Xiao Han

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Xiao Han (萧寒)
Alias(es)	Emperor Han; Demon King Xiao; Sword Child of Broken Sword Manor; Holy Son of the Sacred Palace
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Xiao Family (initially); Qin Pavilion; Demon Sect; Broken Sword Manor; Di Pavilion; Sacred Palace
Occupation/Role	Cultivator; alchemist; Di Pavilion Master; Sword Saint’s successor
Status	Active
First Appearance	2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
No Dou Qi	5	Arrives in the Dou Qi World unable to cultivate the Emperor Cleansing Art until reaching Dou Zhe.
Dou Qi Stage Three	14	Reaches Stage Three through cultivation aided by Foundation Establishment Fluid.
Dou Qi Stage Nine	17 29	Reaches Stage Nine after three months of cultivation; passes the Xiao Family re-test.
Dou Zhe	29 32	Receives Qi Gathering Powder to condense a Dou Qi Cyclone; later begins the Emperor Cleansing Art and produces Ethereal Black Dou Qi.
Six-star Dou Zhe	59	Surpasses Xiao Yan’s four-star Dou Zhe cultivation after months of training and medicine refinement.
Six-star Dou Master	66	Completes the Yin Stage of the Emperor Cleansing Art; his Dou Qi becomes Ethereal Black Dou Qi.
Nine-star Dou Shi	70	Reaches the threshold of Great Dou Master during training in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
Great Dou Master	72 74 83	Breaks through while flying; manifests Dou Qi Armor and obtains the Divine Concealment Cloak.
Dou Spirit	110	Reaches the Dou Spirit realm after two years of travel and training.
Seven-star Dou Spirit	144	Prepares to use Earth Core Tempering Milk to attempt a Dou King breakthrough.
Dou King	145	Advances in seclusion, becoming the dominant force of Jia Nan Academy’s Inner Academy.
Peak Dou Huang	153	Reaches the peak after half a year of cultivation and taking a Huangji Pill.
Seven-star Dou Zong	171	Confronts the Cloud Mist Sect with overwhelming strength.
Peak Eight-star Dou Zong	223	Attained after a year of secluded cultivation in the Demon Valley Gravity Tower.
Six-star Dou Zun	272	Displays this cultivation while confronting Xia Huang and other young prodigies.
One-star Dou Saint	293	Achieves Physical Sainthood and gains a Saint Body strengthened by four Divine Ices.
Six-star Dou Saint	307 309	Refines the Spatial Divine Ice and becomes a high-level Dou Saint.
Nine-star Dou Saint	344	Reaches the realm after a year of mortal-world travel and heart tempering.
Dou Di / Emperor	349 350	Emerges from seclusion as Emperor Han and fights alongside Xiao Yan against Hun Tiandi and the Black Feather Evil Emperor.
Earth Supreme	361	Completes Spiritual Energy transformation upon entering the Great Thousand World.
Late-stage Lower Earth Supreme	441	Advances after cultivating for five days atop the Tiantai.
Upper-level Earth Supreme	448	Breaks through after half a month of cultivation following his victory over Xuanyuan Zhantian.
Half-step Great Perfection	468	Achieves a Sword Dao breakthrough and subdues a piece of Withered Sacred Ice.
Earth Supreme Great Perfection	477	Reveals this cultivation while rescuing Ling Xi from the Futú Ancient Clan.
Spirit Grade Heavenly Supreme	543	Possesses Spirit Grade Supreme strength, supported by multiple divine abilities and Sacred Ice.
Emperor Cleansing Art, Taiji Stage	559	Begins the third stage, enabling Yin and Yang to generate each other and continuously absorb Spiritual Energy.

Background

Xiao Han is a young man from Earth who arrives in the Dou Qi Continent with the Omnipotent System, Xiao Rou. Refusing to live an ordinary life, he resolves to reach Dou Di and stand at the continent’s peak. Xiao Rou establishes him as an ordinary disciple of the Xiao Family and supplies him with foundational resources, allowing his cultivation journey to begin 2.

Initially lacking even a trace of Dou Qi, Xiao Han uses Foundation Establishment Fluid and relentless training to catch up with the Xiao Family’s younger generation. He trains alongside Xiao Yan under Yao Lao, develops the Emperor Cleansing Art, and rapidly rises through the Dou Qi ranks 14 20 66.

His later journey takes him from Jia Nan Academy and the Black-Corner Region to the Southern Wasteland, Central Plains, and eventually the Great Thousand World. He becomes the Sword Saint’s successor, establishes himself as the master of Di Pavilion, gathers Divine Ices, reaches the Emperor realm, and leaves the Dou Qi Continent for a greater stage 222 293 344 356.

Personality

Xiao Han is ambitious, confident, and strongly driven by the desire to become powerful. From his arrival, he rejects mediocrity and views cultivation as the path to freedom, recognition, and a meaningful life 2 5.

