Hua Cheng

Appearance

As a Supreme, Hua Cheng possesses an extremely powerful shape-shifting ability not even gods can see through. It's said that no one has ever seen his true form because he transformed so often. The first time he met Xie Lian after the third ascension, his appearance was about sixteen to seventeen, noted to be good-looking in a boyish, devilish way with eyes bright as the stars. He wore casual, maple-red clothes of high quality and had a loose, carefree ponytail.[1] In his true form, Hua Cheng is a handsome youth of eighteen to nineteen years. The childish aura of his younger form is one of calmness in true form, although there is still a wild playfulness to him.[2] He has skin as white as snow and wears maple-red clothes along with exquisite, silver vambraces. Hua Cheng is also taller than Xie Lian, he has to stretch his neck in order to see him.[3] He has a deep, gentle voice that is pleasant to the ears in his true form.[3] Even in his younger appearance his voice is still deeper than typical for that age.[1] Hua Cheng has Xie Lian's name tattooed on his left forearm, but no one could read it for a long time due to his hopelessly terrible handwriting.[4] As Wuming, he was dressed in black robes and neat warrior attire. He had his hair tied up in a high ponytail and also wore a white smiling mask.[5] As a child and teenager, Hua Cheng wore bandages over the right side of his face at all times, due to being bullied for his appearance. The bandages were in fact covering his right, red eye. Said eye was eventually carved out and now a black eyepatch hides it.

Personality

He is charismatic and intelligent, with a nonchalant attitude. He cares little for others and mostly acts in his own best interest. However, to Xie Lian he is very gentle, treating him with the utmost care and respect and offering him anything he desires. After the two get married, he has been shown to be a passionate lover and dislikes being away from Xie Lian. Due to deeply loving Xie Lian since he was very young, he despises everyone who has wronged Xie Lian in his eyes. He does not care about the objective circumstances and is firm in his distaste for anyone who left or stood against Xie Lian at one point.[6] Despite being a ghost king, he is not outright evil, seemingly neutral as he neither undertakes altruistic actions nor engages in evil or barbaric acts. He seems to have a love of collecting rare treasures, having a large collection of antiques and priceless artifacts and weapons, some of which are thousands of years old. Ironically, he treats them rather poorly. He does not care when they are destroyed and has been shown to abuse or misuse them himself on occasion.[7] He is confident in his abilities, though rightfully so as he is one of the most powerful beings. Despite this, he does have a more vulnerable side. He is deeply insecure about his feelings and feels he is unworthy of Xie Lian's love, but once he learns they are reciprocated, he is immensely joyful.

Trivia

His most famous moniker, Crimson Rain Sought Flower, was attained during his early days as a supreme. After he annihilated a ghost's lair and causing blood rain to fall, he found a lone, white flower struggling under the heavy rainfall, so he shielded it with his umbrella.[1]In a meta sense, "Crimson Rain Sought Flower" (血雨探花) is also a reference; tanhua (探花, lit. flower snatcher) is the title of the overall third-place scorer of the ancient Chinese imperial examinations.Xuěyǔ (血雨) can also mean "heavy rain colored by loess sandstorm"; Hua Cheng has incredibly bad handwriting, but Xie Lian often helps him practice; Even though he is canonically one of the most handsome men in the novel, he sees himself as being ugly and deformed. MXTX confirmed this, saying that because in childhood he was often called an ugly beast due to his heterochromia. As he grew in power he began to believe that he's not bad-looking but would still feel lacking in front of Xie Lian; Some said that Hua Cheng is the only one who can curse and insult the Heavenly Emperor without fearing any retribution due to his power; In the novel's postscript, Hua Cheng is confirmed to have a father of Xianle royal capital while his mother was described as being 'an evil beauty of foreign ethnicity'. Due to this, Hua Cheng had traces of a foreign culture, such as his connection with butterflies, maple leaves, silver accessory and beast totems;

