Xu Xiao

Biodata

Feature	Detail
Name	Xu Xiao 6 26 28 38 39 50 57 88 89 114 134 149 166 170 183 184 200 211 225 233 245 267 306 316
Alias	Grand Spirit Lord of Chuan Ling 183 193 238 306
Gender	Male (implied by pronouns throughout) 6 26 28 38 39 50 57 88 89 114 134 149 166 170 183 184 200 211 225 233 245 267 306
Martial Soul	Spirit Pagoda; Dragon Body (Twin Martial Souls) 2 16 18 166
Cultivation Level	Rank 100; one step away from godhood. Previously a rank 99 Limit Douluo and regarded as nearly invincible on the Douluo Continent 200 211 233 267 306
Affiliation / Faction	Founder and leader of Chuan Ling; ruler behind the Chuan Ling Imperial Dynasty on the Sun Moon Continent 164 183 211
Siblings / Brothers	Second brother Gui Mei 50, third brother Yue Guan 28, fourth brother Dugu Bo 17, fifth brother Chen Xin 26, and other sworn brothers and subordinates including Ye Lin and Ye Shengxin 76 145
Key Companions	Blue Silver Emperor Zhong Ling 88 89, Zi Ji 149 170, Dragon Duke and Snake Granny 166, Ling Yuan 134, Ice Emperor and Snow Empress 165, Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena 200 208, Di Tian 200, Long Su 179, Death God 252, the Evil Emperor 220 306, and Bibi Dong 194 225
Notable Antagonists / Disliked Individuals	Ah Rou and her kin during their initial encounter 88 89, Yu Xiaogang (mocked for slow progress and later used for his bloodline) 166 224, the Wind Fire Water Clans (for not joining him) 183, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect 242, and Qian Daoliu 184 245
Personality Traits	Analytical and strategic 6 50 164 211 316, ruthless and willing to kill 50 89 162 164 238, manipulative and mischievous 114 220 224, compassionate and loyal to close ones 26 28 134 157, ambitious 38 170 225 267, confident and fearless 184 245 306, and caring toward family and disciples 166 194 225 315
Primary Goals	Increase personal strength and uncover the Spirit Pagoda’s final secret 211 274; revive and elevate soul beasts 170 200 255; develop Chuan Ling into a major power 170 183; seek divine power, divine artifacts, and paths to ascension 200 211 316; establish a lasting order on the Sun Moon Continent for Ye Shengxin’s future rule 211; and obtain the Golden Ancient Tree, Douluo Continent’s Life Core, to further enhance the Spirit Pagoda 316
Base / Territory	Originally based in Sunset Forest 6 57; the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well; Chuan Ling territory in Heaven Dou; the Chuan Ling Imperial Dynasty on the Sun Moon Continent; and the Spirit Pagoda’s expanding inner realm 136 164 170 211 255
Notable Achievements	Attracted Di Tian by releasing the aura of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings 89; obtained valuable items from the Clear Sky Sect 114; helped the Blue Silver Emperor maintain human form without reincarnation 26; obtained a domain for Ling Yuan, enabling her martial soul evolution 134; unified the Sun Moon Continent and founded the Chuan Ling Imperial Dynasty 164; absorbed the Evil Emperor’s soul and awakened the Spirit Pagoda True Body’s projection ability 162; absorbed a gray ten-million-year eighth spirit ring 190; claimed and refined the Asura Divine Sword, severing its connection to the Asura God 225 227; severed Qian Daoliu’s right arm 245; absorbed Universe Asking Love Valley into the Spirit Pagoda 274; refined Dragon Valley and reached rank 100 267; and developed a spatial jade-token emergency teleportation method 316

Personality

• Humorous and Mischievous: Xu Xiao delights in mocking others' shortcomings, as seen when he sarcastically calls Yu Xiaogang's breakthrough to level 30 at age 50 "extremely talented" 166. He also takes pleasure in planning disruptive schemes against other sects, such as arranging unsuitable matches for their heirs, revealing a playful and trickster side 114. His humor remains present even after becoming overwhelmingly powerful, as shown when he deliberately misunderstands Golden Crocodile Douluo’s visit as romantic interest 306.

• Manipulative and Strategically Minded: Xu Xiao consistently demonstrates a knack for long-term manipulation and planning. He weakens the Clear Sky Sect by stripping it of valuable resources and plots to control other major sects through marital sabotage 114. He negotiates cleverly with Chen Jianjun to secure advantages 11, and he understands the political landscape well enough to recruit the Ye Family while outmaneuvering the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect 38 40. He later uses the Kong and Chen families' Soul Tool expertise to establish and consolidate the Chuan Ling Imperial Dynasty 164. He continues using indirect methods in later years, including using Yu Xiaogang’s extracted bloodline to refine Bibi Dong’s martial soul and arranging misinformation to implicate Spirit Hall in Yu Xiaogang’s disappearance 224.

• Confident and Fearless: Xu Xiao remains completely unruffled by threats or displays of power. He dismisses Dugu Bo's initial arrogance and threats with calm indifference 7, speaks boldly to the formidable Chen Jianjun 11, and does not hesitate to challenge a suspected hundred-thousand-year soul beast in combat to confirm her identity 49. After becoming powerful enough to confront Qian Daoliu openly, he treats the Limit Douluo's visit with deliberate arrogance rather than fear 184. His confidence later becomes justified by his ability to suppress Qian Daoliu directly and to reach rank 100 through refining Dragon Valley 245 267.

• Calm and Collected: In tense negotiations and confrontations, Xu Xiao maintains a steady, composed demeanor. When dealing with the initially hostile Ye family patriarch, he responds with patience and poise 39. This calmness allows him to assess situations clearly and make decisive choices. Even when Golden Crocodile Douluo seeks assurances concerning Chuan Ling’s future unification plans, Xu Xiao responds with political restraint rather than immediately escalating the encounter 306.

• Cautious and Wary: Despite his confidence, Xu Xiao is not reckless. He deliberately avoids members of the Clear Sky Sect and spider-type soul beasts, choosing not to interfere in others' affairs 57. He also warns his brothers about the dangers of openly establishing a faction, prioritizing safety and keeping their destiny in their own hands 5. Even after deciding to emerge publicly, he initially uses Zi Ji and Ye Lin as Chuan Ling's visible figureheads to conceal his own position 136. After taking the Asura Divine Sword, he remains concerned that the Asura God may turn Chen Jianjun into an inheritor’s stepping stone and warns him to visit Slaughter City less often 315.

• Analytical and Intelligent: Xu Xiao possesses sharp deductive skills, quickly piecing together how other characters gained knowledge, such as Yue Guan's familiarity with immortal herbs 6. He demonstrates deep insight into the ambitions and machinations of major sects, including the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's plan to artificially create twin martial souls 40. His willingness to seek the Silver Dragon King's guidance on the distinction between soul skills and divine skills also reflects his practical attitude toward knowledge beyond his expertise 200. He later investigates the Spirit Pagoda’s pseudo-divine power, concludes that its rules are tied to soul rings, and seeks Gu Yuena’s help to understand its self-forming laws 207 208.

