Jiang Huai

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Jiang Huai (江淮)
Alias(es)	Brother Huai; Boss Jiang; Jiang Yuhuai (courtesy name) 10 28 60
Species/Race	Human; his consciousness is introduced as a transmigrant from Earth 1
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Holy Soul Village; Shrek Academy; Jiang Kingdom; Tianyuan Empire 1 36 60 87
Occupation/Role	Food-type Soul Master, swordsman, chef, alchemist, inventor, Crown Prince of Jiang Kingdom, Emperor of Tianyuan Empire 18 28 60 87
Status	Ascended; inheritor of the Sword God and God of Destruction positions 100 106
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Innate Full Soul Power	7	Awakened the Hamburger martial soul; Yu Xiaogang identifies Jiang Huai as having Innate Full Soul Power 2 7
Level 15, one-ring Spirit Master	9	Reached level 15 by eating his own Hamburger martial soul; the process also made him stronger and taller 9
Level 20	11	Reached level 20 during his fourth year at Notting Junior Academy 11
Level 30, Spirit Elder	11	Broke through in his sixth year and absorbed a 2,000-year Green Wheat Vine ring, gaining Whole Wheat Resilient Body 11
Level 38, Food System Soul Elder	12	Defeated Dai Mubai at the Rose Hotel despite being a food-type Soul Master 12
Level 39, Food-type Soul Elder	15	Entered Shrek Academy's fourth assessment at level 39 15
Level 40, Soul Ancestor	23	Broke through the level-40 bottleneck, becoming the continent's youngest Soul Ancestor at the time 23
Rank 49½	27	Refined medicinal power from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and approached the Soul King threshold 27
Level 50, Spirit King	37	Broke through to level 50 and absorbed a ten-thousand-year spirit ring 37
Level 53, Soul King	54	Faced two Soul Douluo while defending Shrek's convoy from Spirit Hall 54
Level 55, Soul King	57	Refined the Ash Ruins Dragon Abyss's sword energy and broke through two levels during the Spirit City finals 57
Level 56	62	Cultivated at Jiang Kingdom's ancestral hall using beneficial incense offerings 62
Level 60, Soul Emperor	63	Reached level 60 in the Sword Sect secret realm and awakened the Sword Dao Domain 63
Hamburger martial soul filled with nine rings	64	Absorbed a ten-thousand-year Twin-Heart Beast ring; the chapter states that all nine rings on the Hamburger martial soul were filled 64
Level 66–67	65	Reached rank 66 after two years of cultivation, then advanced to rank 67 shortly before beginning the Sword God's preliminary trial 65
Level 70, Soul Sage	65–66	Reached level 70 while climbing the Sword Ladder; subsequent gains were sealed until he acquired his seventh ring 65 66
Level 76, Soul Sage	66	Absorbed the Gluttonous Giant Elephant ring, completed the Sword Valley trial, and raised every ring's age by 5,000 years 66
Peak level 79	66	Cleared the Soul Beast Riot trial; his Sword Dao Domain evolved into the Sword Heart Domain 66
Level 80, Soul Douluo	66	Completed the fourth Sword God trial; the remaining reward was stored until the breakthrough was stabilized 66
Peak level 88, Soul Douluo	68	Cleared the Trial of the Seven Emotions and gained four levels 68
Level 90, Title Douluo	75	Broke through in Sword God Hall, becoming the youngest Title Douluo in continental history 75
Level 94	75	Absorbed three 50,000-year rings for Ash Ruins Dragon Abyss during the God of Destruction trials 75
Level 96, Super Douluo	76	Absorbed the 200,000-year Hundred-Flavor Immortal Herb Emperor Flower ring 76
Peak level 97	76	Completed the first two God of Destruction trials by absorbing the Nether Ghost Bat King and Ten Thousand Sword Giant Python rings 76
Peak level 99, Limit Douluo	76	Cleared the Nine-Layer Heaven Pass; all applicable soul rings gained 20,000 years 76
Peak second-level god	100	Inherited the Sword God and God of Destruction divine positions; his soul bones were reforged into divine equipment 100

