Zhou Fan

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Zhou Fan (周凡)
Species/Race	Human; transmigrator 1
Gender	Male 1
Affiliation	Tianhai First High School, Senior Class 8 1 13
Occupation/Role	Student, Esper, mutant-beast hunter, and livestreamer 13 17
Mental Power	S-rank 1
Awakened Ability	C-rank Spirit Eyes; chooses this ability to obtain the Madara Uchiha template 1
Cultivation Level	Second Tier, 3 stars 50
Status	Alive 50
First Appearance	Awakening ceremony at Tianhai First High School 1

Power Progression

Cultivation

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
First Tier, 1 star	1	Initial system-listed level after awakening the Madara Uchiha template; receives a fully proficient Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
First Tier, 3 stars	12	Advances through school Crystal Core training after purchasing a 500% absorption-speed increase. He and Lin Qianqian consume half the room’s cores between them.
First Tier, 4 stars	20	Absorbs over a dozen Crystal Cores after surviving a battle against four First Tier, 3-star Unicorn Lions.
First Tier, 5 stars	31	Drains more than a dozen Crystal Cores. His contracted summon, Shukaku, simultaneously advances to Second Tier, 2 stars.
Second Tier, 1 star	35	Absorbs thirty Crystal Cores collected during his livestream challenge; the breakthrough strengthens his existing ninjutsu.
Second Tier, 3 stars	50	Jumps directly from Second Tier, 1 star after purchasing Madara Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan for 50,000 Emotion Points.

System and Ability Unlocks

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Madara Uchiha template	1	Chooses C-rank Spirit Eyes over S-rank Lightning and A-rank Strength; gains Madara’s combat experience, basic ninjutsu, and the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
Bond system	1	Unlocks after reaching 1,000 Emotion Points. Hashirama Senju and Obito Uchiha become available for 20,000 points each.
Basic Fire Release Gift Pack	5	Purchases four additional fire techniques for 3,000 points.
Lottery	9	Unlocks after earning Emotion Points from 10,000 people; ordinary draws cost 10,000 points.
Advanced Fire Release Gift Pack	10	Purchases six advanced fire techniques for 5,000 points.
Absorption-speed enhancement	11	Spends his entire 5,000-point balance to increase spiritual-energy absorption speed by 500%.
Fire Style: Heavenly Prison	17	Obtains the sealing technique through a lottery draw.
Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique	21	Obtains through a free draw awarded after reaching 20,000 cumulative emotional responses.
Shukaku summoning contract	27	Spends 9,999 points to contract the subdued One-Tail rather than kill him.
“Heartthrob” achievement and Hashirama Senju bond	30	Receives 15,000 points and five Water Release techniques; then spends 20,000 points to unlock Hashirama and acquire four Wood Release techniques.
“A Thousand Charms” achievement	35	Reaches 30,000 individual emotion-point instances; receives 15,000 points and four Wind Release techniques.
Mangekyō Sharingan	50	Purchases for 50,000 points; unlocks major physical, ninjutsu, genjutsu, and spiritual-energy enhancements, plus Susanoo and Izanagi.

Background / History

Zhou Fan transmigrates to Blue Star one year before his awakening ceremony. The world is overrun by monsters, and humans rely on awakened abilities to survive. Before awakening, he is Tianhai First High School’s top student and its only student with S-rank mental power 1 8 10.

At the ceremony, his delayed system finishes activating just before he chooses an ability. Although he initially favors S-rank Lightning, the system’s offer of Madara Uchiha’s template persuades him to choose C-rank Spirit Eyes instead. The decision turns the school’s celebrated prospect into a target of ridicule, but that same reaction supplies the Emotion Points needed to begin expanding his powers 1.

Appearance

• Handsome features: His appearance attracts classmates before awakening and later draws Xia Qingran’s attention online 1 2 18.
• Ordinary eyes: His pupils are black before activating the Sharingan 4.
• Three-Tomoe Sharingan: Activation produces scarlet irises bearing three black tomoe 8.
• Mangekyō Sharingan: The tomoe rotate and connect into a sharp, blade-like pattern 50.