• Determined and Driven: Xu Xiao sets clear goals and pursues them relentlessly. He is determined to find Ah Rou and will go to great lengths, including challenging a powerful suspect to a fight, to confirm leads 49. His later pursuit of the Spirit Pagoda's highest secret and divine power remains equally persistent, even after divine power fails to open the pagoda's uppermost level 211. This determination eventually leads him to absorb Universe Asking Love Valley, refine Dragon Valley, and cross the rank-100 threshold 274 267.

• A Strong and Loyal Leader: Xu Xiao inspires unwavering loyalty in his subordinates and siblings. He makes the critical decisions for his group, takes responsibility for their welfare, and expresses belief in their potential to become Title Douluo 2 5 166. He rewards progress generously, such as granting spirit rings to the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny for their cultivation gains 166. On the Sun Moon Continent, he also introduces free martial soul awakenings and uses the Spirit Pagoda to reward loyal Title Douluo 164. He later arranges positions for soul beasts who cultivate in the Spirit Pagoda and gives them military responsibilities in Heaven Dou and Star Luo territories 255.

• Sincere and Honest in Building Relationships: When dealing with potential allies like the Blue Silver Emperor or the Ye Family, Xu Xiao often chooses honesty. He openly explains the dual nature of humanity to the Blue Silver Emperor rather than deceiving her 24, and he reveals his true intentions to the Ye Family patriarch early in their negotiation 38. This sincerity helps him earn trust.

• Caring and Protective: Xu Xiao shows genuine concern for those close to him. He arranges private cultivation space for the Snow Empress to respect her preferences 114, and he immediately defends his fifth brother Chen Xin upon his unexpected arrival 26. He also shares Zhong Ling's clan secret to help her survive her two-hundred-thousand-year tribulation 157 and accepts responsibility for Bibi Dong after she seeks him out as her master 194. He remains attentive to his disciples and companions even while criticizing their slow cultivation, and he provides emergency jade tokens to protect Chen Jianjun and Chuan Ling’s students 306 316.

• Curious and Ambitious: Xu Xiao is driven by a desire for growth and influence. He is curious enough to follow the Ye Family after their fall from grace, contemplating the possibility of annexing them himself 38. His ambition to build his own faction and control his own destiny underpins many of his schemes 5. This ambition eventually expands into plans for godhood, world fusion, and the transformation of the Spirit Pagoda into a permanent home for his people 200 211 235. He also seeks the Rakshasa divine scythe and the Golden Ancient Tree to strengthen both himself and the Spirit Pagoda 316.

Background and History

Xu Xiao's background is defined by his possession of the unique Spirit Pagoda martial soul, which grants him abilities such as Soul Bestowal and the capacity to add spirit rings without additional spirit power, though with a time delay drawback 2. He has possessed Twin Martial Souls from the beginning of his journey, but initially concealed his Dragon Body martial soul from others 2 16. Early in his journey, alongside his sworn brothers Yue Guan and Gui Mei, he hunts a six-hundred-year-old Wild Fallen Earth Python, demonstrating his strategic acumen and strength 2 3.

Xu Xiao later negotiates with the powerful sword master Chen Jianjun, whose enlightenment from Xu Xiao's letter permits him to advance to level 98 10. Xu Xiao then secures protective sword auras, Chen Xin's permission to join his group, and several swords through their agreement 11. After refining the Aromatic Silk Beauty, his Spirit Pagoda evolves and unlocks the Spirit Ascension Platform, a training space that becomes a core resource for his future faction 15. He further tests the Spirit Pagoda by granting a soul ring to his Dragon Body, obtaining Raging Dragon Overwhelming Heaven 18.

He establishes a base in the Sunset Forest and forms alliances with the Blue Silver Emperor, who undergoes transformation with his help 26. After absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul ring, Xu Xiao advances to level 34 and continues searching for Ah Rou 49. He later obtains the Ice and Fire Feast soul skill for his Dragon Body and begins attempting a deeper martial soul awakening through the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well 72 73. His power grows at great risk: after absorbing a sixty-thousand-year soul ring from the Purple Winged Spider Emperor, he nearly becomes a Fallen One due to the Eight Spider Lances' devouring backlash, only surviving through Gui Mei and his companions' intervention 82 83.

As a Soul King, Xu Xiao develops increasingly overwhelming combat methods. His fifth soul ring reaches a million-year level, granting the Cold Sky Ice Dragon—Angry Dragon Limit Fist 116. He learns Ring Detonation and combines it with his exceptional physique, Dragon Transformation, martial soul awakening, soul bones, and powerful soul skills 124 125. In the Star Dou Forest, he proves his strength to Xiong Jun with a strike comparable to the full-force attack of an ordinary level 95 Title Douluo, earning the opportunity to learn Sky-Tearing Claw 150. After a month of training, he creates a momentum-building variation of that technique and masters it sufficiently to injure Xiong Jun without relying on soul power 153.

Strategically, Xu Xiao plots against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to obtain their Dragon Transformation technique and pressure Yu Yuanzhen 136. He masters Dragon Transformation after a month of seclusion 147. He also travels to the Sun Moon Continent to obtain his seventh soul ring from the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord and unite the continent under his influence 161 164. After forcing the Evil Emperor into sacrifice, Xu Xiao absorbs its soul, reaches level 76, and unlocks projection through his Spirit Pagoda True Body 162.

On the Sun Moon Continent, Xu Xiao founds the Chuan Ling Imperial Dynasty, establishes the Zhengde era, promotes Soul Tool development, and funds free martial soul awakenings 164. Upon returning to the Douluo Continent, he continues expanding Chuan Ling and seeks increasingly powerful spirit rings. He absorbs a mutated gray ten-million-year eighth spirit ring, though its soul skill is so costly that he cannot use it freely even at full strength 190. By level 90, he is considered nearly invincible on the Douluo Continent and seeks the Silver Dragon King's guidance concerning divine power, ascension, and the true limits of his eighth soul skill 200.

Xu Xiao later becomes a Limit Douluo and returns to the Sun Moon Continent through the Spirit Pagoda's projection to prepare the realm for Ye Shengxin's rule 211. He claims the Asura Divine Sword from beneath Slaughter City's throne by absorbing it into the Spirit Pagoda, despite its murderous aura 225. He subsequently refines the sword, severing its connection to the Asura God and learning to store it within his body 227. He supports Snow Empress as she receives the Ice God's Nine Trials 233. His later battle with Qian Daoliu demonstrates the scale of his growth: using his Martial Soul Avatar and eighth soul skill, Frozen Heaven—Field of Extinction, he freezes Qian Daoliu and severs the latter's right arm when the Angel Divine Power breaks free 245.

The Spirit Pagoda continues to evolve after Xu Xiao gains complete control over it. Its ninth level produces pseudo-divine power—diluted divine power of extraordinarily high quality—which can raise the ages of others’ soul rings 207 208. Xu Xiao cooperates with Gu Yuena and Death God to renovate the Spirit Pagoda into a structured cultivation and trial ground, using the Asura Divine Sword for mental-power trials and establishing soul beast habitats between trial levels 252. He later permits soul beast clans to cultivate within the pagoda while placing them under his protection and command 255.

As his understanding of divine power deepens, Xu Xiao persuades Gu Yuena to assist in breaking the seal on Universe Asking Love Valley and absorbs the entire valley into the Spirit Pagoda 274. During the process, the void drains half his soul power and converts it into divine power, further connecting his path to the God Realm 274. Xu Xiao eventually refines Dragon Valley, surpasses the rank-99 limit, and reaches rank 100, allowing him to absorb divine power for cultivation and activate soul skills with divine power 267. By the time Tang Hao’s return is anticipated, he is regarded as one step away from becoming a god and is actively preparing Chuan Ling for the approaching continental upheaval 306.

