Jiang Mu

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Jiang Mu (江沐)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shrek Academy — enrolled through the Tang Sect's exam-exempt admission slot 26
Occupation/Role	Freshman student; cultivator
Status	Active 48
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Third soul ring — Iron Fist Gorilla	5	Absorbed the five-thousand-year Iron Fist Gorilla's soul ring by transferring its backlash through the Revenge System; gained a strength-enhancing soul skill. 5
Soul Elder — Level 31	35	Identified as level 31 during his confrontation with Wang Dong'er. 35

Background / History

Jiang Mu transmigrated to the Douluo world and was taken in by Mother Jiang. He grew up as Jiang Nannan's younger, nominal brother; unlike the expected course of events, Mother Jiang did not fall ill. Before entering an academy, the siblings lived by hunting soul beasts and selling their gains. 1

He awakened twin body martial souls—his hands/arms and heart—but the person overseeing the awakening mistook the subtle manifestation for a failed awakening. Jiang Mu initially possessed no apparent cheat ability and was concerned that he could not contend with Tang San without one. 1

While searching the outskirts of Star Dou Forest for a third soul ring, Jiang Mu and Jiang Nannan encountered Tang Ya and Bei Bei. Bei Bei's killing intent toward Jiang Mu activated the Revenge System, which records hostile targets and allows their hostility to be turned into karmic retaliation. 2 3

Jiang Mu protected Tang Ya from a five-thousand-year Iron Fist Gorilla after she injured her ankle. Bei Bei abandoned Jiang Mu and Jiang Nannan during the fight, leaving them to face the beast; Jiang Mu subsequently used Bei Bei as the target for the system's backlash transfer while absorbing the gorilla's soul ring. 4 5

Afterward, Tang Ya expelled Bei Bei from the Tang Sect and compensated Jiang Mu with an exam-exempt Shrek Academy admission slot and hidden weapons. Jiang Mu accepted the offer to travel to Shrek City, where he began pursuing his long-term plan to establish a faction of his own. 6 14

In Shrek City, Jiang Mu acquired the Heavenly Secrets Stone and the Blood-Extraction Soul-Refining Creation-Seizing Art. After discovering Tang San and Xiao Wu had developed killing intent toward him, he concealed his own aura as well as those of Jiang Nannan and Mother Jiang, then began testing remote blood extraction on Xu Sanshi. 19 20

Jiang Mu enrolled at Shrek Academy while Jiang Nannan returned home to inform Mother Jiang of their safety. He later persuaded Tang Ya to support his future force by challenging her faith in Tang San and promising to improve her Blue Silver Grass martial soul. 26 31

Appearance

Jiang Mu is a handsome young man whose appearance repeatedly draws attention from Tang Ya, Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, and other students. When using his first soul skill, his hands and forearms become jade-like. 2 7 43

• Jade-colored hands and forearms while Jade Transformation is active. 7
• Possesses a physique capable of directly contesting an Iron Fist Gorilla's blows with support from his heart martial soul. 4
• His jade-like arm resembles a figure from Tang San's past, causing Tang San to view him as a potential threat. 18

Personality

Jiang Mu is ambitious and survival-oriented. After transmigrating, he rejects an ordinary life and seeks power, wealth, romantic partners, and eventually an independent faction. He is willing to take calculated risks, but Bei Bei's betrayal reinforces his belief that he must be cautious and cannot rely on assumed character traits or goodwill. 1 5 6 25

He is protective of Jiang Nannan and Mother Jiang, prioritizing their safety when deciding whether to take risks or remain at Shrek Academy. He shares cultivation resources with Jiang Nannan while withholding the full truth of his system. 5 19 26

Jiang Mu is also manipulative and vindictive toward those on his Revenge List. He deliberately provokes killing intent, extracts blood essence from enemies, and uses the Cause-and-Effect Retribution permission to engineer unfavorable situations for targets such as Wang Dong'er. 11 20 34 35

Abilities & Skills

Twin Martial Souls

Jiang Mu possesses twin body martial souls: his hands/arms and his heart. His combat development focuses on improving hardness, speed, and strength. 1 3

• His first two soul rings enhance hardness and speed respectively. 3
• His heart martial soul accelerates its beating to provide additional energy and sustain his fighting output. 4
• His third soul skill, obtained from the Iron Fist Gorilla, enhances strength. 5

Jade Transformation

Jiang Mu's first soul skill transforms his hands and forearms into a jade-like state. 7

• Used to block Wang Dong'er's kick and defeat her during their dispute over a pendant. 18
• Allowed him to strike back the Iron Fist Gorilla and protect Tang Ya. 4
• Provides the hardness component of his hand-focused combat style. 3 7

