Ruan Liusu

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Ruan Liusu was raised in Sunan Province with abundant martial resources and a far superior training environment to that of most provincial martial artists. Before turning seventeen, she was already one of the strongest students in the Sunan Province Genius Training Camp; she later placed fourth in its All-Member Martial Competition and was recognized as the province’s youngest Blood-Qi Extreme Realm martial artist. 231 318

Her paternal grandfather, Ruan Zhengzhi, sought a marriage alliance with the East River Provincial Martial Leader. A name mix-up led the family to initially believe that Chen Ye—rather than Chen Lie—held the title. Liusu was reluctant to let an arranged relationship interfere with her martial training, and initially dismissed East River as a barren province. Her father persuaded her to attend the Three-Province Martial Tournament and judge the Martial Leader for herself. 231

At the tournament, Liusu met Chen Lie and observed his combat ability. Her assessment of him changed after he became the first non-Cloud River competitor to win the Three-Province Martial Championship. 234 237 243 She later learned that Chen Ye had impersonated Chen Lie during their online conversations, confronted the deception, and added the real Chen Lie on Green Bubble. 256

During military training in the Northwest, she voluntarily assisted Chen Lie and East River Province in hunting Exotic Beasts despite criticism from Sunan Province recruits. Her cooperation with Chen Lie and her decisive victory over Bai Xianxian established both her strength and her willingness to act on her own judgment. 264 265

At Blue Star University, Liusu increasingly relied on Chen Lie’s martial insights to accelerate her own cultivation. She entered the Super Genius Class after defeating Wu Yunxia, then continued advancing through the Blood Refining Stage and completed ten blood temperings. 390 421 425 497

The Ruan Family is small rather than a large clan. Her household consists of herself and her parents, Ruan Yingjie and Cheng Rujin. Her paternal uncle, Ruan Yinghao, serves as Sunan Province’s governor; his wife is Wang Yilan, and their children are Ruan Liuyun and Ruan Liudong. 441 442

During Chen Lie’s visit to Sunan Province, Liusu explained that her parents already regarded him as their future son-in-law because she had told them the earlier blind date had gone smoothly. After confirming their mutual feelings, she explicitly established their relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend. She subsequently accompanied him to East River Province and met his parents. 444 446

At Starry Sky University, she awakened her Nine Yin Physique using the scroll Chen Lie had obtained for her and became Yan Zhiyun’s disciple. With a true essence realm master and ample cultivation resources, she advanced rapidly into the True Qi Stage and later the early third-order Qi Accumulation Realm. Nevertheless, a spar with Chen Lie exposed weaknesses in her combat and the difference between their cultivation foundations. 546 606 607

Yan Zhiyun’s family later began attempting to pair Liusu with Yan Yi despite knowing that Chen Lie was already her boyfriend. Their interest was tied to her exceptional potential and the possibility that she could become a major future asset to the Yan Family. 608 609

Appearance

Ruan Liusu is a striking young woman with a sweet appearance and an outstanding temperament. She is frequently depicted with a high ponytail and fish-tail braid. 231 256

• Fair, jade-like skin.
• Delicate nose and cherry-colored lips.
• Lively dark eyes and softly curved brows.
• Often carries herself with composed confidence, even in confrontational situations. 346
• Closely resembles her mother, Cheng Rujin, particularly in her eyes, brows, and expressions. 442

Personality

Liusu is intensely committed to martial cultivation and initially rejects the idea that an arranged relationship should distract her before the age of thirty. She is forthright, competitive, and unwilling to lower her standards merely because of family expectations. 231

Although she begins with prejudice toward weaker provinces, she reassesses Chen Lie after personally seeing his capability. She is notably less arrogant than many elite martial artists from major provinces: she yields a hundred-match-streak victory to Chen Lie, offers practical help without demanding repayment, and treats his achievements with respect. 254 307

She is fiercely protective of those she values. She supports Chen Lie against Huo Jinghong’s suppression, uses her influence to aid him, and takes action when she believes his family has treated him unfairly. 337 341 485 Her admiration for Chen Lie’s growth also motivates her to train harder rather than resent the widening gap between them. 362 407

Her commitment to training predates her relationship: from the age of fourteen, she averaged more than ten hours of martial practice daily. She believes that two people devoted to martial arts can support one another rather than necessarily obstruct each other’s progress. 313

