Xiao Cheng

Biodata

| Name | Xiao Cheng |
| Alias | None |
| Species | Human 1 |
| Gender | Male 1 |
| Affiliation | Spirit Pagoda (Seven Luminaries Team); Blacksmith Association 13 22 51 |
| Status | Alive 53 |
| Age | 6 (at first appearance) 1; 8 (during Seven Luminaries missions) 21 35; 11½ (during his apprenticeship under Yuan Hua) 50 51 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 1 1 |

Background

Xiao Cheng was born into the Xiao family, a lineage that rose from commoner origins over just three generations to become a respected name within the Spirit Pagoda hierarchy 2 24. His grandfather, Xiao Wu, was born into an ordinary family in East Sea City and, through sheer luck and hard work, became a soul master and eventually the tower master of the East Sea Spirit Pagoda, though he carried a lifelong regret over having been looked down upon by a Shrek student 24. His father, Xiao Ran, leveraged this foundation to become a high-ranking Spirit Envoy of the Spirit Pagoda, known as the Azure Douluo, and a technical genius who created the first man-made Evil-Breaking Dragon soul spirit 1 4. His mother, Mu Wan, is a gentle and perceptive disciple of the Body Sect, daughter of the sect master Mu Huang 1 18. Xiao Cheng was raised in Shrek City in a luxurious villa with excellent privacy, displaying exceptional intelligence from infancy—able to walk and run months after birth, literate by age two, and having finished the Basic Principles of Soul Guidance Devices by age five 1. On the day of his martial soul awakening at the Spirit Pagoda headquarters, he was nervous but tried to maintain composure, supported by his parents' unwavering belief that a martial soul is only part of a person, not the whole 1. At the ceremony, he awakened twin martial souls—the Azure Sky Snake and a Body martial soul—with innate full soul power, shocking the audience and unlocking memories from his past lives 2 3.

The memories Xiao Cheng regained encompass two prior lives. In his first, he was an ordinary modern office worker who died after saving a child from an oncoming truck; in his second, he cultivated martial arts in a world where martial strength reigned supreme and became a martial arts grandmaster 2. These experiences gave him mature judgment, extensive combat awareness, and the inherited knowledge behind the Taixuan Technique and Dragon Transformation Sutra. He concealed the full truth from his family by attributing this knowledge to the mysterious purple-gold mark that appeared during his awakening 3.

• Xiao Ran (Father): A high-ranking Spirit Envoy of the Spirit Pagoda, also known as the Azure Douluo, who has reached level 98 in soul power 1 2 50. He is a technical genius who created the first man-made Evil-Breaking Dragon soul spirit and personally crafted the Azure Sky Snake soul spirit for Xiao Cheng 4. He is humble yet proud of his son, and shows deep care and foresight in guiding Xiao Cheng's cultivation 1 3 12. He later completed the Space-Time Divine Shuttle and placed a Spatial Mark on Xiao Cheng, allowing him to arrive through space should his son be endangered 50.
• Mu Wan (Mother): A disciple of the Body Sect, gentle, beautiful, and perceptive 1. She is the daughter of Mu Huang, the level 98 Super Douluo Sect Master of the Body Sect, and supports her son with silent comfort and encouragement 1 18. She takes Xiao Cheng to the Body Sect to obtain a more complete inheritance for his Body Martial Soul 17. Through the Body Sect's connection to the Blacksmith Association, she arranged Xiao Cheng's meeting with Divine Craftsman Yuan Hua 50.
• Xiao Wu (Grandfather): Xiao Ran's father, a commoner soul master who started from nothing in East Sea City and became the tower master of the East Sea Spirit Pagoda 24. He harbored deep regret over being looked down upon by a Shrek student, a grievance that influenced Xiao Cheng's later actions 24. He captured a Ten-Thousand-Year Sea Dragon to aid Xiao Cheng's cultivation 34.
• Mu Huang (Maternal Grandfather): The level 98 Super Douluo Sect Master of the Body Sect 18. He instructed Xiao Cheng in the true meaning of the Body Martial Soul, emphasizing self-perfection and complete control over one's body, and supervised his rigorous physical cultivation at the sect 18 19.
• Han Tianyi: The Body Sect's level 97 Vice Sect Master, known as the Illusion Brain Douluo 18. He trained Xiao Cheng's spiritual power through his spiritual world and later helped Xiao Cheng approach the Spirit Sea Realm 19 20.
• Mu Man (Maternal Uncle): Mu Wan's younger brother and the Body Sect's Vice Sect Master 18. He assisted in Xiao Cheng's Body Sect training, arranged his meeting with Yuan Hua in Heaven Dou City, and remains a warm, supportive uncle 19 50.

