Chen Xu

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Chen Xu
Alias(es)	Tiger King; Jian Feng; Lin Mu; Yuan Hao 74 114 163 165
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Chen Martial Arts Academy; Martial Pavilion; Great Abyss National University Inner Academy; Guiyuan Upper Sect 24 33 77 215
Occupation/Role	Martial hall master; honorary deputy pavilion master; Inner Academy student; professional detective; 9th Sect Master of the Guiyuan Upper Sect 24 33 141 215
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Chen-Style Tiger Roar Fist, First Layer	1	Tianwu records and immediately raises his previously uninitiated fist art; his Strength rises from 0.6 to 0.8.
Chen-Style Tiger Roar Fist, Fifth Layer	3	Gains Tiger Might, a deterrent effect accompanying his attacks.
Tiger Roar Fist, Tenth Layer; Bronze Body Technique, Eighth Layer	12	Reaches fusion eligibility for Tiger Roar Fist; develops Tiger Might Lv. 6, Bronze Body Lv. 4, and Aerial Leap Lv. 1.
Blood Surge Through the Nine Apertures, Sixth Aperture	23	Opens six apertures in succession, gains Blood-Qi Force, and develops the Blood-Copper Martial Body.
Martial Form — Beast Bronze Statue	31	Fuses five martial arts into the Myriad Beasts Bronze Statue Art, Third Level; enters Martial Form.
Martial Form, Two Apertures	56	Fuses five Martial Form arts into the Diamond Glazed Body and activates thirteen Essence Apertures.
Martial Form, Fifty-One Apertures	77 / 91	Refines Diamond Glazed Body to Lv. 4, then Lv. 5; the latter unlocks a controllable three-meter dark-gold form.
Martial Form, Sixty Apertures	115	Continues accumulating Psychic Energy while Diamond Glazed Body remains unavailable for further improvement.
Peak Martial Form, Ninety-Nine Essence Apertures	138	Stimulates apertures sixty-one through ninety-nine; the Netherworld Wisdom King manifests, but he lacks the Essence needed for Meridian Reincarnation.
Eleven-Meridian Martial Momentum-level combat power	154	After absorbing Scarlet Python blood and raising Diamond Glazed Body to Lv. 9, he assesses his all-out strength at the Eleven-Meridian level.
One-Meridian Martial Momentum	157	Breaks through from Martial Form during his battle with Sky Wolf Marshal; materializes a golden palm attack based on Diamond Glazed Body principles.
Nine-Aperture Opening Apertures Realm (other-world body)	165 / 167	As Lin Mu, fuses eight arts into the Poison Bone Body-Forging Formula and opens all nine apertures.
Martial Core Realm; Diamond Glazed Body, Lv. 10	171	Forms the Sixteen-Foot Golden Body and the Three-Faced, Six-Armed Wisdom King Image.
Three-Vein Martial Momentum, Martial Core Realm	211	Links eighteen Essence Apertures, advances through Two-Vein to Three-Vein Martial Momentum, and gains Immortal Trait Lv. 1.
Opening Apertures Realm (Fang Yun body)	218	In another unknown world, raises Stone-Splitting Hand to Lv. 10 and fully develops the Blood-Shedding Technique.
Heart-Bridge Realm to Martial Core Realm (Fang Yun body)	230	Raises the Netherfrost Body-Cultivation Method through its second and third levels, condensing a Blood-Qi Furnace.
Blood-Soul Realm (Fang Yun body)	239	Upgrades the Netherfrost Body-Cultivation Method again, causing his Martial Core to transform and his Blood-Qi Force to enter the Blood-Soul Realm.

Background

Before arriving in his current world, Chen Xu ran a small game-development studio and worked on the text game Tianwu until he died from overwork. After his rebirth, the game’s attribute panel appears in his vision and becomes the basis of his survival strategy. 1

He begins as the master of the under-resourced Chen Martial Arts Academy. Determined to reclaim its withheld Refining Liquid, he coerces Chang Wei into surrendering the Bronze Body Technique, takes control of Zhicheng Martial Arts Academy’s resources, and installs Chang Wei as its director. 3 11 13

Appearance

Chen Xu’s physique changes repeatedly as his martial arts advance. He can deliberately suppress some of those changes through bone contraction to avoid attention. 23

• His ordinary height surpasses two meters after opening multiple apertures; he can compress himself to roughly 1.9 meters. 23
• Diamond Glazed Body Lv. 5 produces a three-meter-tall body with dark-gold skin. 91
• At Diamond Glazed Body Lv. 9, he becomes a four-meter golden giant. 154
• His Sixteen-Foot Golden Body reaches sixteen feet in height and radiates golden light. 171
• He uses altered appearances and clothing to maintain identities such as Tiger King and Jian Feng. 114 151