Liusu insists on deciding her own romantic affairs. When she and Chen Lie acknowledge their feelings, she states that her satisfaction matters more than her family’s judgment and agrees that martial cultivation must remain their immediate priority. She later gives the same assurance to Yan Zhiyun when questioned about whether romance will interfere with training. 444 600

Her poise does not preclude ruthlessness. During her time in Sunan Province’s training camp and Genius Group, she severely injured or disabled at least ten opponents. However, she initially refrains from arranging another beating for Chen Ye out of consideration for his relationship to Chen Lie. 446

She is considerate toward Chen Lie’s feelings, initially holding back during their Divine Martial Hall spar because she does not want to embarrass him in front of others. She also declines to argue over Yan Xing’s dismissive attitude, regarding her opportunity to study under a true essence realm master as fortunate. 606

Abilities & Skills

Blood-Qi Martial Arts

Ruan Liusu possesses exceptionally dense Blood Qi and is capable of generating force exceeding ten thousand jun during training. 231

• Reached the Blood-Qi Extreme Realm at a young age. 256 318
• Progressed from Organ Refining to the Blood Refining Stage through rapid cultivation and repeated blood tempering. 265 390 497
• Surpassed tenfold Strength Value after ten blood temperings. 497
• Possesses the Myriad Jun Great Strength enhancement, which she combines with her strongest attacks. 265
• Independently cultivated a Treasure Bone without a corresponding cultivation method, demonstrating unusual comprehension. She later re-cultivated her organs using Chen Lie’s guidance, strengthening her foundation and physical qualities beyond those of ordinary peers. 408 413
• Before formally reaching Blood-Qi Transforming into Rainbow, possessed physical strength and condition comparable to its peak Mortal Aperture Stage. 480 483

Martial Arts Techniques

Ruan Liusu has mastered multiple high-grade martial arts, including S-Rank and SS-Rank techniques. 256

• Uses an SS-Rank Martial Art powerful enough to suppress Bai Xianxian in direct combat. 265
• Employs a linked-palm technique from an S-Rank Martial Art. 307
• Uses an S-Rank movement technique that creates numerous illusory bodies on the Duel Platform. 307
• Fought Chen Lie for more than one hundred exchanges in a friendly duel, ending without a decisive victor. 307
• Defeated Wu Yunxia, a top-50 Blood Qi Ranking martial artist, to earn Super Genius Class qualification. 390
• Flowing Shadow Fist — S-Rank boxing technique that produces numerous fist shadows; she uses it against a top-tier Tier 2 Iron-Backed Gray Wolf. 264
• Thousand Spirit Revolving Palm — S-Rank palm technique used in her spar with Chen Lie and to defeat Meng Zhao with less than half the force of her strike. 307 483
• Gold-Slicing Cloud-Folding Palm — finishes a heavily injured Black Illusion Beast during her joint hunt with Chen Lie. 313
• Mysterious Yin Nether Palm — low-grade earth-tier martial technique that forms a large palm imprint from mysterious yin true qi. 606
• Has cultivated numerous high-level True Qi Stage martial techniques, deploying different yin true qi attributes in combination during combat. 606

Nine Yin Sacred Vein

Liusu possesses the Nine Yin Sacred Vein, a special physique associated with major increases in physical ability. Initially suspected to be awakening, it is later confirmed to have awakened through the use of Chen Lie’s scroll. 447 497 546

• Experiences the emergence of an extraordinary meridian after using Chen Lie’s Blood Origin Crystal method. 497
• Her instructors initially believe the Nine Yin Sacred Vein may be awakening, though Chen Lie judges that a fully awakened physique would display much greater power. 480 497
• Chen Lie purchases a Nine Yin Spirit-Awakening Scroll for her. 510
• She subsequently reports that the scroll awakened her Nine Yin Physique, leading the Martial Way Department’s head to take her as a disciple. 546
• Possesses five great Divine Apertures and nine kinds of mysterious yin true qi. Wenren Qinghe recognizes these as gifts that would attract even true essence realm masters. 606
• Chen Lie finds five of her ten profound apertures nearly depleted during their visit to Zero Martial Intent Cave. He wonders whether her master has deliberately limited her progress, but does not establish this as fact. 595
• Chen Lie states that the Sacred Vein remains far from displaying its full power and will gradually reveal greater potential after she turns twenty, strengthening with each passing year. 598

