Li Yang

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Li Yang (李阳)
Alias(es)	Little Li Flying Dagger; Mu Yi; Ghost Emperor Li Yi
Species/Race	Human; later a demonic-path cultivator
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Formerly Dragon Fang special forces and Security Bureau Group 9; Star Extremes Sect; disciple of Great Venerable Chi You 27 314
Occupation/Role	Former special-forces operative and assassin; martial-arts instructor; flying-dagger cultivator
Status	Alive 471
First Appearance	4

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
First level, Six Extremes Pure Yang Technique	4	Achieved Qi-Sense Resonance and the first level within two years despite having solidified meridians.
Second level, Six Extremes Pure Yang Technique / Level Three expert	13	Underwent Body Transformation and rapidly cultivated internal energy with aid from an unexplained surge of spiritual energy.
Third level, Six Extremes Pure Yang Technique	19	Broke through after comprehending the Regret Realm amid Jiang Xue's death and his rising malevolent energy.
Fourth level, Six Extremes Pure Yang Technique / Innate stage	29	Reached Innate after half a year of five-times-gravity training; Innate True Qi replaced his less efficient Houtian True Qi.
Xiantian Great Accomplishment	53	Gained a continuous flow of Innate True Qi and received the inheritance of the Six Absolutes of the Demon God.
Seventh layer, Demon Yang Canon / Level Seven master	161	Reached this level within one year of cultivating in the Extreme Leg Dojo's sealed environment.
Mid-Nascent Soul physical cultivation	161	After six years, physical energy reached roughly five million crystals; Blade Energy remained at the red level.
Late Nascent Soul / completely orange Blade Soul	181	Three years of self-forgetful cultivation in the Carefree Cave Mansion advanced both his inner body and Blade Soul.
Deep orange Blade Soul; mid-Grand Celestial Immortal stage	197	The self-created Searching Melody elevated him from late Heavenly Immortal to mid-Grand Celestial Immortal in less than a day.
Mid-Tribulation Crossing Stage	225	A Xingling Pill healed his shattered Blade Soul and empowered both his body and twin Blade Souls.
Yin Yang Blade Soul—Great Accomplishment	230	Became capable of contending with Heavenly Immortal-level experts.
Level Eight expert	251	Displayed overwhelming strength while pursuing Lin Tianyu and confronting the Dark Council.
Great Accomplishment Tribulation Crossing body; mid-Heavenly Demon body; late-Heavenly Demon Blade Souls	258	Absorbed Golden Blood and gained the Primordial Spirit realm; his two Blade Souls changed from deep yellow to green.
Transformed Primordial Spirit	292	Gained the ability to perceive others' cultivation levels, including experts stronger than himself, without an immediate increase in overall power.
Mid-Demon Commander; early-Demon Lord mental cultivation	314	Improved after enduring Chi You's sermon and absorbing the Blood Rhombus Pill's effects.
Late-Demon King physical cultivation	332	Broke through after ten months of cultivation on Cyan Ice Stone in Blazing Hell.
Late-Demon Lord body and Blade Soul	399	Absorbed energy in the Yin Yang Life Death Illusion Realm; his light-white Blade Soul became white.
Early-Demon Emperor body; milky-white Blade Soul; late-Demon Emperor mental cultivation	404	Absorbed a golden energy bead supplied by the Kunpeng Monster Emperor and completed his Blade Soul transformation.
Full mastery of the Six Absolutes of the Demon God	405	His comprehension of the Six Absolutes and Water Spirit Qi made his aura effectively undetectable to comparable experts.

Background and History

Military service and early cultivation

Li Yang entered the army at sixteen, joined Dragon Fang special forces at twenty, and was recruited into Security Bureau Group 9 in Shanghai two years later because of his achievements and unique Flying Dagger Mastery 27. His meridians had solidified before he began cultivating, limiting his internal-energy prospects; he therefore concentrated on physical strength, lethal combat skills, and flying daggers 4 5.

