Fang Zhixing
Max-Level RuthlessContents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background
- 4Appearance
- 5Personality
- 6Abilities & Skills
- 6.1Max-Level Cheat
- 6.2Archery
- 6.2.1Curving Shot
- 6.2.2Armor Break
- 6.2.3Throwing
- 6.2.4Dynamic Vision
- 6.3Basic Sword-Draw Technique
- 6.3.1White Slash
- 6.4Iron Mountain Art
- 6.4.1Iron Mountain Lean
- 6.5Five Beasts Martial Arts
- 6.5.1Blood Net
- 6.6Saber Arts
- 6.6.1Stored-Power Slash
- 6.6.2Bamboo-Breaking Momentum
- 6.6.3Blade Mountain, Sea of Fire
- 6.7Demon Transformation
- 6.7.1Blood-Refining Heavenly Net
- 6.7.2Blood-Transforming Poison Mist
- 6.8Fleshly Body Ascension and Mad Blood
- 6.9Higher Cultivation
- 6.10Weapon Refinement and Forging
- 6.11Literacy
- 7Equipment
- 8Relationships
- 9Story Role / Major Arcs
Biodata
| Feature | Information |
|---|---|
| Name | Fang Zhixing (方知行) |
| Alias(es) | Big Ox (identity/body of the original owner); Fang Maofu; Zhang Changji; Li Xingluo 1 2 140 166 451 |
| Species/Race | Human; Fleshly Body Ascension cultivator with the Blood Heaven Demon Tyrant Physique 278 458 473 |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | White Light Immortal Palace; Deputy Palace Master; formerly Luo Kegong's household, the Archer Battalion, and the Six Void Sect 44 64 246 476 481 |
| Occupation/Role | Martial artist, saber wielder, archer, weapon refiner, rogue cultivator, and Deputy Palace Master |
| Status | Alive; cultivating and traveling through the High Heaven World while pursuing further physical reshaping and advancement 476 481 518 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 1 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Max-Level Apprentice Archer | 7 | Completed 20 consecutive push-ups and five bullseyes from at least 10 meters; gains flawless accuracy within 30 meters, 80% accuracy from 30–50 meters, and under 20% beyond 50 meters. 7 |
| Basic Sword-Draw Technique — Mastered | 18 | Completed 1,000 blade draws and killed two same-level lifeforms; unlocks White Slash (Lv1) and receives a full bodily restoration upon upgrading. 18 |
| Max-Level Ordinary Archer | 19 | Completed long-range target practice and supplied the required 100 jin of grain and 50 jin of meat; his musculature, bone density, and overall physique increase dramatically. 19 |
| Force Unification Realm — recognized | 29 | Cheng Tian'en identifies Fang's unity of man and blade as Force Unification; Fang had reached it through his sword-draw mastery without a formal master. 29 |
| Iron Mountain Art, First Layer — Perfection | 31 | Learns the mnemonic and full movement set, then instantly perfects the First Layer through his cheat; unlocks Iron Mountain Lean (Lv1). 31 |
| Elite Shooter — Complete | 37 | Uses eyes from three animals and a Horned King Monkey cub to complete the requirements; gains Curving Shot (Lv2), Armor Break (Lv2), Throwing (Lv2), and Dynamic Vision (Lv2). 37 |
| One-Beast Realm — Peak | 103 | Completes the Heavenly Baleful Blood Sea Art and reaches at least 50,000–60,000 jin of force, greatly exceeding ordinary One-Beast Realm martial artists. 103 |
| Seven Baleful Palm — Mastery | 105 | Gains Seven Baleful Venom (Lv3), a poison-based burst skill used to cripple Xu Dazhi. 105 116 |
| Li Clan Featherweight Saber — Complete | 114 | Reaches 70,000 jin of force through stacked giant-bear-type arts and gains Lion Draped in Red (Lv3) and Snowflake Caps the Crown (Lv3). 114 |
| Violent Bear True Intent — Perfected | 126 | Reaches 80,000 jin of force and gains Raging Bear Claw (Lv3), Raging Bear Roar (Lv3), and Raging Bear Rolling Crash (Lv3). 126 |
| Heavenly Silkworm Dominating Force — Perfected | 128 | Reaches his pre-attribute-enhancement strength limit of 90,000 jin and gains Golden Silkworm Overlord Force (Lv3), Self-Cocooning (Lv3), and Emergence as a Butterfly (Lv3). 128 |
| Heavenly Sound Shadowstep — Consummate | 139 | Enhances his agility and gains Heavenly Sound Burst Kill (Lv3) and Phantom Shadow Stealth (Lv3). 139 |
| Python Force / Three-Beasts Realm — Advanced | 158 | Enhances his toughness, elasticity, and force transmission; his strength rises by almost 5,000 jin. 158 |
| Iron Bamboo Divine Blade Art — Consummate | 162 | Reaches roughly 105,000 jin of force, exhausts his toughness potential, and gains Stored-Power Slash (Lv3) and Bamboo-Breaking Momentum (Lv3). 162 |
| Four-Beasts Realm — Perfected | 168 | Perfects the Flowing River Art, reaches 110,000 jin of force, and gains Tortoiseshell Skin (Lv3). 168 |
| Pangolin Scale Armor Technique — Perfected | 174 | Raises his defense and strength to roughly 120,000 jin; his body develops powerful golden scale-like armor. 174 |
