Tianyu
Soul Land: Contract Beast? Contracting Zhu Zhuqing Right from the Start!Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background
- 4Appearance
- 5Personality
- 6Abilities & Skills
- 6.1Soul Contract
- 6.2Scarlet Flame Lion and Divine Soul Evolution
- 6.3Heaven-Breaking Stones
- 6.4Fortune Points and Fortune’s Child Mode
- 6.5Soul Ring Skills
- 6.6Blue Silver Emperor
- 6.7Body Tempering and Soul Cores
- 6.8Cultivation, Perception, and Movement
- 6.9Self-Created Combat Skills
- 7Equipment / Weapons / Items
- 8Relationships
- 9Story Role / Major Arcs
- 9.1Suotuo City and Shrek Academy
- 9.2Blue Tyrant Academy and Sunset Forest
- 9.3Heaven Dou Court and Moonlight Pavilion
- 9.4Dragon Kings and Soul Saint Breakthrough
- 9.5Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament
- 10Notable Quotes
Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background
- 4Appearance
- 5Personality
- 6Abilities & Skills
- 6.1Soul Contract
- 6.2Scarlet Flame Lion and Divine Soul Evolution
- 6.3Heaven-Breaking Stones
- 6.4Fortune Points and Fortune’s Child Mode
- 6.5Soul Ring Skills
- 6.6Blue Silver Emperor
- 6.7Body Tempering and Soul Cores
- 6.8Cultivation, Perception, and Movement
- 6.9Self-Created Combat Skills
- 7Equipment / Weapons / Items
- 8Relationships
- 9Story Role / Major Arcs
- 9.1Suotuo City and Shrek Academy
- 9.2Blue Tyrant Academy and Sunset Forest
- 9.3Heaven Dou Court and Moonlight Pavilion
- 9.4Dragon Kings and Soul Saint Breakthrough
- 9.5Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament
- 10Notable Quotes
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Tianyu (天宇) |
| Alias(es) | Lord Heaven, a title coined by Huang Yuan; Little Monster 89 190 |
| Title | Marquis Yutian 117 |
| Species/Race | Human; transmigrator reborn into the world as an infant 1 222 |
| Gender | Male 1 |
| Age | Twelve at the beginning; the same age as Tang San 1 |
| Birthplace | Konohagakure in the Qing Mao Mountain Range 222 |
| Affiliation | Shrek Academy, formerly; Blue Tyrant Academy and its tournament team. He also identifies himself as already belonging to Spirit Hall 10 51 183 205 |
| Occupation/Role | Assault-type Battle Soul Master; leader of the Blue Tyrant Team 6 183 |
| Martial Souls | Scarlet Flame Lion; Blue Silver Emperor; an initially dormant Body Martial Soul that later fully awakens 1 56 153 |
| Highest Confirmed Cultivation | Level 78 Soul Saint 153 |
| Status | Alive in his latest documented appearance 231 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 1 1 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Flame Lion awakening | 1 | Awakens his first Martial Soul at age six. It is a Golden Divine Soul, one of the Three Divine Souls. |
| Soul Grandmaster | 1 16 | Begins with two Soul Rings. His second ring is actually thousand-year, concealed to appear hundred-year. |
| Soul Elder; confirmed level 33 | 3 6 | Absorbs his third, thousand-year Soul Ring and gains Lion Golden Armor, enabling his preferred close-combat style. |
| Level 34 | 23 | Advances during his training at Shrek Academy while developing self-created Soul Skills. |
| Level 38; second Martial Soul | 55 56 | Absorbs the 100,000-year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone, gains the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul, and opens additional meridians through the Mysterious Heaven Skill. |
| Level 40 bottleneck | 70 | Receives feedback from the Scarlet Flame Lion after it consumes the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower and Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. Another Soul Ring is required to advance. |
| Soul King | 77 78 | Completes nearly a month of resource absorption and secluded cultivation. Emerges with five rings: one yellow, two purple, one black, and one red. The black ring is 89,000 years old. |
| Purple Demon Eye: Mustard Seed Realm | 79 | Reaches its third realm after tempering his eyes with Longing Autumn Dew; unlocks direct spiritual attacks through his gaze. |