He gained international underground-world recognition as “Little Li Flying Dagger” after completing an A-class mission by assassinating a Golden Flower-level ninja 5. He subsequently learned the Death Leg Technique, a combat art developed through the underground boxing ring's life-or-death matches 5.

Jiang Xue's death and condemnation

Li Yang's girlfriend, Jiang Xue, was forced to suicide by Lin Tianyu, heir to the Shenglin Group 27. Her reported death shattered him and drove him to attempt Lin Tianyu's assassination 19 23. The attempt failed; Lin Tianyu was acquitted for lack of evidence, while Li Yang was convicted of murder in a secret trial and sentenced to death 26 27.

The Security Bureau abandoned him rather than risk conflict with Lin Tianyu, prompting Li Yang to reject the ideal of living for his country and devote himself to his own path and to Xue 26.

Escape, Mu Yi, and the Extreme Leg Dojo

The Life Research Institute used Li Yang as an experimental subject, erased his memory, and attempted to implant a new identity 35. He feigned amnesia, escaped Base No. 2 with Xiang Yu's guidance, reunited with Li Shuo, and left for New York to pursue revenge against Lin Tianyu 35 36.

In New York, Li Yang adopted the identity Mu Yi, fought in the Underground Boxing Ring, and trained a group of twenty-one fighters in internal-energy cultivation and the leg techniques he created 124 126. The Extreme Leg Dojo later became a global martial-arts organization under Lily's leadership during his six-year absence 163.

Kunlun, family, and adoption

Li Yang learned that his father was Li Fengyu of the Star Extremes Sect and that Li Xunhuan, founder of the Flying Dagger Path, was his great-grandfather 68 90. He eventually entered the Kunlun Immortal Realm, met his parents and grandfather True Man Huan Guang, and reunited with Li Shuo 166 167.

After sharing his grief through flute music, Li Yang formed a bond with the Carefree Hermit, who taught him the Red Dust Refining Heart Melody 182. Li Yang later became the Carefree Hermit's adopted son and received his protection, guidance, the Black Feather Flame Robe, and Xingling Pills 184.

Demon and Ghost Realm journey

Li Yang ascended to the Demon Realm with Xiang Yu, Tian Gang, Lily, Little Jack, and the Ghost Valley brothers 260. He developed Verdant Wave Mountain into a base of loyal demonic cultivators and defeated Venerable Lie Shan's army, personally killing Lie Shan 265 272.

His pursuit of Xue eventually took him toward the Ghost Realm. To conceal his demonic identity, he absorbed ghost-nether energy and adopted the persona Ghost Emperor Li Yi 407. His artifact-forging skill won him a Cycle Pearl and the cooperation of Ghost Realm rulers, allowing him to search the Cycle Mirrors for Jiang Xue 415 417.

Appearance

Li Yang is over 1.8 meters tall and appears to have a standard build, though his actual weight is about 200 jin because of his dense, streamlined musculature 6. After the Life Research Institute's training and the B1 Gene Potion, his features and demeanor became markedly more resolute 37.

• Initially wore longer, unconventional hair; later cut it to a short buzz cut. 37
• Often dresses entirely in black, particularly while using the identity Mu Yi. 37 132
• Has a cold, distant aura that discourages strangers from approaching him. 37 95
• Altered his facial features slightly through Xiang Yu's methods to sustain the Mu Yi identity. 132
• His body is muscular without the exaggerated bulk of a bodybuilder. 6

Personality

Li Yang is intensely disciplined and self-reliant. His early training routine lasted fifteen hours a day, combining internal-energy cultivation, physical conditioning, and flying-dagger practice 6. Even after losing his memory and escaping the Institute, he remained calculating enough to feign helplessness, gather information, and plan his escape 35.

Jiang Xue's death made him colder, more ruthless, and consumed by revenge against Lin Tianyu 23 26. He nevertheless retains deep loyalty toward people he accepts as family: Li Shuo, Tian Gang, Lily, Little Jack, his parents, and the Carefree Hermit 165 177 184. His determination to find Xue persists across realms and centuries, even when warned that entering the Ghost Realm would be exceptionally difficult 198.

