Xiao Chenyu

Biodata

Background / History

Xiao Chenyu is the city lord's son and a noble student at Notting Academy. He leads a group of upper-year students and uses both his family status and their social position to intimidate work-study students. His first conflict with the Seventh Dormitory begins when he throws meat onto the cafeteria floor and offers it as a “reward” if they pick it up. 14

He challenges Tang San after Tang San intervenes for the work-study students. Although Xiao Chenyu initially holds superior physical strength and speed, Ji Yuan's hidden hallucinogenic toxin disrupts his reactions and causes his lackeys to fight one another. Tang San defeats and publicly humiliates him, leaving Xiao Chenyu determined to retaliate. 15 16

Personality

Xiao Chenyu is arrogant, class-conscious, and reliant on the influence of the City Lord's Manor. He treats the work-study students as beneath him and expects his status to shield him from consequences. 14 15

He is also vindictive and opportunistic. After Tang San's collapse, he sees the weakened student as an opening for revenge, later bribing a registration teacher to replace Tang San's scheduled tournament opponent with Zhou Ming. 21 22

Despite his bluster, Xiao Chenyu backs down when confronted by Spirit Hall's Matthew Nuo and cannot substantiate his accusations against Tang San after Zhou Ming's attack fails. 16 23

Abilities & Skills

Wolf Martial Soul

Xiao Chenyu possesses a wolf martial soul. When he activates martial soul possession, a gray wolf shadow appears behind him; his nails lengthen and his features become more bestial. 15

• Was described as nearly level eleven during his confrontation with Tang San. 15
• His martial soul grants him notable speed and physical strength, allowing him to break portions of Tang San's Blue Silver Grass bindings. 15
• His combat performance was severely hindered by Ji Yuan's hallucinogenic toxin, which weakened his reactions and distorted his vision. 15

Relationships

• Tang San — Rival and target of Xiao Chenyu's bullying and retaliation. Tang San defeats him in the cafeteria, after which Xiao Chenyu engineers a dangerous tournament matchup against him. 15 22 23
• Xiao Wu — Adversary who openly defends the Seventh Dormitory and repeatedly mocks Xiao Chenyu after his defeats. 14 15 16 23
• Wang Sheng — Work-study student whom Xiao Chenyu attempts to intimidate for speaking against him. 15 16
• Zhou Ming — Hired accomplice in Xiao Chenyu's attempt to injure Tang San during the academy tournament; Zhou Ming exposes Xiao Chenyu's involvement. 22 23
• Liu Qiang — One of Xiao Chenyu's lackeys. Liu Qiang inadvertently reveals that Xiao Chenyu ordered the attack on Tang San while under the effect of Ji Yuan's poison. 15
• Ji Yuan — Unbeknownst to Xiao Chenyu, Ji Yuan plants spores near his wolf martial soul and preserves him as a useful conduit to upper-year students and wider City Lord's Manor circles. 23 24 26

Story Role / Major Arcs

Conflict with the Seventh Dormitory

Xiao Chenyu provokes the work-study students in the academy cafeteria and challenges Tang San when Tang San refuses to let the others be humiliated. He loses the ensuing fight and threatens to involve his father. 14 15

Academy Tournament Retaliation

Hearing that Tang San is weakened, Xiao Chenyu plans revenge. He pays Zhou Ming and a registration teacher to alter the tournament roster, placing Zhou Ming against Tang San with poisoned hidden arrows. 21 22

The scheme collapses when Ji Yuan's interference causes Zhou Ming to shoot at Xiao Chenyu instead. Zhou Ming identifies Xiao Chenyu as the person who sent him, resulting in Zhou Ming's disqualification and Xiao Chenyu's suspension from the remaining matches. 23

Unwitting Host of the Notting Dark Web

Ji Yuan leaves spores within Xiao Chenyu and siphons his soul power over time. Xiao Chenyu becomes increasingly unable to gather soul power properly, though neither he nor the academy identifies the true cause. 23 24 25

Ji Yuan later exploits Xiao Chenyu's household connections by planting spores on a City Lord's Manor guard, opening a path for the parasite's influence to spread beyond the academy. 26

Trivia

• Xiao Chenyu's public defeat leaves him covered in spilled meat broth. 15 16
• Ji Yuan considers Xiao Chenyu too useful to discard because his position as the city lord's son can connect the parasite to more people. 16 24