Zhao Xiaoxiang

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Zhao Xiaoxiang (赵潇湘)
Alias(es)	Xiang'er; “demonic enchantress of the evil path”
Species/Race	Human; later a Mythology-level cultivator
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Zhao family; Qingyuan Sword Class
Occupation/Role	Student; swordswoman; competitive game player
First Appearance	Chapter 15 15

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Basic Swordsmanship Lv2	298	Her swordsmanship improves substantially during her first year of high school; she has only recently entered the sword path. 298
Purple life quality; Basic Swordsmanship Lv10	481	Zhao Cheng subjects her to intense instance training, uses a Coward’s Savior to evolve her body-spirit and physical body, and she wins Qingyuan’s Kendo Grand Exam. 481
Swordsmanship level-cap increase	610	Zhao Cheng completes a Heaven United with the Sword effect for her; its immediate benefit raises her swordsmanship level cap by 10. 610
Sword Master	796	With Zhao Cheng’s assistance, she completes her transformation into a Sword Master and stabilizes her life-form. 796
Sage Path	797	After years across Grotto-Heaven World maps, she comprehends life and death in the Investiture of Gods map and reaches the Sage Path. 797
Peak Saint	876	She becomes the first person to cultivate Zhao Cheng’s new system to the peak of Saint, half a step from forming a Primordial Spirit. 876
Mythology	1097	She shatters the Mythology realm’s heavenly barrier and refines her swordsmanship; her killing intent is considered second only to Zhao Cheng’s on Earth. 1097

Background

Zhao Xiaoxiang is Zhao Cheng’s younger sister. As children, she feared that the siblings would drift apart and talked Zhao Cheng into writing a promise that he would marry her so they would never separate; she even made their parents witness it. Zhao Cheng later considered her the sharper and more precocious child despite being the elder sibling. 15

She initially practices swordsmanship largely because it is expected at school rather than from personal passion. Her natural aptitude is slightly better than Zhao Cheng’s at the same age, though Zhao Cheng initially judges her natural limit to be around Lv9 or Lv10. 56 63

Zhao Cheng begins personally correcting her sword path and training with her, first as an older brother and later as a mentor. His daily guidance rapidly improves her foundation and confidence. 88 178 234

Appearance

Zhao Xiaoxiang is described as petite and initially somewhat frail-looking despite possessing strength far beyond her appearance. Her body-spirit evolution gradually makes her features increasingly flawless. 481 971

• Carries an oversized lunchbox despite her small frame. 971
• Uses flashy outfits and black-flame sword visual effects in World’s Highest. 854
• In a future possibility shaped by Zhao Cheng’s disappearance, her hair turns white and she bears visible traces of weariness. 751
• Wears silver-white battle armor traced with crimson patterns during Grotto-Heaven training; her matching sword appears to burn with fire. 742

Personality

Zhao Xiaoxiang is lively, impulsive, competitive, and highly expressive. She enjoys boasting, provoking rivals, and creating dramatic moments, whether she is appearing briefly in a film or fighting on a ranked ladder. 183 478 855

Her confidence can become mischievous or openly lawless. She edits a one-sided game duel to look competitive, posts it online to emphasize her special connection to Zhao Cheng, and later becomes notorious for taunting other players. 478 854 855

Beneath this playfulness, she is persistent and courageous. She endures extreme dungeon training, repeatedly challenges Zhao Cheng’s equalized projection, and turns defeat into insight. 481 745 Her loyalty to Zhao Cheng is similarly unwavering: when he disappears, she remains convinced that he will return and resolves to protect the people they both care about. 696 877

Abilities & Skills

Swordsmanship

Zhao Xiaoxiang’s core discipline is swordsmanship. Zhao Cheng’s corrections, high-pressure sparring, and access to extraordinary training environments allow her to advance far beyond her initial talent ceiling. 178 481 745

• Learns from repeated life-and-death exchanges with an equalized projection of Zhao Cheng. 745
• Creates and uses the Firmament Killing Sword after attaining Mythology. 1124
• Derives the Firmament Formless Calamity from the White Calamity as a killing sword. 1124
• At full cost, her offensive edge can force even Li Nishang and Lord to avoid confronting her directly. 1124

Heaven and Earth Gapless

A conceptual sword ability associated with Zhao Xiaoxiang.

• Reportedly ensures that no matter how an opponent escapes or where they flee, Zhao Xiaoxiang will be faster. 754
• Its spatial distortion is described as approaching Great Sovereign-level conceptual power. 754

Formless Body

A divine ability used to perceive or reflect opponents through her own power.

• It fails to properly affect Daoist Xiyue because Xiyue appears “empty” within its illumination and cannot be reflected. 1100
• Zhao Xiaoxiang continues fighting effectively even when this ability is ineffective. 1100

White Calamity

The White Calamity serves as a source for her later killing path.

• She can display overwhelming power through it, easily defeating thirteen Imperial knights. 1025
• Her White Calamity-derived sword arts form a major part of her Mythology-level combat strength. 1124

Physical and Spiritual Evolution

Zhao Cheng enhances Zhao Xiaoxiang through supernatural resources and training rather than relying on ordinary cultivation alone.