He values freedom over wealth, position, and obligation. He declined recruitment by both Emperor Yandu and the Nine Heavens Tower rather than become indebted or constrained by another power 416 426.

Abilities & Skills

Flying Dagger Mastery and Blade Soul

Li Yang's signature art is the Flying Dagger Path. Even at low internal-energy levels, his true-qi-infused daggers were considered stronger than bullets and unpredictable enough to threaten stronger opponents 5.

• Cultivates through the Seven Luminaries Star Extremes, the Star Extremes Sect's flying-dagger manual created by Li Xunhuan. 69 100
• His Blade Energy can refine and temper virtually any absorbed energy, including spiritual energy, demonic energy, True Essence Power, and foreign-race energy. 219
• Cultivates two Yin Yang Blade Souls rather than one, allowing him to use one for travel while retaining another. 225 342
• Blade Soul attacks possess exceptional speed and piercing force, but their destruction once nearly killed him. 225
• In the Ghost Realm, he refined the divine flying dagger Dark Gold to support his Li Yi identity. 407

Six Absolutes of the Demon God

Xiang Yu imparted the Demon Realm's supreme offensive manual to Li Yang after he reached Xiantian Great Accomplishment 53.

• Cloud Piercing Mist Weaving — Supreme movement technique used for evasive maneuvers, sudden acceleration, and assassination. 56 88
• Sealed Like Closure — Defensive art that redirects or absorbs incoming force. 56 411
• River Severing Sea Dividing and Mountain Breaking Sky Rending — Offensive techniques Xiang Yu could teach from his own experience; the latter can be applied through daggers, fists, or kicks. 56 265
• All-Encompassing Rivers and Heaven and Earth Splitting — Initially beyond Xiang Yu's ability to transmit; Li Yang later comprehended them through observation and cultivation. 56 404
• Li Yang fully mastered all six absolutes after reaching late-Demon Emperor mental cultivation. 405

Demonic Body Cultivation

Li Yang cultivates his body from both within and without through the Demon Yang Canon and the Violet Extreme Demonic Body Profound Art 161.

• Uses extreme gravity, Demonic Energy, Crystal Shards, and Extreme Magnetic Demonic Energy to temper his musculature. 160 161
• His physical cultivation can outpace his Blade Soul tempering because both body arts operate simultaneously. 161
• The Violet Extreme Demonic Body Profound Art converts external destructive energy into strengthening seal inscriptions within his muscles. 161
• His body ultimately became strong enough to rival a mid-stage Demon Emperor despite being at the early Demon Emperor stage in physical cultivation. 405

Mental Arts and Sorrowful Sha

Li Yang learned ordinary hypnosis while in Security Bureau Group 9 and later developed stronger demonic mental techniques 155.

• Soul-bewildering Technique — An advanced hypnosis art capable of influencing thousands when supported by sufficient mental cultivation. 155
• Sorrowful Sha — Mental attack fused into his body and Blade Soul attacks; it can shock an opponent's mind and reduce combat defenses. 208 230
• Against opponents of similar or lower mental cultivation, Sorrowful Sha can create a fatal opening but does not automatically bypass physical defenses. 230
• His transformed Primordial Spirit allows him to perceive cultivation levels above his own. 292

Evasion and Concealment

Li Yang employs Immortal Realm techniques taught by Xiang Yu to evade stronger opponents and conceal his identity.

• Evasion Technique — Enables rapid movement, escape, and infiltration; he used it to escape the Life Research Institute and evade Carter underground. 35 88
• Breath Concealment Technique — Prevents many powerful opponents from accurately reading his cultivation or identifying his demonic nature. 95 213
• Water Spirit Qi later enhanced this concealment, leaving even the Kunpeng Monster Emperor barely able to sense his aura. 405

Artifact Forging

Li Yang became an exceptional artifact forger through Chi You's Artifact Forging compendium and his own comprehension of the Heavenly Dao 413.

