Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Zhou Han (周寒) |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Rain City University, Elite Class 5; Xiao Mingyue’s Blood Beast Secret Realm team 76 84 |
| Occupation/Role | Student and Gene Cultivator; frontline saber fighter 78 84 |
| Core Gene | Third Order Frost Giant Wolf Gene 76 |
| Cultivation Rank | Second Order 78 |
| Status | Alive; teleported out of the Blood Beast Secret Realm during the snake-diversion operation 101 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 76 76 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Second Order Gene Cultivator | 78 | Recently completed his breakthrough and is eager to test his strength against the Blood Spiders. The breakthrough itself occurs before this chapter; Iron Mountain later confirms that he advanced a few days after Zhou Han 80. |
Appearance
- Build: Tall; introduced scrutinizing Ji Zhixing with a raised eyebrow 76.
Personality
Zhou Han is competitive and eager to test his abilities. Shortly after reaching Second Order, he enthusiastically supports venturing deeper into the spider valley. He also teases Iron Mountain about advancing later than him and sounds pleased when his own name appears on the points rankings 78 80 84.
His initial scrutiny of Ji Zhixing gives way to approval after seeing him fight. He recognizes that Ji’s ordinary combat strength rivals what his own had been only two days earlier, despite their different gene ranks. He subsequently helps Ji obtain more beasts to refine and celebrates his ranking success 76 83 84.
Zhou Han refuses to abandon teammates when remaining with them risks only evacuation from the secret realm. During the Blood Wolf ambush, he rejects Iron Mountain and Su Qing’s suggestion that he escape, explicitly distinguishing the school-protected expedition from a genuinely fatal situation 97.
Abilities & Skills
Frost Giant Wolf Gene
Zhou Han has fused with a Third Order Frost Giant Wolf Gene. Its cold-based power can raise his combat strength beyond his normal attacks 76.
- Extreme Cold Frost: Identified as the ability he would need to exceed the normal combat strength he compares with Ji Zhixing’s first demonstration 76.
- His Third Order gene and Second Order cultivation are separate ranks; he is not a Third Order cultivator in the documented expedition 76 78.
Extreme Cold Frost Slash
A powerful saber attack carrying a bone-piercing chill. Zhou Han uses it against Second Order Blood Beasts 79 86.
- Attacks a Second Order spider while Ji Zhixing holds its attention 79.
- Combines the slash with Su Qing’s Flame Spirit Butterflies and Ji’s staff attacks to kill a Second Order Single-Horned Blood Crocodile 86.
Saber Combat and Mobility
Zhou Han fights at close range, using rapid approaches and neck-targeting slashes 80 83.
- Kills a Single-Horned Blood Crocodile with a single decapitating strike 80.
- Flanks a Second Order crocodile attacking Ji Zhixing and nearly severs its head 83.
- Fights beside Iron Mountain’s shield, with Ji Zhixing covering the opposite flank in narrow passages 80 82.
- Is considered the only member of his three-person group who might outrun the approaching Blood Wolves; Iron Mountain and Su Qing are too slow to escape 97.
Equipment / Items
- Saber — His principal weapon throughout the secret-realm expedition; used for ordinary slashes and Extreme Cold Frost Slash. No weapon rank is given 78 80 86.
- Blood Crystals — Submits them for university ranking points rather than retaining all of them for ability development 84.
- Healing Potion — Treats injuries sustained during the Blood Beast ambush. After an hour of recovery, his wounds no longer hinder his movement 99.
Relationships
- Ji Zhixing — Teammate whose strength earns his respect. Zhou Han supports Ji’s refining and ranking efforts, helps protect him in combat, and is later rescued by him 76 83 86 98.
- Iron Mountain — Fellow frontline fighter and friendly rival. They compare breakthrough timing and fight shoulder to shoulder; Iron Mountain urges Zhou Han to escape during the wolf ambush 78 80 97.
- Su Qing — Teammate and ranged support fighter. They joke about ranking points and combine attacks against crocodiles; Zhou Han refuses to flee while she and Iron Mountain remain surrounded 84 86 97.
- Xiao Mingyue — Organizer and leader of his expedition team. She directs their retreat and later helps rescue his group. Zhou Han supports excluding her from the dangerous snake-decoy role 76 80 98 99.
- Chen Wenjie and Han Shuang — Hostile students who deliberately lure thirty or forty Blood Wolves into his group’s ongoing battle, hoping to force them out of the secret realm 97.
History
Blood Beast Secret Realm Expedition
Xiao Mingyue introduces Zhou Han, Su Qing, and Iron Mountain to Ji Zhixing at the beginning of their expedition. All three have Third Order genes, making Ji appear weaker on paper. Zhou Han acknowledges Ji’s strength after watching him kill a First Order One-Horned Blood Boar with one staff strike 76.
Having recently advanced to Second Order, Zhou Han takes the front alongside Iron Mountain during the spider-valley exploration. He later spots Single-Horned Blood Crocodiles in an underground Blood River. The pair quickly kill six lured ashore, but the appearance of at least fifty or sixty more—including three Second Order beasts—forces the team to retreat and defend a narrow passage 78 80.
Zhou Han helps kill the pursuing crocodiles and supports giving subsequent kills to Ji Zhixing for refinement. After Su Qing advances, he proposes returning to the underground river. He is nevertheless astonished when Ji himself reaches Second Order shortly afterward, having expected the breakthrough to take considerably longer 83 86 87.
Blood Wolf Ambush
While Zhou Han, Iron Mountain, and Su Qing fight a mixed group of Blood Beasts, Chen Wenjie and Han Shuang secretly draw a wolf pack toward them. Zhou Han stays rather than leave his slower companions. The three hold their position until Ji Zhixing and Xiao Mingyue arrive, then help finish the remaining Second Order iron-armored beasts 97 98.
Zhou Han suffers injuries in the battle but recovers enough to travel after using a Healing Potion. He then volunteers to help lure away a Third Order snake so Ji can reach the underground Blood Zhi. During the operation, his cry is abruptly cut off, and Xiao Mingyue confirms that he has been teleported out of the realm 99 101.
Points Rankings
| Ranking announcement | Placement | Submitted points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| First day | 97th | 8,000 | Listed as a member of Elite Class 5; pleased to make the rankings 84. |
| Second day | 99th | Not stated | Ji Zhixing sees his name and takes it as reassurance that he is safe 94. |
Notable Quotes
“A few days behind is still behind.”
— Teasing Iron Mountain about their breakthrough timing 80
“Damn it, if we were actually going to die, I'd definitely leave you two behind. But the worst that can happen now is leaving the Secret Realm. Why the hell would I run?”
— Refusing to abandon Iron Mountain and Su Qing during the Blood Wolf ambush 97