Xiao Yan

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Xiao Yan (萧炎)
Alias(es)	Xiao Lao San 4 60
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Xiao Family; Jia Nan Academy (former student); Starfall Pavilion (Young Master) 59 137
Occupation/Role	Cultivator; alchemist-in-training 74
Status	Alive 155
First Appearance	Chapter 3

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Dou Grandmaster	19	Returns to Wutan City after attaining the Dou Grandmaster realm. 19
Six-Star Dou Grandmaster	61	Faces Wu Hao during the Jia Nan Academy assessment. 61
Temporary Dou Spirit-level power	61	Uses the first level of Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations: Green Lotus Transformation to raise his Dou Qi to the Dou Spirit realm. 61
Dou Saint	79	Receives a Divine Sacred Bead from Ye Qianqian, allowing him to become a Dou Saint. 79
Dou God	100	After advancing, gradually recovers memories of his past life on Earth. 100
Cultivation lost	105	In the time-reversed continuity, Xiao Ning steals Yao Chen’s ring and Xiao Yan becomes a ridiculed cripple. 105 139
Dou King	125	Cultivates the Fire God Zhu Rong Technique and reaches the Dou King realm within a year. 125
Three-Star Dou Emperor	125	Refines Energy Bars from the Land of Light ruins to advance further. 125
Dou Venerate	137	Becomes the Young Master of the Starfall Pavilion after reclaiming his family’s position in Wutan City. 137
Temporary Five-Star Dou Venerate-level power	151	Activates Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations, raising himself from Three-Star to Five-Star Dou Venerate. 151

Background / History

Xiao Yan is a member of the Xiao Family of Wutan City and the fiancé of Nalan Yan Ran. He arrives at the Misty Cloud Sect to fulfill their Three-Year Pact, declaring that he does not fear death. Nalan Yan Ran defeats him, and his despair becomes severe enough that he attempts suicide before she stops him and urges him to continue cultivating. 3 4 6

After returning to Wutan City, Xiao Yan finds the Xiao Family destroyed and its members taken. Believing the Misty Cloud Sect and Heavenly Snake Mansion responsible, he sets out for revenge with Queen Medusa, though the destruction was orchestrated by the Hall of Souls. 19 20

In the later time-reversed continuity, Xiao Ning secretly destroys Xiao Yan’s cultivation, steals Yao Chen’s ring, kills Xiao Yan’s brothers, and drives Xiao Zhan to death. Xiao Yan survives by feigning madness, eventually escapes Wutan City with Nalan Yan Ran’s help, and rebuilds his strength for revenge. 105 117 118 125

Appearance

Xiao Yan is a well-built young man with a broad chest, powerful arms, and distinctly defined abdominal muscles. 67

• Carries a large Black Heavy Ruler in battle. 5
• Uses Purple Cloud Wings for flight. 19 75
• Bears Yao Chen’s ancient ring for much of his journey. 61 127

Personality

Xiao Yan is fiercely defiant when challenged and repeatedly confronts opponents far stronger than himself. He refuses to abandon Arale when the Misty Cloud Sect attempts to take her and continues attacking Yun Shan despite being badly outmatched. 4 75 76

He is also emotionally driven. His initial defeat by Nalan Yan Ran leaves him suicidal, while the destruction of his family and Xiao Ning’s betrayal become the central motives behind his pursuit of vengeance. 6 19 127

Although he can be impulsive, Xiao Yan is capable of strategic combat. He relies on hidden techniques, Heavenly Flames, Yao Chen’s guidance, and temporary power boosts to close gaps in cultivation. 61 127

Abilities & Skills

Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations

A secret technique that temporarily increases Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi through the power of his Heavenly Flames. 61

• Green Lotus Transformation raises him from Six-Star Dou Grandmaster to the Dou Spirit realm. 61
• Later raises him from Three-Star to Five-Star Dou Venerate during his fight against Leng Ao Han. 151
• Its enhancement is temporary and does not guarantee victory against a significantly stronger opponent. 151

