Aiou

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Aiou (艾欧)
Alias(es)	Aio; “Emperor of Luck”; “Great Sage Equal to Heaven Sun Wukong” (self-styled) 664 665 768
Species/Race	Artificial alter; his body was created from Aiona’s cells and his consciousness arose from fused elements of Li Xiao, Hawkins, Aiona, and an independent self 664
Gender	Masculine
Affiliation	Infinite City; originally assigned to infiltrate Central Court 664
Occupation/Role	Monster Shaman; player; adventurer; occasional investigator and rescuer
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 664

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Artificial alter created	664	Mother combined portions of Li Xiao’s and Hawkins’s thoughts with a body made from Aiona’s cells; Aiou’s deepest consciousness emerged from the fusion itself.
Monster Shaman class	664	Randomly obtained the Monster Shaman profession, which fuses monsters into the user’s body; he accepted the job-change item despite fearing parasitic monsters.
Level 5 Monster Shaman	671	Status panel records Level 5, the Sealing Sacrifice Technique, Level 6 Communication Technique, and no equipment.
Yucali of the Heart body contract	671	Formed a Body Contract with Yucali; his Blood Shield and Energy exceeded the status panel’s display limit.
Evolution authority	709–712	Began evolving humans and Wonder Spirits along individualized evolutionary paths, including Miaomiao Flying Broom and Chopstick A Little.
Snokes evolved into Dimensional Manipulator	721	Secured Snokes’s promise of loyalty before evolving them into a dimensional being able to devour, reconstruct, restore, and revive.

Background

Aiou was created when Mother fused selected thoughts from Li Xiao and Hawkins with a body made from Aiona’s cells. His name was chosen to avoid exposing Li Xiao’s identity and attracting unwanted karma. Though intended to infiltrate Central Court’s research institute, he immediately developed an independent, disruptive personality that neither creator fully anticipated 664.

Hawkins identified six layers within Aiou’s mind: a sunny outer layer influenced by Hawkins and Aiona, a cautious layer from Li Xiao, conflicting moral layers formed by their collision, and a deeply selfless consciousness that belonged uniquely to Aiou himself 664.

His current body in Infinite City is a spare body supplied while his true body remains elsewhere in the Eternal Kingdom 732.

Appearance

Aiou is extraordinarily handsome; Felix describes his appearance as almost enough to “warp” her worldview, while his inherited fraction of Aiona’s charm makes many living creatures instinctively favor him 665 694.

• Often presents himself as a carefree, youthful “little brother,” especially around women 665 681.
• Can alter his appearance for disguises, though his elaborate backstories tend to undermine the disguise 679 680.
• His body lacks conventional vital-point weaknesses; he can expose and restructure his internal organs after an attack 681.
• The Zodiac Cycle Stew temporarily transformed him into a monkey-like creature with goat horns and tiger eyes, which he embraced by dressing as Sun Wukong 767 768.

Personality

Aiou is sunny, boastful, curious, and shamelessly self-confident. He calls himself handsome without hesitation, treats danger as entertainment, and readily provokes stronger or stranger people simply to see what happens 664 668 681.

Behind this behavior is considerable caution and intelligence. He recognizes when an enemy’s abilities are unclear, seeks information before acting, uses deception rather than direct force against superior foes, and avoids battles that do not serve his goal 693 713 774.

He is also compassionate in unpredictable ways. He refuses to ignore endangered strangers, takes responsibility for the Wonder Spirits who depend on him, and argues that worlds should be improved rather than merely occupied and exploited 673 683 693.

Abilities & Skills

Monster Shaman

Aiou’s class allows him to form bonds with monsters and fuse their power into himself.

• Can fuse with one monster every ten levels, according to his own explanation of the class 666.
• Obtained the class through Hawkins’s roulette-wheel job-change test 664.
• Later descriptions call the same profession “Monster Sacrificer,” emphasizing its monster-fusion function 666.

Sealing Sacrifice Technique

A class skill that creates contracts by sacrificing bodily tissue.

• Forges a contract that shares life and death with the contracted target 671.
• Enabled his Body Contract with Yucali 671.

Communication Technique

Aiou can communicate with living creatures.

• His status panel records it at Level 6 671.
• Used bird language while traveling in District 1086 768.

Yucali of the Heart

Yucali is Aiou’s principal contracted companion and the source of most of his overwhelming energy reserves.

• Protects him with an energy sphere that can expand from three meters to extreme thicknesses, forcing enemies to overcome it before they can reach his Blood Shield 679.
• Supplies energy sufficient for Aiou to manipulate space and alter local time flow 672.
• Heals catastrophic injuries, including crushed hands 713.
• Can assume direct control of Aiou’s body to use Yucali’s power more effectively 717.
• Their partnership is cooperative rather than forced, unlike the hostile monster-user relationships commonly associated with Monster Shamans 683.

Evolution

Aiou can examine and activate evolutionary branches for people, Wonder Spirits, and certain companions.

• Evolved Miaomiao Flying Broom into the Divine Spirit Light-Chasing Broom 711.
• Evolved Chopstick A Little into Sea-Calming Divine Chopsticks after ensuring that the choice reflected its own wishes 712.
• Evolved Snokes into a Dimensional Manipulator after obtaining a promise of loyalty 721.
• Refuses to let the Wonder Spirits evolve recklessly, preferring that they mature and understand their own goals first 721.

