Yun Yuan

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Yun Yuan (云渊)
Alias(es)	Qingtian; Saint Son of Martial Soul Hall; Sky Pillar Douluo; God of Qingtian; Qingtian Emperor; Ayuan
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Martial Soul Hall; Pill Hall; Pill Tower; Sun Moon Empire; Mingde Hall; Spirit Pagodas
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; spear cultivator; alchemist; Soul Engineer; State Preceptor of the Sun Moon Empire
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 2
Martial Soul	Atlas Spear; later gains Ultimate Ice as a Second Martial Soul 146
Innate Soul Power	Innate full soul power
Soul Power	Level 99 Peerless Douluo; later described as invincible beneath the God King level 153 207

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate full soul power	2	Awakens the Atlas Spear, a Super Martial Soul stated to exceed the Clear Sky Hammer in quality. Becomes Qian Xunji's personal disciple. 2
Initial Spear Intent	5	Demonstrates extraordinary early comprehension of spear mastery under Gu Feng. 5
Level 13 / First Soul Ring	10	Absorbs a 600-year Thunderwing Flying Dragon ring; Atlas Spear evolves and he gains Wind Chasing Lightning. 10
Wind and Thunder Wings	11–12	Obtains a 600-year external attached soul bone from the Thunderwing Flying Dragon and gains the spatial mobility skill Wind and Thunder Instant Body. 11 12
Qingtian's Intent formed	22	Forms his personal spear intent after half a year of cultivation. 22
Second Soul Ring	30–32	Kills a Thousand-Year Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear, gains Critical Hit, and acquires the Darkgold Fearclaw external attached soul bone. 30 32
Qingtian's Intent perfected	42	Integrates Killing Intent after ten days of Life-and-Death Soul Battles. 42
High-tier Soul Ancestor / Level 47	65–66	Obtains third and fourth ten-thousand-year soul rings; gains True Damage and Extreme Sublimation. 65 66
Soul King	71	Reaches Soul King within less than two and a half years of cultivation. 71
Spear Heart Realm / Level 59	87	Has confidence against any Soul Master below Title Douluo and relies on Wind and Thunder Wings for escape against stronger foes. 87
Soul Emperor / Level 64	97	Absorbs the Dingxuan Star Turtle's ring and gains Weight Lifting as Lightness. 97
Super Douluo-level combat power	105–106	With six rings and a first Soul Core, is assessed as having Level 96 Super Douluo combat power. 105 106
Level 70 / Soul Saint	107	Creates the Atlas Spear Art and prepares to hunt a 100,000-year soul beast for his seventh ring. 107
Level 75 / Seventh Soul Ring	110	Defeats the more than 200,000-year Titan Snow Demon King, obtains his seventh ring and soul bone, and awakens Atlas Avatar. 110
Peerless Douluo / Quasi-Demigod combat power	112–113	Returns from the Extreme North with power likened to a Peerless Douluo; identifies his combat power as Quasi-Demigod level. 112 113
Level 80	114	Soul power rises from Level 77 to Level 80 through soul-core cultivation and spiritual objects; postpones his eighth ring to form dual cores. 114
Yin-Yang Complementary Dual Soul Cores	115–116	Completes the dual-core method by combining Yang spear power with Yin spatial-annihilation power. 115 116
Level 90 / Eighth Soul Ring	128	Absorbs the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's million-year soul ring and reaches Level 90. 128
Sea God Trial ring enhancement	129–130	Receives Sea God Trial rewards that raise his first five rings to 99,999 years and his sixth ring to 100,000 years; his configuration becomes five black, two red, and one gold ring. 129 130
Essence–Qi–Spirit Three Soul Cores	133	Condenses an Essence Soul Core, unifying Essence, Qi, and Spirit; his physical strength alone reaches Quasi-God level. 133
Super Douluo / Level 95	140	Absorbs Di Tian's ninth soul ring and soul bone, reaches Level 95, and gains the Wisdom Domain. 140
Ultimate Ice and Soul Spirit Method	146	Creates the Ultimate Ice Second Martial Soul and the initial Soul Spirit Method. 146
Level 99 Peerless Douluo	153	Arrives in the Sun Moon Empire as a Level 99 Peerless Douluo. 153
Godhood, Dao Fruit Transformation, and Nirvana	183–191	Is recognized as having become a god, later undergoes Dao Fruit transformation and Nirvana, awakening in a weakened state. 183 190 191
Law comprehension	207	Perfects nine laws and reaches Great Completion in four additional laws; despite remaining at Level 99 in soul power, his combat power is considered invincible below the God King level. 207

