Yu Xiaogang

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Yu Xiaogang (玉小刚)
Alias(es)	Young Master Xiao Gang; Second Young Master
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan
Occupation/Role	Clan administrator, strategist, and defender
Martial Soul	Luo Sanpao, later renamed Luo Buhui; a mutated detached Martial Soul that evolves into the Dark Dragon 62 564
Status	Alive; physically debilitated after repeatedly overdrawing his life force and Soul Power 496 564
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate Soul Power: Level 0.7	15, 255	His Martial Soul Awakening fails publicly, leaving him with an abnormally low innate Soul Power and the ridiculed Luo Sanpao.
First Soul Ring	204	The clan secures a mutated Radiant Scale Colt over six hundred years old for Luo Buhui; its power helps him imitate Yu Xiaoheng's aura and Spirit Skill effects.
Nearly Level 20	255	Luo Buhui converts devoured medicinal herbs into Soul Power, forcing his cultivation close to Level 20 despite intense pain and toxin buildup.
Level 21	277	Reaches Level 21 through Luo Buhui's herb-devouring trait; he notes that the method suffers steep diminishing returns after Level 20.
Level 49	460	Swallows three Mad Blood Dragon Sunflowers, pushing himself to Level 49 at the cost of severe internal damage, burned vitality, and prematurely white hair.
Temporary Title Douluo realm	484	Uses Void Ring alongside Lin Wan'er's Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast sacrifice, temporarily gaining four Hundred-Thousand-Year void rings and Title Douluo-level power.
Level 52	496	Falls back to Level 52 after the temporary void rings disperse; the backlash leaves him skeletal and critically weakened.
Dark Dragon evolution	564	Luo Buhui evolves into the Dark Dragon and coils around his wrist; a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring from Lin Wan'er's sacrifice remains with him.

Background

Yu Xiaogang was initially regarded as the more promising of the Blue Lightning twins. Confident in his talent and bloodline, he considered cultivation the only proper path for a descendant of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, dismissing Yu Xiaoheng's commercial work as beneath their status 1 3.

His pride became hostility as Yu Xiaoheng repeatedly surpassed him in knowledge, gained Liu Erlong's loyalty, and ultimately awakened as the clan's celebrated genius. Yu Xiaogang's own failed Awakening and mutated pig-like Martial Soul turned him from a prodigy into an object of public ridicule, triggering a severe breakdown 5 15 19.

Afterward, he renamed Luo Sanpao Luo Buhui and resolved to advance by following the principle his brother had proven: extreme conditions and sufficient resources could evolve a Martial Soul. He accepted responsibility for the clan's businesses while pursuing cultivation through dangerous methods rather than resigning himself to his original limitations 35 62.

Appearance

Yu Xiaogang resembles Yu Xiaoheng in facial structure, though he is physically frailer and lacks his brother's imposing build. Prolonged use of violent medicinal herbs and Void Ring leaves him increasingly gaunt and prematurely aged 204 460 496.

• Initially has a comparatively ordinary complexion, which he conceals with makeup while impersonating Yu Xiaoheng 204.
• His hair turns gray-white after overdrawing his vitality with Mad Blood Dragon Sunflowers 460.
• Later appears skeletal, with sunken cheeks, darkened eye sockets, and oversized robes hanging from his weakened frame 496.
• During his temporary Title Douluo state, his eyes become purple-black and his aura turns cold and deathlike 487.

Personality

Yu Xiaogang is intelligent, prideful, and intensely preoccupied with proving that his mutated Martial Soul does not define him. His early confidence hardens into jealousy when Yu Xiaoheng eclipses him; he repeatedly interprets his brother's success as the theft of the talent and recognition he believes should have been his 19 277 430.

His resentment does not erase his attachment to the clan. He manages trade routes, develops defensive arrangements, gathers intelligence, and risks his life to preserve the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan when it is under siege 277 359 493. His loyalty is therefore inseparable from his ambition: he wants to save the clan, but also to escape Yu Xiaoheng's shadow and be acknowledged in his own right.

Repeated setbacks gradually temper his arrogance. By the time Yu Xiaoheng returns, Yu Xiaogang openly acknowledges reality and speaks to his brother without the old competitiveness, though his resentment remains a persistent undercurrent 549 564.

Abilities & Skills

Luo Buhui

Luo Buhui is Yu Xiaogang's mutated, detached Martial Soul. Originally a plump creature resembling a pig and dog, it develops through extreme resource consumption and later evolves into a small black Dark Dragon 204 277 564.

• Devours medicinal herbs and converts their properties into pure Soul Power for Yu Xiaogang 255 277.
• Can process herbs with conflicting or violent properties that would normally be difficult to absorb 255.
• Its cultivation boost becomes less efficient with each ten-level threshold after Level 20 277.
• Generates Dragon Might after evolving, allowing Yu Xiaogang to draw enemy attention and create the impression of greater strength 478.
• Shares a close operational bond with Yu Xiaogang; it is central to both his cultivation and his deception techniques 204.

Fake Ring

Fake Ring is Luo Buhui's ability to temporarily simulate a higher Soul Ring level and produce effects resembling Yu Xiaoheng's power 204.

• Lets Yu Xiaogang mimic Yu Xiaoheng's aura, golden light, and the outward effect of Dragon God Incarnation 204.
• Enables him to deceive Ning Zhenyuan and Tang Wei into believing Yu Xiaoheng remained inside the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan 204.
• Requires intense body training, consumption of Jade Marrow Thunder Stone energy, throat-damaging medicine, makeup, and sustained exertion to maintain the disguise 204.
• Has limited uses; Yu Xiaogang expends one opportunity to protect his brother and clan 204.

