Xuanzi

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Xuanzi (玄子)
Alias(es)	Taotie Douluo; Chicken Leg Douluo; Elder Xuan; Lao Xuan
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; Sea God Pavilion
Occupation / Role	Sea God Pavilion elder and acting Pavilion Master during Mu En's absence; leader of Shrek Academy's tournament delegation
Cultivation	Rank 98 Super Douluo
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 39

Combat Profile

Attribute	Details
Martial Soul	Godly Taotie Bull
Spirit Rings	Two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red spirit ring 39
Primary Soul Power	Earthy-yellow Taotie Soul Power, used for overwhelming blasts, restraints, and large-scale combat 83 137
Martial Soul Avatar	A hundred-meter Godly Taotie Bull covered in dragon patterns and crowned with upward-curving horns 180

Background

Xuanzi is a veteran Shrek Academy elder who claims to have traveled the continent for over two centuries. Though only around a dozen years younger than Mu En, his lower seniority requires him to address Mu En as Uncle-Master 64 103.

He is among Shrek's strongest protectors, but his reputation is closely tied to his slovenly habits: drinking from a wine gourd, eating chicken legs, and neglecting appearances. Wang Yan serves as his grand-disciple and often handles the planning and administrative work that Xuanzi avoids 39 99.

During Mu En's absence, Xuanzi acted as Sea God Pavilion Master. He opposed Huo Yuhao's admission to the Inner Court, suspecting the boy was a Body Sect spy and claiming that his mutated Body Martial Soul might eventually produce an Evil Spirit Master. Mu En openly disapproved of Xuanzi's conduct and convened a Sea God Pavilion meeting after returning 63 64.

Appearance

Xuanzi is a tall, burly old man with a full beard and an unkempt, disheveled appearance. He is usually seen in sloppy or greasy clothing, carrying wine and food rather than presenting himself like a formal Shrek elder 39 99 129.

• Often holds a signature wine gourd 129.
• Frequently eats roasted chicken legs and drinks while on duty 99 104.
• His beard was charred black after the tournament final's events 144.
• When activating Martial Soul Possession, his body expands greatly and grows spiral horns 39 198.
• His Martial Soul Avatar manifests as a colossal horned Godly Taotie Bull 180.

Personality

Xuanzi is proud of Shrek's strength, traditions, and ten-thousand-year prestige. His confidence in his own rank 98 cultivation often becomes carelessness; he dismisses precautions as weakness and assumes threats below his level cannot endanger the students under his protection 104.

He is also stubborn and quick-tempered. He reacts aggressively to dissent, particularly when Zhang Lexuan challenges his judgment of Huo Yuhao, and he repeatedly insists that Huo Yuhao's unusual powers indicate an evil nature despite lacking proof 63 64.

His negligence during the Dead Hand Bandit Group mission profoundly damages his confidence. After students die because he prohibited defensive soul tools and delayed entering the bandits' cave, he is overwhelmed by guilt and shame 104 105 107. However, later incidents—including Ma Xiaotao's abduction—show that he continues to fail in his duty of care 144.

Abilities & Skills

Godly Taotie Bull Martial Soul

Xuanzi possesses the Godly Taotie Bull, an overwhelmingly powerful beast Martial Soul associated with his title as the Taotie Douluo.

• Releases nine spirit rings, including one hundred-thousand-year red spirit ring 39.
• Greatly enlarges his physique and forms spiral horns during Martial Soul Possession 39.
• Its Avatar becomes a hundred-meter giant capable of projecting pressure across a battlefield 180.
• Produces dense earthy-yellow Soul Power for ranged attacks and large-scale suppression 83 137.

Rank 98 Super Douluo Cultivation

Xuanzi is one of Shrek Academy's highest-ranking combatants and can intimidate lower-ranked Title Douluo-level opponents through raw Soul Power alone 81 138.

• Attempted to kill Huo Yuhao with a direct strike after the latter killed Dai Huabin and held Ma Xiaotao hostage 81.
• Joined nine other Super Douluo in supporting a meteorite summoned above Shrek City 83.
• His full aura suppressed Jing Hongchen, a rank 94 soul engineer 138.
• Confronted Beast God Di Tian directly during the beast tide threatening Shrek Academy 180.

Taotie Devouring

Xuanzi can consume or neutralize hostile energy through his Taotie power.

• Swallowed the Black Flames surrounding Ma Xiaotao's ice prison after Yan Shaozhe failed to extinguish them normally 39.
• Initially struggled to put out the persistent flames and attempted to conceal that difficulty from Wang Yan 39.

Battlefield Protection

Despite his failures as an escort, Xuanzi can react rapidly and deploy powerful Soul Power defenses.

• Used a massive Soul Power hand to pursue the Death God Envoy while carrying injured students and bodies 105.
• Formed a protective barrier around survivors during the Corpse Explosion crisis, though the barrier trapped Chen Zifeng and Xixi beside detonating corpses 105.
• Shielded the Shrek reserve team during the aftermath of the Dead Hand Bandit Group disaster 105.

Equipment

• Wine gourd — His usual drinking vessel and a recognizable part of his appearance 99 129.
• Roasted chicken legs — His habitual food, often consumed even while supervising students or responding to danger 39 104.