Personality and Relationships

Xiao Cheng is a calm, collected, and strategically minded youth who consistently takes initiative to foster unity and defuse tension within his team. Though he possesses extraordinary talent—twin martial souls, innate full soul power, exceptional mental strength, and the memories of prior lives—he remains modest and unassuming, preferring to let his actions speak rather than boast. He demonstrates maturity beyond his years, viewing problems from the perspective of the Spirit Pagoda's upper echelon and showing understanding in delicate situations, such as when he steps in to break the ice during the Seven Luminaries Team's first awkward meeting 14. In battle, he is adaptable and resourceful, using spatial soul skills, Body Martial Soul enhancements, and his external spirit bone to hold his own against stronger opponents, while also exhibiting sharp tactical thinking—for instance, targeting the enemy's support to turn the tide 27 28. His exceptional mental fortitude also allows him to resist spiritual and emotional control skills that would normally disrupt combatants 38.

At the same time, he displays a playful and affectionate side with close companions, engaging in friendly teasing with Leng Yaozhu and showing genuine care for those he trusts. His determination and discipline are evident in his rigorous cultivation and decision to learn forging as a secondary craft 33, and he remains grounded despite accusations, provocation, or the overwhelming praise his talents attract 29 51. He is particularly sensitive to the arrogance of powerful institutions toward commoner soul masters, a conviction shaped by Xiao Wu's past humiliation at the hands of a Shrek student 24.

• Leng Yaozhu: Xiao Cheng's closest partner and friend within the Seven Luminaries Team. They share a warm, teasing rapport and a deep sense of trust, frequently teaming up for battles and training sessions in the Spirit Ascension Platform 10 36. Leng Yaozhu often looks to Xiao Cheng for guidance and takes his opinions seriously, while Xiao Cheng values her strength and fiery personality; their bond has grown increasingly close through private outings, cooperative missions, and friendly spars 36 44 45. After years of cultivation apart, they continue their friendly rivalry, testing their newly developed techniques against each other 44 45.
• Leng Yulai: The younger Leng sister, who holds a quiet admiration for Xiao Cheng and is often grouped with him and her sister. Xiao Cheng treats her with protective kindness, and she in turn fights bravely alongside him, following his strategic lead in battles 27 36. Their relationship is warm and familial, strengthened by frequent shared experiences and mutual support.
• Qiangu Dongfeng: A rival marked by mutual respect and competitive tension. Qiangu Dongfeng is outwardly polite and respectful toward Xiao Cheng, acknowledging his fortune and strength, while Xiao Cheng recognizes Qiangu Dongfeng's power after absorbing a hundred-thousand-year soul bone 14 16. Their battle for the team captaincy ends in a draw, showcasing their equal footing and strategic acumen 16.
• Qiangu Qingfeng: A more distant relationship characterized by Qiangu Qingfeng's cold, reserved nature. Xiao Cheng has minimal direct interaction with him, but acknowledges his strength and role in the team, noting that Qiangu Qingfeng is a capable assault-type who can cooperate well with Xia Zhengleng 14 25. There is no hostility, but also little warmth between them.
• Zhang Geyang: An adversary during the team's early days; Zhang Geyang challenges Xiao Cheng to a duel to assert dominance, but Xiao Cheng defeats him decisively and swiftly with his Azure Sky Divine Spear and twin martial souls 15. After that, they coexist as teammates without further conflict, though Zhang Geyang remains closer to Qiangu Dongfeng.
• Xia Zhengleng: A quiet and reserved teammate with whom Xiao Cheng has little direct interaction. He acknowledges her role as the team's support and control-type, and she is grouped with Qiangu Qingfeng in his mental assessments 14 25. The dynamic is professional and cordial rather than close.
• Xiao Ran (father): A supportive and guiding presence in Xiao Cheng's life. Xiao Ran expresses confidence in his son's potential, arranges for mentors, and defends him against accusations from Shrek Academy's Long Yeyue 13 29 33. Their relationship is built on mutual respect and open communication, with Xiao Cheng often seeking his father's advice.
• Mu Wan (mother): A loving and encouraging mother who is deeply invested in Xiao Cheng's growth. She supports his decision to learn the Taixuan Technique and takes him to the Body Sect to receive his inheritance 3 17. Their bond is warm and trusting.
• Ouye Feng and Zheng Tie: Xiao Cheng's early forging mentors. Ouye Feng introduced him to the basics of forging as a stern Level 6 Master Blacksmith, while Zheng Tie guided his rapid rise through the lower blacksmith ranks and eventually became a Level 7 Saint Blacksmith himself 33 34 49. Zheng Tie ultimately acknowledged that Xiao Cheng needed a more advanced instructor to progress further 49.
• Yuan Hua: The continent's sole Level 9 Divine Craftsman and Xiao Cheng's master from Chapter 51 onward 50 51. Yuan Hua was initially cautious in evaluating Xiao Cheng, but accepted him as his first disciple after witnessing his Spirit Refinement of Sinking Silver, extraordinary Bloodline Power, and four ten-thousand-year soul rings 51. He teaches Xiao Cheng advanced Fusion Refinement and hopes his disciple may one day forge the legendary Divine Alloy 51.
• Mu Man (uncle): Xiao Cheng's affectionate maternal uncle, who assists him during his stay in Heaven Dou City and supports his apprenticeship under Yuan Hua 50 52.
• Hu Jie: A Body Sect member who challenged Xiao Cheng to a spar out of resentment toward Mu Man and jealousy over Su Wanjun 52. Hu Jie initially underestimated Xiao Cheng, but was forced to recognize the latter's vastly superior soul ring configuration, physical strength, and combat capability 53.

