Zhang Suannai

Biodata

Power Progression

Background and History

Zhang was recruited into the Sword Sect from the welfare system and says she has no family. She is content among her fellow disciples despite calling them “dumb as rocks.” She skipped a grade and was already a sophomore when Ning Qing became her roommate at Ling’an Academy 24 91.

Her sword cultivation brings her both public recognition and school discipline. After stopping armed drug smugglers and turning them over to the police, she receives a certificate for “Courageous Action.” Ling’an Academy later criticizes her for taking Golden-Finned Fish from Long Lake and insulting onlookers 68 71 161.

Zhang accompanies a historical expedition to Duqin as security. After a shipwreck leaves her stranded on an island, she finds Chen Shu and Ning Qing there; the group eventually returns home 211 242 250. She later defends a graduation thesis comparing traditional Sword Sect tactics with King Court sword cultivation. Its analysis draws on her own fights and earns the reviewers’ respect despite limited data and references 355 376.

Appearance

Zhang is noted for her striking figure and youthful style, though her clothing changes with the occasion 68 190 283.

• Often wears casual athletic clothes, shorts, and T-shirts 156 190 220.
• Wears her hair in a braid during the Duqin expedition 220.
• Has her hair burned off in a tournament fight with Chen Shu; it later grows back 312 326.

Personality

Zhang is talkative, theatrical, and eager to be admired. She introduces herself as “Grandma,” enjoys performing modesty when classmates praise her, and openly boasts when she reaches a new tier. Her confidence is backed by combat skill, but defeats and close rivals can leave her privately anxious 24 211 355 374.

She is also attentive to her friends. She shares food with Ning Qing, worries about Ning’s safety, and misses the companionship of their dorm when her roommates are away. Her rivalry with Chen Shu does not prevent her from helping him test spells 55 85 188 402.

Abilities & Skills

Traditional sword cultivation

• Produces multiple luminous sword attacks and can deflect gunfire with her sword 68 171.
• Rides a Divine Sword in flight; she could do so at Fifth Tier 235 265.
• Has sharp spiritual senses and instincts, useful for detecting attention and tracking movement 85 138 289.

Combat and physical resilience

• Defeats an armed smuggling group by disabling its members rather than killing them 68.
• Gains a physique comparable to a Sixth-Tier martial cultivator after advancing with an Otherworldly Beast Core 307.
• At peak Sixth Tier, dominates much of the field at an international exchange meet 333.
• After reaching High Tier, demonstrates fine bodily control by temporarily changing the size of her thumb 376.

Equipment and Items

• Divine Swords — two swords associated with her Sword Sect training; her master infuses them with Spirit Power for the Slaughter Forbidden Land 132 318.
• Wishful Armor — light armor inherited through the Sword Sect that helps her survive fights against Seventh-Tier opponents 318 319.
• Otherworldly Beast Core — used in her advancement to Sixth Tier; she later seeks Eighth-Tier cores for her Seventh-Tier attempt 307 364.

Relationships

• Ning Qing — roommate whom Zhang admires and calls her “goddess”; Ning’s closeness with Chen Shu repeatedly overturns Zhang’s assumptions about her 155 160 220.
• Ning Ji (“Xiaoxiao”) — younger roommate; their exchanges mix teasing, blunt answers, and bargains involving potatoes 114 138 160.
• Chen Shu — online acquaintance Greens and Cocoa, friend, and competitive rival. He defeats her at the Martial Body Meet, but they continue to help and tease each other 143 309 402.
• Chen Banxia — close friend who helps with Zhang’s thesis and watches over her Seventh-Tier breakthrough 373 374.
• Old Sword Master — her master, who favors his youngest direct disciple despite her schemes 255 364.
• Wu Eiwei — King Court sword cultivator whose duel with Zhang ends in a draw and informs Zhang’s thesis 355 376.

Notable Quotes

“I’m Zhang Suannai. You can also call me, affectionately... Grandma.” 24

“The first Seventh Tier of our generation will be me, Zhang Suannai.” 368