Relationships

• Mu En — Senior Shrek elder and Xuanzi's Uncle-Master. Mu En repeatedly reprimands Xuanzi for his poor judgment, yet entrusts him with leading Shrek's tournament team and, later, the academy's future 63 64 103.
• Wang Yan — Grand-disciple and tournament team leader. Wang Yan provides the practical planning Xuanzi lacks, warns against his reckless decisions, and ultimately holds him responsible for the Dead Hand Bandit Group tragedy 99 104 105 107.
• Zhang Lexuan — Sea God Pavilion member who directly opposes Xuanzi's unsupported claims that Huo Yuhao's Martial Soul is evil 64.
• Huo Yuhao — Target of Xuanzi's suspicion and hostility. Xuanzi first seeks to bar him from the Inner Court, later attacks him as a supposed Evil Spirit Master, and repeatedly attempts to act against him after his identity is exposed 63 81 137 198.
• Yan Shaozhe — Fellow Shrek elder. Yan Shaozhe disputes Xuanzi's suspicions of Huo Yuhao, but later coordinates with him against Huo Yuhao during the confrontation outside Shrek 63 81.
• Ma Xiaotao — Shrek student under Xuanzi's protection. He relies on her as a hidden ace during the tournament but later reports her abduction by Evil Spirit Masters after failing to protect her 128 130 144.
• Jing Hongchen — Rival academy leader. Xuanzi makes a high-stakes wager with him before the tournament final, then is forced into a standoff when Jing Hongchen threatens him with a Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shell 129 138 139.
• Di Tian — Beast God and adversary during the assault on Shrek Academy. Xuanzi confronts him after learning Shrek's actions contributed to the Emperor Auspicious Beast's disappearance 180.

Story Role

Opposition to Huo Yuhao

Xuanzi is one of the earliest Shrek elders to openly distrust Huo Yuhao. He interprets Huo Yuhao's abnormal strength as evidence of a Body Sect connection or future evil, rejects fairness-based arguments in favor of his own authority, and declares that Shrek does not lack geniuses if Huo Yuhao leaves 63.

His hostility escalates after Huo Yuhao kills Dai Huabin. Xuanzi attacks him with the intent to eliminate him, only for Huo Yuhao's Ultimate Ice and Susanoo-like defense to block the strike 81. During Huo Yuhao's escape, Xuanzi helps hold back one of the summoned meteorites threatening Shrek City 83.

Tournament Leadership and the Dead Hand Disaster

Mu En assigns Xuanzi to lead Shrek's delegation to the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament, hoping the responsibility will broaden his perspective and establish his prestige among younger students 64.

Before departure, Xuanzi personally approves the reserve roster, selecting students partly for their value as future links to the Clear Sky Sect, Black Tortoise Clan, and Nine Treasures Glazed Sect 100. However, his leadership immediately proves disastrous during the mission against the Dead Hand Bandit Group:

• He prohibits Invincible Barriers and dismisses soul tools as external crutches 104.
• He delays entering the bandits' cave because he is eating a chicken leg 104.
• The Death God Envoy's Corpse Explosions kill Yao Haoxuan and Gongyang Mo and severely injure multiple team members 105.
• His attempted protection later traps Chen Zifeng and Xixi near further exploding corpses, contributing to their deaths 105 106.
• He returns to Shrek ashamed and seeks punishment, while Wang Yan condemns Shrek's pride and arrogance 107 108.

Tournament Final

Xuanzi manipulates conditions around the tournament to give Shrek time to restore Ma Xiaotao and prepare its hidden advantages, including Ma Xiaotao's Spirit Saint breakthrough and Zhu Lu's temporary transfer for a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Dai Yaoheng 124 130.

He wagers Shrek's Golden Ancient Tree access, Sea God Pavilion access, and assistance obtaining spirit rings against Jing Hongchen's Level 9 Soul Tool before the final 129. When Huo Yuhao reveals himself as Fang Yuan and devastates the Shrek team, Xuanzi attempts to kill him but is stopped by Jing Hongchen's intervention 137. Shrek ultimately forfeits after Jing Hongchen threatens Xuanzi with a Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shell 138 139.

Later Incidents

After the tournament, Xuanzi reports that Ma Xiaotao was abducted by Evil Spirit Masters while returning to Shrek, further tarnishing his standing within the academy 144. He later confronts Di Tian during the beast tide, only then learning that Yan Shaozhe's actions in the Star Dou Great Forest had caused the Emperor Auspicious Beast's disappearance and provoked the Spirit Beasts 180.

When Huo Yuhao returns to Shrek and exposes the academy's wrongdoing, Xuanzi is present among the elders prepared to eliminate him 196. He attempts to attack during Huo Yuhao's confrontation with Mu En, but Mu En stops him 198.

Notable Quotes

“A mere flame? I can extinguish it with a flip of my hand!” 39

“With a lineup of two Spirit Emperors and five Spirit Kings, what are you worrying about?” 104

“Di Tian, come out and face me!” 180

Trivia

• Xuanzi's “Chicken Leg Douluo” nickname comes from his constant habit of eating roasted chicken legs 39 99.
• Wang Yan internally regards him as someone whose mind is usually occupied by wine and roast chicken rather than detailed planning 99.
• He was briefly impressed by his own improvised poem praising Sea God Lake, roasted chicken, and himself 100.