Zhou Yao

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Zhou Yao (周曜)
Alias(es)	Yin Son of Heaven; Six-Heaven Emperor Lord; City God Envoy (assumed identity); Jade Void heir (initially an assumed identity); emissary of Heavenly Center (assumed identity) 168 169 227 267 314
Species/Race	Human; transmigrator 1
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Unofficial History Club — Chief/foremost seat; Jade Capital Academy — City God Department; registered disciple of the Jade Capital City God; Jade Void lineage — foremost of the Twelve Golden Immortals 102 108 218 312 313
Occupation/Role	Mythic Walker; master of the Mount Luofeng Daoist Arena; ruler worshipped by the Yinluo yin souls; Six-Heaven Emperor Lord within Heavenly Court Mythic Echo 216 267 298
Cultivation	Fire-Stealing Apex 312 313
Destiny	Yin Son of Heaven; insight progress reaches 9.97% 313
Status	Active 331
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Scavenger Tier 1	80	Successfully becomes a Mythic Walker through the Yin Mountain Metro ritual and gains the Six Heavens of Mount Luofeng mythic trait. 78 80
Scavenger Tier 3	110	Advances two ranks in one day and reestablishes the Palace of Absolute Yin and Palace of the Tai Sha Liangshi Sect. 110
Scavenger Tier 5	209	Four palaces of the Six Heavens of Mount Luofeng have emerged, greatly raising the quality of his authority. 209
Scavenger Sixth Rank	222	His cultivation and Yin Son of Heaven fate both advance after delivering salvation to numerous resentful souls. 222
Scavenger Completion	239	Uses the Three-Life Stone to establish the fifth Heavenly Palace and complete the Scavenger Rank. 239
Six Heavens God — Starfall Afterglow	240	His completed talent is recorded as Six Heavens God, granting Half-Step Eternal Attainment and Underworld Lord. His destiny insight reaches 3%. 240
Penetrating the Netherworld — Initial Glimpse	263	Advances the incomplete divine ability and forms a Yang Spirit whose strength rivals False God experts specializing in Primordial Spirit cultivation. Destiny insight reaches 5.01%. 263
Six Heavens God — Heavenly Court Mythology anchoring	267	His completed talent is recorded as Six Heavens God, anchored to Heavenly Court mythology. His cultivation remains Scavenger Completion, with destiny insight at 5.13%. 267
Early Fire-Stealing	270	Undergoes a qualitative sublimation of body and soul, advancing beyond the Scavenger realm. 270
Making Falsehood Real — Mastery	285	His panel records Making Falsehood Real at Mastery, adds the Primordial Dao Canon, and shows destiny comprehension at 7.33%. 285
Mid-Stage Fire-Stealing	304	Recalled as an intermediate advancement that granted Merge with the Netherworld, allowing him to mobilize a trace of the Six-Heaven Emperor Lord's Great Principle power. 304
Late-Stage Fire-Stealing	304	Reaches the late stage during the concluding events of Heavenly Court Mythic Echo. He retains this cultivation after returning to the present. 304 305
Fire-Stealing Apex	312	Sits upon the cushion reserved for the foremost Jade Void Golden Immortal at White Jade Mountain, completing the missing step of his Fire-Stealing Ritual. The Jade Void True Fire manifests. 312
Primordial Dao Canon — Heaven-Bearing False-Truth Chapter	313	Begins cultivating the canon and comprehends its first section, allowing him to create a false Mandate of Heaven. His destiny insight reaches 9.97%. 313

Background & History

Zhou Yao transmigrated into the body of a high-school senior supported by an aunt in Ganyang City and by the inheritance left by his parents. Before becoming a Mythic Walker, he was physically pale from inactivity but already possessed the means to create an incarnation: the Yellow Wind Little Sage. 1 10

Seeking a route into the Mythic Walker world, Zhou Yao relied on Liu Wenjun's knowledge of mythological materials, black markets, and cultivation fundamentals. He later used the Yin Mountain Metro as the basis for his advancement ritual, making the Great Vow to “cleanse the underworld and establish order anew.” 10 78

After becoming a Scavenger, Zhou Yao was drawn into the Unofficial History Club. His control of its foremost seat and his ability to summon the Yellow Wind Little Sage across realms caused veteran members to suspect that he was an ancient deity rather than an ordinary newcomer. 81 82

His previous-life memories preserve myths and divine names lost to the current world, including White Impermanence's true name, Xie Bi'an. This knowledge gives him an advantage in recognizing mythic materials, interpreting divine inheritances, and constructing convincing identities. 43 168 169

Through the Jade Void Twelve Golden Immortals Ritual, Zhou Yao enters Heavenly Court Mythic Echo and acts as the Six-Heaven Emperor Lord. His eventual status as the foremost of the Twelve Golden Immortals transforms his earlier claimed Jade Void connection into a genuine source of lineage authority. After returning to the present, he retains his Fire-Stealing cultivation and several gains derived from his activity in mythic history. 263 267 305 306 312 314

