Lu Chen

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Lu Chen (陆晨)
Alias(es)	Outer Court Great Demon King 41
Gender	Male
Origin	Kruger Village, Heaven Dou Empire 54
Age	Physically 12 after regressing from 16 during the spatial collapse 2
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; First-Year Class 1
Occupation/Role	Spirit Master; Class 1 monitor 28 29
Martial Soul(s)	Sagittarius Gold Cloth; Hyorinmaru
Status	Active 96
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Approx. Rank 60 Spirit Emperor	1	Reached this level through ten years of hidden cultivation, though he had not obtained a sixth Soul Ring. His clash with Qian Renxue triggered the spatial collapse. 1
Rank 31 Spirit Zun	2	Regressed physically to age 12 and lost power from rank 60 to rank 31; retained his system, combat techniques, Cosmo cultivation, and first three Soul Rings. 2
Rank 32 Spirit Zun	19	Broke through after using a system pill that improved his innate Soul Power, meridians, and Soul Power circulation. 19
Rank 33 Spirit Zun	32, 38	Fusing with Hyorinmaru broke through his bottleneck. Later enhanced his three Soul Rings to 7,500, 8,000, and 8,000 years. 32 38
Rank 34 Spirit Zun	45	Reached level 34 after recovering from his duel with Zhou Yi and taking a Soul Ascension Pill. 45
Rank 35 Spirit Zun	68	Confirmed his level before the Freshman Assessment. 68
Rank 36 Spirit Zun	69	Advanced through focused cultivation while preparing for a possible Holy Ghost Church threat. 69

Background

Lu Chen is a transmigrator and former programmer who began with rank-one innate Soul Power and an iron-armor Martial Soul. Over ten years, he cultivated in secret, used the Flash Sale Shop to transform his Martial Soul into the Sagittarius Gold Cloth, and deliberately avoided major factions and dangerous attention. 1

After accidentally seeing Qian Renxue bathing in the Star Dou Great Forest, Lu Chen was pursued by her and forced into battle. His Golden Arrow collided with her Holy Sword, rupturing space and sending both of them through spatial turbulence. 1

The collapse reduced Lu Chen from rank 60 to rank 31 and physically returned him to age twelve. His storage ring was damaged beyond use, costing him the resources he had accumulated over a decade, but his techniques, system, and cultivation foundation survived. 2

Lu Chen rescued the similarly regressed Qian Renxue from a ten-thousand-year Cockscomb Phoenix Snake. They escaped together, used Purple Heart Healing Flowers to recover, and killed the beast by combining Qian Renxue’s Soul Power with Lu Chen’s Golden Arrow. 3 4

While traveling with Qian Renxue, Lu Chen discovered that the spatial rift had sent them ten thousand years into the future. He concealed the destruction of Spirit Hall until he could explain it carefully, then promised to remain with Qian Renxue and help her seek a route back to their era. 7 8

Appearance

Lu Chen currently has the body of a twelve-year-old despite having been sixteen before the spatial collapse. 2

• The Sagittarius Gold Cloth manifests as ornate golden armor with golden wings and an accompanying golden bow. 1 43
• His second Martial Soul, Hyorinmaru, manifests as an ice-blue tachi that takes on a larger frost-covered form after Shikai release. 32
• He is described as a handsome youth and attracts considerable attention from students at Shrek Academy. 26 27

Personality

Lu Chen is cautious and independence-minded. Before arriving in the future, he avoided Spirit Hall and other powerful groups because he disliked factional obligations, preferred freedom, and did not want to invite unnecessary danger. 1 5

In battle, he is analytical, bold, and often provocative. He studies opponents’ techniques, identifies their most important battlefield role, and is willing to taunt enemies into making mistakes. However, he also recognizes when he has underestimated an opponent, as seen after Cao Jinxuan’s Time Lock injured him. 23 47 82

He is protective toward people he considers his own. Lu Chen repeatedly risks himself for Qian Renxue, accepts responsibility for defending Huo Yuhao, challenges Zhou Yi to protect Sun Lu, and offers practical guidance to weaker classmates. 3 25 40 65

Lu Chen often hides sincerity behind teasing. Cooking, joking, and playful provocation are his usual ways of easing tension, especially around Qian Renxue. 5 11 54

Abilities & Skills

Sagittarius Gold Cloth

Lu Chen’s original iron-armor Martial Soul was transformed through the Flash Sale Shop into the Sagittarius Gold Cloth. It grants him powerful armor, aerial mobility, inherited Saint techniques, and his sole documented Sagittarius Soul Skill. 1 56

