Fang Xuan

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Fang Xuan (方玄)
Alias(es)	Fifth Prince of Heaven Dou; Emperor Fang Xuan; Xuan Di; Founder of the Mysterious Alliance
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Heaven Dou Empire; Heaven Dou Royal Academy; Imperial Dou Team; Mysterious Alliance
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; saber cultivator; Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Soul Master	2	Unlocks the Strongest Blade Drawing System and the God-Bestowed Blade, which can copy a martial soul every ten levels.
Soul Grand Master — Level 21	18	Kills the thousand-year Purple Thorn Master Mastiff in one strike and gains another God-Bestowed Blade.
Soul Grand Master — Level 30	48	Reaches Level 30; possesses copied Ice Phoenix and Nine Heart Begonia martial souls.
Soul Elder — Level 31	57	Advances after defeating Yu Feng and entering the Genius Battle top ten.
Soul Elder — Level 35	68	Absorbs two soul rings; Ice Phoenix advances to intermediate grade and unlocks Dance of Fine Snow.
Soul Ancestor — Level 43	91	Reaches Level 43 after killing the Soul King Mu Hong; possesses Six-Winged Archangel, Ice Phoenix, and Nine Heart Begonia martial souls.
Soul Ancestor — Level 45	97	Gains the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul and reaches Level 45 through a ten-thousand-year soul ring upgrade.
Soul King — Level 51	145	Advances to Soul King; his four copied martial souls reach high level, while Shadowless Blade and Water-Cutting Blade are reinforced to +12.
Soul Sage	248	Absorbs a hundred-thousand-year soul ring, manifests six Spirit Avatars, and challenges Bibi Dong.
Saber Will realm	250	Breaks through from peak Saber Intent during his final strike against Bibi Dong, severely injuring her and destroying the Papal Palace.
Soul Sage — Level 73	279	Reaches Level 73 following the Papal Palace battle; Blade Drawing Technique reaches its maximum level and his mental state becomes Samsara Saber Intent.
Soul Sage — Level 74	303	Fuses with the Thunder Roar Right Arm Bone and gains the soul skill Kirin.
Soul Sage — Level 79	328	Absorbs the Flame's Fury Left Leg Bone and Eternal Illusion Wisdom Skull; gains Absolute Control.
Soul Grand Master	347	Recovers strength through killing while fleeing assassins with Qian Renxue; reaches the Soul Grand Master realm despite severe injuries.
Soul Emperor — Level 61	356	Rapidly rises from Level 56 to Level 61 in Slaughter City after killing Spartacus and numerous Fallen Ones.
Titled Douluo	392	Returns to Heaven Dou as a Titled Douluo; gains the Black Tortoise martial soul and Xuanwu Armor.
Level 96	426	Cultivates in the Slaughter Space with accumulated Power of Faith.
Level 97	432	Comprehends his second self-created blade technique, Boundless Slaughter Silence.
Peak Douluo — Level 99	440	Digests his gains from the War of the Fallen Gods and prepares for godhood.
Third-stage Virtual God	452	Breaks through to the God Realm after a century of seclusion; kills the two-ring True God Andejin in one strike.
True God — Ninth Stage	475	Reaches the ninth stage of True God on the Outer Domain Battlefield; possesses intermediate Lightning Law.
First-stage World God	500	Opens a Divine Kingdom and elevates all law talents to advanced level through Sovereign God Blood.
Sixth-stage World God	500	Comprehends Fire, Earth, and Water Profundities during year-long seclusion.
God King — Ninth Order	521	Clears the God of War Tower, defeats five God Kings, and stands one step from the Eight-level God realm.

Background

Fang Xuan is a transmigrator and an initially disregarded prince of the Heaven Dou Empire. He begins his journey without a martial soul, relying on the Strongest Blade Drawing System to gain Soul Power through successful saber strikes. This limitation drives him to seek martial souls through the God-Bestowed Blade rather than depend on conventional cultivation alone 2.