Revenge System

The Revenge System records people who possess killing intent toward Jiang Mu and enables him to inflict karmic retribution upon them. 3

• Tracks a target's name, strength, killing-intent index, revenge range, and health bar. 3 22
• Only targets with killing intent toward Jiang Mu can be added; he cannot freely target anyone. 3
• Transfers bodily strain, cultivation burdens, and soul-ring absorption backlash onto listed targets. 3 5
• Has a restriction against tormenting targets to death and allows adjustment of its revenge range. 22
• Recorded targets include Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Wang Dong'er, Huo Yuhao, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhou Yi. 19 22 27 44

Blood-Extraction Soul-Refining Creation-Seizing Art

A cultivation technique that lets Jiang Mu remotely draw blood essence from targets on his Revenge List. 19 20

• Extracted Xu Sanshi's ordinary blood essence and Xuanwu-bloodline essence, leaving him near death. 20
• Can draw blood using a target's mental energy, allowing Jiang Mu to use Tang San's own mental power to extract Tang San's essence blood. 24
• Ordinary blood essence contains life energy and can fuel escape techniques or blood-essence attacks; its strength depends on the original owner's power. 22
• Specialized blood essence may improve or evolve offense- and defense-oriented martial souls. 22
• Refined Spirit Eyes martial-soul origin essence from Huo Yuhao to improve the quality and strength of his own hand martial soul, potentially preparing it for a second awakening. 33

Cause-and-Effect Retribution Regulator

A system permission obtained after opening a treasure chest. It allows Jiang Mu to stipulate actions for an enemy through forced causality or an engineered accident. 34

• Can directly guide a target into performing an assigned act. 34
• Can instead create a butterfly-effect accident that leads to the desired outcome. 34
• Used on Wang Dong'er to make her approach him, become highly sensitive to his touch, and appear to bystanders as though they were a couple arguing. 35

Auxiliary System Rewards

• Heavenly Secrets Stone — conceals heavenly secrets and auras; Jiang Mu applied its protection to himself, Jiang Nannan, and Mother Jiang. 19
• Blind-Spot-Free Clairvoyance — allows Jiang Mu to see through Zhou Yi's disguise despite her mask. 44
• Identity Tags: “Fortune Bearer” and “Heaven-Favored One” — labels displayed in his system profile. 9

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Storage ring — a one-cubic-meter ring given to him by Jiang Nannan; he uses it to conceal items despite possessing system storage. 22
• Heavenly Secrets Stone — a rule-based concealment item used to hide his family's auras. 19
• Thousand-year soul bone — auctioned in Shrek City for 350,000 gold soul coins. 14
• Butterfly and rabbit pendants — selected as gifts for Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya; the butterfly pendant became the source of his conflict with Wang Dong'er. 17

Relationships

• Jiang Nannan — Jiang Mu's nominal older sister and closest companion. They grew up together after he was taken in by Mother Jiang; she is fiercely protective of him, while he prioritizes her safety and gives her cultivation resources. 1 5 26
• Mother Jiang — Jiang Mu's adoptive mother and the person who took him in after his transmigration. Jiang Mu considers protecting her a central responsibility. 1 5 19
• Tang Ya — Tang Sect Sect Master whom Jiang Mu saved from the Iron Fist Gorilla. She provides his Shrek admission slot, grows close to him, and agrees to join his future force if he evolves her martial soul. 6 31 33
• Bei Bei — Former Tang Sect disciple who developed killing intent toward Jiang Mu and abandoned him during the Iron Fist Gorilla battle. He became Jiang Mu's first Revenge List target. 3 5
• Xu Sanshi — Xuanming Sect young master who threatened Tang Ya and pursued Jiang Nannan. Jiang Mu remotely extracted his blood essence after Xu developed killing intent toward him. 13 19 20
• Wang Dong'er — Jiang Mu's Shrek roommate, initially encountered while disguised as Wang Dong. Their relationship is marked by arguments, system-induced misunderstandings, and growing concern beneath her hostility. 28 35 40 42
• Huo Yuhao — A hostile Shrek student whose killing intent toward Jiang Mu reaches 99%. Jiang Mu extracts his Spirit Eyes martial-soul origin essence. 27 28 33
• Tang San — A God King who develops 90% killing intent toward Jiang Mu after recognizing his jade-like arm. Jiang Mu later extracts Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor essence blood. 18 19 24
• Zhou Yi — Jiang Mu's Class One teacher, whose killing intent is recorded by his system. She questions his rank and martial soul after class and considers taking him as a disciple. 44 47