Wu Zhangkong

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Wu Zhangkong was an exceptional talent of the previous generation and a former Shrek Academy inner-court disciple who withdrew from the academy. He had been nominated for the Shrek Seven Monsters; according to his reputation, he would have been an undisputed member if his cohort had assembled seven suitable candidates. Leng Yaozhu considered his teaching qualifications sufficient to keep Gu Yue at Eastsea Academy 20.

His relationship with Long Bing connects him to Jiang Xia’s investigation into his parents’ deaths. Jiang Xia’s prior knowledge identifies her as Wu Zhangkong’s wife and the daughter of Dark Hummingbird, one of the Holy Spirit Cult’s Four Heavenly Kings. Although she inherited a non-evil Martial Soul from her mother, her father raised her as an evil soul master before she met and fell in love with Wu Zhangkong 6.

Appearance

• Clothing: Wears white robes, described as purer than snow before his first training battle with Jiang Xia’s team 25 26.
• Bearing: His white clothing and pale-blue sword give him an otherworldly appearance 25.
• Expression and posture: Often stands with his hands behind his back and a cold expression, creating an oppressive atmosphere among his students 22.

Personality

Wu Zhangkong is stern, demanding, and strongly opposed to students entering Class Zero through administrative connections. He initially challenges both Jiang Xia and Xu Xiaoyan rather than accepting the academy’s decisions without testing them. His standards emphasize exceptional talent and practical combat ability, not cultivation numbers alone 22 39.

His desire to establish authority can make him overconfident. He personally challenges Jiang Xia’s team after their first victory, then approaches a later rematch believing that familiarity with their abilities will prevent another defeat. Nevertheless, he stops hopelessly uneven student matches and explicitly admits his own loss when Xu Xiaoyan’s control ability defeats his restricted cultivation 24 39 40.

He remains deeply proud of Shrek Academy despite having withdrawn from its inner court. He also regards the Tang Sect as an important destination for promising students, regretting Jiang Xia and Gu Yue’s refusal to join and later hoping to recruit Xu Xiaoyan 36 40 47.

Abilities & Skills

Skyfrost Sword

His Martial Soul manifests as a pale-blue longsword that releases intense cold and ice-element sword Qi 25.

• Concentrates cold and sword Qi at the tip for powerful thrusts 25.
• Projects condensed Frost Qi to intercept an airborne opponent 26.
• Uses his third Soul Ring to produce a defensive barrier of ice-element sword Qi 25.
• Even at a suppressed rank 34, his sword technique produces combat power described as exceeding that of most Soul Ancestors 25.

Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track

Wu Zhangkong uses this footwork to evade attacks, dissipate incoming force, and reposition outside an opponent’s expected follow-up 25.

• Allows him to avoid the Darkness Sky Dragon’s repeated diving attacks 25.
• Loses its usefulness when the students’ combination attacks keep him airborne without a foothold 26.

Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon

A force-manipulation technique that draws in and redirects an opponent 26.

• Pulls the airborne Darkness Sky Dragon toward him.
• Attempts to position the fusion body between himself and Gu Yue’s four-element vortex.
• His control breaks when a teleported vortex strikes him from behind; later, being kept airborne prevents him from establishing the leverage needed to use the technique 26.

Spiritual Attack

Wu Zhangkong releases a purple flash from his eyes that slows the Darkness Sky Dragon as though it has suffered a spiritual attack. The passage does not name the technique 26.

Soul Power Control

He can deliberately restrict his cultivation for training while retaining his combat experience and techniques 25 39.

• Fights Class Zero at rank 34 during their first group spar and rank 39 during Xu Xiaoyan’s admission test 25 39.
• Ends dangerous exchanges by releasing a surge of Soul Power 26 40.
• Creates a sound-isolating enclosure for his private conversation with Jiang Xia 36.

Teaching and Combat Assessment

His instruction prioritizes tactical improvement and preparation for becoming battle armor masters 31 42.

