Lin Xin

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Lin Xin (林鑫)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Long Haochen's Demon Hunt Squad; later General Grade Twenty-First Demon Hunt Squad 11 112
Occupation/Role	Fire mage, Magical Pharmacist, squad quartermaster and financial handler 25 29 67
First Appearance	Chapter 8

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Sixth Rank	184	Breaks through alongside Wang Yuanyuan, Sima Xian, Chen Yinger, and Han Yu after being empowered by Night Little Tear's life aura.

Background / History

Lin Xin is the grandson of Lin Chen, Vice Temple Master of the Magic Temple, a Saint Magician Instructor, and commander of the Magic Conductor Group. He possesses an innate inner spiritual power of seventy-four and is notably talented in spiritual-power cultivation and potion-making. 67

His refusal to learn attack magic stems from childhood trauma. When he was five, his parents—both gifted Magic Temple mages—were killed after his father lost control of compressed fire-element energy; his mother died protecting Lin Xin from the explosion. He associates offensive magic with the loss of his family and fears harming his allies in the same way. 112

Long Haochen selected Lin Xin for his Demon Hunt Squad during the selection tournament, despite his inability to use offensive spells at the time. Lin Xin initially served as a defensive and auxiliary mage, while also supplying the squad with medicine and handling its valuable spoils. 11 20 29

Appearance

Lin Xin is a young mage known for his conspicuous dark-green hair and carefully maintained appearance.

• Initially wears long, flowing dark-green hair. 20 165
• Carries a Fire Cloud Crystal Staff, later upgraded into a peak Glory-grade fire-attribute staff. 20 134
• Cuts his long hair by the time the squad returns to Holy City after its later missions. 210
• Often presents himself with an overtly confident, self-admiring manner. 67 117

Personality

Lin Xin is flamboyant, narcissistic, and quick with teasing remarks, particularly toward Sima Xian and Li Xin. Beneath that behavior, he is deeply self-conscious about his inability to use attack magic and carries unresolved grief over his parents' deaths. 67 112 159

He is fiercely committed to his squad. When challenged over his lack of offense, Lin Xin insists that he will use everything he has to support his companions and would die before allowing them to be harmed because of his weakness. 112

His confidence gradually becomes more grounded as he begins employing attack-capable equipment and controlled fire magic when the team needs it. 139 157 159

Abilities & Skills

Fire-Element Defense and Support

Lin Xin specializes in rapid, precise fire-element control, initially focusing on defensive and auxiliary magic rather than direct offense.

• Casts improved Elemental Shields with exceptional speed and strength. 20
• Can protect multiple allies at once; during the defense of Xiong Pass, he enhances the survivability and destructive power of more than fifty soldiers with fire magic. 27
• Was assigned to the squad's middle-rear position, where he protects vulnerable allies and responds quickly to battlefield emergencies. 20
• His fire-element control is regarded as exceptionally refined even when compared with his peers. 20 159

Magical Pharmacology

Lin Xin is a Magical Pharmacist whose medicines are a major source of the squad's endurance and recovery.

• Distributes Spirit Returning Pills, Great Strength Pills, and Spirit Burst Pills to his squad. 25
• Refines Greater Spirit Returning Pills from materials acquired during missions. 116
• Uses demon corpses and other battle spoils as alchemical materials. 29 43
• His medicines enable the squad to withstand prolonged battles that would otherwise overwhelm them. 96 112

Fire Curse

Fire Curse is Lin Xin's principal offensive technique, enabled through his staff rather than conventional spell study.

• Halves the chanting time of fire-element magic below the Sixth Rank. 139
• Can manifest as a powerful flaming skull and release Sixth-Rank-level firepower. 157
• Lin Xin can detonate the spell on impact, converting it into an explosive attack. 157
• Its spiritual-power cost is severe; he cannot repeatedly use it in extended engagements. 159
• His precise control allows him to threaten opponents without necessarily striking them directly, as demonstrated in the selection competition. 166

Heart Flame and Blue Fire Phoenix

Lin Xin's Heart Flame is a powerful fire attribute that can counter ice-element magic.

