Guang Ling

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Guang Ling (广淩)
Alias(es)	Crown Prince Guang; Brother Ling 18 134
Species/Race	Golden dragon; Crown Prince of the Guang Clan Dragon Tribe 18 422
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Guang Clan Dragon Tribe; Gui Class of Xuantian Academy; disciple of the Longevity Star 18 113
Occupation/Role	Cultivator, academy disciple, and later caretaker of Penglai Island's fire date orchard 419
Status	Alive 484
First Appearance	Chapter 18

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Disciple of the Longevity Star	113	Formally accepts Ancestor Peng Zu as his master to learn his magic. The Longevity Star values Guang Ling's “straightforward and righteous spirit.” 113
Xuantian Academy Rank 8	200	Defeats Leng Yanan in a ranking spar; his merit and results place him eighth among the disciples. 200
Netherflame practitioner	336, 374	Meng Anli arranges for Liu Rumeng to guide his training. Guang Ling later uses Netherflame to reduce Li Niang's courtyard to ashes. 336 374
Grand Unity Golden Immortal	420	By his confrontation with Pan Xi, Guang Ling is one level below the Immortal Emperor realm and five levels above Pan Xi. 420

Background

Guang Ling enters Xuantian Academy as a red-haired student of Gui Class alongside Mo Ziqian. Meng Anli immediately recognizes him as the Crown Prince of the Guang Clan Dragon Tribe from information she learned in her previous life; she had been told that he would seek revenge after Crown Prince Shaoguang harmed Yin Lian, only to be killed by Shaoguang himself. 18

His first meetings with Meng Anli are hostile. He resents her pitying looks, challenges her to test their strength, and dismisses her as a coward when she postpones the match. 18 When they spar, Guang Ling overwhelms Anli in three moves through speed, close-quarters technique, and physical strength. Her sincere thanks afterward visibly unsettles him. 25

Though he initially refuses Yuan Tuo's order to team with Meng Anli and Lu Yao because he does not want to work with girls, Anli persuades him to remain and teach her. He becomes a regular sparring partner and one of Gui Class's strongest fighters. 26 68

Guang Ling is the son of Vast and Boundless, master of the Dragon Palace, and the brother of Guang Yin Lian. Yin Lian's premature emergence from the Dragon Clan secret realm left her physically weak, leading Guang Ling to become intensely protective of her. 74 When she disappears, he panics and joins Meng Anli's search, trusting Anli's judgment when she concludes that Yin Lian's supposed elopement is likely a cover for a dangerous mission. 113

Appearance

In human form, Guang Ling is a red-haired young man with dark, obsidian-like eyes. His red hair is natural, and dragon horns emerge when his anger surges. 68 141 419 After years on Penglai Island, his build becomes broader, his skin darker, and his bearing more resolute. 419

• Naturally red hair, which he takes pride in. 68
• Dark eyes; described as obsidian-like after his reunion with Meng Anli. 419
• Dragon horns can emerge under extreme anger. 141
• Can assume a golden dragon form. 422
• Later commonly wears coarse linen clothes and a straw hat while tending fire date trees. 419

Personality

Guang Ling begins as arrogant, impatient, and easily provoked. He dislikes being treated as Meng Anli's companion reader, reacts sharply to perceived insults, and can become overaggressive in battle when frustrated. 19 200 His bluntness is paired with sincerity: he is quick to defend his friends, openly condemns those who harmed Meng Anli, and takes family loyalty seriously. 58 99

He is particularly protective of Yin Lian. Guang Ling promises to fight anyone who deceives her and loses his composure when she disappears. 58 113 His attachment to his friends is equally strong; he calls Mo Ziqian his best friend and values the unity of their group above individual advantage. 204 317

Life on Penglai Island tempers his earlier recklessness. Working in the orchard and learning from the Longevity Star makes him calmer and more patient, though his enthusiasm for fighting alongside Meng Anli remains intact. 419 420

Abilities & Skills

Fire Cultivation and Martial Combat

Guang Ling combines fire-based techniques with rapid reactions and direct close-range fighting.

• Uses fireballs and streams of flame to pressure opponents, burn weapons, and destroy defensive constructs. 200
• Defeated Meng Anli in three moves during their first spar. 25
• Could exchange twenty moves with the later Deity Transformation-stage Meng Anli, who was no longer at a disadvantage against him. 68
• His impatience can make his attacks unnecessarily forceful, as shown when his spar with Leng Yanan escalated beyond a friendly match. 200

Dragon Form and Aquatic Movement

As a dragon of the Guang Clan, Guang Ling can fight and travel effectively in aquatic environments.

