Ye Lingling

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Ye Lingling (叶泠泠)
Gender	Female
Martial Soul	Nine Heart Begonia
Occupation / Role	Healing-type support Soul Master
Affiliation	Formerly Heaven Dou Royal Academy and the Imperial Dou Team; cultivates on Sea God Island with Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 18

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Soul Power Level 40	105	Reached the fourth Soul Ring bottleneck through joint body-tempering cultivation with Dugu Yan.
Soul Ancestor (fourth Soul Ring)	123	Absorbed the Ten-Thousand-Year Amethyst Coral Soul Ring with Yu Mingfei's protection, surpassing the normal optimal Soul Ring ratio.
Soul Power Level 43	125	Her cultivation rose to level 43 after obtaining the fourth ring and the Ten-Thousand-Year Amethyst Coral left leg bone.

Background

Ye Lingling is the sole Nine Heart Begonia wielder of her generation. Her parents had already died, leaving her entry into Heaven Dou Royal Academy as the remaining legacy of her family. The martial soul's inheritance is exceptionally restrictive: only two Nine Heart Begonia Soul Masters can exist at one time. 41 91

At the academy, she became Dugu Yan's closest companion. When Dugu Yan's poison went out of control, Ye Lingling stayed beside her for half a month, treating her daily and easing the pain even though the Nine Heart Begonia itself could not detoxify poison. 19 29

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect attempted to recruit Ye Lingling and arranged accommodation for her in Seven Treasure City. She was hesitant to define herself by the value of her martial soul alone, particularly after Dugu Yan chose to leave the Imperial Dou Team. 29 41

Appearance

Ye Lingling is usually quiet and unobtrusive, often standing close to Dugu Yan rather than drawing attention to herself.

• Habitually wears a black veil. 41
• Has a delicate face that visibly pales or flushes when under emotional pressure. 123 126
• Usually dresses in dark clothing. 90

Personality

Ye Lingling is reserved and socially awkward, especially when alone with Yu Mingfei; she is far more talkative and at ease around Dugu Yan. 125 She initially views her worth narrowly, believing that her value lies only in the Nine Heart Begonia, but gradually develops more confidence after leaving the academy and advancing alongside her companions. 41 123 124

Her defining trait is loyalty. She remained with Dugu Yan throughout her poisoning, confronted Dugu Bo when he threatened Yu Mingfei, and chose to leave the Imperial Dou Team rather than abandon Dugu Yan. 19 29 41 Although she lacks offensive ability, she is willing to endure dangerous cultivation and even take damage for her allies, sometimes underestimating the risks to herself. 114 125 126

Abilities & Skills

Nine Heart Begonia

A top-tier plant-type healing martial soul whose Soul Skills are fixed as area-of-effect healing regardless of the Soul Ring absorbed. Its healing becomes stronger as Ye Lingling's Soul Power rises. 41 106 113

• Can heal multiple targets simultaneously across an area. 41
• Supported Dugu Yan continuously during her poison-related illness and during her fourth Soul Ring absorption. 19 115
• Her healing Soul Power gives her greater endurance than an ordinary Soul Master when absorbing a Soul Ring. 123
• Cannot detoxify poisons. 29 105
• Possesses little direct combat ability and is usually treated as a priority target in battle. 109 125

Ten-Thousand-Year Amethyst Coral Soul Ring

Ye Lingling's fourth Soul Ring came from a Ten-Thousand-Year Amethyst Coral found inside an Evil Spirit Orca corpse. Yu Mingfei erased the soul beast's consciousness with Soul Refining into Iron, protected Ye Lingling with Word Spirits, and supplied continuous healing during the absorption. 122 123

• Became her fourth Soul Ring despite being far above the conventional limit for a Soul Ancestor. 123
• Did not alter the Nine Heart Begonia's fixed all-target healing nature. 106 125
• Raised her to Soul Power Level 43 after the absorption process and related gains. 125

