Li Che
Swallowed Star: Inheriting the Legacy of Myriad WorldsContents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background / History
- 4Appearance
- 5Personality
- 6Abilities & Skills
- 6.1Infinite Land and Myriad Worlds Inheritance
- 6.2Guixu
- 6.3Origin Law Comprehension
- 6.4Inherited Space and Soul Techniques
- 6.5Martial Control and Instruction
- 6.6Combat Limitations
- 7Equipment / Weapons / Items
- 7.1Wealth and Property
- 8Relationships
- 9Story Role / Major Arcs
- 9.1Retirement and the Mountain Sea Realm Legacy
- 9.2Recruitment and the Inheritance Contest
- 9.3Giant Axe Battle Arena and Chaos City
- 10Notable Quotes
Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background / History
- 4Appearance
- 5Personality
- 6Abilities & Skills
- 6.1Infinite Land and Myriad Worlds Inheritance
- 6.2Guixu
- 6.3Origin Law Comprehension
- 6.4Inherited Space and Soul Techniques
- 6.5Martial Control and Instruction
- 6.6Combat Limitations
- 7Equipment / Weapons / Items
- 7.1Wealth and Property
- 8Relationships
- 9Story Role / Major Arcs
- 9.1Retirement and the Mountain Sea Realm Legacy
- 9.2Recruitment and the Inheritance Contest
- 9.3Giant Axe Battle Arena and Chaos City
- 10Notable Quotes
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Li Che (黎彻) |
| Alias(es) | Army Lord Guixu; Guixu World Lord; World Master of Guixu 1 3 |
| Species/Race | Human; his mother belongs to a branch of the human Elf Race 3 41 |
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | Originally an Earthling; reborn into the Rongbing Empire’s imperial family in the Primitive Universe 2 |
| Age | Over 50,000 years old; described as approaching 60,000 years since transmigration 1 6 32 |
| Affiliation | Rongbing Empire and Rongbing Holy Land; later the Giant Axe Battle Arena’s core ranks and the Void Gold Master’s lineage 26 45 46 |
| Occupation/Role | Warrior; former First Prince of the Rongbing Empire; retired Extraterrestrial Battlefield soldier; cultivation instructor; named disciple of the Void Gold Master 2 5 34 45 |
| Cultivation | Ninth-stage World Lord; clears the 17th floor of the Great Axe Heavenly Bridge 7 47 50 |
| Status | Alive; not yet Undying in the supplied chapters 45 50 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 1, “Extraterrestrial Battlefield” 1 |
Power Progression
Chapter references identify where each milestone is documented; early achievements are recounted retrospectively.
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Planetary level eight; earth domain | 2 | Masters an earth domain during a family trial in his sixties. The empire conceals the news and brings him into its Divine Kingdom for cultivation. |
| First counterpart fusion | 2 | After the Infinite Land awakens, fuses with his Love Apartment counterpart, substantially improving his body despite receiving no useful cultivation memories. |
| Stellar level; eighth-stage domain | 2 | Reaches Stellar level in his seventies and rapidly advances his domain to the eighth stage. |
| Earth Origin Law threshold | 2 | Comprehends the Earth Origin Law around age eighty while still at Stellar level; becomes the empire’s First Prince. |
| Ninth-stage domain | 2 | By his hundred and thirties, possesses earth-law comprehension comparable to some weaker World Lords. |
| Universe level | 7 | Enters the Extraterrestrial Battlefield as a Universe-level warrior around age two hundred. |
| Domain Lord | 7 | Reaches Domain Lord around age seven hundred. During this realm, inherits his Lord Xue Ying counterpart’s legacy 3. |
| World Lord | 7 | Reaches World Lord around age sixteen hundred. |
| Seventh-stage World Lord | 7 | Around age 2,700–2,800, ordinary World Lord warriors cannot survive one move; only battle-general-level World Lords can meaningfully exchange blows with him. |
| Ninth-stage World Lord | 7 | Reaches the ninth stage around age 2,900. |
| Elementary Immortal Military Lord combat strength | 7 | During his second epoch, shifts his principal targets toward alien World Lord battle generals. |
| Intermediate Immortal Military Lord displayed strength; ninefold Life Gene Level | 7 | By the late second epoch, eight inherited legacies have raised his actual genetic level to ninefold. He conceals this by fighting at roughly 1.5 times the normal human baseline. |
