Xiao Se

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Xiao Se (蕭瑟)
Alias(es)	Xiao Huo Huo
Species/Race	Human; transmigrator from Blue Star
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Xiao Clan; Canaan Academy; founder and Alliance Leader of the Sea Alliance
Occupation/Role	Cultivator, alchemist, system user, and faction leader
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Dou Qi Rank 9	1	Concealed his true cultivation and tested publicly as only Dou Qi Rank 5.
Dou Zhe, Five-Star	21	Broke through after more than a month of cultivating the Burning Art and Returning Origin Soul Art.
Dou Zhe, Eight-Star	35	Reached after three months of training and fighting magical beasts in the Demon Beast Mountain Range.
Dou Zhe, Nine-Star	35	Advanced after defeating a peak Second-Rank Blood Ring Snake and obtaining a Blood Lotus Fruit.
Dou Shi, One-Star	48	System panel recorded his breakthrough at age twelve.
Great Fighter, Three-Star	88	Condensed a Dou Crystal after ten months of training under Medusa Queen's guidance.
Dou Ling, Six-Star	180	Possessed 30% Sword Intent, the Ice Fire Domain, and two Heavenly Flames.
Dou Wang, Two-Star	214	Absorbed the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger's strange bead and soul ring; gained time and space attributes and evolved the Evil God Wings and Hook.
Dou Wang, Nine-Star	222	Reached nine-star Dou Wang and increased Sword Intent to 40%.
Dou Huang, Seven-Star	259	Refined Rank 7 Transformation Pills and dispersed their pill lightning with sword techniques.
Dou Huang, Nine-Star / Peak	293	Mastered the Five Round Li Fire Method and consolidated his foundation for the Dou Zong breakthrough.
Dou Zong	325	Broke through after refining his accumulated power; could contend with peak Dou Zong experts using his domains, soul power, Heavenly Flames, and secret arts.
Dou Zong, Six-Star	364	Had peak Rank 7 alchemist soul power, two domains, four Heavenly Flames, and multiple secret arts.
Dou Zong, Eight-Star	378	Advanced through the sacrifices of powerful soul beasts and the absorption of their Soul Rings and Soul Bones.
Dou Zun, Eight-Star	418	Reached Heaven Realm Great Perfection in soul power after absorbing Soul Origin from the Human and Heaven Halls.
Dou Sheng, Two-Star, Middle Stage	428	Advanced within the Heavenly Tomb after receiving Xiao Xuan's bloodline power and cultivating Xiao Clan secret techniques.
Emperor Realm Soul	428	Absorbed the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb's Soul Origin following Xiao Xuan's sacrifice.
Dou Sheng, Three-Star, Initial Stage	435	Reached after devouring the Bone Spirit Cold Fire and Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire; the Burning Art rose to mid-tier Heaven Rank.
Dou Sheng, Four-Star, Peak	440	Subdued Nine Mysterious Golden Lightning and refined a Ninth Grade Mysterious Pill Tribulation Pill.
Dou Di	443	Entered the Dou Di realm after two years of seclusion with the Source of the Emperor and multiple Heavenly Flames.

Background

Xiao Se was a front-end programmer from Blue Star who died suddenly and transmigrated into the Dou Qi Continent as a member of the Xiao Clan. His parents were Great Fighter-level experts who died protecting the Xiao Clan's civilians during its retreat to Wutan City. Because his father had made enemies through strict enforcement of clan law, Xiao Se was initially refused entry to the clan and spent three years being raised by an elderly steward. 1

He began cultivating at four and reached Dou Qi Rank 3 by age six despite having little guidance or resources. Several Xiao Clan elders then brought him back to use him as a counterweight against Xiao Zhan and the increasingly celebrated Xiao Yan. Xiao Se refused to become their pawn, deliberately slowing his displayed progress to remain unremarkable. 1

At age eleven, he publicly tested at Dou Qi Rank 5 while secretly possessing Dou Qi Rank 9. His decision to avoid attention was informed by his belief that conspicuous talent would make him a target. Soon afterward, the Barter System activated, allowing him to exchange items for treasures, techniques, and goods from other worlds. 1 2

