Jiang Wangzu

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Jiang Wangzu (江望祖)
Alias(es)	A-Zu; Brother Jiang; Boss Jiang
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Canal Gang; Chen Liujia's sect; Never-Night City Dance Hall
Occupation/Role	Martial artist; Canal Gang core member; operator of Never-Night City Dance Hall
First Appearance	Chapter 1
Status	Alive

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Iron Crotch Skill — Major Accomplishment	1	Reached through his cheat's quick-completion condition; gained increased strength and vigor.
Black Tiger Fist / Tiger-Subduing Stance — Entry	8 12	Learned Chen Tai's manual and began cultivation; the paired stance advanced alongside the fist art.
Iron Crotch Skill — Great Perfection	9	Awakened the Golden Dual Kidneys talent, greatly improving strength and stamina.
Black Tiger Fist / Strength Training — Minor Accomplishment	14	Broke through after consuming the tenth dose of Black Tiger Powder.
Iron Garment Skill — Beginner	24	Began Chen Liujia's hard-body method; it progresses by enduring blows.
Iron Garment Skill — Minor Accomplishment	26	Reached minor mastery after three days of training and beatings.
Iron Garment Skill — Great Accomplishment	29	Advanced through Han Qiao's tempering, Black Iron Paste, and medicinal baths.
Strength Training — Greater Mastery	33	Brewed Black Tiger Powder himself and advanced in just over a month.
Tiger-Subduing Stance / Black Tiger Fist — Great Accomplishment	35 39	Could contend with A-Cheng while combining the stance, fist art, and Iron Garment Skill.
Strength Training — Perfected	41 42	Completed Black Tiger Fist cultivation; gained the Mysterious Jade Tiger Bone talent.
Dragon Tiger Heaven Stance — Entry	43	Initiated quickly using the perfected Tiger-Subduing Stance as a foundation.
Dragon Tiger Heaven Stance — Great Accomplishment	45	Reached great accomplishment in under ten days.
Iron Garment Skill — Perfected	46	Perfected his third-rate hardening art after roughly one month.
Black Tiger Earthly Fiend True Scripture — Great Perfection	46	Sacrificed 27 Tiger Form Fist manuals to evolve Black Tiger Fist into a super-first-rate, limit-breaking Strength Training method.
Dragon Tiger Forged Golden Body — Beginner	50	Synthesized Dragon Roar Iron Cloth Shirt and Tiger Roar Golden Bell Cover into a new limit-breaking hardening art.

Background / History

Jiang Wangzu is a transmigrator who replaced a low-level Canal Gang hoodlum of the same name in Shen City. His new identity initially placed him under Chen Tai, a minor gang leader who controlled Rongsheng Street. Jiang survived by handling accounts, presenting himself as a loyal subordinate, and avoiding dangerous assignments whenever possible. 2 3

He quickly recognized that martial cultivation was his route out of poverty and gang life. After acquiring the Iron Crotch Skill and secretly obtaining Chen Tai's Black Tiger Fist Manual through Xu Zhenzhen, he began using secret medicines and unconventional quick-completion methods to accelerate his cultivation. 1 7 9 14

His unusually abundant yang energy brought him to the attention of Chen Liujia and Han Qiao. He became Han Qiao's sparring partner, helping suppress her Extreme Yin Cold Baleful Intent while receiving combat training, medicine, and the Iron Garment Skill in return. 16 22 23 24

Jiang later broke from Chen Tai's direct control after Dai Qinghe recognized his strength and promoted him to Canal Gang core member. He proposed and took charge of Never-Night City Dance Hall, combining the gang's resources with his own planning, choreography, and business ideas. 35 38 40 43

After perfecting Strength Training, Jiang became Chen Liujia's sixth true disciple. He chose an ambitious martial path: gather and synthesize methods of each realm to create the strongest possible foundation rather than follow an ordinary inheritance. 41 42 46

Appearance

Jiang Wangzu is an eighteen-year-old man noted repeatedly for his exceptional handsomeness. As his cultivation and status rise, he adopts fine clothing and develops a composed, refined bearing that contrasts with his origins as a Lower District hoodlum. 3 11 48

