Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Li Xiong (李熊) |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Martial Soul Advanced Academy tournament team |
| Occupation/Role | Assault-type Battle Soul Ancestor; tournament-team member |
| Martial Soul | Exploding Bear |
| Soul Power | Level 43 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 26 |
Appearance
Li Xiong is a tall, sturdy student whose build is compared to that of a giant bear. When he activates his martial soul, his already powerful frame grows larger and his muscles visibly bulge. 26
- Tall, heavily built physique.
- Giant bear-like appearance after martial soul possession. 26
- His soul-ring configuration is yellow, yellow, purple, purple. 26
Personality
Li Xiong initially places great importance on proving worth through strength. He challenges Lin Fan because he believes a Saint Child recommendation alone should not secure a place on the tournament team. 26
He is capable of admitting fault and respecting a worthy opponent. After Lin Fan forces him to use his fourth soul skill, Li Xiong stops the match, acknowledges Lin Fan's strength, and asks for guidance in future training. 27 His teammates later characterize his initial mistake as carelessness, which embarrasses him. 29
Abilities & Skills
Exploding Bear Martial Soul
Li Xiong is an assault-type Battle Soul Ancestor whose martial soul grants him a large, bear-like transformed body suited to direct combat. 26
- Emphasizes physical power, speed, and close-range pressure.
- Possesses four soul rings and four documented soul skills. 26
Giant Bear's Wrath
Li Xiong's first soul skill is an augmentation ability that surrounds him with a faint blood-red aura. 26
Exploding Fist
Li Xiong coats his bear paws in red soul power, increasing his movement speed for a high-impact close-range assault. 26
- Used in combination with Savage Bear Fury to land a powerful strike on Lin Fan. 26
- Requires Li Xiong to close distance, leaving him vulnerable to Lin Fan's ranged lightning attacks. 26 31
Exploding Skyfall
Li Xiong leaps into the air and crashes down at high speed, generating an invisible pressure field around the target area. 26
- Restricts opponents' movement within the pressure field.
- Its falling impact scatters debris with enough force to wound Lin Fan despite his escape toward the field's edge. 26
- Lin Fan's physical strength and speed allow him to resist much of the skill's pressure. 26
Savage Bear Fury
Li Xiong's fourth soul skill envelops him in a pale-red halo and doubles his attack, defense, and speed. 26
- His strongest documented enhancement skill.
- Allows him to overpower Lin Fan in a direct exchange, sending him several meters away. 26
- Lin Fan forcing its activation leads Li Xiong to recognize him as qualified for the team. 27
Relationships
- Lin Fan — Began as a challenger testing Lin Fan's right to join the tournament team; later acknowledged his strength and developed a cooperative bond through training. 26 27 31
- Qin Wei — Team instructor who oversaw Li Xiong's spar with Lin Fan and later used the match to stress the importance of understanding one's strengths and limitations. 26 27
- Ye Qing, Xiao Yuan, Chu Tingting, and Hu Ke — Fellow tournament-team members who train alongside Li Xiong. 27 29
- Chu Tingting — Considered Li Xiong careless in his first match against Lin Fan, noting that he had underestimated an opponent far below his soul-power level. 29
Story Role / Major Arcs
Challenge to Lin Fan
When Lin Fan joins Martial Soul Advanced Academy's tournament team through Qian Xunji's recommendation, Li Xiong openly challenges his qualifications. He proposes a spar in which he will recognize Lin Fan if the younger soul master can withstand three moves. 26
Li Xiong reveals himself as a level 43 Assault-type Battle Soul Ancestor and employs all four of his soul skills. He pressures Lin Fan with Exploding Skyfall, withstands Thunder Seal—Wild Whip, and uses Savage Bear Fury with Exploding Fist to strike Lin Fan directly. 26
Before the battle can continue, Li Xiong concedes that Lin Fan has forced out his fourth soul skill and acknowledges his strength. 27
Tournament-Team Training
Li Xiong participates in Qin Wei's structured sparring exercises, where Lin Fan is assigned to fight each team member in turn. Qin Wei specifically reminds the team not to repeat Li Xiong's earlier mistake of underestimating Lin Fan. 29
In their rematch, Li Xiong creates substantial early pressure but cannot get close enough to overcome Lin Fan's ranged magic and tactical distancing. Lin Fan ultimately defeats him. 31