Appearance

Xiao Se is introduced as a handsome boy of Xiao Yan's age wearing an ordinary Xiao Clan disciple uniform. During his travels and cultivation, his body matures rapidly: his complexion becomes fairer, his shoulders broaden, and his facial features become more sharply defined. 1 34

• Long black hair and clear black eyes. 344
• Described as combining handsomeness, nobility, and elegance. 344
• Often uses masks, cloaks, and aura-concealing methods while acting under the Xiao Huo Huo alias. 79 244
• Originally cultivated a fire attribute with a trace of wood; later gained ice, time, and space attributes. 48 214

Personality

Xiao Se is cautious, calculating, and intensely pragmatic. As a child, he concealed his talent to avoid becoming a tool of the Xiao Clan elders, and he rejected the idea of stealing Yao Lao's ring because he judged the risk greater than the reward. 1

He approaches cultivation through preparation, trade, and long-term planning rather than blind reliance on strength. He uses the System to gather techniques and resources, turns enemies or opportunities into strategic assets, and openly admits that he may scheme against anyone outside his chosen circle. 3 249 401

Despite this ruthlessness, Xiao Se is protective toward those close to him. He worries that borrowing Long Kui's power will weaken her soul, supports surviving members of the Xiao Clan with techniques and pills, and repeatedly provides resources for his companions' advancement. 15 355

Abilities & Skills

Barter System

Xiao Se's defining advantage is a System that exchanges submitted objects for items, techniques, bloodlines, travel tickets, and other rewards from different worlds.

• Exchanged a twig for Tang San's Twenty-Four Bridges on a Moonlit Night, including its stored coins, hidden weapons, and copied manuals. 2
• Obtained the Palm Heaven Bottle, Qi Gathering Powder, cultivation techniques, Martial Souls, and rare alchemical formulas through exchanges. 3 222 318
• Uses travel tickets to enter worlds including Soul Land, Fox Spirit Matchmaker, Sword Dao Monarch, Hua Jianghu, and Song of Adolescence. 364
• Received a Cultivation Converter that can permanently convert lower-tier energy systems into higher-tier local systems, such as Soul Power into Dou Qi. 315

Burning Art and Heavenly Flames

Xiao Se cultivates the Burning Art, a fire-attribute cultivation method capable of evolving through the absorption of Heavenly Flames.

• Began cultivating the technique after obtaining it through the System. 4
• Devoured the Azure Lotus Core Flame, dramatically increasing both his cultivation and the Burning Art's rank. 72
• Controlled the Azure Lotus Core Flame, Ice Fire Dragon Flame, Sea Heart Flame, and Fallen Heart Flame by the time he reached the Dou Huang realm. 273
• Later possessed five Heavenly Flames, a fact that astonished Xiao Xuan. 427
• Advanced the Burning Art to mid-tier Heaven Rank after absorbing the Bone Spirit Cold Fire and Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire. 435

Alchemy

Xiao Se is a high-level alchemist whose soul cultivation and Heavenly Flames allow him to refine pills beyond most cultivators of his age.

• Refined healing medicines and Nurturing Spirit Liquid through the Mittel Auction House. 19
• Reached soul power equivalent to a sixth-rank alchemist while refining the Fifth-Rank Blood Lotus Pill. 56
• Became a Rank 7 alchemist and successfully refined Rank 7 Transformation Pills. 259
• Refined a Rank 8 Origin Pill that produced nine-colored pill tribulation lightning. 395
• Assessed at the Pill Tower as a Rank 7 High Grade alchemist. 402
• Can use high-tier pills as political leverage, including Breakthrough Sect Pills that helped recruit major factions into the Sea Alliance. 344 348

Returning Origin Soul Art

A soul-cultivation secret art obtained from an ancient ruin.

• Tempers Soul Power through the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. 19
• Restores Long Kui's expended Soul Power and reduces the burden of assisting Xiao Se. 19
• Conceals Xiao Se's soul energy and protects him from spiritual probing. 24
• Supported his ascent from alchemist-grade soul power to Heaven Realm Great Perfection and ultimately Emperor Realm Soul Power. 418 428

Sword Intent and Sword Techniques

Xiao Se possesses Sword Intent acquired through the System and applies it through a wide selection of fire- and space-based sword arts.

