Xuan Qing

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Xuan Qing (玄清)
Alias(es)	Meng Zhang Divine Lord; King of Suppression; Xuan Yao 19 124 243 271
Gender	Male
Age	At least fourteen by the time he becomes a Soul Douluo 200
Occupation/Role	Soul Master; later a teaching assistant at Shrek Academy 135
Status	Active; temporarily stalled at level 86 while pursuing the final Azure Dragon God Trial 298
First Appearance	Chapter 4

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 10 Soul Power	4	Reached after cultivating the Chaos Yin-Yang Canon; completed the first Azure Dragon God Trial and received Azure Dragon bloodline purification.
Level 12 Soul Power	6	Absorbed a 900-year soul ring and gained his first soul skill, Azure Scale Rain and Marsh.
Level 20 Soul Power	9	Cultivated for a year at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, gaining five levels and completing the Azure Dragon and Qilin God Trials.
Peak Level 29	11	Absorbed a 6,000-year spirit ring.
Peak Level 31	11	Consumed two immortal herbs and absorbed a 26,000-year Mysterious Heaven Wood Dragon spirit ring.
Level 37 Soul Power	15	Reached this level after a year and ten months of travelling with Zi Ji and confronting injustice.
Peak Level 39	57	Reached after six months of intensive cultivation in Heaven Dou City.
Level 42 Soul Power	65	Rose to this level after absorbing the 68,000-year Time-Sea Thunder Dragon spirit ring and gaining Azure Thunder Judgment.
Level 50 Soul Power	78	Completed six months of cultivation at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and received the Azure Dragon Exclusive Spirit Ring.
Fifth Soul Ring	80	Possessed a fifth ring exceeding 300,000 years in age, later identified as a 320,000-year Time-Thunder Sea Dragon ring.
Level 72 Soul Saint	96	Demonstrated spatial manipulation and departed with the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
Level 72 Soul Saint	107	Claimed he could pin Tang Chen or Qian Daoliu down with one hand.
Seven-Ring Configuration	162	His first five spirit rings had been upgraded to 500,000 years, while his sixth and seventh rings were cyan-gold.
Soul Douluo	200	Broke through after absorbing another spirit ring, becoming a fourteen-year-old Soul Douluo.
Level 86 Soul Douluo	298	Reached a bottleneck at level 86 after failing to clear the first floor of the Azure Heaven Demon-Subduing Pagoda.

Background / History

Xuan Qing began as a resident of Scale Snake Village. His initial Martial Soul was a Green Scale Python, but blood from his finger activated a jade pendant after his awakening and transported his consciousness to a boundless portable space 1 2. Within it, he encountered Azure Dragon and Qilin phantoms, received the Azure Dragon and Qilin God Trials, and found the Chaos Yin-Yang Canon, the Azure Dragon Mysterious Heaven Art, the Azure Sky Demon-Breaking Spear, and the Qilin Seal 2.

After returning to his dilapidated home, he cultivated in the personal space using the Chaos Yin-Yang Canon, reached level 10, and completed the first Azure Dragon God Trial. The reward purified his Azure Dragon bloodline, transforming his Green Scale Python into an Azure Dragon 4. His Azure Dragon and Qilin Martial Souls later fused completely, giving him flight and the ability to ride Auspicious Clouds 4.

After obtaining his first soul ring, he returned to Scale Snake Village, gave funds to the village chief to improve local conditions, and graduated early from the Soul Master Academy before continuing his journey 6. At the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, he cultivated for a year, mastered Chaos Qilin abilities, completed both God Trials, and reached level 20 9.

Xuan Qing presented himself to Di Tian and Zi Ji as an incarnation of the Eastern Azure Dragon, one of the Four Spirits of Heaven. Di Tian accepted this identity and assigned Zi Ji to follow and protect him, while Xuan Qing used the resulting alliance to gain access to the Star Dou Forest and its resources 7 8.

While travelling with Zi Ji, Xuan Qing encountered repeated instances of human suffering and corruption. The Red Dust Heart Inquiry trial forced him to confront his own choices: although he had previously accepted the principle that the weak were prey to the strong, the Fallen Ones’ massacre of villagers stirred genuine anger in him 12. He subsequently exposed a corrupt City Lord and steward, leaving evidence of their crimes at the city gate, and continued intervening against injustice during his travels 15.