• A Coward’s Savior evolves her body-spirit and physical body toward purple life quality. 481
• Her contract with Zhao Cheng gradually grants her one-third of his physical and skill bonuses. 971
• Her body, mind, and will are tempered through high-difficulty dungeons regulated by Zhao Cheng’s power to prevent collapse. 481

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Sword — Her primary weapon throughout her training, game battles, and later cultivation. 478 745
• Silver-white crimson-patterned battle armor — Grotto-Heaven equipment paired with a fire-like sword. 742
• Doomsday Divine Martial Set — Limited-edition World’s Highest outfit with radiant armor effects and a black-flame sword effect. 854
• Scripture — Used to block a fatal strike during her confrontation with Wang Lian. 757

Relationships

• Zhao Cheng — Older brother, mentor, sparring partner, and the person she trusts most; he trains and enhances her while often teasing or restraining her excesses. 15 481 610
• Zhao Dong — Cousin and childhood rival; their friction partly stems from Zhao Xiaoxiang being slightly older and expecting him to acknowledge her as such. 183
• Zhao Xiuxiu — Relative and companion in family gatherings and holiday plans. 610
• Yang Shiyun — Friend who discusses Zhao Cheng’s fame, teases Zhao Xiaoxiang, and joins her in playful speculation. 298 453 658
• Li Qingmeng — Friend and fellow swordswoman; Zhao Xiaoxiang invites her to meals and spends time with her during family gatherings. 315 610
• Li Huang’er — Friend and companion in story-adventure gatherings. 610
• Daoist Xiyue — Sect-leader opponent defeated by Zhao Xiaoxiang in a swordsmanship competition. 1100

Story Role / Major Arcs

Qingyuan Sword Class

Zhao Xiaoxiang begins as a comparatively casual student with solid aptitude but limited drive. Zhao Cheng’s instruction transforms her sword practice into a serious pursuit, and she becomes increasingly known at Qingyuan as his younger sister. 63 178 298

Accelerated Training

After deciding she has not trained hard enough, Zhao Cheng places her through repeated high-difficulty instances lasting nearly ten days at a time. She reaches Lv10 swordsmanship, undergoes body-spirit evolution, and wins the Qingyuan Kendo Grand Exam by a decisive margin. 481

Grotto-Heaven World

Zhao Xiaoxiang fights through countless simulated worlds, including a prehistoric ecosystem where her quest is to become the apex predator. She defeats a Tyrannosaurus rex, explores multiple world maps, becomes a Sword Master, and eventually attains the Sage Path. 796 797

*World’s Highest*

Using cheats supplied through Zhao Cheng’s resources, Zhao Xiaoxiang becomes a notorious ranked player. She defeats and taunts the Seven Fairies and Ten Beauties, earns the “demonic enchantress” reputation, and forces strong players such as Sincere Heart, Upright Sword to improve after losing to her. 854 855

Mythology and the New Cultivation Path

Zhao Xiaoxiang becomes the foremost practitioner of Zhao Cheng’s new cultivation system, reaching peak Saint before breaking into Mythology. She later dominates a Mythology-level swordsmanship event, defeats Daoist Xiyue, and establishes herself as one of Earth’s most dangerous swordsmen. 876 1097 1100 1124

Parallel Worlds and Future Possibilities

• In a parallel world, Zhao Xiaoxiang awakens in the body of her counterpart and initially mistakes the situation for a second personality. She later teaches that counterpart swordsmanship and recovers the Swordsman realm within days. 696 707
• A summoned version of Zhao Xiaoxiang appears as a seventeen- or eighteen-year-old with enhanced physical abilities but no remembered skills beyond her death; she urges Zhao Cheng to withdraw from a deadly competition. 1019
• In one future shaped by Zhao Cheng’s disappearance, she becomes white-haired, embraces a path of slaughter, and uses grief to forge a sharper Sword Heart rather than succumbing to madness. 751
• In that future, she is regarded as invincible beneath the Grand Sovereign realm, capable of overwhelming Wang Lian without drawing her true sword. 753
• After ten thousand years, she and others consider using multiversal civilization as an offering of affinity to contact or restore Zhao Cheng. 1596

Notable Quotes

“I, Zhao Xiaoxiang, will definitely become a companion of justice ten years from now—upholding righteousness, sword in hand, roaming the ends of the earth!” 324

“With that three-legged-cat swordsmanship of yours, you dare play ranked on the ladder? Go back to matchmaking and train for another ten years!” 854

Trivia

• Zhao Xiaoxiang’s childhood nickname is Xiang’er. 15
• She has a habit of refusing to let grudges last overnight, unlike Zhao Cheng, who tends to keep score and settle matters later. 183
• Her World’s Highest account name is styled as “Because I’m a Sword Dao Beauty, Every Sword Stroke Slays a Beauty.” 854
• After winning Qingyuan’s Kendo Grand Exam, she converts her academic points into resources, resells them for cash, and spends the money on games. 481