Di Yi

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Di Yi (地一)
Alias(es)	First; Number One
Species/Race	Mutated Green-Red Tiger; later evolved into a Golden Spirit Holy Tiger and identified as a metal-element Elemental Holy Spirit
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Xu Bai's contracted tamed beast
Occupation/Role	Combat soul beast; Xu Bai's mount, bodyguard, and metal manipulation specialist
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Mutated Green-Red Tiger; 100 years	8	Awakened Metal Spirit Power at Entry level through Magnet Powder treatment. His racial potential was listed as 1,000 years. 8
Metal Spirit Power: Proficient	11	Learned to precisely levitate and move individual iron balls through reward-and-punishment training; the skill became suitable for controlled attacks. 11
Metal Spirit Power: Proficient combat use	13	Could remotely manipulate throwing knives and Iron Skewers; an Iron Skewer could pierce a tree trunk without charging. 13
Thousand-year soul beast; 1,001 years	40	Reached 1,001 years, gained ten-thousand-year racial potential, and awakened Metal Spirit Perception. Metal Spirit Power had reached Mastery. 40
First evolution / Golden Spirit Holy Tiger	60, 61, 62	Completed his first evolution at the thousand-year stage. He gained heavy dark-red armor flecked with silver and racial potential sufficient to eventually reach 100,000 years. 60 61 62
Metal Spirit Control and Concealed Edge	65	Metal Spirit Control replaced Metal Spirit Power with a higher ceiling; Concealed Edge granted a concealment state and a stored-power burst state. 65
Concealed Edge: Proficient	76	Could shrink to roughly half a meter and obscure his aura enough to evade Xu Bai's Soul Emperor-level spiritual perception unless Xu Bai was highly alert. 76
Golden Spirit Holy Tiger; 2,100 years	82	Listed with 100,000-year racial potential. Metal Spirit Control, Metal Spirit Perception, and Concealed Edge were all at Mastery. 82
Concealed Edge: Perfect	92	Could reduce himself to the size of two adult palms while concealed. 92
Reported ten-thousand-year soul beast	107	Xu Bai stated that Di Yi had risen from a hundred-year to a ten-thousand-year soul beast within several months. 107

Background

Di Yi was originally a Green-Red Tiger cub rejected and abandoned by his tribe because of his impure bloodline and inability to awaken a racial skill. The experience left him with deeply suppressed hatred toward his former kin, although he later learned to restrain those emotions. 6 14 27

Xu Bai contracted Di Yi and named him “First.” Though Di Yi did not initially care about the name, he came to regard Xu Bai as his greatest benefactor after Xu Bai used Magnet Powder to awaken his racial ability and raise him to the hundred-year stage. 3 5 8

Appearance

Di Yi began as a small, cute, white tiger with a kitten-like appearance. After awakening his racial ability, he became a one-meter-tall soul beast with a more imposing, king-of-beasts bearing. 6 8

• White fur with faint golden fluorescence appearing beneath it during Magnet Powder treatment. 6
• Stood roughly one meter tall upon reaching 100 years. 8
• After his first evolution, exceeded four meters in height and manifested full heavy armor. 61
• His evolved armor is dark red, flecked with silver stars, and covers his head, torso, limbs, and claws. 61
• Concealed Edge can reduce him to around two meters, half a meter, or—at Perfect proficiency—the size of two adult palms. 65 76 92

Personality

Di Yi is intensely loyal to Xu Bai and views him as the person who gave him a future. He is protective enough to guard Xu Bai while he is unconscious, follows dangerous orders without hesitation, and remains eager to prove his worth. 5 9 22

His gratitude coexists with resentment toward the Green-Red Tiger tribe that abandoned him. When he encountered his second uncle in the Hengduan Mountain Range, he suppressed his urge for revenge rather than recklessly provoking a stronger enemy. 14 27

He is highly food-motivated, especially by rich meals and Royal Honey. Xu Bai repeatedly uses food rewards, restricted rations, and Di Yi's fear of Coptis Powder as training incentives. 11 12 65 67

Di Yi can be jealous when Xu Bai gives Little Blue more attention, mischievous enough to attempt ambushing Xu Bai, and prideful when praised by powerful figures such as Bone Douluo. 21 77 82

Abilities & Skills

Metal Spirit Power / Metal Spirit Control

Di Yi's primary metal-element racial ability allows him to manipulate metallic objects at range. After his evolution, the ability became Metal Spirit Control, retaining the same foundation while greatly increasing its upper limit. 8 65