| Five Beasts Realm — Balance Completion | 193 | Fuses his four attributes into a balanced form, reaches 150,000 jin in normal condition, and gains Blood Net (Lv4); Blood Net can raise his strength to 200,000 jin. 193 208 |
| Heavenly Net Blood Transformation Art, First Layer — Perfected | 211 | Enters the initial Nine Oxen Realm through demon transformation and gains Blood-Refining Heavenly Net (Lv4) and Blood-Transforming Poison Mist (Lv4). 211 |
| Nine Oxen Realm — Advanced | 214 | Uses a Limit-Breaking Pill to advance, then kills the Nine Oxen Realm Flowing Water Sect Master Shi Wengong. 214 |
| Multiple Demon-Transformation Arts, Third Layer | 248–250 | Uses Six Void Sect resources to advance the Six Void Mysterious Art, Jade Qilin Break, Blood-Drinking Demon Saber, Hundred Poisons Divine Art, and Heavenly Net Blood Transformation Art; develops a late-stage Nine Oxen Realm foundation. 248 249 250 |
| Hundred Oxen Realm — Fleshly Body Ascension | 270–283 | Resets his body after infestation by infinitely reproducing flesh tissue, surpasses one million jin of force, and follows the Fleshly Body Ascension path rather than fully becoming a demon. 270 278 283 |
| Mad Blood Tyrant, Third Layer — Full Mastery | 296 | Completes the third layer after acquiring the Black Jade Lotus, Soul-Returning Herb, and Fire Vermilion Bird. 296 |
| Bloodline Burst Skill — Level 5 | 297 | Gains the ability to maintain Hundred Oxen Realm combat power for an extended period through his upgraded bloodline burst skill. 297 |
| Immortal Against the Five Elements Realm | 319 | Advances after breaking the Hundred Spirits Cult's seal; awakens Yin-Yang Reversal (Lv5) and the divine ability Immortal Against the Five Elements. 319 |
| Return to True Realm | 321 | Breaks through during his battle with the Vermilion Bird Peak Master and awakens Blade Mountain, Sea of Fire (Lv6), though the breakthrough severely damages him. 321 |
| Earthly Sha Realm | 395 | Secretly advances from Fleshly Body Ascension cultivation after communicating with a Great Void being. 395 |
| Heavenly Gang Realm — Blood Demon Tyrant | 411 | Advances his Bloodslaughter Tyrant into the Blood Demon Tyrant; gains Royal Blood Overwhelming Might, Solitary Ruler's Heart, Demon Blood Seal, Raging Scale Armor, and Three-Eyed Divine Manifestation. 411 |
| Martial King Realm | 409 | Combines three Martial Ancestor arts after tempering himself in the Vermilion Bird Pool; forges the Three-Point Double-Edged Saber. 409 |
| Martial King Realm — Peak | 416 | Perfects the Vast Sea Molten Sun Art and gains Inverse: Eight Rising Dragons, Staff Hero, Demonic Love for All Beings (Lv9), and Offering a Flower to the Demon (Lv9). 416 |
| Martial Saint Realm | 429 | Cultivates his three divine arts to the Martial Saint level, becoming invincible within Martial Saint World but suffering increasingly severe assimilation by heaven and earth. 429 430 |
| Blood-Heaven Demon Art — Max Level | 458, 462 | Gains the five-star Blood Emperor Demon Physique and later advances to a six-star physique while cultivating Blood Heaven Grass and forging the Bury All Beings Saber. 458 462 |
| High Immortal Path — Peak Low Immortal | 480 | Reaches the peak of the Low Immortal Realm through the Prison-Suppressing Tribulation Art and defeats Great Void beings above his realm. 480 |
| Eight-Star Physique — attained | 518 | Possesses an eight-star physique and begins repeated attempts to reshape his increasingly inhuman physical body. 518 |
Background
Fang Zhixing was formerly a successful investment-bank manager who had achieved financial freedom and was approaching a promotion to partner before being hacked to death. He transmigrated alongside Zhang Changji, waking in the body of an eighteen-year-old villager called Big Ox in Crouching Ox Village, Qinghe Commandery, Great Zhou. 1 2 10
The village was suffering through famine, natural disasters, and widespread desperation. Initially too weak to hunt, Fang survived by gathering river snails, clams, crayfish, and eel with Skinny Dog's help. 2 3 4 His max-level cheat first manifested when he touched Big Ox's bow, revealing advancement requirements for the Apprentice Archer rank. 6
Fang's first months in the new world hardened his outlook. He killed Uncle Song's hunting party after their dog attacked him and he concluded that they had returned to steal his arrows. 9 10 When the Zhao family seized his weapons and Third Uncle Zhao's family tried to kill and eat him, he used Skinny Dog's expendable life to fulfill the sword-draw technique's final requirement, then killed both cannibals. 17 18
