Xiao Zhan

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Xiao Zhan (萧战)
Alias(es)	Xiao Batian (possessing soul); Patriarch Xiao; Clan Head Xiao
Species/Race	Human; bearer of the Ancient Heaven Phoenix/Dragon-Phoenix bloodline and Xiao Family Dou Di bloodline
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Xiao Family; Snake-People Tribe (Guest Elder); Mite'er Auction House partner
Occupation/Role	Xiao Family Clan Head; alchemist; protector of the Snake Abyss Oasis
Status	Alive; severely altered by repeated bloodline awakenings, Nirvana rebirth, and Crystal Core formation 80 85 88 95
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Dou Grandmaster	1	His initial cultivation after Xiao Batian possesses his body.
Dou Zong	1	Consumes a Zong-Breaking Pill supplied by the system; conceals this cultivation as a five-star Dou Grandmaster afterward.
Dragon-Phoenix bloodline awakening	29	His Dragon-Phoenix Tyrant Body Art breaks through while resisting Soul Hall annihilation power.
Perfected Dragon-Phoenix Tyrant Body Art	52	Activated to its perfected state amid the pagoda’s energy storm and soul baptism with Queen Medusa.
Dou Zong breakthrough	67	Forcefully breaks through using a Break-Zun Pill while responding to the Snake Abyss Oasis crisis.
Peak one-star Dou Zong	80	Reborn through the Dragon-Phoenix Supreme Bloodline’s Nirvana Fury; defeats Old Ghost Zhaixing and two peak Dou Zong Soul Envoys.
Fused bloodline power core	85	Fuses his Dou Di bloodline and Dragon-Phoenix Origin into a dark-gold vortex core with an icy fluctuation.
Crystal Core	88 90	His unstable fused powers condense into a furious crystal core; Ya Fei later provides materials to stabilize and repair it.

Background / History

Xiao Zhan was originally the Clan Head of the Xiao Family in Wutan City and father to Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and Xiao Yan. After Nalan Yanran’s visit to dissolve her engagement with Xiao Yan, the dying Xiao Zhan is possessed by Xiao Batian, whose memories include a fatal car collision. The new Xiao Zhan inherits the original body’s identity, memories, family, and cultivation. 1

Upon awakening, he refuses to let the Misty Cloud Sect dictate the Xiao Family’s terms. He dissolves the marriage contract on the family’s behalf, encourages Xiao Yan to honor the Three-Year Agreement, and secretly advances from Dou Grandmaster to Dou Zong through a system-issued Zong-Breaking Pill. He immediately uses only a sliver of his pressure to drive away Jialie Bi and prevent the Jialie Family from exploiting the clan’s apparent weakness. 1

Xiao Zhan reorganizes the Xiao Family around cultivation resources, medicinal herbs, and monster cores. He distributes techniques to core relatives, identifies Yao Lao as the soul draining Xiao Yan’s Dou Zhi Qi, and permits Xiao Yan to accept Yao Lao as his master after securing a promise that Yao Lao will not harm him. 2

His pursuit of the Green Lotus Core Flame brings him into the Tagor Desert and the Snake-People Tribe’s territory. After being captured by Yue Mei and later protecting Queen Medusa during her evolution, he concludes a Bloodline Pact with Medusa: he provides a wisp of Heaven Phoenix essence blood in exchange for Guest Elder status, protection for the Xiao Family, and one future favor. 9 10 12

Repeated clashes with the Soul Hall leave Xiao Zhan gravely wounded on several occasions. He burns his soul and blood to defeat Gu You’s clone, suffers annihilation poison from Hun Mietian, and later endures a bloodline backlash after Xiao Shang’s birth. Queen Medusa, Xiao Lin’s bloodline power, and Xiao Yi Xian’s poison origin all contribute to stabilizing him. 27 29 72 85

Personality

Xiao Zhan is fiercely protective of his family. He directly confronts threats to Xiao Yan, Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, Ya Fei, Queen Medusa, and Xiao Yi Xian, often accepting severe injury rather than retreating. His support for Xiao Yan is firm but pragmatic: he provides resources and protection while insisting that his son must endure real trials to become strong. 1 5 15 33

