Chu He

Biodata

Power Progression

Cultivation and Soul Strength

• Golden Core discrepancy: His breakthrough explicitly produces an Eighth-Transformation Golden Core, but a later passage describes him as possessing a Nine-Transmutation Golden Core. The supplied passages do not explain this change 138 139 217.

Technique Mastery

Background and History

Imperial Captivity and Recruitment

Chu He came from a distant collateral branch of the Chu imperial family. His parents died when he was young, and his ancestry brought him no special treatment. The imperial family eventually imprisoned him and prohibited him from cultivating; his unusual longevity and vitality had attracted their interest 46 47.

Lin Ye rescued him from the heavenly prison in Bianjing and accepted him as his sixth disciple. Initially wary of his new master’s intentions, Chu He relaxed after meeting the Black-Yellow Sect’s friendly senior disciples 46.

Learning Through Injury

Lin Ye selected the high-grade heaven-tier Undying Demonic Body Refining Technique specifically for Chu He’s Longevity Demonic Physique. Chu He initially asked for a less brutal method, but accepted it after learning that an incompatible technique could make his cultivation extraordinarily slow 47.

He first trained by asking Ye Chen to strike him with a wooden stick. After his other senior siblings joined in, he shifted to fighting Demon Beasts so that he would not interfere with their cultivation. Beast-hunting missions supplied sect points, which he exchanged for pills and a Storage Bag 47 48.

Chu Yu’s Tomb

At Lin Ye’s instruction, Chu He entered the tomb of his ancestor, Chu Yu. He killed a Divine Paper Sect disciple who had attacked the other explorers, defeated the Chu Emperor, and reached the main burial chamber. After stripping damaged Spirit Treasure clothes from Chu Yu’s corpse, he accidentally activated an altar trap 90 91.

Chu Yu attempted to possess him, only to discover that Chu He’s soul could regenerate as well as his body. Their prolonged struggle strengthened Chu He while exhausting Chu Yu. Before shattering, Chu Yu passed on the Ascension Golden Body and other inheritances. Chu He then recovered the hidden resources and a Spirit Treasure-grade spatial ring 92.

His survival was not solely due to regeneration: Chu He credited a Devil Soul Fruit previously given by Lin Ye with strengthening his soul enough to endure the initial attacks. Outside the tomb, he also remained vulnerable to a Golden Core cultivator who marked and intercepted him 92 93.

Bringing the Imperial Family Under Sect Control

Lin Ye later sent Chu He back to the imperial palace to secure the imperial family’s submission. Chu He defeated Sword Saint Li Xu, shattered the palace formation and Ascension Sword, and deliberately spared his opponents. He rejected the Chu Emperor’s offer of the throne, explaining that he wanted cooperation on behalf of his sect rather than kingship 114 115.

Through demonstrations of strength and promises of cultivation support, he persuaded the imperial leadership and its three ancestors to sign a contract. He supplied the Ascension Golden Body, a Divine Art, a Divine Ability Technique, and Spirit Stones as agreed 116.

Chu He subsequently fought in the attack on the Divine Paper Sect. While still a Martial Saint, he combined the Heavenly Demon Body Disintegration Technique with the Undying Annihilation Fist to destroy Golden Core-level paper figures and shatter a Golden Core True Person’s core 117.

Phoenix Ancient Realm Fragment

After reaching the Golden Core Realm, Chu He accompanied Lin Ye, Ye Chen, and Yang Yang to Eastern Mountain City for the auction of entry tokens to the Phoenix Ancient Realm Fragment. Inside the fragment, he hunted Primordial Descendants for resources and ranking gains 148 153.

Bai Luo attacked him expecting an easy victory, but Chu He overwhelmed him and forced him to escape with a treasure. Chu He ultimately finished second on the Phoenix Ancient Ranking, behind Ye Chen, and selected inheritance rewards before leaving 160 163.

Shadow Pavilion Conflict

While challenging Saint Realm experts in the Supreme Profound Empire, Chu He defeated Li Zhenhe despite their two-layer cultivation gap. Li Bai, a peak Great Saint, intervened with an ambush that gravely wounded Chu He and forced him to escape using a spatial Saint Talisman 217 218.

Chu He contacted Lin Ye, who arrived before Li Bai could deliver another strike. After Lin Ye restrained Li Bai, Chu He killed him, recovered, and retaliated against the Shadow Pavilion’s gathering, killing Li Zhenhe and many of its Saint Realm cultivators 218.