• Summons golden armor and Golden Wings for flight and aerial evasion. 1 41
• Greatly enhances his physique, allowing him to withstand extreme training and fight opponents above his rank. 28 60
• Its only Soul Skill is Golden Arrow, whose force rises with the combined ages of his Soul Rings. 1 43 56
• His enhanced rings—7,500, 8,000, and 8,000 years—nearly doubled Golden Arrow’s power. 38
• Golden Arrow has severe Soul Power consumption and a lengthy recovery period after use. 1 25
• Qian Renxue’s Soul Power enabled the arrow that killed the Cockscomb Phoenix Snake. 4
• Wang Dong’er’s divine Soul Power once transformed it into a qualitatively stronger God-Slaying Arrow. 86

Hyorinmaru

Hyorinmaru is Lu Chen’s second Martial Soul, acquired from the system. Its Ultimate Ice attribute makes it an overwhelming counter to ordinary ice, fire, plant, and battlefield-control abilities. 32 42 60

• In its initial form, it is an ordinary tachi; its Bankai remains inaccessible until roughly level 70. 32
• Its Shikai is released with: “Sit upon the Frosted Heavens, Hyorinmaru.” 32 47
• Ice Freeze manipulates atmospheric moisture to create ice constructs, barriers, spikes, and combatants such as the Frost Dragon. 32 42
• Reign over the Frosted Heavens creates snowfall or blizzards that strengthen Lu Chen’s ice abilities and disrupt enemy Soul Power circulation. 32 42
• At maximum output, the snowfall can potentially cover half of Shrek City and increase his ice power by roughly thirty percent. 32
• His ice mist can interfere with Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Detection and Spiritual Sharing. 65
• He used Hyorinmaru to freeze and shatter Cao Jinxuan’s Time Lock, demonstrating that Ultimate Ice can affect even time-based restraint. 82
• Maintaining the frost domain and repeated ice techniques drains his limited Soul Power rapidly. 42

Flash Step

Flash Step is Lu Chen’s signature high-speed movement technique, achieved through refined Soul Power control rather than a Soul Skill. 2 18

• Lets him cross short distances so quickly that lower-level opponents cannot react before he attacks. 13 76
• Allows rapid aerial and ground repositioning when combined with Golden Wings. 41 49
• Can be countered by battlefield awareness, Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Sharing, and Tang Sect movement techniques such as Ghost Shadow Trailing. 46 47
• Wang Dong’er secretly learned Flash Step by studying his movements and using Huo Yuhao’s spiritual support to analyze its rhythm. 96

Cosmo and Physical Combat

Lu Chen cultivates the Cosmo, which has converted into Soul Power with its own distinct characteristics. Early Sixth Sense corresponds to Soul Power ranks 30–39. 2

• Possesses extraordinary physical strength, stamina, durability, and Soul Power control due to Saint-style training and fusion with the Sagittarius Gold Cloth. 28 60
• Can fight without revealing a Martial Soul or Soul Rings, relying on speed and hand-to-hand techniques. 13 18
• Known techniques include Sonic Fist, Shadow Arrow, Arrow of Light, Light-Speed Fist, and Atomic Thunderbolt Light-Speed Fist. 2 4
• Developed Atomic Thunderbolt Light-Speed Slash through training with Ma Xiaotao and Hyorinmaru. 50 61
• His Dragon Transformation turns his right arm into an Ice Jade Dragon limb for enhanced offense and defense. 38 61

Observation Haki

Lu Chen purchased and learned Observation Haki from the system. 69

• Projects perception beyond his immediate sightline, enabling him to detect ambushes, stealth, and high-speed opponents. 69
• Initially perceived everything within one hundred meters and estimated a maximum range of approximately five kilometers. 69
• Cannot share its sensory information with allies, unlike Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Sharing. 69
• Used alongside Canes Venatici’s tracking ability to locate Evil Soul Masters around Shrek City. 74

Alchemy and Culinary Skills

Lu Chen possesses intermediate alchemy, photographic memory, and Liu Xing’ang’s Culinary Skills. 2

• Refines and sells Body Tempering Pills through a partnership with Beibei. 38 53
• Created the Whale Glue Body Tempering Pill, retaining Whale Glue’s body-strengthening effects while removing its usual side effects. 38
• Reverse-engineered much of the Xuanxiu Pill’s composition after studying Qian Renxue’s supply. 45
• His cooking is valued by Qian Renxue, Huo Yuhao, Beibei, Tang Ya, Wang Dong’er, and other students. 5 7 46

Equipment & Items

• Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Marrow Dragon Right Arm Soul Bone — Grants Dragon Transformation and Dragon Marrow Power, gradually strengthening his bones and reducing future Soul Bone absorption risks. 38
• Random Teleportation Scroll — Randomly teleports its user elsewhere on the continent three seconds after activation. 38
• Combat Puppet—Qian Daoliu — Can summon a rank-99 Limit Douluo for five minutes; Lu Chen considers its partial consciousness and attachment to Qian Renxue a potential control risk. 69
• Saint Squad Summoning Card — Summons five loyal Cloth Martial Soul users, including at least one Golden Cloth wielder. 69
• Tiger Talisman — Can balance multiple powers within a body, but risks splitting the user’s good and evil personalities; Lu Chen keeps it stored rather than using it. 56
• Damaged storage ring — Lost access to his accumulated medicines, materials, treasures, and resources after the spatial collapse. 2

