Xiao Yao

Biodata

Power Progression

Background and History

Xiao Yao was a transmigrator who knew his circumstances from the beginning. As his soul passed through the sun, his panel protected it from Sun True Fire and gave him the ability to Analyze the Sun 2 3.

He began cultivating at four and became a Dou Zhe at seven. His unusual Yang Attribute then halted his advancement: the Xiao Clan could find no compatible cultivation method. He spent years studying the clan’s books and techniques before creating his own, enduring damaged meridians and Dou Qi backlash during his experiments 1.

Xiao Yao also created an Extreme Yang Land in the clan’s forbidden grounds, concentrating sunlight and vitality to grow fire-attribute medicinal herbs. Their discreet sale through the Mittel Auction House brought the clan substantial resources 1 4.

Appearance

Xiao Yao is tall and broad, with handsome features and a well-proportioned, muscular build 4 13 18.

• Eyes: Pale gold, described as gentle and bright like rising suns 1.
• Hair: Black 4.
• Clothing: He has worn a black robe fastened with a white jade belt 4.
• Wing markings: Purple-black markings appear on his back when his Purple Cloud Wings are retracted 18.

Personality

Xiao Yao is determined and methodical. Rather than accept the lack of a Yang-attribute cultivation method, he studied existing techniques and repeatedly tested circulation routes until he created one of his own 1.

He is protective of his family and associates, but weighs danger carefully. He concealed his talent in the Jia Ma Empire to avoid drawing the Soul Hall’s attention, while acting more openly after leaving it 25 29. He could also be calculating: during the Fire Energy Hunting Competition, he protected the new students while privately hoping to claim the strongest veteran teams’ Fire Energy himself 51.

Abilities and Skills

Analyze the Sun

Xiao Yao’s panel records his progress and prevents attained progress from regressing. Increasing his analysis of the sun grants or strengthens solar abilities 2 33.

• Sun-Swallowing Qi Gathering: Obtained at 0.1% analysis. It absorbs solar energy for cultivation; at 10% analysis, Xiao Yao could restore all his Dou Qi in twenty breaths when sunlight was available 2 33.
• Bathe in Yang and Heal Wounds: Obtained at 1% analysis. It uses solar energy to heal injuries and allowed him to recover from failed cultivation experiments 1 2.
• His Yang Dou Qi can also heal without sunlight, though less efficiently 8.

Yang Attribute and Sun Power

Xiao Yao’s innate attribute has an affinity for the sun and combines destructive force with vitality 1 42.

• He gathers sunlight and strengthens its vitality to cultivate fire-attribute herbs 1.
• He can cleanse and strengthen the meridians of people with ordinary aptitude, improving their cultivation talent; the method is ineffective on exceptional talents such as Xun’er 4 5.
• His Dou Qi suppressed Xiao Yi Xian’s poison Qi and caused the mark associated with her Woeful Poison Body to recede 17.
• It burned away violent flame factors in the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, leaving him free of Fire Poison 59.
• He uses Sun Power to temper his physique; before reaching Da Dou Shi, he could contend physically with a third-tier magical beast without Dou Qi 6.

Cultivation Method Development

Xiao Yao created Sun True Scripture for his Yang Attribute after finding no compatible method. He continued studying other methods to improve it 1 2 31.

• Its initial documented grade was Yellow Tier Middle Grade 2.
• After studying higher-tier methods, he deduced a High Xuan Tier method. Changing circulation routes increased both the quantity and quality of his Dou Qi severalfold without raising his realm 44 45.
• Even at High Xuan Tier, the method could not fully refine the solar energy he drew in at 10% analysis 46.

Blazing Sun Explosive Flame

Xiao Yao adapted the High-grade Profound Tier technique Mad Lion’s Roar into an explosive golden attack. He removed its lion shape and roar, using intense light to disrupt opponents’ vision instead 21.

