Zhu Xiyan

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Zhu Xiyan (朱希妍) 34
Alias(es)	Blood Clan Empress; Queen of the Blood Descendants; “Xiaoyan” 79 105 146
Species/Race	A soul being; later styled a “vampire queen” 42 125
Gender	Female 34
Affiliation	Martial Soul Hall; Blood River; Shadow Isles 101 125
Occupation/Role	Hals’s disciple; leader of the Blood River; trainer of recruits; queen of the Blood Descendants 35 105 124
Status	Active 170
First Appearance	Chapter 34

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Soul Venerable — three soul rings	39	Began Hals’s bandit-stronghold trial with two yellow rings and one purple ring; her Hell Spirit Cat granted speed, stealth, and claw attacks.
Blood Cocoon transformation / soul mastery	105	A ritual raised her Soul Power by ten levels and allowed her to enter the “domain of the dead and the living,” giving her awareness of souls and the ability to begin mastering her own soul.
Six-ring stage	110	Displayed six soul rings while harvesting the Zhu Family’s blood energy during the assault on her ancestral estate.
Nether Blood Spirit Cat mutation	123	Her Hell Spirit Cat mutated into the Nether Blood Spirit Cat, shifting her martial soul toward blood manipulation.
Spirit Saint — seven soul rings	129	Revealed seven rings in a perfect configuration; her final black ring carried a faint red hue, approaching the hundred-thousand-year threshold.

Background / History

Zhu Xiyan was born as the illegitimate daughter of the Zhu Family Grand Duke of the Star Luo Empire. The Zhu Family’s succession system allowed only one outstanding heir to become family head; the remaining contenders had their cultivation crippled and were imprisoned. Zhu Xiyan’s full-blooded younger sister was therefore also her unavoidable rival. The pressure and demands of her family left Zhu Xiyan deeply insecure despite her admission to Star Luo Royal Academy’s Advanced Class Nine. 34

When Hals became Advanced Class Nine’s teacher, he singled her out as class monitor. Her classmates ignored her authority, and Zhu Xiyan admitted that they looked down on her because she was weak. Hals pressed her to prove her worth, awakening the anger and determination beneath her timidity. 34

Hals then offered to accept Zhu Xiyan as his disciple and give her power. She accepted him as her master, rapidly becoming colder, more assertive, and fiercely devoted to his teachings. 35 36

Appearance

Zhu Xiyan was initially a short-haired, pure-looking girl whose withdrawn posture and lowered gaze concealed her natural charm. Following her Blood Cocoon transformation, her appearance became markedly more mature and bewitching. 34 105

• Short, neat hair during her early academy period; later possesses waist-length red hair. 38 105
• Blood-red, alluring eyes after her transformation. 105
• Commonly wears black stealth attire, a hood, and a black mask during covert operations. 38 39
• Can manifest cat ears when activating her martial soul. 39
• Her blood energy can form a fitted blood-red dress around her body. 105

Personality

Before meeting Hals, Zhu Xiyan was timid, hesitant, and convinced that she deserved no respect because of her perceived weakness. Her family’s treatment had made her desperate for validation, and Hals’s recognition became the foundation of her loyalty to him. 34 35

As Hals’s disciple, she adopted his harsh worldview with near-religious conviction. She became cold, commanding, and contemptuous toward those she considered weak, while developing a taste for bloodshed and a willingness to use enemies—or even members of her own clan—as resources for growth. 35 36 80 110

Her cruelty is not absolute. Zhu Xiyan shows genuine attachment to Hals, has a playful rapport with Shi Jisheng, responds warmly to Ah Yin’s kindness, and carefully restrains her blood aura when holding the infant Man Yi. 96 146 170

Abilities & Skills

Nether Blood Spirit Cat

Zhu Xiyan’s original Hell Spirit Cat mutated under Hals’s guidance into the Nether Blood Spirit Cat, combining agility-focused combat with blood manipulation. 123

• Forms five blood-colored claws capable of piercing bluestone with ease. 123
• Her blood is corrosive enough to burn holes into the ground. 123
• Can manifest a spectral Nether Blood Spirit Cat and create multiplying afterimages during her strongest technique. 131
• Used the martial soul’s blood-draining power to kill Leviathan after surviving his apparent finishing blow. 131

Blood Manipulation

Zhu Xiyan can absorb blood energy from victims and corpses to strengthen herself, a power that became central to both her combat style and her revenge against the Zhu Family. 80 110

• Drains enemies through direct contact, leaving withered corpses behind. 80
• Harvests blood energy from corpses and blood pools over a wide area. 113
• Can form hardened blood bracers to block attacks, though sufficiently powerful strikes can shatter them. 130
• Uses blood energy to enhance her Soul Power during battles and massacres. 80 110

Blood-Body Transformation

Zhu Xiyan can dissolve her body into blood, granting her exceptional survivability and infiltration potential. 125 126

• Transforms into a pool of blood from the ankles upward. 125
• Can become a cloud of blood mist to escape attacks or travel. 126 166
• Reconstituted after Leviathan seemingly tore her body apart; she stated that she would not die unless her blood and Soul Power were exhausted. 131

