Su Ming

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Su Ming (苏铭)
Alias(es)	Lasu (before becoming a Barbarian Warrior) 7 8
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Wu Mountain Tribe 7 8
Occupation/Role	Herb gatherer; Medicine Stone refiner; Barbarian Warrior 6 12 21
First Appearance	Chapter 6 (first detailed narrative appearance) 6

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Blood Condensation Realm, first level	12	Condenses a fourth blood line after the fragment’s warm current merges with the accumulated power of Black Dragon Saliva; officially becomes a Barbarian Warrior. 12
Blood Condensation Realm, second level	17	Forces the sixth blood line to condense while rushing to rescue Xiao Hong; gains greater speed and strength. 17
Blood Condensation Realm, second level — 10 blood lines	22	Grandpa’s true Barbarian Awakening purges impurities and solidifies Su Ming’s seventh through tenth blood lines; the eleventh remains incomplete. 22
Blood Condensation Realm, third level — 11 blood lines	30	Uses Dust-Clearing Powder with a Sky Rock Grass leaf to condense the eleventh blood line. 30
Blood Condensation Realm, third level — 19 blood lines	39	Mountain Spirit Powder, Dust-Clearing Powder, and Sky Rock Grass rapidly raise his blood-line count while he pushes through severe strain. 39
Blood Condensation Realm, third level — 22 blood lines	41	His injuries heal after contemplating the Fire Barbarian art; subsequent cultivation raises him from nineteen to twenty-two blood lines. 41
Blood Condensation Realm, fourth level — 25 blood lines	42	Blood Fire Stacking draws a streak of red moonlight into his eyes, forming the twenty-fifth blood line and granting a connection to moonlight. 42
Blood Condensation Realm, fourth level — temporary 33 blood lines	43	During an attempted third Blood Fire Stacking, blood lines manifest through the thirty-third before Su Ming stops under overwhelming pressure. 43
Blood Condensation Realm, fourth level — 49 blood lines	44	After a month of refinement and cultivation, he reaches forty-nine blood lines and can manipulate a thin, unseen wisp of moonlight. 44

Background

Su Ming grew up among the Wu Mountain Tribe despite lacking the Barbarian Body required to worship its Barbarian Statue and practice Barbarian Cultivation. Frail in appearance, he supported himself by gathering medicinal herbs on Green Mountain and Wulong Mountain, hoping to become a Barbarian Warrior rather than an ordinary tribal healer. Grandpa’s medicinal care and years of Black Dragon Saliva nourishment made him far more agile and resilient than his build suggested. 6 7 8

His second Barbarian Awakening fails, confirming that he cannot gain a Barbarian Body through the tribe’s normal ritual. Soon afterward, a warm black fragment worn at his chest grants him a cultivation method for the Blood Condensation Realm, allowing him to begin condensing Barbarian Blood in secret. 8 10

The fragment also transports Su Ming to a mysterious place containing stone doors and refining knowledge. Through it, he learns Powder Refining and obtains Medicine Stone recipes, turning Black Flame Peak’s Fire Lava Cave into a hidden cultivation and refinement site. 12 14 23

Appearance

Su Ming is initially a delicate-featured, slender youth whose body is described as frail. His sustained cultivation and medicinal refinement gradually make his body sturdier and more powerful. 6 11

• Wears animal-hide clothing. 6
• Keeps messy hair tied with a grass cord. 6
• Wears a necklace of white crescent beast bones. 6
• Carries a woven herb basket while gathering medicinal plants. 6
• His blood lines shine vivid red across his body during cultivation. 39
• Blood Fire Stacking leaves his eyes bloodshot and briefly fills his pupils with the shadow of a blood moon. 41 42

Personality

Su Ming is persistent to the point of risking injury. His inability to awaken normally does not lessen his desire to cultivate; instead, he repeatedly experiments, refines Medicine Stones through failure, and forces breakthroughs when those close to him are threatened. 11 14 17 39

He is cautious and observant when dealing with danger. At the Tribal Market, he disguises himself and intimidates the One-Eyed Man rather than relying on raw strength; against Sikong, he analyzes the spear’s danger and waits for moonlight before counterattacking. 28 29 45

Despite his growing ruthlessness toward enemies, Su Ming is deeply loyal to his companions. He regards Xiao Hong as family, protects Lei Chen, saves Bai Ling without hesitation, and remains devoted to Grandpa and the Wu Mountain Tribe. 17 35 37 39

Abilities & Skills

Blood Condensation Cultivation

Su Ming tempers and condenses Barbarian Blood into visible blood lines, gaining physical strength, speed, resilience, and access to Barbarian Arts.

