Yu Xiaogang

Biodata

Background / History

Yu Xiaogang was originally the young master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, blessed with high expectations and early talent. However, on his awakening day, his martial soul suffered a malignant mutation, transforming into the weak Luo San Pao and capping his soul power permanently below the thirtieth rank, causing his status within the clan to plummet 96.

Seeking a way to solve his limitations, he wandered to Martial Soul City and used sweet talk and stolen clan knowledge to win the heart of Bibi Dong, the Saintess of Martial Soul Hall. He exploited her affection to gain access to forbidden library texts and steal Martial Soul Hall's research. When Pope Qian Xunji discovered their relationship, he tested Yu Xiaogang, but Yu Xiaogang ultimately abandoned Bibi Dong and fled.

Traveling onward, he met Flender and fell in love with Liu Erlong, deploying psychological suggestion techniques stolen from Martial Soul Hall to manipulate Liu Erlong into loving him and driving Flender away. When he realized that Liu Erlong was actually his cousin, he fled from that relationship as well, fracturing the Golden Iron Triangle.

Years later, operating as a self-styled theoretical "Grandmaster," Yu Xiaogang attempted to exploit young prodigies like Tang San and later Zhao Hao as experimental subjects to prove his plagiarized theories. At Nuoding Academy, his schemes against Tang San were completely dismantled by Xiao Feng, whose verbal attacks caused Yu Xiaogang to vomit blood in despair. Later at Shrek Academy, Xiao Feng exposed Yu Xiaogang's past crimes, his ties to Martial Soul Hall, and his abandonment of Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong. This revelation turned Yu Xiaogang's disciple Zhao Hao against him, prompting an emotional breakdown, a severed right hand inflicted by Xiao Feng's guardian beast, and his eventual heartbroken departure from Shrek Academy.

Appearance & Personality

Yu Xiaogang is an older man who typically wears dark or black robes. He is frequently described as scrawny and sickly in appearance, with a countenance that inspires mockery regarding his looks and physical weakness.

• Snobbish, hypocritical, and cowardly in nature, often hiding behind a false facade of prestige.
• Plagiarist who repackages stolen research from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and Martial Soul Hall as his own "Ten Core Competitiveness Theories."
• Emotionally fragile and easily pushed to physical trauma (vomiting blood) when his hollow theories are logically dismantled.
• Utterly selfish; he views promising disciples merely as disposable test subjects to validate his theories and secure personal fame.

Abilities & Skills

Martial Soul: Luo San Pao (罗三炮)

• A mutated beast martial soul resembling a small, pig-dog-like creature that emits a powerful, toxic "stink-fart" attack capable of knocking out both beasts and human targets 63.
• Limitations: Suffers from severe structural defects due to its malignant mutation, capping Yu Xiaogang's personal cultivation and soul power permanently below rank 30 96.

Theoretical Knowledge

• Self-proclaimed founder of the "Ten Core Competitiveness Theories of Martial Souls."
• Applications: Able to analyze twin martial souls and innate soul power structures through stolen library data.
• Limitations: Entirely built upon plagiarized information from Martial Soul Hall and his native clan; collapses under basic scrutiny when confronted with anomalies outside his stolen texts.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Research Notes and Books: Compilations of stolen and observed spirit beast data used for teaching and manipulation.

Relationships

• Bibi Dong — Former lover. He exploited her affection and position as Saintess to raid Martial Soul Hall's forbidden libraries before heartlessly abandoning her 96.
• Liu Erlong — Former romantic partner. He manipulated her affections using psychological suggestion before abandoning her upon discovering she was his cousin 97.
• Flender — Former sworn brother and comrade in the Golden Iron Triangle, whose trust he betrayed through decades of deception 96 97.
• Zhao Hao — Disciple. Rescued and taken in strictly to serve as an experimental test subject for his theories, leading to a near-fatal betrayal when the truth was exposed 61 93.
• Tang San — Desired disciple target. Yu Xiaogang attempted to groom him to prove his theories, only to be rebuffed and verbally destroyed by Xiao Feng 12 17.
• Xiao Feng — Nemesis. Xiao Feng continuously humiliates him, dismantles his theories, exposes his past, and arranges physical punishments (including the severing of his hand) 11 17 64.

Notable Quotes

"I thought a genius might be different from others, but in the end... sigh." 17

"What... is the meaning of my existence?" 17

Trivia

• He holds the title of Honorary Elder of Martial Soul Hall, a secret he kept hidden from his closest peers.
• He lost his right hand permanently after being hunted and attacked by Xiao Feng's golden-haired lion summon, destroying his ability to hold a pen and write theories 64.