Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Chu Hao (楚浩) |
| Alias(es) | Holy Son of Spirit Hall 107; “slaughtering demon” 161 |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Spirit Hall; Huaxia Academy; Huaxia Empire 18 181 207 |
| Occupation/Role | Bibi Dong’s disciple and designated successor as Pope; founder and ruler of the Huaxia Empire 108 207 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 1 1 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| First soul ring | 1 | Awakens the Hades Sword and attaches a god-given thousand-year ring, gaining Evil Blade Dawnbreaker 1. |
| Level 30 | 3 | Attaches a second thousand-year ring and gains Soul-Shaking Evil Sound 3. |
| Level 31 | 10 | Gains a ten-thousand-year divine-bestowed ring and Bloodthirsty Frenzy 10. |
| Fourth soul ring | 48 | Begins attaching a ring after defeating the Crypt Demon Spider Emperor 48. |
| Level 47 | 60 | Reaches this level after more than half a year cultivating at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well 60. |
| Level 67 | 107 | Returns from nine months in Slaughter City with the Slaughter Domain 107. |
| Level 77 | 158 | Finds that his soul power has risen two levels 158. |
| Level 80 | 161 | Reaches level 80 after absorbing two hundred-thousand-year soul rings; upgrades his first ring to a hundred-thousand-year ring 161. |
| Title Douluo | 178 | Fuses soul rings after obtaining rings from the Evil Emperor and Evil Eye Tyrant; gains his fifth and sixth million-year rings 178. |
| Half-step God King strength | 209 | After ten years of campaigning, all nine Hades Sword rings reach ten million years; the ninth reaches twenty million 209. |
Background and History
Xue Beng imprisoned and tortured Chu Hao, using his younger sister Chu Ling to control him. The activation of a system gave Chu Hao the Hades Sword and a god-given soul ring. He broke out of prison and fought through Xue Beng’s guards while searching for Chu Ling 1 2 4. When Prince Xue Xing held her captive, Chu Hao severed Xue Beng’s arm to force her release 8.
Qian Renxue recruited him into Spirit Hall, where Bibi Dong took him as a disciple. His aptitude also drew Qian Daoliu’s attention, setting off a dispute over his allegiance 18 23 26. After surviving Slaughter City, Chu Hao returned as a level-67 soul master and accepted Bibi Dong’s appointment as Holy Son and successor 107 108.
Chu Hao later carried out his plan against the Heaven Dou imperial family. During his battle with Sword Douluo, Du Feng took Chu Ling’s body away; Chu Hao subsequently transferred her soul into his Ancient Tree of Life martial soul 126 130. Chu Ling later revived 170.
Alongside his position in Spirit Hall, Chu Hao built Huaxia Academy and a separate power base 156 181. He brought the Heaven Dou and Star Luo territories into the Huaxia Empire, unifying Douluo Continent in three months. As ruler, he abolished slavery and enforced the policy against resisting officials and nobles 207. After devouring Tang San’s power, he openly challenged the gods 208.
Appearance
Chu Hao is described with cold, merciless eyes. He was about twelve when his battle with Xue Beng’s forces drew Qian Renxue’s attention; after nine months in Slaughter City, he had grown nearly a head taller than Bibi Dong 4 108.
- Eyes and bearing — His icy gaze and killing intent frightened guards even before they attacked him 1 2.
- Later growth — Bibi Dong notices his greater height and more masculine bearing when he returns from Slaughter City 108.
Personality
Chu Hao is fiercely protective of Chu Ling and unwilling to yield when she is threatened. He is also capable of coercion and extreme violence: he forces Hu Liena’s submission by threatening Xie Yue and pressures Dugu Bo through the safety of his granddaughter 8 33 55. Outside those confrontations, he protects Bing Xin on Hell Road and later helps restore Sword Douluo’s injuries 103 181.