Powers and Abilities

Spirit Pagoda

Xu Xiao’s primary martial soul, the Spirit Pagoda, is an extraordinary tool-type武魂 that grants him a suite of unique and powerful abilities. Its most fundamental application is Soul Bestowal, which allows Xu Xiao to transfer spirit rings gathered from soul beasts directly into the martial souls of others, bypassing the need for the recipient to personally hunt and absorb them. This process, however, carries significant drawbacks. The transferred spirit rings provide no additional spirit power—the recipient gains only the soul skill itself, not an increase in cultivation base—and the bestowal is subject to a time delay before the ring fully integrates 2. Furthermore, after each use, a cooldown period is incurred; the first bestowal required a 90-day cooldown, and each subsequent bestowal increases that duration by an additional 90 days 4. Despite these limitations, the ability to grant high-quality rings to allies without risking their lives is invaluable, as demonstrated when Xu Xiao bestowed a six-thousand-year soul ring on Yue Guan, granting him the perfect soul skill “Chrysanthemum Cry Explosion” 4.

A more advanced evolution of the Spirit Pagoda manifested after Xu Xiao refined the immortal herb Aromatic Silk Beauty, unlocking an inner space known as the Spirit Ascension Platform 15. This ethereal realm functions as a training ground where Xu Xiao and his allies can enter a simulated environment—initially a replica of the Sunset Forest—to engage in combat and accelerate their growth. Crucially, within this space, the age of soul rings can be increased through battle, but only up to the original age of the ring as it was absorbed; that is, a thousand-year ring cannot be elevated beyond a thousand years 15. The platform provides a safe yet realistic arena for tempering skills, and Xu Xiao proved its utility by transporting his brothers into it for training sessions 15. Later, he used the platform to allow Yue Guan and Gui Mei to pressure-test their latent Martial Soul Fusion Skill, eventually forging the “Infinite Stasis Domain” through life-or-death combat within the space 17 18.

The Spirit Pagoda also generates conventional soul skills as Xu Xiao adds rings to it. It can be used to bestow rings upon Xu Xiao himself, including his second martial soul, though this gives him no cultivation increase 18. By the time he obtains his eighth soul ring, Soul Bestowal creates a massive soul power vortex around the Spirit Pagoda, allowing nearby allies to cultivate in the resulting energy 189. This eighth ring is a unique gray ten-million-year spirit ring whose soul skill is potentially capable of killing a Title Douluo or rivaling a god's strike, but whose energy cost prevents Xu Xiao from using it at will 190 200.

After Xu Xiao absorbs the Evil Emperor's soul, the Spirit Pagoda evolves into its True Body and gains the ability to create projections 162. This permits Xu Xiao and his companions to travel to the Sun Moon Continent through the Spirit Pagoda's projection rather than by sea 211. His number of available projections scales with cultivation: he can initially project one, gains a second at level 80, and a third upon attaining Title Douluo 163. Xu Xiao later integrates the Spirit Pagoda with Chuan Ling's stone tower and plans regular competitions through which participants may increase their spirit-ring ages 194. He ultimately intends to transform the pagoda's space into a permanent home and pursue its final secret through both world fusion and the cultivation of divine authorities 235.

The ninth floor of the Spirit Ascension Platform contains pseudo-divine power, an energy above ordinary soul power but below true divine power 207. Gu Yuena identifies it as exceptionally high-quality diluted divine power and confirms that the Spirit Pagoda produces it autonomously rather than merely retaining her own divine power 208. The pagoda has formed its own internal rules linked to soul rings, and Xu Xiao is its master rather than its servant 208. Although Xu Xiao’s own rings have reached their limits, Ye Lin successfully uses the pseudo-divine power to increase the ages of his soul rings 207.

After gaining full control of the pagoda, Xu Xiao begins restructuring it into a long-term cultivation institution. With Death God’s assistance, he plans four ascending mental-power trial stages using black wind and illusion tests, with the Asura Divine Sword serving as a foundation for the trials 252. He also establishes soul beast habitats between stages and expands the space at the tower’s summit by refining Gu Yuena’s Slumbering Land 255. Xu Xiao later absorbs Universe Asking Love Valley into the Spirit Pagoda, further increasing its connection to divine power and the God Realm 274.

Dragon Body

Xu Xiao’s second martial soul is the Dragon Body, a powerful but originally flawed entity. When first revealed to his brothers, Xu Xiao kept its details largely secret 16. To rectify its flaws, Xu Xiao consumed two complementary immortal herbs—the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot—then immersed himself in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. The combination of these extreme yin and yang forces repaired the Dragon Body’s defects, restoring it to a complete form 14. This evolution strengthened the martial soul itself and gave Xu Xiao a second cultivation path as a twin-martial-soul master.

Xu Xiao successfully used the Spirit Pagoda to grant a soul ring to the Dragon Body, producing the stackable Raging Dragon Overwhelming Heaven soul skill. The skill manifests ice and fire dragons around his hands and can increase in power through repeated stacking 18. His later Dragon Body ring grants Ice and Fire Feast, a skill that further develops his control over the opposing ice and fire attributes 72.

The Dragon Body's physical qualities are especially suited to dangerous high-output techniques. It permits Xu Xiao to endure the strain of Ring Detonation more effectively than ordinary soul masters and gives him the foundation to use Dragon Transformation 125 147. His martial soul also undergoes a Silver-Grade Awakening, which intensifies the dragon power within him and substantially increases his combat potential 150. Xu Xiao has stated that a higher Gold-Grade Awakening would require life-and-death experiences or Dragon Valley's dragon aura under his current circumstances 112. His later refinement of Dragon Valley helps him overcome the rank-99 threshold and establishes his capacity to absorb divine power at rank 100 267.

Dragon Transformation and Sky-Tearing Claw

After coercing the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Xu Xiao acquires and masters the clan's Dragon Transformation secret technique 136 147. The technique transforms his hands into differently attributed dragon claws, reinforces his body, and becomes increasingly useful as his strength rises 147 150. Its compatibility with his Dragon Body allows him to use the technique far more effectively than its original practitioners anticipated 147.

Xu Xiao also earns Xiong Jun's instruction in the Sky-Tearing Claw after displaying a level-95-Title-Douluo-class strike at only level 59 150. He develops an unorthodox, momentum-accumulating version inspired by the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer technique. Through repeated rotation and the principle of “merging nine-times-nine,” he succeeds in producing a Sky-Tearing Claw capable of breaking Xiong Jun's casual defense and cutting his flesh without using soul power 153. When combined with Ring Detonation and Dragon Transformation, Xiong Jun believes the technique could force even him to treat Xu Xiao seriously 153.

Simulation of Memories

A unique byproduct of the Spirit Pagoda’s nature is its capacity to simulate the memories of absorbed soul beasts. Xu Xiao demonstrated this by recreating the experiences and combat patterns of the Wild Fallen Earth Python within the Spirit Ascension Platform, providing a realistic training environment for his brothers to hone their tactics against phantom soul beasts 16. This ability extends the platform’s utility beyond mere ring age enhancement: it becomes a living bestiary where Xu Xiao and his allies can study an enemy’s strengths and weaknesses without risk.