During a continent-wide plague, Xuan Qing sacrificed himself to summon the Azure Dragon and save the afflicted population. The Azure Dragon cleared the plague clouds, brought down Life Rain across Douluo Continent, and entrusted Zi Ji with a dragon pearl containing Xuan Qing’s remnant soul until his rebirth 71.

After entering later eras and parallel worlds, Xuan Qing became increasingly involved in struggles against Tang San, the Tang Family, and divine forces. He cooperated with the Golden Tree and Douluo Planet’s plane consciousness, altered Tang San’s soul and memories through the Reincarnation Channel, and helped reshape Di Tian into a controllable Dragon God 103 106. He later reached level 86 but remained unable to advance further, recognizing that he lacked a full understanding of the Azure Dragon’s essence while facing the final God Trial 298.

Personality

Xuan Qing is pragmatic, blunt, and often indifferent to conventional expectations. He negotiates directly for what he wants, such as demanding the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud in exchange for joining Heaven Dou Empire’s academy exchange tournament 37. He also rejects requests he considers impractical, including Xue Qinghe’s request to teach Panna Yao Yue to other soul masters because of its complexity 48.

His morality is selective but develops through experience. The slaughter of villagers by Fallen Ones provoked lasting anger and led him to question what the Red Dust Heart Inquiry was testing in him 12. He later punished corruption openly and repeatedly acted against oppression 15. He also promotes practical improvements to civilian life, giving Heaven Dou blueprints for basic Soul Tools and Soul Trains while warning officials against exploiting them 127.

Conversely, he can be ruthless in pursuit of power or vengeance, including killing Daming and Erming and claiming their god-level Soul Rings and Soul Bones 204. He is equally willing to manipulate others when he sees it as useful, as demonstrated by his treatment of Ya Li, Ah Yin, and Tang San’s soul 103 106.

He is uncomfortable with persistent romantic attention, especially because of his age and concern that relationships could damage his cultivation foundation 51. His teasing, dismissive manner is particularly visible in his interactions with Xiao Wu and Qian Renxue 168 197. Despite this initial reluctance, he becomes deeply involved with Zi Ji and develops intimate relationships with several women around him 108 274.

Xuan Qing can be highly self-controlled when necessary. When Azure Dragon amplifies his lust a hundredfold, he remains outwardly calm and prioritizes his immediate needs rather than surrendering to the effect 200. However, the same incident intensifies a violent urge to kill, prompting him to travel across time to attack Tang San and Tang Hao 201.

Abilities & Skills

Azure Dragon and Chaos Qilin Martial Souls

Xuan Qing possesses both the Azure Dragon and Qilin Martial Souls. The Azure Dragon evolved from his original Green Scale Python after the purification of his bloodline, while the Qilin first manifested as an intelligent detached Little Qilin 2 4. Their complete fusion grants aerial mobility and Auspicious Cloud travel 4.

• Completed Azure Dragon and Qilin God Trials, receiving 11 levels of Innate Soul Power and the Qilin Heaven-Stamping Seal 9.
• The Chaos Qilin can wield and freely alternate between numerous elemental attributes, including ice, fire, lightning, wind, light, and darkness 2 9.
• Revealed the Qilin as his second Martial Soul to Xiao Wu 162.
• Uses an Azure Dragon phantom as a cosmic vehicle for interplanetary travel 103.
• The Azure Dragon’s bloodline allows him to sense malicious intent directed toward him 63.
• The Azure Dragon phantom can summon rain capable of healing his injuries and manipulating local weather 4.
• The Chaos Qilin can manifest independently at Xuan Qing’s command and possesses overwhelming combat strength against soul beasts 137.

Domains

Xuan Qing possesses separate domains associated with the Azure Dragon and Chaos Qilin.

• End of All Laws — the Chaos Qilin’s exclusive domain. It can erase and neutralize destructive energy, placing rules, life, and death under Xuan Qing’s control within its range 126.
• Myriad Heavens Marsh — the Azure Dragon’s domain. It suppresses the attributes of those within it by eighty percent 225.
• Yan Shaozhe was shocked upon discovering that Xuan Qing possessed a domain during the confrontation involving Dong Qianqiu and Fan Yu 226.

Soul Ring Absorption

Xuan Qing consistently absorbs soul rings far beyond ordinary expectations, including a ten-thousand-year third soul ring 33.

