Zi Yan

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Zi Yan (紫研) 144
Alias(es)	Brute Force King; Humanoid Tyrannosaurus 146 153 155
Species/Race	Ancient Void Dragon; shapeshifted Magical Beast 144 220
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Jia Nan Academy; formerly its Inner Academy Strong Ranking's first place 145 153
Occupation/Role	Inner Academy powerhouse; protector of Heavenly Gate members 153 162
Status	Active 353
First Appearance	Chapter 144

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Five-star Dou King	145	Identified by Ye Tian while holding first place on the Inner Academy Strong Ranking. 145
Six-star Dou King	178	Advanced through high-level medicinal pills and cultivation in the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower. 178
Peak Eight-star Dou Wang	184	Her cultivation accelerated after switching to the True Dragon Emperor Art. 184
Nine-star Dou Wang	187	Reached the realm after Heart Flame Body Forging and lightning tempering. 187
Peak Nine-star Dou King	189	Entered seclusion and reached the peak of the realm; declined the Strong Ranking Tournament finals because of her strength. 189
Peak One-star Dou Emperor	220	Broke through amid a Heavenly Tribulation, briefly transforming into an adult form; the Three Talents Sword Array and True Dragon Fist supported her survival. 219 220
Eight-star Dou Emperor	309	Her refined flying technique gave her flight speed comparable to a Peak Dou Ancestor. 309
Nine-star Dou Emperor	319	Ye Tian judged that she was ready to return to Ancient Dragon Island and contend for the Dragon Emperor's throne. 319

Background

Zi Yan originated as a dragon egg belonging to the daughter of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan's Dragon Emperor, a peak Nine-star Dou Saint. When her father became trapped while exploring a Dou Emperor Secret Realm, he sealed the egg and sent it away with Space Power; it eventually landed in the mountains behind Jia Nan Academy. After being nourished by Dou Qi for thousands of years, she hatched alone. 319

Before arriving at the academy, Zi Yan wandered the mountains and was often bullied by other Magical Beasts. She accidentally consumed Shapeshifting Grass, gaining her childlike human form, and was later found and brought to Jia Nan Academy by Su Qian. 144 155

She did not know her own race or family until Ye Tian identified her as an Ancient Void Dragon. Because the Ancient Void Dragons and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan are hostile, Ye Tian, Su Qian, and Hu Gan agreed that her identity had to remain secret. 144

Appearance

Zi Yan normally appears as a petite, childlike girl with violet eyes and a deceptively innocent demeanor. When her Transformation Secret Technique is active, she becomes a tall adult woman with mature features and a powerful physique, but the form cannot be sustained until she reaches the Dou Zong realm. 220 243 264

• Retains a small, adorable appearance in her ordinary human form. 144 153
• Temporarily emerged in an adult form after her Dou Emperor breakthrough. 219 220
• Created and wears a fitted soft armor to prevent her clothing from being destroyed during transformation. 220 243

Personality

Zi Yan is straightforward, playful, and unapologetically greedy for pills and Spirit Herbs. She treats taking herbs from the academy treasury as simply “taking,” rather than stealing, and readily bargains her strength or information for more medicinal resources. 144 149

Despite her carefree behavior, she is deeply lonely over her unknown family and strongly desires to grow up, become stronger, and eventually return to Ancient Dragon Island. Her childish bravado often masks genuine anxiety about being abandoned or facing threats alone. 155 216 319

She is fiercely loyal to those she accepts as her own. She attacked the White Gang after learning that its members were bullying Heavenly Gate disciples, and later took the lead against the Sky Wolf Gang after witnessing its harassment of Lin Zhi. 162 353

Abilities & Skills

Ancient Void Dragon Physiology

Zi Yan possesses the physical power, bloodline pressure, and innate spatial affinity of an Ancient Void Dragon.

• Held first place on Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy Strong Ranking for years, intimidating other students into avoiding challenges. 145 153
• Her raw strength earned her the title of Brute Force King; she could match Ye Tian's physical power long enough for their clash to send both combatants backward. 146
• Has an innate spatial ability that lets her bypass the barriers protecting the academy's Spirit Herb Treasury. 149
• Can identify methods for extracting Magical Cores from high-level Magic Beast corpses through bloodline knowledge. 302 308

True Dragon Emperor Art

Ye Tian replaced Zi Yan's Sky Splitting Hegemon Fist Art with the True Dragon Emperor Art, a cultivation method tailored to her dragon bloodline. 178 179

• Greatly accelerated her cultivation and strengthened her bloodline, but also caused her Dou Emperor breakthrough to trigger a Heavenly Tribulation. 184 216
• True Dragon Fist: First Form — True Dragon Claw — shattered the first wave of her Heavenly Tribulation. 219 220
• True Dragon Fist: Second Form — Dragon Breaks the Clouds — instantly killed a Four-winged Sky Demon Scorpion with a single strike. 274
• The first form consumes roughly seventy percent of her Dou Qi, limiting repeated use in prolonged combat. 217

Transformation Secret Technique

After advancing to Dou Emperor, Zi Yan awakened a technique that temporarily returns her to an adult form and multiplies her power. 220