Background

Yun Yuan is an orphan taken in by Qian Xunji after awakening the Atlas Spear and innate full soul power. Qian Xunji recognizes the spear as a Super Martial Soul and makes him a personal disciple, placing him beside Bibi Dong as her junior brother. 2 8

He becomes Martial Soul Hall's youngest-ever Saint Son shortly after his first soul-ring expedition. Qian Xunji regards him as the preferred future Pope and intends to groom Bibi Dong as his deputy. 8 12 13

He possesses knowledge from a modern past life and compares his own potential to Yun Ming, the future Atlas Spear wielder. From childhood, he resolves to surpass the strongest figures of his era and eventually pursue the theoretical Spear God realm. 2 5 6

Although he initially overestimates the value of his foreknowledge as a transmigrator, Yun Yuan becomes more grounded after studying under Elder Yin and Qian Xunji. He comes to respect the accumulated knowledge of native Soul Masters and fully embraces his position within Martial Soul Hall. 13

Appearance

Yun Yuan is repeatedly described as an exceptionally handsome young man with a refined, noble temperament rather than a rugged warrior's appearance. In white clothing, he is compared to an immortal descended into the mortal world. 83 191

• Broad shoulders, slim waist, and long legs. 191
• His expression carries both determination and a scholarly air. 191
• When wielding the Atlas Spear, he projects a dominant, resolute, steady pressure and sharp Spear Intent. 10
• His Atlas Spear is crystalline white, with a cold, destructive-looking spearhead. 105

Personality

Yun Yuan is intensely ambitious and treats cultivation as his highest priority. He values visible personal progress, avoids wasting his talent, and repeatedly seeks stronger opponents or harsher methods of self-improvement. 15 22 35

Despite his confidence, he is not initially arrogant toward mentors. He is serious in Qian Xunji's lessons, respectful toward Gu Feng and Ye Zhiyun, and repays favors such as Yue Guan's loan of the Myriad Ancient Precious Herbs Record. 3 45 66

He is highly strategic and long-term oriented. His plans include founding an alchemy system, recruiting families into the Pill Hall, researching Soul Spirit contracts, developing soul tools, gathering faith, and luring Di Tian out of the Star Dou Great Forest rather than confronting him within it. 87 134 157 152

Yun Yuan is also considerate toward those who place their trust in him. His upgraded Soul Spirit Method is designed to allow Ice Empress and Snow Empress to cultivate independently and survive even if he falls. 157

Abilities & Skills

Atlas Spear

Yun Yuan's Atlas Spear is a Super Martial Soul focused on extreme offense, sharpness, armor penetration, and overwhelming spear intent. It evolves repeatedly through soul-ring absorption and eventually becomes the strongest martial soul on the continent by Qian Xunji's assessment. 30 65

• Pierces the defenses of the Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear with relative ease. 30
• Its first evolution raises it to a level Qian Xunji considers no weaker than the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul. 10
• Its second evolution strengthens its sharpness and armor-piercing properties and enhances its innate Forbidden Sky Domain, increasing its range and spatial suppression while lowering soul-power consumption. 31
• Can manifest from the void and be enlarged into a hundred-zhang giant spear. 78 116
• Is associated with pure Yang spear power in Yun Yuan's dual soul-core path. 114 115
• By his third and fourth rings, Qian Xunji assesses it as Martial Soul Hall's and the continent's strongest martial soul. 65