After massacring the old village chief's household and uncovering its hidden food stores, Fang left Crouching Ox Village with Skinny Dog, provisions, livestock, and recovered arrows. 19 21 He later reached Little Clear River Market Town, studied the Iron Mountain Art under Cheng Tian'en, destroyed Chen Yusheng and Riverside Restaurant in retaliation for an attempted murder, and entered Luo Kegong's service to gain access to literacy and martial arts manuals. 29 30 37 39 43 44
Fang's service under Luo Kegong and later Luo Peiyun gave him a route into Qinglin County's military structure. He became the Archer Battalion's instructor, gained merit in the suppression of local unrest, and was ultimately promoted to Infantry Commander. 64 116 133 137 His rising strength and refusal to remain a clan retainer eventually brought him into conflict with the Luo Family and other aristocratic powers. 146 221 262
After leaving Qinghe Commandery, Fang passed through Dan Prefecture under disguises such as Fang Maofu and Zhang Changji. He entered the Six Void Sect by claiming the inheritance of its mysterious founding patron, rapidly gained Fan Zhenglun's support, and used the sect's library and resources to build an unprecedented Nine Oxen Realm foundation. 140 164 246 248 250
His cultivation subsequently led him through Fleshly Body Ascension, wars against great clans, the Ancient Emperor Forbidden Zone, the Machine God Continent, and the High Heaven World. Although he repeatedly seeks freedom, safety, resources, and a peaceful life, his conspicuous power continually draws him into conflicts with sects, dynasties, corporations, Celestials, Great Void beings, and immortal clans. 278 342 395 429 474
Appearance
Fang inhabits the body of Big Ox, an eighteen-year-old mountain villager. He was originally weak and underfed, but repeated upgrades greatly strengthened his muscles, bones, and build. 1 7 19
- His physical transformation made him noticeably sturdier and approximately a head taller than before, with bronze-red skin and the outline of eight abdominal muscles. 19
- He is described as a little over five feet tall, with compact, defined musculature. 50
- He later adopts a black fitted martial outfit patterned with bats, a silk-tied topknot, and a bright yellow short cloak. 34
- His new attire gives him the appearance of a young wandering swordsman. 34
- By the winter following his arrival in Qinglin County, he has grown past 1.8 meters tall, with broad rippling muscles and a powerful build. 96
- His repeated Five Beasts Realm advancements raise his height first to two meters, then to over 2.7 meters in transformed forms; after completing Balance, he can maintain a naturally proportioned form around two meters tall. 103 162 192 193
- Blood Net allows him to alter his body toward the limits of strength, defense, toughness, or agility. In a strength-focused state, he can expand beyond three meters tall. 193 208
- His Nine Oxen Realm demon transformation produces blood-red tentacles, jade scales, poisonous blood, and other visibly inhuman traits. 211 251
- After Fleshly Body Ascension and later bloodline mutations, his outward form becomes increasingly variable. His current attempts at reshaping have produced three eyes, flesh-and-blood wings, dragon scales, and a tentacle tail. 283 390 518
- Fang frequently uses Bone Shrinking, disguises, false identities, and altered clothing to conceal his identity and reduce attention. 140 164 175 451
Personality
Fang is pragmatic, calculating, and highly adaptive. During famine, he quickly turns river foraging, hunting, and physical training into a sustainable survival routine rather than waiting for rescue. 2 4 7 He gathers information patiently, uses money and politeness when useful, and avoids provoking stronger local powers until he understands their weaknesses. 27 28 38 41
He is also exceptionally ruthless when he decides an opponent is a threat. Fang regrets being reactive against Uncle Song's group and adopts a policy of vigilance and preemptive action. 10 11 He kills the Zhao family in revenge, exploits Skinny Dog's resurrection to complete advancement requirements, and openly rejects the idea that he is a conventional hero. 18 19 23
Despite his harshness, Fang protects Skinny Dog from Chen Yusheng's attempted purchase and repeatedly works with him as an equal partner in survival, combat, and reconnaissance. 34 37 46 His loyalty is practical and often abrasive, but he values Skinny Dog's abilities and companionship.
