Chen Yuanba

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Chen Yuanba (陈元霸)
Alias(es)	Azure Heaven Tyrant; First Holy Son (formerly)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Chen Family; follower of Chen Changqing
Occupation/Role	One of the Chen Family's three foremost prodigies; battle-oriented cultivator
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 9

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Saint Realm	9	At age twenty-six, he is already a Saint Realm cultivator and the leading contender for Chief Holy Son.
Great Sage Realm, First Layer	146, 149	Advances from the Saint Realm to the Great Sage Realm in less than a month; enters the alliance ambush as a newly advanced Great Sage.
Great Sage Realm, Second Layer	149	Breaks through during a life-or-death battle against a Quasi-Emperor, using the pressure of the opponent's attacks to temper himself.

Background

Chen Yuanba was the foremost of the Chen Family's three top prodigies, possessing the Azure Heaven Tyrant Body and a near-unmatched reputation among cultivators of his realm. Before Chen Changqing's return, he believed that becoming strong enough to restore the Chen Family would earn him the position of Divine Son. He therefore resented the sealed ancestor's immediate recognition and doubted the Divine Ability Method entirely. 9

During the Chen Family's Sequence Ranking Battle, Yuanba publicly requested Chen Changqing's guidance. Even while enduring the Family Head's pressure, he insisted that he could lead the Chen Family himself, refusing to bend despite being forced to his knees. 10

Chen Changqing defeated Yuanba and the other two prodigies despite suppressing his cultivation to the Transcendent Realm. Yuanba's strongest physique, Battle Combat Formula, staff art, and battle intent were all overcome, leaving him with reverence for the ancestor he had challenged. 11 12 13

Appearance

Chen Yuanba is a broad, powerfully built young man who projects intense vitality and martial dominance.

• Wears a black battle robe. 9
• Has arms with veins described as coiling dragons. 9
• His blood and qi surge like thunder, accompanied by palpable battle intent. 9
• Possesses tiger-like eyes and a dark, resolute face. 9 18
• In battle, his blood qi can form crimson armor around his body. 12

Personality

Yuanba is proud, direct, and intensely competitive. Early on, his ambition to become the Chen Family's Divine Son made him unwilling to accept Chen Changqing's status or teachings. He considers retreat, indirect attacks, and excuses beneath a true fighter, preferring to resolve conflict through direct confrontation. 9 10 148

His defeat by Chen Changqing transforms that pride into conviction in his ancestor. Rather than continuing to compete with Chen Changqing, Yuanba concludes that the strongest path is to place absolute faith in him. This pragmatic realization becomes the basis of Ancestor Blesses Me. 18 19

Yuanba thrives under pressure. He treats grievous wounds, stronger enemies, and even apparent death as opportunities to temper the Tyrant Body Path. His confidence is reinforced by the Fourth Calamity System's resurrection function, making him exceptionally fearless in prolonged combat. 148 149 151

Abilities & Skills

Azure Heaven Tyrant Body

An innate physique centered on overwhelming physical strength, vitality, and combat growth.

• Grants a body powerful enough to shatter a Saint King's Natal Dharma Cauldron with an ordinary punch. 148
• Allows him to confront Saint Emperor opponents directly despite being in the Great Sage Realm. 148
• His strength and battle aura continuously intensify as combat continues. 148 149
• Can use injuries and enemy pressure to temper himself and advance in battle. 149
• Possesses great endurance, though the gap between Great Sage and Quasi-Emperor remains dangerous without additional support. 149

Battle Combat Formula

An ancient treasure art accompanying his Tyrant Body.

• Raises his physical combat power tenfold while his battle intent remains intact. 12
• Can stack to a hundredfold if he completely loses reason. 12
• Produces crimson blood-energy armor and a domineering aura when activated. 12

Ancestor Blesses Me

A Greater Divine Ability comprehended after Yuanba accepts that Chen Changqing's protection is more valuable than trying to surpass him directly. 18 19

• Summons a towering projection carrying a wisp of Chen Changqing's Dao resonance. 17 18
• Empowers Yuanba with a portion of Chen Changqing's Divine Abilities. 19
• The strength of the borrowed power depends on Yuanba's faith in Chen Changqing. 19
• With sufficient conviction, can recreate Greater or Lesser Divine Abilities Chen Changqing has used. 19 151
• The projection effortlessly neutralized a Quasi-Emperor's attack and enabled Yuanba to injure the attacker. 150
• Has been used to simulate techniques including Nine Heavens Star River Fist, Great Wilderness Heaven-Turning Seal, and Void Shift. 150 157

Tyrant Fist

A Divine Ability that manifests Yuanba's tyrannical battle intent as escalating fist force.

