Su Ling

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Su Ling (苏凌)
Alias(es)	Ling'er; Su Family heir; Supreme Disciple; Blood Phoenix Clan retainer
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Su Family; Nine Heavens University; Blood Phoenix Clan
Occupation/Role	Martial artist; Qin Yanyu's retainer
Status	Alive; returned to Blue Star at the Shatter Star Initial Stage 831
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate True Bone	11	Born with an Innate True Bone; reached the Shadowless realm of Extreme Shadow Swordplay. 11
Eighty Martial Bones; Sword Qi Realm	208	Revealed his cultivation while confronting Su Ye at Shenyun Military Camp. 208
Supreme Bone; five Extreme Bones	262	Defeated Hanlan prodigy Sun Taiqing in fewer than one hundred moves; his Supreme Bone and at least five Extreme Bones were exposed. 262
Soul Realm	272	Reached the Soul Realm at eighteen before his duel with Chen Kuangdao. 272
Nine Bone-Breaking Cycles	323	Completed all nine cycles, gaining the dual Imprints Dragon Soaring the Star Sea and King. 323
High Essence Fusion	399	Manifested ten paths of Origin Power, including a dragon-shaped strand. 399
Initial True Bone Stage	441	Underwent Thunder Tribulation to secure a place on Longhua's Spirit Bamboo Secret Realm roster. 441 442
Initial Spirit Splitting Stage	549	Reappeared alongside Lin Wudi and helped Su Ye, Xiao Yuan, and Lin Wudi break the Sea Python's barrier. 549
Mid-level Star Fusion	679	Arrived in the Suiyin Star Domain with sharp sword qi visible in his gaze. 679
Shatter Star Initial Stage	831	Returned to Blue Star and stood against the Hundred Meridians Heavenly Chosen seeking to challenge Su Ye. 831

Background

Su Ling was born on Blue Star with an Innate True Bone, a gift that made him exceptional in Shenyun City but unremarkable beside the three thousand True Inheritances. His grandfather had intended to grant him a Dragon-Shaped Mark, though a misunderstanding within the family caused lasting resentment around the inheritance. 768

Selected for Shenyun's Special Training Camp, Su Ling initially rose almost without opposition. He regarded himself as the Su Family's rightful heir and treated his cousin Su Ye—then an Abandoned Son—as beneath notice. His confidence rested on his talent, family status, and belief that martial prowess alone defined a person's worth. 208 234 During his early rise, he defeated a Great Completion Bone Tempering martial artist in two sword strikes and forced a Blood Nourishing Initial Stage martial artist back one step using his True Bone Divine Ability. 195

His engagement to Lin Qingyue was arranged as an alliance between the Su and Lin Families. The engagement banquet was announced shortly after Su Ling was recognized as Shenyun City's foremost Heavenly Pride Prodigy. 195

Su Ling's Innate True Bone later evolved into a Supreme Bone. He acquired five Extreme Bones, received the attention of the Heavenly Light Supreme of Nine Heavens University, and gained the Spirit Sword Yaoguang. 262 263 He subsequently completed the near-suicidal Nine Bone-Breaking Cycles, earning two Imprints and exceptional potential. 323

Although Su Ling defeated Sun Taiqing and briefly attained Flawless Unity against Chen Kuangdao, he ultimately lost their closely contested duel by a single move after fifty exchanges. The loss did not erase his standing as one of the Eastern Four Provinces' foremost prodigies. 262 274 275

A Dragon Soul residing within his Sea of Consciousness became a decisive influence on his path. It supplied knowledge, promised him dominion over Blue Star, and encouraged his fixation on surpassing Su Ye. Though Su Ling understood that the Dragon Soul likely had deeper motives, he continued cooperating with it. 443 446 The entity was later identified as the Vast Dragon Lord, whose influence had turned Su Ling into a puppet and whose goal was to recover its scattered souls and return to its peak. 474 503 769

