Jiang Shu

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Jiang Shu (江殊)
Alias(es)	Shang Junming; Martial Saint Jiang; Martial God Jiang; Lord Jiang Shu 163 164 187 247 464
Species/Race	Human 760
Gender	Male
Affiliation	True Martial Sect; Xia Kingdom; protected and cultivated by the Nine Universes Merchant Alliance 247 365 403
Occupation/Role	Cultivator; Xia Kingdom Martial God; First True Disciple of the True Martial Sect 247 365
Status	Alive; active in the Human Race's war against the Demon Race 846
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Horse Stance — Minor Mastery	1	Began with the Horse Stance and One Bowl Water Method; the Panel recorded his proficiency.
Qi and Blood Circulation	19	Revealed this breakthrough to Yan Dehou after demonstrating strength sufficient to lift and throw Wang Han's desk.
Transforming Force	121	Broke through while gaining an understanding of the attributes carried by cultivation methods.
Viscera Training Peak	143	Developed the Four Symbols Viscera Transformation Force; Black Tortoise True Strength granted exceptional underwater control.
Dan Jin Realm	157	Could sense the Origin Qi between heaven and earth, though he could not yet draw it into Apertures.
Blood Exchange Realm — Mid Stage	164	Stabilized his cultivation while advancing the Improved Forbidden Technique and Great Dream Sleep Dan Art.
Aperture Opening Realm	173 174	Reached Hundred Apertures Gathering Spirit and Origin Qi Shape Shifting after three years of cultivation.
Great Samadhi	187	Opened 200 Apertures and advanced his Mind Cultivation.
Shattering the Void, Seeing the Divine and Indestructible / Constant Samadhi / Peak Aperture Opening	195	His body cultivation, Mind Cultivation, and Origin Power cultivation had each reached advanced stages; he gained the Thunder Roc Nether Qi Wings.
Embryonic Breathing Realm	206	Broke through two stages in succession and obtained Soul Egress and Object Manipulation.
Rebirth Realm — Peak / Possession-level spiritual power	226	Rebuilt himself after the Hundred Dynasty War and reached a state where destruction of his body would not destroy his soul.
Furnace Fire Realm — Late Stage	247	Advanced after killing Blood God through the use of the Polar Underworld Lightning Tablet, Divine Abilities, and a Mystical Power Great Elixir.
Essence Core Realm — Early Stage	289	Condensed an Origin Core and cultivated sixty-eight Divine Abilities, including more than thirty Earth Rank abilities.
Nirvana Realm — Middle Stage	365	Stabilized his cultivation, deepened his Great Dao comprehension, and was promoted to First True Disciple.
Forget Self Realm — Peak	406	Refined the Xuan Xing Origin, enhanced his spiritual power, and transformed Xuanxing's continents and Origin Qi.
Ten Thousand Manifestations Realm	562	Continued comprehending Great Daos while wielding the Return to Void Heaven-Robbing Technique and Desolate Star Great Halberd.
Primal Chaos Realm	634	Broke through through his comprehension of the Great Dao of Space; tested his power by destroying a dead star.
Dao Venerable	641	Stabilized his realm and shattered Cracked Stone City's barrier with a single palm strike.
Primal Chaos Realm — Middle Stage	691	Advanced his Great Dao of Strength and Great Dao of Space while remaining at the same major realm.
Venerable Realm — Early Stage	764	Severely wounded and defeated a Mid-stage Venerable Mech Clan opponent.
Venerable Realm — Middle Stage	768	Forced three Late-stage Venerables into a stalemate before summoning reinforcements.
Primal Chaos Realm — Late Stage	846	Defeated and killed the Venerable of Strength, then escaped the pursuit of several Late-stage Venerables.

Background / History

Jiang Shu died young from a serious illness in his previous life. After breaking through the Mystery of the Womb and awakening a special ability in his new life, he resolved to pursue Martial Dao alone, believing that only personal power could secure control over one's fate 1.

