Ye Lingling

Biodata

Power Progression

History

Martial Soul Awakening

On the morning of the imperial awakening ceremony, Ye Lingling eagerly woke Gan Lin by jumping onto him. Later, she and Dugu Yan tried to prank him while he dozed at the palace. Gan Lin reflexively threw a punch, which Dugu Bo intercepted before it could hit her 1.

When Xue Beng stared at the two girls, Lingling hid behind Gan Lin, who openly criticized the prince’s behavior. She subsequently awakened Nine Heart Begonia before Gan Lin took his turn 1 2.

Immortal Herb Transformation

After studying the Compendium of a Hundred Herbs, Gan Lin selected the Exquisite Jade-Stamen Flower for Lingling. Its mild medicinal properties suited her support-type Martial Soul, nourishing its origin without subjecting her to a harsher herb. He believed taking it while her healing power was still developing offered an opportunity for growth that would diminish later 15 18.

Ye Huixin brought her to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Dugu Bo postponed taking his own herb to protect both girls. Frightened by Dugu Yan’s painful transformation, Lingling needed Gan Lin’s reassurance before swallowing her flower. Her own experience was gentle: warmth spread through her body as nine petal-shaped halos appeared behind her and began joining through a transparent, glaze-like substance 18 19.

After the subsequent Soul Ring hunt, Ye Huixin planned to take Lingling home to stabilize her cultivation and investigate the evolved Martial Soul’s capabilities 23.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy

Lingling was attending Heaven Dou Royal Academy alongside Dugu Yan when Gan Lin enrolled. Both offered to protect their younger companion, only to be stunned when he revealed that he was already a level 35 Soul Elder with a ten-thousand-year Second Soul Ring 33.

After watching his later victory over a higher-ranked opponent, Lingling praised his Soul Power control and helped Dugu Yan persuade him to visit West Street. During the outing, she offered him water and suggested slowing down when she noticed he was tiring 36 37.

Appearance

• Build and features: Slender, with features described as cool despite her gentle expressions 33.
• Clothing: Wears a plain white dress during her academy appearances 33 36.
• Martial Soul manifestation: Her evolution produces nine pinkish-white, begonia-petal halos with a pale yellow center and transparent, glaze-like connections. A faint pinkish-white glow remains around her fingertips afterward 19.

Personality

Lingling is soft-spoken and outwardly quiet, but enjoys mischief with people she trusts. She joins Dugu Yan in teasing Gan Lin about his sleeping habits and participates enthusiastically in their attempted palace prank 1 12.

She becomes visibly nervous when facing unfamiliar risks, clutching her skirt and seeking reassurance before taking the Immortal Herb. Nevertheless, she follows Gan Lin’s guidance and completes the process despite her fear 18.

Her care for others appears in small, practical gestures. She offers to help Gan Lin recover after combat, shares a pastry with him, and notices when he needs water or a slower walking pace 36 37.

Abilities & Skills

Nine Heart Begonia

Her original Martial Soul specializes in healing and support 2 19.

• Before its evolution, her Soul Power could sustain only slow healing of one person at a time 19.
• Gan Lin considers its support capabilities strong but its ability to protect its user comparatively weak 21.

Nine Heart Glaze Begonia

The Exquisite Jade-Stamen Flower transforms her Martial Soul beyond the nourishment Gan Lin initially expected 19.

• Multiple-target healing: Can sustain healing for several people simultaneously 19.
• Reduced exhaustion: Lingling reports being able to heal more people without becoming as tired 19.
• Foundational nourishment: The glaze provides genuine external nourishment rather than the former draining exchange described as “life for life” 19.
• Recovery support: She offers to nourish Gan Lin’s meridians, claiming this would restore him faster than meditation alone; the passage does not show her performing it 36.
• Unexplored effects: Lingling senses additional changes, but their exact functions and her individual Soul Skills remain unspecified 19 23.
• Naming variation: The evolved form is called Nine Heart Glaze Begonia during its awakening; Nine Heart Exquisite Begonia is also used afterward 19 23.

Relationships

• Ye Huixin — Mother. Accompanies Lingling to the awakening and Immortal Herb treatment, participates in the Soul Ring expedition, and plans to help her study her evolved Martial Soul 1 18 23.
• Gan Lin — Close companion whom she treats as a younger brother. He selects her Immortal Herb and guides her through taking it; she later offers him protection, recovery assistance, and everyday care 7 15 18 33 36 37.
• Dugu Yan — Close friend, academy companion, and partner in teasing Gan Lin. They frequently act together, from childhood pranks to persuading him to go shopping 1 33 36.
• Dugu Bo — Protective elder. Saves her from Gan Lin’s reflexive punch, guards her herb absorption, and helps secure a compatible third Soul Ring 1 18 23.