Xu Feng
Spy Across the MultiverseContents
- 1Biodata
- 2Appearance
- 3Personality
- 4Abilities & Skills
- 4.1Yang God Martial Arts
- 4.2Combat Instincts
- 4.3Sibling Communication
- 5Equipment / Items
- 6Relationships
- 7Story Role / Major Arcs
- 7.1Pursuit of Huang Shang
- 7.2Worry-Free Cave Conflict
- 7.3Return to Kaifeng and Reincarnator Alliance
- 7.4Battle Beneath the Imperial Academy
- 8Trivia
Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Xu Feng (许峰) |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Xu Yue's reincarnator team; later allied with Wu Que and Nightingale against foreign reincarnators 47 |
| Occupation/Role | Reincarnator; martial combatant and field operative |
| Status | Active; fighting Butcher and his team beneath the Imperial Academy 50 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 12 |
Appearance
Xu Feng is a burly, rugged man whose build and manner contrast sharply with the scholarly disguises he sometimes adopts. After nearly a month waiting at Kaifeng's gates, he appeared severely haggard enough that Huang Shang initially failed to recognize him 16 42.
- Tall, sturdy frame 8
- Described as rough-and-tumble rather than refined 42
- Uses a blue scholar's robe and square cap as a disguise when needed 8
Personality
Xu Feng generally leaves long-term planning to his sister, Xu Yue, while he handles execution. He is initially reluctant to spend valuable reincarnation resources on Huang Shang, but his fear that competing reincarnators may seize the future grandmaster pushes him to support the investment 12 16.
He is impulsive, blunt, and less cultured than Xu Yue, but possesses sound combat instincts. In dangerous situations, he can react resourcefully, such as destroying part of the Worry-Free Cave to disrupt Nightingale's magic circle and reach Xu Yue 16 21. His concern for Xu Yue is genuine; when her communication link is cut off, he urgently seeks Huang Shang's help 19.
Abilities & Skills
Yang God Martial Arts
Xu Feng follows the martial path of the Yang God cultivation system. He is a peak one-star reincarnator and is stated to be one step from the Innate Martial Realm 17 44.
- Practices the Ox Demon Great Strength Fist and Tiger Demon Bone Refining Fist 49.
- His martial inheritance is intended to grant the strength of nine oxen and two tigers upon mastery 49.
- Fights with powerful, direct punches and kicks rather than intricate techniques 21 23.
- His masculine blood energy can erupt with furnace-like heat and force 21.
- Was decisively outmatched in direct combat by Butcher, whom he judged to retain at least two-star-level strength 49.
Combat Instincts
Xu Feng is more tactically capable in battle than his usual demeanor suggests.
- Used Goblin Sapper Explosives to collapse sections of the Worry-Free Cave, forcing Nightingale to redirect power from his magic array 21.
- Identified that Xu Yue was facing three visible enemies and one concealed opponent after investigating the cave 21.
- Coordinated with Xu Yue's ice magic; her snow and wind covered defensive gaps while he pressed Wu Que with continuous attacks 23.
- Joined Wu Que in targeting Butcher's mechanical heart, striking it with the force of nine oxen and two tigers 50.
Sibling Communication
Xu Feng and Xu Yue share a communication method that permits contact across a ten-mile radius.
- The link was severed when Xu Yue was trapped underground by Nightingale's Portkey 19 21.
- They also use Star Mark transmissions for rapid communication in combat 21.
Equipment / Items
- Dao Scripture — A Yang God soul-cultivation text containing the realms of Spirit Stabilization, Soul-Exit, Night Wandering, Day Wandering, and Object Manipulation. Xu Feng gives it to Huang Shang as part of the siblings' attempt to earn his trust 17.
- Goblin listening devices — Grain-sized bugs used with headsets to monitor Huang Shang from up to a kilometer away 16.
- Goblin Sapper Explosives — Reserve item cards used to damage and collapse the Worry-Free Cave 21.
