Zhou Qiong

Biodata

Power Progression

Zhou Qiong’s pill-enhanced outward presence is distinct from his actual cultivation. The Eternal and True Martial strength displayed after his ascension initially comes with strict limits on how many attacks he can unleash 32 37.

Background / History

Previous Life and Transmigration

In his original world, Zhou Qiong headed the Hua Country Traditional Martial Arts Association and possessed martial prowess unrivaled on his planet. His body exploded while he was attempting to enter the legendary Shattering Realm 1.

He awakened in the body of another Zhou Qiong, the Demon Sect’s injured leader, and spent a month absorbing its memories. The original owner was the son of former Sect Master Zhou Shentong. After his father’s unexpected death when he was eighteen, he spent two years stabilizing the sect. He later suffered fatal Qi deviation while attempting a breakthrough during seclusion 1.

Consolidating the Demon Sect

The Invincible Villain System gave Zhou Qiong the means to survive despite his damaged meridians and uncertain authority. At his first court assembly, he subdued the Third Elder for opposing him, sentenced him to a year at Reflection Cliff, and ordered the Tiger King and Monkey King to destroy the Jade Dragon Sword Sect 1 2.

He strengthened the sect through compulsory cultivation arts, distributed the Demon Emperor Art to senior members, and supplied the Twelve Demon Kings with breakthrough pills. He subsequently abolished the Elders’ Council and redesignated its members as protectors 6 7.

East Sea Campaign and Luna

Zhou Qiong brought the Demon Sect to the East Sea to confront the beast tide. He defeated Demon Emperor Su Huang, damaged his Emperor Grade spear, and drained half his cultivation power. Before fleeing, Su Huang broke the seal imprisoning the fallen angel Luna 9 10.

Zhou Qiong killed Luna, but unleashing the Divine Light of Annihilation damaged his fused Gods and Devils Eye and inflicted serious internal injuries. Ordinary cultivation could not repair the damage, and the remedies he needed were beyond his purchasing power 11 12.

Unifying the Cangwu Continent

Seeking the rewards of a system mission, Zhou Qiong ordered the destruction of Golden Mountain Temple and Hanging Void Hall. At Hanging Void Mountain, he overwhelmed Ximen Tian and Daoist Chongxu, then adopted the name Zhou Wudi to complete a separate title quest. He also purchased a Lesser Nirvana Pill to save the critically wounded Grand Protector 12 18 20.

After learning how to reopen the continent’s ascension passage, he committed the Demon Sect to conquering the continent before entering the Upper Realm. He deliberately paced the campaign so he could strengthen himself before collecting the unification reward. The Great Yu Dynasty fell, while the Great Wilderness Dynasty, Great Qian Dynasty, Yellow Sand Fort, and Talisman Sect submitted and agreed to pay tribute 23 25 27.

Ascension and Black King City

Zhou Qiong obtained energy stones through the system to reopen the ascension passage. He eventually entered Black King City with more than five thousand Demon Sect members, confronted the Blue Rain Clan for attacking his followers, and grievously wounded One-Eyed Clan patriarch Long Chang 29 31.

When seven Eternal Realm experts surrounded him and demanded the secret behind his Lower Realm, he used a Greater Teleportation Talisman to evacuate the entire sect. He then established a new Heavenly Demon Peak ten thousand miles outside the city, protected by a True Martial-grade formation 32 33.

Kongtong Secret Realm

At Elder Mu’s birthday celebration, Zhou Qiong claimed Long Chang’s former seat and presented half a drop of Immortal Spirit Marrow. Elder Mu rewarded him with a special immortal peach, while Liansheng secured the Demon Sect’s qualification for the Kongtong Secret Realm 35 36.

Inside the realm, Zhou Qiong discovered Asura Xueqi beneath the ground. After confirming that the system would protect him from possession, he obtained the Asura Pearl and removed Xueqi’s sealing talisman. The system destroyed Xueqi’s invading soul, allowing Zhou Qiong to devour the corpse. He later attacked Zhao Li and killed Elder Fu, although Zhao Li escaped 38 39.

Zhou Qiong then eliminated the hostile faction leaders gathered against him. He spared the Flower Clan after its leaders offered submission, took Black King City from Elder Mu, and forced Elder Mu to become a Demon Sect protector. He ordered the destruction of the other defeated factions while initially exempting the Flower Clan and Sword Sect 40 41.