Fang is ambitious in a distinctly professional sense. He treats military service, clan politics, social alliances, and cultivation resources as parts of a career that must be managed ruthlessly and intelligently. He believes that visible strength can create safety, opportunities, and bargaining power, provided he does not expose every trump card at once. 64 116 128 167
His ruthlessness does not make him indiscriminately violent. He can exercise restraint when it benefits him, as shown when he stopped sparring after winning the respect of Iron Mountain Sect disciples and when he spared the Hu siblings after defeating them. 51 169 He also displays genuine sympathy toward civilians devastated by war, though he refuses to sacrifice his freedom to serve a great clan merely because of its power. 221
Fang deeply distrusts permanent obligations, especially those imposed by aristocratic families or romantic attachments. He repeatedly rejects recruitment, avoids being made into a pawn, and leaves relationships without promises when he believes attachment would compromise his survival or autonomy. 203 221 265
Abilities & Skills
Max-Level Cheat
Fang's cheat activates upon contact with qualifying weapons, techniques, or materials, displaying concrete conditions for reaching a skill's maximum level. Completing those conditions grants mastery instantly rather than through ordinary years of training. 6 10 30
- Upgrades can improve his physique, including muscle strength and bone density. 19 37
- Leveling restores his body, removing injuries, illness, exhaustion, and accumulated damage. 18 37
- Requirements can adapt when he encounters new resources, such as exotic beasts. 35
- He must obtain a skill's underlying technique or relevant item before its advancement requirements can appear. 41
- The cheat can upgrade compatible cultivation arts in succession, reducing the difficulty of associated arts once his foundation becomes sufficiently deep. 248
- It can also reset his body by synthesizing materials or equipment, allowing him to remove severe injuries, flesh-tissue contamination, and other accumulated abnormalities. 270 278
- His system recognizes advancement through unusual circumstances, including shared dreams, killing comparable opponents, forging weapons, refining materials, and completing cultivation conditions in restricted zones. 113 229 462 465
Archery
Fang is a max-level archer whose accuracy and rate of fire make him dangerous at range.
