Ye Lingling

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Ye Lingling was born into the Nine-Heart Begonia Ye Clan as Ye Qingyu's daughter and Ye Shengxin's granddaughter. The Nine-Heart Begonia passes through a single bloodline: when a new bearer awakens it, the previous bearer's Soul Power irreversibly drains away until death. Her impending awakening therefore worsened Ye Qingyu's already fragile health. 3 6

Quiet and obedient, Lingling first met Luo Can before her awakening and respectfully addressed him as “Master.” He gave her a Soul Power Pill and remained at the Ye estate for the ceremony. 5

She awakened the Nine-Heart Begonia with Innate Full Soul Power, but the event immediately triggered Ye Qingyu's life-force drain. Luo Can stabilized Ye Qingyu and later accepted Lingling as his disciple, taking her from the Ye residence to cultivate under his care. 6 13 14

Luo Can's initial intervention with Fate Reversal Water suppressed the curse for ten days. He subsequently used the Aromatic Silk Beauty together with Fate-Defying Spring water to lift Ye Qingyu's curse, allowing Lingling's mother to survive the inheritance and recover her health. 6 13 23

At Fate Defying Valley, Luo Can deliberately trained her to overcome the traditional vulnerability of a support-type Soul Master. He gave her body-tempering resources and taught her the Tiger King Mountain-Crushing Fist, then used a century-old Ghost Tiger as her sparring partner. Lingling endured repeated defeats, overcame her fear, and developed the ferocity and momentum required for the technique. 15 16 22 23

As Lingling matured within the valley, she began assisting with the instruction of younger cultivators. She and Dugu Yan were assigned to help Ling Yuan teach basic cultivation and Spirit Master theory to the first group of orphans accepted by Fate Defying Valley. 234

Her teaching responsibilities continued as part-time work at Qichen Academy. Alongside her own cultivation, she also attended the academy's harsh body-tempering classes under Du Bisi at Luo Can's instruction. 245 272

Lingling continued advancing alongside Dugu Yan and Wu Sidu, eventually reaching the Soul Ancestor realm. Rather than rely on a Soul Spirit, she chose to challenge the ordinary limits of Spirit Master cultivation by absorbing a ten-thousand-year fourth Spirit Ring. Luo Can created the artificial ring from the essence blood of a dragon-type Spirit Beast and enhanced it with fragments of Life Gold. 393

The absorption succeeded after further physical tempering, raising her to rank 44. During the process, she remained comparatively calm as her life energy neutralized the Spirit Ring's energy. Her Nine-Heart Begonia released dragon-shaped life energy, causing nearby plants to flourish and suggesting that the Martial Soul was beginning to undergo a dragon-related transformation. 393 394

Lingling later helped welcome Huo Yutong into the valley. As the eight disciples developed their teamwork, she confidently reported that 20,000–30,000-year Spirit Beasts were no match for their coordinated group, prompting Luo Can to decide they were ready to leave the valley for experience. 421 422

By Ning Rongrong's later visit to the academy, Lingling had become an official teacher at Qichen Academy, teaching pharmacology and the application of healing Soul Skills. 438

Appearance

As a young child, Ye Lingling is described as a small, neatly groomed girl with clear black-and-white eyes. She initially wears a small black dress during her Martial Soul awakening. 5 6

• Clear, dark eyes and a quiet expression. 5
• Neatly combed hair; later often leaves training with sweat-dampened hair. 6 24
• Her half-month of intense training noticeably reduces her childishness and gives her a fiercer bearing. 23
• Gains a retractable tail-like External Soul Bone after absorbing the Blood-Exploding Vajra Beast's Spirit Ring. 217
• During the Grand Competition, her manifested tail is silvery white and segmented, with a luminous crystal groove in each segment. 289
• Her Nine-Heart Begonia later releases dragon-shaped energy after she absorbs her fourth Spirit Ring, reflecting its developing dragon-related traits. 394

Personality

Lingling is initially reserved, soft-spoken, and highly respectful toward both her mother and Luo Can. She waits for Ye Qingyu's approval before accepting Luo Can's gift and follows her master's instructions with earnest trust. 5 13