Hua Cheng and Xie Lian

The only exception for him in all respects is His Highness Xie Lian. He is the only one whom Hua Cheng treated with kindness, care and the greatest respect. He was ready to do whatever the prince wanted for him, but at the same time did not prevent him from doing what he wanted. Even if it was fraught with danger, Hua Cheng tried to follow him and protect him in such cases. As a sign of his love and trust, he left his ashes to Xie Lian in the form of a ring, as he himself put it in the image of Sanlan — entrusting his ashes to the chosen person, he didn't care what he would do with it next: save, destroy or pour it from hand to hand for fun; He also couldn't help but follow Xie Lian's desire to protect the common people. Having become a powerful demon, he, nevertheless, did not attack ordinary people, but was famous for the massacre of demons (mainly Qi Rong's henchmen) and attacks on the celestials. The only people whose death could be attributed to him were despotic princes whose tyranny had reached its limits and Hua Cheng sent his messengers to them[28]. Even when he dealt with 33 celestials, he only burned their temples, but did not touch the followers; Being deeply unconsciously insecure, he felt that he was unworthy of Xie Lian's love, but when he found out that his feelings were mutual, he was very happy[29]. After they got married, Hua Cheng showed himself to be a passionate but caring lover who did not like being away from Xie Lian.

Abilities

Hua Cheng is in a state of afterlife, the incarnated soul of a deceased person. His heart does not beat, he does not breathe, does not need food and sleep (although he can eat and sleep). Nor can he die unless his ashes are scattered or his posthumous wish is fulfilled. In case of exhaustion, he may temporarily disincarnate, but eventually recovers back; Fencing skills: has incredibly high combat skills, surpassing even the best of the gods of war — he simultaneously fought with Nan Feng and Mu Qing, without experiencing difficulties[3], and in a clash with Lan Qianqiu, Xie Lian, who stops their blows, noted that the heavy sword of Taihua left on the sword used by Xie Lian only a crack, and from the blow of Hua Cheng, his artifact crumbled into dust[4]. His fighting style has always been distinguished by lightness, even some carelessness, he played rather than fought. The only one he fought seriously with was the Supreme War God Jun Wu; Spiritual powers: He has a huge reserve of spiritual powers and can share it without compromising his power. In addition to his own powers, he, like the celestials, is worshipped by followers, fueling his power[2]. With the help of spiritual forces, he can perform many actions; Hua Cheng's luck goes beyond the reasonable norm. He can manage his luck as a spiritual force, using it to his advantage, and even lend it to others

Weapons and artifacts

Emin: Hua Cheng's demonic blade. A cursed weapon bearing grief, which required human sacrifice to create[19]. The chilling cold of the curved blade, the life—taking silver luster - it really was a perfect, bursting with dark energy, in the full sense of the word, a sinister blade [3]. He has his own will and consciousness, Hua Cheng can fight with it not only by holding it in his hand, but also by controlling the power of thought, he can also move independently. Despite his sinister reputation, Emin's personality resembles a child, and Hua Cheng treats him like a naughty dog and often punishes him. Ghost Butterflies: Hua Cheng's spiritual weapon in the form of silver butterflies. They looked like they were made of silver or crystal— they didn't look like living people at all, but they looked very beautiful. Despite their cute appearance, they were very powerful and dangerous weapons, even the war gods Feng Xin and Mu Qing had the deepest dark memories of their ferocity, their wings shining with brilliance are comparable in sharpness to blades, they attack in a battle formation, but it is very difficult to fend them off because of their small size. In addition to the attackers, there are other types of butterflies: they can track the location of people, conduct wiretapping while hiding, "record" what they see, hear and "broadcast" it. They can also lift people into the air or immobilize them. Some butterflies even have the ability to heal wounds. When the butterflies are not used, they merge with Hua Cheng's silver bracers.

Age

800+

Height

190

Birthday

10 June