His status as Emperor Xue Ye's son leaves him exposed to court intrigue. After surviving an assassination attempt by exploiting the attacker's reaction to Qian Renxue's name, Fang Xuan accepts entry into Heaven Dou Royal Academy rather than the lordship offered by Xue Ye 10 13.

Fang Xuan steadily becomes a leading figure of Heaven Dou. He wins the Soul Master Competition, survives Martial Soul Hall's attempt to execute him, later returns as a Titled Douluo, and seizes the throne using Xue Ye's Imperial Edict of Succession and overwhelming force 248 264 392 406 407.

As emperor, he leads Heaven Dou against the Spirit Hall Empire, ultimately annexing its territory after the War of the Fallen Gods. He subsequently withdraws from politics to focus on godhood and leaves Qian Renxue to handle much of the empire's administration 408 440.

Appearance

Fang Xuan is a black-haired, black-eyed youth with sharp features and a tall, well-proportioned build. His presence is repeatedly compared to an unsheathed blade: stern, sharp, and difficult to approach 18 279.

• Thick black hair, often worn loose in later arcs 18 382.
• Deep black eyes and sharply defined facial features 191.
• Typically wears dark clothing or black robes in combat 279 382.
• Fights with black and white sabers, later wielding the Demonic Blade · Red Rain 129 278.
• His fully armed Titled Douluo configuration includes nine crimson soul rings and six hundred-thousand-year soul bones 392.

Personality

Fang Xuan is pragmatic, calculating, and survival-oriented. When outmatched, he favors deception, ambushes, and exploiting hesitation rather than accepting a straightforward defeat; his killing of the Soul Ancestor assassin exemplifies this approach 10.

He is also ruthlessly opportunistic. He copies martial souls in secret, loots defeated enemies, extorts opponents when useful, and treats strength as the decisive source of influence and security 23 69 278.

Despite his self-interested outlook, Fang Xuan protects allies in critical situations. He shields Qian Renxue while fleeing assassins, saves Ning Rongrong during Martial Soul Hall's ambush, heals Dugu Bo's longstanding injuries, and returns from seclusion to defend Heaven Dou from foreign gods 207 347 392 452.

Abilities & Skills

Strongest Blade Drawing System

A system that rewards Fang Xuan with Soul Power for successful blade strikes and provides martial souls, soul rings, weapons, upgrades, and other resources.

• Grants Soul Power through successful uses of Blade Drawing Technique 1.
• Unlocks the God-Bestowed Blade at major level intervals 2 18.
• Later develops an Advanced Shop and Sublimation Pool for acquiring and upgrading soul rings, soul bones, weapons, and items 279.
• Evolves into the Slaughter System by the God Realm era 475.

God-Bestowed Blade

A copying ability that allows Fang Xuan to obtain other Soul Masters' martial souls.

• Can copy a martial soul every ten levels after its initial unlock 2.
• Copies the Six-Winged Angel from Qian Renxue without her knowledge 69.
• Copies the Black Tortoise martial soul from Kun Yu immediately before killing him 392.
• Eventually grants Fang Xuan ten martial souls 401.

Blade Drawing Technique

Fang Xuan's foundational combat method. It emphasizes decisive speed, timing, and the unity of mind, body, and saber.

• Progresses from basic proficiency to Lesser Completion, Great Accomplishment, and maximum-level Ultimate Blade Drawing Technique 51 136 279.
• Allows him to defeat stronger opponents by targeting weaknesses and creating brief openings 1 10.
• Its momentum requires worthy opponents and sustained combat experience to develop 24.

Saber Intent and Self-Created Techniques

Fang Xuan's saber comprehension evolves from Saber Intent to Saber Will and eventually Samsara Saber Intent.

• Storm Slash — Strength-focused blade draw that increases blade power by 30% 66.
• Swallow Return — Speed-focused blade draw that increases blade speed by 30%; used with Nameless Eye to defeat Yu Feng 56 66.
• Slaughtering Saber Qi — Killing-intent-infused saber energy gained after upgrading his martial souls and technique 136.
• Unity of Man and Saber — Fuses Fang Xuan's martial souls, Soul Power, and saber into a greatly amplified strike; used to break Bibi Dong's Death Spider Emperor True Body 248.
• One Saber Samsara — Escape technique that enables him to break through the encirclement of ten Titled Douluo 272.
• Boundless Slaughter Silence — His second self-created blade technique, comprehended during six months of seclusion 432.
• End of the World, Twilight of the Gods, and Invincible Under Heaven — Later self-created saber techniques recorded during his God Realm advancement 500 521.