Mental Power and Comprehension

• Possesses gold mental-power talent, confirmed by testing in Sunan Province and at Blue Star University. She initially neglects Divine Sense cultivation because the trainees she knows seem weak, but reconsiders after observing Chen Lie. 318
• Has begun cultivating mental power by the time she reunites with Chen Lie as a Ranked Martial Artist. Both Chen Lie and her new master encourage this as necessary for higher-level martial cultivation. 546
• Quickly absorbs advanced martial concepts and draws broader cultivation principles from individual explanations. 363 441
• Performs nearly all the work required for her two-person team in Starry Sky University’s comprehension trial. After Chen Lie comprehends only two techniques, she resumes the task and illuminates the eightieth required pattern in the final ten minutes of the five-hour limit, securing their passage. 425

Sword Path and Martial Intent

• Displays considerable talent in sword techniques, sword intent, and sword momentum while fighting Shen Jiuxi. Chen Lie supports her with repeated mental-power attacks, allowing her sword attacks to place Shen Jiuxi at a disadvantage. 590
• Uses Autumn Imagery, Geng Metal Killing Sword Form during that encounter. 590
• Studies Metal True Intent in Zero Martial Intent Cave and states that she has nearly finished comprehending it. 595
• Discusses her unusually strong sword aptitude with Chen Lie, although she is uncertain whether her physique contributes to it. 598

Martial Arts Analysis

The Multi-Star-Domain Joint Martial Arts Analyzer provides the following assessment after her advancement to the early third-order Qi Accumulation Realm. 608

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Longspring Sword — sword selected from a Divine Armory shop and stored in her storage bag; also identified as the Spirit Treasure Longspring. 546 563
• Blood-Congealing Crow — cultivation gift sent by her maternal grandfather, Cheng Miangan. 362
• Two SSS-grade Martial Arts Crystal Stones — gifts from Chen Lie. 441 478
• Nine Yin Spirit-Awakening Scroll — acquired for her by Chen Lie to support her special physique; she later uses it to awaken her Nine Yin Physique. 510 546
• Second-Generation High-Speed Airship — used to transport herself and Chen Lie between Blue Star University, Sunan Province, and East River Province; its maximum speed is three times that of an ordinary airship. 441 446
• Storage Pouch — holds cultivation resources, including yuan stones, a mist-cloaked flower, and a martial skill crystal. 546
• Mist-Cloaked Flower — given to Chen Lie to assist his advancement as a Divine Sense Master. 546
• Four Extremes Cloud-Shattering Hand Crystal — a mystic-grade martial skill crystal she gives Chen Lie, suitable for recently advanced Ranked Martial Artists. 546
• Heaven-Grade Martial Technique — received from Yan Meng during the Divine Martial Hall gathering. 604

