Cheng Jianyong

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Cheng Jianyong (成见勇)
Alias(es)	Lonely Hero (survivor name); Cheng Sword Immortal (self-styled)
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Han Xing's team; Starry Sky City
Occupation/Role	Front-line swordsman; Supreme Hidden Class Savage War God
Status	Alive; Chaos Lord 952 963
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Warrior	8	Identified himself as a Warrior when giving Han Xing the Fine Iron Longbow Blueprint.
Swordsman	92	Advanced into the melee damage-focused Swordsman class; gained Sword Drawing Technique. His purple equipment raised his Strength to 243.
Great Swordsman / Fourth Tier	243	Reached fourth-tier advancement and gained the title Great Swordsman.
Legendary	335	Broke through to Legendary and drew God-Demon Swordplay – Tempest Style, a large-scale sword-array skill.
Demigod / Savage War God	473	Completed the Savage God's final inheritance trial, absorbed the Savage God's Divine Spark, and became the Supreme Hidden Class Savage War God.
True God	590	Broke through to True God and received the title Valiant True God.
God-King	945	Possessed God-King combat power alongside Shen Yun; their sparring shockwaves could shake the plaza's protective barrier.
Chaos Lord	952	Stabilized a ten-thousand-square-kilometer inner territory by cleaving apart the encroaching chaos with a sword formed from his will and battle qi.

Background

Cheng Jianyong attended university with Han Xing and Shen Yun. The three spent four years in the same dormitory, shared similar interests, and joined the same company after graduation. He was Han Xing's close friend and one of his only two friends. Unlike the unmarried Han Xing and Shen Yun, Cheng had already entered marriage and supported a wife and children. 1

After humanity entered Sky Island Paradise, Cheng initially struggled badly. While Han Xing and Shen Yun had already begun expanding their territories, Cheng was starving, dehydrated, and at risk of collapsing from mental deterioration and falling from his Sky Island. Han Xing and Shen Yun supplied him with food and water, allowing him to survive the opening stage. 5

His early survival experience left him sympathetic toward apparent victims, but a pair of injured survivors exploited that instinct to attempt an attack. Cheng killed both attackers and afterward resolved not to permit unknown people onto his territory. 56 60

Cheng's concern for his family became a central motivation after learning that vulnerable relatives would later be sent into the world. He vowed to survive and protect his wife and daughter, Yuanyuan. 28 480

Appearance

Cheng is a tall, sturdy man who favors imposing melee equipment. At his first in-person reunion with Han Xing, he wore a full set of blue light armor and carried a greatsword on his back. 91

• Usually appears armed with a greatsword or, later, the Sacred Relic battleaxe Immortal Giant.
• His equipment choices favor offensive light armor and conspicuous weaponry over a restrained appearance. 249 473
• During his Demigod breakthrough, his body temporarily expanded from roughly 1.8 meters to five meters before returning from the transformation. 473

Personality

Cheng is loud, impulsive, and theatrical. He frequently gives himself grandiose titles, boasts about his equipment, and needles Shen Yun in a long-running friendly rivalry. His self-confidence is often played for humor, whether he calls himself “Emperor Jianyong,” claims he will become the strongest warrior, or demands to be addressed as “Cheng Sword Immortal.” 24 415 471

Behind the bravado, he is protective and loyal. His fear of dying was driven by concern for his family, and he repeatedly sought the strength to stand beside Han Xing rather than leave him to shoulder greater threats alone. 28 146 472

His defining trait in battle is refusal to yield. During the Savage God's inheritance trial, he continued fighting through exhaustion, grave wounds, and life-force depletion across more than a thousand challenges. 471 472

Abilities & Skills

Swordsman Techniques

As a Swordsman, Cheng specializes in close-range burst damage, sweeping attacks, and direct engagements.

• Sword Drawing Technique — A burst attack learned upon advancing to Swordsman; it can inflict the crippled effect. 92
• Weakening Strike — Deals damage and reduces an enemy's Strength. 132
• Iai Strike — Area-of-effect sword attack effective against groups of enemies. 132
• Sky Sword — Summons a sword phantom to strike targets up to 400 meters away for 222% damage. 132
• Tempest Dance — Produces eight attacking afterimages; the copies unleash hundreds of strikes in seconds and generate destructive sword-energy whirlwinds. 246

God-Demon Swordplay

After reaching Legendary rank, Cheng gained high-output sword-array techniques.

• God-Demon Swordplay – Tempest Style — Creates a sword array across an area equal to his Agility × 10 meters; enemies inside lose 50% movement speed and are struck by sword energy generated from his Strength. 335
• God-Demon Swordplay – Sweeping Sword Qi — Generates repeated sword-qi barrages with each swing for 100 seconds. 420
• The Tempest Style was decisive during the Savage God's final thousandth-floor challenge against a High-level Demigod. 472

Starfall

Starfall is an Epic-tier weapon effect with no cooldown, allowing it to trigger repeatedly if Cheng attacks quickly enough. Its potential rises sharply when combined with his attack speed, equipment effects, and crowd-clearing sword attacks. 210

Heart of the War God

Cheng awakened the Heart of the War God while nearing exhaustion in the Savage God's trial.

• Heightens his concentration until only his opponent remains in his awareness. 472
• Lets him perceive enemy movements as slowed and calculate efficient evasions and counterattacks. 472
• Emerged after sustained high-intensity battles pushed his potential, vitality, and willpower to their limit. 471 472

Savage War God Physique

As the Supreme Hidden Class Savage War God, Cheng received exceptional physical power, recovery, and burst potential.