Second Martial Soul: Ultimate Ice

Yun Yuan creates Ultimate Ice as his Second Martial Soul through his research into Soul Spirits and extreme-ice power. Its initial demonstration freezes the entire back mountain of the Papal Palace. 146

• Provides Yun Yuan with a second martial soul aligned with the ultimate ice attribute. 146
• Enables his contracts with Ice Empress and Snow Empress to produce nine additional blood-red Soul Spirit rings: five from Ice Empress and four from Snow Empress. 149
• Allows him to fuse Snow Empress's soul bone into his final vacant left-leg soul-bone slot. 149

Spear Dao

Yun Yuan trains under Soul Douluo Gu Feng and pursues mastery of the Spear Dao, ultimately reaching the Spear Heart Realm and creating the Atlas Spear Art. 5 87 107

• Forms Qingtian's Intent, then perfects it by merging Killing Intent obtained through Life-and-Death Soul Battles. 22 42
• Uses Perfect Realm Spear Intent to defeat the Skywater Academy Team without releasing rings or using soul skills. 79
• Identifies a lack of unique techniques despite his high attributes and soul-skill arsenal, prompting the creation of self-created skills. 106
• Develops the Yuan Character Technique: Thousand-Jun Deep Abyss, Ling Character Technique: Stacked Edge Lingtian, Jie Character Technique, and Guan Character Technique. 107 109
• Guan Character Technique can manifest the Atlas Spear as a hundred-zhang weapon for clashes against top-tier opponents. 116

Soul Skills

• Wind Chasing Lightning — First Soul Skill; imbues the spear with wind and lightning, doubles spear speed, and raises Yun Yuan's movement speed by 50%. 10
• Critical Hit — Second Soul Skill; increases Atlas Spear attack power by 100% to 300%, depending on luck. 32
• True Damage — Third Soul Skill acquired from a ten-thousand-year ring; ignores defenses and directly damages the target. 65
• Extreme Sublimation — Fourth Soul Skill; increases all attributes by 100%, grants an invincible heart, and raises his Intent to its peak. 66
• Dragon Hunt Destiny — Fifth Soul Skill; a rule-based lock-on ability that suppresses the target's attributes and weakens their skills. 84 106
• Weight Lifting as Lightness — Sixth Soul Skill; drastically increases the Atlas Spear's weight while allowing Yun Yuan to wield it without burden. 97 105
• Atlas Avatar — Seventh Soul Skill; manifests the Atlas Avatar and raises his combat power to a level capable of rivaling a Peerless Douluo. 110
• Deep Sea Demonic Waves, Demonic Whale Space-Rending Tail, Demonic Whale Roar, and Demonic Whale Sea Domain — Four skills derived from the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's million-year soul ring. 129
• His million-year ninth soul ring and Di Tian's soul bone together grant eight further million-year skills. 140

External Attached Soul Bones

Yun Yuan gains Wind and Thunder Wings after obtaining his first soul ring, then a second external attached soul bone from the Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear. Their age later rises to 100,000 years through the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's torso bone. 11 31 129

• Wind and Thunder Instant Body — Provides extreme mobility and instantaneous repositioning. 12 97
• Darkgold Fearclaw — The ability of his second external attached soul bone, which also substantially improves his physique. 31
• Wind Thunder Extreme Speed — A passive ability of the evolved Wind and Thunder Wings that increases Yun Yuan's speed by 100%, strengthens wind-and-thunder damage by 50%, and reduces incoming wind-and-thunder damage by 30%. 129
• Fearclaw Imprisonment — A control ability gained from the evolved Darkgold Fearclaw external bone. 129
• Their spatial properties substantially improve his ability to escape stronger enemies. 87