Relationships

• Qian Renxue — Former pursuer turned battle partner, closest companion, and official girlfriend. Lu Chen saved her repeatedly after their regression, helped her confront the loss of Spirit Hall, and promises that she remains his first choice. 3 8 67 75
• Huo Yuhao — Sworn younger-brother figure. Lu Chen encourages his growth, relies on his Spiritual Sharing in team combat, and repeatedly reminds him not to remain dependent on others. 7 23 25 65
• Wang Dong’er — Former roommate who initially lived under the identity “Wang Dong.” Their competitive friendship develops into romantic tension after Qian Renxue exposes Wang Dong’er’s identity and feelings. 17 89 90 94
• Ma Xiaotao — Sparring partner and recipient of his Ultimate Ice suppression. Their arrangement began as mutual benefit, but Ma Xiaotao develops romantic feelings that Lu Chen does not place above Qian Renxue. 50 62 78 97
• Ling Luochen — Ice-compatible senior whose Martial Soul resonates with Hyorinmaru. She proposed marriage to Lu Chen for the potential fusion skill, but he refused because of Qian Renxue. 60 64
• Beibei — Senior, ally, and business partner. Beibei distributes Lu Chen’s refined pills and provides him with academy connections. 7 38 95
• Tang Ya — Tang Sect senior sister and friend. She regularly joins Lu Chen’s meals and sparring matches with Beibei and Huo Yuhao. 7 46 47
• Zhou Yi — Former homeroom teacher. She appointed Lu Chen class monitor, later fought him in a wager over Sun Lu’s expulsion, and was subsequently removed from Class 1. 28 40 45
• Zhang Lexuan — Inner Court First Senior Sister and Qian Renxue’s housemate. She assists Lu Chen’s visits to the Inner Court while frequently teasing him about his relationship with Qian Renxue. 53 55 76

Story Role / Major Arcs

Star Dou Great Forest Incident

Lu Chen’s accidental sighting of Qian Renxue starts their conflict. Their duel destabilizes space, sending both of them into the future and stripping away most of their cultivation. 1 2

Survival and Alliance with Qian Renxue

After rescuing Qian Renxue from the Cockscomb Phoenix Snake, Lu Chen becomes her most dependable ally. Their Soul Power fusion kills the beast, transforming their relationship from hostile strangers into partners. 3 4

Arrival in the Future

Lu Chen identifies Huo Yuhao, recognizes Shrek Academy, and realizes they have arrived ten thousand years after their original era. He becomes Qian Renxue’s guide through the future while concealing painful historical truths until she is ready to hear them. 6 7 8

Shrek Academy and the Outer Court Great Demon King

Lu Chen enters Shrek as a twelve-year-old level-31 Spirit Zun, defeats Zhao Feng, Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Wang Dong, and becomes Class 1’s monitor. His repeated challenges to stronger opponents earn him the title “Outer Court Great Demon King.” 13 18 25 28 41

Twin Martial Souls and the Zhou Yi Duel

When Zhou Yi threatens Sun Lu’s expulsion, Lu Chen accepts a wager requiring him to survive ten minutes against a six-ring Spirit Emperor. Forced into revealing Hyorinmaru and his Twin Martial Souls, he endures Zhou Yi’s attacks before collapsing from exhaustion after using Golden Arrow. 40 41 42 43

Inner Court Connections

Lu Chen enters the Inner Court through his arrangement with Ma Xiaotao, reunites with Qian Renxue, and develops ties to Zhang Lexuan, Ling Luochen, Dai Yueheng, and the Shrek Seven Devils. His Ultimate Ice makes him an important figure to both the Martial Soul Department and Soul Guidance Branch. 50 53 57 60 88

Holy Ghost Church Response

After Qian Renxue senses an evil presence in Shrek City, Lu Chen obtains Observation Haki, tracks Evil Soul Masters, and leads an operation that eliminates most of the threats around the city. He later shares Flash Step and Observation Haki cultivation methods with Qian Renxue. 69 74

Freshman Assessment

Specially approved to compete alone, Lu Chen dominates the points stage without using his Martial Soul, defeats multiple knockout teams, destroys the Netherworld White Tiger in the semi-finals, and reaches the final against Wang Dong’er, Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Xiao. 75 76 82 85 88 95

Notable Quotes

“No, you were never wrong. What's wrong is the partiality and injustice of the God Realm.” 55

“I missed you, so I came.” 53

Trivia

• Lu Chen explains his name as “Lu” meaning land and “Chen” meaning morning light. 5
• His first Soul Ring was originally only slightly above one hundred years old; its purple thousand-year appearance came from later system enhancement. 28
• He drew a map overlaying the Douluo Continent of his original era with the continent ten thousand years later, marking places such as Douluo City and the Ice and Fire Yang Well. 36