| Level 60; Soul Emperor | 100 | Uses lightning tribulation to temper himself and condenses the Fire Lotus Soul Core. His Blue Silver Emperor gains lightning resistance. |
| Level 70 bottleneck | 149 | Reaches level 70 during the Tang Hao conflict but still needs another Soul Ring to become a Soul Saint. |
| Demigod-level physique | 151 153 | Balances his opposing powers and absorbs the Dragon Kings’ remaining strength, bringing his physical body to at least the demigod level before his formal Soul Saint breakthrough. |
| Level 78 Soul Saint; Body Martial Soul fully awakened | 153 | Absorbs the Fire Dragon King’s Heaven-Breaking Stone, manifests seven Soul Rings, and fully awakens his third Martial Soul. |
| Nine-trial divine inheritance | 154 | Receives an inheritance associated with life and destruction. Its trials are not documented as completed. |
Background
Tianyu is a transmigrator who had wanted to become a professional boxer in his previous life. Reborn as an infant in Konohagakure, he retains knowledge of the original story and uses it to identify opportunities before other characters recognize their value 1 222.
After awakening the Scarlet Flame Lion at six, he refuses to settle into a purely summoning-based fighting style. He spends years purchasing hundred-year Whale Rubber to strengthen his body and plans his early Soul Rings around becoming a close-combat fighter 1.
Appearance
- Face: Described as handsome, with his features compared to Daniel Wu’s 9.
- Build: Already comparable in size to the older Dai Mubai at twelve, following years of physical enhancement 6.
- Later physique: Broad shoulders, a lean waist, and heavily developed muscles 117 217.
- Eyes: Develops golden pupils associated with his enhanced ocular techniques 98 103.
- Combat appearance: Commonly wears crimson-gold or dark-gold Lion Golden Armor; his evolved Yang Mang Back Fire Mantle becomes a fiery dragon robe 3 63 150.
Personality
Tianyu is a practical, opportunistic planner who uses foreknowledge to acquire resources and redirect events. His early caution is deliberate: he disguises his thousand-year second ring because he fears powerful factions might imprison or experiment on him. As his own strength and backing grow, he becomes much more openly confident 4 16 62.
He enjoys close combat, inventing techniques, and provoking rivals. His confidence is backed by regular cultivation, including dawn practice of the Purple Demon Eye, but he also deliberately seeks reactions that increase his Fortune Points 1 26 106 107.
His treatment of others combines protection with manipulation. He reassures Zhu Zhuqing and intervenes against threats to her freedom, while secretly using Xiao Wu to monitor Tang San and obtain his techniques 18 24 184 190 191.
Abilities & Skills
Soul Contract
The Soul Contract creates a spiritual bond between Tianyu and another individual. Zhu Zhuqing is his first contracted partner; the bond immediately changes her hostility into complete trust and attachment 2 3.
- Contract Beasts: Can include human characters, not only conventional Soul Beasts 2 124.
- Mental communication: Allows private reassurance and later long-distance contact 16 29.
- Spiritual growth: Contracting Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu strengthens his spiritual power and improves his control over Soul Power 15 18.
- Additional Divine Souls: Contracting Xiao Wu gives him the Soft Bone Charming Rabbit Divine Soul 18.
- Partner enhancement: Suitable Heaven-Breaking Stones can let Xiao Wu access later Soul Skills ahead of schedule 33.
Scarlet Flame Lion and Divine Soul Evolution
The Scarlet Flame Lion is both an External Martial Soul and a Golden Divine Soul from the Soul World. Unlike a conventional External Martial Soul, its rings can strengthen Tianyu directly or be combined into a Fusion Heaven-Breaking Stone to evolve the lion 1 3.
