Yu Tianheng

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Yu Tianheng (玉天恒)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan; Imperial Fighting Team; Imperial Fighting Team Second Team; Shrek Academy; Heaven Dou Royal Academy
Occupation/Role	Direct heir of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan; former captain of the Imperial Fighting Team; member of the Imperial Fighting Team Second Team and Shrek Academy's tournament team
Martial Soul	Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 15

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Rank 28 assault-type Grand Spirit Master	15	Introduced for a selection spar against Zhou Tao; possesses two yellow soul rings and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul.
Rank 37 soul master	16	Stated to have reached this level by age twenty.
Rank 40 Soul Ancestor	57	Breaks through after entering bitter secluded cultivation to overcome the humiliation and inner demon left by Zhou Tao's defeat. Yu Yuanzhen personally hunts a soul beast for his fourth soul ring.
Rank 43 Soul Ancestor	58 96	Reaches level forty-three after further training and participates in Shrek Academy's match against Thunderclap Academy.

Appearance

Yu Tianheng is a tall, straight-backed young man with blue hair tied behind his head. He is described as handsome and carries himself with conspicuous confidence. 15

• Blue hair, worn tied back. 15
• Thick dragon claws manifest when he activates his martial soul. 16
• Blue-purple lightning arcs surround him during martial soul possession. 16
• His chest is left badly injured and bandaged after his defeat by Zhou Tao. 17

Personality

Yu Tianheng is proud of his direct lineage, strength, and position as Imperial Fighting Team captain. He initially judges Zhou Tao by his apparent age and tree-type martial soul, believing the academy has arranged an easy, one-sided spar. 15

His pursuit of Dugu Yan is tied in part to gaining Dugu Bo's support, according to Dugu Bo. Yu Tianheng reacts with jealousy and hostility when Dugu Yan publicly protects Zhou Tao, treating Zhou Tao as both a romantic and personal rival. 9 15

Following his defeat, he refuses to accept the outcome, suffers a severe blow to his pride, and declares Zhou Tao his lifelong enemy. 16 17

The defeat becomes an inner demon that drives him into obsessive secluded cultivation. Although he improves from Rank 28 to the Soul Ancestor realm, he remains fixated on defeating Zhou Tao and restoring his lost reputation. 57 77

Abilities & Skills

Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon

Yu Tianheng possesses the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul, a dragon-type martial soul associated with destructive lightning. 15 16

• Transforms his hands into powerful dragon claws. 16
• Surrounds his body with blue-purple lightning. 16
• His lineage and martial soul are treated as prestigious within Heaven Dou Royal Academy. 15
• Advances to four-ring Soul Ancestor cultivation through intensive training after his initial defeat. 57 96

Thunder Dragon Claw

Yu Tianheng's first soul skill concentrates lightning into a claw attack. 16

• Launched directly at Zhou Tao's face during their spar. 16
• Described as capable of tearing apart a steel plate. 16
• Can break several of the Golden Earth Dragon Array's aerial roots, but cannot overcome their rapid multiplication. 16

Relationships

• Zhou Tao — Rival and declared lifelong enemy. Yu Tianheng underestimates him, loses their spar within five breaths, and is subsequently replaced by him as acting team captain. His continued desire to defeat Zhou Tao motivates his later secluded cultivation and alliance with Shrek Academy. 15 16 17 57 59 77
• Dugu Yan — Longtime pursuit target. Her closeness with Zhou Tao intensifies Yu Tianheng's jealousy and humiliation. Dugu Yan later publicly identifies Zhou Tao as her boyfriend and makes clear that she never regarded Yu Tianheng as more than a friend. 9 15 17 18
• Yu Yuanzhen — Grandfather. Yu Yuanzhen is enraged by Yu Tianheng's defeat but cannot openly retaliate because Zhou Tao is supported by Dugu Bo, Xue Qinghe, and the academy's education committee. He later personally obtains a suitable fourth soul ring for Yu Tianheng after his Rank 40 breakthrough. 17 57
• Yu Xiaogang — Uncle. Yu Tianheng supports Yu Xiaogang and Shrek Academy, helps arrange for Shrek's students to enter Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team, and promises to advocate for Yu Xiaogang before Yu Yuanzhen. 58 60 95
• Qin Ming — Teacher and adviser. Qin Ming advises Yu Tianheng not to challenge Zhou Tao directly and recruits Shrek Academy's students to join Yu Tianheng's Imperial Fighting Team Second Team. 57 58
• Yu Tianxin — Cousin and fellow member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Yu Tianxin regards Yu Tianheng's association with Shrek Academy as a disgrace and defeats Shrek Academy's team after fighting Yu Tianheng during their tournament match. 95 96
• Imperial Fighting Team — Former captain. His followers initially resist Zhou Tao's appointment and challenge the new acting captain after Yu Tianheng sends them word of a promised reward. Yu Tianheng later operates through the Imperial Fighting Team Second Team instead. 17 18 57 58
• Dugu Bo — A power Yu Tianheng seeks to gain through pursuing Dugu Yan; Dugu Bo dismisses the sincerity of that pursuit. 9
• Shrek Academy — Ally against Zhou Tao. Yu Tianheng accepts Shrek's students into the Imperial Fighting Team Second Team so that they can challenge Zhou Tao in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. 59 60