Abilities and Techniques

Martial Souls

• Azure Sky Snake (Beast Martial Soul): Possesses wind and spatial attributes. Through martial soul mimicry, Xiao Cheng manifests it as the Azure Sky Divine Spear, allowing dual-martial-soul utilization in combat. The soul spirit Lueqing accompanies his growth, evolving from an Azure Sky Snake into an Azure Python and eventually reaching the ten-thousand-year level. The Azure Sky Snake can evolve toward a true dragon when combined with the Dragon Transformation Sutra. 2 4 28 44
• Body Martial Soul (Humanoid): Awakened as a second martial soul, initially without soul rings. Its first soul ring, obtained from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, grants exceptional physical enhancement and the Evil God Body skill. The soul bone Void Star Beast right leg further augments its capabilities. 3 20 31

Soul Skills

• Power of Empty Green (Azure Sky Snake, First Soul Skill): Derived from the Azure Sky Snake soul spirit created by his father. Forms an invisible barrier or domain around Xiao Cheng, enhancing defense, reaction speed, and evasion. Allows short-range spatial blinks, though with heavy soul power consumption. 4 5
• Voiding (Azure Sky Snake, Second Soul Skill): Grants short-range teleportation that causes attacks to pass through his body, making him intangible for a moment. Used defensively or for surprise counterattacks. Its cooldown increases with the duration of use. 10 16
• Dragon Snake Transformation (Azure Sky Snake, Third Soul Skill): A growth-type soul skill acquired after Lueqing reached the ten-thousand-year level. It allows Xiao Cheng to alter and adapt his physique, including his height, limb proportions, skeletal structure, musculature, and facial contours. Its primary uses include environmental adaptation, elemental resistance, disguise, infiltration, and specialized combat forms. Large-scale transformations consume soul power exponentially. 44 53
  • Strength Form: A development of Dragon Snake Transformation that sacrifices part of Xiao Cheng's speed and agility to substantially increase his physical power output and explosive force. 53
  • Agile Form: A complementary transformation that sacrifices a portion of Xiao Cheng's strength for greatly enhanced speed and mobility. 53
• Evil God Body (Body Martial Soul, First Soul Skill): A purple-gold multi-colored soul ring that provides a 100% increase to all attributes. Also grants the innate ability Evil Demon Devour, allowing absorption of bloodlines and energy from defeated foes, though its public use risks being mistaken for an evil spirit master. 20 28 35
• Empty Green—Evil God Slash: A combat application combining the Power of Empty Green with Evil God Body, used by Xiao Cheng to counter Leng Yaozhu's self-created soul skill during their spar 45.

