Lei Zhan

Biodata

Background / History

Founding the Mad Battle Hunting Team

Lei Zhan is the younger brother of Lei Bo, the master of the Thunder Martial Arts Hall. Preferring adventure and travel to a comfortable life, he gathered like-minded companions to form the Mad Battle Hunting Team. He recruited his friend Ning Baichuan as one of its original members, and their shared life-and-death experiences forged a bond as close as brotherhood 24.

Capturing the Volcanic Giant Bull

Lei Zhan led his team in capturing a peak Sixth-Rank Golden Body Realm Volcanic Giant Bull alive. He endured its attacks head-on and suffered serious internal injuries, while every other team member was also injured. No one died, and the capture made the team famous in Xinyuan City’s hunting community 22.

After returning, Lei Zhan visited Ning Baichuan’s home with Old Zhao. Still pale and coughing from his injuries, he praised Ning Yue’s first-place standing at Xinyuan Martial Arts High School. A Vitality Pill supplied by the Ning family improved his condition 22 23.

During the visit, he advised Ning Yue to reach his personal qi-and-blood limit before entering the First-Rank Realm. He illustrated the importance of a strong foundation with an account of a genius who accumulated 800 points before advancing. Before leaving, he promised to take Ning Yue hunting once the boy reached the fourth rank 23 24.

Suppressing the Ferocious Beast Riot

During Xinyuan City’s ferocious beast riot, Lei Zhan and another Seventh-Rank grandmaster killed the Volcanic Giant Bull. Lei Zhan then flew through the city, cutting down beasts with saber beams and crushing others with an invisible gripping force 32.

On spotting Ning Yue, he briefly stopped to check on him and directed him to the City Lord’s Manor for good news—the rewards being distributed to those who helped suppress the riot. Before returning to battle, he warned the hostile Wan Qili with a glance, frightening him into silence 33.

Treating Wang Lin

After Ning Yue asked about the injured Wang Lin, Lei Zhan purchased a vial of Vitality Creation Liquid for ten million yuan and used it to restore him to full health. Wang Lin’s share of the hunt’s proceeds went toward the cost, leaving seven million yuan to repay through future hunts. Lei Zhan also allowed Ning Yue to receive credit for bringing the matter to his attention 23 38.

Special Training and the Azure Ghost Threat

When Ning Yue became so absorbed in developing a cultivation art that his parents feared possession, they called Lei Zhan to investigate. He confirmed that Ning Yue was fine and explained that possession was beyond even Ninth-Grade experts, requiring at least divine-grade power. He then revealed Ning Yue’s spirit physique and martial achievements to his surprised parents 46 47.

Ning Baichuan presented the visit as an arrangement for three days of special training. Lei Zhan played along, announcing training fees of more than ten million yuan and postponing his team’s planned hunt for a peak sixth-grade One-Horned Ghost Bull 47.

That night, an alert drew him away to investigate an Azure Ghost massacre at the Vast Sea Residential Complex. The following day, he met Ning Yue, Zhang Chun, and Lei Ren at the Martial Artist Exchange. After checking that Ning Yue had survived an Azure Ghost encounter unharmed, he began their training with a practical lesson: allocating resources wisely. He transferred three million yuan to each student and sent them shopping in the underground exchange 48 49 50.

Appearance

• Build: A burly, towering man described as being built like an iron tower 22.
• Facial hair: A bristling beard 22.
• Carried equipment: A huge iron case worn on his back; Ning Yue suspects it contains a weapon 22.
• After the bull hunt: Pale-faced and prone to coughing because of his internal injuries 22.

Personality

Lei Zhan is hearty, outspoken, and perceptive beneath his rough exterior. He notices when Ning Yue hesitates to ask a question and urges him to speak directly. He values confidence without false modesty, telling Ning Yue that excessive humility becomes hypocrisy 23.

He treats hunting injuries as routine and is more relieved that his teammates survived than concerned about his own wounds. His loyalty extends to helping Wang Lin obtain treatment and responding to the Ning family’s late-night worries. With Ning Baichuan, that affection also takes the form of teasing and competitive banter 23 38 47.

Despite his reputation, Lei Zhan considers the Seventh-Rank Realm the end of his own martial path. He nevertheless recognizes greater potential in Ning Yue and encourages his parents to support it 23 47.

Abilities & Skills

Seventh-Rank Grandmaster Strength

Lei Zhan is reputed to rank among the stronger combatants of the Seventh-Rank Grandmaster Realm 33.

• Withstood the Volcanic Giant Bull’s attacks during its live capture, though he sustained serious internal injuries 22.
• Crushed multiple beasts ranked Third Rank or higher, including a Sixth-Rank beast, with a single clenching motion 32.
• Intimidated the Fourth-Rank Wan Qili with a deliberate glance, without using a martial skill 33.

Saber Arts

Lei Zhan’s known specialties include Heaven-Leveling Single Slash and Mad Thunder Battle Technique 33.

• Projects saber beams a hundred zhang long, striking beasts between city buildings 32.
• Uses his saber while flying to clear beasts along his route 32.
• The specific workings of his two named techniques are not described in the available passages 33.

Remote Force Manipulation

• Forms a claw with his hand to seize beasts through an invisible force 32.
• Pulls captured targets into the sky and crushes them by closing his hand 32.

Flight and Rapid Movement

• Flies through Xinyuan City during combat and emergency responses 32 48.
• Leaves the three trainees so quickly that none can see how he disappears 50.

Mental Communication

• Speaks to Ning Yue through a connection perceived between their souls rather than through ordinary hearing 49.
• Projects the first training lesson directly into all three students’ minds 50.

Martial Instruction

• Advises students to maximize their qi-and-blood foundation before advancing 23.
• Recognizes Ning Yue’s spirit physique, combat ability, and cultivation accomplishments 47.
• Teaches resource allocation through a funded shopping exercise rather than beginning with combat drills 49 50.

Equipment / Items

• Saber — Wielded during the suppression of the ferocious beast riot; its name is not given 32.
• Large iron case — Carried on his back during his first visit to the Ning home; its contents remain unconfirmed 22.
• Martial artist’s wristwatch — Receives the alert concerning the Vast Sea Residential Complex massacre 48.

Relationships

• Ning Baichuan — Close friend and former hunting teammate whom Lei Zhan recruited into the original Mad Battle Hunting Team. Their relationship combines deep trust with mutual teasing 24 47.
• Ning Yue — His old friend’s son, who calls him Uncle Lei. Lei Zhan advises, protects, and trains him while recognizing his potential to become a grandmaster 23 33 47 50.
• Lei Bo — Elder brother and master of the Thunder Martial Arts Hall, where Lei Zhan serves as second master 24.
• Zhang Chun — Niece and Lei Bo’s daughter, who uses her mother’s surname. She joins his special training at the exchange 49 50.
• Lei Ren — Sixteen-year-old nephew with the Thunder Physique; another participant in the special training 49 50.
• Old Zhao — Hunting comrade and fellow longtime friend of Ning Baichuan; accompanies Lei Zhan on his visit to the Ning household 22 24.
• Wang Lin — Hunting-team member badly injured during the Volcanic Giant Bull capture. Lei Zhan arranges his treatment with Vitality Creation Liquid 23 38.

Notable Quotes

“Modesty is a good quality, but too much of it is hypocrisy.” 23

“Do your best to reach your own limit. No matter what that limit is, you have to reach it.” 23

“This is the first lesson of your special training: how to allocate resources wisely.” 50