The simulation’s scope increases alongside the quality of absorbed rings. After Xu Xiao absorbs his second ring, the memories of its four-thousand-five-hundred-year tiger form an expanded second floor containing creatures the tiger had encountered, including stronger soul beasts 22. The eighth floor later incorporates the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King’s memories, allowing Xu Xiao and his allies to witness its historical battles with the Sea God 191.

Martial Soul Fusion Skill Influence

While not a direct personal power, Xu Xiao’s strategic guidance enabled the development of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill between his brothers Yue Guan and Gui Mei. After Xu Xiao revealed that the pair possessed the latent potential for fusion—a rare trait requiring life-or-death tempering to manifest—he directed them to train within the Spirit Ascension Platform 17. Through intense combat in that simulated space, they successfully awakened the Infinite Stasis Domain, a fusion skill that freezes enemies in place for five seconds, either as a single-target hold or an area-of-effect lockdown 18. This skill later develops to a six-second forced-control effect that ignores differences in rank below godhood, making it capable of restraining even Title Douluo-level opponents 160.

As Xu Xiao’s group grows, the fusion skill becomes an important tactical tool against divine enemies. During the battle against the Evil Love God, Gui Mei and Yue Guan use it to halt the surrounding environment and immobilize the opponent long enough for the group to coordinate their strongest attacks 271.

Ring Detonation and Soul Bones

Later in his cultivation journey, Xu Xiao explored the Ring Detonation technique—a method of sacrificing a soul ring to unleash a massive burst of power. He successfully employed this tactic while using his fifth soul skill, Ultimate Ice, against the powerful soul beast Zi Ji, creating a tremendous explosion that impressed even her 124 125. However, Xu Xiao emphasized that Ring Detonation places extreme strain on the body; only by possessing soul bones and an exceptional physique can a soul master withstand the backlash without severe injury 125.

His command of the technique grows significantly. Against Xiong Jun, Xu Xiao detonates his million-year fifth ring alongside two hundred-thousand-year rings while using Silver-Grade Awakening and Dragon Transformation, compressing the energy into a single Ice-Burst punch 150. Although the recoil leaves him exhausted, the attack forces Xiong Jun to use roughly seventy percent of his strength and is assessed as comparable to the full-force attack of an ordinary level 95 Title Douluo 150.

Xu Xiao possesses multiple soul bones that support his extreme combat style. His Eight Spider Lances grant devouring capabilities but nearly corrupt him into a Fallen One 54 82 83. His 150,000-year left-fist External Soul Bone raises his soul power to level 56 108, while the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear sacrifice provides a right-hand soul bone and raises him to level 67 after refinement 152. He later acquires and refines additional ice-, fire-, and spatially attributed soul bones within Dragon Valley 179.

Eighth and Ninth Soul Skills

Xu Xiao's gray ten-million-year eighth ring possesses a soul skill of extraordinary destructive potential. He describes it as capable of killing a Title Douluo and perhaps rivaling a god, though his available soul power initially prevents him from using it and would limit even his peak state to a single use 190. The Silver Dragon King later clarifies that the attack can rival a strike from a God Official but remains a soul skill rather than a true divine skill 200.

By his later years, Xu Xiao also possesses a Ninth Soul Skill powerful enough to accelerate excavation through the Far North's ice and potentially devastate the entire region if used without restraint 233. One form, Fire God Shines Upon the World, summons a fire dragon capable of independent support and sustained bombardment, allowing Xu Xiao to carve a route through the ice covering the Ice God’s inheritance 233. In battle against Qian Daoliu, his eighth skill, Frozen Heaven—Field of Extinction, freezes both Qian Daoliu and the latter's soul skill. When Angel Divine Power shatters the frozen space, the resulting ice shards sever Qian Daoliu's right arm 245.

After reaching rank 100, Xu Xiao can fuel soul skills with divine power rather than soul power. This produces a qualitative increase in their destructive potential and makes even his established techniques considerably more dangerous 267.

Martial Soul Avatar and Divine Artifacts

As a high-level Title Douluo, Xu Xiao can use his Martial Soul Avatar in conjunction with million-year-level power, greatly amplifying his already overwhelming combat ability 245. During his fight with Qian Daoliu, the avatar catches and breaks the Angel Longsword before Xu Xiao resorts to his eighth soul skill 245.

He also claims the Asura Divine Sword from a hidden chamber beneath Slaughter City's throne. Although the divine sword's murderous aura initially affects him, Xu Xiao uses the Spirit Pagoda to absorb and contain it 225. He subsequently refines the super divine artifact, cuts off its connection to the Asura God, and learns to establish a basic blood-and-soul-power connection before storing it in his body 227. The weapon later becomes a foundation for the Spirit Pagoda’s mental-power trials 252.

Xu Xiao further seeks the Rakshasa God’s divine scythe, considering it more valuable than the Rakshasa divine position itself. He intends to allow Yu Xiaogang’s accumulated resentment to attract the inheritance before taking the divine artifact for himself 316.

Spatial Authority and Teleportation

As Xu Xiao’s power and control of the Spirit Pagoda develop, he gains increasingly refined spatial abilities. The Spirit Pagoda’s projections permit large-scale travel between the Douluo and Sun Moon Continents 162 211, while Xu Xiao later teleports repeatedly across great distances using his own power 229. He can also conceal his presence to a degree that almost no one on the continent, apart from Gu Yuena, can detect him 243.

Xu Xiao creates jade tokens with his spatial authority as emergency escape tools. These tokens can teleport a user to a distant and unstable destination, though they cannot yet directly connect to the Spirit Pagoda because his spatial authority has not fully integrated with it 316.