Techniques

• Taixuan Technique: A cultivation method from his past life that excavates human potential, nourishes blood and qi, and aids spiritual power growth. Does not directly increase soul power but provides a solid foundation for martial artists and Body Martial Soul cultivators. 3 19
• Dragon Transformation Sutra: An advanced technique stronger than the Taixuan Technique. Refines essence into True Dragon Qi and drives blood refining, bone forging, organ refining, and marrow cleansing. The first layer enables True Dragon Qi condensation and blood refinement; later stages allow bone forging and Dragon Aura. By age eleven, Xiao Cheng had reached its fourth layer and was approaching the fifth, at which point his martial soul is expected to evolve from a python into a jiao. 4 9 35 49
• True Dragon Qi: A condensed product of essence, energy, and spirit. Used to guide soul power and blood qi, and to extract pure Dragon Blood Primordial Qi from dragon blood for safe absorption without bloodline contamination. 9 35
• Dragon Aura: A martial technique formed by fusing soul power (qi) and blood qi (jing). Provides powerful defense, amplifies physical strength and attack power, and can be maintained over long periods with low soul power consumption. 35
• Bloodline Power: The vigorous primordial power within Xiao Cheng's body, strengthened through the Dragon Transformation Sutra, physical tempering, and forging. It can be incorporated into hammer strikes and is distinct from ordinary soul power and spiritual power. 51 52
• Blood Refining: A process under the Dragon Transformation Sutra that elevates life level rather than simply replacing blood. Undergone after breaking through level 20, it significantly enhances physical strength and body control. 9
• Bone Forging: The next stage after blood refining. Xiao Cheng completed the first round in eight days using dragon blood and supplementary herbs, increasing physical strength by thirty percent. 35
• Spear Technique (Azure Sky Divine Spear): Mastered through daily repetition of basic exercises. Combines the Power of Empty Green barrier with the spear for enhanced combat effectiveness. Xiao Cheng later integrated his essence, energy, emotions, and intent into his spearplay, attaining Spear Intent at age eight. 5 21
• Blacksmithing (Level 5 Master Blacksmith): Xiao Cheng began forging under Ouye Feng and Zheng Tie, became a third-level blacksmith through thousand-refinement at age eight and a half, and later passed the Level 5 Master Blacksmith examination after completing Spirit Forging. He can perform Spirit Refinement and has begun studying Fusion Refinement under Yuan Hua. 33 35 49 51
• Fusion Refinement: An advanced forging method in which two or more metals are combined to form a new alloy with the properties of its constituent metals and potentially unique traits. Yuan Hua teaches Xiao Cheng this technique as the necessary path toward Saint Blacksmith rank. 51
• Divine Foundation Alloy: A high-fusion alloy Xiao Cheng successfully learned to create under Yuan Hua's instruction. 51

Soul Bones and External Soul Bone

• Dark Demon Scorpion Tail (External Soul Bone): Obtained from the Dark Demon Scorpion Tiger during a battle in the Spirit Ascension Platform. Manifests as a dark purple scorpion tail that can evolve alongside Xiao Cheng. Used as a trump card in combat. 12 16 28
• Void Star Beast Right Leg Bone: Bestowed as a mission reward. Grants the domain-type soul skill Star Track: Absolute Domain, enhancing spatial affinity and physical constitution. Highly compatible with the Azure Sky Snake's spatial attribute. 31

Domain Skill

• Star Track: Absolute Domain: A domain-type soul skill from the Void Star Beast soul bone. Manipulates space within the domain, providing tactical advantages and boosting Xiao Cheng's spatial power. Combined with Evil God Body and Dragon Aura, it enables him to challenge standard Soul Kings without battle armor. 31 35

Power Progression

Equipment and Items

• Azure Sky Snake soul spirit: Created by Xiao Ran specifically for Xiao Cheng, integrating his insights into space and wind attribute fusion. It serves as Xiao Cheng's first soul spirit, providing him with the first soul skill "Power of Empty Green" and acting as a partner that can grow alongside him 4.
• Dark Demon Scorpion Tail (external spirit bone): Obtained from the Dark Demon Scorpion Tiger within the Spirit Ascension Platform. This external soul bone grants Xiao Cheng a scorpion tail that can be used as a melee weapon, along with dark attribute and toxin abilities for additional damage and debuffs. It can evolve alongside the soul master, and when combined with the Evil God Body, it temporarily transforms into the Evil God Hook 12 13 28.
• Void Star Beast right leg bone: A soul bone rewarded to Xiao Cheng for a mission, matching his spatial attributes. It grants the domain-type soul skill "Star Track: Absolute Domain," enhancing his spatial affinity and physical constitution 31.
• Attribute-matched soul bones for the Seven Luminaries team: A set of high-age soul bones distributed by the Spirit Pagoda, each perfectly matching the martial soul attributes of the team members: Qiangu Qingfeng received a dark purple left arm bone for his Purgatory Halberd; Zhang Geyang received a fire-attribute torso bone for his Nether Flame Beast; Xia Zhengleng received a spiritual-attribute skull for her sonic control abilities; and Leng Yulai received a shadow-attribute right arm bone for her Dark Phoenix martial soul. These are held under lifetime usage rights 31.
• Storage soul devices: Containing the attribute-matched soul bones and cultivation resources, these devices were provided as mission rewards by the Spirit Pagoda, emitting faint ripples of soul power 31.
• Blue Pregnancy Copper: A forging material that Xiao Cheng successfully thousand-refined after three months of persistent training, enabling him to become a third-level blacksmith master at the age of eight and a half 35.
• Sinking Silver: The metal Yuan Hua used to test Xiao Cheng's forging ability. Xiao Cheng completed both Thousand Refinement and Spirit Refinement on it, demonstrating the ability that earned Yuan Hua's acceptance as his master 50 51.
• Divine Foundation Alloy: A high-fusion alloy that Xiao Cheng learned to forge after becoming Yuan Hua's disciple 51.
• Dragon blood (Ten-Thousand-Year Sea Dragon): Drawn from a Ten-Thousand-Year Sea Dragon with a pure True Dragon bloodline, captured by Xiao Cheng's grandfather Xiao Wu. Xiao Cheng uses this blood to accelerate his bone-forging process, completing the first round in just eight days 34 35.
• Ice-Fire Spirit Liquid: A medicinal liquid used in the Ice-Fire Golden Body Refinement process, administered in a bronze cauldron to stimulate the power within Xiao Cheng. He endures the refinement and successfully absorbs its power, leading to the awakening of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger 20.
• Spatial Mark: A protective spatial mark left on Xiao Cheng by Xiao Ran. If triggered, it enables the level 98 Azure Douluo to tear through space and reach Xiao Cheng directly with the aid of the completed Space-Time Divine Shuttle 50.

