Wu Changkong

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Wu Changkong (舞长空)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Eastsea Academy; graduate of Shrek Academy 36 54
Occupation/Role	Homeroom teacher of Class Five, later instructor of the elite First-Year Class Zero 36 57 66
Cultivation	Six-Ring Soul Emperor 36 56
Battle Armor Rank	Two-Word Battle Armor Master 36
Martial Soul	Frost Sword 41
Status	Alive; supervising Li Qingyue in the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform 81 82
First Appearance	Introduced by name in Chapter 36, “Wu Changkong” 36

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Soul Emperor; Two-Word Battle Armor Master	36 42	Reached Soul Emperor in his early twenties. Both cultivation and armor rank are already established when he becomes Class Five’s teacher; no subsequent realm advancement is documented.

Background / History

Wu Changkong graduated from Shrek Academy, where he was a prodigy among his peers. His Shrek training, combat experience, and Battle Armor distinguish him from ordinary Soul Emperors. He later joined Eastsea Academy, receiving Class Five as a test of his teaching ability and an opportunity to demonstrate his qualifications to the other teachers 36 42 54 57.

Long Bing occupies a unique place in his life. Her death leaves him with a longing described as lasting throughout his life; when considering women or appearances, he mentally separates “Long Bing” from everyone else. Li Qingyue privately identifies her resurrection as a possible means of securing Wu’s loyalty, but does not disclose that plan to him 45 64.

Appearance

Wu Changkong is a tall, handsome young man whose reserved bearing makes a strong impression on his students 36 66.

• Clothing: Wears a trench coat that flutters as he walks 36.
• Expression: Usually maintains an impassive, “ice-block” face and a calm, distant gaze 36 56.
• Mannerisms: Often keeps his hands in his pockets or sits with one leg crossed over the other 36 66.

Personality

Wu is stern, economical with words, and largely indifferent to appearances. Even discovering several Second Ring students in Class Five only briefly puzzles him; he does not pursue the matter out of curiosity. His quiet demeanor makes him an idol to Xie Xie, who wants to imitate his aloofness 36 45.

As a teacher, he shares his knowledge without reservation and gives direct, practical assessments. He recognizes Li Qingyue’s exceptional Martial Soul as a private matter and does not press for explanations. He also acknowledges the limits of his own instruction, telling Li that he cannot help with ranged-combat technique 36 41.

His demanding approach can become excessive. After growing accustomed to Li’s healing, he struggles to reduce the intensity of training when Li is absent, leaving the other students badly injured. His protectiveness also extends to discretion: although he considers Li’s retaliation against Wei Xiaofeng excessive, he does not expose him after recognizing that Wei’s ambush threatened Xie Xie’s life 44 56.

Abilities & Skills

Frost Sword and Ultimate Ice

Wu manifests an ice-blue sword that carries sharp Sword Qi and bone-piercing cold. He uses Ultimate Ice to disrupt the unusual force within Li Qingyue’s arrow rather than relying on the sword as a passive shield 41.

• Offense: Combines sword strikes with icy force; even a wooden branch can deliver cutting Sword Qi and cold attacks 40 41.
• Defense: Stops and shatters Li’s dark-blue arrow after activating his First Soul Ring and releasing his Soul Emperor aura 41.
• Precision: Severs the four vines restraining Wei Xiaofeng 55.
• Limits shown: Li’s arrow leaves a faint white mark on the Frost Sword, while Wu’s close-range strike fails to penetrate Li’s armored arm 41.

Combat Technique

Wu’s experience allows him to control opponents with minimal movement and exploit their weaknesses immediately. He defeats Zhou Changxi without using his Martial Soul, treating an ordinary branch like a sharp longsword 39.

• Strength control: Initially restricts himself to Second Ring strength, later increasing to Fourth Ring strength against Li Qingyue and Na’er 40 42.
• Timing and positioning: Breaks Tang Wulin’s Blue Silver Grass, knocks attackers aside, and bypasses them to target their healer 40.
• Experience advantage: Keeps the students under control despite their powerful Martial Souls and repeated recovery 42.
• Limits shown: Cannot interrupt Li’s healing energy. Xie Xie’s repeated, immediately renewed attacks briefly catch him off guard and wound him 40.

