Jiang Nuo

Biodata

Power Progression

The supplied chapters document changes in strength, soul condition, and leaderboard position without giving Jiang Nuo a numerical player level.

Background / History

Jiang Nuo grew up in an orphanage under the name Jiang Qi. Bullied during his school years, he mistook his gratitude toward a helpful upperclassman, Zhou Yize, for romantic affection and wrote him a love letter. He later changed his name because he disliked being repeatedly abandoned and had promised the orphanage director that he would live well 111 112.

His soul had been incomplete from birth, missing one hun and two po; his Love Soul was among the missing parts. He later explained that his soul had left his body since childhood. Before entering the instance world, he was slow to respond, taciturn, and widely criticized for wooden acting 1 26 198.

In the instance world, Jiang Nuo suffered repeated betrayals. After Xiao Zuo gouged out one of his eyes, teammates blamed Jiang Nuo for failing to warn Xiao Zuo about a monster that killed him. Lin Yu subsequently recruited him into a two-person team, then pushed him into the Floating Life Tower’s fire pool to eliminate him as a ranking rival. Jiang Nuo crawled out, spent all his points restoring his body, and later killed Lin Yu with a razor blade 25 86 168.

Appearance

Jiang Nuo is tall, slender, and handsome, with looks described as sufficient to stand out even in the entertainment industry 1.

• Left eye: Glows eerily and can turn red when he uses his powers; stronger manifestations turn both eyes blood-red 28 126.
• Demonized form: His left hand transforms into a clawed weapon as demonic qi emerges 194.
• Instance-world clothing: Wears a loose, flamboyant black-and-red outfit previously purchased with points 347.
• Association combat attire: Wears gloves and a combat uniform, with his red cord wound around his right hand 315.

Personality

Jiang Nuo is playful, provocative, and frequently amused by threats that terrify others. He mocks ghosts, treats powerful weapons as toys, and uses an innocent expression to aggravate enemies. His apparent drunken confrontation with Yue Qian is a calculated performance intended to keep Yue Qian awake and expose him to the night’s danger 64 102 222 242.

His cheerfulness coexists with extreme violence and unresolved trauma. Accusations that resemble his former teammates’ condemnation can trigger a loss of control, while memories of repeated deaths leave him struggling to believe that his present world is real. His dangerous sleepwalking is interpreted by Si Yan as a possible survival mechanism developed in the instances 25 177 312.

He rejects the expectation that he must save everyone, stating that he protects only people he considers worth saving. Nevertheless, he is attentive to his fans, objects when they are abused on his behalf, and spares a voter who admits that he wants to survive rather than kill him 60 97 122 370.

With Si Yan, Jiang Nuo is indulgent, affectionate, and fiercely protective. Restoring his Love Soul makes his emotions harder to contain, producing tears and clinginess that bewilder both him and his manager. By the time they enter the instance world together, he explicitly trusts that Si Yan will neither betray nor abandon him 100 249 250 347.

Abilities & Skills

Scarlet Eye and Ghost Suppression

Jiang Nuo’s left eye is closely associated with his most feared supernatural abilities 17 28 189.

• Suppresses hostile spirits and compels an old man’s ghost to kneel without using a talisman 28.
• Accompanies the fiery annihilation of an earthbound spirit 17.
• Immobilizes and shatters a mirror monster imitating his former self 189.
• Can ache during traumatic recollections or after exhausting supernatural work 25 124.

Spiritual Power Absorption

Jiang Nuo draws spiritual power from Si Yan through physical contact, kissing, and drinking blood 17 48 100 242.

• Replenishes power expended in combat and spellcasting 242.
• Relieves the dangerous accumulation of spiritual power in Si Yan’s meridians 100.
• Helps calm Jiang Nuo during emotional instability; Si Yan’s presence also reduces the redness of his eyes and prevents the loss of control associated with his former life 25 128.
• Does not make him inexhaustible: major rituals and extended battles can still leave him severely weakened 124 242.

Talismans, Curses, and Formations

Jiang Nuo combines talismans, hand seals, incantations, and large-scale formations against supernatural threats 21 94 123 196.

• Purification: Burns away foul yin energy attached to an object 21.
• Protection and rescue: Uses a talisman to free an actress from a supernatural attack 22.
• Selective fire: Talismans ignite walking corpses with spiritual flames that cannot be extinguished and burn only ghosts and monsters 94.
• Mass destruction: Channels power through a red-cord formation to shatter eight regenerating demon statues simultaneously 242.
• Blood formations: Continues forming seals while standing within a blood-covered ritual formation 196.

Demonization and Close Combat

Jiang Nuo combines supernatural strength, speed, and demonic transformations 34 113 172 194.

• Tears open a Ghost Domain’s barrier with his bare hands 34.
• Physically restrains Zhang Quan even after his transformation into a humanoid zombie 113.
• Moves fast enough to vanish from the Ghost Bride’s sight and reappear behind her 172.
• Uses a demonized left hand to strike with claws 194.
• His demonized body resists scorching, but he still experiences intense heat and pain 370.
• Pure Dragon Vein power can clash with his demonic qi, destabilizing his meridians 169.

Ghost Command and Half-Corpse Soul Refinement

Jiang Nuo employs ghost helpers and performs rituals that alter the condition of souls and corpses 102 123 124.