Personality

Chen Xu is intensely resource-driven. Refining Liquid, martial arts manuals, credits, and Psychic Energy matter more to him than wealth, prestige, or factional promises; he repeatedly treats martial techniques as the foundation of future strength. 4 23 55 87

He is pragmatic rather than blindly confrontational. He avoids creating needless enemies while weak, but once he holds an advantage, he uses intimidation, coercion, and lethal force without hesitation. 34 55 185 202

His self-reliance makes him dismissive of group structures and social niceties. He refuses Yan Yaoming’s recruitment attempt without even looking up from his meal, and later plans to use other detectives’ investigation work to locate a serial killer himself. 82 143

Abilities & Skills

Tianwu Panel

Tianwu is the attribute panel from the game Chen Xu developed in his previous life. It records his physical attributes, martial arts, realms, and available upgrades. 1 3

• Converts psychotronic or Psychic Energy into immediate martial-art improvement. 1
• Records techniques after Chen Xu learns their essentials, regardless of conventional cultivation requirements. 10 241
• Fuses multiple compatible martial arts into stronger composite techniques. 31 56 165 179
• Transfers improvements made by his other-world bodies back to his true body after an instance ends. 241

Martial-Arts Fusion

Chen Xu’s defining cultivation method is the systematic fusion of large numbers of techniques.

• Myriad Beasts Bronze Statue Art — Created from five martial arts with Bronze Body Technique as its core; grants all-around physical enhancement and Beast’s Will. 31
• Diamond Glazed Body / Vajra Glazed Body — A body-tempering art that grants extreme durability, regenerative effects, immense strength, and giant transformations. 56 91 138 171
• Poison Bone Body-Forging Formula — Formed from Tempering Fist and seven arts, including Seven Cultivation Finger and Stone-Crushing Iron Palm; opens all nine apertures in his Lin Mu identity. 165
• Great Sun True Martial Body — Created by fusing numerous martial arts after absorbing an immature Anomaly’s Psychic Energy. 179
• Sacred Body Sun-Burning Art — A later core art Chen seeks to raise beyond its second level using black-market resources. 195 211

Essence and Blood-Qi Cultivation

Chen Xu employs the Blood Surge Through the Nine Apertures method to open apertures and generate Blood-Qi Force. 17 23

• Activates Essence Apertures at extraordinary speed, reaching ninety-nine apertures while still in Martial Form. 138
• Fuses the Blood Rushing Nine Apertures Breakthrough Method with a completed Body-Nourishing Method to create the Extreme Blood-Qi Breakthrough Method. 120
• Uses Blood-Qi Force to accelerate regeneration, enhance attributes, and support aperture breakthroughs. 120 167
• Can link opened apertures into meridians, progressing from Martial Form to Martial Momentum. 157 211

Combat Techniques

Chen Xu possesses a broad arsenal, though he usually relies on overwhelming physical power.

• Chen-Style Tiger Roar Fist — His first recorded art; Tiger Might can intimidate weaker opponents and interfere with their courage. 3 5 13
• Nine-Step Body-Leaping Technique — A movement art that develops into Aerial Leap, enabling repeated mid-air movement. 12 23
• Yang Extremity Fist — A high-damage fist art with a powerful Burning effect; used to reduce He Yanming to ash. 56 154
• Materialized Martial Momentum Palm — A golden palm formed with condensed Essence; used to destroy Sky Wolf Marshal’s transformed body. 157
• Poison Fiend Vajra Body — Allows him to expel a purple-black qi projectile capable of cutting through groups of Anomalies. 169

Perception and Concealment

Chen Xu uses physical control, heightened senses, and alternate identities to manage danger.

• Uses bone contraction to reduce his conspicuous height. 23
• Can alter his appearance into the middle-aged Tiger King persona. 151
• His enhanced senses and Essence attachment allow him to overhear conversations through walls. 202
• Reads others’ contempt, mockery, and pity from their expressions with unusual accuracy. 175

Equipment / Items

• Space Ring — Stores clothing, supplies, Black Robe No. 2, and a mysterious leather object that may be a treasure map. 115 151 154
• Black Robes — Worn when acting as Tiger King to conceal his true identity. 151 154
• Anomaly Skin Scroll — A valuable scroll that gradually forms an Anomaly outline and facilitates entry into unknown worlds. 171 218
• Martial Pavilion VIP Card — Delivered through Ling Xiangshan’s secretary. 19
• Detective License — Used to enter the Changmen Commandery Martial Pavilion as a professional detective. 141

