Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background / History
- 4Appearance
- 5Personality
- 6Abilities & Skills
- 6.1Saint Heart of Emotion
- 6.2Resonance of Emotion Body
- 6.3Myriad Transformation Heavenly Spirit Body
- 6.4Attribute Transfer and Silent Augmentation
- 6.5Heavenly Origin Sensing Body
- 6.6Combat Skill
- 7Relationships
- 8Notable Quotes
Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Xu Ling'er (许玲儿) |
| Alias(es) | Demon Ling'er |
| Species/Race | Human; later demonized by the Demon Race |
| Gender | Female |
| Affiliation | Disciple of Yun Shou; instructed by Supreme Yan Yingxue as her Half-Master |
| Occupation/Role | Martial artist; Saint Body cultivator; Yun Shou's disciple |
| Status | Active |
| First Appearance | 194 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Great Grandmaster | 194 | Reached in 2877 after Yun Shou taught her the True Essence Meridian Refining Method and used Divine Silver Water to raise her cultivation. |
| Innate | 194 | Advanced from Great Grandmaster to Innate within roughly one year through Yun Shou's resources and guidance; awakened the Saint Heart of Emotion. |
| Heavenly Human | 208 | Reached the Heavenly Human realm in 2901 after more than a decade of combat and resource accumulation in the Second Human-Demon War Zone. |
| Mid Heavenly Human | 210 | Had reached Mid Heavenly Human by the time she challenged and defeated numerous Misty Sect peers. |
| Heavenly Human Perfection | 323 | Reached perfection in 2914, having progressed from mortal to this stage in a little over thirty years. |
| Overlord | 336 | Advanced in 2951; her Saint Body evolved into the Resonance of Emotion Body. |
| Middle-ranking Human Supreme | 396 | Her Essence had risen to nearly fifty times, though her comparatively low realm left her among the weaker Fourth Realm combatants in the Ten Thousand Races Battlefield. |
| Peak Supreme | 415 | Reached Peak Supreme, but required immense resources and further comprehension to progress toward True King. |
| True King | 638 | Advanced with 700× Essence; her Saint Body evolved into the Heavenly Origin Sensing Body, granting long-range aura tracking and a fivefold combat multiplier. |
| Century King | 436 | Ascended after completing the Way of Zun Yuan. |
| Sixth Realm | 466 | Condensed a Venerable Yuan Dao Seal in 4930; possessed 2,900× Essence and approximately 70 million Thorn Power. |
| Fifth Realm Minor Accomplishment (Extreme Martial System) | 483 | Her re-cultivated Saint Body retained its attribute-transfer ability and gained a combat-power multiplier of up to forty-eightfold. |
Background / History
Xu Ling'er was Chen Kongyu's childhood sweetheart in Xiaoli Village. After Chen joined the Misty Sect, she waited for him for decades, eventually becoming an elderly woman whose name had largely been forgotten by the villagers. Yun Shou found her living alone, cultivating a small vegetable garden, and offered to accept her as his disciple, teach her martial arts, and extend her lifespan. She immediately bowed and became his disciple. 194
Under Yun Shou's direct instruction and resources, Xu Ling'er rapidly advanced from an ordinary woman to an Innate martial artist. Her breakthrough awakened the Saint Heart of Emotion, a Saint Body whose mental-power amplification reflected the intensity of her feelings. 194 195
Yun Shou arranged for Chen Kongyu's return to Xiaoli Village so Xu Ling'er could test whether his professed devotion was genuine. Chen rejected her aged appearance, only accepting her after Yun Shou restored her youthful form. Xu Ling'er recognized that Chen's affection was conditional and ultimately killed him after he attacked her and Yun Shou. 203 205
Afterward, she registered as an Innate martial artist and accepted the obligations attached to that status. Rather than join the Misty Sect, she chose to repay its demanded compensation of 2,200 Battle Merit through service in the Second Human-Demon War Zone. She completed the debt by 2901 and reached the Heavenly Human realm through sustained combat. 206 207 208
Her trauma from Chen Kongyu's betrayal reshaped her Martial Will. Its original image of a young couple leaning together was torn apart, becoming a lone, beautiful, tragic girl; it later changed again to depict the elderly Xu Ling'er reaching toward the hand Yun Shou had extended when he accepted her as a disciple. 234
Xu Ling'er was later abducted from a Human-Demon War Zone resource point by three Demon Race Pseudo Kings. The Demon Race's second faction had targeted her as an exceptional Saint Body conversion subject. She became completely demonized, but retained her attachment to Yun Shou and secretly protected him as Demon Ling'er. 241 243 251 255
Appearance
Xu Ling'er's documented appearances range from the village girl Chen Kongyu remembered to the elderly disguise she used while awaiting his return.