Trivia

• Xiao Cheng chose forging as his secondary profession because, across the entire Douluo Continent, there is only one level-nine blacksmith (Divine Craftsman) in any given era, who controls the production of sky-forged metal essential for four-word battle armor 33.
• At the age of eight and a half, Xiao Cheng became a third-level blacksmith master after successfully thousand-refining Blue Pregnancy Copper, which Zheng Tie called "an absolute rarity in the history of the Blacksmith Association" 35.
• Xiao Cheng later passed the Level 5 Master Blacksmith examination after completing Spirit Forging, before becoming Divine Craftsman Yuan Hua's first disciple at age eleven and a half 49 51.
• Xiao Cheng's soul power density was five times higher than ordinary soul masters of the same level by the time he reached level 15 5.
• The Azure Sky Snake soul spirit that Xiao Cheng absorbed as his first soul spirit was custom-made by his father Xiao Ran, who had integrated his own insights into space and wind attribute fusion into it 4.
• Xiao Ran created the first man-made Evil-Breaking Dragon soul spirit, a contribution that earned him the position of Spirit Envoy in the Spirit Pagoda 4.
• During his spirit awakening, Xiao Cheng scored 239 points on mental power, entering the Spirit Connection Realm, a rare achievement 3.
• Xiao Cheng's grandfather Xiao Wu was a commoner soul master who started from scratch in East Sea City and eventually became the tower master of the East Sea Spirit Pagoda, but once encountered a Shrek inner court student on a mission 24.
• The Leng sisters, Leng Yaozhu and Leng Yulai, each absorbed an 80,000-year soul bone from their father Leng Zhaoran, which boosted their cultivation by three levels in four months 22.
• Xiao Cheng awakened the power of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger through an Ice-Fire Golden Body Refinement, but was warned to keep it hidden because the beast's reputation is poor 20.
• The physical tempering regimen Mu Wan taught Xiao Cheng was drawn from the Body Sect's thousand-year accumulation of experience 5.
• Xiao Cheng's father Xiao Ran covered for the external soul bone Xiao Cheng obtained by telling others that the mysterious purple-gold light was a protective measure from Mu Wan 12.
• Xiao Cheng had a photographic memory and could recite the entire volume of Basic Principles of Soul Guidance Devices at age five 1.
• Before settling on forging, Xiao Cheng considered mecha design and manufacturing but ruled them out because his energy was limited and forging was more indispensable 33.
• Learning from Master Zheng, Xiao Cheng reached the level of a veteran second-level blacksmith in just two months, a speed that his father said made him "top tier of talent in the Blacksmith's Association" 34.
• The Space-Time Divine Shuttle prototype was crafted by Xiao Ran using most of his wealth, which meant treasures like 50,000-year soul bones were hard to come by afterward 22.
• Xiao Cheng's third soul skill, Dragon Snake Transformation, appears to have been influenced by the Dragon Transformation Sutra rather than originating solely from Lueqing's innate abilities or Xiao Ran's inherited techniques 44.
• By age eleven and a half, Xiao Cheng possessed four ten-thousand-year soul rings, a configuration that shocked even Divine Craftsman Yuan Hua 51.
• Yuan Hua believes Xiao Cheng's powerful bloodline, Spirit Sea Realm mental power, and forging talent may allow him to accomplish the nine-metal Fusion Refinement necessary to create the legendary Divine Alloy 51.