Martial Souls

Fang Xuan accumulates copied martial souls through the God-Bestowed Blade, allowing him to combine offense, recovery, mobility, control, and support.

• Ice Phoenix — Grants ice-based saber techniques, including Blade of Glacial Cold, Dance of Fine Snow, and Absolute Freeze 23 68 280.
• Nine Heart Begonia — Provides extraordinary healing; can restore grievous wounds, detoxify injuries, and heal multiple allies 61 117 460.
• Six-Winged Angel — Grants Judgment's Lament, Angel's Blade, Flame of Light, and a powerful Angel Spirit Avatar 69 91 280.
• Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon — Grants Thunder Flash and Magnetic Field of Thunder 97 280.
• Clear Sky Hammer — Provides the Gravity Domain 280.
• Blue Silver Emperor — Used for battlefield control and sealing space 264 401.
• Black Tortoise — Grants Xuanwu Armor, Fang Xuan's principal defensive talent 392.
• Kunpeng — Provides extreme speed and mobility 392 401.
• Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda — Enhances Fang Xuan's attributes 401.
• Fire Kirin — One of the martial souls manifested among his ten Spirit Avatars 401.

Domains and Soul Skills

Fang Xuan later develops a broad collection of domain-type powers and specialized soul skills.

• Absolute Freeze, Gravity Domain, Source of Life, Flame of Light, and Magnetic Field of Thunder are unlocked through martial soul upgrades 280.
• Absolute Control uses mental power through the eyes to manipulate weaker targets; it cannot be used consecutively and is ineffective as absolute control against much stronger opponents 328.
• Red Lotus traps targets in illusion and allows Fang Xuan to infiltrate the Heaven Dou palace without alerting its guards 398.
• Kirin is gained from the Thunder Roar Right Arm Bone 303.
• Devour, Huo Wu, Wings of the Firmament, and Gale are among his later recorded soul skills 460 500.

Equipment

• Shadowless Blade — Fang Xuan's primary white saber during his early and middle journey; purchased for him by Shui Bing'er as a gift of gratitude 8.
• Soft Sword — A concealed sword stored in a belt, used to kill the Soul Ancestor assassin 8 10.
• Water-Cutting Blade — Black saber reinforced to +11, gaining an armor-piercing attribute; later reinforced alongside Shadowless Blade to +12 137 145.
• Demonic Blade · Red Rain — A divine weapon whose power Fang Xuan can temporarily borrow; later central to his Titled Douluo combat style 278 392.
• Xuanwu Armor — Defensive talent and later a Heavenly Divine Artifact-level armor, upgraded using captured divine artifacts 392 496.
• Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud — Supreme offensive and defensive treasure given by Emperor Xue Ye before the journey to Martial Soul City 200.
• Soul Tool ring and bracelet — Storage tools acquired from defeated enemies 10 278.