• His stated requirements for absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul ring include exceptional physical constitution and spiritual power 33.
• Methods associated with such absorption include life-and-death tempering, Mermaid’s Tears or comparable soul-beast treasures, and high-quality external head soul bones 33.
• Absorbed a 68,000-year Time-Sea Thunder Dragon ring for a powerful later skill 65.
• His fifth soul ring exceeded 300,000 years in age and came from the Time-Thunder Sea Dragon 79 80.
• Possesses upgraded 500,000-year spirit rings by the time he discusses god-level combat power 162.

Azure Scale Rain and Marsh

His first soul skill, gained from a 900-year soul ring 6.

• Acquired upon reaching level 12 6.
• Creates energy rain that heals allies and Xuan Qing while draining the soul power of hostile targets caught within it 12 45.
• The rain can remove negative effects, restore energy, and render lightning-attribute attacks ineffective because the manifested rain is non-conductive 6.

Azure Dragon Sacred Body and Azure Dragon Undying Body

His second and third soul skills respectively enhance his physical capabilities and survivability.

• Azure Dragon Sacred Body can stack attribute amplification, raising all attributes by one hundred percent per layer 12.
• Azure Dragon Undying Body further increases his attributes and reflects fifty percent of received damage to attackers while rapidly healing his own injuries 12.

Qilin Heaven-Stamping Seal

A reward from the Qilin God Trial 9.

• Trapped Lord Bear and Scarlet King for three days after Xuan Qing used it against them 11.
• Was powerful enough that he previously considered using it to kill opponents in Soul Hunting Town 12.
• Can enlarge into a mountain-like seal to crush or suppress enemies 5 12.

Panna Yao Yue

A self-created soul skill used to defeat Feng Xiaotian 45.

• Created by combining Azure Dragon rain manipulation with the Chaos Qilin’s elemental capabilities 9.
• Condenses rain into a dragon form and can incorporate multiple elemental attributes into its attacks 9.
• Defeated Feng Xiaotian, a level 37 Soul Elder, in a fierce battle 45.
• Xuan Qing declined to teach it to Xue Qinghe’s soul masters because of its complexity 48.

Azure Thunder Judgment

A soul skill obtained from the 68,000-year Time-Sea Thunder Dragon 65.

• Comes from a soul beast with time, space, and lightning attributes 65.
• Unleashes an absolute thunder dragon strike that ignores defense, time, distance, space, and resistance 65.
• Its Dragon Clan Variant application instantly destroyed a 40,000-year wild boar during testing 66.

Azure Dragon Life-Death Altar

One of the skills granted by his fifth soul ring 81.

• Increases all attributes tenfold 81.
• Can stack with other soul skills 81.
• Allows his base attributes to be adjusted at will 81.
• Allows him to adjust the relative flow of time between himself and the outside world while the skill is active 81.

Thunder Extreme Annihilation

A second fifth-ring soul skill with destructive and restorative effects 81.

• Allows controlled self-detonation 81.
• Can resurrect Xuan Qing up to three times per day 81.
• Each subsequent use temporarily lowers his soul power rank 81.

Azure Heaven: Spirit Casting Body

His sixth soul skill creates a combat-capable clone.

• Summons an ancient cyan mirror that produces an identical Xuan Qing from its surface 95.
• The clone can use his soul skills, including Azure Dragon Sacred Body, Azure Dragon Undying Body, and Azure Dragon True Body 95.

Spatial and Dimensional Travel

Xuan Qing can manipulate spatial power and traverse parallel worlds 66 96.

• Received the Seed of Dimensions for completing a Qilin God Trial; it permits travel to specified times and locations in parallel worlds 66.
• Used the Gate of Time and Space to escape to the Clear Sky Sect ten thousand years in the future 204.
• Skipped a waiting period and travelled directly to Douluo Planet ten thousand years later 103.
• After gaining control over time-space energy through his Qilin domain, he can rapidly replenish the Seed of Dimensions rather than waiting for its normal recharge period 204.

Transformation and Disguises

Xuan Qing can alter his appearance and biological sex.

• He publicly adopted the identity of Xuan Yao, appearing as a woman while travelling with Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Xiao Xiao 243.
• He later directly demonstrated that Xuan Yao and Xuan Qing are the same person by transforming from his male form into Xuan Yao 271.