• His ghost helpers prevent hostile spirits from attacking his companions in the forest 102.
• Refines Zhang Quan into a Half-Corpse Soul, a being described as neither human, ghost, nor monster and incapable of betraying its master 123 124.
• Uses a Ghost King’s bone, yin energy, incantations, and seven Corpse-Shaking Nails during the refinement 123.
• The procedure nearly depletes his spiritual power, initially leaving him unable to summon his new servant 124.

Investigation and Instance Strategy

Jiang Nuo draws on extensive experience with hostile rules, illusions, and deceptive NPCs 109 173 344.

• Detects corpse qi around a jade ruyi and identifies it as dangerous 112.
• Infers a possible connection between bleeding wounds and demonic possession 242.
• Performs finger calculations to predict that a housekeeper is about to die 255.
• Deliberately kills companions’ illusion bodies to release them; the supposedly dead guests are subsequently revealed to have survived outside the illusion 172 173.
• Uses his player level and team binding to disguise newcomers entering the instance world 347.

Acting

Jiang Nuo’s improved acting comes from living through system-assigned identities rather than learning conventional performance techniques 109.

• Successfully auditions for the ruthless general in Brocade Rivers and Mountains 49 50 52.
• Can inhabit a role so completely that coordination with a scene partner becomes difficult 109.
• Later plays a righteous celestial master appearing throughout all six mini-arcs of a drama 295.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Ghost King’s heart bone: A jade bone worn around his neck. It contains much of his power, suppresses yin energy, and functions as a regulator of his sanity 123 126.
• Red cord: Worn around his wrist; dismantles skeletal beasts, restrains enemies, and forms destructive spell networks 94 156 242.
• Talismans: Carries large supplies for purification, protection, burning monsters, and maintaining Zhang Quan’s human appearance 21 94 114.
• Storage space and backpack: Hold objects far larger than their apparent capacity, including a cannon. Access to his system inventory can be restricted by trial rules 38 149 370.
• Cannon and captured arsenal: Uses a cannon, spears, sabers, and other weapons taken from monsters and hostile players 149 242.
• Sleeve blade and daggers: Concealed weapons used for threats, close combat, and disrupting illusions 112 126 172.
• Toy sword: Used in supernatural combat, including the battle against ghostly shadows and the Ghost Lord 158 194.
• Talisman-covered fishing net: Traps and ignites walking corpses; another use restrains the Ghost Lord, who eventually tears it apart 102 194.
• Magical hair dryer: Obtained from a duchess; absorbs magical power, requires no electrical connection, and blows away blood-colored flowers 102.
• Monster hide: Retrieved using his remaining points; makes the Ghost King’s control ineffective while Jiang Nuo wears it 164.
• System weapons and demolition bombs: Used in the assault on the system, enhanced by 0732’s magnetic boost 374.
• White bone-vine longsword: Conjured during his final confrontation with 024 377.

Relationships

• Si Yan — Lover and partner. Their relationship develops through mutual protection and spiritual-power exchange. Discovering his Love Soul inside Si Yan’s Spirit-Suppressing Stone briefly makes Jiang Nuo question whether Si Yan’s affection is genuine; he later welcomes Si Yan into his former world and gives him a partner’s ring 48 66 129 347.
• 0732 — System assistant involved in the Save the Villain Plan. Provides rewards, information, emotional-management suggestions, and combat support, though Jiang Nuo often treats its interruptions impatiently 100 126 250 374.
• Cui Ming — Manager and protective caretaker. Arranges work and assistants, worries about Jiang Nuo’s safety, and comforts him after the Love Soul’s return 50 249 250.
• Zhang Quan — Fellow actor whom Jiang Nuo saves and refines into a Half-Corpse Soul. Remains devoted to him and assists his team in the instance world 123 124 343.
• Si Mingde — Si Yan’s grandfather and association contact. Apologizes for using Jiang Nuo’s soul to sustain Si Yan and recruits Jiang Nuo for the international Dragon Vein mission 198.
• Zhou Yize — Former schoolmate and recipient of Jiang Nuo’s youthful love letter. Jiang Nuo rejects his later suggestion that they might have become a couple 112 173.
• Lin Yu, former instance teammate — Strategist who helped Jiang Nuo grow stronger before betraying him over tournament ambitions. Jiang Nuo later confronts him again and insists on personally settling their history 86 168 169.
• A Man — A tribesman grateful to Jiang Nuo for saving his grandmother. Their cooperation breaks down when A Man injures Si Yan, prompting Jiang Nuo to retaliate 97 99 100.
• Liu Ze — Director who publicly praises Jiang Nuo after his daughter’s rescue and promises to reserve suitable acting roles for him 13 18.
• Xu Jin — Business contact who chooses him as a brand ambassador and works with him again after rebuilding her career 61 251 259.
• Gui Ci — Father. Their face-to-face meeting produces an unfamiliar emotional response in Jiang Nuo, who addresses him as “Daddy” 372.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Notable Quotes

“I only save people I think are worth saving.” 97

“A fake is a fake. Even ten thousand fakes in front of me would be useless.” 172

“What, are you going to kill me?” — To the system after it orders him to obey the game rules. 369