Background / History

Jiang Huai's consciousness is introduced as that of a thirty-two-year-old man from Earth who lost consciousness after eating a burger and awakened in the body of a deceased child on the Douluo Continent. Village Chief Jack brought him to Holy Soul Village, where the villagers collectively supported him and built him a cottage. 1

Later accounts identify him as the son of Jiang Kingdom's King Jiang Liuyu and Queen Lin Ruoyu. A Dragon Bone Stele prophecy foretold the birth of a child named “Huai,” after which Star Luo assassins infiltrated the palace and kidnapped the infant heir, eventually abandoning him in Holy Soul Village. 107 108

Raised independently, Jiang Huai learned to cook from a young age and practiced swordplay with branches and a wooden sword carved by Tang Hao. Tang San saved him from falling into a cooking pot when they were five, beginning a lifelong friendship; Jiang Huai was one month older than Tang San. 1 7

His royal family discovered his survival while he was studying at Notting Junior Academy. Jiang Liuyu chose not to reveal their relationship immediately, instead entrusting Yu Xiaogang with Jiang Huai's upbringing and arranging for Jiang Yi to protect him in secret. 8 11

Appearance

Jiang Huai is described as notably handsome by observers. He commonly carries swords and wears a waist-mounted Soul Guidance Device; when traveling or concealing his identity, he uses a black-gold mask. 13 14 24

• His belt bears the character “Jiang,” marking his connection to the Jiang royal family. 13
• His eyes become vertical pupils when he channels sword techniques in battle. 19
• As Jiang Kingdom's crown prince, he wears formal robes embroidered with a five-clawed golden dragon. 66
• He later manifests pale-blue light in his eyes when deploying the Sword Dao Domain. 63

Personality

Jiang Huai is self-reliant and practical. Even as a child living alone, he avoided accepting food unless necessary and preferred cooking for himself with whatever ingredients were available. He routinely assumes responsibility for feeding and supporting those around him. 1 10 18

He is composed in combat and confident in the value of a food-type martial soul, but he reacts harshly when provoked—particularly when interrupted during meals or when others threaten Gu Yuena and his companions. He can recognize when he has gone too far, as shown by his apology and healing burger for Ma Hongjun after beating him. 12 17 23

His long-term goals extend beyond personal strength. After learning Gu Yuena's identity, he vows to protect her and seek a future in which soul beasts can escape their prescribed fate of death. He later adopts Jiang Kingdom's ambition to unify the continent and establish a new era. 27 60

Abilities & Skills

Hamburger Martial Soul

Jiang Huai's first martial soul is a food-type Hamburger composed of bread, meat, cheese, lettuce, and onions. Its products restore soul power and possess inherent restorative effects. Eating his own martial soul also accelerates his cultivation. 2 5 9 17

• Creates restorative burgers through the incantation: “Hamburger, layer of cheese, soul power flows with ease.” 5
• Healing Burgers restore injuries and soul power, though Jiang Huai states that the soul skill itself does not directly heal wounds. 12 17
• Can prepare burgers carrying different supportive effects for teammates in battle. 15 58
• His third skill, Whole Wheat Resilient Body, creates a wheat burger that grants allies within its buff domain 10% additional defense and 25% knockback reduction; the effect stacks when multiple people consume it. 11
• His fifth ring was sought from a ten-thousand-year Smoked Fox for its armor-piercing attribute, associated with the burger's “crispy and sharp” bacon texture. 37

Swordsmanship and Sword Martial Souls

Jiang Huai is a lifelong swordsman who practiced with branches before receiving a wooden sword from Tang Hao. He later wields the Jiang family's Jinxu Longyuan Sword and possesses the ancestral-form sword martial soul Ash Ruins Dragon Abyss. 1 8 19 75

