Du Peng

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Du Peng (杜鹏)
Alias(es)	Vice Hall Master Du; Instructor Du; Master Du
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Heavenly Origin Martial Arts Hall
Occupation/Role	Deputy Hall Master; martial-arts instructor
Cultivation	Mid-stage Innate Realm 5
Status	Alive 13
First Appearance	Chapter 5

Background / History

Du Peng was rated a B-grade martial genius in his youth. He later became a disciple of Ding Wenxuan, an Earth Ranking fist expert ranked twenty-fifth, and spent years cultivating the demanding Primordial Unity Fist. Despite this background, he has only attained its third level; Ding Wenxuan himself reached the sixth level after decades of practice. 6 9 10

He serves as deputy hall master of the Heavenly Origin Martial Arts Hall alongside Hall Master Lu Xingwen. As one of the hall’s two publicly known Innate Realm martial artists, he helps uphold its standing among Tong City’s leading martial arts halls. 5

Du Peng had guided Lu Yun’s fist techniques before Lu Yun’s injury and regards him with familiarity as well as concern. When Lu Yun seeks a stronger technique before the Martial Arts Assessment, Du Peng personally teaches him the Primordial Unity Fist. 6

Appearance

Du Peng is an imposing man around thirty years old and nearly two meters tall. Years of practicing fierce, forceful martial arts have given him an exceptionally powerful physique. 6

• Thick brows and large eyes
• Lion-like nose and broad mouth
• Dense, coiled musculature across his body
• Projects an unmistakable aura of physical strength 6

Personality

Du Peng is straightforward, earnest, and deeply devoted to martial arts. He values Lu Yun’s determination to resume training after injury and readily shares his own high-grade technique rather than withholding it. 6

His initial judgment of Lu Yun is constrained by conventional standards: believing Lu Yun remains in the Body Tempering Realm, he assumes the youth cannot comprehend the Primordial Unity Fist in a short time. Witnessing Lu Yun master and surpass his own execution of the technique leaves Du Peng shocked, humbled, and sincerely reverent. 6 8 9

Despite this blow to his confidence, he remains supportive. He praises Lu Yun to Lu Xingwen repeatedly and maintains that even Chu Lingxue falls short of Lu Yun’s potential. 10 13

Abilities & Skills

Innate Realm Cultivation

Du Peng is a mid-stage Innate Realm martial artist and one of Heavenly Origin Martial Arts Hall’s two publicly known Innate experts. 5

• Can wield spiritual power in combat.
• His cultivation places him among Tong City’s notable martial artists.
• His perception is inferior to Lu Xingwen’s; he fails to notice the aura released by Lu Yun’s private breakthrough. 13

Primordial Unity Fist

Du Peng’s signature technique is the upper-grade Yellow-tier Primordial Unity Fist, an amplification-type martial art with nine known levels. Each level grants an additional fold of amplification. 6

• Has attained the third level, enabling triple amplification. 6 7
• Can perform the complete known sequence, ending with Heavenly Body Hanging Upside Down. 7
• His triple-amplified demonstration produces fist shadows intense enough to make the surrounding air and space tremble. 7
• Though highly skilled, his execution is surpassed by Lu Yun after Lu Yun observes the technique only once. 8 9

Martial Instruction

Du Peng has experience teaching and guiding others in martial arts, particularly fist techniques. 6

• Previously instructed Lu Yun in fist techniques. 6
• Offers to explain difficult portions of the Primordial Unity Fist and encourages long-term study rather than immediate mastery. 6 8
• Reveals that the Primordial Unity Fist manual is incomplete, with several final pages missing. 10

Relationships

• Lu Yun — Formerly guided Lu Yun’s fist training and later teaches him the Primordial Unity Fist. His disbelief turns into sincere admiration after seeing Lu Yun’s instant mastery; he becomes one of Lu Yun’s most vocal supporters. 6 10 13
• Lu Xingwen — Fellow senior figure at Heavenly Origin Martial Arts Hall; Lu Xingwen is the hall master while Du Peng serves as deputy hall master. They discuss Lu Yun’s prospects before the Martial Arts Assessment. 5 13
• Ding Wenxuan — Du Peng’s master, an Earth Ranking fist expert and the source of the incomplete Primordial Unity Fist manual. 6 9 10
• Chu Lingxue — Familiar with her through the close relationship between the Lu and Chu families; Du Peng considers her talented but inferior to Lu Yun. 13

Story Role / Major Arcs

Teaching the Primordial Unity Fist

Lu Yun visits Du Peng to request a stronger martial skill before the Martial Arts Assessment. Du Peng accepts the request, explains the Primordial Unity Fist’s difficulty and ninefold amplification principle, then demonstrates it in full. 6 7

Du Peng mistakes Lu Yun’s system-assisted absorption of the technique for confusion. When Lu Yun asks to perform it himself, Du Peng expects a failed imitation; instead, he witnesses a flawless execution that exceeds his own command of the technique. 7 8 9

After Lu Yun rapidly reaches the technique’s known ninth level, Du Peng admits he has nothing left to teach him and discloses that the manual is incomplete. 10

Supporter of Lu Yun

Following the demonstration, Du Peng recognizes Lu Yun as a talent beyond even S-rank standards and hopes the Primordial Unity Fist will flourish in his hands. 10 11

Before the Martial Arts Assessment, he repeatedly defends Lu Yun’s potential to Lu Xingwen, though Lu Xingwen remains convinced that his son’s damaged dantian will prevent meaningful participation. 13

Trivia

• Du Peng initially believes Lu Yun is at most a C-rank genius. 7
• Lu Yun’s mastery of the Primordial Unity Fist makes Du Peng feel as though he, the instructor, is being retaught by his own student. 9
• His reaction to Lu Yun’s talent is so severe that Lu Yun notices his exhaustion and asks whether he is all right. 11