Xiao Zhan

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Xiao Zhan (萧战)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Xiao Clan
Occupation/Role	Xiao Clan patriarch; father of Xiao Feng and Xiao Yan
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 1
Cultivation	Five-Star Dou Grandmaster 1

Background / History

Xiao Zhan is the patriarch of the Xiao Clan and the father of Xiao Feng and Xiao Yan. He possesses an ancestral jade pendant and parchment map passed down by his father, which identify the Xiao Clan ancestral grounds and the sealed Dou Emperor Bloodline. When Xiao Feng’s unusual wind-attribute Dou Qi and alchemical talent emerge, Xiao Zhan concludes that his son may be the key to opening the seal. 2 3

He accompanies Xiao Feng into the Starfall Mountains to seek the inheritance. During Hun Dan’s attempt to force open it through the Blood Sacrifice Jade Slip, Xiao Zhan attacks the artifact to protect his son, suffering severe injuries in the process. 4

Hun Dan later imprisons Xiao Zhan in a quantum cage, extracts his bloodline, and implants a nanobomb in his body. Xiao Feng rescues him by using the Twin Emperor bloodline resonance and Space-Time Rewind. 6 Xiao Zhan continues to support both sons through the conflict with Hun Dan, the Soul Clan, and the systems controlling the continent. 7 10

During the battle around the Emperor Flame fusion, Xiao Zhan uses his patriarchal essence blood to help Xiao Feng break the Blood Sacrifice Soul Array. The backlash poisons him with a Soul Clan curse and leaves him requiring recuperation. 19

Personality

Xiao Zhan is protective, pragmatic, and deeply supportive of his sons. Though initially alarmed by Xiao Feng’s hidden abilities and Earth-derived technology, he chooses trust over suspicion and repeatedly entrusts Xiao Feng and Xiao Yan with decisions affecting the clan. 1 3 6

He believes that inheritance must adapt rather than remain static. He accepts the Xiao Clan’s use of technology against the Soul Clan and advocates applying it to improve ordinary people’s lives, particularly through the Douqi High-Speed Rail project. 7 10

He is also daring and unpredictable. In the Story Black Market, he liberates a mysterious sealed box despite its warning label, releasing Protagonist Halo tattoos for the group. 15

Appearance

Xiao Zhan is depicted as an older man with wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and white hair beginning to show at his temples. 7 30

• Often carries or wields the Xiao Zhan Blade. 5 18
• Wears an ancestral jade pendant associated with Xiao Xuan and the Xiao Clan bloodline. 2 3
• Later carries a smartphone and smartwatch obtained through the connection to Earth. 7 17

Abilities & Skills

Dou Qi Cultivation

Xiao Zhan is a Five-Star Dou Grandmaster at the beginning of the story. 1

• Detects energy fluctuations that suggest Xiao Feng is concealing his true strength. 1 2
• Uses battle qi in combat and while traversing dangerous terrain. 4
• Can contribute patriarchal essence blood to activate or break bloodline-based formations. 19
• Is vulnerable to Soul Clan curses and technological interference despite his combat experience. 6 19

Patriarchal Leadership

As clan leader, Xiao Zhan organizes the Xiao Clan’s defense, reconstruction, and civilian-oriented development.

• Supports Xiao Feng’s reforms to cultivation methods and pill refinement. 3 5
• Orders the activation of the Great Mountain Protection Array to protect Xiao Feng’s Heavenly Flame fusion. 18
• Directs the “Plot Stability Maintenance Plan,” including distributing guides to commoners and treating Setting Conflict Syndrome. 11
• Publicly commits the proposed Douqi High-Speed Rail to connecting impoverished mountain regions at affordable prices. 10

Character and Plot Resistance

Xiao Zhan participates directly in conflicts involving altered plots, reader resentment, and system-controlled narratives.

• Leads the Character Design Group against OOC Character Monsters using revised character biographies. 8
• Helps expose Hun Dan during the Battle of the Forbidden City and rejects a “main storyline” that shackles living characters. 9
• Is protected from deletion as a “non-outline character” by the Reader Crowdfunding Shield. 10

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Xiao Zhan Blade — His personal blade; later forged or upgraded with nano-alloys and Fire Pattern Steel. 5 10 18
• Ancestral jade pendant — Heirloom connected to Xiao Xuan and the Xiao Clan’s Dou Emperor bloodline secret. 2 3
• Patriarch’s rune token — Used to access the Xiao Clan ancestral grounds. 4
• Smartphone / smartwatch — Earth technology used for communication and defensive functions. 7 17
• Megaphone — Used to direct the Xiao Clan during the Plot Stability Maintenance Plan. 11

Relationships

• Xiao Feng — Son. Xiao Zhan recognizes his potential, accompanies him to the ancestral grounds, and repeatedly supports his decisions despite the danger involved. 3 4 18
• Xiao Yan — Son. Xiao Zhan cares for Xiao Yan’s safety, trusts him alongside Xiao Feng, and supports the brothers’ freedom to choose their own path. 2 6 30
• Xiao Xuan — Ancestor whose inheritance, bloodline seal, and legacy guide Xiao Zhan’s family. 3 5
• Gu Yuan — Allied Gu Clan leader; Xiao Zhan later discusses technology and Earth culture with him. 7 9
• Hun Dan — Enemy responsible for injuring, imprisoning, attempting to extract from, and implanting a nanobomb in Xiao Zhan. 4 6

Story Role / Major Arcs

Xiao Clan Awakening

Xiao Zhan oversees Xiao Feng and Xiao Yan’s early cultivation testing, notices Xiao Feng’s abnormal power, and reveals the family’s ancestral map and Bloodline Seal. 1 2 3

Starfall Mountains Inheritance

He enters the ancestral grounds with Xiao Feng, battles to prevent Hun Dan from seizing the inheritance, and survives despite being injured. 4

Soul Realm Imprisonment

Hun Dan imprisons Xiao Zhan in a quantum cage and implants a nanobomb within him. Xiao Feng rescues him before the countdown expires. 6

Technology and Clan Reconstruction

Xiao Zhan gradually accepts Earth technology as a means of defending the clan and advancing the Douqi Continent. He supports portal construction, military technology, and the high-speed rail initiative. 7 10

Emperor Flame Crisis

He guards Xiao Feng’s three-flame fusion, activates the mountain protection array against intruders, and later uses his own essence blood to break the Blood Sacrifice Soul Array, suffering a Soul Clan curse. 18 19

Liberation of the Douqi Continent

Xiao Zhan helps resist system-created plots and declares that neither Heavenly Dao nor capital deserves to stand if it cannot improve the lives of the living. 8 9 10

Notable Quotes

“The responsibility of the Xiao Clan was never meant to be a shackle; it is meant to give you the strength to make your own choices.” 6

“Whether it is the Heavenly Dao or capital, if it cannot make the living live better, then it is a mountain that deserves to be toppled.” 10

“The so-called main storyline should not be a shackle that oppresses the characters.” 9

Trivia

• Xiao Zhan’s resurrection becomes a subject of reader resentment after Hun Dan alters the plot surrounding his death time. 8
• He compares Earth’s square dancing to the Xiao Clan’s Heart Burning Mantra after observing its energy-guiding movements. 10
• He becomes interested in Earth technology, including high-speed rail, WeChat, and digital plot-management systems. 7 9 10