Gongsun Li

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Gongsun Li (公孙离) 8
Alias(es)	A'Li / A Li 6 65
Gender	Female 8
Affiliation	Jixia Academy 8
Occupation/Role	Student; chief of Jixia Academy's Archer Branch; Lu Ming's assistant/secretary 8 65
Status	Active 71
First Appearance	Chapter 6 6

Background / History

Gongsun Li spent more than ten years in Jixia Academy's snowy Extreme North surroundings. Bored by the unchanging ice-and-snow landscape, she asked Lu Ming to let the academy enter the All-Continent High-Level Soul Master Academy Elite Competition. 6

She later served as a courteous intermediary at Jixia's gate when Qian Renxue, disguised as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, sought an audience with the dean. Though Li Xin refused entry, Gongsun Li agreed to relay the request. 8

When Yu Xiaogang visited Jixia with Shrek Academy, she publicly dismantled his core theories. She argued that Martial Soul quality and innate Soul Power impose real limits, and that Soul Ring absorption limits can be exceeded through sufficient physique and willpower. 15 16 Ma Hongjun's lewd proposition then provoked her into a violent retaliation; she revealed her six-ring Soul Emperor cultivation and ultimately castrated him. 16 17

Gongsun Li became a central combat representative for Jixia. She helped overwhelm the Imperial Dou Team, then single-handedly defeated Blazing Fire Academy and Shrek Academy in tournament matches. 28 29 44 45 56 58 61

Appearance

Gongsun Li is a striking young woman whose lively charm contrasts sharply with her battlefield presence. She commonly carries a flower-painted oil-paper umbrella and wears maple-leaf-colored clothing. 8 15

• Long, fluffy rabbit ears. 8 15
• A maple-leaf-colored or orange-red short skirt/dress. 15 41 65
• Large, expressive eyes described as peach-blossom or ruby-like. 19 29
• Silver bells tied around her ankles; she fights barefoot on at least one occasion. 56
• Often carries her Flower Parasol/oil-paper umbrella, her Martial Soul and primary weapon. 15 44
• Wore a single stocking and a capable short skirt while acting as Lu Ming's secretary. 65

Personality

Gongsun Li is energetic, affectionate, and openly playful around Lu Ming. She seeks his praise after victories, feeds him fruit, fusses over his comfort, and readily displays jealousy when he becomes close to Qian Renxue. 19 22 29 30 65 67

She also has a simple enthusiasm for shopping, cosmetics, fine clothes, and food. Qian Renxue successfully improved her favor through gifts such as pearl powder, rouge, and clothes. 29 36 37 41

In conflict, Gongsun Li is proud, taunting, and exceptionally intolerant of disrespect. She considers Yu Xiaogang's theories unworthy even of Jixia's lowest standards, punished Ma Hongjun brutally for harassing her, and treated Shrek's attempts to counter her as laughable. 16 17 57 58

Abilities & Skills

Soul Emperor Cultivation

Gongsun Li is a six-ring Soul Emperor, an extraordinary level for someone stated to be no older than eighteen or nineteen. Her Soul Ring configuration is two purple rings followed by four black rings. 16 29

• Her revealed configuration: Purple, Purple, Black, Black, Black, Black. 16 29
• Her pressure alone halted Shrek's attempt to interfere with her punishment of Ma Hongjun. 16
• Her ring display ended the Imperial Dou Team's will to continue their Friendship Match. 29

Flower Parasol Martial Soul

Her flower-painted oil-paper umbrella functions as both her Martial Soul and the anchor for her mobility techniques. It can be thrown, recalled, spun as a shield, and wielded as a striking weapon. 44 56 59

• Creates coordinates for her Space Displacement. 44
• Can be used like a short baton or staff in close combat. 56 60
• Deflects hidden weapons and heavy attacks through its force-redirection properties. 59
• Generates Maple Leaf Darts for precision attacks against an opponent's joints. 45

Space Displacement

Gongsun Li can disappear into maple-leaf-like illusions and reposition herself at the location of a previously thrown umbrella. This makes attempts to trap her landing point unreliable. 44 56 58

• Late Cloud Fall — allows her to evade an attack by vanishing and reappearing at her umbrella's position. 44 56
• Moon Returns to the Valley — follows a parasol displacement with a rapid close-range kick. 44
• Can use an enemy's forced movement, such as Huo Wu's Repelling Fire Ring, to reposition behind them. 44
• Her mobility bypassed Shrek's Blue Silver Grass traps and tactical predictions. 58

Frost Leaf Dance

Her second Soul Skill creates a rotating umbrella barrier and a storm of sharp maple-leaf Soul Power blades. 44 56

