Teacher Zhao

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Zhao Ziri (赵子日)
Alias(es)	Teacher Zhao; Heaven Origin War God
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Heaven Origin's Cultivators' Committee (outside affiliate); Heaven Origin school system
Occupation/Role	Physical education teacher, homeroom teacher, martial-arts instructor
Cultivation	Perfected Qi Refining; possesses physical qualities comparable to many Foundation Establishment cultivators 478
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 13

Background

Teacher Zhao teaches at Heaven Origin's schools and is aligned with the new Tianyuan Cultivators' Committee as an outside affiliate. He opposes the parachuted-in school administrators, whom he considers profiteers attempting to privatize local schools. His feud with the principal became notorious after he stripped, hung, and beat the man at the school gate on two separate occasions. 13 14

He became Chen Yu's earliest martial-arts collaborator after recognizing the potential of action Dreamscapes for cultivating Visualization Path practitioners. He supplied the foundational movements for Body Cultivator, while Chen Yu designed its narrative and systems. 13 25

Teacher Zhao's past includes a prolonged conflict with Jade Capital University. He states that he besieged the university alone for more than a decade, breaking its members' Dao Hearts and securing compensation that helped Heaven Origin endure a Regional Lock blockade. 863

During the Calamity incident, its agricultural illusion consumed him so thoroughly that he began teaching farming instead of recognizing reality. Chen Yu and Wang Chuyun forcibly brought him to his senses; after waking, Zhao gathered other affected teachers by beating them awake and led them to safety. 477 478

Later, he actively supports Chen Yu's defense of Heaven Origin, confronts hostile cultivators, helps establish Heaven Origin as a university, and continues organizing student training for the National College Entrance Examination. 517 798 1082

Appearance

Teacher Zhao is an extremely large, powerfully built Body Cultivator whose physique is routinely described as intimidating.

• Broad chest and enormous biceps; Liu Xiao visibly trembles at the sight of him. 422
• Compared to a side-by-side refrigerator in build. 432
• Usually wears a beard so others will not mistake his refined, delicate-looking face for weakness. 536
• His combat aura can manifest as black light or a red glow that distorts the surrounding air. 103 792
• Carries textbooks even while traveling, including on seaside trips. 511

Personality

Teacher Zhao is harsh, blunt, and quick to solve problems with violence, yet his actions consistently center on protecting students and Heaven Origin. He will intimidate principals, beat corrupt officials, and personally pursue threats, but also funds students' needs, grades papers, teaches multiple subjects, and plans around their safety. 13 46 557

He has exceptionally high expectations for Chen Yu and takes obvious pride in his growth. He teaches through relentless sparring, often bringing students close to their limits, but treats their progress as a matter of personal responsibility. 26 46 1016

Despite his overwhelming strength, Teacher Zhao considers himself to possess only “a tiny bit” of martial talent. He is also notably receptive to practical ideas: after learning that Everlasting Vitality could replenish his body, he immediately considered donating blood and organs to save lives and improve his Moral Score. 863

Abilities & Skills

Body Cultivation and Martial Arts

Teacher Zhao is an elite Body Cultivator whose movements were used as the foundation for the Body Cultivator Dreamscape. His dreamscape model has perfected attacks, recoveries, and transitions, though its strongest enemy was deliberately weakened relative to him. 17 24

• Can identify changes in a student's muscles, bones, movement techniques, and martial progress through physical contact. 79 306 414
• Possesses combat awareness sufficient to find stronger opponents' weaknesses and strike through them. 863
• Routinely defeats Foundation Establishment cultivators despite remaining at Perfected Qi Refining. 243 478
• His physical attributes exceed normal Qi Refining limits and rival those of many Foundation Establishment cultivators. 478
• Can temporarily force his body into a Foundation Establishment state, including using it to propel a freighter across water. 536

Force Dissipation

A defensive method Teacher Zhao teaches Chen Yu through repeated live combat practice.

• Transfers or neutralizes incoming force; Chen Yu uses Level Nine Force Dissipation to redirect a fall into a chair. 79
• Forms part of Immovable as a Mountain, alongside blocking and redirection. 478
• Can be mastered rapidly through extreme training—being beaten nearly to death. 550

System Combat Method

A martial system based on coordinating the body's ten systems: nine ordinary biological systems plus cultivators' mana-circulation system. 103

• Lets the user turn basic techniques into a complete combat framework.
• In Teacher Zhao's hands, even simple punches and kicks become refined, decisive attacks. 104
• Pairs effectively with temperature regulation and bodily control. 103 104

Immovable as a Mountain

A defensive combat technique used to withstand sustained attacks from Martial Armor Type Eight.