- As an Apprentice Archer, he does not miss within 30 meters against ordinary targets. 7 8
- He can rapidly fire nearly two arrows per second after reaching Elite Shooter. 37
- He uses archery for ambushes, executions, hunting, and suppressing multiple enemies. 9 25 37 39
- His archery is sufficiently valuable that Luo Peiyun recruits him to establish and train an Archer Battalion. 64 115
Curving Shot
Curving Shot causes a fired arrow to bend around obstacles in flight. 20
- Fang used it to kill Mountain-Crossing Wind with an arrow whose true firing angle the bandit leader never recognized. 25
- It advances to Lv2 after Fang becomes an Elite Shooter. 37
Armor Break
Armor Break allows an arrow to pierce armor within 50 meters, provided Fang uses a sufficiently powerful bow. 37
Throwing
Throwing gives Fang proficiency with thrown weapons, including flying knives, darts, and shuriken. 37
Dynamic Vision
Dynamic Vision allows Fang to perceive fast-moving objects more clearly, improving his ability to track attacks and react during close combat. 37 48
Basic Sword-Draw Technique
Fang mastered the sword-draw technique by repeatedly drawing his blade and killing two lifeforms recognized as his level. 11 14 18
- His technique unifies his full-body strength into a single attack, forming the basis of his Force Unification Realm recognition. 18 29
- He can kill with fast, decisive draws and uses the technique in both duels and ambushes. 18 19 23
White Slash
White Slash is Fang's burst skill from the Basic Sword-Draw Technique. 18
- It condenses his entire body's power into a single downward cut. 18
- Fang used it to split Third Uncle Zhao in half. 18
- Its extreme power heavily drains his stamina after use. 18
Iron Mountain Art
Fang learned the First Layer of the Iron Mountain Art from Cheng Tian'en and perfected it through his cheat. The First Layer corresponds to the Force Unification Realm and trains circulation of qi and blood to unite the body's strength. 30 31
- Fang can use the art's First Layer forms to overpower other Force Unification martial artists. 48 50
- He copied the second layer of the manual from Luo Kegong's study, though he has not yet completed its advancement requirements. 47 48
Iron Mountain Lean
Iron Mountain Lean is Fang's close-range burst skill from the perfected First Layer. 31
- Fang abruptly accelerates at close range and drives his shoulder or elbow into the target with explosive force. 31
- He used it to defeat Wang Yitong during his bodyguard test and to kill Skinny Dog in a controlled resurrection experiment. 32 43
- Its range is limited compared with White Slash. 32
Five Beasts Martial Arts
Fang develops his body by cultivating complementary arts across strength, agility, toughness, defense, and balance. He focuses primarily on giant bear-type strength arts, Shadow Leopard-type agility arts, Black Tortoise-type defensive arts, and a final balance art that integrates every attribute. 75 128 163 177
- His giant bear-type arts raise his raw force from tens of thousands of jin to more than 90,000 jin before he begins addressing his remaining attributes. 114 126 128
- His toughness arts grant unusually elastic muscles, resilient bones, and efficient storage and release of force. 158 162
- His defensive arts manifest as tortoiseshell patterns, golden scales, and later bronze-colored skin with formidable blade-and-spear resistance. 168 174 192
- His Balanced Five Beasts physique permits him to shift his Blood Net toward whichever attribute is most useful in battle. 193 208
Blood Net
Blood Net is Fang's defining Five Beasts Realm burst skill. It is an Lv4 skill awakened despite normally belonging to the Nine Oxen Realm. 193
- It is a complex network formed from Fang's strengthened body and accumulated burst-skill nodes. 193
- Fang can redistribute its emphasis among strength, defense, toughness, and agility. 193 208
- By focusing on strength, he can expand his body beyond three meters and unleash around 200,000 jin of force. 193 208
- Blood Net remains central to his later demon transformations and bloodline-based combat methods. 211 233
Saber Arts
Fang transitions from a crude chopping blade and sword-draw technique into a dedicated saber wielder. His saber arts include the Li Clan Featherweight Saber, Iron Bamboo Divine Blade Art, Blood-Drinking Demon Saber, and later numerous higher-level blade arts. 114 162 248 321
Stored-Power Slash
Stored-Power Slash allows Fang to accumulate force into a saber strike while remaining stationary. The longer he stores power, the more the attack can exceed his normal limits. 162
Bamboo-Breaking Momentum
Bamboo-Breaking Momentum allows Fang to press a successful saber advantage continuously, building an unstoppable offensive flow. 162