During the Spirit Bamboo Secret Realm crisis, Su Ling's Nirvana Phoenix Body developed beyond Lin Qingyue's. He later fought beside Su Ye, Xiao Yuan, and Lin Wudi against the Fifth Tier Divine Realm Sea Python rather than abandoning them. 549 Afterward, he said that his identity was no longer suitable for public appearances. As he learned more about the Phoenix Body and the events surrounding it, he also began to suspect that the Lin Family had planned both the annulment of Su Ye's engagement and Lin Qingyue's subsequent engagement to him. 550 562 564

After leaving Blue Star, Su Ling became Qin Yanyu's retainer under a restrictive bloodline Dao Contract. Qin Yanyu removed the contract after he agreed to explain the origin of her Heavenly Origin Divine Eye, allowing him to reveal that her elder brother, Su Ye, had survived. 728 729 He remained concerned for Blue Star and his family, particularly fearing that Lin Qingyue might return before him and exploit Su Ye's weakened condition. 730

Su Ling later placed tenth in the Nine Saints Sect's third selection test. His Cause-and-Effect Path revealed both his early rivalry with Su Ye and the role the Flood Dragon's power had played in his rise. 768 769 He eventually returned to Blue Star and defended it alongside other Longhua cultivators. 831 Having followed Su Ye's path since Blue Star, Su Ling later judged that Su Ye's foundation had long surpassed not only the Star-Destroying Advanced Stage and Perfection, but also that of ordinary Half-Step World Lords. 910

Personality

Su Ling was initially proud, status-conscious, and openly contemptuous of Su Ye. He considered alchemy subordinate to martial arts and believed that only personal combat strength could establish a true path in the world. 208 234

His ambition became increasingly obsessive as Su Ye's accomplishments eclipsed his own. The Dragon Soul amplified his desire to become the strongest figure in the Su Family, Longhua, and ultimately the world. 446 448

Despite this rivalry, Su Ling gradually develops a more complicated respect for Su Ye. He remembers Su Ye saving his life, wishes for Su Ye to advance during the Nine Saints Sect trials, and recognizes them both as members of the Su Family who came from Blue Star. 757 767 776 His familiarity with Su Ye's beginnings also informs his later assessment of the extraordinary depth of Su Ye's cultivation foundation. 910

His later actions show a stronger sense of loyalty toward both Su Ye and Blue Star. He guarded the planet's location from the Blood Phoenix Clan and openly rejected the Hundred Meridians Heavenly Chosen's demand that Su Ye appear before them. 730 831

Abilities & Skills

Innate True Bone and Supreme Bone

Su Ling's Innate True Bone allowed him to draw upon traces of divine ability power from the lower realms. Its later transformation into a Supreme Bone vastly elevated his foundation and potential.

• Innate True Bone power enables cross-realm combat, but conventional users are heavily drained by a single all-out divine-ability strike. 195
• Used his True Bone Divine Ability to force a Blood Nourishing Initial Stage martial artist back one step during Special Training Camp. 195
• Revealed a Supreme Bone and at least five Extreme Bones while defeating Sun Taiqing. 262
• Temporarily reached the Flawless Unity level through his Supreme Bone during his battle with Chen Kuangdao. 274
• Completed the Nine Bone-Breaking Cycles and gained the Dragon Soaring the Star Sea and King Imprints. 323

Swordsmanship

Su Ling is a sword cultivator whose combat style combines sharp sword qi, Spirit Artifact resonance, and high-level martial skill mastery.

