Ji Zhixing

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Ji Zhixing (季知行)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Rain City No. 3 High School, senior-year Class Five; later Rain City University, Regular Class 21 14 75 84
Occupation/Role	Student; Gene Cultivator specializing in staff combat 15 64 87
Cultivation	Second-Order Gene Cultivator 87
Fused Genes	Second-Order Pikeman Stone Monkey Gene, also called Staff Soldier Stone Monkey; First-Order Willow Tree Gene 61 76
Gene Apertures	Dual-core structure supporting two gene fusions 7 69
Family	Ji Guodong—father; Zhang Yulan—mother; Ji Zhiyu—younger sister 3
Residence	Rain-Listening Garden in western Rain City Base City; later moves into a university dormitory 2 71
Status	Alive; exploring the Blood Beast Secret Realm with Xiao Mingyue in the latest supplied chapter 102

Power Progression

Gene order and cultivation order are separate: Ji evolves his first gene to Second Order before becoming a Second-Order cultivator 61 87.

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
First-Order Three-Inch Stone Monkey fusion	7	The Gene Furnace raises compatibility from 72% to 100%. Gains Stone Heart and clearly hears the gene’s evolution requirements.
Basic Staff Technique mastered	13 15	Masters the First-Order, one-star technique in three days; demonstrates all twelve forms with an ordinary staff.
Initial Army-Breaking intent	22 23	Combat with an Iron-Feather Mountain Chicken King produces will-infused strikes, initially successful only two or three times in ten.
Eight Army-Breaking Staff Moves mastered	27	Army-Breaking intent becomes instinctive during another Chicken King battle.
Two-star Innate Staff Heart developed	28	Mastering the two-star staff technique awakens a talent that accelerates staff training and amplifies technique power.
Stonewall/Bedrock Staff Technique mastered	44 47	Trains during his disappearance until he can freely switch between offensive Army-Breaking intent and defensive Bedrock intent.
Stone Skin acquired	47 48 53	Confirmed after returning home; obtained through Stone Skin Gene Potions refined from Petrified Crabs.
Peak First-Order cultivation	52	Further cultivation is blocked until his Three-Inch Stone Monkey Gene evolves.
Gigantification developed	52 53	Repeated potion-assisted practice finally grants full control. His transformed height reaches approximately 2.7 meters.
Tidehearing Staff Technique mastered	53	Confirmed alongside mastery of Army-Breaking and Bedrock techniques before the mall challenge.
Second-Order Pikeman Stone Monkey evolution	60 61	Completed after the mall battles and emotional release. Innate Staff Heart and Stone Skin rise from two-star to three-star; Stone Heart rises from one-star to two-star. Gigantification remains unchanged.
First-Order Willow Tree fusion	69	Refines a sapling’s gene sample from 73% compatibility to 100%, filling his second aperture and gaining Rooting and Light Gathering.
Stone Bone, Stone Tendon, and Stone Muscle developed	70 71	Develops all three through an intensive potion regimen. Together with Stone Skin, they supply the components needed for Bedrock Body.
Four-star Bedrock Body acquired	76	Confirmed before his first Blood Beast hunt. Combines with Gigantification to give him strength comparable to an ordinary cultivator with a Third-Order gene.
Basic self-healing development	75 91	Begins developing the Willow Tree ability; a later Healing Potion strengthens it without raising it to the intermediate stage.
Second-Order cultivation breakthrough	86 87	Breaks through after battle. His furnace expands, source-force circulation improves, and he can refine two beasts simultaneously. No existing ability loses star quality.
Five-Colored Spirit Light development begun	95	Refining one potion of each element produces faint five-colored traces on the willow phantom; full development is not yet confirmed.
Three-star Root of the Earth developed	101 102	Refining the underground blood zhi unlocks passive source-force replenishment while he remains in contact with the ground.

Known Evolution Path

Gene	Documented path	Unfulfilled requirements
Stone Monkey	Three-Inch Stone Monkey → Pikeman/Staff Soldier Stone Monkey → Twelve-Foot Stone Monkey → Ruyi Stone Monkey → Nine-Aperture Stone Monkey → Transparent Stone Monkey; potentially Combat God Monkey or beyond 7	The Twelve-Foot stage requires Super-Gigantification, Immovable Stone Heart, and Bedrock Body. Only Bedrock Body is explicitly confirmed in the supplied chapters 61 76 85.
Willow Tree	Several powerful future forms are audible after perfect-compatible fusion; their names are not supplied 69	Development includes earth-rooting and five-element abilities. Root of the Earth is achieved; Five-Colored Spirit Light remains in development 95 102.

