Jiang Tian

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Jiang Tian (姜天)
Alias(es)	Teacher Jiang; “Iron Tower” 5 14
Gender	Male 5
Affiliation	Bay City Martial Arts High School; High-Aspiration Class 5 7
Occupation/Role	Head teacher of the High-Aspiration Class; Eight Extremes Fist instructor 5 6
Status	Active 50
First Appearance	Chapter 5

Background / History

Jiang Tian has taught at Bay City Martial Arts High School for decades. Before meeting Yang Sheng, he had already cultivated several students who later became Astral Martial Artists and earned military achievements in the Outer Regions. His former students include Vice Principal Tang Yunsheng and Lian Zhantian, whom Jiang considers his most gifted disciple. 5 14 34

He visits Skysea Boxing Gym while investigating Zhao Huan’s unauthorized removal of students and looking for younger successors for the school. There, he immediately recognizes Yang Sheng’s solid foundation and Lesser Completion of Bright Force from his basic boxing alone. Learning that Yang is a Lower-Registry Commoner facing expulsion despite having received no combat-technique instruction, Jiang arranges a spar with Liu Chang. 5

After observing Yang’s natural fighting ability, Jiang tests him with the Eight Extremes Fist technique Iron Mountain Lean and offers to accept him as a student if he can learn it within ten days. Yang masters it in four breaths; Jiang immediately recruits him and transfers him into the High-Aspiration Class. 6 7

Jiang later protects Yang against the school’s Class-Divided Cultivation policy, sponsors his Special Merit Scholarship application, teaches him the Six Openings of Eight Extremes Fist, and pushes for emergency protection during Yang’s rigged assessment against Li Ya. After Yang’s victory, Jiang uses an old connection at China Martial Arts University to secure him a Special Admission Assessment. 15 16 23 34 49

Appearance

Jiang Tian is a middle-aged man with an intimidating, iron-tower-like build. He stands close to two meters tall, with bulging muscles and a powerful presence that causes people to make way for him. 5

• Nearly two meters tall 5
• Broad, heavily muscled physique 5
• Carries an overwhelming physical presence 5
• Often drinks coffee from a wooden cup while making his morning rounds 14

Personality

Jiang Tian is blunt, forceful, and deeply confident in his ability to recognize talent. He dismisses registry-based discrimination and believes students should be judged by their potential rather than their social background. 7 10

Despite his rough manner, he is a committed mentor. He gives Yang practical instruction rather than empty theory, protects him from institutional pressure, and is willing to risk his own reputation to preserve a student’s future. 10 15 34

He also deliberately uses pressure as a teaching tool. His ten-day deadline for Iron Mountain Lean and his decision to let Yang face the Lower Registry assessment both stem from his belief that hardship can force a talented student to grow. 6 16

“What Upper Registry and Lower Registry? In my eyes, there are only geniuses and fools.” 7

Abilities & Skills

Eight Extremes Fist

Jiang Tian is a master of Eight Extremes Fist, Bay City Martial Arts High School’s top-tier close-range boxing art. He teaches its Six Openings according to each student’s physical strengths rather than relying blindly on standardized manuals. 6

• Iron Mountain Lean — Uses a full-body shoulder collision; Jiang’s demonstration sends Yang Sheng flying seven or eight meters. 6
• Heart-Piercing Elbow — Compresses force into a single point before release, creating internal damage through Force Penetration. Jiang dents an ironwood desk while cracking its opposite side. 9 10
• Whirling Wind Hand — A defensive redirection technique from the Entangling Formula; Jiang combines it with Iron Mountain Lean to effortlessly counter Yang. 16
• Six Openings instruction — Privately teaches Yang Sideways Body Grind, Cloud-Crushing Strike, and Knee-Lift Collision alongside the techniques Yang had already learned. 23

Martial Assessment

Jiang can accurately assess a fighter’s cultivation, stance, control, and technical shortcomings through observation.

• Identified Yang Sheng’s Lesser Completion of Bright Force from his foundational boxing form. 5
• Noticed that Yang’s power originated from a stable lower body, allowing him to maintain momentum after a missed punch. 6
• Recognized that Yang’s Whirling Wind Hand had reached the “hall” stage despite Yang modestly describing it as mere progress. 23

Mentorship and Institutional Influence

Jiang has significant influence within Bay City Martial Arts High School and maintains connections beyond it.

• Personally transferred Yang into the High-Aspiration Class despite opposition to cultivating Lower-Registry students. 7 9
• Applied for Yang’s Special Merit Scholarship, which includes 100,000 yuan and Second-Tier Great Medicines. 15 48
• Persuaded Principal Tang to establish an unprecedented emergency medical channel to protect Yang during his assessment. 34
• Arranged a Special Admission Assessment for Yang through an acquaintance at China Martial Arts University. 49

Relationships

• Yang Sheng — Disciple; Jiang recognizes his talent at Skysea Boxing Gym, accepts him into the High-Aspiration Class, and becomes his principal martial arts mentor and protector. 5 7 16
• Liu Chang — Student and Yang’s senior sister; she often challenges Jiang’s decisions but assists his efforts to train and protect Yang. 5 7 15
• Tang Yunsheng — Former student and current vice principal; Tang respects Jiang’s judgment and processes Yang’s scholarship application. 15
• Wang Chao — Student and High-Aspiration Class monitor; previously held Bay City’s fastest known record for learning Iron Mountain Lean at four days. 6 50
• Lian Zhantian — Former student regarded by Jiang as his most talented disciple; reached Great Completion of Dark Force and later became an Astral and Origin-Star Martial Artist. 14 34
• Zhao Huan — Long-standing teaching rival; Jiang condemns Zhao’s practice of concentrating class resources on Li Yan and discarding underperforming students. 5 28
• Li Yan — Student whose utilitarian outlook causes Jiang to doubt his long-term potential despite his higher cultivation. 10

Story Role / Major Arcs

Discovery and Recruitment of Yang Sheng

Jiang discovers Yang at Skysea Boxing Gym, recognizes his overlooked talent, tests him through Liu Chang, and recruits him after his unprecedented mastery of Iron Mountain Lean. 5 6 7

High-Aspiration Class Protection

He opposes the school’s Class-Divided Cultivation policy, gives Yang access to elite-class resources, and begins personally teaching him Eight Extremes Fist. 7 9 10

Lower Registry Assessment

Jiang initially attempts to shield Yang from the school’s Lower Registry test, then concludes that Yang must publicly prove his ability to obtain resources and secure his future. He trains Yang intensively after learning that Li Ya has been assigned as an unfair opponent. 16 23

Scholarship and University Admission

Jiang secures Yang’s Special Merit Scholarship, warns him against reckless use of Great Medicines, approves his refusal of restrictive corporate contracts, and reveals the opportunity for special admission to China Martial Arts University. 48 49 50

Trivia

• Jiang learned Iron Mountain Lean in five days; before Yang’s arrival, Wang Chao held the fastest record among Jiang’s students at four days. 6
• After Yang learns Iron Mountain Lean in four breaths, Jiang declares that the three fastest recorded learners in Bay City are all himself or his students. 7
• He believes Yang’s future achievements may equal those of Lian Zhantian. 34