Blade Mountain, Sea of Fire
Blade Mountain, Sea of Fire is Fang's Lv6 finishing technique, created upon entering the Return to True Realm. 321
- Its destructive power is immense, but it severely damages Fang's body when used at full force. 321
- Fang later uses it to defeat King Chuguan and the black goat kid in the Ancient Emperor Forbidden Zone. 342
Demon Transformation
Fang's demon-transformation cultivation begins with the Heavenly Net Blood Transformation Art, an art formed from the fusion of the Heavenly Baleful Blood Sea Art and Heavenly Net Secret Scripture. 193
- He can form blood-red tentacles that possess sensory capability and function as extensions of his body. 211
- He can combine demon-transformation arts, covering his tentacles in jade scales, gathering poison within them, and strengthening them with blood. 251
- He has cultivated compatible arts such as Jade Qilin Break, Blood-Drinking Demon Saber, Hundred Poisons Divine Art, and the Six Void Mysterious Art. 248 250
- His mastery of multiple compatible arts lets him accumulate an extraordinarily profound foundation without relying on a single conventional lineage. 248 251
Blood-Refining Heavenly Net
Blood-Refining Heavenly Net lets Fang liberate portions of his body and condense them into controllable tentacles. 211
- His demon-transformation form can extend a massive tentacle while increasing his physical size and combat power. 211 215
- Fang used the ability to absorb Gu Jingzhang after defeating his White Snake demon transformation. 215
Blood-Transforming Poison Mist
Blood-Transforming Poison Mist consumes Fang's own vital blood to create a poisonous red mist that weakens the blood vitality of all living beings caught within it. 211
- Its effects are doubled against injured opponents. 211
- Fang considers it most useful for ambushes and prolonged battles after first inflicting even a minor wound. 211
Fleshly Body Ascension and Mad Blood
Fang chooses Fleshly Body Ascension upon crossing the Hundred Oxen Realm rather than surrendering his humanity to a full demon path. 278 283
- His blood evolves into frenzied blood, continuously remaking his flesh, bones, organs, and brain. 283
- He gains extraordinary regenerative ability, including the capacity to survive decapitation-level damage and regrow severed body parts. 297 311
- His Mad Blood Tyrant cultivation grants Mad Demon Blood, Tyrant's Aura, and increasingly powerful bloodline burst skills. 283 296
- In higher forms, he can manifest colossal bodies, fight at giant scale, and overpower conventional Fleshly Body Ascension cultivators. 390 402
Higher Cultivation
Fang continues advancing through Immortal Against the Five Elements, Return to True, Earthly Sha, Heavenly Gang, Martial King, Martial Saint, and immortal realms. 319 321 395 409 429 480
- Yin-Yang Reversal (Lv5) is an Immortal Against the Five Elements burst skill that accompanies his breakthrough from the Hundred Oxen Realm. 319
- Immortal Against the Five Elements grants him a divine power resistant to Five Elements-based attacks and restraints. 319 321
- His Heavenly Gang Realm Blood Demon Tyrant cultivation grants Demon Blood Seal, permitting targeted demonic modification of his own or another person's blood. 411
- Three-Eyed Divine Manifestation enhances his Heaven-and-Earth Manifestation by opening a third eye and adding a further sacred power. 411
- His Three-Eye can suppress higher-realm opponents, as demonstrated when he forced Tian Chaoshi from the Heavenly Gang Realm back to the Earthly Sha Realm. 409
- His Martial King-level Boundless Demon Palm gives him Demonic Love for All Beings (Lv9) and Offering a Flower to the Demon (Lv9). 416
- He possesses the Level 10 destiny burst skills Prison-Suppressing Calamity Hand and Iron Maiden, as well as the Golden Eyes of Chongmu divine ability Tribulation-Breaking Golden Light. 458
Weapon Refinement and Forging
Fang's cheat extends to forging and upgrading weapons once he acquires sufficient materials and practical knowledge. 97 113
- He upgrades sabers into treasured weapons, including the Level 2 Wind-Listening Blade. 114
- He forges and upgrades high-tier arrows in preparation for restricted-zone expeditions. 97
- He later fuses the Funeral Blade, Dragonbone Staff, and Divine Edge Iron into the Three-Point Double-Edged Saber. 409
- He refines 30,000 immortal weapons and demonic blades, gaining the derived skills Soldier Glyph Secret and Battlefield Phobia. 481
- He synthesizes the Night Baleful Saber, Six Directions Mirror, Purple-Gold Soul-Refining Bamboo, Fortune-Seeking and Calamity-Averting Talisman, and million-year Elephant Tomb Bone into the Bury All Beings Saber. 462