Appearance

Zhou Yao is a handsome young man with sharp, angular features, slightly long black hair, and pale skin. His pitch-black eyes resemble stars in a night sky, with indistinct shadows seemingly moving within their depths. 1

• His hair can be stirred by the Yellow Wind Little Sage's breeze, giving him a “bewitching” impression to onlookers. 11
• While posing as a City God Envoy, he wears a black Netherworld Robe, Cloudstep Boots, and the Qing Province City God Seal. 172
• His Yin Son of Heaven Dharma Body wears a twelve-tasseled crown and a black-and-gold dragon-embroidered imperial robe. 207
• His Imperial Sovereign Dharma Body can expand to three hundred meters in height. 241
• During his journey to Kunlun, he suppresses his aura and presents himself as a mortal cultivator rather than openly displaying the Six-Heaven Emperor Lord's majesty. 279

Personality

Zhou Yao is composed, observant, and intensely pragmatic. He bargains for the greatest possible advantage within established rules, a trait Chu Yuliang explicitly recognizes and approves of. He does not chase the approval of peers, treating his contemporaries as far less important than his larger ambitions. 105 116

He is cautious around powerful inheritances and political factions. Even when he discovers Penetrating the Netherworld, he delays cultivating it under Zou Chaoyong's observation; when he acquires the False Form, True Essence Token, he uses it to divide his public human identity from that of the Yin Son of Heaven. 140 216

Although willing to deceive, intimidate, and manipulate, Zhou Yao acts with long-term goals in mind. His Great Vow, construction of the Mount Luofeng Daoist Arena, and rescue of Yinluo City's yin souls all serve his aim of establishing a new Netherworld order. 78 214 216

He favors institution-building and controlled alliances over dependence on personal force alone. He recruits elite Heavenly Court instructors for the Netherworld Guards and later seeks to cultivate True God allies within the Unofficial History Club, but refuses to empower them without safeguards proving their loyalty. 298 312 313

His growing strength does not eliminate his restraint. After confronting Taiyi Capital, he avoids spending the remaining Six Heavens Divine Fire recklessly, recognizing that an incomplete attempt to kill the Capitalist could bring an unwinnable pursuit across worlds. He similarly conceals the Book of Life and Death because its exposure could attract the hidden powers suppressing the Underworld. 306 312

Abilities & Skills

Six Heavens of Mount Luofeng / Six Heavens God

Zhou Yao's core mythic trait grants him authority over the Netherworld through a succession of heavenly palaces. By Scavenger Completion, it evolves into the Six Heavens God talent, initially recorded at Starfall Afterglow quality and later anchored to Heavenly Court mythology within Mythic Echo. 80 240 267

• Condenses Netherworld authorities through heavenly palaces, beginning with the Palace of Absolute Yin. 80
• Can issue an edict through the Palace of Absolute Yin to immobilize a stronger Scavenger-tier opponent. 113
• Gains authority to judge extreme villains and send them to the Eighteen Levels of Hell. 110
• Establishes further palaces, including the Palace of the Tai Sha Liangshi Sect, Palace of Gansi Lianwanlv, Palace of Tianzhao's Sinful Aura, and Palace of Mingchen Nanfan Wucheng. 209 222
• His ability to fully condense and stabilize a palace is limited by his own rank and the strength of his Daoist arena. 117
• Can command nearly all Netherworld mythic materials, including incorporeal materials that he can draw directly into himself. 80
• Can strip a Netherworld deity of divine office and enfeoff a replacement, as demonstrated when he removes Xie Bi'an and appoints Xie An as Impermanence Yin Marshal. 204
• The Zongling Qifei Heavenly Palace, opened with the Three-Life Stone, grants a measure of authority over reincarnation and causality. At close range, he can use this authority to expose thoughts and schemes such as Fayan's. 281
• Half-Step Eternal Attainment stabilizes his existence across the timeline. Together with Six Heavens God, it prevents him from losing his identity while comprehending the Primordial Dao Canon. 240 306 313
• Underworld Lord provides sovereign Netherworld status. In conjunction with the Meng Po Bowl's power over forgetting, it lets him pass through ordinary crowds without registering in their awareness. 240 312

Penetrating the Netherworld

Penetrating the Netherworld is the foremost of the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Divine Abilities. It connects yin and yang, life and death, and carries the potential to govern or rebuild a Netherworld. 140