• Initially obtained 30% Sword Intent, which can strengthen attacks, cut through illusory forces, and harm souls. 170
• Reached 40% Sword Intent by the nine-star Dou Wang stage. 222
• Defeated three high-stage Great Fighters with three sword strikes empowered by Sword Intent while a mid-stage Dou Ling. 183
• Used Crimson Flame Sword — Limit Break to split a rocky mountain after devouring the Azure Lotus Core Flame. 73
• Wields Mirror Flower Destruction, an Earth High Rank technique with space-distorting effects. 218 222

Martial Souls, Domains, and Soul Bones

Xiao Se incorporates Soul Land's soul-ring and soul-bone system into his Dou Qi cultivation.

• Possesses the Fire Martial Soul and later acquired the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul. 222 318
• Commands the Ice Fire Domain and Angel Domain. 364
• Evolved the External Soul Bone known as the Evil God Wings and Evil God Hook after absorbing the Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger's power. 214
  • The wings grant exceptional flight speed.
  • The hook possesses penetration and devouring properties.
• Possesses Fire Dragon King and Ice Dragon King arm bones. 318
• Accepted sacrifices from fierce beasts to complete Soul Rings for the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul. 378
• Used the Flame True Body obtained from Xiao Wu's sacrifice as his seventh soul-ring skill. 310

Secret Arts and Mobility

Xiao Se has accumulated numerous techniques for amplification, movement, concealment, and survival.

• Fire God's Wrath — a combat secret art cultivated to at least the fourth layer by the six-star Dou Zong stage. 364
• Five Round Li Fire Method — combines four Heavenly Flames and one Beast Flame; its destructive force approaches Heaven Rank. 293 364
• Flying Thunder God — spatial teleportation through Soul Power marks. 353 364
• Aura Concealing Art — conceals cultivation by one rank; used alongside the Returning Origin Soul Art to hide both Dou Qi and soul energy. 24
• Ethereal Smoke Step, Mad Lion's Roar, Sky Rending Leg, and Eightfold Stack — supplementary movement and combat techniques. 48 364

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Demon Sword — houses Long Kui and allows her to communicate telepathically, possess Xiao Se, and augment his combat strength. 10 11
• Palm Heaven Bottle — System-acquired treasure exchanged for a jade bottle of seasonings. 3
• Twenty-Four Bridges on a Moonlit Night — storage soul tool acquired from Tang San; originally contained coins, hidden weapons, and copied manuals. 2
• Wishful Treasure Pouch — storage tool capable of holding living creatures. 60
• Vast Sea Bodyguard Cover — conceals Xiao Se's aura and contributes to his defensive options. 56 212
• Golden Silkworm Mask — used while operating under the Xiao Huo Huo identity. 344
• Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron — medicine cauldron used in alchemy. 355

Relationships

• Long Kui / Hong Kui — Demon Sword spirit and Xiao Se's closest long-term companion. They communicate mentally; she calls him “Brother,” assists in battle and alchemy, and later receives a reconstructed body through his efforts. 11 15 434
• Medusa Queen — wife and political ally. Their initial conflict developed into mutual trust; she became Deputy Alliance Leader and is the mother of Xiao Cai. 72 348 435
• Little Fairy Doctor — partner and close ally. Xiao Se helps resolve the limitations of her Calamity Poison Body and supports her cultivation with pills, Soul Rings, and Soul Bones. 166 355
• Zhu Zhuqing — partner, ally, and disciple-associated companion. Xiao Se helps her develop her martial soul, Soul Rings, and Soul Bones. 139 378
• Xiao Yu — cousin and childhood companion. She discovered his concealed cultivation early, kept his secret, and later reunited with him after his eight-month disappearance. 4 249
• Xiao Yan — fellow Xiao Clan member and rival. Xiao Se initially avoids provoking him, but their paths increasingly conflict as Xiao Yan becomes resentful of Xiao Se's power and relationships. 1 314
• Yao Lao — wary associate and occasional trading partner. Xiao Se negotiated with him over the Calamity Poison Body and later offered to revive him in exchange for a Heavenly Flame. 166 314
• Zi Yan — companion and frequent recipient of Xiao Se's pills; she fights alongside him and later undergoes bloodline evolution with Zhu Kun's help. 198 440
• Xiao Xue — Xiao Se's daughter. She trains with him in the Heavenly Tomb and eventually reaches the Two-Star Dou Sheng Peak. 316 428
• Xiao Cai — daughter of Xiao Se and Medusa. Born with initial Dou Zun cultivation and accompanied by the evolved Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python. 435 436
• Gu Xun'er — Xiao Clan associate and later romantic partner. Xiao Se protects her during his meeting with Xiao Xuan and cultivates with her in the Heavenly Tomb. 427 428
• Yun Yun — partner and Yun Lan Sect leader. She supports Xiao Se during the Sea Alliance's founding. 344 348
• Ya Fei — romantic partner and Mittel Auction House leader; their connection strengthens Xiao Se's relationship with the Mittel Family. 328 443
• Zhu Kun — Dragon Emperor and powerful ally. Xiao Se negotiates with him for resources and relies on his assistance with Zi Yan's bloodline evolution. 418 440