Relationships

• Chen Lie — Initially her arranged prospective match, later her boyfriend. She grows from skepticism to admiration after witnessing his tournament performance; they support one another’s cultivation and openly acknowledge their relationship. 231 256 478 482 They explicitly become a couple during his Sunan Province visit, and she later introduces him to Yan Zhiyun as her boyfriend. Despite his lower realm, his victory in their later spar reinforces her recognition of his stronger cultivation foundation. 444 600 606 607
• Ruan Zhengzhi — Paternal grandfather who initiates the marriage arrangement with Chen Lie’s family, though his confusion between Chen Lie and Chen Ye causes the initial misunderstanding. 231 480 He later defends Liusu and Chen Lie’s relationship when Chen Shijian calls to object. 448
• Ruan Yingjie — Father; a powerful martial artist and vice president of the Sunan Province Martial Artist Association. He encourages Liusu to judge Chen Lie by his talent and character rather than his provincial origin. 231 478 479 His association role is largely nominal because he devotes himself to martial cultivation; he is a peak eighth-order Extreme Realm Grandmaster who cultivates lightning-attribute Variant True Qi. 362 442
• Cheng Rujin — Mother and a Sunan Province councilor; warmly welcomes Chen Lie and approves of his potential. 478 479 Supports their relationship while cautioning them against marriage so early that it would impede cultivation. 444
• Cheng Miangan — Maternal grandfather, a ninth-rank Martial Dao Grandmaster and vice president of the Blue Star Martial Artist Association. He ultimately agrees to assist Chen Lie after Liusu insists. 340 341
• Ruan Liuyun — Cousin who accompanies her at the Three-Province Martial Tournament and supports her relationship with Chen Lie. 234 237 390
• Ruan Yinghao — Paternal uncle, Sunan Province governor, and a Peak Grandmaster; father of Ruan Liuyun and Ruan Liudong. 441 442 444
• Wang Yilan — Paternal aunt by marriage, who welcomes Chen Lie and teases Liusu about her relationship. 442 443 444
• Ruan Liudong — Younger male cousin and Ruan Liuyun’s brother. 442 443
• Cheng Xiaoxiao — Maternal cousin. They initially exchange heated words before learning they are relatives; Xiaoxiao subsequently delivers gifts from their grandfather, and Liusu contacts her when seeking help for Feng Shuangshuang. 362 391
• Zhao Ziyan — Close friend and fellow Sunan Province genius. Zhao is protective of Liusu, though wary of her closeness with Chen Lie. 254 318
• Bai Xianxian — Sunan Province rival who accuses Liusu of betraying their province by helping Chen Lie; Liusu overwhelms her in a fight before Yue Lin intervenes. 264 265
• Lu Qingchan — Chen Lie’s former affection. Liusu reacts with hostility and disappointment upon learning Lu Qingchan’s identity and assessing her martial strength. 391 408
• Wenren Qingyue — Her junior, who confronts Chen Lie over an earlier gambling loss but withdraws after Liusu intervenes. 563 Accompanies her in the Dual-Origin Secret Realm and observes her later spar with Chen Lie. 592 606
• Yan Zhiyun — Master and head of Starry Sky University’s Martial Way Department, a true essence realm martial artist. Accepts Liusu after her physique awakens and provides resources supporting her rapid advancement. She later seeks to match Liusu with Yan Yi despite Liusu’s existing relationship. 546 600 606 608
• Wenren Qinghe — Member of her master’s family who recognizes the significance of Liusu’s Divine Apertures and Nine Yin True Qi. Encourages her to spar with Yan Yi and reprimands Yan Xing for disrespecting her. 606
• Yan Meng — Relative of Yan Zhiyun who gifts Liusu a heaven-grade martial technique and supports the proposed match with Yan Yi. 604 609
• Yan Yi — Fellow student of the same class year and a top-ten Hidden Dragon Rankings martial artist below the fifth-order Qi Manipulation Realm. Liusu declines his sparring offer because of their strength gap. Yan Zhiyun and his relatives later encourage him to pursue her. 606 607 608
• Yan Ruowen — Yan Zhiyun’s niece, Yan Xing’s older sister, and Yan Yi’s cousin. Treats Liusu warmly, rebukes Yan Xing for disrespect, and offers to facilitate a spar with Yan Yi. Privately helps advance her aunt’s matchmaking plan and undertakes to deal with Chen Lie’s presence. 607 608
• Yan Xing — Younger relative of Yan Zhiyun who dismisses Liusu’s background and attributes her standing to luck in gaining a powerful master. Liusu does not argue with her, and both Wenren Qinghe and Yan Ruowen reprimand her conduct. 606 607 609
• Xie Dongfeng — Jealous acquaintance who causes trouble over her prospective match and later protests when she identifies Chen Lie as her boyfriend. Liusu rejects the suggestion that she needs his approval to date. 234 444 445

Story Role / Major Arcs

Arranged Marriage and the Three-Province Tournament

Liusu travels from Sunan Province to Cloud River to inspect the supposed East River Provincial Martial Leader. She meets Chen Lie, observes his victory in the Three-Province Martial Tournament, and begins reconsidering the arrangement. 231 234 237

Xie Dongfeng’s attempt to identify her prospective match disrupts the waiting room, prompting Liusu to have Ruan Liuyun lead him outside. After the tournament, she and her cousin seek help securing his release, and she rebukes him for causing trouble. 234 241

Chen Ye’s Impersonation

Believing she has been speaking to Chen Lie online, Liusu discovers that Chen Ye had impersonated him. She becomes furious, rejects Chen Ye, and establishes direct contact with Chen Lie. 232 256

After Ruan Zhengzhi explains the deception, she asks her cousin to arrange a beating for Chen Ye and deletes him from Green Bubble. She later explains the full history of the arrangement directly to Chen Lie. 256 346

Northwest Military Training

She joins Chen Lie in hunting Exotic Beasts, helps East River Province despite Sunan Province’s objections, and defeats Bai Xianxian after being accused of betrayal. 260 264 265

During their danger-zone hunt, they cooperate to kill a top-tier Tier 2 Iron-Backed Gray Wolf. Chen Lie assigns her twenty of his afternoon’s kills, but she subsequently declines further points so that he can pursue the Individual Northwest General Star title. 264