Her composure conceals exceptional determination. Though frightened by the Ghost Tiger at first, she repeatedly stands her ground, trains through pain, and continues fighting after being knocked down. 16 22 As her confidence grows, she becomes proud of her accomplishments and more openly enthusiastic, particularly when training or operating Soul Tools. 30 154

Lingling is also supportive toward her junior sisters. She encourages Tang Ya after the latter's Blue Silver Emperor evolution, heals Ning Rongrong after her Illusion Tower trial, and helps guide Rongrong's body-tempering practice. 212 292 302

She is willing to endure extreme pain to surpass conventional cultivation limits. When offered the choice between a safer Soul Spirit and an artificial ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring, she firmly chooses the latter. Despite the expected danger and pain, she completes the absorption with comparatively little outward distress, using her life energy to neutralize the incoming power. 393 394

Her growing confidence does not erase her consideration for others. After defeating Li Qing, she immediately heals his injuries, and she later joins her senior sisters in making Huo Yutong feel welcome in the valley. 289 421

Abilities & Skills

Nine-Heart Begonia

Lingling possesses the Nine-Heart Begonia, an elite auxiliary Martial Soul renowned for supreme healing capabilities. Every Spirit Skill produced by this Martial Soul remains healing-oriented, regardless of the Spirit Ring absorbed. 6 217

• Awakens with Innate Full Soul Power. 6
• Emits a rich life aura that grows stronger through cultivation and medicinal-bath nourishment. 172
• Heals Ning Rongrong's injured feet after the Illusion Tower trial. 292
• Her healing abilities evolve to include self-strengthening effects after obtaining her third Spirit Ring. 217
• Releases dragon-shaped life energy after her fourth Spirit Ring absorption, causing nearby plants to flourish and indicating possible dragon-related evolution. 394
• Its life energy helps neutralize the energy of her artificial fourth Spirit Ring during absorption. 394

Luo Can attributes the beneficial mutation revealed after her third Spirit Ring to the combination of the valley's Small World transformation, its released natural energy and life force, and her three strength-oriented thousand-year Spirit Rings. 217

Healing Strength Amplification

Her Spirit Skills heal allies while accumulating combat benefits for Lingling herself.

• First Spirit Skill — each use grants a 5% strength increase, stacking up to three layers. 217
• Second Spirit Skill — each use grants a 10% strength increase, stacking up to six layers. 217
• Third Spirit Skill — instantly heals severe injuries, restores 10% of the target's Soul Power and 5% of their stamina, and grants Lingling a 20% strength increase per use. 217
• The third skill stores up to nine layers of Bloodline Power in her External Soul Bone. 217
• Manifesting her segmented tail during the Grand Competition abruptly triples her strength, allowing her to overpower Li Qing's fifth Spirit Skill. 289
• Her fourth Spirit Ring causes the Nine-Heart Begonia to emit dragon-shaped life energy, with the released energy stimulating plant growth and leaving purple petal-like marks on nearby allies. 394

Tiger King Mountain-Crushing Fist

Luo Can teaches Lingling this self-created Soul Skill so that she can defend herself and counterattack despite being a healing Soul Master. It simultaneously tempers the body but requires exceptional physical strength, precise Soul Power control, and comprehension of tiger-like momentum. 15

• Learns the opening form, Vicious Tiger Pounce, through repeated practice. 16
• Masters the first two forms and initially grasps the Tiger Form after training against the Ghost Tiger. 23
• Learns to gather, deflect, and redirect force rather than directly contesting stronger opponents. 22 25
• Begins learning the third form after obtaining her first Spirit Ring and approaches its threshold while training against the Titan Giant Ape. 32 37
• Perfects its third form by the time Tang Ya joins the valley. 113
• Fully masters the fourth level, Fierce Tiger Descends to the World, producing a blood-colored tiger phantom and destructive power comparable to a five-ring Spirit King. 244
• Uses the technique to break Li Qing's fifth Spirit Skill and defeat him in the Grand Competition. 289
• Her tiger roar briefly disrupts Li Qing's assault by striking at his mind, creating an opening for her counterattack. 289
• Its body-tempering benefit is effective only through the Spirit Emperor realm. 99