• Possesses a strikingly handsome face that draws jealousy and attention. 2 3
• Has a muscular, well-proportioned physique hardened through external cultivation. 29 46
• His body develops pronounced toughness; at higher stages, his skin and muscles are described as iron-like. 29 32
• Later dresses in fine clothes and carries himself with greater confidence and polish. 48

Personality

Jiang Wangzu is pragmatic, ambitious, and intensely focused on survival. He avoids dangers he cannot handle, seeks shelter when pursued, and treats money, martial manuals, medicine, and connections as tools for changing his fate. 3 7 14 16

He is also audacious once he has sufficient strength. He challenges extortionists, defeats stronger opponents, kills Chen Tai after their final confrontation, and refuses to yield even when assassins claim Grand Marshal Du's backing. 17 32 49 50

Despite his ambition, Jiang can be socially perceptive and cooperative. He maintains relationships with Yan Ruyu, Han Qiao, Chen Liujia, and Canal Gang figures by offering concrete value: cultivation formulas, yang energy, business plans, or martial strength. 23 38 39 40

Abilities & Skills

Attribute Panel and Quick-Completion Methods

Jiang possesses a transmigrator's attribute panel visible only to himself. It records his cultivation methods and presents unusual conditions that accelerate advancement. 1 23

• The Iron Crotch Skill advanced through a specific physical quick-completion condition. 1
• Iron Garment Skill accumulates progress when he is beaten, with no stated bottlenecks. 23 25
• His accelerated cultivation allows difficult methods to advance far faster than normal. 26 45
• He conceals the panel and lets others attribute his progress to talent, resources, or secret inheritances. 48

Black Tiger Earthly Fiend True Scripture

A super-first-rate, limit-breaking Strength Training method evolved from Black Tiger Fist after Jiang integrated 27 Tiger Form Fist manuals. It entered Great Perfection immediately upon evolution. 46

• Produces immense physical power and explosive force through his bones, sinews, flesh, and blood. 46
• Includes Tiger Claw Probing the Clouds, a claw strike strong enough to threaten a greater-mastery Skin-Refining martial artist. 47
• Includes Black Tiger Void-Rending Claw, which tore through Han Qiao's defense. 47
• Builds upon Black Tiger Fist and the Tiger-Subduing Stance. 12 35 46

Dragon Tiger Forged Golden Body

A limit-breaking third-rate hardening art synthesized from Dragon Roar Iron Cloth Shirt and Tiger Roar Golden Bell Cover. 46

• Focuses on forging a powerful external body.
• Uses the quick-completion principle of becoming stronger through beatings. 50
• Is supported by Dragon Tiger Golden Body Paste and Dragon Tiger Medicinal Bath Powder formulas. 48

Iron Garment Skill

A hard-body cultivation method given by Chen Liujia and tempered under Han Qiao's guidance. Jiang perfected it in approximately one month. 23 29 46

• Greatly increases resistance to blunt-force attacks and martial strikes. 32 35
• Allows him to absorb punishment as cultivation progress. 23 25
• Combined with Black Iron Paste and medicinal baths for rapid advancement. 26 27
• At major accomplishment, his body was likened to stubborn rock or stone armor. 32 35

Talents and Constitution

• Golden Dual Kidneys — gained after perfecting Iron Crotch Skill; grants increased strength, stamina, and exceptionally vigorous yang energy. 9 20
• Mysterious Jade Tiger Bone — obtained upon perfecting Strength Training and Black Tiger Fist. 41
• Innate Drug-Consuming Saint Body — exceptionally high compatibility with and absorption of secret medicines. 24 29
• Succubus talent — unconsciously causes women who spend time with him to develop goodwill toward him. 22 27

Memorization and Martial Comprehension

Jiang can memorize manuals at a glance and rapidly derive improvements from them. 7 8 46 47

• Memorized the Black Tiger Fist Manual after reading it. 7
• Recorded the manual and secret-medicine formulas for Chen Liujia. 39
• Memorized 27 Tiger Form Fist manuals and used their principles to improve his techniques. 46 47
• Created new Tiger Form moves while sparring with Han Qiao. 47

Business and Accounting

Jiang began as Chen Tai's bookkeeper and later became the driving force behind Never-Night City Dance Hall. 2 3 40

• Proposed opening a dance hall in the Lower District using Canal Gang resources. 38
• Selected the location, arranged renovations, and ordered Western sound equipment. 40
• Recruited dancers, singers, and security personnel. 40
• Personally designed dances, costumes, and songs for the opening. 40

