Yu Fan

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Big Ox Village and Nuoding Academy

Yu Fan was a college student and reader of Douluo Continent before transmigrating. In Big Ox Village, he lived in poverty and obtained a work-study place through his Innate Full Soul Power despite having no Martial Soul. His system placed every earned attribute point into physique rather than the intelligence or appearance improvements he wanted 1 4 5.

He approached Tang San to secure transportation to Nuoding City, using overwhelming strength to force agreement with his “Brawling Analects.” At Nuoding Academy, he intimidated the gatekeeper into retrieving his discarded Martial Soul certificate and refused Yu Xiaogang’s attempts to inspect their certificates 1 5 6.

After defeating Xiao Wu, Yu Fan became Dorm Seven’s boss. He then collected protection money from Dorm Six’s wealthy students, promised to protect them from bullies, and gave Tang San and Xiao Wu a Gold Soul Coin each to buy bedding 7 8.

Replacing Yu Xiaogang’s Guidance

Yu Fan disrupted Yu Xiaogang’s attempt to recruit Tang San by identifying Tang San’s Twin Martial Souls and explaining that his apparent Blue Silver Grass was an unawakened Blue Silver Emperor. His knowledge persuaded Tang San not to accept Yu Xiaogang as his teacher 10 11 12.

He subsequently took Tang San into the Soul Hunting Forest, crippled a four-hundred-year Mandala Snake, and instructed him in absorbing its ring. Completing this task earned Yu Fan the Anywhere Door 15 16.

Star Dou Great Forest

Using the Anywhere Door, Yu Fan visited Ah Yin’s waterfall cave and searched unsuccessfully for her Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone. He then entered the Star Dou Great Forest to find a suitable high-age ring for himself 20.

There, he subdued a Ghost Tiger and used it as a guide. After killing a Light-Winged Mantis, he encountered Qian Renxue disguised as Xue Qinghe and repeatedly defeated her protector, She Long. He later helped Qian Renxue obtain a Radiant Sun Golden Lion’s ring 21 22 25 26 30 31.

Battle with Di Tian and Engagement

The Golden Dragon Spear attracted Di Tian, who recognized it as the Golden Dragon King’s remains and demanded that Yu Fan surrender it. Yu Fan refused, beginning a prolonged battle in which his regeneration repeatedly restored catastrophic injuries 33 35 36.

Qian Daoliu arrived while the fight remained unresolved. Rather than simply accepting a share of Di Tian’s prospective spoils, Yu Fan asked to marry Qian Renxue and join Spirit Hall. Subsequent negotiations involved Di Tian offering the million-year Sky Dream Ice Silkworm in exchange for the spear 39 42.

Yu Fan declined the silkworm’s proposed sacrifice to himself and persuaded it to wait until Qian Renxue reached Soul Emperor. Qian Daoliu approved their engagement, Qian Renxue accepted, and she removed her Angel Crown disguise before Yu Fan 44.

Building His First Soul Ring

After leaving Spirit Hall’s group, Yu Fan hunted the Vajra Berserk Bear and absorbed its ring almost instantly. He then refined and fused additional rings until his first ring reached one hundred thousand years and gained two Ultimate Attributes 47 48.

Having spent his accumulated Morality Points, he returned to Spirit City under the name Tang San and established a fighting arena on its busiest street 48.

Appearance

• Child’s face, adult-sized build: Despite being six, his body is large enough to be mistaken for that of a burly man in his thirties or forties 2.
• Extremely dense musculature: His muscles are exaggerated, tightly compressed, and repeatedly compared to steel bars or carved marble. Tang San considers him even more heavily built than Tang Hao 1 4 27.
• Defined features: He has sharply defined facial features; his system gives his appearance a score of 78 1 43.
• Clothing: He is shown exercising in a tight black top and wide-legged trousers 10.
• Intimidating presence: His killing intent, physical size, and thunderous heartbeat can make opponents tremble before he attacks 5 10.

Personality

Yu Fan is domineering, irreverent, and quick to answer resistance with threats. His Brawling Analects recast classical sayings as justifications for intimidation, fighting, or taking money. He nevertheless calls himself a gentleman and treats others’ coerced agreement as proof that his interpretations are correct 1 4 5 8.

He is vain about his appearance and repeatedly complains that the system improves his physique instead of his looks. He is also openly acquisitive, pursuing money, powerful rings, divine equipment, and opportunities remembered from the original story 1 5 13 19.

His conduct toward companions mixes bullying with practical help. He heals Xiao Wu’s ankle, finances bedding, guides Tang San’s first ring acquisition, and removes the Ghost Tiger from danger because he considers himself responsible for his underling 8 15 16 46.

