Huo Zheng

Biodata

Name	Huo Zheng (霍铮)
Alias(es)	Senior Brother Huo
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Flood Peak Martial Arts Academy; Huo Family; Huo Family Escort Agency
Occupation/Role	Inner Court senior disciple; martial instructor; escort
Status	Alive; recovering and working to restore cultivation after his meridians were disrupted by Huang Zhenjun 263 330 362
First Appearance	Chapter 6

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Major Manifest Force	97 123	Advanced from Minor to Major Manifest Force within roughly a month, a pace Fang Han attributes to Huo Zheng's superior innate constitution. Refining Crocodile Dragon Egg Liquid later restored his shoulder and brought his Force Qi to its limit, but did not produce a Dark Strength breakthrough 97 124.
Manifest Force Perfection	126	Reached Manifest Force Perfection, leaving him one step short of Dark Strength 126 127. His cultivation was subsequently damaged when Huang Zhenjun disrupted his Twelve Primary Meridians 163 263.

Background / History

Huo Zheng is an Inner Court disciple of Flood Peak Martial Arts Academy and the son of Huo Ting, chief of the Huo Family Escort Agency. His mother died early, leaving Huo Ting to raise him while running the escort business; Huo Zheng began accompanying escorts from childhood and later handled dangerous runs on his own 124.

He first took notice of Fang Han when the new apprentice repeatedly practiced the Gale-Breaking Fist without gaining real progress. Huo Zheng demonstrated all Twelve Forms at Subtle Mastery, corrected Fang Han’s posture and principles, and turned imitation into genuine practice 6. Although impressed by Fang Han’s comprehension, he initially believed Fang’s Lower-grade Bone Constitution and late start would strictly limit his future—a view consistent with Huo Zheng’s “Innate Constitution Theory” 6 8 169.

Despite that assessment, Huo Zheng invested in Fang Han. He gifted him twenty-year-old Solomon’s Seal worth thirty taels, helped him seek cultivation resources through his connections, and later brought him into the Huo Family Escort Agency 9 30 97.

Personality

Huo Zheng is restrained, composed, and notably sparing with words. He usually approaches matters pragmatically, evaluating martial potential through constitution, resources, and measurable cultivation progress rather than sentiment 8 22 97.

His reserved manner conceals intense ambition and a strong sense of family duty. He risked his life to obtain Crocodile Dragon eggs in hopes of breaking through before the Martial Examination Assessment, wanting to prove that he could share the burdens borne by his father and the Huo Family 120 124. Even when the family faced a Contract Deathmatch, he tried to shoulder the crisis himself while refusing to let Fang Han take an unnecessary life-or-death risk 142.

Around Fang Han, Huo Zheng gradually becomes candid and warm. He offers practical guidance, accepts Fang Han’s secrets without pressing for explanations, and occasionally teases his otherwise serious junior brother about marriage 113 143 199.

Abilities & Skills

Gale-Breaking Fist

Huo Zheng demonstrated the complete Twelve Forms of Gale-Breaking Fist with Subtle Mastery, combining swift punches, nimble footwork, and measured advances and retreats 6.

• Explains the form, stance, timing, and intent behind each movement rather than teaching through rote imitation alone 6.
• Uses the technique as an instructor to identify flaws in trainees’ foundations and comprehension 6 22.

Huo Family Saber Technique

As a member of the Huo Family, Huo Zheng practices its inherited Yellow-grade saber art and recognizes its details well enough to detect Fang Han’s abnormal mastery during their spar 116 118.

• Sparred Fang Han with wooden sabers and provided direct guidance 116.
• Was described as having reached Major Accomplishment and nearing Perfection before Huang Zhenjun injured him 163.
• His familiarity with the art allowed him to see through Fang Han’s concealed strength when Fang displayed skill inconsistent with not yet reaching Entry 118.

Movement and Survival

Huo Zheng possesses a Mortal-grade movement technique and considers his footwork fast enough to evade a Crocodile Dragon if he is not trapped in a dead end 120.

• Used concealment and stillness alongside Fang Han during the infiltration of the Crocodile Dragon nest 119 120.
• Endured a severe shoulder wound without crying out while applying harsh escort-agency medicine 122.