Snokes, the Sealed Eye

Aiou defeated Black Hole God Snokes by allowing it to swallow his eye, then forcing it to “become” his eye.

• Snokes was sealed in Aiou’s left eye after Yucali helped suppress it 713.
• As a Dimensional Manipulator, Snokes can devour matter and energy, reconstruct absorbed targets, restore destroyed worlds, reverse damage, and revive the dead 721.
• Their alliance remains conditional: Aiou empowered Snokes only after demanding loyalty, while Yucali continues to distrust them 721.

Three Thousand Mothers’ Love

A source of protection, tools, and supernatural support associated with Aiou’s “mother.”

• Reinforces his Blood Shield with an apparently inexhaustible energy supply 786.
• Provides specialized tools, including the compass used to track Xiao Tiantian 777.
• Its power is stronger when Aiou acts for a righteous cause 791.

Equipment & Companions

• Sea-Calming Divine Chopsticks — Evolved from Chopstick A Little; weighs 13.5 billion jin, can change size, stabilizes the five elements, does not incur karmic burden, and cannot be destroyed 712.
  • Synchronizes its mind with Aiou’s, allowing them to wield its impossible weight together 712.
  • Functions as Aiou’s staff during his Sun Wukong persona 768.
• Yitian Sword — Used for Seated View of All Under Heaven, which helped locate the captured Wonder Spirits inside a mirror-like virtual space 693.
• Somersault Cloud — Used during the pursuit of Nine-Headed Dragon Jade’s forces 779.
• Resurrection Coins — Aiou possesses them, though he has also used them as a joking solution to dangers faced by others 666 679.

Relationships

• Hawkins — Co-creator and City Lord who treats Aiou as both an experiment and an entertaining younger companion; assigned him the Central Court mission and manipulated him into accepting Monster Shaman 664.
• Li Xiao — Co-creator whose cautious thought-patterns became part of Aiou’s layered mind; helped choose Aiou’s name to avoid karmic exposure 664.
• Aiona — Aiou’s body originates from her cells, and he inherited a small fraction of her extraordinary charm 664 694.
• Yucali — Contracted heart-companion and closest combat partner; their bond is affectionate, voluntary, and mutually protective 671 673 683.
• Snokes — Former enemy sealed in Aiou’s left eye; later evolved into a Dimensional Manipulator under a fragile agreement of loyalty 713 721.
• Feng Xie — Assigned escort and practical counterbalance; frequently exasperated by Aiou’s provocations, disguises, and disregard for danger 665 679.
• Mani — Close companion and self-described “long-term meal ticket” beneficiary; she restrains his flirting and accompanies him on his food-shop searches 748 761.
• Mi Hayou — Criminal forcibly turned into Aiou’s lackey through truth serum and blackmail; serves as a tracker, guide, and obsequious assistant 761 770.
• Joan of Arc — Phantom thief and recurring rival; Aiou pursues and torments her for amusement, though he repeatedly intervenes when she is endangered 802 811.
• Wonder Spirits — Aiou acts as a reluctant but protective parental figure, prioritizing their safety, education, and emotional well-being 693 721.
• Granny Liu — Ally during the pursuit of Xiao Tiantian; they cooperate after discovering their shared determination to punish his crimes 770 774.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Creation and Central Court Assignment

Aiou is born as an alter intended to infiltrate Central Court, receives the Monster Shaman profession, and is escorted toward Central Court by Feng Xie, He E, and Cun Yi. His journey changes when he attracts Yucali’s attention and forms a heart-contract with the cosmic creature 664 671.

Demonfall Abyss

With Yucali’s support, Aiou explores Demonfall Abyss, rescues sightseeing players from Dalits, and becomes a target after changing the region’s monsters and disrupting players’ resource exploitation. He publicly defeats several challengers and confronts the city lords over their treatment of other worlds 673 681 683.

Central Court Rescue and Wonder Spirit Crisis

Though initially reluctant to approach the Abyssal Will, Aiou leads a rescue fleet toward collapsing Central Court. He later becomes guardian to newborn Wonder Spirits, investigates the Evil Spirit Mirror’s impostors, and develops his evolution ability while seeking escape from the isolated island 684 693 711.

Snokes and the Restoration of Central Court

Aiou survives Black Hole God Snokes through deception, seals the entity inside his eye, and later evolves it into a Dimensional Manipulator. Snokes restores Central Court, revives its dead, and reconstructs the destroyed Wonder Spirits 713 721.

Infinite City Investigations

After returning to Infinite City, Aiou exposes a stolen-goods laundering shop, coerces Mi Hayou into serving him, uncovers the conspiracy against the Murong Family, and pursues Xiao Tiantian through several districts 760 761 767 770.

Black Market and Phantom Thieves

Aiou enters the Black Market, clashes with the Strong Dragon Phantom Thieves, and loses Odd Duck Duck to Joan of Arc’s deception. His pursuit of Joan develops into a prolonged, antagonistic game marked by prank weapons, chases, and increasingly elaborate traps 793 800 802.

Dream of All Beings

Aiou traps Joan in an artificial “transmigration” scenario populated by transformed beings, improvising the setting whenever she disrupts his intended plot. Even after she uncovers the deception, he continues accompanying her through the dangerous Dream of All Beings 803 805 807 811.