• Uses the Round Combined Character Art to refine artifacts far faster than conventional methods. 413
• Commands gray True Fire and later the stronger Two Elements Pure Fire. 389 415
• Can forge Divine Artifacts from Five-Colored Chaos Stones. 392 415
• Won a Ghost Realm artifact competition by forging a heavy sword with eightfold attack amplification and force-absorption properties. 415

Flute Music

Li Yang's flute music reflects his state of mind and serves as a form of mental cultivation.

• Red Dust Refining Heart Melody — Taught by the Carefree Hermit to cultivate the heart and state of mind. 182
• Searching Melody — Li Yang's own creation, shaped by his determination to find Jiang Xue; it rapidly elevated his state of mind and cultivation. 197 254

Equipment and Items

• Black Feather Flame Robe — Treasure robe refined by Li Yang after receiving it from the Carefree Hermit. 184
• Xingling Pills — Three pills given by the Carefree Hermit; one healed Li Yang's near-fatal injuries and accelerated his cultivation. 184 225
• War God Boots — Divine Artifact boots that amplify attacks and reduce incoming force by ninety percent. 234 392
• Earth Shaker Gauntlets — Divine Artifact gauntlets forged by Li Yang with an eightfold amplitude effect. 392
• Dark Gold — Divine flying dagger refined from Ghost Nether energy for use in the Ghost Realm. 407
• Small Qiankun Bag — Storage artifact used to carry allies and equipment. 272
• Cycle Pearl — Prize of the Ghost Realm artifact competition; used with Cycle Mirrors to search for Jiang Xue. 415 417
• Three Lives Stone — Borrowed from Eastern Underworld Emperor Cai Yu in exchange for Spirit Grass; amplifies mental attacks. 389 405

Relationships

• Jiang Xue — Li Yang's beloved girlfriend. Her death drove his attempted assassination of Lin Tianyu and his continuing search through the Six Realms. 19 198 417
• Xiang Yu — Mentor, spiritual companion, and sworn brother. Xiang Yu guided Li Yang's demonic cultivation, taught him secret arts, and repeatedly protected his soul. 25 225 469
• Li Shuo — Younger brother. Li Yang taught him the Seven Luminaries Star Extremes and later reunited with him in the Kunlun Immortal Realm. 99 167
• Carefree Hermit — Adoptive father. He taught Li Yang the flute and the Red Dust Refining Heart Melody, gave him major treasures, and sought revenge after believing Li Yang had died. 182 184 239
• Li Fengyu and Lan Xinchen — Biological father and mother. Li Yang's reunion with them was strained by his long absence and hardened temperament. 167
• True Man Huan Guang — Grandfather and Star Extremes Sect leader. He passed the Yin Yang Blade Soul scripture to Li Yang for the future continuation of their bloodline. 170
• Li Xunhuan — Great-grandfather and founder of the Flying Dagger Path. Li Yang respects him for his devotion to his lost lover. 90 422
• Tian Gang — Close brother-in-arms and fellow cultivator. Li Yang trained and fought alongside him but left him behind before entering the Ghost Realm to avoid exposing their mission. 56 390
• Lily and Little Jack — Treated by Li Yang as younger siblings; he protected and raised them while developing in the mortal world. 177
• Meng Tian — Former Security Bureau leader and mentor who trusted Li Yang's potential, but could not prevent the Bureau from abandoning him. 9 26
• Lin Tianyu — Primary enemy responsible for Jiang Xue's death; Li Yang's pursuit of revenge against him shaped much of his life. 23 251

Notable Quotes

“It's either he dies, or I die!” 23

“Godfather, if Senior doesn't mind Li Yang, then Li Yang will kowtow three times!” 184

“There's no benefit for you to follow me. It's not beneficial for you, and it's detrimental to me. Do you understand?” 390