Soul Cores and Spiritual Power

Yun Yuan develops an unprecedented cultivation foundation through multiple soul cores and spiritual-power refinement. 115 133

• Forms Yin-Yang Complementary Dual Soul Cores from opposing spear and spatial origins. 115
• Condenses a third Essence Soul Core, unifying Essence, Qi, and Spirit. 133
• Reaches Divine Origin Realm spiritual power, enabling him to simulate the Extreme North within his Sea of Spirit. 150
• Gains the Wisdom Domain, which increases his enlightenment tenfold and allows contact with the Laws of Heaven and Earth. 140
• Refines Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's 999,000-year head soul bone, gaining Sky Dream Divine Sense, which increases his spiritual-power capacity by 500% and grants immunity to mental control and backlash. 147
• Soul Devour, the head soul bone's second skill, allows him to absorb soul fragments or spiritual power and convert them into his own spiritual power. 147

Alchemy

Yun Yuan studies continental alchemy, learns from Ye Zhiyun, develops celestial-herb pill methods, and establishes the Pill Hall. 44 47 58

• Surpasses Ye Zhiyun in alchemy after several months of study and exchange. 47
• Develops methods for multiple celestial-grade pills. 58
• Refines nine celestial-grade pills in three days, including pills intended for Martial Soul Hall's enshrined elders. 62
• Uses ice-and-fire body refinement to gain ice and fire immunity, improve his physique, and evolve his attached soul bones. 61
• Later establishes the Pill Tower and is regarded as an ancestor of the continent's alchemy path. 183

Soul Tool Engineering

After becoming State Preceptor of the Sun Moon Empire, Yun Yuan rapidly masters soul tools and creates a new Soul Tool system. 153 155

• Reaches Level 8 Soul Engineer skill in one month under Ye Hongchen's guidance. 153
• Creates the Sun Moon Empire's first Level 10 Soul Tool. 155
• The Level 10 Soul Tool can become a dark-red, form-fitting combat armor with a chest energy core and wing-like back structures. 155
• Plans to fuse the armor with his complete set of soul bones, potentially evolving it into Divine Armor beyond Four-Word Battle Armor. 155
• Establishes Mingde Hall to teach his Soul Tool system to interested Soul Engineers. 155

Soul Spirit Method

Yun Yuan creates the Soul Spirit Method alongside his Ultimate Ice Second Martial Soul, then contracts Ice Empress and Snow Empress as Soul Spirits. 146 149

• The Ice and Snow Emperors retain autonomous consciousness and agree to the contract in exchange for continued growth and the prospect of ascension with Yun Yuan. 149
• His upgraded method allows Soul Spirits to cultivate independently at human Soul Master speeds. 157
• Soul Spirits can survive independently if Yun Yuan dies, rather than perishing with him. 157
• The method is presented as a potential bridge for human–Soul Beast coexistence and leads to the establishment of Spirit Pagodas. 157 183

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Atlas Spear — His primary martial soul and weapon. 2
• Wind and Thunder Wings — External attached soul bone granting mobility and spatial escape options. 11 87
• Darkgold Fearclaw — His second external attached soul bone, obtained from the Dark Golden Fear Claw Bear. 31
• 100,000-year wind-and-thunder right leg bone — Gifted by Qian Daoliu; grants Wind Lock Thunder Prison and Wind Thunder Control. 108
• Titan Snow Demon King soul bone — Grants Extreme Ice Impact Cannon and Myriad Ice Locking Array. 110
• Deep Sea Demonic Whale King torso bone — Million-year soul bone that evolves his external attached soul bones and grants Heart of the Ocean, Deep Sea Angry Waves, Demonic Whale Raging Wave Slash, and Submission of Ten Thousand Seas. 129
• Di Tian's right arm soul bone — His ninth-ring soul bone, absorbed alongside Di Tian's soul ring. 140
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm head soul bone — A 999,000-year head soul bone that grants Sky Dream Divine Sense and Soul Devour. 147
• Snow Empress's left leg soul bone — Fills Yun Yuan's final vacant soul-bone slot after she becomes his Soul Spirit. 149
• Level 10 armor Soul Tool — Yun Yuan's self-created Soul Tool armor, intended as the basis for future Divine Armor. 155
• Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum — Given to Yue Guan in repayment for his earlier assistance. 66