Luo Can later recognizes that the technique alone is not an ideal long-term match for her support- and life-oriented Martial Soul. He considers preparing a tailored burst-type self-created Soul Skill to further strengthen her close-combat capabilities. 275

External Soul Bone

After absorbing the Blood-Exploding Vajra Beast's 8,000-year Spirit Ring, Lingling gains an External Soul Bone in the form of a tail. 217

• Does not occupy a standard soul-bone slot and can grow alongside its owner. 217
• Initially difficult to control, but Lingling learns to retract it by treating it as part of her body. 217
• Stores the Bloodline Power generated by her healing skills. 217
• Continues researching the Soul Bone's functions and the evolved abilities of her Nine-Heart Begonia. 231
• Appears as a silvery-white, segmented bone tail with glowing crystal grooves during the Grand Competition; its manifestation accompanies a threefold increase in her strength. 289

Soul Tool Proficiency

Lingling studies Soul Tool formation inscription in addition to cultivation.

• Learns the basics of Flight Soul Tool operation under Ju Zi's guidance and develops a strong interest in Soul Tool manufacturing. 53
• Successfully carves an Energy Gathering Array into a tiny gemstone during her early formation practice. 61
• Crafts a first-grade Soul Tool alongside Dugu Yan and later produces an independent Soul Tool with stable energy output. 88 89
• Her early independent work is a first-rank Illumination Soul Tool; Luo Can praises its comparatively stable energy output and greater power. 89
• Can accurately inscribe three second-level Soul Tool formations. 141
• Quickly adapts to operating the first-generation Soul Tool Mecha, including movement, jumping, low-altitude hovering, and cannon fire. 154
• Overuses the mecha until her Mental Power is exhausted. 154

Dragon-Related Life Energy

Lingling's fourth Spirit Ring causes her Nine-Heart Begonia to display previously unseen dragon-related characteristics.

• Releases a dragon-shaped stream of life energy during the absorption of her fourth Spirit Ring. 394
• The released energy causes grass and other plants to grow rapidly. 394
• Her Martial Soul's development appears connected to the dragon-type essence used to create her artificial Spirit Ring and the Life Gold fragments incorporated into it. 393 394
• During absorption, the petals emit purple ripples and develop faint golden edges with dragon-like halos. 394
• The dragon-shaped energy rises nine meters before scattering into golden motes; those falling on nearby disciples produce rings of purple petals on their foreheads. The marks' further effects are not specified. 394

Body Tempering and Team Combat

Lingling's combat ability rests on prolonged physical conditioning as well as her Martial Soul and self-created techniques.

• At level 10, her physical strength is already comparable to that of some power-attack Soul Grandmasters after intensive medicinal and martial training. 23
• Uses force-gathering and force-deflection methods taught by Luo Can, including Force From the Ground, Silk-Reeling Force, and Ground-Rolling Force-Deflection. 22
• Benefits from medicinal baths, Body Refining Pills, whale rubber, spring water, and sustained body-tempering cultivation when preparing to absorb Spirit Rings beyond normal limits. 23 31 217
• Attends Du Bisi's body-tempering classes with Luo Can's other disciples. 272
• Receives Origin Flame body tempering before her fourth Spirit Ring absorption. 393
• Participates in coordinated training with Luo Can's eight disciples. She reports that their teamwork is sufficient to defeat 20,000–30,000-year Spirit Beasts; Xiao Xiao particularly credits Huo Yutong's Spiritual Detection Sharing for improving their anticipation of enemy attacks. 422

Teaching and Medical Knowledge

Lingling's instructional work develops from basic cultivation mentorship into a formal academy position.

