Yan

Biodata

Power Progression

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
• 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. 11 12
• Xie Yue — Fellow academy trainee and teammate who repeatedly cautions Yan against acting recklessly. 11 122 123
• Shui Bing'er — Initially treated with hostility by Yan because of her closeness to Huang Yan; later traveled with her during the Star Dou Great Forest expedition. 12 119 122

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
• Return to Martial Soul Hall Academy — Yan doubts that Huang Yan's seventh soul ring could be hundred-thousand-year level, unaware that Huang Yan had already surpassed ordinary ring-age limits repeatedly. 149