• Integrates Force Dissipation, blocking, redirection, and an exceptionally tempered body. 478
• Allowed Zhao to neutralize a prolonged barrage from a high-output combat puppet. 478

Body Tempered Through Countless Trials

A secret body-tempering art inherited from Teacher Zhao's master and supplemented by ancient methods. 478

• Produces a body far beyond the normal limits of Perfected Qi Refining.
• Teacher Zhao immediately transmits the method to Chen Yu after recovering from Calamity's influence. 478
• Its fast-track training method involves surviving severe beatings. 550

Everlasting Vitality

Teacher Zhao's unique divine ability restores his body to peak condition at fixed intervals; after years of adaptation, the interval is five minutes. 863

• Removes nonfatal injuries, exhaustion, and lingering negative conditions when the restoration activates.
• Can purge poisons so long as they do not kill him immediately. 863
• Gives him near-limitless stamina and allows frequent use of high-risk combat methods. 863
• Has effectively eliminated his need for sleep, enabling him to teach physical education, mathematics, and other subjects concurrently. 863
• Can be transferred only if another person knows its owner and effects, and Zhao consciously chooses to pass it on at the instant of death. 863

Soul-Seizing Hand

A slap-based technique used against Director Wang.

• Knocks the target unconscious.
• Causes the victim to forget recent events, according to Teacher Zhao. 17

Cicada Shedding

An escape technique taught to Chen Yu before the National College Entrance Examination. 306

Equipment / Items

• Extensive personal library — Includes Body Cultivator manuals, mathematics texts, Sports Injuries, Dantian Maintenance, One Hundred Methods for Poor Cultivators to Train Without Mana, and agricultural and machinery-repair books. 13
• Customized humanoid Iron Golem — An upgraded golem associated with Teacher Zhao and present during discussions of student training. 301
• Textbooks — Frequently carries them for students, including during travel. 511

Relationships

• Chen Yu — Student, Dreamscape collaborator, and trusted disciple. Zhao teaches him Force Dissipation, the System Combat Method, Cicada Shedding, and body-tempering methods; he openly expresses pride in Chen Yu. 25 26 306 803
• Ma Daqiang — Student. Zhao subjects him to demanding academic and physical training, particularly when Ma's grades begin improving. 474 511
• Liu Qing — Student and class monitor. Zhao supports her training but disciplines her severely when necessary. 79 581
• Zhong Zheng — Frequent associate and sparring partner in banter. Zhao regularly hits or carries Zhong Zheng's detached head, while Zhong Zheng teases him about the Iron Golem. 81 302 422
• The principal — Hostile rival. Zhao has repeatedly humiliated and beaten him over the administration's treatment of Heaven Origin's schools. 13 24
• Jade Capital University — Former adversary. Zhao claims to have besieged it for over a decade and shattered its members' Dao Hearts. 863

Story Role / Major Arcs

*Body Cultivator* Development

Teacher Zhao recognizes that Dreamscapes can strengthen cultivators on the Visualization Path and takes leave from school to help Chen Yu develop one. His physical techniques become the basis for Body Cultivator, whose strongest enemy is modeled after a weakened version of him. 13 24

Heaven Origin School Conflict

He resists the principal and dean of discipline's attempts to exploit and privatize Heaven Origin's schools. During the Long Summer Sports School exchange, he proudly attributes Heaven Origin students' unexpected combat performance to the Body Cultivator training method. 17 24

Chen Yu's Martial Mentor

Teacher Zhao repeatedly trains Chen Yu through high-intensity Dreamscape combat, helping him learn Force Dissipation and the System Combat Method. He sees Chen Yu's potential early and resolves to raise him as far as possible for Heaven Origin's future. 26 46 103

Calamity Response

After falling under Calamity's farming illusion, Zhao is awakened through combat and immediately turns his attention to rescuing other teachers. He gathers them by force, escorts them to Moral High School, and helps report the Calamity's effects to the response team. 477 478

Defense of Heaven Origin

Teacher Zhao intervenes against Heavenly Mother City inspectors, protects Chen Yu during regional conflicts, and confronts powerful enemies directly. He later blocks Qiu Tianyu's path to Sky River Hotel and stands guard over Chen Yu's forces. 517 536 792

Heaven Origin University

Teacher Zhao helps turn Heaven Origin into a university, recruiting professors, opening departments, and arranging training resources. He remains focused on preparing students for the National College Entrance Examination even when legal challenges prevent him from accompanying them. 798 1086

Trivia

• Teacher Zhao's favorite practical solution to a leave request is getting suspended after beating the principal. 13
• He can digest food rapidly by using Tiger-Leopard Thunder Sound in his stomach. 46
• His extreme luck allowed him to draw the one-in-a-million Fated One card in a game. 432
• Rumors about him include claims that only Zhao Ziri can kill Zhao Ziri and that he punched Yellow Springs Star Lord to death; Zhao dismisses them as tabloid nonsense. 414