• His cultivation began despite his lack of a natural Barbarian Body. 10 12
• He is notably fast and agile in mountain terrain, at times outpacing Lei Chen despite having lower cultivation. 29 30
• Grandpa’s Ancient Barbarian Awakening purges impurities from Su Ming’s body and improves his cultivation potential. 22
• He seeks to reach Dust Opening and eventually draw his own Barbarian Mark. 10 22 43

Powder Refining

Su Ming learned Powder Refining from memories bestowed by the black fragment. He uses a self-made stone furnace and the earthfire of Black Flame Peak to refine spherical Medicine Stones. 12 14

• Dust-Clearing Powder — Amplifies the inherent effects of substances consumed with it; Su Ming pairs it with medicinal juices, Black Dragon Saliva, Sky Rock Grass, and Mountain Spirit Powder. 16 30 39
• Blood Powder — A scarlet Medicine Stone harmless when swallowed but lethally combustive upon contact with blood. Su Ming uses it as a hidden trump card. 15 17 20
• Mountain Spirit Powder — A difficult-to-refine dark blue Medicine Stone that dramatically accelerates Su Ming’s cultivation when combined with Dust-Clearing Powder. 38 39
• Additional recipes — He acquires the formulas for Nanli Powder and Spirit-Absorbing Powder, though their effects remain untested. 23
• He sells Dust-Clearing Powder at the Tribal Market to purchase over sixty Luoyun Leaves. 29

Spirit Devouring Barbarian Art

Spirit Devouring is Su Ming’s first Barbarian Art. It uses the spirit of a recently deceased beast to temporarily enhance part of his abilities. 16

• Requires a fresh wild-beast corpse. 16
• Su Ming uses it after killing a Diao Li, temporarily increasing his speed during the pursuit of Xiao Hong’s captors. 17
• Its enhancement fades after a limited time. 17

Fire Barbarian Art

Through inscriptions associated with the Fire Barbarians, Su Ming discovers the Blood Fire Stacking method and the Fire Worship Technique. The art is tied to imagining the moon as red and drawing upon moonlight. 38 40

• Blood Fire Stacking — Involves burning the Barbarian Fire repeatedly; Su Ming’s early attempts cause intense pain, eye damage, tremors, and reactions from the Moon Wings. 42 43
• Moonlight manipulation — After reaching the fourth Blood Condensation level, he can draw and wield a sharp wisp of moonlight. 42 44
• The moonlight strike is more powerful than his full-strength physical blow against a boulder. 43
• Only Su Ming appears able to perceive the wisp of moonlight. 44
• He stops his third Blood Fire Stacking before completion because of the immense pressure it creates. 43

Wilderness Survival and Combat

Years of gathering herbs have made Su Ming highly familiar with Wulong Mountain, Black Flame Peak, and their dangers. 6 11 13

• Climbs cliffs and traverses forests with exceptional agility. 6 7
• Identifies and gathers medicinal herbs with Xiao Hong’s assistance. 13
• Uses terrain, disguise, intimidation, and misdirection against stronger opponents. 28 29 45
• Learned archery from Bei Ling while growing up. 24

