Xiao Haijie

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Xiao Haijie (萧海杰)
Alias(es)	Boss Xiao 13 14
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Notting Academy — sixth-year student 7
Occupation/Role	Battle Soul Master; leader of a group of upperclassmen 7 13
Martial Soul	Wolf 13
Soul Power	Rank 13, one-ring Battle Soul Master 13
First Appearance	Chapter 7

Background / History

Xiao Haijie is the eldest son of Notting City’s lord and the older brother of Xiao Chenyu. As only one brother can inherit their father’s title, the two are locked in a contentious struggle over succession. 7

By age eleven or twelve, Xiao Haijie was already a prominent Notting Academy student. He possessed innate Rank 4 soul power, reached Rank 13 after obtaining a hundred-year first soul ring, and led fellow upperclassmen. 8 10 13

Appearance

An unusually tall and powerfully built boy for his age, Xiao Haijie resembles Xiao Chenyu in build and appearance. 7

• Around eleven or twelve years old and approximately 1.70 meters tall. 7
• Carries himself with an elevated, disdainful manner, often looking down at others. 7
• When possessing his Wolf Martial Soul, his muscles swell, his eyes turn pale green, and his nails sharpen into claws. 13

Personality

Xiao Haijie is arrogant, status-conscious, and contemptuous of those he deems weaker. He publicly belittles Xiao Chenyu for acknowledging Qi Dao as his boss and dismisses Qi Dao as a “loser” because of his half-rank innate soul power. 7

He relies on his age, cultivation, and family standing to intimidate younger students. When Qi Dao challenges him, Xiao Haijie attacks without warning rather than respecting academy rules. 7 9

His defeats leave him humiliated and fearful, but not repentant. After being gravely wounded, he privately vows to make Qi Dao repay the humiliation; following their rematch, he is shaken by how narrowly Qi Dao’s strike misses being fatal. 8 14

Abilities & Skills

Wolf Martial Soul

Xiao Haijie’s Wolf Martial Soul enhances his physical combat ability after possession. 13

• Increases his muscular strength and combat physique. 13
• Produces pale-green eyes and sharpened wolf claws. 13
• His hundred-year first soul ring further strengthens the physique associated with his beast martial soul. 10

Hunting Claws

Xiao Haijie’s first soul skill is Hunting Claws. 14

• Greatly increases his speed in an instant. 14
• Enables a rapid claw assault with multiple strikes. 14
• Failed to overcome Qi Dao’s Heart Sword State during their formal rematch. 14

Relationships

• Xiao Chenyu — Younger brother and rival for their father’s inheritance; Xiao Haijie openly disparages him for losing to and following Qi Dao. 7
• Qi Dao — Enemy and repeated opponent. Xiao Haijie initiates their first confrontation and loses twice, first suffering a grave abdominal wound and later a shallow neck wound. 7 8 14
• Father (unnamed) — Notting City’s lord and an imperial baron. Xiao Haijie fears losing standing with him after the academy reports his bullying and defeat. 7 9 10
• Headmaster Hans — Disciplines Xiao Haijie for bullying younger students and threatens to inform his father. 9
• Director Su — Rebukes him for abusing his seniority and strength, then losing to a first-year Soul Scholar. 8 9

Story Role / Major Arcs

Confrontation with Qi Dao

After learning that Xiao Chenyu had accepted Qi Dao as his dormitory boss, Xiao Haijie mocks both of them and attacks Qi Dao with an unexpected punch. Despite having no martial-soul possession active, his physical strength sends Qi Dao stumbling several steps. 7

Qi Dao responds after gaining deeper insight into his connection with the Peerless Sword. Xiao Haijie charges again without summoning his Wolf Martial Soul and is severely wounded across the abdomen by a single sword strike. 7 8

Academy Discipline

Headmaster Hans and Director Su intervene, bringing Xiao Haijie to the infirmary. Although he calls himself the victim, the academy holds him responsible for using his strength and seniority to bully younger students. Hans states that he will inform Xiao Haijie’s father. 8 9

His father subsequently scolds him over the incident, further damaging his position within the family. 10

Wagered Rematch

Still unwilling to accept his loss, Xiao Haijie agrees to a public rematch arranged through Xiao Chenyu, staking 5,000 gold soul coins. This time he formally identifies himself as a Rank 13 one-ring Battle Soul Master, possesses his Wolf Martial Soul, and uses Hunting Claws. 13 14

Qi Dao again defeats him with Heart Sword State-enhanced swordsmanship, deliberately limiting the strike to a shallow wound on Xiao Haijie’s neck. Realizing he was nearly killed, Xiao Haijie concedes defeat and gives Qi Dao the gold card. 14