- Independent combat: Fights separately from Tianyu and can return to a palm-sized form that rests on his shoulder 1.
- Blazing Flame Berserk Lion: Its evolved form is stated to possess combat power at the level of a Level 3 God 73.
- God-Man Form: Tianyu fuses with the lion to manifest a golden-armored combat form 73.
- Early duration limit: The fusion initially lasts only three minutes and leaves the lion exhausted 73 77.
- Later improvement: His Soul Emperor breakthrough extends its duration, though no new exact limit is given 100.
Heaven-Breaking Stones
Tianyu can condense Soul Rings and Soul Bones into Heaven-Breaking Stones containing the original Soul Beast’s power 3 74.
- Color coding: Ten-year stones are white, hundred-year stones yellow, and thousand-year stones purple, matching Soul Ring colors 3.
- Stored abilities: Stones grant access to abilities such as vines, concealment, simulation, and phantom creation 3 16 106 131.
- Consumption: Ten-year and hundred-year stones are single-use. Repeated use of higher-grade stones is initially presented as a possibility rather than a confirmed universal rule 3.
- Fusion: He uses fusion to produce an 89,000-year ring and combine compatible Soul Bone powers 77 78.
- High-level condensation: Condensing the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings into stones takes five hours of intense concentration and requires his strengthened body to withstand their violent power 153.
Fortune Points and Fortune’s Child Mode
Tianyu’s system tracks Fortune Points, which he gains through altered opportunities, victories, and reactions from other characters. Taking the ore intended for Tang San grants him 500 points 4.
- Fortune’s Child Mode: Lets him experience protagonist-like good fortune 20.
- Enhanced comprehension: Spending points accelerates the development of his self-created Soul Skills 23 24.
- Purchases: Can obtain External Soul Bones with points 73.
- Technique modeling: Under enhanced comprehension, his spiritual power constructs combat models to combine existing methods 132.
- Resource cost: His major breakthrough around the Soul Saint stage consumes 2,000 Fortune Points 154.
Soul Ring Skills
| Skill | Ring | Effects and Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Blazing Sun Fire Burst | First; hundred-year | Produces flames around his fists and supports his fire-based attacks. His first-ring skill is also invoked as Fire Nurtures the Blazing Sun 59 63. |
| Invincible Golden Body | Second; thousand-year | Grants immunity to physical and Soul Power attacks below the divine level. Lasts two seconds as a Soul Grandmaster and three as a Soul Elder, gaining one second per ten-level breakthrough 16. |
| Lion Golden Armor | Third; thousand-year | Raises attack, strength, speed, and other attributes by 100%; defense rises by 150%. Its stated duration is about one hour 3. |
| Natural Divine Fire Transformation | Fourth; 89,000-year | Converts his body into flame energy, making virtually all physical attacks ineffective and inflicting a burning-desire backlash on attackers 78. |
| Hellfire | Fifth; hundred-thousand-year | Crimson-gold and dark-red flames suppress Beast Martial Souls through a trace of dragon pressure and possess highly penetrating magical damage 78. |
| Three-Headed Scarlet Demon Mastiff | Fifth; hundred-thousand-year | Works with the matching right-arm Soul Bone to summon an unconscious version of the slain beast. Its combat power depends on Tianyu’s cultivation 78. |
Blue Silver Emperor
Tianyu gains the Blue Silver Emperor as his second Martial Soul after absorbing its 100,000-year Soul Bone. He can manifest it while the Scarlet Flame Lion remains active 56.
- Life force: Provides stamina, regeneration, healing, and a calming counterbalance to his fire- and light-aligned power 55 56.
- Restraint: Uses Blue Silver Emperor vines to bind opponents, including Qian Renxue and Tang Hao 110 141.