Teaching and Assessment

Wu teaches Shrek Academy material, including Martial Soul Theory described as more accurate and precise than Eastsea Academy’s ordinary curriculum. His strongest teaching specialty is practical combat 36.

• Repeated combat practice: Uses Li’s healing to let students recover and fight again, accelerating their experience and teamwork 41 42.
• Individual diagnosis: Identifies close-combat technique as Li’s main weakness despite his exceptional defense and ranged power 41.
• Talent evaluation: Selects opponents and tournament participants according to their actual strength rather than Soul Ring count alone 39 45.
• Simulation training: Sets the Spirit Ascension Platform’s pain level to ten percent and requires students to record their experiences for later review 67 81.
• Observation: Infers that Li can sense or control surrounding plants from his precise navigation without an activated Soul Skill 67.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Two-Word Battle Armor — A major component of his combat strength and evidence of unusually deep foundations for a Soul Emperor 36 39.
• Wooden branch — An improvised training weapon used for thrusts, deflections, Sword Qi, and icy strikes 39 40 41.

Relationships

• Long Bing — Deceased woman whose memory remains central to his emotional life. Li Qingyue considers resurrecting her to win Wu’s loyalty; Wu has not been told of the proposal 45 64 79.
• Li Qingyue — Student and class monitor. Wu respects his privacy, adapts training around his recovery abilities, and later protects him from a distance during the Intermediate Platform trial 41 46 81 82.
• Xie Xie — Student who idolizes his appearance and demeanor. Wu recognizes his improved technique and selects him for both the promotion tournament and Gu Yue’s admission test 36 39 45 46.
• Na’er — Exceptionally powerful student. Wu excludes her from the tournament roster but includes her in intensive combat training 39 42.
• Tang Wulin — Student and promotion-team member. Wu conducts a brief assessment of his newly manifested golden dragon claw and schedules further testing 39 75.
• Gu Yue — Transfer student admitted after defeating Xie Xie in Wu’s sparring test 45 46.
• Ye Yingluo — Fellow teacher who admires him and has feelings for him. Their relationship becomes confrontational when she blames him for failing to prevent Wei Xiaofeng’s mutilation; Wu responds with an intimidating display of his six Soul Rings 54 56.
• Yu Zhen — Eastsea Academy headmaster who uses Class Five to test Wu’s teaching and subsequently backs his leadership of Class Zero 57.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Class Five and Combat Training

• Takes charge of Class Five and discovers that Li Qingyue, Na’er, and Xie Xie are already Second Ring Soul Masters 36.
• Chooses Zhou Changxi, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin for the promotion tournament, leaving out Li and Na’er because their inclusion would make the competition overwhelmingly one-sided 39.
• Builds an intensive training routine around Li’s healing. Repeated defeats and recovery markedly improve the group’s coordination and combat ability 41 42.

Promotion Tournament and Class Zero

• His three competitors defeat the higher-ranked classes, earning former Class Five promotion to Class One 53 54 55.
• After Wei Xiaofeng’s post-match ambush, cuts away Li’s retaliatory vines but does not reveal Li’s responsibility for the attack 55 56.
• The team’s success establishes his credibility among the faculty. Yu Zhen entrusts him with the newly formed First-Year Class Zero and its concentrated academy resources 57 66.

Spirit Ascension Platform Trials

• Leads Class Zero into the Elementary Platform, then concludes that it cannot meaningfully challenge Li Qingyue 67 69.
• Arranges an Intermediate Platform trial for Li and refuses Na’er and Xie Xie permission to accompany him 70.
• Enters alongside Li but withdraws to observe and protect him from the treetops. He orders the Spirit Pagoda to disable surveillance and recording, though Mo Qing secretly continues watching 81 82.

Prospective Emanator

• Becomes Li Qingyue’s preferred candidate for an additional Emanator. Li intends to secure him through Long Bing’s resurrection, potentially gaining both a bodyguard and access to Wu’s combat abilities 64 78 79.
• The plan remains unrealized in the provided chapters. Li estimates that further advancement is needed and has neither promised resurrection nor approached Wu about becoming an Emanator 64 79.

Notable Quotes

“You're very strong, but what you need to hone most right now is your close-combat technique.” 41

“After all, taking a beating is the best way to gain combat experience.” 41