Xu Xiaoyan

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Xu Xiaoyan (许小言)
Gender	Female
Age	9 upon entering Class Zero 149
Affiliation	Shrek Academy; formerly Eastsea Academy, Class Zero 228 240
Occupation/Role	Soul Elder; long-range attacker, elemental controller, and control support 150 295
Martial Soul	Star Wheel Ice Staff — a mutated Martial Soul that can manipulate star power at night 147
Spirit Soul	Star-Moon Divine Moth 301
Soul Power	At least three rings; Soul Elder 295
Innate Talent	Innate Full Soul Power; manifested the rare Star Wheel phenomenon during awakening 133
First Appearance	Chapter 133

Power Progression

Stage	Advancement	Details
Martial Soul Awakening	Innate Full Soul Power	Her Star Wheel Ice Staff manifested the rare Star Wheel phenomenon, leading the Xu family to identify her as a once-in-a-century genius. 133
Entry into Class Zero	Rank 17 Soul Master	Enters Eastsea Academy's Class Zero as a first-ring Soul Master on a one-month assessment period. 147 149
First-Year Class Committee Assessment	Two Spirit Rings	Her Ice Wheel remains effective as a control skill despite her being only a two-ring Soul Master at the time. 250
Spirit Soul Tower Challenge	Three-ring Soul Elder	Her cultivation has reached three rings, though she continues seeking a Spirit Soul suited to her stellar potential. 295
Star-Moon Divine Moth Fusion	Star-Moon Illusory Cage	Fuses with the stellar-attribute Star-Moon Divine Moth Spirit Soul and gains a new Spirit Skill. 301

Background

Xu Xiaoyan was regarded by the Xu family as a rare genius who appeared only once in a century. Her Innate Full Soul Power and the Star Wheel phenomenon during her Martial Soul awakening led her family to invest heavily in her cultivation, including purchasing tickets to the Riot Period Spirit Ascension Platform. However, her timid nature and lack of combat training made her too afraid to hunt soul beasts there, leaving her with only single-digit spiritual energy gains. 133

Xu Xiaoyan is the younger sister of Xu Xiaoyu, an ice-staff Soul Master whose Ice Wheel Spirit Skill resembles her own. During their time in the Riot Period Spirit Ascension Platform, she witnessed Gu Yuena defeat her brother and came to associate Gu Yuena's presence with safety. 133 150 156

Eastsea Academy admitted her to Class Zero on a one-month assessment period after its expert panel evaluated her potential. Although Wu Zhangkong initially objected because she was only a first-ring Soul Master, he accepted the trial after learning of her mutated Star Wheel Ice Staff and its nighttime star-power properties. 147

After Class Zero's successful Shrek Academy assessment, Xu Xiaoyan completed her registration alongside her teammates and later entered Shrek's first-year class. 228 240

Appearance

Xu Xiaoyan is a blue-haired girl who first appears in the Eastsea Academy uniform. 147

• Her Star Wheel state surrounds her with starlight and gives her a more upright, dignified presence. 155
• A golden star appears on her forehead while the Star Wheel is active. 155
• After several years of cultivation, she has grown prettier while retaining a lively, childlike quality when she smiles. 198

Personality

Xu Xiaoyan is initially timid and cautious, especially around soul beasts and the overwhelmingly strong members of Class Zero. Seeing the physical and mental-power results of her new classmates leaves her intimidated by the gap between them. 133 149

She initially relies heavily on stronger companions for a sense of safety, particularly Gu Yuena, but gradually becomes more determined to contribute rather than fall behind the rest of Class Zero. 133 152 259

She also has a competitive and determined side. Rather than accept her daytime mental-power result of 61, she asks to be tested again at night, revealing that her spiritual power changes after dark. 149 In combat, she can act strategically and use deception to secure victory. 224

Xu Xiaoyan remains conscious of her comparative weakness in individual combat and later doubts whether she deserves to remain at Shrek Academy. Nevertheless, encouragement from Xu Mengqing and Tang Wulin motivates her to continue working toward improvement. 259 266

Abilities & Skills

Star Wheel Ice Staff

Xu Xiaoyan possesses the mutated Star Wheel Ice Staff Martial Soul. It has no exceptional daytime trait, but at night it mutates and allows her to manipulate star power. 147 148

• Functions as a long-range, ice-element control Martial Soul. 150
• Her control abilities become substantially stronger at night. 148 155
• Her Star Wheel control range improves through repeated practical combat. 162
• Her astral control abilities are described as having an absolute success rate, but using them leaves her unable to move and does not compensate for her limited sustained offense. 266
• Her physical strength is comparable to that of an ordinary person, making direct confrontation a weakness. 149

Ice Wheel

Her first Spirit Skill creates a cold, translucent Ice Wheel. 150 151

• Produces ice chains and a five-pointed star formation beneath a target. 151
• Can restrain an opponent in place and create an opening for allies. 151
• Successfully bound Xu Mengqing during a training battle, allowing Tang Wulin to attack. 151
• Can form an Ice Wheel Cage, using multiple interlocking wheels and chains to bind a target; its duration depends heavily on the difference in cultivation between Xu Xiaoyan and her opponent. 154
• During the first-year class committee assessment, she used an Ice Wheel to slow Wu Sidu's Hell White Tiger form at a crucial moment. 250

Star Wheel

Xu Xiaoyan's nighttime Spirit Ability draws down star power onto her Ice Staff, forming a golden wheel marked by a hexagram. 155

• Enhances her control abilities. 155
• Causes her Spirit Ring and body to be suffused with starlight. 155
• Requires nighttime conditions to display its special properties. 147 148
• Could not be directly demonstrated during Shrek Academy's daytime specialty assessment, though the examiners recognized the Xu family's established starlight Spirit Skills and awarded her eight points. 219