| Military Lord-level World Lord certification | 7 | After the third epoch, personally kills an alien Immortal Military Lord affiliated with the Demon Race and receives military-system recognition. |
| Top-tier Immortal Military Lord combat strength | 10 | Reports that he had already gained the strength to defeat a top-tier Immortal Military Lord more than an era earlier. |
| Elementary Marquis-level combat strength | 11 12 | Matches and then suppresses a simulated Marquis through law comprehension and his self-created Guixu art, using a standardized ninth-stage human World Lord body. |
| Tenfold genetic level; inherited space, soul, and clone abilities | 15 16 | Incorporates the Mountain Sea Realm counterpart’s legacy. His body and soul improve without a cultivation-realm breakthrough. |
| Victory over a real Marquis | 31 | Defeats Iron Sword Marquis using Guixu: Suppression and an Isaac Venom-coated spear; reduces the opponent’s strength by more than 95%. |
| New spatial-annihilation move | 39 40 | Over slightly more than twenty years, comprehends and integrates three lower-level spatial-annihilation mysteries. Venerable Luan Mo assesses his resulting move as capable of challenging the 17th Heavenly Bridge floor. |
| Great Axe Heavenly Bridge, first floor | 48 | Dodges the opponent’s strike and destroys its head with a palm-blade attack. |
| Great Axe Heavenly Bridge, second floor | 48 | Again defeats a martial-artist opponent with a palm strike. |
| Great Axe Heavenly Bridge, 16th floor | 49 | Kills the armored opponent in two moves using spatial collapse and lockdown. |
| Great Axe Heavenly Bridge, 17th floor | 50 | Wins after tens of thousands of exchanges, combining Guixu: Suppression with Guixu: Annihilation. |
Background / History
Li Che died in an accident while eating hot pot and singing on Earth, then awoke as an infant in the Rongbing Empire. Although born into its imperial family, he did not automatically receive exceptional resources: the descendants of long-lived Undying rulers numbered in the billions 2.
His father supported his early cultivation through money and connections. Li Che’s own talent became apparent in his teens, and mastering an earth domain at Planetary level earned him admission to the empire’s Divine Kingdom. The Divine Master Rongbing subsequently named him First Prince and personally nurtured him as a prospective Undying Deity 2 27.
His birth fell between major talent competitions. Rather than wait thousands of years, enter the Ganwu Secret Realm, or begin as an outer member of a major power, he followed the Divine Master’s recommendation to seek battlefield experience. He entered the Fourth Extraterrestrial Battlefield at Universe level and spent several hundred years under one of her former comrades. That Immortal Military Lord died during a reinforcement mission; a powerful World Lord saved the soldiers sheltered in the unit’s world ring 2.
Li Che later recognized that entering the battlefield so early had been reckless. Nevertheless, he remained there for over fifty thousand years, developing his black-hole cultivation path largely without high-level guidance and building friendships with soldiers whose lives he had sometimes saved 2 5 12.
Appearance
Li Che is approximately two meters tall, with a sturdy build and stern features softened by a hint of gentleness. After absorbing the Mountain Sea Realm legacy, his gaze becomes deeper and more resolute 18.
- Forehead law mark: A pitch-black pattern associated with black-hole-like gravitational rules; silver light spreads through it as his Space Origin Law comprehension improves 15 27.
- Battle attire: Wears ink-black divine battle armor covered in obscure law markings 18.
- Characteristic weapon: A heavy, pitch-black battle spear 11 49.
Personality
Li Che combines confidence in his talent with deliberate caution about exposing its source. On the battlefield, he conceals most of his genetic advantage to avoid alien attention. He likewise refuses the Earthling characteristics and Nine Tribulations Manual contained in his Mountain Sea Realm legacy, fearing that the Mountain Guest could discover an inexplicable change in his origins 7 17.