• Increases her strength fivefold while active. 220
• Cannot be maintained for long; when it ends, she reverts to her childlike form. 220
• She expects to maintain her adult body permanently only after reaching the Dou Zong realm. 220 243

Three Talents Sword Array

To prepare for her Heavenly Tribulation, Zi Yan learned the Sword Control Technique and the Three Talents Sword Array using Spirit-grade flying swords forged by Ye Tian's group. 217 219

• Controls three flying swords to form defensive Sword Gang Qi around herself. 219
• The array helped shield her while she faced the lightning tribulation. 219 220
• Its Spirit-grade weapons can absorb Thunder Power, reducing the force of a tribulation. 217

Heavenly Sound Divine Skill

Zi Yan learned the Heavenly Sound Divine Skill under Ye Tian's instruction alongside Medusa. 179 188

• Can employ sound waves as direct attacks. 188
• Can combine sound with Soul Power to form illusion realms, though her Soul Strength was insufficient to break Ye Tian's illusion technique. 180 188
• Shows aptitude for singing and sonic attacks despite having no prior musical knowledge. 179 188

Refinement and Alchemy

Zi Yan developed practical refinement skills through her work with Ye Tian.

• Controls flame talismans through her self-named Dragon Flame. 302
• Refined a high-grade Dou Spirit Pill with a talisman derived from the Eternal Treasure Origin Returning Talisman. 318
• Refined the Purple Cloud Eagle's wings into a Flying Dou Technique, raising her flight speed to the level of a Peak Dou Ancestor. 309

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Three Spirit-grade flying swords — used to deploy the Three Talents Sword Array. 217 219
• Soft Armor — worn during her adult transformation to protect her body and preserve her clothing. 220 243
• Flying Dou Technique — refined from the Purple Cloud Eagle's wings. 309
• Flame talismans — used to manipulate Dragon Flame for material refinement and alchemy. 302

Relationships

• Ye Tian — mentor, protector, pill supplier, and close companion. He revealed her identity, taught her the True Dragon Emperor Art, prepared her for the Heavenly Tribulation, and promised to help her reclaim Ancient Dragon Island. 144 179 220 319
• Medusa / Cai'er — sworn elder sister and guardian figure. Medusa immediately accepted Zi Yan as her little sister, disciplines her cultivation habits, and comforts her over her family. 144 155 188
• Su Qian — guardian and Great Elder of Jia Nan Academy. He found Zi Yan in the mountains, raised her at the academy, and remains protective of her safety. 144 149
• Little Cai — sister-like companion through her connection to Medusa; the two play together and recognize one another as family. 149
• Xiao Yan — friend and occasional target of her teasing. They worked together on Formation Plates, and she assists in protecting the people around him. 157 162 308
• Heavenly Gate members — people she protects; she dismantled the White Gang after it bullied them. 162
• Xiao Yi Xian, Ya Fei, and Yun Yun — elder-sister figures who supported Zi Yan during her Heavenly Tribulation and encourage her cultivation. 220 319

Story Role / Major Arcs

Jia Nan Academy Arrival

Zi Yan meets Ye Tian shortly after his arrival at Jia Nan Academy. Drawn to the aura of his Chaos Divine Body and the pills he carries, she consumes two Fourth-grade pills, then offers to protect him in exchange for future pills. 144

She challenges Ye Tian at the Martial Arena to test his strength. Although her brute-force style is formidable, Ye Tian defeats her through movement techniques and tactical versatility; the loss motivates her to seek greater strength. 146 148

Inner Academy and Heavenly Gate

Zi Yan becomes part of Ye Tian and Medusa's household at Cloud Stream Valley. She repeatedly acquires high-grade Spirit Herbs from the academy treasury, enabling Ye Tian to refine pills for her and negotiate with the elders. 146 149

When the White Gang bullies Heavenly Gate disciples, Zi Yan personally defeats Bai Cheng and Bai Shan, leading to the gang's collapse. 162

Dragon Arts and Heavenly Tribulation

Ye Tian gives Zi Yan the True Dragon Emperor Art, then teaches her the Heavenly Sound Divine Skill, Nether Sky Three Absolutes Slash, the Sword Control Technique, and the Three Talents Sword Array. 162 179 219

Her breakthrough to Dou Emperor triggers a Heavenly Tribulation. Zi Yan uses True Dragon Claw and the Three Talents Sword Array to confront it, while Ye Tian supports her with the Eternal Heavenly Thunder Technique. She survives and awakens her temporary adult Transformation Secret Technique. 219 220

Ancient Dragon Island Mission

As Zi Yan reaches Nine-star Dou Emperor, Ye Tian reveals that she must eventually return to Ancient Dragon Island, inherit the Dragon Emperor's throne, and unify the divided Ancient Void Dragon Clan. She initially resists leaving her companions but accepts the responsibility after learning more of her father's sacrifice. 319

Black Emperor City

Zi Yan intervenes when Sky Wolf Gang members harass Lin Zhi in Black Emperor City. Ye Tian permits her to lead the response against the gang, highlighting her growing confidence and strong sense of justice. 353

Notable Quotes

“What do you mean, steal? I just went and took them.” 149

“Once I become stronger, I'll march straight back to Ancient Dragon Island and crush the rebellion.” 220