Yang Ming

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Yang Ming (杨明)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Tianling Academy 86
Occupation/Role	Defense-type Soul Master; tournament contestant 86
First Appearance	Chapter 86

Appearance

Yang Ming is tall and heavily built. Upon summoning his martial soul, his body becomes more muscular, his skin takes on a dark-yellow, roughened sheen, and a shield grows from his enlarged right forearm. 86

• Despite his bulky frame, he moves with notable speed and agility, evading Ling Luochen's ice attacks through leaps and rapid changes of direction. 87
• Carries a short rod-shaped Soul Tool and a Soul Tool milk bottle for replenishing Soul Power. 88

Personality

Yang Ming is calculating in combat, exploiting opponents' emotional reactions and using movement to prepare his Soul Tools rather than relying solely on direct defense. 86

He is also openly cruel and contemptuous toward Shrek Academy. After defeating the immobilized Bei Bei, Yang Ming continues to assault and humiliate him rather than ending the match cleanly. 87 His hostility may be connected to a relative who left Shrek Academy and reportedly transferred to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy. 87

Abilities & Skills

Spirit Rhino Shield Martial Soul

Yang Ming's defense-type martial soul manifests a shield from his right arm while reinforcing his physique. 86

• Grants him superior endurance in prolonged engagements. 86
• Allows him to block close-range attacks, including Bei Bei's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon claw strike. 86
• Supports his strategy of baiting opponents into close range before counterattacking. 86

Evasive Movement and Stamina Warfare

Yang Ming begins matches by running along the edge of the arena, keeping distance from his target while charging his offensive Soul Tool. 86

• Exhausted Bei Bei by forcing him to pursue instead of using ranged lightning attacks. 86
• Reused the tactic against Ling Luochen, attempting to evade and outlast her ice-element attacks. 87
• His mobility is effective against opponents who recklessly chase him, but Huo Yuhao's Ghost Eye allowed him to bypass this approach entirely. 88

Short Rod Soul Tool

Yang Ming employs a multifunctional short rod Soul Tool to compensate for his lack of offensive power. 86

• Fires a paralyzing red electric current capable of incapacitating Bei Bei, despite Bei Bei's lightning attribute. 86
• Launches poisonous spikes that injured and immobilized Ling Luochen. 87
• Generates an elastic barrier centered on Yang Ming's body, throwing nearby opponents away; he used this opening to kick Jiang Nannan. 88
• Can transform its tip into twisted steel needles intended to seal an opponent's Soul Power. 89
• Its apparent poison effects were later submitted to tournament referees for investigation by Huo Yuhao, who suspected the tool had been used to cheat. 90

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Short rod Soul Tool — A versatile offensive weapon with electric, poison, repulsion, and needle-like functions. 86 87 88 89
• Soul Tool milk bottle — Used to restore his depleted Soul Power before facing Huo Yuhao. 88

Relationships

• Bei Bei — Opponent; Yang Ming defeated him through attrition, a paralyzing Soul Tool attack, and physical strikes, then continued to humiliate him after the match was effectively decided. 86 87
• Ling Luochen — Opponent; she conceded Bei Bei's match and challenged Yang Ming, but he immobilized her with a poisonous spike from his Soul Tool. 87
• Jiang Nannan — Opponent; Yang Ming launched her away with his Soul Tool's elastic barrier and kicked her while she was airborne. 88
• Huo Yuhao — Opponent and eventual victor; Huo Yuhao shattered Yang Ming's martial soul, disarmed him, and rendered him unconscious. 88 89
• Song Hu — Fellow Tianling Academy contestant from the same defense-type lineage; Song Hu wielded a short rod Soul Tool identical to Yang Ming's. 89

Story Role / Major Arcs

Tournament Match Against Shrek Academy

Yang Ming enters the individual match against Bei Bei as Tianling Academy's representative. Instead of defending immediately, he circles the arena to tire Bei Bei and charge his Soul Tool. He then paralyzes Bei Bei with red lightning, knocks him down, and continues attacking him after his opponent is unable to fight. 86 87

Defeating Ling Luochen and Jiang Nannan

Ling Luochen takes the stage after conceding Bei Bei's match, but Yang Ming evades her attacks and immobilizes her with poison. He subsequently defeats Jiang Nannan using his Soul Tool's repulsion function and a kick to the abdomen. 87 88

Defeat by Huo Yuhao

When Huo Yuhao intervenes, Yang Ming attempts to repeat his evasive strategy. Huo Yuhao uses the Ghost Eye to appear directly before him, shatters the Spirit Rhino Shield with an ice-infused strike, takes the short rod, and knocks Yang Ming unconscious. 88 89

Soul Tool Investigation

After the match, Huo Yuhao gives Yang Ming's short rod to the referees, citing the unusual potency of its poison against Ling Luochen and requesting an investigation into possible cheating. 90

Notable Quotes

“Boom—if you can't blast me down in three moves, you die.” 86

“This may not be a life-and-death battle, but it's still a competition. Any method that doesn't violate the rules is fair game in a competition.” 87