He remains loyal to the people who helped him. Although he recognizes the shortcomings of the Divine Master Rongbing’s early advice, he defends her intentions and regards her as one of his own people. He also supports his parents financially without trying to dictate their careers or ambitions 2 6 27.
His approach to cultivation is practical but firmly rooted in the warrior path. He adapts inherited controller techniques rather than abandoning his preferred combat style, and seeks a powerful teacher for guidance, protection, and access to otherwise unobtainable treasures 21 23.
When asked whether he would sacrifice himself for humanity, he admits that he might hesitate but would still charge forward. The Void Gold Master explicitly praises the honesty of this answer 45.
Abilities & Skills
Infinite Land and Myriad Worlds Inheritance
The Infinite Land is a directionless, timeless space within Li Che’s true spirit. Deceased counterparts from other worlds appear there as illusory stars; fulfilling their lingering wishes allows him to inherit their remaining essence 2 3.
- Accumulated inheritance: Can receive bodies, souls, talents, memories, and cultivation, strengthening his original self through successive fusions 2.
- Cross-world avatars: Can manifest an inherited avatar in the world where that counterpart lived 2.
- Recovery after death: His avatars can be reborn in other worlds if the main body dies; a later inherited counterpart can become his new main body 2.
- Stacking amplification: Eight inherited incarnations produce ninefold improvements in attributes including physical density, soul strength, talent, and cultivation speed 3.
- Later learning speed: After the Mountain Sea Realm inheritance, the combination of tenfold genetic affinity and tenfold counterpart bonuses raises his law-comprehension speed to one hundred times its original level 39.
- Inheritance limits: The Mountain Sea Realm legacy does not transfer its owner’s treasures, wealth, or personal connections 15.
Guixu
Li Che’s self-created Guixu art draws on black holes and the rule-mystery system inherited from the Lord Xue Ying world. He develops it over nearly fifty thousand years at World Lord level, pursuing destructive power through extreme density, mass, and gravity 3 12.
- Self and weapon reinforcement: Raises his body’s mass and density and imbues his spear with immense gravitational force 12 21 40.
- Spatial distortion: Its gravity can tear space, swallow surrounding light, and distort the battlefield 12.
- Guixu: Suppression: Restrains opponents; instrumental against both Iron Sword Marquis and the 17th-floor Heavenly Bridge opponent 31 50.
- Guixu, Kill / Guixu: Annihilation: Attacks through overlapping spatial-annihilation power. The move demonstrated to Luan Mo is called “Guixu, Kill”; his later Heavenly Bridge battle uses “Guixu: Annihilation” 40 50.
- Collapse: Combines earth and space laws into a black-hole-like strike carrying successive waves of spatial collapse 49.
Origin Law Comprehension
Earth is Li Che’s foundational law. His black-hole research also encompasses gravity, space, time, and light, giving him broad combat and control methods but initially leaving his cultivation less focused than conventional paths 3 15.
- Spatial Lockdown: Inherits extensive understanding from the Mountain Sea Realm counterpart and adapts it into his warrior techniques 15 21.
- Spatial Annihilation: Studies this branch through black-hole research, inherited knowledge, and Black Hole Evolution 15 39 40.
- Space-law recognition: The silver glow in his forehead mark accompanies rapidly increasing recognition by the Space Origin Laws 15.
- Advancement requirement: Recognizes that becoming a Universe Venerable requires complete mastery of either space or time, motivating him to refine his previously scattered studies 15.
Inherited Space and Soul Techniques
The Mountain Sea Realm counterpart supplies techniques that address major gaps in Li Che’s original abilities 15.
- Star Suppression: A spatial technique for locking, trapping, and wearing down opponents. Li Che can reproduce it fully but prioritizes translating its principles into Guixu 21.
- Eight Thousand Soul Lights: A King-level secret technique combining soul attack, defense, and enslavement. Li Che studies it particularly to protect himself against soul-based threats 21.
- Willpower: The inherited counterpart’s mental cultivation substantially strengthens his resolve and state of mind 18.
- Clone: Acquires the innate clone-creation technique through the legacy. No completed clone creation by his current main body is documented in the supplied chapters 15.
