An ordinary young man, Chu Feng sees his life turned upside down when spiritual energy returns to Earth, triggering mutations and the appearance of extraordinary creatures. He gets hold of a mysterious stone box containing strange seeds that will transform his body and destiny.
Personality
Mischievous, resourceful and often cheeky, Chu Feng meets chaos with humour. He is also loyal, ready to fight for his friends and family, and refuses to bow to the powerful.
Powers & abilities
The stone box's seeds trigger his evolution and give him extraordinary potential. He progresses in a system where humans and mutated beasts fight for dominance, eventually facing powers from other worlds.
History
Thrown into an Earth transformed by the spiritual revival, he first faces mutated creatures and organisations that want his secrets. His adventures then take him far beyond Earth, into worlds where ancient conflicts play out.
Relationships
Huang Niu, the talking yellow ox, is his brother in arms and partner in crime. He stays attached to his family and friends on Earth.
Key moments
- Finding the stone box and its seeds.
- Meeting Huang Niu, the birth of a comic duo.
- His first fights against mutated creatures.
In the adaptations
The donghua adapts Chen Dong's novel, highlighting its mix of action and humour.
Did you know?
- Sacred Ruins (Sheng Xu) is a novel by Chen Dong, author of Perfect World and Shrouding the Heavens.
- It is often presented as a bridge between the modern world and the author's ancient worlds.
Our take
Chu Feng is a mischievous hero who gives Sacred Ruins a lighter tone than Chen Dong's other sagas. His duo with Huang Niu is one of the series' great assets.
— Spidermas, for Donghua Fan