• Cultivated Extreme Shadow Swordplay to the Shadowless realm. 11
• Reached the Sword Qi Realm by the time he possessed eighty Martial Bones. 208
• Defeated a Great Completion Bone Tempering martial artist in two sword strikes during Special Training Camp. 195
• Resonated with the Spirit Sword Yaoguang after touching the level of Sword Soul. 263
• Used the perfected martial skill Light Cone Sword in his clash with Chen Kuangdao. 274
• Failed to attain sword intent in Vast Sea Swordplay despite attempting the technique. 83

Flood Dragon Power and Dragon Soul

Su Ling awakened power connected to a Star Fusion Flood Dragon, which accelerated his development but tied his future to the Dragon Soul's designs. 768

• The Dragon Soul resides within his Sea of Consciousness and provides knowledge of extraterrestrial threats. 443 446
• It promised to make him Blue Star's ruler if he aided its recovery. 446
• Its influence intensified Su Ling's fixation on defeating Su Ye and reaching the peak of power. 446 448
• His Dragon-Shaped Mark's potential awakened during the Tiandong conflict, helping establish his reputation among Longhua's elite prodigies. 768
• The Dragon Soul was revealed to be the Vast Dragon Lord, which sought to restore itself by recovering five souls and spirits; Su Ling recognized that its voice had been bewitching him. 474 769
• The Vast Dragon Lord's control over Su Ling was later publicly identified as the cause of his transformation from an Innate True Bone holder into a historical-level monster. 503

Nirvana Phoenix Body

Su Ling possesses a Nirvana Phoenix Body whose development ultimately surpassed Lin Qingyue's.

• The body manifested through his Yin-Yang connection with Lin Qingyue; she believed part of the Phoenix Body had remained within him. 549
• His rebirth during the Spirit Bamboo Secret Realm matched the body's nirvana nature. 549
• Its development accompanied his rapid rise to the Initial Spirit Splitting Stage. 549
• His Phoenix Blood continued to develop rapidly after he entered the Blood Phoenix Clan's sphere of influence. 681

Equipment

• Yaoguang — Spirit Sword bestowed by the Heavenly Light Supreme; resonated with Su Ling after he touched Sword Soul. 263
• Spirit Artifact — Used in his duel with Chen Kuangdao, where both combatants brought their Spirit Artifacts to bear. 274

Relationships

• Su Ye — Cousin and former rival. Su Ling initially dismissed him as the Su Family's Abandoned Son, but later acknowledges his strength, remembers Su Ye saving his life, and supports his advancement. Having known Su Ye since their time on Blue Star, he can also recognize the exceptional depth of Su Ye's later cultivation foundation. 208 757 776 910
• Lin Qingyue — Fiancée through the Su and Lin Families' political engagement. Their Yin-Yang union was connected to the emergence of Su Ling's Nirvana Phoenix Body. Su Ling later grew wary of her as he came to suspect that her family's schemes had shaped their engagement. 195 549 564
• Su Li — Father and Su Family Head. Su Li strongly supported Su Ling's rise and encouraged him to fight without restraint. 177 263
• Heavenly Light Supreme — Vice Principal of Nine Heavens University who reserved Su Ling as a personal disciple and bestowed Yaoguang upon him. 262 263
• Vast Dragon Lord / Dragon Soul — The entity within Su Ling's Sea of Consciousness. It enhanced his potential while steering him toward its own objective of restoring itself, ultimately exerting puppet-like control over him. 443 446 503 769
• Qin Yanyu — His master as a Blood Phoenix Clan retainer. She removed his bloodline Dao Contract in exchange for information about her Heavenly Origin Divine Eye, and Su Ling revealed that her elder brother Su Ye had survived. 728 729
• Li Ya — Blood Phoenix Clan elder who imposed the restrictive bloodline Dao Contract upon Su Ling and Lin Qingyue after their departure from Blue Star. 727 728
• Lin Wudi — Fellow Longhua prodigy and Spirit Bamboo Secret Realm teammate; they later fought beside Su Ye and Xiao Yuan against the Sea Python. 443 549
• Su Han — Su Family elder, staunch supporter of Su Ling's branch, and his protector. 234

Notable Quotes

“I, Su Ling, aim for Spirit Splitting! I will certainly reach Spirit Splitting!” 234

“I, Su Ling! Am the most outstanding one!!!” 448

“Let your light bloom. After all... we both came from Blue Star. We are both members of the Su Family.” 767

“First, my name is Su Ling. Second... You want him to face you? What are you even supposed to be? Where do you get the right and the nerve?” 831