Stealth and Agility

As an agility-attack Soul Master, Zhu Xiyan excels at ambushes, evasive movement, and high-speed assassination. 39 129

• Evaded Hals’s artificial snake attack after only five days of training. 38
• Conceals herself well enough that Martial Soul Hall high-ranking Soul Masters could not sense her during the assault on the Zhu estate. 109
• Uses afterimages, sudden repositioning, and rapid claw strikes to overwhelm opponents. 129
• Studied an agility-fighting style through observing Hals train Yu Xiaoya, allowing her to counter Leviathan’s similar tactics. 130

Soul Perception

After her Blood Cocoon transformation, Zhu Xiyan gained access to the domain of souls and began to perceive soul-related phenomena more clearly. 105

• Could sense the overwhelming aura of Hals’s soul after her transformation. 105
• Used recently acquired soul perception to detect Leviathan’s position through disturbances in the air. 130
• Protected her own soul from soul-devouring beads by wrapping it with Soul Power. 95

Leadership and Training

Zhu Xiyan commands the Blood River through fear, discipline, and personal strength. 80 96

• Led the Blood River’s nighttime attack on Martial Soul Hall’s Elder Hall. 80
• Received the allegiance of twenty-nine Blood Descendants as their queen. 105
• Directed the Blood River in operations against the Nature God Sect and in Leviathan City. 101 126
• Trains youths brought from the Circus, including Mo Xie and Hu Liena, through dangerous survival exercises around the Blood Pool. 124 125

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Black mask and hood — worn during stealth operations and assassinations. 38 39
• Mask necklace — used to quickly cover her face before leading the Blood River into battle. 101
• Soul-devouring beads — beads given by Shi Jisheng that can pull at a target’s soul when infused with Soul Power. 95
• Clan-soul beads — a string of beads containing the souls of Zhu Family members, later used in Hals’s plans. 124 126

Relationships

• Hals — Master and central source of Zhu Xiyan’s loyalty. He recognized her potential, gave her power, and shaped her worldview; Zhu Xiyan follows him wherever he goes. 35 36 96
• Shi Jisheng — Close ally and fellow operative. They cooperate on Blood River matters, trade playful insults, and show mutual respect despite Shi Jisheng’s manipulative nature. 80 89 96 98
• Blood Descendants — Twenty-nine beings born from Blood Cocoons who pledged allegiance to Zhu Xiyan as their queen. 105
• Blood River members — Her subordinates and combat force, who address her as “Boss” and obey her orders without question. 80 96 126
• Zhu Family Head and his wife — Zhu Xiyan’s parents. Their neglect and abuse fueled her resentment; she personally killed both during the destruction of the Zhu Family estate. 112
• Mo Xie and Hu Liena — Talented children assigned to Zhu Xiyan for training under Hals’s plans. 124 125
• Ah Yin — A guest brought to Shadow Isles by Hals. Zhu Xiyan was ordered to show her around and developed a degree of fondness for her warmth. 146
• Man Yi — An infant toward whom Zhu Xiyan displays unusual gentleness, carefully suppressing her bloody aura while holding her. 170

Story Role / Major Arcs

Bandit Stronghold Trial

Hals ordered Zhu Xiyan to eliminate everyone in a bandit stronghold as a test of her worth. She began her first killings with deliberate calm and cruelty, but was ultimately cornered by the Soul Emperor-level leader after her stealth faltered. Hals intervened, turning the ordeal into a lesson about her limitations. 39 40

Rise of the Blood River

Over the following year, Zhu Xiyan built the Blood River into a substantial organization and gained the title of Blood Clan Empress. She led its forces in a massacre at Martial Soul Hall’s Elder Hall, using slain stewards and elders as sources of blood energy. 79 80

Destruction of the Zhu Family

After receiving news from home, Zhu Xiyan returned to the Zhu Family estate with Blood River members and Martial Soul Hall reinforcements. She ordered that no one be left alive, harvested the blood energy of her relatives, and personally settled matters with her parents. 96 109 110 112

Attempting to refine the estate’s accumulated blood energy nearly destroyed her body. She forced her soul toward a fluid state, exploded into blood, and later re-formed inside a Blood Cocoon. 113

Rebirth and Shadow Isles

Zhu Xiyan emerged from the Blood Cocoon transformed, having gained ten levels of Soul Power and entered a domain tied to life, death, and the soul. Twenty-nine Blood Descendants recognized her as their queen. 105

Her martial soul subsequently mutated into the Nether Blood Spirit Cat. Hals granted her a palace within Shadow Isles and assigned her to train gifted children gathered from the Circus. 123 125

Soul-Devouring Night and Leviathan City

Following Hals’s orders, Zhu Xiyan led the Blood River into Leviathan City during Soul-Devouring Night, helping spread chaos under the Black Mist’s influence. She then fought the city lord Leviathan, a fellow agility-type Spirit Saint. 126 129

Zhu Xiyan survived Leviathan’s apparent killing strike by re-forming from blood behind him. She defeated him with the Nether Blood Spirit Cat’s blood-draining attack and left the battle exhilarated by having faced a worthy opponent. 131

Notable Quotes

“I, I have value. No one can replace me. No one.” 34

“Where my teacher is, there I am.” 96

“Leave no one alive...” 109