Story Role / Major Arcs

Xiao Clan and Early Cultivation

Xiao Se begins as an overlooked Xiao Clan youth who hides his Dou Qi Rank 9 cultivation behind a Rank 5 test result. After the Barter System activates, he begins building an independent path through exchanged treasures, the Burning Art, Qi Gathering Powder, and the Demon Sword. 1 3 4 10

Demon Beast Mountain Range and Tagor Desert

He trains among magical beasts, advances through the Dou Zhe and Dou Shi stages, develops his alchemy, and gains Long Kui's support. After devouring the Azure Lotus Core Flame, he gains a major increase in strength and becomes entangled with Medusa Queen and Hai Bo Dong. 35 56 72 73

Canaan Academy and Soul Land Expeditions

Xiao Se enters Canaan Academy, acquires Sword Intent and further Heavenly Flames, and travels repeatedly to Soul Land to collect Soul Rings, Soul Bones, Martial Souls, and allies. He gains the Evil God Wings and Hook, reaches the Dou Wang realm, and expands his power across both worlds. 170 214 215 222

Sea Alliance

After reaching Dou Zong, Xiao Se reveals his identity as Xiao Huo Huo and establishes the Sea Alliance to resist the Soul Hall. The Mittel Family, Nalan Family, Mu Family, Yun Lan Sect, and later the Gama Empire's Alchemist Guild join through his strength, alchemy, and pill-based incentives. 325 344 348 349

Soul Beast Negotiations

Xiao Se negotiates with Gu Yue Na and the Soul Beast race, offering resurrection through body forging in exchange for voluntary sacrifices. He uses the resulting Soul Rings and Soul Bones to advance his Martial Souls and approach the Dou Zun realm. 376 378 379

Central State and the Heavenly Tomb

In Central State, Xiao Se becomes a Rank 8 alchemist, increases his soul realm, and enters the Heavenly Tomb with Xiao Xue and Xun Er. There, Xiao Xuan grants him bloodline power and secret techniques before sacrificing himself, enabling Xiao Se to reach Emperor Realm Soul Power and the Dou Sheng realm. 395 418 427 428

Soul Land Reform and Finale

After becoming a Dou Sheng, Xiao Se plans to relocate Soul Land into a space associated with the Xiao Clan and replace its soul-ring-dependent system with Dou Qi cultivation. He later seals the God Realm, incorporates Soul Land Star into the Sea Alliance's territory, and completes his final breakthrough to Dou Di, ending the Soul Clan crisis. 437 438 443

Trivia

• Xiao Se and Xiao Chuhe of the Song of Adolescence world are nearly identical in appearance, though they state that they have no connection. 279 280
• One day in the Dou Qi Continent corresponds to five days in the Song of Adolescence world. 279
• He deliberately avoids relying excessively on Long Kui's possession because he fears it will deplete her Soul Power and force her into dormancy. 15
• His alias, Xiao Huo Huo, allowed him to operate anonymously before publicly founding the Sea Alliance under his real name. 344