- As a young girl, she wore pigtails, smiled with crescent-shaped eyes, and favored a plain green dress. 204
- After decades of waiting, she appeared aged and wrinkled while concealing her identity in Xiaoli Village. 205
- Yun Shou restored her youthful appearance during her confrontation with Chen Kongyu. 205
- Her demonized form was described as a supreme true demon tens of meters tall before her evolving Saint Body altered her transformation. 251
Personality
Xu Ling'er is deeply devoted, grateful, and intensely attached to Yun Shou, whom she considers irreplaceable. She refused the Misty Sect despite the cost, declaring that she already had a master and would rather earn 2,200 Battle Merit to settle the matter herself. 207
Chen Kongyu's betrayal left her distrustful of men and suspicious that others might value women only for youth and appearance. This trauma led her to test Bei Chenguang's loyalty to Jiang Yueli, though she genuinely hoped to be proven wrong. 235
Despite her emotional wounds, Xu Ling'er is capable of decisive action. After seeing Chen Kongyu's true nature, she accepted reality and chose to kill him rather than remain bound to her former devotion. 205 753
Abilities & Skills
Saint Heart of Emotion
Xu Ling'er's original Saint Body amplifies her mental power according to the intensity of her emotions.
- Provides roughly 1.3× mental power while calm and up to 9× under extreme emotion. 195
- Thinking of Chen Kongyu could raise her mental power to four times its normal level. 195
- Increased combat capability and accelerated Vital Energy absorption; at one point, it raised her absorption speed threefold. 195
- Its emotional nature made her cultivation and breakthroughs strongly dependent on her psychological state. 380 391
Resonance of Emotion Body
After reaching Overlord, her Saint Heart of Emotion evolved into the Resonance of Emotion Body.
- Retains the user's 1.3× to 9× mental-power amplification. 336
- Requires emotions focused on a specific individual rather than any emotion. 336
- Can strengthen the mental power of the person toward whom her emotion is directed, provided they are within her mental-power radiation range. 336
- The ally enhancement is additive rather than multiplicative. 336
Myriad Transformation Heavenly Spirit Body
Xu Ling'er's Saint Body evolved again after her demonization and advancement to the Third Realm.
- An unprecedented Saint Body not recorded in human history; Xu Ling'er named it the Myriad Transformation Heavenly Spirit Body. 251
- Her exceptional mental strength and physical resilience made her unusually suited to resist the Demon Race's corrupting “code babble.” 251
- Allowed her to retain her own will despite becoming Demon Ling'er. 243 251
Attribute Transfer and Silent Augmentation
Later evolutions of Xu Ling'er's Saint Body turned her into an extraordinary support cultivator for Yun Shou.
- She can enter deep sleep or a death-like state while continuously augmenting Yun Shou. 391 397
- Initially transferred nearly 50% of her attributes, including combat power, talent, and comprehension. 391
- Her Sixth Realm Saint Body could stack 99% of her attributes onto Yun Shou. 466
- She deliberately remained at peak strength rather than re-cultivating, intending to protect Yun Shou's cultivation. 467
- Her later re-cultivated Saint Body gained a combat-power multiplier of up to 48× while preserving the attribute-transfer function. 483
Heavenly Origin Sensing Body
During Yun Shou's reincarnations and travels across domains, Xu Ling'er's Saint Body evolved for tracking.
- Senses Yun Shou's Vital Energy aura and other minute traces across a vast range. 638
- Allowed her to trace Yun Shou through multiple Yuan Tian domains and uncover his various identities and legacies. 638
- At True King, it was equivalent to a seventyfold Complete Battle Body and granted a fivefold combat multiplier. 638
Combat Skill
Xu Ling'er is an experienced battlefield cultivator capable of exploiting weaknesses through technique and awareness.
- Defeated a Sub-Dragon by using combat awareness and Vital Energy infiltration against its tough exterior. 423
- Fought extensively in the Human-Demon War Zone to earn Battle Merit and sustain her advancement. 207 208
- As Demon Ling'er, she was powerful enough to deter the Thorn Demon True King through the threat of self-destruction. 255
Relationships
- Yun Shou / Shou Yun — Her master and the person who rescued her from a life of waiting, taught her martial arts, and remained the focus of her loyalty and Saint Body evolutions. 194 235 391
- Chen Kongyu — Her childhood sweetheart. She waited for him for decades, but killed him after his obsession with her youthful appearance led him to attack her. 205 311
- Yan Yingxue — Her Half-Master and instructor, a Supreme who accepted the arrangement after Xu Ling'er refused to recognize anyone other than Yun Shou as her master. 210
- Jiang Liu — An Overlord who recognized Xu Ling'er's potential and recommended her to Yan Yingxue. 210
- Bei Chenguang — Her junior brother in Yun Shou's circle. Xu Ling'er tested his devotion to Jiang Yueli because of her own trauma, and was relieved when he proved sincere. 235
- Jiang Yueli — Assisted Xu Ling'er in testing Bei Chenguang by posing as severely injured and near the end of her lifespan. 235
- Thorn Demon True King — Forced by Demon Ling'er's threat to protect Yun Shou rather than harm him. 255
Notable Quotes
“Thank you, Master, for your reminder, thank you, Master... for letting me see everything clearly!” 205
“I will not join your sect. I would rather diligently accumulate two thousand two hundred Battle Merit and return it all to you!” 207