Lin Xiao

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Lin Xiao (林萧)
Alias(es)	Black Dragon Duke; Protector of the Nation; Holy Son of Martial Soul Hall
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Martial Soul Hall; Heaven Dou Empire
Occupation/Role	Titled Douluo; protector of Qian Renxue; Black Dragon Duke and Protector of the Nation of the Heaven Dou Empire
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 95 Titled Douluo	1	Emerges from years of seclusion at nineteen years old. His Black Dragon martial soul can independently refine soul power.
Super Douluo / Level 96	11	Reaches level 96 while traveling toward the Heaven Dou Empire.
Level 97 Titled Douluo	49	The Black Dragon absorbs the Dark Demon Dragon Grass, raising Lin Xiao's soul power by one level.
Level 79 Soul Saint guise	58	Presents himself as a nineteen-year-old level 79 Soul Saint while applying to Shrek Academy.

Background / History

Lin Xiao spent years in seclusion and became a level 95 Titled Douluo before the age of twenty. His extraordinary advancement stems in part from his Black Dragon martial soul: an external martial soul with its own consciousness that can cultivate independently. He possesses Innate Full Soul Power and a nine-ring configuration of six black rings followed by three red, hundred-thousand-year rings 1 3.

After leaving seclusion, Lin Xiao is bound by the Dao Protection System. Given the choice to guide Tang San, Dai Mobai, or Qian Renxue toward godhood, he chooses Qian Renxue because of their past bond and his determination to alter Martial Soul Hall's fate 2.

He leaves Martial Soul Hall for the Heaven Dou Empire to support Qian Renxue in her usurpation mission. During this journey, his Black Dragon evolves, gaining an additional claw and undergoing visible refinement 5. He later infiltrates the Crown Prince's Mansion, reunites with Qian Renxue beneath her Xue Qinghe identity, and promises to aid her cultivation and political mission 19 22 24.

Appearance

Lin Xiao is described as handsome and youthful in appearance despite being regarded publicly as a reclusive Super Douluo 23 30.

• Bears the Black Dragon martial soul atop his head when manifested 5 23.
• His martial soul's scales change from deep black to a solemn, mysterious hue after its evolution 5.
• His revealed soul-ring configuration is six black rings and three red rings 23.

Personality

Lin Xiao is decisive and highly strategic. He ends his seclusion once he judges that travel and experience will be more useful than further isolated cultivation, and he consistently plans around Martial Soul Hall's long-term advantage 5 50.

He is outwardly calm, cold, and indifferent, particularly when dealing with powerful figures such as Emperor Xue Ye. He conceals his true motives behind a persona of a selfless reclusive expert willing to serve the Heaven Dou Empire 29 30.

Despite his calculated methods, Lin Xiao is deeply protective of Qian Renxue. He regrets being absent during her hardships in the Heaven Dou Empire, comforts her after their reunion, and commits himself to strengthening her and helping her complete the usurpation mission 24.

Abilities & Skills

Black Dragon Martial Soul

Lin Xiao possesses a top-tier external martial soul, the Black Dragon, which has its own consciousness and emotions.

• Can independently cultivate and refine soul power, contributing to Lin Xiao's exceptional rate of advancement 1 3.
• Communicates with Lin Xiao through emotions and sounds 6.
• Serves as a mount; after evolution, it reaches approximately 150 meters in size 6.
• Evolves after the Dao Protection System's reward, gaining an extra claw and more refined scales 5.
• Reacts to familiar draconic presences, including the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' skeletons at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well 50.
• Absorbs the Dark Demon Dragon Grass, raising Lin Xiao to level 97 and slightly enhancing the martial soul 49.

Dragon Eye

A soul skill used for detection and incapacitation.

• Allows Lin Xiao to observe a city from the Black Dragon without being detected 12.
• Puts nearby knights and palace maids to sleep, enabling him to infiltrate the Crown Prince's Mansion unimpeded 19.

Diablo Divine Power

A divine power acquired through the Dao Protection System's chosen path.

• Suppresses and deactivates the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, completing a system mission 54.
• Its presence frightens Qian Renxue, whose knowledge of its nature Lin Xiao deliberately withholds 54.
• The system states that Lin Xiao will obtain the Super God King and Diablo divine positions once Qian Renxue becomes a god 2.

