent Yu Xiaogang from controlling his group’s training. He trained Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing with military drills, medicinal baths, and immortal herbs, greatly increasing their cultivation and improving Ning Rongrong’s martial soul. 73 74 99 100 106

Later, Dugu Bo brought Su Chen to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Su Chen crossed the poison formation with his third skill, fought Dugu Bo using his fourth skill, retrieved two million-year Soul Bones from the pool, and helped cure Dugu Bo’s poison through an Earth Dragon Golden Melon. 155 156 158 159

Appearance

Su Chen appears much younger than his cultivation suggests; at age twelve, his level-45 Soul Ancestor status shocks Blue Tyrant Academy’s examiners. Others repeatedly remark on his appearance and bearing. 150 170

• Usually manifests the Heart of Rules as a cold, shining longsword. 1
• Has been described as looking twelve or thirteen while already possessing three soul rings. 32 80
• Uses a Flying Soul Guidance Device with metallic wings for aerial travel. 21

Personality

Su Chen is confident, provocative, and deliberately theatrical. He uses aliases to shift blame, mocks opponents while fighting, and treats humiliating powerful enemies as a source of entertainment and Abstract Points. 9 21 32 33

His cruelty is selective rather than indiscriminate. He tortures and kills captured attackers during Zhu Zhuqing’s rescue, yet protects Dormitory Seven’s work-study students, treats them to meals, equips them with resources, and trains his own group with a focus on their results and morale. 4 30 34 99 104

He is also pragmatic and opportunistic. He uses knowledge of future events to intercept treasures, invents a fictitious noble background to explain his system storage, and avoids confronting threats on terms that do not benefit him. 3 19 180

Abilities & Skills

Heart of Rules

Su Chen’s martial soul is a shapeshifting gaseous entity that he commonly condenses into a longsword. Its soul skills impose abnormal, rule-like effects rather than relying on conventional offensive force. 1

• Can manifest as a sword in Su Chen’s hand. 1
• Produces causality-based skills that can affect much stronger Soul Masters. 1 11
• Its abnormal effects have overcome opponents including Tang San, Zhao Wuji, Tang Hao, and Dugu Bo. 1 11 47 156

First Soul Skill: 100% Barehanded Blade Catch

When Su Chen brings down his sword, the target is compelled to kneel, slide toward him, raise both hands, and catch the blade. 1

• Ignores conventional power gaps; it affected the Soul Saint Zhao Wuji and Titled Douluo Dugu Bo. 47 156
• The effect ends once Su Chen dismisses the sword or releases the skill. 1
• It has repeatedly been used to publicly humiliate opponents rather than physically injure them. 1 8 112

Second Soul Skill: Shared Adversity

Unlocked at level 20, Shared Adversity reflects damage back to the attacker. 10

• Allowed Su Chen to counter Tang Hao despite the latter’s vastly superior cultivation. 11 13
• Functions as a defensive retaliation skill rather than a direct attack. 10

Third Soul Skill: I Am Invincible When the BGM Is Playing

Su Chen’s third skill grants invincibility while its accompanying music plays. 30

• He used it to pass through Dugu Bo’s poison formation unharmed. 155
• It is one of two invincibility-oriented skills in his arsenal. 30

Fourth Soul Skill: “Dugu Bo, Save Me”

Su Chen can forcibly pull anyone he has seen across vast distances to his location, using the target as a shield against incoming danger. 155 156

• The summoned target is restrained until the immediate danger passes. 156
• Su Chen used it to pull Dugu Bo in front of Dugu Bo’s own poison attack. 155
• Its effectiveness depends on Su Chen having previously seen the chosen target. 156

System and Abstract Points

Su Chen’s system awards Abstract Points for creating unusually absurd or humiliating events. He can spend them on cultivation, soul-skill unlocks, equipment, spirit-ring upgrades, and consumable items. 1 5 10 30

