Imperial Fighting Team

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Imperial Fighting Team (皇斗战队)
Alias(es)	Heaven Dou Imperial Team
Affiliation	Heaven Dou Royal Academy 3 31
Occupation/Role	Elite academy soul-fighting team; represents Heaven Dou Royal Academy in team battles and training exercises 36 83
Status	Active 104 154
First Appearance	Chapter 3

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Ye Qing joins the team	35	Following his victory over then-captain Yu Tianheng, Qin Ming admits Ye Qing as an official member.
Acting-captain period	42	With Yu Tianheng absent after his defeat, Qin Ming appoints Ye Qing acting captain; the team accepts the change without objection.
Ye Qing becomes captain	56 57	Yu Tianheng transfers to Thunderclap Academy, and Ye Qing formally assumes the captaincy.
Customized special training	61	Under Ye Qing, members pursue individual Soul Fighting Badge targets; completing them earns soul-bone rewards and markedly improves their discipline and combat conditioning.
Wilderness combat formation established	66 67	Repeated Sunset Forest battles turn initially disorganized members into a coordinated unit capable of defeating a weakened twenty-thousand-year Mandala Snake.
Devilish training completed	74 78	The team survives a beast tide, receives compatible soul bones, and returns with improved Soul Power and a stable tactical system.
Defeat of Shrek Team	85 87 88	Without Ye Qing taking the field, the seven-person lineup overwhelms Shrek through its shield wall, poison control, aerial pressure, and dual-support system.
Ye Qing's nine-ring reveal and Qin Ming's resignation	145	Ye Qing displays nine soul rings before the team, confirming his overwhelming advancement. Qin Ming subsequently resigns, leaving the team without its formal instructor.
Soul-beast hunting expedition	145 147 148	Ye Qing leads the members on a new hunt and protects them during a soul-beast frenzy by carrying them into the air on Green Lotus sword qi, granting protective halos, and leaving an incarnation to guard them.
Support-core advancement and Dugu Yan's new soul bone	154	Ning Rongrong reaches level thirty-two after gaining her third soul ring, Ye Lingling reaches level forty-two after gaining her fourth, and Dugu Yan fuses a fifty-thousand-year Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent left-leg bone.

Background / History

The team was originally led by Yu Tianheng, a direct descendant of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, with Dugu Yan serving as vice-captain. Yu Tianheng’s pursuit of Dugu Yan was widely known among the academy, and the original team regularly trained and fought together. 3 31

Ye Qing’s transfer to Heaven Dou Royal Academy disrupted this arrangement. His public engagement to Dugu Yan and subsequent defeat of Yu Tianheng shifted the team’s internal balance; Ye Qing was admitted as an official member, while Yu Tianheng withdrew from training and later transferred to Thunderclap Academy. 31 35 40 56

Under Ye Qing’s captaincy, the team shifted from routine academy training to individualized sparring, Soul Arena objectives, and a six-month survival program in Sunset Forest. The training emphasized practical coordination under pressure rather than individual cultivation alone. 59 61 64 78

Ye Qing’s increasing control over all team affairs gradually reduced Qin Ming’s authority to a nominal role. After Ye Qing later revealed his nine soul rings, Qin Ming resigned from Heaven Dou Royal Academy, leaving the captain responsible for the team’s continued training and soul-beast hunting activities. 80 145

Personnel

Position	Member	Notes
Captain	Ye Qing	Replaced Yu Tianheng after the latter’s transfer; designed the team’s special-training program and later assumed full responsibility for its training after Qin Ming’s resignation. 56 57 59 145
Vice-Captain / Field Leader	Dugu Yan	Commands the team’s battlefield formation when Ye Qing is observing or absent from the field. She is a five-ring Soul King by the Shrek battle. 52 65 73 87
Former Instructor	Qin Ming	Formerly oversaw the team through Heaven Dou Royal Academy and supported Ye Qing’s appointment as captain, but resigned after his role in team affairs was marginalized. 31 57 80 145
Former Captain	Yu Tianheng	Lost to Ye Qing, withdrew from the team, and transferred to Thunderclap Academy. 33 56
Core Members	Yu Feng, Osler, the Shi brothers, Ye Lingling, Ning Rongrong	The seven-member field lineup used against Shrek Team. 85