Concealment and Deception

Lin Xiao is capable of hiding his true power and maintaining a convincing false identity.

• Passes himself off as a reclusive Super Douluo who promised long ago to serve the Heaven Dou Empire 29.
• Adopts an indifferent, status-free demeanor to gain Emperor Xue Ye's trust 30.
• Later conceals his real strength while presenting himself as a level 79 Soul Saint named Mo Yang at Shrek Academy 58.

Equipment / Items

• Silver Crown, Silver Scepter, and Silver Robe — symbols bestowed during his investiture as the tenth Duke and Protector of the Nation 31.
• Immortal Grade Spirit Herbs — gathers herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, labels several for Martial Soul Hall elders, and entrusts their delivery to Qian Renxue 50 56.
• Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud — deactivates the artifact with Diablo divine power and presents it to Emperor Xue Ye 54 55.

Relationships

• Qian Renxue / Xue Qinghe — His sister figure and chosen Dao-protection target. Lin Xiao reunites with her after years apart, promises to support her usurpation mission, and guides her cultivation at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well 2 23 24 34.
• Qian Daoliu — His grand-uncle, who regards him with affection and praises his godlike aptitude 3 5.
• Qian Xunji — His godfather 1.
• Black Dragon — His conscious external martial soul and close companion; it cultivates alongside him, carries him in flight, and reacts playfully to Qian Renxue 1 6 24.
• Dugu Bo — Formerly an adversarial figure whom Lin Xiao helps by resolving the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor's defects. Dugu Bo subsequently pledges loyalty to Lin Xiao and Martial Soul Hall 43 46.
• Emperor Xue Ye — Publicly appoints Lin Xiao as Black Dragon Duke and Protector of the Nation, trusting him as a defender of the Heaven Dou Empire 30 31.
• Snake Lance Douluo and Pufferfish Douluo — Initially attack him while defending Qian Renxue's cover; later apologize after learning he is Martial Soul Hall's Holy Son 21 23.
• Tang San — Lin Xiao views him with disdain and seeks to obstruct his opportunities, including by intercepting resources connected to his future path 2 57.
• Dai Mobai — Lin Xiao defeats him after Dai Mobai dismisses his application to Shrek Academy based on his apparent age 58.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Departure from Martial Soul Hall

Lin Xiao leaves seclusion as a nineteen-year-old level 95 Titled Douluo and receives the Dao Protection System. He chooses Qian Renxue as the person he will guide toward godhood, then departs Martial Soul Hall for the Heaven Dou Empire 1 2 5.

Reunion with Qian Renxue

After infiltrating the Crown Prince's Mansion with Dragon Eye, Lin Xiao confronts Xue Qinghe and eventually reveals himself to Qian Renxue. Their reunion ends her years of suppressed grief, and Lin Xiao resolves to remain at her side and assist the usurpation plan 19 24.

Rise in the Heaven Dou Empire

Using his Super Douluo status, Lin Xiao and Qian Renxue convince Emperor Xue Ye that he is a powerful independent expert serving the empire. Xue Ye names him Black Dragon Duke, the tenth Duke of the Heaven Dou Empire, and Protector of the Nation 29 31.

Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

Lin Xiao takes Qian Renxue to Sunset Forest in search of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. He oversees the use of immortal herbs, helps recruit Dugu Bo through curing his martial soul's defects, and raises his own power when the Black Dragon absorbs the Dark Demon Dragon Grass 34 43 45 49.

Shrek Academy Mission

After returning to Heaven Dou City and settling matters involving the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, Lin Xiao accepts system missions concerning Shrek Academy and Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone. He heads to Suotuo City intending to enter Shrek Academy as a teacher, using the identity of a level 79 Soul Saint 54 57 58.

Trivia

• Lin Xiao's Black Dragon martial soul is not recorded in Martial Soul Hall's archives 3.
• His nine soul rings consist of six ten-thousand-year black rings and three hundred-thousand-year red rings 3 23.
• He chooses to leave the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' skeletons within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well so the site can continue producing benefits for Martial Soul Hall 50.