He is pragmatic and self-reliant despite possessing the System. He explicitly wants to gain strength through his own efforts rather than depend on Xiao Rou for everything 17. He can be playful and flirtatious with those close to him, particularly Xiao Xueqin, but is also protective of companions and willing to repay kindness 59 343.

In conflict, Xiao Han is domineering and often provocative. He readily intimidates enemies, kills those who threaten him or his allies, and uses overwhelming force to settle disputes. However, he can also show restraint, such as sparing ordinary mercenaries after killing Mu She, returning Qin Mengyi’s belongings, and gifting the Dou Zun Ruins to the Black-Corner Region 71 159 274.

Abilities & Skills

Emperor Cleansing Art

A peerless divine cultivation technique that Xiao Han receives from Xiao Rou. It refines his energy into Ethereal Black Dou Qi and later adapts to Spiritual Energy in the Great Thousand World.

• Its Yin Stage creates a Yin Fish within his energy sea and transforms his Dou Qi into vigorous Ethereal Black Dou Qi 66.
• Its Yang Stage is reached after Xiao Han enters the Great Thousand World and can support fuller use of the Heavenly Emperor Sword 367.
• Its Taiji Stage allows Yin and Yang to coexist and generate each other, giving him a near-endless supply of Spiritual Energy through absorption of heaven and earth energy 559.
• Xiao Han’s cultivation speed is substantially faster than Xiao Yan’s due to the technique’s quality 361.

Swordsmanship and Sword Intent

Xiao Han is a sword cultivator and inheritor of the Sword Saint’s Legacy.

• Receives the Heaven Tier Dou Technique One Sword Separating Worlds from the Bronze Gate 159.
• Gains the Sword Saint’s Legacy and is later recognized as Broken Sword Manor’s Sword Child and heir apparent 220 223.
• His Sword Intent is powerful enough to suppress opponents, form enormous sword manifestations, and dominate major confrontations 450.
• Makes significant progress in Sword Dao during his Mount Shu journey 468.

Heavenly Emperor Sword

A peerless sacred artifact from the Great Thousand World and Xiao Han’s principal weapon.

• Kills Mu She, a three-star Great Dou Master, in a single strike 71.
• Can be difficult to sustain at lower cultivation due to its immense energy consumption 71.
• Breaks Liu Yanqing’s black iron whip with one slash 499.
• Can be used at greater capacity after Xiao Han reaches the Yang Stage of the Emperor Cleansing Art 367.

Divine Ice and Sacred Ice

Xiao Han gathers and refines multiple ice-based supreme treasures.

• Acquires the Thunder Divine Ice and begins his search for Divine Ice in Wind and Snow City 343.
• Achieves a Saint Body through the Immortal Divine Ice; his body later contains the power of four Divine Ices 293.
• Gathers all six Divine Ices, which form a mysterious rune and trigger a major transformation 344.
• Forms the Divine Ice Sword from six Divine Ices during his battle against the Black Feather Evil Emperor 350.
• Later subdues Withered Sacred Ice at Mount Shu 468.

Physical Cultivation

Xiao Han possesses extraordinary physical strength in addition to his energy cultivation.

• Reaches the second realm of the Golden Buddha Myriad Manifestation Body, the Buddha Body 223.
• Achieves Physical Sainthood and gains a Saint Body 293.
• Uses raw physical power to overwhelm opponents, including Xia Chong 272.
• His physical body is described as formidable even among Saint Bodies due to the integration of multiple Divine Ices 293.

Alchemy

Xiao Han studies the Pill Canon and can refine medicinal pills.

• Receives the Pill Canon from Xiao Rou with the intention of becoming self-taught in alchemy 2.
• Refines healing medicines with Xiao Yan during their early training journey 59.
• Reaches the level of an Alchemist Grandmaster after entering the Dou Saint realm and is capable of refining Ninth-grade pills 293.

Array Dao

Xiao Han gains exceptional aptitude for arrays in the Great Thousand World.

• Draws Array Dao Talent from the System’s Lucky Turntable 367 368.
• Becomes an Array Dao genius capable of studying Spiritual Arrays and Battle Arrays 368.
• Uses a Spiritual Array during the Jiang Family wedding banquet 401.
• Plans to acquire array diagrams and an army as future trump cards 368.

Movement and Concealment

• Nine Heavenly Steps — one of his listed Dou Techniques 74.
• Void Stepping — allows him to move through the air, attracting attention in the City of Ice and Snow 103.
• Divine Concealment Cloak — a System-drawn item with Spatial Power that can conceal his aura and aid spatial traversal 72.
• Emperor Flashing Art — a peerless divine ability movement technique used at the Heavenly Supreme level 543.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Heavenly Emperor Sword — peerless sacred artifact and Xiao Han’s defining weapon 2.
• High-grade Storage Ring — contains daily supplies and Xiao Han’s belongings 2.
• Pill Canon — alchemy text used as the basis for his pill-refining studies 2.
• Divine Concealment Cloak — spatial and aura-concealing item 72.
• Complete digital map of the Dou Qi Continent — obtained through a Lucky Points Draw 72 74.
• Human Skin Mask — System-store disguise capable of changing his appearance and aura 452.
• Sword Child token — proof of his status as Broken Sword Manor’s designated successor 223.