Martial Theory and Instruction

Huo Zheng is a knowledgeable instructor of foundational martial cultivation 22.

• Explained the three Body Tempering stages: Skin Tempering, Bone Tempering, and Sinew Tempering 22.
• Taught that Gale-Breaking Fist must reach Major Accomplishment before attempting to gather Blood Qi 22.
• Warned trainees that medicinal assistance can help cultivation but cannot replace a stable foundation 22.

Escort and Beast-Hunting Expertise

Growing up in the Huo Family Escort Agency gave Huo Zheng practical planning and field skills 124.

• Organized the Crocodile Dragon egg operation, including routes, supplies, and the use of live deer as less conspicuous bait 118 119.
• Helped harvest a slain Mother Crocodile Dragon, extracting its heart and roughly one hundred pounds of essence-rich flesh before the blood scent could draw stronger threats 328.
• Prepared storage boxes and ice in advance to preserve valuable Crocodile Dragon materials 329.

Relationships

• Fang Han — Initially his Outer Court junior and student; later his trusted martial brother, escort colleague, and partner in dangerous hunts. Huo Zheng repeatedly supports Fang’s cultivation and respects his secrets, while Fang repeatedly acts to repay the Huo Family’s favors 6 97 118 124 142.
• Huo Ting — His father and the chief of the Huo Family Escort Agency. Huo Zheng wants to prove himself worthy of sharing his father’s burdens, while Huo Ting repeatedly urges him to prioritize his own martial future 124 142.
• Zheng Hongfeng — His academy master. Zheng Hongfeng recognizes Huo Zheng’s diligence and later promises to seek help for his grievance with the Huang Family after the Martial Examination Assessment 127 263.
• Huang Zhenjun — The Huang Family descendant who severely injured Huo Zheng at Moonwatch Tower, disrupted his meridians, and derailed his martial progress 163 263.
• Zheng Yuanming — Fellow Inner Court disciple and Zheng Hongfeng’s daughter. Huo Zheng introduces her to Fang Han after Fang becomes a true disciple and directs Fang to seek her help with martial matters 73.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Fang Han’s early mentor — Corrects Fang Han’s Gale-Breaking Fist, teaches the academy’s cultivation fundamentals, and provides an early medicinal investment despite doubting how far Fang’s physique can carry him 6 9 22.
• Escort Agency connection — Offers Fang Han a flexible escort position, enabling him to earn legitimate income and gain real combat experience. Huo Ting’s favorable view of Fang is partly built on Huo Zheng’s praise 97 98.
• Crocodile Dragon egg expedition — Recruits Fang Han for the dangerous theft at Dragon King River. He is badly wounded while luring one beast away, but later refines Crocodile Dragon Egg Liquid with Fang Han and approaches Manifest Force Perfection 118 122 124.
• Huo Family crisis — Is caught between his father’s demand that he focus on the Martial Examination and his own desire to solve the Huang Family’s Contract Deathmatch threat. He rejects Fang Han’s offer to die for the family, but ultimately conveys the Huo Family’s gift of Purple-Gold Fo-Ti to him 142 144.
• Injury and recovery — Huang Zhenjun defeats him with a single punch and leaves him gravely injured. The Huo Family sells property and calls in favors to hire a Marvelous Hands Pavilion physician, allowing Huo Zheng to walk again but leaving lasting harm to his meridians and cultivation 163 198 263.
• Martial Examination return — Rushes back from Yunkang City to witness Fang Han’s match against Ye Fan, bribing his way past the venue guards rather than miss it. His fellow disciples welcome him warmly, reflecting his standing within Flood Peak 262 263.
• Later partnership — Brings Fang Han news of an injured Crocodile Dragon, joins the hunt and harvest, and continues supporting him with information, materials, and financial help despite the escort agency’s strained resources 325 328 329 362.

Notable Quotes

“The fact that you can see the problem means you're not stupid. But you must understand this: learning boxing isn't something you can accomplish just by reading a manual. You need someone to teach you.” 6

“I know my limits.” 120

“Our relationship as senior and junior brothers may be good, but you don't need to go this far!” 142