He is strategic, secretive, and commercially capable. He conceals his true cultivation from enemies, establishes a pill partnership with Ya Fei, restructures the Xiao Family’s industries, and uses intelligence gathering and calculated intimidation to protect his position. 1 3

His willingness to burn blood, soul, and origin in battle reflects both resolve and recklessness. Later transformations make him increasingly concerned with the consequences of his own pursuit of power. 27 73 87

Abilities & Skills

Dou Zong Cultivation

Xiao Zhan possesses overwhelming Dou Qi compared with the forces of Wutan City, allowing him to suppress or defeat Dou Grandmasters and Dou Lings with ease. 1 15

• Senses movement and sound across several miles after reaching Dou Zong. 2
• Can fly and descend directly into battlefields. 15
• Defeated Jialie Bi, Aoba Pa, and one-star Dou Ling Luo Bu during the siege of the Xiao Family. 15
• After Nirvana Fury, defeated Old Ghost Zhaixing and two peak Dou Zong Soul Envoys. 80

Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline

His body carries a thin Ancient Heaven Phoenix aura that evolves into a Dragon-Phoenix Supreme Bloodline and Dragon-Phoenix Origin. 12 80

• His Heaven Phoenix essence blood can stabilize Queen Medusa’s realm and interact with her Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python bloodline. 12 13
• Generates Dragon-Phoenix Will, greatly strengthening his combat power against Soul Hall experts. 31
• Its Nirvana Fury enables rebirth under life-threatening conditions. 80
• Its conflict with the Xiao Family’s Dou Di bloodline nearly kills him before the two are fused into a new core. 84 85

Dragon-Phoenix Tyrant Body Art

A body-refining art that manifests Dragon-Phoenix power and exceptional physical resilience.

• Blocks Protector Wu’s lethal strike while guarding Queen Medusa’s evolution, though Xiao Zhan is gravely injured. 11
• Breaks through while he resists annihilating Soul Hall power. 29
• Severely wounds Elder Ming after he activates Dragon-Phoenix Will. 31
• Reaches a perfected state during the pagoda’s energy storm. 52

Dragon-Phoenix Green Lotus Flame

A flame ability combining Dragon-Phoenix power with the Green Lotus Core Flame.

• Xiao Zhan’s body repairs itself through the Green Lotus Core Flame and his bloodline after the battle with Gu You’s clone. 27
• Destroys You Lao and his Skull Bone Staff. 31
• Supports his treatment of Queen Medusa’s residual Saint Nirvana-rule energy. 50

Alchemy

Xiao Zhan gains Xuan-tier Advanced Alchemy Mastery through a system mission. 3 4

• Negotiates a long-term pill partnership with Ya Fei and the Mite'er Auction House. 3
• Teaches Ya Fei the basics of alchemy in the auction house’s alchemy room. 5
• Supplies high-value medicinal pills, including Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pills and Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pills. 3 16

Space and Domain Techniques

• Establishes a space barrier to conceal discussions of the Bronze Immortal Palace and its fragments. 28
• Opens the Ten Thousand Dragon-Phoenix Domain to oppose the Ten Thousand Poisons Origin-Returning Array, sustaining critical injuries in the process. 74 76
• Uses the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Imprint and Bronze Immortal Palace ring to defend against Hun Mietian’s distant attack. 28

Mountain-Splitting Palm

Xiao Zhan’s original signature Xuan-tier low-grade Dou Technique. 6

• Used alongside his pure Dou Qi and physical strength to defeat a Snake-People patrol. 6

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Bronze Immortal Palace ring — Protects Xiao Zhan during Hun Mietian’s attack; connected to the Bronze Immortal Palace fragments and their dangerous secrets. 28
• Zong-Breaking Pill — System reward used for his initial breakthrough to Dou Zong. 1
• Break-Zun Pill — System reward later used during a forced breakthrough. 61 67
• Nirvana Holy Blood Pill — Used with Soul Source Liquid to recover from his coma. 28
• Ten Thousand Dragon-Phoenix Pagoda blueprint — Entrusted to Yue Mei for study and construction as part of the oasis’s defense. 28
• Protective jade shard — Given to Xiao Yan before his journey to the Magical Beast Mountain Range. 5