- Elemental resistance: Gains ice and fire immunity through body tempering, followed by lightning resistance through tribulation 69 100.
- Advanced skills: Demonstrates Blue Silver Myriad Barrier and Blue Silver Emperor True Body 149.
- Existing rings: Comes with Ah Yin’s largely self-produced Soul Rings rather than an empty configuration for Tianyu to fill 149.
Body Tempering and Soul Cores
- Early enhancement: Uses Whale Rubber to improve his physique and endure Soul Rings beyond normal absorption limits 1 6.
- Ice and Fire Golden Body: Tempering in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well strengthens his body and meridians several times over 69.
- Fire Lotus Soul Core: A lotus-bud-shaped core formed from several flames; greatly concentrates his Soul Power and supports near-continuous replenishment alongside the Mysterious Heaven Skill 100.
- True Ice and Fire Golden Body: Achieved by balancing the Scarlet Flame Lion’s power with the Blue Silver Emperor’s life force during the Dragon Kings’ combined attack 151.
- Body Martial Soul: Helps stabilize his opposing powers while dormant, then fully awakens during his Soul Saint breakthrough 151 153.
- Yin-Yang Soul Core: Identified within him when he receives the life-and-destruction inheritance 154.
Cultivation, Perception, and Movement
| Technique | Uses |
|---|---|
| Mysterious Heaven Skill | Purifies and deepens Soul Power, opens meridians, supports recovery, and eases above-level Soul Ring absorption 39 56. |
| Purple Demon Eye / Golden Eyes | Improves eyesight, concentration, and spiritual power; eventually enables spiritual attacks and detailed observation of others 43 79 103. |
| Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track | Provides evasive footwork and rapid changes of position 59. |
| Noble Ring Domain | Calms emotions, influences others’ impressions of him, and protects the Blue Tyrant Team against a cardinal’s spiritual pressure 143 192 205. |
| Shift Form and Swap Shadow | A spatial movement skill developed with Fortune Points; with God-Man Form, transports Qian Renxue and two Titled Douluo to Sunset Forest 109 110. |
| Great Shift of Heaven and Earth | His own method combining Tang Sect arts with the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes’ force-application principles to unlock bodily potential 132 133. |
Self-Created Combat Skills
Tianyu develops fire-based ranged attacks and close-combat techniques, refining his flame compression under Liu Erlong’s guidance 23 60.
| Technique | Application |
|---|---|
| Fire Burst: Burning | Launches a condensed crimson flame projectile 14. |
| Fire Burst: Explosion | An explosive attack that disrupts Zhao Wuji’s Gravity Enhancement during the assessment 15. |
| Fire Burst: Bone Burning | Used against Huo Wu after he overwhelms her flames 175. |
| Lion Meteor Fist | Releases multiple fist shadows with Dragon Whisker Needle-like penetration. Its documented range reaches fifty meters, with damage decreasing over distance 24 63. |
| Blazing Fist: Heaven Blast / Sky Blast | Concentrates intense flames around a close-range punch 45 59. |
| Blazing Fist: Earth Fiend | Compresses fire around his fists and triggers underground flame eruptions through a ground strike 60. |
| Blazing Fist: Nine Palaces | A later high-heat technique used against a Flame Crane and the Fire Dragon King 98 150. |
| Thunder Seal: Python Mark | Uses the lightning-branded Blue Silver Emperor to deliver painful, tingling strikes 106 107. |
| Buddha’s Fury Fire Lotus | Creates a massive fire lotus that can enclose an area before shrinking and being reabsorbed 112. |
| Lion’s Fang | A powerful attack used against Tang Hao; it does not prevent his blood escape 141. |
Equipment / Weapons / Items
- Contract Bracelet — A three-crystal storage-type Soul Tool given to him by Ning Rongrong. Xiao Wu names it; he stores numerous Heaven-Breaking Stones inside 22 26.