• Tyrant Fist allows him to exchange blows with Saint Emperors and grow more powerful with each punch. 148
• Tyrant Fist: Sky-Splitting lets him clash directly with a Quasi-Emperor, though at severe physical cost. 149
• His combat style emphasizes head-on assaults rather than defensive or evasive techniques. 148 149

Staff Combat

Although known primarily as a body cultivator, Yuanba considers staff techniques his true hidden trump card. 12

• Wields the Infinite Battle Staff Technique. 12
• Previously used the Heaven-Splitting Staff Strike against Chen Changqing. 13
• Chen Changqing's Battle-Heaven Staff shattered Yuanba's staff strike and disarmed him. 13

Fourth Calamity System

A Chen Family-exclusive system created by Chen Changqing that supplements Yuanba's cultivation and battle style. 139 140

• Provides health-bar visibility, experience rewards, quests, and party functions. 139 140
• Grants resurrection at the Chen Family ancestral grounds, removing his fear of death in attritional battles. 140 149
• Includes a tracking function, which Yuanba used while pursuing a fleeing Quasi-Emperor. 157
• Yuanba gains Dao-comprehension rewards through battle, an approach particularly suited to his combat-focused path. 142

Equipment

• Dark-golden staff — A top-grade Saint artifact used with the Infinite Battle Staff Technique. 12
• Battle armor — Worn during the challenge against Chen Changqing; it was shattered by a single punch. 11

Relationships

• Chen Changqing — Ancestor, mentor, and the source of Yuanba's Ancestor Blesses Me projection. Yuanba goes from resenting Changqing's Divine Son status to becoming his follower and placing absolute faith in him. 9 18 19 23
• Chen Qingshuang — Fellow top prodigy and fellow follower of Chen Changqing. Yuanba defeated her in the Sequence Battle through the advantage of the ancestor projection. 22 23
• Chen Musen — Fellow top prodigy and rival. Yuanba defeated Musen in the Sequence Battle after Words Become Law exhausted Musen's spiritual power; the two remain competitive. 23
• Chen Haotian — Chen Family old ancestor who recognizes Yuanba's potential and approves of his decision to follow Chen Changqing. 17 23
• Chen Lingfeng — Chen Family Head. He reprimands Yuanba for challenging Chen Changqing and worries over Yuanba giving up his Sequence Holy Son status. 9 23

Story Role / Major Arcs

Challenge to the Divine Son

Yuanba interrupts Chen Changqing's Dao exposition and demands guidance, believing the Divine Ability Method is a fabricated means of preserving the Divine Son's prestige. His challenge becomes a decisive lesson in the gap between his own strength and Chen Changqing's. 9 11 13

Comprehension of *Ancestor Blesses Me*

After his defeat, Yuanba's pride gives way to a practical insight: rather than fight an invincible ancestor, he should rely on the ancestor's protection. This produces the Chen Family's first Greater Divine Ability and establishes a mentor-follower bond with Chen Changqing. 18 19

Sequence Battle and Followerhood

Yuanba defeats Chen Qingshuang and Chen Musen to become First Holy Son, using Ancestor Blesses Me to overcome Musen's Words Become Law. Immediately afterward, he renounces his Sequence status alongside the other two prodigies to become Chen Changqing's follower. 22 23

Rise of the Azure Heaven Tyrant

When the Chen Family enters the world, Yuanba chooses to challenge prodigies from major factions. His victories build his reputation as the strongest Azure Heaven Tyrant Body in history, and he later continues cultivating through combat and system rewards. 37 128 142

Divine Dynasty Alliance Assassination Attempt

The Divine Dynasty Alliance identifies Yuanba as a major future threat and sends nine Saint Emperors and a hidden Quasi-Emperor to eliminate him. Yuanba fights the Saint Emperors alone, breaks through to the Second Layer of the Great Sage Realm while fighting the Quasi-Emperor, and invokes Ancestor Blesses Me when facing the killing blow. 146 148 149 150

Defense of the Purple Star Domain

Yuanba returns with Chen Qingshuang and Chen Musen after the alliance's Quasi-Emperors are killed. Against the alliance army, he activates Ancestor Blesses Me, destroys a combined attack with one punch, and massacres large numbers of enemy soldiers with borrowed power. 160 161 162

Notable Quotes

“I've lived this long without ever learning how to write the word 'death'!” 149

“With Ancestor standing behind me, why should I, Chen Yuanba, fear any powerful enemy in the future?” 18

Trivia

• Yuanba was initially embarrassed by the name Ancestor Blesses Me because the Chen Family burst into laughter when he revealed it. 17 18
• His Greater Divine Ability was the first Greater Divine Ability comprehended by a Chen Family member after Chen Changqing's Dao exposition. 18
• Chen Changqing's analysis of Ancestor Blesses Me inspired his own new line of thought toward the unfinished Deity Invocation Art. 19