Xiao Yi

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Xiao Yi (小艺)
Species/Race	Artificial intelligence; Ninth-Ring Arcane Artifact
Gender	Feminine
Affiliation	Duke
Occupation/Role	Duke's intelligent assistant, Spirit Sea operator, cultivation aide, research and development system
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 5

Background

Xiao Yi originated as the intelligent voice assistant within Duke's mobile phone before both transmigrated with him. After Duke opened his Spirit Sea, the phone manifested there as an Arcane Artifact with nine non-intersecting energy circuits. Xiao Yi identified herself as a Ninth-Ring Arcane Artifact, though she could not materialize and initially could only operate within Duke's Spirit Sea 5.

She regards herself as part of Duke rather than his Spirit Core; both she and the Desert Eagle depend on him for existence. Her capabilities depend on Duke's strength and the information he perceives. The more material added to her database, the more complex tasks and simultaneous processes she can manage 5 6.

Duke selected Blank Paper Meditation specifically to test whether Xiao Yi could cultivate for him. She successfully maintained the technique continuously, condensed Duke's first drop of Spirit Liquid after one hour and thirty-four minutes, and thereafter could meditate while maintaining mental communication 9.

As Duke's Three Seas, Spirit Core, and cultivation advanced, Xiao Yi's available computational power increased substantially. She progressed from barely sustaining one meditation method to operating several cultivation techniques, research projects, artifact optimizations, simulations, and dialogue functions in parallel 20 27 32 135 299.

Appearance

Xiao Yi is represented in Duke's Spirit Sea by a dazzling, multi-ring mobile phone. She cannot materialize in the outside world 5.

• Has nine separate, non-intersecting energy circuits, establishing her as a Ninth-Ring Arcane Artifact 5.
• Originally resembled Duke's pre-transmigration mobile phone, but its former applications and functions were lost after mutation 58.
• Communicates directly through Duke's thoughts and later through the Fighting Spirit Holographic Screen 6 157.

Personality

Xiao Yi is consistently obedient, methodical, and oriented around Duke's instructions, addressing him as “Master.” Her speech was initially rigid and functional, but her anthropomorphic dialogue, humor, and emotional phrasing improved as her intelligence developed 5 84 186.

Despite her increasingly natural manner of speaking, Xiao Yi lacks independent spiritual insight. She can analyze data, simulate outcomes, and explain complex concepts, but cannot generate the flashes of inspiration or true understanding of Spiritual Arcana that Duke must achieve himself 21 83 277 296.

Abilities & Skills

Spirit Sea Administration

Xiao Yi can perform operations within Duke's Spirit Sea, including moving Spiritual Power, managing concurrent processes, and assisting the formation and cultivation of spiritual structures 5 103.

• Maintains Duke's meditation, breathing, and blood-refining methods through idle cultivation 9 27 32.
• Initially could not run Field Meditation reliably and could not multitask Field Meditation with the Universal Blood Refining Method 20 27.
• Later operated all three Sea-cultivation methods simultaneously and adapted breathing techniques to local conditions 32 135 247.
• Simulated Duke's mental guidance to help fuse Spiritual Power into Spirit Energy during Spirit Core solidification 103.
• Can control fighting spirit circulation precisely enough to operate Fighting Spirit Armor and initially control Fighting Spirit Wings for Duke 139 140 243.

Database, Recording, and Analysis

Xiao Yi records information perceived by Duke and retrieves it on demand. Her database is the basis for her calculations, identification, and research 6 10.

• Stores text, images, techniques, spell models, personal records, and visual information observed by Duke 6 10 68.
• Analyzes Spirit Cards, identifies damage, marks removable structures, and produces repair plans 36 58 83.
• Uses accumulated material to assess cultivation possibilities, including the projected method for opening Duke's Blood Sea 25.
• Performs simulations and creates experimental procedures, but requires real-world experiments when available data is insufficient 189 248.
• Cannot understand Spiritual Arcana beyond the limits of recorded data or replace Duke's own comprehension 119 211 296.

