Xu Xiayan

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Xu Xiayan (许夏烟)
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Xu Family; Wang Family of Tianfeng City; Summer Chasing Smoke
Occupation/Role	Six-Star Hunter; leader of the A-class professional team Summer Chasing Smoke; external high-ranking official and consultant of the Wang Family
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 266 (named appearance)
Age	31 318
Family	Youngest daughter of Xu Wen; aunt of Xu Qianqian 266 318

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Three-Star Professional	318	Reached Three-Star at age 18.
Three-Star Limit	318	Reached the Three-Star limit and traveled to Tianfeng City at age 21.
High-level Professional	318	Advanced at age 23, equaling the world record for reaching the high-level ranks.
Five-Star Professional	318	Advanced at age 26.
Six-Star Hunter	318	Advanced at age 30; became one of Tianfeng City's youngest Six-Star Professionals and a leading candidate to reach Seven-Star.

Background

Xu Xiayan is the youngest daughter of Xu Wen, the patriarch of the Xu Family, and Xu Qianqian's paternal aunt. Her exceptional bloodline and talent allowed her to rise quickly as a Hunter, but she left Longyao City for Tianfeng City after reaching the Three-Star limit rather than remain confined to the Xu Family's internal struggles. 266 318

Before becoming a High-level Professional, she was recruited through an introduction by the Wang Family, one of Tianfeng City's Eight Great Families. The Wang Family provided her with resources, protection, and opportunities; she later became an externally hired high-ranking official, a consultant equal in standing to Wang Family elders, and a disciple of the family's pinnacle figure. 268 270 318

She founded Summer Chasing Smoke eight years before the events in Tianfeng City. The team rapidly rose from E-class to C-class within three months, B-class within two years, and A-class three years before its profile was reviewed; it is among Tianfeng City's teams closest to attaining S-class status. 318

Xu Wen attempted to designate her as his heir, believing her strength could secure the Xu Family's future. Xu Xiayan rejected both the succession and the family's expectations that she marry, settle down, and serve its bloodline interests. She considers the Xu Family's influence insignificant compared with the wider world and openly severed much of her attachment to its factional politics. 266 269 318

Appearance

Xu Xiayan is a striking, mature woman with an exceptionally feminine figure and a presence that draws attention even in crowded settings. Her appearance contrasts sharply with her formidable status as a Six-Star Hunter. 265 309

• Long, waterfall-like black hair and notably fair skin. 265
• Delicate features and a mature, glamorous aura. 265
• Often dresses casually, but can adopt a classical, court-style outfit that gives her a heroic and graceful appearance. 269
• Her stern training demeanor and powerful aura make her difficult for inexperienced team members to approach casually. 309 340

Personality

Xu Xiayan is independent, proud, playful, and deeply dismissive of status gained solely through family influence. She values personal strength, practical ability, and freedom of choice over the Xu Family's political maneuvering. Her refusal to become Xu Wen's heir stems from both her ambition and her disappointment with the family's infighting. 266 269 318

Despite her casual and teasing behavior—particularly toward Su Ming and Xu Qianqian—she is a conscientious team leader. She adopts a strict front during training to preserve discipline, protect her team's standards, and keep younger members focused. 267 309

She is highly receptive to exceptional talent. Su Ming's Seven-Star spiritual potential immediately changed her assessment of him and prompted repeated attempts to recruit him into the Wang Family's affiliated forces. 268 274 276

Abilities & Skills

Six-Star Hunter

Xu Xiayan is a Six-Star Professional, placing her among Tianfeng City's strongest younger Hunters. Her aura alone pressures lower-ranked Professionals, and Chi Qian's post-breakthrough strength was notable specifically because it could make Xu Xiayan feel threatened. 318 339

• Advanced to Six-Star at age 30. 318
• Is regarded as one of Tianfeng City's likeliest candidates to eventually reach Seven-Star. 318
• Once challenged Xu Wen, another Six-Star Professional; although she could not defeat the more experienced patriarch, she managed to strike his face and burn his beard. 318
• Maintains sufficient control over her bloodline and power that Su Ming could not accurately judge her strength before she disclosed it. 318

Team Leadership

As leader of Summer Chasing Smoke, Xu Xiayan has built and maintained a major A-class team with 133 members and nine High-level Professionals. 318

• Leads a team containing four Four-Star, three Five-Star, and two Six-Star Professionals. 318
• Pursues opportunities to elevate Summer Chasing Smoke to S-class. 318
• Personally supervises combat drills, corrects technique and stance, and enforces safety measures such as activating Alchemy Barriers during sparring. 309
• Spent half a year preparing contingencies and reducing uncertainties before a major Hidden Wonderland operation. 372
• Prioritizes stable long-term planning over reckless advancement, a quality Chi Qian comes to admire. 372

