Huang Yaozu

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Huang Yaozu (黄耀祖)
Alias(es)	Azu 15
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Miscellaneous Affairs Bureau; Demon-Slaying Bureau
Occupation/Role	Former chief of the Miscellaneous Affairs Bureau; head of the reestablished Demon-Slaying Bureau 16 100
Status	Active; continues leading the Demon-Slaying Bureau after Huang Bai's departure 106
First Appearance	Chapter 13

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Protected investigator	14	Receives a Gold-Seeking Talisman from Huang Bai, allowing him to resist ghost possession while supplying intelligence on supernatural incidents.
External-pill cultivator	18	Huang Bai teaches him pill cultivation and the Wong Tai Sin Secret Arts, making him one of his helpers.
Enhanced combatant	97	Five Zhi Pills left by Huang Bai strengthen him beyond an ordinary person; he fights possessed corpses with firearms alongside Li Guoqiang and Zhi Gang.
Talisman practitioner	98	Learns foundational talisman arts, including the Ghost-Sealing, Yang, and Blood-Flying Talismans. Advanced Sun and Moon Talismans remain beyond his immediate grasp.
Five-Thunder Talisman user	99	Fights during the cleansing of Wong Tai Sin Temple with Five Thunder Talismans tattooed across his arms.
Six Harmonies Martial Arts trainee	98	Begins receiving Huang Bai's instruction in Six Harmonies Martial Arts alongside his talisman training.
Yellow Heaven-marked bureau chief	100	Receives talisman light and a faint “one” character between his brows when Huang Bai appoints him to oversee ghost exorcism in the human realm.
Institutional anti-ghost commander	106	Leads the Demon-Slaying Bureau's mature anti-ghost system, which combines Ghost Detectors, Five Thunder Talismans, special forces, scientific research, and international cooperation.

Background / History

Huang Yaozu spent years investigating ghosts through the Miscellaneous Affairs Bureau. His obsession cost him his family relationships and made him an object of ridicule at the police station; he became an alcoholic and had already submitted his resignation before meeting Huang Bai. 14 15

He encountered Huang Bai while investigating alleged hauntings at a swimming pool. After recognizing Huang Bai as the swordsman who had previously slain a possessing ghost, Yaozu eagerly sought his help. Huang Bai instead proposed an intelligence-and-response partnership: Yaozu would investigate leads, while Huang Bai would handle the supernatural threat. 14

The partnership gave Yaozu the proof and hope he had lacked. He withdrew his resignation, cleaned up his appearance, and resumed his work with renewed purpose despite the danger attached to leading the bureau. 15

Appearance

Yaozu initially appears as a scruffy, alcohol-scented investigator burdened by years of failure. After joining Huang Bai, he shaves his beard, stops drinking, and becomes visibly more composed. 14 15

• Later wears a yellow Daoist robe as head of the Demon-Slaying Bureau. 106
• His bureau attire bears a golden vertical-pupil emblem on the chest. 106
• Uses Five Thunder Talismans tattooed across both arms in combat. 99
• During the Kowloon Walled City battle, he wears his soaked hair and beard untrimmed and carries a submachine gun and dual pistols. 97

Personality

Yaozu is stubborn, practical, and deeply committed to protecting people from ghosts. Even when his work leaves him isolated and disillusioned, he refuses to abandon the investigation entirely. Huang Bai's arrival changes that despair into determination. 14 15

He is willing to defy official authority once he realizes that vicious ghosts have infiltrated it. During the bureau's collapse, however, years of fighting leave him exhausted, cold, and pragmatic; he accepts the possibility of a final stand rather than expecting rescue. 16 96

After Huang Bai returns, Yaozu regains his confidence. He accepts responsibility for rebuilding human resistance and ultimately leads the Demon-Slaying Bureau as a public institution rather than a hidden ghost-hunting unit. 98 100

As bureau chief, he is solemn and authoritative, demanding that new members uphold the bureau's duty to exterminate demons and protect the human world. 106

Abilities & Skills

Investigation and Intelligence Work

Yaozu is an experienced investigator of supernatural cases and initially serves as Huang Bai's primary source of leads.

• Identifies possession cases and investigates the victim's contacts to trace a ghost's targets. 16
• Coordinates with Li Guoqiang and police contacts during investigations. 14 16
• Uses Gold-Seeking Talismans to screen bureau personnel for possession. 21
• Helped direct the Demon-Slaying Bureau's early expansion from Hong Kong into the mainland and neighboring countries. 98

Leadership and Bureau Administration

Yaozu develops from an isolated investigator into the principal administrator of humanity's organized resistance against vicious ghosts.

• Organizes recruits of the original Demon-Slaying Bureau and requires personnel to undergo possession screening before reporting for duty. 21
• Receives one portion of Huang Bai's talisman teachings and is instructed to select disciples to continue transmitting it. 98
• Oversees all human-world ghost-exorcising affairs after Huang Bai publicly reestablishes the Demon-Slaying Bureau. 100
• Leads the bureau's later use of Ghost Detectors and Five Thunder Talismans while coordinating with senior officials and specialists from nations around the world. 106

Firearms and Combat

Yaozu is a capable armed combatant, particularly after taking cultivation pills.