As a senior at Jicheng Fifth High School, he took a leave of absence to train the Horse Stance rather than follow the conventional academic path. He aimed to sense Blood Qi, enter a key university without the College Entrance Examination, and ultimately reach an Academy 1.

His early practice combined the Horse Stance with the One Bowl Water Method, a mental discipline that stilled his thoughts. The Panel in his mind tracked his attainments and preserved them permanently, allowing even foundational arts to accumulate into lasting progress 1.

Appearance

Jiang Shu is a tall, slender young man whose restrained bearing can make him appear ordinary despite his cultivation.

• Long hair, at times described as falling over his shoulders 187.
• A handsome face; he continued fighting despite receiving a deep claw mark across it 195.
• Often wears exceedingly simple clothing 164.
• After cultivating the Great Dream Sleep Dan Art, his spirit became so restrained that he seemed to meld naturally with heaven and earth 164.
• His eyes can display silver-blue spatial ripples when wielding spatial power 589.

Personality

Jiang Shu is defined by an unusually firm pursuit of Martial Dao. He rejected comfort, wealth, fame, and social invitations when they conflicted with cultivation, maintaining the same discipline after becoming famous that he had shown as an unknown student 164.

He is calm under provocation and prefers decisive demonstrations of strength to petty disputes. When Wang Han tried to use rumors and school authority against him, Jiang Shu did not argue; he overturned the situation by revealing his physical strength and cultivation 19.

His ambition is tempered by responsibility. He repeatedly assists Xia Kingdom's martial artists, shares cultivation insights with Wang Yan, guides his family, and seeks an ideal in which “Everyone is Like a Dragon” rather than limiting his concern to a single nation 187 206 270.

He can also be calculating and ruthless toward enemies. He manipulated Liang Yuanzhou's resentment to enter the Liang Family's internal conflict, then killed him and assumed his identity after Liang Yuanzhou reached the Blood Exchange Realm 173 174.

Abilities & Skills

Panel and Two Worlds Travel

Jiang Shu possesses a semi-transparent Panel that records skill proficiency and confirms attained mastery permanently.

• Recorded early arts such as Great Jing Dynasty language and writing and the Horse Stance 1.
• Allows steady advancement through repeated practice, including the rapid refinement of martial arts and Divine Abilities 201 358.
• Its Two Worlds Travel function gives Jiang Shu access to opportunities and cultivation systems from different worlds 1 759.

Four Symbols Viscera Transformation Force

A Middle-Grade cultivation method ranked sixteenth in the Great Jing Dynasty for its four visceral True Forces 143.

• Black Tortoise True Strength — Manipulates water, forms currents and waterspouts, and makes Jiang Shu exceptionally dangerous underwater 143.
• Four Symbols True Strength — Tempered his bone marrow and supported his Blood Exchange Realm cultivation 164.
• Jiang Shu selected the method despite its flaws because he believed its limits left greater room for improvement 132 133.

Mind Cultivation and Spiritual Power

Jiang Shu develops his mind alongside his body and Origin Power, giving him spiritual strength far beyond ordinary martial artists.

• Reached Great Samadhi, Constant Samadhi, and later Embryonic Breathing through sustained Mind Cultivation 187 195 206.
• Can perform Soul Egress and Object Manipulation 206.
• Uses mental force to break restrictions, refine Storage Bags, and wield techniques beyond his physical realm 200 201.
• His spiritual power reached Possession level at the peak of the Rebirth Realm 226.

Heavenly Star Dragon Seizing Hand

A Quasi-Supreme Martial Art based on spiritual power 195 199.

• Used to uproot a massive tree and kill the Black Robe Old Man in Hidden Abyss City 199.
• Progressed rapidly because his Embryonic Breathing spiritual power already rivaled that of an ordinary Rebirth Realm martial artist 201.
• Can be used both as a telekinetic attack and as a means of controlling objects at range 199 206.

Kun Peng Devouring Art

A Spirit Rank Divine Ability obtained during the Hundred Dynasty War 226 231.

