Huang Muheng

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Huang Muheng (黄慕珩)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Huang Family; Imperial City Martial Academy
Occupation/Role	Martial Artist; formerly third on Qing Prefecture's Earth-Rank Martial Ranking 34 63
First Appearance	Chapter 34

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Eighth Rank	34	Began Stance Training at age eight, became a Martial Artist within a month, then entered Eighth Rank another month later. 34
Sixth Rank	34	Recognized as a Qing Prefecture Sixth-Rank prodigy; spent ten years tempering 178 pieces of Jade Bone before abandoning completion of the remaining bones. 34
Fifth Grade	95	Advanced by refining Spirit Beast Origins and opening Heavenly Cycle Apertures during the national-war consciousness space. 95

Background / History

Huang Muheng is a scion of the Huang Family, whose ancestor is a Second-Rank Celestial. Although his family holds significant standing, he considers it inferior to the Feng, Chen, Dong, Chu, and Qian families, each of which possesses multiple high-ranking ancestors. 44

He was once regarded as Yan Kingdom's greatest prodigy. At sixteen, he claimed that no peer of his generation could withstand a single exchange with him, and the Empress entrusted him with full authority over Yan Kingdom's delegation to the Martial God Academy. 64

That reputation collapsed during the Martial God Academy assessment. Huang Muheng proposed a ten-battle wager against Zhao and Chu Kingdoms, staking Yan Kingdom's thirty invitations. Yan lost all ten battles; several participants died, Ye Jianqing's sister Ye Lingxuan had her martial foundation destroyed, and Yan Kingdom lost its assessment slots. 61 64 Huang Muheng personally lost to Zhao Xuanzhen, whose perfected Bloodwave Restoration allowed him to restore depleted blood qi during their fight. 64

The defeat left Huang Muheng burdened by guilt and stalled his progress for years. He later admits that he failed to act when great-clan scions obstructed commoner Martial Artists from competing, allowing a battle he believed was doomed to proceed. 65 120

Appearance

Huang Muheng is initially introduced wearing fine silk clothes befitting a prominent young master. 34

• Often presents himself with an easy smile and a composed, refined manner. 34 63
• His clothing is frequently left damaged or bloodstained after fighting in the consciousness-space national war. 105 106
• Uses a yellow-glowing fist manifestation in combat. 97 106

Personality

Huang Muheng is sociable and approachable despite his upbringing. At his Qing Prefecture banquet, he personally helped Zhou Ming clean spilled items instead of leaving the task to servants, and he was known to converse politely even with Martial Artists of unremarkable talent. 34 35

His earlier failure at the Martial God Academy made him bitter, self-critical, and hesitant to challenge powerful aristocratic interests. Zhou Ming's condemnation of his inaction forces him to confront the consequences of his past choices. 61 65

After joining Zhou Ming, Huang Muheng becomes markedly more decisive. He is ambitious enough to pursue Martial God Academy opportunities, loyal enough to seek help for his old companions, and ruthless enough to extort Great Medicine from hostile clan heirs under threat of repeated deaths and lost realms. 78 79 106

Abilities & Skills

Immaculate Body

Huang Muheng possesses the Immaculate Body, the second-ranked Innate Divine Ability. Its specific functions are not detailed in the available record. 65

• Holds an Innate Divine Ability despite being surpassed in cultivation by several contemporaries after his long stagnation. 65 105
• His blood qi reserves remain far below Zhou Ming's, a disparity Huang Muheng openly acknowledges. 95

Fist Intent

Huang Muheng possesses fist intent that can enhance martial techniques, an effect observed by Zhou Ming while watching him train. 68

• Forms huge yellow fist imprints capable of crushing opponents from above. 97
• Can pierce enemies directly with both fists in close combat. 97
• Demonstrated enough strength to kill Golden-Armored Giant Rhinoceroses bare-handed. 87

Movement Technique

Huang Muheng has a notably effective, unnamed escape technique.

• Repeatedly evades Zhou Ming during pursuit. 94 118
• Can reposition behind opponents quickly enough to launch surprise attacks. 97
• His evasiveness gives Zhou Ming confidence that he can preserve his life even when temporarily outmatched. 97

Cultivation Knowledge and Foundation Restoration

Huang Muheng is knowledgeable about resource-based cultivation, acupoint advancement, martial techniques, and the dangers of spatial rifts. 41 44 80

• Explained that Martial Artists increasingly require heavenly treasures as ordinary food can no longer sustain blood-qi conversion. 41
• Warned Zhou Ming that those below Second Grade can be trapped and killed by spatial rifts. 80
• Developed an Essence Blood replacement process using Zhou Ming's blood to permanently repair Ye Lingxuan's damaged foundation. 85
• Damaged his own foundation while researching a way to restore Ye Lingxuan. 85
• Proposed using Great Medicine directly for cultivation when Spirit of Heaven and Earth could no longer be converted into blood qi. 120

