Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Aoyao (敖曜) 2 |
| Species/Race | Human 184 |
| Gender | Male 2 157 |
| Affiliation | Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan; Shrek Academy 157 163 |
| Occupation/Role | Shrek Academy student and diary-system host 102 163 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 2 2 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Innate soul power: rank 2½ | 2 | Aoyao describes his low starting aptitude in his diary. |
| Soul power increased by 25 ranks | 2 | His beginner gift pack receives a hundredfold bonus; it also evolves a martial soul, awakens a hidden second martial soul, and grants three soul rings. |
| Soul power increased by five levels | 102 | A hundredfold multiplier on a diary reward also grants him a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring from a five-hundred-thousand-year Holy Unicorn. |
| Ice God’s Top-Level First Trial | 169 | After the Ice God’s inheritance chooses Ice Empress, Aoyao receives a companion trial requiring him to accompany her through her nine trials. This is a trial assignment, not a stated soul-power increase. |
Background and History
Aoyao writes a daily diary about the world and events he expects to unfold. Copies reach other people without his knowledge; their chat group forbids members from revealing the copies to him or harming him. His own completed entries generate system rewards, and he comes to favor custom requests because they give him a topic and have earned substantial rewards 2 102.
At Shrek Academy, Aoyao spends much of his time with Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Meng Hongchen. He also receives lunches from Jiang Nannan and visits Tang Ya. When eight Soul Masters ambush him and his companions, he relies on his Heavenly Demon Puppet; afterward, he rejects Xuan Zi’s assurance that the academy will punish Xu Sanshi and decides to retaliate himself 157 161 163.
Aoyao later agrees to help Ice Empress pursue the Ice God’s inheritance and Snow Empress survive her approaching heavenly tribulation. He takes leave from Shrek and travels with them to the Extreme North, where Ice Empress finds the Eternal Freeze Scepter. During her fourth trial, he helps stabilize her Origin while her body is broken down and rebuilt 169 171 179 185.
Appearance
Aoyao is described as handsome 159.
- Ning Tian notes that his appearance could attract a beautiful soul master 2.
- Xu Jiujiu looks at his handsome face during their first conversation 159.
Personality
Aoyao enjoys teasing his companions: calling Xiao Hongchen his “brother-in-law” leaves Meng Hongchen flustered. He is similarly irreverent toward Xuan Zi, mocking him after the Heavenly Demon Puppet defeats him 157 165.
He is also calculating about threats and opportunities. He seeks Xu Jiujiu’s help locating the Spirit Devouring Fierce Blade, distrusts Shrek Academy to deal decisively with Xu Sanshi, and orders a targeted attack on the Xuanming Sect rather than its total destruction 157 163 171.
Abilities and Skills
Grand Mystery Scripture
Aoyao receives this cultivation art in his beginner gift pack and values it above the pack’s other rewards 2.
- Encompasses swordsmanship, palm techniques, lightness arts, and internal cultivation 2.
- Unifies those disciplines into a single cultivation method 2.
Diary System
Completed diary entries grant Aoyao rewards, sometimes enhanced by a hundredfold multiplier 2 102.
- His beginner reward improves his soul power and martial souls and grants three soul rings 2.
- A later entry grants five soul-power levels, a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, and the Starlight Unicorn 102.
- Aoyao can bring forth the Ice God’s godhood inheritance; it chooses Ice Empress and also assigns him a companion trial 169.
Ice God Trial Assistance
Aoyao’s Top-Level First Trial binds his progress to Ice Empress’s nine trials 169.
- In the fourth trial, he applies his power to light nodes on her body to stabilize her Origin during reconstruction 185.
- The trial’s ice chamber admits Aoyao and Ice Empress but bars Snow Empress 185.
Equipment, Weapons and Companions
- Heavenly Demon Puppet — an obedient, speechless bodyguard with strength described as comparable to an Ultimate Douluo. It defeats the Level 98 Xuan Zi with one palm strike 161 163 165.
- Starlight Unicorn — an absolutely loyal mount with Ultimate Douluo strength, awarded by the diary system 102.
- Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring — awarded through a hundredfold multiplier; the reward identifies its source as a five-hundred-thousand-year Holy Unicorn 102.
- Rare soul-tool materials — diary rewards kept in his storage soul tool; Aoyao seeks a way to sell them 157.
Relationships
- Ning Tian — his fiancée and fellow Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan member. She publicly confirms their relationship when Xuan Zi questions Aoyao 163.
- Wu Feng — a Shrek classmate and regular companion whom Aoyao informs before leaving for the Extreme North 157 171.
- Meng Hongchen — a close companion whom Aoyao flirts with; his “brother-in-law” joke about her brother embarrasses her 157.
- Tang Ya — the first woman Aoyao has slept with. He tells her about his departure so she will not think he intends to disavow their relationship 171.
- Ice Empress — recipient of the Ice God’s inheritance; Aoyao accompanies her trials and assists her through the fourth 169 185.
- Snow Empress — seeks Aoyao’s help surviving her approaching heavenly tribulation and travels with him to the Extreme North 167 171.
- Xuan Zi — a Shrek elder whom Aoyao taunts after the Heavenly Demon Puppet defeats him 165.
- Xu Sanshi — Aoyao holds him responsible for arranging assassins and subsequently targets the Xuanming Sect in retaliation 163 171.
- Xu Jiujiu — the Star Luo princess who oversees the Starlight Auction House; Aoyao approaches her about a Ranking Engraved Knife 159.
Notable Quotes
“I don't have to worry about my cultivation anymore.” 3
“Kill everyone above Soul Emperor. Killing them all would be too cruel.” 171