Relationships

• Qian Xunji — Master and adoptive guardian; accepts Yun Yuan as a personal disciple, names him Saint Son, and supports his cultivation, alchemy, and political ambitions. He later approves of Qian Renxue pursuing Yun Yuan. 2 12 44 213
• Qian Daoliu — Grandmaster and trusted mentor; protects Yun Yuan, gifts him powerful soul bones, assists with soul-core formation, and repeatedly affirms his potential. 32 34 108 115
• Bibi Dong — Senior sister, later wife; initially protective and possessive of Yun Yuan, accompanies him on dangerous journeys, and eventually receives his support for unifying the continent. 35 47 173 227
• Gu Feng — Spear instructor; a Soul Douluo who teaches Yun Yuan the Spear Dao and helps identify his missing Killing Intent. 5 34
• Ye Zhiyun — Alchemy teacher and later Pill Hall ally; Yun Yuan learns the Ye Family's alchemy knowledge under her guidance. 45 47 87
• Ye Qingxian — Friend, alchemy assistant, and later wife; cares for Yun Yuan during his stay with the Ye Family and joins his inner circle. 47 173
• Yue Guan — Martial Soul Hall elder and benefactor; lends Yun Yuan the Myriad Ancient Precious Herbs Record and receives the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum in return. 44 66
• Bo Saixi — Ally and later wife; assists in defeating the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, guards Yun Yuan during major absorptions, and becomes one of his principal companions. 128 169 173
• Ice Empress — Soul Spirit and later girlfriend; initially hostile and tsundere, she accepts his Soul Spirit contract and later confesses to Yun Yuan. 148 149 157 207
• Snow Empress — Soul Spirit and later girlfriend; supports Yun Yuan's plans, accepts his Soul Spirit contract, and later confesses to him. 149 152 203
• Gu Yue Na — Silver Dragon King and later wife; initially arrives as a powerful Soul Beast sovereign, develops feelings for Yun Yuan, and becomes part of his inner circle. 183 186 190
• Ah Yin — Blue Silver Emperor whom Yun Yuan meets while weakened; becomes his travel companion, learns that he is the God of Qingtian, and later confirms a relationship with him. 191 199 200
• Qian Renxue — Treated by Yun Yuan as a younger sister, though she develops romantic feelings for him, forcefully kisses him, and receives her parents' support in pursuing him. 207 213 219
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm — Yun Yuan refines his head soul bone, later resurrects him, grants him eternal life and Peak Douluo-level combat power, and warns him not to trouble Ice Empress. 147 183
• Three-Eyed Golden Lion — The Emperor Auspicious Beast assists Yun Yuan's comprehension of the Law of Fate, though he teasingly calls her “Big Kitty.” 205 207
• Xiao Wu — Initially captured by Yun Yuan as leverage to draw Di Tian into a duel; he later strengthens her and directs her against Tang San. 134 215
• Tang Chen — Rival and target of Yun Yuan's five-year life-or-death pact. 103
• Di Tian — Major adversary whose ninth soul ring and soul bone Yun Yuan obtains after luring him into a duel. 134 138 140

Story Role / Major Arcs

Martial Soul Hall Disciple

Yun Yuan awakens the Atlas Spear, becomes Qian Xunji's disciple, and is elevated as Martial Soul Hall's Saint Son and prospective future Pope. His first soul ring evolves his martial soul and grants Wind Chasing Lightning and Wind and Thunder Wings. 2 10 12