Power Progression

Soul Power Level	Soul Rings	Notable Advancements
Level 14 (Xu Xiao)	First ring (600 years)	Absorbed the Wild Fallen Earth Python's 600-year spirit ring 3
Unknown (Yue Guan)	First ring (6,000 years)	Received soul ring from Xu Xiao’s Spirit Bestowal; gained perfect soul skill Chrysanthemum Cry Explosion 4
Level 20 (Xu Xiao)	Unknown (at least first and second)	Spirit Pagoda evolves; unlocks inner space Spirit Ascension Platform after refining Aromatic Silk Beauty 15
Unknown (Xu Xiao)	Ring bestowed to Dragon Body	Successfully uses the Spirit Pagoda to add a soul ring to his second martial soul; gains stackable Raging Dragon Overwhelming Heaven 18
Level 29 (Xu Xiao)	Third ring (4,500 years)	Absorbed a 4,500-year soul beast ring; Spirit Ascension Platform training space is further used for cultivation 21
Level 27 (Dugu Bo)	Second ring (age unknown)	Received second soul ring via Xu Xiao’s Soul Bestowal six months after the first 56
~Level 30 (Yue Guan, Gui Mei, Dugu Bo)	N/A	Xu Xiao announces that the brother who reaches level 30 first will receive a 100,000-year soul ring 56
Unknown (Ling Yuan)	Third ring (100,000 years)	Activated her third soul ring; demonstrated new 100,000-year soul skills 60
Level 34 (Xu Xiao)	Ten-thousand-year ring	Absorbed a ten-thousand-year soul ring and reached level 34 49
Unknown (Xu Xiao)	Dragon Body ring (45,000 years)	Receives a 45,000-year ring through Soul Bestowal and gains Ice and Fire Feast 72
Level 46 (Xu Xiao)	60,000-year ring	Absorbed the Purple Winged Spider Emperor's ring; nearly became a Fallen One due to the Eight Spider Lances' side effects 82 83 84
Soul King / Level 56 (Xu Xiao)	Fifth ring (million-year level)	Reveals his million-year fifth soul skill, Cold Sky Ice Dragon—Angry Dragon Limit Fist 112 116
Soul King (Xu Xiao)	First through fourth rings detonated	Tests Ring Detonation against Zi Ji and uses fifth soul skill Ultimate Ice; achieves an attack threatening high-level Soul Douluo and low-level Title Douluo opponents 124 125
Level 59 (Xu Xiao)	Planning sixth ring	Discusses the need for a suitable fire-attributed External Soul Bone and his upcoming sixth soul ring 148 150
Level 59 (Xu Xiao)	Fifth ring detonated with other rings	Combines Silver-Grade Awakening, Dragon Transformation, Ring Detonation, and Ice-Burst; produces a strike comparable to an ordinary level 95 Title Douluo 150
Level 67 / Soul Emperor (Xu Xiao)	Sixth ring obtained	Masters an unconventional momentum-building Sky-Tearing Claw variation under Xiong Jun's instruction 153
Level 76 (Xu Xiao)	Seventh ring / Spirit Pagoda True Body	Absorbs the Evil Emperor's soul, breaks through to level 76, and unlocks Spirit Pagoda projection 162
Level 80 (Xu Xiao)	Eighth ring sought	Confronts Qian Daoliu after reaching level 80 soul power 184
Level 80+ (Xu Xiao)	Eighth ring (gray, ten-million-year)	Absorbs a unique gray ten-million-year spirit ring; gains an eighth soul skill whose power may rival a God's strike but is severely limited by soul power consumption 190 200
Level 90 (Xu Xiao)	Eight rings	Considered nearly invincible on the Douluo Continent; consults the Silver Dragon King on divine power and ascension 200
Limit Douluo (Xu Xiao)	Nine rings	Gains complete control over the Spirit Pagoda and becomes the strongest being on the Sun Moon Continent 211
Limit Douluo (Xu Xiao)	Ninth Soul Skill	Uses his Ninth Soul Skill to excavate the Ice God's inheritance site in the Far North 233
Limit Douluo (Xu Xiao)	Eighth Soul Skill and Martial Soul Avatar	Uses Frozen Heaven—Field of Extinction against Qian Daoliu, severing Qian Daoliu's right arm after freezing him and his soul skill 245
Rank 99 Limit Douluo (Xu Xiao)	Nine rings; multiple Soul Cores	Condenses a second Soul Core and continues refining Dragon Valley and high-grade soul bones 257
Rank 100 (Xu Xiao)	Nine rings; divine-power access	Refines Dragon Valley, surpasses the rank-99 limit, and gains the ability to absorb divine power and empower soul skills with it 267
Rank 100 / One step from godhood (Xu Xiao)	Nine rings; divine artifacts	Continues preparing for ascension while pursuing the Rakshasa divine scythe and the Golden Ancient Tree, Douluo Continent’s Life Core 306 316

Relationships

Yue Guan and Gui Mei

Xu Xiao’s bond with Yue Guan and Gui Mei is that of sworn brothers, built on mutual trust, loyalty, and a shared vision. From the earliest days, the three work together as a unit: they hunt soul beasts as a team, decide to eliminate pursuers who follow them, and support each other’s judgments without hesitation 2 6 28. Xu Xiao consistently demonstrates faith in their potential, reassuring them that they will become Title Douluo and that he will treat them fairly 57. In turn, Yue Guan and Gui Mei respect Xu Xiao’s leadership and strategic insight, following his plans even when they involve accepting a former enemy like Dugu Bo into the group 8. Their relationship is marked by open communication and a willingness to trust Xu Xiao’s decisions, as when they accept his explanation of his martial soul’s drawbacks and continue to stand by him 2.

Over time, Xu Xiao rewards their loyalty by granting them spirit rings when they make significant cultivation progress 166. He also recognizes and cultivates their latent Martial Soul Fusion Skill, leading them to develop Infinite Stasis Domain 17 18. Their fusion ability later becomes a forced-control skill that can restrain opponents below godhood regardless of rank, making the pair an indispensable part of Xu Xiao's future power structure 160. Gui Mei remains Xu Xiao’s principal intelligence gatherer, investigating enemy territories and defenses before Chuan Ling’s eventual unification campaign 243.

Dugu Bo

Xu Xiao’s relationship with Dugu Bo begins on a note of caution and redemption. Dugu Bo, initially arrogant and burdened by the poison of his martial soul, seeks Xu Xiao’s help to remove it 8. Xu Xiao, displaying wisdom and understanding, gives Dugu Bo a chance to prove himself by tasking him with winning the trust of Yue Guan and Gui Mei 8. Although Yue Guan remains skeptical at first, Dugu Bo gradually earns his place through demonstration of knowledge and loyalty 8. Xu Xiao’s acceptance of Dugu Bo reflects his willingness to look beyond past misdeeds and his belief in redemption.

Xu Xiao also helps Dugu Bo find a personal goal, giving him the Aromatic Silk Beauty and encouraging him to become the Poison Douluo 17. Dugu Bo becomes a devoted member of the group, gathering resources from his family and contributing poison knowledge and medicine to Xu Xiao's faction 8 18. Their relationship evolves from wariness to stable mutual benefit, trust, and brotherly encouragement.

Blue Silver Emperor (Zhong Ling)

The Blue Silver Emperor, later known as Zhong Ling, develops a deep and trusting relationship with Xu Xiao. Initially, Xu Xiao and his brothers seek her out as a means to open a path to the soul beast clan, but their interactions quickly transcend mere utility 23. The Blue Silver Emperor decides to trust Xu Xiao and his brothers, betting on their sincerity despite her natural caution toward humans 26. She undergoes transformation with their help, and Xu Xiao respects her autonomy, inviting the Blue Silver King to join but accepting his refusal 28.

Over time, their bond strengthens: she heals Ye Lin’s physical wounds, though she cannot restore his spiritual power 72. When Xu Xiao faces difficulties in awakening his martial soul, the Blue Silver Emperor actively seeks help from the Ice Dragon King, vouching for Xu Xiao’s character and his potential to aid the soul beast clan 73. Later, as she approaches her 200,000-year tribulation, Xu Xiao shares a secret about her dark attribute to help her survive, demonstrating his care for her well-being 157. She remains a trusted companion in Xu Xiao's later expeditions, including his return to the Sun Moon Continent through the Spirit Pagoda projection 211.

Zhong Ling’s connection to Xu Xiao becomes increasingly intimate in later years. She accompanies Ye Shengxin as he spreads faith and healing, and warmly embraces Xu Xiao when he visits them 269. Their mutual affection is also apparent during their time on the Sun Moon Continent, where Xu Xiao openly teases her about blushing and acknowledges that he had not spent enough time keeping her company 212.

