Su Ze

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Su Ze (苏泽)
Alias(es)	Bai Jiuli; Han Qing / Coldclear Immortal Venerable; Shen Hei (disguised identity) 129 235 239
Species/Race	Green Hills Fox Clan; a separated tail-and-soul fragment of Bai Jiuli inhabiting a human body 129 235
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shen Mo's party; one half of the “Masked Duo” 252
Occupation/Role	Wood-ability Esper, combatant, healer, and Shen Mo's partner 6 239
Status	Active following the world's final evolution 426
First Appearance	Chapter 3

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Mutated Wood Ability	6	Possesses plant control and a rare healing mutation that uses plant vitality; his healing cannot repair Shen Mo's soul-level injuries. 6
Tier-Two Esper	103	His ability levels up; he can rapidly grow flowering vines while keeping watch over the group. 103
Unnamed post-fusion increase	223	Wakes after the cave incident with a drastic increase in power and soul-fusion progress, though he retains no memory of what occurred. 223
Seventh tail condensing	253	Absorbs spiritual energy from Spirit Stones and begins condensing a seventh tail. 253
Late Golden Core / Sixth Tier	287	His cultivation is stated to be Late Golden Core, equivalent to a Sixth-Tier Esper; his golden whip overwhelms a fishman experiment subject that Shen Mo cannot break through. 287
Eight-tailed original body	273	Reconnects with his original fox body, which has recovered to eight tails and can assume an adult form. 273
Seventh and eighth tails completed	289	During the effort to stabilize Shen Mo's chaotic energy, his seventh and eighth tails fully condense. 289
Divine Power awakened	382	Uses golden Divine Power to expose a hidden island and breach its protective membrane. 382

Background

Su Ze grew up next door to Shen Mo and Shen Yue. Shen Mo frequently visited him as a child and called him “big brother”; Su Ze was possessive even then, insisting that only he could be called gege while others could only be called ge. 63 104

Before the apocalypse, Su Ze developed affection for the original Shen Mo. He eventually realized that the person inhabiting Shen Mo's body was an impostor after that person's behavior became cruel and the familiar affection in his eyes faded. 73 When Shen Mo's body was later inhabited by a different soul, Su Ze was among those who noticed the change and chose to keep him alive while quietly investigating the situation. 4 5

Su Ze is tied to Bai Jiuli, the young prince of the Green Hills Fox Clan. During Bai Jiuli's failed Nine-Tailed Tribulation, Su Ze separated from him with part of his soul and reached Shen Mo before the original could. Bai Jiuli later enters Su Ze's body and gradually merges with him, leaving Su Ze with his memories, emotions, fox traits, and a more direct determination to pursue Shen Mo. 129 131

Appearance

Su Ze is a tall, sharply featured man whose refined, gentlemanly presentation conceals an intimidating presence. He is initially recognized by his silver-rimmed glasses and light-violet eyes; after losing the glasses, his uncovered purple fox eyes make him seem more distant to the group. 3 130 223

• Usually wears silver-rimmed glasses, originally due to nearsightedness. 130 223
• Has light-violet to deep-purple fox eyes. 3 130
• Can manifest snow-white fox tails; his restored true form is an eight-tailed white fox. 273 289
• His fox bloodline grants him an innate charm that becomes more pronounced as his soul fusion progresses. 132

Personality

Su Ze maintains a polite, relaxed facade, often smiling gently and speaking with deliberate calm. Beneath it, he is highly observant and calculating: he notices inconsistencies, probes for useful information, and prefers his own judgment over unreliable testimony. 30 36

His protectiveness toward Shen Mo is genuine but frequently possessive. He watches Shen Mo's secrets without forcing them out, supports his independent plans, and repeatedly places himself between Shen Mo and danger. At the same time, he becomes jealous when Shen Mo gives attention or gifts to other men. 103 189 235

Su Ze can be cruel to threats. When confronting robbers, he deliberately uses thorned vines to terrify and punish them rather than extract information, earning Shen Mo's description of him as a “beast in human clothing.” 36 After merging further with Bai Jiuli, he becomes bolder and less willing to hide his romantic intentions. 131 132

Abilities & Skills

Mutated Wood Ability

Su Ze's Wood Ability has three functions: controlling plants, accelerating plant growth, and healing through plant vitality. 6 36

