Nine Yang Divine Skill

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Nine Yang Divine Skill
Original Name	九阳神功
Type	Cultivation technique / internal cultivation method
Creator	Tang Si, with completion performed through his system
Primary Practitioner	Tang Si
Known Recipients	Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Ye Lingling, Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan, Hu Liena, Bibi Dong, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the Clear Sky Sect
Status	Active; strengthened to include thirteen documented layers and later recorded as Nine Yang Divine Skill 2.0 117 127 141
First Appearance	Chapter 6

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Recorded — 0% progress	6	Tang Si recalled four verses, prompting the system to record the technique.
Complete — 100% progress	6	Tang Si spent 500,000 Popularity Points to complete the Nine Yang Divine Skill.
Demonstrated cultivation enhancement	87	Tang Si stated that the completed technique increases a cultivator's original cultivation speed by 30%.
Peak of the Eighth Layer: Vajra Indestructibility	117	Refining two immortal herbs and absorbing his fourth soul ring brought Tang Si to the peak of the eighth layer.
Strengthened; extended to Thirteenth Layer	117	A mission reward refined the first nine layers and their soul-power circulation routes, adding 10% cultivation efficiency, and deduced layers ten through thirteen. 118
Recorded as Nine Yang Divine Skill 2.0	141	Tang Si's status panel identified the strengthened technique under this designation.
Breakthrough to Tenth Layer: Nine Yang Unity	197	Tang Si broke through the tenth layer in Killing City, causing his soul power to form a massive vortex resembling a Soul Core prototype.

History

Tang Si conceived the technique while considering whether creating a cultivation method would be more worthwhile than developing self-created soul skills. After recalling four verses, he named the method the Nine Yang Divine Skill; his system immediately recorded it at 0% progress. He then spent 500,000 Popularity Points to complete it. 6

The technique became Tang Si's central cultivation foundation. By the time he returned to Shrek Academy after six years, he listed it among his principal techniques and regarded its future strengthening as a priority for his Popularity Points. 49

After refining immortal herbs and absorbing a 21,000-year fourth soul ring, Tang Si reached the peak of its eighth layer. He subsequently used a system-granted strengthening attempt on the technique rather than on a soul skill, soul bone, or martial soul. The upgrade improved its cultivation efficiency and extended its framework from nine layers to thirteen. 117 118

Tang Si gradually expanded the technique's circulation beyond his own use. He taught Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong, permitted Ning Rongrong to pass it to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and gave Ye Lingling its original scripture. 70 87 100 125 By Chapter 119, Dugu Bo was also observed cultivating the technique, while Dugu Yan later circulated it in combat. 119 167 Tang Si subsequently shared the technique with Hu Liena, who passed it to Bibi Dong and Spirit Hall 196 207, and also presented it to the Clear Sky Sect as compensation for inherited spirit bones 217.

Following its system enhancement, Tang Si's status panel referred to it as Nine Yang Divine Skill 2.0. 141

Abilities & Effects

Cultivation Acceleration

The Nine Yang Divine Skill accelerates a practitioner's original cultivation rate by 30%. Tang Si compared his own six-year advancement with Tang San's and attributed his approximately 30% faster cultivation to the technique. 87

• Its later system upgrade added a further 10% to soul-power cultivation efficiency by refining its meridian circulation routes. 117 118
• Tang Si's rapid advancement was repeatedly linked to the technique by observers; he rose from around level 11 after his first soul ring to level 35 by Chapter 86 32 86, and later reached level 65 as a Soul Emperor 207.
• Xiao Wu's Soul Power is described as effectively inexhaustible in battle after Tang Si taught her the technique. 70
• Ning Rongrong identified the technique as the likely reason Tang Si reached level 37 only four months after acquiring his third soul ring. 99
• Dugu Yan was able to employ the technique during her battle against Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang after receiving its transmission. 167

Recovery and Sustained Combat

The technique grants Tang Si unusually deep Soul Power reserves and powerful recovery capacity.

• Its general outline emphasizes maintaining a single, unbroken breath of true qi against an opponent's force. 104
• Tang Si endured Soul Douluo Zhi Lin's soul-power pressure until it reached rank 59; only then did he begin to sweat. 104
• Its sustained Soul Power supply complements high-consumption techniques such as Shave, allowing Tang Si to excel in attrition battles. 58
• During the Heaven Dou Royal Academy battle, Tang Si repeatedly deployed Blue Silver Strangulation Array, despite the third soul skill normally consuming a major portion of a Soul Elder's reserves. 93
• While defending against Feng Xiaotian, Tang Si's Soul Power was consumed rapidly by the Hardened Golden Bell Shield, yet the Nine Yang Divine Skill maintained reserves described as abundant and effectively inexhaustible. 159

Vajra Indestructible Aura

At the eighth layer, the technique manifests a defensive aura associated with Vajra Indestructibility.