• His Heart Flame suppresses the Blue Skeleton's ice mist after Long Haochen weakens the enemy's attack with Sun Fire. 227
• It empowers his Blue Fire Phoenix during the squad's assault on the Blue Skeleton. 227
• The Wings of the Fire Dragon successfully fuse with his Heart Flame despite his insufficient inner spiritual power for the equipment's normal requirement. 223

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Fire Cloud Crystal Staff / Fire Crystal Staff — His primary fire-attribute staff; later modified into a peak Glory-grade fire staff. 20 134
• Fire Curse — Staff-attached fire skill with Sixth-Rank-level offensive power. 139 157
• Wings of the Fire Dragon — Legendary-grade fire-element wings acquired for 320,000 Merit; fuses with his Heart Flame. 223
• Fire-diamond storage ring — Holds an exceptionally large storage space used for demon corpses, spoils, and alchemical supplies. 29
• Spirit-Demon-grade robe — His mage robe by the time of the squad's equipment upgrades. 134
• Medicinal pills — Includes Spirit Returning Pills, Great Strength Pills, Spirit Burst Pills, and Greater Spirit Returning Pills. 25 116

Relationships

• Long Haochen — Squad leader who selects Lin Xin into his Demon Hunt Squad and consistently recognizes his importance as a support mage and pharmacist. Lin Xin later seeks his advice about pursuing Li Xin. 11 96 117
• Li Xin — Romantic partner. Their relationship begins after Li Xin forcibly kisses him during a misunderstanding; Lin Xin later publicly confesses to her, and she eventually acknowledges their relationship. 117 125 126 133
• Lin Chen — Grandfather; Vice Temple Master of the Magic Temple and a Saint Magician Instructor. Lin Chen disapproves of Lin Xin's refusal to learn attack magic. 67 112
• Sima Xian — Fellow squad member and frequent target of Lin Xin's banter. Sima Xian encourages Lin Xin to compensate for his lack of conventional attack magic with attack-capable equipment. 159
• Han Yu — Squadmate who defends Lin Xin after Li Xin confronts him over his inability to use offensive magic. 112
• Chen Yinger — Fellow squad member with whom he shares frequent playful exchanges. 25 224

Story Role / Major Arcs

Demon Hunt Squad Selection

Lin Xin loses to Sima Xian after taking a defensive approach in a match he was expected to win. Despite being regarded as an unconventional mage who cannot use offensive magic, he is chosen by Long Haochen to join the new Demon Hunt Squad. 8 11

Xiong Pass Defense

He establishes his value as the squad's alchemist and support specialist by distributing pills, reinforcing allies with fire magic, and collecting valuable demon materials and corpses for the team's finances. 25 27 29

Fearful Howling Cave

When Lin Xin fails to launch an attack spell against a Demon Commander, Li Xin confronts him. He reveals the death of his parents in a fire-magic accident and vows that, despite his limitation, he will devote everything to protecting the squad. 111 112

Relationship with Li Xin

Lin Xin reveals that Li Xin forcibly kissed him, then decides to pursue her. He later makes an embarrassing public confession using fiery red roses. Although Li Xin initially reacts with anger, their relationship is confirmed after several months. 117 125 126 133

Eternal Tower Training and Selection Competition

Lin Xin begins relying on Fire Curse and his exceptional elemental control in combat. He supports the squad against the Eternal Tower's skeleton forces, wins a selection match by demonstrating Fire Curse's threat, and continues developing as an offensive-support mage. 157 159 166

Equipment Upgrade

After the squad earns substantial Merit, Lin Xin obtains the Legendary-grade Wings of the Fire Dragon. The item fuses with his Heart Flame, strengthening his fire-element capabilities. 223

Trivia

• Lin Xin manages much of the squad's money, spoils, medicine production, and valuable materials. 29 125
• He describes himself as “only a little narcissistic” rather than a womanizer. 117
• He is particularly interested in older women and explicitly considers Li Xin his preferred type. 117
• Although he once refused offensive magic entirely, he later uses Fire Curse when the squad's survival requires it. 139 157