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Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Ye Lingling (叶泠泠) 26 |
| Alias(es) | Group Member Number Nine; Number Nine Great General 26 788 |
| Gender | Female 26 |
| Affiliation | Ye family; “Family of Love and Kill” chat group, where she becomes an administrator 26 242 387 |
| Occupation/Role | Healing Soul Master 270 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 26 26 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Level 44 Healing Soul Master | 89 | An Immortal Herb raises her Soul Power by ten levels as her Nine Heart Begonia evolves. She displays four rings in the order black, yellow, purple, black 89. |
| Six-ring Soul Emperor | 652 | Displays six black Soul Rings while demonstrating her healing skill to the Life God King 652. |
| Level 85 Spirit Douluo | 788 | Reveals her level in the group chat 788. |
Background
Ye Lingling belongs to the Ye family's Nine Heart Begonia lineage. Traditionally, the Martial Soul passes through a single line: only one person in each generation can inherit it, and no more than two wielders can live at once. When she awakened it at six, her grandmother and father had both possessed it; her father later died. The restriction left her withdrawn, although she remained close to her mother, Yu Jing, and grandparents, Lin Yue and Ye Yongjun 27 89 384 387.
After her Martial Soul evolved, Ye Lingling brought Su Yan and her friends to meet her family. Su Yan used Spinning Creation to awaken the Nine Heart Begonia in three other family members, addressing the inheritance limit that had burdened them 388.
Appearance
Ye Lingling is described as a slender, quiet-looking girl with an ethereal air 26 78.
Personality
Ye Lingling is reserved in person but much more provocative as Group Member Number Nine. She concealed that identity even from her best friend Dugu Yan for a time, and later maintained a blank expression while teasing other members through the chat 90 1100.
Her combat methods make the group question her claims of kindness: she devises ways to disable opponents by healing them. Other members nevertheless point out that her ideas favor subduing enemies rather than killing them 273 366 652.
Abilities & Skills
Nine Heart Begonia
The Nine Heart Begonia is a healing Martial Soul whose usual Soul Skill is healing. After Ye Lingling's evolution, its petals can leave marks on people and their Martial Souls 27 87 89.
- The marks can convert a target's Soul Power and Soul Skill attacks into Nine Heart Begonia healing, preventing those skills from dealing their intended damage 89 273.
- The duration depends on the relative strength of the Martial Souls and Soul Power involved; Ye Lingling says it can convert at least one attack 89.
- Its influence can reach Soul Tools and spiritual skills. In one later match, affected Shrek fighters find that all their Soul Skills become healing skills for about three days 898 1123 1124.
- Ye Lingling develops Cease War into wide-area conversion. With Ning Rongrong repeatedly amplifying her Soul Power, she can keep applying it during their team battle 898.
Six-Winged Angel
Ye Lingling later wields a Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul. Its self-created skill Ignition uses sacred light to burn the Evil Soul Power of targets across Xingluo City while leaving ordinary citizens unharmed 1087.
- Her power combines with other Six-Winged Angel wielders' abilities during the city's defense 1087 1088.
- Defeating Evil Soul Masters in the battle increases her Soul Power 1087.
Relationships
- Dugu Yan — Best friend. Ye Lingling initially hides her Number Nine identity from her, but the two remain close and fight together 85 90 1087.
- Su Yan — Boyfriend. He supports her cultivation and helps her family overcome the Nine Heart Begonia's inheritance restriction 242 387 388.
- Dugu Bo — Dugu Yan's grandfather; he treats Ye Lingling like a granddaughter and worries about the hardship she endured 89.
- Yu Jing, Lin Yue, and Ye Yongjun — Her mother and grandparents. Ye Yongjun is also a Nine Heart Begonia wielder 387.
- Ning Rongrong — Teammate whose Soul Power amplification sustains Ye Lingling's wide-area healing conversion in battle 898.
Story Role / Major Arcs
- Early chat-group rewards — As Number Nine, Ye Lingling wins a God-Bestowed Soul Ring in a dice draw, sends it to Su Yan, and receives it back from him 26.
- Martial Soul evolution — An Immortal Herb and help from a woman named Life accompany the evolution of her Nine Heart Begonia and its attack-converting ability 89.
- Shrek team battles — She surprises opponents who expect an ordinary healer, first turning Dai Mubai's team's skills into healing and later using Cease War against Zhang Lexuan's team 270 273 898.
- Defense of Xingluo City — She moves ahead of her allies to confront infiltrating Holy Spirit Cult members, directs Star Luo forces to protect civilians, and begins the city-wide purification 1086 1087.
Notable Quotes
“Cherish Life. Granting everyone the ability to heal is the highest realm of a Healing Soul Master.” 273