• Summons thorned vines as his principal offensive weapon. 36
• Can rapidly grow flowers from his vines. 103
• Uses plant vitality for healing, a mutation rare among Wood Ability users. 6
• Cannot heal damage rooted in Shen Mo's broken Divine Soul. 6

Fox Bloodline and Soul Fusion

As a fragment of Bai Jiuli, Su Ze gradually inherits fox-clan traits, memories, tails, and power through soul fusion. 129 131

• Can manifest fox tails for combat, restraint, defense, and movement. 213 287
• Reconnects with an eight-tailed white-fox true body capable of adult transformation. 273
• Possesses fox-clan charm that can strongly affect Shen Mo when he removes his glasses. 132
• Performs the Fox Clan's Heartbond Knot secret art, creating a dark-red ring on Shen Mo's finger that can shield him from one calamity. 237
• Shares a fused but distinct consciousness with Bai Jiuli and Jiu Li; the three can struggle for control of the same body. 289

Golden Whip and Divine Power

Su Ze can summon a dark-gold whip of unclear origin. Its golden light is especially effective against corrupted black water and Evil God-related forces. 286 287

• Shatters the fishman experiment subject's black-water defense with ease. 287
• Can be wielded through his fox tails when his hands are unavailable. 213
• Later awakens golden Divine Power, allowing him to reveal and enter concealed spaces. 382

Tactical Judgment

Su Ze is a careful planner with information channels and strong situational awareness.

• Identifies danger, enemy backing, and the risks of incomplete intelligence. 36 80
• Covers for Shen Mo's concealed actions without forcing an explanation. 103 132
• Proposes trading for Crystal Cores at Daybreak City rather than relying solely on dangerous scavenging. 239
• Helps establish the Masked Duo's relief efforts, distributing purified Crystal Cores and defending threatened bases during the cold wave. 252

Equipment / Items

• Golden Whip — A dark-gold whip stored within Su Ze's body; channels powerful golden light. 286 287
• Forged sword — Shen Mo forges a sword for Su Ze, which he can wield effectively despite originally specializing in the whip. 252
• Void Ring — Shen Mo's Divine-Soul-bound ring, personally given to Su Ze. 237
• Heartbond Knot — A dark-red ring formed through fox-clan secret art; protects Shen Mo from one calamity. 237
• Fox mask — Used with the identity “Shen Hei” while moving through Daybreak City with Shen Mo. 239

Relationships

• Shen Mo — Childhood friend, romantic fate, and boyfriend. Su Ze's affection predates the apocalypse; he becomes increasingly open and protective after his fusion with Bai Jiuli. 63 131 235 255
• Bai Jiuli — Su Ze's original self and the source of his fox-clan soul fragment. Their eventual merger gives Su Ze Bai Jiuli's memories and feelings for Shen Mo. 129 131
• Jiu Li — A divine consciousness fused into the same fox body alongside Su Ze and Bai Jiuli; Jiu Li's Divine Power is stronger than the other two consciousnesses. 289
• Shen Yue — Shen Mo's older sister and Su Ze's childhood friend. She distrusts his pursuit of Shen Mo and openly guards her brother from him. 63 131
• Lü Sha — A hostile acquaintance who recognizes Su Ze as Han Qing and knows his Green Hills identity; both are jealous and territorial over Shen Mo. 235 237
• Cui Yang — A teammate and intelligence contact. Their relationship is casually teasing, but they cooperate seriously when missions are at stake. 80

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Identity investigation — Helps decide to keep the changed Shen Mo alive, then quietly investigates why the group can hear Shen Mo's thoughts and whether the change endangers him. 5 30
• Early apocalypse protection — Uses his Wood Ability against robbers, supports the supply missions, and becomes one of the first Tier-Two Espers in the team. 36 103
• Bai Jiuli revelation — Learns that he is Bai Jiuli's separated soul fragment, accepts the impending merger, and begins openly pursuing Shen Mo. 129 131 132
• Masked Duo — Works beside Shen Mo during the cold wave to rescue endangered bases, distribute purified Crystal Cores, and build the duo's reputation. 252
• Fox-body recovery — Reconnects to his eight-tailed original body, gains greater power, and confronts the complications of sharing one existence with Bai Jiuli and Jiu Li. 273 289
• World Tree crisis — Leads Shen Mo through the hidden ocean barrier with Divine Power and helps him confront the threat surrounding the withered World Tree. 382
• Final evolution aftermath — Remains at Shen Mo's side after the world's evolution, identifying a new black-mist threat linked to the Abyss. 426