Ling Shuang

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Ling Shuang (淩霜)
Alias(es)	Teacher Ling; Principal Ling; Sister Shuang
Species/Race	Human Metahuman
Gender	Female
Age	34 at the time of her Eighth-Order Middle Position breakthrough; 35 during her Oceania activities 187 596
Affiliation	Former Vice-Principal of Magic University; Thunder Martial Hall; Void Divine Hall
Occupation/Role	Former guardian of Magic University's Combat Skill Library; Special-Grade Tutor; Grand Supervisor and later Curator of Thunder Martial Hall's Melbourne Branch; successor to the Void Divine Hall 187 368 704 807 1049
Status	Active 1841
First Appearance	147

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Eighth-Order Middle Position Grandmaster	187	Her advancement increases her maximum teleportation range beyond 600 kilometers, allowing Xu Jingming to train in the Jiangnan Thunder Secret Realm under her emergency protection. 187
Eighth-Order Upper Position Grandmaster	840	Consumes an SSS-rank Yuan Energy Spirit Ginseng in the Yer Secret Realm and breaks through after nearly two years at the middle position. 840
Ninth Order	1051	Completes Ximan's Space Turbulence Layer cultivation plan ahead of schedule; her physique and Mental Strength increase severalfold. 1049 1051
SS-rank Space-type Metahuman Ability	1053	Her S-rank Space-type Ability rapidly transforms after contact with Spatial Elemental Essence. The transformation is completed much faster than Xu Jingming's, raising the ability to SS-rank. 1053

Background / History

Ling Shuang possessed an S-rank Space-type Metahuman Ability and rose to Eighth-Order Middle Position through her own cultivation. Before joining Magic University, she repeatedly rejected Li Hao of the powerful Li Family despite his persistent pursuit; she later took refuge at the university, where Li Hao could not openly pressure her. 400

She arrived at Magic University three years before Xu Jingming met her. Upon arrival, she became a Vice-Principal and assumed responsibility for guarding the Combat Skill Library. Though she rarely appeared outside major events, students regarded her as the university's foremost beauty. 187

During her tenure at Magic University, Ling Shuang personally moved against Heaven's Mandate Sect remnants in Magic City. She later defeated the Eighth-Order Grandmaster Blood Kill within an independent space, then ordered the battle concealed and spread misinformation that she had been seriously injured in order to lure further enemies into a trap. 202 230

Ling Shuang's Space Power was also used during a joint operation to lift and seal an enormous plantation, identify the weakest point of the surrounding independent space, and direct the assault against it. 144

After resigning from Magic University, Ling Shuang returned to Thunder Martial Hall. Su Qingli appointed her a Special-Grade Tutor at the Genius Training Camp and assigned Xia Lan, an A-rank Space-type awakener, as her first student. 363 368

During her subsequent assignment to Oceania, Ling Shuang temporarily took charge of Thunder Martial Hall's Melbourne and Sydney branches. She became Grand Supervisor, then secured the position of Vice-Curator at the Melbourne Branch through negotiations with Liu Shan. She later served as the branch's Curator, with Zhao Ying handling much of the branch's administration. 570 704 807

Appearance

Ling Shuang is a striking woman with long black hair, a refined classical bearing, and a teardrop-shaped beauty mark beneath the corner of one eye. She favors elegant traditional outfits, particularly red or black, though she occasionally adopts modern dresses or combat attire. 150 368 812

• Slender, graceful build and a cold yet alluring temperament. 812
• Distinctive beauty mark at the corner of her eye. 187 703
• Often wears black or red classical robes; she also wears combat suits during missions. 187 368 830
• Wears the Nine Iris Hairpin after acquiring it as a Void God's inheritance token. 711 918
• The Nine Iris Hairpin enhances her Space Power and stabilizes space, allowing her to endure spatial environments that would otherwise overwhelm her. 831
• In later reunions with Xu Jingming's household, she is seen in white dresses and fitted white gowns. 1521 1839 1841

Personality

Ling Shuang is composed, observant, and protective of people under her care. She takes Xu Jingming's safety seriously, repeatedly supplying him with emergency talismans and warning him against overreliance on protection or recklessness in dangerous areas. 149 187 319