• At Entry level, affected metal objects throughout Xu Bai's courtyard, including kitchenware, nails, and Xu Bai's metal accessory. 8
• At Proficient level, could manipulate throwing knives with fine control and launch Iron Skewers capable of piercing a large tree. 13
• Can form metal platforms to gain altitude and launch projectiles such as iron needles. 78 79
• Can fuse rare metals into massive weapons, including a spear and a giant sword. 79
• His strongest Metal Spirit Control attack exhausted his stored energy and caused him to shrink to half a meter. 79

Metal Spirit Perception

Metal Spirit Perception allows Di Yi to sense the location of metals. 40

• Located a specific tunnel leading toward a valuable metal source within a cavern in Sunset Forest. 45
• Supports Xu Bai's search for rare metals needed for cultivation and evolution. 41 45

Concealed Edge

Concealed Edge combines concealment with a stored-energy release state. 65

• Concealment suppresses Di Yi's presence and returns him toward a smaller, more primitive form. 65
• While concealed, he can accumulate energy beyond his normal condition without immediately affecting his body. 65
• At Proficient level, his aura became difficult for even Xu Bai's Soul Emperor-level spiritual power to detect without vigilance. 76
• Edge releases accumulated energy to multiply his combat power, but imposes physical strain and a severe hunger phase. 65
• At Perfect proficiency, he can become small enough to ride on Xu Bai's shoulder or conceal himself in the palm-sized range. 92 97

Armored Combat Form

Following his first evolution, Di Yi gained a heavily armored form that enhances his combat presence and enables all-out attacks. 61 79

• Can manifest as a giant armored tiger during battle. 79
• Combined Metal Spirit Control, a metal platform, and a surprise sword strike during his spar with Bone Douluo. 79
• Bone Douluo assessed his explosive power as sufficient to challenge a Soul Emperor despite Di Yi's incomplete combat awareness. 79

Relationships

• Xu Bai — Beast Tamer, contractor, and benefactor. Di Yi's loyalty is rooted in Xu Bai awakening his racial skill, advancing his growth, and promising to help avenge his abandonment. 5 8 14
• Little Blue — Fellow tamed beast and younger companion. Di Yi is sometimes jealous of Little Blue's attention from Xu Bai, but Little Blue later encourages him during his food-ration training. 21 82
• Green-Red Tiger tribe — Former tribe that rejected and abandoned him due to his bloodline and lack of a racial skill. 8 14
• Di Yi's second uncle / Green-Red Tiger patriarch — A former enemy Di Yi initially could not challenge; he later killed the patriarch and forced the remaining tigers into submission. 27 97
• Bone Douluo — Tested Di Yi's combat power and praised the exceptional concealment granted by Concealed Edge. 77 78 79
• Xiao Wu — Communicated with Di Yi after recognizing him as a metal-element Elemental Holy Spirit; both approached the exchange with their own interests in mind. 107

Story Role / Major Arcs

Awakening and Early Training

Xu Bai used Magnet Powder to draw out Di Yi's dormant power, enabling him to awaken Metal Spirit Power and become a hundred-year metal-type soul beast. Di Yi then trained his control with iron balls, Royal Honey, and Coptis Powder until he achieved Proficient mastery. 3 8 11

Bandit Ambush and Return to Hengduan Mountain Range

Di Yi used hidden Iron Skewers to ambush and kill a Great Soul Master leading a bandit group. Soon afterward, he returned to the Hengduan Mountain Range with Xu Bai, confronted memories of his abandonment, and received Xu Bai's promise of future revenge. 13 14

Thousand-Year Growth and First Evolution

By Chapter 40, Di Yi had surpassed one thousand years and gained Metal Spirit Perception. After Xu Bai joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Di Yi completed his first evolution, becoming an armored Golden Spirit Holy Tiger with 100,000-year racial potential. 40 57 60 61 62

Concealed Edge Training

Xu Bai restricted Di Yi's portions to force greater use of Concealed Edge. The method succeeded: Di Yi learned to shrink, conceal his aura, and eventually achieve palm-sized concealment at Perfect proficiency. 65 67 76 92

Combat Test and Revenge

Di Yi fought Bone Douluo at full strength, displaying advanced metal manipulation and explosive armored attacks. He later returned to confront the Green-Red Tiger tribe, killed the patriarch identified as his second uncle, and ignored the remaining tigers after they submitted. 78 79 97

Trivia

• Di Yi does not care much about names, despite being called both “First” and “Number One.” 3
• Xu Bai once called him a “Palworld” by accident, then convinced Di Yi it was a title for beasts that made outstanding contributions. 12
• Di Yi prefers close-quarters combat despite being especially effective as a ranged metal manipulator. 13
• He can act with unusual emotional sensitivity, notably choosing not to press Xu Bai after Xu Bai's first experience with killing left him distressed. 14