Relationships

• Zhou Ming / Zhou Yuxi — Initially attempts to recruit him at a Qing Prefecture banquet, then becomes his trusted ally and sworn-like brother. Huang Muheng warns Zhou Ming that War God divine abilities can be stolen, later joins his campaign against the aristocratic faction, and fights beside him in the national-war space. 34 45 78 88 97
• Wen Ruoxi — Zhou Ming introduces her as his wife; Huang Muheng respectfully calls her “Sister-in-law.” 63
• Ye Lingxuan — Close friend and later romantic interest. He remains devoted to repairing her ruined foundation and helps carry out the Essence Blood replacement process. 84 85 116
• Ye Jianqing — Former adversary who holds Huang Muheng responsible for Ye Lingxuan's ruined foundation and the deaths caused by the Martial God Academy wager. Huang Muheng later prevents Zhou Ming from killing him. 61 62
• Nan Yunxiu and Shen Ling — Among Huang Muheng's closest friends; they join Zhou Ming's side after learning that Huang Muheng and Zhou Ming helped restore Ye Lingxuan's foundation. 86
• Dong Lü — Fellow noble-clan scion and friend. Dong Lü questions Huang Muheng about the old Martial God Academy incident and is unsettled by Huang Muheng's choice to side with Zhou Ming's cause. 63 78
• Zhao Xuanzhen — The Zhao Kingdom Third Prince who defeated Huang Muheng during the Martial God Academy wager through Bloodwave Restoration. 64
• Mu Ziyi — His cousin, whom he introduces to Zhou Ming before the national-war competition. 86
• Mo Jiuzhong — Entrusts Huang Muheng with keeping Zhou Ming inside the Imperial City Martial Academy when the aristocratic faction prepares a killing trap. 120

Story Role / Major Arcs

Qing Prefecture Banquets

As the third-ranked Earth-Rank Martial Artist in Qing Prefecture, Huang Muheng hosts a banquet intended to recruit talent. He meets the disguised Zhou Ming, discusses Sixth-Rank cultivation with him, and lends him a cultivation method. 34 35

Journey to the Imperial City

Huang Muheng travels with Qing Prefecture's top ten and provides Zhou Ming with information about the Imperial City's noble families. He privately warns Zhou Ming not to compete for first place, revealing that divine ability talents can be seized. 44 45

Reckoning with the Martial God Academy Wager

Ye Jianqing publicly confronts Huang Muheng over the disastrous wager. Zhou Ming defends Huang Muheng from blame, but later rebukes him for failing to stop the great-clan scions from sacrificing commoner Martial Artists. 61 65

Alliance with Zhou Ming

Zhou Ming recruits Huang Muheng into his plan to fight for Yan Kingdom's resource shares and Martial God Academy slots. Huang Muheng ultimately chooses to “advance and retreat” with Zhou Ming, seeking redemption for his earlier failure. 77 78

National-War Competition

Huang Muheng recruits Ye Lingxuan, Nan Yunxiu, and Shen Ling into the group, then enters the consciousness-space battlefield alongside Zhou Ming. He hunts spirit beasts, reaches Fifth Grade, survives the Frostsilver Wolf crisis, and proves his combat value during their nighttime assault on enemy forces. 86 95 97

Extortion of the Clan Heirs

After Yan Kingdom's victory, Huang Muheng takes charge of extracting ransom from hostile clan heirs. Backed by Zhou Ming's force and his allies' attacks, he demands one stalk of Great Medicine for every realm the heirs wish to preserve. 106

Protecting Zhou Ming

When Mo Jiuzhong warns that the aristocratic faction is preparing a deathmatch to seize Zhou Ming's divine ability, Huang Muheng agrees to keep Zhou Ming within the Martial Academy for three days. 120 121

Notable Quotes

“Martial Artists must fight.” 78

“I am willing to advance and retreat alongside Brother Zhou!” 78

“I am Huang Muheng! Alright, introductions are over. Now let's discuss something serious.” 106

Trivia

• Huang Muheng tempered 178 pieces of Jade Bone, but abandoned the remaining 28 after the final completed piece required half a year to temper. 34
• He once referred to Zhou Ming as “Brother Yu Xi” before learning his true identity. 45 63
• His private courtyard at the Imperial City Martial Academy is available because of the Huang Family's donations to the academy. 63
• He is especially sensitive to spatial rifts and immediately attempted to shield Zhou Ming from one opened by the Empress. 80