Heavenly Flames and Fire Lotus Techniques

Xiao Yan wields several Heavenly Flames and combines them into destructive fire attacks. 61 133

• Uses Purple Fire and Green Lotus Earth Fire to form a small Buddha Fury Flame Lotus. 61
• Can combine Green Lotus Earth Fire with Bone Spirit Cold Fire against stronger enemies. 61
• Later merges Fallen Heart Flame, Green Lotus Core Flame, Bone Spirit Cold Fire, and Sea Heart Flame into a four-flame Fire Lotus. 133
• Employs Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, an Earth-tier fighting skill, against Wu Hao. 61

Fire God Zhu Rong Technique

A cultivation method that allows Xiao Yan to refine disruptive flame energy into usable power. 125 127

• Enables his rapid restoration from a crippled state to the Dou King and then Three-Star Dou Emperor realms. 125
• Refines away the fire-element interference Xiao Ning attempts to impose on him. 127

Eternal Sacred Body Art

A Heavenly-tier body-refining cultivation method attributed to the Misty Cloud Great Emperor Ye Qianqian. Xiao Yan obtains it from Jia Nan Academy’s library and activates its inheritance with Soul Power under Yao Chen’s guidance. 62

• Presented as a Heavenly-tier low-grade technique. 62
• Contains a Soul Imprint that tells Xiao Yan of the alleged history of the Misty Cloud Great Emperor and her clones. 62 63
• Leads Xiao Yan to mistakenly believe the Yun Lan Ancestor is one of the Great Emperor’s ancient clones. 63 76

Mobility and Escape

Xiao Yan possesses several methods of rapid movement and escape.

• Purple Cloud Wings allow aerial movement. 19 75
• Explosive Steps lets him keep ahead of most Jia Nan Academy entrants during Elder Su’s test. 64
• A high-speed flying Energy Bar lets him reach supersonic speed while fleeing five Ancient Clan Dou Venerates. 127

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Black Heavy Ruler — Xiao Yan’s primary weapon during the Three-Year Pact and later battles. 5 75
• Purple Cloud Wings — Dou Qi wings used for flight. 19 75
• Yao Chen’s ancient ring — Houses Yao Chen; stolen by Xiao Ning and recovered by Xiao Yan after their confrontation. 61 127
• Eternal Sacred Body Art scroll — A library reward Xiao Yan activates through Soul Power. 62
• Emperor Seal Art, upper half — High-grade Earth-tier Dou Skill gifted by Gu Xun Er. 74
• Fallen Heart Flame — Heavenly Flame gifted by Ye Qianqian to support his alchemy. 74
• Tou She Ancient God Jade — Given to Ye Qianqian after she regains his trust. 79
• Energy Bars — Used to increase cultivation and achieve high-speed flight. 125 127

Relationships

• Nalan Yan Ran — Former Three-Year Pact opponent and fiancée. She defeats him at the Misty Cloud Sect, later rescues him from Wutan City, and eventually becomes his girlfriend; Xiao Yan risks his life to rescue her from Ice Seal City. 6 118 139 149
• Ye Qianqian / Arale — Xiao Yan becomes deeply attached to Arale and repeatedly protects her from the Misty Cloud Sect. Ye Qianqian later admits that she never truly liked him, though Xiao Yan is later shown preparing to meet her parents. 74 75 100 155
• Gu Xun Er — A close companion who gifts him the upper half of the Emperor Seal Art and competes with Ye Qianqian for his affection. 74 78
• Yao Chen / Old Yao — His ring-bound mentor and adviser. Yao Chen helps him assess and activate the Eternal Sacred Body Art, but Xiao Ning later seizes the ring before Xiao Yan recovers it. 62 105 127
• Xiao Yi Xian — Friend and later protector. She saves Yun Leng from Xiao Yan’s attack, later shields Xiao Yan from Leng Tong, and is devastated by Xiao Ning’s betrayal. 20 127 150
• Queen Medusa — Accompanies Xiao Yan when he sets out to confront the Misty Cloud Sect after the Xiao Family’s destruction. 19
• Qing Lin — Forms a temporary alliance with Xiao Yan against Xiao Ning and helps create an opening for his victory. Xiao Zhan later advocates for Xiao Yan to marry her. 126 127 137
• Xiao Ning — Xiao Yan’s cousin and principal enemy in the time-reversed continuity. Xiao Ning cripples him, steals his opportunities, destroys his family, and is ultimately killed by Xiao Yan. 105 125 127
• Xiao Zhan — Xiao Yan’s father. Xiao Ning forces him to death, but his soul is later recovered; Xiao Yan returns him to the Xiao Family after gaining Dou Venerate strength. 125 127 137
• Hun Tiandi and Xiao Xuan — Intervene at Ice Seal City after Xiao Xuan senses Xiao Yan’s Xiao Clan bloodline. 151