• Enables Zhou Yao to manifest the Yin Son of Heaven Dharma Body after reaching its beginner stage. 207
• Makes him comparable to a Yama Lord while he controls the First Hall. 207
• Grants sovereign status over Netherworld judgment; the Sin Mirror refuses to judge him because “a subject could not judge a sovereign.” 207
• Remains incomplete despite its advancement, making its full inheritance and limits unavailable. 207 270
• Its essence is not merely communicating with the Netherworld, but becoming the Netherworld. The surviving inheritance contains a path toward an innate Netherworld deity and a Dharma Body, while lacking the sections for governing Netherworld authority. 207
• Allows the Dharma Body to wield an initial False God-level status independently of the Central Throne, reducing his earlier dependence on that external support. 207
• Advances to Initial Glimpse when his destiny insight reaches 5.01%, forming a flawless Yang Spirit capable of withstanding and taming chaotic currents. His soul strength alone becomes comparable to False God experts specializing in Primordial Spirit cultivation. 263
• Remains fragmentary at Fire-Stealing Apex, with his panel recording its cultivation as Threshold Insight. 313

Making Falsehood Real

Making Falsehood Real is Zhou Yao's great divine power for perceiving and manipulating causality. 110 156

• Plants False Causal Seeds that allow him to interfere with a target's fate at a later time. 156
• Can fabricate coherent false causal chains in a target's cognition and information once a seed has been established. 178
• Can make a yin soul believe it is a living human and mislead weaker observers into accepting that false identity. 178
• Its demonstrated identity-deception application alters perception and information rather than directly transforming the target's physical nature. 178
• Cannot easily read the causality of stronger, guarded targets such as Yin Sha. 176
• Its False Causal Seeds mature when the captured Cloud Palace elites' lives fall under his control, producing a breakthrough in the divine ability. 175
• Can reconstruct karmic relationships to establish a claim over treasures, as demonstrated in his seizure of the Soul-Reaping Command from White Impermanence. 201
• Later uses a planted seed to locate Yin Sha and force the Mount Luofeng Daoist Arena's spatial coordinates over her location, allowing him to return directly to Yinluo City. 214
• Reaches Mastery during Heavenly Court Mythic Echo and remains at that level after his return. 285 313

Incarnation Creation

Zhou Yao can create and command incarnations, each carrying its own mythic traits while remaining part of him. 10 82

• Yellow Wind Little Sage — provides wind-based movement and scouting support; Zhou Yao can borrow roughly one-third of its original strength. 109
• Sun-Shooting Little Sage / Evil Kitty Head — manifests an illusory greatbow capable of producing a great-sun-like attack across dozens of li. 109
• Can summon an incarnation across realms through the authority of the Unofficial History Club's foremost seat. 82
• A third incarnation requires 10,000 Mythic Factors to unlock. 207
• His original panel offers the creation of a first avatar using mythological material and 100 Mythic Factors; after the Yellow Wind Little Sage is created, a second avatar requires 1,000 Mythic Factors. 1 3
• Can load abilities onto incarnations. He assigns the Blazing Sun, also called Scorching Sun, Divine Ability to Kitty Head rather than openly cultivating it himself. 141
• Can reconstruct fallen incarnations. After both are killed by the destabilization of the Historical Shadow, he recreates them and learns of their experiences before death. 168 171
• His panel changes the incarnation entry to Pending Update after entering Fire-Stealing; it still displays that designation at Fire-Stealing Apex. 270 313

Mount Luofeng Daoist Arena

Using the Conch-Shell Daoist Arena's Dao Performance trait, Zhou Yao creates a rudimentary Netherworld centered on Mount Luofeng. 117

• Houses the Central Throne and much of his Yin Spirit. 168
• Serves as a refuge for the yin souls liberated from Yinluo Prison. 216
• Allows Zhou Yao to establish a separate power base and receive worship as the Yin Son of Heaven. 214 216
• Was initially unstable and vulnerable to chaotic tides due to his insufficient rank. 117
• Incorporates a section of Yomi Hirasaka as a foundation for its Yellow Springs, establishing a Yellow Springs River within the arena. 260 263
• Contains a conceptual Mount Luofeng within his Dharma Body. Its connection to Kunlun's ancestral earth veins identifies him as a legitimate Mountain God and offers a means of strengthening the mountain's foundation and Godhood. 279 280
• Expands further when he pours accumulated Netherworld Origin into it before departing Mythic Echo. After his return, the arena spans thirty thousand li. 305 306
• The completed Book of Life and Death gathers and stabilizes its fortune, making Mount Luofeng resemble an authentic Netherworld sacred land. 306

Mythic Perception and False Future

Zhou Yao's eyes and interface reveal information concerning mythology-related objects, traits, and his own development. His divine status also supplies an elevated perspective for analysis and deduction. 1 130 140

• His eyes can see through mythological creations, although the information available is limited by his existing knowledge. This ability helps him discover the Yin Mountain Metro. 1
• False Future uses known information to simulate and deduce possible futures. It warns him of catastrophic consequences when he considers extending his divine status into the Thirty-Two Heavens Realm. 129 130
• Can review memories from a transcendent perspective to identify overlooked details, even without completely unleashing his divine status through the Central Throne. 140
• Retains a system panel during travel through mythic spacetime, allowing him to distinguish his actual cultivation from the greater authority associated with his assumed mythic role. 267