• Helps Ling Yuan teach basic cultivation and Spirit Master theory to the valley's first orphan cohort. 234
• Continues part-time teaching at Qichen Academy while maintaining her own training schedule. 245
• Becomes an official academy teacher responsible for pharmacology and the use of healing Soul Skills. 438

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Flight Soul Tool — Uses a pair of foldable metal wings during flight training under Ju Zi's instruction. 53
• First-rank Illumination Soul Tool — An early independent crafting achievement praised by Luo Can for its stable energy output and power. 89
• First-generation Soul Tool Mecha — Test operator; uses its two Level 4 Energy-Gathering Soul Cannons during a firing trial. 154
• Lightweight soft armor — Given by Luo Can after her External Soul Bone tears her clothing during its manifestation. 217
• Artificial ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring — Her fourth Spirit Ring, created from dragon-type Spirit Beast essence blood and enhanced with fragments of Life Gold. 393 394

Relationships

• Luo Can — Master and guardian. He accepts Lingling as his eldest disciple, provides her cultivation resources, and trains her into a healer capable of close combat. He later personally prepares her artificial fourth Spirit Ring. 13 15 29 393
• Ye Qingyu — Mother. Lingling's awakening activates the Nine-Heart Begonia inheritance curse that drains Ye Qingyu's power; Luo Can lifts the curse, and mother and daughter reunite after Ye Qingyu recovers. 6 13 23
• Ye Shengxin — Maternal grandfather and head of the Nine-Heart Begonia Ye Clan; he presides over her Martial Soul awakening. 6
• Dugu Yan — Junior sister and training partner. Their initially formal introduction develops into a close friendship and cooperative combat partnership. They later advance together into the Soul Ancestor realm and attempt ten-thousand-year fourth Spirit Rings. They also work as part-time teachers at Qichen Academy. 25 216 245 393
• Xiao Xiao — Junior sister. They support one another during cultivation and fight alongside Dugu Yan against the Blood-Exploding Vajra Beast. Xiao Xiao also supports Lingling during her fourth Spirit Ring absorption. 216 217 394
• Tang Ya — Junior sister. Lingling encourages Tang Ya after the latter's Blue Silver Emperor evolution and remains a friend and cultivation companion. 212
• Wu Sidu — Junior sister and Tiger King Mountain-Crushing Fist training partner; Wu Sidu comes to respect Lingling after seeing her External Soul Bone. They later reach the Soul Ancestor realm together. 218 276 393
• Wang Dong'er — Junior sister and fellow core disciple who cultivates alongside Lingling in Fate Defying Valley. 269 308
• Shui Bing'er — Junior sister. Lingling is among the senior disciples tasked with teaching Bing'er basic cultivation after her arrival in Fate Defying Valley. Bing'er later envies Lingling's opportunity to obtain a ten-thousand-year fourth Spirit Ring. 336 393
• Huo Yutong — Junior sister. Lingling helps welcome her into valley life and later trains as part of the same coordinated disciple team, which benefits from Yutong's Spiritual Detection Sharing. 421 422
• Ju Zi — Soul Tool instructor. Ju Zi teaches Lingling to operate Flight Soul Tools and guides her early Soul Tool studies. 53 97
• Ling Yuan — Overseer of the first orphan cohort; Lingling assists her with teaching basic cultivation and Spirit Master theory. 234
• Du Bisi — Body-tempering instructor at Qichen Academy. Lingling is among the six disciples ordered to attend his demanding training classes. 272
• Ning Rongrong — Fellow disciple of Fate Defying Pavilion; Lingling heals her feet after the Illusion Tower trial and helps guide her Soul-Flow Body Tempering. Rongrong later asks after her during a visit to the academy. 292 302 438
• Li Qing — Fellow Pavilion disciple and Grand Competition opponent. Lingling defeats him by combining her fist technique with her External Soul Bone's strength amplification, then heals his injuries. 288 289
• Ning Fengzhi — Witnessing Lingling's exceptional Spirit Rings and combat strength convinces him to seek Luo Can's instruction for Ning Rongrong. 289

Story Role / Major Arcs

Martial Soul Awakening and Apprenticeship

Lingling's Nine-Heart Begonia awakening confirms her exceptional potential but places her mother's life in immediate danger. Luo Can intervenes, becomes her master, and brings her to Jueming Cliff for cultivation. 6 13 14

His use of the Aromatic Silk Beauty and Fate-Defying Spring water lifts Ye Qingyu's curse before he takes Lingling away to train, resolving the immediate threat created by the inheritance. 13