- 100,000-year Blue Silver Emperor Left Leg Soul Bone — Grants Endless Life and Blue Silver Emperor Revival, replacing the expected flight ability with a summoning ability. Bi Ji is also attached to this bone 56 62.
- Yang Mang Back Fire Mantle — An External Soul Bone fused with two fire-attribute Soul Bones. Its added abilities absorb flames to restore Soul Power and heal injuries, and create protective fire clouds that improve speed 77.
- 270,000-year Three-Headed Scarlet Demon Mastiff Right Arm Soul Bone — Greatly strengthens his right arm and supports the matching beast summon 78 109.
- Dark Gold Dreadclaw External Soul Bone — Identified as over 400,000 years old. Supports Myriad Tribulations Space-Rending Claw, which tears open spatial rifts 77 109.
- Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud / Sea God’s Heart — Used to conceal himself and travel undetected 122 131.
- Hundred Treasure Purse — Holds Immortal Herbs, including those selected to help Ye Lingling 124.
- Angel Holy Water — Used to stimulate the immature Sacred Heart Begonia intended for Ye Lingling 124.
- Godly Zhuge Crossbow blueprints — Obtained from Tang San after Tianyu exposes his hidden-weapon attack 161.
Relationships
- Zhu Zhuqing — His first Contract Beast and close companion. He protects her from the Star Luo princes’ threats and helps free her from her engagement 2 3 190 191 192.
- Scarlet Flame Lion — His first Martial Soul, independent combat partner, and principal trump card. The two combine through God-Man Form 1 73 184.
- Xiao Wu — A secretly contracted partner whom he assigns to monitor Tang San and obtain knowledge. Publicly, she presents Tianyu as her “male bestie” 18 24 35 51.
- Ah Yin — The Blue Silver Emperor whose Soul Bone gives him his second Martial Soul. She teaches him plant control and assists his cultivation 56 77.
- Bi Ji — A Ferocious Beast attached to his Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone; assists his resource absorption and body strengthening 62 77.
- Liu Erlong — His teacher at Blue Tyrant Academy and later a contracted partner. She improves his flame-control techniques and defends him against Shrek’s staff 60 92 116.
- Dugu Bo — Becomes his ally and protector after Tianyu agrees to resolve his Martial Soul’s defects. Helps hunt Soul Beasts, gather resources, and deter hostile factions 69 73 77 190.
- Dugu Yan — A contracted partner who receives Soul Bones and other cultivation resources from him 66 77 228.
- Qian Renxue — A contracted partner whose bond with Tianyu strengthens them both and connects him to Spirit Hall’s ruling family 110 112 116.
- Princess Xue Ke — Proposed as his marriage partner by Emperor Xue Ye; develops affection for him and introduces him to Moonlight Pavilion 116 117 122.
- Ye Lingling — Forms a Soul Contract with him. He undertakes to evolve her Nine Star Begonia and later finds her imprisoned grandmother 124 141.
- Ning Rongrong — Gives him his storage Soul Tool, develops feelings for him, and offers her family’s assistance when he leaves Shrek 22 37 51.
- Shui Bing’er — Becomes his Contract Beast through her connection to Xue Ke’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill 161.
- Huo Wu — Initially challenges his fire mastery; subsequently becomes a Contract Beast 175 176 177.
- Zhu Zhuyun — Zhu Zhuqing’s elder sister, later a Blue Tyrant teammate and Contract Beast. Tianyu refuses Dai Weisi’s demand to return her 209 228.
- Tang San — A rival who repeatedly mistakes him for a trustworthy friend. Tianyu secretly acquires his techniques through Xiao Wu; Tang San later joins plans against him 24 39 169 183 184.
- Dai Mubai — An early rival over Zhu Zhuqing who repeatedly seeks another chance to defeat him 6 89 184.
- Yu Xiaogang — Pressures Tianyu to reveal his secrets and attempts to assert authority over him. Their conflict prompts Tianyu’s departure from Shrek 42 43 46 51.