• Uses the Spirit Ascension Platform to simulate life-and-death combat, judging decisions and technique rather than simply counting defeated soul beasts 31.
• Organizes team sparring and multi-stage examinations, including the Tang Sect’s Hall of Heroes 24 33 35.
• Teaches Tang Wulin the Tang Sect’s Mysterious Heaven Technique 36.
• Monitors secondary-profession training and explains its necessity for battle armor production 42.

Relationships

• Long Bing — His wife according to Jiang Xia’s prior knowledge. Her name causes him to briefly lose control of his Soul Power. He insists that she had severed her evil-soul-master connections after adopting the name Long Bing, but promises to investigate the evidence linking that name to Jiang Xia’s parents 6 36.
• Jiang Xia — His student and a repeated challenge to his authority. Initial hostility over Jiang Xia’s placement gives way to recognition of his talent, although Wu Zhangkong struggles to understand Broken Dream’s mechanics. He later praises Jiang Xia’s tournament performance 22 31 48.
• Tang Wulin — His student and Tang Sect recruit. Wu Zhangkong provides individual instruction and protects his deep meditation by carrying him off a train together with his seat 36.
• Gu Yue — His student. He recognizes the improvement in her elemental control under Jiang Xia’s amplification and regrets her decision not to join the Tang Sect 23 36.
• Xie Xie — His student, repeatedly assigned extra training after failing to contribute effectively against him; the second assignment lasts a month 26 40.
• Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi — Students whose Martial Soul Fusion Skill he closely monitors. He accepts their withdrawal to preserve their compatibility and assures them that they remain Tang Sect disciples 37 38.
• Xu Xiaoyan — Initially a newcomer he insists on testing. After experiencing her absolute-control chains, he welcomes her into Class Zero and considers recruiting her into the Tang Sect; she later reveals that she has already joined the Spirit Pagoda 39 40 45.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Jiang Xia’s Admission and First Group Battle

• Tests Jiang Xia after objecting to his midyear placement, learning that the nine-year-old has rank 34 Soul Power and 415 spiritual power 22.
• Approves Jiang Xia and Gu Yue’s two-against-four match, then declares them the winners after Xie Xie and Zhang Yangzi are eliminated 22 24.
• Faces all six students with his Soul Power restricted to rank 34. Jiang Xia’s deliberately timed Soul Ring reveal creates an opening for their coordinated assault 25.
• Is injured and kept off balance by the Darkness Sky Dragon, Gu Yue’s elemental vortices, and Tang Wulin’s close-range attacks. He ends the exchange with a Soul Power surge 26.

Semester Examinations and Long Bing Investigation

• Oversees Spirit Ascension Platform training but cannot determine how Jiang Xia instantly kills a Wind Baboon 31.
• Arranges a final examination spanning the platform’s unrest period and the Tang Sect’s Hall of Heroes, then offers the students Tang Sect membership 33 35 36.
• On the journey to Heaven Dou City, Jiang Xia confronts him about Long Bing’s possible involvement in his parents’ deaths. Wu Zhangkong disputes the accusation but agrees to help uncover the truth 36.
• Deals with nearby evil soul masters while Tang Wulin remains in deep meditation 36.

Class Zero’s Changing Roster

• Accepts Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi’s departure without forcing them to remain 38.
• Tests Xu Xiaoyan in a nighttime team battle, restricting himself to rank 39 39.
• Is immobilized by her chains and struck by Tang Wulin. He admits defeat and recognizes her suitability for Class Zero 40.

Skysea Alliance Tournament and Shrek City

• Announces that Class Zero must obtain tournament results to justify the academy’s expensive special training 45.
• Praises Jiang Xia after his decisive victory over Ye Xinglan; Class Zero subsequently wins the three-person team championship 48.
• Takes Class Zero to Shrek City three years after the tournament 50.