Emperor Road

Chu He’s repeated challenges and victories brought him to first place in accumulated fortune on the Emperor Road. He routed a group of nine peak Great Saint prodigies and survived an assassination attempt by Zhao Yan, a Quasi-Emperor carrying a damaged Emperor Weapon. Zhao Yan died after destroying both the weapon and his own Golden Core, while Chu He survived with severe injuries. Bai Shi protected him from a second Quasi-Emperor’s ambush 227 228.

The Black-Yellow Sect disciples eventually eliminated or drove away the remaining contenders. In the final contest, Chu He deliberately abandoned his defense and conceded to Ye Chen, transferring his providence to him. He explained that the disciples had privately agreed to support their eldest senior brother rather than create discord over the throne 233.

Becoming a Great Emperor

During a later resource dispute, Chu He killed a Devil Race Quasi-Emperor with the Devil Dragon Armlet. He subsequently fought off three more Quasi-Emperors, but the Flame Devil Emperor—a False Emperor—overwhelmed him. Ye Chen intervened and drove the attacker away 238 239.

After entering the Quasi-Emperor Realm, Chu He comprehended a wisp of the Death Principle. Lin Ye took him to the sect’s breakthrough site in a Primordial Fragment, where he used sacred medicines to complete his transformation and passed the Emperor Tribulation. Later, he was the first disciple to enter the Weak Water Immortal River water Lin Ye provided for body tempering 246 257.

Personality

Chu He’s desire for strength stems from his refusal to become helpless again. Although initially reluctant to endure a brutal cultivation method, he accepts extreme injury when it offers a reliable path forward. Repeated tempering eventually makes him so accustomed to pain that his will becomes one of his strengths during the Heart Demon Tribulation 47 104 246.

He is considerate toward his fellow disciples despite his competitive nature. He stops relying on them for daily beatings to avoid delaying their cultivation, willingly gives Yang Yang Demon Beast carcasses, and later relinquishes his chance at the Emperor’s throne to preserve harmony within the sect 48 52 233.

His confidence does not prevent caution. He disguises himself when entering Chu Yu’s Tomb, tries bargaining and contacting Lin Ye when trapped, and seeks help when an opponent exceeds his ability to survive alone. He also shows little interest in revenge for its own sake: the Chu Emperor had imprisoned rather than tortured him, and Chu He eventually ceased regarding him as a serious threat 90 91 92 218.

Abilities and Skills

Longevity Demonic Physique

Chu He’s innate physique grants exceptional vitality, longevity, and regeneration 46 47.

• As an ordinary person, he already had enough vitality to live for several hundred years 46.
• Repairs broken bones, damaged organs, and extensive bodily destruction when supported by his cultivation methods 47 69.
• Extends to his soul: damage sustained during Chu Yu’s possession attempt healed and strengthened it 92.
• Not absolute immortality: overwhelming attacks can kill him, while severe damage can slow his healing and deplete his Core Qi 93 228.

Undying Demonic Body Refining Technique

A high-grade heaven-tier body-refining method whose brutal requirements are unusually compatible with his physique 47.

• Converts repeated injury, medicinal resources, and recovery into physical growth 47 52.
• Provides regenerative ability in addition to his innate recovery 48 111.
• Allows Demon Beast attacks and lightning to serve as cultivation tools 52 103 138.
• Is nearly impossible to begin without a suitable physique such as his 48.

Heavenly Demon Body Disintegration Technique

A Divine Ability Technique that multiplies strength several times, potentially as much as tenfold, while also improving speed and reactions 66 69.

• Lets Chu He fight opponents above his cultivation level 69 117.
• At entry level, he maintains it for roughly a quarter of an hour 69.
• Its backlash shatters flesh, bones, organs, and meridians; Chu He survives through his physique and body-refining technique 66 69.
• Recovery from the backlash can leave his body stronger, though he still experiences exhaustion 69.

Undying Annihilation Fist

A Great Divine Ability Technique that channels annihilation power into fist attacks, filling the gap in Chu He’s offensive abilities 110 111.

• Annihilation power damages his own body during practice and use, making rapid regeneration essential 111 115.
• Even before initial mastery, a trace of its power shatters the palace formation and Li Xu’s Ascension Sword 115.
• Combined with the Heavenly Demon Body Disintegration Technique, it enables him to defeat a Golden Core True Person while still a Martial Saint 117.

