Zi Yan

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Zi Yan (紫妍)
Alias(es)	Princess of the Void Ancient Dragon Clan; daughter of the Dragon Emperor
Species/Race	Void Ancient Dragon
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Jia Nan College, including its Inner Courtyard 123 221
Occupation/Role	Cultivator and treasure hunter; tracker of Spiritual Medicines
Status	Active 421
First Appearance	Chapter 123

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Dou Wang	157	Her starting level before refining a Dragon Essence pill.
One-Star Dou Huang	157	Reached after refining a pill made from Dragon Essence; her outward appearance also matured somewhat.
Dou Emperor	160	Fought a green-clad Dou Emperor in Thunder City.
Nine-Star Dou Zun	223 261	Reached this realm after taking a Golden Fluid Jade Nectar Pill; later confirmed alongside Qing Lin.
Three-Revolution Dou Zun	293	Rose from Nine-Star Dou Zun after completely refining one Dragon Phoenix Pill over three days.

Appearance

Zi Yan is outwardly a small, delicate girl, commonly appearing around twelve or thirteen years old. She wears white and has long light-purple hair falling to her waist; her fair, tender cheeks and refined features make her look especially lovable. Her appearance matures as her cultivation grows. 123 129 157

• Long, light-purple hair.
• Usually dressed in white.
• Childlike body despite being older than Xiao Fan.
• Possesses golden blood as a Void Ancient Dragon. 200 285

Personality

Zi Yan is blunt, mischievous, and highly motivated by medicinal herbs and pills. She habitually stole herbs from Jia Nan College’s storage, regarding them as necessary nourishment for her growth, but readily accepted Xiao Fan’s offer to refine them into better-tasting pills. 123 124

Though confident in her strength and quick to challenge others, she is also lonely from having grown up without close companionship. Her immediate envy of Qing Lin’s closeness with Xiao Fan reveals how much she values belonging and affection. 123

She is fiercely competitive about cultivation, becoming jealous when others progress more quickly and pursuing every available shortcut toward the Dou Sheng and Dou Di realms. She can also be unexpectedly calculating, as shown when she turned rival factions against the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan rather than fighting them herself. 294 339 287

Abilities & Skills

Spiritual Medicine Tracking

Zi Yan has an exceptional talent for locating medicinal herbs, treasures, and places rich in Spiritual Medicine.

• Located the Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid deep in the mountains behind Jia Nan College. 130
• Led Xiao Fan’s group through the ancient ruins by tracking the scent of Spiritual Medicines. 284
• Detected the call of the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and identified the hidden Beast Spirit Shield protecting it. 285

Void Ancient Dragon Bloodline

As the daughter of the Void Ancient Dragon Clan’s Dragon Emperor, Zi Yan possesses an extremely formidable natural physique and bloodline affinity.

• Her body had no need for the Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid, a resource meant to temper the body. 130
• Her golden blood opened a Beast Spirit Shield carrying the auras of a Void Ancient Dragon and an Ancient Heavenly Phoenix. 285
• She sensed a bloodline connection to Zhu Kun before fully accepting him as her father. 393

Physical Combat

Zi Yan primarily fights with overwhelming physical strength, using direct punches powerful enough to kill opponents vastly weaker than her.

• Killed Hong Chen, a Six-Star Dou Emperor, with a single punch. 223
• Easily eliminated several Hong Family elders and guards alongside Qing Lin. 223
• Defeated and killed Huang Xuan, a Five-Star Dou Zun of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, with one punch. 286
• Took part in the destruction of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, with nearly every strike killing an opponent. 326

Beast Handling

Zi Yan can subdue Magical Beasts and make use of them for information.

• Entered a Stone Eating Demonic Ant swarm and captured its Ant Queen. 248
• Questioned the Ant Queen to learn the Soul Hall’s location, then led Xiao Fan’s group there. 248

Equipment / Items

• Dragon Phoenix Pills — Nine pills refined from the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit. Zi Yan was instructed to consume one each month for nine months to safely absorb the fruit’s power. 292
• Warm Jade Heart Silk — A defensive garment awarded by Xiao Fan after she captured the Stone Eating Ant Queen. 248
• Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit mark — The fruit transformed into golden-purple liquid upon contact with her blood and entered her body, leaving its image on her palm before it was later refined into pills. 288 292