Ghost Tiger Training

Luo Can builds Lingling's physical strength with medicinal baths, pills, special meals, and spring water while forcing her to study and fight a century-old Ghost Tiger. This training allows her to form the Tiger Form and fight far above the expectations for a level-ten support Soul Master. 16 22 23 25

Thousand-Year First Ring

After extensive physical conditioning, Lingling absorbs a thousand-year first Spirit Ring from a Diamond Explosive Ape. The absorption raises her Soul Power directly to level 16 and establishes her as an unprecedented young Soul Master. 29 31

Third Ring and External Soul Bone

Lingling joins Dugu Yan and Xiao Xiao in defeating an 8,000-year Blood-Exploding Vajra Beast. She absorbs its Spirit Ring as her third, reaches level 36, and gains a tail-like External Soul Bone along with healing-based strength amplification. 216 217

Fate Defying Pavilion Grand Competition

As one of Luo Can's six direct disciples at the time, Lingling challenges the Grand Competition champion Li Qing. Despite being a Soul Elder facing a Spirit King, she uses three thousand-year Spirit Rings and the Tiger King Mountain-Crushing Fist to win decisively. 288 289

Her segmented External Soul Bone manifests at the decisive moment and triples her strength, enabling her to tear through Li Qing's fifth Spirit Skill, Raging Wind Cloud Scroll. She then heals him after the match. Her performance convinces Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong that Ning Rongrong should study under Luo Can. 289

Junior Mentorship

As one of the valley's senior disciples, Lingling assists in training younger members. She helps Ling Yuan instruct Fate Defying Valley's first orphan cohort, accompanies Ning Rongrong after the latter's disciple trial, and helps Rongrong complete Soul-Flow Body Tempering. 234 292 302

She continues teaching part-time at Qichen Academy while pursuing her own cultivation. By the time of Ning Rongrong's later visit, she is an official teacher conducting classes in pharmacology and healing Soul Skill application. 245 438

Ten-Thousand-Year Fourth Ring

After reaching level 40, Lingling chooses to challenge the normal limits of fourth Spirit Ring absorption rather than contract a Soul Spirit. Luo Can creates an artificial ten-thousand-year ring from dragon-type Spirit Beast essence blood and Life Gold fragments, then prepares her body with Origin Flame. 393

Lingling successfully absorbs the ring, remaining comparatively calm as her life energy neutralizes its power. She reaches rank 44, and her Nine-Heart Begonia releases dragon-shaped life energy that causes surrounding vegetation to flourish, marking a new stage in the development of her healing Martial Soul. Golden motes from the released energy also leave purple petal rings on nearby disciples' foreheads. 394

Eight-Disciple Team Training

Following Huo Yutong's arrival, Lingling and the other senior sisters help her settle into Fate Defying Valley. The enlarged disciple group develops its coordinated combat ability, supported by Yutong's Spiritual Detection Sharing. 421 422

When Luo Can asks about their progress, Lingling reports that 20,000–30,000-year Spirit Beasts are no match for their teamwork. Satisfied with the eight disciples' development, Luo Can decides that they should leave the valley to gain practical experience. 422

Notable Quotes

“Lingling... will listen to Master.” 13

“I... did it.” 31

“Master, I did it.” 394

“Not bad! Spirit Beasts twenty or thirty thousand years old aren't a match for us.” 422

Trivia

• Lingling is Luo Can's eldest disciple despite being younger than Dugu Yan. She is six when they are introduced, while Dugu Yan is nine. 25
• Her first three Spirit Rings are thousand-year grade; her fourth is an artificial ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring. 31 289 394
• Her three thousand-year Spirit Rings astonish observers during the Grand Competition. 288 295
• She and Dugu Yan are among the first of Luo Can's disciples to deliberately challenge the conventional limits of a ten-thousand-year fourth Spirit Ring. 393 394
• She and Dugu Yan request to learn the Thunderclap Bombardment Fist, but Luo Can tells them to master their existing self-created Soul Skills first. 318
• Her early part-time academy teaching develops into an official position teaching pharmacology and healing Soul Skill application. 245 438