She is also politically perceptive and capable of forceful negotiation. During the Melbourne Branch power struggle, she used Liu Shan's vulnerability to secure support for her own promotion and Xu Jingming's appointment as Grand Supervisor. 704 705

Despite her initially aloof public image, Ling Shuang becomes noticeably more relaxed, playful, and emotionally open around Xu Jingming. She occasionally displays a coquettish or teasing side that contrasts sharply with her usual dignity and reserve. 621 698

She ultimately accepts a relationship with Xu Jingming after their ordeal in Oceania, while remaining considerate of the feelings and safety of people close to them, including Xia Lan. 690 691 712 808

Abilities & Skills

S-rank Space-type Metahuman Ability

Ling Shuang's innate ability grants her high-level control over space and makes her exceptionally difficult to restrain or kill. It later transforms into an SS-rank ability after contact with Spatial Elemental Essence. 1053

• Opens Space Gates for transportation and can conduct long-distance teleportation. 368 666
• Initially creates Space Talismans that allow her to sense a user's location and cross space to reach them within approximately 400 kilometers. 149 233
• Could teleport more than 600 kilometers after reaching Eighth-Order Middle Position. 187
• Transmits her voice across space. 187
• Her teleportation range can be restricted by special spatial environments; in the Yer Secret Realm, it fell to roughly fifty kilometers. 830
• Uses spatial power for concealment, ambushes, escape, and the retrieval of resources. 830
• Can teleport through or around attacks that would trap ordinary High-Order Metahumans. Even a coordinated ambush involving a Ninth-Order Space-type ferocious beast and a Ninth-Order Martial Saint failed to capture her. 684 685 699
• Can manipulate space on a large scale, including sealing independent spaces and lifting a plantation spanning more than ten thousand mu. 144
• Her Space Power remains strategically significant even against Ninth-Order opponents because of her ability to evacuate herself and allies rapidly. 650 664

Spatial Restraint and Void Domain

Ling Shuang can impose spatial barriers and form independent spaces.

• Her Space Lockdown can restrain targets and was used against Xu Jingming's lightning. 833
• At Eighth-Order Middle Position, she used an independent space to defeat the Eighth-Order Grandmaster Blood Kill. 230
• At the Ninth Order, she deploys a Void Domain that forms an independent space around a target area. 1052
• Her Void Domain contained Xu Jingming's spreading Chaos Divine Lightning and swallowed Su Qingli's Upper Purity Divine Lightning. 1052
• Her understanding of spatial barriers allows her to identify weak points in sealed spaces and coordinate attacks against them. 144

Combat and Survival Techniques

• Uses Space Talismans and Space Beacons to establish emergency teleportation routes for herself and Xu Jingming. 685
• Prepared and studied a Space Beast Bone that releases a powerful surge of Space Power, allowing her to resist the Azure White Wolf's Space Lockdown and escape the Heaven's Mandate Sect ambush. 413 685
• Can conceal her injuries and regulate her heartbeat, breathing, and blood flow well enough to convincingly imitate a near-death condition. 700
• Has sufficient Mental Strength to infer the thoughts of others from their expressions, although she cannot directly read memories like a Mental Type Metahuman. 187
• Possesses strong strategic judgment and can coordinate operations against Heaven's Mandate Sect while acting as bait. 695 701

Void God's Inheritance

The Nine Iris Hairpin connected Ling Shuang to the inheritance of the Void God, a powerful Space-type expert from the Second Civilization Era. 709 714

• Obtained an unnamed SSS-rank Space-type Battle Technique from the hairpin. 710
• The technique provides a reference for creating further high-rank spatial Battle Techniques. 710
• The hairpin appears capable of conveying clues through dreams, including the vision of the Divine Kite Pearl. 713 714
• Was accepted by Void Divine Hall Master Ximan as the qualified inheritor of the complete spatial legacy. 918
• Completed her Space Turbulence Layer training ahead of schedule and was named Ximan's successor. 1049
• Became the successor and designated future master of the Void Divine Hall after Ximan departed for his final breakthrough attempt. 1049