Spear Dao and Great Soul Arena

After surviving the Star Dou Great Forest and obtaining his second ring, Yun Yuan recognizes that his spear lacks Killing Intent. He travels with Bibi Dong to Silves City, fights Life-and-Death Soul Battles under the name Qingtian, and perfects Qingtian's Intent. 34 35 38 42

Alchemy and the Pill Hall

Yun Yuan locates the Ice Fire Yin Yang Eye, studies alchemy, trains under Ye Zhiyun, and develops celestial-herb pill refinement. He later recruits the Ye Family and seeks to expand the Pill Hall through alliances and recruitment. 44 45 47 58 87 89

Tournament and Clear Sky Sect Rivalry

As a Soul King, Yun Yuan leads Martial Soul Hall in the Soul Master Tournament and overwhelms Skywater Academy with spear intent alone. His escalating rivalry with the Clear Sky Sect culminates in a five-year death pact with Tang Chen. 71 79 103

Soul Cores, Million-Year Rings, and Di Tian

Yun Yuan creates the Atlas Spear Art, hunts increasingly powerful soul beasts, forms Yin-Yang Complementary Dual Soul Cores, and absorbs the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's million-year ring. After unifying Essence, Qi, and Spirit, he lures Di Tian out of the Star Dou Great Forest, defeats him, and reaches Level 95 with his ninth ring. 107 115 128 133 140

Second Martial Soul and Soul Spirits

Yun Yuan creates the Ultimate Ice Second Martial Soul and the Soul Spirit Method, then persuades Ice Empress and Snow Empress to become Soul Spirits. He later upgrades their contracts so they can cultivate independently and remain alive even if he dies. 146 149 157

Sun Moon Empire

Seeking faith and progress toward divinity, Yun Yuan travels to the Sun Moon Continent. He becomes State Preceptor, rapidly reaches Level 8 Soul Engineer mastery, creates a Level 10 Soul Tool, and founds Mingde Hall to spread his Soul Tool system. 152 153 155

Soul Spirit Development and Continental Influence

Yun Yuan brings Ice Empress and Snow Empress into his Sea of Spirit, then upgrades their Soul Spirit contracts to grant them independent cultivation and survival. His later accomplishments include advancing alchemy, Soul Spirit technology, and peaceful human–Soul Beast coexistence through Spirit Pagodas. 150 157 183

Godhood, Nirvana, and Law Comprehension

After gathering widespread faith through his reforms and achievements, Yun Yuan becomes known as the God of Qingtian. He undergoes Dao Fruit transformation and Nirvana, later resumes cultivation at the Level 99 stage, and uses the Wisdom Domain to perfect numerous laws, including the Laws of Time and Fate. 183 190 198 205 207

Continental Unification

Yun Yuan supports Bibi Dong's effort to unify the continent, drawing on knowledge from his past life to advise her on governance after conquest rather than merely military victory. 227

Later Divine Path

Yun Yuan becomes known as the God of Qingtian, studies the Laws of Time and Fate, and plans to nurture Electrolux after entering the Peerless Tang Sect universe. 198 205 258

Trivia

• Yun Yuan's Atlas Spear is associated with Yun Ming, a future-era Atlas Spear wielder whose potential Yun Yuan seeks to surpass. 2 5
• He considers the theoretical Spear God realm a lifelong goal rather than an impossibility. 6
• His fifth soul skill, Dragon Hunt Destiny, was specifically sought as a lock-on, rule-based ability. 83 106
• He refers to numerical attributes, soul-skill mechanics, and self-created techniques as separate components of combat strength. 106
• He is Martial Soul Hall's youngest-ever Saint Son. 13
• His Soul Spirit contracts grant him nine additional blood-red rings: five from Ice Empress and four from Snow Empress. 149
• He teasingly calls the Three-Eyed Golden Lion “Big Kitty,” despite her status as the Star Dou Great Forest's Emperor Auspicious Beast. 205