Unofficial History Authority

As the Unofficial History Club's chief, Zhou Yao can weave False Causality and compile unofficial history from a transcendent perspective. Successful histories can condense into relics or divine abilities. 95 99 213 306

• Normally requires the perspective of an outsider Above the Stars. Becoming deeply entangled in an event's causality can prevent him from borrowing the authority, even if his true body is physically present in the club. 95
• Can regain influence by disrupting an established causal arrangement and creating an opportunity to rewrite its course. 95
• His histories produce personally suited relics, including the Signpost to Hell and False Form, True Essence Token. 99 213 214
• A history with sufficient influence across time can transform into a living segment of Mythic History, rather than merely a conventional relic. His history of suppressing Sun Wukong becomes Emperor-Subduing Heart Ape Five Elements Mountain. 306

Six Heavens Divine Fire and Seed of Fire

The Six Heavens Divine Fire carries the recognition and authority of the Six-Heaven Emperor Lord. It allows Zhou Yao to preserve a source of far greater combat power than his personal Fire-Stealing cultivation after leaving Mythic Echo. 298 304 305

• At Early Fire-Stealing, he gains the ability to gather Recognition Concepts, enabling him to accumulate divine fire through acknowledgment, worship, and faith. 298 304
• Recognition from Netherworld souls, human believers, and the Heavenly Court strengthens the fire. A month-long inspection tour more than doubles it, providing enough power to withstand roughly three attacks comparable to his previous clash with Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. 298
• Merge with the Netherworld, gained at Mid-Stage Fire-Stealing, lets him mobilize a trace of the Six-Heaven Emperor Lord's Great Principle power. He uses this greater authority to intimidate Ksitigarbha and confront the Buddha Ancestor. 304
• The Six-Heaven Emperor Lord's Seed of Fire remains within him after his return to the present and serves as a source from which he can draw Netherworld Origin. 305 306
• Its combat uses are finite. After forcing Taiyi Capital's forces to retreat, he resolves not to spend it again unless necessary and seeks methods of restoring its depleted strength. 312 313

Jade Void True Fire and Golden Immortal Ordination

The Jade Void True Fire represents Zhou Yao's authority as the foremost of the Jade Void Twelve Golden Immortals. It manifests when he completes his Fire-Stealing Ritual at White Jade Mountain. 312 313

• Can bestow Golden Immortal registers upon False God Apex experts, potentially enabling them to advance into the True God Realm. 313
• Can revoke those registers, preserving control over those he elevates. 313
• Grants access to cultivation of the Primordial Dao Canon. 313
• Possesses less direct combat power than the Six Heavens Divine Fire, but greater significance as a source of lineage and ordination authority. The two fires coexist within him without conflict. 312 313

Primordial Dao Canon

The Primordial Dao Canon is a supreme karmic method connected to the Primordial Grand Celestial Venerable. It appears on Zhou Yao's panel during Mythic Echo, but only becomes available for cultivation after the manifestation of Jade Void True Fire. 285 313

• Encompasses a vast karmic web extending through past, present, future, time, and space. Attempting to comprehend it nearly causes Zhou Yao to lose his individual identity within the Dao. 313
• His Six Heavens God trait and Half-Step Eternal Attainment anchor his existence and restore his self-awareness. 313
• Its first section, the Heaven-Bearing False-Truth Chapter, allows him to weave karmic threads into a false Mandate of Heaven, granting extraordinary fortune and making a recipient resemble a child of fortune. 313
• The false mandate lacks genuine permanence. Actions that violate the Dao can cause it to collapse and produce backlash. 313
• Zhou Yao considers using manufactured fortune to gather unofficial-history concepts and rebuild the Six Heavens Divine Fire. 313

Emperor-Subduing Heart Ape Five Elements Mountain

Emperor-Subduing Heart Ape Five Elements Mountain is a supreme Unofficial History Divine Ability derived from the mythic history Zhou Yao created through the Six-Heaven Emperor Lord's involvement in the Havoc in Heaven and suppression of Sun Wukong. 306

• Condenses an influential segment of Mythic History into personal power rather than taking the form of an ordinary relic. 306
• Is especially compatible with Zhou Yao because he authored the history from which it arose. Refinement makes its events feel like his own recovered memories. 306
• Draws on Netherworld Origin from the Seed of Fire, penetrates the river of history, and combines Netherworld paths with Primordial Five-Element Force. 306