Azure Dragon God Trial

Xuan Qing’s growth is driven by the trials initiated by the jade pendant.

• The first Azure Dragon trial required him to reach level 10 within a year; its reward purified his Azure Dragon bloodline 2 4.
• The first Qilin trial required mastery of the Chaos Qilin’s basic abilities within five years; its reward granted ten levels of Innate Soul Power, with the Qilin Heaven-Stamping Seal awarded for exceeding expectations 2 9.
• The synchronized Azure Dragon and Qilin Red Dust Heart Inquiry trials respectively promised an exclusive Azure Dragon soul ring and exemption from the Five Decays of Heaven and Man 12.
• His final Azure Dragon trial is to clear the nine-floor Azure Heaven Demon-Subduing Pagoda. At level 86, he is unable to defeat the Kui Ox guarding its first floor 298 300.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Azure Sky Demon-Breaking Spear — retrieved and tested after completing his first Azure Dragon trial; it ignores defenses, deals doubled damage to targets bearing Azure Dragon aura, and drains the life force of anyone who forcibly tries to seize it 4.
• Qilin Heaven-Stamping Seal — trial reward capable of imprisoning powerful spirit beasts 9 11.
• Seed of Dimensions — enables specified travel across time and parallel worlds 66.
• Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud — demanded as payment for representing Heaven Dou Empire in its exchange tournament 37.
• End of All Laws — divine weapon that accompanied him, rather than requiring a separate trial to obtain 199.
• Reason Hammer, Righteousness Sack, Benevolence Rod, and Virtue Brick — unusual weapons distributed to Qian Renxue, Xiao Wu, and Gu Yuena before confronting Tang Hao 189.
• Level-Ten Fixed-Load Soul Tool Shell — a Soul Tool weapon acquired from a parallel world and used to destroy the Asura God’s divine sense 126.
• Ice God Relics — remnants of the ancient Ice God’s Godhead Crystal and Divine Artifact recovered from the Far North 159.

Relationships

• Zi Ji — travelling companion, guardian, and eventual lover; she protected him discreetly, trained Zhu Zhuqing on his behalf, and confessed her feelings before they consummated their relationship 6 48 108. She safeguarded his remnant soul following his sacrifice and later acts as the leading authority of his household 71 168.
• Di Tian — powerful soul-beast ally who respects Xuan Qing as an Azure Dragon incarnation, provides him with soul-beast resources, and is eventually reshaped into a controllable Dragon God 8 79 106.
• Dugu Bo — trusted ally and guardian of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well; Xuan Qing entrusted him with the herb garden and later worked with him to protect Dugu Yan 9 16.
• Dugu Yan — ally whose safety concerned Xuan Qing when the Clear Sky Sect became a potential threat 16.
• Zhu Zhuqing — subordinate and maid accepted after she swore loyalty upon her Martial Soul; Xuan Qing guides her soul-ring development and gives her powerful resources 48 59 120.
• Shui Bing’er — companion whose Martial Soul defect Xuan Qing sought to resolve through Ultimate Ice resources; he later takes her through parallel time-space in search of a god position and revives her after her death 65 127 159.
• Shui Yue’er — persistent admirer whose advances make Xuan Qing uncomfortable; he later gives her a 100,000-year right leg bone 48 51 199.
• Qian Renxue / Xue Qinghe — political associate and romantic connection; Xuan Qing negotiated with her disguised identity, later teased her openly, and accompanied her against Tang Hao 16 37 189 197.
• Ning Rongrong — associate who credited Xuan Qing with encouraging her to leave Shrek Academy; she later addresses him as “Master” 48 162.
• Xiao Wu — initially concealed by Xuan Qing with a disguise that hid her hundred-thousand-year soul beast aura; she later joined him to seek revenge against Tang San and Tang Hao 162.
• Gu Yuena — Silver Dragon King whom Xuan Qing first aided by removing part of the Asura Sword qi from her wound; he later completely treats the lingering injury and invites her to join those by his side 10 176 177.
• Snow Empress / Snow Maiden — personal maid and powerful subordinate who accompanies him through parallel worlds and assists in protecting his residence 110 127 159.
• Ya Li — former enemy reshaped into Xuan Qing’s servant after Electrolux brainwashes her at Xuan Qing’s request 103 110.
• Ah Yin — the Blue Silver Emperor whose soul is extracted, restrained, and later subjected to Xuan Qing’s control 102 103.
• Tang Yuehua — an acquaintance at Moonlight Pavilion who develops an intimate relationship with Xuan Qing despite Zi Ji’s disapproval 78 163 274.
• Electrolux — collaborator who assists with soul extraction, body reshaping, and the Blue-Gold Light Orb extraction 103 136.
• Li Qingyang — disciple with a Body Martial Soul; Xuan Qing arranged his training under Golden Crocodile and set a one-year goal of rank 30 and a Silver-Grade Awakening 195 197.
• Dong Qianqiu — disciple whose Martial Soul Xuan Qing evolves into the Abyssal Sea Dragon; she later defeats Fan Yu under his direction 225 226.
• Tang San — adversary whom Xuan Qing fought and disfigured; Xuan Qing later sought to eliminate the Tang Family’s influence and altered Tang San’s soul in the Reincarnation Channel 30 103 106.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early Cultivation and God Trials

