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Green Lotus Sword
Douluo: Phoenix Nirvana, Sword Startles the Nine Heavens
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Green Lotus Sword |
| Original Name | 青莲剑 |
| Type | Sword-type Martial Soul |
| Wielder | Li Qinglian |
| Role | Li Qinglian's second Martial Soul; foundation of his sword cultivation |
| Status | Active |
| First Appearance | 1 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Green Lotus Sword Intent comprehended | 1 | Li Qinglian gains the sword's approval during enlightenment and can manifest green lotuses through his sword movements. |
| First combat display | 4 | Using Lotus Step and fully released Sword Intent, Li Qinglian kills a thousand-year Blazing Python in one strike despite having no sword soul rings or soul skills. |
| Lotus Heart One Thought | 9 | Li Qinglian creates the first form of the Green Lotus Sword Technique from basic sword movements and his existing Sword Intent. |
| Thousand Flowers Burying the Moon | 18 | The technique's second form manifests dense azure sword energies for wide-area offense and defense. |
| Lotus Heart Breaking Limit | 36 | The third form condenses Sword Intent into a single precise line that splits the Nether White Tiger fusion form apart. |
| Man-and-sword synchronization / Sword Embryo | 49 | After fusing Life Gold into the Heart of Life, Li Qinglian's breathing, heartbeat, and soul power synchronize perfectly with the Green Lotus Sword. |
| Heart Sword foundation | 59 | Through resonance between the Heart of Life and the sword, Li Qinglian uses the Heart Sword to locate and pierce the core of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's mental domain. |
Background & History
The Green Lotus Sword awakened as Li Qinglian's hidden second Martial Soul after he had already awakened the Evil Fire Phoenix. While suffering from the Phoenix's evil fire, Li Qinglian summoned the three-foot sword and reflected on the lotus's purity, uprightness, and refusal to be stained by its surroundings. This led him into enlightenment, during which the sword guided his movements before accepting him as its wielder. 1
The sword's ideal of purity became Li Qinglian's answer to the Evil Fire Phoenix's corrupting influence. Its Sword Intent helped suppress the evil fire's effects, reduced impurities within the Phoenix Martial Soul, and gave Li Qinglian a path toward phoenix nirvana without yielding to depravity. 1 2
Li Qinglian initially kept the Green Lotus Sword secret. He later revealed it after using its Sword Intent to kill the thousand-year Blazing Python, confirming himself as a twin-Martial-Soul wielder. 4
After Li Qinglian fused Life Gold into his heart, the Green Lotus Sword evolved alongside him. The resulting Heart of Life allowed an unprecedented unity between wielder and blade, with Li Qinglian becoming a restrained Sword Embryo when drawing upon their resonance. 49
Appearance
The Green Lotus Sword is a clear, three-foot-long sword with an autumn-water-like blade. When activated, it produces azure or blue-green sword light and manifests lotuses along the blade, in the air, or beneath Li Qinglian's feet. 1 4
- Green lotuses bloom and close along its spine when Sword Intent is gathered. 4
- Its sword light is commonly described as azure, cyan, or blue-green. 9 36
- Its aura can evoke a cool breeze and faint lotus fragrance even in volcanic heat. 4
- After the Life Gold fusion, it resonates with the pale-green light of Li Qinglian's Heart of Life. 49
Abilities & Skills
Green Lotus Sword Intent
The Green Lotus Sword Intent embodies purity, clarity, nobility, and resilience. Though gentle and beautiful in appearance, it becomes sharper and more forceful under pressure. 2 23 35
- Allows simple sword movements to produce lotus manifestations and profound sword force. 1 2
- Can provide attack power comparable to a Soul Grandmaster even without soul rings or sword soul skills. 4
- Protects Li Qinglian's consciousness by extinguishing the resentment carried by soul rings during absorption. 5
- Its full-strength output was assessed by opponents as capable of threatening Soul King-level defenses, though they estimated that Li Qinglian could only sustain three or four such strikes per match before exhausting himself. 37
- Sword Douluo Chen Xin judges its conception to surpass his Seven Kill Sword Intent in purity and clarity. 35 50
Lotus Step
A movement method in which green lotuses bloom beneath Li Qinglian's feet as he advances. Each step further concentrates the Green Lotus Sword Intent. 4
- Enables swift, silent repositioning before a decisive strike. 4
- Was used to close on the Blazing Python while Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang held its attention. 4
Green Lotus Sword Technique
A self-created sword technique formed by combining the Green Lotus Sword Intent with Li Qinglian's own swordsmanship. It does not rely on soul rings. 47
- First Form: Lotus Heart One Thought — A concentrated single-target technique derived from basic sword movements; it severed the Red Flame Golden Roc's wing. 9 15
- Second Form: Thousand Flowers Burying the Moon — Releases hundreds or thousands of azure sword energies to strike enemies, intercept hidden weapons, and cut apart Blue Silver Grass. Its wide-area nature can also injure Li Qinglian himself when control is insufficient. 18 19
- Third Form: Lotus Heart Breaking Limit — Compresses Sword Intent into a single line of cyan light; it split the Soul King-comparable Nether White Tiger fusion skill in two. 36
Heart Sword
A heart-guided sword method enabled by the resonance between Li Qinglian's Heart of Life and the Green Lotus Sword. 59
- Ignores deceptive sensory information by allowing Li Qinglian to sense through his heart rather than his eyes or ears. 59
- Detects the true core of illusions and mental domains by identifying the most stable spiritual fluctuation. 59
- Its foundational principle is described as “one sword breaks ten thousand techniques.” 59
Relationships
- Li Qinglian — Wielder and accepted master. The sword initially guided his swordplay during enlightenment, then became an extension of his body after the Life Gold fusion. 1 49
- Evil Fire Phoenix — Li Qinglian's first Martial Soul. The Green Lotus Sword Intent counterbalances its evil fire through purity and restraint. 1 2
- Heart of Life — The Life Gold-derived organ that synchronizes Li Qinglian's heartbeat and soul power with the sword, enabling the Sword Embryo state and Heart Sword. 49 59
- Chen Xin — Sword Douluo recognizes the Green Lotus Sword Intent as superior in conception to his Seven Kill Sword Intent and seeks Li Qinglian's guidance on the sword path. 35 50