Equipment / Items

• Nine Iris Hairpin — A phoenix-hairpin inheritance token tied to the Void God; it awakened Ling Shuang's spatial legacy, amplifies her Space Power, and stabilizes space. 709 711 831 918
• Space Talismans — Emergency teleportation talismans she gives to Xu Jingming so he can summon her in life-threatening situations. 149 187 230
• Black Dragon Ring — A Space Ring with one million cubic meters of storage capacity that Ling Shuang gives to Xu Jingming. 709
• Space Beast Bone — A Ninth-Order Space Beast relic that produces a surge of Space Power. Ling Shuang studies it and uses it to escape the Heaven's Mandate Sect ambush. 413 685
• Space Rings — Used to store resources and equipment; she later gives Xu Jingming a specially reforged Space Ring with a capacity of one thousand cubic meters. 579 585 686 711
• Space Beacons — Spatial coordinates used to support precise emergency teleportation. 685

Relationships

• Xu Jingming — Initially her student at Magic University. Ling Shuang provides him resources, safety advice, and emergency protection; following the Oceania incident, they become partners. She later reunites with him as part of his family household and becomes pregnant during his return to Blue Star. 149 187 688 690 691 718 1521 1839 |
• Su Qingli — Close colleague and friend. Su Qingli brings Ling Shuang back to Thunder Martial Hall, assigns her teaching duties, and later learns of her relationship with Xu Jingming. 368 717 718 |
• Xia Lan — Her first assigned student at Thunder Martial Hall's Genius Training Camp; Ling Shuang also prioritizes Xia Lan's safety during the Melbourne conflict. 368 698 |
• Ximan — Void Divine Hall Master and her mentor in the Void God's spatial legacy. He designates Ling Shuang as his successor. 918 1049 |
• Zhang Hengyang — Ximan's senior disciple and Ling Shuang's fellow inheritor within the Void Divine Hall. His inferior Space-type Ability prevents him from learning the complete inheritance, contributing to his jealousy toward her. 916 1049 |
• Li Hao — A Li Family descendant who pursued Ling Shuang for years despite repeated rejection. Xu Jingming later defeats him after publicly declaring Ling Shuang his partner. 400 718 722 |
• Cao Jun — A Ninth-Order Councilor close enough to Ling Shuang to treat her like a granddaughter. 758 |
• Bai Sha — A longtime friend whom Ling Shuang met while training in Oceania seven or eight years earlier. 596 |
• Zhou Yu — Director of the Magic City Public Security Bureau and a familiar acquaintance from Ling Shuang's years at Magic University. 809 |
• Liu Shan — Director of the Melbourne Branch and initially a political rival. Ling Shuang exploits his responsibility for the Heaven's Mandate Sect infiltration to secure the Vice-Curator position and Xu Jingming's promotion. 590 704 |
• Feng Kuan — A Vice-Curator of the Melbourne Branch who was exposed as a Heaven's Mandate Sect undercover agent after attempting to assassinate Ling Shuang. 700 701 |

Story Role / Major Arcs

Magic University

Ling Shuang recognizes Xu Jingming's exceptional potential after his ability evolves from Purple Heaven Divine Lightning into the SS-rank Du Tian Divine Lightning. She gives him a Space Talisman, helps secure resources and Battle Techniques, and stresses that he must gain real combat experience rather than depend on her protection. 149 150

Following her Eighth-Order Middle Position breakthrough, she allows Xu Jingming to train in the Jiangnan Thunder Secret Realm because her improved teleportation range lets her respond to emergencies. 187

Ling Shuang later takes personal action against Heaven's Mandate Sect remnants. Her victory over Blood Kill establishes both her combat superiority over ordinary Eighth-Order Grandmasters and her willingness to use deception against hostile factions. 202 230

She also helps coordinate large-scale operations involving sealed independent spaces, using her spatial perception to identify weak points and direct allied attacks. 144

Thunder Martial Hall and Melbourne

After returning to Thunder Martial Hall, Ling Shuang becomes a Special-Grade Tutor and Xia Lan's instructor. She later takes responsibility for the difficult takeover of Thunder Martial Hall's Melbourne and Sydney branches, relying on Xu Jingming as her key ally. 368 583