He enjoys testing himself against powerful opponents. Rather than retreating from Di Tian, he welcomes the chance to fight his strongest opponent yet and rapidly gains combat experience during their prolonged clash 33 38.

Abilities & Skills

System and Will of Tyranny

Yu Fan earns rewards by making others acknowledge his Brawling Analects, frequently through overwhelming intimidation 1 9 27.

• Automatic attribute allocation: Earned attribute points go into physique, regardless of his preference 1 4.
• Broad enhancement: Physique improves attack, defense, speed, and spiritual power—not merely muscle strength 1.
• Growth limits: The infinity-like panel value does not mean unlimited present strength. His available physique increases with age and Soul Power, while the King Engine can exceed his current bodily limit 2 35.
• Oppressive presence: His Will of Tyranny creates a surrounding space in which approaching mosquitoes die immediately 15.

Physical Strength, Speed, and Durability

His combat ability greatly exceeds his measured Soul Power cultivation 25 31.

• Punches through a distant mountain and crushes Tang San’s Sleeve Arrow 1 3.
• Moves too quickly for the Soul Hunting Forest guards to notice his entry; Yu Xiaogang judges him faster than a speed-type Soul Emperor 14.
• Takes the Light-Winged Mantis’s slashes without even a white mark appearing on his arm 22.
• Uses Serious Punch to shatter She Long’s protective Soul Power and send the Titled Douluo flying 25.
• Fights Di Tian in direct physical combat, although he cannot maintain the same advantage without the Golden Dragon Spear 39.

King Engine

The King Engine produces a thunderous heartbeat while accelerating blood flow and strengthening his body 3.

• Limit-breaking: Allows him to surpass his normal age-based strength ceiling 35.
• Regeneration: Restores half of his mangled body after Di Tian’s Dragon God Claw 35 36.
• Sustained recovery: Keeps him fighting while his body repeatedly breaks apart and regenerates 39.
• Survival condition: Di Tian concludes that he cannot kill Yu Fan while Yu Fan’s heart remains intact 38.

Domain of Tyranny and Unlimited Firepower

The Domain of Tyranny is a system reward obtained through Xue Qinghe’s acknowledgment of his Analects 26.

• Boosts his combat performance alongside the King Engine 35.
• Lets him repeatedly combine Way of Jin and Che with Golden Dragon Spear attacks in a barrage described as having no cooldown 38.
• Does not by itself account for his advantage over Di Tian; Di Tian regards the spear as a much greater threat 36.

Way of Jin and Che

A system-granted cutting technique that Yu Fan presents to others as a Self-Created Soul Skill 9 10.

• Produces compressed, blade-like energy slashes from hand or finger movements 10 11.
• Cuts through walls and trees and severely wounds the Mandala Snake 11 15.
• Can form swirling cutting winds around his body during a descending attack 48.
• Scales with his own strength and Soul Ring. Absorbing the Vajra Berserk Bear’s ring increases its power more than several dozen times 47.

Soul Ring Refinement and Fusion

His system allows him to improve rings beyond ordinary absorption limits 23 47 48.

• Refinement: Uses Morality Points to remove unwanted attributes and preserve a desired attribute 23.
• Fusion: Combines rings to increase the age of an existing ring; matching attributes do not require prior refinement 47.
• Ultimate Attributes: Repeatedly refining and fusing high-level attributes produces Ultimate Strength and Ultimate Sharpness in his first ring 48.
• Absorption resistance: His enhanced body and spiritual power withstand a ten-thousand-year ring’s energy and residual mental shock almost instantly 47.
• Resource cost: Completing the hundred-thousand-year ring consumes his remaining Morality Points 48.

Spiritual Perception and Knowledge

His physique enhancements also strengthen his mind, although he lacks refined mental-attack techniques 21 47.

• Detects the Ghost Tiger’s attempted ambush through spiritual perception 21.
• Possesses extensive prior knowledge of Martial Souls, Soul Beasts, hidden identities, and valuable locations from reading the original story 5 11 13 24.
• Uses that knowledge to identify Tang San’s unawakened Blue Silver Emperor and recognize Qian Renxue’s disguise 11 24.