Blue Star University

Liusu supports Chen Lie during disputes at Blue Star University, uses her family connections on his behalf, and steadily advances through the Super Genius Class through his guidance and her own talent. 337 341 390 425

She hunts Illusion Beasts alongside Chen Lie and witnesses the power of his Jing Wood Tapir Consciousness Spirit. She later gives him Star Liquid, a Huan Water Lotus, and a Blue Star Consciousness Spirit Atlas, while reconsidering her own earlier neglect of mental-power cultivation. 313 318

When she learns that Feng Shuangshuang has been denied Key Class promotion because of another student’s connections, she contacts Cheng Xiaoxiao to seek assistance. 391

Sunan Province Visit

She brings Chen Lie to her family home in Suyang City, introduces him to her parents, and defends him against criticism from Ruan Zhengzhi. 478 479 480

At the family gathering, her parents openly discuss their future relationship and the importance of avoiding an early marriage that would hinder martial cultivation. In private, Liusu explains why they already regard Chen Lie as a future son-in-law, confirms their mutual feelings, and declares that they are now boyfriend and girlfriend. 443 444

She subsequently accompanies Chen Lie to his home in East River Province, where his parents welcome her and arrange a banquet. The visit exposes further friction with Chen Ye’s family, and Liusu later asks Ruan Liuyun to arrange retaliation against someone she had previously targeted. 446 447 448

Permanent Councilor Star Competition

After completing ten blood temperings and exceeding tenfold Strength Value, Liusu returns to join Blue Star’s competition against Wood Source Planet as a potential replacement combatant. 497 498

Chen Lie recognizes that her physical condition has reached a level comparable to the peak Mortal Aperture Stage and advises her to seek registration as a replacement. Lei Jinglong takes her for identity authentication and consultation with the presiding referee. 480

She subsequently fights Meng Zhao in an individual bout and wins with a Thousand Spirit Revolving Palm strike using less than half her force, earning Blue Star a point. After the competition, she openly identifies herself as Chen Lie’s girlfriend and declines Zhu Jingshu’s invitation on his behalf. 483 488

Martial Way Department Selection

Liusu is selected by the Martial Way Department and later states that its head director has formally accepted her as a disciple. 447 562

During the selection’s comprehension trial, she teams with Chen Lie and completes nearly all the required comprehension herself. Her performance attracts the attention of the observing staff, and the pair pass when she illuminates the eightieth pattern shortly before the deadline. 425

She later explains that awakening her Nine Yin Physique through Chen Lie’s scroll led the department head, Yan Zhiyun, to accept her. She also begins mental-power cultivation and provides Chen Lie with resources for his own advancement. 546

Dual-Origin Secret Realm and Martial Intent Cultivation

Liusu fights Shen Jiuxi with Chen Lie’s mental-power support, displaying her late second-order cultivation and considerable sword talent. She later offers to escort Chen Lie out of the Ten-Star Alliance’s public area in the Dual-Origin Secret Realm. 590 592

At Zero Martial Intent Cave, she invites Chen Lie to share Cave No. 2 while studying Metal True Intent. His examination reveals the depleted state of five of her profound apertures, raising an unresolved concern about whether her master has deliberately constrained her cultivation. 595

Divine Martial Hall and the Yan Family’s Matchmaking

Liusu introduces Chen Lie to Yan Zhiyun and her Wenren and Yan relatives at the Divine Martial Hall. Yan Meng gives her a heaven-grade martial technique, and Yan Zhiyun asks the younger relatives to look after her. 604

Rather than accept Yan Yi’s offer to spar, Liusu chooses Chen Lie. She initially restrains herself to protect his dignity, but he gradually forces her to use nearly all her strength while directing her attention to weaknesses in her combat. Despite her higher realm and nine kinds of mysterious yin true qi, she cannot measure the limits of his power and acknowledges his stronger foundation. 606 607

A subsequent analyzer assessment confirms her early third-order Qi Accumulation Realm, exceptional true qi quality, and high potential. Meanwhile, Yan Ruowen and Yan Yi discuss Yan Zhiyun’s plan to bring Liusu into the Yan Family. Yan Zhiyun believes that filling the gaps in her martial foundation could give her top-ten Hidden Dragon Rankings potential and, with Canglong Star citizenship and proper training, a possible path to the primordial essence domain. The relatives continue supporting the proposed match despite knowing that she already has a boyfriend. 608 609

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