Relics and Items

• Signpost to Hell — An Unofficial History relic that summons the Yin Mountain Metro and sends targets to the Eighteen Levels of Hell; it is ineffective against Zhou Yao due to his status as Yin Son of Heaven. Its False God Ember-quality effect allows him to access the Central Throne even after leaving Yin Mountain City. 99
• False Form, True Essence Token — An Immortals' Cast-Off Husk-quality relic that alters origins, fate, and karma, allowing Zhou Yao to impersonate deities or ancient beings. 214
• Qing Province City God Seal — A seal Zhou Yao uses while posing as a City God Envoy in the Netherworld. He acquires it from the remains of an old ghost believed to have been a provincial City God. 110 169 172
• White Jade Capital Token — Used to substantiate his claimed connection to the Jade Void Lineage; its karmic threads can expose imitations. 169 180
• Nether-Penetrating Treasure Seal — A treasure seal connected to the divine words of Penetrating the Netherworld. 143
• Three-Life Stone — A damaged Immortals' Cast-Off Husk treasure used to establish the fifth Heavenly Palace. 239
• Brahma's Token — Used alongside the False Form, True Essence Token to seek a blessing while disguised as an emissary of Heavenly Center. 227
• Conch-Shell Daoist Arena — A portable treasure selected from the City God Vault. Its residual Dao Performance trait supplies the foundation for Zhou Yao's Mount Luofeng Daoist Arena. 116 117
• Soul-Reaping Command — White Impermanence's fifth Ghost God Origin, an Immortals' Cast-Off Husk-quality treasure that Zhou Yao seizes through karmic manipulation and uses in his subsequent advancement. 201 208
• Bridge of Helplessness — A Netherworld treasure connected to the karmic opportunity offered by Everjoy Celestial Lord. Zhou Yao absorbs it during his advancement to Scavenger Sixth Rank. 120 222
• Meng Po Bowl — A treasure whose soup alters memory and information. Zhou Yao uses it to erase his involvement in the Yomi Hirasaka incident and reconstruct a coherent replacement history rather than leave conspicuous gaps. Its forgetting power also assists his unnoticed passage through crowds. 260 261 312
• Twelve Golden Immortals Token and Jade Void Bell — Karmic anchors that sustain his presence in Heavenly Court Mythic Echo and summon him toward Jade Void Palace. Rejecting their connection would force him back to his original era. 279
• Sun Wukong's Gifts — Two Nine-Thousand-Year Immortal Peaches, a flask of Jade Nectar, and a Six-Turn Golden Core. All possess Daluo Aura, suggesting they may transcend Mythic Echo's usual temporal restrictions; their successful transfer out of the echo is not established in the cited account. 298
• Book of Life and Death — An incomplete Starfall Afterglow-quality Underworld supreme treasure, completed from remnants of the original Book and accumulated unofficial-history concepts. It records and judges beings below True God, alters names and lifespans, and can inflict the Five Decays of Heaven and Man upon True Gods at a cost. Because the present age lacks a complete Netherworld and Great Dao of Life and Death, every use consumes stored Netherworld Origin. Zhou Yao places it above Mount Luofeng to gather and stabilize the arena's fortune. 306

