Lin Yan

Biodata

Power Progression

Background and History

Lin Yan was an orphan and transmigrator who enrolled at Nuoding Academy at six. The dean granted him waived tuition, cafeteria privileges and a private dormitory because of his twin-sword Martial Soul and Innate Full Soul Power. After Lin Yan wished for an advantage of his own, the Douluo Nine-Choose-Five System appeared 1.

He selected the Sasuke template, a Divine Inheritance, a Limit Douluo Experience Card, Swordsmanship Mastery and Soul Tool Proficiency. The system unbound after distributing the rewards 2.

Nuoding Academy and the first Soul Ring

Lin Yan rejected Yu Xiaogang’s demand that he become his disciple. When Tang San challenged him, Lin Yan trapped him in an illusion; he then used Tsukuyomi on Yu Xiaogang when the teacher tried to intervene 3 4.

With the dean’s help, Lin Yan hunted a mutated Thunderfire Saber-Toothed Tiger and absorbed its thousand-year ring as his first. He also befriended a Sky-Hunting Eagle. On the way back, he defeated a pack of Gale Wolves attacking Tang San and Yu Xiaogang 7 8 9.

Yu Xiaogang accused him of being a Fallen Soul Master over the ring. Lin Yan challenged his theory, cut off one of his ears and, at the dean’s request, spared him in exchange for compensation. Tang San surrendered his storage belt 10 11.

Tang Hao and Ah Yin

Tang Hao confronted Lin Yan and demanded his method for exceeding Soul Ring limits. Lin Yan used a Limit Douluo Experience Card to defeat and cripple him, then forced him to lead him to Ah Yin’s cave. After Tang Hao confessed that he had exposed Ah Yin for her Soul Ring, Lin Yan killed him 12 13 14 15.

Ah Yin accepted Lin Yan as her master, and he took her reborn grass body with him. He fused with her Right Leg Bone and returned to the academy, telling the dean that an unknown person had abducted and released him 15 16.

Divine Trials and Zhu Zhuqing

The God of Love appeared in Lin Yan’s Sea of Consciousness and gave him a first trial: separate Tang San and Xiao Wu within six years. After Xiao Wu discovered Ah Yin, Lin Yan exposed Xiao Wu’s identity as a transformed Soul Beast, spared her and offered her protection. She became his maid and moved into his room 16 17 18 19.

Six years later, Lin Yan, Xiao Wu and Ah Yin searched for Zhu Zhuqing. Lin Yan killed the guards attacking her and brought her to safety. He then pursued her as part of the God of Love’s second trial, which required separating her from Dai Mubai 22 23 24 25.

Appearance

At six, Lin Yan was handsome and had a cold, aloof bearing. Six years later, he had grown to nearly 1.9 meters tall 2 22.

• Hair: Short, tousled and black 2.
• Eyes: Blood-red Sharingan with distinctive patterns 2.
• Clothing: Initially wore plain black cloth clothes 2.

Personality

Lin Yan is confident, sharp-tongued and openly contemptuous of people he considers pretentious. He publicly mocked Yu Xiaogang’s theories and refused to apologize, relying in part on his hidden Experience Cards when provoking powerful opponents 3 6.

He is determined but willing to take severe risks: he insisted on absorbing a thousand-year first ring despite the dean’s warning that failure could kill him. He also recognizes kindness, promising to remember the dean’s help during the hunt 7 8.

Lin Yan can be ruthless toward perceived threats, nearly killing Yu Xiaogang after being accused of being a Fallen Soul Master and later killing Tang Hao after using him to find Ah Yin 10 13 15.

Abilities and Skills

Calamity Fire Thunderclap Sword

Lin Yan’s Martial Soul manifests as two swords: the black Tribulation Fire and the white Shocking Thunder. They are one Martial Soul rather than Twin Martial Souls, so they receive one Soul Ring every ten levels 1.