Chen Xin

Chen Xin is one of Xu Xiao’s closest brothers, characterized by unwavering loyalty and admiration. When Chen Xin unexpectedly arrives during the Blue Silver Emperor’s transformation, Xu Xiao immediately defends him, showcasing their close bond 26. Chen Xin, in turn, vows not to reveal their plans to his father, placing his trust in Xu Xiao above family obligations 28. Xu Xiao offers guidance and concern for Chen Xin’s cultivation, advising him on mental state and progress 28. Their brotherhood is further demonstrated when they work together to handle the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s interference, displaying perfect coordination 44.

Chen Xin’s Seven Kill Sword evolves into the Deadly Seven Kill Sword after refining Sword Sever Grass, greatly increasing his combat potential 36. He later secures territory for Chuan Ling in Heaven Dou 136 and remains a reliable figure in Xu Xiao’s organization. Their relationship is one of deep trust and mutual support, with Chen Xin serving as a dependable right hand and martial pillar.

Chen Xin eventually develops a romantic relationship with Ling Yuan. Xu Xiao takes responsibility for arranging their wedding after Chen Xin inadvertently admits his intentions, treating Ling Yuan as his own younger sister and Chen Xin as family 286. Although Gui Mei is absent during their initial wedding, Xu Xiao insists that his return should be awaited for the grander celebration 286.

Chen Jianjun

Xu Xiao’s relationship with Chen Jianjun blends familial closeness with strategic cooperation. Chen Jianjun gains an epiphany from Xu Xiao's letter and advances from level 97 to level 98, thereafter agreeing to fulfill three requests in gratitude 10 11. He provides Xu Xiao and his companions with protection, supports Chen Xin's involvement with the group, and repeatedly acts as a powerful guardian of Xu Xiao's interests 11 46.

They share humorous moments, such as when Xu Xiao mocks Yu Xiaogang's slow cultivation and Chen Jianjun shows interest in Xu Xiao's Spirit Pagoda, suspecting it to be connected to the God Realm 166. When Xu Xiao plans to leave for another continent, he entrusts the Spirit Pagoda to Chen Jianjun, who agrees to watch over it 157. Chen Jianjun later visits Xu Xiao in Slaughter City, brings Bibi Dong, and reveals that he has acquired the Blood Red Nine-Headed Bat King's hundred-thousand-year soul bone 225. Their relationship is characterized by affection, trust, and shared responsibility for Xu Xiao's expanding family and faction.

Xu Xiao later becomes especially wary of Chen Jianjun’s connection to Slaughter City. After learning that the Asura God may be observing the city and could use Chen Jianjun as an experience source for an inheritor, Xu Xiao advises him to visit less frequently and provides him with an emergency teleportation jade token 315 316.

Ice Emperor and Snow Empress

The Ice Emperor and Snow Empress are powerful soul beasts from the Far North who develop a close association with Xu Xiao. Xu Xiao supports Snow Empress's decision to undergo human transformation and recultivate in pursuit of the Ice God divine position, while the Titan Snow Demon King offers his tribe's support to Xu Xiao 107. Xu Xiao later provides Snow Empress with a suitable first soul ring through Soul Bestowal 108 109.

After Xu Xiao spends four years on the Sun Moon Continent, the Ice Emperor and Snow Empress accompany him back to the Douluo Continent, with the Ice Emperor deciding to remain by his side rather than returning to the Far North 165. Their trust deepens further when Xu Xiao accompanies Snow Empress to the Ice God's inheritance site and encourages her to receive the Ice God's Nine Trials 233. Their relationship combines alliance, mutual respect, and shared ambitions concerning soul beast revival and godhood.

Snow Empress’s affection for Xu Xiao becomes more explicit as she progresses through the Ice God’s trials. When Xu Xiao later visits her in the Far North, she embraces him and assures him that his arrival is enough, while Xu Xiao promises to continue supporting her completion of the remaining trials 307.

Zi Ji

Zi Ji becomes one of Xu Xiao's most important soul beast allies and confidants. She assists his schemes against the Clear Sky Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, including his search for unsuitable partners for their heirs 114. As Chuan Ling begins emerging publicly, Xu Xiao trusts Zi Ji to act as one of its visible representatives and relies on her strength while keeping his own position hidden 136.

Their bond is reinforced by combat and cultivation. Zi Ji condenses a Soul Core after following Xu Xiao's knowledge, validating his understanding of advanced cultivation methods 124. She tests Xu Xiao's Ring Detonation in the Spirit Ascension Platform and comes to recognize that his potential will shape the continent's future 125. She assists him with Chuan Ling's affairs, accompanies him on major journeys, and remains a respected adviser even after he becomes a Limit Douluo 147 211.

Zi Ji remains involved in the Spirit Pagoda’s later construction and in managing the soul beast clan’s participation in Chuan Ling. Together with Bi Ji, she consults with Xu Xiao and Death God regarding the mental-power trials, retaining a playful familiarity with both Xu Xiao and the divine consciousness 252.

Ah Rou

Xu Xiao’s interaction with Ah Rou, a powerful soul beast and friend of the Blue Silver Emperor, is notably tense and hostile. When Zhong Ling guides him to meet Ah Rou, Xu Xiao displays clear disdain and prejudice toward soul beasts, preferring to capture them as spirit rings rather than engage in dialogue 88. Ah Rou maintains a friendly and composed demeanor despite his hostility, but Xu Xiao remains uninterested in forming any bond, leaving their relationship fraught with tension 88. This encounter highlights Xu Xiao’s prejudice at that stage, which contrasts with his later cooperation with powerful soul beasts such as Zi Ji, Xiong Jun, the Ice Emperor, and Snow Empress.

Xiong Jun

Xu Xiao's relationship with Xiong Jun begins with a test of strength but develops into mutual respect and instruction. Aware of Xiong Jun's hostility toward humans, Xu Xiao nevertheless offers a single full-power punch at level 59 for Xiong Jun's judgment 150. His combination of Ring Detonation, Dragon Transformation, Silver-Grade Awakening, and soul bones produces an attack assessed as equal to an ordinary level 95 Title Douluo's full-force strike 150.

Impressed, Xiong Jun recognizes Xu Xiao's potential and agrees to teach him Sky-Tearing Claw 150. He later acknowledges that Xu Xiao has genuinely mastered an innovative form of the technique after the latter cuts through his defense without using soul power 153. Their relationship becomes a teacher-student connection grounded in martial respect.

Silver Dragon King and Di Tian

Xu Xiao earns the support of Di Tian through his potential and his growing ability to offer soul beasts a future beyond persecution 89 200. Di Tian supports Xu Xiao's plans concerning faith and the possibility of soul beasts ascending through human belief 200. Xu Xiao also considers Di Tian one of the few beings capable of condensing multiple Soul Cores due to his immense body and strength 124.

The Silver Dragon King provides Xu Xiao with essential guidance concerning the difference between divine power, divine skills, and extraordinarily powerful soul skills. She confirms that Xu Xiao's ten-million-year eighth soul skill can rival a God Official's strike but is not itself a divine skill 200. They agree to search for the Universe Asking Love Valley, which may contain the divine power Xu Xiao needs to unlock the Spirit Pagoda's highest secret 200 211.