• Transforms into a golden dragon to save a capsizing ship and its passengers. 422
• Leads Meng Anli safely through the sea to Pan Xi's Dragon Palace. 420
• Wields a trident while fighting underwater. 420

Paper Transformation Arts

Under the Longevity Star, Guang Ling learns magic that converts objects into paper-cut forms.

• Learns his master's paper-transformation technique after becoming the Longevity Star's disciple. 113 373
• Uses the art to help neutralize the effects of Mother-Child River water and assist the trapped women of the Women's Country. 373

Netherflame

Meng Anli arranges for Liu Rumeng to teach Guang Ling Netherflame despite Mo Ziqian's concerns about its danger. 336

• Uses Netherflame to destroy Li Niang's courtyard during the retreat from the Buddha Realm. 374
• Pursues the technique eagerly as a means of becoming stronger. 336

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Trident — Guang Ling's weapon during his underwater battle with Pan Xi; it shatters Pan Xi's bamboo whip and brings him to his knees. 420
• Communication Mirror — Used to receive the news of Yin Lian's disappearance and maintain contact with allies. 113
• Spirit-infused bead — A mountain-collected bead with a shell hard enough to withstand fifty percent of Meng Anli's Azure Water Sword strength; Guang Ling senses powerful spiritual energy sealed inside it. 336

Relationships

• Meng Anli — Initially a combative classmate and sparring partner, later one of his closest friends. He trusts her plans, reunites with her emotionally after her imprisonment, and helps her confront Pan Xi. 18 25 26 419 420
• Mo Ziqian — His best friend and frequent partner in schemes. They work together to expose Leng Yanan's intentions and resist the Corpse Demon's attempts to divide them. 204 219 223
• Lu Yao — A fellow Gui Class member and trusted companion. Guang Ling spars with her, respects her alchemy, and works with her as part of Meng Anli's core group. 26 68 210
• Guang Yin Lian — His sister. Guang Ling is fiercely protective of her and is devastated when she vanishes from the Dragon Palace. 74 113
• Vast and Boundless — His father and the master of the Dragon Palace. Their relationship is affectionate and playful, though Guang Ling is easily embarrassed by his father's treatment of him. 74
• Longevity Star / Peng Zu — His master. Peng Zu accepts Guang Ling because of his straightforward character and later guides his growth on Penglai Island. 113 420
• Leng Yanan — An academy opponent whose apparent romance with Guang Ling becomes entangled with charm techniques and Pan Xi's schemes. Guang Ling ultimately reveals he had only played along to uncover her purpose. 200 202 219
• Pan Xi — A Coiled Dragon rival whose clan competes with the Guang Clan. Guang Ling later defeats him effortlessly at Pan Xi's Dragon Palace. 201 420
• Shaoguang — An enemy connected to Guang Ling's recovered past-life memories. Guang Ling calls himself Shaoguang's “insurmountable arch-nemesis” and later takes him away to face retribution. 421 463

Story Role / Major Arcs

Gui Class Training

Guang Ling begins as one of Gui Class's least cooperative students, but remains after Meng Anli asks him to teach her. His early sparring establishes him as a formidable close-combat fighter and helps motivate Anli's rapid improvement. 25 26

Dragon Palace and Yin Lian's Disappearance

He brings Meng Anli and Lu Yao to the Dragon Palace, where his concern for Yin Lian reveals a gentler side beneath his arrogance. When Yin Lian disappears, Guang Ling joins the search and accepts Anli's conclusion that the letter claiming she eloped is suspicious. 74 113

Academy Rankings and Leng Yanan

Guang Ling earns eighth place in the academy rankings after defeating Leng Yanan. His interest in her appears genuine at first, but he and Mo Ziqian later expose her charm techniques and connection to Pan Xi's plan. 200 202 219

Baolian Forest Competition

During the academy competition, Guang Ling fights demonic creatures alongside Meng Anli's group and remains suspicious of transformed impostors. He helps uncover the Corpse Demon's deception and refuses to abandon Mo Ziqian even when the demon tries to fracture their trust. 219 223 229

Penglai Island and Return

After Meng Anli's imprisonment, Guang Ling lives on Penglai Island under the Longevity Star's guidance, tending a fire date orchard and telling the island's immortal children stories of his friends. When Anli returns, he immediately agrees to help her and later defeats Pan Xi with overwhelming force. 419 420

Notable Quotes

“I'm not as smart as you all, so I naturally have to learn more skills.” 373

“Until the five of us are free, I won't make any moves.” 420

Trivia

• Guang Ling loves sweets to the point that Meng Anli finds the pastries and tea he enjoys unbearably sweet. 336
• He once believed a sachet was an ordinary gift until Lu Yao explained that accepting it signified accepting a girl's affection. 81
• Despite calling himself less clever than his companions, Guang Ling recognizes when Meng Anli and Mo Ziqian are silently developing a strategy. 84