Relationships

• Chang Wei — Initially a victim of Chen Xu’s coercion; later becomes the director Chen installs at Zhicheng Martial Arts Academy. Chen Xu rescues Chang Wei and his family from Xu Yeping’s men. 3 13 34
• Ling Xiangshan — Deputy Pavilion Master who provides Refining Liquid and promises Chen Xu a route to Great Abyss National University if Chen Martial Arts Academy wins the exchange tournament. 23
• Professor Mei — Inner Academy professor who supports Chen Xu’s advancement, secures his opportunity to enter the Ten Thousand Aspects Grotto, and intervenes against Professor Fu. 90 184 185
• Chen Jing / Meatball — A mysterious girl Chen names and keeps after she emerges from a crystal. She can locate hidden treasure and later guards his Anomaly Skin Scroll. 46 171
• Nie Mengyin — Martial Pavilion associate whom Chen escorts with her daughter Ling Youyou to Peace Prefecture City. 38 47
• Shu Yin — Martial Pavilion Master who recruits Chen Xu’s help for disappearance cases by offering Rank-2 Refining Liquid. 74
• Yu Yanran — Great Abyss princess whose Bloodline Armament information interests Chen Xu; he kills her after deciding her connection to Great Abyss is too dangerous. 26 31
• Mu Dazhi — Guiyuan Upper Sect subordinate appointed by Chen Xu as an Outer Elder after Chen becomes sect master. 215 218
• Shu Qing — Ninth-ranked detective whom Chen frightens with his aura, then considers useful enough to retain as an investigative asset. 143

Story Role / Major Arcs

Jinning Commandery and the Martial Hall Exchange Tournament

Chen Xu rebuilds his position by reclaiming Refining Liquid, seizing Zhicheng Martial Arts Academy, and supporting Chang Wei’s appointment as director. He enters the Martial Hall Exchange Tournament as Chen Martial Arts Academy’s hall master and becomes known for defeating opponents with a single punch. 11 13 24 28 34

Rise as a Martial Artist

After breaking through to Martial Artist, Chen Xu defeats Crane Elder, captures Yu Yanran to reclaim his Refining Liquid, and ultimately kills her to avoid future retaliation from Great Abyss. He then creates Myriad Beasts Bronze Statue Art and becomes a Martial Form cultivator. 30 31

Peace Prefecture City and the Inner Academy

Chen Xu escorts Nie Mengyin and Ling Youyou to Peace Prefecture City, obtains manuals and cultivation resources, and pursues admission to Great Abyss National University’s Inner Academy. There, he rapidly reaches first place, defeats Luo Qiushui for eighth rank, and receives an island and personal butler. 47 55 77 85 90

Martial Alliance, Detective Work, and Tiger King

While maintaining the Tiger King identity, Chen Xu accepts missions against the Martial Alliance, investigates a serial killer in Changmen Commandery as a detective, and uses Yan Zhengping’s conspiracy to pursue the Treasure Serpent and Snake Demon. 118 141 143 151

Martial Momentum and Martial Aspect

Chen Xu reaches Martial Momentum during his fight with Sky Wolf Marshal, later pushes Diamond Glazed Body to Lv. 10, achieves Martial Core Realm, and manifests the Three-Faced, Six-Armed Wisdom King Image. 157 171

Guiyuan Upper Sect

After the Guiyuan Upper Sect is decimated, Chen Xu inherits its Grand Elder position, claims its remaining resources, and is acknowledged as its ninth sect master. He appoints Mu Dazhi, strengthens the surviving elders, and prepares to defend the sect’s interests at the Martial Alliance Conference. 211 215

Unknown Worlds and the Demon-Subduing Sect

Through the Anomaly Skin Scroll, Chen Xu enters alternate worlds under identities including Lin Mu and Fang Yun. He exploits Tianwu to cultivate local arts without their ordinary resource requirements, infiltrates the Demon-Subduing Sect’s repositories, reaches Blood-Soul Realm, and records the sect’s martial arts for future fusion. 162 218 229 230 239 241

Notable Quotes

“Without strength, freedom could not be found anywhere.” 23

“You guys want to swallow Chen's resources and run?” 202

Trivia

• Chen Xu’s prior-life occupation was game developer and studio owner. 1
• He eats extraordinary quantities of food, including bones and ice, because ordinary meals struggle to satisfy his strengthened body. 82 143
• He calls Chen Jing “Chubby” and later “Meatball.” 46 56