• Twin Swords Ring in Unison: A combined sword technique used against Tang Hao and Zhu Zhuyun’s guards 13 23.
• Flame Phoenix Scorches the Clouds: Uses a Susanoo arm to strike an opponent, followed by a horizontal slash with Tribulation Fire 8.
• Awakening of Insects Formation-Breaking Melody: Uses Shocking Thunder to reposition before attacking with Chidori Sharp Spear 8.
• Thunder Qilin Space-Shattering Flash: His fourth Soul Skill summons a lightning-wreathed qilin from gathered thunderclouds 23.

Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan

The system evolved Lin Yan’s Sharingan as part of the Sasuke template. Its techniques consume Soul Power 2 5.

• Genjutsu: Trapped Tang San in a vision of Tang Sect members accusing him of theft 3 4.
• Tsukuyomi: Placed Yu Xiaogang in an illusion even though he was not looking directly into Lin Yan’s eyes 4.
• Combat perception: Made the Gale Wolves’ movements appear slower to Lin Yan 9.
• Amaterasu and Susanoo: Burned Tang Hao with Amaterasu’s black flames and later used a purple skeleton to block an attack 13 23.

Lightning and Blaze Release

Lin Yan can use techniques including Chidori, Chidori Sharp Spear, Kirin, Great Fireball and Phoenix Flower Fire. Their lightning and fire attributes correspond to his swords 5.

• These techniques, the Sharingan and the flames and lightning on his swords consume Soul Power 11.
• At level 13, he estimated that he could sustain his full strength for only three to five minutes 11.

Soul Tool Crafting

Soul Tool Proficiency gave Lin Yan crafting knowledge. To address his limited reserves, he planned to make a Milk Bottle, a Soul Tool that stores Soul Power for later use 2 11.

Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone

After fusing with Ah Yin’s Hundred-Thousand-Year Right Leg Bone, Lin Yan gained Flight and Healing skills 15 16.

Equipment and Items

• Limit Douluo Experience Cards — Three cards were stored in his Sea of Consciousness; he used one against Tang Hao 6 12.
• Storage belt — Taken from Tang San as compensation after Yu Xiaogang accused Lin Yan of being a Fallen Soul Master 10 11.
• Soul Bones — Took Tang Hao’s inherited limb bones; four Soul Bones remained among Tang Hao’s ashes after his death 13 15.

Relationships

• Dean Nuoding — Supported Lin Yan at the academy, helped him hunt his first Soul Ring and guarded him during absorption. Lin Yan respected him and spared Yu Xiaogang at his request 1 7 10.
• Mo Hen — Academy teacher who helped Lin Yan after the system implanted its rewards and stood between him and Yu Xiaogang 2 4.
• Tang San — Rival and fellow transmigrator. Lin Yan humiliated him with an illusion, took his storage belt and sought to separate him from Xiao Wu 3 4 11 16.
• Yu Xiaogang — Tried to recruit Lin Yan as a disciple. Their conflict escalated after Lin Yan rejected and mocked him 2 3 10.
• Tang Hao — Tang San’s father, who tried to force Lin Yan to reveal his Soul Ring method and serve Tang San. Lin Yan defeated and killed him 12 13 15.
• Ah Yin — Accepted Lin Yan as her master after Tang Hao’s death. Lin Yan carried her reborn body away and later discussed finding a way to revive her 15 21.
• Xiao Wu — A transformed Soul Beast whom Lin Yan spared and promised to protect. She became his maid and lived with him 17 18 19.
• God of Love — The deity associated with his Divine Inheritance. She gave him trials and asked him to become a god before Tang San and help her take revenge 16 17.
• Zhu Zhuqing — Lin Yan rescued her from Zhu Zhuyun’s guards and pursued her while working toward his second Divine Trial 23 24 25.
• Sky-Hunting Eagle — A three-thousand-year eagle that became his flying mount after he helped avenge its child 8.