Relationships

• Liu Wenjun — Former deskmate and early source of Mythic Walker knowledge. She quietly removed a wealthy student who repeatedly harassed Zhou Yao, creating a lasting tacit understanding between them. Zhou Yao later secretly guides her and ten others through advancement in the Eighteen Levels of Hell; although their memories are erased by Meng Po's residual rules, he notices her increasing intimacy toward him. 10 11 103
• Chu Yuliang — City God Department teacher and recruiter. He secures Zhou Yao vault access, advises him against complacency, and brings him into the Yuanming Wenju Heaven expedition. He identifies Zhou Yao as a hope for the City God Department's future and reveals his own former role as a Seer, warning Zhou Yao against becoming too close to Xie An's heavy karma. 114 116 142 143 152 153
• Yin Sha — Ghost General who formally pledges her body, soul, true spirit, and command of ten thousand elite soldiers to Zhou Yao. He accepts her oath through a False Causal Seed. He entrusts her with rebuilding the rescued yin souls' city and establishing its rules; she also serves as his protective companion at social gatherings. 191 216 227
• Xie An — A fellow Yin Mountain acquaintance whose fate is tied to White Impermanence. Zhou Yao remains wary of his unusual karma but later helps him regain control of his body. After stripping Xie Bi'an of his office, Zhou Yao enfeoffs Xie An as the new Impermanence Yin Marshal, establishing a sovereign-subordinate relationship. In the academy, Xie An also acknowledges him as his senior brother. 152 153 204 216 218
• Jade Capital City God — Department head, political backer, and Zhou Yao's nominal master through registered discipleship. They cooperate in the First Hall scheme, although Zhou Yao later believes himself abandoned during Ghost Assistant's assault. Before leaving Mythic Echo, Zhou Yao erases the City God's memories concerning his true identity while preserving their useful connection. The City God subsequently reaches True God and firmly suppresses academy disputes directed at Zhou Yao. 201 207 218 305 330
• Everjoy Celestial Lord — Former Unofficial History Club chief and current second-seat member. She fears Zhou Yao's authority and is suspected of hostility toward him. Later, Zhou Yao offers her a route beyond False God Apex through Golden Immortal ordination, contingent upon demonstrating sincerity and surrendering sufficient leverage to ensure loyalty. 117 148 312
• Formless Immortal Lord — Unofficial History Club member who recognizes Zhou Yao's emperor-like Yin Spirit form and treats him with reverence. Like Everjoy, he has long remained at False God Apex and kneels to seek Zhou Yao's guidance when offered a possible route to True Godhood. 148 312
• Fujiwara Kyosuke — Initially attempts to exploit Zhou Yao through the Four Shinto Houses, but becomes fearful and submissive after repeatedly being outmaneuvered. Zhou Yao later severely wounds him; the replacement history created through the Meng Po Bowl attributes his death to Fujiwara Nanase, who supposedly kills him for colluding with outsiders. 132 219 223 261
• Fujiwara Nanase — A calculating Fujiwara Clan figure who tests and seeks to use Zhou Yao as a divine descendant; after learning he is the Yin Son of Heaven, she pledges loyalty to him. His manipulation of the Yomi Hirasaka incident subsequently elevates her into a celebrated hero of the Four Shinto Houses while concealing his own involvement. 248 259 261
• Dutlin — Young master of the Hebrew Family and a major antagonist who investigates Zhou Yao after the Meng Po Bowl incident. His offer of allegiance is rejected because Zhou Yao distrusts the Hebrew Family's history of betrayal. Zhou Yao exposes the bloodline ritual's attempt to use loyalty as bait, strips him of power, and avoids personally executing him before altering the incident's memories. News of Dutlin's death later triggers conflict between the Hebrew Family and Four Shinto Houses. 243 259 260
• Zou Chaoyong — A Fujiwara elder hidden within Jade Capital Academy who attempts to manipulate Zhou Yao's inheritances and development. Zhou Yao initially conceals his abilities under the elder's observation and later considers retaining him as a means of discovering other hidden Shinto agents. 140 145 264 265
• Lin Changsheng — A commoner prodigy whose connection to the Silver Key and All-in-One causes Zhou Yao to view him as an extremely dangerous source of karma. Zhou Yao deliberately distances himself from him and later recognizes his involvement in the Chang'an scheme within Mythic Echo. 138 142 287
• Gui You — A loyal Netherworld guard and companion who accompanies Zhou Yao to Kunlun, defends him against insults, and attacks when threats appear. Zhou Yao later sends him to assist Liu Xiu. 279 280 281 287 305
• Donglai Mountain God — A False God-level mountain deity who recognizes Zhou Yao's legitimate mountain authority and guides him toward Jade Void Palace, explaining Kunlun's ancestral veins and the palace's criteria for accepting candidates. 280
• Fayan — A fellow future-origin Mythic Walker and Jade Void outer disciple who falsely claims credit for resolving the Realm-Smiting War. Zhou Yao discovers the lie but agrees not to expose it if Fayan avoids troubling him. After returning to the present, Fayan lacks the earlier memory yet feels an inexplicable familiarity, and later follows Zhou Yao with open admiration. 280 281 316 330
• Sun Wukong — A close mythic-era ally who addresses Zhou Yao as Emperor Lord and delivers rare banquet treasures to him despite presenting them as casual leftovers. Zhou Yao's created unofficial history later records the Six-Heaven Emperor Lord's involvement in Wukong's Havoc in Heaven and suppression beneath Five Elements Mountain. 298 306
• Taibai Jinxing — A Heavenly Court ally whose cooperation helps spread recognition of Zhou Yao's authority. In repayment for earlier assistance involving Wukong and an imperial decree, he arranges Dipper Ministry instructors for the Netherworld Guards. 298
• Liu Xiu — An associate within mythic spacetime whom Zhou Yao assists through Gui You. Their final banquet is informal and peaceful rather than constrained by differences in rank. 305
• The Capitalist / Taiyi Capital — Powerful opponents whose forces Zhou Yao compels to retreat. He avoids attempting an uncertain final kill because exhausting his divine fire could leave him exposed to Taiyi Capital's pursuit across countless worlds. 312

Story Role / Major Arcs

Yin Mountain Metro and the Unofficial History Club

Zhou Yao turns the Yin Mountain Metro mythic invasion into his foundation ritual, makes his Great Vow to restore the underworld, and advances into the Mythic Walker world. His emergence as the Yin Son of Heaven places him in the foremost seat of the Unofficial History Club and gives him authority over its starry gathering. 78 80 82

His efforts in Yin Mountain City include judging the Yin Mountain Warden, freeing one hundred thousand Spiritual Souls, and stopping the Ghost King Gate-Entering Ritual. These major events contribute to the comprehension of his Yin Son of Heaven destiny. He subsequently obtains the Signpost to Hell, preserving access to the Central Throne after leaving the city. 99 106

