Lin Xiao

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Lin Xiao (林晓)
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Cloud Creek Academy; formerly Yellow Class Nine, later the Rebel Mortal class
Occupation/Role	Chief Instructor of the Rebel Mortal class 44
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Mortal; Level 0	1	Registered as having no realm after being judged Mortal-Grade Inferior in Qingyang City's aptitude test. His System panel first appears with Strength 4, Agility 5, and Spirit 6.
Body Refinement First Level; Level 1	2	Learned the Qi Gathering Art, sensed Spiritual Qi despite his aptitude, and completed his first circulation. His attributes rose to Strength 7, Agility 7, and Spirit 9.
System Level 2	3	Reached after killing an Azure Scale Wolf, a Body Refinement Second Level monster beast; all three attributes increased by one.
System Level 3	3	Reached through repeated life-and-death hunting in the wilderness.
Body Refinement Second Level; Level 4	4–5	Killed the Body Refinement Fifth Level One-Eyed Dragon King, reached Level 4, and naturally advanced to the Second Level. His attributes exceeded mortal limits.
Body Refinement Third Level	5	Advanced after a week of intensive cultivation at Cloud Creek City, while bringing the Cloak Axe Technique to minor accomplishment.
System Level 5	9	Reached after hunting a Second-Order Swamp Giant Crocodile with Shi Lei and Su Yue.
Body Refinement Fourth Level	13	Broke through during the body-remodeling process triggered by the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk.
Body Refinement Fifth Level; Profound-Grade Mid-Tier aptitude	13	Completed the consecutive breakthrough from the Third to Fifth Level; the milk transformed his former Mortal-Grade Inferior aptitude.
Body Refinement Sixth Level; half-step Physical Body Extreme Realm	18	Reached under nine times gravity after breaking the Gravity Training Tower record; received 15,000 Merit Points.
Body Refinement Seventh Level	24	Advanced during a month of hellish training while transforming Yellow Class Nine into a disciplined combat unit.
Body Refinement Eighth Level	27–28	Absorbed the remaining Earth Core Body Tempering Milk after defeating Li Tianyi and crossed into the late Body Refinement Realm.
Body Refinement Ninth Level	44–45	Repaired damage to his martial foundation, then converted experience and cultivation resources into a breakthrough to the outer court's peak realm.
Physical Body Extreme Realm	47	Fused the Dragon Blood Body Tempering Pill with the Third-Order Ironback Wolf King's Beast Core after three days and nights of body destruction and reconstruction.

Background / History

Lin Xiao was originally an ordinary university student on Earth. After an accident, his soul transmigrated into the body of an orphaned youth of the same name on the Xuan Yuan Continent. His host body's parents, low-level pioneers, had died during a beast tide, leaving him a dilapidated shack in Qingyang City's slums 1.

At age sixteen, he was classified as Mortal-Grade Inferior during Qingyang City's cultivation aptitude test—a judgment that would have condemned him to the bottom of society. Immediately afterward, a blue game-like System panel, visible only to him, appeared and began recording his attributes, cultivation, skills, and level 1.

Wang Hu, a slum bully with Mortal-Grade Superior aptitude, humiliated him after the test and later attempted to kill him and seize his home. Lin Xiao killed Wang Hu and his followers in self-defense, discovering that killing enemies granted him experience and levels through the System 1. He accepted the System's Novice Gift Pack, learned the Qi Gathering Art, and became a cultivator before fleeing Qingyang City to avoid the City Guard's investigation 2.

He survived the wilderness by hunting demonic beasts, then joined Boss Zhao's caravan as a guide to Cloud Creek City. During the journey, he used System analysis to defeat Team Leader Zhang Kui without taking all three promised attacks, commanded the caravan's defense against bandits, and killed the One-Eyed Dragon King 3 5. Rather than claim most of the caravan's spoils, he insisted that fallen escorts' families be compensated 5.

Appearance

Lin Xiao initially wore thin hemp clothing and appeared impoverished after leaving Qingyang City. Upon reaching Cloud Creek City, he exchanged his tattered clothes for a clean black martial outfit 3 5.

• His body developed a faint jade-like luster after absorbing the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk 13.
• After entering the Physical Body Extreme Realm, his skin became smooth and lustrous like jade; faint dark-golden dragon-scale shadows emerge beneath it when he draws on his physical power 47.
• He commonly carries himself with a restrained, calm presence that conceals his strength until he chooses to reveal it 14 19.

Personality

Lin Xiao is pragmatic, calculating, and intensely survival-driven. His first days in Qingyang City taught him that weakness invites exploitation, but he does not pursue violence needlessly: after subduing Zhang Kui, he stated that he only wanted to reach Cloud Creek City peacefully, provided no one provoked him 4.