Background / History

Family and Gene Selection

Ji grows up in Rain-Listening Garden, an aging residential complex originally built for displaced residents. His family prioritizes his nourishment and prospects, believing he has awakened a Second-Order gene aperture. On the eve of gene selection, he feels guilty because that claim rests on a lie. He begins sharing the best food with his parents and sister, but delays confessing while hoping the transforming Eight Trigrams Furnace can provide a way forward 2 3.

At the Gene Bank, he rejects poorly compatible higher-order genes and chooses the weak Three-Inch Stone Monkey. His furnace unexpectedly raises its compatibility to perfection, revealing a far greater evolutionary future than its initial strength suggests. He reveals his dual-core aperture to He Yanbing and later explains his low-order fusion to his family, showing that his second aperture remains available as a fallback 5 7 12.

School Training and First Hunts

Principal Zhou Chenghong refuses to fund Stone Skin and Gigantification potions, but permits a one-month equipment loan. Ji’s three-day mastery of the Basic Staff Technique changes his teachers’ assessment of him. He subsequently trains in the Army-Breaking technique and forms a hunting team with Liu Qifan, Xie Jia, Zhang Haocheng, and Luo Yongguang 9 13 15 18.

Their hunts supply both combat experience and resources. Fighting Chicken Kings teaches Ji to generate his own Army-Breaking intent rather than depend on his weapon’s guidance. Petrified Crabs provide Stone Skin potions, and unusually productive refinements lead him to suspect another advantage of his furnace. He conceals a potion drop from his teammates to protect that secret 22 27 28.

Otherworld Secret Realm and Disappearance

Gu Zheng’s group uses Ji and his classmates as bait in the Otherworld Secret Realm. Ji takes hematite ore and escapes their pursuit by diving into Stone Lake; Yu Zhirou reveals his escape route to them. Liu Qing later corners him for the ore, but Ji turns the confrontation into a Whirlpool Sandworm ambush, kills Liu Qing, takes his belongings, and conceals the evidence 36 39 44 76.

Reported missing, Ji survives around an underground water cave while following a Landwalking Ancient Whale. He trains, refines Earth Core Spirit Liquid, and hunts crabs when the whale feeds, but recognizes that the Third-Order beast’s tolerance depends on his usefulness. He returns home after eighteen days and gives his family only a limited account, keeping the conflict, hematite, and spirit liquid secret 40 44 47.

Mall Challenge and University Admission

After completing Gigantification, Ji enters Radiance Mall’s challenge to fund suitable equipment. He defeats ten defenders, including the last four in a simultaneous fight, earning one million Gene Coins and an equipment choice worth up to 200,000. The final battle nearly exhausts him, but its exhilaration and his classmates’ recognition help remove the emotional obstacle to his gene’s evolution 53 57 58 60.

His newly evolved Pikeman Stone Monkey enables him to apply to Rain City University through self-recommendation. After demonstrating his abilities, he enrolls but chooses another highly compatible First-Order gene instead of taking the immediate route to Elite Class benefits. He fuses with the Willow Tree Gene and develops his stone-body abilities while preparing for university life 61 63 64 69 71.

Blood Beast Secret Realm

Fear of Gu Zheng leaves Ji socially isolated at university, but Xiao Mingyue offers training resources and a place on her team. His first-day score of 42,000 places him fifth, above Gu Zheng’s sixth-place score of 39,000. He subsequently reaches Second-Order cultivation, escapes another pursuit with Xiao’s help, and redeems powerful equipment using Weapon Tokens 72 75 76 84 85 87 91 95.

Ji and Xiao later rescue their teammates from a Blood Beast pack after expelling Chen Wenjie and Han Shuang, whom they suspect of arranging the ambush. Their team plans to obtain an underground blood zhi using camouflage and a diversion. After refining its power, Ji develops Root of the Earth; he and Xiao escape the snake den and continue hunting shortly before the realm closes 98 99 101 102.

Appearance

Ji’s most distinctive visual changes come from his transformation abilities rather than a detailed description of his ordinary appearance 53 64.

• Gigantification: Reaches approximately 2.7 meters, with enlarged limbs and hands; his refined staff expands to over three meters 53.
• Stone Skin: Produces a dense, dark-gray, rocklike covering without restricting joint flexibility 61 64.
• Bedrock Body: Manifests a grayish-white hardened layer when activated in combat 98.
• Golden clothing: The Golden Chapter coats his clothes in gold and lets them grow with his body 64.

Personality

Ji’s early guilt centers on having accepted his family’s sacrifices while misleading them about his talent. He gradually becomes more considerate and protective, vowing to improve his parents’ lives and repeatedly reassuring them after dangerous experiences 3 13 47.

His ambition is paired with disciplined practice and practical caution. He postpones wilderness hunting when too weak, masters fundamentals before pursuing advanced techniques, and evaluates the mall arena’s medical safeguards before competing. Once prepared, he willingly seeks demanding opponents whose pressure can force a breakthrough 13 22 54.