Additional Body-Refining Methods

• True Devil Body Refining Technique: Reinforces his physical strength alongside the Undying Demonic Body Refining Technique 91 160.
• Devil Dragon Body Refining Technique: Cultivated using devil dragon blood and battles with Primordial Descendants 160.
• Undying Saint Physique: Developed through repeated destruction and recovery in the Immemorial Devil God Tower; supports both defense and healing 205 224 228.
• Nine Nether True Body: An Emperor Technique used alongside the Immemorial Devil God Fist against peak Great Saints and Quasi-Emperors 227 228.

Advanced Offensive Techniques

• White Bone Claw: Used after attaining entry level in the Heavenly Demon Body Disintegration Technique 69.
• Great Destruction Demon Fist: A Saint Technique with exceptional killing power, taught by Lin Ye 166.
• Immemorial Devil God Fist: An Emperor Technique honed through prolonged tower training; becomes a principal weapon against Great Saints and Quasi-Emperors 184 189 227 228.

Disguise and Concealment

• Formless Devil Body: Changes his appearance 90.
• Devil Shadow Breath-Returning Technique: Alters his Qi signature to conceal his identity 90.
• He cannot maintain both techniques while fighting the Divine Paper Sect disciple at full strength, exposing his true appearance 91.

Death Principle

• Studies the Embryonic Principle of Death while seeking a path beyond the Great Saint Realm 238.
• Comprehends a full wisp of the Death Principle as a Quasi-Emperor, removing the bottleneck to the Great Emperor Realm 246.
• Uses it to transform Pseudo Law Power into Law Power during his breakthrough 246.

Equipment and Items

• Storage Bag — Purchased with sect points to support extended Demon Beast hunting 48.
• Chu Yu’s spatial ring — A Spirit Treasure-grade ring recovered with the ancestor’s hidden resources and inheritance 92.
• Damaged Spirit Treasure clothes — Stripped from Chu Yu’s corpse; retained for their remaining value 91.
• Thunder-Attracting Formation Plate — Purchased in the Thunder Kingdom and installed in a lightning-filled valley for body tempering 138.
• Heavenly Devil Feather Ring — Given by Lin Ye and used while compressing True Qi before his Golden Core breakthrough 138.
• Saint Weapon armor and protective talismans — Used against Li Bai’s ambush; insufficient to stop his spear, though a spatial Saint Talisman enabled Chu He’s initial escape 218.
• Devil Dragon Armlet — An Emperor Weapon that amplifies attacks, restrains targets, attacks independently, and locks surrounding space against escape 238.
• Black Tortoise Devil Armor — A defensive Emperor Weapon that helped him survive the Flame Devil Emperor’s attack 239.

Relationships

• Lin Ye — Master and rescuer. Selects methods suited to Chu He’s physique, supplies breakthrough resources, and intervenes when stronger enemies threaten him 46 47 218 246.
• Ye Chen — Eldest senior brother and first training partner. Chu He later concedes the Emperor Road contest to him; Ye Chen subsequently saves him from the Flame Devil Emperor 47 233 239.
• Yang Yang — Fourth senior brother and frequent sparring partner. Their shared preference for physical combat makes Yang Yang especially useful for Chu He’s training 52 69 74.
• Dongfang Rou — Third senior sister. Initially tries to stop Ye Chen’s apparent bullying before learning that the beatings are part of Chu He’s cultivation 47.
• Han Bing — Fifth senior brother and fellow body cultivator. Frequently spars with Chu He after returning to the sect 46 128.
• Nalan Xi — Junior sister whom Chu He asks to help train by attacking him; initially alarmed by his dangerous sparring methods 73 74.
• Bai Shi — Junior brother who defeats him decisively in a spar and later protects him from a Quasi-Emperor’s ambush 224 228.
• Chu Emperor / Chu Feng — Imperial relative and former captor. Chu He defeats him, then negotiates the imperial family’s submission to the Black-Yellow Sect 46 91 115 116.
• Chu Yu — Ancestor and failed possessor. His attempt to seize Chu He’s body instead strengthens Chu He’s soul and leaves him with the ancestor’s inheritance 91 92.

Notable Quotes

“Today, either you beat me to death, or I beat you to death!”
— Challenging the guinea pig Demon Beasts 52

“What benefit is there in being emperor of the Chu Kingdom? Can it make me a Golden Core, or get me to the Golden Body Realm?”
— Rejecting the Chu Emperor’s offer of the throne 115

“If we truly wanted it and plotted desperately, or even resorted to underhanded means, any one of us would have a chance to claim it, but that would undoubtedly create discord between us.”
— Explaining why the disciples chose to support Ye Chen 233