Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Zhou Changxi (周长溪) |
| Species/Race | Human soul master 4 14 |
| Gender | Male 12 18 |
| Affiliation | Eastsea Academy’s Year One Class Five; probationary apprentice at the Eastsea City Soul Planning Hall branch 4 20 58 |
| Occupation/Role | Student and Soul Planning Hall apprentice 4 20 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 2 2 |
Background and History
Zhou Changxi attended Class Five alongside Lin Xun, Xie Xie, and Yun Xiao. During a class spar, he fused with the Great Strength Ape and charged Tang Wulin, who defeated him with a single punch. Wu Changkong did not select Zhou for the class’s promotion-match team 4.
He took numerous delivery and errand jobs while struggling with his mother’s illness and the cost of treatment. During one delivery, he discovered that upperclassman Zheng Tao intended to take a girl into a hotel room. Zhou intervened, escorted her back to her dormitory, and kept her identity secret to protect her reputation. Zheng Tao later retaliated by bullying him and demanding that he kneel and lick spilled milk tea; Lin Xun and Wu Changkong intervened 11 12 14.
After learning about Zhou’s circumstances, Lin Xun suggested applying to the Soul Planning Hall’s charitable apprentice program. Lin Xun and Xie Xie accompanied him to the interview. Zhou passed and received the Angel God’s blessing, but his place carried a six-month probationary period; fewer than ten percent of applicants pass probation 14 18 20. He later welcomed his former classmates to the Eastsea branch, where he was still undergoing probation 58.
Appearance
Zhou is described as having a chubby face and a rounded figure. When fused with the Great Strength Ape, his body becomes more muscular, especially his arms, and brown fur covers him 2 4 12.
- He wears fitted black clothes while greeting Zero Class at the Soul Planning Hall branch 58.
Personality
Zhou is talkative among friends but doubts his own qualifications when facing the Soul Planning Hall’s interview. He considers his martial soul ordinary and worries that the organization will not want him 14 18. Despite his fear of Zheng Tao’s retaliation, he acts quickly to protect another student and accepts the blame rather than expose her identity 11 14.
Abilities and Skills
Great Strength Ape Fusion
- Zhou can fuse with the Great Strength Ape, gaining brown fur, a more muscular build, and enlarged arms suited to powerful close-range attacks 4.
- His raw strength does not prevent Tang Wulin from defeating him with one punch 4.
Relationships
- Lin Xun — Classmate and former roommate who defends him from Zheng Tao and points him toward the Soul Planning Hall. Zhou calls him “Brother Xun” and considers him a great benefactor 11 12 14 58.
- Xie Xie — Friend and former roommate who researches the apprenticeship, accompanies Zhou to his interview, and helps arrange his mother’s transfer to another hospital 18 58.
- Yun Xiao — Roommate who encourages Zhou after learning why he took so many jobs and praises his decision to protect the girl from Zheng Tao 14.
- Wu Changkong — Teacher who intervenes when Zheng Tao humiliates Zhou and makes the upperclassman face the demand he imposed on him 12.
- Zheng Tao — Upperclassman whose plans Zhou disrupts at a hotel; Zheng Tao subsequently bullies him 11 12.