Ye Fan

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Ye Fan (叶凡)
Alias(es)	Dave; Submarine Wei Wei Mi; Squash Emperor; Fan Ge
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Notting Junior Soul Master Academy; Shrek Academy; Shrek Seven Devils; Strength Clan
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; summoner; Shrek team commander
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 3

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate Full Soul Power; twin martial souls awakened	3	Awakens the Plant Encyclopedia and Zombie Encyclopedia, initially concealing the second encyclopedia.
First Soul Ring; Level 15 Soul Power	11 15	Absorbs a modified Mandala Snake ring; the twin encyclopedias cultivate simultaneously and share overlapping rings. His first skill, Summon, manifests plants and zombies.
First ring enhanced to nearly 3,000 years	15	Uses a System ring-age increase card; his physique and summoned creatures improve.
Third Soul Ring; Soul Grandmaster	29	Obtains a ring modified from a Soul Beast over 200 years old into a 20,000-year ring; gains the Pumpkin Protective Case and reaches the Soul Grandmaster stage.
Level 38; 100,000-year Snowman Head Soul Bone	139	Absorbs a System reward Soul Bone, improving physical fitness and mental strength; gains Snowman Fusion and Frozen Ray.
Level 40	154	Consumes the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Inferno Apricot Flood; gains immunity to water, fire, and poisons.
Fourth Soul Ring; Level 45	156	Absorbs a fourth ring from a modified 50,000-year White-Haired Dragon ring; Dugu Bo formally accepts him as a disciple.
Fifth Soul Ring; Level 59	160	Absorbs a 25,000-year Iron-Backed Turtle ring modified into a 75,000-year Iron-Backed Dragon ring. A brief 100,000-year Soul Beast aura appears during absorption.
Soul King	168	Xiao Wu identifies Ye Fan as a Soul King following his return to the academy.

Background / History

Ye Fan awakened innate full Soul Power in Holy Soul Village. His reward for altering Tang San's awakening gave him twin martial souls: the Plant Encyclopedia and Zombie Encyclopedia. He hid the second encyclopedia during the initial ceremony, allowing Su Yuntao to mistake his visible martial soul for an impractical book. Ye Fan then agreed with Tang San to attend a spirit master school. 3

At Notting Junior Soul Master Academy, Ye Fan enrolled as a work-study student in Dormitory Seven. Yu Xiaogang attempted to recruit him as a disciple, but Ye Fan initially refused and chose independence. He shared his bedding with Xiao Wu under agreed boundaries and treated her to a meal, beginning their close association. 6 7

Ye Fan absorbed his first Soul Ring in the Soul Hunting Forest and inadvertently exposed both encyclopedias. Unlike ordinary twin martial souls, his encyclopedias cultivate simultaneously, can be used together, and provide doubled Soul Power; the tradeoff is that he cannot develop one martial soul ahead of the other. 11

He later joined Shrek Academy, where he became a central combatant and the tactical commander of the Shrek Seven Devils' team battles. At the Soto Grand Soul Arena, he adopted the identity Dave and gained the nickname Squash Emperor by defeating opponents with Squash summons alone. 83

After Dugu Bo captured him over Dugu Yan's poisoned Soul Skill, Ye Fan diagnosed and helped resolve flaws in Dugu Bo's poison cultivation. He trained at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, consumed several immortal herbs, received Dugu Bo as his formal master, and rapidly advanced through his fourth and fifth Soul Rings. 150 156 159 160

Personality

Ye Fan is calm, self-assured, and highly guarded about his true strength. He routinely conceals the age of his Soul Rings, limits which summons he reveals, and uses aliases or masks when exposure would attract unwanted attention. 14 29 36

He is strategic and pragmatic in combat, preferring efficient counters, battlefield setup, and unexpected tools over direct exchanges. He can also be blunt: when Yu Xiaogang blamed him for withholding a counter to an illusion, Ye Fan reminded him that Yu Xiaogang had insisted on commanding. 108