Talent Identification and Recruitment

Xu Xiayan has a strong eye for potential and actively recruits promising Professionals into her sphere. 268 271 309

• Used a Spirit Energy Tester to assess Su Ming's spirituality, discovering his potential to reach Seven-Star as a Sorcerer. 267 268
• Tried to recruit Su Ming for the super Hunter Family supporting her in Tianfeng City. 268
• Brought Bai Xuefei, Bai Ruxiang, and Bai Xiaoyan from Longyao City to Tianfeng City, introducing them to the Wang Family and later incorporating the Bai sisters into Summer Chasing Smoke. 271 349
• Gives Bai Ruxiang additional attention in training, aiming to push her to the peak of Three-Star and potentially into the High-level ranks. 309

Equipment / Resources

• Spirit Energy Tester — An Alchemy Tool used to test a Sorcerer's spirituality and potential; Xu Xiayan used it to reveal Su Ming's Seven-Star potential. 267 268
• The Ark — A luxurious, heavily protected alchemy airship used for travel between Longyao City and Tianfeng City. It can fly, dive, become invisible, navigate the wilderness, and operate through autopilot. 271
• Wang Family residence — As a Wang Family-affiliated external official, Xu Xiayan possesses a detached residence in the Wang Family ancestral grounds, which she uses as Summer Chasing Smoke's base. 309
• Former villa in Dragon Heart District — Later provided to Su Ming; it includes an underground training room and became the intended headquarters of Azure Mercury. 286 338

Relationships

• Xu Qianqian — Her niece. Xu Xiayan teases her freely, but also advises her to seek strength and independence rather than become trapped by Xu Family politics. She intends to bring Xu Qianqian to Tianfeng City once she reaches the Six-Star limit. 266 269
• Su Ming — A fellow Longyao City native whom she initially underestimated, then attempted to recruit after discovering his Seven-Star potential. She transported him to Tianfeng City and later became impressed by his leadership of Azure Mercury. 268 271 339 340
• Xu Wen — Her father and the Xu Family patriarch. He wants Xu Xiayan to inherit the family; she rejects his plans and once challenged him to a fight. 266 318
• Wang Family — Her Tianfeng City backers. She is an externally hired Professional, consultant, and future ace of the family after becoming a disciple of its pinnacle figure. 270 318
• Wang Di — Vice-Leader of Summer Chasing Smoke and a Six-Star Wang Family direct descendant. His decision to join her team is widely associated with his affection for Xu Xiayan. 324
• Chi Qian — A female legend whom Xu Xiayan admires for rising from an ordinary background. Xu Xiayan later recognizes Chi Qian's improved strength and loyalty to Su Ming. 317 339
• Bai Ruxiang, Bai Xiaoyan, and Bai Xuefei — Longyao City Hunters whom Xu Xiayan brought to Tianfeng City; all later received training or recruitment through Summer Chasing Smoke. 271 309 349

Story Role / Major Arcs

Return to Longyao City

Xu Xiayan returns to the Xu Family after ten years away and immediately clashes with the family's succession expectations. She evaluates Su Ming, warns him that Tianfeng City is difficult to navigate without an introduction, and agrees to take him there at Xu Qianqian's request. 266 269

Su Ming's Potential Test

Using a Spirit Energy Tester, Xu Xiayan discovers that Su Ming possesses Seven-Star Sorcerer potential. Her surprise becomes intense interest, and she repeatedly tries to persuade him to join the forces affiliated with the Wang Family. 267 268

Journey to Tianfeng City

Xu Xiayan escorts Su Ming, Wang Yihan, and the Bai Family women aboard the Ark. She also uses the journey to seek promising recruits for the Wang Family and her own team. 271

Tianfeng City Team Leader

At the Wang Family ancestral grounds, Xu Xiayan oversees Summer Chasing Smoke's training and provides special support to Bai Ruxiang and Bai Xiaoyan. Learning that Su Ming has formed Azure Mercury with multiple High-level Professionals prompts her to investigate his rapid rise firsthand. 309 317

Recognition of Azure Mercury

Xu Xiayan visits Su Ming's villa expecting to assess whether he can control his powerful team. After witnessing Chi Qian, Mu Yan, Feng Qing'er, and Tong Xinyao's growth and contractual loyalty, she accepts that she had underestimated him and begins treating him with greater familiarity and respect. 338 339 340

Hidden Wonderland Operation

Xu Xiayan serves as one of the leaders coordinating preparations around a Hidden Wonderland containing a weakened Nightmare Breed Mutant. Her extensive contingency planning and cautious leadership earn Chi Qian's admiration. 372