Mobility

• Powerful leaps: Jumps dozens of meters to reach Ah Yin’s waterfall cave 20.
• Aerial movement: During his battle with Di Tian, rises through the air by stepping with one foot against the other 35.
• Early limitation: Despite his initial strength, he cannot freely fly and covets Ah Yin’s flight-granting Soul Bone 2 20.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Golden Dragon Spear — A Super Divine Artifact forged from the Golden Dragon King at his peak. It carries destructive and life-devouring powers and contains the Dragon God Origin 27 30 31.
  • First form: Dragon Battles in the Wild — Manifests a Golden Dragon King phantom; used to leave the Radiant Sun Golden Lion near death 31.
  • Second form: The Proud Dragon Repents — Used against Di Tian, whose movements are hindered by the spear’s Dragon God presence 35.
  • Soul Beast essence absorption — Accelerates cultivation rather than directly raising Soul Power. Stored essence can heal injuries, though Yu Fan considers this inferior to the King Engine 47.
• Anywhere Door — A purple, portable system reward used to travel between distant locations, including Nuoding Academy, Holy Soul Village, and the Star Dou Great Forest. Its system description states that no external force can damage it 15 20 30 45.
• Sleeve Arrow — Tang San’s hidden weapon, temporarily taken by Yu Fan and later returned. Yu Fan also uses one to shoot Yu Xiaogang in the buttocks 3 15 17 18.

Relationships

• Tang San — Traveling companion, dormmate, and recipient of his informal guidance. Yu Fan initially intimidates and bullies him, but wins his trust by exposing Yu Xiaogang’s shortcomings and helping obtain his first Soul Ring. Yu Fan later appropriates Tang San’s name as an alias 1 11 12 15 16 45.
• Xiao Wu — Dormmate and subordinate after he defeats her for Dorm Seven’s leadership. He treats her injured ankle and shares money with her, but frequently teases her and withholds information about his plans 7 8 20.
• Wang Sheng — Dorm Seven subordinate who recognizes him as boss. Yu Fan agrees to help him obtain a hundred-year ring when he is ready 7 18.
• Qian Renxue / Xue Qinghe — Fiancée. Their relationship develops through the forest expedition, his assistance with her ring, and his stand against Di Tian. She accepts their engagement and reveals her undisguised appearance 30 31 35 44 45.
• Qian Daoliu — Qian Renxue’s grandfather and a prospective patron. He approves the engagement partly to secure Yu Fan’s support for her; he considers teaching Yu Fan but concludes that he has little to offer him 44 46.
• She Long / Yu Long — Qian Renxue’s protector, repeatedly beaten by Yu Fan before becoming a reluctant companion. He recognizes Yu Fan’s extraordinary value as a potential Spirit Hall recruit 25 26 27 29.
• Yu Xiaogang — Antagonistic would-be teacher. Yu Fan rejects his authority, ridicules his cultivation and theories, and prevents him from recruiting Tang San 6 10 11 12.
• Tang Hao — Tang San’s father, initially dismissive of Yu Fan’s reported strength. After observing his actions and powerful slashes, he becomes convinced of Yu Fan’s ability but cannot explain his theoretical knowledge 4 12 13.
• Ghost Tiger — Subdued guide and mount. Its knowledge of the forest helps Yu Fan locate suitable Soul Beasts; he later takes responsibility for protecting it from retaliation by Di Tian 22 30 46 48.
• Di Tian — Major opponent who seeks the Golden Dragon Spear. Their battle develops into a contest of pride, and Di Tian acknowledges Yu Fan as the only human Soul Master to wound him in tens of thousands of years 33 38 39.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm — Million-year Soul Beast whose sacrifice Yu Fan redirects toward Qian Renxue, to occur after she reaches Soul Emperor 44.
• Bibi Dong — Opposes his familiarity with Qian Renxue. Yu Fan openly criticizes her treatment of her daughter, while Bibi Dong later declines to compete with Qian Daoliu’s faction to recruit him 45 46.

Notable Quotes

“My Brawling Analects are the words of the ultimate sage!” 4

“Translation: if you don't learn proper manners and show me respect, I'll beat you until you can't stand.” 11

“An ordinary divine weapon.”
— Describing the Golden Dragon Spear 31

“Now that I have a hundred-thousand-year one, I have to show off.” 48

Trivia

• The name Way of Jin and Che refers to combining jin and che into the Chinese character for “slash,” a connection Yu Fan notices when receiving the skill 9.
• Despite his exceptional combat ability, he has such a poor sense of direction that he cannot distinguish north, south, east, or west 7.
• Yu Xiaogang incorrectly identifies the King Engine as evidence that Yu Fan’s Martial Soul is a heart. Yu Fan explicitly has no Martial Soul 10 26.
• His claims of receiving Pangu’s divine inheritance are presented as his own explanation to Qian Daoliu, not as a confirmed source of his system abilities 45.