• Fights possessed corpses using submachine guns and pistols. 97
• His enhanced physical condition allows him to move and fight beyond ordinary human limits. 97
• Battles ghosts directly during the Wong Tai Sin Temple purge. 99
• Receives instruction in Six Harmonies Martial Arts from Huang Bai. 98

Talisman Arts

Under Huang Bai's instruction, Yaozu becomes capable of using foundational talismans.

• Ghost-Sealing Talisman — Detects ghosts and protects its bearer from possession; a beginner-drawn talisman lasts about three months. 98
• Yang Talisman and Blood-Flying Talisman — Combat-oriented talismans taught alongside the Ghost-Sealing Talisman. 98
• Five Thunder Talismans — Tattooed on his arms before the Wong Tai Sin Temple battle, allowing him to fight vicious ghosts without fearing possession. 99 103
• Advanced talismans require inner vital energy and a spiritual lineage; Huang Bai does not permit Yaozu to rush their study. 98

Equipment

• Gold-Seeking Talisman — Given by Huang Bai to prevent possession and later used as a bureau screening tool. 14 21
• Firearms — Carries and uses a submachine gun and dual pistols during the Kowloon Walled City battle. 97
• Five Thunder Talismans — Body tattoos used in anti-ghost combat. 99
• Ghost-Sealing, Yang, and Blood-Flying Talismans — Foundational talisman arts learned from Huang Bai. 98
• Ghost Detectors — Detection devices deployed by the reestablished Demon-Slaying Bureau as part of its anti-ghost system. 106

Relationships

• Huang Bai — Partner, mentor, and later superior. Huang Bai gives Yaozu a reason to remain in the fight, teaches him cultivation and talismans, and appoints him head of the Demon-Slaying Bureau. 14 18 100
• Li Guoqiang — Fellow Miscellaneous Affairs Bureau officer and longtime combat partner. They investigate cases, flee Hong Kong together, and later serve as two of the three principal leaders under Huang Bai. 14 17 100
• Daoist Zhi Gang — Fellow ghost hunter and Demon-Slaying Bureau member. They fight beside one another through the bureau's rise, collapse, and restoration. 18 97 100
• Liu — Former superior in the Miscellaneous Affairs Bureau. Liu is revealed to be a vicious ghost and orders Yaozu's death after Yaozu abandons his resignation. 15 16

Story Role / Major Arcs

Miscellaneous Affairs Bureau

Yaozu meets Huang Bai during the swimming-pool case and becomes his investigator contact. With Li Guoqiang handling logistics and Huang Bai conducting exorcisms, the three develop an effective division of labor. 14 15

When Liu and Old Yang are exposed as ghosts within the bureau, Yaozu chooses to stand against his superiors. Liu's death turns Yaozu and Li Guoqiang into fugitives, forcing them to escape Hong Kong with Huang Bai and Zhi Gang. 16 17

Formation of the Demon-Slaying Bureau

After Huang Bai begins his corpse-liberation attempt, he teaches Yaozu, Li Guoqiang, and Zhi Gang cultivation methods and forms the Demon-Slaying Bureau with them. 18

Yaozu witnesses Huang Bai's return as a Corpse-Liberated Immortal and joins the counterattack against King Tongtian's forces in Thailand. 19 20

Collapse and Return

Following Huang Bai's departure, the Demon-Slaying Bureau initially eliminates ghost forces across Hong Kong and expands into neighboring regions. Its success collapses when fierce ghosts and their human allies turn public opinion and institutional power against it. 98

After three years of demon slaying, Yaozu, Li Guoqiang, and Zhi Gang make their last stand in Kowloon Walled City. Huang Bai returns in time to destroy the Yin-Fire Ghost King and heal them. 96 97

Head of the Reestablished Bureau

Yaozu supports Huang Bai's decision to publicly expose the existence of fierce ghosts rather than continue operating in secret. He receives talisman instruction and fights beside Huang Bai during the cleansing of Wong Tai Sin Temple. 98 99

Following the public defeat of more than fifty vicious ghosts, Huang Bai appoints Yaozu to lead the reestablished Demon-Slaying Bureau and oversee ghost exorcism among humanity. 100

Under Yaozu's leadership, the bureau develops a public and international anti-ghost framework built around Ghost Detectors, Five Thunder Talismans, scientific research, special forces, and cooperation from senior officials across multiple nations. 106

When Huang Bai later ascends away from the world, he entrusts Yaozu with maintaining a system that prevents ghosts from becoming an uncontrollable threat rather than attempting to eradicate them forever. 106

Notable Quotes

“I'm not resigning.” 15

“Huang Yaozu accepts the command!” 100

“Farewell, Yellow Heaven Great Immortal.” 106