• Cuts through opponents' protective Soul Power and can rapidly clear multiple enemies. 44 56
• Forms a defensive barrier capable of batting away Tang San's poisoned hidden weapons. 59
• The leaf blades carry a spatial-tearing quality rather than a conventional wind or fire attribute. 56

Maple Mark

Gongsun Li can place maple-leaf marks on targets and detonate them after stacking four layers. 44 60

• Detonated four marks to defeat Huo Wu while also catching two nearby support-type teammates in the blast. 44
• Used repeated strikes to stack marks on Tang San before detonating them inside his body. 60
• The detonation produces a concentrated Soul Power shockwave rather than a simple flame explosion. 60

Solitary Wild Goose Breaks the Sunset

A force-manipulation technique used through her umbrella to dismantle or redirect incoming attacks. 44 56

• Redirected Huo Wu's Huo Wu Blazing Sun, turning its destructive fire into harmless fireworks. 56
• Countered Huo Wu's Repelling Fire Ring by throwing her umbrella backward and shifting to it. 44
• Lets her exploit superior control and technique against attacks stronger than her opponents expect her to withstand. 56

Close-Quarters Combat

Despite presenting herself as an archer, Gongsun Li is highly effective at close range with kicks, umbrella strikes, and rapid movement. 44 56 60

• Beat Ma Hongjun before he could release his Martial Soul. 16
• Knocked out Dai Mubai in a single move during Jixia's match against Shrek. 58
• Broke Tang San's leg, stacked marks through repeated passes, and forced him to kneel. 60 61

Equipment / Items

• Flower Parasol / oil-paper umbrella — her Martial Soul, displacement anchor, defensive barrier, and weapon. 44 56 59
• Maple-leaf jade pendant — a gift from Lu Ming, worn during the Shrek match. 58
• Deep-sea pearl powder — a cosmetic gift from Qian Renxue that Gongsun Li treasures. 36 41

Relationships

• Lu Ming — Her dean and the person she trusts most. She seeks his approval, acts affectionately toward him, and serves as his assistant and secretary. 19 29 45 65
• Qian Renxue / Xue Qinghe — Initially a polite visitor whom Gongsun Li later regards with jealousy and killing intent when she approaches Lu Ming. Qian Renxue subsequently courts her through expensive gifts and gains her favor. 8 29 36 40
• Li Xin — Fellow Jixia Academy member and gatekeeper; Gongsun Li scolds him for intimidating visitors. 8
• Yu Xiaogang — Theoretical adversary whose Soul Master doctrines she publicly refutes as flawed basic knowledge. 15 16
• Ma Hongjun — Harassed Gongsun Li and was severely punished by her. 16 17
• Tang San — Tournament opponent whom she overwhelms despite his traps, hidden weapons, and Clear Sky Hammer. 58 59 60
• Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang — Blazing Fire Academy opponents defeated by Gongsun Li in a one-versus-seven match. 44 45 56

Story Role / Major Arcs

Jixia Academy Gatekeeper Arc

Gongsun Li introduces Jixia Academy's welcoming yet guarded public face by mediating between Li Xin and the visiting Crown Prince Xue Qinghe. 8

Shrek Academy Confrontation

She destroys Yu Xiaogang's confidence by exposing the weaknesses in his theories, then ruthlessly retaliates against Ma Hongjun's harassment. Her Soul Emperor revelation establishes the immense gap between Jixia and Shrek. 15 16 17

Qian Renxue's Courtship

Because Qian Renxue foresees dying to Gongsun Li in a life simulation, she tries to avert that future by showering her with gifts, compliments, and shopping trips. Gongsun Li's favorable opinion becomes important to Qian Renxue's efforts to secure Jixia's support. 18 36 37 40

Continental Tournament

Gongsun Li serves as Jixia's decisive solo combatant. She defeats Blazing Fire Academy through displacement, leaf-blade storms, mark detonations, and force redirection, then similarly breaks Shrek's prepared anti-mobility strategy. 44 45 56 58 59 60

Jixia Administration

After the tournament, she becomes the Archer Branch chief and Lu Ming's secretary. She also assists with work for Jixia's new branch campus and voices concern about the impending conflict with the God Realm. 65 66

Notable Quotes

“The limits of the human body are meant to be broken, not to be confined by your so-called theories.” 15

“Trying to play Charm in front of A Li? You're still too green.” 58

“Kneel. Now!” 60

Trivia

• In a simulated future witnessed by Qian Renxue, Gongsun Li kills Qian Renxue with a single strike of her umbrella; the motive is not explained. 12 18
• Lu Ming considers her outstanding in movement technique, but says she is inferior to other Jixia members in killing arts, Mechanism Arts, and strategy. 62
• She describes herself as a “delicate archer,” despite being strong enough to carry multi-ton mechanism gears and defeat powerful opponents in melee. 66