Void Ring

Void Ring allows Yu Xiaogang to contain and temporarily wield power beyond his natural realm, at a catastrophic cost to his body and lifespan 484 513.

• Uses the power of Lin Wan'er's Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast sacrifice to manifest four temporary Hundred-Thousand-Year soul rings 484.
• Raises him temporarily to the Title Douluo realm, allowing him to defeat a Soul Sage effortlessly and intimidate the Coalition Army into retreating 487 489.
• The temporary rings last thirteen days; prolonged combat rapidly depletes their remaining energy 496.
• Inflicts severe backlash, reducing him to Level 52 after the rings vanish and leaving his life force close to exhaustion 496 513.

Theory, Commerce, and Logistics

Yu Xiaogang possesses extensive theoretical knowledge of Martial Souls, body refinement, and clan resource management.

• Correctly explains the conventional stages and age requirements of the clan's Thunder Refining Body Method 29.
• Recognizes that extreme environments can promote positive Martial Soul evolution after witnessing Yu Xiaoheng's Thunder Pool breakthrough 35.
• Improves commercial products based on Yu Xiaoheng's blueprints, tripling the profits of a Heaven Dou City trading venture 277.
• Organizes medicinal baths for Inner Sect disciples, purchases training access and rare metals, and manages clan funds 277.
• Detects signs of a planned attack on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan by analyzing fragmented intelligence reports 359.
• Oversees logistics, defensive construction, medicine allocation, and battlefield preparations during the clan's crisis 459 460.

Relationships

• Yu Xiaoheng — His elder twin and lifelong rival. Yu Xiaogang envies and resents Yu Xiaoheng's talent, yet still protects his interests, carries the clan's legacy to him, and ultimately hopes for his survival 19 93 472 549.
• Yu Yuanzhen — His father and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's Sect Master. Yu Yuanzhen initially places greater expectations on Yu Xiaogang, later feels guilty over the pressure and neglect that shaped him, and eventually recognizes his efforts for the clan 3 204 460.
• Liu Erlong — Yu Xiaogang initially tries to claim her despite her loyalty to Yu Xiaoheng. Years later, his possessiveness fades, and the two work together on clan defense and administration 12 359.
• Lin Wan'er — His fiancée and closest supporter. Yu Xiaogang saves her from bullies, accepts his father's arrangement for their marriage, then forces the circumstances that lead to her irreversible sacrifice; she dies cursing him while empowering his Void Ring 359 460 484.
• Luo Buhui — His mutated Martial Soul and primary means of cultivation, deception, and combat. Yu Xiaogang renames it after resolving never to regret his chosen path 62 204.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Fall from Prodigy

Yu Xiaogang begins as a proud child who believes bloodline and cultivation determine a person's worth. His rivalry with Yu Xiaoheng worsens after Liu Erlong openly favors his brother, and his failed Awakening leaves him publicly humiliated as the clan's former hope becomes its disgrace 3 5 15 19.

Pursuit of Martial Soul Evolution

Rather than abandon cultivation, Yu Xiaogang studies Yu Xiaoheng's breakthroughs and concludes that extreme environments, resources, and body refinement can evolve a Martial Soul. He names his Martial Soul Luo Buhui and commits himself to a more cautious but ruthless path of advancement 35 62.

Impersonating Yu Xiaoheng

When outside sects seek Yu Xiaoheng, Yu Xiaogang uses Fake Ring, body training, makeup, and vocal damage to impersonate his brother. The deception successfully convinces the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Clear Sky Sect that Yu Xiaoheng never left the clan, protecting the sect's reputation and buying time 204 255.

Clan Administrator

During Yu Xiaoheng's presumed death, Yu Xiaogang becomes a major pillar of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. He develops its trade operations, administers profits and cultivation resources, and takes on much of the clan's day-to-day responsibility 277 279.

Defender of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan

As enemy factions prepare to destroy the clan, Yu Xiaogang identifies the threat, coordinates defenses, and later risks himself to draw pursuers away from Yu Xiaoheng and the clan's inherited resources 359 472 478.

Lin Wan'er's Sacrifice

At the height of the clan's crisis, Yu Xiaogang compels Lin Wan'er into a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast sacrifice. Her power enables Void Ring and temporarily grants him Title Douluo-level strength, which he uses to hold the mountain pass and force the Coalition Army's retreat 484 487 489.

Aftermath and Reconciliation

The temporary power destroys Yu Xiaogang's health, but he continues projecting the image of a Title Douluo to shield the clan. After Yu Xiaoheng's return, he accepts treatment from his brother and acknowledges that he must face reality rather than continue competing through hatred alone 496 564.

Notable Quotes

“For the clan, I would spare nothing.” 493

“People have to face reality eventually.” 564

Trivia

• Yu Xiaogang's original Martial Soul, Luo Sanpao, is renamed Luo Buhui after he spends three days isolated following a failed attempt to improve himself through Soul Beast flesh and blood 62.
• Although he once mocked Yu Xiaoheng's focus on commerce, Yu Xiaogang later becomes the clan's praised business prodigy 1 277.
• He successfully plucks the Lovesick Heartbreak Red by offering heart's blood while thinking of Lin Wan'er 475.