Jade Capital Academy

At Jade Capital Academy, Zhou Yao joins the City God Department, rapidly reaches Scavenger Tier 3, and defeats the Tier 4 Du Bing with an edict. His victory makes him a prominent academy figure, earns him access to the Precious Treasure Vault, and draws the attention of factions seeking to recruit or exploit him. 108 110 113 114 143

He selects the portable Conch-Shell Daoist Arena and uses temporary divine status and his heavenly-palace authorities to establish Mount Luofeng. During the Pioneer Class test, he exploits the rules to lead his team safely through the mountain range and earns an A-grade evaluation, qualifying him for a divine-ability reward. His visit to the Dao Repository brings him the Blazing Sun Divine Ability Seed and the incomplete Penetrating the Netherworld inheritance. 116 117 128 129 139 140

Yuanming Wenju Heaven and Yinluo City

Zhou Yao enters the Ancient Underworld historical remnant, where he poses as a City God Envoy and Jade Void heir to gain the cooperation of Yinluo City's ruler. He builds an alliance among ghost gods, acquires Yin Sha's loyalty, and develops the Yin Son of Heaven Dharma Body while battling for control of Netherworld authority. 168 180 191 207

His command of the Yinluo Army includes crushing the He Family and Cloud Palace Group. When resentful generals hold back, he uses Incense Wish Power Essence to reward the army, winning its loyalty and enabling the Ten Directions Netherworld Formation to break Cloud Palace's defenses. Control over the captured elites matures his False Causal Seeds. 173 175

In the First Hall, he seizes the Soul-Reaping Command through karmic reconstruction, strips Xie Bi'an of the Impermanence divine office, and installs Xie An as the new Yin Marshal. This act brings his destiny insight to 1%, allowing him to enter the beginner stage of Penetrating the Netherworld. He subsequently reaches Scavenger Tier 5 and acquires further complete Netherworld authorities. 201 204 205 207 209

Establishing the Mount Luofeng Faction

After the historical remnant collapses, Zhou Yao obtains the False Form, True Essence Token, rescues the yin souls of Yinluo Prison, and transfers them into the Mount Luofeng Daoist Arena. He deliberately separates his human identity from the Yin Son of Heaven, presenting himself publicly as the Dharma Body's agent. 214 216

He orders Yin Sha to reconstruct the city and establish rules for its inhabitants. After returning to the City God Department, he becomes the Jade Capital City God's registered disciple and uses that previously concealed status to overturn Fujiwara Kyosuke's attempt at coercion. His subsequent deliverance of resentful souls and absorption of the Bridge of Helplessness advance him to Scavenger Sixth Rank. 216 218 220 222

Conflict with the Four Shinto Houses and Hebrew Family

Zhou Yao leverages the Four Shinto Houses against the Hebrew Family after surviving Dutlin's ambush. He uses false identities, divine aura, and the Yin Son of Heaven Dharma Body to secure the Four Houses' protection, ultimately exposing his true identity to Fujiwara Nanase and Dutlin. 241 253 259

At Yomi Hirasaka, he exposes Dutlin's attempted bloodline betrayal and takes part of the road as a foundation for Mount Luofeng's Yellow Springs. He then uses the Meng Po Bowl to erase the connections between himself, the Yin Son of Heaven, and the incident. The altered history elevates Nanase and places blame on Dutlin, whose reported death produces a prolonged confrontation between the noble factions. 260 261

Six Heavens God

After completing the Scavenger Rank, Zhou Yao's Six Heavens of Mount Luofeng evolves into the Six Heavens God talent, granting Half-Step Eternal Attainment and Underworld Lord. He later advances to Early Fire-Stealing within Heavenly Court Mythic Echo, marking his entry into a higher cultivation realm. 240 267 270

Before entering the ritual, his destiny insight reaches 5.01%, allowing Penetrating the Netherworld to advance and his Yang Spirit to form. Within Mythic Echo, the Six Heavens God talent anchors him to Heavenly Court mythology while he occupies the identity and authority of the Six-Heaven Emperor Lord. 263 267

Kunlun and the Jade Void Twelve Golden Immortals

A summons through the Twelve Golden Immortals Token and Jade Void Bell makes Zhou Yao confront the cost of his Jade Void karma. Attempting to reject it destabilizes Mythic Echo, revealing that the connection sustains his continued presence there. He accepts the risk, leaves protective emperor-lord decrees at Mount Luofeng, and travels with Gui You to Kunlun under a subdued identity. 279

Donglai Mountain God recognizes him through his resonance with Kunlun's ancestral veins and guides him to Jade Void Palace. There, Zhou Yao discovers Fayan's false claim to have resolved the Realm-Smiting War, although the decisive decree was actually issued by Zhou Yao as Six-Heaven Emperor Lord. He accepts Fayan's apology and promises silence in exchange for noninterference. 280 281

