Li Yan

Biodata

Power Progression

The level figures below are comparisons or Li Yan’s own estimates, rather than documented formal rank promotions.

Background

In his previous life, Li Yan was struck by a truck while watching Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End on his phone. He was reincarnated into another world with immortality and powerful healing abilities, retaining his previous life’s memories and appearance 1.

Born the eldest son of the Lionheart Earl, he began studying magic under Flamme at six while learning his family’s warrior techniques from his father. After four years, he left the Royal Capital with Flamme, who asked him to become her son 2 49.

Appearance

Li Yan has the same handsome face he had in his previous life, although he was reincarnated as a child 1.

• Hair: Short during his travels with Little Fool 28.
• Build: A trained physique, including visible abdominal muscles 2.
• Features: Handsome, delicate features and an upright bearing as a teenager 40.

Personality

Li Yan is devoted to studying magic, often reading during exercise or neglecting his appearance while absorbed in books. Despite his talent, his defeat by Serie makes him recognize how much he still needs to learn 2 11 16 17.

He enjoys comfort and noble luxuries and can be teasing or manipulative: he pretends to be tired so Flamme will carry him and uses his junior sister to test Thieving Magic. He is also capable of tenderness, as shown by his birthday surprise for Flamme and his gift of candy to a village girl 3 18 22 23 37.

His treatment of Little Fool combines affection with coercion. He spares the demon child and later protects her from an angry crowd, but initially chains her, threatens her into obedience and regards her as a pet 22 23 28 43.

Abilities & Skills

Immortality and Healing

Li Yan was born with immortality and strong regenerative abilities 1.

• During his fight with Serie, a broken rib healed in approximately one minute, allowing him to resume close combat 15 16.
• His healing did not prevent Serie from restraining and defeating him 16.

Mana Control and Restraint

Flamme noted that six-year-old Li Yan possessed ten times the mana of an ordinary adult magician. He subsequently learned to suppress his visible mana through the Magic of Restraint 1 2.

• He maintains restrained mana as naturally as breathing through long practice 8.
• Frieren acknowledged that his mana control was stronger after their magic duel 9.

Space Magic

Li Yan researched Space Magic under Flamme and first used Spatial Movement to teleport three meters above his starting position 8 9.

• Movement: Teleports himself and others, including a carriage and its passengers, past a mudslide 29.
• Combat: Repositions enemies and objects; against the Lizard Demon Beast, he teleported it into an Explosive Magic attack 31 48.
• Alternate-dimensional storage: Developed a small storage space for supplies. He initially judged his available mana insufficient for large items; later, he stored the Black Lightning Motorcycle in alternate space 31 33 50.
• Limit: Serie trapped him inside a barrier that prevented his Space Magic from escaping 15 16.

Elemental and Explosive Magic

Li Yan favors magic even when the Holy Sword could end a fight more quickly 48.

• Fire: Uses Fireballs, Flame Rays, Flame Triple Strike and Explosive Magic 2 4 9 27.
• Flame Vortex: A spinning fire attack guided by wind, which he worked out independently 15.
• Water and ice: Blocked the Lizard Demon Beast’s fire with Water Shield and attacked it with icicles 48.

Warrior Training

Li Yan trained in his family’s combat skills and physique alongside his magic studies. He combines close combat, Space Magic and swordsmanship in battle 2 14 23.

• He defeated a giant snake with the Holy Sword during a territorial patrol 22.
• Serie judged his family’s secret technique distinctive but his training in it incomplete 13.
• Li Yan attributed his rapid learning of combat techniques to his Innate Warrior Holy Physique and theorized that the Holy Sword might also improve his combat talent 24.

Other Magic and Practical Skills

• Thieving Magic: Steals desired items; Li Yan says a stronger desire for an item increases the chance of success 18 35.
• Flowering Magic: Used with Frieren to make flowers bloom along the road after leaving Serie 18.
• Construction: Built a wooden villa in two hours using the Holy Sword and magic 7.
• Cooking: Uses magic to speed up food preparation and cooking 38.

Equipment and Inventions

• Holy Sword of Destiny — Drew it from its stone at Sword Village after Flamme failed. Frieren could not lift or draw it independently, though she could wield it by guiding Li Yan’s hand 4 11.
• St. John’s Wood staff — A staff with five miniature blessing arrays and three mana gemstones. It increases casting speed and spell power 30.
• Black Lightning Bicycle — A bicycle Li Yan demonstrated after a month of work; both Frieren and Flamme struggled to balance on it 36.
• Flying Pink Miracle — A winged bicycle he used to take Flamme over a flower display for her birthday 37.
• Black Lightning Motorcycle — A mana-powered vehicle that Li Yan uses with Space Magic for airborne travel and crossing obstacles 40 46.

Relationships

• Flamme — His magic teacher and godmother. They regard each other as family, and she accompanies him on his travels 2 3.
• Frieren — His junior disciple under Flamme. They study magic together, duel and tease one another 8 9 18.
• Serie — Flamme’s teacher and Li Yan’s grandmaster. He studied under her for six months and lost all eighty-eight of their sparring matches 13 18.
• Little Fool — A demon child Li Yan took from a village and trained as a maid. He later brought her to Flamme and Frieren and defended her when Flamme threatened to throw her off a cliff 22 24 34.
• Lionheart Earl — His father, who taught him family warrior skills and entrusted him with three elite Tiger Head Army squads 2 21 49.
• Li Wei and Li Chang’an — His younger brother and sister, whom he met after returning home 20 21.
• Xiao Wu and Xiao Xue — His childhood personal maids, who welcomed him home after his years away 1 20.

Story Role and Major Arcs

Sword Village and Frieren

While traveling with Flamme, Li Yan drew the Holy Sword but did not want the burden of becoming a hero. He arranged for a counterfeit to be placed in the stone and asked his family to forge a thousand copies to confuse the demon race 4 5.

After meeting the injured elf Frieren, Li Yan built a villa near Flamme’s former hut. He became Frieren’s senior disciple and defeated her in a magic duel through superior mana control 7 8 9.

Training with Serie and Return Home

Li Yan stayed with Serie to study magic and combat. Their first fight exposed the gap in his experience and knowledge, and she assigned him to read the books in her library 13 16.

After six months, he left with Flamme and Frieren, then returned to his family’s territory. He commanded three Tiger Head Army squads and spent three months fighting demons there before declining further border service to resume studying magic 18 20 21 24 26.

Little Fool and the Blue Steel Dungeon

During a patrol, Li Yan spared a demon child and took her back to the castle. He later brought Little Fool with him to Flamme’s home. When a town crowd discovered she was a demon and attacked them, he stopped her from retaliating and teleported them away 22 23 33 34 42 43.

Li Yan explored the Blue Steel Dungeon with Flamme, Frieren and Little Fool. He defeated a Lizard Demon Beast with magic, but he and Frieren were swallowed by Mimics while rushing to open treasure chests; Flamme rescued them. Afterward, the group decided to visit Serie 46 48 49.