Despite his detachment, he protects people around him. He intervened when Zhu Zhuqing was being overcharged by a hotel owner, protected his teammates as their commander, and purchased a Catwoman to prevent her from being auctioned again. 24 83 172

Appearance

Ye Fan is a young male Soul Master whose combat presentation is defined by two floating encyclopedias and overlapping Soul Rings. In arena matches, he conceals his identity behind a mask. 15 36

• Wields the Plant Encyclopedia in his right hand and the Zombie Encyclopedia in his left. 11
• Uses masks and aliases in Soul Arena competition to avoid exposing his identity. 36
• His physical body becomes exceptionally powerful after absorbing Soul Rings, a head Soul Bone, an external Soul Bone, and immortal herbs. 158 217

Abilities & Skills

Twin Martial Souls: Plant Encyclopedia and Zombie Encyclopedia

Ye Fan's two encyclopedias function as mutually compatible martial souls rather than separate cultivation paths. Both can be summoned and used at once. 11

• Cultivate simultaneously and grant him doubled Soul Power. 11
• Allow plant and zombie summons from the same Soul Skill, Summon. 15
• Their overlapping rings can be disguised through Soul Ring Simulation. 14 156
• Maintaining numerous summons consumes substantial Soul Power, and summons have time limits. 15

Summon

Ye Fan's first Soul Skill can produce a broad range of plants and zombies, with their capabilities expanding as his Soul Rings advance. 15 157

• Pea Shooter / Double Pea Shooter / Repeater / Gatling Shooter — ranged attackers; peas can be ignited by Torchwood into Flame Peas. 14 29 157
• Sunflower — restores Soul Power, allowing Ye Fan to maintain formations and sustain combat. 15 121
• Wall-nut — defensive summon that can delay or taunt enemies. 19 135
• Pumpkin Protective Case — protective shell for its occupant; less durable than a Wall-nut. 29
• Chomper — can swallow enemies; Ye Fan used one to consume the Sumo Woman. 30 108
• Torchwood — turns passing peas into Flame Peas and exposes illusionary clones. 29 108
• Squash — an undodgeable, damage-immune single-target attacker that repeats its attack until it lands or Ye Fan removes it with the Sunshine Shovel. 36 37
• Ice-shroom — a rule-type summon that clears non-ice skills within range and freezes all units, friend or foe, for three seconds. 135
• Inferno Chili Pepper — projects a devastating line of fire capable of melting through the Iron-Backed Turtle's shell. 160
• Poison Pea Shooter — fires stacking fixed-damage poison peas; repeated hits on one target progressively increase the damage. 157
• Zombies — includes ordinary, Imp, Roadblock, Newspaper, Dolphin Rider, Wall-nut, Football, Dancing King, Skeleton, and Snowman Zombies. 15 30 76 135 157

Magnetic Mushroom

The Magnetic Mushroom can absorb enemy enhancements and redistribute them to Ye Fan's allies. 87

• Stole the Raging Battle Team's 15% Frenzy enhancement and pain immunity. 87
• Released the stolen buffs onto all seven Shrek team members. 87
• Can also digest zombies' iron armor. 87

Bewitching Mushroom

The Bewitching Mushroom controls targets whose spiritual power is lower than Ye Fan's. 199

• Bewitched Shi Nian, turning the Soul Saint into an unconditionally loyal subordinate. 199
• Duration depends on the difference in spiritual power; a larger gap produces longer control. 199

Soul Bone Abilities

Ye Fan possesses a 100,000-year Snowman Head Soul Bone and evolved Eight God Wings. 139 154

• Snowman Fusion and Frozen Ray — gained from the Snowman Head Soul Bone. 139
• Eight God Wings — evolved from the Eight Spider Lances; grant flight plus enhanced healing and purification. 154
• A golden-red Soul Bone ability can neutralize Soul Power and cause a plant martial soul to wither; observers believe it is specialized rather than universally effective. 216

Enhanced Body and Resistances

Immortal herbs and high-level rings transformed Ye Fan's body into a major combat asset. 154 158 217