When Xuanzhengzi directs hostility toward him and attempts to drive him away, Zhou Yao refuses to submit and turns to leave. His subsequent gains include the Primordial Dao Canon and genuine authority as the foremost of the Twelve Golden Immortals. Later accounts identify that Golden Immortal's Dao title as Yin Son of Heaven and credit him with saving the other candidates and granting them an inheritance opportunity. 282 285 312 314

Netherworld Guards and Heavenly Court Recognition

As Six-Heaven Emperor Lord, Zhou Yao establishes the Netherworld Guards, recruiting yin souls at Ghost General Realm or above with promises of ten thousand years of lifespan and substantial resources. Through Taibai Jinxing, he secures instructors from the Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions and Milky Way Star Host, who teach body-tempering, formations, and practical combat. 298

His inspection tour also gathers Recognition Concepts from worshipping souls. Combined with human faith and Heavenly Court acknowledgment, this greatly strengthens the Six Heavens Divine Fire. Sun Wukong then visits after his disruption of the Peach Banquet and leaves treasures bearing Daluo Aura, introducing the possibility that exceptional objects can transcend Mythic Echo's time-space limits. 298

Mythic Return and Underworld Supreme Treasures

Zhou Yao reaches Late-Stage Fire-Stealing during the concluding events of Mythic Echo. Before departing, he settles remaining karmic ties, preserves useful relationships, and invests accumulated Netherworld Origin into expanding Mount Luofeng rather than continuing an unsuccessful search for additional destined divine abilities. 304 305

He returns to the present with the Six-Heaven Emperor Lord's Seed of Fire and an expanded Daoist arena. He completes the incomplete Book of Life and Death and refines Emperor-Subduing Heart Ape Five Elements Mountain, the supreme divine ability born from his authored mythic history. Rather than display the Book's full combat potential, he uses it to stabilize Mount Luofeng while investigating the deliberate erasure of Underworld traces by hidden powers. 305 306

Fire-Stealing Apex and Manufactured Mandate of Heaven

After compelling Taiyi Capital's forces to withdraw, Zhou Yao chooses to conserve his limited divine fire and seek dependable True God allies. He offers Everjoy Celestial Lord and Formless Immortal Lord a possible path forward through Golden Immortal ordination, requiring proof of loyalty before proceeding. 312

He then completes his Fire-Stealing Ritual at White Jade Mountain and advances to Fire-Stealing Apex. The resulting Jade Void True Fire enables him to begin the Primordial Dao Canon. Although its vast karmic web nearly dissolves his identity, his temporal anchoring preserves him, and he comprehends the Heaven-Bearing False-Truth Chapter. He begins considering false Mandates of Heaven as a means of generating unofficial-history concepts and replenishing his greatest combat resource. 312 313

Return to Emperor Taihuang City

At Emperor Taihuang City, Zhou Yao encounters the nine Jade Void prodigies again. Fayan and the others lack their earlier memories of him but feel a genuine, inexplicable familiarity and seek his acquaintance. 316

The Jade Capital City God's firm protection as a True God suppresses disputes and prevents those investigating Zhou Yao from openly expressing hostility. Fayan becomes an admiring companion, and by this stage Zhou Yao no longer considers the exposure of his identity a decisive concern. 330 331

Notable Quotes

“Cleanse the underworld and establish order anew!” 78

“I preside over a great Daoist arena, named Mount Luofeng. Today, I came specifically to save you—to lead you to a new world!” 214

“Don't worry. I have no interest in spreading your old stories around. As long as you don't cause me trouble, I'll keep your secret.” 281

“Fine! What a Jade Void Palace, what lofty bearing of True Immortals!” 282

Trivia

• Zhou Yao possesses six Mythic Traits, exceeding the known limits of the Scavenger Rank. 223
• The Sin Mirror refuses to reflect or judge him while he occupies sovereign Netherworld authority. 207
• He consistently refuses seductive attempts by faction members, partly because Making Falsehood Real reveals tangled karmic threads around many of the women sent to him. 227
• His first interface lists no personal talent or avatar, even though it already offers the ability to create an incarnation from mythological materials. 1
• His Mythic Factors reach 75,004 before entering the Jade Void ritual and 95,000 by Fire-Stealing Apex, while the incarnation field remains Pending Update. 263 313
• Kunlun recognizes the authority of his conceptual Mount Luofeng despite it not being an ordinary physical mountain in the mortal world. 280
• His false claim to a Jade Void background precedes his acquisition of genuine authority as the foremost Jade Void Golden Immortal. 169 312 314
• The history he authors concerning Sun Wukong becomes a supreme divine ability, making Zhou Yao both the creator and inheritor of that mythic power. 306

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