He remains composed under intimidation and uses opponents' pride, fear, habits, and tactical errors against them. He forced Xiao Lang's Heavenly Wolf Society to accept a compromise without fighting by exploiting their fear of attracting stronger demonic beasts 10. He also confronts stronger enemies directly when retreat would compromise his goals, as shown by his decision to risk the Spirit Devouring Demonic Vine for the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk 12.

Despite his ruthlessness toward enemies, Lin Xiao is loyal and generous toward those who stand with him. He refused a place in Heaven Class One so he could remain with Shi Lei, Su Yue, and Yellow Class Nine, then invested immense resources into their techniques, weapons, armor, pills, and training 23 28 30 45.

Abilities & Skills

System

Lin Xiao possesses a game-like System panel that only he can see.

• Tracks his realm, level, attributes, aptitude, cultivation methods, skills, items, Merit Points, and experience 1 2 21.
• Awards experience and attribute increases for killing humans and demonic beasts 3 5.
• Can scan opponents to identify their realm, techniques, martial skills, background, and combat weaknesses 4 8 10 25.
• Enables him to rapidly learn and catalogue cultivation methods, martial skills, and reference knowledge from the Library Pavilion 14 17.
• Recorded 1,324 mastered basic martial skills after his Library Pavilion studies 21.

Martial Analysis and Tactical Command

Lin Xiao's greatest practical advantage is his ability to turn System data and accumulated martial knowledge into immediate decisions.

• Exploited Zhang Kui's injured left leg and slow saber recovery to place a dagger at his throat despite a three-level realm gap 4.
• Directed the Black Wind Escort Agency during the bandit ambush by calculating enemy routes, formation weaknesses, and optimal responses in real time 4.
• Identifies minute flaws in techniques, such as the gaps between Li Mo's Tidal Wave Palm forces and Wu Tianxiong's flawed “Imperial Dao” 8 40.
• Uses modern combat theory, military-style training, and coordinated tactics to turn Yellow Class Nine into an effective unit 24 39.

Innate Dao Body

Although his initial aptitude was Mortal-Grade Inferior, Lin Xiao later demonstrated the ability to directly draw Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy without a Spiritual Root.

• His aptitude rose to Profound-Grade Mid-Tier after using the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk 13.
• He attracted and manipulated ambient Spiritual Qi during Fang Yuan's lesson, leading the academy to identify him as possessing an Innate Dao Body 21 22.
• This revelation led Vice Principal Chu Tianxing to offer him admission to Heaven Class One and top academy resources, which Lin Xiao refused 22 23.

Unbending True Meaning

Lin Xiao comprehended the Unbending True Meaning from a dim Martial Dao Imprint in the Martial Arts Pavilion.

• Represents his martial path of patience, resilience, identifying flaws in adversity, and overcoming the strong from a weaker position 20.
• Grants a 10% increase to all attributes when he is severely injured or facing an enemy of a higher realm 21.
• Increases his insight into enemy weaknesses by 50% under those conditions; its effect grows with his willpower 21.

Cloak Axe Technique

A Human-Tier Low-Grade martial skill recovered from the One-Eyed Dragon King's body.

• Emphasizes momentum, broad power generation, and close-range force 5.
• Lin Xiao adapted its force-generating principles for his fists, kicks, and dagger rather than using an axe 5 6.
• Reached minor accomplishment after his first week of cultivation in Cloud Creek City 5.

One Finger Annihilation

Lin Xiao's signature finger-strike principle, created through his analysis and integration of numerous martial arts.

• Defeated Wang Chen's Tidal Wave Palm and incapacitated him with a single finger strike 15 16.
• Uses concentrated force to attack a single structural weakness and collapse an opponent's technique 16.
• Later incorporated the speed and penetration principles of Rushing Thunder Swordplay into the technique 46.

Instant Shadow Sword

An Earth-Tier Low-Grade sword skill produced through the System's Martial Skill Fusion function.

• Fused from Basic Swordplay, Basic Movement Technique, and Phantom Tracing Steps 27 28.
• Pursues directness, extreme speed, and decisive sharpness rather than elaborate variations 28.
• Requires a suitable sword to display its full strength 28.

Reversing the Mortal World

Lin Xiao's ultimate killing move, forged from his accumulated martial understanding and rebellious intent.

• Defeated Wu Tianxiong, who had reached half-step Spirit Movement, with this attack 41.
• Uses destructive killing intent opposed to Wu Tianxiong's supreme-yang Imperial Dao 41.
• Severely injures Lin Xiao and damaged his martial foundation before it was later repaired through System-assisted recovery 42 44.

Physical Body Extreme Realm

A legendary body-tempering state achieved by fusing dragon-blood and wolf-king energies.