Relationships

• Xiao Rou — his Omnipotent System and primary early guide; provides items, quests, exchanges, and Lucky Draws 2 5 367.
• Xiao Yan — fellow disciple of Yao Lao, training partner, sworn brother, and frequent ally; they fight side by side at the Emperor realm 20 35 350.
• Xiao Xueqin / Mu Xueqin — Xiao Han’s longtime lover and traveling companion; he helps free her sealed meridians and supports her cultivation 14 35 344.
• Yao Lao — mentor who trains Xiao Han and Xiao Yan in Dou Techniques, endurance, foundations, and alchemy 20 35.
• Xiao Yixian — friend whom Xiao Han rescues from the Blood Wolf Mercenary Group; she later helps bring the Medical Saint’s support during the Broken Sword crisis 71 222.
• Xiao Yu — Xiao Family member whose hostility toward Xiao Han gradually softens; he later warns others not to bully her 65 130.
• Jian Buyu — younger sister of the Sword Saint; recognizes Xiao Han as the successor, grants him the Sword Child title, and protects him from three overlord forces 222 223.
• Leng Hanshuang — Demon Sect figure who protects Xiao Han when the sect is pressured to hand him over 222.
• Medusa — companion who has confidence in Xiao Han’s future and is linked to the Empress destiny prediction 176 262.
• Mo Yin — companion and leader connected to the Divine Sound Army; her fate is predicted to be that of an Empress 201 261.
• Hong Xiu — Luo God Clan maidservant who attends Xiao Han and develops a comfortable, affectionate rapport with him 361 368.
• Luo Li — member of the Luo God Clan who spends time with Xiao Han before his departure from the clan 372.
• Liu Qingcheng — Xiaoyao Sect’s appointed Sect Master after Xiao Han kills Liu Yanqing; she is loyal to him 500.
• Ling Xi — rescued by Xiao Han from the Futú Ancient Clan; gradually becomes less fearful of him 477.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Arrival in the Xiao Family

Xiao Han arrives from Earth, receives the Omnipotent System, and begins as an ordinary Xiao Family disciple. He acquires the Emperor Cleansing Art, Heavenly Emperor Sword, Pill Canon, and Storage Ring, then commits himself to cultivation 2.

Early Cultivation and Jia Nan Academy

After rapidly rising from no Dou Qi to the Dou King realm, Xiao Han trains alongside Xiao Yan, forms a relationship with Xiao Xueqin, and becomes the dominant figure behind Qin Pavilion in Jia Nan Academy’s Inner Academy 35 66 145.

Black-Corner Region and Broken Sword Legacy

Xiao Han becomes known as the Demon King Xiao, gains the Sword Saint’s Legacy, kills powerful enemies in Broken Sword City, and triggers a confrontation among major Southern Wasteland forces. Jian Buyu’s intervention confirms his position as Broken Sword Manor’s Sword Child 158 220 222 223.

Di Pavilion and Divine Ice Quest

As Di Pavilion Master, Xiao Han expands his influence, gathers Divine Ices, reaches the Dou Saint realm, and cultivates a Saint Body. He later returns to the Central Plains with Xiao Yan as a six-star Dou Saint 293 307 309.

Emperor Han

After gathering all six Divine Ices and undergoing a transformation, Xiao Han emerges as an Emperor. He joins Xiao Yan in opposing Hun Tiandi and the Black Feather Evil Emperor, becoming one of the Dou Qi Continent’s two Emperors 344 349 350.

Great Thousand World

Xiao Han enters the Great Thousand World with Xiao Yan, reaches Earth Supreme, develops Array Dao Talent, travels through the Western Heaven Continent, Mount Shu, and other regions, and continues his search for Sacred Ice while pursuing the Heavenly Supreme realm 361 368 468 543.

Trivia

• Xiao Han’s System avatar, Xiao Rou, personally chose him and claims his talent is exceptional in all aspects 2.
• He was initially unable to cultivate the Emperor Cleansing Art because he had not yet reached Dou Zhe 5.
• His cultivation began with Foundation Establishment Fluid concocted by Yao Lao 14.
• The Destiny Divine Wheel explodes while attempting to predict Xiao Han’s fate, suggesting that his destiny exceeds its ability to measure 262.
• He regards Wutan City and the Xiao Family as the beginning of the cultivation world he dreamed of experiencing on Earth 342.