• System storage allows him to produce and conceal items without carrying visible luggage. 1 3
• The shop has supplied Memory Crystals, Flying Soul Guidance Devices, medicinal resources, immortal herbs, and other items. 9 21 58 100
• He used system items to raise his Soul Power from level 11 to 20, 38, and eventually 45. 10 30 149

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Wolf-Tooth Sword Club — a barbed club used against Tang Hao and the old eunuch. 13 33
• Flying Soul Guidance Device — metallic winged device used for personal flight; Su Chen later distributes similar devices to his companions. 21 58
• Memory Crystal — records and projects scenes; Su Chen used one to expose Yu Xiaogang’s injury in public. 9
• System Space — invisible storage used for coins, equipment, herbs, and Soul Bones. 1 3 158
• 100,000-year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone — taken from Tang Hao’s hidden cave and retained in system storage. 19 158
• Two million-year Dragon King Soul Bones — retrieved from beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. 158

Relationships

• Xiao Wu — His closest companion and former Dormitory Seven rival. She becomes loyal to him, fights beside him, and follows him after leaving Nuoding Academy. 1 7 31 47
• Ning Rongrong — Companion and student under Su Chen’s training; he gives her the Aromatic Silk Beauty, contributing to the evolution of her martial soul into the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda. 99 100 106
• Zhu Zhuqing — Su Chen rescues her from Zhu Zhuyun’s men in the Star Dou Great Forest; she later joins his group and training. 31 34 99
• Tang San — Primary rival. Su Chen repeatedly defeats and humiliates him, while Tang San develops intense resentment and seeks revenge. 1 8 21 84
• Yu Xiaogang — Ideological opponent. Su Chen rejects his recruitment, attacks his theories, and becomes an Honorary Teacher in direct competition with him. 2 68 74 95
• Tang Hao — Tang San’s father and an early enemy. Tang Hao confronts Su Chen over Tang San’s humiliation but is defeated. 10 11 13
• Dugu Bo — Initially hostile after taking Su Chen to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well; becomes grateful and deferential after Su Chen helps purge his poison and assists Dugu Yan. 155 159
• Ah Yin — Su Chen takes her 100,000-year Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone from Tang Hao’s cave, then later plants her Blue Silver Grass near the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. 19 159
• Wang Sheng and the work-study students — Followers who recognize Su Chen as Dormitory Seven’s boss after his rise at Notting Academy. 4 7 26

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Nuoding Academy arc — Establishes himself as Dormitory Seven’s boss, defeats Tang San, and begins his conflict with Yu Xiaogang and Tang Hao. 1 2 7 10
• Holy Soul Village arc — Raids Tang Hao’s hidden cave, takes the Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone, and leaves messages signed under false names. 17 19
• Star Dou Great Forest arc — Rescues Zhu Zhuqing, defeats her pursuers, and publicly reveals his ten-thousand-year third soul ring. 31 32 33 34
• Shrek Academy arc — Passes Zhao Wuji’s assessment, becomes an Honorary Teacher, and leads Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing’s development. 47 73 74 99
• Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well arc — Outmaneuvers Dugu Bo, retrieves Dragon King Soul Bones, and changes Dugu Bo’s allegiance by resolving his poison problem. 155 156 158 159
• Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect arc — Visits Ning Rongrong’s sect, meets Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, and displays his four-ring configuration before the sect’s leaders. 173 179

Notable Quotes

“Before the rules, all beings are equal.” 1

“A monk does not tell lies. Su Chen is my former name, and Tang San is my current name.” 32

“Since Su Chen had made a move, there was no such thing as ‘a draw’ in his dictionary—only complete domination.” 156

Trivia

• Su Chen’s Great Soul Arena registration name is Outlaw Zhang San. 60
• He claims “Li Feiyu” as another name when Xiao Wu asks whether “Cao Cao” is his real identity. 19
• His system does not sell gold spirit coins, so he retains ordinary currency for living expenses. 1
• He considers soul-ring appearance part of maintaining “swagger,” upgrading his rings despite claiming not to care about their ages. 30