Ye Qiong

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Ye Qiong (夜穹)
Alias(es)	Passing Pathfinder
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Seven Treasures Glazed Sect (formerly); Omphalos/Amphoreus Academy
Occupation/Role	Founder and Dean of Omphalos/Amphoreus Academy
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 1
Martial Soul	Pathfinder Baseball Bat; later gains Mimi as a second Martial Soul
Known Relatives/Contract	Fiancé of Ning Rongrong by childhood marriage contract

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Soul Emperor	1	Had reached Soul Emperor rank at age sixteen as the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect's most outstanding disciple.
Level 70	5	Uses a Martial Soul Evolution Card, evolving his former ordinary baseball bat Martial Soul and reaching level 70.
Level 74 / Spirit Emperor	10	Absorbs the Azure Bull Python's hundred-thousand-year spirit ring; his seventh ring is red and he reaches level 74.
Level 76	19	Gains two ranks after inheriting the remains and dragon bones of the Water and Fire Dragon Kings.
Second Martial Soul: Mimi	35	Cyrene's transformed form becomes his second Martial Soul; it is in its juvenile stage and cannot yet receive spirit rings.

Background / History

Ye Qiong was raised within the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect, where he became its foremost young disciple and earned the favor of the sect's two Douluo. Ning Fengzhi later gave him the childhood marriage contract binding him to Ning Rongrong, while acknowledging that Ye Qiong's ambitions and Rongrong's path differed. Ye Qiong was largely indifferent to the engagement and had rarely interacted with her during his decade at the sect. 1 2

Unlike those native to the world, Ye Qiong remembers the complete original plot surrounding Tang San, from Tang San's past-life leap to his ascension. He establishes Omphalos Academy to alter that trajectory, develop overlooked students into geniuses, and ultimately transcend the Douluo plane. 1 3

His deeper memories return after entering the academy's Simulated Reality. Ye Qiong realizes that he is a Trailblazer who entered the Douluo world to find Cyrene and change their fate. A recorded message explains that Cyrene is trapped in an Iron Curtain causal loop; saving her permanently requires Ye Qiong to gain enough power to reach the Imaginary Tree and rewrite causality. 33 34

Appearance

Ye Qiong is a young gray-haired man typically seen in white robes. His youthful appearance causes prospective students to mistake his position as dean, as he appears only a few years older than them. 1

• Gray hair.
• Usually wears white robes. 1
• Carries or manifests the Pathfinder Baseball Bat in battle. 8 9

Personality

Ye Qiong is confident, calculating, and unusually unconcerned with conventional limits. He views Tang San as a protagonist to be suppressed rather than followed, actively seizing opportunities from the expected storyline for his academy and himself. 1 8 12

As dean, he is strict about fairness. He refuses Ning Rongrong's enrollment despite their engagement because of her contempt for other applicants, and he does not bend academy rules for sect ties or status. 2

He is deeply invested in his students' potential, particularly those with mediocre starting talent. Rather than recruiting only established geniuses, he provides tailored training, combat experience, herbs, instructors, and system resources to elevate them. 3 5 20 21

Cyrene's fate exposes a more vulnerable side of Ye Qiong. He accepts the possible consequences of the Iron Curtain's return rather than abandon her, and becomes notably more vigilant after Mimi reunites with him. 34 35

Abilities & Skills

Soul Power and Spirit Rings

Ye Qiong possesses Spirit Emperor-level power and an unprecedented spirit-ring configuration, including a hundred-thousand-year seventh ring. 10 15

• Spirit ring configuration at level 74:
  • Yellow — 700 years.
  • Purple — 2,000 years.
  • Purple — 5,000 years.
  • Black — 10,000 years.
  • Black — 40,000 years.
  • Black — 70,000 years.
  • Red — 100,000 years. 15
• Uses his seventh spirit ring while confronting the Titan Giant Ape. 10
• His hundred-thousand-year ring is believed by Xiao Wu to have come from the Azure Bull Python. 12

Pathfinder Baseball Bat

Ye Qiong's primary Martial Soul was evolved from an ordinary baseball bat through a Martial Soul Evolution Card. 3 5

• Defeated the hundred-thousand-year Azure Bull Python with the bat. 9
• Knocked the Titan Giant Ape unconscious with a single strike. 10
• Uses the bat as both a weapon and the vessel for his spirit rings. 8 15

Dragon King Inheritance

At the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Ye Qiong accepts the inheritance of the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King. 17

• Receives the Water Dragon King Left Palm Bone.
• Receives the Fire Dragon King Right Palm Bone.
• The dragon bones exceed the quality of ordinary soul-beast spirit bones. 17
• Activating the palm bones reveals his inheritance to Ti Bao. 19
• Gains two ranks from absorbing the ancient Dragon King remains. 19

Second Martial Soul: Mimi

Mimi is Cyrene's transformed form and Ye Qiong's second Martial Soul. 35

• Mimi is presently in a juvenile stage.
• Her abilities are unlocked.
• Her spirit-ring slots are vacant but temporarily cannot accept rings. 35
• Mimi can return to Ye Qiong's body as pink light. 35

System

Ye Qiong possesses a system that grants missions, Stellar Jades, Warp draws, academy facilities, and special rewards. 3 8 20

• Uses Warp to obtain Golden Descendants, equipment, Soul Bones, and other rewards. 4 13 38
• Receives the As I Wrote function as an advanced feature capable of restoring summoned Golden Descendants' sealed past-life memories. He chooses not to use it immediately. 4
• Can inspect the information, Martial Souls, levels, and academy positions of himself and others. 4 15 26
• Uses academy missions and rewards to fund student development. 8 20 37