Under the name Gu Yuena, the Silver Dragon King later helps Xu Xiao analyze the Spirit Pagoda’s pseudo-divine power and offers to remain in the pagoda while recovering and studying its self-forming rules 208. She subsequently joins Xu Xiao in breaking the seal at Universe Asking Love Valley, enabling him to absorb it into the Spirit Pagoda 274. Xu Xiao values her experience, especially when pursuing Dragon Valley and the Golden Ancient Tree, while Gu Yuena repeatedly warns him against exposing the soul beast clan unnecessarily 255 316.

Bibi Dong

Bibi Dong first comes to Xu Xiao's attention after he saves her family. Impressed by him, she boldly asks Xu Xiao to take her as an apprentice 194. Her confidence is especially notable because she believes herself to be the continent's first twin-martial-soul possessor, only for Xu Xiao to reveal that she lacks knowledge of how to cultivate such martial souls properly 197.

Xu Xiao nevertheless treats Bibi Dong as part of his extended family. She accompanies Chen Jianjun to Slaughter City and expresses concern for Xu Xiao's safety when he claims the Asura Divine Sword 225. Their relationship develops as a master-disciple bond, with Bibi Dong viewing Xu Xiao as both an extraordinary teacher and a family figure.

As Bibi Dong grows, she becomes increasingly bold and occasionally insubordinate, though Xu Xiao still maintains authority over her 315. Xu Xiao allows Long Su to extract Yu Xiaogang’s Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon bloodline for refinement into Bibi Dong’s martial soul, further investing in her potential while using Yu Xiaogang as a resource 224. Despite his criticism of her unruly behavior, Xu Xiao remains protective and continues to regard her as a key future pillar of Chuan Ling 306 315.

Ice and Fire Dragon Kings

The Ice and Fire Dragon Kings, ancient dragon souls residing in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, develop a relationship with Xu Xiao based on potential and indirect trust. When Xu Xiao descends into the well to awaken his martial soul, his actions awaken the two dragon kings, who discuss helping him because of his potential and his companion—a hundred-thousand-year soul beast 73. The Ice Dragon King visits the Blue Silver Emperor to learn about Xu Xiao’s character and, upon hearing of his willingness to help the soul beast clan, agrees to assist him and heals Ye Lin as a gesture of goodwill 73. Though they do not meet directly at that stage, this alliance sets the stage for future cooperation, with the dragon kings acknowledging Xu Xiao’s significance.

Long Su

Long Su is the transformed Auspicious Beast who becomes one of Xu Xiao’s closest companions. After emerging in Dragon Valley, she requests that Xu Xiao give her a name; he names her Long Su and uses Soul Bestowal to grant her five soul rings, raising her soul power to level 79 179. The Ice Dragon King directs her to remain by Xu Xiao’s side, and Xu Xiao’s siblings accept her into their group 179.

Their relationship is marked by trust, banter, and mutual protection. Long Su shares Xu Xiao’s hostility toward the “wicked gods” in the heavens and is willing to fight for his broader goals 182. Her Dragon God bloodline and combat ability make her one of Chuan Ling’s strongest defenders; Xu Xiao considers her capable of contending with a Limit Douluo 212. Long Su later participates in extracting Yu Xiaogang’s bloodline for Bibi Dong and unleashes her Four Skills as One—Dragon God’s Domain against the Evil Love God 224 271.

Death God

Death God is a fragment of divine consciousness that Xu Xiao encounters while restructuring the Spirit Pagoda. Xu Xiao requests Death God’s aid in designing mental-power trials for the pagoda, and Death God agrees to help create four stages using black wind, illusions, and the Asura Divine Sword 252.

Their relationship resembles that of pragmatic mentor and student. Death God provides divine knowledge and later urges Xu Xiao to broaden his outlook toward the God Realm after Universe Asking Love Valley is absorbed 274. Xu Xiao remains highly protective of his sworn brothers and reacts fiercely when Death God suggests sending Gui Mei to the God Realm, initially interpreting the proposal as a threat to Gui Mei’s life 284.

Evil Emperor

The Evil Emperor initially becomes Xu Xiao’s captive and is forced into sacrifice, allowing Xu Xiao to acquire his seventh ring and Spirit Pagoda True Body 162. His soul remains connected to Xu Xiao, and he later becomes a reluctant but increasingly cooperative subordinate. Xu Xiao assigns him numerous covert tasks, including influencing Hei Xing and arranging Tang Hao’s relationship with her 220.

By Xu Xiao’s later rank-100 stage, the Evil Emperor is sufficiently trusted to be offered a future position in the Underworld. Though he remains crude and eager to avoid Xu Xiao’s displeasure, he accepts the arrangement and continues handling Xu Xiao’s schemes involving Tang Hao and Hei Xing 306.

Plot Involvement

• In Chapter 6, Xu Xiao explains immortal herbs to Yue Guan, reveals his plan to establish a base in Sunset Forest, and sets out with his companions. They encounter a one-ring soul master being chased by a soul beast, leading to a confrontation after the soul master's arrogance provokes them 6.

• In Chapter 11, Xu Xiao requests three favors from Chen Jianjun: protective sword auras for his group, permission for Chen Xin to join them, and swords for himself. Chen Jianjun agrees, setting a three-year deadline for Chen Xin's progress, and Xu Xiao plans to absorb an immortal herb within three months 11.

• In Chapter 26, the Blue Silver Emperor decides to trust Xu Xiao and his brothers, keeping them in the Blue Silver Forest for observation. After five days, she decides to undergo transformation with their help, and Chen Xin arrives unexpectedly, causing tension 26.

• In Chapter 32, Xu Xiao encounters Tang Lie and his group from the Clear Sky Sect in the Star Dou Forest. After Tang Lie threatens him, Xu Xiao kills all but Tang Lie, leaving him alive to deliver a message. Xu Xiao then kills Tang Lie and flees, framing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Three days later, the Clear Sky Sect vows revenge 32.

• In Chapter 38, the Ye Family refuses annexation by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and leaves their mansion. Xu Xiao follows them unnoticed, reveals his connection to the Seven Kill Douluo, and considers annexing the Ye Family himself 38.

• In Chapter 49, Xu Xiao absorbs a ten-thousand-year soul ring, advancing his soul power to level 34. He decides to fight a woman suspected to be the hundred-thousand-year soul beast Ah Rou to confirm her identity, challenging her after Chen Xin threatens her 49.

• In Chapter 68, Xu Xiao feels guilty after Tang Chen's self-destruction causes severe injuries to Ye Lin and heavy losses for various factions. He promises Ye Shengxin that he can save Ye Lin and decides to leave in a few days to help 68.

• In Chapter 72, Xu Xiao and his group arrive at Sunset Forest. After Ye Lin is healed physically but remains in a coma, Xu Xiao focuses on cultivation and gains the Ice and Fire Feast soul skill for his Dragon Body. He also remembers the Body Sect's secret technique for awakening martial souls and decides to stimulate his own martial soul 72.

• In Chapter 114, Xu Xiao obtains valuable items from the Clear Sky Sect, weakening it. He looks forward to the births of Tang Hao and Tang Xiao, planning to "educate" Tang Xiao. He decides to find unsuitable mates for the Clear Sky Sect and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's heirs, and Zi Ji agrees to help 114.

• In Chapters 124 and 125, Xu Xiao tests Ring Detonation against Zi Ji in the Spirit Ascension Platform. He detonates four rings and channels the resulting power into his fifth soul skill, forcing Zi Ji to reveal her Hell Purple Demon Dragon form and producing an attack that she judges dangerous even to high-level Soul Douluo and low-level Title Douluo opponents 124 125.