Ten-Thousand-Year Amethyst Coral Left Leg Bone

A rare healing-type left leg Soul Bone that emerged after Ye Lingling absorbed the Amethyst Coral Soul Ring. Dugu Yan passed it to her with Yu Mingfei's encouragement. 123 124

• Creates a layer of purple crystalline coral over a chosen target's body. 125
• Provides physical defense sufficient against attacks from non-strength-type Soul Masters below level 50. 125
• Allows Ye Lingling to provide healing remotely through the coral shell. 125
• Can calm mental power and absorb part of a mental attack aimed at the protected target, transferring the burden to Ye Lingling. 125
• The mental-damage-sharing effect can be disabled separately from the remote-healing effect. 126
• Its mental link exposes Ye Lingling's bodily condition to another person's mental probe; Yu Mingfei forbade her from using the damage-sharing function until she gains proper mental defenses. 126

Body Tempering and Immortal Herb Cultivation

Ye Lingling cultivated with Dugu Yan using specially formulated medicine and the properties of Immortal Herbs, enduring severe pain to temper her body and accelerate her Soul Power growth. 105 106

• Consumed the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, a gentle Immortal Herb that strengthens her foundation, nourishes vitality, and clears bodily impurities. 113
• Used the herb's remaining medicinal power to sustain prolonged healing during Dugu Yan's Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring absorption. 115
• Continued cultivating on Sea God Mountain under the pressure of Sea God's Light. 127 130 143

Relationships

• Dugu Yan — Closest friend and sister-like companion. Ye Lingling treated Dugu Yan throughout her poisoning, supported her decision to leave the Imperial Dou Team, and trains for the Sea God assessments alongside her. 19 41 105 130
• Yu Mingfei — Benefactor, ally, and the recipient of Ye Lingling's romantic feelings. He helped save Dugu Yan, provided Ye Lingling with an Immortal Herb, secured her Ten-Thousand-Year fourth ring, and protected her during its absorption. 29 113 123 126
• Dugu Bo — Dugu Yan's grandfather and a protective elder figure. He arranged Ye Lingling's withdrawal from Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Dugu Yan and worried over her dangerous cultivation methods. 91 105
• Sea Witch — Sea God Island senior who assisted the group with their sea-based Soul Ring search and provided information on potential healing-type Soul Beasts. 103 106 116
• Yu Tianheng — Former Imperial Dou Team captain. He attempted to persuade Ye Lingling to remain with the team because of her indispensable healing ability, but she ultimately left alongside Dugu Yan. 41 91

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Dugu Yan's poisoning — Comforts and heals Dugu Yan while her poison becomes uncontrollable; later seeks Yu Mingfei's aid and risks Dugu Bo's anger to ensure he can treat her friend. 18 19 29
• Departure from the Imperial Dou Team — Chooses Dugu Yan over the team after recognizing that her place in the academy had become inseparable from her martial soul's utility. Xue Qinghe permits both women to leave without penalty. 41 91
• Sea God Island cultivation — Travels to Sea God Island, trains under Sea God's Light with Dugu Yan, and reaches level 40 through extreme body tempering. 93 105 106
• Top-tier Seven Trials — Receives the Sea God's top-tier seven trials despite being a support Soul Master with limited combat power. 127
• Fourth Soul Ring expedition — Refuses to settle for a thousand-year Soul Ring, absorbs a Ten-Thousand-Year Amethyst Coral Soul Ring, and obtains its healing-type left leg bone. 117 123 124
• Growing resolve — After Yu Mingfei departs Sea God Island, she continues cultivating with Dugu Yan rather than remaining behind in helplessness. 143

Trivia

• The Nine Heart Begonia is considered one of the strongest support-type martial souls, but its fixed healing-only Soul Skills severely limit the variety of Ye Lingling's development path. 106 113
• Ye Lingling volunteered to attempt a Ten-Thousand-Year fourth Soul Ring first so she could better heal Dugu Yan during her own absorption. 114
• She initially feared Xiaobai despite traveling with the Hundred-Thousand-Year Demon Soul Great White Shark during the Soul Ring expedition. 125