• Grants immense physical power without relying on Spiritual Energy 47.
• Produces dark-golden dragon-scale markings beneath his skin when activated 47.
• Lin Xiao believes his body alone can contend with, or tear apart, a Spirit Movement Realm cultivator 47.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Ink Shadow — Profound-Tier Mid-Grade spirit sword forged from Millennium Profound Iron Elite and Deep Sea Silver. It is indestructible, armor-piercing, extremely sharp, and can absorb Spiritual Energy to reinforce itself 28.
• Swamp Giant Crocodile inner armor — Human-Tier High-Grade, lightweight inner armor crafted by Master Ouye from a Second-Order Swamp Giant Crocodile's hide. It retains defensive Demonic Energy and may be capable of later promotion 14 15.
• Black Wind Escort Agency token — Black iron token marked “Wind,” given by Zhang Kui as a guarantee of assistance from the agency 5.
• Profound Iron Token — Mysterious black token recovered from Wu Tianxiong. The System identifies it as a critical quest item with unknown conditions and immense karma 42.
• Blood-red map — Map recovered from Zhao Wuji's storage ring, marking the Black Wind Mountain Range, Repentance Cliff, and the Black Stone Great Desert 42 46.

Relationships

• Shi Lei — Closest companion and frontline ally. They met during Cloud Creek Academy enrollment, fought together in the Myriad Beast Mountain Range, and Shi Lei became a core member of Lin Xiao's class 6 8 23.
• Su Yue — Close companion, sword-using teammate, and the City Lord's daughter. She supported Lin Xiao during the entrance assessment, argued for mercy after Wu Tianxiong's defeat, and helped manage the aftermath of the battle 6 12 41 42.
• Rebel Mortal class — Lin Xiao's students and combat force, formerly Yellow Class Nine. He trained, equipped, and personally tailored cultivation techniques for them; they regard him as their Chief Instructor 24 28 30 44 45.
• Chu Tianxing — Vice Principal of Cloud Creek Academy's Outer Court. Chu recognizes Lin Xiao's ability, grants concessions for his companions, personally oversees the Rebel Mortal class, and offers support while testing their growth 22 23 44 48.
• Zhang Kui — Black Wind Escort Agency team leader. Initially tested Lin Xiao in combat, then became a grateful ally after Lin Xiao saved the caravan and defeated the One-Eyed Dragon King 4 5.
• Boss Zhao / Zhao Defa — Merchant caravan owner whose caravan Lin Xiao guided and protected en route to Cloud Creek City 3 5.
• Xiao Lang — Rival and leader of the Heavenly Wolf Society. Lin Xiao repeatedly humiliated or outmaneuvered him, including breaking his Gravity Tower record; Xiao Lang vowed to kill him 10 13 18.
• Li Tianyi — Heaven Class Three head student defeated by Lin Xiao on the Life and Death Stage despite reaching a temporary Body Refinement Ninth Level through a Mad Blood Pill 26 27.
• Wu Tianxiong — Half-step Spirit Movement opponent and former Heavenly Martial Society powerhouse. Lin Xiao defeated him with Reversing the Mortal World, leaving his cultivation crippled 39 42.
• Zhao Wuji — Heaven Class Three student and Heavenly Martial Society vice-president. Lin Xiao opposed his attempt to monopolize the Black Wind Mountain Range mission and later publicly reserved Zhao Wuji's life during the Bloody Trial 33 34 49.
• Fang Yuan — Yellow Class Nine instructor who publicly demeaned Lin Xiao, then lost standing after Lin Xiao demonstrated his Innate Dao Body; Fang Yuan was dismissed from the academy 21 22.

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Qingyang City and escape — Fails the aptitude test, gains the System, kills Wang Hu in self-defense, and begins cultivating before abandoning Qingyang City 1 2.
• Wilderness and caravan journey — Hunts demonic beasts, joins Zhao Defa's caravan, subdues Zhang Kui, and saves the caravan from the One-Eyed Dragon King's bandits 3 5.
• Cloud Creek Academy entrance assessment — Teams with Shi Lei and Su Yue, rises through the rankings, defeats Li Mo's group, hunts a Swamp Giant Crocodile, and escapes the Heavenly Wolf Society through negotiation 6 12.
• Body remodeling and academy entry — Obtains the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk, transforms his aptitude, enters Cloud Creek Academy, and is assigned to Yellow Class Nine 12 14.
• Library, Gravity Tower, and martial path — Uses the Library Pavilion to build a vast martial database, breaks the nine-times-gravity record, and comprehends Unbending True Meaning 14 21.
• Rise of Yellow Class Nine — Rejects Heaven Class One, secures better treatment for his companions, trains Yellow Class Nine, and defeats Li Tianyi on the Life and Death Stage 23 27.
• Black Wind Mountain Range conflict — Leads his class against the Heavenly Martial Society, defeats Wu Tianxiong, and gains resources that elevate the group into the Rebel Mortal class 33 45.
• Bloody Trial — Leads the Rebel Mortal class into the Bloody Secret Realm, conceals their auras, establishes mental links with his thirty members, and targets the Blood Soul Altar 49 50.

Notable Quotes

“I just... found my own path.” 20

“Come and die.” 40