• In Chapter 136, Xu Xiao decides to emerge into the world while remaining hidden, using Zi Ji and Uncle Ye as figureheads. He plans to target the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to obtain their Dragon Transformation secret technique and puts pressure on Yu Yuanzhen. Chen Xin secures territory in Heaven Dou for their faction 136.

• In Chapter 138, Xu Xiao and Zi Ji, representing Chuan Ling, deliver invitations to various factions, provoking the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Xu Xiao humiliates Yu Yuanzhen and Tang Zhan, asserting Chuan Ling's presence 138.

• In Chapter 147, Xu Xiao masters the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's Dragon Transformation technique after a month of seclusion. He then leaves Chuan Ling under Ye Lin's care and travels with Zi Ji toward Vast Sea City to pursue shipbuilding resources 147.

• In Chapter 150, Xu Xiao tests his full strength against Xiong Jun. By combining Silver-Grade Awakening, Dragon Transformation, Ring Detonation, and soul-bone power, he creates an Ice-Burst punch equivalent to an ordinary level 95 Title Douluo's full-force attack; Xiong Jun subsequently agrees to teach him Sky-Tearing Claw 150.

• In Chapter 153, Xu Xiao develops a momentum-accumulating, “Chaotic Windmill” version of Sky-Tearing Claw. After a month of training, he successfully injures Xiong Jun without using soul power, proving that he has mastered the technique in his own way 153.

• In Chapter 161, Xu Xiao and his companions travel to the Sun Moon Continent to obtain his seventh soul ring and unify the continent. They venture into the Evil Demon Forest, encounter the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord, and defeat it in a swift battle, giving it the choice between sacrifice and death 161.

• In Chapter 162, Xu Xiao forces the Evil Emperor to sacrifice himself, absorbs the Evil Emperor's soul, reaches level 76, and awakens the Spirit Pagoda True Body's projection ability 162.

• In Chapter 164, Xu Xiao decides to keep the Kong and Chen families for their advanced Soul Tool technology. He orders them to orchestrate a regime change, establishing the Chuan Ling Imperial Dynasty with the era name Zhengde. He issues a decree funding free martial spirit awakening, grants the Spirit Pagoda's first levels to loyal Title Douluo, and orders the construction of a massive ship 164.

• In Chapter 166, Xu Xiao learns of the deaths of Yu Mingkai and Ning Buqun and the births of Yu Xiaogang and Ning Fengzhi as successors. He mocks Yu Xiaogang's slow progression, rewards Dragon Duke and Snake Granny for their cultivation, and decides to return to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well before traveling to the Star Dou Forest 166.

• In Chapter 183, Xu Xiao's faction grows significantly. The Wind Fire Water Clans decide against joining Chuan Ling and ally with Heaven Dou Empire and Spirit Hall. Xu Xiao internally condemns them for refusing him. Qian Xunji learns about the Grand Spirit Lord of Chuan Ling and wants to meet him, but Qian Daoliu dismisses the idea 183.

• In Chapter 184, Xu Xiao faces Qian Daoliu openly after reaching level 80 soul power. No longer intimidated by the Limit Douluo, Xu Xiao treats the encounter as an opportunity to establish Chuan Ling's strength 184.

• In Chapters 189 and 190, Xu Xiao adds a gray ten-million-year eighth soul ring to himself. The ring's unusual color and power astonish his companions, while Xu Xiao reveals that its soul skill is too energy-intensive for him to use freely 189 190.

• In Chapter 194, Xu Xiao returns to Heaven Dou City, integrates the Spirit Pagoda with Chuan Ling's stone tower, and plans annual competitions to increase spirit-ring ages. Bibi Dong's family arrives seeking him after Bibi Dong asks to become his apprentice 194.

• In Chapter 200, Xu Xiao, now level 90, consults the Silver Dragon King on his ten-million-year soul skill. He learns that it can rival a God Official's strike but remains a soul skill rather than a divine skill, and he begins seeking sources of divine power such as the Universe Asking Love Valley 200.

• In Chapter 211, Xu Xiao becomes a Limit Douluo, gains full control over the Spirit Pagoda, and travels through its projection to the Sun Moon Continent with Ye Shengxin, Zhong Ling, and others. He convenes the imperial court, confers kings, and prepares the continent for Ye Shengxin's future rule 211.

• In Chapter 225, Xu Xiao reaches eighty victories in Slaughter City, discovers the hidden chamber beneath the Slaughter King's throne, and claims the Asura Divine Sword by absorbing it into the Spirit Pagoda 225.

• In Chapter 233, Xu Xiao escorts Snow Empress to the Ice God's inheritance site in the Far North. He uses his Ninth Soul Skill to excavate the site and supports Snow Empress as she receives the Ice God's Nine Trials 233.

• In Chapter 245, Xu Xiao battles Qian Daoliu using his Martial Soul Avatar and eighth soul skill, Frozen Heaven—Field of Extinction. Although Qian Daoliu breaks the ice with Angel Divine Power, the shattered frozen space cuts off his right arm 245.

• In Chapter 252, Xu Xiao meets Death God, a fragment of divine consciousness, and asks for assistance creating structured mental-power trials within the Spirit Pagoda. He plans four trial stages using black wind, illusions, the Asura Divine Sword, soul beast habitats, and cultivation rewards 252.

• In Chapter 255, Xu Xiao permits soul beast clan members to cultivate inside the Spirit Pagoda, assigns them future military roles, and refines the Silver Dragon King’s Slumbering Land to expand the Spirit Pagoda’s upper space 255.

• In Chapter 267, Xu Xiao refines Dragon Valley and reaches rank 100 soul power. He gains the ability to absorb divine power and understands that divine power can be used to activate his soul skills 267.

• In Chapter 271, Xu Xiao leads his brothers against the Evil Love God within a sea of consciousness. He coordinates their attacks after Gui Mei and Yue Guan immobilize the environment with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, while Long Su uses Four Skills as One—Dragon God’s Domain 271.

• In Chapter 274, Xu Xiao convinces Gu Yuena to join him in breaking Universe Asking Love Valley’s seal. He absorbs the valley into the Spirit Pagoda, and the void converts half his soul power into divine power 274.

• In Chapter 286, Xu Xiao attends Chen Xin and Ling Yuan’s wedding at Sea God Island, plans a later grand ceremony after Gui Mei’s return, and presents the Heart of the Sea God to Bo Saixi 286.

• In Chapter 306, Xu Xiao confirms that he is one step from godhood, promises the Evil Emperor a future Underworld position, discusses Chuan Ling’s future unification with Golden Crocodile Douluo, and visits Bibi Dong, Ice Emperor, and Ye Qing in the Far North 306.

• In Chapter 315, Xu Xiao warns Chen Jianjun that the Asura God may use Slaughter City to create an inheritor and turn Chen Jianjun into a stepping stone. He also approves the use of Soul Tools to provoke conflict among the major factions 315.

• In Chapter 316, Xu Xiao gives Chen Jianjun a spatial jade token for emergency teleportation, reveals his intention to obtain the Rakshasa God’s divine scythe through Yu Xiaogang’s potential inheritance, and sets his sights on the Golden Ancient Tree, identified by Gu Yuena as Douluo Continent’s Life Core 316.