• Immune to water, fire, and poisons after consuming the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Inferno Apricot Flood. 154 215
• Gains exceptional durability and flexibility from the Lovesick Heartbroken Red. 159
• Can physically overpower opponents despite being a summoner, as shown by his defeat of Huo Wushuang. 217
• Breaks free of Shui Bing'er's Ice Seal through raw physical strength. 206

Equipment / Items

• Sunshine Shovel — recovers Soul Power after removing a summon; can also remove a Squash before it lands. 29 37
• Storage Soul Guidance Ring — stores items, including the brick Ye Fan used to knock out the Sumo Woman. 109
• Yellow Crystal — purchased cheaply from Flander. 24
• Nine Thousand Year Ripe Peach — System reward consumed by Ye Fan; he planted its pit in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. 159

Relationships

• Xiao Wu — childhood friend from Notting Academy; they shared a dormitory and she is openly protective of him. 7 33 167
• Tang San — fellow Holy Soul Village native and early school companion; their relationship includes friendship, rivalry, and repeated competition. 3 77 112
• Yu Xiaogang — initially sought Ye Fan as a disciple; later refers to him as his disciple, though their interactions are often tense over tactics and authority. 6 53 108
• Dugu Bo — formal master after Ye Fan helps address his poison cultivation; mentors Ye Fan in strength control and Soul Beast hunting. 156 158 160
• Ning Rongrong — Shrek teammate and support; Ye Fan protects her in battle and she seeks his guidance. 29 57 83
• Zhu Zhuqing — Shrek teammate who develops respect for Ye Fan after he assists her and proves his strength. 24 37 57
• Dai Mubai — teammate and friendly rival; Ye Fan defeats him in their first Soul Arena match, after which Dai Mubai acknowledges his strength. 36 37
• Shi Nian — former enemy bewitched into loyal service by the Bewitching Mushroom. 199
• Tai Long — former academy chief defeated by Ye Fan; later becomes a close follower. 167 180
• Titan — Strength Clan leader who wagers that his clan will recognize Ye Fan as master if he falls within one incense stick's time. 178
• Catwoman — rescued from auction and offered a place to stay and cultivate with Ye Fan's group. 172 176

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early Academy Years

• Awakens the Plant and Zombie Encyclopedias, conceals his second martial soul, and enters spirit master education with Tang San. 3
• Refuses Yu Xiaogang's initial recruitment attempt and becomes Xiao Wu's dormmate. 6 7
• Reveals Summon and demonstrates Pea Shooter firepower by destroying a tree trunk. 14 15

Shrek Academy and Soto Soul Arena

• Enters Shrek Academy after secretly reaching the Soul Grandmaster stage. 29
• Defeats Dai Mubai using the Squash and becomes known in the arena as the Squash Emperor. 36 37 83
• Commands the Shrek Seven Devils in team battles and reverses an enemy buff through Magnetic Mushroom. 83 87

Dugu Bo's Disciple

• Is captured by Dugu Bo, then earns his trust by diagnosing his poison-related problems. 150 163
• Consumes immortal herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, gains powerful resistances and Soul Bone abilities, and receives Dugu Bo's formal mentorship. 154 156
• Acquires his fifth Soul Ring, reaches level 59, and spends half a year mastering his rapidly increased strength. 160

Advanced Soul Master Tournament

• Counters Shi Nian's Remnant Dream illusion and later bewitches Shi Nian with the Bewitching Mushroom. 189 199
• Breaks free from Shui Bing'er's Ice Seal through physical strength. 206
• Defeats seven Barak Academy opponents without using his martial soul. 216
• Defeats Huo Wushuang and six further Blazing Fire Academy members through Ice-shroom suppression and direct physical throws. 217 218

Trivia

• Ye Fan's first visible martial soul was dismissed by Su Yuntao as a useless book. 3
• He uses Dave as his Soto Grand Soul Arena alias and Submarine Wei Wei Mi as an earlier registered code name. 36 83
• His Squash is powerful enough that Manager Ao refuses to take one of its attacks head-on. 83
• Ye Fan keeps a brick in his Storage Soul Guidance Ring. 109