- Zhuge Pen — Procures a high-quality Zhuge Pen for Huang Shang before the Worry-Free Cave expedition 19.
- Vermilion Fruit — Delivers the spiritual fruit to Huang Shang on Xu Yue's order to support his cultivation 18.
Relationships
- Xu Yue — His elder sister, planner, and closest ally. Xu Feng executes her plans, worries deeply for her safety, and fights in close coordination with her 12 19 21.
- Huang Shang — A future grandmaster Xu Feng and Xu Yue seek to win over. Xu Feng feigns injury to initiate contact, provides the Dao Scripture and Vermilion Fruit, and later protects Huang Shang from reincarnator-level combat 16 17 18 20.
- Wu Que — Initially a rival competing for Huang Shang's favor; later a temporary ally against outside reincarnators. Xu Feng works with him against Butcher but remains hostile toward him personally 23 47 50.
- Nightingale — A former enemy who ambushed Xu Yue in the Worry-Free Cave; later included in the alliance against Western Xia and Liao reincarnators 21 47.
- Butcher — A heavily armored reincarnator who overwhelms Xu Feng in close combat during the battle beneath the Imperial Academy 49 50.
Story Role / Major Arcs
Pursuit of Huang Shang
Xu Feng and Xu Yue identify the young Huang Shang as a rare future grandmaster and decide to invest resources in him before other reincarnators can do so. Although Xu Feng objects to giving away the costly Divine Soul cultivation method, he follows Xu Yue's plan 12.
To establish a relationship, Xu Feng allows Xu Yue to injure him and stages a collapse in Huang Shang's backyard. He claims to possess intelligence on a conspiracy against the Great Song, then gives Huang Shang the Dao Scripture while pretending to faint 16 17. He later reports Huang Shang's development of Literary Qi to Xu Yue and gives Huang Shang a Vermilion Fruit 18.
Worry-Free Cave Conflict
When Xu Yue disappears near the Worry-Free Cave, Xu Feng reveals genuine distress and accepts Huang Shang's offer to help. He obtains the Zhuge Pen for Huang Shang, but insists that Huang Shang withdraw before the final reincarnator battle 19 20.
Xu Feng uses explosives to disrupt Nightingale's magic array, reunites with Xu Yue, and fights Wu Que while Xu Yue contends with Nightingale. He and Xu Yue eventually force their opponents to retreat, but Huang Shang is captured and taken away by another group 21 23.
Return to Kaifeng and Reincarnator Alliance
After Huang Shang's disappearance, Xu Feng spends nearly a month waiting at Kaifeng's gates with Wu Que. He renews his efforts to win Huang Shang's favor after their reunion, growing jealous when Huang Shang aids Hua Wuque's breakthrough instead 42 44.
Xu Feng investigates Chen Sheng's death and traces it to the circle around Han Zhongyan and Cai Jing. He and Xu Yue subsequently join Wu Que and Nightingale in a temporary alliance against reincarnators connected to Western Xia and the Liao Kingdom 45 46 47.
Battle Beneath the Imperial Academy
Xu Feng faces Butcher, a former three-star powerhouse whose strength appears to remain above the one-star level. Despite his martial arts and repeated counterattacks, he is driven back by Butcher's armor, greatsword, and overwhelming physical power 49.
Working with Xu Yue, Wu Que, and Nightingale, he strikes Butcher's mechanical heart. The damage instead awakens a dormant force within Butcher, leaving Xu Feng immobilized by blood energy as the enemy swings his blade at him 50.
Trivia
- Xu Feng refers to his own reluctance to part with the Dao Scripture by mourning his “Dream of the Other Shore” 12.
- Huang Shang internally nicknames him “Bao Zheng's son” when Xu Feng first stages his wounded appearance in the backyard 16.
- Though often portrayed as slow-witted, Xu Feng's use of explosives in the Worry-Free Cave earns Xu Yue's approval 21.