Biodata
| Feature | Information |
|---|---|
| Name | Yan (焱) |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Martial Soul Hall Academy; Martial Soul Hall Team |
| Occupation/Role | Soul Master; academy trainee |
| Martial Soul | Flame Lord |
| Status | Active |
| First Appearance | Chapter 11 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Level 51 Soul King | 122 | Absorbed the soul ring of an approximately 18,000-year fire lizard after Huang Yan incapacitated it. His fifth soul skill provides area explosions with burning and slowing effects. 122 |
| Level 54 Soul King | 212 | Reached level 54 in soul power by the time of the tournament finals. 212 |
Background / History
Yan trained alongside Hu Liena and Xie Yue at Martial Soul Hall Academy. He was already protective of Hu Liena when Huang Yan returned to Martial Soul City with Shui Bing'er, angrily accusing Huang Yan of neglecting Hu Liena and dismissing Shui Bing'er as someone admitted through Huang Yan's influence 11 12. His attempt to use Hu Liena's jealousy by slandering Huang Yan backfired when she fiercely defended Huang Yan and rebuked Yan in front of Xie Yue 10.
He later joined Huang Yan, Shui Bing'er, Hu Liena, and Xie Yue on a Star Dou Great Forest expedition. Huang Yan located a suitable fire-lizard pack, crippled its 18,000-year leader, and left Yan to obtain the beast's soul ring 119 122. He continued training with the Main Team in preparation for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament 118 212.
Yan remained at the academy as Huang Yan and Shui Bing'er's cultivation increasingly outpaced the Golden Generation. Their respective breakthroughs to level 70 and level 60 left him shocked, while Huang Yan's revealed hundred-thousand-year seventh soul ring further emphasized the overwhelming gap between them 128 129 149. By the tournament finals, Yan had reached level 54, but he and the other academy trainees were again overshadowed when Huang Yan and Shui Bing'er displayed Soul Saint-level strength 212 213.
Personality
Yan is blunt, impulsive, and fiercely protective of Hu Liena. His resentment toward Shui Bing'er stems from his belief that she has caused Hu Liena pain, leading him to repeatedly challenge Shui Bing'er's place in the academy and team 11 12 15. His jealousy also makes him susceptible to speaking ill of Huang Yan in an effort to win Hu Liena's favor, despite her consistently rejecting such attempts 10.
After becoming a Soul King, Yan briefly becomes overconfident and asks to spar with Huang Yan's ringless Dark Sacred Dragon. The decisive loss leaves him openly acknowledging the gap between them 122 123. He remains easily agitated when seeing Hu Liena show open affection for Huang Yan 211.
Huang Yan and Shui Bing'er's rapid subsequent growth intensifies Yan's frustration and sense of inferiority. Although he remains unwilling to match their achievements, their extraordinary breakthroughs force him to confront the futility of comparing himself to them 149 213.
Abilities & Skills
Flame Lord
Yan possesses the fire-attribute Flame Lord martial soul. Its flames instinctively hesitate under the bloodline pressure of Huang Yan's Dark Sacred Dragon 122.
- Possesses five soul rings: two yellow, two purple, and one black 122.
- His fifth soul skill creates area explosions and inflicts burning and slowing effects 122.
- His fifth soul skill was completely blocked by Huang Yan's Dragon Transformation during their spar 122.
- The Flame Lord is suited to explosive firepower, but Yan specifically sought an area-control skill to compensate for its lack of sustained pressure in multi-opponent battles 119.
Soul King Combat Ability
After gaining his fifth soul ring, Yan reached level 51 and regarded the new skill as covering a previous weakness in his combat kit 122.
- Can use his fifth soul skill as a direct fireball attack 122.
- His newly acquired soul power and skill were insufficient to challenge Huang Yan's unringed Dark Sacred Dragon martial soul 122 123.
- Reached level 54 before the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament finals 212.
Relationships
- Huang Yan — Fellow Martial Soul Hall trainee and vastly stronger sparring partner. Yan initially confronts him over Hu Liena and Shui Bing'er, then challenges his Dark Sacred Dragon after becoming a Soul King 11 122 123. Huang Yan's subsequent leaps in cultivation leave Yan increasingly frustrated by the gap between them 149 213.
- Hu Liena — Teammate and the person Yan is especially protective of; he is angered by her distress over Huang Yan and Shui Bing'er's relationship, though she frequently ignores his advances 11 12 211. Yan supports her opposition to Dugu Yan joining the team and awkwardly attempts to comfort her after Huang Yan settles the dispute in Dugu Yan's favor 88 89.
- Xie Yue — Fellow academy trainee and teammate who repeatedly cautions Yan against acting recklessly and holds him back when he loses his temper 11 122 123 211. Xie Yue also bluntly explains that Huang Yan's superior talent and strength are why Hu Liena favors him 10.
- Shui Bing'er — Initially treated with hostility by Yan because of her closeness to Huang Yan; Yan objected to her enrollment and Main Team candidacy before she proved her strength 12 15. He later traveled with her during the Star Dou Great Forest expedition 119 122.
- Dugu Yan — Fellow academy member whose attempt to join the Martial Soul Hall Team Yan opposed alongside Hu Liena. After Huang Yan permitted Dugu Yan to train with the team, Yan was unable to change the decision 88 89.
Story Role / Major Arcs
- Shui Bing'er's arrival at Martial Soul Hall Academy — Yan confronts Huang Yan and disparages Shui Bing'er, escalating the tension between Hu Liena and Shui Bing'er 11 12.
- Martial Soul Hall Team training — He contests Shui Bing'er's right to join the Main Team before her strength is tested 15.
- Star Dou Great Forest expedition — Huang Yan helps Yan secure a suitable fifth soul ring from a fire-lizard leader, allowing Yan to become a level 51 Soul King 119 122.
- Spar with Huang Yan — Yan requests a match against Huang Yan's unringed Dark Sacred Dragon, but is defeated by a single dragon-claw strike without Huang Yan using a soul skill 122 123.
- Huang Yan and Shui Bing'er's breakthrough — Yan witnesses their level 70 and level 60 cultivation, then is stunned by Huang Yan's hundred-thousand-year seventh soul ring upon their return from the Far North 128 129 149.
- Elite Tournament Finals — Yan reaches level 54 and trains with the Martial Soul Hall Team leading up to the finals at the Pope Palace 212. He is among the peers left astonished by Huang Yan and Shui Bing'er's progression to the Soul Saint realm, after which the pair choose not to compete in the finals 213.