• Absorbs and refines Pure Essence Pills to expand Jiang Shu's Origin Power 236.
• Helped him defeat Ye Huang and Yue Ba Xian, securing first place in the Points Ranking Board 226.
• Reached the Limit-Breaking Level after three years of seclusion 269.

Five Thunders Great Handprint

A Divine Ability derived from thunder-method cultivation 173.

• Refined alongside Jiang Shu's other inherited Divine Abilities after he entered the True Martial Sect 236 242.
• Reached the Limit-Breaking Level during his three-year seclusion 269.
• Can manifest a vast thunder attack capable of annihilating large groups of Demon Race soldiers 531.

Humanity's Supreme Fist

A fist art embodying Jiang Shu's resolve and commitment to the Human Race.

• Created while facing the True Disciple Tower's Pan Wu Splitting Heaven Axe 360.
• Broke the axe's attack despite severely injuring Jiang Shu 360.
• Shattered a Demon Race city-protecting array when combined with the manifested Great Dao of Dragon Appearance 531.

Pan Wu Splitting Heaven Axe

A destructive Great Dao attack formed through Jiang Shu's comprehension of the Great Dao of Strength.

• Condenses a gigantic black axe capable of cleaving through the void 464.
• Grew increasingly natural through prolonged combat against the Eternal Tower Replica 426.
• Forms part of Jiang Shu's pursuit of “One Force Breaks Ten Thousand Laws” 634.

Alchemy

Jiang Shu is an accomplished alchemist whose refinement skill developed alongside his cultivation.

• Refined Middle-Grade pills with the assistance of Zhang Rui's Alchemy AI 142.
• Successfully produced High-Grade Medicinal Pills in an Earth Fire Alchemy Room 165.
• Uses pill refinement to support his own cultivation and reward trusted allies 142 165.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Polar Underworld Lightning Tablet — Spirit Rank Treasure Item inherited from Nether Lightning True Person; its Treasure Pattern helped Jiang Shu kill Blood God 201 247.
• Little Five Elements Sword Formation Disk — A formation artifact capable of aerial movement and devastating area attacks 190.
• Desolate Star Great Halberd — Formed from the Return to Void Heaven-Robbing Technique; used in battles against Venerable-level enemies 562 571.
• Thunder Roc Nether Qi Wings — An Ancient Forbidden Technique that grants flight and allows Jiang Shu to leave grounded opponents behind 195.
• Heaven-Connecting Jianmu — Used to escape after confronting several Late-stage Venerables 846.
• Storage Bag of Nether Lightning True Person — Contained cultivation resources, an identity jade plaque, and inherited items from the True Martial Sect disciple 200 201.
• World Tree Sapling — Nourished with Jiang Shu's Dao essence and resonant with his Law of Creation 634.

Relationships

• Yan Dehou (Old Yan) — Jiang Shu's homeroom teacher. Yan Dehou tried to dissuade him from abandoning school, but respected his determination and later handled his conflict with Wang Han fairly 1 19.
• Old Man Chou — Martial hall master and Jiang Shu's early mentor. He taught Jiang Shu nearly all of his martial arts and later remained one of Jiang Shu's trusted elders 28 164.
• Qi Yuan — Early supporter who shared Exotic Beast Meat with Jiang Shu when he was still weak; Jiang Shu considers that loyalty unforgettable 164.
• Zhou Yang — Restaurant owner and associate whom Jiang Shu repeatedly reminded not to abandon Martial Dao for wealth 28 44.
• Su Mingchun — Danxia Merchant Guild vice president who recognized Jiang Shu as a first-class talent and guided his choice of cultivation path 132 133 157.
• Chu Xisheng — Fellow genius and confidant who provided information on the Liang Family and recognized Jiang Shu's true combat strength 165 171 172.
• Wang Yan — Xia Kingdom Martial Saint and cultivation peer. Jiang Shu shared the limit-breaking Crystal Meditation Method with him and openly discussed Mind Cultivation 184 206 270.
• Luo Yu — Ally during the conflict with Tu Ling; later ranked in the Hundred Dynasty War and regarded Jiang Shu as a representative of Great Jing 199 226.
• Xue Xuan — Friend and combat ally who assisted Jiang Shu against Ye Huang and Yue Ba Xian 226.
• Zi Ji Dao Venerable — Jiang Shu's master and Peak Lord of Thunder Hell Peak; taught him the Five Elements Chaos Tribulation Dragon Transformation Art 295.
• Zhou Yan — Long-term rival and enemy whose attempts to arrange Jiang Shu's death led to their eventual life-and-death confrontation 291 345.
• Hu Yi — Jiang Shu's disciple and intelligence gatherer. Jiang Shu rewarded him with an Earth Rank Treasure Artifact for locating Demon Race forces 567.
• Zhan Feng — War Alliance genius and ally who repeatedly supported Jiang Shu and defended his standing before Zhan Jiuxiao 598.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early Martial Dao Path