He trusts his own strength more than institutions. Although he joins Spirit Hall and accepts its succession, he builds a separate force as a contingency in case he cannot inherit it smoothly 19 181. When offered divine fortune by the system, he rejects it and vows to become a god through his own power 81.
Abilities & Skills
Twin martial souls
- Hades Sword — His primary weapon and martial soul. It produces slaughter sword energy and can devour soul power, vitality, flesh and souls 1 48 200.
- Ancient Tree of Life — His second martial soul, used to heal severe injuries and preserve Chu Ling’s soul. Its abilities include Life Exchange, which transfers his life force to another living being, and Life Deprivation, which takes life force from a defeated target 130 161 181.
- Soul-ring fusion — His martial soul can fuse rings to increase their age. By chapter 174, he displays four million-year rings and one hundred-thousand-year ring on the Hades Sword 174.
Swordsmanship
- Form Sword with Qi — Forms weapons and attacks from sword energy without relying on a conventional soul skill; Chu Hao uses it against Yan 30 31.
- Sword flight — Enlarges and controls the Hades Sword to ride it through the air 46.
- Unity of man and sword — Merges with a colossal sword of slaughter during his duel with Yue Guan 110.
- Invincible Sword Domain — Comprehends this sword domain while fighting Yu Yuanzhen 204.
Soul skills and domains
- Evil Blade Dawnbreaker — Initially weakens an enemy’s defense and recovery by 50%. After its ring reaches a hundred thousand years, it can ignore defensive soul skills below that age and prevent its wounds from healing for two hours 1 153.
- Soul-Shaking Evil Sound — Causes fear whose severity depends on the gap in cultivation and spiritual power. Its upgraded form briefly blanks the consciousness of Title Douluo 3 153.
- Slaughter Domain — Obtained through his cultivation on Hell Road 103 107.
- Ice-Snow Domain — Doubles the power of his ice-element soul skills, restricts enemies’ mobility by 30%, and erodes them with ice and snow 170.
- Other domains — By chapter 197, he also possesses the Yin-Yang Two Forms, Spiritual, Evil God and Deep Sea domains 197.
Equipment, Weapons and Items
- Spider-derived external soul bone — Gains the Eight Spider Lances, fuses them into the Ten Spider Swords, then evolves them into the Twelve Sword Spears. The spider weapons include a devouring ability and combat enhancements 47 48 54 81 197.
- Evil Eye — An external soul bone obtained through the Evil Emperor’s sacrifice. It grants a third eye and the moves Light of Time and Space and Light of Destruction 178.
- Emperor Seal — Used to withstand attacks from the Seagod’s avatar 197.
- Heart of Life — Obtained from the Myriad Demon King and used to upgrade his soul rings 153.
Relationships
- Chu Ling — Younger sister; protecting and restoring her is a persistent motive 1 130 170.
- Bibi Dong — Teacher who names him Spirit Hall’s Holy Son and successor 26 107 108.
- Qian Renxue — Recruits him into Spirit Hall; later becomes his lover and proposes marriage. They agree to hold the wedding after taking down the God Realm 18 208.
- Du Feng — Guard and trusted subordinate assigned to protect him; later trains a soul-master squad for him 26 201 202.
- Hu Liena — Fellow disciple whose submission Chu Hao initially forces; she later trains and serves under him 26 33 205.
- Dugu Bo — Submits after Chu Hao offers to resolve the toxins afflicting him and his granddaughter; later helps run Huaxia Academy 55 60 181.
- Bing Xin and Chu Mo — Bing Xin is the mother of Chu Hao’s son, Chu Mo. Chu Hao takes Chu Mo as a disciple and supports him as the new King of Slaughter 208 209.
- Xue Beng — Former captor and target of Chu Hao’s revenge 1 8.
Notable Quotes
“Below the God Realm, no one can kill me.” 108
“Gods of the God Realm, listen well. Sooner or later, I’ll kill my way into the God Realm.” 208