Combat Doctrine

Mobile Fortress Formation

The team’s standard combat structure places the Shi brothers at the front with their Black Tortoise shields, Dugu Yan in the central command position, and Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling protected in the rear. Osler operates behind or around the shield wall, while Yu Feng provides aerial pressure and reconnaissance. 73 77 85

• Front line: The Shi brothers absorb direct attacks and maintain the defensive wall. 69 85
• Center: Dugu Yan commands positioning, controls the battlefield with poison, and reinforces allies with her own soul skills. 73 85
• Flanks: Yu Feng and Osler harass, warn of threats, and exploit openings. 66 69
• Rear line: Ning Rongrong provides attribute enhancements while Ye Lingling maintains continuous healing support. 70 85

Dual-Support System

Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda and Ye Lingling’s Nine-Heart Begonia give the team both active enhancement and sustained recovery. This combination substantially raises the group’s ability to maintain formation during prolonged engagements. 70 85

• Ning Rongrong enhances the team’s strength and agility. 85
• Ye Lingling supplies healing while remaining under the protection of the shield wall. 70 85
• The support pair allows the frontline and assault members to fight aggressively without losing formation integrity. 85 87
• Ning Rongrong later reaches level thirty-two, while Ye Lingling advances to level forty-two and obtains her fourth soul ring. 154

Poison-Zone Control

Dugu Yan’s evolved Jade Phosphorus Flood Dragon martial soul gives the team a dangerous area-control weapon. Her poisonous mist restricts enemy movement, while stronger poisons can bypass conventional detoxification methods. 51 87

• Jade Phosphorus Mixed Poison defeated Huo Wu after overpowering her fire-based defenses. 51
• Jade Phosphorus Poison Slurry proved difficult for Tang San to detoxify during the Shrek battle. 87
• Dugu Yan concealed her true cultivation during the opening of the Shrek battle before revealing five soul rings, including a ten-thousand-year soul ring. 85 87
• Dugu Yan’s poison attacks are supported by the team’s formation, which prevents opponents from easily reaching the rear line. 85 87

Wilderness Survival and Adaptation

Sunset Forest training forced the team to respond to ambushes, nocturnal soul-beast attacks, toxic terrain, and large-scale beast tides. Ye Qing often observed rather than intervened, requiring the members to solve battlefield problems themselves. 64 66 73

• The team uses terrain and poison zones for mobile defense rather than meeting a stronger force head-on. 73
• Its members learned to synchronize warnings, flanking attacks, defensive coverage, and multi-target support. 66
• The team remained functional during a Soul Emperor ambush despite the overwhelming gap in cultivation. 69 70

Emergency Aerial Protection

During the later soul-beast hunting expedition, Ye Qing demonstrated an emergency extraction method for the entire team. His Green Lotus sword qi lifted the members above a soul-beast frenzy, while individual Green Lotus Body Protection halos shielded them from the beasts’ baleful aura and shockwaves. 147

• Ye Qing can move the entire team through the air on sword light when ground conditions become untenable. 147
• He left a One Qi Transforms Three Purities incarnation behind to guard the members when he and Dugu Yan departed through a spatial rift. 148
• This contingency allows the team to remain protected even when its captain is temporarily absent. 148