She accepts a mission to hunt an Eighth-Order Crimson Flame Serpent, only to be ambushed by Heaven's Mandate Sect forces and the Azure White Wolf. Her Space Ability is restricted by Space Lockdown, but she uses the Space Beast Bone, Space Beacons, and Xu Jingming's Space Talisman to escape. 672 684 685 686

Ling Shuang and Xu Jingming then cooperate in a counterintelligence operation. They leak false information that she is critically injured and unable to use her Space Ability, successfully drawing out the undercover agent Feng Kuan. 695 697 700 701

After Feng Kuan's death, Ling Shuang exposes Liu Shan's indifference and negotiates aggressively for influence within the Melbourne Branch, securing the Vice-Curator position for herself and the Grand Supervisor position for Xu Jingming. She later becomes Curator, while Zhao Ying assumes much of the branch's administrative workload. 698 704 807

Relationship with Xu Jingming

Ling Shuang's relationship with Xu Jingming gradually develops from protective mentorship into mutual affection. Xu Jingming's maturity, talent, and repeated demonstrations of strength cause her feelings to deepen, while her normally aloof demeanor becomes increasingly relaxed and playful around him. 259 621 690

After the Oceania ordeal, Ling Shuang accepts Xu Jingming's confession and asks him to address her as Sister Shuang rather than merely as his teacher. They subsequently acknowledge their relationship to Su Qingli and the wider household. 690 691 717 718

Yer Secret Realm

Within the Yer Secret Realm, Ling Shuang gathers 143.4 tons of Exotic Flowers and Rare Herbs through her spatial mobility, ambushes, and resource raids. Her teleportation range is restricted to approximately fifty kilometers by the Secret Realm's spatial laws. 830

She supports Xu Jingming while he undergoes the prolonged evolution of his ability into the SSS-rank Chaos Divine Lightning, using the Nine Iris Hairpin to stabilize the surrounding space. 830 831 834

Ling Shuang later consumes an SSS-rank Yuan Energy Spirit Ginseng, reaching Eighth-Order Upper Position. 840

Void Divine Hall Succession

Ximan identifies Ling Shuang's S-rank Space-type Ability as meeting the requirements for the Void God's complete inheritance. Though reluctant to leave Xu Jingming for at least a year in spatial turbulence, she accepts the opportunity and completes her training ahead of schedule. 918 919 1049

The Nine Iris Hairpin also leads to a dream concerning the Divine Kite Pearl, confirming that Ling Shuang has become connected to a deeper Void God inheritance. 713 714

After her return, Ximan announces her as his successor before making his final attempt to break through within the Space Turbulence Layer. 1049

Ninth-Order Spatial Metahuman

Ling Shuang returns to Xu Jingming after breaking through to the Ninth Order. Her physique and Mental Strength increase severalfold, placing her among the strongest Space-type Metahumans on Blue Star. 1051

She later assists in containing Xu Jingming's unstable Chaos Divine Lightning with her Void Domain and joins efforts to investigate and forcibly open newly discovered Secret Realm spaces alongside other Ninth-Order spatial Metahumans. 1052 1070

After Xu Jingming obtains Spatial Elemental Essence, Ling Shuang uses it to transform her own Space-type Ability. The transformation raises her ability from S-rank to SS-rank and completes much faster than Xu Jingming's own transformation. 1053

Later Developments

Ling Shuang remains involved in high-level threats affecting Blue Star. During the confrontation with the Magma Giant Beast in Sakura Country, she accompanies Xu Jingming and recognizes the overwhelming pressure emitted by the creature even before it reveals its full manifestation. 1149

After Xu Jingming returns to Blue Star following three years away, Ling Shuang reunites with him at the Magic City manor alongside their extended household. Her strength has improved during his absence, and she becomes pregnant during his half-year stay on Blue Star. 1521

During later global crises, Ling Shuang and Su Qingli help mobilize Blue Star's administrative institutions, maintain internal stability, and negotiate with major factions while Xu Jingming is absent. 1802

Ling Shuang remains an active member of Xu Jingming's family circle in later events, appearing beside him and the other women at major household gatherings. 1687 1839 1841