Personality

Zhou Fan is independent and pragmatic about progression. He chooses the apparently weaker awakening for its hidden potential, purchases immediate combat upgrades instead of hoarding points at the expense of survival, and selects Hashirama’s Wood Release for its balance of offense and defense 1 17 30.

He enjoys showing off and provoking reactions. Public challenges, taunts, and livestream spectacles are deliberate ways to earn Emotion Points, while expensive viewer gifts can persuade him to accept harder hunts. His showmanship nevertheless has limits: he ends a stream when four Unicorn Lions create a serious threat and avoids pushing too deeply into the Intermediate Mutant Beast Forest 4 7 20 29 32.

His bluntness frequently causes misunderstandings, especially with Lin Qianqian. He fails to recognize how deeply his remarks offend her and interprets her burnt pastries as possible evidence of hostility. However, he gives sincere training advice, restrains his attacks during practice, and comes to admire her persistence 28 42 45 46.

Growing stronger takes priority over romance. He rejects admirers’ advances as distractions and firmly denies that Lin’s visits imply a relationship. Despite his interest in fame and rewards, he also saves Fang Rou’s endangered team without requesting payment or revealing his name 10 29 49.

Abilities & Skills

Emotion Points System

The system converts other people’s emotional reactions toward Zhou Fan into currency for abilities, upgrades, character bonds, and lottery draws 1.

• Eligible reactions: Mockery, surprise, admiration, envy, resentment, anger, and gratitude all generate points 1 4 10 28 30.
• Reward strength: Point values depend on emotional intensity and the strength of the person reacting 10.
• Event restriction: Each person can generate points only once for the same event 1.
• Remote collection: Videos, reposts, and rumors continue producing points without his presence. Online reactions usually yield less than strong firsthand reactions 5 9 49.
• Cultivation support: Paid absorption enhancements compensate for the poor natural spiritual-energy affinity of his C-rank ability 11.
• Bond limitations: Unlocking Hashirama does not automatically grant his strongest techniques; Sage Mode, Wood Dragon, Wood Golem, and True Several Thousand Hands still require additional purchases 30.

Three-Tomoe Sharingan

Zhou Fan receives the Three-Tomoe Sharingan at 100% proficiency with Madara’s template 1.

• Reads opponents’ movements to support dodging, close combat, and sword strikes 4 20 25.
• Tracks coordinated beast attacks and identifies openings in Lin Qianqian’s paper defenses 15 47.
• Provides the perception needed for precise projectile interception 41.
• Can reveal unusual bodily states, allowing him to observe Lin’s Paper Transformation as separable spiritual energy 41.

Genjutsu

Sharingan genjutsu becomes Zhou Fan’s strongest weapon before he acquires the Mangekyō. It incapacitates both mutant beasts and human opponents, including enemies whose physical defenses are difficult to overcome 36 47.

• Basic Sharingan genjutsu: Immobilizes Liu Kun after eye contact and disables attacking beasts with a glance 4 36.
• Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique: Immobilizes a target while leaving them conscious 21.
• Tailed-beast suppression: Traps Shukaku, releasing Zhou and Lin from the Beast King’s sand restraint 27.
• Counter to Paper Transformation: Defeats Lin despite her physical evasiveness and dedicated psychic-power training 47.
• Controlled release: Zhou dispels the illusion once Lin is caught, ending their spar without further attack 47.

Mangekyō Sharingan

The Mangekyō grants sharply improved vision and broad enhancements to Zhou Fan’s existing capabilities 50.

• Left eye: Increases ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and genjutsu power by 300% 50.
• Right eye: Increases spiritual-energy capacity and quality by 300% 50.
• Susanoo: Unlocked with the Mangekyō; no demonstrated use is included in the supplied chapters 50.
• Izanagi: Turns unfavorable events into illusions, but permanently blinds the eye used 50.
• Drawback: Repeated Mangekyō dōjutsu use causes progressive vision loss and eventual permanent blindness 50.
• Potential remedies: Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and Hashirama’s cells are identified as possible counters to the drawback, but neither is acquired in the supplied chapters 50.