He increasingly protects his advantages through secrecy. He hides valuable drops, limits what he tells his family, and avoids announcing goals before achieving them. Threats to his survival or relatives also reveal a ruthless side: he kills Liu Qing, destroys evidence, and violently intimidates the neighboring Wang family 27 39 47 52 67.

Ji values promises and assistance. He initially refuses Qin Xiaoran’s stronger-team offer because he has already committed to his dormmates. Xiao Mingyue’s repeated support later creates a substantial sense of obligation, culminating in his promise to reach Seventh-Order Glory Rank so he can help her 66 75 85.

Abilities & Skills

Gene Furnace and Dual Apertures

His Eight Trigrams-patterned furnace gives him advantages beyond ordinary gene refinement 7 10 16.

• Compatibility enhancement: Raises both Stone Monkey and Willow Tree samples to 100% compatibility 7 69.
• Clear genetic information: Perfect compatibility lets him hear evolution paths and ability-development requirements with exceptional clarity 7 9 69.
• Equipment refinement: Creates unusually precise control and a deep weapon connection, helping him learn built-in techniques 10 16.
• Refinement yields: Repeatedly produces valuable potions, equipment, stones, and blood crystals. Ji suspects improved drop odds, but does not establish a guaranteed yield 24 27 76 87 99.
• Limits: Refinement consumes mental power; sustained work can require recovery potions 85 95 101.
• Two simultaneous genes: His dual apertures ultimately hold the Stone Monkey and Willow Tree genes independently 69 76.

Innate Staff Heart

A passive talent that improves staff aptitude, training speed, and technique power 28.

• Initially two-star; rises to three-star through Stone Monkey evolution 28 61.
• At three-star quality, allows mastered three-star staff techniques to approach four-star power 61.
• Further improvement depends on continued staff practice; amplification is less pronounced for higher-rated techniques 28.

Staff Techniques

Ji learns to supply a technique’s intent himself instead of relying on gene equipment to generate it 18 22 27.

Technique	Applications and limits
Basic Staff Technique	Twelve forms that coordinate whole-body strength; mastered well enough to use an ordinary wooden staff 13 15.
Army-Breaking Staff Technique	First-Order, two-star offensive art driven by courage, confidence, and forward momentum. Includes “Sweep Through a Thousand Armies” 22 27 58.
Stonewall/Bedrock Staff Technique	Defensive art based on steadiness and immovability; used to endure an opponent’s attacks before countering 30 44 57.
Tidehearing/Tide-Listening Staff Technique	Tidal sounds disturb an opponent’s mind or rhythm and expose openings; effective against a faster arena fighter 50 57.
Ninefold Tidal Staff technique	Second-Order, five-star art built into his later weapon. He performs it with unusual fluency soon after refinement, but full mastery is not confirmed 95 96.

Stone Heart

A passive defense that strengthens resolve and resistance to psychic attacks and illusions 7.

• Begins at one-star quality and rises to two-star after gene evolution 28 61.
• Protects Ji from the mental impact of Tiger Roar during the mall challenge 57.
• Improves again following his Second-Order cultivation breakthrough, although the supplied passage does not specify its new rating 87.
• Provides no direct physical-strength increase in its initial form 7.

Stone Skin and Bedrock Body

Stone Skin provides flexible external armor. Bedrock Body develops from Stone Skin, Stone Bone, Stone Tendon, and Stone Muscle 61 71.

• Stone Skin reaches three-star quality through gene evolution 61.
• The bone, tendon, and muscle upgrades improve durability and baseline strength 71.
• Four-star Bedrock Body combines effectively with Gigantification for frontline combat 76 98.
• Acquiring the four component abilities is not sufficient by itself; their fusion requires a further personal breakthrough 71.

Gigantification

Increases Ji’s size, weight, and strength proportionally 53.

• Initially sustainable for only three to five minutes because of rapid source-energy consumption 53.
• Refined equipment enlarges with him, but ordinary clothing tears unless protected by suitable equipment 53 64.
• Blood crystals gradually strengthen the ability; the supplied chapters do not confirm its transformation into Super-Gigantification 85 96.
• Combining it with staff techniques allows sweeping attacks against multiple opponents 58 98 99.

Willow Tree Abilities

The Willow Tree Gene supplies Rooting and Light Gathering, with further defensive, restorative, and endurance-oriented development 69 72.