• Left Jicheng Fifth High School to focus completely on Martial Dao training 1.
• Reached Qi and Blood Circulation and established himself as someone school authorities could no longer treat as an ordinary student 19.
• Entered Hungry Tiger Martial Hall's rivalry with Luo Yongcheng and continued training despite the loss of their relationship 28.

Rise in Great Jing

• Returned to Pingling County, resisted Zhou Yang's invitation to focus on business, and continued preparing for the Yao Family banquet and the Luo Family's medicinal-cuisine secret 44.
• Became a Youth Grandmaster, slew a Fourth Order Ferocious Flood Dragon, and reached the top of the Grandmaster Rankings 143 144.
• Earned first-class genius status from the Danxia Merchant Guild after defeating Zhou Heng 132.
• Entered Cloud State, gained fame after battling Zhao Zhongming, and rose to twenty-second on the Little Dragon-Tiger Rankings 171.

Xuanxing Martial Saint

• Returned to Xia Kingdom and was publicly introduced as Martial Saint Jiang during a military parade, becoming a nationwide symbol of Martial Dao 187.
• Fought Fusang's Sword God above his realm, an achievement Wang Yan considered a historic Martial Dao battle 191.
• Took part in conflicts involving Tier 6 Variant Ferocious Beasts, Secret Realms, and the defense of Xia Kingdom 206.
• Killed Blood God and became recognized by world leaders as Xia Kingdom's Martial God 247.

Hundred Dynasty War and True Martial Sect

• Took first place in the Hundred Dynasty War and obtained the Kun Peng Devouring Art 226.
• Entered the True Martial Sect and rapidly rose from Servant Disciple to a feared Inner Sect genius 231 290.
• Condensed thirty-six Divine Abilities into his Origin Core, then later cultivated ninety-nine Mystical Powers 282 345.
• Defeated Zhou Yan in their life-and-death conflict and became Zi Ji Dao Venerable's disciple 345.
• Qualified for a Supreme Dao Canon and was promoted to First True Disciple 360 365.

Cosmic Expansion and Human Race War

• Earned peerless-genius treatment from the Nine Universes Merchant Alliance after advancing through the Eternal Tower 403 404.
• Fought in the Chaotic Demon Sea, killed powerful Demon Race experts, and led intelligence-driven operations through Hu Yi 567 571.
• Reached the Primal Chaos Realm, planted and nourished the World Tree Sapling, and became a Dao Venerable 634 641.
• Became a central Human Race combatant against Demon Venerables, Mech Clan Venerables, and other cosmic powers 764 768 846.

Notable Quotes

“I've heard that line far too many times. But they all died beneath my fists.” 531

“If Zhou Yan will not come, none of you are my match.” 291

Trivia

• Jiang Shu's early goal was not merely admission to a key university; he intended to reach an Academy through Martial Dao 1.
• He began cultivating because his previous life ended in illness before he reached thirty 1.
• At eighteen, he was already a Transforming Force Youth Grandmaster; by twenty, he had accumulated titles including Martial Dao Doctor, Special Merit holder, and Gang Jin Martial Saint 144 187.