Literacy
Fang began learning to read from Wang Yitong in order to access and copy martial arts manuals. 45
- His cheat presents literacy as a trainable skill requiring repeated reading of a dictionary. 45
- He learned enough to identify and copy the second level of the Iron Mountain Art. 47 48
- His later literacy and research skills let him assess extensive martial-art collections, decode cultivation requirements, and search for solutions to rare physical conditions. 163 248 272
Equipment
- Horn bow — A 78-centimeter composite bow of ox horn, bamboo-wood, and ox sinew, with an approximate 120-meter maximum range. 18
- Bow and arrows — Fang recovered his stolen arrows and accumulated seventy-eight arrows after eliminating the Zhao family. 21
- Chopping knife / hunting blade — The weapon through which he unlocked and practices the Basic Sword-Draw Technique. 10
- Refined-steel dagger — Taken from Freckled Face after the Chen Family ambush. 38
- Copied second layer of the Iron Mountain Art — Secretly transcribed from Luo Kegong's manual collection. 47 48
- Wind-Listening Blade — A Level 2 treasured saber produced by upgrading his saber through the cheat. 114
- Dragon-Slaying Saber — A later saber used in his Nine Oxen Realm and demon-transformation battles. 215
- Three-Point Double-Edged Saber — A weapon forged by fusing the Funeral Blade, Dragonbone Staff, and Divine Edge Iron. 409
- Bury All Beings Saber — A high-grade demonic saber synthesized from several rare treasures, including the Night Baleful Saber and a million-year Elephant Tomb Bone. 462
- Bloodslaughter Demon Blade — An upgraded weapon refined during his month-long weapons-forging campaign. 481
- Five-Tribulations Thousand-Flow Arrow — A refined high-tier arrow weapon. 481
- Five-Tribulation Shield — A defensive weapon upgraded through his weapon-refinement efforts. 481
Relationships
- Zhang Changji / Skinny Dog — Fellow transmigrator, canine companion, scout, and combat partner. Their relationship is marked by constant bickering, telepathic communication, mutual reliance, and Fang's repeated exploitation of Skinny Dog's spare lives for advancement. 2 18 27 37 After seven years apart due to differing time flows, they reunite; Skinny Dog has become a Level 4 Mane Wolf with numerous bloodline burst skills and eighteen lives. 274 Their bond remains strained by Fang's continued use of Skinny Dog's lives, but they continue fighting and advancing together. 287 297 |
- Cheng Tian'en — First martial arts teacher. Cheng taught Fang the First Layer of the Iron Mountain Art but withheld further instruction after judging Fang's character from the smell of blood on him. 30 31 43 Cheng later becomes a Cloud Tiger Hall Master alongside Cheng Tianxi and investigates Fang's astonishing rise. 163 |
- Wang Yitong — Luo Kegong's other personal bodyguard, sparring partner, and literacy teacher. Their relationship becomes cooperative after Fang defeats him in the bodyguard test. 43 44 45 48 |
- Luo Kegong — Village chief and employer. Fang becomes his personal bodyguard, receiving food, lodging, and a monthly salary of 3,000 large coins. 43 44 |
- Luo Peiyun — Qinglin County Magistrate who values Fang's archery and recruits him to build an Archer Battalion. He later promotes Fang to Infantry Commander after the Qingfeng and Qingguang campaigns. 64 137 |
- Ding Zhigang — Fang's friend, colleague, and political guide in Qinglin County. Ding treats Fang as a sworn younger brother and remains confident in his ability to overcome Xu Dazhi and other rivals. 60 115 137 |
- Chen Yusheng — Chen Family martial artist and Riverside Restaurant proprietor who tried to seize Skinny Dog. Fang killed him and his underlings, looted the restaurant, and burned it down. 34 37 39 |
- Cheng Tianxi — Cheng Tian'en's younger brother. He supplied the Horned King Monkey cub that Fang used for his Elite Shooter requirements; Fang later suspects Cheng Tianxi knowingly offered poisonous exotic beast meat. 35 49 |
- Li Fengdeng — The Swanfeather Blade and inheritor of the Li Clan Featherweight Saber. Fang earns Li Fengdeng's respect, gains access to the Li Clan saber manual, and uses the art to strengthen his giant-bear foundation. 113 114 |
- Lu Anfu — Weapon-Forging Hall Master and later a valuable sparring opponent. Fang tests his improved strength against Lu without defeating him outright, avoiding an unnecessary enemy. 128 |
- Wu Hongqiu — A Wu Family woman who repeatedly attempts to recruit Fang into the protection and structure of powerful clans. Fang ultimately refuses, choosing independence over another patronage relationship. 166 190 221 |