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Pathfinder Baseball Bat — Ye Qiong's evolved primary Martial Soul and main weapon. 5 15
• Water Dragon King Left Palm Bone — Dragon King inheritance. 17
• Fire Dragon King Right Palm Bone — Dragon King inheritance. 17
• Martial Soul Evolution Card — Used to evolve his original baseball bat Martial Soul. 3 5
• Immortal-herb pills — Personally distributes refined pills suited to each student's Martial Soul and development needs. 19 20
• Statue of Fuli Lian — Used in his card-pulling rituals. 13 20
• Two adaptive Soul Bones — A ten-thousand-year External Soul Bone and a hundred-thousand-year leg bone; Ye Qiong intends to award them based on future performance. 38

Relationships

• Ning Rongrong — Former fiancée through a childhood marriage contract. Ye Qiong rejects her enrollment after her arrogance toward other candidates and remains emotionally detached from the engagement. 1 2
• Ning Fengzhi — Sect elder who entrusted Ye Qiong with the marriage contract and asked that Rongrong's life be spared if conflict became unavoidable. 2
• Tiricipios / Ti Bao — Chief instructor and trusted partner. Ye Qiong entrusts students to her care, works with her to improve the academy, and treats her as a partner rather than a subordinate. 4 15 16 19
• Bai E — Student considered the academy team's core. Ye Qiong guides him in battle and recognizes that his true potential remains unrevealed. 5 6 7
• Bai Chenxiang — Student whom Ye Qiong once rescued from a soul beast and later recruited after she sought his guidance. 3
• Kerythra / Caesar — Student and Balak Kingdom heir. Ye Qiong intends to prevent her from repeating the tragic path she took in his past-life memories. 14 15
• Na Kexia / Anaxagoras — Student recruited for his exceptional intellect and interest in researching soul power; Ye Qiong assigns Ti Bao to mentor his research. 21 22 26
• Xia Die and Polyxena — Twin students whose shared symbiotic Martial Souls require them to fight together at full strength. Ye Qiong wishes for Xia Die to have the ordinary life she lacked in her past existence. 27 28
• Cyrene / Mimi — The central reason for Ye Qiong's reincarnation and long-term goal. Cyrene becomes his second Martial Soul as Mimi. 33 34 35
• Azure Bull Python / Da Ming — Ye Qiong kills it to obtain its hundred-thousand-year spirit ring. 9 10
• Titan Giant Ape / Er Ming — Attacks Ye Qiong in response to Da Ming's death and is knocked unconscious in one strike. 10
• Dugu Bo — Opponent humiliated by Ye Qiong in Sunset Forest; Dugu Bo leaves promising revenge. 16
• Dugu Yan — Holds a grudge against Ye Qiong after Dugu Bo's defeat and vows to grow stronger. 19
• Tang San — A rival protagonist whose expected opportunities Ye Qiong deliberately seeks to disrupt or claim. 1 8 12
• Xiao Wu — Seeks revenge against Ye Qiong for Da Ming's death. 10 12 13

Story Role / Major Arcs

Founding and Recruitment

Ye Qiong opens Omphalos Academy near Shrek Academy and announces that only one applicant will be admitted. He personally interviews candidates with Jiang Zhu recording their details. 1

When Ning Rongrong attempts to exploit her sect status and belittles other candidates, Ye Qiong rejects her and drives her away despite their engagement. Bai Chenxiang subsequently enrolls, completing Ye Qiong's novice quest and unlocking the system's basic functions. 2 3

Academy Development

Ye Qiong reveals the academy's hidden grounds and summons Tiricipios as chief instructor. He builds the academy around intensive practical development, taking students to the Soul Fighting Arena and using each match as a lesson in tactics and real combat. 4 5

He recruits Bai E, Kerythra, Na Kexia, Xia Die, Polyxena, and other exceptional students while using system rewards, herb cultivation, and tailored immortal-herb pills to improve the academy's overall potential. 5 13 15 20 21 27

Star Dou Great Forest

Ye Qiong enters the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a new spirit ring, choosing the hundred-thousand-year Azure Bull Python as his target. He defeats the beast with his baseball bat, absorbs its ring, and reaches level 74. 8 9 10

The killing provokes the Titan Giant Ape and Xiao Wu. Ye Qiong incapacitates both before departing, leaving Xiao Wu with a lasting grudge. 10

Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well

Seeking treasures to improve his students' aptitudes, Ye Qiong and Ti Bao travel to the Sunset Forest. After Dugu Bo retreats in humiliation, Ye Qiong enters the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and inherits the Water and Fire Dragon Kings' remains, power, and palm bones. 15 16 17

He returns with immortal herbs, refines them into pills for his students, and raises their cultivation and Martial Soul potential. 19 20

Simulated Reality and Cyrene's Return

Ye Qiong discovers the Simulated Reality training facility and enters it himself. Within, he regains his identity as a Trailblazer and remembers that his purpose in Douluo is to save Cyrene from an Iron Curtain causal loop. 32 33 34

He reunites with Cyrene after finding her Seed of Immaculate Purity. She becomes Mimi, his second Martial Soul, while the Iron Curtain begins to awaken and threaten the world. 35 36

Imperial Fighting Challenge

With the Iron Curtain threat approaching, Ye Qiong focuses on strengthening Amphoreus Academy. He challenges the Imperial Fighting Team, allowing Kerythra to face all seven opponents alone; her victory earns the academy promotion to district-level qualification. 36 37

Trivia

• Ye Qiong calls himself “merely a passing Pathfinder” when confronting the Azure Bull Python. 9
• He performs elaborate rituals before card pulls, including bathing, changing clothes, and praying with incense before the Statue of Fuli Lian. 13
• He intentionally withholds the Golden Descendants' past-life memories, believing they deserve a new beginning free from former burdens. 4
• He has knowledge of events and characters from his past life that influence how he recruits and protects his students. 1 15 27