Yang Jiao

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Yang Jiao (杨交)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Deep Sea Spirit Hunting Squad (former); Soul Master Academy in Heaven Dou City (student) 29 135 145
Occupation/Role	Eldest brother of Yang Jian and Yang Chan; former spirit-hunting squad member
Status	Alive 230
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 1 innate soul power	1	Awakened with only level 1 innate soul power and gave up his opportunity to attend Weihai City Junior Soul Master Academy to support his younger siblings.
Rank 25 Grand Soul Master	23	Reported in a letter to Yang Jian while preparing to gain experience with a soul-hunting team.
Level 21 → Level 26	134	Before consuming a golden immortal herb, he identifies himself as level 21. The herb evolves his martial soul and raises him five levels to 26; this later report conflicts with the prior rank-25 account.
Third level of the Two-Nine Mysteries completed	213	Yang Jian identifies an inefficiency in his circulation and instructs him on using momentum to enter the fourth level.
Approaching Rank 40	230	Reports that his cultivation is close to breaking through level 40 and expects to attempt Soul Ancestor rank the following year.

Background

Yang Jiao was raised in Yellow Fish Village by fisherman parents alongside his younger brother, Yang Jian, and younger sister, Yang Chan. When their parents disappeared at sea, six-year-old Yang Jiao became responsible for the household. Though he possessed level 1 innate soul power, he abandoned his chance to attend the junior Soul Master academy and worked for villagers in exchange for food for his siblings. 1

After Yang Jian awakened twin martial souls and joined Spirit Hall, Wang Hegui offered to adopt and provide for Yang Jiao and Yang Chan. Yang Jiao supported Yang Jian’s departure, proud that his brother had gained the opportunity he himself had sacrificed. 4 7

Six years later, Yang Jiao was a member of Linhai City’s Deep Sea Spirit Hunting Squad. He reunited with Yang Jian there and was openly proud of his brother’s growth rather than jealous of it. 29 30

During an ambush by a rival squad, Yang Jian rescued Yang Jiao and his surviving teammates. Yang Jiao subsequently consumed an immortal herb supplied by Yang Jian, evolving his martial soul from an ordinary fish fork into a trident and gaining an iron-like physique. 134

Following the destruction of the Deep Sea Spirit Hunting Squad, Yang Jian told him to stop taking dangerous missions and relocated him to Heaven Dou City. Yang Jiao enrolled in the local Soul Master Academy, where his trident martial soul attracted high expectations from the teachers. 135 145

Yang Jian later recommended Yang Jiao to the Sea God as a potential successor. The Sea God’s condition is that Yang Jiao reach Rank 60 and travel to Sea God Island. 157 160

Appearance

At the time of his reunion with Yang Jian, Yang Jiao was a dark-skinned, energetic youth with upright features. He was slightly shorter than Yang Jian and dressed practically for work with the Deep Sea Spirit Hunting Squad. 29

• Initially carried an ordinary short fish fork/trident and wore a faded leather vest. 29
• After his martial soul evolution, wields a silver-white trident engraved with wave-like patterns. 134
• The trident has three sharp blades, with a longer central blade. 134
• His transformed body is described as hard as iron. 134

Personality

Yang Jiao is responsible, self-sacrificing, and deeply devoted to his siblings. As a child, he accepted exhausting labor and surrendered his own education so Yang Jian and Yang Chan could survive after their parents’ deaths. 1

He takes pride in Yang Jian’s achievements without resentment, though he privately feels inadequate because of his low innate talent and slow cultivation. His martial soul evolution restores much of his confidence and gives him the resolve to stand beside his younger siblings as an equal. 30 134

At the academy, he is composed and methodical. He describes his studies directly, follows Yang Jian’s cultivation guidance without argument, and works seriously toward his next breakthrough. 213 230

Abilities & Skills

Evolved Trident Martial Soul

Yang Jiao’s original fish fork martial soul evolves into a trident after he consumes an immortal herb. The evolved weapon is regarded by academy teachers as a top-tier weapon martial soul. 134 145

• Silver-white shaft with wave-like engravings. 134
• Three-bladed head designed for piercing and direct combat. 134
• Practices trident and halberd techniques; his movements become increasingly fluid and forceful. 159 201

Iron-Like Physique

The immortal herb significantly strengthens Yang Jiao’s body along with his martial soul. 134

• His skin withstands a slash from a fruit knife without a mark. 134
• He describes himself as unaffected by blades, spears, water, and fire. 134
• Yang Jian judges his physical strength to be comparable to that of a Soul King-level expert. 134

Two-Nine Mysteries

Yang Jiao cannot comprehend the full Eight-Nine Mysteries, so Yang Jian teaches him the simplified Two-Nine Mysteries instead. 159

• Successfully begins cultivating the simplified technique with Yang Chan. 159
• Completes its third level and receives Yang Jian’s instruction on advancing to the fourth. 213

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Evolved trident martial soul — silver-white, three-bladed weapon martial soul. 134
• Storage Soul Tool — gifted by Yue Guan. 136

Relationships

• Yang Jian — Younger brother. Yang Jiao raised and supported him after their parents’ deaths; Yang Jian later protects him, evolves his martial soul, teaches him cultivation, and recommends him for the Sea God’s inheritance. 1 134 157 159
• Yang Chan — Younger sister. Yang Jiao helped raise her and remains close to her as they study and cultivate together. 1 159 219
• Wang Hegui — Spirit Hall benefactor who offered to adopt and support Yang Jiao and Yang Chan after recruiting Yang Jian. 7
• Zhu Zhuqing — Younger brother’s girlfriend and Yang Jiao’s sister-in-law. 135
• Yue Guan — Spirit Hall elder introduced to Yang Jiao as “Uncle Yue”; gives him a storage Soul Tool. 136
• Sea God — Potential divine patron. Yang Jian recommends Yang Jiao as a successor, contingent on reaching Rank 60 and going to Sea God Island. 157 160
• Deep Sea Spirit Hunting Squad — Former squad. Yang Jiao worked with them in Linhai City until an ambush left the group effectively dissolved. 29 134 135

Notable Quotes

“I'll definitely do it!” 160