Star-Moon Divine Moth

Xu Xiaoyan fused with the Star-Moon Divine Moth, a rare stellar-attribute Spirit Soul obtained during the Spirit Soul Tower challenge. 300 301

• The Spirit Soul willingly fused with her after Xu Mengqing, Gu Yuena, and Xu Xiaoyan defeated it in the tower's twelfth stage. 300 301
• Grants her the Spirit Skill Star-Moon Illusory Cage. 301
• Its fusion causes icy mist and starlight to rise around Xu Xiaoyan's body. 301

Mental Power

Condition	Mental Power	Notes
Daytime	61	Above Xie Xie's 59, but not enough to distinguish her among Class Zero's highest scorers. 149
Nighttime	Unknown	Xu Xiaoyan states that her spiritual power changes at night and requests a retest. 149

Relationships

• Xu Mengqing — Class Zero teammate and captain. He welcomes her into the class, gives her tactical guidance during the Shrek assessment, supports her when she doubts herself, and leads Gu Yuena and Xu Xiaoyan through the Spirit Soul Tower to obtain her Star-Moon Divine Moth. 148 223 259 290 301
• Tang Wulin — Class Zero teammate. He protects her during their first training match and relies on her support against Xu Mengqing. He later encourages her to continue working hard at Shrek Academy. 150 151 259
• Xu Mengqing — Class Zero teammate who welcomes her to the class and later provides tactical guidance during assessments. 148 223
• Gu Yuena — Class Zero teammate. Gu Yuena remains vigilant toward Xu Xiaoyan when she joins the class, but the two later become close, with Gu Yuena acting as a protective mentor-like older-sister figure during the Spirit Soul Tower challenge. 148 290 293
• Xie Xie — Classmate with whom she has a tense initial reunion because of a previous encounter; Xu Mengqing mediates between them. They later grow closer and are noted to have similar lively personalities. 148 198
• Xu Xiaoyu — Her older brother and a fellow ice-staff Soul Master. They bicker over Class Zero's prospects in the Skysea Alliance Grand Competition, but he remains part of her family support system. 133 156
• Wu Zhangkong — Homeroom teacher who accepts her into Class Zero for a one-month evaluation and approves of her combat support. 147 151

Story Role / Major Arcs

Entry into Class Zero

Xu Xiaoyan joins Eastsea Academy's Class Zero as a provisional student. She introduces herself as a nine-year-old Rank 17 Soul Master and must prove that her unusual Martial Soul warrants her place in Wu Zhangkong's elite class. 147 149

Initial Combat Training

Placed on Tang Wulin and Xie Xie's team against Xu Mengqing and Gu Yuena, Xu Xiaoyan reveals Ice Wheel. She uses its ice chains to restrain Xu Mengqing, demonstrating that she can serve as an effective control support despite her weak physique. 150 151

Although Xu Mengqing later captures her with a hidden vine and uses her capture to force Tang Wulin to halt his attack, Wu Zhangkong judges her performance sufficient for her to remain in Class Zero for the time being. 152

Skysea Alliance Training

During evening training, Xu Xiaoyan demonstrates Star Wheel, revealing the star-powered nighttime aspect of her Martial Soul and strengthening her control role within the team. 155

She elects not to participate in the individual competition because it is held during the day, choosing instead to focus on the trio competition where her support role is more valuable. 156

Academy Assessment

Xu Xiaoyan receives guidance from Xu Mengqing during the combat assessment and wins her individual match through strategy and acting skill. She earns 10 points and finishes with 67 total points, exceeding the passing threshold alongside the other Class Zero students. 223 224

During the specialty assessment, she explains the nighttime mutation of her Martial Soul. Unable to demonstrate Star Wheel in daylight, she is nevertheless awarded eight points because the examiners recognize the Xu family's starlight Spirit Skills. 219

Shrek Academy Enrollment

Following the assessment, Xu Xiaoyan completes Shrek Academy's registration procedures with the other members of Class Zero. 228

First-Year Class Committee Assessment

During Shrek Academy's large-scale simulated assessment, Xu Xiaoyan encounters Xu Mengqing's group while traveling with a blue-haired student’s team. Her connection to the opposing side gives Xu Mengqing's group insider information when they decide to avoid a direct clash with Luo Guixing's team. 247 249

Despite having only two Spirit Rings at the time, she uses Ice Wheel to slow Wu Sidu's Hell White Tiger form during the melee. She later watches Gu Yuena's one-on-one confrontation with Wu Sidu alongside Xu Mengqing, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie. 250 254 256

Doubts at Shrek Academy

Xu Xiaoyan becomes concerned that her individual strength is too weak for Shrek Academy and questions whether she belongs there. Xu Mengqing and Tang Wulin encourage her not to give up and to continue improving through effort. 259 266

Spirit Soul Tower Challenge

Xu Xiaoyan accompanies Xu Mengqing and Gu Yuena to the Heavenly Spirit Pagoda headquarters to challenge the Spirit Soul Tower. While Xu Mengqing and Gu Yuena protect her through its increasingly difficult stages, she remains eager to obtain a Spirit Soul suited to her stellar Martial Soul. 290 291 293

At the tower's twelfth stage, the group faces an unexpected Star-Moon Divine Moth rather than the anticipated King Kong Baboon. After Xu Mengqing defeats it, Xu Xiaoyan fuses with the Spirit Soul and obtains Star-Moon Illusory Cage. 300 301

Notable Quotes

“Stars in the sky, shining bright, forever brilliant, peace for all! Grant me power, my Star Wheel.” 155