• Tang Si activated the eighth-layer aura alongside Undying Blue Silver Emperor when facing Sword Douluo Chen Xin. 126
• After the Seven Kill Sword shattered his Blue Silver Emperor vines and sent him flying, Tang Si pushed the Nine Yang Divine Skill to its limit, landed steadily, and manifested a tangible protective aura. 127
• Observers judged that Tang Si had withstood the Seven Kill Sword through the Nine Yang Divine Skill, a feat they believed normally required the strength of a high-level Soul Emperor to resist. 127
• Tang Si can merge the technique's protective aura with the Hardened Golden Bell Shield, creating a golden defensive layer over his body. 159
• He used this combined defense to endure Demon Charm's sustained Moon Blade assault within the Crimson Mist Domain. 169

Soul Core Prototype and Vortex Dantian

Upon breaking through to the tenth layer (Nine Yang Unity), the technique transforms the practitioner's internal energy structure.

• Tang Si's breakthrough in Killing City formed a massive soul-power vortex in his dantian, recognized across the continent as the prototype of a Soul Core 197.
• This vortex grants exceptionally dense soul power far exceeding ordinary masters at the same stage and simplifies future cultivation toward higher realms 197.

Astral Energy and Combat Integration

The Nine Yang Divine Skill produces Astral Energy that Tang Si can apply to his martial and self-created soul skills.

• Sword Douluo Chen Xin identified the Astral Energy surrounding Tang Si during their confrontation as a remarkable aspect of the Nine Yang Divine Skill. 126
• Tang Si used the technique's aura together with the Hardened Golden Bell Shield while fighting Feng Xiaotian without initially summoning a Martial Soul. 159
• Against Demon Charm, Tang Si used the technique to support the Golden Bell Shield against a rapid sequence of twenty concentrated strikes. 169
• Tang Si infused the Candle Dragon Spear Technique with Nine Yang Astral Energy for Candle Illumination of the Myriad Realms, sending Demon Charm out of its Crimson Mist Domain. 170

Layered Disciplines

Before its enhancement, the Nine Yang Divine Skill consisted of nine layers. 117

1. Purple Mist
2. Tendon-Changing and Marrow-Cleansing
3. Supreme Yang Heat
4. Bone-Shrinking Technique
5. Tortoise Breathing Technique
6. Gecko Wall-Crawling
7. Immunity to All Poisons
8. Vajra Indestructibility
9. Vajra Counter-Bite

The system later deduced four additional layers. 117

10. Nine Yang Unity
11. Aura Like a Torch
12. Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown — Endless Life
13. Return to Simplicity

Instruction and Transmission

Tang Si teaches the technique through its general principles, specific scriptures, and meridian-circulation diagrams. 87

• Xiao Wu — Learned the technique from Tang Si before the Canghui Academy encounter; she used its reserves to defeat five opponents alone. 70 71
• Zhu Zhuqing — Received direct instruction from Tang Si. Her cultivation produced sweat and expelled impurities from her body. 87 88
• Ning Rongrong — Sought instruction after learning of Zhu Zhuqing's progress; Tang Si later permitted her to transmit the technique to her sect. 99 100
• Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect — Ning Rongrong passed the Nine Yang Divine Skill to the sect, making it a major asset alongside its other commercial ventures. 125
• Ye Lingling — Received the original scripture of the Nine Yang Divine Skill from Tang Si. 125
• Dugu Bo — Was observed cultivating the Nine Yang Divine Skill after his alliance with Tang Si. 119
• Dugu Yan — Had learned the technique by the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament and circulated it during battle. 167
• Hu Liena — Taught the technique by Tang Si in Killing City; she subsequently brought it back to Spirit Hall to share with Bibi Dong 196 207.
• Bibi Dong & Spirit Hall — Received the technique through Hu Liena to integrate into Spirit Hall's cultivation methods 207.
• Clear Sky Sect — Presented by Tang Si as compensation for inherited spirit bones to aid the sect's revival 217.

Limitations

• Completing the technique initially required 500,000 Popularity Points, making its creation extremely expensive. 6
• Tang Si's later enhancement was possible only through a system mission reward with a single strengthening attempt. 117
• The Sky Screen broadcast cut off while Tang Si was explaining the specific scriptures and meridian diagrams, preventing public access to the full method. 87
• Tang Si treats the Nine Yang Divine Skill as a closely guarded secret even while selectively teaching it to trusted individuals. 100

Notable Quotes

“Let him be strong; the gentle breeze brushes the mountain ridge. Let him be fierce; the bright moon shines upon the great river!” 6

“Let him come with all his cruelty and malice; I need only one breath of true qi!” 104