Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Ye Lingling (叶泠泠) |
| Gender | Female |
| Affiliation | Heaven Dou Royal Academy; Imperial Battle Team 21 44 |
| Occupation/Role | Support-system Soul Master, healer, and Soul Ancestor 22 55 60 |
| Martial Soul | Nine-Heart Begonia 22 43 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 21 21 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nine-Heart Begonia transformation | 50 | Refining the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid enhanced her healing trait into Nine-Heart Life-Birth and changed the Nine-Heart Begonia bloodline restriction. 48 50 |
| Level 39, nearing Level 40 | 51 | Following her transformation, she reached level 39 and felt close to breaking through to level 40; Yun Tian and Dugu Bo planned a fourth soul-ring hunt for her. 51 |
| Level 42, Soul Ancestor | 60 | Following the Sunset Forest hunt, Ye Lingling reached level 42, obtained her fourth soul ring, and became a Soul Ancestor. 60 |
Background
By the five-year milestone, Ye Lingling was accompanying the Imperial Battle Team alongside Dugu Yan and Yun Tian. She and Dugu Yan both sat closely beside Yun Tian, though her nervous hand movements showed that she was less openly forward than Dugu Yan. 21
Yun Tian later examined her traits with Destiny's Eye. Her Nine-Heart Begonia possessed exceptional healing potential, but its Lone Lineage restriction meant that no more than two inheritors could exist at once. 22
When Flender and Zhao Wuji sought her healing for Dai Mubai, Ye Lingling refused. She connected them to the Suotuo City incident and stated that helping Dai would amount to offending Sword Douluo Chen Xin. 44
Yun Tian gave Ye Lingling the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid to refine while Dugu Bo guarded the area. During the process, Yun Tian altered her bloodline restriction, transforming Lone Lineage into Single Lineage Shared Transmission. 48 50
Afterward, Ye Lingling learned that the life-force drain affecting her mother had disappeared, confirming that the Nine-Heart Begonia clan's curse had been lifted. 53
The removal of the restriction allowed the Ye Clan to pass down its martial soul again. However, the clan kept the development secret, as the Nine-Heart Begonia's healing potential could otherwise invite suppression and assassination from major powers; the Ye Clan consequently regarded Yun Tian as its foremost prospective protector. 55 69
After becoming a Soul Ancestor, Ye Lingling continued the Imperial Battle Team's spirit-fighting training as Dugu Yan's assigned partner. 60 65
Appearance
Ye Lingling is a fair-skinned girl with a cool, gentle demeanor, calm eyes, and a soft, ethereal voice. She is normally veiled, though she removed the veil while refining the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid. 44 48 50
- Dresses in white. 44
- Has light cyan eyes. 50
- Her composed exterior gives way to visible blushing and embarrassment around Yun Tian. 50 53
Personality
Ye Lingling is reserved and polite, addressing senior figures formally and maintaining etiquette even when speaking to Dugu Bo. 51 She can also be firm when her principles or allies are involved; she directly rejected Flender and Zhao Wuji's request despite the pressure surrounding the situation. 44
Her feelings for Yun Tian make her markedly bolder. Though initially shy when he observed her, she openly stated that she would accommodate him if he wished to look at her. 22 She later initiated a kiss, became embarrassed afterward, and began deliberately seeking opportunities to stay physically close to him. 51 55
Ye Lingling is attentive to her companions' welfare. She exhausted soul power trying to heal Dugu Yan during the latter's bloodline reaction, sympathized with Zhu Zhuqing's situation under the Star Luo succession system, and later checked on Zhu Zhuqing after the match against the Star Luo Battle Team. 43 86 100
Abilities & Skills
Nine-Heart Begonia
Ye Lingling's martial soul is specialized entirely in healing. Its healing ceiling rises with her number of soul rings, allowing treatment of broken bones and severe internal injuries; at its highest level, it can save allies at the brink of death. 22
- Her healing soul skills do not diversify into non-healing abilities, regardless of the soul beast used for her rings. 55
- The martial soul was used to channel healing soul power into Dugu Yan during the latter's sudden bloodline reaction. 43
- As a support-system Soul Master, her physical endurance is comparatively limited; she became fatigued during the journey through Sunset Forest. 55
- The Nine-Heart Begonia's potential healing has been described as sufficient to restore severed limbs and bring targets back to full health, making its former lineage restriction a major protection for the Ye Clan. 55