- Flender — Recruits him to Shrek and later sends him to Liu Erlong with a letter of introduction 10 51.
- Bibi Dong — Repeatedly offers to make him her personal disciple and a prospective Holy Son. He refuses all three recruitment attempts 205 228.
- Qian Daoliu — Regards him as a gifted but unpolished talent and applies controlled Angel Soul Power pressure to test and temper him 222.
Story Role / Major Arcs
Suotuo City and Shrek Academy
- Contracts Zhu Zhuqing near the Star Dou Great Forest, then travels with her to Suotuo City 2 4.
- Acquires Flender’s Plate Crystal ore, gaining 500 Fortune Points and obtaining the Hair Gold used for Dragon Whisker Needles 4 8.
- Enters Shrek and survives Zhao Wuji’s assessment unharmed, publicly revealing his thousand-year second ring 10 16.
- Secretly contracts Xiao Wu and uses her connection to Tang San to obtain cultivation methods, including the complete Mysterious Heaven Skill 18 24 39.
- Leaves temporarily after his conflict with Yu Xiaogang, taking Zhu Zhuqing and Flender’s introduction letter to Heaven Dou Imperial City 51.
Blue Tyrant Academy and Sunset Forest
- Becomes Liu Erlong’s disciple, refines his Blazing Fist techniques, and defeats Yu Tianheng in the academy team match 60 63.
- Gains access to the Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in exchange for helping Dugu Bo 69.
- Kills Xiong Jun and Scarlet King using his evolved Divine Soul advantage, then turns their power into Heaven-Breaking Stones 77.
- Advances to Soul King through intensive absorption of Soul Bones, Whale Glue, and fused resources 77 78.
- Uses lightning tribulation to reach Soul Emperor and form his Fire Lotus Soul Core 100.
Heaven Dou Court and Moonlight Pavilion
- Overcomes Snake Lance Douluo’s attack and relocates the confrontation with Qian Renxue’s group to Sunset Forest 109 110.
- Forms a close bond with Qian Renxue and receives the title Marquis Yutian during his involvement with the Heaven Dou court 112 117.
- Investigates Moonlight Pavilion while accompanying Xue Ke, acquires Clear Sky force-application methods, and develops the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth 122 132 133.
- Defeats Tang Hao, who survives Lion’s Fang and escapes through a blood escape 141.
Dragon Kings and Soul Saint Breakthrough
- Explores the depths of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well after reaching the level 70 bottleneck 149.
- Absorbs the Fire Dragon King’s flames to evolve his mantle, then withstands the Dragon Kings’ combined elemental attack 150 151.
- Condenses both Dragon Kings into Heaven-Breaking Stones and reaches level 78 Soul Saint after absorbing the Fire Dragon King’s stone 153.
- Receives a nine-trial inheritance associated with life and destruction 154.
Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament
- Leads Blue Tyrant through the qualifiers and to first place in the advancement round while continuing to conceal his ring configuration 183.
- Forces Dai Weisi to abandon threats against Zhu Zhuqing and helps the Zhu sisters reconcile 190 191 192.
- Refuses Bibi Dong’s recruitment despite her offer of personal discipleship and a possible Holy Son position 205.
- Defeats Hu Liena during Blue Tyrant’s match against Spirit Hall, while the Zhu sisters’ fusion defeats Yan 213 217 218.
- Receives the championship Soul Bone prizes and distributes them: Zhu Zhuqing receives the Rapid Advance Wind Chasing Left Leg Bone, Dugu Yan receives the Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull, and he retains the Explosive Burning Flame Right Arm Bone for a future recipient 228.
Notable Quotes
“Hahahahaha, I can finally become a melee mage!” 3
“My second ring is a thousand-year ring!” 16
“An enemy defeated by my hand has never been worthy of being called my opponent. I give you time to catch up, until I am so far ahead you can no longer see me!” 107