Relationships

• Xiao Yan — Youngest son. Xiao Zhan identifies the cause of his lost Dou Zhi Qi, supports his apprenticeship to Yao Lao, equips him for training journeys, and repeatedly intervenes to protect him. 1 5 23 33
• Xiao Ding — Eldest son. Xiao Zhan gives him cultivation resources and warns him of the Jialie Family’s ambush plans. 2 3
• Xiao Li — Son. Receives cultivation resources and the Wind-Thunder Kill Dou skill alongside Xiao Ding. 2 3
• Ya Fei — Business partner, first wife, and mother of Xiao Shang. Their pill partnership develops into mutual affection; they confess under the moonlight and later hold a wedding ceremony. 3 5 16 65 82
• Queen Medusa — Bloodline Pact partner and mother of Xiao Lin. Xiao Zhan protects her evolution, becomes the Snake-People Tribe’s Guest Elder, and develops a deeper bond through repeated soul and energy connections. 10 13 50 52 72
• Xiao Yi Xian — Xiao Yan’s companion and a close family ally. Xiao Zhan transmits the Detoxification Spirit Bead to suppress her Woe Poison Body and repeatedly risks his life to save her. 16 27 72 73
• Yao Lao — Xiao Yan’s master. Xiao Zhan initially threatens him over Xiao Yan’s safety, then entrusts Xiao Yan’s cultivation to him. 2
• Yue Mei — Snake-People elder who first captures him, later becomes an ally concerned for his survival and assists with the pagoda project. 9 28 29
• Xiao Shang — Son with Ya Fei. His birth and rule talent reignite Xiao Zhan’s will to live and help stabilize Xiao Yi Xian’s Poison Pill. 82 83
• Xiao Lin — Unborn child with Queen Medusa. His bloodline power aids Xiao Zhan’s fusion of the Dou Di bloodline and Dragon-Phoenix Origin. 78 85
• Hun Mietian — Soul Hall Hall Master and blood-feud enemy. His attacks leave Xiao Zhan with rule-based Nirvana Extinction Residual Poison. 28 30
• Nalan Yanran — Former prospective daughter-in-law. Xiao Zhan dissolves her engagement to Xiao Yan after her humiliating visit. 1

Story Role / Major Arcs

Wutan City Reorganization

Xiao Zhan rejects the Misty Cloud Sect’s pressure, reveals enough strength to repel the Jialie Family, nurtures Xiao Yan’s recovery, and redirects the Xiao Family toward rapid growth through techniques, resources, and trade. 1 3

Mite'er Partnership and Marriage

He forms a pill-trading alliance with Ya Fei, uses alchemy to deepen their connection, saves the Xiao Family during Wutan City’s siege, and ultimately marries her. 3 5 15 16 65

Tagor Desert and Snake-People Alliance

Xiao Zhan infiltrates the Snake-People Holy City in pursuit of the Green Lotus Core Flame, survives encounters with Yue Mei and Queen Medusa, and becomes the tribe’s Guest Elder through the Bloodline Pact. 6 13

Soul Hall Conflict

He becomes a principal defender against Soul Hall incursions, protecting Queen Medusa’s evolution, defeating Gu You’s clone, battling the Nether Duo, and beginning a blood feud with Hun Mietian. 11 27 31

Ten Thousand Dragon-Phoenix Pagoda Crisis

Xiao Zhan helps establish and defend the pagoda and Snake Abyss Oasis. Its repeated crises force him to open the Ten Thousand Dragon-Phoenix Domain, trigger Nirvana Fury, fuse his conflicting bloodlines, and form the Crystal Core. 28 74 90

Trivia

• Xiao Zhan’s system rewards him through a “More Children More Blessings” mechanism. 15
• He deliberately suppresses his aura after his first Dou Zong breakthrough to avoid attracting the Soul Hall’s attention. 1
• Ya Fei’s favorability toward him reaches 100 when she becomes his first wife. 16