Story Role / Major Arcs

Three-Year Pact

• Arrives at Misty Cloud Sect to challenge Nalan Yan Ran. 3 4
• Fights with the Black Heavy Ruler, Eight Level Collapse, and fire techniques, but Nalan Yan Ran counters with abilities taught by Ye Qianqian. 5
• Loses the duel, attempts suicide, and is stopped by Nalan Yan Ran. 6

Xiao Family’s Destruction

• Returns to Wutan City as a Dou Grandmaster and finds his family captured. 19
• Blames the Misty Cloud Sect and Heavenly Snake Mansion, unaware that the Hall of Souls framed them. 19 20
• Travels with Queen Medusa toward Misty Cloud Sect to seek vengeance. 19

Jia Nan Academy

• Enters the inner courtyard assessment and defeats Xue Beng. 59 60
• Duels Wu Hao, using Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations and Flame Splitting Wave Ruler to win. 61
• Obtains the Eternal Sacred Body Art from the academy library after Ye Qianqian arranges for him to find it. 62
• Defends Arale from older students and later from the Misty Cloud Sect’s attempt to seize her. 64 68 75

Arale and the Misty Cloud Sect Incident

• Develops romantic feelings for Arale while Ye Qianqian uses her disguise and charm to influence him. 74
• Defies Yun Shan to prevent Arale’s abduction and survives only because Mang Tianchi intervenes. 75
• Saves Arale after she falls from Yun Shan’s grasp and insists that no one will take her from him. 76
• Helps legitimize Ye Qianqian’s false clone narrative before the public. 77
• Is later emotionally devastated when Ye Qianqian confirms that her affection for him was deception. 100

Revenge Against Xiao Ning

• Endures years as a crippled, deranged figure after Xiao Ning takes Yao Chen’s ring and destroys his cultivation. 105 114
• Is rescued from Wutan City by Nalan Yan Ran and begins restoring his power. 117 118 125
• Confronts Xiao Ning as a Three-Star Dou Emperor, defeats him, regains Yao Chen’s ring, and recovers the souls of Xiao Zhan, Xiao Ding, and Xiao Li. 127
• Escapes pursuit by five Ancient Clan Dou Venerates and later returns his father and brothers to the Xiao Family. 127 137

Nalan Yan Ran and Ice Seal City

• Visits the Nalan Family to fulfill his promise to Yan Ran, initially proposing marriage out of gratitude rather than love. 137 138
• Reciprocates Yan Ran’s affection after she declares him her boyfriend. 139
• Infiltrates Ice Seal City to rescue Yan Ran from Leng Ao Han’s attempted forced marriage. 149
• Fights Leng Ao Han with Yan Ran’s hidden support and is protected by Xiao Yi Xian, Hun Tiandi, and Xiao Xuan. 150 151

Notable Quotes

“My Xiao Family only has ghosts who died fighting, never people who feared death.” 4

“Silly girl, no one can take you away from me.” 76

“Today, I will return all these humiliations and hatred to you, every last bit, without leaving anything out.” 127