Relationships

• Emperor Xue Ye — Father. Initially neglectful and politically wary, Xue Ye later supports Fang Xuan, entrusts him with major military plans, and leaves an edict naming him heir 13 200 406.
• Qian Renxue / Xue Qinghe — Rival, uneasy ally, and later close companion. Fang Xuan discovers her disguised identity early, secretly copies her Six-Winged Angel martial soul, fights her repeatedly, and later returns to save her from foreign gods 10 69 333 452.
• Shui Bing'er — Early adversary and recurring companion. Fang Xuan rescues her from Li Lingtian, while their relationship remains strained by rivalry, dependence, and her later confession 2 15 313.
• Shui Yue'er — Shui Bing'er's younger sister; initially hostile after recognizing Fang Xuan as the notorious Heaven Dou prince 6 7.
• Ye Lingling — Academy acquaintance whose Nine Heart Begonia martial soul Fang Xuan copies. She understands his healing ability before most observers do 18 61.
• Dugu Yan — Academy rival and later ally. Fang Xuan saves her from Kun Yu after returning to Heaven Dou 24 392.
• Dugu Bo — Senior ally whom Fang Xuan treats for decades of accumulated injuries and promises to help return to the Titled Douluo realm 392.
• Ning Rongrong — Political ally and fiancée according to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Her opinion of Fang Xuan softens after he saves her during Martial Soul Hall's ambush 207 228.
• Tang San — Rival, occasional ally, and later fellow defender of Heaven Dou. Fang Xuan heals Tang San after the Battle of the Gods and later finds him alive in the Nine Nether Kingdom 460 521.
• Hu Liena — Martial Soul Hall Saintess and adversary. Fang Xuan takes her hostage to escape Martial Soul Hall, but they later fight alongside the same broader Heaven Dou cause against foreign gods 272 452.
• Teacher Ruolan — His instructor at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, one of the few people openly proud of his early accomplishments 51 57.
• Ilya — A Barak Kingdom prodigy who pledges loyalty to Fang Xuan after his ascension 408.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early survival and Heaven Dou Academy

Fang Xuan begins as an unrecognized prince with no martial soul. After awakening the Strongest Blade Drawing System, he acquires the means to copy martial souls, survives an assassination attempt, enters Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and establishes himself as a dangerous academy fighter 2 10 13 18.

Genius Battle and Soul Master Competition

At Heaven Dou Academy, Fang Xuan defeats opponents including Ye Liangchen, Howard, Yu Feng, and Chu Zhongtian. His victories reveal the Ice Phoenix and Nine Heart Begonia abilities he had concealed, build his reputation, and lead to his role as captain of Heaven Dou Academy 23 51 56 61 214.

Martial Soul City conflict

Fang Xuan predicts Martial Soul Hall's ambush, commands the Imperial Soul Master Troops, wins the Soul Master Grand Finals, and battles Bibi Dong. After revealing six martial souls and advancing to Soul Sage, he damages Bibi Dong and destroys the Papal Palace before being captured 207 214 248 250.

Escape, Chaos Territory, and Slaughter City

He survives torture and execution through Nine Heart Begonia healing, escapes Martial Soul Hall using One Saber Samsara, and travels through the Chaos Territory. After clashes with the Kirin Cave Mansion, he enters Slaughter City to rebuild his strength through combat and killing intent 264 272 303 352 356.

Return to Heaven Dou and ascension

Fang Xuan returns as a Titled Douluo, heals Dugu Bo, acquires the Black Tortoise martial soul, and storms the Heaven Dou palace. Following Xue Ye's death, he uses the Imperial Edict of Succession and his ten martial souls to defeat Xue Xing, Xue Beng, and Elder Jue before ascending as emperor 392 398 406 407.

War of the Fallen Gods and godhood

As emperor, Fang Xuan forms an alliance with Star Luo and leads the war against the Spirit Hall Empire. After its defeat, he reaches Level 99, enters prolonged seclusion, and ultimately breaks through to the God Realm when Heaven Dou is attacked by foreign deities 432 440 452.

God Realm journey

Fang Xuan fights in the Outer Domain Battlefield, advances through the True God and World God realms, seeks to protect Qian Renxue from a political marriage, and eventually reaches God King Ninth Order after clearing the God of War Tower and killing five God Kings 473 500 521.

Trivia

• Fang Xuan's first recorded system reward is a single unit of Soul Power for killing a Nether Wolf with Blade Drawing Technique 1.
• He is known for defeating opponents in a single strike, including Howard, Ye Liangchen, the Star Luo Royal Team, and Andejin 23 51 214 452.
• His original lack of a martial soul is the central weakness that motivates his use of the God-Bestowed Blade 2.
• Fang Xuan's ten-martial-soul configuration combines Ice Phoenix, Fire Kirin, Black Tortoise, Kunpeng, Blue Silver Emperor, Clear Sky Hammer, Nine Heart Begonia, Six-Winged Angel, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, and Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda 401.