Cultivation and Martial Assistance

Xiao Yi converts recorded techniques into guided practice and can regulate Duke's Three Seas while he performs physical actions 140.

• Projected the Holy Light Sword Technique's cultivation process as a mental demonstration and regulated its fighting-spirit circulation 140.
• Assisted Duke in mastering Fighting Spirit Armor within a day 140.
• Helped develop Fighting Spirit Wings, a martial skill that grants flight 243.
• Improves Duke's breathing-technique utility; after sensing Wild Power through him, she expanded its resonance range and updated the holographic display 328 329.

Research and Artifact Development

Xiao Yi calculates, models, and refines Arcane Artifact designs using Duke's gathered data and comprehension 10 222.

• Optimized the One-Ring Desert Eagle and developed its silencer, scope, tactical light, expanded magazine, and special-effect ammunition 30 80 137 171.
• Developed the scope version after overcoming a difficult spell-model problem; it enabled Duke to strike a target one kilometer away at 8× magnification 80.
• Helped design the Arcane Artifact Hand by combining the concepts of Mage Hand and Touch of All Spirits, then supplied its full forging process 221 222.
• Developed the Arcane Artifact Eye for external perception and later supported its recording-function sublimation 249 287 303.
• Can use the bottom-level logic shared by herself and the Desert Eagle to deduce advanced structures, including Super Ring structures 342.

Fighting Spirit Holographic Screen

Xiao Yi developed a fighting-spirit projection system that overlays data, text, patterns, and spell models directly onto Duke's retina 156 157.

• Displays color-coded elemental attributes through six basic fighting-spirit colors 157.
• Presents personal information retrieved from the database, such as names, ages, cultivation, and background details 157 212.
• Projects spell models and precise operating points for card making, forging, and research 157 184 223.
• Allows Duke to receive visual guidance without repeatedly entering internal observation of his Spirit Sea 156 157.

Languages and Writing

Xiao Yi learns languages from sufficient reference material and can render polished written work from Duke's data 263 265.

• Learned Ice Script during Duke's brief journey through the Shattered Ice Grand Duchy 265.
• Began compiling Oak Language materials to translate for Duke without relying on the Oak Spirit 263.
• Assisted Duke in producing research papers; one paper was noted for clear logic, elegant prose, and academic humor 186 216.

Limitations

• Xiao Yi cannot materialize physically and is confined to operations connected to Duke's Three Seas 5 156.
• Her effective capability is limited by Duke's cultivation “hardware,” available power, and database quality 20 119 171.
• She cannot substitute for Duke's physical practice, emotional intuition, or personal comprehension of Spiritual Arcana 140 207 277.
• Her conclusions require sufficient information; unknown materials, new phenomena, and practical crafting conditions often require Duke's experiments to produce usable data 180 189 248.
• Her pre-transmigration phone applications were lost; she is no longer able to restore those former functions 58.

Relationships

• Duke — Master and inseparable partner. Xiao Yi operates within his Spirit Sea, cultivates on his behalf, manages his research processes, and provides analysis, guidance, and combat support. She describes herself as part of him rather than a mere Arcane Artifact 5 9 103 354.
• Desert Eagle / Sand Eagle — Fellow Arcane Artifact within Duke's Spirit Sea. Xiao Yi continually analyzes, modifies, and sublimates its spell model and ammunition systems 5 10 30 303.
• Arcane Artifact Hand — Designed jointly by Duke and Xiao Yi as a precision-operation and living-body examination artifact 221 222.
• Arcane Artifact Eye — Developed under Xiao Yi's research process to extend Duke's perception and later record information for her database 249 287 303.

Trivia

• Xiao Yi's name was originally the name of Duke's phone's built-in intelligent voice assistant 5.
• Duke compares his Spirit Sea to a computer and Xiao Yi to its CPU 20.
• Xiao Yi's response to concepts beyond her comprehension is often to align herself with Duke's judgment: “Whatever Master thinks, Xiao Yi thinks” 296.
• Her later speech includes humor, praise, and playful flattery, such as attributing her performance to Duke's “wise and mighty guidance” 186 336.