Background / History

Zi Yan lived alone from childhood and was brought to Jia Nan College by its First Elder. At the college, she repeatedly stole medicinal herbs from the storage area to eat, leaving First Elder Hao unable to control her. 123

Her first meeting with Xiao Fan began with a test of strength. Zi Yan threw a punch at him, but he effortlessly caught her fist and held her in place. Rather than punish her, Xiao Fan proposed that she help him find herbs in exchange for refined pills and his protection throughout Jia Nan College and the Black-Corner Region. Zi Yan accepted and followed him to his residence. 123

There, she met Qing Lin and promised to protect her in the Inner Courtyard. Zi Yan quickly grew fond of Xiao Fan after he refined the Blood Essence Fruit into ten pills for her, though she reluctantly tried to share two with Xiao Fan and Qing Lin first. 123 124

For much of her life, Zi Yan did not know her true origin. Xiao Fan later revealed that she was the daughter of Zhu Kun, the Dragon Emperor of the Void Ancient Dragon Clan, and that he had been trapped at the entrance to Tou She Ancient God’s Cave Mansion. Zi Yan initially cared little for the position of Dragon Emperor but resented what she believed was her father’s abandonment. 282

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Deep Mountain Treasure Hunt — Zi Yan sought Xiao Fan’s assistance in retrieving a treasure guarded by the Snow Demon Sky Ape. She led him to the Earth Core Body Tempering Fluid, then spent two days helping gather herbs and treasures. 130

• Dragon Essence Advancement — Xiao Fan gave Zi Yan a Dragon Essence pill, allowing her to advance from Dou Wang to One-Star Dou Huang. 157

• Soul Demise Mountain Range — At Xiao Fan’s request, Zi Yan captured the Stone Eating Ant Queen and obtained the location of the Soul Hall, earning the Warm Jade Heart Silk as a reward. 248

• Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit — Zi Yan guided Xiao Fan, Xiao Yan, Qing Lin, and Yao Chen through the ancient Dou Sheng ruins. Her bloodline opened the Beast Spirit Shield, allowing the group to reach the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit. 284 285

• Conflict with the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan — When the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan tried to seize the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, Zi Yan killed their Five-Star Dou Zun elder Huang Xuan in one exchange. She then manipulated the other intruders into wiping out the remaining Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan members. 286 287

• Dragon Phoenix Pill Refinement — After Xiao Fan refined the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit into nine pills, Zi Yan used the first to reach Three-Revolution Dou Zun. 292 293

• Destruction of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan — Zi Yan joined Xiao Yan, Yao Chen, Han Yue, and Han Xue in the final assault on the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, personally killing numerous clan members. 325 326

• Reunion with Zhu Kun — Zi Yan persuaded Xiao Fan to enter Tou She Ancient God’s Cave Mansion and rescue Zhu Kun. Inside, she recognized the bloodline connection to the Old Dragon Emperor and confronted him as her “irresponsible father.” 391 393

Relationships

• Xiao Fan — Protector, pill refiner, cultivation guide, and closest companion. Zi Yan calls him “Xiao Fan Gege,” seeks his help with treasures and advancement, and trusts his decisions in dangerous situations. 123 130 287
• Qing Lin — Close friend and fellow Jia Nan College student. Zi Yan promised to protect Qing Lin in the Inner Courtyard, and the two regularly spend time together. 123 157
• Zhu Kun — Her father and the Old Dragon Emperor of the Void Ancient Dragon Clan. Zi Yan initially resented his apparent abandonment, then learned that he had been trapped for countless years. 282 393
• Xiao Yan — Ally and fellow explorer. Xiao Yan praises Zi Yan’s strategy in the ancient ruins and thanks her for locating the Soul Hall. 248 287
• Han Yue and Han Xue — Allies whom Zi Yan helped defend and later accompanied during the campaign against the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan. 223 326
• First Elder Hao — Jia Nan College elder responsible for the medicinal-herb storage that Zi Yan repeatedly raided. 123

Notable Quotes

“What is so good about being the Dragon Emperor? I have no interest in it.” 282

“I’m very smart, okay?” 287

Trivia

• Despite her childlike appearance, Zi Yan states that she is older than Xiao Fan and has long passed the age of eighteen. 200
• She finds raw medicinal herbs unpleasant to eat but considers pills especially desirable. 123 124
• Zi Yan’s desire to rescue Zhu Kun is partly driven by the prospect that his future breakthrough to Dou Di could greatly elevate her own cultivation through their bloodline connection. 391