Fire Release

Fire Release is Zhou Fan’s first publicly demonstrated offensive power. His Great Fireball immediately overwhelms Liu Kun’s A-rank fire attack 3.

• Initial technique: Great Fireball Technique 1.
• Basic gift-pack techniques: Phoenix Flower Jutsu, Dragon Fire Technique, Fire Dragon Bullet, and Earthenware Technique 5.
• Advanced techniques: The six-technique pack includes Majestic Destroyer Flame and Great Fire Annihilation 10.
• Other demonstrated techniques: Ashen Blaze burns away Lin’s paper while concealing Zhou’s position; Ghost Lantern appears during their later spar 41 47.
• Elemental counterplay: Majestic Destroyer Flame forces several Water Type Espers to combine their defenses; Zhou then exploits the resulting steam as cover 21.

Water Release

The “Heartthrob” achievement grants five Water Release techniques 30.

• Techniques: Water Shockwave, Water Formation Wall, Water Dragon Bullet Technique, Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave, and Hidden Mist Technique 30.
• Defense: Water Formation Wall neutralizes part of Lin’s explosive-tag barrage, though the remaining blasts require an additional Wood Release defense 47.
• Public reveal: His livestream audience first sees him use both Fire and Water Release during the thirty-beast challenge 33.

Wood Release

Unlocking Hashirama Senju grants Zhou Fan four Wood Release techniques, expanding his offensive and defensive options 30.

• Cutting Sprigs: Drives a wooden spike into an enemy, then grows branching spikes through its body 36.
• Wood Locking Wall: Creates an arched timber shield that withstands the explosive force remaining after his Water Formation Wall is breached 47.
• Acquisition limit: Hashirama’s stronger abilities remain separately priced system purchases 30.

Wind Release

The “A Thousand Charms” achievement grants Gale Palm, Wind Cutter, Vacuum Sphere, and Great Breakthrough 35.

• Uses Great Breakthrough alongside fire and water techniques while surrounded by mutant beasts 36.
• Practices the newly acquired techniques in actual hunts to improve proficiency 37.

Taijutsu, Swordsmanship, and Basic Ninjutsu

Madara’s inherited combat experience gives Zhou Fan effective close-range skills from awakening 1.

• Basic ninjutsu: Body Flicker, Substitution, Clone, and Transformation Techniques 1.
• Mobility: Body Flicker lets him rapidly close distance or reposition before opponents can react 4 41 47.
• Energy conservation: Uses Taijutsu and blade attacks against weaker secret-realm beasts to preserve spiritual energy for the Beast King 25.
• Projectile control: Makes thrown darts collide in midair to redirect them into approaching explosive tags 41.
• Training restraint: Pulls potentially connecting blows while teaching Lin, whom he surpasses in close-range speed, reflexes, and strength 45.

Fire Style: Heavenly Prison

Heavenly Prison is a quick sealing technique obtained from the lottery 17.

• Marks a target and burns them if they gather spiritual energy afterward 17.
• Adds an energy-use restriction to Zhou’s options rather than relying solely on direct damage 17.

Summoning: Shukaku

Zhou Fan converts the subdued One-Tail into an obedient summon through a system contract 27.

• Uses Shukaku to hunt stronger beasts, including Second Tier, 1-star opponents 29.
• Shukaku can develop through experience and battle; his rank also rises alongside Zhou’s breakthrough to First Tier, 5 stars 27 31.
• Summoning duration is limited, influencing when Zhou ends their Intermediate Forest hunt 29.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Saber/long blade — Purchased before returning to the forest; used in beast hunts and sparring 17 25 29 47.
• Throwing knives and darts — Shuriken-like knives and kunai-like darts supplement his ninjutsu and precision attacks 17 41.
• Weapons pouch — Purchased with his combat equipment 17.
• Phone and livestream mount — Used for hunting broadcasts and the Douyang app’s level-recognition feature 15 17 32.
• Mission tablet — Supplied by Jiang Canghai with a secret-realm map, navigation, and live tracking 24.
• Essence Stone — Reward for the Beast King mission; increases maximum spiritual-energy capacity proportionally. Jiang recommends waiting until First Tier, 5 stars before use 28.
• Mutant Beast Crystal Cores — Harvested from kills and absorbed to raise cultivation 17 20 31 35.

