Yu Yang
High Martial Arts: I Became an All-Element Warrior
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Yu Yang (余洋) |
| Alias(es) | Young Master Yang 30 32 |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Seventh High; Rongcheng Genius Training Camp; Yu Family 15 30 35 |
| Occupation/Role | High school student; martial artist; training camp trainee 15 30 |
| Cultivation | One-Star Martial Artist 30 |
| Status | Alive 41 |
| First Appearance | Named in the training camp’s student files 14 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Peak Body Tempering | 15 | Had reached this stage one month before the camp’s mechanical-puppet assessment. |
| One-Star Martial Artist | 30 | His breakthrough had occurred two days earlier. He continued daily gravity-room training rather than relaxing after advancing. |
| Four-times-gravity endurance | 30 | Could move under four times gravity, but the pressure bent his waist and prevented him from punching freely. Expected to adapt fully within three days. |
| Five-times-gravity endurance | 35 | After intensifying his training, could stand steadily under five times gravity, though he still could not move freely. |
Appearance
- A young man with solid, well-defined muscles, shown training bare-chested in the gravity room 30.
Personality
Yu Yang is proud, competitive, and initially preoccupied with being ranked first. After tying Xu Fei’s assessment result, he confidently expected the best lounge and resented its assignment to Qin Chen. He later preferred resting on the training ground to using Lounge No. 2 because it reminded him that he had not secured the top position 16 32.
His confidence is backed by persistent effort. He continued training daily after becoming a martial artist and pushed himself harder when Qin Chen surpassed his gravity-room record. Although the gap shook him, he returned to cultivation rather than abandoning the pursuit 30 33 35.
He draws a firm distinction between rivalry and hatred. Despite wanting to surpass Qin Chen, he refused Zhao Liang’s request to murder him—even when threatened with losses to his family’s business—and warned Qin Chen of the danger. Eventually, he accepted Qin Chen’s superiority without losing his own conviction 35 41.
Abilities & Skills
Martial Combat
- Multiple-opponent fighting: Activated three mechanical puppets simultaneously, including one at Late Body Tempering, during the initial assessment 15.
- Assessment performance: Defeated seven mechanical puppets before withdrawing. The puppets’ superior combat experience and his depleted energy left him unable to defeat the remaining Peak Body Tempering opponents 16.
- Beast combat: Killed a Level-One Demon Beast during the overnight Ming Mountain assessment 41.
Gravity-Room Training
- Used the gravity room as his principal training location after becoming a One-Star Martial Artist 30.
- Progressed from restricted movement under four times gravity to standing steadily under five times gravity 30 35.
- His gravity-room record became a benchmark for the other trainees until Qin Chen surpassed it 31 32 33.
History
Initial Camp Rankings
Yu Yang entered the mechanical-puppet assessment as a Seventh High student who had already spent a month at Peak Body Tempering. He and Xu Fei each defeated seven puppets, then argued over who deserved Lounge No. 1. Ma Jun instead assigned Yu Yang Lounge No. 2 and Xu Fei Lounge No. 3, revealing that Qin Chen had taken the top lounge 15 16.
Believing Qin Chen had entered through connections, Yu Yang expected public assessments to expose him. The subsequent trainee-card ranking nevertheless placed Yu Yang second again. When Qin Chen defeated Mo Qing in one move, Yu Yang watched his departure gravely and without comment 16 18 19.
Breakthrough and General Star Ambitions
Yu Yang’s advancement to One-Star Martial Artist attracted considerable attention within the camp. Yang Xue and Luo Bin began offering him guidance more frequently and informed him that the camp would select its strongest trainee in half a month to compete against Jiang Province’s other geniuses 30.
Yu Yang declared himself the camp’s current number one and believed the remaining time would only widen his lead. Unknown to him, Yang Xue also intended his progress to pressure Qin Chen into prioritizing fire-element cultivation over wind-element cultivation 30.
Qin Chen’s return overturned those expectations. After learning that Qin Chen had matched his gravity-room record, Yu Yang hurried over and watched him advance to sevenfold gravity. He initially felt defeated, but took encouragement from Qin Chen’s limited endurance at that setting and resumed training with the intention of catching up 32 33.
Refusing Zhao Liang
Zhao Liang contacted Yu Yang before the camp’s next assessment and asked him to kill Qin Chen, offering payment and protection through the Zhao Family’s connections. Yu Yang refused, explicitly rejecting the idea that eliminating a stronger rival was an acceptable route to first place 35.
When Zhao Liang threatened to cut off business with the Yu Family, Yu Yang ended the call. He informed his father, Yu Liang, warned that the Zhao Family might also target them, and sent Qin Chen a message about the plot. Zhao Liang subsequently ordered an end to cooperation with the Yu Family and planned to kill Yu Yang if an opportunity arose 35.
Accepting Qin Chen’s Superiority
After killing a Level-One Demon Beast in the overnight assessment, Yu Yang asked Yang Xue for another chance to compete with Qin Chen for the camp’s General Star Selection place. He wanted a direct contest so that, even if he lost, he could accept the result wholeheartedly 41.
Yang Xue instead showed him footage of Qin Chen defeating Zhao Liang. Having known Zhao Liang personally and understood his strength, Yu Yang finally acknowledged the gap. He relinquished his fixation on defeating Qin Chen, leaving Yang Xue relieved that the setback had not developed into a heart demon 41.
Relationships
- Qin Chen — Training-camp rival. Yu Yang initially suspected favoritism, later warned him of Zhao Liang’s murder plot, and ultimately accepted his superiority 16 35 41.
- Xu Fei — Fellow leading trainee and competitor. They tied in the initial puppet assessment, disputed the best lounge, and continued competing through cultivation 16 30.
- Yang Xue — Chief instructor. Encouraged his confidence and progress, used him to put pressure on Qin Chen, and helped him relinquish his unhealthy fixation on winning 30 41.
- Luo Bin — Instructor who reviewed his assessment performance, offered cultivation guidance, and explained the General Star Selection 15 30.
- Yu Liang — Father. Supported Yu Yang’s refusal to assist Zhao Liang, assuring him that the family would survive without Zhao Family business 35.
- Zhao Liang — Former cultivation acquaintance whose family frequently socialized and did business with the Yu Family. Their relationship broke down when Yu Yang refused to murder Qin Chen 35 41.
Notable Quotes
“Qin Chen is my rival, not my enemy. There's competition between us, but no hatred.” 35
“Qin Chen, being of the same generation as you is both my good fortune and my misfortune. I look forward to the day I can see you standing at the peak!” 41