Soul Bones and Training Rewards

• Dugu Yan — Received a fifty-thousand-year Earth Dragon Lizard torso bone; its Earth Dragon Tyrant Body increases her strength and defense by eighty percent and releases dragon might. 74 She also possesses the External Soul Bone Mandala Poison Eyes, which she used to create an opening against the masked Soul Emperor, and later fused a fifty-thousand-year Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent left-leg bone that grants flight and greater speed. 70 72 154
• Yu Feng — Received a thirty-thousand-year Gem Turtle right-arm bone. 74
• Osler — Possesses a Right Leg Bone of Speed, which increased his Soul Power by two levels and improved his mobility. 62
• Ye Lingling — Fused with a soul bone that raised her Soul Power to level thirty-eight and granted Ten Thousand Year Vine, allowing her to manipulate four vines for attack, defense, and binding. 74 She later advances to level forty-two upon absorbing her fourth soul ring. 154
• Ning Rongrong — Received a thirty-thousand-year soul bone from Ye Qing after the wilderness training. 78 She later advances to level thirty-two after absorbing her third soul ring. 154
• Team-wide reward policy — Ye Qing distributed recovered soul bones according to martial-soul compatibility, ensuring the team’s overall growth rather than keeping all rewards for himself. 74

Relationships

• Heaven Dou Royal Academy — The team’s academy affiliation and competitive representative; its training and personnel changes are managed through Qin Ming and the academy leadership. 31 57 83
• Qin Ming — Instructor who introduces Ye Qing to the team and supports his appointment as captain. As Ye Qing assumes control over training and major decisions, Qin Ming ultimately resigns. 31 35 57 145
• Dugu Bo — Dugu Yan’s grandfather and a powerful protector of the team; he investigates the Sunset Forest attack because Dugu Yan was endangered. 72 103
• Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan — Hostile party responsible for sending the masked Soul Emperor who ambushed the team in Sunset Forest. 69 103
• Blazing Fire Academy and Godwind Academy — Challenged the team at Heaven Dou Royal Academy; Dugu Yan defeated Huo Wu, and Ye Qing defeated Huo Wushuang and Feng Xiaotian simultaneously. 51 53 56
• Shrek Team — Faced the Imperial Fighting Team at Suotuo City’s Great Soul Arena and surrendered after being decisively suppressed. The teams later clashed again after Ma Hongjun’s misconduct toward a waitress led Ye Qing and the Imperial Fighting Team to subdue him, Dai Mubai, and Oscar. 83 85 87 88 95
• Xue Qinghe — The Heaven Dou Crown Prince intervened when the post-battle confrontation between the Imperial Fighting Team and Shrek Academy escalated in the street. 96

Story Role / Major Arcs

Reorganization of the Team

Ye Qing’s arrival, engagement to Dugu Yan, and victory over Yu Tianheng trigger the team’s leadership transition. Yu Tianheng’s eventual departure leaves Ye Qing as captain and Ning Rongrong as a new addition to the roster. 31 35 40 56

Sunset Forest Special Training

The team undergoes six months of harsh survival training in Sunset Forest. It endures wolf attacks, kills a Mandala Snake, faces a Soul Emperor ambush, survives a beast tide, and emerges with improved coordination and soul-bone rewards. 64 67 70 73 74

Petty Mountain Bandit Investigation

After leaving Sunset Forest, the team dismantles a bandit hideout and discovers imprisoned girls connected to a human-trafficking operation. Ye Qing decides the group must investigate the network discreetly before acting further. 77 78

Battle Against Shrek Team

The team accepts Shrek Academy’s Soul Battle challenge at Suotuo City. Ye Qing deliberately remains out of the match, trusting the field lineup to fight independently; the team defeats Shrek through superior ranks, battlefield discipline, poison control, and support coordination. 80 81 85 88

Continued Training During Ye Qing’s Absence

When Ye Qing leaves with Dugu Bo to seek his eighth and ninth soul rings, he instructs the team to preserve the gains made through special training. 104

Qin Ming's Resignation and Soul-Beast Hunt

After Ye Qing displays nine soul rings before the team, Qin Ming resigns, and Ye Qing personally leads the members on a new soul-beast hunting expedition. During a soul-beast frenzy, he evacuates the team by sword light, protects every member with Green Lotus Body Protection, and uses an incarnation to guard them while he and Dugu Yan temporarily depart. 145 147 148

Support Members' Advancement

At the expedition’s temporary camp, Ning Rongrong absorbs her third soul ring and reaches level thirty-two, while Ye Lingling absorbs her fourth and reaches level forty-two. Dugu Yan returns with a fifty-thousand-year Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent left-leg bone, which grants her flight and increased speed. 154