• Uses self-created Xuanyuan Sword Art, including Hidden Edge Style and Sinking Mountain Style. 19 32
• Can employ Xuanyuan: Nine Tribulations End, a fusion of the nine Xuanyuan sword techniques with destructive, god-comparable force. 80
• Created Seven-Star Eight Arts by combining the Seven-Star Sword Art, Sky-Edge Sword, Ring Explosion, Sword Heart Domain, and Xuanyuan Sword Art; it killed the Chaos Bone Dragon. 82
• The Ash Ruins Dragon Abyss's Dragon Abyss Suppressing Kill enlarges the sword, weakens targets in range by 59%, and follows with a wide-area ground strike. 79
• His three-color flying sword, later called the Three Origin Sword, can split into three independent blades and be ridden for aerial combat. 64 66 76

Sword Dao Domain

Jiang Huai awakened the Sword Dao Domain at level 60 in the Jiang family's secret realm. The domain later evolved into the Sword Heart Domain after the Soul Beast Riot trial. 63 66

• Surrounds him with sword energy and flying swords. 63
• Instantly tears apart low-level soul beasts upon contact. 66
• Enhances his sword techniques and contributes to Seven-Star Eight Arts. 82

Martial Soul Fusion Skill

Jiang Huai and Gu Yuena can fuse their martial souls into the Dragon King War God, with Jiang Huai leading the fusion. 21 58

• The fusion can wield Ash Ruins Dragon Abyss and release sword energy in a barrage comparable to “Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin.” 58
• Ning Rongrong's speed amplification can accelerate the fusion process to an instantaneous level. 58

Alchemy and Medicine

After receiving the Encyclopedia of Immortal Herbs from the second-generation Sword God, Jiang Deyuan, Jiang Huai began refining pills at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. 25 26

• Detoxification Pill — Purged the toxins afflicting Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan. 26
• Emperor Heart Pill — Temporarily increases all physical attributes by up to 300% for one shichen; Jiang Huai used the unique successful pill to restore himself after killing the Chaos Bone Dragon. 28 82
• Foundation Establishment Pill — Enhances Tang San's mental power and control ability. 28
• Everlasting Spring Pill — Preserves Xiao Wu's youthful appearance and raises her soul power. 28
• Heaven Mending Pill — Can correct innate deficiencies and potentially transform a martial soul. 28

Divine Power

Jiang Huai inherited both the Sword God and God of Destruction positions, reaching the peak of the second-level god tier. 100

• His divine sword strikes combine Sword God sword-radiance, destructive power, and star power from the Star Giant Kun's ninth ring. 99
• A single attack shattered Jialing Pass's defenses and killed Huyan Zhen after the latter briefly delayed the strike. 99
• His inherited trials reforged his soul bones into divine equipment. 100

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Jiang Ling — Jiang Huai's early sword, kept in his storage Soul Guidance Device and used throughout his academy years. 10 17
• Jinxu Longyuan Sword — Jiang family's ancestral sword martial soul, associated with the first Jiang ancestor's ascent as the Sword God. 8 21
• Ash Ruins Dragon Abyss — An ancestral-form sword martial soul that serves as Jiang Huai's second martial soul. 57 75
• Three Origin Sword — Three merged red, purple, and blue swords that grant him sword-control knowledge and can operate as separate flying swords. 64 66
• Nine Heavens Nirvana and Frost Nether Dragon — Divine swords obtained from the true Sword God Hall during his seventh Sword God trial. 77
• Spiral Wheel — A Soul Guidance Device co-created with Gu Yuena and sold to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for 15 million Diamond Soul Coins. 30 31
• Dual-arm hand cannon — Incomplete paired Soul Tools that merge into a Title Douluo-comparable attack when fueled by his companions' soul power; it killed Spirit Hall Soul Douluo Lortiar. 53
• Black-gold mask — Used to conceal his identity while traveling and fighting. 24