- Yan Hongtao — A woman connected to the Sacred Blood Sect's legacy. Fang enters a temporary Yin-Yang Union arrangement with her but refuses marriage or lasting entanglement. 201 203 |
- Fan Zhenglun — Sect Master of the Six Void Sect. After accepting Fang as the successor of the sect's founding patron, Fan becomes increasingly cooperative and supports Fang's rapid cultivation with sect resources. 246 248 249 |
- Greedy Wolf — Female rebel leader who explains the three Hundred Oxen Realm paths to Fang and helps him understand his Fleshly Body Ascension. 271 278 |
- Junyao — Fang's companion and later Dao companion. Fang leaves her in seclusion before attending the Myriad Dharma Temple dharma assembly, and she later joins him at the Azure Sea Sect. 321 416 |
- Fan Qiulai — A Celestial merchant and Fang's business partner. Fan provides information, facilitates transactions, and maintains contact with Fang across worlds. 290 294 443 |
- White Light Palace Master — Leader of the White Light Immortal Palace. He recognizes Fang's six-star Blood Heaven Demon Tyrant Physique and appoints him Deputy Palace Master. 473 476 481 |
- Purple Water-Chestnut Moth — A temporary ally who rallies Black-Winged Bats against Fang's pursuers and later becomes an object of Skinny Dog's jealousy because of her excessive flattery. 462 465 |
Story Role / Major Arcs
- Crouching Ox Village survival — Learns to forage, hunt, train, and use his max-level cheat while surviving famine and village cannibalism. 2 6 7 18
- Destruction of the Zhao family — Retaliates against the village chief's family after their escalating theft, coercion, and cannibalistic threats. 17 19 21
- Refugee road and bandit blockade — Helps organize refugees into a torch-bearing charge through Maplewood Mountain, then kills bandit leader Mountain-Crossing Wind with Curving Shot. 23 24 25
- Little Clear River Market Town — Investigates martial arts, studies under Cheng Tian'en, and gains formal knowledge of the martial realms. 27 29 30
- Chen Family revenge — Survives Chen Yusheng's ambush by upgrading to Elite Shooter, then annihilates Chen Yusheng's forces and burns Riverside Restaurant. 37 38 39
- Luo household service — Becomes Luo Kegong's bodyguard, learns literacy, acquires martial arts manuals, and departs the market town with the Luo household as river-bandit threats intensify. 44 45 47 49 50
- Archer Battalion and county career — Gains Luo Peiyun's favor as an archer instructor, defeats Xu Dazhi, expands his authority, and rises to Infantry Commander. 64 116 137
- Five Beasts cultivation — Builds an abnormal foundation by perfecting strength, agility, toughness, defense, and balance arts, reaching 150,000 jin normally and 200,000 jin with Blood Net. 128 162 174 193
- Prefectural-city disguises and clan politics — Operates as Fang Maofu and Zhang Changji, navigates the Luo, Wu, Shen, and other clan factions, and rejects permanent subordination to aristocratic families. 140 166 190 221
- Wind-Thunder Realm and demon transformation — Enters the underground realm, confronts Shen Zhiyue's forces, fuses cultivation systems, and develops the Heavenly Net Blood Transformation Art. 185 187 211 215
- Six Void Sect ascendance — Becomes the acknowledged successor of the Six Void Sect's founding patron, gains Fan Zhenglun's support, and rapidly perfects multiple Nine Oxen Realm demon-transformation arts. 246 248 250 251
- Fleshly Body Ascension — Survives the consequences of the Infinitely Reproducing Flesh Tissue, advances beyond the Nine Oxen Realm, reunites with Skinny Dog, and establishes himself as a Hundred Oxen Realm powerhouse. 269 270 274 283
- Dai Prefecture and Five Elements Sect conflicts — Builds commercial connections, confronts Fleshly Body Ascension experts, acquires Five Elements techniques, and advances through Immortal Against the Five Elements and Return to True. 294 306 319 321
- Ancient Emperor Forbidden Zone — Enters the imperial forbidden zone, gains Buddhist and imperial inheritances, and escapes amid a violent confrontation with the surrounding factions. 335 342 346
- Machine God Continent campaign — Encounters mechs, genetically modified warriors, Great Void beings, and advanced technological powers while advancing through Earthly Sha, Heavenly Gang, and Martial King cultivation. 389 390 395 409 411
- Martial Saint World and great-rebel period — Reaches the Martial Saint Realm, evades assimilation by heaven and earth, and continues acting under multiple identities while confronting sects and powerful cultivators. 416 429 451 458
- High Heaven World and White Light Immortal Palace — Reveals his true identity to White Light Palace, becomes Deputy Palace Master, refines vast quantities of weapons, and begins confronting immortal clans across the stars. 473 476 481