Martial Control and Instruction
Li Che has complete physical power-output control and teaches force-exertion techniques to younger cultivators 27 34.
- Perfect output: Demonstrates the theoretical physical power-output score of 100 with genetic power, spiritual force, domains, and law insights disabled 34.
- Teaching method: Improves students’ combat strength by increasing their force multiplier and bodily control 27 34.
- Preferred style: Remains a close-combat warrior even though World Force makes controller techniques accessible at World Lord level 21.
Combat Limitations
- No divine power: As a flesh-and-blood World Lord, Li Che cannot generate an Undying Deity’s divine power 7.
- Difficulty killing immortal bodies: Before acquiring an external countermeasure, he can overpower stronger Undying opponents without efficiently annihilating their regenerating divine power 7 12.
- Poison-assisted Marquis victory: His defeat of Iron Sword Marquis depends on Isaac Venom; it is not presented as an unaided destruction of a Marquis’s immortal body 31 32.
- Unclaimed inheritance benefits: Deliberately excludes Earthling traits and the Nine Tribulations Manual from his inheritance because of the risk of attracting the Mountain Guest 17.
Equipment / Weapons / Items
- Dark Sea Battle Spear — A top-grade tier-six force weapon and his regular combat weapon. It carries his Guixu techniques and the Isaac Venom used against Iron Sword Marquis 11 31.
- Divine Amplification Armor — Standard battlefield equipment, also used in his simulated Marquis fight 11.
- Spaceships — Departs the battlefield aboard an E9-grade ship; later travels in an F6-grade ship with stealth capability 5 13.
- World ring — Provides an enclosed space for seclusion and inheritance assimilation 14 16.
- Isaac Venom — Given by Qi Yao to suppress an early Marquis-level Undying Deity’s divine power. Applied to his spear and injected into Iron Sword Marquis during their battle 28 31.
- Life Fruits — Purchases 102 from the Universe Galaxy Bank at 4.2 Hunyuan Units each, intending to accelerate genetic evolution in his original body and clones 17 21.
- Black Hole Evolution — A top-tier human combat inheritance bestowed by the Void Gold Master through Luan Mo. Includes fighting techniques, explosive reinforcement, body tempering, and black-hole-based explanations of space and time 36 40.
- Great Axe Chaos Stele access — Receives twenty study opportunities from the Void Gold Master, alongside access to Lord Luhai’s guidance 47.
Wealth and Property
| Asset / Transaction | Details |
|---|---|
| Battlefield spoils | Retains over 129,000 World Items and loot from seven alien Immortal Military Lords 7. |
| Liquid wealth after sale | Holds more than six million Hunyuan Units and becomes a four-star Universe Galaxy Bank client 20. |
| Black Dragon Star residence | Purchases a World Castle for cultivation while awaiting the Life Fruits 21. |
| Meyer Galaxy | Acquires ownership and management rights for twenty thousand eras; the galaxy contains over three hundred billion stars 41. |
| Family residence | Purchases a World Castle on Cliffwater Star for his parents 41. |
| Marquis Yuchen inheritance proceeds | Receives 2.9 million Hunyuan Units from the Divine Master Rongbing after the inheritance is sold to Marquis Aurora 41. |
Relationships
- Li Hong — Father in his current life. Supports Li Che’s early cultivation; later benefits from his son’s resources and becomes a Domain Lord instructor at the Rongbing Holy Land 26 27.
- Mother — An unnamed woman from a human Elf Race branch and the minor nobility of the Bugu Empire. Li Che funds her cultivation and helps provide a new family home on Cliffwater Star 26 27 41.
- Divine Master Rongbing — Early patron who names him First Prince and directs him toward the battlefield. Li Che remains grateful and helps secure Marquis Yuchen’s inheritance for her side 2 6 23 31.
- Zhuoyan — Longtime battlefield comrade who protected him during his Domain Lord soldier days. Criticizes the decision to send such a talented young cultivator to the battlefield and encourages him to seek a major power 1 2.
- Bai Yue — AI assistant responsible for navigation, asset appraisal, information searches, communications, and cultivation notifications 5 7 8 21.