• Savage Body — Doubles his Strength; immediately after his breakthrough, it raised his Strength from 320,000 to 640,000. 473
• Possesses greatly enhanced recovery suited to prolonged combat. 473
• His class provides four Ultimate Skills: two passives and two high-damage attacks for group and single-target combat. 473
• Three Severance Axe — A three-strike Ultimate Skill powerful enough to tear million-meter rifts through the void. 531

Equipment

• Lionheart Greatsword — Orange-tier greatsword awarded to Cheng after the Knight's Judgment Arena; its King of Beasts effect can knock targets airborne. 109 117
• Flumegg Longsword — Deep-blue sword used with Tempest Dance. 246
• Baksa Set — Complete level-40 Gold set, increasing Cheng's damage by at least 40%. 254
• Thousand-Spine Set — Level-46 Orange set associated with Cheng's later equipment progression. 288 308
• Eternal Watch Greatsword — Divine Artifact greatsword obtained from a Yaori Treasure Chest and assigned to Cheng. 295
• Immortal Giant — Sacred Relic battleaxe obtained through the Savage God's final trial; synergizes with his recovery abilities and has a self-destruction effect capable of multiplying his attributes by 100 times. 473
• Abdullah's Lava Stone Pillar — Massive Divine Artifact weapon Cheng used throughout the Savage God's trial, despite initially disliking its appearance. 469 471

Relationships

• Han Xing — College roommate, coworker, closest friend, and team leader. Han Xing repeatedly equips and supports Cheng; Cheng seeks greater strength to help shoulder Han Xing's burdens. 1 24 92 472
• Shen Yun — College roommate, coworker, teammate, and constant sparring partner. Their rivalry is marked by insults, boasting, and dependable mutual support in battle. 1 92 117 953
• Wen Xinling — His wife. Their relationship deteriorated after she rejected his warnings and left the safety of Starry Sky City; she was later stated to be dead. 138 146
• Yuanyuan — His young daughter, whom Cheng wants to protect and later hopes to give gold coins from the God of Fertility's treasury. 146 480
• Zhang Lianmeng and Su Xiaoyang — Teammates and trusted companions. Cheng fought beside both through the Abyssal Rift, the Holy Spirit Realm, and later conflicts. 98 538 947
• Radiant True God — Ally who observed Cheng awaken the Heart of the War God and assessed his future potential. 472 483

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early Survival and Leaderboard Race

Cheng began the descent as the weakest of Han Xing's original trio, requiring emergency aid to overcome starvation and dehydration. His luck soon helped the group when he found a Bronze Treasure Chest containing the Green Fine Iron Longbow Blueprint, which he immediately traded to Han Xing because neither he nor Shen Yun could use it. 5 8

Using the survivor name Lonely Hero, Cheng climbed to 65th place on the territory leaderboard. Han Xing later paused at 999 points so Cheng and Shen Yun could claim second and third place respectively; Cheng received the second-place reward after passing 1,000 territory points. 26 40

Formation of Han Xing's Core Team

Cheng received successively stronger gear from Han Xing, including Blue equipment, a Purple set, and the Orange Lionheart Greatsword. These upgrades established him as the group's melee damage dealer and allowed him to compete directly with Shen Yun's defensive build. 42 92 117

He joined Han Xing, Shen Yun, Zhang Lianmeng, and Su Xiaoyang in the Knight's Judgment Arena, where he helped defeat Kingdom Knight Okema and later reached level 15 to equip his Orange greatsword. 105 117

Savage God's Inheritance

Cheng accepted the Savage God's Legacy trial and endured thousands of escalating battles over many days. He pushed through Legendary and Demigod opponents while severely exhausted, repeatedly overdrawing his life force to recover from injuries. 469 471

Near the end, Cheng awakened the Heart of the War God, cleared the thousand-floor inheritance trial, and chose to risk the final trial rather than settle for the class reward alone. He survived a siege by multiple Demigods, acquired the Sacred Relic Immortal Giant, absorbed the Savage God's Divine Spark, and became the Demigod-class Savage War God. 472 473

Later Growth

After becoming a Savage War God, Cheng could kill Mid-level Demigod Void Beasts with a single axe and became effectively invincible against low- and mid-level Demigods of his generation. 482

He later advanced through True God and God-King levels, remained in the Holy Spirit Realm during Han Xing's absence, and helped gather Sky Island fragments while awaiting Han Xing's return. 590 758

When Han Xing returned after years away, Cheng initially mistook him for an impostor because of his altered aura, then became the first to embrace him once his identity was proven. He subsequently chose to follow Han Xing to the Lord Continent and broke through to the Chaos Lord realm. 946 947 952

Notable Quotes

“I will become the strongest warrior!” 471

“This is my world, Old Cheng's world, open up for me!!!” 952

“It took me so much effort to finally catch up to Brother Xing; don't let me fall back again!” 952

Trivia

• Cheng's survivor name, Lonely Hero, was mocked by Han Xing as “cringey.” 26
• He once attempted to provide Han Xing with “feathers” for crafting arrows, but sent 23 strands of primate body hair instead. 6
• He is known for unusually good treasure-chest luck, though he becomes visibly disappointed when his openings yield merely Purple equipment. 8 108
• He initially mistook Zhang Lianmeng for a demon when meeting her in person. 91