Li Yan

Biodata

Power Progression

Background and History

Li Yan transmigrated into the family of Li Gang, the dean of Nuoding Academy. At his awakening, his twin Dark Sacred Dragon and Radiant Sacred Dragon Martial Souls appeared briefly before degenerating into a black and a gold Luo Sanpao. Rather than give up, he began tempering his body and pursuing dragon-type Soul Rings to awaken their bloodlines 1.

After rejecting Yu Xiaogang’s offer of tutelage, Li Yan intervened in Tang San’s enrollment and warned him against the Grandmaster. He recommended a life-oriented path for Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and helped arrange his first Soul Ring hunt. The two later became sworn brothers 2 4 6 7 8.

Li Yan obtained his own first ring with help from Li Gang and Wang Hong. After graduating from Nuoding, he traveled toward Shrek Academy with Tang San and Xiao Wu, rescued Zhu Zhuqing on the way, and passed Shrek’s entrance assessment. In Suotuo City, he also began seeking recruits for a faction of his own 12 15 17 22 27 28.

Appearance

At twelve, Li Yan has a handsome face and a bearing described as magnificent 15 20.

• His original Luo Sanpaos were black and gold; by the journey to Shrek, they had become young dragons nearly two meters long 1 16 20.
• With Dragon’s Descent, Dragon Transformation, and Dragon God’s Blessing active together, he develops horns, wings, a tail, and fine black scales 22.

Personality

Li Yan is ambitious, confident, and diligent. He trains consistently and seeks to build his own faction rather than join an existing one. His confidence often appears as teasing or open mockery, particularly toward Yu Xiaogang 1 14 15.

He values his family’s support and wants to give his parents a better life. His early friendship with Tang San also has a calculated side: Li Yan deliberately welcomes him into his family while hoping to gain a powerful ally 3 4 8.

Abilities and Skills

Twin Martial Souls

Li Yan’s two Luo Sanpaos cultivate independently and feed absorbed Soul Power back to him. He estimates that this gives him roughly three times the cultivation speed of another Soul Master with level-six Innate Soul Power 3.

• They can absorb Whale Rubber directly, strengthening themselves and feeding some of its power back to Li Yan 2 3.
• After his first Soul Ring, both became more dragonlike and could fight alongside him with dragon claws 12 13.
• At Shrek’s entrance test, Li Yan identified his Martial Soul as Black Dragon 21.

Dragon’s Descent

Li Yan’s first Soul Skill, obtained from a nearly 600-year-old Dark Demon Dragon, gives him and his Martial Souls dragon claws and boosts their attributes by 200 percent 12.

• Li Yan describes its control-negating effect as “super armor”; he later identifies it as effective against control-type Soul Masters of the same level 14 23.
• He used it alongside his dragons to defeat Xiao Wu and Tang San in separate spars 13 14.

Dark Evil Dragon Break

Li Yan’s second Soul Skill produces a dark orb. By studying its malleability, he learned to shape it into weapons, favoring a black battle halberd about two meters long 22.

• The orb and weapons formed from it deal true damage that ignores defenses 23.
• Its halberd form wounded Zhao Wuji deeply during their fight 23.

Dragon Transformation

Li Yan’s third Soul Skill is an enhancement skill. Its Indomitable effect makes him stronger as his injuries become more severe 22 23.

Dragon God’s Blessing

Li Yan’s fourth Soul Skill is an enhancement skill that increases all his attributes by 500 percent when unleashed at full power 22.

• Its Dragon Might effect is a spiritual attack that suppresses everyone nearby, including allies 22.

Martial Soul Theory

Li Yan studies Soul Ring compatibility and Martial Soul evolution. He argues that a stronger physique, over-limit Soul Rings, and compatible rings can promote evolution 28.

• He recommended the Senluo Tree Kui for Tang San’s first ring, which granted Tang San the versatile Myriad Senluo skill 7 8.
• He believes Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass can evolve into the Blue Silver King and ultimately the Blue Silver Emperor 28 29.
• He offered to advise Zhu Zhuqing on her Hell Spirit Cat’s Soul Rings and Ning Rongrong on her sect’s Martial Soul evolution 28 29.

Equipment and Items

• Black-and-gold stone — A mysterious stone containing Dragon Qi. Cultivating beside it increased Li Yan’s cultivation speed by 30 percent; it also caused the Dark Demon Dragon’s spirit to submit during his first-ring absorption 11 12.
• Whale Rubber — A cultivation resource he fed to his Luo Sanpaos to strengthen his body and increase his Soul Power. His supplies included 300-, 2,000-, and 4,000-year-old pieces, and he later collected Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue 2 3 8 15.

Relationships

• Li Gang — Li Yan’s father and Nuoding Academy’s dean. He supports Li Yan’s cultivation, procures Whale Rubber, and helps him hunt his first Soul Ring 1 3 12.
• Mother Li — His affectionate mother, who provides for him and welcomes Tang San and Xiao Wu into the family 1 4 16.
• Tang San — Li Yan’s sworn younger brother and close companion. Li Yan guides his Soul Ring choices and fights beside him at the Soul Fighting Arena 8 20 27.
• Xiao Wu — A close friend and frequent visitor to his home. They often tease each other, and she helps him locate a dragon-type Soul Beast 9 13.
• Zhu Zhuqing — Li Yan helps rescue her from pursuers and later comforts her over Dai Mubai. She confesses her feelings, and he agrees to be with her 17 24 30.
• Ning Rongrong — A fellow Shrek entrant who is attracted to Li Yan. She offers him her sect’s support and seeks to buy his Martial Soul evolution theory 21 29.
• Yu Xiaogang — A persistent adversary whose tutelage Li Yan rejects. Li Yan disputes his theories and refuses to explain how his Luo Sanpaos evolved 1 6 14.
• Wang Hong — Li Gang’s friend, whom Li Yan calls Uncle Wang. He supplies Whale Rubber and helps secure Li Yan’s first Soul Ring 8 12.
• Li Hu and Zhao Lei — Soul Fighting Arena competitors whom Li Yan approaches as potential founding members of his faction; they ask for time to consider 27 28.