Story Role / Major Arcs

Imperial Fighting Team Selection

Yu Tianheng is summoned to spar with newly enrolled student Zhou Tao as part of Zhou Tao's prospective entry into the Imperial Fighting Team. He agrees, assuming that the much younger Zhou Tao will be easy to defeat. 15

Dugu Yan's public defense of Zhou Tao causes Yu Tianheng to perceive Zhou Tao as a rival for her affection. He enters the match intending to demonstrate his superiority. 15

Defeat by Zhou Tao

Yu Tianheng reveals his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and uses Thunder Dragon Claw. Zhou Tao's Golden Earth Dragon Array rapidly produces aerial roots that bind Yu Tianheng despite his attempts to tear them apart. 16

Zhou Tao defeats him with a single punch after only five breaths. Yu Tianheng refuses to accept the loss and remains hostile even while seriously injured. 16

Loss of Captaincy

After the spar, Meng Shenji appoints Zhou Tao as acting captain of the Imperial Fighting Team due to his superior strength and potential. Yu Tianheng is told to recover while Zhou Tao takes over team affairs. 17

Yu Tianheng returns injured to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and asks Yu Yuanzhen for revenge. Yu Yuanzhen instead instructs him to have his subordinates create trouble for Zhou Tao's leadership. 17

Challenge to Zhou Tao's Authority

Yu Tianheng's former teammates, motivated by loyalty to him and a promised reward, challenge Zhou Tao's authority as captain. Their attempt fails when Zhou Tao overwhelms the group with the Golden Earth Dragon Array. 18 19 20

Secluded Cultivation and Soul Ancestor Breakthrough

Unable to accept his loss of status and captaincy, Yu Tianheng enters bitter secluded cultivation and devotes himself entirely to becoming stronger. He eventually reaches Rank 40, after which Yu Yuanzhen personally secures a suitable soul beast for his fourth soul ring. 57

Yu Tianheng initially seeks Qin Ming's guidance on challenging Zhou Tao again. Qin Ming instead advises him to regain face through official tournament competition rather than another direct confrontation. 57

Alliance with Shrek Academy

Qin Ming proposes recruiting Shrek Academy's students into the Imperial Fighting Team Second Team so that Yu Tianheng can combine their strengths against Zhou Tao. Yu Tianheng accepts the plan and offers Shrek a route into Heaven Dou Royal Academy and the tournament. 58 60

As Shrek's members also regard Zhou Tao as an enemy, they welcome Yu Tianheng as an ally. 59

Soul Master Tournament

During the Soul Master Tournament, Yu Tianheng again confronts Zhou Tao and claims that training under his uncle has made him much stronger. Zhou Tao dismisses him as someone who has never been qualified to be his opponent. 77

By the time Shrek Academy faces Thunderclap Academy, Yu Tianheng has reached Rank 43 and fights his cousin Yu Tianxin. Neither initially gains an advantage, but Yu Tianxin ultimately unleashes Dragon Roaming Nine Heavens: Jade Sky Thunder, devastating Shrek's side and forcing Yu Xiaogang to surrender. 95 96

Trivia

• Yu Tianheng is seven years older than Zhou Tao, yet is one soul-power rank below him at the time of their spar. 16 17
• Zhou Tao sets a fee of one hundred thousand gold soul coins for any future challenge from Yu Tianheng. 16 17
• Dugu Bo states that Yu Tianheng's interest in Dugu Yan is motivated by the desire to win Dugu Bo over. 9