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Chen Guansong

Academy principal and senior generalhalf a step from the Divine DomainStar Seizer Academy

Chen Guansong is the long-serving Principal of Star Seizer Academy, a senior Great Zhou military figure, and a central participant in the rebellion against the Tianhai Divine Empress. (Chapters 649 and 665)

Biography

Rebellion and death

After years of patiently building authority as principal and teacher to many army officers, Chen Guansong joins the coup against the Empress. He uses his status as Divine General Tian Chui's respected teacher to bring troops and Tianhai experts into a successful ambush, stopping the Han Province Army at the cost of Tian Chui's life. His stated political camp condemns the regime's failure to press the war against the demons, while the Empress judges that he also wants a celebrated place in history. Before he can become the army's supreme commander, she burns him to death with Heavenly Phoenix true flame. (Chapters 649–651 and 664–665)

His death deprives the new government of the one general considered experienced enough to stabilize the army, contributing to violent purges and clashes among regional forces. His influence nevertheless survives through the Divine Generals he trained: they hold major commands and form a durable court faction years later, while his former aide He Ming eventually commands the final northern campaign. (Chapters 681, 1045–1048, 1066–1068, and 1140)

Appearance and personality

Chen Guansong's face is pale and apologetic when he looks on Tian Chui's corpse. He is otherwise characterized through patience, seniority, ambition, and the trust he can inspire in soldiers and students; he endures quietly for years before committing his network to rebellion. (Chapters 664–665)

Abilities and cultivation

Chen Guansong's strength is described as unfathomable and already half a step from the Divine Domain. His most consequential ability is military organization: he leads an ambush against an advancing army and leaves behind a large school of officers. The corpus does not name a personal technique or weapon. (Chapters 664–665)

Relationships

  • Tianhai Divine Empress: She trusts Chen for years, then personally kills him when his long-prepared rebellion reaches the capital. (Chapters 649–665)
  • He Ming: He Ming is Chen's former vice principal, comrade, and reliable aide, but is not closely aligned with the later faction of Chen's disciples. (Chapters 1086 and 1140)
  • Tian Chui: Tian Chui regards Chen as his teacher; Chen exploits that bond to arrange the ambush that kills him and shows visible remorse afterward. (Chapters 649 and 664)

Items

  • No named personal item: Chen Guansong's surviving legacy is institutional—Star Seizer Academy and the officers he trained—rather than a documented artifact. (Chapters 1045–1068)