• Basic self-healing: Strengthened by a Healing Potion, but remains below its intermediate stage 91.
• Root of the Earth: Three-star passive ability that replenishes gene source force while Ji touches the ground, potentially extending Gigantification’s combat endurance 102.
• Five-Colored Spirit Light: Intended to improve physical defense and resistance to different attributes. Development begins through five-element potions, but completion is not documented 69 95.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Black Longstaff — School-loaned weapon containing the First-Order, one-star Basic Staff Technique; supports his initial training 9 10.
• Army-Breaking Staff — Guides training in Army-Breaking intent. Later left with Sun Dajun for safekeeping while Ji borrows another staff 18 29.
• Yellowstone/Bedrock Staff — Sun Dajun’s loan for learning the Stonewall Staff Technique; Ji arranges its return after mastering the art 29 30 47.
• Tidehearing Staff — Pale-blue weapon that scales with Gigantification; used during the mall challenge and early Blood Beast hunts 53 58 76.
• Golden Chapter — Badge that converts ordinary clothing into gold, allows size changes, and repairs it using source energy. Cannot transform equipment 54 64.
• Wind-Splitting Short Saber — Taken from Liu Qing and sold for 95,000 Gene Coins because it does not suit Ji’s style 39 53.
• Earth Core Spirit Liquid — Valuable cultivation resource refined during his time around the underground water cave; kept secret from his family 44 47.
• Blood Crocodile Axe — Second-Order, two-star equipment obtained from crocodile refinement. Increases explosive strength and slows the healing of wounds it inflicts 87.
• Ninefold Tidal Staff — Second-Order, five-star weapon redeemed with a Weapon Token; includes its namesake staff technique 95.
• Fallen-Feather Moon-Treading Boots — Second-Order, five-star mobility equipment. Illusory feathers support his steps even while enlarged 95 98 99.
• Wolfblade Bracer — Second-Order forearm guard with a blade that can be launched at enemies 99.
• Chameleon Cloth — Second-Order, three-star camouflage equipment supplied by Xiao Mingyue after the confrontation with Chen Wenjie and Han Shuang; conceals appearance and aura 98 99.
• Underground blood zhi — Its refined power enables the development of Root of the Earth 101 102.

Relationships

• Ji Guodong — Father. Supports Ji’s unconventional gene choice despite the family’s limited ability to finance it 3 12 47.
• Zhang Yulan — Mother. Sustains his training through daily care; his public victories turn her lingering anxiety into pride 13 47 61.
• Ji Zhiyu — Younger sister. Affectionate and steadfast; refuses to believe he died during his disappearance and celebrates his university admission 3 47 66.
• Liu Qifan — Close friend, neighbor, and hunting teammate. Shares a friendly rivalry with Ji and later warns him about Zhao Gang’s murder 2 11 18 70.
• Zhang Haocheng, Luo Yongguang, and Xie Jia — High-school hunting partners. Support his evolution efforts and maintain their friendship after graduation 18 23 52.
• He Yanbing — Homeroom teacher. Initially condemns his weak gene choice, then advocates for equipment support and becomes one of his strongest supporters 7 9 15 48 61.
• Sun Dajun — Staff mentor. Tests Ji’s claimed mastery, lends him equipment, and encourages faith in his talent and perseverance 18 29 47.
• Chen Ye — Admired neighbor and Fourth-Order-gene talent. Recognizes Ji’s unusual staff progress while remaining realistic about the difficulty of gene evolution 12 25.
• Zhou Yuan — Friendly rival and classmate. Helps him find the Golden Chapter and shares the video that publicizes his mall victories 20 54 60.
• Xiao Mingyue — Trusted teammate, benefactor, and rescue partner. Provides training access, potions, protection, and strategic help; Ji promises to become strong enough to assist her at Seventh-Order Glory Rank 72 85 91 95 102.
• Qin Xiaoran — Supportive university senior and Xiao Mingyue’s cousin. Recognizes Ji’s potential; his standing helps protect Ji’s team from Gu Zheng’s associates 66 76.
• Zhou Han, Iron Mountain, and Su Qing — Blood Beast Secret Realm teammates. Respect Ji’s demonstrated strength and volunteer to distract the snake guarding the blood zhi 76 98 99.
• Ren Pingzhi, Zhao Hai, and Feng Yan — Early university companions. Initially hunt with Ji, but later distance themselves because of Gu Zheng’s hostility 67 69 71 75.
• Huang Yu — Former classmate who remains friendly, though fear of Gu Zheng sometimes prevents open association 52 71 75 96.
• Yu Zhirou — Formerly friendly classmate. Reveals Ji’s escape route to his pursuers; Ji later exposes that betrayal publicly 36 71 96 97.
• Gu Zheng — Principal enemy. Their conflict begins with the baiting incident and hematite dispute, then escalates through intimidation, pursuit, and resentment of Ji’s rising ranking 69 76 85 91.
• Liu Qing — Enemy killed by Ji after demanding the hematite. His possessions become valuable resources for Ji’s subsequent growth 39 40 47.
• Landwalking Ancient Whale — Dangerous survival partner during Ji’s disappearance. Helps him hunt crabs, but Ji regards its apparent friendliness as conditional 44.