Relationships

• Zhao Qiu / Little Ball — Best friend and an A-rank Gigantification user. Supports Zhou’s awakening choice, repeatedly offers to defend him, and celebrates his victories; later teases him about Lin 2 3 8 49.
• Lin Qianqian — S-rank Divine Paper Technique user, secret-realm teammate, rival, and sparring partner. Her Comparison System assigns Zhou as her opponent; he wins all ten initial simulations and later defeats her in a serious spar. Both deny the dating rumors 2 24 37 47 49.
• Wang Daochuan — Principal and mentor. Initially dismayed by Zhou’s C-rank choice, he later recognizes his combat talent and recommends him for the secret-realm mission 1 8 22.
• Jiang Canghai — Esper Bureau director who entrusts Zhou and Lin with the Beast King mission, provides support equipment, and rewards their success 23 24 28.
• Liu Kun — Jealous school rival and A-rank fire user. Loses two group confrontations against Zhou; his lingering resentment also supplies Emotion Points 3 4 10 21 22.
• Xia Qingran / “Call Me Your Majesty” — Xinghai University sophomore and wealthy livestream supporter. Funds hunting challenges, exchanges WeChat details with Zhou, and invites him to her university; he does not make a firm enrollment commitment 18 32 33 34.
• Shukaku — Former Beast King turned contracted summon. Zhou preserves him as a growing combat ally instead of killing him 27 29 31.
• Fang Rou — Captain of a novice Esper team rescued by Zhou. She asks his name, but he leaves without identifying himself 29.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Awakening and School Combat Training

• Rejects the expected S-rank awakening for Madara’s template, then overturns his classmates’ judgment by defeating Liu Kun and three companions 1 3 4.
• Challenges four mutant beasts immediately after Lin defeats three, wins a perfect score, and earns 3,450 Emotion Points from the spectacle 7.
• Reveals the Sharingan to Wang Daochuan while concealing the system. He accepts Wang’s mistaken explanation that his fire powers developed from Spirit Eyes 8.
• Matches Lin’s absorption performance and earns exemption from further school training, allowing him to begin hunting outside Tianhai City 11 12 13.

Forest Hunts and Livestream Fame

• Builds his audience through multi-beast challenges, using Sharingan perception, fire attacks, and genjutsu to defeat a Fire Wolf pack 15 16.
• Ends a broadcast when four Unicorn Lions threaten him, defeats them off-stream, and later posts proof of survival 20.
• Defeats Liu Kun’s revenge group despite its Water Type counters, then incapacitates Liu with genjutsu 21 22.

Chaos Secret Realm Mission

• Joins Lin on a mission restricted to Espers below Second Tier and negotiates an Essence Stone reward 22 24.
• Initially fights independently of Lin, but combines attacks with her when neither can breach the Beast King’s sand defenses alone 24 25.
• Subdues the newly hatched Second Tier, 1-star Shukaku through genjutsu and contracts him as a summon. The mission authorities recognize the Beast King threat as resolved 27 28.

Exam Preparation and Lin’s Comparison

• Aims to become the Southern District’s top college entrance exam scorer 31.
• Exceeds a twenty-beast livestream challenge by killing thirty beasts, including ten First Tier, 5-star opponents. The broadcast brings over 10,000 Emotion Points and a direct connection with Xia Qingran 32 33.
• Wins all ten simulated battles in Lin’s first system comparison 37.
• Trains with Lin during her three-day visit routine and defeats her full-strength challenge with genjutsu 40 45 47.
• Becomes the subject of false dating rumors that generate envy and resentment points, helping him reach the balance needed to purchase the Mangekyō Sharingan 49 50.

Notable Quotes

“You look so ugly, clinging to life and still refusing to admit defeat!” 4

“You think you can dance, too?” 21

“Sure enough, fancy mechanics can't beat pure stats.” 50