Xuan Qing reaches level 10, completes his first Azure Dragon God Trial, gains bloodline purification, and begins seeking soul rings beyond the safety of his village 4. He rapidly advances through his first and second soul-ring stages, gains the Qilin Heaven-Stamping Seal, and establishes ties with Di Tian, Zi Ji, and Dugu Bo 6 9 11.

Red Dust Heart Inquiry

The synchronized Azure Dragon and Qilin trials test Xuan Qing’s response to mortal suffering. After annihilating Fallen Ones attacking a village, he begins actively confronting injustice, later exposing corrupt officials and travelling with Zi Ji through towns and cities 12 15.

Heaven Dou and Academy Conflicts

Xuan Qing searches for Dugu Yan, challenges the Shrek Seven Devils under the Meng Zhang Divine Lord alias, and clashes with Tang San 16 19 30. His strength and unusual ring configuration alarm major factions, while he secures the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud as payment for participating in Heaven Dou’s academy exchange tournament 33 37.

Plague Sacrifice and Rebirth

In response to a plague threatening the Douluo Continent, Xuan Qing sacrifices himself to summon the Azure Dragon. The Azure Dragon eradicates the plague and restores life throughout the continent, while Zi Ji receives Xuan Qing’s remnant soul in a dragon pearl to await his rebirth 71.

Later Power Expansion

After reaching level 50 and gaining the Azure Dragon Exclusive Spirit Ring, Xuan Qing reveals the extraordinary abilities of his fifth ring and continues acquiring high-grade rings, soul bones, Soul Tools, and divine equipment 78 81 110 199. By level 72, he demonstrates spatial power and claims superiority over Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu 96 107.

Parallel Worlds and the Tang Family Conflict

Using the Seed of Dimensions and the Gate of Time and Space, Xuan Qing travels across eras and parallel worlds 66 127 204. He allies with the Golden Tree and Douluo Planet’s plane consciousness against the Tang Family, then later kills Daming and Erming in the future Clear Sky Sect 103 204.

God Realm Intervention

Xuan Qing enters the God Realm, assists the Azure Dragon Progenitor and God of Destruction in reshaping Di Tian, and interferes with Tang San’s reincarnation cycle 106. He later reveals himself as the Azure Dragon God Trial Successor and confronts Tang San, the God of Destruction, and the Goddess of Life alongside the Chaos Qilin 156 157.

Shrek Academy and the Final Trial

In a later era, Xuan Qing serves as a teaching assistant at Shrek Academy while avoiding public attention 135. He demonstrates the Chaos Qilin’s might by killing the Underworld-Eyed Green Mane with a single stomp and later develops Dong Qianqiu into a formidable disciple 137 225 226. After reaching level 86, he begins the final Azure Dragon God Trial in the Azure Heaven Demon-Subduing Pagoda but cannot yet overcome the first-floor Kui Ox guardian 298 300.

Trivia

• Xuan Qing’s appetite is notable enough to astonish onlookers in VIP seating 48.
• He gave Scale Snake Village’s chief money to improve the village and later provided medicinal items intended to prolong the chief’s life 6 195.
• Despite possessing immense power, he states that he has no interest in taking the spotlight while serving as a teaching assistant 135.
• He can transform into the female identity Xuan Yao, though Xuan Yao is not a separate person 271.