Manager Pang

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Pang Yong manages the Joyful Union Sect’s Yellow Alchemy District, one of the sect’s four major alchemy districts. He oversees servant disciples through beatings, verbal abuse, wage deductions, and threats; their fear of him earned him the nickname “Pang Yama.” 1

When Lu Chen returns after missing three days of work, Pang attempts to whip him. He immediately changes to a deferential manner when Inner Sect Senior Sister Su Qingqing intervenes, then orders Lu Chen to clean her alchemy room. After Su rewards Lu Chen with a Low-Grade Spirit Stone, Pang confiscates it and forces him to clean three additional rooms. 1 2

Pang secretly arranges Lu Chen’s murder under orders from someone higher in the sect. He offers his lackey Hu Biao three Low-Grade Spirit Stones to kill Lu Chen during a staged competition, with the Waste Pill Repository assignment serving as a pretext. 2 After Yun Feier cripples Hu Biao, Pang replaces him with Liu Heizi and arranges another lethal match; Liu later admits that Pang’s reward motivated him to accept the job. 3 7

After Lu Chen defeats Liu Heizi, Pang exploits the laxative incident to send him to guard the Waste Pill Repository. Pang believes the post’s Pill Poison will kill Lu Chen within half a month, allowing him to fulfill his superior’s order without paying another assassin. 8 9 The superior is later identified as Jiang Yurou, who orders Pang to collect Lu Chen’s corpse once he dies. 8 18

Pang is Lin Shicai’s cousin. Lin attempts to invoke Pang’s name to secure Lu Chen’s mercy, unaware that Pang is already Lu Chen’s enemy; Lu Chen kills Lin after learning the connection. 17

Pang later attempts to use Liu Heizi’s injury as grounds to have Lu Chen punished by the Outer Enforcement Hall. When Su Qingqing demands evidence, Pang abandons Liu Heizi and denies involvement to protect himself. 29 By the approach of the Sect Grand Tournament, Pang has reached Qi Refining Sixth Level and intends to rise to a higher alchemy-district managerial position. 35

At the tournament, Pang openly promises to kill Lu Chen after Lu publicly insults him. Lu Chen enters the Life-and-Death Arenas specifically to settle accounts with Pang and force him to reveal who ordered his death. 50

Personality

Pang is cruel, corrupt, and status-conscious. He treats servant disciples as disposable labor, seizing their resources and using sect discipline to disguise personal retaliation. 1 2 7

He is also cowardly toward those above him. He becomes submissive before Su Qingqing, abandons Hu Biao when Yun Feier confronts him, and is visibly terrified while reporting to Jiang Yurou. 1 3 18 His self-preservation outweighs loyalty: he discards Liu Heizi as soon as association with the accusation threatens him. 29

Equipment / Items

• Leather whip — Used to threaten and discipline servant disciples, including Lu Chen. 1 29
• Realm-Breaking Pill — Kept in a jade vial while preparing to improve his cultivation before the Sect Grand Tournament. 18
• Blood-Burning Pill request — Sought one from the mysterious pill provider, apparently to gain an advantage during the tournament. 45

Relationships

• Lu Chen — Subordinate turned sworn enemy. Pang steals from him, repeatedly arranges his death, assigns him to the poison-filled Waste Pill Repository, and later threatens to kill him at the tournament. 2 8 50
• Jiang Yurou — Superior who orders Lu Chen’s death; Pang acts submissively and reports Lu Chen’s unexpected survival to her. 8 18
• Hu Biao — Former lackey hired to assassinate Lu Chen for three Low-Grade Spirit Stones; Pang abandons him when Yun Feier accuses him. 2 3
• Liu Heizi — Replacement assassin in Pang’s scheme against Lu Chen. Pang disowns him when Su Qingqing investigates his accusation. 7 29
• Su Qingqing — Inner Sect Senior Sister and later manager of the Outer Enforcement Hall. Pang is outwardly respectful and immediately stops his abuse when she intervenes. 1 29
• Lin Shicai — Cousin. Lin believes Pang can eliminate Lu Chen, but his disclosure of their relationship confirms Pang’s hostility to Lu Chen. 17
• Manager Zhao — Intended rival for a higher alchemy-district managerial position during the Sect Grand Tournament. 35

Notable Quotes

“Here, whoever has the harder fist is the boss.” 2

“Fists and kicks have no eyes. Live or die, leave it to fate!” 7