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Black Tiger Fist Manual — Chen Tai's Strength Training manual, later evolved into the Black Tiger Earthly Fiend True Scripture. 7 46
• Iron Garment Skill manual — hard-body technique written from Chen Liujia's memory. 23
• Black Tiger Powder — Strength Training secret medicine brewed with Yan Ruyu's assistance. 11 14
• Black Iron Paste — body-tempering medicine supplied through Chen Liujia and Han Qiao. 26 27
• Mysterious Altar Nine-Turn Secret Medicine — enhanced with an Exotic Beast Black Tiger bone. 33 39
• Exotic Beast Black Tiger hind leg bone — received from Chen Liujia in exchange for Jiang's inheritance and formulas. 39
• Red Lacquer Coffin — offered by Luo Shiqi in exchange for Jiang's blood. 34

Relationships

• Chen Liujia — Master; a Xiantian Grandmaster who accepts Jiang as his sixth true disciple and provides manuals, medicine, and guidance. 39 41 42 46
• Han Qiao — Senior sister and sparring partner; uses Jiang's yang energy to suppress her condition while helping temper his body and refine his martial arts. 22 24 43 47
• Yan Ruyu — Physician, confidante, and friend; brews his secret medicines and receives cultivation formulas from him. 11 14 39 48
• Xu Zhenzhen — Chen Tai's wife and Jiang's secret lover; helped him obtain the Black Tiger Fist Manual and assisted his early cultivation and Canal Gang advancement. 7 29 35
• Chen Tai — Former boss; initially employed Jiang as a bookkeeper, later became his enemy and was killed by Jiang. 2 3 49
• Dai Qinghe — Sixth Master Dai; recognized Jiang's strength, promoted him to Canal Gang core member, and backed the Never-Night City project. 35 40
• Luo Shiqi — Corpse burner who warns Jiang about the Water Ghoul and seeks his blood due to his extraordinary vitality. 20 34
• Ru Meng — Singer at Immortal Music Gate who became infatuated with Jiang after their encounter; her powerful suitors pose a danger to him. 5 6

Story Role / Major Arcs

Canal Gang Hoodlum

Jiang begins as Chen Tai's low-status subordinate, handling accounts and evading gang violence while secretly pursuing martial cultivation. He patrols Dragon River Pier amid the growing Water Ghoul threat. 2 3 7 9

Secret Medicine and Strength Training

After obtaining Black Tiger Fist, Jiang seeks Yan Ruyu's help refining Black Tiger Powder. His rapid advancement establishes him as an unusually capable Strength Training martial artist despite his poor background and unstable early foundation. 11 14 16 22

Chen Liujia's Training

Jiang becomes Han Qiao's sparring partner, receives Iron Garment Skill, and undergoes intensive body tempering. His value to Chen Liujia grows as his hard-body cultivation progresses at an exceptional pace. 23 26 29

Rise within the Canal Gang

Dai Qinghe promotes Jiang to core member, freeing him from Chen Tai's direct authority. Jiang subsequently leads the creation and opening of Never-Night City Dance Hall. 35 38 40 43

True Disciple and Method Evolution

After reaching perfected Strength Training, Jiang becomes Chen Liujia's true disciple and commits to forging the strongest method in every realm. He perfects Iron Garment Skill, creates Dragon Tiger Forged Golden Body, and evolves Black Tiger Fist into the Black Tiger Earthly Fiend True Scripture. 41 42 46

Conflict with Chen Tai and Grand Marshal Du

Jiang kills Chen Tai when their long-running conflict erupts. Immediately afterward, he survives an assassination attempt, kills the attackers and their captain Song Cang, and resolves to confront the forces behind them. 49 50

Trivia

• Jiang was eighteen when he met Yan Ruyu. 11
• His parents died or disappeared from his life; his elder and younger sisters were separated from him, leaving him effectively alone. 11 22
• Before transmigrating, he initially dismissed martial arts as ordinary fighting techniques. 2
• His exceptional yang energy makes him a target for the Dragon River Water Ghoul. 20
• Chen Liujia's previous four true disciples all died at Chen Liujia's hands for different betrayals or deviations. Jiang is the sixth true disciple, while Han Qiao is the fifth. 42