• The attack blasted through trees and shattered a large bluestone in testing 21.
• He used successive blasts to scatter ten veteran students and disable their bow-wielding captain 48.

Purple Cloud Wings

Xiao Yao cultivated this Flying Dou Technique after resisting the Purple Cloud Eagle’s remnant soul and clearing its violent influence with Sun Power 17 18.

• His Yang Dou Qi gives the expanded wings a purple-gold appearance 18.
• He can carry another person in flight, although the added weight considerably reduces his speed 18.

Blood-Burning Qi-Combustion Secret Art

This secret art temporarily increases strength by consuming blood Qi and Dou Qi. Xiao Yao found it well suited to his rapid recovery abilities 68 71.

• He can direct the boost toward either his physique or his Dou Qi 71.
• At Seven-Star Da Dou Shi, he estimated that burning both reserves could raise him to approximately Two-Star Dou Ling strength for an extended period, or Five-Star Dou Ling strength for a brief burst 71.
• The stronger burst leaves little time to attack and may require him to recover Dou Qi before using a technique 71.

Alchemy

Elder Huo trained Xiao Yao in alchemy. His Yang Dou Qi’s destructive and nourishing properties make it suitable for the craft 63 64.

• His first-rank Fire-Clearing Pill formed with a Pill Pattern 63.
• He attained third-rank certification and later refined fourth-tier Qi Gathering Powder 65 72.

Equipment and Items

• Fiery-red spear — His principal weapon, used in battles and academy tournaments 11 39.
• Sun Magic Cores — Drained Magic Cores infused with solar energy and detonated as explosives. He completed a fourth-tier core during the Fire Energy Hunting Competition 36 46.
• Storage Rings — Used to carry supplies, weapons, scrolls, and other valuables 4 11 14.
• Disguise — A black robe and full-face mask with blue crystals over the eyeholes, concealing his distinctive eyes during his visit to the Misty Cloud Sect branch 6.

Relationships

• Xiao Yan — His younger brother. Xiao Yao supported him through his loss of talent, while Xiao Yan made surpassing him a cultivation goal 9 10.
• Xiao Xun’er — A close childhood companion who often cultivates beside him. She asked Elder Ling to watch over him during his journey to Qingshan Town 2 10.
• Ya Fei — His close partner at the Mittel Auction House. He improved her cultivation talent, and she helped him obtain books and scrolls; they later shared a parting kiss 4 27.
• Xiao Yi Xian — His maid and companion. He helped free her from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and tested a way to suppress her Woeful Poison Body 14 15 17.
• Elder Huo — His alchemy instructor, who guided his early pill refinement and kept his rapid progress secret from other elders 63 65.
• Han Yue — An academy senior whom he defeated in the selection tournament final. She later invited him to explore ruins with her 41 65.

Story Role and Major Arcs

The Broken Engagement

Fearing the consequences of Xiao Yan’s broken engagement, Xiao Yao disguised himself and entered the Misty Cloud Sect branch to advise its visitors. He broke through the branch steward’s Dou Qi Armor before leaving. The engagement was subsequently ended without a Three-Year Agreement 6 8 9.

Qingshan Town

Xiao Yao left Wutan City to seek cave ruins before someone else could claim them. In Qingshan Town, he intervened against the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, killed Mu Li and Mu She, and destroyed the group. He returned toward Wutan City with Xiao Yi Xian after cultivating the Purple Cloud Wings 10 14 18.

Jia Nan Academy

Xiao Yao entered Jia Nan Academy and built a reputation among the new students after withstanding three moves from Instructor Liu Qing 24 31. He won the Inner Academy Selection Tournament, defeating Han Yue almost instantly in the final, and gained access to higher-tier cultivation methods 41 42.

During the Fire Energy Hunting Competition, he turned the hunt against veteran teams and returned stolen Fire Energy to new students. He later used the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower to condense his Dou Qi and began studying alchemy under Elder Huo 48 51 57 59.