Expansion into the Land of Chaos

Zhou Qiong compelled the Sword Sect to leave Black King City within three days, warning Shangguan Yun that their next meeting would end in submission or death. He enlarged Heavenly Demon Peak with breathing soil and accepted a system mission to dominate the Land of Chaos 43 44.

After two years of preparation, he demanded Heavenly Sea City’s submission. When the Hong Family refused, he marched on the city with one hundred thousand sect members. His saber clash with Hong Tu shattered the protective formation and carved a vast trench beside the city; Hong Tu’s fate was not established in the supplied account 45 46.

Upon learning that Half-Saint ruins had opened, Zhou Qiong accepted an exploration mission and departed with Liansheng, Ning Wu, and the Demon Kings, leaving Bai Haotian in charge of the sect 50.

Appearance

• Clothing: Wears black battle robes and a Demon Dragon Battle Robe 20 38 41.
• Forehead mark: A silver-black lightning-shaped mark conceals the Gods and Devils Eye between his brows 1.
• Activated eye: Opens as a black vertical eye capable of emitting numerous rays of light 37.
• Aura: Frequently manifests towering demonic flames; absorbing the Asura Pearl adds a distinctly sinister Sha Qi to his presence 20 39.

Personality

Zhou Qiong treats strength as the most reliable solution to danger and political resistance. He deliberately uses the Third Elder’s punishment to intimidate senior figures who had served his father, and he rejects the Elders’ Council’s cautious approach as incompatible with the Demon Sect’s identity 1 2 6.

His confidence does not prevent calculated retreat. When surrounded in Black King City, he evacuates rather than exhaust his limited enhanced attacks. He also investigates Zhao Li as a potential “protagonist” and explicitly rejects waiting for a dangerous enemy to become strong enough to challenge him 25 32.

He rewards loyalty and invests heavily in his followers, but shows little restraint toward outsiders. He spends substantial resources to save Bai Haotian and improve the sect, while threatening extermination against resisting factions. He also breaks his promise to spare Qian Sihai and the Ghost Clan leader, having Liansheng kill them after they turn on Lan Yukong 7 20 27 40 45.

Abilities & Skills

Invincible Villain System

A system designed to nurture a devil head unrivaled throughout the world 1.

• Lottery: Grants one basic draw each week; three basic draws can become one intermediate draw, and five intermediate draws can become one advanced draw 1.
• Missions: Award cultivation increases, Villain Points, and items. The missions described impose no penalty for failure 1 23 44.
• Shop: Unlocks after his first sect-extermination mission and sells cultivation arts, weapons, pills, and miscellaneous items 6.
• Possession protection: Guarantees that no being can possess him; destroys Xueqi’s soul when it attempts to do so 38 39.
• Time Room: Provides a system facility he uses for cultivation 25.

Heaven-Devouring Demon Art

A nine-level technique that absorbs external power to strengthen Zhou Qiong 1.

• Drains and refines an opponent’s cultivation power, including through contact with Su Huang’s spear 10.
• Absorbs fragments of collapsing space and can be combined with his palm technique 11.
• Devours the Asura Pearl and corpse while restraining their Sha Qi and wronged souls 39.
• Reaches the second level by his mid-stage Martial God period and the third after devouring Xueqi 25 39.

Firmament Life and Death Hand

An intermediate Divine Grade technique formed by fusing the elementary Divine Grade Life and Death Hand with his self-created Firmament Hand 5.

• Commands life and death and controls Yin and Yang Qi 5.
• Produces enormous palm strikes; against Luna, its palm spans a hundred li and compresses the surrounding space 11.
• Can incorporate the Heaven-Devouring Demon Art to increase its offensive power 11.

Gods and Devils Eye

An incomplete eye belonging to an unknown ancient god-devil, fused into Zhou Qiong’s body 1.

• Perception: Shatters illusions, reveals Elder Mu’s immortal peach-tree form, and detects otherwise invisible traces beneath the Kongtong Secret Realm 1 35 37.
• Divine Light of Annihilation: A powerful attack whose use against Luna exceeds his safe limits and severely damages both the eye and his body 12.
• Weapon nurturing: Houses the Gods and Devils Ring and later awakens the Gods and Devils Saber 1 39.
• Recovery: Its reaction to devouring Xueqi leads Zhou Qiong to conclude that consuming suitable materials may repair its damage 39.