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Black fragment pendant — A warm black fragment that provides Su Ming’s cultivation method, grants access to a mysterious refining space, and reacts to his blood lines. 10 12 20
• Medicine Blade — A sharp blade used to carve his stone furnace and prepare materials. 14
• Bone Horn — Used to control fire trenches during refinement and to cut Bai Ling free from the red tree trapping her. 15 35
• Wild Cauldron stone furnace — Su Ming’s improvised Powder Refining furnace in the Fire Lava Cave. 14 15
• Black spear — A barbed Barbarian Artifact taken from Sikong and retained as collateral for Sikong’s written debt. 45 46 48
• Sky Rock Grass — A rare herb used to assist cultivation and refine Medicine Stones. 22 30 39

Relationships

• Grandpa Mo Sang — Guardian, mentor, and the Wu Mountain Tribe’s elder. He nourished Su Ming with Black Dragon Saliva, healed his injuries, taught him cultivation knowledge, and spent his only true Barbarian Awakening on him. 7 20 22 48
• Xiao Hong — Su Ming’s intelligent little monkey companion. Su Ming considers Xiao Hong family and risks a reckless breakthrough to rescue him from captors. 6 17 20
• Lei Chen — Close childhood friend and protector. Lei Chen supports Su Ming after his failed Awakening, while Su Ming later shares Black Dragon Saliva, Sky Rock Grass, and medical treatment with him. 8 10 22 37
• Bai Ling — Granddaughter of the Black Dragon Tribe’s Barbarian Duke. Su Ming saves her from a Moon Wing nest and develops mutual affection with her. 35 37 50
• Bei Ling — Formerly an older-brother figure who taught Su Ming archery; their relationship becomes strained as Bei Ling grows resentful of Grandpa’s favor toward Su Ming. 24 47 48
• Chen Xin — Daughter of the tribe leader who maintains Su Ming’s home when he is away. Su Ming regards her as a younger sister. 22
• Sikong — Son of the Black Dragon Tribe’s chieftain. He pursues Su Ming with a Barbarian Artifact, loses the spear, and is forced to sign a debt agreement under threat. 45 46

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Failed Awakening and secret cultivation — Su Ming fails to worship the Barbarian Statue but begins Blood Condensation cultivation through the black fragment. 8 10 12
• Medicine Stone refinement — He establishes a hidden refining site at Black Flame Peak, discovers Dust-Clearing Powder and Blood Powder, and uses refinement to rapidly improve his cultivation. 14 16
• Rescue of Xiao Hong — Xiao Hong is captured while protecting Su Ming. Su Ming forcibly reaches the second Blood Condensation level, kills a Diao Li, and pursues the captors. 16 17
• Grandpa’s Awakening — Grandpa heals Su Ming, recognizes his status as a Barbarian Warrior, and performs the Ancient Barbarian Awakening to cleanse his body and strengthen his foundation. 21 22
• Tribal Market trade — Disguised as a dangerous reclusive cultivator, Su Ming sells Dust-Clearing Powder to acquire the Luoyun Leaves needed for Mountain Spirit Powder. 28 29
• Blood Moon cultivation — Su Ming reaches the third and then fourth Blood Condensation levels while uncovering the Fire Barbarian art and its moonlight-based power. 30 39 42
• Bai Ling and the Black Dragon Tribe — He saves Bai Ling, later confronts Sikong outside Black Dragon Tribe territory, and acquires Sikong’s spear through the resulting debt arrangement. 35 45 46
• Journey to Fengzhen — Su Ming accompanies the Wu Mountain Tribe to Mud Stone City, where the Fengzhen Upper Barbarian immediately sees through Grandpa’s concealment of Su Ming’s cultivation. 47 50

Notable Quotes

“For a Barbarian Cultivator, a little pain and injury are nothing!” 39

“I want to become stronger; I want to become a powerhouse!” 39

“By combining this with the Medicine Stone to practice this art... I have hope for the Dust Opening Realm!” 43

Trivia

• Su Ming repeatedly dreams of an unidentified woman calling him “brother” and asking him to wait for her. 10 20
• After beginning cultivation, he finds that he needs unusually little food; he attributes this to the warm current from the black fragment. 10
• A reader-created illustration summary reports a separate account in which Su Ming is a seventh-level Spirit Severance Realm cultivator connected to a Black Dragon manifestation and the Immortal’s Descent. 3