- Qi Yao Divine Master — Ally who asks him to guide promising students and supplies the Isaac Venom needed against Iron Sword Marquis 27 28.
- Military Lord Chenliu — Universe Galaxy Bank recruiter and adviser. Their two months of discussions help Li Che understand his value to the five major powers 22 23.
- Venerable Luan Mo — Arranges his journey to the Initial Universe, delivers Black Hole Evolution, and tests and guides his spatial-law development 35 36 40.
- Void Gold Master — Accepts him as a named disciple. Requires him to clear an 18th-floor Heavenly Bridge within five hundred years to become his nineteenth personal disciple 45.
- Lord Luhai / Lü Hai — Senior fellow disciple assigned to guide his cultivation during the named-disciple period 46 47.
- King Yongbo — Escorts him through Chaos City and to the Void Gold Master; addresses him as junior martial uncle after his acceptance 44 46.
- Iron Sword Marquis — Opponent in the dispute over Marquis Yuchen’s inheritance; defeated through Guixu and Isaac Venom 28 31.
- Hu Yanbo — Supports the opposing side, then concedes Li Che’s victory and promises that the Meteorite Star Lineage will cease interfering with the inheritance 31.
Story Role / Major Arcs
Retirement and the Mountain Sea Realm Legacy
Li Che reunites with Zhuoyan at the C37 AAA Divine Base and announces his retirement, concealing that his inheritance ability has begun revealing greater potential. He leaves after more than fifty thousand years of service, intending to fulfill his ninth counterpart’s final wish to see his homeworld again 1 3 5.
His investigation places him more than eighty epochs before Luo Feng’s birth. On Earth, discovering ancient “Mountain Sea” characters dissolves the counterpart’s remaining obsession, allowing him to absorb its legacy in seclusion 8 13 14.
The inheritance strengthens his genetics, space-law knowledge, soul cultivation, and clone abilities. He leaves a spatial coordinate on Earth but avoids restoring the deceased counterpart’s identity or claiming its Earthling-specific inheritance 3 15 17.
Recruitment and the Inheritance Contest
Li Che’s simulated Marquis battle attracts invitations from all five major powers. Rather than immediately accept, he waits for a Universe Venerable or Universe Master willing to teach him, while returning home to support the Divine Master Rongbing 12 23.
Venerable Jiufeng identifies his black-hole methods as especially compatible with the Ultimate Light Divine General Inheritance and wishes to recruit him. However, the Giant Axe Founder and Universe Masters receive a two-hundred-year priority period to claim him first 24.
In the contest over Marquis Yuchen’s inheritance, Li Che defeats Iron Sword Marquis with Isaac Venom and Guixu: Suppression. Hu Yanbo’s concession ends the Meteorite Star Lineage’s interference, and the real battle record further demonstrates Li Che’s worth to prospective patrons 28 31 32.
Giant Axe Battle Arena and Chaos City
An invitation delivered by Army Master Yanpo brings Li Che to Venerable Luan Mo, who reveals the Void Gold Master’s interest and gives him Black Hole Evolution as an initial test. His subsequent progress earns Luan Mo’s approval 34 35 36 40.
Before leaving, Li Che purchases the Meyer Galaxy to secure his family’s future. He then travels to Chaos City, meets the Void Gold Master, and becomes his named disciple 41 44 45.
Choosing the Great Axe Chaos Stele, Li Che begins his Heavenly Bridge attempt under the observation of senior members of the Void Gold lineage. He overwhelms the lower floors, clears the 16th floor in two moves, and defeats the 17th-floor opponent after a prolonged battle. The required 18th-floor clearance remains unfulfilled in the supplied chapters 47 48 49 50.
Notable Quotes
“If that day truly comes, I might hesitate, but I suppose I would still charge forward for the race.”
— Answering the Void Gold Master’s question about sacrificing himself for humanity 45
“Divine Master, I already had the strength to defeat a top-tier Immortal Military Lord more than an era ago. My secret techniques have since undergone a transformation, and I can now face a marquis-level expert head-on.”
— Offering to prove his strength in the Slaughterhouse 10