- By the Spirit City tournament, she possessed four soul rings and served as a rear-line healer under the protection of the Shi Mo brothers. 60 98 99
Nine-Heart Life-Birth
After refining the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid, Ye Lingling's former Nine-Heart Rebirth trait became Nine-Heart Life-Birth. 50
- Reduces soul-power consumption of healing skills by 20%. 50
- Increases healing efficiency by 20%. 50
- Her released vitality immediately relieved Yun Tian's fatigue and soul-power depletion after her transformation. 50
Single Lineage Shared Transmission
Yun Tian changed the Nine-Heart Begonia's Lone Lineage restriction into Single Lineage Shared Transmission. 50
- Removes the restriction limiting the world to two Nine-Heart Begonia inheritors. 50
- Allows members of the same clan to share vitality and divide the life-force loss caused by healing. 50
- The change halted the gradual loss of Ye Lingling's mother's soul power and vitality. 53
Flora Empathy
Ye Lingling has a natural compatibility with plants, life-attribute martial souls, and soul beasts. 22
- Slightly lowers soul-power consumption when absorbing soul rings. 22
- Makes life- or plant-type soul beasts particularly suitable choices for her soul rings. 51 55
- Following her immortal-herb refinement, Flora Empathy was recorded as a purple-grade trait rather than its former blue grade. 22 50
Relationships
- Yun Tian — Teammate and the object of her openly developing affection. She trusts his guidance, kissed him after her breakthrough, and actively looks for chances to be close to him. 22 48 51 55
- Dugu Yan — Close companion and romantic rival for Yun Tian's attention. Ye Lingling worried for Dugu Yan during her bloodline reaction, while the two also tease and compete with one another. They were later assigned as training partners. 43 55 65
- Dugu Bo — Dugu Yan's grandfather and a powerful protector who guarded Ye Lingling's herb refinement and accompanied her fourth soul-ring hunt. Ye Lingling treats him with formal respect. 48 51 55
- Ning Rongrong — Imperial Battle Team teammate whose Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda complements Ye Lingling's healing in the team's support line. 53 96 99
- Zhu Zhuqing — Imperial Battle Team teammate for whom Ye Lingling developed sympathy due to the dangers of the Star Luo succession system; Ye Lingling later checked on her following the Star Luo Battle Team's surrender. 86 100
- Shi Mo brothers — Defensive teammates assigned to shield Ye Lingling and Ning Rongrong during tournament battles. 98 99
- Flender and Zhao Wuji — They requested that she heal Dai Mubai, but Ye Lingling refused due to their connection to the Suotuo City incident and Sword Douluo. 44
- Ye Lingling's mother — A fellow Nine-Heart Begonia clan member whose life-force drain ceased after Ye Lingling's bloodline restriction was removed. 53
Story Role / Major Arcs
- Imperial Battle Team period: Accompanies the team with Dugu Yan and Yun Tian, while her closeness to Yun Tian contributes to Yu Tianheng's jealousy. 21
- Suotuo City aftermath: Rejects Flender and Zhao Wuji's appeal to heal Dai Mubai, choosing not to assist people tied to the conflict with Sword Douluo. 44
- Immortal-herb transformation: Refines the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid under Yun Tian's protection, strengthening her healing ability and breaking the Nine-Heart Begonia clan's lineage curse. 48 50
- Fourth soul-ring hunt: Reaches level 39 and enters Sunset Forest with Yun Tian, Dugu Yan, and Dugu Bo. Yun Tian identifies the Spirit Heart Jade Orchid and Azure Water Spirit Deer as suitable prospective soul beasts for her; the hunt ultimately raises her to level 42 and Soul Ancestor rank. 51 55 56 60
- Spirit-fighting training: Is paired with Dugu Yan for the Imperial Battle Team's six-month training program, strengthening the team's internal coordination. 65
- Spirit City tournament: Travels with the Imperial Battle Team to Spirit City, where the convoy survives Spirit Hall's interception. During the tournament, she operates from the rear with Ning Rongrong while the Shi Mo brothers protect them. 80 84 96 99
- Star Luo Battle Team match: Supports the Imperial Battle Team's victory over the Star Luo Battle Team and later joins Dugu Yan in checking on Zhu Zhuqing following Zhu Zhuqing's public renunciation of Star Luo affairs. 99 100
- Grand Finals preparation: Awaits the final battle against the injured Spirit Hall Battle Team with the rest of the Imperial Battle Team after Spirit Hall's costly victory over the Kamikaze Battle Team. 107 109 110
Notable Quotes
“Sorry, but I do not wish to do anything for them.” 44
“I... I'm leaving first!” 51