Demon

A thirteen-level cultivation technique generated when an unknown greater world shattered. Zhou Qiong purchases its first level for one hundred thousand Villain Points and later adopts it as his primary technique 44 45.

• Each successive level costs twice as much to redeem 44.
• Supports two Eternal Realm breakthroughs during his following two years of cultivation 45.
• The supplied description does not specify its combat applications 45.

Sect Leadership

• Establishes a compulsory cultivation curriculum and supplies senior members with higher-grade arts 6.
• Uses pills and the Ten Thousand Demons Pools to accelerate his followers’ advancement 7 25 27.
• Deploys the Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow Divisions for intelligence gathering and regional reconnaissance 12 44.
• Strengthens headquarters through protective formations and terrain-altering resources 12 33 43.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Demon Dragon Flying Carriage — His principal transport, pulled by a Martial Emperor Realm demonic dragon 8 9.
• Gods and Devils Ring — A divine weapon nurtured within his eye. Its black light blocks an escape route and immobilizes Qian Sihai and the Ghost Clan leader 1 40.
• Gods and Devils Saber — Feeds on blood and souls. Its Gods and Devils Strike scales with the amount absorbed; Zhou Qiong later draws it against Hong Tu 39 46.
• Heaven-Avoiding Stone — Conceals him from heaven’s secrets, preventing the Cangwu Continent from forcing his ascension 26 27.
• Small Ten Thousand Demons Pool — Raises cultivation and strengthens the body. Zhou Qiong absorbs its lightning during his first use, then retains the pool to train sect members 25.
• True Demon Mountain-Protecting Formation — A fifth-level Profound Understanding formation that increases Spiritual Qi and protects the original Heavenly Demon Peak 12.
• Great True Demon Mountain-Protecting Formation — A True Martial-grade upgrade installed at the Upper Realm headquarters 33.
• Greater Teleportation Talisman — Purchased for three hundred thousand Villain Points and consumed to evacuate the sect from Black King City 32.
• Breathing soil — A lottery reward used to enlarge Heavenly Demon Peak, enabling the mountain to absorb Spiritual Qi and continue slowly expanding 43.
• Great Strength Pill — An early reward capable of temporarily restoring full strength regardless of injury, but only for three moves 1.

Relationships

• Zhou Shentong — Father of the original body and former Demon Sect Master. His death precipitated the succession crisis inherited through the body’s memories 1.
• Liansheng — Chief Steward and trusted subordinate. Leads major extermination campaigns, competes for secret-realm qualification, and receives cultivation rewards for his service 15 27 36.
• Bai Haotian — Former Grand Elder, later Grand Protector. Accepts the abolition of the Elders’ Council; Zhou Qiong saves his life with a Lesser Nirvana Pill and later entrusts him with headquarters 7 20 26 50.
• Demon Tiger King — A devoted follower whom Zhou Qiong saved when he was young. Zhou Qiong values his loyalty and his combination of boldness and care 12.
• Di Yi — Trusted subordinate who relays commands and reports on sect affairs and the Upper Realm 1 27 34.
• Zhao Li — Enemy seeking revenge for the Jade Dragon Sword Sect. Zhou Qiong identifies him as a possible son of destiny and seeks to eliminate him before he becomes a threat 7 9 25 36.
• Elder Fu — Zhao Li’s ring-bound mentor. Detects Zhou Qiong’s danger early and ultimately dies protecting Zhao Li from him 9 39.
• Elder Mu — Black King City’s former lord and an immortal peach tree cultivator. Initially exchanges gifts with Zhou Qiong, then is coerced into surrendering the city and becoming a protector 35 41.
• Shangguan Yun — Initially a cordial fellow human cultivator who invites Zhou Qiong to the Sword Sect. Zhou Qiong later acknowledges his potential but forces his sect to relocate under a future “submit or die” ultimatum 31 35 43.
• Baihe and Hong Meigui — Flower Clan members spared after offering submission. Their clan agrees to settle on Heavenly Demon Peak 40 41.

Notable Quotes

“Remember, from now on, no one may contradict my words.” 2

“I am invincible under heaven! Who dares defy me? From now on, I'll be called Zhou Wudi!” 20

“Everything I lay eyes on belongs to me. Hand it over or die!” 37

“The next time we meet, submit or die. There is no third choice.” 43