Relationships

• Gu Yuena / Gu Yue — Lover, divine-trial partner, and eventual intended spouse. Jiang Huai promises to protect her after learning she is the Silver Dragon King; they later decide to marry. 12 27 64
• Tang San — Childhood best friend and sworn younger brother figure. Tang San defended Jiang Huai against the Power Clan and refers to him as his elder brother. 1 28 32
• Xiao Wu — Adoptive younger-sister figure and longtime companion from Seven Dormitory. 5 11 28
• Jiang Liuyu — Father, King of Jiang Kingdom, and later predecessor on the imperial throne. He secretly monitored Jiang Huai's childhood and formally recognized him as crown prince. 8 60 86
• Lin Ruoyu — Mother and Queen of Jiang Kingdom; she watched over him from afar to avoid drawing further assassination attempts toward him. 60 107
• Jiang Yi — Elder sister, a level-78 Sword Soul Master who secretly protected him during his Notting Academy years. 8 11
• Jiang Qingfeng — Great-grandfather, Sword Sect elder, mentor, and opponent in Jiang Huai's eighth Sword God trial. 63 79 80
• Jiang Longyuan — Grandfather and guide who led him into the Sword Sect secret realm and personally helped him hunt the Twin-Heart Beast. 63 64
• Dugu Bo — Ally and sworn brother figure who defended him against Tai Nuo and repeatedly supported his alchemy and soul-beast hunts. 26 31 32
• Dai Mubai — Rival turned ally and Shrek vice-captain. Jiang Huai defeated him at the Rose Hotel before later sheltering him after Star Luo stripped him of his crown prince status. 12 36 79

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Holy Soul Village and Notting Academy — Grows up under Village Chief Jack's care, awakens the Hamburger martial soul, becomes Seven Dormitory's head, and protects the work-study students from Xiao Chenyu's group. 1 5 10
• Shrek Academy — Enters Shrek as a level-39 Soul Elder, leads the fourth-round battle against Zhao Wuji, and becomes captain of Shrek's tournament team. 15 33 36
• Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well — Gains access to immortal herbs, develops alchemy, detoxifies Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, and discovers Gu Yuena's true identity. 25 26 27
• Spirit Master Tournament and Spirit Hall ambush — Leads Shrek in competition, survives Spirit Hall's attempt to kill him with the support of family and allies, and develops Ash Ruins Dragon Abyss further. 53 54 57 58
• Recognition as Crown Prince — Returns to Jiang Kingdom, learns he is the sole male heir of his generation, receives the courtesy name Jiang Yuhuai, and adopts Jiang Kingdom's goal of continental unification. 60
• Sword God and God of Destruction Trials — Awakens the Sword Dao Domain, clears the Sword God's trials, obtains divine swords, and completes multiple Destruction trials alongside Gu Yuena. 63 66 76 80 82
• Founding of Tianyuan Empire — Succeeds Jiang Liuyu, leads the uprising against Star Luo, and becomes emperor as Tianyuan expands across the continent. 86 87
• War of the Gods — Returns to Jialing Pass with overwhelming divine power, destroys Spirit Hall's defenses, and inherits the Sword God and God of Destruction positions. 98 99 100

Notable Quotes

“Only the trash among trash fail to cultivate their martial soul, and I will be the only person to defeat a Battle Soul Master using food.” 12

“The future of the soul beasts includes me as well. One day, I will find a way to let soul beasts escape their fate of death.” 27

“I want to become a god! I want this world!” 66

Trivia

• Jiang Huai's fascination with burgers began in his previous life, where he did not eat one until he was thirty-two. 1
• He was one month older than Tang San. 7
• He was given the courtesy name Jiang Yuhuai during his ancestral recognition ceremony. 60
• He left one of three Dark Demon Evil God Tiger cubs in Chaos Ancient Castle and named the two he kept with Gu Yuena Hu Niu and A Wu. 80 83